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i made a quilt for my granddaughter who is a university freshman this year i ordered fabric on june 3 to make a quilt for my grandson in the colors he requested but so far everything i ordered is backordered we had a small tornado and a little over a foot of hail some areas nearby got 2 feet this is a picture the next day besides losing this and another large oak tree most of our plants were stripped of leaves the roads were so covered with leaves you couldn t see where to drive our roof was destroyed also besides the weather and all that goes with that my husband and i have had a great time cooking together we cook something different every friday these are puffy tacos a san antonio specialty the masa is shaped into tortillas and fried immediately usually tortillas are cooked first on a griddle my husband uses a sous vide to make his tender delicious steaks after the sous vide he browns the outside in butter lately we are cooking something old an old favorite recipe and something new that we ve never tried before it has been so much fun we ve enjoyed gorgeous sunsets causes first by the sahara dust that sweeps all the way across the atlantic ocean to texas and beyond then more caused by the tragic california wildfires all that to say we re making the most of a bad situation i can t imagine being isolated with anyone more fun and wonderful than my husband we had our 50th wedding anniversary july 31st we celebrated at home alone we had great plans that included our grown kids but maybe we ll do that next year stay safe everyone posted by linda at 2 32 pm 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday april 10 2020 going green with red note this posted originally in 2012 you can use this little tutorial to make a lipstick blotter to save on tissue and toilet paper who would have thought we would be worrying about that in this day and age lipstick blotter towel my husband s aunt rubye was an extraordinary seamstress she had a career embroidering monograms for neiman marcus at one time she shared with me the little embroidery design of the two birds with the word lip stick in between them when i asked about it she said that during world war ii tissues and toilet paper were at a premium and they didn t waste them by using them to blot lipstick they made little red towels to blot their lips on here i m going to give you a simple tutorial for making your own of course if you embroider you can just hem a red cloth and embroider near the bottom this is such a simple project many of you will not need a tutorial but i have several followers who are new to sewing i do have a little tip in there that even the more experienced might appreciate so glance through it for that if you re new to sewing this is easy you can do it 1 cut two pieces for the front and the back i ll call these a also cut a coordinating strip for the bottom b and if you want to add trim cut that too the size is not crucial you can make it any size you want my red strips are 7 x 13 and my bottom strips are 7 x 3 the trim is cut 7 long each 2 here s the tip if you will use a glue stick to stick the trim where you want it sewing it into the seam will be so much easier the trim i am using is so narrow i have dropped it down so that only the top of it is on the 1 4 seam line if your trim is wider you can just glue it flush with the raw edge 3 place each a piece right sides together with a b piece sandwiching the trim in between the two sew a 1 4 seam to connect the two 4 press each sewn piece turning the seam upward so the trim will lay flat 5 put the two pieces right sides together pay attention to match the seams at the sides for the borders 6 sew all the way around leaving a gap at the top that is about 2 to 3 wide turn the piece right side out through this gap i like to cut the points off the corners first to reduce the bulk but be sure you don t cut across the seam when you do this push the corners out with a long skewer or some other tool press and hand sew the gap closed you re finished wasn t that easy now you can feel like you re doing your part to save that paper posted by linda at 12 01 am 41 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels lipstick towel tips tutorial thursday april 9 2020 staying home sugarplum is quite the helper these days while we re sheltering in place here in the texas hill country she s helping me choose fabrics for masks these are going to be used by the seafood department of a local grocery store i ve also been baking a lot of bread for christmas my husband gave me an ankarsrum mixer from sweden in the meantime sugarplum is taking this sheltering in to heart and she s reluctant to get out of bed in the morning who can blame her she s snuggled up in a quilt stay safe and well tomorrow i have an old tutorial that will help you save toilet paper curious come back tomorrow posted by linda at 5 16 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels masks sheltering in sugarplum tuesday september 3 2019 making a tablecloth for a large round table i love setting a pretty table a christmas setting from a few years ago because i used regular cotton quilting fabric i needed 9 yards my biggest problem is that my table is too large to use commercial tablecloths i just can t find any big enough fortunately it is pretty easy to make my own i like to find upholstery and drapery fabric when i can on sale of course it is 60 wide and comes in pretty colors and patterns i buy 6 yards sometimes 7 if i need to match a design and sew two 3 yard pieces together down the center match up designs as well as you can this is why you may need extra when there are large designs involved fold in half and find the center attach a string to a pin and attach the pin to the center i use a non stretchy cotton string yarn can stretch too much attach a piece of chalk to the other end it should end at the edge of your fabric hold the chalk pulling the string taut and draw an arc on your fabric cut along the chalk line i found it helpful to hold everything in place with a chair leg if your fabric is thin enough you can turn your hem the fabric above was way too thick to turn so i used an overcast stitch shown below to finish the edge a serger would work great here that s all there is to it i steamed the seams flat afterwards most upholstery and drapery fabric has been treated to resist stains and sometimes water so i will just spot clean it the next time you see this cloth it will have pretty dishes and a centerpiece here are some of my tables from the past fresh flowers always look good this cloth is from drapery fabric see the flying birds i suspended over the table i also decorate my buffet area easter table i didn t get a photo of it with flatware and napkins well the last one is not officially a table setting but the centerpiece is pretty sweet this is why i always keep a cheap