Okay, I guess that doesn't sound all that impressive - 12 kids quilts in four months? I should be able to go faster than that!
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Sewing for Good Sunday
If I keep this pace up I might just have all these quilts done by the end of next month.
Okay, I guess that doesn't sound all that impressive - 12 kids quilts in four months? I should be able to go faster than that!
Okay, I guess that doesn't sound all that impressive - 12 kids quilts in four months? I should be able to go faster than that!
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Cruise Tips
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5 Things to Pack for a Cruise
1. Magnet. Did you know the walls in your cabin are magnetic? A magnetic clip, like a big chip clip, can be placed on the wall and used as a bulletin board area. The clip can be a good place to put all the papers that will be delivered to the cabin each day. The daily paper, the invitations to the art auction and health seminar, the ads for the boutiques and spa specials can be organized on the wall instead of strewn about the desk.
2. Highlighter. Each day a printed schedule of the activities happening around the ship is delivered to the cabin. A highlighter allows passengers to mark those activities they don’t want to miss. Each member of the family can use a different color on the same schedule. Or ask your steward for extra copies and each person can have their own schedule and mark it up.
4. Packing Cubes. With the number of outfits needed for a cruise – formal wear, resort casual wear, swimwear – not to mention regular day-to-day clothes, suitcases get filled up fast. Rolling clothes and putting them into packing cubes leaves space left over in the suitcase for bringing home souvenirs. You’d be surprised how much you can fit in those things.
They even make it easy for unpacking. Actually, it's more like not unpacking - we just unzip them, fold back the top, and leave them in the drawers. Super duper easy and convenient. We've used the eBags brand for quite a while and they haven't had as much as a rip or broken zipper. Easy to wash and easy to use!
We use multiple sizes and we each have our own colors (me-pink, hubby-green). They have a ton of colors and sizes to choose from. Take a look:
Friday, March 22, 2019
The Friday 15
I seriously found 15 more items to get rid of? Heck, yeah. That makes almost three straight months of sending off 15+ items per week. Add that to all the Friday 15s I did last year and I'm getting pretty darn good at this downsizing thing.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Make a Spring Flower Table Runner - Tutorial Tuesday
For today's Tutorial Tuesday we are going to make a flower table runner.
You can find the step-by-step how to video directions for the homemade spring flower table runner sewing project here:
For the project you will need:
- Five squares of white fabric measuring 11” x 11”
- Five squares of fabric for the flowers measuring 10” x 10”
- Five squares of fabric for the flower centers measuring 3” x 3”
- 1 ½” strips of yellow fabric. (Since this table runner is around 60” long you might need to piece some of these strips together.)
- 14” x 60 inch piece of batting
- 16” x 62” piece of fabric for the backing
- Heat 'n Bond Ultrahold - Five pieces measuring 9½” x 9½” and five pieces measuring 2 ½" x 2 ½”
- Basting spray
- Pins or Clover Wonder Clips
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- Matching thread
- Rotary cutter
- Cutting ruler
- Cutting mat
- The template downloaded from HERE
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Sunday, March 17, 2019
Sewing for Good Sunday
Despite that:
*I'm in the middle of a rheumatoid arthritis flare up and can barely get out of bed and dressed.
*My back is throwing fits and won't allow me to sit for an extended period of time.
*Both knee replacements won't let me stand for an extended period of time.
*The screws in both my shoulders - especially the shoulder that got roughed up during the transatlantic cruise - are bugging me and drastically reducing my movement.
*I've been fighting a migraine for the last few days.
*I'm having to work hard to cough up whatever gunk is in my one working lung.
*The inflammation in my thumb is pressing against a nerve and make it twitch incessantly.
I still have plugged along and now have all 12 charity quilts basted. And even got another one quilted.
Here's hoping for better days so I can get more sewing done. But that day isn't today.
*I'm in the middle of a rheumatoid arthritis flare up and can barely get out of bed and dressed.
*My back is throwing fits and won't allow me to sit for an extended period of time.
*Both knee replacements won't let me stand for an extended period of time.
*The screws in both my shoulders - especially the shoulder that got roughed up during the transatlantic cruise - are bugging me and drastically reducing my movement.
*I've been fighting a migraine for the last few days.
*I'm having to work hard to cough up whatever gunk is in my one working lung.
*The inflammation in my thumb is pressing against a nerve and make it twitch incessantly.
I still have plugged along and now have all 12 charity quilts basted. And even got another one quilted.
Here's hoping for better days so I can get more sewing done. But that day isn't today.
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Alaska Cruise Resources
5 Things to do in Juneau
Nugget Falls Trail at Mendenhall Glacier
Juneau: Cruising Alaska on the Golden Princess
The Royal Princess in Juneau
5 Things to do in Ketchikan
Ketchikan: Cruising Alaska on the Golden Princess
Ketchikan: Cruising Alaska on the Royal Princess
The Royal Princess in Ketchikan
5 Things to do in Skagway
Dogsledding in Skagway
A trip to the Yukon Suspension Bridge
Skagway: Cruising Alaska on the Royal Princess
Skagway: Cruising Alaska on the Golden Princess
The Royal Princess in Skagway
Embarkation in Whittier on the Golden Princess
The Royal Princess in Whittier
How to get from Anchorage to the Whittier Cruise Port
The Island Princess in Icy Strait
One Day in Denali National Park
What to do with 19 Hours of Daylight in Alaska
Talkeetna, Alaska Roadhouse Restaurant
Golden Princess Vancouver Disembarkation
Capilano Suspension Bridge
5 Things to do in Vancouver
Butchart Gardens in Victoria
North to Alaska: Royal Princess Embarkation Day
Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver
5 Weeks Cruising Alaska on the Royal Princess
Island Princess Cruise Wrap-Up
Cruising Alaska: Royal Princess Wrap-Up
Several years of blog posts about Alaska are here
A trip to the Yukon Suspension Bridge
Skagway: Cruising Alaska on the Royal Princess
Skagway: Cruising Alaska on the Golden Princess
The Royal Princess in Skagway
Embarkation in Whittier on the Golden Princess
The Royal Princess in Whittier
How to get from Anchorage to the Whittier Cruise Port
The Island Princess in Icy Strait
One Day in Denali National Park What to do with 19 Hours of Daylight in Alaska
Talkeetna, Alaska Roadhouse Restaurant
Golden Princess Vancouver Disembarkation
Capilano Suspension Bridge
5 Things to do in Vancouver
Butchart Gardens in Victoria
North to Alaska: Royal Princess Embarkation Day
Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver
Island Princess Cruise Wrap-Up
Cruising Alaska: Royal Princess Wrap-Up
Several years of blog posts about Alaska are here
Looking for more cruising information?
Take a look at what else you can find here at Deb's Days!
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