I've been on a real craft jag recently, probably to do with the yarn swap/ fabric giveaway that happened at my knitting group, plus one of my roomates gave me an old sheet they had worn a hole in (yes! yards and yards of whole cloth!)
On the knitting front, I finished a vest for Odie out of two skiens that I got from the yarn swap. I just saw them and thought, yes, those are pefect for a vest for a little boy! I used up the two skeins exactly with about 6 inches to spare.
I also needed a project to work on while I was teaching knitting on Sunday, and I happened to get a lovely skein of pink yarn at he swap as well. I had wanted to make these fingerless gloves for a while and I just had a bolt of inspiration. I looked up the pattern and lo and behold, I actually had the yarn CALLED FOR IN THE PATTERN. Which NEVER happens with me, I always do a lot of modifications, but this seems like it was meant to be (plus I already lost one of the fingerless gloves on the last pair I made, so I need a new pair, it was kismet).
Finally for the sewing, I scored a ton of awesome material at a giveaway plus the sheet. I made this quilt out of Last Minute Patchwork Gifts for Odie which was a ton of fun (and incidentally my first go at machine quilting.)
I wasn't sure what was going to happen to it at first but Chris said he actually liked this quilt (for once) and suggested that Odie could use it as his quilt away from home when he goes to "grandma's" house. Perfect.
I also knocked out this pin cushion
which is a pattern from Last Minute Patchwork Gifts as well. What an awesome book. I don't really have a home for it yet either, but I thought it might be fun to have a blog contest, what do you think? Anyone interested in "winning" this hand made exclusive Heather one-of-a-kind leave a message in the comments ..... lets see...... leave a message stating the first project you will use with your new pin cushion. and I'll pick a winner somehow. And they're off! Contest ends...... July 1? :-) Now we'll see if it works! Hey if you don't sew leave a message stating what you would do with it anyway, re-gift, use as a very very soft hacky sack, prop up a wobbly table, whatever.P.S. Saw Prince of Persia last weekend courtsey of my brother for free tickets. Anyone else seen it? thoughts?
Yay for crafts! I recently made myself another needle book since I'm not sure where my first one is. Not as nice as yours -- I just glued some felt to a folded piece of cardstock. Works fine though. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that fabric looks sooooo familiar... weird. I can't believe that one top from Australia is now part of a hoody (my doing) a pin cushion and a quilt (your doing). It wasn't very good at being a top, it's doing much better in its new lives.
ReplyDeleteI am actually a bit without in the pin cushion department, and will need one when I start my (bargain - $6/m) silk satin maxi dress... I reckon there'd be enough of that purple lovliness to make you a pin cushion in trade... on a side note though, what on earth am I gonna line that with to avoid satin's tendancy to accentuate every little lumpy bit?! My mum said tulle, but that sounds itchy. Maybe muslin? Maybe I should just get a pair of spanx?
PS That quilt is COOL. Did you see the one Bella's mother made her in Eclipse? It was the best part of the movie. I still have quilt-fever from the V&A...
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