This is a very handy and fast way to cut quilt pieces. It is a great invention by my friend Jack Klopenstein. All you need is a plastic template, a rotary cutter and this fabulous tool.
How do you make those buttons? As I write this I think of all the steps in the button making process and almost think of how daunting it is! Ross harvests the trees from a mature woodlot. Some wood we buy, but some comes right from our local area. Ross hires and helps a friend […]
This is a combination of feed sack fabrics from the 40’s-60’s. It looks especially good on the organic sateen fabric! You can order some from Spoonflower! It is called “Crazy Feed Sacks”. Soon I will post some projects!
Hi fellow vintage linen lovers! Here is the video on how to make those fabric eggs. My “feedsack crazy” fabric is now on Spoonflower
Here it is! “Feedsack Crazy” will be available on the Spoonflower website soon! It was made from vintage feed sack scraps-some that still have the string holes. This is a phone purse. Directions are in the blog.
Here is a video ! P.S. video 2
I just visited my childhood home that has been in the family since 1888 and had fun looking at the 1879 Singer sewing machine. I can just imagine all the clothes that my great grandmother made on this in her 94 years.
In 1967 I sent Scott Paper Company $1.25 and recieved a paper dress! I never wore it, and now it is worth between $500 and $1000! I’m not planning to sell it, but have fun memories of the 1960’s and the dress made of “Dura-Weve”, a cellulose material patented in 1958. Glad my mom saved […]
My Grandmother’s quilt was very worn and old. It was tied with batting and was all bunched up. I removed the ties to separate the layers, and cut off the edge where it was connected to the backing. Now, I could start making the ornaments! Buy some plastic inexpensive ornaments. Cut a circle of the […]
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