Six Months of Color Adventure~

This is 

six months 

into our Color Adventure.

Can't wait to add more blocks and colors!

And then ..

a.. 

layout.....

Our June Colors~

In June we were both inspired by flowers!

Tammy, by her beautiful over-flowing roses..

Her block is Georgetown Circles

with

Bright Pink, Clover, and Chartreuse

And my inspiration were the late tulips

blooming in Idaho.

I decided to make the June block,

Teach,

since Tammy and I both do that!

My colors were:

Tangerine, Leprechaun,

and

Lipstick 

 Flowers among the leaves.....

May's Little Adventure~

We remained on schedule in May as well.

I was in a water mode and wanted to do a block in all water colors,

but it was too blah, so 

I tried to spice it up with a splash of spring color, pink!

For the block I use components from two of my favorite

Sugar Blocks

with

Water

Breakers

Bright Pink

(That is ice breaking up in the background)

Tammy chose to make a

Morning Star

using 

Medium Pink

Crocus

Wasabi

Five months down, seven to go.....

Color Adventure - Our April Blocks Together~

I am a little behind on posting,

but here are our April blocks together.

Tammy created a block to represent 

a cross for Easter 

using royal, mulberry and citrus.  

Her block is called Blackford's Beauty.

Her husband thought it looked like a 

stained-glass window.

Mine is from the Sugar Snow quilt.

Again, we have similarities!

I am still loving this adventure.....

July's LYOF Goal~

Last winter I made a test basket out of scraps.

I took parts I liked from one basket, ideas from another

and came up with one the size/shape

I was looking for.

The intent was to make more once I had the dimensions,

but you know how that goes...

In July my goal is to get one done for a biking family we know

with a new little one

on the way.....

I will be linking up with 

the ever wonderful

 

A June Finish~

You have probably seen many version of this bag 

lately.

It seems to be popping up all over.

At the beginning of  June I chose this bag as my goal 

and have come up with this version..

I finally decided to make my first one using only things I had on hand.

Two winters ago I was wandering in Walmart and spotted

 Fat Quarter bundles on sale for $7.

These fabrics were bright and cheerful on that winter day,

and the fabric was a good quality,

so I bought both bundles and saved them for "Someday".

I added a few other fabrics and began using them in a 

Row Along last summer.

But I wasn't loving it.

Rather than invest anymore time in blocks I didn't love,

I set them aside.

Some of those are now Sewn Together in a bag!

None of my zippers are the same size..

but I wanted these colors and 

had to use my things from home.

Because the top zipper was shorter than the pattern suggested, 

I added 4" to each handles.

Inside was full of happy colors!

I like how everything can be zipped in for travel.

I can't wait to use this bag to take advantage of its organizational pockets!

The handles may be a bit too large, 

but they will be easy to snag on the go.

When I make my next one I will hand sew the bindings.  

I am never happy when I sew them by machine. 

Other than that, I am pleased with the outcome.

It was a well-written pattern

and a great idea.....

Check out all of other finishes here~

A New Kind of Stitiching~

Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill.

For a really long time?

Knitting socks has been on my learn to do list for years!

And years!

I have knit three things before-

a bag and dishcloth-- following directions,

and an Icelandic sweater with a teacher helping me.

But, I love the knit socks I have seen and wanted to try some.

On my trip I went into a yarn shop who had a sign about a 

free class..

two days before I arrived :-(

As I was bemoaning my timing, the sales person said, 

"Oh Jen will be in tomorrow, she can 

teach you then."

So I picked out some yarn and needles.

And they wound it into lovely, calorie-free cakes.

The next day I came back and Jen started me off.

I tried to keep the stitches looser than my usually snug fit.

After a morning of stitching, I had it completed to the toe.

She was a very patient teacher!

I returned after my delightful lunchtime flight,

and Jen showed me how to do the toe.

By that night I had the first one finished.

So exciting!

The second one I did entirely on my own.

Yes, they are a little loose, 

a little loopy,

and way to big for the little person I intended them for.

They were so small that it was a fairly quick travel project.

But, I will admit that I was awfully happy with the

pair when I finished 

while waiting at the connecting airport!

Luckily I had yarn with me to practice on another pair--

one size smaller.....

Plymouth Select DK Merino Superwash 50 Grams/130 YDS

Size 2 DPN