tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43310565299901652792024-03-19T04:48:36.477-04:00The Academic QuilterMarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.comBlogger742125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-66374982012138186252024-03-08T10:54:00.003-05:002024-03-08T10:54:37.977-05:00Just a little late<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hi all! How are you doing? I have been very busy, and very tired. It's possible I'm overworked. This makes me no different from anyone else, but I am certainly feeling it right now. Also, I went to two-- two!-- big gatherings where I interacted with many people, and my introversion kicked in big time afterward. You know how you just want to curl up sometimes by yourself and read a nice book? Just me? Well, okay, then. . .<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There has been sewing but not posting! Part of that tiredness thing, you know? I did finally finish my Stay at Home Round Robin quilt top, and I could not be happier with it. Here he is:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI198NfHi1l2IZeZh83Ohv5tNgAAGz4M7CalxoAjKPzdEcFKx-40siyeh23vuLNJlYiJn1CjQmh2CCxJczShI1WZGkQvp_begm-0iTWhWldGOqHbMvStqAhTmMZ-Itie4kfJ6048AnQHMcK_CQwiAPZ2rKSflzD1IhSVX6yk2HqsNQkuVC9txMxcrhisWh/s3703/ships%20finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3703" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI198NfHi1l2IZeZh83Ohv5tNgAAGz4M7CalxoAjKPzdEcFKx-40siyeh23vuLNJlYiJn1CjQmh2CCxJczShI1WZGkQvp_begm-0iTWhWldGOqHbMvStqAhTmMZ-Itie4kfJ6048AnQHMcK_CQwiAPZ2rKSflzD1IhSVX6yk2HqsNQkuVC9txMxcrhisWh/w530-h640/ships%20finished.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, this quilt is a he, but isn't he handsome? And, as usual, he turned out to be very different from what I expected. But I'm still very happy with how it turned out!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Stay at Home Round Robin is a project run by<a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" target="_blank"> Quilting Gail </a>and friends, and you should definitely go look at the finished quilts at the linkup! Everyone gets the same prompts but they all turn out so different. I skipped the last prompt for this project, which was 'letters and numbers,' and opted for the border instead. It worked for me!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioep8ln4uGPrKLynHqAwLgq7jLUwCW2v_A88a-TMNuCgYYyoa70Ba5vSve9oCbfemVElhcymmpEVVNDcg4WGFP0Q9t7sOOqpcIKOrelEAfNPOwr40zz26bCNeJQqIhKoUwSR-hkL1FVfRjyhifnpFIMkGQ8iV1dzJE_KDrqDRhTuor9EcCFAatF1Fd9CBj/s4080/closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioep8ln4uGPrKLynHqAwLgq7jLUwCW2v_A88a-TMNuCgYYyoa70Ba5vSve9oCbfemVElhcymmpEVVNDcg4WGFP0Q9t7sOOqpcIKOrelEAfNPOwr40zz26bCNeJQqIhKoUwSR-hkL1FVfRjyhifnpFIMkGQ8iV1dzJE_KDrqDRhTuor9EcCFAatF1Fd9CBj/w640-h482/closeup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I messed up on the almost-last round with the pinwheels. The prompt was 'four,' and pinwheels have four parts, so that worked. What didn't work is that the Accuquilt die that I used was mismarked. The half-square triangles were supposed to be 1-1/2 inch finished, which would have made 3-inch finished pinwheels. Nope, they were 1-inch finished. Adjust, adjust! A little cutting and it worked out okay. Hey, maybe I can pretend those dots are really Os and then I will have gotten the last prompt, too!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn7AESZs6_iU3nChtqw6zB5JJ-f7ogU9hpzRtiuPRinA5hmK0X_oX0czqK5E5altns7WdI98WRVp9Nh2XM3ejPxts39_VEkRG-0id4_9SXQM_07XiNczLGSRQPbTL6OKKmkUmyOuI-d27cmKN9cG074LwLdMHus7FPeIgD9t93WtuoRs2BOy6VYDQoG3b/s3912/ships%20with%20daffs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3912" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn7AESZs6_iU3nChtqw6zB5JJ-f7ogU9hpzRtiuPRinA5hmK0X_oX0czqK5E5altns7WdI98WRVp9Nh2XM3ejPxts39_VEkRG-0id4_9SXQM_07XiNczLGSRQPbTL6OKKmkUmyOuI-d27cmKN9cG074LwLdMHus7FPeIgD9t93WtuoRs2BOy6VYDQoG3b/w502-h640/ships%20with%20daffs.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This little quilt finished at just about 50 by 54 and will eventually be quilted and donated. It's just the right size for a kid quilt and I think the ships will be captivating for some young person. And do you see what else is that picture? Daffodils are coming!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I said that I went to two people-intensive gatherings, and one of them was Quiltcon. What a show! I went with Preeti and met some lovely people (Hi Emily! Hi Michelle!) and saw a mess of really great quilts that are far beyond my abilities. I have just two pictures from Quiltcon to show, and they're not of quilts! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-zUZ3jizMu1ooEaQoU7xReAHFCKgx4JiIlz-VKLmXqqw_GEtgQG-UJKDtIaPhLof3fPRPnpJkqyRM9cvQuUjyS6yxROS4LntkKVR6B6OVp1VRvt_l1otTTRbRuiWfUQC6RGhK-SY0K_zUS8vufSRgQdLtq_Hm12fc7NohzX8EVbMqpnfal8c0hw8yzbE/s3186/double%20rainbow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3186" data-original-width="2705" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-zUZ3jizMu1ooEaQoU7xReAHFCKgx4JiIlz-VKLmXqqw_GEtgQG-UJKDtIaPhLof3fPRPnpJkqyRM9cvQuUjyS6yxROS4LntkKVR6B6OVp1VRvt_l1otTTRbRuiWfUQC6RGhK-SY0K_zUS8vufSRgQdLtq_Hm12fc7NohzX8EVbMqpnfal8c0hw8yzbE/w544-h640/double%20rainbow.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a double rainbow from our window at the hotel. I feel lucky to have seen it, and even luckier to get a photo!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_YzpXhemP3PqqGMqkQGQ4vBNsmVOFx9_vNysAjl2xVrClUIeyzXKCd9HPSs6ELSMgqHV3AcQJ8qszghYJVQcT3_i-zQ8YddGQWQJt-q8baALeI1VcDNO215LI93NhxJTfkzEX8SlXpaRPcsjQyjjCuWDv60KSbi-kqxkOAQbeUmoYgITAh-dgSI9n30l/s3848/camellia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_YzpXhemP3PqqGMqkQGQ4vBNsmVOFx9_vNysAjl2xVrClUIeyzXKCd9HPSs6ELSMgqHV3AcQJ8qszghYJVQcT3_i-zQ8YddGQWQJt-q8baALeI1VcDNO215LI93NhxJTfkzEX8SlXpaRPcsjQyjjCuWDv60KSbi-kqxkOAQbeUmoYgITAh-dgSI9n30l/w510-h640/camellia.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And finally, a lovely camelia. Spring is on the way! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A great big thanks to Gail and Wendy and everyone involved with the SAHRR. It was fun and a really nice quilt came out of it. And everyone have a great weekend! I'm off to finish grading some midterms, and then it's pizza for dinner. I love it when that happens! <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Sharing at Finished or Not Friday, Brag About Your Beauties, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, and Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, and the final SAHRR linkup at <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a>.</span><span> <br /></span></span></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-37601314597932454882024-02-14T09:28:00.000-05:002024-02-14T09:28:13.846-05:00Another round for the house<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday! Halfway through the week, so everything after this is heading for the weekend. It is very loud here at my house right now. They are finally fixing the floor after our roof leak and there is a lot of pounding. There are four guys here and they all have hammers or nail guns. I know it will be worth it, but I really need somewhere to hide.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have put another round on my stay at home round robin! This is a project by <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a> and friends, and I think this is its third year. It's my third year, anyway. Here is the current status of my project:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsCUYDG2jwTgfrW73htT5q0dxBiaIvNHyimrriRSwjbd9m22WnggqsFp40hRxXz-LbTF88ZVJpR_QD_NZorwZuGbBHa4B1vn_HY2FrnLDQ32WNNFE1cjY8tMlua8VIywleCdII3qYRcTEqxXMTV4VWmPHoJCWjnx6i2w9M8c6P0AFT0SCk96Rrg2Mx-CC/s3466/full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3466" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsCUYDG2jwTgfrW73htT5q0dxBiaIvNHyimrriRSwjbd9m22WnggqsFp40hRxXz-LbTF88ZVJpR_QD_NZorwZuGbBHa4B1vn_HY2FrnLDQ32WNNFE1cjY8tMlua8VIywleCdII3qYRcTEqxXMTV4VWmPHoJCWjnx6i2w9M8c6P0AFT0SCk96Rrg2Mx-CC/w568-h640/full.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Okay, it's looking better than I thought it would! I usually have no confidence in how things will turn out when I start them, other than 'that might be pretty.' This week's prompt was 'square in a square blocks,' and you can see mine right there in the corners. I started with the ships in the center and I'm pretty happy so far with how the rounds are turning out. And I'm really happy that those ships are getting used in something! I had so many ideas for them, but none actually came to pass, so I'm happy they are being used here.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMtIS4Tf6_FPV_iq_bs_FKYopyi8Ho0gWN3fN_qycKVAoA2fs-HJw-Ib8CjPiCOaeLzDRD2euzpK9i_pFCMVJcAl5QOY3GkAzaxHMUxdutVmEz9iTVSel66EKPtNBKztGFnI_x83YLy7Ph-s_qbOfk-co-stO66j8wiQaSh7lR0fllmGnWBw7QFJrgwVP/s4080/corner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMtIS4Tf6_FPV_iq_bs_FKYopyi8Ho0gWN3fN_qycKVAoA2fs-HJw-Ib8CjPiCOaeLzDRD2euzpK9i_pFCMVJcAl5QOY3GkAzaxHMUxdutVmEz9iTVSel66EKPtNBKztGFnI_x83YLy7Ph-s_qbOfk-co-stO66j8wiQaSh7lR0fllmGnWBw7QFJrgwVP/w482-h640/corner.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last week's prompt was triangles, but I really thought I had enough triangles in this little quilt already. Instead I added the golden yellow spacers to the top and bottom and decided to use the star fabric for whatever the next round was. The stars were left over from another backing, so so far everything here is a leftover or scrap. The blue square in a square blocks made great cornerstones and they also go nicely with that pretty yellow. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuWGpJ0xjAXe4Yg70cDQME01k16f17dlnHQIFwpj_fWFexrMotnesk2zyeWQrOUqNKs_eJpZrywRDtn0rwDtGIkb2w414MzA9Z7s8FyaqqTtVFuYEFkhJGwgbdK9obrNQNlLppJalITw9nQECPFjpjRU0E6TeHw66r9YNObmNjS_wBoGYI5ehrn_sNbui/s3072/detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="3072" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuWGpJ0xjAXe4Yg70cDQME01k16f17dlnHQIFwpj_fWFexrMotnesk2zyeWQrOUqNKs_eJpZrywRDtn0rwDtGIkb2w414MzA9Z7s8FyaqqTtVFuYEFkhJGwgbdK9obrNQNlLppJalITw9nQECPFjpjRU0E6TeHw66r9YNObmNjS_wBoGYI5ehrn_sNbui/w640-h616/detail.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At this point, my little quilt measures 42 inches square. Wait, what? How did that happen? I don't know, but here we are. There are two more rounds to go, so I think I will end up with a very nice toddler quilt, perfect for donation. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whatever the next prompt is, I'm ready! Hope your week is going well, and I hope the hammering is done soon. Then I will have a floor again!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sharing at <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/" target="_blank">Songbird Designs</a> for the SAHRR.<br /></span></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-77515852329096636082024-02-09T00:30:00.124-05:002024-02-09T00:30:00.149-05:00Still brown, but bright<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Hello all! How was your week? We had a decent week here. The weather has been more like spring than winter, though you can see from the pictures that we still have that winter landscape. I am really starting to long for spring, even though we have not had a very harsh winter. We're starting to get longer days, though, and the extra light is making me happy. I am looking forward to some serious sunshine not so long from now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And in this still-brown winter landscape I have a very green quilt to show off! It's a bright spot, that's for sure. Take a look:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b94_LFKUBAasTiaqpTtz6JLX8YLB4c_tP8MF5IFk8K6qDyKvo2JpNLLggogLESAXIX64zbbrIkewqrKMZfntLOjgVdGX25Lza3MThiqtXHK6GGvvhwyAYN164UaPDUxtt0yWYy1godfRyw5V8Liqb2XvU6YMmQRm5XV3sHAnPC5tgUHI_vUEl9w3CuyG/s3590/purple%20full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3590" data-original-width="2703" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b94_LFKUBAasTiaqpTtz6JLX8YLB4c_tP8MF5IFk8K6qDyKvo2JpNLLggogLESAXIX64zbbrIkewqrKMZfntLOjgVdGX25Lza3MThiqtXHK6GGvvhwyAYN164UaPDUxtt0yWYy1godfRyw5V8Liqb2XvU6YMmQRm5XV3sHAnPC5tgUHI_vUEl9w3CuyG/w482-h640/purple%20full.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Is that not bright and happy? And scrappy as all get out, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGPm3HdSen53HZp17dBTmamfHwxo3NIJindQDgoSCRxsFshOwJZSpJbPZQ_TJwGFRiYy-IBMdLlXSV7jwZd2jGKs_b3lfu650tUZ6Y0xAQdg1cjTwA2pjNJQ_5szr4PfS5wJ63RZ20y_tDo3X4HJYYTuOvKF4H4Q8SAxI9R52OUFaN95kW0w0Q1TDJPy9/s3101/purple%20on%20balcony.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3101" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGPm3HdSen53HZp17dBTmamfHwxo3NIJindQDgoSCRxsFshOwJZSpJbPZQ_TJwGFRiYy-IBMdLlXSV7jwZd2jGKs_b3lfu650tUZ6Y0xAQdg1cjTwA2pjNJQ_5szr4PfS5wJ63RZ20y_tDo3X4HJYYTuOvKF4H4Q8SAxI9R52OUFaN95kW0w0Q1TDJPy9/w634-h640/purple%20on%20balcony.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made this quilt last year during the purple month for the rainbow scrap challenge at <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela's blog.</a> Just about every bit of it, including the backing, is a leftover or a scrap. I started out with the plan to use up all those leftover purple 4-patches. Long ago, I started to make Bonnie Hunter's <a href="https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/En-Provence-Digital-Pattern/p/79125802/category=13038426" target="_blank">En Provence </a>pattern and instead ended up finishing it (much later) as <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2021/10/quilted-violets.html" target="_blank">THIS </a>quilt. But it's the quilt project that keeps on giving, because this is the fourth quilt that has used up the pieces that I made for that quilt. Gosh I hope all those pieces are gone now!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN_-yKmNTCg1MdOVK3kLNPP0dfDQ-TFLXzuVBN3LFbYTypFBmh8HDEenMoUbQ6TtdHGu4ELRlnww-aSoLHfzlZPIe-U0QjlHg5p-fJSVnjx0d0jP-TENZiViMdZLy0JY9D9oBXEOLXkjN2Gg2mgmoc0FTSK_GhjESGfKfBRK5T9xLg6Pl88nlfEAcJZra/s3686/purple%20backing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3686" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN_-yKmNTCg1MdOVK3kLNPP0dfDQ-TFLXzuVBN3LFbYTypFBmh8HDEenMoUbQ6TtdHGu4ELRlnww-aSoLHfzlZPIe-U0QjlHg5p-fJSVnjx0d0jP-TENZiViMdZLy0JY9D9oBXEOLXkjN2Gg2mgmoc0FTSK_GhjESGfKfBRK5T9xLg6Pl88nlfEAcJZra/w640-h534/purple%20backing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you notice, the green in the current quilt is the leftovers from the backing of the main quilt. I had to stitch some bits together to get it all to work, but it did work! I love this green and I think it works so well with those purple 4 patches. The backing is the final pieces of backings left over from other projects. I did cut the binding from a half yard I had, mainly because I was feeling too lazy to piece one together from scraps. Ah, well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6gj07p1KLzIpwDLKipl6pmdINW9pk3aUEopHkZT-AL61ZbGrbk4vnTZiK0QtGbH_hL5PWygStZ60JhB7J4YauyzdW7BkOeHK2MWjQJ4qvvjWCzkm_PX8B8yG4_iF_9UniFK_H_OpuadInkLJBk9k7KS7uqH3UwyPqBA1hHoCnS4UNsuKjJNHNHpMCH_i/s4080/purple%20quilting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6gj07p1KLzIpwDLKipl6pmdINW9pk3aUEopHkZT-AL61ZbGrbk4vnTZiK0QtGbH_hL5PWygStZ60JhB7J4YauyzdW7BkOeHK2MWjQJ4qvvjWCzkm_PX8B8yG4_iF_9UniFK_H_OpuadInkLJBk9k7KS7uqH3UwyPqBA1hHoCnS4UNsuKjJNHNHpMCH_i/w482-h640/purple%20quilting.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was quilted in a nice swoopy design by <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Alycia</a>, who did a great job, as always. It just ties all those weird bits together in a really nice way. Her blog is really interesting, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlw6r1kLy6mRomqhlVlqdBSbA-szWM5uZ_Oq_gn2h9naEzCOzqSnP55cfMnZ73pBYBdHfIuRzNOYJwuRN1r4k8-IqMqgnca4TVV14Y8-I__kmWBtrQjqWL2akh_GjL3Rg7MKtVtrUCLnBpnDv3Tk728w6Bl_h9LMehco5GEp1MVZZ1Rx5AAP0V4FMPDghW/s3131/purple%20hanging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="2123" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlw6r1kLy6mRomqhlVlqdBSbA-szWM5uZ_Oq_gn2h9naEzCOzqSnP55cfMnZ73pBYBdHfIuRzNOYJwuRN1r4k8-IqMqgnca4TVV14Y8-I__kmWBtrQjqWL2akh_GjL3Rg7MKtVtrUCLnBpnDv3Tk728w6Bl_h9LMehco5GEp1MVZZ1Rx5AAP0V4FMPDghW/w434-h640/purple%20hanging.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See that blue tarp on my neighbor's roof? A tree fell on it and there is a ton of damage, as you can tell from the size of the tarp.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So that's my bright spot in a brown, dreary February! I love how this turned out and am happy to have used up those purple 4-patches at long last. Now I can stop feeling guilty about them! That's as good a reason as I've ever heard for making a quilt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope everyone has a lovely, relaxing weekend. I hope I do, too! I'll be packing up stuff and moving furniture so that we can finally have the floors repaired after the roof leak in December. I can't wait!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbC8CsULoUrm5KgWz9pW-oKQ8f-etUjfcI3GWlk1sNqmFUHonmFsV1oa0ZrsPlkNKXLfritBoPhcIezaBMlSUuAH9CrPCvRfbTRp8094Z3xYEIRWw6xcnvaO6RuVfYu3qYNv9mqNfQZUBA0neVSm-pFl8lSjw-vG3NccgYyr_D8oEtn4oXMbxk2crSJvv9/s3518/purple%20on%20bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3518" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbC8CsULoUrm5KgWz9pW-oKQ8f-etUjfcI3GWlk1sNqmFUHonmFsV1oa0ZrsPlkNKXLfritBoPhcIezaBMlSUuAH9CrPCvRfbTRp8094Z3xYEIRWw6xcnvaO6RuVfYu3qYNv9mqNfQZUBA0neVSm-pFl8lSjw-vG3NccgYyr_D8oEtn4oXMbxk2crSJvv9/w558-h640/purple%20on%20bench.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sharing at Finished or Not Friday, Brag About Your Beauties, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, and Quilting, Patchwork, Applique.<br /></span></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-61113172033895051362024-02-02T00:30:00.008-05:002024-02-02T00:30:00.155-05:00Two rounds<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Hello all! How have you been? I'm doing okay. Classes are well underway and I'm already giving quizzes. Yeah, I'm that kind of professor. And hey-- apparently I'm in Blogger jail! I can't comment on any Blogger blogs. I just tried and it first refuses to 'sign me in' (even though I'm already signed in) and then when I try the other ways it tells me either that my comment failed or that I'm insecure. Okay, maybe the comment is insecure. It's unclear. So I'm sorry that I haven't commented on your lovely creations! Anyone know how to get out of this, or is it just a 'wait it out' kind of thing?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway, all I've had time to work on for the last few days is the Stay at Home Round Robin from Quilting Gail and friends. Here's where I am after two rounds:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvfTTzQOZO2evNSLtBXeV396awLXDwbGv0t_T8kjCUVb2me_AkBxicHyKcGZk0oesoLrzFQg0UtuxlMSCASszX3QY3P-sYAaWqbwhocq6fFeiZ-cs7jez_nVCGRaigS51RR4DetbaOcB4s9oqLT5mUgdsTcLeJhtr7bwfc9UqJ9pdgE63dM1sDd5_D3fK/s3223/round%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvfTTzQOZO2evNSLtBXeV396awLXDwbGv0t_T8kjCUVb2me_AkBxicHyKcGZk0oesoLrzFQg0UtuxlMSCASszX3QY3P-sYAaWqbwhocq6fFeiZ-cs7jez_nVCGRaigS51RR4DetbaOcB4s9oqLT5mUgdsTcLeJhtr7bwfc9UqJ9pdgE63dM1sDd5_D3fK/w610-h640/round%202.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first round, from <a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/sahrr-border-1-2/" target="_blank">Wendy</a>, was the signature blocks, I made three sides in red and the bottom in blue. Do those blue ones not look like choppy seas? I added the green borders just to bring everything up to a 'normal' size. It was 36-1/2 by 26-1/2 after that first round.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWw1U6kbk-K5jR7mS5D6TZpS4WbHiFffKic6TmU1gx-ZC60Yetqeam0lF1BFwe9vC2LpLnbrqISXDXobF5c1Y_LvC6aP-Xhnl6nlOebz892o7mefS1e5HjIeTM6ANRxx3yN_pd4EfkFwIKz46hn63RRUgi1MAyVSJmCFWpy2v-Tbh0-e9b3aqmZOSoWWBC/s3062/center%20pieece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3062" data-original-width="2976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWw1U6kbk-K5jR7mS5D6TZpS4WbHiFffKic6TmU1gx-ZC60Yetqeam0lF1BFwe9vC2LpLnbrqISXDXobF5c1Y_LvC6aP-Xhnl6nlOebz892o7mefS1e5HjIeTM6ANRxx3yN_pd4EfkFwIKz46hn63RRUgi1MAyVSJmCFWpy2v-Tbh0-e9b3aqmZOSoWWBC/w622-h640/center%20pieece.