Quick! What does this picture mean?
No, it doesn’t mean Buddy is sad-he always looks like that.
My quilt is done! But I am not sure if I like it…
The black strips look kind of strange.
Maybe it will look better hanging.
Buddy seems to like it!
I thought you might enjoy this last picture. It shows how much thread I had when I finished the quilting:
Just barely enough!
Yes, it has been a while since I posted something about sewing.
Way back in February, I put this quilt on the frame and I have just started quilting it. I am using a pantograph, something I have not tried yet. Instead of working from the front you are standing behind the machine and looking at a pattern instead of the quilt. The stitches are a little wobbly, but getting better. It also takes a little longer because I have to roll the quilt after each pass. The pattern is about 3 1/2” wide.
The picture on the bottom is of the back of the quilt.
The next two pictures are of a sampler I am doing with charm squares:
Yes, they are small-but really not that difficult.
I am working tomorrow but I hope to finish the quilting, Saturday. More pictures then!
This is so sweet!
Katie’s friend, Nicole, works at Wegman’s Grocery Store. Her boyfriend, Brandon, a distributor for Pepsi, decided to pop the question.
Nicole had to work at 7:00 am this morning, so very early today, Brandon did this:
She said yes!
I cannot believe he is 11 years old!
By the way, Katie did NOT make the cake! (But it was sooo good!)
And I am so happy! The afghan is done-including weaving in the ends and putting on an edging.
As you can see. it is pretty big-it is on a queen size bed. There are 20 colors in it-and white. It took me two winters to finish it (no summer crocheting!) and it is very heavy! I was very toasty while making it.
And now?
I am making a pair of socks. Yes, Adrienne, I am making socks! Now don’t laugh at me. The pattern calls for DK weight so I picked up an acrylic at the shop. I know that it is baby yarn-but I wanted to work on something I like and I like this yarn!
I am taking a class- I made my first swatch and learned a new cast on. I hope to have both socks completed to the heel (aka- the hard part) by next month’s class.
If these work out I will tackle a pattern with some more pizzazz!
The return of the phantom quilter!
An explanation of what I have bee doing coming soon.
In the meantime here is today’s video. I really have been trying to move more lately-the bike is here! If you want to add some movement into your day, consider stretching before sewing.
Enjoy - and move!!
I am getting a bike. After researching for a few days, I picked out this one. Barb, at work calls it a Jessica Fletcher bike but the real name is a cruiser. It is good for old ladies with big butts, just like me!
Katie wants to put her trailer on it so I can take Dylan. I have not been on a bike in over 30 years. Maybe I had better practice first…
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