First Turnt Cowl Finished

 Hi all -

I hope everyone is doing well! We had another abnormally warm week, but it looks like we'll be getting more seasonal weather this week. We could really use some snow!

This week, I finished the Turnt cowl, designed by Laura Nelkin, that I started last week.

Turnt - Red Version

This cowl is so soft and lightweight! And it's easy to knit. I knew I would like this cowl so I had ordered kits in three different colors and I also made a start on the bluegreen version.

Turnt - Bluegreen Version

I've been invited to a friend's house for Thanksgiving dinner and another friend is also cooking. Since I don't cook, I thought these would be nice hostess gifts for my friends. And I still have the third one that I can make for myself.

Last week was my busy week for our quilting guild's small groups meetings. The Monday meeting was canceled, but we had our regular Quilts of Valor (QOV) meeting on Thursday. This might be the last meeting of the group because out December meeting is canceled because it conflicts with the guild Christmas party and we lose our meeting space at the end of the year. So we made this a bit of a special meeting. We started by making little sewing caddies for ourselves. Our group leader had run across a video for making these and she thought it might be fun for us to make them together. Here's the one I made:

Sewing Caddy - Front

Sewing Caddy - Back

Sewing Caddy - With Some Stuff In It

After we made the caddies, we had lunch together. Our group leader had made some wonderful soup for us to eat. Then we got to work on our QOV sewing and made progress on our latest quilt. I also had made a bunch more of the 16-patch blocks that the group is collecting for later quilts so I turned those in since I won't be going to the guild meeting this week. Overall, it was a very productive day!

Finally, we had our English Paper Piecing (EPP) group meeting last Friday. I continued working on my La Passacaglia quilt designed by Willyne Hammerstein. I've started working on my second rosette.

La Passacaglia - Second Rosette

I also shared the new technique for fussy cutting the shapes that I shared here.a couple of weeks ago. The technique was well-received and we had a wonderful time sewing together!

Nancy