What is everyone working on?

[oregonpachey]

Or what have you recently finished?  

I have three projects in progress right now:  Passing showers sweater (I should finish next week) and two socks.

Here is what my sweater looks like right now.  It's a cardigan and this is the back.  The color is a dark purple color (called Blackberry):

[Captain Catnip]

Still knitting sock #1 and a blanket.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Three blankets, half a Hermione's, and the last 4" of a sweater sleeve.

[mala]

Hat and scarf for one of my best frineds. A scarf for another friend. A sweater, which is going SO SLOW. Sewing some PJ pants. I'm SO TIRED all the time, so it's not going very fast.

[Michelle]

Need to put binding on my Jellyroll race quilt and will be done.

[oneslybookworm]

I'm working on a quilt for a friend, and I'm going to start (soon, soon, I promise!) a quilt for our expecting mother in our adoption. She's due in June, and I want to give it to her before then.

[adhdfashion]

A striped afgan for Archer. It's queen sized so it is taking me forever.
I have been collecting ideas for Valentine's day crafts.

[AJL]

Doll clothes! My daughter got a Wellie Wisher (American Girl Doll thingie) for her birthday and she requested some new clothes. The branded clothes are stupid expensive! (like $28 an outfit).

I modified a Barbie sundress pattern to fit her larger doll. I made six dresses: three for my daughter's doll and three for my niece's. Here's one of the dresses:

[shortcake2675]

Birthday presents. It's been a busy month.

[Michelle]

Finished binding on my jelly roll race quilt last night during the super bowl. Just in time to get to my friend who started chemo today. Woot woot! Little did I know this was like her 3rd quilt she has received since she was diagnosed. 

Yes I cleaned the floors really well before laying out the quilt. All the lighting in my house is warm and this is the only area with bulbs that lack the yellow glow.




ignore the black felt that stuck to the underside of the quilt (2nd pic). stray felt all over my sewing room from sewing fleece emoji pillows with felt decorations for DD's birthday party two weeks ago.

[lobster]

I'm working on a baby blanket for my brother's baby due this summer

[dragon's breath]

My mom wrapped my birthday present in a remnant of fleece (1 1/2 yards), so I just made myself a pair of pj pants in preparation for my two weeks off coming up. A few days of not having to get dressed in real clothes and leave the house will be even better with new fleece pj pants (I might make another pair tomorrow night).

I will probably make a 1 yard x WOF double sided receiving blanket tonight with fancy stitching around the edge. I bought a ton of flannel this week to finally start making donation blankets and quilts for the Doernbecher NICU (a children's hospital in Oregon). I'd love to have a bunch ready to donate in October.

[dragon's breath]

I finished the donation blanket, took just over an hour.  Did the "birthing" method, then did a decorative stitch all the way around (white thread, so it's hard to see, I need to get more colored thread when it goes on sale).

[panicked]

Just finished this today!

[Captain Catnip]

Still slowly working on H's blanket and also working on another pair of socks; this time the Petty Harbour pattern in malabrigo sock impressionist sky.

[Michelle]

I have spent hours and hours helping my girl scouts build a huge cookie booth display. ha! Who has time to do other crafting?

[2curlydogs]

Procrastinating finishing this off. I need to backstitch outline all the knotwork. I know once I pick it up it'll go fast enough but... blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[mala]

NOTHING BECAUSE I'M WAITING FOR THE SOCK MADNESS QUALIFYING PATTERN TO BE RELEASED.

Nothing will stop me from working on it right away! Nothing! Yess, caps were necessary.

[Captain Catnip]

I just wanted somewhere to say that with a knitting thimble I can officially continental knit AND Norwegian purl! It's so much smoother and easier than the made up/half continental style I was knitting.

[mala]

Mar 1, 2017 21:42:11 GMT -5 Captain Catnip said:

I just wanted somewhere to say that with a knitting thimble I can officially continental knit AND Norwegian purl! It's so much smoother and easier than the made up/half continental style I was knitting.

I had to google this and HOLY SHIT that might be a game changer for me. I hate purling, it makes my hands fatigued so much faster than knitting.

[Captain Catnip]

Mar 2, 2017 8:10:23 GMT -5 mala said:

Mar 1, 2017 21:42:11 GMT -5 Captain Catnip said:

I just wanted somewhere to say that with a knitting thimble I can officially continental knit AND Norwegian purl! It's so much smoother and easier than the made up/half continental style I was knitting.

I had to google this and HOLY SHIT that might be a game changer for me. I hate purling, it makes my hands fatigued so much faster than knitting.

I saw it on Instagram and then found a photo tutorial. It looks confusing but it's SO. MUCH. FASTER.

[egeiger]

Jan 31, 2017 19:22:38 GMT -5 shortcake2675 said:

Birthday presents. It's been a busy month.

These are so cute. I have an embroidery machine that I haven't used in a very long time. Do you recommend a particular seller or design your own patterns? Any good tutorials? Thanks!

[shortcake2675]

Mar 2, 2017 21:28:01 GMT -5 egeiger said:

These are so cute. I have an embroidery machine that I haven't used in a very long time. Do you recommend a particular seller or design your own patterns? Any good tutorials? Thanks!

Hokay. I use a lot of different designers. I started with planetapplique.com. But I think these snap tabs are easier than hooping a shirt.

So from the top the teacher tab is from Buggalena, but I added the name, I added the unicorn from urbanthreads to a blank slider from a designer I can't remember , the pen packet is from buggalena, but I merged two designs to get the cross on the ornate pen pocket, almost all of my cape designs come from planetapplique, trolls are from gracefullygeeky plus an added tab from designsbylittlebee, another planetapplique, and the planner clips are felties from missmeggiedesigns. Ohana appliqué designs, and ofnah too.

I'd start at one of these designers (I like designsbylittlebee) and join their Facebook group. Try their free files. Several of the designers post tutorial videos in their groups. Good luck! White vinyl is often a pain.

If you want to buy vinyl, I started with Joann, then tried fabric dot com glitter, and I adore Mypunkbroidery now. She's amazing with shipping times and has a wide variety. She has sales weekly. Join her group too.

[dragon's breath]

I made a postcard... I participate in a swap every month, and this year we are doing "Wacky Holidays".  This was the most fun I've had doing one yet.

The postcards are fun because you can be really creative, but you don't have to commit that creativity to a big project.  This one took a couple hours, my machine doesn't like to do postcards, so I had to hand stitch most of the thicker stuff.

[AJL]

I took a curve piecing class today by my friend and I'm making this quilt - Interlaced by My Sewcial Hour (http://www.amandahohns.com/index.php/product/circles-class/)

Here are my curve portion on the design wall (top row with yellow and orange solids is mine. The one below is my friend Emily's.)

[lobster]

I just finished making this koala lovey for my niece due this summer. 

[mrs.jacinthe]

Finally finished the Hermione's socks I had hibernating for months! Just in time for Easter! (They were supposed to be a mother's day present last year. )

[Captain Catnip]

Working on the Broadripple socks still and just finished Caput Helianthus! A few mistakes, so I'll be making a second one, but I'm pleased. fxc it's not too small; it's still blocking.

[2curlydogs]

Finally finishing up the back stitching on this.

[2curlydogs]

Oh, yes. I like this thread color. I wasn't sure at the start, but the more I do, the better it looks.