It's a very good knitting/crafting friend's birthday and I knitted her a little something special. I found this little jewel on a new, cool knitting block called Pickin' and Throwin'. This is called a soap sweater and is made of 100% virgin wool. The wool is supposed to turn into felt. I have never been… Continue reading Birthday Soap
Back to HandWork
VBS is over and now I need to get back to the work "at hand" so to speak. I have Ukey's baby blanket finally finished. He has been trying to be born. But he should have known that he couldn't be born until I had his blankie finished.It's even more fun on the back!
New banners up for VBS
Finally got the banners changed this week. Easter has past and now is time to be thinking about upcoming events. I had this brilliant idea after lugging around the Lifeway Backpack of VBS material this year.The theme is Outrigger Island and the basic images are outrigger canoes, hawaiian shirts, and this hawaiian hibiscus design. I… Continue reading New banners up for VBS
From dishcloths to baby blankets
I love the versatility of this pattern--one of those free ones in a crafts store leaflet. It makes perfect baby blankets in a self-striping yarn from Bernat. Then change the needles and the yarn--a 100% cotton worsted weight from Peaches and Cream and I have great dishcloths. Plus, it's a pattern that is simple enough… Continue reading From dishcloths to baby blankets
blog has moved and moved back
Sorry, I've decided to move to WordPress so that I don't have to add zeros to my username. I don't think my grandmother's middle name had numbers in it. Change your bookmarks to http://maywood.wordpress.comSorry again. I'm back. WordPress had built in stats but the widgets were very limiting. No blank html/java widgets that I could… Continue reading blog has moved and moved back
Snow White in progress
Snow White is in starting to come together. The collar, that stands up, is quite a booger to deal with. Its very hard to put on a collar facing with that big thing sticking up there and not wanting to fit on the machine. Another project, another challenge...... that is why we do it, right?
One last prom dress to alter!
I can finally sleep at night. Dear daughter has found the perfect dress for THE final prom appearance. I spoke too soon last year when I stated that she graduated and all I had to get was ONE dress. A perfect dress does not need alterations and this one is it. All I need to… Continue reading One last prom dress to alter!
Mark One off the To-Do List
Hallelujah! One more project done and more coming in to work on. Finally, I have the Tiger T's done. And way ahead of schedule. I hope this is a trend that will continue. Next project please......Snow White's ready to start tonight. This one will be exciting. I'm going to run tight on time for the… Continue reading Mark One off the To-Do List
Project update
Dance quilt is ready for quilting, pink poodle skirt is completed and delivered. One dishrag down and 7 more to go. I'm still waiting on Snow White's measurements but I need to move on to the Easter banner set and the burp cloths. I love it when I have projects to do but I could… Continue reading Project update
Baby burp cloths draft design
I've been seeing these on Etsy and wasn't quite sure about them. Of course, I grew up in a family that has been crafting for YEARS and YEARS. Their approach to burp cloths is to crochet around the edge of cloth diapers. But I notice that people on Etsy were taking them a step further,… Continue reading Baby burp cloths draft design
Fruit From My Hands 