First Time Quilter

I got the sudden urge to sew a quilt a few weeks back, even though I’ve never made one in my life. I bought a few quilting magazines and picked out a simple project from Quilts and More that uses only triangles and plotted out my color scheme in Photoshop. Here are a few of the designs I came up with.
I had a hard time deciding which one to go with, I had so much fun making all these designs! It was like coloring pages in a coloring book. I eventually decided on the top left design because it fits best with our living room decor, which is where the quilt is going to live.

I didn’t end up taking a lot of process photos, all I did was follow the directions on the pattern and look up YouTube videos for help when I couldn’t figure something out (this is pretty much the way that I learn every new craft). And while the results certainly are not perfect, I’m very satisfied with the way that it turned out.

A Late Valentine

I designed and printed some little Valentine’s Day cards to send to friends and family this year. The cards feature an illustration of my dog Louis wearing a valentine sweater!

Original sketch
     

Knitting!

In order to keep myself sane during that most trying of tasks: the job search, I’ve decided to take up knitting again (never mind that it’s September and still in the high 90s). And I have to confess I’ve become a little obsessed. I’ve made 6 projects in the last month and I’ve got my seventh one started. What can I say? When I’m interested in something, I have to immerse myself in it. I’m thinking of maybe opening an Etsy shop to sell some of my knitted pieces… maybe.

This sweater for Louis is my favorite thing I’ve knitted so far. Possibly my favorite thing I’ve ever made.