Knitting and Reading

This weeks block is called 'Knitting and Reading'. (I wish I had more time to do both!) In this passage in the book, Emma Florence LeConte Furman writes in her diary about a rainy day. Emma and her mother spend the day knitting and reading. Emma writes about her mother knitting a pair of socks and 'turning the heel'. Turning the heel can be tricky the first time you knit socks and it's no surprise to me the her mother asks a couple of times on how to do it! I can't imagine having to knit socks for my family... I would be devastated each and every time there's a hole worn into one of them. After putting so much work into knitting a pair of socks, of coarse you would take time to darn them.

So let me show you my block titled, 'Knitting and Reading'...

I picked out fabrics that I thought would work nicely
for this block. 

I write in the fabric colors on my foundation
paper, it's the only way I can keep track of what
goes where! 

I usually cut strips of fabric to work with while paper piecing.
I found it super helpful to cut triangles to work with.

'Knitting and Reading'
January 6, 1864

Have a wonderful week! Remember to post your progress on the Civil War Diary Quilt Group on Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1547598@N25/

I will be working on 'The Great Bazaar' out of Rosemary's book next. Hope that you have a great weekend! I'm hoping to find some time to sew....

Happy quilting and perfect stitches to you!

Check out Rosemary's website.  Her books and Cd's can be ordered there too!