Trio of Snowmen

 

12 x 16 "

A late Christmas present.....

Same technique used as below but just used a bigger frame so the panel would fit....


 Had this project in mind since the summer........ Finally brought it to life.....Very inexpensive & easy if you like hand sewing like I do....  Found the perfect material.... There were 6 small panels for $7.00.........Use various colours of thread...  metallic red and metallic green.. Buy an 8 X10" canvas art frame... I paid $3.00 for mine at Len's Mill where I also purchased the material....  Take a roll of cotton batting(very inexpensive but I forget how much) and cut 3 separate pieces.  Cut two the exact size of picture but cut the third one so it will wrap around the frame on all sides  and it will also hold the other two pieces in place...  Staple these pieces all together on the frame(front)...Then take your chosen material and cover all over making sure the sides are covered... When the picture is exactly where you want it, staple it to the back as well....(I pinned mine in place to make sure the material didn't shift)... Do the corners neatly...... Begin to stitch the picture as you wish making sure you stitch into the canvas too.... Pull tightly until puffiness appears..... I had no trouble at all pulling my quilting needle through the canvas, the batting and material....I  used a finger tip protector(Staples)..  It acts as a thimble & helps grip the needle...When stitching is completed cover the back with another piece of cloth by stapling or gluing... This will cover your threadwork on the back side...

I call this quilting for non quilters.... If you would like to make one of your own & need some help feel free to email me marilynw@rogers.com

Head Band for Quinn (18 mo)

 

Saw these little head bands in Michaels & I thought immediately of making a winter head band for our dgd.... I had some boa yarn hanging around looking for a home & it turned out so cute imho....  I crocheted into each little square by folding over the headband onto itself.... It is hard to explain but it is easy to figure out.....I tried crocheting into every other hole but it lost it's elasticity..  I used a 5.5 mm  crochet hook....

Christmas Gift & Card Combined

 

Next one I will position lower so I can quilt the Chef's Hat

 

 

 

In The Mail Today ~ December 1, 2013

 

 

 

Had this project in mind since the summer........ Finally brought it to life.....Very inexpensive & easy if you like hand sewing like I do....  Found the perfect material.... There were 6 small panels for $7.00.........Use various colours of thread...  metallic red and metallic green.. Buy an 8 X10" canvas art frame... I paid $3.00 for mine at Len's Mill where I also purchased the material....  Take a roll of cotton batting(very inexpensive but I forget how much) and cut 3 separate pieces.  Cut two the exact size of picture but cut the third one so it will wrap around the frame on all sides  and it will also hold the other two pieces in place...  Staple these pieces all together on the frame(front)...Then take your chosen material and cover all over making sure the sides are covered... When the picture is exactly where you want it, staple it to the back as well....(I pinned mine in place to make sure the material didn't shift)... Do the corners neatly......
 Begin to stitch the picture as you wish making sure you stitch into the canvas too.... Pull tightly until puffiness appears..... I had no trouble at all pulling my quilting needle through the canvas, the batting and material....I  used a finger tip protector(Staples)..  It acts as a thimble & helps grip the needle...When stitching is completed cover the back with another piece of cloth by stapling or gluing... This will cover your threadwork on the back side...


I call this quilting for non quilters.... If you would like to make one of your own & need some help feel free to email me marilynw@rogers.com

 

GingerBread Wallhanging ~ A Christmas Project

Had this project in mind since the summer........ Finally brought it to life.....Very inexpensive & easy if you like hand sewing like I do....  Found the perfect material.... There were 6 small panels for $7.00.........Use various colours of thread...   I used white, brown, metallic red and metallic green.....  Buy an 8 X10" canvas art frame... I paid $3.00 for mine at Len's Mill where I also purchased the material....  Take a roll of cotton batting(very inexpensive but I forget how much) and cut 3 separate pieces.  Cut two the exact size of picture but cut the third one so it will wrap around the frame on all sides  and it will also hold the other two pieces in place...  Staple these pieces all together on the frame...
  Then take your chosen material and cover all over making sure the sides are covered... When the picture is exactly where you want it, staple it to the back as well.... Do the corners neatly......
 Begin to stitch the picture as you wish making sure you stitch into the canvas too.... Pull tightly until puffiness appears..... I had no trouble at all pulling my quilting needle through the canvas, the batting and material.... I used a thimble which really helps.....When stitching is completed cover the back with another piece of cloth by stapling or gluing... This will cover your threadwork on the back side...

