Ruffled Goodness

I recently bought a new Sew Serendipity

bag pattern.....Lola Gypsy Bag 

And it is now my FAVORITE bag of all time!!!!

I have one of Kay's books and many of her patterns

and I have to say they are the best. I get the best fit 

when I use her patterns. Sometimes I use them completely

as written....and other times they are the inspiration and the 

basic foundation of my project. 

This one is a fun pattern for sure.

I did ad trim to the top of my upper ruffle because

I sewed them on differently the how it is done in the pattern.

I am trying to use up my fabric stash and didn't want to buy anything

for this bag.....therefore my fabric weight is a little heavier than is ideal.

I also used a lightweight houdstooth canvas for the bag body and didn't use any additional

interfacing for the bag itself. For inside pockets....I line both sides of the lining with an 8" deep pocket

across the entire width of the front and back, that is then sectioned into three pockets each side, for a total of

6 wonderful, deep pockets for keeping pens, cell phone, lipstick,calender, and such organized. 

I will be carrying this one for a long time....I think I need a few more perhaps :)

Creative Crochet

My kids....well one in particular loves his

fun, crazy, crochet hats. Every year I make him

at least one, but usually more. This week he asked

for aTurkey...with a face

I went to my favorite go to place for inspiration and patterns
ravelry of course.

Where I found three hats that I loved
each for different reasons. Two of them I had
to purchase and one was a free download.
And this was my end result!
Which I absolutely love and adore.

It is a most fun hat for the month of November.

And best of all, he loves it and does in fact wear it

out and to school....high school of all places!

I am one lucky mom that he loves my crazy creations.

My pattern collections came from:

536 Turkey Hat....Sandy Powers

Wild Turkey Hat....RAKJ patterns

B's Oh You Turkey....Crafting ForChrist Designs

Here is the breakdown of my hat.....536 turkey is the overall hat pattern...I made the adult size but did

add about 11 additional rows to the hat body. On my next one I will add one more row of increase and the 11 additional rows for it will fit just a little looser. I also use an I crochet hook...because I crochet tight.

Perhaps my absolute favorite favorite....the legs and feet! Also used this beak.

Next the feathers came from the wild turkey hat. They are just perfect! 

I loved the 536 feather...but these look a little more for a teen boy...and these

were his favorite. Yes, he actually picked everything out.

When I saw the super fun eyes and waddle of the B's oh you turkey hat, I knew I had found

the perfect inspiration for the face!

All these patterns are fantastic!

hhhmmmm what will I make next?

Happy Creating :)