It has been a while since I last wrote a post. How are you doing? I know it has been very hot for many recently, but here in southern Australia it is a bit chilly at the moment.
I had surgery on my left wrist and thumb in the beginning of May this year. Because of that i have not been able to sew as much as usual. Crochet has been a lot less painful to do, so I have finished my throw that I started last year. I have also made some smaller projects to experiment with new stitches and yarn.
On July 21st I had the opportunity to visit the Craft&Quilt Fair in Melbourne. It was a lovely exhibition with lots of beautiful quilts.
Another weekend in lockdown and it looks like it is going to stay that way for a couple of more weeks. It is tedious but I am not complaining, so many people are a lot worse off than us. My husband and I can both work from home and we don’t have any young children that we have to supervise studying remotely. We are also very happy with our decision to move out of the big city to regional Victoria, close to the coast. It has definitively made lockdowns more bearable and less frequent.
Last week, I made this coin purse using some left over fabric. I found the pattern and tutorial online. Not that I am using coins that often anymore, but there is always room and use for another zipper pouch. It is also just because they are fun to sew.
It was a was a very good tutorial and an easy pattern. I got some new snaps that did not need a tool to assemble.
I also did work some more on my latest crochet project that you can read more about in my last post. This is how far I have come since I posted last, about two weeks ago.
Most of the crocheting has been done while watching The Tudors with my daughter. I really like historical dramas.
I am taking some online courses in WordPress and Blogging at the moment too. I really enjoy it and of course to try to improve my blog and blogging skills.
I have had extra time for sewing and crochet the last few days. We are in lockdown again, which is stressful but at least I can spend some of the time doing the things that I love. There has of course been some streaming of television too. Good excuse for crochet and coffee.
I finished a zipper pouch using the same basic zipper pouch style as for the cross body bag in my last post. But instead of a long bag strap it has a wrist strap. It is going to be used for diabetes supplies. I have made her a few different ones over the years. I made her one for her glucose meter a few years ago. You can find the post here. I am going to make a pattern for that case.
This pouch has a small inside pocket. I have also used interfacing and thin iron on batting on the outside fabric for more protection. Needless to say, the pouch can be used for anything and it is also a great scrap fabric project.
I also had time for some crochet due to all the time spent in front of the TV this weekend, watching both movies and TV shows. I am making a throw using a 10 ply cotton yarn from Bendigo Woollen Mills in a denim blue and a beige called cotton latte. I am not using a pattern here either but the plan is to buy enough yarn for a 50″x80″ throw. I am using a mixed grit stitch which gives a nice texture and weight to the throw. I have been working on it for a month now and and I have a plan for how it is going to look.
This is this weekend’s progress
I hope you enjoyed this post. Until next time, take care and happy sewing!
