Before last week, it had never occurred to me to make a bib out of polar fleece. But, with nieces announcing babies coming, I was having fun thinking of gifts. One book that I found: had patterns for cute little mittens, so I dug out my polar fleece scraps. Between that and other reading regarding […]
Funky Homemade Ballet Flats
I started out to make a dress to wear to the wedding. Then I found one in my closet that fits much more nicely since I lost about 15 pounds. Only now, after all this barefoot activity, I was cringing at the thought of my dress shoe choices. I briefly considered going barefoot, since it […]
Engineered Quilt Block Cutting Guides
I didn’t want to do it any of the ways I knew about. I had tried rolling the cutting blade along a straight edge being held in place. The apparatus slips too much. Cutting around a shaped form usually resulted in the gradual wearing of corners or inconsistent distances of cutting tool from the edge […]
Convertible Mittens and Opposing Thumbs
(pattern available for sale at the bottom of the post) First, I was contemplating running in frigid temperatures while training for the YMCA Christmas Fun Run, then I was deciding to make polar fleece ear warming headbands, and the next thing I knew I was making convertible mittens. Now, I’ve finished two pair and am […]
Clothespin Apron
How to manage clothespins while trying to hang clothes on the line to dry has been difficult – until this week. The clothespin apron that I just made has finally resolved multiple issues that had made the otherwise enjoyable sunny task challenging. First of all, the clothes pins are now with me wherever I am […]