Water Bottle Sling

My water bottle kept sweating all over the papers in my book bag, so I whipped up this quick and easy solution using a felted wool sweater. The whole operation took about 15 minutes and is so handy!

Baby Goodies!

I just love making goodies for all my friends when they have babies! This is a set I've made for a friend who is due tomorrow. These are worked in worsted weight acrylic yarn on size 8 dpns and circular needles.
The center of the blanket is knit in the round as shown here http://www.knitlist.com/00gift/round-baby-blanket.htm until it no longer fit on my needle and then finished off with crochet. Using a size J hook I made row of single crochet (working two stitches in the same increse stitches used for knitting), two rows double crochet, and a shell edging (worked slip stitch, *dc second stitch from needle 5 times, slip stitch second stitch from needle* around).
The hat was a very quick knit worked as follows:
Using 16 inch size 8 circular needle, cast on 58 stitches.

Join piece and work in 1x1 ribbing for 4 rows.

Knit until entire piece is 5.5 inches. BO

Turn hat inside out, flat (BO edge to BO edge) and mark fold lines with pins. Refold hat so that the pins meet and once again mark the folded edges. This will divide the hat into fourths. Bring all pins to meet in center and pin so that the top of the hat has a star like shape. Whip stitch closed and turn right side out to hide stitching.

Introducing My New Sewing Buddy

A few months ago, I visited a going out of business sale at a local botique. I noticed three beautiful dress forms in the window and just had to ask about them. The owner of the store was not available at the time, so I left my number with the clerk and asked that the owner contact me if she was going to sell the forms. I didn't hear anything back for nearly a month and had almost forgotten about them when the owner finaly called. Not only was she selling the forms, she was selling them for the fabously low price of $25 each!

Hello, Friends

I’ve gotten very bad about posting lately. For starters, my computer is going through some sort of depression. Then school and sewing are keeping me busy. I got the new power cord for my machine two weeks ago and have kept the house humming as much as I possibly can. The hum of a sewing machine is such music!

To reassure you all that I am indeed making progress, here is a list of my completed summer projects.

• · Tube top for me (fun-n-funky made from cotton handkerchiefs)
• · A cotton asymmetrical skirt for me
• · A sleeveless cotton blouse for me (refashioned from a man’s button down)
• · An artwear skirt for each of the girls (refashioned from stretch pants and embellished)
• · A shrug for my oldest daughter (refashioned from her favorite hoody that was badly stained)
• · A tank-top for me (refashioned from a poly/satin drawstring skirt)
• · Two artwear t-shirts for a friend and two for my stb etsy store
• · Two artwear hats for my stb etsy store
• · A artwear jacket for my stb etsy store
  
  This isn’t counting all the UFO’s laying around my house in various stages, so I’m not doing too badly. I hope you all are having a productive summer as well!