Our House [Archive 1]

[QueenOfCrochet]

Theresa. It's great to hear from ya again. Happy belated birthday, i'm glad to hear it was calm & relaxing one. Congrats to you daughter. I hope things calm down soon for ya. Again, it was great hearing from ya.

[Krystal16]

Tab, I just noticed you're in NY too. Where?

[QueenOfCrochet]

Krystal~I live in Columbia County. It's about a 20 minute drive south of Albany. Where abouts are you?

[Krystal16]

Other side of the state, about 30 minutes SE of Buffalo.

[QueenOfCrochet]

It stinks that NY has to be so big.

[Krystal16]

Yah, but this way I don't have to trip over NYC every time I turn around. It's so far away, it's like a whole different state, except for when it comes to paying my taxes.... that all GO there!

[hseger]

Krystal- My Dad was born in Tonawanda and grew up in and around Syracuse and Buffalo. We're Big Sabres fan. Course right now my No 1 team is the Nashville Predators. :hehe

[hseger]

Cara - now that the penguin cuddle is done I need another assignment!

by the end of the week I should be down to just the calliope (and my ongoing snowflakes) What to do, what to do

[Misa]

Cara - now that the penguin cuddle is done I need another assignment!

by the end of the week I should be down to just the calliope (and my ongoing snowflakes) What to do, what to do

 

 

Welllllll, if ya really want something else to work on you can lend me some assistance on this one:

 

http://happyyellowhouse.com/ducky.jpg

 

I'm not wild about the background tiles I think a fresh set of eyes might just do the trick

[lindamry]

Welllllll, if ya really want something else to work on you can lend me some assistance on this one:

 

http://happyyellowhouse.com/ducky.jpg

 

I'm not wild about the background tiles I think a fresh set of eyes might just do the trick

 

How very cute! I like the tiles, but maybe if you made them 3x3 instead of 2x2 you might like them better. . .

 

Linda Y

[hseger]

hmmmm he's very cute Cara! I don't know either about the tiles it's kind of busy in the background but I think it's needs them try the peachy tiles a lighter color like creme and maybe a slightly lighter shade of blue. I'll think on it I'm sure lots of others will have ideas too.

[JulieKay]

Cara

Another cute pattern ! Is that a cuddleghan size or the block for your tote bag someone requested ?

 

I agree about the background. Maybe some different colors and not as bright(or dark) . Maybe a different color of edging instead of yellow too .

 

Just make the background a little more plain so the ducky shows up better .

[Aussie]

Cara that ducky looks so cute.

 

I agree with Julie maybe take the yellow out of the border and the blue squares on the wall maybe just scatter them a bit more.

 

What program do you use Cara or do you just draw and color in on paper.

[Misa]

Thanks ladies

 

Yep, that background is just too, too busy Been working on that one for a while and just can't seem to get any inspiration on it.

 

Wendy - I just use Paint Shop Pro. I made up a master graph that looks like graph paper. Then I use the pen and flood fill tools on the graph to draw a picture. I've gotten more emails with folks asking where they can buy that "quilt software."

 

Julie - This one's a cuddleghan. The same nephew that has the thing about trains kinda has a thing about ducks, too. Or he did. Gosh, they change their minds so quick at that age (4)

[JulieKay]

Cara

Maybe if you made the tile part smaller, in other words, if you made more of a plain background and just scattered small squares around in a smaller ratio . Hard to explain -- anyhow, you'd have about 8 plain squares with about one of the darker squares ?

 

And yea, Cam is like that too. He gets on one kick for awhile, then it's something totally different. I sure learn a lot from him . It's been so long since my kids were little that I am REALLY out of the loop about kid's tv shows, superheroes, and things like that .

[sewnsew]

Oh Cara how cute. I think maybe just a color change here or there would fix the background too. Oh now I want an assignment too. lol

[judianne]

I agree with most here, Cara, about the color of the background tiles. The peach is too close in tome to the yellow in the border - a lighter or deeper version of the other color might work...or a deeper border color so the little duckie pops...

Just trying to confuse you further:lol

[QueenOfCrochet]

OMG Cara, you're killing me with these cuddleghans. I absolutely love duckies. Too cute. That will definitely be on my to do list. I'm not too good at designing stuff but I know you'll get all the kinks worked out because you're a genius when it comes to this stuff.

[Misa]

Hmmmm.....closer? Better than before I think.

 

http://happyyellowhouse.com/duckybig.jpg

 

Kinda sloppy graph now but it gives the general idea. Cleaning the graph isn't too hard

[judianne]

Cara, I like the beak darker like that...and love the green. But are you leaving the pattern like that or going to use green as the background?

[QueenOfCrochet]

Cara, I love it.

 

 

Judy, not to answer for her or anything but it's suppose to be a towel on a towel hangy thing. Or atleast that's what I see it as.

[Aussie]

Cara I love the wall now. That looks much better, it needs a border though.

 

Your so clever at this Cara.

[Misa]

Yep that's supposed to be a towel

 

Wendy - Yep, now I'm stuck on the border Suggestions?

[judianne]

Thanks, guys....I have NO imagination! (That's what I keep DH around for:lol )

[JulieKay]

I think I'd make both ends of the towelrack show so you can tell more what the green is, and something darker for the border -- maybe a darler green or blue ...

 

Cara- do you think we are all driving you batty today on purpose ?