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wondering about that odd red thing in the center of the upper red row? I couldn't make the math work for the red signature blocks to fit properly, so I made a piece a little bigger than the other blocks to fit in the middle and space everything out so it looked decent. I didn't really figure on the nice way it fits with the signature blocks, but it works!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm4X0PgMk-_X2Z5dnAaNnx6N1wmYF7vl8xHkkhf4JOmvb2mmtsEvJkI-x5mPdb67ChDvW1C-SarVxS-BT0QY0yVEEcjdgXnGywww6PSDGHO1-348QOXXmYFikqzzwpZbwBoRLp6A8AfQQGAIMgLY4XFZAfiIHK_7mIfNk0I-HG8WFjfGFQctXFetGfN4K/s4080/blue%20border.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm4X0PgMk-_X2Z5dnAaNnx6N1wmYF7vl8xHkkhf4JOmvb2mmtsEvJkI-x5mPdb67ChDvW1C-SarVxS-BT0QY0yVEEcjdgXnGywww6PSDGHO1-348QOXXmYFikqzzwpZbwBoRLp6A8AfQQGAIMgLY4XFZAfiIHK_7mIfNk0I-HG8WFjfGFQctXFetGfN4K/w640-h482/blue%20border.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The prompt for the second round was <a href="https://anjaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-stay-at-home-round-robin-round-2.html" target="_blank">'two colors' </a>and I thought this was a great opportunity to use some leftover quarter square triangle blocks. The blues aren't as light as they look in the picture, and we can just pretend they're fog rolling in to the harbor or something. These blocks are 4 inches finished and I am so thrilled to use them up. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So that's where this project stands! I'm hoping to stitch some things this weekend, and maybe send off another quilt top for quilting. Or maybe I'll just put my feet up and read a book until I figure out how to get to make comments again. Have a great weekend everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sharing at the <a href="https://anjaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-stay-at-home-round-robin-round-2.html" target="_blank">SAHRR linkup</a> and Finished or Not Friday. <br /></span></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-55392131193619217082024-01-20T09:46:00.002-05:002024-01-20T09:46:35.425-05:00Snowy but still green<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Hey all! So here we are in this wintry less than wonderland, where we have been for several days now. I have to say I'm a little tired of it. Everything was closed yesterday because of the weather, and I once again had to shovel snow. Once was a fun novelty, but I'm over it now. Like, really over it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've been getting ready for the coming semester, which hopefully will start on Monday if all the students can manage to get to campus and move in, but I did find time to start in on my second RSC project for this year. Here are the two blocks, photographed in the snow this morning:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpdw4mYAuvMmeNRC0Jd4TDm-6sYJ_swBLMYH_reTFqGivZTzpFhZPFrjuTYqq63zVTU2_gyNmzxVtGo29pjkRGEdU-937-EA7meo-LxMVvYCmlpl-kmYUeYwXdfjqw3u77jFecAxS_KqR7qwCjQMrww9umYCPxVZ6K94MVIeZ-C-jR9eUffzuUL0Xos3E/s3557/greens%20outside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3557" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpdw4mYAuvMmeNRC0Jd4TDm-6sYJ_swBLMYH_reTFqGivZTzpFhZPFrjuTYqq63zVTU2_gyNmzxVtGo29pjkRGEdU-937-EA7meo-LxMVvYCmlpl-kmYUeYwXdfjqw3u77jFecAxS_KqR7qwCjQMrww9umYCPxVZ6K94MVIeZ-C-jR9eUffzuUL0Xos3E/w640-h454/greens%20outside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Those are different, aren't they? I've seen several people in RSC-land who have made quilts with tons of pieces and they have turned out amazing. The pattern I chose doesn't have a ton of pieces but I think it will look cool in rainbow colors. It's called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1326816996/granny-long-legs-downloadable-pattern?click_key=f54c59c43ecd5c67203fc0f452e5617ce73e2a77%3A1326816996&click_sum=f9f8a7d3&ref=shop_home_active_11" target="_blank">Granny Long Legs,</a> by our sweet friend Preeti. (Surprise, Preeti!) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismOY1bvO8uBhv-Y4NZLHNysjdrV17myrJ2HcDsf42SOOtkZLqQWxCkbKjYl8scOjcJxQVCtoaLrCY8Qlcl_HWvAswMuTBYMZkKHC98TMttHpL0Lcm6fDZcP0X3WHc8a5YgJViU3_2jG3WRthR6cyZw0obJHAPI4Sfmxe3nuTNEEDK9NS93_Ghq1GF4MOS/s2688/dark%20green%20long%20legs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="2363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismOY1bvO8uBhv-Y4NZLHNysjdrV17myrJ2HcDsf42SOOtkZLqQWxCkbKjYl8scOjcJxQVCtoaLrCY8Qlcl_HWvAswMuTBYMZkKHC98TMttHpL0Lcm6fDZcP0X3WHc8a5YgJViU3_2jG3WRthR6cyZw0obJHAPI4Sfmxe3nuTNEEDK9NS93_Ghq1GF4MOS/w562-h640/dark%20green%20long%20legs.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This pattern is not complicated, but I'm making mine scrappy so I had to figure out how to make just one block since the pattern is strip pieceed. Once I did that it went together really quickly. It's much less complicated than it looks!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPUwY9CevUvAiWXgTQnekdnUKCTAmDSG8YPvmLwXRTRJLPKcunQr-XXQEIvwpAiolqFdI76WspQxB9NtXCdd6o1ZqpLMzslNSrJU1e7Lc2fP0VXq5MXZAqJ1H_R0ygAK4BqHxTM_7b6LIW174RKxSmeXHW8aOeKsml2IMRLKKj6QpTrY44bSVyzXsPe75/s3296/bright%20green%20long%20legs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPUwY9CevUvAiWXgTQnekdnUKCTAmDSG8YPvmLwXRTRJLPKcunQr-XXQEIvwpAiolqFdI76WspQxB9NtXCdd6o1ZqpLMzslNSrJU1e7Lc2fP0VXq5MXZAqJ1H_R0ygAK4BqHxTM_7b6LIW174RKxSmeXHW8aOeKsml2IMRLKKj6QpTrY44bSVyzXsPe75/w596-h640/bright%20green%20long%20legs.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I almost didn't make the bright green block, but I was able to dig out enough of these fabrics to cobble one together. I think the dark green one could have used a little more contrast, but I'm sticking to the scraps I have, not making more. I'm really, really pleased with how the bright green turned out. Better scraps in that bin!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9W-S9ap0eX5vot2mThx054iO8eN5hkbTZXAIIe8HEq22ypYdEpuMqYQl0WSsKAIEFX2QPwwDlpWVO38BbCMOFXys6QcuvVR3WLYBZUuBZ0mm-G-HfFia9kir6WTOP3B6GzEGTIxC70W5MOlySPA2nnVNZ_fMnqOAPpFgDcG1QC8tui8jv0wtrLnuK_Cx/s3913/blocks%20in%20snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="3913" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9W-S9ap0eX5vot2mThx054iO8eN5hkbTZXAIIe8HEq22ypYdEpuMqYQl0WSsKAIEFX2QPwwDlpWVO38BbCMOFXys6QcuvVR3WLYBZUuBZ0mm-G-HfFia9kir6WTOP3B6GzEGTIxC70W5MOlySPA2nnVNZ_fMnqOAPpFgDcG1QC8tui8jv0wtrLnuK_Cx/w640-h482/blocks%20in%20snow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The pattern has 25 blocks, but I'm going to go for 16 blocks and see how things turn out. I know for sure that there are a few colors that won't make it into a quilt (no light green! maybe no dark blue!) but I'm confident there are enough scraps in most bins to make a block each month. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Okay, back to my reading list! Must write some more assignments to be ready for Monday. Everybody stay warm and dry. If the snow is going to melt in a few days, why shovel it now? :) (And hey--do you like the larger print? I'm on the fence.)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mxcJpZrxFpH0KFaFl2NQk-U5FJMoTePf9Kb5hBCOyPacO4YTlmjuO9i8TPRhuPUD8cjrWe4i_U0CgKkWGm1xSsh-SyevUeVpRLMQsyg5IqZ0gB22DwlvWFwLoelNJWxHHPjhm2V7GNddVgxdQbYKiPbT_ul7mIeyxWgIyPPJoIwDmCVc-U5VJDLqkudY/s4080/winterscape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mxcJpZrxFpH0KFaFl2NQk-U5FJMoTePf9Kb5hBCOyPacO4YTlmjuO9i8TPRhuPUD8cjrWe4i_U0CgKkWGm1xSsh-SyevUeVpRLMQsyg5IqZ0gB22DwlvWFwLoelNJWxHHPjhm2V7GNddVgxdQbYKiPbT_ul7mIeyxWgIyPPJoIwDmCVc-U5VJDLqkudY/w640-h482/winterscape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC24.<br /></span></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-19079392991529470792024-01-17T00:30:00.040-05:002024-01-17T00:30:00.127-05:00Centered and quilty<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all! How many quilts are you sitting under right now? It is seriously cold here in Maryland right now and I'm just sitting here crossing my fingers that someone moves our upcoming big work meeting to Zoom. Too much to hope for? Well, today I shoveled snow for the first time in literally two years, so I'm feeling entitled to hope for that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I just have a couple of updates today. I know I told you about the Stay at Home Round Robin by Quilting Gail and Friends, and it starts this week! You can get more information about the whole project right <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/01/15/sahrr-24-centre-block/" target="_blank">HERE</a> if staying at home and sewing sounds pretty good to you. The first step is to choose a center block to start with, and here is mine:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFu6P8wxeNmvCtSuBMhDkWR-Vw548c4_fq1qioeaJXOFag0wH78JB-2EqUtN4RzR5UDradEZqPJ4DSgY0AJxMt7wwuqM7KGNKEpotiCMHVsK2lK6sUkVX9BQ0rxJw1WjTfu9V1ZQwHItp0zhyphenhyphenMpg7UBKXqDgsjYAnH5XsLVaMNatb7qlfjNio25-AlFbVo/s3149/ships%20block.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3149" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFu6P8wxeNmvCtSuBMhDkWR-Vw548c4_fq1qioeaJXOFag0wH78JB-2EqUtN4RzR5UDradEZqPJ4DSgY0AJxMt7wwuqM7KGNKEpotiCMHVsK2lK6sUkVX9BQ0rxJw1WjTfu9V1ZQwHItp0zhyphenhyphenMpg7UBKXqDgsjYAnH5XsLVaMNatb7qlfjNio25-AlFbVo/w640-h516/ships%20block.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, that's more of a center panel than a block, but I'm using it anyway. I made this a long time ago and I had so many ideas for it, but none of them ever got done. So why not use it now? And can you tell I was really, really motivated to take an outdoor picture? Look at that snow! This block measures about 19-1/2 by 28-1/2, which is kind of big to start with. The rounds don't have to go all the way around, though, so I expect I'll be putting a few on the top and bottom and not all around. Some will go all around, though, don't worry!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The other thing I've started working on is the Dot to Dot Quilting Challenge from Angela Walters at Quilting is My Therapy. Unbelievably, the videos and some of the extras are free, and you can get all the information right <a href="https://quiltingismytherapy.com/free-quilt-patterns-and-tutorials/free-motion-challenge-quilting-along/dot-to-dot-fmq-challenge/?" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Angela is selling a couple of practice panels, but I have a ton of medical bills to pay from this past year, so I pulled these two pieces out of the closet:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblgIZxQYsCH4g2JFDudZo0d5evxaYI_w6nOtUHfkZsrUnRnOBFtFLGtUwO1IvpD8qAa8nNOjaKurnxfTshD7LkyFHN9OslpsSP_AGqdBLZgGNunBvV4obrldsXtlZsZ8FZ6Y6cXWKP2Qg7lmfWbdaIXvuUw4vmNsshsQKhiN5tTtS1P5XeVcXizcIT6_Q/s4074/quilt%20practice%20pieces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="4074" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblgIZxQYsCH4g2JFDudZo0d5evxaYI_w6nOtUHfkZsrUnRnOBFtFLGtUwO1IvpD8qAa8nNOjaKurnxfTshD7LkyFHN9OslpsSP_AGqdBLZgGNunBvV4obrldsXtlZsZ8FZ6Y6cXWKP2Qg7lmfWbdaIXvuUw4vmNsshsQKhiN5tTtS1P5XeVcXizcIT6_Q/w640-h386/quilt%20practice%20pieces.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">These have a lot of the same shapes as her panel and are good sizes for me to handle (the bigger one is about 36 inches square) so I think they'll work out. I basted them and was brave enough to quilt in a couple of triangles so far, and I'm pretty pleased. I figure I'll get some practice and learn a few new things, and get a couple of pieces out of the closet as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's life in the sewing room around here right now. We're going to get more snow, so I had better locate that heating pad and be ready to shovel again! Stay warm, wherever you are!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh726aq486kCkepVgxKSWYkvUv4YflOzLBgtb8pvhtWkpzR1n28168SUK-SFrI2tRluvKb5NYTS01Jzxl0BN2bin1lffuPrvZxfx3JORVdlPrqWZhYaIhrROCuaHKFkbtSJO7Mc_qsQW80KrfBvFPZM8OmstSP1VicMSzywHfrtVNSUh1AeXG02TCpftbG_/s3375/blown%20ships.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh726aq486kCkepVgxKSWYkvUv4YflOzLBgtb8pvhtWkpzR1n28168SUK-SFrI2tRluvKb5NYTS01Jzxl0BN2bin1lffuPrvZxfx3JORVdlPrqWZhYaIhrROCuaHKFkbtSJO7Mc_qsQW80KrfBvFPZM8OmstSP1VicMSzywHfrtVNSUh1AeXG02TCpftbG_/w582-h640/blown%20ships.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a little windy as well as snowy!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at the SAHRR linkup at <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/01/15/sahrr-24-centre-block/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail.</a><br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-77505839311888572422024-01-12T00:30:00.107-05:002024-01-12T00:30:00.135-05:00Stormy pink January<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all, and happy weekend! Are you having a storm this weekend? We had one last week and it looks like there is another one coming. I'm happy to report that the roof did not leak again. Hurray! The industrial dryers are gone and it is much, much quieter in the house now. The storm left a ton of debris on the lawn, though, and you'll see some of it in a couple pictures in this post. I really need to get those old trees cut down. . .</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This week, I sewed! It was great, especially because I put the binding on a bright, happy pink quilt. Check it out:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYX9Lw7Q25medJZe-51b9KrkLz44-PHrVh2PdXEZw6OnvwxXRNBhGzz7EkwVilm-9rIUXpV88u6oKRwVFQo2GpHWQkC4EcKOYWQdwfPRYRAjMCkCcG7OThTB8bW3cmXAyq1O5_IPRJxjGZjnShxSa7YeloQX9OyRYxtEcdOBhjuxaygx6m7bdq5SgMsi2/s3815/pink%20full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3815" data-original-width="2852" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYX9Lw7Q25medJZe-51b9KrkLz44-PHrVh2PdXEZw6OnvwxXRNBhGzz7EkwVilm-9rIUXpV88u6oKRwVFQo2GpHWQkC4EcKOYWQdwfPRYRAjMCkCcG7OThTB8bW3cmXAyq1O5_IPRJxjGZjnShxSa7YeloQX9OyRYxtEcdOBhjuxaygx6m7bdq5SgMsi2/w478-h640/pink%20full.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Does that not shine in the dreary, weak January sun? I am so thrilled that it's finished and that I actually got a picture of it--it's been a bit windy here. We had a huge storm with all kinds of rain and wind and it really did a number on some of our trees. Debris everywhere!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwqXpjE4vDMMlLw3egc6rfXX9G_tu75LjEUPe7bllHpevK7RkFBRTaamP0X8jl5sfr4hsEud6mltXWY1jeDlsJWYdFo0Me7kXiD6BFvPnxASYlO8Vq5JeKRShqSh8bJhdNupo-zzotWYyFNKrvSUXRpuNrCc0yAqJvu9JEhXWQb0wO76057TvVbu1qU9H/s4080/pink%20with%20storm%20damage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwqXpjE4vDMMlLw3egc6rfXX9G_tu75LjEUPe7bllHpevK7RkFBRTaamP0X8jl5sfr4hsEud6mltXWY1jeDlsJWYdFo0Me7kXiD6BFvPnxASYlO8Vq5JeKRShqSh8bJhdNupo-zzotWYyFNKrvSUXRpuNrCc0yAqJvu9JEhXWQb0wO76057TvVbu1qU9H/w482-h640/pink%20with%20storm%20damage.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With some of the many limbs that came down!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This quilt was made from leftover parts from another quilt-- really!-- and you can read the whole story <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/02/a-taste-of-spring.html" target="_blank">HERE. </a>If not for the rainbow scrap challenge last year, I'm not sure that those parts would ever have gotten used. They kicked around here for quite a while.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvoP-ocOCI5c7vB_G_Td0n43Qm6FsxysdSl4gGEPamQTCEgfKdJ1g9-smUl5dVG-6C2rU1RUm-jia9DPp11CDbCpOXmpy2NKBuRxMnvuvElvkJNhDwJkbEP658BN_gy6ZyoPe0INp_L_le4OUA5LBBtdonN1J1W3qaWfJZLB9KF7p3o23Mjwkl86F7cFL/s4080/pink%20backing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvoP-ocOCI5c7vB_G_Td0n43Qm6FsxysdSl4gGEPamQTCEgfKdJ1g9-smUl5dVG-6C2rU1RUm-jia9DPp11CDbCpOXmpy2NKBuRxMnvuvElvkJNhDwJkbEP658BN_gy6ZyoPe0INp_L_le4OUA5LBBtdonN1J1W3qaWfJZLB9KF7p3o23Mjwkl86F7cFL/w640-h482/pink%20backing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> The front of this quilt turned out great, but I love, love, love the back! A while ago I mentioned that this could be my favorite fabric ever, and a kind soul gifted me a big piece of yardage. I love it so much. It worked great on the back of this quilt, and I have a nice big piece left over to use in another quilt, too. I am already dreaming of what I can do with it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVD_geHBGyAfpzTssliRJ92EqD9WKrJ0V1ZvWuJ4geBJfPt7nl8ntkEba0FyK5hyphenhyphenXnKL4vmQWtMYk9KgUuxYdv98DhvXJN_rkrMDXg9Ykn2vmRVFzYdVJV5Eabfee5f2cAd_BwZWLfrLVkNiuyW9LMZvbH2l7npVGFR16OLIBBHUiLnjuntMNCfV6anfq/s4080/pink%20texture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVD_geHBGyAfpzTssliRJ92EqD9WKrJ0V1ZvWuJ4geBJfPt7nl8ntkEba0FyK5hyphenhyphenXnKL4vmQWtMYk9KgUuxYdv98DhvXJN_rkrMDXg9Ykn2vmRVFzYdVJV5Eabfee5f2cAd_BwZWLfrLVkNiuyW9LMZvbH2l7npVGFR16OLIBBHUiLnjuntMNCfV6anfq/w482-h640/pink%20texture.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This little quilt was quilted for me by Alycia, who hosts Finished or Not Friday, too. The texture is perfect on the quilt, just enough of the swoopy and swirly stuff to complement but not overwhelm. She did a fantastic job! Once this was washed , it turned out even better, all nice and crinkly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLx6fR3WLqsKWmNuwDMvln86KFB7eaWCdj9SNi0hSLhSf38_kyOp7ep7tAwR6buc3OUoFa9V1nYUQn34pZVtF5-Cinap9QwKnyvXY1sv3xCD5Kmcv6SU4f3g4ez8hlzXwl1ORljuegA_i3_U-lf6PcC_XLqo6w85PFWJP2otCiv8CK1JqDcBkT1xBwLISf/s3643/pink%20on%20bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3643" data-original-width="2929" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLx6fR3WLqsKWmNuwDMvln86KFB7eaWCdj9SNi0hSLhSf38_kyOp7ep7tAwR6buc3OUoFa9V1nYUQn34pZVtF5-Cinap9QwKnyvXY1sv3xCD5Kmcv6SU4f3g4ez8hlzXwl1ORljuegA_i3_U-lf6PcC_XLqo6w85PFWJP2otCiv8CK1JqDcBkT1xBwLISf/w514-h640/pink%20on%20bench.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am so happy to have this done and to see those weird leftovers turn into something soft and cozy. Maybe this is why I have such a hard time letting go of all the bits and pieces and weird chunks and mistakes. Look what they can turn into! Spoiler alert: I sent Alycia another quilt made from still more leftovers from that same quilt, and it turned out equally awesome.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zQUu6j6z9-_kZDP_cLTefPRKX5IprFOzAAj3D6kOKV8FP61z8JfbxHpYK57j87QjYAoug4f42EpvnG88kiPoB-LP2q1xhpVUtYW_v3aEoxtE2DN2MQeNOcJbmt7GRDTfQat1eCWPTjdn2jxmhbQRzsMYUK6eWBSJ0-HtLkEBul0gQjUsVMJeV6qJAQ6K/s4080/pink%20long.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zQUu6j6z9-_kZDP_cLTefPRKX5IprFOzAAj3D6kOKV8FP61z8JfbxHpYK57j87QjYAoug4f42EpvnG88kiPoB-LP2q1xhpVUtYW_v3aEoxtE2DN2MQeNOcJbmt7GRDTfQat1eCWPTjdn2jxmhbQRzsMYUK6eWBSJ0-HtLkEBul0gQjUsVMJeV6qJAQ6K/w482-h640/pink%20long.jpg" width="482" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Everyone have a wonderful and safe weekend! I have to try to get more of those sticks and limbs and stuff cleared off the lawn before the next storm, then I'm planning on cozying up with a nice book in my newly quiet and dry house. Highly recommend that you all do the same!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag
