Stitching the pieces together
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Thanks for more info on needles. I grew up in a home where everything had a value until it was unusable. Meaning, that if the needle wasn't broken or bent, I used it so I wouldn't need to buy a new one too soon. It is still hard for me to toss anything the still looks usable. I will though. I was thinking of somehow attaching the needle pack to my sewing machine table so I knew what I was using. I like the pincushion idea. You could write the info on a tag like a fortune cookie fortune and poke the needle through the paper into the cushion.
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Chrissy, I forwarded the email again but don't know to which account as it just comes up "Chrissy" for me. Let me know if it gets there.
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lvtwoquilt - that little angel is beautiful!
Meece - thanks for the pics of the gadget...what is the second picture showing? Hemming jeans without the gadget?
I was going to say "Talk about timing!"
We went over to my brother's today to help him pack for a move, and he gave DH a stack of brand new jeans he can no longer wear. Well, he's 6'2" and DH is 5'8", so it looked like I was going to have to hem five pairs of jeans!
Fortunately (unfortunately for DH) he tried them on and they were just too baggy. Since "Gangbanger" isn't such a hot look on a 62 year old, he's going to give them back.
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The second picture shows the gadget as you approach the heavy seam.
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Barbe I finally found you pic so here it is. Sorry it took so long.
by the way, the quilt look fabulous on the wall!! Job well done!!
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Wow, Barb! That looks great up on the wall.
Went over to DS2's apartment last night. It has 10 ft ceilings and stark off white walls with nothing on them. I am trying to figure out some sort of masculine, but not too masculine, window treatments to add color. I was thinking maybe some tab-top curtains. I saw an area rug (someone had given him) rolled up in his storage area and helped him put it in the living room. It goes perfectly with his couch.
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Barbe, That is just gorgeous!
Meece, OK I bought some cotton crochet thread yesterday and downloaded an easy looking snowflake pattern. I'll blame you if my whole family ends up with piles of snowflakes.
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Oh, barbe - that's beautiful....paper pieced, I hope?
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Barb, that is absolutely georgous!! Thank you so much for posting the finished product.
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That quilt is a masterpiece! I understand the work that goes into it. Thanks for sharing. Jan
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Barbe, that quilt is superb. What patience. Thanks for posting Chrissy.
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Thanks for posting it Chrissy!!! Yes, it is paper-pieced! Those points wouldn't be points otherwise. She has it pulled up a bit in the centre top on the velcro which is making the bottom a bit ripply. The lighting isn't great either as it's in a dark bedroom, but that's where she wanted it to be. It is 46"x46" and I got paid $500 for it!! Whoo hoo!!! I have a lot of left over fabric and that's what I made all the kids Christmas presents from. When I give them the the pieces that they picked, I will get pictures of them so you guys can see what I've been up too...hehehehehe
STILL loving the angels!! Can't wait to see yours, Wren.
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Anytime Barbe! No probs.
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Meece - I am most envious of your snowflakes. I have only ever done a chain stitch and that was yarn. Would you mind telling us the book's publisher? Looked on Amazon and found 99 Snowflakes by Leisure Arts. My local Michaels is woefully short on any kind of instructions on anything and I won't get into town to shop until after Christmas. Don't know if JoAnns would have had anything or Hobby Lobby. No problem ordering off Amazon if that's the one. Wren have you done crochet? How is your snowflake and how did your instructions work out? I'm going to (I know cringing) WalMart tomorrow so I'll look there just for grins and at the magazines, too. That's a thought - will try Half Price Books when I do get into big Ft. Worth.
What kind of problems am I likely to run into doing these? Hands pretty nimble but then again I've never worked with thread though I've done tons of counted cross stitch just not recently. Anyone with any ideas for an aspiring crocheter (if that is even a word)??? I need a little treat and this might be it. Christmas is always small around here, just DH and DD who might not even come (hour away) since chance of snow. BOOHOO. But might be great excuse to go visit the following weekend for a retail therapy outlet.
