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March 22, 2021
Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I almost failed to get this little quilt to fit on my chosen backing fabric. That's less than one inch before the leader on the frame. So close. Too close. 
Learn more about how I made this Little Scrappy Trips in this post. 
These big blocks are so great for little quilts. 
The scrappy border makes this one fun, too. 

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March 19, 2021
Luminous Wheels from Becca's Crazy Projects

This week this smashed box showed up on my doorstep. 
Inside, and unharmed, were these wheels, new bearings, and laces for my skates. Because skating is all about the accessories. I bought these from Roller Skate Nation. I don't blame them for the smashed box. I'm sure the box didn't look like that when it left them. 
Here are my skates before the change. I was using the dirty Moxi wheels from my Beach Bunnies on my Moonlight Rollers. 
Here is the after. That's right, I decided to get Luminous wheels. Because I wanted light up ...

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March 17, 2021
Circle and Square Hat from Becca's Crazy Projects

This is my favorite step when making this hat. When you get to cut those worked stitches in half and double up the fabric. This really makes for a delightfully squishy and warm hat. 
I am having so much fun with this pattern. It is the perfect knitting while watching television project. What am I watching? Right now we're watching Schitt's Creek.
Another great finished hat. And yes, I have already cast on another one. I still have yarn. 

Pattern available on Ravelry: Circle & Square by Martina Behm

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March 15, 2021
Big Blocks Make Great Quilts from Becca's Crazy Projects

I have some larger pieces of fabric leftover from quilt backings. Some of these are a couple inches wide, some are larger. I also have a big bag full of narrow strips. I made some strip units and some of the larger pieces to make these really simple blocks.
Each block finishes at 17" by 17" so you don't need very many to make a little quilt. Heck, you don't need very many to make a large quilt.
I added a 2.5" border to tie it all together. This one was relatively structured. I made two identical ...

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March 12, 2021
Little Scrappy Trips from Becca's Crazy Projects

I used Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Trips free tutorial to make some blocks. I used a bunch of 2.5" strips cut from leftover quilt backing. Every strip was unique.
I used a single dark strip on the long diagonal. Each block finishes at 12" by 12". 
I played with block placement a little until I had a layout I liked. Big blocks means I didn't need many. 
Then I sewed the nine blocks together and added a border. I think I spent more time making sure I had 54 different fabrics than I spent piecing it together. Overall ...

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March 10, 2021
Circle and Square Hat from Becca's Crazy Projects

Remember this little avocado from last week? 
Not so small anymore. These really are fun to knit. I wonder if I can make a marled one? Oh, the possibilities!

Pattern available on Ravelry: Circle & Square by Martina Behm

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March 8, 2021
Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I love these stripes and dots!
So much movement from these fabrics.
How cute is this fabric? 
Mary, a quilter who works with Annapolis Quilts for Kids, pieced this wonderful quilt. Very precise piecing and such a fun finish.

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March 5, 2021
Circle and Square from Becca's Crazy Projects

This week I finished my second Circle and Square hat.
I ran out of yarn as I neared the finish line so I switched to another self-striping yarn from Knit Picks with brown. It isn't perfect but it is warm.
Then I immediately cast on another one. This start looks like an avocado.  

Pattern available on Ravelry: Circle & Square by Martina Behm

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March 3, 2021
Four-Patch Fun from Becca's Crazy Projects

This is one of those projects that just sort of happens. I had this cute tweety bird fabric, but not a bunch, and some 2.5" strips in coordinating colors. Seemed a perfect combination. I paired up the blues with a strip of yellow and a strip of pink and made a bunch of little four-patch units. 
Then I added a single 3" border to frame it. I want to try this with a different background print so expect to see at least one more of these sometime soon. This was made with leftovers from backings for charity quilts. I ...

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March 1, 2021
Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

It's great to be back to working on charity quilts. 
This one is a scrappy wonder. So many different fabrics come together to make a great string quilt. 

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February 24, 2021
Circle and Square from Becca's Crazy Projects

I've been wearing my Circle and Square hat for about a week now. I decided to make another. 
This is one of the best television knitting projects. Very little counting and loads and loads of knit stitches.
I am almost to the fun bit of this project. The construction is fun because you work ever increasing rows until you cut that in half and then decrease to the end. I love projects like that!