Gave this to my mother who is in an assisted living facility....

~~ Splendour in the Grass  ~~

       

 What though the radiance
 which was once so bright
 Be now for ever taken from my sight,
 Though nothing can bring back the hour
 Of splendour in the grass,
 of glory in the flower,
 We will grieve not, rather find
 Strength in what remains behind;
 In the primal sympathy
 Which having been must ever be;
 In the soothing thoughts that spring
 Out of human suffering;
 In the faith that looks through death,
 In years that bring the philosophic mind.

~~ William Wordsworth ~ ~       ~ Natalie Wood from the scene of Splendour in the Grass ~   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWbd8uOsbBE

KNITTING NEEDLE SIZES AND CONVERSIONS

METRIC SIZES(mm)	US SIZES	UK/CANADIAN
2.0	0	14
2.25	1	13
2.75	2	12
3.0	-	11
3.25	3	10
3.5	4	-
3.75	5	9
4.0	6	8
4.5	7	7
5.0	8	6
5.5	9	5
6.0	10	4
6.5	10 1/2	3
7.0	-	2
7.5	-	1
8.0	11	0
9.0	13	00
10.0	15	000
12.0	17	-
16.0	19	-
19.0	35	-
25.0	50	-

Tammy's Blankets

Tammy's Carter Blanket

  

Jax Blanket ~ love the blocks of Jax

  

Tammy's New Blanket  for baby Paris Brooklyn Kolfage

She even has the Sorority House in this one, Alpha Phi

Washburn at the top



~Neice's Family~

This blanket is the same one as above but Tammy outlined all the names & pictures.... It looks so terrific.,,

 A lot of work but well worth the effort...



~Tiger Face~

Take a look at Tammy's beautiful blankets... She uses my dishcloth patterns & uses double stranded, acrylic yarn....This makes the pictures stand out so well & she says they knit up very fast... I love the borders she puts on them.... She also knits blankets for veterans.... What a wonderful idea.... You are so creative, Tammy....

Please note:  Tammy used Red Heart acrylic yarn... I used Bernat acrylic but could not get the same results.... Went to Michael's this morning & on holding Bernat & Red Heart ww yarn, Bernat is definitely thicker... Next time will buy some Red Heart....

Wall Art 2013

 

I bought a panel of material with the fairy and the rose on it.....plus another white piece to lay underneath.... I bought two large artist panels & attached them together with two  large screws  so they would not separate....I placed the while cotton panel on this & stapled it to the back... I then took the picture panel, centred it & stapled it to the back..... The panel didn't quite cover at the sides so I took another small piece of cotton & stapled it evenly on the sides & folded it over to give it a nice edge...I ironed the material first & folded it in half to make a straight edge....I then ironed the material on the canvas border to make sure it laid down & brought it around to the back & stapled again....My art was ready to hang in about 1/2 hour.... Total cost of all material was $40.00....

Since this picture was taken I painted the wings with MS glitter paint.....Love it!!!

Albert Einstein Quote

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as

though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though

everything is a miracle.”

Make a Dishcloth Into a Rose

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Marilyn's New Rose Pattern from a Spa Cloth/Dish Cloth©2009-11-30

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~Marilyn Wallace~

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1..Knit a spa cloth/dish cloth.... I like to knit the Bee Stitch or the Rose Stitch http://www.knittingknonsense.com/beestitchcloth.html as there are little protusions that make it look like a cabbage rose.....This rose is a Spa Cloth so I used Bernat CottonTots...

.2..Fold Cloth..... check out how to do this from last year’s rose ....NB You don’t need to baste...http://rachelsknittingroom.blogspot.com/2008/12/dishcloth-pattern-day-countdown-to_21.html

.3. Get 3 or as many as you prefer very small elastics for holding back your hair...Crochet all around the elastic with a chain st.... till it is very full... In every chain st. crochet 5 treble crochets until the elastic is full.... The treble stitches make it look like long rose petals....

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4. Place scrunchies on the bottom part of the rose & adjust to make them look like rose petals.....Some I pointed downwards to look like a fully opened rose....You will have extra scrunchies around when needed..... Makes a nice double gift......