Day 98 - Another Beauty

Looks like we had more than just yellow sunflowers overwintering in the garden. Another beauty popped onto the scene today.

Sew a Scrap Fabric Flag Potholder from Fabric Strips - Tutorial Tuesday

Today I've got the 4th of July on my mind with this scrap fabric red, white, and blue potholder.

For this project you will need:

• 9 ½” x 9 ½” piece of 100% cotton fabric for the back
• 6 ½” x 6 ½” square of blue fabric, cut in half diagonally
• 1 ½” wide strips of red and beige fabric for the stripes (100% cotton)
• 1 piece of cotton batting measuring 9 ½” x 9 ½”
• 1 piece of  Insul-Bright measuring 9 ½” x 9 ½”
• Basting spray
• Walking foot for sewing machine, if available
• Sturdy scissors
• Iron
• Sewing machine
• Matching thread
• Rotary cutter
• Cutting ruler
• Cutting mat

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Looking for more potholder ideas? Check out my other projects!

You can find the step-by-step how to directions for the red, white, and blue 4th of July flag fabric strip potholder right here:

Day 96 - No More Rust

We use our clothesline every single spring, summer, and fall. When we bought this house seven years ago the wire was looking pretty old. But by golly, we kept using it and squeezed as much use out of it as we could. This year, with nothing but time on our hands and a line full of rusty wire, I finally decided to do something about it.

Ta da! A new vinyl covered wire with no more rust.

Like the clothespin bag? I made it myself and it's now a pattern in my Etsy shop with step by step written directions, color photos, printable templates, and video tutorial. Get here to get your copy today!

Day 95 - We Have Yellow

On April 6 of this year it was Day 19 and I found sunflowers growing in the garden. They looked like this:

They obviously had been left behind in the fall and overwintered in the garden. It was exciting to know so many had made it through the freezing temperatures. Some thinning and we’d have sunflowers without the work of planting new ones, right?

Yep! For this Father's Day we now have our first look at the yellow those little seedlings will be producing.

Our earliest sunflower ever.

Day 94 - Summer Snack

On the first day of summer...
Put on your shorts and swimsuit top and head outside to your lounge chair.
And read the Little House series.
While having an adult beverage.
Which puts you to sleep.

Then wake up to find your husband delivering you a snack of cheese sticks, salami and pepperoni, crackers, and two kinds of mustard.

More like a meal, but I’ll take it on this fine first day of summer.