Needlecraft category

  • #97 – T is for Tennessee

    I’m hoping the T is close to the Tennessee Volunteers logo on this coffee sleeve. Its hard to get a nice curved shape in intarsia. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on...
    Apr 07, 2010 1 Comment

  • #96 – Girlie Quilt Squares

    I think I’m finally getting better at cutting my quilt squares. I discovered that I get a much better cut when I only cut through two pieces of fabric instead of four like most instructions have...
    Apr 06, 2010 1 Comment

  • #95 – Ironing

    I can’t decided if ironing the fabric is the most boring or the most relaxing part of quilting. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year ...
    Apr 05, 2010 1 Comment

  • #94 – Vols Orange

    Another Flickr friend asked me to make coffee sleeve for her & her husband. I know they are big Tennessee basketball fans & when I discovered this orange in my stash I thought doing one with...
    Apr 04, 2010 No Comments

  • #93 – Car Knitting

    Whenever we have a long car trip I bring along some knitting. Sometimes I don’t get much done though ‘cuz I’d rather look out at the scenery. That’s what happened with our driv...
    Apr 03, 2010 1 Comment

  • #92 – Hemming

    Spent all afternoon hemming this jersey skirt that was a little longer than I wanted. Without a serger I really didn’t have a good way to do it on my sewing machine so I ended up just hand sewin...
    Apr 02, 2010 No Comments

  • #91 – Girlie Quilt Idea Sketches

    Grabbed my pack of crayons tonight & sketched our some ideas for The Girlie Quilt. I into the idea of having a strip of the backing in the front so that is what I am playing with. My idea for the...
    Apr 01, 2010 1 Comment

  • #90 – Coffee Sleeve for Lori

    Told a friend in Kentucky I’d knit her a reusable coffee sleeve. I hope she likes the leaf pattern. These are such a quick knit I made this one start to finish this evening. Handmade 365 2010- M...
    Mar 31, 2010 1 Comment

  • #89 – Finished!

    Finished hand tying tonight & this quilt is officially done. I’m trying to decide if its good enough to sell in my Etsy store. I worry just because of some of the small puckers on the back&...
    Mar 30, 2010 1 Comment

  • #88 Fit to be Tied

    Busily hand tying my quilt. Its taking a lot longer than I thought with finding the center of each square. I’m using pearl cotton to do the tying & looks quite nice. Handmade 365 2010- My g...
    Mar 29, 2010 No Comments