Block 3! (I’m on a ROLL!)
I’m super proud of my stem stitch, so I had to make the picture big so you could all see it. The fabric isn’t really stained, it’s just wet, I couldn’t wait for it to dry before scanning it and posting it. LOVE these flowers. Also just love the way my Grandma draws. CANNOT wait to finish all 50 or so blocks so I can see the finished product. I already love this quilt way too much. I’ve stayed up way too late tonight (it’s 2am, kids will be up in 3-4 hours), working on the backpack pattern, which should be ready in the next few days. It’d...
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I’ve started knitting a sweater for D… I have so much yarn left from when I was knitting soakers for the Bean, I need to use it! I am working on a sailor-inspired sweater, using “Knitting without Tears” by Elizabeth Zimmerman (when I get rich, I’m gonna buy every book/show/etc she ever made)to help me along… I don’t feel like (/can’t justify the expense, given the EXTREMELY large stash I have) buying more blue in the right color/weight to go with the large amount of undyed Cascade worsted I have, so I’m using something else (the tag was...
Read MoreEmbroidered Quilt Block 2
I sorta want to host a QAL, so I have some accountability, but I don’t know if anyone wants to play along…. I made this one last night, to wind myself down (and also to give me a chance to watch an episode of The Tudors, I’m almost done with the whole series) I mostly made this one just to test and make sure pale colors would show up on this blue. (Kona Bahama Blue, my FAVORITE), and I am totally happy with the way they worked out. this is a small design, (I cropped the photo, but the blocks are 9.5″, and this embroidery is probably only 2 x 5, but I love it. some...
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last night and tonight: A birthday dress (with navy blue leggings), for a little girl… I cut into some REALLY pretty yellow (and blue and red) fabric from Sew Modern, and made the Bean a little pleated jumper… She’s about to be a Yellow Bird! I’m super proud of the way I lined up the prints on the front (but I’m not showing the sides or back. 1 word: oops) I opened up the packages I got last week… that’s a bolt of yellow and red fishies on blue background (for the outside) and a large roll of white PUL (for the inside), strapped together with...
Read More…and one for the Bean
She got all excited about it, until she realized it was an L for her real name, instead of a B for Beanie (which, to be fair, was what she asked for; I made the executive decision to overrule her request, and use her real initial) I DID use her fabric choices though, even though I wasn’t sure about them! (she was right, the frogs and cars ARE cute). The main fabric is called “car-box” and it’s a light home-dec weight cotton-linen blend by echino. the frogs are on a similar fabric, I think made by Kokka, but I don’t know what it’s...
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