Tolentreasures

First of all,  my mother would be horrified that I put this picture on here. She is so precise and over the top perfection with her quilts, that she would notice every imperfection here. I think that this might be the first quilt she ever made. I had forgotten all about it. It had been left behind in a long ago move. And was re-discovered and returned this week. It was mine when I was a little girl. So happy and grateful to have it back! Some yarn stash bustin'. Sure love making these cowls, and really lovin' those knitting needles out of mothballs. Finally finished all of these this morning. I got a little carried away cutting them out. and didn't want another unfinished project, so I persevered. And got them done. Into the bin for the open house... but not before a Mini-Giveaway. I am not going to advertise it. It's just for those of you that stop by here regularly. I appreciate all of you. So, if you happened in here. Just leave a comment on this post. I'll b...

You will need: Lightweight cardboard Pen Scissors Thread Old Jeans 10 squares of contrasting material. Sewing Machine. Start with a circle pattern around 7 inches in diameter.  I used one of my small plates and it worked fine. Cut a cardboard pattern or just trace around the plate.   You will need 10 of these for the runner. Trace the circles on the wrong sides of the jeans and cut out. Hint:  I trace a bunch, cut them into smaller pieces and cut them out in the evenings in front of the TV. Now this part is a little tricky. You might need some of your high school geometry skills. You need a pattern for a square that fits inside of your circle and touches all four corners. I used my ruler for my rotary cutter and laid it down on my circle pattern and marked the circle pattern. Mine worked out to five inches. This is the end of the math, I promise. If you have a simple graphics program on your computer, you should be able to make a pattern from that also.  and i...