Monday, September 05, 2011

Almost done!


Had a busy weekend of sewing....first I made this little tote bag. It is the third time I've made this pattern, the little charmer. Just need to find that perfect button for the pocket, I have visions of a dark wooden one.


Spent most of Saturday helping a gal from the poker club pick out fabrics for quilts for her niece and nephew. We hit 3 shops and had lunch. Of course I had to buy a new Miss Rosie's pattern and a charm pack and some osenberg fabric, all for different projects. LOL

Then yesterday, I worked on my Washington Medallion. The only thing I have left now is to add the last small border. I have a brown already picked out for it, but I want to see if I can get more of it to bind in also. Also, OJ didn't love it and he typically has a good eye for these things, so I am going to look around and see what else is out there first.


Spent over an hour searching for a cloth tape measure last night, did a pretty job of cleaning up my sewing room during my search only to have Nathan find it for me in the front room, LOL

I am many weeks behind on my Jo Morton block of the week, so I got one of those done also. All in all a very busy weekend.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Sunday Update

Last night we took OJ to PF Change for his birthday dinner with his parents and sister. It was really fin and the food and service were wonderful as usual. The only downside was that we were a party of 11 without a reservation and had to sit on the patio unless we wanted to wait about an hour and a half. It was pretty darn hot, but still a good time.





Finished my pieced borders for the Washington Medallion today. I love the way they turned out. The blocks do not have white centers like it looks like in the picture. Those are post it notes with the block position so I can keep everything in order. Next week I hope to get the top all done!




Here is a picture of the my progress on the Hexacomb Sweater.






And one final picture, this is a bag that I made for my friend Judy. She was gracious enough to gift me her crazy quilting supplies and stash in return for my help in finishing up this little bag for her. I pretty sure I got the best end of this deal! Thanks again Judy :)


Sunday, July 24, 2011

Washington Medallion Progress

I have been busily working on my my pink and brown Washington Medallion quilt. I have finally completed all of the blocks and pinwheels.


I have also cut out all the setting triangles, so now I just have to put it all together. I am pretty excited about the way it is all coming together and even have a spot to hang it all picked out.
On the knitting front, I have completed the bottom part of the back on my hexacomb sweater and started the right front. The body is knitted from the bottom up all in one piece, then I'll go back and add sleeves. I love the yarn I am working with, it is so soft and has a wonderful drape.
My Fun Friday quilt group is going on retreat in a couple of weeks, I hope to get lots of quilting done while we are there, I already have a few projects picked out to take with me.
Nathan wanted me to add a counter to my blog, so I did - so far he is not very impressed by the number of hits I get, LOL - maybe I should try posting more often.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Ready to knit!

I am nearly done with the sleeves on a very heavy wool sweater. Since I live in Phoenix and summer is fast approaching, I decided to set it aside and start a new lighter project.



This sweater should be prefect year round since I work in an overly air conditioned office.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Totally twisted fun!

Wow, it has been over a year since I last posted, that is pretty bad. Oh well, here goes an update anyway. My Mom and I were out shopping and she bought a great new tool called a twist it ruler. Of course I had to use it first, LOL

So it is a great tool for using scraps, charm packs, etc. I had several charms left over from the my table runner and table cloth and I decided to use them to try out the new tool.

First I made a quick and simple top, using 24 charms and 3 inch borders


After that is done you place the template on the quilt and start cutting out little squares. It was kind of scary, but here is what it looks like when you are cutting up your little quilt....







Then you sew all the new little blocks back together and this little cutie is what you get. I love it!