Dumpling Bag

The pattern is in Fall 2008 Interweave Knits. It is a cute bag but I would rather knit with smaller needles. This uses size 13 needles. Oh, my aching hands.

It is a beautiful fall day. It was 38 degrees this morning, the coolest weather we have had here in Georgia for quite a long time. We actually have the heat on. But the leaves seem to be falling without turning anything except dull brown. We have not had enough rain.

October apron

A good use for some of my fabric stash. I wear aprons for cooking and need some new ones. Ths one has pumpkin fabric for the top trim with 2 cat buttons. I added the pumpkin applique. The pattern is Butterick B4945.

pillow shams

This is a combination of many quilt blocks that I had finished but never done anything with. So I decided to make pillow shams. Fun to do and used up some materials lying around in the way.

My plan is to use lots of the materials I already have for useful projects.

clothespin bag

My friend Linda told me how to make this clothespin bag. It is a little boy's size 5T shirt. Just sew up the bottom and you have a clothespin bag. Cute. Got the shirt at a rummage sale for $2.00.

Pillowcases

I was down to one pillowcase for an odd size pillow that I like on my bed. Since I have a large stash of fabric from sewing and quilting days I decided that I would make new pillowcases using only materials I already had. Success is sweet. The first one is eyelet, the next four are batiste, the last one is flannel. The trims are leftovers from other projects except for the second pillowcase. It has a decorative stitch that is on my sewing machine. This was a fun project and I have several other things in mind to use some of this stash that has been lying around for some time.

Purse for Charley Grace

This is a cute little purse I found on Ravelry. It looked like it needs to be for Charley and I think she will like it. I used Manos del Uraguay in cherry.

Fairy Ring

We went to walk at Ridge Ferry Park and found this fairy ring. I have never seen one before. It is not complete just about a half circle. But the fairies can still dance at night on a half circle. This is a beautiful park with a walking path that runs right along the river.