That's right, you heard it here first.
I'm actually
sewing now! @_@
Sure, I've mended things in the past, and there were those bread bags back in January. But those were sloppy hand-stitched items.
Say hello to my sewing machine aided creations!!
(1) Knitting Needle Case
Using fabrics and ribbon I had hanging around, I finally got around to organizing my knitting needle collection (recently augmented by the stash inherited from my abuela) in a somewhat pretty, but definitely functional, knitting needle case :)
Don't get me wrong. I didn't come up with this pretty little thing all by myself.
I used the most wonderful tutorial from
Made By Loulabelle.
If you want to make one of these yourself, I highly recommend following her tutorial with clear instructions and pretty photos to boot ;)
And before we say good-bye, to the Knitting Needle Case, here's oooone more photo:
Okay! Onto project #2...
(2) Dog Bed
Okay, so it doesn't look like much, but let me show you what's going on here:
First, that is one happy Tak'e.
But I kid. Really, look close, you'll see that this bed is comprised of three simple things:
- 2 old towels
- batting (scored for free at a garage sale!)
- and yarn scraps
Again, not my own idea, but totally right up my alley in terms of (1) frugality (2) repurposing and (3) functionality. I have the amazing Martha Stewart to thank for this one. That's right.
To recreate this in your own home, simply sew two towels to each other along 3 of their 4 sides. Then fill the pocket you've created with batting, sew shut, and then thread yarn through random areas of the bed to keep the batting in place. DONE.
And, because you haven't seen her on the blog in a while, here's little miss Ella Rose attesting to the awesomeness that is that new dog bed:
Can you feel the enthusiasm?
...
Well, that about wraps up my latest endeavor so to bid you all a good night, is Tak'e on his dog bed. :)
Take care and happy sewing!!
