Projects
A category for finding the various projects I post about.
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Starting Seeds Indoors – The Beginning
One of my current projects is starting seeds indoors. In this post, and in future weeks, I’ll share my experiences and let’s hope I have success!! Last Year’s Experience Last year, I knew I wanted a couple of plants that would require seeds. I’m a stickler for waiting until Mother’s Day before I plant anything outside. There’s too much risk if you go before that, so I prefer to wait. I planted Morning Glory and Four O’Clock in pots. I could plant them in the ground but with our new landscaping, it didn’t make sense. And if I didn’t plant them in the rocked area, I’d have to do something…
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Making Pillow Covers
Over the last few months, most of my sewing projects have become gifts. I love making things for others, and I hope they love getting them just as much. I try to think about each person when making something, choosing the pattern and fabric that I think is “just her”. This month, I finally got back to sewing for myself. I don’t consider myself a quilter. I will never make a full-size quilt. No one to make them for and I don’t need any. I do sew things (pillows, runners, table toppers, placemats, hot pads, wine totes, fabric baskets) that include some quilting features. It’s a lot easier to quilt that…
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How to Jazz Up a Notepad
I recently came across notepads that I thought were cute and would make nice presents for friends. However, it didn’t seem right to just give someone a notepad. Sure, I could include it with something else, but I wanted the notepad itself to be something special. I wanted to jazz up a notepad. I checked Pinterest, which is always my starting point, and found people had been creating holders for post-it note pads. I liked what they’d done, but my notepads are bigger than a three inch post-it pad. I found what I thought was the best design and tailored it to meet the size of my notepads, creating a…
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