tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67095935763071125262024-03-04T20:57:42.288-08:00Keeping You in Stitches~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1754125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-83735936803606285462023-01-19T06:08:00.002-08:002023-01-19T06:11:08.386-08:00{Post 1,778} Florals Again <p> Another floral quilt to share today. They are growing on me. I should have expected that, right?</p><p>I found a fantastic pattern. Several of my friends, after seeing my quilt, have purchased their own pattern. It is called Ridiculously Easy Jelly Roll Pattern. The maker is Michelle. You can find her patterns on her Etsy Shop. Her company name is From Bolt to Beauty. </p><p>Up front I need to say that I don’t usually use actual jelly rolls. I find them frustrating for 3 reasons. 1. They are marked up in price so much for the fabric they include. I am very frugal. 2. The patterns that are written for them either require more than one jelly roll or I end up with weird fabrics left over because they are not used in the pattern. 3. The width of the strips vary from one jelly roll cut to the next. If I have to measure and trim them, are they truly a time saver? So I cut my own jelly roll strips and just use patterns that call for them.</p><p>This is another quilt from the box of florals my sister gave me. Last week when I had the exhilarating experience of visiting an actual quilt shop (those have been few and far between), I bought a purple to match many of the fabrics in the florals box. It is called “Spotted” by Moda. The shop was not very large, and this was one of the only few purples. It was the only one that was the right shade. </p><p>The next time I use this pattern, I will do it differently. I know most of you probably have never made it. The center of each verticals row is the same size pieces across the whole thing, and one adds different length pieces at the top and/or bottom to get the zigzag effect. I wish I had just sewn all of those, then arranged my prints in the order I wanted, then added those top and bottom pieces. I am one of those quilters who always wishes she had done something else before completing the piecing. But I am getting over that. Finished is good.</p><p>My sister’s favorite color is purple, which, oddly enough, I didn’t know until after I finished this top. Although I love her with all my heart, there are a lot of things I don’t know about her. I only see her in person a couple times a year, and we don’t talk much otherwise. So, upon finding that out, I am going to finish this for her. Amazon tells me my quilting thread should arrive today. I made this four rows wider than the original lap size because I had just enough purple to make those rows and still have enough to bind it.</p><p>Here are some pictures of the piecing progress. First, the fabric pull.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxbFF8WGN42Ag9iE80GT0kx1ILNUUZU6XTfKht-lNb3bAfKsyh1aHy8EYbJnNJitB6BQGbc-RHgJALIlp7G4SV0KtvoqTh7Cl0_qBrKC9vDJA0fBj7-n-xKSm8RPH8yoMLRUSGap_YC4fdNMHthkmA20H3EuttPvq2_nvn4agQSEW0sOuJLQTV7ZS/s2750/EC236D77-3EA9-4A93-A8F1-0E94EC61873E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="2750" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxbFF8WGN42Ag9iE80GT0kx1ILNUUZU6XTfKht-lNb3bAfKsyh1aHy8EYbJnNJitB6BQGbc-RHgJALIlp7G4SV0KtvoqTh7Cl0_qBrKC9vDJA0fBj7-n-xKSm8RPH8yoMLRUSGap_YC4fdNMHthkmA20H3EuttPvq2_nvn4agQSEW0sOuJLQTV7ZS/s320/EC236D77-3EA9-4A93-A8F1-0E94EC61873E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sewing all those vertical rows together!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My top measures 63” x 70” with the additional 4 vertical rows. I will definitely be making this top again. I love a fast pattern that is also easy and attractive. This one ticks those boxes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been meaning to invite you all to follow me on Facebook and Instagram. I still want to keep my blog going because I am a woman of many words. But FB and IG give those sneak peeks into daily quilting and other parts of life. My FB is Joan Varshine Parker and my IG is shelby_stitcher.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-3242493413590474112023-01-12T07:53:00.001-08:002023-01-12T08:10:18.049-08:00{Post, 1,777} Give Away on IG and FB<p> I made this quilt top and will be quilting it today. I want to give it away, but I couldn’t decide on who to give it to. If you like it, please leave a comment, thumbs up, or whatever to know you’d like to let me know you’d like to be in the running.</p><p>It was made from a consistent green dots on block for the diagonal in the center of each block, then a hodge podge of fabrics on the sides of the green on black. I love it, but we have so many quilts in our home that I must let it go. I don’t want to give it to someone that does not like this style, so comment away.</p><p>The quilt will measure 60” x 72”. Not big enough for a twin bed, but perfect for a sofa throw or a quilt for a kid.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3HfIPRKinoh14zQ9B1ZBvNN-zxosbm1Bdgg9592Z8YJPZFg2XR2dg3t3wPSI21y9IJ0m4-iZ6TILN9IsesSkxIk_D-4sXiGpyHyV1zUOcZC-I3IdBszLXmioJaNBVR6xkrbJUcqj_A8-NJXV3stB_NImnhjcBxmdA5ozTHrdClNLAdKGchm6qa0n/s1104/C9A0B342-A4AB-4702-8D89-32A67D5D198F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1076" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3HfIPRKinoh14zQ9B1ZBvNN-zxosbm1Bdgg9592Z8YJPZFg2XR2dg3t3wPSI21y9IJ0m4-iZ6TILN9IsesSkxIk_D-4sXiGpyHyV1zUOcZC-I3IdBszLXmioJaNBVR6xkrbJUcqj_A8-NJXV3stB_NImnhjcBxmdA5ozTHrdClNLAdKGchm6qa0n/s320/C9A0B342-A4AB-4702-8D89-32A67D5D198F.jpeg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNSsvWtcvw6npfkZquD1f9ScS6_qDy0HChVACwG3xYQVCyVJOs1bNZ7x9c1T9Chi5V0RrXuzNrMhzph2XrLq6b1vSNTSlzGcH-P9RUInDlIR0AJb8GDVMGO-3IRDWhH5HlNE9OgL8AFNYtOZjvdfffsjNqgFtg50-5LXurkfbeVpTpQ6TdJh9NCnG/s2824/4FFC32B6-1F16-4AAF-8105-5604D34E27BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="2824" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNSsvWtcvw6npfkZquD1f9ScS6_qDy0HChVACwG3xYQVCyVJOs1bNZ7x9c1T9Chi5V0RrXuzNrMhzph2XrLq6b1vSNTSlzGcH-P9RUInDlIR0AJb8GDVMGO-3IRDWhH5HlNE9OgL8AFNYtOZjvdfffsjNqgFtg50-5LXurkfbeVpTpQ6TdJh9NCnG/s320/4FFC32B6-1F16-4AAF-8105-5604D34E27BB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqLAZWXKmWugyzrOwFjBMvVIFdCYIE95Ju-mFpE95O4MApnl8bAkOTFEDNVilsAVzlE9foN24tlSvgDDCDJ_2HYTC3vsYb1HtyKVhoP26l1GqCerEcBWtcph2zje0doA4ZW71KRxVYIHT2pjCQ-5m829kYKQgHDcTlKF4QANOyo1rNZOsdhzSn9iU/s2739/7CC7D386-C399-467D-841B-9F105B26C8A2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqLAZWXKmWugyzrOwFjBMvVIFdCYIE95Ju-mFpE95O4MApnl8bAkOTFEDNVilsAVzlE9foN24tlSvgDDCDJ_2HYTC3vsYb1HtyKVhoP26l1GqCerEcBWtcph2zje0doA4ZW71KRxVYIHT2pjCQ-5m829kYKQgHDcTlKF4QANOyo1rNZOsdhzSn9iU/s320/7CC7D386-C399-467D-841B-9F105B26C8A2.jpeg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg727uaa27qJmBy5j6G5gAovVOe9VGw7mLRSmJ-yd2eM5g0CyAy5xPM5W7tENkJ1INE3dXgG2iHeLbCb1dcveeFoHQ_zmW7vSfkLHESNmlOb4r7gD4SafUdykcqfqDhBmcdr6VxEAmXmkc3Sua4RlRVGaF89euu4ZeWBJSo-GdZ8iJJ1AoaDuxOqCbj/s2021/993953DD-529C-4BA7-A116-67799723FA07.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="1825" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg727uaa27qJmBy5j6G5gAovVOe9VGw7mLRSmJ-yd2eM5g0CyAy5xPM5W7tENkJ1INE3dXgG2iHeLbCb1dcveeFoHQ_zmW7vSfkLHESNmlOb4r7gD4SafUdykcqfqDhBmcdr6VxEAmXmkc3Sua4RlRVGaF89euu4ZeWBJSo-GdZ8iJJ1AoaDuxOqCbj/s320/993953DD-529C-4BA7-A116-67799723FA07.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eDJTg1s5bY_OrvKG5wHsxJTuiJ5KvaX-B7hGnZxbcmezzsM8AXPiIN3biM28odvXIVpFThX1dCq0vtlaJUmv0bldreb0pRyRCiCGrJV346BRlswT_OOtC5r7ur32s5f5NgtgVb2GrLnDH5ed2dE-9ugc5ThZs-VWxE_BqChCoatRnIzgxzSKAoN7/s1122/C6DA85BE-B046-4A47-A574-8095456BE1ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1122" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eDJTg1s5bY_OrvKG5wHsxJTuiJ5KvaX-B7hGnZxbcmezzsM8AXPiIN3biM28odvXIVpFThX1dCq0vtlaJUmv0bldreb0pRyRCiCGrJV346BRlswT_OOtC5r7ur32s5f5NgtgVb2GrLnDH5ed2dE-9ugc5ThZs-VWxE_BqChCoatRnIzgxzSKAoN7/s320/C6DA85BE-B046-4A47-A574-8095456BE1ED.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-23330998145062032242023-01-11T06:47:00.003-08:002023-01-11T06:47:50.834-08:00{Post 1,776} Memory Quilt<p> I wanted to get a post up of this quilt because it is slightly in the past now. It was not my usual colors or technique. We have befriended a college student (Josiah) that attends our church. His parents are missionaries in Ireland. His grandfather was a pastor in Wisconsin. Josiah’s grandfather needed care near the end of his life, so his mother (Jenny) came to the states to care for him. She and I connected because I’m sorta her son’s “mother/grandmother” while he is here for school. My husband and I have had Josiah over numerous times, he has stayed with us for a few days here and there before or after school breaks, I’ve taken him to the airport, etc. When Jenny’s father passed away, I offered to make her a memory quilt from some of his shirts. It took a while for everything to come together. I suggested various shirt quilt patterns I’ve used before. She didn’t care for any of them and found a pattern on her own. I did not want to make it. I don’t like doing fussy work or appliqué (although I have the skills). Here is what she picked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlb_ZnkgncZyt-GbACn0vpIHpYl_1W25SRwoDTbYFlJlc8uvqoS07ZyyBOXdKObcgzTUNxQSK1RmmwkhhSpKM-DTGX_LsYtJZnizmloUvuG58jBN8cfHtir9ku-vV8WLtiqTJOCZusMIlPXxfH5POsTe8R1T-tFXCC27o_rFMAj11ALy9rJAKs17x/s1406/06DA83F4-AC4F-4A5F-895F-DFCBB353AE06.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="1272" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlb_ZnkgncZyt-GbACn0vpIHpYl_1W25SRwoDTbYFlJlc8uvqoS07ZyyBOXdKObcgzTUNxQSK1RmmwkhhSpKM-DTGX_LsYtJZnizmloUvuG58jBN8cfHtir9ku-vV8WLtiqTJOCZusMIlPXxfH5POsTe8R1T-tFXCC27o_rFMAj11ALy9rJAKs17x/w385-h425/06DA83F4-AC4F-4A5F-895F-DFCBB353AE06.jpeg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried to get her to pick something else, but I was unsuccessful. In the end, I loved it. I just didn’t love the process. But I am a woman of my word, so I pressed on (literally and figuratively). Here are some process pictures, and the finished product. She loved it, and I did, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This ended up being 60” x 76”. The first picture is me trying out various shirt types to see if they would all fuse to the background! The other are self-explanatory. 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I finally got rid of all my floral fabrics. Last time I saw her, she gave me a huge box of florals she had left over (I think there was at least 15 pounds). So I spent a road trip when I wasn’t driving finding quick, easy, yet aesthetically pleasing quilt patterns that would be good for florals. But I am still me. I found a piece of mottled greenish-gray in my stash and made up a pattern to use it up. I used every speck. It wasn’t quite as large as I wanted, so I added an inner border and a piano key outer border. I am gifting it to my Sunday school teacher. I am taking her out for lunch on Friday, and I will give it to her then. I can’t wait to surprise her!</p><p>Here are some pictures of the process. I had about a half inch by 2-1/2” piece of the green left over. 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I needed about 6” more in the width of the quilt width. Worked fabulously. Just piece a string block and cut a square the same size of another fabric. Stitch 1/4” from the edge all the way around. Press. Cut diagonally and iron the HSTs open. Use as desired. I took out one small part and added cream so I could use that for the label. Instead of spending $30+ on a Bloc Loc ruler, I made my own by adding about 6 layers of painter’s tape on my regular 6-1/2” ruler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoSc3oo75uHw4ZJ_7q_mNM1JSAh4Ck1xrxUi3cej3FsScqDBXfilzeem4pP6E0nRXb_8h1UdND7pb2Yh7mrjR_Mbqq0kd2TFrqygtupmfNZu9aFQGZicFqA8ynpMLgjlp0uaacvKFAwbbKweUctK8TPmjHT8shrCaZrdLnd4ld1BK2f6KDRxM47u3/s1820/A478FFB0-8FE7-4B35-A715-BA437C40BEB3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="1232" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoSc3oo75uHw4ZJ_7q_mNM1JSAh4Ck1xrxUi3cej3FsScqDBXfilzeem4pP6E0nRXb_8h1UdND7pb2Yh7mrjR_Mbqq0kd2TFrqygtupmfNZu9aFQGZicFqA8ynpMLgjlp0uaacvKFAwbbKweUctK8TPmjHT8shrCaZrdLnd4ld1BK2f6KDRxM47u3/w331-h488/A478FFB0-8FE7-4B35-A715-BA437C40BEB3.jpeg" width="331" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYYlkUMxeVHOlx3d4wDCrinXLX7-jCtU2oilGFtzOG7s0Fm52ypky1wxgViGxdw-T1KNmcqdM_0qoGirVpBXwCjuB72PC_xNIzGR3PdIj8CIy3M89_tqnMNDCsowRqXCueEkES9ETfCNJRtFn5VqviAIYSiDDYOihKRQoXo3lDjXKMaQpPLqCbmXt/s1981/FBE4BDBE-DDA6-4141-A880-34FF56A2D8C9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="1981" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYYlkUMxeVHOlx3d4wDCrinXLX7-jCtU2oilGFtzOG7s0Fm52ypky1wxgViGxdw-T1KNmcqdM_0qoGirVpBXwCjuB72PC_xNIzGR3PdIj8CIy3M89_tqnMNDCsowRqXCueEkES9ETfCNJRtFn5VqviAIYSiDDYOihKRQoXo3lDjXKMaQpPLqCbmXt/w395-h350/FBE4BDBE-DDA6-4141-A880-34FF56A2D8C9.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97QX-lXEus9FwZ6PcLfjofxdRLNVFaLG9eK0PKBnwR2Gu_CrdLXY4s0s24UWZBsqIspy4ekHc-A-_ffTMKzW6FgkcT8b-Y2aIb39rp6WSy6uciIR-jL2tgHKJVtk_xOnpfsKrXSpAs1XI9lH_0w2pFOpYq5j_OlTeTlf-VY30wYOfGMgmkKXtoPZ1/s1789/17AC2BD0-35E2-446F-B025-F001D7DFFD71.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="1490" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97QX-lXEus9FwZ6PcLfjofxdRLNVFaLG9eK0PKBnwR2Gu_CrdLXY4s0s24UWZBsqIspy4ekHc-A-_ffTMKzW6FgkcT8b-Y2aIb39rp6WSy6uciIR-jL2tgHKJVtk_xOnpfsKrXSpAs1XI9lH_0w2pFOpYq5j_OlTeTlf-VY30wYOfGMgmkKXtoPZ1/w382-h458/17AC2BD0-35E2-446F-B025-F001D7DFFD71.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7gcQf3HZ9R44UhTCVNyANRIcxE2BNyZkPcZdRXQlCPCIJ97QFLKTNefuQ0eQC0gnDZqcoBwMq2ClIw8GAC_TymBmv_cc6v4uTnSfSsEQaLwbUDm4fC5wOJ-2RaKoumVDmIykjAxWSh787anGcrxMhn5nvzX4T1eveDnEgYXWErtEL3k1r2VB916R/s1440/7D7473D1-DB7C-44ED-A697-B021CC037234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1440" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7gcQf3HZ9R44UhTCVNyANRIcxE2BNyZkPcZdRXQlCPCIJ97QFLKTNefuQ0eQC0gnDZqcoBwMq2ClIw8GAC_TymBmv_cc6v4uTnSfSsEQaLwbUDm4fC5wOJ-2RaKoumVDmIykjAxWSh787anGcrxMhn5nvzX4T1eveDnEgYXWErtEL3k1r2VB916R/w421-h317/7D7473D1-DB7C-44ED-A697-B021CC037234.jpeg" width="421" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tWb-Hrzo0GTfcfVheQ5RKGLAqJM_laM9F9KnOLWzKG--uFDaOx0GToIe67tjU3ssFOvV51UthS-etMDnlzERhNnCYH2eAM2oDKs03IFIv2tp-O9LymX45yFsFoNXKcT7zmNpDbjCfPPHREw5kZ8eN06_-kK7tNrt-yd1hBiy0v515fFYk4EltoSA/s791/2992E0FC-9606-4943-BC06-A6BF7AF0E4FF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="791" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tWb-Hrzo0GTfcfVheQ5RKGLAqJM_laM9F9KnOLWzKG--uFDaOx0GToIe67tjU3ssFOvV51UthS-etMDnlzERhNnCYH2eAM2oDKs03IFIv2tp-O9LymX45yFsFoNXKcT7zmNpDbjCfPPHREw5kZ8eN06_-kK7tNrt-yd1hBiy0v515fFYk4EltoSA/w415-h313/2992E0FC-9606-4943-BC06-A6BF7AF0E4FF.jpeg" width="415" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This ended up being 60” x 68”. A nice sofa throw size.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-87667030644666164762022-12-01T18:25:00.003-08:002022-12-01T21:11:46.069-08:00{Post 1,774} So Much Joy!