Back from "Road to California Quilt Show"

This is a picture...there are two kinda quilters..fiber artists and more traditional quilters.


You can smell the flowers!!!

Well I just got back at the end of the week from California..the quilts were unreal!!! Clearly, there are fiber artists and then there are traditional quilts. Go to www.roadtoca.com and see the best quilts...unreal.

I flew to Palm Springs and then drove to Ontario with my mom. The weather in Palm Srings was cold!!! 47F at night and during the day one high of 68F in the sun. Not typical weather!! Well gotta go and try to down load some pics..

Bye for now,
Keli

New Year - New things to Learn

Here is the sock I didnt post the last time...its sideways..im at the toe.


My husband bought me Jinny Beyer's quilting book...oh no!!! now i want to learn how to hand piece as its very portable...time will tell.

The rain here was coming down sideways today with the wind...cozy day at home...I wish..errands to run and my kids went back to school today..now we are immursed in school projects.

If anyone has done hand piecing please let me know about yourself..I'd like to hear if you thought it was a success.


Take care and have a great day tomorrow..


P.S. I drafted my last post on the 22nd of Dec. but posted it today but it still says the 22nd as the date...I really messed up.

New Year's Resolution --keep my blog updated!!

Hi All,

Time has gone so fast this past year...Ihave found a new true love...alpaca fleece!!!haha..
We listed our house in August and sold in October and moved in November just before Thanksgiving...it was fun!!

Now we are almost ready for christmas..presents to wrap!!! Did some baking with my daughter today she really got in the spirit of things as in the picture. We had a great time..well I have so much to show you from the last few months I better get busy..Now that I found the camera link cable...months later!!!

Here is some alpaca I spun over the Fall and I dyed the yarn with cherry kool-aid and lime kool-aid. Here is a sock I almost have done out of alpaca.

I like to use my wheel to spin and my drop spindle to ply..I get alot better twist that way.
I did make a bit of a turn as all my carded fleece is hard to get to....I started quilting again..redwork and want to do some hand piecing...I love hand work..so portable and can be with the family..Im going to a quilt show in CA soon.

I dont know about you but I seem to be jumping from project to project and not getting anything completed..starting to stress me out. I have the jacket Elphinstone, a sock and matching one to finish...I need to start a project list for the new year. Any one want to join me on a "UFO's Gone for 2007"!!! Email me if want to.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Merry Christmas...and New Year's Eve..

Im still here!!!

Well, I cant figure out how to get pics onto my site...arrgg...as a result I have not had the enthusiasm to post anything...I have been spinning alpaca and wool, now Im knitting a hat with it...very warm...

Take care and I will try to get something going soon...

Pictures have arrived...

Well here they are...Im doing a norweigen sweater for a child to practice....as I have to cut into it for the steeks later.
the sweater is from www.knitty.com. She has great detail on how to make this sweater - I chan ged the colors from white to black.

3 months--time flys by....

Well I didnt fall off the face of the earth. Kids birthdays, Christmas (yes, not happy holidays), my birthday (Jan. 5), and got side tracked with cross stitching....now back to knitting and getting ready to teach a class!!....norwegien sweaters...yes, there will be cutting into my knitting. First I have to knit a sample sweater so Im doing a childs size to start...
Hope you all are having a good Valentines Day...we did the dinner thing with family. A big burger at Red Robin...and onion rings...umm...
Well gotta go and make sure my kids are on task...pics tomorrow...a blog isnt a blog with out photos!!!
God Bless!!

My knitting projects

Here are some pics of my current knitting projects. Im doing the Einstein Jacket and socks on two circular needles...which I love doing. Bought some yarn to make my hubby some and an another pair for someone lucky. The felted bag is a contest I entered in the Spring.
Have a great day.