What’s on my Design Wall August 15, 2011
Posted By drsao on August 14, 2011
I am in CA visiting family – such fun – so my DESIGN WALL for this week isn’t in VA – it is in CA. Since my DESIGN WALL is VIRTUAL (in my suitcase) I am knitting instead of quilting! LOL. August 15 we start our ASSIGNMENT #3 from CAMP LOOPY (see the LOOPY EWE blog if you are interested!) I failed the second assignment which was to knit a pair of socks using a cable pattern. Since I haven’t finished a pair of socks with PLAIN KNITTING, I didn’t accomplish this one (but I did pick out a pattern!) Assignment #3 is to knit something that uses 800 yards of yarn…….so stay tuned for pictures!
While I was THINKING about knitting cable socks I knitted an afghan. I made up my own rules. It is knitted with 5 skeins of yarn at once and has WAY OVER 1,000 yards……TA DA….it is finished. I really like it – it is SO SOFT. This was made in the wee hours of the morning when I should have been sleeping! LOL
5 Skein Afghan
Before we flew to CA last week two of my grandangels, Collin and Jannae, helped me make bean bags. Actually we stuffed them with rice – so theoretically they are RICE BAGS! Collin told me that he could not quilt or even cut a straight line. He assured me that this was true and a recent teacher said that if he went back to kindergarten he wouldn’t pass. So at age 15 this grandangel amazed himself by CUTTING A STRAIGHT LINE and by QUILTING A STRAIGHT LINE! I knew he could do it (but I did say a little silent prayer as he used that rotary cutter!!)
Collin cutting his FIRST STRAIGHT LINE EVER
Quilting the fabric for a bean bag
Grandangel Jannae, who is only 7, not only cut a straight line with my rotary cutter, but she also quilted up a storm!
Jannae can cut a straight line too!
TA DA - a quilted bean bag
OK – so that’s not all – I have other quilty news. Grandangel Caden got his high school graduation quilt……..since his favorite team is the Green Bay Packers, I made it in green bay colors (SUMMER JEWELS PATTERN) and Karen Murray quilted it with FOOTBALLS and other FOOTBALL EXPRESSIONS (like #1 and GO!) Thereoretically he doesn’t graduate until the spring of 2012 – but I wanted to give it to him while I was with him.
Caden's HS Graduation Quilt
Grandangel Lacy graduated from Berkeley this past spring so she got Augusta Cole’s Design – CONFETTI QUILT! The really neat thing is that I made this quilt for her – but then at the last minute I gave her a choice of this one or two others. I NEVER TOLD HER that this was the one that I made for her. SHE PICKED THIS ONE WITHOUT HESITATION. That makes me so happy!
Lacy's University Graduation Quilt
If you want to see want is on the design wall of quilters around the country – go to Judy Laquidara’s blog at www.patchworktimes.com – she posts this EVERY MONDAY!
Happy sewing everyone!
Are you home yet? Looks like you are having a fantastic time in California – Love your shawl knitting project. Just perfect. Judy C in NC
Very pretty quilts indeed and they will be treasured for years I am sure.