The last stitch challenge April/May- finishing your wip
Ok crafty women. I need motivation to finish some projects, so I thought we could do a challenge to motivate each other. We can share photos when we're finished too!
Oooh, good idea Arcadia - I always need motivation!
A knitted jacket for the new bub, and a bedspread I am crocheting.
The bedspread has been a wip for 3 years now I think....but I am more interested in finishing the jacket and perhaps even starting and finishing a knitted wrap for this bub - EDD 15th May!!
My DH constantly picks on me for all my WIP projects that remain half finished.
So before I get too carried away I'll set my first goals now -
1. Finish knitting jacket
To achieve this I need to knit the front right side and the two sleeves before sewing up and adding buttons.
So mini-goal number one - knit front right side by this time next week.
So I am off on a holiday to Hamilton Island on Wednesday, returning on Monday. So hopefully by then I will have a result. That doesn't mean I don't need motivation in the meantime!!
So what is everyone else doing as their first goal and mini goal?
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Ok seeing as I've literally just cut out the pattern for DS's pyjamas, I'm going to finish those. This will be my first ever clothing item once I've finished!
I have a quilt in progress...had the borders pinned ready to sew when realised I've cut one of the patches HALF AN INCH too big...now I have to unpick, trim, re sew, re-iron (it's been mooshed up in a basket for 2 year LOL), re pin and then sew the border back on...then quilt & finish. That should be do-able, right???
For sure MD! Lol. Man, that would be so annoying! i know with the patchwork puppy I'm making (which has been stuffed in my box of unfinished projects for over a year) the squares don't line up..I'm sure they were all the same size to begin with though, so I musn't have sewn them all with the same margin. I'm over it though...as long as it is finished I'll be happy and don't really care how crappy it looks! Lol. I have one side of it done, just need to sew all the squares together for the other side, sew both sides together, stuff it and then do nose/eyes.
My first mini goal though will be: I want at least two of the door snakes done by the end of this weekend. Don't know if I will be able to stuff them, decided on sand to fill them with so I just need to source a bag of beach sand. Waiting on material my mum is posting to me to do the two I need for the double doors in our bedroom and the dining room.
I started a patchwork quilt for dd this time last year and have done the main part - just need to do the last border, buy the batting, quilt then bind. This is my first ever so that's a lot for me - and i'm really unsure about the actual 'quilting' bit of it - i'm assuming i'll just go 'in the ditch' as opposed to the beautiful swirly patterns i've seen as i'm not very neat and this being my first time.
PlonkeeMumma - do you know what batting you are using and what the recommended stitch proximity (not the official terminiology I dont think) is?
Depending on whats going inside the quilt, is how close together the quilting stitches will need to be so that it doesn't fall apart with age.
Plonkeemumma, depending on the size of the quilt, sending it out to be quilted on a large frame can be a really great idea ... you need to be able to roll it up and get it under the arm of your machine...if you can't do that with ease then send it out. If you are planning to quilt your own & it's a manageable size, quilting with a walking foot in straight lines can be easier to get a neat result.
Pandora - shows how much i know - hadn't even thought of that! It's for a cot sized quilt so nothing too thick - hopefully something natural. When i buy the batting i will ask for recommendations on stitch size/proximity - thanks for that insight
Marydean - thanks also - i might consider this - i will have to see if i can get it under my arm. I love the swirls that can be done though i think it might be expensive but would love to get it done - though definately not by me
I need to finish Panda's quilt... but I think for April, finishing the patchwork top of the quilt will be enough
It's log cabin squares, which are done, but I need to cut & add black borders to each square to make it a bit bigger. And that's not part of the original pattern so I have to think about that lol. Plus I have to unpack everthing & pack it back up every time I sew
It's double bed sized so I might send it out I quilted Pie's cot quilts myself & only just managed to fit them.
Kazbah are your daisies for your rug? How are you making / incorporating them?
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The last stitch challenge April/May- finishing your wip
I quilted Pie's cot quilts myself & only just managed to fit them.
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