Tomorrow is Father's Day here so I made my Dad a bookmark using Rhonda's method. I added a twist of my own with the pointy end and the tassel! :D

It was fun to do, I really enjoyed making it. I used my 1 1/2" template that Rhonda sent me and yes, I still have all my fingers! :wink: It was great to go rooting through my scrap bin and use those itty bitty pieces!

Great idea K!! Love the colors you used. i never thought about the triangular end. That is a good variation! I love to see what other people do with my methods! It is fun to see others imagination at work!

Thank you Ronda, thank, thank you Rhonda!

Here I go again! Dang song was running through my head the whole time I was making it! LOL

At least you won't forget me!! I heard the song Cathy's clown on the radio yesterday and was telling my DH about that whole conversation.

Oooooo Dad is going to love his bookmark!!! Love the "twist" on the design, too :D :D :D

Fanks amma! Up til now, he's been using bits of paper and stuff! My Mum still has one I made her years ago from cross stitch so I thought it was about time he had one too!

it real cute like the way u did it

Very cute! I bet dad will be so proud to have such a nice gift.

its perfect!!

Very nice!!!

Sew nice!

Thanks everyone! Will let you know what he thinks tomorrow! After all, it was he who said 'what's the point of chopping fabric up then sewing it back together?!' LOL

Very nice!!

I'm a dad and I want one! :)

Here you go Eddie -now you can make one!!

Here's my link! It's free!

http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/231-uzl.jsp - bookmarks

Thank you! I printed it off an am going to have to give it a try. I really like that Boston Braid one.

Gee k....nice gift! I really like the tassel at the end! All my Dad is getting is a card :wink:

You're welcome! Hope you enjoy! Do you need a free 1 1/2" template?
Send me your address if you want one. Rhonda

Love it Kathryn. Wish my Dad were her to give something to.

What a great idea. You did a great job on it. Bet dad will love it.

Yes, thanks! I'll PM you.

Eddie - when you make it look out for the colour values of your medium and light. I messed up - all the medium value small triangles would look better to the middle! The braid effect would stand out better. :D

Thanks everyone for your kind comments!

what a great gift. he's gonna love it :D

When you make the Bostons just make sure your medium is on the right and you will come out fine. You can put the med on the left for a differant look.
When you choose your values it works great if your dark is a lot darker than your med. and your med should be about half way value wise between your dark and your light. I tend to favor lights that have a white background or a very pale color background for this reason. It makes the contrast between the three very sharp and crisp and the design pops out.

K you did a great job! Getting the idea of making and putting the Bostons together into a bookmark is the most important part and you did good!!
The color values is a personal decision and a lot of people don't use the deep contrast I like in my work. I just think it is more important for minis because you have a smaller canvas to work with.

Happy playing with the Bostons everyone!

That's so cute and unique. He's going to smile and think of you every time he touches it. Cute idea
Dusty in Colorado

Well I gave it to him and I think he liked it, although he's not the most expressive person on the planet!

I'm sure he appreciates it just doesn't show it! My mom is like that. I made a small crewel flower and put it in a frame for my mom and she never said a thing. She is the type that if she doesn't like it she will find fault to "help" you do better next time. So if she doesn't say anything you are left to assume she thought it was ok! But I have seen her hang it to display it from time to time over the years. I made it 30 years ago and occasionally I will see it hanging on the wall or setting on a dresser.

Thanks Rhonda - I'm sure you're right, I'll be happy when I next go round there if it's stuck in his book! You'd think after 44 years I would have learned not to be so sensitive to it! Hans saw I was a bit quiet and said 'it's four hours work, you know, Colin' (I don't think it DID take me that long :lol: !) But he still didn't say anything - just left it lying on the table where he'd dropped it. He barely glanced at the back where I'd hand embroidered 'Happy Father's Day' and my name and the date. Yeah, I'm upset - I'm an idiot - must be hormonal! :D

No you're not an idiot! I am 53 and still find myself trying to get my mother's approval. I showed her a primitive cabinet I just bought and how I had arranged it unconsciously waiting for approval and all she said was oh so you decided to put it there instead of in the bathroom huh? When I go in her house I'm expected to "gush" over every arrangement she has moved but getting a good comment from her is just not something to be expected! Yes it does hurt. We have talked about it at length and we are just never on the same wave length! She is an A personality (everything has to be perfectly arranged at all times!)and I am a slob(I'm a quilter after all! housework doesn't exist!) Oh well! I can deal with it most of the time but it still zings at times! Seems like she is always critical of me.
Cheer up he will use it! You'll see! If it is laying handy he will grab it when he needs something to mark his page! I'm sure he loves you!
My dad has been gone since Dec 1990( he was only 60) and he and I were two sides of a coin. I miss him each and every day. So glad you still have your dad! I know it would be nice to hear some approval but I'm sure he shows it in other ways!

Thanks for that Rhonda - it helped A LOT! :D

I guess no matter how old we get, we're still their kids. And of course I AM glad to have him - miserable old bugger that he is! I'm an only child so I get everything, good and bad! Thanks again - I've been piecing my mini K with the squashes and pumpkins - nothing more soothing than sewing! :D

I am an only child too! That is part of my problem with my mom! She only has me to concentrate on! And I never feel like I measure up!
Now if she only had another child to pester!!!!!
She does call my daughter and complain to her when she is upset with me!!!!
My dad used to introduce me to people as his oldest and his youngest and all 10 inbetween!! And he introduced my DH as the thing his brat drug home!! (just joking!)
I think about him and my memories all the time. He would buy me a present on Mother's day because he would say without me Mom wouldn't be a mother!
Yeah I was spoiled. He never told me no! He told mom to do it so I wouldn't be mad at him!
Nice to think of all the good things about him on Father's Day. He was always there for me.
I 'm sure you have had good times with your dad too.

I lost my parents when I was 20 - both with 4 months. I am 64 now and think of them often. Be glad you have parents to give gifts to, and even if they don't show it they are appreciative.

Yes I know it Pam - I was just in a mood yesterday! I'm very lucky to have both my parents and will continue to make things for them both. I have a lot of good memories of my Dad growing up. He taught me to fish, we even built a boat together in the basement when we lived in Canada. Then we had to take the staircase out to get it up the stairs! I love them both dearly and that's why they can hurt - like familes the world over I guess. I was just having a 'vent'! And when I call him a 'miserable old bugger' it's meant affectionately!

Hey Eddie, I'm tempted to say "Why can't you make it yourself?" But I won't say that. I'll say instead, "Oh, I hope someone takes the hint and makes one for you." :lol:

Thanks for bumping this Gail I have a postscript to add -my Dad phoned yesterday to say sorry he'd not been appreciative when I gave him the bookmark and he really loved it and thanks for making it! Plus I had the impression that it was off his own bat and not because Mum had told him too!!! So he's not such a BAD Dad! LOL Of course to me, he's the best Dad in the world!

I like it.

PERFECT I love the addition too.

K -I am so glad your dad came through for you. It really means alot when a parent who doesn't praise very often does express an appreciation. Sounds like Dad was more aware of your feelings than he let on.

Yes- he's not such a bad old stick as they say in Yorkshire!

awwww, I'm so glad he said that!
Hugs are in order now. LOL
Dusty