I'm a fast and furious kind of Christmas gift-maker.
I wait until a week or so before, then get cracking for my short list of gift receivers.
I have made my list and what I am making for who:
Darling (human)Daughter: Cintiq tablet hinged holder, from hickory and mahogany.
Precious (canine)Daughter:Edible treats
Sweet Mother: Washable fleece dusters with carved applewood handle
(one of my two sisters, and my SO don't do gifts-boring!-so skipping them)
Other Sister: Christmas decor item(fabric and wood trees, posted a few days ago)
Sister's SO: Pot holders (he wears the apron in the family)
So with this project, I can check him off the list. Yay!
1. Finished pair of pot holders
2. Two 10" squares of heavyweight home decor fabric, 10"square of dense 1/4" batting, 44" x 2.75" binding strip
3. Fold and press binding in half, and place along edge of the 3 layers. Sew to just before corner, pivot, sew to edge of corner. This helps to create miter corner.
4. Fold back 45 degrees, fold forward, lining fold up with edge. Sew to next corner, repeating process.
5. As you reach the end, stitch raw ends to binding together to connect. Finish stitching binding through
6. Flip over. Clipping binding in a tight fold, mitering vorners. Stitch in the ditch, making sure to capture edge of other side of binding.
Give a good pressing, and that's it!
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
