Spring Update

The formatting defeats me here!  What I see is not what I get.  Sounds a little like needlework projects sometimes!! 

 

Embroidery

Bird

 

 

 

 

Pattern: Silverpebble Icon http://silverpebble-jewellery.blogspot.com/
Threads: Kreinik & YLI Silk

 

 

 

 

Heart

 

 

Pattern: Valentine 2010 free download http://kviltstina.blogspot.com/
Threads: DMC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knitting

Cowl

Pattern:  Garter stitch
Yarn:  Wool Classica by Manos del Uruguay, color 113; 2 Skeins
Needles:  US 10.5
Button: Dill 45 mm




Shawl

Pattern:  Lace Shawl by Candace Eisner Strick in Vogue Knitting Fall 2011

Yarn:  Plymouth Dreambaby D.K. Color 0128, 4 skeins
Needles:  US 6










 Sweater

Pattern:  Juliet by Sarah Johnson
Yarn:  Biggo by KnitPicks in Green Tea Heather 7 skeins
Needles:  US 10
(sad to say it is much too large...guess this is better than much too small.  Love the pattern and yarn though so will be frogging and remaking at some future date...)

Sewing

Blue items made for quilting basket to be auctioned at school

Pincushions

Patterns: Scrap and inspired by this post  http://kansastroublesquilters-lynne.blogspot.com/2013/03/kt-bernina-quilt-shop-countdown.html

Fabric:  Green - Paisley Wings by Michael Miller

             Red Stripe - Hall of Fame by Emily Herrick for Michael Miller

             Blues - PamKittyMorning by Holly Holderman for Lakehouse Fabrics

             Green - Stash

Project Bag and Needle Book

Patterns: NeedleCase by Mary Pat Pogue & Kelly Hansen in Circle of Friends for Ginger Cookie Company
Fabric: Blues - PamKittyMorning by Holly Holderman for Lakehouse Fabrics
            Green - Stash
            Yellow - Oz by Sanae for Moda

 

Market bag

The pattern is from Jane Austen Knits, Summer 2012. They called it the "Pemberly Reticule" in the magazine, but I call it a Market Bag. Yarn from Knit Picks, Comfy Fingering (75% Pima Cotton, 25% Acrylic), color: Blackberry. The pattern calls for 861 yards, but this bag only used about 550 yards. The bottom is worked with double yarn on size six needles. The upper pattern, called "Cathedral Windows" was knit half on size 5 needles and half on size 4.

Potholders

A final attempt to document every little thing! Here are five of the seven potholders I finished this month.

It's Been A Year Already??

Gosh, I guess we did finish a few things!

The last of my finishes for 2012 (at least those I remember doing!):

Cross Stitch

Cheerfulness Brings Harmony
Pattern: Seen on a wall in this blog:www.sweetcottagedreams.blogspot.com
Threads:  DMC over 3 threads
Fabric:  DMC 32ct Linen
Size:  7 1/2 x 7 1/2







Storytime
Pattern: Storytime by Barbara Bangser for The Posy Collection from artwork by Michael Schwab
Threads: DMC black
Fabric:  Cream Aida 18 count
Size:  3 1/2 x 9 1/2
Note:  Photo distorted fabric - it is smooth cream

Embroidery

Bird
Pattern:  Apple Blossom by Catie Kearney;
              Bird in Hand Book by Mary Pat Pogue & Keli Hansen for Ginger Cookie Company
Thread:  DMC olive green
Fabric:  Cream cotton

Christmas Gifts

Potholders:
Heart Pattern:  Handy Heart Potholders by Eva Holen
Rectangular Pattern:  original
Fabrics:
  Floral - The Caroler Mary Engelbreit for Moda
  Green Dot - Children at Play by SaraJane for Michael Miller
  Holly - Paisley Wings by Michael Miller
  Red Stripe - Hall of Fame by Emily Herrick for Michael Miller
  Apple Plaid - Debbie Mumm for SSI
  Brown Dot - Cinnamon Stars by Joanna Figueroa and Lisa Quan of Fig Tree Quilts for Moda

More Little Bags:

Pattern: Annie Pouch, K Cotton Studio by Keiko Clark
Fabrics:
  Dragonflies - Notions in Paradise, Ltd.
  Blue Dot - Unknown from stash
  Purple Floral - Autumn Mist by Hoffman California International Fabrics
  Purple Batik - Kona Bay Fabrics 2012, Design - Shad 02



Miscellaneous

Quilted Pad for Sewing Table
Pattern:  original
Fabric:  Rural Jardin by French General for Moda



 My Goal for 2013 - Work on  blogging and photography skills !!

Happy New Year!!

Plaids and Stripes

The plaid squares were salvaged from a quilt top found in my grandmother's things.They were in a random setting. I picked out enough to make this little nine-patch, filling in with new reproduction fabrics. Since it is December 31st, I suspect this will be my last quilt finished in 2012.

(Interesting that the backgrounds are all beige and brown, but came through as blue in the photo!)

Pincushions

Two embroidered pincushions with motifs from Calendula Patterdrips Cottage, a pattern from Crabapple Hill Studios.

Green Lace Shawl

This one is being back-posted. I finished it, a long last, between Christmas and New Year's. It is from a pattern in Victorian Lace Today, by Jane Sowerby. I think I have had the yarn for about five years, and I think it took me most of 2012 to knit. I am very, very happy to be finished with it.

I think that I have the urge to knit with laceweight yarn out of my system for a few months.  Knitting the leaf border around the edge - a 12 stitch border - became very boring after about the 60th repeat.

It is 21" x 76". I couldn't find a model to show it off, so I have doubled it and hung it over the back of a chair for this photo.