Saturday, April 18, 2009

stitched and spun

while harper napped...

mama sewed! i made this little patchwork bib for a blessing shower i attended this afternoon. it was my first time playing with free motion quilting. the verdict, i like it quite a lot. the random pattern it creates is right up my alley!


i also plyed that wool that i started spinning on easter sunday. now i am looking for the perfect scarf pattern for it. it is a heavy worsted and i have roughly 200 yards. any suggestions for me?

7 comments:

heather jane said...

I'm sure more experienced knitters can give you the perfect scarf pattern, but something open and lacy would be perfect for spring!

I love that bib, by the way. I have been wanting to do some free motion quilting for awhile now and I just haven't gotten to it yet. A small project like this would be perfect, though!

Darcys Knotty Knitter said...

Love the bib and the yarn is a lovely colorway.My favorite scarf is the http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnottyKnitter40/fluffly-gosling-neckwarmer
There are some short spring scarfs on ravelry that are so cute.Hugs Darcy

Michelle said...

Very cute! (the sleeping baby and the bib!) ;0)

All of your beautiful sewing projects have inspired me to dust off my sewing machine. Other than Halloween costumes, I haven't sewed since I picked up knitting. My piles of fabric are calling me now!

I love the colorway on that yarn you spun, too! I wish my handspun was that nice and even. Mine still needs some work!

Val in the Rose Garden said...

Beautiful! And the yarn is nice too. ;)

A really open patterning would be great for spring. I don't knit... but that would be really pretty with your yarn.

Val

Lovely Little Lovelies said...

hot damn erika! that handspun is rad!

p.s. love the bib too

Hermione J. Schwartz said...

I found that free motion quilting is highly addictive. I pretty much want to quilt everything.

The wool you spun is gorgeous! It is hard for me to think about scarves when it is 80 degrees here today, but I agree that it should be loopy and open so you can wear it on chilly spring evenings.

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kraftykash said...

Love the bib...it turned out great! The yarn looks great. Have you ever done a potato chip scarf? Im making one with a polyester/cotton blend, but Im sure it would work with wool. Let me know if you need directions.