Yup, I'm still alive friends. Busy. Or lazy. Or both. Hmmm, those don't seem to go together. How about I'm lazy, and then I hurry and get busy so I get something done. Yes, that's it!
Knitting has been done although these warmer days haven't been conducive to knitting. Sock one of the latest pair is complete and sock two is started. I'm still lovin' plain socks with self-striping yarn.
Meanwhile, I have the bibs all done except for attaching the velcro, which is my least favorite part of bib making. Too pokey (figuratively and literally), I guess. Maybe if I made just a couple of bibs at a time instead of a dozen or more it wouldn't seem like such an ugly job. I know! I'll just do a few at a time. Divide and conquer. Sometimes I stun myself with my brilliance. :-)
I'm also working on an embroidery project--just waiting for the final inspiration. Table runner (in which case I'll need to embroider a second piece) or just a quilted wall hanging? Ponder, ponder.
I like the simple, almost hand done, lines of this design. It's from Autumn Contours by OESD. I'm starting to get in the mood for fall and like the idea of some new decorations for the house. And speaking of fall, I picked up some fat quarters at Huckleberry Patches in McCall when I accompanied Dan to a meeting there this week.
They're from Sandy Gervais' Phenomenal Fall line by Moda. I'm a sucker for her fall lines and I couldn't resist these. I'll probably wish I'd purchased more, or some yardage, but thought these would be perfect souvenirs of our trip.
And that's it, folks. I'm off to dust our bedroom.
I'm drawn to the harvest theme, too. I'm thinking about the Four Square Farmhouse quilt by Atkinson Designs. I love the concept. The pattern comes out of the Depression and harvest is so "farm." I'm going to start with the smallest and see how it goes.
ReplyDeleteEven though it's not fun to sew on the Velcro, I think it's probably totally fun to embroider the fronts -- a variety all at once. I know I would think that's fun.
Good job on the socks!
Kathy, you're right about the bib embroidery! I love picking out a design for each front. I don't even mind the layering and stitching together, turning and pressing. Just that velcro...
DeleteOoo, you'll have fun if you do the Four Square Farmhouse and it would be perfect to use fall colors. We loved looking at all the fields across the top as we came back from McCall. There were grain trucks everywhere and it just smelled like August.
Love the colors of your socks. Those bibs are absolutely adorable!
ReplyDeleteThank you! The bibs are my standard baby present so I like to keep lots on hand. And thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteThey were harvesting the canola at Gilbert yesterday. (I had to come back in order to subscribe. I always forget . . .
ReplyDeleteAmazingly, we only saw combines in one field, BUT there were at least six of them working in that one field!
DeleteSpeaking of fall quilt fabric, I think I started a fall quilt with a very cute Moda jelly roll you gave me last year. Perhaps I should look into making some progress on that sometime...
ReplyDeleteHmm, maybe you need Grammy to come over some morning and you can closet yourself up and sew?
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