The last week of August I was looking for a mindless knitting project to work on. I started this sweater with EZ's percentage system (updated by Meg) and gorgeous wool that I have had a long time. Nothing ever seemed to be the right project for this yarn and it just sat in my stash for years. This was the perfect yarn for a plain knit in the round sweater. I even wound all the yarn into nifty center pull skeins. Not even one round has been knitted since the first week or so of September. Colder weather is here....no sweater.
I love to start new projects. I loathe finishing old projects that have fallen to the side. When a new project catches my attention all others become UFOs. My thought is that maybe I would finish this sweater if I post a pic here. Now that group #19 is going and 17 will continue in January the sweater has been a faded memory. We'll see if it can tear me away from the postcards.
I finally finished my Christmas postcards. Whew! I don't know why I put them off this year. These are my favorites from all the poinsettias. A few of the cards were of doves, quotes or swirly trees. Somehow these were the most fun. Probably because of the freeform cutting and painting of the flowers. Liquifuse is now my favorite fusible. That is how all the parts were made on the bottom picture. Just drawing with the Liquifuse and then cutting out the shape on the line of fusible. This is the method I am using on a horse postcard for Sonja. Almost finished but no pics until cards are sent. A few abstract postcards also in the works with the Liquifuse.
This post card swap is almost over. I will have the rest of my postcards mailed tomorrow. I have really had fun painting on fusible webbing. The top postcard has the painted and stamped fusible on top of a black and white print The bottom card has white cotton for the background. There is white organza fused to the top of both pieces. Both are embellished with free motion quilting. Thanks again to all of the members!
