First Ever Quilt!

I made my first quilt! It's quite small, about 2.5' x 3' and intended for my dog and kitty. They both adore blankets and I figured this way if it turned out super bad it'd still be okay, because animals tend not to be too picky.

The quilt is hand-pieced and hand-quilted, and made entirely from my cotton-prints-I-found-in-the-remnants-bin collection. It's backed with a plaid flannel that I think is especially sweet because it matches both my black and white dog and my black and white kitty!

Here is a pic of my puppy, Maggie on her new quilt:

Baby Presents!

One of my cousins had her first baby, so I made her some presents and thought I'd share.

First I knit her this pink blanket:

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I made it with Plymouth Encore yarn, so it could be machine washed. I think it turned out well!

My Loom is Warped (+ knitting patterns in the works)

I am so excited! Tonight I finally managed enough courage to warp my new floor loom. Everything went perfectly well, actually--I was expecting a huge fiasco. I'm really glad I got a rigid heddle loom first though, as I definitely felt like I would have had no idea what to do had I not warped ever before. I am making a sampler right now with various twills, and if it goes well then I will start a scarf!

I've also been very busy with a variety of knitting patterns. I have fallen in love with angora yarn, and so volunteered to make my sister a pair of angora/wool blend mittens. I'll post the pattern once I finish test-knitting it, but so far the verdict is they are quite cute. I've also been working on a pair of flip top gloves for myself, and another pair of gloves and mittens for myself. I may have an addiction to gloves and mittens.

Anyway, I just had to share my success with my loom--I'll have those knitting patterns and pictures of the things I'm making up soon!