weaving

My loom has been ALL set up to weave a runner

for a while now.

I FINALLY sat down and did it!

A wedding is on the horizon

and this will be my handmade gift!

:)

I love the blend of color these little runners give me.

As I weave, the runner is rolled up in the loom.

I'm never quite sure how all those colorful strips

will look together.

??????

I use leftover strips from quilting.

1"-2" wide.

ALL lengths.

Not uniform AT ALL.

 I enjoy the SURPRISE ending!

Monday Making

This is a partial look at my stack of Table mats.

There are SEVEN that have been quilted!

YEAH!

:)

That means there are

SEVEN that need binding.

and....

 SEVEN that need ME to roll that binding over the raw edge

and HAND stitch it down!!!

:/

I'm not sure there are enough meetings

and doctor appointments to give me the TIME

I "need" to do all that hand stitching.

I just MAY have to resort to netflix as I stitch.

Poor me.

LOL.

I also finished a HAND WOVEN baby blanket this week.

This project makes me SMILE!!!

This blanket was warped up with a few colorful yarns

and THEN....

I wove with WHITE yarn to soften the color.

I hope to add binding to this blanket in between the table mats this week!

I COULD turn the raw edge there under.

 But this time I want to try a binding.

Weaving has been a learning experience for me.

and I LOVE learning HANDS ON!

What are YOU making this week??

Small finishes

This is the time of year we MAKERS 

do a lot of MAKING!

I've been doing a little bit of this

and....

a little bit of THAT.

I love the colors in this small potholder...

Don't you?

That center spot of color POPS inside the soft blue!

This table runner has been in my MIND 

for quite a while now.

I wanted to merge some silver sparkly yarn

as the warp

and weave SOMETHING into it.

The question was WHAT color??

I finally decided on this soft greenish gray cotton.

It is a simple blend of color.

Soft and serene.

Weaving is sort of like knitting.

Peaceful and contemplative.

Just right during this busy season.

This table runner is now in my etsy shop.

Monday Making

Here's a very soft and pretty charity quilt

I put together yesterday.

It all began with a quilty question

and a picture of a quilt sent via email.

I was asked....

Did I know the pattern...

and what were the dimensions.

?????

Hmmm.....

THAT got me going!!!

Hah hah!!

A little sewing MATH to keep the Ol' brain cells moving!

I used two 5" squares

and a 3 1/2"x 9 1/2" rectangle for each block.

(You can get FOUR rectangles out of a

3 1/2" strip cut Width of fabric)

I have a nice STASH of 5" squares I was able to use

and after putting this quilt top together

I realized

the PINKS are definitely USED up!!!

I didn't know that could happen!!!

LOL!

Well...

I'm not sure MY version is the same as the photo sent to me...

but it WORKED!

A simple charity quilt

that used UP some STASH

AND

gave my mind some exercise!!

My son was busy weaving as I sewed

and since I admired this one

(It's lovely right??)

It was GIVEN to me!!!

I LOVE these bright colors.

Such a contrast to the project I was working on!!!

So friends...

What are YOU working on???

Monday Making

When someone comes to lunch and brings a small loom...

AND....

makes MULTIPLE potholders as you visit....

You KNOW you've found a KINDRED spirit.

;)

Weaving on a small loom and knitting

are so PORTABLE!!!

I'm in the middle of a knitted wrap

called a SAIL.

I was inspired to make it after seeing

this one.

Mine is not as pretty.

ah well....

I AM happy to be using yarn

that came to me via THRIFT shop.

I can't complain when

the PRICE IS RIGHT!!!

What are YOU up to this week???

Weaving

I've been weaving!!

Taking those leftover strips

and using some of that UGLY fabric

that "snuck in" to my stash!!

:)

I love these woven table runners

that "SPRING" from the trash bin in my sewing room!!

This table runner was made using

a rigid heddle loom

Warped with cotton crochet thread

and then woven with strips of fabric about 1 1/2" wide.

Weaving is therapeutic

AND

it USES UP all that stuff that FILLS my sewing TRASH BIN!!

win. win!!!!

What are YOU up to this week???

Kitchen table Crafting

My kitchen table has been BUSY!

When my son's weaving doesn't cover it....

My knitting does!!

Then once in a while we EAT!

LOL.

I'm not complaining!

I love a MESSY creative table!!

Don't you??

(I'm so PLEASED my son caught the weaving BUG!)

What are you up to this week??

Monday Making

It's Monday.....

and Summer is in FULL swing!

I've been doing a lot of camping.

It's trailer camping...

so I'm not quite ROUGHING it.

