A little knitting to report

You like? This is my second Ulmus shawl/wrap. I started this sometime in . . . October maybe. Yeah it didn't take me that long to knit I just hit the typical mid-project boredom. I steamed through the last third in 3 days and I'm thrilled to have it finished. Haven't a damn clue when I'll get around to blocking it as doing so inside takes more hours than I'm willing to give any one project. So first nice day in the Spring I'll block this.

This isn't the best picture and I'm sorry but I have a bit of a love/hate with this project. The yarn, I ordered it to make another large Ulmus wrap but well . . . the yarn doesn't look this nice in person. Ordering yarn sight unseen and be a real problem, especially from the company I bought this yarn from. These are my second pair of Monkey socks and the pattern is insanely easy. Again, they're not blocked not that I think they really need it I just need to rinse them. Hopefully soon I'll tackle that.

The sunshine quilt is nearly finished. I got the body of it quilted last night. All that's left is to mark and quilt the borders. Another example of how I need to plan out the quilting before I start. Oh well. It's put aside for a couple days while I tackle another pre-printed panel, this time it's the Dear Jane panel.

It's a curse - I'm sure of it.

What is it with me and little blocks to make a big quilt?

I know, I was making small blocks when I first started but then Dear Jane/Quilted Diamonds happened and it's been downhill since then.

My latest bit o'madness you ask? I saw someone on Flickr (the devil's playground) had made a store sample using 2 1/2" charm squares that had a circle appliqued into the middle. Yup folks, I'm planning what is basically a postage stamp quilt with appliqued circles. Good news? Well it will chew up 2 of the jelly rolls that are multiplying in my stash (hey that's my story and I'm sticking to it). Bad news? I need a new project like I need a hole in my head.

Say a small prayer that I finish a project or two before starting this one.

Sunshine Coin quilt

See, I told you I'd post a picture of my first coin quilt. It's called Sunshine Coins and the inspiration came from the long grey winter last year. I got sick of the grey round about mid-January so I went to Joann's and bought every fat quarter I could find that was clear orange and pieced this. The coin rows went together pretty quickly. The white sashing took longer as I'm still not so good at cutting long narrow rows of fabric. My rotary cutter and I still aren't the best of friends . . . even some 10 years into this game we don't get along.

I'm quilting horizontal rows in each coin 1/2 an inch apart in a medium orange variegated thread. The sashing is vertical rows 1/2 inch apart in a lighter orange variegated thread.

At this moment I have no clue what I'll do with the borders. I've already nixed 2 ideas. I'll have to dig through all the stencils I have and see if something jumps out at me. I've got a couple days at least to think about it still.

First question of the new year.

So many of one project is too many? This is a question I find myself pondering with nearly every quilt I make. In the early stages I'm usually so in love with a project that I can imagine wanting to make it over and over. I rarely do, until now. I tripped across the coin quilt craze about a year ago online and I'm absolutely in love. I've made one and have a second in pieces. I keep seeing variations on theme that I want to make and the sick thing about this is, I have the fabric to do it. I know I'll make at least one more, but left to run wild I'd make probably a dozen. So I ask again, how many of one project type is too many?

Oh and for those asking what a coin quilt looks like I'll be posting pictures of my first one, the one I'm currently quilting soon. I just need to pull them off my camera.

Re-booting

Yeah I know, this poor little blog has sat neglected for months. But starting today, it gets a new life. I craft nearly as much as write but I don't blog about it, but I do now. I want to be able to show off my stuff and talk about process so that's what I shall do.

From here on in, if you're reading this you'll be seeing posts about quilting and knitting. My writing blog, well that's over at Wordpress if you're curious.

May Marathon

Yeah, yeah, I know long time no hear from. I'm spending most of my blogging time over at Wordpress.

I did want to drop in and update a little. I'm taking part in the May Marathon writing challenge over at the Will Write for Wine forums. Amazing what a couple frustrated writers can do on a Thursday night via Twitter.

So my goal is simple, write 50,000 words on my NaNo manuscript so it's finally long enough for me to start thinking about sending out queries.

That's it.

Oh and if I'm not completely brain fried by the end of the month, I'll be participating in SocNoc in June which means 50,000 more words on a completely different story.

Yup, writer crazies, I have them.

Nano update

Just a little reminder for my readers here, for most of this month my blogging will be done here:

http://coffeecolouredworld.wordpress.com/

I'll continue to update the word meter here, probably, but the posts will go on over at Wordpress.

Snow? Why?

Yeah, I complained about the weather (snow) in my last post too. This time I have pictures! Sorry, it's hard to muster up enthusiasm when it's October and you have snow on the ground. At least I knitted the first of a pair of fingerless mittens that I intend to wear when I'm working here at the computer. Have I mentioned my desk sits infront of a window? Yeah, it gets a little cold sometimes.