More skirts!

Yesterday I went downstairs to find my mom's cutting mat and the little see-through thing you use to line up and cut straight lines with. I found the cutting mat, but the board was no where to be found. So, naturally, I went upstairs, grabbed a trash bag, and started going through the stuff. After three very full garbage bags (mostly of old school stuff) I found the board... but I couldn't just leave everything a mess! So now half of the basement is very organized and you can actually see the floor! (I'm very proud of myself!) There's lots of stuff for a garage sale next summer (I was hoping to go through and get rid of all of this stuff this summer, but I was gone on garage sale day!)
But, here is what I did last night (and this morning).
They look better in person. I wasn't able to get a great picture. I used the same tutorial as before, but this time I wasn't as picky about the way I hemmed them. One skirt has a horizontal panel because I didn't have enough fabric!

And here is what I'm currently making.


I started this blanket last year, but for the past six months (or more?) it's been sitting on the futon in my basement. Because most of the yarn is cheap acrylic it's not super soft, but I'm hoping that when I'm done it's super warm! ((In case you were wondering how big this is, it's about as wide as I am tall and only about 2 1/2 feet tall right now.))

Mom, you better use this for the rest of your life....

My mom convinced me to make her a purse. Not just a simple tote, but a purse with pleats and a lining. I made one for4-H, and I guess my mom thought it was so cute that she just had to have one herself. And who can say no to their mom, right? ((jk)) I worked on it a little bit before camp, but after I got back I had to crack down on all of my 4-H projects that I had procrastinated on. Yesterday I decided that I had to finish it. I didn't want it to sit around forever half finished. I worked on the stupid thing for atleast four hours yesterday. I stabbed myself with straight pins atleast six times. I bent the needle on the sewing machine and had to find a new one... and then I had chocolate ice cream to console myself.

This morning I finished sewing on the handles and sewed on the large button that makes it a complete purse. And the thing is finally finished.

So, the tally is...Times blood was drawn: 1Number of songs listened to while working on it: waaay to many to count
Number of times I had to re-wind the bobbin: 4 (I messed it up several times.)
Number of times I nearly took scissors to the entire project: 6


But enough about that!

Look at these pretty things!!
They are made from these pants.

I used this tutorial. I have a pair of Joe Boxer sleep pants that I'll do the same thing with tomorrow (maybe). I just have to get out the cutting board and rotary cutter. ((The pants had rips in them, we already had the elastic, embellishments, and thread, so no money was spent! Three cheers for being thrifty!!))

I've been waiting too long to post again...

Yeah, it's been a long time, hasn't it?

What have I been doing? Knitting like crazy and driving myself crazy with 4-H projects. But my 4-H projects have all been turned in! So take that!I've finished several super cute things that I just have to share..


This is Petunia. I started crocheting her way back in September. And I finally made her some ears and gave her a face. I love her. :) Oh, and she goes perfectly with the petunias we planted in the awesome new planters Dad made!! Petunia, with petunias! Haha. Rachael named her.

This is Habakkuk. I gave him to Rebekah for her seventeenth birthday. He's really cute! The yarn I used to make him is from a Christopher and Banks sweater I got at Goodwill for $1.25! ((I couldn't even buy the buttons that were on it for that price!)) I still have a lot of it left, but most of it is going into a rug. :) ))

And this is Dr. Octavius. He plans to take over the world. See the smug look on his face? haha. I gave him to Rachael for her sixteenth birthday. He kept her company throughout the rest of the school year. I plan to make more of these... if I can get over sewing on all the legs!

And a little more about knitting... There's finally a knitting group at church! It's been super fun to hang out with other knitters (even though I'm the youngest by far!). But tonight I'll be going to FYBY (aka, Wednesday night youth group) instead. I haven't been there yet, and I need to be with some people my own age!

So, that's it for now! Once I have some more projects finished I'll share them, but I'll relax after such a busy half of a summer!