On the Road Again
I think it's time for a catch up of where I am up to with some of my projects as well as announcing who the travelling pattern is off to next.
To start with I've enjoyed getting back to my rotation having finished 'Count your Blessings', I've finished 10 hours on Dorothy Walpole and CA Wells' Counterpane Sewing Case.
I was very pleased on the case to get to the end of the four-sided stitch although that now means I have to battle with the linen. It's a special unevenweave linen that was supplied with the kit and is a different count to the linen that the Portfolio was originally charted for and CA's instructions on what to do are sketchy at best. All the filling designs are going to have to be altered.
There has been more frustrations with my knitting, I got to knitting the neckband on Christopher's jumper then discovered that the neck opening wouldn't fit over his head.... So I have had to start over with the next size up.
Since I finished my skirt, my sewing mojo has returned. The next project I've been working on is a pair of quilts made from a layer cake and charm pack that I picked up from Fobbles a couple of years ago. The layer cake will be a quilt for Rosie and the charms are one for her teddy. I have both quilt tops pieced now and I have the backing fabric, just need to order some batting so I can get them finished.
And finally to the travelling pattern, I counted the commentators who indicated that they would like the pattern next and using a random number generator that name that came out was Gillie. Please drop me an email with your address Gillie so I can get the chart off to you.
To start with I've enjoyed getting back to my rotation having finished 'Count your Blessings', I've finished 10 hours on Dorothy Walpole and CA Wells' Counterpane Sewing Case.
Dorothy Walpole copyright Scarlet Letter 2011
stitched on 40ct Lakeside Linen Pearlised Barley and and DMC
Counterpane Sewing Case copyright CA Wells 2004
stitched using kit materials
stitched using kit materials
I was very pleased on the case to get to the end of the four-sided stitch although that now means I have to battle with the linen. It's a special unevenweave linen that was supplied with the kit and is a different count to the linen that the Portfolio was originally charted for and CA's instructions on what to do are sketchy at best. All the filling designs are going to have to be altered.
There has been more frustrations with my knitting, I got to knitting the neckband on Christopher's jumper then discovered that the neck opening wouldn't fit over his head.... So I have had to start over with the next size up.
Jumper King Cole pattern 3360
knit in King Cole Galaxy
Since I finished my skirt, my sewing mojo has returned. The next project I've been working on is a pair of quilts made from a layer cake and charm pack that I picked up from Fobbles a couple of years ago. The layer cake will be a quilt for Rosie and the charms are one for her teddy. I have both quilt tops pieced now and I have the backing fabric, just need to order some batting so I can get them finished.
And finally to the travelling pattern, I counted the commentators who indicated that they would like the pattern next and using a random number generator that name that came out was Gillie. Please drop me an email with your address Gillie so I can get the chart off to you.
Comments
Great sewing and knitting too.
I took a class with CJ in Virginia...a little frustrating, was a bit advanced for me at the time and oh my, the groupies! So sorry about the linen but the pattern looks lovely. Have you shown the picture of it on your blog, must check?
A great quilt top for Rosie.
Hope you can fix the gorgeous jumper too! love Annette
Nice work on the pretty quilt too.
What a shame about the knitting but hopefully that is all put right now.
Margaret