;)

I was able to finish this woven wrap

and I am SO proud of that FRINGE!!

I bought a little tool called a fringe twister.

Love the way it looks!!

I used my rigid heddle loom to weave this wrap

after seeing my friend Barbara weave hers!

We get LOTS of inspiration in blogland

dont' we???

So friends....

what are YOU up to this week??

Making anything?

Link up and share.

Monday Making

It's Monday again.

(technically sunday here......but YOU all get to Monday before I do!)

The weeks and days go SO fast!

I knit. 

I quilt.

I weave.

It's a balancing act over here......

A little bit of this...

A little bit of that.

;)

All the activity keeps me happy.

This wrap is in progress.

Who knows???

Maybe it'll be done this week.

Can you see the produce in the background??

Yep.

I cook too.

Can't let all that garden goodness go to waste!!!!

What are you up to???

Link up and let us know what Monday making plans YOU have!

Time and voices

I'll never have enough TIME to do everything I want to do!

 

I'll never have the time to "DEAL with"

all the fabric that CALLS my NAME

from the shelf.

;)

 

The scraps in this table runner

WON'T be calling my name anymore!

Thank goodness!

Neither will all the multicolor strips in here!!!

But......

There are still strips in the BIG bag

wanting to be WOVEN into SOMETHING!!!

 

There are also LOTS of little squares

that CRY from their drawer....

"Take me out and PLAY!"

The orphan quilt blocks chime in...

"We want to come too!"

 

They call and CRY out to me.

 

GOOD thing they know how to

HARMONIZE!!!!

 

 

 

Wonderful Weaving

Between family life....

Quilting life....

and

everyday life...

I've been weaving.

 

I had this bag on the loom when a special order came in.

:)

I loved using a LOT of gray

PLUS

some blues and browns to make this little "hippie bag".

After the bag was complete...

I wove two table runners.

I DO love weaving these.

There's TEXTURE,

color,

and MORE TEXTURE!!!

Just for fun...

Here's a picture of my loom and me

Weaving on a recent camping adventure.

 

That's another thing I love about weaving.

The loom doesn't need ELECTRICITY.

 

I can take it anywhere!!!

 

 

Weaving Happiness

There are SOME fabrics that are just

TOO UGLY to use in a quilt.

But...

they are the PERFECT addition to woven pieces!

I used a REAL HODGEPODGE of fabric strips in this runner.

My scrap basket of strips leftover from trimming quilts

and some UGLIES

made this WONDERFUL runner I am going to call MINE.

;)

 

I actually took my loom

and a bag of scraps along with me

on our ANNIVERSARY trip.

30 years ago I said, I do!

 

I've gotta say....

Isn't it wonderful

when Hubby says "BRING YOUR LOOM!

BRING YOUR SEWING MACHINE!

BRING IT ALL!!!"

 

I did.

 

He knows me by now, I guess.....

 

:)

This and That

I've been weaving.

Or I should say....

I HAVEN'T been weaving.

 

This little bag has been on the loom for a couple of months now.

The body of the bag is finally DONE!

 

Now....

to figure out HOW to make a long rope handle with the rest of the yarn!

Should I braid it???

 

I saw a sample for this bag in a local yarn shop

and can't remember exactly how the handle was constructed.

;/

 

I was able to cover the ends of the warp with this antique!

LOL!

The bag only took ONE ball of sock yarn.

(photo above is for demonstration only.)

If you're like me...

You think of the pictures you SHOULD have taken

only when it's TOO late!

 

After warping the loom.....

Weaving the bag to right size....

I still had some warp on the loom.

So.......

I wove HALF of a bag!

;)

 

I used the same sock yarn

and wove with cotton yarn.

I was able to EEK out a rectangle.

The other half of a bag is fabric that has been quilted.

It makes my thrifty heart SING

when I can use up!

Even if it is only leftover warp on my LOOM!!!

 

On another topic....

Did you know fiskars have a lifetime guarantee???

 

I asked for a new SMALL rotary cutter for Christmas.

This little guy gets a LOT of use!

and he wouldn't stay clicked OPEN anymore.

My husband (Santa Claus)

found out that he could get a replacement. FREE.

He sent an email (with a photo, I think)

and we got a new one.

Small one???

No.

Oh well.

Lastly...

I was asked about piecing tree branches

for the quilt along.

After setting in the first strip....

I lay that last triangle (background fabric)

on....trying to CENTER it...

eyeballing the other background piece.

It doesn't usually come out PERFECTLY

That's why I like to TRIM!!!

So much less stressful!!

Don't you think?