I received my new issue of CROCHET! today, and that is my sweater on the cover. I love the way it photographed.
Dee sent me some pictures of me at the conference and this one shows the top winners in the auction.
Have a great evening
Margaret
Friday, July 20, 2007
CROCHET MAGAZINE / MY BAG AT THE CONFERENCE
HI ALL,
I received my new issue of CROCHET! today, and that is my sweater on the cover. I love the way it photographed.
Dee sent me some pictures of me at the conference and this one shows the top winners in the auction.
Have a great evening
Margaret
I received my new issue of CROCHET! today, and that is my sweater on the cover. I love the way it photographed.
Dee sent me some pictures of me at the conference and this one shows the top winners in the auction.
Have a great evening
Margaret
Thursday, July 19, 2007
MORE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE/Lion Brand
Good Morning Everyone,
I am finally getting to the bottom of the long list of e-mails
that awaited me on my return. One of them was the
Lion Brand news letter. The featured book this month
was my HOOKED BAGS. This has been a popular book
in the "hooked" series.
This group of pictures from the conference are probably
the last that I'll post. I have more, but they need some editing,
and I haven't figured out how to do that as yet.
Pirk and Noreen clowning at the Freeformer's dinner
Melody , Kesam and Mel at the banquet
Myra, Andrea, Jen, Pam, Barbara W-H
Me and Jen (which one is the Stitch Diva???)
www.stitchdiva.com
Mini Dee and Karen enjoying some after party fun
Partying in Dee's room after the ball. From left to right
Lori, member of The Chain Gang chapter of CGOA, Dee and Jen,
members of the Happily Hooked on Crochet Chapter. Dee is
one of the founders and also is THE Dee www.crochetwithdee.com
Haley on the left, and Rose, still able to give a radiant smile,
after her fall while taking a walk at the conference. Rose
and Haley are former students of Dee and members of
The Chain Gang chapter of CGOA in Stamford, Ct. Rose
founded the chapter. That's my reflection in the mirror
taking the photo.
More at Dee's after party, from the left, Jen, Mr Dee,
Grace, Myra and Jen
Have a great day!
Margaret
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
MORE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE
GOOD MORNING ALL,
TOO MUCH TO DO AFTER BEING AWAY ALL WEEK,
THEN TEACHING ON MONDAY, BUT I REALLY WOULD
LIKE YOU TO SEE ALL THE PICS, SO I'LL KEEP ON
POSTING THEM TILL I GET IT ALL DONE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY, MARGARET.
SOME OF THE YOUNGER ATTENDEES ENJOYING THE SHOW
JEN, KAREN, GRACE AND DEE FROM THE HAPPILY HOOKED ON CROCHET GROUP
PRISCILLA, JEN AND KAREN
THATS BENDY IN THE CENTER
CAROL ALEXANDER AND SOME OF THE STAFF AT DRG
VASHTI, DREW AND DORIS
ME AND DREW (DREW TOOK THE PHOTO BY HOLDING THE CAMERA
IN FRONT OF US
MY FELTED BAG THAT WENT FOR $500 IN THE AUCTION (I CANNOT
BELIEVE IT!
PRUDENCE MAPSTONE'S MAGNIFICENT FREE FORM BAG
THE AUCTION TABLE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET A FULL VIEW
OF ALL THE GREAT BAGS
TOO MUCH TO DO AFTER BEING AWAY ALL WEEK,
THEN TEACHING ON MONDAY, BUT I REALLY WOULD
LIKE YOU TO SEE ALL THE PICS, SO I'LL KEEP ON
POSTING THEM TILL I GET IT ALL DONE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY, MARGARET.
SOME OF THE YOUNGER ATTENDEES ENJOYING THE SHOW
JEN, KAREN, GRACE AND DEE FROM THE HAPPILY HOOKED ON CROCHET GROUP
PRISCILLA, JEN AND KAREN
THATS BENDY IN THE CENTER
CAROL ALEXANDER AND SOME OF THE STAFF AT DRG
VASHTI, DREW AND DORIS
ME AND DREW (DREW TOOK THE PHOTO BY HOLDING THE CAMERA
IN FRONT OF US
MY FELTED BAG THAT WENT FOR $500 IN THE AUCTION (I CANNOT
BELIEVE IT!
PRUDENCE MAPSTONE'S MAGNIFICENT FREE FORM BAG
THE AUCTION TABLE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET A FULL VIEW
OF ALL THE GREAT BAGS
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
MORE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE
FREE FORMERS DINNER
PIRK AND PRUDENCE
LINDA , TOM , JANET AND NANCY
DEE L AND JANET
JEN AND SHARON
ME AND KESAM
ME, ANDREA, MYRA, BARBARA H/VE, AND PRUDENCE
MARY, BARBARA W/H, ANDREA, PRUDENCE, ME, DORIS
TAMMY, KIM AND VASHTI
Monday, July 16, 2007
NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE
HI EVERYONE,
I HAD A FEW MINUTES FREE SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD JUST ADD SOME MORE CONFERENCE PHOTOS.