<p> </p><p>I hope everyone enjoyed a great Thanksgiving holiday. We were resigned to just having 3 guests. We were trying to be fine with it. But our youngest daughter, her husband, and their two children were supposed to be with us all week. Their van was in the shop, and the part to repair it was late coming in. They tried to find a car to rent, but the price was sky-high and they couldn’t find a car! They planned to call me Wednesday to reschedule their trip. When my son-in-law called, he asked, “Are you looking at your calendar?” I said I was. He said, “How does tomorrow look?” A man in their church knew their trip was cancelled and paid for them to rent a car. He even found them a car! Last one available in their little town. I burst into tears! You can imagine! I just realized we had such a fun and busy visit that I did not take one single picture. Also had the best Thanksgiving dinner ever. We had one of our sons and our best friends over for the meal and visiting afterwards. </p><p>Last time I was at their house in PA (I live in NC) a dear friend of my daughter’s asked me to finish a quilt she and her daughter had started more than 20 years ago. I didn’t realize the amount of work involved, but I agreed. </p><p>The center was finished when I started working on it. One of the challenges was that it was so old that the fabrics were no longer available. They had chunks and bits, so I cobbled borders together. When I first got it, it was finished out to the edge of the blocks. So I added the pink, cream, and blue borders. I did lots of math to squeeze every inch I could out of the fabrics available. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKBKAyfxP60ZrP4SFXfi6ro2iN1N-folLSXdZcs3daszc0GGmwhVViDsw_4Ui4SMbvKUqcjoUF4bpkBSaMqkZaLTrRVr98BLDi7rARcfP7nqrqmcopZogMNWBWBywVOmEvGJuPUa-BuLtX9YV9QJasjoY_TULWVcoPZzBSm5TLt-0T8YsMCo1ollh/s2231/9F149951-FCBA-4C73-AD1A-FD0FB54E891D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="2231" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKBKAyfxP60ZrP4SFXfi6ro2iN1N-folLSXdZcs3daszc0GGmwhVViDsw_4Ui4SMbvKUqcjoUF4bpkBSaMqkZaLTrRVr98BLDi7rARcfP7nqrqmcopZogMNWBWBywVOmEvGJuPUa-BuLtX9YV9QJasjoY_TULWVcoPZzBSm5TLt-0T8YsMCo1ollh/s320/9F149951-FCBA-4C73-AD1A-FD0FB54E891D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a close-up. She had never pieced a quilt before. The seams are huge, the blocks should have been trimmed before sashing and cornerstones were added, but all in all a lovely job.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFauOSOM5fr8-S2oTxQ3v2e-BLWD8bwpwaoL7xtUYwfcrFbOErEOBq-6wSItjGmTaAnAIbu0uXQTPeXmTxQ8r8VjK5MG4l7zLvjL7oyntiLO4tyFo1Ng_INQ_esgcln_O-5iZUPO65ZE4HxEafbBKWJMUszdBZKYXYXKgmyT5We1DZ8AW7YAAaMs2V/s1440/9840A6A0-23D4-4057-8FDF-9B4F8A2635BA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1440" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFauOSOM5fr8-S2oTxQ3v2e-BLWD8bwpwaoL7xtUYwfcrFbOErEOBq-6wSItjGmTaAnAIbu0uXQTPeXmTxQ8r8VjK5MG4l7zLvjL7oyntiLO4tyFo1Ng_INQ_esgcln_O-5iZUPO65ZE4HxEafbBKWJMUszdBZKYXYXKgmyT5We1DZ8AW7YAAaMs2V/s320/9840A6A0-23D4-4057-8FDF-9B4F8A2635BA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the whole thing quilted. It ended up measuring 82” x 94”.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76z9XonZfUC3PGYtHSFIEp0060tebbVufhTpJ9BFhdsYeRs3nFMqyoXlIQynQxI5bytxeSUvVgJPv_mxlHisAjBw03vHPUZgor8wxVtxyEUCJ1_8_CDuz9gPP7YolJALX25GRAczEBP6kLH-MATMKo01ITvcAAbCXVDUYXWEXWbFUrAXs2B76nPyR/s2016/59382BE2-B073-41FB-B1BA-0294DA126210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76z9XonZfUC3PGYtHSFIEp0060tebbVufhTpJ9BFhdsYeRs3nFMqyoXlIQynQxI5bytxeSUvVgJPv_mxlHisAjBw03vHPUZgor8wxVtxyEUCJ1_8_CDuz9gPP7YolJALX25GRAczEBP6kLH-MATMKo01ITvcAAbCXVDUYXWEXWbFUrAXs2B76nPyR/w308-h411/59382BE2-B073-41FB-B1BA-0294DA126210.jpeg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My daughter was able to take it back for her. She sent me a video today of our friend seeing it for the first time. She loves it, which makes it all worthwhile. She has advanced Parkinson’s and her extremities shake so badly. I was happy to finish this for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tell me something in the comments that you are thankful for!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-44033654748756084882022-11-16T19:20:00.002-08:002022-11-16T19:22:10.548-08:00{Post 1,773} Pine Tree Points Runner<p>This is a pattern I bought from quiltville.com to make the runner. I left off the bottom “branch” of the tree so it wouldn’t be as wide as the pattern. I also like the quilt, but it’s smaller than I like. I would like to make it larger, but I have too many irons in the fire to start another big quilt right now. I was sewing with some ladies every Monday for a while, but I have a commitment on Mondays now that interferes with it. They reserved the sewing room from 10:30-4:30 yesterday, and I started working on this. I ended up staying until about 2:30. We all brought parts of a lunch, so that took up some time. </p><p>Here is the process…I picked out several greens from my shirt stash. I cut them all up into 3-1/4” wide strips, then cut them into strings. I sewed them onto 3” wide strips of phone book. I love sewing strings. No measuring, just straight seams.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNSQigKHpScTdAzwG7kC8Z6-1ANoQvMbzbaThBBqWPOekHnGCAkiJtXKEQHPk4IhgHGjWSo8IltHvYU8vykZNAMZFuPQZYUjoL0Xc3x_ecQYa7TrngDNck0izRbzqd8orjW7bY_0tZkXwxsTSDfmjCpHdgT3qApbYfVDVG_S1u_r0NGLLMyb6EOrV/s2016/FDACBEA0-AC71-45AC-A8AB-15422B080DDC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNSQigKHpScTdAzwG7kC8Z6-1ANoQvMbzbaThBBqWPOekHnGCAkiJtXKEQHPk4IhgHGjWSo8IltHvYU8vykZNAMZFuPQZYUjoL0Xc3x_ecQYa7TrngDNck0izRbzqd8orjW7bY_0tZkXwxsTSDfmjCpHdgT3qApbYfVDVG_S1u_r0NGLLMyb6EOrV/s320/FDACBEA0-AC71-45AC-A8AB-15422B080DDC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This ended up being 14-1/2” x 59” I will bind it with the same red as the frames and cornerstones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU2Osaz4HKwkgcYHd9dtSFSYf22fAIoboOAWyFj5Ck0yTzQm2S6l8Bmr_qD9KSVZAHxxDcLO4ARcVXcOqqP2_qRzMAEKnUC-REMA_WHOEpu3S1zfw8yaKbgh4uFDzs79UK0Li5ciMtdrrFmWKWhOY7oZpS9KBR-fsb7PtoXuToQ3VTsTk4PeTCGwF/s3065/9D44F2C5-8749-4C70-883D-079FD00F5FFD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="3065" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU2Osaz4HKwkgcYHd9dtSFSYf22fAIoboOAWyFj5Ck0yTzQm2S6l8Bmr_qD9KSVZAHxxDcLO4ARcVXcOqqP2_qRzMAEKnUC-REMA_WHOEpu3S1zfw8yaKbgh4uFDzs79UK0Li5ciMtdrrFmWKWhOY7oZpS9KBR-fsb7PtoXuToQ3VTsTk4PeTCGwF/w471-h132/9D44F2C5-8749-4C70-883D-079FD00F5FFD.jpeg" width="471" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was all I had left over from what I cut originally. Worked out great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5ojYgQsWeO-mYS_-XBtUoKO4Y2lawfZBqCeH4unsMij5DhYyFpDuYcBU-bNeIpptvy2VWTQk-wE_eDShyF9AgRNWJXpNOrYdQvtt8PoWgkMz4O3CArWjXorWs5C34_MoV1ZTwH0q2-SR5vIYtUv44RhGlep5uzstI2JDO_LyYoBjm5HXGCPg6CQk/s2016/068CAF1E-24BA-4506-892A-A33B9F0CCBDC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5ojYgQsWeO-mYS_-XBtUoKO4Y2lawfZBqCeH4unsMij5DhYyFpDuYcBU-bNeIpptvy2VWTQk-wE_eDShyF9AgRNWJXpNOrYdQvtt8PoWgkMz4O3CArWjXorWs5C34_MoV1ZTwH0q2-SR5vIYtUv44RhGlep5uzstI2JDO_LyYoBjm5HXGCPg6CQk/s320/068CAF1E-24BA-4506-892A-A33B9F0CCBDC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So glad this post went through trouble-free.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-10804005910030279522022-11-15T19:07:00.005-08:002022-11-16T19:02:45.042-08:00{Post 1,772} New Quilt, Part 2<p> I wish Blogger had people to answer questions. I miss talking to a person and not doing things via tech. I cannot get pictures to upload. If you know the problem, please reach out to me via email. Thanks!</p><p>***Update on 11/16/22*** I can add pictures now. I don’t know why I could not before this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ig8pO8tcdfTT3slm_cjAbNv_W_bovF5VJAU1H1kZsCBOIUM1RZ0_8KBd12X_vpDTFz3bLp1qqP5jwtGZjof9PwxiHEtXQ2tpGjSAqH4J9mAD0hATb7B0ez6AaVIFGu7MS3nv14zQ87_mthxutCrr54j30Z4v7JUamscDtgVE9Jjv61Fmx81te_po/s3119/86966AC4-5344-4B4D-930D-B20063232C56.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3119" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ig8pO8tcdfTT3slm_cjAbNv_W_bovF5VJAU1H1kZsCBOIUM1RZ0_8KBd12X_vpDTFz3bLp1qqP5jwtGZjof9PwxiHEtXQ2tpGjSAqH4J9mAD0hATb7B0ez6AaVIFGu7MS3nv14zQ87_mthxutCrr54j30Z4v7JUamscDtgVE9Jjv61Fmx81te_po/s320/86966AC4-5344-4B4D-930D-B20063232C56.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqauvsATUTH-9itYqbUtEAwGyCEsYXXPnsSHCPCvV19rWemNlJEk2zv5Dp5z97uo09fmEzx1fJnAblaA_KGtCqU6tDG7bwPo1kqRgx7BcQYGs8-PDE4GUbbbT5v-mFZM0tRtBIXtAZHDXl23cWyVbGOjR4PEik65DhpAq91o2fGTOOqVy7HYLcrDx-/s3264/13EC982F-E5BA-4C7E-ACFB-9F22556D424B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqauvsATUTH-9itYqbUtEAwGyCEsYXXPnsSHCPCvV19rWemNlJEk2zv5Dp5z97uo09fmEzx1fJnAblaA_KGtCqU6tDG7bwPo1kqRgx7BcQYGs8-PDE4GUbbbT5v-mFZM0tRtBIXtAZHDXl23cWyVbGOjR4PEik65DhpAq91o2fGTOOqVy7HYLcrDx-/s320/13EC982F-E5BA-4C7E-ACFB-9F22556D424B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MpPWAdOoN79OXNcGlTPNd3sMWlf1aNt4cWS1pLLIT4zq3rv30RhbP6SbD5x9dx8DwQqNJjBuo108kAA3ba3R_re8x6CUHk1YV2wn7mDdU4sznPuVzI5SxQYE42RoHQhsuDTLl64xydKRl7OydR0FNt32V4zxufbgLlBOBa7jyMu7jc7QyB7hTXs4/s3264/11835B69-2BBD-473A-8FD7-E3FDA715A345.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MpPWAdOoN79OXNcGlTPNd3sMWlf1aNt4cWS1pLLIT4zq3rv30RhbP6SbD5x9dx8DwQqNJjBuo108kAA3ba3R_re8x6CUHk1YV2wn7mDdU4sznPuVzI5SxQYE42RoHQhsuDTLl64xydKRl7OydR0FNt32V4zxufbgLlBOBa7jyMu7jc7QyB7hTXs4/s320/11835B69-2BBD-473A-8FD7-E3FDA715A345.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-75341034907861521822022-11-10T18:59:00.004-08:002022-11-10T19:00:52.137-08:00{Post 1,771} New Finish, and I’m in Love!<p> If you have been reading my blog for long, you know I save every little scrap. I also love quilts made from upcycled 100% cotton shirts (limited to plaids and stripes). I had a little plastic basket that I was keeping all my shirt strings in (just the colors, not neutrals). It was exploding, and I decided to make a quilt from them. As I shared progress on IG and FB, one of my friends who is a missionary in Madagascar commented on how much she loved the colors and pattern. Here’s how it was made.</p><p>I cut many 3” x 6” strips of old phone book pages. I had run out and didn’t want to buy paper for using as foundations. So I sent an email out on my church’s list and a friend gave me 10 phone books (that’ll keep me making string blocks for a l-o-n-g time!). Old books are used because the ink won’t transfer when they are ironed. I merely covered the foundations with strings of all the scraps. Some “strings” were even pieced from several fabrics!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehlB3yCiQuVqmlPs-Hgfpdg51ONIQS0u4AOnu4Qn50sd8Ijt06XKjUfXlUqTwAf6QsZqkY-c-mfGswzm5L7-9quya2kO0NtLQwvSPBEuT4QoS5Ofzo36cbvhiKjDpQXTn74yUffncuYqpdQqQmujcwiFbetRa0vChhxK7tOrChvaGNx61CH9FRLPQ/s2168/2161279F-8FF6-4177-B892-DB9B7A26D65B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="2168" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehlB3yCiQuVqmlPs-Hgfpdg51ONIQS0u4AOnu4Qn50sd8Ijt06XKjUfXlUqTwAf6QsZqkY-c-mfGswzm5L7-9quya2kO0NtLQwvSPBEuT4QoS5Ofzo36cbvhiKjDpQXTn74yUffncuYqpdQqQmujcwiFbetRa0vChhxK7tOrChvaGNx61CH9FRLPQ/s320/2161279F-8FF6-4177-B892-DB9B7A26D65B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cut the same-sized pieces from a bolt of muslin I have here. I set it with a straight setting, not on point as it appears in the above picture. Here are some progress pictures, in reverse order chronologically.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIQclODLgp_6Y3caGDGkef-cErTI67WFsGGoX1HaXgKegi1EdLYf3v6HDVUWmhiMBeIK5b_nYLaGi--2jjRGxRV9BN-bk4bk_rJaVhGArI2arkR6bV46TA-wI4fCnJPorqUaJlBhF4RVMGgle7D1gwEGBOPrWXgs6nernTcYJ3Nzz8DKsJUhpXdpV/s3264/5D98AFF5-CA22-4992-A9D5-9372FE7448D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIQclODLgp_6Y3caGDGkef-cErTI67WFsGGoX1HaXgKegi1EdLYf3v6HDVUWmhiMBeIK5b_nYLaGi--2jjRGxRV9BN-bk4bk_rJaVhGArI2arkR6bV46TA-wI4fCnJPorqUaJlBhF4RVMGgle7D1gwEGBOPrWXgs6nernTcYJ3Nzz8DKsJUhpXdpV/s320/5D98AFF5-CA22-4992-A9D5-9372FE7448D7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2blVv2-3IkC0LbsBQbpIIyxRC6lT82JO_FOGtL_1vmcDDATfehY-t1T59tnXrNLH8wpvkQh_vxB0CYYh_n5YYLDPgtbYQSZFsYTvNzuvdvxWEUiORNG8xb2Sh2UbmdRC_hWCxIilLPTreeh1iqH_yOEYYJXhr9wzAvJkr5GTKlWajHg70RnPAb4J/s3264/80BA2B02-B2E8-4185-BC8D-0BFF4B246421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2blVv2-3IkC0LbsBQbpIIyxRC6lT82JO_FOGtL_1vmcDDATfehY-t1T59tnXrNLH8wpvkQh_vxB0CYYh_n5YYLDPgtbYQSZFsYTvNzuvdvxWEUiORNG8xb2Sh2UbmdRC_hWCxIilLPTreeh1iqH_yOEYYJXhr9wzAvJkr5GTKlWajHg70RnPAb4J/s320/80BA2B02-B2E8-4185-BC8D-0BFF4B246421.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBKo6XXFuvLLrdkv5QmErk_PlNCsIeuBtEqyeZk8SabGSlHp-e1Po_HcokV2sO3pdiei-5UCbtkB9TXiPXAI0IJf9w0z6IyOOpU08N3MrDa8sD_kUebhzzMRIWc8oBqdDoDq8m5S5N13A_hHJtnhT4RAevquMJ9ZIGhGROtC7Oelgin0um4S-6hYj/s2003/A118184A-C043-4F32-9E83-3367CE829035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="1479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBKo6XXFuvLLrdkv5QmErk_PlNCsIeuBtEqyeZk8SabGSlHp-e1Po_HcokV2sO3pdiei-5UCbtkB9TXiPXAI0IJf9w0z6IyOOpU08N3MrDa8sD_kUebhzzMRIWc8oBqdDoDq8m5S5N13A_hHJtnhT4RAevquMJ9ZIGhGROtC7Oelgin0um4S-6hYj/s320/A118184A-C043-4F32-9E83-3367CE829035.jpeg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got to the original size planned, I asked her how big she wanted it. She wanted it bigger than I had already pieced, so I pressed on literally and figuratively. It is 84” x 94”. I let her pick the quilting pattern, and she chose topographical meandering. I did it in cream thread. Here are a few pics from the quilting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cannot get any more pictures to upload. I will try this another day. I even tried restarting my iPad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-64052443691220786412022-11-07T07:21:00.003-08:002022-11-07T07:25:27.192-08:00{Post 1,770} Recent Events<p>Why not start with a great food picture? We have been having people over fairly regularly. The majority are college students. I love sharing good recipes with them. Here are some apple dumplings I have made thrice in the past couple of weeks. Full disclosure—one batch was for a friend’s family. Very simple with everyday ingredients (except for Mountain Dew).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTI_hJbPQtht4tWaRSYQ9Qp2m6QmXN1umHZmFJq9UqabBq9cmjEWNVuA77SbIN5cjdgAcvPTttqC_CSz7mly57dnZfWHTz16p54EwkFqUb1Ql8eTKjyFUMjBc4gDeMM6uACRHkJm3Cp61S1t4SuQVxTr2gw-3JyyLPDk_35gMpRsUTMsEp68EKACh/s2016/5E798767-C755-40A4-BEFA-21F5996A827D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTI_hJbPQtht4tWaRSYQ9Qp2m6QmXN1umHZmFJq9UqabBq9cmjEWNVuA77SbIN5cjdgAcvPTttqC_CSz7mly57dnZfWHTz16p54EwkFqUb1Ql8eTKjyFUMjBc4gDeMM6uACRHkJm3Cp61S1t4SuQVxTr2gw-3JyyLPDk_35gMpRsUTMsEp68EKACh/s320/5E798767-C755-40A4-BEFA-21F5996A827D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I try to sew a little every day. I have had customer quilt tops to machine quilt (several pictures below) as well as my own perpetual scrappy tops to sew. Here are a few pics w/o explanations. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2f8kUsmae-El-SJj_4qu1kJtCw6vTO1hLVAhctl2aMone9MbsiPDK12AvQU_nAtqOOTgi7n8Ikom35RGaWGxT0lPwOcjQ-oXYWEiHgEEAr7ac3vqgbUEmS71zm7iJl_z1BwAzSJKSw09nh80t6RwJGtPlwcUFXDtZgQKWV_fQH5VW1JvZYuSt94d-/s3264/2117A167-77E1-40FC-83D2-02D0470D9760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2f8kUsmae-El-SJj_4qu1kJtCw6vTO1hLVAhctl2aMone9MbsiPDK12AvQU_nAtqOOTgi7n8Ikom35RGaWGxT0lPwOcjQ-oXYWEiHgEEAr7ac3vqgbUEmS71zm7iJl_z1BwAzSJKSw09nh80t6RwJGtPlwcUFXDtZgQKWV_fQH5VW1JvZYuSt94d-/s320/2117A167-77E1-40FC-83D2-02D0470D9760.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ1RcRUCkQDmHpUQQuYs67wVU1Z6MhSrYM3673f2uu9qrvV6WkRP_cu_0DI_X0Yd0Wq8Tcd1OR92C3MzXhc48Jyhn4Kx8lUhoJOGkUaiF25lK9rRQP76RgGFBFqUWSr7Gx5e2LUbjPMyZP5R8t_CEtmt_o23zQ6EoLFSqOpxWL8eMkfbCbQO3Ncd9/s3264/C44C1E0C-EAE8-4C21-B92B-B8421F87E816.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ1RcRUCkQDmHpUQQuYs67wVU1Z6MhSrYM3673f2uu9qrvV6WkRP_cu_0DI_X0Yd0Wq8Tcd1OR92C3MzXhc48Jyhn4Kx8lUhoJOGkUaiF25lK9rRQP76RgGFBFqUWSr7Gx5e2LUbjPMyZP5R8t_CEtmt_o23zQ6EoLFSqOpxWL8eMkfbCbQO3Ncd9/s320/C44C1E0C-EAE8-4C21-B92B-B8421F87E816.