Patchwork Cards
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Machine Embroidery, Quilting on Nov 23rd, 2009
I’ve been working on patchwork cards … I foundation piece the cards using my embroidery machine – I’m happy to share the designs.
Monthly Archive for November, 2009
Free Range Knitter – Stephanie Pearl – McPhee
Posted in Book Review, Knitting on Nov 16th, 2009
I thought this book was hilarious – I can particularly sympathise with the challenging child stories. It motivated me enough to pick up my knitting needles again – not with much success.
Knitting Disasters!
Posted in Knitting on Nov 15th, 2009
I started knitting this blanket … From here. I wasn’t doing too badly – about 30 rows in – when disaster! On one row the pattern was out by two stitches! I tried to undo it to just below the mistake, but even more of a disaster, so the whole thing is unravelled and I’m [...]
More Quilting
Posted in Quilting on Nov 4th, 2009
Back to working on my Mod 9 quilt. I’m about three quarters of the way through the quilting. I ran out of cotton thread… I find the quilting quite physically demanding – I can only do about half an hour at a time.