Your books look so professional! Is it hard to learn?
I used up a bobbin of thread! Mid-project unfortunately, so I’ll have to buy a more. It is green-ish so it counts though 
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This week I went through some fabric stashes for a wild hare idea I came up with for upcoming Halloween decorating. Since this year’s “Big Project” was less intense than last year’s and finished at the end of July, I really want to do it up for Halloween. I have another Halloween project coalescing in my mind that I have been plotting and scheming for over the last few years - which included accumulating materials. Ahem.
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Well, I know I’m already creeped out.
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Bahahahahaaaaaa! Or should I say, Mwahahahaaaaaa!
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There’s definitely a learning curve but it probably isn’t worse than most crafts/hobbies. There are plenty of tutorials online, but it’s one of those things where it would also be good to take an in-person class. I worked in book repair as a student (when woolly mammoths roamed the earth) so that definitely gave me a leg up.
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For: kids
Cutting up some scraps for burp cloths. I like to make these because they’re practical for everyone, I was already going to make them from these scraps “someday” but then I decided this weekend should be the day.
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That’s a great idea. Do you have a particular type of fabric you like for this? I’ve never had children, so I don’t know if there is a preferred one.
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My niece said that the burp cloths I made for her were the most practical gift! She could use them for everything from wiping spills off baby’s face to a bib. I made some fancy ones with quilter’s cotton backed with flannel and then a bunch of plain rectangles. Anything absorbent will work and they are not too precious that they can’t be thrown away after they get too stained or holey.
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Yeah, natural fibers are nice, as are things that start out soft, but pretty much the only constraints are “soaks up liquid” & “can toss in the washing machine.”
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These are cotton muslin, they’re scraps from a wide tiered skirt I made for myself earlier this summer. They’re curry powder yellow, which is a coincidence, but it might be the perfect colour for burp cloths since the stains won’t be as visible. I’ve also made cotton and flannel ones in the past. A burp cloth is not really that different from a napkin or a small towel. And almost the same thing as udder towels from the feed store which is what we used in my family (dairy farmers) 
They’re a good use for sewing scraps and people with children always need them.
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Thanks for the info @Immaculata @AIMR @thanate. I’ll have to check out my fabric stash to see what I have.
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September Themes
Our Daily Challenge: Purple by Sue Thompson, on Flickr
Color: Purple
For: Travel/Transportation
Pattern: Floral
Supplies: Paper & Pre-Cuts
Challenge 1: Make two of the same thing
Challenge 2: Is there a supply you can’t figure out how to store? Solve the problem by using it up!
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Purple!!
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Agree with @AIMR. Yay purple!
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August green projects all washed and ready for the donation bags.
Scrubby washcloths:
Quantity - 11 scrubbies; 376 grams/ 458.2 yards used.
Regular washcloths:
Quantity - 17 ; 434 grams of yarn used. I don’t have yardage for this because some of it was unlabeled.
Hat:
Slacked and only made 1 this month. 77 grams of yarn used. I’m definitely behind in my goal for 50 hats this year, so I’ll have to jam some out in the remaining months.
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You are flying through your yarn stash!
I am behind on my hats as well…I posted all that I did so far in the hat along to keep me accountable!
I am going to dig up some yarn and start a few to have on hand when I am watching tv. Hmmm…wonder if I have purple in my stash for this month’s theme?
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I definitely have purple. I think I have every color in the rainbow ATM. Both my MIL and my best friend unloaded yarn on me this year that they no longer wanted.
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I’ve had quilting fabric in my stash for a while, some matching precuts and yardage. I hadn’t decided on a pattern but I came across the perfect pattern a few weeks ago. The main colour is purple, and I’d already decided I wanted to get started this month! So thanks for the challenge, I’ll try to get it finished in time.
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