Blocks & Socks

I hope that you enjoyed our Royal Wedding which was on Friday us Brits do Pomp & Ceremony well I wish the couple a very Happy Life Together.
Well I am still working on the quilt which is for a wedding gift should be finished later this week.
I have done some blocks it for a swap on my Online Quilting Group the block is called Next Door Neighbour  & this is what is going to the 2 names drawn this month.

I also done a pair of socks in Bamboo it Happy Yarn which is 75% bamboo 25% nylon (polyamide) the colour is Jupiter (2513)

I haven't had any further sock orders so not knitting any at present, which is okay with the quilt I need to finish
Also on my group we are doing a KYO-BOM which is Keep your own Block of the Month in this those who signed up for it pick a block for one of the months so May's one is
called   Lover's Knot  This one I rather like & if you look on page 2 & at what some have done there is a lovely quilt done using Black White & Floral it the one done by Julia I may do this for my DD wedding quilt but using red not a 100% as I am also liking one or 2 other ones so not made up my mind yet
On the KYO-BoM I have to choose June's one have a few ideas but not decided yet, I am hoping to make decisions on blocks & quilt once the quilt is done & may be even after the 2 weddings this month the 1st will be for the one I done the quilt for which I will show later in the week, then a week after that wedding we have another one to attend so a busy month for weddings
I just ordered a new dress hoping it arrives in time & that it will suit me I will look for something else for DD wedding in October
 

Angel Of May

Today is May Day wishing you all a wonderful month full of love laughter & happiness with all the joys of Spring

Angel Of May

 

~The angel of all motherhood
She kisses child each night
Wraps a child in special wings
Holds all children tight

She is a perfect answer to
A Mother's special prayer
Forever she is constantly
Hovering somewhere

A treasured gift this angel is
She'll always do her part
Protect each gift that you receive
That lives inside your heart

A gift from God He sent her here
To hold your child so close
The precious gift a child to love
A most angelic host

So say a prayer to her each night
Forever she'll be near
A Guardian to every child
Each one her heart will wear~

Videos

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter, this post will be about links for you to check out
First is from  
Missouri Star Quilt Co 
they are great for their videos one is  
Summer in the Park  
which is really nice, the other one is a 
Log Cabin    
if you click on the names you can go to YouTube or you can click on the company name & go from there they do use YouTube but not had any problems with this links 

The next bit was me looking at ways around doing the quilting when you are doing large quilts I am really struggling & that only doing stitch in the ditch part of it is the space on the throat of the machine standard machines don't really give you much room well I found something that I thought may be of use a frame system I will give you the link if you go down the page & click on the video & watch it you see what it like it from the 

Flynn Quilt Frame Company

Well I have been asking & the feedback I am is that it not worth it, due to space that is needed when doing larger quilts plus trying to move it people who either seen it or know people who have it have said that it not as easy as he makes it look 
So I am still looking at ways around doing quilting I would like to get a machine that has a much deeper throat but they aren't cheap & can't afford it now so still thinking lol
Some have said about Quilt As You Go still can't really get my head around that one as not sure if you just do the top & the wadding/batting then when all done put backing on if so how do you secure it from being loose in the middle of the quilt, if you do all three how do you do it so no seams are showing have to look in to that one more.
Got no photos this time as the Pinwheel Quilt is not finished yet so until next time take care

Happy Easter

A Very Happy Easter to you all, check out these couple of YouTube videos the first is a beautiful song On My Father's Side the 2nd one is The Power of Words will make you think.
I been working on the pinwheel quilt & have managed to get most of it done even the quilting even if it is only stitch in the ditch
I think I could do with having a nice win fall so I could get a new sewing mahcine which has a deep throat as I am finding that trying to do quilting on a standard machine is hard still I haven't so have to manage with what I have lol
I also done a pair of socks which I used my usual ONline yarn this one is Fancy Colour Range one I haven't used before it colour 1348 

Fancy Colour Range

 

Fancy Colour Range 1348

Pinwheel Blocks & Table Runner Challenge & a Link to a Give-away

I have done 36 blocks of Pinwheels using 1930s fabric & WoW this is going for a quilt I am doing the method I used was one that been shown on   Missouri Star Quilt Co   click on it to take you to the YouTube video I really like this method I may change some of the blocks around from this photo

 There is a new needlecraft group open up in the village where I live I went to the meeting last night a very friendly bunch of ladies, there is a couple of them who done quilting, some knit or crochet & some do embroidery or cross stitch it a wide selection of crafts & they will be meeting twice a month 
On my Online Quilting Group  Q4A  I have set them a Table Runner Challenge it is to do a runner which the patter calls Fresh Pears if you  click here   it will take you to a page where if you scroll down you see it.
They can change the fruit, size of it but they must use the rail fence part of the pattern below is what i designed on EQ not what i done lol the 2 are one for summer & other for autumn

Summer

Autumn

May be you like to take up the challenge my group has until end of July to get their ones done if you do the runner please do let me know so I can share it on here.

