Seams of Life

beginnings...

 

...of this summer's tomatoes,

...of a new crochet project,

...of another vintage collection,

...of a sewing project,

...of dreaming about springtime.

still here

despite my lack of blogging. I've just felt quiet lately. I blame it on the unusually cold, wet winter we are experiencing. Most nights I just want to hibernate under the covers rather than sit at the computer or the sewing machine. We actually had a good bit of snow here in the south recently. It was short lived but thoroughly enjoyed by the kids.

 
I have managed to crawl out from under the covers (so to speak) a few times and complete some craft projects. I finally made use of my new craft nook and sewed a sewing machine cover. The construction was simple and quick enough. It's basically a tote bag without handles.

 
I added the ruffled bias tape just to fancy it up a bit. It's also reversible but, being the bad blogger that I am,  I forgot to take a picture of that.

And I know that Valentine's Day is far behind us, but I still would like to share the paper heart mobile I made with my daughters' help. They cut, I sewed and tied.

I've also made good progress on my stash-busting granny square Afghan.

Only I'm not exactly busting my yarn stash as I intended. I loved the color combination of the Afghan so much that I went out and bought more of the same yarn to start another crochet project with. But I'll save that project for another post.  

In the nick of time

My Red Scarf for The Orphan Foundation of America’s Red Scarf Project is completed and on its way to warm the neck of a foster teen.

 
  I am so grateful to the founders of Craft Hope for creating a space that connects crafters with charities that want or need out our handcrafted items. It feels so good to give something a bit more personal than cash.