Critters and Spectacles

if i were a quilter

All crafty people, please go read this story about quilters donating their work to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed. The chaplain at Walter Reed blesses each quilt before handing them out to the wounded, many of whom question whether they "deserve" to receive the quilts. So many of us have done some sort of charity knitting, whether it's Afghans for Afghans, the Red Scarf project, and so on, but to see this kind of story showing just how much the effort (and what a beautiful effort it is) means to people is really touching.

I made ONE New Year's Resolution this year, and it was to take a sewing class. I've got a quilter in me, I just know it. Of course I'll be busy with baby blankets for a while, but still...

Speaking of baby blankets, here's a week-old photo of the blanket I'm making for youngest sister Alia (due May 13th - Mother's Day, actually, if I'm not mistaken).

There will be 27 balls of Knit Picks Shine in the blankie when it's all done! Colors are Grass, Bachelor Button and Sea Spray. I finished the first multicolored block, and am almost done with the first solid green block.

I'm home sick from work today, so in between bouts of reading and checking work email, I may get a little bit of knitting done. We'll see. Really, I want to go back to sleep.

Posted by natalie at January 31, 2007 8:40 AM | TrackBack