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJxeOt3at69SWd4-MgLEeVpRPpy-wLKUUSHL10njcIBICNbdFEECXCIDY8AGzp1ZKttNTYZSTb6iLDeVxGT7Dboc8CDXCDZ-MXaBTaxgiZRIbsMsGHLvwepYiRmfKpzyX2-NGZcyVw4LeKozPAh_aiJPXUVo4_tH7J1nGOHTUOXEX-YGzNLkUYND9/s3264/E4F2A36B-6C00-4E67-9F66-A45B4E674403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJxeOt3at69SWd4-MgLEeVpRPpy-wLKUUSHL10njcIBICNbdFEECXCIDY8AGzp1ZKttNTYZSTb6iLDeVxGT7Dboc8CDXCDZ-MXaBTaxgiZRIbsMsGHLvwepYiRmfKpzyX2-NGZcyVw4LeKozPAh_aiJPXUVo4_tH7J1nGOHTUOXEX-YGzNLkUYND9/s320/E4F2A36B-6C00-4E67-9F66-A45B4E674403.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love string quilts, but I don’t have many strings (I realize I could cut up my voluminous fabric stash, but that wasn’t my goal). I have made and accumulated various strings of colors that are not my usual lately. This little turquoise basket was where they lived. It was more than full when I started. So I started making a string quilt. I used 6-1/2” square cuts of phone book for my base. I had some black with green polka dots in my stash, and I have NO IDEA where they came from. I decided to use those for a center strip pans then added all non-green (with a few exceptions) to fill the foundation. Here are my first few, then as of last night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlMzszRx9HVHISqtlzdNwNNcTK-RytGe6-Dm5i4bsttWLjcHZj3tSLEEoZ51VoN4-EqqhmxP_sQ643EdT1VDi5DdTQnceiv7vtQCmJK2sk5EBv3Xrk-G2_vZsgr155VaiqV-5Gkx9Gcc9tOIDTmO8Ori6qHxbK2UFfW59Up-t9JoIrL5HjXuu1XC5/s3264/CD273794-60CF-47F7-8B53-90981999A201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlMzszRx9HVHISqtlzdNwNNcTK-RytGe6-Dm5i4bsttWLjcHZj3tSLEEoZ51VoN4-EqqhmxP_sQ643EdT1VDi5DdTQnceiv7vtQCmJK2sk5EBv3Xrk-G2_vZsgr155VaiqV-5Gkx9Gcc9tOIDTmO8Ori6qHxbK2UFfW59Up-t9JoIrL5HjXuu1XC5/s320/CD273794-60CF-47F7-8B53-90981999A201.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHEL9lQl1Jwa_Na1RoC9zUkmXQdD6LSfoIJfgoZTcM_sDKhqAS4UVrpur4A5EB9pyhaTU83Rdcuu0JyhLXNwzBQgmvL8iHogjmElHWYDNXeTrhM25AsdmjL9XnENfCMmdxiiP56GMU7ao-yfdFkzR5PfhXIKAyNqyvDmVBNv8A6HfTI0QIhot0dLg/s2739/566D280A-D555-4401-BE6E-643DBEED34D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHEL9lQl1Jwa_Na1RoC9zUkmXQdD6LSfoIJfgoZTcM_sDKhqAS4UVrpur4A5EB9pyhaTU83Rdcuu0JyhLXNwzBQgmvL8iHogjmElHWYDNXeTrhM25AsdmjL9XnENfCMmdxiiP56GMU7ao-yfdFkzR5PfhXIKAyNqyvDmVBNv8A6HfTI0QIhot0dLg/s320/566D280A-D555-4401-BE6E-643DBEED34D8.jpeg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVTI-GqEfhbwcQcZe6mhV6vVyEBv5Npvd8nIJya6IBTNfMu1Xmq8jeQy0eC0cd3gvg0Vlj4k31iL645O1TLpuRX7aQyePVf90wrMoVSwN4C-z7BZMwwdKaAQjRz2CxfNAfbmgSecyeiKmSTnMCCu2cMHCRiLgRaX9XmAQ6oiN-TPHHtnQ-TqTEVCn/s1799/E2739187-9C83-4FD3-B238-150D80EF7FED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVTI-GqEfhbwcQcZe6mhV6vVyEBv5Npvd8nIJya6IBTNfMu1Xmq8jeQy0eC0cd3gvg0Vlj4k31iL645O1TLpuRX7aQyePVf90wrMoVSwN4C-z7BZMwwdKaAQjRz2CxfNAfbmgSecyeiKmSTnMCCu2cMHCRiLgRaX9XmAQ6oiN-TPHHtnQ-TqTEVCn/s320/E2739187-9C83-4FD3-B238-150D80EF7FED.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My husband and I took a trip to the Lancaster area. Our first goal was to go to Sight and Sound theatre for a performance of David. We stayed in a B and B. The pic of the horse and buggy was taken as we got into our car in the B & B driveway. It was that close. Saw and experienced many interesting things. My husband insisted that we go to several quilt shops, and who was I to argue? There are many Mennonite and Amish people in that area. They both make most/all of their clothes. Here is one fabric stores black section. If you sew, you know that all fabrics are different in hue, hand, and weave. Whatever color black you wanted, they had it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpacOsNOb13DjxQBovAgaFX7SkkRWACPZuw7BA4BL8CfTELx2pgAHr65VtkLrtjlYX-c7d0k7t66srU3ZMiQW3W0SUTodEnwjWdS8SBvQKPuD2Zh0F6inXeiikLaHf_BzUANYMtvubQCxZCemsNpkd4gAJ4xZJq1mmoYl13a2w3uaThpNJV55k0Ap/s2016/2F6A35D7-514F-494E-AB9A-9EC83A8F8A09.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpacOsNOb13DjxQBovAgaFX7SkkRWACPZuw7BA4BL8CfTELx2pgAHr65VtkLrtjlYX-c7d0k7t66srU3ZMiQW3W0SUTodEnwjWdS8SBvQKPuD2Zh0F6inXeiikLaHf_BzUANYMtvubQCxZCemsNpkd4gAJ4xZJq1mmoYl13a2w3uaThpNJV55k0Ap/s320/2F6A35D7-514F-494E-AB9A-9EC83A8F8A09.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacPl39l1R-TQT0T6YcnBLlxpSVI-2QNu4OarS7PgNR_Q3Rp-Z_B5v1SEaXwF8hhMExGt4loyUkIhqVC685XjtP1tNcrD-cINrx00LRknr_a98Ll2xcO9YCerMIcfFZsRpobaPtWsct_ZMK-Lfl0o9zsPfcFwbOkpq-SA9MQqymIHxtx9OHC2Cszwm/s2016/91AB6F34-A639-44CA-8E55-17AAFBF9A88E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacPl39l1R-TQT0T6YcnBLlxpSVI-2QNu4OarS7PgNR_Q3Rp-Z_B5v1SEaXwF8hhMExGt4loyUkIhqVC685XjtP1tNcrD-cINrx00LRknr_a98Ll2xcO9YCerMIcfFZsRpobaPtWsct_ZMK-Lfl0o9zsPfcFwbOkpq-SA9MQqymIHxtx9OHC2Cszwm/s320/91AB6F34-A639-44CA-8E55-17AAFBF9A88E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHLC5a0dD2kXqEEOzdNZYFOfOe9pGcnafE8A11j2WquC8rWp481F_ZPeW66xtb_ztaWIHtXeluQRaRTYXfkJ1QrqEOS8cgUS9zxqBHsZzzRLTmLTAxWWzL2NYD5ilP-gn6rprBET5yvU-iU1IF4YKM4zzPKTumS7hsxINB57F9AMVOhgyXPLqIY7p/s1931/A79F170A-D655-4B6E-B953-D8C1609BD9FC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="1542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHLC5a0dD2kXqEEOzdNZYFOfOe9pGcnafE8A11j2WquC8rWp481F_ZPeW66xtb_ztaWIHtXeluQRaRTYXfkJ1QrqEOS8cgUS9zxqBHsZzzRLTmLTAxWWzL2NYD5ilP-gn6rprBET5yvU-iU1IF4YKM4zzPKTumS7hsxINB57F9AMVOhgyXPLqIY7p/s320/A79F170A-D655-4B6E-B953-D8C1609BD9FC.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stayed with these cuties for a few days at their house, then I picked them up to spend a couple days with us. Exciting times. Haircut for the big guy (he is 3, and a champion hair-grower!), many snuggle sessions and just daily life. I didn’t take many pictures. Just savored the time together and coordinated meals, naps, snacks, naps, more food—and that was just for me! Just kidding. Having toddlers in the house sure changes up my usual routine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULfHsu3C1TrOgSjDa44srm7v7A9LK0fDhFSLkrg4yorqYDBYeeiUVjvxXxrOP6WuymM1JWn9dXxEMk8GaiGc0OUm_NmzjPApoyaRc3Z9A7Juk6_Ph7fWR_qCKafHXw4I3vS8tk8Q5hV9rBx_HvM0gXKG3M2GJNXGSOXrnm0rkvbusLx8kCwg0hyxi/s2016/01D66221-98EA-4D1D-BF9D-7A528E3D96D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULfHsu3C1TrOgSjDa44srm7v7A9LK0fDhFSLkrg4yorqYDBYeeiUVjvxXxrOP6WuymM1JWn9dXxEMk8GaiGc0OUm_NmzjPApoyaRc3Z9A7Juk6_Ph7fWR_qCKafHXw4I3vS8tk8Q5hV9rBx_HvM0gXKG3M2GJNXGSOXrnm0rkvbusLx8kCwg0hyxi/s320/01D66221-98EA-4D1D-BF9D-7A528E3D96D8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRDbM7X0fsCT7BdV-gP1xGHZ4LuTI9FYgrQyP8q4nDLNYy9x30Rf2em9uHP_Hz1KQGP4_nspQtC_lH4DXWyAmS7Fz3FjGvW5UfPE0rNY1_SdnWs0JP4BhD4GUU6YBO9VFeTljzccy0P8KqQZdZRgjrY4H5wQF9nh2fPbxMiWUEGs704Yy87EQ95V-/s1854/2CD01D9C-7B6C-44BE-953E-9FF98131F6A1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRDbM7X0fsCT7BdV-gP1xGHZ4LuTI9FYgrQyP8q4nDLNYy9x30Rf2em9uHP_Hz1KQGP4_nspQtC_lH4DXWyAmS7Fz3FjGvW5UfPE0rNY1_SdnWs0JP4BhD4GUU6YBO9VFeTljzccy0P8KqQZdZRgjrY4H5wQF9nh2fPbxMiWUEGs704Yy87EQ95V-/s320/2CD01D9C-7B6C-44BE-953E-9FF98131F6A1.jpeg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcr7VpUU7bszWvIfnjMWAuA_DTJ7m6pp1jP_GQcLggEhJMnGoqcYrq7NcDWf9DpQ9G3cmEsrWRN0yJvcaoO5kdVcNfHQxQ_vlHmloypGzrqiJ0AVLRV3Z10RLcUEPUhwlmuVaNrT5KQkDQe7k9tFEYTs3symxGXGPwKXdhYfcwQLsQzn-t5hAiRTR/s1859/6E051491-F0E6-4E70-BB01-89FC7534D99E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcr7VpUU7bszWvIfnjMWAuA_DTJ7m6pp1jP_GQcLggEhJMnGoqcYrq7NcDWf9DpQ9G3cmEsrWRN0yJvcaoO5kdVcNfHQxQ_vlHmloypGzrqiJ0AVLRV3Z10RLcUEPUhwlmuVaNrT5KQkDQe7k9tFEYTs3symxGXGPwKXdhYfcwQLsQzn-t5hAiRTR/s320/6E051491-F0E6-4E70-BB01-89FC7534D99E.jpeg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally started on this project a few days ago. First coat of our new trim paint. We have removed the carpet from our steps going downstairs, and the trim needed filling, sanding, and painting. One coat away (I hope) from being finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyjToX6k1EsNf2YTV7Jj2sPtltrGoE85LnZHWDkoY4Rn8ZkLwnEkBZbJwWoS6xz4PiPCLjxVcXSH6LSv0HyDL2-PNOxEfYQyGwt9gZXL7DCnwbnar2-2fFjPdi4xNuOKPgJUW3DJ6dO5e1zQrFickFmEyWEruB8MYXuGmNcebQksjKWyAbw5adaFo/s2016/96E1F1E2-9FE8-47ED-B3C0-B81CBF49B967.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyjToX6k1EsNf2YTV7Jj2sPtltrGoE85LnZHWDkoY4Rn8ZkLwnEkBZbJwWoS6xz4PiPCLjxVcXSH6LSv0HyDL2-PNOxEfYQyGwt9gZXL7DCnwbnar2-2fFjPdi4xNuOKPgJUW3DJ6dO5e1zQrFickFmEyWEruB8MYXuGmNcebQksjKWyAbw5adaFo/s320/96E1F1E2-9FE8-47ED-B3C0-B81CBF49B967.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, last but not least, this past weekend I had this guy for a few days. He had his karate belt testing on Saturday. He was promoted from gold to orange belt. He has worked hard for this honor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEEjcbBBkxrWj-S-AeS-a_k1xNVtLaWwhx2kan24XFg3h0lnn2t4G6aOXOQiZq5PHI4v-HtWVQ46mcI9Pguwd0hTDL9-FYttqCIf5UIRwqyNV5OMEgd0-0Cth2ru7QYm-lcvcr8hoCW3lviPuGI1ZEDaXqmEJ5qoRyDFd9valAm6moSDw4C60g2Xq/s2016/8F21239C-E87B-4E19-8686-20B8FE434792.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEEjcbBBkxrWj-S-AeS-a_k1xNVtLaWwhx2kan24XFg3h0lnn2t4G6aOXOQiZq5PHI4v-HtWVQ46mcI9Pguwd0hTDL9-FYttqCIf5UIRwqyNV5OMEgd0-0Cth2ru7QYm-lcvcr8hoCW3lviPuGI1ZEDaXqmEJ5qoRyDFd9valAm6moSDw4C60g2Xq/s320/8F21239C-E87B-4E19-8686-20B8FE434792.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a busy day ahead. Finishing the quilt with the leaf motif at the top (all flannel—front and back…about half finished now), minimal cooking and cleaning, working in Good News Club at a local public school this afternooon, second coat of paint on the steps, and, sewing, of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until later, Joan</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-4863246549725882372022-10-08T17:01:00.003-07:002022-10-08T17:01:29.727-07:00{Post 1,769} Another Quilt Show?<p> Yes, I was fortunate to attend another quilt show yesterday. This one was 10 minutes from my house. It was put on by the local quilt guild. I went by myself and enjoyed meandering about the show as well as visiting the boutique and the one vendor that was there. Lovely time! Here are some quilt pictures I took, some for inspiration, and some because they were eye candy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKscNDeEi-fxIDLEmy0Z90LQoKSWUtMJRBZmdUrFNVTI4xNsbWypqFFB0jbctCkxDYhsaW38jVuZpKSLAwTLtsHlPmrHam3fQFYEtoc6BQnaUzfx25k55tGFanO-T7QuyIIKaRUwR-4Pn4zu7QlUY69iGNhRjvIcA8TIBCs1ihggcmJr-8iHRFlMoC/s1842/21ED79D0-A848-44B3-A329-FFD9D1C2BECA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="1818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKscNDeEi-fxIDLEmy0Z90LQoKSWUtMJRBZmdUrFNVTI4xNsbWypqFFB0jbctCkxDYhsaW38jVuZpKSLAwTLtsHlPmrHam3fQFYEtoc6BQnaUzfx25k55tGFanO-T7QuyIIKaRUwR-4Pn4zu7QlUY69iGNhRjvIcA8TIBCs1ihggcmJr-8iHRFlMoC/s320/21ED79D0-A848-44B3-A329-FFD9D1C2BECA.jpeg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmEyz4oyMGETOVmfBzD8M9AnSHhBB1UqP6SdrEVfztkyYc46dF98XF3uEmD0czqjsX6h2zDE9zP-MjfMWThQ1PG3kXJNCre-vZEsy3gWU30ulwRIS0Kl0j1y9XSx36QAKuxHqdwkgrG2M1eAMmbfjfYuicyaq21uQUMySLM8Zt77KncT3q3zdHH5a/s1890/36F05C05-7F68-4838-A9EB-9F66EE7169E4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWXUFTNtiEJaiKVnMMJkwuiDjbINJLfB_SIBCIS4guHUjwneJ-avCfoM3CjOTWraX8ou6njmc9BTPEkTA4K4DlecWJ_LVa7ux3t0IX4ZcMavKdaXbB_t-pXgmpvKw9FcSnRK2I5zAWwY9Bce-hpxVWKkTxSwQQB9hooeAveOaS5edKy06xGxgsjhl/s320/958143AA-475F-4AAF-8792-F63AC5FC1EF4.jpeg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first few days of the week had me working on this quilt. It is just one fabric on the top and one fabric for backing. My friend said it reminded her of a shirt her father used to wear. She asked for it to be quilted in white thread with Wonky Feathers. She also asked me to bind it.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bS4zAIhaMGlSN22WzTET8VOLiyZ6tb3-TCMI0hhfyKgCNF9wmfvz_GJOcxuNhqLYvGxaiUa7vecuUA_Aqqi0nGsRChNcGU5RKhofre_cu2kxUAGjbbMpKmbpSQwa0_NddzSbNwQkRc30WDTlYu0nOwBmMS2HTW-5S-WnQ--m4NEwmOF2vG5thgbX/s2442/120ECC75-5B32-4F03-9CB6-9518D4FB2A79.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="2094" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bS4zAIhaMGlSN22WzTET8VOLiyZ6tb3-TCMI0hhfyKgCNF9wmfvz_GJOcxuNhqLYvGxaiUa7vecuUA_Aqqi0nGsRChNcGU5RKhofre_cu2kxUAGjbbMpKmbpSQwa0_NddzSbNwQkRc30WDTlYu0nOwBmMS2HTW-5S-WnQ--m4NEwmOF2vG5thgbX/s320/120ECC75-5B32-4F03-9CB6-9518D4FB2A79.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeU9s_k7LS58lrvvbkjzO9bzdWJQxlUCNx_sPZSio5rBbWtXKfS2R6vughWTPyX6oiRUfu5G8s2MYCD9zZa1VRpGf_jrQxBkKaRqKmmw3POqVdn9FzLlDzK_8gZr6bkeKOeATu5coiCRFMZ66etNerlfJbPDQXUDrkIKwiozDgmrAwwK5a9edS0e7m/s3264/3827E908-589D-449A-902E-72516314733A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeU9s_k7LS58lrvvbkjzO9bzdWJQxlUCNx_sPZSio5rBbWtXKfS2R6vughWTPyX6oiRUfu5G8s2MYCD9zZa1VRpGf_jrQxBkKaRqKmmw3POqVdn9FzLlDzK_8gZr6bkeKOeATu5coiCRFMZ66etNerlfJbPDQXUDrkIKwiozDgmrAwwK5a9edS0e7m/s320/3827E908-589D-449A-902E-72516314733A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This quilt is one I worked on today. I had a number of my own quilt tops hanging in my laundry room upstairs. I finished piecing the center of this a couple months ago. I absolutely loved piecing these blocks. Each fabric is the background in one block and the tree in another. I got a Christmas layer cake somewhere that provided most of the fabrics. I added some from my vast stash to get it to this size. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I added the 1-1/2” inner cream border and a 5-1/2” outer green border. I will start the quilting next week. It is hard to get a good picture because my sewing room is so narrow. I have to take the pictures from an angle from the side. The pattern for the blocks can be found on www.diaryofaquilter.com. Search for modern Christmas blocks. So fun and easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScxOZBsBNNcISbnhy1sQqQmzfj2aulgr2TcjLRNIbrdRiRACzOo_bGrFnPPQbe9jOpLH0HDoFnw909li7Ki0blkfKu6vRXKyV3MgVmnVVR9SJ_e3Pj3zVYdU28sLmTQSw9rjq4zY-ZhCUWDA3xVgSKJkMqqFU91u8GjTyA_q2J1eTwce3lMlpxsCN/s2913/5888EFE4-79DA-4E07-A944-AB4DECCE2BDD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2185" data-original-width="2913" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScxOZBsBNNcISbnhy1sQqQmzfj2aulgr2TcjLRNIbrdRiRACzOo_bGrFnPPQbe9jOpLH0HDoFnw909li7Ki0blkfKu6vRXKyV3MgVmnVVR9SJ_e3Pj3zVYdU28sLmTQSw9rjq4zY-ZhCUWDA3xVgSKJkMqqFU91u8GjTyA_q2J1eTwce3lMlpxsCN/s320/5888EFE4-79DA-4E07-A944-AB4DECCE2BDD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaTv8HEDHC3TeRJYPGomMZVbU5H72Jnu7FwVRr_L9OV9T8oRAQMX3mpKM67hAX8VuTZSEImkmyxmYzKPIo2085Zl08ETCaNrFQdFJcgRNvYerSMqOip9Boo6jCoVARuVTzVgvsbo0Db99M_GmLZpd6WKQ0KpLdxY-o6BV_aNE-6C8rW_VIcrKSumP/s2915/D5D32363-AE9E-4252-B6E0-18697F692C7E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="2915" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaTv8HEDHC3TeRJYPGomMZVbU5H72Jnu7FwVRr_L9OV9T8oRAQMX3mpKM67hAX8VuTZSEImkmyxmYzKPIo2085Zl08ETCaNrFQdFJcgRNvYerSMqOip9Boo6jCoVARuVTzVgvsbo0Db99M_GmLZpd6WKQ0KpLdxY-o6BV_aNE-6C8rW_VIcrKSumP/s320/D5D32363-AE9E-4252-B6E0-18697F692C7E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been cooking for the last 4 hours, and I still need to clean up the kitchen. We are having 4 college young men over for lunch tomorrow. I make so much from scratch that it takes a long, long time. I haven’t even started cleaning up the house yet. I made all of these things homemade: ham/potato soup, chicken/rice soup, iced tea, and pumpkin pie squares. Looking at the list, I’m wondering what took so long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a healthy and wonderful week. What quilty thing are YOU working on?