Sunday Funny

Happy Sunday!

It's been a cloudy and rainy weekend so indoor projects were the thing to do.  I did take the time to watch some World Cup games; come on England!  You can do better than that!

I've been working on these little pouches this weekend.  This is the medium size.  The colours are slightly off since these are indoor pictures and I had to use the flash.

I'm using the blue striped one to keep my prescriptions in.  I gave the batik one to my sister.

I finished one of these green socks yesterday.  This is pair nine of my crafting resolution.

I've had a few days off, and managed to get most of the things on my to-do list done.  I still haven't put my loom together though.  I'm still off tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get it done then.

Maureen

Sunday Funny

When I was a child, the colour comics would come with the Saturday paper.  On Sunday morning on one of the local radio stations, a couple of guys would read the funnies.  They would have little theme songs for the cartoons.  Looking back, I realize that they used music from "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" to introduce the Peanuts comics. Probably the themes for some of the other comics came from various movies.

In a tribute to Johnny Sandison, Chester Drawers, and whoever else read the funnies to me as a child, I'm moving my Funny Day to Sunday.

Hope your day was a good one!

Maureen

It's June Already! Time for a Resolution Update!

How can it be June already? It seems like it was just yesterday the temperatures were below zero and we were getting snow still.  Oh, wait.  That was early May.

We had a lot of rain this weekend and things are now gorgeously green.  I bought a table and some chairs for my deck, and had a lovely Saturday morning sitting out there and knitting.  Now I need to tackle those weeds that have sprung up!

Since its June, it's time to take stock of how my crafting resolutions are going.  Just for a reminder, my crafting resolutions for 2014 are:

• Knit 14 pairs of socks
• Get my cricket loom put together and weave something
• Finish the quilt I started in 2012.

So far, I've finished six pairs of socks, almost finished another pair, and have one orphan sock that I'm not sure will have a mate.

My loom still isn't put together.  I have some time off mid-June and putting it together is on my to-do list.

I'm still sewing strips together on the quilt.  I have seven sets of six strips still to sew, and then I can start cutting.  Not much progress here and I need to get working on this if I'm going to meet this goal by the end of December.

This week has a fibre related event.  Thursday night is the wind-up for the Regina Weavers and Spinner Guild.  We're having a pot luck supper.  There will be good food, good conversation and lots of show and share.

Maureen

And for a change of pace

A quilting funny on a Saturday!

I had a nice Saturday morning, sitting out on my deck with my new table and chairs.  I worked on a sock and enjoyed the sun and birdsong.

I'm planning on working on some pouches this afternoon.  Tonight I'm going to a movie with some friends.

Happy Saturday!

Maureen

Friday: Funny, Finish and Fiddler!

I haven't gone to bed yet, so it's still Friday to me!

I had a great day today. I took a vacation day, and took a class at Peachtree Quilting.  The class was the Zippy Strippy Pouch.  Four hours, and I came home with a finished project!

I felt so accomplished!  I even put in a zipper!  The pouch was easy to make, and comes out great.

It was a fun class.  One of the best parts of a class is to see what fabric choices other people make, and how theirs turn out.  You can see another project behind mine; the lady used Bali Pops to make hers.  They resulted in a more sophisticated pouch.

And finally in the evening, I went with friends to see the Regina Lyric's production of Fiddler On The Roof.

 It was a wonderful production. If you have the chance, go to it!  There are still performances on Saturday and Sunday.

Maureen

Friday Funny and Fibre Night

Finally it's Friday, and even better, it's a long weekend!

I can see Katie doing this to me!  In fact, she's trying to 'help' me write this post.

Last night was fibre night.  The Regina Weavers and Spinners Guild has an open fibre night on the third Thursday of the month.  It's open to anyone who wants to come, craft, chat and laugh with other fibre fiends.

I couldn't decide what I wanted to work on, so I took the hitchhiker scarf, a pair of socks, and my new spindle with some fibre.  The spindle and fibre was the first thing I worked on.

This was the first I had spun since the Tour de Fleece last summer.  It felt good!  I took it to work with me today to get some more done.

After a while my arm started to hurt so I switched to knitting.  I got a little further on this sock.

And this lovely little spindle came home with me. It's so pretty!

Maureen

WIP Wednesday

Finally there has been some progress on the Strip Search quilt!  This quilt uses two sets of jelly rolls.The first step is to sew them into 9 sets of 5 strips sewn together, and 10 sets of 6 strips sewn together.  I've finished the 5 strip sets, and last night I got the first of the 6 strips set.

The fabric is from Kansas City Troubles.  Their fabrics are a favourite of mine.

These are the knitting projects I've been working on this last week.

This is a Hitchhiker scarf.  I'm using Sweet Georgia Tough Love sock yarn for this.  The colour is called Coal Harbour.

It's called a Hitchhiker because you should end up with 42 of the little teeth; 42 is the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything after all!

I've also started another pair of socks.  This is Lorna's Laces Solemate sock yarn, and the colour is called Camouflage.

The Solemate yarn feels nice and silky.  I've made several pairs of socks with this brand of yarn.

Linked to The Needle and Thread Network WIP Wednesday.  Go check out the wonderful Canadian textile artists!

Tomorrow night is Fibre Night!  Lots of fibre, friends and laughter.  Can't wait!

Maureen