Monthly Archives: August 2015
Knit Shopping bag
At some point in my life I accidentally purchased some Lion Brand “Thick & Quick” cotton. I think I was going to make dish clothes, but this is just too thick. So I’m using a pattern on their wrapper to make a shopping bag. This far is 11 rows with one ball of yarn. It seems like a heavy bag to me. Each ball is 7 oz and it calls for 3 of them. I’ll finish this sometime and see – it could be useful as a grocery bag if one had to carry them any distance. When finished, it will be carried on the shoulder (I think)
Little Joys Christmas table topper
This simple little Christmas table topper is quilted and bound. At 34″ square it would be the perfect size for a tiny baby blanket as well. It’s a bit before Christmas, which gives me time to decide what to do. This is a great time to start looking at patterns that will go together quickly for the holidays. The Fat Quarter Shop has a good supply of free and simple ideas.
Patterns, patterns, and more patterns.
I had to interrupt cleaning the desktop (no photos of before, because all you have seen were piles of paper) that I started last night to run to JoAnn’s and purchase some doll patterns because they were $.99 and every sewer knows that having too many patterns is not possible.
Then it was back to putting a lot of these papers that have been in stacks and in envelopes, but cluttering the desk into notebooks where they can actually be viewed and used. In cleaning I found that I have purchased another kit. I had totally forgotten about this one. So that makes the 4th. 2 of them are done, and these two are still not started. Also I broke the punch that I was using to put them into the notebooks, so still have more to go and then find room for the notebooks. I’ll get a new one tomorrow as I think this one has served for over 40 years. It appears I need another bookcase, but there is no room for that, so will have to find plan B.
Maybe after all of this gets organized, I’ll be able to find patterns that I want to make and not spend so much time looking for them. (I do have an apple box of discarded papers as well)
A package and a dress
My cousin sent me another “care” package. It’s always a surprise when she sends something as she will tell me something like “I’m sending you some fabric” which doesn’t tell me anything. Here is today’s package: 2 lovely pieces of flannel each 2 yards, a brocade type and a silky type fabric , each just over a yard plus some doll buttons and other misc., some ribbons, some pellon and a doll pattern with a dress from each of 4 countries. What fun this will be!. But this will go into my doll items and not be counted with my quilting fabrics.
And after mopping the floors and watering the greenhouse etc. – just what has to be done – I don’t get carried away there, I have another little dress done. I probably should go find some fabric to do a third one for gifting, but I’m anxious to try another pattern first.
A busy day
Today I took the day off to shop. First I wen to choose some countertop for the master bath. Then came home to get Bill and we went to Joann’s
for a “N” crochet hook – which is large and then to lunch. I took him home so he could go to the lake and then went
Off to Goodwill where I found this doll to fix up for a Christmas gift,
this kettle to make up some dyes for the wool.
Then it was off to Walmart for a two more balls of yarn I needed. They didn’t have what I wanted, but that didn’t seem to stop me from buying. So I came home with these 4 balls of dish cloth yarn that was on sale.
And while I was there, they were having a “back to school” sale on T-shirts. so I choose some from 4 different companies. I’ll try them and see which fit the best and return the rest. That was enough shopping for today. However, when I got home, I received a call from the first place and she told me, the product I chose was marble and would be a lot more work, so I need to come back and choose a granite. Ah, the joys of remodeling.
Prairie flower finished
