End of July

 July saw us on holiday, firstly in Devon, then onto Durham, so a fair bit of travelling.  This post is all about the makes and I will at some stage follow up on the holiday.  

On my needles at present is a cardigan for me.  This is in James C Brett Emotions in shade EM02 which is a heathery marled yarn.  It is in a loose ‘cake’ rather than a ball so I end up re-balling up the yarn.  I’ve used a Stylecraft pattern, which I’ve used before for the stitch count and general instructions but not put in the stitch pattern. I’ve finished the back and left front so far, having just cast on the other front. The pic below was taken on the 20th.

A finish this month has been this jumper. This is the Seashore Stroll by JST Knitwear Designs, which to finish off just needed the few rows of the short sleeves.  The yarn is from Attic Spin Dye in Plum, which I purchased from Yarndale, the year before last.

As for sewing I quilted the Mr Men and Little Misses quilt that I pieced last month. After holiday I sewed the binding and it looks great.  This will go to Project Linus West Dorset.

I have pieced and layered up a quilt kit that I collected from Project Linus last month and that will be quilted next week so it will be ready for the coffee morning next month.

Before going away on holiday I made an ATC with the theme of Red. I used a charm square which I cut to size and mounted onto red felt and quilted with red thread. I used the thread to sew with blanket stitch onto red card. Lastly I added some stick on gems. The photo below will be used for my August marker.

I don’t know who received it but I received this lovely Zentangle one in return by Sally.

Also in the TG craft Zoom group I made this stand up card (although mine seems to need a little support!).

I’m taking part in the Summer of Stitching Patron event hosted by The Bakery Bears. After last month’s mitred blanket (of which I made a sample piece to get the hang of the pattern). This month was to make a large project bag.  Kay’s influence was the Hundred Acre Wood of Winnie the Pooh and she had chosen a woodland Winnie Fabric.  In keeping with the woodland theme I used some fabric I bought back in April at the Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta, by Lewis and Irene.  It was intended for another project, but it worked well for this. 

And lastly, I am currently working on a mini quilt.  This is a secret project for a swap which also involves a small extra as well.  I can only reveal a small snippet here.

One last thing, following my fall last month I decided a new pair of glasses was needed, seeing as the pair I had has suffered from being misshapen after 2 falls. I collected them yesterday.

So that was my July.