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-3506212748576222232022-10-01T14:56:00.003-07:002022-10-03T03:57:13.387-07:00{Post 1,768} Quilt Show<p> I don’t get to go to many quilt shows. There is a big one a little over an hour from my house that I look forward to all year. To be honest, I’ve been down in the dumps off and on the last month. So my usual enthusiasm for the show was down a little. Here are some pictures from it. The first one I took because I could not find my car last year for the l-o-n-g-e-s-t time. I was so excited to get there (and I was alone). Once I came back out, the huge parking lot was packed, and I could not remember where I parked. I figure the cars around me in the photo would come and go, but those trees in the background weren’t going anywhere! I was parked catty-cornered from the bright blue car.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5AhDiKIHkaqMwsmXkFNQoF1bjY-qyxJwPR8XRxQTpGbAYJ-TQfIwVNvRYctTUucrnIakKApMcUHU-znavgQjn1flbepAp_w-G7B6pqokcfuy7X8tLia7LxwwtBqqvDst7LwIlXQUAf-hdIM9pu56z5SU5mi2PsYdSIDJ7FPywMpTE6X3F6Xxbkzp/s1440/EB14B894-FCBA-48DE-AAD7-11FE1C58A802.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1440" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5AhDiKIHkaqMwsmXkFNQoF1bjY-qyxJwPR8XRxQTpGbAYJ-TQfIwVNvRYctTUucrnIakKApMcUHU-znavgQjn1flbepAp_w-G7B6pqokcfuy7X8tLia7LxwwtBqqvDst7LwIlXQUAf-hdIM9pu56z5SU5mi2PsYdSIDJ7FPywMpTE6X3F6Xxbkzp/w425-h423/EB14B894-FCBA-48DE-AAD7-11FE1C58A802.jpeg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As has been the case for the past couple of years, there were lots of what I call art quilts. Where they look like a picture instead of traditional piecing. It is not that I dislike them, but the pictures usually don’t connect with my life. I find that I’m liking modern quilts (but not necessarily modern colors) more and more. They are so much faster to make for one thing. Here are a few I did like. They are all patterns by Bonnie Hunter. I sent them to her since I thought she would get a charge out of seeing her patterns in public.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjmgKASwkxOvRS6c3S5QEIMhCCprbjLuJlCDvgDAgDVBVbnbbi4M3YH-HH2p2pwzPwFu8pxc_G7L9gUU_xs5RPj5r43jVe5bja1HaTCThZlWdfB8X0X-4uLAF0U7ARuMbcrSj_e96RsU3qDKLP8wsQbXqckhATx9OBJ_kvkdBOXe8hH14I10_T8xf/s2016/3A30573F-B9A0-425E-93FF-2C9162981FC9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjmgKASwkxOvRS6c3S5QEIMhCCprbjLuJlCDvgDAgDVBVbnbbi4M3YH-HH2p2pwzPwFu8pxc_G7L9gUU_xs5RPj5r43jVe5bja1HaTCThZlWdfB8X0X-4uLAF0U7ARuMbcrSj_e96RsU3qDKLP8wsQbXqckhATx9OBJ_kvkdBOXe8hH14I10_T8xf/s320/3A30573F-B9A0-425E-93FF-2C9162981FC9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1440" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgS2IN9MvUvKyOd_JkBsFWgfQGyvKOgr7nKNhmoeJEeoOvGOh5KIzihNSoddmvCr4p7pAglcQa-vZvz_OcCBPrAPNgP--pelocgtU_BeWfGHDV38e4O-8POHrs7rdW2iTBvAFZ2qYLus3I3QHydexfJEWmyTS2WBmOhNm0S7YiG0K9ihEeZ73LQPU/s320/429BA484-0155-44B8-AE89-60E95520E03E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also took pictures as reminders of machine quilting or patterns that I like. I have had a red and cream feathered star for many years in my project drawer. After I pieced it (as the beginning of a queen-sized quilt), I decided I didn’t even want to make a second block. I might use a couple borders from this and make it into a wall hanging for our foyer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4EJMPRmLZ5nLfVd-IKXIxmW7q1emDWiSAXyEvSA8mOxvBrc07nsvjvQ2Bl5i5PLxUGgSRHCfAs30sMx_p1GUsI0oxxBhcKxS-iJlP08SRZsWoTaUYN2IvAPW0AK3ZrHkAvOd-9hXgrJuMI4T6AFOyeDBDJzkM0FBXJzS6VW2hmcY4jUID5IQHVSr/s1920/232AAA73-3FFB-477A-A43F-658C90E04BAA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1834" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4EJMPRmLZ5nLfVd-IKXIxmW7q1emDWiSAXyEvSA8mOxvBrc07nsvjvQ2Bl5i5PLxUGgSRHCfAs30sMx_p1GUsI0oxxBhcKxS-iJlP08SRZsWoTaUYN2IvAPW0AK3ZrHkAvOd-9hXgrJuMI4T6AFOyeDBDJzkM0FBXJzS6VW2hmcY4jUID5IQHVSr/s320/232AAA73-3FFB-477A-A43F-658C90E04BAA.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have seen this Gypsy Wife Quilt online and asked a woman on IG if I could buy her pattern because I did not want to pay full price. She just sent it to me for free. I would pick different colors, but I like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ1vB9FQ68cHfhJXcgM7-1OYxQBJ_aOuTA8GkX3UNdORzdsxJpocQwon3KHPBjbH01J9JHbaQgoGYusALB7n_vkAcSHSzKk-KNavagBmorOM4_QSBOfI_mpGoze4l1uJE5TgtS9zXO7MWhvx6X5KAV8O12UMBv8WrN7hBSR0U1RvjXEHtmpBL44oq/s1697/2E43EEBB-DD67-4B1E-9F92-EF142DBB9BD1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="1492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ1vB9FQ68cHfhJXcgM7-1OYxQBJ_aOuTA8GkX3UNdORzdsxJpocQwon3KHPBjbH01J9JHbaQgoGYusALB7n_vkAcSHSzKk-KNavagBmorOM4_QSBOfI_mpGoze4l1uJE5TgtS9zXO7MWhvx6X5KAV8O12UMBv8WrN7hBSR0U1RvjXEHtmpBL44oq/s320/2E43EEBB-DD67-4B1E-9F92-EF142DBB9BD1.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This picture was taken to give me some ideas for how to machine quilt my Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt. Mine has been all hand-cut and hand-pieced so far.</div></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboBlI2EdmpvQJNtZ0-umzbhnH7-ywhBPF4-umhX6UsF8HndYsz3hEmIB_b6Y-RALX27k1AzuBGlYvR2KS2lM79YD_KMaxRBZg96ucjRD34hhciRXgJ0EAREEHw6OIXDk7kisQxuVrBQ5q9lol6W6bSjzt1iCAKGQe3tCIZPYwV76pOG8Hlv6S0YqI/s1944/9EBFEBE4-B37D-4829-9067-0F7962BBF26A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1944" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboBlI2EdmpvQJNtZ0-umzbhnH7-ywhBPF4-umhX6UsF8HndYsz3hEmIB_b6Y-RALX27k1AzuBGlYvR2KS2lM79YD_KMaxRBZg96ucjRD34hhciRXgJ0EAREEHw6OIXDk7kisQxuVrBQ5q9lol6W6bSjzt1iCAKGQe3tCIZPYwV76pOG8Hlv6S0YqI/s320/9EBFEBE4-B37D-4829-9067-0F7962BBF26A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was an area of older fabrics, books, etc. I think it was called “Gone, But Not Forgotten”. I bought all the 4” I Spy hexagons they had. I plan to sew vertical rows by machine, then hand piece the edges on an upcoming road trip. Here is mine laid out. 182 hexagons. I am going to move a few around before stitching them together. All these cost me $5. I was so surprised that I only had ONE of the prints out of the unique 182 in my stash. The black horizontal thing on the right is the arm of our treadmill. My design wall is behind it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8ZX5WQ64e_DeZxOKdSuiRh410a6t6P1VxvGPhpwW1W8fgrfxG64CFtf_eW5EDdLQwuJ5BnWytFD8n3xUOlJC7lEeHaRSjy_leHnJbPl2MW7EAJGGuABuOEKVoTGcyCoglcgBuX7mn7X9tAoLbpX9yv_B6BlsH4z2Xklm0gUVWZHIwOXpWL_YRBUd/s1733/4FA70AC5-B8C4-4333-BC1F-053B1AC2F8E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1424" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8ZX5WQ64e_DeZxOKdSuiRh410a6t6P1VxvGPhpwW1W8fgrfxG64CFtf_eW5EDdLQwuJ5BnWytFD8n3xUOlJC7lEeHaRSjy_leHnJbPl2MW7EAJGGuABuOEKVoTGcyCoglcgBuX7mn7X9tAoLbpX9yv_B6BlsH4z2Xklm0gUVWZHIwOXpWL_YRBUd/s320/4FA70AC5-B8C4-4333-BC1F-053B1AC2F8E2.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the last week, I also machine quilted Oakish Leaves on this large Churn Dash quilt. It measures about 72” x 82”. This is the most dense pattern I have used in a while, and it seemed like it took forever. I used a light gray thread that matched the linen-like background fabric very well. The quilting shows up best in the last picture. Notice that the gray is alternately the background on one block, then the Churn Dash on the next.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-YUQxKq3HyhYo8LzT9bOy6kRhgXyA5m74NhHqHzkPbfSTk_U9CQG-c6sQd9dKVgQI6Hvoe-9lD34cw1aRY3e0waamRKmeAs-g1ced8_BXjw4hxsh7uA8T3Zy2z56Giu37GIrajiggd93ktW2D89XxxovHxqf3-0t-5sfZgamyIP2HIpWob28s9Lp/s1440/5F2AAC14-9A3A-4B62-81B2-B9001E47B82C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1440" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-YUQxKq3HyhYo8LzT9bOy6kRhgXyA5m74NhHqHzkPbfSTk_U9CQG-c6sQd9dKVgQI6Hvoe-9lD34cw1aRY3e0waamRKmeAs-g1ced8_BXjw4hxsh7uA8T3Zy2z56Giu37GIrajiggd93ktW2D89XxxovHxqf3-0t-5sfZgamyIP2HIpWob28s9Lp/s320/5F2AAC14-9A3A-4B62-81B2-B9001E47B82C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I wonder what my readers do for extra-curricular activities? Besides cooking, cleaning, and sleeping, here are some of mine:</p><p>Church services</p><p>Babysitting</p><p>Public school assistance</p><p>Teaching sewing and/or quilting to folks</p><p>Making meals for needy from church</p><p>Quilting for guild charity quilts</p><p>Decorating for holidays</p><p>Having college over at least once a week</p><p>Sewing as much as possible…</p><p>I have numerous customer quilts as well as some of my own to quilt. I love every minute of it. With the holidays coming, I’m sure more quilt tops will be coming in.</p><p>Here are a few pictures from the week. Two different customer quilts. The black one is an antique.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHgBIsQ33v4v0QOkr2jWIgw76YXM6JBdflMWdSUY9fHqI0VWxRhx62vqDcaWsthCVKHTJK7xdl4ye6PicMqbml8GchY8nwCUEMa0X8YIHX5IFb14S6Eoh3dcOqbw2lWVZMwOJzJVUV9k3cwNZ-1wAGJlUc_1AiTcIHyymwo4Fb5bx66hUuJBRPDuW/s2355/02B9C32F-DEC3-4AFD-87E3-3F8CFA66EC2E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="2355" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHgBIsQ33v4v0QOkr2jWIgw76YXM6JBdflMWdSUY9fHqI0VWxRhx62vqDcaWsthCVKHTJK7xdl4ye6PicMqbml8GchY8nwCUEMa0X8YIHX5IFb14S6Eoh3dcOqbw2lWVZMwOJzJVUV9k3cwNZ-1wAGJlUc_1AiTcIHyymwo4Fb5bx66hUuJBRPDuW/s320/02B9C32F-DEC3-4AFD-87E3-3F8CFA66EC2E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqi1EZENgTNTgfmlrb1SZjw5dsck0bGoYrSZJG-YakCQPNbQRp56XnOVaPjFT8e7k2_4s5r2ZWinO66FpMP96Ep0N_fDZl_jjytBUZKfHt6o8KsGItZhSdyQOtSAhbPX7Z3qPyoBq24hvXjo1DaHCNV8Gd1na5NuESq9YMs96G-WHG48vbUNBH4mT/s3096/4A5AEDB7-360B-46C9-A157-6E272915D4BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="3096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqi1EZENgTNTgfmlrb1SZjw5dsck0bGoYrSZJG-YakCQPNbQRp56XnOVaPjFT8e7k2_4s5r2ZWinO66FpMP96Ep0N_fDZl_jjytBUZKfHt6o8KsGItZhSdyQOtSAhbPX7Z3qPyoBq24hvXjo1DaHCNV8Gd1na5NuESq9YMs96G-WHG48vbUNBH4mT/s320/4A5AEDB7-360B-46C9-A157-6E272915D4BC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-3Fd9mI1D3vkTUZQuW10trkErJ05tO1mhq-hWVpvSwZ_zhdvNbq2r1xrBVGi0gtM0txdjw-u9ou7FqOb-SjCcem7AX5RkhRTWKaCPzKcLnqOvO4H44Fd8f4WCfsagIN84AjAv7g5DqupkW7ORxVrlGmvs6kCW-g_4nkXoi2hV_zUe3yiXa_zW3r9/s1440/4188A90A-AC78-46BD-BAEB-3C57FA314716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1440" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-3Fd9mI1D3vkTUZQuW10trkErJ05tO1mhq-hWVpvSwZ_zhdvNbq2r1xrBVGi0gtM0txdjw-u9ou7FqOb-SjCcem7AX5RkhRTWKaCPzKcLnqOvO4H44Fd8f4WCfsagIN84AjAv7g5DqupkW7ORxVrlGmvs6kCW-g_4nkXoi2hV_zUe3yiXa_zW3r9/s320/4188A90A-AC78-46BD-BAEB-3C57FA314716.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CltG4aTgAU2YqqHIfKMgZLu6VXuz_IXzGeXf5ucvXAQ1yhSbR6xBzsvz3KLMHnysUyXDvyi7LQC5fg5fYeK4cmxEuSLXRPtvwO880fBr9lm8oEIj5XTW8PGMkSHKGkBbEjUCkK4taq6EkoH7NH5AhQvUBRul3L6a8M5hMp7_11aSRE19eQHS_FFD/s2581/7791EF13-6AD0-44BE-A829-AA49EE0EF533.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="2581" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CltG4aTgAU2YqqHIfKMgZLu6VXuz_IXzGeXf5ucvXAQ1yhSbR6xBzsvz3KLMHnysUyXDvyi7LQC5fg5fYeK4cmxEuSLXRPtvwO880fBr9lm8oEIj5XTW8PGMkSHKGkBbEjUCkK4taq6EkoH7NH5AhQvUBRul3L6a8M5hMp7_11aSRE19eQHS_FFD/s320/7791EF13-6AD0-44BE-A829-AA49EE0EF533.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some quilts of mine I want to sell. If you’re interested, send me a message.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYllfxGAQQnd4Kva16E6pbEF5lpVrJbFCVlI1zE-FqTC2z5tRp8F6l3M4eoDKK59cjj15Q-zfZz5ZThv1pnHMkfuxX0QHb9A447sb1H76i27va-zFVCUepb5VsKhrXLX7ODO6ODUZSFQPXI4z6UtoDggN4fLsCMs90TFRVS5SVXNazohOrswT7gEe4/s1943/02D87D70-0B68-41DD-87FE-E9624F8AD970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="1931" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYllfxGAQQnd4Kva16E6pbEF5lpVrJbFCVlI1zE-FqTC2z5tRp8F6l3M4eoDKK59cjj15Q-zfZz5ZThv1pnHMkfuxX0QHb9A447sb1H76i27va-zFVCUepb5VsKhrXLX7ODO6ODUZSFQPXI4z6UtoDggN4fLsCMs90TFRVS5SVXNazohOrswT7gEe4/s320/02D87D70-0B68-41DD-87FE-E9624F8AD970.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JiuAtrECsBUq0leukK0sN-NxHEbTf5dXNUKITzuTFeEOpHRr1-ncGdpE73lhNqoBS6tNOA499BXj11zDb-fJgEm2ZyrXtCBPuTULrccCjOMfN8G8V9Lu-E6b9dSbRn2HcGmoOOGUbXC2Wzj6bfZhmvmBZD3k37TEa0FpFFwFEmV10zzFeoEohSW_/s2974/6E59F710-0E05-4D8B-B546-6D51E60C6C7E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="2448" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JiuAtrECsBUq0leukK0sN-NxHEbTf5dXNUKITzuTFeEOpHRr1-ncGdpE73lhNqoBS6tNOA499BXj11zDb-fJgEm2ZyrXtCBPuTULrccCjOMfN8G8V9Lu-E6b9dSbRn2HcGmoOOGUbXC2Wzj6bfZhmvmBZD3k37TEa0FpFFwFEmV10zzFeoEohSW_/w325-h395/6E59F710-0E05-4D8B-B546-6D51E60C6C7E.jpeg" width="325" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX1nY0o4FoFL9T78V8mRDti_nnvItW1cwUSezGjL9n3c8nRFYRRa4cCmEZvBEpvtw0nLErn1iiW2x4ZKaW76Wx3bkTLC8RE0MG91tdk4JOb0B473aFSmPB2ckDZ8E2mzDhMfK5xyWID-LUvgQd5KVPxbfvqhGX-nsfgez2CeN4eOct87wkp6s5mKZ/s2228/9A7DF223-CFC5-41DA-B27F-EDE82D3DFA12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="2228" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX1nY0o4FoFL9T78V8mRDti_nnvItW1cwUSezGjL9n3c8nRFYRRa4cCmEZvBEpvtw0nLErn1iiW2x4ZKaW76Wx3bkTLC8RE0MG91tdk4JOb0B473aFSmPB2ckDZ8E2mzDhMfK5xyWID-LUvgQd5KVPxbfvqhGX-nsfgez2CeN4eOct87wkp6s5mKZ/s320/9A7DF223-CFC5-41DA-B27F-EDE82D3DFA12.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXRF_7zyl3GwKgG4CnSwfsW2aqWgnO8RnvzVGisjlXeXckt0szMhXS2VqM32FseflKX3n2DQQ1Hp6Z9wMa8WsAi23GpymGQTJrk6mKjP43H66Q2x8WGHLLj6RgEzfoH7nkoWPJLgb0CgOe4i7sZ8QxaYGEUR2V4DomC7OXpr9-BSSz766g3_TaOoe/s2552/52DD627B-FB07-4DA9-B8FD-F7C36EFA52D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="2382" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXRF_7zyl3GwKgG4CnSwfsW2aqWgnO8RnvzVGisjlXeXckt0szMhXS2VqM32FseflKX3n2DQQ1Hp6Z9wMa8WsAi23GpymGQTJrk6mKjP43H66Q2x8WGHLLj6RgEzfoH7nkoWPJLgb0CgOe4i7sZ8QxaYGEUR2V4DomC7OXpr9-BSSz766g3_TaOoe/w328-h351/52DD627B-FB07-4DA9-B8FD-F7C36EFA52D6.jpeg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiologxSdYx4h1n8g0WtnFaKvu0lN5zWTQL9O-AimAg_LSLHIXUNXnLRK5wFhEGHfmhe2Rv6Aq3zzNqmz8qIowkWiB7CsRW-Xv6fhzOm8Syn8MRqa3J8lQYvShukPvLEav28IXBYr_W7INsqV_rfwwALe9EJKWqf7R6UNUR04l6Z933YDp_9wQ7wQem/s3264/F83093F1-4A7A-4303-8D46-468BFBF80B1F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiologxSdYx4h1n8g0WtnFaKvu0lN5zWTQL9O-AimAg_LSLHIXUNXnLRK5wFhEGHfmhe2Rv6Aq3zzNqmz8qIowkWiB7CsRW-Xv6fhzOm8Syn8MRqa3J8lQYvShukPvLEav28IXBYr_W7INsqV_rfwwALe9EJKWqf7R6UNUR04l6Z933YDp_9wQ7wQem/w313-h417/F83093F1-4A7A-4303-8D46-468BFBF80B1F.jpeg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have extra choir practice tomorrow, then we are having a college student who is new to our church over for lunch, laundry, and laughter (hopefully). I usually ask the students what they want me to cook, and this one picked ALL my favorites…seriously—my favorite meal!! Are you curious? Blackberry cobbler and vanilla ice cream (most important first), Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans. I made the Salisbury steak, gravy, and mushrooms tonight. I cook them on a George Foreman contact grill and put it all in a crock pot. It won’t take long to heat them up tomorrow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-63512375556140274262022-09-14T13:42:00.001-07:002022-09-14T13:42:32.545-07:00{Post 1,766} Piecing Just Recently<p><br /></p><p>Many of you are long-time readers of my blog. I am going to purpose to post at least once a week. My husband and I are empty nesters after a whirlwind of years raising our 8 children. I don’t think I have sat around and rested much, and I don’t even know what it means to be bored. Our lives are filled with vastly different activities. We have changed much in some areas of life and none at all in others.</p><p>I have been quilting for 30 years. My tastes have changed so much. I love every part of quilting. At the beginning of the year, I started following Susan Smith (Stitched by Susan on all social media, including podcasts). My love of and skill for machine quilting has forever been changed. In the past few years, I have started machine quilting for customers. I am so grateful to have sold many quilts I have pieced and quilted in the past few years as well. Not making a huge profit (because if you quilt you know the cost of materials and the number of hours of labor), but making my hobby worth it to me.