Even though I can tell that I’m still not 100%, I was able to piece the remaining rows and sashing strips together for my Chilhowie Inspired quilt this weekend! I also knew that I didn’t have enough fabric for my designed borders (which are not scrappy), so I ran out to my local fabric shop… Continue reading Chilhowie interior
Author: Melissa
A ton of stockinette
Wanting to have a fairly simple, straightforward sweater project, I started Joji Locatelli’s Boxy sweater back in February. I decided to go with a Bluefaced Leicester yarn that I’ve used in a few other projects (including my other current sweater, Looking Back, which is also, interestingly enough, a Joji Locatelli pattern design). The great thing,… Continue reading A ton of stockinette
Around the heel
I’ve finally rounded the heel on my Color Palette socks, and thus have two more colors in them. I think, based on my foot length, that I won’t be able to use all seven colors, but will need to stop at six for these, so that they won’t be too long. I thought about reducing… Continue reading Around the heel
Re-prioritizing projects
I originally began a draft of this post before my vision problems started. As I approach early retirement (hooray!) and face the fact that some of my eyesight may never return, it feels like the time is right to begin re-prioritizing my projects. I’ve spent the last several months focused on the projects that I… Continue reading Re-prioritizing projects
Finally getting there
Well, it’s just one of those times of life when everything happens at once. I was sidelined by a really bad sinus infection/summer cold and have just started getting back on my feet again. And I finally felt well enough yesterday to do a little sewing. I managed to get most of the sashing pieces… Continue reading Finally getting there