Michelle's 40 Birthday Quilt

I had been working on this quilt for a few months but didn't want to post my progress before Michelle's 40th birthday. Here she is at our barbeque yesterday, enjoying her new quilt!
















































Hand-stitching the last of the binding.....

This is while the machine-quilting was in progress. I took Terri's good advice and set my straight lines in advance with some masking tape.

I started by making the "Card Trick" squares and took it from there. It took some searching to find the right sashing!

Sewing Session with Caslin

Caslin came over for a sewing day today. She started by making a horse pillow, and then we moved on to the beginning of a quilt. It'll take another session or two to get that finished!

PJs for Jon

Jon's favourite PJs were wearing out, so he asked me to make him a new pair. Here is the result - my first foray into sewing with knitted fabric! The nice thing is I was able to add about 2 1/2 inches to the leg length - just what Jon needed. He was pleased with these new pajamas and wanted to wear them right away.

Blanket for Baby Sara

Over the last week and a half I have created a little blanket for my cousin Ria's baby, Sarah.

I started with pink, yellow, and a pretty patterned flannel that I found in California.

Then I arranged the pattern I wanted to create on the floor and slowly pieced it together.

This is the quilt pieced together before I snipped the edges and washed it.

And here is the final product!

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!