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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

How to Sew a Reversible Face Mask - Tutorial Tuesday

It's Tutorial Tuesday and I have a new mask sewing project for you. This one is a reversible mask with those easy peasy pleats we've done before.

Easy to Sew Reversible Pleated Cloth Face Mask Sewing Project

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For this project you will need:

2 pieces of cotton fabric measuring 7.5" x 7.5"
2 pieces of 7.5" long elastic. I'm using 1/4" wide elastic.
Pins or Clover Wonder Clips to hold things in place.
Iron - here's the cordless one I'm using.
Sewing machine
Matching thread
Rotary cutter
Cutting ruler
Cutting mat

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You can find the step-by-step how-to tutorial for the easy reversible cloth face mask right here:

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And remember...

Wash your mask after wearing it.

Wash your hands frequently.

Keep up your social distancing.

Take care of yourself.

Be safe out there.

Stay healthy.

Friday, July 17, 2020

Foster Kitten Friday

This week was one where Parsley and Rosemary became explorers. Not necessarily always the good kind, either.

Somehow Rosemary found her way onto the dining room table and into the fruit bowl. Picked some grapes even. Well the stems from the grapes, that is.

Sorry, no kitties on the table!

Parsley looks all innocent in the dining room chair, but she was caught on the table as well. She just did a better job of listening to me when I told her to get down.

Rosemary discovered where I hid my cutting rulers in the sewing room.

She also discovered my wall quilts in there. She's working on biting off the buttons from the centers of these flowers

and obviously is planning an escape to the mountains on this one.

She also somehow found her way onto the counter to try her hand at washing dishes.

Troublemaker #1

She had Parsley tagging along to make the coffee.

Troublemaker #2

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Not only was Rosemary a dishwasher she was also a leg washer...

and a chip bag opener.

Yep, it was another crazy week in this foster kitten family. But it was also another week of cutie pies sleeping.

Rosemary chose upside down.

Parsley chose mouth open,

tongue sticking out,

and butt in the air.

And they both continued to snuggle together on the recliner.

Pure sweetness

Couldn't have asked for a better week or a better way to spend my birthday today. Aren't kittens just the best?

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Toilet Paper Fabric Apple DIY Craft Project - Tutorial Tuesday

Do you have way too much toilet paper sitting around nowadays? Or do you have some you'd like to hide from everyone else? By looking at this apple you'd never know it really is a roll in disguise! No sewing is required for this quick and easy project.

Quick and Easy Stuffed Fabric Apple Decoration from Roll of Toilet Paper

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For this project you will need:

a roll of toilet paper
a piece of fabric measuring at least 18" x 18". (I'm using a fat quarter.)
a scrap of green fabric. (I'm using a piece measuring 2.5" x 12" because it's all I had.)
a twig, stick, or dowel

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You can find the step-by-step how to directions for this quick and easy stuffed fabric apple made from a roll of toilet paper right here:

Friday, July 10, 2020

Foster Kitten Friday

It has been another week of play hard/sleep hard in this foster kitty family. I gotta tell ya, Parsley and Rosemary are some kind of crazy girls.

This was the week of:
*Footwear thievery. Thinking about taking off your slippers while you have your feet up in the recliner? You might want to rethink that. For as soon as they come off, Rosemary will stick her head in one of them and slide around the living room with it.

Parsley will do the same.

Decide to switch to flip flops instead? Better not take those off, either. You'll find those shoes will somehow wind up all the way in the kitchen. Every. Single. Day.

*New toys. This week I bought some of these sparkle balls off of Amazon. They each picked a color and have been having a grand time running through the house with them in their mouths. But don't be surprised when you go to refill the water bowl and find one in there, soaking wet. Crazy girls.

*Bird watching. On the iPad, of course.

*Surprise attacks. When these two ladies start running and jumping and leaping and tumbling and sliding and...and...and... they are dang fast. Up and down, in and out, through and around. I even think sometimes they consider us to be cat trees. What a shock Parsley got when she ran straight up my legs and ran into my phone. I imagine my face looked just as shocked as hers did.

*Hair washing. When the gals finish eating their canned food they plop down on me to clean themselves. (Doesn't happen when they eat the hard food, though.) They clean themselves, my blanket, and my hands and arms and legs. And this week Rosemary decided to head to the top of my chair and work on my hair. Thanks for the wash, missy.

*Sleep. After hours of playing, they finally fall back asleep. When they sleep, they sleep hard and look pretty while they are at it.

Parsley

Rosemary

They are truly lap cats.

With each passing day, we know the time for them to head to their forever homes is getting closer. We'll have to say goodbye and will never get to see them again. But boy, what joy they have brought us these last couple months.