Oops! Haven't been on here in forever!

Wow! I haven't posted on here in forever! And I was trying to post every week! I suck at this... ;) Sorry! I have been soooo busy with school and all that I haven't even had time to think of any projects... But now school is over and I might think of something in the future. I will probably start out with simple things like skirts and the such but who know what could happen in this crazy mind of mine? :)

Well, I learned to quilt a couple months ago from someone who was staying in our rental guest house. I made up a little pattern and I found that I have enough random fabrics to do it! I bought a rotary cutter and mat because that thing makes it soooo much easier to cut straight lines! So now it just needs to come in the mail and I will start cutting and sewing! All I will need to buy is batting for the center. It's the first time I've done something like this, but I think it will work out ok.

Other than that it's just been school, school, school (oh and a bit of my sweater). I am sooo happy it's summer! :D I will have more time for sewing, knitting, crocheting, and cooking!

Speaking of cooking, sometime this coming week I am going to attempt making gnocchi! I love gnocchi and they sound so fun to make. Apparently all you need is potatoes, eggs, flour, and maybe one or two other small things. Very simple. I will try to remember to post and tell you how it went!

Morgan

Another Crafty Post

AHHHH!!!! I am so mad at myself!!! I keep procrastinating and my skirt is still sitting there by the sewing machine... *sigh...* Every evening I think, "I can watch t.v., read a book, work on my story, or sew my skirt..." and it always ends up being t.v.... :( I am dissapointed in myself! I will try harder to finish it by next Thursday!!!! Please remind me on Monday or sometime in the week so I will do it!

In other news, there is a couple renting our guesthouse right now and the lady is an AMAZING crafter!! For example, she took a whole bunch of pine needles and made this strong, sturdy bowl out of them! O.O It's crazy!!! I wish I had a pic to put up on here and show you! Well anyway, she offered to do some sewing with me so I am supposed to pick out a purse pattern and buy some fabric and she will help me make it. I have a list of about 12 different patterns so far... I always have long lists and then have to choose one... haha! Anyway, it'll be fun!

Also, when I was looking at purse patterns on Vogue, I saw these amazing old fashioned hats!!! I really wanna make one! I have a "southern belle" themed spring formal in April(?) and if those are the kind of hats they wear, I should make one to match my dress!! :) That would be awesome!!! :) Here is the link: http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v8052-products-6806.php?page_id=850
And here is the pic! :) They're so cool!

Hmmm... what other crafty things have I been up to? ;) Well, I've been designing some clothes. My sketches aren't that great and I don't know how to turn them into patterns to sew so I doubt anything will happen out of them... But, I did find a book somewhere online (that's like $95!!!!) that says it shows you all about making patterns. Maybe I should get it (or a cheaper one) so I can try to make one or two or more of my designs! That would be cool!! :)

I also found a pattern on youtube for crocheted fingerless gloves. I made one, and it's a little lopsided, but I didn't have enough yarn for the other one so I have one glove just sitting on my dresser... :P I also found a couple patterns for slippers and I might want to try making one of them sometime...

Hmmm... Sometimes I wonder if this blog is super boring for everyone because it's all just about things that I make and do and it's not interesting for anyone else... I mean I don't post any patterns or anything interesting... If you guys think this is kind of boring and have any suggestions for things that would make this any more interesting, feel free to comment and let me know! :)

It's Been a While

Wow! It's been a long time since I've written on here! I kept thinking of it and telling myself to do it right after school, but I forgot over and over again... Well, here it finally is! :)



So I've started crocheting a baby blanket for some friends whose baby is due in a week!!! It's so exciting! I got the pattern from Lion Brand (like I do with all of my patterns). The yarn it said to use (Nature's Choice Organic Cotton) was like $7 a skein and would have cost me like $70! So I got a much cheaper ($3 a skein) yarn (Vanna's Choice Baby by Lion Brand) in green, white, and blue. I don't know if it's going to be a boy or girl, so I hope that it'll be ok for both genders! :)

My sweater is taking a long time... I've been working on the back for months! I never remember to work on it (I'm such a procrastinator) and when I do, it's only one or two rows... I will try to work on it more and maybe finish it by winter this year! :)

Speaking of procrastination, I've stopped working on my skirt... I keep telling myself to work on it, but either I forget or the t.v. or computer distracts me... sigh... I will try to finish it by the end of this week! I know I can if I make myself do it! So anyone who reads this, hold me to that! Remind me sometime in the week so I don't forget! :D

And speaking of sewing, I wonder if I should try to sew a southern belle dress for my homeschool group's spring formal... I've been looking at dresses and they are all so expensive (although I don't know how much cheaper this would be...) and I don't know if the cheaper ones on ebay would fit... maybe I can rent a costume somewhere...

I keep wanting to make a knitting/crocheting video to post on youtube or something, but I never get around to it... haha I'm such a procrastinator...

I will try to keep posting stuff at least once a week! :)

Sewing a Skirt: Part 2 and Other Crafty Stories

So I asked my Grandma and she said that she was planning on doing skirt A. http://www.butterick.com/item/B5330.htm?search=B5330&page=1 I looked at the directions and it looks pretty easy. Today if I have time I will get out the sewing machine and all of the notions necessary to sew a skirt and get started. I think I should be able to do it on my own! :)



The pattern I'm using (the skirt in the front) and the fabric I'm using.



I slept over at my best friend's house two nights ago and we made charm bracelets! After spending a lot of time in Michael's looking for something to make, we came up with that idea and spent a lot MORE time looking for charms and the materials we needed. We ended up taking home some thin leather strips, some claw hooks and metal circles for the ends, and charms (lockets, flowers, "love" and "laugh", and birds). MearKat and I also got some bigger things to make necklaces. They turned out great! :D





MearKat and I also made and decorated a cake. You know the kind that you cover with fondant, that sugary cornstarch mixture. It was a blue present with yellow polka dots and a green ribbon. We brought it to home group/church and everyone loved it! :) I personally think that fondant is disgusting (unless you get the expensive stuff) but the little kids absoloutly loved the "playdough that you can eat"! ;)





My best friend is amazing! She can knit or crochet something without a pattern! In fact, she is so amazing that she desn't even need to know what size needle/hook she is using or anything! She basically just gets yarn and starts creating. I wish I could do that! I need a pattern or else it would take a million mess ups to make a simple thing... I'll just keep practicing and maybe I can get there one day... :)

P.S. This is my first blog with pictures, so if it's all messed up, you'll know why! ;)

Sewing a Skirt: Part 1

I looked through a little pile of sewing patterns I have and found the one for a skirt that my grandma got (Butterick pattern B5330), along with some fabric we were going to use for it. The only problem is that there are three skirts on the package and I don't know which one she was planning on doing. I would like to do the longest or second longest one, but alas! I don't know how much fabric she got. I don't know, maybe I'm stupid, but I can't seem to figure out how much! I've measured it but I'm not sure which way is which and it's all very confusing... One way was fifty-some inches while the other way (folded in half) was 42in or something... She must have washed it so it probably shrunk a little bit, but I still can't figure out if it's 45" fabric or 60" fabric OR how long it is... I guess I'll have to either consult youtube or e-mail my Grandma for the answer... I'll report once I have received an answer! =)