I really like it. I finished the quilting a week ago. Megan sewed the binding in record itme. A larger picture can be viewed in my quilting gallery. The baby is born. Now its time to give the quilt away. Sometime this week we’ll visit the new mom.

Oh about a year ago, I decided to make a poncho when I found this pattern. It looked easy enough. I quickly dived in. (Now would be a good time to mention that this was my first knitting project beyond dish clothes.) When I finished it, I set it aside. I needed a finishing plan. Fringe really isn’t my style. Several months pass. I started a couple of new knitting projects. I finished them. A [...]

Tonight I completed a simple project, an ironing board cover. A new ironing board cover was long over due. I read an article somewhere that mentioned using canvas to make an ironing board cover. Then I remembered this twill that I saw on sale for $4/yard. I bought 2 yards. I have enough to make two covers. If I still like the fabric when I need a new cover, it will be easy to make [...]

Today I found the perfect thread to quilt the pineapple bottoms. I went to JoAnns looking for yellow thread. I want to buy the Star line. They were out of yellow. So I started to look around for an alternative. I wasn’t in the mood to visit several stores in my seach for yellow thread. The varigated thread is perfect. I don’t have to choose between orange or yellow. I get both. I’ve never used [...]

I’ve been quilting two more quilts. First I started on Autumn Stars. I quilted in the ditch around the squares. Then I stopped to work on Pineapple Tidbits. PT is a gift for a friend. I made half the blocks for this quilt. Megan, a quilting friend, made the other half. Then she assembled the top. I’m quilting it I started by quilting in the ditch around the blocks. This makes the rest of the [...]