Now I just have to go out and find another hanger for it. That will make six stockings hanging on our mantle. I love how our family grows.
Blessings to All ~S~
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
It's been a Crafting Kind of Week!
One more thing to share. I made this for a sweet girl who we love dearly. She is like a part of our family. So I had to make her a Christmas stocking to hang on our mantle.
Penguins
My youngest daughter loves Penguins! So when I ran across this pattern for a crocheted penguin, well I just had to download it and try to make it for her.
You can find the pattern on the Lion Brand Yarn web site. It's free crochet pattern 70703AD
You can find the pattern on the Lion Brand Yarn web site. It's free crochet pattern 70703AD
This is the one from the website.
Here is mine.
Not too bad. I let my daughter pick out the colors for the hat and scarf. She loved the teal blue because I made her a scarf of the same color.
I'm making another out of bedspread thread and a size 9 steel crochet hook. It will be much smaller, so I'm excited to see how it turns out.
Just thought that I'd share.
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Blessings to all ~S~
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Memories
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.” C.S. Lewis
A few months ago a friend, who was also my sons business partner passed away. He was very young, at only thirty five. We were all saddened and stunned. He left behind a wife and young son, who miss him so very much.
His wife contacted me, knowing that I made quilts in the past and asked if I would make a memory quilt out of some of his clothes. I said, "Yes" without hesitation.
In the past I have turned down quilts like this because they are so personal and I feel anxious about taking on such memories. There is a fear that I might ruin something or not put it together in a way that is honoring the deceased and those left behind.
This quilt came together by the Hand of God. I laid out the clothing and looked at it for several days before finally cutting into the shirts and other clothing. I rarely have a plan when making one of these types of quilts.
Usually I only make them the size of a lap quilt, but this time a full size quilt was called for.
So, as I looked at the clothing I knew that I needed it to be large squares in order to have it finished before Christmas. With one design idea covered, the next question was what type of blocks to make. There were t-shirts, dress shirts, gym shorts, sweater vests and a fleece jacket, just to name a few. I get a little nervous when working with so many different types of fabric. Anyway, I started cutting out pieces for the blocks and then filler pieces to make it wide and long enough for a full sized bed.
The biggest problem for me some days if finding time to do all of the things that I need to do. I have been crocheting like a mad woman lately and then there were still meals to cook, laundry to do and a home to clean. I don't like to stop always when I'm feeling creative.
It took me 2 1/2 months to finish the quilt and now that it is finally done I'm ready to ship it off. Quilts become like my children as I'm making them. I have a hard time putting them into the hands of in between people. In this case the US Postal Service. I would much rather hand it off to the person that it was made for personally.
This quilt will be a reminder, that those left behind were loved and cared for, and that they are still wrapped in that love and the love of God. Our hearts have been touched and the memory is precious and always with us.
In Memory of John G.
Blessings to All ~S~
A few months ago a friend, who was also my sons business partner passed away. He was very young, at only thirty five. We were all saddened and stunned. He left behind a wife and young son, who miss him so very much.
His wife contacted me, knowing that I made quilts in the past and asked if I would make a memory quilt out of some of his clothes. I said, "Yes" without hesitation.
In the past I have turned down quilts like this because they are so personal and I feel anxious about taking on such memories. There is a fear that I might ruin something or not put it together in a way that is honoring the deceased and those left behind.
This quilt came together by the Hand of God. I laid out the clothing and looked at it for several days before finally cutting into the shirts and other clothing. I rarely have a plan when making one of these types of quilts.
Usually I only make them the size of a lap quilt, but this time a full size quilt was called for.
So, as I looked at the clothing I knew that I needed it to be large squares in order to have it finished before Christmas. With one design idea covered, the next question was what type of blocks to make. There were t-shirts, dress shirts, gym shorts, sweater vests and a fleece jacket, just to name a few. I get a little nervous when working with so many different types of fabric. Anyway, I started cutting out pieces for the blocks and then filler pieces to make it wide and long enough for a full sized bed.
The biggest problem for me some days if finding time to do all of the things that I need to do. I have been crocheting like a mad woman lately and then there were still meals to cook, laundry to do and a home to clean. I don't like to stop always when I'm feeling creative.
It took me 2 1/2 months to finish the quilt and now that it is finally done I'm ready to ship it off. Quilts become like my children as I'm making them. I have a hard time putting them into the hands of in between people. In this case the US Postal Service. I would much rather hand it off to the person that it was made for personally.
This quilt will be a reminder, that those left behind were loved and cared for, and that they are still wrapped in that love and the love of God. Our hearts have been touched and the memory is precious and always with us.
In Memory of John G.
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