By lilysunshine, on 23 September 2011, at 9:41 pm% There is no such thing as instant gratification when talking about patchwork and quilting. It can be a long process, the choosing of the fabrics, the cutting, the sewing, then the cutting again, re-sewing, etc, etc. But there are some patterns and some projects that I think deserve to be in the ‘almost instant gratification’ . . . → Read More: Instant gratification. Almost.
By lilysunshine, on 19 September 2011, at 10:16 pm% My last post, I blogged about this quilt that had been “in progress” for months and that I had picked up and hoped to finish now. Well, it is FINISHED! Woohoo, YAY!
I am so very pleased with it. I had a much more complicated design in mind when I first started it, but . . . → Read More: Leedle Quilt
By lilysunshine, on 12 September 2011, at 3:38 pm% You would have thought, reading the last few entries on my blog, that I had forgotten about sewing and quilting. To be honest, I had been having a bit of a dry patch – knitting, for a while, was much more appealing and nothing seemed to inspire me enough to sit at the sewing machine . . . → Read More: A little bit of sewing
By lilysunshine, on 11 September 2011, at 3:22 pm% Yesterday, I reached the halfway point on two big projects, which had turned into a bit of a slog. They are lovely, but quite intensive and I really had to push myself to get there. So I needed a break from them.
I needed something that would give me this wonderful feeling of accomplishment you . . . → Read More: Rewarding
By lilysunshine, on 8 September 2011, at 8:14 pm% My dear Mother-In-Law is one year sillier (her choice of words!) today – well, it’s already tomorrow where she is, but since we are still the 8th of September, it is still her birthday.
How to celebrate her birthday? By knitting her a new pair of socks. This might be the beginning of a tradition . . . → Read More: Birthday Socks
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