Projects are all over the board lately.
These socks got completed #1 because I put my back out and couldn't stand at the long arm like I had planned, #2 with the thought that I wouldn't be wearing them until next Fall/Winter (but the weatherman just predicted 3-5" of snow the day after I completed these and it's still April) #3 one sock was done and all I had to do was one more.
This may not be a project that I have completed yet, but I was gifted "silk hankies" several years ago. (These are layers upon layers of silk that needed to be "pulled" into a workable yarn. Well, I never thought I would do this myself after watching a YouTube video, so I found someone who would spin it for me.
First she dyed some wool in royal blue so that she could spin the silk with the wool.
Here's a picture of the yarn she dyed.
Then this is a close up of the silk added to it.
Here is the final skein.
It didn't make up a lot, so she is going to dye some more wool for me and then I will make something with both the wool/silk mix and wool. She still has it and I am anxious to get my hands on it.
There's, also, been some work on the Hunter's Star quilt. I have 480 hst that needed pressing and trimming.
They are now pressed.
To trim 480 at once seemed a bit daunting, so I am trimming a few at a time.
I now have two blocks completed. Here is one.
I now have the pixelated heart loaded on the long arm. I wanted to get this one done before the next guild meeting. Thank goodness it is a small one. It will be a charity quilt for a local hospital.
It is quilted with the pantograph called "Cupid".
Now it is bound and ready to go.
This project will be reported to a group on Instagram called "One Thing challenge" where we announced on Monday which project we wanted to have completed by the end of the week. I just made it under the wire for this one......quilted and bound
See, I said my projects were all over the board.
Hoping this finds you feeling so much better - when the back hurts, it is difficult to find any kind of comfortable position. The blended spun yarn is stunning - and yes - pressing all those HST’s at one sitting sounds daunting...good idea to pace yourself. Take care!!
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