Weekly Update - Morning Glory Afghan Finished

This week I decided to concentrate on the Morning Glory afghan and finally get it done, so I didn't work on any of my other projects.

So, after a week of frantic crocheting (and straining my elbow), here's the Morning Glory afghan, designed by Michele Maks and crocheted by me!

 

 

And now we are so happy, we do the dance of joy!

That makes one project completed toward my goal of using up all of my acrylic yarn.

Since the big box that this project was in is now available, I've gathered all of my leftover acrylic yarn into one place.

While I was going through my stash I discovered that I still had some bulky and novelty acrylic yarn. This got put in the laundry room for my neighbors to take if they want it.

Then there's this mess:

Unfortunately, one of the colors I used in Morning Glory happened to be a bad dye lot and I didn't realize it until I was well into the project. That pile of scraps is what was left after I cut the bad spots out of the yarn and wound the usable bits into balls. This crap got thrown away because life is too short to fight with bad yarn.

So, next week will be back to what passes for normal around here, although I'll probably do more cross stitching and less knitting and crocheting so that I can rest my elbow.

Weekly Update

And now back to our regularly scheduled stitching. :)

Quilting:

I've decided that from now on I'm going to have one quilt project in the piecing stage and one in the quilting/finishing stage, plus any sew-alongs.

No sew-alongs this week. Pam Buda doesn't plan to post her next one until January, and Deanne Eisenman only just posted hers today.

For my piecing project I picked up Around the Town by Dawna Baker again.

For my quilting/finishing project I started piecing the backing for Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs. The fabric I used in this project can't be ordered by the yard, so I had to order a set of 1/2-yard cuts which I'm piecing together.

Blackwork:

I finished one square and started the next on the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

 

Cross Stitch:

I did some work on Fish City which is adapted from artwork by Stewart Moskowitz.

Swedish Weaving:

I made a little progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I did some more embroidery on the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks.

Also, I have now crocheted 9 squares for the 3rd panel, and have almost finished a 10th.

Knitting:

I wove in some more ends on the center panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

 

Finishing:

On Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™, I pieced the backing (more small cuts of fabric) and basted the layers together.

Christmas:

Finally, during the month of December I'm going to work on Christmas-themed UFOs, starting with In The Bag, a Mini-Kats™ design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.

Here's what I had already done on it:

And here's what I got done this week:

 

Weekly Update

I've been sick again this week, so I didn't get much done. I didn't do anything on my knitting, blackwork, or finishing projects, and I'm behind on my sew-alongs.

Quilting:

I pressed the seams on the backing for Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

I've missed the deadline for Dutchman's Puzzle, the October installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts. I don't have too much more to do however.

Cross Stitch:

I did some work on Fish City which is adapted from artwork by Stewart Moskowitz.

Swedish Weaving:

I got quite a lot done on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I did some more embroidery on the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks. I also crocheted some more squares for the 3rd panel, wove in the ends, and sewed them together.

 

Weekly Update

I've been sick this week, so I didn't meet all of my goals. I didn't get as much done on the sew-alongs as I wanted to, and I didn't do anything on Tech Support.

Quilting:

I pieced the backing together on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts, but I didn't press it.

I sewed a bunch of pieces together on Dutchman's Puzzle, the October installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts, but, again, didn't get them pressed.

Blackwork:

I'm still working on that same square of the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

Cross Stitch:

Elements of Nature I has been relegated to UFO status since I got distracted by a new project. I didn't do any more work on it before I put it away.

I've started work on Fish City which is adapted from artwork by Stewart Moskowitz. This is a huge project: 29" x 21". Rather than try to count up from the center to the upper left corner, I'm just stitching my way up there.

 

Swedish Weaving:

I'm still making steady progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I did some embroidery on the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks. I also started crocheting the third square for the 3rd panel.

 

 

 

Knitting:

I wove in some more of the vast multitude of ends on the center panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

 

Weekly Update

Quilting:

Yay! I finished the top on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. Pam says we don't have to get it quilted and bound before submitting a photo, but since I've still got time I'd like to try to get it completely finished.

I've made good progress on Dutchman's Puzzle, the October installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.

Blackwork:

I'm still working on that same square of the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

Cross Stitch:

I got a lot done on Elements of Nature I, which is adapted from the artwork of Jennifer Pugh.

Swedish Weaving:

I'm still making steady progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I finished weaving in the ends of the remaining leaves for the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks. I also wove in the ends on the last of the blue flowers. I have all of the pieces for the 2nd panel completely done. The panel now needs to be embroidered and assembled.

Knitting:

I finished the embroidery on the center panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

I also made a start on weaving in the vast multitudes of ends.

Finishing:
I finished sewing the last border strip onto Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.

 

Weekly Update

Quilting:

Here's my progress so far on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. At this rate I shouldn't have any trouble getting it finished by the Nov. 30th deadline.

Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts has posted the October installment of her Block of the Month series, Dutchman's Puzzle. I've cut out all the pieces and made a start on sewing them together.

Blackwork:

I'm still working on the same square of the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

Cross Stitch:

I got quite a bit done on Elements of Nature I, which is adapted from the artwork of Jennifer Pugh.

Swedish Weaving:

I made some good progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I finished 11 more leaves for the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks for a total of 26 out of 26 needed. I also wove in the ends on those leaves and 1 of the blue flowers. I now have all of the pieces for the 2nd panel done. Next, I need to finish weaving in all the ends, sew the leaves to the flowers, do the embroidery on the panel, then sew the flowers/leaves onto the panel.

Knitting:

I did some more embroidery on the center panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

Finishing:

I finally got the 3rd border strip sewn onto Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.