Saturday was our Christmas and we had a great day with my brother's family. The boys seem to like their tie dye shirts and Ella said she loved her sweatshirt. Success! The rest of the day was devoted to relaxing and some football watching. I've made some good progress on my blankets. This one will be donated for a dialysis or chemo patient. I'm on the last skein of yarn. It will finish about 50" long. This one will be a wheelchair blanket. There wasn't enough of the red yarn for a large quilt but there's plenty for a 27" x 36" wheelchair blanket. This is linen stitch and will be 20 rows of red alternating with 5 rows of black. It will end up with 5 red sections and 4 black sections if I've done my math properly. This past week I also made myself several crochet toolkits. I've left the house twice recently with a crochet project and forgot to take the hook with me. I decided that the best solution is to put tools in every project bag. I found out a year or so ago that eyeglass cases are great for crochet tools so I went off to Amazon and ordered some eyeglass cases, folding scissors and tape measures. I now have at least 4 toolkits that I can put in project bags. I have 3 projects in the works now and each has one of these. I will not be hookless again.
This week I want to get the Fab Farm quilt quilted, get the blue veterans quilt sewn together and maybe start the Fab Farm baby quilt for my cousin's new grandson. We do have one party to attend Christmas Day and Mom and I will visit friends in Farmville Friday. Otherwise, I can devote my week to making and packing for the big cross-country adventure that starts next Monday. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas week no matter what you are doing or celebrating.
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12/23/2024 10:49:56 am
Merry Christmas to you - we did our Christmas on Saturday too when the girls were here - we are by ourselves on Christmas
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Mary Anne
12/23/2024 11:40:44 am
Brilliant idea for the eyeglass case kits - and you've reminded me that I want to pick up some folding scissors to put in our suitcase for the next time we visit our family.
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Gene Black
12/23/2024 01:36:14 pm
I love the use of eyeglass cases for small kits. I have a number of cases since I have worn glasses most of my life.
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patty
12/24/2024 05:12:20 pm
The eyeglass tool cases are a brilliant idea! I'm glad everyone liked their dyed shirts. I hope you can post frequently about your road trip! It sounds like so much fun!
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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