My Crafting Projects List

In keeping with my efforts to get organized this year.  I'm updating my crafting projects list.  I have been keeping this list ever since I realized that I was buying project materials faster than I was making projects.  This list reminds me that I either have a kit, materials, or the fabric for what is on this list and these items are kitted up with everything I need to make it in a two gallon storage bag with the corresponding number on it from the list.  In the case of the crocheted afghans, all the yarn is in big storage boxes with the unfinished pieces.

Some of these items have been on the list a while but that's because I don't work on the projects in the exact order that they are on the list.  This is a dream list.  I usually just pick whatever grabs my attention and sometimes (most of the time) I start a new project that's not even on the list.

Here is my new and improved crafting projects list.

1.  Piece and quilt pink and orange Grandmother's Flower Garden
2.  Piece and quilt a St. Patrick's Day block for a door decoration
3.  Make vinyl cross stitch project bags
4.  Make photo jewelry with the diamond glaze and bezels
5.  Cross Stitch Witch's Inn
6.  Piece and quilt  Little Red Riding Hood top
7.  Finish the fabric embroidery hoop decorations
8.  Piece and quilt Christmas table runners
9.  Knit dishcloths
10.  Make up zipper pouches with fabric already cut
11.  Finish making your wizard's wand
12.  Crochet angel ornaments with white cotton and silver metallic crochet cotton
13.  Make 10" string blocks with strings and paper towels.
14.  Make snowflake ornaments with clothes pins
15.  Make stuffed Christmas trees to place in small tin pots
16.  Knit Christmas tea pot cozies for the small blue teapot and the large white teapot with pom poms.
17.  Cross stitch Christmas ornaments (kits)
18.  Make Christmas hanging dishtowels
19.  Make candy bag pouches
20.  Knit a pair of socks for me
21.  Crochet the colorful ripple afghan that is started
22.  Crochet the granny square afghan that is started

My 2019 Quilted Calendar

   I found this at Spoonflower after hearing about it on a knitting podcast.  It was a reasonable price.  I bought backing/binding fabric, added some scrap batting, did some simple cross hatch quilting and it's on my kitchen wall.

Getting Back to Hand Sewing on the Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt Top

   I pulled out my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt top on last Friday.  I had to add three flowers to the third row to finish it and I finally finished those tonight.

     I started this quilt top way back at the end of May, 2017 and I can't believe that I am still working on this.  I have never had a project linger this long.  I really, really, really need to get this one done, so I am committing two hours each day during the week and more on Saturday and Sunday to sew on this top until it is finished.  I have four more rows of flowers and path to add.

    I notice in the second row that the half flower on the right hand side is wrong.  It should have an orange outer ring and a pink inner ring.  I will be taking that half flower off and fixing that. 

    I fell out of love with this project before, but looking at this picture reminds me how much I like this and I am excited to work on this again. 

    Here's a picture of the three rows finished.

Patch Pockets On My Pajama Pants And The Party Is Over

    Dear daughter decided that she wanted a pocket on the pajama pants I made her.  I added a patch pocket onto her pants by cutting two 6.5" squares, fussy cutting for pretty designs and checking for directional fabric.  I sewed the two squares together right sides together on three sides leaving one side open.  I clipped all the corners, and turned it right side out, turning the open end edges in and making that the bottom edge of the pocket.  I placed the pocket on the top of the right hand leg and sewed it on three sides.  The patch pockets look cute and you can now tell which side of the pants are the front.  I ended up adding a patch pocket to all of my pajama pants as well.

    Here are the last four pair of pajama pants I made for myself.  All told, I have made seven pair of pajama pants since Saturday.  This was a fun project and the product is completely perfect.  So comfy and warm.  And the pajama pants party is over.  On to a new project.

Pink Polk Dot Pajama Pants

  The second pair of pajama pants in my pajama pants party.

    You can't go wrong with pink polka dots.

The Start Of My Pajama Pants Party

   I made pajama pants and I'm going to make more in the next couple of weeks.  I bought some flannel and 1" elastic earlier this year and just remembered I had it last month, so I cut three pair of pajama pants out one morning in about forty five minutes.   I will have six pair of pajama pants when this party is over.

    I used Simplicity pattern 8022 (one pattern piece) and I cut the large adult size which is nice and roomy.  I'm giving this pattern a big thumbs up. 

   From serging the edges to hemming the legs it took me an hour and twenty minutes to finish a pair of cute, cute, cute pajama pants.  This is definitely a project I can work on at night after work and get it done.  So fun.

     These Dachshund doggies are ultra adorable.  I'll share the rest of my pajama pants as I get them made.

Black Knit Stocking Cap

   I finished my black knit stocking cap.  I used size 7 knitting needles and Vanna's Choice acrylic yarn to make this.  I made this the same way I made my Christmas Stocking Cap.   The first post about it is here.  The only difference is the black hat is not as long as the red one.   I even put a pom pom on the end of this one.