My Dear Jane Journal

I have moved all the posts for my "Dear Jane" quilt to a separate Blog.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Quilting is Universal


I finished, with plenty of time.

I am all set for Starting Dear Jane. I can't seem to make up my mind about the color. I probably won't have my mind set about the background color until I go get the fabric.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Quilting!


Above is this years Alien quilt. I finished the appliqué yesterday. I am working on hand quilting it today.

Hooray! I got my Dear Jane book in the mail today! But I must finish the above quilt before I start on Dear Jane.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Butterfly 2


I finished block 2 of a 4 block wall hanging.

Block 1 of 4 here:
http://flibbertigibbetbunny.blogspot.com/2007/06/applique-and-fun.html

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Two Firsts!


Myra's First knit square. She used a crochet hook to bind off.

Also this is my first Knit Doily Style Dishcloth.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Pink and Green Doily


I spent the last two weeks, off and on between other projects, working on this doily.
I found the pattern in, The Complete Book of Crochet, by Elizabeth L. Mathieson.
Published in 1946.
There is no Pattern name just a A Number, 7690.
Finished doily measures 12 inches.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Chain of Hearts x3


feb 8th Kal
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I joined the monthly Bookmark group on yahoo groups, to practice lace knitting. I changed the pattern a little. ( I seem to be doing that a lot lately) I had to have a tassel. I Don't know why I just did.

The left one is sock yarn, leftover from my fist socks.
the middle on is scraps of wool.
And the right one is crochet thread.

I also joined a couple of dish cloth groups.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Winter

The Kids finally had enough snow to play in. It was mixed with a little sleet.
They had fun for about 40 minutes before dinner.


This Morning, all the pretty snow was covered with Ice.



Thursday, February 7, 2008

Rose Medallion


Rose Medallion
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I made this doily about 12-13 years ago. It was my first big crochet project. It is 16 inches in diameter.

I have found myself looking through all my doily books, wanting to do a knit doily. Are knit doilies difficult? I tried to knit what looked to be a simple knit bookmark and made so many mistakes I finally just put it aside. (threw it away!) Any suggestions for an easy knit lace project before I try a round doily?

Friday, February 1, 2008

daisy chain hat


daisy chain hat
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I started to make the hat as written, but I think the cold weather inspired me to pick up 80 stitches and Knit the crown instead of crochet.

To make the stitches even I picked up three across the bottom of the petals that point strait up to crown . I picked the stitches up so the loops were on the inside. (I think a solid hat is the easiest way to keep the picked up stitches from showing up in an obvious way on the outside of the flowers.)

When I gets warmer weather I will have to make an all crochet one(with brighter colors). The pattern for the daisy chain was free here http://crochetroo.blogspot.com/2007/11/daisy-chain-beanie-scrapbuster-in.html

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