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Here comes a Tuatara from Romany Quilting

I've spent a little time stitching around a tuatara on my New Zealand panel. I've been lucky enough to hold one of these rather special creatures. Those spines on the head and back are not sharp, but rather feel rubbery - yes, I had to touch and see for myself.

Stitching a tuatara

The tuatara is endemic to New Zealand and is known as a "living fossil". They are the only surviving members of an ancient lineage (Sphenodontia) that thrived alongside dinosaurs, and are unique because they are not lizards. Introduced predators brought in by settlers have taken their ...

added by Jenny 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under cooking , gemma , hand quilting , knitting , weather

June 2026 Monthly recap................... from Exuberant Color

Three finishes in June, the halfway point of the year. This makes 14 finishes for the year so far so maybe I can finish just as many in the second half. On the left is "Glow" made with Marcia Derse fabric and it is 45" x 62.5". In the center the Single Irish Chain layout worked well with the Terrie Mangat fabrics. It is 53.5" x 71". I was happy to get a flannel quilt finished even though it is summertime. I love the 16 patches. It is 47" x 71".

The 1990s floral Sawtooth Star blocks waited ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under knitting , monthly recap

Edge-to-Edge Quilting from The Quilt Yarn

Have finished another charity quilt, this time though with an edge-to-edge design. Could not resist, using the beautiful 'Ambrosia' design by Hermione Agee. It is a feather design about 6.5in wide. Given that I am now back on the sit down machine I had to use my trusted Golden Threads paper to draw this one out, row by row, then align each row to the next and slowly working my way across the quilt. This is probably where I most miss the frame...really enjoyed that on the frame. Mind you there is equally lots of alignment that you ...

added by Karin 4 weeks, 1 day ago. under charity quilt , knitting , orange tree quilter's charity quilts

Flying geese …. from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

This project has leaped forward quite a lot. Just a scattering of blocks to make and then assembly time.

Yes, I saw that red block was placed wrong and it has been corrected and all blocks will be double checked to make sure they are going in the right direction before assembly.

Another pair of leg warmers have been made! I’m so happy as my legs will be nice and warm this coming fall/winter. Two pairs! Yeah. I’m also so happy that my change in knitting method is working out.

Then, I had some free time and ...

added by Rose Marie 1 month, 1 week ago. under english paper piecing , flying geese , knitting

week 24 of 2026 from Thread Head

This week I sewed another Lutterloh top -

This one is from a thin knit (it looks better on, than hanging on a hanger).

The pattern is #87 from Lutterloh supplement 341, Summer 2026.

I have never drafted a Lutterloh pattern with so many dots.

I trusted the pattern, had help from a friend, and it worked out.

I made a few changes - added a little sleeve cap to look more like the drawing, made the hem less sloped (added length on the short side, and shortened the long side). and scooped the front neck a bit lower (it is still ...

added by Joanne 1 month, 1 week ago. under knitting , lutterloh

Time Flys. from Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Amazing how quickly time flies by these days.

Been 2 weeks already since I last wrote, and I have so much to tell you about.

When I last spoke to you, I spent that following week helping my youngest daughter move to a new home in the town she lives in. I was very surprised that after 4 days of packing, moving, and unpacking, I felt great. I figured I would be sore and worthless for the next week, but that wasn’t the case; just tired. Thank goodness because while at her place, I got the call that the ...

added by Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under embroidery , gardening , knitting , reading

Binding, and a Knitting Finish from Romany Quilting

Quilters are in two camps about quilt bindings, they either love it or hate it. I love hand stitching the binding down, it's the last job to do and then you have finished. Like this little baby donation quilt with the cozy fleecy back, all clipped up and waiting to go.

Binding time

I have a knitting finish too. Remember this? I was stitching it up back in April. Then it got put aside for a while, don't ask me why, it just happens.

Stitching the sleeves in to the body

Then once it was all stitched together ...

added by Jenny 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under binding , books , knitting

Anger management from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I will be the first to admit that there are days when I should be enrolled in anger management training. However, I will say that it's not because of what I do - it's what others do to me. Within the last two weeks, I received SIX requests for information on my personal travel plans from the same person. I'm past the point of caring if anyone else knows.

I asked why they needed to know that information, and the answer I got was lame. I decided (spitefully—I admit it) that I wasn't going to provide ...

added by Elaine 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under apps , backyard , bullying , hsts , knitting , lexi , murphy

Another Lovely Day from Romany Quilting

I can't believe this run of calm, mild, sunny weather we have been having lately. No complaints of course, but Winter is starting tomorrow 1st June! I've been sitting outside for an hour or two, once again, making the most of the gentle warmth. Gemma joined me too, once she woke up from her afternoon nap. She is always very interested in this small bark garden when she comes outside, especially in the far corner. I can't see anything which would catch her attention, but maybe there are some tiny ants running around in the bark, who ...

added by Jenny 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under gemma , hand quilting , knitting , weather

Been a long time from Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I know that it has been ages since I last posted. But if you are a long-ago follower, you know that for some years now I’ve been a very inconsistent blogger.

It’s been on my mind for some time now that I’ve come to realize how much I missed blogging.

First off, I can say that I’m doing well and can still say that I’m a 2-time cancer survivor, thanks to God, a good oncologist, and a surgeon.

