Works in progress this week Clock Walking Skirt Clock walking skirt I have really enjoyed wearing my Spool skirt, the short version of the historical fantail skirt by Scroop Patterns. So I decided to make the the long version too. I keep thinking that I will make clothes in respectable wool and demure colors and… Continue reading Workbasket W.I.P.s
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Projects I have worked on Bees in the Thistles This dress pattern was designed by Brigit Pupillo and I purchased it through Knit Picks. This was for my granddaughter's first birthday. The dress was so cute that I got enough yarn to make 2 more for my co-worker's daughters. I am currently working on Bee's… Continue reading Workbasket
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Workbasket – Like a Duck or an Iceberg…
Doesn't look like much on the surface, but there is still lots going on out-of-sight. That has been me the last couple of months (OK, not so much when it comes to running. Health issues and cold weather). This is a quick look at things I've been doing or finished. A little more detail will… Continue reading Workbasket – Like a Duck or an Iceberg…
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Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt Update #18 – Final Border
Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt Final Border The final border for Nancy Page's Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt was a simple 10 inch white border. This made the quilt large enough for a king sized bed with a nice "fall". Completed Quilt, side view, to show fall on king sized bed One 10 inch strip was sewn… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt Update #18 – Final Border
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Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt update #17 – Second Border
Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt Second border The second border for Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt was the 2-1/4" wide pieced strip, made up of alternating buff and white triangles. The triangles being the same size used in the basket blocks. Nancy mentioned she "found the exact center of sides, top and bottom and put a 2-1/2"… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt update #17 – Second Border
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Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt Update #16 – First Border
In our last update, we had left off with ordering of more fabric for the borders. It arrived in a timely manner, was washed, ironed, and folded neatly. Then life happened, including lots of teaching, more illness, Women's running clinic, work, yard work, construction projects, birthdays, starting several other craft projects, etc. You know... the… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt Update #16 – First Border
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Workbasket – Blue & White Shawl
(AKA: Knitted Shawl. Very Small Diamond Pattern): Because of the first sentence of this pattern, this has always been the "Blue & White Shawl". Working from Victorian era knitting patterns can be a challenge for a couple of reasons: needles were sized differently, types of yarn were described differently or are no longer being made,… Continue reading Workbasket – Blue & White Shawl
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Monthly Mending – May/June 2022
Fixing Flannel PJs: This was not so much of a "fix" as an alteration. It never ceases to amaze me how fast children grow. Both Gson#1 and Gson#2 could still fit their PJs around the waists. The length of the legs was an entirely different situation. I brought both home with me to make some… Continue reading Monthly Mending – May/June 2022
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Workbasket Wednesday – 4 New Projects/One Old
Blue & White Shawl: I have wanted to knit this shawl for many years, ever since Daisy gave me this blue yarn that she spun. The title of this shawl pattern is "Blue and White Shawl". The white yarn is reclaimed from a white angora beret that was purchased at the Goodwill Bin store. The… Continue reading Workbasket Wednesday – 4 New Projects/One Old
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Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt – Progress #15
Progress update on Grandmother's flower garden quilt from 1939 Nancy Page's quilt club newspaper serial patterns
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