Weekend Wrap-Up

 A few finishes this weekend. 2 Candle mats and a knitted ornament. 

This was my first time doing cables while knitting. I was pretty proud of myself.

4 gnomas sewn together and stuffed. The biggest is now in my son's bed, while my daughter took the smallest with her.

Here they all are together under our little tree. We just bought it Sunday night. It's only 4 ft tall, but half price can't be beat - unless I waited until after Christmas.

I also completed 7 diamonds. This will hopefully be a wallhanging for our home by the end of the week.

I don't really enjoy paper piecing but this hasn't been too bad. I hope to do 3 more, even though the pattern calls for 5 more. Think I am going to change it up a bit to fit my taste.

Friday Night Sew-In Results

 I was able to finish my niece's birth quilt last night. Now I just need to ship it.

 Her birthdate is in the heart.

Time of birth on the right side.

Birth weight on the left.

The back. It feels great to have this finished. I just hope it arrives in time.

I didn't get too far on my intended project. This is the first of 12 diamonds that I am making for a Christmas tree quilt for my family. I hope to work on this some more this weekend.

I was able to work on the Barbie skirt during our Friday night family movie (Toy Story 3). Now I just have a couple rows before I start decreasing for the waist. 

Come back on Monday as I will be participating in Sew, Mama, Sew's Giveaway day!

Now go check out Heidi's blog to see what everyone else did last night.

It's Friday Night!

Time for another Friday Night Sew-In! Come back tomorrow to see what I get done tonight (almost done my niece's quilt already!) Hope to start a new project tonight too, that will hopefully be done by the end of the weekend. Fingers crossed.

Works in Progress

 Quilting project - Quilting the Sunbonnet Sadie for my niece.

 Knitting project - finished the back of my sweater...

 ... and started the front.

Crochet project - a beaded Barbie skirt.

Deadlines? The Sunbonnet Sadie needs to be done and shipped by tomorrow. The sweater I would like to have done by Christmas as a present to myself and the Barbie skirt is a Christmas present for my daughter, so I have until the 24th.

Few more little gifts and 1 WIP

 I've been able to finish up a few more little gifts. Here is a crochet hook holder.

 The inside. I included 2 hooks.

Another mug rug set. This set is for me. I am still perfecting the binding on these. I have tried 2 different methods so far. Going to try a third that combines the 2.

A little Gnome from Happy Zombie's Holiday Happy fabric line. I was able to pick some up from The Stockroom on etsy with their cyber Monday sale (5 yards for $30 - couldn't pass that up).

I blocked the cardigan for my niece and added a ribbon. The pattern called for a hook and loop closer but I don't feel comfortable putting anything on baby clothes that they could suck off, so I put the ribbon in instead.

This is for the same niece (lucky girl). This is a wall hanging that will be have her birth stats on it. I forgot that I was going to make this for her for Christmas. I cut and started piecing it last night and finished piecing it this morning. Now I just need to quilt it.

This is the quilt in the magazine. I didn't really like the fabrics. They blended too much (for me), being the same pattern in different colours. I really want the Sunbonnet Sadie to pop a bit more than this.

Here's where you can find the pattern. June 2010 issue of Quilter's World.

Friday Night Sew-In

Head over to Handmade by Heidi and sign up for the next Friday Night Sew-In on Friday, December 10th.

If you need a break, you might want to check out  Gwenny Penny, too .

Little gifts and a Holiday Quilt

 I've been a little busy, finishing up some little gifts before I start mailing packages. (Might mail the first few tomorrow - 3 days ahead of schedule!) First up are these 7 necklaces. They are crocheted with beads. My son has even asked for one so I need to make another for him. They were pretty easy to make - I made these while watching the Grey Cup on Sunday (Canada's version of the Superbowl).  Kids had fun picking out which colours to use for their cousins.

 First 2 mug rugs completed. They will be gifts, as well as 2 more tissue wallets.

 A needle case.

 I also finished the cardigan for my youngest niece. Just need to block it and add a snap or something else to close it.  Not a zipper though. Maybe a ribbon.

Here is one package almost ready to go to northern Ontario. 

I finished this quilt this summer but was only able to show a peek since it was designed by my sister. She said its okay to show it now (she put her version in the fall blogger's quilt festival).

I don't often do hand applique, but I did for her. If I took too long of a break between appliqueing the trees, I would have to look up how to do the blanket stitch, again. 

Another close-up picture.

Close-up of the free-motion in the snowflake blocks.

The back is a very wintery print.

Here it is hanging above the piano in our living room. I like that I can leave this up past Christmas since the fabrics are more wintery than Christmas. Thanks Sarah for having me test your pattern. Perhaps this will be the push you need to get it published.