Lynne's Quilt

Lynne also likes swirls.  So swirls I did.  That must be a favorite of lots of quilters.

T-Shirt Quilt

I have the top all put together for my customer's T-shirt quilt.  She is liking the look of it. 

Now it's just waiting to be quilted and then bound.

Cheryl's Quilts

Cheryl brought me 2 quilts to do for her.

This first one is a handkerchief quilt.  It scared me a little as the handkerchiefs are so very thin and the needle on my machine is not small.  But it worked out fine. 

Cheryl wanted loose swirls on this quilt.

and she wanted tighter swirls on her dog quilt.

My New LIttle Rug

We redid our family room and went real light.  A light grey rug and also a light grey loveseat.  

The problem showed up that the spot in front of my chair was getting dirty on this lovely wool rug.  I don't wear shoes, but feet can get dirty also in a house. And we also have lots of traffic.

So I decided to crochet a rug that I could throw into the washing machine to put down for my feet.

 Yes, it has holes but my feet don't go through the holes.  It is also really soft.  The granddaughters like to play with it.

 It is a free pattern and with the bulky yarn that I used, it didn't take much time to crochet.  It just takes some finger muscles with the S hook I used and the heavy yarn.

Here is my ravelry link to the project.

Dorothy's Quilt

If you like purple, you should like this one.

I did a swirly pattern on this.

Sweet Little Baby Girl Layette

I may have another granddaughter.  You never know.  So I am preparing.  This is a vintage looking layette that I just had to make.  It is a newborn size and I know it won't last long.  The baby better not be 9 lbs.

I used a soft washable merino on this outfit.  It looks just like the picture.

The eyelet pattern is unusual and easy to do.

The baby booties are very sweet.

My Ravelry link.  You will find the pattern and the yarn that I used here.

A New Little Baby Blanket

My daughter -in-law sent me a picture of a blanket she saw in a store that she really liked.  So I copied it for her.

 I went to Joann's and found a nice, soft bulky yarn.  Then I looked at the picture ant counted how many stitches were in the cable.  I made a little practice swatch to see how many cables I would need to make a blanket the width I wanted

When I actually did the real thing, the blanket compressed with the cables so it was narrower than I prefer.  But it will work.

This is one blanket that I think I'll make again.  I really like it.

My Ravelry link.  I have put on it basically how I created the blanket.

A New Knitting Bag

This knitting bag isn't for me, but for someone else who wants to knit.  Or maybe she'll just stick to crocheting and use the bag for that.  It is one of Geta's patterns that I use  quite a bit.  I really like it, the roominess and the pockets.

 Thanks to i-phones, I can go to the store and text back pictures of fabrics to see if Beth liked the fabrics I found for her in the colors she wanted.  That makes it so easy and assures me of getting what she likes.

Here is a shot of the inside of the  bag.  It has 3 outside pocket (a zippered one on the back) and 2 big pockets inside.

I used a metal measuring tape on the top edges  that causes the bag to shut nicely. That way you don't need a snap to close it.

I know I'll be making another one soon for me as my old one is getting worn out

Linda's Quilts

Linda is teaching quilting and I quilted up a couple of sample quilts she is using for her classes.

 This has a very loose overall quilting on it.  Large swirls.

This quilt is for a more advanced class

I quilted flowers on it that match the tiny flowers in the light fabric.

Jan's Quilt

I love batiks.  Here's a very nice quilt that I did for Jan. 

She likes swirls.  So do I.