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Prairie Gypsy
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Tammy
Wolford
North Dakota
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - Dec 22 2010 : 07:09:18 AM
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Dianne - wow, beautiful coat and scarf set. Did you make it for yourself?
I'm finishing up my socks. Hope to have the last one done tomorrow or Friday at the latest and then I'm going to do a simple block pieced baby blanket for my df's niece.
Farmgirl Sister # 2363 http://twilightburrough.blogspot.com/ Warren, MI
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
267 Posts |
Posted - Dec 22 2010 : 1:48:22 PM
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I'm making little felt pointsettias for packages from a pattern in Family Circle. |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2010 : 05:19:09 AM
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Tammy (Rosefairiemom), Thank you, and yes, I made it myself from McCall's pattern #M5987 . The pattern did not call for lining the coat/cape/scarf, but because I used a boucle type fabric (very loose weave--catches on everything!), I decided to line it. I used to sew many of my own clothes in high school and when I worked in NYC after college. I sewed my own wedding gown (one of these days I'll scan my wedding photo and post it here). Then, when I started having children, I sewed christening outfits, Halloween costumes, Santa suits and lots of curtains and pillow covers. Now that my children are older, I have time to sew with vintage fabrics, teach sewing, and sew my own clothes again(because so much ready to wear is over-priced and of poor quality or is what everyone else is wearing). I do detest mending, though--it's not creative! I'd rather sew a new blouse than replace a button (LOL!). I sew it all--aprons, bags, Kindle and laptop sleeves, and lots of gifts. I'm also learning to knit. My goal for the New Year is to post on a website or create my own. Dianne in the Hudson Valley
Sister #749
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2010 : 05:20:25 AM
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To all Farmgirls with birthdays on January 15th: We also share with Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Cardinal O'Connor. Dianne
Sister #749
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Jan 02 2011 : 09:38:26 AM
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I got into my mother's old patterns and found a poor old pattern of a church mouse and no instructions, I altered and made some changes. Worked on a pin cushion mouse yesterday. I put pictures on my blog. I don't know why I decided to do this but I plan to perfect this old pattern and make some more. I used the pattern for the pincushion on Martha Steward's web site.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
C. S. Lewis |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
1564 Posts |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Jan 02 2011 : 09:57:12 AM
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Thanks Karen, I love your blog. I am also interested in old windows. You have some very nice ways to use those windows. Lovely blog!
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
C. S. Lewis |
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Valgirl
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Valerie
Hot Springs
AR
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2011 : 06:21:02 AM
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It is going to be a slow day at the salon, so I brought along my Cathedral Windows quilt to work on. My customers love seeing my progress, and have even given scraps for it. I haven't had to buy much on this project as they have helped me so much. You will see this quilt when (if) I finish it...lol.
Today is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.
Valerie (Farmgirl #2356) |
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
1168 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2011 : 07:46:21 AM
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I joined a group over at www.Ravelry.com. It is called Blizzard. You CAL/KAL snowflakes all year, then join them in a project. You can make a shawl, tablerunner, tablecloth, etc
I got 100% cotton yarn at Hobby Lobby. It is white with a strand of metallic thru it.
www.mrsrooster.blogspot.com
Farmgirl #1259
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
1023 Posts
Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
1023 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2011 : 09:47:34 AM
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I wish I was at my sewing machine but unfortunately I am working on Taxes!! Yuck!!
Seize The Day! Dorinda |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2011 : 10:33:28 AM
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I am working on my granddaughters quilt-she is due on February 13 so I had better get a crackin!!!! I will show pics when finished!!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
http://rua2j-grammysheirlooms.blogspot.com/ |
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1403 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2011 : 10:45:22 AM
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I am presently working on an apron. Remember in High School when you had to gather around the waist? Well, it is very difficult to get the gathers to stay. I have sewn the gathering seams three times and am on my fourth. This WILL be the last time I do that. This is a special apron and I hope to get it off to my DDIL in the next couple of days.
