I received my January Pincushion from Nancy, a two seasoned one. A cute embellished butterfly on one side and a winter motif with beading on the back Thanks Nancy!! I made these two pincushions recently and sent the blue one to Janne this month AND this one, it was a new embroidery file I got …
The other day I tested out this teddy bear block to be scrappy for the rainbow QAL next year, I had scraps left over from the Be attitudes QAL and kind of sorted them into lights and darks and made this block, I’m not sure if I like it or not, it’s interesting and funky …
here’s what I completed in November crocheted sweater twist on bargello top crocheted poncho Christmas pot holders and Anja 🙂 and here’s my 2015 list Things in red are projects I’ve worked on this month #1 (2012) giraffe wall hanging –working on the baby giraffe now #2 (2012) fall leaf blocks swap- ready to quilt …
Last week I finished crocheting this poncho for Sonja. at first she didn’t want to put it on and was actually crying about but then when I got the camera, she quickly pulled herself together and posed with a smile on her face! we’ve been doing lots of puzzles lately! And my oldest two made …
I finished another sweater for Sonja (I believe she picked out the yarn for this one too!) I found the pattern on redhearts site here Now I modified it a bit by using a smaller hook and then using size 4T pattern. The sweater is tight on her, but DOES fit, so at least …
Can’t believe it’s November already! I have a little over 3 weeks to go until this baby comes! So I’ve been working on certain projects with deadlines and most I can’t show. (yet) But here’s October in review of JUST finished projects A half hexagon baby quilt using Island Batik fabrics and the GO cutter. …
I finished crocheting a sweater for Sonja! It’s made with a variegated yarn that she picked at the craft store, purple, blue, green and white. And she picked purple buttons too. I knew the yarn was thicker than what the pattern called for, but I followed a 2T pattern and hoped it would fit Sonja …
sorry, I’ve been a little MIA last week, I’ve been doing things, just not so much quilting related OR if they were quilting related, they’ve been SECRET projects that I can’t show yet. As you may have seen, I’ve picked up crocheting again. It’s nice to “force” myself to sit on the couch with my …
So last week, my friend Laura asked me to show her how to crochet. I haven’t crocheted in years and couldn’t find my pouch of hooks (sigh!) But I did find my patterns and this one is one of my favorites! and you know how it goes, once someone else wants to do something, you …
So last week, I was sorting thru old hard drives and CDs on old pics etc and backing them up. I was getting all nostalgic at pics of the kids! Here’s Bjorn as a newborn in 2002 and Solveig in 2004 And look at some things I made over the years too. Crocheting was my …