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Annette Kath
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Annette
Carlock
IL
USA
198 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 30 2012 : 9:03:28 PM
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Very clever ideas Judy! Hope you are well!
Annette |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2012 : 06:22:54 AM
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that is very cute. I have never heard of oil cloth.
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ptroupe
True Blue Farmgirl
1752 Posts
Portia
Johnson City
NY
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2012 : 5:57:10 PM
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Love it! I like oilcloth but have never made anything with it. Joann's has some pretty patterns.
Portia
Wishing for the country life! |
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Farmer Judy
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Judy
North Aurora
IL
USA
433 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2012 : 6:22:27 PM
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working with oilcloth seems pretty easy as long as you remember to not pin things together, but you can use tape (I'd suggest the removable painting tape not scotch tape).
Annette, I'm doing fine right now, just got a temp job, te garden is going good and I'm still sewing. Who can ask for more
God bless,
Judy
Farmgirl #3666
Born a city girl but a farm girl at heart!
http://farmtimes.blogspot.com/ |
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country treasure
True Blue Farmgirl
452 Posts
judy
SK
Canada
452 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2012 : 11:32:36 AM
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Hi Judy!
OOOOOOOOh I can't wait! It looks great. You've done such a good job.
I love the colour combo too.
Smiles Judy
country wishes! |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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RedHoopWoman
True Blue Farmgirl
513 Posts
Kathryn
Yoder
Colorado
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2012 : 11:42:53 PM
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Judy I love your wallet,very cute and great idea for oilcloth!
I finally finished the happy little cherry doily,I started out this morning with a pile of cherry clusters to be stitched on and then worked on it steadily throughout the day (between chores of course) and finally got all the clusters stitched on and the cherries stitched together.
I think my Mum will be happy,she said she's loved this doily since she bought the pattern book in the sixties (it was printed in 1954)so even though it's late for her birthday,which was the 18th I don't think she'll have minded waiting just a little longer!
  
"Today's Mighty Oak is just Yesterday's Nut" |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2012 : 12:42:42 AM
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Judy...your wallet is so cheery looking and it's neat that you used oil-cloth.
Kathryn...I love that cherry doilie. Really Really Adorable.
blessings,
peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
"Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
When I was a lonely wallflower, Jesus asked me to dance. Then he asked me to be His! |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
2428 Posts |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2012 : 3:40:20 PM
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Kathryn, I love your completed doily! What a lot of work..sounds like your mom will appreciate it!
Judy, oilcloth...what a great idea! Your wallet is really cute and practical!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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blessedhomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Tina
West Virginia
USA
106 Posts |
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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl
863 Posts
Emily
Fort Atkinson
WI
USA
863 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2012 : 10:18:22 PM
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Kathryn, I'm so glad you posted a picture of your finished doily. I LOVE it!! I think the little cherries look pretty darn cute by themselves also! I wish I could see the look on your mom's face when she sees it!
Emily |
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atkinst2
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Theresa
Canal Winchester
OH
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2012 : 07:03:09 AM
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Kathryn, I too am glad you posted photo of your finished doily. It is lovely.
Judy, What a great idea to use oilcloth. Really cute.
The road to success is not straight. There is a curb called Failure, a loop called Confusion; speed bumps called Friends; red lights called Enemies;caution lights called Family. You will have flats called jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination; an engine called Perseverance; insurance called Faith, and a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success!! |
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atkinst2
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Theresa
Canal Winchester
OH
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2012 : 07:10:24 AM
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Finally got around to taking a photo of my "Girlie Tool Belt". It is not as whimsical as the one I made my sister, but I loved the material!!!
