It’s so interesting to watch a doily develop. Just five more rounds, and it already looks much different from the beginning. The doilies I’ve done up until now have had many combinations of single, double, treble, and double treble crochets. I believe this is the first doily I’ve encountered with things like front post and… Continue reading Seraphina round 10
Beginning of Seraphina
When I finished the Sweet Dreams doily, I started a new doily from a designer I found more recently, Grace Fearon. She has a lot of doily designs, and many are more intricate than ones I’ve done in the past. I decided to start Seraphina, and this is my progress through Round 5. I’ve already… Continue reading Beginning of Seraphina
Sea Quilt block 1
I didn’t have much to do to finish up this block, which I started sometime in the past couple of years. I’m using a 28 count Cashel linen of undetermined origin and color (it’s a light minty/turquoise green), two strands over two threads. The seahorses have Queen’s stitches in them, which is one of my… Continue reading Sea Quilt block 1
Quiltville retreat
I was a lucky substitute for someone who was unable to go to a retreat last week to Bonnie Hunter’s Quiltville Inn. We had a fabulous time, and I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with several girls I know, and making new friends with the few that I hadn’t met before we went. Bonnie has already… Continue reading Quiltville retreat
May’s WIPGO projects
May’s numbers are 22 and 19. Cross Stitch Desert Landscapes Mandala gets another turn, and Sea Quilt gets to come out to play for the first time. Knitting/Crochet My sock scraps granny square blanket will definitely get some love, and this seems like a good month to work on the Protest is Patriotic Shawl. Quilting… Continue reading May’s WIPGO projects