April--A New Month

Hopefully this month I will get back to a regular routine.  I always have big plans but not much seems to get finished.  I have BIG plans for April!

March

1. Bantry Bay MKAL--almost done
2. Free Your Fade shop KAL--almost half done
3. Charity Knits--Purple Hats--rolled brim hat done
4. Banff Mitts--on hold
5. Applique:  Stars Over Baltimore--way behind
6. Quilt:  30's Euro Swap--Judy's March Challenge-didn't touch it
7. Table Runner for LQS class --Done
8. Machine Embroidery BOM Quilt Club:  Toile Scene #1--Done
9. Read:  Saints for All Occasions--Done
10. Super Hero Capes for J and M--only one

April

Knitting

• Bantry Bay
• Top Down Purple Charity KAL
• Free Your Fade shop KAL
• May Charity Hat KAL
• Yarnathon:  Q2 Socks

Quilting

• Judy's Quilt Challenge #5  Owl Strippy 
• Churn Dash Guild Challenge
• Applique:  Stars Over Baltimore
• Dresses for Haiti

Machine Embroidery

• Machine Embroidery BOM Quilt Club:  Toile Scene #2
• Malcolm's Superhero Cape
• Reading Pillow
• Puppy Quilt Blocks

Read

• Winter Garden

Get it Done in March

My intention for 2018 was to not take on more than was practical especially in  knitting and quilting.  My problem is I want to do it all--blog challenges, KAL and QAL,  I need to be more realistic with my expectations. 

February

1. Malcolm's Quilt--Baste, Quilt, Bind, Label
2. Stars over Baltimore:  Applique 1,2,3 Stars 1,2,3
3. Pilot House Custom Fit--cast on--on hold
4. Banff Mitts
5. Bantry Bay MKAL--in progress
6. Read:  Before We Were Yours  Saints for All Occasions
7. Judy's February Challenge--Color Safari

March

1. Bantry Bay MKAL
2. Free Your Fade shop KAL
3. Charity Knits--Purple Hats
4. Banff Mitts
5. Applique:  Stars Over Baltimore
6. Quilt:  30's Euro Swap--Judy's March Challenge
7. Table Runner for LQS class 
8. Machine Embroidery BOM Quilt Club:  Toile Scene #1
9. Read:  Saints for All Occasions
10. Super Hero Capes for J and M

First Quilt Finish for 2018

I love the feeling of finishing a project.  My first quilt finish for 2018 is a machine embroidered BOM that I started in 2016 at my LQS.  This is also my first quilt as you go project.  Even the label is DONE.

Quilt by Day Knit by Night

We are getting for another snow storm.  But I think "storm"  is a little over-kill.  .The ice that is supposed to come at the end of the storm will be the problem.  Schools have cancelled or will have an early release.  I have my tea ready and I hope to spend some quality time quilting an knitting.

I don't often sign up for quilting or knitting mysteries.  Apparently I am more controlling than I realized.  But I have never seen a pattern by Impeccable Knits that I didn't like.  Currently Luise is hosting a MKAL, Bantry Bay.  I had a little difficulty with Clue 1 but I finished and love the cabling.

Clue 1

Clue 2 went a little quicker.  I will start Clue 3 this evening.

I have never done a quilt as you go (QAYG) project.  But I have jumped into the pool with this one.

Color Safari

This is a machine embroidered quilt that uses an Anita Goodesign pattern.  It was a BOM at my LQS. 

February Plans

I knew I had planned too many projects but I wasn't sure how the month would go.  I am actually pleased with the progress I made.

January

1. Built it with Lace--5 of 9 sections--only 2 sections--Going to put on hold
2. Froggy Hat
3. Bantry Bay Mystery KAL--starts Jan 15--order yarn--finishing clue 1 
4. Charity Hats:  Red Premie Hat
5. ESK Yarnathon--Tin Can Knits--Barley Hat--did Lowland instead, Honey Comb Mitts
6. Mistake Rib Hat--Feb Charity KAL at LYS
7. Malcolm's Quilt Umbrella Critters--top completed
8. Joy of Life Applique Block 6--prepped and ready to go
9. Stars over Baltimore BOM Part 1--starts Jan 8--WIP
10. Schoolhouse Monkey Wrench BOM--top completed
11. Read:  Maine  
12. Home Tweet Home--top completed

February

1. Malcolm's Quilt--Baste, Quilt, Bind, Label
2. Stars over Baltimore:  Applique 1,2,3 Stars 1,2,3
3. Pilot House Custom Fit--cast on
4. Banff Mitts
5. Bantry Bay MKAL
6. Read:  Before We Were Yours
7. Judy's February Challenge: Color Safari

On the Needles Friday

The past few weeks have been a little crazy.  Medical stuff can be very draining especially when it was one of my daughters. 
No matter what I worked on I made BIG mistakes.  I was making more of a mess trying to "frog" it.  It is a beautiful mystery KAL, Bantry Bay,  from Impeccable Knits.  I love knitting cables and I think I am on the right track now.


My quilting isn't as successful.  I was trying a new technic for combining half square triangles to make an hour glass shape.  After I attempted to put it together, I realized I made a mistake in cutting.  Can you see the mistake?  Since this is a quilt kit, I am not sure I will have enough fabric to correct it.

The units on the right and left are off.  Not a good day for sewing!

On the Needles Friday

So what do you do when your flu vaccine wasn't optimal!  Cough, sleep, knit, binge watch Netflix and mess up your schedule.  The big Guy and I are just beginning to feel human.

We watched all three seasons of Broadchurch as well as a British show called Marcella.  Tonight we started River.  I was able to start and finish Honeycomb Mitts and start Lowlands hat both by Tin Can Knits.  Nothing will stop me from my ESK Yarnathon.

Good bye Flu!!!