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    Check this out.

    I haven’t been doing much if any crafting lately so the blog has been devoid of any useful content along those lines.

    Today I came across another *old* scrapbook friend’s blog and she had the coolest tutorial. I just had to share it with you.

    Tresa’s Paper Mache Party Lights. I seriously want to try these out but it is so damp and humid here right now that I fear they would never dry.

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    Pumpkin PDF added

    Here is a link to the downloadable pdf of the fabric pumpkins I made last Saturday. I’ll also add the pattern to the Free Pattern page and to the original post.
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    pumpkin-pattern

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    Quickie! Trim Your Towels.

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    Another quick project that is perfect for gift giving. This tutorial will guide you through adding a six inch fabric hem to cotton toweling. The toweling is 16″ wide and is available by the yard. It is pre-hemmed on the long edges. (All photos in the following tutorial can be clicked on to make bigger.)

    Materials for One Towel

  • 1/2 yd. hemmed cotton toweling
  • 1/2 yd. cotton fabric (enough for 3 finished towels) or a fabric remnant at least 18 x 14 inches
  • coordinating all-purpose thread
  • Step One:

    Cut two (2) 7″x18″ strips from the cotton print fabric.

    Step Two:

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    Place toweling and fabric right sides together (RST) matching raw edges. The print fabric should be approximately 1 inch wider on each end.
    Sew RST using 1/2″ seam allowance.

    Step Three:

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    Press seam allowance toward print fabric.
    Press 1/2″ along unfinished edge of print fabric.
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    Fold print fabric RST matching folded edge to seam.
    Pin short ends.

    Step Four:

    Sew short ends using edge of toweling as seam guide.
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    Trim seam allowances and corners to reduce bulk.
    Turn right side out and press.

    Step Five:

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    Carefully topstitch 1/4″ from seam line from the right side being sure to keep underside flat and straight.
    Press and trim threads.

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