Friendship Quilt

I love family/friend/album quilts! This one was done for our daughter Rebecca by her husband for her 31st birthday. David did a square with limericks he had written about boys. Sarah did a monster square and Laura's is a saying that she and a friend came up with (which I LOVE and wear on a t-shirt!) I did, what else ..... hearts?! I used the Little Granny Square Heart. I DID find a project for it!

Pineapple Fan

It's not often I get a request from my Mom to crochet something. A few months ago she requested a chair back and arms cover set and hoped I had the book with the pattern that her mother frequently used. I did have the pattern! it's in the book New and Old Favorites - Book No. 205 - Copyright 1944 The Spool Cotton Company.

The pattern called for size 30 thread but I used size 20 and my gauge came out about right. I used 1½ balls (approx. 600 yds total) of J.& P. Coats Royale #20 Natural and a size 8 hook. It's the first time in a very long time that I've needed to block any of my work and I had to search the internet for a refresher course. Here are the two sites I referenced: How To Spray Block Crocheted or Knitted Squares and How to Block Thread Work

I love vintage crochet thread patterns. My mom recently gave me a tablecloth my grandmother made for her and I remember it being used at many family dinners. I have to do some conservation work on it and I'm hoping I can find the pattern grandma used. Details of that project to follow.

NASCAR Bracelets

I'm here! I'm here! It may not look like it from my blogging but I am around and crafting. I like to make stuff more than I like to journal it so I have a backlog of finished projects to show you and I promise to work on it this month before the summer lazies hit.

Resistance was futile. I am now a NASCAR fan. In March my sister and I met in Las Vegas to hang out and go to the races (my sister is the one who assimilated me.) She's a Jeff Burton fan and told me that if we went to the races I had to "pick a guy" to root for so I picked Jeff Gordon. Of course, that meant I had to design and crochet bracelets.
A DAY AT THE RACES

Here's me working my Jeff Gordon bracelet:

Here's my sis wearing her Jeff Burton bracelet: