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to holidays, puppets, toys, nature, sewing, needlework
and things to make and do.”
Patterns are filed separately. “When I find a idea I like
I tear it out, staple it together and put it in the proper
place in the file.” This way she can find things easily, and
should she ever run out of ideas, she can just go to her file
and become inspired.
Sherry is never at a loss to know what to do because she
“always has projects planned. “Even when I was
teaching I look forward to domg work on crafts. I would sit
down in the evenings and work.” Now that she is at home
she said she often rises at 5:30 a.m. with her husband,
which gives her “a couple of hours” before Marta needs
attention. Having worked for eight years before taking
leave to have her baby. Sherry says, “I really liked my
job, but I really enjoy being home.” She likes cooking
Chinese and preparing fancy hor d’oevres.
She puts her talents to use in many projects around her
home, including curtains and bedspreads for her room
and a brightly coordinated room for Marta. Even Hodel, a
well-loved dachshund enjoys the luxury of a rag rag.
Sherry has created about eight or nine quilts from
scraps of double knit fabric, including one with
strawberries, and one which features Holly Hobble type
dolls. Each girl is different, and each fabric is a piece
fate
Blesemge
?j7Zearts are gladdened
and faith is
reaffirmed, as
we celebrate His
Holy birth in a
humble manger.
Now may all
blessings of Christmas
be with you.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,1979
“that was special to me.” She said she got her idea from
her grandmother who had made her a quilt with southern
belles.
She explained that she had spent hours looking at the
quilt and remembering what the fabrics had been used
for.
In some ways, Sherry feels presenting her craft
programs has helped her gain confidence. “I was very
backward in high school and would go out of my way to
avoid people. Now 1 enjoy talking about what 1 do. I am
more nervous about how they accept the things I’ve made
than about doing the presentation.”
At the Homemakers’ Christmas program she said she
presented 39 ideas, and felt they were all well-accepted.
‘ ‘lf it’s something I like, someone’s bound to like it too.”
Although she says macrame is the one craft she has no
interest in pursuing, she adds, “I really like it all. There is
no one particular thing I like.”
Sherry’ interests are wide, and include being a member
of the Board of Directors of the Agriculture Extension
Service in Lebanon, a member of the Friends of the
Library in Lebanon and the Lebanon Junior Women’s
Club.
As a new mother, she takes pleasure in canng for her
infant daughter and expresses interest in beginning to sew
for her. She admits that Marta already has received a
wide variety of handmade items ‘ ‘for as young as she is.”
With Christmas day very near, Sherry’s holiday craft
making will wind down, but she will not be idle. Each
holiday brings new ideas, and each season it’s own in
terests.
FABRIC TUBE WREATH
Materials:
one wire coat hanger
12 2%inch styrofoam balls
fabric - 60 inches longs and 20 inches wide
12 lengths of white 1 inch ribbon, each 24 inches long
1 yard wide ribbon from finishing bow
With right side together, stitch fabric to make a tube.
Turn the fabric. Thread balls on wire, being careful to
center them.
Pull fabric over the wired balls. Tie with a 24 inch
nbbon between each ball.
Finish with a large bow over the hook.
GLUE —STIFFENED FABRIC
Fabric will not ravel if it is stiffened with a mixture of
white glue and water. Start with mixture of 1/3 glue to 2/3
water.
Immerse the fabric until saturated, then squeeze out the
excess solution. Spread the fabric out and hang to dry,
place newspaper underneath to catch the drips if drying
indoors. Iron if necessary.
Straight scissors, pinking scissors and scalloping shears
can all be used to cut ribbons from the glue stiffened
fabric.
• BARN PAINTING
• ROOF PAINTING
• BIN PAINTING
• We sandblast barns before painting them so
that paint will stick to them and last longer.
• Also, RESTORATION ON BRICK AND STONE
HOMES - sandblasting, repointing and water
proofing.
All work is guaranteed satisfactory.
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