tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71214362012-02-04T14:56:19.725-05:00The true tales of a hobbyholic and her quilt-obsessed mom. There should be a clinic for this.amanda m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13700784338379067583noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121436.post-30813355519035322812011-09-17T09:59:00.001-04:002011-09-17T09:59:56.418-04:00

Sama is always cold and the ceiling vent blows down directly on her, so over one rainy weekend, I cast on 164 and knit garter and stockinette until it seemed long enough.Find it on ravelry  

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Scandinavian Christmas Bazar hosted by Sons of Norway Old Bridge Twp. Municipal Center 1 Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ Sat. Nov. 20, 10-5 & Sun., Nov. 21, 11:30-5. Assorted local handmade and imported gifts, foods, baked goods & dinner. Free admission & parking. Proceeds go to help families in need, provide scholarships and other stuff. There will be a silent auction as well. Lots of

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Don't have time for a bowl of cereal?  Take it with you.

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Care package

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We saved Dave's house, made twice what we did last year at the craft fair and we decorated the Sons of Norway Lodge for the holidays. Onward December!

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My and I have donated a quilt to this cause.I'm helping to save a guy named Dave's house and land from foreclosure by promoting the Save Dave Online Auction being held on LiveJournal now through November 20, 2009.Everything ranging from tech support and professional editing to yarn and everything knitted you can imagine. Autographed first editions and TV/movie memorabilia. Want custom or handmade

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I love this scarf.Only I am on a strict yarn budget at the moment.So I looked in my stash an found some orphans that I thought might do.And I needed a break from the giant sweater tink of 2009.The blue is Berroco Romeo 100% Icelandic wool. I love the saturated blue of it. The other is wool as well, but the tag has gone missing.Inspiration can be found here as well.Here it is two repeats in...

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Lifeline in KnittingI am knitting a men's XL sweater, taking a flat pattern and doing it in the round so that the endless rows of stockinette stitch didn't do me in.Unfortunately, when I did the shoulder and neckline decreases, I forgot one thing... arm holes.So now I'm trying to rip back the decreases so I can switch back to flat knitting (I'll place the "front" and "back" on different circulars

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new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(8057331, 'shop','thumbnail',2,2).renderIframe();

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This is a quick how to. Let me know if there are any other how to's you'd like to see.

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Most good machine companies have your manual online as a free download nowadays.So, If you are looking for the basics on your machine, whatever machine that is, the company's website is an awesome place to start.So, here are a few to get you started...Singerhttp://www.singerco.com/accessories/manuals.htmlYou need your model number. If you can't figure it out, Singer has a little chart to show you

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So, you have an old quilt that you love, but the colors just don't go with your style anymore... Recover it!Here is my old college quilt, mom made it, it is summer weight and covers a queen size bed.And, as you might imagine, pink and teal aren't in my color palette these days.So, what's a girl (or guy) to do? Go to Ikea! Or Target or wherever you can find flat sheets for cheap. Yes, $10 a sheet

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If you are a beginner, you will need a few things to get started. Needles, thread, scissors, seam ripper, pins, etc. Yesterday I went to Ikea for fabric. They have lots of 100% cotton fabrics, meant for curtains, tablecloths, and recovering things most likely, but I love their bold designs and colors, so I buy it for other things as well.While I was waiting for help (you cannot cut it yourself

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Mom and I are off the the craft show.I did not finish anything to put in it.She has a table full of quilted things and beaded things.Scandinavian Christmas Bazar hosted by Sons of Norway Old Bridge Twp. Municipal Center 1 Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ Sat. Nov. 22, 10-5 & Sun., Nov. 23, 11:30-5. Assorted imported gifts, foods, baked goods & dinner. Free admission & parking.And that's about

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Wedding quiltOriginally uploaded by The Amanda FilesMy mom made this flannel and homespun quilt for her chiropractor, Frank Halter. [ http://www.halterchiro.com/ ]Frank new bride has a very specific design style, so mom made him something for his den, or "Man Cave" as she called it. Turns out that his wife appropriated it.Goes to show that cozy quilt know no design boundaries.

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Orangecicle Roll BrimOriginally uploaded by The Amanda FilesI made my sister in law a scarf from this orange fluffy 10% mohair blend two years ago. My brother told me she wears is with an 80's style bomber jacket so I made her a matching hat. Just to annoy him.

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Basic Watch CapOriginally uploaded by The Amanda FilesI actually followed a pattern to the letter (except that I didn't switch to dpns until I only had 20 sts left). This was my first hat, ever.Lion Brand, wool-ease chunky in "Charcoal".

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Green Pepper HatOriginally uploaded by The Amanda FilesLion Brand, Wool-ease Chunky in "Grass" color.Used a generic watch cap pattern (CO 64, K4,p4 ribbing for five inches, then p4,K4 for five rows, K4, p4 five rows and keep doing that for four inches, then start decreases until you have to switch to dpns, then do a few more rows and graft)I see pictures of patterns and wing it.

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Oh, this was yours?Originally uploaded by The Amanda FilesAlso known as Projectus Interruptus.

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Obsessed.More to come.

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In the rain at mom's house.

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I made up a bunch of T-shirts and Gear.Go Look.

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finally put the quilt that mom and i were collaborating on into a box for shipment to the lucky girl.

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last week, Mrs P. asked me to ask my mom to make a pink baby quilt for her aunt's great granddaughter."Mrs. P wants a pink baby quilt.""Oh? Mrs P wants a baby quilt?""Yeah.""Oh?""Yeah! She wants a pink one. What part of this don't you get?""Well, I have this one.""But that's green and orange. She wants a pink one. Pink! Girly-girl colors! It's for a baby GIRL!""Well, I have this one too.""

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i tried. really i did. but there is only so much you can do before you have to walk away.we went through all her fabrics and picked out a lovely pansy pattern, the we picked out some purples and greens as companion fabrics. that was when the trouble started.this quilt is for one of my artist friends, her online name is acidflowers.my mom wanted the quilt to be "lighter" she wanted pastel

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