Finished! The Bookworm cableknit sweater from Miss Bea’s Rainy Day for Oscar. Following the chart took some concentration (“wait, don’t talk to me til I finish this row”) but it was so worth it! I’ve got yarn slated for the “Train and Racing” too.
Justification of a garage sale purchase
In an effort to produce as fast as I consume.. here is a quick turn around on today’s garage sale purchase…
from the accidentally felted rainbow sweater a little purse for a friend’s daughter
Baby Quilt
My friend Cindy is having a girl! So when I went to make her a baby quilt I really girl’d it up! Must be a reaction against all the blue in my house.
In a fit of creative energy I just jumped into making this quilt. Amazing that it turned out. I started by sketching out the quilt which was good but then I just started cutting willy nilly with no measuring. This made for tricky assembly when piecing the quilt together. Had to fudge more than a few intersections together. It was tricky with the pieces being irregular.. I thought I’d figured out the seam allowances but math got the better of me once again.
I was so pleased when I started yanking pinks off the shelves that I had so many to choose from. I decided on a pinky/orange theme and then found the plaid down in the basement and it really pulled the quilt together. After piecing the quilt top I outlined with tiny tiny white rick rack. That was another tricky bit as the sewing machine presser foot kept pushing the rick rack out of place. When I was done I hand quilted around the floral/butterfly pattern on the backing and then around the trim. Even on such a small quilt this was a lot of work but handquilting looks so cool.
I hope little Margot likes it!
Time to get crafting
I’ve finally become motivated to do something with all the raw materials I’ve accumulated over the years. Every trip to the thrift store/garage sale/flea market ends up with something being added to my stash for making a something or other some day down the road. Today is that day!
I recently set off searching to find some cheap yarn online and found myself sucked into the world of crafting webblogs. So inspiring! What a great place to brainstorm, get feedback, stay motivated. So here’s mine to keep me on track.
