Quick Links – Nov 26
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Year: 2007
Magical Vegan Dinner Loaf
This year marks my first vegetarian Thanksgiving since high school, and we bought a fantastic dinner in advance from a local restaurant specializing in organic and veggie-friendly meals. The main dish was a veggie loaf that contained all kind of delicious roasted vegetables, plus nuts, lentils and who knows what else. I’m totally inspired to […]
Cuttlefish Softie
I made this plush cuttlefish for my niece, who’s 1.5 years old. Her mom’s a marine ecologist, so why not encourage her propensity towards a nautical theme? My sister, brother in-law, and niece travel a lot, so I included a security handle, good for strapping the toy to a backpack or stroller. – Link.
Los Alamos’ Black Hole
Mark of Boing Boing writes: Coudal Partners has posted part one of a five-part documentary about the famous “Black Hole” surplus store in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Coudal Partners – Link
Keep Warm Quilt-in-Progress
With nearly 8,000 people having signed up for the Handmade Pledge already, a lot of WIP (works-in-progress) photos are beginning to pop up on Flickr and across the blogosphere. One that particularly caught my eye is this striking quilt by Steph DosReis. I love the clever use of applique, as well as the combination of […]
Mend your Quilt
The quilt my mother made me is falling apart. It seemed as soon as I moved to Arizona (a much drier climate than previously), the fabric started to crack and shred. Does anyone know why this would happen? My cat doesn’t scratch my quilt at all. If you have any idea, post in the comments. […]
Understanding Arduino Interrupts
uC Hobby has a piece up on the use of interrupt routines in Ardunio programming: Often when working on microcontroller projects you need a background function to run at regular intervals. This is often done by setting up a hardware timer to generate an interrupt. The interrupt triggers an Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) to handle […]