These are the latest Bindle Bags. I think they are addictive to make. I went to an Open Sew with two friends, and we all made one. Since then, we've all made at least one more. Well, technically, I don't know if Kathy finished her second one yet, but she bought fabric for it. I will probably make at least one more for Emelie who would like one for a lunch bag. She needs to pick the fabric though.

These are the three sizes in the bag pattern.

This is the "cozy travel blanket" for Iris made with Premier Parfait Layers yarn in frosty blue. I cast on 85 stitches and used a garter stitch with size 9 needles as called for on the yarn ball. I learned to make a "magic knot" to join the ends when I added the second skein. This is a small blanket and I only used a little over 1 ball of yarn.

I thought I'd try making some pattern weights and found a tutorial for these made with yo-yos. I used BBs for the weight. I also made a necklace pin cushion. 

These will be added to a sewing tool kit I'm putting together to keep at the lake.

This self-striping yarn worked up beautifully!

Prayer/comfort shawl:

• Yarn: James C. Brett Marble Chunky yarn 200 g. ball (2+skeins)
  
• Color MC2
• Size 9 needle
• Cast on 106 stitches
• One row pattern
• Picot edging on both ends
  
  

So this morning I saw our cat trotting across the lawn with something small in his mouth. I fear it might have been a hummingbird. Yesterday he had a goldfinch. I did some Googling about how to keep a cat from catching birds and found a Birdsafe collar (for $13.48, including shipping). It’s just made of bright colored fabric, so I figure why not make it myself. Did more Google searching for DIY and found this delightful video (the little girl steals the show!)…
https://kidspot.co.nz/activities/make-cat-collar-save-birds/

I managed to make a couple  of these cat collars for Buster this morning. Hope it helps the birds spot this little hunter and escape before he pounces! I looked for the fabric I wanted to use, but couldn't find it, so used different fabric. Then Merwin said we should have two so if one is wet or dirty we can change it. Then the fabric I originally wanted showed up, so now we have two. They were certainly easy and quick to make. Buster seems happy enough wearing it, and he looks kind of cute with his new "scarf".

This is the gift wrapping of the baby towel. I didn't have any baby boy wrapping paper or a card so I made a decoupage-type card/decoration in lieu of a bow and card. The baby's mommy and family loved the towel and she also waned to save the gift embellishment.

It appears that Iris needs a knitting bag. She picked this fabric from my stash and wanted a bag like the reusable grocery bags I made years ago using this tutorial: https://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=177482.0

I did a little Google searching and came up with this tutorial: http://maricucu.blogspot.com/2009/09/reusable-grocery-bag-tutorial.html

I found the handles easier to do with the second tutorial. 

I've added a little machine embroidery

 zip bag for scissors, stitch markers, yarn 

needle, etc.

I'll probably give it to her when she comes in August.