I had lots of time to knit while my friend Lois drove us to and from the retreat in Georgia (plus back and forth from there to Chattanooga), and I had nearly completed both while I was there. I’ll likely make some more, because they’re a really good project for when you don’t need to… Continue reading Third sock pair for CC
Easy Breezy, finally
All of the blocks for this quilt were pieced before my vision issues began back in November. In fact, I had already pieced them into rows, and had started piecing one set of rows together. I took this quilt with me to the retreat as a “backup” project, so that just in case, if I… Continue reading Easy Breezy, finally
Quilt top finish
I had a very successful quilting retreat with a few girlfriends in Georgia the last week of April. I began working on the blocks, and finally finished them on Tuesday or Wednesday. Then I planned out how I would put the quilt together, because the thing is so large that my normal building it in… Continue reading Quilt top finish
Chilhowie part 3
Wait, what happened to parts 1 and 2, you ask? Well, I finished part one, very slowly, over the past several months. It has been a struggle, but once I did it, I put one set of units on the design wall and tucked the others away in the project box. I didn’t take a… Continue reading Chilhowie part 3
Dark fabrics
Since I’ve started trying to sew again some, dark fabrics have been a major challenge. But where there’s a will, there’s usually a way. I’ve been trying different things — more light, more magnification, feet with integrated guides, different machines, combinations of all of the above — and I still had difficulties. And then I… Continue reading Dark fabrics