I decided that Saturday would be a good day to learn something new. I have a lot of ideas to try, so I'll have a lot of full Saturdays coming up. Today I wanted to figure out how to make fabric Yo-Yos. I started out looking for a pair of good scissors so I could cut out some diaper shirts for the charity I volunteer for. Someone suggested a rotary cutter. I have several already - for paper crafts and for fleece projects. But I never thought about cutting anything more than a straight line. So - off to the internet to research. I discovered a whole new world of what you can do with a rotary cutter. I'll have to save my $$$ and coupons, though, for my wish list - including templates to use with rotary cutters. While on this search, I saw some cool-looking templates for making yo-yos. So - I gathered my supplies - bought some I didn't already have, and spent the day making yo-yos. I should also mention the helpful video tutorial at
http://www.sewthankful.com/. It was a slow start, but after the first few I found myself on a roll. It will take a lot of these little babies to make a coverlet for the bed, so I'll just make them when I'm in the mood and collect them in a jar.
For today's something new I decided to put a new spin on something I used to make about 15 years ago. A friend taught me how to crochet baskets before I was crocheting for real. I found another friend who hooked me up with a supplier of some fabric ends. I've saved those ends for a long time - not really knowing what to do with them, but not wanting to throw them away. True crafters know exactly what I'm talking about. Anyway, I saw an idea from Crochet Dude.... I ripped some of the fabric I had into smaller strips - thinking I could make a smaller basket. Well, fabric is NOT easy for me to crochet with. So although this Something New was kind of a bust, at least I was able to come to the decision that crocheting with fabric just isn't my thing. So... off to make more squares. I just calculated my total, and I have 690 done for the year. That means I have to make 310 more. Which calculates out to be a little bit more than 100 a month over these last 3 months of the year. Throw in a couple of holidays, some other "must do" craft projects that will be Christmas gifts, and the usual stuff with the kids - this is going to be very difficult to accomplish. Wish me luck!
