Little red bird!

I just joined a yahoo swap group, and one of the ladies had a block with the little red bird fabric. I fell in love with it! I found some on-line, with some of the coordinating fabric, and I am going to make a skirt for V!

More Apple Cozies!

These are so quick and fun to make. The orange is for a girl whose favorite color is-can you guess?-orange!
The pineapple is inspired by a pineapple stuffed animal :)

Apple Cozies

My 2 latest Apple Cozies. Stripes and Owl. :)

Button Pin

K sent me this button book for Christmas (last week).
I made the button pin. It was fun and easy. V would like one too :)

Christmas Gift

Christmas Tree Potholder

Peppermint Bark Soap

The potholder is from a Carol Doak design-a paper pieced Christmas Tree.

The soap is made with melt and pour soap. It is scented chocolate on the bottom layer, and peppermint for the candy layers.

4th of July skirt

4th of July fun! I was cleaning up my craft room- and found the iron-on patch I had bought for V. So I made a last minute skirt with left-over quilt fabric from a table runner I made last week-end. Good thing it is a seasonal skirt, because it got a lot of use, and juice and dirt...

My brother Todd

My brother Todd passed away. We found out the beginning of April. This is him and his son Toddi in Budapest, where they lived. I like this picture alot. Todd was 45, and Toddi is 10.
I have some of Todd's t-shirts to make quilts for Toddi, my mom and my dad. These shirts are ones I made, and I hope to use some of the leftover pieces as sashing between the t-shirts.

More and more wheel spinning

From the top left: A two ply, from a batt based on the movie Avatar. Then the batt for the WaterLilies, and the finished yarn.

More wheel spinning

This is a merino, dyed something like `merlot'. The plied yarn isn't quite as light as it looks. I am crocheting a scarf, and it is turning out so nice, pretty and soft.

alpaca cowl

I made that alpaca into a cowl. It sure is warm.

A long time...

Well it has been a long time. What have I been doing?
I got me a spinning wheel and spun me some alpaca.

New Spindles

Flax and silk or alpaca silk?

flax, MF next to colored silk and alpaca









flax and mystery fiber :)

My two Bosworth Birds Eye Maple spindles

I received the mini spindle on the left today, to go with my featherweight on the right. I also got a new book, `Respect the Spindle'. Yea for me :)

And more makes 50!

row 1: Pat H, Patricia S, Sue B
row 2: Rebecca H
row 3 and 4: Terri P