I am also in the snow zone and hope to get errrands done before it really starts to hit. Once that is done, its to the sewing room and close the curtain. I just need to get some snow boards for the kids. They'll be happy and so will I. Haven't decided on the lucky project to get my attention. Hmmmm. Maybe some pillow cases or shopping bags. I also have to work on two quillows for a friends grand daughters.

Oh Good news!!! Kyle was accepted to University of Maine Machias. THats the one we were hoping for. CHeryl

Well, I am finally done with quilts for the customers for the year, so now today, I can finally start finishing up my xmas projects for my family. We are suppose to get 6 to 8 inches today for snow. So I am going to get some hot toddy and work on my gifts labels for my son's quilt, doing some redwork in the middle of a table runner, puttin together 3 quick tablerunners and one small little bird square for hanging on the wall. But this makes very happy, could not sleep all night, just the thought of sewing and finishing projects is revitalizing. . Hope everyone is sewing away. debbie

Thanks for the credit. I guess I should have visited here more often this past month. I have not been doing too much sewing this past month other then working on the baby quilt but I have not had much time to do that. I have been spending less time on the computer.

The pillowcases make great gifts for everyone.. you can pick fabric special to them. I made my mom pillowcases with Renaissance Angels on the fabric just before she died. My sister had her buried with her as she loved them.

I like finding out the things a person loves and making a pillowcase that reflect their interests. Have fun making yours.

retiredgrandma5 wrote: I would watch out for this pattern, it so easy, they become addictive, My husband says there are not enough days in the year for all the pillow case that are being made. debbie

cjbeg wrote: Thanks Cheryl, I will give it a try. I just love tools that belong to my husband, they get much more often debbie

Been working on my little applique project. I'm adding beads-a first for me!

Thank you for the replies! Guess what I'll be doing in the next few days?

I got these same directions somewhere else and used them when we had a little population explosion earlier this year. Three great nephews were born in one month so I made them for all the older siblings and took them with the new babies' gifts. They were quite a hit. It is an amazing surprise to me each time I turn one right side out. I don't know how someone figured this out but it is really cool!

Karen

Here is the link to Ladyrags instructions. THis time I'll print it out so I don't forget how to do it. Cheryl

http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elainesquiltyshop/pillowcase.html

Here is the link to Ladyrags instructions. THis time I'll print it out so I don't forget how to do it. Cheryl

http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elainesquiltyshop/pillowcase.html

Maybe LadyRags can remember where she posted the directions; I read them here some time ago. You take 3/4 yard print fabric, and 1/4 solid. I used flannel. The large portion of the pillowcase is rolled up and the solid band fabric is folded in half. The rolled fabric is placed inside the folded band and the 3 raw edges are stitched. You then pull the rolled part out, which flips the solid right side out and voila! No visible raw edges. I don't think I've explained it very well, but like I said, Lady Rags posted very good instructions somewhere. For me, it was easiest since my band fabric was a solid and it didn't matter which side ended up as the right side. I wasn't sure if I'd end up with right sides out, otherwise!

Enjoy! Nancy in NY

Nancy, I love making pillowcases. What is this magic method that you mentioned?
Marsha in the lower Hudson Valley of New York (and it was warm today!)

Today I made progress on a couple of Christmas gifts. I made 2 flannel pillowcases using the "magic" meathod. Boy did they turn out nice! I even did a French seam on the long edge so there are no raw edges showing. I've finished one pair of matching PJ pants and will work on the other tomorrow.

I finished my last BOM block. I feel kind of sad! What a nice journey it's been all year. I'm still debating whether to make a large center block of my daughter's artwork. It would need to be quite large so that the other 12 blocks fit around.

I'm thinking about taking a break from sewing and quilting and use up some yarn that was given to me and crochet an afgan to donate to Project Linus. I'm kind of between quilt projects anyway!

Nancy in surprisingly warm western ny

After five days of a flu bug (I am allergic to eggs and cannot take the flu shot so deal with this at least once a year) I have gotten a snow man vest project together and ready to do the last top stitching (will post it somewhere when done) also have two snow man wall hangings ready to bind. Hope to do that this week. OK can you see a theme here, I collect snowpeople and love them all. Just don't want to live with them any more.

Ann