One day

I began the day with cutting squares.

I love to GET GOING right away in the morning!

 

A NEW quilt!!!

Oooh.....I love beginnings!

This one is especially NICE

because it's a special REQUEST!

(a twin sized quilt for a little boys BIG bed!)

 

Lots and plaids, stripes and SHIRTS!

Good thing I have a stash of those!

Then I did some wrestling with this monster.

The quilting is all done around the applique.

I just have the white areas left.

I'm trying to mimic the pattern in the white border.

A very light pencil line is all I'm using

as I work around this BIG quilt!



I've made some more coasters.

They need some slip stitching on the side

and quilting stitches.

The PERFECT project to take along today

as we go to my daughter's therapy appointment!

;)

Aaaah!

Time to relax a bit.

Crotchet is addicting!

It's ALSO....

Perfect with a cup of coffee!

 

A day FULL of FUN!

Fabric.

Quilting.

and

Yarn.

 

 

 

Traveling with yarn

I'm in SHOCK!

I was able to accomplish a few rows of

RESPECTABLE crotchet stitching!

ALL thanks go to Youtube

and a VERY LONG drive!!!

LOL!

 

I'm pretty proud of my afghan "in progress"!

I'm using yarn given to me last year.

My husband actually told me to

"TAKE IT ALL"

when a relative was giving her unused yarn away!!!

My jaw dropped...

then....

I TOOK IT!

So my afghan is FREE!

;)

We traveled to Northern California

to help get these two settled in Lakeport.

Did you know Lakeport has a QUILT TRAIL???

 

I'm wondering HOW my son-in-law KNEW

that taking my daughter to a community that LOVES quilting

would earn him a MILLION points in my book???!!!

 

And HOW in world he landed a JOB

in that exact place???

 

;)

 

 

Tuesday

So....

I've perfected my crotchet stitch on dishcloths.

;)

I have enough dishcloths

in EVERY color

to last me a LONG time!

LOL!

 

I decided to SPREAD my "wings"

and tackle something a BIT more challenging.

A new BEGINNING.

Tutorial here.

 

I've watched the video instructions OVER and over...

and......

I think I've got it!!!

Sigh of relief!

 

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Thanks to everyone linking up for our MUSEUM.

When we've got ALL the links.....

I'll add our little collaborative musuem to a page on my blog

and keep it permanent.

 

Sewing museum HERE

dates: sept. 16-23

 

Join us!

 

 

 

Packing light

I'll be traveling this week.

I HAVE to have something to keep my hands BUSY!

But....

I need to pack light.

 

Leaves pre-cut.

Check!

Vines basted.

Check!!!

(I used 1" strips and basted them in thirds.)

 

A little bit of cotton yarn to mix things up!

Check!!!

 

And....

Some embroidery squares - pre-printed.

Check!!!

 

 

I bought these YEARS and years ago

to use in making a quilt.

There are 5 generous 17" squares

READY to be stitched!

 

NOTICE how much I've done in the last 10 years!!

:)

 

It IS a light weight project

that will keep me busy

in case I want something different to work on!!

OR

JUST in case I RUN OUT of projects!

 

I'll miss zooming along with ms. juki.

 

See my new little pin cushion there

tied onto the machine?

Thanks to a dear friend

for this little sewing gift!!!

Cute. cute.

 

See you when I get back!