GrannyTrish Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 So cute! My gran tried to teach me how to crochet but I was useless. I remember she was babysitting me and Richard Nixon was on the news about the Watergate scandal. Isn't it strange how some things stick in your memory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Love the hammy , so cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Loving the hamster too and it even has its little matchstick tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAB Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 The hammie is so cute!!! My kids would all love him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, LAB said: The hammie is so cute!!! My kids would all love him! It was a free pattern! 😉 Hamster Amigurumi plus Pattern Edited March 18, 2018 by Cat tails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 This is how far I got on retreat - there are so many half square triangles! And I prepped it all before I went! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Interesting, love teal and nice points. What's the dark blocks at the bottom going to look like - a herd of elephants to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 35 minutes ago, Plum said: Interesting, love teal and nice points. What's the dark blocks at the bottom going to look like - a herd of elephants to me. Wasn’t it going to be a bear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Hopefully something like this! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/465455853/mod-bear-paw-quilt-pattern-pdf-instant?ref=shop_home_active_33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I'm 3 bear paw blocks short of finishing that bit. Sashings and borders next. I'm getting quite used to Molly now and zipping along nicely. The shoulder ache that I had at the retreat doesn't seem to bother me now. I've adapted! Although I'm only doing a couple of hours a day and not the whole day plus evening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Hey well done that's a lot of blocks. I've seen some exercises for quilters somewhere, I'll see if I can find the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Ooh that would be cool - thanks Pimmsy xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Cat Tails your creatures are brilliant! How clever! I can't do ANYTHING crafty - I blame 'leaky elbow syndrome' a medically recognised problem where the brain knows what it wants to do and the hands function perfectly well but, somewhere between the two (hence the elbow bit), it all drains away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 That's what happens when I'm cleaning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 That's what happens when I'm crafting and cleaning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Valkyrie this a link to some stuff about exercises for quilters and shoulder slump Link I don't do enough cleaning to get affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Oh my golly gosh - did anyone try the feller's exercise? My toes (double jointed) instantly went into cramp! But the chair ones are good - I've come across some of those before - and treadling is brilliant to keep figeting with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Had a course run by Stuart Hillard on Tuesday - I'm glad I went (nearly missed it) because it was machine applique. What fun and what a nice man. Then he did our group evening talk last night - it overran somewhat and it was so funny. A thoroughly entertaining fellow. We laughed ourselves silly. I'd never heard of him before - apparently lots of other people did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) Is he the chap that writes in SEW magazine? Edited May 4, 2018 by Ursula123 spelling correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 I had to look that up - yes! He was in the first Great British Sewing Bee - but only applied because it was supposed to be all sorts of crafts - only shortly before airing they informed him that it was clothes only - and he'd only done pyjama bottoms and didn't enjoy the experience so the pyjama top was never completed - he crochets, knits (from age 3, knitting own jumpers by 8 ) and loves quilting so he decided to continue - just as well as his career really kicked off. He has some amazing anecdotes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Today I have mostly been making....a mess! Nothing to do with the swap - which I'm not doing as I am rubbish but more trying to get ready for friends coming tomorrow for BH festival in our village and preparing Welsh cakes so that I can just pop them on the griddle when we get back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Currently 8 boxes of fabric (some have books to fill spaces) that are something like 64 litres from Staples/Office thingy - great on sale - only 5 clear and blue coloured. Works brillliantly to fill without needing Precious McKenzie to lift and stack. Then I filled a huge box with batting and cushion fillers - perfect and very light to lift. Then my quilt tops plus batting and backing that are ready to be quilted are in yet another huge box. Time is racing and I still have loads to do - need more smaller boxes! Meanwhile OH has packed up greenhouse and shed stuff (avoiding the garage which is his nemesis ) so no sewing at the moment. Very frustrating though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Made this playmat for a friend who had her second grandson. Made the farm playmat for her first grandson, if anyone remembers it. Both lovely free patterns on Ravelry. It has a ribbon around the rim so you can close it up with all the toys inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Adorable! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 WOW! That is amazing - well done you! I am gobsmacked at your ability! How long did it take? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
