Friday Archives and some little pouches

It's already Friday again, and here is my contribution to Loobylu's Friday Archives. Inspired by Claire's softies from last week, I remembered that one of my very first knitting projects was this little bear:

Here she is looking jaunty in her fur-trimmed pink coat:

And here's a close-up:

That's the fabulous view from our bedroom window, Space Needle and all. Doesn't she look very French? I named her "Amelia" after Amelie in that wonderful movie, but Kumi calls her "White Bear-Bear".

I haven't had a chance to sew in about a week and wanted to make something quick and easy. I used Amy Karol's most excellent Bend the Rules Sewing book to make these pouches. So fun!!

You might recognize the burgundy one with the blue chestnut branches from the dress I made...it's always so satisfying to use up scraps.

For the beige pouch with the button and faint print, I used fabric paint and a leaf I found outside. The fabric paint was a lot thinner than I expected, so the effect wasn't quite as stunning as I'd imagined, but it'll do. Now I must tend to my little girl who is having the tantrum of the century...