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September 18, 2023
Travel Crochet from Becca's Crazy Projects

Last week we went on an adventure. We took the Amtrak from Baltimore to Providence, Rhode Island. I took along this project to give my hands something to do as the north east passed by the window. 
New York City from the train.
On the return trip I finished up the last row with shells. I was then left with my Kindle. 

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added by Becca 1 year, 3 months ago. under 2022 , caron , crochet , shawl , tool , tool tip , travel , yarn
August 21, 2023
Stinging from Becca's Crazy Projects

A while back I got the crazy idea that I wanted to make some fake wasp nests. I convinced Darling Husband to go with me to the craft store and buy some acrylic yarn in a suitable color. I picked up a pattern on Ravelry, and got stitching. The stitch pattern makes a wonderfully organic shape. 
I stitched and stitched until I could make the decreases. 
I finished the fake wasp nest. It doesn't look much like the pattern sample. Overall, an interesting project. In practice? Well, that is another matter. While I was working on this project, I ...

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added by Becca 1 year, 4 months ago. under 2022 , crochet , tool , tool tip , yarn
August 2, 2023
Travel Crochet from Becca's Crazy Projects

Sometimes I need a comfort crochet project. This is one of those projects. We recently traveled to say a last goodbye to a good friend. When you have plenty to think about, a simple project is perfect to occupy your hands. This is a granny triangle shawl made with a Caron Skinny Cake.

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added by Becca 1 year, 4 months ago. under 2022 , caron , crochet , shawl , tool , tool tip , travel , yarn
March 22, 2023
Machine Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

A friend of min had some Lion Brand Mandala she no longer wanted. She gave it to me and I decided to turn it into hats. This is what it looked like on the machine before I started the decreases for the top of the hat. 
This photo, and the next, are more for me than you. Tension can be a tricky thing for a machine knitter. This is my tension setting on the yarn mast. I almost never change it. I just set it there and leave it alone. 
What I do change, is the stitch length selector. This ...

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added by Becca 1 year, 9 months ago. under 2022 , baby , charity , hat , knit , knitting , lion brand , lk150 , machine knitting , mandala , yarn
March 15, 2023
Machine Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

Last week I did some machine knitting. I knit up baby hats in yellow. 
I knit up hats in gray. I knit them up in gray and yellow. 
I used up the last of my baby yarn on these nine hats. Such a great little project.

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added by Becca 1 year, 9 months ago. under 2022 , baby , charity , hat , knit , knitting , lk150 , machine knitting , yarn
March 10, 2023
Charity Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I set up my knitting machine this week and managed to make three little newborn hats. These are quick little projects. 

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added by Becca 1 year, 9 months ago. under 2022 , baby , charity , hat , knit , knitting , lk150 , machine knitting , yarn
February 8, 2023
Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

This shawl was supposed to be something completely different. 
In the end, it worked out just fine. 
I think it turned out great. 

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Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018. 

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle, needle threader, and stitch markers)RuMe Bags Baggie All (Aspen) (to hold my hand-finishing supplies: yarn needle ...

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added by Becca 1 year, 10 months ago. under 2022 , caron , crochet , shawl , tool , tool tip , yarn
January 16, 2023
Getting Hexie with It from Becca's Crazy Projects

I'm still working on my hexie flowers. 
Each week I finish a few more. 
Some weeks are more productive than others. I never thought this would be a quick project. 

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added by Becca 1 year, 11 months ago. under 2022 , charm , crazy , english paper piecing , epp , hexagon , hexie , moda , modern , project , sew , superior threads , tool tip
January 6, 2023
Random Qube Blocks from Becca's Crazy Projects

Here we are at the end of week number five. 
This week saw a couple blocks that hadn't made in yet. Like this one. Technically it is a two color block but I used four different prints for the blue. 
I like to use the larger pieces to showcase larger prints. 
Like this one. That rainbow dog fabric is delightful. 
Two yellows!
I love this large flower print. 
Sunflowers. 
I think this is the last large piece of that flower print I've been using as a green. Do you have any long-term projects planned for 2023?

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added by Becca 1 year, 11 months ago. under 2022 , accuquilt , cutter , cutting , die cutting , quilt , quilter , quilting , scrappy , sew my stash , shopping , tool , tool tip
Recalibrating in 2022 from The Snarky Quilter

Last year I began to poke my head over the parapet a bit and get out more. The landscape has changed as online teaching and get togethers become more permanent. I am so over Zoom meetings, though it can work for classes.

I used the extra home time to dive into non fabric art mediums such as collage and mixed media. Of course that meant new supplies were bought and a new learning curve was begun, which was a good thing. The basics of design and composition carried over from quilting, of course, but different mediums have different pros and ...

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added by snarkyquilter 1 year, 11 months ago. under 2022 , art quilts , collage , commentary , mixed media , workshops , year end wrapup , yearly goals (Comments)
December 30, 2022
Random Qube Blocks from Becca's Crazy Projects

Four weeks of randomly generated blocks on the design wall. 
This block is such a delight. 
Bigger pieces means I can use bigger prints. 
These are just so much fun to put together. 
Look at that fussy-cut treasure map!
I was so excited when this block came up. So different from the rest. It would make a great alternate block.  
Sometimes I put unlikely things together. 
Halfway there!

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added by Becca 1 year, 12 months ago. under 2022 , accuquilt , cutter , cutting , die cutting , quilt , quilter , quilting , scrappy , sew my stash , shopping , tool , tool tip
Top Nine 2022 on IG from Goer

I share my work over on Instagram @sarahgoerquilts. Here are my top nine posts (based on "likes") from the year. My year of sewing was grounded in community, with many of these posts being about bee blocks. It's fitting that the post about my mom is in the center as the grief of losing her filled the majority of 2022 for me.

