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Month: December 2015

A Place For Everything

21 December, 2015Leave a comment

I finally sewed in the ends of the place mats I made for my Mum for Christmas. I made these back in September and they have been sitting on my desk waiting to be finished ever since! The pattern is a free pattern by Swedish blogger, Kajsa, on her blog, Stitches and Supper. You can … Continue reading A Place For Everything

From One Extreme To The Other

19 December, 2015Leave a comment

Himself requested a pair of socks. I've acquired quite a stash of sock yarn (I really don't know how that happened so quickly), much of it gloriously gaudy. I managed to dig out the one solitary ball of sock yarn I have in muted colours! This was made from a 150g 6-ply Zauberball that I … Continue reading From One Extreme To The Other

Must Knit Faster!

10 December, 2015Leave a comment

I'm working overtime with the sharp pointy sticks! When Jamie saw my Tiger Feet socks, he asked if I would make him a pair of socks. My second pair were much better than the first ones and these flew off the needles. He loves them, which is nice. He picked out some Phildar Folk 100 … Continue reading Must Knit Faster!

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I have spent the day slaving over a hot sewing machine, joining my rows together. I’m surprised at how much the sashing lightens everything. I like it even more than I thought I was going to 😍 I’m aiming to get the borders on tomorrow, then it can go for quilting. By the time I was attaching the 6th row, I was finding quite a struggle to wrangle everything; I can’t imagine trying to quilt it! #whateverquilt #warpedspinster #quilting
I’ve sewn all my blocks into rows; next I need to tackle joining the rows. I’ve gone a little off piste and am putting sashing between my blocks. I’m really happy with how it’s looking. I spoke to a longarm quilter yesterday as I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew in terms of the quilting 😳 This will be about 7’x7’- a bit ambitious for my first serious quilting project! I definitely want to have a go at some quilting though 😊 Watch this space! #whateverquilt #quilting
29/36 blocks complete 😎 I shall finish the rest tomorrow. I’m in a lather of indecision about how to quilt it having done bugger-all quilting to date! Do I have a go myself/shell out and send it to a long-arm quilter/tie it, or even hand quilt it? Answers on a postcard please 😳 #whateverquilt #skillshareproject #mighthavebittenoffmorethanicanchew #sewing #quilting
More sewing! This is the first block of 36 😳 I’m finding it quite nerve-wracking because I haven’t made a major boo-boo yet. I can’t believe that I won’t 🤣 I suspect my ‘scant 1/4” seam’ isn’t quite scant enough, but it’s going together pretty well 🤞🤞🤞 #whateverquilt #skillshare #skillshareproject #sewing #quilting #mynervesareinrags

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