tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44102686382078196502024-03-17T23:01:11.554-04:00Arts and SocksQuilting, knitting, craftingKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.comBlogger584125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-43818925690235677292024-03-12T16:31:00.000-04:002024-03-12T16:31:51.620-04:00The Socks Keep Coming<p> The weather has been crazy. We have had high winds, a power outage, temperatures going up and down. and despite it all, I have snowdrops.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY5nrdGtHy6XvR8-N4tT4rCecVOy3jb1yJHE6ztsdPnRFUTPtuRKZ98AfVgEH9OWk92MyFAyKOgSfum3V8PE7wpCC2EB66ZA5F_blnrT0OcTw_8AbFL25Ak71fBsvRjUXe2-jH7jOVFQuTt1uTAWyJB95YIu9LqnkPdaLCq3Plj-cr85y0nklufSDV8Q/s4032/PXL_20240305_194304515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY5nrdGtHy6XvR8-N4tT4rCecVOy3jb1yJHE6ztsdPnRFUTPtuRKZ98AfVgEH9OWk92MyFAyKOgSfum3V8PE7wpCC2EB66ZA5F_blnrT0OcTw_8AbFL25Ak71fBsvRjUXe2-jH7jOVFQuTt1uTAWyJB95YIu9LqnkPdaLCq3Plj-cr85y0nklufSDV8Q/s320/PXL_20240305_194304515.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I also have a new coffee maker, since the former coffee maker decided to overheat after the power outage. This coffee maker was a warranty replacement for another one that did a similar thing 3 months after I bought it. This one lasted about 2 years. I can't stand all that excitement, so I bought a different brand this time with fewer features.</p><p>The socks are coming nicely, at ten rows minimum per day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOCnxyewwNGYSgU-G9vgpmbDWR1jL3-UaNZ71YRRO5Fap6303NOA9Mjt2o55kJvsT-Euk_CEIYIvg19EwASU1YVBXYoXRi1XqtSCH3eBZAdHW_75_D9WiWEe9QwDrQreOi502-0oKEnOIClBlMEVebx2pjJOPoz3y30s3SXrLo7RBOsUe-DTeubFK4Yg/s897/Socks01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOCnxyewwNGYSgU-G9vgpmbDWR1jL3-UaNZ71YRRO5Fap6303NOA9Mjt2o55kJvsT-Euk_CEIYIvg19EwASU1YVBXYoXRi1XqtSCH3eBZAdHW_75_D9WiWEe9QwDrQreOi502-0oKEnOIClBlMEVebx2pjJOPoz3y30s3SXrLo7RBOsUe-DTeubFK4Yg/s320/Socks01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The February pair were finished in February and they match.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsKvsTLMAztLShTVP_PqKdSiIo6GxCETgDg4NZ_WGkDsnx07_DHjkeN4HeNhZJ9FT8j5ZFjb6jaG-SGpEID1ZMCQrrHyf9KxdR-xN5qtaNmsr8mJ4ZoC9Mk4-vZJ2LDqQ7fUYF51zb30LTfAd3NQ0NE5GnuC-V3UITgPehPlM5F47Xn7CQZfviItz19k/s1196/Socks02-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsKvsTLMAztLShTVP_PqKdSiIo6GxCETgDg4NZ_WGkDsnx07_DHjkeN4HeNhZJ9FT8j5ZFjb6jaG-SGpEID1ZMCQrrHyf9KxdR-xN5qtaNmsr8mJ4ZoC9Mk4-vZJ2LDqQ7fUYF51zb30LTfAd3NQ0NE5GnuC-V3UITgPehPlM5F47Xn7CQZfviItz19k/s320/Socks02-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p>The March pair are coming nicely.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucfgFP35sfN0lw9OdrVxVjozO9CYiTr12d4RIt5akXNNa0m_i9QlgTVnaK19dFIaF9eLG4YHdkfzQeBwDfraTlXLVtXMORq5LAQJgf0r902OXZQrQgOfVf0z6Q9dun5pDZHcdn2lA0dyL1SXvm8VGmrVWR8cYRcF-IYxL5C5xz6Pmv373zuF5HuQGJy0/s897/Socks03-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucfgFP35sfN0lw9OdrVxVjozO9CYiTr12d4RIt5akXNNa0m_i9QlgTVnaK19dFIaF9eLG4YHdkfzQeBwDfraTlXLVtXMORq5LAQJgf0r902OXZQrQgOfVf0z6Q9dun5pDZHcdn2lA0dyL1SXvm8VGmrVWR8cYRcF-IYxL5C5xz6Pmv373zuF5HuQGJy0/s320/Socks03-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The first sock is in the home stretch. This colourway is called Joy and seems right for March.</p><p>I was asked to make a bag for a man, in oiled canvas with a waterproof lining. I decided to make a trial bag, to make sure I understood what he wanted. So after overthinking this for a couple of months, I finally started the making. I am using a pattern called Celosia by Blue Call Patterns. It has a cross body strap and it should stand up when it is finished. I am currently using quilting cottons. It takes forever to cut all the pieces and fuse all the stablisers, but I am trying to do a bit each day.</p><p>Today, I finished cutting the fabric and started on the interfacing. I made a credit card pocket which isn't part of the pattern, but I find useful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14NE5TS1JkQQvIKrN9h84Ve1r5u-Cu9m2lnF3Txmogkxz5JVBnK7B_g5DvM9PNMoOgy1MzKkV_K1yebqObI7TDlnTSzxov7qbB4Q6QQW73HKMB1HpCKi4-NBCxovnGsXko63g6NPrEBweSttY-dx4VyZY7SEeqgt2B6yMQguetYZcaIglqs6clzfKyWk/s1196/Pocket01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14NE5TS1JkQQvIKrN9h84Ve1r5u-Cu9m2lnF3Txmogkxz5JVBnK7B_g5DvM9PNMoOgy1MzKkV_K1yebqObI7TDlnTSzxov7qbB4Q6QQW73HKMB1HpCKi4-NBCxovnGsXko63g6NPrEBweSttY-dx4VyZY7SEeqgt2B6yMQguetYZcaIglqs6clzfKyWk/s320/Pocket01-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the lining of the outer pocket with the credit card slots.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEp-rEwKVFPqf5lutX-K3DUCsB-zA6fIrpxsYtB1wPBsy6s55tVS3YFgYFU3QxQ5FjaNVaI9pRV-qfgrg67opNJHrmFqo1NQMwAHyTkHt7jVByTn2CAjTASXBhqwZ9261Oeg1oYU9_ZzLUkNd_oWQnPNl5oMwWYIcRHdScl1k5bXUL5_LvDi8vVofD2TI/s1196/Pocket02-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEp-rEwKVFPqf5lutX-K3DUCsB-zA6fIrpxsYtB1wPBsy6s55tVS3YFgYFU3QxQ5FjaNVaI9pRV-qfgrg67opNJHrmFqo1NQMwAHyTkHt7jVByTn2CAjTASXBhqwZ9261Oeg1oYU9_ZzLUkNd_oWQnPNl5oMwWYIcRHdScl1k5bXUL5_LvDi8vVofD2TI/s320/Pocket02-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the outside of the pocket. Just because it is a trial, I still want things to match.</p><p>Here is the strap and the zipper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFJxsLe_rNw8cS2yME0E1TWR8tJXTUDKS6ogT3m6kQ9buXNcTKbhb1XE1owqeD3qLAUFq9NDB7MJxl6NfD6es0IFUgmkbyRnm8COOfG6gpBf-WFHsJE4DvcfG1p8BFSMv2UqZ6AW0h9v6YFiNAcC8sQ42iOBwEFGRE1IhV9U_i4a9FHjsI8js2FaPzBE/s1196/Pocket03-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFJxsLe_rNw8cS2yME0E1TWR8tJXTUDKS6ogT3m6kQ9buXNcTKbhb1XE1owqeD3qLAUFq9NDB7MJxl6NfD6es0IFUgmkbyRnm8COOfG6gpBf-WFHsJE4DvcfG1p8BFSMv2UqZ6AW0h9v6YFiNAcC8sQ42iOBwEFGRE1IhV9U_i4a9FHjsI8js2FaPzBE/s320/Pocket03-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm pretty sure that the real bag will be boring by comparison.</p><p>It is Spring Break in Ontario, so I'm running Camp Nan for 3 days this week. I don't sew for myself on those days, but I do get some knitting done. </p><p>Yesterday, we made peanut butter cookies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNquMzq3ttkOrCa8zQWdVLu7f4Ax86Q-kvRdrCn7X7iBrPeBVd8L25wjQxpMGfXPPtruAIJLh5BvPxo2I-BnjxBTr4nDJNlYYE7Y1Mh0Mk5IYdYkMv2t02VFzktd7mVMVkSge2VJ_egzIdEaWrLBf7Dc7_zjzrApCwjdhKlrOLeBibMzSE5qcgezgp4xo/s1196/Cookies01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNquMzq3ttkOrCa8zQWdVLu7f4Ax86Q-kvRdrCn7X7iBrPeBVd8L25wjQxpMGfXPPtruAIJLh5BvPxo2I-BnjxBTr4nDJNlYYE7Y1Mh0Mk5IYdYkMv2t02VFzktd7mVMVkSge2VJ_egzIdEaWrLBf7Dc7_zjzrApCwjdhKlrOLeBibMzSE5qcgezgp4xo/s320/Cookies01-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>When you are seven, even peanut butter cookies have sprinkles. After the first batch came out of the oven, my helper went off to eat cookies, and I finished the rest without sprinkles.</p><p>Emme and Mudd have their backyard friends back. One came right up to say Hi.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsqELTFCl5B99JqUyxvDY9zE5uUkXF1nZz-jYkp7nowWPQmkQY3XsJ0Al1W3tmyPSj28pBRsRk9TCuR48kJvUGOk7J4BfxJvGTaf0Y9Imnjs4bSyesGsah0R0rTh81h-JO-vaRvXbJahiUBd7v5JOFFbirj0GucqHXvJlcsFdXRoLtLhY_N1U9zV6K1U/s2228/20240306_091138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2228" data-original-width="2222" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsqELTFCl5B99JqUyxvDY9zE5uUkXF1nZz-jYkp7nowWPQmkQY3XsJ0Al1W3tmyPSj28pBRsRk9TCuR48kJvUGOk7J4BfxJvGTaf0Y9Imnjs4bSyesGsah0R0rTh81h-JO-vaRvXbJahiUBd7v5JOFFbirj0GucqHXvJlcsFdXRoLtLhY_N1U9zV6K1U/s320/20240306_091138.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-16442811259278547582024-02-28T14:54:00.001-05:002024-02-28T14:54:14.077-05:00Pouches From Scraps<p> I have a couple of projects I should be working on, but I just can't stop making pouches from scraps.</p><p>I have mostly finished the the blue bag with the hearts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8B2UOzepLNSqyFRKKRMPeOa-612WwR1LO_GF3vhgL3DxB2bYeWUMQDcRst4BqP6VLiqz1kZTbXl4DgCtHdl3jtJXgIX_CnVsw-qHYgVXBntWaaIiC11fXd_-WuN4951542mMYad94_MAgxoW2BZ9hxC1B8NIUoK7zZYWHQvlud_2Y0tbvYi47YzNu4E/s897/BlueBag1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8B2UOzepLNSqyFRKKRMPeOa-612WwR1LO_GF3vhgL3DxB2bYeWUMQDcRst4BqP6VLiqz1kZTbXl4DgCtHdl3jtJXgIX_CnVsw-qHYgVXBntWaaIiC11fXd_-WuN4951542mMYad94_MAgxoW2BZ9hxC1B8NIUoK7zZYWHQvlud_2Y0tbvYi47YzNu4E/s320/BlueBag1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I am undecided as to whether I should add the drawstring, or just leave it as a little storage basket.</p><p>Lately, I have seen pouches with diagonal zippers on Instagram and YouTube. So I decided to try one, or actually two. A video I watched was showing how to make a pouch with very little waste, by making two at a time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4s7eUjMHGwJq1F0K3NDZqQjMhGxOIDgH4euOf57thQ9jmWHHfHie8Mvhk5VxF47HgRm2MusydU7hIygSRb3SYG6EWjV2JCPLTCbOFHOEGpGF6GpyrDrTnU71EUfSxYVayt2OgtYGkcv5hdxzDdv7vxYo5LMBEAhnaj0K-5IIYdtKHcZZ0xMKpX0Dfi9k/s1196/PinkBag3-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4s7eUjMHGwJq1F0K3NDZqQjMhGxOIDgH4euOf57thQ9jmWHHfHie8Mvhk5VxF47HgRm2MusydU7hIygSRb3SYG6EWjV2JCPLTCbOFHOEGpGF6GpyrDrTnU71EUfSxYVayt2OgtYGkcv5hdxzDdv7vxYo5LMBEAhnaj0K-5IIYdtKHcZZ0xMKpX0Dfi9k/s320/PinkBag3-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Tada! Two pouches with diagonal zippers, exactly the same.</p><p>I cut the fabric as big as I could get from my chosen scraps. It was about 18 inches square when I was done. I added some frankenbatting from my batting scraps, and quilted the out fabric and the lining together.</p><p>I forgot to take a picture of the fabric when I cut it, but I cut them in half with a line 3" on either side of the centre.</p><p>Then I added binding to the zipper edge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7XKU8U5Kg4-TqV6yW29dSs431S5CapAFhUipMKx-Wgb_JvTVMir-nyDMCQ3nhiifRdT-gobQxDA4tFIvJZ10RTRIRAfWZQtXE-ai99Gatsg61lU_PNqhmZOrCPKkeCVggE3Y7ZOjTgCNo1Lcb80u_iBV5jZ0vswKuxfjkU7rDXRur5OMjwP0uL5EiXE/s897/PinkBag4-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7XKU8U5Kg4-TqV6yW29dSs431S5CapAFhUipMKx-Wgb_JvTVMir-nyDMCQ3nhiifRdT-gobQxDA4tFIvJZ10RTRIRAfWZQtXE-ai99Gatsg61lU_PNqhmZOrCPKkeCVggE3Y7ZOjTgCNo1Lcb80u_iBV5jZ0vswKuxfjkU7rDXRur5OMjwP0uL5EiXE/s320/PinkBag4-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>You use one side of the zipper tape, that goes the entire length of the zipper edge. I first learned this technique on Joan Hawley's Sweetpea Pods. This was the first zipper I tried.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZoqv9mLgvELthbE3CO6G4b15yza-UWs6MND7xFGXdHX4dJBl1-LUbR4v7LohYxP44KtUJtPbkWDoxe3s3P9cYe61VlIZkIjM9V8gJ3RVCtpSxEmu7gGAL4Zt4Gp53P-_YwbUxR3JDYqH2AipaV9snL8zR-wYxwVXdZFjdbg1Gkx07U3wiB01FLxqlds/s1196/PinkBag5-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZoqv9mLgvELthbE3CO6G4b15yza-UWs6MND7xFGXdHX4dJBl1-LUbR4v7LohYxP44KtUJtPbkWDoxe3s3P9cYe61VlIZkIjM9V8gJ3RVCtpSxEmu7gGAL4Zt4Gp53P-_YwbUxR3JDYqH2AipaV9snL8zR-wYxwVXdZFjdbg1Gkx07U3wiB01FLxqlds/s320/PinkBag5-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the second zipper trial. In the end, I decided that the black looked better, so I went with black. After you sew the zipper tape to the binding, you add the zipper slide to the two ends of the zipper.</p><p>My first attempt at the zipper top stitching wasn't very good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBEIJKVATIp9JYoB-VLJWvUvGTRrCY13eLlvnstbey4597lgqlBBkXog3Wi5gKJemK0M1Skp0_cJKYgmV5LcUjwSCblC14OVzhhEpkkToPnqdfybt89gm_du5wci0CUpHNyzqS7175bhVUlnbN9PNRruiVmuvPte80Wjb4fEuyXUEwA1g1d8yyS5alH0/s897/PinkBag2-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBEIJKVATIp9JYoB-VLJWvUvGTRrCY13eLlvnstbey4597lgqlBBkXog3Wi5gKJemK0M1Skp0_cJKYgmV5LcUjwSCblC14OVzhhEpkkToPnqdfybt89gm_du5wci0CUpHNyzqS7175bhVUlnbN9PNRruiVmuvPte80Wjb4fEuyXUEwA1g1d8yyS5alH0/s320/PinkBag2-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The second was much better. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo36N8L0Bya9yDxtgSDlwBD1HIpjTyOSnEBpPIikew9QTF43SrARaCWE70Y7ct5aDfI492nOdMW7zoNYFkrbmzoA1eTeqZTGMcMz8QYF7JauzwLh77P-96UkY5k4FYM6x4JfD7_Q0zVVQ71UADd1tPN9sTzAIcBYZ0XXY9I6GRgZRD3izmldiOsAdiAQ/s897/PinkBag1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo36N8L0Bya9yDxtgSDlwBD1HIpjTyOSnEBpPIikew9QTF43SrARaCWE70Y7ct5aDfI492nOdMW7zoNYFkrbmzoA1eTeqZTGMcMz8QYF7JauzwLh77P-96UkY5k4FYM6x4JfD7_Q0zVVQ71UADd1tPN9sTzAIcBYZ0XXY9I6GRgZRD3izmldiOsAdiAQ/s320/PinkBag1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Practice really helps (along with using a better choice of feet.)</p><p>I sewed the other seams and overcast the edges to make a clean finish on the inside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzAfYaEBcmfVIKlduuxtddYhcw6-9wJ9kMfscbpsbed0RWf2DpVzsJVclpoUnz3ON4HYhimvD5Z3xJjJH3hlAIchX3at8jv5-6aGDyO87mfawTj84LImDNiaZAJNoLXA9xuZbqX6-bNL0TwOmpF4FHvDzhmY5UPn4r4gr-Zfh8Gx9KbyIThc7SH7NZwo/s897/Emme1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzAfYaEBcmfVIKlduuxtddYhcw6-9wJ9kMfscbpsbed0RWf2DpVzsJVclpoUnz3ON4HYhimvD5Z3xJjJH3hlAIchX3at8jv5-6aGDyO87mfawTj84LImDNiaZAJNoLXA9xuZbqX6-bNL0TwOmpF4FHvDzhmY5UPn4r4gr-Zfh8Gx9KbyIThc7SH7NZwo/s320/Emme1-copy.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p>Emme thought she would like to say Hi. She thinks Mudd gets too much attention.</p><p>The weather is really weird today. It is currently an unseasonable 13 degrees. The winds are picking up and by bedtime it will be nearly 30 degrees colder. Just for fun, we are going to get high winds and maybe even thunder snow. Things should be rather slippery tomorrow. Good day to stay in and sew.</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-69536609284857907772024-02-23T12:40:00.000-05:002024-02-23T12:40:06.769-05:00Hobbies<p> It is odd that sometimes you see the same topic come up in different places and from different sources, all on the same week. In the past week, the topic I keep seeing is placing a fair value on handmade items. There was a YouTube video, where the price of a hand made queen sized quilt was broken down. Then I saw a blog post on whether pattern testers, who provide their own supplies, and their time, should be paid to test a pattern that the designer intends to sell. Then I saw a post about the undervaluing of traditional women's arts. </p><p>After reading and watching all this, I was asked the other day how much I would charge for something. My response was "This is my hobby, I love to buy nice yarn and pretty fabric, and make things from it. I enjoy giving my things away, to people that I know will appreciate them. I don't want to make this a business, where I have deadlines and and someone else decides what I will use to make something." </p><p>When I was in high school, I took some knitting commissions. I was terrible at putting a value on my work and was happy to take what ever they were willing to pay me, as long as they provided the supplies. Now I am not an improvised student and I can do what I like. If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.</p><p>So, what have I been doing lately? I knitted in the dentist's waiting room (while everyone else played on their phones). I also did some sewing, and some bag planning.</p><p>The "Shawl that never ends" finally got its ends sewn in and I got it blocked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2kh61d1CRWO3WnrtEJkWTy9eynsJ8q_HTV1v7jmXaAslJbMBMTD0TG2sKG2FJbhW5wTly6CNeBs7qO7NSmDiMB49I1TfKI4cS-z5zEtMZwNbbHNafhEDhKucgD745Q4khU64xrcjQcEezv0vIW4Ib3yltgX60eBJ4oCDPRGDfxKSUn4rS6sctLfUxDQ/s1196/BirdsFeather01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2kh61d1CRWO3WnrtEJkWTy9eynsJ8q_HTV1v7jmXaAslJbMBMTD0TG2sKG2FJbhW5wTly6CNeBs7qO7NSmDiMB49I1TfKI4cS-z5zEtMZwNbbHNafhEDhKucgD745Q4khU64xrcjQcEezv0vIW4Ib3yltgX60eBJ4oCDPRGDfxKSUn4rS6sctLfUxDQ/s320/BirdsFeather01-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried it on and it is huge (that is a queen sized bed). I have sent it on its way to someone who thinks it is perfect.<div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">I started a new shawl.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggVmV_gumVHJh_FZ0iGX7N1pmaXX96gWBJXvNuKBoPH3B-3NrFlT3YMigea0rXnmRBtM5it77CvdF0UXn7wlnGw5LnSKTyGWhX8F-6Sn0rkQgpZDBmG51cbbYSH3ewYJOWWfqm1PzopzzzquLrTFYVQHk-n_-eWXSOW0uRG9Y6lj6PqV_wQUkRGi-7lc/s897/shawl01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggVmV_gumVHJh_FZ0iGX7N1pmaXX96gWBJXvNuKBoPH3B-3NrFlT3YMigea0rXnmRBtM5it77CvdF0UXn7wlnGw5LnSKTyGWhX8F-6Sn0rkQgpZDBmG51cbbYSH3ewYJOWWfqm1PzopzzzquLrTFYVQHk-n_-eWXSOW0uRG9Y6lj6PqV_wQUkRGi-7lc/s320/shawl01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">It has progressed a bit from when I took this picture.