Hey, look at me! A second post in the same week. Amazing, eh?
First off, thank you to everyone for your kind comments on my Blooming 9 Patch -- it's one of those projects that looks complicated, but is actually pretty easy and mostly involves strip piecing. It's also easy to size for all different sizes, so it's a great project for a color study. The book that I used for it is called "Tradition with a Twist" -- it has a large collection of great strip piecing projects and the instructions are clear and easy to understand. So for anyone who wants to try on their own, I say go for it! Those of you who thought I was fast on this made me smile -- I made a baby in less time than this quilt. It started right before Ms. Z was born -- and she's almost three now. And I just made the top! The enthusiastic reception has made me reconsider where it might "hang out" for a while. It may go live in my room for a while after all!
I was cruising through my blog reads and came across this on Wendy's Blog:
First off, thank you to everyone for your kind comments on my Blooming 9 Patch -- it's one of those projects that looks complicated, but is actually pretty easy and mostly involves strip piecing. It's also easy to size for all different sizes, so it's a great project for a color study. The book that I used for it is called "Tradition with a Twist" -- it has a large collection of great strip piecing projects and the instructions are clear and easy to understand. So for anyone who wants to try on their own, I say go for it! Those of you who thought I was fast on this made me smile -- I made a baby in less time than this quilt. It started right before Ms. Z was born -- and she's almost three now. And I just made the top! The enthusiastic reception has made me reconsider where it might "hang out" for a while. It may go live in my room for a while after all!
I was cruising through my blog reads and came across this on Wendy's Blog:
Back in the olden days, way before Ravelry, there was an Audrey
knit-along in the knitblog world. It seems that there must have been an
online group associated with it as well -- wait -- I think there was a
special blog, just for Audrey-knitters. Anyone else remember that?
Do I remember that? Indeed I do. The Audrey-a-Long was the brainchild of myself, Becky, Elisabeth and Morgan. Becky did most of the blog styling (creating an incredible Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's theme!), I did the hosting and administration and we all contributed to the writing, knitting, cheering and good vibes. What made this blog really special, was that it was one of the first knit-a-longs where the participants were invited to post for themselves. The beginning of an era! The project started on April 1, 2004 and I retired the blog on October 15, 2005. All Audrey finishers received special sweater labels that we had printed up... I think I mailed out over 50 of them. Such a fun ride for me.
When I upgraded to MT4, I didn't migrate the blog and archives, but you can still take a peek if you want to check in on the blast from the past -- there are many interesting comments about Calmer (we certainly, as a group, put that yarn through its paces), familiar faces and tips and tricks about shaping. The ever fabulous Bonne Marie Burns wrote a number of special features (as Tiffany, no less!) on knitting technique. All in all, probably one of my favorite personal "bloggy" projects.
When I upgraded to MT4, I didn't migrate the blog and archives, but you can still take a peek if you want to check in on the blast from the past -- there are many interesting comments about Calmer (we certainly, as a group, put that yarn through its paces), familiar faces and tips and tricks about shaping. The ever fabulous Bonne Marie Burns wrote a number of special features (as Tiffany, no less!) on knitting technique. All in all, probably one of my favorite personal "bloggy" projects.
This is a smashing quilt! I'm so happy you finished it!