BUSY IN A HURRICANE (NICOLE)

We woke up to wild and crazy weather--winds 30-40mph but only 3" of rain.  It sounded like more rain but it was blowing horizontally so it didn't measure! lol  We had no major damage and having Bill here made the stress level near zero!  I played in the morning machine knitting some hats and even some Pokemon Pokes.

How's this for a good idea for the furry pom-poms which have elastic to attach them--add a button for it to hang onto and this way you can still  take it off for washing!  They sell fancy buttons, too, and I am thinking it would be a good idea because they have instructions to detach the pom for laundering.

A bit later in the day, I played with some resin jewelry.  A real shark's tooth is now encased in resin and a watch face that belonged to my Mom ages ago-

and even the back with all of the gears is visible! 

 The SteamPunk in me loves it!!!!

This is a new shark's tooth in the mold.  It has to sit for 12 hours before I can remove it and trim the edge so it isn't sharp;  I use my dremel with a sanding wheel on it.  This is a high quality resin that stays clear--I was so disappointed with the resin I used years ago--it turned dull and opaque instead of staying clear.

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I even finished the conversion of these real stamps into pendants!  A nice day to celebrate some wild weather!

 

ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED

The pom-pom wreath is on the door!  

I added the last few and then wound the ribbon about it. 

 It is very colorful and bright when the trees are not there yet! lol

I finished the feather quilting on the puzzle quilt.

  Now I have two quilts that need binding!

The seventh block is finished-this was #9 

in the 60 Quick Knit Blanket Squares book.

  I cast on # 18, a cable block which is nice for a change.

The block stack is growing!

I made an adjustment to the bear when I woke up yesterday; 

 I wasn't happy with the placement of the arms 

and feel like they are in a better place now.

He poses well with the knitting 

and the new Addi that gave him his ears, arms and legs!

 

A FRESH START!

Since there wasn't Quilting Group yesterday, I was able to catch up with Bill and with jobs I needed Bill's help to put things back in order after the hurricane!  We had a slow pace and accomplished  a lot.  I did get to enjoy some Studio time, too;  I loaded the Puzzle quilt.

And stitched a few rows.

I also cut out the rest of this week's geese

 and I only have 8 more to go! 

 I will be finishing it up today, I'm sure!

I also turned to the ever sure glue gun (low temp so I don't get burned!) to hold the differing sized pom-poms in place and to each other!  I made a bunch more poms and used up most of the yarn so I hope they will be enough! 

 I'm ready to get it up on the door!

 

CREATIVE FLITTING!

The SailBoat quilt is off the frame;  I used a panto called coffee swirls but I thought it looked like wind and water swirls-perfect!

I'm still making pom-poms!  It's going to be a while before I can cover the whole frame!

A new block is out for the Tunisian Calendar afghan.  It took me a bit to remember what I was doing and then easily became relaxing once again.  I have thoroughly enjoyed this adventure!

(PS--my DH is home from Ft Myers where he has been part of the FPL team to get the electricity restored to as many as possible!  He is exhausted but pleased to be part of the restoration team!)

 

SO CLOSE!

The dragon quilt is off the frame! 

The quilting is just what I wanted!  Dragon Scales!

But all of the hurdles for this quilt has not been leapt! 

 See that white wedge at the top?  The backing got scewed when I took it off and then re-loaded it on the frame.  After a deep breath, I knew what I needed to do to take care of it!

I cut a strip, pressed a narrow hem on one side and hand stitched it about a 1/4" from the raw edge.  Once it was stitched down, I took it to the sewing machine and stitched with invisible thread just over the top area which was very narrow but I wanted it 'quilted' like the rest of the backing.  I applied the binding as usual and it worked just fine!  Reveal to follow soon!

Remember this?  I completed piecing it a long time ago! 

 So I layered it and got it quilted in no time. 

 I will be adding the binding today and get it on the table!

A friend came in the afternoon and we went and got an ice cream and ate it at a local park on Broward Lake.  The beach is 20' from this set of steps but the water is still so high, the beach is under 2-3" of water!  The pier is closed due to the high waters but the view was beautiful and the weather is perfect! 

 I love October!

I decided to make the larger wreath-18"- so I have a LOT more pom-poms to make but it will be worth it!

 

YARN SHENANIGANS!

Lena is enjoying the pom-pom wreath immensely! 

 I have about 1/2 of them made now, if someone in particular won't keep stealing them!

Look!  A Teeny Beanie!  This is a very little bear (the hat would fit an orange) so the hat is very small.  I think it would work for the NICU babies so I will make a bunch for the hospital in St Augustine which is the closest maternity hospital.

 And I present to you a cuddly Polar bear!  Overall , he is 10' long and used less than a 3 1/2 oz skein!  I bought some light brown yarn to make some more bears!  Yes, this was made on the Sentro 40 needle.  The head contains the rattle box so it will be entertaining to the 5 month old and up!    I also bought some labels (faux leather) to tag my hats and bears!