Storage boxes for baby

I used a pattern in Anna Maria's book Handmade Beginings to make one of the stackable boxes.  It is so pretty and useful.

My felted basket

My class at Tempe Yarn paid off.  I made my crochet basket and felted it.

 

 

Tempe Yarn

 I was in the neighborhood and dropped in.  I had been preparing myself for a little more learning in the realm of crochet and visiting this cool place did the trick.  The very friendly staff answered all my questions and made me feel comfortable.  I decided to sign up for a workshop where I finally learned scalloping and started a project which will be felted later. 

   

I even met Yumiko, a famous designer of things crocket.

My green yarn will be used for a baby blanket and the red will be a felted small basket. My heart is good. There is nothing better than wanting to learn and having this kind of community resource available.

Crochet

One more blanket in progress.

The IRS and the world wide interweb

The IRS is finally looking into Etsy and similar selling places.  Read Heather Ross' story here.

pic by Heather Ross

Wall quilt

More crochet

Just make very big granny squares and assemble for a nice size blanket.

Crochet

Have been my hands busy making this.

Pouches

 All the gardening I am doing has inspired me to make something green.

Where I sew

For fun pictures of people's sewing places go here.

Whimsical Baskets

O Caderno Branco.  The baskets are whimsical.

Vivid dreams

Had a very vivid dream that I had met Anna Maria in person and her cute son. I imagine it is all because she embodies a really colorful family life that includes a husband, 6 kids, a house with a studio, and a business that involves creating at all times... And she knows the Mediterranean area.

Crazy Quilts

I am using flannel from old pajamas, or left over from other projects.  One Snowden is in need of something soft to cover her as she sleeps.

Flannel is what is soft.

The PeriodicTable

School children painted/drew the elements on white squares whivh were later incorporated into a wall hanging.

Twins

Made with corduroy, these bags were also a project that lay unfinished.

They are styled after the mail sack.

What is the purpose?

Most bags I make are designed as I am working on them.

This is different from most bags I sew and I had a child in mind...  It too does not have a home yet.

No longer pending

I spent some time recently finishing up a few unfinished projects.

The fabric on the outside came from fabric sample books McKell gave me. It doesn't have a home yet.

I have a dream

For a baby boy quilt.

This is the beginning.

When I need to sew

I will work on this...

It is another quilt made of scraps, free form, and amazing.

Blankety Blanket

My give away stash is in good shape now.  This blankety blanket went to live with the brother in law.

It's kind of manly right?

Dear Teacher

You were so super this year, my Mom made you something...

Love, Grasshopper and family.

P.S.  She (the one I call mome), really loves sewing and is one with the fabric when she makes bags.  We hope you remember us fondly on your trips to the library (or wherever you go with the bag).

School bags

I'd rather be premature and get going on teacher gifts.  But while I was busy assembling some of those, Grasshopper sweetly asked for one for herself to be ready that evening for use the following day.

She chose two colors.

And so the wish came true.

The school bag was ready for school the next day.

Blanketie Blanket

One more small quilt assembled on the fly (my favorite way to do it) and color coordinated the same way.

I decided to keep it for myself.

Renate Hiller - "On Handwork"

Back on track

I finally found the right color yarn to finish this one...

Pouches galore

These pretties were ready to be sewn.  

I like cutting my projects and then finish them when I have time.