tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345234042024-03-14T05:03:29.790-04:00Proverbs Thirty OneON NEEDLEWORK, GARDENING, AND THE LOVE OF GOD from the North Georgia Mountains.Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-35143547300512220822014-10-04T12:25:00.000-04:002014-10-04T12:25:32.662-04:00Its been sooooo long..........Its been so long since I posted that I had almost forgotten about this blog. I was talking with a friend about needlework and was reminded that I had better check in today and see if the blog still exists! There were some outdated things on it, so I took care of that. I want to post this photo of one of my current blooming african violets. Hope to finally finish my maroon Celtic Dreams sweater which has been in hiatus since last spring. I would like to wear it this winter.<br />
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B-Man's Alessio<br /><br />Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-20141820005908738782013-07-26T14:03:00.000-04:002013-07-26T14:03:28.470-04:00Catching Up on Cables<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">After almost of year of my knitting being in suspended animation, I have recently gotten back into my needlework, partly due to finding a very good knitting video cast called <a href="http://sittinandknittinpodcast.blogspot.com/">Sittin and Knittin</a> with Dianna. She has inspired me to take up my needles again in a big way, I am back to my ongoing syndrome of "start-itis". I just love starting new patterns, but my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/celtic-dreams">Celtic Dreams</a> aran sweater is an old one. I was on the sleeves and had to rip back to figure out where I was.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">This is a great pattern, but I found I did not like doing the sleeves in the round because I had to constanly turn the whole sweater, so I decided to not connect the sleeves as the pattern calls for, but am knitting them back and forth and then will just seam them up. This yarn is Patons Classic Wool, "Plum Heather". Its gorgeous and good to work with.</span></b></span><br />
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<br />Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-31272583909870123712013-07-26T13:29:00.000-04:002013-07-26T13:29:04.487-04:00Long Hiatus<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe it has been a year since I posted. The explanation is that this is what I have been doing---</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Last Aug. I started collecting and growing African Violets and it has been my main interest since then, but I recently got back into my needlework and will posts some updates on that. The top plant is called Optimara Little Ottawa Girl, a semi-miniature that never stops blooming, and the bottom plant is called Golden Rubies, a large plant with ruffled foliage. My knitting friend Tricia gave me Golden Rubies which is one reason I got so interested in named collector's varieties. </span></span></div>
<br />Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-84560468489097876382012-07-25T13:58:00.000-04:002012-07-25T14:01:57.102-04:00Vintage Linens<div style="color: #351c75;">
Just sharing these vintage beauties. I did not make them, I picked them up at a yard sale. One of them is a pillowcase, but it looks great in my kitchen. The corner cabinets are in my vintage style kitchen in my older home. You can click on each photo to see a larger view. The dishes are mostly vintage, some of them are Lu-Ray Pastels which my grandmother had when I was a child and I have maintained a great love of those colors all my life. The flowered plates are Homer Laughlin.</div>
