Happy day after Thanksgiving! I spent most of Thanksgiving day in my craft room, working on two quilts at one time: Lady Tulip and Broken Star Log Cabin. I was able to finally finish the center medallion block by adding its border. I’ve also just starting piecing the rows for the quilt, and I used… Continue reading Month 9 Lady Tulip block, part 2
Some gift mitts
I wanted to make a couple of pairs of fingerless mitts as gifts this year, so I thought I’d better get to it. I’ve made both of these patterns before. The first pair is the Cozy Thermal Mitts. I’ve made a couple of pairs of these, and I really like the pattern. They’re a fairly… Continue reading Some gift mitts
Month 9 Lady Tulip block, part 1
I was able to complete the interior part of the center block, so I thought I’d share it now. I’m piecing the block’s borders, and when I finish adding those, I’ll post another photo. It’s almost time to start putting this quilt together, wow!
Shadow and Leia
My couch companions last night… I don’t get to see them snuggle like this often, but I love it when they do. Leia really loves her big sister Shadow.
Ready for next strips
My long weekend did not go as I had planned (I took Friday off as a vacation day), but I still managed to get that first set of light strips on the third round. My optometrist worked me in for a check on my right eye Thursday afternoon – I suspected that I’d experienced a… Continue reading Ready for next strips