I am sorry for posting so late. I have been working Easter presents for my nieces and nephew. I have also been handling all kinds of problem solving at home and had a very productive day.
Here is a sneak peak at the pattern I am putting up tomorrow.
Look tomorrow for a pattern and brief tutorial on how to make Anne’s flowers for her Easter Garden. Hopefully I can get my scanner working and get the pattern posted.
You will need:
Three to four coordinating Fat Quarters or four cuts of fabric as follows –
One piece of batting cut to 21 by 16 inches
Coordinating fabric for binding – I used 3 strips that were 2.5 inches wide sewn together (you may need more or less depending on the binding method of your choice)
Coordinating Ribbon – cut into two 25 inch pieces
Marking pen or pencil
Tape Measure
Pins
Walking foot
Sewing Machine
Needle
Thread
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| Right sides together, 1/4 inch seam |
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| I used one of my handy knitting needles to get the points super pointy 🙂 |
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| Voila! A turned out pocket! |
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| Here’s my sandwich |
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| Here are my 50 pins! |
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| Follow the yellow brick road 🙂 |
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| I took my measurements as I went, luckily for the most part you don’t have to!!! |
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| Don’t forget to miter your corners! |
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| Time for the hand work |
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| Tie a pretty bow and you’re done! |
I can now display my knitting needles in my beautiful old mason jar and when I need to travel I have my convenient travel case to store them in!
Let me know if you have any questions! I hope you enjoy making this pattern 🙂
My apologies, I was going to do a post today about how to check your gauge when knitting. However, my darling 16 month old, Anne, decided to climb out of her crib for the first time, and has since done it three more times today, no matter my efforts to keep her in. Needless to say, nap time isn’t happening because why stay in the crib and sleep when she can get out and play with EVERYTHING in her room and closet.
Instead of the gauge post, which I promise I will post (I think I will save it for after my next video tutorial on how to do a purl stitch), I am posting this super cute picture of Samantha wearing the corker bow that her mom won from us several weeks ago.
Doesn’t she look darling?!?
What are your little one’s up to today? Any suggestions for how I should handle the climbing out of the crib situation?
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| Bean Bag Bunnies – pattern from 2 Little Hooligans |
I’m going to halt production on my Easter projects for a couple of days because a friend of mine is having a baby, and because she reads this blog, I’m only going to put up the fabric I am using for her gift. Let your imagination run wild Jennifer 🙂
I bought some fabric for my nephew too. I made quilts for my older niece and nephew before they were born, but this time around I had my little Anne so I didn’t really have the time. Here is the Funky Monkey Fabric from Moda that I bought.
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| Isn’t it cute?!? |
Of course I still have the butterfly quilt to quilt and I have the jungle quilt to quilt and the Easter baskets to make/finish. So I better get done with this blog post and into my sewing room before Anne wakes up from her nap!
What are you working on?
What can you knit? Here are a few of my favorite projects:
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| Felted knitted purse |
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| Knitted poncho |
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| Lace |
As you already know, I am a visual learner. I first encountered the Continental Knitting Method in one of my favorite knitting books "Stitch and Bitch", the little pictures that were in the book just did not allow me to fully grasp the technique. I took matters into my own hands and asked a good family friend, Sally, to teach me.
Note: if you don't know how to cast on…don't worry, I've got you covered. Go to my video tutorial on how to cast on!
If you don't have knitting needles and you want to learn to knit…don't worry, I've got you covered there too! Check out this week's giveaway. Comment on any post this week for a chance to win a pair of size 8 knitting needles from me!
See the video after the jump!
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