Long-awaited progress

Tiny (and unexpected) movements on the red quilt. The squares in the upper left (not sewn together yet; I'm still planning) are the ones I bought at Melanie's Closet last Wednesday.



And, Eric and I went to IKEA last week and bought, among other things, a new doormat. Green dot! I love it!!

Despite my long absence...

...this post will be brief.



Bought some old hand-pieced quilt squares today from Melanie's Closet (the store in the old Lettuce Knit space). I think they'll go into the red quilt. Once they're dry (which might be this afternoon, it's so dry in my house) I'll see how they look all together. Pics to come.

Side note: I see by the date on the red quilt photo that it's been over nine months since I've done anything significant on that quilt. Aie! I should stop putting dates in titles.



P.S. The photos are from my walk today (it's Day 5!). Eric wants to add "or" to the back of the stop sign.

Something from my mom

Should I get new lenses put in them? ;-)

PS (in response to /dr.'s request): You can see more of my face + glasses here (nb the camera zoom is a little wacky).

Was February for finishing?

There's a blog out there called "February is for Finishing." I first heard of it when Allison joined their knit-along. I was inspired enough by the idea that I thought I'd try to finish some of my own projects; after all, it's always good to have a Goal.

Let's see how I fared.

1. Sister Trish's second sock.



Well, the sock is much further along than it was at the beginning of, er, January, when I last wrote about it. However, I have clearly failed to meet the "finished" criteria. Strike one.

2. The blue quilt.



I knew I wouldn't finish the blue quilt in February; my goal here was to finish the column on the left-hand side. I came pretty close (missing about 8 inches on the bottom), and I'm happy with my work. However... still not finished. Strike two.

3. Elv1s tank.



Ah, things are looking up. I started making this shirt about a year ago. Sometime before Christmas I changed the front of it (it used to be plain black). I was too lazy, though, to finish all the finicky edging. This week I finally did it. Two thumbs up for me. Check out the back of the shirt here.

I saved the best for last.

4. One job.



I am finally done one of my FIVE jobs. Let the relaxed version of my life begin!!! (It will only last until I find other things to fill my time.)

All in all not bad; I finished two out of four. Stay tuned for next month's post: Was March for finishing, too?