A Bright Sunny House

 

Based on an idea from here, I helped to warm an old friend’s new home, and wish her a happy birthday at the same time.

http://seekatesew.blogspot.ca/2011/09/diy-fabric-covered-wreath.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+SeeKateSew+%28see+kate+sew%29

I love this website’s patterns, but was especially pleased with this project because it departed from the nominal purpose of the website and didn’t actually involve any sewing.  Mine’s not as complicated as hers (mostly because I don’t have a die cutter), but I think I did an admirable job.

I like the yellow rosy fabric quite a bit, though I think my rosettes sort of became four-leaf clovers somewhere in the fray.  Good luck with the new house?

Ombre…hombre…

 

I remember a time when socks and underwear and dishcloths would have enraged me if I’d found them under the tree.  Now, I’m quite happy to find them there because, let’s face it, they’re not that much fun to shop for.  The gift is that someone else has done it for me.

I hope my giftees feel the same way.  Here’s one I made last summer our of a discontinued yarn from the local yarn shop.  Sadly, it ended up being kind of a funny shape because I ran out of yarn (I think I actually had to cut off the starting tail and use it to finish the last row).

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dishcloth-towel-yellow-dbl-moss