I’ve been working steadily on several knitting projects, and these charity hats give me little happy dances every week or two. I’ve picked a new favorite pattern recently, from the Knots of Love website – Cindy’s Cable Chemo Cap. This one is super easy to remember, and I love that the cable detail is within… Continue reading A little knitting
Tag: Charity projects
On the design wall
I’ve been parsing through a few little scrap bags that I purchased at the quilt show a couple of weekends ago, sorting, pressing, and cutting into strip sizes I use for scrap quilts. I’ve also been inspired by several quilts I’ve seen on social media and elsewhere. So I decided to just start making some… Continue reading On the design wall
Soccer balls and rainbows
I finished the quilt top Monday afternoon. I’m really happy with how it turned out. It used up a good portion of the fabric (the rest of which I can use in scrap quilts), and I have a few more fabrics to challenge myself to design a quilt (or use in an existing pattern) and… Continue reading Soccer balls and rainbows
My quilt challenge
As I’ve been cleaning out and organizing my sewing room, I keep running across fabrics of which I have more than just scraps or fat quarters. I have approximately 2 yards of the soccer ball fabric, leftover from a t-shirt quilt I made for my cousin. When I first bought the fabric, I wasn’t sure… Continue reading My quilt challenge
Back to charity hats
I picked up a ball of Yarn Bee Soft and Sleek Prints a few months ago and chose this one to start my next round of charity hats. I really like the way this one turned out, with the self-striping/patterning being done by the yarn itself. I had just under half of the ball leftover,… Continue reading Back to charity hats