Late Summer WIP Update

Hi All!  Just thought I'd give an update on my previous WIPS and the new stuff I'm working on now.  First, a little embroidery:

I managed to finish this tea towel in time to check a few months off the calendar!  I love this pattern and I like the way the colors came together on it.  It's going to get framed, along with some other tea towels, in my craft room.

This next project, I did not blog about at all while I was making it because it was a gift and you just never know!  I made a baby quilt for some friends.  I had bought this fabric a while back, just because I thought it was adorable and knew that I would find something to make with it.  I actually used a bit when I made this project bag for myself.  It worked perfectly for a baby quilt.  I found a couple of organic cottons to mix with it at Joanns and a nice soft baby flannel for the back side so that the new little bundle would have a soft side to just cuddle.  I liked how bright and happy these colors are:

The new baby's name is Adelaide, hence the "A" I embroidered to personalize it a bit.  I love making baby quilts.  You get to use the cutest fabrics and the project always comes together pretty quickly.  I almost always use a play on this basic pattern.  It works great for a baby shower gift if you want to have everyone fill out a fabric square with best wishes for the new mom and baby and then sew them up together.  

Another project I started and finished before it hit the blog was this sampler:

 

This is a pattern that I designed and I plan to share in my next post.  I'm thinking to do a bit more detail in the orange flowers but haven't really decided yet.

The projects that are now "Works In Progress" are this cowboy boot embroidery pattern that I am planning to use for a bigger "Cowgirl Quilt" down the road:

I also have a fairly worn out sweater that I thought would be good to try a little crewel embroidery.  I've wanted to work on embellishing a sweater for a while and what better time than as we head into Fall?  I have a bunch of inspirational ideas saved on my Pinterest page here.  My favorites are this, this and this.  These are the colors I have to make a plan with - we'll see how inspiration strikes:

My last planned project is a snuggly cowl that will hopefully be done in time for the first Fall chill:

This is from the Crochet Boutique book which has a ton of great projects and I think that hot pink yarn is going to be really cute as a cowl.

I guess I have plenty to do!  It's always a little hard to change gears each season but we are soaking up the last of the Summer weather before we get ready to move into Fall.  

I hope everyone has a lovely Labor Day weekend!

Comments

[abigail]

Hi beautiful! Did you know I always read your blog? I love it! Since you dropped FB it's a little way to keep up with you:) Love all your projects, you are so talented, and we treasure the baby quilt you made Bennett! Having everyone make a square was such a cute idea! Love you, hope you two are doing great! We are loving MN, everything's marvelous here except we still haven't sold the stupid condo so that's lame but otherwise things are good. Miss you bunches! -Abigail

[The Stitch Up]

So exciting to hear from you! I need to be on this blog more often as I didn't see your comment until today - that is a sad state of affairs. I hope you had a good birthday - I was thinking about you! I'll keep my fingers crossed that you sell the condo and if you have to come back for the sale - even better! You need a blog too - I miss seeing pics of the boys! We miss you guys too! J