Crochet -a- Quilt

[dsabol]

Donna - my dh is the same way. I watched wrestling last night while I worked on my blanket. Until about 10:00 when I told him CSI Miami was coming on. Then he went in the other room and let me watch CSI.

 

I got almost ALL of my navy blue parts done, but then I ran out. (DRATS!) I got one whole section of white done (no big feat) and I have plenty of white to work with.

 

I was feeling like I was close to being done, but I think I"m going to go for the longer version...so now I'm not so close. *sigh* Oh well.

 

Thanks everyone, for your thoughts about Neko. I haven't heard anything new but I'll let you know when I do.

[sewnsew]

Well I didn't even come close to what I wanted to get done. I need to remember not to attach the squares when I'm tired Donna, I'm glad I'm not alone. That's great that you got so much done. I'm sorry you ran out of navy though. I'll keep Neko in my thoughts.

[dsabol]

Judi - to answer your question. No, Neko doesn't go outside and I don't have a garage. I just can't think of what he could have gotten into unless it was some euclyptus from a dried flower wreath I have on my wall. Sometimes my dh runs into it when walking down the hall (grrr) and knocks pieces off. That's the only thing I can come up with.

 

I wanted to ask those of you who are doing the quilts with the little 2 1/2 inch squares. I was looking at the instructions for one, and I was wondering if there's a way to join as you go? Or do you have to save them all up until the end?

[ChayaSar]

Hi all! I am working on a 9-patch lapghan for my husbands grandpa, and I was originally in the 9-patch cal but it seems to have fizzled, and I need interaction, so I was wondering, since 9-patch is quilt-like, and I have planned on graph paper the designs for 4 more quilt lapghans and afghans, can I join you over here?? If you say yes I'll do a little and a

 

And there are pics of my progess on my blog, link in my siggy beneath my name.

[q8_crochet]

absulotley welcomed jadyn

[dsabol]

I think there are some other ladies doing the 9-patch here, aren't there?

[q8_crochet]

yeah julie and wendy

[dsabol]

Krystal, I was at Michaels again this weekend. Big surprise, huh?

 

Anyway, I was looking at the colors for the Purple Pinwheels quilt we were talking about and I think I like RH Artist Print. That has some very nice colors in it and I think it would look good with rose & purple. I found the Gemstone, and that was a bit more vibrant that what I wanted.

 

Just thought I'd keep you up to date on that.

[robynbird]

I plan to start on my Around the World squares soon. At the same time, I got my yarn for the Casablanca.

[ChayaSar]

as promised here is my and

 

looking back through the 300 pages of posts has been fun. The quilts made are simply beautiful!!! I thought I'd start simple and go from there. Looking forward to getting to know all you in this thread

 

Thanks for the warm welcome!

[dsabol]

 

Wow, you read all 300 pages?? Hopefully you just looked at the pics.

 

I can't see most of the pics from my PC at work (they're blocked) so whenever I think about it, I try to log on at home. But I'm usually busy being a mom, wife, etc. I forget I have a computer at home.

 

I'd love to see more of the pics of what everyone is working on. Someday I'll have to make a point of going home and looking through them all. :dreaming

[ChayaSar]

No, oh my, I skimmed every 10 pages or so looking for pics, I'd have been here all day reading it all,

 

I'm hoping to finish up this 9-patch by end of February, then I'll be on target to complete all 5 I want to do this year as Christmas gifts. I was looking at the prairie star one, and I really like it, it's larger than the lapghans I'm making, but if I make the one big one for one of the couples on my list instead of 2 smaller ones for themselves, then I might just be able to do it , we'll see. I should get off here and crochet some while the baby is napping. BBL, hagd all!

[sewnsew]

Donna, I attach them as I go. I try to do 6 or so and then attach them. Although sometimes when I'm online or watching tv I forget that I'm doing a two colored so I get extra one colored squares lol. But those I just save until I need them.

 

Welcome Ada. I can't wait to see pictures of your 9P. I know theres at least two others that are making them.

[JulieKay]

Hi there, Ada

Of course, you are welcome. Come on in and sit a spell. I am one who is supposed to be working on my 9 patch, but have put it aside to work on my prairie star. I have been steadily on it now for a few days in a row and making good progress, so I dare not lay it down at this point. I now have 3 white sections done ! WAHOO ~~

Farthest I have ever gotten on it .

