Amish tragedy

[dragonfli]

Denny:

 

Sorry to hear about your computer problems, mine talks back to me and misbehaves on a regular basis. My DH says it is operator error:( , but I know it is really computer possession!! Anyway, if you find you need any additional squares, just let me know!!

[Mom w/a Motif]

Are these all going to the Amish families, then? Just curious. (I would like my squares to go to them.)

 

Tina

 

It looks like we're going to end up with thirteen afghans. GO TEAM!

 

Thanks for the kind words, Worm and Sahahne. We're doin' all right.

[salos]

I want the afghans to go to the surviving girls and to the families who lost daughters, but it's really up to them where they go. I don't think it's a problem that there are more than ten afghans. For one thing, it gives them more of a choice.

 

I emailed the church that's supposedly coordinating things and haven't heard back. My plan was to wait until the afghans were finished or nearly so and make some telephone calls.

[Mom w/a Motif]

Okey dokey. Thanks Mary.

 

Tina

[JenB]

Mary & Denny:

 

I have finished my squares and I'm pretty sure they'll arrive to both of you by Wed. I hope that I am not too late to be included. I was only able to make 2 of the 12inch squares - one to go into one of the girls blankets and the other for the Roberts Family big blanket.

 

Thank you so much to both of you for organizing this to help us show some love and caring to the Amish families involved and the Roberts family also! I know that the recipients of these blankets will be able to feel the love from all of us in each and every stitch!

 

Thanks also for posting the photos of the squares sent in to you and the finished afghans! They are ALL so beautiful!

[salos]

Jen, thanks but I already have all my afghans planned out.

[denny]

Jen,

It isn't too late for me. Thank you very much.

 

Pineknott,

I will be watching for your box of squares. Thank you all very much!

[salos]

Here's afghan #10. It has squares by Tina, Seneca & Scooch, Chiscrochetcrazy, Dragonfli, Kriswilli, Shaelynnsmom, and myself.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ40.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ39.jpg

 

And here's #12. It has square by Tina, Tiga, Worm, Chiscrochetcrazy, Leanne, and me.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ38.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ37.jpg

 

[theworm]

Mary,

I am in awe of how you put these all together! Joining 12 afghans is a lot of work, and one is more beautiful than the next!

[yarnart]

The finished projects look lovely...but being new at "comfortghans"...aren't they a bit small? Just wondering what they could be used for.

Veronica

[dragonfli]

They are folded in half. The first photo link shows a picture of one side of the confortgan and the next photo link shows a picture of the second side of the confortghan, so they are folded in half, see?

 

You gave me my first chuckle of the day, hopefully this means I am set for a good day!!

[salos]

Worm, thanks for your kind words. I've learned a lot of new ways of doing things while working on these afghans. I confess I'll be glad when they're all done and on their way.

[theworm]

If you ever have some free time and want to start a thread about all the ways you've joined! They're so creative. I wouldn't know how to start. I just line up the squares and join them side by side.

You've done some amazing stuff!

[Mom w/a Motif]

Mary they look great! Yay! Does this mean you are done? Yay again! Thank you so much for putting all this together, and putting all the afghans together too!

 

Very nice work ladies!!

 

Tina

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

They're great Mary

[salos]

Nine of the afghans are completely done.

 

There are four still in the works. One has about 20" left on its border (I ran out of yarn -- I hope it comes soon.) One only needs a border. Two are ready to be assembled. So we're really close.

 

Worm, I'll try to make some notes and share what I've learned. Thanks.

[chrispersmom]

:cheerI love ALL of them Mary, you did a beautiful job and put in so much time to make someone's day brighter. My grandma always said that the real angels are among us, quietly doing good things for others.

 

I especially loved the joining you did on the ones where the squares are on the diagonal! Beautiful!

[Seneca and Scooch]

Mary, they are all beautiful! Thank-you so much!

 

Coralie

[salos]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I'll need to do some digging in to finish things off. It's like at the end of a semester at school. Just a little more effort needed.

 

I have company this week, but this weekend it will be full steam ahead.

[salos]

Well, friends, we're done. All the afghans are finished. I'll post photos soon. Wow, what a project. This has been a very big deal to me. Thanks for your tremendous support and incredible contributions. I cannot tell you how special and beautiful your squares are, how wonderful it was to receive them and assemble them. You women are absolutely tops.

 

:hug

[Sahahne]

Well done Mary! It was a huge task, and you are wonderful and kind for offering to take it on. Thank you so very much for coordinating all of this, and for your beautiful work in sewing all the blankets together. Your work is very, very much appreciated, I'm sure, by all of us here, and will be by the families who receive the blankets.

And I want to thank you for letting me be a part of such an amazing project. I've never participated in something like this and I'm so glad I had a chance to play a small part in offering some comfort to the families. So thank you Mary!

[christinascrochethaven]

A great job....Thanks Mary!

This tragedy tugged at my heart and this was an excellent way to express my heartfelt love for these families. Out of tragedy comes hope, love and thankfulness for what we have.

[Breger3]

WTG Mary! It feels good to know that those will soon be bring warmth and comfort to those who need it!

[salos]

Here are our newly finished afghans.

 

This afghan is from squares made by Sahahne, Kriswilli, Dragonfli, and me.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ41.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ42.jpg

 

 

Donna made the squares for this afghan.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ43.jpg

 

 

This afghan was made from squares by Breger3, Donna, and myself.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ44.jpg

 

 

This afghan was made from squares by Mumbles17. Both sides are the same, so DH just made one picture.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/salos/crochet/SQ45.jpg

 

 

I'll let you know when the box ships. SOON I hope. Thank you all for your kind words, support, incredible squares, and caring. Mary

[salos]

***** Everyone please let me know if you do or don't want your name and address sent with the afghans you contributed to.*****