tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20969992323836888862024-03-19T02:48:39.436-06:00rogue quilterJanet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comBlogger495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-83133124324351105622024-02-29T18:04:00.005-07:002024-03-01T01:08:43.436-07:00Tiny Blocks, and other favorite things<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have had many unfinished Tiny Blocks left from the story boards I create to teach the process of making the blocks at my "Sew Small" guild. I decided it was finally time to get them sewn together. The photo below shows all of the blocks I have put together in the last few days. All of them had already been somewhere in the assembly process and on a story board I have used in the last couple of months.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOFeHfJNftJ7cMEfCUkT6Zwk3YslHUMakk4F3YGjaR6wzl6ka-oDE1_1lDDMF-4QwLnIzgpKxWQO25f9vwHDQvhsvW6bOI57gyI9Mlv8vhHrNmseJ6BHuc4ekS9VP_PASlLbhGaBc2-WlwoVT731iDJ3WYMfcbneTl2M1ygJ_MTYQ6MgDrOAr0HBHVqsZX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="2508" height="629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOFeHfJNftJ7cMEfCUkT6Zwk3YslHUMakk4F3YGjaR6wzl6ka-oDE1_1lDDMF-4QwLnIzgpKxWQO25f9vwHDQvhsvW6bOI57gyI9Mlv8vhHrNmseJ6BHuc4ekS9VP_PASlLbhGaBc2-WlwoVT731iDJ3WYMfcbneTl2M1ygJ_MTYQ6MgDrOAr0HBHVqsZX=w640-h629" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /> The 2 1/2" ruler and the rotary cutter help give you size perspective. Believe me when I say that even when I have them already cut and partially assembled, these do not go together quickly. And the one in the upper lefthand corner went together incorrectly. It is supposed to look just like the orange one below it. By the time I realized it was wrong, I was not prepared to pick it apart and start over. I just call it a new and very awkward design. :)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">You can see that some of these blocks have a white background (which is not a batik), and others have a creamier colored background (which is a batik). As I finish these blocks I place them on different boards, according to whether they have the white background, or a batik background. Below are the white background blocks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeb59HSjymypRLCS0Y_PqjuPe-cY2x2KzHsmTDPbym_jYPXzIku_bs0YHyMm-rrqnUNP9bsyV7jKFKfOX4oI4AYuUxL6-7jVakPvqzxZrEq1eIqRpxnmPIhljt4enjhTSwN0J6bjC4EcTB4pYlbFfipSLNWOJAuAbOPFBWLlaNhPvEviN3YLSh8boD9CSp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2904" data-original-width="2896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeb59HSjymypRLCS0Y_PqjuPe-cY2x2KzHsmTDPbym_jYPXzIku_bs0YHyMm-rrqnUNP9bsyV7jKFKfOX4oI4AYuUxL6-7jVakPvqzxZrEq1eIqRpxnmPIhljt4enjhTSwN0J6bjC4EcTB4pYlbFfipSLNWOJAuAbOPFBWLlaNhPvEviN3YLSh8boD9CSp=w637-h640" width="637" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is a little harder to get a nice, flat press with the white background, which is probably a Kona White. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I started making these blocks about 3 years ago when Village Dry Goods sponsored <a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2021/11/loris-sal-and-tiny-club.html">The Tiny Club</a>, taught by the mastermind behind these mini creations, Lynn Hopkins. At first I was making them out of reproduction prints, and I was using scraps from my cutting table, and leftover HSTs cut down to size. These are the blocks I made while a part of that club.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMDJTF9nc8lZFd8J8YDo79FGdRjP3uTyQXsDcI4qum7J6BXYde1yClF1BwX5a43EPsVT8r1YPdMTfxA00tKCITpoQOsSQQdmpA5QlJiRb4-kit8uIR1HpiQU8a9d5uTGl4zhUxRR-7vsc8W6r8yOXLBW5l51ulzLuIw7BxuIaUCc0K9OOp0pO3SHW_CRsi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="3145" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMDJTF9nc8lZFd8J8YDo79FGdRjP3uTyQXsDcI4qum7J6BXYde1yClF1BwX5a43EPsVT8r1YPdMTfxA00tKCITpoQOsSQQdmpA5QlJiRb4-kit8uIR1HpiQU8a9d5uTGl4zhUxRR-7vsc8W6r8yOXLBW5l51ulzLuIw7BxuIaUCc0K9OOp0pO3SHW_CRsi=w640-h504" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />The teeny star in the center was one I cut with the wrong template and made too small, but I like it. This is as far as I got before the club ended, when Lynn went on an 18 month mission.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When I joined the Sew Small guild shortly before Lynn left on his mission, he was a member of the guild and had been teaching the blocks to them. I was asked to step in and teach while he was gone, and that is how I ended up doing this. I switched to batiks when I started teaching, knowing they would give a crisper example, but I started out pairing it with the white fabric, because I didn't have good backgrounds among my batik stash.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Once I found some good backgrounds in batiks, I have pretty much been using them exclusively, and below you see all of the blocks made completely from batiks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgauOhspS-KkT8v44_uFzhcmHc7uWYOrP6hSU2vpWvPtB0AGBARnmYtMe26Z8t9AsRaxqSsSYlfVUudOum7HiQDkQWxE7y8Duk4msmLlSR7mUdiQe_q1qADpqjPWI4NKLNbs2lbsDpXkmH4olfuPGuKICiztdfCE-7uxANg9VuEm_ze4uyoSgSUkOq2W0PY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="2956" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgauOhspS-KkT8v44_uFzhcmHc7uWYOrP6hSU2vpWvPtB0AGBARnmYtMe26Z8t9AsRaxqSsSYlfVUudOum7HiQDkQWxE7y8Duk4msmLlSR7mUdiQe_q1qADpqjPWI4NKLNbs2lbsDpXkmH4olfuPGuKICiztdfCE-7uxANg9VuEm_ze4uyoSgSUkOq2W0PY=w640-h617" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Altogether I have over 60 completed blocks, but due to the different fabric types, they won't all end up in the same project. I am still playing with different ideas in my head as to what to do with them. I have two more months of teaching, which means I will be adding a few more blocks to the pile. And if you like random facts, 52 is the largest number of pieces so far in one of these 2" finished blocks!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The only other quilting I have done this month has been working on the binding for my <a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2023/12/merry-christmas-friends.html">Rocky Mountain Christmas</a> quilt. I had waffled back and forth on what to use for the binding. Everything on the front so far had been from men's thrift store shirts, and I didn't want that to change, but I also didn't want the binding to be too terribly scrappy. There is already a lot of that going on in this quilt.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKlQwbCiU-XMXH2tU3jU_rytdo3One0rQGBDlFPWb9Gf_Ew2YbVHbJuzk9T68E-LXFRECS6NqAQiEvsxFKYX_PLW7_J7tKb6xTRS1DM2IRocfyJ0QXB5xt1aLRaRqgobOyddyd35bc_-XsejgXE_f12e1bb53By9vzZFfCDeQe6JIcfbGTU0zJmtXmpP3c" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3604" data-original-width="2797" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKlQwbCiU-XMXH2tU3jU_rytdo3One0rQGBDlFPWb9Gf_Ew2YbVHbJuzk9T68E-LXFRECS6NqAQiEvsxFKYX_PLW7_J7tKb6xTRS1DM2IRocfyJ0QXB5xt1aLRaRqgobOyddyd35bc_-XsejgXE_f12e1bb53By9vzZFfCDeQe6JIcfbGTU0zJmtXmpP3c=w496-h640" width="496" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I dug through my shirt stash and finally came up with two that I thought would play nicely together. If you look closely at the photo you may be able to see where one shirt ended and another began. Only one of the two shirts was actually used in the quilt, but you'd have a hard time believing the other one wasn't in it as well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A favorite wintertime activity is assembling puzzles. For my birthday last fall I was gifted this puzzle, and I finally had a chance to put it up this month. It was a fun one to do.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij7K6dtpVkNhgvyUGsSxdKASVnCxSJtzlNOuOExja2pn1QMPfTaZ3fSbENa0k7Hb2EuzEU9zNxSPslGnBgUQbQqSc5SEt5lMwFjtyTdnwZFn7E0BxUAy3ZKrWlzUCQG79vigiWTnTBlK7f_cBGAz2VsHNe51JGHL8Feh03QvHdJVtxmlZA2je3rYDN0r15" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij7K6dtpVkNhgvyUGsSxdKASVnCxSJtzlNOuOExja2pn1QMPfTaZ3fSbENa0k7Hb2EuzEU9zNxSPslGnBgUQbQqSc5SEt5lMwFjtyTdnwZFn7E0BxUAy3ZKrWlzUCQG79vigiWTnTBlK7f_cBGAz2VsHNe51JGHL8Feh03QvHdJVtxmlZA2je3rYDN0r15=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />I received another similar (but different) puzzle for Christmas, but I think next I am slipping in a recent gift of a puzzle about the state of Maine. The giver knew I have enjoyed several visits there, most recently just last September.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another favorite thing is my winter garden on my kitchen window sills. (you can click on this to get an enlarged view)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk-DVunVOw_fGbALPRUCl7Blha4DIvtp8_Vdggq6qPZXPsVLzSOvyJaGIwWx4nnKhZA2oY-_QHlbv-2kagLOLW-P5xoZArO84cKgyZwSocNAvAlKWP6rE9XQok7dIN2-_5Bh1Su9SL7hzZtQT36eoV2F-UFTjAmuBRWqGH-xL7Md7Y51r80w6Lhwb04KSV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="4788" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk-DVunVOw_fGbALPRUCl7Blha4DIvtp8_Vdggq6qPZXPsVLzSOvyJaGIwWx4nnKhZA2oY-_QHlbv-2kagLOLW-P5xoZArO84cKgyZwSocNAvAlKWP6rE9XQok7dIN2-_5Bh1Su9SL7hzZtQT36eoV2F-UFTjAmuBRWqGH-xL7Md7Y51r80w6Lhwb04KSV=w640-h182" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These orchids usually bloom from around December until late into the Spring, and often I am enjoying this riot of color while outside it looks like this...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbv5gcuLcBPG3g_CzuhWmjlh-HVbEnAYMoWh2o27Q5MhoYBL6O7vOZ0QqobtlYfaIdWQqIlX50exTx0FO6r1FUei88Kq2uQR2v2bZVXH91vn6_bVzjJTNUn7S5TU8V1ID0c_kcUhwfN-juRun3SYnhf_5S00C2LzK0prgI9N8RpnMlKaaDbZojlJcxXjRT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbv5gcuLcBPG3g_CzuhWmjlh-HVbEnAYMoWh2o27Q5MhoYBL6O7vOZ0QqobtlYfaIdWQqIlX50exTx0FO6r1FUei88Kq2uQR2v2bZVXH91vn6_bVzjJTNUn7S5TU8V1ID0c_kcUhwfN-juRun3SYnhf_5S00C2LzK0prgI9N8RpnMlKaaDbZojlJcxXjRT=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If you enlarge this photo, what looks like speckles in the photo are the big, fat clumps of flakes that were falling from the sky.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And this is the same view a few days later, zoomed in a little, as the almost full moon rose this month. In the photo above, you cannot even tell there are mountains in the background, as the snow was coming down so heavily.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_ZtmoF5bVg1vDVpiIX35dgX2WGfJbxKjxcOb__F_1iKEI8HMZbPFqB629dpJhia5csFBsmDXnNpmIR6Y35N9MDeHDtxPu-szM0WWRNOcvbfgYpO501PrsGTmR7EvY8PaJG-ANRumahNao3WxhaqjMlk0i6OrmBgfg2xju17NxcaqjNIQpqSpcAF776VnA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="4013" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_ZtmoF5bVg1vDVpiIX35dgX2WGfJbxKjxcOb__F_1iKEI8HMZbPFqB629dpJhia5csFBsmDXnNpmIR6Y35N9MDeHDtxPu-szM0WWRNOcvbfgYpO501PrsGTmR7EvY8PaJG-ANRumahNao3WxhaqjMlk0i6OrmBgfg2xju17NxcaqjNIQpqSpcAF776VnA=w640-h454" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />I hope you are doing well, wherever you live, whether it is winter or summer or somewhere in between. And I hope that you are finding time for the things that sooth your soul in these times of so much chaos. I have actually found, since picking up my violin again last fall, that it is very beneficial to my spirit to express my feelings through the music. And it doesn't take as long to play a few songs as it does to finish a quilt! ;)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am pleased that I actually got a second post in during February (but only because February had an extra day). My hope is that in March I get more done than tiny blocks and binding!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until then,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Be creative, and be kind.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One last photo looking out from the front deck. Can you see the bird up in the treetop? I believe it is a hawk.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj636StyF3y2fuLxdk75VbAM_S2wsUwYDO7Bhi-0Cdqx-o0aM9EuAjllKDIQWcue1x5u4ERVRf0ov03fKUB8e28aSk39Jii5OLxvqzDC911W3ub8qB2giyUURbHAxpmZGGkxyfp-PYR8ASzbmJF2szx9tsE_OKIyR3kzffPsnRejyIkhYcZ56RCTO1FPDBl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2214" data-original-width="4002" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj636StyF3y2fuLxdk75VbAM_S2wsUwYDO7Bhi-0Cdqx-o0aM9EuAjllKDIQWcue1x5u4ERVRf0ov03fKUB8e28aSk39Jii5OLxvqzDC911W3ub8qB2giyUURbHAxpmZGGkxyfp-PYR8ASzbmJF2szx9tsE_OKIyR3kzffPsnRejyIkhYcZ56RCTO1FPDBl=w640-h354" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are the eastern mountains, and the color on them is the reflection of the sunset in the west. (In order to get the photo without the power lines, I would have had to run downstairs and outside. But I was afraid the hawk would be gone by the time I did that.) <br /></span><p></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-85067020353584609332024-02-03T01:57:00.001-07:002024-02-03T11:27:10.967-07:00So much for good intentions!<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am just going to pretend that it hasn't been over a month since I last posted, and go on as if I had posted twice in January, as I had planned. :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I can't even say for sure how many weeks ago this little charmer arrived at my house, but it was a delightful surprise! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjETuaTHBVz-NpK6u-1_61frk3ZfEUMAha7Zl_56j8gbriUqNYZG92-JpKDpz6_bnJ7J9T1ZL_h13tq6cdhHQU8XUSOXoCg8YBt1Sc3O22DxqOEA9Bs6BtQoJ4-spVvSSF58bHAT1cYXbdYCsGOt42W0NBwb4M1Ph-RJBeIBQ8R2eIvrIebQNnHnlEt_Sv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjETuaTHBVz-NpK6u-1_61frk3ZfEUMAha7Zl_56j8gbriUqNYZG92-JpKDpz6_bnJ7J9T1ZL_h13tq6cdhHQU8XUSOXoCg8YBt1Sc3O22DxqOEA9Bs6BtQoJ4-spVvSSF58bHAT1cYXbdYCsGOt42W0NBwb4M1Ph-RJBeIBQ8R2eIvrIebQNnHnlEt_Sv=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This was made by Doniene Fullagar, who used to blog at "Now It's Just Quilts". She explained to me that I had loaned this magazine to her about a dozen years ago, and that is how our friendship began. The quilt looked very familiar, but I had forgotten all about loaning the magazine. She now has completed the top for the full sized quilt, but had also made this tabletop/wallhanging size for me. Isn't it beautiful? I am very touched, and it was delightful to be in touch with Doniene again. She is a sweetheart! Some of you may still see her on Instagram.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPntAefvLwlmbvryjCWK4I0tdDB-fA3-_iUH8_JKMfBASittT51DVo-5lJ5whF-oQMMtFg8U12uPhTIzNxrDlcw8yR_cS8J5fTk0a9N-Uvczpm443NHXKoOAithuLcvu-Pw2GoVor4NahYls3IiFZ6cKUP7xmao5qDYfQ6MC4kV3WkueOwo1Zsi-0Dp60A" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPntAefvLwlmbvryjCWK4I0tdDB-fA3-_iUH8_JKMfBASittT51DVo-5lJ5whF-oQMMtFg8U12uPhTIzNxrDlcw8yR_cS8J5fTk0a9N-Uvczpm443NHXKoOAithuLcvu-Pw2GoVor4NahYls3IiFZ6cKUP7xmao5qDYfQ6MC4kV3WkueOwo1Zsi-0Dp60A=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Well, I finally sewed the last row of my red/white mini Burgoyne Surrounded. When working this small, I pin things to within an inch of their life before stitching the rows together.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here it is, laying on the red print I used in the blocks. My intention was to use this for the final border, but at the moment it isn't talking to me. However, I don't like the idea of pulling in a print that I haven't used anywhere else in the quilt, and I don't really want to use the solid for the final border. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY3I3IKibIOgCKP-MVOH7or6Ojem4zLsEYa11D5mEafnLHoEFH923xCcK3QPNa7hp9u8UVrGQaP3S3A-jR3x-uqaoAd2XAkenkP-GFq_MrhuNz34ZUfitwCoHXG1PtnfqKnOyaifwVaEWsnSJeS5mMkWsNnaWun9-Elz2Yfzgg-72rUr9hh7nCGjL3swvX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3301" data-original-width="2980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY3I3IKibIOgCKP-MVOH7or6Ojem4zLsEYa11D5mEafnLHoEFH923xCcK3QPNa7hp9u8UVrGQaP3S3A-jR3x-uqaoAd2XAkenkP-GFq_MrhuNz34ZUfitwCoHXG1PtnfqKnOyaifwVaEWsnSJeS5mMkWsNnaWun9-Elz2Yfzgg-72rUr9hh7nCGjL3swvX=w579-h640" width="579" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So I am leaving this out on the dining room table to see if it grows on me. I should have put my rotary cutter in this shot to give the needed size perspective. Just keep in mind that the smallest squares in the chains are 1/4". A completed block finishes at 3 3/4".</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The only other stitching that has occurred since my last post has been in the "Tiny Block" department. We started up again on these blocks in my guild in January. The photo below shows you the finished blocks I have so far--this encompasses the ones I made in repro fabrics when I took the classes from the designer extraordinaire, Lynn Hopkins, at Village Dry Goods a few years ago. Since teaching it in my guild I have been making the blocks out of batiks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRuBn8SJkcJE6Qd4geMF8mquzAPeP3-KcX5erhatdAyjn5vw-BdJbHBYB5N3Jjz4UWRMKq88vCJjXFZYqAux5_SATpKHidygGPFmqKgr-E2zyqsAIlkYM-Ibe8tFhSHjcnkYuPYMPK0VvHr0nB-Uh0xlz85jOVOh3-ZwwhZ45f73xYgPmfHCzRDxPcp77q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="3683" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRuBn8SJkcJE6Qd4geMF8mquzAPeP3-KcX5erhatdAyjn5vw-BdJbHBYB5N3Jjz4UWRMKq88vCJjXFZYqAux5_SATpKHidygGPFmqKgr-E2zyqsAIlkYM-Ibe8tFhSHjcnkYuPYMPK0VvHr0nB-Uh0xlz85jOVOh3-ZwwhZ45f73xYgPmfHCzRDxPcp77q=w640-h352" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Nothing beats batiks for pressing flat and keeping a sharp edge to a seam. When you work this small, it really helps. Remember that each of these blocks finishes at 2 inches.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I end up with multiples of some blocks because of the "story boards" I make that show the steps of construction. Then after teaching them, I sew up most of the samples. Below are the ones that I still need to stitch together from the last few sessions from last year, and this first session from this year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6qg6SloiCHfjhgqq4g4-DiRudmO1Wxvt2pHxT68mjtYMTviXNTc1oMRxMdwVtkrfd1zTf_-yeMk4vXYq4JkPnvorFp-2jAkDH4jekVnZEyAdS7B88c8r__aUEg_uKAtcHPw1PD11IW_zrnghQLyoA3Xb4mY4WbcZnucWaUe_pDnueeFwM1Y330ObQuJIO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="3422" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6qg6SloiCHfjhgqq4g4-DiRudmO1Wxvt2pHxT68mjtYMTviXNTc1oMRxMdwVtkrfd1zTf_-yeMk4vXYq4JkPnvorFp-2jAkDH4jekVnZEyAdS7B88c8r__aUEg_uKAtcHPw1PD11IW_zrnghQLyoA3Xb4mY4WbcZnucWaUe_pDnueeFwM1Y330ObQuJIO=w640-h486" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />This gives you a little better size perspective below, with three of the newest blocks.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyo4vQvzQu66ulGehCjUQeq0MuezHbSvBI1OcVNnWttF1D7m-YSK0osxuduJAqFt6oHYqV-quU96HvtY2ZbFyKmEuUrYOtW4tWqVwrFJSKNq6y8e_nlinQmqanTpkNe-qVZEA9cAOoMygNPlugaBKh6ay1A2wbngT-agC6RdjC1zubZ8KXWXkBrSGx3h4v" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="4032" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyo4vQvzQu66ulGehCjUQeq0MuezHbSvBI1OcVNnWttF1D7m-YSK0osxuduJAqFt6oHYqV-quU96HvtY2ZbFyKmEuUrYOtW4tWqVwrFJSKNq6y8e_nlinQmqanTpkNe-qVZEA9cAOoMygNPlugaBKh6ay1A2wbngT-agC6RdjC1zubZ8KXWXkBrSGx3h4v=w640-h310" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Word on the street is that Lynn could be offering his patterns and rulers in some new sizes--a little larger--and even smaller! And there is also a possibility of a Zoom class from him on these blocks. I will share info here as I get it, in case any of you are interested in any of those options.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />In my post just before Christmas I shared 3 quilts that were ready for binding that were NOT minis. They <u>still</u> need binding, and another one was added to the pile. This is the half log cabin I started to sew up after my shoulder surgery in 2018. I finished the top early in 2019, but just decided to get it quilted last year. I finished the quilting last year, too, but somehow missed the photos when I was posting in December.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyzfWzI-SuSXmZMcK1HdpOx7KLg6H9OdcKaAW6-360Ul9V3CzQD9loXsDQBoOv-34f6XoBW-TeMNzredVS8empWBflIdvclgEemCOuhFSv8mwYPNFHoJ1unS-Snk88glrm0enSmY3VqVLJI-7eMRhJfJX1EFEKGmnnkepVUda9GcLC9y26-SUDvIJzL21z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyzfWzI-SuSXmZMcK1HdpOx7KLg6H9OdcKaAW6-360Ul9V3CzQD9loXsDQBoOv-34f6XoBW-TeMNzredVS8empWBflIdvclgEemCOuhFSv8mwYPNFHoJ1unS-Snk88glrm0enSmY3VqVLJI-7eMRhJfJX1EFEKGmnnkepVUda9GcLC9y26-SUDvIJzL21z=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />For the center of the quilt I used <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FunWithBarb?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Barb Vedder's Fan Stencil</a>. I bought it when she first came out with it, but this is my first time using it. She has a great tutorial <a href="https://funwithbarbandmary.blogspot.com/p/fan-stencil-marking-tutorial.html">here</a>. You can see in the photo above that I used a leaf stencil for the outer border. Wasn't my favorite choice, but it was the best option from what I had on hand.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCcavlE7hISK_CHCK5P8rG9GOUmjRgIV1MU1_WI6dZBA2EpzwVfMUB0zGnFE_aCM_OFNegiLtohnXtF4DLr3EjhO30KZdVdF7_zX4WFixXp36O1yuj3kuOpk-vDelUV7L44KYMBkJ2GpSPzjJTPWQ6JgLEtmXGIy9e78o2Pq0mWEbWSLZvn7DzJjcI0Zxe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCcavlE7hISK_CHCK5P8rG9GOUmjRgIV1MU1_WI6dZBA2EpzwVfMUB0zGnFE_aCM_OFNegiLtohnXtF4DLr3EjhO30KZdVdF7_zX4WFixXp36O1yuj3kuOpk-vDelUV7L44KYMBkJ2GpSPzjJTPWQ6JgLEtmXGIy9e78o2Pq0mWEbWSLZvn7DzJjcI0Zxe=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I quilted it on Gidget (my HQ Sweet Sixteen). I had my longarm quilter baste it for me. It is worth it to me to have that done. And it wasn't difficult to remove the basting stitches afterward. But now I have a LOT of binding to get done! Do you stall on binding like I do? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I don't have any stunning sunsets to share--for two reasons. First is that I have been doing my daily walks on the treadmill since our January snows made mud out of the dirt road I walk on, and the snowplows push the snow off the paved road onto the only place you can get out of oncoming traffic when you are walking (no sidewalks out here). Snowbank diving is no fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But we have had a lot of fog lately, so I will share this rather different view we've had of late.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO3zMvUKpn_htoM8-uLqHFglIaOiXRJlwU1cBOKPRfbVwkH9Ton9F2PGGzD94Q_FIOKw80G3k_Ej3TfI1r2sa2XcUrN2ZnfLvFT9_NHOOZO8ifgM1CM0nwKbXgy9vgEUm382GnEG7Vm-kY4KZnVS73k_gjEN1uvyVpa7wpiDbAhsnrgyAfqGvNvp_2CRMb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO3zMvUKpn_htoM8-uLqHFglIaOiXRJlwU1cBOKPRfbVwkH9Ton9F2PGGzD94Q_FIOKw80G3k_Ej3TfI1r2sa2XcUrN2ZnfLvFT9_NHOOZO8ifgM1CM0nwKbXgy9vgEUm382GnEG7Vm-kY4KZnVS73k_gjEN1uvyVpa7wpiDbAhsnrgyAfqGvNvp_2CRMb=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Until next time (which should <u>not</u> be over a month away), be creative, and PLEASE be kind!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-35636292681077487752023-12-30T23:39:00.002-07:002023-12-30T23:39:28.874-07:00I Love Purple!<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I really DO love purple, but that is also the name of a recent line from Judie Rothermel. Just this week this arrived in the mail from a recent acquaintance, and it was like Christmas all over again! Thank you so much to my benefactor!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXJWTrkwodwiAGdidzd6xv2bMQaHxIPig0uD29o13j5wuOXsYswCFDRM5myYc3Zs8RpTrjKCIaj3xigFHZ-SJtLoGibuH5OHyy3Uor3NAprVRZVGuRm5KJF9EtkEUwBP5I0bKEJgtV6tIz-5F3Grf-gjq0gEUzX5aOyxnJYO1sN5SXL8SShGJpAjEJ4zDp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXJWTrkwodwiAGdidzd6xv2bMQaHxIPig0uD29o13j5wuOXsYswCFDRM5myYc3Zs8RpTrjKCIaj3xigFHZ-SJtLoGibuH5OHyy3Uor3NAprVRZVGuRm5KJF9EtkEUwBP5I0bKEJgtV6tIz-5F3Grf-gjq0gEUzX5aOyxnJYO1sN5SXL8SShGJpAjEJ4zDp=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I promptly went to the Marcus Fabrics website and downloaded the free pattern for a quilt using this line.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Even though I am still in a "no new starts" phase, I am allowing myself one or two small projects this year, because I have been such a good girl for the past 14 months. I think I will make a large baby quilt or small lap quilt from the blocks in this design. You can find the pattern <a href="https://www.marcusfabrics.com/category/2-225492/i-love-purple/?DefShowFilter=">here</a>.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5onJad1Q2UhvK4Pkg9G7YVplVoJBp5xhA-TzRn7svZB7j19edyOiBaR4KDm6FUNdNdt498OS9JoG0FjNUZzkStJ7HF-9Js42fAY4JyhoL_IDFckxV-Xc92r5brg3Cmsgg9vGehztcrzBixToofoa3xU_nYbvMVC1jZJmEUZbPmjd3dLUIsBRPOpZ5alc_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5onJad1Q2UhvK4Pkg9G7YVplVoJBp5xhA-TzRn7svZB7j19edyOiBaR4KDm6FUNdNdt498OS9JoG0FjNUZzkStJ7HF-9Js42fAY4JyhoL_IDFckxV-Xc92r5brg3Cmsgg9vGehztcrzBixToofoa3xU_nYbvMVC1jZJmEUZbPmjd3dLUIsBRPOpZ5alc_=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />But before I launch on something new, I am making myself get in a couple of finishes. Maybe the quilt shown below will be one of them. You can read more about this one<a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2023/03/working-on-3-neglected-projects.html"> here.</a></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9uBZc8Z-j2ZINOxrY0mjVDRACSu_96znAxDxUPVN5DB-g7Gc1cUjVOI6LM22_QXabyJCe07t98XIIqS-6TQdvBUDyDgjARsKFaQPs62Elnqnu38BdjSM_8YROV-AK4EmpEMvglDzJ65VNkF3lvhJZen0oSAq66reTvHCNneyQV2J5Q_5TL5cigHoHAGO0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9uBZc8Z-j2ZINOxrY0mjVDRACSu_96znAxDxUPVN5DB-g7Gc1cUjVOI6LM22_QXabyJCe07t98XIIqS-6TQdvBUDyDgjARsKFaQPs62Elnqnu38BdjSM_8YROV-AK4EmpEMvglDzJ65VNkF3lvhJZen0oSAq66reTvHCNneyQV2J5Q_5TL5cigHoHAGO0=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />This is a younger sibling to another Mini Burgoyne Surrounded shown below, that I did earlier in a controlled scrappy version. You can read more about that one<a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2015/03/quilt-as-desired.html"> here.</a></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwGX7vY7LsDd5CCmqoM7N-QBBg8xicFBaCWgcmgUaldMCIMZMEvOzdgRUYzzcIQ_O63XTm1-s79pRiCju_U_R_1F2u-B24z_GIEgArwUIgXjlr6EuCxoMWQINlXwJf8D-bOKYVv2POTEPqXJKbcVho1QEjLE6N0f0AfPgPj8IKoIxwRWNNWns1SohSbc3s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwGX7vY7LsDd5CCmqoM7N-QBBg8xicFBaCWgcmgUaldMCIMZMEvOzdgRUYzzcIQ_O63XTm1-s79pRiCju_U_R_1F2u-B24z_GIEgArwUIgXjlr6EuCxoMWQINlXwJf8D-bOKYVv2POTEPqXJKbcVho1QEjLE6N0f0AfPgPj8IKoIxwRWNNWns1SohSbc3s=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have been working on these little red and white blocks recently while Zooming with the Chookshed Stitchers. I have one block left to assemble, and then I can put that last row together and put the border around the whole thing before figuring out how I will quilt it.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQRwwOO93XNfRhBtDDJBB4_06u-vewbLffXo-X_6hCNZ9JgFIqg2j4EHzf8b5dkTUaak991Z1fjfmmIgRDE3OCurWr8BHJ9hGshGkbS_sxO2eSLY7oVWOiqae4AFPqLbBzswN8Z3OoVnSMI7cwKk4lwzZn6bcsNemfbkqBGzz5sGuEVp3rebaNNFAoahbR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQRwwOO93XNfRhBtDDJBB4_06u-vewbLffXo-X_6hCNZ9JgFIqg2j4EHzf8b5dkTUaak991Z1fjfmmIgRDE3OCurWr8BHJ9hGshGkbS_sxO2eSLY7oVWOiqae4AFPqLbBzswN8Z3OoVnSMI7cwKk4lwzZn6bcsNemfbkqBGzz5sGuEVp3rebaNNFAoahbR=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Always fun to catch up with these gals from around the world. Lots of laughs, solving world problems, and learning from each other, while we sometimes get some stitching in. And I am thrilled that my new iPad lets me see 16 gals at one time, rather than the 9 that were visible on my iPad mini.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I finally got my Nativities post from last year updated with this year's purchases and gifts. I have made it a "Page" under my header photo. It is the very last one listed, and is (very creatively--NOT) named "Nativities." :) You can just click the link <a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2022/12/all-things-christmas.html">here.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It may be a bit shocking to see a post from me already, since I just posted a week ago after a more than 2 month drought. But I am really going to try to do better! This was my last chance this year, and I made the most of it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Wishing you all peace and happiness in the new year, and the hope that you will choose kindness!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This was the sunset behind my house when I headed out for my walk this evening. It wasn't expansive, and the color didn't last long, but it was pretty while it was there.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFKAnRPPr_w-aLqN7VWVqB9DIAZGDMTKZpaQv0IONCLo8xyv21LgFlwDc5dsVGo-u2YAmoD97uUps7f6nu3hdyNBhT8NRinBjl7pQhxz_k6eyzMR8ycvI5N8XPnOj2wp_WOaAUygs05ersXZguxk7DAWj4zp8ctJmOMeYsPmYF9ykQBnCD_OQcChpoOAou" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFKAnRPPr_w-aLqN7VWVqB9DIAZGDMTKZpaQv0IONCLo8xyv21LgFlwDc5dsVGo-u2YAmoD97uUps7f6nu3hdyNBhT8NRinBjl7pQhxz_k6eyzMR8ycvI5N8XPnOj2wp_WOaAUygs05ersXZguxk7DAWj4zp8ctJmOMeYsPmYF9ykQBnCD_OQcChpoOAou=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-21001492154785514072023-12-23T23:55:00.001-07:002023-12-23T23:55:07.266-07:00Merry Christmas, friends!<div class="separator"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It has been over two months since I posted and I don't blame anyone who has given up on me. I almost did.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">About the only thing quilt related that I have done lately is pick up quilts from my long arm quilter. I am always so pleased with what she does, that if I was independently wealthy, I might have her quilt everything I piece. But at least two of the quilts are Christmas themed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">First up is an oldie, but goodie from 2012. This is <a href="https://my.modafabrics.com/webfiles/fp_flurry.pdf">Flurry</a>. Click that link for the pattern from Moda. I made mine a bit smaller for a wall hanging size.</span></p><p></p><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/a/AVvXsEjr2pIJ9CF2liiQpyIp9xsb7NzQv0SBd19WfGNaVYmDIJCvwGwoBrBAZcviHtZyPl0zP9da_tohYMJjQ0JxfaeoGH-K2HlAXzbTeQrBONrsobkZUYZma-Y5ddiG9ePB48iubCCdAtDqeDclzHnIrzkNcsN53x-hTu1qCSki-ksBFP02dmzXyITu6Cq2Fj8Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3382" data-original-width="2991" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr2pIJ9CF2liiQpyIp9xsb7NzQv0SBd19WfGNaVYmDIJCvwGwoBrBAZcviHtZyPl0zP9da_tohYMJjQ0JxfaeoGH-K2HlAXzbTeQrBONrsobkZUYZma-Y5ddiG9ePB48iubCCdAtDqeDclzHnIrzkNcsN53x-hTu1qCSki-ksBFP02dmzXyITu6Cq2Fj8Y=w565-h640" width="565" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had my quilter do an all over design in the center, ditch stitch in the narrow red border, and a swirl pattern along the outer border. I won the fabrics to make this from <a href="https://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/">LuAnn's Loose Threads blog</a> and actually got the top put together in reasonably good time. Just never got it quilted, until now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another Christmas quilt that finally got quilted (but not bound) before Christmas is what I called Rocky Mountain Stars. It is a Stretched Star pattern, using Bonnie Hunter's free pattern called <a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/smokey-mountain-stars.html">Smokey Mountain Stars.</a> I pieced this in 2011.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Z7zT9ZvDjx0BOxoieq2UvVzCs7yB0ScW1KwePUzex37IgrmwMXg7bKRtmj2dAYBgBldSZh7TOdnv-BYpOe3pQmE1bfcDHmWFWWc8wVYGgiPWq8RyhIAx3Y3EDKpxOAEk3SXNnyOmUfiG1XbTiXFi0Ke0kuWqOYGkQL3V4ZtILUhvHPOAyTKCBKKXKdkX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3422" data-original-width="2981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Z7zT9ZvDjx0BOxoieq2UvVzCs7yB0ScW1KwePUzex37IgrmwMXg7bKRtmj2dAYBgBldSZh7TOdnv-BYpOe3pQmE1bfcDHmWFWWc8wVYGgiPWq8RyhIAx3Y3EDKpxOAEk3SXNnyOmUfiG1XbTiXFi0Ke0kuWqOYGkQL3V4ZtILUhvHPOAyTKCBKKXKdkX=w557-h640" width="557" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />I added an extra row to the width and length. Like Bonnie's, mine was made from men's thrift store shirts. I asked my quilter to do a meander with a random holly and berry design thrown into the mix. I think she did an excellent job. She also did berries in the cranberry colored border, and a holly and berry design in the outer border, as you can see below.