About Your Beauties,TGIFF, and the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique. And soscrappy for RSC24, too!<br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-47944291557577997772024-01-06T00:30:00.106-05:002024-01-06T00:30:00.138-05:00New year, new rainbow<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi everyone! How's 2024 in your corner of the world? I'll tell you about ours at the end of this post, but so far it's been a real trip. Over the holiday I did almost no sewing! Can you believe it? I just needed the break from everything so much. My brain needed a massive rest. It was lovely, and now I'm back to my regularly scheduled life. Classes don't start for a bit yet, but the getting ready is definitely in full swing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the rainbow scrap challenge this year I've decided on. . . Drunkard's Path blocks! Giant ones, too. Take a look:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_aiI0Bnwh3qBcIUgfx-BLeAhs8-A8wJv__058E7aKwIjsnTqy6oANUbSivy5lxjZGyfOphMaDxH9ciwRnUk_cl809AKOCS_d7YAZOHfqNn_jhwu27Ik0ldcDdNlYBuqxzxoPYGL7UQG6eCR2NlW5Rdp7TQk99kAJY4_muXvj3arNJCl_8ibnkIdf6QHY/s3682/green%20pattern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="3682" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_aiI0Bnwh3qBcIUgfx-BLeAhs8-A8wJv__058E7aKwIjsnTqy6oANUbSivy5lxjZGyfOphMaDxH9ciwRnUk_cl809AKOCS_d7YAZOHfqNn_jhwu27Ik0ldcDdNlYBuqxzxoPYGL7UQG6eCR2NlW5Rdp7TQk99kAJY4_muXvj3arNJCl_8ibnkIdf6QHY/w640-h374/green%20pattern.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In December, AccuQuilt had a 'buy one, get one' sale on their cutting dies. This was huge, because those things are <u>really</u> pricey and I generally can't afford them, so I treated myself to two new dies. One that I got was the 7-inch finished Drunkard's Path block. It's a departure for me, that's true, but it makes the cutting so, so much easier and means that my blocks will actually turn out.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9JWHyGbuMplMKuBJ7NMMzlPpWCOLjRLHYPQOz9eSHk24lJ4xDVOo35i9HYISn5dAJH54xo2vI0Z9a6mAYPFT-WxNoQXVQZ294hZlwIOQNxbPOctas7Hgcb-wjlPFbBEI2pLvnTdragY4fJa1bwxJeiBC7-wedM5m-0ZKhWymk9IXPopMl8wP_QeGdG4d/s3798/eight%20dps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="3798" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9JWHyGbuMplMKuBJ7NMMzlPpWCOLjRLHYPQOz9eSHk24lJ4xDVOo35i9HYISn5dAJH54xo2vI0Z9a6mAYPFT-WxNoQXVQZ294hZlwIOQNxbPOctas7Hgcb-wjlPFbBEI2pLvnTdragY4fJa1bwxJeiBC7-wedM5m-0ZKhWymk9IXPopMl8wP_QeGdG4d/w640-h408/eight%20dps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In comparison to the blocks that I usually make, these blocks are enormous. This makes the curves so much easier to sew, too. As a bonus, I figure that by the time I make 80 or 90 of these I'll be an expert at piecing curves.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88pATvioVBnBJkKd11fFulMvfGuQ7qRLupPRj_HBdP_4WEKr6a2tIcXL_tCkwsX_Uz82yOGwj46mASGOGfQB-ixdmT2udelYNyPrmYSJFCDuTtln-rqYWJUUg6xi3rjzr-9cURIT01WvDw5P2WB7rsL94s0hF6xtb0ejQItoW21gcy8W6HeWGFZAso_we/s2566/dark%20green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="2566" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88pATvioVBnBJkKd11fFulMvfGuQ7qRLupPRj_HBdP_4WEKr6a2tIcXL_tCkwsX_Uz82yOGwj46mASGOGfQB-ixdmT2udelYNyPrmYSJFCDuTtln-rqYWJUUg6xi3rjzr-9cURIT01WvDw5P2WB7rsL94s0hF6xtb0ejQItoW21gcy8W6HeWGFZAso_we/w640-h358/dark%20green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm pretty cleaned out of dark green, but I do have some bright greens, and I think they made lovely blocks. Each cut makes two blocks in opposite colors, and I did manage to find a piece of dark green that works. You need those darks for good color balance, you know.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXdnpicH_ndBpIgbgEIPzDBaXu47NAtS-SfCzFCPf0yetrHj5NqgWfmha_7UnMRooKjwmauDL_0ioCAAPzD4YS_qQpHeMYa8cG0kCVMeYspkEUnfKaY4wMBO4mu3US0M_dwCfSz6-KhTrdIUaCk-jo4yrFN0CO_1Jf5TjjeLbxltJZpX6Pu6ZbMpkueJN/s3900/artsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2477" data-original-width="3900" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXdnpicH_ndBpIgbgEIPzDBaXu47NAtS-SfCzFCPf0yetrHj5NqgWfmha_7UnMRooKjwmauDL_0ioCAAPzD4YS_qQpHeMYa8cG0kCVMeYspkEUnfKaY4wMBO4mu3US0M_dwCfSz6-KhTrdIUaCk-jo4yrFN0CO_1Jf5TjjeLbxltJZpX6Pu6ZbMpkueJN/w640-h406/artsy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to be artsy! Failing!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So that's one RSC project begun! I have another one in mind and I may join in on some of Angela's tiny blocks, too. We'll see.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's why 2024 so far has been a trip and a half:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1V338IlOjBR6CPBa9DP_R4JsRK_H0TtQbz7Afe-2fKfj_LSJnv0OBf0dIHUExIoeR3Ev1asCqQfXMy_Rco6sE_LbDF-f4NWe_xrs07kjVt0haku57FSZB8KWH8p5W1PtcZXbvst99NcBTBedCtKLBozsY2yThFO4kfSLWaywlQKr-ivmvp-Qctj7HKrc/s4080/blowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1V338IlOjBR6CPBa9DP_R4JsRK_H0TtQbz7Afe-2fKfj_LSJnv0OBf0dIHUExIoeR3Ev1asCqQfXMy_Rco6sE_LbDF-f4NWe_xrs07kjVt0haku57FSZB8KWH8p5W1PtcZXbvst99NcBTBedCtKLBozsY2yThFO4kfSLWaywlQKr-ivmvp-Qctj7HKrc/w640-h482/blowers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Our brand new roof leaked, and those are the industrial dryers that are drying out the wood rafters after everything on the roof got fixed again. They've been here a week.They are seriously loud and are making me crazy but are doing the job. I don't care so much about the drywall in the ceiling, but I can't even think about the damage to the wood floor without choking up. The insurance guys said they'll make us 'whole,' but gosh, what a way to get there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, we're keeping a good thought, right? Nothing to do but break out the rainbows and get stitching!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC24 (can you believe it?)<br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-30365928430501346222023-12-26T00:30:00.245-05:002023-12-26T08:37:28.656-05:00Let's put a bow on it!<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all, and welcome to my 2023 year-end roundup! This is, as always, inspired by<a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs</a>. If you are new here, welcome! If you've been following along this year, many thanks. I'm extremely grateful that you've hung around through all the drama this year. It has been the best of times and the worst of times, in the sewing room and out. A health crisis, a family crisis, and a brand new roof that leaked all made this year extra challenging, but there was also a lot of happiness and some fun quilty stuff. Come on along as we take a look back. . .</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Clicking on the captions will take you to that post.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAS_sIoFWJ4An7GcKBtc5Ay6eqJfmiqjem0KwPFAgU-8tFLRE6cQpCIp-zKcf08qlXZ7u01h9mh9JUTDqQV5etEXQerFwjQ9XXGSfskCSiORkgyaKjgmgceHSuHVtFJX5NMnXVGPTvosQO5E7QKmVOunBL_8HaF6poQC4O21ny5QeeU2VAPYwnMSuJhuz/s3310/starburst%20on%20bench.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3310" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAS_sIoFWJ4An7GcKBtc5Ay6eqJfmiqjem0KwPFAgU-8tFLRE6cQpCIp-zKcf08qlXZ7u01h9mh9JUTDqQV5etEXQerFwjQ9XXGSfskCSiORkgyaKjgmgceHSuHVtFJX5NMnXVGPTvosQO5E7QKmVOunBL_8HaF6poQC4O21ny5QeeU2VAPYwnMSuJhuz/w594-h640/starburst%20on%20bench.jpg" width="594" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/03/scraps-all-day-flowers-coming-soon.html" target="_blank">Scraps all day</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">2023 was quite challenging, but I did manage to finish up 17 quilts, including one I haven't shown off yet, along with 6 tops, a whole bunch of blocks, and a number of other quilty projects, like table toppers and bags or hot pads. My biggest accomplishment, though, is that I now have four (four!) empty project boxes. Nobody tell the fabric or we all know what will happen! Other than that, here are some of the high points from the year:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Most comforting quilt</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEN2q3le_Lt_1c4vhDkgF-7S5hY1GPyhiNTt_93nHrkZbslcLs1_vOYom_NYlNVvvAMJV2nZUAJqmFxVmeXEHyT3RwSFKki0lTBEMfPr0FprHMh4mW38Ivm881HJIuqYswcRkoLorat0iVR58pjq1Jrl_OxzS7AFpFPxVTbRTM0OZE5cLuvZVIBs7VFEh/s3183/solstice%20full.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="2971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEN2q3le_Lt_1c4vhDkgF-7S5hY1GPyhiNTt_93nHrkZbslcLs1_vOYom_NYlNVvvAMJV2nZUAJqmFxVmeXEHyT3RwSFKki0lTBEMfPr0FprHMh4mW38Ivm881HJIuqYswcRkoLorat0iVR58pjq1Jrl_OxzS7AFpFPxVTbRTM0OZE5cLuvZVIBs7VFEh/w598-h640/solstice%20full.jpg" width="598" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/02/comfort-twice-over.html" target="_blank">Comfort twice over</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I made this quilt top in a very sad time for me, and this year it got quilted up and given to the sister of a friend of mine. This is from the Solstice Sampler, a project run for several years now by Amber at <a href="https://www.alderwood-studio.com/blog" target="_blank">Alderwood Studio.</a> (Pattern for the whole sampler no longer available, sadly.) This was such a good project, and my friend's sister loves the quilt. A comforting win all around!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Most creative project</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g_qLQYjHHDY3tdz66z8bSfZIrY-SmUqtFdPKRKGM_1dqiGJCxV-1htu9L8LZDE5q3r_SHvj2bmYu4Qpa9GYSLsLNDrHw8uysML4Fzd2n2uq4vsjgKcRfN_Lp89ya4d_fj2DIUSry5sGy3zpKD8t7-kisxW_FPeZM2NAVjA59ea3yHZyWDKlIaw0rCg7q/s4000/mats%20and%20azaleas.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="4000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g_qLQYjHHDY3tdz66z8bSfZIrY-SmUqtFdPKRKGM_1dqiGJCxV-1htu9L8LZDE5q3r_SHvj2bmYu4Qpa9GYSLsLNDrHw8uysML4Fzd2n2uq4vsjgKcRfN_Lp89ya4d_fj2DIUSry5sGy3zpKD8t7-kisxW_FPeZM2NAVjA59ea3yHZyWDKlIaw0rCg7q/w640-h454/mats%20and%20azaleas.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/06/neighborhood-table.html" target="_blank">Neighborhood table</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Earlier this year, Sandra at<a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/" target="_blank"> mmmquilts</a> offered her yearly quilt along, with an original pattern for a neighborhood of fun houses, along with trees and all kind of other things. (You can get the pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1363039665/rainbow-neighbourhood-pdf-quilt-pattern?click_key=d5219e45eada3b2791393ae4317c016620d85d9f%3A1363039665&click_sum=a626e4de&ref=shop_home_feat_2" target="_blank">HERE</a>.) I looked at the pattern and didn't see a quilt but a series of fun placemats. I made six different house placemats from Sandra's pattern and we used them all summer. They held up really well and were a nice cheerful spot every day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Most satisfying finish</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphvzvaoXzlBBMzJ2cj8jdVZc7jbihi5gwfLsYu02WtFmvCDMhbnWWSnN7Q1IPOKijUgtf-pdnLpHAoh6YXZyVdEnlrZ-Y6Mz1PuvOA7wRgPNhCMgrYp-Vci_IEaSVjV9mBYomlCojwAjxPsuGeHx88jJbOLPX2fT_Rr66iElyrm7alTQxCCX6yf5M37_N/s3363/round%20robin%20full.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3363" data-original-width="2719" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphvzvaoXzlBBMzJ2cj8jdVZc7jbihi5gwfLsYu02WtFmvCDMhbnWWSnN7Q1IPOKijUgtf-pdnLpHAoh6YXZyVdEnlrZ-Y6Mz1PuvOA7wRgPNhCMgrYp-Vci_IEaSVjV9mBYomlCojwAjxPsuGeHx88jJbOLPX2fT_Rr66iElyrm7alTQxCCX6yf5M37_N/w518-h640/round%20robin%20full.jpg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/06/another-dose-of-mercy.html" target="_blank">Another dose of mercy</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">For the past several years Gail and friends at <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a> have run the Stay at Home Round Robin, where you make a round robin quilt for yourself instead of passing it around. (Information about this year's round robin is <a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2023/12/20/announcing-the-2024-sahrr/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.) For the 2023 project, I challenged myself to use up a bag of coordinating scraps I had saved, and I did that. I also used up a panel I had had for a long time, finished the top, quilted and bound it, and donated the quilt to a palliative care unit. All inside of about 6 months! I am so, so happy with how this whole thing turned out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I also donated a few other quilts to palliative care this year: </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuTM0MglnyY1SXJHiIzgtDUZnXcyYKAKCFP9qAWsuEEwdiVqt28F2I9iv-5q7IBZiciN4sPo51vo9qTFS1UyhFUIZ1OUBcHtyRNu-j8meCxFJeNgoTVIeBbfIUV4DOHwuDq_y5iBo9wLrcQnYXeXrEaQ0jO-5esycUrcz1mcWFoFYH9Cz3qMbrGYhrmzG/s2046/Mercy%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuTM0MglnyY1SXJHiIzgtDUZnXcyYKAKCFP9qAWsuEEwdiVqt28F2I9iv-5q7IBZiciN4sPo51vo9qTFS1UyhFUIZ1OUBcHtyRNu-j8meCxFJeNgoTVIeBbfIUV4DOHwuDq_y5iBo9wLrcQnYXeXrEaQ0jO-5esycUrcz1mcWFoFYH9Cz3qMbrGYhrmzG/w640-h640/Mercy%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/11/positively-grateful.html" target="_blank">Positively grateful</a>, <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/05/black-and-blue-and-quilted-too.html" target="_blank">Black and blue and quilted, too</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Happiest finish</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_dFus7oGQvXS-pulwNaUD65GVwD5ETuliyjPaiJCBbOw_gThUjQeeoKXSc5XeGDyXA0xC4jhJZPhVBEHadcKu7KlvCXbYIEgBvDNtXzzXrBBm3XYe8Y2hFVKhnvVQsqeQfwLjUzi_4s4z1Q7_bdSL1M_BZyXTqXMcx91pVXKnbUQOjeug4QAN3AfcWE9/s3047/baby%20hanging.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="2714" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_dFus7oGQvXS-pulwNaUD65GVwD5ETuliyjPaiJCBbOw_gThUjQeeoKXSc5XeGDyXA0xC4jhJZPhVBEHadcKu7KlvCXbYIEgBvDNtXzzXrBBm3XYe8Y2hFVKhnvVQsqeQfwLjUzi_4s4z1Q7_bdSL1M_BZyXTqXMcx91pVXKnbUQOjeug4QAN3AfcWE9/w570-h640/baby%20hanging.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/09/fast-fun-and-bright.html" target="_blank">Fast, fun, and bright</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Baby quilts are always really happy, bright, and fun to make. This year I made a bunch of them, but this simple little quilt was one of the happiest. It didn't take long, but I gave it to an administrative assistant at work who has been very, very good to all of us for her first grandchild. She was over the moon, and later sent me a picture of the baby on the quilt. Can you get much happier than that? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There were also a couple other bright happy baby quilts this year:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJFmkdq2oPsZk_9aNgxbPzyQNQkRQnBEelnWpUwISdAxuxWXAY_mcm2rA_aExeR5crOm7JpIF7g5RUBZBY9uok-RhPW1juRDhvjTZKjcW8qjd2xWGpY5plw7Ku3UkCEHfbMuhjmsSxHoOWhR_KthhLgmufGAGpfK0dmRekKHdXHlpBPi1YEiL4d4SufQN/s2046/baby%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJFmkdq2oPsZk_9aNgxbPzyQNQkRQnBEelnWpUwISdAxuxWXAY_mcm2rA_aExeR5crOm7JpIF7g5RUBZBY9uok-RhPW1juRDhvjTZKjcW8qjd2xWGpY5plw7Ku3UkCEHfbMuhjmsSxHoOWhR_KthhLgmufGAGpfK0dmRekKHdXHlpBPi1YEiL4d4SufQN/w640-h480/baby%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/01/jazzing-up-january.html" target="_blank">Jazzing up January</a>, <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/10/beauty-for-small-person.html" target="_blank">Beauty for a small person</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The puzzle finish</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3MTDYAk4RXuEW2If_8-uP1ebBC1D-_PM0wwoIrZICmX6-NcxGakQwMobLGPAGWkniSlizwpwqEegOxYnbwJgp6elMlDAaZyOo4tDbMwpbzt37GqqodzXZxEjEQp1ocTgxcfQm1-tXXd6rkSxNUyGzv0Muftq90Hb3DNKOP5ROO0pveXOFu4y1M8nqqbz/s3400/puzzle%20hanging.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3400" data-original-width="2898" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3MTDYAk4RXuEW2If_8-uP1ebBC1D-_PM0wwoIrZICmX6-NcxGakQwMobLGPAGWkniSlizwpwqEegOxYnbwJgp6elMlDAaZyOo4tDbMwpbzt37GqqodzXZxEjEQp1ocTgxcfQm1-tXXd6rkSxNUyGzv0Muftq90Hb3DNKOP5ROO0pveXOFu4y1M8nqqbz/w546-h640/puzzle%20hanging.jpg" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/07/puzzle-on-front-party-on-back.html" target="_blank">Puzzle on the front, party on the back</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Last year I made a quilt top to clean out my green scrap bin, and this year I quilted it with my walking foot and finished it off. This might be my favorite finish from this year just for the backing:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsZoYUq4U_jPBpUHLBihUdaDZE25xR0XvcK6XlsENJTdhjkoxLC3obDhGZ4oaOSLJ8wMCB9snV_6NtyZDUxyvexJxy9RWJUGlPS3VycRRM1cSAfFkoiwAtkxBr_fMBnX0EDY63cHhp6mZbVN-amP4kOWtAa2SCqRAndMzph4RC5U-KoKHo1ZjlChhjDBp/s2892/puzzle%20back%20on%20bench.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="2892" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsZoYUq4U_jPBpUHLBihUdaDZE25xR0XvcK6XlsENJTdhjkoxLC3obDhGZ4oaOSLJ8wMCB9snV_6NtyZDUxyvexJxy9RWJUGlPS3VycRRM1cSAfFkoiwAtkxBr_fMBnX0EDY63cHhp6mZbVN-amP4kOWtAa2SCqRAndMzph4RC5U-KoKHo1ZjlChhjDBp/w640-h526/puzzle%20back%20on%20bench.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">It really is a party on the back! I donated this quilt to Quilty Hugs, and I hope someone is enjoying it right now. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">There were, of course, many other projects, but these were among the best for this past year. It makes me feel pretty good to look back, because I was convinced that I had finished almost nothing amidst all the issues here this year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Coming in 2024!</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Quilting is my hobby, not my job, and I've learned that making goals for quilting just stresses me out and makes me tense. So I have no real goals! This year I cleaned out a lot of things (four empty project boxes!) and I guess I'll continue with that. If I cleaned everything out, though, what would I do? I did sign up for the <a href="https://quiltingismytherapy.com/free-quilt-patterns-and-tutorials/free-motion-challenge-quilting-along/dot-to-dot-fmq-challenge/?mc_cid=aa188f1c3d&mc_eid=d5df785b49" target="_blank">Dot to Dot Free Motion Quilting Challenge</a> at Quilting is my Therapy (unbelievably, this is free!), and I'll probably make another round robin quilt, and some more baby quilts, but otherwise I just want some fun and relaxation and a respite from the rest of my hectic life.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QG5ey3SR2YqT_6A89l1nrQSawrH5EI8fykaWbb5zhguHAjHKwiJeJOcOAjzwkJ5Yu7B3hFH2OKKJG7y4N7J6LR7u4E7rrHv2O0BpUIw4PWmhdfhRvVn-D21euq9aH8g5M1I5WL0RbGPvBRZ3lmmCZgxa9hdtEb7YueRi1c7MbVAHiuJJalUiYcRehyphenhyphenvq/s2906/two%20blues.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="2906" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QG5ey3SR2YqT_6A89l1nrQSawrH5EI8fykaWbb5zhguHAjHKwiJeJOcOAjzwkJ5Yu7B3hFH2OKKJG7y4N7J6LR7u4E7rrHv2O0BpUIw4PWmhdfhRvVn-D21euq9aH8g5M1I5WL0RbGPvBRZ3lmmCZgxa9hdtEb7YueRi1c7MbVAHiuJJalUiYcRehyphenhyphenvq/w640-h546/two%20blues.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/03/blue-times-two.html" target="_blank">Blue times two</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This brings 2023 to a close for me! Let's wrap it up nicely and put a bow on it, and turn toward a healthier and happier new year. Here's wishing you full bobbins, unbreakable thread, even stitches, and a new year filled with peace and joy. See you when the future gets here, everyone!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd05_NaWzU6xH8BitGSg_7qEmm87sW0CR6HxoSjs4l_L5G5aFZHUp1ZwSHK80Q3htyPi_Di39mcWEoa8JoPZUDVYSEGwDSD8n0PuJMU56pQjZcoWdMePEt7vvViUzISvLxd9w2wI4OrbvQH7kbw0nGIPrE7viCUeRv5M10mLGOD-ciczOkHWK8BtCmrOyo/s1080/meadow%20mist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd05_NaWzU6xH8BitGSg_7qEmm87sW0CR6HxoSjs4l_L5G5aFZHUp1ZwSHK80Q3htyPi_Di39mcWEoa8JoPZUDVYSEGwDSD8n0PuJMU56pQjZcoWdMePEt7vvViUzISvLxd9w2wI4OrbvQH7kbw0nGIPrE7viCUeRv5M10mLGOD-ciczOkHWK8BtCmrOyo/s320/meadow%20mist.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linking up with <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-of-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Cheryl's Best of 2023 linky party </a>and maybe a few others, too.<br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-57295695995655888142023-12-13T11:53:00.000-05:002023-12-13T11:53:21.319-05:00Snowflakes<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi everyone! How are you doing? Friends, the last two weeks have been horrendous. Hellish, even. The less said about them, the better! I have had exactly zero time to sew anything or even think about sewing anything, but I finally escaped to the sewing room and finished something up while the roofers were banging away upstairs. Have you had a roof replaced? Good golly, the noise and the mess! And let's not even talk about the cost. . .