2020 Part 1

2020 came in with all of the best intentions. My plan was to quilt 20 UFO tops in 2020. It was a great plan. I would squeeze in cross stitch as often as I could but I really wanted to finish quilts.

This is a cute Lizzie Kate design called 6 Snow Belles.

I planned to stitch all 6 on piece of fabric and it would be a Christmas present for one of my daughters.

(Spoiler alert--it did and it's so darn cute!!)

I love a good BOM.

This is from Kathleen Tracy.

I think this is both January and February.

I had a box of Thimbleberry scraps from a friend so used mostly those fabrics.

These were my choices for the Moda Blockheads 3 BOW.

I love the mix of the fabrics.

January was a baby shower for Granddaughter Taylor.

I had to make Dwight the Deer for her and her son.

I used recycled shirts on the back.

It is so snuggly soft.

March 10, 2020

Welcome to the family Bentley Waylon.

We adore you.

💓😍😍😍😍

I joined an ornament of the month club.

I picked this cutie from a magazine.

We didn't get much snow.

Just a day once in a while.

This sampler was my oldest UFO.

It was fun to just quilt the blocks and then join them.

Frolic was the 2019/20 Quiltville mystery.

I love that I used mostly stash  on this one. 

It was fun to just get it done before it turned into a UFO.

Smith Mountain Morning was gifted to Grandson Elliot.

Another Quiltville design.

This log cabin was gifted to daughter Crystal.

Moda Be My Neighbor was gifted to Daughter Dee.

I love knitting socks and I love using up all the scrap yarn.

Sadly these are still in the on the road knitting bag but are close to being finished.

There is still scrap yarn to be used up.

My friend Julie taught me about basting party.

Baste until you run out of pins.

So I get myself all set up and get busy.

Under the table fort are 3 dogs.

The roll of batting goes on the recliner and the table is pushed over to it.

See all those quilts over by the tv. I think they are all waiting their turn. 

I also think they are all finished quilts. 

I honestly don't know if these were before or at the beginning of Covid lockdown.

But that's a story for another post. 

Until then.....thanks for your sweet comments on my return.

On The Needles

I may have developed a bit of a Frankensock obsession. 

Just a little one. 

I am having so much fun with these. 

The other day when the grands were here.

While the boys played outside, 

Clella was inside cuddled up in the recliner. 

I gave her my bag of sock yarn and the little plastic bobbins and put her to work. 

She had so much fun and 

I have so many colors at my finger tips. 

She's pretty excited to wind more on her next visit.

I think there is enough of just these yarns to make at least 6 socks, 

maybe more. 

I am all about life's simple pleasures and

this is certainly one of them for me.

See what others have on their needles at

Patchwork Times-On the Needles

On The Needles

I'm making Frankensocks!

I saw them on Instagram and I've seen them at The Polka Dot Chicken and other places.

I have always wanted to use up my leftover sock yarn for more socks.

So I pulled out some of my sock yarn balls and got started.

Then I remembered I saw where Carol wound her yarn on little plastic bobbins,

so I had to go get mine out and make myself some little bobbins.

It took over my tv/knitting time last night. 

I am ready to make a really fun pair of socks.

Or 2 or 3.

This kind of stuff can get out of control for me.

 But that's ok, I always need socks.

And this goofy boy wanted his robot/alien hat so bad.

His Gramma kept messing it up and when you are 4 

and everyone else has their new hat,

you must hound Gramma to get it done.

I don't know how many times he asked.

5 times I started this hat,

4 times I pulled the needles.

My last On The Needles post,

(seriously Gramma!!!)

was July 8th and this hat was finished but 

waaaayyy tooooo tight!

I said this was the last time.

if it didn't fit, he'd get one like the other boys.

Thank goodness it fit.

After trying it on him and getting the funny face picture,

I sat down and finished it.

The pompom that he didn't want, oh wait, yes I do!,

is now made and attached.

He is one happy little man. 

I'm sure glad I finished his hat before Frankensocks took over!!!

I am not going to go digging to see what else I have on my needles.

I'm just happy my sock Mojo is back so that's what I'll work on. 

Check out Judy L's fabulous projects and see what other knitters are working on at

Patchwork Times-On The Needles.