Not posted for a while

I haven't posted for quite a while, so will give you updates on what has been happening with me & my husband

I have been knitting a few pairs of socks, but most of the time i been reading as Greg (DH) got me a kindle for my birthday

I am not sure if i have mention having some memory problems which has been ongoing for a while well earlier in the year they decided that i should have a MRI just to see if anything is causing it.

Big surprise i have a Meningioma (Brain Tumour) which is benign so after another MRI I went to see a specialist in Oxford 

He said i could have had it for years so he will see me in 6 months for another MRI to see if any chances if not they won't do anything just monitor me so it fairly good news

Greg has had shoulder surgery he had work done on the bone plus repair to a ruptured muscle & work on tendons he had it done early August & still in a lot of pain plus he had pain elsewhere so he struggling more these days

I been working on a quilt this was from a few years ago i did so many blocks doing 2 of each which i sent the 2nd set to a friend in the USA she did the same so the blocks are done by both of us i have now made them in to a quilt with photos below

I am hoping to work of some projects now the big  quilt is out the way

 

Sweater

I haven't posted in a while I have done a sweater in Aran Yarn it a tweed effect i done it in Stocking Stitch it a green flex 

I need to do some more socks as this sweater plus other knitting that i will be doing is for a holiday we booked it a coach one Monday to Friday & it in the Highlands of Scotland we going in December that why i am knitting we may need warm items lol

The holiday is what is called Turkey & Tinsel so it means that they do the evening meal on one day as a Christmas Dinner then night before we go it be like new year's eve as it just before Christmas it will have the a good feel i should think

Baby's Quilts

My Cousin's daughter just had a Baby Girl, & I have done her a quilt plus a playmat one I had to wait to do the labels, plus the playmat while doing it my machine went wrong so had to take it to the sewing doctor 

The man at Silver was great he had it done on a very quick turn around, so could go & get it

As DH has had a operation on his thumb i been very busy he got a call on Wednesday to say he could go in at 12.30 that day which he did 6 hours later still not been done as they couldn't find his notes

So Thursday they sorted it out called him & they had a space with a different surgeon the next day so he went & had it done on Friday he okay of course in a bit of pain & no heavy lifting not that he can anyway so that 1 surgery down & possible future surgery we know more when he goes about his shoulder next month

I will be seeing the memory nurse earlier than originally said from her last visit in March so instead of 6 months from then she coming back next month after my Doctor wrote to her so will see what they say 

I not done much crafts in the last few months i had to push myself to do the baby quilts anyway here is the quilts & the labels i did using the method i saw on YouTube  which i tried

 

This, That & Some Others

 I haven't posted for a while so what have I been doing well as the title says This, That & some others so here goes

Just finished a Aran Sweater for DH, when I did this didn't think it was going to fit I think that while it came to size his shoulders would be the next size anyway I washed it & it has dropped slightly plus just eased as he said it was a bit tight going over his head but after the wash it don't I would do the next size when I do another one for him but in no rush lol

Chocolate Aran Sweater

I also been playing around doing what is called Fabric Boxes I am not sure if that the correct description but that the title in my friend's book these you can put cotton wool or some other bits even your sewing bits in, i also had a go at doing a tissue holder just the sort you can put in to your bag

Fabric Boxes & Tissue Holder

Inside fabric box

Inside fabric Box

Tissue Holder

I also knitted 2 cloths which are quilt inspired for a swap then i done 2 pot holders to go with them they are friendship Star & Nine Patch 

Nine Patch Pot Holder

Nine patch Cloth

 

 

 

Friendship Star Pot Holder

Friendship Star Cloth

Here is also some other pot holders i have sent in swaps

 
I have also been getting some templates I got Log cabin Trim Tool got 2 one is for a 
8 inch block & the other is for a   6 & 12 inch   block the 8 inch video is not on there now

I also got    Kaye Wood's Hexagon templates    She shows in the video how to do a nice pot holder/Kitchen Quilt

I also got Square up rulers which has the middle cut out for fussy cut they are the June Taylor's Get Squared    I got the 6.5, 8.5 & 12.5 inch ones which give 3.5, 4.5 & 6.5 inch fussy cut I also got   Clearly Perfect Angles   I haven't tried it yet 

I also got a book   Love to Sew: Mug Rugs   i also have on order Quilted Flowers it not been released yet

What I been Up to

First let me wish you All a Very Happy New Year hoping that you will have a wonderful 2013

Well here some of the things I have done I did a Sweater for 2nd granddaughter i had done her sister a Aran sweater which is in September blog.

The sweater used Aran yarn but a plain one

I  did myself a pair of long pair of socks I used a 6 ply yarn

I also done a quilt which I actually finished on New Year's Day as I had to do the binding which I attached by machine on front then flipped & hand sewn on the back

I used the Binding Tool for the first time as it says about leaving a gap of 12 inches so on small projects not worked out if i can cut down the size you can see the video of this   here   It shows you how it works

Well here is the quilt the 1st photo is the quilt on the bed I couldn't get further back to take a better photo, 2nd photo shows the top border with the last one being 10 inches
3rd photo is of the blocks showing the floral fabric of Hydrangeas & it diamond in a square, the last photo is the label I put on the back