Thursday, October 16, 2008

Finally Finished Some UFO'S

These bags are the rest of what was left from the table full of projects, the rag bag embellishment and the gold toned rag bag. I haven't shown the purple back pack type rag bag before, so it's a first time here and it's finished.
This is where I chose to place the flowers, they actually have a little window behind them, I cut out a piece of cardboard and covered it with the material I used for the bag and sewed it onto the back of the flower.

This the bag fully lined with a piece of material I used in making the bag.

Here we see the gold toned rag bag, the handle is adorned with beads.

And here it is lined with the matching material I used in making the bag. With a pocket to use.

This is a new style back pack type rag bag, there is a slider on the handle which closes the bag and doubles for a spacer to use the straps for a back pack. It also has beads that surround the outer top of the bag.

Here you can see the bag is lined and the slider is at the top of the bag, ready for you to make it close.

I would say this little purple beauty would be great for the beach.

Guess What I am Making Here

It has nice light blue granny squares with a touch of white in between and I have progressed a bit further than these photo's, but I won't show any more photo's until it is completed. But you can try and guess what it may be.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

I've lost my Mo Jo?

This is all of the crocheting that I have done in the past few weeks and I haven't enjoyed making any of them. It's been such a drag to pick up the hook and find a new project. It has not helped being in and out of hospital and back and forth to doctors and specialist's, it's so depressing and I can't find my mo jo for my love of crochet. I still have the table full of UFO'S to get to and that is not like me at all. Is it a slump or my medical condition or both?

This is the beginning of an afghan pattern called Sun Bonnet Sue
Sun Bonnet Sue is made first, then you crochet the square around her.
I lost interest and only did 4 squares.
2 small baby jackets, I haven't even put buttons on them yet.
This is a singlet type top for me for summer. I'm very pleased with it, just a little large on me, but it will be a nice loose fit for those hot Summer days. I'll wear a singlet top underneath. This took me a week to make, where I would have usually had it done in 2 days.
So how do I get my enthusiasm back? Not just for crochet but for every day things.