Banner took this picture of the ground covered with leaves from our globe willow. I think some girls should get out there and rake those leaves up soon.
This was an ominous looking storm cloud. We got some cold weather and a few snowflakes flying through the air.
Lizzy and I both decided we needed a practice quilt to learn on. This is it.
We had a few tension problems at first but soon got it worked out. If you don't look closely at the back you'll never see that we had trouble.
The finished product, bound and on a bed. We are now working on the quilt for Miranda, it has presented a few new problems. If you notice on the first quilt, we just did a random stippling pattern. Miranda's quilt has blocks that I thought I wanted to quilt with a separate pattern in each block. I've now changed my mind but it is too late, I've already started. Lizzy tried quilting two of them and then had to give up, it is hard. We will get better and better with each quilt. I already feel like I have learned things from quilting on 1 and a half quilts. The machine is running well but I will sure benefit from the free classes offered by the Cotton Shop.
I have also been practicing my knitting. To spare everyone pain I will not post pictures of my work. I first did a Christmas colored dishcloth with just a knit stitch. It actually turned out alright after I remembered how to cast on. I then decided to practice my stockinette stitch. For those of you familiar with knitting you will remember that you have to knit one row and then purl one row to create the stockinette stitch. I must have lost track of my knitting and purling because my next dishcloth is a hodgepodge of stockinette and knit stitches. I had intended to give these dishclothes away as gifts but I have decided against it. The only dishes that will be touched by my knitting are my own. I am determined to keep at it until I can create a beautiful something or other. (Crocheting is so much easier).
4 comments:
I am impressed with the blue quilt. I am getting excited to do mine. I am going to need lots of help.
HOLY LOTS OF LEAVES! I agree someone should get out there and rake them. I remember raking leaves with my mom, I wasn't always fond of being out i the cold with freezing fingers and toes but I think I always ended up turning it into a game like making leaf houses. As for the practice quilt, it looks really good. I really wish I could be there practicing it with you, it just sounds like my type of thing to do for hours. I will really try and come down when Sara comes down. As for now, good luck!
I kind of wish I could see the knitting, just to see if it is as awful as mine. I started a little dish cloth but it turned into a cape because somehow it kept getting wider and wider and I didn't know what I was doing wrong, so I stuffed it in a drawer downstairs and its probably there still. I have great intentions, but no good teachers. I think you did a great job on the practice quilt.
Sorry my comment is so late. I haven't been on my lap top because of a very busy weekend. The quilt looks great and I cannot comment on your knitting as I don't knit. Kate is very good at it and has been for years. I'm sure every project will get better and easier.
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