Peyto Lake
Well I completely forgot to update the blog this past week. You see, we were on VACATION! We went with Will’s family to Banff in Canada and had a week of beautiful views, fun hiking trails and great company. I can confirm that it is just as magnificent and beautiful as all the pictures. My favorite view was an overlook above Moraine Lake, which was a magnificent deep turquoise color. They say the lake changes colors in different seasons and time of day, but when we saw it the color was a fabulous pure turquoise.
Moraine Lake
Patricia and Julius were good nuggets for the trip, as expected. Julius earned a junior ranger necklace for completing a bunch of fun activities. Patricia got to hang out in the hiking backpack for several nice hikes. We even saw a black bear enjoying some berries on the way up to Moraine Lake which the kids (and I) found very exciting.
You know what else is exciting? This little pod holder! I saw a similar one online and had to try my hand at making one. I think I have to make a few more because I’ve found several uses for it. Originally I had it hanging next to my sewing desk to catch lose threads and fabric scraps. Then I moved it to the closet to hold sunglasses, and now I’ve completely usurped it’s usage for holding sun tan lotion! I need to make a couple more to fulfill the other purposes! The other cool thing? It’s made of recycled jeans and this awesome batik I found (I love batiks!)
Hanging Pod Holder
What you’ll need:
- 1/2 yard of inner lining fabric
- a leg of a pair of jeans
- 1/2 yard of batting
- 1 yard of bias tape (I made my own from the tie dye fabric)
- snaps
- pattern here
- Cut out fabric pieces as indicated in pattern.
- Layer jeans, on top of batting, on top of lining fabric for body pieces and pin together.
- Using a walking foot (or not) stitch down the fabric in wavy lines.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the base.
- In the body piece, fold darts so the darts are not visible on the jean side. Stitch darts.
- Pin and stitch body piece together along straight edges, with the unfinished seam showing on the inside lining fabric side.
- Use the bias tape to finish the unfinished seam.
- Pin and stitch circular base to body pieces, jeans sides together.
- Use the bias tape to finish the unfinished seam where the circular base attaches to body
- Use the bias tape to finish the unfinished seam along the top of the hanging pod.
- Take an extra piece of bias tape and, fully folded, stitch along open side.
- Stitch one end to outside of tall back of pod for hanging.
- Add snaps on either end of the hanger.