How many are you up to now?
Barbe - Love the quilt. Wish it wasn't quite so dark so we could see all the beautiful colors.
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Now even more envious. Did search on Pinterest for "crochet snowflake". I'm in love.
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luvmygoats, I haven't tried it yet. We have a 4.5 hr drive tomorrow and I thought I could try it then. I'm sure both GS would love to help with the glue part. A good yarn store might have the book. I have done other crochet, but really can't read the instructions, so the snowflake may be a test. I'm thinking of asking at my senior center for someone to help me learn.
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Wren - what a great idea, asking someone at the Senior Center to help you!
For some reason, that reminded me of a story...
Several years ago, DH and I flew up to Portland OR, then rented a car and drove for an hour and a half to a tiny town in the Willamette Valley. We were meeting up with a group of folks I had met on an Internet support group for people with vestibular issues. One older woman in particular had become a close friend over the years, and we were eager to meet.
As soon as we pulled into the parking lot of the truck stop motel (only lodging near our host's home) she and her husband ran out to meet us. She was dressed almost exactly like me; her husband was dressed almost exactly like my DH. We had a good laugh over that.
We had emailed each other about my desire to learn how to knit. That night, we sat in their motel room, and while the guys chatted, we got our supplies out. She was going to teach me how to make a dishcloth.
Well, somehow the yarn got all tangled up, and the guys - both avid fishermen - spent an hour trying to untangle it for us. As soon as they had a small section loosened up, we knit it into our dishcloth.
The next day at the gathering at our host's home, we sat outside in chairs in a beautiful meadow, near this awesome little farmhouse, just visiting. When it quieted down a bit, we pulled out our knitting, and she continued my lesson.
I'll never forget that day...the beautiful weather, the gorgeous mountains and trees, the deer in the meadow, a group of wonderful friends I finally had the opportunity to meet, and a special lady who took the time to teach me something she enjoyed very much!
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Luvmygoats, The 99 snowflake book is published by Leisure Arts. You can also google thread crochet snowflakes and get many tips and patterns that are free. Here is a good place to start, although I just tested it and several of the links seem to be broken. http://crochet.tangleweeds.com/
Lion Brand yarn also has several crochet snowflake patterns in their stitch finder http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?store=/stores/eyarn&stitchfinder=1
Any crochet pattern can be done with the thread and steel hooks. It will just make the project smaller. If you know how to crochet and have extra yarn around, you might want to practice the snowflake pattern with the yarn and the larger hook.
Sheila
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At work we had a door decorating competition, I hung up my quilted Santa that I made about 8 years ago. You can't really see it but the beard is covered in white and clear buttons giving a little bit of shimmer and the effect of a curly beard. I also put pink buttons on the cheeks, black buttons for the eyes, at the shoulders and down the shirt, cute brass buttons on the boots and a jingle bell on his hat. It was a pre-printed panel that had the 3-d pieces to add to it.
I didn't win but I am planning how to decorate my door next year. My company is a mental health care organization that focuses on the individual. I am thinking about covering my door with crocheted snowflakes, each one different (heaven knows I have enough different patterns to completly cover the door) and a note saying something like, 'every snowflake is unique just like every person'. I may even hit the after Christmas sales on lighted garlands and hang it around the door. The one that won in my office had a title of 'a person centered Christmas' and photos of herself and her family and a large garland around the door.
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Sheila, I can't believe that YOU didn't win!!!! That is a wonderful Santa and I don't "get" her person centered" concept....????
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I think he is a very cute Santa, too, and I think I should have won just by being the most creative. Our company (in the mental health field) has as the motto 'meeting community needs . . . one person at a time'. Her door seemed to embody the motto to focus on the individual. Since this was my first year here, I know what to expect to do next year.
I have also put up my curtain rod (with command strip hooks) in my office on a blank wall to hang up my various seasonal wall hangings. The first wall hanging I put up was my silk brocade and satin Christmas ornament that was about 2 inches too wide to fit on the door.
