SAFF 2011 Haul

SAFF 2011 Haul, a photo by basketcasejoy on Flickr.

The Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair was held October 21 - 23, 2011 at the Western NC Agricultural Center in Fanning, NC. That's right outside of Asheville, in case you didn't know.

I went with the Mebane Knit Guild and had a great time. I meant to blog about it sooner, but never seemed to get around to it. Sorry!

Here's what happened... I went a little crazy in the vendor booths! This is the picture proof.

Until next time...
Enjoy the yarn-y goodness.

Flames in Action

Flames in Action, a photo by basketcasejoy on Flickr.

I shared this portion of a quilt on Ravelry earlier today. Someone had suggested that one of the quilters might want to use a fire themed quilting design on her hot-colored Blooming 9-Patch quilt. I had used such a design and decided to share.

The quilt is named The Happy Accident because my friend and I did some bad math when figuring out how many blocks to make for quilts for my two sons. There were enough leftover blocks to combine with "plain" squares for another quilt.

The resulting quilt was a lap quilt for my husband. I used "fire quilting" by Vikki Pignatelli for my DH's quilt because flames (for fast cars) were a recurring theme in the fabrics that were chosen.

Here's the entry in my quilt book:



I made the quilt a number years ago. It hung in the 2006 NC State Fair and brought home an Honorable Mention ribbon.

Perhaps, I'll have something new to share sometime soon. Until then...

Happy Quilting!

Quilting on 11/11/11

It's been quite a while since my last post.  I didn't realize just how long it's been!

Oh, well, I'm back now.  I was busy quilting on 11/11/11 (and the days before and since.)  I've used early morning hours and spare chunks of time in the evenings to put in some work on my Leader/Ender project, the 100-Patch quilt.  I've also made some serious headway on my Crumb quilt.  I'm really hoping to finish it by the end of the year.

Here's a progress picture:



There's only ONE seam remaining before it becomes a quilt top!!!

Hopefully, I'll have photos to share soon.

Happy Quilting!

MR4 Winter Goodies

MR4 Winter Goodies, a photo by basketcasejoy on Flickr.

I was SO excited to get my MR4 Fall swap that I didn't realize that my MR4 Winter swap had arrived on the SAME day! Can you imagine my surprise???

I felt like I had won the lottery!!!

Just LOOK at all of the cool stuff Fidissimus included in my package. The BEST part was that she used the SAME mailing envelope that I had mailed to her! I love the fact that she reused it.

So. Did you SEE all of the cool stuff that was included in the package with my adorable snowman mug rug? Fabric, yarn, a selection of tea, a Knit Happens bumper sticker, AND the MOST AMAZING tape measure ever!!!

Thank you again, Fidissimus. I think I'll go have another cup of tea (just so I can put my mug rug to work.)

I heard that it snowed today in a number of states. I think that we should celebrate... that we DID NOT get any here!!!

MR4 Fall (Reverse)

MR4 Fall (Reverse), a photo by basketcasejoy on Flickr.

Surprise!!!

Here's the flip side.

Cool, huh???

:o)

MR4 Fall Goodies

MR4 Fall Goodies, a photo by basketcasejoy on Flickr.

My Fall MR4 arrived last week, but there was no time to post about it. :o(

Look at the cool mug rug that Nyesara sent from Australia. It's reversible!

She also included a beautiful fat quarter, a zentangle coaster, and 2 adorable patterns from an Australian designer.

Thank you, SO much!

Progress Goes to the Dog(s)

Progress Goes to the Dog(s), a photo by basketcasejoy on Flickr.

I thought about working on "Blackie" this week, but chose another project instead. However, you might notice from the photo that I have made significant progress since the last posting. There's still a LONG way to go!

The "wall" fabric has been chosen and a bit of fill in needs to be done. Then all that remains is the stitching. I'm hopeful that it will turn out well.