Cricket in a Biscuit

Okay, so it's really more of a floppy, wonky clutch, and I helped, but…  Pillow cases sewn on Ladies' Day We got a really nice variety with each person choosing their own fabric. …it is still a bag a kid can make then use to carry their treasures. All you need is a fat quarter, but let's start at the beginning. In October, my aunt hosted, Ladies' Sewing Day. Everybody brought fabric, and, those of us who had them, brought our sewing machines. We spent the day making pillow cases for the pediatric unit at a local hospital. It was a great time, and ever since, Laney has been begging and begging for a "kid sewing machine." Weeks later, it was about time to start Christmas shopping. As I was wandering through Wal*Mart, I saw a kid sewing machine! It's a little chintzy and recommended for age six and up, but it's a kid sewing machine! I had decided I wasn't going to buy any toys for Christmas this year, because I wanted to give the ki...

This is a chart I've been meaning to get to for a while. The Christmas before last, I was making a whole bunch of Christmas ornament gift toppers . I wanted each to be unique, so some of the miniature sweaters were adorned with duplicate stitch in traditional knit motifs. I hit a snag with the tree. A row of perfect triangle trees is cute. A single triangle tree is not so cute. A chart for a small tree is not hard to find. One which is not symmetrical is. Enter the sketch pad. My goal was a scraggly tree, which was small, but was still recognizable as a tree. This is the result. As a matter of personal preference, I think this looks best when the chart is turned upside down and is used on a piece being worked from the top. That way, the top of the tree comes to a nice point.