Whew!  Today has been busy, busy, busy!  But, I promised a list of my WIP’s!  One of the best ways to learn more about sewing or crocheting, is to join a CAL or QAL.  What is that, you ask?  It’s a crochet-a-long or quilt-a-long!  Usually, there is one block, square, or item per month.  Some do one or two per week and there are even some that have one daily.  Sometimes a QAL is called a BOM, which means block of the month.  Below is a (partial) list of the ones I have signed up with.  Why partial?  Because sometimes I sign up for one and really don’t have the time to do it, but I collect them for later!  The list will contain pictures of what I have done and links so you can sign up too if you want!

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The Splendid Sampler™20160601_180420

Frequency – 2 quilt blocks per week, 100 blocks plus bonuses!

Website – http://www.thesplendidsampler.com/
Email signup – https://madmimi.com/signups/181676/joinxxx

As you can see, I have blocks cut out, but none sewn yet!

 

 

 

 

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Frequency – 1 square per week for 48 weeks, instructions for knitting or crochet

Website – http://lattesandllamas.com/

I am really behind on this one!  I am crocheting as I know very little about knitting.

 

 

 

 

 

My Favorite Things20160601_180845

Website – https://sewhooked.com/

Frequency – 1 quilt block per month,  January to December

The pattern is only free on the 1st of the month!

I am only missing two blocks to be caught up on this one!

 

 

 

 

20160601_175414Hodge Podge 2016 Afghan Sampler CAL

Website – http://hodgepodgecrochet.net/2016/01/hodgepodge-hosts-2016-afghan-sampler-crochet-along/

Frequency – 1 square per week, crochet

This one actually ends this month, but the patterns will be free until the in of 2016!

 

 

 

 

20160601_180317 2016 Crossroads QAL

Website – http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/p/crossroads.html

Frequency – 1 quilt block per month, February to September

This one helps benefit the March of Dimes.  The block is free every month, but a $5 donation is suggested.

 

20160601_175543Moogly CAL 2016

Website – http://www.mooglyblog.com/mooglycal2016-block-11/

Frequency – 1 Square every 2 weeks, January to November

I really wish I had selected brighter colors for this, especially after seeing everyone else’s!

In my defense it was winter when I picked out the colors. 🙂

 

 

 

 

20160601_180720My Secret Garden 2016

Website – http://blog.patsloan.com/2016-my-secret-garden/ 

Frequency – 1 quilt block per month, January to October

I really like the fabric I picked out for this one!

 

 

 

 

 

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Holiday Stashdown 2016 CAL

Website – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/holiday-stashdown-cal

Frequency – 1 gift per month, January to August, 1 gift per week September to mid-December

This CAL is on Ravelry, which requires you to create an account.  It’s free and a great place to meet crocheters and knitters, find new patterns, and keep up with what you are working on.

This one is really fun, because you make something different everytime and you have gifts for your friends and family at the end!  That’s a hat and cowl in the pic, by the way!

 

 

 

These two are just personal quilts I’m making:

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Bunny Quilt
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Quilt for my son

 

 

 

 

 

 

found strawberries

 

 

 

As you can see, I’ve got quite a lot on my plate!  What about my garden?  Well, it’s still a WIP, but not much to show right now except this strawberry plant I uncovered.  Proof it was growing real food at one time!

 

 

 

And, as if that’s not enough, look what landed in my kitchen today –

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Courtesy of my grandmother-in-law, 3 boxes of peaches and 6 cantaloupes!  Peach cobbler and smoothies here I come!

Ya’ll have a great evening, and until next time…

What are some of your WIPs?

 

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