</p><p>Here are a few quilts I have pieced recently. I love getting comments and questions, so fire away! If you want to know fabrics or pattern names, email me. I am also on Instagram as shelby_stitcher. Shelby, NC is my hometown.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3bOkFSHYABLb_n5DgypKIwHHjf8QfdijOz1vnhr4CrpNpfGzVLmt_-dhWxU533Moam_w4z3sZWMpimQL_1u15vqkNS4lcX_LPXQAfRcNUiFqDHLv0n1NCPkjDR0wmUrMQP4u6LNh0y4IDeQa9YtwWFHESKlA_Pzd---spJ8eRW1w0_3KvSOSY5yU/s2016/4BD57756-C286-4DB5-BD0E-C47DC08D2857.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3bOkFSHYABLb_n5DgypKIwHHjf8QfdijOz1vnhr4CrpNpfGzVLmt_-dhWxU533Moam_w4z3sZWMpimQL_1u15vqkNS4lcX_LPXQAfRcNUiFqDHLv0n1NCPkjDR0wmUrMQP4u6LNh0y4IDeQa9YtwWFHESKlA_Pzd---spJ8eRW1w0_3KvSOSY5yU/s320/4BD57756-C286-4DB5-BD0E-C47DC08D2857.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3Bl8TplOAaVT87TkYTkrvF8FCcYPSZ0pGKh0sFRDwIZBZHQfTzwGuPxArPAV_cV-cbyMn_igblgHT5eQ2-FPw7ryHizOl0L62WLM8n83EYSNB0454_w-Qj4FtxMAe0SSZj4AvVzbTzuK7hYMkZyeKcMqsb93VAuj1AsYYU6F_NZJaFovQVmiiKpa/s3264/9E8B0154-4ADB-48F3-A0C7-D933C1AE0277.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I got the pattern at a quilt shop in WV a couple weeks ago. The one above was sold before I even had the center finished. I had mailed a finished quilt to a customer. She texted that she received it (it was the one right above this with the blue border). Then she asked if I had any new quilts in the works. So I showed her the TNSR, and she bought that one, too. I have a friend I’d like to make one for, so I will start on that soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bye for now! Drop me am email and say hello!</div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-84373982484976513452022-09-14T13:27:00.003-07:002022-09-14T13:28:32.159-07:00{Post 1,765} More Kids, Cooking, and Quilting<p> ***I had started this post back in July. I don’t even remember what was going on with the kids and cooking part. I finished the few paragraphs I have started. I miss blogging. I will try to post at least once a week from here on out.***</p><p><br /></p><p>My life is not anything extraordinary or even varied much. Lately I have started doing a few new things though. I am branching out socially. I have started taking out ladies from my church one at a time for a snack or a meal to get better acquainted again. I used to do that regularly but stopped recently. I also have started sewing with two different groups of ladies…one on Monday and a different group on Wednesdays.</p><p>I made lots more grocery bags. These are lined. The pattern is by michellepatterns.com. I made some to give away. We have two birthdays for ladies in our family this month. I think I’ll mail them two bags each.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfv0iYK4BMe5DoqaYJHvcDL05TDoVah176PSEg86FhSbbBPPaiHRViA6wht8mq87wY_0ZmF_zWwHWV0WYnwygSEvcn516O44kchFKTbb22Vs3VwSKylnaYG9WT5rrfr1uU-otHZQpwyGGERwnQqzCsmAnAs4TiJqglsp_MyIz5c5bLkQcq-Jk6hab/s1911/8704C337-C3A6-453A-AE54-7BF5CA744684.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="1807" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfv0iYK4BMe5DoqaYJHvcDL05TDoVah176PSEg86FhSbbBPPaiHRViA6wht8mq87wY_0ZmF_zWwHWV0WYnwygSEvcn516O44kchFKTbb22Vs3VwSKylnaYG9WT5rrfr1uU-otHZQpwyGGERwnQqzCsmAnAs4TiJqglsp_MyIz5c5bLkQcq-Jk6hab/w427-h451/8704C337-C3A6-453A-AE54-7BF5CA744684.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB6Wrmf0MN5A1TsbVD2pEIkF9gyDaI6uY_hKhAxKsOOjLGCTpiyPtNbNyAldhm4qtO57Fk35NoJsz1qj9WtBTiG5us4dmos8xkyvJgMCRKp5N0i_QyNsfmkLqrOgKVnDK9yq7ecG-MvMj-TEmPpolvIFdloJxZwjOt3g3eQSb6suUa9TcMvd4oXUx/s1929/4A015837-DC81-4C73-8CAB-31D8D864175C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="1709" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB6Wrmf0MN5A1TsbVD2pEIkF9gyDaI6uY_hKhAxKsOOjLGCTpiyPtNbNyAldhm4qtO57Fk35NoJsz1qj9WtBTiG5us4dmos8xkyvJgMCRKp5N0i_QyNsfmkLqrOgKVnDK9yq7ecG-MvMj-TEmPpolvIFdloJxZwjOt3g3eQSb6suUa9TcMvd4oXUx/w422-h475/4A015837-DC81-4C73-8CAB-31D8D864175C.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>One of my customers brought a quilt top over yesterday. She said she cleaned up her sewing room, and did I want to look through her scraps (her words)?? I said sure. To me a scrap is a 2” square. She brought a super nice tote bag that had over 16 POUNDS of fabric in it. Not JUST fabric…a finished quilt top, 3 sets of 12” blocks already pieced. A ginger shot cotton collection, 8 charm packs (four sets of two different collections), a Bali Pops stack, two large FQ collections from FQ shop, a layer cake, over 50 six-inch squares, and a few small pieces of yardage. I could sew on just the contents of that bag for years. The above grocery bag was made from one of the blocks in the bag she gave me along with fabric my sister gave me. I gave the bag to my friend when I finished her quilt top as a thank-you for the “scraps”.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-67413241724848313802022-06-14T06:53:00.004-07:002022-06-14T06:56:48.925-07:00{Post 1,764} New Quilting Pattern Test Run<p>I have a large quilt top of my own that I want to quilt soon. As I was thinking of a pattern, I noticed one I liked that made me think of water/the ocean, which is what I think when I see the colors of my quilt-top-to-be-quilted. I decided to quickly put a border on this I Spy quilt. Had just the perfect fabric in my stash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWK3Rpdd5MeykouVQfQn52MWhB8oXGKy_YQbK2vFq88_JlHf3qZY3eZNU2sdZQo4KBzgkxzLBoBrhdWklc2daqhES9rlshgI_FOJscTwftH9zykKNDZoSdzXVoGmMMl7PUuHWZvBuw43tJbC5ak_LtqM4Ps98KdiLHGHfL4_qgaOkpZPLAvTBtLbd/s1440/C1A65175-6217-46BC-8E73-6CE65A374CF5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1440" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWK3Rpdd5MeykouVQfQn52MWhB8oXGKy_YQbK2vFq88_JlHf3qZY3eZNU2sdZQo4KBzgkxzLBoBrhdWklc2daqhES9rlshgI_FOJscTwftH9zykKNDZoSdzXVoGmMMl7PUuHWZvBuw43tJbC5ak_LtqM4Ps98KdiLHGHfL4_qgaOkpZPLAvTBtLbd/w403-h303/C1A65175-6217-46BC-8E73-6CE65A374CF5.jpeg" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don’t use a lot of bright fabrics, but I’ve always loved this stripe. Had enough, which is always a good thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I started the pattern I had in mind…Swirls and Bubbles. While I liked it a lot, I don’t prefer dense quilting. I’m wondering if I could have made it in a much larger scale. I will try that on my plexiglass sheet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDzpJdPZ0T-neEd6G-wQulRQTCCTl8ttmvOy7j_GPixa1qzlk_DCMfjTByE_ncJj9VwLyNtVx2B-ceFMTmiPAZLpyFyIk71SC-RLLW03WxuJn0qNdgmYC_90izc_TCQja54NPyi0srJs-1hzNC3btsEZN5uXJ1K8WlO-CTObQE45l970dVJu3h1Bi/s1440/A67675AB-1286-40F1-8B91-CFD7870A6E8B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1440" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDzpJdPZ0T-neEd6G-wQulRQTCCTl8ttmvOy7j_GPixa1qzlk_DCMfjTByE_ncJj9VwLyNtVx2B-ceFMTmiPAZLpyFyIk71SC-RLLW03WxuJn0qNdgmYC_90izc_TCQja54NPyi0srJs-1hzNC3btsEZN5uXJ1K8WlO-CTObQE45l970dVJu3h1Bi/w401-h301/A67675AB-1286-40F1-8B91-CFD7870A6E8B.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After one pass of that pattern, I switched to looser waves. Just a gentle wave from side to side. I plan to do another section the same size of the Swirls and Bubbles at the bottom. Since this is one of my own quilt tops, there was not a lot of pressure to please the owner, LOL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple other random pictures of my life recently. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finished this quilt top center. I will add some kind of border. Already have a plan in mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipY4Jb2nR-tZ5aKSxES1wA-0tsBWgTBaYFsOek6CHzdod42Z6AVUNZdNpOAMqRSgMPoMZ6L49Ol0Q3aYTyzDaOYvo5Ut5xSm7dYpdHqgBcn5vFzfRRMDoch6NcxfRqSLOxQ1r_iKuuPlHMonl1jWSZGVX_veN_p3QHfQC8kCHSba2jY4p03Uc-Sf5_/s1827/BA1771C4-7A92-47F6-9D30-7F72FB771CEB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1702" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipY4Jb2nR-tZ5aKSxES1wA-0tsBWgTBaYFsOek6CHzdod42Z6AVUNZdNpOAMqRSgMPoMZ6L49Ol0Q3aYTyzDaOYvo5Ut5xSm7dYpdHqgBcn5vFzfRRMDoch6NcxfRqSLOxQ1r_iKuuPlHMonl1jWSZGVX_veN_p3QHfQC8kCHSba2jY4p03Uc-Sf5_/w406-h436/BA1771C4-7A92-47F6-9D30-7F72FB771CEB.jpeg" width="406" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JomhheV0Fc1-uq-e2EvfmASl5oykQGfxk__OVGYDpxsduOembCnClDXSZCbhKXPAwtFDd-MWO5qfKMkdF83DF7HWvNgAjNMYHodt0o0-iryKWUj_MOAO_P7Wu54s8l3JWAwGyomGTUSoysbpVg1r-QNiH_dbLT4XZxtCJtkcOI9afEI_GvuJA6n9/s2592/C3B5EEF2-6D08-47E8-B601-2E76B4F873D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2592" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JomhheV0Fc1-uq-e2EvfmASl5oykQGfxk__OVGYDpxsduOembCnClDXSZCbhKXPAwtFDd-MWO5qfKMkdF83DF7HWvNgAjNMYHodt0o0-iryKWUj_MOAO_P7Wu54s8l3JWAwGyomGTUSoysbpVg1r-QNiH_dbLT4XZxtCJtkcOI9afEI_GvuJA6n9/w404-h302/C3B5EEF2-6D08-47E8-B601-2E76B4F873D3.jpeg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some pictures of Luke’s daughter, for those who know him. She was watching a cowboy twirling his huge lasso in the second picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-WgAFiM3GYIVudKqyzjyOkdjuIEILW-tTwdStifELHIVlU_IoXVyvc0kbFGQZ7ZGc6temIsuLoInlwB8ix0Eo81qoki3E0rDmgiyCVZeu3_cY34xtrgcTAGemvewFjUzoxI_NKY4OFjm2TcfTLNowN908leVQDJqp7-XIQO4j4-2c-CULdeIRcW0/s847/011F0022-7D1E-412F-8DF3-71DD93099966.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="782" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-WgAFiM3GYIVudKqyzjyOkdjuIEILW-tTwdStifELHIVlU_IoXVyvc0kbFGQZ7ZGc6temIsuLoInlwB8ix0Eo81qoki3E0rDmgiyCVZeu3_cY34xtrgcTAGemvewFjUzoxI_NKY4OFjm2TcfTLNowN908leVQDJqp7-XIQO4j4-2c-CULdeIRcW0/w382-h414/011F0022-7D1E-412F-8DF3-71DD93099966.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAxfCpaSwtCqj5COoIQg4L_7mkX_tMz_bxGj9OdV2HL-OEhiJ_4xItmp3Hxdy0Gl3qZhRrQGvURn7CBL4dBwo4y8Gm-eDxLqyQSoID-nQAbYnngcuCzdjsSMJr7PtDwCxH3guJhBnOpB86c-psex9xbNx2YU-8UEQgb_6xeEWv5kFgQ0xsExQEbM_/s1062/B1600CB7-BF00-4B89-B8B3-641E67404B55.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="806" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAxfCpaSwtCqj5COoIQg4L_7mkX_tMz_bxGj9OdV2HL-OEhiJ_4xItmp3Hxdy0Gl3qZhRrQGvURn7CBL4dBwo4y8Gm-eDxLqyQSoID-nQAbYnngcuCzdjsSMJr7PtDwCxH3guJhBnOpB86c-psex9xbNx2YU-8UEQgb_6xeEWv5kFgQ0xsExQEbM_/w367-h483/B1600CB7-BF00-4B89-B8B3-641E67404B55.jpeg" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finally made a grocery bag from a pattern I bought from michellepatterns.com. I made the large size. This are her bags, not the one I made. I like it, and I will be making more. It went together so quickly, and is made from regular quilting cotton fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5cfQ7W1qGQfE6zObEYo_PbvjnSuAzj6UX6LpL5aJEPEItodKuxnbpROQD_gtgWFJxOh5ZTM7pB-CT2S1FN5PxgN6zWdojLXrOUCwB-e3zl0bR-gjDS1FDaUL9qy8Mfch6IewaakuLU_It6-Ll6sr4xTQA9zwufFu39NDkaF1rxFuh6vykYTQEqXg/s722/68C1F7FD-7750-400A-A280-81D5F32B254A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="722" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5cfQ7W1qGQfE6zObEYo_PbvjnSuAzj6UX6LpL5aJEPEItodKuxnbpROQD_gtgWFJxOh5ZTM7pB-CT2S1FN5PxgN6zWdojLXrOUCwB-e3zl0bR-gjDS1FDaUL9qy8Mfch6IewaakuLU_It6-Ll6sr4xTQA9zwufFu39NDkaF1rxFuh6vykYTQEqXg/w382-h363/68C1F7FD-7750-400A-A280-81D5F32B254A.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-53801816491337625432022-06-05T12:54:00.003-07:002022-06-05T12:55:54.215-07:00{Post 1,763} Vintage Pansy Quilt<p> I have many friends at my daughter’s in PA. She lives over 300 miles from us. One of those dear ladies recently asked me if I would quilt an appliquéd pansy quilt top she made 40 years ago. So, on our last visit to PA (two weeks ago), I picked it up. </p><p>Susan Smith of Stitched by Susan has a freehand masterclass that I finished earlier this year. I used so many “new” skills when I quilted this top. It had extra fabric all over the borders, which is rather common. I felt armed with better skills to tackle this and make it as beautiful and flat as I could. Here is a pic of before and after of the same corner. I used a peach-colored thread and an all-over feather pattern to pull in the fullness.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4rjmN12cEwirhihocy2Gu0XlUPL3BPQBVIQK5UB3_IANJjVbM1_yeFuFeCvCZr8A7FZTtun8hoOwVgrc3lAIcSJ7NQWLwZX-DXJTL59j5q8dgALrigXseiUXsxfBn3rJ19x3VsdB8Z7MgqBKhlq8k2ggXxiVFJtaNZXZmjN93taMuPx4c2S4HfMU/s3072/AE30E2B5-9BA6-4AE7-A947-1BE417459460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3072" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4rjmN12cEwirhihocy2Gu0XlUPL3BPQBVIQK5UB3_IANJjVbM1_yeFuFeCvCZr8A7FZTtun8hoOwVgrc3lAIcSJ7NQWLwZX-DXJTL59j5q8dgALrigXseiUXsxfBn3rJ19x3VsdB8Z7MgqBKhlq8k2ggXxiVFJtaNZXZmjN93taMuPx4c2S4HfMU/w422-h422/AE30E2B5-9BA6-4AE7-A947-1BE417459460.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was soooo thrilled with how flat and pucker/pleat-free it turned out. Here are some pictures of the top in progress and some of the completely quilted quilt. The backing is white muslin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2HxGYZ0T3bI6Sp3UxXEU2ZQbug1vPdh59fBAQ5AThT4EzINcRdbIC2s6STfTQoGYm6OtOUMsSv64igGkipqxfE2MIjV5bQSAnEzP3W0HwA9-cSYuy4WwOt6F2kutRT4v3EGYHPXW5vgNOqsXBStDt86tSBf-lR8_Lm73koZFfk3AW598Yi6rC43Q/s1934/0C46BC19-48D2-4F32-85EB-CAE3F4F6C824.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1934" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2HxGYZ0T3bI6Sp3UxXEU2ZQbug1vPdh59fBAQ5AThT4EzINcRdbIC2s6STfTQoGYm6OtOUMsSv64igGkipqxfE2MIjV5bQSAnEzP3W0HwA9-cSYuy4WwOt6F2kutRT4v3EGYHPXW5vgNOqsXBStDt86tSBf-lR8_Lm73koZFfk3AW598Yi6rC43Q/w422-h211/0C46BC19-48D2-4F32-85EB-CAE3F4F6C824.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihiUeTI7iQ8TCaGyp3Hh23t7PqEgLwzHMkmd9zkonAtQ9SZ_ErFtC2c5vR5Zq6ZJztKllm0Ap26FzFuAvXWoUg29Znv_k-iZb0uwqhpWLwVDtaiZ_MDWnPGGWnvKNKYLJXQbV2mBHs_JMi7tm9hoc-rGYP6eeHw3Q2XCU_HJq75o8d7XLswxI8Qgd/s2016/7E0CA174-7F02-431E-B227-F1590FC9CCDB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihiUeTI7iQ8TCaGyp3Hh23t7PqEgLwzHMkmd9zkonAtQ9SZ_ErFtC2c5vR5Zq6ZJztKllm0Ap26FzFuAvXWoUg29Znv_k-iZb0uwqhpWLwVDtaiZ_MDWnPGGWnvKNKYLJXQbV2mBHs_JMi7tm9hoc-rGYP6eeHw3Q2XCU_HJq75o8d7XLswxI8Qgd/w349-h465/7E0CA174-7F02-431E-B227-F1590FC9CCDB.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv7Z9Dzwv-ePBdWzJh74VZ8_xPRUeGdAMVQnnGV7LAoKA7X6rdzHrn-L48P41hfQ-Zek0IQazqrVAUyM3d2GCQI2mrpuW6wirrDpENm0s_PpW2NGqUqvoP__ApiBDrpd5CKqrq4cXXCTGO12XzXNGY2oavqxqmz8exdNtIzYU9aIeaP-nfXDq0NAj/s2016/D6D4F1D8-5A54-4DEF-BBB3-D9D6D482439B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv7Z9Dzwv-ePBdWzJh74VZ8_xPRUeGdAMVQnnGV7LAoKA7X6rdzHrn-L48P41hfQ-Zek0IQazqrVAUyM3d2GCQI2mrpuW6wirrDpENm0s_PpW2NGqUqvoP__ApiBDrpd5CKqrq4cXXCTGO12XzXNGY2oavqxqmz8exdNtIzYU9aIeaP-nfXDq0NAj/w346-h461/D6D4F1D8-5A54-4DEF-BBB3-D9D6D482439B.jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEU-xpIj8PgQ1ziE-ZX545me3QyjpHeuTYA5j7nH1bgaCXNexCU16L_pXLnYX5En7o8QDDoa46Ks1RayNFHZMTOC2n_N9krnMrlpb4zDFYoCwpMf82LXHR3m2qhW5nubYKjW42Gsvngk8Bh5_1G7jogR4hBkuyfPQYqnOuPCT7M-wJv6SUNZMG6_IZ/s3264/D8163FDA-4F2C-41BF-8C9A-B57D2956A869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEU-xpIj8PgQ1ziE-ZX545me3QyjpHeuTYA5j7nH1bgaCXNexCU16L_pXLnYX5En7o8QDDoa46Ks1RayNFHZMTOC2n_N9krnMrlpb4zDFYoCwpMf82LXHR3m2qhW5nubYKjW42Gsvngk8Bh5_1G7jogR4hBkuyfPQYqnOuPCT7M-wJv6SUNZMG6_IZ/w345-h460/D8163FDA-4F2C-41BF-8C9A-B57D2956A869.jpeg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1en6AXBv6NGYdmQZwN6bFPewVBEs1NEr3MxT4VQ5-H1SVCsDvyLXahlvczfcjia7nLt0OuuleX86SptgB98WcEh7ch3ETZ3Y6sCBJTqWVaaGpEAOOg4I0hEJgZVmubO6a_l8nzF9Hrn2oMS2DG4izi6aHJsl3jChkd5GPA8tPOMWyrv602vKezCV/s1440/B0C37928-BDFA-4B8F-B975-1608D0B2902D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1en6AXBv6NGYdmQZwN6bFPewVBEs1NEr3MxT4VQ5-H1SVCsDvyLXahlvczfcjia7nLt0OuuleX86SptgB98WcEh7ch3ETZ3Y6sCBJTqWVaaGpEAOOg4I0hEJgZVmubO6a_l8nzF9Hrn2oMS2DG4izi6aHJsl3jChkd5GPA8tPOMWyrv602vKezCV/w349-h349/B0C37928-BDFA-4B8F-B975-1608D0B2902D.