Whew! I believe I’ve finally finished cutting all of the pieces I need to piece together all of the units for my Straits of Mackinac quilt. Now the real work can begin. I’m also thinking I need something a little less challenging to work on when I get frazzled with this one, and I don’t… Continue reading Think I’ve finished cutting
Weaving in ends
I finally finished knitting the panels of My Flock of Sheep skirt, and seamed them together. Then I bound it off, loosely, or so I thought. Well, it wasn’t as loosely or as stretchy a bind-off as I needed it to be, so I spend another day putting it back on the needles and re-binding… Continue reading Weaving in ends
Much better
I went up to a US F/3.75 mm size hook, which just happens to be the same size I use for my sock scraps granny squares, and I’m much happier with the result. The fabric it creates is less dense, but not so much less that it creates a big holes. The overall size is… Continue reading Much better
Some different hexies
As I was cutting out a lot of little fabric “recs” pieces for the Straits of Mackinac quilt, I had the tv going in the background. Just some random videos from quilters, stitchers, knitters, and crocheters. This is where I often get into trouble. You’d think I would learn. But no, not me. I get… Continue reading Some different hexies
Cutting for days
I really want to get the cutting part of my Straits of Mackinac quilt finished so I can concentrate on piecing (and put away the gobs and gobs of fabric pieces that are currently strewn around the sewing room!). On Sunday I managed to get almost half of the “recs” pairs I need to have… Continue reading Cutting for days