I've been busy with my stitching projects, as in a little bit on this one, a little bit on that one... But I don't think I've actually completed anything.
Whimsy's Stitches is getting filled in nicely. I am considering entering it in a quilt show. I'm still deciding which category. Either, keep it small (under 24 inches) for the miniature category, which allows all quilting techniques. Or make it bigger, the small quilt category requires least 30 inches, but it's a hand quilting only category.
Ugh, decisions, decisions! I'm going to have to make up my mind soon, because deadline might be only 8 weeks away!
I've also been knitting. The ZickZack scarf I recently blogged about has been the easiest project to pick up while my Heartbeat and I watch our TV shows. Remember I had a difficult time Letting Go of the first ZickZack scarf? Well, I had about 20" of this scarf knitted up. My Sweetling runs her fingertips over the fabric. And with a sly smile, she lets me know her desire to have this one too. And you know?.. I'll happily give her this one as well. It's about half way done.
My friend C.C. continues to encourage me to practice long arm quilting. She has pieced a few simple quilt tops for our PTQ guild charity baby quilts. (Lol, she doesn't let me get away with saying I don't have a quilt to work on.) This is the latest one. It still needs trimming and binding.
Today, I braved putting one of my own quilts on the long arm. I saw this quilt design in Pinterest. I tried to order the kit but it was out of stock so long that I figured they weren't going to make the kit anymore. So I drafted up my own pattern.
It's been 2 years in the making. I think it's been the quilting stage that had me stumped. So, simple wavey lines was the final decision here.
My dilemma now is: can I send a baby quilt to the intended recipient if she's already 2 years old? I need to make time to finish the appliques and bind it.
So I found a "Weave fabric strips into a charming basket" pin in Pinterest a while ago. I am finally trying my hand at it. It took a bit of fiddling to get my basket to start shaping up, but I'm well on my way to a finished product 😄.
My friend C.C. continues to encourage me to practice long arm quilting. She has pieced a few simple quilt tops for our PTQ guild charity baby quilts. (Lol, she doesn't let me get away with saying I don't have a quilt to work on.) This is the latest one. It still needs trimming and binding.
It's been 2 years in the making. I think it's been the quilting stage that had me stumped. So, simple wavey lines was the final decision here.
My dilemma now is: can I send a baby quilt to the intended recipient if she's already 2 years old? I need to make time to finish the appliques and bind it.
So I found a "Weave fabric strips into a charming basket" pin in Pinterest a while ago. I am finally trying my hand at it. It took a bit of fiddling to get my basket to start shaping up, but I'm well on my way to a finished product 😄.
This blog update didn't have any, but I am determined to have a some "finishes" before this year is over. Hmm, it's the middle of November?!? 😉 lol, I'm feeling a bit of a time crunch. Wish me luck!!