Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~

#13 light blue & white



i updated my picture album of prayer shawls i've made
as of July 17, 2012
our 28th anniversary that BOTH terry & i forgot!!!  ;o(



~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~

 LUCKY #13 
prayer shawl
skyBlue & sunshineYellow
(Regina's school colors too!)


in the July 15,2012
St.Mary's Sunday bulletin

Sister Agnes told me in church
she is delivering 4 shawls to
West Branch today!
WONDERFUL!!!


~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!! 
 ^)^ hawknitr

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~

 prayer shawls

# 10 Wedgewood & Country Blue

&

 #11 Gumdrop & Lilac

taken to have Father John

BLESS

at St.Mary's IC

thank you! Ann Davis
for the
yarn donation to make these prayer shawls!!! 



~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Gift to my Heart ~

yes, another giving heart ~

thank you to
 CarolineVossKemper 
for delivering 2 sacks of yarn to

St.Mary's IC Prayer Shawl Ministry

i'm pleased to hear her mother,
Maxine
(whom i worked with @ Prairie for many years)
is being comforted by the
WHITE  Cross Prayer Shawl

she is in my prayers as i knit the next shawl
May God grant her warmth and comfort
and peace in her heart.
Amen




~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Monday, June 18, 2012

i sent this White Cross Prayer Shawl
to a former Prairie colleague
who helped me a great deal
during my 1st year of teaching! 

i pray that she will find comfort 
as she is wrapped in God's love.


my green 3x3 (basketweave) prayer shawl
delivered to a friend by
Patti McTaggart, youth/music director @
St.Mary's Catholic Church IC



my Pink/Green prayer shawl(#5)
knit from donated yarn by Ann Davis
to St.Mary's Prayer Shawl Ministry IC ~
thank you so much Ann 
for your generosity ~ 


~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!! 
 ^)^ hawknitr

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Gift to my Heart ~



TODAY is my 1st Prayer Shawl meeting!!
 
i will get to meet the ladies i've been talking to on the phone!
 and share some prayers, patterns and 'yarn' talk!!
 Rachel(office mrg) is willing to 'take care of' the shawls in the office;
Father John, Sister Agnes & Patti M will distribute them on their visits to Mercy hospital!
Rachel's son goes along to visit patients...he will get to help deliver the pink CROSS shawl i made!!
 
 They're excited...i am overwhelmed!!!




~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
^)^ hawknitr

Friday, June 8, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~


my 3rd shawl
for
St.Mary's IC Prayer Shawl Ministry

Pattern: 3x3
CO: 57
57"
Caron Simply Soft
Dark Sage Green
worsted acrylic - washable
#10.5 circs

pic: courtesy of Rachel Santos
Blessed by Father John



~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
^)^ hawknitr

Monday, June 4, 2012

Gifts to MY Heart today ~


these sacks of yarn were DONATED to

St.Mary's Prayer Shawl Ministry

Sunday, June 3,2012
by a 'newcomer' in church
who saw our 1st official notice
of meeting day & time!


and my knitting friend in Queens,NY,
ANITA
asked if we needed knitters!!!


how wonderful God's answer
to my prayers!!

from my sidebar: St.Christopher

Before the 1969 reform of the Roman calendar, Christopher was listed as a martyr who died under Decius. Nothing else is known about him. There are several legends about him including the one in which he was crossing a river when a child asked to be carried across. When Christopher put the child on his shoulders he found the child was unbelievably heavy. The child, according to the legend, was Christ carrying the weight of the whole world. This was what made Christopher patron saint of travelers and is invoked against storms, plagues, etc.. His former feast day is July 25.

 

~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~


1st Prayer Shawl
for
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Iowa City
Prayer Shawl Ministry
completed May, 19, 2012
by
Linda M Bowton
(leader of knitters!)


detail of CROSS design
knitted into each end of the shawl



May GOD's love and warmth
encircle the person chosen to
receive this shawl.
May they feel the prayer wishes
knitted into each stitch
to help relieve the
pain, suffering, loneliness, sadness, illness
and bring
GOD's BLESSING
into their life.
Amen.





~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
(~ i need to start prayer shawl #2 ~)
^)^ hawknitr

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~


Baby Collection rack - side 1

Baby Collection rack - side 2

 Baby Collection
ready for St.Nicholas' Market
@ Regina, Dec 2008


my display

vendor next to me bought
double breasted vest
for her little son~
what a cutie!!!


