tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305336042024-03-13T14:56:12.595-05:00Tillie's DaughterJackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.comBlogger381125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-2915504397948415932012-11-13T15:01:00.003-06:002012-11-14T00:38:30.435-06:00Let the snow come........<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A large package of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Moda Dea Sassy Stripes</span> yarn came in the mail today.</div>
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That added to the others already awaiting a turn on the needles makes a lovely photo.</div>
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Moda Dea evidentially is no longer being made, so a trip to eBay brought some much desired yarn.</div>
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The snow can come --- I am set for a long time --- with some lovely yarn to brighten </div>
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any dreary day that may come. With all the lovely colors, I am most anxious to try out the Moda Dea "Stormy" which is black gray white and all variations between. </div>
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That one goes on the needles tonight.<br />
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Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-16052655452548258012012-11-09T12:25:00.001-06:002012-11-09T12:30:16.310-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Another fun knitting project ---</div>
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Toe up socks -- these are finished except for the ribbing on the second sock.</div>
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Also finished a prayer shawl -- knit one -- and working on other UFO's</div>
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Will post photos when I get a couple more of them done.</div>
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In the meantime, here is the pair I will finish this afternoon.</div>
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Love the cheerful colors -- it is a gray, dreary, day and the bright colors sure help.</div>
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Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-11373468152964780202012-11-09T12:17:00.004-06:002012-11-09T12:17:48.435-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hitty Grace' new knit dress finished in time for the cool weather.</div>
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Fun little dress to knit.</div>
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Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-39730204085958640882012-10-14T19:19:00.001-05:002012-10-14T19:29:45.662-05:00Hitty Grace Carver Identified & Dress Fitting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>WOW - I am so happy - first, I decided the dress I am knitting in the Knit A Long needed a fitting and am so happy to see this should fit this doll very well --- and, second found her makers signature when I removed her clothing. I can't believe 11 years have slipped by so fast. My Hittys have been packed away far too long and now every day is a new discovery with them. They have forgiven me and understand life gets in the way sometimes. Even good ways.<br />She is marked on her right thigh:<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffe599;">G & C Lehmer<br />01/01 #34</span></i></span></div>
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On one of the Travel Doll (Hitty) sites, there is an ongoing Knit A Long for a charming dress for Hitty. The pattern is from a very old Workbasket Magazine. Fun to do, and when doing in a Knit A Long, the incentive is always there to finish. Here is a picture of Hitty Grace helping out with the dress. If you are interested in the travel doll, go to <a href="http://hittygirls.com/">THIS SITE (Click here).</a> </div>
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Hitty Grace is one of five sisters hoping for their very own knit dress.</div>
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The sisters are, Hitty Minnie, Hitty Grace, Hitty Emma, Hitty Tillie and Hitty Marie.</div>
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After a very long time, my little traveling dolls are out from their trunks and glass doored cases and having fun traveling around in my purse. The Halloween photos are this year as is the photo of Little Hitty sitting on my knitted sock in progress. The other two are from a long time ago -- I think it will be fun to share everyday adventures with Little Hitty once again. </div>
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Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-28553837635022211252012-09-24T13:14:00.001-05:002012-09-24T13:14:49.127-05:00Daisy Being Cute<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been a long time since I posted -- so here are several "catch-up" photos.<br />
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Above -- our wonderful Polly</div>
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Colin's 8th grade graduation</div>
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Steph & I in Las Vegas in April</div>
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Easter in Chicago 2012</div>
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Sweet Daisy came to live with us in August 2012</div>
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Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-22661428266491789892012-04-03T22:51:00.001-05:002012-04-06T10:01:25.768-05:00Gram's Craft Nest..... and coat progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">I lovingly call this little corner of my world my <b>Craft Nest.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I settle into the Lazy Boy and surround myself with whatever project I am working on, this is my own little piece of heaven. There I have my project and all the goodies to go with it, a cuppa whatever sounds pleasing - usually a hot tea, my iPhone and my iPad, the TV remote and/or audiobooks, and sundry other items that I just might need. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Who could ask for anything more?</div><div style="text-align: center;">My grandson snapped the photo -- kinda different to be on the other side of a camera ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The photo below is from lunch today -- met up with eight other friends -- </div><div style="text-align: center;">We try to meet each month for brunch and visit.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have known each other for many, many, years. Since grade school, all </div><div style="text-align: center;">thru high school and marriages, births, deaths, happy and sad times. </div><div style="text-align: center;">That is what true friendship is all about. We are very fortunate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Tahoma;">I started the collar last night -- and found some buttons</div><div style="font-family: Tahoma;"> I think I like --the coat looks short right now, but it actually lengthens at least a couple inches after being worn or hung -- the weight of the yarn will do the trick, I hope. </div><div style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br />
