Pillowcase Garment Bags

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A quick and useful gift can be made from a single pillowcase.

Martha Stewart provides directions on her website. (you will have to wait for a short commercial before accessing the directions)

Bumble Bee Linens shares a photo tutorial on how to make a garment bag out of a pillowcase on this web page.

Pop Sugar gives another variation of the top slit, but gives no directions.

Paint Chip Needle Cases

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Need a quick gift for a friend who enjoys sewing or favors for a sewing or quilting retreat? Sew Many Ways shares a photo tutorial on how to make needle cases out of discarded paint chip cards and a bit of flannel.

The tutorial can be found here.

Repairing a Hand-knit Sock

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Anyone who knits socks knows that the inevitable will happen: a hole will most likely appear on two common areas - the heel and the toe.

Taking Time to Smell the Roses posted a picture tutorial on repairing those holes in place by knitting a patch. Sound intriguing? The tutorial can be found here.

If you try it, bring the repaired sock to a Guild meeting for Show and Tell.

Tunisian Crochet Shaker Dishcloths

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Very Pink has a pattern and video tutorial available for making these delightful dishcloths.

The link to the free pattern (on Ravelry) and the video can be found here

Personalized Fabric

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During Show and Tell on Saturday, Mary H. displayed fabric she purchased online. Mary had a stack of fabric, shown in the following photo, that she had personalized with family names.

Mary H.

The fabric panels were ordered from a business in Layton, UT, called Personalizedfabric2.com

The site also offers free patterns as well as ideas for using the personalized fabric.

Natural Dyes and Weaving

Interested in learning more about Natural Dyes and Weaving? Sara Morgan Ward prepared a book on the topic in 2001.

The book is available free online and covers the following topics:

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The book can be read online or downloaded in a variety of methods - (see image below)

In Memory

Lucy O.
1928 - 2015

 Lucy Osborne was a member of the Fremont Fiber Arts Guild for many years and participated in numerous Guild activities and projects.  Lucy served as the Guild president and helped to promote the fiber arts in Fremont County. The knit items she and brought or wore to the meetings for Show and Tell were exceptional. Note that in each photo she is wearing a sweater or vest that she knit. She was an accomplished knitter, an artist with needles and fiber.

Lucy O., and Alice B. peruse the items in the Guild library
Dubois meeting 2012

Lucy's smile was contagious

Lucille (Lucy) Baldwin Osborne, 87, of Lander died Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Westward Heights Care Center in Lander. A memorial mass was held 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church with inurnment following at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Lucille (Lucy) Baldwin was born in Portland, Oregon, to Florence Rees and Decatur Baldwin. The family moved to Hood River, Oregon, where her parents operated an insurance business. After graduating from high school, Lucy attended Oregon State University where she studied home economics and was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

She and James G. Osborne married in 1948. They lived in California, Utah, Colorado, and Oklahoma before settling in Lander in 1978. Lucy was employed by Lander Medical Clinic until retirement in 1996.

Over the years she was an active member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Fremont Fiber Arts Guild, Lander Urban Forest Council, Fremont County Master Gardeners, and PEO.

Lucy was an avid gardener, an accomplished knitter, and enthusiastic cook who enjoyed entertaining and sharing items she made and grew with friends.

Lucy is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth and Anne.

The family would like to thank Justin Hopkin, MD, for his compassionate care and the staff at Mountain View Retirement Residence, Westward Heights Care Center, and Frontier Hospice for their compassionate and professional care. Heartfelt thanks is also extended to all of Lucy’s wonderful friends for delicious meals, rides to appointments, caring visits and most of all, friendship over the years.