Saturday, May 28, 2011

All the pieces are finished !

All the pieces for my second african flower blanket are completed....Now to put it all together !



Wednesday, May 18, 2011

4 blankets and another started...

Four blankets done ! One is on its way to a new home for my sister in laws birthday..hope she likes it ! The african flower I made for my daughter..she is still sewing in the ends..that was our deal..I make it , she sews in all those ends ..lol.. The granny stripe is for one of my sons..I am making the new african flower for myself, I am using 6 colors and white..3 shades of pink, 2 blue, 1 green.


Sunday, May 15, 2011

Granny stripe blanket




It's all done ! It is for my 13 year old son..it was easy and fun !! I used the pattern from attic 24..very simple !I did 3 rows of sc around it for a border. I am starting another african flower blanket for me this time..

Garage sale find



I got this painting at a garage sale for $10.00...It is huge and was in a gold frame with a light on the top..I primed with kilz , painted cream and then used glaze and brown paint .I love how it turned out !

Friday, May 6, 2011

African flower done...(except for the sewing in of all the ends)
















It's done ! The dogs think it belongs to them ..I put a double edge on it ( directions from this blog http://http//byelizabethcat.blogspot.com/2010/05/double-edging-now-know-how.html half hexagon directions from this blog http://http//www.crochetbug.com/the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-1176 It was a pretty easy project.. I have started on the next which is a blanket for my 13 year old son..I am making the granny stripe .