MAGPIE'S MUMBLINGS

A blog about my interests, which include fabric landscapes and various and assorted other artsy pursuits and sometimes known to contain mumblings of a random nature.

Friday, January 17, 2025

I made something!

 Wow.  I actually bestirred myself and made something!  Remember me sending you to THIS in my last post?  Well, I made one and here it is, holding sock yarn that is earmarked for a special request for four pairs of socks for next Christmas....


- If you have need of a quick baby quilt, perhaps THIS design might be perfect.

- THESE would be a cute make for Valentine's Day!

- THIS made me laugh!

- You know those little silica gel packets you sometimes get?  HERE are some uses for them!

- THIS made me smile too (scroll down for some more cuties).

- THIS is really pretty.


21 comments:

  1. You broke through and made a thing! I find it uphill work in January.

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    1. It was an easy thing but at least it's something. Won't mention that I sewed it together wrong and had to frog part of it.

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  2. I think the handles on the sides works better than handles on the ends, like in the pattern.

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  3. Lovely bag you made and just perfect for yarn storage, too. Stay warm--it is so cold here...and on its way down I hear...
    hugs for a great weekend hugs, Julierose

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    1. It's going to be turning really cold here the first of the week and I would happily hibernate if I could. I won't go out unless I absolutely have to though.

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  4. Now that is one lovely basket. Good for you in getting something completed.

    God bless.

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    1. Yes, I was happy even though it's a small project. Something is better than nothing!

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  5. She said she could SEW she did! What a nice way to hold the supplies for a WIP (or an almost-WIP). And thanks for the links -- the one about silica gel packs was very interesting.

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    1. Yep, I did! Used up some fabric too so a win/win.

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  6. You made a great home for your yarn, AND you got to use some of your machine's decorative stitches or is that hand work?

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    1. At least I can tell that the yarn in the basket is earmarked for projects already and won't get used in something else (at least that's my hope!). And yes, machine stitches.

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  7. Fabulous bag. Such pretty fabric and the shape is perfect for storage of yarns. It looks like a lot of sock knitting throughout the year for you. Such pretty variegated colours.

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    1. Yes, lots of sock knitting upcoming, which isn't a bad thing. I don't mind making them although they do take me a long time.

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  8. Oooh, that looks fantastic, I love the purple fabric! And you're using it already, perfect.

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    1. I knew exactly what I planned to use it for before I started making it. It turned out fitting the amount of yarn I was setting aside for the socks I need to do by Christmas.

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  9. I love it that you made a project bag for a specific project - what a good way to do it. And I like the open-top design also. I've found it all too easy to forget about WIPS when I can't see them.

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    1. Oh yes....the ol' hide-in-the-cupboard thing, I know it well!

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    1. Yes, it suited what I had in mind perfectly. I wanted to segregate the sock yarn I need to use to fulfill a commision because I was afraid if I put it in my general stash I'd end up using it for something else.

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  11. I like you fabric basket. And like another commenter said, I like your placement of the handles. More practical, I'd think.

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