Month: July 2011

What to do next?

What to do next?

        A gentle rain is now falling.  By the time I post this, the showers will probably have stopped.  It’s overcast today, with showers expected off and on all day.  As for me, well, I’m trying to make some decisions about what to do next.         I’ve finally gotten back to writing on my Book …

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Another apron

Another apron

This apron is the second one I made from My Midnight Man’s worn out jeans.  This is the back pocket and waistband section. I opened the crotch seam so that the garment would lay flat.  Then I found the place to mark off a straight line, where I could add a ruffle at the bottom.  …

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Make over with a Twist

Make over with a Twist

        “Born to Party” stated the flyer.  To raise money and support for Save the Children, a family from church threw a party.  Saturday, 2nd July was sunny, warm, the perfect day for an afternoon in a beautiful English back garden.  The front garden hosted a bouncy castle.  The back garden was organised with various …

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Recycling jeans and “jammies”

Recycling jeans and “jammies”

As I recently mentioned, I have been busy with some sewing.  I took a pair of John’s old jeans that he could no longer wear and used them to make an apron.  The other material I used was a pair of thread-bare pyjamas that had torn next to the center seam. First, I cut around …

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