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Fourth of July Borscht
For the fourth of July, we had a completely vegetarian dinner. The star of the show was borscht, french style. It turned out super sweet and with a beautiful ruby color. Here is Steve’s recipe: 3 medium beets, peeled 6 new potatoes 3-4 small carrots 1 cup purple cabbage beef stock 5-6 cloves of garlic …
Christmas star tutorial
I made this Christmas star on Christmas Eve over a year ago and I always meant to do a tutorial. I figure it is probably the time to start Christmas projects if you are organized and don’t want to be crazy in December. (I prefer to start them in mid October so I can frantically be …
how to make a shoe rack
Look at this wonderful shoe rack. Now I know where my shoes are. It’s much better than my old shoe box that I had to dig through to find the particular pair of shoes I wanted. I want to share the joy so – here is my tutorial on how to make one. First, trash …
new quilt for Paul
I have been working on a quilt for Paul for a while, gathering fabric. I put together this block called Crow’s Beak yesterday. If you want to copy it the template and instructions are at Quilters’ Cache by Marcia Holn. I will be altering the template myself. The way she puts it together the last piece …
neckline alterations
As I get older (and a little heavier) I am noticing that shirts that fit well elsewhere, drive me crazy around the neck. I remember my mom saying the same thing, so it is probably hereditary. (Will they ever isolate the gene that makes a person feel like she is choking with any collar that rides above …
reverse applique- tutorial
I am working on a pink quilt. It is a gift. I won’t specify for who, but those in the know will know. One of the blocks I have been playing with is a heart block. I love to do random piecing and so I began by cutting a heart shape from paper and …
a interesting way to mend a spot
I seem to spill on my clothes a lot. I try to put spot remover on the spots but sometimes they just don’t come out. This technique would also work if you had a hole in a garment. I had spot on this striped tank. Besides the spot, it was a great shirt good fit great colors. Here’s the …
hole repair
What can you do when a garment you really like gets a hole in it? Of course, you can patch it but what if you make the repair a design element? I love this shirt with its funky tie dyed background with a strange mystical symbol. It also happens to be a unique color from …
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