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYMGCgqEU0PqzVsVNzPl4mIgo_zL-adP3fVBf9mu0q9JXB2n0GiYkrIHIKOuE23ACI1xrv00J8eDPCx5RygH36JoyqP5l-e5QaRFMS1A6QOYbjbFzL9xgK4_YYw8lbf472ijyF2adpeHK6gaqmjwBvra8i858STJ9VsW8MYW6zr7PuV75PhcQt4i9BEgpV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="4354" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYMGCgqEU0PqzVsVNzPl4mIgo_zL-adP3fVBf9mu0q9JXB2n0GiYkrIHIKOuE23ACI1xrv00J8eDPCx5RygH36JoyqP5l-e5QaRFMS1A6QOYbjbFzL9xgK4_YYw8lbf472ijyF2adpeHK6gaqmjwBvra8i858STJ9VsW8MYW6zr7PuV75PhcQt4i9BEgpV" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />The next one is not a Christmas quilt, but the colors, for the most part, would work for the holiday. This is made up from blocks that were sent to me by former blogger Karen Beigh. These blocks were from two different projects, but I thought they combined well to make a lovely quilt. I put this top together in 2016.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnKatirxknuwH6stBf-XmXyCoge-3zApRHYBnHyCcGTBf7XYVIDa6U1FK842x1vpw5gtZzrXS_zKeIqHHp_Hf6FTlIBgIt2I5Fia72clrreJPzOv-oV1-0S0DjBRnEg-4Uj84EJW8GL-sjc6g2JYq2jFIY15JfI6-_MRrs7e2yKK_krfcUlvELHhDLUOpa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnKatirxknuwH6stBf-XmXyCoge-3zApRHYBnHyCcGTBf7XYVIDa6U1FK842x1vpw5gtZzrXS_zKeIqHHp_Hf6FTlIBgIt2I5Fia72clrreJPzOv-oV1-0S0DjBRnEg-4Uj84EJW8GL-sjc6g2JYq2jFIY15JfI6-_MRrs7e2yKK_krfcUlvELHhDLUOpa=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIUfd_q3pA4ppqxCvosC_nNmuLvGSgUNnUf-y1nVyaIpDv3owDTgI5VhuLUE63QZhq5tsCAv-C25ru216-IxjGpEvwFgNhCLBhgTKGnRMr-rz11zHqjWxxYJWo276X6CuEm5paGCDvcNv8bg7ERgaU3nC-i5zN0W1mYGfEx0f6D91q_v3wgfZWoZwHypUb" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="3620" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIUfd_q3pA4ppqxCvosC_nNmuLvGSgUNnUf-y1nVyaIpDv3owDTgI5VhuLUE63QZhq5tsCAv-C25ru216-IxjGpEvwFgNhCLBhgTKGnRMr-rz11zHqjWxxYJWo276X6CuEm5paGCDvcNv8bg7ERgaU3nC-i5zN0W1mYGfEx0f6D91q_v3wgfZWoZwHypUb=w400-h330" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I told my quilter that I definitely wanted feathers in this quilt, and she did not disappoint.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have no idea what to name this one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Further Christmas stitching occurred at my November guild meeting. We were making "quilt as you go" placemats for the local "Meals on Wheels", and I chose to make mine Christmasy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRwRlS2UMMt2ObZBbJeIKMhZrEhHhbwMIHcVk-G1uZ6QdWiAFVWR-FvnXyjmXblew5O7-O9XzloVtAdifWuttZSzhIP-onrLGth4Fy7-8-efdEAzvpdmEDcX8qOn6JDWGX0fKpFyQGEaGYtc5vzz02HNUQBtSrQhd2M2j8qpz1tN5REAtHA_DEgymDceuC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRwRlS2UMMt2ObZBbJeIKMhZrEhHhbwMIHcVk-G1uZ6QdWiAFVWR-FvnXyjmXblew5O7-O9XzloVtAdifWuttZSzhIP-onrLGth4Fy7-8-efdEAzvpdmEDcX8qOn6JDWGX0fKpFyQGEaGYtc5vzz02HNUQBtSrQhd2M2j8qpz1tN5REAtHA_DEgymDceuC=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />We are a very small guild, and we focus on making doll quilts and mini quilts. We are appropriately named "Sew Small Guild". That is supposed to reference what we sew, not the size of our group. But we are down to 8 members, with two more saying they are joining up in January. Between the 8 of us, we turned in 36 placemats.</span><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I love those fabrics in the top placemat. All but one are from an early Judie Rothermel Christmas line--Christmas colors, but not Christmas prints. That is my preference. I had some of this line many years ago, but used up the last scrap of it in a Pam Buda SAL last Christmas. One of our guild members brought strips from this line to our placemat making session, and it was a pleasure to sew with them.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhABPT4g8lcScDQNFigo55D-CPu4EJYO_021pSUv0_WJ6sdJNthjKxX6qpA723VlEgQ2yhiIstFMAijNA8VBGT6JJWGyBsnxantPDd2jKRDYqz_w4p-1UOV0F7qidSGI7pP1w0RL0MJFwa0yPpbuc6ytzpEfym7ebE4ntf4tzLHzSz2QUEdY20oHlzpWWFu" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="2651" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhABPT4g8lcScDQNFigo55D-CPu4EJYO_021pSUv0_WJ6sdJNthjKxX6qpA723VlEgQ2yhiIstFMAijNA8VBGT6JJWGyBsnxantPDd2jKRDYqz_w4p-1UOV0F7qidSGI7pP1w0RL0MJFwa0yPpbuc6ytzpEfym7ebE4ntf4tzLHzSz2QUEdY20oHlzpWWFu=w461-h640" width="461" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used the scraps to make this mini quilt for a friend for Christmas. It started out to be a mug rug, but ended up a little big for that role, but kind of small for a quilt. I can't believe I just said that!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">She has it now, so I thought it was okay to share it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV_KzaxeCLEKU1SqMsf-mHZzop5E5aUYz0gEl1zEYy30d5LPTvMK2i1HDxibVamyT4CT6rFleU9HovCunP_bFyd5DaOE7hMhYXC6EsnvtIhfy5G3fFHRZRh_zYYRdgNkml6EFo8eGjRk5ud7zUfmsuHo2y-gM6hI-ViIkbnLca6yducjOtVFRYfZRHlOFk" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV_KzaxeCLEKU1SqMsf-mHZzop5E5aUYz0gEl1zEYy30d5LPTvMK2i1HDxibVamyT4CT6rFleU9HovCunP_bFyd5DaOE7hMhYXC6EsnvtIhfy5G3fFHRZRh_zYYRdgNkml6EFo8eGjRk5ud7zUfmsuHo2y-gM6hI-ViIkbnLca6yducjOtVFRYfZRHlOFk=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">For my birthday last month hubby took me to a first annual Nativity Market in Salt Lake City. Hundreds of nativities available for sale. I am drawn to the international nativities, and that is where hubby snapped this photo. Above my head you can see the sign for the area where I spent my money--"Nativities From Around the World". I came home with three new ones--one from Peru, one from Kenya, and one from Columbia. And then my neighbor to the west of our farm gave me one she brought back from Argentina, where she and her husband have been providing leadership for a mission there for the past three years. When I get a chance I will update my nativity page and let you know, so you can see the new additions, if you are interested.</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then early this month I went to a nativity display at a local church. The posters said there would be a thousand nativities on display, from around the world. Sounded wonderful to me. This is the sight that met my eyes when I walked into the church's "Cultural Hall".</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUe-P98V0nBHJgu0DQMY_6qFAiSSdhi0NmsWZEMvON1R40RwHLEwf2-k0yJnNl7A5nJ3fNq6a4lSDJ-9wB6N02dMRUvROQROSVoZPlMXX75Iy15lpXIjhWR1pL7kiOM2RL7MM1qSoG2ARjMdWsKMbegzcTmvKuIi-D53hCcA28Hhv21ElzhuRUgCR8SG0b" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUe-P98V0nBHJgu0DQMY_6qFAiSSdhi0NmsWZEMvON1R40RwHLEwf2-k0yJnNl7A5nJ3fNq6a4lSDJ-9wB6N02dMRUvROQROSVoZPlMXX75Iy15lpXIjhWR1pL7kiOM2RL7MM1qSoG2ARjMdWsKMbegzcTmvKuIi-D53hCcA28Hhv21ElzhuRUgCR8SG0b=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Over 1000 nativities everywhere you looked, in every imaginable style and theme, from countries all over the world. And here's the kicker--they all belong to one woman!!! And to top that, this is only half of her collection. I can't fathom that, but it is a good warning not to get too caught up in your collecting of anything. My sister referred to this as a "holy hoard". But there were some very beautiful, reverent nativities, and I spent well over an hour browsing through them and occasionally speaking with the owner as she wandered among the visitors answering questions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Oh, I need to post more often. I have cut out many things I had intended to share because this is so long, but I really want to show you this. Another splurge on my birthday was a new case for my violin.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnGjdKaWsi7SLh8nO9fY1cMtz_RZ2s2mwTtApbyKYxmJBZNx6lXhFjTP3_9RJP3DbvHuYI52Kg7bSXiktGs4Z-qxp0awqpArIQvm_wc05wRJJ5UDdKvzbMPWq7kargIRvr6RjCl3ZRdk9OJ2cS-KPXszmQJZ0nGgyCdNqi3kM-NncFREqa8EhMqKnV3_1n" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnGjdKaWsi7SLh8nO9fY1cMtz_RZ2s2mwTtApbyKYxmJBZNx6lXhFjTP3_9RJP3DbvHuYI52Kg7bSXiktGs4Z-qxp0awqpArIQvm_wc05wRJJ5UDdKvzbMPWq7kargIRvr6RjCl3ZRdk9OJ2cS-KPXszmQJZ0nGgyCdNqi3kM-NncFREqa8EhMqKnV3_1n=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is carbon fiber and the color is called lavender, though it is much lighter in color than any lavender I have grown. I prefer to call it lilac. I have had the same light brown case for this violin since my parents replaced my starter violin when I was 15. That old case was over 50 years old! Christmas Eve morning (does that make sense?) I am playing a violin duet in church with a young gal that is almost 50 years my junior. In preparation had my violin refurbished last month (it has been 17 years since I last played in church), and figured it was time for a case upgrade. I love this case. It makes me smile every time I look at it.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am sorry that it has taken me so horribly long to get a post written. Some of you may recall that I offered a Kathleen Tracy book in my last post (months ago). <a href="https://weesied.blogspot.com/">Denice</a> is the winner of the book, and she has been notified via email.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are celebrating Christmas, I hope you have a joyous and peaceful holiday commemorating the birth of our Savior.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Until next time,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be creative, and be kind.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">From a recent evening walk. This is not the sunset in the west, it is a reflection of the sunset over on the eastern side of the valley, and it happened to be brighter and more colorful than the sunset itself. Click the photo to enlarge and get the full effect.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpJueFuSHNMxDX42LXgdYvVZAB0oDFx7OoEO6rzrDPQlHu5JAHbcDY9NmAjrtFtPhmrKGT4eObQvKXCmA9Hom4uJP0plqfnStIqnmfbwhArZmUqNBEfNDGWSRCHk8yJJktUex_F3QcC8bzDeOjvewHjogbYAFibCKmAJc8ieT7PJzUsgqOvSewSwklABNK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpJueFuSHNMxDX42LXgdYvVZAB0oDFx7OoEO6rzrDPQlHu5JAHbcDY9NmAjrtFtPhmrKGT4eObQvKXCmA9Hom4uJP0plqfnStIqnmfbwhArZmUqNBEfNDGWSRCHk8yJJktUex_F3QcC8bzDeOjvewHjogbYAFibCKmAJc8ieT7PJzUsgqOvSewSwklABNK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-1753176602283703582023-10-09T20:32:00.002-06:002023-10-09T20:36:20.168-06:00Little quilts, and big and little boats<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There have been attempts made several times over the past few weeks to get a post written, but I never got farther than opening the "new post" window.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">However, I do actually have a couple of small tops to share. From a pattern Pam Buda gave to our Circa 1880 Club when she visited us last July (based on a little quilt made and gifted to her by her friend Karen S., of Elgin, IL), I made these two little cuties. They measure 9 1/2" x 13 1/2".</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgviIl3TseiXsyyAfZ4TZAiRsx2id256Hgv7Nu6_6qyqUd5jO8CFjqHsoLvPRr5IprUHw2E0ZlTt7Q-13LWicaSi8TA8bq3JeWmOZjER_P6nuQrdFTakEhbLu1cYF91wd1OL-ktbQMQayN-yVkS88u43RzWrkDHZ2i8tcmIoZeHoo-pn-kylUQUpqwdORfJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgviIl3TseiXsyyAfZ4TZAiRsx2id256Hgv7Nu6_6qyqUd5jO8CFjqHsoLvPRr5IprUHw2E0ZlTt7Q-13LWicaSi8TA8bq3JeWmOZjER_P6nuQrdFTakEhbLu1cYF91wd1OL-ktbQMQayN-yVkS88u43RzWrkDHZ2i8tcmIoZeHoo-pn-kylUQUpqwdORfJ=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />It is a sweet way to use up leftover blocks and pieces from our Circa 1880 quilts. I planned to make one with a black fabric for the sashing and borders, but it just didn't happen. As I dug through fabrics to see what I wanted to use, these two seemed to be playing nicely, so I picked them. I am very happy with them--but I still might make a black one someday.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For those who were interested in the items I shared in my last post (back in August), I did draw names, notify those chosen, and get them sent off--I just never wrote a post to share that info. But Grace, Denise, Terry, and Cathy K. have all received their little packages.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkaxQz-klMdVTM-15XptvnkySd6gb9_Jxyit46eTY-PzJZDQjei8atX92A63mcEFwhsdI4Uyw3fymG27DSLNURGk0ACgRsrG4rYWcjy-32Rj5qA_l6kP_NcMEmeNMKbR3dZKJMf8w_re2JfQv5b56Zyq0RygLHxVxT305Sqvm59EDO1avtZkgPPAiR3nW7" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkaxQz-klMdVTM-15XptvnkySd6gb9_Jxyit46eTY-PzJZDQjei8atX92A63mcEFwhsdI4Uyw3fymG27DSLNURGk0ACgRsrG4rYWcjy-32Rj5qA_l6kP_NcMEmeNMKbR3dZKJMf8w_re2JfQv5b56Zyq0RygLHxVxT305Sqvm59EDO1avtZkgPPAiR3nW7=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But there is another chance to throw your hat in the ring. A friend was cleaning things out of her sewing room. She had 2 extra copies of this book. I took one copy for me, and this one is to share with someone who would like it. Mention in your comment if you are interested in the book, and I will do another drawing in a week or two.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I spent almost half of the month of September in travel. We got on a big boat (the Zuiderdam) and cruised with friends again from Quebec to Boston, with several stops along the way. We enjoyed walking around Old Town Quebec.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2cnqiyAZ7RhUEPTfQ6n5W7jtwkDM8fkA_mHbrdoW04VDGn3zjtGEN8Dc9PqBH74PGes8IlNLuK_Ghdd5erFnGKxuzqQylMeUpHdcOmqyrIukCM_lZFnRFH1wh0umsAYn-N-q9A3rPAcmou144lzdp844P8BUThi0vobvjSSXnV3hH7KwMy3I33jgWy8nD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="3800" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2cnqiyAZ7RhUEPTfQ6n5W7jtwkDM8fkA_mHbrdoW04VDGn3zjtGEN8Dc9PqBH74PGes8IlNLuK_Ghdd5erFnGKxuzqQylMeUpHdcOmqyrIukCM_lZFnRFH1wh0umsAYn-N-q9A3rPAcmou144lzdp844P8BUThi0vobvjSSXnV3hH7KwMy3I33jgWy8nD=w640-h374" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Saw some glorious sunsets over the water.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghuJ3F_5ZiFS14iFMuYdo1oX4IUdaW1r-85yKN0oSz3BJEdqNqSEEp0Ds0_K9L2EJDf8x8MGOWKwYFIx4B3zSSsKmVBkZyFBYWvYUsrVh4jMmjugU9kLoEWBis0s_F-_5f04vXhlZAmM8pJCMpCXUCuIbn1OL5Euyy7lnGc3v2wrJJn-Q1kHqGnrhkzAXD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghuJ3F_5ZiFS14iFMuYdo1oX4IUdaW1r-85yKN0oSz3BJEdqNqSEEp0Ds0_K9L2EJDf8x8MGOWKwYFIx4B3zSSsKmVBkZyFBYWvYUsrVh4jMmjugU9kLoEWBis0s_F-_5f04vXhlZAmM8pJCMpCXUCuIbn1OL5Euyy7lnGc3v2wrJJn-Q1kHqGnrhkzAXD=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Visited PEI, Cape Breton, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Saw lots of these...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw2cWqQmNOdNNi4GbXFvhwkLJzMKWh7eXv8ryjWJHds9rWJw8lY4uEBk6_I4bk3O45adl3nha8o-ETkso22GPK_d8NI95JcZRR4ZCZ9gNqozdrU2z8Vu_Pf5mRIc79BFcA_BTht0TbnxLS7b0dDl7-RmsI1Zilzfz4v0PB970cNNW5N8zIib22mYYsA_sd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw2cWqQmNOdNNi4GbXFvhwkLJzMKWh7eXv8ryjWJHds9rWJw8lY4uEBk6_I4bk3O45adl3nha8o-ETkso22GPK_d8NI95JcZRR4ZCZ9gNqozdrU2z8Vu_Pf5mRIc79BFcA_BTht0TbnxLS7b0dDl7-RmsI1Zilzfz4v0PB970cNNW5N8zIib22mYYsA_sd=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...and visited the Lucy Maud Montgomery memorial park, and the Anne of Green Gables house, PEI National Park, the Alexander Graham Bell Museum, and the cemetery where the majority of the bodies recovered from the Titanic were buried. If you haven't yet sensed a theme, I love historical things, and I am sparing you from most of the photos of the many other historical places and monuments we visited.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Did some of this (in a little boat--kayak, actually) off the coast of Maine (yes, it was foggy--but fun)...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQbpv60-HZsrS0tbHMFqkczdLW1gADvE-aXBgz1SpE-NcsGUiZBfAqEJmiX5QqDyw3FzKqxPQcFQb4RNcq8RLI9vpMo8m89p4_RRp-szO3RylHeatdhrD0y-ft-5IiUxODWGOqQN3KDslTf5B35aKi0Prozz8KDA5N_krny1cspjZPQFEqjFBw-PcY6w1s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQbpv60-HZsrS0tbHMFqkczdLW1gADvE-aXBgz1SpE-NcsGUiZBfAqEJmiX5QqDyw3FzKqxPQcFQb4RNcq8RLI9vpMo8m89p4_RRp-szO3RylHeatdhrD0y-ft-5IiUxODWGOqQN3KDslTf5B35aKi0Prozz8KDA5N_krny1cspjZPQFEqjFBw-PcY6w1s=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />...had a delightful visit with these good people while there...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilDOGcC40m4vMGUY5GwFgwnvT7bkc3SZubL8lBKMkQLAGZdWs8_k7kY9fzUvTG3G7pYZMbTBlhxUmJ1tXQwMFBMi5m048Q9Db5iHzesBepAoV0vISHVRKAle5sBF_QCBGezyMKhEAxAwrNUKoKm_kMRYIy2KJQqpr0KS7m0YNInzRBoRKUSj0ly0sFXpPk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilDOGcC40m4vMGUY5GwFgwnvT7bkc3SZubL8lBKMkQLAGZdWs8_k7kY9fzUvTG3G7pYZMbTBlhxUmJ1tXQwMFBMi5m048Q9Db5iHzesBepAoV0vISHVRKAle5sBF_QCBGezyMKhEAxAwrNUKoKm_kMRYIy2KJQqpr0KS7m0YNInzRBoRKUSj0ly0sFXpPk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(for those who may not know her by sight, that is Wendy <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">the Constant Quilter</a> in the cool shades, with her hubby, Gordon, behind her). Always a treat to be able to spend time with them. Thanks for taking the trouble to meet up with us!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In Boston, before flying home, we only had a chance to visit a handful of the sites on The Freedom Trail, but the one that touched me the most was the newest addition to the trail, The <a href="https://www.nehm.org/the-memorial/">New England Holocaust Memorial</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF6e0Kdph-Rb4fi8eNHKjoiOVRvpTNzBdKMNe9jD-M_lBzybqmZlNHXPXkt-uxJe-Jfnu909ghBhaPzv1HhAIpfkSFUN0n657lSU2GCM6ueaYekGtngns-SqYkjf0_XazyQ9_IYrKHaeHek22tjnJgbeqiD2Jbi2td4TI5bYZtyZt4Ye_g5qpY5f8HKuI7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="3314" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF6e0Kdph-Rb4fi8eNHKjoiOVRvpTNzBdKMNe9jD-M_lBzybqmZlNHXPXkt-uxJe-Jfnu909ghBhaPzv1HhAIpfkSFUN0n657lSU2GCM6ueaYekGtngns-SqYkjf0_XazyQ9_IYrKHaeHek22tjnJgbeqiD2Jbi2td4TI5bYZtyZt4Ye_g5qpY5f8HKuI7=w640-h410" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This had me feeling so much emotion. It is pretty amazing. You can take a virtual tour at the link below. I know it isn't the same as being there, but it gives you an idea of the well-thought-out layout and design. </span><a href="https://www.nehm.org/visit/virtual-tour/" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">https://www.nehm.org/visit/virtual-tour/</a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then a couple of weeks after we got home, Hubby and I headed up to Idaho for a few days. We did many things, but our main objective was an afternoon kayaking trip to a little cove off the Snake River created by a spring. It can only be accessed by water, and hubby has been kind of obsessed for the past couple of years, with getting up there and seeing the spring. It took less than an hour to paddle to the spring from the rental place. The water was glassy for much of the way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-LZe_QeuuLNLVWkWjk46S_Fg8M96aZbRAPtqHx0oxH1PWLPUmYRTxh7h0j1uFX9ufjHCFZcLXiBbcuWfkarhbYhPNCOWaVknB_vKAHXONN2XPHWWbV4aTu7ysEjFpXBimPSaz7y9cpmUKtdZts0HKduwZooEDvRbF74X7XGU-BIzKUQKjzuGsAvyLKrkH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-LZe_QeuuLNLVWkWjk46S_Fg8M96aZbRAPtqHx0oxH1PWLPUmYRTxh7h0j1uFX9ufjHCFZcLXiBbcuWfkarhbYhPNCOWaVknB_vKAHXONN2XPHWWbV4aTu7ysEjFpXBimPSaz7y9cpmUKtdZts0HKduwZooEDvRbF74X7XGU-BIzKUQKjzuGsAvyLKrkH=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In the photo above, where the light-colored, downward pointing triangle-ish shape is seen on the darker rock wall ahead, it pretty much points down to where the little cove is off to the right of the river, as the river bends away to the left.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguPRxDICGzrDErUyVtKrSXEo_QE-4C8HMn7yoMmcJ8WZk_sh563il3TwtwS4oqMWjVyR8F8imNukwoBZT74FwZVCA3NxK7QSo7UKXKLnZYbXmUg_8ptBtkST8chhiqHop53Kl7a1QkN9FplICP48RvwQlMqgMspy_Vw6cQ6sBmyPpjLmHBxvG663mJpR7e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguPRxDICGzrDErUyVtKrSXEo_QE-4C8HMn7yoMmcJ8WZk_sh563il3TwtwS4oqMWjVyR8F8imNukwoBZT74FwZVCA3NxK7QSo7UKXKLnZYbXmUg_8ptBtkST8chhiqHop53Kl7a1QkN9FplICP48RvwQlMqgMspy_Vw6cQ6sBmyPpjLmHBxvG663mJpR7e=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Inside the cove the water is clear, and the color of turquoise. Such a peaceful, magical-feeling place. We had it all to ourselves for about 15 minutes. Then we headed back upstream to turn in our kayak and drive to the little creamery in the nearby town. After a couple of hours of kayaking, I think you earn an ice cream!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The next day, before heading home, we visited a "relocation camp" where 13,000 Japanese Americans were wrongfully held during WWII. This is all that remains of the structures, but there were large signs with photos and information placed around the grounds to help you understand what went on for these American citizens who were denied their rights.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJiDkMfCpOsompYARnbIpOIVF9sBVgtRM0aaczw_l1RtxBg4Sm48nLqr0fFt4d5G1a1uwpHScdv1r3W14aOBuYKYiKLUxmBa3Gr7VInFcEQD9n--AtUw-1T1UwtTlWY9JZkkIIfqubxqQbEQ1wa2-R2kYd2Hty5gVNTudasE02_RTTu8ljf6Kg4MUCisND" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="4008" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJiDkMfCpOsompYARnbIpOIVF9sBVgtRM0aaczw_l1RtxBg4Sm48nLqr0fFt4d5G1a1uwpHScdv1r3W14aOBuYKYiKLUxmBa3Gr7VInFcEQD9n--AtUw-1T1UwtTlWY9JZkkIIfqubxqQbEQ1wa2-R2kYd2Hty5gVNTudasE02_RTTu8ljf6Kg4MUCisND=w640-h272" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was a sobering experience. Hard to believe this happened in our country.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That concludes my travelogue post. <br />I can't believe I let so many weeks go by without a post. Shame on me. In my defense, we have had family staying with us since August 1st, and they are my priority right now. But I do hope to be back again before October is over. Maybe I will finally take down all the patriotic mini quilts and get up the fall and Halloween colored ones. And maybe not. ;)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, be creative and be kind.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9djv7OSWLHKUHr7Dl1sZiHMczwaDHUzXnctyB_ZtGRwcPs00Yn7qDP_BC9sTzZzzyee8oj16nOg6EdW-5t_3gFTreThw8XaKqGgNjGXp4JsXnTjeamWk66qKFPinEouUvy7GzpEPlUei0iL51RgwzXTdz7q5cuWO06thnafIcHBqA9OSuV3UmJ9OvktiC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="3806" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9djv7OSWLHKUHr7Dl1sZiHMczwaDHUzXnctyB_ZtGRwcPs00Yn7qDP_BC9sTzZzzyee8oj16nOg6EdW-5t_3gFTreThw8XaKqGgNjGXp4JsXnTjeamWk66qKFPinEouUvy7GzpEPlUei0iL51RgwzXTdz7q5cuWO06thnafIcHBqA9OSuV3UmJ9OvktiC=w640-h336" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Just a little taste of fall from my neck of the woods. It was a bit past peak color when I got this photo, but still pretty.<br /></span><p></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-42780822159203949402023-08-30T00:34:00.002-06:002023-09-13T10:59:29.873-06:00A Jumble of Things<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The donation quilt was completed, mailed and received on schedule. It was fun to break my "No New Starts" rule and make something for a good cause. Thanks, <a href="https://nancynearphiladelphia.blogspot.com/">Nancy</a>, for sharing this opportunity with us.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYKS7-Z23xZxsNGFHX4VxT_UzQVOpqizKH_Chh4G3jBRGKmA6Mc8RmPrcO9GifF0Fqcleh5SgVhRBlTgwYBcWd-7FEHgTDZY8Dhs_krsm5Deez70yH39ZTGmWS-WT0p-5GFS6qJVgXf2ebqyCHABZcScowvSEz2kgQDQYaWDBzbbs6xEyQyo6xH3ptFteC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYKS7-Z23xZxsNGFHX4VxT_UzQVOpqizKH_Chh4G3jBRGKmA6Mc8RmPrcO9GifF0Fqcleh5SgVhRBlTgwYBcWd-7FEHgTDZY8Dhs_krsm5Deez70yH39ZTGmWS-WT0p-5GFS6qJVgXf2ebqyCHABZcScowvSEz2kgQDQYaWDBzbbs6xEyQyo6xH3ptFteC=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbudAgGyQxBi2E3uA-7mBVD0-D9V3oiyIDTZ0m_TBrT_LbMDRzAhqpqlrp_u5swtZ1S8VmDHnZ9J40O5EBrCcZ5iRoDxUZpQzbtNvOpsnfj8GDtknQUqbU9jH9dVcpEeRvDFeLiWeYB4QgUqTM56Z3zqPRak2U81ai12ZvOM6NlC6kkkX0Mr8bMP2krzke" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="2657" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbudAgGyQxBi2E3uA-7mBVD0-D9V3oiyIDTZ0m_TBrT_LbMDRzAhqpqlrp_u5swtZ1S8VmDHnZ9J40O5EBrCcZ5iRoDxUZpQzbtNvOpsnfj8GDtknQUqbU9jH9dVcpEeRvDFeLiWeYB4QgUqTM56Z3zqPRak2U81ai12ZvOM6NlC6kkkX0Mr8bMP2krzke=w400-h365" width="400" /></a></div>I did the "piped" binding for the second time, and liked it just as much as I did the first time. Most of my quilts will still get the hand stitched finish on the binding, but when doing a quilt in a hurry, or just one that will likely get dragged around and washed a bunch, the "piped", or "flanged" binding is sure slick.</span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Below is the finished top of one of the projects from the Pam Buda class I attended last month. I made fewer blocks, and added the purple on the corners where they met up to form squares on point. I am toying with calling it Geode Crystals, or Amethyst Crystals. Pam calls it <a href="https://www.heartspunquilts.com/shop/c/p/Haunted-Halloween-Quilt-Trio-x68978754.htm">Haunted Maze.</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBu3mSlPE9fJcWWk4WKW236NrjMcJeKFjGY50tmw0A09-205jT1HgfiTaN5V_rZpcG6fDi34rIDMacPf5K_5wZEWxbn-wIGTsktnuMLD-NXFm_NhIZZDqH-s5CuAOoG7L5qhF3-diMyMj5mURlMPtmzaZXrQBpPWMY-LMCcz1VQhhbosuNoYZwzyTXQKgf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3112" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBu3mSlPE9fJcWWk4WKW236NrjMcJeKFjGY50tmw0A09-205jT1HgfiTaN5V_rZpcG6fDi34rIDMacPf5K_5wZEWxbn-wIGTsktnuMLD-NXFm_NhIZZDqH-s5CuAOoG7L5qhF3-diMyMj5mURlMPtmzaZXrQBpPWMY-LMCcz1VQhhbosuNoYZwzyTXQKgf=w640-h622" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I wasn't really careful on the matching of points as I stitched this together, but it has so much movement to it, I don't think it is as noticeable as it usually would be. I have to say, I LOVE that border print. It is from the previous Cheddar and Coal line (Pam just came out with Cheddar and Coal II), and I think it may be one of my favorites of Pam's fabrics. I thought I had more of it in my stash, but this FQ appears to have been it. I have about half of it left. And there doesn't appear to be more than one FQ of it online, that I can find. Pam has several lines in the works, so hopefully my attention will be caught by a print in one of those lines, and I can stop obsessing over this one.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'd share the other blocks I worked on at the retreat, but I can't find them. Seriously. When I first got home I was just in recovery mode. Once I was back into the routine of life, I decided I should make some progress on those projects from retreat. This was the only one I could find. I had only made one block each on the other two projects, but I did have one of them entirely cut out, and I'd really like to find it. I decided they were lost because my sewing room was a disaster, and was sure that when I took time to clean it, I would find the missing blocks.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So I have really been trying to get more organized in my sewing room. Last week I went through cupboards, drawers, closets, and boxes. I boxed up scraps from several baskets and shipped them to a friend. I sent other boxes of fabric to a worthy group. I then made a list of every finished top that still needed to be quilted, and every UFO I discovered (this is something I have been itching to do for some time, but at the same time, kind of afraid of what I would discover). I dug up 28 UFOs, and only 7 of them are mini quilts. Then there are the finished tops--25 of those. Since that discovery I have three of them prepped with batting and backing to go to my longarm quilter as soon as she is back from vacation. Only 6 of the 25 tops are doll quilt or mini size. Three of them are baby quilt, wall hanging or lap quilt size. I didn't realize I had that many bed quilt flimsies waiting to be quilted.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And I still haven't found those missing blocks. But I found some other things I would like to pass on to someone who might actually use them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGgYVDizO_qUt5ELDljDmLTsOiOpdscwspK-j7KUdN4t1oQvjTLtsrdy-cSwreSfsj0Kyeh596GsgrrfrLkxg8HCIi_Vy6rxZS2DHY4r82LO4TRw1hZd15Bgd1IE9EIP4vlbnshhzh4oovcTmBTucz6lrvsr_elXi3bHejkk6m0HlwXsiFDxblh4k1K0Th" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGgYVDizO_qUt5ELDljDmLTsOiOpdscwspK-j7KUdN4t1oQvjTLtsrdy-cSwreSfsj0Kyeh596GsgrrfrLkxg8HCIi_Vy6rxZS2DHY4r82LO4TRw1hZd15Bgd1IE9EIP4vlbnshhzh4oovcTmBTucz6lrvsr_elXi3bHejkk6m0HlwXsiFDxblh4k1K0Th=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">1. A half yard of the turtle fabric, with one turtle fussy-cut out of it.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Also 4 FQs of coordinating fabrics, and the leftovers of the brown FQ that I used part of in the donation quilt at the top of this post. All of these fabrics were from Hobby Lobby.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn5RNbpLEADE_ltY9LSKh-Wp4DWeKeCFVIvzYS3GnqSHbC21RT5uIVLDQzW7rmDFgNrZMs7b4sij3mrantDCTlocscz7517DIf4-f74Ok__gjqNgXhY5cZ3w2vPHaCPwJ7xD-aIhp3pcME5pQoWe_aLSxKsGkTVbOlk7nnL3yfJYAfu3gs8w-LZSUPOBAP" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn5RNbpLEADE_ltY9LSKh-Wp4DWeKeCFVIvzYS3GnqSHbC21RT5uIVLDQzW7rmDFgNrZMs7b4sij3mrantDCTlocscz7517DIf4-f74Ok__gjqNgXhY5cZ3w2vPHaCPwJ7xD-aIhp3pcME5pQoWe_aLSxKsGkTVbOlk7nnL3yfJYAfu3gs8w-LZSUPOBAP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">2. Leftover yardage from Lisa Bongean's Snowman Gatherings and Snowman Gatherings II lines. Also 2 full mini charm packs and one partial.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I made three small quilts and a wall hanging from these fabrics, and it is time the leftovers find a new home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBEGKPF57dtu4z2ve9BeCgvEHJRnnghvQ4unaiioMBGCXSQGwpxE7f_wmEBtHfXrz-iSHzzwWBpcGrV3E9RkBROP3iQ-L4c-659JbcTr2xu1HaJC1FM0peQawjJk4kCRlVj4b8IIAl4oL2gdmJSvEuJD0RLiNXhHZrxHQYLhI8zme3dXH-Xl4EuVDaiAY0" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBEGKPF57dtu4z2ve9BeCgvEHJRnnghvQ4unaiioMBGCXSQGwpxE7f_wmEBtHfXrz-iSHzzwWBpcGrV3E9RkBROP3iQ-L4c-659JbcTr2xu1HaJC1FM0peQawjJk4kCRlVj4b8IIAl4oL2gdmJSvEuJD0RLiNXhHZrxHQYLhI8zme3dXH-Xl4EuVDaiAY0=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">3. These are scraps that I think I may have picked up from a scrap bin at a shop where you stuff a bag for a set price. I thought I could make a cute mini out of them, but apparently I burned out on making snowmen quilts on the fabric above.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP-A29P3ppjRughqvo6I5G95p1jvI36SKJ0QlbLtSLv563QAhsnZ225lEq6B5OsMmXgjk3_S6rITepubfU7xgXtslA93cWM5EczlwEtyGXzTwIwNMyHF20IgVXIcbdYna-Txfnges7BRwd8hY4fGbIJO_C9_qw8lbBqFwUpwEWAkKBd8u_M2sNLNW6wC49" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP-A29P3ppjRughqvo6I5G95p1jvI36SKJ0QlbLtSLv563QAhsnZ225lEq6B5OsMmXgjk3_S6rITepubfU7xgXtslA93cWM5EczlwEtyGXzTwIwNMyHF20IgVXIcbdYna-Txfnges7BRwd8hY4fGbIJO_C9_qw8lbBqFwUpwEWAkKBd8u_M2sNLNW6wC49" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">4. What we have here are the 2 Midnight Flight blocks I made in a class with Bonnie Hunter back in 2017, along with whatever pieces I had cut for more blocks (I'm not even sure exactly what I have cut out), and the leftovers from her Easy Street mystery. I had cut out enough for more blocks than I actually made. These are all cut from thrift store shirts. I know I will never make more of these blocks. I really had a hard time keeping the pieces in the right places, and used the seam ripper SO MUCH just to make these two blocks. Someone braver (and smarter) than I can tackle it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If you are interested in any of these, mentioned it in your comment--and include your email, if you have never had a response from me before. If I don't have your email, you won't be eligible. I will draw a name if more than one person is interested in any of them. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkLzi4L-IEaj7wEJ-vZrlvbrRv6wEZ8KPohMMbQDlMocanWOLywQAiRnWJFdDWjtFy9nuJ6msZDSo75n_JTEN-GnCZgq78WddsbeZwt0VqgqJIA1r66XwK_EGvSRsrD4uZ4iNI1YCNGX0PDjorLMZefvoibBWXuFozgwkBWDQU5UuETYNs0p8AK5Ue63CE" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkLzi4L-IEaj7wEJ-vZrlvbrRv6wEZ8KPohMMbQDlMocanWOLywQAiRnWJFdDWjtFy9nuJ6msZDSo75n_JTEN-GnCZgq78WddsbeZwt0VqgqJIA1r66XwK_EGvSRsrD4uZ4iNI1YCNGX0PDjorLMZefvoibBWXuFozgwkBWDQU5UuETYNs0p8AK5Ue63CE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I won a prize on a blog this month. Deonn, over at Quiltscapes, held a drawing for this book, and now it is mine! You can check out <a href="https://www.quiltscapesqs.com/2023/08/tgiff-appli-quilted-finish.html">Deonn's blog here</a>, to see more of the technique from the book.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That is all the quilty content for today. You all know I love sunsets, and we have had some amazing ones this month. Sometimes as I walk in the evening I feel as if the clouds are coming to smother me. I thought I'd share a few from the past couple of weeks. You can click to enlarge these for more of the effect.