It has been quite a while since my last post and while I would like to be able to say that was because my sewing machine was in the shop, that would not be strictly true. I have basically just been a lazy blogger. My apologies.

Having said the above, I have not however been a lazy crafter. Yes, my machine has been out of order for a while. Turns out it was just about long enough for me to whip through this little afghan for my baby-boy-on-the-way (6 weeks to go -- WOO HOO!!!!). No machine necessary!! It was a fun little project and the pattern is available by clicking on the link in my previous post.


And I did finally get my machine back in more-or-less working order about a week ago. Last night I created this diaper bag (which we desperately needed):


It has elasticated pockets on the sides as well as two larger elasticated pockets on the inside.


Of course a diaper bag would not be complete without one of these:


I pretty much winged it on this project, so unfortunately there is no pattern. It was fun, though, and not difficult to figure out. It also only took a few hours to put together (from start to finish, including designing it as I went along).

What's next? I am looking for a suitable pattern for a cot quilt. I have something fairly specific in mind so hopefully I can find what I'm looking for, and have it made...very soon. Six weeks, huh? Gee whiz.