Daphne's quilt top is done. On Thursday, I'll drop it off with the quilter.
Zachary's quilt arrived safely his home. I had bought extra insurance, because I didn't feel safe about sending all that work off across the country without it. I haven't had the Post Office lose anything yet, though.
I finished a few more inches of the Oregon Autumn Cardigan this week.
Now that Daphne's quilt is finished, I have her new doll to dress. I'm knitting her a nightgown, but I have to downsize from the pattern, because the doll is 70% of the size, so I'm using smaller needles and lace-weight yarn.
This will give you an idea of what the doll looks like. She is supposed to be Elizabeth II as a child with two of her long line of Corgis.
Monday was Sandy's "Gotcha Day." It has been one year since we picked him up.
He has been a very busy boy this week, but he was always sleeping when I grabbed my phone to get a photo. (He's so cute when he sleeps.) He really enjoys the day bed in my workroom, where I have been spending a lot of time sewing.
We did manage to get a few walks in during the week, but we had a lot of rain, so we mostly stayed on the trails.
Sunday was Easter, of course. The choir sang for two services. There was one note in the anthem where they needed me. (I'm a specialist, like the triangle player, except that I can produce other notes.) The choir is a great bunch of people, and I enjoy spending time with them.
Our older son, Tim, sent this Easter photo of himself with his step-granddaughter. She's a cutie!
I did some cooking this week, as usual. One of our breakfasts was pancakes.
Ha! This wasn't the end of the chapter! April Fools!
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What's on my needles: Still the Oregon Cardigan. (I'll be on this one for a while), but now also the nightgown for Elizabeth.
What's on my loom: Back in it's corner, but not warped yet.
What's on my sewing machine: Daphne's quilt binding.
What's in The Doll's Storybook: In this reedited rerun from July 2019, Veronika Sews, we go to a quilt show and then the fabric store with Veronika. Then she lets Charlotte help her make a dress. Here, Veronika is teaching Charlotte how to thread the needle of the sewing machine.
What's on my iPad/iPhone: Finished listening to All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer. Now listening to Jan Karon's At Home in Mitford. I listened to several from this series years ago and really enjoyed them. For my physical-book reading, I'm still reading Elfen Königin by Holly Black, translated from English.
What's in my wine glass: Bruno Pinot Noir 2021.
What's my tip of the week: When I sew borders on a quilt that's bigger than the width of the fabric, I cut the selvedges off at the same place on each piece, then I sew two pieces together end-to-end with a 1/4" seam. I put the quilt top down on the floor folded in half with the two edges that will get the border together. Then I measure with the border fabric I just pieced down the middle of the quilt top and mark where to stop sewing. I fold the end over at my mark and press it. Then I pin the fabric to the quilt and sew it. When I'm done sewing, I trim off the extra and use it to measure how much I'll be cutting off of the other border. The reason I measure down the middle is because the edges can get stretched, so the middle is a more accurate measure. I may have some easing, but by sewing with the looser side underneath, it takes care of itself. Both sides will be essentially the same length, too.
Where are my books: The stories in each book first appeared in the blog and they are reproduced with a few changes.
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Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.
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