</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The less said the better, right? While I was taking refuge from the roofing and seriously wondering if I could nap on the cutting table, I was looking through the closet and saw today's project hanging with the other tops. Before we get to the story, here is the finished project:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDcw0PSIDUZ0v5AoLkQAbdg8kX7qHG8pxOnMTZubSB92LcJmStdpCmkjKHBxq2k-G-ZZjhVWc5tjxkchyphenhyphenyp7qy7ENcbeDUxeuDvqEOAbpLEPC-_NLBz95CP8rrLkJq7QyEPe2BjXL986c34FulDNVpNnYMfvg64bduhsuQb7F3X7m2djUs1c8RpJn-aat/s3098/snowflake%20full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3098" data-original-width="3020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDcw0PSIDUZ0v5AoLkQAbdg8kX7qHG8pxOnMTZubSB92LcJmStdpCmkjKHBxq2k-G-ZZjhVWc5tjxkchyphenhyphenyp7qy7ENcbeDUxeuDvqEOAbpLEPC-_NLBz95CP8rrLkJq7QyEPe2BjXL986c34FulDNVpNnYMfvg64bduhsuQb7F3X7m2djUs1c8RpJn-aat/w624-h640/snowflake%20full.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, it's cuter than I thought it would be. Cross hatching does work wonders, doesn't it? This is a 2-inch cross hatch, which is the perfect size for a small piece. The quilt is straight, I swear, but the edges look a little wavy in the picture because I used a wool batting, which never lies as flat as cotton. It's nice and puffy for a good texture, though.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigulk_nCX2Eh2FtIdSwKe6B2EovXaAHbY8IwKNeOdH8ZPSNd3txH0f-nYCcPhfBJ2NtZAtMFb8xNbisd3YTCiZkxv-oT6IFONe3JPP5jPI4mLwl_cA7T3CWQVfvXRGvMh-coC7eSIxGuutUjx3UKrY3YqscGRRErDwYK72plmNH5Ihr1t7Yb6Rxw45-PYk/s3524/snowflake%20block.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3524" data-original-width="2872" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigulk_nCX2Eh2FtIdSwKe6B2EovXaAHbY8IwKNeOdH8ZPSNd3txH0f-nYCcPhfBJ2NtZAtMFb8xNbisd3YTCiZkxv-oT6IFONe3JPP5jPI4mLwl_cA7T3CWQVfvXRGvMh-coC7eSIxGuutUjx3UKrY3YqscGRRErDwYK72plmNH5Ihr1t7Yb6Rxw45-PYk/w522-h640/snowflake%20block.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I really don't know how old this project is. I got the blocks from somewhere at least 10 years ago, probably more. I put them together into a top a couple of years ago, and there it has hung in the closet ever since. I had so many ideas for quilting it up. It has high contrast, which for me meant quilting the darker colors separately from the white. So many ideas, none of which came to fruition. So the question when I saw it hanging there was "do I let this hang here for another winter, or do I just suck it up and finish it any way that works?" The answer was pretty obvious.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmAg37_jNk1boyJPidnQDC888ZPTa5s3oxSCezCN7ZHTaEU4YL_pJuoZw4YQ_Uaupx3N9AIi3SkHEBSvBKyXSr4UwtBPVJ3JuKP8P9MLVsFMG67ZccGuCAj5z_kONBn8pSgnvX3ipkDa-7vgbSwBE_XO7PGWynsMhpOqPTje-aAnFSOzOyV-R_8dgi9Xp/s3877/snowflake%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="3877" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmAg37_jNk1boyJPidnQDC888ZPTa5s3oxSCezCN7ZHTaEU4YL_pJuoZw4YQ_Uaupx3N9AIi3SkHEBSvBKyXSr4UwtBPVJ3JuKP8P9MLVsFMG67ZccGuCAj5z_kONBn8pSgnvX3ipkDa-7vgbSwBE_XO7PGWynsMhpOqPTje-aAnFSOzOyV-R_8dgi9Xp/w640-h456/snowflake%20back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I grabbed a leftover piece of backing that's a map of Paris, which is awesome, a piece of leftover wool batting, and a pale blue thread and went for the cross hatch. It's easy and meditative, and since this piece was so small, about 36 inches square, it went quick. I bound it in a piece of blue that doesn't match the other blues, but after a decade, does it really matter?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37F8sPDf1fJX0lXO2tkyjci1Vlahn0G_XhgkaLTbn5xRbPs-LNlA4bl28PLCxp4LZQS8e9QHcf-8Ua20I2L2UGxjc_czkpDLvUg-IGYWpapgX3kvk5vZw6jce3oNXG8JH7Nm5nxJ6lW-utzKoUSnz3XA6j7LPiB9y91BvfQQd5FskZjyu1NcDKrURVYQW/s2610/snowflake%20mistake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37F8sPDf1fJX0lXO2tkyjci1Vlahn0G_XhgkaLTbn5xRbPs-LNlA4bl28PLCxp4LZQS8e9QHcf-8Ua20I2L2UGxjc_czkpDLvUg-IGYWpapgX3kvk5vZw6jce3oNXG8JH7Nm5nxJ6lW-utzKoUSnz3XA6j7LPiB9y91BvfQQd5FskZjyu1NcDKrURVYQW/w602-h640/snowflake%20mistake.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I feared, the lighter thread, which really does mostly blend all over, stands out like neon on the solid dark blue and shows every wobble. I could rip out those stitches and redo them, but I think we all know I'm not that kind of quilter, right? This is one of the reasons I used wool batting. After I wash it, I'm sure it will shrink up enough that the mistakes will just fade into the quilty crinkliness. (Is that a word?)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_geaYZ0tHHX5Mm8cQjBPlrlQYC4wBthW00k-ZceyRvdFA3_HGmr5B7s8cqN7DkfAJu2m2lqH9maErvTh1v8X793XPP5WJmlxSd9uSi0bZU1m3urMzLjJ9rhb-LHKIOlGFCX9gnqB159Qfdu_JStEWAqL5EhHazaFJM-pQ0Z90JmXqedH-YDXzYzcnvjP/s3107/snowflake%20eiffel%20tower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3107" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_geaYZ0tHHX5Mm8cQjBPlrlQYC4wBthW00k-ZceyRvdFA3_HGmr5B7s8cqN7DkfAJu2m2lqH9maErvTh1v8X793XPP5WJmlxSd9uSi0bZU1m3urMzLjJ9rhb-LHKIOlGFCX9gnqB159Qfdu_JStEWAqL5EhHazaFJM-pQ0Z90JmXqedH-YDXzYzcnvjP/w632-h640/snowflake%20eiffel%20tower.jpg" width="632" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey look--it's the Eiffel Tower!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm going to use this as a winter table topper since it's more 'winter' than 'Christmas.' Honestly, though, it's just a relief to see it as a finished piece and not hanging in the closet, mocking me. It's not perfect, but I know the hubs or a four year old is going to spill gravy or ketchup on it, so it's perfectly okay with me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGydFinXc_t-75VK3ZRDw3P5hBqxu0-_g-o_UWoT2BrOiLKGa2l5bgFVb8sbwdmB_-c0U9R5zuDduRIsPio89_KQ42UHRg9BvfKAToKiBJy20uPU7qJ0dVG4n5uFHWKRXhBGdWKp-8aQplP-wh7jF-KVNz_igmrnGd0jPb715J9RhC-JRTvqaJUAK3Gxxe/s3770/snowflakes%20on%20bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3770" data-original-width="2685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGydFinXc_t-75VK3ZRDw3P5hBqxu0-_g-o_UWoT2BrOiLKGa2l5bgFVb8sbwdmB_-c0U9R5zuDduRIsPio89_KQ42UHRg9BvfKAToKiBJy20uPU7qJ0dVG4n5uFHWKRXhBGdWKp-8aQplP-wh7jF-KVNz_igmrnGd0jPb715J9RhC-JRTvqaJUAK3Gxxe/w456-h640/snowflakes%20on%20bench.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Everyone have a wonderful week! Mine is definitely looking up, as we are finishing finals and I'll be done by Friday. Okay, I'll get the grades in on Monday. Tuesday at the latest. Really. My incentive is Christmas cookies. I think that'll work, don't you?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag
About Your Beauties, and the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique.</div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-69893450798751918132023-11-28T00:30:00.163-05:002023-11-28T00:30:00.147-05:00Positively grateful<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi everyone! Well, here we are, post-Thanksgiving and heading fast for December. Does this surprise anyone else? We had a lovely, relaxed holiday with tons of good food, even though my granddaughter demanded ketchup for her turkey, and video chats with everyone after dinner. The day after Thanksgiving I ate some pie and then got a screaming migraine that lasted two days. So, you know, bad with the good.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I planned to finish up photographing today's quilts on Friday but was busy moaning in a dark room, so today is the day! These are the two quilts I made for the Positivity quilt along from our friends <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Preeti </a>and <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/">Bernie.</a> I am really happy with how they turned out, even though the quilt along ended on Labor Day and I'm really behind. Oh well! Take a look at these lovelies:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3BL6NKgja_i7CVHWIoJruvJwe3KvpKDB3H-6iHJFgKDxV_WYq6bFqsqPmxFmMjKZbG8-APfwybpwJs5FsVHyG4TAHnFN5ydGwmOb41U3C_0Ptwv7vebcR6TP9CrNW7sgGCd-ig8kqf7XyeNUx0q72VSh4yKts40fngRDI7mSag9g86umDDrBL9RSKko1/s3569/both%20mercy%20quilts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="2857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3BL6NKgja_i7CVHWIoJruvJwe3KvpKDB3H-6iHJFgKDxV_WYq6bFqsqPmxFmMjKZbG8-APfwybpwJs5FsVHyG4TAHnFN5ydGwmOb41U3C_0Ptwv7vebcR6TP9CrNW7sgGCd-ig8kqf7XyeNUx0q72VSh4yKts40fngRDI7mSag9g86umDDrBL9RSKko1/w512-h640/both%20mercy%20quilts.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">They are very different, but kind of the same, and I'm so pleased with both of them. Let's talk about them one at a time, shall we?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdYYHEd8f2PPChHKntUlFUcbSPyZyzlkkRzZpfbEYvnL_eux407YOEDemqvUFK0rdLYZkxVoQs9mMZzJhNIYwuJ1IjQuN88KiV6FpyuPn4t4TuLIB-qvSj_OX82I6PfY45gp44G9q2i3jKvr5RWSumyI-Wc9B6wEpksGDGBnKXtQy2FVloebZcWCI8pX_/s3808/green%20mercy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="2867" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdYYHEd8f2PPChHKntUlFUcbSPyZyzlkkRzZpfbEYvnL_eux407YOEDemqvUFK0rdLYZkxVoQs9mMZzJhNIYwuJ1IjQuN88KiV6FpyuPn4t4TuLIB-qvSj_OX82I6PfY45gp44G9q2i3jKvr5RWSumyI-Wc9B6wEpksGDGBnKXtQy2FVloebZcWCI8pX_/w482-h640/green%20mercy.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I was going for neutral on both of these quilts and I'm not sure I achieved it, but the hubs was quite appreciative of the green quilt. I had to put those plants in pots, you know? It added a little zing to a quilt that was essentially two colors. If you look closely, you'll see that I used the same fabric as the pots for the binding.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2qjWEM8ikNwldgE0FYGJeOPCYxrmR04iQCvphleHHGqDDfQVZFq2bk_I4mMj3KvtCZFFiQL_1hzOhrmRsEV7yrL57Os-E1k0QH_YVWm9zaxOQonttd5JvZE8ccItFmJTiPnGjF6Di0DngUh_QHdxV50NDRe4TcSK1M2na_uBzSUUUtlM9cmwP8i-CkLE/s4080/mercy%20texture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2qjWEM8ikNwldgE0FYGJeOPCYxrmR04iQCvphleHHGqDDfQVZFq2bk_I4mMj3KvtCZFFiQL_1hzOhrmRsEV7yrL57Os-E1k0QH_YVWm9zaxOQonttd5JvZE8ccItFmJTiPnGjF6Di0DngUh_QHdxV50NDRe4TcSK1M2na_uBzSUUUtlM9cmwP8i-CkLE/w482-h640/mercy%20texture.jpg" width="482" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I quilted the green quilt in a 2-inch cross hatch using a green-brown thread. I thought it might be too dark, but it was perfect. About a quarter of the way through it occurred to me that 2 inches was a little small for the cross hatch and I could have gone bigger (and therefore faster) but I was committed so I finished it that way. It might be a little close, but I think it turned out well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplgj2Sem4soDQZPbuzOCBPmCyEdIVUcuErFjT2x7auQtVEn_P7BaIGPVC41AYi0r4j1LPZN0H_9XoW4BbvQSn_fjm98xxGhPyOdnha2pet5amY-11beX9TFpzpPrartTb8KQ2q_yt3AOwLdBgb04FPknGsumFIrH5MIRb3HJTpaqosHmnqmI9u-fHz6qI/s3697/mercy%20fall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="2722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplgj2Sem4soDQZPbuzOCBPmCyEdIVUcuErFjT2x7auQtVEn_P7BaIGPVC41AYi0r4j1LPZN0H_9XoW4BbvQSn_fjm98xxGhPyOdnha2pet5amY-11beX9TFpzpPrartTb8KQ2q_yt3AOwLdBgb04FPknGsumFIrH5MIRb3HJTpaqosHmnqmI9u-fHz6qI/w472-h640/mercy%20fall.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The fall leaf/ neutral quilt was super simple, just straight(ish) lines across the quilt. It was fast and satisfying. In the picture it looks like there are a few wrinkles, but I promise there are no tucks. One thing with straight lines -- when you get close to the ends of the quilt, things start to wrinkle up, no matter how well you've basted. I ended up hand basting the ends to keep it all flat. It was tedious but it worked. I bound it in a nice fall-like golden brown.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9-YD7qcNZnO1PikU395SwPRjNwNPt7bkpnwH75_eIClHUZ5GGUx3vb4SUp88U13rbMT9ZtGdqwv5t6NifLR0AubWrFA7V-YaidpvgN6k0ivh9E9JMTMSgqiVnD_RxkZ7Pbx-cLZS-RQIftaUnKWpg4KEV3Gf0307-tQMjkJWbDUUcy4pVGZvsVHD0eT9/s3548/mercy%20backings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3548" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9-YD7qcNZnO1PikU395SwPRjNwNPt7bkpnwH75_eIClHUZ5GGUx3vb4SUp88U13rbMT9ZtGdqwv5t6NifLR0AubWrFA7V-YaidpvgN6k0ivh9E9JMTMSgqiVnD_RxkZ7Pbx-cLZS-RQIftaUnKWpg4KEV3Gf0307-tQMjkJWbDUUcy4pVGZvsVHD0eT9/w554-h640/mercy%20backings.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For the green quilt I used a green leaf batik backing, which looks great. The neutral quilt was more difficult, but I managed to find enough of a cream print for the back. I think it contrasts nicely with the front but still blends well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then finally, here they are, all in their just-washed crinkly goodness:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lNbDGcXhZ5DJqri7jZIfMop70B2ta9wCN2SSRvbt8kFq_3lA4NhM-7cn7BUKIb8Un2xSiPWHNAkeuUn5bz24ft_meqXB-6_XIjN13bxfSfx-I-YlqKxRl9Cx_DmlTbxIm5Eri8qges7c_t-2hadrCjQe5Jzc0D8KgI0lUSlR2OfpIHss77yBxIdAo46X/s4080/just%20washed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lNbDGcXhZ5DJqri7jZIfMop70B2ta9wCN2SSRvbt8kFq_3lA4NhM-7cn7BUKIb8Un2xSiPWHNAkeuUn5bz24ft_meqXB-6_XIjN13bxfSfx-I-YlqKxRl9Cx_DmlTbxIm5Eri8qges7c_t-2hadrCjQe5Jzc0D8KgI0lUSlR2OfpIHss77yBxIdAo46X/w640-h482/just%20washed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">These two are now packed up and ready for a postal pickup to go on their way to the palliative care unit at Mercy Hospital. I'm glad to have contributed a tiny bit to someone's comfort, and I'm extra pleased that I managed to get them both completed before the end of the year. Yay me!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone has a wonderful week. If you feel a headache coming on, I highly recommend lying down on a nice comfy piece of furniture with something nice to drink. It could get you through the week! See you in December!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMPFrW1bEcQ3vVtHgOl291gjZMwJ9QR90Y95Dl1wpKW5pYMu-4GJXUw_Xh2-DsYXokGFC0QaBA-pQeH20aY6a9Vscw5nRSn3j0Xmhzp3Iw_eqJeqn-Bk17aN93CMjPzYXBI6WnoP2xyxd2zmX8_Rt6bPtmoIUk1BSHY-TM0TBESQBpLHwZ5IdZQcSOzxI/s1024/Positivity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMPFrW1bEcQ3vVtHgOl291gjZMwJ9QR90Y95Dl1wpKW5pYMu-4GJXUw_Xh2-DsYXokGFC0QaBA-pQeH20aY6a9Vscw5nRSn3j0Xmhzp3Iw_eqJeqn-Bk17aN93CMjPzYXBI6WnoP2xyxd2zmX8_Rt6bPtmoIUk1BSHY-TM0TBESQBpLHwZ5IdZQcSOzxI/w400-h320/Positivity.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag
About Your Beauties, and the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique.<br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-7660984292422407062023-11-18T00:30:00.102-05:002023-11-18T09:17:32.162-05:00Last of the stars<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi all! How have you been? I have been very, very busy. I know, who could've guessed, what with the end of the year (or at least the semester) in sight? I did manage to finish off my niece's quilt, which turned out great, but I think she should see it first, don't you? Oh, and did you realize that Thanksgiving is next week? Yikes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before all the panic-cooking sets in, here are the final four stars for my RSC quilt this year. I'm a little behind, but my intentions are good, and the stars are pretty. Have a look:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyg2Lw3XmaqOEhyMcvXZJVZwxjFRWAxI-f-_HAP3_ylkjmgYsZ6qzUwut3CJwuvVQ2bR11Jfo0xjPvan4B0yV9oCEAFCVKsbvEiaAa6aV6W_nen8BPqu8X323y48a0MYVRR9xYBtH4ppEuRxx6rzBD79PprIZ-aOGtvzT8cJrwDmMOZuN_OrHADiViio2B/s3406/final%20four.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3406" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyg2Lw3XmaqOEhyMcvXZJVZwxjFRWAxI-f-_HAP3_ylkjmgYsZ6qzUwut3CJwuvVQ2bR11Jfo0xjPvan4B0yV9oCEAFCVKsbvEiaAa6aV6W_nen8BPqu8X323y48a0MYVRR9xYBtH4ppEuRxx6rzBD79PprIZ-aOGtvzT8cJrwDmMOZuN_OrHADiViio2B/w640-h578/final%20four.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As you can see, there are more leaves. I've decided to just let them be. It's a losing battle, and they'll break down. But let's talk about these stars! Aren't they cute?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXMm4Un2cUQiAMHOlhz-QzL449NfsxeUrq14_-UpTGPfFANKWezEm-IXrG5wEQH6imF9N_pMRse2NC_JqW541N_5iSTGVqI7mO16K20fyTvLuYSUQmkRVuM2XVvNJq2xSS75DAtWYcKdjUc81fBrodSvR0CME2QAB4M5uGvyAyGLucOsz0ELGz1sHQMyU/s3835/yellow%20and%20aqua.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="3835" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXMm4Un2cUQiAMHOlhz-QzL449NfsxeUrq14_-UpTGPfFANKWezEm-IXrG5wEQH6imF9N_pMRse2NC_JqW541N_5iSTGVqI7mO16K20fyTvLuYSUQmkRVuM2XVvNJq2xSS75DAtWYcKdjUc81fBrodSvR0CME2QAB4M5uGvyAyGLucOsz0ELGz1sHQMyU/w640-h474/yellow%20and%20aqua.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had cut the fabrics for the last two aqua stars, so I stitched those up and I'm pretty pleased with them. I *love* the aqua one in the picture above. I also added another yellow star because I like yellow and it adds a little more sparkle. The yellow is yet another Ohio Star variation, but it's different from all the others.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp_W8hG3V-IVlBubzdJBf5-ScT_Oqfue1u78Dqk6WbavZu9LVgPjx7nw4H9oha-5wRw4ne5WCL4O9bB5UfhEhtjORxtjrziC7A8b-CnUgCZ5HrqA_v8aSY_HHyFyfBdLzYFyiSpSGUHXJyWT2CiVsiJE9ZyidgVTX52keATj4mwzrBBBkp0VmWF6B6RnJ/s3679/aqua%20and%20pink.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="3679" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp_W8hG3V-IVlBubzdJBf5-ScT_Oqfue1u78Dqk6WbavZu9LVgPjx7nw4H9oha-5wRw4ne5WCL4O9bB5UfhEhtjORxtjrziC7A8b-CnUgCZ5HrqA_v8aSY_HHyFyfBdLzYFyiSpSGUHXJyWT2CiVsiJE9ZyidgVTX52keATj4mwzrBBBkp0VmWF6B6RnJ/w640-h508/aqua%20and%20pink.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My one disappointment with the stars project is that I didn't make a true Lemoyne Star. The two above are kind of approximations of a Lemoyne Star. I don't really know what happened there. I tried one way back at the beginning but totally messed it up, and then I'm pretty sure I messed up the paper pieced version, too. Maybe I'll give it one more go and replace one of the stars I don't like. They're not all winners, after all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYxPRN_Zj1r0Mk-D8z6n1A0yR5voAEshQMd8SDjKpb7ItEX4Y-Fbn7MjViwaV93Mh0z4DwfnuKhnZ_LG4E84K3Vp4RnL6_RU8So9HxHrfwbvlXMpLbpAnShCpMH0X3AweUcsfrErgyKhL7-8FuOC0OEqltgkx_6iWnTza-R5YLMiHKZK2SPjJHiMpjcJl/s3350/sashing%20fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3350" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYxPRN_Zj1r0Mk-D8z6n1A0yR5voAEshQMd8SDjKpb7ItEX4Y-Fbn7MjViwaV93Mh0z4DwfnuKhnZ_LG4E84K3Vp4RnL6_RU8So9HxHrfwbvlXMpLbpAnShCpMH0X3AweUcsfrErgyKhL7-8FuOC0OEqltgkx_6iWnTza-R5YLMiHKZK2SPjJHiMpjcJl/w366-h400/sashing%20fabric.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the sashing, I decided on this Riley Blake fabric called Blossom, which I still have just enough of. I've used it a couple of times and I really wish I had more of it. It makes such nice backgrounds and sashing, and I'm pretty sure it's going to make a great complement to all the colors in the stars.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjcNCFjTXqJ7OBN0NNKb9p0rCuZ4j7GxFTnIlF6TpDISjVbwbAFCfyB75zuQ3Pi4SRg2Z30ptnYtv7rWJHbkU35BNPfSrEipPFoS5w38WhIAm_e8Csd1Uh1zvXIUfhMPj1dmn5_mijlTa2KsGp7Tino31N8OKX-VagXYsLKk7LCuMYAttUEvKpuOIxxys/s3465/blocks%20on%20sashing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3465" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjcNCFjTXqJ7OBN0NNKb9p0rCuZ4j7GxFTnIlF6TpDISjVbwbAFCfyB75zuQ3Pi4SRg2Z30ptnYtv7rWJHbkU35BNPfSrEipPFoS5w38WhIAm_e8Csd1Uh1zvXIUfhMPj1dmn5_mijlTa2KsGp7Tino31N8OKX-VagXYsLKk7LCuMYAttUEvKpuOIxxys/w568-h640/blocks%20on%20sashing.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's pretty much all I accomplished after I finished my niece's gift. I also made some flannel blankets for her and a bunch of other stuff. I made sure to get some beauty shots, though, so once she gets her gift I will show it off to you all. It was an adventure!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, happy weekend, everyone. I hope you get some rest and relaxation before the big holiday. I'll leave you with what might be the best nature picture I've ever taken. My son came to visit from Maine, and I took this while waiting for him in the cell phone lot (of all places!):</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrzMKuNKHu5dqfH0jjkbzF2QWMQ5lw-41iLBPu6Z38vw5QjoHjBoEBMGZoQU-TyWjTSEJr4Qh7IVumfHoGGzWllA0rQmMgfa_VTb1c5okpOQg-PRNkpzSgQs02NoVWD6XsQ6EHTsQwIKu022G-qwgIRXM2mazpqozoT1JFz6uxVI673l7KQH2FafzVWIy/s3711/fall%20trees.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="3711" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrzMKuNKHu5dqfH0jjkbzF2QWMQ5lw-41iLBPu6Z38vw5QjoHjBoEBMGZoQU-TyWjTSEJr4Qh7IVumfHoGGzWllA0rQmMgfa_VTb1c5okpOQg-PRNkpzSgQs02NoVWD6XsQ6EHTsQwIKu022G-qwgIRXM2mazpqozoT1JFz6uxVI673l7KQH2FafzVWIy/w640-h442/fall%20trees.