I don't think I shared the Doll Quilt I made and sent to my partner some weeks ago. I've been consumed by the flying goose pattern of late. The fabrics belong to the same collection, artgallery fabrics. I especially love the piece I used for the borders. Its whimsical shapes and colors remind me of Dr. Seuss illustrations.
And then there was the redwork pillow. I mentioned finishing it up in an earlier post. So here's a peek at that. It's a poppy, if you cannot tell. I loved making the center. My memory is horrible this morning and I simply cannot tell you what that stitch is called. And I embroidered a portion of a John Keats poem in a rainbow shape along the top side. It reads: " The poppies hung Dew-dabbed on their stalks." I put a zipper in the side to make it easier to remove the pillow form.
What else? I signed up for a primitive embroidery swap via swap-bot; am giving that site another chance. But haven't had time to scour my rss feeds to see what other swaps may be going on out there. I really must stop with the swaps. I have far too many baby quilts to complete for friends and family who will have new babes by the end of the year.
Elsa, of course, fares well. This was taken last month at my sister's college graduation. At this point though, Elsa is seven months old. We continually delight in her. I never have enough time to spend with her. While she sleeps I'm wistfully wishing she was awake for me to play with. I casted on for a cabled cardigan for her a few weeks back, but I'll likely rip it soon, because I didn't increase on both sides of the stitch marker.