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</div>Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-47673123518240897932012-03-14T19:09:00.003-05:002012-03-14T22:51:26.954-05:00Delightful gift.... crafted tote bag<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b><u>Click on the photos to enlarge - then you can see the stitching</u></b></span><br />
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Just have to share photos of the delightful gift I received today.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This charming tote bag is made from old magazine pages sewn into the tote you see.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lisa, my niece, made this one for me --- and see how personal she made it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZmo3S-c7EI/T2Eu83OpckI/AAAAAAAADr8/y5JQoONF8PM/s1600/IMG_0195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZmo3S-c7EI/T2Eu83OpckI/AAAAAAAADr8/y5JQoONF8PM/s320/IMG_0195.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This side shows a sweater -- with felted pins on it. (I presume this was from an article on </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how to make felted pins from old sweaters). The lovely matching pin attached to the handle was made by another talented niece, Lisa's sister Cindy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hukArtr7msg/T2EvC_R2jAI/AAAAAAAADsE/wXwtQZw12oo/s1600/IMG_0196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hukArtr7msg/T2EvC_R2jAI/AAAAAAAADsE/wXwtQZw12oo/s320/IMG_0196.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The reverse of the bag is so appropriate -- socks in progress and part of an article written by Rachael Herron, a knitter and 911 dispatcher entitled: <u><b> Life's A Stitch</b></u> -- it begins like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"When you deal with life-or-death situations every day, two needles and a ball of yarn have a way of providing the comfort you you crave". I would like to read the whole article -- the part I can read is very touching. Will check it out online or at the library -- Ladie's Home Journal, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">September 2011. The two ends are also "Aunt Jackie" directed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lisa and Cindy -- you made my day. Thank you both so very much. I love it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FFvV2SzM6c4/T2EvGC3ws7I/AAAAAAAADsM/Fa6V94tHSfY/s1600/IMG_0199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FFvV2SzM6c4/T2EvGC3ws7I/AAAAAAAADsM/Fa6V94tHSfY/s320/IMG_0199.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just went on a search for the article and found a wonderful audio of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.airsla.org/broadcasts/Ladies110820_1.mp3">Click this link</a> </b>to hear the article.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A few weeks ago I purchased a lovely yarn bowl at<a href="http://www.sisterartsstudio.com/"> Sister Arts Studio in Chicago</a> the bowls were potted by <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/toddpletcher">Todd Pletcher Pottery</a>. Love the piece and also how wonderfully it works in gently allowing the yarn to flow from the ball in the bowl to the clicking needles. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My next trip to Chicago I picked one up for a friend as she wants it as a gift for her daughter in law. I think I will keep the bluer one for myself. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I came across this beautiful one made by <a href="http://kboriginalsetc.etsy.com/">KIM BERGER for sale on Etsy</a>. "Had" to have it. Oh, oh, I feel a new collection starting.</span></div>Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-49386509776237773352011-10-14T17:05:00.000-05:002011-10-14T17:05:54.618-05:00I really am still around............<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Long time no post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has just been a crazy couple months.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Among other things, I have been busy with two groups creating prayer/comfort shawls. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to see a few of the shawls I have made, click here: <span id="goog_302575257"></span><a href="http://shawlsbyjackie.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">SHAWLS I HAVE MADE</a><span id="goog_302575258"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-77130475239446608432011-08-10T08:41:00.000-05:002011-08-10T08:41:41.614-05:00Rivendell Alpaca farm -- Wet felting hats class<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">What a wonderful day. <br />
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A visit with the alpacas, a delightful gourmet lunch prepared by Gordon, and then down to the business of making our felt hats from the wool of the alpaca. Anyone wanting to spend a very special day learning to wet felt a hat <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b> </b></span><a href="http://www.alpacasatrivendell.com/Site/Home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>contact Jill at Rivendell Alpaca Farm</b></span>.</a> Jill is delightful, knowledgeable and an excellent teacher. One of the best classes I have taken. My niece, Meg, was able to take the class with me and it was wonderful spending the day with her. Jan was the third student and what a delightful lady. I will post a few photos -- for the most part, I was having far too good a time "visiting" the Alpaca (and one guardian Llama), eating a wonderful lunch, and up to my elbows in soap suds to do much picture taking -- the hats are drying and as soon as possible, I will post photos of the finished pieces. <br />
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I must say, not every one has a hat made with fur of an animal they have "met". Meg's hat is from Cecile (she is the close up photo of the brown alpaca) and mine from Boris (close up photo of the black alpaca). What fun.<br />
