(#5717463) Re: Halloween Kindness Rocks
Posted by restivo46 on 18 Oct 2025 at 3:53AMGreat Rocks !!!
(#5717124) Re: Spooky October
Posted by mystori on 16 Oct 2025 at 4:47AMIt's really not. You lay out your wool fibers and stab away with a needle. There are tools that will hold multiple needles also.
(#5717123) Re: Halloween Kindness Rocks
Posted by mystori on 16 Oct 2025 at 4:44AMWell done. Those are fabulous
(#5716930) Re: Halloween Kindness Rocks
Posted by dawn1968 on 14 Oct 2025 at 8:19PMthose are so cute !!
(#5716816) Re: Halloween Kindness Rocks
Posted by laura lee on 14 Oct 2025 at 8:39AMCute
(#5716814) Halloween Kindness Rocks
Posted by Senorita ZORRO_ on 14 Oct 2025 at 8:38AMSome of the rocks I've been painting for Halloween

"Kindness Rocks" are placed in public places like parks, stores, office buildings, etc, for strangers to find to brighten their day
(#5716792) Re: Spooky October
Posted by Senorita ZORRO_ on 14 Oct 2025 at 6:22AMThat's great, you have really good skills, looks to hard for me to do
(#5716790) Re: Pear turkeys
Posted by Senorita ZORRO_ on 14 Oct 2025 at 6:20AMVery pretty!
(#5716789) Re: skeletons (Dollar store craft)
Posted by Senorita ZORRO_ on 14 Oct 2025 at 6:18AMThat's cool, Dollar Tree has lots of fun Halloween decorations
(#5716739) Re: Pear turkeys
Posted by JanuarySnowAngel on 13 Oct 2025 at 6:36PMVery cute!
(#5716738) Re: skeletons (Dollar store craft)
Posted by JanuarySnowAngel on 13 Oct 2025 at 6:36PMGreat idea! I'll h ave to check out my Dollar store
(#5716732) skeletons (Dollar store craft)
Posted by laura lee on 13 Oct 2025 at 5:27PM (#5716716) Pear turkeys
Posted by Jools on 13 Oct 2025 at 3:05PMAs it's Thanksgiving here in Canada today, I thought I would look for something suitable

Get the whole family involved in your Thanksgiving craft decorations with these festive pear turkeys. Display them in a row on a mantel or use them as place card holders for your family's feast.
You will need:
- Fake pears
- Fake leaves
- Glue gun
- Glue stick
- Black permanent marker
- Orange and red scrapbook paper
- Scissors
To make:
- Apply glue from the glue gun to the lower front section of one leaf. Hold it in place on the back of the pear.
- Use a black permanent marker to draw two eyes.
- Cut a small triangle out of orange scrapbook paper for a beak and a piece of red for the wattle. Glue both in place using the glue stick.
https://www.canadianliving.com/home-and-garden/diy-and-crafts/article/thanksgiving-crafts-kids-will-love-these-adorable-pear-turkeys
(#5716700) Re: Spooky October
Posted by ladyvic on 13 Oct 2025 at 2:00PMGood job! I’ve been wondering, is it hard to do?
(#5716688) Re: Spooky October
Posted by sallyp on 13 Oct 2025 at 1:11PMThat's really good. Thanks for posting.
(#5716609) Spooky October
Posted by mystori on 13 Oct 2025 at 4:24AMI've been taking one and done needle felting classes. The most recent one I attended was spooky landscapes. Here's what I came up with:
(#5714474) Re: My Brandubh wooden folding boardgame!
Posted by sallyp on 1 Oct 2025 at 3:24AMThey are really lovely all of them.
(#5714423) Re: My Brandubh wooden folding boardgame!
Posted by Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe on 30 Sep 2025 at 7:19PMThank you, I take great personal pride in my creations.
(#5714421) Re: My Brandubh wooden folding boardgame!
Posted by JanuarySnowAngel on 30 Sep 2025 at 6:12PMThis is truly a work of art. And so practical, too! I love how it holds the pieces.
(#5714420) Re: My Brandubh wooden folding boardgame!
Posted by Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe on 30 Sep 2025 at 5:54PM
Here's the game board folded.
(#5714417) Re: My Brandubh wooden folding boardgame!
Posted by Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe on 30 Sep 2025 at 5:45PM
The reverse side of the game board, the trays hold all the game pieces once the game board is folded.
(#5714416) My Brandubh wooden folding boardgame!
Posted by Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe on 30 Sep 2025 at 5:41PMHere's my recent creation, Brandubh wooden folding boardgame. A great way to relax after a hard day of pillage and plunder!
(#5714210) Re: My amazing new Aerodrome(R) aerial combat boardgame
Posted by sallyp on 29 Sep 2025 at 10:37PM
Great , thanks for posting.