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Finally-- Cathy, if you're reading this, we are all thinking of you! Best wishes! <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC23</div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-62200992034611854332023-11-04T00:30:00.126-04:002023-11-04T00:30:00.132-04:00Blue and yellow sunburst<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi everyone! So here we are in November, all of a sudden. Wasn't it just September? I can't keep track, except that it's definitely cooled off and we even had a freeze the other night. And it really is dark when I get home, so we must be slouching towards winter. As long as the snow holds off for a bit more, I think we'll be okay.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, it isn't Friday, but I do have a finish. I know, it's like I'm breaking a rule! But I finally got pictures taken yesterday so why wait? Have a look:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId7CrK7wo7N0swXMnwKVd1kLOaZmkfhQvAGDeg8-RpfDlvbXjeLqcuieTkPMctkM5j4aHwDee8-J7GsP44L6ZNJvCk2TfdIoKAYVhgwBo9VJ20RFPw9kA-VJRmFAtvC78gudO6R_HBAy5eUr7WPGMCCmb4Tyw0SQPQRhvqR8Gk8EOmkEm9S-RsWLIJv6U/s3541/wedding%20hanging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3541" data-original-width="2806" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId7CrK7wo7N0swXMnwKVd1kLOaZmkfhQvAGDeg8-RpfDlvbXjeLqcuieTkPMctkM5j4aHwDee8-J7GsP44L6ZNJvCk2TfdIoKAYVhgwBo9VJ20RFPw9kA-VJRmFAtvC78gudO6R_HBAy5eUr7WPGMCCmb4Tyw0SQPQRhvqR8Gk8EOmkEm9S-RsWLIJv6U/w508-h640/wedding%20hanging.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, that is a very bright quilt top! Maybe we shouldn't look at it head on. I don't know if you can see it on your monitor (or phone) but there are some of the diagonals in the corners are a pale yellow. It's really kind of pretty.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7MbC9iiTewRhyphenhyphenCAZ8Oe76vu04EiznJkDE_nFSjHLVJsK1dB2uf7zwPWPRMpLeCWHFSKcwpuizzc42AraI9OTpII8wkVYD9CsM93ggHfoP7Y1xAZo45o1N67ibTyjKe79cBDeG75pEYzfiN8quR2cCL7tI3yGKEOQYd1c-qiGsb3YOG-eQWV5rnUcM5xV/s3686/wedding%20bench%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="2944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7MbC9iiTewRhyphenhyphenCAZ8Oe76vu04EiznJkDE_nFSjHLVJsK1dB2uf7zwPWPRMpLeCWHFSKcwpuizzc42AraI9OTpII8wkVYD9CsM93ggHfoP7Y1xAZo45o1N67ibTyjKe79cBDeG75pEYzfiN8quR2cCL7tI3yGKEOQYd1c-qiGsb3YOG-eQWV5rnUcM5xV/w512-h640/wedding%20bench%20back.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I started this as a wedding quilt for a friend, but we all know I wasn't going to make it in time for the wedding, right? And then we had family drama and trauma, so I ended up giving the happy couple a different quilt, which they totally loved. That left me with a half-finished quilt top, which I have now finished off.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdvZ_HALqguwDBk5p3Zfc-OYkm2GjC19IH40BarTWfrLa3VBCvQmjE76giucLRzokSvYjhAit76nACZWQ5NDyMwbDvNlG7KVyZmj-qVblPwkQ84lCPxzQdchCusxEk7YYAPD7QIgp4mwcI4YrHRZ8BOTwsOauR9msceijOM_n6v2mIHDEuRBGQXUpAg6v/s4080/wedding%20in%20leaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdvZ_HALqguwDBk5p3Zfc-OYkm2GjC19IH40BarTWfrLa3VBCvQmjE76giucLRzokSvYjhAit76nACZWQ5NDyMwbDvNlG7KVyZmj-qVblPwkQ84lCPxzQdchCusxEk7YYAPD7QIgp4mwcI4YrHRZ8BOTwsOauR9msceijOM_n6v2mIHDEuRBGQXUpAg6v/w482-h640/wedding%20in%20leaves.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Somebody is going to have to rake up all those leaves! This quilt top is about 60 by 72, a really nice size for a couch quilt. I did strip piece much of it, though it was complicated by the half square triangles. I managed, and I do think the triangles add a lot to it. I actually started with split 9 patches as a beginning design point before I ended up twisting and turning things around. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbO6wfe4ZNJgKpTjMu6tAh6hzXCCHTGXKwdAey1sW6xgOOWT-5kPVI6PJXu8IjOLjcIe61-tkNa0pdqvzFZ5hjDzr12QzfpmnWfExrCzfEPX4OCFKBSh7GtoJx3jBjPy4S97k28THf48q8ehCxAslqO973lrLzQhLfbfLYD7p0lEqtlkVJbW-npp13jla9/s3840/wedding%20bench%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbO6wfe4ZNJgKpTjMu6tAh6hzXCCHTGXKwdAey1sW6xgOOWT-5kPVI6PJXu8IjOLjcIe61-tkNa0pdqvzFZ5hjDzr12QzfpmnWfExrCzfEPX4OCFKBSh7GtoJx3jBjPy4S97k28THf48q8ehCxAslqO973lrLzQhLfbfLYD7p0lEqtlkVJbW-npp13jla9/w512-h640/wedding%20bench%20front.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm pretty proud of the yellow gradations in this quilt. Have you ever tried a yellow gradation? It is not easy, but I managed it. It was actually fun to play around with, and now I have some more yellows on the shelves. And more yellow scraps, which is always nice! I'm happy to say, too, that those dark blues are all used up. Thank goodness!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDtXjfIf0VLGTkQK_e38RvIqXFXWI2CwOEZl1F78VZFUWw-eiWhyTU9YLqdxFNVftHMdKmU_2IvlxjJ23TLe7mE1cwDpQ96lrjyjoQD5k3DC6o5otClt_eTsC2f4kl06eKu_avXjP8wtRcof_ux9D4vMortEzACyJJBeDOpzfJQnu8n9cU_3_tAGgeBNc/s3750/wedding%20longshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDtXjfIf0VLGTkQK_e38RvIqXFXWI2CwOEZl1F78VZFUWw-eiWhyTU9YLqdxFNVftHMdKmU_2IvlxjJ23TLe7mE1cwDpQ96lrjyjoQD5k3DC6o5otClt_eTsC2f4kl06eKu_avXjP8wtRcof_ux9D4vMortEzACyJJBeDOpzfJQnu8n9cU_3_tAGgeBNc/w524-h640/wedding%20longshot.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This lovely is headed for the closet to age properly while I search for a backing and figure out how to get it quilted up. In the meantime, you can see what my outdoor job to burn off stress is going to be!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll end this up with a picture of the hill behind our house, which was in all kinds of fall glory. The sun shining through was just wonderful. Hope you all have a great weekend! I'm having lunch with some friends, then maybe tackling those leaves. And sleeping in for an extra hour Sunday-- fabulous! Just what I need!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAB8CLDHRStuMhNzsjiVGX50X72XkjJvAQak1HF5D6EUVdnkrPH_mh0dC7wj_zIFkIopx3UvlyX4eebjDiMsS-NL8JQMFKXwwgaLlWqiTEJuK4Y_YlAQ_pmMWMD_4j3wpraU5QtqUHrOSYds9ANw2FL7tbT0PgY30LEl6NcXZ7k-95qKhtL8_b4zqCMwq/s3867/back%20hill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAB8CLDHRStuMhNzsjiVGX50X72XkjJvAQak1HF5D6EUVdnkrPH_mh0dC7wj_zIFkIopx3UvlyX4eebjDiMsS-NL8JQMFKXwwgaLlWqiTEJuK4Y_YlAQ_pmMWMD_4j3wpraU5QtqUHrOSYds9ANw2FL7tbT0PgY30LEl6NcXZ7k-95qKhtL8_b4zqCMwq/w508-h640/back%20hill.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag
About Your Beauties, and the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-37481057013890437802023-10-28T09:16:00.000-04:002023-10-28T09:16:30.029-04:00Gold star<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey there </span><span style="font-size: small;">everyone, and happy weekend! It's been a very busy and very weird week. It was in the 80s this week, which was very weird, and very sweaty. Get those students in a room with no AC and it gets funky fast. They also have started a bunch of road projects, which I do not appreciate in October, and on top of everything, I got a flat and it couldn't be patched. I had to buy two new tires! Apparently, you can never buy just one. Don't we think that we should have solved this problem by now?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway. . .I finished up one of the last of the star blocks for the RSC star quilt. One block! Here she is:<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OH6sg72Js0sMESItgJMoYJgQqEBUqQcopD7rWOzeOcrV0lBmuD0RFFaNo64aMB-ZIETnBSugd4HiOqAzWrEv__Aeuars-I-H5RXPnGG-JhdZCSCkgxYjXFIw7V_Vj9OixKysIZ_iDCaX-4gNIiQ90I-eollpetOcP4pTLxD2oNeadHvvhVzpUg0XGZv0/s3056/gold%20star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="2679" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OH6sg72Js0sMESItgJMoYJgQqEBUqQcopD7rWOzeOcrV0lBmuD0RFFaNo64aMB-ZIETnBSugd4HiOqAzWrEv__Aeuars-I-H5RXPnGG-JhdZCSCkgxYjXFIw7V_Vj9OixKysIZ_iDCaX-4gNIiQ90I-eollpetOcP4pTLxD2oNeadHvvhVzpUg0XGZv0/w562-h640/gold%20star.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">A gold and yellow star! No RSC star quilt would be complete without one of Angela's Twinkle Stars, would it? This gold and yellow star turned out nicely, though the contrast is a little strong. If I'd had enough of the lighter yellow I would have switched the colors, but I'm trying to use up scrap pieces. But who doesn't need a gold star?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">So now I have 31 blocks. I must have skipped a couple along the way, because I should have 35. Maybe there weren't enough scraps for some colors? <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivztiJmfCbV3up0zuZNYxEgOLj9obOBu0crPl_Vf1-HKjGwWuGaWT1fX1oXrAOeo_HrqQSvMSo9WcrCPUHOF6fkqgw22ObODh_2UxysyNR7Ab3_7Re_qN-djKitPCNcCRKPgX5AYE6LmmUCHDOLLJfjtOw4GrftsYoFNZDhZUSOj5XTUHsrFJ_cktFBA9M/s4080/design%20floor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivztiJmfCbV3up0zuZNYxEgOLj9obOBu0crPl_Vf1-HKjGwWuGaWT1fX1oXrAOeo_HrqQSvMSo9WcrCPUHOF6fkqgw22ObODh_2UxysyNR7Ab3_7Re_qN-djKitPCNcCRKPgX5AYE6LmmUCHDOLLJfjtOw4GrftsYoFNZDhZUSOj5XTUHsrFJ_cktFBA9M/w482-h640/design%20floor.jpg" width="482" /></a></div> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let's hear it for a design floor! I have two more (lighter) aqua blocks cut out but not stitched, and I could make another yellow, which would still leave me needing one more block. What color do you think that should be? <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I may not have made much progress this week, but it feels good to make some progress. At least I know where I am. And speaking of making progress. . .</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRSlXJCN7x68enc0xMs_uiXI433kzWcrlTSsTCH1muRjELlsrGh9UeRyrZDnPhQsJNNCU6qJ-wU4-aGMfedJ6zEABAcn4pGVBhdnZcgton3HZRxHOgyOHqZ7FsIEXJLV4TlTTj7Ty2DFfBD4x42TfdcWb2auqPIDLkgQvjYYsD34aTk_4et5s5tDxPpjE/s3072/sorted%20fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="3072" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRSlXJCN7x68enc0xMs_uiXI433kzWcrlTSsTCH1muRjELlsrGh9UeRyrZDnPhQsJNNCU6qJ-wU4-aGMfedJ6zEABAcn4pGVBhdnZcgton3HZRxHOgyOHqZ7FsIEXJLV4TlTTj7Ty2DFfBD4x42TfdcWb2auqPIDLkgQvjYYsD34aTk_4et5s5tDxPpjE/w640-h638/sorted%20fabric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">A while ago, when I couldn't sew but I wanted to touch fabric, I put all my books and notions into the closet and pulled all the fabric out where I could see it. When Preeti came over last week she couldn't take the fact that it was all jumbled up together, so she sorted it all out by color. Didn't she do great? It feels pretty wonderful and comforting, and why did I have the fabric where I couldn't see it anyway? Thanks Preeti!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. We are awaiting a big weather change and a big event for our family coming this week. It's a pretty lousy event, but it does mean that some things will be settled and we can all move on, at least for a while. So I hope you all get some serious relaxing done this weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC23.<br /></span></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-19161395987553325432023-10-20T10:24:00.002-04:002023-10-20T10:24:38.468-04:00Beauty for a small person<div style="text-align: left;"> Good day everyone! How are you today? I'm hanging in there. It's getting to be that time of year when it's dark when I get up and getting dark when I get home. This is no fun, especially because, somehow, the darkness makes people forget how to drive. Get it together, people! We can still see you trying to go 100 miles an hour through the traffic, even if it's dark outside.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ah, well. Today I have something much brighter and happier to show off-- a finished baby quilt! Here she is:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1GFlIjPc7p5bsvLgJDpbcei_sNDK_Y6MtrBcV1lFW-M1PMJBmUvZ3Ocmv8OeahbNG6Amt7pl8HcS0hxdFMlXuiiudBvsAt1piMbRGyJPc5GagpR6gmENSpBq6u432CQvWeLWqC2ite4Fop7Ek4xGxG8CDQdXK7oud3DbEEW2USsx9rLBVm_qUTO9bInI/s3428/batiks%20full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3428" data-original-width="2553" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1GFlIjPc7p5bsvLgJDpbcei_sNDK_Y6MtrBcV1lFW-M1PMJBmUvZ3Ocmv8OeahbNG6Amt7pl8HcS0hxdFMlXuiiudBvsAt1piMbRGyJPc5GagpR6gmENSpBq6u432CQvWeLWqC2ite4Fop7Ek4xGxG8CDQdXK7oud3DbEEW2USsx9rLBVm_qUTO9bInI/w476-h640/batiks%20full.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Look at all that happy brightness. I almost took this little quilt apart because I wanted a print for the alternate blocks, then I remembered that I had looked for a print and didn't have an acceptable one. Good thing I remembered before I started in with the seam ripper. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFJ-Tx5TMQzfzS35F-L79wduXyxXOXvpmDBZiyo_TVQikrHXSn5RkabjE5TaXZkSOnSCaucV0VbGdv4Uj7EESYZQ6064AnnAPxtL6iNJGDPXDCyu33bDBhyr7VYx9pWqebm9OBl2r9p7PfmdLYVFCO7PpXRCoTNopqJDnR941bP4wGI0wNh1-szpOdL6I/s3529/batiks%20under%20bush.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3529" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFJ-Tx5TMQzfzS35F-L79wduXyxXOXvpmDBZiyo_TVQikrHXSn5RkabjE5TaXZkSOnSCaucV0VbGdv4Uj7EESYZQ6064AnnAPxtL6iNJGDPXDCyu33bDBhyr7VYx9pWqebm9OBl2r9p7PfmdLYVFCO7PpXRCoTNopqJDnR941bP4wGI0wNh1-szpOdL6I/w558-h640/batiks%20under%20bush.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I made this little quilt top back in May, mostly to get those very cute churn dash blocks into a quilt top, and then hung it and the backing in the closet to age a bit. You know how that goes, right? Quilt tops have to age before they ripen enough to be quilted up. A friend needs a baby quilt for a girl, so I pulled this out and quilted it up to give to her. A win all around, I think. And Lord knows we need some wins around here right now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM0XBUIH1S0vjXMaB2aeOruwpQDecKsCYUS_wl57nGm0kgdzSvDZIlZ9eYeHbCCv0sDPL8LNJ75_I-Ka2_H60for2-8Vq13ry71JJUnOI1r9Kh6SU9pWWiU84OdGqsiLAHvdhExeR3tFwf1q2qmyvU-a7HvttgVcbSEDjnpZxOLGnOuHz5Z9hlwjYbxlp/s4080/batiks%20texture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM0XBUIH1S0vjXMaB2aeOruwpQDecKsCYUS_wl57nGm0kgdzSvDZIlZ9eYeHbCCv0sDPL8LNJ75_I-Ka2_H60for2-8Vq13ry71JJUnOI1r9Kh6SU9pWWiU84OdGqsiLAHvdhExeR3tFwf1q2qmyvU-a7HvttgVcbSEDjnpZxOLGnOuHz5Z9hlwjYbxlp/w482-h640/batiks%20texture.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I quilted this in a simple cross hatch, but used the serpentine stitch to make a wavy cross hatch. It looks great! Sometimes the simplest things are the best. The wavy cross hatch is also in Jacquie Gering's Walk book, along with some other cross hatch ideas.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8XVuW6Zh1y4nxBS2OcIHWyezevNUYvdVmfi8vMqsj-1ufQ1nDlcJ43RzSwGUdJEEAt-V3TC0CwQmt4-FoM72jz3FfdWc41j15n2HuA4SeMM9J7KjUJA9o6XI7MgWER6xeyXRNxrbRNU3dPzpCfGMB8dy96JfPLRIoWGRNOGfz0TOXZ3-GYiMRPXPChZc/s3390/batiks%20backing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3390" data-original-width="2969" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8XVuW6Zh1y4nxBS2OcIHWyezevNUYvdVmfi8vMqsj-1ufQ1nDlcJ43RzSwGUdJEEAt-V3TC0CwQmt4-FoM72jz3FfdWc41j15n2HuA4SeMM9J7KjUJA9o6XI7MgWER6xeyXRNxrbRNU3dPzpCfGMB8dy96JfPLRIoWGRNOGfz0TOXZ3-GYiMRPXPChZc/w560-h640/batiks%20backing.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The backing here is a fun dot that looks pink overall but is really a bunch of different colors. I originally had pink for a binding, but the aqua with the dots looks much better and goes with the fun owls on the front and the dots on the back. Overall, I am so happy with the way this turned out, and happy to pass it on to my friend to give to a 7 month old baby girl. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOi-9YrK6GS1sPdu5o7cpulP6H0WhFtm99-TLiGrP1jlokjYjtAzZdkbJOkqVHAtSsRhHa3cKjU-EYFZE2pd09VWaIoJUfGRIfnXNpJPeCPCMEeJsktMeAaklebJK-smjxLGCCxVqcocCXWBK8wlJaxThbU-cV5ZrV0OPp7-SgHeScJn-I0OM-hRMtvzX/s3035/batiks%20on%20bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3035" data-original-width="3035" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOi-9YrK6GS1sPdu5o7cpulP6H0WhFtm99-TLiGrP1jlokjYjtAzZdkbJOkqVHAtSsRhHa3cKjU-EYFZE2pd09VWaIoJUfGRIfnXNpJPeCPCMEeJsktMeAaklebJK-smjxLGCCxVqcocCXWBK8wlJaxThbU-cV5ZrV0OPp7-SgHeScJn-I0OM-hRMtvzX/w640-h640/batiks%20on%20bench.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With that, it's off to the weekend! Even though we're in this cycle where it's kind of nice all week and rains all weekend, I'm still happy to have a couple of days to rest a little. Hope you all get some rest, too, and maybe find something nice and bright to lighten up the darkness. Happy weekend!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3eCP7_v50eSD1nDUxOeBxSZ2_tjUhWirY5hwTSlp061uxYn43C_BCVblB6DgMID8Ir38x35jehTyczda6_KbRwk-nJk28aAE1BE8kYI7PigPQAatFurWm5FHIrW1pZyyn8BHWKnvAVSVHEyinKrVTY_OluEkIyvk47Ia5J7akxjQ28fj-HuN5bmN_6mq/s3902/batiks%20long%20shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3902" data-original-width="2919" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3eCP7_v50eSD1nDUxOeBxSZ2_tjUhWirY5hwTSlp061uxYn43C_BCVblB6DgMID8Ir38x35jehTyczda6_KbRwk-nJk28aAE1BE8kYI7PigPQAatFurWm5FHIrW1pZyyn8BHWKnvAVSVHEyinKrVTY_OluEkIyvk47Ia5J7akxjQ28fj-HuN5bmN_6mq/w478-h640/batiks%20long%20shot.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag About Your Beauties, and the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-83363044439737680252023-10-18T13:51:00.001-04:002023-10-18T14:15:54.914-04:00A small splash of sunshine<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all! How is your day going? I'm just working through some stuff, trying to get some grades done and maybe find a few minutes to throw in some laundry. Long ago I read a column or something about the "eternal three--" kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry. No matter how much you work on them, they always need more work. That author was not wrong.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thankfully, I also found a few minutes to make two lovely yellow blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge. I have a bunch of yellow, mostly in smaller pieces, but it worked out this time. Here are the blocks:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkl9B9Eb8sy42p10FAjBT6IqLfbZp2NtAR5URAaSnlFclMRx_uitep36mqNbhZQjSC8XHBRxsBKOtvZJmQnq1nusZ00qtDAi1wHjp9bHuxLmgFy0ru3WAxPa0mkfiaJGBrrKq-aYAUOzdyDUGYEganFDn08QoDcODABxOFdQb8HUjZbHjGNSusOzqrp54/s3158/two%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="3158" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkl9B9Eb8sy42p10FAjBT6IqLfbZp2NtAR5URAaSnlFclMRx_uitep36mqNbhZQjSC8XHBRxsBKOtvZJmQnq1nusZ00qtDAi1wHjp9bHuxLmgFy0ru3WAxPa0mkfiaJGBrrKq-aYAUOzdyDUGYEganFDn08QoDcODABxOFdQb8HUjZbHjGNSusOzqrp54/w640-h436/two%20blocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I definitely like them! I love yellow, but it can be such a difficult color to work with, especially when you are trying to showcase it. It's hard to get gradations, and a lot of yellow fabrics slip into orange or have a tint of green or something. I think I chose wisely enough for these blocks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcB5-7ohjJ84WidXSXH5_zYJp0L_LXev0PulNPYtwqZLmAGkcMiSzxqnEV5AYqoPInbHOgNYHYf1uNQJKi1NhzLs6ry-GE2iDOgCwiANqdOfznmsQrCV6BsT_AZcDI8C2SVERzP7n0VwVYX0AiFBKz5EKHAV0A0nOdXLV3rCAg9ycL7U0oFZlvylr9t7t1/s2784/golden%20samovar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2553" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcB5-7ohjJ84WidXSXH5_zYJp0L_LXev0PulNPYtwqZLmAGkcMiSzxqnEV5AYqoPInbHOgNYHYf1uNQJKi1NhzLs6ry-GE2iDOgCwiANqdOfznmsQrCV6BsT_AZcDI8C2SVERzP7n0VwVYX0AiFBKz5EKHAV0A0nOdXLV3rCAg9ycL7U0oFZlvylr9t7t1/w586-h640/golden%20samovar.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This block is called Golden Samovar (what a name!) and it came from one of my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Once-More-Around-Block-Hopkins/dp/1564774929/ref=sr_1_6?crid=32TWZ9V0L4IYC&keywords=judy+hopkins+quilt+books&qid=1697650241&sprefix=judy+hopkins%2Caps%2C59&sr=8-6" target="_blank">Judy Hopkins quilt books</a>. I have the BlockBase software, but I find that books give more realistic cutting directions and sizes and you generally end up with a better block. The software can be helpful, but no one has updated it for how we sew today and often the cutting directions are not suited to piecing with modern methods. I think no one has updated them since hand piecing days, really.