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    Flannel Ragtime Quilt

    December 1, 2012 - By 

     

    In my previous post I mentioned a quilt…my first quilt…that was made nearly 13 yrs ago. Long, long before I started blogging…probably even before blogs were a thing.
    I made this quilt during little boy nap-times.
    The front is warm tones and the back cool blues.
    It’s a perfect throw blanket on cold winter nights.
    In fact, there is sometimes a fight over who gets to use this quilt when we are all watching TV because it’s the best one to snuggle under.

     

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    Sew….

    November 30, 2012 - By 

     

    I’ve been brainstorming some more ideas to use up the things I already have on hand and make some Christmas gifts in the process.
    I had a small stash of flannels from a ragtime quilt I made when my oldest was a baby. He’s almost 13 now. I should show that quilt sometime. It was my very first one.

     

     

    Anywho… with the weather turning colder, flannel just seems right. Something to warm the hands or toes in boots.
    Maybe a something cozy for your cuppa joe.  We’ll see.

     

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    Upcycled t-shirt scarf

    November 3, 2012 - By 
    While cleaning out my closet this week, I discovered this chartreuse t-shirt. It was destined to be donated  since I just couldn’t get used to the color on me.
    I had seen a tutorial on Pinterest for a fringed t-shirt scarf so I figure…why not try it.

    So back to my project. I cut the shirt below the arms then cut fringe about half way up the shirt.
    I then tugged on each fringe until it stretched nicely giving it nice texture and movement.
    And the completed scarf…
    I think I can handle a splash of chartreuse much better than a whole shirt of it.
    Sorry that each of my photos are a different hue. The actual color is somewhere in between this photo and the previous one.  Bad photo day for me and Photoshop can only do so much.