I'm trying to finish up a few UFO's. Can I really call it a UFO if it is only leftover tumblers from another project, it wasn't started yet!! At any rate I need to clean up some bits and pieces that have been hanging around way too long. I only had to cut 4 more tumblers in order to get it this size. All pieced in one day. And before you think I am really nutty that is striped fabric in the border, not pieced:-) As I was shopping my stash for something for the borders I came across the striped fabric and thought how perfect since it has all the colors as the tumblers. But I didn't want to overpower it, so by cutting 1.5" strips of the stripe and 2" of the orange I think it came together nicely.
A second flimsy finish. Once again all the triangles were leftovers from another project from a few years ago. I did not want to cut anymore of these so I put in white sashings in between each triangle and found the perfect stripe to space the rows out a bit. Now it is the perfect size for a neonatal donation. Therefore, it won't get borders.
Finally I remembered to get pic's of my first pair of hand knit socks! I have had them done for a couple months and with the weather getting chillier I will be wearing them more often. They are so comfortable. I used Kroy sock yarn. I am working on the second sock of the second pair now. Work is slow on them as I only do a few rows each evening while watching TV.
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Your socks look great! Aren't they so warm and toasty? Such fun quilts today, too. It's amazing what we can create out of the "leftovers."
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ReplyDeleteI love the orange in the tumbler quilt! I have an addiction to orange lately, so this quilt really appealed to me. Your socks are amazing. I can knit just a teensy bit; definitely not good enough to tackle socks! Wendy at piecefulthoughts@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThose flimsies are super cute. Good job using your leftovers. What size do you make your neonatal quilts? Your socks look fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI love the rainbow border! I would have thought you were nuts if you pieced that. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty brights! And the socks look really cozy, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your flimsies...they both gave me some good ideas for finishing up some of my own UFOs. I particularly like the striped fabric as an easy, yet interesting border on the tumbler one.
ReplyDeleteIt really did look like you pieced all the squares in the border. What fun way to use striped fabric! It really does tie all the colors together.
ReplyDeleteI love making my own socks, and yours are gorgeous! What pattern did you use? I've only used one pattern so far and would love to try another one.
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