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirexSJGCol8jLvVb0v-5sDAR3p8KaNBOxsx0uSWjXbc4xy-n0b7thx5f2J-Wrhi9Gh-_f7wr0VMY8LqXPbzcXkinmEUHIDw16G9e9ymo0IBFwRY007jkQi1CThmGLDOdyayMWMEVU0wiK_ogOYaVDN3H5zkkQb-_fkGvzZ9Vc3973H0HPPeSNOASrrn5KE/s2878/double%20aster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="2878" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirexSJGCol8jLvVb0v-5sDAR3p8KaNBOxsx0uSWjXbc4xy-n0b7thx5f2J-Wrhi9Gh-_f7wr0VMY8LqXPbzcXkinmEUHIDw16G9e9ymo0IBFwRY007jkQi1CThmGLDOdyayMWMEVU0wiK_ogOYaVDN3H5zkkQb-_fkGvzZ9Vc3973H0HPPeSNOASrrn5KE/w640-h616/double%20aster.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This block is called <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2016/08/intricate-stitches-purple-again.html" target="_blank">Double Aster </a>and just looking at it makes me happy. All that sunny yellow goodness just shining out! It's also a good illustration of what I mean about the difference between the block books and the software. See those light yellow hsts? You'd piece them from squares in some way, right? The book tells you what size squares to cut to get the hsts you need. The software has you cutting a square in half twice to get four halves of an hst. Also, if you look at the medium triangles that are pieced to a yellow triangle and then pieced to the larger dark yellow triangles, all of those triangles should obviously come from squares cut in half twice to make four pieces, right? The software has directions for cutting single triangles with various degrees of angle. Better to just look it up in the book!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMkAhr1FSmqLDXRB0nh9GRrEL0CAQpvdfodaJxzRBlw_vPUhOjJKR8GaYTWRKX9jl0KuxrLohvonz9C6ABZqg8z8w9V1HYGp2pREdGdAfETtGNCViFlsj5XS7MA4km28rkRj4KvuGiohyqDjgkMoCANaP8rwxYnRXodnLU6G3OUGUnGvWQsn5vrJ3lTnp/s3220/on%20the%20grass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="3220" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMkAhr1FSmqLDXRB0nh9GRrEL0CAQpvdfodaJxzRBlw_vPUhOjJKR8GaYTWRKX9jl0KuxrLohvonz9C6ABZqg8z8w9V1HYGp2pREdGdAfETtGNCViFlsj5XS7MA4km28rkRj4KvuGiohyqDjgkMoCANaP8rwxYnRXodnLU6G3OUGUnGvWQsn5vrJ3lTnp/w640-h392/on%20the%20grass.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I could go on about this all day, but I won't! Time to throw some laundry in and get some more grading going. Those essays won't read themselves! Enjoy these happy yellows, and I hope to see you again later this week. Maybe I'll have some clean shirts by then, too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC23<br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-81720437459815800312023-10-13T09:51:00.000-04:002023-10-13T09:51:52.676-04:00Sandy aqua heart<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all, and welcome to another fine fall weekend. As I write that, though, I'm watching the clouds gather, and I'm pretty sure that means we're going to have some fine fall rain. Pretty sure that will whip even more leaves off the trees, too. Can freezing winds and the dreaded s-word be far behind? I'd like a little more fall color first, please!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This week I worked really hard to get a quilt all finished, but I'm only done with the top. The top is adorable, though! Take a look:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEekvK64C_0jRQLwujZrc3sDPyGAmG98fLXnMoRwCDeHCZVg4TC9jjmC1tdHh-jd0gGgoSbGSgw6UJElOWF2gaxwUDxpZqbKTvHXaiSTzZYg_beASt5HcdGdGJ9jOd9ZEB0rbFkQnbSvlORjpVKfYlbQNtORdRACA8pflHWAl7h-cuHFkXKb4D-dXxBeZ/s3547/heart%20hanging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3547" data-original-width="2582" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEekvK64C_0jRQLwujZrc3sDPyGAmG98fLXnMoRwCDeHCZVg4TC9jjmC1tdHh-jd0gGgoSbGSgw6UJElOWF2gaxwUDxpZqbKTvHXaiSTzZYg_beASt5HcdGdGJ9jOd9ZEB0rbFkQnbSvlORjpVKfYlbQNtORdRACA8pflHWAl7h-cuHFkXKb4D-dXxBeZ/w466-h640/heart%20hanging.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This heart is kind of 'freehand,' in that I just made it by arranging pieces on the design wall, with no pattern. It's pretty easy to make a heart, though I might have messed up there in the middle, but I am going to find a way to be okay with it. It was kind of fun, and pretty distracting, making sure that there was no place where the same fabric touched. I didn't quite manage that, but again-- let's find a way to be okay with it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq6fsYEdqhWpRp4hScLuMZlo6AfheMmMMrZS8yv07sqLz5CmUaTObcToeULEY5gKXY7Zre2h6vLi3grKoQneWxRp3eTqxcc4AnifJeeOMbXDZKV4MhV_MKIVIg1VNXiqMebnkN6uoSMU_iFF8IGGXIMe0SYdrOJuOu-MO2tSW8WQBKKblLMv20N_vJk3r/s3072/heart%20bench%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq6fsYEdqhWpRp4hScLuMZlo6AfheMmMMrZS8yv07sqLz5CmUaTObcToeULEY5gKXY7Zre2h6vLi3grKoQneWxRp3eTqxcc4AnifJeeOMbXDZKV4MhV_MKIVIg1VNXiqMebnkN6uoSMU_iFF8IGGXIMe0SYdrOJuOu-MO2tSW8WQBKKblLMv20N_vJk3r/w640-h640/heart%20bench%20back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It will not surprise you that the aqua to turquoise pieces were cut for a different quilt that I never made. For the rainbow scrap challenge this year, one of my goals was to make something small with the scraps and quilt it up, so this is my "use-it-up" for the aqua month. I am so, so happy to use those pieces, and I think I have just enough for a scrappy binding, too. The background looks white but is really a sandy batik with splashes of yellow and a pale pink. This is just about 44 by 50, a perfect size.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ug2yDp4bNdAhuWsUceNQEinaP8Kxs0brHPCWsZZdrvhmn6pZHzmPgeeqYOKKSDUfzQUXlwJjtfZyggs0lxRSG30gJdlwmQ1yCxhOArCqBAroCNeUN4FpdVOD1hUQv2Mk5myJizg0rcLAc1dj7fPpgPXBuGUBXkh3tPlwWWGaEVZ9kGcBG9COHMouALiQ/s3824/heart%20closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3824" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ug2yDp4bNdAhuWsUceNQEinaP8Kxs0brHPCWsZZdrvhmn6pZHzmPgeeqYOKKSDUfzQUXlwJjtfZyggs0lxRSG30gJdlwmQ1yCxhOArCqBAroCNeUN4FpdVOD1hUQv2Mk5myJizg0rcLAc1dj7fPpgPXBuGUBXkh3tPlwWWGaEVZ9kGcBG9COHMouALiQ/w514-h640/heart%20closeup.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There's another reason that I'm so, so happy about this quilt-- my niece is having her first baby, and she asked for "aqua and gray and Harry Potter." Well, I have the aqua covered, that's for sure! And I also have a gray backing for this quilt, but I'm looking for a way to sneak a little Harry Potter in there. We'll see what fun stuff I can think up that goes with the quilt at least a little bit. I'll probably just have to quilt some Harry Potter symbols into it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-0RyHcWs4W9PzZc3LOa8SaTG_vpU-MJHrbi3ABQ4jPlGDy2CpCnjONc9rwzVic35pqx3cruE58vXZ84Mt90QulY05Ub1VQrvhTQ6cXWtJ6Bw64Jrg7CAX0UXuozW-8T3FnqjdTKRDkIT9-6pvrZD7IBF4obIOWd4g0VUeSy8pbFplYiygoIE7tZhyphenhyphenmb5/s4080/heart%20artsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-0RyHcWs4W9PzZc3LOa8SaTG_vpU-MJHrbi3ABQ4jPlGDy2CpCnjONc9rwzVic35pqx3cruE58vXZ84Mt90QulY05Ub1VQrvhTQ6cXWtJ6Bw64Jrg7CAX0UXuozW-8T3FnqjdTKRDkIT9-6pvrZD7IBF4obIOWd4g0VUeSy8pbFplYiygoIE7tZhyphenhyphenmb5/w482-h640/heart%20artsy.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I feel like that's a win, even if it isn't completely finished yet! If it rains this weekend I'll be able to at least baste it, otherwise it will wait a little bit. The baby isn't coming until January, so for once I'm a little ahead of the game. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you all have a lovely weekend. I went out and took these pictures while I'm waiting for the windshield replacement guy to show up. Something from the road hit the windshield right at my eye level as I was on the way home this week, and it cracked all the way across. It was a little scary! Everybody be careful out there, because those big pieces of glass are really pricey!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jjG0laDgC6E0uRHRA40vCTsM5hKvlgJ0hHM_gKqK5LK6PItmnXf61T0WACoZFhcFGEbGfvSiCx4lzIhvHcQ62eVshI6MvhT5eBrr0rw3Igjs3OPwrVH_ecY6D00Rdy5MLmgYR-AWk1PCOr3gtwKD0EhPREjpQufKPnvDbyrdnPK8rAHpte7cYiOqIDV_/s3814/heart%20lonshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jjG0laDgC6E0uRHRA40vCTsM5hKvlgJ0hHM_gKqK5LK6PItmnXf61T0WACoZFhcFGEbGfvSiCx4lzIhvHcQ62eVshI6MvhT5eBrr0rw3Igjs3OPwrVH_ecY6D00Rdy5MLmgYR-AWk1PCOr3gtwKD0EhPREjpQufKPnvDbyrdnPK8rAHpte7cYiOqIDV_/w516-h640/heart%20lonshot.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag About Your Beauties, the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a> and soscrappy for RSC23.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-843719972249142242023-10-07T08:16:00.000-04:002023-10-07T08:16:23.721-04:00Catching some falling stars<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi all! Long time no see! How have you been? We are only talking about good things today, so no need to go into how I am. But hey, here's a happy thing-- the part for my sewing machine made it here from somewhere in the outer galaxy and my machine is now back home, stitching away happily. If only it could stitch away without me there, I would get so much more done! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today I'm trying to catch up on my RSC blocks. I'm not behind, I'm just going at my own pace! Thinking about it that way makes me feel so much better, especially since I haven't put together one of last year's projects yet, either. This week I managed to make two turquoise blocks:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU03Q9fIJHAbW1EG8KeXs0VtUw6NeQvkR9dqIdsDDjiM7MzpAMmIsfrtb-N6UQLX4ThY4w4W_KXk8iyv_nV69uAHkDBsgwiq_v92duGLT-CZp5xR0E2HanQSIgsGaRndSnkUhZFZv-tk4UU-dFct4CL9rV9iAKPmjdiLQz1biqPfr7YWg4WdiTTLERPypM/s2865/two%20aqua%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="2865" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU03Q9fIJHAbW1EG8KeXs0VtUw6NeQvkR9dqIdsDDjiM7MzpAMmIsfrtb-N6UQLX4ThY4w4W_KXk8iyv_nV69uAHkDBsgwiq_v92duGLT-CZp5xR0E2HanQSIgsGaRndSnkUhZFZv-tk4UU-dFct4CL9rV9iAKPmjdiLQz1biqPfr7YWg4WdiTTLERPypM/w640-h442/two%20aqua%20blocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Are those not very cute? Yes, I will lose a few points when I put everything together, but I just can't care. I think they'll look great anyway. And, of course, the leaves are falling in earnest now. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE99guTJBxxWTslWd9szccX3leAZMFjPeg_5rWcnP1krXCNEKSZ9XFclVmhVFh79sBsbJR29ubJ9-2ODMBI2_HScIIwQh3i-Mho1whjbpFqkgciUzOBu-SZoBQ97orPqfXz8Iite8ja6cFEIPTnLmsLNQf9b7EQjminXxM49Mg_BmqYIxR50Nqzc9iT4v/s3685/odd%20fellow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3685" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE99guTJBxxWTslWd9szccX3leAZMFjPeg_5rWcnP1krXCNEKSZ9XFclVmhVFh79sBsbJR29ubJ9-2ODMBI2_HScIIwQh3i-Mho1whjbpFqkgciUzOBu-SZoBQ97orPqfXz8Iite8ja6cFEIPTnLmsLNQf9b7EQjminXxM49Mg_BmqYIxR50Nqzc9iT4v/w534-h640/odd%20fellow.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is a block called Odd Fellow's Chain, and I made a <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2015/07/odd-fellows-at-home.html" target="_blank">whole RSC quilt</a> from this block once. Yes, it has a lot of pieces, but sometimes I find that very relaxing. A lot to keep track of, no time to think about bad stuff. And I love how it looks in the aqua!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxjXx6Fjju-CXIgAdHNR5H8DARrWv7T2AdAd9nffkOnXsZtXNdhJGGNNrTQQmX40V05uM9RFlovZaXGr1PCoyr8IecoYu5hsFB-_vVRzLAWjgBOggSO64ier8JW9ae7p-6j3vkbciwvLQhue_JbGmnAlYtXrDG3S8ByQ_ViqL_YkxKwAAZbjN6j1NapVO/s3890/broken%20star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3890" data-original-width="2997" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxjXx6Fjju-CXIgAdHNR5H8DARrWv7T2AdAd9nffkOnXsZtXNdhJGGNNrTQQmX40V05uM9RFlovZaXGr1PCoyr8IecoYu5hsFB-_vVRzLAWjgBOggSO64ier8JW9ae7p-6j3vkbciwvLQhue_JbGmnAlYtXrDG3S8ByQ_ViqL_YkxKwAAZbjN6j1NapVO/w494-h640/broken%20star.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Ignore the water spots! It decided to rain this morning, but took just enough break for some pictures. The second block is called Broken Star, and I also <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2017/07/constellations-blue.html" target="_blank">made it before</a>. This time was a smaller size, which made for some really interesting cutting sizes. I must have messed up somewhere because I'm going to lose a few points, but I still like it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtOevjQtTmquxCZJTfvdQ1TmXo9R2-5dIskuEvKT0oBHyJKTbmiUGDn5q2jdNeHkln7udOT0eDFHTECH-jLnLDkyjDJLZPGX8mpqM03NH7qjNTnu2p1V9-ZHkHBKk0ynk8ZmFJljbyzVh28O4L8PiNihKl3wca4YQgRPjQl4L4eoDXJPikqBsnJGewwYF/s3645/multi%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtOevjQtTmquxCZJTfvdQ1TmXo9R2-5dIskuEvKT0oBHyJKTbmiUGDn5q2jdNeHkln7udOT0eDFHTECH-jLnLDkyjDJLZPGX8mpqM03NH7qjNTnu2p1V9-ZHkHBKk0ynk8ZmFJljbyzVh28O4L8PiNihKl3wca4YQgRPjQl4L4eoDXJPikqBsnJGewwYF/w540-h640/multi%20blocks.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I have 34 blocks for this project now, and I haven't made any yellow ones yet, so once I make a few of those I'll be closing in on the final number of blocks for this year. I thought I would set these with an alternate block, but I think that would make the quilt too big. So I guess some playing around is in order.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's it for today! I feel lucky to have gotten this far, and I think I may have some more time in the coming weeks. This stuff we're dealing with is heavy, folks, and it's not coming to an end soon. I need to build in more happy spaces for myself, that's for sure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94GUaCp6FCQ2cc4ZjFp7taEhtDcFgZJ8oelsBQb9mcmvJlv1R7wM38MYxJT_SwG_2SwrEe-KPbG4GolI-2WhINFhltqgQqF8OrZqBOCuo0pNrHvyu48Br1C9k01Y6bVfCEOzoIqpTjBsKq_RoqrbLhEQRgvam3A0M44QbLGMlQR2Mkdp26QVm0Roi4-P-/s3072/last%20tomato.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="3072" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94GUaCp6FCQ2cc4ZjFp7taEhtDcFgZJ8oelsBQb9mcmvJlv1R7wM38MYxJT_SwG_2SwrEe-KPbG4GolI-2WhINFhltqgQqF8OrZqBOCuo0pNrHvyu48Br1C9k01Y6bVfCEOzoIqpTjBsKq_RoqrbLhEQRgvam3A0M44QbLGMlQR2Mkdp26QVm0Roi4-P-/w400-h349/last%20tomato.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The last tomato! Time to pull out those plants and get everything cleaned up. Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm off to search through some happy yellows. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC23.<br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-64775614800550501062023-09-22T15:09:00.002-04:002023-09-22T15:09:52.034-04:00Fast, fun, and bright<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi all! How was your week? I've had yet another doozy of a time. It's pretty obvious that we have some serious family stuff going on, but I keep trying to stitch a few things when I can. And this week one of the administrative people at school became a grandma for the first time, so how could I not stitch her up something really cute? Want to see? Here it is:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfbFq7ILh63dRKfj-L9M4JB-hfSjk4M-z5uGAvpQU-uOMiANa6Wsr_QARsuSl3XQB-18JFWXMUuxgt6-cRPyr8zzB9qEaxWxQT3Y86kvgfm53l2hQNDxWOTdRKroiNZIL5kE65gneKjTUSXKYtM92eGrrOFdSHb74opKlSrrjGTjGsFe-7BngLVLkqxY3/s3047/baby%20hanging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="2714" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfbFq7ILh63dRKfj-L9M4JB-hfSjk4M-z5uGAvpQU-uOMiANa6Wsr_QARsuSl3XQB-18JFWXMUuxgt6-cRPyr8zzB9qEaxWxQT3Y86kvgfm53l2hQNDxWOTdRKroiNZIL5kE65gneKjTUSXKYtM92eGrrOFdSHb74opKlSrrjGTjGsFe-7BngLVLkqxY3/w570-h640/baby%20hanging.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Isn't that adorable for a first time grandma? This is a variation of the <a href="https://maryquilts.com/quick-strippie/" target="_blank">Quick Strippie from Mary Quilts</a>, a super fast and cute pattern that is suitable for any occasion. I just couldn't cut the fun alphabet print into smaller pieces. I wanted to keep as much of the alphabet together as I could and not cut the pieces too small. It's not the pattern, but I think it works.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSvYBUUSt0HM-70HSNR76_LUyRilROV-arqeaF-BosDccyDnqLXOsLrmiMhF89Fsq3JN98EA5TcBDvKTSx64RYrTCz9U3JXobvH5aE-HtyaMwS7bySuEfXb0nMQEazxTOvDB8m6SFViZPq3u5AQfTk9ok13Z9xIkOUD5u7Sspe7lJl_HigphHYr1tys3b/s3824/baby%20closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3824" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSvYBUUSt0HM-70HSNR76_LUyRilROV-arqeaF-BosDccyDnqLXOsLrmiMhF89Fsq3JN98EA5TcBDvKTSx64RYrTCz9U3JXobvH5aE-HtyaMwS7bySuEfXb0nMQEazxTOvDB8m6SFViZPq3u5AQfTk9ok13Z9xIkOUD5u7Sspe7lJl_HigphHYr1tys3b/w514-h640/baby%20closeup.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I did not think to look at the selvage, and I'm too lazy to go downstairs and dig it out of the trash, but I've had this fun print for a while. Come to think of it, I've had all of my fabric for a while, including the lime green and the last bits of the purple that are also in the quilt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmY5H5du1BKLp2CwvG5oInQIxfcvisjTCbzM_oLJoWn5WNbMVaexFPWZrK4YkLTzIv7ED0RkztlIZv7JHHmfp024mGHLui6_TfJanOvudcL0MCOz2m9s95JTeCZW2-VGR1fwouPsF1OtgogZQ80Q45TyglyDz_bR-h_pvNFqtXm8gEYrzhSS0zzplY--qq/s3072/baby%20on%20bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="3072" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmY5H5du1BKLp2CwvG5oInQIxfcvisjTCbzM_oLJoWn5WNbMVaexFPWZrK4YkLTzIv7ED0RkztlIZv7JHHmfp024mGHLui6_TfJanOvudcL0MCOz2m9s95JTeCZW2-VGR1fwouPsF1OtgogZQ80Q45TyglyDz_bR-h_pvNFqtXm8gEYrzhSS0zzplY--qq/w640-h590/baby%20on%20bench.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This quilt is about 40 by 48, the perfect "play on the floor" size. I used the last of the Hobbs Poly Down batting that I had and quilted it with the serpentine stitch. The Poly Down is really quite nice, very light and not at all like the old poly batting. I think it works pretty well for this type of quilt, too. Easy to wash when someone spits up on it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpbnTQfkKoizLoY_KhUH-BxySqBJzWphXlzz18pZu5x12veZWBaB01h3CadlP2ytubO0K07yHce8nOhT3srjpcSSiGsDNqsyKud8IRNKs3ob5Eh9D0nrHGCYrbTgZlTdEoIYSam6IBKtY6xCD9GclOgXSpb2mF2a2_YftjP5UUAhU7W4W-uUxNj_eR_VS/s3072/baby%20backing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="3072" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpbnTQfkKoizLoY_KhUH-BxySqBJzWphXlzz18pZu5x12veZWBaB01h3CadlP2ytubO0K07yHce8nOhT3srjpcSSiGsDNqsyKud8IRNKs3ob5Eh9D0nrHGCYrbTgZlTdEoIYSam6IBKtY6xCD9GclOgXSpb2mF2a2_YftjP5UUAhU7W4W-uUxNj_eR_VS/w640-h624/baby%20backing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The backing is also a fabric that I had for quite a while, from the Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric. I'm so happy to use this up, and it works as a nice backing here. And check out that striped binding! You know how you have a fabric for a while and you just get tired of seeing it in your stash? That's how I felt about these, and now I can forget about them because they are used up and happy in a quilt!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's about all I've been able to accomplish lately. Things are weird, and my regular machine still isn't back from the repair person. I miss it, even though the backup machine is doing great. Should be finished this next week. I think they had to get a repair part from the moon or something. I hope the shipping isn't too much.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGdG81C9BM2-ckK-hxrENxl9OWsMiI-cJldd7rzWjMsfyiS4RExmCZZvT--1AwjercoguhVL6VsWIfPSPE6S3ri3Rd9fBLB5QAKXX71VSC1KlZNhPepTvZl930EcBLOeaVEbXVoaiagLhA6TIZzLm_tZHIg_BUUnrTrHM0-QjVaNM2tbpbN1FTFWuuvrJ/s3846/baby%20under%20trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3846" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGdG81C9BM2-ckK-hxrENxl9OWsMiI-cJldd7rzWjMsfyiS4RExmCZZvT--1AwjercoguhVL6VsWIfPSPE6S3ri3Rd9fBLB5QAKXX71VSC1KlZNhPepTvZl930EcBLOeaVEbXVoaiagLhA6TIZzLm_tZHIg_BUUnrTrHM0-QjVaNM2tbpbN1FTFWuuvrJ/w512-h640/baby%20under%20trees.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Tomorrow is my birthday and Mother Nature is giving me a tropical rainstorm. Won't that be fun? I hope it comes with pie. Brownies would be nice, too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag About Your Beauties, the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a>.
