MBMM #26

A dream I had since high school was to enter the "Make It With Wool" contest someday. In the late 90's I was at the fabric store and saw this pink wool--which I had to have! I knew immediately what it would become. This is a Kinsale cloak, from Folkwear Patterns, where you can buy patterns to sew authentic reproductions of ethnic clothing from the past. It is a cloak in the style that Irish folk wore and handed down in families. Of course, the ooriginals were usually brown, gray, or black tweed wool, not pink!

I took this to the regional contest and was chosen to go to the state level,

where I won 3rd place!

I still wear it occasionally, and have loaned it out to women who

need something dressy and warm for special occasions.

MBMM #25

Bra and panties set.

Never had a matching set in my life until I started sewing them!

Now I can make them as wild as I want.

MBMM #24

This quilt was made out of approximately 80 different quilt blocks I had accumulated over the years when I would try out a block or have leftover blocks from another project. One January, I decided to get it put together that year, and started by working 15 minutes at a time. If I recall, the kids were still little and sewing time was short. I had 2 goals: to use only the blocks I had already, and to not purchase any fabric for this quilt.

When it was finished, I so hoped to have it hand quilted, but the waiting list was so long I thought I'd never get it done. A friend's grandmother ended up quilting it, and only charging me $130! The quilting alone is amazing.

The sides were finished using some "piano key" border I found in some of Grama Smith's stuff when I cleaned out her house after she died. I can remember some of the fabrics from aprons or dresses she wore.

This block is one that Grama Pluma and I made when I was about 8 years old. There was a round of black squares that have now disintegrated. (Wonder what that fabric content was?) I'm not sure how I will repair this part, or I might just put a whole new block over it. It's a fun quilt because I can look at each part and remember what project/gift that particular block came from. There's a bit of everything in it, from a graduation quilt to a puppy quilt. Alos, it was quite a job to get all those different sized blocks to come together and be "square" enough to put together. If one looks very closely, there are several places where I added a strip just to square things up. I'm proud of this one!

MBMM #23

This little knitted bear was made by me and given to Grama Pluma once.

At her funeral, all her bears were at the funeral home and around the casket.

She loved bears!

After the funeral Mom wanted us to each take one, so I chose this one.

It now sits on my dresser in our bedroom,

(and how cool that it goes with the color scheme).

The other very cool thing is what this bear is wearing...

(I got it after funeral, too)

(click on the photo)

That is Grama's "Firefly" pin. Back when Grampa was a fireman, the wives had an organization called "The Fireflies" and Grama was active in it. The pin has her name on it. Very cool, indeed.

Once again

I will be buying a new camera today. Then I will run home and catch up the MBMM posts.

Pictures I find on the camera

This is Hornswaggle. He is a midget wrestler on WWE.

There were also 14 other pictures of

each and every one of Marty and Theo's

WWE figures on the camera.

I wonder if this is part of the reason my batteries wear out so quickly?

MBMM # 22

Camera is still not working. I think I hate it now.

Below is a little sweater and hat ornament

I knit for an ornament exchange this past Christmas.

The choice of photos is getting small-I'm sorry!

MBMM #21

Breaking my rule that the "made" thing has to be in my possession. The camera's batteries are dead and I don't feel good enough to mess with it tonight.

These two photos are the birdhouse and feeder I made for Grama Elaine and Pop at Christmas.

(I think the lovely hand model is Amy)!