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRRxcwA22dROK2ul5cHl6aGH3Vrzg3a8P2i55nCauMZIjw1p1sBK6W8AlGpZM8MVNUxGhHN40mTxhcLseI8zMEXRrC0YxGjdfc5n_3huNBWliG9bwTNrHT2xOSiCubrmHwrt3cDWHH9nBZcMb_Iu1EuGRsSFGEtbqvGIqWNRw1WcshfQnjJNIcIXT5dwHY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRRxcwA22dROK2ul5cHl6aGH3Vrzg3a8P2i55nCauMZIjw1p1sBK6W8AlGpZM8MVNUxGhHN40mTxhcLseI8zMEXRrC0YxGjdfc5n_3huNBWliG9bwTNrHT2xOSiCubrmHwrt3cDWHH9nBZcMb_Iu1EuGRsSFGEtbqvGIqWNRw1WcshfQnjJNIcIXT5dwHY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxKQadQMEyxnER7nA5QpLOkV2c643Np3A39Zfd8Wg21eWvR-_7_pcxhP5ynrt6gzIh-1iB3k8QOm0pfL4HmXG99GNkc8EOricExiAD8M0lD-ZXuDz9EpEYQJhW2G3UGwrO3S8EZzKeWTR08_Xw9_JVtHd1omKQB1BA6r_jRRl-2-f3YA-A_i3xNcqbLmPu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxKQadQMEyxnER7nA5QpLOkV2c643Np3A39Zfd8Wg21eWvR-_7_pcxhP5ynrt6gzIh-1iB3k8QOm0pfL4HmXG99GNkc8EOricExiAD8M0lD-ZXuDz9EpEYQJhW2G3UGwrO3S8EZzKeWTR08_Xw9_JVtHd1omKQB1BA6r_jRRl-2-f3YA-A_i3xNcqbLmPu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwwfR-TuCVbEPFwXPbSio0Iq-e562EbbYseqekpdW1tmTiLOxPOdAiZ2k5m3ZTwAgy7r8c60mat0ATU9OcMTO2VG9eUjqObO5SNU2ylH6T1PHi7Fv__Azwn7xzLu4ia1x5JbsalYojMl9ZRZ0_zP-PKqWXdAHpcl9FkvA1Q_bRXahcc6Nt5kiscg-DavG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwwfR-TuCVbEPFwXPbSio0Iq-e562EbbYseqekpdW1tmTiLOxPOdAiZ2k5m3ZTwAgy7r8c60mat0ATU9OcMTO2VG9eUjqObO5SNU2ylH6T1PHi7Fv__Azwn7xzLu4ia1x5JbsalYojMl9ZRZ0_zP-PKqWXdAHpcl9FkvA1Q_bRXahcc6Nt5kiscg-DavG=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">One last thing I want to share. When I am on these evening walks, often row upon row of birds will pass overhead. Early in the month it was the very noisy Canada Geese honking loudly as they flew over. But more recently the birds are very quiet, and I don't always know they are there unless I happen to look up--unless they are a larger bird, and then I can hear the whispering sound of their wings as they flap their way past me.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In the attached video, watch for the line of birds coming from the horizon. Make sure your sound is turned way up and your surroundings are quiet. It helps to expand the image to full screen, too. As they get directly above me, you should be able to hear their wings for just a moment. This never fails to thrill me. And the crunching sound you hear is my feet on the gravel road as I turn to capture the birds flying over. I hope this works. I haven't attached a video in a long time.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxw9jEsd4eVss0RUxU97DZB7E6IHiWNUIltGK_DpOdif_cteJZCcsQ3ScD2hNu3LUMFAbWMzL27uksELI6WPQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hubby and I are off on another adventure soon, so it may be a couple of weeks before I will post the results of any drawings we may need to have.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until then, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">be creative, and be kind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Drawing is now closed.</b></span><p></p></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-69477765546505100912023-08-10T02:11:00.009-06:002023-08-10T02:20:36.830-06:00Partying with Pam Buda (and Fran and Pati)--photo heavy<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Back in 2019 the Pam Buda Circa 1880 Club (sponsored by Marcus Fabrics) that met at <a href="https://www.villagedrygoods.com/">Village Dry Goods </a>submitted a video of our club to Marcus for a contest they were sponsoring. We happened to win. The prize? A visit from Pam Buda herself. It was scheduled for April 2020. Of course, it was canceled due to COVID. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fast forward to July 2023, when it was finally able to be rescheduled (thanks to the persistent people at Marcus). And that is where I spent two days a couple of weeks ago.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We started on Friday morning with a special party just for our Circa 1880 Club members. The three ladies pictured below made it delightful.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3smSr-Tklo5E9t1gbo54PsW9eynCm5kIk4feNs_UVCfpzXlU0COXPLzLiOX903hlhTOa3x01HBRNfnsg0jQgToEEUbXhf5NlqjbEYOU2EG_cw1dyG4v6PPh1oK4nb76xhkN8t0kdzYiP55zg1tBCkhrz1v9tBd0Dcl6S_KQMZ0MUZHSGEq4B80q0A2PvK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="3508" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3smSr-Tklo5E9t1gbo54PsW9eynCm5kIk4feNs_UVCfpzXlU0COXPLzLiOX903hlhTOa3x01HBRNfnsg0jQgToEEUbXhf5NlqjbEYOU2EG_cw1dyG4v6PPh1oK4nb76xhkN8t0kdzYiP55zg1tBCkhrz1v9tBd0Dcl6S_KQMZ0MUZHSGEq4B80q0A2PvK=w640-h382" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Left to right: Fran (owner of Village Dry Goods), Pam (fabric and pattern designer extraordinaire, and owner of <a href="https://www.heartspunquilts.com/">Heartspun Quilts</a>), and Pati (Director of Marketing for Marcus Fabrics).</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Though the photo below is a bit blurry, I love it, because it looks like they are all trying to "make a point". I do not recall what they were trying to say. Maybe they were singing. There was a little bit of that happening at one time. (I promise, we were only drinking water with the refreshments of fruit-kabobs and banana cake.)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeP5LhLn_RqcCvl7Z3lJCdgB0QECV1Bg3x-NG4766ts47dGXpT_ckQSzX_0eJ7QFrUyUgH2kbW_DxG5VJAz68ay-NUkKRejWGir94wWycporl3BqoI3Y8uZZURfQ0i_66lUwxhuGAlxRvWWlkgQoz0yPKzjGOlZ_csQgz6BOrRNFBwfuYOfOe2GeKLd4-P" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="3740" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeP5LhLn_RqcCvl7Z3lJCdgB0QECV1Bg3x-NG4766ts47dGXpT_ckQSzX_0eJ7QFrUyUgH2kbW_DxG5VJAz68ay-NUkKRejWGir94wWycporl3BqoI3Y8uZZURfQ0i_66lUwxhuGAlxRvWWlkgQoz0yPKzjGOlZ_csQgz6BOrRNFBwfuYOfOe2GeKLd4-P=w640-h416" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Below you can see where we enjoyed a little game to help us get to know Pam--and win prizes. Pati asked the question, we guessed the answers, Fran held the bag of our ticket stubs, and Pam drew the winner, then Pati distributed the prize.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJq_ENLAhyvVAE-hFLPbyC4jmmyPYBqfegXRXlvdOOfvpRuwDrKn0E6zbJf3QolIBwKEbo9NSiRySlwoMAl9wfIaKZDlzFNkeYPv1UZ3_HCV4Fl1fuV2TVEC8LcuOWF9dQRqP8l33EBnYqqxow-1iCg3sfRWsQk1_RJVyDuc0zPfGzUcPfvBhm3GQkbYC6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJq_ENLAhyvVAE-hFLPbyC4jmmyPYBqfegXRXlvdOOfvpRuwDrKn0E6zbJf3QolIBwKEbo9NSiRySlwoMAl9wfIaKZDlzFNkeYPv1UZ3_HCV4Fl1fuV2TVEC8LcuOWF9dQRqP8l33EBnYqqxow-1iCg3sfRWsQk1_RJVyDuc0zPfGzUcPfvBhm3GQkbYC6=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />After learning much about fabric production trends from Pati, and about Pam's many upcoming fabric lines from both of them, we then had an opportunity to share our Circa 1880 quilts. First we saw Pam's--the one that inspired this whole Club. This was based on a vintage quilt Pam had seen in an older publication.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_JLhV83AC9yuOIbmhjr6S8P0lDThV9RxrwNC2g_ZBvRh3iY1itPsmrvxjkJiLRTmMTfpH8AcdO3hnjqRBs0JqpntntdgPSnpTaGWDNCMH3pnkGqaoDNLpp9_IfHGSp9_LmPYm3sz5Q-OkJnWaObo1CEPyE5HHlfQmps8zYbX4oE4zNFklSPXLO7l5uDsQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_JLhV83AC9yuOIbmhjr6S8P0lDThV9RxrwNC2g_ZBvRh3iY1itPsmrvxjkJiLRTmMTfpH8AcdO3hnjqRBs0JqpntntdgPSnpTaGWDNCMH3pnkGqaoDNLpp9_IfHGSp9_LmPYm3sz5Q-OkJnWaObo1CEPyE5HHlfQmps8zYbX4oE4zNFklSPXLO7l5uDsQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Then club members had an opportunity to share their quilts. There were so many great versions. I have only chosen photos of 2 that are each set a different way from the original pattern as shown above in Pam's quilt.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu3I3Q5EC2RAg2t12Zy5LBol4X6ag1t0eKQN__OpAlKrYhFigIDUDy1vslGLhS-yIfM16VfFfb6ozkm--GEm2oEreuTRjCB8WSAnn-JgAM7FQgT4Y2kRLDb1yJLLcdx3DRVQISzLv9WyJsrqvNRYlFBQju8A_OlYnID_dAIyoAjzwTraRsyxXadJ4TKKZ2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="4490" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu3I3Q5EC2RAg2t12Zy5LBol4X6ag1t0eKQN__OpAlKrYhFigIDUDy1vslGLhS-yIfM16VfFfb6ozkm--GEm2oEreuTRjCB8WSAnn-JgAM7FQgT4Y2kRLDb1yJLLcdx3DRVQISzLv9WyJsrqvNRYlFBQju8A_OlYnID_dAIyoAjzwTraRsyxXadJ4TKKZ2=w640-h276" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Following the fun of this gathering, I had lunch with a couple of friends, and then we visited the <a href="https://brighamcitymuseum.org/">Brigham City Museum of Art and History</a>, which currently is hosting the "Light the World" quilt exhibit, featuring art quilts from around the world. We returned to Village Dry Goods to do a little shopping, and I was startled by a familiar voice behind me, calling my name. There was Lynn Hopkins!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCpy2RlNPdiI9GpODNY9AISHhP9XFmPDx2-BO1xoH5mG9DETYjXAkLNDGGcZogQsOAqOJZcIxwtjvDZ6tRrwKNKmtkg-kUmfl0WW-GXZBcKJJzYDJIqBtB7nj9iAPM-X0sxh4yAPNvy7BvZu9lS0ZOBwsahXQ1KAUZ0rAO74AMINnidnO7gKkFsfS3zvuE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="4234" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCpy2RlNPdiI9GpODNY9AISHhP9XFmPDx2-BO1xoH5mG9DETYjXAkLNDGGcZogQsOAqOJZcIxwtjvDZ6tRrwKNKmtkg-kUmfl0WW-GXZBcKJJzYDJIqBtB7nj9iAPM-X0sxh4yAPNvy7BvZu9lS0ZOBwsahXQ1KAUZ0rAO74AMINnidnO7gKkFsfS3zvuE=w640-h336" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Lynn is the designer of the Tiny Blocks that I had been teaching each month in my guild this past year, in Lynn's absence. He is currently serving a mission with his wife for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but he was back in town briefly for a family event. He'd hoped to be able to make the party with Pam, but schedules didn't work out. Above, left we are holding his Circa 1880 quilt, and above, right he and my friend Ruth were looking at something he had made from his Tiny Blocks. You just can't talk to Lynn without ending up laughing, as this photo attests. He has very big plans for the future of his Tiny Blocks. They may get even tinier!!! So maybe I should say he has small plans?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That evening in my hotel room I was Zooming with <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/">Chooky</a> and the Chookshed Stitchers while having my dinner, and stitching some tumblers. Below left, you can see my machine set up on the hotel desk, and to the right you can see some of the global participants that evening. It was the perfect way to close out a quilty day, and it is always a lot of fun.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqX9iFbSH_OC8dJHxPnSp2B0JaJJdVpNOuZKPP4_84FjkxZ69jNwGC4qbsncmnEY89P4RS3oMkUuMZzbBEEb7hBQI5ub487sBdA5c1cn_sJOcKeFqbKODlT-xbGP0nVC0acKoxyCswsIsNTAkuW0o4tXcNm6r9AwoCvxwsXdMeWhrdPtFs1P4Kgwf0atoA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="4872" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqX9iFbSH_OC8dJHxPnSp2B0JaJJdVpNOuZKPP4_84FjkxZ69jNwGC4qbsncmnEY89P4RS3oMkUuMZzbBEEb7hBQI5ub487sBdA5c1cn_sJOcKeFqbKODlT-xbGP0nVC0acKoxyCswsIsNTAkuW0o4tXcNm6r9AwoCvxwsXdMeWhrdPtFs1P4Kgwf0atoA=w640-h228" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioK-Xxx3mj6cr1Ijqds5w17-NSRHZGwMpi_PkTIkgwoCYaSzKZZvKoMrfHukrHrlKmJTTzIamDbjcqCwR3A3xgBL7zvk_1gliv0ZJVxnTwWGdrRaaaCPaPQqn3P9TuaGP9MKQP7TFy51rI-PNdoK3YTkfptCwz-Eu49iY1PI4FFTVonlBWiuJlSQ_rvU73" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioK-Xxx3mj6cr1Ijqds5w17-NSRHZGwMpi_PkTIkgwoCYaSzKZZvKoMrfHukrHrlKmJTTzIamDbjcqCwR3A3xgBL7zvk_1gliv0ZJVxnTwWGdrRaaaCPaPQqn3P9TuaGP9MKQP7TFy51rI-PNdoK3YTkfptCwz-Eu49iY1PI4FFTVonlBWiuJlSQ_rvU73=w400-h300" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is all I got sewn together that evening before calling it quits--just three rows from the box of large tumblers I have had cut for years. This is a start--and I am trying to be totally random. We'll see how long that lasts. These are laying on the Kingsize bed in my hotel room. Next morning we were at the <a href="https://www.brighamacademycenter.org/">Brigham Academy Center</a> for a full day class with Pam. I love this venue--all kinds of natural light. This class was open to all, not just those in the Circa 1880 Club. They capped registration at 50. Below you can see my table-mates in the foreground.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE16I27DdmasaRdFceZ7iG-_Yh2vvSnWNdR8zzCWsZWQmi6AFMseSqKD8uRbWonWZcCF86dX8t9dwlPqI_wPRE97dbJzUe1OE_xL-TDKgamcYzYlaeXXJFbUUjRXzDJWSsC0l8yrvGskjOxfTaLteJB8JLr-EJmE-7rCSUxfnm6sffZGr9j4ZRTKWTmcan" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE16I27DdmasaRdFceZ7iG-_Yh2vvSnWNdR8zzCWsZWQmi6AFMseSqKD8uRbWonWZcCF86dX8t9dwlPqI_wPRE97dbJzUe1OE_xL-TDKgamcYzYlaeXXJFbUUjRXzDJWSsC0l8yrvGskjOxfTaLteJB8JLr-EJmE-7rCSUxfnm6sffZGr9j4ZRTKWTmcan=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />We made one block from each of the three small quilts featured in her new pattern, <a href="https://www.heartspunquilts.com/shop/c/p/Haunted-Halloween-Quilt-Trio-x68978754.htm">Haunted Halloween.</a> I'll show my progress on those in a later post. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We had a break for lunch, after which Pam did a trunk show with many of her beautiful quilts. Here are just a few of them.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvDxJvZpxdyezXE8oPef_aVQsfiX3hkExkKNxsvcqYpSF1rTIQNBghpxCoqQl5S_ni4MVqsyV6XU51815R71mFmY3MipT58CL7uRrlFgGtG20IxOflSmgvRDqpnTnF4Z4oDZIgVTkbbsUDqI1aXYcR6EdPjADq8kHQhlV5C9pa7vMYFU9liAzEdyrAJgTV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvDxJvZpxdyezXE8oPef_aVQsfiX3hkExkKNxsvcqYpSF1rTIQNBghpxCoqQl5S_ni4MVqsyV6XU51815R71mFmY3MipT58CL7uRrlFgGtG20IxOflSmgvRDqpnTnF4Z4oDZIgVTkbbsUDqI1aXYcR6EdPjADq8kHQhlV5C9pa7vMYFU9liAzEdyrAJgTV=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMr0SUigpXgTmWq_9U6j1eXz8RCOqIwOf7pUQA9s2JbI7KeLGT3NEWdRYJx9qDokJaWtw53bRQghraLo8uSjtnf-a5OABxaOf1L8wjZz0aBc-0WYbXCB_LXvGCurnML-r5C4BWLqbV8yUp1c5FMzzsbiCellqMUDOH4z6ZrQIUTZF92vnm-jmTyu5HwRcT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMr0SUigpXgTmWq_9U6j1eXz8RCOqIwOf7pUQA9s2JbI7KeLGT3NEWdRYJx9qDokJaWtw53bRQghraLo8uSjtnf-a5OABxaOf1L8wjZz0aBc-0WYbXCB_LXvGCurnML-r5C4BWLqbV8yUp1c5FMzzsbiCellqMUDOH4z6ZrQIUTZF92vnm-jmTyu5HwRcT=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIDmwY9q-PFrTIy6xp5L8c9qj_kjBu5xxAHEYdj9nCRpxiNgeyszWiyEJXWtwEus_xtR-HCr7PNzCaqmLU_2Im8UAPKf5oI6zyF3CSV302ptvJ-rYiLF9_3LgM4hKd1L3zvv7YtKKTBS4l91CmqpdKL9nsTjYdRAnL_E2HQsDyF1b0yrE8KefX9nGzEGEk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIDmwY9q-PFrTIy6xp5L8c9qj_kjBu5xxAHEYdj9nCRpxiNgeyszWiyEJXWtwEus_xtR-HCr7PNzCaqmLU_2Im8UAPKf5oI6zyF3CSV302ptvJ-rYiLF9_3LgM4hKd1L3zvv7YtKKTBS4l91CmqpdKL9nsTjYdRAnL_E2HQsDyF1b0yrE8KefX9nGzEGEk=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />This was just what I needed after a couple of crazy busy and stressful months of summer. These ladies in the photo below made it so very fun and refreshing. My thanks to Village Dry Goods, Marcus fabrics, and these three gals, for all of the work and time it took to make this great for those of us attending.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf4lA5CiiGBVKNbRFjQYu8M0iSNBkoCff02DNJwN6_GgZeJQ3XrP9NtVlb8f1SoGDRjrI6Og-f_iobU7gUB-3ETXgp2FY0w_qUqLhQ41lVu6j9bgH0LaavQBWuaY_WHouETWi5L0U6zJXZaWJ50my045Qsl2JrAxEMW7g0qhKeTmseP24rYmOzaVGsa-OI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf4lA5CiiGBVKNbRFjQYu8M0iSNBkoCff02DNJwN6_GgZeJQ3XrP9NtVlb8f1SoGDRjrI6Og-f_iobU7gUB-3ETXgp2FY0w_qUqLhQ41lVu6j9bgH0LaavQBWuaY_WHouETWi5L0U6zJXZaWJ50my045Qsl2JrAxEMW7g0qhKeTmseP24rYmOzaVGsa-OI=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1YCwyYEkl6MP-kx7qQmXKVUlPE7kR-xpNa3fnHYBpl4jUxX0WNLWI3iqGCZ67OgthJV9WJpoKpJxX9R3e9-qvJjQAWV5aEvAuaEWte_SR93Q9TT6aazXV_I239yOLiB2pFtJemrDBPvLUEDx8qudAXg8qzXtAX0p_ibhYK_n5tG5-dK52qQOIJSEpNFM5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1YCwyYEkl6MP-kx7qQmXKVUlPE7kR-xpNa3fnHYBpl4jUxX0WNLWI3iqGCZ67OgthJV9WJpoKpJxX9R3e9-qvJjQAWV5aEvAuaEWte_SR93Q9TT6aazXV_I239yOLiB2pFtJemrDBPvLUEDx8qudAXg8qzXtAX0p_ibhYK_n5tG5-dK52qQOIJSEpNFM5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Pam has been a special friend for many years, and it was very sweet to spend time with her again. I hope there will be a "next time". Thank you, Pam!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Before I close this I need to announce the winners of the drawing from my last post, celebrating my 12th anniversary of blogging. Sadly, 18 of the comments were from people who did not have an email attached to their comment and did not include their email address in the comment, so they could not be included. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had the random number generator choose the winners.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*First place went to Denise @ Count It All Joy blog--she will get her choice of the kits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*Second place goes to Nancy @ Joy for Grace blog--she will get whichever kit Denise doesn't choose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Apparently you had to have a blog with the word joy in the title to win this time around.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have notified the winners via email and will get their prizes sent out to them this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have several things I want to blog about that will need to wait for a time when I haven't already written a chapter book for a post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until then, be creative and be kind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">p.s. If you love Kim Diehl, another blogger is having an anniversary giveaway that you might want to check out. Click <a href="https://mary-quiltingrandma.blogspot.com/2023/08/wow-wednesday_0926757642.html">here.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A sunset from an evening walk during the last week of July.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfJNdmTwg3GMu74RYes9qv40317dB5n-idqDoGfA8ZgEYPrb3B0rp5cMGHlunTA_fe9DbHoGg72BXYNu_mqyRRa82k9RNMw34-h1NryFw3E0QLEhSue1lbOwPsz-nJEAteRSyFal0QzfeHdiXCLKVgCc6-8Krkcf6SK4yLZDNlptYzXbzfp1KEVjkvu1DT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfJNdmTwg3GMu74RYes9qv40317dB5n-idqDoGfA8ZgEYPrb3B0rp5cMGHlunTA_fe9DbHoGg72BXYNu_mqyRRa82k9RNMw34-h1NryFw3E0QLEhSue1lbOwPsz-nJEAteRSyFal0QzfeHdiXCLKVgCc6-8Krkcf6SK4yLZDNlptYzXbzfp1KEVjkvu1DT=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p></p><p></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-15710385195344037732023-07-22T15:51:00.001-06:002023-08-10T01:37:04.603-06:00Long Time Gone<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> That is in reference to my disappearance from blogland, not to the Jen Kingwell quilt of the same name (which I love).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've had this to share since June, but couldn't seem to disentangle from real life craziness long enough to post on my blog. This was the Barrister's SAL of 2012, sponsored by Randy of <a href="http://barristersblock.blogspot.com/">Barrister's Block blog</a>. I have posted about the quilting earlier this year, but I finally got it bound.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitvtN9R8dmBQ3fDrp7T4ap9drHKpLTL-MUfL81FsqlCRJXokBLNzTSJPDh07qlYodAhfVyu8krogUUy8sNsA6VGUKYIHZL58ebDve-df_ip2u8q7XboMx7E9J5cxrALTUFELNFSzZuQhaohsvV4yMRFrOJhQUc6ZJlhZNl4CCzqtp-L15809_TWJ-DMU7g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitvtN9R8dmBQ3fDrp7T4ap9drHKpLTL-MUfL81FsqlCRJXokBLNzTSJPDh07qlYodAhfVyu8krogUUy8sNsA6VGUKYIHZL58ebDve-df_ip2u8q7XboMx7E9J5cxrALTUFELNFSzZuQhaohsvV4yMRFrOJhQUc6ZJlhZNl4CCzqtp-L15809_TWJ-DMU7g=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Made entirely of men's thrift store shirts (except the backing), I am just thrilled to have this one completed! You can find the links to all of the block instructions on Randy's blog on <a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/p/barristers-sow-along.html">this page</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My daughter-in-law got this shot for me as I held it over the deck railing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivNW263vBIOVyU3pirR3cp8kaZ33jxGv-ofL-BfKOWqk1P6iaQd8X8dwgWhBvwBzo4IVCC-F84UFPR6zsFVV5XKjga9v8peVMKBJz7iWYTh22KexJgV2oswbD4pSfSWogQhfRDLTTKNBaN7mbcJlvrZR26Y-_O99UUnKq4NROYQ_WB9s_ULyw676tXZAHf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4078" data-original-width="3565" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivNW263vBIOVyU3pirR3cp8kaZ33jxGv-ofL-BfKOWqk1P6iaQd8X8dwgWhBvwBzo4IVCC-F84UFPR6zsFVV5XKjga9v8peVMKBJz7iWYTh22KexJgV2oswbD4pSfSWogQhfRDLTTKNBaN7mbcJlvrZR26Y-_O99UUnKq4NROYQ_WB9s_ULyw676tXZAHf=w560-h640" width="560" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Don't finishes feel great?? I really should do it more often.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So much has gone on since I last posted on June 7th, I almost don't know where to start.<br />June was such a busy month, but in the midst of it all we had a couple of little getaways to celebrate hubby's birthday and our anniversary.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We hadn't been back to the Golden Spike National Historic Park since our kids were young, so we paid it a visit on hubby's birthday. I got this shot of him between the trains that reenact the meeting at the spot where the Golden Spike was driven. (I think this looks like a power pose.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwMrgcRVDWkjdNLGDUyfbo3gCW-jJKPZZC12BdWvOKndGvmhZUQNosrfealna8ocrKwRaO074gh10Yc9FFQQKYfTZvV7KX7jBNDMei9Y6EhQ-Y2rBG2MuN8uKSiVGpJGa1SVh8DdrxIGtC9mlr2eeZo-TRddKgR5s8mV9Y_KG9gRMZZtGHpRePXCsYOB2V" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwMrgcRVDWkjdNLGDUyfbo3gCW-jJKPZZC12BdWvOKndGvmhZUQNosrfealna8ocrKwRaO074gh10Yc9FFQQKYfTZvV7KX7jBNDMei9Y6EhQ-Y2rBG2MuN8uKSiVGpJGa1SVh8DdrxIGtC9mlr2eeZo-TRddKgR5s8mV9Y_KG9gRMZZtGHpRePXCsYOB2V=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am guessing that people who didn't grow up within a couple of hours of this place are not as familiar with the history here. You can learn more about it on their <a href="https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm">website here</a>.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then we continued on from there down a dirt road for almost 20 miles to reach the Northeast corner of the Great Salt Lake, where you find land artist Robert Smithson's most famous work, The Spiral Jetty. The photo below on the left shows the Jetty behind us as we stand above, in the parking lot. But we also walked down on and around the Jetty, and then beyond to the Great Salt Lake. The water at this arm of the lake is so high in salinity that it is orange in color. When the Jetty was built, it just crested the surface of the water, but our long drought in Utah has left it fully exposed for years. This year's wet winter and spring brought the water level back to within about a half mile of the Jetty, instead of the mile it had previously been.You can read about the Spiral Jetty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_Jetty">here.</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr01WoH68WWPD0qxTMQG4u8glAf0ooSH3xBjdSX4UIXDEKlnZNdns4JUer4aGqFArWbFMpua_VR7bWv03gZ0mpxZ4hTgRTL2dxelMB82PoPKjCR9Fe-iKelSeTBW_mOlvrYThW5M6UYeE2SWbOdJdpZoA6PGxDORQ0LXcsLy3-tIkh0UZdM563RhFDBs-E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="4580" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr01WoH68WWPD0qxTMQG4u8glAf0ooSH3xBjdSX4UIXDEKlnZNdns4JUer4aGqFArWbFMpua_VR7bWv03gZ0mpxZ4hTgRTL2dxelMB82PoPKjCR9Fe-iKelSeTBW_mOlvrYThW5M6UYeE2SWbOdJdpZoA6PGxDORQ0LXcsLy3-tIkh0UZdM563RhFDBs-E=w640-h254" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />On the right in the photo above, we are at Shoshone Falls in Southwestern Idaho. We took our anniversary getaway to that area and enjoyed multiple waterfalls, springs, and gorges in Thousand Springs State Park. It is a beautiful (but windy) area, and we hope to go back later this year to kayak on the Snake River.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_nvVFVctSOEu5facJvqtCNYBTO3Ac5cOCT3AgtzIyD_ykk3YNJxttgw3EsOeayvvmsw4LyojoTp5Y1Ud8z_pVTBbUhHuJ3VYTPq9P7OZsCcBp3bNBzsZSo0PgQ636Cp5mi_ODtFnFnblQOpzU6t18LVQkxM7oyziWRyyHn72RHSMuHUCHG2TJtNwlCFkq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_nvVFVctSOEu5facJvqtCNYBTO3Ac5cOCT3AgtzIyD_ykk3YNJxttgw3EsOeayvvmsw4LyojoTp5Y1Ud8z_pVTBbUhHuJ3VYTPq9P7OZsCcBp3bNBzsZSo0PgQ636Cp5mi_ODtFnFnblQOpzU6t18LVQkxM7oyziWRyyHn72RHSMuHUCHG2TJtNwlCFkq=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Okay, there is more quilty content. One day in a local quilt shop I came across this kit. The pattern caught my eye, thinking it would be a good one when you didn't want to cut fabric up very small. I forgot about it until Nancy at <a href="https://nancynearphiladelphia.blogspot.com/">Blogging Near Philadelphia</a> posted about gathering quilts for an orphanage in Romania that had taken in Ukranian orphans. How could I not help? I hadn't sewn a stitch for well over a month, but doing something for others is a great motivator. I signed on, and then looked up this photo so I could find the pattern. It is a free download from Andover, which you can find <a href="https://andoverfabrics.com/Quilts/April%20Showers.pdf">here.</a> April Showers is the fabric line they used, and the pattern is called <b>Spring is Here</b>.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The top comes together quickly if you don't use quite so many different fabrics as they do in the sample. I simplified the fabric selection and came up with this--unquilted on the left, and as it arrived yesterday from my longarm quilter on the right. So grateful she could squeeze me in.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpTjh19teAy5ilUDZzcWsMXyEWry1_BjkW0ylHonVlaEQAmQl3sduuXSiHvEQSGq4b3GnWfr82h9EJowu43JHHdJku4QSCMDEfiBoJWT7XUEBtr8xR-2NaZI7a0VSCm6NKA1BPsw_qzxSr9cktLE_ls5il-xr7Mpawr4KXfoSbUARdelvxQY7FlIwrl8B0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="3340" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpTjh19teAy5ilUDZzcWsMXyEWry1_BjkW0ylHonVlaEQAmQl3sduuXSiHvEQSGq4b3GnWfr82h9EJowu43JHHdJku4QSCMDEfiBoJWT7XUEBtr8xR-2NaZI7a0VSCm6NKA1BPsw_qzxSr9cktLE_ls5il-xr7Mpawr4KXfoSbUARdelvxQY7FlIwrl8B0=w640-h398" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had intended to quilt it myself, but knew it wouldn't get finished in time if I tried to fit it into my life right now. I will be gone the last week of July, so the binding will have to wait until August. I will be doing the flange binding method.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Had a great time Zooming with Chooky earlier this month. Always fun to chat and stitch, laughing over so many things. It is therapeutic, and I look forward to every chance to join in.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiny2sVznRiH8kZ_h92pJkaqqqJ-db051e3HrKlx3pij04QMtwGwrCrsb1GMqhpglSNaBQ3tBWFG-LEsTQx6wQn3VzUop0r1-ZJLBVTotCSeodNFLIAZpScOcCp_SIEMbzv-5YmyYs2rkiBVov4r4nAHeiDVy7-x9qMsY3r3kL2OjdHKMdkoIzN5QDHxHxA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiny2sVznRiH8kZ_h92pJkaqqqJ-db051e3HrKlx3pij04QMtwGwrCrsb1GMqhpglSNaBQ3tBWFG-LEsTQx6wQn3VzUop0r1-ZJLBVTotCSeodNFLIAZpScOcCp_SIEMbzv-5YmyYs2rkiBVov4r4nAHeiDVy7-x9qMsY3r3kL2OjdHKMdkoIzN5QDHxHxA=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There were really 16 of us on at the time, but my iPad mini only shows 9 at a time. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">At the end of June, when all of our kids happened to be in the valley at the same time, we had my daughter-in-law get some photos of the family, out on the farm with the mountains as backdrop.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg1l4heeuxl2EWhOAcKFHqxG7nbcUJVuzGE9L6MNLjzWXXq12IhhCtnlY0hP71us_X_GpD1MnSeAMfWTlufVfXcJnANOfqaPiCEwwALz28AEARAmyfo3_S2lzU9Cq7qRPlyF9v_MX0JUgzoVTWWmo9vcqNvP-YTSESH4rrN_PuC1ViigPNWHD9vbYlXvRg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg1l4heeuxl2EWhOAcKFHqxG7nbcUJVuzGE9L6MNLjzWXXq12IhhCtnlY0hP71us_X_GpD1MnSeAMfWTlufVfXcJnANOfqaPiCEwwALz28AEARAmyfo3_S2lzU9Cq7qRPlyF9v_MX0JUgzoVTWWmo9vcqNvP-YTSESH4rrN_PuC1ViigPNWHD9vbYlXvRg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a>Would have loved to get the entire family--spouses, grandkids. But not all of them were here, so we did what we could. I think it was 2018 the last time we got a good photo of the whole clan. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Next week is the long awaited meeting with Pam Buda for the Village Dry Goods Circa 1880 club. Our video submission of our club won the contest sponsored by Marcus Brothers back in 2019, and the prize was a visit from Pam. It was originally scheduled for April 2020--you know the rest of that story.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizvagXI5FQhMnhSGYIXAB9bTwM4jjAGkJCz2SbFsIoH_LzXXtqRn-EoparnzuUbAFCbOl6GBKBcN5GEoGImwA9Spz-ko2tnK2KLZJ_-8gvOpdNcAxg67a9mQh6Wf6MsPZGVHyvQSV9B8BdZAzCExmH8m5RbH2M1hhV3t6Q34zzH6_SsAntT2KysTm-m9hJ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="2727" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizvagXI5FQhMnhSGYIXAB9bTwM4jjAGkJCz2SbFsIoH_LzXXtqRn-EoparnzuUbAFCbOl6GBKBcN5GEoGImwA9Spz-ko2tnK2KLZJ_-8gvOpdNcAxg67a9mQh6Wf6MsPZGVHyvQSV9B8BdZAzCExmH8m5RbH2M1hhV3t6Q34zzH6_SsAntT2KysTm-m9hJ=w373-h400" width="373" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">She is also doing a one day workshop where we will be working on her new pattern of three small quilts, called <a href="https://www.heartspunquilts.com/shop/c/p/Haunted-Halloween-Quilt-Trio-x68978754.htm">Haunted Halloween</a>. It is designed for her new fabric line, Cheddar and Coal 2. When I visited the shop earlier this week, one of the gals was kind enough to hold up her hand near the samples so you could get an idea of the size. Aren't they cute?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If you are still with me, bless you. :) Way back in May I promised a giveaway to celebrate my dozen years of blogging. Didn't happen. I didn't post again that month. When I posted in June it was only about the doll quilt swap. So it's about time I got to it--over two months late!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Leave a comment if you are interested in either of the kits below. There is also a little dark chocolate and a couple of bars of my herbal soap with each kit. First name drawn (<u>that includes, or is linked to an email address--if you aren't sure,just include it)</u> will get first pick of the kits. Another name will be drawn to get the second kit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhguDDLwR6zEZc1OLMFg7TJdvrr3J5gCim7uUMbC7yFD2sgWVOCfL4683yBuiO3K-Hx-XP1Z8zw2se9YvhjL31OCJfq1kTMaD6FZFFwB_nGjxA5Wr0d9SOUPSw8AzzqAqo_FCaUOA7K9zCKhq4WMhIEeibUKfYKy2LjVT6BPBbhPsuEbWs7FW8rbQyFyu0U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="3974" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhguDDLwR6zEZc1OLMFg7TJdvrr3J5gCim7uUMbC7yFD2sgWVOCfL4683yBuiO3K-Hx-XP1Z8zw2se9YvhjL31OCJfq1kTMaD6FZFFwB_nGjxA5Wr0d9SOUPSw8AzzqAqo_FCaUOA7K9zCKhq4WMhIEeibUKfYKy2LjVT6BPBbhPsuEbWs7FW8rbQyFyu0U=w640-h366" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">First kit is from Kim Diehl's Simple Whatnots #9. Fabrics in the kit are shown on the right, above.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcuyVw6Bou7X90hYeTiI7YDw1RtlwW7avmN-nkairrKWSeUrphXyxRngQ_zWwY86zEwytqtFIWFTH0CqAgpAIkW7Ee4JCbdfn0HV1s5I7_Xub3MdVncxwzC2KIDlyx8LpOIvyrSBTPQtGf_pRQgSiCco0uPNKkGG7BiijT4wNrf0EqEvfzfJAa8qzUYR9P" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="3608" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcuyVw6Bou7X90hYeTiI7YDw1RtlwW7avmN-nkairrKWSeUrphXyxRngQ_zWwY86zEwytqtFIWFTH0CqAgpAIkW7Ee4JCbdfn0HV1s5I7_Xub3MdVncxwzC2KIDlyx8LpOIvyrSBTPQtGf_pRQgSiCco0uPNKkGG7BiijT4wNrf0EqEvfzfJAa8qzUYR9P=w640-h372" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The second kit is a free pattern from Moda, by Blackbird Designs. The fabrics are from a recent line by 3 Sisters, called Bliss.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I think I've kept you long enough. I hope everyone is having a good summer (or winter, depending on where you are). Here in the USA, we are having some tremendous heat, breaking records right and left. So concerned for everyone--especially the vulnerable, and the fire fighters. Keeping them in my prayers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, keep cool, and be kind,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Drawing is now closed.</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMpmx9-YyGqvHBFSsUKZQa1uSiQQtu6JGGvAKZeJtI6Yccw11XL2x3z_1BWgiSJK407iBCaW4h2pdTYrSw1fILqmOULAq0-lh8hf2nbNu29N3SSuiZob8cav8N2kDiOoTzluZTEXsZOjEjRUTQkMrlv5jfbkeGJrgGB_6uvgUppL0D780Z4aZAzvu77S2Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMpmx9-YyGqvHBFSsUKZQa1uSiQQtu6JGGvAKZeJtI6Yccw11XL2x3z_1BWgiSJK407iBCaW4h2pdTYrSw1fILqmOULAq0-lh8hf2nbNu29N3SSuiZob8cav8N2kDiOoTzluZTEXsZOjEjRUTQkMrlv5jfbkeGJrgGB_6uvgUppL0D780Z4aZAzvu77S2Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">From two nights ago on my evening walk.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com72tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-16913249343633023882023-06-07T18:36:00.001-06:002023-06-07T18:36:56.000-06:00The Well-Traveled Quilt!