Weekly Update

Quilting:

I did some more work on the 1st border of Around the Town by Dawna Baker.

I did some more quilting on Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs.

 

Blackwork:

I finished that square on the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor, did a blank square, and started on the next square.

Cross Stitch:

I decided to put Fish City away and start a new project: Joy of Computer Work, based on artwork by Randal Spangler and adapted to cross stitch by Michele Sayetta of Heaven and Earth Designs.  This is meant to be stitched over one thread on 25 count linen, but I'm doing it on 28 count Monaco because I am insane that's what I had on hand.

Swedish Weaving:

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

Crochet:

I pulled out the next UFO I need to complete to reach my goal of using up all of my acrylic yarn. It's the Purple Passion Throw designed by Vicki Marshall. (I couldn't find any online info for Ms. Marshall or any online pictures of the afghan.)

Here's what I had already done:

The octagonal motif is called a star, the small oval motif is called a tulip, and 4 tulips are sewn together to form a butterfly.

This week I crocheted one tulip.

Unfortunately, when I checked it against the ones I had already done, it was just a bit too big. The gauge for this pattern is one of those obnoxious ones where the designer only gives you the finished size of the motifs, so you have to crochet an entire piece before you can even check to see if your tension is correct. So, I'm going to have to try again with a smaller hook and rip this week's work out. Grrrr.

Knitting:

I finished knitting the first corner of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent and started on the second.

Finishing:

Finally, I started sewing the 4th binding strip to the back of Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.

 

 

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

Quilting:

I did some more work on the 1st border of Around the Town by Dawna Baker.

I did some more quilting on Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs.

 

I finished Combination Star, the final installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.

And here all the blocks:

This one is getting added to the UFO pile now. Someday I'll design my own setting for it.

Blackwork:

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

 

Cross Stitch:

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

Swedish Weaving:

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

Crochet:

I finished the embroidery on the 4th panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks.

 

 

Knitting:

I finished joining together the panels of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

 

Finishing:

Finally, I finished attaching the 4th binding strip to Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™ and pinned it to the back.

 

Weekly Update

Quilting:

I started on the 1st border of Around the Town by Dawna Baker.

I did some more quilting on Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs.

I got some more work done on Combination Star, the February installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.

Blackwork:

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

 

Cross Stitch:

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

 

Swedish Weaving:

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

Crochet:

I finished crocheting the 4th panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks and started the embroidery.

Knitting:

I joined the 2nd end panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent to the center panel.

Finishing:

Finally, I started attaching the 4th binding strip to Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.

 

 

Orphans & Scraps - Top Finished

I finally finished the top for Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. The blocks are by Pam, but the setting is mine.

 

This one is going in the to-be-quilted pile; I'm not going to knock myself out trying to get it quilted and bound by the deadline this time.

Weekly Update

Quilting:

I did some work on Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

 

I finished the center block of Around the Town by Dawna Baker.

I did some more quilting on Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs.

 

I got a bit done on Combination Star, the February installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.  And, yes, I will turn that last unit around the right way before I sew it to the others -- I only just now noticed that it was sideways when I photographed it.

Blackwork:

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

 

Cross Stitch:

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

Swedish Weaving:

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

Crochet:

I finished the squares for the 4th panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks and made a very good start on crocheting the trellis part of the panel.

Knitting:

I joined the first side panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent to the center panel.

Finishing:

Finally, I finished sewing down the 3rd binding strip to the back of Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.

 

 

Weekly Update

Quilting:

I did some work on Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

 

I started pinning together the last seam of the center block of Around the Town by Dawna Baker.

I did some more quilting on Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs.

I didn't get to Combination Star, the February installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.  She's posted the final step, but I didn't care for either of her settings so I'm going to finish this last block and then put these blocks in the UFO pile for now.

Blackwork:

I finished a blank square and then started another square on the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

 

Cross Stitch:

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

Swedish Weaving:

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

Crochet:

I crocheted 4 more squares for the 4th panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks and almost finished a 5th. I also wove in the ends on 7 of them.

Knitting:

I joined the first end panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent to the center panel.

Finishing:

Finally, I got half of the 3rd binding strip sewn down to the back of Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.