Thursday, January 31, 2013

Orphans & Scraps Part 4 - Finished

I've finished Part 4 of Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.
 

Weekly Update

Between working on Batik Cascade all weekend and waking up Monday with a nasty stomach bug, I didn't meet all of my goals for this week. I didn't get any work done on Fish City, Tech Support, or Around the Town. On the plus side, I didn't have to frog anything this week.

Quilting:

Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts posted Part 4 of her sew-along, Orphans & Scraps.  On this one she gave us a choice between a complicated block and a simpler block; I chose the simple one.


I got Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs layered and basted, but I didn't quite finish rolling the edges.


Blackwork:

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


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 did some more crocheting on the 3rd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks.
 
 

Knitting:

I finished the embroidery on the 1st end panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent and wove in all the ends.
 

Friday, January 25, 2013

Churn Dash - Finished

I've finished Churn Dash, the January installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.
 
 

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Weekly Update

Quilting:

I finally got some real work done on Churn Dash, the January installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.
 


I did some more work on Around the Town by Dawna Baker.


I finished piecing the backing for Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs.
 


Blackwork:

I'm still working on the same 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 a little progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly... eventually. I think I've done more frogging this month than I normally do in a year. When I sat down with this I discovered that I had made a mistake in the last row I had been working on, so I had to rip it out and redo it.


Crochet:

The Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks is another one that I had to frog this week. I finished the grey section of the third panel, did the first 4 rows of the next green section, then discovered that I was on the wrong side of the fabric. I thought I had turned when the directions said "do not turn", so I frogged the green section and tried again. After 3 rows I realized that I was still on the wrong side, so I took a close look at my work and discovered that I had miscounted the rows in the grey section. So, I frogged the green section again, did another grey row, then started the green again. This time I think I've got it right.


Knitting:

I did some more embroidery on the 1st end panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.


Finishing:

Finally, I got the 2nd binding strip completely sewn onto Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™, and I trimmed the excess backing & batting.
 

Monday, January 21, 2013

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Weekly Update

Quilting:

I've made a good start on Part 2 of Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.
 


I've cut out a few pieces for Churn Dash, the January installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.
 


I did some more work on Around the Town by Dawna Baker.


On Batik Cascade (Batik Go-Round) by Karen Combs, I sewed the last 2 pieces together and pinned them to the edge of the backing.


Blackwork:

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


Crochet:

I almost finished the grey section of the 3rd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks.


Knitting:

I finally finished knitting the 1st end panel on the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent and started the embroidery.


Finishing:

Finally, I got the 2nd binding strip half sewn onto Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.