Does anyone know of good local fabric stores?

I usually go to Fabric Place in Framingham or Woburn, or Joanns on Route 9, but sometimes I just need some thread or a zipper or I want to pop in someplace fun to get some fabric inspiration and I don't know where to go.

Or does anyone have a favorite yarn store? There seem to be waaaay more of these!

Hurray! Thanks to a swap with Heroinechic I got a "how to" embroidery kit. Hurray.

So I made this for my mom's birthday, I have two more towels so it might be a gift in series. They are waffle towels from crate and barrell, very nice.

(the pattern is from needlecrafter.com) Thank you heroinechic for getting me started!!



and the details: the underside of the wings is a slightly darker blue. And I was *so glad* all the sulky pen washed out.



My mom says it's too pretty to use which bums me out. It's craft, not art, therefore USE IT! 

So I've been wanting to make a variation of this for a long time, and it worked out after some revisions. My first inspiration came from this:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=85262.msg804150;topicseen

Yay!


It's really wide on the bottom 'cause I wanted to fit a sandwich size plastic container flat so that nothing would leak. I've been dreaming of a lunch bag that would do this.

look all that it holds:


And my first cut away handle that I stiffened with chop sticks from our last take out meal (unused of course):


Now I can carry my lunch in style!

Hurray, I finally finished mine. It's much smaller than I thought it would be but that's easy enough to fix.

What fun!

Here he is:


And another view:


I only made 6 tenticles. I can't wait to send this along to my niece.

I made this Isabeau for a swap. The pattern was so easy and wonderful (though I made a few mistakes. . . ). Thanks so much for Sylvie and ChezPlum.com for posting a free pattern (here: http://www.chezplum.com/?page_id=2 ). I am so buying the tote version to make for myself. 



the rockin' button (swap theme was "forest friends")



the even cooler lining fabric which I hand sewed in - came out better than expected.



Let me know if you have tried the tote pattern!

So my wonderfully awesome fiancee works part time at a YMCA and made the following to cheer up a crying little girl. Too bad she doesn't like bunnies!! He's so proud of it I promised to post it on crafster.

Made from one latex glove with love:


the front


the side


and the cute bunny behind.

feel free to tell my loved one how awesome his creation is 

So, my wonderfully awesome, clean boyfriend has some very cute boxers that have busted a hole. . . Is it cool to re-use the fabric in things I may give to someone else (after several thorough washings with bleach) or is that way lame and sketchy?

My first iron-on shirt ($2.25 from target - mossimo too!) that I made for the Star Swap Round 3 (swaps are very fun!)





detail of the front bottom. The big star got a little messed up when I ironed on the small ones (I touched the iron on part without the protective tissue. . . ). The star points were hard to stick down, I hope they stay!



The back neck area. Hope ya'll like it 

Hurray - my second bag!!



I made this for the Star Swap Round 3



The outside fabric is an upolstery remnant (hurray), the interior fun stars with a small pocket. The red is a bright red not really pink. . .



I did the stars with reverse applique, they will fray over time but that's the intention.



Next time I will use interfacing to stiffen more.

Hopefully it looks more rock star than wizard  . Let me know what you think!

Here it is!





I made it for my boyfriend (who picked out the colors) but I think I wear it more than he does. I want to make another maybe smaller/shorter, it comes down to my eyes. I think this was the fastest hat ever. (it's from Knitty.com)

Has anyone tried the tychus in stockinette stitch?

yay knitting!