WIP-it Wednesday...

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...I finished a couple of things.

I finished the Hooded Cowl (formerly called Balaclava) [Ravelry]:

Hooded Cowl

Specs:
Started 12/6/2024
Finished 2/15/2025
Pattern: Hooded Cowl by Rosann Fleischauer
Added additional stitches to fit a larger head; applied i-cord finish

I also finished Sea Dandelion:

Sea Dandelion

Specs:
Started 2/1/2025
Finished 2/15/2025
Pattern by Barbara Ana Design 

Then, I went down the rabbit hole of quilting. I'm currently working on two quilts at once:

  1. Herding Cats: I've been collecting cat fabrics for years (read: 20+ years), wanting to create a quilt with nothing but cats. Some of the fabric is old-fashioned and very soft. Fabric quality and printing have improved a lot over the years. I'm determined to include the older fabric with the new fabric. I;'m working on the layout and  just need to make sure that the older fabrics are spread throughout the quilt.

  2. Brighter Day: I purchased a fat quarter pack from the local quilt store. It's a 12-pack, which lends itself to my favorite quilt pattern, Yellow Brock Road by Atkinson Design. The colors are bright and light, something I need right now.

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

  1. Brighter Day quilt (quilting)
    Started 2/10/2025
  2. Herding Cats quilt (quilting)
    Ordered backing fabric; cut remaining squares
  3. Mom's cookbook (cooking)
    Entered a few more recipes
  4. Sea Merchant's Wife (cross stitch)
    Working down to the lower tail.

No Work This Week:

  1. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting)
  2. Finishing work 
  3. Teal No-Noro Hat (knitting) [Ravelry]  

Finishing Work In Progress:

  1. Collector's Heart 2024 (cross stitch)
  2. Crystal Heart mini (cross stitch)
  3. Dreaming Cleo (cross stitch) 
  4. Frost Flower mini (cross stitch)
  5. Jasmine Mix mini (cross stitch)
  6. Pearl Orchid mini (cross stitch)
  7. Tulip Time mini (cross stitch)
  8. Underwater City mini (cross stitch)
  9. Winged Dreams (cross stitch) 
  10. Witchy Dreams (cross stitch)

Ready for Finishing:

  1. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)
  2. Happy Pumpkin needleroll (cross stitch)
  3. Peaceful Night (cross stitch)
  4. Sea Dandelion (cross stitch)

IDJ (It's Dead, Jim):

  1. Chaca II (needlepoint)

UFOs/Hibernation:

  1. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
  2. California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  3. Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [Ravelry] 
  4. Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [Ravelry] 
  5. Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  6. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)
  7. Website (other)


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