Paper beads ~ As a teen, I made these from various types of paper, including magazine covers and wallpaper scraps. I seem to remember sealing them with clear nail polish.
Klutz kits are always very attractive and seem to be a good value. They're good about labeling the kits with appropriate ages.
Harmony ~ Great job on completing the quilt so quickly and sending it off already. Nice touch with the label!
Nancy ~ You and your grandkids sure have a lot of fun. They must love coming to your house.
Sewing ~ I completed my UFO challenge project for last night's meeting. As described in a previous thread, my grab bag contained 2 pieces of fabric, a peach color shiny cotton/poly blend 16"x48" (scant) and an eyelet cotton printed with red/blue/green floral stripe 16"x33".
I ended up cutting them apart and piecing an apron based on a 1940s booklet for making aprons from handkerchiefs, which I found online at
http://tipnut.com/tea-aprons/. I based my pattern on #3.
The center square is both fabrics cut 16". I used the other half of the printed eyelet for the side triangles. The bottom ruffle and waistband are the peach. By cutting the ruffle pieces side-by-side 8"x16", I could cut 3 longer strips (2.5"x33") for the waistband and ties. Those dimensions turned out a good size for my plus size.
The original illustrations in the booklet appear to be using small standard-size embroidered or printed handkerchiefs. Obviously those measurements would only fit a girl or a very slim 1940s woman.
I think my version turned out ok, although the fabrics I had to work with are rather stiff even after prewashing. Hopefully they will soften with wear.
The woman who picked up my UFO (boy print cotton with a bright blue background) added red corduroy to it to make a cute vest and pants combo.
I had picked up my UFO fabric from the freebie table in the first place, so in the end this project only cost me part of a spool of white thread. I used all of both fabrics except a 1" strip of the eyelet selvedge.