This is the....
picture I should have posted to go along with the mention of K.'s one-year anniversary:
Making bias tape... otherwise known as the Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway
( Sorry, the contest is now closed .... though you're welcome to leave a comment if you like.) It's Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway time again. I love bias tape. It is so useful and so easy to use... finishing edges ... finishing seams ... And while the pre-packaged stuff has it's place and I use it often, I really like to have patterned bias tape as well. Enter one of my favorite little tools: the bias tape maker. This one make 3/4 inch bias tape and I will be giving one away at the end of this post. But first, I thought some of you might like to see what it does if you've never used one before. I don't have a rotary cutter, nice cutting mats, or even a proper cutting table (I cut-out things on my floor), so if I can do this, so can you. Here is my admittedly quirky method. Step 1: Lay out the fabric and fold a corner over to find the bias. The woven threads should be at right angles to the part you turned up. Step 2: Using a ruler and some sort of mark
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"In the adoption world, the preference is for girls. I've watched little girls, sometimes with significant special needs, move off waiting child lists, while healthy, slightly older boys wait and wait. Girls are wonderful, but so are little (and not so little) boys."
This is beautifully stated.