tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29784476509809956622024-02-20T15:04:13.913-08:00Third BirdSamantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-8570504398755079222012-11-18T07:47:00.000-08:002012-11-18T07:47:07.750-08:00Handmade Holiday Fun Beggins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My Seeds and Sawdust Necklace was featured in LandMstudio's Etsy treasury! And I've gotten a good number of favorites lately as well. Nice to know people like what I make - probably means I should be making more of an effort to sell stuff! </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Instead I am helping out my friend Emma with an order of scarves. She is selling them on consignment in a friend's shop in Vermont.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's relaxing to be knitting and knowing I'm going to be payed for it without having to put in all the work around selling it!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I need to start thinking about what I am going to make for Christmas presents this year...</span><br />
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Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-48630069825596672632012-07-25T20:44:00.001-07:002012-07-25T20:44:04.409-07:00Penant Baby Quilt<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A friend posted pictures of a quilt she made for her baby girl and I fell in love with it. Had to make my own version. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used only fabric I already had in my stash. The pennants are material from childhood costumes. The ribbon is made from the waistband of one of my grandmother's skirts. The background of the front is material from my mother's former futon factory. The back is scrap flanel and scraps from the recipient's brother's quilt I made several years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These pics are pre-ironing. Promise I did not give it to it's recipient this wrinkled, or with dangling thread! I had a lot of fun making it. Tip - sew all the way around the pennants (including across the top) before sewing the ribbon over them to secure the edges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The original idea came from </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">http://helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com/2012/01/bird-and-bunting-quilt-with-pattern.html</span></span>Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-30250034713399746832012-06-29T20:09:00.001-07:002012-06-29T20:09:43.598-07:00Pretty Papier-mâché Night Stand<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I believe my mother first sent me a link to this project (we are always sending each other pretty things and fun ideas - I love my mum!) I absolutely loved it, so when I moved to Chicago and found myself in need of a night stand, I decided it was time to give it a try!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From: <a href="http://www.curbly.com/users/modhomeecteacher/posts/10000-make-your-own-papier-mache-nightstand" style="background-color: white;">www.curbly.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I had lots of cardboard boxes to use after unpacking, and collected news paper from friends and family. Hooray for re-use!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I used what paint I had, and used much simpler methods. Basically, puts some paint on it. First coat was a dusty peachy color. The newspaper showed through a bit, but I decided that would just add to the patina look.</span><br />
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<br />Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-89492388738112516962011-12-25T18:18:00.000-08:002011-12-26T07:04:22.297-08:00Christmas Fun 2011<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Every year I end up making a batch of ornaments. I have not done this deliberately, but I seem to always come up with some idea that I just have to try out, and then end up making them for the whole family. This year it was fabric star ornaments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They were really easy. I drew a star pattern, in the classic kid's star way,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The family seemed to like them, though it could have been the general jolliness of the evening. It really was one of the most satisfying Christmas eves I have had in a long time. A beautiful tree that my dad and I cut from his friend's property (it was so big we cut of the bottom fourth and put it out by the bird feeder for the birds to shelter in) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Great food, including the best pork I have ever had (I deviated from my vegetarianism because it was locally grown and an heirloom breed -red wattle hogs) and a pear and pomegranate salad thought up by my mom and put together by me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you to my cousin Kellie for the Christmas tree photo and the photo of my stars in the basket.</span></div>Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-68425468070583304572011-11-23T07:18:00.000-08:002011-11-23T08:08:22.368-08:00Protecting the Stash- of yarn, that is.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Over the summer I lived in an apartment in rural Wisconsin which was not exactly nature proof. Bugs and mice frequently found their way inside. I grew up in an old farm house in the area, so I am used to nature intruding. Some of the visitors were pretty neat, like the two luna moths that showed up on my porch:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfnhVZtbixGGhxuB4NcMACnPHhVSe-eUApfBfD9Y9jG9SQtdSlO5Ur3yclFHzA2xDNePhwSqTJ8SzeNuD2xojbGBwpCT5tbe_yar_n5ioLAvmceOMWOppdkAy6dqFKMIoAUGpAtFair8/s1600/IMG_0499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfnhVZtbixGGhxuB4NcMACnPHhVSe-eUApfBfD9Y9jG9SQtdSlO5Ur3yclFHzA2xDNePhwSqTJ8SzeNuD2xojbGBwpCT5tbe_yar_n5ioLAvmceOMWOppdkAy6dqFKMIoAUGpAtFair8/s320/IMG_0499.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My father, a life-long woodworker and one of the most meticulous carpenters I have ever come across, has his own version of my stash of yarn stored in the rafters of the garage. Over years of managing our family's woods, he has collected some beautiful boards and burls from trees he has thinned out or had to take down. He had some cedar logs from the trees in front of the farm house I grew up in. