First off here is a picture of my grandson Walker and myself….it’s a horrible picture of me…but boy is Walker a cutie! He’s 20 months old and he’s Grandma’s boy. College football started this Saturday and my team won….Go HUSKERS!
I’ve got all 111 of the Farmer’s Wife blocks sewn together, I just need to decide what to use for the borders now. Over all I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. I had quite a hard time with the cornerstones and I’m not sure why. I ended up ripping out a lot of those and doing them over. I was very frustrated by the time I got done. I think I might quilt this one myself…we’ll have to see if I’m in the mood when it’s all done.
And here is the 5th BOM from my wool Primitive Garden quilt. I’m done except for the vine embroidery….which once I get going on it won’t take very long. I’m thinking I’m going to add a heart or something to the black star….I’m kind of debating on it right now.
My mini Hexie quilt is growing…..it’s a pretty slow process, but I enjoy doing it.
When I went to the Wooly Mammoth in Kearney a couple of weeks ago, I bought a skein of yarn to make a scarf for one of my daughters….It was very expensive, $15.49 a skein….It’s the black one…..I found the gray and orange yarn at Walmart for around $5 and it is basically the same…a little different, but for one third of the price it’s very nice. One skein will make a pretty long scarf. It’s not as fast knitting as regular yarn, since you have to get the knitting needle through a hole in the yarn instead of just looping it around the needle. These will be very nice gifts, relatively cheap to make, and I’m having fun doing it. I hope Lesley, my daughter will like them.
I’ve had a great day off today and I’m having a great time sewing and knitting.
Happy Quilting, Kris
WOW! I cannot believe how crazy fast you are at your handwork! Impressive! I don't know how you decided which block went where on your Farmer's Wife quilt but it looks amazing. I'm not a knitter (too uncoordinated) but I crochet...not as much as I used to because the sewing machine is so much faster. Thanks again for all of the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteHey Deanna...it was great talking to you today....It sounds like you got quite a bit done yourself this past weekend. You just did different things than I did.
ReplyDeleteWalker is looking so big!! I miss him. I really like the scarves. I'm oddly ready for scarf weather too! Is Wilbur's tail included in the scarf? ;)
ReplyDeleteLove you and miss you!!
Yes, Wilber's tail is in the picture...I almost commented on it, but didn't. He wanted in on the picture taking too! Yes, Walker is really getting big,he's growing so much you probably won't recognize him when you see him next. He's very tall and just a big boy. I miss you! I'll have a few scarves made for you.....if Idon't see you right after they're done,I'll just fedex them to you...Love you!
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