One Way To Do It!

There are so many blocks!  What to do?  Since our local quilt shop doesn’t allow customers to use their long arm machines any more,  that leaves me to find other means to assemble into a full quilt.  Some of the blocks will be located into table runner or maybe placemats—those I can do with sewing machine.  Although, I did quilted one top with my sewing machine—I’m researching other methods of quilting—below is my first attempt—using different you tube videos

One video suggests cutting 1” strips (length of block)—okay, I tried that—that strip will connect two blocks in the back.  For the front, cut stripe 1.5” ( for me that didn’t work!) I cut 2”, which is pressed in half, placed on front with 1”strip.  The blocks have quilted individually. 

In this photo, folded piece on top with 1” is placed on back, sewn with 1/4” seam

When you open up the blocks, they will butt together

The folded front strip can be sewn down by hand or machine. 

Continued with all the blocks

Back

Two rows connected, now to add borders between rows

Okay!  Finished—not sure I like this method but one top together.  Thinking I’ll just add binding.  If border is wanted, the same method done on rows would need to be done on borders

Second one finished—no border just binding

Back—I used hand dyed fabric for each block. 

It’s okay—moving on to try another method!

Fall Ready

Here comes another KAL from Malabrigo yarn, beginning September 2–sign up to receive free pattern

Gnomes anyone??

Check out this mystery KAL for gnomes—free! 

Knitting away on hats!!hats are easy and fun to learn new techniques or try a different yarn.  Quick project to complete—

This yarn is well aged!  Knit into a soft fuzzy simple hat.

This colorful yarn is just right for a child.  Doesn’t take much to fit a small head. 

One skein wonder!! Have the perfect skein- grab this pattern and knit

Easy to work by memory—once set up rows are complete, it’s just four rows!  

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Tying One On!

Yep—we’re having one big party—a warping party—time to tie one on!! Can’t let that loom sit empty too long! 

Choosing colors from fiber closet is always fun—fiber content, color, yarn size are decisions to be made—since warp will be tied on the existing warp, size isn’t really a problem—we can use 8/2 or 10/2

I like this color combination; usually, cones are placed out, I walk away for awhile; come back, add cones, take away cones till the selection is just perfect—well, I hope it’s perfect!

Winding the warp to measure length is always a chore to me!  Finally, finished and satisfied—to the loom it goes

Laid within these lovely warping leash sticks, the task of tying on begins.  These sticks were a gift of years ago—a remembrance of a Dallas weaver’s conference

Tying on!!  Must make sure the tie is tight and will not pull apart…..wind the warp on the loom…..

Throw the shuttle….

And ta da….

Nice kitchen towel—love it!!

 

All Things French!

BON JOUR!!

 Are you following the Olympics?  We’re not watching much of the events, but have taken an interest in all things French--food, books, textiles, wine, TV shows, etc.  Especially "Emily in Paris"!  How could you not like to see all those awesome fashions and the views of the city?!   That's the best part of any international program.   Recently, we found show about canal boats—mostly in England but, there is also a canal runs through France! 

We can be there in spirit and just imagine how it would feel to walk the streets, float the canals, eat from the garden food carts; coffee shops along the Seine, flower market booths--all fabulous 

Julia Child lives on with her cookbooks.  I've not mastered anything French in the way of food, but I"ll keep trying.  Today since I had some fresh raspberries, I made the Clafouti recipe--yes, it's traditionally 

made with cherries, but any fresh red fruit will work in my opinion.

Really easy and quick to assemble.

Beautiful!  Add a little powered sugar sprinkled over the top and serve with whip cream!

Easy knit French beret by Erica Lamer

I've knit berets before for my granddaughter so this will be one for the charity basket--

For breakfast, we'll savor crossiant with French scrambled eggs (made with clarified butter and creme fraiche) melts in your mouth!  Top it off with a cup of coffee from a French press!  What could be more delicious than that?!

My new reading list includes  books by Antonie Laurain "The Red Notebook" and "Madame Pommfry" by Rebecca Rosenberg--she was the mother to champagne.  Love drinking that bubbly—is interesting reading  about how she begun her business. 

Au revoir for now