In July 2011 — two and a half years ago! — I started working on my first quilt. I saw a link somewhere to the We Can Do It! Skill Builder Sampler quiltalong being hosted by Leila of Sewn By Leila and decided mostly on impulse that I was going to learn to quilt....
New projects all over the place
I can’t seem to keep from starting new projects constantly. Once I had use of my hand again I just wanted to start all the things right now. The upshot of this is that I keep seeing awesome stitchalong projects and wanting to do them. This is not getting my quilt finished any quicker...
Finished Blackwork Sampler & A Bit of Progress on the Calendar
I finished up the blackwork sampler just now. I don’t know what I was thinking when I did the stem stitch outline — I know I had a lot more trouble working it one-handed than I did the filling stitches, but that doesn’t explain why I made all these crazy long stem stitches. But...
Wherein I Actually Do Some Spinning and Knitting
It’s been, erm, a while since I posted. I owe a few people comment replies, and I was having this weird social anxiety argh talking to people is hard moment — okay, that’s me all the time and not just a moment, but anyway. I wasn’t posting because I was having non-replying-rude-blogger guilt, and...