The pillow that turned into a purse.

I was knitting away on what was meant to be that pillow and I will say it--I got bored as hell. I couldn't imagine doing a million more rows of this same stitch to make this thing. The problem I think was the color, it was just gray. Very boring. So I decided to take what I had, make a long strip for the side/strap and turn it into a purse! It is still sitting here in pieces I have to say, but I hope to get it put together tomorrow. It is not very big and not perfect, but my daughter should be very happy with it. After I got sick of the gray and knitted the strap piece I found this gorgeous blue and started a scarf for her too! I need to bind it off, add the fringe, and this fleece image I want to use as an applique which will conveniently cover one of the places I messed up.

With the help of son and cat...

Since the Assassin's Creed costume was my son's idea I figured he needed to help at least cut it out. They always come up with these fantastically involed costumes like I can just pull them out of a bag or something, so I thought he needs to see just how much work this truly is. You can tell he is impressed.We also had the help of our newest cat, Ezio, whether we wanted it or not. He took the fabric, stole the trim, and tore the pattern whenever he could manage it. The last picture where he is stretched out on the floor he is actually asleep! He was playing with the footpedal and just conked out lol.

 

 

It's tiring being so bad!!!

 

 

Curtain-Along Fabric.

Presently Amazon has the cream colored curtains for $19.99 a pair so I am FINALLY going to get my fabric this Wednesday! I really like the ivory ones better, I think the contrast is more striking, but no one seems to have any except a fully-lined set for $100.00 which is way over budget. But as pale as I am the cream is probably a much better option for me anyway. Now I have to decide which dress I want to make before I place my order....decisions.

Fabric choices for Assassins Creed III costume.

The first place we deviated from the original was in the color. My son Stephen wanted something that seemed more natural, that would blend into the environment like a real assassin would, not a bright uniform. I had this moss colored wool-look fabric I had bought from Walmart laying in a box. It is not as brown looking as this pic, will try to get a better one

This is lining material for the coat that we found at Goodwill. It is a herringbone in a brownish-gray. I would have prefered more of a brown color but we were on a tight budget and this fit the bill.

This was another Goodwill find, and is the fabric for his waistcoat. It has a "popcorn" feel too it, with raised circles. It is a light cream colored tapestry.

Assassins Creed III Costume

My son wanted a costume based on the one from his new game for Halloween. We were working on it when way-layed by a serious, and unexpected problem, but we did get enough of it done that he could wear it to the school dance.

Catching up...

I think the laws of probability say that if I start doing something I really want to do, ie. sewing, blogging, that disaster should strike. It did, it is hopefully done, and now its time once again to catch up. I have alot of pics and stuff to post which I hope to get all done over the next few days, and start my new year off on the right foot :)