Friday, November 6, 2015

Winter Project Link Party

I am joining Jennifer's "Winter Project Link Party" with a few projects.  The first one I'm determined to finish soon is the wedding afghan I'm making for my niece and her new husband.  I'm getting close, but it needs to be longer than wide and I have several inches more to go.  I do not plan on doing a border as I actually like the simplicity of the pattern as is.  I want to give credit for the pattern to Lucy at Attic24 blog.


Even though I love more color in my projects, I'm enjoying the Zen of this blanket.  Ohmmmm.



I still get a thrill out of making fabric from cotton string by hooking knots along.. I kind of feel a connection to my sailing kinfolk from Nantucket as they would knot together fishing nets on the ships.



I decided to contact the Etsy seller from whom I bought my first three velvet pumpkins to see if I could get two more colors and just received the ivory and mustard yellow one.  I really like the color they add to the grouping!



When Kristi organized my craft studio she found this cute little Welcome sign and hung it on the door.  She did not know how special it would be for me to see this.  I had gotten it for my Mother's door in the Assisted Living Facility where she lived out the last years of her life.  My Mom had written in her own writing "Good Morning" on the heart on the bottom right and "Haley" her beloved apricot colored toy poodle - on the heart hanging off the ladies shoe.  The saying "Enjoy Life" on the sign is exactly what my Mother did and taught us children to do.  It brings me joy to see this.



This natural white alpaca shawl is the other Winter Project that I will begin to finish when I'm done with the ripple blanket.  I have it wrapped around my vintage seamstress dress form in my studio.  Kristi is actually enjoying using the newly organized space, she has her sewing machine set up in there and is going to make a cute baby gift on the desktop.  I'll show it to you when she's done.



My daughter Amy who lives allllll the wayyyy across the country in Ohio.. sent me the school pictures of my two granddaughters.  They are growing up so fast!  This is Jenna.. my artistic girl.


 This is Paige, the dramatic one who sings, dances and loves to dress up and perform.  I am so looking forward to seeing them all when my daughter brings them for a visit this summer.  :-)



I snuck back into the studio and found Simba napping in the chair.  His little back legs were dirty from hunting in the woods and fields around our farm.


Our little furry adopted kitty.



Be sure to click on the link at the top of the page to see how other bloggers are sharing their Winter Projects!

More of the family are coming down with the cold I have.. bummer.  I'm on the mend but still having a bit of bronchitis.  I hope you all are staying healthy in the beginning of this long winter!  ((hugs)), Teresa :-) 

19 comments:

  1. You are making great progress on the wedding blanket, Teresa! I really like it and can imagine that the newlyweds will love it as well. I'm glad you are getting better. A plumber is scheduled to come on Tuesday to mend our pipe, and the menfolk of the household plan to have the pipe exposed by then...a lot of work! It is great that you can look forward to your girls visiting this summer!!! xx

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  2. It won't be long before your blanket will be finished. I always get a little antsy to finish up a project so I can tuck into the next one. I bet you're feeling the same.
    Sorry you're sick. Hope everyone is back to being healthy real soon.
    Simba is a sweet little kitty. He sure is lucky to have found a good home with you all.
    Take care and feel better soon

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  3. Your blanket is beautiful Teresa. Those colors are so calm and perfect for newlyweds. It will "go with" any decor. I need to get a picture taken and out a link up to mine.gosh I hope everyone starts to feel better over there. Miss Piper has been sick this week too, with a nasty tummy bug. I love the pictures of your girls and know how special getting pictures is to you. I bet you're counting days u till they come visit.
    Blessings my friend,
    Betsy

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  4. A lovely blanket Teresa, you've made a beautiful job of it. The school photos are gorgeous, really in a different league to the ones we have over here, which are uniformly terrible. How nice to see your sweet cat making himself at home. I hope everyone recovers very soon from their colds, and that you have a good weekend. CJ xx

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  5. I always get such inspiration from your posts Teresa. I loe the cream shawl you have on your model - also love the ripple blanket you're making. My goodness your two grand-daughters have grown up and are beautiful. You must be so proud of them. My little grandson turns 1 on Nov 16 (that year went quick) and we are celebrating early with a picnic tomorrow while his other grandparents from Belgium are here. Of course we'll be having another 'party' for him on his actual birthday. Nice to see kitty has adopted you and is enjoying all the creature comforts of a lovely home. xox

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  6. Your grands are so pretty!! Your crochet blanket is lovely. The reminder of your mom...so dear so sweet

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  7. Great blanket and I love your shawl ... So glad that both you and Kristy are enjoying your studio. The girls are growing up to be such beautiful, gorgeous girls. Miss you my dear friend. I'm staring to feel a little better and making a little progress with my shoulder. Hope to see you girls soon :). Loves and hugs to you :)

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  8. Lovely to see your projects and catch up on your news. Sorry to hear that you are still so sick, I do hope that you are much better again very soon. I am nearly there, thank you for your good wishes this week. xx

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  9. Love your "zen" color scheme; the blanket is lovely! And the shawl is so pretty, too. I have a "Lucy" ripple blanket in the works, also... a WIP that is patiently waiting to be finished. :-)
    Your grand daughters are adorable! You are so lucky to have grand kids. Please take care and get better soon!

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  10. Such loveliness here and such good memories of your mother. What is better than that? Your blanket and shawl are just wonderful. I wish that I could crochet as well as you do. Grand children grow up so quickly don't they and they are such a joy. I am happy that you will see those beautiful girls.

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  11. I can see how your ripple blanket project is soothing, the colours are very calm. I know from experience that the ripple stitch is calming in itself. I am making another Attic24 pattern just now, a granny stripe blanket. Your granddaughters are lovely. x

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  12. Love your ripple afghan, Teresa! Your granddaughters are beautiful! :)

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  13. I love the soothing colours in your ripple blanket. It looks wonderful and I'm sure will be much appreciated. That's a sweet little welcome sign, especially with the sentimental reminders of your dear mom. I perfect welcome to your crafting space!
    Wendy

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  14. The blanket is beautiful and sure will be loved. Oh sweet Simba resting and those girls are so pretty xoxo

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  15. I love the blanket .I know what you mean about zen moments , that connection we have with womenfolk centuries ago and today all making the same crochet movements is very zen .I am visiting from the link party.

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  16. Oh, your niece is lucky to be receiving such a beautiful gift!! Your projects are all so beautiful, aren't we a clever bunch?? I also have a ginger kitty - they're the best :-)

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  17. I love the ripple blanket and beautiful shawl too....neutral colours are so nice to have around and lovely to wear too...even though it is fun to crochet things with lots of bright colours! How nice that Kristi found that special little sign again for you, with all the special memories of your mother. Lovely photos of your gorgeous grand girls...how they are growing up!
    Happy new week, Teresa.
    Helen xox

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  18. Hi Teresa, thank you for joining in with my link party. Both of your projects are beautiful. I love the calmness of the blanket, I agree with you that it is very Zen. And Kristi's shawl is just lovely. She deserves something very pretty like that, just for her to enjoy. I am sure she will love it. I'm glad you were able to hang up that lovely sign again, it must remind you of your mom every time you see it. I think that's really nice. I hope you're having a good wee and that you feel better soon.

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  19. I do so hope you are feeling better. You do indeed have a beautiful family, very pretty girls. A lovely project, I am sure it will be well received, the perfect colour that will go with anything.

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