Pot Holders & A Work in Progress

I have been sewing like crazy the past couple of days. I've been working on various Christmas gifts and a few things for myself. When I went upstairs the other day to look for some fabric for said projects, I found this:

I had to snap a picture! Cricket is his name and he turned 17 this year.

I needed some new potholders so I found a tutorial and made these:

You can find the oven mitt tutorial I used here. I really liked the shape of the mitt and went through dozens of potholder tutorials to find this one. There is also a fingertip mitt but I didn't make one of those. I didn't think I would use it very much.

The potholder pattern I made up. It is just two 9 inch fabric squares, 3 layers of batting, binding and a loop.

I've got plenty of sewing left to do before the holidays! I'm working on these blocks and will post about what I made from them soon!

Half Year in Review (Part 2)

Here are the rest of my completed quilts from this year since I began quilting. It sure does seem like a lot of quilts for just six months! Once I got going I couldn't stop!

#6-Crazy Cats:

#7-Penguins:

#8-Rainbow Sherbet:

#9-Granny's Garden:

#10-Daddy's Log Cabin:

I talked to my Granny yesterday. She has had a rough year so far after having back surgery. She expressed a need of a new walker caddy since she got a new walker. The old one I made her doesn't fit on her new walker.

I went to Hancock Fabrics today because they had their Butterick patterns for $0.99. No such luck, though, in finding a walker caddy pattern. I searched online and came up with this one. It is cute and I think it will fit nicely. I'm going to leave out the bottom straps because her walker doesn't work like the one pictured. I'll post pictures once I get it finished. A new pattern is always a challenge for me and I can't wait to tackle it!