Doily project - Rosette doily

Doily name Rosette doily
Pattern source http://www.crochetpatty.com/patterns/thread/rosette_doily.html
Thread Anchor size 8 pearl cotton. 
Hook 1.25mm. 
Finished doily diameter 17cm
Finished doily weight 7g
Comments  I found these instructions a tiny bit confusing as they seem to start each row with the last stitch of the previous row. However this was only a tiny thing, and overall this was a nice straightforward doily to make. 

The other doily in the photo is the tiny cluster doily. It is only 6cm across, and is made of clusters of five treble crochets.

Evening stars

The reverse side of C & R's quilt features evening stars in three sizes- 6", 12" and 18". Using this as inspiration I drew the layout on graph paper and numbered the stars so I knew how many of each size to make. After all the stars had been made I took over the living room to design the quilt. I don't have a wall big enough to lay out this design. I try to get a balance across the quilt of the colour values. As well as staring at it a lot, I took photos on my ipad, which helps to get more perspective. Converting the photos to black and white helps to identify areas that stand out.

After I had decided the final layout, I labelled every star on the floor, and on the graph paper. See the little white tabs? This meant I could sort the stars into piles, and had a key to follow, releasing the living room to normal use while I sewed them together.