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Finished Friday ~ Crib & Mattress

Crib Sometime ago I found a darling doll crib on Craigslist. It was within my price range so it came home to live at my house. My idea of a Victorian crib was of black iron, not the gold color that it had been painted. My idea was that it would be of iron. One… Continue reading Finished Friday ~ Crib & Mattress

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Workbasket

Dolly Dearest 9 inches I really don't have large blocks of time that I can devote to working on this project. That shows in the length of time that it has taken to make the progress that I have since starting this project. Last time we chatted about this project I had made considerable progress.… Continue reading Workbasket

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Workbasket

Weekly works in progress: Dolly Dearest Measuring from cast on edge = 7.25 inches Measuring from beginning of plain stockinette section = 5.5 inches I've been making it a point to work on this project whenever I get a chance. I knew that I needed 10 inches, but I'd forgotten where I was supposed to… Continue reading Workbasket

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Workbasket – W.I.P.s

This week's works in progress Just over a month ago I shared updated progress on many of these projects. Some of these projects have wonderful forward progress and some are frustratingly stalled or in backward motion, this being a side "benefit" of new and improved knowledge, especially if the project isn't completely finished. Although I… Continue reading Workbasket – W.I.P.s

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Mending = Money Savings

So much mending... It has been a very long while since I mentioned any of the mending that I have been up to, and I HAVE been mending. None of my mending is anything grand, but then my mending never really is. I'm sure there are many grand mending projects like The Second Empire Strikes… Continue reading Mending = Money Savings

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Workbasket W.I.P.s

Works in progress this week Clock Walking Skirt Clock walking skirt I have really enjoyed wearing my Spool skirt, the short version of the historical fantail skirt by Scroop Patterns. So I decided to make the the long version too. I keep thinking that I will make clothes in respectable wool and demure colors and… Continue reading Workbasket W.I.P.s

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Workbasket

Projects I have worked on Bees in the Thistles This dress pattern was designed by Brigit Pupillo and I purchased it through Knit Picks. This was for my granddaughter's first birthday. The dress was so cute that I got enough yarn to make 2 more for my co-worker's daughters. I am currently working on Bee's… Continue reading Workbasket

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Workbasket – Like a Duck or an Iceberg…

Doesn't look like much on the surface, but there is still lots going on out-of-sight. That has been me the last couple of months (OK, not so much when it comes to running. Health issues and cold weather). This is a quick look at things I've been doing or finished. A little more detail will… Continue reading Workbasket – Like a Duck or an Iceberg…

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Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt Update #18 – Final Border

Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt Final Border The final border for Nancy Page's Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt was a simple 10 inch white border. This made the quilt large enough for a king sized bed with a nice "fall". Completed Quilt, side view, to show fall on king sized bed One 10 inch strip was sewn… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt Update #18 – Final Border

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Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt update #17 – Second Border

Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt Second border The second border for Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt was the 2-1/4" wide pieced strip, made up of alternating buff and white triangles. The triangles being the same size used in the basket blocks. Nancy mentioned she "found the exact center of sides, top and bottom and put a 2-1/2"… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt update #17 – Second Border