Crazylikefox1 – No Idle hands here

Crazy like Fox 1, second gift

Glenni asked for something hand knit, either socks or fingerless mitts. Off to Ravelry I went and found many patterns on Revelry, I ended up using this.I added a thumb, but used the basic pattern. For knitters out there, this little pattern calls for 3 strands in a row, not hard for such a small project. It does give the foxes their character, eyes and muzzle. You can see what a perfect match the two foxes are.Another gift, I had started fussy cutting these squares a while ago, not sure what it would become. The simplest thing is to make a little zippered pouch.Reversing the direction of the blocks.And adding a little bling on the zipper pull.

I think I really hit the mark with this one.

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Dear Leah, @leahkab ❤️ you totally got this!!!!! The knitted fingerless gloves are absolutely seriously adorable and with Aqua foxes? Hello, cutest pair ever!!! I LOVE them!!!! And the patchwork zipper bag, major swoon, and with all of those fun fussy cuts! AND the extra fabrics, mini book, the flower pen, friction pen, self threading needles (trying this out tonight!), and new stitchery threads to try. ? Thank you! Big hugs! Perfect in every way! #crazylikefox1 #xoxo #thankyouxamillion

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Leah

July gifts delivered to Crazy like fox 1

I am really enjoying the year long Instagram birthday gift exchange. It is fun coming up with creative gifts for women all over the country. Sometimes I really tailor the item to their request and sometimes I just get creative.Elizabeth Hartman is a very detailed creative quilt designer. She now has patterns for many animals. These are all created by strip piecing, no cutting out tiny squares or triangles. Of course I made the fox.As well as some hedgehogs. These patterns work very well in solid fabrics, it was fun to play with prints and see if I could get the correct values so the image stands out.Not so much, the top left hedgehog sort of disappears into the background, out he came (I’ll find another use for that block) and another one replaced him.Much better.Practice makes better! I can really see how my quilting has improved. Here I was working with rulers to get the straight lines, that is an interesting technique. So far I’ve been working on small projects and I’m getting the hang of it.

I did use the quilting to give the hedgehogs some little toes.
The final mini, a spiral gives the fox cuter cheeks. Most of the quilting just fades into the busy prints.On the back, a sleeve for hanging.

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Thank you @leahkab for my thoughtful birthday presents! The mini quilt, fabric, pattern, thread, embroidery needles, and fabric tape will all find a special use or place in my home! #crazylikefox1 #handmadegifts

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Leah

#Crazylikefox 1 instagram exchange.

My friend Raquel started an instagram birthday exchange called Crazy like Fox. So many people signed up she opened two groups. The idea is that one person per month has her birthday and everyone makes her something. Well, turns out that we are missing months and have 2 per month. We didn’t have anyone for January but both Libby and I are February birthdays. We posted our likes and dislikes and got to work on something creative. Libby is in my quilting guild, so we know each other, most of the others are completely new to me.I Libby likes red, and people were making her favorite requests already, so I figured, another project bag is always good. I used ByAnnie soft and stable. Which I had also used on my holiday gift exchange. I LOVE this product, can’t sing enough of it’s praises.This is the first time I’ve assembled a bag this way, don’t know if it’s any better, but it worked.The outer pockets have room to store.For example, a knitting project.Empty it stands well on it’s own and is very light.Of course I added other goodies in the bag, many items from Daiso Japan. True, most things only cost $1.50 there, but oh how quickly they add up!

I have received my gift from Libby already, but that is for another post.

Leah