Prevent Noseeums by Keeping House Cool
I live beside a lake in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. During the scourge of noseeums, I have a kitchen cathedral ceiling that is black with those nasty critters. However, I have no air conditioning. Will try shutting the furnace off overnight to find out...
Razor For Removing Fabric Pills
I have been using an electric razor for getting rid of fabric pills. At least I dont ruin the item or cut myself, and it works wonderfully well.
Problems Threading a Needle?
At a quilters seminar, the teacher told us to trim the thread end to a 45-deg angle and bring the needle to the thread instead of the reverse. Works perfectly for these 76-year-old eyes! I tried the slotted needles, but when I pull hard through the quilt, it...
Cheap Quilting Materials?
Try www.fabric.com. I have gotten very good material there, and they have both clearance and some at under $5. I know what you mean. I make charity quilts also and since I am a widow and on Social Security, I have to be very careful. I make quilts for children...
Dog House for Firewood Storage
Oh gosh, how I laughed. This from Florida! Snow is so deep here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont that I have to keep wood for my stove in my front hall in a big rack (at least 1/2 a cord). This will not last the whole winter, of course. It will need to be...
Milk Bottle (or Carton) Christmas Candles?
Oh the memories. I made these with my Mom back in the 1940s. But we didnt use a taper candle, we used a cotton wick wrapped around a pencil that we laid across the top of the carton. Some of them were really beautiful. We would put in a layer of one color, wait...
