This week (in pictures)

This week Eva has been poorly so the week has taken a different path. So here's some pics to show you what's been going on.


I love these pansies on my balcony, their little faces always make me think of my late Granny Jeanie.

Some screen printing, at my desk - risky!

This plane soaring through the azure sky, boosted my mood!

As did getting all the washing hung on the line.

 Poorly girl, the antibiotics have started to work now so she's finally on the mend.

Enjoy the sunshine, while it lasts!!

I Love Yarn Knitting Bag - Giveaway!

If you are a reader of Let's Knit Magazine you may have already spotted my hand screen printed, I Love Yarn knitting and crochet bag on page 55. I am delighted to have another product in the press and thought I would celebrate with a giveaway. But first let me tell you about the prize!

These large lightweight tote bags, great for taking your knitting or crochet project out and about. Let's Knit magazine says:

 

"Handmade & Fabulous: We adore evajeanie's I Love Yarn bag and it's perfect for taking your knitting out and about now the warmer weather is here. The bag is 100% cotton and is screen printed by hand right here in the UK. Visit www.evajeanie.com for more goodies!" 

I couldn't have said it better my self!

Let's Knit is a lovely magazine and a must for yarn lovers, it is packed with on trend patterns for spring and for novices to knitting (like me) there are practical guides with diagrams in the back.

 

The Giveaway:

So if you fancy a lovely bag to take yarn shopping and keep your spring project in, then enter my giveaway, here's how, there are many ways to enter.

Please include your email address in each entry below:

1. Visit the new evajeanie website and check out the other lovely accessories in my shop. Come back here and leave a comment with your email address so I can contact you if you win!


2. Follow me on Twitter @evajeanie  Tweet about this giveaway. Copy and paste the following tweet "Enter to win a screen printed I Love Yarn Knitting bag from @evajeanie on her blog http://evajeanie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/i-heart-yarn-knitting-bag-giveaway.html"  Include the link and your email address in the comment below.


3. Follow eveajeanie on pinterest. Include your email address in the comment below. Pin a bag image from this blog post and mention the yarn bag giveaway in the caption. Include the link and your email address in the comment below.


4. Share this giveaway on your blog or tumblr. Include the link and your email address in the comment below.

You need only do one of the above, but the more ways you enter the higher your chances of winning are.

Each comment counts as a separate entry. I will use a random number generator to select the winner. Please leave your email address or some form of contact in the comments below so I can let you know if you win. This giveaway will end on March 21 and I will announce the winner on the Friday 22nd March.

Day 4: Homemade Daily Challenge

I have been asked by a friend to make some lavender bags as she has started noticing moth holes in her woolens (her house is 400 years old so I think the moths must like it). Apparently lavender is a natural repellent for moths, I made ten in total using some modern Liberty and vintage Laura Ashley fabrics.

They are super easy to make and could be done by hand, they are also a functional way of using scraps of fabric:

1. Cut 2 x 5" squares from your chosen fabrics for as many bags as you need.
2. With right sides facing stitch all around the outside using 1/2" seam allowance and make sure you leave about 1" gap, that is un-stitched.
3. Snip the excess fabric from the corners to remove the bulk by cutting diagonally across the corner.
4. Pull the fabric through the gap to turn the right side out. You may need a knitting needle to push the corners out.
5. Fill with lavender (I use a funnel and a teaspoon as it's less messy).
6. Use a ladder stitch in matching thread to sew up the gap. When you have sewn all along the gap insert the needle back into the bag as though starting the next stitch but and bring the needle up through the centre of the bag, pull the thread and snip off end as close to bag as possible. The thread will disappear inside.
7. Hey presto a supercute lavendar bag for your smalls drawers (or you small drawers).