Spindles Designs

Tag: handmade

  • From Fabric Scraps to Heirloom Treasures: The Joyful Process of Quilting

    From Fabric Scraps to Heirloom Treasures: The Joyful Process of Quilting

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    Mary Ellen Stringham
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    It’s a well-known fact that quilters are a little crazy. We take perfectly good pieces of fabric, cut them into tiny pieces, and then sew them all back together again. But what comes out of that “crazy” is something truly wonderful — a functional, warm, and beautiful creation made with love in every stitch. I…

  • Show and Tell Saturday #4

    Show and Tell Saturday #4

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    Margaret
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    For years I watched my mother make things to give as gifts for Christmas, Birthdays, Mother’s Day, and any other holiday you give gifts.  It is no surprise I like to do the same thing.  After my nephew was born I decided that my mom needed a decoration about grandkids.  It was her first grandchild…

  • Little Purses

    Little Purses

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    Margaret

    My mother, sister and I ( and I think now my daughters ) have this thing for small items. They are just cute.  A number of years ago my sister-in-law gave me a pattern to make these cute little purses.  That pattern was much more complicated.  I have made it easy.They make great gifts for all…