12 Months of Techniques?

Okay--I need to stay off the internet!  Should do no more searching,

browsing, reading, cruising, exploring, adventuring............... 

Why?  I get into so much trouble--take a look at this......................

I stumbled upon a bag of techniques--Oh, golly, gee whiz, when can

I open it?  March 1st is what I've been told...

that's a while away--can I keep my patience steady and under wraps--

of course NOT!

Look at all these cool designers you too can enjoy!

Okay, so I'm an enabler, but I enjoy having company on

this exploration of knitting a year of different techniques--

and some of my favorite designers are adding to the pot of

knowledge; then there are others who just could be added

to my list of favorites!

With credit card in hand, I ordered that bag of techniques...

Hope it arrives soon--because, my curiosity is worse than a cat's! 

Bleeding Fabrics

Yesterday morning I was browsing through my Facebook page--sometimes good information crops up

occasionally!

Well, THIS was quite worth the read--

Someone posted they had hand quilted (!) a charity quilt that

was to be donated and horrors of horrors--when washing the quilt,

even with fabric catchers and other precautions, some of the

fabrics bled!  I can't imagine what I would have done in this

situation.  Of course, you post about this tragic and you receive lots of

helpful information.  This was the best information anyone would like

to receive--

Here's a sample of what products will do to reduce that

fabric fading and bleeding--

Good information for anyone who works with fabric!

or anyone who wears colored clothing!

Save The Date..................

The West Houston Quilt Guild is hosting their biennial

Quilt Show March 3-4, 2017!  They put on a great show and

exhibit. Featured Artist, Paula Barnes, of Red Crinoline Quilts

Take a look at this fabulous donation quilt!  It could be yours just

for a small donation--I'm going to take my chance!

There will be vendors and over 200 quilts.

Silent Auction Basket and Quilt Bonanza Guild Boutique Quilt Appraisals 

Admission is $10 per adult--free parking

Y'all Come!

The West Houston Quilter’s Guild is a 501(C)(3) non–profit organization founded in 1993 with the purpose of developing and nurturing appreciation for the art of quilting and its history. Simply put, we are a group of people who love quilts!

Progress on WIP...........

I know this isn't the best photo of my knitting progress--month two in

Estonian Scarf designed by Elizabeth Ravenwood (love her designs!)

And A Big Comfy Doghouse Ravelry group

Since this is fine handspun wool, and I'm adding beads 

(well, should be doing nupps!  but me and nupps

don't get along very well!) 

Here is the handspun yarn in all it's glory--I really like how

it is striping--still have more to spin, but so far knitting is a breeze, except

I wanted to use lace needles and I love, absolutely love

Hiya HiYa needles--interchangeable on cables--

and I treated myself!!

Why lace needles you ask?  Well, these needles have sharp points to make

it easier to pick up stitches, do SSK or K2tog--love them!

I Find This Fascinating!

I'm not a computer geek by any means--but I do knit, and this presentation is fascinating to me!

Right on!!  Granny was a Hacker!!

Gifts! From A Friend!

Yes, it's few days late, but I did receive them before February 14th and it doesn't

really matter to me when I receive a gift..............

These are super cool!  Here is the recipe to make these great cozies for

your  wine glass.  Not only are they great to keep your wine glass cozy,

It's also great to remember which glass is yours--if you sit it down at

a party!

Another gift from friend Judy M were these adorable pillow covers!

she loved the fabric for herself but she thought of me

and my love of sheep and gave from her heart..........

how super dear these are to me!

Thanks so much Judy M!

Would like to find this fabric and gift it to her at a later date--

looking hard............

Always, fun to receive gifts.....

but I also like to gift............

may your heart be filled with lots of gifting and receiving!

Traveling Mississippi Gulf Coast

On our recent journey to Florida for our spinning conference, we stopped into the 

Mississippi Visitors Center, along Interstate 10.  I don't think we have ever

stopped here in the past 10 years--

Most people just hurry inside to use the facilities, but I walk around to see what

is on the grounds as every rest stop is different.  This one had lovely birds

perched in the tree tops

These birds were hand carved with chain saws and upon

further investigation, I learned the story behind these marvelous

sculptures

After Hurricane Katrina, which was so disastrous to the Gulf Coast,

many of the lovely oaks and other hard wood trees stood bare

and naked to the sky.

Thank goodness, there are some who know what it feels like to be

striped of all dignity as many folks who lost their homes, these

trees stood as a reminder of the days that passed.

In true fashion, people rally behind those less fortunate and assist them to

rebuild their lives--such was the case of Marlin and Preston Miller--a father

and son team who took upon themselves the task of giving hope to those

who languished in this horrible storm. 

I was humbled to see these structures and reflected on that time in history.