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The road to success is not straight. There is a curb called Failure, a loop called Confusion; speed bumps called Friends; red lights called Enemies;caution lights called Family. You will have flats called jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination; an engine called Perseverance; insurance called Faith, and a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success!! |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
2428 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2012 : 09:40:32 AM
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Hi Hen Sisters,
I have been doing some quilting with some fall and outdoor printed fabric strips. I am ready to sew on the binding. This small throw is a good match with my sofa, but I always tend to gravitate to these colors. I had to laugh when I brought the fabric home as it once again was in my color palettes.
Thinking of each of you!
Annie
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"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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atkinst2
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Theresa
Canal Winchester
OH
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2012 : 10:29:20 AM
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Thank you Janet. I know what you mean about getting it dirty... but what the heck.
Annette, love your quilt! Very nice. Can see why you gravitate to those colors.
The road to success is not straight. There is a curb called Failure, a loop called Confusion; speed bumps called Friends; red lights called Enemies;caution lights called Family. You will have flats called jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination; an engine called Perseverance; insurance called Faith, and a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success!! |
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RedHoopWoman
True Blue Farmgirl
513 Posts
Kathryn
Yoder
Colorado
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2012 : 5:55:42 PM
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Theresa I love your tool belt,how handy,I was thinking how nice it would be to have something like that for my horse grooming tools to have when I'm braiding my horse for Dressage shows,great idea and so cute and feminine!
Annette,your quilt is beautiful,I love Fall colors and crafts and you do such nice work!
Thanks ladies for the compliments on the cherry doily,my Mom was really excited about it.
I love that pattern,I think I'll make another one eventually but after making 48 little cherries,32 leaves and then 16 clusters then sewing them all together I think I will wait awhile before I do it again!
Kristina I usually just lay a flour sack towel over my doilies and lightly press them with an iron when they're done,this is usually enough to flatten and relax the work once it's done but if I'm doing something more three dimensional I starch and shape them but most round doilies I can just press without pinning them out,I use mostly Aunt Lydia's Classic Crochet Cotton size 10 and it really seems to relax and shape nicely without alot of fussing.
If you would like the cherry pattern I would be happy to share it with you.
I started an Irish rose crochet doily today while waiting at the obstetricians office for a glucose test but I'm going to take a short break on doilies and work on finishing up my redwork chicken wallhanging,I'll post a picture when I get it done,it's only taken me two years to pull it out and finish the thing :)
I hope all you ladies had a great and productive day!
"Today's Mighty Oak is just Yesterday's Nut" |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13568 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13568 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2012 : 9:53:44 PM
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Love to come back and check out what you girls have been up to and I'm never disappointed.
Theresa . . the tool belt is adorable!!
Kathryn . . the doily is stunningly gorgeoue . . wow!!
I've been tent glamping this past weekend (gone 6 days) with my daughter and if you go to our thread in OUTPOST you can see pics of our glampsite. Soon I'll be posting pics of the lace on our tent, which was a upcycle/sewing/create project for me.
Now that I'm back home and laundry is almost caught up, back to sewing aprons . . . going back to Farmers Market this Saturday!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my hands - www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com
the "Purple Thistle" http://www.ceejay48.etsy.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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Katlady93
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
Charlotte
Denmark
SC
USA
361 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2012 : 5:18:49 PM
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Woo Hoo
Made two brooms today. a round hearth broom and a whisk broom. attended a class at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival taught by "Little" John H of Moonwise Herbs in Sheboygan. what a wonderful feeling. i actually got them done. and so easy once you see how it's done. i love them. may even do a couple of more.
DH came with me, and when he wasn't busy laughing at me, he was helping.
Char
Sorry no pix yet, if i fiugre out how to do it, will post them.
Some dreams are worth the risk it takes to make them real. |
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littlegirl54
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Connie
Rio Linda
California
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2012 : 10:40:00 PM
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I finally finished it!!! It's the christening gown for my niece's firstborn. .jpg)
Life's too short to sit in a box all day. Get out and do something creative.
Connie H.
Farmgirl Sister 4152 |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
2428 Posts |
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Stitching & Crafting Room: What are you working on today?? |
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