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<br />Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-46663791350269024762012-02-24T14:09:00.001-05:002012-02-24T14:13:08.421-05:00Current Doings<span style="font-size: large;">I have been doing a lot of this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have also been using my drop spindle. I really enjoy both, not sure which I like better. I mentioned my new Russian Spindle in my last post. The technique is different from the drop spindle. I watched some really good videos on using a supported spindle on YouTube, just do a search on the term "support spindle" and you will find some good ones. But after doing that for a while my fingers started bothering me so I had to give that up, I will try it again, but not a marathon of it like I had done. Using a drop spindle is not hard on the fingers as I found support spindling to be. But still, I really love the support spindle too.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I also wanted to share a picture of this really beautiful pattern called "Belt Welt" found in the Barbara Walker Second Treasury of Knit Patterns. I made this blue shawl a few years ago, but recently was thinking of starting a new project with it. It is a lovely pattern and very easy to memorize.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Blessings All.</span>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-8798097261397484292012-02-07T19:34:00.001-05:002012-02-07T19:34:51.630-05:00Catching Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vaT9dcTYw7PbkmnTCnEO8BpWLDdVHgIixoDnPgx-MIyKEs30JU8lVrsyt0NhS_aVZX3PMRIjqbIZk1k5cuImejjMNkWWiumC2PfijyCnEDRhQN2ciFTskjUHOeOrCssfpqXj/s1600/KindleCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vaT9dcTYw7PbkmnTCnEO8BpWLDdVHgIixoDnPgx-MIyKEs30JU8lVrsyt0NhS_aVZX3PMRIjqbIZk1k5cuImejjMNkWWiumC2PfijyCnEDRhQN2ciFTskjUHOeOrCssfpqXj/s320/KindleCover.jpg" width="283px" /></a></div><span style="color: white;">Wow, its been a long time since I posted. I've been spinning quite a bit lately, also recently got a Russian spindle after viewing some support spindle videos on YouTube. Been using my wheel too. </span><br />
<span style="color: white;">For Christmas I received a Kindle from my youngest son, so got busy and crocheted this cover for it. Just a simple long rectangle in random single crochet and double crochet rows, then folded the long rectangle over and sewed up the side seams. I did decreases for the flap part and made a buttonhole, then just sewed the button on with regular sewing thread. Love it.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Blessings from Susan.</span>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-78230859659409219932011-07-30T11:17:00.000-04:002011-07-30T11:17:46.983-04:00Singer Treadle Machine<span style="color: cyan;">Last week I found a wonderful Singer model 15-30 treadle machine. This is my first one. I got it for a really great price and she works great too. With just a little oiling and cleaning I was able to start sewing. I had a little learning curve, but soon got the treadling part down okay. Maybe being a wheel spinner helped with that because I found myself treadling and sewing without even thinking about it. I made some blocks out of some scraps to start with, just some wonky houses and random piecing.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan;">These are "Before" pictures. I have since gotten the bobbin slide cover and the belt too. A good site for ordering parts is:</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">I thought I would paint the iron part black, but after oiling it the dark color came back, so I think I will leave it that way. I have some minor refinishing on the cabinet to do, but nothing difficult.</span><br />
