tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post7474871104280097397..comments2023-03-21T00:44:31.440-10:00Comments on Dorky Homemade Quilts: String TheoryLisa Boyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00456582868505590514noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-72458685680079273522008-02-19T03:00:00.000-10:002008-02-19T03:00:00.000-10:00I'm not a crocheter - tension issues, but I love t...I'm not a crocheter - tension issues, but I love them... I have one that my great grandmother made, that I plan to use on a quilt...The Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-70817084046400028612008-02-18T10:43:00.000-10:002008-02-18T10:43:00.000-10:00I love what Mary Anne said... "Holy crochet hook B...I love what Mary Anne said... "Holy crochet hook Bat Girl !!!!"! AH. MAZE. ING. I've never seen anything like this. Have I said "amazing" yet? <BR/><BR/>And Fifi looks so happy rolling around in your beautiful black doilie. :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-66723402594067651652008-02-18T06:43:00.000-10:002008-02-18T06:43:00.000-10:00Even though I don't really *use* doilies, I love m...Even though I don't really *use* doilies, I love making them too. When I was in junior high, I had a couple of leaflets and I made every single doily in each leaflet during a summer. I was obsessed! <BR/><BR/>Oh, I love that swan doily. It's just amazing.Opalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721882634044972063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-10540836666113428332008-02-17T04:10:00.000-10:002008-02-17T04:10:00.000-10:00I love doilies too and made a lot in former quiltl...I love doilies too and made a lot in former quiltless days until every spot was covered, they still are, but I wonder what creations are possible, swan lake and tea party...,but where to put a lamp on or the shell collection? so I tend to your black one which would be a perfect background for my paua collection.Have a nice day with some crochet!( I love rhymes)qusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560969864993124359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-13775374814174782482008-02-16T18:22:00.000-10:002008-02-16T18:22:00.000-10:00Holy crochet hook Bat Girl !!!! those are some AMA...Holy crochet hook Bat Girl !!!! those are some AMAZING doilies !!!! If you tackle the tea cup one , can I be one of the friends you crochet to come to the tea party?(and while you're at it, crochet me up some English Breakfast Tea and crumpets .....please!)<BR/><BR/>..... and, by the way, the black doily is pretty amazing.... no need for feelings of inadequacy for not adding a 3 dimentional doo dad to it!Mary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305356838372657714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-75720524641172844322008-02-16T16:55:00.000-10:002008-02-16T16:55:00.000-10:00Chain 5, join, make tea-cup LOL!!!Chain 5, join, make tea-cup LOL!!!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12320783796914870327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-51142818489284719122008-02-16T16:07:00.000-10:002008-02-16T16:07:00.000-10:00How fun - these doilies look great but I can just ...How fun - these doilies look great but I can just imagine myself trying to make the swan one. I'm in the mood to crochet but I think I'll make a baby afghan. The red baskets look wonderful too.Mary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801947879882584734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-52132871199257710582008-02-16T13:42:00.000-10:002008-02-16T13:42:00.000-10:00I, too, would love to learn to crochet. I've trie...I, too, would love to learn to crochet. I've tried to teach myself in the past, but either I was not paying attention or the teacher was awful...I just never got the knack! Those doilies are absolutely stunning!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210365786156936210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-28518545052146126662008-02-16T13:13:00.000-10:002008-02-16T13:13:00.000-10:00I would love to learn to crochet. The dollies are ...I would love to learn to crochet. The dollies are so pretty! I can appreciate them all! Just pick one that you adore and go for it.<BR/>I liked how you added little FiFi! She almost stole the show!cinnamongirl93https://www.blogger.com/profile/01839550736649864985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-19497006081997775842008-02-16T12:57:00.000-10:002008-02-16T12:57:00.000-10:00Those last couple of doilies are inpressive, but t...Those last couple of doilies are inpressive, but the ones you made and are planning to make are just as pretty and look much more useful (if a doily can be considered useful).ikkinlalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832919596884346022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-89313510454345453432008-02-16T09:18:00.000-10:002008-02-16T09:18:00.000-10:00"It's magic! I can't help but get philosophical as..."It's magic! I can't help but get philosophical as I watch the snowflake emerge slowly under my hands--it's like I'm taking cosmic randomness and making a crystalline "order" out of it. What was once a ball of cheap-o string is now transformed into a thing of beauty."