Stitchin' Duo

Heather and I got together last night to do some stitching; nobody else made it this time because we had a foot of snow yesterday!



Here is a shot of the shawl I am starting....







..and here is Heather with her almost-completed woolen bag - to be felted shortly. Apparently it will shrink to a much smaller size. I'll be interested to see her final product sometime soon!

Caslin's Quilt Completed!

I finished Caslin's quilt a couple of nights ago, and I was pleased with the product. It's big enough to fit a single bed, so she will have a choice of using it as a snuggly TV blanket or putting it on her bed - whatever she likes.

I think I'm going to put quilting on hold until the new year now, and I'll focus on some knitting projects instead; they'll be more portable for our California trip, which is coming up in four weeks.

Knitting needles, here I come!

Caslin's Quilt in Progress

I really splurged this week and bought myself a new, computerized Janome sewing machine. Today I finally had time to read all the directions and learn all about the different stitches - it's fabulous! Now I'm really excited about tackling my projects.

This afternoon I started working on Caslin's quilt again, and here are the results. Eventually it will have a blue outside border and back. In addition, I think I may try some machine quilting on this one...gotta try out what this machine can do!

My First Design with EQ5

I recently purchased a quilting computer program called "EQ5" from another teacher in the school district. Here is my first attempt at a simple design (I thought I'd start with squares on their sides). Tonight I started piecing it together, which is going fairly quickly.

This quilt will be for Caslin's birthday in February, so I have lots of time to get it done!

Stitch Night With Heather & Jennifer

Heather hosted a stitching evening last night; it was great to catch up with her and Jennifer and work away on our projects. I resumed work on a knitted afghan that had been gathering dust out at the cabin for a year or two, Heather finished off some slippers and started a new mat, and Jen stitched away on a hat for her daughter, Grace. There was a wee bit of wine drinking going on as well!

Angora Scarf Completed

There's no question that life has been busy since the school year started; it has been three weeks between posts!

Nevertheless, I have found a few moments to get those needles clicking, and yesterday I completed this scarf for myself. Now the snow may fly, and I'll be ready!

A Change of Pace

I can feel that summer is over now, because I packed up most of my quilting materials and took out an unfinished knitting project. I started this angora scarf last winter but put it away when spring arrived, as a winter accessory just didn't feel relevant right then. Now that the autumn fogs are starting to roll in again, though, I've picked up the scarf again. It's done in a "seed stitch," and is meant to go with my royal blue winter coat.










In addition, I sewed a personalized gym bag for Jon this evening....he'll need one now that he's starting Grade 4. I don't think there's any danger of him misplacing this one!