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<div><span style="color: #66ffff;">1. Spray starch and press all of the washed fabric you will be cutting, your accuracy will increase greatly.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">2. Rayon thread is great for machine quilting, it buries itself in the fabric and looks more natural. I like Sulky Rayon. You can still use cotton in the bobbin too.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">3. Curved lines look more flowing and natural in machine quilting than straight lines, so I gently curve my grid lines randomly as I go along with my walking foot. Just gently wave the line along. You can see an example in my older post called Plaids and Stripes.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">4. I wash every completed quilt. The washing evens out bad stitching and even small puckers and hides your errors. Plus you get the benefit of the "old quilt" look. I use almost no agitation when washing a quilt. More of a soaking cycle with maybe one minute agitating. Then rinse and spin out. I put mine in the dryer for about five minutes. Then lay out flat to block and dry.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">5. Pieced bindings look great. Connect the sections with bias seams and the connections will disappear. You can easily find YouTube videos on pieced bindings.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">6. A binding done in a completely different fabric from anything in the quilt looks wonderful if you pick a great color that sets the quilt off. For example, in my green and white quilt, I used a light blue print binding. It looks great and makes the green pop.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">7. When you get tired of the fabric in your stash, group color families together and the fabric will look new and exciting again. Grouping in color families also helps when you are indecisive.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">8. For the authentic 1930's look, be sure and use old clothes in the mix of fabric. 100 percent cotton, of course. They used clothes back then and you can't get that look without doing the same thing.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">9. I use striped fabric for making labels for the back of the quilt. The stripes help my writing look straight. I use an archival permanent pen made for fabrics.</span></div><div><span style="color: #66ffff;">10. For free motion quilting, if you do not have a machine that will let you drop the feed dogs, all you have to do is set your stitch length to "0". The feed dogs will not move. I do this all the time even though my machine has the drop the feed dog feature.</span></div>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-17949112958192353012011-07-14T18:39:00.010-04:002011-07-18T08:27:26.400-04:00Finally<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #66ffff;">After several years, I finally finished my huge flying geese quilt. I made the mistake of hand quilting it. I used Dream cotton batting, which was supposed to be easy to hand quilt, but I still found it difficult. I will never again be able to hand quilt a large quilt. I am sooooo happy this one is finished. I did my best to make it look like an antique quilt. I used reproductions and fabrics that just looked old.</span></span> <span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #66ffff;">I used brown quilting thread in the brown parts, and couldn't see it, so I turned it over to the back and quilted it from the backside. It is approximately a queen size. I designed this version of a strippy setting.</span></span><br />
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<div><span style="color: #33ffff;">I just realized how long it has been since I posted. Time has really flown, I can't believe it. I have been doing a lot of sewing recently, also doing some filet crochet. I have been designing filet crochet patterns based on old time samplers, the type with sayings such as "I am the Good Shepherd". I have almost finished one that says "Love one Another", but after crocheting it decided I want to rework some parts of it.</span></div><br />
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<div><span style="color: #33ffff;">Also, I cleaned up my sewing area, which now resides on one side of our guest room. I have been doing some things with old blue jeans, and am making a slip cover for a worn out ottoman with some jeans, it looks really great. </span><span style="color: #33ffff;">I found this great pattern for free on line here: </span></div><br />
