The rush of shopping for gifts, wrapping and preparing family dinners has slowed down finally. My family has had a bout of the flu over the holidays - everyone is fine now.
I helped some ladies make about 50 snowmen from felt to give as gifts at a potluck lunch before Christmas - we were very busy attaching eyes, noses and tiny bells, then stuffed them and sewed together with a blanket stitch. As soon as I learn how to post pictures - I will put some of my stuff on the blog.
Best wishes to all for a safe and happy New Year
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Is Christmas ONLY 5 days away?
It's been hectic around my house, sewing gifts for family and friends, wrapping gifts and bagging candy for 54 kids at local Moose Family Center, making 60+ snowmen for Women's Employment and Resource Center for Potluck lunch on the 23rd, attending and conducting workshops at WERC. Finding time to just do some grocery shopping is tricky.
Best wishes during the Holiday Season to all
Best wishes during the Holiday Season to all
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Baked Potato Bags
For use in the microwave
1. Cut one piece of pre-quilted fabric 9" X 30" or 2 pieces of cotton and 1 piece of flannel
2. If designing your own with fabric and flannel - layer together with flannel inside the 2 pieces of cotton with right sides facing out. Sew down the middle and then about 3" apart down each side of middle stitches - this will hold your fabric together
3. Fold over short ends by 1/2" and sew - trim excess fabric
4. Fold over 1" and sew - optional- top stitch along edge
5. To make pouch - with right sides together, place long piece down about 4" from other edge, then place short piece just overlapping the folded area on top - potatoes to fit in opening
6. Sew down each side - back-stitching over folded area for extra strength
7. Angle cut each corner and trim off excess fabric
8. Turn right-side out - place washed potatoes in bag and cook
This size will fit 3 medium or 2 large potatoes
Microwave instructions - DO NOT puncture potatoes
for small to medium size potatoes - about 1 minute on each side - just turn bag over
for large or multiple potatoes - about 2 - 3 minutes on each side - depends on your microwave
1. Cut one piece of pre-quilted fabric 9" X 30" or 2 pieces of cotton and 1 piece of flannel
2. If designing your own with fabric and flannel - layer together with flannel inside the 2 pieces of cotton with right sides facing out. Sew down the middle and then about 3" apart down each side of middle stitches - this will hold your fabric together
3. Fold over short ends by 1/2" and sew - trim excess fabric
4. Fold over 1" and sew - optional- top stitch along edge
5. To make pouch - with right sides together, place long piece down about 4" from other edge, then place short piece just overlapping the folded area on top - potatoes to fit in opening
6. Sew down each side - back-stitching over folded area for extra strength
7. Angle cut each corner and trim off excess fabric
8. Turn right-side out - place washed potatoes in bag and cook
This size will fit 3 medium or 2 large potatoes
Microwave instructions - DO NOT puncture potatoes
for small to medium size potatoes - about 1 minute on each side - just turn bag over
for large or multiple potatoes - about 2 - 3 minutes on each side - depends on your microwave
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