I finished piecing my next-to-last bloom for my Tula’s Bloomers quilt the other day when I felt the urge to do some hand sewing again. This one uses fabrics that are all from the 2020 Homemade collection. I especially love the sewing machines (Pedal to the Metal), which was the feature fabric from that collection.… Continue reading A sewing bloom
16 rows complete
The most recently added row is the one on the bottom of the photo (with all the ends left waiting to be woven in). I have crocheted some more little squares. They’re slightly different sizes because some are more light fingering and some are more heavy fingering, but it will all even out when they’re… Continue reading 16 rows complete
Snow days Sew days
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
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