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Scrappy Baby Quilt for T.A. 23 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm
I made this baby quilt for my niece who is due to have her second child and her first daughter this November. Her son was born two years ago. Here's the quilt I made for him. For this one I made 6....
H's Baby Quilt 16 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm
I want to make it clear right up front -- I did not make this quilt. I only had the privilege of sewing on a sleeve so it can be hung up. This lovely quilt was made by Connie Coenen in 1989 for H wh...
Forget-Me-Knot in Vase 9 Aug 2013 | 06:18 pm
I made my friend @organicgreendoc a small "bonus" quilt for his auction. It is machine appliqued and quilted. The glass beads are sewn on by hand. It is 10.5 in X 12.4 in. I used the applique f...
Memory Lane Quilt Finished! 2 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm
The "Memory Lane" quilt is finished! As you may recall I made it at the request of my friend & medical school classmate @organicgreendoc asked me to make a quilt for a silent auction. He has early ...
Asymmetric Tee in Black 26 Jul 2013 | 04:20 pm
This tunic took me a month to knit. It is knitted using the pattern Sugar Maple by Carina Spencer. The pattern is actually an easy one to follow. The yarn is Lana Gatto Silk Mohair which is a very...
Robotic Baby Steps 19 Jul 2013 | 04:27 pm
This quilt is based on the steps block pattern used in this earlier quilt. It is machine pieced and quilted. It uses the step pattern from block lotto blog. It measures 38 in X 44 inches. These...
Memory Lane Quilt–WIP 12 Jul 2013 | 04:29 pm
A couple of weeks ago my friend and medical school classmate @organicgreendoc asked me to make a quilt for a silent auction. He has early Alzheimer’s and blogs about it here. The request included t....
Pale Pink Claire Stole 5 Jul 2013 | 06:34 pm
This stole took me months to knit. To be fair, it was often put aside to do other projects (this baby sweater, sew binding on quilts, etc). I used the pattern Claire by Lynn Anne Banks. It took 3 s...
Finished -- Crazy Baby Quilt 28 Jun 2013 | 05:26 pm
Actually finished this quilt a couple of weeks ago. In fact, @purplesque has already received it. It is machine pieced and quilted. She has promised to write a story or stories using the details i...
Dress and Surgeon’s Caps 21 Jun 2013 | 04:25 pm
This child’s dress made using patriotic fabric given to me by a friend was made for a niece who recently turned 3 yrs old. These surgeon’s caps were recently made on a very rainy Saturday. Not sure ...
