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I had a small Christmas print in green/chartreuse for the backing.

and that magic happened! 

E2E Crystal Ball quilting pattern!

Here it is in Kim ...

My frind Kim Hensley and I live only a few miles apart.

but we love to make SEWCIAL DISTANCE quilts.

It all started during COVID 19 lockdowns

and we just never stopped.

This is Number 10 in our fun journey!

Made in February 2024 

Yes Kate to the Vame tunes Oarty again! 

You can find this free "Love Chains" quilt pattern 

at The Fat Quarter shop!

Since it was a February SewAlong

we both loved this pattern choice

Feeling sheepish!

Just one block of Corey Yoder’s pattern 

‘Wooly Stars’

Several years ago I was in a Ghastlies Wonky Star Swap

with a few Friends on Instagram.

All of us used white low volume backgrounds,

And added our own Ghastlies prints and stash for then stars.

These are my blocks!

They sat for years as I was unsure what I wanted to do with them. 

I never rush into anything!

Someone gave me this pattern and a lightbulb went off! 

I could do something similar, but different. 

I made sure all the blocks were the same size and proceeded from there 

 And I found the greenish fabric in my stash ...

I needed to work on my second Infinity Hearts quilt

at The Kwilty Girls retreat, January 2024.

My first one, went to my son.

I had plenty of pinks and whites left over

 sew the challenge to finish by February 2024 was on!

I had some fun red w/white heart fabric

by Michael Miller for the backing.

You can see it here on the right side of the finished top!

Top was completed at retreat.

I pieced batting to fit the wall hanging.

The back is all those cute hearts

and only one seam to get it together.

I ...

This past week I sewed another black skirt. This one a winter one in a thick knit (I think a ponte or a scuba - another one that was $1 a pound). It is from a Lutterloh dress pattern that I modified to make a skirt.

 I put another set of tea towels on the loom. A huck lace pattern in 2/8 cotton, woven with two shuttles.

Temperatures are warming up (around freezing) for the temperature blanket. There will be some more new colours this next week with even warmer temperatures in the forecast.

I finished knitting my sweater. It is a simple, top-down, raglan sweater (no pattern). I cast on 66 stitches for the neck on 4.5mm needles and went from there. The yarn is Wool of the Andes Tweed from KnitPicks in the colour way Lighthouse Heather (9 balls).

This is my new knitting project, a year long temperature blanket. My Mom and I are both making them (she is celebrating her 90th birthday and 65th wedding anniversary, and I am celebrating my 35th wedding anniversary this year).