Still cross-stitching away and completed my whole darn Fruit of the Month project! All done! Finished! The end! It was highly enjoyable and gives me a lot of joy when I see it hanging in my kitchen. Since I completed that project, I immediately planned another. This adorable little sampler is Insects by Johanna Masko.
Cast on and finished a one skein project which is a darling shawl called Marin by Ysolda
After assembling my Pow Wow quilt by Cluck Cluck Sew last month, I was left with a bunch of miniature half triangle scraps. Without a plan or real idea, I started sewing the scraps together. By adding sashing between the blocks I had sewed, I was able to come up with a decent sized quilt. I called it Girl's Best Friend because of the diamond squares.
Knit and finished some plain stockinette socks in a fun colour called Swamp Fox by The Wacky Windmill
I completed a whole entire bag with interfacing, a lining, a zipper and I'm beyond pleased with it. The bag is The Art Student Tote by Anna Maria [Check out her AMAZING quilt patterns]
Acquire some very exciting new skeins of Yarn from Candy Skein
I decided to just sew a Happy Birthday banner that can be reused. We celebrate A LOT of birthdays in my house. And they seem to happen every year for some reason ;-)
Made some marmalade (!), I've never canned anything before in my life but learned everything I know from Food in Jars. I even bought Marisa McClellan's first cookbook. The recipe I used from the cookbook is Three Citrus Marmalade which uses oranges, lemons, and grapefruits. Kind of weird that I chose to make marmalade because it's not something I've ever enjoyed, but I happen to have a huge mixed box of oranges and grapefruits. I was quite shocked how amazingly delicious the marmalade turned out.
Worked on my Fruit of the Month cross-stitch project and completed July and August.
Finished cutting fabric and sewed a while pile of half-square triangles AND sewed the entire top together for my Pow Wow quilt by Cluck Cluck Sew
This month I tried wet felting with a super cute slipper pattern by Tiny Owl Knits called Hopsalot using some Wacky Windmill yarn.
Finished knitting my Van Dyke Socks by Wendy D. Johnson. Loving the purple.
Got finished with the month of June on my Fruit of the Month cross-stitch by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery.
Finished hand-quilting a little quilt in a postage stamp style with sashing. Made with a cherry themed fat quarter fabric bundle from Pink Castle Fabrics.
Started cutting fabric for a quilt for a pattern by Cluck Cluck Sew. The fabric I chose is a fabulous bundle from designer Laura Gunn and features poppies.
Stitched up Latte Love by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery.
Sewed up a little kindle case with adorable hedgehogs.
Started knitting a new pair of socks yarn is Handsome Fibres, in a colour called Last Revenge. The pattern I used is Van Dyke Socks by Wendy Knits.
I started a new cross-stitch project. This super cute pattern is Fruit of the Month by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery, originally it was a pattern that released each month but I did not discover it until it was too late, so have just been working along at my own pace.
Cast on a new project called the Honey Cowl by Madeline Tosh. The yarn is from The Wacky Windmill and the colour is called Spring Mix.
I started cutting fabric for a new quilt project, finished my first ever pair of socks by blocking them in Soak Wash.
I finally took the plunge after lusting over everyone's knit socks and taught myself using Socks from the Toe-up by Wendy Knits. I purchased fingering weight yarn from The Wacky Windmill in the colourway Creek Bank. The pattern I chose for my first sock knitting attempt is a pattern from the book called Lacy Ribs Socks.
There was a lot of progress made and a happy finish to a quilt that has been a long time in the works. This quilt was made with fabric that my mother picked up at fabric stores alone the way when out on motorcycle trips. I followed the tutorial for the pattern Modern Plus by In Color Order. Instead of my usual preference for free-motion stippling, and the squares laid out a perfect grid, I decided to quilt this using a freehand version of an orange peel and I am ecstatic with the result.
During this month, I took some time and sewed myself a little notions pouch using some stash fabric, I used the pattern Open-wide zippered Pouch by Noodlehead.
I decided to make a little lap quilt as a gift and knowing the recipient loves the soft feel of flannel, I decided to purchase a little layer cake fabric bundle. Since there was a bit of a time crunch, the layer cake was perfect to whip up some half square triangles and an entire quilt top in almost no time at all. The gift has been given and was very well received.
I finished up a colourful quilt that was also a gift and a bit of a rush order as well, so chose a relatively simple bar pattern. It was a natural fit to quilt this one by simply following the lines and it came together really quickly.
As treat, I cross-stitched my way through December with a super cute little Kawaii Winter Wonderland by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery.
