2019

Cranked Socks from Becca's Crazy Projects

Last week I cranked up this pair using Uneek Sock by Urth Yarns. I purchased this yarn locally from Cloverhill Yarn Shop in Catonsville, MD. I loved the many colorways of Uneek Sock so I picked one with purple and that was it. The colors are amazing. I still need to kitchener the toes closed but these are going to be great!

I finally caved in and bought the 72 needle cylinder for my circular sock machine. It's been on my mind for a while. I ordered it, marked the needle positions and loaded it up. The machine was ...

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , craft , cranking , crazy , knit , knitting , machine , machine knitting , maryland , md , project , projects , shopping , socks , tool

Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

This fun top was pieced by another member of the Annapolis Quilts for Kids.

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by shopping through Amazon Smile. I don't earn anything from this link. This link lets your purchases support Quilts for Kids through Amazon. I don't add affiliate links to my charity quit posts on purpose.

Here is the EpochConverter for 2019.

2019 Charity Quilt Count: 56

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , charity , crazy , maryland , md , piecing , project , projects , quilt , quilting , quilts for kids

Modern Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

Michael Miller Fabrics donated some fabric to the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild to help with our charitable quilt-making. I picked up a bundle of fabric at the last meeting and I finally pulled it out to come up with a plan.

This border print is super cute and deserved to be highlighted. I did some measuring and decided on a layout. I worked up a design in Electric Quilt, pulled fabrics from my collection to make up the top, and got cutting.

I'm not sure how modern this quilt is. It uses traditional blocks, but modern fabrics.

Here is ...

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , baltimore , charity , crazy , electric quilt , fabric , maryland , md , mqg , project , projects , quilt , ruler , sew , sew my stash , tool

Cranked Socks from Becca's Crazy Projects

Time for another sock update.

I've been meaning to add to my sock machine workbench for a while now. I finally picked up the right materials and fashioned a panel to put on the workbench. This was a precut piece of lumber from the local home improvement warehouse. I had the 1x3 stock leftover from another project. I clued the small stock onto the back of the board, clamping until dry. This piece won't be moved about very often, so adding another physical fastener (such as nails or screws) wasn't necessary.

Then I adjusted my workbench (Black ...

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , craft , cranking , crazy , knit , knitting , machine , machine knitting , maryland , md , project , projects , shopping , socks , tool

Witchy! from Becca's Crazy Projects

When Sew Desu Ne? released this witch hat pattern last month I had to buy it.

I went to the big box fabric store to pick up the materials for my witch had and came home with so much more. All those sales paid off, though. I walked out spending only $30.

This foam was in the remnants bin and just want I wanted to make my hat.

The Halloween costume fabrics were on sale and this fabric just screamed witch/wizard hat to me.

I was concerned I was making it too small, but it turned out just right ...

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , costume , crazy , fabric , garment , hat , maryland , md , project , projects , sew , sewing

October 2019 - Lockup from Calgary Modern Quilt Guild

Thanks to Karin King for choosing this month's Block Lotto

As part of our memberships with the Modern Quilt Guild, we have access to a huge library of resources including webinars, quilts of the month, tutorials, and even a public television show called Fresh Quilting!
This month's Block Lotto is one of many blocks studies that the guild also publishes for its members, and was published by the MQG in January 2018.

The Lockup block is by Riane Menardi Morrison of the Central Iowa MQG. It's twice as long as it is wide, making it a ...

added by Philippa Gelinas 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , block lotto , calmqg

Fall Cleaning from Becca's Crazy Projects

I've been looking at the front of the travel trailer and thinking how shabby it looks. I convinced Darling Husband to try out an outdoor cleaner.

So much better! Although, now it is the end of the season and it is unlikely we'll be hitting the road anytime soon. At least it looks nice in the drive.

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
Mr. Clean Outdoor Cleaner
Lynx Levelers 10-pack

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , camping , diy , maryland , md , tool , travel

and wait there is MORE! from I Have A Notion

Aside from all the things keeping me busy in the last post… there was MORE! In September I Have A Notion had a booth at a quilt show. The local Elizabethtown Kentucky Heartland of Kentucky Quilt Show. They have a show every year. This year there were 500 quilts on display and 22 vendors. It was a very busy 2 days. Add caption to read more go to www.ihaveanotion.com/blog

added by Beth@IHaveANotion.com 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , new blog post

Peacock Petals Finish! from Becca's Crazy Projects

The last rounds of this beautiful shawl were slow going. Peacock Petals Shawl pattern is free.

When it was done I put it over my exercise ball so I could get a feel for the resulting fabric.

I knew it was going to be a monster to block, but wet blocking was the best choice to get that lace to open up.

Here it is blocked. This is why I love wet blocking knit and crochet projects. It lets the lace shine.

This one is all about looks because it is too light and lacy to offer any warmth.

It ...

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , cotton , crazy , crochet , knit picks , maryland , md , project , projects , shawl , shopping , yarn

Crocheting Along from Becca's Crazy Projects

I've almost finished my Peacock Petals Shawl. Once I get it blocked I'll share it in full.

