Happy Halloween!

How To Properly Measure A Quilt Top

I bet you didn't know the proper way to measure a quilt top is to spread it out on the floor, lay down on the quilt top, and check to make sure there is plenty of extra fabric on all sides.  If you didn't know this little tidbit of information, don't feel bad...I just learned it too, thanks to our 4 year-old grandson!

The Lil' Cowboy's Quilt

Our lil' cowboy is spending a few days with us while his mommy and daddy finally pack and get things moved to town for good!  He has a big long "to do" list  while he's staying with us and one of them is to make a quilt!  He's pulling out all of his favorite strips from the scrap basket and laying them out on the floor while I do the cutting and stitching.  It's probably not a pattern that we will be copyrighting, but we both think it's going to be a pretty neat quilt just the same!

Silent Sunday

Airing of the Quilts - Tunkhannock, PA

Mindless Knitting

There are some really good TV shows on this fall, so that means I'm in need of some mindless knitting!  Dishcloths are the perfect project for that!  If I get too involved in the show and knit when I should purl, it won't matter...the end result will still get the dishes clean!

The free pattern for this dishcloth can be found HERE. 

Salt Air

Winter is trying to make an early entrance here in northern Pennsylvania, so I'm doing my best to push it back by working on another quilt top using a pack of Salt Air charm squares.  If that charm doesn't keep the snow away, nothing will!

Babies Don't Care

This was a fun little top to put together.  The pattern is Line Dance by Kathy Mack and can be found for free at Moda Bake Shop.  It didn't take a lot of time or thought, but after looking at the photo, I think I should have put a little more thought into it and spread the red squares around a little better.  Oh well, done is better than perfect and babies don't care if all of the red squares are grouped together!

Silent Sunday

Airing of the Quilts - Tunkhannock, PA

On The Needles

I have cast on another lace scarf, but this one is going to take a little more thought and time than my last one.  Although it's a pattern of easy stitches, it's a pattern that takes some concentration.  Definitely not one to work on while watching TV or thinking about something else, so I'm trying to make a little quiet time each day to knit a few rows.