Granny Stripes from Purl Bee

OMG!!  I simply have to make this blanket!  I couldn't afford to make this in the Merino yarn she used (over $19.00 per skein), but I'm sure I could find something that would work :)

You can find it at http://www.purlbee.com/granny-stripe-blanket/

Holy Crap!!

I can't believe my last lame post was in MAY!  Now it's near the end of August and I'm in my yearly summer's-almost-over depression :(  Don't get me wrong, I love fall...LOVE it, but it doesn't last long enough and winter is looming, which in Michigan DOES last long.  On the up side it's almost...wait for it...QUILTING SEASON, YAY!! 

Over the summer I did very little quilting.  I did do quite a bit of piecing, however :)  Oh, and quite a bit of crocheting of all sorts of stuff, mostly of the baby wardrobe variety, although some rugs and tons of dishcloths came off the end of my hook.

In my Harry Potter Paper Piecing (say that 5 times fast) adventure I've completed my final block and started embroidering book titles on the books.  OY, I'm really not liking doing this by hand and it shows in the quality :(  When I'm enjoying embroidery it shows...unfortunately it also shows when I'm not so I'll have to ponder this dilema.  Ofenjen and her co-horts are taking us on another adventure beginning in October @ their new website Fandom In Stitches (click on the button on the upper right to play along).  This one will revolve around The Hobbit, which I, of course, have never read, so I borrowed a copy from my sister and will be well-informed by the time we begin :)