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Post by choney2 on May 15, 2017 10:16:14 GMT
Happy Monday! kicking us off for the week. BBL Ginny
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Post by choney2 on May 15, 2017 15:01:27 GMT
Good morning!
DGS is sleeping so I have a few minutes to post.
CJ, I think nothing changes or impacts us more than the loss of our mothers. Even if a mom was a terrible mom (which I am not saying about yours or mine!) its a life changer.... I am sure that even though you lost your mom many years ago, there are times when it feels like it was yesterday. I lost my dad over 30 years ago, and I know all the milestones that he missed....and I so sorely wish he could have seen. I am sure you find yourself "talking to heaven" a lot- hoping your mom is able to hear/ observe. You are a wonderful friend here to all of us here, and inspire us to craft more or learn more through you. Thanks for wishing us a happy Mother's Day on a day of reflection for you. Cannot wait to hear about your day of longarming.
Ruth, glad you had a good day seeing the great grand boys. Hey were you able to find the beads and thread you were looking for? That stuff always shows up somewhere, somehow.....I just hope you do not have to spend too much time looking! Did you get any crafting time
I got some embroidery time in last night and am now mentally working on a layout for the quilt. I have opted to go scrappy- as with the nutty assortment of fabrics I have to deal with, I think it will work out best.
Hi to Meg and Phyllis.
Have a great day! Ginny
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Post by phyl on May 15, 2017 15:28:52 GMT
good morning, I had a very nice mother's day. my mom has been gone since 92. yes I think about her at times..
well today is getting ready for our trip. we leave tomorrow. I may not be on the puter while gone.
Sadie will still be In the house. jeana will check on things also. Sadie did get a teaching job at a catholic school In a small town from here. about 25 miles from us. I Am happy for her.
ok girls keep crafting. phyl
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Post by gramma15 on May 15, 2017 17:53:12 GMT
Good morning to all and happy new week.
Yes mothers have a huge impact on our lives and fortunately most of us can remember our mothers with love. My dh doesn't have that. His mother abandoned the family when he was only 8. He had a younger sister and two younger brothers too and she abandoned them all. They have had contact with her over the years but she is not interested in being involved in any of their lives even now.It's sad and it's really affected them..some more than others. Abandonment by your own mother can't be something that is explainable or easy to reconcile in your mind
It's a cooler day here today but I have the weather channel on and in Jackson on wed the high is only going to be 38. Luckily that's not happening here. It will be 59 here that day.
Ginny, no I didn't find the beads and yarn that I was searching for. I think today I'm going to go thru bins and bags and see what's what. I may have to box up some things. Neighborhood is having a garage sale but I won't participate this year but if they have one next year I may get rid of some of my stuff at one on their "second annual" garage sale.I'm not going to keep the things I already have bagged up to donate though...it's going and soon.
PHyl, congrats to Sadie in getting her teaching job. Where are you going on your trip? I do hope you have a safe and very enjoyable one.
CJ, I know you have all your things together for your class tomorrow. You are very organized
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Post by megk31 on May 15, 2017 18:58:45 GMT
Good morning Ginny, Ruth Phyl and cj. Ginny many thanks for starting the thread for this week.
My Mothers day was quiet as DGD and Devin were gone all weekend and I did hear from my DGD#1 by phone and e-mail. My Mother died when I was 12 and I do remember her very well and I do remember her teaching me to knit. My daughter died when she had the chickenpox, she was 2yrs. & 9 months. those 2 deaths are always with me more than any others and I think about them often.
Ginny, I do remember when your DM died and it has not been very long so your memories of her are probably still very fresh. I would love to see your embroidery I hope it is going well for you.
Ruth, sadly there are mothers who had children that they didn't want. Like your DH my DH had a mother who did not raise him and I never met her and my DH did not want anything to do with her. My 2 DGDs also had a mother who didn't want to be a mother. She was married and divorced and had left 2 little girls with her 1st DH when my Ds son met her & I just don't understand women who do not want their children they were married long enough to have 2 little girls my DGDs. She left when they were 1 1/2 and 3 so I raised those 2. Now the girls are grown up they want nothing to do with her. She had 4 girls and left all of them with their fathers. She is presently married to husband no. 4
I worked on my V stitch afghan yesterday and I just have a little bit of the border to finish. I am going to have to learn how to do better borders. Then I have to decide whether to give it to my DD or my DGD.
