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.

Mom's Christmas Shawl

She liked it!

Completed Shawl (before blocking)

I just finished knitting this shawl last night, and today I'm going to try blocking it to smooth it out. This is going to be a present for Mom (phew - I just got it done in time); I hope she likes it!

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!