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I didn’t get any sewing done yesterday but I did sort and press strips for awhile – they are now ready for me to trim to 1.5” and then be ready to sew.  Instead I ran to Wal-Mart with Melanie and she was getting groceries and things for her mother in law and I was […]

Finally I got the sewing table cleared off yesterday and got starting on the new quilt.  I don’t know large it will be – I do have lots of strips and lots of neutrals that I can turn into strips so we will see.  I got the accuquilt out to cut purple squares and got […]

Flying Pansies needs to be pressed – but I took a photo of the finish anyhow – but I do need to give it a good pressing before I put it away until it is it’s turn to be quilted.  I decided to put a border on the sides as well – it does look […]

I actually got done with some hand work yesterday and a little shopping. First the binding is done, English Ivy is washed and dried – finished! Finished at 52.5” x 60” I started this one in April for a promo for the Fat Quarter Shop – they supplied the fabric and I promoted it and […]

I finished the socks and washed them.

The pattern came from New Methods for Crochet Socks by Rohn Strong, published by Annie’s. I used a baby yarn I bought at the thrift, which wasn’t ideal. I didn’t want to invest a lot in the first attempt.

I learned a lot about gauge, tension and picked up a few new stitches. Bless those people who post video tutorials! I learned to crochet as a child but never made anything that had to fit. It was a whole new experience.

I bought real sock yarn for the next pair ...

No fabric in this week. There were opportunities but no interest.

The binding is sewn to Remember Me, but I need to stitch it down. The label is in process. I’m counting the fabric for this project out. I didn’t make most of the blocks and never counted them as fabric in, making the usage lower.

The socks are also very close to finished, with just the heel and the top edge left.

I expect to wrap up both projects this week. I can’t wait to have something different to talk about, like this project.

I may ...

 It was a busy week with lots of activities happening, but not a lot of time for sewing.  I managed to make some progress on my cross stitch project, adding more trees, border stitches and starting the snow at the bottom of this section. I'm hoping to finish the mushrooms in the forest this coming week and move on to the next part. 

The church bazaar was yesterday.  Here are the three pillows that I made for the sewing table.  We had a family wedding to attend out of town yesterday so I only had time to stop briefly ...

We had a good weekend visit with our daughter in her new apartment, she is settling in and getting all her quilts out to decorate, she said there is more to do.  I will take you on a mini tour of her quilts.  She and the kids have been getting them for many years.  Now […]

 I had a very productive weekend at the guild retreat last weekend.  It was glorious to have three full days to sew--meals provided and no dishes to do!  I added binding to two quilts that are gifts so I can't show those yet, but they are both hand stitched now and ready to gift.  I quilted the table runner I showed last week that will be for sale at our church bazaar next weekend and added the binding this week when I got home. I hope someone will like it enough to purchase it! I also worked on three ...

Back to work at the sewing machine yesterday and the two day headache was finally gone.  So glad that doesn’t happen often.  I got one more row sewed onto Flying Pansies – 6 rows done and 3 hanging the side – I got tired of having to move the bottom row when I needed to […]

October was another challenging month, with work the guilty party. Not much you can do about it when it involves other people.

I framed Peace on Earth last month and started nothing. It wasn’t on the October list, but I’m good with that. November will result in finishes, which means different projects on the Short List.

I began the Short List many years ago to create short-term goals and a way to focus. I change things up as my interests change.

Project 1 (Crochet): I finished the first sock and started the second. This project will likely finish ...

My headache continued all day yesterday finally giving me a sinus headache as well which was not totally unexpected – as it seems like I always have a two day headache after major dental appointments. So again not a lot to blog about.  I did go outside for a little and sat in the cool […]

No change in the numbers.

I finished crocheting the first sock this week. It still needs blocked.

Overall I’m happy with it. I might make some minor changes in the second sock, especially in the heel. Otherwise, the fit is good.

Fabric In: 16.5 yards

Fabric out: 22.125 yards

Net Fabric Used: 5.625 yards

How did you do this week?

Finally got back to the sewing machine.   I have one more row of Y seams done and one more row ready to sew today.  These rows of Flying Pansies are now back up on the wall so I could quilt last night. The last row is pieced but not attached. Some thread basting done on […]

Very little got done in the house.  I was outside most of the afternoon working on one strawberry bed.  It was so packed and over crowded it too forever to clean it out and separate plants. I really do not know how many strawberry plants I dug out – here is the pile, hundreds? a […]

Yesterday I had a bad sinus headache and did no machine work.  I took numerous naps, read, knitted and a little EPP.  I got to thinking that I thought I had bought a layer cake of Kaffe fabric at a quilt show a couple years ago and looked for it and found it – would […]

Yes close to the end of October and we put the A/C back on yesterday  – it got up to 92 degrees and was hot and dry – got hot in the house – two more days of near 90 – I went to Wal-Mart to pick up a prescription and seeing as I was […]