I’ve spent the week productively, finishing my quilted border curtains and also a Seaglass hat. Finish 3 is the off-the-grid mitts that I gave to H at Christmas. All three projects are stashbusters ( a desirable trait likely to carry on with me in the new year.)
It’s been many years since I constructed curtains The only thing I had to buy for the project was lining fabric. The trick for this project was marrying the patchwork border with a king-size cotton sheet. I did this by attaching wide binding strips to both edges of the curtains. Was it a fun project? I would say mixed. Making that border was great fun. Wrestling with yards and yards of fabric, getting everything lined up correctly and stitching it together was not fun. But the result was very worth it. In addition to having an attractive surround for the large bedroom window, the lining I chose has insulation properties. This came in very handing with temperatures plunging. Our bedroom is now draft-free.
Henry happily received his off the grid mitts. They work beautifully for extra warmth over gloves, and, worn on their own, they keep his fingertips free to use his cellphone while wearing them. I was pleased.
At the last minute I decided to make a pom-pom for the top of the child’s Seaglass hat. Now that I have some practice with the 1 + 1 technique and understand how to work my gauge swatch, I can cast on the Seaglass sweater in confidence.
What are you working on this week? Oh, and how do you feel about it?
Daily Fiber 
Sea Glass hat is just perfect with the pom pom – can’t wait to see your sweater 😊
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Thanks.
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Great job on the curtains! Beautiful and functional. Like the other projects too.
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The curtains have turned out very well, although I don’t envy you the difficult task you had with handling all that fabric. The patchwork strips look super, very nicely made.
I do much smaller crafty things these days. I used to make all the curtains for my home, with borders sometimes, and crotchet bedspreads and a lot more. My current project is a knitted toy for a soon to be born baby. Will post image when finished.
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The pom pom makes the hat. I’m working on the ribbing of my gansey. I fear I’ll be working on the ribbing all month.
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There could be worse fates.
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Quilted curtains, that’s genius! They look great. As well as the mitts and hat.
I finally finished my secret guild knit project. It came out well. I’m going to cast on some socks today. I feel ok about it. 😊
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I’m really enjoying the curtains this morning. We are at 8 degrees with a wind chill advisory. The bedroom is toasty warm.
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Looking good there! Love the gloves and the hat. I’m working on stash-busting my yarn by making doll clothes for some new dolls I acquired. I have all these odds and ends in fancy or quirky yarn that will be perfect my new dolls.
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Sounds like fun. Thanks for stopping by.
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All your finishes look great! Lovely curtains, and I bet they are keeping your room much warmer. And the hat and mitts look pretty and toasty as well 🙂
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Thanks. You know, you inspired me, with your knitted curtains. I just knew I wanted to try quilted curtains.
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Very cool! We are now Team Crafty Curtain!
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haha.
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