LILY CLOWNING AROUND AT THE PROFESSIONAL DAY LUNCHEON.
KIM WERKER GIVING SOME PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.
Prudence and me
The International Free Form Booth.
Colleen, Me and Gwen
Dee, Pam and Karen, what are they plotting now?
I HAD A FEW MINUTES FREE SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD JUST ADD SOME MORE CONFERENCE PHOTOS.
LILY CLOWNING AROUND AT THE PROFESSIONAL DAY LUNCHEON.
KIM WERKER GIVING SOME PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.
Prudence and me
The International Free Form Booth.
Colleen, Me and Gwen
Dee, Pam and Karen, what are they plotting now?
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE
Hi Everyone,
It is Monday Afternoon. I returned home from the conference about 5:30 pm last night, then turned around and went out with my son and family, returning home about 10:30. My suitcases were still in the car and my grandson literally dumped them in my front door, when they dropped me off. I was not able to even look at them last night, and had to run out to teach a class this morning so they are still sitting there :-). Oh well, tomorrow is another day.
The conference was so fabulous, one of the best that I have attended. Every single minute was fun for me.
The picture is of Yvonne with her fabulous entrelac crochet top. Von learned
entrelac in one of my workshops. I would say that she definitely took it a step further.
After meeting and greeting everyone on arrival Tuesday, several of us walked up to a little pizza place and had a bite to eat. The next morning was Professional Development Day and we had to be there bright and early.
In addition to lots of little goodies,there were skeins of yarn on the tables and everyone was
encouraged to make some afghan squares for charity. I
made 3, and it was lots of fun, crocheting
away and listening to the awesome program. Rita Weiss, president of CGOA, author, publisher, great lady, and much more, ran the program. The panel consisted of Carol Alexander, editor of CROCHET!, Susan Sullivan, LEISURE ARTS, Kim Werker, INTERWEAVE CROCHET, Jean Leinhauser (how in the world do you fit every thing Jean has done in a line or two?). Kathleen Sams from Coats and Clark was supposed to be there but had plane connection problems. She did arrive later in the day. Rita and Jean were so funny together I told them that they could have been a comedy duo.
We were shown several slides of items that were submitted to magazines or yarn companies. The panel then critiqued each item and told why they would or would not have chosen that item for their publication/company. It was a very informative morning.
After lunch, we had a choice of picking 3 lectures thatwe could attend. I chose a computer lesson on how to make
yourself known on the Internet with Kim Werker, how to present your ideas for publication, with Edie Eckman, and how to get some free publicity, with Lily Chin. What a great way to spend a day.
Too much to report at one time, more to come tomorrow, and all week.
Have a great day!
Margaret
It is Monday Afternoon. I returned home from the conference about 5:30 pm last night, then turned around and went out with my son and family, returning home about 10:30. My suitcases were still in the car and my grandson literally dumped them in my front door, when they dropped me off. I was not able to even look at them last night, and had to run out to teach a class this morning so they are still sitting there :-). Oh well, tomorrow is another day.
The conference was so fabulous, one of the best that I have attended. Every single minute was fun for me.
The picture is of Yvonne with her fabulous entrelac crochet top. Von learnedentrelac in one of my workshops. I would say that she definitely took it a step further.
After meeting and greeting everyone on arrival Tuesday, several of us walked up to a little pizza place and had a bite to eat. The next morning was Professional Development Day and we had to be there bright and early.
In addition to lots of little goodies,there were skeins of yarn on the tables and everyone was
encouraged to make some afghan squares for charity. I
made 3, and it was lots of fun, crocheting
away and listening to the awesome program. Rita Weiss, president of CGOA, author, publisher, great lady, and much more, ran the program. The panel consisted of Carol Alexander, editor of CROCHET!, Susan Sullivan, LEISURE ARTS, Kim Werker, INTERWEAVE CROCHET, Jean Leinhauser (how in the world do you fit every thing Jean has done in a line or two?). Kathleen Sams from Coats and Clark was supposed to be there but had plane connection problems. She did arrive later in the day. Rita and Jean were so funny together I told them that they could have been a comedy duo.
We were shown several slides of items that were submitted to magazines or yarn companies. The panel then critiqued each item and told why they would or would not have chosen that item for their publication/company. It was a very informative morning.
