Denim Bag

I have made a denim bag out of some old clothes. I had the bottoms of a pair of jeans, the pocket from some pyjamas, a piece of ribbon, a scrap of fabric, a handful of buttons, and a shirt.

Here are some picture of the finished bag, each side is different. One side has a pocket that I have decorated with some red buttons. The other side has a piece of polka dot fabric and some pretty ribbon.

The bag is lined with stripy pink fabric from a shirt, the popper fastening from the shirt front has been used as the fastening for the bag. The strap is also made from the shirt, there are popper fastenings on each end so it can be attached/removed from the bag as wanted.

I made this brooch to compliement the bag, using two different coloured blue yarns to give the knitting a denim feel.

I made the strap far too long which left me with plenty to make a fabric bracelet like those in this months Sew Hip magainze. 

More brooches

I have just listed some more brooches in my Folksy shop, there are a couple more to list, but I need to take better photos so will do those tomorrow.

This brooch has an interesting combination of fabrics and a cute flower button, and it is purple which is always good.

I really like this combination, although it isn't colourful it looks great and would work well on a dark jacket or bag. Almost want to keep this one myself.

Another purple one!

First Folksy Sale!

I have had my first sale on Folksy! It was such a wonderful thing to wake up to on a Saturday morning. This is the brooch that has sold.

I have been making more of an effort this week in the Folksy forums, on my blog, I have even join twitter! I dont have much spare time each day but having made a sale it feels that it is worth the effort to promote my shop. 

Now I must go to the post office, shame it picked today to rain!

Brooches

I have been inspired to put more effort into making my brooches and filling my Folksy shop with pretty things. I have been rummaging in my fabric drawers and button boxes to find interesting and coordinating bits to decorate the knitted flowers I had already made. Here are some pictures of my favourites.

The fabric on this orange brooch is from a favourite old shirt.

I love this cute flower button.

I have found some lovely bits of fabric I would like to use, now I need to knit some flowers in matching colours. I hope this extra effort will help me to get my first sale.

Baby Doll

I have always loved Jean Greenhowe's knitted dolls, I attempted my first one (a baby scarecrow) when I was at primary school. I love how quick and easy her toys are and think they make great gifts, I hope the recipients agree! I have just finished this baby doll toy for a friends baby, I hope they like it and the two baby jumpers I have also knitted.

Chair Cushion

After reading an article in Sew Hip magazine I fell in love with Anna Maria Horner's wonderful fabric. I particularly liked seeing the different patterns together. Take a look at her website for more inspiration www.annamariahorner.com

I bought a bag of scraps from her online shop, to begin with I was reluctant to use them in fear of wasting them. However, I read an article in Elle Decoration about patchwork as a fashion trend in clothing and interiors, the photos inspired me to make a patchwork cushion for one of my Series 7 chairs.

I used my Anna Maria Horner fabric in two different width strips to make an intesting patchwork and to combine the different patterns.

I am really impressed with the results and still have plenty of pieces left over for another project.

Green Top

Here are some pictures of my finished green top. The yarn had knitted up nicely and feels very silky. I haven't worn the top much yet but it does fit well.

The lace patterned rib is very pretty, I used the same pattern on my orange knitted cushion cover. Here is a close up so the detail can be seen more clearly.