Sailing Away

My sewing machine went into the shop earlier this week for a tune-up. In only a few days away from me I realized that I really, really missed it. It is always at the ready waiting for my whim of sewing time. Well I picked it up today and decided to put it through it's paces. I can't tell if it is sewing any better, it was fine to me but it smelled of oil and looked all shiny again. The tiny, tiny paper pieced blocks above are for a wall hanging. I finished three of the stripy sail boats and only one of the tiny triangle boat. Two more triangles boats to do. The pattern didn't even suggest paper piecing these tiny blocks. They assumed templates and drawn patterns. I looked at that and re thought the pattern for ease of sewing and assembly. Granted the pattern is from 1994 but my goodness, streamline is the word now.

On the knitting front on my needles this week is a tiny chick and egg from my favorite knit designer Alan Dart. It is a free download from his website. My son agreed that we don't have enough easter/spring decorations so that decided me on what to knit next. I finished the chick parts and almost all of the two colored egg shell when I ran out of yarn. Oatmeal, brown yarn. I thought there was enough for the shell but no, so now it's time for some un-knitting and selecting another shade of oatmealy brown yarn. The bride and groom are in the finishing pile waiting for some time this weekend for their debut. Too many fun and exciting crafts to work on.