I've participated in 2 swaps since I joined the Denver Quilt Guild in February. The first thing we did was a bag swap. After looking through a lot of cool bags (many I still want to make sometime!), I ended up making the Peekaboo Chevron Tote. I even made fabric covered buttons...which was so much… Continue reading Denver Quilt Guild…Swaps
Category: Friends
Bertie’s Blankets
Wow! I didn't mean to be absent for so long from the blog! And, since I haven't posted in so long, I still haven't shared my friend Sam's donation project: Bertie's Blankets. Sam decided to make some blankets to donate to Trinity Hospice in honor of her Dad and the care he received there. Initially,… Continue reading Bertie’s Blankets
Quilting!
I've been doing a little sewing this past month and have some fun things to share! Sorry for the long post, but I hope you enjoy the pictures :) Last month I joined Sam and Stacey for a meeting with the Denver Quilt Guild. It was perfect timing because they were just starting a quilting… Continue reading Quilting!
Camp WannaKnitKnit
As I briefly mentioned before, I spent last weekend with my friends at our annual knitting retreat, Camp WannaKnitKnit. We stayed in a lovely house in the mountains and enjoyed yummy food, good company and knitting, of course! Prior to the weekend, a few of us got together to sew these fun knitting project bags… Continue reading Camp WannaKnitKnit
Old Shale Scarf
A couple of months ago a friend had an open house to showcase hand-dyed yarns and patterns from Myra Garcia of Fancy Image Yarns. Myra had some lovely yarns, and I picked up 1 skein of a really pretty fingering weight yarn, 50% merino wool/50% tencel. I decided to knit the Old Shale Scarf pattern by… Continue reading Old Shale Scarf