One of the things I like about crochet is that I have a finished object.  It's there.  Not like my car, which needs gas and washing and cleaning, certainly not like my house, ... It's there.  C'est fini.  Terminado.  Más nada. I finished this, and it's on to the next project, to finish my two shawls, the Pretty Blue Shawl, and the Granny Triangle Shawl.  ...

This is the finished object from the weekend that involved glue. It's called an Etui; in January Andrea (Welsh Quilter) showed a picture on her blog of ... it much. I kept thinking of ways I could make another one without the glue, because I love the finished item, just not the process of making it. Maybe I could sew it all together It's pretty and just what I ...

Welcome back to Finished Object Friday! :) Today I just have a small project to share, but it makes me smile! A while back I posted about a little spray painting project... well, here it is: The red candlestick on the table. You may remember it was one of my bargains... although it didn't look so great before: I sanded the rough spots off and gave it a couple coats ...

... m well aware that this is a super-lucky break for a fairly new designer, and I have no illusions about the challenges ahead for getting published. This does give me a lot of motivation to keep on going, though. So, this week for Finished Object Friday, I celebrate two double-whammies: Both of these are done, and they are completely ...

I finished the binding, at last, on my Robot Coin quilt - for Jackson, my first nephew ever. I hosted a shower for my sister yesterday, the big reveal was so exciting for ... queen sized quilt that I made about 8 years ago, and had professionally quilted - but have not finished the binding...can you believe that? All of those hours, and I didn't finish the last step? Well, since my quilt love has ...

... both completely unafraid of the noise of the sewing machine.  Personally, I've sustained more injuries from sewing than vacuuming but that could have something to do with how often I do each one, come to think of it.  I finished the blanket early enough that I had time to finally finish the ribbing on the alpaca sweater. I thought I had taken pictures of my first attempts, but ...