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. […]

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 […]

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 – March 2016

I’m still working on February’s project.  It’s almost finished.  For March, the category was paint.   Rather than spend a bunch of money to get painting supplies that I may never use again, I went with a friend to a paint night at a local art gallery.  There were approximately 30 people in the class.  Fun […]

TSNEM – January 2016

This is my first post for Try Something New Every Month 2016.  January’s theme is quilting.  Since I have tried just about everything I have wanted to when it comes to quilting, it was difficult to figure out what to try. I have been interested in the zentangle movement since it started.  I just haven’t […]