A Knitting Experiment

So ... I'm into knitting these days.

I really love it.

I'm excited about my new yellow scarf that is half-made.
Hopefully I can finish it before the winter hits the South.

I've already worn my purple scarf once this season.

Last weekend, I started a project that required double-pointed needles.

I might have been a little bit scared to try this.
But, I think I'm beginning to get the hang of it.

 This is my SECOND attempt ....

We won't even talk about the first attempt.
;o)

Hopefully this one will be a success,

because I intend to give this as a Christmas gift in two weeks!!!
(better get back to work!)

As Promised ...

I just put this coffee cozy in the shop ...

I have to confess ... I might need one of these for myself!!

Selvedges Everywhere!!!

It's official ... 

I'm now accepting selvedge donations.

This weekend, I had an order for three selvedge coffee cozies.

Yay!

I've been LOVING using my own selvedge cozy ...

I love the fun colorful dots.

I'm glad that there will now be others who will have their very own selvedge cozies!

So ... I spent last night sewing selvedges together ...

lots of selvedges ...

for a long time!

The only sad thing is that now I'm running really low on selvedges.

I forgot how many it takes to make a cozy! 

SO ... if you sew and you have no need for your selvedges, I'd love to have them!!

Seriously.

I Heart Pajamas

I have to admit ...

I heart pajamas.

I pretty much change into them immediately when I get home from work.

I don't need fancy pajamas, either ... just comfy ones.

:o)

So, you can imagine how happy I was when Anneliese told me what she wanted for Christmas ...

pajamas for her American Girl dolls!

She specifically requested pink & purple pajamas.

So, I went to my favorite shop and bought some 1930's reproduction fabrics,

and I set to work on four pairs of pajamas this weekend

(one for each of her dolls).

This is one of the pairs ... being modelled by an extra American Girl doll

that my sister-in-law found online for super-cheap.

(This was the only doll we could sneak out of the house without Anneliese finding out!)

I think they turned out really cute!

The tops were a little bit tedious, but only because the pieces are so small!

I still need to add some velcro down the fronts, so that they'll be easy to open & close,

and maybe some buttons on the outside for decoration.

The only problem ...

my sister in law tells me Anneliese is getting a new doll for Christmas!

She might have to sleep in her clothes.

Gift Sets

Recently I had a customer who ordered two reusable shopping bags and two matching coffee cozies.

 

These must be for Christmas gifts.

What a nice gift to give someone!

BRILLIANT!

So, I was thinking about putting a gift set in my shop.

 

Like this one.

What do you think?

Things to Be Thankful For ...

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for :

God ... His love, His grace, and His Son

The freedom to say that openly

A healthy body

A stable job

A growing business

Hugs, kisses and "doinks" from my nephew and nieces every week

The ability to have a frappucino once in a while (or more than once in a while!)

The seat heaters in my car (seriously ... money well spent)

More good friends than I deserve

I will be spending the Thanksgiving weekend with my family.

Thursday we'll eat turkey and all the trimmings.

Friday we will be shopping for toys in the wee hours of the morning

so that we can give them to children who need them.

And the rest of the weekend will be a girls' sewing retreat at dad's house.

(More on that later, I'm sure ... I plan on making some fun gifts for my nieces!)

I hope you have a lovely holiday weekend!

Make New Friends But Keep The Old ...

"... One is silver and the other gold."

Remember that song?

I used to sing it in Girl Scouts.

Good times.

Well, I've been singing that song in my studio recently, too ...

I made a new friend last week :

Isn't she pretty??

She will be in the shop this week.

I promise.

I just have to wait for the sun to come out to take some outside pictures of her.

Also, this week I purchased more of two of my favorite fabrics ...

... Amy Butler's Garden Maze in tan & her matching Happy Dots

Hello, old friend!

These cozies are now back in my shop! (right here, to be exact) 

And none too soon!

I already have a custom order for one of these pretties.