There is also give-away on at Raggedy Station

Now last but not least my friend Sissy has enter the world of blogging so I hope that you will all take a look at her blog & give her the support that I know you all can the blog is called  Sewing From the Heart  what a lovely name I am sure she will have loads of followers soon with your help of getting the word out 

An Angel for April

Today is April Fool's Day but no jokes here, I want to give you all an Angel for April.

Angel Of April

~Precious beauty April brings
With gentle touch of hand
The beauty of the earth we see
In heaven's guarded land

Where she tends the flowers
With gentlest of care
This angel of the April rains
Brings flowers always near

Smell the fragrance in the air
Let her touch your heart
Once she gives you precious gift
Her beauty never parts

Rays of light are breaking through
To show the gifts so rare
Where velvet is the precious gift
The flowers crown her hair

She waits to send these treasures
From earth they soon will spring
A flower of the treasures
That the April angel brings

With so much love and gentleness
Her hands will give repair
To soothe your soul in rapture sent
Her love is everywhere~

Pinwheel Method & Socks

I have cut all the fabric for the 1930s pinwheel quilt i am doing which is for DH's Cousin Wedding in May I am going to use the Missouri Star pinwheel method click  Here   to see video only difference is that i am using layer cake size (10 inch squares)

I haven't managed to do any actual sewing as i have had a bout of Vertigo so no sewing for me, also i have packed up my machine so it can go for a service also to get the dog feed sorted as i can drop them using the slide lever but it won't come back up after using it

I been watching some of the DVDs i got which are the Quilt in a Day ones, well i need to think about what i will do my DD quilt in as she gets married in October so need to decide on that & the fabrics but not too worried yet as as need the cousin's one done & out the way

I just finished an 2 sock order which has been done in ONline Yarn their Forest Colour Range which is 75%  Virgin Super Wash Wool & 25% Polyamide the colour is 1296 & 1297
I will show you the colours in the range & then you can see the socks themselves

Forest Colour 1296

Forest Colour 1297

The socks will be on their way to the USA soon

Socks & Quilting

Here is socks I finished 2 pairs of socks which was for an order
I used ONline Yarn the 1st pair which is the blue ones I used Spot-Colour Range & these are for a ladies US 5/ UK 2.5 
The 2nd pair which is the grey/black ones I used Canadian-Colour Range & these are for a Man US 10/ UK 9.5
I have spent the last of my Christmas money I had & have ordered some Quilt in a Day DVDs these are to go along with the books I already have they are Egg Money Quilts, Quilts Through the Seasons, & Underground Railroad Sampler, I also got the book Flying Geese to go with a DVD I already had so getting a nice collection of Books & DVDs to learn & work by

Spot-Colour 1230

Canadian-Colour 1290

Happy St David's Day & an Angel for March

St David's Day this is the Patron Saint of Wales so if you have any connections to the Welsh wishing you a Happy St David's Day
Also here is your angel for March wishing you a good month they say if it comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb so we have to see what it will be like

Angel Of March

~In testament to richness
With elegance sublime
This angel of the month of March
Her heart be so inclined

To share her wealth with those of you
Who need a special hand
She casts her coins upon the land
This gift will always land

Within your heart you capture gold
The kind you always seek
These are the coins she spreads about
To make you rich with peace

To find a coin that falls from sky
To see it glisten bright
Just pick it up to make you rich
All bounty in your sight

For gold it cannot measure
All the beauty that she gives
It is her special way to say
In wealth you always live

Treasure things that fall from sky
Riches never part
The beauty of the gold she sends
Will gather in your heart.~

Table Runner

I not been on the computer much or doing any sewing of late but managed to finish a table runner the photo is not so great but still that me.
I been doing a lot of knitting lately as i have had some sock orders to do so been busy with them 
I have also got some nice yarns in for sock knitting
So here are some photos for you to see hope you like them

Spring Tulip Table Runner

Canadian-Colour 1285

Canadian-Colour 1288

 

 

 

Emotion-Colour 1274

 

Angel Of February

Here is a Angel for February
 Angels Are Always With Us  

Angel Of February 

~February's angel~
Filled with so much love
Bearing all the fruit of life
God's greatest gift above

She offers with extended hand
The joy of love in peace
Only when you seek her out
Her loyalty will reach

To show you how to care for all
To love from deep inside
Knowing all that she can give
She is your perfect guide

Teaches how to truly love
From deep within your soul
To know this beauty of her gift
A heart can always hold

To capture hearts with so much love
To hold them all steadfast
Forever to be grateful for
This love that always lasts

Learn from her this way of life
Your destiny be told
The love that she does give to you
Will capture hearts with gold.~

Socks using Sport- & Strumpfgarn Yarn

I have finished a pair of socks these are using a different make of yarn from what I usually use which is Online Yarn 
The socks below are done in a 4 ply yarn  which is Sport- & Strumpfgarn Yarn it is 60% Superwash Virgin Wool, 25% Acrylic & 15% Polyamid this yarn while is self-patterning in that there is some patterning it more like random spots you don't have to match as there is no matching to it.
I been thinking of getting some sock blockers & if anyone has an opinion on them good or bad would appreciate hearing about them, there is a site here in the UK that is doing some   click here   for the link to see them & say what you think of them.

