Neck coolers

I have made these neck coolers for a few years now.  I even made a video for YouTube about it.  I will try to link the video if I can figure out how to.  Anyway, you soak these neck band things in cool water and the beads inside swell up, you then wrap it around your neck and as the water evaporates it helps you cool.

I need to make a new video because I've made some changes to the pattern.  I have noted these changes in the comments under the video.

Last year I made over a hundred of these for VBS.  Right now I am making some really cute tie dye ones.  Hannah dyed the fabric. 

I made several for people Hannah works with and embroidered their names on them.  Generally though I just make them with patterned fabric.

I use a product called Water sorb.  One thing I learned is it takes very little in each pocket.  The new pattern I'm using has 4 pockets instead of two and it takes less than 1/8 a teaspoon of the water sorb in each pocket.  You would not believe how much water they absorb.  If you put too much in they will actually seep out of the fabric and it looks pretty gross.  Plus they wont work properly.

 

Another quilt block trial

I am learning to make quilt blocks and enjoying it.  Here is another block I made as a sample.  Its called a 10 min. quilt block.  It was pretty easy.  I love you tube.  You can learn to do pretty much anything you want to.

You can leave the middle square like it is or turn it in for more of a cathedral window look.  That's what I am going to do.  Fold and sew.

This is the video I used to learn the technique.  I think this is the block I will make for the quilt for our King size bed.  I would just have to decide how to quilt it once its made.

Right now I am putting the binding on the crib quilt I made from the jelly rolls I cut.  I hope to post a picture in the next couple of days.

fabric bowl cover tutorial

Some of the ladies in my sewing and craft group on facebook wanted instructions for my bowl covers.  I decided it was time to make my first tutorial.  My daughter Hannah filmed me while I demonstrated the process.  Hope you enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrmPpXiA-fE