plastic tablecloth to throw over my tables after setting them i certainly don t want cat hairs on my plates i pull it off just before guests arrive posted by linda at 11 52 am 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels table settings tablecloth tutorial wednesday august 14 2019 what i did this summer i really love how calming handwork can be this quilt is based on a very old pattern called joseph s coat it can be sewn on the machine but curves are so easy by hand sugarplum thinks i am making it just for her i am also working on an ongoing year long project it s a temperature quilt and each square is based on the high and low temperature of each day of the year i am really behind on it you can find out more about temperature quilts by googling it i was unable to find where the idea started so i can t give credit to the first person who made one it s really fun though wow what a summer my husband and i have been traveling most of the summer we started a little early with a cruise to nova scotia we went directly from the cruise ship to a flight to niagara falls we stayed several days on the canadian side of the falls we returned for just a few weeks then headed west on a 3 week 5 000 mile road trip we returned home the first of august and hit the ground running family visits doctor appointments vet appointments then 5 days of out of town company we enjoyed it all but we re pretty worn out sugarplum and the deer have kept a close eye on us since we ve returned i think they missed us posted by linda at 3 11 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday february 14 2019 dancing kitties i m dancing in the new year with a new and contemporary quilt pattern of course you could choose a more traditional palette of soft baby colors sample of one block and border in different colorway pattern is available for purchase 12 plus shipping posted by linda at 10 48 am 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cat crib quilt dancing kitties kitty tuesday december 11 2018 two new patterns and a merry christmas i can t believe it s already december this year has flown by way too fast i have been busy but i ve managed to design a couple of new quilts the first is a christmas advent quilt banner the little banners are actually little pockets just big enough for a small candy or a scripture the second is a large 57 x 68 springtime themed quilt it will be released after the first of the year in personal news i ve been busy since i last posted july really that long ago my parents celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary and my brother and sister and i gave them a party i made the cake so that kept me hopping for several weeks making sugar paste flowers my parents original wedding cake topper was displayed between tiers of cake i ve also decorated for christmas although i kept it fairly simple this year with only one tree wreaths and a couple of centerpieces i did a little re decorating this season too i moved the couch and loveseat from this sitting area to the living room and the chairs from the living room went in the sitting area merry christmas posted by linda at 12 09 pm 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to comments atom pinterest translate b bumble co check out the my patterns page at the top of the page search this blog followers follow this blog with bloglovin i would be thrilled to have you follow my blog i get so excited with each new follower subscribe to posts atom posts all comments atom all comments artrageous visit my sister s new art shop in pleasanton texas sign up for classes and more check out artrageous favequilts pinterest please feel free to pin from my blog i consider it a compliment i do have a few guidelines 1 please do not pin photos of the children or grandchildren that i may post on my blog 2 always link back to my blog or website although it is not absolutely necessary i would love to hear if you pin one of my photos thank you popular posts puff or biscuit quilt tutorial part 1 i am writing this tutorial mainly for my daughter in law who is very new to sewing she is looking for ways to make gifts for fri puff or biscuit quilt tutorial part 2 in my last post i gave you a tutorial for making puff or biscuit quilts many of you commented that yo easy diamond border tutorial have you ever wanted to give a little added punch to your borders here is a very easy way to do just that you can make this any size a great beginner project tutorial the yo yo this type of simple coverlet was among the first sewing lessons i had from my grandmother this tutorial is for people of any age w stuffing a pin cushion miss bumble pin cushion what do you stuff a pin cushion with many of you use fiberfill it is available cheap easy to use but making faces tutorial first flight many of my quilts have children or other characters depicted i ve been asked to explain how i do the faces on my tutorial leftover block envelope bag this very simple little envelope bag is going with me on a trip to california i plan to give it to my granddaughter to use for little thing upcycled jeans bag tutorial this handy little upcycled bag is made from the leg of a pair of jeans it can be as fancy or as plain as you want to make it it has tw making a tablecloth for a large round table i love setting a pretty table a christmas setting from a few years ago because i used regular cotton quilting fabric i needed 9 ya think christmas block tutorial and giveaway merry christmas in july welcome to the think christmas blog hop i have chosen to show you a very simple little block that makes a q labels about me 6 adding words 2 alamo 2 antique quilt 2 applique 6 applique my way 4 applique tutorial 3 apricots 1 apron 2 bag 1 bags 11 bandana 1 banners 3 bathroom 1 beach 1 bears 1 bees 1 being thankful 1 birds 5 birthday banner 2 birthdays 2 blackbuck 1 blank quilting fabric 3 blog hop 39 blog hops 2 borders 2 bra quilt 1 bubble bath 1 bunting 1 burlap 3 buttonholes 1 buttons 1 candle holder 1 cat 2 chair 3 chickens 1 children s projects 10 christmas 31 cloth valance 1 coasters 1 coin purses 1 color 17 color inspiration 3 contemporary quilts 2 contest 2 crib quilt 1 cubicles 1 cutlery bag 2 dancing 1 deer 2 doll 1 doll clothes 4 dolls 8 door stop 1 dress 1 embellishing fabric 11 embroidery 3 fabrc 2 fabric 8 fall 1 fall leaves 3 fat quarters 3 father s day 1 fiesta 1 fire 2 flags 1 flowers 2 fossils 1 fourth of july 1 fox 1 fruit 1 furniture 1 garden 1 general interest 57 gift ideas 4 gingerbread 1 giveaways 1 glass 1 glue 2 gradation 1 grandchildren 2 guest blogger 1 halloween 8 hand machine quilting 1 hawaii 1 hill country 4 hill country house 41 hill country house kitchen 2 hill country kitchen 3 history 11 home decor 4 house 2 inspiration 14 kid s projects 2 kilim rug 1 killdeer 1 kitchen 5 kitties 1 kitty 1 kona cottons 1 leftover 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