The Seacoast MQG and Boston MQG retreat was a major success! I managed to quilt two quilts (one that's been lingering for about a year) and got some serious work done on Pinkie Pie. Pinkie is back on the list, and close to the top since I'm not dreading pulling her out to sew.
But the big WIP is to put away all that stuff. Packing was so easy, just toss stuff in a bag and go, but the unpacking looks awful. I may just leave stuff in bags and projects and supplies out as I need them. Not pretty, but better for my brain. And besides, all the projects I never got to are packed with the supplies I need to finish them. Why break up such awesome organization?
And while I was procrastinating from the pile of stuff, I decided to bite the bullet and rip out these socks for the third (fourth?) time. I got mid foot and realized that I didn't like working the complicated cable pattern (I like patterns I can remember and don't need to constantly be looking at the book to get right) and they were probably going to be too big on me anyway.
So I ripped out until I was down to just 60 stitches on each sock (instead of the 68 I had), and put those back on the needles very carefully. I restarted them using the Seagrass pattern from the book (Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time) which is just a staggered pattern of knits and purls over six stitches. Way easier, and I can knit them quickly in the continental style, which was impossible with all the cables before. Hope to have socks before it gets too warm to wear them!
Last on the short list of WIPs is my quilt for do. Good Stitches. I picked the Pyramid Scheme block by Quilt Dad, and I got the last set of blocks on Friday. I'm going to just piece them together without sashing, but I need to decide how to orient the blocks, all in the same direction, alternating so the big colored triangles match up, or something else entirely. Now that I have them all I can really play.
And, speaking of do. Good Stitches, my circle was featured on Stitched In Color, so everyone should check it out here! The pink quilt in all the pictures was the first quilt I worked on with these women, and I love how it turned out!
Linking up with Lee for WIP Wednesday!
Not to worry... we all have those piles of fabric needing to be put away. The soft colors of your bee blocks looks a lot like what I've been working on this week! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteUnpacking is overrated. Also, I'm so impressed you have all your do.Good blocks already. My month was February too, but I only have half of mine in....your quilt is going to be amazing, but I promise to not steal this one. Since its going for a good cause and all. :D
ReplyDeleteYes, I had retreat in January - Everything is just now, in the last week, organized and put away! Have the last two projects in baskets all ready to Go!
ReplyDeleteWent to see the pink quilt.... LOVE IT! Janita
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