A curtain for the bathroom and a new hat

I finished painting the bathroom window a while ago, and here is a little curtain I made to cover the ugly metal vent at the top. I used a sheer linen for the background to get a see-through effect, and the little birds are from scraps of fabric I had in my stash. The finished curtain is lovely and light, and floats gently when there is a breeze through the window.

The flying birds are from Kajsa Wikman's beautiful book 'Scandinavian Stitches' - I'm glad to be able to bring a little Syko delight to my bathroom!

And here is the blue beanie made from Michael's Christmas handspun. It has turned out well. I ran out of yarn, but managed to find a similar weight in my stash to finish the top - you can just see it in the picture. The border is 'Saxon Braid' from Nicky Epstein's 'Knitting on the Edge'. There is small typo in the pattern, so keep your wits about you if you ever use it. I ended up writing out the pattern in long hand so I didn't have to continually reference the abbreviations. I've used this braid in other projects - it's a bit of a favourite.

A Finished Quilt!

Here is my finished Verna quilt, professionally quilted by the Quilted Crow ladies in New Town. They did a wonderful job and I'm thrilled with the quilting - but now it's done I don't like it any more! I loved the fresh and citrus colours as I was piecing it, but my tastes are moving more towards reproduction fabrics and classic reds, pinks, blues and browns. More of that to follow in another post...

 Here's a close up of the beautiful stippling, and the plain binding.

Here's a good view of the different fabrics. I haven't washed the quilt yet, but have been assured that it will crinkle really well. It's not very soft at the moment, and would hopefully soften up after a few washes. Postscript: My dad popped around with an early birthday present - a new heater for my little flat - and I have given the quilt to him. He loves it!