Slow stitching. . . . a baby afghan

I have been trying to do some "no machine involved" handwork on Sunday so that I can be upstairs with Mr. Books instead of the basement sewing studio.


There is a manager in the department next to mine that is having a baby and I am making her an afghan:

It is a corner to corner (or C2C) afghan using a variegated yarn from Hobby Lobby (I Love This Yarn, 5 oz. skeins, Color Name: Parcel & Bow).


I have not done a C2C in quite a number of years but I am pretty pleased with how the colors are getting mixed up.


This is not my "normal" baby afghan for gifts. . . .but I got bored with doing the same thing every time so when I saw the YouTube video by Jayda in Stitches (which dates back to 2017) I thought it looked like fun.


Now I just need to pick up the pace so I can gift this before she leaves for maternity leave!


In peace and pieces,




Sherry






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WIP Wednesday

In an attempt to be more productive I am going to try to blog more frequently so that everyone (including me) can see that I am actually working on something!! LOL

Here's a picture of a quilt that I originally started for a co-workers husband that was undergoing cancer treatments. Well, I had always wanted this to be a quilt for her but she wanted it for him so I prayed for both of them while I was working on this.

Unfortunately the hand quilting really kicked my butt & I wasn't able to complete it before he passed away.

Now I am slowly working towards getting this finished for her. I have about 1/2 - 2/3 of the quilt done.



I am hoping to have it completed by the end of this month. . . wish me luck!

In peace and pieces,