Last day of Summer

It is my last official weekday of my summer vacation and I have to work. I got roped into working at the District Office today. It really wasn't a big deal, until Nick took the day off. Now I have to work and he doesn't. Oh well I guess.

I made a couple things in the past week that I thought I should post. First a Chore chart. I made this for a SWAP I was in and loved it so much that I had to make one for myself. I probably won't use it much, but I love how it looks. I used 4 Fat Quarters of fabric, and paper that I had lying around, so it is fairly cheap. I don't like that it is a little crooked, but it gets the job done. Each card has a different chore on it (ie... dishes, fold clothes, wash clothes, bathrooms, sweep), when you finish the chore for the day you just flip the card over. At the end of the week you know exactly what you have left to do.

 

I also made a pot holder based on the tutorial I got in my SWAP package, the cupcake rug tutorial. I  used the fabric she sent me to make it. I didn't really like how it turned out after it was washed. I ended up ironing it so it would look better. There are some things I would change if I made another one, but not too much different. I really like the fabric though, too bad I don't have more of it. So, I sew.

I finally got my stuff

I got my stuff from my I <3 to sew SWAP!! I love everything she sent me. Well onto the photos.

I got a basket that is lined and covered (to hide my crochet stuff), a pattern to make a cupcake rug, a ton of ribbons, lace, trims, needles and thread. A book so I can sew things for my garden, and the best thing of all, a blue ribbon apron. It has super cute apples on it. I love how it is smock style, I think I might wear it as a dress over a t-shirt and jeans.

I am so glad the Post Office didn't lose this package, I would have been mad not to get all this great loot. Thank you so much eye_on_sparrow. So, I sew.

Oh how I love the rain...

So it is raining today and I feel like a drained dirty sink. All gross and groggy. It is only supposed to be like this for two days then sun again. It better get sunny at least a little bit before I have to go back to work. I go back on September 2 if there are some jobs.

I got one project done so far this week, but I did get almost done with another. I just have a little sewing to do on the second and it will be finished enough to post. The first project however is a lunch tote that I made as a template for some that I want to make for Christmas. I followed a pattern found at ohfransson. This is the first time I have used this pattern and I didn't follow it all the way. I didn't want to do any hand sewing so I had to change the pattern a little to compensate that. I only used scraps from my stash, so I wouldn't have to buy anything. I really like this pattern because it is fairly large, but not too big, and it has an expandable drawstring top. Anyway on to the photos.

I definitely figured out what to do, so that the ones I make for Christmas are perfect. Needless to say, this may be the only one you get to see. I might post the others, but I don't know. Well I think I am off to finish the second project so I can start another. So, I sew.

Here are my projects:

So I have decided to post part of my project list, that way I will be held accountable for these projects. I am famous for just taking a project off my list because I don't want my list as long. Not anymore!

Project Type	Fabric Color	Fabric Type	Pattern Name	Company	Number	Design	Project #
Cushion	Pink Stripe	Cotton		Burda	8113	C	1
Pants	Brown	Corduroy		Burda	8119	C	2
Skirt	Blue	Denim		Burda	8179	C	3
Pants	Black	Canvas		McCalls	2586	B	4
Pants	Cream	Canvas		McCalls	2586	B	5
Skirt	Blue	Knit		McCalls	4261	F	6
Dress	Pink	Satin		McCalls	4440	B	7
Skirt	Black	Pleather		McCalls	4582	A	8
Skirt	Black Pinstripe	Poly/Wool		McCalls	4582	D	9
Tank	white	Knit		McCalls	4664	B	10
Jacket	Blue/Gray	Fleece		McCalls	4676	B	11
Jacket	Black	Fleece		McCalls	4707	B	12
Skirt	white	Knit		McCalls	4707	C	13
Pants	Blue Stripe	Knit		McCalls	4789	F	14
Pants	Black	Fleece		McCalls	4789	F	15
Totes	Black/White	Cotton		McCalls	4851	A/B	16
Tank	Pink	Knit		McCalls	4872	A	17
Tank	Blue	Knit		McCalls	4872	A	18
Top	Blue	Knit		McCalls	4872	B	19
Jacket	Purple	Fleece		McCalls	5714	A	20
Jacket	Pink/Cream	Fleece		McCalls	5714	D	21
Jacket	Black	Fleece		McCalls	5714	E	22
Night Shirt	Pink/white	Knit		New Look	6321	E	23
Dress	Navy	cotton		New Look	6559	C	24
Skirt	Pink/White	Cotton		New Look	6593	C	25
Robe	Blue	Cotton		New Look	6657	B	26
Skirt	Purple Plaid	Polyester	Skirt	Sew U			27
Top	Brown	Cotton	Sleeveless	Sew U			28
Top	Ivory	Cotton	Sleeveless	Sew U			29
Jacket	white	Knit		Simplicity	2883		30
Jacket	white	Cotton		Simplicity	3538		31
Sweatshirt	Blue Stripe	Knit		Simplicity	3694	C/B	32
Dress	Green	Knit		Simplicity	4561	B	33
Dress	Tan	Cotton		Simplicity	9503	A	34
Night Shirt	Pink	Flannel/Satin		Simplicity	9505	A	35
Tank	Cream Tee	Knit	Generation T			46	36
Swimsuit	Pink Tee/Brown	Knit	Generation T			49	37
Rug	Mixed	Knit	Generation T			97	38
Jacket	Cream Tee/Black Tee	Knit	Craftster Hoodie				39
Blanket	Blue	Homespun	Crochet				40
Cardigan	Pink	Homespun	Crochet				41
Hat	Black	Thick & Quick	Crochet				42
Hat	Pink/gray	Wool	Crochet				43
Hat	Blue/Gray	Wool	Crochet				44
Apron	Fruit/yellow/blue	Cotton	Emmeline				45
Apron	Apples/yellow/blue	Cotton	Emmeline				46
Baby Stuff	Jungle	Cotton	Get Baby Ready				47
Jacket	Black	Flannel/Satin	Kimono				48
Tank	Purple Polka dot	Cotton	Sew Teen				49
Blanket	Monkey/green	Flannel	So, I Sew				50
Blanket	Seahawks/Grey	Fleece	So, I Sew				51
Totes	Care Bear	Cotton/Quilted	So, I Sew				52
Totes	Blue w/Sunflowers	Cotton	So, I Sew				53
Totes	Birds of Paradise	Cotton	So, I Sew				54
Totes	Maple Leaves/Green	Cotton	So, I Sew				55
Totes	Purple w/flowers	Cotton	So, I Sew				56
Totes	Brown/Flowers	Cotton	So, I Sew				57
Shorts	Ducks	Flannel	So, I Sew				58

 

As I finish enough projects I will update this list. I feel so accomplished about doing this. So, I sew.