My new sewing box

Vintage 70's from my former Girl Scout leader's yard sale. Isn't it
great?

Came with two uncompleted sewing projects - a green jumper and a
floral Barbie doll skirt. I'm tempted to finish them for her.

Made in China

We spent a month in China this summer and I had quite a lot of travel
time to fill with knitting. I brought all my leftover bits of yarn and
made stripy hats. Based on the "hive hat" pattern on ravelry.com.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hive-hat

I really enjoyed coming up with fun color combinations because I have
a bizarre assortment of hand-me-down, thrifted, and yard sale yarn. I
really didn't enjoy weaving in all the loose ends.

Reversible totes

Long Beach has banned plastic bags at grocery stores (yippee!). Its so
much easier to remember your cloth bag if you know you'll get charged
ten cents for a paper one. In honor of the occasion, I thought I'd use
up some of my scraps on fabric totes.

These are reversible, and made from vintage sheets. From a great
tutorial at:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/07/17/how-to-make-a-simple-reversible-totebag/

Nature Walk Pullover

B was emphatic that he was next in line. He had chosen the fabrics months ago. I worried a bit about his choices, but once he makes a decision, there's no going back. The pattern was great to sew, and I love the final look. He loves it, too.

Portfolio Dress

I finished it! I even wore it. Here is the Portfolio Dress by Lisette (and the same designer behind Oliver + S).



I freaked out a little with the pockets, as I couldn't understand how to assemble them. I found a useful tutorial, and afterward it made perfect sense. I'm looking forward to sewing more...but the kids have pointed out that they are next in line.