I’m feeling crafty
I’m exceptionally good at starting craft projects.
I’m quite bad at finishing them.
I’m working on getting better!
Current works (in order of importance to me):
1. Jean quilt started September 2004: I have all the squares cut out and am edge-stitching each square so that the they will not fray in the wash. I hope to finish the edge stitching by early December and start piecing the quilt by early next year. It will be twin bed sized for the bed in John’s room. Since jeans are so heavy, it is common not to use any batting but instead to have a thick backing of either flannel or fleece. I’m leaning towards flannel - opinions?
2. Butt-sweater longies started November 2005: I had a number of wool sweaters from garage sales and a wool dress that no longer met my standard for modesty, so I felted them in the wash and am working on making them into longies and soakers. Do longies work all right for crawlers? I don’t think John will be a crawler for very long, but it would be a shame to have a pair of longies ruined quickly. However, since the cost per pair will be about $2 and an hour of sewing, I don’t really care. I’ll probably use the longies for pajamas, which will minimize the wear and tear while keeping John warm, and well diapered.
3. T-Shirt Quilt started October 2005: Amy, along with a pile of can’t-dispose-of-but-can’t-wear-either t-shirts inspired me to start this project. So far, I’ve only reduced the size of the pile (by cutting away the useless parts of the t-shirts). I don’t plan to work on this again until the jean quilt is finished.
4+. Needlepoint tablecloths started 1997: These kits were given as a present while I was an exchange student after I finished needle pointing (is that a verb?) another tablecloth my host-grandmother had started over a decade beforehand while on vacation in a foreign. She had lost interest in the project and never finished it. Guess I’m just continuing the tradition!
Pictures to come... the batteries to our digital camera are currently in Dan’s bike lights.
I’m quite bad at finishing them.
I’m working on getting better!
Current works (in order of importance to me):
1. Jean quilt started September 2004: I have all the squares cut out and am edge-stitching each square so that the they will not fray in the wash. I hope to finish the edge stitching by early December and start piecing the quilt by early next year. It will be twin bed sized for the bed in John’s room. Since jeans are so heavy, it is common not to use any batting but instead to have a thick backing of either flannel or fleece. I’m leaning towards flannel - opinions?
2. Butt-sweater longies started November 2005: I had a number of wool sweaters from garage sales and a wool dress that no longer met my standard for modesty, so I felted them in the wash and am working on making them into longies and soakers. Do longies work all right for crawlers? I don’t think John will be a crawler for very long, but it would be a shame to have a pair of longies ruined quickly. However, since the cost per pair will be about $2 and an hour of sewing, I don’t really care. I’ll probably use the longies for pajamas, which will minimize the wear and tear while keeping John warm, and well diapered.
3. T-Shirt Quilt started October 2005: Amy, along with a pile of can’t-dispose-of-but-can’t-wear-either t-shirts inspired me to start this project. So far, I’ve only reduced the size of the pile (by cutting away the useless parts of the t-shirts). I don’t plan to work on this again until the jean quilt is finished.
4+. Needlepoint tablecloths started 1997: These kits were given as a present while I was an exchange student after I finished needle pointing (is that a verb?) another tablecloth my host-grandmother had started over a decade beforehand while on vacation in a foreign. She had lost interest in the project and never finished it. Guess I’m just continuing the tradition!
Pictures to come... the batteries to our digital camera are currently in Dan’s bike lights.
1 Comments:
At 5:38 AM,
Amy said…
Aha, you're back!
I wouldn't spend gobs of money on longies for crawlers--somehow I doubt you're doing that, though :) The sturdier the yarn, the better. Felted butt sweaters should hold up fairly well. We've mostly used longies for pajamas (partially because I've never made more than one pair in a given size). I like the convenience at nighttime.
Another t-shirt quilter--neat! I'm only slightly farther than you, though. I have the shirts cut to exact size and I have a diagram of how I'll lay them out. Making Christmas stockings will take priority over the next weeks. My quilting class is going to be held again in January--maybe I'll just sign up and work on it then.
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