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
Tag: Charity projects
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
Chevron lapghan
Karen brought in some bulky/super bulky chenille-like yarn that she had been using and shared with our class, so I decided to make a chevron/ripple blanket with the two cakes she shared with me. It took some hyper-focus and time dedication, but I finished this one in just over a week (it’s all single crochet… Continue reading Chevron lapghan
Hearthside lapghan
I saw the block stitch pattern when searching for other lapghan patterns, and thought it was really unique. There are quite a few tutorials with instructions, and I used the Hearthside Crochet Blanket pattern. I used a dark gray Red Heart With Love yarn, color name “Pewter” or “Anthracite” which was slightly heavier/thicker than the… Continue reading Hearthside lapghan