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I finished my first sock and started the second. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I made a quick flannel blanket for a friends who are Ottawa Senators fans. It took longer to thread the serger that to hem the blanket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoVuNMH7shUfXSHp9SIucBDfKHavvejjoW3BFMfZuMWJZJmJWHM2qH1qNsJkK37xkmDOBU2x37ZLLAh2vYH8555vwj8-2xx9OknkCdV9pdmNcvHYcGvclLlWOkUubROoqBU6yyrXbvo2ZVR4UFtTY63GwxGgcbLNR_gKxWc5Jv96QvSdFT1th526Wbfs/s897/Blanket01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoVuNMH7shUfXSHp9SIucBDfKHavvejjoW3BFMfZuMWJZJmJWHM2qH1qNsJkK37xkmDOBU2x37ZLLAh2vYH8555vwj8-2xx9OknkCdV9pdmNcvHYcGvclLlWOkUubROoqBU6yyrXbvo2ZVR4UFtTY63GwxGgcbLNR_gKxWc5Jv96QvSdFT1th526Wbfs/s320/Blanket01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I have also finished clue 1 and 2 of the Saturday Sampler bag for February.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPlRQtmoc0z2iPZQJFZBQZMDH-NMXguEga7UHnAitMUuAUE_Uh1AADbCpCUV3Xy8-8xAv9XrwrxmC0e0hPU16_zL6Dd0h30DBl4GE1p5c19OszSRmoKquiL-jqM3kFpAYII_hMrBLWatyjf-TakQpVa3udDP9Y-PYbGsOj-47F8wTQtI7UgUe0-iMm_Q/s1196/HeartBag01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPlRQtmoc0z2iPZQJFZBQZMDH-NMXguEga7UHnAitMUuAUE_Uh1AADbCpCUV3Xy8-8xAv9XrwrxmC0e0hPU16_zL6Dd0h30DBl4GE1p5c19OszSRmoKquiL-jqM3kFpAYII_hMrBLWatyjf-TakQpVa3udDP9Y-PYbGsOj-47F8wTQtI7UgUe0-iMm_Q/s320/HeartBag01-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">A tiny bit more to finish on clue 3, that is for today.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-86745053750577201162024-02-07T14:38:00.002-05:002024-02-07T14:38:37.386-05:00Designing<p> I've been asked to make a bag. I have an idea, based on a bag I've made before. However, the one I made before had a drop in lining, which meant a considerable amount of hand sewing, and I had a very hard time getting it flat. So, I went looking for another way to put in the lining. I found something I thought would work, so I decided to take some scrap fabric and a scrap zipper, and give it a try.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-x1kVlSEW-v7uXWd0XLhWh1ScyqLHALHReYctinuabZrrQfnDaVjt-oqqtMPX3z50ZkEdY2fjrV-doi_2L41qYR0hKZ2kbxT0HBF1hxi6VgYWc-XJDGueTB9gL2J5t4y4BqOwM98w98p57WSoYWTUqdQKCMNGIawwmVV5VGbR6hY1i1RUFBpc34AO3vs/s897/Zipper01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-x1kVlSEW-v7uXWd0XLhWh1ScyqLHALHReYctinuabZrrQfnDaVjt-oqqtMPX3z50ZkEdY2fjrV-doi_2L41qYR0hKZ2kbxT0HBF1hxi6VgYWc-XJDGueTB9gL2J5t4y4BqOwM98w98p57WSoYWTUqdQKCMNGIawwmVV5VGbR6hY1i1RUFBpc34AO3vs/s320/Zipper01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It worked! This is the zippered gusset for a bag, a stripe that will go all the way around the rectangular front and back pieces to create a box. This one is much smaller than the bag I plan to make but it proved that you can put the gusset into the exterior and the lining without ever having to hand sew. I also discovered that one doesn't want to use a one way print to make the gusset. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwj5ONldeyI9R7uaT3wuQMPUkyPte23SoueTqcMtgPKaAlURu82EOMXljYEffXrLmzNcWCUxbSDvUEDJfqcvMuPb8aoh2CABC1gOiDrpHMWPD4UmvmDm5JopMoHo95jSMoVfZasGRxXc2lBu8vPjAZjgjCjjM2PTdhIlNC6GbZo8U-En2rk2mtacvaiM/s897/Zipper02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwj5ONldeyI9R7uaT3wuQMPUkyPte23SoueTqcMtgPKaAlURu82EOMXljYEffXrLmzNcWCUxbSDvUEDJfqcvMuPb8aoh2CABC1gOiDrpHMWPD4UmvmDm5JopMoHo95jSMoVfZasGRxXc2lBu8vPjAZjgjCjjM2PTdhIlNC6GbZo8U-En2rk2mtacvaiM/s320/Zipper02.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The cats are going every which way. Good thing this isn't the actual fabric.</p><p>I also finished my January Saturday bag sew along on Instagram.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6apst0O-KV9oQu6xT4dwsNAy-aO0xYjAp_ynlfXZHfvFIXHdveSFhthwG7A_PV3S0lubYuB2q3OJV4BbUoa9WQoA7DNWkhRI9S1iWhSSKQOCeicSvDl3XAVQpypD2101ntYClgmrrma4gqoWH70rDSbe5KrDSIFvJSnha3knqZLLI3-iO4kIbLRNC-XE/s897/Bag01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="889" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6apst0O-KV9oQu6xT4dwsNAy-aO0xYjAp_ynlfXZHfvFIXHdveSFhthwG7A_PV3S0lubYuB2q3OJV4BbUoa9WQoA7DNWkhRI9S1iWhSSKQOCeicSvDl3XAVQpypD2101ntYClgmrrma4gqoWH70rDSbe5KrDSIFvJSnha3knqZLLI3-iO4kIbLRNC-XE/s320/Bag01-copy.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><p>It would make a great gift bag, while using up scraps.</p><p>I started a new pair of adult socks, and I have been knitting on them, 10 rounds per day. It really goes fast, when you do that. Here is the sock on Sunday (just over a week after I started).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLAot34T252_4WamjSwmrkIaa_TwIRc3nmF4TQkjxh4cKNvNjMfXvuuhtLKBvRm8fgcdRX5RYNgqz6VNNG_d5mtyqlbdZ87plmC1aDxBAvDB6fIbkC7Xfx2Dg9Bcx6Bkk0a5DvF_kpSYFcwUkEQQgXPzlqqUz1xWMYvibtfYxyqWa92f9u7z-Pra0qoU/s897/Sock01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLAot34T252_4WamjSwmrkIaa_TwIRc3nmF4TQkjxh4cKNvNjMfXvuuhtLKBvRm8fgcdRX5RYNgqz6VNNG_d5mtyqlbdZ87plmC1aDxBAvDB6fIbkC7Xfx2Dg9Bcx6Bkk0a5DvF_kpSYFcwUkEQQgXPzlqqUz1xWMYvibtfYxyqWa92f9u7z-Pra0qoU/s320/Sock01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I should have it done by the weekend.<div><br /></div><div>A friend lost her winter hat. I told her the best way to find it was to start knitting a new one. So, I did a stash dive, and she now has 2 hats. The lost is now found, and her new hat is finished.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75l2iazWXy6H1YksgEiSKvWljVZZRqbx6DRFzAGTKeQR0PH1mVe9cEBUvNFsEvOCnz9vFik9LwwIqY9m_QJxdQeGWOr95E6EBPX4VQPMhFADwrZgCXkXk07trfHM_XStBnGbQq00LFkizWOm9Wf5W9jfF3RYVedjS_h_RVE6J5ndkgo-f_XRj2Hj7ZZM/s897/Hat01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75l2iazWXy6H1YksgEiSKvWljVZZRqbx6DRFzAGTKeQR0PH1mVe9cEBUvNFsEvOCnz9vFik9LwwIqY9m_QJxdQeGWOr95E6EBPX4VQPMhFADwrZgCXkXk07trfHM_XStBnGbQq00LFkizWOm9Wf5W9jfF3RYVedjS_h_RVE6J5ndkgo-f_XRj2Hj7ZZM/s320/Hat01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>This is the Palindrome hat, a free pattern on Ravelry. The cables are reversible, so you can wear the cuff up or down.</p><p><a href="https://ravel.me/palindrome-hat" target="_blank">https://ravel.me/palindrome-hat</a></p><p>The wool and the pompom were in my stash. I tied the pompom on with a button to hold it in place and make the pompom removable for washing. I found a cute button.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgOiOu6wcVdsgcEx9R_pv5be3bQv0uxgvkCPD3N_1hBUiu9Y1hqy6AuLZc_oX07-uCMLX90JXh1O3Er4SgR2UQubUsbdErkB-rZ61L7M1ZGU_9blssdywYzGtEFS6iRCexB0XGTZ-J-mW0MSuz7xSDZfSouA0zPbc9CS1B5iWBfA423e13Zhn5pKVsOY/s897/Button01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgOiOu6wcVdsgcEx9R_pv5be3bQv0uxgvkCPD3N_1hBUiu9Y1hqy6AuLZc_oX07-uCMLX90JXh1O3Er4SgR2UQubUsbdErkB-rZ61L7M1ZGU_9blssdywYzGtEFS6iRCexB0XGTZ-J-mW0MSuz7xSDZfSouA0zPbc9CS1B5iWBfA423e13Zhn5pKVsOY/s320/Button01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I was going to photograph the hat on a bear, but Mudd wasn't sure it was right.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCXbK5QwCP0dzAvXt2AfhiBXqq6bhjP3JWeK7X7LedI3gqMu6nIUDQteheHSzMJVaEB8N0uHr50rK3NJeIgrOrA1S0OZCWT5agXrxp4Mpg54JdLy94gk3cxea1Y7M-7GvLbJmsYVCn3HP0w_Hm17jsP0tOUWQ5AnEC5FCk_MNKroAvh8IA4WcvLY3zJE/s897/Hat02-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCXbK5QwCP0dzAvXt2AfhiBXqq6bhjP3JWeK7X7LedI3gqMu6nIUDQteheHSzMJVaEB8N0uHr50rK3NJeIgrOrA1S0OZCWT5agXrxp4Mpg54JdLy94gk3cxea1Y7M-7GvLbJmsYVCn3HP0w_Hm17jsP0tOUWQ5AnEC5FCk_MNKroAvh8IA4WcvLY3zJE/s320/Hat02-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Since he was the poster kitten for his rescue organization before he came to live with me, he thinks he knows something about photo styling. He was convinced the pompom wasn't quite right.</p><p>We still haven't seen much sunshine in 2024, so I am enjoying me floral display in the Conservatory (dining room). It is a joy to walk in and see the bright flowers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9nnERAL1QbIfbV_EogUSRA6GFJuKOSJe5KF-nVukfALi3aQMkyL1Ep6F_ELHcvi29mqKeJxEsulHw7o8DdqxJjVD6mWqR1o_WIBoD2GEYjwnbOWayQ2BYEE6268uVC_Gq6c4SUFoZI4LwutmD69wvZl8fqHGD-JPf2jMjeeCkN10UGZdAntRmpFhUn8/s1196/Flowers01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9nnERAL1QbIfbV_EogUSRA6GFJuKOSJe5KF-nVukfALi3aQMkyL1Ep6F_ELHcvi29mqKeJxEsulHw7o8DdqxJjVD6mWqR1o_WIBoD2GEYjwnbOWayQ2BYEE6268uVC_Gq6c4SUFoZI4LwutmD69wvZl8fqHGD-JPf2jMjeeCkN10UGZdAntRmpFhUn8/s320/Flowers01-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-18597595274841173002024-01-22T16:27:00.001-05:002024-01-22T16:27:47.605-05:00January Freeze (Some Sewing Has Been Done)<p> We have been having some very cold weather, so it is a good idea to stay in and make things!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4N8j34OEaTarrbTop0ldnmV84j0aNTmKAThjU4O5CY2sKtSjwrEFWOvhueff5Ks3lv29m_RehLn1w5fXEajxmMG4kfNjIJL4WMjYT8amgcT2YEm306uHsicaUGWfw2tOw1B1czHXShw2n9vzM-e2sKVIe1a4zhZg3Zkzju0ag5k_buoqevzxYPjAemQ/s1196/Bag02-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4N8j34OEaTarrbTop0ldnmV84j0aNTmKAThjU4O5CY2sKtSjwrEFWOvhueff5Ks3lv29m_RehLn1w5fXEajxmMG4kfNjIJL4WMjYT8amgcT2YEm306uHsicaUGWfw2tOw1B1czHXShw2n9vzM-e2sKVIe1a4zhZg3Zkzju0ag5k_buoqevzxYPjAemQ/s320/Bag02-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A designer on Instagram is running a Saturday Sampler Bag sew along. She is using up scraps and I am following along. This was the first "clue". Take 5-10" squares and sew 4 of them together. These are my scraps. stitched together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YI7W8dVsDJmo-5ZJ1tlQiEF8fjeaK-odmKOK7uJ0GpWXage07ydX4pQ_pbW9ejyhZ-O2fI_86Rn8vfc_UP161eld22yvvhKtdw00fkfOfgQtuz6bRoT_aLFPL2eHc-7TLwt5ZduYEFJ1n0SU6iSgqXRuueIspasIq8lngZAK92LzqQh8QfDWRGZcT_g/s897/Bag01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YI7W8dVsDJmo-5ZJ1tlQiEF8fjeaK-odmKOK7uJ0GpWXage07ydX4pQ_pbW9ejyhZ-O2fI_86Rn8vfc_UP161eld22yvvhKtdw00fkfOfgQtuz6bRoT_aLFPL2eHc-7TLwt5ZduYEFJ1n0SU6iSgqXRuueIspasIq8lngZAK92LzqQh8QfDWRGZcT_g/s320/Bag01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This week, we sewed up the sides and bottom and stitched the casing in place. I expect next week we will make the drawstring and thread it through.</p><p>I also did some mending.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmfSrmDjrCBwSNuixyjm5J22MxGGZsZ6duqCugwOhKZrtljp7107dLaEzyvNnK0-sOixsO6T13ulTa2V7rn_SUP1Z8RxyBkqWXTtFmdb49eNWEOh_VYbQd3aYdCjci7zFjsZZLjWf6hYP1XboNskz4BzkMKIzT2LHY0-C8jc7A05dQhp70ukLoMywXsQ/s897/mending01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmfSrmDjrCBwSNuixyjm5J22MxGGZsZ6duqCugwOhKZrtljp7107dLaEzyvNnK0-sOixsO6T13ulTa2V7rn_SUP1Z8RxyBkqWXTtFmdb49eNWEOh_VYbQd3aYdCjci7zFjsZZLjWf6hYP1XboNskz4BzkMKIzT2LHY0-C8jc7A05dQhp70ukLoMywXsQ/s320/mending01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The brand new fleece pants were too big through the waist, so I added casings and some extra elastic to bring them in.</p><p>While I was in my sewing space, I did a bit of planning. I found this combination that I think looks like it belongs together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm08dblgp1-lOHTO4LqqGpvHnOPo7gp8aFAQfbdUE-lntZg_HP51WOzoBXg7QRFh5GqygXnXIV4pBlaRNuq5kAJpEnnhwU1JUd1lsQtq-brf3JZnS6jnZOnHPybCfPHRGG72GhyAvMLESLR-T8_mlUR8H6734Tok6sUzRtU68J7q9zfpThhiDtIRaQuvQ/s897/Planning01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm08dblgp1-lOHTO4LqqGpvHnOPo7gp8aFAQfbdUE-lntZg_HP51WOzoBXg7QRFh5GqygXnXIV4pBlaRNuq5kAJpEnnhwU1JUd1lsQtq-brf3JZnS6jnZOnHPybCfPHRGG72GhyAvMLESLR-T8_mlUR8H6734Tok6sUzRtU68J7q9zfpThhiDtIRaQuvQ/s320/Planning01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Next is prepping all the pieces (and finding a lining).</p><p>Cold afternoons are perfect for knitting by the fire.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdb1ltMl6goUK440kue2tb2R01DVUNoQYGBTaZUGYvEjrdixQWKccq1KRaUbKl8otGBGX3wvLQYBt7Z2iT229I1w5S7YM8IKYNLlasuHAqMF80QCoOlfmWfp9_d5bFZgrLD-DZEigtEQ6aUIGAYwPXg-nZXs2IlsoHKU1dUOBb1N7I5GGR7fJAgxJMM4/s897/Sock02-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdb1ltMl6goUK440kue2tb2R01DVUNoQYGBTaZUGYvEjrdixQWKccq1KRaUbKl8otGBGX3wvLQYBt7Z2iT229I1w5S7YM8IKYNLlasuHAqMF80QCoOlfmWfp9_d5bFZgrLD-DZEigtEQ6aUIGAYwPXg-nZXs2IlsoHKU1dUOBb1N7I5GGR7fJAgxJMM4/s320/Sock02-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I finished a pair of adult socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs7pvoB-XT22ujUUaMFIfcJFek5NJfuZ2aeXM4pLhGvewE_jvzYkNAj62Z70weBHpQP2NuV9Zfvqyc_PZYtPnkvNM6qmOMmcfzIanxC7L3sw-04LvDuH45AcohzoSZDhE3JrESTR_LiFxO3RiFvuuIDYnUlEKDHIuKty0teMzAZVHHmdsiyzU4A-uk48/s1196/Charlotte01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs7pvoB-XT22ujUUaMFIfcJFek5NJfuZ2aeXM4pLhGvewE_jvzYkNAj62Z70weBHpQP2NuV9Zfvqyc_PZYtPnkvNM6qmOMmcfzIanxC7L3sw-04LvDuH45AcohzoSZDhE3JrESTR_LiFxO3RiFvuuIDYnUlEKDHIuKty0teMzAZVHHmdsiyzU4A-uk48/s320/Charlotte01-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I made another Princess Charlotte hat. I think this is my sixth. They make such a great baby gift.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddEOVstzyT0RsyM8b24a0XgQosh7mCmt0X5uuzXVnDJ6zRong66b3CcaopG_KnbuyBjO7zVYPvhCB_bIIYRr2NVKuDVUxl0BpAmvBSiQoNrYdccghzRevKhlw8m0PXR4Tbu1kBPLslRkbVI-Adk3IZ2s9JadVsQ3iQCO3wP0VgdsOFaCWOsl6drKIhK4/s1196/Tube01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddEOVstzyT0RsyM8b24a0XgQosh7mCmt0X5uuzXVnDJ6zRong66b3CcaopG_KnbuyBjO7zVYPvhCB_bIIYRr2NVKuDVUxl0BpAmvBSiQoNrYdccghzRevKhlw8m0PXR4Tbu1kBPLslRkbVI-Adk3IZ2s9JadVsQ3iQCO3wP0VgdsOFaCWOsl6drKIhK4/s320/Tube01-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I played with some silicone tubing (the bright pink string in the picture). Laura Nelkin ( a knitting pattern designer) has been showing this on her Instagram, and I had to try some. The great thing about it is that you can use it like waste yarn, but you can put the tip of the needle into the end of the tube to transfer your stitches on and off the length of tube. This is a provisional cast on, done around the tube. I did this on the Charlotte bonnet and it turned out great. I also used it to hold the thumb stitches on the mittens I made.</p><p>You can buy it in small quantities on places like Etsy or you can buy 55m for about the same price. I now have a lifetime supply and I am giving pieces to my knitting friends.</p><p>Yesterday, I cast on yet another pair of baby socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE8_v2vwyh5cUVoxjggGnuOoZOORhyphenhyphenyY_fIMDAad-fJPfgKxuWPz-80fNVrgWw2UqCpTVR1p6yopkgv9jc0cpNx81jiP_66teiSKmkMwED9e-V6qiO2MvlukmpLQQW-F4TjmoJAst6ORqsH7DJ_GuvgK7wOTwuOdXk8IthCwKBY5YBLqCOCnjCkPTqHM/s897/Sock01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE8_v2vwyh5cUVoxjggGnuOoZOORhyphenhyphenyY_fIMDAad-fJPfgKxuWPz-80fNVrgWw2UqCpTVR1p6yopkgv9jc0cpNx81jiP_66teiSKmkMwED9e-V6qiO2MvlukmpLQQW-F4TjmoJAst6ORqsH7DJ_GuvgK7wOTwuOdXk8IthCwKBY5YBLqCOCnjCkPTqHM/s320/Sock01-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>They are like potato chips, I just can't stop!</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-67290399717229882042024-01-12T15:22:00.001-05:002024-01-12T15:22:36.138-05:00Lots of Knitting<p>The weather has been dull and grey, not much sun for days. So, I have spent a lot of time by the fire. I have gotten knitting done, while I enjoy the heat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq7X0HT3s8IJieNfNBsE6_se5R5cCA87J1vwRn14zUPOeIb_uxkEg9A8Cs3Mf4evho9ANPOW8uG-mihbad4asbzPmf0V93qbjsZQKr1OWv_eQPOXa7u7gNiv71VPe8u9YTkutvqrwtV1c8I39QM6WwU3k8s2BVNDSmotO3iAb4dcB1HZTZ_PXN5rxPKE/s897/Knitting%20Finishes-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq7X0HT3s8IJieNfNBsE6_se5R5cCA87J1vwRn14zUPOeIb_uxkEg9A8Cs3Mf4evho9ANPOW8uG-mihbad4asbzPmf0V93qbjsZQKr1OWv_eQPOXa7u7gNiv71VPe8u9YTkutvqrwtV1c8I39QM6WwU3k8s2BVNDSmotO3iAb4dcB1HZTZ_PXN5rxPKE/s320/Knitting%20Finishes-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Mittens and baby socks, both completed. There is a pair of adult socks that were finished last night, but I haven't taken a picture yet.</p><p>Next up is a hat, from this yarn that has been resting in my stash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUcA03WxMY0JXdf3aL3ig9jBn_XIHmt8-Zvjn_n3TbdTfAR2ceqbUaCmoRCGGqWRTSSlHiD3qY6He_K8DEcgyQarwAhW-I9EwBn1V07N8BqJEsHglzj1JPQJWblk-SzViWDWVD6l-kYkzDRN5XBHKPLQU_jK091EOmvAbCDb_c0Rb5zkaVJ5KABUvdbU/s1196/Yarn-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUcA03WxMY0JXdf3aL3ig9jBn_XIHmt8-Zvjn_n3TbdTfAR2ceqbUaCmoRCGGqWRTSSlHiD3qY6He_K8DEcgyQarwAhW-I9EwBn1V07N8BqJEsHglzj1JPQJWblk-SzViWDWVD6l-kYkzDRN5XBHKPLQU_jK091EOmvAbCDb_c0Rb5zkaVJ5KABUvdbU/s320/Yarn-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These dull days beg for bright colours.</p><p>I did some sewing, a sort of squirrel project. I made a sleep mask, as a gift.