(#5714071) Re: My amazing new Aerodrome(R) aerial combat boardgame
Posted by Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe on 29 Sep 2025 at 5:33AMIt's something crafted by me.
(#5714052) Re: My amazing new Aerodrome(R) aerial combat boardgame
Posted by sallyp on 29 Sep 2025 at 4:37AMIs it a craft ?
(#5713921) Re: My amazing new Aerodrome(R) aerial combat boardgame
Posted by z71cat on 28 Sep 2025 at 2:54PM (#5713919) My amazing new Aerodrome(R) aerial combat boardgame
Posted by Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe on 28 Sep 2025 at 2:53PMI just recently introduced my new Aerodrome(R) 1.1 WWI aerial combat boardgame. You can play it as a regular boardgame or 'remotely' against opponents worldwide!
(#5712465) Re: My Pen and Ink drawing
Posted by laura lee on 22 Sep 2025 at 4:03PMReal nice job
(#5712438) Re: My Pen and Ink drawing
Posted by hoot on 22 Sep 2025 at 2:48PM (#5712420) Re: My Pen and Ink drawing
Posted by PattyMac on 22 Sep 2025 at 2:37PMReally nice Hoot
(#5712416) My Pen and Ink drawing
Posted by hoot on 22 Sep 2025 at 2:29PM (#5712347) Re: My new creation lol
Posted by sallyp on 22 Sep 2025 at 10:40AMLove it
(#5712204) Re: My new creation lol
Posted by Jools on 21 Sep 2025 at 6:36PMcute
(#5712146) My new creation lol
Posted by PattyMac on 21 Sep 2025 at 3:45PM (#5711380) Re: Sandhill Sling
Posted by sallyp on 17 Sep 2025 at 1:57AMThat's really good ,it does not look home made. Well done.
(#5711367) Re: Sandhill Sling
Posted by GailorJ54 on 16 Sep 2025 at 9:18PMOne of my local quilt shops did a class for this pattern using waxed canvas fabric. Very popular class! Nice work!
(#5711365) Sandhill Sling
Posted by Falsecut on 16 Sep 2025 at 8:35PMThis is an over the shoulder cross body bag. I've made two of these, one is just sitting here, the other is in full use every day for me personally. The original pattern is sold by Noodlehead. The pattern artist said Noodlehead was the nickname she gave her oldest daughter because of her exceptionally curly hair. The shop page is
https://blog.noodle-head.com/2020/10/new-pattern-sandhill-sling.html
Rounding corners and matching the length of each piece so they fit together (the gussets and the front and back as well as the inside) is the hardest and most rewarding part of this project.
My project front:
My project back:
My project inside:
(#5711232) Re: 2 crafts I made recently
Posted by sallyp on 16 Sep 2025 at 2:02AMYes it is a mirror, you can just see a bit of sky and cloud in it.Its on my garden fence.
(#5711230) Re: Patchwork Cat
Posted by GinnyB on 16 Sep 2025 at 1:54AMThis is so pretty and time consuming.. GREAT JOB
(#5711123) Re: Patchwork Cat
Posted by Twit-twoo on 15 Sep 2025 at 1:00PMIts beautiful. Well done.
(#5710991) Re: 2 crafts I made recently
Posted by JanuarySnowAngel on 14 Sep 2025 at 5:24PMHi Sally, I love your ...Mosaic? I'm not familiar with the craft. But, is that a mirror inset? This is a very beautiful and interesting piece.
(#5710968) 2 crafts I made recently
Posted by sallyp on 14 Sep 2025 at 2:29PM (#5700531) Thread Dispenser/Sewing Case
Posted by Falsecut on 22 Jul 2025 at 7:17PMAnother bag I made earlier this month, this one is a ByAnnie pattern. Thread Dispenser/Sewing Case 2.0 is the name of the pattern although they have updated it to the Roman numeral II instead of 2.0 as they sell it now. ByAnnie patterns are ones that I have made several of although they are always challenging the first time I make them and would be even harder I think for newcomers because she has some unique features and techniques that she uses. She makes her designs so that there are no raw edges, everything is bound on the edges. I was lucky in that my wife actually attended a class she taught so she got familiar with her techniques.
For me, this was a nice project because I've never sewn on vinyl before. It was easy and if you've never done it, it's not much different that sewing on fabric. Feel free to try it. Anyway, here's my little project.
Folded up, it will stand on it's own.
Outside of bag.
Inside of bag with two zippered pockets shown.
(#5700171) Re: Patchwork Cat
Posted by sallyp on 20 Jul 2025 at 2:55PMLove it
(#5699987) Re: Patchwork Cat
Posted by Jools on 19 Jul 2025 at 2:24PMReally good
(#5699873) Re: Black and white quilt.
