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Project Discussions:  February ~ 2019  |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2115 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2115 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 16 2019 : 11:21:32 AM
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Sara, It's my piddle day today! I had Lily june from Thursday evening until 6 last night. Ganny is pooped! I read a little, I'm excited about your stories! I am trying to get things together to make Lily June some skirts. She wants a Barbie One, so I found some Barbie fabric cheap on ebay. Maybe by the time it gets here I can be more organized, Not! LOL!!
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2019 : 11:25:04 AM
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Connie happy to put you on my list.
I know what you mean about being pooped. It's hard for me to have busy days in a row. I need my quiet time. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2115 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2115 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2019 : 1:18:06 PM
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Thanks Sara!
Connie |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2115 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2115 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2019 : 1:43:29 PM
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 while I was Piddling, Matt is snoozing !!!
Connie |
Edited by - Killarney on Feb 16 2019 1:43:56 PM |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4981 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4981 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2019 : 2:22:50 PM
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| Connie - I will look through my fabric. I am sure I have something you can use for skirts, sundresses, etc., for Lily June. Since I have no girl grandchildren, except for one who is 17, I don't need all the pink girlie stuff. LOL! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2115 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2115 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2019 : 4:16:33 PM
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Aww Thanks Linda!! Her favorite skirt last summer was that pink seersucker with the cats that you gave us. I made 3 skirts out of it!
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3686 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3686 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2019 : 12:05:52 PM
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| Connie, isn't that just like a cat to claim the softest spot in the house for a nap??!!! LOL!!! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4981 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4981 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2019 : 1:37:31 PM
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| I hope all ELVIS fans watch tonight's special on NBC - it's a Tribute Special to ELVIS' 1968 Comeback Special. I can't wait. They've been tlaking about it for Days on the SIRIUS radio ELVIS channel. Check your area's TV listings for time |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10435 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10435 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2019 : 5:44:08 PM
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The weather was kind of decent at times today. We dried out a little more.
I spent most of the day reorganizing and getting rid of clutter in my pantry and kitchen. So far I have taken 6 medium size boxes to donation. Hoping to clear out some more things. So many doubles and triples of things. With just the two of us I don't see the point in keeping it all. Funny how even though I get rid of a lot I still seem to have more to go through. Feels good to see some emptier spaces. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
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Edited by - levisgrammy on Feb 23 2019 03:20:48 AM |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2019 : 8:20:17 PM
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| I need to force myself to go through my mess. You are doing so good! |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4981 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4981 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2019 : 8:57:07 PM
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Me, too, Marilyn. I really need to sort, weed out, sell, and give away a lot of things.
Good news: My colonoscopy went very well. The doctor said everything was fine; in fact, he said I was the best case he'd had all day! No polyps at all! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2019 : 12:51:42 AM
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| Wow! That was great news for you! |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3059 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3059 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2019 : 07:22:20 AM
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| Linda, that's always good news to hear from the dr! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2019 : 08:03:42 AM
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| Linda, good news!!! |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2019 : 4:00:31 PM
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Betty and I went to an estate sale today. It started on Thurs but with the bad weather we waited to go until today. It was a big house and so much stuff was still left. They marked most things down to half price except for furniture. Clothes and purses were marked down to $1. I bought 3 100% wool women's jackets for wool applique. Wool for my projects is expensive so $3 for all that wool was a great deal for me. It'll take a little work to tear them apart; soak in hot water & dry to make into felted wool. The colors are red; hunter green; and a pretty brown. Not all browns are pretty.
Also bought 4 aprons and 2 kitchen towels to hang on cabinet doors.
All in all I spent $8. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
859 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
859 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2019 : 4:28:01 PM
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| Yahoo Linda! Those colonoscopy so are so scary. Put that out of your mind for another few years. I celebrate with you! |
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10435 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10435 Posts |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2019 : 5:29:19 PM
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| Sara that is a great idea to felt the wool jackets. Brilliant! |
Texasgran |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2019 : 6:07:51 PM
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I've been looking for 100% wool garments or blankets but 100% wool anything is hard to find in Texas.
It bothers me a little bit to tear apart well made quality clothes but then I decided whether I wore the jackets or used them for wool applique no other woman would get the use of them. Now I will have more wool to create with and my budget doesn't suffer. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4981 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4981 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2019 : 7:45:50 PM
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Great find, Sara. I always look at Goodwill stores and thrift stores for 100% wool or angora sweaters to felt for sewing projects. I hadn't thought of felting wool jackets. Great idea.
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Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10435 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10435 Posts |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2019 : 05:57:16 AM
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Wool felting info from Wool Applique folk art by Rebekah L. Smith. I bought this book when Carole got me interested in wool applique after she posted pictures of her work.
Bring water to a boil in large pot - add wool - and simmer for about 20 minutes. Use a pot that you will not need for cooking because after felting it cannot be used for cooking again. Reason is many of the dyes used in dying wool are acid based.
Let the water cool before removing the wool.
Let the wool drip dry by either draping over clothesline or hang over a sink inside.
Or: use washer & dryer. Both the agitation and heat will felt wool.
Guess which method I will be using. You're be right. Washer & Dryer.
I may use the pot method for small pieces of wool I find. Will have to be on the look out for a large enamel pot.
Linda I look for wool skirts too because they have a lot of material and easier to rip apart than jackets. When I was in the Red Hat Society I made a birthday pill box hat by using a purple wool skirt. I think I did a rather nice job on it. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10435 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10435 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2019 : 06:45:08 AM
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| Thanks Sara. So it is also to shrink the wool in the process? |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4981 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4981 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2019 : 07:52:02 AM
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| Nice to know clothing works, too. I will have to try that. I've made a few purses from felted wool. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
6174 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
6174 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2019 : 07:58:52 AM
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Just to let everyone know that I am going to start up another Traveling Craft Box this week on the main Forum. If you are interested I will go with a list of 12,
This time
I will let you know when I am posting it.
Thanks Denise for doing the last one.
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Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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