tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759783389433161712024-03-19T04:48:37.734-04:00Stories from the Sewing RoomAnne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.comBlogger672125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-84968539084141118792024-03-13T07:00:00.191-04:002024-03-16T14:53:57.343-04:00Malted Mystery Top<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I'm pleased to share my completed Malted Mystery quilt top. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zcFKvb5uYoww12i46RsGRGpgUb_zNC4i3nzMgaBZ8mT6m1kB6i8yf55dwoLqkPM3HO4tA_GKvMTre3-KSE_xd1LWC14FSUhPyQ_dlWGpZ3KMuzRiliaiDSPyE3OQ1cJk0QOZjQTO0sxkpyYYKfi9Km2NgPje1z_fQg-0s6-vdPr1DQxli8ojdYTzSyVg/s2709/IMG_1628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="2709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zcFKvb5uYoww12i46RsGRGpgUb_zNC4i3nzMgaBZ8mT6m1kB6i8yf55dwoLqkPM3HO4tA_GKvMTre3-KSE_xd1LWC14FSUhPyQ_dlWGpZ3KMuzRiliaiDSPyE3OQ1cJk0QOZjQTO0sxkpyYYKfi9Km2NgPje1z_fQg-0s6-vdPr1DQxli8ojdYTzSyVg/w1600-h1600/IMG_1628.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I truly thought I'd have the top done and quilted by now, but alas. I've been blessed with lots of work and lots of binding jobs lately and we just finished our robotics competition season Saturday. More on that in a minute. Plus, does anyone else find sewing on plain borders to be entirely tedious?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I thought it might be fun to solicit opinions on how I should quilt this. My household is split on which design I should use. I had a definite favorite before making these mock-ups, but now I'm second guessing. I do have to quilt and bind this in the next week or so to finish my OMG before I need to post the finish link up, so time may end up being a deciding factor.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Option 1: Peak Blooms</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv03CjCvuxclxla2nioNsi-0wSSanUZsUJd1CgdjeAxjGs7p-fQr7xx41xFMqRMTG3C2O2HB8dC4ksT6i64oHM094TwKQT4iYyWpvaixHOgCzxjLj0s2Z2jLkdVssW44d96KlhAhYKwvBCYwD6CLl-IuRZH_ez1Tm_cKhAvLdKNzw6PTeKLsa95q4AZD42/s618/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.06.51%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="618" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv03CjCvuxclxla2nioNsi-0wSSanUZsUJd1CgdjeAxjGs7p-fQr7xx41xFMqRMTG3C2O2HB8dC4ksT6i64oHM094TwKQT4iYyWpvaixHOgCzxjLj0s2Z2jLkdVssW44d96KlhAhYKwvBCYwD6CLl-IuRZH_ez1Tm_cKhAvLdKNzw6PTeKLsa95q4AZD42/w400-h386/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.06.51%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="634" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPL-jUtzhsHJCCEoiio7kmwKvQVQOkR9mG-mizrJklSuEzR8s8O3n9yq6LdVkS5X9d3XE_Vag_90PazJ4di4sICtyKeSgvXc2HBoCcyPlo5nZ8HDT8qToYFpAVycSYuZOIICmrfBjrv4zWC7PmVaACN38LfnnlfT3_wn2NVd9KEr1tR9gPXFUHQGEQVuO/w400-h384/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.15.23%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyQOj5vrTe1gPK3nXnkrYBLfN2XXBNmd4HlwwdbxH_LDwugG48xLa3xb02xLYlgDeI8RV31rLNpcLTd74lnvl9k5fOQU874GOjVQsDsTJLKi2xHaLLycbVC9ttXKEdPLhu93yocnHaUuTLG4mR6LPyBhuYHU9KpXMcT_13S81r3MLz6ZmCcptA8XrO_Fh/s665/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.24.48%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="665" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyQOj5vrTe1gPK3nXnkrYBLfN2XXBNmd4HlwwdbxH_LDwugG48xLa3xb02xLYlgDeI8RV31rLNpcLTd74lnvl9k5fOQU874GOjVQsDsTJLKi2xHaLLycbVC9ttXKEdPLhu93yocnHaUuTLG4mR6LPyBhuYHU9KpXMcT_13S81r3MLz6ZmCcptA8XrO_Fh/w400-h368/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.24.48%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Option 3: Orange Dream</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-Yfrye1dIQgXbbRdDGCaFdzXZ3vk-RaNMP5wSYPyrpi40uQqAMdDLPHQJpKwMmTyBIK4__zKg8y3yfzUGganhjB0A0hRwiqwKLuemylB9CgHi1-snlSd2OHMnQiqBdyuWl3bd5LD5U2rR1s1amZvxXsm0H4wFLWrlIXphY-6Ni5dyqYOMNFe0F7pDE48/s636/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.15.41%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="636" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-Yfrye1dIQgXbbRdDGCaFdzXZ3vk-RaNMP5wSYPyrpi40uQqAMdDLPHQJpKwMmTyBIK4__zKg8y3yfzUGganhjB0A0hRwiqwKLuemylB9CgHi1-snlSd2OHMnQiqBdyuWl3bd5LD5U2rR1s1amZvxXsm0H4wFLWrlIXphY-6Ni5dyqYOMNFe0F7pDE48/w400-h384/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.15.41%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0EwKd5SI2p-Nv0qUfiQKkHq2KaBL43uGcKAZW-8gYCSDgbNwPu_iDaKpJOidLLdeSfAKmqQc_pw9WkVV0IHmel3CyYi-ggqRoCIktQzQcHtaHetM498G78vab9SN2Z1NDLnhku1tkz9A2ZmECqVlygpAPJDfctQ23MhY5hh_SMn2HSpw_umdlpGODHVg/s540/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.25.06%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="540" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0EwKd5SI2p-Nv0qUfiQKkHq2KaBL43uGcKAZW-8gYCSDgbNwPu_iDaKpJOidLLdeSfAKmqQc_pw9WkVV0IHmel3CyYi-ggqRoCIktQzQcHtaHetM498G78vab9SN2Z1NDLnhku1tkz9A2ZmECqVlygpAPJDfctQ23MhY5hh_SMn2HSpw_umdlpGODHVg/w400-h391/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.25.06%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've worked on several quilts for others. I fully machine bound all of Pat's quilts that I shared last week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I quilted Annie's Indigo Way quilt with the Starry design and Glide thread in the Celery color way. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P_YEf8nHYTPWXqS4ongVmd5ivJcjGsnpxljyXB_0luirr36_fFYK5s8fq_HMz4bI_cgY4cafAxGJaQIKezDi2JV0X_9sXH-juQAzFE7MBtNmk7aY88DlGiMP3CLkXxahVxP1iFVDTQjUsnfyhEeLirPm7TUE3MoBYfzKK9jQsjWIWZ4lKf3W86e69KUu/s4032/IMG_1555.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P_YEf8nHYTPWXqS4ongVmd5ivJcjGsnpxljyXB_0luirr36_fFYK5s8fq_HMz4bI_cgY4cafAxGJaQIKezDi2JV0X_9sXH-juQAzFE7MBtNmk7aY88DlGiMP3CLkXxahVxP1iFVDTQjUsnfyhEeLirPm7TUE3MoBYfzKK9jQsjWIWZ4lKf3W86e69KUu/w1600-h1600/IMG_1555.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I already returned her quilt, so here's one more picture that shows some of the backing as well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxIdjwPzmcJdj4ChNMwYTDHFnEAsSHfPkNzoeEBMgxolrBcbWlKpGJU8hHXIspS1SemCS_opEV1cmRb1fQ7nPmmVaDxMK1sbHD7I5UUSSiPn1jHgNtptPGRikQ36rcth9F4Zg5LmU6pxWCwt9Ltc6NqIpH68oiyK2MI5Zs-9d1CaLFmSLp_8RBo7EhPBv/s3024/IMG_1570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxIdjwPzmcJdj4ChNMwYTDHFnEAsSHfPkNzoeEBMgxolrBcbWlKpGJU8hHXIspS1SemCS_opEV1cmRb1fQ7nPmmVaDxMK1sbHD7I5UUSSiPn1jHgNtptPGRikQ36rcth9F4Zg5LmU6pxWCwt9Ltc6NqIpH68oiyK2MI5Zs-9d1CaLFmSLp_8RBo7EhPBv/w1600-h1600/IMG_1570.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I quilted Lauren's Kaffe quilt with Curly. I have second, matching quilt to do and will also fully machine bind both. The quilting barely shows on the front, but it looks awesome on the back.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtW76A7zj9ZmOxJqgYbe5MTKSpgJVIardFJS69pgbVApZVkb6o9tRHG2T9Ohh4jHSNBpwS_reLcFZXxwj406p_W_XbncpPhP05gxTbR_o2cauNXpiMVO8nTQkvrX8Q9jfAbGXYbbZciAS9tLoD1WGpiqPzsGtHAoH_AxoFA3kRmxn76ofU1bnJrcPy0Qw/s4032/IMG_1618.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtW76A7zj9ZmOxJqgYbe5MTKSpgJVIardFJS69pgbVApZVkb6o9tRHG2T9Ohh4jHSNBpwS_reLcFZXxwj406p_W_XbncpPhP05gxTbR_o2cauNXpiMVO8nTQkvrX8Q9jfAbGXYbbZciAS9tLoD1WGpiqPzsGtHAoH_AxoFA3kRmxn76ofU1bnJrcPy0Qw/w1600-h1600/IMG_1618.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My plans for the rest of the week include quilting Lauren's second quilt and binding both, quilting Jo's Chilhowie, and hopefully getting my Malted quilted and bound.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I'm hoping to run to a local quilt shop today to pick up fabrics for a class my small guild is holding next month. I tried to shop my stash first, but I don't buy enough of most fabrics to meet the requirements of the pattern and have something that looks good together. Pfft. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We had our robotics state championship tournament on Saturday. We knew going in that this would be the end of the line for us. Only two teams advance to the Worlds--the captain of the winning robot alliance (group of three teams) and the Inspire award winner. We ended up ranked 7th at the end of the regular robot runs. Our boys were selected by the number one ranked team as their first alliance partner and we made it all the way to the last match before losing. It was thrilling, yet also heartbreaking, because we lost due to penalty points and we aren't the biggest fans of the team that ended up winning, who were ranked third going in. The other local team (ranked second going into finals, but lost right away due to odd decisions) won the Inspire award. As we tell the kids, the rankings and the judging are both quite subjective. Our boys won the Design award for best robot design. My son was thrilled! The robot design and build is his main responsibility.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I ended up feeling ill and spent most of Sunday sleeping or resting and Monday taking it easy. My kids are both on spring break this week. My daughter mentioned last week that she had to do an exit interview for her student loans--she is graduating in May. I asked her how much she owed and how much money she has. She has enough to fully pay off all of them! I was a bit shocked, but also happy and relieved. I've been pushing her to determine her next steps and apply for local full-time jobs while she decides. I also found an online certificate to masters program in her potential goal field and we've been discussing pros and cons of that. She is not amused by any of it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I have done absolutely zero gardening. It's probably good because we've had a few mornings with hard frost. The other days it seems to be raining. I'm still about two months away from our last frost.