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyCV26K6eeiNCNGR2JsyQ-MZgEushPEokSpJFVf5X69g7L3eBbiukF3QHL0pd-jq2LPC9eHF5WSZiJ56wYWgPueD7eULTv1UUdpr1qWQVHgmlfiYvIUPcBh3WOrWWPIUUSH2StZXwBnpZG9KbYmcgYdOVgrIejVXKNOEKcl45BHeNy5Pg4o_40CNDjHQ/s1196/Sleep%20Mask-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyCV26K6eeiNCNGR2JsyQ-MZgEushPEokSpJFVf5X69g7L3eBbiukF3QHL0pd-jq2LPC9eHF5WSZiJ56wYWgPueD7eULTv1UUdpr1qWQVHgmlfiYvIUPcBh3WOrWWPIUUSH2StZXwBnpZG9KbYmcgYdOVgrIejVXKNOEKcl45BHeNy5Pg4o_40CNDjHQ/s320/Sleep%20Mask-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://sewhungryhippie.com/blogs/tutorials/how-to-sew-sleep-mask" target="_blank">The pattern is free from Sew Hungry Hippie</a>. The fabric is a bit of Tula Pink. </p><p>An on-line group was asking about our favourite yarn colour to knit with. So here is mine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6Etswg0M9JFROAiWKN77aqI6fBSoy5Yr2eqZs_2kJP6gLXRa_y_sTYUGNgMFEjeW45-KtmD0j39Kk-qqLDNB8niqvA29ylRZlafik6KQJ8pD7PwhpPtEjizNxaUdtlv4-Q5OjCZoVub-4QX_TojBYKL_PjYwLUkq5AAbIJjiL7zByTG6wGGFu_21zY4/s897/Rainbows-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="897" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6Etswg0M9JFROAiWKN77aqI6fBSoy5Yr2eqZs_2kJP6gLXRa_y_sTYUGNgMFEjeW45-KtmD0j39Kk-qqLDNB8niqvA29ylRZlafik6KQJ8pD7PwhpPtEjizNxaUdtlv4-Q5OjCZoVub-4QX_TojBYKL_PjYwLUkq5AAbIJjiL7zByTG6wGGFu_21zY4/s320/Rainbows-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I have said for awhile that my favourite colour is rainbow. It makes me smile! And yes, I have or have used up all those rainbow yarns, and more.</p><p>I have been looking for over a year for a metric rotary cutting ruler that I could buy in Canada. I was pleasantly surprised to find one at an on-line store not very far away,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj611hsQRU9FhW_ihQbKF_SG12sTQ3hV425b4wDh004M6mmjSRbPIkXPgbnKqSMhDoKYq4gSDmVqe4tAO3xAPBSbrfyppvxkc2OLiAhlCvMAyLnn0m7Upc14-elNTv-qc9kkl7852jn_dcwxvzSBAc3pj44Uvp8BSZtWgyz284qE-bG5X53BdjuFPnT4ZM/s897/Ruler-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj611hsQRU9FhW_ihQbKF_SG12sTQ3hV425b4wDh004M6mmjSRbPIkXPgbnKqSMhDoKYq4gSDmVqe4tAO3xAPBSbrfyppvxkc2OLiAhlCvMAyLnn0m7Upc14-elNTv-qc9kkl7852jn_dcwxvzSBAc3pj44Uvp8BSZtWgyz284qE-bG5X53BdjuFPnT4ZM/s320/Ruler-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Bag patterns from Europe and Australia use metric measurements, and sometimes, converting them to Imperial causes problems. I now have my very own. I actually don't have many rulers, but I have gotten to the point where I thought this one was necessary.</p><p>I have a question that maybe one of you know the answer. One of my followers can't comment on my blog using her iPad. Since I don't use Apple products, I am no help at all. Can somebody drop a note in the comments, if you use an iPad?</p><p>Meanwhile, I will leave you with a picture of our sunrise, on a rare sunny morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOfy_pOyEC2WEApFds7KghtkFeyXWixKQI0fhkmEh2rRYjgmKFCGbG43kVWYQdc7EkKDohag0TS-8bkxqrikT4PjTqpnUVq4P7ta9Wgw5ds8naFMWtOdOFTTG51TFXxE-2jvuQF8TevmstHdKu-sCBLZk4T5BkrUoNGnpf_Clz0SSsu59ITiC9Fo2X9Y/s1196/Sunrise-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOfy_pOyEC2WEApFds7KghtkFeyXWixKQI0fhkmEh2rRYjgmKFCGbG43kVWYQdc7EkKDohag0TS-8bkxqrikT4PjTqpnUVq4P7ta9Wgw5ds8naFMWtOdOFTTG51TFXxE-2jvuQF8TevmstHdKu-sCBLZk4T5BkrUoNGnpf_Clz0SSsu59ITiC9Fo2X9Y/s320/Sunrise-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-41070770388870205482024-01-05T12:41:00.003-05:002024-01-05T12:41:52.349-05:00A New Year and A Year Past<p> This is my tenth year end summary. It is good to look back on what I finished over the past year. </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Knitting</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWvptCHnpJTsowDAx-QgdKXiM4K42YRbH2OakskZG-CtPBvH6d7kPEliMNjoIktlSLsUT_-Wz5nav6dGwFAeo8t8bZSO-PgOYSsexRhe8LqLS96TcUs7bAC-N-KSHesC-TfK6R1v1AQcrD01lrULOGV5trHe8MVSyTF-hUAqe42RG2bVeqpxEuN0nf8A/s907/Shawl1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWvptCHnpJTsowDAx-QgdKXiM4K42YRbH2OakskZG-CtPBvH6d7kPEliMNjoIktlSLsUT_-Wz5nav6dGwFAeo8t8bZSO-PgOYSsexRhe8LqLS96TcUs7bAC-N-KSHesC-TfK6R1v1AQcrD01lrULOGV5trHe8MVSyTF-hUAqe42RG2bVeqpxEuN0nf8A/s320/Shawl1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the shawl that I thought I would never finish, but I put a push on in September, and it is now done.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Mitts <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 2</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Baby Socks<span> </span><span> 4</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span>Shawls<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 3</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span>Hats<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 4</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span>Big Socks<span> </span><span> </span><span> 5</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span>Cowl<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 1</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p><span><span>I think there may have been a couple more pairs of baby socks that didn't get recorded.</span></span></p><p><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sewing</b></span></span></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihycFe4cI2lPyYXfw5dcOVhsfywBEnD-So4zmK6sAgpQvIEKolG8eUw89mcbYhyphenhyphenxftOYqitEXnebfi0w_KMqk4WPQ9okPln88B3CT9efVLMUkdHI6m0UHcmCau8AT6fw13Xlw-LVvxD6cIVReAFV_PCQv8WqLMxpcabW_8WxVWhUV9c6PhUKcm8eaj1H0/s1217/Cat%20Quilt%208-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1217" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihycFe4cI2lPyYXfw5dcOVhsfywBEnD-So4zmK6sAgpQvIEKolG8eUw89mcbYhyphenhyphenxftOYqitEXnebfi0w_KMqk4WPQ9okPln88B3CT9efVLMUkdHI6m0UHcmCau8AT6fw13Xlw-LVvxD6cIVReAFV_PCQv8WqLMxpcabW_8WxVWhUV9c6PhUKcm8eaj1H0/s320/Cat%20Quilt%208-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span>Another project that was a long time in progress. This one is closer to ten years.</span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span>Quilt<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 1</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span>Mitten Clips<span> </span><span> 6</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span>Bandanas<span> </span><span> </span><span> 46</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span>Masks<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 2</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tablet Case<span> </span><span> </span><span> 1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Shorts <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 3</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Zippered Bags<span> </span><span> 5</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Purse<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>3</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Coaster<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>As we move into the new year, I try to avoid setting goals and just try to stay creative. Christmas brought news of two new grandbabies expected soon for two friends, so I finished a pair of baby socks, last night as the first finish of 2024. I have 4 purses/bags that I want to make in the next couple of months. I have lots of yarn, and fabric. More socks will be knit, more bandanas will be sewn. Today, I will cast on the second mitt as a mate to the first one in my last blog post. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I am also trying to be realistic about what I can knit and sew. Any quilts in the future are going to the long arm quilter, and I won't feel guilty about that. My knitting project will be those that fit into a project bag. There are approximately 35,000 stitches in a pair of adult socks. Finishing 5 pairs is an accomplishment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-9745023527230323062024-01-01T14:23:00.000-05:002024-01-01T14:23:04.727-05:00Lethargy<p>Things have been very lethargic around here. We have been staying home, doing little jobs around the house. We had a family Boxing Day lunch with those close enough to be here. Other than that, we have been spending much of our time, not knowing what day it is, sitting by the fire, reading and listening to Christmas music seems to be our main activity.</p><p>I made a pair of fingerless mitts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pYz-voIRat-9HEhi2BS1qeIds89CB7XKj0td38JD7GDTJOFRIhq_Z0YsUv7eeu2YY8b6ExZc2jw4FF8eBcstrv5TaiKRsD3P8OE8acL6Fbe_chAyyC_EvVHu9-jIGHF5gpqadUbQo3HI3mKdbZBQZTjtCZqFXxJPLanqbZSfNorYQSSGQvad4vFjdH0/s1196/PtEdward-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pYz-voIRat-9HEhi2BS1qeIds89CB7XKj0td38JD7GDTJOFRIhq_Z0YsUv7eeu2YY8b6ExZc2jw4FF8eBcstrv5TaiKRsD3P8OE8acL6Fbe_chAyyC_EvVHu9-jIGHF5gpqadUbQo3HI3mKdbZBQZTjtCZqFXxJPLanqbZSfNorYQSSGQvad4vFjdH0/s320/PtEdward-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/point-edwards-mitts" target="_blank">The pattern is called Point Edward Mitts,</a> and you can turn the top cuff down over your fingers, so you have the advantage of fingerless mitts with finger warmers (and the thumb). The yarn is a discontinued baby DK yarn from Bernat, that was in my stash. I used a tubular cast on and cast off which I think made a nice finish.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also made the first of a pair of mitts to match the hat on the last blog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwQHDN4cA6hQs8-4gCMwkeESsUPUzTf4U_qV0KZqNvfsfhZQV5oeeoqQGbd43P1XGiHzDLgOLMaDgXy0EC-HK2k75barka0DyZbL8TVD0Ip2FWTci2MrfNsDiPKnX9zfpKQtkYHTrYchtvDXYQD6LrKiAIcqTGZ-4hgGQxD0Bn9f5GTWZ-MJhZzdD5c4/s897/Mitten-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwQHDN4cA6hQs8-4gCMwkeESsUPUzTf4U_qV0KZqNvfsfhZQV5oeeoqQGbd43P1XGiHzDLgOLMaDgXy0EC-HK2k75barka0DyZbL8TVD0Ip2FWTci2MrfNsDiPKnX9zfpKQtkYHTrYchtvDXYQD6LrKiAIcqTGZ-4hgGQxD0Bn9f5GTWZ-MJhZzdD5c4/s320/Mitten-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>To go with these mitts, I made mitten clips, in hopes that fewer mittens will be lost, this year. As requested, they are Super Mario fabric.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte45V6ySK0fEH0gat6xLIcmSK4nabetj8ie2sBrFf9RNLzk2SFoiUvijkET2H_Qm9OK0GQucADGZzzcQ1wxFS8SyR7nT_0fi2k55mEfdeaQ2Bq_crpTTt91rjljykdCTIneItNoypDRYVhplt87SaXHCqT12BUF1dySaILotHVA9Z0P48k_V1ADXTyxw/s1196/Clips-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte45V6ySK0fEH0gat6xLIcmSK4nabetj8ie2sBrFf9RNLzk2SFoiUvijkET2H_Qm9OK0GQucADGZzzcQ1wxFS8SyR7nT_0fi2k55mEfdeaQ2Bq_crpTTt91rjljykdCTIneItNoypDRYVhplt87SaXHCqT12BUF1dySaILotHVA9Z0P48k_V1ADXTyxw/s320/Clips-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I opened my knitting bag, yesterday, and found this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61LYm6mgoG-ugkcuK01Rg0I3moKZU7SpcdtT4w0ZuB3W_QWYFFXbz4vmX3yZ0425r3ehkL-DIau2KVRr2umeNbOyNiaDCyBjAANlhfUO04xzUdgGTTlrCp_KfRYdvOkhLwtNXl_RcrrhAJV6oAdkIJd8P7kWfksDdLzjS6U2tYL826kPlTarySgy_9zE/s897/Tangled-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61LYm6mgoG-ugkcuK01Rg0I3moKZU7SpcdtT4w0ZuB3W_QWYFFXbz4vmX3yZ0425r3ehkL-DIau2KVRr2umeNbOyNiaDCyBjAANlhfUO04xzUdgGTTlrCp_KfRYdvOkhLwtNXl_RcrrhAJV6oAdkIJd8P7kWfksDdLzjS6U2tYL826kPlTarySgy_9zE/s320/Tangled-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It took a bit of work, and some coffee, but I ended up with this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCjUV4TdRj46s5MWMnNqu0cZvZmvOOI53G39IdD7Y2SYfZEIJvTYRFMsl3-cIgq_oTrI7PNTX50pjZWGshjY4PlGNOLYMevlzNl12QhFMZKcUz1BF0Q2JJbAWEw5Snnph12jwZvnM6Q-EuQgH3l_f25k1iFHeoCEilszuQDCJGSOboy6L3AciZ4qCBXE/s897/Tidy-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCjUV4TdRj46s5MWMnNqu0cZvZmvOOI53G39IdD7Y2SYfZEIJvTYRFMsl3-cIgq_oTrI7PNTX50pjZWGshjY4PlGNOLYMevlzNl12QhFMZKcUz1BF0Q2JJbAWEw5Snnph12jwZvnM6Q-EuQgH3l_f25k1iFHeoCEilszuQDCJGSOboy6L3AciZ4qCBXE/s320/Tidy-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Ready for a future pair of baby socks.</p><p>Meanwhile, Emme and Mudd have joined our quiet times.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4z1zjfYM4wiJVi2ySSpz3fJMFsYrBFbPMhj6ApvCJ4WyNzj4FUP48KQEzFTTh5tVecQUIiQ37-6GBORYMGNe7cBqP8TqGrrMM5gNkAhomLyPvzhbDyIDDxMEgAUyzfiFnwchMAcL44bwvcO9owD2Rc2P4M-eCG3NKW8JLK3OTw9bT8qfBHRcGY7dL9o/s1196/Emme-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4z1zjfYM4wiJVi2ySSpz3fJMFsYrBFbPMhj6ApvCJ4WyNzj4FUP48KQEzFTTh5tVecQUIiQ37-6GBORYMGNe7cBqP8TqGrrMM5gNkAhomLyPvzhbDyIDDxMEgAUyzfiFnwchMAcL44bwvcO9owD2Rc2P4M-eCG3NKW8JLK3OTw9bT8qfBHRcGY7dL9o/s320/Emme-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PWmGmQr16bFyrTMcwF3Bc06sfrwlJNNR8waFGSo575rUhKCjSv063kxn1xLm2ZQXezqM-pBDNRM-0whmrcC7gEfJGs-CctcMTYzMgBFl5OR8N7hXUsSPijtCRePkXsHhVIQEbi8XEeRoxphwKM8_4ZgQSvQM7LDze3TsRlPY52WjVCIIrkzk5wd_5cQ/s1196/Mudd-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PWmGmQr16bFyrTMcwF3Bc06sfrwlJNNR8waFGSo575rUhKCjSv063kxn1xLm2ZQXezqM-pBDNRM-0whmrcC7gEfJGs-CctcMTYzMgBFl5OR8N7hXUsSPijtCRePkXsHhVIQEbi8XEeRoxphwKM8_4ZgQSvQM7LDze3TsRlPY52WjVCIIrkzk5wd_5cQ/s320/Mudd-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I hope your Christmas was peaceful as well. I'll be back later with my year end tally.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-55907111762043336802023-12-16T15:32:00.000-05:002023-12-16T15:32:03.159-05:00Preparing<p> Advent is defined as the season of preparing. I find my days have been filled with preparing lately.</p><p>In our tradition, the Advent candles, lit on the four Sundays before Christmas, are green, blue, yellow and red. This year, I found some cat proof candles, since setting fire to the cat is generally a bad idea.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZkBP8BlksGLTOjrlKC_ZyMt44s2QLpZi9SpRZiL1xkvfZRdbEcZ0xvyqUtJ1GPmvumOdE5p2bVxhlZUcRNcK7jeR_Qhdge7cB9toEzTT_ccWuB11ad0GH_XYmd30d7fOsOSyqatAePvkSWATGivk8EM1EOniQD8k2ZOLLFxlA4s0dcLFIRcLqDW8MxU/s1196/Advent2-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZkBP8BlksGLTOjrlKC_ZyMt44s2QLpZi9SpRZiL1xkvfZRdbEcZ0xvyqUtJ1GPmvumOdE5p2bVxhlZUcRNcK7jeR_Qhdge7cB9toEzTT_ccWuB11ad0GH_XYmd30d7fOsOSyqatAePvkSWATGivk8EM1EOniQD8k2ZOLLFxlA4s0dcLFIRcLqDW8MxU/s320/Advent2-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I have LED candles that I can set to the colours. For Christmas, I will set out real candles, but these are much safer when I don't have anyone to guard them.</p><p>Many gifts have been sent. I can show you a few.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5TV-5FtpA6kAOEquvh-6EchaNEbEq4MfSEdsnAXS7nQ0wx69xvEsInWI38fSDr9hqd0vU1prVQy360KL8RZn8s96YFgOIl6wEFMVWlqeQg_FVPKB6SY4kyIbXnZ3FRnlz8MuluFrW8Dkb7_jrOyo2jr2AITIt6ZA4XWHmESmQWML_wSjaPmqkqQMT-U/s897/BabySocks-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5TV-5FtpA6kAOEquvh-6EchaNEbEq4MfSEdsnAXS7nQ0wx69xvEsInWI38fSDr9hqd0vU1prVQy360KL8RZn8s96YFgOIl6wEFMVWlqeQg_FVPKB6SY4kyIbXnZ3FRnlz8MuluFrW8Dkb7_jrOyo2jr2AITIt6ZA4XWHmESmQWML_wSjaPmqkqQMT-U/s320/BabySocks-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Two pairs of little socks were commissioned by a friend for her great-granddaughters. They are now on their way in Great Grandma's suitcase.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cebU05oj-XoWyWVYzxUTnHgbF0cnjnZrnxUYeZzsXYDerSHA7TvY5w0IuqRPOs7K2Ht8jgd6lxJp3IueYXueLDZ6H5ehVu82zuCVBc1gGYibpL6GnZ-gUIxKIyta_0dkGlOBYNkiir3W7JNWBG5T0HhnVJ53P7GfYf78AgN7nsZa5CtMu9fISJHlBkI/s897/Dogdana-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cebU05oj-XoWyWVYzxUTnHgbF0cnjnZrnxUYeZzsXYDerSHA7TvY5w0IuqRPOs7K2Ht8jgd6lxJp3IueYXueLDZ6H5ehVu82zuCVBc1gGYibpL6GnZ-gUIxKIyta_0dkGlOBYNkiir3W7JNWBG5T0HhnVJ53P7GfYf78AgN7nsZa5CtMu9fISJHlBkI/s320/Dogdana-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> The dog bandanas for this Christmas are in some silly fabric I found in my stash. My Christmas stash has been greatly depleted in the last few years, since I haven't been doing in person shopping.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP_Y-Jpmos-j9ddX9cOwrLCd3HpDWArqho9zh_CydIG0QIqdVs1wQr7iMW19hmlqEBRWKNXo7r13hvK-RUbqmZ1wvUTxbsjYkr62L9ieIASujVUqsk3AqUhD4I3FmcPBMuCAj40c_VyuhuXzrOY3XrhnuadI_JJMEKtGNlD5qZyqCaJ3sc-QC5WR2NvY/s1196/Gneiss!-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP_Y-Jpmos-j9ddX9cOwrLCd3HpDWArqho9zh_CydIG0QIqdVs1wQr7iMW19hmlqEBRWKNXo7r13hvK-RUbqmZ1wvUTxbsjYkr62L9ieIASujVUqsk3AqUhD4I3FmcPBMuCAj40c_VyuhuXzrOY3XrhnuadI_JJMEKtGNlD5qZyqCaJ3sc-QC5WR2NvY/s320/Gneiss!