I love getting things in the mail. On Sunday night I ordered some yarn from Elann and I received it on Wednesday! Now that is fast! Elann is a online company that is located in Delta, B.C. Canada. I am so happy that they are in Canada. That means no duty and no exchange to deal with. I ordered some yarn made in Germany that is 50% acrylic and 50% cotton. The colours are lime, bubblegum and Candyfloss:
I also found a site that has video clips on how to crochet.
Sunday mornings are sometimes spent eating brunch at papa’s house. My dd is having fun with Uncle’s dog, Ebony.
I found this quilt on the net. It’s so cute! I love it.
One of the reasons I got into crocheting and knitting is so I would have something to do while waiting for my kids during their extracurricular activities. The other reason? It’s so popular how can I resist. Besides, it’s nice to have a crocheted blanket to cuddle up to.
So last night while my dd was in jazz, I worked on a Granny Square. I have been practicing and making samples for all kinds of stitches. For that, I’m just using some old acrylic yarn I’ve had for several years. I found a wonderful site that has great instructions for making a granny square.
There also is a Granny Along that one can join. Check it out.
I just had to share these photos of my kitties. Meek is taking a nap in her bed and she is a big girl. So big that her feet hang out. I love cat feet.
The Roc decided to bask in the sunshine on our deck. He can’t wait until the weather really warms up so he can have his nap in the playhouse.
I’m working on my third quilt. The pattern is Turning Twenty Again. Nice and easy pattern. Now, for quilting the top. I have seen this pattern in the quilting stores and it has been quilted using detailed designs. Me, detailed? I don’t think so. Last night I tried quilting a cat onto my large square. Did NOT work. I think it takes a lot of skill to follow a pattern. I could not see where I was going. Many serious quilters have long-arm machines that specifically quilt the top. These huge machines make it much much easier as you can see your work.
I have seen a domestic version in my local quilting store using a Janome quilting machine set up on a quilting frame.
These quilting systems whether domestic or professional both have a “cruise control”. Which would be fantastic on my machine. It is hard to control the speed smoothly.
On another note, this blogger stumbled across my blog too the other day. She enjoys crocheting and sewing too.
I have loved Amy Butler’s fabric for a while now and it seems to be one of the few that I really love. There is one in particular that I love I purchased a couple fat quarters for a quilt that I am presently working on. I went back to the same store to buy some yardage from a bolt and they don’t HAVE ANY!!! There is only one other store in my area that carries Amy Butler and they don’t have it either!!!! I could order it online but coming from the states it is so expensive with duty, shipping and exchange. Aaargggh! This fabric that I want is by Belle and is called Pine Coriander. I have some scraps and just may make myself a bag for the Spring/Summer.
Today I finally picked up some quilt batting and fabric for the back of my friend’s quilt. Warm and White is what I purchased from Fabricland. That’s it for quilts until the fall. I want to do some apparel sewing, home dec and some crocheting and maybe some knitting. Now I just have to learn about yarn. There are many wonderful resources on the net for yarn. Looks just as delicious as fabric.
Another blogger stumbled onto my blog and I like reading her blog very much so. She lives in Alabama and loves to sew, scrap, knit and photography. Very interesting.
In Stitches
