The start to a very good day!

I hope that this is a good start to a very good day! I woke up at 5:50am to walk and run 5.5 miles with my best friend Tara! We ran about 2 miles because I wimped out. It is hot here in the Pacific Northwest. It is supposed to be over 100 today! After my run/walk I came home did dishes made some blackberry banana muffins and then got potatoes and onions in the crock pot! We are going to have potato Broccoli soup for dinner and I don't want to heat the house up to make it, so in the crock pot it goes. I just took some pictures of my garden and of my yarn purchase from yesterday. So what does a knitter knit on a very hot day? Socks of course! I am going to knit a pair of socks out of Dream In Color Classy today. Hopefully they will be house socks for me this winter! Thinking of cooler days on a really hot ones help, right?

My muffins

My Yarn

My flowers






My garden, That I didn't get in until the first of week of July due to moving! Hopefully I will get something out of it this year.

My two new 9 square quilt blocks!

See this is a great start to the day!

Hope you have some adventures today, Trish

Finished Elliots Quilt!

I finished my first quilt! I am so excited. I have wanted to learn to quilt for years, and I finally did it. Don't look to closely, I can't sew straight yet! I am so proud. Thank you so much Helen. I love learning new things, do you?

Sorry this is not the best picture. I will try to take a better one tomorrow. I just was so excited I had to get it up to show you all right away. Although if you click on the picture it gets bigger and you can see it much better.

Happy knitting or quilting, Trish

Addicted To 9 Squares

I am so addicted to 9 square quilt blocks. This is so much fun. I got the idea from Crazy Mom Quilts! I love the quilt that she just finished. I have to make one for me!!! The funny thing is the idea of the quilt is to use scraps. I just learned to sew last week and have no scraps, so I have been buying little bits of fabric. This is so much fun! Would any of you like to join me in making a 9 square quilt? The info is on Crazy Mom Quilts Blog.

Helen came over yesterday and helped me quilt my first quilt. We are quilting in the ditch. I call it quilting in the gutter. I am really bad at making straight lines but it is still lots of fun. I don't know if you all know this about me but I am enthusiastic and obsessive! I will get better soon, very soon! Don't worry I am still knitting! Like I said enthusiastic and obsessive! I will be over it soon.

Enjoy the flowers, I know I do! Thanks Tara!

Enjoy your day and have some adventures, Trish

My Felted Nesting Bowls

Introducing the Magic Loop Felted Nesting Bowls! I had a lot of fun knitting these the other day, such a satisfying quick knit. I designed these for a class that I am going to teach in the fall, they are knit from the bottom up using the magic loop. I think that they will be perfect to store treasures for my new sewing space!

Happy Knitting, Trish

My First Quilt Top!!!

I am so happy with my first quilt top. I know that the seams are not perfect, I didn't get them lined up that well but I am still very happy with it. It was so nice of Helen to come over and help me. I learned so much, thank you Helen. Now I just need to remember it all. I need to buy the material for the middle and the back now. Shopping! No Problem!

I knit some cute felted bowls the day before yesterday. I will give them a photo shoot tomorrow. Also some time in the next week I will put the floppy sun hat pattern up as a free pattern.

Happy Knitting, Trish

My first sewing!

My dear friend Stephanie gave me a sewing machine yesterday! Isn't she sweet, thanks again Stephanie. I got it home and set it up and sewed one 5 inch crooked line and then the bobbin ran out of thread. I tried to figure out how to put more thread on the bobbin but it was a half hearted attempt. I new my husband new how to do it so I waited for him to come home. Of course in like 2 seconds he had thread on the bobbin and he did it so fast I didn't get to see how he did it. So I said will you do one more so I can see and of course he said yes. I walked in the kitchen for a second and he did it without me again. Needless to say I shall corner him again today. I did so a little last night on my practice block and it is done. My seams are crooked but at least I did it!

This is where I sit and knit, I thought you all might want to see what my spot looks like!

I am off to the farmers market with my hubby.

Happy Knitting Trish

Happenings at the shop and in life!

Well we had a nice party at the shop last night! For the last four years our customers and employees have knit bear sweaters and accessories for teddy bears to send the kids at Camp Erin. Camp Erin is a bereavement camp for kids that have lost a loved one in the last year. Each child receives a bear in costume and a quilt when they get to camp. It is a wonderful program and our customers go all out to make some really neat costumes for the bears. So the little party was to thank everyone who made a sweater or dress or costume! Jami gave out prizes to the maker of the best outfits and it turned into a real party. This little party also kicks of our customer trunk show! Every summer our customers get to display the things that they have knit with Knitting Bee yarns. There is a random drawing for a $100.00 gift certificate for those that bring in items to display. So needless to say there were lots of things happening at the shop last night! Congratulations to all the winners!!!

On another note Helen brought me some lavender Sachets that she made with the lavender from my front yard. Aren't they cute. We are going to put these on etsy also and see what happens!

And last but not least this is the last skein of yarn I dyed with black beans! I got three skeins out of 1 pound of black beans. I really love the shades of blue.

I am off to teach a kids knitting class now. More adventures tomorrow I hope!

Happy Knitting, Trish