-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I made this lace scarf back in the summer, and finally got it blocked. It is on the way to its new home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpm7nM9-Ui00YUcrKwmYAi8Smy-dbtLoXFY4ddN1nHlClcfP7Q8_D8iX6v6uOGtdU_Y2uv58p59gS6io6IP6rjbJX5FBMe6asRA7utl_PMHivTa9LMvb9oxO9_-gE_qicwN_dMH1tfCqpDbYq4VxpJFr7avZFRy_IIXrCzvnhBCTb67Oad1AIXWkr7TU/s1196/Gneiss2-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpm7nM9-Ui00YUcrKwmYAi8Smy-dbtLoXFY4ddN1nHlClcfP7Q8_D8iX6v6uOGtdU_Y2uv58p59gS6io6IP6rjbJX5FBMe6asRA7utl_PMHivTa9LMvb9oxO9_-gE_qicwN_dMH1tfCqpDbYq4VxpJFr7avZFRy_IIXrCzvnhBCTb67Oad1AIXWkr7TU/s320/Gneiss2-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a closeup of the lace border. The yarn is alpaca and silk in a lace weight, that was in my stash.</p><p>I was asked for a red hat, so this week, I made a red hat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdMTWH8GdnWb8jE09Oj4JRt5Nm9_Ba3H7s5sVZqDcxnpWCnnxD2pRmfFgOvKg1eWTPIk7GkJqIPk1Hco1LELw-aPJvXwDXO5YtMHX2_jw0lRgAGkwbE5Qt6XmmEOfwLyVOyZbN5_8xvfMEZzBTkEqj9XbEJ3qbjQOC0jxlZnyJ7MowRpb_SA-dcZCUGw/s897/RedHat-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdMTWH8GdnWb8jE09Oj4JRt5Nm9_Ba3H7s5sVZqDcxnpWCnnxD2pRmfFgOvKg1eWTPIk7GkJqIPk1Hco1LELw-aPJvXwDXO5YtMHX2_jw0lRgAGkwbE5Qt6XmmEOfwLyVOyZbN5_8xvfMEZzBTkEqj9XbEJ3qbjQOC0jxlZnyJ7MowRpb_SA-dcZCUGw/s320/RedHat-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It is my favourite hat pattern, Bankhead. The yarn is Knit Picks Brava.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshKuX2rXCTl3JKXXCqF0w6RDI8u4fG69EDgwD97FIzWyAVNsC3SRnBuEnZnIL9FMUNGaV3swC6vxd3_boa-ppHIDXm0sNUfqM41UxnMuNfwF1Aswcjcy_rMFAaiJSY0Im3l-T79_QR3ws49yN8LR1IMZSs6Ll47P_7wDiKWNaS5yGY4vwq7d0UYX8_3g/s1196/Shortbread-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshKuX2rXCTl3JKXXCqF0w6RDI8u4fG69EDgwD97FIzWyAVNsC3SRnBuEnZnIL9FMUNGaV3swC6vxd3_boa-ppHIDXm0sNUfqM41UxnMuNfwF1Aswcjcy_rMFAaiJSY0Im3l-T79_QR3ws49yN8LR1IMZSs6Ll47P_7wDiKWNaS5yGY4vwq7d0UYX8_3g/s320/Shortbread-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I did lots of baking to send to family that don't bake. For my baking I go for taste over appearance, so the shortbread is just rolled into balls and squashed with a fork. Add sprinkles and they look sort of Christmas-y.</p><p>We put up the tree, and Emme helped.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY43QlcqVhGd5u2fn_fO3IyUCaXB-qtFTaVhIEpsPzkKrOerezUArzgIGq0F6ytWXiSDIv0hnM9fVgjHpf6kLwx281w3iGtNIHkSSxHib4M2R3lifWwpRkIJUgWcZ9cvYS-g1q4_oyykXt4Z-QocR6Ufucx_vJeKqvw3Vad4tdxzcsX5-i4bl6ozQUESA/s897/EmmeTree-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY43QlcqVhGd5u2fn_fO3IyUCaXB-qtFTaVhIEpsPzkKrOerezUArzgIGq0F6ytWXiSDIv0hnM9fVgjHpf6kLwx281w3iGtNIHkSSxHib4M2R3lifWwpRkIJUgWcZ9cvYS-g1q4_oyykXt4Z-QocR6Ufucx_vJeKqvw3Vad4tdxzcsX5-i4bl6ozQUESA/s320/EmmeTree-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>She really gets into her work!</p><p>I had a birthday and a creative friend made me this card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzyJP7nhxAJZjjAnsYo6A2EeE5aH-fu0LfPStvjd_prEiYGDxHGxNi8tbivPXSUlBKaLmFgH7RZ_LWesGzmRmN4x_f8eTsZb6tfP3Y8jWFO9PR_UpOxc2bGYvjTVz2h5mjxbv_vbzTMjItkqeOmEvHEymyJo3DrZWYtxzJEtErU-FI8qi7ZtGE66MYl4/s897/Card-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzyJP7nhxAJZjjAnsYo6A2EeE5aH-fu0LfPStvjd_prEiYGDxHGxNi8tbivPXSUlBKaLmFgH7RZ_LWesGzmRmN4x_f8eTsZb6tfP3Y8jWFO9PR_UpOxc2bGYvjTVz2h5mjxbv_vbzTMjItkqeOmEvHEymyJo3DrZWYtxzJEtErU-FI8qi7ZtGE66MYl4/s320/Card-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It is very fancy, and very non-Christmas-y. I have gotten a lot of Christmas cards with Happy Birthday written in them, over the years. The colours in this card are more my style.</p><p>i hope to get some knitting and sewing done this week, The sewing has been lost lately.</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-62085178362409545922023-11-26T16:15:00.003-05:002023-11-26T16:15:30.720-05:00Still Knitting<p> I seem to have abandoned my sewing lately. I have been busy trying to get my Christmas knitting done. Since some has to go in the mail, I have only a couple of weeks left.</p><p>The church is collecting baby things for a local Family Centre that serves families new to Canada. So yesterday, I made a little hat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZNRCmCZmOh4I7jhLrZTRFtN3K96Mt7qNNohQK8sfPUNlFAvonGdY7WsGP1qgGJQ0fXkXkSnY0_xL6C0b31jkAY9g6yi0W1N_4ySEx1PDRaSJLNUvJ9bSKKzzmJ-QOZmoAEEKNesJGtvBiynJDbpFPMSN6pEwqKLemFUUJV1yrltZ9c5cDOx1rC5S5kg/s897/Baby%20Hat-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZNRCmCZmOh4I7jhLrZTRFtN3K96Mt7qNNohQK8sfPUNlFAvonGdY7WsGP1qgGJQ0fXkXkSnY0_xL6C0b31jkAY9g6yi0W1N_4ySEx1PDRaSJLNUvJ9bSKKzzmJ-QOZmoAEEKNesJGtvBiynJDbpFPMSN6pEwqKLemFUUJV1yrltZ9c5cDOx1rC5S5kg/s320/Baby%20Hat-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I think it is toddler sized and in a worsted weight machine washable yarn, I expect it will keep some little person warm.</p><p>I continue to work on socks but I don't have any other finishes.</p><p>The weather has turned wintery cold. So, all the plants we hope to save for next summer are now moved into the dining room/ conservatory.</p><p>The new pink hibiscus rewarded us with some bright flowers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rG1ehIIEXNj8Fx-3NRjjq-O5heFJneKcw2rYfAvrxIFehoQRFrVN6daOzMVxIY62vkQf6_wkB8xrb9KpKdLhXBrZvARaFoNk0WQ9YtNqI0W2OXt-EpGV7YyJqg3yMeTQl7gNmJQTJ-9n5NWzE_yZZX6vKeM26a7LC_-ryncCpaTyyovrCOy4MvAF7BE/s897/Hibiscus-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rG1ehIIEXNj8Fx-3NRjjq-O5heFJneKcw2rYfAvrxIFehoQRFrVN6daOzMVxIY62vkQf6_wkB8xrb9KpKdLhXBrZvARaFoNk0WQ9YtNqI0W2OXt-EpGV7YyJqg3yMeTQl7gNmJQTJ-9n5NWzE_yZZX6vKeM26a7LC_-ryncCpaTyyovrCOy4MvAF7BE/s320/Hibiscus-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The Christmas cactus says it will be ready soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQ4QhKeNnsXfodC4C1i2JJ_Ip-lsyjuwjhxJTWnYgxrBd_KXVZPOWfAtsZlOCaZkATY1-cM648hpzB2TiMRqnE31tTEM7272IoSILvT9ZpofQMYtBC4z6sCeUXEwumBGQbqTT_Nb9IESBuXqVj4lCaUPHxTXxBtTmtTbOQ5bKidozIV1T1epSY-XzpJ8/s897/Christmas%20Cactus-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQ4QhKeNnsXfodC4C1i2JJ_Ip-lsyjuwjhxJTWnYgxrBd_KXVZPOWfAtsZlOCaZkATY1-cM648hpzB2TiMRqnE31tTEM7272IoSILvT9ZpofQMYtBC4z6sCeUXEwumBGQbqTT_Nb9IESBuXqVj4lCaUPHxTXxBtTmtTbOQ5bKidozIV1T1epSY-XzpJ8/s320/Christmas%20Cactus-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I don't remember how long we have had this but it gives us lots of flowers, as long as we remember to water it.</p><p>Okay, I need to get back to my knitting!</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-14021373505304035692023-11-20T15:27:00.000-05:002023-11-20T15:27:21.734-05:00November, Already<p> I have been busy but it hasn't been a lot of crafty things. Last week was nearly entirely focused on sorting out some family paperwork, that we have been ignoring for too long. It is amazing how much time that can take.</p><p>At the end of October, I made some more dog bandanas. Here is Doug modelling his. He wore it as his Halloween costume.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PpucfuMeAuKNOpSBpzj5l5rfoQ9funnJiPMYLTcREPk8Q_kzqhn-hSfujN04h4Sa9npTSNG9moMJka1f2xDFRA7Yvu44jTFkabTkZdxK7DR35N_ZXONSO504IYDGHnSW-OFbHaDNRiJeAPmwIBVkDMbxG2Soqt7z4T2uVJiZV37hOz6PlKJ_ZdEMg4I/s907/Doug1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PpucfuMeAuKNOpSBpzj5l5rfoQ9funnJiPMYLTcREPk8Q_kzqhn-hSfujN04h4Sa9npTSNG9moMJka1f2xDFRA7Yvu44jTFkabTkZdxK7DR35N_ZXONSO504IYDGHnSW-OFbHaDNRiJeAPmwIBVkDMbxG2Soqt7z4T2uVJiZV37hOz6PlKJ_ZdEMg4I/s320/Doug1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It is Paw Patrol, appropriate for his western cousins, who have a first responder for a dog dad.</p><p>I also made some masks for a young friend who wanted some cloth masks.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtgwLt-j1UScv5951XGMSRSbmu6oQirf6HGOSbfyS57mrUsJgmO84mx1nrtrEbRdldLZq2O_N59bnKLfUMFfjQu5KbTkKbdQ54rDfjChSs1MlGMv_Au6BQDY6C3iDViGxvcqq1eBDTkHCue5RknRnZ2sBm5yU-khVHv1ORwqf5bieCN4IIgEGk7PR1jg/s1209/Masks1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtgwLt-j1UScv5951XGMSRSbmu6oQirf6HGOSbfyS57mrUsJgmO84mx1nrtrEbRdldLZq2O_N59bnKLfUMFfjQu5KbTkKbdQ54rDfjChSs1MlGMv_Au6BQDY6C3iDViGxvcqq1eBDTkHCue5RknRnZ2sBm5yU-khVHv1ORwqf5bieCN4IIgEGk7PR1jg/s320/Masks1-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I think that cat fabric is nearly all gone now. <p></p><p>There has been knitting done.</p><p>Big socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTjZks6p1bl9bvyU2qncuLyH-apJqvl4nu2Sf5h04hCvw95IvouQxjQCkF-Pqx6HPpBaHliTApaPdOJ_hXr430wpsEd6pfGUuapiKMI7qphZ3T1kRhJ77XS8Xf9nQHULIYy0vjAi4aKyamHLyDFFPfFH9hoYWUABmzKZgufyYl1ONXmdHUCiY5jBRJok/s907/BigSock1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTjZks6p1bl9bvyU2qncuLyH-apJqvl4nu2Sf5h04hCvw95IvouQxjQCkF-Pqx6HPpBaHliTApaPdOJ_hXr430wpsEd6pfGUuapiKMI7qphZ3T1kRhJ77XS8Xf9nQHULIYy0vjAi4aKyamHLyDFFPfFH9hoYWUABmzKZgufyYl1ONXmdHUCiY5jBRJok/s320/BigSock1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The yarn is from TurtlePurl yarns in New Brunswick. It is called "Bog Goes Camping" as a tribute to Bob Ross, the painter. I missed slightly on making them perfectly matched.</p><p>And little socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qvRLykcJGgmTIl2butHguaAzO_kPgjctRZls_bXYo7X7snEisuyXx432ZGzybMgUPTNiJ_Sa5l0ZGPFQftXxUBng0Yd-LdH9CnZQizAnpVgEczA-b2-z5v8DhA_iqimOn3_2Vfya7BdjlK2n6v8VVXl7AfS_vI5uQl6JJXkQCi04-aLjFdTVu1xit_0/s907/BabySock1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qvRLykcJGgmTIl2butHguaAzO_kPgjctRZls_bXYo7X7snEisuyXx432ZGzybMgUPTNiJ_Sa5l0ZGPFQftXxUBng0Yd-LdH9CnZQizAnpVgEczA-b2-z5v8DhA_iqimOn3_2Vfya7BdjlK2n6v8VVXl7AfS_vI5uQl6JJXkQCi04-aLjFdTVu1xit_0/s320/BabySock1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>These are for the great granddaughter of a friend of mine. The yarn is left over from a long ago project.</p><p>The Christmas fruitcake has been made, and probably needs to be sprinkled with rum again.</p><p>Mudd has decided he is a Mountain Lion and we keep finding him up high.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDzMSQT0lIbbXR8CX7tAiPPn3891Lb9oT8NSqjvH1PUO9Ewl4n6ZUZ06IEsI189lrSLTCwH1yh111szT2YyaWiVkL1H25lZxSvpzmfHrpZvQZ0-tkVqTTmUCLTKi-kLqw9lvBXTByjtUOaFkUuuNXwJeDbVpn3wK9BwtHVPHw9tKgw1z9WaTv_Rolqc8/s907/Mudd1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDzMSQT0lIbbXR8CX7tAiPPn3891Lb9oT8NSqjvH1PUO9Ewl4n6ZUZ06IEsI189lrSLTCwH1yh111szT2YyaWiVkL1H25lZxSvpzmfHrpZvQZ0-tkVqTTmUCLTKi-kLqw9lvBXTByjtUOaFkUuuNXwJeDbVpn3wK9BwtHVPHw9tKgw1z9WaTv_Rolqc8/s320/Mudd1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>One must check when closing the frig, in case he is reaching in with his paw from overhead.</p><p>The weather has been highly variable, with temperatures from +15 to -10 in just the past week. The trees have been variable, too.. I was out for a walk, recently and there are trees still holding on to their leaves, and bare trees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNwuYrmyFsTIbzltnqFlejfZ1Jyh7W1k5XPqkdycRo59In-kEbCFvbEY_UvpfLvAO6GGUSJA0mrDkhVKG37xe7ENMLkGyW0niU91V8GXjUjHP62fMuXGETNT09RbXVAlBEnut_YZJbYFRI8UPVT-VNJtkvrYhOVFF2ZOL_tQVIAFroBEgLUbycZ75eBY/s907/Trees1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNwuYrmyFsTIbzltnqFlejfZ1Jyh7W1k5XPqkdycRo59In-kEbCFvbEY_UvpfLvAO6GGUSJA0mrDkhVKG37xe7ENMLkGyW0niU91V8GXjUjHP62fMuXGETNT09RbXVAlBEnut_YZJbYFRI8UPVT-VNJtkvrYhOVFF2ZOL_tQVIAFroBEgLUbycZ75eBY/s320/Trees1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A really interesting tree is the Tamarack. also called the Larch. It is Ontario's only native deciduous conifer. They look like this, before they drop their needles. The green tree in the middle is a cedar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRgr6vz3Uptb3-9tNQ5izNGZ5nx2CGMXDxF5RK13RNUpG1VfxS-_7R9fUtR_EdIt4VTuLC5-bIsBSrrbh2eL1n-pihOoiRiJJOmI5POGKI_rO4yPVE24VJIw4pWLClmoQCQRMIIXuqEqGQhUhyphenhyphenkl6R3Wmh5ePuRoNZ_04JynWNlnEp6l4pL5REqkz_1w/s907/Tamaraks1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRgr6vz3Uptb3-9tNQ5izNGZ5nx2CGMXDxF5RK13RNUpG1VfxS-_7R9fUtR_EdIt4VTuLC5-bIsBSrrbh2eL1n-pihOoiRiJJOmI5POGKI_rO4yPVE24VJIw4pWLClmoQCQRMIIXuqEqGQhUhyphenhyphenkl6R3Wmh5ePuRoNZ_04JynWNlnEp6l4pL5REqkz_1w/s320/Tamaraks1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I have Nana duty this week, so I think we might start baking Christmas cookies, to send to family in Western Canada.</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-82946817684410195102023-10-28T15:02:00.000-04:002023-10-28T15:02:18.785-04:00Halloween<span style="font-size: medium;">My partner-in-all-things has been away for a few days, leaving me to herd pets and look after things. So, I didn't manage to get into my sewing room, since the pets get too anxious if I disappear, and they aren't to be trusted if I let them in. Instead, I got a lot of knitting finished.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgvlHhxEBhlw8LvxfuxMggs1C9pOeuLt5ZRssm9Q2nlFxyWyqZi8w-U6gb17I85pfwy-gXrWJfpMe7OUUbTgqVafxDdiHFJ1DcA0JUMdCCfot5-IAkUDrlMoVk18HWBbk_rMre2nMD0FZg1f7_weM5nyp-Sxtg3taAP9YbexfAAfmaOAr4bcorKPp5IQ/s1209/Gloves-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgvlHhxEBhlw8LvxfuxMggs1C9pOeuLt5ZRssm9Q2nlFxyWyqZi8w-U6gb17I85pfwy-gXrWJfpMe7OUUbTgqVafxDdiHFJ1DcA0JUMdCCfot5-IAkUDrlMoVk18HWBbk_rMre2nMD0FZg1f7_weM5nyp-Sxtg3taAP9YbexfAAfmaOAr4bcorKPp5IQ/s320/Gloves-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The spider mitts are finished, just as the weather gets cold, and they will be needed. The spider is knit using slip stitches, so I was only using one colour of yarn at a time. I made the mistake of showing the pattern to my little guy and he decided I should knit them. So, the socks went on hold.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Last night, I made some cookies to help celebrate with my favourite little guy. He is coming for a sleepover, later.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnq1YUFpgePl2sMdsF9GGZdjJ8mQIGvh6KV4jy4Y2Hvtp8oxRuLCxPM9T7WCkhoR9DaBYazR_jVtv084-ER_JAfvkaS0UulCTqzqsCRF1IqNBtQKsojSJh_Go0iLfRZORX0GXuf2tO2WuwfWXXLeEQ966zCcYhRWcQkF-T-qnK8ImrtYTIIxU2sgh89I/s1209/Cookies-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnq1YUFpgePl2sMdsF9GGZdjJ8mQIGvh6KV4jy4Y2Hvtp8oxRuLCxPM9T7WCkhoR9DaBYazR_jVtv084-ER_JAfvkaS0UulCTqzqsCRF1IqNBtQKsojSJh_Go0iLfRZORX0GXuf2tO2WuwfWXXLeEQ966zCcYhRWcQkF-T-qnK8ImrtYTIIxU2sgh89I/s320/Cookies-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">They look especially gruesome because the gel icing had split and I kept getting liquid icing instead of gel. The recipe is from a Canadian Living cookbook from when my kids were young, however the recipe is still available. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.canadianliving.com/food/baking-and-desserts/recipe/creepy-witch-s-finger-cookies" target="_blank">https://www.canadianliving.com/food/baking-and-desserts/recipe/creepy-witch-s-finger-cookies</a><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Linking to Sandra's DrEAMi linkup. Spiders can be squirrels, too.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/10/dreami-76.html" target="_blank">https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/10/dreami-76.html</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-79963211660015979982023-10-08T16:00:00.000-04:002023-10-08T16:01:30.447-04:00Insanity<p>This is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. It is early this year, and we just had an unseasonable heat wave. So my usual Autumn Colours post will be delayed.</p><p>Instead I will show you how the circular knitting has gotten out of hand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyPUBH33qaSZeu9jLMenWemUrXv2kSeUprzW5efkP-5jicm5XbBqOOs555q8lEv-GvMI9ntHZQLJSnf-T-7vkO4urOkpqQj3ou73MsTSiGr-cxxWgepPSjZcjnqkbB2Rka6rGfLJzzwyB2Uj0JffW6ywgf7EZZ5QpL_xMc-9Ru3eiHCVmBpnBVW7FwkI/s4032/PXL_20231008_185945330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyPUBH33qaSZeu9jLMenWemUrXv2kSeUprzW5efkP-5jicm5XbBqOOs555q8lEv-GvMI9ntHZQLJSnf-T-7vkO4urOkpqQj3ou73MsTSiGr-cxxWgepPSjZcjnqkbB2Rka6rGfLJzzwyB2Uj0JffW6ywgf7EZZ5QpL_xMc-9Ru3eiHCVmBpnBVW7FwkI/s320/PXL_20231008_185945330.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Back in early September, I started the Unicorn socks. They are a wide rib. I finished the first sock, knit the cuff for the second, and met a knot in the skein. The yarn after the knot didn't follow in the colour sequence so I cut the yarn and started again. I am nearly finished the leg of the second sock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYlqWsfD6V96battsibKj9cwfEbAqBGU7tnYEajxgPyUhcR3DLy55sePNcXxYyOmaTFjHvKjmubbhgAxnUh7TBlTsYTjcBaxK9xGigJwJR8awSnrCVSgujuvB9JSVXnsTmaQ4BrwdcLBUcedqJDqPKtCsyVVKovrw1PBfFnI1s-2_xQPitdCBQ8h2nXY/s4032/PXL_20231008_190027520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYlqWsfD6V96battsibKj9cwfEbAqBGU7tnYEajxgPyUhcR3DLy55sePNcXxYyOmaTFjHvKjmubbhgAxnUh7TBlTsYTjcBaxK9xGigJwJR8awSnrCVSgujuvB9JSVXnsTmaQ4BrwdcLBUcedqJDqPKtCsyVVKovrw1PBfFnI1s-2_xQPitdCBQ8h2nXY/s320/PXL_20231008_190027520.