Archive for May, 2010
Quilting: Inspiration and Aspiration
The quilting idea has been kicking around in my brain for awhile. I never thought I’d be that interested in quilting, but about a year ago I saw a group of crafters joining in a quilt along. Elizabeth at Oh, Fransson! hosted her Mod Sampler Quilt Along, and several of the bloggers I read had [...]
Filed in: Introspective
Finally Finished: Baby Sweater
It’s done! And I’m so excited, because I absolutely love it: Pattern: Super Natural Stripes by Fawn Pea (Ravelry Link); size 6-9 months Yarn: Knitpicks Comfy Worsted in Peapod (2 hanks), Honeydew and Silver Sage (1 hank each); size #7 and #5 circular needles Started April 21, 2010, Completed May 22, 2010 After the disasters [...]
Fair Warning
I’ve been looking at a lot of quilting pictures on Flickr. I’ve been reading a lot of quilting blogs. I’ve been perusing quilting instructions. I’ve been downloading simple quilt patterns. I have plans this weekend to reorganize my crafting space, to make room for my sewing machine and an ironing board. I may have bought [...]
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Step by Step: Scrabble Tile Pendant
As you can probably tell by the posts on this site, I don’t do a lot of paper crafts. I don’t scrapbook or do any bookbinding. I also don’t do much with jewelry. I dabble a little with beading, but not much. I don’t really wear jewelry on a daily basis, so it’s not a [...]
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Bundles of Joy
It’s been an up and down kind of week around these parts. I haven’t been able to do too much crafting. I did get some pretty fabric in the mail, though. These fat quarters will be used for an upcoming project I’m working on – details to follow in a couple of weeks. (I will [...]
Filed in: Stash Building
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Moms out there. And of course, to my mom. For whom I’m willing to post the World’s Least Flattering Photo of Myself, Like, Ever, because it is a really nice photo of my mom and dad and all of my siblings. That’s right, folks, my mom had five [...]
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More Progress – a Sleeve!
Wow, it’s really hard to make a sleeve sound exciting. Sorry about that. Despite the setbacks early in the week, I have managed to get some time in on the Super Natural Stripes baby sweater for my great-nephew, due in June. The body of the sweater is complete, along with sleeve #1! Just one more [...]
Filed in: Knitting
An Update – Sidetracked by Pink Stuff
Sorry about the lack of updates this week, but I haven’t been feeling well this week. See? I think we can all recognize what the pink stuff is. Bleh. I’m feeling better today, though, so I’m hoping to get some work done on the green baby sweater tonight. I’m done with the body (as predicted) [...]
Filed in: Knitting
