First Knitting Class

Cast on 20, undo, cast on 20, knit some rows, undo, cast on 20, knit some rows, purl some rows, undo, cast on 20, garter some rows, stockinette some rows .... Gain a stitch. Oops. Undo. Gain 2 stitches. Oops. Undo. Okay. Gain a stitch. Oops.

More Progress on Easy Street

I've finished piecing my Easy Street blocks. Now I'm sewing them together. I believe this is the largest quilt I have attempted. Seems like I heard Bonnie Hunter say that she likes to make large quilts : )

2013 Rainbow Scrap Challenge, January, Pink, Week 2

This week I made four more 8 1/2" blocks. As long as I make at least four a week, I'll be able to make a big rainbow bed quilt in December. I also made a couple pot holders, one from pink crumbs, and I cut 10 more 5" tumblers to add to my scrappy rainbow tumbler collection.
While I was straightening up my pink stash, I found a few more pink strips and some scraps. I have a lot more pink crumbs that are telling me they want to be future pot holders : D
To see what others have made with their pink scraps this week go here Saturday morning.
I pieced all my Easy Street blocks this week. Took me forever to make them as I had to use my seam ripper on several of them to correct piecing mistakes. Now I'm sewing the blocks together. I'll post a picture later.
It has been a sad week. One of my blogging, quilting friends lost her daughter Monday. Maybe you could visit her blog. She could use some cyber hugs.

2013 Rainbow Scrap Challenge, January, Pink

It's a new Rainbow Scrap Challenge year and January is pink. I had a lot of fun last year! I made some pretty scrappy rainbow quilts and some cute pot holders. This year I plan to make a large rainbow scrap quilt, some scrappy rainbow pot holders and some small Christmas gifts.
If I piece a dozen assorted 8 1/2" unfinished blocks each month, I think I can make a 88"x 88" or larger quilt in December. Some months I want to make a few extra blocks so I can piece a row of rainbow blocks into the backing. Maybe make the quilt a row longer. Each month I will make all kinds of 8 1/2" unfinished blocks because I'll let my scraps decide what kind of blocks I can piece. I want to piece some blocks I have never tried before, for example the pink spool block in the picture. The center is a 4 1/2" square cut from a scrap of colorful striped fabric.
While I'm going through my scraps, I'm going to cut 5" tumblers with my Missouri Star tumbler template, a Daily Deal bargain. The tumbler quilt is a future quilt, probably not this year. I'm also cutting some 2 1/2" squares for a future postage stamp quilt. Again, probably not a quilt I will make this year. But, when I'm ready to make a scrappy tumbler quilt or a postage stamp quilt, I'll have a good start on the cutting.
To see what others have made this week with their pink scraps, go here. Thank you, Angela, for hosting another Rainbow Scrap Challenge year : )

Easy Street Part 8 Progress

Slow going on Part 8. Had three 3 1/2" blocks turned the wrong way. Seam ripper to the rescue. I'll press and sew these blocks together later. I'm ready to play with some of my PINK scraps. It's Rainbow Scrap Challenge link up time in the morning : )

Easy Street Part 7 Finished

I finished Easy Street's Part 7. We started piecing triangle blocks on page 2. Yah!
Instructions in the very last part, "The Finish", has us piecing more blocks, sewing everything together and adding a border. Something to do tomorrow.

Happy New Year!

I pieced sixty-four 3 1/2" blocks per the instructions on page 1 of Easy Street's Mystery Quilt's Part 7. Before I can start building large Easy Street blocks, I need to finish Part 4. Maybe tomorrow.
We are having a rainy New Year's Day. Better than snow :D 
Happy New Year.