Another Finished Object – Two Socks
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Feb 29th, 2012
I finished the second sock! These came together very easily and I might be a convert to toe up construction. There are some great instructions here.
Monthly Archive for February, 2012
Quilting Again
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Inspiration, Quilting on Feb 28th, 2012
I’ve begun quiting this quilt – I’m free-motion quilting using a double heart pattern (it’s from Quilting Arts magazine June July 2011). See below It’s coming together quite nicely, but I have trouble covering the quilt in a fluid direction (I have to stop and start).
Joining Wadding
Posted in Quilting, Sewing Machine on Feb 27th, 2012
I like to join pieces of wadding (or quilt batting) together – it’s such a waste throwing out the off-cuts. I abut the two pieces together – no overlapping and join them with a zig zag stitch. I use a multiple zig zag, but I’m sure a normal zig zag would work as well. I’ve [...]
Dino Quilt is Finished
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Patchwork, Quilting on Feb 24th, 2012
I finished my Dino Quilt. Above is the front and below is the back. I free-motion quilted it using a stippling pattern. I found this to be quite tricky simply because of the size of the quilt, but in the end I’m pleased with the results. As always, I could do with more practice. I [...]
Audible Books
Posted in miscellaneous on Feb 21st, 2012
While sewing or quilting I listen to audio books. I find the books at audible.com and I use the audible app on my ipod to listen to them. This system works well for me – I even wrote a review of the latest ‘reading’. I thought I would blog about this because it is always [...]
The Quilting is Finished
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Quilting on Feb 20th, 2012
I finished quilting the Dino Quilt – the above image is of the back. I stippled it, but I don’t think I pinned it enough – there seems to be a bit of shifting. Onto binding and labelling.
Knitted Dinosaurs
Posted in Inspiration, Knitting on Feb 16th, 2012
As you’re probably all aware, Miss P is a huge dinosaur fan – we have a quilt, a cushion and a T-Shirt, so when I saw this book at Dymocks I just had to have it. You can find more about it here. Both girls have requested this dinosaur … On a cursory reading it [...]
Toe Up Sock Finished
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Feb 15th, 2012
I finished my sock. I cast off using Elizabeth Zimmerman’s sewn cast off, which worked a treat – I should have used this method on this – it might have stretched over their heads! Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Sewn Cast Off Cut your yarn so the tail is about three times as long as the knitting and [...]
Quilting
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Patchwork, Quilting on Feb 14th, 2012
I’ve started quilting. I’m stippling this one. I’m finding it physically quite challenging – manipulating all of the fabric and then bits fall of the table and drag on the needle. It is still probably the best part of the quilting process.
I am already to quilt. New needle (quilting #11), free motion foot is on …