Baby Girl Crib Size Rag Quilt

Here is another completed crib size rag quilt. It features 3 coordinating prints in 100% cotton and is just adorable.

This lovely quilt is for sale on auction in my eBay store this week only.

Free shipping with the Buy It Now Price to any continental U.S. location.

Quilts, Quilts, and More Quilts!!!

Wow, with the cooler breezes, business has picked up overnight, literally. I sold 4 quilts this week alone after not selling ANY for months. I also have 3 other orders in the fine tuning stages. Wish me luck!

I plan to spend most of my weekend quilting away and even attempt an I Spy quilt - they are just too cute and I remember playing I Spy with my boys as babies. It's a great way for them to learn recognition and memory skills. They are 7 & 9 now and we STILL play I Spy at times.

Have a great weekend! Hopefully I'll have some finished projects to share very soon!

My lastest crochet project

I found a really cute pattern for a baby doll blanket using an "X" stitch. The pattern is shown in plain white but I am using Red Heart Soft Baby in Frolic - it's a pastel rainbow blend and is working up so cute in this stitch.

I think I have to start over since the original chain stitch is not working for me and I might have to adjust but I'll figure it out.

Here is the link - http://www.crochetnmore.com/dollblanket.htm

I am going to make it as a baby doll and/or preemie blanket and with the 1 skein of yarn, I'll have enough to make 2 with left over scraps. Maybe for a set of matching booties? Not sure yet.

Our newest family member.....meow

Sadly, last Monday, we lost our beloved 16 year old cat, Hobbes (above). He was a rescued newborn in Aug. 1992. However, there was a new tiny kitty sent our way just days before his passing. She is just too cute for words. The boys have named her Patches - you can see why in the photo. She's a little mix of black, white & gold....being born in Pittsburgh, I say "Go Steelers" kitty. LOL

She has already stolen our hearts and we hope to have her for a long time. We originally thought of her being an outside cat, but we suspect she may be deaf...poor kitty. She has already litter box trained herself so looks like she's indoors for good.

Easy One Skein Knit Scarf

I just finished an easy one skein knit scarf. I've very pleased with the results. I improvised the pattern but it's super easy.

I used Rowan Big Wool Fusion yarn purchased from http://www.smileysyarns.com/ and used size 13 knitting needles.

Cast on 12 stitches

Row 1 - knit all

Row 2 - knit all

Row 3 - knit 1 , * yo, k2t *(*5 times), k last stitch

Repeat to desired length and knit last 2 rows and cast off

Good luck - hope you enjoy this pattern!

Reborn Baby Blue Pooh & Minky Rag Quilt

Well, I just finished and sold my first quilt using minky dot fabric for a Reborn doll. It is just too cute and the photos just don't give it justice.

The minky was not as hard to work with as I expected. It is a polyester and did want to stretch but I used my walking foot and it helped with that issue quite a bit.

I am rather pleased with the results and the buyer was even more pleased so it was a win/win situation. :D