Posted by GailorJ54 on 18 Jul 2025 at 10:50PMI know how much work goes into a quilt like that! Beautifully done!
(#5699872) Re: Patchwork Cat
Posted by GailorJ54 on 18 Jul 2025 at 10:48PMThat is so cool! How big is the piece?
(#5699853) Patchwork Cat
Posted by Senorita ZORRO_ on 18 Jul 2025 at 7:13PM (#5699531) Special July patchwork token
Posted by sallyp on 17 Jul 2025 at 12:41AMThere is still time to win our special July patchwork token
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Post a patchwork picture during July to win the above token
(#5698721) Re: Black and white quilt.
Posted by Falsecut on 12 Jul 2025 at 8:55PMReally well done.
(#5698714) Re: Black and white quilt.
Posted by JanuarySnowAngel on 12 Jul 2025 at 8:05PMIt's gorgeous!
(#5698646) Black and white quilt.
Posted by sallyp on 12 Jul 2025 at 11:58AM
I have posted this quilt before, its one of my favorites I have made.
(#5698544) (no subject)
Posted by sallyp on 12 Jul 2025 at 12:15AMThank you everyone for posting. It so lovely to see the selection of different patchworks.
(#5698543) Re: Patchwork - Tumble & Twirl
Posted by sallyp on 12 Jul 2025 at 12:14AMThank you for postings.
Lovely quilt.
(#5698504) Patchwork - Tumble & Twirl
Posted by GailorJ54 on 11 Jul 2025 at 7:33PMThis is my first post in this group. I saw your article in the monthly newsletter and thought I could contribute.
Here is the last patchwork project I completed. The pattern is "Tumble & Twirl". I used Maywood Studios Little Lambies flannel. Since the flannel is already heavier than quilting cotton, I used a 70/30 batting.
(#5698459) Re: Pleated bag
Posted by Falsecut on 11 Jul 2025 at 1:01PMI didn't find it difficult to sew but the directions were wonky. If you ever do, remind me and I'll share my learnings. The biggest things were the width of the strap sleeves and the fact that the pleats are three on one side and two on the other which was unexpected for me. It has to do with one side containing the bottom of the bag.
(#5698452) Re: Pleated bag
Posted by sallyp on 11 Jul 2025 at 11:25AMThat's really cleaver. I would love to try that. Is it hard ?
(#5698018) Pleated bag
Posted by Falsecut on 8 Jul 2025 at 11:12PMI make bags for fun and occassionally for profit. Right now, more for fun. I was looking for something different to make and my wife suggested this bag. It's based on a Simplicity pattern, S9908, bag A. I didn't line this one because I was trying it out. It takes 3/4 yard of fabric and about four feet of strapping. I would modify some of the dimensions if I make another one of these. The sleeves that hold the strapping fold to 1.5 inches and with 1/4 inch seam allowances on both side, that leaves one inch of space in the tubing for the strap. Since the strapping is 1 inch wide, as you can guess, there isn't a lot of play. You really need a little more room for the straps to slide around like they are supposed to.
The bag is pleated and only three inches wide by 26 inches long when folded down. This is it in the collapsed state.
It expands through the opening in the middle to hold a lot of volume and weight. I think I could get a basketball in it. To get it back to the collapsed state, all you have to do is pull on the ends and it snaps right back to the flat state. I'll probably make a sleeve to hold it when I'm not using it.
I have a couple more bags that I've just made. I'll post in a few days. Right now, I'm trying to make a hat. Never done that before. Wish me luck.
(#5697226) Re: Patchwork Wolf
Posted by dawn1968 on 5 Jul 2025 at 3:36PMI love it. Beautiful
(#5696987) Re: Stars & Stripes Afghan I crocheted
Posted by JanuarySnowAngel on 4 Jul 2025 at 4:01PMThanks, Vicki
(#5696982) Re: Stars & Stripes Afghan I crocheted
Posted by ladyvic on 4 Jul 2025 at 3:46PMWow! Great job! It's beautiful
(#5696819) Re: Stars & Stripes Afghan I crocheted
Posted by JanuarySnowAngel on 3 Jul 2025 at 6:09PMThank you
(#5696818) Re: Stars & Stripes Afghan I crocheted
Posted by dawn1968 on 3 Jul 2025 at 6:04PMthat's nice
(#5696706) Stars & Stripes Afghan I crocheted
Posted by JanuarySnowAngel on 3 Jul 2025 at 10:14AM (#5696533) 4th of July is coming
Posted by laura lee on 2 Jul 2025 at 2:36PM
Table cloth made with Hankies
(#5688679) Painted bag
Posted by sallyp on 23 May 2025 at 11:09AM