The Sewing Dilettante

I think I might've mentioned a trip with my mom to the local Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft store. While Mom headed over to the yarn section for a little look, I made a beeline for the quilting cottons. Imagine my delight when I discovered nearly a whole wall of Kona Solids. I was like a little kid in a candy shop! I hadn't gone in with a project in mind, but about 45 minutes later I left with a stack of Kona solids as well as two coordinating prints, my mind racing with the possibilities!  Aren't they pretty? I love the little birdies! I still haven't decided exactly what I'll do with these fabrics, but they'll definitely be devoted to another baby quilt, possibly involving various sized inset squares like this quilt  from Fresh Lemons . I'm still mulling the possibilities though, searching for the absolutely perfect pattern because this wee quilt is destined for a special little Christmas gift of my own! (I know - crazy, huh?! Hubby and I are super excit...

Appearances may suggest that I've completely neglected all patchworking during my holiday, but such is not the case. In fact, I finished binding my Double Irish Chains quilt early last week and have been waiting for the perfect conditions in which to take the photos of the finished product, all lovely and crinkly after being washed. Of course, despite the weather here being only gorgeous (as I may have mentioned!), the lighting still hasn't cooperated and, typically, today it started raining! So, that nixed the outside photo options. You get the idea though... The quilt is now all packed away in its gift bag ready for leaving with the bride and groom on Saturday. Had I been organized enough, I would've snapped a few outside shots of the quilt in all the sunny weather we had this weekend and the early part of this week, but there were loads of things happening that kind of preoccupied me, including a road trip to Saratoga Springs, New York with friends thes...

Last week while I was running all over Dublin like a chicken with my head cut off, I spotted this interesting new addition to the iconic Molly Malone statue at the bottom of Grafton Street. A more conventionally-minded knitter might have given poor Molly herself a little shrug or cardigan, but this guerrilla knitter/crocheter chose to cover Molly's barrow wheel instead in a striking neon pink. If you look closely, you can see that the wheel cover is made up of several individual pieces that have been linked together with tiny little cable ties. Still, having seen a bunch of knitted scarfs going up around the telephone poles of Cork a few years ago, this is a pretty impressive feat.