September Miniature

Quilting
~ 13″ x 17″

When the September sewing date with Stacia and Deloise arrived I was barely ready. The kids had just left, everything in my sewing room was a disaster but at least I knew what fabric I wanted to use and where that particular bin was in the pile.

I barely had time to get the top done during our sewing day and it wasn’t until a couple of days later that I sat down to quilt and finish it.

Now that it is done I think it is one of my favourite miniatures. It will hang on the stairwell but I’ll first have to decide which of the other things hanging there need to come down.

Afghan

Knit & Crochet

I’ve had this crochet pattern for years; it was cut from a magazine probably while I was still living up North. The pattern appealed because it looked so very soft and it was done in a wash of colours. I pulled what I thought was the last of my Misty yarn (I’ve since found more) and decided to make the pattern up using yarn that I had. I had to play around quite a bit with the hook size to get it as soft as I wanted but I am pleased with the results. The variegated yarn worked well in the pattern.

When Christy and the kids were here they were going through my quilts and wall hangings and picking out some to take home. Taylor saw my almost-finished afghan and noted how soft it was (mission accomplished apparently). She didn’t ask me if she could have it but her Mum said if it wasn’t for someone in particular Taylor would really like it.

I finished the stitching (and the yarn) on the weekend and it will be off to Taylor.

Happy Birthday Jackie

Cards

September 6, 2021

Vintage Flower Basket
(from the Splendid Sampler series)

I know Jackie grows a garden each year but she has never mentioned that she grows flowers. This bouquet is the kind that doesn’t take any looking after.

As Jackie celebrates her 70th I can’t help but think how much the McKnight women would have missed over the years if she hadn’t held that first get-together at the farm 20 years ago.

Happy Birthday Regan & Thekla

Cards

September 4, 2021

I usually make the same card in different fabrics for these two birthdays but I ran out of time this year and I had to dig into my stash of blocks so they each received a different one. They are individuals after all so they deserve something all their own even on a shared birthday.

Bobbin Chase

Regan’s card is from the original Splendid Sampler series. I had trouble finding the name of the pattern as my colour choices are very different from the ones in the book and it looked like a totally different block. Dare I say I liked my choices better?

Happy Willow
(from the Splendid Sampler 2 series)

Thekla has trees on their farm so the willow tree seemed suitable but I know they need a lot of water and it has been particularly dry in Saskatchewan this year. Fortunately, this tree won’t suffer from a drought.