Antiquing...

 It's no secret I am a junkie for nostalgia and antiques...My sweet husband took me to the antique store yesterday on my lunch break!!!  Love this iron board and old iron...

 This lovely cross stitched quilt all hand quilted...

 This fun quilt with the Baptist Fan quilting and scrappy stars...

 How about this great antique wardrobe--Would love to put my clothes in it...

 but, I really fall hard for embroidered pillowcases and such...This pillow case is an orphan and came without a crocheted edge...Last night I went home and added an edge...All these beautiful pillowcases end up in antique stores because their makers were waiting for that special day or someone to use them for and that day or someone never happened...I've decided to rescue my favorites and use them and love them!!!

I have taken some close ups of the embroidery on this one...the areas were all filled in with french knots...this certainly is not for the faint of heart...

Check out the lilly pad--must have taken a long time to fill in that space--no wonder they ran out of steam when it came to the edge...

A close up of the edging...I used a 10 bedspread weight and a size 3 hook and did a single crochet foundation row and then the edging row...I think I really enjoy rescuing these beautiful linens...

Finished Bella Scarf...

Last night while waiting to ring in the New Year, I finished the Bella Scarf. It was not meant for this shirt, but it is warm and fun. Give it a try!! You only need to know how to chain and double crochet...

Belle Scarf

Nedra at Cactus Needle did a post on the Belle scarf. I've been wanting to give this a try ever since. I needed a "K" crochet hook for this project and I could not find my hooks. I have many of them. A trip to JoAnn's today armed with coupons got me this hook. I LOVE IT!!

This is the packaging from the hook. It is a Susan Bates hook with a bamboo handle. I have carpal tunnel and so I have to be careful not to flare it up. This hook is so user friendly that it is on my list of things to share. Go out and get one. You will love it!! The link for the scarf on Nedra's blog is: http://cactus-needle.blogspot.com/2010/11/belle-scarf.html and have a very Happy New Year!!

American Girl Doll Pajama Party and Sew day...

Here are the dollies, ready for the pajama party...Ruthie in the center back was most excited...I bought her new PJ's due to lacking time to sew her something special...do you love her beaded headband? Princess toppers on my sidebar made these little beaded headbands for my dollies...

We had a menu of tiny pancakes with raspberry freezer jam and the canned whip cream, which by the way was the hit of the party....along with grapes and some juice and deviled eggs...yum!

Good enough to eat....

My mom is making these cute little crocheted hats...aren't they darling?

Check out the flower on this one--adorable!!

Hats awaiting their embellishment... More hats awaiting embellishments....

This book has all these cute flower embellishments to crochet...

It is Crochet Embellishments published by Leisure Arts and it has the most darling flowers to crochet in it...give it a try!!

Teddy Bear Afghan

My sister got me this pattern some 18-20 years ago. I only received a xerox copy of the pattern and have no idea where to find the book... It is a filet crochet baby afghan with little teddy bears. Over the years, I believe I have made this afghan at least a dozen times and it was one of my children's favorites. I am making this afghan as a request for a little baby boy. I chose this red tweed yarn that is really soft and fun to work with....

This motif will be repeated 3 times more for a total of 4 rows of bears. So what do you think?