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COOL SLEEPING...THE OLD-TIME WAY
How did our ancestors do it? With a "summer spread," an unlined (or lightly lined) quilt, often simply pieced and embroidered. (Redwork was a favorite technique.) Sometimes the quilt top was backed with a sheet, the edges turned and whipstitched together. Sometimes the top was left unbacked, and the raw seams turned over and handstitched, french seam-style. White, cool muslin was the main ingredient in these refreshing pieces.
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HAPPY CHEF PATTERN COLLECTION
by Chris Ulmer
Chris Ulmer's newest pattern collection includes complete instructions for making all four adorable Chefs: The Pastry Chef, frosting a special cake; On Top of Spaghetti (or Pasta Chef); a juggling Tossed Salad Chef (pattern page shown below) and the Seafood Diet Chef! Basic applique and your favorite fabrics combine to make each chef your own creation. Combine all four patterns to make a 42" X 56" larger quilt, or use the actual-sized patterns to make individual 22" x 30" chef quilts. Black & white pages, full instructions and a color cover photo take you through the process, step by step. Cook up a unique masterpiece for just $14.95, including free shipping. |
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FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS: Want to store your embellishments…and
admire them at the same time? Try a clear glass fishbowl! A series
of these will give you easy access to buttons, trim, tubes of
beads…and the mix of colors and pattern may inspire future work
at the same time.
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THE BEST BEAD HOLDER…is a Tic Tac box! Rip or soak off the paper
label; the clear box holds approx. one tube of beads. The cover,
pulled off, holds a teaspoonful of beads for easy use. When
you’re done, tip the beads back in the box, replace the cover,
and store.
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TURKEY RED: In popular use by the mid-1830s, Turkey Red dye was
produced by the Turks, using more than 20 steps. We don’t know
most; anyone who did – and tried to leave – was executed! This
rich scarlet dye was so colorfast that Turkey Red embroidery could
be used on household linens, which were boiled for sanitary
reasons. Thus the popular Redwork style.
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