Out of Town Welcome Bags

Given that I had a lot of out of town guests, I made many welcome "bags" for my guests. These were placed with the hotel receptionist and were handed out when guests arrived. What was in the bag? Tons of junk food! Rice Crispy Treats, Snickers, etc.! I think it was a big hit! By the way, I got many wedding DIY ideas from WeddingBee

How I store these embroidery threads

Well hello world! It's hard to believe that at least four months have flown by and I haven't posted anything! But I guess getting married is a good enough excuse? Anyways, this is what I found today in my closet... I am kind of a neat freak, so this is how I store my embroidery threads. I really enjoyed doing embroidery work on my finished quilts. How do you store your embroidery threads? How many colors do you have? I really love the green ones and I am not usually a "green" person. Weird huh? I get my embroidery inspiration from "Sublime Stitching" -- love this book. *A-d-o-r-a-b-l-e!*

Little Big Planet

So my brother fell in love with Little Big Planet video and game. He has NEVER asked me to knit him ANYTHING, but this time, he did. I was sooo excited and finished this for him in two days. It just took me forever to have these picture taken and uploaded, but here you go~

Elijah Elephant

I have the cutest nephew ever and so I had to make him this adorable elephant by Ysolda Teague. Thanks to Sharon for recommending patterns by this designer. I thought the pattern was super easy to follow and there was no seaming whatsoever!! The baby broke out into a big smile when he saw it and dragged it everywhere he went!

Greenwood Cabled Vest in Green All Done!

The Greenwood Cabled Vest was so much fun to knit that I decided to make another one for my grandma. Good news is that it's being blocked! I made two vests in two weeks; one in light brown and one in the green below... by far the best vacation ever! I will take pictures of them with my mom wearing it. It looks fabulous on her.

I used the Cascade 220 Superwash yarn this time. I think I like it a lot more than the Cascade Heathers yarn that I used for the same vest in light brown. The Cascade 220 Superwash is softer and can be machine washed.

Vest ready to be blocked