Phyl, how exciting to be going on a trip. I hope you have a wonderful time.
cj, good luck with your scrappy quilt. I am sure it will look great. I like making scrappy afghans and I have enough yarn to make at least 1 more. My plan is to not buy any yarn and stay out of the LYS (local yarn store)
Have a wonderful day, enjoy the sunshine if you have any.
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Post by gramma15 on May 15, 2017 19:47:49 GMT
Meg, I did wonder how you happened to raise your dgd's. Luckily my mil never had anymore children after she abandoned the five she had while married to my fil,. She was married several times after him and "in relationships" with several that she cohabited with. Several of my dh's siblings were and still are seriously affected by abandonment issues.
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Post by gramma15 on May 15, 2017 21:56:07 GMT
Well I waded thru my boxes of threads, bias tapes, elastic, velcro, scissors, and craft item and other boxes and bins and I did find the thread and beads I was looking for altho I did think there were two kinds of beads in there. I only found one. But this roll of beading yard or thread or whatever you want to call it, has a LOT on it.I haven't seen any like that online. I could make a gazillion bracelets with that. I did find some things to add to my bags to donate. No sense saving them till next year. Someone can use them and they're taking up space. I've never used bias tape so probably won't in the future either so that's one thing I put in the donate bag. I had a lot of it. A few years ago I got rid of all my zippers. I had tons of those too. Now I've learned how to attach zippers in crocheting so I wish I'd kept some but what can you do.Oh and rick rack...there was a lot of that too. ..in the donate bag it went along with other craft thing.I don't know whatever possessed me to buy fabric paint. I have a huge collection of it too and most probably isn't any good anymore. I did use some to make my youngest dgd a turtle bracelt a few months ago. I'll have to post the link because it was cute but the only thing is that it really doesn't work well the way she says to make it. The turtle really didn't stay on like the pattern writer said it would.It would have been better just to sew it on
file:///C:/Users/It'sme-/Downloads/564_pattern_%20(2).pdf
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Post by cj59 on May 15, 2017 21:58:17 GMT
Hello Crafters - Hope you are all doing well today Phyl - I hope you have a wonderful time on your trip. Ginny - I'm glad you were able to get some more embroidery done and are ready to work on the quilt. Ruth - Glad to hear you enjoyed the time with your family yesterday. Meg - Sounds like you are almost done with your afghan. How sad to hear about mothers who left or gave up their children. I can never understand a mother not wanting her children either. It has to leave a scar on the child. I did a little hand quilting today and also finished piecing my weekly block for the Solstice quilt. Here's a link to Block #21 (there are 4 left), so you can see pictures if you want: www.ilovetomakequilts.com/ - scroll down for pictures This is a block I would never want to make again. It had 36 pieces to it and 16 half square triangles in it. Just too much work for me I'm looking forward to the class tomorrow and have my fabric and batting ready. I'll let you all know how it goes - hopefully I don't damage the machine Take care everyone!
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Post by gramma15 on May 15, 2017 22:02:50 GMT
CJ, I wouldn't want to make a square with that many pieces either!! WAy too much work. I'm going to see the block right now
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Post by gramma15 on May 15, 2017 22:07:20 GMT
CJ, it's a beautiful block!! I esp like #52 and 41 and a lot of the others are beautiful too. One thing the instructor at the series of classes I went to taught us was how to make those half triangle blocks "the easy way" but it would still be a lot of work to make and assemble that many.
And speaking of that, I didn't see my quilting book and other things while sorting thru the room earlier. I guess I'll have to go back and find out where they are.
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Post by choney2 on May 16, 2017 1:18:09 GMT
Of course my favorite block is Jeannette #21, which is atypical and looks like a ton of work.
Phyl, where are you headed on your trip? Safe travels.
CJ, I am super excited for you and tomorrows class! Cannot wait to hear all about it.
Ruth, congrats on finding the beads and the thread!
Meg, like you, I have a hard time imagining not loving your own child- and not being a loving and caring mom. You are a wonderful example to each of us- there has been much pain in your life, and yet you have risen above it and are a warm and caring person. Hope you are feeling well today.
Long day.....only embroidered a few minutes, but the butterflies are looking pretty good.