<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I mentioned in my last post that I was awaiting the arrival of the doll quilt I was to receive from the <a href="https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2023/05/10th-annual-humble-quilts-swap-show-me.html">Humble Quilts 10th annual doll quilt swap</a>. Little did I know that it had already arrived--and been sent back again, due to an error on the part of my local post office. Happy to announce that it was sent again by the talented creator, Marian Edwards of Victoria Australia, and it arrived yesterday! Here it is!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQhbjeeut7fZoQIEo37EgqRoPnQLrZmtgvNMokt_9Y3I3W4RPhIhNWONU9LOdxyo_mG4U2J5V6mGriJgnBMsZsGBJk4W-NHia78FYJwU2zYjQK43bGOyxKz9AjDE9PH8PSrNxiJcFF_fNKwkSi7hpta3Fpnq_QOf-TuBWskIINZNXVVNA86Iz3k0hZA/s4032/IMG_8453.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQhbjeeut7fZoQIEo37EgqRoPnQLrZmtgvNMokt_9Y3I3W4RPhIhNWONU9LOdxyo_mG4U2J5V6mGriJgnBMsZsGBJk4W-NHia78FYJwU2zYjQK43bGOyxKz9AjDE9PH8PSrNxiJcFF_fNKwkSi7hpta3Fpnq_QOf-TuBWskIINZNXVVNA86Iz3k0hZA/w640-h480/IMG_8453.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Isn't this adorable? If you ever followed <a href="https://marianedwardsdreamweaver.typepad.com/marian_edwards_dreamweave/">Marian's blog</a> (not active, but still there), or currently follow her on Instagram, you will recognize her style. It is just perfect. It is all hand quilted, and washed to give it that scrunchy, vintage look. Lori tells us the quilts are to look like they traveled through time, and Marian has always been so good at that. Here are a couple of other shots from my photo shoot with it.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTErK_ah9iOqJECzV_YAa7ne09FNqnyUAWqTUg9bVtjk2he5YgRIHcKxnTOrQzmmEC7VbZdurwUYZeXYJ7PN0F5cI086cgfKifac5uTVl2oN7GfpTbBrsy-h6L6rgKUGMuesYvJ2Eg4ocYEZ6zcGu7NB9ZpVLlXlrkd2QFuHDNZzdjFt6PAt9__ddBA/s4032/IMG_8455.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTErK_ah9iOqJECzV_YAa7ne09FNqnyUAWqTUg9bVtjk2he5YgRIHcKxnTOrQzmmEC7VbZdurwUYZeXYJ7PN0F5cI086cgfKifac5uTVl2oN7GfpTbBrsy-h6L6rgKUGMuesYvJ2Eg4ocYEZ6zcGu7NB9ZpVLlXlrkd2QFuHDNZzdjFt6PAt9__ddBA/w480-h640/IMG_8455.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It finished at 9 1/2" x 12".</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW42M7KxSsswUqpVNpVu3QcLFzsI7op7_AdLKCq9rGTEKt4aWmjziCgvqaandgQEaL8U-4VmW4nKOzjoMgnIXQ5iRsAxwk52EabFWFpVJDhZmvpoTOkpiR3XTnaaNw-wVTeHrQy5UcT-ttAfrGQJo0m7a7qYvYLzajc_9FJwfiXlkXJGIhkt0ghxlBPQ/s4032/IMG_8457.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW42M7KxSsswUqpVNpVu3QcLFzsI7op7_AdLKCq9rGTEKt4aWmjziCgvqaandgQEaL8U-4VmW4nKOzjoMgnIXQ5iRsAxwk52EabFWFpVJDhZmvpoTOkpiR3XTnaaNw-wVTeHrQy5UcT-ttAfrGQJo0m7a7qYvYLzajc_9FJwfiXlkXJGIhkt0ghxlBPQ/w480-h640/IMG_8457.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Even though Marian works with 1800s repro fabrics (and some consider those drab), she always manages to create something saturated with color. I am totally thrilled with this little beauty!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It came in such clever wrapping--pattern pieces, for those of you who may never have done clothing construction.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYuiXyk-pJfqQFHoiiaCcwWp22-nY06L70Zno1vOSQcKCA2pTVT9UkzZFkIEPrA191RK5P8K0N7nFuo-mAR_pGvjz_Vv4OzJo4z0DPvpk-RcinYl-NbAZKfZIDli9PIcKmfkvDkBp-sUfgNDA0rqnoKgmaLDDumy_fMtHVzqQd50cNsJPNaJrKpLdPg/s2701/IMG_8452.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="2701" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYuiXyk-pJfqQFHoiiaCcwWp22-nY06L70Zno1vOSQcKCA2pTVT9UkzZFkIEPrA191RK5P8K0N7nFuo-mAR_pGvjz_Vv4OzJo4z0DPvpk-RcinYl-NbAZKfZIDli9PIcKmfkvDkBp-sUfgNDA0rqnoKgmaLDDumy_fMtHVzqQd50cNsJPNaJrKpLdPg/w400-h364/IMG_8452.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am saving that tag to use as a bookmark. One can never have too many books or bookmarks.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thank you to Lori for hosting the swap, and thank you so much to Marian, who was kind enough to send this twice--all the way from Australia!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I actually have more items of a quilty nature to share, but I will save them for another post, and end with these photos of a rainbow we saw here a couple of weeks ago. My daughter-in-law (who has a degree in photography, among other things) captured this first photo of the total arc.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QNmwluaXdPPZBz0GYhO1I_tIdu_o5eWAXK5f_dEp8UmFz1xbLbliB-dKzuXTSkoTa6mIkGnJG2Pb_owrFBOY9axhlKx5Gotv3EWaldraetlqAahos8FR2XMHRbjLqePdiJ2s2xKxOr4JNjBKE9gYO0CivSQNO4i9YRn5X_JJxNLkZPU8cMaQLBkhxw/s3716/IMG_8922.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="3716" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QNmwluaXdPPZBz0GYhO1I_tIdu_o5eWAXK5f_dEp8UmFz1xbLbliB-dKzuXTSkoTa6mIkGnJG2Pb_owrFBOY9axhlKx5Gotv3EWaldraetlqAahos8FR2XMHRbjLqePdiJ2s2xKxOr4JNjBKE9gYO0CivSQNO4i9YRn5X_JJxNLkZPU8cMaQLBkhxw/w640-h480/IMG_8922.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Within a few minutes the right side was fading and the left side grew brighter. I took these next two.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8ZFtna9ihGdtvzg0V1kdT4m9zO6RYzKygcpMaFqs5HaNbboyeiIet43-9zFf3NWNjjkbVtzqBRFkNEBcmVdZNIdpAOm5VQReh2hixgq9YZUndal_PVE5p3YFNPArjy995DiFwEzIgSQM5eNIJZD8VSUCynWnNvLxFbSN5wb7sJ31_Aw-qp26M47lrA/s3814/IMG_8309%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3814" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8ZFtna9ihGdtvzg0V1kdT4m9zO6RYzKygcpMaFqs5HaNbboyeiIet43-9zFf3NWNjjkbVtzqBRFkNEBcmVdZNIdpAOm5VQReh2hixgq9YZUndal_PVE5p3YFNPArjy995DiFwEzIgSQM5eNIJZD8VSUCynWnNvLxFbSN5wb7sJ31_Aw-qp26M47lrA/w640-h480/IMG_8309%202.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Can you spot the horse in the photo above?</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4douKYPnuh1XW_17OVm98CbWMly_kY6vbgXG-V3LcOdn3d640yLr-AfeAnkLoorLDXQ1RpYJrNEcSEr8ClubYPQ-gt8ZJ1XqwPA-vjiRaHkZ8yTXnSYPGbRaQuM92E_G7Nt12hPOOSWyWKAeDSxwIbUVhuFCl88jNd4FqAJu-exeEZ0gEumuGk9CTA/s4032/IMG_8310.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4douKYPnuh1XW_17OVm98CbWMly_kY6vbgXG-V3LcOdn3d640yLr-AfeAnkLoorLDXQ1RpYJrNEcSEr8ClubYPQ-gt8ZJ1XqwPA-vjiRaHkZ8yTXnSYPGbRaQuM92E_G7Nt12hPOOSWyWKAeDSxwIbUVhuFCl88jNd4FqAJu-exeEZ0gEumuGk9CTA/w480-h640/IMG_8310.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">We just returned from a quick trip to Oregon. We didn't get out much, due to several family members suffering from severe allergies, with the pollen count sky high. But we did enjoy time together as a family as we supported our youngest granddaughter in her decision to be baptized (in our church that doesn't occur before age 8).</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Next time I will finally have the promised drawing for my 12th anniversary of blogging. Until then, be creative and be kind!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-55709359091403754002023-05-16T23:58:00.010-06:002023-05-17T00:02:53.119-06:00A Dozen Years Ago Today (as in the 16th, when I am typing this)....<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">...I started this blog. I can hardly believe it has been that long. It has been quite a ride, one for which I am very grateful (proper sentence structure brought to you by my mother's training--sometimes it kicks in). ;)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">During the 12 years I have been blogging, <a href="https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/">Lori at Humble Quilts blog</a> has hosted a doll quilt swap 10 of those years. This is only my second year participating. I haven't received my quilt yet, but the gal I sent to has received hers so I can share it with you. This is the doll quilt I made. It is from a pattern from Jo Morton's Little Women's Club #14, I believe.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSr9b_q-GpR5o2rPwVn7qE1MAc3zwkPasjHWI7iBTjdoMO1qrG3f0W4GQckcH97lXQ23NRBQ5jzA_CtLOWuhJnLx9uEjqNuvXiYzdZVlAfSKU_OyqeZL67MLrXNzLTHUGDWQ7xsa5yTF8urX7Qt_16eIF79XxZHRBlBdxFcIcJLbhzwz_I3d6EIjvpQ/s4032/IMG_7899.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSr9b_q-GpR5o2rPwVn7qE1MAc3zwkPasjHWI7iBTjdoMO1qrG3f0W4GQckcH97lXQ23NRBQ5jzA_CtLOWuhJnLx9uEjqNuvXiYzdZVlAfSKU_OyqeZL67MLrXNzLTHUGDWQ7xsa5yTF8urX7Qt_16eIF79XxZHRBlBdxFcIcJLbhzwz_I3d6EIjvpQ/w480-h640/IMG_7899.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I took several glamor shots around the house before I sent it on its way, but the one below is the only one I even kind of liked.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh6uIkvDMHHf6GUNhFOVKHoIJjVC-MF1GRMv2cM99U7CA87V7YjK3Fu3clmTM89-UH2eY-scR-NddYxK-8YZ9lZCWX6L7Vj6KKmHUik9tCgKFMuGX-0CENGpn58DAljrGdRAFaaqgCYExFux7GPfMgV6RQFZb8OngSNHYmgGC7ImYDnDAm-peJMmnsw/s3311/IMG_7875.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3311" data-original-width="2936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh6uIkvDMHHf6GUNhFOVKHoIJjVC-MF1GRMv2cM99U7CA87V7YjK3Fu3clmTM89-UH2eY-scR-NddYxK-8YZ9lZCWX6L7Vj6KKmHUik9tCgKFMuGX-0CENGpn58DAljrGdRAFaaqgCYExFux7GPfMgV6RQFZb8OngSNHYmgGC7ImYDnDAm-peJMmnsw/w568-h640/IMG_7875.jpeg" width="568" /></span></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NaIXCRCywpfsjhUm_z9XukJ4YXzblzc1-SXP8XKFnnJUeV6SKlYg8nbWrK2ffBowC-sCavUISNYyN-VrkgVMT_r2EEkEHCV3N7uFyTz7QQaTSbbWiLE2kvx-nrJHycb9zke-Xo0zExmw0_SITsq3mxJoKA7NCCG7hkh_kkaO8nQUHX0osR3XhAjeJw/s4032/IMG_7868.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NaIXCRCywpfsjhUm_z9XukJ4YXzblzc1-SXP8XKFnnJUeV6SKlYg8nbWrK2ffBowC-sCavUISNYyN-VrkgVMT_r2EEkEHCV3N7uFyTz7QQaTSbbWiLE2kvx-nrJHycb9zke-Xo0zExmw0_SITsq3mxJoKA7NCCG7hkh_kkaO8nQUHX0osR3XhAjeJw/w480-h640/IMG_7868.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">I combined a little bit of hand quilting with the machine quilting. In the blue/grey triangles I hand quilted a grid pattern on point. I don't know if you can see it any better in this shot of the back.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I receive my quilt I will share it with you in my next post. I am looking forward to it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I amazed myself and pushed past my usual tendency to postpone attaching borders, and today I put a small border around my Moda Love quilt top. This was made in conjunction with <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-whole-lotta-love.html">Chooky and friends at Scrub Stitchin'</a>, where many at that retreat completed one of these quilts. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ1DyY-VkkT7uWhZZ6mnBvODmGkaHrQN1Vm3a-hAQKE9axYbNIWP3J9WCe6FwjNUhd703DoSLV0y_ORipFnNkCTfIdzToBMQ3NZUOmLRZk9IABlw5fG3OqVZdIZdq4Yh1ISfIo2-7k7d1Zh7aVWKDVgE3QJT_8bof3VB-JEYBpczA4R_RmZOS9BvwiA/s3001/IMG_8149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2923" data-original-width="3001" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ1DyY-VkkT7uWhZZ6mnBvODmGkaHrQN1Vm3a-hAQKE9axYbNIWP3J9WCe6FwjNUhd703DoSLV0y_ORipFnNkCTfIdzToBMQ3NZUOmLRZk9IABlw5fG3OqVZdIZdq4Yh1ISfIo2-7k7d1Zh7aVWKDVgE3QJT_8bof3VB-JEYBpczA4R_RmZOS9BvwiA/w640-h624/IMG_8149.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When I cut these borders I barely had enough of this piece of a Kansas Troubles green print to cut 4 1/2" strips for the border. I got them all cut and as I laid them out around the completed center, I realized I had cut the last one at 4" instead of 4 1/2". There was only a strip about 2" wide left after having cut these. There was nothing left to do but go back and trim 1/2" off the other 3 borders. I would have liked the border to be a little wider, but I did what I could, and I still think this looks better with that small border than with no border at all. I felt like I needed to balance the green in the center.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOvhwG9mjHR6KLd514LVfSBeWAt5ItxWOXt6mtPFH983gLAiE9wc7rWLqI7D4xw4bHuI8oXWRRbM-FRjBju8ccQKnORyfXwhraOMshGU7kdqzEJvlKoHkC8Eep0037nzyn81v1hKsAfaBLIeMeawLeu3u7JtwOotnbXz0nfoSBb4qgZQqQKUh85WNAw/s4032/IMG_8140.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOvhwG9mjHR6KLd514LVfSBeWAt5ItxWOXt6mtPFH983gLAiE9wc7rWLqI7D4xw4bHuI8oXWRRbM-FRjBju8ccQKnORyfXwhraOMshGU7kdqzEJvlKoHkC8Eep0037nzyn81v1hKsAfaBLIeMeawLeu3u7JtwOotnbXz0nfoSBb4qgZQqQKUh85WNAw/w480-h640/IMG_8140.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On Mother's Day I finished the puzzle I've had out for months--Northern Lights in Norway. The sky and sea parts were a bit challenging, but I like a little challenge now and then. I thought it was fun that I had this puzzle out when we saw the Northern Lights here a few weeks ago.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJnpfvRmyQ_SvOgcTtjj3FGq1FFr0mWU2_hE1Kealx3imcCzUCnsEvs5qgulFNBpbsM4Q2KiU_4ibe5hDOhzXBftxXd22X76daKRB-yDESjA4IWRv0RJlvGw7wGXQj4S5W7atfGGP6VJ91KoNC2wJS8MT6sZu6lWc4kDyyvrXaGFNYKvEZ69gtg441g/s4032/70579408214__170F5EC6-335C-4597-8348-A506EFFF3413.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJnpfvRmyQ_SvOgcTtjj3FGq1FFr0mWU2_hE1Kealx3imcCzUCnsEvs5qgulFNBpbsM4Q2KiU_4ibe5hDOhzXBftxXd22X76daKRB-yDESjA4IWRv0RJlvGw7wGXQj4S5W7atfGGP6VJ91KoNC2wJS8MT6sZu6lWc4kDyyvrXaGFNYKvEZ69gtg441g/w480-h640/70579408214__170F5EC6-335C-4597-8348-A506EFFF3413.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I hope people had a pleasant Mother's Day. Though we did not have family gather, I did hear from each of my 4 children. My younger daughter, who doesn't live far, and also works with a local florist, brought by this lovely bouquet. It just represents spring so well, to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'll leave you with this image from my sewing room window. It is finally looking like Springtime in the Rockies! You can click to enlarge for a better view of the new lambs.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MZZ30fBtNNQVjq3uVmcF4s5AxCDz5KcDK2Ea4lfaxWpU5rbjA8nuQlqfGbHuEx363JST8rp9Jar6b83b7bvL7OAq8REIfaE9J67CLXD9BnLB_DOOSXtHDMxgLYmCVY60YEh9B8kisoCYbMOQl5It9XsBlvNsOAzi0SrOjIyXvANxbkMlkqbhXXC_ow/s3822/IMG_8131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="3822" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MZZ30fBtNNQVjq3uVmcF4s5AxCDz5KcDK2Ea4lfaxWpU5rbjA8nuQlqfGbHuEx363JST8rp9Jar6b83b7bvL7OAq8REIfaE9J67CLXD9BnLB_DOOSXtHDMxgLYmCVY60YEh9B8kisoCYbMOQl5It9XsBlvNsOAzi0SrOjIyXvANxbkMlkqbhXXC_ow/w640-h366/IMG_8131.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I usually have some sort of giveaway for those who are following along, in conjunction with my blog anniversary, but I haven't got my act together. I've been sick the past week. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Stay tuned for something later this month!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until then, be creative and be kind!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-55901675816406278552023-04-28T16:05:00.007-06:002023-04-28T18:39:20.797-06:00A little bit quilts, a little bit not<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I did it again-I went a full month without posting. Bad blogger! Where does the time go? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is crazy to me to think back almost 12 years ago when I started blogging and realize that I was posting 2 or 3 times a week! How did I do that? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So here are the two most recent Tiny Club blocks that I taught in my guild this month. And yes, I do enjoy fussy-cutting.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog8E72wCeTdgElm7qXAc4WYQ4wu27xG_oizGu1WnR1j6SyxWoGIJ68KgXCwkXY-uMJtfTbAEUSfDRSZiKklnCu7zBqgAXsjXjHNRKXvBv3gdxL4WBcX1Uo2ztQC3kponZl0o2NrwmmTqpBUA8-W856km-8UZGOb-tmRhJ7j0_k1CSlzw4hpQ1yni_KA/s2530/IMG_7922.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="2530" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog8E72wCeTdgElm7qXAc4WYQ4wu27xG_oizGu1WnR1j6SyxWoGIJ68KgXCwkXY-uMJtfTbAEUSfDRSZiKklnCu7zBqgAXsjXjHNRKXvBv3gdxL4WBcX1Uo2ztQC3kponZl0o2NrwmmTqpBUA8-W856km-8UZGOb-tmRhJ7j0_k1CSlzw4hpQ1yni_KA/w640-h470/IMG_7922.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As usual, I made "storyboards" to define the construction process. The designer of these blocks, Lynn Hopkins, used to do that for us when he taught these blocks before he left on a church mission. The circled block below in the right-hand board shows what happens when you reverse the value placement in your flying geese.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTd7dAzLuuzSGxqst6AF24uxqMEfJhSyEVts-_NpJP5dt-WqTKcnYbdgMzL1SQ69eDMlrUwkcmNFoasRORdAP6iQI7n5qEe3Th9XzIyiG8htOERFkGvgO27-bhGOnklUYBA366XiCzzxKQn3YXE7n7RAlNqCVsQhxcAaibfkfh1k8AI8caikh7trzVw/s4056/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-28%20at%202.38.14%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="4056" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTd7dAzLuuzSGxqst6AF24uxqMEfJhSyEVts-_NpJP5dt-WqTKcnYbdgMzL1SQ69eDMlrUwkcmNFoasRORdAP6iQI7n5qEe3Th9XzIyiG8htOERFkGvgO27-bhGOnklUYBA366XiCzzxKQn3YXE7n7RAlNqCVsQhxcAaibfkfh1k8AI8caikh7trzVw/w640-h336/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-28%20at%202.38.14%20PM.png" width="640" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> <span style="text-align: left;">It takes me a long time to put these boards together.</span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">What does NOT take a long time is the making of the blocks for the <a href="https://my.modafabrics.com/webfiles/Moda-Love-Layer-Cake-Quilt.pdf">Moda Love</a> quilt. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxRPjjSC1o_FlO3mqXYQwLLZawCQB8E8WXtjRKpfwAsUaHpD5ZgNEKrwtjczBdpGNK4mlLcwvghijoKh6RDIdpfFyIQGW92g_X6t4PYmjPjJEItKJ7NEAVjuKxywevKyES8959zz9gX5laOje0NgCs8NJKMQVoDcWwWmx75EP2c-UftII39pXo9M_EQ/s2924/IMG_7921.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2924" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxRPjjSC1o_FlO3mqXYQwLLZawCQB8E8WXtjRKpfwAsUaHpD5ZgNEKrwtjczBdpGNK4mlLcwvghijoKh6RDIdpfFyIQGW92g_X6t4PYmjPjJEItKJ7NEAVjuKxywevKyES8959zz9gX5laOje0NgCs8NJKMQVoDcWwWmx75EP2c-UftII39pXo9M_EQ/w640-h634/IMG_7921.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I did mix up the background fabrics a bit from when I last posted this, and I like it better this way. Then one evening while <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/">Chooky</a> and friends were at Scrub Stitchin' (International Version), I got the top half all sewn together.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguj6pYAA7TfaraUtQdtUTt3rPCwJ9ybGyMrigJt9zizULWSFXs8Uxt44XDDWbIct4yTU4tMLRty6r3h82enjeM2tBUShWWskLkYB7DYigaalKg9b-FHZVrK2wGwjtmMNIT7xv8wdzjQdKrtiAmHxFgQuv_I2dkIXyT4IOKvbFpPSfNFge7CgWR2LgyYQ/s4032/IMG_7860.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguj6pYAA7TfaraUtQdtUTt3rPCwJ9ybGyMrigJt9zizULWSFXs8Uxt44XDDWbIct4yTU4tMLRty6r3h82enjeM2tBUShWWskLkYB7DYigaalKg9b-FHZVrK2wGwjtmMNIT7xv8wdzjQdKrtiAmHxFgQuv_I2dkIXyT4IOKvbFpPSfNFge7CgWR2LgyYQ/w400-h300/IMG_7860.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Had a chance to share my progress with some of the Chookshed Stitchers after they returned from Scrub Stitchin'. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIzNIW8aadbmFZCNZh8x0wjqsZjdZckRNnUmaYaHgJJbDuQ2LBuFjw0eSSKUz5oOK0fhToduKsuPtVrAmbrILngq0GmoZJ_4UoOw5GG6yPlndb-qM6swlRFadkHv6C7Goy2Ueyv4XSBwjyQ6OK94rCyIPngd11f9MRJiWmPLL8Rhh_CLBMmpGq64foA/s4032/IMG_7737.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIzNIW8aadbmFZCNZh8x0wjqsZjdZckRNnUmaYaHgJJbDuQ2LBuFjw0eSSKUz5oOK0fhToduKsuPtVrAmbrILngq0GmoZJ_4UoOw5GG6yPlndb-qM6swlRFadkHv6C7Goy2Ueyv4XSBwjyQ6OK94rCyIPngd11f9MRJiWmPLL8Rhh_CLBMmpGq64foA/w400-h300/IMG_7737.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Some have asked about our current snow conditions. The photo to the right was taken out my kitchen window two weeks ago! Hard to believe we still had that much snow in the middle of April. The baby lambs couldn't even go frisk in the pasture because it was still covered in snow.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But this was the view of the mountains yesterday, on the dirt road where I take many of my walks. I stopped here as I was driving home from town and took this shot. The snow on the valley floor is gone, but the mountains are still covered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDdmIe1ZQqY_oX3I2OxjR29fQRbk-VKefecD1cvpZy6O5MWc4l42YP0OS42H0T0rhFTOgRfZYFmWwEr4vs4P5_qVGFiMgC7ZaQR4QKy6kb8dULmYcya-YhgJDzHMbnmWPZshzRRd5ASa9fOfoh6FfURVieMqx1qEDuuXrYpVfvFNa475zkjGRH_VIIg/s4001/IMG_7916.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="4001" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDdmIe1ZQqY_oX3I2OxjR29fQRbk-VKefecD1cvpZy6O5MWc4l42YP0OS42H0T0rhFTOgRfZYFmWwEr4vs4P5_qVGFiMgC7ZaQR4QKy6kb8dULmYcya-YhgJDzHMbnmWPZshzRRd5ASa9fOfoh6FfURVieMqx1qEDuuXrYpVfvFNa475zkjGRH_VIIg/w640-h330/IMG_7916.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Just last Sunday there were two events in the heavens I wanted to share. First up, in the afternoon we had a display of a sun halo. There was no sundog this time, which is apparently caused by the orientation of the ice crystals. Who knew? </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW2WjFyND1mD1c5CsW6_bcobmpLY9KSkd6PwQZtiEDQVV6Qls1wOzy4J_R9xdogItIZ_io5UQbBHMRmYDed8EPbhavjRquABMeB1v-5gqNm7nYEPOouBr5G8GpON-58HvoNnl2Ity-4rU-5fPWSKL02gB6-fNplVxY8ZQKxzWCTyGmiOV8FKlJsTAZA/s4032/IMG_7880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW2WjFyND1mD1c5CsW6_bcobmpLY9KSkd6PwQZtiEDQVV6Qls1wOzy4J_R9xdogItIZ_io5UQbBHMRmYDed8EPbhavjRquABMeB1v-5gqNm7nYEPOouBr5G8GpON-58HvoNnl2Ity-4rU-5fPWSKL02gB6-fNplVxY8ZQKxzWCTyGmiOV8FKlJsTAZA/w640-h480/IMG_7880.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then later that night, about 10 p.m., we had an even rarer event--the Northern Lights were barely visible. You can see one shot in my new header. They didn't actually appear that bright, but the real time photo hardly showed them at all. So the photo below was taken with my iPhone on a 3 second exposure. The green and purple is brighter in the photos, but it gives you a better idea of what we saw than the quick "shutter click".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1pChSVXtxrz4wSAlS5c5jsPwJir9MZdVJD4aVx4D8wW0YiWQh14YcTkM_mHFQ6ghoGH8MlZVz26sj0wFac07aoIXl1d8ElF0_KVHMvfiGXMK39Towkhu2s_WOxqye-SMADaxXyFxdwqhb2ZBpHfBgCDuX1EWkJooDX3_TqwUOcmQmoug8kE9AFd8Ww/s4032/IMG_7898.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1pChSVXtxrz4wSAlS5c5jsPwJir9MZdVJD4aVx4D8wW0YiWQh14YcTkM_mHFQ6ghoGH8MlZVz26sj0wFac07aoIXl1d8ElF0_KVHMvfiGXMK39Towkhu2s_WOxqye-SMADaxXyFxdwqhb2ZBpHfBgCDuX1EWkJooDX3_TqwUOcmQmoug8kE9AFd8Ww/w480-h640/IMG_7898.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is the third time I've seen the Northern Lights, and each time was here in this valley--and this is probably the second best view I've had. My dream is to see them from Iceland, or Norway, or some other such northern point someday. On our Alaskan cruise last September we missed a wonderful display of them in Juneau by 1 week. :(<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yesterday I sent off my doll quilt for the Humble Quilts Doll Quilt Swap. I'm excited to see if the recipient likes it, and to find out what comes my way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Maybe next time I will have a little more quilty content. We'll see. Until then, be creative and be kind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-49144438590911834652023-03-31T01:48:00.001-06:002023-03-31T15:54:53.471-06:00Look at me, making big quilts!<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Trying to get a second post in here before the month is over. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">First up is a quilt that was a new flimsy 10 years ago. This was my Barrister's SAL quilt, hosted by <a href="http://barristersblock.blogspot.com/">Randy at Barrister's Block</a> blog. It is made entirely from men's thrift store shirts, right down to the binding, that I attached after taking this photo, but haven't stitched down yet.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Randy did photo tutorials for each block on her blog. I have a page under my header photo that includes links to all of the tutorials.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmGErJsFNHC635DNtneZvy9L_QkzyY9-2gKqX5SBuIn9tAZV1Uh3bI4L6phkFChFRB0_hAIp7LYSYhMPcC7qwTaGha8fbumjYUjbxwr1z5Ipz-uKoX6TBawjOs6OvWhFtKZt0YBzHpMzkozq0J3LatIjs7ZmIn9LwY_fOU5sUTaC7276W_PG3AO0Hdg/s3558/IMG_7502.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3558" data-original-width="2896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmGErJsFNHC635DNtneZvy9L_QkzyY9-2gKqX5SBuIn9tAZV1Uh3bI4L6phkFChFRB0_hAIp7LYSYhMPcC7qwTaGha8fbumjYUjbxwr1z5Ipz-uKoX6TBawjOs6OvWhFtKZt0YBzHpMzkozq0J3LatIjs7ZmIn9LwY_fOU5sUTaC7276W_PG3AO0Hdg/w520-h640/IMG_7502.jpeg" width="520" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This was quilted by check, utilizing my usual machine quilter who only lives a couple of miles away, and does an incredible job. Below are two close-ups. It is a good thing my quilter likes to do sampler quilts, because there were 63 blocks in this quilt.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6ljqop0YjhPmC_nEUSe72Yh-HEuYfrp4LE_srl-PlttzTJsSwacUQLlccFYipvkA4AGL5UdqfKYqgmWBmdVtotkvuLj3YbFVwG8_fXQ0Dm6PgYdRe_1elMDD5CwP5t4fph192MPAlRKC5RDywZWlEGxGdangZ90iDyZK_9ufRj5MWDbx07p_r1n1Fg/s4356/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-30%20at%2011.38.30%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="4356" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6ljqop0YjhPmC_nEUSe72Yh-HEuYfrp4LE_srl-PlttzTJsSwacUQLlccFYipvkA4AGL5UdqfKYqgmWBmdVtotkvuLj3YbFVwG8_fXQ0Dm6PgYdRe_1elMDD5CwP5t4fph192MPAlRKC5RDywZWlEGxGdangZ90iDyZK_9ufRj5MWDbx07p_r1n1Fg/w640-h304/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-30%20at%2011.38.30%20PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Aside from her talent in quilting, I really appreciate that she gets my style, and when I tell her what I think I want, she will share any ideas that come to her that she thinks might be an improvement, and together we make the final decision. I never pick up a finished quilt and find she didn't listen to what I wanted. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Next up is the churn dash top--finally assembled, mostly. This is from <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2022/05/churn-dash-sal.html">Chooky's Churn Dash SAL</a> last summer (well, summer here in the states).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzgu9bzexIZSeJRKdX26FRXwrKdFrBqsTjy1jf4Gr-ooCI9BGvuuX-DMOsIYvVe3ihuPxJJHoTOlbWqFUhq9bhFcn9SVfr3QBl0sCrFAilXuEt_lLdTAMosGb8uBBifKEyb54EKm5oz87duY8AM52bxABPx_nQLK2xDEQdl4Q-TViSfU8UIgObOpOKA/s3582/IMG_7518.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3582" data-original-width="2973" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzgu9bzexIZSeJRKdX26FRXwrKdFrBqsTjy1jf4Gr-ooCI9BGvuuX-DMOsIYvVe3ihuPxJJHoTOlbWqFUhq9bhFcn9SVfr3QBl0sCrFAilXuEt_lLdTAMosGb8uBBifKEyb54EKm5oz87duY8AM52bxABPx_nQLK2xDEQdl4Q-TViSfU8UIgObOpOKA/w532-h640/IMG_7518.jpeg" width="532" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The blue fabric pinned on the right is what I have chosen for the border, but I am waiting for DD#1 to indicate how large she needs this to be, so I know how wide to cut the borders. I really enjoyed making this quilt. It is fun to make blocks this size and build a quilt relatively quickly. And I still got to throw a few random 1" and 3" Churn Dash blocks in the centers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then we have a quilt for which I can take no credit. Well, okay--I chose the setting fabrics and layout, and sewed it all together. But all of the blocks were made by Karen B., formerly of Log Cabin Quilter blog.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzKe-qZhKqE9iofTyX9Tfu3ZV0YobBqw_5I3heLipLQjhHhmleLxxIhp3yIOTPL3ObxhUTrE4d__AKPYgoxuPmdhayMzkJQOHGt0dg8wymNt_n1IW6MvfsEveij_7Q17TWUUtuyD53CaeaktkVNpbyXMHJNdJEDBCaSlRbRxzVjVtku75fgW37MlaxQ/s3044/IMG_7574.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3044" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzKe-qZhKqE9iofTyX9Tfu3ZV0YobBqw_5I3heLipLQjhHhmleLxxIhp3yIOTPL3ObxhUTrE4d__AKPYgoxuPmdhayMzkJQOHGt0dg8wymNt_n1IW6MvfsEveij_7Q17TWUUtuyD53CaeaktkVNpbyXMHJNdJEDBCaSlRbRxzVjVtku75fgW37MlaxQ/w636-h640/IMG_7574.jpeg" width="636" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I received a "care package" from her many years ago that contained fabrics and projects that had lost their appeal for her. The center block and four surrounding stars were from one project, and the 8 outer stars were from another. They all played together nicely, and the center of the quilt came together quickly. But I stalled a long time (years) on the borders. I finally took a trip over the mountain to my friend Fran, at her quilt shop (<a href="https://www.villagedrygoods.com/">Village Dry Goods</a>), and we narrowed it down to this subtle paisley from a Pam Buda line. I didn't want anything that would pull your eye away from the center, but also didn't want a solid. I stitched that border on the very next day. I think this one will be quilted by check as well. It is too small for a queen bed, but it will fit nicely on the full size bed in the loft spare room.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Are you ready for big quilt #4? I don't know if I am. Here goes. <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2023/03/so-optional-group-project-at-scrub.html">Chooky </a>has invited those attending Scrub Stitchin' (and any who want to sew along at home) to spend some time making a Moda Love quilt--in any of the 3 size options in the free pattern found at the link <a href="https://my.modafabrics.com/webfiles/Moda-Love-Layer-Cake-Quilt.pdf">here</a>. There are three pages to the pattern, each page giving instructions to one size. This is what went up on my design wall when the previous quilt top was completed. I may mix up the colors a bit more. This was the first time I had actually seen them in the places I had imagined they should go.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The fabric in each corner is a KT Christmas print of holiday words. I felt like the holiday color scheme would work with it, but seeing it in the photo, I'm not so sure.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUtWhK4tqpm--Z4qZbiauUMbYrXNURdznjarvM1cnbM9cX--lvE2Nyp__6IovvJtaCNuNEQAh3RPOv7R0DHS6NiVCuExAhSagL2xoxfVxLw8fb2TuQt7i8gPMzYJq3o9WCsAUcu9pEMyWszYROsOvkC5wgCbDLO8eZ5XF-EupCblSEaKSNb78gCYdlQ/s2947/IMG_7577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="2902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUtWhK4tqpm--Z4qZbiauUMbYrXNURdznjarvM1cnbM9cX--lvE2Nyp__6IovvJtaCNuNEQAh3RPOv7R0DHS6NiVCuExAhSagL2xoxfVxLw8fb2TuQt7i8gPMzYJq3o9WCsAUcu9pEMyWszYROsOvkC5wgCbDLO8eZ5XF-EupCblSEaKSNb78gCYdlQ/w630-h640/IMG_7577.jpeg" width="630" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The floral fabrics were sent to me by a dear blog friend many years ago. They are from a Kansas Troubles line. I had waited to find a quilt pattern that would let them shine, but not just be made of large squares. When I saw a Moda Love quilt on <a href="https://anniesquiltorts.blogspot.com/2017/09/design-wall-monday-labor-day.html">Annie's blog back in 2017</a>, it just spoke to me, and I printed her photo from her blog, writing notes all over it as to which fabric I wanted where. I pulled other matching fabrics from my KT stash, cut everything to size, and pinned them together in numbered groups. I even placed right sides together of the fabrics that would be making HSTs. I packed all this in a tote and took it with me to two retreats in a row (2019 and 2020--just before COVID), without ever getting to it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">With Annie's permission, this photo below shows what was in my "kit", with her photo in the center, very marked up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmTb2x69S-VLA_wxs00H9joDi1VkoRB3NMqE2zzsyWr5EvPU_iMUno9m9jKHQQ28wqp55fNfAn1J63Dq_uIbgUWVwN4fAqTV2s9hIcOYw3zL7vBaLj-aIo-1Ob6JpYYl3eYGXn-DehWhb5kANAE1Ri_nGJ5uMFov4W558tObl5KZ5IqhS7L4aACmKpA/s4032/IMG_7570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmTb2x69S-VLA_wxs00H9joDi1VkoRB3NMqE2zzsyWr5EvPU_iMUno9m9jKHQQ28wqp55fNfAn1J63Dq_uIbgUWVwN4fAqTV2s9hIcOYw3zL7vBaLj-aIo-1Ob6JpYYl3eYGXn-DehWhb5kANAE1Ri_nGJ5uMFov4W558tObl5KZ5IqhS7L4aACmKpA/w640-h480/IMG_7570.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That is why this is NOT a new start, so I didn't break my rule. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHWemWualL2KO5wqP-9h_SYQHjQPKpjY5q7dDaUHFkeW9MJs3ZZ8fTJ8dJ5RMOpZ6RtwDdNfA7CHq1xWJKgRJP1gY5oWzQabt2DhYRE5_PsHsSExYymlZyGbSk-MZa06X1khG7K8BV9mFZnvdWBW4X8rGgG0k9vNGa3TINQIS7BN8HSaor9UXzQDHww/s4032/IMG_7571.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHWemWualL2KO5wqP-9h_SYQHjQPKpjY5q7dDaUHFkeW9MJs3ZZ8fTJ8dJ5RMOpZ6RtwDdNfA7CHq1xWJKgRJP1gY5oWzQabt2DhYRE5_PsHsSExYymlZyGbSk-MZa06X1khG7K8BV9mFZnvdWBW4X8rGgG0k9vNGa3TINQIS7BN8HSaor9UXzQDHww/s320/IMG_7571.