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">We had a surprise announcement last week that the school board and the superintendent have agreed to part ways June 30. The school corporation does have to pay him $228k to buy out the contract. I'm upset that the money could have been spent in much better ways, as could much of the money he handled in the last three years. I'm glad he will be gone. He has caused much harm.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My sister and her kids are coming to stay with us Easter weekend, so we need to clean up all the robotics parts so that we can access the Murphy bed in the living room and clean out the spare bedroom, which is used for storage, so that we can set up a bed in there. The robotics parts are still strewn everywhere in the house, but the menfolk did clean up the OSB sheets we use for a partial robot field, so I can now access the closet in the living room. I was able to put many things away in the closet. Now I have to deal with the giant pile of boxes I save to use for return shipping of quilts that my family moved from the spare room to the living room floor. It's probably time to recycle many of them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">One last thing, remember the eagle cam I mentioned last week? Sadly, it looks like none of Shadow and Jackie's three eggs were viable. It became really heart-wrenching to watch. On a positive, </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">as of March 12 the</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"> Goose Pond barn owls have laid seven eggs .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-229/" target="_blank">Quiltery</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, and <a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com">From Bolt to Beauty</a>.</span></p>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-65624982749080411642024-03-06T07:00:00.299-05:002024-03-13T17:16:40.426-04:00Gyleen's Tessellations<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The IHQS was last week. As you probably recall, I entered my Grassy Creek quilt. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76u36BwVa18wie__IjZHt5J2carM7kL6wlekaZtKxhstbJJiOi5QOPSe1kB9nAZVqt02lVaPB6o4CxpyH7cIm64tbF0YlqKMy8zrSh-tzEUNlVudd6tmuxQ45uBvl-50AUIjQOWt6Q-AeQ4iorjWNFNP9qfmIx92fQAnT9DrkcrL1JIqmPGpd8-opezLZ/s4032/IMG_1479.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76u36BwVa18wie__IjZHt5J2carM7kL6wlekaZtKxhstbJJiOi5QOPSe1kB9nAZVqt02lVaPB6o4CxpyH7cIm64tbF0YlqKMy8zrSh-tzEUNlVudd6tmuxQ45uBvl-50AUIjQOWt6Q-AeQ4iorjWNFNP9qfmIx92fQAnT9DrkcrL1JIqmPGpd8-opezLZ/w1600-h1600/IMG_1479.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">It did not receive any ribbons, nor did I expect it to. Here is the feedback from the judges:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">1. The pieced border is a visual element that adds movement to your central design.<i> (Ugh, that stupid border. I knew it needed it, but as you know, I did not enjoy its creation.)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">2. Strive for precision in piecing. <i>(Totally fair. There were a lot of mismatched points in this one that I either couldn't get to match or just gave up on caring about. This is a busy quilt and I don't think it shows much unless you're really looking like the judges are.)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">3. Quilt design is well chosen and evenly spaced. <i>(Yay, me. I </i>do<i> do this for a living.)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">4. Quilting technique is very good. <i>(See #3.)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">5. Excellent binding. <i>(I was proud of this one.)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I think that I went in to viewing the show with a bit of an attitude. The IHQS does attract quilts from all over, especially from a few nationally well-known quilters. I understand this is part of their business model for drawing crowds to the show. I guess I have a problem with the same few big names who do not live in or near Indiana swooping in taking the top prize every year. I understand that the prize money is how these quilters make their living, but I also resent that 1. Quilters in the state don't have a shot at winning due to the same few people dominating year after year and 2. these "top" quilters seem to be in a circuit and you end up seeing the same quilts over and over if you go to bigger shows such as AQS. It gets really boring, especially when their new quilts look virtually the same as all their previous quilts, some of which are also in the same show. I saw this on the back of a quilt and felt some rage and disgust. It had already been in at least eight other shows. Like I said, I had an attitude about it. Sorry. