I can still sew!

After months of not sewing at all, I put together this quilt top. In a day. Now I just have to put the borders on it and, um, quilt it. I really want to quilt it myself with my Bernina 830, it's a lap blanket so it seems like it's of a manageable size. but there are a few obstacles in my way. First, I have to practice quilting. I am not so good at it. I don't have a walking foot, so I'm going to have to get good at free-motion quilting. Second, I have to find a way to stretch the quilt so that the backing, batting and quilt top don't pucker. Third, I have to clean off my sewing table so there is room to actually quilt. I'm aiming to have this quilt done by the end of the year.

2008 / 2009

2008 finished projects:





































2009 WIPs:










2009 knitting stash:

















My goals for 2009:

• Finish all the WIPs and knit all of the yarn above


• Get (and keep!) knitting stash under 5 miles of yarn


• Finish 2 quilts


• Knit one colorwork piece


• Create one original knitting pattern


• Sew one purse


• Sew 3 shirts


• Take (and frame!) more pictures

One mitten down...

I was able to finish one thrummed mitten over Christmas break. I made the thrums for this mitten a little bigger and also added 4 stitches to the mitten (so 48 instead of 44). I really like how the mitten turned out, it fits and I think it's going to be extremely warm. I have to get more fiber before I can start on the second mitten, so I'll probably have to wait until the weekend to make more progress on the second mitten.



I have a bunch of leftover fiber from the first pair of mittens, I think I'll make a felt garland for spring.