Ditch
Ditch digging: This utility work adds city water and fire hydrant to the easement.
Ditch digging
Friday Photo: Letter “C”
16 Jan
Charity
Christian Conference at the Convention Center showcases charity
Sidney from Helping Hands, Touching Hearts Charity
Serving comfort food with pottery
15 JanMy appreciation for pottery has bloomed since a lovely summer day in Seagrove, NC in 2007 with long time friends. The methods, colors and specialities of the artists are wonderful. The uniqueness of the studios was delightful.
Since then, I purchased these pairs of pottery bowls at Talbot Street Art Show (Indianapolis). I matched them with department store plates in coordinating colors. When I get my hostess act together, I can serve 12 using six different pairs of bowls/mugs. Soup, chili and/or stew served in pottery appeals to one’s senses of touch and vision in addition to taste and smell.
Mugs
Stacked mugs
Friday Photo: Letter “B”
9 Jan
Bunch
Big Bunch of Bananas
This fruit is 8 feet off the ground growing in the backyard of a private residence. The 6 foot privacy fence was cropped from the photo.
Friday Photo: Letter “A”
2 Jan
Aisle as in airplane aisle
Airplane aisle
Taking this photo is more challenging than it seems, because there are a hundred people and my spouse waiting for me to stow my back pack and be seated. I will try again actually standing in the aisle and farther back to approach viewing the “vanishing point”.
The challenge
Gone in 2014: Remembering 10 Notable Women in Science | Voices, Scientific American Blog Network
31 DecThank you all for your contributions and leadership! Inspirational.
Tree Story
22 DecIf trees could talk….
For more than twenty years I had fresh-cut Christmas trees, they are not talking. About twenty-five years ago, when “more was more”, I bought this little tree to be a “theme” tree in my master bedroom. The vision: white lights and blown glass ornaments. That plan was in effect for several years. When my stepdaughter insisted on decorating a Christmas tree each Thanksgiving weekend, she claimed this little one for her room the next 10 years. The decorations were all of her choosing.
After a seven-year storage period, our littlest tree regularly appears with ornaments selected to remind us of our angels Anne, Grandma Sophie, Kathy and beloved cat Shelby. Merry Christmas to all!
Tree Story
Recycling solutions from the sewing room
17 DecI purchased flannel fabric in one to three yard lengths. Each Days for Girls International kit includes 8 reversible, tri-fold, flannel pads. My strategy included sewing pads from 8 different colors and patterns for each kit. Over the course of 2014, I had over 30 types of remnants. Variation due to cutting, shrinking from washing and fabric width created a significant amount of remnants in strips and block shapes. My year-end effort recycles these scraps into light weight blankets.
Stripes: 18 fabrics in 18 different widths
I chose to have color transitions across the length for the stripe project. Due to multiple blocks of bold colors for the patchwork layout, I used a random number table for planning.
Blocks: 12 fabrics in various widths
Both pieced blankets will be finished with a border and backing. Nearly four yards of flannel has been recycled! Now that these projects nearly completed, it will be time to sew kits again in the New Year.
Bonus finding! Flannel remnants are great for patching/reinforcing sweat pants. 🙂
From an earlier post:
The reversible, tri-fold, flannel pads for Days for Girls International have four corners removed for ease of insertion in the liner. The math is (45) kits X (8) pads X (2) sides X (4) corners = 2880 remnants that filled a couple of shopping bags.
Remnant trimmed
My idea for recycling was to make a small rug or seat cushion.
2880 times I trimmed the hypotenuse of the flannel triangles of 16 different colors and patterns of remnants.
The stash
The finished product…
Much better
Four examples of what happens when your conscience keeps you from hastily throwing scraps away. My grandmothers and great grandmothers would be proud.
Twice recycled, Thrice used
3 Dec
From curtains, to pillow covers, to three pocket tote
I chose this fabric with watercolor hues for curtains. Alas, the curtains were replaced with blinds. Shortly afterwards, I had the opportunity to recycle curtains in to pillow covers for screened porch seating. Now that the seating is being reupholstered, the pillows will have new fabric. I was about to THROW AWAY these covers when I realized sewing them together and adding a handle would make a respectable three pocket tote. (Three pockets are made when the pillow backs are intact and sewn together with the fronts.) DONE!
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