Twirlyness

Today was my final day on my own. The rest of the family left for the in-law's cabin on Monday and I hadn't seen them for almost a week.I had fully intended to start sewing in the morning but it was still too hot and the thought of sitting down at the machine with a…

Knitting basket

I bought this spacious basket at IKEA a few weeks ago and it has resided in my living room ever since holding ever-growing amounts of yarn.Today when I had a "day off" I decided to organize it a little better.Ta da!I added a pocket to hold my patterns and a pen and tape measure. I…

Damask skirt

I found this fabric at the fabric store a few weeks ago and just had to buy it. I saw the skirt in my head immediately.I measured the length against another skirt Isabel has that's long enough, then adjusted so I didn't have to cut in the embroidery.I serged it together then made a fold…

Candy skirt for Isabel

I designed this skirt to go with the Candy Sweater I made Isabel a few weeks ago.I did a green ribbing in the waist with YO-eyelets to thread an variegated i-cord through.I then increased the number of stitches by 25 % and began knitting 1.5 repeat of the structure pattern.Then I thought about how to…

[FO] Needle roll for me

I've been needing a needle roll for my straight needles for a while now. I've planned on making one but other things always got in the way.I had decided on the outer fabric but the inner fabric was still missing and I wasn't sure how to divide it.Then at last, last week I managed to…

With cherries on top

I made this for a swap with a June-mom on Livejournal.It's a shirt from H&M that I sewed a skirt on in an aqua fabric with red cherries and yellow flowers.I put an elastic in the waist and a red bias tape to cover it.I didn't have a pattern or a tutorial and ended up…

[FO] Crayon roll with space for drawing pad

Inside view - room for 8 wax crayons and 1 small pack of writing paperBack viewI bought the fabric on Etsy last fall and never got around to using it. Then I bought the crayons and the pad and realised it would be a perfect match.I didn't get around to actually make the roll until…

[FO] Tote bag with asian accents

[FO] Tote bag with asian accentsOriginally uploaded by IsabelDecibel I wanted a pretty tote bag to hold a sketch pad, some pens and other miscellaneous stuff.I found the asian inspired fabric at a Quilter's store near my office and got a fat quarter of it.The striped fabric is a cotton/polyester blend I bought to make…

[FO] Needle case made for a friend for Mother’s Day

A friend saw a needle roll I made for my DPN's and asked me to make one for her.She requested Michael Miller's Knit Pirates for it but also said it was rare and hard to find and left it up to me to make something.I actually found the fabric quite easily on Etsy and it's…

[FO]Bib – front view

[FO]Bib - front view Originally uploaded by IsabelDecibelI made a lined bib for Sofia yesterday.It's PVC-coated cotton in black and white baroque pattern with a black cotton lining.I added a crumb catcher and the neck strap closes with a piece of sewn on velcro.