Cloth napkins?

I think maybe this is another project to add to the list: Fabric Napkins - so easy and functional. I love projects that use small amounts of fabric because that is usually all that I have. And I have been thinking about cloth napkins. Even if we don't use them all the time, how ever much we do use them would cut down on our paper towel use. And since they would be light weight, they could line-dry easily.

But now, to clean a bit and then iron carefully the fold on the baby quilt binding so I can sew sew sew!!!

Laptop Case (Belated Finished Project) and Clutch

 Here is our laptop case I don't think I fully posted about. I made it with a bottom-weight twill gray fabric that worked really well for the project. This project is based on this tutorial, yay for online tutorials!

I added a pocket on the outside for our cables so we could have it all together. Check out the Red Velcro! The outside pocket fabric is white flannel with pink snowflakes. The inner lining is cassette tape flannel - awesome! of course this case has a few imperfections, but it is awesome and very functional. (And Manly enough for my husband,)

Okay, here is a clutch I was making many months ago from the book : Sew What You Love. My biggest issue I guess is that I didn't realize I was making such a big clutch. It is so big I probably won't use it. But I did learn some construction things and with a better fabric and better sewing perhaps it would be lovely. I think a stiffer fabric that maybe didn't show all the pleats through the top fabric might be good. I was going to attach large snaps instead of the recommended velcro. But now it has been sitting for many months. Maybe I will just attach velcro. Also, just a thought. Maybe if I attached a strap I would like it better? We'll see.

Duck fabric as the lining - Yep.

In Progress

Mending Mike's jeans. I do it by hand because that's the best way to do it to not have stitching in places where I don't want it. 

Also. The beginnings of a baby blanket. I bought knit picks needles that are interchangable because that's the only way I could buy the size I needed. I had an issue of the needle falling off. I didn't realize that there was a small tool that came with the needles to help tighten it. I have tightened them now and will see very soon if that does the trick. I love the pattern and am having fun knitting. The one sad thing is that the yarn kind of sheds and I get white fuzz on my pants. Oh well! I have a free morning off work and I'd better get back to my mending.

Summer is coming.

From 5/13:
I planted Lobelia and Geranium in pots and am glad to see they are starting to bloom. At the front of the house are huge bunches of Iris and at the back, beautiful pink roses. Today I am replacing a broken zipper in a pair or jeans. I have also already spent a lot of time fighting the ants in our kitchen. I may also work on the baby quilt binding.  Perhaps I will even bind on for a knitted baby blanket that I bought yarn for. (In hopes that it will be a more portable project, lunchtime knitting?) Change is in the air as we may be moving sometime soon and right now I love this spring to summer moment.

5/14:

I have started to knit the baby blanket. The pattern called for size 8 and worsted yarn. My yarn seems thin, and I don't know quite yet how I like the feel of it. It is an Ivory color. I will keep on going and do a few rows of the pattern before I decide if I need to change needles. 

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Not Sewing Related

Well, we have been prepping for our concert, and I made some merch items. My husband helped me re-invent my cd covers (They were originally limited run 4-panel hand silk-screened) We made and image and had it printed, and I hand glued them. Yay!





Also I made awesome stickers through moo. I love them. featuring upsidedown cat images and the wedding one is part of a vintage  greeting card.

Hope to see you at the show on Saturday! upsidedowncat.bandcamp.com