Simple little projects from around the webs.

I love cowls.
And I can knit.
But I have never tried arm knitting.
Yes, there is such a thing and you can look here to find out how!

from handimania

And because one cowl per post is never enough, here's one that might be useful to make a dent in my fabric stash.
This is a faux sheepskin lined cowl I found on design sponge.

from design sponge

I actually might not use the faux fur, but it would sure be warm.

I know I've posted about serviettes/napkins before, but reversible ones?
Oh yeah!

on kojo designs

At one stage I fancied myself as a bit of an artist *coughcough*.
And if you do too, there are lots of fab easy ideas over at grow creative.

by grow creative

Oh, yes and another bracelet - using rope.
Looks simple but needs a few special supplies.

from makezine

I do like the idea of using rope.

Things I might do with a fat quarter.

I need to destash my fabric stash.....badly.
You see I bought an awful lot of fabrics when I was making tshirts for Boos Tees, and now that is no more I need to re-purpose, recycle or re-locate sundry bits of fabric.

A lot of it is in fat quarters*
A lot of it is stuff I really like.
I would like to use it.....but what? and how?

I already made some bow ties. (You can see them at the bottom of this post.)

So I've done a bit of research and have come up with these other possibilities.

1. Tea cosy.

tea cosy tutorial

I actually have a few tea cosies.
But I could make a toaster cover?
Or a food mixer cover?

I wouldn't do such fancy quilting and I probably would leave out the felt flowers.

2. Sweet little boxy pouch.

boxy pouch tutorial

You can never have too many pouches, right?
This is a different shape from all my other pouches.....so could be useful.


3. Fabric covered bulletin board.

fabric covered bulletin board

This is pretty cool because it involves no sewing and a lot of glueing!

4. Infinity scarf.

infinity scarf

I love infinity scarves.
I'm excited!

5. Tablet or kindle cover.

ipad cover

I just got a Kindle for Christmas so a cover would be good.
I wouldn't put the apple on the front though.
And I'm not mad about the binding....
It has a pocket on the front, not sure what that is for.

6. Drawstring bag.

drawstring bag

This could be very useful.

7. Simple tote bag.

simple tote bag

Yes, I know, another bag.....
Love this fabric too.

8. Fabric trays.

fabric trays

These could be very useful.
I could put beads in them!

9. Gardeners apron.

gardeners apron

Could also be a market apron.
I'm liking that idea.

10. Cloth napkins.

cloth napkins

Actually I call them serviettes.
But whatever, this is the easiest of them all!
and we do use cloth napkins.

This tutorial shows you how to get the corners mitred all neatly.

I could also make cloth handkerchiefs.
Oh, yeah!


* for non-patchworky people, a fat quarter is a quarter of a square meter of fabric cut in a square.

Wednesday wishlist

Sometimes things are far too beautiful to use!
You just want to own them and look at them and admire them, and show them to your friends and want them to "goo" and "gah" over them as well.


Here are my "goo-gah'' items this week.

Ready?

geisha cloth napkins by WeeBeaks

Beautiful fabrics always get me going!

silk lined clutch by BrianaEdelmanDesigns

And I couldnt resist this addition to my chook collection -

vintage rooster sewing caddy by CampHobachee