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Pattycake

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« on: May 11, 2018, 11:40:45 am »
For posting whatever crafty thing you are working on right now.

I am in another group that does quilts for First Responders with PTSD, and we also have done a few memorial quilts for those that have passed away, though we are in the midst of refocusing to just do the PTSD ones as there are a few memorial quilt groups. As no one has signed up for our last memorial quilt, I am going to piece it together. The quilts we do are made from cross stitched squares that show the person's interests, job interests, nationality/region. This man was from an Irish background, and many of the stitchers chose that as a theme, so this quilt is going to be quite...green! I will post a picture when it's done.
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2018, 01:40:27 pm »
Please do post the pic, Pattycake - I loved the ones of your Mountie quilts.

Edited because I just noticed you got a capital letter!
« Last Edit: May 11, 2018, 01:43:05 pm by Chez Miriam »
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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2018, 09:13:30 pm »
My mother & daughter have been visiting for VorSon's college graduation.  VorGuy grilled yesterday, we went shopping for beads & patterns at JoAnn's, and went out for pizza with VorSon for lunch (meat was being rubbed with spices & allowed to set). 

Some of those beads are already a new bracelet for Mom (happy Mothers' Day), I repaired two older bracelets, strung a necklace "custom designed" for a gold linen shift dress & a crimson linen shift dress with an open "linen coat" built into it.  Mom wanted something to fill in the neckline without putting pressure on the back of her neck.  She's 81 - she describes what she wants and I see what I can do....

DD also got something (hair pins with "turquoise" peacocks on them - to pin her teal, pink, & purple hair back the next time she goes to a renaissance festival - the one in her state has a peacock themed tea room with wonderful food, custom blended teas, and a discount if the person paying is wearing a peacock - not just a feather - whole bird only).  She has been avid in collecting them for wearing the rest of the year, too...I just spent two weeks at her house - so I had done a few other things for her.  "Turquoise & silver" skull earrings to match a bracelet and the necklace is still a work in progress (three year olds and small beads do not go together well).  I did finish the earrings, though - a smaller project that took minutes to complete. 


I need to remember to take more pictures...I do have more beads in the bead box to work with...
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2018, 09:16:39 pm »
Quote from: Chez Miriam on May 11, 2018, 01:40:27 pm
Please do post the pic, Pattycake - I loved the ones of your Mountie quilts.

Edited because I just noticed you got a capital letter!

LOL! I wasn't sure whether to capitalize or not when I signed up here, then I realized it did bug me. Though it doesn't bother me when others don't capitalize themselves. I was going to change the name but then though eh, why bother. Thanks for your kind words on the mountie quilt. This one is a mountie quilt as well. But green... really green...
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2018, 06:43:52 pm »
I finished 6 bibs and two covers/holders for the individual size packages of facial tissues.
« Last Edit: May 15, 2018, 03:57:59 pm by gmatoy »
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2018, 07:09:37 pm »
I started knitting a pullover, knitted in the round, so no seams.  It's a very complex project for the level of knitting I can do, but one row at a time :).

I also learned to do mittens, so I'm making a series of fingerless mittens and I've had quite a few nice reactions to them. I'll probably get some orders in the fall.
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2018, 06:26:30 am »
Quote from: coralreef on May 14, 2018, 07:09:37 pm
I started knitting a pullover, knitted in the round, so no seams.  It's a very complex project for the level of knitting I can do, but one row at a time :).

I also learned to do mittens, so I'm making a series of fingerless mittens and I've had quite a few nice reactions to them. I'll probably get some orders in the fall.

When I have the 4am brain in hamster-on-a-wheel mode, I fantasise about a seamfree pullover... <Insert drooling smiley>

We're happy to see progress pics, as well as those of the finished item, you know! </heavy hint>

Are you starting at the top, or the bottom, coralreef?  Everytime I think of the logistics [4am thinking, remember?], I imagine it could get like wrestling an octopus, having a cushion tucked under one arm, whilst armed with only two blunt pencils... ;) ;D
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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2018, 03:55:48 pm »
The serger is in serger hospital; however, he said the needles didn't need replacing, so I've been changing those often enough and the cutting blade is fine. It just needs to be lubed, according to my sewing machine guy. So that is the sewing related thing I got done today.
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« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2018, 11:17:05 pm »
I sent hair scrunchies to my DD's SIL, who I consider one of my daughters. She had complained that she couldn't find any that were satin, so I made her a bunch and she loved them. She put on Facebook: "I'm not even married and I have the best Mother-in-law in the world!" Made me laugh.