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">However, this did break my rule--I signed up for <a href="https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2023/03/10th-annual-humble-quilts-swap-quilt.html">Lori's doll quilt swap at Humble Quilts blog</a>. This is the 10th year, and I have only ever signed up one other time, two years ago. Since I have been on my "No New Starts" program for 6 months, I figured I could treat myself to one little doll quilt. And I already have the top assembled. Here is a peek. ;) Now you know exactly what it looks like, right?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Utah is experiencing the winter that keeps on giving. After years of mostly dry winters, with very little snow, we have been getting dumped on week after week. Every single week has at least a few days with snow (and now occasionally it is rain). We get most of our water in Utah from the snowpack that builds up in the mountains over the winter. With years of drought, our reservoirs are depleted. This winter we are breaking records for snowpack in much of the state (which also means there are flooding problems as that snow melts faster than it can be absorbed and contained). But it just seems insane after going weeks and sometimes months with barely measurable precipitation, to be waking up to new snowfall several times a week. It is snowing as I write, and is supposed to snow all night. The next three photos were all taken last week. (I think the poor birds have been confused, asking themselves if they flew too far north.)</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2OoiWEeoLBC68s7xMb5TqXDMb7IHWuX9KE4IYI2ymrhUSczHX3V_HWqVXIfgjtRsgx8UDDGd9hkb-i8ZAQBUT4LosqGXTLeWlQIdcpk7za4lVYMwmxblVLbnKPuENkklCgEvWyos4k986GudlXxHtUjReUGL1BKUGxrcumztPTPeITVEwkIXn7GjEw/s4032/IMG_7481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2OoiWEeoLBC68s7xMb5TqXDMb7IHWuX9KE4IYI2ymrhUSczHX3V_HWqVXIfgjtRsgx8UDDGd9hkb-i8ZAQBUT4LosqGXTLeWlQIdcpk7za4lVYMwmxblVLbnKPuENkklCgEvWyos4k986GudlXxHtUjReUGL1BKUGxrcumztPTPeITVEwkIXn7GjEw/w640-h480/IMG_7481.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7w_6LrrM-4V6cMzGvy5aEfu3lUoHAME8UuUigHQr5Qcprixr6tGkMHJv-CieB-rqkC2e2kYoElFiO90NQ9V-SMP8VS5jZsR7TWB2SpZ0NYWnZLcsbcfeV2qq1D75PLm_vWIhPL59gcpAJp5Uykk7KGHIkf671woOupPw7lhW8wjagiec_azkQ5rvdw/s4032/IMG_7484.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7w_6LrrM-4V6cMzGvy5aEfu3lUoHAME8UuUigHQr5Qcprixr6tGkMHJv-CieB-rqkC2e2kYoElFiO90NQ9V-SMP8VS5jZsR7TWB2SpZ0NYWnZLcsbcfeV2qq1D75PLm_vWIhPL59gcpAJp5Uykk7KGHIkf671woOupPw7lhW8wjagiec_azkQ5rvdw/w640-h480/IMG_7484.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvOIRyZoJHNi_cZKEbAlGmo6phau67uE0iAJAH8v5FCO_BN4-mx1qq6hp1IgLlK4NnAyIkqNO-ckld1UOU2CszPqnp9qfKb8UYC9we2LH-WvfwMNUMA0b4K-oIQeKvd4J_2k19gIHe70cYGPtFKBx9tgASHfhsvRFRLMKMoGFLgFfjXVqIyVKY8PG9Q/s4032/IMG_7514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvOIRyZoJHNi_cZKEbAlGmo6phau67uE0iAJAH8v5FCO_BN4-mx1qq6hp1IgLlK4NnAyIkqNO-ckld1UOU2CszPqnp9qfKb8UYC9we2LH-WvfwMNUMA0b4K-oIQeKvd4J_2k19gIHe70cYGPtFKBx9tgASHfhsvRFRLMKMoGFLgFfjXVqIyVKY8PG9Q/w640-h480/IMG_7514.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I need someone to explain to me how the mountains are reflected in the flooded field, when the field is about 5 miles away from the mountain. Just puzzled by the science here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This next photo was taken on my walk earlier this week. If you enlarge the photo and look along the mountain ridge line, you can see a little glow. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The wind is whipping up the loose snow at the top, and as the sun sets it highlights that flying snow. Under the right conditions, it looks like flames. I have posted some of those photos in the past.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk0Nr5lJzPDgCuNE5BTrp9gLJYm21xScHA3Z8IVW-wqgEODw4-pTZmy-owopqxHMMsCaS-9-i3afvZ1FtVNzxpXgcnUxlKTmcW6R5hx2iTILH1vs8q013ZkD3Ni91qAY7z1QtEKJwSRoUNQ60gle543RKW5XxMMY3G3MngJPfJ8nUstMRE_OmKRieXw/s4032/IMG_7553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk0Nr5lJzPDgCuNE5BTrp9gLJYm21xScHA3Z8IVW-wqgEODw4-pTZmy-owopqxHMMsCaS-9-i3afvZ1FtVNzxpXgcnUxlKTmcW6R5hx2iTILH1vs8q013ZkD3Ni91qAY7z1QtEKJwSRoUNQ60gle543RKW5XxMMY3G3MngJPfJ8nUstMRE_OmKRieXw/w640-h480/IMG_7553.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Enough rambling.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've enjoyed quality time in the sewing room lately, and it has felt really good. I hope you are finding time for things that bring you joy, without having to neglect the things that make you a responsible adult. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, be creative, and be kind,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-40592222063130751822023-03-17T23:56:00.005-06:002023-03-18T00:00:25.373-06:00Working on 3 neglected projects<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">First up is a project I started back in October of 2015. Sure, I have UFOs that are much older than that, but the fact that I started this for a show being held in 2017, and it is still unfinished speaks volumes for how I feel about entering shows. Here, it is--my 2-color, mini Burgoyne Surrounded--frozen in time.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Wgw5xg0dPQ5gGmbyH13g5VVu7cIOWwNm4grrJN7OEJjOOm1PlEo5fj3660b7In2nSAzhtgUSVnmkoSZ7rO4wonjZKIX6P5GwlZ_LAvvAXVzCC6FG6darT1dK9FoiS0s_Wnotc0FZd63RDYxB8JvT2DscF1vN0ijvP4-teJ6eCJH3-AnAnbr6rgEbQw/s2961/IMG_7380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="2773" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Wgw5xg0dPQ5gGmbyH13g5VVu7cIOWwNm4grrJN7OEJjOOm1PlEo5fj3660b7In2nSAzhtgUSVnmkoSZ7rO4wonjZKIX6P5GwlZ_LAvvAXVzCC6FG6darT1dK9FoiS0s_Wnotc0FZd63RDYxB8JvT2DscF1vN0ijvP4-teJ6eCJH3-AnAnbr6rgEbQw/w600-h640/IMG_7380.jpeg" width="600" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">After completing <a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-making-of-mini-quilt-part-2-quilting.html">my first mini Burgoyne Surrounded</a> (seen below) I made the very uncharacteristic decision to enter a quilt show. Not with that quilt, but with one I was yet to make.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy7UTMIuUH3alXr_c4QixP_So_sLBSwX3sTWejhTAC4vwvYrErx5Uy-6NRO-SdJJ5nAX-gyD32K_T9Ao4QnGomBOZfkB59jqbunuOiVnIbDXGB5JIODJ0u2roVZzTQ8q7O-WvIS2HB1kCw_Z1cm7ju44XcEn9Z4s7x5801AqAw0ZFH36sF-tp_2Pgeg/s3799/IMG_7381.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3799" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSy7UTMIuUH3alXr_c4QixP_So_sLBSwX3sTWejhTAC4vwvYrErx5Uy-6NRO-SdJJ5nAX-gyD32K_T9Ao4QnGomBOZfkB59jqbunuOiVnIbDXGB5JIODJ0u2roVZzTQ8q7O-WvIS2HB1kCw_Z1cm7ju44XcEn9Z4s7x5801AqAw0ZFH36sF-tp_2Pgeg/w640-h510/IMG_7381.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I was a member of our state quilt guild at the time and they had their Ruby Jubilee coming up in a couple of years. They were planning on a traveling Red/White quilt show around the state to celebrate the event. We were encouraged to make quilts to enter. There would be no judging--just voting by viewers on their favorites. Sounded non-threatening to me, and I decided I could make this a 9 block quilt (wasn't sure I could work with just 2 colors for more than that), and enter it in the "Mini" category of the show. I got busy on the quilt, but when the entry information became available, I saw that there was not a mini category. I had attended a few shows by the state guild in the past, and had seen a mini category, but apparently for this show they had decided to just lump everything together. For some reason that took the wind out of my sail and I never finished the quilt. And I have still never entered a show.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I have slowly worked on this now and then over the years, but it has been a while since I last pulled it out. I decided it is time to get this little quilt top finished. Using those pieces in the first photo, I completed all the 4-patch, 6-patch, and 9-patch units, and then did the critical sliver trimming that makes such a difference in mini quilts. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_OyxZFP9ncPZ8Zt4SKt1cZzZTSKIBmAmpgAGQI6h0vKLURYxpKcZPcHwbWenr7CrVlqfzkVlVO7TVuIPQrNMKqd2do7yIFEIkLGWfdhuEPoelKTCijOekDx8mBfAlA6lG-p51mNDIprouXkWWdMuY8PdojDE8j9opnusdDljS8p-7o6NdSPyk3g0Aw/s3426/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-17%20at%2010.30.46%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="3426" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_OyxZFP9ncPZ8Zt4SKt1cZzZTSKIBmAmpgAGQI6h0vKLURYxpKcZPcHwbWenr7CrVlqfzkVlVO7TVuIPQrNMKqd2do7yIFEIkLGWfdhuEPoelKTCijOekDx8mBfAlA6lG-p51mNDIprouXkWWdMuY8PdojDE8j9opnusdDljS8p-7o6NdSPyk3g0Aw/w640-h366/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-17%20at%2010.30.46%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Next I sewed the pieces together by rows, and then sewed the rows together.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpRBdkNsdR72Td7Q0IrqGWEgGsAoUg7NPS0zo6lw0CtlH7uBJc7nZbhFBbcLy2YM_MLPVoo3k8zQtzjXA-iRzBrlNRZwJ_E56MwFi_ubHAQG3ZSugeqaGdg-G8PDeMk5O3gAkyO4UxJgCZVrP5NEfc_5Qy7-gj7zUNkErXeYdW6diQEn3j79L3_iXPg/s2992/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-17%20at%2010.35.34%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="2992" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpRBdkNsdR72Td7Q0IrqGWEgGsAoUg7NPS0zo6lw0CtlH7uBJc7nZbhFBbcLy2YM_MLPVoo3k8zQtzjXA-iRzBrlNRZwJ_E56MwFi_ubHAQG3ZSugeqaGdg-G8PDeMk5O3gAkyO4UxJgCZVrP5NEfc_5Qy7-gj7zUNkErXeYdW6diQEn3j79L3_iXPg/w640-h408/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-17%20at%2010.35.34%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When sewn into a quilt, each block will finish at 3 3/4", and there are <b>97 pieces in each block</b>. Crazy, huh? Seven of the 9 blocks are now completed, and the pieces for the other two blocks are laid out on design boards, and should be completed in the next few weeks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The next neglected project is the labeling of my little quilts. Seven years ago I did <a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2016/10/what-do-you-think.html">a post about labeling quilts without labeling them</a>. In that post I explained that I always attach a label to my quilts--I just don't always write on the label. At that time I bemoaned the fact that I'd had a stack of 45 little quilts that needed labeling. Well, it happened again.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokauDVb_hFwVWOpBH1KN_5cZ7rMXiUgcI3rzMQmHd23gODDej0e4-Ktbt4cD6gzZfHzlctY42fI-2bvEtTGSPz-cattAoPgGnzziuMN6_PfKSMzJCCd-jWiw0tBEn87N8YF0eDbL8Dv0_WMW53JQ_2velr6iyK0ZQ9xqwLhkOEzfnljyr5cMpIIMYlg/s3750/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-17%20at%2010.40.18%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="3750" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokauDVb_hFwVWOpBH1KN_5cZ7rMXiUgcI3rzMQmHd23gODDej0e4-Ktbt4cD6gzZfHzlctY42fI-2bvEtTGSPz-cattAoPgGnzziuMN6_PfKSMzJCCd-jWiw0tBEn87N8YF0eDbL8Dv0_WMW53JQ_2velr6iyK0ZQ9xqwLhkOEzfnljyr5cMpIIMYlg/w640-h330/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-17%20at%2010.40.18%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hubby took the photo of me above, left, while I was hard at work writing labels. On the right is the photo I took when I had completed the pile of almost 60 quilts this time around. I would go to my blog and work backward, writing dates and info on 4 or 5 quilts. Next I'd go back to the table, find those quilts, and fill in the labels. Then the process would start again. I really hope to do better going forward, and finish the labels before I consider the quilt completed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The third neglected project that has received my attention this month is my Churn Dash quilt for <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2022/05/churn-dash-sal.html">Chooky's SAL </a>last year. The blocks finish at 9". A few of them have a 3" block in the center, and three of those have a 1" churn dash in the middle. I had all of the blocks made when they were supposed to be done, but I never made the deadline for the assembly of the top.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Still not there, but getting very close.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VIyeCnkGXV5MjAfWcjqBHD2cI6Tk5dVGaMPVsPJ6h773_a1MQ_KUEcryDe1S8Ga6TIjGqjntpe_BbBK5dRxp3zC9qGaOf1ca5Cb9Yc42Flmz-uaOY_9KRiyf0U21vw_6dRivPfQzrHwR0qL97NzFqR3Mawri6znGV9OTB7WnGRU2v6tsZBH-iqi1Ag/s3752/IMG_7412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3752" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VIyeCnkGXV5MjAfWcjqBHD2cI6Tk5dVGaMPVsPJ6h773_a1MQ_KUEcryDe1S8Ga6TIjGqjntpe_BbBK5dRxp3zC9qGaOf1ca5Cb9Yc42Flmz-uaOY_9KRiyf0U21vw_6dRivPfQzrHwR0qL97NzFqR3Mawri6znGV9OTB7WnGRU2v6tsZBH-iqi1Ag/w516-h640/IMG_7412.jpeg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The empty space is the row of sashing I am currently sewing together. At the time of the photo the row above that space was not yet attached to the upper half (which is all sewn together). All the blocks below the blank space still need to be sewn into rows. Once this is all assembled I will be auditioning borders to make the quilt as large as desired. I am leaning toward a dark blue that would be similar to the sashing, but no decisions have been made.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It seems like most everyone I know is currently dealing with difficult, stressful things. <span style="color: #333333;">You may be familiar with the following saying...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;"><i style="background-color: #9fc5e8;">"When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half of the time."</i></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'm thinking we could be right almost all the time these days. I want to choose kindness, even when faced with the opposite treatment. Not easy--it has to be a very intentional choice, but I'm working on it.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time,</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Be creative and be kind.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We have had such a snowy winter, and have more in the forecast next week. I like winter--and I don't even ski, but I also don't have to shovel the snow. I used to enjoy shoveling, but shoulder and back trouble have made it off limits for about 6 years now. I can still enjoy the views of the snowy countryside and mountains. The dirt road along the edge of the family farm gives some great vistas on my evening walk.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTDKl5MYbXqkz5vw6iHIMalaCu2qXBaKFdK-Q3Ys6xZtncf_JKxr6Sm2oec_Oqg6zQVMgoZFfiV3xY-gCJaDur72gzzWsvsYm1lcXrOVRcoeS_F0Y5faqatYOSs1cmiBWoVkzQ4UL3lbiWAoFlnCjyx4icQPY_3cVuj2QVBB8OgzR5m7jZL19WlLhdA/s4032/IMG_7393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTDKl5MYbXqkz5vw6iHIMalaCu2qXBaKFdK-Q3Ys6xZtncf_JKxr6Sm2oec_Oqg6zQVMgoZFfiV3xY-gCJaDur72gzzWsvsYm1lcXrOVRcoeS_F0Y5faqatYOSs1cmiBWoVkzQ4UL3lbiWAoFlnCjyx4icQPY_3cVuj2QVBB8OgzR5m7jZL19WlLhdA/w640-h480/IMG_7393.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is looking east--the sunset is behind me, but the glow reflects onto the tops of the mountains across the valley.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-31476971313602365312023-02-28T23:29:00.003-07:002023-02-28T23:39:40.262-07:00Dumping all of February on you<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> Sorry I have been absent for the month. It has been a pretty intense month for me. I will start with the completion of Sea Glass and Sand. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9bSfbGZ_I8UvTcZHl9IDCKj7P2hjXnXwQ4YGi4k4twu-f9rk10b8el_8SxUJ1WU4oljbX4Jx9L6Nt7muRojiwE7UyybvNqsmgezLSEuiugalMsxAaiTl4qW6CnYMEq0ZmzV4skZB_bn8v2MeYxz5GZlWAfiA53LaBekhOpAKtF8EnK-GFaQAERjENg/s2937/IMG_7177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="2851" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9bSfbGZ_I8UvTcZHl9IDCKj7P2hjXnXwQ4YGi4k4twu-f9rk10b8el_8SxUJ1WU4oljbX4Jx9L6Nt7muRojiwE7UyybvNqsmgezLSEuiugalMsxAaiTl4qW6CnYMEq0ZmzV4skZB_bn8v2MeYxz5GZlWAfiA53LaBekhOpAKtF8EnK-GFaQAERjENg/w622-h640/IMG_7177.jpeg" width="622" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEhYNIDOzP6NO8_vFOoN-kijo9UgYXfshmL5mI2Hl7r3hTenCWIs9uqArei17Ln1zNz32C_ICHubGGO6HYrLPieqcW-xzqqpe0up6UXqd8BCs4HDXKSCNBZlFZGshCDZ5m3BJYghEQnMtg9W_oVZ7dqa-Oj6OaljZdlEFOYkKSmeLWzE7VFE4WBNLIJ1hg/s4032/IMG_7184.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNIDOzP6NO8_vFOoN-kijo9UgYXfshmL5mI2Hl7r3hTenCWIs9uqArei17Ln1zNz32C_ICHubGGO6HYrLPieqcW-xzqqpe0up6UXqd8BCs4HDXKSCNBZlFZGshCDZ5m3BJYghEQnMtg9W_oVZ7dqa-Oj6OaljZdlEFOYkKSmeLWzE7VFE4WBNLIJ1hg/w300-h400/IMG_7184.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It felt so good to get this finished. I took it around for some glamor shots, but didn't love any of them. Then I had the silly idea to introduce Sea Glass and Sand to snow. We have been having more than our fair share of it this winter. The introduction was a little shaky, but everyone played nicely. <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The blocks in this quilt finish at 2" square, and the whole quilt is a measly 8 1/2".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I made this quilt as the project I would be teaching at a local guild. Now I needed to write the pattern. During the process I discovered that I don't like pattern writing. :) I had to keep making the blocks over and over again to make sure I was assembling in the correct order, and that I had seams going the best way for ease of assembly--even though I had taken notes as I made the quilt, so I thought I had all the info I needed. I always second guess myself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And then I had to make more blocks in order to create the story boards of the process for each of the two blocks in the quilt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUqhGwRyAy4h22_4XLi1MjAfTGIKFTexZ5NBWXzdCF6fzKlD5QYiecRglNJ6HtPgmyd5o7ibBkTsQFYdWsBe-ipqmr_MKv52X1LQIPS7RXYFXOI-XbOLTT1LbSvMjkgOEQrEi7zjMTzAU4BEl2wCmQBS7yMqkIfW8drTgnf4VKmkkTCVP9ItXok0Hxg/s3900/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-28%20at%2010.42.03%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="3900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUqhGwRyAy4h22_4XLi1MjAfTGIKFTexZ5NBWXzdCF6fzKlD5QYiecRglNJ6HtPgmyd5o7ibBkTsQFYdWsBe-ipqmr_MKv52X1LQIPS7RXYFXOI-XbOLTT1LbSvMjkgOEQrEi7zjMTzAU4BEl2wCmQBS7yMqkIfW8drTgnf4VKmkkTCVP9ItXok0Hxg/w640-h320/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-28%20at%2010.42.03%20PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbVK-OK3pS8K1Jc4HmYZCqGgDDEC1RDrmmDQZeT5eXFbYANz2FrKMXObN4C4wqR0VHYXZ2B5arUv8SfCw7bgwNUayF5wqI9BC00F2xtcwVGDEGdJreK5oXoloumSZSu6AUx6uy5v_XO5whzkVUnZrT1DYBDkY7fPA_6g6eEyHBMVZl1GFO_uYRLWIFg/s2974/IMG_7167.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="2974" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbVK-OK3pS8K1Jc4HmYZCqGgDDEC1RDrmmDQZeT5eXFbYANz2FrKMXObN4C4wqR0VHYXZ2B5arUv8SfCw7bgwNUayF5wqI9BC00F2xtcwVGDEGdJreK5oXoloumSZSu6AUx6uy5v_XO5whzkVUnZrT1DYBDkY7fPA_6g6eEyHBMVZl1GFO_uYRLWIFg/w400-h316/IMG_7167.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">At one point I was so tired of stopping to cut more parts to make another attempt at the block, I just grabbed some HSTs that were on the cutting table without worrying about their size. It was the process I was trying to figure out. When I finished it I realized I had just made a basket that would finish at 1 1/2". It made the 2" finished blocks in my quilt seem large (well, at least bigger).</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The class for the guild was held today (Feb. 28th). It was a blustery day, and with the recent snowfalls and more snow overnight, out in farm country where I live, the fresh snow was blowing off the fields and over the roads, causing near white-out conditions. I wondered if they would cancel class, but apparently quilters are hardier than that. As I headed out, the winds were whipping again and a couple of times I just had to pray that I was still driving on the road, because I couldn't really see it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Out of the 23 signed up for class, I think 18 of them made it there. I was amazed. If I hadn't been teaching the class, I would have opted not to go out in that weather. But we had a great group of ladies there, and I was happy to be able to share my experience and recommendations for small-scale piecing. I forgot about taking photos until after a couple of them had already had to leave, but this gives you an idea of the action.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkMWmnM04M_TfGsTUrO1b5Tr4YWAYNlgz_uB1SuCIsGf44vJpmaLFL8W5B-G6Iwkix3BLuPGsWfSudgJBjxRFY1Pf0fDKwKKjaddm_qdYsw1nLhZqjz39VQCWwuoUTEOv4rUV_NsdGLysVFLckihRqIsnps8MyoY1nKULZRLaauePPsY4xHx-WYtbVg/s3464/IMG_7222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="3464" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkMWmnM04M_TfGsTUrO1b5Tr4YWAYNlgz_uB1SuCIsGf44vJpmaLFL8W5B-G6Iwkix3BLuPGsWfSudgJBjxRFY1Pf0fDKwKKjaddm_qdYsw1nLhZqjz39VQCWwuoUTEOv4rUV_NsdGLysVFLckihRqIsnps8MyoY1nKULZRLaauePPsY4xHx-WYtbVg/w640-h424/IMG_7222.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They meet in a large room in the city building of a community several miles northeast of where I live. Plenty of space and lots of light. Below is a better look at the display.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvuC9B8Ynj1PiL9L6-PLgu1nL6Asos0jk3pPjb31dFNtbnhU8tmKSyTtYTpmzubL_89cTdPyMUocA6e0yZ8OqFwzazCoFC489j9orybwM4dezNNtXxmcA6UyOwGYoPJWnx5pMHknrm45_hYg_-PgKgu9o9VyIQod3Dp9-lVxSbgpjhGl3gXYSgA55hA/s3738/IMG_7223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3738" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvuC9B8Ynj1PiL9L6-PLgu1nL6Asos0jk3pPjb31dFNtbnhU8tmKSyTtYTpmzubL_89cTdPyMUocA6e0yZ8OqFwzazCoFC489j9orybwM4dezNNtXxmcA6UyOwGYoPJWnx5pMHknrm45_hYg_-PgKgu9o9VyIQod3Dp9-lVxSbgpjhGl3gXYSgA55hA/w640-h454/IMG_7223.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thank you Needles and Friends Quilt Guild for inviting me to share with you. It was a delightful morning (once I got out of the blowing snow). :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DL4D3_5iVOXt8WS6YGPh5dYboU0VnORKIbGaIL1sLjVpIB9eRreF2Mw7Wo_OYsAPM05k0O9AMRR5vF_53ZdLajoG7hWBUzLYo33kh1KxPRWOXYZKyAkHXbvI1MbVnw5PQa-0OcqiY_HVeTdibLFLozQGYMbKKZXW9K39FIBC0AUQovfQJHQncG_Hfg/s2807/IMG_7116.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="2807" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DL4D3_5iVOXt8WS6YGPh5dYboU0VnORKIbGaIL1sLjVpIB9eRreF2Mw7Wo_OYsAPM05k0O9AMRR5vF_53ZdLajoG7hWBUzLYo33kh1KxPRWOXYZKyAkHXbvI1MbVnw5PQa-0OcqiY_HVeTdibLFLozQGYMbKKZXW9K39FIBC0AUQovfQJHQncG_Hfg/w400-h391/IMG_7116.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I wanted to share this block with you. For the "block jack" in my guild this month we had the spool block. I love the way the thread on the spool is pieced. I had so much fun making these, I made four of them.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is a block I may want to make more of someday (when I can start something new again--if that day ever comes).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We have been having a lot of these kinds of days this winter--cold and grey with lots of big, fat flakes falling and piling up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1N9D7BKvvtpPnYS7P_4qvflJPj9wzaOdppwMYltol7n2ZfvWAmr-G_1GZ9IiEALrH0X9IL6PA84yoHIqhiwg4jsYHHr5ucaj3rGu1tKhGQfQOmJab20yg8FUYZiLTLbLgP_ND9Z0p3zdBDm9zUn-VcfHYzgx3zTKCbnnFnDJu_FNkp0zNZjGSkdeBQ/s4892/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-28%20at%2011.05.26%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4892" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1N9D7BKvvtpPnYS7P_4qvflJPj9wzaOdppwMYltol7n2ZfvWAmr-G_1GZ9IiEALrH0X9IL6PA84yoHIqhiwg4jsYHHr5ucaj3rGu1tKhGQfQOmJab20yg8FUYZiLTLbLgP_ND9Z0p3zdBDm9zUn-VcfHYzgx3zTKCbnnFnDJu_FNkp0zNZjGSkdeBQ/w640-h244/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-28%20at%2011.05.26%20PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the left is my in-laws home where my son and his wife now reside. It is across a small pasture, but I zoomed in a bit to see the flakes better. You can enlarge this (or any photos in the post) for a better look. On the right is the view of the farmyard from my sewing room window. In the midst of all this dreariness, this is what keeps me smiling--a little bit of summer, indoors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPqs0u-TzdTvx8_PMbZGDcwpcywDBS4h9FHdrHFC8nQAGnN7FGuQRCzjv8zpd1u5s5wvn2eF8ED7W7qdaLDdwHA9VimkZVRho16VRgJMjl8YGOri2y07wdFEMQevOzj-deU_V45EsNLB4Owm7ka33QX-efZqMnbCrArYA1u21uOkMJo-bEQN-lsy_GQ/s4824/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-28%20at%2011.09.53%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="4824" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPqs0u-TzdTvx8_PMbZGDcwpcywDBS4h9FHdrHFC8nQAGnN7FGuQRCzjv8zpd1u5s5wvn2eF8ED7W7qdaLDdwHA9VimkZVRho16VRgJMjl8YGOri2y07wdFEMQevOzj-deU_V45EsNLB4Owm7ka33QX-efZqMnbCrArYA1u21uOkMJo-bEQN-lsy_GQ/w640-h220/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-28%20at%2011.09.53%20PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And once the storm passes outside, it is a bright, crisp, and frosty world. Below is the view from the front of the house--looking east.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiki7N7YkD33mDcXH207icDwxO05PRvqOHYpyfCP3hzoH4Dk74qPG16_yHIE_gCPZDhaYeNrUS1WuwODxrH67APhHANPnkNtyoT_k0mf6d59ZI0KTAXyVUuzKfoQqF430c1-JV1x_aEGC8NNYtxeJzlusy2JFq2aEJgOtmcWdPeTj1iiNs6buFZ_9sDYg/s4032/IMG_7149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiki7N7YkD33mDcXH207icDwxO05PRvqOHYpyfCP3hzoH4Dk74qPG16_yHIE_gCPZDhaYeNrUS1WuwODxrH67APhHANPnkNtyoT_k0mf6d59ZI0KTAXyVUuzKfoQqF430c1-JV1x_aEGC8NNYtxeJzlusy2JFq2aEJgOtmcWdPeTj1iiNs6buFZ_9sDYg/w640-h480/IMG_7149.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And next is the view from the "bee garden" next to our home--looking west.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NYuFmgX9XNFwmoB5fpyp2nXQz-w2nwdYUMxC8HIWTCfG8J-zIVowJwMjn7r-sXoOS0zFWrCcAqS0UAe2OxWUdU04VcfnFmZfsSW9JbjUuM2tfdVRyySar9YM9SfH1DCE37yOxrbE1PqsQEEz14f3mDHJ0gHgtjumoaAP0QKF5TWuxuURT8nZnwQcXw/s4032/IMG_7154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NYuFmgX9XNFwmoB5fpyp2nXQz-w2nwdYUMxC8HIWTCfG8J-zIVowJwMjn7r-sXoOS0zFWrCcAqS0UAe2OxWUdU04VcfnFmZfsSW9JbjUuM2tfdVRyySar9YM9SfH1DCE37yOxrbE1PqsQEEz14f3mDHJ0gHgtjumoaAP0QKF5TWuxuURT8nZnwQcXw/w640-h480/IMG_7154.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I hope you can find beauty in your surroundings, and create beauty in your sewing space.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, be creative and be kind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-37577850529302470012023-01-29T00:17:00.004-07:002023-01-29T00:53:46.626-07:00Just a Few Little Things<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So much for being a better blogger in the new year! Oh, well--I still have hopes to improve. <br />I have just been sewing tiny things this month. Every block in this post finishes at 2"! This is the one that looks the most complete, though it is just a flimsy. I'm thinking I'll call it Sea Glass and Sand.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVJloKJQ31paxifvvy-udZP0tzobFDRRE_7JWRYNVPJFgW3dY1bcfkfJjb4xcSLm6PdMb0qd4J70g6Hs8QpSt-WZe6Suxzwx-Ip5XZs34y4Rp4ShA9Mi_K_2_qyPbKxxUPw-yByAs3KINcuTWsU9qt5P8kEWE2nt0Io4Y1tQVbdRvI6sDpw3H1_H8WA/s3425/IMG_7008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="3425" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVJloKJQ31paxifvvy-udZP0tzobFDRRE_7JWRYNVPJFgW3dY1bcfkfJjb4xcSLm6PdMb0qd4J70g6Hs8QpSt-WZe6Suxzwx-Ip5XZs34y4Rp4ShA9Mi_K_2_qyPbKxxUPw-yByAs3KINcuTWsU9qt5P8kEWE2nt0Io4Y1tQVbdRvI6sDpw3H1_H8WA/w640-h542/IMG_7008.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sometime early last year I agreed to teach a class for a local guild, and we set it for February of this year. That gave me lots of time to get the pattern and samples ready. You know how that goes--in your mind you think you have plenty of time, so you push it off until you realize there isn't that much time left. And what time is left is called "Crunch Time"!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here it is again with the inspiration piece I did a few years ago with some blog friends. It was our <a href="https://mymaterialcreations.blogspot.com/2019/05/vintage-indigo-challenge.html">Indigo Challenge, issued by Sandy at My Material Creations blog</a>. I had already written up patterns for the blocks in this piece, and used them to create the new piece that is a little smaller.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mkaAmQVJeITCr-O8BoE3UONXVyggDDty3XalIse2jgRBOLXfpLmr5DwoWOr6ALE_cLPpi5Cd_hraRDLaH_KVMy58jV2tgkYHzmq1SuH6HgSz5ajNLlhASuucJUucuAuX_yZdCyKw3GKtRbBtxNt902mwZW3NGmWRdgvWpFU7RO8ZtaqmvWW7jO7Ikw/s4032/IMG_7009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mkaAmQVJeITCr-O8BoE3UONXVyggDDty3XalIse2jgRBOLXfpLmr5DwoWOr6ALE_cLPpi5Cd_hraRDLaH_KVMy58jV2tgkYHzmq1SuH6HgSz5ajNLlhASuucJUucuAuX_yZdCyKw3GKtRbBtxNt902mwZW3NGmWRdgvWpFU7RO8ZtaqmvWW7jO7Ikw/w640-h480/IMG_7009.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am rewriting the patterns to be a little more user friendly for people who may not be used to making 2" blocks. When I wrote up the original patterns they were directed to a group already sewing 2" blocks by the boatload.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In my own guild I am still teaching the Tiny Blocks designed by Lynn Hopkins (patterns and specialty rulers available through Fran at <a href="https://www.villagedrygoods.com/">Village Dry Goods</a>). We tackle two blocks each month. These were the story boards for the construction process this month.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXvBhldQGhUYRk2_RHujrda2msO2ZwOQ69NUIewZ07ZLNY1OSyj_5Bg6wvguqesKdfxgpZEqX1fa4aTanpfrdPksni-e9MSSIkgk-BYKNf8KWi-k-VTsTJaAoTGRyYqwAe_giL2swgjtdaJnE8i3SkaQJo_2tf-fxRez7bFGA1D4-3crw_4i0W3RlBA/s3696/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-28%20at%2011.56.34%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="3696" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXvBhldQGhUYRk2_RHujrda2msO2ZwOQ69NUIewZ07ZLNY1OSyj_5Bg6wvguqesKdfxgpZEqX1fa4aTanpfrdPksni-e9MSSIkgk-BYKNf8KWi-k-VTsTJaAoTGRyYqwAe_giL2swgjtdaJnE8i3SkaQJo_2tf-fxRez7bFGA1D4-3crw_4i0W3RlBA/w640-h322/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-28%20at%2011.56.34%20PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The one on the left shows a few different cutting technique options for a rather easy block. The one on the right shows a step-by-step way to make those tiny flying geese (finishing at 1/2" x 1") used in making the star, very accurate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGoqTsBrFxE4brkhy4SWi8xNf2OaTEGqdCtSTaQwgVc5ouZDpOJ5AP0YQfy-NRtFeOaHjPSs8S1oqfXDwWr4lMTFPPcBOj7g3-7ZJtxGhCgvVDb7_Dx1wH4UELzkGWx59qwfMK_8HCeRwYJwH7VvhUIom31h9u--V9iPe4XqmFDOstVIfAVVFt-E6BQ/s4032/IMG_6942.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGoqTsBrFxE4brkhy4SWi8xNf2OaTEGqdCtSTaQwgVc5ouZDpOJ5AP0YQfy-NRtFeOaHjPSs8S1oqfXDwWr4lMTFPPcBOj7g3-7ZJtxGhCgvVDb7_Dx1wH4UELzkGWx59qwfMK_8HCeRwYJwH7VvhUIom31h9u--V9iPe4XqmFDOstVIfAVVFt-E6BQ/w300-h400/IMG_6942.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The other little thing is that I finally got the last four ornaments finished that I was making from my Dad's plaid shirts. The year after he passed I made five of these for my Mom and two of these for each of my siblings as their birthdays rolled around. And then that Christmas I made two for each of my daughters. But I never made them for my sons--until 5 years later! With the border, these ornaments finish at 2 1/2" inches--the pineapple itself is 2". Now that I am finished with Dad's, I need to start making them for the family out of the scraps from Mom's quilts. She didn't really wear cotton clothing that would work well, so I decided her quilt scraps would be the best option.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I also spent a little time with <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/">Chooky</a> and the Chookshed Stitchers on Friday. Even though I wasn't there long, any time spent with them is always a delight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMIoIdJ17pmp7pk1B5KtHFBt6l1WfYv_rZ3uBZPoddFkWc3YQsBR64aVvQOlaoWmm1JAZm4tjygb2q40s22zwV_pI0i3kRtdt-363cILg5U3dPKJJFXVjsub4mjZkgglyqQr0J8ASpRcIP5w6XlYNEF2CrC9zQ2nvW8WWTIzG5EzagcGYQRql0alAOQ/s4032/IMG_7002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMIoIdJ17pmp7pk1B5KtHFBt6l1WfYv_rZ3uBZPoddFkWc3YQsBR64aVvQOlaoWmm1JAZm4tjygb2q40s22zwV_pI0i3kRtdt-363cILg5U3dPKJJFXVjsub4mjZkgglyqQr0J8ASpRcIP5w6XlYNEF2CrC9zQ2nvW8WWTIzG5EzagcGYQRql0alAOQ/w400-h300/IMG_7002.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Now I have a confession to make--don't laugh. I bought ANOTHER nativity. I just should not go in that bookstore after Christmas. I went in to buy something my daughter asked me to send her, and the nativities were 75% off. I was just going to look and not buy, but when I saw one of the ones that I had admired before Christmas was still there--and it was the LAST one (the display model)--I had to check out the price. How can you argue with $17 dollars (it was originally almost $75)??