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Thanks to Jill and Gordon, Meg, Jan and Mother Nature for a perfect day.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow these shawls will begin their journey to hopefully wrap someone in love and prayers. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I hope whoever receives them will feel the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">love put into each stitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The red one is different than the earlier pictured similar one. This is a cherry red while the other one is a red brick color.</span></div>Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-35865852792869615082011-06-14T10:14:00.006-05:002011-06-15T10:02:27.798-05:00Finished Lattice Work Shawl + two More<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">This shawl is made with regular worsted weight (4 ply) yarn. Only about 1/2 the cost of making one with the lovely Lion Brand Homespun yarn --- this was made with Caron "by the pound" yarn (see photo below) and used up the whole one pound of yarn for a cost of about $7.00 total. I will try a few other yarns and patterns</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> to try to keep the cost down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bhRm4A52_-8/Tfd6tHshMMI/AAAAAAAADmM/05N-R2lECF0/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bhRm4A52_-8/Tfd6tHshMMI/AAAAAAAADmM/05N-R2lECF0/s400/photo.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I w</span><span data-jsid="text"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">as able to put the finishing touches on two more shawls -- hard to photograph the true colors, but there are both very pretty colors. The one without fringe would be most appropriate for a man -- in lovely desert colors and no fringe. The cotton candy parfait color is </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span data-jsid="text"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">really much prettier than the photo shows. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span data-jsid="text"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also I worked on "pocket prayer" shawls. These are mini-shawls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Email me if you would like more information on the pocket prayer shawls<br />
I think by the time I quit for a bit, there were 75 of them in all.<br />
Most have been gifted already.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SmXCr_Xcvfk/TfAQC-sm91I/AAAAAAAADl0/MKStNyV6KnY/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SmXCr_Xcvfk/TfAQC-sm91I/AAAAAAAADl0/MKStNyV6KnY/s320/photo.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Three more finished shawls -- love the pink parfait yarn that Lynn S. sent to me. It made up a gorgeous shawl and was sent to a lovely lady who is undergoing chemo . </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cool blues, lavendar, touch of pink -- very soothing colors. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The red is a bit unusual, but everyone needs a splash of color. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-77222012861501794072011-05-08T11:12:00.000-05:002011-05-08T11:12:58.221-05:00Still around.........<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, I am still around --- just been super busy these last months --- to see some of the things I have been doing you can </span><u><a href="http://prayershawls2011.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">CLICK HERE</span></a></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We also went on a long weekend trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to meet with a group that we have met with almost every April since 1982. These are wonderful friends, and the group meets in different places every year.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the past we have met in Connecticut, Missouri, Indiana, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Virginia, Nebraska, Tennessee. Texas, Iowa and repeated states but different cities. In 2012 it is to be in Nevada.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What a treasure these friends are :-)</span></b></div></div>Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-60831152996159795782011-03-15T16:10:00.000-05:002011-03-15T16:10:03.018-05:00Prayer Shawl Crochet Class<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Yesterday I finished giving the second crochet class at one of our local hospitals. What a great way to spend an afternoon -- we had 10 at the first class and 12 at the second. I am so looking forward to seeing the completed prayer shawls these wonderful woman are creating. These all will be for distribution to patients and family of patients -- this particular class was made up of women donating their time for the comfort and pleasure of others -- what a wonderful group of people. My friend since kindergarten ( for those of you counting, LOL, that is 70 years since kindergarten) Barb and I work well together and the classes really went quite well. Hope to post photos of the ladies completed shawls in the coming month. We have received donations of yarn -- we use the Lion Brand Homespun yarn -- and each shawl takes 3 skeins so yarn donations are appreciated -- another woman who had received a shawl for comfort when her husband passed away -- gave a large cash donation to purchase yarn so others could share the wonderful experience of feeling a warm, soft, comforting -- shawl -- each shawl is made with so much love and a prayer that who ever receives it will be comforted just feeling the shawl wrapped around their shoulders. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Second Block of Birdie Quilt #2 Finished - One More February Block To Do --</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, bring on March</div></div>Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30533604.post-61878312949874243912011-02-13T08:44:00.000-06:002011-02-13T08:44:52.873-06:00Birdie BOM Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bit more done on the three Birdie BOM pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finished the February Black & White block now to embroider the next two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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It will have plain black sashing</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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