Last Finishes of 2020

Today I had just enough time to finish two projects.

New grandson needed a Christmas stocking. 

His name is longer than the other grandkid's, so his stocking looks different.

Big sister Ava's stocking is red with a white cuff and green toe.

Kenton's has green trees on white background with red letters.

Each letter is from a different red Christmas fabric.

The toe is a purple ornament fabric.

Here is the little one asleep in his stroller.

We had our second visit with him last Sunday.

The other finish is a crocheted shrug.

I like the way it looks but it is a little small for me.

Maybe I will gift it to someone who doesn't crochet.

That's it for 2020. 

Happy New Year!

 

Rounding up 2020 finishes

Looking back through my photos from 2020 I found lots of sewing, crocheting, knitting, crafting, and quilting finished this year. Most of my quilting finishes were mini-quilts.

Mini finished in January from a pattern and gift of mini charm pack from Dorinda.

Finished Victoria Findley Wolf quilt top. Still waiting for quilting.

Finished lap quilt from Elvira quarantine quilt along.

Finished baby minky quilt for new grandson.

Mini quilt from quilt kit. Number 1 of 2 made from the kit.

Advent Calendar/quilt

Embroidery quilt wall hanging.

Mini #2 from kit fabric.

Falling Leaves mini from gifted kit.

Part 1 on Small World quilt

Holiday Trees table topper quilt from kit

Small World still in progress.

My plan is to get back to my Small World quilt, finish the VFW quilt and the Scrap Dance Minuet quilt.

I couldn't find a photo of Scrap Dance but it is waiting with a backing but no batting.

This year I also made dresses for Ava, stuffed toys, crocheted and knitted hats, three tops for me, and lots of masks for family.

Looking forward to more finishes in 2021.

 

Holiday Trees table runner finished

The Holiday Trees table runner kit was part of my birthday present from my son & his family.

The first part was easy - appliqué trees. But the finishing part was three sizes of yo-yos.

I had never done them before. Good to learn new things, right?

Above the trees and yoyo circles.

Below the instruction booklet that came with the kit.

Fifteen gold and twenty-eight red yo-yos later

I hand stitched them in place and the top was done.

I sewed the binding on the back by machine.

My new procedure is to iron the binding so it is ready for the final finish.

I added a little corner triangle for a label.

Then sewed the binding on the front by hand.

It just fits our cedar chest coffee table.

Snowman decoration works with the colors in the runner.

Another view of the runner on the chest.

The chest was made for my mother when she was a child.

She was the only child in her family to have a cedar chest.

I hand embroidered the gold on the trees.

Machine quilted around one side of each tree.

Back side of quilting.

Finished label. Completed on Boxing Day. 

Can we count that as a Christmas finish?

We are about to get on the road to Memphis for a late Christmas lunch with

our son and his family. Only the second time to see little grandson in person.

He is 3 months old. So thankful for FaceTime with family.

Hope you had a safe and happy holiday.

 

Barbie dresses and Christmas trees

This week Barbie and Midge were surprised with new ribbon dresses.

I saw the idea on a doll sewing blog and used the ribbon I had on hand.

These will to go Ava for her Barbie dolls.

I used my 60 year old dolls as models for the pics above and below.

A few weeks ago I got another Annies kit as part of the present that my son gave me for my birthday.

The easy part is done. Christmas trees cut out, fused, and stitched with a machine blanket stitch.

The instruction booklet includes the patterns for everything.

The kit includes all the fabric. I only have to add batting and thread.

Now I get to learn a new sewing skill. All the circles are sewn into yo-yos and stitched on the trees.

I have finished one. Only 42 more to go.

The last step will be quilting. I'm thinking of hand quilting the gold thread decoration on the trees.

Here's to learning new things!

Look for a finish next week end.

 

Sewing, Crocheting, Documenting

Sewing happened this week.

I made this snuggly cape for Ava.

Back view above.

Front view below.

The back dips down a little.

The fabric is a super soft fleece.

The pattern had only 3 pieces. It was very quick to make.

The pattern included a hat.

I used MSU fleece. The hat is big enough for me, so I will be making a smaller size for Ava.

I finished crocheting Kenton's blanket.

Started when everything was locked down.

I ran out of the blue and bought some smaller skeins of gray and a lighter blue.

Ran out of those and couldn't find the same colors.

I was able to find a darker gray so that's what I used to crochet around the edge.

Kind of wonky but I don't think baby Kenton will mind.

In the floor redo I came across a hooked rug my mother-in-law made for me.

She took a class and was often working on small rugs.

This one was made for my piano bench.

I thought it would look good as a wall hanging. I wrote what I remembered on the back 

to document her work. Not sure of the exact date.

Now hanging over my bed.

Next up. Ribbon Barbie dresses, Christmas stocking for baby Kenton, 

and floor cushion to use up leftover upholstery fabric.

What are you sewing?

 

Falling Leaves Finished Finally

The last time I posted about this little quilt, I was about to sew the blocks together.

Somehow in the construction I made a transpostition and didn't catch it until the rows were sewn together and the borders were done, too.

That mistake made me take out the row and two attempts later, it was fixed.

Then it sat and sat while I worked on prepping for one college class.

Also, during the past few weeks we have had workers removing the carpet and laying down

wood floors in 3 rooms including my sewing area.

I couldn't get back to sewing with everything out of place.

Finally, my teaching duties are over for the semester and sewing happened.

I quilted very little since this will be a either a table topper or wall hanging.

I documented the finish on the hanging triangles.

Thanks to my sister-in-law for the the kit.

One new thing I tried in this project - I ironed the binding after sewing it onto the back.

Ironing the folded corners made sewing the second round so easy.

Here is the back. All the fabric was included in the kit.

The only other sewing I managed to complete were some more masks.

This one has the new fold over elastic instead of cotton knit for the ear straps.

These two have silk from an old shirt as the lining.

Much softer but still makes my face sweat!

 Now I have time to sew. Look for Christmas projects to be shared next. Sharing with Wendy's

Peacock Party.

Maple leaves mini

This week I have worked on a mini quilt.

I'm calling it Maple Leaves.

My sister-in-law sent the kit with some other fabric she was purging from her stash.

I don't have many fall colored quilts, so this will be used as a seasonal decoration.

Thanks, Doreen!

In progress photos above and below.

This was a quick easy pattern to make.

All that is left is to add the borders.

I took photos to decide which fabric to use as the border and which for the binding.

Below is my final choice. I think the check will make a cute binding.

Look for the finish next week.

Happy Fall Y'all!