Updates on My Latest Quilt Blocks and Knitting

I managed to carve sometime out this past week to work on some things in my workbasket…

I rinsed off the Transfer-eze off my two completed Flower of the Month Embroidery club blocks.  After they hung to dry, I ironed them.  Here you can see the difference from the pictures last week with the Transfer-eze still on them.

Flower of the Month Quilt

March ~ Daffodil

July ~

This week, I have been working on the October block from the same series.  I finished all the green and have started working on the yellow.

October ~ Cosmos

As I had been house sitting this past weekend, I didn’t have access to my sewing machines until Tuesday evening. To keep my hands from becoming idle… I brought a knitting project with me.  I have been working on this project, off & on since February of this year.  The pattern is a free pattern created for the 15th anniversary of the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat. 

The yarn that I am using was spun by a friend of mine, La Tejedora Crafts. It is a wool in a green with some brown running through it.  To me it looks like caramel apples.  My friend that spun the yarn said it looked to her like a poison apple.  So, I have christened the project my poison caramel apple scarf.  As of right now, I am making it for myself.  This is something that I rarely do, create something just for myself.  My plan it to wear it as a wrap to the annual motorcycle safety banquet.  We will see…

(this is where the picture of the scarf was supposed to go.  I forgot to snap a pic.  Stay tuned next week for a pic of it.  I hope…)

It may not seem like a lot of crafting progress. But I also taught a safety class all day Saturday and weeded the yard of the house I was sitting.

I also went wine tasting at the Pudding River winery with some friends.  With everything that I was up to all weekend, I was very happy with my progress.

Tuesday evening found me at home with plenty of time to putter around.  During which I made progress catching up on my BOM’s from this year’s quilt clubs.

Let’s Make Cake Quilt

Pyramids Block

Louisiana Block

Snips & Snails Quilt

Windmill Block 

Shooting Star Block 

Maple Leaf Block 

I still need to find a couple of the earlier blocks and get them done too.  They must still be packed away somewhere…

Memorial Day Crafting: Embroidery & Quilt Blocks