I’ve been slowly working on the Old Town mystery quilt since the reveal, and I’ve made good (if seemingly slow) progress. The above photo is all of my sets of corner units for the blocks. I decided to go ahead and make them all, then proceed to the next part, and then put all of… Continue reading Snow days Sew days
Author: Melissa
Start all the things
Or at least that’s how it seems with the knitting. Now that Dad’s socks are finished, I gave myself permission to start a new shawl and a new sweater. I’ve had the shawl yarn since 2016 (I bought it as a “kit” from the Unplanned Peacock Studio dyers at a local yarn festival that they… Continue reading Start all the things
Dad’s socks
I finished Dad’s socks on Wednesday evening and took both his and Mom’s socks to them on Thursday afternoon. They both tried them on and they fit perfectly, woohoo! We had a nice visit before I head back home to get snuggled in for the snow that was predicted for yesterday. It’s a beautiful snow,… Continue reading Dad’s socks
Old Town Extras
After seeing the first block laid out, I decided this would be the perfect quilt for my bed if it were just a tad larger. I love the colors I chose, and the layout looks super pretty with the sashing creating a secondary block. Of course, I don’t have enough put together yet to show… Continue reading Old Town Extras
Some more gemstones
By the end of 2024, I had 5 “rows” complete on this shawl. It’s hard to take a photo of it when a row is in progress, so I had to wait until the row was complete. I’ve just started on the next row, and I continue to just choose colors as I go –… Continue reading Some more gemstones