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo9wrzS6wIs-3-6m2hi-TOWB4yh9aT6g-PXkgg8JbdneZmJHQKc06S2oGrgG-do5rtoFy0dkHntwmmcAUT0d1uv6UXNNZ94kk_BIZCjkHI2YGc07jnn-E9DsGnALSKA3UN5E3ktbTsRS8ahXqnDgnIwb299JaCa5deB-6Q4yLus6wlVDeeFjEZgahwJXA/s3024/IMG_1484.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1485" data-original-width="3024" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo9wrzS6wIs-3-6m2hi-TOWB4yh9aT6g-PXkgg8JbdneZmJHQKc06S2oGrgG-do5rtoFy0dkHntwmmcAUT0d1uv6UXNNZ94kk_BIZCjkHI2YGc07jnn-E9DsGnALSKA3UN5E3ktbTsRS8ahXqnDgnIwb299JaCa5deB-6Q4yLus6wlVDeeFjEZgahwJXA/s1600/IMG_1484.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Here are the only pictures I took. An art quilt I liked and two that I quilted for others.🤷🏻♀️</span></p><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/AVvXsEjmiO0S1Ufs_pikak7SvRl3KIpYfUeMyiXhuNxTQ6ydjbLDhgqbGuUTsh7RezEWndV10FLpiWXrRpGX0mzgztiJvuf4ThnvE4Na-3hpuENhqiZgy7ryWrB-tLyF32jvzhyphenhyphentsDQJRsGxOv0eWrfyKdMvzOw0Kjit7TNQP2pJhq2deKk4Gp8aRRLGufruOPuq/s4032/IMG_1483.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiO0S1Ufs_pikak7SvRl3KIpYfUeMyiXhuNxTQ6ydjbLDhgqbGuUTsh7RezEWndV10FLpiWXrRpGX0mzgztiJvuf4ThnvE4Na-3hpuENhqiZgy7ryWrB-tLyF32jvzhyphenhyphentsDQJRsGxOv0eWrfyKdMvzOw0Kjit7TNQP2pJhq2deKk4Gp8aRRLGufruOPuq/w1600-h1600/IMG_1483.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Made by Catherine Carvey</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><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/AVvXsEiZDAyG7vXPGWhPUP8WjwS8mIQzcn6pFKQWXYPL4seNl0ikJobttVbMo4E_YCZLuz8O__E-le3pQJz7G5zv6K81nxx88Bub52O9sKaoW0w2ZSAoL3_ra5V8-W9JLB9yQ1aVRDQJV0Ft4IddYZvSDkMaVAirO2r3gyjlSItw5R5_BzHDMbCsCQlFGldzGf9e/s4032/IMG_1482.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDAyG7vXPGWhPUP8WjwS8mIQzcn6pFKQWXYPL4seNl0ikJobttVbMo4E_YCZLuz8O__E-le3pQJz7G5zv6K81nxx88Bub52O9sKaoW0w2ZSAoL3_ra5V8-W9JLB9yQ1aVRDQJV0Ft4IddYZvSDkMaVAirO2r3gyjlSItw5R5_BzHDMbCsCQlFGldzGf9e/w1600-h1600/IMG_1482.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made by Haley Hatton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEjD8ZxHymEbnhgLqpq1VYuJ8MoNMWY0-oVsH3w4xyj5AmGhsZ4sfwKPb1D6nLvRopHOt1mYRkcbP0Duuh_v_b5PBk2sJTMbFRQYKMlZofDxiTqA_jKDBRxaUPT1-9tCLnk_T9oM3LAm9apVc18mpINGQCrL2r4rcNPfbDh68FrbTD4zhJA6-ft7rXq9n3cw/s4032/IMG_1481.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8ZxHymEbnhgLqpq1VYuJ8MoNMWY0-oVsH3w4xyj5AmGhsZ4sfwKPb1D6nLvRopHOt1mYRkcbP0Duuh_v_b5PBk2sJTMbFRQYKMlZofDxiTqA_jKDBRxaUPT1-9tCLnk_T9oM3LAm9apVc18mpINGQCrL2r4rcNPfbDh68FrbTD4zhJA6-ft7rXq9n3cw/w1600-h1600/IMG_1481.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made by Sue Connell</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Something I really enjoy about the show is the classes. They are certainly not as inexpensive as they were pre-Covid, but they are close by and generally offer really good teachers. I took the Anything Goes Star Tessellation class with Gyleen X. Fitzgerald on Friday. It was really fun! The day flew by. I brought in around 70 sets of pre-cut fabric (she said up to 100 sets). I got a few sewn--I think 21 fabrics? She gave us a two-hour lunch break and that is when I viewed the show and also shopped. I added four more pieces of Kaffe fabric to my pile of fabrics for this project because I felt I was lacking prints. I also had to buy more sewing machine needles--oops.</span></p><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/AVvXsEgswVjKe_CXT8Vixc396AfsaO5hUA585hB3llMPY5cM3jq_ApxotCtcadWidVgJHRF0XA2MkQAcsH5CE9KTdZrCIMIxE2-x85qEIfopV4cSJ68h1t1Zm-lsiVqdA3mRhKahe92DRhQoBXNU5RkxeOO4x9aJwI_hOgeGhClxzzIOCuZpF2pyQMeCacbTGRAE/s3024/IMG_1518.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswVjKe_CXT8Vixc396AfsaO5hUA585hB3llMPY5cM3jq_ApxotCtcadWidVgJHRF0XA2MkQAcsH5CE9KTdZrCIMIxE2-x85qEIfopV4cSJ68h1t1Zm-lsiVqdA3mRhKahe92DRhQoBXNU5RkxeOO4x9aJwI_hOgeGhClxzzIOCuZpF2pyQMeCacbTGRAE/s1600/IMG_1518.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This is the tool that was required for class.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><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/AVvXsEiho8JX4JmWmd1lTbH6h4qqfAcsaMfQsCvTztwqCBd2CWZ-qALLHYCoY2vx_ftWhiHfNVgNjFAYmUtvbtfEwl9Ym4Dnw3TvDHpzESlpLq8ylECzd6N7ApoRncGpCaLN_P-bGIfW8pjKY4HowMrfyJYLWOvY76Pwrhn9RsW1Jk1pMOGxLbOs1YL-A1dYBDkP/s3024/IMG_1517.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho8JX4JmWmd1lTbH6h4qqfAcsaMfQsCvTztwqCBd2CWZ-qALLHYCoY2vx_ftWhiHfNVgNjFAYmUtvbtfEwl9Ym4Dnw3TvDHpzESlpLq8ylECzd6N7ApoRncGpCaLN_P-bGIfW8pjKY4HowMrfyJYLWOvY76Pwrhn9RsW1Jk1pMOGxLbOs1YL-A1dYBDkP/w1600-h1600/IMG_1517.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer view of my blocks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEjI40e4n59scHWbQB3R2hPsCyzh0I3iD_oql0-CTwjtOI1ZWaBcBF3nwqZXtYMe4owgrkql06F3cxQMQMKV8posX4TWzJijqqZ33oEPRIDz1ZwSsJPEC1SmBwYM_OokccAGNf0LEMlC_vMkgFgd3f5kQ04Dot8JhYs-DYpSy2UCyS_tt-vmvv5pgavZHWIY/s3024/IMG_1516.