a little update.

Some links to share:
today i bought the pdf for this bag pattern, the Two Zip Hipster. my daily purse is sort of reaching the end of its days. it's a black hemp purse that i'm tired of, plus it is showing wear. I made an awesome purse, but it is sort of big and maybe more for dressing up. I've really been looking at stores and sometimes online for a little while for a purse that would be similar but better to my black purse. TaaDaaa.... I'm so excited about this. It will be a few inches bigger, but i think it will be great, and I'm happy to find a pattern with a long strap. Anyway, I'm not sure what fabric to use, I may have enough of my own or I may purchase some. I think it would be good to make it in a dark color, but we'll see, and if it works out, I may make a few colors.

I also bought a pattern for a top. I've been meaning to make some tops that aren't t-shirts. so... i saw this one and thought maybe it would work for me. It's the second one (red and blue) on this site. I really like her site, and it makes such a difference seeing something sewn by someone... So, same thing, I'm not sure if i have enough fabric of my own but i may end up buying some.

Today I spent most of the day cleaning. I have a little table in my room, which was covered in sewing stuff. Today I changed it into a music table, with my awesome new recorder from my awesome boyfriend. I will try my hardest to keep this table only for music making. I was able to condense some things, and also recycle a LOT of paper. so, I'm glad I spent the day on it, though i feel like i have so much sorting to do. I'm hoping depending on my tax return (like if i get one or not) of possibly buying a scanner/printer, and possibly an ipod, so that i can store my CDs instead of have them take space in my room.

In my sorting I also cut up some rag rug and quilt squares out of fabric i had designated for scraps, but hadn't had the time to cut up yet.
Of course I have been planning to put photos on the blog, but i feel like i don't have time to stop to organize all that.

This evening I worked on two little projects to felt. While cleaning today, I found a cat toy, one of those plastic balls with a jingle bell inside. I had heard a while ago of knitting or crocheting around the toy and then felting it into a soft ball that jingles. I have not felted it yet, and it may be too big, but i will try it. I also used some of the same yarn to make sort of a pot holder, or rather maybe something to put on the table, is trivet the right word?

I sorted my yarn last week, and found that most of it is 1 or 2 balls - left over from projects, mainly in different weights, which makes it hard to find projects. anyway, I've tried before to find projects for certain yarns, and now after going through my stash I am more inspired about it.

That being said, my fabric stash is probably 10 times larger than my yarn stash, so that is partially why the name of the blog has gone from Pretend Like You're Knitting to ...Sewing.