<BR/><BR/>I do peyote stitch amulet bags and I love the way a pile of teeeensy shards of colored glass (the beads ARE really truly small, lol) turn into a REAL thing right there in my hands... and I also love the way that string turns into a doily in my hands. You're right, it IS magic!<BR/><BR/>More than that, it's meditative. Somehow when I have a needle or hook in my hands, the world just narrows down to me and the thread... then my mind slows down and everything gets calm. I have even noticed that whenever I have thread working through my hands, the doglet and cats all go to sleep. (Good deal, eh?? I sure appreciate it!)<BR/><BR/>About Fifi... she may be all over the place, laying on everything--but yanno, at least you won't have to pick white dog fur out of that lovely black doily. Poodles don't shed.<BR/><BR/>I think the Halloween doily would be stunning in red and white; I like the red for the outside rows because it carries more weight and depth and I think the doily would look more finished. (Imagining the red inside and white outside kinda left me blah.) Wonder what it would look like if you used the colors in your hibiscus bossom from the other day? Stunning, I'll bet!<BR/><BR/>I know what would happen if I tried to crochet that teapot. Right now I am foregoing my lifelong love of size 20 threads, and even my half-a-lifetime love of size 30 threads, in favor of size 80. It's a challenge.<BR/><BR/>Now I have to say, in size 80 thread, even plain crochet motifs miniaturize into exquisite loveliness. I also have to say, I had to buy those adhesive finger patches they sell instead of thimbles because the hook (a 14) kept poking me in the finger and it's sharp! Also my eyes cross after a while, and I get a headache from trying to see all those tiny stitches to get the hook into the right place.<BR/><BR/>So I would have to do that teapot in size 80, and the cups and saucers, too... *slow blink* Um, oh yes, I would have to dye the threads first, because I can only find it in white, and a white-on-white teapot only works if you are doing some kind of textural crochet. So I would have to keep four cats out of all that drying string after I finally got the dye bath right to get the proper shade of green without blotches or fadey places.<BR/><BR/>Nah... maybe it *would* be better to do the textural thing. It wouldn't take too long to modify the pattern, right? Not too long. I'd certainly have to drop everything else while I figured it out but I could do that, especially if I have enough sticky patches for my finger.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, maybe I should just skip right to the next step; will you share the number for Happy Acres now, please? *sheepish grin*Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075304137388894835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-64779432767274643312008-02-16T08:37:00.000-10:002008-02-16T08:37:00.000-10:00Lovely doilies! I´ve made similar but in white as ...Lovely doilies! I´ve made similar but in white as you´ve made. You are so lucky to live there! We had 17 degrees centigrade (Celsius) below zero outside this morning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-8112071999280856682008-02-16T08:03:00.000-10:002008-02-16T08:03:00.000-10:00Lovely handiwork. Mr. Doylely would be proud to h...Lovely handiwork. Mr. Doylely would be proud to have his name associated with such great stringwork!Under the Lychee Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01476266894162909575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-4346481502226819812008-02-16T06:40:00.000-10:002008-02-16T06:40:00.000-10:00I have loved doilies since I was little girl and t...I have loved doilies since I was little girl and they would cover the arms and back of the sofa at Grandmas house. The holiday doilies are AWESOME. Love holiday stuff anyway, but the St. Patty's and Halloween too darn cute!! Alas that is one craft I cannot do. Hope you will show them as you get them done!Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954064431249669835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-78371230030163519202008-02-16T05:43:00.000-10:002008-02-16T05:43:00.000-10:00I love the doilies! I have collected them for many...I love the doilies! I have collected them for many years.I have one that is similar to the tea pot and cups,except it is daffodils. I love your blog! I am a friend of Happy Zombie Monica and just wanted to say hi! Are you ever on the island where Lost is filming? I would love to come to Hawaii and never leave!I love your scrappy spool quilt- I am going to go checkout more of your blog! Happy sewing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942038667935502908.post-86702351747945689722008-02-16T04:57:00.000-10:002008-02-16T04:57:00.000-10:00I don't know what's more astounding your talent, p...I don't know what's more astounding your talent, patience, or how relaxed you are with all of it. One day I will make a doily, but for now I'll drool over everyone elses. Unless I figure out the make teapot stitch. If that's as easy as it sounds, I'll have to make 7.Mom IsAmagpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758888003307970015noreply@blogger.com