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI40e4n59scHWbQB3R2hPsCyzh0I3iD_oql0-CTwjtOI1ZWaBcBF3nwqZXtYMe4owgrkql06F3cxQMQMKV8posX4TWzJijqqZ33oEPRIDz1ZwSsJPEC1SmBwYM_OokccAGNf0LEMlC_vMkgFgd3f5kQ04Dot8JhYs-DYpSy2UCyS_tt-vmvv5pgavZHWIY/w1600-h1600/IMG_1516.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole thing so far. You have to pin your extras on so you don't lose track.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>She said she was going to steal and toss our trimmings, but she didn't. LOL. I'm glad, because I use them for leaders and enders. They will be super-cute 1" HST someday. Maybe I should incorporate them into the backing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeihWArFg9T0Xqwe5bMIFAOD-RQZJ1UAMhwFlcdyLPwF8H6HdKP1x5R_mfnNvI_TALnxfvxL8eH0iAIqc5-6XI17dFHkvsc0CJM9EMAsRyZOeoyJYHnnUp6ullLFLGH-4TKtzDgTuDUcBmmIGl4b9OLINHRRWumzWO5J_KWecWdAzbYuhJO9YBWi0aXYH/s3024/IMG_1519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeihWArFg9T0Xqwe5bMIFAOD-RQZJ1UAMhwFlcdyLPwF8H6HdKP1x5R_mfnNvI_TALnxfvxL8eH0iAIqc5-6XI17dFHkvsc0CJM9EMAsRyZOeoyJYHnnUp6ullLFLGH-4TKtzDgTuDUcBmmIGl4b9OLINHRRWumzWO5J_KWecWdAzbYuhJO9YBWi0aXYH/w1600-h1600/IMG_1519.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Gyleen shared many stories from her early life during class and also told us about her binding technique for show quilts--apparently you get more judging points if you use a fabric that wasn't in your quilt top. Here's a tip that she learned from Diane Gaudynski: to make your show quilts really flat, place them under a mattress. Gyleen is no longer doing show quilts, but is doing a lot of teaching, including lots of virtual. You can take her classes on Facebook.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I was in love with this quilt of Gyleen's:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfz4tIDqnv5s02r0oRV4XIzHF_kCKdwY0CBrzHK8TptWUQh20xa8_ARVosRJOezUA4kv0TMCjYRJtY4Srm1XZRuGUVty5ohXy7WWiKYPmyq5v04qnsB3sR8jMVbTjaPRmJFG0zYMFrmMi2B_VctR2xuZNCBsUkPkjtiThzBY7Q-6-HLXHH6GLTohVXyXRy/s4032/IMG_1487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfz4tIDqnv5s02r0oRV4XIzHF_kCKdwY0CBrzHK8TptWUQh20xa8_ARVosRJOezUA4kv0TMCjYRJtY4Srm1XZRuGUVty5ohXy7WWiKYPmyq5v04qnsB3sR8jMVbTjaPRmJFG0zYMFrmMi2B_VctR2xuZNCBsUkPkjtiThzBY7Q-6-HLXHH6GLTohVXyXRy/w1600-h1600/IMG_1487.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I wanted to buy the pattern--turns out it was a book. The book said you needed two templates of hers. Of course after I purchased everything, she told me that you need a different template set for the version I liked. I will buy that sometime in the future because I have really blown my budget lately.</span></p><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/AVvXsEhuq8WdEH3MC6VxF3-faB6t-qZ92tDXv1W_yzUfmGseL0kobLPeS7S1THnmt3_D4OQRlXFCtIoS-bnD2yGCr4p60gzGKHtZRssdgiWrVgLCdfdQBZ69Im-37Z9h8B5N5EmGCkj0sTo0SrP6vLTwsd0hXmmCOuj4mmWQrLEtxPIckndJwFNW6Lalzo78A8lf/s3024/IMG_1515.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuq8WdEH3MC6VxF3-faB6t-qZ92tDXv1W_yzUfmGseL0kobLPeS7S1THnmt3_D4OQRlXFCtIoS-bnD2yGCr4p60gzGKHtZRssdgiWrVgLCdfdQBZ69Im-37Z9h8B5N5EmGCkj0sTo0SrP6vLTwsd0hXmmCOuj4mmWQrLEtxPIckndJwFNW6Lalzo78A8lf/w1600-h1600/IMG_1515.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">What I bought.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></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/AVvXsEgHvjP2SHg5aXIVRa14S9D4180nKErXA22Sc2etmUhZXNG-jL46E50N0kBF4pCvVI1ue5yTXAQYcfbbh9i4_FG0b5SI8KG054ygccA1ylCzdgqL1MwIEslZRGNPmmtPHmmwFheweJ3SdVUflY_bziMCv_Udv1UQFD9Dl3MkO29IQOtkbNcrX306p2C5YxTp/s4032/IMG_1488.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvjP2SHg5aXIVRa14S9D4180nKErXA22Sc2etmUhZXNG-jL46E50N0kBF4pCvVI1ue5yTXAQYcfbbh9i4_FG0b5SI8KG054ygccA1ylCzdgqL1MwIEslZRGNPmmtPHmmwFheweJ3SdVUflY_bziMCv_Udv1UQFD9Dl3MkO29IQOtkbNcrX306p2C5YxTp/w1600-h1600/IMG_1488.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The set of templates needed for the smaller version of the quilt.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Thankfully, my workload has really increased over the past few weeks. Pat P. sent me three patriotic quilts. The first one is quilted with Ashley's Star Echo.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmPXndyJ5OxeO-cSBC4dckKuXWjrxbN5qvi0SqMk561lqXrxryAzWlud9TwIQQOmiDS7oHXiBSaZU0ZwtrSTPHXKLBLrzicM2zM2HRSkaKW9HytwOxbCrXWku-iDMwWHoByRIctQeyEzCOTXXQli-rp3nuHgdN_5HBl_2XqelQfWZQuokecg2468cfes4/s4032/IMG_1476.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmPXndyJ5OxeO-cSBC4dckKuXWjrxbN5qvi0SqMk561lqXrxryAzWlud9TwIQQOmiDS7oHXiBSaZU0ZwtrSTPHXKLBLrzicM2zM2HRSkaKW9HytwOxbCrXWku-iDMwWHoByRIctQeyEzCOTXXQli-rp3nuHgdN_5HBl_2XqelQfWZQuokecg2468cfes4/w1600-h1600/IMG_1476.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I used Star Spangled on the second one.