Completed Rambling Rose

Rambling Roses

My current on the hook project is a wedding gift for the daughter of one of my oldest friends. A Filet crochet table runner that is coming along much quicker then I thought it would.

At this point I am now 3/4 of the way done with the main part. There will be a nice edging to soften the edges when it is done.

Color Our World

It's that time of the year again. The kiddos school is getting ready for their annual Parent Club auction and once again The kindergarten class and I have worked to make a quilt with they're self-portraits. This is perhaps my most favorite project that I do all year and I look forward to it. I love seeing all of the kiddos little personalities as I am putting the quilt together and they work so hard to make their individual square fun and unique.

Notice my handy quilt holders :-)

 

On the Hook

Using the left over yarns from my previous afghan and some linen colored yarn I already had on hand I started this afghan for a cousin who is expecting her fifth child this summer. I am loving how it is turning out and visualize other color ways for this pattern as I work on this one.

Sewing Lessons

My daughter Sarah has been learning how to sew and today she completed her first big project, a bath robe. As soon as it was finished she put it on and hasn't taken it off since despite the fact that the woodstove has it piping hot in the house.

A Really Good Day

Another little Easter goodie, this one for a co-worker:

Easter Treat Bags

Another fun Easter project completed. This time the pattern came from Nana Company, one of my favorite blogs.

Redwork Doorstop

I love, love, love how this turned out and it's done just in time for Easter:

The pattern can be found at Bird Brain Designs

V-Stitch Baby Afghan

A sweet friend is expecting her first baby in a couple of weeks and following the new trend, decided to be surprised as to the gender of this little blessing. In anticipation of today's baby shower for this new mom, I made a lovely gender neutral afghan using a V-stitch design.

 

When I first began this afghan, I did not have the pink and found that it was looking decidedly male rather than gender neutral. So, at the first opportunity I headed to Jo-Ann Fabrics to grab some pink and found that it did the trick in softening the overall look.

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day

It's certainly been awhile since my last posting. Working outside the home, getting on the computer is not very high on my list of want to do's but my goal is to get back into blogging. I'm off to a great start with my family blog and am now aiming to get back into the groove with this blog. That said, here is a look at what I've been working on recently, some Valentine goodies:

 The inspiration for these came from Pinterest (perhaps my favorite website) where I saw this bag.

 I also found the images that I embroidered on Pinterest and felt they would work well for the bags

 In the end, I have some lovey gift fill bags to give to loved ones and friends

 These cute little bags were also a Pinterest find and came from a favorite blog. They were quick to put together and something the receiver can use for many things once they've enjoyed the chocolates within.

A Scrappy US Map

I saw something similar on the internet, Pinterest I believe, several months ago and could not wait to make one. The kindergarten teacher at the kiddos school was so kind to let me use her projector so that I could enlarge this project to fit a 24 X 36 canvas. The project as a whole was easy and fun but rather labor intensive. The New England states were the most time consuming with their small intricate sizes and shapes. Overall though, it turned out just as I had hoped and looks fantastic in the girls' bedroom. It goes well with their bedding and pennant banner.

I did these last month but am just now getting around to blogging about them. An acquaintance at church that I have done quite a bit of sewing for asked me to make three of these for her sister's 4th of July wedding. Now these were very labor intensive but oh so pretty. 

Pilowcases

A Little Nicey Jane for Olivia

My boss's daughter turns eight just five days before Ivy Girl does and so they always exchange gifts. This year I put together this cute pillowcase for her.

Rising Stars 2

Back from the quilter and awaiting it's binding.

Rising Stars

I was finally able to get the top completed for our kindergarten class for the school auction. I am quite please with how it turned out. Now it is off to the quilter.

Getting A Start

Another pillowcase set in the works:

Pinwheel Sampler

A  finished top

It's Time For A Picnic

I picked up the picnic quilt Friday from the quilter and it turned out beautifully. The binding has been added and just needs to be completed.

Doilies

I did up a couple doilies to include with some Easter gifts this year. The larger of the two was quite interesting to do as it had several stitches in it I had never seen before. Once I figured them out it went together easily.

Rising Stars

The Kindergarten teacher asked me if I would do a quilt for her class again this year. We have had a bit of trouble connecting but it is slowly coming together. One of the children in her class has been absent for an extended time so we are awaiting her little self portrait and then we can finish it up.