Here's my little one square quilt I made for Shaun. May 19, 2015.

Swoon Quilt

I took a class to learn to make the square so that I could make a one square baby quilt for my first grandchild, who turned out to be Shaun! Since I met my main goal, it took me two and a half more years to finish the Queen size quilt.

Weeding

August 19, 2013

Enjoying a mid-morning cuppa on the patio, w Chester lying nearby, on a lovely morning. I've had one male Ruby Theoat Hummingbird visit the feeder - I never tire of watching them. I've enjoyed our garden this summer, and have learned some life lessons from it.  Watering the new plants early in the summer, when newly planted is time consuming. I learned though that it afforded me time to do some weeding as I watered. This kept weeds under control and the gardens looking good. So, an overwhelming task of weeding a garden full of weeds never happened. No mind boggling revelation but as a newbie gardener, I thought I'd have lots of dedicated weeding time all summer long. Perfectionism gets in my way- so although there are a few weeds in each garden, overall the gardens are looking beautiful. There's lots of clutter to be rid of here, projects to do and cleaning, too. I'm often stopped in my tracks by the thought of tackling all at once and getting the job ALL DONE. I'm hoping to apply what the weeds have taught me, to take bite size pieces regularly and achieve my goals in a consistent and stress free manner. It will be rewarding to the garden of my soul!

Another cowl

I mailed this cowl to my daughter yesterday. Her beautiful blue eyes will bring out the blue in the yarn.

Some Pieces I've made Over Many Years.

A sweater I made pour moi. I must have knit this sweater a thousand times; I had such a hard time w the pattern.

A little vest I knit, 28 years ago, when I was expecting our first baby.

Wanted to make something unisex, cuz I didn't know until her birthday that we'd have a beautiful daughter.

Scarf for my husband.

Sweater for our son who loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - this is in Raphael's colors.

Double sided hoodie for our youngest.

This was the best thing I knit as far as getting on a baby, so stretchy and it lasted through a few years for that reason, too.

I crocheted this popcorn pattern sweater, probably 30 years ago. :0

A scarf I knit for my daughter a year or so ago.

This is a cowl I knit for my son's girlfriend XMAS 2012

A sweater I made for my husband, that I shrunk first time I washed it. So, now it's my sweater. I hope to knit an Irish Fisherman's sweater for him, someday.

My Second Baby Quilt

I picked this material for my friend's first grandbaby boy! I liked the cute animals especially with the elephants! The back material, I thought, looked like a starry night. After I washed it and was ironing it, I noticed a flaw.  I decided to applique an elephant over it.  Sometimes solutions to problems can work out to be better than the original plan; I think the elephant added a needed bit of color to the backside.

The baby lives in Georgia, so I used flannel, instead of batting, for the filling to make its weight lighter.

My First Baby Quilt

This is a baby quilt I made for my daughter's friend.  I originally got the pattern for it off the internet.  I had so much trouble understanding the directions, I only had it basted by the time of the baby shower. I wrapped it up "as is" and explained I needed it back to finish.  I knew I needed help getting in done and there was no question that I had to finish it .  Sooooo, I went to a drop-in sewing class which is held every Tues a.m.  The teacher looked at my directions and put them in the trash.  I basically had to start all over, but it was worth it.  I learned a lot - my biggest surprise was that the binding was to be hand-sewn!  I actually enjoyed it.  I'm going to keep going to the class and make more baby quilts, till I get it down. I'm really pleased with it.