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7UoSZszLGUS-noR1IoHdpl1c1bIpOwph-zRLAlTphkwbSq9etn9_p1TzLLBlbID0NdsPDPXZkqPMMe-Z67e6eK6uOaniBSClvPIMIaw4NpAaWRwNcKadd_OfQqv0CSiHTfGwyXYKk-rrpTwMnHPN5sg7GID_IJRBtT1wyoBnMI1v6xkIZURspGDFaQ4t/s4032/IMG_1521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7UoSZszLGUS-noR1IoHdpl1c1bIpOwph-zRLAlTphkwbSq9etn9_p1TzLLBlbID0NdsPDPXZkqPMMe-Z67e6eK6uOaniBSClvPIMIaw4NpAaWRwNcKadd_OfQqv0CSiHTfGwyXYKk-rrpTwMnHPN5sg7GID_IJRBtT1wyoBnMI1v6xkIZURspGDFaQ4t/w1600-h1600/IMG_1521.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">And Shooting Star on the third. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk1XVzfJW0lsRU695gimtTNUUXdfeKIU6-e6XYXQ2OF90KO2D_OTLrhfQDh069-kLjcJb91Pt_7BiAddNu5SMuEONOSi-E-RhGewATLl7JJ2Ep48XkIVot6LB-aH6JyF3cIwGk8gjHIrOOTw96N1BvBuPXqv79_1hB1KZOQE_ft0sayXPESCHwSVN217i/s4032/IMG_1526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk1XVzfJW0lsRU695gimtTNUUXdfeKIU6-e6XYXQ2OF90KO2D_OTLrhfQDh069-kLjcJb91Pt_7BiAddNu5SMuEONOSi-E-RhGewATLl7JJ2Ep48XkIVot6LB-aH6JyF3cIwGk8gjHIrOOTw96N1BvBuPXqv79_1hB1KZOQE_ft0sayXPESCHwSVN217i/w1600-h1600/IMG_1526.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">These all need to be fully bound, as do many of the quilts in my queue right now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I also quilted Identity on Carol H.'s two-sided quilt.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzCt6ftR1OgB-M5I5qhyphenhyphenGv7jgFPklMXZ44RLP1aP_Uswe5XHqtIN3udGagd3bNI10sL4MK5DCNkfo7qmpwIpQ9XYzb3HlmzZ1KFVUlPT5QwRMKSiXieJn_QPMl-jX-vVtJXB_98-uzzfb-gylDME6gMAHm68uBewkPto9ytm9qRw31wrGMbOZErsGoLse/s4032/IMG_1529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzCt6ftR1OgB-M5I5qhyphenhyphenGv7jgFPklMXZ44RLP1aP_Uswe5XHqtIN3udGagd3bNI10sL4MK5DCNkfo7qmpwIpQ9XYzb3HlmzZ1KFVUlPT5QwRMKSiXieJn_QPMl-jX-vVtJXB_98-uzzfb-gylDME6gMAHm68uBewkPto9ytm9qRw31wrGMbOZErsGoLse/w1600-h1600/IMG_1529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I carefully marked everything to get it as close to centered as I could. I was so glad when I advanced the quilt and found the center top and back pins were very close! I always tell people I'll try my best, but I cannot guarantee a perfectly centered backing. It's fabric; sometimes it shifts or shrinks up differently than you expect during the quilting process.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS5hvrwfVTqLMutRsLWL2JSXoKbqA9Npt0HiwRG6SOIu3vpcoeVh2LVCFwP5XlQb09qqvX9DfrcOO_idGFJM95sLHGI4RD_GRjwTsWrGdknXMzVlKgAhoi7RM00NPk5Kq5BKh8g7rNi4YGS6xoDnXnFld9Su-xlAAKkNEGy-Lwgjl4QmmoICE7AnNBc2h/s4032/IMG_1528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS5hvrwfVTqLMutRsLWL2JSXoKbqA9Npt0HiwRG6SOIu3vpcoeVh2LVCFwP5XlQb09qqvX9DfrcOO_idGFJM95sLHGI4RD_GRjwTsWrGdknXMzVlKgAhoi7RM00NPk5Kq5BKh8g7rNi4YGS6xoDnXnFld9Su-xlAAKkNEGy-Lwgjl4QmmoICE7AnNBc2h/w1600-h1600/IMG_1528.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I neglected to share my PHD progress report for February, so here it is:</span></p><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/AVvXsEi1XVd9WSqgLTRV9HarDPk74zkbR7V0fTZUvJ0NdcdXoCNfM-LcWqBCXdukr4X47LWrhqxKFNgQMqRzDRiOd2yxhR4EtKRY4EfMD5TIFDCxJJcyKUU82gQHBbb_vUQRUBWkGXGtGN_8RGRfQpJExW5lcSD83OYAybJbZDkQkW3_bcwG5GZKo60ElW_aWtEl/s1132/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-05%20at%202.25.38%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="1132" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XVd9WSqgLTRV9HarDPk74zkbR7V0fTZUvJ0NdcdXoCNfM-LcWqBCXdukr4X47LWrhqxKFNgQMqRzDRiOd2yxhR4EtKRY4EfMD5TIFDCxJJcyKUU82gQHBbb_vUQRUBWkGXGtGN_8RGRfQpJExW5lcSD83OYAybJbZDkQkW3_bcwG5GZKo60ElW_aWtEl/w1280-h428/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-05%20at%202.25.38%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Sadly, I missed the window for the link up in February. I'm hoping to finish at least one more quilt this month, so I feel like I'm in pretty good shape to to finish the PHD this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This month's RSC color is purple. I had my purples and pinks mixed in one basket, so I sorted them out and separated them into two baskets. The more I use my scraps, the more they seem to multiply. Some of my purples are very close to my pinks. I think they could go either way, depending on what else is with them.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ91qB67RbkhFhH2VBfU46N-4_qai0_rLOVPXKvHvtIEjvtBpnM6WAXxjWm63jBxriZgRkExcHVW9ALh7QK4sX2Phh-oKGsDjvZKzbkVkJNJ1vrIu46kJUjCx0iuaHvhV_5VURZ7SwZSataq6_a7erfV9XPSviLbaxuUZs-L6giFZn5Gly46QrMfbhx9Gv/s4032/IMG_1514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ91qB67RbkhFhH2VBfU46N-4_qai0_rLOVPXKvHvtIEjvtBpnM6WAXxjWm63jBxriZgRkExcHVW9ALh7QK4sX2Phh-oKGsDjvZKzbkVkJNJ1vrIu46kJUjCx0iuaHvhV_5VURZ7SwZSataq6_a7erfV9XPSviLbaxuUZs-L6giFZn5Gly46QrMfbhx9Gv/w1600-h1600/IMG_1514.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Out in the garden, the first of the daffodils bloomed on February 28. Many of them are starting to bloom now, after rain and warmer temperatures. