Another completion!

I have mentioned before that one of our dear DDILs has breast cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy now, to be followed by radiation.  She has been incredible, and all of the family has been constant in our support of her in whatever way we can.  We have the pink plastic bracelets, the pink ribbon pins, pink t-shirts, etc., etc.  I thought I would like to make her an afghan that had pink in it.  I finished crocheting it last week, and she is very happy with it.

Afghan and Mariner's Compass update

It seems like I mostly spin my wheels and don't get too much done, but I did manage to get the crocheted afghan finished that I started in January, so that makes another completion for February. I did a lot of it while on the road traveling to and from California. The rest was done while watching TV. It was an easy pattern, and since I hadn't done anything that big for many years, it was a good pattern to start with.

I am absolutely no good at just sitting and watching without doing something, so now it will need to be something else.

This other picture is of my Mariner's Compass after attaching the "halo." The white center is just a reflection from the flash, I guess. I haven't appliqued on the center yet. It is the same fabric as the triangles in the halo. This has turned into pretty much a design-as-you-go project. I have also squared it up since I took the picture. I'll make another border. I'm thinking it will end up somewhere between 36 and 40 inches square. At least that is my current thought.


I also put the borders on another Project Linus quilt today. It is not as lively and pretty as I had hoped, but hopefully it will make some child happy. I'll post a picture of it another time - probably after I sandwich, quilt and bind it.

We got word that a niece is getting married near San Francisco toward the end of March, so that will mean another trip to CA. It also means I won't have as much sewing time in March, so I'll have to get my tailbone in gear before we go.

I sure enjoy looking at other folks' blogs, and feel like I still have so much to learn. The blogs are just such an inspiration.

Two completed projects

Well, I had hoped for more completions this month, but I will probably have to settle for these two.

One completion is a crocheted towel. A friend had made me one a few years ago and I liked it, so I got the pattern and made another. It works well to hang on the handle under the kitchen sink.

I also got the baby quilt done for my niece, who is scheduled for a C-Section on February 2. They are having a little boy, and the theme for his room is sporty type stuff. I found this cute flannel a while back, and I am not fond really of working with flannel, but it was too cute to pass up, so I bought it, and then found other fabrics to go with it.

One Project a Month Challenge

It has been a while since I posted, so best get busy, I think. I saw my friend at Linda Quilts Too saying she had signed up on the One Project a Month Challenge, and I decided I better not let her get one over on me, so I signed up also. I think it will be fun. January might be a little slow for me to accomplish much because we are making a trip to CA for about 10 days, but since I can't handle my hands being idle, maybe I'll get something done. I do have a baby quilt I have to finish for my niece's baby that is due to be delivered on Feb. 2, so maybe I can get that ready for quilting between our grandson's basketball games this weekend, our granddaughter's dance recital, and pro football games on TV.

I started crocheting a ripple afghan last night. I haven't done a project like that for many, many years. I am really enjoying it, and will take that with me to CA to work on while we drive.

I also have been working on my large Thimbleberries Lakeside BOM that I did in 2008. I know that I am a glutton for punishment, but I am increasing the size of it to fit our king-sized bed. That definitely will not be finished in January.


Since I don't have any quilting pics to show now, I will show you a pic of our darling grandchildren on the first day of our big snowstorm in December. They were in our bakyard, and were so excited, but the snow was so dry, that it was hard to make a snowman.