Buttercup Bags

I was given a bagful of beautiful fabrics from a friend who was trying to decrease her fabric load (like that's ever a real problem, right?!). I had a whole bunch of my own that I had kept for years, because I was waiting for the right project to use. Well, I finally found the right project for a bunch of my fabrics!! Here it is, free Buttercup purses from the free pattern by madebyrae

I very much love how the purse turned out, and the fabric pairing was quite lovely in my opinion! Her pattern is free, and comes with fairly easy to follow instructions. I decided to follow some of the recommendations given in the comments to increase the size of the bag. I did this by printing out the original pattern to 125% using Adobe Acrobat's poster printing feature.

I found the pattern to be so simple to make, I decided to make one for all my family and a few of my friends. Check out the fabrics I chose! Let me know in the comments which one is your favorite!!!

Baby Blanket

My latest project has been a very fun one. My sister is pregnant with her first child, and I asked her to send me pictures of the blanket she wanted me to make for her. If you've perused Pinterest lately, you might recognize this picture:

So, I had her pick some colors she wanted, and I got to work! It only took me a few months working a little bit here and there, and I was finished in no time!!

Aren't the colors just fabulous!

Make your own by following the pattern found here:

http://persialou.com/2015/10/feather-and-fan-baby-blanket-free-crochet-pattern.html

Triple the Fun!

I have a friend who recently had TRIPLETS! I've seen friends (and family) have twins and while I've never had to go through that, I can attest that it is a huge challenge.

I decided to make her some cute owl hats that I've made several times before. I was glad I had started right when I was invited to the shower. I didn't know how long the owl hats would take to complete, and I had about a month before the shower. I had finished the three hats (not owl decorations) when I found out the shower was being moved to two weeks earlier! I had to kick it into high gear to be sure they were completed in time.

I absolutely love the way they turned out. I almost didn't want to give them away. Glad I did though, check out the final picture.

Here is the link to the pattern for these owl hats:

http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2012/09/crochet-owl-hat-pattern-in-newborn.html

Here is a photo of the triplets! Don't they make the hats look fantastic?!