Craft Corner, September

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

What are you working on this week? Show off your projects here!

birdiejo · September 2016

Ok made this wreath. I was going for neutral fall but now it's kind of wintry with the white flowers.

roq_holiday · September 2016

Not really a beautiful craft, but I did craft a desk out of a treadmill today with $10 worth of supplies

FishyMom · September 2016

@homemake I love it!!!

birdiejo · September 2016

@FishyMom thanks! I'm happy with how it came out. It's inspiring me to do more projects but I haven't decided what to do next!

roq_holiday · September 2016

I finished my macramé project finally, dip dying went horribly wrong so it kind of looks like cotton candy up close LOL. But for my first ever macramé, I am pretty stoked on it and excited to try out my next project:

A baby bassinet! And isn't this macramé pattern cover the most terrifying thing you've ever seen? It looks like a Wes Craven movie poster from the 70's

LULLABYE: coming to a theater near you and your nightmares this Halloween

Amber_Waves · September 2016

DH and I had some time to kill before heading to the airport yesterday. He suggested finding a fabric store & then he picked out some double-gauze for baby blankets (the bears up top). I picked out the speckles. Together we picked out the black and white animals...those are quilting cotton, so I guess baby is getting a quilt!

FreshBakedBrownies · September 2016

@Amber_Waves I'm jealous! Never once has my husband suggested we go to a fabric store when we've got time to kill!

Ps- the black and white animals will make a cute quilt!

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

Well, I'm finally getting some more stuff going!

We went to Joanns last night, and I got some more yarn. I now will be able to trim out my blanket, and make some booties and hats in varying sizes!

Booties are way harder than I thought. I don't know if the pattern I picked is weird, or maybe I'm just counting my stitches wrong because I've never done it before. I've finished one, and it looks cute, but my final stitch count was off by 2 and the back seam is crooked. So I'm hoping I can make the other one match!

If anyone else is thinking about booties, this is the pattern I used:
https://www.sewrella.com/2016/05/the-parker-crochet-baby-booties.html?m=1

LinnyAnne10 · September 2016

I finished my son's shark hat. He loves it.. and now I'm working on pokeball hat for my nephews.

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

@LinnyAnne10 I love that hat! You did a great job!

PerraSucia · September 2016

My H is the destroyer of zippers. Like every large zipper in my house is broken. We have a nook air mattress that we bought at a store closing sale for super cheap and of course he destroyed the zipper. To buy a new cover is 100 bux. I brought it to an upholstery place yesterday and they wanted 40 bux to replace the zipper, which seemed insane. So I just bought a box of different sized zipper heads from Amazon to see if I can just repair the zipper and not have to buy a roll to do it myself.

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

Sorry to be an AW but I finished the set this morning (Work? What's that?) and I love it!

Gretchypoo · September 2016

@LinnyAnne10 that is so cute!!!!

Amber_Waves · September 2016

@LinnyAnne10 so cute! & I want a shark hat!

@PerraSucia YouTube has good ish on zipper repair. Good luck!

Amber_Waves · September 2016

argh...photo problems

Amber_Waves · September 2016

Ok...trying again!
I dyed some quilting fabrics, baby clothes, and maternity clothes today!

Here's the before:

And the after...

I might do the onesie again since it came out more of a light blue than a teal.

musicinmysoul17 · September 2016

I had picked out a few patterns to crochet baby blankets a little while ago. Well I finally went and picked out yarn and got started on the first pattern the other night!! I can't wait til it's finished! The colors are so pretty and it's so soft

it makes me happy!

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

@becbec28 *Yarn pics, yarn pics!*

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

Also, is anyone opposed to making this a monthly thread? We have a lot of weeklies, and I was thinking there's no harm in keeping our projects around for a month at a time.

PerraSucia · September 2016

I ordered the "outdoor" zipper repair kit from Amazon and was able to fix the whole thing with a new pull.

Im killing it at being useful today

kswiger06 · September 2016

I see you on @WinchesterGirl I have a question about crocheting. I know that different yarns need different size needles, but does the project determine the yarn needed? Like if I wanted to try to do a blanket, will it be recommended to use a specific yarn type/number? Hmmm I obviously don't really know what I'm talking about, so if I don't make sense let me know lol

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

@kswiger06 Yes, there are two ways you can decide!

If you already have a pattern you like, it will tell you the hook size, and the yarn size.

If you have no set pattern and want to look at yarn first, the yarn package will tell you a recommended hook size.

So, in the pics below you see the left is the yarn size (3 or light - pattern may have the word or number size). Right square (with the hook icon) tells you recommended hook. It can say a letter or MM number.

The hook itself will have a letter and mm size.

kswiger06 · September 2016

Thank you so much @WinchesterGirl !!! (The pictures really helped me too, or i would have had no clue lol) Our vacation is over, the kids are back in school, and I'm ready to learn something new!!

MLRocha · September 2016

Last night, I finally started a baby blanket for our great-niece, who we are going to visit in October. The yard is ridiculously fluffy and soft: Bernat Baby Blanket brand (say that three times fast). The colors remind me of Neapolitan ice cream.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/jv/m3nqmh48dtnk.jpg

musicinmysoul17 · September 2016

WinchesterGirl said:

@becbec28 *Yarn pics, yarn pics!*

I'll take some pics tonight since I've gotten a good start on it.

musicinmysoul17 · September 2016

I've gotten started on the blanket and the dark purple will be a border around the whole thing. The colors go with the theme/colors of the nursery.

PerraSucia · September 2016

My house counts as a craft right?

Here is day 0 and day 1

look at that amazing linoleum under our tile.

birdiejo · September 2016

@PerraSucia are you going frameless for the shower?

PerraSucia · September 2016

@homemake yes! We are going to do a glass half wall

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

I have a question for any of you sewing experts out there. I bought some nice little wicker baskets to go on the hutch in baby's room to hold diapers, creams, etc. I would like to sew some little basket liners out of an Aqua fabric to go with my color scheme. Have any of you done this before? Do you have a pattern or tutorial you recommend?

I've done some googling, but I'm hoping to find something that makes it simple.

PerraSucia · September 2016

@WinchesterGirl what shape are the baskets? are they all the same shape?

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

@PerraSucia Yes, they are all rectangles.

PerraSucia · September 2016

@WinchesterGirl

https://www.vanillajoy.com/tutorial-diy-custom-basket-liner.html

This one is pretty easy to follow.. Your baskets are so loosely woven that i would actually double over the side walls to put the pattern on both sides so you aren't seeing the backside through the weave.

hold on i have a phone call then i'll try to explain this better if this didn't make sense.

WinchesterGirl · September 2016

Thanks @PerraSucia I will check it out! Also, how are your feet today? Has the swelling gone down any?

PerraSucia · September 2016

@WinchesterGirl it's so weird.. it is still slightly swollen and feels tingly so i'm hoping something is pinched and i'm not going to die.

jab3-2 · September 2016

@LinnyAnne10, my DS would kill for that shark hat, he would love that so much.

@MLRocha and @becbec28, those colors in the baby blankets you're making are beautiful.

@WinchesterGirl, the bookshelf with all the nice books and the cute little booties next to it is adorable. I absolutely love the way you have all the baskets lined up all organized with everything you need for the baby too. That setup looks great.