A lot has happened since I last wrote (September 2024). Longer than I thought it was. Too ...

added by Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under em , knitting

Much progress and a scholarship! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OMG!!!!!!! When I read the first line of Daphne's comment, I was going to say - I used to work at the Main Office of BMO in Old Montreal. The number of days I had lunch in the park across the street, right in front of Notre-Dame Basilica. But seriously? There is a plaque in the BMO Museum about the Pauline Vanier Scholarship! I did not know that, and I hope Daphne got a picture. That was ME!!!!!! I should tell you that story someday. I have photos at home -- it was a really big to-do. And it was a ...

added by Elaine 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under barn blocks , christmas ornaments , farming , hsts , knitting , name tag , paper piecing , quilt show , vanier , winter quilts

A Few Finishes from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

I'm quite pleased that there are a couple finishes to share today.

First finish are these leg warmers. Yes, I know, I know ..... a bit late in the season as we are finally rolling into nicer weather. At least, come fall, these will be ready to wear to help keep my legs warm. There is enough yarn in the big ball, so another pair are ongoing now. Maybe, I just might have two pairs ready to wear come fall? For knitting, I did have to change my usual method to accommodate my hands and this new method works for ...

added by Rose Marie 2 months ago. under knitting , placemat

Slow Stitching and Knitting from Romany Quilting

Well, we certainly can't complain about the weather today. It was warm and sunny enough to get the washing dry outside. And pleasant enough for me to sit outside on the patio, under our Arch-gola. It's hard to believe it's almost the end of May, and it makes me wonder just what Winter will have in store for us all. Just have to wait and see, I guess.

So, this afternoon, I took my New Zealand panel outside for a couple of hours to do some more big stitch quilting. Today, I was working on a heron ...

added by Jenny 2 months ago. under books , hand quilting , knitting

RSC - Just a Touch of Orange from Romany Quilting

Orange is the colour of the month for RSC stitching, not my favourite colour by any means. I'm not too keen on bright red either, wonder what that says about me? I'm still working on my baby quilt and found a scrap of yellow with orangey coloured flowers - just enough for a corner block. I was looking for something more apricot, but nothing was to be found.

That will do

I laid the blocks out on my design bed, to see what else I needed. Yes, there were a couple of spaces that needed filling, so I stitched ...

added by Jenny 2 months ago. under donations , knitting , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge

Machine Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I decided to try doing stranded work on the LK150. I had somewhat mixed results. The first swatch showed me I'm still learning the technique. The tricky bit of trial and error is the keeping the trial going with all of the errors.

I was pretty sure the tension was too tight so I changed that to prevent the dropped stitches. It got better but it still dropped some stitches. This try was much better. I'll have to keep working at it but I think this might not be the best yarn for this project. It is still ...

added by Becca 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under 2026 , knitting , lk150 , machine knitting , yarn

Donation Time and Mother's Day from Romany Quilting

It was time to send a few more items off to new homes. You may remember the crate of knitting my granddaughter got down from the loft for me, it contained knitted jumpers I had done for future great grand children. It was time to let two of them go, plus a several knitted hats I had finished recently.

Off to new homes

The pink jumper was knitted recently with yarn I had purchased from an Op Shop, and the navy one is a reknit of a pattern I made for my first baby Michael many years ago. He is ...

added by Jenny 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under donations , eating out , family , knitting

Binding, Knitting and Reading from Romany Quilting

I've pleased to have finished the quilting on the final (third) quilt I'm making for a special family. I really struggled with the quilting, and couldn't understand why the tension was wrong and the machine was really struggling. My Bernina had just come back from a service so should have been running fine. Eventually, after rethreading yet again, I decided to change the fancy embroidery thread I was using to standard cotton. What a revelation, no tightness in the tension, no strange noises, and the final quilting line ran smoothly. When I sent my machine for a ...

added by Jenny 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under binding , books , knitting , library

Machine Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I picked up some of this cute yarn at the local big box store to knit a few hats. First, I knit a swatch at what I figured were the right settings on the LK150. I like the resulting fabric so I did some stich counting, measurements, math, and cast on.

I used instructions I'd seen on the Machine Knitting Beginners and Returners Circle to make the crown of the hat in four sections.. I only dropped a single section when working. I had failed to load the yarn in the carriage.

I sewed it up and it came ...

added by Becca 3 months, 1 week ago. under 2026 , caron , knitting , lk150 , machine knitting , yarn

Not much inspiration............ from Exuberant Color

I put this medallion piece back up on the design wall and tried a few pieces for continuing borders, trying to figure out if it needs medium or dark or bright fabric. I have a box full of 4" Broken Dishes blocks that might get used for a border.

I also have the other Maria Derse tall triangles quit top in progress that needs a decision on the insert strip fabric. I think this one will come down and that one will go up on the wall.

I cut 20+ more green fabrics in 1.5" squares but I see ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under batik , kaffe fabric , knitting

Winter Woolies, the Repair Shop, and Up in the Loft. from Romany Quilting

With my sewing machine away being serviced, I've been spending a little more time knitting. Last week I came across a stalled knitting project and set to work finishing the two fronts, knitting with some hand spun wool sent to me by my late friend Merilyn.

That didn't take too long, and now I'm working on the front bands. I've almost finished them, so the next step is the neck band, and sew it all together. Wonder if I can get this finished by next week?

On to the front bands

The weather is certainly turning ...

added by Jenny 3 months, 1 week ago. under family , knitting , socks

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