Tanya's Bla Bla Blog: May 2007

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

steaming cup of coffee dishcloth

I made this for my friend @ work who mentioned that her hand knit dishcloths had holes in them. Even though they had holes, she still chose to use them over a regular sponge. Now, I have to make dishcloths for everyone so we can all experience the same joy as Lois will when she washes her dishes with this lovely knit item. She thinks it's too pretty to wash dishes with so I'll probably knit another one because I'm nice like that :)

I used this pattern.

apples & pears perfect size tote bag for your everyday stuff

I really like this bag. I took extra special care when making it. This is very roomy and fits all of the stuff that I bring to work every day and even the stuff I bring to baseball. It has fusible interfacing and extra stitching everywhere so that it is stronger since I've been told my bag weighs about 40 lbs when full. I think it's a slight exaggeration. This has a magnetic snap closure and two roomy pockets on the inside.

I made a new sushi tote with this same 'pattern' which wasn't really a pattern, it was more like measurements that I took from another bag that I noticed I used more frequently than any other bag that I have.

apples & pears zip pouch

I love this fabric. I 've seen a lot of people use it in different projects on craftster. I was so excited that I actually found it locally and got it on sale.

The pink zipper is 7" so the pouch is 7" x 5" x 3". That sushi pouch that I posted very recently I think actually has a 3" bottom like this one. I actually made up a pattern for this one and cut it out of a paper bag. The cut pieces are more triangular which, when put together, makes the pouch more rectangular rather than bigger at the top and smaller at the bottom like others that I put a flat bottom in. (You can see that more in the first picture). This pouch also has a pocked that closes with hook and loop stuff (generic *elcro). When I ironed this, I acidentally melted the adhesive on the back of the *elcro. It stained the outside of the pocket :(, however, I put new *elcro dots on it and they actually stuck without any kind of stitching, so yay! :O)

sushi zip pouch

This sushi zip pouch has a flat bottom and a red 7" zipper. I think it ended up being just over 5" deep and I believe the bottom is 1.5 or 2" flat. There is a pocked on the inside that is divided in two. This one found a home with Alexis :)

cherry zip pouches

Here are some zip pouches made from light blue fabric with cherries and cherry blossoms. The one with the pink zipper is about 7" wide and I think just over 5" deep. The bottom is about 1" flat. The one with the black zipper is about 4" wide and maybe about 3 or 4" deep. I have more of this fabric and at some point am going to make a tote bag :)