Christy found a pattern for these slippers and asked if I could make a pair. After so many comments saying “Of course she can” I felt challenged to do it. I made at least three test slippers before figuring out the pattern, thanks to a video and making some very detailed notes to go along with the instructions.
When Elizabeth saw the picture on Facebook she said that Madison would like a purple pair and she would like a pair in gray.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
My plan was to devote today to my final preparation for the House Concert. Since I did a bit of cleaning yesterday I took some time out this morning and finished off my Guild challenge project. It is ready to hand stitch the binding so I’ll take it with me to do at Christy’s. I would have liked to have been completely finished my quilting before leaving for Vancouver, but I’ll settle for being completely finished when I get home. Completely is really not true; I have my large Hubble quilt left. I’m looking for a large star template; my Lego quilt proved that circles were too hard, and my spirals really aren’t good enough yet. I’ll print a few copies of the Hubble photo, doodle a bit while I’m away and maybe come up with a solid plan.
I finished another knitting project last night – a hat for Ray. Ray normally gives himself a very close cropped haircut in the Spring. In a recent photo it looked like he had his “summer” haircut already. Elizabeth said she got new clippers for Christmas and she was testing them out before giving Gavin a haircut. I guess they were set a little too low and, once you start, you sort of have to continue. The hat looks huge. I bought the pattern in Ireland and I’m thinking we Irish have big heads!
Two Guild meetings tonight – one for the quilt show and then the regular monthly meeting. I’d better use the little bit of time I have to start packing.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
I’m not sure which of these items is Kathryn’s card.
Deloise and I were shopping on one of my trips to Saskatoon and she pointed out the nurse-related fabric. I picked up a fat quarter of each, not certain what they would become. On another trip (or maybe the same trip) Kathryn was looking for fabric and a pattern to make seat belt covers for a friend. She wasn’t successful in finding the right fabric, but I found a pattern and added it to my collection.
I found a tutorial to make a tote bag out of charm squares so I decided to make one using the same nursing fabric. It was easy to make a small adjustment to end up with a bit larger bag and I had lots of fabric to cut my own charm squares.
None of the above items were done in time for Kathryn’s birthday but she did get these boot cuffs to open on her special day. Apparently there was much discussion and speculation concerning exactly what they might be before we had a chance to talk!
Friday, January 2, 2015
Although I didn’t make a lot of different things as gifts this year, I made a lot of the specific patterns I chose.
I started these bags in July and I can’t imagine having waited any longer. They were labour intensive (but not difficult) and I’m sure the Guild ladies didn’t think they’d ever be finished. There were times I doubted it myself. It was so worth the effort though when I saw the kids get off the plane carrying their bags.
I made socks for the grandkids that were here for Christmas. Everyone was able to get their socks on, but it was a struggle in every case. The size I made for Will and Dylan were a perfect fit for Alex and Taylor. I’ll have to go back to the drawing board and make a larger size for the older boys. Getting the right size for Elizabeth’s kids will be a challenge too, but I’ll go bigger rather than smaller.
I made about a dozen fabric baskets this year as gifts. I thought they would use up some scrap fabric and they did, but not nearly enough. I neglected to take a photo of the group before I sent them out, but Diane was good enough to send me a photo of her basket. Didn’t she put it to good use?
Many of my evenings were spent crocheting this afghan for Dylan. It is a Jacob’s Ladder stitch and worked very nicely.