I’ve had a rough day today, I’m having some stomach problems, which has lead to headache/dizziness/blood sugar issues. I’m going to bed now and hopefully I’ll wake up feeling better tomorrow. I did a little embroidery today but not as much as I’d like, the flower petals are kicking my booty - I can’t seem to get them to look how I want but instead of ripping out and redoing (for lack of thread) I’m going to leave it and just chuck it up to a learning experience. I also looked at a lot of stitching sites today, I downloaded many pictures from all these sites. Artecy is the only one that is actually a paid for site, I paid for my membership years ago and I don’t regret it a bit. I wait every couple weeks for her patterns.
ArtecyColoring Pages - Coloring Book
Coloring Book Fun
Tons of Flower Patterns
So, I’m doing my best to not buy any new supplies - but instead using up the yarn I already have. I’m trying to do this for sewing and beading and well, everything else too. I’ve decided that I want to learn to Embroider (obviously) and I’m trying to use supplies I already have but I need to find some material to embroider on so if you have any suggestions, please let me know! I’m also trying to finish up old projects, I’ve been working on the Monks Satchel at work
and my Unicorn cross stitch pattern at home.
I’m thinking about making some of these to carry around my projects - instead of plastic zipper bags. This will be a good stash buster project, I think, since I have a TON of WW yarn and I think I’d line them with some of the cotton material I have. The pattern is from the blog Delicious Stitches and I found it on Craftster.org. Thanks for offering the pattern for free, DS!
I finished this tonight while zoning out on some TV (yay for WWE Smackdown, hehe). I really liked the square and the design, it was easy once you got past the first row - simple pattern repeats. I used the hook that was called for, not thinking about the fact that my squares always come out smaller then the pattern, so when I finished this one it was only 9.5 inches - I added another row of brown, join at corner, sc, ch 2, sc, sc in next stitch, sk 2, sc in next st around, then another row of blue, join at corner, ch 5, dc in same st, 2 dc in ch2 sp ’til next corner, 2 dc, ch2, 2dc in corner sp, repeat around.(if you have any questions please let me know, it’s late so I have no idea if these will make sense.)
Here’s a picture!
I made this bag, thinking it’d be cute to carry - I made it using Red Heart Peruvian Print and THIS pattern (it’s a pdf format). Some how my version came out huge… It’s not really what I wanted, and definitely not something I can carry, but it will make a good project back for at home. I’m going to line it with cotton (so it doesn’t stretch) with lots of little pockets. Here’s some pictures to show how large this thing is.
I came out with two extra square - so I made secret pockets on the front of the bag. Not sure what I’ll use them for yet but I thought they were cool. 
I got some pictures of my March and my first April square. 
Here’s the March -
Craftster - Ravelry -
Aprils Craftster -
Here’s my Ravelry square. One in progress picture, one finished.
I got a serger for xmas!! I haven’t “made” anything with her yet, but I’ve been playing around. Got a couple serger books on order, hopefully those will make life a little easier. I spent the first couple days very frustrated because my bottom thread kept breaking. Oh well, live and learn! I love her! 
Bless this mess! Please excuse all the crap on my sewing table, lol. I wouldn’t know what to do if it were ever actually clean. :p
I’m working a new job, a doctors office, which is far more relaxed then Wal-Mart. I might still be working wal-mart from time to time, but I have no idea. They have me on the schedule one week and not the next, so who knows. But hopefully I’ll get far more crafting done now, since I’ll be working fewer days for more pay! YAY! I’ll probably post some progress pics tonight, I finished all the squares for my 2008 blanket but I still haven’t put them together. I already have plans to do the 2009 blanket that is on Craftster and Ravelry, I’m so excited! I can’t decide if I want to do them in the colors I want my room (blue and brown) or in my favorite colors (purple and white). Here’s some pics of my Nov and Dec square… There’s more pics on my photobucket site.
November
December
I love this pattern, it was quick to work and easy to read. The only mod I would make is to lengthen the hand part so that the cables would reach my knuckles. They’re a bit short.
