Simple Granny Square Table Runner

~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

Rarely anymore, but now and then, there is something on television that catches my interest.
When that occasion arises, I like to crochet as I’m watching the show.

This project was pretty much a no-brainer for me.
I used leftover Martha Stewart Extra Soft Wool Blend yarn from my stash.
And I first learned to crochet granny squares waaaaay back in the fifth grade,
so I didn’t have to purchase yarn and there were no instructions to follow.

The three yarn colors are igloo, bakery box white, and holly berry.
I used a size H/8 (5mm) hook.

The holly berry scalloped edging was achieved by crocheting 5 dc in one space,
skip 3 spaces, crochet 5 dc in the next space, etc.

The result is a lettuce-type edge. 
 
Happy hand-made week, my friends.   🙂

Pam

Pressing Matters

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I don’t publish too many posts concerning sewing techniques, but here’s one I felt was worth the effort.  I wish I had known this when I first started quilting.  Those of you who are seasoned quilt veterans will most assuredly find this information quite mundane and ‘old news’.  But to novice quilters such as myself, this is a gold nugget of information.  🙂

I’m currently sewing blocks for a Christmas (yes, I said it, Christmas) quilt.  There are a bunch of seams that come together right in the middle or close to the middle of the quilt block.

To be specific, there are four seams that meet right, smack dab in the middle of said block.  What a knobby blob one could produce by simply pressing all those seams to one side as usual.  A little trick I learned, is to take a small snip with my very sharp little pointy scissors right near that center meeting point, being extremely careful to not snip into the seam line.  Then I press half of that seam in one direction and the other half of the seam in the other direction.

Now it is a much more manageable ‘bump’ than previous intentions would indicate.  From the front, it is almost an unnoticeable ‘bump’.

In other news, I intend to cut and sew a Sewhaholic knit top pattern this week.  May you all have a fabulous week.

Pam

Accessorizing

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I’m so sorry I forgot to mention the earrings that I chose to accessorize my new Colette Patterns Hawthorne dress.  Here they are:

Aren’t they gorgeous?  I purchased them from HSN, they are a Heidi Daus design.  Love, love, love her vintage inspired jewelry designs.  Enough said.

Our fashion sense is not only expressed by the clothing we sew for ourselves, but it is also expressed in the way we accessorize.
Go.  Purchase her jewelry.  You won’t be sorry.   🙂

(This is not a paid advertisement, I just *heart* jewelry and want to share it with you all.)

Pam