Working on the circles....

I think they look better overlapped, so there is a preview of the blues... It took me about 30 minutes to sew six of them on, so this will take awhile... That is what I will be working out on at nights when I'm home... During the day I will just square on, and since I get to be driven everywhere I go by the hubby, I work in the car... Love it!!

Keep up the great work ladies! It means so much!

For the Non-Quilters.. Non-Crocheters that want to donate...

Circles... Mrs. Sharon (Mission #4)... Flowers

Yesterday was a great day!!!

Circles -

Ok so I laid out all the circles that we have... 

Sorry Its blurry, had to hold the camera over my head and guess

Need more purples and reds... 

also more greens... have tons of blues...

Mrs. Sharon -
Mission #4 is complete and received... here are some pictures... Windy, her daughter that requested it for her said that she was overwhelmed and teared up when she read all of her letters!! I'm so glad that she enjoyed receiving some love from us!!

Flowers - I finished quite a few yesterday... Here's what they looked like laid out... pretty cool looking... If you decide to donate some, please use an H hook, and worsted weight yarn, so that they all fit together just right... I should have measured them, will do that in a bit...  

I hope everyone has a wonderful day! Thank you all so much for helping with these wonderful projects!

Flower Afghan Again... This pattern is much easier...

These are very simple: well this is how I made it... There was no pattern listed...

*Chain 4. 17 DC's in original loop... ss to join...
*chain 1, SC *chain 3 , skip 3 DC, SC* all the way around, join in original SC
*1SC, 1 HDC, 3DC, 1 HDC, 1SC in each loop around, SS to join, finish off

Extremely easy and quick, another way to use up scraps...

Look at this example of what they did with them using wool... I might want to make one of these... The link is: https://sarahlondon.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/field-of-crocheted-flowers/

Took me about ten minutes to make 4 of them:

Thank you to Ianna for her giant yarn donation!!!!

Bright colors for Suzanne... plus the blues will double up for Ronnie...

Found some more warm colors for Suzanne.. couple more pinks for Julie...

96 circles completed today!! Found more assorted colors of yarn... hope to do another hundred tomorrow!!

Missions Update

Sharon R - Breast Cancer - COMPLETE!!!!

Susan, Army - Brain Cancer - 8 inch squares, rainbow colors

Tony, Army Vet - Pancreatic Cancer - COMPLETE!!!!

Sharon M - Lung Cancer - COMPLETE!!!!

Rita R - Lung Cancer - Attempting 8 inch quilted squares. 

Suzanne T - Lymphoma, Circles, any size, any color

Sharon K -  Breast Cancer, 8 inch squares, shades of pink...

Rhonda D - Kidney Cancer - 8 inch, rainbow

Julie - Leukemia - Victorian Rose Strips

Mary M - Breast Cancer, 8 inch shades of Pink

Diann - Lung and Brain Cancer, 8 inch, Neutrals, Soft greens, tans, browns, creams, 

Ronnie - Spleen and Lymph Nodes, 8 inch, blues, greys, and blacks

Mission #3 complete!!!

Suzanne's Circles

I want to do circle's for Suzanne's... ANY Size, I want them to be different, small, medium, large, exlarge... ANY color, take this as a chance to use up any small pieces that you want to get rid of... Here are a couple I did sitting here... 

Chain 2, 11 DC in original chain, slip stitch to finish off. 

Row 1 - Chain 4, join with slip stitch to first chain

Row 2 - Chain 3, 15 DC's in loop, join with slip stitch to top of Chain 3

Row 3 -Chain 3, DC in same stitch, *1 DC in next stitch, 2DC in next stitch* all the way around, join with slip stitch to top of Chain 3. 

- If you continue Row 3, with the alternating 1*2 DC you should be fine and remain flat. If not go to 1*1*2, and continue to add 1 as you get bigger... 

Row 1 - Chain 4, join with slip stitch to first chain

Row 2 - Chain 3, 15 DC's in loop, join with slip stitch to top of Chain 3

Row 3 - Chain 4, *skip one stitch, DC in next stitch, Chain 2* repeat all the way around, slip stitch with top of chain 3 of 4 to join

Row 4 - Chain 3, *2DC is chain 1 space, 1 DC in next DC* around, slip stitch to join

There are just a couple examples I made up... You can probably Google Coaster patterns, you can use them as long as it comes out circle!!! I'm excited to see how this comes out!!! 

Tony's Afghan is almost complete... will put the border on it tomorrow!!!

Trying another something new...

I thought about doing this pattern for Suzanne... to break away from the norm.... I think they are pretty... Could even end up with patterns of solids... What do ya'll think?

4 rows down... 2 to go.... then a border and off it goes...

Couple things!

Thought this is pretty cool.... http://www.chemoangels.net/Angels%20Corner/Sub%20Folders/cancer_colors.htm
shows the different colors!

We acquired three new missions today...

Mary M, Alabama - Breast Cancer - Pinks, 12 inch
Ronnie W - Spleen and Lymphnodes - blues, greys, black - 8 inch
Diann - Lung and Brain - Neutrals 8 inch, brown,  soft green, tan, cream

I am going to go ahead and put together Tony's this weekend, whatever squares are received after will go to the next man on the list... I'm already halfway done boxing them in, so it should be done very, very soon!

Desiree sent some more pretty pink ones! Thank you!

Thank you to Jill S for the first quilted squares!

Victorian Rose Afghan Pattern Continued

A pink one complete!!! Looks really cool, and different from just a square! Can't wait to go get some different shades of pink to complete this one!

Thanks to Kay for the donation as well, if I didn't say that all ready!
J

Victorian Rose Afghan Pattern

This is a section of the Afghan I would like to make for one of our recipients... I would like to do it in shades of pink, for our latest Breast Cancer recipient... Take a peak, I had to stand on a chair to get it all in the picture. I'm going to make the remainder of them with some smoother yarn, this was just the regular Red Heart acrylic, all I had with me at work. Also, I made it with a H hook, so we can keep it uniform... :D If you would like the pattern, please let me know.. I have it to email. :D

One of my faves ! Granny's, but puffy! Very cool!

Donation from Kay!

So excited!! Decorated the inside of the box too...

Mission #1 Sharon R and her Wrapped in Strength Afghan!! Thank you to all that helped make it happen! She loves it!