I needed a new project, so I grabbed this cake made with several balls of Knit Picks Chroma worsted.

I got hooking using a free pattern on Ravelry called Raspberry Croissant Shawl.

I've been working on it for a few nights and I really like how it's turning out. I'm not even close to done with this one and I'm already thinking about my next. That's short-attention-span crafting!

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
Crochet hooks ...

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , crazy , crochet , knit picks , maryland , md , project , projects , shawl , shopping , yarn

Vinyl Project Pouch from Becca's Crazy Projects

The Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild had their annual retreat this past weekend. I didn't have the time to attend but I did join in through social media. One of the prompts was to make the retreat project: a vinyl project pouch using a free pattern available on Moda Bake Shop designed by Kristine of Center Street Quilts. I'm in mood for things of the season, so I grabbed my box of Halloween fabrics to see what I could come up with.

I had some leftover 3.5" squares of Alexander Henry Ghastlies fabric. I cut some contrast and ...

added by Becca 4 years, 7 months ago. under 2019 , bag , crazy , fabric , maryland , md , project , projects , sew , sew my stash , tool

» I Have A Notion

New blog has been posted at www.ihaveanotion.com/blog Come and see what has been keeping me busy... could it be Who is this?

added by Beth@IHaveANotion.com 4 years, 7 months ago. under 2019 , cats , paint , remodel

Framed! from Becca's Crazy Projects

Since I picked up such great art at the Crafty D.C. Festival I had to buy some frames so I could display that art. I picked up this fabulous print from Jen of Zooguu. All the frames on Amazon had white mats so I had to pick up a black on locally.

I had never attached a print to a mat before, so I did a little research on YouTube and found a great video that really had way more content than I needed. It did give me some tips to get me started, though.

I'm really pleased ...

added by Becca 4 years, 7 months ago. under 2019 , art , craft , crafty , festival , shopping , zombie

Quest for Pockets from Becca's Crazy Projects

I've been known to say "what people really want is pocket equality." What is pocket equality? There are more than a few articles written about pocket inequality. Here is one that shows sizes and compares the pockets in women's and men's pants. It is interesting, and somewhat baffling, why there is so much disparity. What I do about it is carry a purse that fits all the things I want/need to carry. Most of the time it is way more stuff than I really want to carry, but I don't carry a handbag every day ...

added by Becca 4 years, 7 months ago. under 2019 , craft , crazy , garment , project , projects , sew my stash , sewing

Barn Quilt BOM Month 2 from Quilt in Piece

Welcome to Month Two of the Barn Quilt BOM from Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting. In the first month in August we showed off our fabric choices and I think I might have changed my mind several time during that month. My previous post with the fabric choices can be found here. Then for September, the first block of the BOM was release, you can see that post here. I did decide in the end to stick with the green that I didn’t like last month. This month we are making the in between strip that goes between ...

added by Vanda 4 years, 7 months ago. under 2019 , barn quilt bom , powered by quilting , quilting (Comments)

Weekend Stitching from Through My Hands

Decided to try and blog more and in order for me to do that, I need to be able to post off-the-cuff instead of feeling like I need to have something worthy to say which never happens. Lol

On Friday, I finished all my outdoor yard work. Yay!

Then Saturday morning we woke up to cool breezes. Relief! Then it started raining! Yay! That meant no outdoor watering and it became the perfect weekend for no-guilt stitching and eating chili.

I love Sue Spargo's projects and recently watched a lady stitching herself this needle roll. Oh no! The itch ...

added by JoJo 4 years, 8 months ago. under 2019 , slow-stitching

Barn Quilt BOM Month 1 from Quilt in Piece

Welcome to Month One of the Barn Quilt BOM from Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting. Last month we show off our fabric choices and I think I might have changed my mind several time during the month. My previous post with the fabric choices can be found here. For September, the block of the month is this: The plan is to make 16 of this block this month that will be repeated throughout the quilt a total of 16 times. Not sure that I am happy with my green, I might redo the couple of blocks I have made ...

added by Vanda 4 years, 8 months ago. under 2019 , barn quilt bom , powered by quilting (Comments)

Who is afraid of....scheuren. from Aart's Paradijs

Mijn reactie op het thema Parodie van De-Uitdaging.

Mijn inspiratie is het schilderij van Barnett Newman - Who is afraid of red, yellow and blue, zijn werken riepen diepe gevoelens op bij mensen, het werd met een mes bewerkt. Daarna is het voor heel veel geld gerestaureerd en bleek het met een verfroller over geschilderd te zijn.

Mijn reactie hier weer op is een verschoten werk waar de overschildering van af bladdert. Ik had moeite om het mes erin te zetten, maar heb ze niet weggewerkt.

Materiaal: Met procion MX geverfd katoen, Tyvec, acrylverf.

Maat: 50 x 50 cm

Naam: Who ...

added by Aart 4 years, 11 months ago. under 2019 , de-uitdaging

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