DOCS roundup - 11/16

Has it really been 8 months since my last blog post??? Holy cow! 'Bout time to restart, no? Here's a rundown of our latest DOCS. It was just Chelsea, Sam, Donna and I this month, and I'd say that "make some steady progress on something you love" would pretty much sum up the day.

Projects worked: 4
New projects started: 1
Projects finished: 0
Snacks: Fritatta, gooey pecan roll, doughnuts, 7-layer dip

Sam - It's all about the sleeves
Sam found, tried, modified, frogged, and is now making excellent progress on a blue pullover sweater with kind of a basket-weave cabled front piece. She has gone through a couple of the iterations on the sleeve, but her FaceBook reports she's now finished one. You know, one great thing about Sam is she does just does not fear the frogging as the price paid for experimentation!

Donna - Seeing it in red
Donna has been eyeing Sam's pattern for the last couple of DOCS, and she decided to take the plunge on the same pattern but in dark red (I think) Alpaca. In addition to the excellent progress she made on the new creation, she wore one of her previous creations--a gorgeous green pullover! Go, Donna, go!

Chelsea - A bit o' the dragon
Chelsea worked on a really cool loose belted tunic-style shirt using a funky argyle knit fabric. As usual, she made it look as easy as argyle pie and finished all but the belt by the end of the day. She admitted her chief concern while selecting shirt patterns (and shirts) these days is that they show at least a bit of her fabulous new back-shoulder dragon tattoo. The shirt came out looking great, and does indeed show a peek of the dragon tail :-).

Me - Quilt management
I've (finally) begun working on the quilting for the Women's Voices quilt I've been working on for approximately forever. Started as a hand project BEFORE MY CHILDREN WERE EVEN BORN, I've had it tacked and awaiting quilting for at least a year. So, between this month and last, I (finally) stitched-in-the-ditch the stabilization lines along the sashing between blocks. The biggest challenge is handling the large quilt in conjunction with my sewing machine, which feels somewhat like threading an elephant through a needle. Still, I'm now ready to begin quilting in earnest (finally).