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on November 10, 2008

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My Olympic Challenge and the giveaway date

This Canada quilt project started as part of a block swap and an online group challenge to celebrate 10 years. I have it basted and ready to quilt. This will be my Olympic challenge. I plan to have this completed by the end of the 2010 Olympics. So, the last day of the Olympics (February 28) will be the day that I pick the winning name for a giveaway of a quilted wall hanging. That makes one month of visitors to draw from; the more visitors, the merrier! Please leave a comment so that I know you were here.

Good luck Olympians! The Challenge is on and a giveaway.

I am definately not the sporty type. I expend my energy by creating, reading, sewing, walking up the stairs, stretching and giving my all to everyday activities. I wish all the Olympians a fun, fair and challenging games in Vancouver. I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies tonight with my Honey. For the rest of the next 2 weeks, as much of the games as I can from the studio while I finish my Olympic Challenge (the Canadian Quilt). To celebrate 30,000 visitors, your Olympic challenge is to visit this blog, leave a comment and by February 28 I will draw a winning name for my wall hanging giveaway. The wall hanging will be created especially for you. That is right, you choose either a traditional quilted wall hanging or an art quilt, and the colours too!

Knitting a new shawl, soft, drapey and beautifully purple

I love shawls, scarves and wraps "Lady of the Forest", a design by Ilga Leja , is my new project plan. I like to have a knitting project on the go. I also cannot resist beautiful yarns such as the Kauni variegated 100%wool from Denmark - in shades of purple. I had to purchase 1 skein EG and 1 skein EYC - they are similar colour gradations but in the opposite proportions. I was visiting my daughter in Halifax and I made a stop at The Loop , a local fibre craft shop. I fell in love with the sample in the shop. It was so beautiful, soft and drapey. You will have to visit the designer's site ( "Lady of the Forest", a design by Ilga Leja ) to see photos of the finished shawl. If you are on Ravelry you can look it up there . I am a very slow knitter though as my knitting is done whilst being a passenger on a long car ride, watching a movie or stopping for tea at a friend's place. Since I have 2 different dye lots and gradations, of the same base co...

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