Friday, August 5, 2016
Disney Princess Crochet -- Review
We know all the girls love the Disney Princess' and would love these little crocheted dolls of each one of them.
The kit includes all of the materials needed to make Ariel and Cinderella (my granddaughter, Ariel, is claiming Ariel and my mother is claiming Cinderella once I get them made) as shown below:
The instruction book is 76 pages. It's includes extensive instructions as well as illustrations for making Ariel and Cinderella, but also 10 other dolls:
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother
Aurora
Belle
Jasmine
Merida
Mulan
Pocahontas
Rapunzel
Snow White and
Tiana
Also included in the book are instructions with illustrations on the different stitches and techniques used to make the dolls. There are some stitches that I wasn't familiar with, but the instructions are so clear that I had no problem doing them.
I haven't started working on this kit yet, but I have previously made Queen Elsa from the Frozen Crochet. You can find my review of that kit HERE. It's also highlighted at the bottom of this post.
About the author and designer:
Jessica Ward is the author and she has written and edited many books for Disney, including Duffy the Disney Bear, The Ultimate Disney Party Book and the Birnbaum official travel guides to the Disney Parks. She lives in Connecticut.
Jana Whitley is the designer and she began making fantasy and fairy tale character for family and friends in 2007. The rest is history for her as she has never stopped since. This is her first published collection of patterns. She lives in Utah.
Disclosure: I rec'd this product in exchange for my review. I was not compensated in any other way and all opinions are my own. Post does include affiliate links.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
WIP Wednesday -- Quilt Retreat Progress
The quilt retreat was lots of fun. I feel like I got a lot done. I finished 5 microwave hotpads and 4 sets of coasters.
I worked on the black, white with a bit of red quilt:
I'm cheating with this picture. I actually had these 2 rows of this crazy colored quilt done before the retreat. I didn't plan on working on it at the retreat but ended up putting on 2 more rows. I'm saving that picture for next week's post.
I got more yo-yo's added to the table runner. Still 34 more to put on to finish it---finally!
Since the retreat's been over on Sunday I've worked mostly on finally starting to recover my craft/sewing room. That is not going anywhere fast, but I have gotten some boxes looked through and those things put in their specific places.
UFO's:
Rectangle quilt
challenge wall hanging
Hexagon quilt
Emerald Island Fusique table runner
Five and Dime quilt
Brown half square triangle table runner
3 sets of doll blanket, pillows, bed and rug--plus more to sell
Wall hanging for quilt guild
yo-yo's that need to be made into projects
black and white rail fence quilt
Arkansas Crossroads scrap quilt
T-shirt latchhook rug
Rainbow colored locker hook rug
Blue and Brown yo-yo table runner
Charming Stars quilt
Special crocheted prayer shawl
Fall Squares table topper
Crazy colored quilt with the five and dime blocks
2016 Finishes:
Smaller pink 4 patch quilt for charity
Pink 4 patch quilt for charity
Hexagon flower table runner
T-shirt toothbrush rug
4 sets of coasters
16 total microwave hotpads
I am linking up with the following blogs:
I worked on the black, white with a bit of red quilt:
I'm cheating with this picture. I actually had these 2 rows of this crazy colored quilt done before the retreat. I didn't plan on working on it at the retreat but ended up putting on 2 more rows. I'm saving that picture for next week's post.
I got more yo-yo's added to the table runner. Still 34 more to put on to finish it---finally!
Since the retreat's been over on Sunday I've worked mostly on finally starting to recover my craft/sewing room. That is not going anywhere fast, but I have gotten some boxes looked through and those things put in their specific places.
UFO's:
Rectangle quilt
challenge wall hanging
Hexagon quilt
Emerald Island Fusique table runner
Five and Dime quilt
Brown half square triangle table runner
3 sets of doll blanket, pillows, bed and rug--plus more to sell
Wall hanging for quilt guild
yo-yo's that need to be made into projects
black and white rail fence quilt
Arkansas Crossroads scrap quilt
T-shirt latchhook rug
Rainbow colored locker hook rug
Blue and Brown yo-yo table runner
Charming Stars quilt
Special crocheted prayer shawl
Fall Squares table topper
Crazy colored quilt with the five and dime blocks
2016 Finishes:
Smaller pink 4 patch quilt for charity
Pink 4 patch quilt for charity
Hexagon flower table runner
T-shirt toothbrush rug
4 sets of coasters
16 total microwave hotpads
I am linking up with the following blogs:
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