Sorry for the long title, but I have been quite productive.....
The runner in white & beige above is for a Christmas gift. I tea dyed some lace butterflies and used some ecru lace. It's backed in white cotton fabric & the panels are done in 60 degree triangles (I found these in a strip quilt design & used the concept here). The edging was done from a simple quilt stencil I'd bought - making this one fun quilting over paper.
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| Red & Yellow runner |
This runner is also a Christmas gift (that's 2 done) - based on a simple design I saw that used embroidery, where I've used some of my fabric stash at the ends instead.
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| Hexagons |
The hexagon quilt is ready for quilting. I've never done one of these before either, so I'm doing this my way. The hexagons have been appliqued to the backing fabric in white. I'm still deciding on how I will quilt this, which is why I've started on the panel quilt below.
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| panel cot quilt |
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| what I'm crocheting at the moment.... |
This book came in a set of 3 from the "Fox Collection", so I'm using some of the wool stash. Since I took this photo, I've finished 12 squares - 4 in each colour. I'm trying to use pure wool oddments to make this a special blanket. The designs are written in the US crochet terms (which can be a pain), but on the whole it's enjoyable. I thought if I got cracking, I could get 3 done a night, meaning it would be completed in 3 weeks - however, I've decided against this plan as I have some other UFO's to do.....
Lately, I've been reading on some blogs about pictures of finished stitched items being copied & then the item created. I love a free pattern as much as anyone else & if I really like the design I'll buy it. There's enough free stuff about to not have to 'borrow' someone elses work without asking.....just ask.
Well, that's my rave for now....waiting for my fruit trees to get some leaves, then I'll add another photo.....
Have a wonderful week.....
~Karen~
I love the crochet blocks and a great start on the chrissy presents too. Love your hexagon quilt too. When I get mine organised for quilting I am thinking of going 1/4" around the inside of each flower and then straight lines out from the sides to the edges.
ReplyDeleteThe hexagons are looking lovely with the white background and you are very organised for Christmas gifts. I love the crochet blanket squares, in wool yarn making them look very soft.We are travelling down south in our van at the moment and called in to Bendigo Woolen Mills and added to my stash while there.
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