Vintage Fabric Creations

One day I went to scavenger hunt in the Amvets of Escondido with Becky- the best shopper ever.

She found a set of fabric samples from the 50's with the tag from the manufacturer still attached. She is a real predator in a resale shop and always finds wonderful things!

I begged Becky to let me have them and she did. I made pillows for Christmas gifts. The back was soft corduroy and made for lovely versatile reversibility.

These 2 went to the home of Heather and Thomas, where they lived happily ever after.

Knitting Bag Delight

Gretchen joined KnitWits after Christmas to learn to knit. She quickly mastered and surpassed the basic scarf.

Within a week of casting on her first bag, she has finished the knitting and will be ready to felt any day now.

She is a winter visitor to San Diego from Seattle. She will soon return to her summer home and take her new bag of knitting tricks with her.

Gretchen is an accomplished seamstress. Last Wednesday she whipped up a beautiful knit bag for me to tote my projects around town in. She did it to thank me. I do this post to thank her. I love it!