Category Archives: Quilting

Happy Birthday Mum

Knit & Crochet, Quilting

November 30, 2024

I was surprised at how many items I had for donation – maybe not as many as in previous years but I’ve done very little yarn work this year unless it was something Taylor had requested I make.

I used up some yarn bits and made some blankets to go with Ken’s cradles. I sent these out to him early in October to take advantage of Canada Post’s free shipping. The package also included a small project I made several years ago.

I made two baby blankets from leftover yarn. They are both very soft.

I managed a couple of scrappy afghans.

This is the first time I have donated any quilted items. This was made with leftover scraps from another project. It hung in the TV room for a couple of years but I decided it was time for it to be passed on.

All will be donated to the Salvation Army. I’ll be happy if something ends up in one of their Christmas baskets but I’m also okay if I see it for sale in their thrift store.

Gabriella

Quilting
From Little Handfuls of Scraps by Edyta Sitar

November’s sewing project with Stacia and Deloise involved more baskets, although these were much easier to put together than some of the others.

Everything was pieced – no bias tape, no curved edges – so it went together quickly. I started by quilting only the background squares but decided to stitch around the baskets to make them stand out just a bit more.

Forrest

Quilting
from Little Handfuls of Scraps by Edyta Sitar

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.

Cat Napper

Quilting
Pattern from Sallietomato.com

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.

This is why I thought Louie would like his “tunnel”

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.