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<div><span style="color: #33ffff;">There is a mistake on the right hand side border, but it is easily fixed. I really enjoyed making this little guy. I added the picot edge to the pattern.</span></div>Susan in N. 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GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-28294812902866676312009-10-14T17:32:00.004-04:002011-07-16T14:14:45.004-04:00A Gift of Love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2AARp_BZ53Vi5MUEyaiMf3NkY20PkHzobzrdEBQ7QrRO3cCDaAfWT8zQAbgDC8FAvdc1x7LoEZs6k11kLTXAtSztY5yPD2y5o6nE9qxhjwmWQDjb_bASPGLXNBL1TvgDsvQp/s1600-h/Pink+Baby+Blanket.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392572412403983842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2AARp_BZ53Vi5MUEyaiMf3NkY20PkHzobzrdEBQ7QrRO3cCDaAfWT8zQAbgDC8FAvdc1x7LoEZs6k11kLTXAtSztY5yPD2y5o6nE9qxhjwmWQDjb_bASPGLXNBL1TvgDsvQp/s320/Pink+Baby+Blanket.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ccffff;">I knitted this from an old favorite pattern of mine that I call Zig Zag Lace. I have had the pattern so long that I don't remember the source. I think it might be a Barbara Walker pattern. It looks complicated, but becomes brainless after a while. I can do it from memory. I used Caron Simply Soft for this, which is a yarn I love for childrens things, it holds up very well.</span></div><span style="color:#ccffff;">Click on the picture so see a larger image.<br /></span><br /><div></div>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-89512649278769823702009-10-14T17:26:00.005-04:002009-10-14T17:39:39.356-04:00Pinwheel Craze<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvBavXIG2J1Txesf-iQInJ_zrfsiqVIV5Widcq92hkfa9CX2JLi73HTjqAhVqGbhQ0133XB-bb9x4NCxRmYj_XcaKLMyDbZ6wpEWFPHb4eKT2UtR-w06CP2RXQVOz9Wr9rWSY/s1600-h/ShortRowBest2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392571165292263426" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvBavXIG2J1Txesf-iQInJ_zrfsiqVIV5Widcq92hkfa9CX2JLi73HTjqAhVqGbhQ0133XB-bb9x4NCxRmYj_XcaKLMyDbZ6wpEWFPHb4eKT2UtR-w06CP2RXQVOz9Wr9rWSY/s320/ShortRowBest2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFvA-xRaQHrsAa99qnDmUXevdshTBQPS1Ccei8MZ6X1VdGZASDOmTR7BztNi-Wel4p6L9b_nFJMO0CgkdkclapVg0xqkUrbaaDGBOeO2ffBTHhYnbMfzddLzjv3lmcb_GqrUV/s1600-h/Pinwheelspiralcrop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392570878804533682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFvA-xRaQHrsAa99qnDmUXevdshTBQPS1Ccei8MZ6X1VdGZASDOmTR7BztNi-Wel4p6L9b_nFJMO0CgkdkclapVg0xqkUrbaaDGBOeO2ffBTHhYnbMfzddLzjv3lmcb_GqrUV/s320/Pinwheelspiralcrop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ccffff;">Wow, it has been sooooo long since I have posted. I have been on a Pinwheel Blanket craze lately. I got both of these patterns as free Ravelry downloads. They are both great patterns, I don't know which one I like the best. Check out my project list on Ravelry (Susan in North GA) for the link to the patterns.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ccffff;">After my grandson saw the one on the right he insisted I make him one in black, red and white.</span></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-45248625110229058442009-07-20T17:00:00.010-04:002011-07-16T14:09:55.308-04:00Thrifted Fabric<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-0-nb7JRF9aC3JAc7l7h645TATLYERSLWueVDT4DfvdUDgNiyNVudB7nJiLC3qXRr25Q4HyffEIelOrcwAgttjlv2-Kn2CRsiBa0tiwVPOm2yUe0ckn9J7_Q6yjmkYb69mUY/s1600-h/thrifted4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360652310189377314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-0-nb7JRF9aC3JAc7l7h645TATLYERSLWueVDT4DfvdUDgNiyNVudB7nJiLC3qXRr25Q4HyffEIelOrcwAgttjlv2-Kn2CRsiBa0tiwVPOm2yUe0ckn9J7_Q6yjmkYb69mUY/s320/thrifted4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaVTaJMcsBGf9JjoHKUP4OFGF8HYzJVKNSLSfYlSzqEsNF7-xuyYWQrCrqKiQ3eILXJbdQKIATkDAomGnFHWZv-bMbITgd3gh7jsi_k54lPhQHSwZhq4jeTyDLcqZ2aCpbZuG/s1600-h/thrifted5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360652117197327266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaVTaJMcsBGf9JjoHKUP4OFGF8HYzJVKNSLSfYlSzqEsNF7-xuyYWQrCrqKiQ3eILXJbdQKIATkDAomGnFHWZv-bMbITgd3gh7jsi_k54lPhQHSwZhq4jeTyDLcqZ2aCpbZuG/s320/thrifted5.