I am excited and happy that we are finally teaching motorcycle safety classes again! Because of Covid there has been a break in teaching for the last 4 months. While all of us instructors have been cooling our heels, statistics show that motorcylce sales have gone way up. Now that we are back to teaching,… Continue reading Workbasket – Teaching Again! 😀
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Workbasket – Pink Gloves
Years ago (you may have noticed that so many of my crafting stories begin this way) I purchased pink yarn with a friend in mind. Originally I imagined it to be over the knee stockings with clock-work at the ankle. This was within a year of my learning to knit, and that project was never… Continue reading Workbasket – Pink Gloves
Blue Boutis
For Christmas gift exchange I had made white on white Boutis sachets. Barely finishing six sachets, there had been no time for the washing step before sewing the sachets into the little pillow. The washing step is to tighten the batiste fabric, closing up the holes made during the stuffing/cording stage. The washing also removes… Continue reading Blue Boutis
Workbasket – Flannel NightGown
For this project I used a modern commercial tissue pattern. After cutting out all the pieces, I set to transferring the pattern markings onto the fabric. This is the first time I have tried to use tailor tacks. I had varying degrees of success. For these tucks, not so much. I ended up using blue… Continue reading Workbasket – Flannel NightGown
Workbasket – Boutis Sachets
I love-love the look of white on white embroidery and quilting. For our knitting group Christmas gift exchange I wanted to try my hand at Boutis quilting and thought lavender sachets would be the perfect small project to try. The first time seeing Boutis quilting was the Tristan and Isolde quilt. Then I saw the… Continue reading Workbasket – Boutis Sachets
