for tentfire

[dsmith]

Ok, here are some of the dolls I have crocheted. I'm gonna put them in different posts as they seem to be going side by side. Later, I will take pics of the angels I have crocheted with crochet thread. I have a bunch of them.

[dsmith]

[dsmith]

This one has a bath scrubber worked into it for bathtime.

[daveedka]

very nice! not my thing necessarily, but I did learn to crochet as a child and know how much work you must put into those.
Dave

[dsmith]

Dennis actually crochets. They say football players do to relax. He has done some afghans

[lsull]

Rosey Greer did on his t v show also played piano. For Young folks he was one of the Detroit Lion's fearsome foursome.

[tentfire]

Those are soooo cute!!! You are truly talented with a crochet hook. I especially like the bunny. Thanks for posting those. Are you working on anything right now?

[dsmith]

Nope. Just can't find the time anymore. I so miss it. I used to do counted cross stitch, plastic canvas, painting, any craft I could. Just don't much anymore.

[daveedka]

You should take your crafts to the lake with you, would give you something to do when you aren't pulling the boat or helping everyone else land fish.

[dsmith]

;D ;D ;D
What's bad (or good) is that I pull around my son and daughter in law too. But in their defense, I just like being in the water when it's hot. It is my choice. ;D

[mastercatter]

I learned how to crochet and cross stich as a youngster from my Mom and Grandma. Was taught quilting but never really cared for it.

[dsmith]

I always wanted to make a quilt. But never did.

[lsull]

When my mother in law (other mom) was alive she belonged to a quilting club. When a grandchild was born they would come home wrapped in one of grandma's quilts. They were hand made all the way even the squares rectangles triangles ect were hand stitched together. One wash day a person stopped and offered my wife $100.00 a piece for them. That was a lot of money 40 years ago but of course my wife told them they weren't for sale. Oh yes we got one with interlocking rings as a wedding gift.

[dsmith]

I have some quilts I inherited when my mom died. She called them antique quilts. If mom called them antique, I wonder what they may be worth now. I have a lot of their things I would love to have valued. I have my dad's old ww2 uniform in great shape. Old spice jars. An old grandfather clock that has to be wound up daily and still works. Tons of stuff.

[daveedka]

My Grandmother That Dad is referring to Made 63 quilts by hand on her own that she could recall. That had nothing do do with the ones she helped make at the Church in the quilting club. Although she was an ace with a sewing machine, none of her quilts were ever touched by a mchine, and on most of them if you examined the stitches she was perfect in every stitch, she just had a gift. The colors she picked and the designes she made were phenominal. When Grandpa had his first heart attack she sat in the waiting area or in his room and quilted. That quilt recieved offers of up to $3000 according to her and she was never one to stretch the truth in any way. My wife and I have the quilt she made us when we got married, and it is carefully preserved and stored. Every once in a while we get it out and look at it or maybe even use it for a night on a very special occasion.

The backing that Grandma's quilts had is the only material that I am truly comfortable sleeping under. I slept under one of those quilts for most of the first 20 years of my life.

Thanks for bringing that up Dad, sure does excite some wondeful memories of one of the greatest Ladies to ever live.

Dave