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYkmEXdtOgXbwXK3V1emru3bsOQca27gFSvVBoLiUM-KTXBb85SviAS7nIF9zhjIdyZanRoO3MsutX5hpLfy1HvAB4Rvb1EfxM6gR6kOVFFiL5ZjI52z-ntS3RfYkZfBYod5X/s1600-h/thrifted6.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360651936367201346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYkmEXdtOgXbwXK3V1emru3bsOQca27gFSvVBoLiUM-KTXBb85SviAS7nIF9zhjIdyZanRoO3MsutX5hpLfy1HvAB4Rvb1EfxM6gR6kOVFFiL5ZjI52z-ntS3RfYkZfBYod5X/s320/thrifted6.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW8krV3UHoi0oJxDqoL-iwRXJHeaB5TDCemC_O9B8IyYyCJ17uxjVnYxW8FaYahBowGcvA97LNadqE9Gj3x0DC0vYotgE09cw0OILT8XEOtzmhbjLW3evKEwyHbhL8hYHv6H4/s1600-h/thrifted3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360651692028607234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW8krV3UHoi0oJxDqoL-iwRXJHeaB5TDCemC_O9B8IyYyCJ17uxjVnYxW8FaYahBowGcvA97LNadqE9Gj3x0DC0vYotgE09cw0OILT8XEOtzmhbjLW3evKEwyHbhL8hYHv6H4/s320/thrifted3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsbZmRCh2P7IAt8EUfyzVHKNyHWomBvoeh_f2L1JBIwvyVzCnLbDAyhueHzISyhdKtAYnG4Sf-B5o89q_61td6Rb_7xewcez6s2RhvwlipJ1VnvDJO8YtHNohOJe2gAQ-6_zS/s1600-h/StanSlides-002.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360651413309891314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsbZmRCh2P7IAt8EUfyzVHKNyHWomBvoeh_f2L1JBIwvyVzCnLbDAyhueHzISyhdKtAYnG4Sf-B5o89q_61td6Rb_7xewcez6s2RhvwlipJ1VnvDJO8YtHNohOJe2gAQ-6_zS/s320/StanSlides-002.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hvU-0cYHIg08plfbt0tQUb0bXAOFnAJ2uCNAoHSqpd2J6oUi2DSIYxI1DYLBME90D1up4Oo3xfabVCi-ThFbB_7JzSrfhLSou0RvAHUkkGrhO9nbNNpD56ORhn8r5qabZqsR/s1600-h/thrifted1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360651185185761330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hvU-0cYHIg08plfbt0tQUb0bXAOFnAJ2uCNAoHSqpd2J6oUi2DSIYxI1DYLBME90D1up4Oo3xfabVCi-ThFbB_7JzSrfhLSou0RvAHUkkGrhO9nbNNpD56ORhn8r5qabZqsR/s320/thrifted1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />These are some of my favorite fabrics I found at the local thrift store. They are being used in various quilt blocks. The top floral is my absolute favorite, I am crazy about that fabric. I have about 1/2 yard of it altogether.Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-55535595901416332992009-07-20T15:34:00.002-04:002009-07-20T15:38:15.700-04:00Another distraction, but worth it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8W6NGVzCwxjKkLfpryv4kjRK4oG6MmHzpmZqHJ-sP6WYk0Am7jBnMdweLuTe3fODvA1ig8-6P8ZVT8YO8ps5Ij3lLfRsNiqyHR9_ZwLKVc-yvs2o_TyoUNkeU6gN-b8heurq/s1600-h/Scrappy+Houses2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8W6NGVzCwxjKkLfpryv4kjRK4oG6MmHzpmZqHJ-sP6WYk0Am7jBnMdweLuTe3fODvA1ig8-6P8ZVT8YO8ps5Ij3lLfRsNiqyHR9_ZwLKVc-yvs2o_TyoUNkeU6gN-b8heurq/s400/Scrappy+Houses2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360628749773241058" border="0" /></a><br />Just a little something I got sidetracked into. But these tiny projects give a great sense of having accomplished something. Have made several other fabric postcards in the past week. I used very stiff artist canvas as the middle instead of cardstock.<br />The background was left over from some quilt I made a while back, then I put the little houses on top of that.Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-78669148165140850292009-07-20T15:32:00.005-04:002011-07-16T14:11:27.487-04:00Procrastination<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXVgYe9U0K328H8WovrakOboFjPjWtcwJ2chIrWS5saZ4Ovf3ymudquNscwNK7nRX0Nzqtd-MwQ24d5cmZl_hCzfP5xbDC_wWqfmK5pX4oLXVGgb_nc114r9LcCkDlMjMYqJ6/s1600-h/Nacraga3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360627553662783906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXVgYe9U0K328H8WovrakOboFjPjWtcwJ2chIrWS5saZ4Ovf3ymudquNscwNK7nRX0Nzqtd-MwQ24d5cmZl_hCzfP5xbDC_wWqfmK5pX4oLXVGgb_nc114r9LcCkDlMjMYqJ6/s400/Nacraga3.jpg" /></a>Will I ever get back to this Na Craga? Its been months since I worked on it. It is an experiment using different brown yarns. I love cable knitting, I find it very relaxing to work cables.Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-82870412757104939322009-07-20T15:28:00.002-04:002009-07-20T15:31:54.908-04:00Creative Disorder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k0hq4tGin_KyXqTzfZRNKly6o625hLWVv2BiDk-g6fSxWnLvkgy_ffRGIJ-OVZ3tHWsKlQoAJF2M49vuqzxWjwsEQIEuHGPzJT5oMA7m8gU4PZn1kY762JoTNdyzwzPK9-mS/s1600-h/SRpinkdesk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k0hq4tGin_KyXqTzfZRNKly6o625hLWVv2BiDk-g6fSxWnLvkgy_ffRGIJ-OVZ3tHWsKlQoAJF2M49vuqzxWjwsEQIEuHGPzJT5oMA7m8gU4PZn1kY762JoTNdyzwzPK9-mS/s400/SRpinkdesk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360627174019916418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddOB9pMS6IasCN-IJ9PMbtqWTT8tWg-p6ejnnxjZR985GjrOPVXRh2OV1e5_li3Z75ETZf2gJusJJowW8hH0o-cBAWg07GgEGalThQHDjqUwOtx7-FSxPV6RArPuC4Cr2419j/s1600-h/SRdeskcloseup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddOB9pMS6IasCN-IJ9PMbtqWTT8tWg-p6ejnnxjZR985GjrOPVXRh2OV1e5_li3Z75ETZf2gJusJJowW8hH0o-cBAWg07GgEGalThQHDjqUwOtx7-FSxPV6RArPuC4Cr2419j/s400/SRdeskcloseup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360626995424104210" border="0" /></a><br />My old sewing room, before I had to dismantle it temporarily. I am sewing on the dining room table for the time being.Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-36534834300664287282009-07-20T15:20:00.009-04:002011-07-20T10:39:40.433-04:00String Quilt with Triangles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ubpYbmOBJQ6VRolfcswQH2kZiVYHIZSCRG4QBW_5h0xRcXnhBpUP_yUi-xxovDOLypfbgKioEEAITiiyl1erxw9aX_2p-ES5ND773GVBCy8XZwclmYqaVAYBtKPrBb9Do1Y5/s1600-h/stringtrianglesdetail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360626095047586178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ubpYbmOBJQ6VRolfcswQH2kZiVYHIZSCRG4QBW_5h0xRcXnhBpUP_yUi-xxovDOLypfbgKioEEAITiiyl1erxw9aX_2p-ES5ND773GVBCy8XZwclmYqaVAYBtKPrBb9Do1Y5/s400/stringtrianglesdetail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 225px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbspEx-8vt2Di8ttgy8k0Bv1GPsQtai9_X9LVOwKuu4Yu7-7A5fsW0-HxTyHsR8vPMAd4etORGiudnusNRK1NhooYU3upuXabXHespVnT8p-IMoBKRDqmaH5Dl5-mwKmxEqpI/s1600-h/stringtriangles.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360625377978179378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbspEx-8vt2Di8ttgy8k0Bv1GPsQtai9_X9LVOwKuu4Yu7-7A5fsW0-HxTyHsR8vPMAd4etORGiudnusNRK1NhooYU3upuXabXHespVnT8p-IMoBKRDqmaH5Dl5-mwKmxEqpI/s400/stringtriangles.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 400px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 375px;" /></a><br />
This is a string quilt I made a while back that I am very pleased with. I heavily starched some fabric and laid the strips across my 12 inch square up ruler until they covered it, then sewed them together. There was no foundation used. When I got a bunch made, I put them together with some large squares and cut them into large half square triangles. Wound up with twice as many blocks to use!Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-3516552904599405102009-01-16T13:09:00.006-05:002011-07-16T14:15:55.795-04:00A Friend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6FNI9yQy-30amqr0FqGcLTu6EX6c_TFBVuQH3HxFhudLR90l0kuRSxFfJHdweTWrRorbW-6iyZrwg3B0YOiAJt0tC6ETdxNnzw_tkATuwq22a_7Z-SpVL_u5UWI66POYx05M/s1600-h/afriendcrop2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291956354029364194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6FNI9yQy-30amqr0FqGcLTu6EX6c_TFBVuQH3HxFhudLR90l0kuRSxFfJHdweTWrRorbW-6iyZrwg3B0YOiAJt0tC6ETdxNnzw_tkATuwq22a_7Z-SpVL_u5UWI66POYx05M/s320/afriendcrop2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIJAIk9EoXihT-MvkL08h_ht6pC7RfKpDiLVjlhdUkXBCeeSTVwIZ-wGuQzzgWww-x2AQaUeZG9MOTaPU3rBhxdhVGLbpGCCeFsjSllm_0tGYVlO2M-PuSkBHxweAPKfsenUE/s1600-h/afriendcrop.