Sheila
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Sheila - I love your Santa. And love the idea of "we're all unique" snowflakes. I just took a look at both of the links you sent. I will try the tutorial first and see if I can figure out basics. Walmart had thread/hooks but no books. I need to see if I can even do this before ordering from Amazon and the examples from Lion Brand should do that for me.
There might be seniors at my church who would be willing to assist this beginner. I know they have a "stitching for love" sewing day a week but I think that is serious sewing projects like laprobes and such.
Thank you.
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Oh, well, the resolve to NOT order the book went right out the window. DH wanted a video and needed some extra to get the free shipping. So he ordered it for me. It was cashback from Discover anyway from all the gas I charged while I was working. So guess what I will be shopping for the next time I go to big town - yes, thread and hooks.
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I got my copy of 99 snowflakes at JoAnn. I was at my mother's on Friday and she found several small books with nowflakes in them. I promptly went to her scanner and made copies to take home.
Luv, if I can learn this over the past 4 weeks, anyone should be able to. Up until Thanksgiving I had only made yarn afghans. I still have some issues reading the patterns but can muddle through. I have about 14 done now. Since we are driving to DS's on Friday, I thought I could crochet some for them. The drive is over 11 hours.
Something I have learned that is very important is to get the right sized hook for the thread you are using. It made all the difference in the world. Yesterday I bought some white and sparkly thread at Walmart. I am having a lot of problem with the thread twisting up and have to dangle the flake to let it untwist. I haven't had that problem with the regular thread. Any Ideas, ladies?
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Meece, I have found that the thread with the sparkly fiber will twist more than the regular white thread. I don't know if the twist of the sparkle fiber is different than the twist of the thread itself. All you can do is what you are doing, after it twists up, hold the snowflake up to untwist the thread. Also, the glue stiffening product will not let that sparkle work, the starch is probably the best way to stiffen it.
The right size hook for the size thread you are working with does make a big difference.
Sheila
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Meece, I found that if I start at the other end of the thread. I roll it off the skein into a ball and that puts the other end on top. Don't know why this helps with twisty thread, but it works for me most of the time.
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Meece, I bought the same thread and am having the same problem with twisting. Annoying. I have 2 more points to do on my first one. I have a feeling it's going to look pretty funny. But since a lot of the tree ornaments were made by small children, it won't stand out. I bought a D-3 needle which is what was printed on the package. I think it might look better using a smaller hook. I tend to crochen loose.
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Sheila, what job did you finally get??
Elisimo, what a brilliant tip for twisty thread!!! I am presently needlepointing while I watch TV and find I have to let my need drop to untwist the thread, but I don't know if that tip works on embroidery thread. It's not a big deal as I'm used to doing it, but fab tip for larger projects.
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Barbe, I got the job I put the application for the beginning of Feb (IT help desk), the Employment Security office told me that the company (part of the State gvmt) had to take applications for a month before they could interview. They called me the around March 24th to see if I was still interested in interviewing for the position. I was interviewed March 27, I knew before I left the interview that my chances were 95% that I had the job (interviewer gave me a quick tour of the facility, not normal for the first interview), but I had to wait on the HR to call and offer me the position. The called the next day and offered me the job at $2.00 hour more than I made at my last job, I started April 2, spent 3 weeks in training 2 hours away at Sylva NC at the main office, They put me up in a historic Inn outside Sylva while I was in training. I have been working at the Lenoir facility, 5 miles from my house, since then.
Tip on preventing twisting embroidery floss, separate the strands and put them back together before threading the needle, that will help keep the floss from twisting. I used to do cross stitch and was shown that tip by my sister-in-law.
With the twisting thread for crocheting the thread snowflakes, I pull a large loop or put a small safety pin in the last loop, to prevent it from undoing the last stitch and hold the snowflake up by the thread and let it untwist.
Sheila
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