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This next top is one I’ve been working on for years. No rush as I don’t have someone in mind to give it to. I am trying to sell it. I will quilt it if the new owner wants. It is called Bear Mountain Cabin by Glad Creations Quilts. I love their patterns. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kFLA1S6ktEj6TvA-K5e0WHvTLwuq7aUx_pLfyhaNc7OFvCzr0FGiYz0UL7hLKEwux24XqpyNRD13xLPPEHfQ_4cE2a-e0XG9gIeKBaJI2FuG8jJo3CH5OgrfkSEjKApc-Omru2sivLrDoflviDwf305_RBQPlA2YErcM-fLtpDQME3iYNUhxxw6_/s3264/2A713277-0788-4F61-BB7F-837C739A21A2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kFLA1S6ktEj6TvA-K5e0WHvTLwuq7aUx_pLfyhaNc7OFvCzr0FGiYz0UL7hLKEwux24XqpyNRD13xLPPEHfQ_4cE2a-e0XG9gIeKBaJI2FuG8jJo3CH5OgrfkSEjKApc-Omru2sivLrDoflviDwf305_RBQPlA2YErcM-fLtpDQME3iYNUhxxw6_/w411-h308/2A713277-0788-4F61-BB7F-837C739A21A2.jpeg" width="411" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTkbMvgn04MSws2CKd4D34Na_GmOEuhkSlDj2lYrpCqMkdNL6a4Lz7GJ4H1wBmGKb_bhPjMDJ6-1JGMvmAPdJVDeTeTuTLG0IClmpqOk6aBwuhyKFoIcx_KWdF3XgOyJMW0REWoY5aj5aaYTPxSZigBFp3NP27IjvxGxIuCAVUVq2almkeqDxKCnq/s3264/08BB2514-B8B3-4EE0-A05C-37D91F1A9BAE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTkbMvgn04MSws2CKd4D34Na_GmOEuhkSlDj2lYrpCqMkdNL6a4Lz7GJ4H1wBmGKb_bhPjMDJ6-1JGMvmAPdJVDeTeTuTLG0IClmpqOk6aBwuhyKFoIcx_KWdF3XgOyJMW0REWoY5aj5aaYTPxSZigBFp3NP27IjvxGxIuCAVUVq2almkeqDxKCnq/w405-h304/08BB2514-B8B3-4EE0-A05C-37D91F1A9BAE.jpeg" width="405" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is another quilt in the works. I just need 22 or so more blocks completed to reach 60” x 72” in size. This may have a border…I have not decided yet. It is made with a strip of selvage down the center and men’s upcycled shirts for the balance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKg3fsfyQAKExPjQ6UGDrtI2fFjCLB0_5XqDFC1Nvrww4HxrwlHM-1q83ozC_NpH7FWdFbWubFp7jOF_ko9x-_HBvvDKb4rRuyCtoNXpj-Yb1ZZCUfBolQw5ahBOdefxUNYPkd8km0vDWV5T-5H4u-Bv_FQe5GYRL6mloCcNFzJJ64Z5zHRr8q4Sb/s2360/ED40C134-EE43-4976-B50A-445E61307C07.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="2360" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKg3fsfyQAKExPjQ6UGDrtI2fFjCLB0_5XqDFC1Nvrww4HxrwlHM-1q83ozC_NpH7FWdFbWubFp7jOF_ko9x-_HBvvDKb4rRuyCtoNXpj-Yb1ZZCUfBolQw5ahBOdefxUNYPkd8km0vDWV5T-5H4u-Bv_FQe5GYRL6mloCcNFzJJ64Z5zHRr8q4Sb/w403-h369/ED40C134-EE43-4976-B50A-445E61307C07.jpeg" width="403" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-62270172373050673412022-04-25T17:54:00.006-07:002022-04-25T18:01:12.702-07:00{Post 1,762} Juicy Fruit QuiltWe went to south GA this past weekend. We haven’t seen my oldest son’s family in about a year. I drove all the way down, and my husband drove all the way home. It was about 8 hours in the van one way. As usual, I gave much thought to what I should spend my time on while he drove. It was going to be daylight the whole time, which makes a difference. <div><br /></div><div>I never travel w/o my iPad. Between Kindle, email, blogs, etc., I can keep happily busy for hours. But I never pulled it out once. </div><div><br /></div><div>This box of shirt scraps was accumulated when I last cleaned off my cutting table. I am blessed to have a big pressing station as well as a big cutting station in my sewing room. I found bits and bobbles of shirts all over my sewing desk as well as the other two flat surfaces. I kept throwing them into a plastic tote box.</div><div><br /></div><div>Often I get questions about how I get so much sewing done. Well, I sew every day (just about). Having pieces precut is something that I don’t do often. In this case, I was cutting down the shirt leftovers for two different quilts. They are both blocks I made up and both are pieced onto old phone book pages. That is for stability and to make sure they get up to the size I am shooting for. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first one is named Shirts and Selvages. I save selvages from all my fabrics. I have made many different items from them. I am using cash register tape (I got 4 rolls for $1 at a local thrift shop) to piece selvage strips, then I trim it down to 2-1/2” wide. I put that diagonally on a 6-1/2” square paper and use strips of shirts to finish the block out. I got this idea from Bonnie Hunter originally. If you’re new to upcycling shirts or string piecing, check out her blog. It’s quiltville.blogspot.com. I cut strips as small as 1” wide. Nothing over 1-3/4” on these small blocks. Here are my first ten. I use up a strip until it’s all gone. As I finish the blocks, I will spread out the heavily-repeated fabric.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQyNPlWlfcNzTPSeUg1GREyV3g8ZIYeoHFR5g-NueHe57OS-Q9yh-4Yag7Zmk_uSNXZDQHx0N7-gWw4qDdJv1Ddqeml9HMjh7zyH8GboMhotLNiQ8UEdB-AKt2__G82gbZrrHEQv-C561k11K70rS5EkG9z63fxlchLOgKiRKfvH_b_LcQ0lM_6jc/s1980/B1058F4E-4F63-4A87-A7C1-04225DC1010C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1510" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQyNPlWlfcNzTPSeUg1GREyV3g8ZIYeoHFR5g-NueHe57OS-Q9yh-4Yag7Zmk_uSNXZDQHx0N7-gWw4qDdJv1Ddqeml9HMjh7zyH8GboMhotLNiQ8UEdB-AKt2__G82gbZrrHEQv-C561k11K70rS5EkG9z63fxlchLOgKiRKfvH_b_LcQ0lM_6jc/w421-h552/B1058F4E-4F63-4A87-A7C1-04225DC1010C.jpeg" width="421" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="text-align: left;">The second quilt I am calling Juicy Fruit, after the stick gum sold when I was a child. I don’t know if it is still sold. The block shape is gum-like, and the colors made me think of the multi-colored zebra in the commercials. I cut paper and muslin 3” x 6”. The paper is covered with shirt strips. The finished blocks are alternated with the muslin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here is where I am so far with that one as of a few minutes ago. This will measure 49.5” wide and 45.5” high when the blocks are sewn together. I have them sewn into groups of 18, 3 across and 6 down. That way I can move them around to distribute the eye-catching colors before sewing the final layout.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss1OuF60tw29WqXSU9ONuNsPws03RZwb_Oe79C2I7FD8P5bcbPS6itVHbvBrnJIKChbUdjLpoOk1Rpd4PDvhlirSnI9OsjKdM-ulEVVgJzuNv3MmPfuqHXonU7_1_GkJgBBo-0cUJTKi2AH-qDTUjRzFYRlg4O-xN1fZPl60SWYpSApWtZ_CJf7b-/s2607/1E637E5C-635B-4732-ABD1-3FD939DEA152.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="2006" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss1OuF60tw29WqXSU9ONuNsPws03RZwb_Oe79C2I7FD8P5bcbPS6itVHbvBrnJIKChbUdjLpoOk1Rpd4PDvhlirSnI9OsjKdM-ulEVVgJzuNv3MmPfuqHXonU7_1_GkJgBBo-0cUJTKi2AH-qDTUjRzFYRlg4O-xN1fZPl60SWYpSApWtZ_CJf7b-/w409-h532/1E637E5C-635B-4732-ABD1-3FD939DEA152.jpeg" width="409" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each new quilt is my favorite, and when I’m sewing two at once—that’s a lotta love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So my cutting strategy? I pulled out one piece (I figured it didn’t matter which one since I was going to try to cut up the whole box…and I did). If I could get a 3-1/4” long piece out of it that was at least 1” wide, I’d cut some rectangles for the Juicy Fruit. I stacked them all so that they weren’t in a jumble when I went to sew. If the piece was fairly large, I cut a 3-1/4” wide strip then subcut it into various widths for Juicy Fruit and cut the rest into strips for the sides of Shirts and Selvages. If the piece was too small, but big enough to matter, I matched it with a similar width piece to piece later. I laid those in my husband’s baseball hat which was beside me in the van. When we got home, after I put things to rights, I pieced and trimmed all those. I. Could. Not. Wait. You can see the pieced ones in the picture above. I also had those pieces at the very top of the shoulder seams of the yoke that have the diagonal edge. Two of those fit perfectly together. Waste not, want not! That’s pretty much my theme for everything. Here is a picture showing the difference. The top went into the very neat strings pile, and the bottom went into the trash. Even I have my limits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNle5BOQo2q3_SwcmAfFMuYZRXyMsWzkqCquWtL-nx9v2NP51g5h8PoZ2zc7evKjf4dfKHMCNuLqf-P6dGbjY7-anYAu8XA4QsmNvRsFsZ0mIcrkjI86Z8DhfpIk5zYMIfepJCVjTT3TUTg3CMrkmC0f78dutFh4Ane6us_40swmQ0JDREG6pCzpY/s2016/7587C7C5-A1A8-49B3-806D-5ADB3F281892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNle5BOQo2q3_SwcmAfFMuYZRXyMsWzkqCquWtL-nx9v2NP51g5h8PoZ2zc7evKjf4dfKHMCNuLqf-P6dGbjY7-anYAu8XA4QsmNvRsFsZ0mIcrkjI86Z8DhfpIk5zYMIfepJCVjTT3TUTg3CMrkmC0f78dutFh4Ane6us_40swmQ0JDREG6pCzpY/w387-h516/7587C7C5-A1A8-49B3-806D-5ADB3F281892.jpeg" width="387" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, do you like one quilt more than the other? I’d love to hear what you think about them. Using upcycled shirts makes the quilt seem loved and antique from the start. They are more lightweight than using quilting cottons well. I simply love them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought an old wooden lap desk years ago at a thrift store in town. We always take it on trips because my husband usually works if it’s a weekday (while I drive). I use it if it’s a weekend. My iPad, practice sheets for machine quilting, and other items work fabulously on it. I sat behind my husband in our van on the way home.That way I could spread out my things beside me (our second row of seats fold into the floor, so we folded the other one down).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are a few pictures of my trip home. Not only did I get all the fabric cut, but I also cut up all the selvages I took with me. I stored those in a plastic bag so they wouldn’t get mixed up with the shirt scraps. I am messy, but neat. LOL!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyD2x6dSz0LDBhCGRviPAe5UsusP0a8qf2Ap96dmvitbnkLyETT4oiYAaHRQrEKO81jCXGb8P23Xeog1eODD8DVX526mVwXs6_6TJJ0f-RX7rv8m9ayR09LjLMCErOk_e4lJSYBXt96fKbQorDlM99mjWHjvMgnhjUXAWedoUZJu2oSdhsbBPaobd/s1858/1622A7D6-E46C-41B6-97EF-5A9BD79D4A7A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1369" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyD2x6dSz0LDBhCGRviPAe5UsusP0a8qf2Ap96dmvitbnkLyETT4oiYAaHRQrEKO81jCXGb8P23Xeog1eODD8DVX526mVwXs6_6TJJ0f-RX7rv8m9ayR09LjLMCErOk_e4lJSYBXt96fKbQorDlM99mjWHjvMgnhjUXAWedoUZJu2oSdhsbBPaobd/w399-h541/1622A7D6-E46C-41B6-97EF-5A9BD79D4A7A.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Years ago I cut up a badly-scarred cutting mat, and I take one of those to portable sewing opportunities. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNivN__eFt6AqdFcT8HrM1_dnaqIksWciumZN6fWPiSmLd0uBkL0rxPoonsEoCYZ-loJT7KhHFzfZ7rnK-IW3Frj6cSsIFWG4-mZSMUiiWTK1ullCe3s_rJnN3m4uGTcatRGdz5SfSgp_DQBawmwvnNzUQd_nvKaWEL-Dy1vJIRn4R27KooTkvknCd/s2005/AA90AE2C-4C85-42E0-9803-660F65D71FFB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="2005" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNivN__eFt6AqdFcT8HrM1_dnaqIksWciumZN6fWPiSmLd0uBkL0rxPoonsEoCYZ-loJT7KhHFzfZ7rnK-IW3Frj6cSsIFWG4-mZSMUiiWTK1ullCe3s_rJnN3m4uGTcatRGdz5SfSgp_DQBawmwvnNzUQd_nvKaWEL-Dy1vJIRn4R27KooTkvknCd/w466-h312/AA90AE2C-4C85-42E0-9803-660F65D71FFB.jpeg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the box I started with…the styrofoam cup was from lunch. I used it for a trash can. Only the tiniest bits didn’t make the cut, so to speak!</div></div></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo5UoGQ9KmaT9ErKcFdJfkCJ7PuqKc3qWm6k7h40TE5w4mZ5uVfzDyv2Id8eKuDV44YtfDMFlUAxKQnFXQ2-kO0w91mzkhKSmE40KpM4rUPh82YMMRIe-qcdYx0MC7Vpq6d3mhDscONgEuDoHQ6f449LeDGSjeaZtLVUXLJt1E9BvsnORUe4xYwWE/s2022/512146EA-F5CE-455C-B5E8-97A0F275FAD6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2022" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo5UoGQ9KmaT9ErKcFdJfkCJ7PuqKc3qWm6k7h40TE5w4mZ5uVfzDyv2Id8eKuDV44YtfDMFlUAxKQnFXQ2-kO0w91mzkhKSmE40KpM4rUPh82YMMRIe-qcdYx0MC7Vpq6d3mhDscONgEuDoHQ6f449LeDGSjeaZtLVUXLJt1E9BvsnORUe4xYwWE/w448-h375/512146EA-F5CE-455C-B5E8-97A0F275FAD6.jpeg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what I ended up with…the rectangular leftover container was laden with neatly stacked strips, and I had row upon row of pieces for the Juicy Fruit quilt. The cup held just a smidgen of trash. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HGDkpbD4g1q5_Qe3QzZTMGVsUXbX0p76YJ3eQmKQ7JBOLJPjQn4GqI3V2J6rab4p2YxdwZrDoAgqvw4OIuF_KiNlFgVaszu8AutM3Cud33vSzfRQkhUSQzNI7N0IEP1b2lrMLJmzArHEnGJjWljLhn9Gvw8evYm-MNrfLj7oHK71EaUrhx6kvcnn/s2016/8297DC0E-328A-4DF4-9DA7-A073A5035E53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HGDkpbD4g1q5_Qe3QzZTMGVsUXbX0p76YJ3eQmKQ7JBOLJPjQn4GqI3V2J6rab4p2YxdwZrDoAgqvw4OIuF_KiNlFgVaszu8AutM3Cud33vSzfRQkhUSQzNI7N0IEP1b2lrMLJmzArHEnGJjWljLhn9Gvw8evYm-MNrfLj7oHK71EaUrhx6kvcnn/w431-h323/8297DC0E-328A-4DF4-9DA7-A073A5035E53.jpeg" width="431" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back to sewing for a bit! </div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-7254041381831785552022-04-22T09:14:00.003-07:002022-04-22T09:30:46.907-07:00{Post 1,761} Popping In<p> I am hanging out with four of my grandsons, age 6 down to 1. They live about 7.5 hours’ drive from us. Got here last night and will be driving home Sunday AM. I don’t see the boys often, so I wanted to make and bring them something a little special and specific for each one. So I thought about it long and hard and decided to make them string backpacks.</p><p>Each boy’s outer fabric is special for them. The inside lining is all Thomas the Tank Engine fabric. I used black paracord tied with double fisherman’s knots. That is the most secure knot for slippery ropes according to Google. It’s tricky to learn, but I practiced ;)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQqXGcAoPJDD9DOmPMeolSALoaybP3a0d8sk32bGDzy1oyL2cFPaXBu3UEX-v9kMk0rWBVzC3rZlUw9Y7GK9ZfsBs2K7g6lwj30KJIxA_l5S5M0XTI7d8sqsq0hWmLWb-wmMokgjQypym3d9NJXrV3uIxJs85LBRlsqhAdRLVlYxn6Xgo0wxkko6x/s1714/F1AFD24E-6242-4E1D-AE95-BF00E2B751CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1714" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQqXGcAoPJDD9DOmPMeolSALoaybP3a0d8sk32bGDzy1oyL2cFPaXBu3UEX-v9kMk0rWBVzC3rZlUw9Y7GK9ZfsBs2K7g6lwj30KJIxA_l5S5M0XTI7d8sqsq0hWmLWb-wmMokgjQypym3d9NJXrV3uIxJs85LBRlsqhAdRLVlYxn6Xgo0wxkko6x/w433-h354/F1AFD24E-6242-4E1D-AE95-BF00E2B751CA.jpeg" width="433" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGxyCl4gJzY4a24gfUmGNODqlwmcRRdZrv-7j9cWMlGqOwNq6MjbHewjTyqrMR16_P306p5hLDuZ7EZqYx0K8d32RYuqsRhkPCPjkop2TCF9CRD52An_3kSSG0Uzbzl5iIK1IzUeNFYZhC6bZPZlkERUrnM19pef5A24yW8iNqDmSxltjXVrsTvUp/s1261/352BCB11-498D-45F9-9299-DBF7361C2E7B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1261" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGxyCl4gJzY4a24gfUmGNODqlwmcRRdZrv-7j9cWMlGqOwNq6MjbHewjTyqrMR16_P306p5hLDuZ7EZqYx0K8d32RYuqsRhkPCPjkop2TCF9CRD52An_3kSSG0Uzbzl5iIK1IzUeNFYZhC6bZPZlkERUrnM19pef5A24yW8iNqDmSxltjXVrsTvUp/w433-h303/352BCB11-498D-45F9-9299-DBF7361C2E7B.jpeg" width="433" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jeremiah is 6 (left). His bag was made from dark blue with Americana words on it. He got a game of Spot It, Two new books, a sticker book, cookies, and fruit snacks. Samuel is 5 (middle). He got a paint with water book, a sticker book, cookies, fruit snacks, and a block set. Lyndon is 3. He got a Water Wow book, a squishy light-up toy (big hit with everyone), a puzzle set that makes 6 different puzzles, cookies, fruit snacks, and a number learning book. Baby got cookies, fruit snacks (of course), a ball, and several tiny books. