Good Morning

So this is how my husband said Good Morning to me today.

I have to say, that I really like getting things that are functional or that I can use via crafting or eating. (As a side note: Food gifts are so great. I'm going to need to eat, so thank you for getting me something that I really need! People need to gift with food more often.) Flowers, as they don't contain any usefulness, are wonderful and I love them. I love fresh flowers. They are vibrant, delicate and beautiful. These are more of the snapdragons from our garden. These colors are beautiful and I particularly like the peachy ones.

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I don't know if you caught at the end of a couple posts ago that I was working on a poncho. My mother-in-law had started one and unbeknownst to her, I had been looking for a pattern online, too. She and I are now in the poncho club. Only requirement for membership is that you make yourself a poncho. Open enrollment. C'mon, you know you want to join.

I found a picture on pinterest and did my best to copy it.

This was my inspiration.

 

This is a very easy pattern. You need to make three granny squares and sew them together. From there, you make a long rectangle. This poncho doesn't have a point in the back. The rectangle is wrapped around your shoulders and then sewn to the granny squares.

 

 

I decided to make my granny squares using similar colors, but in a different order. It was definitely helpful to have my dress form, to know how long to make the rectangle. The yarn in my inspiration picture must have been a sport weight because the granny squares are four rounds like mine, but aren't as big. I also single crocheted around my granny squares to make it more cohesive with the main color.

(I really was trying to think of a good pun with the word poncho for this post, but I couldn't find one. Waah, waah...)

 

Now I'm working on sewing a quilt top for the sewing group I'm in at church. At our next sewing day, I'm going to learn how to hand quilt! I am very excited! Are you doing anything exciting or learning something new? <3