The one with the green reindeer was the original, knitted and decorated back in the early 70s.
The one with the wreath I did for the mom of the family to match the original tree (the dad's from the time he was little).
The blue with the snowman was for the son and the pink for the daughter.
A view of what finally got finished! I was so pleased with it and had a great time visiting with the two friends of mine that had done more "embellishing" than I ever would dream. I'd never had a thing for sequins or other shiny things but this was the perfect project to try them out.
My baby. Totally birthed itself out of trying to use up all the fun kid fabrics I kept finding and throwing in a pile. And yes, that delicious back is Amy Butler design and a gift from LMSS just so she could "see what I did with it." Love it. Love her. And this is 90"x 90" and a dream to wrap up in on chilly days (not that we are having many of these anymore!)
The title came from a "Clueless" quote about a girl being "so Monet," i.e. from far away it looks o.k. but up close it's just a big mess.
Um, I've been quilting. A LOT. Not much knitting. Finally finished the bee stitch shrug (oops, need to get a picture of that) and have been working on the Christmas stockings for friends but Harriet hasn't been speaking to me through knitting. She's all up in the sewing and so sewing I've been doing.
Above is a rag quilt variation for one of HHubby's nieces. Her mom gave me the fabric to use (the niece had picked them out with her mother a few years ago) and I came up with this for her 10th birthday.
My "little" brother is about to graduate college and this is what I had to give him. It's all his t-shirts from his "early years." He couldn't believe it and loves it.
This is the way I recommend to do rag quilts. All you need is the top (10 or more inches square) and the back (fleece; eliminates the need for any batting), sew it together with the seam on the right side (NOT wrong side) with a seam allowance of 0.5 inches, sew 0.5 inches (or more if you want) around the border to hold it all in, and snip the seams to make them fluffy (careful not to snip the sewn line). No kidding, that's it. You pop it in the washer to get everything curled around the edges and throw it on the bed. Crazy, huh? So's little bro so it all works perfectly! :)
My afternoon extra daughter has been busy when we aren't doing homework. The first picture is her own creation: a sock dog. She has since made another so this one could have a friend. The second picture is our Christmas present to her: her own quilt, done rag quilt style. Highly recommend this technique for the speed of completion but do not recommend doing the squares this small, unless you just really want to. She was worth it and it turned out so lovely. However, I don't think I'll be doing squares that small again; just the snipping of the seams gave my fingers nerve damage and they still tingle a little from time to time. She was worth it all, though! She's a sweetheart!
I finally got the pictures taken. I finally got two more projects out of the "To Do" stage and they are now "Done." Rah rah ree, kick them in the knee!
Socks are out of the yummy yarn I got when LMSS's little one was on the way and the backpack was my tutoring child's inspiration and request. I carry a bag in that pattern but it has regular bag straps. She asked if it could be made into a backpack and that's all she wrote! She picked out the fabrics from my slowly shrinking stash (HAPPY DAY!!!) and here it is!
