My sister's quilt

Whew, after some serious fits and starts my sister's 50th b-day quilt is done. The quilt pattern is a combination of coffee cups and french presses with hearts! She likes country style ...

thanks michelle for your expert advice!

Supporting local stores -

I really admire the "Buy Local" campaigns, I'm seeing more and more of them - buying local vegetables, yarns as well as holiday shopping. So why don't we share where we've shopped lately? Maybe, make it an inspired feature?

I'm sure you've all been to QuiltPlay in Grayslake (fabric store on Center Street.) Today, I went to drop off a quilt for quilting by the wonderfully talented Joni of ThreadPlay. While I was there, I looked for the new canvas fabric that Holly told me about -

It would make some lovely market bags.

I then did a quick hop over to Entwined, I bought the most lovely mussie tussie from them for a certain tutor that I know. Here is their current front window display - I want to make these hearts for my dining room window -

Will you share where you've been lately?

What I've been doing -

No new fabric to-do's for me, instead, I've been working on the pea pod cardigan for my newest niece (not yet delivered), Teagan.

Teagan will be sporting this stylish pea cardigan found in the book 60 Quick Baby Knits. Once I figured out the correct layout of the first pattern rows, it went pretty smoothly -

I used the wonderfully fabulous Berroco Vintage yarn - I luv this stuff - wonderful to work with and wait, wait for it - washable! Teagan won't be wearing this for a while since I made the one-year old size, but, she'll be rockin' when she does, if I do say so!