</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIp93tl9FtmHPclNkfK7hIuzKjwreNpeYg73pVV_pomRARNMJPWv6fZ9mT9ne0uoOATgksKbHLTeYGNDXqC6pHfiSIFFjNPIVbtzvS2LljqZ9bkvtvCafiUOELtcPUJ57A6EJ9AGn_x9Q6ky1l_nM_I0e_3xXi6Xj_4uu4l9yrnJUmn3-jjehZXlcdJg/s3101/IMG_7013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3101" data-original-width="2847" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIp93tl9FtmHPclNkfK7hIuzKjwreNpeYg73pVV_pomRARNMJPWv6fZ9mT9ne0uoOATgksKbHLTeYGNDXqC6pHfiSIFFjNPIVbtzvS2LljqZ9bkvtvCafiUOELtcPUJ57A6EJ9AGn_x9Q6ky1l_nM_I0e_3xXi6Xj_4uu4l9yrnJUmn3-jjehZXlcdJg/w368-h400/IMG_7013.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The lighting in this photo doesn't do it justice. It is made of Springstone, and comes from Zimbabwe. I don't know anyone who has been to Zimbabwe, but I'm sure I can find somebody. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I was trying to get this post finished before midnight Saturday, but it is a few minutes after now, and I need to be up early for choir practice. I'd better close, and wish you a good Sabbath.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Be creative and be kind!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Had to include a sunset from Tuesday evening, when I drove a mile down the road to visit a friend. It looked like the sun was trying to burn through the clouds that shrouded the mountaintops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceoBckZZPkH-gGPSwTpUXTxSdHRKBttfPDzxKGTzZFF6YYJXeK05wEX-KFzSpxPFSl6sdKm-gGEVZq7OMyqubCp4cU4XSBUaDeijf5pR1KDz32hiliBc-DQ_YJNFGOwqLfcvIiv7DrDDj8gEJIeoNSOu3Tg2_uA_I5sfRXpVuhNOUZ8130adc2n8eIA/s4032/IMG_6991.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceoBckZZPkH-gGPSwTpUXTxSdHRKBttfPDzxKGTzZFF6YYJXeK05wEX-KFzSpxPFSl6sdKm-gGEVZq7OMyqubCp4cU4XSBUaDeijf5pR1KDz32hiliBc-DQ_YJNFGOwqLfcvIiv7DrDDj8gEJIeoNSOu3Tg2_uA_I5sfRXpVuhNOUZ8130adc2n8eIA/w640-h480/IMG_6991.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-38940164106105767902023-01-02T01:57:00.021-07:002023-01-02T02:07:53.316-07:00The Last Monthly Mini--and a hodge-podge<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This mini post is different in a few ways. It isn't your typical mini, it is the last one for 2022 (landing in 2023), and it is the last official monthly mini with our fearless leader, <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/2022/12/december-monthly-mini.html">Wendy (Constant Quilter blog).</a> Thank you Wendy for the five fun-filled years of monthly merry-making with minis (oh, I love that I got two alliterations in one sentence). :) Check out Wendy's blog for the last round of links to the monthly mini makers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is what will have to count as my December mini. The four blocks that make up the Bear's Paw on the pocket each finish at 2".</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzd3LpGLs-LnmqfTdE4t1-PPMeE4Y-xqPdAMn0OHPvPLXh-PLu5Q7y8G_GD86avhNxotGWmYBjUFKxd_UU1CYfZAGatx5b8ufqqT3Ple3Gke8aSpAKBVJOu-1KA9Zn-APeSZBENvrj1ewVlYByC1YsPLqnk_nMaOCXT86OkQH1R8oW7WBD7VSFqzQag/s4032/IMG_6718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzd3LpGLs-LnmqfTdE4t1-PPMeE4Y-xqPdAMn0OHPvPLXh-PLu5Q7y8G_GD86avhNxotGWmYBjUFKxd_UU1CYfZAGatx5b8ufqqT3Ple3Gke8aSpAKBVJOu-1KA9Zn-APeSZBENvrj1ewVlYByC1YsPLqnk_nMaOCXT86OkQH1R8oW7WBD7VSFqzQag/w480-h640/IMG_6718.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Based on a <a href="https://theinspiredwren.blogspot.com/2014/12/tutorial-and-giveaway-3-10-tote-bag.html">pattern from The Inspired Wren,</a> I adapted it in a couple of ways. It is a nice tote, on the smaller size. Following the pattern makes a 9.5" x 12" tote that is 2" deep. I had to make mine a tad smaller to accommodate the fabrics I had that would match the pocket I had already made. That was my other adaptation--pockets.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This pattern did not include pockets. I added one outer (the Bear's Paw block), and one inner. Before sewing side seams, I attached the outside pocket on one end, and the inner pocket on the other, as shown below.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFFhD8w5h8DsmCkjnwd4Itw57uTx7xSJBNWl0o-ujlOyXWvNRawgoM_OiZjKrlij0knwnSm2k7hNrpiENTqOsxRe6XguiQcxHe1dG_IksQU71ZLbvmz34fC-cpDjKFxjH9TrEy9LY6W4DK9LYJ7pKKFIvf4_hxzDjJoBsJEHrjoW68u5RxPBCNi5k4A/s2706/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-02%20at%2012.31.07%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2706" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFFhD8w5h8DsmCkjnwd4Itw57uTx7xSJBNWl0o-ujlOyXWvNRawgoM_OiZjKrlij0knwnSm2k7hNrpiENTqOsxRe6XguiQcxHe1dG_IksQU71ZLbvmz34fC-cpDjKFxjH9TrEy9LY6W4DK9LYJ7pKKFIvf4_hxzDjJoBsJEHrjoW68u5RxPBCNi5k4A/w640-h518/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-02%20at%2012.31.07%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Other than those two items, I followed the pattern as written. It is well written and easy to follow.It does call for fusible interfacing, and it was a miracle that there happened to be enough of it on hand, since I haven't used the stuff for about a decade!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The inside is finished off nicely with French seams, so there are no raw edges exposed. I like that.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsptC6OGtxvvSbHocWrW02zhdmkfEAn0JnbiZmDD5InTGdvlrsUEWn5AAZNcl0W7WYbHvNUPDiBcG8aD1asFH4L0gB1hhwitdAcKVyPTOChJfEwsJmxbyOvFu8TL5lo_0qL2EceEgYRfiSmWGvvj5aG9KH5VvbIol0k8mkwpsYI6DId19gO4YvUN6E5A/s4032/IMG_6716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsptC6OGtxvvSbHocWrW02zhdmkfEAn0JnbiZmDD5InTGdvlrsUEWn5AAZNcl0W7WYbHvNUPDiBcG8aD1asFH4L0gB1hhwitdAcKVyPTOChJfEwsJmxbyOvFu8TL5lo_0qL2EceEgYRfiSmWGvvj5aG9KH5VvbIol0k8mkwpsYI6DId19gO4YvUN6E5A/w480-h640/IMG_6716.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This was my contribution to my guild's Christmas gift swap. We were each to make a bag of some sort and we could choose to fill it with goodies or not. I threw in some of my soap, a bag of treats, and a mini Dresden Plate pattern and template. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I hope the new owner likes it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzerrWcKE9bhe-68T1RSdA9PbrJ6tGoObkx8XpJpXBP8x0XHt8c_s4PcvUEsuOmdaAsD4mKELp3flXBLM6fwVbxW8sW82ARo-ZTacKBlaMUoPrrD0hWGYe7h08l4oeJE18unIOt8DsMd_r0ZF-lwF1c0_A9rabKxJis7GaWYeejl8NjiLN9sEiw9V7AQ/s4032/IMG_6720.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzerrWcKE9bhe-68T1RSdA9PbrJ6tGoObkx8XpJpXBP8x0XHt8c_s4PcvUEsuOmdaAsD4mKELp3flXBLM6fwVbxW8sW82ARo-ZTacKBlaMUoPrrD0hWGYe7h08l4oeJE18unIOt8DsMd_r0ZF-lwF1c0_A9rabKxJis7GaWYeejl8NjiLN9sEiw9V7AQ/w480-h640/IMG_6720.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My guild gobbled up what little sewing time I could scrape together in December. Along with making the bag for the guild swap, the Bear's Paw blocks on the pocket were part of the assignment I have in guild this year to teach those who want to continue making Lynn's "Tiny Club" blocks, even though he is currently serving as a missionary elsewhere. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I try to cover two blocks each month--an easier one and one more complex block. Lynn used to make very detailed individual "storyboards" for each step in the process of making a block. I can't go into that much detail, but I have been doing something like these for each block.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRj4okv8HQ4klyZT5Bglm0spT-12TD7hlphkeIj9JS60INL6UMyTB0GtL4qxRoDpM_dCi9juK48A8bLmGHcpR8xstrcIsJA5qXXtCqc93t8Wm6C6XzwE31rcgDOyieRvBKMK0ekBmD4jSjvMsr9_uKU6hr_WYXdASmtd5xQZcr_7QDJJUE0zVinx_NQ/s4000/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-02%20at%2012.51.12%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="4000" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRj4okv8HQ4klyZT5Bglm0spT-12TD7hlphkeIj9JS60INL6UMyTB0GtL4qxRoDpM_dCi9juK48A8bLmGHcpR8xstrcIsJA5qXXtCqc93t8Wm6C6XzwE31rcgDOyieRvBKMK0ekBmD4jSjvMsr9_uKU6hr_WYXdASmtd5xQZcr_7QDJJUE0zVinx_NQ/w640-h330/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-02%20at%2012.51.12%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the complex blocks I do a more detailed step-by-step progression from cutting the pieces, to the finished block, like you see on the left. On the right is a simpler block, where I just show a couple of method options, and then the final step to the finished block. Each board reads left to right, top to bottom.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfZTfl9bIJB99LhMqVw1LBkn4kNTxqymwMCIh2ymUF6Oame4N306nMUR9fxJQAiNLP1muNqmKCa479ntR4lWLViSUkNi7_teb_VaYR1mhx5Og1_ta3PdAzaSS7ARCflxuZtcvRKrtopPHMN8dVpqshewsx6qdmmnzHUU2mzGgy26wJwrEoLuW3IeYzQ/s4032/IMG_6751.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfZTfl9bIJB99LhMqVw1LBkn4kNTxqymwMCIh2ymUF6Oame4N306nMUR9fxJQAiNLP1muNqmKCa479ntR4lWLViSUkNi7_teb_VaYR1mhx5Og1_ta3PdAzaSS7ARCflxuZtcvRKrtopPHMN8dVpqshewsx6qdmmnzHUU2mzGgy26wJwrEoLuW3IeYzQ/s320/IMG_6751.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The week before Christmas we made a very spur-of-the-moment decision to attend a Mannheim Steamroller concert. This music became popular when we were young marrieds (a lifetime ago), and as our children grew I think all four of them played at least one Mannheim Steamroller Christmas song for a piano recital.</span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was a fun experience, even though I look like a deer in the headlights in the photo. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And I have a small confession to make after my last post about my collection of International Nativities. The store where I have purchased about a dozen of those nativities has a clearance on many of them after the holiday. Though I can't recall now why I had a need to drop in the day after Christmas (smirk), I walked out with two more little Nativities--and I already had one from each of the countries. I think I need an intervention.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CBYmu2Avyo_xkIigA_29g0ShONaHQjUx66tkUNbngEmUG7JnIbAwXZWWwHR3XomlINMiCyUyYAozsGqor5LYMuHn6KkW9ew2k-zIm16DlXqMJDXNhafzhfD1K4SUTy98WkThVFM1FuqZAWnod_DVbpV2T7zQkMPV1_lU7Xjqbz5_I_dU9b92I1j7SQ/s2348/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-02%20at%201.30.05%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="2348" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CBYmu2Avyo_xkIigA_29g0ShONaHQjUx66tkUNbngEmUG7JnIbAwXZWWwHR3XomlINMiCyUyYAozsGqor5LYMuHn6KkW9ew2k-zIm16DlXqMJDXNhafzhfD1K4SUTy98WkThVFM1FuqZAWnod_DVbpV2T7zQkMPV1_lU7Xjqbz5_I_dU9b92I1j7SQ/w640-h494/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-02%20at%201.30.05%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We woke up to this on New Year's Day. The snow continued to fall all day. It wasn't heavy snowfall, but it was heavy snow, if that makes sense. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQf2GBMYYduTdAJmTh6Oa-VknqX74QvnKYiAZF2VEhP0Mc3ukaiwOWQEQ48Axh08F_jTj12as0U0q_gpbLW7iR6ANOCxWmI_1pG4jCCAmxHigeiRrULNwAyXOkyyfXvjrlVt-4RMhLK7DTSbq5MgD30ZqBWiEhkEDcUmH8RAKR8PS107dqewQAfgcoQ/s4032/69428333739__A56EC2E5-920A-4D2D-A2B8-59831EECA131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQf2GBMYYduTdAJmTh6Oa-VknqX74QvnKYiAZF2VEhP0Mc3ukaiwOWQEQ48Axh08F_jTj12as0U0q_gpbLW7iR6ANOCxWmI_1pG4jCCAmxHigeiRrULNwAyXOkyyfXvjrlVt-4RMhLK7DTSbq5MgD30ZqBWiEhkEDcUmH8RAKR8PS107dqewQAfgcoQ/w640-h480/69428333739__A56EC2E5-920A-4D2D-A2B8-59831EECA131.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Utah is known for its dry powder snow, great for skiing. But this was very wet, heavy snow, and though it is good for the snowpack in the mountains to fill our reservoirs in the spring, it is miserable stuff if you have to shovel it. We probably had about 10-12 inches by nightfall. Some parts of the valley had a little less, and some had a little more. The fact that our state has been in severe drought conditions for some time now means this is a welcome sight, no matter how miserable it is for driving, or how backbreaking it is to shovel.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I look forward to a new year of being more intentional, more thoughtful, more compassionate, and more creative. Wishing you all a. bright new year!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Whoops, forgot to ask--if any of you follow via bloglovin' and you are reading this, can you tell me if bloglovin has been giving you trouble? My last post never showed up there in my feed--just a picture of a soccer player with a quotation, but it said it was a post from rogue quilter. I did a Google search and saw a lot of complaints. Should I offer Feedly instead?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-82183289215668980152022-12-25T01:36:00.114-07:002024-02-03T02:18:06.616-07:00Nativity Collection<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have no quilty content today, but I have often said I would do a post of my Nativities--so this is it. I know many people have more sets than I, but I have put some limits on myself as to what I would include in my collection. With no boundaries, a collection can quickly get out of hand under my control (or the lack thereof).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My decision was to collect Nativities from other lands--preferably handcrafted. And even more specific is that I wanted them to be from countries my family or friends have visited. Some of them have been gifted to me by my family and friends when returning from travels. Others have been located through online stores, or through a <a href="https://deseretbook.com/products?query=nativity%2520store">bookstore here</a> that carries a large selection of Nativities (many of them being international) every year at Christmas time. In fact, of the ones I have purchased, most came from this store on the after Christmas sales.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So without further ado--my International Nativities:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7z6EAg07BIVvpvF8HiQPSyeI7omvz7mnYHamlC2AL9G1WRCEnmY-sz2_3sHKI3zgsoSmRFMoXhhwnSFtRMme45_8m_Nn4jAXr8TjJCqNadg4gsQYzoe4IKR5ogN7rZzbO8L_KLcpi-Ay3PQtCkRUemL3iRPcpJp0XQu5qSYi0dcaQgaw8XX3uI3re9A/s3789/IMG_6727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="3789" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7z6EAg07BIVvpvF8HiQPSyeI7omvz7mnYHamlC2AL9G1WRCEnmY-sz2_3sHKI3zgsoSmRFMoXhhwnSFtRMme45_8m_Nn4jAXr8TjJCqNadg4gsQYzoe4IKR5ogN7rZzbO8L_KLcpi-Ay3PQtCkRUemL3iRPcpJp0XQu5qSYi0dcaQgaw8XX3uI3re9A/w640-h334/IMG_6727.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Cambodia--When my brother was a missionary in Thailand many years ago, they had to leave the country every 6 months or so to get their visa renewed. Cambodia and Viet Nam were the places he would have to go. This is quilled paper and was gifted to me by my younger daughter.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsTXwHJsbk-Ne1x9d9wJ7ONl07A4PZmbsQbYqtizCo-U1vOBCoRaxabi4Rwy8IRaG0LX6c3N3AG0XZfD2Zhve-wmHreMMCr4Y2NJwURrACiFZu0h9tOP1i3STzc7FgT9rXFLH-25ot6cdvlqeSzNQF9ubCsaGF6AA1tUhWW0ctAtI044YZ4ihaLcqZQ/s3643/IMG_6726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="3643" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsTXwHJsbk-Ne1x9d9wJ7ONl07A4PZmbsQbYqtizCo-U1vOBCoRaxabi4Rwy8IRaG0LX6c3N3AG0XZfD2Zhve-wmHreMMCr4Y2NJwURrACiFZu0h9tOP1i3STzc7FgT9rXFLH-25ot6cdvlqeSzNQF9ubCsaGF6AA1tUhWW0ctAtI044YZ4ihaLcqZQ/w640-h328/IMG_6726.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mexico--My husband and I got together on a failed tour to Mexico with a performing group. We had paid for the trip, but didn't get farther than a border town--and never got our money back.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgXtpO0elKmBXTjyRr0s_m3i57D1mGdZGdFybW2cNTjZMXxrmhbEKI6_eGhq0zT6IVCmSoe_JIHDKe5GfWvrgMWMMmVSwZhhatDPMmHe9MCV5Xpvq5JhQwylOnpEBXDEIk8hNCbSAyXVbwo3d-vwd4kG6WvtfuSNS2I4jTg4AGwXEjiCI1gSOigNF_g/s2916/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-24%20at%2011.47.12%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="2916" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgXtpO0elKmBXTjyRr0s_m3i57D1mGdZGdFybW2cNTjZMXxrmhbEKI6_eGhq0zT6IVCmSoe_JIHDKe5GfWvrgMWMMmVSwZhhatDPMmHe9MCV5Xpvq5JhQwylOnpEBXDEIk8hNCbSAyXVbwo3d-vwd4kG6WvtfuSNS2I4jTg4AGwXEjiCI1gSOigNF_g/w640-h376/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-24%20at%2011.47.12%20PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Left:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Bolivia--Some neighbors were missionaries there. Right: Peru--just couldn't resist this.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And apparently I really can't resist the Peruvian Nativities, because I now have three more! The one below, on the left, was added after Christmas in 2022, and the one on the right was added from the Nativity Market in 2023. My friend Lori, at Humble Quilts blog, has been to Peru a couple of times (that I know of), so Lori, you get to be my justification for buying Peruvian nativities. And I thank you, because I love them. :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ7Kd0t5m03Kg5Fhz3eQ3OWYva9vAmU2s7ALeu2lLCgN_HgtYSukAzwrEISGaRcUGaER4FpZ3D9wlfQyEkAKeg-3JQgIxm4yaWqTvV-P3Pm77BYrNdWOEcptDP9zDAvZZXSPnUW-oTpLfQDkBCE46JonnYp78Kh_FcFpveRqKV3SbmFeEPHg9ApLMulllB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="3860" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ7Kd0t5m03Kg5Fhz3eQ3OWYva9vAmU2s7ALeu2lLCgN_HgtYSukAzwrEISGaRcUGaER4FpZ3D9wlfQyEkAKeg-3JQgIxm4yaWqTvV-P3Pm77BYrNdWOEcptDP9zDAvZZXSPnUW-oTpLfQDkBCE46JonnYp78Kh_FcFpveRqKV3SbmFeEPHg9ApLMulllB=w640-h294" width="640" /></a></div>The following nativity, also from Peru, was purchased after Christmas in 2023. Sorry about the reflection from the glass shelf. You aren't seeing double.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji-m2rGKcM3rNeOfZt7_WDL9p3u2gEpcEWsodqdAAS4Ye7-iLW1cabpCkaiW-HvENCGD0awZs3E8E44zFII1qO-oNxOOfYIGaBNqOtAPT0-6SF_960KT_1BtbCD-ut-OcSk4Asq7TGRiqOwTkw7f5TtXodwkywRHaPQ8tZK-NyczA0-sMYg5jjbnu463l3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="3929" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji-m2rGKcM3rNeOfZt7_WDL9p3u2gEpcEWsodqdAAS4Ye7-iLW1cabpCkaiW-HvENCGD0awZs3E8E44zFII1qO-oNxOOfYIGaBNqOtAPT0-6SF_960KT_1BtbCD-ut-OcSk4Asq7TGRiqOwTkw7f5TtXodwkywRHaPQ8tZK-NyczA0-sMYg5jjbnu463l3=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1ONwaGv8nWOxchx863u-7VNmFK-zUFZ9dhsa_yfmMfquUDS-Yi7tNOB7OWvsPmDNNByfU4MS6ianK6f96gaxcNyYGyaL6e211a3tbjm_yUDdyqQmrba6be1G4Qr8dHuu5DjlN1i34um7M4cRA50Qweo8rjOtWXFe-c8kR0cDEqVAZxqfwZSMiyLuqNO-f" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="4756" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1ONwaGv8nWOxchx863u-7VNmFK-zUFZ9dhsa_yfmMfquUDS-Yi7tNOB7OWvsPmDNNByfU4MS6ianK6f96gaxcNyYGyaL6e211a3tbjm_yUDdyqQmrba6be1G4Qr8dHuu5DjlN1i34um7M4cRA50Qweo8rjOtWXFe-c8kR0cDEqVAZxqfwZSMiyLuqNO-f=w680-h211" width="680" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Both of the nativities above are from </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Argentina--oldest son was a missionary near Buenos Aires. Left: He brought these figures home with him</span><span style="font-family: arial;">--(figures only. Stable was found at a local thrift store.) They are very small. Even smaller is the wooden nativity on the right. I bought this in a local shop that specializes in "Fair Trade" items. In addition to these two, for Christmas in 2023 I received the nativity below, on the left, from a neighbor who recently returned from Argentina with her husband, where they were providing leadership for a mission there for three years. </span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm9VrqtKHcGmy4Mr4XxuD_iqCqwo-WntMg0I7VrpRXVgx7jRXCaOtUUcgiD93HK5bNepb6cH-YVs6YkSbNnbZEEM-OpzKdcwryDzHLxyCCMVceg3wVtZ7rk7QtQO2NthIfEtvcIhb0piPB1_lnxC7dEhYajAQU0TlX3nsG2VixT-8fQfk5lKAJrm24JwDl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="3542" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm9VrqtKHcGmy4Mr4XxuD_iqCqwo-WntMg0I7VrpRXVgx7jRXCaOtUUcgiD93HK5bNepb6cH-YVs6YkSbNnbZEEM-OpzKdcwryDzHLxyCCMVceg3wVtZ7rk7QtQO2NthIfEtvcIhb0piPB1_lnxC7dEhYajAQU0TlX3nsG2VixT-8fQfk5lKAJrm24JwDl=w640-h392" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And on the right, above, is the one from New Zealand that my older sister brought me after she visited our cousin that was living there. Both of these above are carved from woods native to the respective countries. I'll have to try and find out what they are.</div></span><div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaVwwG2z178sQfFq-csIuaf27kUuHvOHtlEzicrOyja7ApsJ4f9u_8D4gx22dp3TI80If2aOoQvoSxthib7_fta4WbuChbm0Le6plYgQUvrwcPDLCl3E7bCHvysIJsWvZe8V2hKC8BZckQu4WNnJ9EPbBwkjF4jD-pE9Hw1Xi8kEIoC1eiDBEs4iLGw/s3458/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.00.18%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="3458" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaVwwG2z178sQfFq-csIuaf27kUuHvOHtlEzicrOyja7ApsJ4f9u_8D4gx22dp3TI80If2aOoQvoSxthib7_fta4WbuChbm0Le6plYgQUvrwcPDLCl3E7bCHvysIJsWvZe8V2hKC8BZckQu4WNnJ9EPbBwkjF4jD-pE9Hw1Xi8kEIoC1eiDBEs4iLGw/w640-h406/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.00.18%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Left:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Germany--my father and oldest daughter </span><span style="font-family: arial;">have been there, but I bought this Nativity in an antique mall.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Right: Austria--oldest daughter bought this for me when </span><span style="font-family: arial;">doing a semester abroad. Both of these nativities are beautifully hand carved. They are each 4" to 4.5" tall. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFOGqYAilC56IYHaXME2wIYaY0fX8h4Eu-ZFU8t5TMpaO006XcspbA-HbhE3LwDCByK9jmR93YokItzhakPMo6wGHQccNNhvkfnGubXCUIr9wrC_M5xbfBAdS1MNkp330PKcnyqozF1s52CtWw9fPbaCWTgb2siayNhAx_Wn5VafBB5pjKIlUvF4tSw/s4130/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.04.36%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="4130" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFOGqYAilC56IYHaXME2wIYaY0fX8h4Eu-ZFU8t5TMpaO006XcspbA-HbhE3LwDCByK9jmR93YokItzhakPMo6wGHQccNNhvkfnGubXCUIr9wrC_M5xbfBAdS1MNkp330PKcnyqozF1s52CtWw9fPbaCWTgb2siayNhAx_Wn5VafBB5pjKIlUvF4tSw/w640-h298/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.04.36%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Above:</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Both from Kenya and made of soapstone. Silky smooth to the touch. I don't know anyone who has been there--I just can't resist the feel of the stone. It is therapeutic. Sometimes I just have to pet these. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-XzbGRfjfY95KY1ZTu2fU0jGMkBayUA9vKlniRxcbZDAEAGbcmUQnPtbGbr1R2ykeJZWj5mx-QYEPYV4iq4cVuaJBF8m6o8Dd-5oWOXNncYY1bEIIY7QJ7hfh61Dt5rHwJpuZrY2Syqyw554nndNwDV3wU_wygfC_wvqf6nNo_cQ2j3CMCQ14cLJfLKpG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="3000" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-XzbGRfjfY95KY1ZTu2fU0jGMkBayUA9vKlniRxcbZDAEAGbcmUQnPtbGbr1R2ykeJZWj5mx-QYEPYV4iq4cVuaJBF8m6o8Dd-5oWOXNncYY1bEIIY7QJ7hfh61Dt5rHwJpuZrY2Syqyw554nndNwDV3wU_wygfC_wvqf6nNo_cQ2j3CMCQ14cLJfLKpG=w640-h392" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Two more stone nativities added after my original post, the one on the left is springstone, from Zimbabwe. I purchased it after Christmas in 2022. Much of the carving is textured, so I don't pet this one. The one on the right is another one from Kenya made of soapstone. I purchased this in November 2023 at the Nativity Market. The roof of the dwelling comes off, and you can place the figures inside, but then it is too dark to see their vivid colors and designs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP49BqFqAwRB28klIedwXfbjkD3VieIdx19hSfye4Prj3j7TfXhRrdMmBajPjVge40ODOaQEWSO8zNSzBG7jBko0M4FxpxyWWRMH6c-9u2Sr--CM29STu_Gm5_AQXBNiVMQ_XzhHLsjIKywHBNycfK0prHkNlsSmBALhZW7xwoubadxsnWKNIiql0EOw/s3093/IMG_6728%202.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="3093" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP49BqFqAwRB28klIedwXfbjkD3VieIdx19hSfye4Prj3j7TfXhRrdMmBajPjVge40ODOaQEWSO8zNSzBG7jBko0M4FxpxyWWRMH6c-9u2Sr--CM29STu_Gm5_AQXBNiVMQ_XzhHLsjIKywHBNycfK0prHkNlsSmBALhZW7xwoubadxsnWKNIiql0EOw/w400-h371/IMG_6728%202.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Philippines: This was purchased at 90% off on an after Christmas sale a few years ago. It was hand carved. I have a sister-in-law whose parents (whom I knew before I knew their daughter, because they were friends with my parents) served as missionaries in the Philippines, and several friends in our community have served there over the years, as well. The proportions of this one are interesting. Mary and the donkey seem on a larger scale than Joseph and the baby. And as of August 2023, my older sister and her husband are serving as missionaries in the Philippines.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnLhhdzU-upRfc0n8JWd25VlhHeQEESgiAHWyI7w4r-jD1gpoo2ra-O3MvEcxXaPWgUkskhnvJ1TgMeZKayeJavAPxgx9hnMy5aHwhrk7KrgBrItLRI-cHPXmczAOhVWQBUHSsTWEwuV2paAFtLPNtGUGNrZOnowM9_RSMw8wKiE8X_o8fJkIUPMjAg/s4462/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.11.32%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="4462" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnLhhdzU-upRfc0n8JWd25VlhHeQEESgiAHWyI7w4r-jD1gpoo2ra-O3MvEcxXaPWgUkskhnvJ1TgMeZKayeJavAPxgx9hnMy5aHwhrk7KrgBrItLRI-cHPXmczAOhVWQBUHSsTWEwuV2paAFtLPNtGUGNrZOnowM9_RSMw8wKiE8X_o8fJkIUPMjAg/w640-h242/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.11.32%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> Left: Iceland--Our sons got me this wool Nativity on a Spring break trip. Right: Mozambique--made of sandalwood. Smells so good, I couldn't resist it. Sometimes I just have to scratch and sniff. :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4ZFl_6v3I0joaLpbgzyusjSHRJgMUSe0XLeH-A-2hzC5pRxvxWEIc0xBtrFV7xE_-QRbxOX5wQkQztY2ubrxU-PNaRSTdtf-JuRSwTYv6yvz7Dnyv9Are-ibIHtpoBrYaQY3Wbavxr-BwZHSqN5J9z_am2mY9ttS6S-hoGROL3JU08gjhQ2oMdUH-Hmow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="3472" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4ZFl_6v3I0joaLpbgzyusjSHRJgMUSe0XLeH-A-2hzC5pRxvxWEIc0xBtrFV7xE_-QRbxOX5wQkQztY2ubrxU-PNaRSTdtf-JuRSwTYv6yvz7Dnyv9Are-ibIHtpoBrYaQY3Wbavxr-BwZHSqN5J9z_am2mY9ttS6S-hoGROL3JU08gjhQ2oMdUH-Hmow=w640-h340" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Left: Ecuador--I don't know of anyone who has been there. But my fascination with miniatures won out--this is carved from a Tagua nut, and it is tiny. Right: Hawaii--My younger daughter brought this back to me after their family visited Hawaii. Though the gourd shaped holder is actually taller than the Tagua nut structure, the figures inside are very small.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDttrncr8YzJQMoFEm0V3jhH_aq4HrscMg-kiJn2iLWReC05fhTiS0f_8AyYCLyazTr_n3utNBtoxc50jX8Fg1Dbz8-KCp3m_uAD4omXurptpSTaHAbGSY3Z7o2w2X8iarMX7CdSPuYorpPTDh05WC_ikIkj41yXXEeP-22HOmYoE4vTtPLaEpQRjbXuV7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="3308" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDttrncr8YzJQMoFEm0V3jhH_aq4HrscMg-kiJn2iLWReC05fhTiS0f_8AyYCLyazTr_n3utNBtoxc50jX8Fg1Dbz8-KCp3m_uAD4omXurptpSTaHAbGSY3Z7o2w2X8iarMX7CdSPuYorpPTDh05WC_ikIkj41yXXEeP-22HOmYoE4vTtPLaEpQRjbXuV7=w640-h414" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thailand--my brother was a missionary there for 2 years. Most of the nativities I see from Thailand are made of mixed metals with beads, and sometimes wood elements are added. I have a real weakness for them, judging by the number of nativities I have from this country.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another from Thailand below. It was the first from Thailand that I purchased in 2020.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdyAKo6akHzvGu92-KJJONtOiKfmqRZBHwz6cBCoeZgUCY50zEzczjhlvih6nU91A023Fc_iWdyAGmvxMqQCTJbyWVuPSgTeGCX55lNx9-IMMUTTiZqFm6LStbkjbtv_sS8Q9Q_1dnWEjTcLB024U9lLciM5ExBQgMGg-OXUaD4NkjeiuJ-AxZXIIrRkMP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdyAKo6akHzvGu92-KJJONtOiKfmqRZBHwz6cBCoeZgUCY50zEzczjhlvih6nU91A023Fc_iWdyAGmvxMqQCTJbyWVuPSgTeGCX55lNx9-IMMUTTiZqFm6LStbkjbtv_sS8Q9Q_1dnWEjTcLB024U9lLciM5ExBQgMGg-OXUaD4NkjeiuJ-AxZXIIrRkMP=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am also a big fan of the nativity ornaments from Thailand. The variety is endless, but I only have my favorite two, shown below. Notice the cow, sheep and donkey dangling from the bottom of the one on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbHrQ2g0GXU4lGXobYVun9ZZCsdyFjRgGYsfSh89WTEQWo8WRhrwYnqAISvV-Mpvugmtkl2pKtfjgps2U8uUzTSGFtslcV4xELP0cVrcPunpBUtK2s3OZgGn2kyg7ToiyE82qOQrh9vTxxMpxio9OaUdvLoMaz0q6XHya_rruyeXbEgpoobSM_956fXUfV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="3282" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbHrQ2g0GXU4lGXobYVun9ZZCsdyFjRgGYsfSh89WTEQWo8WRhrwYnqAISvV-Mpvugmtkl2pKtfjgps2U8uUzTSGFtslcV4xELP0cVrcPunpBUtK2s3OZgGn2kyg7ToiyE82qOQrh9vTxxMpxio9OaUdvLoMaz0q6XHya_rruyeXbEgpoobSM_956fXUfV=w640-h436" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrcyNogWML_Hl0D5RwZtFZBHv3SEpPOlHjyqwB5qgSCC1DiVweUfCAftkTHxlPCPF02EfZI_MBe4iaExXYC9T36-V9RM_2vFnjhaqOoWdxHgQNB2TWrmazH6FLd5Ks7oHw0XdbVVVyUzkWPqvkcWeR-b5fHvw2efxNv1d1YGCjz8Em4mvQv1VqRB7LGbiP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="4652" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrcyNogWML_Hl0D5RwZtFZBHv3SEpPOlHjyqwB5qgSCC1DiVweUfCAftkTHxlPCPF02EfZI_MBe4iaExXYC9T36-V9RM_2vFnjhaqOoWdxHgQNB2TWrmazH6FLd5Ks7oHw0XdbVVVyUzkWPqvkcWeR-b5fHvw2efxNv1d1YGCjz8Em4mvQv1VqRB7LGbiP=w640-h262" width="640" /></a></div>I have two of this puzzle-style nativity. the one on the right is from India--One of my nieces and her hubby lived there for a while after they were married. On the left is one from Columbia. I bought this at the Nativity Market in November of 2023. It is much smaller than the one from India. Don't know anyone who has been to Columbia, but it was my birthday outing, so I gave myself a free pass.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyt3-QlDyO79Wd-3UPLpjQONnjaOhu0AuWuZGljDdUHxEjI0nO5qXjAoZCaHvkRfSnzTXevb9Iazv_xtOkI8qKZoX4ahpZ2Iitx_UID6YG8VPlcSc4yNkaP8WdiygLFCmxzH1NiMsR-Pkdx2gS3QDCXqdpjNPrcXHXX47m51msF6IjBWxySnPp_FGvA/s3851/IMG_6734.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="3851" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyt3-QlDyO79Wd-3UPLpjQONnjaOhu0AuWuZGljDdUHxEjI0nO5qXjAoZCaHvkRfSnzTXevb9Iazv_xtOkI8qKZoX4ahpZ2Iitx_UID6YG8VPlcSc4yNkaP8WdiygLFCmxzH1NiMsR-Pkdx2gS3QDCXqdpjNPrcXHXX47m51msF6IjBWxySnPp_FGvA/w640-h206/IMG_6734.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Ghana--A dear friend had this carved for me while she and her husband were on a combination Sabbatical and mission trip there.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8NuCAOGkSAVMyx1idMBd25echZLBjHunuJDCsj_xixqJNeuU-wMSQBlIur9ZOR9ZlH4rRALl2N1xtI_lumgIJkwY2-I7dzjKsGwPaKPK0dfXHz2UmxzI_dFqXqgmS_6Kc0RDsy6azM3GdMhL2no8eRIQsU1QcdRiYcYgXpARnk5Z04PrDdVUFLeZCA/s4284/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.08.42%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="4284" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8NuCAOGkSAVMyx1idMBd25echZLBjHunuJDCsj_xixqJNeuU-wMSQBlIur9ZOR9ZlH4rRALl2N1xtI_lumgIJkwY2-I7dzjKsGwPaKPK0dfXHz2UmxzI_dFqXqgmS_6Kc0RDsy6azM3GdMhL2no8eRIQsU1QcdRiYcYgXpARnk5Z04PrDdVUFLeZCA/w640-h260/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.08.42%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Left: Guatemala--my parents and younger sister took a trip there. But I ordered this online. Right: Brazil--Our youngest son brought this from his mission on the southern tip of Brazil. The figures are from banana leaves and the shelter is corrugated cardboard.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYjRaNu2fqFfW5E-WPxI8tVn5Sbpt2XtTDowi_7LvSSZMWjVtK-_7k_B6iUxI1v3pSEjKP5D9O3D-6aO-ipn6TaTLLlDCQ_p6MYGuifmFeXDfnZCbI96_wbEH21PQ_XI0DZ8iSFkkU88uXL-CMvGw1JQjdS4TythPuLZRkGOlTCm15WY5CIrJXrlhgg/s2958/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.48.44%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="2958" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYjRaNu2fqFfW5E-WPxI8tVn5Sbpt2XtTDowi_7LvSSZMWjVtK-_7k_B6iUxI1v3pSEjKP5D9O3D-6aO-ipn6TaTLLlDCQ_p6MYGuifmFeXDfnZCbI96_wbEH21PQ_XI0DZ8iSFkkU88uXL-CMvGw1JQjdS4TythPuLZRkGOlTCm15WY5CIrJXrlhgg/w640-h374/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-25%20at%2012.48.44%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Left: Brazil--Also brought home by our youngest son from his mission. Notice how the figures nest. Joseph is quite tall. Right: Ireland--Hubby was a missionary there before we were married, and he returned twice with a performing group. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">This is Waterford Crystal. The company now outsources these, but I was able to find this set on eBay with the original Waterford hallmarks.