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A couple of weeks ago I realized that Christmas was on its way and I needed to do my Christmas gift socks. So I started this plain vanilla sock. The first sock is nearly done.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCViC2TmtKDl_9-nPF73FDf99JwOIBz_r-AMSMkqw0k98wMLe_bG6pyCNN6wuvmMD2Ex86RTYAcl6OjXAjovxwCEpETImGwMCHLLqKVWJ1vgI4PUOdzy3I0Yuyi7joWjQzQbDA-0CWlwu6dU42c3rMPl9dpMOKGztBVAiub6ZJCBo9d86wwRX81wcU8mI/s4032/PXL_20231008_185859819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCViC2TmtKDl_9-nPF73FDf99JwOIBz_r-AMSMkqw0k98wMLe_bG6pyCNN6wuvmMD2Ex86RTYAcl6OjXAjovxwCEpETImGwMCHLLqKVWJ1vgI4PUOdzy3I0Yuyi7joWjQzQbDA-0CWlwu6dU42c3rMPl9dpMOKGztBVAiub6ZJCBo9d86wwRX81wcU8mI/s320/PXL_20231008_185859819.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>In between those two starts, I cast on the first sock for a pair of Utsubo Socks. The pattern looked interesting and the top was done in an unfamiliar style that I wanted to try. I finished the toe and now these seem to be on hold.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr7_epeYrB7ujwcXjcEp_lqqZ3u6llam1ykFYHjhTcl1LgyZKAE9_tl16hjGomy5biefDyWB7llY4fNCzCIo1AQg9M5Q6vdeT2Ld6Hj5cICw07pMbohq4ZivxrUXUwNvopCZTH6OlkBbLArF0_IQ0VdfWvlb1oKAKIBo7TXlzBlDw8Wpu12ARD9-WwTI/s4032/PXL_20231008_190101496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr7_epeYrB7ujwcXjcEp_lqqZ3u6llam1ykFYHjhTcl1LgyZKAE9_tl16hjGomy5biefDyWB7llY4fNCzCIo1AQg9M5Q6vdeT2Ld6Hj5cICw07pMbohq4ZivxrUXUwNvopCZTH6OlkBbLArF0_IQ0VdfWvlb1oKAKIBo7TXlzBlDw8Wpu12ARD9-WwTI/s320/PXL_20231008_190101496.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On Friday, I was grandparenting, and this pattern popped up. It is the Aranea Fingerless Gloves and the little guy looking over my shoulder thought that someone in Grade Two needed a pair. I happened to have suitable yarn in my stash, so the spider is now progressing nicely. </div><div><br /></div><div>This afternoon, I realized that I have more than my normal quota of circular knitting projects going. I am not sure what form of insanity hit me, but they are all progressing, each in their own time. I plan to finish the mitts quickly since they are kind of Halloween themed. The Christmas socks next since they have to travel. The other two pairs have no urgency.</div><div><br /></div><div>I took this picture in a park nearby, the other day, in 31° weather. My hands were too sweaty to knit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI6iJeRzjMP3Yd_6b1aCCoZUI7oyx4HpH8IRFXhQJY0d2kXy3sdmx64y_jENQ3d2b6tWs_6psq2xrSTxjNHgnMC-X4KTpR1P-uc6wl9YpGV0_mMHJQMipVPkq94hmUg7ibdHrTGA5EfvxyxMQYNUqFcw9ji6WEbQNuVMHfO61DwfusQK5kXkcTB5oZdk/s4032/PXL_20231003_184748727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI6iJeRzjMP3Yd_6b1aCCoZUI7oyx4HpH8IRFXhQJY0d2kXy3sdmx64y_jENQ3d2b6tWs_6psq2xrSTxjNHgnMC-X4KTpR1P-uc6wl9YpGV0_mMHJQMipVPkq94hmUg7ibdHrTGA5EfvxyxMQYNUqFcw9ji6WEbQNuVMHfO61DwfusQK5kXkcTB5oZdk/s320/PXL_20231003_184748727.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Happy Thanksgiving!</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-8984611186046057992023-09-30T16:23:00.000-04:002023-09-30T16:23:10.490-04:00Some Sewing is Done<p> I have actually done some some sewing. My sweetie is travelling soon and his new tablet needed a case to protect it in his backpack. So, I looked through my scraps for something suitable. </p><p>I think I've described my method before. I add an inch to the width of the tablet, and measure all the way around the length, then add about 2 inches for a flap. Then I check the size of the scraps and choose an appropriate scrap.</p><p>On a good day, I even have a binding scrap that matches. It was a good day.</p><p>I looked through those lovely threads that have been coming in my Aurifil Thread Labs, and chose a suitable one. Then I used my Hera marker to mark quilting lines, and quilted the outer fabric to a batting scrap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KI3V8sgs3_UQ4AKtwXBbM7VIJOAiRQEtRvnCB7iZv-M2kc7CAS3ljqhyphenhyphenrZwQIAtGRHvrw6drd2ltIfk9yinPiC18_v2bXbfudRQh7SxT5e5RQFuN0GcbgOL4gNuK8KswX0o-LGjqQ1ymrR3o5rszNyyk8mr_fjcULKPZ995aYF4HlUKGknJyFkZs1rs/s907/Quilting1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KI3V8sgs3_UQ4AKtwXBbM7VIJOAiRQEtRvnCB7iZv-M2kc7CAS3ljqhyphenhyphenrZwQIAtGRHvrw6drd2ltIfk9yinPiC18_v2bXbfudRQh7SxT5e5RQFuN0GcbgOL4gNuK8KswX0o-LGjqQ1ymrR3o5rszNyyk8mr_fjcULKPZ995aYF4HlUKGknJyFkZs1rs/s320/Quilting1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>This is Aurifil 28 wt in the needle and a very similar colour 50 wt in the bobbin. I like how it stands out and matches the cats' eyes.</p><p>Then I added a flannel lining, to protect the screen, and a piece of velcro to close the flap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfliNcuub_KkLXs27p0emJPMrHa9dKU26Az0ndDS2SBoxt_woN3EoijV-VVxKxwHi11WFcEObfSWoMNUgr2s-dLrAZf-azdpgRA-mhjJkgbb6isybuSQ7osuW-RZVgWafY82Tqvg4v-yIXoakQTYekcoxpN4f_aCNmzTYQDaLM4M_RzWeVH2tb1gZpiw/s907/Lining-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfliNcuub_KkLXs27p0emJPMrHa9dKU26Az0ndDS2SBoxt_woN3EoijV-VVxKxwHi11WFcEObfSWoMNUgr2s-dLrAZf-azdpgRA-mhjJkgbb6isybuSQ7osuW-RZVgWafY82Tqvg4v-yIXoakQTYekcoxpN4f_aCNmzTYQDaLM4M_RzWeVH2tb1gZpiw/s320/Lining-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Blue Jays are very popular at my house, so I thought the Blue Jay fabric was a good choice. Finally, I added a binding, and had a very suitable scrap in my binding bin. Getting my sewing room organized has really helped make projects like this fast and easy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LlMBah0eY-AzXCfPagGWg4Y4dnY75uhyphenhyphenBz9uNt4UcogzvX1F0sYLWVtdU6tlccKXWkCvSjCwiWN3g8TzUmV3uWdI0Z4Xf-3inGqBcaKRSIMl0PPVernDLX-JsQ8nH9ftnDC4cha55yfAT1IGJcQaQ8jWxVWuSszfBAq6oWs360GKYJwVJWrVN1HPbeQ/s907/Case1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LlMBah0eY-AzXCfPagGWg4Y4dnY75uhyphenhyphenBz9uNt4UcogzvX1F0sYLWVtdU6tlccKXWkCvSjCwiWN3g8TzUmV3uWdI0Z4Xf-3inGqBcaKRSIMl0PPVernDLX-JsQ8nH9ftnDC4cha55yfAT1IGJcQaQ8jWxVWuSszfBAq6oWs360GKYJwVJWrVN1HPbeQ/s320/Case1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The finished case, ready to hit the road. The tablet fits perfectly, and its new owner is pleased. We joke that I make cases like this for his electronics because they scream "My wife is a quilter, and I'll be in big trouble if I lose my device."</p><p>I had help taking these pictures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREX99YuNqEWhVakvwbvy8UlkuhUga-sWDtErSauJ-gSaQoOttNwAEVcx5jMv-h5AGvErYxBMEvsyjST9kZ93vDCmDIiALX0K3yIOLa7yIRsr207coYly1KJ6vmjJeKRYE6Z1UrE5bxQJcc9NSL652L0ow0sBVlYCSwGrsk_PjOpLh2fSRWkewPOr0rKs/s907/Bomb1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREX99YuNqEWhVakvwbvy8UlkuhUga-sWDtErSauJ-gSaQoOttNwAEVcx5jMv-h5AGvErYxBMEvsyjST9kZ93vDCmDIiALX0K3yIOLa7yIRsr207coYly1KJ6vmjJeKRYE6Z1UrE5bxQJcc9NSL652L0ow0sBVlYCSwGrsk_PjOpLh2fSRWkewPOr0rKs/s320/Bomb1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Mudd is always so helpful. I think he has no idea how big he is now.</p><p>I have made good progress on last week's sock. We are now at the Muppet stage, when the heel is turned and the sock looks like a hand puppet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsuCXOBvFtnr3Db_nGl74BVnS16ohAckyddO0vxijUPz0XwX4F9TcQcTmZsxbqAnEOsTdreSlhUgNfStjsQRs3caTOgVpoAujADB1hgzeJTc5v2u4QZZ3b0HEFPa9TWnzZqjliOSOaiJuP3jznEm27PT8ITZMsDANHlnURzRxBBnyBP6UXbhRwu7AMbo/s907/Muppet-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsuCXOBvFtnr3Db_nGl74BVnS16ohAckyddO0vxijUPz0XwX4F9TcQcTmZsxbqAnEOsTdreSlhUgNfStjsQRs3caTOgVpoAujADB1hgzeJTc5v2u4QZZ3b0HEFPa9TWnzZqjliOSOaiJuP3jznEm27PT8ITZMsDANHlnURzRxBBnyBP6UXbhRwu7AMbo/s320/Muppet-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I am linking to<a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/09/dreami-75.html" target="_blank"> Sandra's DrEAMi link up.</a> Drop over and see what others have been doing.</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-25833100718804649572023-09-24T17:00:00.009-04:002023-09-24T17:00:42.657-04:00The Shawl That Never Ends<p> I am reminded of a campfire song: "This is the song that never ends, It just goes on and on my friends". At the end of July, 2021, I started a shawl. It was a kit for a Knit Along, and I fell in love with the yarns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAhSZ7LKA4jp8NevYA7lk7GdD1s0n1vXlUXNVFDZtDd6OIq1-MQ04Qb2mFduQENXcn0QDpNQ5aanDsA-0LBqsFy2xkyQgnlJAst-BmKhvl64UlPIBD5e4EetFncVORu8cKA1FGcCypHVrdxSJVmovC9FSWzaQXWl67f4uxe6elEYCzLKwLlryh_iGY_U/s1441/IMG_6023-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1441" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAhSZ7LKA4jp8NevYA7lk7GdD1s0n1vXlUXNVFDZtDd6OIq1-MQ04Qb2mFduQENXcn0QDpNQ5aanDsA-0LBqsFy2xkyQgnlJAst-BmKhvl64UlPIBD5e4EetFncVORu8cKA1FGcCypHVrdxSJVmovC9FSWzaQXWl67f4uxe6elEYCzLKwLlryh_iGY_U/s320/IMG_6023-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This was the first picture I posted. Somehow, I just decided that I should knit a shawl, in mohair and a very loosely spun merino, that was going to end up over 2metres long, entirely in garter stitch. By the time I figured out that it was not really going to be my thing, I had knitted enough stripes that I couldn't have salvaged that very expensive yarn. It seemed like a better idea just to ignore it. </p><p>I finally told myself I couldn't start another shawl until this one was finished. And then, I just knit a lot of socks, and a couple of baby hats, but no shawls. September came, and along with it, a Fall Finish Along. So I did...Finish! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5fcfHtwi4PnEb0E_h7WiKc2avq2YqGvrw4XESPc7spzzhmsadNqKkag4eNmQKxj3LGmfhZ4q78iooYorWPwh1sS4kUTy2xlPJvFeeCGaSLdW1KTDPnf6pvEHDKZ5TH7oPiFjWH0lehVE2SLsQ8QnOqNrpdjvBDBOcG8Xw4QsdFyMQPniUH0wD-GRBHk/s907/Shawl1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5fcfHtwi4PnEb0E_h7WiKc2avq2YqGvrw4XESPc7spzzhmsadNqKkag4eNmQKxj3LGmfhZ4q78iooYorWPwh1sS4kUTy2xlPJvFeeCGaSLdW1KTDPnf6pvEHDKZ5TH7oPiFjWH0lehVE2SLsQ8QnOqNrpdjvBDBOcG8Xw4QsdFyMQPniUH0wD-GRBHk/s320/Shawl1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>As you can see, it is very long. It still needs to be blocked and have 40 or so ends woven in, but all those rows of garter stitch are done.</p><p>In celebration, I cast on a pair of socks, of course.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7hlYqQJ949gcGAA5jXEQg2TxNRTRs_XcizNNpCLxF-qObUYkel1zV2pnfYUC6MajRWSWDEIstnsIYvWQA_SbPDBEoEq-pCLtQWCvQkJkWRd1Jdh_CsX7tXWOyUQ6XwAsZtQS4Hxv7gBjKjw7gHY88lkX-ltkBcew7ic1w2cjkSgX-cERBBF7gl1aU1k/s907/Sock1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7hlYqQJ949gcGAA5jXEQg2TxNRTRs_XcizNNpCLxF-qObUYkel1zV2pnfYUC6MajRWSWDEIstnsIYvWQA_SbPDBEoEq-pCLtQWCvQkJkWRd1Jdh_CsX7tXWOyUQ6XwAsZtQS4Hxv7gBjKjw7gHY88lkX-ltkBcew7ic1w2cjkSgX-cERBBF7gl1aU1k/s320/Sock1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the first pair of Christmas socks. There are members of my family who love to get new hand knit socks for Christmas. I like the bright colours, and socks always seem to go faster if the yarn is striped.</p><p>Meanwhile, Mudd says he hasn't appeared on the blog, lately, so here he is, helping me knit, with a stolen package of pot scrubbers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLDNZRbvj7ej9douYrONKNaxJ6SYtmsXqIiCEn5Z84P7bzvSJNimRDpqBApp2w5AtvqLkIrqhoOZFstmPUq9Ik7Uj3zYiWSabdsW4I4iOO8yH9lWapYIVQFpi1uauhGXzWNaE7qKTA82ZqCdgU0dKkAtds36r_VFS3gntS_NhLOge2ELaTqMHsb3q4oM/s907/Mudd1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLDNZRbvj7ej9douYrONKNaxJ6SYtmsXqIiCEn5Z84P7bzvSJNimRDpqBApp2w5AtvqLkIrqhoOZFstmPUq9Ik7Uj3zYiWSabdsW4I4iOO8yH9lWapYIVQFpi1uauhGXzWNaE7qKTA82ZqCdgU0dKkAtds36r_VFS3gntS_NhLOge2ELaTqMHsb3q4oM/s320/Mudd1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-21087446415996348372023-09-10T15:36:00.000-04:002023-09-10T15:36:19.280-04:00A Month of Contractors<p> For the past three summers, we have avoided having contractors to the house. In addition, contractors were hard to get. So this spring, we decided it was time to get a couple of projects finished. You can try to schedule contactors but they still come when they come. Wet weather delayed some of the work. That said, we ended up with three contactors, all arriving in the same couple of weeks. </p><p>Last year, we had to get the foundation fixed and the subsidence from that needed to be fixed. It looked like this before the landscaper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIe6jCiEDF-pSlM-Pa-tOjCNXP2iAdKDPye_8mHi_PCtMHkZuxm8hxqazREoMitfdytBF55j2LEv4XP757a3ryle9OALMBWAER2XpINmrzRREuUx58aV2gC-HHbXvSj8BqMjhjVUhiEhSdq1RExI-FD5cE1DbLxR2kVkbs810JmRenPN10Lwwv-_35bDI/s1280/Porch-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1280" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIe6jCiEDF-pSlM-Pa-tOjCNXP2iAdKDPye_8mHi_PCtMHkZuxm8hxqazREoMitfdytBF55j2LEv4XP757a3ryle9OALMBWAER2XpINmrzRREuUx58aV2gC-HHbXvSj8BqMjhjVUhiEhSdq1RExI-FD5cE1DbLxR2kVkbs810JmRenPN10Lwwv-_35bDI/s320/Porch-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Now it looks like this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLDCgjoaXRJSzYZn_O4jDv-vv_X0RuqfMlob4OfcSVnnXZ-1rXiVAoOBfGgAEn4sMN3V690aANQkvciMHPaIOUjawTEtqVhGdMdPwPVw8SWX4zg4oqpYF_CgJXqj9ilq-yiC7KLXEk7wuGz_X2-Zeoyg9oSFBa9NEhkyH9lDqx100_UX6Nj9YLq3p790/s907/Sidewalk-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLDCgjoaXRJSzYZn_O4jDv-vv_X0RuqfMlob4OfcSVnnXZ-1rXiVAoOBfGgAEn4sMN3V690aANQkvciMHPaIOUjawTEtqVhGdMdPwPVw8SWX4zg4oqpYF_CgJXqj9ilq-yiC7KLXEk7wuGz_X2-Zeoyg9oSFBa9NEhkyH9lDqx100_UX6Nj9YLq3p790/s320/Sidewalk-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Last week, the temperatures decided to remind us that it is still summer (even if we aren't suppose to wear white shoes.) Temperatures were in the mid 30C range and the humidity was awful. My sewing room was like an oven, so I sewed from about 7:15 to 8:30 in the morning. I did manage to finish the shorts I was making my little guy for back to school.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj8KIpeRzGlQP2_h8zq1VJ1sL5oQweuWwILFp-zOZdUcOLHWZI68IIgW5dpBYYAvMdvJ0RQ83Rz-v7nocGmFQG8U2cmU7AXz016IYeacZIHEdZ5ejznE3lBa1lPIf8jN9SlX7Q0lM8YiU2bBmopL6fNTBbHrbQA1h22WlrsgmLpH6iwRdnj5MLhVE4Ho/s907/Shorts-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="907" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj8KIpeRzGlQP2_h8zq1VJ1sL5oQweuWwILFp-zOZdUcOLHWZI68IIgW5dpBYYAvMdvJ0RQ83Rz-v7nocGmFQG8U2cmU7AXz016IYeacZIHEdZ5ejznE3lBa1lPIf8jN9SlX7Q0lM8YiU2bBmopL6fNTBbHrbQA1h22WlrsgmLpH6iwRdnj5MLhVE4Ho/s320/Shorts-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I suspect they will not be needed for daywear in a couple more weeks, but they can become pajama pants next.</p><p>I joined a Fall Finish Along, and have been trying to do a few rows of a shawl I've been working on for 2 years now. However, I got caught by a shiny new thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb5yyZLrwqxdYMWGUsZd7JhS1Xw1FwUH9NO3d1EdliMEAFJ9bmtBEKe9nECIRIXJyfeAXQRkymeYfIq7HNT4tYM8H3qd5u4tuCUULc1_h2n73NwklK6cs6Hv_tr7ecnrujD8Pku_4mOT5P4YC1-gKWe4SXP7DWmJILlSZcqwuzok6x3zL1_AVS9KXUZw/s1209/Sock-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb5yyZLrwqxdYMWGUsZd7JhS1Xw1FwUH9NO3d1EdliMEAFJ9bmtBEKe9nECIRIXJyfeAXQRkymeYfIq7HNT4tYM8H3qd5u4tuCUULc1_h2n73NwklK6cs6Hv_tr7ecnrujD8Pku_4mOT5P4YC1-gKWe4SXP7DWmJILlSZcqwuzok6x3zL1_AVS9KXUZw/s320/Sock-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It will become a toe up slipper sock if all goes well. I also have another sock on needles. Wonder if I can get all three done before the end of the month?</p><p>Meanwhile, I didn't play with my August Thread Lab from Aurifil, and now September has arrived.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Hwlp53tFFdfGumcAuPJ9XugXcjQtWqjvsJTib5gw6LHYQBY5HSQg3s9CqDhmJk6UJkUPbrBfnGHZDJijhQQPWwVoxU4jpRaZzSJb9XEwKQxk57bbZDNeeXZMZ_lNKVLxOsqe7aXNghcQQEIllnAKyoslQJWfy0dFPyLq1BcuL6ND0tPKr-pdS7R2spo/s1209/Thread-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Hwlp53tFFdfGumcAuPJ9XugXcjQtWqjvsJTib5gw6LHYQBY5HSQg3s9CqDhmJk6UJkUPbrBfnGHZDJijhQQPWwVoxU4jpRaZzSJb9XEwKQxk57bbZDNeeXZMZ_lNKVLxOsqe7aXNghcQQEIllnAKyoslQJWfy0dFPyLq1BcuL6ND0tPKr-pdS7R2spo/s320/Thread-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The green spools are 40 wt. and the grey spools are 24 wt. The project for this month is applique and I don't know if I have suitable fabric for the projects. So, I might try something else. I have two purses promised so I need to get to those.