Appleton Dance

Easy, facial-tissue cover by Linda Theil, June 2007 If you’re tired of carrying around a grungy pack of facial tissues, try this very cute and super-easy cover made of scraps. Cut one 5-3/4 x 7-inch cover fabric Cut one 5-3/4 x 8-inch contrasting, liner fabric 1. Using 1 /4-inch seams, sew right sides together, across both of the 5-3/4-inch edges to form a tube. 2. Turn inside out and press seam allowances toward shorter (outside) piece of fabric. The liner (longer piece of) fabric will form a 1/4-inch border edge on each end of the tube. Press. 3. Fold the two bordered edges to the center, right sides together. 4. Using 1/4-inch seams, sew across the two short ends. 5. Turn right-side out. Press. 6. Insert package of purse-sized facial tissues.

How to make a 58-foot diameter, Chartres style, painted labyrinth on grass (Note: The labyrinth is 61 feet in diameter if you add “lunations”) by Linda Theil, June 2007 Equipment & materials: Braided polypropylene twine – 35 lb. Break strength Indelible marker 12 large cans inverted marking-paint in choice of colors (orange, white and blue are good, red doesn’t show up very well) NOTE: You will need more paint if you intend to paint the 114 1.5-foot-long “lunations” around the outermost circle of the labyrinth. 2-foot stake sharpened on one end Mallet to pound in stake with Optional: there is a device you can buy to apply marking paint. I never used one, so I don’t know if it would be helpful or not. There is a lot of back bending in painting this labyrinth, and an applicator that would extend your reach might be very useful if it doesn’t cut down on the precision of your application. Background and information on how to create a Chartres-style labyrinth is available at The Labyri...