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></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/a/AVvXsEgQqmfHYo2WZMEtY-A39pUTS4uPlE48zvfX5aLTAFJtkzbx_DUzBr3GbUkW227XDremVEgcDKq8AODkTOfSTz3Q6yKSxsVefIzkMchVDkqiyomLHfxTmWP89VJWroPejBPqC5BmbgrYzfM4_VND2HZk2kst-MrvXsz5FjM-3tqIedBY9MgvywA0LjqsUraS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQqmfHYo2WZMEtY-A39pUTS4uPlE48zvfX5aLTAFJtkzbx_DUzBr3GbUkW227XDremVEgcDKq8AODkTOfSTz3Q6yKSxsVefIzkMchVDkqiyomLHfxTmWP89VJWroPejBPqC5BmbgrYzfM4_VND2HZk2kst-MrvXsz5FjM-3tqIedBY9MgvywA0LjqsUraS=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Israel--I don't know the exact origin, but it is made from olive wood and was a gift from a dear blog friend. My parents and my brother have visited the Holy Land. I used to think I would someday, too, but now I wonder.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4pyFHDZvZtmvjycodutDBpwW1zifDkvW_HE-VSXw_BKleQNmDcWZuOkHMX30KSzS7pBKv8nbfiqY3sR9qtkyOX1sR5x-yN2TRBelzecmhnUcYuW-56ydJbgOzb3qpiGK8taPEEPqY0JLpuaGTG3AA6Yt_n7p8m6Y5mh4NgjjSfmFwkvi6lvaqbq2Aw/s3987/IMG_6722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2056" data-original-width="3987" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4pyFHDZvZtmvjycodutDBpwW1zifDkvW_HE-VSXw_BKleQNmDcWZuOkHMX30KSzS7pBKv8nbfiqY3sR9qtkyOX1sR5x-yN2TRBelzecmhnUcYuW-56ydJbgOzb3qpiGK8taPEEPqY0JLpuaGTG3AA6Yt_n7p8m6Y5mh4NgjjSfmFwkvi6lvaqbq2Aw/w640-h330/IMG_6722.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This was added to the collection in 2022. Also of olive wood, this was crafted in Bethlehem from olive wood harvested in Jerusalem. Apparently they must prune the olive trees every two years so they will bear fruit, and the prunings are used in many crafts such as this. I love the gorgeous grain of the olive wood. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDnQAZXSndCNHK1BjHxQETXaT3sC6Vn4gxt9i7ZA3uKajWY_bSTRGaabRIVBv3z2jb0hCxqfHBPJdlG8LscQG9HNQiDGrdO12y4FUXcl5BrRaCsyGSXULiYA3Fn-PanXYCsAfFFhsw3goudH0h4SeWVnQQ9g5Vk2YleOibwZHVwBCJJ1buUdZxA8LBQ/s5184/IMG_6037%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDnQAZXSndCNHK1BjHxQETXaT3sC6Vn4gxt9i7ZA3uKajWY_bSTRGaabRIVBv3z2jb0hCxqfHBPJdlG8LscQG9HNQiDGrdO12y4FUXcl5BrRaCsyGSXULiYA3Fn-PanXYCsAfFFhsw3goudH0h4SeWVnQQ9g5Vk2YleOibwZHVwBCJJ1buUdZxA8LBQ/w480-h640/IMG_6037%202.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The last of the International Nativities is my German Pyramid. This is a family favorite. Whenever we gather during the Christmas season, the candles are lit and we enjoy the four, candle-powered, rotating scenes. Again, my father and my oldest daughter have each traveled to Germany, and I have German heritage on my father's side.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have five or six other non-international Nativities, and of those I will just share this one. Many of you will recognize it as the Willow Tree collection. It was my first Nativity set that I hadn't painted myself (I used to paint a lot of ceramics).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxxZXx0Ba8xiqWzSnnN9o44rhsd6wXdMR7oOF1AGQDlOHc5qlHzipLjtIJaqsfOX3vPdxr1um8LS9j0YiGNtsz2BJOX2mCiS0EsiHC2kdnSCav4WW86CZAOjicIh-J-6zY7oRIm4ApW9z_KD6W9Bmj0xJQpAvA-5YPy2JTz0azSGkPHj9eD-bsVsE-Q/s3971/IMG_6876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2422" data-original-width="3971" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxxZXx0Ba8xiqWzSnnN9o44rhsd6wXdMR7oOF1AGQDlOHc5qlHzipLjtIJaqsfOX3vPdxr1um8LS9j0YiGNtsz2BJOX2mCiS0EsiHC2kdnSCav4WW86CZAOjicIh-J-6zY7oRIm4ApW9z_KD6W9Bmj0xJQpAvA-5YPy2JTz0azSGkPHj9eD-bsVsE-Q/w640-h390/IMG_6876.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is what Christmas is about to me. I love the season of remembering and celebrating the love of our Savior. Whatever your Christmas celebration is like--if you celebrate, I hope it is a day of peace and joy for you (and I am praying for all of those in the path of extreme weather). From our house to yours, Merry Christmas!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQtc5gL5noC_KlRRW_IOpLEpZTF5dPdG_Kb6HAPz_qYORhnSQ3RqekcG3dFrXdbIzCzwVsfZ9fPt-wLqxnZjcsB_mTLGnrO3odQkz3L_8Oo7h7_taYH8BfuqqIdK7qTBSxFpSd86DbbqLrxVGKhIckzB-CSJqq-Qw0bscXYf-gbznrkQVD2tfNnGIKg/s4032/IMG_6640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQtc5gL5noC_KlRRW_IOpLEpZTF5dPdG_Kb6HAPz_qYORhnSQ3RqekcG3dFrXdbIzCzwVsfZ9fPt-wLqxnZjcsB_mTLGnrO3odQkz3L_8Oo7h7_taYH8BfuqqIdK7qTBSxFpSd86DbbqLrxVGKhIckzB-CSJqq-Qw0bscXYf-gbznrkQVD2tfNnGIKg/w640-h480/IMG_6640.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(Yes, hubby and I put up all those lights ourselves every year--there are more on the side you can't see here. I keep waiting for him to say we are getting too old, but until then, I will continue to bask in the glow.) <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Oh, almost forgot! A few years ago I posted a link to a version of the song "Mary, Did You Know?" Recently I came across a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaRpeMT1tjQ">YouTube of Voctave performing the song,</a> with the lead vocals by the man who wrote the lyric to the song. The vocals in this are so pure, and the joy on the face of Mark Lowry is really touching. Give it a look.<br /></span><div><div><div><div><div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-72313260806810215422022-12-02T01:47:00.004-07:002022-12-02T02:04:26.656-07:00November Monthly Mini <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is still November, isn't it? (kidding--or maybe wishful thinking) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When I found time that I could sew during the month of November, I could not seem to locate my sewing mojo at that same time. So this little thing, that was made from a bunch of tiny 4-patch blocks create as leader/enders, was all but bound as November came to a close.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ko6j-iRLem3QUwOZcAO5sjt7sSO1QTiUI4ZXnO_OBei8LMKsNtP0sRCAqovPCO2aRUZbzTyGxa61ZVXjFmbkK-_KRa_r9Z8aq1ZaDUOGRaTRimd0StVC8N8hctuCGScpGpdH9XmDsQys7XZ5tOe7XXfsAD0_IMlWI3GHgmnPpflHhY3nHbc3OtC1NA/s3614/IMG_6583.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3614" data-original-width="2710" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ko6j-iRLem3QUwOZcAO5sjt7sSO1QTiUI4ZXnO_OBei8LMKsNtP0sRCAqovPCO2aRUZbzTyGxa61ZVXjFmbkK-_KRa_r9Z8aq1ZaDUOGRaTRimd0StVC8N8hctuCGScpGpdH9XmDsQys7XZ5tOe7XXfsAD0_IMlWI3GHgmnPpflHhY3nHbc3OtC1NA/w480-h640/IMG_6583.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Not quite a fall color scheme, but I already had this center assembled. It wasn't difficult (even with no mojo), to slap a couple of borders on from leftover strips from another project, and do some quick, straight line quilting with my walking foot. This finishes at 6 1/2" square.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This photo below gives you a better size perspective, because you may not be able to tell that the carnations in the soft, fuzzy photo above (accidentally taken in portrait mode), are miniatures.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlfXASqypLKpqxFwR8DBFMQxyDxXmJLQ6XA6lyJAlAucY6J3xTVb0E_Q9dmcYyXe8kgPk-3f4MMX9WV7wsbCAzucZKeCBjbhQcSICk3EADnCXfOjkqxZtv34ZXvWHgo7zq7TtlLqc4R6QufgcRqC5ak0V8XmsTiKMYB5oZqA0MK9LJ__wiDLrgUY67w/s4032/IMG_6585.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlfXASqypLKpqxFwR8DBFMQxyDxXmJLQ6XA6lyJAlAucY6J3xTVb0E_Q9dmcYyXe8kgPk-3f4MMX9WV7wsbCAzucZKeCBjbhQcSICk3EADnCXfOjkqxZtv34ZXvWHgo7zq7TtlLqc4R6QufgcRqC5ak0V8XmsTiKMYB5oZqA0MK9LJ__wiDLrgUY67w/w480-h640/IMG_6585.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Linking up here with <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-monthly-mini.html">Wendy of The Constant Quilter </a>blog (her mini is gorgeous). Click on her link to see the list of other merry mini makers, and check out their creations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had one of those monumental birthdays in November, and my youngest son (seen below, sitting beside me) gifted me with the game we are playing. Can you pick out the box? <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alderac-Entertainment-Group-AEG-Calico/dp/B08B53WGWX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9B5QQRRVSIWQ&keywords=Calico+board+game&qid=1669970951&s=toys-and-games&sprefix=calico+board+game%2Ctoys-and-games%2C133&sr=1-1">Calico</a> is the name, and it is a clever strategy game that you wouldn't expect from a game about quilting--and there are cats involved. The winner receives the Master Quilter ribbon my older son is holding up. I played two games with my boys, and they each won one. How did that feel? Just look at my expression. ;) But it is a fun game.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNMi9fll02cyjCsns9gt0r-fJ9_h0V9jhVtx4IOe0pzHsveStQlKdfxESbB18gWP7IBfoVRZUmjMI8yPjPSodjnHH6aMf_oNGPSsEhm0wLSRprz3umETAlvopDOymqVBZgxVMKeLEzhk8lLnXNtPamvhRmcYB7HOfePZyT7aEYfNIYlH26zCvhJodag/s2528/IMG_6567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="2528" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNMi9fll02cyjCsns9gt0r-fJ9_h0V9jhVtx4IOe0pzHsveStQlKdfxESbB18gWP7IBfoVRZUmjMI8yPjPSodjnHH6aMf_oNGPSsEhm0wLSRprz3umETAlvopDOymqVBZgxVMKeLEzhk8lLnXNtPamvhRmcYB7HOfePZyT7aEYfNIYlH26zCvhJodag/w640-h396/IMG_6567.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />I am slow with my Christmas decorating this year, but we did spring for a new fake tree last week, and I now have the decorating of it completed. You can see the decorations better with the lights off, because it has about a bazillion tiny lights. So here it is without the lights on. I definitely lean toward traditional, old-fashioned tree decor. Vintage glass balls, lots of handcrafted ornaments, and ornaments picked up on family vacations. The tree skirt was made by my mother. Just simple patchwork, and I love it!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlht1g9E9GvxHzM_StRzDl6iu3A5HA7VfSskAiJpZkYKA3qDn2RxxVhNW1ObtHs9MaI7D0xgFslsRft-t_LaIrvxWBm33_KCHofaGVK8GE-z1J7FMcogGmqmn0UvNsqx-l2dKFGvVAjYOlE1rYDupBy5VRwRqDjnNLnlwxXgtdfJQQfJWIYshXhKJDg/s3802/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-02%20at%201.57.45%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3802" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlht1g9E9GvxHzM_StRzDl6iu3A5HA7VfSskAiJpZkYKA3qDn2RxxVhNW1ObtHs9MaI7D0xgFslsRft-t_LaIrvxWBm33_KCHofaGVK8GE-z1J7FMcogGmqmn0UvNsqx-l2dKFGvVAjYOlE1rYDupBy5VRwRqDjnNLnlwxXgtdfJQQfJWIYshXhKJDg/w640-h422/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-02%20at%201.57.45%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The thing I love most about this tree we bought is that it looks like real evergreen branches--all the way to the trunk, not just on the tips, like some trees we saw. And the needles feel soft and realistic. I've waited a long time to be able to get a tree like this. If I can't have a real tree, at least it can look real, and I'll put pine essential oil in the diffuser.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">If you are in the mood to make a sweet little Christmas quilt, check out Pam Buda's latest post </span><a href="http://heartspunquilts.blogspot.com/2022/12/quilt-archaeology-holly-berry-revealed.html" style="text-align: left;">here</a><span style="text-align: left;">, for her Holly & Berry pattern. You can even see the vintage doll quilt on which it was based. I love it, and downloaded the free pattern (until December 5th), but am being true to my "No New Starts" rule--for the time being. If you don't do Christmas, it would look great in any color scheme.</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have done a poor job of blogging this year. I hope to do better in the new year, but during December I doubt I will improve much, if any. Just way too much going on right now, and only some of it is holiday related. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I wish you all a wonderful December, whether it is your winter or summer. I am going to try hard to post at least a second time this month--and not just for the monthly mini. Of course, that means I need to get some sewing done. We'll see how that goes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, be creative and be kind--even to yourself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-35987305192294249692022-10-31T22:32:00.006-06:002022-11-01T22:09:21.401-06:00A Churn Dash Theme<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My monthly mini is something you may have seen before. It was Pam Buda's <a href="https://www.heartspunquilts.com/">Circa 1880 Club</a>'s Small Quilt for August, in 2019. I had the top finished in September of that year, and it has been waiting ever since to get quilted and bound.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbfKxKyuqIXu6eggEJRHdLwazd2MIz56PE_Fx1x9FrH6eH-51ISYywldci3qToa65pJjwv_-cJ4BGCZuCbzGEtyqI1KHrB5VqFpET-Zz7pWyr7KXovsbOqW8N6yo_tVwQibbIwMRGdBs0jINB2uSp-_0ASWF7V4b29wWI9REeBqnS-I2G3XQOV59n2Q/s4032/IMG_6361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbfKxKyuqIXu6eggEJRHdLwazd2MIz56PE_Fx1x9FrH6eH-51ISYywldci3qToa65pJjwv_-cJ4BGCZuCbzGEtyqI1KHrB5VqFpET-Zz7pWyr7KXovsbOqW8N6yo_tVwQibbIwMRGdBs0jINB2uSp-_0ASWF7V4b29wWI9REeBqnS-I2G3XQOV59n2Q/w480-h640/IMG_6361.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When I finished the top I posted this about it, <i>"I really messed with the value placement on this quilt, making some of the churn dash blocks sink into the background, while others stand out. A few of the bits of fabric had to be pieced in order to be large enough to cut out the piece I needed. Three of the sashings were pieced. I wanted it to appear to have been made from a scrap basket, where choices were limited. I also slipped a little churn dash block into the center. I had fun playing with this one."</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlFyfAj8SyBc2smxzFY7CD7jU1HzZsGxcZHsWtLPM6d7wUSZZUuzcRumkdzsvjzN2ZcXIuH_g4VfdmmT-xLZh1H_RIVVRhHfcaWxfSUrOb-iwEN3A9pipGxnwrU-zFsNCCi8Jbl2Lm2Ajjp5wksWaYiCoAWigKIsHDYgTIOAg1p6ygOwEsFnW44UriA/s2853/IMG_6366.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="2853" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlFyfAj8SyBc2smxzFY7CD7jU1HzZsGxcZHsWtLPM6d7wUSZZUuzcRumkdzsvjzN2ZcXIuH_g4VfdmmT-xLZh1H_RIVVRhHfcaWxfSUrOb-iwEN3A9pipGxnwrU-zFsNCCi8Jbl2Lm2Ajjp5wksWaYiCoAWigKIsHDYgTIOAg1p6ygOwEsFnW44UriA/w400-h398/IMG_6366.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />This gives you a little better look at the quilting. It is mostly ditch stitching (as usual), with a rope pattern in the outer border.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">You can click to enlarge for a better look.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58BUlAIgb5PZXiDxIb9nLZqPV-4KUICOPHmbxTDwJCMrqByINVHwHK7R2EpyvlvD8e1W3XjqhP_bPI8O57y4EMZByOawfZldQvHFRWcedG1bTfWXkx-7qJMtk43t_4Wt2G5HXemZbaiXXcpBj_YP7IUsAHhQk3xcIlLVBWHWtz1BudK0P50pvrYzz6Q/s4032/IMG_6372.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58BUlAIgb5PZXiDxIb9nLZqPV-4KUICOPHmbxTDwJCMrqByINVHwHK7R2EpyvlvD8e1W3XjqhP_bPI8O57y4EMZByOawfZldQvHFRWcedG1bTfWXkx-7qJMtk43t_4Wt2G5HXemZbaiXXcpBj_YP7IUsAHhQk3xcIlLVBWHWtz1BudK0P50pvrYzz6Q/w480-h640/IMG_6372.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p>And here is a glamour shot just for the fun of it. I'm linking with <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/2022/10/october-monthly-mini.html">Wendy, The Constant Quilter</a>, for the list of other Monthly Mini-acs. Check out what the others have done.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In keeping with the Churn Dash theme, for <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/">Chooky's Churn Dash SAL</a>, I have all the blocks made, and sashing, cornerstones, and setting triangles cut. It is all up on the design wall, awaiting assembly.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vSykkC6-778J-ie3cHB7jV5UcEhxhClb5ytG82HERH-d5kJYu9vUsLMzys_dBKpfrcrsx8rO-tUNhYr-j7SuKOd2arGT5CILAl3kjbPtplVK6luMxoBhQ4bI2q6cr22qvB4dTCnMh0qdKKunlOzwhDhKB6UiJy1MECuz-FX6voaEQbcHQIUVEQxkZQ/s3998/IMG_6375.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3998" data-original-width="2998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vSykkC6-778J-ie3cHB7jV5UcEhxhClb5ytG82HERH-d5kJYu9vUsLMzys_dBKpfrcrsx8rO-tUNhYr-j7SuKOd2arGT5CILAl3kjbPtplVK6luMxoBhQ4bI2q6cr22qvB4dTCnMh0qdKKunlOzwhDhKB6UiJy1MECuz-FX6voaEQbcHQIUVEQxkZQ/w480-h640/IMG_6375.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Technically, this should have been a finished top by now, but it just didn't happen. However, during a Zoom with Chooky a week ago, she admitted hers wouldn't be finished either. I don't feel so bad now, and I will shoot for the end of November to have this a flimsy. I love the scrappy goodness of this quilt. The blocks were cut from scrap baskets, using 4 different neutrals as the backgrounds. Only the sashing and setting triangles were cut from actual yardage. I have enjoyed making this!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I haven't been active on the blog this month, but I did join in with Chooky's Zoom last week--three different times. Just popped in and out when I could, and saw a different group each time. But I only remembered to take a photo once.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2s2y4j9mSihwrjwrjkACSeimHcRdICbWoSkPwfSW_zaMOzubHvtRs-h1CZy62zVhyvDLM9jKZMRJ3FeA5it1WNpmOCM0kRwhbOyJtnmY5F5VPw6yoaEO8-ugCs4Zq3Hv_4hx6R4tmaYkuxkUmZ6oaXjwiVy7B5gRhq_c1nVJegTuaLKG2382X0TT75g/s4032/IMG_6165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2s2y4j9mSihwrjwrjkACSeimHcRdICbWoSkPwfSW_zaMOzubHvtRs-h1CZy62zVhyvDLM9jKZMRJ3FeA5it1WNpmOCM0kRwhbOyJtnmY5F5VPw6yoaEO8-ugCs4Zq3Hv_4hx6R4tmaYkuxkUmZ6oaXjwiVy7B5gRhq_c1nVJegTuaLKG2382X0TT75g/w400-h300/IMG_6165.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />What an encouraging, supportive, funny and talented bunch of quilters from around the world! I appreciated the help in selecting the setting triangles and cornerstones for my Churn Dash quilt. <u>If you are a blogger </u>and want to join in, follow Chooky's blog (link included above) and you will see when she has a Zoom meeting of the Chookshed Stitchers scheduled. Then you will be able to request an invite. Rumor has it there may be another one soon.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am trying to be really good and obey the sign I put on my sewing room door. It reads: NO NEW STARTS! I have so many UFOs and WIPs, so I will still have a regular monthly mini, and plenty of other projects to fill my time. But it is so hard not to join SALs from favorite bloggers and designers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">November is one of my favorite months--the month of Thanksgiving. I am very blessed, and I count the friends I have made through this blog as one of the many blessings I treasure.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Be grateful and be kind!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A sunset after a snowfall on October 26th.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbosPSJ73LjOU_WN3tcGykpPyOKuMAgE3DiShZVsaL4Hbo8XsokMj2S87BKhyIJEYbSD_85v5CnfA8MT_ScRHoJVoCHPd64gwY-QF2eGPWrK9SA4RpE2ctH2Cz3c8iGNRuVBSk088eqyI2wqksrxb4dts6amNOoZUV0lrJcBqMHIrlbPW4Mti8tkHY_Q/s4032/IMG_6275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbosPSJ73LjOU_WN3tcGykpPyOKuMAgE3DiShZVsaL4Hbo8XsokMj2S87BKhyIJEYbSD_85v5CnfA8MT_ScRHoJVoCHPd64gwY-QF2eGPWrK9SA4RpE2ctH2Cz3c8iGNRuVBSk088eqyI2wqksrxb4dts6amNOoZUV0lrJcBqMHIrlbPW4Mti8tkHY_Q/w640-h480/IMG_6275.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-84274136967384627722022-09-30T01:19:00.000-06:002022-09-30T01:19:11.264-06:00Monthly Mini, Churn Dash SAL update, and Alaskan Adventures<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here is my monthly mini for September. With the cruise prep and participation, I didn't have time to make something from scratch, so I just quilted something that has needed it for quite a while.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdJ5SfkTBxWfdiERnADzrQq3Cs4ke7eG9Lk6NxAMaLdnbFrmsrp-TomUHE_6oYGbHfHMKauyBqZS5mctYcEc2I0c-cdfDY7lEIXGwBFKLapOnZmoAdcU7eI7crGJjPYL5_owN1a18eGZf917qSXycqovv7ohsk6WFD4Y-Xa7No5ALcouSR5ttiFpL5w/s3024/IMG_5981.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdJ5SfkTBxWfdiERnADzrQq3Cs4ke7eG9Lk6NxAMaLdnbFrmsrp-TomUHE_6oYGbHfHMKauyBqZS5mctYcEc2I0c-cdfDY7lEIXGwBFKLapOnZmoAdcU7eI7crGJjPYL5_owN1a18eGZf917qSXycqovv7ohsk6WFD4Y-Xa7No5ALcouSR5ttiFpL5w/w572-h640/IMG_5981.jpeg" width="572" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />This was loosely based on Lori D.'s Sajou SAL, found <a href="https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2018/10/sajou-qal-part-3-and-finale.html">here</a>. When I chose Abe to go in the center medallion, I didn't know he was going to end up on point. I couldn't leave him tipsy like that, so I reconfigured this quilt 2 or 3 times before I was satisfied with the outcome. This SAL was 4 years ago, and I am embarrassed to barely be getting the quilting done.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIVlzxT5HnP5_l3sIWeeTq-BVoSqB9ze4mOrn8NXSbk8LOUz6Euq3ERmqhttGFJorGDOEimlQQsidYdJkMFFHhB4gypKdwZMAE8Aa66EmCY5wxkRQDfsecyLo6c9_3T2zcRwtzfM8yggij1kqMhYsyzgxwjQzG4xHB3Wa7bB09Sf4d5B-dMFPR6Z-fg/s3503/IMG_5973.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2941" data-original-width="3503" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIVlzxT5HnP5_l3sIWeeTq-BVoSqB9ze4mOrn8NXSbk8LOUz6Euq3ERmqhttGFJorGDOEimlQQsidYdJkMFFHhB4gypKdwZMAE8Aa66EmCY5wxkRQDfsecyLo6c9_3T2zcRwtzfM8yggij1kqMhYsyzgxwjQzG4xHB3Wa7bB09Sf4d5B-dMFPR6Z-fg/w400-h336/IMG_5973.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was mostly ditch-stitching around the squares and border triangles, with echo quilting in the triangles, too. The center medallion received a little bit of hand quilting to outline Abe and his frame. You can see the quilting a bit better in this photo.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This finishes at 12 1/4" square.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAS50pX4BaYGfMSGNEPVZdm_ouv5jdtUzzrNBDp14o-xxgD_2qQg8F3STZFNIBlLDeWGYpaS2fjR8ENb1RFL1ogL71v-h7kwDf8o2-kcgUoVthx1rPLjrTXYdvE8TEZSeZFG3H7L9IRQvWUqqAK3bfh-X0CD0LDHxyZcFGogXB-La7aACnRIT0OVCTQ/s4032/IMG_5975.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAS50pX4BaYGfMSGNEPVZdm_ouv5jdtUzzrNBDp14o-xxgD_2qQg8F3STZFNIBlLDeWGYpaS2fjR8ENb1RFL1ogL71v-h7kwDf8o2-kcgUoVthx1rPLjrTXYdvE8TEZSeZFG3H7L9IRQvWUqqAK3bfh-X0CD0LDHxyZcFGogXB-La7aACnRIT0OVCTQ/w320-h240/IMG_5975.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I chose a splashy star print for the backing. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A few years ago I had such a stack of unquilted mini quilts that I spent most of the year getting them quilted--almost reaching 50 in number. Dad's passing at the end of that year (2016) prevented my reaching that goal. I am beginning to wonder if I should not allow myself to make any new monthly minis until I have quilted the ones that are piling up around the sewing room now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am linking up with <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">Wendy (The Constant Quilter blog</a>), for our monthly mini parade. Check out her post for the links to the other mini makers. And while you are at it, look around her blog at her many beautiful quilts made using the potholder method. Then check out the latest issue of Quilt Mania (#151) for a lovely article about Wendy and her potholder quilts, written by the wonderful <a href="https://patchworkinspirations.fr/">Cecile Denis of Patchwork Inspirations blog</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Just this week I completed the very last of my Churn Dash blocks for <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2022/05/churn-dash-sal.html">Chooky's Churn Dash SAL</a>. I am toying with the idea of putting them on point.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56yJN6vcCrDOKPt7IPCmuJm31mdn8qAxP-RCvIrAm1yYX-4mimuuubRVStG17pIEvbB-MShjJjLcUfJkJsEPKkuSBYsaiYyChclWjVQgvCrUXz8lvqpDcpn_6PZ3vTrWQsOgcfkFF5_83wWvjEwUwTnTHHxPsiTXNAusraIQpmBRskCymmUFd19HOrg/s3327/IMG_5933.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2874" data-original-width="3327" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56yJN6vcCrDOKPt7IPCmuJm31mdn8qAxP-RCvIrAm1yYX-4mimuuubRVStG17pIEvbB-MShjJjLcUfJkJsEPKkuSBYsaiYyChclWjVQgvCrUXz8lvqpDcpn_6PZ3vTrWQsOgcfkFF5_83wWvjEwUwTnTHHxPsiTXNAusraIQpmBRskCymmUFd19HOrg/w640-h552/IMG_5933.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I still have quite a ways to go with the switching around of blocks. Chooky commented that the left side all seemed quite dark. They are dark blocks on that side and I will see if I can balance that a bit more, but it also doesn't help that the window is on the right side of the design wall.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are 9" blocks, and I am thinking of using 1 1/2" wide finished sashing. I have been going back and forth with myself about using neutral sashing and colored cornerstones, or the dark blue I originally bought for the sashing and maybe a red for the cornerstones. I was considering cheddar for the cornerstones with the blue sashing, but that would be such a predictable move for me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is going to end up being quite a large quilt if I set the blocks on point.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That concludes the quilty portion of this post, so if you don't want to read about my experience in Alaska, you can stop here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Well, I survived my first cruise. I have never really wanted to cruise, but hubby has. We ended up going to the inside passage of Alaska, with a group of 10 friends, and we had a great time. Just a little outside of Juneau, we kayaked a total of 5 miles, going across Lake Mendenhall to the Mendenhall Glacier, and back to our docking point. A very cool (pun intended) experience. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JptLi4knavjlPDTDnk4jSEECVDEBifrxi7hsx5ozg-PUBNFtBhE2gjINsLSF8HRqJaxeHQeEoCwSUzN3IcY4K-1uux-FE5fAUdtUtJ1Kh3NFm90tzd5O7fu4pUijETPXZ4jK38ofbW9ttMKjkBnGZiv6ydb8c6LgewrcU04_X_Af_ylgwxBIvEa_og/s3748/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-30%20at%2012.20.01%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="3748" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JptLi4knavjlPDTDnk4jSEECVDEBifrxi7hsx5ozg-PUBNFtBhE2gjINsLSF8HRqJaxeHQeEoCwSUzN3IcY4K-1uux-FE5fAUdtUtJ1Kh3NFm90tzd5O7fu4pUijETPXZ4jK38ofbW9ttMKjkBnGZiv6ydb8c6LgewrcU04_X_Af_ylgwxBIvEa_og/w640-h328/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-30%20at%2012.20.01%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the left we are the canoe in the foreground. On the right you can see the Mendenhall Glacier behind us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">At Icy Strait Point we caught one of the last gondola rides to the top of a mountain, because it was going to be dark soon. That prevented us from being able to zip line back down, but it was still quite an experience to get to the top and look back at the cruise ship, which looked like a toy boat from that vantage point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0cnWTgLzs4ElvtG0XTAipGSGa88zoKDh1znWAML7kbhbDAvy_ATDR1HiwMbLqGYZ_-qADaU84Ei27t2paTgJNg5FegzZ5hbmJFhngW5HJPmRl_L3a4O0bwSvwcS-i7yFNkWPOAxDx1cbWk4xMYryw1KRxN6IopfNmH_W3HcqPpVgrdupQZiFrJWUGQ/s3556/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-30%20at%2012.26.46%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3556" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0cnWTgLzs4ElvtG0XTAipGSGa88zoKDh1znWAML7kbhbDAvy_ATDR1HiwMbLqGYZ_-qADaU84Ei27t2paTgJNg5FegzZ5hbmJFhngW5HJPmRl_L3a4O0bwSvwcS-i7yFNkWPOAxDx1cbWk4xMYryw1KRxN6IopfNmH_W3HcqPpVgrdupQZiFrJWUGQ/w640-h434/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-30%20at%2012.26.46%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Looking up to the mountaintop. And looking back down to our boat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvBhdoui2DGyuTolRwRYl5U73FgUEZwg22YcisthSjxyV0lcqB7DK8kzn0-SexjbbEngfxdOO3ZPSwydURE5fM7oNOhtvLK-l1IUD13avNinrd4daYg0EyQmDilEOaTdq7wzgILJFeBE4J2oXAP1ND-hxazsDlxd44aNFN_9poxkAMdlkvktXjiX2Ig/s3568/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-30%20at%2012.25.37%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="3568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvBhdoui2DGyuTolRwRYl5U73FgUEZwg22YcisthSjxyV0lcqB7DK8kzn0-SexjbbEngfxdOO3ZPSwydURE5fM7oNOhtvLK-l1IUD13avNinrd4daYg0EyQmDilEOaTdq7wzgILJFeBE4J2oXAP1ND-hxazsDlxd44aNFN_9poxkAMdlkvktXjiX2Ig/w640-h266/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-30%20at%2012.25.37%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the left I was getting harnessed up for zip lining, in the rain, in a rainforest. It was so fun. One of the platforms even went out over the ocean. I have to say, I don't like heights, so I have wanted to do this to challenge myself. I loved it, and would do it again in a heartbeat.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the right was our group of brave souls who went snorkeling. It really wasn't cold--we had on fleece "bunny suits" under the dry suits, and Sitka is quite a temperate climate, so the water was near 50 degrees.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I will never forget the amazing sights we saw--starfish in a rainbow of colors and a variety of sizes (even got to hold one our guide pulled out for us), sea urchins everywhere, tiny crabs, several varieties of fish, and lots of shells, and seaweed. I would also do that again, if given the chance.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth16Pgk1_LUgnH2k7ZF7LMVsktL-zWl8b0Bc9izIvnxHRTqFqzMms5J2LdynCEcUK4_GvglxTDeKUmaeLiP1qFYtj2H-SSeV3JguqAXlAZAxV6igO9-bfrTwwFGpzyX6D3O8F0_h1S7sfv3NsELY7YKuTc_IglttiBhuCqSTIPLRKqExzov6bQisYug/s4260/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-30%20at%2012.23.44%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="4260" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth16Pgk1_LUgnH2k7ZF7LMVsktL-zWl8b0Bc9izIvnxHRTqFqzMms5J2LdynCEcUK4_GvglxTDeKUmaeLiP1qFYtj2H-SSeV3JguqAXlAZAxV6igO9-bfrTwwFGpzyX6D3O8F0_h1S7sfv3NsELY7YKuTc_IglttiBhuCqSTIPLRKqExzov6bQisYug/w640-h318/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-30%20at%2012.23.44%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Our first full day at sea the waters were a little rough. We were out walking laps around the promenade deck when a friend took the photo on the left. You can tell balance was an issue by the wide stance of our feet. On the right we were stopped in Glacier Bay, in much calmer waters, in front of Margerie Glacier, which you can read about<a href="https://www.nps.gov/places/margerie-glacier.htm"> here</a>. It was a stunning sight.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Overall it was a very positive experience. Hubby and I decided that we would not use the elevators, after the initial trip to get to our room. My Fitbit recorded between 30-40+ flights of stairs per day, and my record was 57 flights in one day. I am happy to say that I made it through a 7 day cruise without gaining an ounce. I have worked hard to get in better shape this year, and I didn't want to ruin it all in one week at sea.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the drive home from the airport, we passed this sight on the freeway. I guess it is getting to be that time of year. Break out the pumpkin spice everything!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ihWUvHBS6uq1TDtOqfjuxcMh9B5MwOc7oXvvJPFft9qH91HWADtP-POee14nbu1Zp_M6fodca5n1A4kdgmhl3yGO47dP4We8AwWIWQhbFz-iyVPP7luQkiaSvuTaOeiUQGZw5PSO57JiYPRKIbSqpEb-NmtPFnzKQZhsEZWNwyfn37-lKsXNh1g0wg/s3678/IMG_5905.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="3678" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ihWUvHBS6uq1TDtOqfjuxcMh9B5MwOc7oXvvJPFft9qH91HWADtP-POee14nbu1Zp_M6fodca5n1A4kdgmhl3yGO47dP4We8AwWIWQhbFz-iyVPP7luQkiaSvuTaOeiUQGZw5PSO57JiYPRKIbSqpEb-NmtPFnzKQZhsEZWNwyfn37-lKsXNh1g0wg/w640-h276/IMG_5905.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, be creative and be kind!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-11678510217954737392022-08-31T23:48:00.003-06:002022-08-31T23:49:57.483-06:00August Monthly Mini and Churn Dash SAL<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I might just be able to sneak this under the wire before the clock strikes midnight. Here is my August monthly mini, for the mini making mayhem over with <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/2022/08/august-monthly-mini.html">Wendy, The Constant Quilter</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHk-JdkL0fu9v7Em7KiB0SLuzhXdT-RxGoQukyPjnnr9wPQvq9qqonQufLPYj4Vg3suYdf-VYZoMGrYhOStOZirkE5ttsYVrvAWWTD41FIygCU4jq4QEOzCLLKKzdrPZ-_0lyTctfVeL5L2VP6Tob9coLZKdE6fTgZyYgq6RR9MIzxD3FLq8PEaq25fA/s3781/IMG_5038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3781" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHk-JdkL0fu9v7Em7KiB0SLuzhXdT-RxGoQukyPjnnr9wPQvq9qqonQufLPYj4Vg3suYdf-VYZoMGrYhOStOZirkE5ttsYVrvAWWTD41FIygCU4jq4QEOzCLLKKzdrPZ-_0lyTctfVeL5L2VP6Tob9coLZKdE6fTgZyYgq6RR9MIzxD3FLq8PEaq25fA/w512-h640/IMG_5038.