</p><p>As summer continues a bit longer, I will add a flower picture from my patio to the bottom of this post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf5ixQwbRLGHuRpvurz35oLzs9-OSGdbThlpM5aLo9_553YOnc44W4QHZYzC20ixJZ0Wslz9FS5RBplyyqhLvVXEElNvSaUXqYMDyJxzyAYF06O4Goh8vtC6pcyIRQMhcCwu70-A-KSO7i9bzJqohLNIA8zBOhYJIKZ6kd68jF8wPk6zyAezA5cxhpoQ/s907/Hibiscus-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf5ixQwbRLGHuRpvurz35oLzs9-OSGdbThlpM5aLo9_553YOnc44W4QHZYzC20ixJZ0Wslz9FS5RBplyyqhLvVXEElNvSaUXqYMDyJxzyAYF06O4Goh8vtC6pcyIRQMhcCwu70-A-KSO7i9bzJqohLNIA8zBOhYJIKZ6kd68jF8wPk6zyAezA5cxhpoQ/s320/Hibiscus-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-12778811129186096132023-08-11T16:51:00.000-04:002023-08-11T16:51:54.236-04:00Aurifil Thread Labs 1<p> I decided to sign up for the Aurifil Thread Labs, a program they are running to the celebrate their 40th anniversary and to give sewists a chance to try their threads. I have used Aurifil thread for many years, usually 50 weight, so this seemed like a fun way to find out what threads to use, and when.</p><p>For July, we received an exemplar box of their different weights of thread, all in a natural colour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOfHUdfBzd9cnCzc0DhtEZgd_NUYmACLwfX4_VH9D9UslSUXQxzbULcQMHVd1UWCCn4TXxrb8_vDHtw9sqZqailUroYS4g3ZS0ZdyShliMWTlmYDo7m3zy0bz7oyxrE5OeM-MtUKfC-nT2CYY9MxWRgFAFGdEYh61WU1eFOkF9zmCWVNh9MZpQ1VNW4E/s1209/Dumpling%203-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOfHUdfBzd9cnCzc0DhtEZgd_NUYmACLwfX4_VH9D9UslSUXQxzbULcQMHVd1UWCCn4TXxrb8_vDHtw9sqZqailUroYS4g3ZS0ZdyShliMWTlmYDo7m3zy0bz7oyxrE5OeM-MtUKfC-nT2CYY9MxWRgFAFGdEYh61WU1eFOkF9zmCWVNh9MZpQ1VNW4E/s320/Dumpling%203-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>There was a project that was "suggested" to try all the threads. It was a pin cushion and didn't really appeal to me. I store my pins in an Altoids tin. I mostly use clips, not pins. So I did my own thing, using the guidance provided in the project. The main purpose of this post is to remind me of which thread is which.</p><p>This is one side of the dumpling pouch I made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMf5eJb9TS-wnqsCxnbTysf9RwAzIz9hOB9Jv1aCz05Noh2XpydbmIiESoVqUizbjKxKjVJCoiftrXlbBL7bIlZ6D7iMiKKyadlvzJjEfRtRB1uWEUg1Ig4yOOD-LCx8eUBH-fj1q30OPqbHqj6NlSN19RzafA2i2H_7JeAK720HZCPQuUaLmZGDiS3U/s1209/Dumpling2-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMf5eJb9TS-wnqsCxnbTysf9RwAzIz9hOB9Jv1aCz05Noh2XpydbmIiESoVqUizbjKxKjVJCoiftrXlbBL7bIlZ6D7iMiKKyadlvzJjEfRtRB1uWEUg1Ig4yOOD-LCx8eUBH-fj1q30OPqbHqj6NlSN19RzafA2i2H_7JeAK720HZCPQuUaLmZGDiS3U/s320/Dumpling2-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The green strip across the bottom is sewn with 12 weight cotton, by machine. The blossom and stem are hand sewn with 12 weight cotton. The bird is appliqued by hand with 12 weight wool thread. It is really nice to embroider with.</p><p>The other side:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR15BrON1VN41HUpw0Vz6xi4F91KnWweAEexc4aL6ZbroSZyBUG2zUsJWnJ6n0GUsOeKlZ0ZOKIpC0gs_v9oW0DF_w1xOwSnxuCZFqVqEbFRpQ-3rvzP7PDRrONPN2UIReuAtMo5fXfAs7MLsJERXsMGvLqlduayhj2kt9FpLikqxRzesVet34em-TbWo/s1209/Dumpling%201-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR15BrON1VN41HUpw0Vz6xi4F91KnWweAEexc4aL6ZbroSZyBUG2zUsJWnJ6n0GUsOeKlZ0ZOKIpC0gs_v9oW0DF_w1xOwSnxuCZFqVqEbFRpQ-3rvzP7PDRrONPN2UIReuAtMo5fXfAs7MLsJERXsMGvLqlduayhj2kt9FpLikqxRzesVet34em-TbWo/s320/Dumpling%201-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The bottom edge of the pink band is top stitched and machine embroidered with 40 weight cotton. The top edge is machine embroidered and pin stitched with 80 weight cotton. The orange circle is embroidered with 4 strands of Aurifloss. The tulip is whip stitched and quilted by hand with 28 weight cotton thread. The zipper is top stitched with 28 weight cotton thread.</p><p>The pouch was sewn with 50 weight cotton and the bobbin was 50 weight cotton throughout.</p><p>The pouch pattern is from Michelle Patterns.</p><p>The next thread labs box has arrived.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN-HRyMmWZkrlFCh7GcbBmZS9UBRZlTFCLGN4ANx3InBHlNlfu2vW5CSpF9TZc282wPUGre4Fil5W3J6m5hzOiUZzUb2V3vjHcjHxGdKVV-cWq_oTnmhTBrwKnDm4bCHMJLlBCc6_p1rcQwkCNwMzKitvtkpDgNNApXalgXtqoxuOxb9_6yr9vDAr1Jk/s850/Thread1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN-HRyMmWZkrlFCh7GcbBmZS9UBRZlTFCLGN4ANx3InBHlNlfu2vW5CSpF9TZc282wPUGre4Fil5W3J6m5hzOiUZzUb2V3vjHcjHxGdKVV-cWq_oTnmhTBrwKnDm4bCHMJLlBCc6_p1rcQwkCNwMzKitvtkpDgNNApXalgXtqoxuOxb9_6yr9vDAr1Jk/s320/Thread1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNg6rEgHdWVXCLMp0M5qO-BEMNDCCwHfVFMvX_lkVQYTUDUReuyUdT9bJl9VtdpjGCxVcDDb9-Hox8jD-YK5vXIFaYsIAX9-lpzGshML7rx_4wLrlSvy8HCEtc7AafyRcblGwlFFhe3D58ObAiXvbytNnjSv2xXt_d5TTmyl4IOijrlFIDjcVIF3u0Rk/s850/Thread2-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNg6rEgHdWVXCLMp0M5qO-BEMNDCCwHfVFMvX_lkVQYTUDUReuyUdT9bJl9VtdpjGCxVcDDb9-Hox8jD-YK5vXIFaYsIAX9-lpzGshML7rx_4wLrlSvy8HCEtc7AafyRcblGwlFFhe3D58ObAiXvbytNnjSv2xXt_d5TTmyl4IOijrlFIDjcVIF3u0Rk/s320/Thread2-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Now those are my kind of colours. I have an idea of how I will play with them. Again, I'll be doing my own thing while experimenting with the thread.</p><p>I bought my thread from<a href="https://sew-karen-ly-created.square.site/" target="_blank"> Sew Karenly Created.</a> </p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-81338978084902809712023-08-07T16:34:00.002-04:002023-08-07T16:34:49.888-04:00Col. John By Day<p>In Ontario, the first Monday of August is a holiday. Each municipality calls it after some historically significant person to that area. </p><p> After the war of 1812, the British military felt there was a need to be able to move goods from Kingston, ON to Montreal, QC without risking the loss of goods to the Americans. They called Lt. Col. John By out of retirement to oversee the construction of a canal, from Kingston to the Ottawa River. </p><p>The Rideau Canal is an engineering triumph of its time. It was completed in 1832. The canal is 202 km long, much of it dug by hand, It is the best preserved canal of its type in North America. It is still in use, after 190 years, and the equipment is largely unchanged. It was named a National Historic Site in 1925, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.</p><p>Many years ago, as a newly graduated Engineer, I was hired by Parks Canada as a Canals Engineer. I wasn't there for long, but I became very familiar with the canal. It is still a very special place for me and I try to visit a lock station or two, every summer. </p><p>We took my grandson, on Friday, to Hartwells Lock Station. This is a hidden gem in the city. Over the years, the city has grown up around it, but the lock station remains much as it was in the 1800's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUhmqIDsmC4ZdFBAXPDnejj61hYuNrwsngUdxLHNaHNeqdW8AMa2tQohIyefn67Eu3q1g3FCvf6B2UHByos1_yoYHjZSKr4lNOkkWreqhZWjhvMkXJt1pRILKrMwB-bNlshcsVGyO1JLnJJTztqJE1LwoDMQQE9-SEgERgVALkPIKLV--r5IeSVRPRME/s907/Lock1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUhmqIDsmC4ZdFBAXPDnejj61hYuNrwsngUdxLHNaHNeqdW8AMa2tQohIyefn67Eu3q1g3FCvf6B2UHByos1_yoYHjZSKr4lNOkkWreqhZWjhvMkXJt1pRILKrMwB-bNlshcsVGyO1JLnJJTztqJE1LwoDMQQE9-SEgERgVALkPIKLV--r5IeSVRPRME/s320/Lock1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The boats are lifted or lowered 6.5 metres in these two locks. Each lock is 41 metres by 10 metres. In this picture the men are standing at the top of the upper lock, looking downstream. It looks like we are in the middle of the countryside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUh_KNkFnNMlbj9Hse-OlmDjo-e_M3fFAxXL8SZlwfmLHEZ8Dhy2POSWOVt2_FieQQ__n85GnUo5J81fTlxRlX1XvV8EzZIarrhtCWo8GhKgxjO5R0bA7qdKUQkXdWkEU-rx5-TpN9QmgCgUyeH7lZttfYxa2feDqVprL79duE6vVoiuEnv5i37patNSs/s850/Lock2-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUh_KNkFnNMlbj9Hse-OlmDjo-e_M3fFAxXL8SZlwfmLHEZ8Dhy2POSWOVt2_FieQQ__n85GnUo5J81fTlxRlX1XvV8EzZIarrhtCWo8GhKgxjO5R0bA7qdKUQkXdWkEU-rx5-TpN9QmgCgUyeH7lZttfYxa2feDqVprL79duE6vVoiuEnv5i37patNSs/s320/Lock2-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is Carleton University, which is just on the other side of the lock basin. There are walking and bikeways along this part of the canal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW79Cf7z6x4gzdrDOV_1t8uxPJhi_FK9wsy01RQ6hGX8xqV4eT_kv5u6TZfUSXYZq60n7TfA_XOKXWFY2JYl0AzB2PbOmgah8oOGWmr9s6qoNGfp8PtQrdSxOE145UdxrPBJOUmQGy_DC_wvZPgYUXPSeOEcLYF_HJyfb2049AA3WyMWBD8l_hGcCk1eg/s850/Lock3-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW79Cf7z6x4gzdrDOV_1t8uxPJhi_FK9wsy01RQ6hGX8xqV4eT_kv5u6TZfUSXYZq60n7TfA_XOKXWFY2JYl0AzB2PbOmgah8oOGWmr9s6qoNGfp8PtQrdSxOE145UdxrPBJOUmQGy_DC_wvZPgYUXPSeOEcLYF_HJyfb2049AA3WyMWBD8l_hGcCk1eg/s320/Lock3-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>If you click on this picture to make it bigger, you can see a couple of cyclists lifting their bikes up to walk them across the top of the lock gate. You can also see the waste weir on the right side, that carries excess water to the river under the pathways and the road. We did get to see 4 boats lock through, while we were there. The lock gates are still operated by hand, with 4 Parks Canada staff cranking the gates open and shut. </p><p>Today, in Ottawa, we celebrate Col. By Day. Without the canal, Ottawa would not have been made the capital city of Canada. The presence of the canal made the city a safe place from possible invasion. Of course, the railway replaced boats as the means of transportation to Ottawa. The canal is now a recreational waterway (and the home of the world's largest outdoor skating rink). </p><p>P.S. When I worked in Canals Engineering, I didn't get the day off, because I worked in Gatineau, across the Ottawa River, in Quebec. It isn't a holiday in Quebec.</p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-42513366742958657642023-07-23T14:31:00.007-04:002023-07-23T14:31:50.668-04:00Another Lemonza<p> I finished another Lemonza. I set out to make 3 and this is the second.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWJQduzart3Apl5xXMlvYo07IjTL7rWSttPpvb7POojGfzh83sgAl5Hg8VFWj-fJG-IQY5MuNk7SHv8LXCfkchnKhZmLeoKSKyLuyiWN97Ggv25yVy3QZu5NYnnMu_XSGebjlE4gTF_LbhHsnDu0TsOBTTKiLdwxhhHiwVAO_Md3n3MOoyLzKFCymwoc/s1133/Front-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1133" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWJQduzart3Apl5xXMlvYo07IjTL7rWSttPpvb7POojGfzh83sgAl5Hg8VFWj-fJG-IQY5MuNk7SHv8LXCfkchnKhZmLeoKSKyLuyiWN97Ggv25yVy3QZu5NYnnMu_XSGebjlE4gTF_LbhHsnDu0TsOBTTKiLdwxhhHiwVAO_Md3n3MOoyLzKFCymwoc/s320/Front-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This one is summertime bright. The fabrics were chosen by the bag recipient. I gave her the pick of my cat fabric and these are the cats she liked best.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQQUwhAPw_myMNWAOcJjea6FQigaqxwnIjkc5ffTH2v5RHwDz8mWzMLAJYRy9_4KNuiaXDGOuVZ3ILX-ewKDPQTyKbys6MgsTNF_P-ur4Avf_5nyaPOSg9yqKzaotNVO3ooMEmFkDD8cio863ojJv75q5WxM_bLOtXiWGYQWgaWyvEPnc6V7G4Zz6y_s/s1133/Back-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1133" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQQUwhAPw_myMNWAOcJjea6FQigaqxwnIjkc5ffTH2v5RHwDz8mWzMLAJYRy9_4KNuiaXDGOuVZ3ILX-ewKDPQTyKbys6MgsTNF_P-ur4Avf_5nyaPOSg9yqKzaotNVO3ooMEmFkDD8cio863ojJv75q5WxM_bLOtXiWGYQWgaWyvEPnc6V7G4Zz6y_s/s320/Back-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I think the black text fabric works well for the contrast overlays.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TH5qle7mbf_AeFGvovw85tTJabde4-gG_fg12FcIgWc-Zs8w3Fct72SauxTzkasB-V6hJlCcLhgt8sTye1gTDHLUZn2sleHhJGpkgFXaeeKH24Lz2Qh7Lta6ut6wnSH4Jr3I_ynEWJmAohqDaYcN_lLgqpxIsUa9Bw5oXW8wBAh3YDnC1KlSHIlXFVw/s1209/Interior-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1209" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TH5qle7mbf_AeFGvovw85tTJabde4-gG_fg12FcIgWc-Zs8w3Fct72SauxTzkasB-V6hJlCcLhgt8sTye1gTDHLUZn2sleHhJGpkgFXaeeKH24Lz2Qh7Lta6ut6wnSH4Jr3I_ynEWJmAohqDaYcN_lLgqpxIsUa9Bw5oXW8wBAh3YDnC1KlSHIlXFVw/s320/Interior-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The interior is a Stonehenge fabric.</p><p>I changed a couple of problems I had with the pattern, but there are still a couple of things that I don't quite like with the assembly. I think i may need to try making a pattern of my own based and what I have learned so far. </p><p>It is still a great little bag for everyday. It holds the things you need like your license and your cards as well as a bit of cash and your phone.</p><p>I have one more cut out from this pattern. After I finish it, I'll experiment.</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-11083683706225003362023-07-19T00:30:00.002-04:002023-07-19T00:30:00.143-04:0012 Days of Christmas In July Blog Hop - Decorating the Dog<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOVo2GuZFUN_8hAzduqbgQrGeDTu2vi9CsDJpbxqsNwfHCEhGAjBEJvWJUOE1Aq4vKSA1jBSX98RYiEetGo4V2jDpbwRHyxQnXypzbZEX5Xnz-XH8MIi_3sGl2mozvV6ktj0goDH2fjYw599l2wkg8-DIYyVYHCJz5TRrGwYjaeoGfus-KElKUcDsZaY/s435/12DCIJ%20Avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="435" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOVo2GuZFUN_8hAzduqbgQrGeDTu2vi9CsDJpbxqsNwfHCEhGAjBEJvWJUOE1Aq4vKSA1jBSX98RYiEetGo4V2jDpbwRHyxQnXypzbZEX5Xnz-XH8MIi_3sGl2mozvV6ktj0goDH2fjYw599l2wkg8-DIYyVYHCJz5TRrGwYjaeoGfus-KElKUcDsZaY/s320/12DCIJ%20Avatar.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Wow, its my day on the 12 Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop! Sarah, from Confessions of a Fabric Addict is celebrating all things Christmas for 12 days in July. After all, who has time to make handmade gifts or decorations in December.</p><p>I'll start with an introduction, in case you haven't been here before. I am Kate, a Canadian blogger, knitter, bag maker, sewist, and occasional quilter. I started knitting and sewing when I wasn't very old. I am also an engineer, with a specialization in process engineering. </p><p>I live in a zoo. Well, not really but there have always been dogs in our home. For about 20 years, we fostered cats, preparing nearly 200 cats and kittens to become permanent members of someone else's family. We currently have a dog (Doug) and two cats (Mudd and Emme) who let us live with them. </p><p>I'm a December baby, so I love decorating, and sometimes the decorating extends to the pets. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeH55Ta3MuSSzUmwn-36-B2ua08HCnUdPqZjZa15qLdU1NIfQyBEckUzPO1_xMpdHEOfeVZOzzHqcfWFRkrba4MdL1U7ZGRd5Nt5lkkj2O7pncOQrJO1aMf_c8xTrlgHMihn0oGSuf0DZwrmkYNbbRKUeEpDv_p2iumRhZWUD28BUJvbq58Ca3D57275I/s856/Doug2-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeH55Ta3MuSSzUmwn-36-B2ua08HCnUdPqZjZa15qLdU1NIfQyBEckUzPO1_xMpdHEOfeVZOzzHqcfWFRkrba4MdL1U7ZGRd5Nt5lkkj2O7pncOQrJO1aMf_c8xTrlgHMihn0oGSuf0DZwrmkYNbbRKUeEpDv_p2iumRhZWUD28BUJvbq58Ca3D57275I/s320/Doug2-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Not every attempt is successful. You just know Doug is saying "You have got to be kidding."</p><p>Emme decided that she was so pretty that she would just be a decoration.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFxfGgKiF56ZQL3c9isDQa3bgq_5WhKjpAYlZQdBwBpSf-q4_zqUGIOLbpRJqcmsfwk68zl1Gi3R5fyOSOX52ODxlI1FvDZG8ucbOJRPmPoy-UDjLWe58Tj2vBoJuJ-h6Du80zU-Dl89tq1NXhHTLHJ7efdjHdymqkq0bB9YoMh6hmgG9pWLeBzrBd5I/s856/Emme1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFxfGgKiF56ZQL3c9isDQa3bgq_5WhKjpAYlZQdBwBpSf-q4_zqUGIOLbpRJqcmsfwk68zl1Gi3R5fyOSOX52ODxlI1FvDZG8ucbOJRPmPoy-UDjLWe58Tj2vBoJuJ-h6Du80zU-Dl89tq1NXhHTLHJ7efdjHdymqkq0bB9YoMh6hmgG9pWLeBzrBd5I/s320/Emme1-copy.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p>Dog bandanas turned out to be the most acceptable solution.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W0nn7iI2Op_Rn6oUz3CKXzhkNSJZpVwyiB54yZhaKVCVubEDM8ZPW5cKKpHPsa78dXZVkhmgQC0aj2eCGlfkN0oa8QjFPn7JMtKmg54QYLUplLcsMKGlJuECuxNyYl9xUAYUnN6u95Qrp3u5NZ5lz2qzqLSw_oXSo5LXK52-nlATiKTOmQzd8Te3oTY/s861/Doug1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="861" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W0nn7iI2Op_Rn6oUz3CKXzhkNSJZpVwyiB54yZhaKVCVubEDM8ZPW5cKKpHPsa78dXZVkhmgQC0aj2eCGlfkN0oa8QjFPn7JMtKmg54QYLUplLcsMKGlJuECuxNyYl9xUAYUnN6u95Qrp3u5NZ5lz2qzqLSw_oXSo5LXK52-nlATiKTOmQzd8Te3oTY/s320/Doug1-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Last Christmas, it was cardinals.</p><p>Bandanas are quick and easy to make on the serger. If you don't have a serger, you can use a narrow hem or a machine overcast stitch. I make them from my stash fabric, large scraps and fat quarters. I made some Christmas ones this week, and I'll show you how I did it.</p><p>First thing to do, if you haven't done it for awhile, is to clean your serger.