Rev Up the Sleigh

Time to get cracking on the holiday crafts and Christmas presents.  Finished making my list and it’s a long one this year.  Good thing I wrote it out earlier. Holiday Craft List #3 Dummy Mittens Wildlife Baby bear Ornaments Gift bags Bows Doll makeover Bags Collars Barbie clothes Doll clothes Animals Sleeping bags I plan to have them all done by the 21st.  That leaves time before Christmas...

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Finished At Last

A few days late but here they are, the last couple of projects for my list.  I had a pile of fleece squares and needed something quick to do with them.  Actually, I still have a pile of fleece squares, it’s just smaller now.  Since the Holidays are upon us (already!) I thought to make a bunch of mittens and stockings out of them.  Simply cut two of each shape and use a blanket stitch around...

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Fluffy Fleece

So I do love, love, looove making my pretty dresses with big poufy skirts.  The problem is that when it gets cold it’s hard to wear a jacket over those skirts.  The solution?  A dress coat or jacket. Like this one.  I used off-white fleece and a basic jacket pattern with a few tweaks.  Basically I made it about waist long, added a skirt, and added a panel in front to make the neckline higher. ...

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Bags Again

I’ve done some work on my Knifty Knitter again.  I think I’ve really gotten the hang of it and I may be ready for more difficult stuff.  For now it’s easy peasy projects like these simple bags.  They are a little different than the last ones I made (see Back From the Chaos with Something Pink).  The one on right is a simple rectangle shape, made purposely wider than what I’ve previously done, and...

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Blue Bells and Achy Throats

If you follow me on twitter, you probably already know that I have been sick the past few days. I probably shouldn’t say “have” since I am still coughing like crazy. Anyway, being sick has slowed my pace a little so I have gotten slightly behind schedule in a lot of things. Crafts included, but what else is new? I manage to finish my new dress just in time to wear it Sunday, and without sneezing or coughing on it...

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Pouches and a Cat Inspection

First up, last December I made some cute tissue pouches (see Pretty Pins and Pouches).  Now those I made for gifts, not for me.  But now I need some too.  So I made these ones. They look a lot like the other pouches until you open them.  These ones have a flap to make it easier to put tissues or handkerchiefs in them.  It also makes handy for other things or it would if I could think of another...

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Birdy Birdy Birdy

I was sitting on a bench on campus working on the computer and noticed a bunch of little birds around me.  These birds definitely weren’t shy, too use to messy students leaving food scraps.  I thought how cute they looked and it gave me the intense urge to make cute plush birds.  I use pink felt for the bodies and white felt for the wings.  The eyes are small faux pearls.  I’m not sure what...

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Give Me a Doll with Hair

Ready for my excuse?  It’s a good one.  I didn’t post this yesterday like I said I would because I was sick, again.  Something is going around over here and it finally came around to whack me in the face.  Moving on. I think a few of you should recognize this doll that I bought at Goodwill (see Finally Remembered).  Only a buck but she needed a bit of work.  Her hair was almost hopelessly...

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Sewing a Car?

So one fine day, while I was busy sewing I asked my nephew if he would like me to sew him something.  His response?  A car.  How do you sew a car?  I thought about it and came up with this… …Felt cars. They are made from two layers of felt.  The top layer has details cut from scraps and sewn on.  The bottom layer is made of two over-lapping parts, this make a small opening that allows...

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Up to Twenty-Three

I literally just finish drafting up the new project list.  Nothing spectacular about this one, but some of the projects I should be needing fairly quickly at least judging by the current weather here.  It’s cloudy and the temperature is expected to drop about 20 degrees tomorrow with a chance for rain.  If it does rain at least I’ll have plenty to do. Project List #23 fabric car hankie holder birdies cat...

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