WELCOME!!!

Hi! Welcome to Cricket's Club! My goal with this little club is to provide the means for my family to "come together" and work on craft projects together-which will ultimately be gifts to family members, friends, or charities- without having to leave our homes, couches or even our jammies.

I have cherished memories of our big family getting together for holidays or other events, talking, laughing, eating, playing games (and pranks), and just enjoying each other in all kinds of crazy family goodness. Often at these get-togethers, I remember my Mom, Aunts, and Grandma working together on a quilt, under the guidance of Great Grandma (who was known as Cricket to my mother's side of the family). Many of us still have and cherish these creative, wonderful, unique gifts created by various family members working together, cutting, stitching, or painting their love, laughter, and good will into the fabric.

We're more numerous and busy and spread out now, but I think it would be fun to make more memories together this way, even if we're not all physically together. We've got a new generation coming up who may enjoy learning a craft or two while hearing stories about our family... we've got a Grandma who would enjoy following our progress and maybe receiving a gift or two made by all of us... we've all got family, friends, or even favorite charities whose heart would be warmed and day brightened by a gift of love from our joined work. I know we're all busy and won't be turning out huge volumes of afghans and quilts, but (humor my poetic cheeziness for a sec)- one cricket chirping in the twilight is delightful to hear, and one quirky, colorful, lovingly-made blanket can become a cherished heirloom that always brings a smile.

So- you're invited to participate, as much or as little as you want to, or just follow along as we have fun making something together to put a smile on someone's face. Stay tuned for more details, I'll be adding to this more over the next several days!