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YOP: Week 31

    I finished the tote bag for my co-worker.  It turned out awesome.  I seriously thought about giving her the original one I made for myself and keeping this second one.  




I had shown Nancy a selection of fabrics and let her pick which ones she wanted with the alpaca print.  I think her combo came out so nicely.  I finished everything up late in the evening, so the pictures are dark.  I also neglected to take a nice closeup of my fancy new tags.  I have two or three more bags planned out to do in the next couple weeks so hopefully I'll get a little better pictures.

I finished the dishcloth I was working on yesterday and started another.  
Revenge of Dish Rag

Lizard Ridge

I'm changing colors for each short row section.  I'm going for a rainbow.  I need to find more black for the ridges in between.

    I have another project I should really be doing instead.  I need to dig around and find the yarn intended for that one though.  Perhaps this afternoon I'll do a little organization.  I've got a busy week ahead of me.

    I spent yesterday, my birthday, at my second job.  I had a pretty good shift overall.  I was able to catch up with a couple old friends as they messaged me happy birthday.  We have plans to celebrate this week among other things.  I did buy myself some fabric, a thread color I ran out of and some sewing notions when we were at Walmart earlier in the week.  I purchased some fabric at Walmart early in my sewing excursions and it was okay but not great.  I've heard that the precut quality may have improved in the interim so I thought I'd try some and see.  Walmart is closer and more convenient than the independently owned Quilt Shop, but I'd much rather support a small business instead, so I'm going to limit my purchases from Walmart, even if the quality is okay. 

    The deer hasn't been back in a little bit now.  The peas are starting to taper off and the beans are ramping up.  The corn is really coming along too.  I expect to be able to harvest sweet corn in another week or two.  I've also been able to pick a couple cherry tomatoes so that's fun too.

Until later, happy crafting.

-Q
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  1. MaureenHDAugust 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM

    Love the discloths! As I'm visiting my friend, I can see she could really use some dishcloths. But sadly since she is unable to throw anything away, I know she won't replace her ragged dishcloth with a new one. What an amazing tote. Your pockets described last week sound amazing. I just love using project bags with fun fabrics. Hope you have fun continuing to celebrate your birthday this week.

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  2. LeftycrafterAugust 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM

    Happy Birthday! Sounds like you are going to have fun celebrating with friends. Your project bags are really nice. And pockets! That is the best part, isn't it. Since JoAnn's went out of business, I have Hobby Lobby and a local quilt shop for fabric. Not a lot of choices anymore. I know a lot of people order fabric offline but I like to 'feel' it before I buy it. Your dishcloths are pretty. I mean really pretty!!! Sounds like your garden is doing well. Hopefully the deer found another garden to graze.

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  3. BeckiAugust 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM

    The finished bag is so cool looking - both in the fabric, and in the pockets. What a great gift! I only have Hobby Lobby and Walmart close to buy fabric from, and I find it to be a real mix of quality. A few prints are downright gorgeous, though, so it keeps me checking and occasionally buying.

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  4. Breathing LifeAugust 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM

    Happy happy birthday! I hope there was cake....and chocolate. Your dishcloths look great. Your totes are wonderful. I have a pattern for one...and three sewing machines....but haven't got around to that yet. Maybe during this YOP year!

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  5. RuthAugust 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM

    Happy birthday to you, sounds like you had a great day and I hope you got to celebrate with some cake. The dishcloths look great, in particular the rainbow one and the tote bag turned out just brilliant! Well done on a completed item. So glad to hear the deer seems to be finished visiting for lunch

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