Judy ~ Ta Da! Finally!

We've been home from our trip to Arizona since Wednesday night and are just about caught up with mail, laundry and such.  And I am finally finished with the Scoreboard Scarf! It became so long that I decided to finish off the ends rather than kitchener them together. I couldn't quite imagine such a long cowl! (Stretched out, it's taller than I am!)

Each row except for the gray edges represents one point, the navy being our home team (The Seahawks) and the green, their opponents. The single gray line separates the season's games, all sixteen of them but not the playoffs.

While catching up on my blog friends, I found this chart which made me smile. I just had to share it, too. Now someone needs to do one for knitting!

And if you've ever wondered about the value of knitting, you will enjoy this article.  I think the benefits described could be applied to any handcraft.  OK, gotta run but will post again later about our trip.  Carpe diem!  And have a great week.

Moira - Lots of stitching going on........

 Lots more sewing on the commissioned sewing has been happening in the last week.   6 more scrub tops were completed.   And then all 14 were shipped off yesterday.   Am hoping that I'll get a check back by sometime next week.....altho know past history it may be 2-3 wks before I actually receive payment.  

Meanwhile I've started on the blouses and house-dresses that are cut out because I needed a break from doing the scrub tops.   Will get the final two scrubs done before sending off the next shipment (after I receive payment!), just needed to actually sew something different for a change of pace.  First two of them are in process and almost finished with just the yoke to finish on one of them.   Worked on the two at the same time because they were from the same fabric and thereby used the same thread.

I've also started putting together a set of four blocks that were made for me (with fabric I supplied).   These blocks will end up in a quilt for Sunshine and go to a kid somewhere in the world.   And in addition I'm working on a tutorial for the block that i'm using as alternate blocks, aka the setting blocks of the quilt.  

The alternate block is one I've used before by paper-piecing it, but this time I needed too many to do that with.   So I figured out how to quickly piece it and then square it up with very little fabric wasted.  Have the pics for the tutorial and hope to get that written after I actually get the post for the final corner of the border on my mystery quilt written today.  Quilt top has been done but I haven't had time to write the instructions up.  Funny thing tho is a coworker at the store has been asking when i'm going to get it done because she wants to know how it is finished.  =)

Lots of other stuff going on with needing to hunt for a better paying job as well and working extra hrs at the store during the summer.   Meanwhile I've sent in the application for my drivers ed instructor certification and am hoping that comes through quickly.   Haven't got a clue tho if it will since it's from the state.

Judy~ A Finish and Some Meanderings

Heartwarmer is off the needles, blocked and has its buttons! I had to start a new ball of yarn for the last two rows but will have plenty left to make a matching hat and then some.  Actually, this pattern would also work (without the buttons) for a shawlette for  grownups! (like me or you?)

On my needles is another Prayer Shawl for a woman in our breast cancer support group who's having a really tough time right now. She needs lots of prayers, too.

Mostly I've been working on Lady Kina for my second Camp Loopy project and kind of kicking myself for committing to that.  Oh well, live and learn.

In case you didn't see this on my blog, last Friday morning I found something quite amazing on our front porch, a recently expired, perfectly preserved dragonfly.  Many times we've watched them flitting about our garden, but never had we seen one close enough to admire its beauty in such detail.

Aren't those wings wonderful?  It was also a great reminder to take time to look around to not miss the splendor of each and every moment.  We are so glad that we took a photo when we did because a couple of days later the wings popped up vertically, making it much harder to see the detail.  Those wings made me realize how stylized dragonflies are on most craft projects, but it would be difficult, or at least very time consuming, to capture all the details, wouldn't it?  Have a great week!