Happy Mother's Day

For Mother's day I got to go get me some more yarn (like I need it) But I sure wanted it.  I am going to make myself a scarf.  I got two colors dark charcoal and light charcoal for the Winter is Coming Scarf I found the other day.

Scarf

I love this design and want to find a similar for house Targaryen maybe if i cannot fnid one I can work out a pattern myself.

I wanted to cast this one on last night while watching Game of Thrones but I was busy with laundry instead. :(

Quilting - Could not help myself.

So I took my son into his check up today so on the way home we passed by Hobby Lobby.  I went ahead and made a stop HAHA not that I need more yarn or supplies.  I am trying to learn how to quilt so I took a look at the Jellies so I can attempt a coin quilt.  I watched this video from 24 blocks on facebook.

Video Coin Quilt

24 Blocks

They made it look super easy so I am excited to start.  I loved the colors of the Jellies so I think I will make this one for me.  You might not be able to see it but most fabrics have a metallic silver in them Drool!

Cleaning out bookmarks - Geeky Knits

I have been cleaning out my book marks and found this really cool collections of knitting projects.  I want to try most of them on the list but where to start?

I love stuff like this and makes me want to head out to the yarn store ASAP!!

What would be the first thing you worked on from this list?  I think I will try the Tardis for a dear friend.  She keeps begging me for one I guess I need to make good on it.

Knitting Projects

Pop Tab Fun

I sit here making some updates to older post.  Reformatting things making improvements.  While poking around I see my older pop tab purse post, and this really makes me want to do another one.  They take a long time but I have such pride seeing the final results.  I am wondering what color to try, and if I should try a different pattern.  I think I will take on another one in the next few weeks.  I love the way these look and I still have people that save tabs just for me.

What would you like to see in a new purse?

PerSkeila

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.