Betty in Pasco |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2011 : 11:14:47 AM
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I am working on NOT working on anything today...which will be easy because I am pooped from all the things that I have been working on! And we are having freezing rain...which is killing my Fibromyalgia and Arthritis...so, I am going back to bed and working on TOTAL REST TODAY!
My DDIL gave me a plaque for Christmas that says: "EAT, SLEEP, CRAFT" ...Which pretty much sums up my life. They just left out one word for me and that would change it to...EAT, SLEEP, CRAFT, READ! That is my whole life in four simple words! lol
Blessings, ~peggy
Farmgirl #1326 http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com http://pegsmiles7.wordpress.com http://www.sunshinefarmgirlcoop.com/PeggySmithsStudio.html#
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have." |
Edited by - LadyInRed on Jan 05 2011 4:20:40 PM |
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bobbinrobin
True Blue Farmgirl
590 Posts
Sharon
Newman Lake
WA
USA
590 Posts |
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
1168 Posts |
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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2011 : 1:51:36 PM
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Since I cleaned out the chicken coop this morning I decided that the rest of the day be devoted to sewing down the binding on 2 quilts. Not planning on getting both done today but getting started anyways. Soup and bread for supper will be easy enough to let me sew for a good long while. Tammyb
Live to leave a legacy
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marjean
True Blue Farmgirl
3852 Posts
Marsha
Deltona
FL
USA
3852 Posts |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2011 : 3:41:00 PM
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I started on a making a Sunday's Dress in period costume style (sized for 18" doll) and the plan is to make tattings for it.. to be an example for period costume and tatting. My goal is to gather up enough things and prepare to submit my work for submission to Palmetto's Tatting Guild for a possibly to teach tatting at their next Tat Days! cross your fingers for me! Oh.. I'll show of the doll's dress when ready.
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus ...http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/
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grammytammy
True Blue Farmgirl
585 Posts
Tamara
Binghamton
ny
USA
585 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2011 : 6:31:01 PM
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Made a cover for my Kindle, so it doesn't get scratched in my purse |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1507 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2011 : 9:22:32 PM
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Yesterday I made a Valentine's Day Stocking and goodie bags for a swap and finished up my mail art project for February. Today I cleaned up my craft space and got the edging tatted on the third edge of my hankie. Was a nice relaxed weekend. I'm feeling recharged and ready for another week of working in the rain!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2011 : 12:19:54 AM
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Tonight I finished one knit dishcloth and started on another. Love to work on those in the evening when I am watching TV. Hope to get to my Mail-Art tomorrow.
Blessings, ~peggy
Farmgirl #1326 http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com http://pegsmiles7.wordpress.com
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have." |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2011 : 06:24:01 AM
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Yesterday I finished a quilt for a friend's wedding. She got married in Oct. Now I have to finish up a crochet project for my grand nephew. It's a counting fish basket to help him learn numbers. Working on some little wallets too.
I seem to go in spurts. Does anyone else. I'm an a sewing roll right now. Crocheting I can usually do any time.
http://www.inntheorchardbnb.com/ |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2011 : 11:29:22 AM
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Just finished two sets of hats/scarves for grandkids for next Christmas (made 6 sets for this past Christmas) - working on another set for oldest granddaughter (14) only have three more sets to go after hers. Also crocheting baby afghan for #14 grandbaby due the end of June (son & wife, #2 for them), making a maternity apron for her birthday on 2.1 and a matching one for their daughter. Want to make up some more aprons for friends who will be coming out here for the summer. Almost forgot, will be making up some booties, caps and sweaters for new baby as well. Sometime in there I'd like to read the new John Grisham book I got a couple of months ago. Just never enough time is ther. |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2011 : 12:05:51 PM
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Just finished my quilt for my newest grandbaby-due in February-a girl! So guess what color it is?!? Pink of course-yes I am old fashioned. I will get pictures after I get off here & put them up.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
http://rua2j-grammysheirlooms.blogspot.com/ |
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