I'm also sewing!

Some Hawai'ian fabric is now little drawstring pouches and mini duffel bags :)

A little bit of this and a little bit of that...

It's a random Tuesday and we have been neglecting the blog.... so, just in case anyone is reading...

My first lace weaving

 

My first stab at 2-colour weaving... a houndstooth pattern on placemats

Some drawstring tote bags made out of some "holey" cargo pants

The drop-stitch lace scarf I knit for Branwen

The swatch for a brioche scarf I'm designing with some cool colour changing wool!

Front

and back

Not for Micah and Lizzie to look at!

Still making Christmas prezzies!
MICAH AND LIZZIE CAN'T LOOK!!!!

For pics of Micah and Lizzie's Christmas pressies go here

Lookit, I made a thingy!!!

So for my birthday my mum got me a fancy sewing machine and until now I hadn't done anything terribly exiting with it, unless you count figuring out how to thread bobbins exciting. When we were at Zion there was a a quilt patch with some directions for a tote bag and so my mum and I choose some fabric and last night I made my first sewn item (since that quilt I made when I was like 8). I am excited about this tote bag for several reasons:
1) it is actually functional as a bag
2) nothing went terribly wrong
3) my stitches are relatively straight
4) as far as first projects go, this was pretty quick and painless
5) the fabric we chose reminds me of the petroglyphs and the ponderosa pines from our trip!
6) Look how much yarn it holds!!!!