a tale of crafts involving needles and thread
Last week I broke down and did something that I had been meaning to do for months and months. It was the final step to moving back into my sewing room from my temporary (ahem, since the fall) sewing set up in our formal dining room. I recovered my office mini ironing board cover. I […]
So, today’s quilt didn’t even have a chance at becoming a UFO. This was one of the fastest moving projects I’ve made, simply because I just didn’t want to stop till it was done. It was that fun to make. I quilted it with a single, off-set spiral. I was really inspired by Amanda Jeans […]
I was torn on whether to share this quilt in its quilt top state. It has been such a fun, fun quilt to make, that I’ve barely put it down to take pictures. But I’ve decided to go for it. I’m a relatively new member of the VMQG. One of the first challenge projects that […]
This has been a big month for me. I finally feel like I’m making progress on some old (old) projects that have been sitting around the sewing room. It is amazing how good that feels. My first big finish of the year in the world of old WIP’s is my Chinese Lantern Hexagon quilt. I […]
Our local yarn shop, 88 Stitches, is having a kind of knitting challenge during the next few weeks, in conjunction with the Winter Olympics. I’ve decided to join in and challenge myself to knitting a Grace sweater found in Jane Richmond‘s Island book. It is a beautiful, classic sweater. I’ll be casting on tomorrow morning. […]