10.28.08
A Few More Completed Projects
I finally finished a couple projects I’ve been sweating over. These are going to be for my sister’s roommate. She’s going to have a baby this December, but her baby shower in going to be in a couple weeks. I’ve got a few projects lined up, and I thought these projects were going to take me longer to finish, so I’ve been working on them each day, and viola! I finished today. Such a relief to have these finished early. Here’s the quilt after I got the patchwork done, and the quilting started.
And here’s what it looks like today. My sewing machine needs servicing, so all the quilting had to be done by hand. I’m not the greatest quilter, but with practice I should get better. I hope. . .
I designed this myself, but was inspired by some Amish quilts I saw when we visited Lancaster, Pennsylvania many years ago. The Amish and the Mennonites make such fabulous quilts. I had to give it a try. I’ve already put together a few more patchwork tops, but have yet to put the batting and the backing together on those, but will post those once I finish them. With all the projects I’ve line up for myself, I likely won’t get to those quilts until next year. But I was looking at them last night and was inspired to finish them because I think they actually look pretty decent. Nice to see them with a fresh set of eyes and still think they look okay. Course it could just be my personal taste. . .
Alright so here’s a set of baby socks and a few hats I knit for my sister’s roommate, too. Gotta keep him warm when he pops into this world!
If I have time, I might knit up a little bunny for her, too . I saw this really cute knitted bunny with a free pattern online. You can see what it looks like here. The instructions look super simple, too, and I think it’s very small bunny.
Okay, better get dinner on.
Marlakins
