Catching up on a few things

Above is the purse I am going to make my younger sister but in hot pink..the wool yarn is harder to obtain since these books are a few years older and so is the hardware..but I will improvise..lol

My purse half way done and than I get to felt it..it will half the size it is now..it is huge..lol love felted purse..you don't see the stitches when you are done..

I had to give my Sheba away as she was getting a bit larger for me to handle..I now have a hip problem due to me holding on the lease and her all tangled up under the table and chairs and her pulling me down with her..I forgot to let go of the leash..People her paws was getting a little to big for my own good..so wanted to give her away now so that she can find a wonderful home with some wonder children, they will have so much fun with her like we did..we use to get wore out by her in the evening playing with her..I wish I could have blinked my eyes and she would have been grown already..but still might had have a problem with her being to large for a handicapped person like me..

First Bib I made and purse going to make

My new exercisers, my gazelle. my dietitians wanted for me to use this instead of walking..she feels like two other Drs...walking is not the right exercises for my knees..so far good, oh Sheba is helping chew up the packaging..lol

What the inside will look like..this a felted purse and using wool to make it..love the looks..I made about 5 about a year and half ago but can't find them..lol

Purse I am going to make hopefully get it started so I can knit it in Mi..my little outfit for my grand baby is on hold for now.. the knitting needles are smaller than what I am use to and is really hurting my thumbs..and also I have a dog that seems to make me lose a few stitches every now and than and that is no fun..newspaper helps a lot..boy does she run when I bring it out..lol

My very first bid and boy is it small..but will fit a newborn.. but I will make them larger...I am making my own patterns..I will like them a lot better..of course cut the head of the poor giraffe..lol
My others will look a lot better with more practice...I have a few halter dresses I need to make for my trip to Mi soon..and few mending to do and yuck a pair of slack to hem..hated hemming always..lol hugs to all..Lorraine

Cradle my son slept in 37 years ago

I wanted my dh to bring this cradle down and put it together so that I can show my son and his wife this cradle..I do not think others can view what I was trying to tell them what it looked like but at the time it was a million bucks to me as my son slept in it till he was 3 months old in our room. If they would like to use I will refinished it...it has a lock to lock it in place and than you give a slight push and it rocks..My little Terrance loved it and he loved to sleep too! I will also get a new pad and make some sheets for for it..it is nothing like a bassinet. hugs, Lorraine

My new edition to my home Her name is Sheba

Yep she is getting larger, her paws at 6 weeks were a lot smaller and now they are huge..lol

Here Sheba is 2 months old, the other day with her new purple bow..lol

Love her like this...lol she is a hand full people..larger dog than I expected too..

A close up of her on the computer table

She is only 6 weeks old here..on top on my computer table..now any more!!

She is half lab and half Austrailian Shepard..but seems like the shepard is showing up more in her personality than the lab but her paws have the web between them..she only has 5 claws on the two front paws and the back has only 4..surprised us..she is so much fun and she is wearing my bones to the ground..lol hugs, Lorraine

Guess what I am doing now

I am ironing diapers..lol bought some to use to make burp cloths and bought the wrong ones..they are flat and large..its been so long didn't even bother to look at the size...than I can start to cut them up and sew flannels to the back and front and sew..but will put some wording on it and did some sketching last night...so hope I haven't forgotten how to satin stitch..lol Have a great day all. hugs, Lorraine

Hi Been a very long time

I have had this for a long time and it a quilted snuggle up.

Patterned I received from one of my sisters or my mom..

Butterick 5220 discontinues in 2001. bought it on ebay and I do have another one from another site coming in..probably today or tomorrow.

This is what I am going to knit for my grandchild. I can't wait..

This is the fabric Kim and Terrance picked out for the curtains..the walls will be a blue color..I saw swatches but they want the fabric first as it would be so much simpler to pick the color of the wall that way..

Hi everyone,

First news I have is I am going to be a grandmother. My youngest son, Terrance got married in Sept to Kim Armstrong. On Easter Sunday, they handed us wrapped presents we had to open. In them was books one is for a grandma and the other one for a grandpa..I just looked at Kim and said am I going to be a grandmother..she said look in the book and there was a scan of of the baby. They are not going to see what it is going to be. They want to be surprised. She is now 4 months pregnant..We are going to make curtains and I am going to in the years to come teach her how to sew clothes for our baby..lol

I typed this is first and the photos ended up being on top..its been awhile..hugs to all, Lorraine

Right now I am getting fabric and what ever I need to make bibs, burp cloths and etc.

I have chosen out patterns of what to knit and patterns that has so much to choose from to sew for a baby. Here are some of the photos:

Mom's Surprise Birthday Party October 16, 2010

I did it again, but it has been awhile since I have put so many photos in here, they are in the wrong order but it was a wonderful party my mother will never forget.
This photo is Mike, Leah, Chris, Terrance and Jason.

This with Grandma in the middle with her 3 great granddaughters in front of her. I called this photo the "The Future Generations" what a gorgeous photo of them all.

The rest is about the party done through my printmaster so I would not pages and pages here to view them all.. Please click on them to see a larger version.. I hope you all enjoy them. I do some photos missing as my camera was acting up and a lot of black photos..first time for me, camera is old about 6-7 years old, time for a new one..