Knit and Purl

Knitting....
And so the knitting has begun. I took a class to learn to knit. Once I got the hang of it I came to understand why so many people love to knit. It is such a peaceful way to take a moment for myself.  Add a cup of tea and my afternoon is perfect.

I made a sweater for myself. At first I thought this was a very ambitious project. Then I realized that this project is a great way to learn the rhythm of knitting. It definately is rhythmic, I love it! And there are so many possibilities.

Although, now that I am finished I am wondering what I will do with a quiet afternoon. First I have to decide what to knit next, then I will know what to do with myself. I am thinking of socks, plenty of leftover, soft, yarn...

Two Gifts...

I thought I would start to post some of the Holiday gifts I made. But I must start with the baby quilts I made for my dear friend's beautiful twins. The twins are the true gifts to their family!

I started the quilts this summer/fall knowing the twins were on the way. But stalled a little bit until I was under the gun. So they got sent off and I thought I would share some photos.

Becky (my friend) had a girl and a boy so above is the girls quilt. I received some samples of decorators silk that I used on here. It looks a feels beautiful.

Each one has a plush soft backing. Especially for Baby!

Here is the boy's quilt. I made it much more simple, but it was because I saw a similar design and really liked it so I thought I would try. I love the quilting fabric in the pieced part, of course it is discontinued, boo hoo.

This is a picture to show the top section. I also was able to incoorporate the silk into this quilt.

Again, soft and plush. Especially for baby!!

I say I don't know how to "quilt" but I have recently been corrected. I have not officially learned quilting, but I have pieced together a few blankets to make quilts so I guess I do know how to quilt. A class would be interesting to take to learn some techniques. Also, I do not own a rotary cutter, I think it would be a dream!

8 Years

Today Stephen and I have been married for 8 years. Everyone thought we were crazy for having a January wedding. It was a perfect day for a winter wedding in the mountains. Warm at times and even some snow.

Many wonderful memories in these years. The best of these memories are the 2 beautiful additions to our family and finding our Home. I look forward to all of our memories to come. I can't wait to grow old with this wonderful man.

I love you honey!

Happy Anniversary!

Welcome Back...

Are the holidays really over? I love the holiday season. People think I am crazy but I love winter. It used to be because I was a skiier. But now it is just the thought of staying inside with a hot cup of tea/cocoa looking out the window at the snow. Unitl this year we really haven't had too much snow here on Long Island, that is since I moved here. So far we have had a big dumping and dustings here and there. The cold is a different story, but you have to accept it to love winter!!!

I had to take a break from blogging because I had quite a few projects I needed to make and get sent out before it was too late. With all of that (barely) being over I now feel like I can take some time to revisit this blog. And I will get some pictures up here of thoes projects I gave away. Hopefully I have some pictures stored on my camera.

It has been a busy and event filled month so hopefully that will give me something to write about.
Until then, enjoy the winter!