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This was from a pattern by Sheryl at Temecula Quilt Company. It is called Independence Day, and she released the free pattern on July 4th. I cut it out and sewed the top that very week, but I have been slower than molasses in January at getting this quilted and bound. Obviously not in time for summer, but just in time for Labor Day (after which I take down all the patriotic decor).</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflxjzApm8-_TD-7pxkuwQUrO9aUSB3ACql1AmP7A9BqMnApyBXBIGhPGjjorumWp5u5rD-DtRe5NynFRsYFijjbgYcy3izAvSqCwcomg0xSTZS9nANaXYt2uqu7qReHV_vi2AXcKn-QbzgfIfzYvHtFdK-KV09ObddRnYDkbsBVW5myYmb6tr4EjGdQ/s3427/IMG_5036.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3427" data-original-width="3006" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflxjzApm8-_TD-7pxkuwQUrO9aUSB3ACql1AmP7A9BqMnApyBXBIGhPGjjorumWp5u5rD-DtRe5NynFRsYFijjbgYcy3izAvSqCwcomg0xSTZS9nANaXYt2uqu7qReHV_vi2AXcKn-QbzgfIfzYvHtFdK-KV09ObddRnYDkbsBVW5myYmb6tr4EjGdQ/w351-h400/IMG_5036.jpeg" width="351" /></span></a></div><div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In this photo you might be able to tell that I machine quilted around all the red in the pieced blocks. Then I hand quilted diagonal lines through the navy squares, using a dark blue quilting thread. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If you would like to make one of these little quilts, you will find the free pattern download in the <a href="https://temeculaquiltco.blogspot.com/2022/07/tqc-journal-issue-55.html">Temecula Quilt Company post here.</a> You know, you aren't limited to making it in red/white/blue. Fall colors or Christmas colors would be fun, too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If you'd like to make it, go to the link above and download the pattern, and then leave a comment below if you would be interested in a die-cut kit to make this top </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">in red/white/blue</span><span style="font-family: arial;">. I have an extra kit and would be happy to send it to someone.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlksVF7kwOhPX_AMZVFUXzPBYXMKlEnWKCmU2ni5GZJRT-Mb0RfZSvW1ez_ewWjlhNARtAV4VWXqI4Ef9Z5SzVlLgbvkJStlkNAMOvqTS24KYxCiISJ9lsI_yQ-znf4Aonju9J1vsxRGhBzcyozQrXH4bDCC-yFPBf58OiEWwMt0JzCLyxqHAeYgK6w/s4032/IMG_5034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlksVF7kwOhPX_AMZVFUXzPBYXMKlEnWKCmU2ni5GZJRT-Mb0RfZSvW1ez_ewWjlhNARtAV4VWXqI4Ef9Z5SzVlLgbvkJStlkNAMOvqTS24KYxCiISJ9lsI_yQ-znf4Aonju9J1vsxRGhBzcyozQrXH4bDCC-yFPBf58OiEWwMt0JzCLyxqHAeYgK6w/w640-h480/IMG_5034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Next up is <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2022/08/actually-sewing.html">Chooky's Churn Dash SAL</a>. I am just as pleased as punch that I have been keeping up with this. That is a rarity for me.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelAedhie-cDN5wZg5NZwthUuEMOjd5Yu2MYO3gVoRBc65wJDW4pXY1Z1Yhi8eNabYN1YbXkTfoGd1LCw78pn8uuF7rWTlqcIdldovoyh-tKEUMJWrJqw9ybYRJWYV7LbVuUjL4bhtQ4K8ng2at1tHw1DiHfoEPI3rjWsmiXI6gL0PAMvu1xfIAL8E0g/s3476/IMG_5043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="2914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelAedhie-cDN5wZg5NZwthUuEMOjd5Yu2MYO3gVoRBc65wJDW4pXY1Z1Yhi8eNabYN1YbXkTfoGd1LCw78pn8uuF7rWTlqcIdldovoyh-tKEUMJWrJqw9ybYRJWYV7LbVuUjL4bhtQ4K8ng2at1tHw1DiHfoEPI3rjWsmiXI6gL0PAMvu1xfIAL8E0g/w536-h640/IMG_5043.jpeg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are all the 9" blocks so far--including my two attempts at a triple churn dash block, with teeny 1" centers. I MIGHT try making one more of those, somewhere in the remaining dozen blocks. And then again, I might not. ;)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hubby and I are prepping for our first ever cruise. I have never really wanted to go on a cruise, but hubby has. So if I am going to go, the destination would be Alaska--which it is. We are going with 8 friends from our community, and I am surprised at how much I am looking forward to it. I will be crossing a few things off my bucket list. I am signed up for shore excursions where I will be kayaking, zip lining (I do not like heights, but I am determined to power through this), snorkeling, and riding a gondola. I can't get a single soul in our group to snorkeling with me (they all think it will be too cold), but I am going anyway. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That is all for now. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, be creative, and be kind!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ5A_VikEU92Xa3fv4i9Z-ZsezljXNrjem5WbV0klQfp24kSyeIS5GK6yUNkSX0PaswWozbu3AEF8Yr5E_Va4R3N_-NgM-mrepwnnB1NSk4u9HT1sOncXC4zfxSL2LKrGBWXrjLvMWvRdmZR475CdDsblM69HVEuKlzmrNo4V3uSp_MF1oFKH3244Tw/s4032/IMG_4997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ5A_VikEU92Xa3fv4i9Z-ZsezljXNrjem5WbV0klQfp24kSyeIS5GK6yUNkSX0PaswWozbu3AEF8Yr5E_Va4R3N_-NgM-mrepwnnB1NSk4u9HT1sOncXC4zfxSL2LKrGBWXrjLvMWvRdmZR475CdDsblM69HVEuKlzmrNo4V3uSp_MF1oFKH3244Tw/w640-h480/IMG_4997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-83823124961068796252022-08-25T21:46:00.006-06:002022-08-25T21:46:45.865-06:00Belated BOM and Miniaturizing a Churn Dash<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Last year Barbara Brackman offered a BOM called Hands All Around. This SAL focused on Louisa May Alcott and her family. How could I not join in? But after Mom's passing in July of 2021, I just didn't pick this up again--until this July, when I did the August block for last year. Have I confused you yet? This month I did last year's September block. Here is what I have so far.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbLCqDJy3rHR4zCaBUOEj7J91YRsNCLQCJyWii_HDvnwN9wc8kx9mBM7YNNZ8ThunTIKK-V2q8_10ChpwYEmVxAPsrLrihwKImVYvEtliiyzV7wvS4BRvrf6d2d5iYs8yjcrzr2sUuWhW6RZCD7n48H0h6WDfoTBW5y_PBWwtuMViFeSK-YWStuvp9g/s3791/IMG_4969.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3791" data-original-width="2968" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbLCqDJy3rHR4zCaBUOEj7J91YRsNCLQCJyWii_HDvnwN9wc8kx9mBM7YNNZ8ThunTIKK-V2q8_10ChpwYEmVxAPsrLrihwKImVYvEtliiyzV7wvS4BRvrf6d2d5iYs8yjcrzr2sUuWhW6RZCD7n48H0h6WDfoTBW5y_PBWwtuMViFeSK-YWStuvp9g/w502-h640/IMG_4969.jpeg" width="502" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">These are 8" blocks, and I am making two each month. I choose the fabrics I need for my first block, and after getting it cut out, I rethink the block with the same fabrics, but mixing up their placement--maybe changing the value placement altogether, maybe not. Just whatever I feel like doing at the time.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Next block in the lineup is a doozy. I am trying to decide if I will do it as written, or switch it up somehow. Maybe I will make the last two blocks first, while I ponder what to do with #10.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSP9mxufuDorZSXcj5VyT64NsLzPvyA1Rh0At89xpY54fxK-oMO_y0UlGAoWXhI-yTNt712X6elhLUi2x_xJF1i99m0hCojmInLqFonE0squpbRkguYVYfykdt-HwW_GXvVP1G9JhHLf8LsNUtM4800KIXPtpFhST0hJBUcehs4trWAaDPylP2nhrTg/s2971/IMG_4889.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="2971" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSP9mxufuDorZSXcj5VyT64NsLzPvyA1Rh0At89xpY54fxK-oMO_y0UlGAoWXhI-yTNt712X6elhLUi2x_xJF1i99m0hCojmInLqFonE0squpbRkguYVYfykdt-HwW_GXvVP1G9JhHLf8LsNUtM4800KIXPtpFhST0hJBUcehs4trWAaDPylP2nhrTg/w400-h376/IMG_4889.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwDy1RTlti3bCE7wQiKS1rCsfA_k27EpikYa4E_YHIKQIQX4tmmR764VXe9Dpb4TpnBCeIPLJMETLbBtyQ2ABz-bGhx1N4cRUvIE3Fn1W9b3Gi6wt0TV6M8hue7YQFYOt1RE5B3U0RHgjbDKmazJSPH5Nmh4yEERGaKRAPt4y8oZh7xGvnSvms0rp6A/s2219/IMG_4863.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="2140" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwDy1RTlti3bCE7wQiKS1rCsfA_k27EpikYa4E_YHIKQIQX4tmmR764VXe9Dpb4TpnBCeIPLJMETLbBtyQ2ABz-bGhx1N4cRUvIE3Fn1W9b3Gi6wt0TV6M8hue7YQFYOt1RE5B3U0RHgjbDKmazJSPH5Nmh4yEERGaKRAPt4y8oZh7xGvnSvms0rp6A/w386-h400/IMG_4863.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Surprisingly, I am keeping up well with Chooky's Churn Dash SAL--in spite of boo-boos like the one above. (Please tell me you've done this before.) But since adding the double churn dash blocks into the mix, I have been toying with the idea of a triple churn dash block. Since my blocks finish at 9", that means the double churn dash finishes at 3", and a triple churn dash would have to finish at 1"! Do you know how hard it is to divide a 1" square into a 3x3 grid--when there are no markers on any rulers for 1/3"? Well, I tried one block. The tiny 1" block in the center is pretty wonky. So I tried again.</div></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioXQ99RD0jeHlLN-gWnfcnqxnr_c3qkbcCH1m6wfiO2gv6nkbkD4oUszopEcwajA_YI7mQOmPL93XqC4ljMq4s44XDpOUgApvpHAW_t3QsfTQxUm6_d946DMNSHVP-XjlHbg9xSzgHh6i07AIXCDuk4yies7jV0p8jCa3Serll58bDkh3w6j2u1GF3w/s2141/IMG_4865.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="2141" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioXQ99RD0jeHlLN-gWnfcnqxnr_c3qkbcCH1m6wfiO2gv6nkbkD4oUszopEcwajA_YI7mQOmPL93XqC4ljMq4s44XDpOUgApvpHAW_t3QsfTQxUm6_d946DMNSHVP-XjlHbg9xSzgHh6i07AIXCDuk4yies7jV0p8jCa3Serll58bDkh3w6j2u1GF3w/w400-h364/IMG_4865.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">This time the center block came out a bit more balanced, but still not great. This photo also gives you a better size perspective. I think it is easier to make a 3/4" churn dash, as crazy as that may sound.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The next step is putting this in the center of the 3" block. To me this seemed to enhance the wonkiness.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3OzW_adHqtMtxzKQQj9XSnrxVDEHzWUSUlFj4UrQq_q6B1YLshOaXmed8Dpi4uV4THuL-QTTf81UZr4eUy6k9b4G1g0AWEgfXI5gPAvhNq7W3Q4pa_fNQW80-8JAj3RNAmQYt7qWfCfTk73TPhA8_5Oi7GG0rE8VzFsjUUdvpxxMhbU53S4lZizmow/s2548/IMG_4866.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="2548" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3OzW_adHqtMtxzKQQj9XSnrxVDEHzWUSUlFj4UrQq_q6B1YLshOaXmed8Dpi4uV4THuL-QTTf81UZr4eUy6k9b4G1g0AWEgfXI5gPAvhNq7W3Q4pa_fNQW80-8JAj3RNAmQYt7qWfCfTk73TPhA8_5Oi7GG0rE8VzFsjUUdvpxxMhbU53S4lZizmow/w640-h604/IMG_4866.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I'll be back next week with the finished block, and a photo of all the blocks so far.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">There will also be the usual monthly mini, assuming I get it bound.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">That's all the quiltiness for now. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Find someone that can use your help or friendship, and you will feel better, too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Until next time,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Janet O.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-49057244874803640812022-07-30T22:55:00.000-06:002022-07-30T22:55:01.744-06:00Monthly Mini and Churn Dash progress<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Just a bitty thing (5"x7") made from some tiny leftovers after cutting up a bunch of 30s repro fabrics. I bound it in yellow and named it "A Little Bit of Sunshine". </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTPtfsAMMak2H-1MurPCRUyPZhVOuD9-Pp684Js8SFxiQzAEPbrYnY67uTLOE2QXX8lBvExLx_DJKGpqx6hG824RrMa7rTf89bbgp480lpjRl60kh62k9jIWFNvwHVUsqCKhDiy-D1YzvQc3JIKVqOMcVnvp96iFNNP5T6OuLjH6ekJIn7QhYlgIn3w/s4032/IMG_4489.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTPtfsAMMak2H-1MurPCRUyPZhVOuD9-Pp684Js8SFxiQzAEPbrYnY67uTLOE2QXX8lBvExLx_DJKGpqx6hG824RrMa7rTf89bbgp480lpjRl60kh62k9jIWFNvwHVUsqCKhDiy-D1YzvQc3JIKVqOMcVnvp96iFNNP5T6OuLjH6ekJIn7QhYlgIn3w/w480-h640/IMG_4489.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is is machine quilted with diagonal lines that form tilted rectangles. The photo below shows the quilting better, and gives you a better size perspective.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUvvQTrAOIMTHntTTJeCXIHNIt7fpgr3Qfz9Hp8U5GXdrhsFjXDyy7zfbmlx3M-zx_vrcHyFOwIQmvUByjIIjCznnhv1nbRFbgVdrvtSmAQDxTMPc60RQB5H40FNeaj2s_Uo0fxjdkk3YQD1gI9eKJUy7S3-i7hazotfX22d0DVctpJfrnaQwGkutag/s3075/IMG_4483.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3075" data-original-width="2478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUvvQTrAOIMTHntTTJeCXIHNIt7fpgr3Qfz9Hp8U5GXdrhsFjXDyy7zfbmlx3M-zx_vrcHyFOwIQmvUByjIIjCznnhv1nbRFbgVdrvtSmAQDxTMPc60RQB5H40FNeaj2s_Uo0fxjdkk3YQD1gI9eKJUy7S3-i7hazotfX22d0DVctpJfrnaQwGkutag/w517-h640/IMG_4483.jpeg" width="517" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Linking up with <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">Wendy (The Constant Quilter blog)</a>, where you can check out the other mini makers and what they have created this month.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Here is my progress on Chooky's Churn Dash SAL. I haven't decided yet if I am going with 41 or 50 blocks, but I am on track for 50 with these 25 blocks at the halfway mark.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvihrNJ7LePLphUf0tVYDXfFawbUbIzTM2SvuARyCB8sapxzJzMw-xQUn_y-psAx4TI-_L3lNkYkrVo5MsQ2cWOsWQ1aV2IqW7ibrmHJ7eg-KINozhipM9Hb3h9RQ1z8wv8KmeDttXlEXwsrT4b5PHuL6Ro3dCP9a92OaGS8b7Wb3xdYrNBmvpC6fZA/s3057/IMG_4851.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3057" data-original-width="2939" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvihrNJ7LePLphUf0tVYDXfFawbUbIzTM2SvuARyCB8sapxzJzMw-xQUn_y-psAx4TI-_L3lNkYkrVo5MsQ2cWOsWQ1aV2IqW7ibrmHJ7eg-KINozhipM9Hb3h9RQ1z8wv8KmeDttXlEXwsrT4b5PHuL6Ro3dCP9a92OaGS8b7Wb3xdYrNBmvpC6fZA/w616-h640/IMG_4851.jpeg" width="616" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are 9" blocks, so the little churn dash centers of some blocks are 3". There are 42 official participants in this SAL--you can find them all in a link <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/">list on Chooky's sidebar</a>. And there are several others who are making churn dash quilts with the group "unofficially".</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We just returned from our annual family reunion/campout. We reserve a large, private campsite and my siblings and our posterity are invited. We had 55 participate this year, but the little intruder we found in a banana my hubby had hung in our camp, was definitely not invited. Do you think he thought he was camouflaged? Click to enlarge for the full effect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKuptN0Qz4v-n4ekgUccKOiYM0QjSpk1O1J8SaQ288EfLinOFia272adeQmP1ErnwqY2rbH61w6_e7asRrAgcVkNpak2FDqzxGtiI_oLlAwCCLwJhO1AVQSNwlgg5rhDMP21TCYoCE7xxi9pFdSKgElze6ng4OBeTOHJ_Ynsffzy1lTmUMbD9GUNMWw/s3444/IMG_4798.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3007" data-original-width="3444" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKuptN0Qz4v-n4ekgUccKOiYM0QjSpk1O1J8SaQ288EfLinOFia272adeQmP1ErnwqY2rbH61w6_e7asRrAgcVkNpak2FDqzxGtiI_oLlAwCCLwJhO1AVQSNwlgg5rhDMP21TCYoCE7xxi9pFdSKgElze6ng4OBeTOHJ_Ynsffzy1lTmUMbD9GUNMWw/w640-h558/IMG_4798.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Don't want to leave you with that photo, so I'll leave you with this one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These clouds are over the eastern mountains, but this is the sunset, not the sunrise--the colors were just reflecting clear across the valley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-elQvJo1OnYsAWyq57G5g1Ad6-zTR3yK6zTdomTlu4aO659FruDu8UVZHHawItowD5oOJ9f227KKKMtNjJ2QtZ0ZG1atLX9WJKTACKMrODnqLyxZCW-gSns769BTTN1uI3i02Ab_MiehAF7bU2BBD-YWbpdU0Au9MG8cgD_Sze6Rt_MvkwkJHHfFfQ/s3888/IMG_4719%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2916" data-original-width="3888" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-elQvJo1OnYsAWyq57G5g1Ad6-zTR3yK6zTdomTlu4aO659FruDu8UVZHHawItowD5oOJ9f227KKKMtNjJ2QtZ0ZG1atLX9WJKTACKMrODnqLyxZCW-gSns769BTTN1uI3i02Ab_MiehAF7bU2BBD-YWbpdU0Au9MG8cgD_Sze6Rt_MvkwkJHHfFfQ/w640-h480/IMG_4719%202.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So much going on in this world of ours, it can leave your head spinning. Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay kind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p></div></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-92230865872355430982022-07-23T23:59:00.013-06:002022-07-24T19:28:58.964-06:00A Tsunami, a Festival, and Baptist Fans<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I saw an intriguing quilt recently on Deonn Stott's blog, "Quiltscapes". Such a clever name for the quilt--Tsunami: A Giant Storm at Sea. And that is exactly what it is: a giant version of the beloved quilt pattern, Storm at Sea. You can see many variations of this quilt on Deonn's blog <a href="https://www.quiltscapesqs.com/2022/07/tsunami-giant-storm-at-sea.html">here.</a> (The red/white/blue version would be great for Quilts of Valor.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And here is my progress so far. These blocks are huge--the smallest block is the lavender/purple square-in-a-square. It is 8 1/2" unfinished. I've made quilts smaller than that!! You will notice that only three blocks combine to make the entire quilt, and create the illusion of curves with only straight edges being sewn. Don't you love that in a quilt?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbjT0W2b-9cHeJez-UuiAG8GL8MZv4HYhwoHV9yZ00yDlqGNmnP7L3khC5zg2K7ify24GWgLxZojz2EFY1ZNcA1P_TLDVd8FMo5hRE4lTOLk6yO-LLqZiL0PGl9rm6F1qIFj5LS5Pb0-I2us4C3lToVpiQzl3qmWteMOd_dtHFq8KuKFR6FM2PpbM1w/s3734/IMG_4717.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="3734" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbjT0W2b-9cHeJez-UuiAG8GL8MZv4HYhwoHV9yZ00yDlqGNmnP7L3khC5zg2K7ify24GWgLxZojz2EFY1ZNcA1P_TLDVd8FMo5hRE4lTOLk6yO-LLqZiL0PGl9rm6F1qIFj5LS5Pb0-I2us4C3lToVpiQzl3qmWteMOd_dtHFq8KuKFR6FM2PpbM1w/w640-h502/IMG_4717.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am using Grunge "Seeing Stars" fabric line for this creation. So out of my wheelhouse. I was going to use batiks, but when I went fabric shopping with a friend last week, I realized none of the shops we were visiting carried batiks. So when I saw the colors I was hoping to find were all in this line, I snatched them up.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsQH8NHr5HXtqQS3NjE0uV4S0UBJlt8GFl048vXtCDJ8D7YLhyIB225w6sMG_IH0Cd5slbXLW_D20q2r3Ips8FAyXBIKYbU7VaRs5koS_91bGZY2JZcVBaDjP5HWC7u8ss6FUppGAb-NBFGJz2v8pvLkibGoGQGASc5IUZldVgymawCb0QjDGQKM48A/s2854/IMG_4714.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="2854" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsQH8NHr5HXtqQS3NjE0uV4S0UBJlt8GFl048vXtCDJ8D7YLhyIB225w6sMG_IH0Cd5slbXLW_D20q2r3Ips8FAyXBIKYbU7VaRs5koS_91bGZY2JZcVBaDjP5HWC7u8ss6FUppGAb-NBFGJz2v8pvLkibGoGQGASc5IUZldVgymawCb0QjDGQKM48A/w400-h374/IMG_4714.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Eight years ago I foundation pieced a mini Storm at Sea quilt. Just yesterday, as I walked past the yardstick gallery outside my sewing room door where that mini hangs, I realized something. The colors I used then are exactly the colors I chose for this quilt--without consciously choosing to copy it.<br /><br />Crazy, isn't it? I guess my mind goes to those colors when I think of a storm at sea.<br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And to get an idea of the size difference between these two projects, here they are on the design wall together.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHCGpTftDvVhP69YMzBPh5q_R8-3WuSWOfB24-ZNB2mMWjBLftzyoQBi85Gnsmbjf5QZy7U6Mw1TEz2uNrKhiiyNE6xBUqrmGA4PiJU26MvnowgPNVavAFq5U-GU5rClEnoygVnubJM-_6CgPTwGdZEoNrHAI7n1XpJ-4UeJDWOlSsfbOPKLWgATmNw/s3892/IMG_4718.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3892" data-original-width="2920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHCGpTftDvVhP69YMzBPh5q_R8-3WuSWOfB24-ZNB2mMWjBLftzyoQBi85Gnsmbjf5QZy7U6Mw1TEz2uNrKhiiyNE6xBUqrmGA4PiJU26MvnowgPNVavAFq5U-GU5rClEnoygVnubJM-_6CgPTwGdZEoNrHAI7n1XpJ-4UeJDWOlSsfbOPKLWgATmNw/w300-h400/IMG_4718.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sorry for the poor lighting on this. This little quilt pretty much matches the size of the smallest block in Tsunami. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So if you have always wanted to make a Storm at Sea quilt, but are not sure you would have the patience for all those little pieces, and diamond shapes, this may be the way to go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Missouri Star Quilt Company has a tutorial for making the blocks, and they have partnered with Deonn to make a template to cut those diamonds. The pattern comes with a paper template, but I bought the template from MSQC, and I am not sorry. The links for the digital pattern, printed pattern, tutorial, and the acrylic template are all in Deonn's post linked in the first paragraph of this post.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">You can see the template in this photo, with all of the fabric cut and ready to sew. Very easy to cut everything for this quilt.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lqRgFVAj-Yws6NoiD9cea25BsNlXGB-aNy16Mrb6sO-f_hJjNKAzp_qiWyarYV4G7HWTVMw0BffMMwltHt9nDCkptDGjX7QoO6GcGI-DzCM68CRZLcLTGZipKyz2n_hNyQXEfG-NKhzFP2Zre0EcwjamxY361MhogUz9gxFfcPGcYCi4xLHVedrqhg/s4032/IMG_4532.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lqRgFVAj-Yws6NoiD9cea25BsNlXGB-aNy16Mrb6sO-f_hJjNKAzp_qiWyarYV4G7HWTVMw0BffMMwltHt9nDCkptDGjX7QoO6GcGI-DzCM68CRZLcLTGZipKyz2n_hNyQXEfG-NKhzFP2Zre0EcwjamxY361MhogUz9gxFfcPGcYCi4xLHVedrqhg/w640-h480/IMG_4532.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On Thursday I had the opportunity to spend just a few hours at the Salt Lake City International Quilt Festival. I really enjoyed the large number of vintage quilts on display. There was a section of red/green quilts for a "Christmas In July" display. Another display titled "Out of the Blue" was almost entirely vintage blue and white quilts. And there was a display called "Pieces of the Past", that included a wide range of vintage quilts. There were several other displays, and I enjoyed them all, but those three were my favorites.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">But the highlight of the festival for me was the opportunity to meet another blogger. <a href="https://bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com/">Barbara Black (My Joyful Journey blog</a>) works in the Education Office for the Quilt Festival, whether in Salt Lake City, Houston, or wherever they are. I was able to stop in, grab a hug, and chat for a while before going to enjoy the festival. It was such a treat!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yMwaAWCt4sW4wrvcOVE_dCUnbK9y55efX7KQ7jMfJkx2QKZNR9-c5I901FBetpS_IWTGiucStQ0t4HeFS9v6251StEAZyXMkKDFwr7mkUD6x2ItBKUltfNag0XxXRqCjSZDHEEAH2c9sgNL0LwAadbwWJhW6Yar0oATmSAsVqbLt8RCPGMHvG-qWag/s2838/IMG_4544.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="2557" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yMwaAWCt4sW4wrvcOVE_dCUnbK9y55efX7KQ7jMfJkx2QKZNR9-c5I901FBetpS_IWTGiucStQ0t4HeFS9v6251StEAZyXMkKDFwr7mkUD6x2ItBKUltfNag0XxXRqCjSZDHEEAH2c9sgNL0LwAadbwWJhW6Yar0oATmSAsVqbLt8RCPGMHvG-qWag/w576-h640/IMG_4544.jpeg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Barbara was binding a quilt (Blueberry Hill) she had shared on her blog recently.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgdVn14bQBW7KlphZwzb1r6oouDli17MTVkv5-whooBBCU_NI--1t7AMxNC3kUcn3Laj4v5mcX-61qcNGial7XNVq4ApREE-meY26a3fTNwlaoUnirrpnVA5HqB2NRObOemsHccN-lqRzWgk_bNSZwjthauM9bHKRo1Pd6Gm2jjQw2RhJ56MVz4KGBQ/s4032/IMG_4548.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgdVn14bQBW7KlphZwzb1r6oouDli17MTVkv5-whooBBCU_NI--1t7AMxNC3kUcn3Laj4v5mcX-61qcNGial7XNVq4ApREE-meY26a3fTNwlaoUnirrpnVA5HqB2NRObOemsHccN-lqRzWgk_bNSZwjthauM9bHKRo1Pd6Gm2jjQw2RhJ56MVz4KGBQ/w300-h400/IMG_4548.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">She has been teaching quilt making for many years, and is a concise, thorough teacher. She even teaches on cruises. <a href="https://stitchinheaven.com/blogs/cruises/harmony-of-quilting">This is the info on her next one.</a> She also does teaching videos for The Quilt Show's BOM. I am in awe of her many talents!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I will be adding this meet-up to the tab above named accordingly (Blogger meet-ups).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the actual quilting front, I am finally getting around to quilting the half-log cabin quilt I assembled after having shoulder surgery a few years back. I am using <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FunWithBarb?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Barb's large Baptist Fan stencil</a>. I had my quilt basted by my longarm quilter, and then I mark one row at a time using the stencil and a pounce pad. That way the marks haven't all rubbed away before I get to them.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY76VHNXo-WiDDNvrn6S4In21eWZjQ19Or5VOfMN2k5X73mjF86FyfwT-okAENnDHsti_P_2o-b6p7s5sh56Xr-KN7CitAblvS-gS6rA4HQddhmMJVOu6WQoe3r_vURkGsR7KS5aVP9p8NeDfg-d-P89W5tvBThf8zN1sVLsjZE3xjxOXDqE6sawRwaw/s4032/IMG_4534.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY76VHNXo-WiDDNvrn6S4In21eWZjQ19Or5VOfMN2k5X73mjF86FyfwT-okAENnDHsti_P_2o-b6p7s5sh56Xr-KN7CitAblvS-gS6rA4HQddhmMJVOu6WQoe3r_vURkGsR7KS5aVP9p8NeDfg-d-P89W5tvBThf8zN1sVLsjZE3xjxOXDqE6sawRwaw/w640-h480/IMG_4534.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Don't look too closely at the two rows I have already quilted. There is a multitude of wobbles and bobbles. I've had the stencil for a long time, but this is the first time I've used it. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'm quilting this on my HandiQuilter Sweet 16. No, I don't usually let the quilt hang down over the table as I work. I keep it rolled up in front of me. But when I stepped away to take the photo, it unrolled.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6y5LtERW0PC7rlcqx-qThF4ALSTOh73RXvuExAa927x4F97PIWAm0I5k2PeWh6tFvtE4MkWhk3Q0Lpd0Cfr6YjiQzX8uaqEQLRP-GKW35gIuozCfy6j3gsgF0Ds4Ns4Fb5NPncC5PFRpDEdTpW6yKh0rhQP8UwVvBo_Kp2QXTdPNY4NDttnSjDFn6g/s4032/IMG_4525.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6y5LtERW0PC7rlcqx-qThF4ALSTOh73RXvuExAa927x4F97PIWAm0I5k2PeWh6tFvtE4MkWhk3Q0Lpd0Cfr6YjiQzX8uaqEQLRP-GKW35gIuozCfy6j3gsgF0Ds4Ns4Fb5NPncC5PFRpDEdTpW6yKh0rhQP8UwVvBo_Kp2QXTdPNY4NDttnSjDFn6g/w640-h480/IMG_4525.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am practicing the Baptist Fans on this quilt, because I want to use them on my <a href="https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2020/01/circa-1880-top-assembled-mostly.html">Circa 1880 quilt,</a> but I didn't want that to be the first time I had tried quilting that Baptist Fan pattern.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">More glorious sunsets recently. Here is one of them.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZm9dJHzY2RI3VRaBoJRAUc6LXEM7fs3h-et9l9DjDJaulKoVvI4Ps2EbGtTzED_9qtwaiDmGgohq2vFD8Vzzz4du2TH-Q04ADxB2MsKznP2EdGwyh2lEK4jrn_ifmgUKbLpS1lnPjSCnFyK5ZdmIRO2HVX--UMQj0guUiIe53P5G2sFAhh_Tio37fA/s4032/IMG_4513.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZm9dJHzY2RI3VRaBoJRAUc6LXEM7fs3h-et9l9DjDJaulKoVvI4Ps2EbGtTzED_9qtwaiDmGgohq2vFD8Vzzz4du2TH-Q04ADxB2MsKznP2EdGwyh2lEK4jrn_ifmgUKbLpS1lnPjSCnFyK5ZdmIRO2HVX--UMQj0guUiIe53P5G2sFAhh_Tio37fA/w640-h480/IMG_4513.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I should be back in a week for the monthly mini post and a check in with Chooky's Churn Dash SAL (thanks for the spontaneous Zoom today, Chooky).</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until then, be creative, and be kind!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-65092268092416249042022-07-01T21:50:00.003-06:002022-07-01T23:11:20.388-06:00June's Monthly Mini and Chooky's Churn Dash SAL <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If I hadn't been dealing with COVID this week, I might have had this finished and posted on time. Here is my June Monthly Mini, joining the other Miniacs with <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/2022/06/june-monthly-mini.html">Wendy, The Constant Quilter.</a> Check them out!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggx3Kzavhn_WG8NMj8hCXvLatghPkYwtmeSZgbsaxLdfUqIDnxAixmono31CdbVa-G-l1_WVdBzArsydaGgzBBK85tLUidLppumSnDB3eDTQCUzSlJsYl0DLGFnmh2c2_56RVFUPDRsJ3pgOkyCgYIFV08Eci2i7z32YtLvBx7uZ4FX4kxfTnubPiLVg/s3122/IMG_4453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3122" data-original-width="3010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggx3Kzavhn_WG8NMj8hCXvLatghPkYwtmeSZgbsaxLdfUqIDnxAixmono31CdbVa-G-l1_WVdBzArsydaGgzBBK85tLUidLppumSnDB3eDTQCUzSlJsYl0DLGFnmh2c2_56RVFUPDRsJ3pgOkyCgYIFV08Eci2i7z32YtLvBx7uZ4FX4kxfTnubPiLVg/w618-h640/IMG_4453.jpeg" width="618" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Back in April I made the center of this from leftovers of my version of <a href="https://sentimentalstitches.net/?s=heartfelt&submit=Search">Gay Bomers' Heartfelt pattern</a>. I couldn't decide--border, or no border? Since then I had given up on a border and had even cut the batting and was trying to choose what to use for backing. That was when I happened across the floral print stripe on a visit to Village Dry Goods. It is a Nancy Gere design, and I just had to have some, but I didn't have anything in mind for it. Back at home, as I looked at the quilt top, and then at the striped print, it just seemed to click--they belonged together. The leftover purple strips I used to border the stripe were not long enough to enable me to attempt mitered corners (not sure I'm sad about that--haven't done one of those in so long). So I used some leftover 9-patches, and surrounded them with a dark purple leftover, and trimmed the blocks to fill the corners. Then I machine quilted the whole thing, and squirted it well with water and let it air dry to give it more of a crinkled, vintage look.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_eBvOgVYTIg7_5RIP5qS_pML1GWFMo76vSqmMjdhQ4yg3WZuqzftwwp_NiRiGrjQ2J79GFn9bSj2-DmrhpAcs4H3wfB2gaPKpR6pfWd4lV0MZ7lWSnOlgiFW4JtGipUe2Q2QG8VusHvt95tJ8D_Cssip4fJFsvbcKzxASfE9i7G27PQ1CG1lsEl8Rw/s3206/IMG_4452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3206" data-original-width="3012" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_eBvOgVYTIg7_5RIP5qS_pML1GWFMo76vSqmMjdhQ4yg3WZuqzftwwp_NiRiGrjQ2J79GFn9bSj2-DmrhpAcs4H3wfB2gaPKpR6pfWd4lV0MZ7lWSnOlgiFW4JtGipUe2Q2QG8VusHvt95tJ8D_Cssip4fJFsvbcKzxASfE9i7G27PQ1CG1lsEl8Rw/w602-h640/IMG_4452.jpeg" width="602" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The colors in the quilt seemed to be in harmony with the floribunda roses currently blooming in my garden. That is a purple rose in the center of the bouquet, but when it is in bud, it looks more red.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Aside from being late to post my monthly mini, I am also late on my monthly check-in for <a href="https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2022/06/update-churn-dash-sal.html">Chooky's Churn Dash SAL</a>. I have not yet decided how many blocks I will have in my quilt, or how they will be set. I also have no idea how many "Double" blocks I will include. But I have 50 blocks cut--just in case. And 16 of those blocks are made, and shown below.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tf84AV49nn45PLftJP_K0jtohfKqJlXQHBbycbJ7fFXtc1HTiHBUiexR7TwbiYSE69eU3XeX0aoWn5A6utECDqO1sbar3-9LHB4epsQmMOpZCrXcZzddQ0CN8uXR3F2qip-wf5Z9HkjerYV7IKnDfcpF8Xi7yT-tTl4W8z6Gn0v_l-jl-hpdOeCAYQ/s3110/IMG_4460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="3015" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tf84AV49nn45PLftJP_K0jtohfKqJlXQHBbycbJ7fFXtc1HTiHBUiexR7TwbiYSE69eU3XeX0aoWn5A6utECDqO1sbar3-9LHB4epsQmMOpZCrXcZzddQ0CN8uXR3F2qip-wf5Z9HkjerYV7IKnDfcpF8Xi7yT-tTl4W8z6Gn0v_l-jl-hpdOeCAYQ/w620-h640/IMG_4460.jpeg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have always loved Churn Dash quilts and have made several--but nothing larger than a baby quilt. So I am excited to make one large enough to cover a bed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was fun to catch a bit of a Zoom with Chooky today. Just what I needed after a week of isolation. Always fascinating to see what we end up discussing, besides quilting, of course.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sunsets lately have often been stunning. I'll leave you with one over the farmyard.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until next time, be creative, and be kind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Janet O.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt-WmRWOigjQ4tAdmDhVxeWVfTCRQWoFmRJKxnj5dt1xnmIt6D9qNGu1zvn0vSxCGR3ezbjgtLII64DVKlrA5thlsL_XXCOWMeyQr8hLT4I0ZxFOxtZznMnZoF-v8r8gdzWB9MWCSeclsi_MqwK32y_zYr68fLl5QLZOfKRPGqvYuDIhogBuv2RC5mQ/s4032/IMG_4364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt-WmRWOigjQ4tAdmDhVxeWVfTCRQWoFmRJKxnj5dt1xnmIt6D9qNGu1zvn0vSxCGR3ezbjgtLII64DVKlrA5thlsL_XXCOWMeyQr8hLT4I0ZxFOxtZznMnZoF-v8r8gdzWB9MWCSeclsi_MqwK32y_zYr68fLl5QLZOfKRPGqvYuDIhogBuv2RC5mQ/w640-h480/IMG_4364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com32