I don’t usually do this, a year end post, but for some reason I wanted to wrap up some of my latest projects. Unlike many people, I did not get loads and loads of things done this year. I spent a lot of time fretting and eating and drinking and read lots of books. But I’ve had a creative spurt this Fall.
This was one of my favorite projects – candy cane towels! I’d seen the pattern on Pinterest and then I discovered it was on Ravelry. I made an appointment with my local weaving store, Lofty Fiber, to have a refresher class on warping the loom. Dawne is a great teacher and it was so much fun to be with weavers and talk the talk. And I am very pleased with the results! The hand of the towels is very nice and absorbent. I may have to weave some more.
And look at all the beautiful fibers on the wall. It is so nice to have a B&M weaving store. Colors never look the same on a monitor and there is nothing like fondling fibers ! I have lots of ideas for next year.
Another weaving project that I completed was hand towels from Handwoven magazine. I started them in the Spring and it was a long warp. After washing, the fabric has a wonderful, sort of spongy texture. They will make good handtowels!
In November and December I had the great pleasure of teaching some workshops at Tryon Arts & Crafts Center in North Carolina. They are celebrating their 60th year of offering wonderful, traditional crafts classes to the area. I wish I’d found them sooner as they are a perfect fit for the type of classes that I like to offer. One workshop was how to piece hexagon or Grandmother’s Flower garden squares. The second was a lot of fun – making potholders on the wonderful Harrisville Design looms. I really enjoy making them – it’s all about color after all, and I was pleased that they did too.
When I asked if they would keep their potholders or give them away, they all replied that they were keeping them!
And I am about ready to sew binding on the dogwood quilt, that I started in May! It is a Melinda Bula pattern, and she kindly did extensive videos about how to make it.
I had all sorts of problems with the quilting – thread breaking, erratic tension, skips… In desperation, I went to Walker Quilt Company, a HandiQuilter dealer in North Carolina for some lessons. Although some of it was operator error, Andrea discovered that the bobbin was defective! I have been wondering ever since, how long it has been that way. Quilting has been wonderful ever since that visit.
So that’s that! I am sure we are all delighted to see an end to 2020.
Have a Happy New Year everyone!
Love the fabrics, Deb. Happy New Year!
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Thanks! Happy New Year to you! I am planning to teach a rug hooking workshop at the arts & crafts place, so I had better start hooking again. I think we’ll do mug rugs. I hope it fills!
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Happy New Year to you too. Hope your year is as productive as this past one. Enjoyed seeing all that you do.
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Thank you! I hope you made some fun things this year as well. I hope you didn’t lose your sewing room to your sister…
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The dogwood flowers are just gorgeous. I like the background fabric also.
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Thank you! Tidying…..I as usual, need to do that as well! I am going to start quilting a bed quilt this week and I need room. Love your woven samples. What a treasure.
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Yes. When I look at them, I imagine the maker. What was she thinking? These are clearly samples made for a larger project. What weavings did she ultimately make and who received them?
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Some lovely projects for the year. Loved seeing your weaving projects. The Dogwood quilt looks beautiful – Excited to see it when it is all completed. It should be gorgeous!
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Thank you Sharon! Hope you got some fun things done last year!
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So nice that you have a wonderful store nearby. Happy New Year
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Isn’t it? And I see you have one of their TempTreadles! Do you like it? I keep thinking about getting one but it seems like it might be “too much technology” for me…
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