journal entry: Getting little people through church has always been a challenge. The clunk of a hot wheels car on the floor is a distinctive and familiar sound. These little activites are for Andrew, Owen and George. I ran across the fabric in blue and red. It is covered with …
journal entry: I hope that whomever invented baby carrier covers made a million dollars. They are so clever. You don’t even need a pattern. This cover is for Baby Boy Watrous . . . soon to be coming into the world. I love the fabrics available at “quilt shops”. They …
journal entry: Last week it was bike bags for boys. This week it is bike bags for girls. The wonderful elephant fabric is from a local quilt shop. The bright tassel was a find in a discount basket. The bag ties to the handlebars with pink gross grain ribbon. …
journal entry: This is a quick little post about camera strap covers. I love them. I have made many for friends and family. They save the pain of a canvas strap digging into your neck. Covers made from “minky” fabric are especially wonderful. And, they are super easy and fast …
journal entry: I don’t know a boy or a boy-grown-into-a-man who doesn’t love robots. Old robots from the Flash Gordon days and new robots from the scientific laboratories. From my robots and other space things folder of images I printed out 20 robots on 4×6 photo paper. I mounted each …
journal entry: I have long sighed over the beautiful dolls made by the German doll maker Zwergnase. Each year she adds new faces and clothing and hair and I think about which dolls I would buy if I was a trillionare. But since I’m not and don’t expect that to …
journal entry: Their daddy asked me if it would be easy to make a couple of bags to attach to the front of their bikes. I said YES. I rifled through the scraps and mixed and matched. I made up a pattern, sewed it together, added Velcro to hold the …
journal entry: “This and That” is a new category I have added to my blog. That is because sometimes an idea or a project really doesn’t take up a very big post but I still want to remember it. This matching game, named THINGS WITH WHEELS is one of those …
