Phat Lootz
So, here are some of the wonderful things I got from my delightful and spectacular family.
My mother finished the king sized quilt she’s been working on for me for years. I love it!
Then, if that weren’t enough to blow me away – Daddy gave me a spinning wheel! He made it out of jarrah wood. It’s got ash splines in the wheel; but, otherwise, it’s 100% jarrah. It’s gorgeous and the weight of it is surreal. It definitely won’t be walking across the floor when I use it.
Plus a gorgeous cedar box. And, Dad let me play with his lathe and make myself a jarrah rolling pin out of the left over wood. How much does my Daddy love me? Well, he found out he was allergic to jarrah when he started making the wheel. Yet, he pushed on through and finished it for me – in a wood he’s allergic to!
Finally, we pieced together the family blanket. Each of the blocks was made by someone in the family:
Emily – age 10 – did the brown and blue variegated squares.
Jessica – age 12 – did the rainbow variegated squares.
Jason – age 17 – did the ivory squares.
Julia – my sister – did the maroon squares.
I did the oatmeal squares.
Mom did the green squares.
I did a key square to fill the one spot that was left empty. As you can see, not everyone got their full number of squares done.
I love how it turned out.
December 31st, 2008 at 10:56 am
That wheel is gorgeous. And I am so glad you finished the family blanket!
January 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 am
Thank you for coming home for Christmas! & thank you so much for the idea of making the family blanket. It was fun & so very special! I can picture mom curling up in it, while thinking of all her kids & grandkids who made it. It turned out so beautiful, I don’t know how you managed to turn all those mismatched(in color & SIZE) squares in to something so pretty! Once again you are AMAZING!!!
January 5th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Those are gorgeous. I haven’t been taking pictures of everything I’ve been knitting. After my grandparents died last May, I inherited all of my grandmother’s and great-grandmother’s knitting supplies- including unfinished projects, or projects that were just never started but everything was there to do it. I made a house coat for my sister-in-law for christmas that was from one of my great-grandmother’s patterns from the 50’s.
Also, I might be moving to Texas after I graduate in June . . . I haven’t decided yet . . . but I thought I would let you know I’m thinking about it
January 7th, 2009 at 9:06 am
I’m not sure where yet. San Antonio or austin. I’m still not 100% sure that I am going to do it at all, and I’m not mentioning it to my mom before I am because i know that she will try to talk me out of it.
January 7th, 2009 at 11:18 am
If you choose Austin, let me know
I would be more than willing to house you for a month or two while you look for a residence. *hugs* Love yah.