1. Bee blocks created for me

2. Two Color Sash created for Elizabeth

3. Throwback to one of my mini blocks from the 2020 mini series sew along

4. "H" from "hope" block created for E. A ...

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added by sarah 1 year, 12 months ago. under 2022 , instagram , quilting , top nine (Comments)
December 29, 2022
Best of 2022 from Goer

Keeping with the tradition for me to share my top five blog posts of the year and link them up to Cheryl's Best of... blog post, here they are.

Top Five 2022 Posts

  1. Project QUILTING 13.1: All the Colors - 911 pageviews
  2. Teal TGIFF - 888 pageviews
  3. Quilts Unscripted Bee Quilts - 879 pageviews
  4. Prism Play: Connections - 769 pageviews
  5. Improv Two Color Sash Bee "Block" - 658 pageviews

Visit my Best of 2015, Best of 2016, Best of 2017, Best of 2018, Best of 2019, Best of 2020, and Best of 2021.

I'm linking up to Cheryl's Best of 2022 ...

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added by sarah 1 year, 12 months ago. under 2022 , quilting (Comments)
December 28, 2022
Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

Spinning pinwheels pieced by Trudy for Annapolis Quilts for Kids.
Simple blocks pieced by Mary. Both are quilted and ready to head back to Annapolis Quilts for Kids next month. 

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by shopping through Amazon Smile. I don't earn anything from this link. This link lets your purchases support Quilts for Kids through Amazon. I don't add affiliate links to my charity quit posts on purpose. I donate my time, my machine, my thread, and my skill ...

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added by Becca 1 year, 12 months ago. under 2022 , annapolis , charity , long arm , maryland , md , quilt , quilting , quilts for kids , scrappy
December 26, 2022
Felted Slippers from Becca's Crazy Projects

I have this collection of blue yarn perfect for felting. 
I used the LK150 and a video tutorial to make some more slippers
I finished them what seems like ages ago but I didn't wash them to felt them up until recently. Here is how they compare to my earlier experiments. Felting is not very precise and more of an experiment each time I do it. 
They came out great! I still have yarn that will felt so expect to see more of these. 

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added by Becca 1 year, 12 months ago. under 2022 , aunt betty , felt , felting , knit , knit picks , knitting , lk150 , machine knitting , slippers , yarn
December 23, 2022
Random Qube Blocks from Becca's Crazy Projects

Week number three!
This week I managed to cut and sew each randomly generated block on the day I rolled it. 
This week I had more than a couple blocks that had doubles. This one had double green. 
This one had double white. 
This one is double yellow. 
Sometimes there is an easy block. The pinwheel is one of those. 
I think this one is my favorite of all the blocks. I could make an entire quilt using just this block. 
I'm going to be able to make some interesting layouts with how many of these I'm getting ...

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added by Becca 2 years ago. under 2022 , accuquilt , cutter , cutting , die cutting , quilt , quilter , quilting , scrappy , sew my stash , shopping , tool , tool tip
December 21, 2022
Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

On Saturday I dropped off all these quilts and baby hats with Annapolis Quilts for Kids.
I also picked up a stack of finish tops to quilt. This one was pieced by Maureen. 
This one was pieced by Julie. Both are quilted and ready to head back to Annapolis Quilts for Kids next month. 

If you want to contribute but don't have the time or skills, you can support the national Quilts for Kids by shopping through Amazon Smile. I don't earn anything from this link. This link lets your purchases support Quilts for Kids through Amazon. I ...

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added by Becca 2 years ago. under 2022 , annapolis , charity , long arm , maryland , md , quilt , quilting , quilts for kids , scrappy
December 20, 2022
Getting Hexie with It from Becca's Crazy Projects

I finished up the basting of the rest of my little hexies a couple weeks ago. 
Yesterday I stacked them up into planned flower sets. 
Then I filled my hexie project bag with all those sets. Now I can easily grab a single flower and get stitching. Someday, I will have a quilt top. 

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added by Becca 2 years ago. under 2022 , charm , crazy , english paper piecing , epp , hexagon , hexie , moda , modern , project , sew , superior threads , tool tip
December 16, 2022
Random Qube Blocks from Becca's Crazy Projects

Time for an update on my random Qube block project. Check out the great short videos from Chris Marchini, Rose City Original if you want to learn more about making your own randomly generated quilt.
The humble 16-patch! 
Each block is a fun way to relax after work. 
Some days I don't have time to sew the block. 
Last week I didn't sew for three days. 
I did manage to generate the blocks, pick the fabrics, and cut the pieces for each block on the day it was generated. 
Then I sewed them together when I did have ...

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added by Becca 2 years ago. under 2022 , accuquilt , cutter , cutting , die cutting , quilt , quilter , quilting , scrappy , sew my stash , shopping , tool , tool tip
December 14, 2022
Fleece Sewing from Becca's Crazy Projects

A friend of mine has one of those really big skeletons from Halloween. He wants to dress the big one up as a skeletal Santa and the little ones up as elves. He asked if I could make them some hats. I said sure. This is the stack of fabrics I pulled that met the red, green, black, and white requirements. 
Step two was to measure the skull circumference of one of the small skeletons. We have one sitting around so that was an easy step. Then I found a free pattern, and tutorial for a Santa hat at Fleece ...

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added by Becca 2 years ago. under 2022 , fabric , fleece , garment , hat , holiday , overlock , project , projects , serger , sew , sew my stash , sewing
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