Monday, August 22, 2016

Knitted Lace

 The knitted lace process is knit two, knit two together and yarn over then knit two  This was my first attempt at knitting lacy effect.  It appeared to be easy when I read the pattern and  practiced the stitch.


The pattern level was EASY, okay I can do this.  Well it was going well until I dropped one of the yarn overs!  Goodness, didn't know which way to move the stitch back on the left needle.  So I ripped, removed, unknitted stitches, whatever you call it in proper knitting terms.  Well this happened several times. BUT
(Strange how the color intensifies when you place it on a forest green background  verses a burgundy background.)


I finally finished the project.  It took me a lot longer than I thought.  It's a birthday present, a July birthday present.  No, not next year July, this year July.  So I'm late! I'm late, I'm late, I missed the date!

   I'm pleased  and learned about picking up dropped stitches but for a while I need a quick, easy project, perhaps some dish clothes would be good. 

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Prayer Quilt Process


Prayer quilts begin with the piecing of the fabrics.  This quilt has loads of floral prints and large white areas for quilting.  I love to do free motion quilting on my domestic Baby Lock machine.  On this quilt I just started quilting... did not have any idea what or where I was going with the machine.




I feel this design in the large areas fit well.  I started in the center and moved around.  This time I was practicing tracking or traveling (going over the same stitches to arrive at another area without leaving a trace of the second stitching.)  Really need to practice echoing, making the same distance between stitching  is a challenge.  It's not as easy as it appears.


This Prayer Quilt was made for Denise, who has cancer and has already been through one surgery and will begin chemo in two weeks.  After the first round of chemo ending in December another rest time and then a second round of chemo.  Blessing and Prayers are for Denise and her family.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

The Bag Contains.....

           The bag is full of letters!  The entire alphabet  A- Z!




 I raided my novelty fabric bin and found fabric to make these letters for my great granddaughter, Molly! Happy 5th Birthday Molly!  These letters have a colored fabric on the front and a black and white print on the back. ( The colored side will help Molly identify the correct postion of the letters. Once a teacher always a teacher!) Extra letters, with a couple of extra e's and n's and l's,  will help her spell her last name, her sisters Fiona and Erynn's names.







I found the idea on Pinterest.  The letter shapes were sewn and the cut leaving a quarter inch edge.  Pinking Shears were suggest but mine are so dull it just made a mess. So I just cut with scissors and they will fray and be fluffy.
                                                     Enjoy your letters Molly!  XOXOX!

August 18, 2016 = With a smiling face Molly uses the letters to spell her name!  Have Fun Molly!