Archive for April 27th, 2017
Turkey Tracks: Annie Rolfe Needle Case Project
Turkey Tracks: april 27, 2017
Annie Rolfe Needle Case Project
Friend Becca Babb-Brott recently took a trip–and she wanted a needle case that would fit inside the small, travel-sized bag she had just made to hold her current English Paper Piecing Project.
Since I am constantly juggling needles–and often have more than one loaded with different colored threads–I thought I’d make one too.
I used Annie Rolfe’s tutorial, which you can see below.
It’s simple: a fun project with a fun and practical outcome–assuming you have the ingredients on hand. Be sure to sew the snap on BEFORE putting in the insides–per instructions. I used some temtex I had around instead of cardboard. The cutting directions are on the right sidebar of the tutorial I think. She tells you in the intro.
Here’s mine–from a beloved fabric.
The inside is already filled with needles and pins.
I want to make another one that will just hold two or three needles and fit into a small bag when I don’t need my bigger one.
The tutorial:
Turkey Tracks: Mailbox Fun
Turkey Tracks: April 27, 2017
Mailbox Fun
I have used decorative mailbox covers for our rural mailbox here in Maine.
I change them often during the year–to reflect the seasons.
My younger son recently redid their mailbox in South Carolina–as a gift for his wife. He even put in a new mailbox stand (anchored by a hole filled with cement) that he painted.
Mermaids!
He has three little girls who adore all things mermaid.
Matching sides:
But a windjammer end piece!
Here’s what my mailbox looks like right now. My mailbox stand swings so it does not get broken off by the snow plow in the winter.
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