Round Robin Brings Craziness

Yay, I received my block back from its trip to others. Thank you Cobi, Debbie, Jill and Melissa for working on it! I'll be making it into a wall hanging when I get back from my trip. I like how it turned out. When you send things out like this, you never know how it will turn out. I'm very lucky because it came out in a way I like!

This block is the last one in the group for me to work on. It's Cobi's and it's been a challenge to figure out what to do with it. I knew as soon as I saw it what I wanted to do with the lower left corner. The rest - I had no clue. This picture is before my work. I completed it last night after working on it all day Sunday and yesterday. I'll post pictures of the work I did on it later.

More Filling, Less Stitches

The filling's coming along, it seems. I'm definitely over halfway done with the third quarter, which makes me feel good, even if others are working on the ninth part. I never keep up with the releases of the chart parts of these, so it doesn't bother me anymore. I'll get it done and it will be beautiful.

Shawl Finished

I finished putting the fringe on the shawl on Thursday and mailed it out on Friday. My son watched me put the fringe on and said it was a lot easier than he had imagined it would be done. I think I'll probably make a few more of these for Christmas gifts and so on. They're quick and easy and warm and sooo soft. Didn't learn anything new in doing it, but that's okay.

Curlicues and Flower Pots

I've started more than the outline of the band now, startng in on the pots. There's quite a bit more to put into the middle of each of the three areas, but at least it's coming along.

Framed and Given

I finished this piece back in January and my husband finished the frame on Thursday. I think he did a really good job of it. When it was given yesterday, everyone admired it.

Finished with a Ribbon on Top

The top picture was taken on Friday last. The other two were taken last Saturday. As you can see, I finished it rather quickly. That's the big reward of silk ribbon embroidery: it goes quick. I learned some about stitching with silk from the course. Really not pleased with the color choices, but ... that wasn't the point of me signing up. I've got some confidence in this technique and will probably start using it in some of my projects, especially ones where I want a quick lift.

Comfort for a Friend

I hadn't planned on making this, but there's a friend who's going through a very hard time, so I thought I'd make her a comfort shawl. I'm using Angel from JoAnn fabrics. It's very soft and not hard to work with. It's between a worsted and a bulky weight. This is also really easy to do, since it's just a rectangle of double crochet stitches. I hope to mail it out on Friday; if I don't, it'll be in the mail on Monday. I'm that close to having it done.