I have gotten to where I really enjoy stitch along events, or quilt along depending on who is writing them. I get to do a project that catches my eye, I am guided by someone who has knowledge about the project (either the designer or someone who has made it and is very enthusiastic) and I get regular prompts to keep me on track and help me actually finish the project once it is started.
Lately two things have caught my eye, thanks in no small part to friends who posted about the projects and got me interested. I’ll call them the Joneses to keep their identity private. I’m referring tongue in cheek about the old phrase about keeping up with your neighbors or what I think is now referred to as FOMO (fear of missing out). Thanks to my friends, I have two shiny new projects to keep me busy as the pandemic keeps us still isolated and still spending a lot of time at home. As a quilter, I have to really admit that isn’t a terrible thing in my case.
The first project was teased a few months ago and is a wool stitch along by Kathy Schmitz LLC called Snowdrift. It is a lovely table runner of stacked wool pennies that are embroidered with different snowflake motifs. I decided to go my own path with the colors I chose, and the first three weeks are the cover photo for this post. The stitching is easy, the designs are lovely and I’m thoroughly enjoying this stitch along. I need to post some things on Instagram but I keep forgetting.
The second project is by Lo and Behold Stitchery and is the quilt along for their pattern the Knitted Star quilt. I fell in love with this pattern before there was even a hint of a stitch along. The start motifs remind me of vintage ski wear and just seem to sparkle in the completed quilt. I’m a sucker for a star motif anyway, but when I saw there was a stitch along, I was hooked. I’m doing my project in a scrappy red and white(ish) color way and I think it is going to be lovely. I am trying to convince myself to just do the lap size but I have the suspicion that once I see a few blocks together I’m really going to want the bed quilt size for this winter. I know I will: who am I kidding? Sigh. It will be manageable, with the quilt along to help push me to complete the top in 8 weeks, sure, I mean I can do that, right?
Right now we are all doing what ever we can to help keep our sanity, and I’m sure as the year winds to a close, I will be very happy to have these two wonderful projects in my rotation of things to work on in my sewing room. Look for photos in the weeks ahead, I’m looking forward to sharing my fun with all of you.