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291955939249462178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIJAIk9EoXihT-MvkL08h_ht6pC7RfKpDiLVjlhdUkXBCeeSTVwIZ-wGuQzzgWww-x2AQaUeZG9MOTaPU3rBhxdhVGLbpGCCeFsjSllm_0tGYVlO2M-PuSkBHxweAPKfsenUE/s320/afriendcrop.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">I haven't posted in sooooo long, I decided to do some updating with some photos from my new camera.</span></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">I enjoy this little friend, made from some small orphan blocks. Some say the dark side is the rooster and the light side is the hen. I think the little hen side has a sort of sad look on her face.</span></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-11102121400786536652008-09-22T16:41:00.005-04:002011-07-16T15:10:02.783-04:00The Vine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluEjL9QwqFHrkCl0tZUjdBlUtq2jN9519Gd_PSPhI6zVJq-OIpWupAqQlNZmAiUcaTbPkAVfro_KC5owqT3RlhlpyffXceBc0Uf7faRhrZT1ce5GSw2w3MT_xMo_zRRALqJPZ/s1600-h/lacescarf3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248948929446143570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluEjL9QwqFHrkCl0tZUjdBlUtq2jN9519Gd_PSPhI6zVJq-OIpWupAqQlNZmAiUcaTbPkAVfro_KC5owqT3RlhlpyffXceBc0Uf7faRhrZT1ce5GSw2w3MT_xMo_zRRALqJPZ/s400/lacescarf3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: #99ffff;">This is a very easy lace pattern called Vine Lace. It is found in the Barabar Walker Treasury of Knitting Patterns book. On the SSK (slip, slip, knit) stitch, I slipped purl-wise. I since realized it probably meant to slip knit-wise, but I think my way turned out nicely too.</span> <span style="color: #99ffff;">I used size 6 needles, (I think!)</span><br />
<span style="color: #99ffff; font-size: 130%;"><strong><em>"I am the True Vine"</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #99ffff;">"......I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me, ye can do nothing." John, chapter 15.</span>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-55717639011172375432008-09-21T20:38:00.006-04:002011-07-18T15:02:10.006-04:00Hand Quilted Pillow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ80P9iJM8UpwGFTz3KLtSGE6PMFX4HCyaCp1MzWWJkumhNNQhVZFMaXgzLQIWZQmY2sIrDEWX0weCNpOfP2ZYL_o60WDOj9IohhqooRT6rcnffun8_FILPqWIDzb2ktWMbNEe/s1600-h/pillowvintage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248639280205492626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ80P9iJM8UpwGFTz3KLtSGE6PMFX4HCyaCp1MzWWJkumhNNQhVZFMaXgzLQIWZQmY2sIrDEWX0weCNpOfP2ZYL_o60WDOj9IohhqooRT6rcnffun8_FILPqWIDzb2ktWMbNEe/s400/pillowvintage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a><span style="color: #99ff99;">This is a favorite of mine, I made it look as old and vintage as I could. I handquilted it, the muslin feels great to the touch. The diamonds were done in the English paper-piecing method and then appliqued on. The back is a thrift store shirt.</span><br />
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</a>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34523404.post-43955298078710679582008-09-21T20:34:00.005-04:002011-07-16T14:12:36.915-04:00My First Spindle Plying<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9lvkflfntLu6rlqHukEZn_mvL7jmSV3hKkGSGGDkWQatc8606n2ygQsiqsyjQR2eLKXBazKROSmKdZuMf2RQ7kDNsfPuzcv_hX1mHP4JoRpvs5qU2BqlOj-CCHKgXqlOk-fk/s1600-h/FirstSpindlePlying.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248637858758092482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9lvkflfntLu6rlqHukEZn_mvL7jmSV3hKkGSGGDkWQatc8606n2ygQsiqsyjQR2eLKXBazKROSmKdZuMf2RQ7kDNsfPuzcv_hX1mHP4JoRpvs5qU2BqlOj-CCHKgXqlOk-fk/s400/FirstSpindlePlying.jpg" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,255,255)">My first experience plying some of my own handspun. Turned out kind of chunky, but I knitted a scarf with it, determined to make something. Plying was much easier that I thought it would be. I made this drop spindle myself.</span>Susan in N. GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440053632288220548noreply@blogger.com1