I’ve had the Central Park Hoodie pattern — and the yarn I’d planned to make it with — for something like eight years. I absolutely adore this sweater. But I felt seriously lacking in the confidence to actually make the sweater. I wasn’t sure about size, and then my gauge swatch was wonky, and...
Just recently I signed up for another Craftsy class, Beyond Basic Machine Quilting. I really liked the teaching style in the other Ann Petersen class I took, and after I read Sandy’s review of the class I made my mind up to give it a try. It’s going pretty well. I’m in the midst...
So… two and a half weeks and what do I have to show for myself? Nothing entirely finished, but lots of plans and mostly-finished things. I've nearly finished the blackwork project. I decided that three repeats looked good, so once I finish outlining and pull out the basting lines it'll be done. I want...
I thought I should maybe get some practice doing free motion quilting before I quilt the sampler, just so the worst of the beginner-y stuff wouldn’t end up on the quilt. I had practiced a little before on scraps, and it went pretty badly. I decided that trying on a Real Project instead might...
