Monday 1 January 2018

knitting bags and a quilt



I started  this quilt a few years ago. Got the top done and than it sat for about a year. Finally got quilted and than it sat again till a few days ago. Decided that I wanted it done and was able to get it finished by this past Saturday. The pattern is called Northern Lights and from a quilting magazine that DH gave me as part of my Birthday gift a few years ago. Sorry can't remember which magazine its in as I couldn't find it. Will update when I find it.
Plans are to hang this quilt above our bed to add some art/colour to the wall as we don't have a headboards.


A friend wants to learn how to knit so she can make herself some dishcloths. She got needles and some cotton yarn for Christmas but there is also a cat in the home. I figure since I had some scraps I would make her one. The large one you see in the pictures below is the one I made for her. The smaller one is for me. I figure by making my friend a larger bag that when she grows in her knitting and moves on beyond dishcloths that she will have a bag that will fit more yarn.


These bags are reversible The picture above is one side of the bag. The larger one print is a pretty blue with white vines and flowers. The small one has a snowflake print. In the picture below is the second print. Large bag is a green with white daisies and little dots. The small bag print fabric is called winter friends by P&B textiles.

 Now all the little bag needs is for me to get the hank of sock yarn made into a cake to put into it along with some needles and than its ready for my sock class-toes up in a couple weeks