I decided to go ahead and make some more face masks for myself to wear with my new skirts. I’ve really only been using the same one (with ear loops instead of ties) I made previously, and it doesn’t always coordinate with the colors I’m wearing to church. I currently volunteer to help greet people… Continue reading Matching face masks
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First of July Quilting
Yes, the Butterflies quilt is finished, and my dear friend Sallie is its new owner. I love the quilting on it, it’s such a happy, summertime quilt. I took off most of the week around the Independence Day holiday, and when my husband and I weren’t watching old favorite movies (Knight and Day, The Long… Continue reading First of July Quilting
Sweater pattern reading issues
You know it’s bad when you misread the first sentence of the second page of instructions, and you don’t realize it until you’ve already knit through that page and started page three. Well, that’s exactly what I did. Here I was thinking that this sweater construction is really, really unique. And it is unique compared… Continue reading Sweater pattern reading issues
New sweater start
(Also known as yes, I gave in. I held out as long as I could before starting a new project…) I resisted as long as I could. When my second color of yarn came in the mail, I resisted for about a day. Maybe two. And then I could resist no more. I had to… Continue reading New sweater start
9 skirts finished!
I only needed to do a few more things to finish my skirts. First up, top-stitch the waistband. I set my stitch length a little longer, and stitched about 3/16″ from the seam. I also made sure not to stitch beyond the seam where I attached the zipper. If you do, you’re not going to… Continue reading 9 skirts finished!