Slow and Steady....

.... on the Flying Geese.

I'm a trimmer...

For some reason I cannot sew

Flying Geese accurately.

SO....

I make them larger

and trim.

Piles waiting to be pieced

and trimmed.

I am pretty fast at piecing...

Trimming...not so much.

There is no quick way to trim!

Accuracy is key.

Slow and steady wins the race!

Happy Quilting!

On My Needles...

.... another pair of

Forgotten Socks.

Actually...

I had not forgotten about these socks...

I just never made the second one

for some reason.

Until now...

(I've done a lot of waiting...
.....and knitting this week!)

The photo doesn't show the zigzag pattern very well,

but it's there.

The pattern is

Lollypop
and the yarn is a
Madelinetosh,
but I don't remember the color.

Here are the Christmas socks I

finished this week.

These worked up quickly.

AND

I really liked working the

Afterthought Heel.

Making this heel seemed to go more

quickly than the gusset method.

 I like how it looks, too.

Happy Knitting!

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Let the Flying begin...

...Flying Geese that is!

The quilt will need

288

Flying Geese.

I need to get my wings flapping!

I was having trouble cutting fabric,

SO...

in went a new rotary cutter blade.

Still having problems.

I have had my rotary cutter for

YEARS!

Time for a new cutter?

Yep.

Cuts like a charm!

Like a hot knife through butter...

First dozen have taken flight.

Happy Quilting!

:)

Design Wall Monday...

This has been a slower

Sewing Week,

but...

I did manage to sew the rest of

These blocks.

I was cutting the fabric

one block at a time

and then decided to

just cut the rest all at once.

Once the color decisions were made

and the fabric cut,

Sewing is easy!

 I like this pattern as a square quilt.

Plus, I don't have a lot of fabric left

to make any more blocks. :)

I did add more brown to the blocks I 

made this week,

so the blocks play together better.

And, yes...

some of my saw-tooth borders are running in

different directions.

Adds character, as my mother says. :)

Now it's time to make the flying geese sashing.

This will take some time!

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happening in the quilting world.

Happy Quilting!

:)

On My Needles...a new heel method!

The other day I was reading a knitting blog and

read about

"Afterthought Heels."

Have you ever knitted a heel

using this method?

 

(Here is a really good Tutorial.)

I am giving it a try.

So far so good....

A piece of waste yarn was knitted into the sock.

After I finished the sock,

I put the stitches back on my needles from

either side of the waste yarn 

and pulled the waste yarn out.

Now I'm ready to knit the heel.

It's like knitting the toe

with decreases until there

are 10 stitches or so on

each half.

 

 

Here is the front of the sock.

The yarn is some Christmas color

"Tuesday Morning" sale yarn.

Good to use while experimenting!

 

 

And I finished the pink

Youth Socks.

 

 

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for some knitting inspiration!

 

The Boy Top....

.... is finished.

Can you look at any more

photos of my 

Disappearing Four Patch Baby quilts?

I hope so!

Here is the "Boy" top.

 I had sewn the blocks together last week,

but

hadn't pressed it until now.

 

Lots of Bright Boy colors.

 

Now to quilt and bind this one.

Still one of my faves!

Happy Quilting!

Design Wall Monday

I decided to switch things up a bit

and play with some

reproduction type fabrics this week.

These blocks are made from fabric
in the

Grace by Three Sisters line.

It is a Christmas line,

but

except for the pink, red and green colors...

I am not really seeing Christmas.

These blocks take a little time, but I am enjoying the process.

The block is called

"Blind Man's Fancy"

Okay... in these pictures I see Christmas.

Maybe it's the brown fabric that doesn't look
like Christmas??

I am not wild about the center of this block.
... or the brown, really...

I could replace the center...
I might like it better then...

Or maybe the whole block will go in the
orphan block box....

Time will tell.

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what others are working on this week.

:)

Waste not, Want not....

I completed the quilt with my
HUGE
mistake.

I'm calling this my 

Off Center Tree Skirt.

Hey...

It's different...

unusual....

funky...

Okay, maybe not funky...

Do you think this will catch on

and

I will start a new trend???

Yeah...

me either.

BUT

I can use it for my tree that sits in the corner.

Happy Quilting...

Even when things don't go as planned!

:)

On my needles....

.... more socks.

I have been on a roll with the

socks!

 

Now remember...

I found one sock 3/4 of the way

finished

from last spring

so...

Here is the finished pair.

The stripes actually match 

for a good part of this pair!

:D

And here is the latest pair....

This is a youth size sock,

so it knits much faster.

The yarn is

Happy Feet

but I don't know the color.

THIS is what I want to make next.

Isn't he cute?

It will be a challenge for me!

 We shall see if he can be created or not.

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Happy knitting!

Happy Birthday....

... to my Sister!

My sister LOVES

Orange.

I made this little quilt

a while ago,

knowing that it would live at

my sister's house this fall.

It says

Happy Bright Fall Days 

to me.

:)

When the Husband is away....

.... the sewing machine

works OVERTIME!

My husband has been at a meeting for the past few days,

SO...

I have been busy.

The Fall Table Runner is 

Quilted and bound.

The stars are sewn onto both

Table Toppers.

They are finished!

AND...

I finished the applique border on the

Round Robin block

for my

History Club.

(The middle is covered up because the Round Robin

is a secret... I don't want the owner of the block

to see the progress.)

I miss my husband, but it has been a productive few days!

Happy Quilting!

Design Floor Monday

Two Christmas Table Toppers

are on my

Design Floor today.

:)

I finished the quilting 

a few days ago

and stitched the binding onto them

over the weekend.

All that is needed now are

the stars.

 

I purchased the pattern for this

Table Topper

several years ago from

Keepsake Quilting.

Two more gifts almost completed!

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Happy Quilting!

On my needles...

... you guessed it...

More Socks!

How could I not have more socks

when I found a sock 3/4 finished

in a bag in my Hidey Hole?

I think I was tired of knitting

socks

back in the spring.

But here they are today...

one is finished

and the other is on its way.

Plus I finished this pair this past week, too.

I was planning on having a cowl

on my needles

this week,

but.....

after ripping it out

THREE TIMES

I haven't started it again.

Maybe next week...

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to see what others
are knitting.

Quiet Sewing Machine, but...

... lots of handwork is being done.

I haven't sewn a lot this week

except for these...

Several people from my church are going to 

Ethiopia and we are sending

dresses.... lots of dresses...

(Shorts for the boys, too, but I am not making those.)

They are quick and easy to make and so cute!

In addition, I have been doing work on the applique and

this...

The embroidery is almost finished.

I need to get going since FALL is almost here.

(Although it has been in the mid 80's this week!)

Happy Quilting!