Yarnarchy!

Ugh. I hate doing prep work. Prewashing for quilting, checking guage for knitting... they both suck, because they delay gratification. I guess i'm a better person for doing it, then, for having the patience to do it, even tho i hate it? Hah. Right. Well, at least i know my finished works will come out right, but still, i want to do it noowwwwwwwwww *whining like a 4 year old* So this little rant about prewashing comes from the fact, that i am, indeed, prewashing some fabric right now. I'm making a present for my sister for her/our birthday. It's going to be quilted. That much she already knows. And since she checks this, I guess i can't really post anything else on the matter until i give her this thing!!! That's going to be even harder than waiting for this load of wash to be done already! But, again, all worth it in the end.

  A reusable fabric produce bag! Very easy to make, and keeps all those plastic produce bags from messing up your good "i use reusable grocery bag" image at the check out line.

  Steeler's hat for the baby- very easy to make. Cut a rectangle that is 7" or so longer and an inch wide than the desired head size (I found a baby head size chart by googling, well "baby head size chart"), make a brim by folding over the bottom edge twice (should take up about 3" of fabric), fold fabric right sides together and sew with a half inch seam, turn rightside out. About 4" down from the top edge, start cutting fringes about 3/4" to 1" wide, all the way around. Take an extra length of fabric, wrap around the bottom of the fringes, and voila! 10 minute baby hat!

  A quilt I made for my friend's baby, who is due in October!