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When we cut them open, we discovered this beautiful purple color. Unfortunately, it will probably fade over time, but it sure is pretty now!</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The finished blocks are the perfect size to slip into the plastic containers I keep my yarn in. Cedar can stain, however, so I sewed cloth sleeves for them out of an old Tshirt.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I haven't worked with my dad in his shop in a long time, and it was great to be in there again. And now my stash is protected!</span>Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-59037131733912235262011-01-30T10:43:00.000-08:002011-02-15T11:38:11.717-08:00Beer Gloves<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These gloves (Beer Gloves by Kurt Fausset) are my new favorite knitting project.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The pattern also included a textured patch on the palm for opening twist off beer bottle caps, from wich the name of the pattern originates I assume.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I really love the gloves, but they are definitely sized for a man's hands.</span><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So I am going to alter the pattern to fit my hands. I think I will also change the cable to a leafy vine pattern. I found a pattern that I like, but have to translate it for knitting in the round with double pointed needles. I may also try to alter the texture on the palm to provide some padding for biking.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This hat was inspired by a sweater worn often by my friend Mia. The sweater has scalloped leaves along the bottom edge that I sort of fell in love with. There was a hat pattern that I particularly liked, but wanted to make my own, so I decided to replace the ruffle on the side with hanging leaves. I found a pattern for the scalloped leaf edge and used some graph paper and experimenting to flip the leaves around and put two side by side. (I probably could have found a pattern for this with some more looking, but what fun would that be?)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I added stitches to the crown of the hat to make it a little more roomy, and this is the result! </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">put a cork in it (hey, part of the fun of DIY is using what you've got!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">some shredded news print (from that christmas package!) for bedding</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">get it a little damp, about like a wrung out sponge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(Also, notice the vent holes I drilled along the edge. I think they are usually in the top, but I felt like putting them on the side. I figure this way if I put the bin outside it doesn't get too wet when it rains.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tahitian bridal veil plant in a cute tea tin, a little gift for my friend in thanks for the worms</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My friend's worm bin is much more sophisticated than my little one. He's got three layers (the top is off to the left in this photo.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">bottom layer is full of rocks for drainage</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and he put in a fancy spigot </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now some might find this process a little disturbing or even gross (my friend's wife was not so into pulling the worms out of the pile, but was nice enough to take some pictures while my hands were dirty.) I thoroughly enjoyed it! The worms are cute little red ones, not the big slimy night crawlers you see on the sidewalk after it rains. And the worm castings are just like nice damp rich dirt. Growing up around gardens, I know what horticultural gold this stuff is.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So far my worms seem to be happy in their new home. Sometimes they get agitated when they are moved and try to escape, I believe it is actually called worm run? To guard against this I put the bin on a tray with a little water in it for the first couple days, like a mote. I didn't want to chance waking up to small red worms all over my apartment. But so far, no running. Just lots of chomping. They really like tomatoes, I discovered. E</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ventually I will have some great fertilizer to put on my plants! </span></div>Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-62516067660321331632011-01-04T17:44:00.000-08:002011-01-04T17:44:53.713-08:00Christmas fun! Because who has time to post about it till the new year anyway?It has been a whole month since I posted! Stage management of a particularly ornery show ate my life, didn't even have time to do half the stuff I would have liked to for the holidays! <br />
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I did manage to get a couple of neat things made. <br />
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My favorite is this neat felt star I made for my Wisconsin family's Christmas tree:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found this really thick felt in the arts and crafts pile at my dad's house. I found directions for folding a 5 pointed star, and used that to make the pattern. I cut the 5 diamonds out of the felt, then whip-stitched them together with some pretty red thread. It turned out so well! Because the pieces didn't quite match up perfectly, it ended up being a little convex at the center, which gave it a nice three-demensional quality. I was so happy with it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also made beaded star ornaments. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN1tyb2hjOfy4Zn8TZlE05REpbseeykaJGTWHxUCUepj4sUKpzDwpDE7cBZ4rRWgjenaaFBWgX4VG8EPJhUHfFVJ2-1vk4n23ZKU0HLKYcjHHUbRnWEG9hqqp-cnP4pxgt6B44CeK5i0/s1600/Photo+on+2011-01-04+at+20.20+%25233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN1tyb2hjOfy4Zn8TZlE05REpbseeykaJGTWHxUCUepj4sUKpzDwpDE7cBZ4rRWgjenaaFBWgX4VG8EPJhUHfFVJ2-1vk4n23ZKU0HLKYcjHHUbRnWEG9hqqp-cnP4pxgt6B44CeK5i0/s320/Photo+on+2011-01-04+at+20.20+%25233.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They were pretty and simple: seed beads or bugle beads strung on wire, the wire twisted into a hook at the top. I used up some beads I have had around for a while. They were a particular hit with the little boys I nanny (a 3 year old and twin 6 year olds. I give their family a set of whatever ornaments I make each year instead of toys. Who needs more plastic junk!) They immediately discovered a characteristic I did not realize my stars possessed: they can be ... readjusted to be any shape you want them to be! They loved that.</div>Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-36913563182377997472010-12-05T20:30:00.000-08:002010-12-05T20:30:39.692-08:00Tres Holizaar 2010My first craft show!!<br />
