Y’all may have noticed that I’ve been a little bit quiet since the 1st Share A Square Day. We were pretty successful for not having done it before, but I know a little more about what to do next time.
I’ve been quiet, because I’ve been a bit overwhelmed. Today a couple of friends made me answer some questions in a rant, and so now that I’m ranting I’ll just tell you the whole news about what is happening. There is good news and bad news.
The Dallas Morning New reporter came to take pictures and write a story. I got carried away wanting an impressive picture so that maybe local folks would get behind the project, so I dumped the squares into a huge pile for her. Before she came, these had been meticulously sorted into organized piles so that they could easily be chosen for the afghans. After she left, I had a jumble on my hands. It was a mistake I won’t make again.
I’ve spent the last days organizing, and have everything back into piles sorted by who made them.
I’ve also had to deal with another little glitch. The lovely folks from The Colony donated a couple of hundred squares. I love it that they were so generous, but most of the squares didn’t have name tags on them. So, for two days, my husband and I have been trying to make tags to put on the squares (if there is no name, the child who receives the afghan won’t know that a different person made that square). This has been pretty time consuming and it isn’t over.
I’m still facing this box full of squares and two more sacks.
On top of all that, in some of the donated yarn, I found a fistful of moths lurking. I’m packing everything in cedar balls, and checking it constantly. Fortunately, that’s all the bad news.
Ready for some good news?
I’ve gotten lovely squares from Sharon at Hildeguard’s Lair
and Tina at Tina’s Treasured Thoughts. Thank you, ladies!
I’ve put together a second afghan:
I’m sorry, I couldn’t get far enough away from it to show all the squares. I’ll post a list of the names of the people whose squares are on the first two afghans later this week. As you read this, I’m working on piecing two more afghans. And, I also have several volunteers willing to help me with that task. It takes about 10-11 more hours of work once the squares get here for one person to put together an afghan (some squares need an extra row because they are small and some need a row taken off; rim the squares in black; lay them out and crochet them together; tuck in all the ends; put a row of shell stitch around the edge). I’m asking a lot from these people, and they are willing and ready to do it. I’d like to get these in their hands before they get busy doing something else.
Then comes another “good news/bad news.” We now have gathered 1207 squares in less than two months! I have 49 piles of squares (from different contributors). However, most of the contributions have come from twelve different people and I need more. I can only put together one more afghan until I get some squares with different names!!
This is our project. It’s yours and it’s mine. Here’s what you can do to move this thing along:
1. Send me any squares you have now.
2. Make sure they are 6 inch squares.
3. Tuck in all the ends.
4. Put a name tag on each square.
5. Coerce your mother-in-law into having the heart to make a square. I know you don’t think she has a heart, but I’m willing to bet she does. While you are at it, ask the little old lady down the street, and the fourteen year old babysitter to make a square, too. Get them into my hot little hands as soon as you can.
Thanks to everyone who is contributing to this project. You have hearts of gold.
The afghan from The Colony Public Library:
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