Knitted Aeolian Shawl

It's finished at last!

I used some beautiful yarn from Yarn Addict Anni called Luscious lace...it truely is luscious. With silk and cashmere it has to be soft and drapey.

The pattern is designed by Elizabeth Freeman and presented on Knitty.

I used size 8/0 Miyuki Triangle S/Beads - Color/Lined Amethyst/Rose (30g,1150 beads approx.) and size 3.75mm needles.

Thanks to models Kate and Sally :)

cheers and happy quilting and knitting!

Colleen

Cottage Chic Cushions

Lynn made these four lovely cushions from my pattern Cottage Chic Cushions.


My original ones are in an assortment of pale florals, checks and stripes so this is a delightful change. thanks Lynn. I love the green backgrounds behind the applique flowers. It really makes the flowers shine out, and matches the floral prints in the centres of the other two cushions.

Maybe a quilt to match would be good?

cheers
Colleen

Lynn's winning quilting project

At last, I can show you the photo of Lynn's patchwork table runner, which won first place in the Moonta quilting group challenge during Kernewek Lowender (the world's largest Cornish festival in the Copper Coast of South Australia).

The little yo-yo's really complete the design. Well done Lynn.

Oh, and her cat appreciates it too:)

Mystic Roses knitted lace shawl

These pictures show a lace shawl project that I made. Anna Dalvi designs shawls and presents them as mystery shawls over 4 weeks. I must confess that it takes me quite a bit longer than 4 weeks to make them :). It's great fun and a good learning experience as we all share our progress. This one's made from Malabrigo Lace yarn in colour Garnet.

She has a new one starting today . Information is at http://knitandknag.blogspot.com/

cheers

Colleen

Lynn's lovely quilts

Well aren't these two wallhangings wonderful?

My sister Lynn Ausburn designed and made these for her lovely historical house.

While she was making these she was also making a table runner which she entered into the challenge for her quilting group during the Cornish Festival. Good news, she won the challenge! well done Lynn :)

I'm glad someone in the family is making quilts. My body still won't let me sew. Frustrating but it's the way it is. I can knit as long as the yarn is thin and the needles light and skinny...I;'m thankful for that.

best wishes and happy stitching

Colleen

American Beauty Shawl

Time to show my latest shawl, another mystery shawl from Badcat http://badcatdesigns.blogspot.com/.

Andrea designed this beauty and shared it on her blog over a few weeks. I used Kaalund Enchante yarn in Poinsettia colourway. It's a lace weight silk yarn. The photos aren't really good . They show the shawl blocking, detail of the bottom of the shawl, and back view on a willing model . It's beaded which was a lot of fun. If you're a member of Ravelry http://ravelry.com you can see more details there (I'm Piecepatcher).

I want to tell you about the great patchwork/quilting my sister Lynn is revelling in. She's taken to designing and the ideas are coming faster than she can create...and the creations are wonderful :) It will have to wait till next time though!

Antique Flower Basket Quilt

Wow, I love this Antique Flower Basket Quilt that Glenice Jones made for her Son Cliff and his bride Kim for their wedding in September 2008 Glenice joined the Pattern of the Month Program last year. Each month for 6 months those in the program receive a part of the pattern for this quilt plus another pattern for a smaller project. That's a total of 7 patterns. The bonus patterns are bags, table toppers, small quilts etc.

The program is now available as a full set rather than having to wait for each month's package to arrive.

Thanks Glenice for sharing this fabulous quilt with us. Happy quilting!

Colleen

Congratulations, Glenice, this is a superb quilt!