Brown Square Afghan

Another granny-square afghan- this one in brown and variegated gold/peach/brown. I had two skeins of the Lion Brand multicolor yarn, and most of a big 1-lb. skein of brown (there was a project a while back that created some leftovers when I needed just a little bit more). I put them next to each other and it looked nice, so I commenced making as many squares as I could- and oddly, was able to make the exact same number out of both yarns (though, 32 total doesn't divide as nicely as 30, the final blanket is 6 squares by 5 squares). I stitched them together with a gold yarn that my grandma had given me a little of, since there wasn't enough brown left, and then edged the whole thing with the multicolor yarn, since there was enough for that.

Count it as another one for Project Linus!

Quilt, In Blue- Complete

This blanket was made entirely from scraps of fabric I had lying around, all with some hint of blue, whether it was a primary color or part of an image, or just a tone in the plaid. For the back, I used a navy blue flannel sheet that I picked up at a thrift store- keeps the backing pretty simple and very cheap.

To create the top part, I first cut a right triangle out of bristol board (leftover from art school), and cut out nearly 400 triangles- which were then pieced together into squares (being careful to keep right sides up, and not putting together two triangles of the same fabric). Squares were then sewed into strips, again keeping same fabrics from abutting each other. Strips were then sewn into the large rectangle that became the top.

Once the top piece was created, I sandwiched the batting between the flannel sheet and the top, and attached them all together with baby blue yarn ties. I basted the edges and snipped the excess fabric, then used quilt binding to hold it all together. I think my quilt binding skills still leave something to be desired- I'll have to read up on that some more before my next quilt, so that I know better how to keep it from twisting a little as I sew it on.

Quilt In Progress, Post 2

Triangles have been formed into squares, squares have been strung together in strips. This is the correct width (across the couch), but it's only about 6 long now- it will be 15.