March 2018 – weeknight quilting

Hustle

I finished this little quilt for my new spacious cubicle. The actual cross stitch took me frickin’ forever. I was afraid to use different colors than what the pattern called for, but I didn’t use the midnight blue aida that the pattern called for. So the finished product is a bit hard to read. IContinue reading “Hustle”

Tuesday Two – Issue 2

This Purl Soho tote pattern. Love, love, love the simplicity and instructions for creating easy to easiest tote. I made the above tote by lining but not boxing. This tutorial for creating a boxed corner in a bag. I HATE the triangle method where you match seams, sew a line and then cut to theContinue reading “Tuesday Two – Issue 2”

the never-again scarf

I cannot visit pursoho.com without falling in love. This is the third scarf I have purchased materials for from purl soho because I want to own it, not because I want to make it. The other two are languishing on knitting needles. Because this scarf was sewn, not knitted, it got finished. I made allContinue reading “the never-again scarf”

Can’t stop starting

February was not the powerhouse of getting things done that I thought it would be. I just seemed to stall out in a lot of areas of my life. But there were some finishes – 2 totes, 2 baby quilts, a pillow, a door hanger, a wall hanging. It isn’t nothing, but I wish itContinue reading “Can’t stop starting”