I'm Making a QUILT!

BROKEN DISHES

I am making a quilt!  I found a great quilt "Sampler Sewalong" that I found on a blog called www.whitneysews.com 

So far I have made 9 of 12 quilt blocks and I am anxiously awaiting the video tutorials for the remaining blocks.  After that, I presume there will be instructions for how to finish all remaining steps for the quilt.  

I was visiting my mom and dad and sister in Oregon earlier in May. One day, my mom, sister, and I went fabric shopping.  I did not intend to shop for fabric for the quilt but I found this great charcoal gray fabric with the flowers and hearts.  It just really spoke to me!  I found a number of fat quarters in shades of green, peach, gray, and aqua that I thought coordinated nicely with the fabric. I also selected a white fabric that has tiny flecks of metallic silver for just a little bling.

I love trying out the various quilt blocks.  I can see my quilt piecing skills improving each and every block and I am thrilled about that.  For my quilt piecing, I purchased a special foot for my sewing machine.  It's a quarter inch foot that has a guard on it that helps one sew consistent 1/4 inch seams. It's not fool proof but I find this foot to be well worth the expense.  It was just under $20.00.

FRIENDSHIP STAR

RAIL FENCE

PUSS IN THE CORNER

CROSSES AND LOSSES

CHURN DASH

ROAD TO OKLAHOMA 

ANNA'S CHOICE... THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE!

There is one more block called CRYSTAL STAR.  I guess I neglected to take a photo of that block all by itself.  

Pembroke II

Pembroke II

I am calling this shawl "Pembroke II" because I've made this pattern twice.  This pattern is FREE on Ravelry and here is the LINK.  This pattern is great to knit while watching TV or traveling.  You just have to pay attention to what you are doing at the ends of the rows; other than that... it's just knit, knit, knit.  The yarn I used for this project is a dreamy merino wool.  Great to wear around your neck!  The yarn is Araucania Huasco sock yarn by Araucania and the color way is called Toco Toucan.  There are areas in the yarn which are an unusual shade of golden yellow.  We often go hiking and there is a particular lichen that looks to be the same color to me.  I love that.  The shawl is an easy to wear garment; it's a asymmetrical triangle and can be styled with or without a shawl pin.  As soon as I finished this project, I was tempted to cast on another.  I enjoy having some challenging projects on my needles, as well as a mindless, relaxing knit.

Up NEXT... I plan to show you the sampler quilt I am making!  

Norah's Vintage Afghan: Update

Norah's Vintage Afghan

A Norah's Vintage Afghan post is long overdue!

I have been working on this project since February 2016.  You can see all of the prior posts HERE.  Between February 2016 and June 2018, I completed 12 blocks.  I resumed work on this project on Easter Sunday earlier this year and whipped out the final 8 blocks. They are all blocked and ready to be sewn together. It's going to be a big job and I am procrastinating.  But I really want to be done!  My personal deadline was to finish it in May 2019, but I am writing this on May 30th.  Below you will see some photos that I snapped while some of the various blocks were pinned out on the blocking mats.  Above you can see all of the blocks layed out in the manner in which they will be stitched together.  I'll be sure to post some nice photos when it's finally complete.

NOTE:  If you happen to be making this project, you may want to reprint your pattern. There was an error in the key for the Block 20 Chart.  The orange cable stitch had the stitches reversed.  The pattern was most recently updated in January or February 2019.