New Yarn and Fabric Stash

I need to get better at posting things here as well as my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrea1creates/

The other day we went to Yarn It and Haberdashery in Columbus Ohio. Whenever we go on a trip I always scope out new fabric and knitting stores :)

This store was full of 'hard to decide which one to buy'yarns. I always try to choose things I don't see in stores near me and obviously had a color palette in mind(!) Not sure what I'm making yet, but I'll be ready...

 Also on this trip I had to stop by one of my all time favorite fabric shops-Sew to Speak also in Columbus. 

I could seriously be happy with 1 of everything in this store! Too hard to choose-I'll just have 1 of everything please, lol.

I have visions of headbands and other things like maybe some parts of tunics that I may try to get working on...

Cotton and Steel Projects

 Just wanted to try and post these from my phone/ instagram andrea1creates (link in sidebar).

Some recent things I've been working on...
Above, this bag will hopefully get finished today. I am about to attach the handles but they come with little 'shield shaped' pieces in the same vinyl and I've never seen this before and wasn't sure what to do with them. So I slept on it and woke up thinking, hey I bet those get stitched on the lining side for reinforcement(!). No? Maybe not but I think that's what I'll try and do.
I dyed the pink linen lining myself. I have several pieces in different colors and these just (luckily )seemed to go well with this print.

Love these Cotton and Steel prints .(Sorry I can't figure out how to add links from my phone but a quick google search should work ; )

I tend to make things I need and this pouch was a result of the need for a wide opening, flat bottom bag that wasn't too tall so I could find my knitting and crochet notions at a glance.

And this bag. It had gone through several modifications before ending like this. At least the handles did. I tried 3 different ways and ended pretty happily with these.  The top bag will be the same shape, just vinyl handles.
All fabrics Cotton and Steel.