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElfwGMWQcNlIpkEu0HojvohJ98VttTgF39eOzQIj9Mo5DdRZO3i3-oCiujAsoHHhXV9mnH-Danme4oXm1sQRWgtRzHS6ZMYm3Z8au7q3VWQ3bfO05CTLJCR7qZvu9ztMXZAgIhEC_N1gH0ryY9MZjvAgKzw3DGCu9dsi7ybOv47RipbSlZCY4fG_uXNvQ/s3024/IMG_1464.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElfwGMWQcNlIpkEu0HojvohJ98VttTgF39eOzQIj9Mo5DdRZO3i3-oCiujAsoHHhXV9mnH-Danme4oXm1sQRWgtRzHS6ZMYm3Z8au7q3VWQ3bfO05CTLJCR7qZvu9ztMXZAgIhEC_N1gH0ryY9MZjvAgKzw3DGCu9dsi7ybOv47RipbSlZCY4fG_uXNvQ/w1600-h1600/IMG_1464.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ngOZ4pVJ4OJ5GttOLonQMS9v10XWQ6VkBAYlj8FEb5JjxBCFD7D3z_AqElytJ6nA2lVAsKAVPratZiAgyGBh1zezvWMxTQOoLQYJ8o4A7v-jSoCa7RoS6nV6SUtyC25-8agDXej0AlNizaoKyc6rQZ9B32CjFLKrqtK38FQNB1sJTi9GRS6ZiYb0ljk/s4032/IMG_1524.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ngOZ4pVJ4OJ5GttOLonQMS9v10XWQ6VkBAYlj8FEb5JjxBCFD7D3z_AqElytJ6nA2lVAsKAVPratZiAgyGBh1zezvWMxTQOoLQYJ8o4A7v-jSoCa7RoS6nV6SUtyC25-8agDXej0AlNizaoKyc6rQZ9B32CjFLKrqtK38FQNB1sJTi9GRS6ZiYb0ljk/w1600-h1600/IMG_1524.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I follow our local-ish Goose Pond fish & wildlife area on Facebook and they show a livestream on YouTube of a pair of </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ZNYD2dmkc" style="font-family: "Open Sans";" target="_blank">nesting barn owls</a><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">. While watching that, I clicked on </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE" style="font-family: "Open Sans";" target="_blank">Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest--Cam 1</a><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"> video from California. I am now obsessed with watching the feed! I even had it pulled up on our TV the other night! Hopefully there will be chicks any day now.</span><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Have a wonderful week.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-228/" target="_blank">Quiltery</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, and <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>.<br /></span><p><br /></p></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-58756981673587748752024-03-01T00:05:00.031-05:002024-03-01T00:05:00.155-05:00March One Monthly Goal<span style="font-family: Open Sans;">It's time to set a goal for the month. Do you like to select one that is easy to achieve or one that makes you stretch a bit?</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5kX_YuyeAMq9wbOkTRFVTQKJIjYoU5p5_p_WXeLc1-8RXksxuC-8DIJrqzBrIJYkLtEPfdZC7XDeSPth4hetMDWxumwpwSMeevZglHmVJH1yMt5awV0LGIPFbrM8WZe80EmTSwP3eHUliDDtED_kj7zV9P8V13Lqtfhgs9Mu4fnIVhijnfyq8Uxwg3bh/s1080/march.png" 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/AVvXsEjU5kX_YuyeAMq9wbOkTRFVTQKJIjYoU5p5_p_WXeLc1-8RXksxuC-8DIJrqzBrIJYkLtEPfdZC7XDeSPth4hetMDWxumwpwSMeevZglHmVJH1yMt5awV0LGIPFbrM8WZe80EmTSwP3eHUliDDtED_kj7zV9P8V13Lqtfhgs9Mu4fnIVhijnfyq8Uxwg3bh/s1600/march.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-style: italic;">New to One Monthly Goal? Welcome! To join, share a photo of your project plus some words about what you want to accomplish in a blog post or </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-style: italic;">Instagram post and add that photo to the link up. Return at the end of the month and share your results. (Results link up opens for the last 7 days of the month.)</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">My goal for March is to completely finish my Meadow Mist Designs Malted Mystery quilt. The final clue will be published on March 7, which should theoretically give me plenty of time to quilt and bind the finished top. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans";">I have my backing fabric washed and prepared and I think I know how I'm going to quilt it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here's how my top looks after completing the February clue.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFokxhe1_TL-sK6EGetHBOaGRe7fXf6ftzLpH4QUT6QtRsrOMKLbxjXg-pHcKtsYF4IYAuNWgKPbMrp8MtMRJGD_PGGLCPpsWwih70-33SRPl6bR2j-0MSrtVJPaTMGaY4d0jmLSEf64u-lsE7c9Vh25PtV_hcQUWMa9ivldunfyCyrJhAKy705w957Lch/s2536/IMG_1261.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="2536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFokxhe1_TL-sK6EGetHBOaGRe7fXf6ftzLpH4QUT6QtRsrOMKLbxjXg-pHcKtsYF4IYAuNWgKPbMrp8MtMRJGD_PGGLCPpsWwih70-33SRPl6bR2j-0MSrtVJPaTMGaY4d0jmLSEf64u-lsE7c9Vh25PtV_hcQUWMa9ivldunfyCyrJhAKy705w957Lch/w1600-h1600/IMG_1261.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">I never quilted last year's mystery, so I'm setting a goal right away for this one! No more UFOs. Ha ha ha ha ha, have you met me? LOL. I'm trying to finish things.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans";">Now it's your turn to set a goal. </span></p></div><div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; line-height: 21.56px;">The One Monthly Goal accomplishment link up will be available on<b> March 25.