Friday, February 5, 2010

Getting close ....

Now that my Dresden Plate quilt is getting so close to being finished ..... just one more border to do ..... I have to find something to keep myself occupied during the upcoming Olympics starting Feb. 12. In this battered old trunk ....

.... are all my tops (with their backings). Which one should I hand quilt next? I have never had so many tops completed at any given time, so this will be difficult to decide. Oh, decisions, decisions ......


I do have a finish .... a pair of knee high socks. These were finished last winter and all that was needed to be done was weave in all yarn ends and those got done lickedy split and they are now keeping my toes toasty warm .

Enjoy your day!

19 comments:

Teresa Rawson said...

I vote for quilting "Lover's Knot"...I fell in love with that one when you posted the tutorial some time ago!

The Dresden Plate is turning out lovely!!

Yippee for hand quilting!! It's my "therapy," and my favorite part of the process.

In stitches,
Teresa :o)

free indeed said...

Ohhh, the eye candy!!!! So lovely to look at finished or not. I just knit my first pair of socks...toddler size. I'm so proud of myself and my MIL would have been too. When she was living she kept us all in socks, scarves and mittens. She wouldn't teach me how to do the heels her special way...it was buried with her...too bad. She claims it was the best heel she ever saw....

Jennifer said...

Pretty sock yarn! I would vote for the red and white quilt....you can cheer for Team Canada while you quilt it.

*karendianne. said...

Wow would you look at that Dresden Plate! That's a stunning piece of work my friend. Amazing. What will you choose, what will you choose? Do you think of this in terms of which will be the most ease during the Games?

Barb said...

They are all lovely, it would be a hard decision.

loulee said...

I think you should do the one on the left, and then send it to me! LOL

Enga Krahmer said...

das ist so traumhaft was Du alles machst,herrlich auf Deinem Blog spazieren zu gehen

this is so fantastic what you are doing everything to walk beautifully on your blog

very loving greeting from Germany Enga

Unknown said...

I like the red and white...it's a Canadian colour after all and you can watch and cheer the team and quilt with love.
I love your trunk...excellent choice for putting quilts in finished or unfinished...doesn't matter.

Gamawinkie Renea said...

love the quilts! I agree- decisions, decisions...

Ali Honey said...

The Dresden Plate is looking so good. I especially like the part plates you have used in the borders to form flowers.
Perhaps it's just as well there are Olympic Games so you can catch up on your hand quilting. They are all worthy and delightful so close your eyes and pick one.

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Your Dresden is just gorgeous! If I said that before, that's okay, because it's worth saying again!

Kiera-Oona said...

Im loving all the quilts you keep pulling out to post on your blog.

I will get around to making my thigh high socks one of these days.

Bunny said...

Oh my and you say I have patience, hand quilting is not for me although I have one I started about 8 years ago and still not done. LOL Love the Lovers knot too. Thanks for stopping by and your sweet comment.

Carrie P. said...

Pretty socks.
I wonder which quilt you picked? The one on the rack is so pretty.

Days and colors said...

They are all gorgeous!!!My favorite is "Lover's knot", it is a wonderful pattern!

Donna said...

I love the socks. I am going to find a tutorial one of these days soon and figure out what I was doing wrong when I tried it recently. It seemed I need another set of hands. Your quilt tops are beautiful.

Donna said...

Oops. Missed commenting on the dresden plate, which is absolutely beautiful!

Quilter Kathy said...

Every quilt is gorgeous...so much beauty to chose from...love them all!

Unknown said...

Your Dresden Plate quilt looks just fabulous! The cats decided to give you some room to work...