Hospital Bed Tote

I'm not sure quite what to call this. Remember I made those shoe bags for the Fall Bazaar? Well, the larger ones sold but we still had 4 smaller ones left. We were trying to think of what the craft group could make aside from bazaar stuff. We decided perhaps little embroidered bags with a pen, etc to be taken on hospital visits.

Then we saw the shoe bags and thought they would make perfect totes to hang on the side of a hospital bed for holding a magazine, book, glasses, etc. to make it easier for people to reach. And it won't cost anything aside from the cost of the velcro cause I just want to get rid of this fabric so have donated it. So I added straps that can be attached to the rail. I put a piece of velcro on the end of each strap and the opposite piece on the inside top of the bag to fit the straps over the rail. I also added another strap extending from the back of the back onto the front for keeping it closed. It's experimental. I need to get one of our hospital or extended care visitors to take one and try it out to see if I got the straps the right length for the rail. But I really like the idea.

It was a rather tense day yesterday so I didn't get much else done. I think I'm fighting a stomach bug so didn't do much aside from knitting on the prayer shawl I'm making.

Scrubbies

Haven't been around for awhile. Life is up and down but things seem to be going in the right direction anyway.

Now it's time to prepare for our Spring Bazaar. It's so hard to know what to make but this cloth scrubby pattern was suggested by one of our members so I decided to try one. Not too straight but what the heck, it's only my first try:

You can find the pattern for the corner scrubby here

Then I saw some that look  like flowers. These are kind of neat but I have to warn you the daisy scrubby is a lot of work and takes almost a whole ball of crafters cotton. It will be a "one of" unless someone else is interested in making them. Of course I'm about the only one who even comes close to knowing how to knit or crochet so it's a pretty sure thing it will be a one of.

The patterns for the flower scrubbies can be found here

Guess that's it for today. I'm working on a few things right now so will show things as I finish.