</div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-83318199454606240292023-09-08T21:05:00.001-04:002023-09-08T21:05:12.184-04:00Peace and plenty of color<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi all! How has your week been? We have moved on from hot and dry to extremely hot and just about to storm like crazy. We broke temperature records four days in a row this week. Try to imagine college students in a classroom in a building built in the 1890s when it's 100 degrees outside. Zero fun, do not recommend. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have a fun finsh to show off today, though-- I have finished the top of the Peace and Plenty quilt! Take a look and see if you think it's as gorgeous as I do:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDQC6VJ0MvGp0rzf7tzYFp6KFumNJ4n4TDemjJOoSs9Z6lMl_E9D8GAzcT3DpjkvL_0_7bcGI1OchzB6yTiEO9M8yBsTrip3Rg_dsIiNSMatr4iDo4unFzMlCFwbP4_RKi1LpfDqG04mfejYMczCSyF5gb8f5qSogvyiiqo5oGFy5jNlqyXwX9R97Ylty/s4080/peace%20and%20plenty%20full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDQC6VJ0MvGp0rzf7tzYFp6KFumNJ4n4TDemjJOoSs9Z6lMl_E9D8GAzcT3DpjkvL_0_7bcGI1OchzB6yTiEO9M8yBsTrip3Rg_dsIiNSMatr4iDo4unFzMlCFwbP4_RKi1LpfDqG04mfejYMczCSyF5gb8f5qSogvyiiqo5oGFy5jNlqyXwX9R97Ylty/w482-h640/peace%20and%20plenty%20full.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Wow, that's a lot of color! This was one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects for this year. We're finishing off with aqua for this year, and after I made those blocks it was only a short step to completing the top. That idea of making a few blocks a month really works out!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE48QYBV0D3JaxbJ41bhYR8k8J5Czz68KcAn4_O6GPZ1sBfNMw8fdSoB0tz-FeBguZyQ5ixg2bYM6p5deDQsq6k9Uq05dUl7kSduxXhKB5GXrOOB5dZZWmTXIgMyAXkvE6MzeBAJcL7w0iJ21he1HnBgBnX3k2iaOynAWVcnS2GInHDisAKr98QdC5O9x/s3984/aqua%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="3984" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE48QYBV0D3JaxbJ41bhYR8k8J5Czz68KcAn4_O6GPZ1sBfNMw8fdSoB0tz-FeBguZyQ5ixg2bYM6p5deDQsq6k9Uq05dUl7kSduxXhKB5GXrOOB5dZZWmTXIgMyAXkvE6MzeBAJcL7w0iJ21he1HnBgBnX3k2iaOynAWVcnS2GInHDisAKr98QdC5O9x/w640-h480/aqua%20blocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Above are the aqua blocks by themselves. Aren't they pretty? Aqua is such a great color and I tried to choose one that was 'greener' and one that was 'bluer' and one I just liked. The truth is I love them all, of course. And that pink rose is a lovely contrast!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq47gifASG90CgHcAVQHhnExzqWA05N74_4Wk8op4g6raxaMh7-wY89en4KQBzPd2x1TfswbOW_1L4ZLSPVCitisISoRSgdhpo549nZPY_QXzMRovd2gcIOkvCctUHUesOyMHMSaimUcglGINJp4EG6Jl_0ePaAQDfNHrqB1ASQth9cEO-2LyoFcyxY2bc/s3973/p%20and%20p%20on%20patio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3973" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq47gifASG90CgHcAVQHhnExzqWA05N74_4Wk8op4g6raxaMh7-wY89en4KQBzPd2x1TfswbOW_1L4ZLSPVCitisISoRSgdhpo549nZPY_QXzMRovd2gcIOkvCctUHUesOyMHMSaimUcglGINJp4EG6Jl_0ePaAQDfNHrqB1ASQth9cEO-2LyoFcyxY2bc/w494-h640/p%20and%20p%20on%20patio.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I love how this turned out, but I do recognize that all the colors kind of break up the pattern and the movement in the top. If all of the blocks were in one color there would be a lot more secondary patterns across the quilt top. There are plenty of secondary patterns in here, though, and all the color is definitely more fun. If you'd like to make some blocks yourself, the directions and cutting sizes are right <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2015/11/classic-stitches-lime-and-light-green.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I made my blocks in the 12-inch size.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdcRTtMv0pidLGY__-gpKWLBL40aUGR7Y0w8LWGQpzUBDblR6t68bWkz4SodaeAutKX35rbcOrGH8EGFYVGA6l6CxHcNW_FAUcH8MAIFIjVTs5QS16ePC1lEMqHmHUaNXmN4BFwibFO-m74q2aeA8bpzH-wtkCB1a6tNYuvnG8b___jzZo6LhKYTcxloC/s3451/p%20and%20p%20border.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdcRTtMv0pidLGY__-gpKWLBL40aUGR7Y0w8LWGQpzUBDblR6t68bWkz4SodaeAutKX35rbcOrGH8EGFYVGA6l6CxHcNW_FAUcH8MAIFIjVTs5QS16ePC1lEMqHmHUaNXmN4BFwibFO-m74q2aeA8bpzH-wtkCB1a6tNYuvnG8b___jzZo6LhKYTcxloC/w570-h640/p%20and%20p%20border.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I wasn't going to add a border, but I added the very colorful one just to finish off all those raw edges. Why not? It was all the perfect colors and finished everything off nicely. I think I have enough for the binding in that same fabric, too. My top finished at just about 66 by 78, a nice cozy size.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeuhoutFKgWOUCr_6mAyOH48yYb8SAJzFwrvZFFtrTf22wfD8onqEGVfYmDd0hfJbbCvhPZ46Zi9godzJpJKR7tHQ74-jK1DNP5hazca8ao5fDZztWK_CLhdsVRIuH_-mfBnECTYBQDocA1Ge237AtMhW5Yp5sbKlomJuU5HixZv8QJzgI33mNt_lTLIX/s3867/p%20and%20p%20on%20bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeuhoutFKgWOUCr_6mAyOH48yYb8SAJzFwrvZFFtrTf22wfD8onqEGVfYmDd0hfJbbCvhPZ46Zi9godzJpJKR7tHQ74-jK1DNP5hazca8ao5fDZztWK_CLhdsVRIuH_-mfBnECTYBQDocA1Ge237AtMhW5Yp5sbKlomJuU5HixZv8QJzgI33mNt_lTLIX/w508-h640/p%20and%20p%20on%20bench.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Now that this top is done I've started getting last year's projects ready to send out for quilting. I love long arming, but it would work so much better for me if I could load a quilt one day and stitch it over the next few days instead of having to get two quilts done in the space of less than 6 hours, including loading. It's time to admit I'm not going to do that and get these tops sent out so a real longarmer can finish them up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone has a great weekend! I am going to try not to get too wet in the storms and I also have to take my main machine to the machine-fixer-people. I was stitching away happily and hit a pin, which broke the needle, which then fell into the machine. I couldn't get it out, and the timing is off now too, so time to call in the pros. Hope that never happens to you! I'll close with a picture of a volunteer coleus that sprung up in one of my pots. It's so pretty-- and it kind of goes with the quilt!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRW_fQg6RLV5kkh3g8ND9c-o-axEkFzvx3G3MywV12FLuGfLRImZXzbcbge64sCbvdOuOh6tYNKi1kMxaZc8_a8AiR30OeSTw6_2ZP92Jm-TXQOO-U_WTey_3KiGWQxW58Qg9cBOkGExmYFSaPnJwEofkyj-GAc3Unm7rIT44f9Hb72fwjRXdKRPN7aKg_/s3495/more%20coleus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3495" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRW_fQg6RLV5kkh3g8ND9c-o-axEkFzvx3G3MywV12FLuGfLRImZXzbcbge64sCbvdOuOh6tYNKi1kMxaZc8_a8AiR30OeSTw6_2ZP92Jm-TXQOO-U_WTey_3KiGWQxW58Qg9cBOkGExmYFSaPnJwEofkyj-GAc3Unm7rIT44f9Hb72fwjRXdKRPN7aKg_/w562-h640/more%20coleus.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC23 and the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a>.
</div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-20774329707767025322023-09-01T00:30:00.083-04:002023-09-01T07:38:47.089-04:00This way and that way<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all! Well, that was a long and unexpected blogging break! Not to worry, I am fine. It was all for good reasons. My Dad and my sister came to visit, and when that happens, you drop everything and spend time with them. Which of course meant that I didn't finsih off any of the projects that I planned to before we had approximately 300 meetings. So I'm behind on everything, but this is pretty much my normal state, so it's all good!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a great time showing them around Baltimore and just hanging out, so no machine time for a couple weeks, but after they left I did finally manage to finish off the second Positivity top for the <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/05/positivity-2023-qal-schedule.html" target="_blank">Positivity quilt along</a> sponsored by our friends Preeti and Bernie:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG4h757UxAiZPxCmNxJWhuTkKErYQvCgUaYP0gIfMWwUGsbzCPqefEBaqa__5GyUsDeFdvnrkX9B3_plUCt3LMcn79zZ4g067d4AxdgSDbaO5SjuEhnDEe2W6U9LKv_XTJO-Cf5hpBclMVWzjCfEJ5CMpN70He7uHrHkvtkA2H9Jd7piHyPWj-m8lX4cU/s4041/pos%20on%20trees.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4041" data-original-width="3043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG4h757UxAiZPxCmNxJWhuTkKErYQvCgUaYP0gIfMWwUGsbzCPqefEBaqa__5GyUsDeFdvnrkX9B3_plUCt3LMcn79zZ4g067d4AxdgSDbaO5SjuEhnDEe2W6U9LKv_XTJO-Cf5hpBclMVWzjCfEJ5CMpN70He7uHrHkvtkA2H9Jd7piHyPWj-m8lX4cU/w482-h640/pos%20on%20trees.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I really meant to have both Positivity quilts quilted by now, but you can blame my Dad if you want. Or my sister, though she really deserves a medal for driving Dad all the way here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulQOUsdkDV1Yafa7XXLFXite-m-wRrylfbrMO8wB_BqV8mI-CKyQTN6kBkNOX5DoaGMzemuKVc26M2hSj8nzjwHxHMCj5G-Sm509x95MEOnccazGO1EVWaA20gqrO6TEukHKS-a56uc7PkUOosP4cjNnrisCXihJ8tel_nXT0fLzd4uy-qLsD7-D3-lx_/s3366/pos%20on%20bench.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3366" data-original-width="2987" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulQOUsdkDV1Yafa7XXLFXite-m-wRrylfbrMO8wB_BqV8mI-CKyQTN6kBkNOX5DoaGMzemuKVc26M2hSj8nzjwHxHMCj5G-Sm509x95MEOnccazGO1EVWaA20gqrO6TEukHKS-a56uc7PkUOosP4cjNnrisCXihJ8tel_nXT0fLzd4uy-qLsD7-D3-lx_/w568-h640/pos%20on%20bench.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Check out all those leaves on the ground! These are coming off the neighborhood trees because of all the heat this summer. It is odd and no fun. As you can tell, I did not follow the pattern exactly for this quilt either. I just have to be different, you know? If you look back at what Preeti now calls<a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2023/07/positively-green.html" target="_blank"> "the pot quilt"</a> you'll see that I really never follow directions. I think this one turned out great, plus it used up a bunch of my fall-like scraps, too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmgpyxa_ITAR2slljguCc5jXtQzH6ixauBE3-1eB5moH7KipsZT50H56EY1F6WaXCZeeeq6i7nGxlRuhiTHE7QWdAf0G28qa-X2LqLI89BFVsTAYljVVhNNaNY50UV7QhORFQ7d66wJHZRvsbw9RTj7-1bj4jcWJ4JvwPtAacS-z3Ov8NckJMZBmuzKqa/s3564/pos%20variety.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="3564" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmgpyxa_ITAR2slljguCc5jXtQzH6ixauBE3-1eB5moH7KipsZT50H56EY1F6WaXCZeeeq6i7nGxlRuhiTHE7QWdAf0G28qa-X2LqLI89BFVsTAYljVVhNNaNY50UV7QhORFQ7d66wJHZRvsbw9RTj7-1bj4jcWJ4JvwPtAacS-z3Ov8NckJMZBmuzKqa/w640-h480/pos%20variety.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You may not be able to tell, but there is a lot of variety in those leaves. Anything I could get a 2-1/2 inch piece that was long enough and looked vaguely fall-like went into the top. There are a bunch od golds, some purples, various greens, and even a couple of turquoises. And I love the background fabric, too! It looks perfect with those scraps.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zXL0kBRY8ABiqmUk-nEQy4Z0g6qZZRtv9RyV6LqKzOM2G4hZAwEYni1-SKUOZFef6jBGj-vHzd1Ok1wDVrtmlfPHFTpvcTOCY5bxs42AxF8psrI1MPn1LADvL-KoZiF7aVgDOZVtDHq-Lr2_zPBBpm0X0dQh2UobZjP7cwjH87wt3eBHUuFrMu20430N/s3822/pos%20on%20balcony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3822" data-original-width="3020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zXL0kBRY8ABiqmUk-nEQy4Z0g6qZZRtv9RyV6LqKzOM2G4hZAwEYni1-SKUOZFef6jBGj-vHzd1Ok1wDVrtmlfPHFTpvcTOCY5bxs42AxF8psrI1MPn1LADvL-KoZiF7aVgDOZVtDHq-Lr2_zPBBpm0X0dQh2UobZjP7cwjH87wt3eBHUuFrMu20430N/w506-h640/pos%20on%20balcony.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Because I rearranged the layout of the vines, my quilt is a little smaller, about 56 by 72. I think it's going to be a fine size, though, and I plan to send it along just the same. I think I'll quilt it in just straight lines going across. That will accent the vine movement, don't you think?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRNQBEUDjWxVwUGDMqJj2-kQC033Y97GLTTQ6QsZCFKO0-bbpS9ugaT1drucOLp-exJD6iMhs8yet3IoczCwoViK1yFQnk-Etb-jkFEDhA6tEoGyLwYqce8SbPcW_yNnAYVij1zST2dio9ayuR7tI4FQwQj1d9X9BfOoGKrcRCem13ZpjH2vU1ZAuvjTE/s4080/pos%20long%20shot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRNQBEUDjWxVwUGDMqJj2-kQC033Y97GLTTQ6QsZCFKO0-bbpS9ugaT1drucOLp-exJD6iMhs8yet3IoczCwoViK1yFQnk-Etb-jkFEDhA6tEoGyLwYqce8SbPcW_yNnAYVij1zST2dio9ayuR7tI4FQwQj1d9X9BfOoGKrcRCem13ZpjH2vU1ZAuvjTE/w482-h640/pos%20long%20shot.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So, there we are! A second Positivity top, done before Labor Day. I can't believe the summer is over, can you? I just realized today is the first of September! Yikes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend! It's supposed to be 98 degrees here, so this would be a good weekend to clean up the mess that is my sewing room, but I'll probably just take a nap. The last few weeks have been fun, but exhausting! Did I mention that classes started, too? No wonder I'm tired!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsqd11_11FIkSZ2Wg2XPWv1H_YlbE-gYh0X03gOa3WU4pu0Jxely431R7tCZF3CB2Myq7pOz268wMb4MrWqwtaeRLCc98mvMWoPVfOlBC7aK9uIhN5I8Q2eNAhUQhmEdbFKESDuI5xn3v3jLOJYZ8RwKVIGN5Hp_cxy9bwYgYs0_kw720XOuBwBEmGHvN/s1024/Positivity.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsqd11_11FIkSZ2Wg2XPWv1H_YlbE-gYh0X03gOa3WU4pu0Jxely431R7tCZF3CB2Myq7pOz268wMb4MrWqwtaeRLCc98mvMWoPVfOlBC7aK9uIhN5I8Q2eNAhUQhmEdbFKESDuI5xn3v3jLOJYZ8RwKVIGN5Hp_cxy9bwYgYs0_kw720XOuBwBEmGHvN/w400-h320/Positivity.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag About Your Beauties, the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a>.
