June's Quiet Book

My granddaughter June turned 2 this month and she received a quiet book that I made for her.

I copied pictures I found on Pinterest.  There are so many ideas there.  There are some Russian moms that do a really great job with quiet books like this hot air balloon page.

Bumblebees, lady bugs and a watering can that waters the flowers.  The flowers do unbutton and flop down.

Ducks that can fly or swim in the pond.  And wintertime brings snow and a snowman.

Butterflies that change wings.

A vegetable garden to plant or harvest and ice cream cones to make.

Lets put the rings on according to size and save some money in the piggy bank.

Baby Sweaters

In the last couple of weeks, I've been knitting baby sweaters.  This first one is a  test knit a did for a knitter and the sweater worked out well.  There was operator error once in a while, but that worked out also.

I used a drops baby merino yarn on this one.  I knit loose and that is why I used a fingering yarn.  I always have to go smaller a couple sized of needles and using fine yarn really helps with that.  I accidentally knit it longer that it was supposed to be so this 6-9 month size fits this 1 yr old baby just fine.

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This is a pattern that I bought from a designer that I've bought several from in the past.  She designs very nice baby items.

I used a knit picks sport cotton yarn on this sweater.

This sweater is a sideways knit, which looks quite attractive.  It is hard to figure out the correct chest measurement of it.  Next time I would add a few rows just to get it a little larger. Right now it is a snug fit.

Isn't Melanie cute in this?

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I like the detail on this sweater also.

Magic Vine Quilt

Here is the finish of my Magic Vine Quilt.  My granddaughters are doing a good job of holding this up for pictures.

I really enjoyed this as I love doing applique.  It will be one that I hang on my wall in the fall.

I tried to copy the leaves in the border quilting.

This wall hanging is from some pictures I found in an old magazine.

I've just got to show those granddaughters again.

Sherry's Quilt and Pillow

I quilted straight lines and swirls on the borders.

And then she wanted a pillow out of leftover fabric.

Jackie's Quilt

This quilt was embroidered many, many years ago.

Jackie asked me to quilt it with hearts.

Granddaughters Sweaters

I do like knitting sweaters for my grandchildren.  Sometimes the mom's send me pictures of what they want.  There are patterns with some.  Some I have to improvise.  This one had a pattern.  Mom liked one that was on pinterest that was variant from the pattern.  The pattern has a collar and 4 buttons, but she likes the one without the collar.  It is very cute.

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On this sweater I used a pattern, mainly for sizing and technique (the armholes).  Instead of the pattern that is used in the sweater I simplified it and used all garter stitch.  It also turned out very cute.

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I used knitpicks cotton blends on both of these sweaters.  I love the feel and lay of their cotton yarns.  The price is also right.  

Asher's Quiet Book

I've been making this book for a long time along with another one.  A long time is over a year.  Quiet books have lots of little things that you are cutting or figuring out.  But I think they are well worth it in the end.

Asher turned 2 at the beginning of the month.  I think that is a good age to have a quiet book.  Here it is.

I was given the old fashioned fabric by my sister and I really like it.  The inside cover is one use for it. 

The animals all come out of the bushes and the owl is hidden behind a door in the tree.  I connected all the animals so they wouldn't get lost.  

The cars move along the rope.  The truck is Asher's dad's truck.

Zippers are great fun also.

I made four seasons of leaves, flowers and snow for the tree.

Asher can learn to read and count numbers with this fun pepperoni pizza.

He is getting ready for the beach here.  The bucket keeps all his castle parts.

Boys like caterpillers.  And fish are always fun.

The back cover.  Some nice farm fabric that I had.

I made the book using rings so that I could always add to it if I want.