Things I've Made ...again

I have a few blog posts brewing, but let's be honest... I'll most likely never get to them, so. I just figured I'd update my 'Things I've Made" posts, because sometimes when I look back, it re-inspires me to sew or create something. Here goes. There are TONS of pictures to follow. I need to update more often!

Here is my first-ever knitted dishcloth. I learned to knit at a local chapter of Mary Jane's Farmgirls. I was pretty happy with how it came out, so I of course gave it away. I couldn't bring myself to get it dirty. :) I have since made a second one like this (gifted as well), two dark green ones in a different pattern for my mom, two purply-blue ones for my grandmother, two greenish-blue ones for myself, and I'm working on a new set of variegated yellows that I won't finish in time for their intended recipient. Oh well. :). I also learned how to make a knitted bath mitt on circular needles. I'll have to see if I can dig up a picture of that...

 I made this shirt for my friend Amy's daughter (adapted from the pattern available here - I love this site!). I was making a baby shirt for Amy's expected little one, and I wanted to make something for big sister, too! I was kind of annoyed that I could only find a turtleneck (rather than a crew neck long-sleeved tee) in the size that I wanted, in white... but ah well. I still think it's kind of cute.

 Here is the shirt I made for the baby-to-be! Once in awhile, I think it's fun to dress my boys alike, so in case the baby was a girl, I wanted my friend to have the chance to do the same. She ended up having a beautiful baby girl, so maybe they'll get to wear them together someday!

 Here was the boy shirt, just in case...

 I made this one for a friend who just delivered a sweet baby boy in March.

 This one was for the awesomest one-year-old EVER, my nephew, Teddy! I liked how the two colors went together so well, that I used them together again when making the L shirt above.

 I gave this shirt to my friend with baby L, too. I just love the little tie, I can't help it!

Another Mary Jane's Farm inspiration... canvas bags. I made the blue fabric bag as part of "reusable bag exchange" that we did as a group, and the red tote was just to use up some fabric. I'm kind of addicted to making reusable fabric bags now. I always snag the canvas/duck cloth from the remnant bin at JoAnn's, and then line them with leftover fabric from making my scrubs a few years ago. Sometimes I shop the clearance fabric at Walmart, where you can score a yard for $1 (and I only need half a yard to line a bag), and I line the bags with that. 

Here's the bath mitt. It is not lovely. Knitting is not my forte. And I did not enjoy knitting on circular needles, although it was "fun" to do something different. 

 Ah, more sewing. These are the curtains I made for our bedroom awhile back. I should post a pic of our linens so you see the fabulosity. Or not.

 Here's another view of the red tote from above...

 A handbag I made from a Make It and Love It pattern. I've made two of these and gifted one away.

 Oh yes, I made him, too!

 More fabric bags. I have two of these, kind of a khaki color, lined with navy blue leftover from some project or other from a LONG time ago. I use them for groceries. I actually made two mini tote bags out of leftover khaki canvas. One I gave to Ben, and the other I gave to Abel's cousin Violet (I'm not sure if she "counts" as Ben's cousin? Hmmm...). I'll have to take a pic of Ben's tote now!

 I made this one last night. It's chocolate brown canvas from the JoAnn's remnant bin.

 The inside is Walmart clearance fabric, kind of a pastel turquoise with brown accents. This (and its eventual twin) will be grocery bags, too... I'm trying to create enough to do a whole grocery run with my bags.

I think that's enough Show & Tell for now.