I guess I should start by introducing myself. My name is Marinda and I am a knitter and a quilter but jump at the chance to do any craft I can.
Ever since I began working with yarn and fabric I have been making baby gifts for friends who are expecting. This commitment has gotten a little out of control recently as I have 6 friends who have had/are having babies within a few months of each other. Each project is a bit time consuming on its own - so having many at once has made me a little crazy. Did I mention I had a baby myself 4 months ago? Yeah, things are a bit hectic. I must also mention that things are always a bit more challenging when you have a chihuahua glued to your lap :-)
Oddly enough, while I delivered a beautiful baby boy (left), all 6 of my friends have had/are having girls. As far as crafting goes, this was fine with me. I was able to find a plethora of cute colors and patterns for baby girls, not to mention I get to work with my favorite color - pink, pink, pink!
After pondering what I thought each of my friends would like, I decided to sew 3 baby quilts and knit 3 baby afghans. I have already completed and gifted away 2 of the quilts and 1 of the afghans. Unfortuantely, I didn't take pictures of any of them. How weird would it be to ask my friends to take pictures?
As for the final 3.... I will be finishing up one of the afghans tonight or tomorrow and will post pictures once I'm done. I have the materials and patterns for the final quilt and afghan and plan to get started on both of them within the next couple days.
With my procrastination habit, deadlines are the enemy so I have to say, it will be a relief to get all of these projects completed.
Well, I'm off to finish up project 4 of 6. Wish me luck!
Ever since I began working with yarn and fabric I have been making baby gifts for friends who are expecting. This commitment has gotten a little out of control recently as I have 6 friends who have had/are having babies within a few months of each other. Each project is a bit time consuming on its own - so having many at once has made me a little crazy. Did I mention I had a baby myself 4 months ago? Yeah, things are a bit hectic. I must also mention that things are always a bit more challenging when you have a chihuahua glued to your lap :-)
Oddly enough, while I delivered a beautiful baby boy (left), all 6 of my friends have had/are having girls. As far as crafting goes, this was fine with me. I was able to find a plethora of cute colors and patterns for baby girls, not to mention I get to work with my favorite color - pink, pink, pink!After pondering what I thought each of my friends would like, I decided to sew 3 baby quilts and knit 3 baby afghans. I have already completed and gifted away 2 of the quilts and 1 of the afghans. Unfortuantely, I didn't take pictures of any of them. How weird would it be to ask my friends to take pictures?
As for the final 3.... I will be finishing up one of the afghans tonight or tomorrow and will post pictures once I'm done. I have the materials and patterns for the final quilt and afghan and plan to get started on both of them within the next couple days.
With my procrastination habit, deadlines are the enemy so I have to say, it will be a relief to get all of these projects completed.
Well, I'm off to finish up project 4 of 6. Wish me luck!
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