I have a couple fast and easy cookie recipes to share with you today. The first was given to me years ago when I was a young mother with a toddler. This was given to me by my neighbor Jo Anne C. when we lived in Columbus, IN. The second recipe was given to me […]
I wish I were going to be knitting today, but I’m off to the mainland for my weekend job. Instead of being able to sit and knit with you, I’ll just have to share a video about knitting with you. Get out your knitting and tune in while you knit.
I’ve figured out how to get a bunch of new clothes in your closet without spending any money. I stumbled across this by accident. Literally. I was moving stuff around while searching through my stash of UFO’s. Not the alien ships. UnFinished Objects. Those are similar to PIGs which are Projects In Bags, except I […]
Sweater Babe and Woman’s World magazine have teamed up to bring you a free knit or crochet pattern. After you pick the pattern you want and answer a couple very easy questions, your pattern will be e-mailed to you in pdf format. If you need Adobe Reader, you can download the free software here.
I picked up some denim today from a freecycle donor, and have denim on the brain right now. What do I want to do with it? So many options. I’ve been thinking about shopping bags and hot mats for the home; tiny skirts or shorts for the toddler; purses of all sorts made from various […]
Green bags, red bags, blue bags and purple bags. They’re all green when they’re reusable. Today we go on another venture searching out bags to stitch, knit and crochet. You can even have a bag to hold your bags if you’re still collecting those plastic bags. Indigo Blue has a nice chunky knitted bag. Knit […]
Yes, I like to play with those kind of yo yos too, but I’m not talking about that little round wooden toy on a string. I’m talking about fabric yo yos. Yo Yos are fabric circles gathered to form little rosettes. I first workedwith yo yos as a kid when I made yo yo clown […]
By the apron strings, that is. I’m going to share with you some of the apron patterns that I’ve found. There’s a wide variety out there. The Vintage Apron Bonnet pattern is one of the most versatile. You can see some good photos of it at Sun Bonnet Sue. Tipnut has a list of 52 free […]
The rules for my giveaway of the book, 501 Quilt Blocks, have been posted at Berries and Cream. Check it out. You can get up to six entries. The deadline for entering is 11:59 p.m. EDT, Friday, March 6, 2009.
My apron strings that is. I’ve decided that I need some. My mother many times told me, “I can dress you up, but I can’t take you out.” What does this mean, you ask? It means that she would get me dressed up to go out and by the time she was ready those pretty […]