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each backpack is constructed differently. I was working through 4 different tutorials on Pinterest. Oddly enough, the one I like best is the easiest to make. It’s the dinosaur print one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I purposely brought things we could do with them. Worked like a charm with their cousins recently!</div><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-998725169287570772022-02-13T07:01:00.004-08:002022-02-13T07:01:50.931-08:00{Post 1,760} Remainders Quilt<p> As I have mentioned, this quilt pattern was in a book I have, then I saw someone making it on their blog. It is so pretty in person. I finished up two large sections that are 7 x 24 blocks, giving me a total of 14 x 24 blocks. The blocks are set 24 x 30 in the quilt, so I need another section of 16 x 24. I have a 7 x 7 section pieced, so I will add to that. I am anticipating one more contribution of fabric, and will use every speck of my nearly non-existent willpower to wait for it. This has been so fun to make because you can start with any size HST and bring it up to 3” square unfinished size. The slight difference in the colors and sizes of the HSTs make it that much more attractive to me. I just found and pinned another block that is similar. Here is that one:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHtI1_Zxal5z3zpDKe4Idgbifn4LpVraG0zx_tPnwXZK0visv9MOm80Xgm65S7lc1R8-uMGAL7tPFLKCyw__zt9ziiBKNepb2-mvgldvJW-8YQeNtbCPzC057i1bMkDBOqpwck1cNJfSIgY5Qn8qLhhY0izfitAARoSYDVJL6XqZyU6xPB0GBWbREW=s906" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="874" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHtI1_Zxal5z3zpDKe4Idgbifn4LpVraG0zx_tPnwXZK0visv9MOm80Xgm65S7lc1R8-uMGAL7tPFLKCyw__zt9ziiBKNepb2-mvgldvJW-8YQeNtbCPzC057i1bMkDBOqpwck1cNJfSIgY5Qn8qLhhY0izfitAARoSYDVJL6XqZyU6xPB0GBWbREW=w401-h415" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one has all different background pieces. That changes the look quite a bit. In reality, I probably won’t make this soon because so many projects catch my eye. I have quite a few quilt tops of my own to machine quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my quilt on the design wall. The extra 7 x 7 is just slapped on there so I don’t lose it in my “there appears to have been a struggle” sewing room. The long sections measure 60”; that will be the width of the quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUMPaabf8tZM6GJV8sHQXnjkW0gXx9P5iN1YO8qCToLRqMkW8lRvagh9sPIF_OixquKS-nRVgLHNdK7C-RlWohpO_6wc4tfVY9HdWjrFHYXPKA9M9DaSTgEKyeOrWPEsJp0K0rhtbVHKGZ193jVIShhXheFVxg0FAkn-XnjbX6CcdnTHhPFGYiqRrV=s2910" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="2910" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUMPaabf8tZM6GJV8sHQXnjkW0gXx9P5iN1YO8qCToLRqMkW8lRvagh9sPIF_OixquKS-nRVgLHNdK7C-RlWohpO_6wc4tfVY9HdWjrFHYXPKA9M9DaSTgEKyeOrWPEsJp0K0rhtbVHKGZ193jVIShhXheFVxg0FAkn-XnjbX6CcdnTHhPFGYiqRrV=w478-h351" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy the process!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-88897080313047687662022-02-06T21:44:00.002-08:002022-02-06T21:45:10.996-08:00{Post 1,759} Remainders and Travel<p> I just realized I have not shown pics on here of the beginnings of my Remainders quilt. I actually have quite a bit finished. I have half of the blocks pieced, and have these large sections to show for it. The following pictures show a little bit of everything. I am using up small triangles I already had and added in scraps from Paulette. The beauty of this quilt is that you bring your HSTs up to size with units added on the right and across the top. Then they are trimmed to 3” square. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZpk7wnAxAE-kohzgsvvB6Uk2d4KXNRW4W2Ek72VojU4sBFApv8AMJp-aGH_SooyAVxrSMfw0V4MdrS6_fVvvLMNqCjbRSBR5gZzqlh4ihWs7ipAttQgBlQ7I6L7Q5oJnsEkt57hhp9gdQnwm-lrimjVVh2yTSgFArJ8YjcMJOb26LVQGj_f7Hl3G4=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZpk7wnAxAE-kohzgsvvB6Uk2d4KXNRW4W2Ek72VojU4sBFApv8AMJp-aGH_SooyAVxrSMfw0V4MdrS6_fVvvLMNqCjbRSBR5gZzqlh4ihWs7ipAttQgBlQ7I6L7Q5oJnsEkt57hhp9gdQnwm-lrimjVVh2yTSgFArJ8YjcMJOb26LVQGj_f7Hl3G4=w363-h484" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCCfpSAtIRqOvoZnwOh1FQxXh6CWexfk__6g3MxEAuqafUIumqxP0XwFPExHzvhaQQWeG56Ig8Fq--iKjZu6nz21J67DsqHaVYfMhje84zCvHp1Sm2SluNwdGOWu5nbVPeQVurw6PZUlMf1fNgVBv1EbRMnBoaSEUUwJsk39lTLXsCC2pEVMR4iAmC=s1385" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1385" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCCfpSAtIRqOvoZnwOh1FQxXh6CWexfk__6g3MxEAuqafUIumqxP0XwFPExHzvhaQQWeG56Ig8Fq--iKjZu6nz21J67DsqHaVYfMhje84zCvHp1Sm2SluNwdGOWu5nbVPeQVurw6PZUlMf1fNgVBv1EbRMnBoaSEUUwJsk39lTLXsCC2pEVMR4iAmC=w377-h283" width="377" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjryta3P8SzQWQnAvBVbbRmyVAxBUVhGp_E-BL_pc4nftpK1mljRwrfrsXANH9ORnRHuOfZQd0HaJfDBgJEQj6P41yr3wGIm5LVfXWIYuIBK8NwY129t6v5sWp9lBGw2lCzL1sbKpcIjpQHfCBJ2CbptCOZDKpweOXx6aBrqXRP72NED7ISKmosMPe5=s439" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="439" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjryta3P8SzQWQnAvBVbbRmyVAxBUVhGp_E-BL_pc4nftpK1mljRwrfrsXANH9ORnRHuOfZQd0HaJfDBgJEQj6P41yr3wGIm5LVfXWIYuIBK8NwY129t6v5sWp9lBGw2lCzL1sbKpcIjpQHfCBJ2CbptCOZDKpweOXx6aBrqXRP72NED7ISKmosMPe5=w384-h318" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh545vCYi0Hi0lYyI8FAvOckFPnYGYVvxC8FbzCe8sZLwf-2SluYJBoktskmEb5HBIaLr-qsvJlXowq6cJ57QMPCQNpUg3Bes6_1ZYsULL_wLJ1BgU6v0WUFk5qAKiXTd_dpBcA06wWGGGTEj9jlWJhrsdA3E31FTvUasDrSmNI2KQ11foTZ2vG8DtF=s863" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="843" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh545vCYi0Hi0lYyI8FAvOckFPnYGYVvxC8FbzCe8sZLwf-2SluYJBoktskmEb5HBIaLr-qsvJlXowq6cJ57QMPCQNpUg3Bes6_1ZYsULL_wLJ1BgU6v0WUFk5qAKiXTd_dpBcA06wWGGGTEj9jlWJhrsdA3E31FTvUasDrSmNI2KQ11foTZ2vG8DtF=w389-h398" width="389" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgTTkjf4W5dFBs20oiMswI6g_PgdFVW3HxyONhvBYcIFgNFB_CUl1g3QdGqIFOccvC0Vc2URSnymLFKf4_5tC__Sbam15RjlJ6IMKUukhEJ34zGnC1sEpAhPQ6b1t1bIBnD6KaBy7RdTxr2zE9ALaKSDHNOgj1AHrDQvYXwJotjNTnfV3F3hDIUCHz=s2891" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="2891" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgTTkjf4W5dFBs20oiMswI6g_PgdFVW3HxyONhvBYcIFgNFB_CUl1g3QdGqIFOccvC0Vc2URSnymLFKf4_5tC__Sbam15RjlJ6IMKUukhEJ34zGnC1sEpAhPQ6b1t1bIBnD6KaBy7RdTxr2zE9ALaKSDHNOgj1AHrDQvYXwJotjNTnfV3F3hDIUCHz=w403-h273" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few pictures from this AM. We are at my daughter’s house for her birthday, which is tomorrow. Welcome to what the natives here are calling Iceland. A look up into the diamond-covered trees. It is much more spectacular in person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZAH5wnGmVK2t6IH73C5dYkX-XmOzMtSG703-iyGsLWtMQyAHJ9ZZE7NTsYovKahWvuyE3fUCsOo31es4jVAdgpGQsYRiSRrhBPzfMTkAWsNDso8NabFeEsiSek2ZmHdiCa1FW2_SnxuYwgPTxuwwrla3OwqhsUZKdwFIaKbAk5Hp9xBvt03nTiaX7=s756" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="567" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZAH5wnGmVK2t6IH73C5dYkX-XmOzMtSG703-iyGsLWtMQyAHJ9ZZE7NTsYovKahWvuyE3fUCsOo31es4jVAdgpGQsYRiSRrhBPzfMTkAWsNDso8NabFeEsiSek2ZmHdiCa1FW2_SnxuYwgPTxuwwrla3OwqhsUZKdwFIaKbAk5Hp9xBvt03nTiaX7=w317-h423" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile on the ground…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifaMHgGx2DtypJ0s89957u2d-ZWrd52A8fhfnwp-EVwTae4AsM2ShCI0lawthYPVsfWDIHg-bAZo_-nxMgY5KfpEKEYaTNkhSKHpav4sPntN5PO6ONJ2UBQGEw1Jfi_Ypk_rL0r8nPvw1cR5bMy_HMpX5EM56MnecAe9n4uxBklGSP-qpbBYyA7CqR=s726" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="709" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifaMHgGx2DtypJ0s89957u2d-ZWrd52A8fhfnwp-EVwTae4AsM2ShCI0lawthYPVsfWDIHg-bAZo_-nxMgY5KfpEKEYaTNkhSKHpav4sPntN5PO6ONJ2UBQGEw1Jfi_Ypk_rL0r8nPvw1cR5bMy_HMpX5EM56MnecAe9n4uxBklGSP-qpbBYyA7CqR=w381-h390" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you are enjoying some of whatever makes you happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-61184313094550127342022-01-31T19:10:00.003-08:002022-01-31T19:25:05.570-08:00{Post 1,758} Lasagna Recipe ~ the New One<p> This looks like a lot of work, but it isn’t really. First, get a 9 x 13 glass Pyrex baking dish that is 50% taller than a standard one. Otherwise, have oven cleaner on hand and prepare to open some windows at the end of the baking time, LOL!!</p><p>Ingredients first:</p><p>8 oven-ready lasagna noodles (these are available at Walmart and don’t have to be boiled before baking lasagna)</p><p>1-1/2 lbs ground beef</p><p>1 lb pork breakfast sausage</p><p>Sauce ingredients (in first paragraph)</p><p>3 cups cottage cheese</p><p>2 eggs, beaten</p><p>1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese (extra for sprinkling on top before baking)</p><p>1 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced</p><p>I am going to break this down into stages. First, brown 1-1/2 lbs ground beef and 1 lb breakfast pork sausage. Drain fat. Add a 29-oz and a 15-oz can tomato sauce, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tsp garlic powder, 2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 tsp dried basil, and 3/4 tsp dried oregano. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 45 minutes.</p><p>In bowl, mix cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and 2 Tbsp dried parsley.</p><p>In your lovely deep baking dish, put just enough tomato sauce mix to just cover the bottom of the pan (I try to avoid getting meat in this layer). Put 4 lasagna noodles across, overlapping slightly (boil noodles al dente if not using oven-ready noodles). Spread half of the cottage cheese mix over the noodles. Layer half of mozzarella cheese slices over top evenly (I buy a one-pound brick of cheese and slice it with my shredder/grater/slicer Kitchen Aid attachment). Put less than half the meat sauce evenly over that. Repeat layers one time (noodles, cheese mix, mozzarella cheese, and rest of meat sauce). Sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. I often make this ahead and store it in the frig. I have to add about 15 minutes more baking time because it starts out so cold.</p><p>Once it is out of the oven (push a fork through all the layers to make sure the noodles are tender enough—the fork should go through very easily), let it sit, covered with foil for about 10 minutes. This makes the serving easier and the remaining lasagna in the pan doesn’t shift as much. </p><p>Report back if you try this!</p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-67212076475561126862022-01-31T13:38:00.001-08:002022-01-31T13:38:13.173-08:00{Post 1,757} Better Than Christmas<p> I got a box of scraps from a blog reader today (Hi, Paulette!). It was better than Christmas. I loved sorting and ogling the fabrics while I ate a quick lunch. I am so eager to add her scraps to mine. This AM I was not feeling very energetic. I did not sew at all Saturday or Sunday. I was going into withdrawals. I usually sew a little every single day. I was preparing space and then food for company. Whew—it was exhausting. </p><p>Here is a peek of my goodie box. It’s not too late to add your scraps. Little pieces (at least 2” wide) are usable.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipdC4lzzeHewy_a-ugL-yb6ufL2sl6ENgOJT8M_Wd2zj4QBtFpyDDUtWn5Yj-PEX10lZUue8-dGiK-17R24J3BcemMMDKctoihs9o0e0UyMRGyEpVIcdu3z7zcE0pa7P_Ojshqd0Xuq6OszYVOgzuRGzFHxTx45tZeFHPN1tcfmOq3njP9KXspZMUp=s493" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="394" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipdC4lzzeHewy_a-ugL-yb6ufL2sl6ENgOJT8M_Wd2zj4QBtFpyDDUtWn5Yj-PEX10lZUue8-dGiK-17R24J3BcemMMDKctoihs9o0e0UyMRGyEpVIcdu3z7zcE0pa7P_Ojshqd0Xuq6OszYVOgzuRGzFHxTx45tZeFHPN1tcfmOq3njP9KXspZMUp=w341-h427" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In other news, I have a new lasagna recipe. I only made it twice before yesterday. Both times it overflowed my pan while baking. I put in less sauce the second time. I guess those noodles plumped up more than I anticipated. I am not sure it’s obvious in the picture, but this is a 9 x 13 pan that is 50% taller than the usual ones. I etched “PARKER” on both the long sides (that helps at pot lucks!). I used oven ready noodles, too. It was a big hit yesterday, and I am so happy with my new baking dish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ7yWIfO-pMdWTLLphNPsOYTpCJheO0m8GObv-elS_B5qFZEsYzr7w4UeuKxYoiNIKoIl_LnFEIokT2fn4I0lH_OjmDq45YUgHiEoe_hKWQy17VDkih9l4G2h066lp9sbdb-WN-kffNXqw9OmOWFiUvpl8ZhFvUrcMBrq9UXoa37jq-ZsXCuqPPiBZ=s2614" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="2614" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ7yWIfO-pMdWTLLphNPsOYTpCJheO0m8GObv-elS_B5qFZEsYzr7w4UeuKxYoiNIKoIl_LnFEIokT2fn4I0lH_OjmDq45YUgHiEoe_hKWQy17VDkih9l4G2h066lp9sbdb-WN-kffNXqw9OmOWFiUvpl8ZhFvUrcMBrq9UXoa37jq-ZsXCuqPPiBZ=w413-h195" width="413" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-36093169099633029952022-01-23T21:04:00.001-08:002022-01-23T21:04:21.999-08:00{Post 1,756} Send Me Your ScrapsThere is a new book in my Kindle library called “Leave No Scrap Behind”. It is the theme of my quilting life. I am making the quilt called “Remainders”. I saw Jo from Jo’s Country Junction made it. Here is hers…<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwpUrRC8wjg4CUlXQ-ZPnC_4cWqyrI1UFADBApevZhS62uZVWgIeTYyhnZSMq_K4JTrECeeWn7jmoCcgFe7hf69JvM14ZNoM8NHVHGTYUZq0aSalyy4M9_KSoeg465ARDY-pJzp5AoxsPb0Iv6oSHSzgOOx6o0M4SVrilrzWNzEx3a3ViktliMKoVC=s1176" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1176" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwpUrRC8wjg4CUlXQ-ZPnC_4cWqyrI1UFADBApevZhS62uZVWgIeTYyhnZSMq_K4JTrECeeWn7jmoCcgFe7hf69JvM14ZNoM8NHVHGTYUZq0aSalyy4M9_KSoeg465ARDY-pJzp5AoxsPb0Iv6oSHSzgOOx6o0M4SVrilrzWNzEx3a3ViktliMKoVC=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The quilt needs 720 3” square blocks. I made all the ones I have finished from the triangles cut off 2-1/2” wide strips when I make binding. I have been putting them all in a plastic canister. I pulled out all the cream, brown (every shade from paper bag to dark chocolate) and ever shade of blue from teal/aqua/turquoise to navy. If you have some of this size triangle (they all actually vary a little in size), I would love to have your cast-offs. Let me make them into something beautiful! Email me for my mailing address. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-84662624409406611442021-09-04T12:58:00.001-07:002021-09-04T12:58:24.190-07:00{Post 1,755} I’m Still Here<p> </p><p>It has been sooo long since I’ve blogged. I’d have to look back through pictures (which, to be honest, I rarely think to take of anything except quilts…when I’m with people, I like to stay in the moment and not be focused on picture taking) to see what I’ve been doing.</p><p>I will work backwards with the quilts. I am making a second Dash Along quilt. I made this one first.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDsmTYzYVjUCdK5yhhrgmaAaY9-lCN9gPo2FLC5KWgTPSgph4IHwcGT9x9HDBQYcOTQtov63ZO4N2zOuN8PfpDirInZ9uGb-vLq1gf_yy2xH_Su8YnZbVhKJt_6NlciDbyVww3mIaeM0/s2048/3C89EFCF-1F65-4FF5-BA09-6E2570A79DAE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1868" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDsmTYzYVjUCdK5yhhrgmaAaY9-lCN9gPo2FLC5KWgTPSgph4IHwcGT9x9HDBQYcOTQtov63ZO4N2zOuN8PfpDirInZ9uGb-vLq1gf_yy2xH_Su8YnZbVhKJt_6NlciDbyVww3mIaeM0/w358-h392/3C89EFCF-1F65-4FF5-BA09-6E2570A79DAE.