 

9 patch will have to be picked up after this one is done .

[ChayaSar]

I'm loving this quilt style, it's so fun. Plus, I have an Aunt who is a MAJOR QUILTER, so after I get ample practice with the ones I am making this year, next year I am going to do a large quilt-ghan for this Aunt. She has a place close to my heart, always has and will, even though we have very little contact. Her husband is a Lt. Col. in the USAF, so I'm good on a color scheme Anyway, that's a long way off, because something I send her needs to be PERFECT!

[dsabol]

Ada, I know what you mean. My mom is a major quilter and I'm going to do one for her, when I finish my Prairie Star (aka: PS, that's what you'll see it called in this forum).

 

I'm looking at the Purple Pinwheels at this site:

http://www.happyyellowhouse.com/crochet2.html

 

(way down at the bottom, in the middle)

[dsabol]

Hmmm....I finally got around to looking at the pattern for the 9 patch and I love it. I'm hit by an inspiration, though. Tell me if you think this would be nice...how about if it was done with a fuzzy yarn like chenille?

 

It would be big and so fuzzy & warm! *sigh* Maybe it's just my need for comfort right now.

 

I'll add it to my ever-growing to-do list.

[judianne]

Hmmm....I finally got around to looking at the pattern for the 9 patch and I love it. I'm hit by an inspiration, though. Tell me if you think this would be nice...how about if it was done with a fuzzy yarn like chenille?

 

It would be big and so fuzzy & warm! *sigh* Maybe it's just my need for comfort right now.

 

I'll add it to my ever-growing to-do list.

I LOVE chenille...if I make something not too huge for myself, I'd love to use that, too. It feels incredible:c9

...photo of my (slow) progress on the cat quilt coming soon...

[Cookie Hooker]

Here's my quilt so far. I had so much yarn left over from my giant granny, that I'm using the same colors.

 

I love assembling the squares and the "quilt" look... but I found that If I don't attach them right away, they become treasures for my dachshound to hide under the bed.... hehehe

 

[judianne]

Here's the bottom part of the cat quilt - I eliminated the heart motif, added navy alongside the med blue and made the corners diamonds, instead:D ...the dark parts are navy blue...

sc joining...the way to go!!!

 

Question: should I continue the navy the way I've done it on the sides or do it like the bottom section? Now I'm not so sure...

[judianne]

Cookie, I love the purple!!

[JulieKay]

Thanks to the 2 newest photo - sharers ! We always like to see other's work in progress .

 

Cookie-Very nice color selection ! Keep up the good work .

 

Judi - Your work is so nice and neat -- it's like a picture coming together . I am trying to picture what the sides would look like done like the bottom. I wish I could give you a vote, but I am never good at re-designing a pattern, you know, like tweaking it to make it look a little different ?

Since I don't know what the original pattern looked like, it's hard to say which way it'd look best .

Good luck !

[QueenOfCrochet]

Cookie~Very pretty, great job!

 

Judi~Looking good, I can't wait to see more.

 

 

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My Hubbys day off got switched last minute last night when they called here so he was home ALL day. Not that I mind but I don't get much done whne he's home. I forgot to take a picture of my PS so i'll do that tomorrow. I started the "Casablanca" but I still have 4 more squares before being able to put the first row together. This may take awhile & i'm beginning to re-think it all together. Hmmmmmmm...........

[Shaylen]

Cookie

That is very pretty and i love the color choice...thats the one of the same purples im using in my PS.

 

Judi

I love the black you added in...not sure either how i would do that either.

 

Tabby

Come on...don't give up now,its only 2000 squares I have 3 more rows done on mine,its going faster then i thought it would using Julies way of joining them.

 

Welcome Ada..cant wait to see the colors you are using.

[judianne]

I have to get closer to the piece next time (new camera)...the dark color is navy...and the original pattern had only medium blue with scattered "hearts" on all four sides.

I can:

1-have all the navy squares go in one direction as already shown in the picture,

2-eliminate the dark ones from the sides entirely, or

3-have the dark squares sort of "spray" outward from the center panel, which would mean just taking 4 squares out that I've already sc'd into the side border and changing their placement:think

That's what I get for trying to be an artist:P

Thoughts?