Two Chevron Afghans

I've knit two chevron afghans in the past couple years.  Apparently I failed to post about the first one which I finished back in 2021.  The pattern is Spicy Chevron Blanket by Patons.  It was made for a nephew, his wife, and daughter (suspect she claimed it).  The finished size is 48 in x 62 in.  The yarn is Cascade 220 in these colors i-- dark blue #8393, dark teal #4009, teal #8891, yellow #4147, light blue #8905, and white #8505. 

This second one was finished in June this year.  It was made for a niece and her family.  The pattern is The Walt Painted Chevron Baby Blanket by Danielle Romanetti.  The yarn is Cascade 220 in toasted coconut #166, cream, and carmine rose #106, and deep teal #103.  Finished size is approx 50 x 60 in.

ABC Baby Quilt

I say a quilt similar to this one online (no numbers just the alphabet).  I drafted my block patterns.  It is machine pieced and quilted.  The finished quilt measures 37.5 in X 45.5 in.  It was made for a niece and her husband who are having their first child this September  

This is the back before I added a label.

Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt

I finished this scrappy log cabin quilt at the end of March.  I gifted it to my half sister Mariko.  It is machine pieced and quilted. It measures 45.5 in X 60.5 in.

Coin Quilt

This quilt was made for my nephew.  It measures 87 in X 88 in.  I made the coin sections in a quilt as you go fashion. Then after putting all the pieces together added additional quilting. It was actually finished back in February but I just haven't gotten around to posting it.

The back (with my dog in the photo). 

Mending Old Quilts

I am not an expert on mending old quilts but I had two old family quilts that needed some mending.  The tops were pieced by my paternal grandmother in the late 1960s/ early 1970s.  My mother and my youngest sister quilted them for me (not the best quilting jobs but they did it) while I was in college.  I decided to simple sew new fabric pieces over the torn/ frayed ones rather than removing the old pieces.  In some areas I simple reinforced weak fabric with embroidery.  

The first quilt was an album quilt with names (family and friends)/ places embroidered in place.  I used this old shirt fabric as a substitute in this block.  Wish I had taken an after photo.

I used an old denim striped shirt fabric for the repair in this block (lower right).  Failed to take a before photo of this block.

Did take a before photo of this block and the planned (see pins) repair.

The second quilt (an old log cabin) needed a lot more repair. Here's a sample of some of the repairs. This photo (after) and the next (before) show a frayed center block which was repaired using a cotton shirt fabric.

This photo shows where I embroidered some weak areas to strengthen them. 

These next two (first is before, second the after).  Sorry the orientation isn't the same.  

Another one showing areas reinforced by embroidery.

There were three areas of full thickness damage from me taking the quilt on a camping trip back in 1982 and embers from the fire damaging the quilt.  These areas had to have all three layers (top, batting, backing) replaced so I decided to just make very obvious repairs. 

Here are the repairs (front/ back) of each of the above.  The first one

The second one

The third one

Took a Sunrise Afghan

This afghan was knit for a nephew and his fiancé.   It measures (blocked) 62 in X 75 in.  The pattern is Take a Sunrise by Fifty Four Ten Studio.  The yarn is Berroco Ultra Wool Chunky in colorway 4311 Dove.  

Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt

This has been my summer quilt project for the past few months.  Used my scraps (well some of them) to make this log cabin quilt.  It measures 51 in x 73 in.  It is machine pieced and quilted.  The quilt will be sent to an adult nephew.

Afghan for Madi

I knit this afghan for my niece Madi.  I started it back in March and finished it this past weekend.  It measures 60 in X 78 in.  It was knit using Sinead Throw by Berroco Design Team with a modification on the border.  The yarn used was Cascade 220 Superwash in colorway 866 Forest Heather.  To get a border as I knit the afghan rather than  adding afterwards I cast on 300 stitches -- 9 (side border) x2 plus 282 (center pattern).  Knit 11 rows garter at beginning and end.  Side border (9 stitches each side):  (K1 tbl, k1) x4, K1 tbl on right side; (P1 tbl, K1) x4,  P1 tbl on wrong side. Body of afghan knit per the pattern specifications.

These next two photos are during blocking (unfortunately blocked with backside upwards so cables don't show).

Afghan for Zach

I needed a big project to work on this winter so I text my nephew and ask if he needed an afghan as a house warming gift.  He purchased his first home in the fall of 2020. He said sure and approved the color and pattern.  It was a good project to work on especially during the ice/ snow storm in February.  The pattern is Charette by Julie Turjoman.  The yarn is Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky in light gray. It took me approx 2 months to knit working on it in the evenings while I watched TV.  The finished size is approx 55 in X 74 in.  My nephew is well over 6 ft tall.

Disappearing Nine Patch Baby Quilt

This quilt was made using a disappearing nine patch block.  It is machine pieced and quilted.  It measures approx 36.5 in square.  I made it for my sister and her husband's new grandson (his daughter's first born).

 The back was pieced using two blue fabrics.

 Here is my "signature."