After lunch, we had a choice of picking 3 lectures thatwe could attend. I chose a computer lesson on how to make
yourself known on the Internet with Kim Werker, how to present your ideas for publication, with Edie Eckman, and how to get some free publicity, with Lily Chin. What a great way to spend a day.
Too much to report at one time, more to come tomorrow, and all week.
Have a great day!
Margaret
Monday, July 9, 2007
Happily Hooked on Crochet JuLY Meeting
HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE,
Yesterday was the July meeting
of the Happily Hooked on Crochet
chapter of CGOA. We meet in Danbury, CT
at Danbury Hospital in one of their
community rooms, on the second
Sunday of each month. Usually
attendance is low during the summer
months, but yesterday we had a busy day.
Four new members joined us,
that is so terrific. Our numbers are growing
by leaps and bounds.
We had a fun day of exchanging ideas and
show and tell. Another of our members,
Elaine, taught how to bead crochet.
Nancy, who joined a few months ago,
is one of the most prolific crocheters
that I have ever met.
In addition to making things for her family,
she is constantly making so many things
for charity.
Her most recent contribution is 3 sets for
preemies, that consist of blankets, booties
and hats. The picture above does not do
them justice, they are really beautiful.
The first picture is Grace, our president,
greeting the four new members, the second
is Nancy modeling a sweater that she made
for her husband. The 3rd, 4th and 5th photo,
Nancy again with a dress, top and the preemie
sets. The 6th is a picture of everyone busy
working on their "stuff"
I'm off to teach this morning, have a great day!
Margaret
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Interesting gifts,4th of July, conference looming
Happy Fourth of July Everyone.
Its been a while since I posted, mostly because I did not have anything new and interesting to report . I am also still having trouble getting the format right using my new Mac, so please bear with me.
I am also getting ready to attend the CGOA/TKGA conference in NH next week. I'll be sure to take my camera and have lots of pictures and stories to tell when I return.
It has occurred to me, that over the years I have received some very interesting gifts from family and friends. Knowing my passion for the needle arts they sometimes choose gifts with that in mind. I thought that I would share a few of my favorites with you.
The first picture is a silk scarf that a friend brought back from Italy about 20 years ago. I loved it so much that I had it framed and it still hangs in my living room. I do not see a visible signature on the scarf and I cannot take it out of its frame to check. If you look closely, you will see that the initial M is knitted into each corner piece. It was such a perfect gift for me.
The second is a small print of Cupid winding a ball of yarn held by his mother. As Cupid winds, the ball of yarn is turning into a heart. On the back it says Cupid's Plan by Harrison Fisher 1908. I did a google search on Harrison Fisher and he is a very well know artist, and his art was extremely popular in that era.
The third photo is a Hummel figurine called The Knitting Lesson. It was a gift from my husband over 35 years ago, as far as I can remember about 1970. At the time it cost about $50. It is not being made any longer, so I just did an Internet search to see if I could find one for sale. I found it for sale in a price range from $300 up to $800. Isn't that amazing?
Every time that I look at these things, I know that the people who chose them for me did it with love and it makes me feel so wonderful.
Have a great day, and a safe and happy Fourth.
Margaret
Its been a while since I posted, mostly because I did not have anything new and interesting to report . I am also still having trouble getting the format right using my new Mac, so please bear with me.
I am also getting ready to attend the CGOA/TKGA conference in NH next week. I'll be sure to take my camera and have lots of pictures and stories to tell when I return.
It has occurred to me, that over the years I have received some very interesting gifts from family and friends. Knowing my passion for the needle arts they sometimes choose gifts with that in mind. I thought that I would share a few of my favorites with you.
The first picture is a silk scarf that a friend brought back from Italy about 20 years ago. I loved it so much that I had it framed and it still hangs in my living room. I do not see a visible signature on the scarf and I cannot take it out of its frame to check. If you look closely, you will see that the initial M is knitted into each corner piece. It was such a perfect gift for me.
The second is a small print of Cupid winding a ball of yarn held by his mother. As Cupid winds, the ball of yarn is turning into a heart. On the back it says Cupid's Plan by Harrison Fisher 1908. I did a google search on Harrison Fisher and he is a very well know artist, and his art was extremely popular in that era.
The third photo is a Hummel figurine called The Knitting Lesson. It was a gift from my husband over 35 years ago, as far as I can remember about 1970. At the time it cost about $50. It is not being made any longer, so I just did an Internet search to see if I could find one for sale. I found it for sale in a price range from $300 up to $800. Isn't that amazing?
Every time that I look at these things, I know that the people who chose them for me did it with love and it makes me feel so wonderful.
Have a great day, and a safe and happy Fourth.
Margaret
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