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-84061528238177056782023-08-12T00:30:00.070-04:002023-08-12T00:30:00.139-04:00Sunny yellow weekend<div style="text-align: left;"> Hi all! We are back from our vacation, which was so, so nice. We got to see our friends and relax a lot. I even read five books in a week. It was heavenly. I didn't take a computer with me, so I got a chance to (mostly) unplug. I highly recommend it! And if you are looking for a good vacation spot to do this, I also highly recommend the Great Lakes. Nice cool water, lovely views, lots to do in town, light late into the evening, and nature all around. You cannot beat it. Did I mention how relaxing it was?<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, we've only been home a couple of days, so I have not had a lot of sewing room time. I'm okay with this! Still feeling that relaxation vibe. The only thing I've done is make the yellow <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2015/11/classic-stitches-lime-and-light-green.html" target="_blank">Peace and Plenty </a>blocks:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmcIiOAAt8KeufyoRf_1xNqdy7DiQG69UWdypRk1ZsvA4waH0B-ECR64gJ9MdMTKGNLuD0ITaOgcQA8w2kb8Q1zklJalkF9ctRjy7nwIwhrAp3m_-aMWBPu8Z4W9Wq48fWMpj566wZMSs-nLbVly9szyivAdkxwy26AhIMzFwGf1er19kPIq5Xj-uI5Ya/s3926/yellow%20peace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="3926" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmcIiOAAt8KeufyoRf_1xNqdy7DiQG69UWdypRk1ZsvA4waH0B-ECR64gJ9MdMTKGNLuD0ITaOgcQA8w2kb8Q1zklJalkF9ctRjy7nwIwhrAp3m_-aMWBPu8Z4W9Wq48fWMpj566wZMSs-nLbVly9szyivAdkxwy26AhIMzFwGf1er19kPIq5Xj-uI5Ya/w640-h378/yellow%20peace.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Are those not bright and happy? The flowers flourished in our absence, though the tomato plant looks a bit worse for the wear. Good thing there are plenty of farm stands right now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also threw together two 6-inch yellow blocks:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT1plGgvA6WJ2GFeuzCySG_lHRfLR6UFr5x1Rmt8UJAL4AX7CIhhte4e7CgCxMvzYlaCgKLzS7fT5kJUTtcWtJFbRTIQqU3vd2NFVxTS3_N2aybNT1KPU0JnYBNa7QW3T9c_SxOrB9JvvijAEHsXNlEqU83c2BgkvJNFJRqOc4MQyVidNtM_IWRwmYUED/s3764/little%20yellow%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="3764" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT1plGgvA6WJ2GFeuzCySG_lHRfLR6UFr5x1Rmt8UJAL4AX7CIhhte4e7CgCxMvzYlaCgKLzS7fT5kJUTtcWtJFbRTIQqU3vd2NFVxTS3_N2aybNT1KPU0JnYBNa7QW3T9c_SxOrB9JvvijAEHsXNlEqU83c2BgkvJNFJRqOc4MQyVidNtM_IWRwmYUED/w640-h366/little%20yellow%20blocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You can see that a little yellow leaf sneaked in there, too. Falling from the heat, I think, not from the change of season yet! These were super fast to make, and I just had a great time working with the yellows. Might be my favorite color. There are some other colors in contention, but it's a tough choice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's it for me this week! Still doing mountains of laundry and getting ready to start school in a couple of weeks. I'll leave you with this photo of the lake from the patio of our rental house:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CuY0ZMu_GtKqnElJmkcLA0soHRIkoj4tZYF5mXbQphROqbqVI2TtagdNIpqSpiJd7DRCqW8QA4mavuZCJug1HoBNosexKQyCAHb_din8mYgutZC2_Bz9c6-1jLVbRdbenrLGwA8fxjGd2k0H9CZZm8QoHNvIJ8sIZoYd7msNFgJg_hEqhdn3coljrxg7/s3202/lake%20huron%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="3202" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CuY0ZMu_GtKqnElJmkcLA0soHRIkoj4tZYF5mXbQphROqbqVI2TtagdNIpqSpiJd7DRCqW8QA4mavuZCJug1HoBNosexKQyCAHb_din8mYgutZC2_Bz9c6-1jLVbRdbenrLGwA8fxjGd2k0H9CZZm8QoHNvIJ8sIZoYd7msNFgJg_hEqhdn3coljrxg7/w640-h482/lake%20huron%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend, all!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC23.<br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-56113251675746388232023-07-28T00:30:00.107-04:002023-07-28T17:01:34.114-04:00A new building project<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all! Hot enough for you? Ha, ha, ha, I crack myself up. I know we're all sweltering. I think my plants are taking the worst of it. This may cook all my tomatoes, and I think the peppers may be done. The petunias, however, are loving it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So this week, sitting in my basement sewing room, I decided to get a start on making a pretty quilt for myself. Like all quilts, this has a backstory, but first, look at some pretty blocks:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxWS3Y446Gz10U6ZCQQU7SHrU7u17JHkoDfSUEbNc8WzlCkwK7QPfwTzoS2PHgsZLOA-eqeJG87wczMzW33440_BhPJaED52JGyjPep4Lf5bABJDJs4fqn2xM3rW1XobqQbDh0IQlSuJKqb98Il4oe1fw8Z3lR7pX227gZs-pDCpfpMdAx_AfKdvangWJ/s4043/log%20cabins%20on%20the%20line.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="4043" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxWS3Y446Gz10U6ZCQQU7SHrU7u17JHkoDfSUEbNc8WzlCkwK7QPfwTzoS2PHgsZLOA-eqeJG87wczMzW33440_BhPJaED52JGyjPep4Lf5bABJDJs4fqn2xM3rW1XobqQbDh0IQlSuJKqb98Il4oe1fw8Z3lR7pX227gZs-pDCpfpMdAx_AfKdvangWJ/w640-h360/log%20cabins%20on%20the%20line.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Scrappy log cabins! Don't they look fresh and clean? I love log cabin quilts but I seldom make them because I get distracted by all the other fun stuff, plus most people I give quilts to want something more modern. Log cabins just scream 'old fashioned.' Plus they can be quite labor intensive to construct, but you know what? I don't care, because I am making this quilt for me. About time, right?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3cZyaQy_F-gN82i2hyPRyPcuVvb0mRs7vmNcKI6HUEbADMj3MGq23HrtGoihUNbZvb3O0lcRk4G4_sYwGS3eELX4ImDhRhgLc9VGMFMMXkyayEDsYwx3X6HujkP8-h6e1Ba5uIK1hvRkwYKzJ8GkLviIP4RM2IMAGUgl0q-jW25w0bLNXM67YaZVMFWQ/s3249/fabrics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="3249" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3cZyaQy_F-gN82i2hyPRyPcuVvb0mRs7vmNcKI6HUEbADMj3MGq23HrtGoihUNbZvb3O0lcRk4G4_sYwGS3eELX4ImDhRhgLc9VGMFMMXkyayEDsYwx3X6HujkP8-h6e1Ba5uIK1hvRkwYKzJ8GkLviIP4RM2IMAGUgl0q-jW25w0bLNXM67YaZVMFWQ/w640-h524/fabrics.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The fabric I'm using here is all <a href="https://www.figtreeandcompany.com/" target="_blank">Fig Tree fabric</a>, which I love. It happens that I accidentally signed up for a block of the month from Fig Tree, and this is some of that fabric. I thought I was buying a quilt kit, but I may not have been paying attention when I ordered. Probably trying to do four things at once. To be fair, there was a *lot* of fabric every month, and there were also several patterns beyond the primary pattern included. I didn't make the primary quilt, but I may make one or two of the secondary patterns at some point.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5VosPm6LdoeHziHkEHGpMy2_Nmt0S_QPEjxeq2b20k46DWfvrzx6Kn_0eGqUxL1WvUzJQa1vCFLdMTq3CAolCeBW50xqNkKs8LwV-yxzb8JnkpF6xfqq8yjW6uNga4Ehfrg1du1Fzg4KmgPHf6TjPgDC5CqDz6Hafe5RRB_6slyfFi_F1y4L_83z6vO2/s3588/fields%20and%20furrows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3588" data-original-width="2913" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5VosPm6LdoeHziHkEHGpMy2_Nmt0S_QPEjxeq2b20k46DWfvrzx6Kn_0eGqUxL1WvUzJQa1vCFLdMTq3CAolCeBW50xqNkKs8LwV-yxzb8JnkpF6xfqq8yjW6uNga4Ehfrg1du1Fzg4KmgPHf6TjPgDC5CqDz6Hafe5RRB_6slyfFi_F1y4L_83z6vO2/w520-h640/fields%20and%20furrows.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">One thing I love about log cabins is that there are a ton of different ways to arrange the blocks, almost as many as there are with half square triangles. I'm not sure how I'm going to lay it out yet, but it's fun playing with the blocks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqe9Jb6F18T0Jj3NVJWAHxm5vA4uFtzqiCS3WqW50tcGnG2NPLMiT0R1sq33mHloFRth8R71DilbgVepOq-AyalOZdU2gVW-IzOGcOO-JXAcPFdlri9_K2KuecHucHdiuZqLYF_wlsrPlU1KXbW4RR3ZZ3sGWfPtq0SyS5o1eD39r6IxPwmLwkmMt3k-6/s3945/log%20cabin%20balls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3945" data-original-width="2970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqe9Jb6F18T0Jj3NVJWAHxm5vA4uFtzqiCS3WqW50tcGnG2NPLMiT0R1sq33mHloFRth8R71DilbgVepOq-AyalOZdU2gVW-IzOGcOO-JXAcPFdlri9_K2KuecHucHdiuZqLYF_wlsrPlU1KXbW4RR3ZZ3sGWfPtq0SyS5o1eD39r6IxPwmLwkmMt3k-6/w482-h640/log%20cabin%20balls.jpg" width="482" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">These are 8-inch blocks and I cut them all with <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/go-log-cabin-12-finished-square-by-leslie-main.html" target="_blank">an Accuquilt die</a> that I bought from a friend a while ago and have been looking to use ever since. It made things almost painless, but I still got confused about how to construct the block. It looks simple but it can get confusing! I had to watch a video to wrap my mind around it. Right now I have about 20 blocks, and I'm just going to keep making more blocks until I run out of the fabrics I chose. There's more fabric, but it's different from these and I like these colors together. I'm hoping to end up with at least 48 blocks, and I think I'll make it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JvwbZtctBuiZ1YEEA9FYrz7RCBWHQzfd6qmVWoFQjEdlb2La36lrx4ulPb9CQlTzAzgW18UL719_9RJdFHkr5zHjMQx_4QEAb5B6L5QzkK87ynZoe7h1xKnNkHFtELytGI8KZ7TFSXd9BtR5bBaE3oY_pfmk32WMnXM3wNJeD_VnX-n-kX3TcwMbT4r-/s3137/single%20block.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3137" data-original-width="2504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JvwbZtctBuiZ1YEEA9FYrz7RCBWHQzfd6qmVWoFQjEdlb2La36lrx4ulPb9CQlTzAzgW18UL719_9RJdFHkr5zHjMQx_4QEAb5B6L5QzkK87ynZoe7h1xKnNkHFtELytGI8KZ7TFSXd9BtR5bBaE3oY_pfmk32WMnXM3wNJeD_VnX-n-kX3TcwMbT4r-/w510-h640/single%20block.jpg" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yikes! Ignore the tiny threads!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">All of that will have to wait, though, because we are off for the next ten days or so, heading for the lakes and some cooler weather and old friends. Gosh, do I ever need this! It has been a rougher summer than I ever expected, but here's to some relaxation before everything gears back up again. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Take care, everyone, and I'll see you when we get back! Let the relaxing commence!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, and the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-57658634800846148342023-07-22T00:30:00.087-04:002023-07-22T00:30:00.129-04:00Positively green<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all! Bet you thought I forgot about the blog, didn't you? I didn't, but I did have quite the week. I am getting a little tired of the rain, but we had a good bit of it this week, and it was very hot, and I still had to go out and have some more fun medical tests. I think I passed, because I don't have to go back until the end of September, but who can really tell at this point? Also, I am walking out on the next doctor who says, "you know, you're getting older. . ." as though that's an excuse to ignore how I feel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yikes! Did not mean to rant! Today is a day for positivity, after all, because I have finished the green quilt top for the <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/p/positivity-2023-qal.html" target="_blank">Positivity quilt along</a> offered by our friends Preeti and Bernie! Take a look:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVVRx6qy5ueLmZL1c4U09a1wg_ug-_QeLrfmN9l4jF5DobvE8mY_uxjcIgD9ouTMD3fr48QtE2qnIsC5FWST9D80X0ZMJt1nd6TEAE0bqvJ2gNtXXEA0Nyl3GfhY8PWecPw4KwKM47Evvnbcf9d-dsamxpOcklu1hHrygdjrgkfc3Xx25BA-f6vDGoiB2/s3247/full%20green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3247" data-original-width="2614" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVVRx6qy5ueLmZL1c4U09a1wg_ug-_QeLrfmN9l4jF5DobvE8mY_uxjcIgD9ouTMD3fr48QtE2qnIsC5FWST9D80X0ZMJt1nd6TEAE0bqvJ2gNtXXEA0Nyl3GfhY8PWecPw4KwKM47Evvnbcf9d-dsamxpOcklu1hHrygdjrgkfc3Xx25BA-f6vDGoiB2/w516-h640/full%20green.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, that is very green! And, as you can tell, I did not follow the pattern offered by Preeti exactly. I made one row with just the leaves, but it looked so bland that I had to add some zing. As you can see, I added pots for the leaves to grow out of. I think they added just enough zing and some nice depth, too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsj7JhohOcxa8n_V8CV3y4qjtZ412p-WiOvdl2Jtp9wqi0SkSIhEUkhGYEnM8hqQp_fuHHVs9qCJhq7dp-PvM3Zh_hXFzwW_eXvQdy4B40HFX3Rf9LQkYgv47XDw_pC1U_xr4mA5X1G1b36cpwmQbkrd_3OvA6eXV6KkiPoKBBei3NvbLwgh_6HkpnHfz/s3072/green%20on%20balcony.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2813" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsj7JhohOcxa8n_V8CV3y4qjtZ412p-WiOvdl2Jtp9wqi0SkSIhEUkhGYEnM8hqQp_fuHHVs9qCJhq7dp-PvM3Zh_hXFzwW_eXvQdy4B40HFX3Rf9LQkYgv47XDw_pC1U_xr4mA5X1G1b36cpwmQbkrd_3OvA6eXV6KkiPoKBBei3NvbLwgh_6HkpnHfz/w586-h640/green%20on%20balcony.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The leaves of these plants were made from neutral scraps, which paired well with the green background. All those neutrals were hard to photograph in the outside light, but I promise that there is a nice variety. And do you like my "tree farm" on the balcony? They'll have to get planted in the ground soon, because those pots are not going to hold them for much longer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h3_iJ9The113Sew-LMVC2tK9DDIsC-li85xniZk2UkhkDUelAXEuJcsIpH8MDxox2m6mD3NDkptRth1H85ojwJlYTjtIdXwQNwvbNOdk7NmRdqbbToNLZrxnAZO4qsece_kPZscSIxgfphHo2e1X0n01gPH8G1jvv_l8CdSKzm_ULi4k_P1J1yvzAVNl/s3526/green%20detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3526" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h3_iJ9The113Sew-LMVC2tK9DDIsC-li85xniZk2UkhkDUelAXEuJcsIpH8MDxox2m6mD3NDkptRth1H85ojwJlYTjtIdXwQNwvbNOdk7NmRdqbbToNLZrxnAZO4qsece_kPZscSIxgfphHo2e1X0n01gPH8G1jvv_l8CdSKzm_ULi4k_P1J1yvzAVNl/w640-h558/green%20detail.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The quilt was easy to make, and mine turned out a little smaller than Preeti's, at about 55 by 68. I think this size will still work for a Mercy quilt, and I do think someone will really like this one. The green is one of the tonals from Connecting Threads, and I got it a while ago for a backing. It turned out to be much too bright for the quilt I bought it for, but it worked well as a background here. I have a backing for this and I plan to quilt it in a nice crosshatch. What can I say? It always works and always looks good. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlieBQUPslQ2egmWNtXnUFh2lfpjmf4c8N0sCFfm9LM-F4MpjVAIt84nB1qyk_Ds17EizgWoXg9wqlSIGwTe7HPNt5Hm3wIsctFvFXleT4JU28OZnPumY1z4cTerXJhjP68cZX-n5l_7iVEpXxl9uVf6G6XtHn18g7vhcZG3jiJ3uZBAWFIip3tEAuw5Ag/s3234/green%20on%20bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3234" data-original-width="2947" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlieBQUPslQ2egmWNtXnUFh2lfpjmf4c8N0sCFfm9LM-F4MpjVAIt84nB1qyk_Ds17EizgWoXg9wqlSIGwTe7HPNt5Hm3wIsctFvFXleT4JU28OZnPumY1z4cTerXJhjP68cZX-n5l_7iVEpXxl9uVf6G6XtHn18g7vhcZG3jiJ3uZBAWFIip3tEAuw5Ag/w584-h640/green%20on%20bench.jpg" width="584" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oooh! Accidentally artsy!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So there is one quilt top finished! The second one is still in progress, but I had to put it aside for a while while I finished off the wedding quilt top that I've been working on. That quilt will be a bit late, but it's the thought that counts, right?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you all are having a great weekend, and if you want to, you can still jump in on the quilt along. Just hop over to <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/p/positivity-2023-qal.html" target="_blank">Preeti's blog</a> and check out all the details!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIi7AectsXlTsD_s3QP0j3D-TX6R0Ywi9Uk8nOn-K4o9856-u4A3tOps2_RbPG5sS78qcjy8YRoH58Hci9RCbG5Cgx_exrUu1Tzt7-0zoamWfn9p1_-7eKKwCXzUAuS9AHSQnKpW1EQ8edUIGWsI1fYKRLBI_y9uRyDe2YFyN7YAxVcGAoeo716NdWU5q/s1024/Positivity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIi7AectsXlTsD_s3QP0j3D-TX6R0Ywi9Uk8nOn-K4o9856-u4A3tOps2_RbPG5sS78qcjy8YRoH58Hci9RCbG5Cgx_exrUu1Tzt7-0zoamWfn9p1_-7eKKwCXzUAuS9AHSQnKpW1EQ8edUIGWsI1fYKRLBI_y9uRyDe2YFyN7YAxVcGAoeo716NdWU5q/w400-h320/Positivity.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at Finished or not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Brag About Your Beauties, the Patchwork and Quilts linkup at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a>, and the <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/2023/07/15/positivity-quilt-along-link-up-2/" target="_blank">Positivity linkup</a> at Needle and Foot.
</div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331056529990165279.post-57813819605873503182023-07-15T00:30:00.083-04:002023-07-15T00:30:00.135-04:00Firecracker reds<div style="text-align: left;"> Hello all! I am waving wildly, even if you can't see me. Welcome to mid-July! Yep, summer is going away super fast. A month from today we'll be ramping up for the fall semester. Yikes! I think I just had a moment of panic. Here's hoping it passes quickly, because I just don't have time for that right now.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What better color for a hot and wet July than red? As you may know, red is not my favorite color, and I haven't historically had a lot of red. But I do have some, and some of them are quite nice! Take a look at my four 9-inch blocks:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatVYq-KrmXKL-PHrlf4EZHTEbB8_WLZZZwYJ_Y6KrxIg0UqqCF5ndhzMkbq6uWIekkmgz1ByM5mi5J7xZ2XZMuNA7n1FK0eqto1HQ_JsrucimbAjOlp25zhxx8ot1a90B8e6t9Y5Ac00z_9JzwFkvPwlwS2tcPMnIKjuLcFHmm54gd8E-Y6GzCei7Os0y/s3251/red%20blocks%20on%20stones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="3251" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatVYq-KrmXKL-PHrlf4EZHTEbB8_WLZZZwYJ_Y6KrxIg0UqqCF5ndhzMkbq6uWIekkmgz1ByM5mi5J7xZ2XZMuNA7n1FK0eqto1HQ_JsrucimbAjOlp25zhxx8ot1a90B8e6t9Y5Ac00z_9JzwFkvPwlwS2tcPMnIKjuLcFHmm54gd8E-Y6GzCei7Os0y/w640-h504/red%20blocks%20on%20stones.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, that is not the best picture. It's not entirely my fault-- the grass was too wet to lay the blocks out there. The stone patio was actually not wet, even though it looks it. Still, those reds really stand out, don't they?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thankfully, I got some better pictures separately:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKkoi_Gd1yLqryO_g0vBgwlqaQ8XYEI8ByjLXSZuik8Q9ikdzBX23aZxzXKuMmUO8Q-e3_lFCVMt9JkhUYPVrmSYS2KC9TRpbzzzfWuYmmjleu9RT-bzXE5MKMMXNVeEtHv5hbgp6mkMn0wDeF-bJbIphe6eWL_AqhP1oo0NjtPh5lN-Z0Sw4kCEf2jsa/s3790/two%20red%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="3790" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKkoi_Gd1yLqryO_g0vBgwlqaQ8XYEI8ByjLXSZuik8Q9ikdzBX23aZxzXKuMmUO8Q-e3_lFCVMt9JkhUYPVrmSYS2KC9TRpbzzzfWuYmmjleu9RT-bzXE5MKMMXNVeEtHv5hbgp6mkMn0wDeF-bJbIphe6eWL_AqhP1oo0NjtPh5lN-Z0Sw4kCEf2jsa/w640-h424/two%20red%20blocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">See? Cute reds. The red on the right is very old and I'm glad to see the last of it. And in my Judy Hopkins block book the block on the left is called Foxy Grandpa. Who could resist? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And a closeup of the other two as well:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEPQpt6yyVprpRk1F5RGzaxpARmUON1vDezAUDHJoTPRzMF3zmctg5x3GgL-AKeKFVuic0bfcq3LTi5c857mhTZHx-nd8mhusdzTW0UowIdhMtpZai-UmwGy6Y7SSCOqrePmRlkTKFgRx5eNVBEqeJ9D6LdYqf4Qe6vCXWjz34ze1d_gWPdpJcQRQX8hs/s3605/two%20more%20red%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="3605" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEPQpt6yyVprpRk1F5RGzaxpARmUON1vDezAUDHJoTPRzMF3zmctg5x3GgL-AKeKFVuic0bfcq3LTi5c857mhTZHx-nd8mhusdzTW0UowIdhMtpZai-UmwGy6Y7SSCOqrePmRlkTKFgRx5eNVBEqeJ9D6LdYqf4Qe6vCXWjz34ze1d_gWPdpJcQRQX8hs/w640-h468/two%20more%20red%20blocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">These red blocks were really easy and went together fast. I love the one on the right, with the red print. Such a great block. Jusy Hopkins calls it Christmas Star, but its historical name is Best of All. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Astonishingly, that's not the end of the reds! I also made two red 6-inch blocks for a separate project:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-WWzvE2IkMd4wC5QEUPVRtJEbElug4-WnTmpBE4RP-xhp-M10uuoLhLmRvxk6TH8FOA8s2ryRsj0uQE5ugKdNWYr0W4nAcKlNjdGwwfk6f7SSqm_avfd-Cmf0yJWsa-xGUbYcgfRTY0b-R08_NxQNvF2cmkxSFygBvyENI7Bv2wNUsjYKu3XGYCWp_5v/s3449/small%20red%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="3449" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-WWzvE2IkMd4wC5QEUPVRtJEbElug4-WnTmpBE4RP-xhp-M10uuoLhLmRvxk6TH8FOA8s2ryRsj0uQE5ugKdNWYr0W4nAcKlNjdGwwfk6f7SSqm_avfd-Cmf0yJWsa-xGUbYcgfRTY0b-R08_NxQNvF2cmkxSFygBvyENI7Bv2wNUsjYKu3XGYCWp_5v/w640-h552/small%20red%20blocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Or maybe I'll combine the two sizes of blocks! Not really sure at this point, just making blocks to make myself happy. You know, it's the little things. (I swear that block on the left is made properly! It's just hanging weirdly on the flower pot.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally for today, I never showed the green and light blue little blocks:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r0MM-piVlQ_QbeYLjSnTeeKNZGmN9uAJoBBOjcWizTG9dFUtbPUpefs6b9m4wmp721MKXO9_3bOAALkiwu7A1CikTWfPKYnDJ2e0TG7JzMUjEjpOwg5_OVQIYBOXRR0M2PIqDIjquCmN7FeTWUJI-SF8NraGfQmTFLomg5s-WNVv1H-rc6vjvXGD84Rz/s3414/green%20and%20blue%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="3414" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r0MM-piVlQ_QbeYLjSnTeeKNZGmN9uAJoBBOjcWizTG9dFUtbPUpefs6b9m4wmp721MKXO9_3bOAALkiwu7A1CikTWfPKYnDJ2e0TG7JzMUjEjpOwg5_OVQIYBOXRR0M2PIqDIjquCmN7FeTWUJI-SF8NraGfQmTFLomg5s-WNVv1H-rc6vjvXGD84Rz/w640-h480/green%20and%20blue%20blocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last month I was very confused about the color, so I went with both pastel blue and lime green. If lime comes around again I'll sub in black or brown or something. Variety is good, right?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So that was a lot of blocks, but that's what I could manage after wrestling (literally) with some very active grandchildren. Where do they get all that energy? As my hubby always says, youth is wasted on the young. They eat like birds, too, so I really don't know where it comes from. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend everyone! I'm working on my Positivity quilts while it rains. I think there's also laundry to do, but that can always wait, right? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharing at soscrappy for RSC23. <br /></div>Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195401144486416881noreply@blogger.com12