Back in the Saddle

Before I started knitting I sewed.  Garments, quilts, toys, etc. Sitting in front of my sewing machine was fun.  Then I had kids and sewing for any length of time just wasn't happening.  It's been awhile since I last made anything out of fabric.  A friend showed me a tutorial to make dpn cozies and I thought -- hey I've got stuff for those.  I dug around the stash and found fabric, snaps, dusted off my cutting mat and sewing machine. It took a bit to find everything, like my rotary cutter and the right ruler.  Then I had to get reacquainted with it all.  How did my sewing machine work again?  Will it work?  It did.  And while I had a full range of snaps and a setting tool, I never used it.

While I was making the cozy I saw that it was too small.  It turned out I cut it 1" short.  I had cut enough for two cozies (both short). Remember the rule, measure twice, cut once?  I just cut twice.


The day was half gone and I had nothing to show for it so I flipped the other around and ended up making a cable cozy for my interchangeable needles instead. So all wasn't lost completely and I got to try out the snap setter.  I'll try the cozies again another time, with the right measurements.


Maybe I should stick to knitting.  That's my Fiber Arts Friday.  How was yours?