Knit, Sew, Quilt

That's what my plans were for this long weekend!  How did I do?  Well, let me show you.

I've made a lot of progress on Betty.  I just finished with the armhole shaping, and I'm about finished with the colorwork band.

At the movies (Star Trek!  Such a good movie.), I almost finished up my second Trekking sock.  All I had to do when I got home is knit the toe.

I feel pretty meh about this pair of socks.  I know there are a lot of people who really like Trekking, but I don't think I'm one of them.  I'll see if my feelings change once I start wearing these socks next fall.

In the sewing department, I finished up a dress.

This is Simplicity 4116, an out of print pattern that I really like. This is the second time I've used this pattern, and I really like how nicely it fits and how easy it sews up.

The cantaloupe-colored fabric is pretty simple, and I love the Peter Pan collar.  I added a little bit of topstitching in the hopes the facing won't shift around too much after it's washed.

I made my own bias tape to finish the armholes, and I added pockets to the dress.  I also appliqued on a flower!

And finally, I got started on a new quilt this weekend.  I've admired Chawne's Blue Whimsy quilt so much that I thought I'd try to make something similar.

I've got some bread rising for tonight's meal (and this week's lunches), and I have a few more hours of crafting to fit in before the work week comes.

Comments

[Antoinette]

Sweet dress! Nice spring-y color, and I'm feeling the Peter Pan vibe this season, too.

[stacey]

Wow - you have been so busy! I love that dress! So flattering!

[earthchick]

So many flavors of awesome!!

Love that dress. Which reminds me that I actually own that pattern but have never made it. Yours looks just SO fantastic. The Peter Pan collar! The applique flower! The sweet fabric! So yummy, all of it.

[Christy]

I spent a bunch of time looking back at your sewing projects from the past year in the archives this weekend. I spent Saturday afternoon making a skirt-- the first thing I've made on my new machine.

I have definitely been inspired by your dress making and am wanting to make some of my own.

I really love the applique.

[Kenoshia]

Wow, so many projects! Your dress is really pretty, and I like the little flower on the side.

[Brenda]

You've accomplished a lot! I love the dress, especially the flower, and the top-stitching and pocket additions are excellent mods.

Great colors for the quilt too.

[Martha]

The dress is nifty, even if I'm exclusively a knitter!

I just tripped over your blog in a Google search, and I like it...

Critically speaking, the website design and photography is very good, your commentary is interesting and accessible, and your creative approach is inspiring. Your blog is fun without being aggressively quirky, something which has put me off from other fiber arts blogs. Sometimes I feel that these bloggers want us to know as much about their personal lives as about the process and product of their creativity, and I think that is just TMI in a world that is exploding with information anyway.

Thanks for being a source of entertainment and inspiration, and please, keep up the good work!

[Milly]

I love the dress, I want to learn to sew with my machine so I can do pretty things like that.
You are an inspiration with all that you do. I didn't bake bread for the week today, so I have to figure something out for the week.