Be honest...wouldn't you like to do that in public? (It's especially effective with a good tail swish!)Til tomorrow!
Hugs,
Sharon
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Now That's Attitude!
Be honest...wouldn't you like to do that in public? (It's especially effective with a good tail swish!)Til tomorrow!
Hugs,
Sharon
Monday, December 5, 2011
A Knitting Finish
You may remember the infamous start to this sweater (thanks again, Elaine!). Well, months later, it is finally finished. The neck, cuffs and bottom edge are knit on much smaller needles than the body/sleeves, so they are supposed to roll. I also find it interesting how the yarn made stripes--some wider than others, depending on how many stitches were on the needle at the time. I guess most people hope for stripes; I was sort of hoping for pooling. But this sweater is lusciously soft and hopefully will keep me warm!
A close-up. The sleeves are kind of like a pair of socks--similar but definitely not identical!
I had forgotten about Glee: The Christmas Album until my friend Jay reminded me. It's from last year and is still fabulous! So I have been playing that between bouts of the Boleyn girls. Can we say extremes?
More tomorrow!
Hugs,
Sharon
Sunday, December 4, 2011
My Improved Design Wall
As you may remember, my quilt pictures almost always have weird humps and bumps, leading one to believe that I cannot make a "flat" quilt! Here is my old design wall. It was simply thumbtacked to the top of the wooden shelving. The bins behind it made it bumpy, and whenever I wanted something behind the design wall, the thumbtacks came out as I tried to hold it out of the way. Bummer!
I recently had new flooring laid and while everything was out of the room, I tried to figure out a better way to hang the design wall. Voila!!! A heavy-duty curtain rod!
Here you can see the supports and the rings with clips attached. For scale, this rod extends 108 inches and I have 14 ring/clips.
Now I can pull the curtain to the side to get what I need behind.
Or I can pull it all to the center! And my stuff stays on! An added benefit? I have a fairly good sized window in this room and the design wall acts as a sun barrier for my fabric! The rod is an allen + roth from Lowe's and was just under $50 with tax. Mine is pewter but they have at least two other finishes. The rings are from Walmart--around $5 for seven. Having a design wall that lays flat and doesn't fall down--priceless!
And look--it's a day time post--not the middle of the night! Oh, the quilt top shown was finished last night. All batiks in a Bricks & Blocks setting. Several of us combined our fabrics to have more variety.
I recently had new flooring laid and while everything was out of the room, I tried to figure out a better way to hang the design wall. Voila!!! A heavy-duty curtain rod!Here you can see the supports and the rings with clips attached. For scale, this rod extends 108 inches and I have 14 ring/clips.
Now I can pull the curtain to the side to get what I need behind.
Or I can pull it all to the center! And my stuff stays on! An added benefit? I have a fairly good sized window in this room and the design wall acts as a sun barrier for my fabric! The rod is an allen + roth from Lowe's and was just under $50 with tax. Mine is pewter but they have at least two other finishes. The rings are from Walmart--around $5 for seven. Having a design wall that lays flat and doesn't fall down--priceless!
And look--it's a day time post--not the middle of the night! Oh, the quilt top shown was finished last night. All batiks in a Bricks & Blocks setting. Several of us combined our fabrics to have more variety.More soon!
Hugs,
Sharon
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