Minus 1 Degree Celsius, -29* Windchill

I'm not ging to let a little cold weather stop me from taking the mandatory quilt-in-a-snowbank picture.

I'm loving the look of the blues in the snow…these fabrics from the Emerson collection by Dear Stella.

I used the same tutorial that I used here for my grey and yellow quilt 

from Crazy Mom Quilts…..

 Tim, being the good sport that he is, braved the extreme cold to hold my quilt for a picture

  

The gusty winds worked against his best efforts…

I'm going to stare at this one for a bit….and then get to work on another comfort quilt for a sweet little girl.

Ttyl, Chicks!

Finished Knits

Here is my new favorite cowl pattern, The Honey Cowl , knit up with Madelinetosh Merino.
The golden color is Candlewick, and the other is Coquette.

My camera didn't do these colors justice, I'm afraid.  They are much richer, much more intense.
(Of course, the camera doesn't to anything to hide my errors.)
I'm going to give them a Soak, let them dry, and wear them in the upcoming cold-snap that we are going to be treated to by Mother Nature this week.

SNOW!

We had a great "Snow Event" yesterday/ last night / this morning.
The official total is 16.7".
After lots of blowing and drifting overnight, it looked something like this in front of my house:

I (not) having a wonderful time clearing the snow….it might be light, powdery and beautiful but I am starting to have trouble lifting it high enough to get it out of the way…..

While I rest my arms and back and warm myself up I can share a finished project that I got to mark off my UFO list:

Big Blue.  My Scrappy Trip Around The World quilt (Thank you Bonnie Hunter / Quiltville)!
This was the 2014 Quilt Chicks Challenge quilt.  Mine is 96" square….made from thrifted shirts with a linen backing.  It weighs a ton…and I love it.  It has been sitting waiting for the binding to be sewn on for months….and it's actually been done for a couple weeks now, but I'm a procrastinator sometimes when it comes to sharing finished projects.

Last share for now:

This…the snow over the man hole cover in my driveway.

Have a great day, chicks!

Friday Fiber Fun

A drive up to Romeo yesterday took me to Labor Of Love Yarn Shop….
I've had a yarn craving for awhile…ever since I finished by cabled boot toppers.

Today I cast on for the Honey Cowl with my Madelinetosh wool merino.  Color:  Candlewick.
It's so soft…how is it that I've never had any of this before?

Knit Finish

It's snowing outside today, and that provides a perfect opportunity to photograph and wear my latest finish:

 
These are my Boot Cuffs / Legwarmers from a pattern by Mockingbird Knits.  I used a Shephards Pride wool…size 4 and 6 dpn's.

 I actually made 2 pair, but they looked almost identical in the photos I took so I'm just showing the one.
With this finish, I get to cross projects off of my 2015 UFO list!  I am doing a little happy dance!!!

Slow and Steady...

I'm making progress this morning on my Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt.
I'm trying to take my time and enjoy the process rather than speed my way through it.

I've been questioning my need to make so many things and try to get them done quickly.
I didn't start quilting to make a lot of quilts…I started with the sole purpose of making one.
Somehow that morphed into making more…and collecting tons of fabric and magazines and patterns….and in having far too many projects in various stages of unfinished,  to be left languishing until I was no longer interested in finishing them.

And that makes me uncomfortable.

My friend Nancy, as part of our mini-groups Christmas gift exchange, gave me a print out of a UFO Challenge for 2015.  When I got home form our latest get together I was able to jot down, in probably less that 2 or 3 minutes, 9 unfinished projects without even stepping foot into my sewing space and having a look around.
That was a little upsetting.  Especially when some of these projects are ones that I was SO excited to get started on Way Back When…..

So.  I'm hoping to slow myself down a bit.  Enjoy the Process without feeling the need for Production.

Let's see if I can stick to this train of thought.

Nichole Makes A Quilt….

A Jellyroll Race by Nichole…...

Lots and lots of sewing of strips…ENDLESS, repetitive sewing……..

 When Nichole began to tire from sewing the strips together, Danielle would play The William Tell Overture to keep Nichole motivated….

 Ta Dah!

The Binding has been attached…and is waiting to be sewn down….

To Be Continued…….