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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Sometimes you just have to sew something

It's official, I can't go too long without sewing something, it's not a compulsion it's a need I tell you. This little baby belongs to DD. I also raided her fabric bin and supplies. I thought a little sewing accessory might keep me happy for a little while and remembered an easy tutorial. Thank goodness for sharing bloggers. This is a thread catcher tutorial from Susan on Hanging on by a needle and thread. It's quick and easy and I think it has other uses as well because it's a cute box shape.
See, lots of room inside to stash a few treasures. I made these to stay here and I'll definitely be making more when I get home. I just need to find some nice buttons to sew the flaps down where the pins are.
I have a few smaller soft little thread catchers at home that I made from another tutorial I found last year at The Stitching Room. When stitching friends come around or I go out to stitch, they are perfect for putting in the sewing kit.
Here's something else that I had fun with. I had two little helpers. Isn't bread dough fun to play with?
Thanks to my blogger friend Lurline for sharing her recipe for this quick and easy bread. It was delicious! I did make a change and put it in a preheated very hot oven with a container of water to make steam. It helped to give it more oven spring.

20 comments:

  1. oh that is such a great idea, I tend to make a pile of the little thread snippets and then throw them out
    of course a few of them wind up on the floor
    they are adorable too!
    bread looks great, nothing like homemade bread right from the oven, bet the girls had fun helping you
    Kathie

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  2. Oh those little thread baskets are just wonderful! Thank you!

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  3. Love the fabrics you DD has in her stash, made for very cute thread catchers. Nothing better than helping hands in the kitchen LOL.

    Crispy

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  4. Very cute little thread catchers...may have to sew up some of those. The little girls look like professional bakers to me :o)
    The bread makes my mouth water! I think I'm hungry.

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  5. that bread looks amazing! gotta try it . thanks!! cute helpers!

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  6. There sure is something theraputic about sewing, that's for sure. Glad you were able to come up with everything to make a neat project.
    How fun to make bread with helpers! And the rewards of fresh bread....yumm, yumm.

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  7. Your bread looks so yummy, I love the way bread interacts with the senses. Those thread catchers have a wonderful shape, be great for catching more than thread too, keys,mail, remotes or brimming with fresh baked bread!!Mmmm

    Carolyn*

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  8. Hey...these little thread catchers are great...I need some...I only have one and it's never where I am!!
    Oh Yum....I l-o-v-e making bread
    too!

    LOL....what a drastic comparison
    from that machine here and the one you have at home...I sooo love it!

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  9. You are sooo right!! It's a need :) I love your little sewing bags, I think I'll go check out that tutorial! Your bread looks yummy! No turning the oven here right now...it's 108 degrees out today!!!

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  10. Love the thread catchers. They'd make wonderful gifts for the gals in my stitching group.

    And the bread? I can smell it from here. My mouth is watering just looking at it!

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  11. Very cute little thread catchers...need to make a couple of those..
    That bread looks so good...I tasted Lurline's, it was yum...that's it I'm going to have to make some!
    Julia ♥

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  12. I agree, we just have to touch fabric! And Lurline's bread turned out great.

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  13. Love this post title...yes, sometimes you just have to sew something...anything!

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  14. Lovely place here! Beautiful quilts and outher things.
    Annika

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  15. I would be lost without my thread catcher. This bread looks like something I should try too.

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  16. Cute thread catchers and yummy looking bread. I would rather eat good bread and real butter than desserts.

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  17. Very cute thread catchers, and thank you for the link! Your bread looks really good, Mine unfortunately turns out like door stops at times.

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  18. Looks like you're having a great visit at your daughter's. Cute, cute little thread holders!

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  19. Yep I sure do understand this Janet... you go girl!
    Love the thread catchers and the bread...mmmm yummm!!!

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