Wednesday, October 16, 2013

WIP Wednesday

Last week I realized that it was getting really close to Thanksgiving.  Not a big deal, but we do Christmas at Thanksgiving!  Panic!  

So I started busting out Christmas presents like whoa!  I knitted up the blue (or indigo, or purple, depending on your light) mittens over the weekend using a pattern from Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitter's Almanac.  It was pretty nice sitting around the house, watching football, drinking beer, and knitting.  I don't know why I don't do it more often. 

The first pair came out so nicely and quickly that I decided to make a second pair out of the seafoam green.  It's so satisfying to start crossing projects off the list.


And this beauty just needs a border or two, and then I can quilt and bind it.  I thought that it would be more difficult to piece all those triangles and have the points match, but it was no harder than squares.  Might be my go to patchwork shape from now on.


And I have a couple Quilts For Boston to quilt up.  I'm hoping to get this one done by the weekend and my second one done by the end of the month.  That's the goal, but who knows if I'll suddenly realize that I have four more projects to finish for Christmas.  


My favorite little piece on the Boston quilt.  I'm going to like quilting this one.

Linking up with Lee for WIP Wednesday!
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13 comments:

  1. hydeeannsewsOctober 16, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    everyone is on overload this season, huh?! I love that triangle quilt. i'm itching to do one!

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  2. Lindsey October 16, 2013 at 1:38 PM

    Really like the triangle quilt, the fabrics are great! :)

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  3. Jessica PyykkonenOctober 16, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    I have given up on the idea of homemade Christmas gifts this year... Once we found out about our surprise addition (baby #3) arriving in January, I knew all of my sewing would be focused on getting ready for baby... Your quilts are lovely.

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    1. SeeMaryQuiltOctober 16, 2013 at 8:45 PM

      I was in the same situation with baby #2. I'm only now attempting a semi-homemade Christmas now that she's nearly 3.

      Congrats!!

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  4. Michelle BartholomewOctober 16, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    Love those triangles! I am just cutting them for my first attempt. Glad to hear it's not too hard to match up those points.

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    1. SeeMaryQuiltOctober 16, 2013 at 6:24 PM

      Mine are definitely not perfect, but they're really close. I just lined up the little hanging triangles you get from pressing the seams open, and pinned each point before I started sewing.

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  5. PinspotOctober 16, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    You give me hope for trying a triangle quilt- I've been nervous. Your blue and yellow quilt looks so so pretty!

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  6. LucyOctober 16, 2013 at 2:24 PM

    Great mittens! What weight yarn did you knit them in?

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    1. SeeMaryQuiltOctober 16, 2013 at 6:26 PM

      It's a 2-ply worsted from a local farm. I love their colors, and the wool is really warm.

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  7. Jennie @ Porch Swing QuiltsOctober 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM

    It is so very satisfying, crossing things off the list. And triangles are my go-to patchwork shape, followed very closely by hexagons. Machine piecing them isn't half as terrible as you might think!

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  8. CapitolaQuilterOctober 16, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    It's hard to keep track of it all this time of the year. Congrats on checking things off your list.

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  9. Lucy | Charm About YouOctober 16, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    That seafoam is so pretty! The triangles are gorgeous too, I haven't tried doing them yet but it's on my list - good to know it wasn't too hard!

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  10. AnonymousOctober 16, 2013 at 6:40 PM

    I love the triangle quilt. That's definitely on my to make list someday!

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