Could I quilt?? Mario Quilt

Over the weekend I re-found a quilt that I really want to make.  I have never quilted before and this looks very intricate so not sure this is where I should start when trying to figure it out.  This quilt has over 7300 one inch squares.  I really want this quilt so I need to find a starting place to learn how to quilt.  My mother quilts and so did my grandmother but I have never learned the art.  Any suggestions on were someone who has never quilted should start?  I have watched a few YouTube videos as well as gotten some sample materials to make a quilt for each of my sons.

Here is my goal.  Its a free Pattern
Mario Quilt

Its a very large Mario block quilt!

I hope I can tackle this project

PerSkeila

One project a week

I have so many projects going on that I have decided that I need to take a week on each and finish them off.  First week will be finishing my cabled knit along.  I posted about it before here.  The only thing I need to do it get all the squares together (already half done) and put the boarder on it.  I also want to start rolling all of my yarn into cakes and organized in my new cube storage.

I have been getting all of my patterns together and putting them into a binder that I covered in fabric. (pic to come later)

I have started using these cards going forward to keep my project information in order.

Project Cards

Sheila

I have said it before

I know that I have said it before, once again I took a LONG break from blogging.  Updates: had a second child a healthy baby boy who is now almost 4 months old.  My first born is Turning 4 tomorrow.  I cannot believe how the time has flown by.  I am getting the final details set for his party this weekend.  He decided he wanted to do a Dusty Crophopper themed party.  Since we have been super busy with the new baby I have not had a chance to do anything crafty for the party.  I know he will still be excited and love it just the same.  

In the last few months of my pregnancy I knitted a lot and did  mostly baby items for other friends that were pregnant.  I finished three versions of the same blanket for me and two of my friends.  Right after the birth I had a need to do washcloths.  I knitted a few and then started to crochet a few as well.  I worked on a loofah and finished a few afghan projects.  

I want to get all of my WIPs completed and start to get a system going for using the Yarn I have and how to keep new projects and yarn organized.  I ended up getting a cube unit for what I do have and I am working on getting all of my yarn in it but I think I still have more than this HUGE unit can handle.

Does anyone have a good system for keeping WIPs in order and yarn displayed in one place?

I want to get into a better schedule of getting post up and keep my creative needs met.  

Cabled Afghan KAL

Over the summer I worked on the Cabled Afghan KAL.  I am working on the finishing right now and hope to have it completed next week.

Cabled Afghan KAL

It was really fun to do and learned how to do all those gorgeous cables!!  I was always intimidated by cables, so I made myself do this I was really surprised at how easy it was to complete.

Baby WIPs

Since the last post I have added a lot of new baby WIPs.  I have 5 friends all having babies right around the same time frame as my newest one is due.  I found a really easy knitting blanket that works up pretty quick that I am going to make for everyone.  The Rickrack blanket I was making for a friend has been on the back burner a while so I will make one of these as well, since Baby E is almost 6 months old already.  Now to see if I can power through 5 of these before my due date.

Here is the new blanket.

In a Wink Baby Blanket.
http://com.yarnspirations.pattern-pdfs.s3.amazonaws.com/WEB-B-BBYBLK-InAWinkBabyBlanket-ENG.pdf

I have worked on one for about a week and half and, I am about 70% done.  I might even make one for Baby L.
I changed the pattern a bit but only the orientation of the stripes the stitches are all the same.

Covered in WIPs

We are in the process of getting things rearranged in the house for the new baby.  Moving my son to a new room and letting him decorate has been fun, but there are random piles of stuff all over the place.  I am also losing my craft room so its been a challenge trying to find places for all my stuff.  I have also uncovered TONS of Works In Progress both knitting and crochet that I now feel the need to complete.

First is the Basket Weave pillow I started a while back. I actually finished the front panel while I was trying up this post.


http://thecrochetcrowd.com/basket-weave-crochet-pillow-2

I have two more for a friend who just had a baby.

Baby leggins I found the pattern here

http://knitpicky-knits.blogspot.com/2011/01/froggie-baby-legs.html

The Rickrack Rainbow Baby blanket a free pattern from red heart:

http://www.redheart.com/files/patterns/pdf/LW2548.pdf

I have a baby blanket I started for my son and never finished.  The gauge is off so it is going to be HUGE.


http://www.nikkiinstitches.com/entrelac-knit-baby-blanket/

Two more afghans

The Corner to Corner I started back in December

The ripple I started last summer

Last two pop tab wristlet projects.

Been gone awhile

It has been a while since I have posted but for good reason, I am pregnant.  I have just now started to get my crafting bug back and it has been in full force.  I am doing a baby blanket for a friend but that has been slow going. I really need to get this done very soon as the baby is already over a month old.

I have also been trying some granny squares and other piece together type blankets.  I have quite a few WIPs that I need to get finished so I can start working on stuff for Baby #2.