Slowly, but steadily, my friend Amy Beth has been making her rail fence quilt blocks, and she finished piecing them a couple of weeks ago. She pieced all of the blocks into rows, and this past weekend, she began piecing the rows together as well. It’s beginning to look like a quilt, and it looks… Continue reading Update on the new quilter
Author: Melissa
A tale of two swatches
When I started swatching for a new online sweater class with Patty Lyons, I thought my gauge would be pretty close. Boy was I wrong. So I tried the trick where you use a smaller size needle for purling back. That swatch was still pretty far off, especially in row height. Then I decided to… Continue reading A tale of two swatches
Grassy Creek part 5
I finished piecing Part 5 this morning, just after the release of Part 6. Part 5 was a little of this and a little of that. Some 9-patches, some flying geese, and then just cutting some extra pieces of reds in a couple of sizes. Bonnie called this an easy clue, but it took me… Continue reading Grassy Creek part 5
Puppy pullovers
In March of this year, just after the tornado that ripped through a path along Interstate 40, damaging and destroying many businesses including “our” Panera, and before so many other businesses were shut down in response to the Covid-19 panic, our Runaway group met for lunch. We usually shared what we’ve been working on, and… Continue reading Puppy pullovers
My January projects
January’s numbers have been drawn, and they are 6, 13 (free space), and since the free space was drawn, 18. That means that my projects for January will be: Cross Stitch Desert Landscapes Mandala by Chatelaine Bluebeard’s Princess by Nora Corbett/Mirabilia Quilting Hex on the Beach Peaks and Valleys Knitting/Crochet Josephine Shawl Koigu Linen Stitch… Continue reading My January projects