Charity quilt

A friend asked me if I'd like to donate to a charity she is organising a Gala Ball for. www.jdrf.org.au/. I of course obliged and was thinking of a quilt using these. Maybe a Crazy 9 patch like my Tickled Pink quilt. It'll be quick and easy and gender neutral.

Cutting cutting cutting

Cutting cutting cutting, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

This is what I'm up to this Sunday afternoon. Cutting all my fabrics for the Supernova quilt along...now finished and bagged. Next off the list is to piece it all together. Maybe next weekend?

El Naturalista - the search for the perfect mid calf boot

I have been on the hunt for some time now for the perfect mid calf boot. The aim is to wear them with my handknitted socks which would be poking out the top of them. I would wear them with the darkest opaque stockings that I could find and a short denim or black skirt. I looked all over Chadstone with absolutely no luck. I had heard about El Naturalista before but they are soooo expensive. Not only that but Amazon won't send them to Australia as it would void the warranty (?). Eventually I found the perfect pair from an Australian mob called Yodgee. They retail at $299 and they had them on sale for $145!!!!

Of course I only wanted to buy them online as it's difficult to go shoe shopping with a 3.5yr old and a 2mth old. I am a standard size 9/40 so went with that. Low and behold their sizing is out and they are too small. Try as I might, they weren't going to work...especially with handknitted socks. So I'm hoping they offer refunds...coz I ended up finding another perfect pair (that fit) right around the corner at my local shoe shop!

2aat Sottopassaggio socks

Well, here they are. My perfect 2aat Sottopassaggio socks. This is the 2nd time I've made these. The first pair having several errors due to the pattern only giving detailed directions for the left sock only. Knitting these 2aat meant that you could reverse the left sock instructions at the same time. The only tricky part was making the short row heels separately and then putting them back on the same long cable. No biggie though.

Creative space

This is my knitting creative space. I sit here during the day whenever I get the chance, which is not often. And at night once the kidrens are in bed. I have the TV, my footrest, the remotes, my computer, my knitting and the baby in the porta cot to my right (during the day only). I wish I could sit here more often... The only thing that's missing is my cup of tea.

Personalised name quilts

Personalised name quilts, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

Here are the 2 semi-finished personalised name baby quilts. Just have to add a picture applique and the name of course. They are 2 of 4 quilts I'm making ahead of time. I have loads of people in my life that are pregnant at the moment and these are essentially using scraps or leftovers.

Supernova - Hope Valley fabric

I mentioned earlier that I may or may not participate in Freshly Pieced's Supernova quilt-along. I went ahead and ordered the entire Hope Valley collection in half yards. I have received package 1 of 2 and can't wait to receive package 2. I got it from Mountain of the Dragon on Etsy. She has an awesome selection of fabric! And I received it sooo quickly considering where it was coming from. Not to mention the awesome price!