Off The Needles

So while I was sitting around (mostly in bed) complaining about this stupid cold and eating Chinese Food (Didn't cure the cold but I did gain a pound!) I kept myself busy watching epic movies like Braveheart and making the Gaptastic Cowl.

I used 2 balls of Wool Ease Thick and Quick in color 132 Lemongrass.

Its a super simple project....131 sts cast on, knit in Seed Stitch till the yarn is almost gone, bind off in pattern.

Easy enough to do when u feel like crap.

I suppose I could have let Tim take the pic, but taking it this way I knew it would be far enough away, and probably blurry enough that you wouldn't notice how really, really terrible I look.

I think it's (past) time to get a little work done.

And now I will get back to work....

Have a Nice Little Sunday Chicks!

Hey Girl,

I have a cold today.  A very bad cold.  I'm miserable and feeling worse by the minute.
Poor me.
Since my crafty plans fell apart today I thought I'd share this.
(I did manage to make 4 scrappy shirts blocks before I went to bed.)
Take your vitamins....Eat your apples.  I'll ck back with you chicks when I feel better!

An Early Valentine Hello

Happy Valentines Day to all my Crafty and Quilty Chicks!
S

A Finish....

This morning I'm sharing this quilt that I finished the end of December.  Procrastination kept me from taking the pictures and posting them.
I made this with a bundle of Fig Tree fat quarters from a few years back....and it was quilted by Karen sometime last year.

It still doesn't have a label.....

On another note....the Man Shirt quilt is now up to 91 blocks...with 2+ shirts left to use.
Not sure if that will make it as large as I want it to be or not.  Hope to know by the end of the day today!

S

First (Real) Post of 2012

Just wanted to show you girls what I've been up to.
These are my Man Shirt blocks.  Last time I worked with blues, and this time I'm working with blacks and greys.  I'm really having a good time working on these blocks, but I do find it a little more challenging to find shirts I like.  Each time I go to the thrift store to get some more I end up coming home with another 1 (or 2) blue shirts...so there will be another blue quilt in my future.

Anyway, I wanted to show you how these shirts break down...I'm really getting a lot of yardage from mens XL and 2XL shirts.....and I feel like I have hit the jackpot when I find a mens 2XL Long.

After I cut them apart I starch them until they are as stiff as paper.  It helps me keep the stripes straight and makes the cutting easier.

Im loving the labels inside some of the shirts...and I intend to incorporate them (and maybe some of the buttons) into the quilt.

So these are the blocks I have finished so far today.  I'm hoping I can get at least 10 more done before I clean up for the day.....

That's it from me for now.....I really want to get back to work!
S

Too lazy to post my own work......

Have a great evening, chicks!
S

It's Been Awhile....

But here I am...
I finished a couple of quilts that I wanted to share.
First up is a Blackbird Designs quilt that I wanted to do from the minute I saw the pattern in the book.  I collected the reds, greens and blacks for awhile, and then one day, somewhere around LAST Christmas, I decided to get started on it.

Im glad to have this one all finished, and after I share it with The Quilt Chicks later this week at out Christmas get-together I will hang it up on my wall.

I also finished up this quilt....some Very Good Friends announced earlier in the year that they were going to be grandparents for the Very First Time....and I was so excited at the news that I just had to make a quilt....and as soon as they let us know that the baby-to-be was a boy I knew what I wanted to make.
I took a trip to the local thrift store, grabbed some striped mens shirts and mad this:

As you can see, Jasmine the Resident Quilt Inspector approves of this one.....But I'll put it in the wash, AGAIN, to be sure that it is hair and allergen-free for Baby Mason.
After I share this one with the chicks I will make a date with the new mom and take it over....before that baby is full-grown.

Also to share:
What I'm reading,,,,

And what I have on -the-needles:

Day one of a mystery dishcloth...
and:

A merino lace weight cowl.  Yarn from a shop in East Tawas, Mi.....

So that's it chicks.  Nothing more to chat about.  I have a couple other projects to get to, so I better split!