Large T-Shirt to Fitted Tee Tutorial

Here is a fantastic post that I want to share with my readers. Andrea from a.steed's.life (links to tutorial) did this while at her trailer!! I do have a ton of too-big tee shirts that I love but was debating getting rid of because I like them. It makes me sad that I did get rid of some too-big sorority tees a while ago.

The Candida-Free Diet 2

Well, so much for the diet I was attempting to try (read about it here). I started last Monday and made it (mostly) until Friday. By that point I had dizziness, aching joints and vision issues so I stopped. I am still taking the supplements from the naturopath to get the yeast out but just not at such a fast-pace. I have attempted to contact my naturopath about this but I think she's on vacation this week. I'm sticking to a 1200-calorie diet until I hear from her.

The Candida-Free Diet 1

On Monday (yesterday) I started my first day of a 2-week "candida diet". As I understand it, I am to reduce sugar, yeast and carbs to cleanse the yeast in my body. I'm also hoping for a little bit of inch/weight loss in addition to the promise of feeling better. I found a fantastic 3-week menu plan from the Yeast Diet website ( I linked you to the meal plan part of the website). As I am only doing a 2-week trial I took the items I liked and customized it to my palate. I'll keep you updated to how I feel (and if I make it through sugar cravings!!).

Quilting Tips

As you may know, I am on my 3rd quilt (all queen sized) and the two most valuable tips I can share are ... stick your ironing board behind the table you are sewing on, at the same level of the table. It will hold the bulk of the weight of the quilt you are not using (wish I had figured this out 2 quilts ago!).

I also discovered a temporary fabric adhesive (505) that can be found in quilting stores. I used that to sandwich the fabric (batting on the floor then spray and add the backing, flip so the batting is on the floor again and spray, add the top). I used some pins for the borders but it is way easier, less labour intensive for pinning, and it acts a little like a starch to stiffen the fabric too. Be sure to let the fabric dry for 24-hours so it does not gum up your needle.

Hope these tips help.