Mom's Christmas Shawl

Mom was pleased with her Christmas shawl and plans to wear it to her New Year's party next week.

White Shawl Done Just in Time!

I knit like mad over the last couple of days
to finish Mom's Christmas shawl.....here is the "unblocked" version I spread out on the bed as soon as I had finished knitting......

I was pleased with how the design turned out!

I then soaked the shawl in water, rolled it in a towel to blot out the moisture, and have stretched it out and blocked it in Jon's bedroom, safely hidden from everyone who comes to visit.

Here it is stretched out on towels to dry; this process usually takes about 2 - 3 days.

I like how the detailing on the edges shows up.

We'll see how Mom likes it this Friday........

Fabric Bonanza!

I visited JoAnn's Fabrics in Rancho Mirage yesterday and made a few purchases. Now I'm itching to get sewing when I return to PG!

Caslin's Blanket Project

Last night I helped Caslin create a new blanket for herself - one to replace her falling-apart-favourite baby blanket. She had fun doing her first ever ironing and quilt tying.

We chose a nice vine stitch for the blanket binding........

And here she is at home, happy with the results!

Starry Nights Delivered

Gerry & Chris came up to visit this weekend, so I gave them their Christmas presents a little in advance......

Starry Night #2 Completed

Here's the 2nd Starry Night done - the middle colours are slightly different than in Starry Night #1.

Blue Teddies

I quickly made this baby quilt this week for my housekeeper's new grandson, Nathan. Those Starry Night scraps came in handy.......

Starry Night - Complete!

I just finished this quilt this morning! That's one Christmas gift completed....

Starry Night - Step 1

This is the beginning of my next quilting project: it will also include stars and borders. It has been a simple and fun one to create so far...

Chenille Scarf

My crafting efforts haved slowed down considerably over the last couple months - too much going on in the other parts of life! Here's a chenille scarf I've been puttering away on, mostly while we're out at the cabin. Although it's difficult to see, I'm doing this is a small basketweave stitch...I really like the texture of this material!

Newest Creation

This is the centre of my current quilting project. I have a bunch of greens, browns, and rust coloured fabrics and shall design the quilt as I go.....

BD Bags for Lisa & Michelle

Here are Lisa & Michelle with the bags I sewed this week for their birthdays. We had a great evening out together testing out PG's newest East Indian restaurant - delicious!

Roy's Nature Quilt

We gave Roy the nature quilt for his 44th birthday today. Here's the whole family just after we had a nice brunch together!

Knitted Shawl - a start...

Here's the beginning of my latest knitting project - a lacy shawl. I think this one may take awhile but I'm really enjoying the process!

Nature Quilt Completed

I completed the nature quilt this evening. In the end I had to rip out the hand stitching and quilt it with my machine. I'm learning that some materials slide around too much to be hand-quilted effectively!

Terri's Quilt

Terri brought along the top of her beautiful flip-flop creation to Stitch Night on Friday evening. Wow - it's going to be a gorgeous quilt when it's done!

Caslin's 10th Birthday Quilt

Caslin wasted no time trying out her new quilt as soon as she received it at her birthday party the other day!

Stitchin' Quartet

We had a fun little gathering last night with the four of us: Nicole, Carla, Lisa, and me.

Nicole worked on a headscarf, and Carla worked on some socks (in tiny stitches!)

Lisa and I both spent time on some quilting....

This is a beautiful hat Carla made last fall; it's made from some very high quality musk ox wool imported from Whitehorse. She made up the design herself, clever girl!

Next gathering: Feb. 27th :) I hope to have my quilt completed by then!

Basted Nature Quilt

I've completed the top of this quilt now and have basted it together with the batting and bottom layer. Just the hand-quilting and binding to go and I'll be done!

Nature Quilt - A Start

Here's the beginning of my next quilting project: a nature quilt in green tones. So far it has come along rather quickly.