This was my October project for sewing with Stacia and Deloise. We decided to take two days for sewing this month and it took me most of two days to get the job done.
This wall hanging is one of the larger ones in the book, finishing at approximately 14.5″ by 21.5″ with 159 pieces.
My friend Gail has three cats. One day as we were cleaning off a surface we came across a pattern that she had purchased and we decided to make together.
On a trip to Calgary I noticed that Louie liked to hide under this footstool. Madison loved to get down on the floor and visit him in his hiding place.
What looked like a relatively simple pattern took us almost a month of Thursday’s to complete. I was able to purchase the cat fabric from Gail’s stash, as well as several of the layers of padding that the pattern called for.
As a bonus I was able to ship the completed project to Calgary on one of Canada Post’s free shipping Tuesdays.
I’m told Louie is happy with his gift.
I was thrilled when Taylor asked me to make her a new blanket. I was afraid I was done with blankies until I had a great grandchild.
Taylor picked out the yarn and the colours and I placed an order with Michael’s. I used the huge needles (25mm) as tests using smaller needles didn’t work so well. Because a pattern doesn’t show up with such chunky yarn I knit using a plain garter stitch.
Before I ran out of yarn my arms, wrists and hands couldn’t handle the weight any longer so she got a smaller bonus blanket from the remaining yarn.
Author: Marta Perry
I’m not sure where I picked this book up from but I think it might have been from our used book store when it was closing. I expected to learn more about the Amish way of life through the book but there wasn’t much detail in it that I didn’t already know. What was interesting though was seeing how the Amish were fitting into the wider community outside of their own compounds.
Rachel has begun work as a housekeeper in a mansion where her mother previously worked. Rachel gave up on her wedding to Jacob when her mother died and her father convinced her it was her duty to remain at home to take care of him and her brothers. When her father remarries Rachel is expected to move out of her family home. The mansion has become home to her but Jacob has also been hired to do some general labour around the house. The ending is quite predictable.
Goodreads Rating: * * *