My first major quilt project! Here are the rainbow quilts that I made for the girls for Christmas - drying in the sunshine before Winter set in. The tops are made from 90% recycled Op-shopped pillowcases . Orange and red pillowcases were the hardest to come by, with an abundance of blue! I hand quilted parallel lines across each width in different hues of the corresponding colour. The backing is the top sheet that matches their fitted bed sheets. And the batting is a wool blend. I think I would pick cotton batting if I was gonna do it all again.
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
My 90 Minute (three week) shirt.
Here is my 90 Minute Shirt from Made - It took me about three weeks, no joke, to finish this. I'm really happy with how it turned out. I love this look and intend tweaking and making several more.
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Not so bad after all
Once I'd mastered the Kitchener it worked out very well. I really enjoyed knitting this hat, but I'm a bit disappointed at how big it turned out. It fits my five year old! I had been worried it might be too little from my nearly two year old. I used the Stella Pixie hat pattern - I guess it gives me an excuse to knit it again in a smaller size. Also I always seem to have trouble getting the button strap to sit nicely. I had this problem with the Aviatrix pattern too.
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