Here is a carryall bag/pocketbook that is knit out of plastic bags. Cocoknits has a tutorial that looks interesting. I haven't tried it yet and I think some plastic bags would be downri…
Hello, Here is something else that my sister and I worked on while I was visiting in Pennsylvania. The pattern came from the book Pretty Little Purses and Pouches by Laurraine Yuyama from …
This is our mother on her 99th Birthday last June.. Since she is celebrating her 100th birthday this coming June we are crafting a journal of her life. She is an amazing woman.. still running h…
Two sisters together for the first time in 3 months. What a wonderful crafty time! Here are 2 more Origami Bags, but we cut them 24 inches square instead of 18 ... and now we have usable spr…
Hi, Everyone, I did it. I was able to figure out how to do the little Origami Bag from Janet at Quiltsalott . I tried figuring it out at 1 A.M. It didn't make sense but when I woke up in…
Wheeee..... I'm here in Pennsylvania visiting my sister!! Mom came with me also. My sister gave me this little embroidered quilt for my Christmas present. I had started the same embroid…
This is as far as I got with the Origami Pouch. Janet on http://quiltsalott.blogspot.com/ has a wonderful tutorial for this bag. I love this bag. It's so cute. I hope I can finish it. I&…
My sister bought these 3 books and we are going to peruse them when I go to PA hopefully this week. Here they are. We want to make a teacup change/credit card purse by Laurraine Yuyama of P…
Richard said when he woke up that the outdoor thermometer read 0 degrees. That is darn cold. I think it was 8 degrees when I went to the Mall last night. Sheesh. It is COLD!!
I spotted this book on my shelf, Brilliant Bags , and decided to peruse through it a little. There is some nice stuff in here but the best bag is on the front. I think the fabric is going to…
I give up. I started to upholster the wing chairs (I have two of them) tonight. My Mom gave me the courage finally to start the project. What a HUGE JOB this is. It's too hard for me. T…
Our 99 year old mother had colon cancer (she had surgery & all is well, Praise the Lord)... in the meantime while she was going through it all... Carol's daughter, Lori, gave her a …
These are the giant potholds or Hot Mats.. I've been working on.. I guess they will be Valentine Presents for my family. Happy Valentine's Day to all... Carol
I made these two little cuties last night while watching a scary movie on the SciFi channel. These are easy to do now that I know how to do them but there is some handwork involved and I ne…
This is just one of the 35 quilts that I made for sick kids and sent to Quilts for Kids, Inc. to distribute to CHOP. Linda Arye wrote me such a flowing email about how they appreciative the…
This is one of the little flannel quilts I made for kids in hospitals. I had them all made this winter, not knowing how I was going to get them down to Philadelphia, when I came across an a…
I love this little fluffy basket. I could add a handle but I think it's cute just like it is and I haven't seen anything like it on the blogs. It is inspired by a little "threa…
Turn the whole thing inside out. Then put in the stiff felt circle which will give the inside of the basket a finished look. And you are done! Enjoy! It's so quick and so satisfying.
Here is the little fleece basket and another little basket I made using some quilted fabric (cheater). With the fabric I ironed on some polyester batting (iron-on type of batting) and then…
Hello, everyone, we are in Fairyland, with brilliant ice crystals and slushy, icy roads and walkways here in Connecticut. However, it is so beautiful I had to get out and take some pictures…
When Susan came for Christmas, she came with everything to make her cupcakes... we had cupcakes everywhere - on the mantle, out on the porch, on the table and on a holder... yum... (I only …
My niece, Michele, and I made fake(faux) cupcakes before Christmas along with a few other handmade ornaments to give to everyone in the family. If anyone is interested I will post a tutoria…
I started making these angel ornaments by printing out angel pictures on cardstock in size 3 1/2 by 5 inches. I ironed the pictures onto fast-to-fuse or they could be glued onto stiff felt …
I made several different size yoyos out of various green fabric and stacked them together to make these Christmas Trees. You don't need a yoyo maker to make yoyos. If anyone needs a tu…
I cut a piece of fleece 6 1/2 inches wide by 50 inches long and then cut strips on each end like a fringe (you can see how uneven my strips are so you are bound to get them better than that…
I cut a point on the end of the fleece to make it easier to get the pony beads through. I picked random colors but I think all different shades of pink would be nice also. Pink is nice. :)
Here it is all done with pretty, pony beads. I had supper guests tonight and my nephew's wife finished putting on the beads for me. She's going to buy some fleece and have this craf…
Here is a barbie dress I made for my granddaughter a few weeks ago. Then this week I bought some fabric at Joann's in the discount aisle and had another 50% taken off the price so I bou…