Pattern available on Ravelry: Circle & Square by Martina Behm
 

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February 22, 2021
Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

 
On Saturday Annapolis Quilts for Kids was available to meet up and exchange finished quilts and pick up more. I dropped off four finished quilts and grabbed these six finished tops to quilt up. 
Sunday I cleaned the piles of stuff of my long arm frame, loaded a quilt and got it quilted. 
Then I loaded another one. It was nice to get back to charity quilting after so long. I'll work through the rest over the next few weeks. Have you found your quilting groove again? 

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February 19, 2021
Circle and Square from Becca's Crazy Projects

I finished my Circle and Square hat! I shared this about a week ago when I started. This is what I would consider the front of this hat. 
This is the back. I love working a project that decreases as you get to the finish line. It just seems to pick up speed at the end. 
I'm really pleased with how this turned out. It's warm and fun! I'm sure I'll make another one. Mostly because it was an easy knit. Also, I still have yarn.

Pattern available on Ravelry: Circle & Square by Martina Behm
 
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February 17, 2021
Skating Sugar Skulls from Becca's Crazy Projects

Last week my new skates showed up, these are Sapphire from Moonlight Rollers. I hadn't seen a comparable blue in other skates and these spoke to me. I'm super happy I decided to give them a try. These are at a higher price-point than my Moxi Beach Bunnies but less than a pair of Moxi Lollies. Unlike my Beach Bunnies these didn't come with toe caps. That got my crafty mind churning.
I used the Moxi toe cap to create a template and cut out some marine vinyl I had on hand. There are loads of tutorials ...

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February 15, 2021
Plaid-ish Quilt from Becca's Crazy Projects

I'm still working on my Plaid-ish quilt. This quilt took all week to cut and lay out. I'm sure it will all come out in the end. 
Once I had it all cut I made a few changes. 
At this point I'm not changing anything. A block put wrong will just be part of the finished quilt. I didn't assemble individual blocks. I webbed the entire quilt. It took most of Saturday. Bonnie Hunter has a blog post on webbing a quilt if you want to learn more about it. It's great! I used the ...

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February 10, 2021
Circle and Square from Becca's Crazy Projects

I wanted to try Circle & Square by Martina Behm for a couple reasons. Like Martina, I am not a fan of the purl stitch. Sure, I can do it but if I don't have to do it I am a much happier knitter. 
The self-striping yarn is doing most of the work on this one. I may have to make one using an ombre yarn. 
This picture makes it look somewhat egg-shaped. That's just how I'm holding it. It really is an oval. 

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February 8, 2021
Plaid-ish from Becca's Crazy Projects

I have so many batik fabrics. I keep making quilts and I still have so many. I decided to grab them and get to work on a new quilt. This time I'm going to use the free pattern Plaid-ish from Kitchen Table Quilting. I've had it on my list for a while. I sorted my fabrics into dark, medium, and light. 
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February 3, 2021
Dayna Pack from Becca's Crazy Projects

I've had this amazing embroidery for a while now. I stitched it out on my embroidery machine a while back. The design is from Urban Threads Embroidery. I really like their designs and I've stitched them out successfully on two different brands of embroidery machines. They also offer their designs as hand embroidery designs for about $1. This was the perfect project to use that stitched out design. 
The Dayna Pack is a simple design that works up quickly with good results. I made mine with an adjustable strap that did not include the hardware called for in ...

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February 1, 2021
Time for Cake from Becca's Crazy Projects

I received a bunch of yarn from Aunt Betty last year. I decided I wouldn't use it if I didn't get it wound up into cakes so I could just grab it and get knitting or crocheting. I grabbed my swift and my ball winder and got cranking. 
I ran into one snag along the way. Straightening this one out took almost as much time as winding the entire hank into a cake. 
When I was done I had all this yarn ready to go. Now when I am inspired I can just grab and cast on. Now ...

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January 29, 2021
Border the Blues from Becca's Crazy Projects

This week I managed to squeeze in a little sewing time. I finished sewing the blocks together. 
I also managed to attach one border. I have one more border to attach. Evening photos have such poor lighting. Sorry about the quality.  

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