foggy picnic craft
May 25, 2009 Remember when I recently sang from on high about my love of Janurary gardening and the recent heat wave? Well right about now, all that smug self-satisfaction about California weather comes and bites me in the ass.
Memorial Day for the rest of you is the most likely the kickoff to summer heat, icy drinks and suntan lotion. While here in San Francisco, we bundled in thick sweaters and stood under heat lamps at a friend’s barbeque this weekend.
But I’ll be damned if I’m giving up the summer picnics. It’s just that instead of packing sunhats, we’re bringing an extra pair of warm socks. And this blanket that can toasty up our toes while we pass the hot port instead of frosty beers.
A quilted, downy pocket sewn onto the bottom of an existing blanket keeps the chill away.
And while I was at the sewing machine with visions of foggy picnics, I made these oilcloth pillows that can double as cushions at picnic tables as we huddle around the grill.
Bring it, fog. I'm ready.
Reader Comments (5)
Great ideas, I think the toasty toes pocket on the blanket idea is excellent and I really could've used a cushion today at the picnic table. Great ideas! Is oil cloth hard to sew with? Any special tips on it?
Love the cute little pocket! Don't worry, I'm in CO and this memorial day was very wet and chilly!
HI Kristin, I find oilcloth really easy to sew with, but I do use a walking foot. If you don't have one, I've heard masking tape on the bottom of your presser foot does the trick too (basically you want to avoid the oilcloth sticking). Here's a great page of info for you:
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=5
The great thing about oilcloth is that the edges don't fray, so you don't need to do any hemming. Just sew and cut. I pink the edges to make it look a little more finished.
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