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnFfbnjBXjxxuXHSPkrViDZM1YGDg0C6I08g_cae1fAEoZsQDdrBa5Esk1Fh-YRs5L2mjyPBjEOU7kyEIfa3tHxMc2FLxrhNK2yWMEAiVYv-WFxQuCBP4YdAFhAp2MNVFVRCRj5C-O7fD-rJ8n0WhhIIn515iWfQW-7hfDz8HT3GCQWu37BOl8W27M_M/s1141/serger1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnFfbnjBXjxxuXHSPkrViDZM1YGDg0C6I08g_cae1fAEoZsQDdrBa5Esk1Fh-YRs5L2mjyPBjEOU7kyEIfa3tHxMc2FLxrhNK2yWMEAiVYv-WFxQuCBP4YdAFhAp2MNVFVRCRj5C-O7fD-rJ8n0WhhIIn515iWfQW-7hfDz8HT3GCQWu37BOl8W27M_M/s320/serger1-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I may have made a lot of bandanas lately. without cleaning it.</p><p>Next decide the size the the bandanas you are going to make. If you want ta perfect fit there is math involved. You will need to measure the dog's neck, add a bit extra so you can tie it, Then figure the length of the sides of the square using the Pythagorean Theorem. I have done the math to give you some general sizes (that engineering degree is handy sometimes.)</p><p style="text-align: left;">I usually cut a square in one of 4 sizes : 10" (XS), 14" (S), 18" (M) and 20" (L) . The square will give you two bandanas.</p><p style="text-align: left;">For these bandanas, I used 18" squares. This is a great way to use up a fat quarter somehow ended up in your stash. If you are worried about a one way print, I have found that the dogs don't seem to mind if it is askew (and the owner won't have a problem either).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabwFajZubPB1PV3h8gRRVR9kWE3NlBJ0UCk9AeBixv0prah9fm-qhq3u24IgDngmG3_GwDZfo3eLNBV7JW_OQwnWta0PHIjJRiYxQcOVlhRRhmbmaGRvhc6wXI6CCpudUz1ALWQh8IjoLiIBRY1UTSZQ0fl5dHMsdfTNYqVZkEmGDgh8PhWAL-0cfQmU/s856/Noah1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabwFajZubPB1PV3h8gRRVR9kWE3NlBJ0UCk9AeBixv0prah9fm-qhq3u24IgDngmG3_GwDZfo3eLNBV7JW_OQwnWta0PHIjJRiYxQcOVlhRRhmbmaGRvhc6wXI6CCpudUz1ALWQh8IjoLiIBRY1UTSZQ0fl5dHMsdfTNYqVZkEmGDgh8PhWAL-0cfQmU/s320/Noah1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I had a fat quarter of some vintage Debbie Mumm that volunteered for the job.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP72LspqOpuey6n-x06EsQrNkDEJlEOQqp3BguHbfyvloEVaNYeNF34zaMxfhVfX0SlQE9o-0S5UxmeZ1RY351iy-gWfd9yg-8vlIphoZ4UkqxflUq8ErbRylBoJ6w-iJT4FMBIa4ZdncnUjO3NL3XVX5aTOoZNOX1vJi6v_ks_NNis3Fr9-rOmYWayYY/s856/square1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP72LspqOpuey6n-x06EsQrNkDEJlEOQqp3BguHbfyvloEVaNYeNF34zaMxfhVfX0SlQE9o-0S5UxmeZ1RY351iy-gWfd9yg-8vlIphoZ4UkqxflUq8ErbRylBoJ6w-iJT4FMBIa4ZdncnUjO3NL3XVX5aTOoZNOX1vJi6v_ks_NNis3Fr9-rOmYWayYY/s320/square1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I squared it to 18". </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxGBi8TEaMRa8wNu5S0x7irxevBPWz4ePRBDNqelUYEAFe8o6hurxh6-rFT6iqjU4Qf_FyP73BxWzTcMt2ZYnasI7DitcZ8GY-Uy3oc3LBoZpFsXT0EJw-QIV-gp5dKgxVECc2DTJ5qnujvU7Jnik8b1uFaxUOMFk1wuUfQTbq5OCIonlj7DkVhDKjJg/s856/triangle1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxGBi8TEaMRa8wNu5S0x7irxevBPWz4ePRBDNqelUYEAFe8o6hurxh6-rFT6iqjU4Qf_FyP73BxWzTcMt2ZYnasI7DitcZ8GY-Uy3oc3LBoZpFsXT0EJw-QIV-gp5dKgxVECc2DTJ5qnujvU7Jnik8b1uFaxUOMFk1wuUfQTbq5OCIonlj7DkVhDKjJg/s320/triangle1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I cut the square into a triangle across the bias.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85AFWXZTKJ0KHmAmwqCxLR2gd_KsPr1raW_3oiNPAhEBkKIIYRWu7jhQFlbts8xUr4MIjr2tvYg9nw7xmHaFaxfantXQ-dTN5-ikIZ8hu0m22LAYfxCJeEKoFdMD-53rirVI5K9XSdGQ6060AaNg3DpHnz8NwDNQtXrvzE0EPZ_If4haZgPjeAU_A8CQ/s1141/Trim1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85AFWXZTKJ0KHmAmwqCxLR2gd_KsPr1raW_3oiNPAhEBkKIIYRWu7jhQFlbts8xUr4MIjr2tvYg9nw7xmHaFaxfantXQ-dTN5-ikIZ8hu0m22LAYfxCJeEKoFdMD-53rirVI5K9XSdGQ6060AaNg3DpHnz8NwDNQtXrvzE0EPZ_If4haZgPjeAU_A8CQ/s320/Trim1-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Then I chain feed all the edges through the serger, trimming off the width of the blade the make a nice clean edge. I use a balanced 4 thread stitch, usually using white thread. If the narrow points at the neck edge of the bandanas aren't feeding into the serger smoothly, I cut some 1" squares of stabilizer to help get the seam started. I cut a sheet of stabilizer into squares periodically and leave them in a box next to my serger.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoJHttAhaxGqE3YYgDh9rnf2WbpCWEoU5eYuG4N104MJ-hZsCCloG0dbhCpsLruSKQU4IrRaqSM4Gq5y6uu36kDpEunQz1eOspJlTQ9aoRtsoT7hdLTifq7uj3NnR9tcdzIIvjipX-0EDfzVYDze7e-78NDZyjqozunCKrihgiMGdapnEJCEg4Oqj4CE/s1141/Canadian1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoJHttAhaxGqE3YYgDh9rnf2WbpCWEoU5eYuG4N104MJ-hZsCCloG0dbhCpsLruSKQU4IrRaqSM4Gq5y6uu36kDpEunQz1eOspJlTQ9aoRtsoT7hdLTifq7uj3NnR9tcdzIIvjipX-0EDfzVYDze7e-78NDZyjqozunCKrihgiMGdapnEJCEg4Oqj4CE/s320/Canadian1-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">In no time, you have a bandana made. I made 4 bandanas in about 45 minutes, from start to finish. This fabric is called Canadian Capers by Wilmington and it has lots of "iconic" images of Canadian winter. I had a scrap that was the right size for 2 bandanas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4_Lfz3Vb9rAUoaYCiSbrj0BkB1DsWgawZMK8Y6OAriKp_BcwkLZj4IvzPABVsAQezzXyzLaNWpzEZ0m_QRs8_WRQ96g_wnUXk7p91j4TOpCaw3k1uy2yetxBOgAV-SqSkKUaV50AEZvWHnVr1M1ludw1DRVwODVi0GOI8VDTkUPQEAOoxT4fPzZ0oF0/s1217/bandanas1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1217" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4_Lfz3Vb9rAUoaYCiSbrj0BkB1DsWgawZMK8Y6OAriKp_BcwkLZj4IvzPABVsAQezzXyzLaNWpzEZ0m_QRs8_WRQ96g_wnUXk7p91j4TOpCaw3k1uy2yetxBOgAV-SqSkKUaV50AEZvWHnVr1M1ludw1DRVwODVi0GOI8VDTkUPQEAOoxT4fPzZ0oF0/s320/bandanas1-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p>The bandanas are quick and easy gift as well as fun accessory for your dog, or those dog owners on your gift list. Did you know that 95% of pet owners give gifts to their pets at Christmas.</p><p>Here is a picture of my granddog, Cassie, wearing her summer bandana, that I sent her this week. Cassie is a bit of a fashionista and asks for her bandana every morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBxOkFCiJnlb_zxdCZ9CYKUJFtnkr_zWFCv0KMuUsOpINT0nFsNKTa7rxjelctNaUtOw_8Ox_zX-SAAAAnntsZ7Q20tetSELeisZnOpYugyUngfp3PDVNfz7AyWw9Rtb9P6XYVeEcwe1kAn5BWsmL4KC4eY42nZVtWI2yOy9sb9rz_3unw1hqnlsALxE/s2667/Image_20230712_143550_728.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBxOkFCiJnlb_zxdCZ9CYKUJFtnkr_zWFCv0KMuUsOpINT0nFsNKTa7rxjelctNaUtOw_8Ox_zX-SAAAAnntsZ7Q20tetSELeisZnOpYugyUngfp3PDVNfz7AyWw9Rtb9P6XYVeEcwe1kAn5BWsmL4KC4eY42nZVtWI2yOy9sb9rz_3unw1hqnlsALxE/s320/Image_20230712_143550_728.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I hope you enjoy making some dog bandanas. They look really cute on any dog, and cats like them, too.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-36240743199836658622023-07-16T15:44:00.001-04:002023-07-16T15:44:41.223-04:00A Fleegle<p> I bought myself a Fleegle, recently. I really did need one (maybe).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcEcjgEqAOMFdmIp6W56Sx3INVY4R4_LnMfNn6jO4RPxMmMmMcyW7V20OEtgHoYY8Vh7rTPIBVGMARiQm9_uYWId3Syr2gnTS-c_hmngf60pDfToOPW-4DijOIVLN-NiKnr1loo_VAV9PAF77QayfePOYdmJWfTWaT-4Re6xr32osYP7NKH34Fpvghn8/s1141/Loaded%20Fleegle-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcEcjgEqAOMFdmIp6W56Sx3INVY4R4_LnMfNn6jO4RPxMmMmMcyW7V20OEtgHoYY8Vh7rTPIBVGMARiQm9_uYWId3Syr2gnTS-c_hmngf60pDfToOPW-4DijOIVLN-NiKnr1loo_VAV9PAF77QayfePOYdmJWfTWaT-4Re6xr32osYP7NKH34Fpvghn8/s320/Loaded%20Fleegle-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a Fleegle. As you can see, it is loaded with beads, ready to knit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS1MGVwVoCj5xfNVjL6bsNB3MKGJ6S-wMp4kuDHdQDwC-S-aaEUgScxLUmgaW3JQdLMsWKpT2bLVae9Vl2T1I37ZpoIGd18i9Gb_zUBEnv5jyQceBYDpOxB4A_Q7tp1SbOm5ifTr-gshvs1qGXHMBzhjkTXPHUgakdpBafgeN99jUUCi1dSQDgeZ8vvc/s913/fleegle%20tip-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS1MGVwVoCj5xfNVjL6bsNB3MKGJ6S-wMp4kuDHdQDwC-S-aaEUgScxLUmgaW3JQdLMsWKpT2bLVae9Vl2T1I37ZpoIGd18i9Gb_zUBEnv5jyQceBYDpOxB4A_Q7tp1SbOm5ifTr-gshvs1qGXHMBzhjkTXPHUgakdpBafgeN99jUUCi1dSQDgeZ8vvc/s320/fleegle%20tip-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the end with a tiny notch to catch the yarn.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/a-XfPuwnPk8" target="_blank">To see how you use it, there is a YouTube video. </a></p><p>I have been knitting a scarf and it has one bead every six rows. By using the Fleegle, I can make sure that the bead colours are assorted. I am still working on mastering the technique involved, but I don't drop the bead.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_Ye4UXMZHiiz-uZO8axYWcrCRfVsKfJMbn4--TFedMv_bLLHROFJ0FWxvf5mPjaqgZAdFYxaaxkyBR8LaTILZLadTc5gLD1eibETWNCUbC-xvSnjDdLpEn5uJozyqngQq0VeX0cdqVFou9uUXNO7GkNYSRNnOVVXITDyU_h1KDIqN1G5xoP_DGECS-c/s1141/gneiss%20scarf03-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_Ye4UXMZHiiz-uZO8axYWcrCRfVsKfJMbn4--TFedMv_bLLHROFJ0FWxvf5mPjaqgZAdFYxaaxkyBR8LaTILZLadTc5gLD1eibETWNCUbC-xvSnjDdLpEn5uJozyqngQq0VeX0cdqVFou9uUXNO7GkNYSRNnOVVXITDyU_h1KDIqN1G5xoP_DGECS-c/s320/gneiss%20scarf03-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The scarf is called Gneiss Scarf, and I am nearly finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAy2QUelGLJW4wVDDVqy4MCliNgloC2Q1MO_w6ErtpMeyQqhjIdDIClvU9tK2wQFk73jlohwPHSJt9aT1VaKNlP2KRxRHeIEeobSzaTGm1XB9kX6_9VQLbwo-SWTgUZdLKnyJvWo_weLzsQAv3FpQTLe8_Qg7IaAdAiANdyLHt_B-fTAuBLaYwlVek8g/s1141/Gneiss%20Scarf01-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAy2QUelGLJW4wVDDVqy4MCliNgloC2Q1MO_w6ErtpMeyQqhjIdDIClvU9tK2wQFk73jlohwPHSJt9aT1VaKNlP2KRxRHeIEeobSzaTGm1XB9kX6_9VQLbwo-SWTgUZdLKnyJvWo_weLzsQAv3FpQTLe8_Qg7IaAdAiANdyLHt_B-fTAuBLaYwlVek8g/s320/Gneiss%20Scarf01-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It is going to need some serious blocking. 😀</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-90576631666528124872023-07-03T18:13:00.000-04:002023-07-03T18:13:47.497-04:00Bandanas<p> I seem to have forgotten to blog, lately. It has been hot, humid, and smokey here. I haven't spent a lot of time sewing. However, I've gotten back in the grove, sort of.</p><p>Last week, I put the binding on a quilt that a friend had made. She was unsure of the binding, so I did it for her, on the front side. She will do the hand sewing, herself.</p><p>I have a couple of requests for dog bandanas, so today I did a stash dive and came up with some suitable fabric. Since I serge my bandanas, it didn't take long to make 24 of them. It also used up 3 metres of fabric. There is space in the bins. I'm sure it won't last.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gdr4BrhaUsACZwB0SZbLu8wZU3kTHSzstaNaOOsoRMnbndECXll76DOP8kgr2l2muIw57V1OHMMu4lNC3RkgfQRTjoHz8DgdaPKSGUcIOn-QqhL5pyWDBAGcOKD_U5XHGsPHGFWqEHZWYE0jxOeUMTefcd0P4e_pBs9rKgGbIo5rLDtkX_edSAGZ138/s1217/Bandanas-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1217" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gdr4BrhaUsACZwB0SZbLu8wZU3kTHSzstaNaOOsoRMnbndECXll76DOP8kgr2l2muIw57V1OHMMu4lNC3RkgfQRTjoHz8DgdaPKSGUcIOn-QqhL5pyWDBAGcOKD_U5XHGsPHGFWqEHZWYE0jxOeUMTefcd0P4e_pBs9rKgGbIo5rLDtkX_edSAGZ138/s320/Bandanas-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>They are finished. Once the fray check dries, I will clip the thread ends and they can be off to their new homes, though I might keep a couple for Doug.</p><p>I noticed this on one of the fabrics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRggi5Qxl0A7VrFLzIsbjOoA3NghH5WxacBl7DPzEUxhur2PCN8F01n9hKe1dRvI4lMAQrwC2EeJine6siLo_tPuPEcGqCB_Z-4aXadq0OwLAg2ttSQ8neb4F2gbliOSqtWyCqyrhbedm4O-vry5u7E-vsIYrBmLfOQNOqJnlixsvJzYF8pKFMPsAyiv8/s1141/Fabric-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRggi5Qxl0A7VrFLzIsbjOoA3NghH5WxacBl7DPzEUxhur2PCN8F01n9hKe1dRvI4lMAQrwC2EeJine6siLo_tPuPEcGqCB_Z-4aXadq0OwLAg2ttSQ8neb4F2gbliOSqtWyCqyrhbedm4O-vry5u7E-vsIYrBmLfOQNOqJnlixsvJzYF8pKFMPsAyiv8/s320/Fabric-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I have no idea why manufacturers put this on cotton fabric. There are flammability rules for children's sleepwear. However, they don't say you can't use cotton fabric. They do say that cotton sleepwear needs to have close fitting sleeves and cuffs. When my kids were smaller, I made their pajamas because I wanted them to wear cotton to bed. I just added knit cuffs to their sleeves and legs. I think printing this on the fabric might just make a parent panic, </p><p>Because today is a holiday in Canada, we had a fancy breakfast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyb2-VIMjMkp5Bm9nLWAVuV4H3RwYfz24Mb2rXSN-MXeCQydMSxUvfx5Ff0u1cD6m-FlYPOCMP5oVpTvdWpjdmIc4qNJRcuZ7FaTbWfy8uIMCSx4UuQnEl_xw8nhaIP5CQA_tnyviU6pLRY7ZxUeejSdu3Fi5YnF-EvPVundkizx7qfEdGB7udFflBgiA/s1141/Breakfast-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyb2-VIMjMkp5Bm9nLWAVuV4H3RwYfz24Mb2rXSN-MXeCQydMSxUvfx5Ff0u1cD6m-FlYPOCMP5oVpTvdWpjdmIc4qNJRcuZ7FaTbWfy8uIMCSx4UuQnEl_xw8nhaIP5CQA_tnyviU6pLRY7ZxUeejSdu3Fi5YnF-EvPVundkizx7qfEdGB7udFflBgiA/s320/Breakfast-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Waffles with Ontario strawberries, Nova Scotia blueberries and whipped cream made from Canadian cream, a patriotic breakfast. </p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-65436283756852570612023-06-18T15:59:00.007-04:002023-06-18T15:59:51.738-04:00Bespoke<p> Bespoke is a great word. The dictionary defines it as "Made for a particular customer or user."</p><p>It sounds so much more exclusive than "custom".</p><p>Occasionally, I see things on the internet, within a short period of time and my mind connects them. The first one I saw was on a bag makers' forum, where someone thought that putting a metal tag on a bag that says "Handmade" looked unprofessional. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zlGiFLyghT12SME4ZZ3At-wA4t6Sa7OBtwkJeAmM6COD5a-PhcjbieO6PD6V4AkZjckw14JUZnyC2G4I5wPNylS-KIveUem_E57pX7Rz8xijs6LPHwC7ugaqplxUQJtllDx0SnRqSgfjz3UVLa0_iDo6m77YLfagfOWdVhhJFLNwBVsrWiRhcTLz/s1280/IMG_5167%20(Copy).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zlGiFLyghT12SME4ZZ3At-wA4t6Sa7OBtwkJeAmM6COD5a-PhcjbieO6PD6V4AkZjckw14JUZnyC2G4I5wPNylS-KIveUem_E57pX7Rz8xijs6LPHwC7ugaqplxUQJtllDx0SnRqSgfjz3UVLa0_iDo6m77YLfagfOWdVhhJFLNwBVsrWiRhcTLz/s320/IMG_5167%20(Copy).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Just like this. Now you can guess my opinion. I think that shiny hardware makes a bag look rather polished. This is my Flora bag, a bespoke bag for one of my dear ones. I imagine most people don't actually get close enough to read the tag.</p><p>Then I saw something about the price of a Hermes Birkin Bag. Apparently some people are willing to pay $250,000 for a leather tote bag, with shiny hardware. It boggles my mind. I love a nice handbag, own quite a few, but really? I was further shocked to discover that the bag has a couple of slip pockets inside, and is otherwise a big open space. You have to buy other bags to put inside in order to be able to find your stuff in the bag. There was mention made of the bag being "aspirational". </p><p>The next article I saw was why one should never buy a counterfeit designer bag. It made all sorts of interesting claims for why, including basically that it devalues the "real" designer bags.</p><p>Which lead me off to the whole idea of bespoke. I have been asked if I could make someone a bag. My answer is always "You can't afford it." This largely comes from knowing that people are not even willing to pay minimum wage for my time in making the bag. One of my "bespoke" bags takes probably 10 to 15 hours to cut, fuse and sew. That means that the bag should cost at least $150 plus materials. Someone who is asking is expecting to pay under $50. Many makers undervalue their goods because they just want to sell that bag. However, they aren't really paying themselves for their unique creations. </p><p>My mind is still whirling at the amount of profit a $250,000 bag must make for the corporate body whose name is on the bag. Some of these bags could stand to be "devalued" I'll continue to support makers, I like knowing who made my item. Why would someone want an expensive bag that is the same as hundreds of other expensive bags?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchyJjLFuI0UWU0KRYQkR8qiT9W-rwzGm-x8mLgG6i5mE2bYsBj4hRzezDTTidlqzB5qQiN52L7pHpHvrsvgr5X1EOnQJelrApTuHib2ROqyMlkK3dttlMiL37z89f1NUdqlJK5FbGvtavigD0OGUUUJ5Ir1YrZtahFNOPJhHOQBjaKH4FStiZxVt4/s856/Necklace-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchyJjLFuI0UWU0KRYQkR8qiT9W-rwzGm-x8mLgG6i5mE2bYsBj4hRzezDTTidlqzB5qQiN52L7pHpHvrsvgr5X1EOnQJelrApTuHib2ROqyMlkK3dttlMiL37z89f1NUdqlJK5FbGvtavigD0OGUUUJ5Ir1YrZtahFNOPJhHOQBjaKH4FStiZxVt4/s320/Necklace-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A couple of weeks ago, my sweetie surprised me with this pendant. It came from a jewelry maker that he saw featuring her work online and decided that I would enjoy it. He was right. It is perfectly imperfect, like all good handmade items are. </p><p>Meanwhile, I finished my socks.