Saturday, October 8, 2011

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Hi, friends, just popping in with a hello. I've had my typical end-of-September bronchitis which slowed me down a bit, and I picked up the crochet needle for some evening rug hooking. I've finished 3 rugs, and want to make a few more for Christmas. When we went back to Nebraska, Larry's mom Barb was rug making like crazy, with whatever she puts her hands on! With her vision loss, her fine crochet doilies are no more. It's hard to see that, as she was always, ALWAYS crocheting in her spare time. We all have pretty doilies around our houses because of her! So, her inspiration continues in these yarn rugs.


The blue one I made for my Larry, and it's mostly cotton. Lydia gave me a bag full of colorful cotton yarn scraps, and I bought the big cones of blue yarn, I think they were around 12 ounces? for $8 from Walmart. I stitched with 3 threads at once using a hook smaller than Q (the Q is the one I used for rag rugs). From these 2 cones, I have enough left to make another one!




The green one is for Ginny for Christmas (it's her favorite color),




 and this funky, bright one is for Beth (sh! Don't tell!)


I used all scraps on this one, and 4 colors of thread going. Larry said I ought to add the purple at the end, and I love it! We'll see if I can keep them a secret. More likely, I'll poke them away and not remember where. lol




This school year has me teaching 2 new curriculums, one for Bible and one for science. I mentioned to Dora that one (Bible) I'm having to make weekly quizzes for, and I'm hitting the books like a college kid! I've just finished the quiz and study sheet for next week...don't you know I'll be glad to just pull out the lessons next year! It's always good to grow, right? It's just stealing from my sewing time. . . .

No sewing right now, but helping Ginny with another granddaughter's quilt, this one from a kit using hydrangeas in purples, greens and cream, oh, so pretty! 

I'm working on 3 memory quilts for the wife and daughters of our fallen friend. I was inspired by Nifty Quilts post that she called "Sacred Work". Her quilts are really cool! I really appreciated the idea behind adding a shirt pocket. The girls have only asked for squares, but each kinda told me what colors they liked of Daddy's shirts. Larry has been helping me cut the seams and remove buttons. I'll share more as I go along. 

Please remember to pray for our little friend Jake. His leg is getting quite painful, keeping him awake at night, and the MRI's have given no answers.



 Thanks for visiting ~
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22 comments:

  1. Wow, you have been one busy lady! Love the rugs and I hope you post pics of the hydrangea quilt - sounds beautiful. Sorry you suffer from bronchitis every year. My sis, too! Now they're saying she might have COPD - ugh! xo

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  2. Oh I love those, could you show how to make them please and do you use cotton wool, hat size crochet hook please.

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  3. ohhhhhh, these are awesome! It's nice to have something else to work on in the evening, isn't it?

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  4. Your rugs are beautiful! I've been crocheting slippers and just finished up the last of my yarn last night. Now I'm tempted to try a rug, but I need to get back to my cross stitch Christmas projects. There's never enough time!

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  5. I'm interested in how to make these too. I've seen them crocheted with fabric scraps, but not multi strands of yarn. I have lots of scraps.....

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  6. Love those rugs... so bright and cheerful!

    Prayers going out for Jake...

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  7. I just love your rugs....even tho you are sick you still do amazing things...

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  8. Those rugs are just beautiful Pokey. I keep promising myself I'll do a braided rug for the kitchen and just never get around to it...

    Hope you're feeling much much better!

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  9. The rugs are great. I've tried making them with a large hook and strips of fabric. I usually get bronchitis in January. Not fun. Hope you are feeling better now. I figure as long as you are 1 or 2 weeks ahead of your students you'll be great. Prayers going out for Jake too.

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  10. I'm glad you are feeling better, I was beginning to worry since you haven't blogged in a while.
    Lovely rugs......have you ever tried making them with the salvages from fabrics? My girlfriend does and they are spectacular.

    Love the shirts idea into quilts......I've made a few and saw a great tutorial that I'll have to share with you.

    Happy Sewing, hugs to Larry for helping with cutting apart....it takes a long time doesn't it?

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  11. The rugs are fabulous. Glad you're feeling better.

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  12. love that green one.....my favorite color

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  13. Love the green one it is my favorite color. I will remember Jake.
    Sorry to hear you have been sick and that your not able to have any fun (sewing) all work, that's not good.
    P.S Thats what they have sub's for.lol Trish

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  14. Your rugs are beautiful! I haven't crocheted in forever. But it's all over blogs. Maybe I need to get back to it.

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  15. Glad the bronchitis is better.
    Love the rugs--that's a *lot* of single crochet!
    I finally finished the last of the curriculum and the last of the lesson plans after 4:00 this afternoon! Wah! I wanted more weekend to enjoy!

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  16. Pretty rugs! You have lots of irons in the fire. The memory quilts sound fabulous. What precious gifts.

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  17. love your rugs....send one my way please!!!!

    Kathy

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  18. You do sound very busy! It was nice to hear from you. Teaching new things is good...Always good to learn!

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  19. Oh, I love these rugs...especially the one for Beth! Those are the colors in my youngest daughters room.

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  20. Adore your rugs! Especially smitten with the last one--Larry's suggestion was right on. Hope you're feeling great and that you have a nice weekend.

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  21. Your rugs are amazing. do you have a pattern you use? Making something for someone who has lost someone is such a great idea.

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  22. Love you rugs, they look wonderful. I crocheted a few rugs many years ago. I really should give it a try again.

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