~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~

 
 
i just found out i won a giveaway on this, Becky's blog!!! i know God Blessed me yesterday & today i will give Him thanks!! and i also am getting responses from my Prayer Shawl flyer in Sunday's bulletin at St.Mary's Catholic church!!! such lovely ladies to get to know!! i'm totally excited about both!!! ^)^ L

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

And the winner is

First, I'd like to thank everyone who entered my very first giveaway! I wish I had a prize for all of you! Thank you for spreading the word about my blog!
So now for the winner! I used Random.org to choose the winner so on the the winner!

Congratulations to LINDA-HAWKNITR13!!!!!!

Please get in touch with me with your address so I can mail out your winnings!
you can email me through my profile on my blog.

Thanks again to everyone!


7 comments:

  1. Congratulations to the Winner! Thanks for hosting a wonderful Giveaway!
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  2. Congrads Linda :)will .... ( i think i heard becky say if you didn't claim she would send right out to me lol) Im just kidding
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  3. Congrats to the winner and thanks for the chance :)
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  4. Thanks so much for the fun giveaway!!
    Congratulations to "Lucky" Linda!!
    Enjoy your day,
    Barb
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  5. Congrats Linda! Thanks for hosting a great giveaway, Valerie
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  6. COngrats to Linda! Thanks for hostessing such a lovely Giveaway, Becky!
    }}Hugs{{
    Vicky
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  7. Congratulations Linda. Enjoy your giveaway.
    Becky does beautiful work.
    Lesley
~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!! ^)^ hawknitr

Monday, May 7, 2012

custom 3-cushion seat
for susan's setee in brown house
i made several yrs ago
heavy upholstery fabric 


~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~



my 1st knitted Prayer Shawl
for
a former neighbor
suffering from
cancer

Blessed by Father John
St.Mary's Catholic Church

delivered to her 5 daughters
who are by her bedside.

the color looks blue/green,
but is a soft sage green
which they said
was her favorite color!

my prayers and love
knitted into every stitch
to comfort her
in God's loving arms.

my memory of her
will be her covered
with my love in yarn
a 3-stitch cross design
knit into each end .

3-stitches:
the Father,
the Son, &
the Holy Spirit.
Amen.



~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~



i finished the blue/white baby sweater
for
our tax preparer's 1st grandson!!

***********************

i delivered it last night to the baby's g'ma ~
she was at her mother's condo with 2 of her sisters ~
her mother was one of my neighbors back on Notting Hill
when we lived in the condo ~
her mother is in stage 4 pancreatic cancer ~
so it was truly a Blessing she was present
when i delivered the 'baby blue'
for her g'gson!!

that's the ultimate joy of knitting!!!


~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~



on one of our 3 trips to Europe
it rained while we were in
VENICE, italy

so, i bought an umbrella in
St.Mark's square!!

then, yrs later,
after many years of use,
my umbrella suffered a
broken 'arm'...

i was in my 'teddy bear'-making phase
so,
i disassembled the momento
from VENICE
and
made my self a nylon 'teddy'!!
oblivious to water,
she sits on my tub corner!!

a present to myself...

 

~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~



Jesus is Risen!!!

Happy Easter!



~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
^)^ hawknitr

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~



here she is!! 
Baby Ella in her white lacey  B A B Y !!

her mom liked the sweater too!
look at all her hair!!


and here was her bro, Silas,
in the BSJ i made him when he was born!

aren't they cute??!!!


 
~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
^)^ hawknitr

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~


1st full bloom of
Yellow Magnolia tree
i planted on very hottest day
last June!!
dark purple Butterfly Bush
in background is
not blooming yet~
Dark Purple Lilac
on other end of berm
in full bloom!

GOD is showing his
HANDIWORK in Nature
in spectacular colors!!!


~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
^)^ hawknitr




oh NO!!
only a week of enjoyment,
now THIS!!! 

Mother Nature sent
'Father FROST'
April 10, 2012

Friday, March 30, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~

ALICIA
 

i finished my niece's pink lacey Matinee
using the Tracery stitch pattern
& lots of 'picot' edging!
from Barbara G Walker's 2nd Treasury book



MICHELLE

this is my other niece's lacey baby sweater
which is my most requested pattern
with B A B Y buttons!
pattern: personal

looks like g'ma linda will always have
'girlie' sweaters to knit!!!


my sister, deb, sent me this pic of
Alicia's shower 'diaper' cake!
March 31, 2012

~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr

Monday, March 26, 2012

Gifts from my Heart ~


my 6(step)g'kids attend Regina in Iowa City
(my husband's 3 children did also)

Regina has stained glass angels outlined in gold
on the outside of their buildings



i wanted to make this quilt in Regina school colors
Blue & Gold




{6 of the 9 Angel patterns}












it is displayed in the Elementary Media Center



~NOW, WHERE ARE MY 'STICKS' & 'STRING' ??!!!
 ^)^ hawknitr
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