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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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 Posted - May 14 2009 : 9:17:39 PM
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Hi, everyone, I just got back from Seattle last night and started on my rug again but was really disappointed in the curling so I just tore it all apart again and started a new one and it is doing much better. I guess I am just a slow learner! lol If this one goes as well as it started I am addicted. I will post a pic when I finish. I too have been having computer issues all day, Katmom.
Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - May 14 2009 : 9:44:14 PM
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hahaha! hey Karen, I too had to work on the "curling" on my rug but I think I have it figured out.
Ok, Rebekka, It's all your fault! I went over to the Thrift shop & picked up some more sheets to make 2 more rugs and I am currently working on my second rug....aacckk! I am addicted!
hey Karen,,,,hope you had a nice time in Seattle,,,,next time you go i am going to give you my shopping list for Trader Joes! lol!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
1564 Posts |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
1564 Posts |
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Rebekka Mae
True Blue Farmgirl
965 Posts
Rebekka
Moscow
ID
USA
965 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2009 : 1:58:22 PM
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Wow! You have all made such progress- the photos are great, it is EASY to get carried away and you will have new rugs that are nearly free...not to mention how pleased your friends will be to get these as gifts. I am hoping to make one per month until the holidays for family gifts, so far I am keeping two for myself;)
Rebekka
Karen- you did a great job of using different fabric weights together. |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 04:15:38 AM
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The rag rug I made curled too. It began to look like a sombrero. But the looser you make your crocheting, the better it will lie flat. I undid a lot of mine, because I was just making it too tight.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
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Posted - May 20 2009 : 07:32:06 AM
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Karen, your rug is gorgeous! I love the colors too! Can you use regular material too or does it have to be sheets? I don't like the colors of the sheets I have to use...they were my Mother's old sheets and she liked pale blue and I don't...I'm more a bright color gal and I loved yours with the red in it! Striking!
I do tend to crochet tight so I will have to be careful if I try this.
You gals are awesomely creative and please post more pictures so those of us who can't attend can at least Cheer for y'all! You GO Girlfriends!
I'll go through my sheets and post here so maybe I could send those "blue" ones to someone who likes pale blue...I better check to see if I still have them as I have been taking things to the thrift store and trying to do a little "Spring Cleaning" which for me needs to be a year round thing! Also, maybe I could dye the sheets to be a different color? Has anyone tried that? Anyway...I am enjoying this post even though I am far from Washington! Shirley Jean....you sound like you have done this before....lets see your rug, please?
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - May 23 2009 : 06:00:34 AM
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Sandra, loved hearing your story about sheets, and yes, you can use material or clothing. I believe they were made out of left over or worn out clothing in the 'day' (as they say now). I think it would be really fun to make them out of clothing that you could say hey, Billy, when you were 7 that was your shirt.... However, you will be knotting a lot more as the strips would be a lot shorter but that would be ok.
I too have a set of cotton drapes in the off white with blue flowers, not my color scheme.
Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
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Lavendar fields dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
1032 Posts
little monkeys mommy
washington
USA
1032 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2009 : 01:02:49 AM
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i love blues girls so i find it amusing that you dont want to use them.
you could dye them though sandra.
my rug is done i only used the two sheets cause the kids love the size it is.
now for the bummer news, my camera isnt working now. i had to mention how i want this lovely camera at the class
and that night it stops working on me. grrrrr.... i didnt mean i wanted a new camera. i was happy with the one i had
i was only dreaming of the someday. so tommorrow i am off to see if it can be fixed or if i have to replace it.
karen i love your rug it turned out beautiful, now to go back a page and see if i missed anything
www.lavendarfieldsdreamer.blogspot.com |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
1564 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2009 : 05:34:57 AM
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I have some all cotton sheets I bought at Goodwill for the class in off white background with little blue flowers and a touch of yellow, if you would like them. They are curtains (real long) but they are sheet weight. Maybe you would like to make some more with blue... let me know and I will get them to you. I think you live in AWH, right? So sorry about your camera, Ben Franklin in Cheney has some good prices on cameras.
Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
Edited by - kpaints on May 30 2009 05:37:11 AM |
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Lavendar fields dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
1032 Posts
little monkeys mommy
washington
USA
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judy12480
Farmgirl at Heart
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Judy
Rapid City
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2009 : 5:31:02 PM
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I am intrested in making a crochet rug. What size crochet hook do you use. Judy  |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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lara916
True Blue Farmgirl
170 Posts
Lara
Washington State
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2009 : 4:22:53 PM
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ooh I am green with envy ladies!
Lara #327
"Boots" Becker Homestead Farmgirls |
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**News from MaryJanesFarm: Start your Rag Rug this Mother's Day Weekend |
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Start your Rag Rug this Mother's Day Weekend
Here's a shot of my rug. I've put it in the kitchen now.