Wednesday, February 27, 2013

WIP Wednesday - Two at a Time Toe Up Socks

 
I have always wanted to be a sock knitter, and I think I have arrived.  Knitting two at a time from the toe up is glorious!  Thanks for the inspiration to try and a great book recommendation goes to Mrs. McPorkchop . 
 
This glorious yarn was purchased at Vogue Knitting Live in NYC.  It's Alegria from Manos Del Uruguay in Carnaval colorway. 
 

Monday, February 25, 2013

Ugly Fabric Challenge

At a recent quilt class I was given the challenge of using an "ugly fabric" picked out of a grab bag.  It's the floral pattern on the far left.  I pieced together an assortment of fabrics and then turned it into a pouch using this tutorial: Noodle Head Blog  

Friday, February 8, 2013

Color Inspiration - Electric Turquoise & Mauve

 
I used this lovely website to create a palette from my photo, Palette Builder.

Modern Kaleidoscope Quilt



This quilt was made using a technique found in the book Magic Stack-n-Whack Quilts by Reynolds, available here at Amazon. The hexagons are made up entirely of this fabric by Amy Butler.