March 30, 2006
the new phonebook is here! the new phonebook is here!
It came on publishing day to my mailbox, and by golly if you haven't heard about it already you are BEHIND my friend. The blogosphere is abuzz with news of the Mason Dixon Knitting Book. What an awesome book! Wonderful patterns, funny, inspiring. I haven't even scratched the surface of it myself yet, and I already think it's fabulous.
And LOOK!
That's the polo blankie I made there! Kay sent me a big box of shirts from her son and husband (son's are one one side, husband's are on the other). I then took a valium and a big shot of ouzo and proceeded to cut her memories up (I'm talking paint stains on little Joseph's preschool 3T shirts! awwww!) with pinking shears (kidding about the valium and ouzo, but I did take a picture of me pretending to take a valium and a shot of ouzo while drunkenly cutting but I wasn't sure if they would appreciate it so much given their state of deadline stress). Then a few million emails back and forth with Kay where we veered wildly off course one Friday night. I think she might have bought a $5,000,000 Denyse Schmidt quilt somewhere in there on my recommendation, but I can't be too sure because of all of that valium and ouzo.
This afternoon here in Nashville is one in a million. Sunny, 75, the husband stayed here this afternoon to work while the kids rested and I drove too fast with my sunroof open in my 91 Volvo wagon (just so I can take the edge off of any cool that you might have cultivated about me) playing the music too loudly and thinking of cutting class and just drinking margaritas for the afternoon. I settled on the quilt store.
The quilt store here is in an historic part of town with wonderful boutique-y shops. My favorite one is a gardening store that just sells really cool contemporary and antique stuff. Whoopsie! I parked my car in front of it today and they happened to be having a little sidewalk sale. I got this piece of linen there - not sure if it is old or new, but it's definitely hand done, for $3. I think I'll frame it and put it in the room with our quilt when I finish it since when I got home I found that it was in exactly the same colors. Hey, at least I'm consistent.
So a big shoutout of a hug to my knitting sisters Ann and Kay. May your books fly off the shelves and your yarn be tangle-free. Now go have that well-deserved shot of ouzo and a valium!
xo
Posted by Angela at March 30, 2006 05:18 PMoh my goodness! I have been wanting this book and just today went and searched through it online. how neat! that's such a cute blanket...many congrats to you! :)
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Posted by: Jenn (knittyJenn) at March 30, 2006 09:30 PMShoutout right backatcha, O Angela. You are an everlovin source of inspiration, I tell you.
Next time you set out in your 91 Volvo, come over and we can set a spell on the porch doing nothing. xoxxoxox
Posted by: Ann at March 30, 2006 11:03 PMI remember saying to Ann when I opened up that box.....'smells like....ouzo? Naw!'
Ain't it great to see it all gloriously lushly photographed??
You're the BEST!!! xoxo Kay
Posted by: Kay at March 30, 2006 11:50 PMThat handmade piece is to-die-for. You gotta check out (if you haven't already..MAking your own Contemporary quilts
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844301125/104-7233124-8866360?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155)
There is an oxfam quilt where they take hand empbrodiered pieces, cut them into squares and make two patchwork strips out of them, then sew to other fabric panels with ribbons. MAde me want to drop everything and run to the thrift and paw thru the household goods.
As always a great post!
Posted by: Mim at March 31, 2006 12:50 AMSorry, you can't burst my bubble. My '91 Camry doesn't even have a sunroof! The passenger window doesn't work! AND your work is in the COOLEST knitting book on the planet. So there!
Posted by: Daphne at March 31, 2006 01:33 PMTagging you for Heels' Five on the Fifth
http://dishwasherkalashnikov.blogspot.com/2006/04/i-was-tagged-by-lovely-and-talented.html