What Am I Working On?

Tuesday night I went next door to the landlords'/neighbors' house as all of my non-sewing craft supplies are being haphazardly stored in their dining room (until next week when I have to make room for it all here so they can throw their annual Xmas Party). Anyway, I was looking for a pattern for my crocheted cloche-style hat. I didn't find it there (in fact, I didn't find it anywhere), however Jeanne asked if she could tag along back home with me to see all the fun stuff I'm working on. This caught me off guard (messy house, you know) but it was so good for me. I pulled out half-finished purses, blankets, quilts & stars. I also found some fabric that had been stashed away for projects never started. I also showed her the napkins that I started last weekend for her. She requested napkins & placemats for a gift for her work party. Unfortunately, my machine threw a temper tantrum on Sunday. I'm giving it a few days to rest so I'll finish those on Saturday.
After she trudged back across the driveway I desperately searched for my pattern. Like I said, I couldn't find the one I wanted, but I did find another hat pattern that I love, so I started that as gift for someone. Can't post pics til after Xmas for obvious reasons, but I do plan to pull some things out this weekend and inventory all my work. I'll post some pics of my WIPs or UFOs (Works In Progress or UnFinished Objects).
I have so much to do! Better get off this computer.....

3 Days of Projects

After a busy weekend of birthday parties & babysitting, I've been able to get some projects done. On Sunday I crocheted another hat while at my grandparents' house. I used chenille yarn & a smaller hook than recommended, so Phoebe has another new hat!

Yesterday I made 2 outer bags for the purse that Pam needs. I gave her 2 options, one black & one purple but both with pansies (the flower for the Tri-Delts) and she chose the purple one. That's going postal today.

Also today, I received the fabric for my nephew's Hebrew book cover. After talking with Danielle I got started and I just finished it. I really hope Jackson likes it!

So that's all for today. I think I have the sewing bug again, so I'll finish the black pansy purse & work on a few others that I need to get done.

More Snow!

Well, it's another snowy day here. Fun stuff!

Good news is, I just finished my first "official" cloche hat. I tried 2 other patterens; the first one was made with the wrong stiches - too short, the second was supposed to be a kids' hat, but it's too big for me! This one took longer, but I love how it came out. Very "flapper-esque." Here's the link for the pattern for the Blue Star Cloche: http://www.joyfulabode.com/?p=41

I made a flower instead of a star though.

Oh, and now that I figured out how to post pics, I'll post some of the kids' pics in a little bit. Thanks for looking!