December 2014 NewFO Project

Starting off my last NewFO post, isn't even my NewFO...this is my TLC Quilters' President's Quilt, for serving two years as president.  Members of the guild made 9-Patch blocks and our past president, Jean Kuper collected them & then made a Disappearing 9-Patch quilt for me.  Another of our members, Virginia Martinez, quilted it on her long arm.  I love it!  And it was totally worth my two years volunteer time too.

Now, on to my NewFO...

Once again, it's crocheted.  I made some tiny Happy Bowls and turned them into pin cushions!

If you want, you can remove the pin cushion center & use the bowl as a thread catcher.  Since these were Christmas gifts, they were finished & given away already.

And now for a 2013 NewFO update!
Way back then, I started a braid quilt for my sister, Judy & her husband, Walter.  Well, except for the binding, it's now finished!  Judy's neighbor, Faye, did the quilting today on her long arm & will help Judy with the binding after I go back home tomorrow.  I think it came out pretty darned good!  Especially considering that those five braids were all bias on their outside edges!  As soon I as get this posted, I'll be cutting the binding for it.  It's a large queen-size, around 100" X 108" or there about.

It's been a lot of fun participating in Barbara's

NewFO Challenge!

Click on over to Cat Patches & check out all the others who have linked up.

Happy New Year!

sue

November NewFO Challenge

It's been a while since I've posted anything for the NewFO Challenge, but I have something this time. I've been working on some gifts this month and actually remembered to take some photos before they were wrapped up for a change!

I've posted similar ones before, but these are new colors and sizes.

First are some crocheted coasters.

 Once again, I used Mary Ylisela's pattern as my starting point, but I do the very centers a bit differently.  This is the first time I've used more than one color & I like them, but burying all the extra ends was a pain!

Next are a few new Happy Bowls.  I really do like to make these!  This one is the largest I've done - I think it's big enough for bread or tortillas.

I had a little bit of the multi-colored, homespun type yarn & decided to add that in & I really like the way it looks.

The bottom stripe is actually crocheted in, but the top one is stitched on because there wasn't enough left to use in crocheting.

 These two are sold and will soon be on their way to Idaho!  Taking the pictures at night, the colors are off - the one on the right actually has a white stripe, not yellow.

 This last one I wanted to use up a couple scraps of the red yarn.

 And, as far as making stuff, that's it for me for now.

But I do have one more picture for you - this is Otis, my friend Brittany's puppy.  He is the sweetest fella!  Sometimes he comes to work with her on the weekend, and since I was working the shift right before hers, I stayed & played with Otis!

 Those feet are about as big as my fists, and you can't tell from this angle, but he's long & low.

I believe he's a Basset Hound mix and he is a very good boy.

I'll be linking up to the 2014 NewFO Challenge at

Cat Patches - check it out for more great things!

sue