At SIL and DD's wedding, a toast was made by a groomsman, and he said, "To  {bride's} parents, you are not losing a daughter, you are gaining a son."

I responded, "No, we are gaining a family!"

I truly love SIL and his entire family so, when they mention something, I like to make things for them.
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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2018, 06:20:38 pm »
Here are the fingerless mittens. Great for chilled fingers that still need to type and file in an office with overactive A/C or on a chilly day :).



I'm having problems with sizing the picture, but this should still work if you click on the thumbnail.
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« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2018, 06:29:07 pm »
Quote from: Chez Miriam on May 15, 2018, 06:26:30 am
Quote from: coralreef on May 14, 2018, 07:09:37 pm
I started knitting a pullover, knitted in the round, so no seams.  It's a very complex project for the level of knitting I can do, but one row at a time :).

I also learned to do mittens, so I'm making a series of fingerless mittens and I've had quite a few nice reactions to them. I'll probably get some orders in the fall.

When I have the 4am brain in hamster-on-a-wheel mode, I fantasise about a seamfree pullover... <Insert drooling smiley>

We're happy to see progress pics, as well as those of the finished item, you know! </heavy hint>

Are you starting at the top, or the bottom, coralreef?  Everytime I think of the logistics [4am thinking, remember?], I imagine it could get like wrestling an octopus, having a cushion tucked under one arm, whilst armed with only two blunt pencils... ;) ;D


For the pullover, I'm starting from the bottom. It' a free pattern I got from the Bernat : http://www.yarnspirations.com/ca-en/bernat-fair-isle-yoke-pullover/BRK0129-003248M.html?cgid=knit-patterns-women-sweaters-cardigans#sz=12&start=104

If all goes well, I should have it done by Christmans, but in green shades instead of blue.

Edit: putting the quote in the right order.
« Last Edit: May 17, 2018, 06:30:38 pm by coralreef »
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« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2018, 07:17:55 pm »
I made a linen dress for my mother & another for my sister in March - sister's didn't fit, so Mom got two dresses.  A necklace that clips to a thread loop goes with both dresses (I have beads left over as I only needed to make one necklace).  Mom is very happy.

I feel like I kind of *owe* my sister a dress that fits her - so I have plans for a dress for her, possibly a dress for myself, another for DD (who was here last weekend & looked at some fabrics & color swatches), a weighted blanket for one DGS (medically suggested but his dad has mentioned that they have enough of the regular kind - as the linen closet is full), some t-shirts to embroider for both DGSs, possibly a few other embroidery projects (I fell in love with a bunch of designs that were "on sale" and now I need to use some of them), and a few things for VorSon or VorGuy (husband & retired military - so the name fits him at least as well as VorFemme fits me).

What I need to do is find a lightweight sewing machine for travel or figure out how to pack my vintage Singer to take with me, as traveling in retirement has become VorGuy's new hobby - or even an avocation - as we're traveling probably one week a month, minimum.  Some months, we spend more time away from my sewing room and I miss sewing...I also miss "deadlines" on when to get things done by birthdays or Christmas. 

Anyone know of a good website with instructions for a weighted quilt/duvet/comforter that could be wrapped in a washable shell for use by a relatively young child that we've recently nicknamed "the Giant" as he is so far ahead of the average size for his age?  I might need to figure out a way to zip additional panels onto this thing as he keeps growing...so he doesnt' outgrow it.

Weighted blanket pattern ideas & travel sewing machines (a Singer Featherweight that makes only a straight stitch won't meet my needs - other ideas on lightweight machines welcome) are actively welcomed.
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« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2018, 08:41:19 pm »
 I spent the last three days trying to untangle three different  skeins of yarn. I will try to see if I can get it finished tomorrow, but who knows. And then after that,  I can continue to crochet a bag for my walker.  Unfortunately my MS does cause delays, because my right hand does not tend to work well and so the untangling goes slowly.

(edited because the disease is ‘ms’, not ‘ns’)
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« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2018, 11:50:18 pm »
Where 's Mel theRedcap at? c'mon girl!
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« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2018, 11:42:26 am »
This morning I was finally able to use some soap I've been curing for six weeks. So far, I really like this batch; I made it with beer, which yields creamy bubbles and gives it a lovely, yeasty smell (I was concerned that beer soap would smell like a frat house floor, but it does not!).
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