The sew away weekend with the Posse was great except a few of us (mainly Caryn and me) caught some type of head cold / sinus / coughy thing that has yet to release its hold on either of us. Fortunately I think the worst is behind us and we are well on the road to recovery. I had visions of finishing numerous UFOs during the course of the sew-away. Unfortunately I didn't happen. I did manage to piece a baby quilt for charity (still needs to be quilted) and I started a rag quilt that I purchased a few years ago when rag quilts were all the rage. They were never my favorite type of quilt and still aren't. However I do recognize that there is a place for them in the quilting world -- just not my little corner of it :) I will post a picture as soon as it is complete or maybe sooner as I still need to clip the seams and then wash it, etc.
I have been working on a few things for my swap partner which need to be finished and sent by November 15th. I will post pictures once she receives them -- don't want to ruin the surprise! I am still drawn to handwork rather than sewing at my machine. Perhaps once the holidays are over and we are in the heart of winter I will be more inclined to sit at the machine. My latest projects include the Halloween redwork (although I am tempted to put that aside since Halloween is close to a year away). I have also taken to knitting those addicting little dishcloths. I have always wanted to knit a sweater for myself but am intimidated by a project of that nature so I decided to work on my knit stitches and gauge by making dishcloths. Most of the ones I have made are just the basic knit / purl stitch. However I recently completed one following a pattern and just found another pattern that requires increasing and decreasing (something I haven't done before).
Happy Stitching!
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