I’ve taken my traditional week after Christmas off, and the weather is just plain dreary, so I’ve been catching up on work around the house. I have not actually taken my sewing machine out since we moved to the new house (so yes, that would be three years). I had a small list of things to […]
Since I had the sewing machine out for the button holer (which I have incidentally given up on for the time being), I figured I might as well get the project bags I’d taken fabric out for last spring out of the way. The first bag is from two fat quarters of a fat quarter
The knitting portion of my Salal sweater is done. However, I’m trying to do a reinforced grosgrain ribbon button band, and the buttonholer in my sewing machine is kicking my butt. Fortunately, I have plenty of grosgrain ribbon. So that’ll get done eventually. I’ve given up for today, at least. I finished
In “keeping myself occupied while using up my PTO at the end of the year” news, I made a bag for storing my shawls – mainly the Evenstar shawl. I’ve decided to store those in my sweater drawer, and I want an extra layer or protection for the ones I don’t wear often. You can
It’s impossible to buy gift bags that aren’t either rigid, or the size of a car seat box. I’m shipping the things I bought for BF’s cousin’s baby, and I would very much prefer a bag I can mush into a shipping box. So, I had to sew to my own.
To go along with the baby blanket (and the box full of other assorted swag I’ll be sending to CA shortly), I completed two gift bags, in this cute fabric. It doesn’t necessarily go with the color scheme of the blanket, but I really liked the fabric, so I decided I don’t care.
Had the day off today, so finally has some time to make a gift bag for Roger bear. And since I had the machine out, I did a couple more gift bags for the knitwear stash.
I finished a bag for the shawl I made my sister yesterday – so that’s all set to give her before the wedding this weekend. (Under the wire – phew!) It’s certainly very pink. But when you confess a secret favorite color, I am obligated to go for it…
In the course of Christmas shopping, I managed to find my niece’s next birthday present. (Yep, that’s in August. I’m way ahead.) Here’s a bag in which to contain it.
I went as far as I could with the tee shirt muslin. It was mostly a success. I’ve verified that the pattern fit, and I identified a few things I could do at set up to make it easier to put together going forward. I do have to revisit hemming. There