BABY STEPS

It's only taken me 2 years to get this far,

(maybe because I have 50 other projects in the works at the same time)

  LOL,

but I'm ready to give a sneak peek at one of my favorite pieces 

that I'm currently working on up at the cabin.

The hand dyed rovings that I spun these yarns from were a gift from my dear friend Lori Lawson of Capistrano Fiber Arts. 

Every year she donates a few of her hand dyed rovings to my Beginning 3-D students for their Hand Spinning Unit.  

During the summer before school starts,

I spin up a small sample from each of the colorways so that the kids can see what choices they have.

As soon as the unit is over I begin a new fiber piece with these samples.

I usually make baby garments or pillow tops with the samples.

Well last school year I whipped up these granny squares and stitched them together.

Then over this last summer I spun up some of my hand dyed rovings to border the squares with.

And now with the leftover hand spuns,

 I'm building more squares in a slightly different pattern with a circular center.

I will sew these together for my next border.

I'm hoping that in a couple more years this might actually be a lap blanket/throw for over the couch.

What I'm secretly hoping for is that I will finish it in time for my son's wedding present.

Not that he's getting married anytime soon or has popped the question  LOL

But I know how long these things take me and I want to be prepared  :)

Did I mention that I adore his girlfriend Nicole??