Saturday, March 17, 2012

Pink Day!

In the scrappy rainbow calendar, this is PINK month, and I have now fulfilled my pink promises!  I spent the afternoon sewing with friends and here are my Pink Knot block

and my Pink Lemonade top
Now waiting impatiently for April's color selection...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

what is my problem?

I seem to be suffering from attention-deficit disorder.  Look at this  block -- notice anything wrong?  I didn't, until after I had taken the picture and downloaded it! Luckily it's in a spot that will be fairly easy to fix.
 

And then this one:
The corner blocks were supposed to be set like the one in the upper right, but somehow I decided they should be the other way, but then I couldn't even make a mistake correctly (!)  I think I do actually like them the "wrong" way, so I only have one to rip out and re-sew.

first things first

Is this not the most adorable baby picture ever? It's grand-niece Mia, trying out her car-seat!  She's up to 5-1/2 pounds now and will probably be going home this week -- her brother will follow shortly after.  I absolutely can't wait to start sewing clothes for her!

And, on the quilty front, I finished up a UFO that was actually on my challenge list from October or so last year, and then from January of this year...
It's made from some Mola fabric -- I think it was by Andover -- from at least 6 or 7 years ago.  

Thursday, March 01, 2012

stockings - are they a fit for you?

Here are several overlapping photos of my 17 (I think) wonky stocking swap blocks.  They're all supposed to be in sizes that are divisible by 2" -- and you can tell they've been crumpled up in a drawer for a few months...
Seriously -- if anyone is feeling the love (or luv) for these, I'm inclined to mail them off to you post-haste. Or at least as hasty as the post office can muster these days.  I'll even press them before they go in the envelope!

Followers

June goals

  • assemble Martinique runners
  • UFO challenge for June - assemble purple and black diamonds (dreading this...)
  • keep working on scrap therapy...
  • binding on Antipodes I quilt
  • one BOM and one birthday block
  • UFO challenge for May - black & orange (nearly done with the quilting!)
  • rainbow challenge for June: purple

2012 UFO Challenge

  • 12) black and purple diamonds - assemble - June
  • 11) black & batik blocks - assemble
  • 10) Junior Executive -- April
  • 9) leaf RR blocks - assemble
  • 8) stocking blocks - March - GIVEN AWAY
  • 7) color blocks
  • 6) tic tac toe #2
  • 5) mola quilt - January - DONE
  • 4) Friday block party #1 - assemble
  • 3) black/multi birthday blocks - assemble
  • 2) black/white/orange top - May
  • 1) village quilt - February - DONE

Rainbow Scrap Challenge

  • November --
  • October --
  • September --
  • August --
  • July --
  • June -- purple
  • May -- yellow... I guess I skipped this one, too!
  • April -- neutrals... think I'm going to skip this month
  • March - pink (one knot block and one 36" top)
  • February - green (one knot block and one 36x45" top)
  • January - red (one knot block and one 36" top)

Knitting works in progress

  • Through The Loops mystery shawl knit-along, in Lisa Souza Sock! Marino
  • socks -- everyone outta the pool!
  • tilia sweater from red Silky Wool - back is neary done
  • red Matisse socks -- one done
  • snake
  • bulky turquoise "Vite" scarf -- about half done
  • purple stripe cardigan
  • wool sweater with patchwork yoke (all the knitting and the patchwork blocks are done... Now I just need to put it all together!

Top of my List

  • rhino
  • crazy hearts kit
  • Canyon Dance quilt
  • Free Spirit pattern by Barb's Elegant Designs

what I"m reading and/or listening to right now...

  • see my whole list at Goodreads.com!

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