Birdie Mini Quilt

I finished this simple mini birdie quilt for a special friend of mine. Unfortunately, I can't go into details about this mini quilt because she may be reading this.... but here is a sneak preview of this quilt I made my friend.

Blocking a portion of this quilt because it will for sure ruin the surprise!

This was my first time trying free motion around the birds, not sure if I love it, but it's not bad. I love the idea of mini quilts though, I think I will be making a few around my house. What are your plans for the weekend? Enjoy!

More Wine Bottle Covers

Just wanted to show you more of these that I made tonight, they are addicting!

Christmas Wine Bottle Cozy

Did you have a relaxing Thanksgiving? I did. It was wonderful to spend time with my family, I had a nice break. Now that Thanksgiving is over, I keep hearing about Christmas. Everything is red and green at the stores, I find it very festive.

I have been wanting to make these Christmas scarf and hat for wine bottles for years, I finally got around to making them this afternoon.

I am a fan of white wine. You?

I plan to make a few more and think they will come in handy. Who doesn't want to dress up these boring bottles for the holidays!? Check out the pattern I used for this, I recommend it. 

Have a good week!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. There is no religious reason behind it, and therefore, it's widely celebrated by almost every individual. I love the idea of giving thanks to those around you. I am thankful for my family, friends, health, and all of my readers.

My best friend from college came to visit me recently. I had a fantastic weekend with her, it's amazing how much we have to say, somehow we never run out of stuff to talk about.

Special chocolate from her recent trip to Paris.

*Delicious*

I am looking forward to some knitting and quilting. I am hoping to get started on a blue cabled scarf using some gorgeous yarns from last year's White Elephant gift exchange. The vest that I recently finished is also begging to be assembled. 

Thank you for reading! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family wherever you are.

Knitted Slouchy Hat

It wasn't easy for me to find the perfect hat pattern will also cover my ears without making my face look round and big. I came across this Quick Cable Slouchy Hat pattern on Ravelry and was able to finish this project under two days. I used Cascade Yarns Baby Alpaca Chunky; it was so soft and dreamy to work with. I used US size 10, but think I would have loved it more if I had used 11... it would have been more slouchy.

Side view

Pretty cables that somehow all lined up perfectly... 

Simple and easy! I recommend it.