Red Hat Society

I just wanted to share with everyone that my first craft (before quilting) was crocheting.  My aunt taught me when I was a young girl.  I made afghans, shawls, scarfs, hats, baby sweaters, caps, booties, pillows, different animals, etc.  (gee that makes me sound old)  Anyway, I wanted to share my new adventure.

I crocheted a RED HAT with a PURPLE RIM and PURPLE FLOWER.  Check it out:

Did you ever read the story that goes with it?

WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN 

I shall wear purple

  With a red hat which doesn't go,          

  

And doesn't suit me.

And I shall spend my pension

On brandy and summer gloves who know me are 

And satin sandals, and say we’ve

No money for butter.  I shall sit down

On the pavement when I’m tired

And gobble up samples in shops 

And press alarm bells

And run my stick along the

Public railings

And make up for the 

Sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers

In the rain and pick the ‘flowers in other people’s 

Gardens and learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts

And grow more fat 

And eat three pounds

Of sausages at a go or

Only bread and pickle for a week

And board pens and pencils

And beermats

and things in boxes.

But now we must have cloths that keep us dry

And pay our rent

And not swear in the street

And set a good example

For the children. 

We will have friends to dinner and

Read the papers.  But maybe I 

Ought to practice a little now?

So people who know me are

Not too shocked and surprised

When suddenly I am old  I am old

And start to wear purple.

I do not know if they meet around where I live now, but when we lived in VA, there were a lot of women that would have fun together.  Their motto was to never grow up.  Just have fun.  And that they did!  They would go shopping together, have luncheons, etc.

Well, I had to make a scarf to go with my hat.

Now have the hat and the scarf, I am ready!

How about you???  What is your motto???

HAY did you hear???     There are some GREAT Blog hops coming up  

FIRST,   EQ Animal Blog hop....

go to:   Beaquilt

To get the Full Schedule

There are going to be full tutorials on

Animals, Critters, Bugs and Summer Stuff

All sponsored by EQ

Each participant will have a great

Giveaway from EQ

You will not want to miss it!!

                       NEXT:   Shake your POM POMS   

Go to:   pigtalesandquilts

To get the full schedule

You will see lots of POM POMS

big ones, little ones,

they will be showed off in many

different ways.

It starts on April 24th 

come shake your POM POMS with

everyone by going to their blogs.

Oh, I am sure there will be

BIG giveaways there also.

So till then, have fun, enjoy life, and hope to see you all at the hops

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!

To get special designed quilts or to see my gallery, check out my site at: http://janesquilting.com