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Basket weaving in Old Town

It is such fun to work in Old Town, San Diego. custodia iphone 7plus con batteria There is a small basket guild that meets monthly. They invited me to teach a small market basket class. custodia iphone 6 mirror It is the one pictured in the front left of the table.The requirement here is that we wear period appropriate attire. That was easy for me (second to the left) because … Read More

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Basket cases?

Did you know there is no machine on earth that can completely weave a basket? Each basket created has human intervention. custodia iphone 8 plus silicone morbido Have you ever made a basket? I had three students in a recent basket making class (private lessons, you might say) who were interested in exploring their creativity. custodia iphone caricabatteria I provided a sample of a “generic” Quilter’s scrap basket and encouraged … Read More

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You can make this basket!

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at basket weaving? This cute and functional little gathering basket would be a good one to start with. I will be teaching this class on Saturday, April 5, custodia iphone 8 corsa 2014 at Rosie’s Calico Cupboard, 7151 El Cajon Boulevard, custodia powerbank iphone 5s San Diego. custodia iphone x silicone spigen The class time is 9:30-3:30 and the cost of the … Read More

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Santa banner quilts and a basket

Our little Cheri’s Fan Club group got together Tuesday night and made these cute banner quilts. custodia corsa iphone 6s I just finished quilting this one made with wool pieces for the Santa head. custodia iphone x glitter This one is mine. I used cotton fabrics throughout the whole project. I love the size of this project, 14″ x 36″ and I have a half dozen places in the house … Read More

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Basket Class

Five wonderful students spent the day with me in my studio weaving these beautiful Algonquin Shelf Baskets. custodia iphone 6s moschino Two students have not done any basket weaving before, and one has done dozens of baskets. Can you tell the novices from the experts? These beautiful baskets started as a pile of reed from the rattan palm at about 9:30 this morning. by 5:00 all were completed and ready … Read More

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Yardstick Basket

For a little change of pace, I worked with reed today. iphone se custodia gatto I made a yardstick basket for a friend of mine who has a little collection of yardsticks. custodia telefono iphone 6 plus It is so satisfying to work with my hands and the reed and make the shape form a coil of flat reed. custodia iphone 6 lettere I have so many baskets of my … Read More

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A long overdue update

I have been very busy getting caught up on projects these last few weeks. I made 8 memory bears that incorporated the garments of a deceased grandma and grandpa for Christmas gifts for their grandchildren. They looked so cute getting ready to go on their journey to the east coast. The client asked that these memory bears have eyes, so buttons were dutifully sewn to each bear to add personality. … Read More

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