TSNEM – August 2016
August– Printmaking; fabric or paper I want to make a quilt for a fund raiser for the Baker River Valley Snowmobile Club. My idea is to use the signs along the trails as blocks. But how do I make those signs into quilt blocks. I don’t applique well. I don’t really want to embroider it. […]
The Blog-tember Challenge
What is Blog-tember? It is a blog challenge for the month of September. The challenge is to post a blog for each day of the month of September. I am taking the challenge. I hope to write a post for each day following the prompts given the Blog-tember Challenger braveloveblog.com. The prompts are as follows: […]
Auntie Barbara’s Sweet Peas
Last fall, while the cousins were cleaning out my aunts house, I dug up some of the sweet pea roots she had growing on the side of her house. She was moving. Sweet pea’s are my birth flower and I wanted an everlasting memory of my aunt. It was late fall. It was a last […]
TSNEM July 2016
For the month of July, I picked up knitting again. I have knit before. It has been a while. So why is it new? I tried socks on circular needles. I have never knit sock or used a circular needle. A friend of mine is a wonderful knitter. She loaned me a book on “Socks […]
TSNEM – June 2016
Yeah, I know. It’s July. But I finished my June project a little late. June was a heavy craft. This is not something I generally do. I work mostly in fabric. But I did have an idea. This past winter, I kept picking up coats and jackets. My husband and I have gotten into the […]
FAL2016 3rd Quarter
I have two quilts plan to finish this quarter. One is from last quarter. I got the borders done but didn’t get it quilted. I have been washing the backing but can’t get it to stop bleeding. I have found a tutorial on pre-washing that I have used. It has been to hot to boil […]
FAL 2016 – 2nd Quarter
Again, I didn’t finish all of my 2nd quarter goals. But I probably wouldn’t have gotten any of them done if it were not for this challenge. I did finish the binding from the 1st quarter though. I got the 2 mini’s quilted, but I haven’t finished the binding. I know they are small and […]
Hike in a Skirt
Over this past winter, I attended a lecture on hiking in winter. The lecturer stated she always hikes in a skirt. Even in the winter. She just wears a base layer or two under the skirt. I was intrigued with the idea of wearing a skirt but didn’t want to spend the money on something […]
TSNEM April 2016
April’s category is edible crafts. When I think of an edible craft, I think of sweets. I really did not want something sweet in my house. It is only myself and my husband. We both work from home. The opportunity to give any sweets away is slim. I already make chicken jerky for my pups, […]
TSNEM February 2016
I know it’s April. But I finally finished the February project. February’s category was something tactile. So I decided upon paper mache. There is a local artist who makes metal dog sculptures. I’ve always loved them, but they are out of my price range. So why not make something out of paper mache. First, I […]