Thoughtful Thinking Thursday #107 ~ Yarn Bowls

When the air gets a bit nippy 

and my sewing room gets a bit cold,

I like to sit on the couch with a crochet or knitting needle.

 Last year for Christmas gifts,

I made some yarn bowls.

 I had decided both guys and girls could use these.

 So I made several.

 This one could be used just for Christmas or maybe set out all year.

What use would a yarn bowl have?

Perhaps to protect some nice furniture from keys and change?

What colors would you use to make one for a man?

or a little girl?

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"THINK about it."

 

Crochet Bowls from Recycled Clothing

This link includes directions

Wordless Wednesday #234 ~ Waiting for Sewing Class @ CAB

 @ Christian Academy of the Bluegrass

for 12 students 3rd to 8th grade.

Changing Needles & What Do You Do with Them?

       

Have you ever changed a needle and lost it down in your machine? Then, what do you do with that needle if it's not machine usable anymore? Here are some solutions.

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Tuesday Tutorial Tips

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When changing a needle, it can slip out of your fingers

and go down into the machine.

Ask me how I know.

I don't know how they can get stuck down in there but they can.

Ask me how I know.

Also, sometimes its still a good needle with a few hours to go on it.

It just needs to be changed because of a different fabric.

However, by the time it goes down in the machine,

it most likely develops a "burr" or got bent and can't be used anymore.

Ask me how I know.

 I have learned to cover the throat plate.

 Then, what do you do with a needle that won't work in your machine anymore?

Dad's Hospice nurse had reminded us that needles or sharps as they are called

should be handle with blood borne pathogens in mind.

So we created a plastic container like the liquid laundry detergent bottle

by marking it with red ink with the word "Sharps."

The opening at the top is just the right size to drop in needles and lancets.

I found the containers that my bulk chewing gum comes in

to be perfect for this job.

 The top opening is just the right size for rotary cutting blades.

The front opening is perfect for the needles.

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Could you used needles if they haven't been bent yet?

I did see someone on You Tube the other day that actually use them as pins to pin a pattern.

If they don't cause thread to break and are at the end of their use,

I use them when I'm sewing on paper, like for

 scrappy cards

Paper Guided Stitched Cards

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PicMonkey creating collages used on this page

 Photoscape for downsizing & watermarking photo

Memory Mon 64~ Fall Apples

Fall and apples just go together here.

I have memories as a child of someone always having an apple tree

that brought as many apples as you could eat.

That is, if you could find one that didn't have a worm living in it.

Dad planted apple trees after I left home.

He took great care not to let the insects, worms and birds feast on them.

He said he remembers the first time he took apples to town to sell

he promised folks they were clean of pests.

The very first apple someone bit into

had a worm!

Yes, we laughed.

A good memory.

Sun Best ~ Rainbow

Quilt Shot Block ~ Quilted Faces

 A summary of quilts involving faces

@ 2016 Daytona Quilt Show

Using fabric to make faces is always fascinating to me.

I've seen this quilt several times.  You can find more information online.

A quick research didn't give me a name for pictures that change when you move it.

This quilt actually contains 3 portraits depending on the angle of which you look at the quilt.

Something else fascinating about this quilt is the frame! 

 

Fun or Funny Fri Foto ~ First 2017 University of Kentucky Home Game

 University of Kentucky's first home game

put Ky in the win column 27-16 over Eastern Kentucky University.

UK fans, just in case you doubted effort, take a look at the shot above.

 EKU is only about a half hour down I75 from Lexington.

 My friend Chris took these awesome shots on the side line.

 Mr. G has season tickets this year since we aren't planning on a big road trip this fall.

 I have a very hard time walking the distance to the ballfield

so I didn't get a season ticket.

 I opted to stay home on Saturdays for my Fun Friday

and listen to the ballgame on the radio in my sewing room.