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72R0v5-12Yy7t-LuvIq1jbK8Ngbj99Os00NXz_165-xQfX_pOexrScBSTluga-ucGi6_60dCGSpEUUGtlFqnW-kjxP-6q1merDJk1VMOxb9XNMdbLToEGYFkxa0wyWxyJvNu0nzxVI3B992CgaAT9FOoqVVsE0ZEOaxE0yWRJ54gtNiK4HiRcFX5i/s1217/Big%20Sock%20Little%20Sock-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1217" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72R0v5-12Yy7t-LuvIq1jbK8Ngbj99Os00NXz_165-xQfX_pOexrScBSTluga-ucGi6_60dCGSpEUUGtlFqnW-kjxP-6q1merDJk1VMOxb9XNMdbLToEGYFkxa0wyWxyJvNu0nzxVI3B992CgaAT9FOoqVVsE0ZEOaxE0yWRJ54gtNiK4HiRcFX5i/s320/Big%20Sock%20Little%20Sock-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> One pair of big socks and one pair of baby socks. <p></p><p>I am also making progress on my latest "bespoke" bag. The recipient choose the fabric and the cork. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo3-l6lQN3x-ZOq89fHxOa3nSDU_3fZpLqYsRQknb3PCUhHJwwt0K7iDQzMMVBytEuhiqkWtEa9mX59QM5dxteqAyWg8mqZXi16EIbJLvVn94I55VGrNT-QTnvRVzSiNO5KBXvZhpfqjxuvFXWUUEE5hisrnmzHqxAiOMXmYbHpLuLBInQzv6gZCw/s856/BackofBag-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo3-l6lQN3x-ZOq89fHxOa3nSDU_3fZpLqYsRQknb3PCUhHJwwt0K7iDQzMMVBytEuhiqkWtEa9mX59QM5dxteqAyWg8mqZXi16EIbJLvVn94I55VGrNT-QTnvRVzSiNO5KBXvZhpfqjxuvFXWUUEE5hisrnmzHqxAiOMXmYbHpLuLBInQzv6gZCw/s320/BackofBag-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the back and the flap. It is pretty wild. Of course, the mess on the table doesn't help. The lining is much calmer. The bag is actually nearly finished but I am behind on photos.</p><p>If all goes as planned I will have a couple more finishes in a couple of days.</p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-1827111618129819292023-05-29T15:58:00.002-04:002023-05-29T15:58:55.590-04:00A Quick Project - Or Not<p> Sometime in March, I decided to make phone clutch wallets for myself and a couple of friends. I used the Lemonza Wallet Clutch Pattern from Country Cow Designs. The tutorial made it look like a very quick sew. So, I bought the pattern, and read it over. I made a list of the things I was going to need to order, I picked fabric and got my friends to pick their fabric from my suggestions. I added linings, and waited for my order to hardware and strapping to arrive. </p><p>I noticed that the pattern suggested that I use a different interfacing for the lining than I usually use. The designer said it was thinner and would make a tidier bag. The interfacing wasn't available from any of my usual sources. I was going to use my usual when I discovered a new supplier, who had that interfacing, so I order some for the three bags. (that was mistake #1)</p><p>I cut all the pieces. One piece of fabric may have been cut upside down, and I didn't have enough to fix it, so I had to leave it. Nobody will notice, right? (that was mistake #2)</p><p>I fused all the interfacing, and realized that the new interfacing was not giving me the crisp finish I like to the fabric. I made the zippered pockets for the inside, and it refused to lay flat when I pressed it. Very narrow double sided tape helped but didn't really solve it.</p><p>Onward! I decided to make one bag first and find the other pitfalls. Mistakes 3, 4, and 5 followed. Some mine and some the pattern designer's instructions that just didn't work for me. I persevered. The bag is finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ggD8MPeoOuzvwoCYaopJzNt07W56Yo3V9oXwtejwPZa2QjtLvZjDY_CLlb6pcc_TXn5KivrxFq8byr1NCeQaf6-f8G_sBUvSxZpzubfq5RQw41vSKTQBp9FXLUUyvstM71Z-xt-Fm1jyh-zsp4c5g158Xq78ig1G6hFXgevDvjvJfQHY2CucocFL/s1217/Bag1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1217" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ggD8MPeoOuzvwoCYaopJzNt07W56Yo3V9oXwtejwPZa2QjtLvZjDY_CLlb6pcc_TXn5KivrxFq8byr1NCeQaf6-f8G_sBUvSxZpzubfq5RQw41vSKTQBp9FXLUUyvstM71Z-xt-Fm1jyh-zsp4c5g158Xq78ig1G6hFXgevDvjvJfQHY2CucocFL/s320/Bag1-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Three months in the making, my quick little bag is ready for its first outing.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjx5n-q52D0FmIsjzPivHkuBduxB4koH0EbCImDhTHsmBBgeoVkb3KScIUOf3jDLz3yD-JArZYKRosSBaKuwhQL45iZnpQF3L_NDAEMlFsd6ypnnZP2WbPj4NOj5AaiB7dQJ7lJgq7giLx6nClJgqWmw8E4mtM_pXdiD9Ufv3Tyul6LZ4yRadbXKM/s1141/bagback-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjx5n-q52D0FmIsjzPivHkuBduxB4koH0EbCImDhTHsmBBgeoVkb3KScIUOf3jDLz3yD-JArZYKRosSBaKuwhQL45iZnpQF3L_NDAEMlFsd6ypnnZP2WbPj4NOj5AaiB7dQJ7lJgq7giLx6nClJgqWmw8E4mtM_pXdiD9Ufv3Tyul6LZ4yRadbXKM/s320/bagback-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><p>This is the back of the bag. My label will be going on the front on the other 2.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDLrBMYSeCDHDGF9_2vWtNgN_gEZomxn0-fUXKYRenVMkPN8wFc9lCa0kiD02WOzbR2w_4vX51ChQtdzSWpt3PHJTPXZ-jjpcHe36U6lGfl0QF5hTDaboCLDdAneRUm1JcCapMxHO7Cw5uEp8bpE3sDoA81dkLQiVrif2kuIEn-2qq5_qpDjfI55e/s1141/Bag-phone-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDLrBMYSeCDHDGF9_2vWtNgN_gEZomxn0-fUXKYRenVMkPN8wFc9lCa0kiD02WOzbR2w_4vX51ChQtdzSWpt3PHJTPXZ-jjpcHe36U6lGfl0QF5hTDaboCLDdAneRUm1JcCapMxHO7Cw5uEp8bpE3sDoA81dkLQiVrif2kuIEn-2qq5_qpDjfI55e/s320/Bag-phone-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Because I am a klutz, my phone has an Otterbox (ruggedized) case. The pocket is big enough to get it in and out with ease.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnLJo1NabiRnqXrceVDFXbeUc-6hvCCKjvJeCrzNLeuAuwZ3wtm_tXVZgcREz3h_JOX3XXpLGDUopGR9ZCL0WbSHn6k5aTxj3yhlQoz-rh16sBeBTzs1XGsZe4997AdB5abNq_nk_LBIsdax5yELkcBSy9gWs-tooVkmK_6GUL7blfrKYrBFyR2UM/s1141/baginterior-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnLJo1NabiRnqXrceVDFXbeUc-6hvCCKjvJeCrzNLeuAuwZ3wtm_tXVZgcREz3h_JOX3XXpLGDUopGR9ZCL0WbSHn6k5aTxj3yhlQoz-rh16sBeBTzs1XGsZe4997AdB5abNq_nk_LBIsdax5yELkcBSy9gWs-tooVkmK_6GUL7blfrKYrBFyR2UM/s320/baginterior-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It is always difficult to show the inside of a bag, but it has 12 card slots and two slip pockets as well as the zippered pocket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwUxw-PSXijB9WXg7Ar0zhAbROUJkNTr1xZUzpkfrPXUj2B3yaiAj3s1jYWM6t_TutO8WV4juaYroeCs6pgihtPN6ZBRIWSV2P4CDrEJk7l8UprbkZqSxa5CczW7pXLYlpvPz4yAELJGFgA0WejFk8Z3s9dYL_hmf6xhxSMHvCeg6V5pD0U86Xt9A/s1141/bartacks-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwUxw-PSXijB9WXg7Ar0zhAbROUJkNTr1xZUzpkfrPXUj2B3yaiAj3s1jYWM6t_TutO8WV4juaYroeCs6pgihtPN6ZBRIWSV2P4CDrEJk7l8UprbkZqSxa5CczW7pXLYlpvPz4yAELJGFgA0WejFk8Z3s9dYL_hmf6xhxSMHvCeg6V5pD0U86Xt9A/s320/bartacks-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The flap flopped back farther than I liked, and I discovered when the bag was finished that the lining wasn't completely caught at the attachment to the bag. I solved the problem by adding a couple of bar tacks near the top edge of the bag. they don't really show and solve the problem perfectly. I.m happy with the bag now, but I'll be making a few changes on future versions.</p><p>The fabric is entirely from my stash. The lovely hardware is by Emmaline Bags. The cork fabric is from MM Cork Supply. Seat belt strapping is from Blue Calla Designs.</p><p>Since <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/05/dreami-73.html" target="_blank">Sandra of MMMQuilts is having her monthly DrEAMi linkup</a>, I will add my squirrel project for this month. Drop over and see what others have done.</p><p>A friend is having her first grandchild this summer, so I broke my long standing rule and knit one baby sock between the first and second sock of a pair, the day after I heard the news.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXWsjlQ_nGTzItQxxIgJCsvitZY1Z6V1ilofS-RpQhOTkiUF017IR0b0nNtCBGf9-RL6DimVa4RAhJAGw0Nc1V2MKfYm_jDev_zqv7j067QeDtABW2JuQgCwZBE3wbrAwyMTZViRbxQysILzKiNYE-tB-j53lPYH2BVQl1Z8qLXYz8z19UggEKsdg/s856/babysock-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXWsjlQ_nGTzItQxxIgJCsvitZY1Z6V1ilofS-RpQhOTkiUF017IR0b0nNtCBGf9-RL6DimVa4RAhJAGw0Nc1V2MKfYm_jDev_zqv7j067QeDtABW2JuQgCwZBE3wbrAwyMTZViRbxQysILzKiNYE-tB-j53lPYH2BVQl1Z8qLXYz8z19UggEKsdg/s320/babysock-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It is in <a href="https://turtlepurl.com/" target="_blank">Turtlepurl's lovely self striping yarn</a>, and is made from the leftovers of the first sock skein. The skeins are perfectly matched so I will make the second baby sock when the second adult sock is finished.</p><p><br /></p></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410268638207819650.post-5821586769049264592023-05-22T16:48:00.004-04:002023-05-22T16:48:34.080-04:00Holiday Bag Making<p> In my part of the world, today is Victoria Day, the unofficial start of summer. It is our hope that from now until September, our weather will be warm enough not to require woolie hats and mittens (though the possibility exists.)</p><p>Since Saturday was wet, I got back to some sewing I had started over a month ago. I had the foolish idea that a simple phone wallet wouldn't take too long, and that I should make three of them at once. I spent a lot of time cutting out three bags, linings and stabilizers. I got everything fused into place, then I got distracted by some volunteer work that needed to be done.</p><p>I did make the inner zippered pockets for all three, but nothing else got done.</p><p>So, after a session on Saturday, I finished the back of the bag.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbK_ePZpFJHCHaVOMZlIsUoKWlpwAQd2TTX6Cp8qJvqQl5dtVddJpsa3kOZW7-cvk_pN-1bFfKEma9ac4dK5KepUjgNxgqXqocdSj09eWdZk0h-puQuiM8LJHinB5nKFIvwS8-8-usOom7NxlqMD7-fkEunCEhZXO3QFitjk8WLAL-Sz6rPMwbIZm/s913/bag%20back-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbK_ePZpFJHCHaVOMZlIsUoKWlpwAQd2TTX6Cp8qJvqQl5dtVddJpsa3kOZW7-cvk_pN-1bFfKEma9ac4dK5KepUjgNxgqXqocdSj09eWdZk0h-puQuiM8LJHinB5nKFIvwS8-8-usOom7NxlqMD7-fkEunCEhZXO3QFitjk8WLAL-Sz6rPMwbIZm/s320/bag%20back-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a new to me bag designer, and I followed that pattern, closely, thinking that she might know how it all goes together. That may have been a mistake. In the first place, she said to use an interfacing that is not my usual for the lining, because it would be thinner. Turns out, I don't like the one she suggested because it doesn't press as flat as my usual.</p><p>She also wanted the flap portion of the magnetic snap installed after the flap was finished. That proved nearly impossible. Not going to try that again. Fortunately, I have given up on the idea of making three at once, and I am just working on the one I am keeping. I will make all my mistakes here first.</p><p>Yesterday, I made the front of the bag.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbzbVyN_8-sKC-y9CWbDrnIiS6DwL1UivGRGZXNsTxNBTAJhj1DKUaovzzSS5nvzpY-0Fuyk3xDIQjpJF9g_8lfxmvryM4SSXsR_o1d3tJmTFV6aT0qRJ820S55UGxpyOjfLTPqoKSRC55F8y76qWo2YPzcg3tYD2Q3Mx9oxyjzqJL5vlgan-h476/s1141/Bag%20front-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbzbVyN_8-sKC-y9CWbDrnIiS6DwL1UivGRGZXNsTxNBTAJhj1DKUaovzzSS5nvzpY-0Fuyk3xDIQjpJF9g_8lfxmvryM4SSXsR_o1d3tJmTFV6aT0qRJ820S55UGxpyOjfLTPqoKSRC55F8y76qWo2YPzcg3tYD2Q3Mx9oxyjzqJL5vlgan-h476/s320/Bag%20front-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It went better. The magnetic snap went in first. Of course, I should have put my bag label on at the same time. After the front was finished, the bag label couldn't go on the front without either sewing the pocket to the front, or ending up under the flap when it is closed.</p><p>So, it is now on the back of the bag.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYtF_3vq4xPQ5icdxPwKCPOp9OxPnD4C6K0oDOQO0XoSCHHEELAv7OWv42Tjvd04LXGe5_B6T-sstD2OtwDCU64I4REui93msPNflUPDZy8evTnPNZ-3E2NHspft4qrfpf2_sLgSkI1dbtjdAoWBcKltOqOfH_NqcNABv-ersgXw3_gf5Wp0QFxfp/s1141/label1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYtF_3vq4xPQ5icdxPwKCPOp9OxPnD4C6K0oDOQO0XoSCHHEELAv7OWv42Tjvd04LXGe5_B6T-sstD2OtwDCU64I4REui93msPNflUPDZy8evTnPNZ-3E2NHspft4qrfpf2_sLgSkI1dbtjdAoWBcKltOqOfH_NqcNABv-ersgXw3_gf5Wp0QFxfp/s320/label1-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Today, I made the card slots and slip pockets for the lining.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjq0-4N_rir8XfNfwiLsEI9rVLN5uL82pQorsLptBMeA2YxBEBMu_HlE_tiJHPm9fDtOrv78jhXoj0AyEN1SunfkmpMJGyj3SvdlylIe73suM8hA9aAqFt2tbvf0oDMwRqTFQ2azxjjFbOlg4Cv9I8ZABenQ2-O2lR2opk_ZPEJE_YaIXglkHzpnc/s856/cardpockets2-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjq0-4N_rir8XfNfwiLsEI9rVLN5uL82pQorsLptBMeA2YxBEBMu_HlE_tiJHPm9fDtOrv78jhXoj0AyEN1SunfkmpMJGyj3SvdlylIe73suM8hA9aAqFt2tbvf0oDMwRqTFQ2azxjjFbOlg4Cv9I8ZABenQ2-O2lR2opk_ZPEJE_YaIXglkHzpnc/s320/cardpockets2-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Learning from past mistakes, I checked to make sure that the card slots were the correct size to hold cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMk7cOOTE0XQWAlZSiqtTPKj1cED_QFxTAUqW5Ampf7fMRHuwsfi1dii2ME8dWYJJVr0SSCiiQB26HnRf1rgvCJdycK2UECe2Xw5w6igkgDNZdUrl3F2Uiu8ZtgqaDpno9CxGg_ZOru-zElvHR8KOpRJskmvaEr520pWfGRFJsuTZll58Vmd1KNVW/s856/cardpockets1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMk7cOOTE0XQWAlZSiqtTPKj1cED_QFxTAUqW5Ampf7fMRHuwsfi1dii2ME8dWYJJVr0SSCiiQB26HnRf1rgvCJdycK2UECe2Xw5w6igkgDNZdUrl3F2Uiu8ZtgqaDpno9CxGg_ZOru-zElvHR8KOpRJskmvaEr520pWfGRFJsuTZll58Vmd1KNVW/s320/cardpockets1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>My first wallet ended up off centre and half the card slots were too small for cards. Now I keep a old card in my drawer to measure the slots. </p><p>Now that I am using my own experience, I top stitched the tops of all the pockets. It makes a crisper fold that makes it easier to get the cards in and out. I discovered that a blind hem foot does and excellent job of keeping the top stitching even .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwivJuVxvR27oPxMBfXHb9OrAWV5UEH2dg6wpJqKI1M9AEkZPga5085dIZez6KPvw4Hy2pkHr82QSXJBLhw4ZxQWqXQJOqfSPAnSvrgwoik6IVljR_UH1jskhf1_Yjntsh2O2H9PHYrIqXD2h89909x4BS_2HJwS9JaXOzNrk9vaBp9psM717owdG/s856/topstitch1-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwivJuVxvR27oPxMBfXHb9OrAWV5UEH2dg6wpJqKI1M9AEkZPga5085dIZez6KPvw4Hy2pkHr82QSXJBLhw4ZxQWqXQJOqfSPAnSvrgwoik6IVljR_UH1jskhf1_Yjntsh2O2H9PHYrIqXD2h89909x4BS_2HJwS9JaXOzNrk9vaBp9psM717owdG/s320/topstitch1-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The foot has a step in it, so you can run the fold along the lower edge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GwVLiUKggXlsICYhR9auGsg9eoZN9KsWzOVakz-7J6KnqhEeLctZNUy5vJu1ormEW32ywZ4NX6O0ZcZpeitLei_Tq9PzRByG_xF4UYowHrbUC3t1go3hxLofmnFm3F_uGWaqi3MRE2CC_5H_xzRowaDiak5JQjsutq4pwFaaH9TNBJ23t0S1q_Xh/s1141/topstitch2-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GwVLiUKggXlsICYhR9auGsg9eoZN9KsWzOVakz-7J6KnqhEeLctZNUy5vJu1ormEW32ywZ4NX6O0ZcZpeitLei_Tq9PzRByG_xF4UYowHrbUC3t1go3hxLofmnFm3F_uGWaqi3MRE2CC_5H_xzRowaDiak5JQjsutq4pwFaaH9TNBJ23t0S1q_Xh/s320/topstitch2-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> The next step involves cutting the lining to match the outside. That seems like a good job for the beginning of a sewing session, not the end. So it can wait until tomorrow. Hopefully it will all come together quickly.</p><p>For the flower lovers, I have a picture of our apple trees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTjKJptgA__nlOTVgdyAKpFOhI9j8eDI-g11wejGcypJDwKg_P10U23jaduGqHbhBgTc5lKQGKDmPTaUgLrt49sxQMvK4Rqns5mj3Hy1PX1wgVnJOh8puoiF5NWaC6Xs67hwjAkEtfrVQjnzDXbF-XzLgGwB_1kYt6xwBnq8YYxU4_c8yWFTYw8Hr/s1141/appletrees-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1141" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTjKJptgA__nlOTVgdyAKpFOhI9j8eDI-g11wejGcypJDwKg_P10U23jaduGqHbhBgTc5lKQGKDmPTaUgLrt49sxQMvK4Rqns5mj3Hy1PX1wgVnJOh8puoiF5NWaC6Xs67hwjAkEtfrVQjnzDXbF-XzLgGwB_1kYt6xwBnq8YYxU4_c8yWFTYw8Hr/s320/appletrees-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>They really look good this spring.</p><p>And, of course, Emme and Mudd. I think Emme is telling Mudd a secret.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLixqc-mb4iNRV5qWSW_aEg-Oj5EKRWNoPGOBp3BkzImm-MmDoL5z3-fhc8TYK0hYFURRbK5YD1k68cP0L6IfPBvAJ683Qs7_Xyqq5px-kNcYiC1JjUwESyo_6buSwr2AKgVcmOvhxZtAwudc1DR16fMZV0TXyu6vVz0Dprr7fOsVK4X1ZFaOBC1xE/s856/cuties-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLixqc-mb4iNRV5qWSW_aEg-Oj5EKRWNoPGOBp3BkzImm-MmDoL5z3-fhc8TYK0hYFURRbK5YD1k68cP0L6IfPBvAJ683Qs7_Xyqq5px-kNcYiC1JjUwESyo_6buSwr2AKgVcmOvhxZtAwudc1DR16fMZV0TXyu6vVz0Dprr7fOsVK4X1ZFaOBC1xE/s320/cuties-copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049582213773393152noreply@blogger.com6