Back in November when I was home, my grandma got me this really pretty burnt orange yarn at a specialty craft store. I left it in Kansas since I wouldn't have time to work with it before winter break. I decided to try a new stitch called a "brioche" stitch and I love how it turned out. I had just enough to do a double-wrap cowl.
My other pride and joy this break has been my quilt. I just finished it today, and while there was no blood or sweat involved, there were definitely tears. I had many setbacks and frustrations along the way, but I'm glad to have the finished product. I picked out the fabric a long time ago and just never had the time to make it until now. Now I'm just hoping it doesn't all unravel as I use it. I strangely always fear everything I make is going to fall apart at the slightest touch.
Laying out the squares
Up-close of machine quilting
I'm very proud of the mitered corners, even if this is the only one that actually looks right
The back is this cool handwriting fabric I found at IKEA. It's very writerly, I think :)
It's kind of hard to see, but this is the back binding that I hand stitched. You're not supposed to be able to tell the difference from the front binding that is sewn.
I wish I could say I had a lot of fun making it, but I think I'll have more fun using it.
I have also been getting into metal stamping lately. I have some of the basics to start stamping jewelry, so that will be my next big project. I'd like to possibly open an Etsy shop at some point, but I don't think I can commit to that yet because I still want to keep everything I make :p
