TTMT #101 - jewells68 - Nov 4, 2014 - Crocheting and Surprise! Mail

[jewells68]

In which I talk more than I show things. Also, I apologize for not showering and dressing before filming, but it's a work day and if I do it this way I can get ready for work while the video is saving and processing. I show a mostly finished Project Linus Granny Square Afghan as well as some awesome stuff I got in the mail yesterday. Love the still

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[ofenjen]

Heh, I love the bathrobe edition!

E travels today and he had to upgrade his seat because they stuck him in the middle seat. Can you even imagine? Fortunately, the company will pick up the extra cost.

The granny ghan looks fantastic! BIG and wonderful for a bigger kid!

Phebe will do great on the SAT, I have no doubt of her excellent brain power. Make sure she reads all the crazy instructions before going to the test, there are a lot. (Have been through this multiple times now!)

Really nice package of goodies from clumsy_chord! I think you'll enjoy the rag quilting. It's very instant gratification compared to traditional quilting.

[jewells68]

Heh, I decided my choice was not upload until tonight or record BEFORE showering and getting ready for work. I chose cozy fleece robe edition. It's chilly!

I really like the much bigger granny ghans. They just hang better and we gt plenty of smaller blankets anyway.

She says prep is going well. I bought her the prep book/dvd set from Amazon with extra practice test and stuff. Deadline is approaching for her application to UT (Dec 1) so that's going to be her first to complete. The other two she's looking at don't have deadlines until Feb/Mar.

[ofenjen]

I am glad to hear prep is going well. When I said to read the rules, I didn't mean so much the studying part since it's sounds like she's totally on that, I mean the rules about what you can bring and cell phones and such. One of my kids (can't remember which) saw someone get kicked out because they pulled their cell out of their pocket. They didn't even turn it on, but they are super strict about "the rules" and I know I would not be pleased if I had to pay for the test again because of something that easy to avoid.

[jewells68]

Oh yeah. She already took the ACT and they had a lot of the same rules about phones and types of calculators, ipods, etc. I'll remind her though.

[clumsy_chord]

The green dot one is actually flannel - it's an Amy Butler flannel. It's interesting that it feels different to you... I wonder if I didn't prewash it! I mean, generally I do with flannel, but that's a bit of a scary thought that I might not have, because I have an unfinished QAYG project that has that flannel as the backing... imagine if the whole thing shrunk in every square when I finally get it pieced and wash it! The last one you showed is the velveteen, that kind of burgundy and purple one. The cord fabrics are very fine wale, 21 wale, so they're teeny tiny (and kind of makes them basically interchangeable, weight-wise, with an average flannel). I don't know if you've be able to use them, but I really hope so! I love that argyle print too.. I wish I'd bought more of it because it doesn't seem to be available any more.

That's a great purple for that grannyghan - I love the orange around it too, it adds a real pop.

[jewells68]

The green dot one feels sort of in-between. Did you use starch? I know some people do when they use pre-washed fabrics. The velveteen is gorgeous. I don't know if I'll be able to use it for linus or not, but I am sure I can use it for something. I love the corduroys too. And the flannels... lol... I'm just a fabric petter.

I felt like I wanted to use one purple to tie it all together because there were so many other shades of purple in the squares. I am glad I did, too. I really like how it came out. Now if I could just motivate myself to weave in the ends.

[clumsy_chord]

I wouldn't have starched it, though maybe I might have used Best Press (I don't think so though, because I don't think I had tried it at the time when I cut all that fabric into backing squares). Maybe they use a different quality of flannel (FreeSpirit fabrics, I mean, or Rowan or whoever she was with when that line came out) than some of the others.

Weaving in the ends always sounds kind of dreadful :D I always hate burying all the threads when I quilt, which is my nearest comparison point!

[jewells68]

I've been so tired since this training and being so busy all day that after dinner I just sit and don't pull out any handwork. So it may not get turned in this month, and I'm ok with that.

[hp5freak]

The ghan came out lovely!!!

I hope Phebe did well on the SAT!!!

I was happy to send the yarn. I'm glad I could help!!!

And yay for surprise mail!!!

[jewells68]

We will know about the SAT in a couple of weeks. It's getting to be time to apply to ALL THE SCHOOLS.