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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Sewing - two small hot pads

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I had two small pieces of wool sweater left over so I created two small hot pads with them.  I added cotton batting and two layers of cotton...

Sewing - hotpads using knitted wool, cotton batting, metallic thermal batting and flannel

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 This was the beginning of the creation of another set of hot pads.  A wonderfully lofty wool sweater was cut up to create the core of the h...
Monday, November 03, 2025

Cardmaking - die cut photo with an inked card front and a paper leaf

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I kept this one simple so the photo would really stand out.   The photo is one my sister Sylvia, has used in the many photo calendars we rec...
Friday, October 31, 2025

Sewing - fabric bread basket for a request from Chili event - 9" square and sturdy

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We had a request from a customer at our Chili for A Cause event who was looking for two large fabric bread basket - 8" x10" square...
Monday, October 27, 2025

Sewing - fun fabric bowl cozies for GA

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I made up some bowl cozies this week as there was request at the Chili For A Cause event we held on Wednesday for some.  I made up 10 of the...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Cardmaking - TH funky bird with glossy background, seam binding in pewter eyelets

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This card was created in the A2 card format.  The background used glossy cardstock, ink watercolour on the surface and then was embossed and...

Cardmaking - TH funky birds over a wax resist backgrounds with glittery embellishments

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I am working on cards upcoming family events.  I have had these funky birds (TH) sitting on my desk since the last time I made cards with th...
Monday, October 20, 2025

Sewing - 4 sets of potholders for the GA

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I made up four sets of potholders for our Chili for a Cause Event on Wednesday!!  These have cotton batting, metallic insulating fabric and ...

Sewing - two sets of potholders with my hand stitched circle fronts

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Here are the two sets of potholders that I created using my hand stitched circle fronts.  I really like how they turned out and the backing ...

Sewing - potholders that coordinate with my latest hot pad

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 While all the fabrics were out and available I decided to create a set of potholders that coordinated with my latest hot pad .  It features...

Sewing - another hot pad with a removable and washable cover - 12" x 16"

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I have made up another hot pad for a different occasion and made it 12" x 16" because that is the size that worked best with the p...

Slow Stitching - finished the stitching on the circle potholders

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I have been working on these potholder fronts for a while.  These were two sets made up from cutting holes in coordinating fabric and then b...
Friday, October 17, 2025

Cards - a few IWIN cards from the pieces I had left on my table

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After delivering the cards for IWIN to my daughter on the weekend I made up the last of the supplies I had cut into cards for the next deliv...

Cards - Thinking of you cards for IWIN

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IWIN  has prepped for their fall backpacks and will need 82.   I needed a few more cards to add to the ones my sister and I have prepped sin...
Monday, October 06, 2025

Sewing - large hot pad with a removable washable cover with four different looks

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I have been playing with this idea for a while and decided I would give it a try.  A hot pad that has a removable & washable cover.  Thi...

Sewing - two table runner for merchandise for our Gramma Link Africa - Chili for a Cause on October 23rd

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I worked on projects for our next event with Gramma Link Africa - Chili for a Cause.  A table runner (31.5 x 15") which turned out quit...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Cardmaking - Card #3 - inked glossy backgrounds with black embossed stamped images and a die cut frame

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 For our last card I always create a quick and easy one!!!  These ones feature the backgrounds I was experimenting with before I came up wit...