Needlecraft category

  • #237 – Too Short

    I finished the hand of the first of the new mittens I started. I did a really simple black design on them. Only issue is they are just a row or two short. So, I’ll rip back to the beginning of t...
    Aug 25, 2010 No Comments

  • #233- 234 – More Mittens

    Started another pair of mittens this weekend, this time with a gorgeous ecru wool. I think these will have an intarsia design in black across the middle of the hand…that or I may sew some pretty...
    Aug 22, 2010 No Comments

  • #231 – Three Rows to Go

    Worked through the two rows with the large squares in them & now just three rows to go & this quilt top is done! Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something han...
    Aug 20, 2010 1 Comment

  • The first quilt is done!

    The quilt is done. Astounding. I did not want to take on a new sport, and put it down in the ‘stash’ pile. Mission Accomplished. I would change a few things. I will do a few things differentl...
    Aug 14, 2010 No Comments

  • #224 – Finishing Things

    Finished my red mittens & the Hamm’s embroidery. Plus I sewed three strips on to my sister’s quilt. Very productive! Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on so...
    Aug 12, 2010 No Comments

  • #219 – #221 – A couple of days of knitting

    Yes, its over 90 F & I’ve spent the last three days knitting mittens. But sitting in the AC watching movies & knitting is the only thing I feel like doing. Handmade 365 2010- My goal i...
    Aug 10, 2010 No Comments

  • quilting progress

    There has been quilting progress. The top was finished. I made a ‘quilt sandwich’, as per the directions. I pinned. I quilted. The inspiration for the flower pattern came from these. ...
    Aug 06, 2010 No Comments

  • #217 – Hamm’s

    Took me all afternoon but the Hamm’s logo is done. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it. If you are not reading this...
    Aug 05, 2010 1 Comment

  • #215 – Girlie Quilt Finished

    A busy day with needle & thread. I finished my Project Project Runway Challenge, sewed two more rows of my sister’s quilt & finished this one. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend ti...
    Aug 03, 2010 No Comments

  • #213 – Basic Red Mitten

    Between camp, driving home & watching Mad Men, I’ve almost finished the first mitten. I had to make the thumb gusset longer than the pattern for my long hands. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is...
    Aug 01, 2010 No Comments