Crochet -a- Quilt

[JulieKay]

Sheila-- good for you, I crocheted some when our kids were little too. It did take some doing to work around them, but it is good to keep yourself a hobby even when the kids are small. It gives you a little "vacation" away for a few minutes once in awhile .

 

Krystal- it sounds like you are going to town on the Prairie Star-- I think every person in all of Crochetville will have one of them done before I get one done .

 

Heather- GREAT NEWS ! Can't wait to see the finished project. You have put in many long hours on this and should be so proud of it when done .

[QueenOfCrochet]

Here is my progress so far on my tetris ghan. It's a good thing she doesn't know about it because she probably won't get it until Christmas. I only got one more row done since the last pic.

 

(clickable)

[judianne]

Here is my progress so far on my tetris ghan. It's a good thing she doesn't know about it because she probably won't get it until Christmas. I only got one more row done since the last pic.

 

(clickable)

That's wild!!! You crochet beautifully, too...

[QueenOfCrochet]

And here is the reason why all of my other ghans have been slow going. I have been working on this ghan that I designed myself for my bestest friend. Her Mom passed last year from breast cancer & I thought this would mean alot to her. The only thing is the motifs are huge so i've changed it a bit. I'm only doing the ribbon with the word "CURE" underneath. I would love to have the heart in there but I just don't have time to make it that big & the pictures lost detail when I tried to make it smaller. Grrrrrr........I guess that's what happens when you try to design something yourself. Anywhoo, here it is.

 

(clickable)

[QueenOfCrochet]

Thanks Judy!

[Skysmom]

Hi, Tabby! Now I know what you've been doing! What a lovely quilt ghan for your friend. She will treasure it always!

[QueenOfCrochet]

Thank you Mary!

 

 

And you didn't think I was sitting doing nothing, did you? I would've had to get the for myself. :lol

[thery4]

Tabby! WOWZERS, girly! They are both awesome! That Breast Cancer Ribbon is going to be beautiful! Just an idea here...why don't you make the heart into a pillow? I can't wait to see the finished ghan!

[judianne]

Tabby, would you be able to figure out how to post your pattern for the breast cancer quilt-ghan...that is if you'd like to...? I'm sure there are many people who would love to make one for someone they care about.

Just a thought...

 

Isn't it something how, when there's a need to show someone how much we care about them, our hands reach for a hook?

[QueenOfCrochet]

Thanks Theresa! That's a good idea for the heart. It's so good to hear from ya again, sure do miss ya when you're not here.

 

 

Judy~The pattern is actually the graph under the ghan in the pic. I'm not sure if you can see it that well but it is clickable. I have another one that I can post, maybe it will be better seen.

[QueenOfCrochet]

Here is my breast cancer ribbon ghan. Like I said before the motifs are so big that I am just doing the ribbon with the word "CURE" underneath. I never made a new graph for it I just figured i'de look at the word part when I get to it. So prepared,right?? I'm an amature at this graph design stuff so it's not the best.

 

(all clickable)

 

 

[thery4]

Thanks for sharing that, Tabby! I have been a lurker for awhile here and a few other forums. I can't really start anything right now because of too much going on in my life this summer! Graduation, proms, wedding, etc.! Need I say more?! LOL I have enjoyed just following everyone's progresses. So many beautiful quilts in the making! Hopefully this fall I can get more involved again when things settle down here. Keep on a hookin' ladies...everything looks fabo!

[judianne]

Tabby, thanks for the graphs...I'll print them out for my files. I'm going to graph a design, too - Sherlock Holmes:sher ...though not with squares. I'm WAY less of a designer than you are, so it's going to be interesting:lol

[QueenOfCrochet]

Theresa~Wow, I guess you are going to be one busy lady this summer. Good Luck with all of it & remember to make a wee bit of time for you in between. Take care & believe me i'll still be here this fall.

 

 

Judy~Isn't it amazing how hard it is to shade in some squares?? The hardest part for me was size because you lose detail on letters and such. Good luck with your design & i'm sure you'll do way better then mine. I'de like to get creative & try something different instead of an actual object or thing, kinda like Cara's quilty patterns. We shall see, i'm not that good.

[judianne]

Tabby, since joining the ville, I've learned that you don't know how good you CAN be at this until you try! Everyone here is so encouraging...

[QueenOfCrochet]

Very true, Judy. All the cheering squads & encouragement is what keeps me moving on these projects sometimes.

[Krystal16]

I took my PS on vacation with me... here's what I got done!

 

[judianne]

Krystal, that PS is AWESOME!!!

[JulieKay]

Tabby

Great work on both afghans ! And good for you, for trying out your own design. It is gonna be so pretty when done . I bet your boys love the Tetris, don't they, or do they play that game ?

 

Theresa- good to see you drop in -- sounds like you have lots of reasons to make afghans for this summer, with all the big events coming .

 

Krystal- love the colors on your PS -- everytime I see one, I want to make one, but I get so far and get bogged down or lose interest or something .

What are your colors again ? I like the yellow especially .

[Krystal16]

Julie -

Actually, I'm using the colors as called for in the pattern, but not the fiestas. I couldn't find "wheat" in RHSS, so I substituted sandstone in the TLC Essentials. It's not quite a yellow, it's more of a goldish tan.

 

There's claret, Painted Desert, Sandstone, Light Sage, Dark Sage...

[JulieKay]

Ok, Krystal,

Thanks for the info -- I'm not real familiar with the TLC colors, although I have gotten a couple of them, but usually just go with plain old RedHeart since it's the closest and most available in this area .

I do really like the TLC -- it's nice yarn . I wish it was a little lower priced, but it's not too bad .

Anyhow, the colors look really beautiful together .

[Krystal16]

I got the TLC Essentials when Amazon had them for .69 cents a skein! I don't normally buy it, either!

[QueenOfCrochet]

Thanks Julie! My kids don't play tetris, it's too out dated I think. They like all those new games like Avatar, Spiderman, X-Men, so on & so forth.

 

 

Krystal~Your PS is coming along beautifully. I love TLC colors & it's a bit softer then RH. I believe TLC is made by RH. You got a terrific deal on it.

[Krystal16]

Am I the only one here?

 

I am cruising right along on my PS.. every picture I take, it looks like a yellow, but it's really more like a tan...

 

[Misa]

Krystal - That looks great Is the PS a "join-as-you-go" pattern? I'm liking it more and more and just might have to try it myself but I'm not crazy about "join-as-you-go"