Have a great night GInny
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Post by gramma15 on May 16, 2017 1:28:31 GMT
I can't imagine that either, Ginny and Meg. A lot of young girls around here just leave their children with their mothers or even their boyfriend's parents. One woman and her two daughters lived with my grandson's uncle from the other side of the family and the woman left her two daughters with him and he wasn't the father of either of them.Another left her daughter with my grandson's other grandmother then the grandmother left and moved to TX and left the girl with her husband..my dgs' grandfather. I was shocked way back when my dh told me that he and his sibs had been abandoned by his mother. I had never really heard of anyone doing that before.She left them with my fil's mother.
Ginny, I'm glad you got to get in a little embroidery time at least. The only crafting I've done so far today is dig thru the craft supplies but I'm about to start working on something. I have several things started now and need to get some of them finished altho there's no hurry for any of them right now.
CJ, don't worry you won't damage the machine.
Yes Meg's dgd's are very fortunate to have her in their life and Devin too
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Post by choney2 on May 16, 2017 15:11:04 GMT
Good morning!
CJ, I am excitedly thinking of you and your long arm class....
Ruth/ Meg, well despite the fact that I still find not loving your own child shocking, I offer this. Several years ago, I drove a special needs student, who, while somewhat functional, would never be able to live independently. His handicaps were primarily mental, but some phyciscal issues were present also. He also had a brother, who was also special needs, similar issues. THeir mom was a dedicated woman, then I found out that dad left her with the 2 boys. I was furious, knowing that mom's life would be one of sacrifice caring for her two dear but "special" boys. My supervisor opened my eyes regarding their dad, saying that perhaps he was better off getting out of her way because he was not capable of loving his boys. So as much as that seems odd to me, I wonder, sometimes if that is not the case with mothers who leave their kids. Of course, sometimes its just plain selfishness too.
And its ok if all the crafting you did, Ruth was searching for supplies in your own stash. That in itself is a creative process- refreshing in your mind all the projects yet to be.
Hope that I can get some embroidery done today. It's supposed to be hot here tomorrow so I am glad I am working on a smaller project- not a big heavy quilt.
Hi to Meg, and Phyl.....happy crafting! Ginny
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Post by gramma15 on May 16, 2017 18:24:44 GMT
Ginny, your supervisor much have been a very good person to see such a positive side to that situation.
CJ, I bet you're at the class right now. I hope it's going well and that you're loving getting new info.
Ginny, I hope you get some embroidery time in today. It's way cooler here today, at least so far and is to be cooler all week and they said on the news yesterday that the state should expect rain and snow with flood warnings for many places.
It rurned out that I looked at a lot of patterns last evening. I love looking at them and adding them to my downloads. Every now and then I have to go thru and see what all I have so that I can work on the ones I like best. A daunting task with the number of them that I have. I also made a crochet towel holder. It's to go with a couple dishcloths and also one of those vintage potholders that women used to make way back...the triangle ones made on a ring. They used to use the thinner thread like a #10 or 3 but I used regular kitchen cotton...peaches and cream..and it made a thicker, heavier one that is better for a potholder in my opinion. Or it could be used to sit something hot on since it's made of cotton. I'm going to send it to a friend. She needs cheering up.
Have a fantastic day all. Phyl enjoy your trip, Meg, I hope you're doing something enjoyable today
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Post by choney2 on May 16, 2017 22:18:48 GMT
Good afternoon! Ruth, one of my first projects after my mom passed was to finish the kitchen towel holders she started. She had left several half towels, towels ready to crochet the top onto. I also made several for Dd #1 when she moved into her new house. Indeed the crochet cotton is the right yarn to use, at least according to the instrucitions I have.and its a great way to use old buttons for the closure. Plus they are easy to make!
Well, so far, my crafting has been super easy. My best buddy's bday was last week, and I had taken her out to lunch for her bday. She told me no gift.....yeah right......But well, its a long story, but she was in a spare bus (which smelled) so I made her an air freshener, using extra purple gauze I had here, some lace to close, and cotton balls soaked in lemongrass essential oil. All of it I had here.... She loved it and thought it was ingenious. Her house gets stuffy in the summer when the windows are closed for the air conditioning, so she asked if I would make some for her house. Still have fabric.....so we sat on her bus this afternoon (we have 15 minutes down time before the kids come out) and made a few. Guess that counts as crafting eh?
Hope after I clean up from dinner and get the litter pans changed that I can embroider a bit. Agreed, Ruth, I wish everyone a fantastic day! Ginny
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