No Craft Spending in 2020 - I will bust my stash this year!!!

Chloe901

Morning all! Great makes going on, well done to everyone! Emsi those cards are so sweet, and congrats to loopychriss for smashing the target!

I spent yesterday at the sewing machine making this bag (first time adding a pic, hope it works!). The bottom looks a bit wibbly-wobbly here, but it's nice and flat in real life. It only used up two fat quarters, so not much of a dent in the stash, but I did use some cheap bias binding around the top, which is a bit rough and wouldn't be any good on clothes, but worked well here.

I'm also knitting socks - I ditched the lace ones because I kept getting lost in the pattern. I'm now knitting a toe up, short row heel pair. I've decided that I do not want any of this yarn left over, so I've assigned 50g per sock, and since I only have small feet the leg section is going to be really long! I'm at mid-calf on sock one and probably have 15g or so of yarn left. I'll post a pic of the finished product in about 13567 years when they're finally done.

Today I'm waiting on the postie to bring me a book of sewing patterns for jersey/stretch fabrics, and once that arrives I'll hopefully be making another t-shirt. Pattern for undies may be here over the weekend too, so hopefully by this time next week I'll have a good dent in my fabric stash.

emsi_b

I have 3 more makes to report- including the dungarees!  23/52 2 cards made up, and I have just this morning finished hacking the sewing pattern to get the dungarees finished. I have no idea what it meant, so I looked at the picture and finished it off the way I wanted it. I hate poppers on toddler clothes, so I just sewed up the bottoms instead.

vulpix

Hmm,thought I had posted from my phone,now on laptop..Anyway lovely makes there chloe and emsi.
 finished the blanket,I don't like it but someone will I hope. I just save my makes until someone has a baby or there is a charity stall somewhere.
vx

vulpix

Think that’s 13 this year  

vulpix

Undid the new white wool from the edge of the blanket. It was a different shade and the pattern bugged me too. Eecked out the original leftover wool. About 1m to spare in the end.

magical

Chloe901 said:

Morning all! Great makes going on, well done to everyone! Emsi those cards are so sweet, and congrats to loopychriss for smashing the target!

I spent yesterday at the sewing machine making this bag (first time adding a pic, hope it works!). The bottom looks a bit wibbly-wobbly here, but it's nice and flat in real life. It only used up two fat quarters, so not much of a dent in the stash, but I did use some cheap bias binding around the top, which is a bit rough and wouldn't be any good on clothes, but worked well here.

I'm also knitting socks - I ditched the lace ones because I kept getting lost in the pattern. I'm now knitting a toe up, short row heel pair. I've decided that I do not want any of this yarn left over, so I've assigned 50g per sock, and since I only have small feet the leg section is going to be really long! I'm at mid-calf on sock one and probably have 15g or so of yarn left. I'll post a pic of the finished product in about 13567 years when they're finally done.

Today I'm waiting on the postie to bring me a book of sewing patterns for jersey/stretch fabrics, and once that arrives I'll hopefully be making another t-shirt. Pattern for undies may be here over the weekend too, so hopefully by this time next week I'll have a good dent in my fabric stash.

Your bag is so beautiful. Do you use a pattern for it x 

Chloe901

magical said:

Your bag is so beautiful. Do you use a pattern for it x 

Hello Magical - Thanks ever so much! I followed a YouTube video - I've not been around long enough to post links but a search for Debbie Shore Quilted Shopping bag should find it. I love her videos!

Love the blankie Vulpix, I'm sure it will be well-loved by its future owner.

Made a t-shirt/top yesterday (Frankie by Tilly and the Buttons) and today I made a simple unlined zipped bag to store the pattern pieces in for future use. Finally finished one of the socks, so that's another 2.5 projects done! Back to work (from the spare room) tomorrow, so limited time to craft, although I'm hoping I'll have the other sock finished by the end of the week.

magical

Chloe901 said:

magical said:

Your bag is so beautiful. Do you use a pattern for it x 

Hello Magical - Thanks ever so much! I followed a YouTube video - I've not been around long enough to post links but a search for Debbie Shore Quilted Shopping bag should find it. I love her videos!

Love the blankie Vulpix, I'm sure it will be well-loved by its future owner.

Made a t-shirt/top yesterday (Frankie by Tilly and the Buttons) and today I made a simple unlined zipped bag to store the pattern pieces in for future use. Finally finished one of the socks, so that's another 2.5 projects done! Back to work (from the spare room) tomorrow, so limited time to craft, although I'm hoping I'll have the other sock finished by the end of the week.

Thankyou. That's how i stitched my bag by using her video's. They are so simple to understand. I'll have alook for this one x

emsi_b

25/52 after another two cards finished. These two were Christmas cards (!) so I know for definite they will get used, and weren't just made entirely for fun, as most of my cards are 😂
I have cut out and stuck together a sewing pattern for a tee-pee. My mum saved my old duvets for me, so I have some lovely bright fabric to play with. I am absolutely making a tee pee for the little, not because I've always wanted one to sit and read in...!

Cupcakecraftscuddlycanine

vulpix said:

Loving the pics of lovely makes.Cupcake ,that dog is so realistic! I have done nothing today except go shopping and eat Easter eggs and watch telly.Must do better.
Vx

Yes she is very realistic  😂 and can get anywhere for attention!
I'm sure we have finished more this week to add to the number but I just can't remember right now. Its been very stressful around here! We live in AoNB and people seem to of forgotten about 'lock down' over the weekend (even with firemen everywhere?) so the village has been busy with people meeting up, having bbqs where they shouldn't anyway etc. Which means as we have been meeting them in the shop as well as vulnerable people its been extra stressful trying to get everyone to stick to the rules etc... if people would only think of others!

Super well done Loopychriss for meeting your target! And well done everyone for carrying on and crafting so brilliantly.
Hopefully I'll be able to update our total next week!

Stay safe!