Friday, March 31, 2017

My Desire To Inspire you

The first of each month Henry Glass has a Desire to Inspire challenge. They pick a collection of fabric and ask if anyone is interested in applying to be their challenge person for that month.  I applied for March and found out a few days later that I was picked-EXCITEMENT!!   And a few days later I received this box of fun knitting themed fabric, isn't it cute?

While waiting for the fabric to arrive I was dreaming of what I should make.  Since my crafting room accommodates both my sewing and knitting I picked the sweet striped fabric and made a new valance to spruce up the room.  It goes really well my my rainbow mini on the wall. 



Being both a hand knitter and machine knitter, I thought some accessories for both would be nice. Here is a little basket to sit by one of my machines to hold some tools.  Those sheep just make me smile :)  Pinterest is full of inspiration and I found a tutorial for this here.


Now I am sure I am the last person on the planet to  make one of these bags. I have wanted to for a long time, so I finally caved and bought the pattern and made my first ever Sew Together Bag!  It is so perfect to put either hand or machine knitting tools in.  The fun really was in picking which fabrics I wanted where!  I couldn't believe I even had the right color and size zippers in my stash for it!!!

                                                  Three zippers installed-no problem


                                       Don't cha love those yarn balls, so fun and bright.



Look at the cute sheep selvage on this fabric!!



Why stop there, I am on a roll!  Next I needed a basket to hold my current project in(which happens to be a sock). This will sit beside my chair in the family room where I can work on my sock while I watch TV with the hubby.  It is a cardboard box covered with fabric.  Once again Pinterest to the rescue for a tutorial. I used this one but used cardboard instead of plastic canvass and cut the fabric the size for my cardboard.  I also glued my binding around the top instead of trying to wrestle cardboard around the sewing machine.

And last but not least I needed a new bag to hold my hand knitting yarn in.  Using a tutorial from Beth at Cooking Up Quilts, I learned how to put in a recessed zipper, not hard at all with Beth's instructions. As you can see I used all one fabric for the front instead of using charms.



I was inspired by many others to make these projects, but now I hope I have inspired you to make a variety of things.  Can you believe not a one of these projects are a quilt!!!  I have fabric left and will continue to make more things with it.  I think the sheep would make an adorable baby quilt.

Thank you so much to Henry Glass for allowing me to Inspire this month, it's been a pleasure!

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26 comments:

  1. The fabrics are adorable and you have done such wonderful things with them! The Sew Together Bag is fabulous, love the way you used the different fabrics. I still haven't made a bag like that, so you weren't the last, but maybe close.

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  2. You did a wonderful job with all that fabric..I bet it was fun.

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  3. You did a wonderful job with all that fabric..I bet it was fun.

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  4. I like this bundle, you made some cute projects. It was nice to see something beside quilts with the challenge fabric. I don't limit myself to quilts either though they are my favorite swing project.

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  5. I love all your projects. The fabric is so fun and colorful. But make something besides a quilt...GASP! Maybe the cardboard box or a zippered pouch, they are both cute!

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  6. You succeeded! You must have used every inch of that adorable fabric. Awesome projects! And you know the Sew Together bag is my favorite! Perfect.

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  7. Now that WAS inspiring! I love that yarn ball bag and I'm not even a knitter! Cute fabric and fun projects! My favorite is the box with the glued on binding.

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  8. Great job with all your projects! The valance was a brilliant idea.

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  9. You have made some very cute creations this month using this fabric line. They will make great accessories for your knitting gear :)

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  10. So many lovely things you have done!

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  11. You found so many great ways to use the knitting themed fabric for your projects! I really like that Sew Together Bag, and now I know I'm the very last person to make one :)

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  12. you did really well with all your fabrics. I haven't made a sew together bag - I must be the last person now! I love your basket for your knitting too

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  13. Looks like you had a lot of fun with that adorable fabric! I want to try a Sew Together bag, too, but haven't yet. Yours looks great!

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  14. Adorable projects. I need to find the balls of yarn fabrics to make some tiny bags.

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  15. All lovely, you must had had so much fun coming up with projects for the lovely fabric.

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  16. Cute projects! I haven't made one of those bags yet, either, but I hope to get one done soon.

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  17. Cute projects! I haven't made one of those bags yet, either, but I hope to get one done soon.

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  18. What cute things you created with your HG fabrics. Useful, too. Great job!

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  19. I love seeing what you did with all those darling fabrics. The balls of yarn were perfect for your bags and the stripe an amazing binding and valence. You did a great job showing the potential of this fabric line. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  20. As a former sheep-raiser, I adore those fabrics! You've really done them justice with your wonderful projects!

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  21. You made so many fun projects! I have yet to make a sew together bag; I love your version. And the yarn fabric is so, soooo adorable - I'm going to have to find some of that. It would make the perfect bag for holding knitting projects. I'm happy the recessed zipper tote worked for you - I just love all those happy fabrics!

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  22. You really were on a roll! What fun projects! Thanks for sharing!

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  23. You made great use of all the lovely fabric.

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  24. So much loveliness. I am inspired and your mission is accomplished :-)

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