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I liked that one so much that I immediately ordered fabric to make one like my friend, Kairle, who was leading the sew along. I just started working on it a short time ago. These pictures show how far I’ve gotten on my design wall. I have pieced the remaining block units. Just going to stop and quilt a customer’s quilt before continuing on it The brown one is 5 x 6 blocks (each block finishes at 12”). Due to a mess-up on my part, the new one will be 6 x 7, using up all the fabrics in the layer cake. I had to dig through my little tabletop trash can for more background fabric. I bought the amount the smaller version called for, then when I realized I would need to make more blocks, I held my breath and started cutting up my leftover fabric. I did not want to buy any extra. I had to piece one 2-1/2” x 4-1/2” piece, and beside it is how much I had left over from what I purchased. If you look at the layout, you will see that every other block is a gray Churn Dash. The other are Kitty Corn fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXjByJtY4lFir4C_BIV2A1tVsqCf2dtfsURBvqlIPbyqLpynibjU61KYJ7yU6TspSGDJOaHVHHtlbJzx_9d8MhlY77NAhQq-EZg3fYhwuJgOIp2Zav78nnUtYj8b-EBJzAjscBZaH3nk/s756/BC725BE5-66E5-41E6-A07E-60BC39977A1A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="560" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXjByJtY4lFir4C_BIV2A1tVsqCf2dtfsURBvqlIPbyqLpynibjU61KYJ7yU6TspSGDJOaHVHHtlbJzx_9d8MhlY77NAhQq-EZg3fYhwuJgOIp2Zav78nnUtYj8b-EBJzAjscBZaH3nk/w351-h474/BC725BE5-66E5-41E6-A07E-60BC39977A1A.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoR1uvEbSm_rAVGCAen88uAaIWIvWUhQVkbogB_jcgGF5Wst6R9EjigGtjWILGnJ8TSMPWKYO8-F7iFREiC7naqf87cFUaAMuG83M0JFC2SBuc5ol9Kr6eQ2ealrOpso1rLoLLfpTg_T8/s744/6A4225AE-C5FE-4010-8079-0749810C4946.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="538" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoR1uvEbSm_rAVGCAen88uAaIWIvWUhQVkbogB_jcgGF5Wst6R9EjigGtjWILGnJ8TSMPWKYO8-F7iFREiC7naqf87cFUaAMuG83M0JFC2SBuc5ol9Kr6eQ2ealrOpso1rLoLLfpTg_T8/w329-h456/6A4225AE-C5FE-4010-8079-0749810C4946.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jHWkmn-s1zCEtluChpH1LU03nehu5hXr3_2DoPdaL2hqzHS3Z4EMbrqHDRSyauvqC8k-w1zVrllDijn7x7M3BNZOuTWBQpU_530Fu3oTIXiPM1cMFI8hmpTaD-JjYJZxIghe2x0cd_U/s2048/6F2CB7D4-B675-4848-BBE9-42F49685EC21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jHWkmn-s1zCEtluChpH1LU03nehu5hXr3_2DoPdaL2hqzHS3Z4EMbrqHDRSyauvqC8k-w1zVrllDijn7x7M3BNZOuTWBQpU_530Fu3oTIXiPM1cMFI8hmpTaD-JjYJZxIghe2x0cd_U/w399-h333/6F2CB7D4-B675-4848-BBE9-42F49685EC21.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finished a couple UFOs of my own. Here is one I love. Brown is one of my favorite colors in quilts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuzgLHk_-WGT1ezCWAUpjEuMaf12TuE3TV2WuIf0CxPlzG59rk1usgl1m3OGj5bNi2TZ_KTX2PdQjwcZiNhzQBgklI_qNO9LvygqkOyJMq2_xR6vyG70UTBrpjdJ4nV5081B4ZT1Vw4g/s2048/2F4D77B6-977E-4201-814D-3FD31D904E94.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="2048" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuzgLHk_-WGT1ezCWAUpjEuMaf12TuE3TV2WuIf0CxPlzG59rk1usgl1m3OGj5bNi2TZ_KTX2PdQjwcZiNhzQBgklI_qNO9LvygqkOyJMq2_xR6vyG70UTBrpjdJ4nV5081B4ZT1Vw4g/w405-h357/2F4D77B6-977E-4201-814D-3FD31D904E94.jpeg" width="405" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiKBQPoK02M_g7yygsR-wQIlfeIqfancvs30T6rXlV6ENMZOh0MclxSaeaBj56FHwtfveyUKqQT6eiQqCi-FkyuBVcUq9GOiRVqt4dGXUSTVjvBv6bTUAgKDL0sBcX5di_1a9Q76Dyo0/s2048/0007E0EB-34B8-4132-9590-C65C938BD221.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiKBQPoK02M_g7yygsR-wQIlfeIqfancvs30T6rXlV6ENMZOh0MclxSaeaBj56FHwtfveyUKqQT6eiQqCi-FkyuBVcUq9GOiRVqt4dGXUSTVjvBv6bTUAgKDL0sBcX5di_1a9Q76Dyo0/w403-h324/0007E0EB-34B8-4132-9590-C65C938BD221.jpeg" width="403" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2Soi2ydA3Y0WGQOQAQ6MdjwwvJ875E3rj36y3kj51XGSevox9IMK0L-EoTPazUSxNicsWNk2xTU1cViHL8BOoOlpJtDfa50F7ZgaC6rd8EBz3Xukg_rARWXCzjgogAd7GXjooUR5BBk/s2048/7771469E-B293-4B9D-A53F-30580901D2B9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2Soi2ydA3Y0WGQOQAQ6MdjwwvJ875E3rj36y3kj51XGSevox9IMK0L-EoTPazUSxNicsWNk2xTU1cViHL8BOoOlpJtDfa50F7ZgaC6rd8EBz3Xukg_rARWXCzjgogAd7GXjooUR5BBk/w404-h308/7771469E-B293-4B9D-A53F-30580901D2B9.jpeg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A long time back someone had gifted me with about 10 large novelty hexagons. I cut some (using one of the gifted ones as a template) out of my novelty fabrics and hand-pieced the hexagons during my grandson’s karate lessons (I serve as his chauffeur). Then a friend asked me to make two I Spy quilts for her two grandchildren. Well, this will be one of them! I need to add borders (purchased fabric for that today). Here is a whole pic and some close-ups for you to enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTTA7mMNzW46rGmHd9WVAKoXTWfGJ0Kpe1z4gD0ednBPo1U2WfyLROx7p4MbMMcU6im_XGG1d37u-ROZ7tCdLrNQWel0Iu5Y03SAqQkuLEoxfsbWFadanWqRVf4d6ORY_57lgu9i5qqg/s1840/5CE2230B-F117-4673-9632-E2187F914139.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1840" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTTA7mMNzW46rGmHd9WVAKoXTWfGJ0Kpe1z4gD0ednBPo1U2WfyLROx7p4MbMMcU6im_XGG1d37u-ROZ7tCdLrNQWel0Iu5Y03SAqQkuLEoxfsbWFadanWqRVf4d6ORY_57lgu9i5qqg/w410-h407/5CE2230B-F117-4673-9632-E2187F914139.jpeg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt24z_MTFZvrdH5LAn-tIga495YfD9r6kqQGOr-YRcyu77sUDSFF1MexUP72rpaq7j2fif-BAakKrS18twUjY2ii5JdEK6fRBRMGUaBRfJnrRXOvoayD2-54j_kI-BpgGD6VRzkE8vQlc/s2048/06CFC885-CB73-4A87-A67E-5AADC094A5DC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt24z_MTFZvrdH5LAn-tIga495YfD9r6kqQGOr-YRcyu77sUDSFF1MexUP72rpaq7j2fif-BAakKrS18twUjY2ii5JdEK6fRBRMGUaBRfJnrRXOvoayD2-54j_kI-BpgGD6VRzkE8vQlc/s320/06CFC885-CB73-4A87-A67E-5AADC094A5DC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LGZ8ieE9IZHqEZBQtwh9S00myx7kaBXAd9VUKxlxc_PFXnHsRIEVRt94QuEzOV_eeh5G9fI0n94vDkvSbL1hb07-G-MmwetWbUNcYJgmZQt77BAF9IHAdiqy3LxAKesrZjXdbrlpkMM/s2048/582B0D7A-4DF3-4B2E-8A7F-2BA13DEA9BB3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LGZ8ieE9IZHqEZBQtwh9S00myx7kaBXAd9VUKxlxc_PFXnHsRIEVRt94QuEzOV_eeh5G9fI0n94vDkvSbL1hb07-G-MmwetWbUNcYJgmZQt77BAF9IHAdiqy3LxAKesrZjXdbrlpkMM/s320/582B0D7A-4DF3-4B2E-8A7F-2BA13DEA9BB3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApAiVvNA2joDnBuzLWQaK2YVO0Wf_VWgeUYYRUIjAw6SPLUI1roeszjiedz-1sGtHzm6_WVW07GB6K-nmDkJFjz8N_1tWRSIFaFfJ6ykkmpSWkdQg83EBlqWDTq21wBOUytQZVrI9it0/s2048/A1B1FF1B-C7CC-416C-B65A-5A62DA74E3A1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApAiVvNA2joDnBuzLWQaK2YVO0Wf_VWgeUYYRUIjAw6SPLUI1roeszjiedz-1sGtHzm6_WVW07GB6K-nmDkJFjz8N_1tWRSIFaFfJ6ykkmpSWkdQg83EBlqWDTq21wBOUytQZVrI9it0/s320/A1B1FF1B-C7CC-416C-B65A-5A62DA74E3A1.jpeg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROXpl4UsqTONTWzf8wFllVIwLUg1Sclazr6MI3Y1XmM6aTX5aJxcESonC2gHpY3XA2dfSRlnjBE3c-5bxt1bG-5o-kwL_CN2vVr-QkFjga4wcpA9n6bFdT3UicVUT41SPZV747bfS9Uc/s2048/F80C727D-B53F-4F0A-9CE6-597D4880E852.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROXpl4UsqTONTWzf8wFllVIwLUg1Sclazr6MI3Y1XmM6aTX5aJxcESonC2gHpY3XA2dfSRlnjBE3c-5bxt1bG-5o-kwL_CN2vVr-QkFjga4wcpA9n6bFdT3UicVUT41SPZV747bfS9Uc/s320/F80C727D-B53F-4F0A-9CE6-597D4880E852.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />~Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599647758618747101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709593576307112526.post-37705095939670900392021-06-27T21:14:00.006-07:002021-06-27T21:19:13.927-07:00{Post 1,754} First Full Day Home<p> </p><p>Wes and I just got back from a week-long trip to OH then PA, then home again (NC). We had a great trip, visiting my parents, sister and family, and our youngest daughter and her family. Just a few shots of the grands…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnMaxD2w0sHMj1VNeNRFPKdh9HC6jgaQ0Cbf5wpX8jXCf-POjzI1SDJQTMX5t8Cnaop1CKLxvNctaITPYWvRY2KR1I7obdQT1YmzqZ2DoPIUDSsVzX5dwifIQggwsGnDiHsFpv7AeNg8/s943/7CB07562-04CC-48F4-96DF-E20C84445B3F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="799" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnMaxD2w0sHMj1VNeNRFPKdh9HC6jgaQ0Cbf5wpX8jXCf-POjzI1SDJQTMX5t8Cnaop1CKLxvNctaITPYWvRY2KR1I7obdQT1YmzqZ2DoPIUDSsVzX5dwifIQggwsGnDiHsFpv7AeNg8/w364-h430/7CB07562-04CC-48F4-96DF-E20C84445B3F.jpeg" width="364" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQOCHc6LFIuwX7gaLCSM9fB0k-5i4MVwpJwIxqpUsNNWiemCXb4XvxyQOid9JzJMlD19dHS25o00QERg5thoM9HoDzYY2JkiNuL8b54pWeF-GYoYTsAJzgA2d3NaqylgKRgysq-45MOw/s911/18C60654-B547-4ABD-9FCF-5E03D3879D20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="610" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQOCHc6LFIuwX7gaLCSM9fB0k-5i4MVwpJwIxqpUsNNWiemCXb4XvxyQOid9JzJMlD19dHS25o00QERg5thoM9HoDzYY2JkiNuL8b54pWeF-GYoYTsAJzgA2d3NaqylgKRgysq-45MOw/w351-h525/18C60654-B547-4ABD-9FCF-5E03D3879D20.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7QqUDKDB39Q2M4oTzMP_XQoE8EuMxF3yX7bI7MIMTqKF8Ig1SigbRJOEyEPWrbgLzlbtcARd8qj_ODQMm52REheuuX0Pxoj9vTSUWzMAJxu1xCPjVIG635EFhdQ2uISMJfR2F3QdK7Q/s730/E1BE02D2-67D7-4779-A4AD-AEFC9CEE0489.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="695" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7QqUDKDB39Q2M4oTzMP_XQoE8EuMxF3yX7bI7MIMTqKF8Ig1SigbRJOEyEPWrbgLzlbtcARd8qj_ODQMm52REheuuX0Pxoj9vTSUWzMAJxu1xCPjVIG635EFhdQ2uISMJfR2F3QdK7Q/w365-h383/E1BE02D2-67D7-4779-A4AD-AEFC9CEE0489.jpeg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpD7zUYedtZ3ZleFEkW5QATyYm0J1qJIy633Ye1shVOJxcakjejEZHgV8IrvcHVCZmKJHLG0YJajkeC-wIVlmto2kI5aflbQTz_ySx2gYZd4OUoObli1Uc5D7GXkgr3xiDyz9HdjferQ/s756/F25E20C1-464A-423C-847F-7A128F847FB0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="560" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpD7zUYedtZ3ZleFEkW5QATyYm0J1qJIy633Ye1shVOJxcakjejEZHgV8IrvcHVCZmKJHLG0YJajkeC-wIVlmto2kI5aflbQTz_ySx2gYZd4OUoObli1Uc5D7GXkgr3xiDyz9HdjferQ/w355-h479/F25E20C1-464A-423C-847F-7A128F847FB0.jpeg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got to spend a lot of time with these two grandchildren. Blessings for sure, but they are babies, so there was crying, diapers, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was fortunate enough to go to TWO quilt shops. I have rarely been in an actual quilt shop. I spent quite a bit of money (I am very, very frugal). Each purchase was carefully thought through. I did not take a picture of everything. I am making pumpkin blocks for Bonnie Hunter’s Punkin Patch quilt, so I got some more oranges, browns, and greens to add to my stash. I have one top nearly complete, and someone is already buying it. I just looked back and realized that I have not shared Punkin Patch pictures on here. Follow me on Instagram and Facebook to see quilting updates in a more timely fashion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are my new fabrics to add to the mix.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gwtgMTADmCnHCtNUYloT7yhTWYbaavHrnJQXMlV5ZJ1yg8w8N-N4X7OMEP6d8HEmZ1B8XYZAOjWR_6IZpt39g_bJZ96SfgiIfqja-WWxDWiSxfCoBfeDYR3jnktWGOc_fzskECKKPGE/s1966/455D16DE-D3FA-4377-9021-01057143129B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1966" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gwtgMTADmCnHCtNUYloT7yhTWYbaavHrnJQXMlV5ZJ1yg8w8N-N4X7OMEP6d8HEmZ1B8XYZAOjWR_6IZpt39g_bJZ96SfgiIfqja-WWxDWiSxfCoBfeDYR3jnktWGOc_fzskECKKPGE/w465-h192/455D16DE-D3FA-4377-9021-01057143129B.jpeg" width="465" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFfy9vhTa5AURRiZ3ayezCxkgGpimnZ2GcnXbb6-O2PBTtmLdFwNeubAyALjUUwKJyLkIR1LqcQDO5Mgl5w8jTkpAvOfpsuDTQBAIZ1oSjZoM3zGeCCl5jZgxsj3lVERfueWp8EQGLj0/s2041/AE37B01B-9E2E-45E6-839B-6059F1010E68.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="1780" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFfy9vhTa5AURRiZ3ayezCxkgGpimnZ2GcnXbb6-O2PBTtmLdFwNeubAyALjUUwKJyLkIR1LqcQDO5Mgl5w8jTkpAvOfpsuDTQBAIZ1oSjZoM3zGeCCl5jZgxsj3lVERfueWp8EQGLj0/w431-h494/AE37B01B-9E2E-45E6-839B-6059F1010E68.jpeg" width="431" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have more antique quilt tops in my possession and have been looking in real stores (as opposed to online) for reproduction fabric to use for backings. The second quilt shop I went to had a large assortment of bolts for half off!! I got flannel backing for two Punkin Patch quilts as well as 3 backings for antique quilts. It was great, and I spend >$200, but totally worth it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hand-quilted and hand-sewed the binding on an octagonal table mat for a dear friend that I got to visit the day before we left. Here it is. I quilted it with dark brown thread. Just outlined the pumpkins and stems and then quilted an “X” in each of the blocks in the center. She was so surprised and loved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsImVaQ3Yt9HpLilacZ91xndDNxabo1giCfGrMRgw3QPPZ4TpIs_zlBvILdmM261_IHpzE4Xljqv35eerhaF98l3g47hVxnnSfIKpE8FmC9liVMcmaW1LbgnZ4SYklVD0YNVFDIxD5oI/s756/E8AA92B5-9385-4B9C-89E4-4BA0D68BE629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="756" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsImVaQ3Yt9HpLilacZ91xndDNxabo1giCfGrMRgw3QPPZ4TpIs_zlBvILdmM261_IHpzE4Xljqv35eerhaF98l3g47hVxnnSfIKpE8FmC9liVMcmaW1LbgnZ4SYklVD0YNVFDIxD5oI/w424-h318/E8AA92B5-9385-4B9C-89E4-4BA0D68BE629.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before I left for the great north, I ordered fabric for a quilt along I planned to do that started this past Monday. I wanted to make a throw for our living room, It is neutral tans and browns. My goal was to draw out the colors in the rug, which is the first picture below (a small part of it). Well, to my surprise, what I’ve always “seen” as blue is really gray. I think it’s one of those transition pieces for people my age that have all cream as neutral. You know gray is the new neutral in houses. Well, this rug apparently fills the bill for both age groups. So I cut out all browns from my Thimbleberries collection instead. I also used up the very last bit of my favorite cream Thimbleberries. You can see how much extra I had…just a sliver.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Qk5trYeogyBffnzLJ9oFaJmIpmkLzQFCpC4QLOmPqddhL4wq_dbOSge2xpGAFNl2vUlppN9MP7QhqOckGUe4QlfDomHH3fUWi_2qPKKtQTtm7y13WlfNSQH3D3dd80OwWz2iDUNVCwI/s1440/8D6D736F-B84D-4C4D-8ABD-758A6EBD33E4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Qk5trYeogyBffnzLJ9oFaJmIpmkLzQFCpC4QLOmPqddhL4wq_dbOSge2xpGAFNl2vUlppN9MP7QhqOckGUe4QlfDomHH3fUWi_2qPKKtQTtm7y13WlfNSQH3D3dd80OwWz2iDUNVCwI/w417-h417/8D6D736F-B84D-4C4D-8ABD-758A6EBD33E4.jpeg" width="417" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH9yO4rr6Vd5lnFDiJYRE-UpV6TbZ9-CqiJ1amNBvho_4eySPXIb-ae0REM55LKpsaJoTxGX6OaLBVVyujFH0i5r1aO_slNAdb8OjUDi1zB4EKeI2uOL-PCrMGiIFvrW6AVV72u_c6dI/s1348/B81A89B8-03F2-46F7-B4E1-7E05B31DB46E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1348" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH9yO4rr6Vd5lnFDiJYRE-UpV6TbZ9-CqiJ1amNBvho_4eySPXIb-ae0REM55LKpsaJoTxGX6OaLBVVyujFH0i5r1aO_slNAdb8OjUDi1zB4EKeI2uOL-PCrMGiIFvrW6AVV72u_c6dI/w402-h402/B81A89B8-03F2-46F7-B4E1-7E05B31DB46E.jpeg" width="402" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZGu0FkY0JrxJudXaYl-0fYPb1cgHK2XPkNC9rqnKgyJR0P39lJcx3Fu7xwgRTIAmMQu_LmzEQfEoEuEFS23AbhqB-8KTJK6q7G0IoljBI0boPz6lthRAr7EIfpMWxFz5fHPsfRf8giU/s1440/B4263591-4BDF-44C3-8665-9FDB471C38D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1440" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZGu0FkY0JrxJudXaYl-0fYPb1cgHK2XPkNC9rqnKgyJR0P39lJcx3Fu7xwgRTIAmMQu_LmzEQfEoEuEFS23AbhqB-8KTJK6q7G0IoljBI0boPz6lthRAr7EIfpMWxFz5fHPsfRf8giU/w412-h411/B4263591-4BDF-44C3-8665-9FDB471C38D6.jpeg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhH1VWdt-am1gRxXQMeZrBBqKUVEFz65kocdQjmENvhgDZcae51shjyOALuVVAiXoilJGcJRrfSIHxnP9_xZCJfP6RvHh1RY1305Z8OGlf4U1o_589hkf65VymiA10IdOpdShG462f0k/s1440/F40B0FD8-1C02-4449-A35E-4BDFEC91141C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1440" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhH1VWdt-am1gRxXQMeZrBBqKUVEFz65kocdQjmENvhgDZcae51shjyOALuVVAiXoilJGcJRrfSIHxnP9_xZCJfP6RvHh1RY1305Z8OGlf4U1o_589hkf65VymiA10IdOpdShG462f0k/w411-h410/F40B0FD8-1C02-4449-A35E-4BDFEC91141C.jpeg" width="411" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, but not lastly, is some of the views from my time in PA. 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