i've been told i'm "nesting" but no... i'm not pregnant. i'm just recently motivated to work on craft projects (perhaps due to my new fabric that i've purchased recently... and the success with recent projects :))
i think part of it has to due with the olympics. and no... i'm not suggesting that crafting bags, coasters, aprons, etc. should be an olympic sport... but we've been up late every night and watching TV. those of you who know me know that i don't do well simply sitting still & watching a TV show or a movie... i like working on something else in the meantime. whether that's crafting or stitching or journaling or reading... i don't do well with just focusing on one thing at a time. hmmm... ADD much?
anyways... we've been up late, which has lent to many projects.
a recent creation... and my constant new purse... is this bag below.
full of pockets, it carries pretty much everything i could need, including a notebook and pen, all my diabetes supplies, and my often-exploding wallet. it also works well for bike riding--it can sit over my shoulders and around my neck (a cross-body purse if you will). oh, and btw... it's designed... by me
i saw a "yoga bag" in target that i liked but there were a few problems.
1) it had no pockets
2) it wasn't sturdy enough
3) it was royal purple
regardless... i figured out how it was made... went and bought fabric... and then came home and made it myself :) my favorite part is the pocket on the front... with the button that pulls it all together.
my second favorite part is the button that ryan found today at joann's... which again, ties everything together so well and keeps the top from flapping open. nice eye, hun
hmm... other projects...
i've made coasters for Mom for her birthday as well, based on
this pattern, which i made for Grandma last Christmas as well. there are placemats to come... that are simply... works in progress right now
they (and the coasters... which i have no pictures of) are actually made out of "vintage" fabrics (at least vintage patterns...). one from Mom (which she bought some time ago intending to make Sarah & I clothes... it's been a while
) and the others are from Stu -- an older man i worked with at the post office at school. his wife passed away several years ago and was an avid quilter & crafter... he passed her fabrics along to me as well as their china. a sweet, sweet man.
then, the apron i made for Grandma's birthday (happy birthday, Grandma!) out of a pillow-case which i thrifted yesterday (yes... yesterday
).
it was a pretty amazing thrift-store find! 8 pillow cases, 3 twin-size sheets, a pair of home-made drapes which are very colorful... and a couple of small yellow, terry-cloth blankets... all for $20. whew!
my current project is a market bag which i think will be a purse for me instead. we'll see if i can modify it enough to work for my needs
oh, and i've been working on a few other projects for Christmas, which i can't post on here... since Mom & Dad & Grandma & Sarah & Dan and pretty much everyone I'm working on projects for checks these sites
so those will just have to wait
or... maybe i'll give close-up hints later. hmmm... i'll have to work on those.
time for bed now... i'm tired after a day spent with family, then with friends. wonderful, hilarious, joyous times... but still tiring
g'night all.
mgr <><
p.s. yay for
ryan hall... who is married to a girl i grew up with (
sara bei) and just placed 10th in the men's marathon (aka 26.2 miles through the heart of beijing on a morning with temperatures of 83 degrees and high humidity!
)
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