Purse for Christena

I made this purse as an exchange item back in July but never posted the pictures (can you tell my life has been busy?). The purse was sent to Christena. It was knitted and then felted. The
pattern is from the November, 2006 copy of Creative Knitting magazine. I added pre-made straps. My experience with knitted or crocheted straps is that they do stretch. I then lined the purse (second picture). I also sent a crayon purse which I crocheted for Mary who started kindergarten this year (and I remember when she was born--seems like last year). The purse for Mary was complete with a box of crayons, which she grabbed right away. This was a very fun swap to do.

Slide show

I created a slide show of the prayer shawls I have finished. It will be easier to add shawls that way. I am almost finished with a shawl for Amanda. It is a blessing shawl as she starts a new career working as the missions coordinator for a church in Arizona.

Check out my Slide Show!

Prayer shawl for Tracy

I just finished this prayer shawl for a friend at church whose father just passed on.

I used Rainbow Boucle (a shaded yarn) and the V-stitch pattern. It is 24 inches wide and 66 inches long. The shawl is very light and soft. Tracy will get it on Sunday.

New venture

I am attempting to start selling pillowcases I have sewn. I have an Etsy page and will see how it goes. These are the pillowcases I made this week. I am still trying to figure out the right resolution for the pictures, That will be tomorrow's project!! My Etsy site is here: http://Blueowl.etsy.com .

Quilt update

After 2 weeks, I have finished the quilt top. I am learning a lot about quilting and really like it. The border is a Peter Rabbit print.

Baby blanket finished

I finally finished the round baby blanket I was working on. I really like the pattern, except for the rippling just before the border. If I make this again, I will change the number of stitches so it lies flat. This is for a baby at church who is due to arrive in September. She will have 2 brothers, so we know she will be a princess!!

This is a purchased pattern from this eBay store

http://stores.ebay.com/Creations-by-Rebecca-Leigh.

Bible study squares

I am doing an online Bible study with a wonderful group of women. We are studying "Women of the Bible." We have crocheted squares to go with each woman we study. I am going to assemble mine into a prayer shawl. I chose the color peach since Eve is the first woman and she ate the forbidden fruit. We don't know what the fruit was, but many believe it was an apple. But I am going to think it was a peach! Here are the first 3 Eve squares I made.

The ends are not tucked in yet. The square at the top is called butterfly garden. The 2 on the bottom are (l to r) seed stitch and rib stitch. I think these 3 squares say a lot about Eve. I will post next week's squares when I finish them. This Bible study is wonderful!

More sewing

I made this dress for E. who will start kindergarten next month. I made shorts for her to wear under the dress since she loves to be on the monkey bars! I have more things to make for her. It is such fun to sew clothes for "back to school."

I also made some more pillow cases, but have to get the pictures uploaded.

Finished another prayer shawl

I finished this prayer shawl for Linda who has some health issues. It's amazing what the different lighting will do to the colors. The first picture is a more accurate one of the color. I used Lion Brand Homespun and a size L hook.