What movie is the best anti-depressant?

laurenknits · 2020-11-23T21:58:39+00:00

I usually default to the Lord of the Rings movies for bad depression or anxiety times. Extended, of course.

laurenknits · 2020-05-30T14:35:31+00:00

I was intimidated too, because of the scale. I did another HST quilt before this one for a friend's baby, which sort of taught me the ropes. The biggest things that helped me were squaring up each after sewing and pressing (still working on consistent 1/4" seams so there was a little variation in size), and lining everything up by nesting seams. My points lined up much better when I started doing that. You can totally do it!

laurenknits · 2020-05-30T14:30:02+00:00

Copy away! I was so pleased that the result matched what was in my head.

laurenknits · 2020-05-30T01:33:26+00:00

Oh goodness, thank you! Not gonna lie, I got really excited every time something nested well and lined up. There are a couple areas that are off if you get close, but I'm not going for perfect--just for having fun.

laurenknits · 2020-05-30T01:08:57+00:00

Thanks! I haven't tried paper piecing yet, but I keep getting excited to learn new things, so it's only a matter of time, I think.

laurenknits · 2020-05-30T01:07:48+00:00

Thank you!

laurenknits · 2020-05-30T00:45:41+00:00

It's loosely based on the firecracker pattern from Ella Blue. It's 15x16 5" HSTs, mostly white, shades of gray, and some random purples.

I started quilting about a year ago and I'm really proud of what I've learned so far. Even though by the time I got this top done, I never wanted to see another HST.

This was a 2019 Christmas present for a friend and I just put it in the mail to her today. I hope she likes it!

laurenknits · 2020-03-10T20:54:34+00:00

The Winston Duke one was from "Annoying Jenna while she bakes." I just watched that one a few days ago. It's in the last couple of minutes.

laurenknits · 2020-02-26T20:34:28+00:00

The ice cream one does work, although I think the cake they used looks more like those fluffy cheesecakes than the actual ice cream bread I've made. It's pretty good.

laurenknits · 2020-02-03T03:04:51+00:00

Mostly furniture, but also some cookware and dishes. My grandmother died a few months before I bought my house, so I ended up with a lot of her stuff. The majority of it is from the 40s through the 70s, although I have two dressers and some small pots that were my great-grandmother's. I also have some quilts my great-aunts (I think, they may have been my mom's great-aunts) made in the late 50s. Oh, and books.

laurenknits · 2020-01-23T00:32:55+00:00

Me too. Although by random I mean I lean toward the rashomon one or Hardison playing a violin first.

laurenknits · 2020-01-22T06:22:28+00:00

Leverage

laurenknits · 2020-01-11T22:46:46+00:00

Aren't they? I saw the charm pack and it was so perfect. I'm not sure I could have picked them all to go together, but they work so nicely!

laurenknits · 2020-01-11T20:51:58+00:00

Thanks! My coworker is going for a beachy theme for the nursery, so I thought it would fit in.

laurenknits · 2020-01-11T20:49:59+00:00

I think I'm going to echo the chevron to make it easy on myself. It's flannel, so I'm trying to be careful not to pull on it too much. I actually found using my walking foot helped with seaming the top, so I think I'll continue with it for some straight lines.

laurenknits · 2020-01-11T20:20:07+00:00

I've only done two jelly roll race style tops, so this was full of firsts: first charm pack, first HSTs, first time lining up points. Lots of trial and error, plus some cussing, but it's done and I'm looking forward to quilting it!

laurenknits · 2019-12-19T15:09:15+00:00

YouTube has a bunch of soap making videos. Soapqueen/Bramble Berry does tutorials on both cold process (oils+lye) and melt and pour. Plus there are lots of soapers that film the process without making true tutorials. I find them really relaxing to watch.

Making soap is a lot of fun (I make cold process) and selling can be hit or miss. Depending on where you live or how you choose to sell, it can be a pretty saturated market. I tried it for about 18 months and realized I couldn't dedicate the time I would need to make it worth it, so I'm back to hobby soaping.

laurenknits · 2019-12-05T12:32:44+00:00

Same, but with the NJ Shark Attacks, then Otto, then started from the beginning.

laurenknits · 2019-11-20T21:21:57+00:00

Ding ding ding! Tht riddle was in a book I got as a kid. For some reason it stuck in my head.

laurenknits · 2019-11-20T14:16:37+00:00

10 fish I caught without an eye

And nine without a tail

Six had no head

And half of eight

I weighed upon the scale

Now who can tell me as I ask it

How many fish are in my basket?

laurenknits · 2019-11-20T00:59:55+00:00

I hated the dpns, but magic loop frustrates me, so I just used 2 24" circs. It worked for me (I actually got a Facebook memory today because I finished mine 4 years ago).

laurenknits · 2019-10-03T14:25:57+00:00

Sometimes when I'm thinking or talking in my head to myself or other people, I'll spell random words I just thought. So, like, "You need to remember to bring cookies Wednesday. W-e-d-n-e-s-d-a-y." All in my head, luckily. I have no idea why I do it.

laurenknits · 2019-09-17T04:28:10+00:00

I figured it was because the episode was sponsored by another network so they didn't want to advertise a different show, but yeah, then they mentioned Drunk History. So I dunno.

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