January 18, 2009

Thoughtful Sunday

Thoughtful Sunday

January 18, 2009

Thoughtful Sunday

"Sometimes it seems to me that every time a new piece of machinery comes into the door some of our wits fly out at the window."

Understood Betsy, Dorothy Canfield, 1916.

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I started this sweater on our car trip last week. I had chosen a different yarn for the horses but it was thinner and didn’t work well with the blue. I frogged the few rows I had knit and subbed in some yarn from my stash when I got home. The y

Narrow hand appliquéd bias strips. 1/16” quilting lines not going over the appliqué.

I’m about a month in on the quilting and ALMOST finished. Whoop!

Quilted with Invisalign on top and Decobob in the bobbin. Threads by @wo

This summer we watched my two oldest grand kids one day a week. Towards the end of the summer they started making projects on their own in the sewing room. They made lots of little projects from my scrap basket including pillow cases and tiny quilts

Here’s the layout with all but one block done. I’ll finish that last block when I get more of the baby poop green/mustard fabric. I put out the call and the internet provided! This top will be finished soon!

This is a remake of an 1870s