 

Previous Quilting Patterns Post

If anyone would can't open the patterns in my previous post & would like a copy just e-mail   me with their e-mail addy & I will send it you must be able to open a pdf file as much as I try to do it so you have access to it I am not sure you can all open both so just e-mail me

Quilt Patterns

This past week I been trying to figure out several things first is my computer well it that I upgraded to Windows 7 last June when I had to get another computer & while my printer works when I scan it does images but where before I could save documents in to PDF or Word I can only do images so still trying to sort that out as it not so easy as trying to update drives.
Then I have had a go at attempting to draw a applique block on EQ7 & also learn how to write a pattern to a PDF 
Well with help from a friend she said you need to get a program for writing it to PDF so I downloaded PDF4Free & that works.

So I thought I would share the two patterns I done, the first is Ice cone I know I forgot to put in size which is 14 x 36.5 inches, the second is Broken Dishes both are table runners, below is the image then followed by the pdf file

Ice Cone

Broken Dishes

 Here are the two Patterns   
Ice Cone

Broken Dishes  

both are Table Runners & these are my attempts of writing a pattern I hope that you will look at them & give me your comments both Good & Bad

Emotion lll Socks

It been a little while since posting I guess it a case of trying to get motivated after Christmas they say January & February are months that you tend not to do things so much.
I done a pair of socks using the Online Emotion lll Range this is the latest range I have which I think  is their latest as well in this range.
The yarn is 50% Merino Wool, 25% Bamboo & 25% Polyamid it a lovely soft yarn which does knit up well.
If I am to be totally honest & give the fore & against on this yarn my only moan is that it don't follow a set colour pattern so trying to match both socks up perfectly you can't but you can see that the same colours ect are used & I do like them.
I use Online range a lot they have several different lines which of course Emotion which they have now at least 3 different lines under Emotion which are Emotion, Emotion ll & lll they also do Irish Colour, Canadian Colour, Wellness & Spot colour some knit up more like a fair-isle which I really like but the Emotion range is the softest range so do really like this range.
I hope to if possible get some orders for socks or at least sell some but since my last orders before Christmas I haven't been lucky enough to get any.
On the sewing front I am working on the table runner which I hope to finish & show you it soon so do check back

Emotion lll Socks

 

Darrell Waltrip Cloth

I have finally started something okay it only a cotton cloth which I have done but it a start the cloth is   Darrell Waltrip Cloth   I am not sure if mine is quite right compared to ones shown on here would appreciate your opinions.
I done it as I believe it should be done but not fully sure

I have enjoyed doing it which I did last night while watching TV & at least I started something as I haven't touched any crafts for a while.
I am wanting to start on some quilting or at least start cutting for a Table Runner but I have had a bit of a problem with my neck I think it the way I had slept so for the last few days have been taking it easy & each day it has inproved to the point it more of an ache today than pain.
I enjoy my knitting in the evenings while watching TV even if I manage to work on some quilting during the day.
Part of the reason no quilting also apart from just not got around to it, the last few weeks had a radiator not working in the bedroom I do my sewing so it been very cold in there it now fixed so that I can now at least go there & sew or cut without freezing lol
I hope to do some projects over the coming months both quilting & knitting, I do want to do myself some more socks as I don't have a great deal of socks that I have knitted unlike my DH as I do seem to knit for him or knit for gifts & I seem to be last I bet you all are like that everyone comes first before you.

That Patchwork Place Quilt Calendar 2011

Happy New Year to All, I hope that the year is beginning well for you all.
For me well I received a calendar from Sue at Quilt Times   as I was lucky enough to win her give-way for this Calendar.
I love the way that the Calendar has a booklet in which gives you all the instructions & patterns for each of the projects for each month & you can pull it out from the calendar so you can keep it long after you finish using it
Below is the front of the calendar but if you click on this  here  you can see more images & details of the calendar from amazon.
Thank you Sue for the calendar it great.

I haven't as yet started any projects I woke yesterday to my neck hurting when I move my head left or right or even up or down so am having to take it ease for a bit I had this before I think I seem to do it when I am a sleep in that I twist it & it takes a bit of time to ease off I also have to be careful as it can kick off my vertigo so don't want that back
I will be starting a Table Runner once I sorted out the fabrics I will be doing it with some online friends from Quilt with Us the Newbie Group  I suggested that we do the pattern which is  Spring Tulips  as they want to do some applique so this is a good start as it not too much & it will be interesting to see how we all do it with our different fabrics also some may change it a bit.