The Quilt Progresses (slowly)

I have been less than diligent in putting together my patchwork quilt. So I just lined up some of my rows, in the hopes that it would inspire me to work faster (and procrastinate less, even if procrastination leads to finished socks), and I think it just might work.



I like the colors and the way it all balances. Fingers crossed that I can finish this top soon!

Socks!

I have actually finished something! A pair of somethings actually. I finished some stripey socks (with heel/toe in order to disturb the striping as little as possible).

Yay socks!



Pattern: Hug Me Socks by Terry Morris
Yarn: Canon Hand Dyes Jane MCN Self-Striping (purchased at sock summit)

Monkey Elephant!

I made an elephant made of monkeys!



A friend of mine is having a baby boy - and I felt that the mere fact that I owned this monkey fabric required me to make an elephant out of it.



I ended up ripping out the right ear twice before I got the stitches sufficiently neat and the positioning even with the other ear. I'm happy I did - a bit of lopsided is cute and quirky - but too much just looks careless.



Pattern from Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts.

NOTE TO MYSELF - When the pattern says "sew belly pieces together" this does not mean sew all the way around those two pieces, it just means from the hash marks for the opening to the corners that are marked "front" and "back" - please remember this next time.