Weekly Update

Household:

I attached the 3rd binding strip to the first coaster.

Quilting:

Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts threw us a curve this week on her Nabby's Dowry sew-along. Instead of one block, she's given us four. And, of course, I came down with a cold this week so I've been spending a lot of time in bed. It looks like I'm going to be late finishing this one.

Here's what I've got done so far on Part 11.

Crochet:

I finished 2 more tulips for the Purple Passion Throw designed by Vicki Marshall.

Cross Stitch:

Finally, I did some more work on the Rose Cross by Irene O. Thomas.

Weekly Update

Household:

I stitched the 2nd binding strip to back of the first coaster.

Quilting:

I finished Part 10 of Nabby's Dowry, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

Crochet:

Finally, I got quite a bit done on the Purple Passion Throw designed by Vicki Marshall. I finished 2 more tulips and started a third, finished a star, wove in a bunch of ends, and sewed the pieces together.

Weekly Update

Household:

I finished the quilting on the first coaster, completely finished the 1st binding strip, and attached the 2nd binding strip.

It's poufier in the center than I was expecting, so on the next one I'll try quilting the center circle too. Also, I thought I could get away with not basting these since the pieces are so small, but the layers shifted when I quilted them. Fortunately, the backing isn't directional so this one will be okay. I'll definitely baste the others, however.

Quilting:

I finished Part 9 of Nabby's Dowry, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

Crochet:

I finished the star for the Purple Passion Throw designed by Vicki Marshall, crocheted 3 tulips, started a 4th, wove in a bunch of ends, and sewed a couple of pieces together.

Cross Stitch:

Finally, I did some more work on the Rose Cross by Irene O. Thomas.

Weekly Update

Household:

My next household project is to make some quilted coasters. I fussy cut 3 flowers from the same fabric, cut batting and backings for each, and made all of the binding strips. I had to double up on the batting because this stuff is so cheap that you can see through it in places.

I also started quilting one of the coasters. I'm quilting along the outline of the flower.

Blackwork:

I finished the fill pattern on Da Capo by Elizabeth Almond, outlined it, and did some of the star border on the next section.

Swedish Weaving:

I finished stitching the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly. Now I just have to hem the ends.

Quilting:

I finished Part 8 of Nabby's Dowry, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

Crochet:

I did some more work on the star for the Purple Passion Throw designed by Vicki Marshall.

Cross Stitch:

Finally, I did some more work on the Rose Cross by Irene O. Thomas.

Weekly Update

Blackwork:

I stitched some more of the fill pattern on Da Capo by Elizabeth Almond.

Swedish Weaving:

I did some more work on the final motif of the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Quilting:

I finished Part 7 of Nabby's Dowry, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

Crochet:

I was actually able to do a decent amount of crocheting this week. I finished the star for the Purple Passion Throw designed by Vicki Marshall, sewed all the pieces together, and started another star.

Did you notice my mistake? I wasn't paying attention, so one of the stars ended up sideways. After a bit of contemplation, I decided that I didn't care about it enough to frog it and that I would just call it an example of the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi.

Household:

Finally, I finished the washcloth based on pattern #27 designed by Darla Sims from Leisure Arts' The Big Book of Dishcloths and did 2 more. I'm now done with the washcloths.

Weekly Update

Blackwork:

I picked up Da Capo by Elizabeth Almond again and finished the star border on one section and started the fill pattern.

Swedish Weaving:

I did some more work on the final motif of the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Quilting:

I finished Part 6 of Nabby's Dowry, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

Cross Stitch:

On Planetarius, which is adapted from the artwork of Miles Pinkney, I did bit more on one of the planets.

I also did some more work on the Rose Cross by Irene O. Thomas.

Crochet:

My arthritis again kept me from crocheting as much as I would have liked, but I did some more on the star for the Purple Passion Throw designed by Vicki Marshall.

Household:

Finally, I finished the washcloth based on pattern #27 designed by Darla Sims from Leisure Arts' The Big Book of Dishcloths and started another.

Weekly Update

Swedish Weaving:

I did some more work on the final motif of the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Quilting:

I finished Part 5 of Nabby's Dowry, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

Cross Stitch:

On Planetarius, which is adapted from the artwork of Miles Pinkney, I finished the wizard's hat, did some of the nebulosity, and started one of the planets.

I also did some more work on the Rose Cross by Irene O. Thomas.

Crochet:

My arthritis has been acting up this week so I didn't get as much crocheting done as I would have liked, but I did make some progress on a star for the Purple Passion Throw designed by Vicki Marshall.

Household:

Finally, I almost finished the washcloth based on pattern #27 designed by Darla Sims from Leisure Arts' The Big Book of Dishcloths.