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And some of the things I was selling.<br />
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and the other for my party at Doug and Jessie's.<br />
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(1970s soul backup singer using my aunt's dress that she made for going to parties in Nigeria in the 70s.)<br />
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The party was much fun! Good folks, everyone had great costumes, and good food!<br />
Jessie and I spent most of the day preparing. <br />
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Jessie and I collaborated on the "monster toes"- pizza dough with green olive toenails and parmesan cheese knuckle hair, and spicy marinara "blood" dipping sauce. (Mazzaro's Italian Market rocks! www.mazzarosmarket.com)<br />
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The spread! Notice the neat pumpkin cake Jessie made on the far right? And lots of beautiful dishes made by various ceramic artist friends. I love pretty things made by friends!<br />
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Anyway, that was my Halloween fun. I've been working on several fun projects, and trying to get things made for Tres Holizaar, the 3rd annual holiday hand-made market at The Studio@620 (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142831552420917), where I will be selling my stuff. I am most excited about my first attempts at designing my own knitting pattern for a hat! I'll be posting about all that soon.Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-24557062477417539962010-10-23T13:41:00.000-07:002010-10-23T13:41:05.551-07:00This week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8_GWkqxNRfcOTXIN0TzoFszlfKJsw2ZWIL9jxsiHoq2HPCw1vNbDwDpCG9wXANQfjV6fbkga0PHZ9vn5Ka-xk_d9BUY5wNLAkooo7a0QPAAEq5Ka5Mazkc7jm5T7EzxbjEkyoi6LTRo/s1600/phill+and+lil.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8_GWkqxNRfcOTXIN0TzoFszlfKJsw2ZWIL9jxsiHoq2HPCw1vNbDwDpCG9wXANQfjV6fbkga0PHZ9vn5Ka-xk_d9BUY5wNLAkooo7a0QPAAEq5Ka5Mazkc7jm5T7EzxbjEkyoi6LTRo/s200/phill+and+lil.png" width="200" /></a>This week was mostly focused on finishing halloween costumes for some friends of mine. Since their names are Phil and Lilly (Lil for short), they decided they wanted to go as Phil and Lil from The Rugrats cartoon. <br />
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</div><div>The twins had the day off from school, so we decided to go to the local children's museum. As the boys ran around playing, I noticed the little one's pants were looking a little saggy. He is completely potty trained, but with some trepidation I called him over and patted his bum to investigate. Definitely something squishy, but not like the thing I had hoped I wouldn't find. Confused, I took a peek. Stuffed down the back of his underpants, the kid had a whole unraveled skein of green yarn. I started laughing histerically in the middle of the museum. His brothers wandered over to see what was going on, and one of them volunteered that he had put that there. Before we left the house, the boys had been in one of their potty humor moods, which seems to happen often with little boys. I had walked into the living room to find them pretending that the laundry basket of clean cloths was a potty, and encouraging the little one to pretend to... use... it. What I had missed was one of the twins shoving green yarn down his underpants to stand in as the excreted material. When I put an end to the game, they all forgot about the yarn, and went to put on their shoes. I love these little guys. </div><div><br />
</div><div>I am now questioning the appropriateness of this story, but I got a pretty good laugh out of it, so I'll post it in the hopes that someone else may as well!</div>Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-44494896484732113622010-10-10T07:06:00.000-07:002010-10-10T07:06:32.169-07:00My methods worked!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhR5JDI3Bxa3jVJeAWZ2cri937NkjxgM9FZxc0Xg79wy6WE6X_OTyRhPk8B1dRBwfWLBsStUIftNWfXyiWXtMJHCQmo7FGrmpTB6h6Rr1TYPfb1jEeHPUG3GDKAjm0V5MmwVQDjznC0A/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhR5JDI3Bxa3jVJeAWZ2cri937NkjxgM9FZxc0Xg79wy6WE6X_OTyRhPk8B1dRBwfWLBsStUIftNWfXyiWXtMJHCQmo7FGrmpTB6h6Rr1TYPfb1jEeHPUG3GDKAjm0V5MmwVQDjznC0A/s320/IMG_0004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>So I did not try to finish the quilt late at night. And it is looking great! Or great to me, anyway. I'm excited. I pinned the batting to the back panel, sewed it down 1/2" in from the edge, trimmed the batting (so it was not sewn into the next seam, making it bulky), pinned the top to the back and batting, sewed the edges, turned it right side out, pinned top to batting and back, then ironed and sewed along the edge again to keep it from shifting. Is this a standard way of putting a quilt together? I imagine it doesn't work as well with larger quilts. Now I have to tuft it, and it's done!Samantha Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10470220363056999439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978447650980995662.post-69285440629804666442010-10-07T05:16:00.000-07:002010-10-07T05:16:47.507-07:0026" does not equal 36"Lesson learned: do not cut fabric late at night. In the morning the pieces will not be the right size! <br />
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I was cutting out pieces for a simple quilt I am making for my cousin's baby. (I think it is for him, anyway. Sometimes the planed receiver changes several times when I am making something.) When I came back to the project the next day, I discovered the strips of brown corduroy I cut for a border were too short- by up to 10"! Luckily it was a simple fix. Cut the center fabric down an inch, add squares of fabric at the corners. Looks like I meant to do that!<br />
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