</b> Make sure you add a link to this OMG post so others can find the OMG link up from your blog--just paste this link into your post: </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/3/March-One-Monthly-Goal.html" target="_blank">Stories from the Sewing Room One Monthly Goal March Link Up</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Take a few minutes to visit others, offer encouragement, and make new friends!</span></span></div></span></div></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-87839559540578757162024-02-28T07:00:00.440-05:002024-02-29T19:00:34.969-05:00QuiltCon 2024 Raleigh Recap<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><i>This will be a very photo-heavy post. I did not edit any of the photos due to time constraints.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We had a successful QuiltCon trip. We had a safe drive there and back. The vacation rental we reserved was very nice, clean, and quiet. QuiltCon was very busy and, at times, overwhelming. They said there were over 10,000 people there the first day! My husband and I arrived about 30 minutes prior to the opening time on Thursday. We got our pass and ticket very quickly with virtually no wait. </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I was not one of the people lucky enough to get a swag bag upon check-in. I heard those had rulers and fabrics and patterns and were really cool. Oh well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">There was a gigantic, two-level line to get in to the show floor. We decided to stand off to the side and wait for the line to clear, which took over 20 minutes. It was all of the floor we were standing on, up the stairs to the left, and a lot of the floor above that.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhP1IG7q7o2vFGr8q64MCIkmcKl8CfMSkKTnFPgRC0sH0JofODt_iO5TnNkokoVLVQeeAzchyphenhyphencMD2ikCH1K0jDNfgP3F-ZlTRaIttGAY_VuaZRp3OqWpP7au5q2mzQ5W-7_T2-gXjSx4nqRmTu4jgHs4V8I9lpuZAKuobPcoie_4i4mLQSUzveadfxa1w/s4032/IMG_1347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhP1IG7q7o2vFGr8q64MCIkmcKl8CfMSkKTnFPgRC0sH0JofODt_iO5TnNkokoVLVQeeAzchyphenhyphencMD2ikCH1K0jDNfgP3F-ZlTRaIttGAY_VuaZRp3OqWpP7au5q2mzQ5W-7_T2-gXjSx4nqRmTu4jgHs4V8I9lpuZAKuobPcoie_4i4mLQSUzveadfxa1w/w1600-h1600/IMG_1347.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We looked at the quilts first because it was less crowded than the vendor side. I was shocked by how many people kept touching/handling the quilts despite signage and announcements requesting that you not touch. Things I noticed were that there was a lot of straight line quilting. Many of the quilts were faced rather than bound. The artistic concept seemed to be more important than the technical execution, or at least equal to. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Here are the quilts that caught my eye.</span></p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-cU_M9KmnLr1BvMh_2V3t-ji3w23U50NKFEjLmeg70UM8qQ4Y9uK2KKupEmqKigtEbh9HiZaAU2u9e8z0-lK-tB0_OmhfzVPuhKmrAQuj9GvVqyiCnlt8Ov3osgMi427n-FyQiSwQehcbJhxVFxCPv_FMnCwn4WK9YcxleN2qlzMt1LqMDXom8KzHdLY/s4032/IMG_1349.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-cU_M9KmnLr1BvMh_2V3t-ji3w23U50NKFEjLmeg70UM8qQ4Y9uK2KKupEmqKigtEbh9HiZaAU2u9e8z0-lK-tB0_OmhfzVPuhKmrAQuj9GvVqyiCnlt8Ov3osgMi427n-FyQiSwQehcbJhxVFxCPv_FMnCwn4WK9YcxleN2qlzMt1LqMDXom8KzHdLY/w300-h400/IMG_1349.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp4rnnI0khhrLZjHbOCo4yZM0l7sVI6ZMq0Q0MGJujEJKraQtEPd-axkzltj_SXg8P8ZnGogl_a1ufFhoD6HKXbnOwFB6vY-a6SqfJUC22dQXND-KFzJSRsmT7lLk-sZn0wksEx5ye0B9NHeUBT-ic-8bp3tyjCn_IQWLjbAkcGXYMXjlIhL5CMdwxDf3/s4032/IMG_1350.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLKTpkiHwapAjH2NsF9v72fpUYim9UsIIWLo4WmWKIzKTbeXBUaPU1ixgWfwcx2P7JjWP_S2SbGhAT4Y3Cqy6lfX0uQ36xIpq8PlDAw6_Kr3xdsFCP5sHFRWrenoO6_zgHqzlafD2zNtKqHZ9khfxMgvjL3Dn_KlO72u3imv6o09vhiNDmMaBoILoKnaM/w1600-h1600/IMG_1358.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw2hifRAenvDlE9QR-blSUZO3ecPhuauZfiUOcES3tgrwwSvX7XK0K_jWrWoFm6kI36KTpBFz5PjcsCVAFvuZyk6BaGkREQXN4A76pj2x1WDttnrkxjvwzVJpHDlhwJ0JhUl7SutpMVC6YhlZgIdGJwNwghyphenhyphenaHB72Cl2RhH1RM9bEJP8bVSv0IBALPV4K/s4032/IMG_1357.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The next three are youth quilts. So cute!<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzk3Buq_JC-sgiTIBUoiiM3xx3dEo8HsZ2zuk8qiVBvny_7mjT2CJqaP0wkwXqL_O8VrCgfpW_tj5NDFaaIxEVV0I1tkaSOfsGS3e4bAXUcvngI38GXcucGbg8X5pneS2sejadq8HBvkDKbs_UEt6m6QOnosVWja1Lqxnr1MyOyyees4LDqHp9cuQi4DlE/s4032/IMG_1363.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzk3Buq_JC-sgiTIBUoiiM3xx3dEo8HsZ2zuk8qiVBvny_7mjT2CJqaP0wkwXqL_O8VrCgfpW_tj5NDFaaIxEVV0I1tkaSOfsGS3e4bAXUcvngI38GXcucGbg8X5pneS2sejadq8HBvkDKbs_UEt6m6QOnosVWja1Lqxnr1MyOyyees4LDqHp9cuQi4DlE/w1600-h1600/IMG_1363.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPcPISnK9J7eZTNDCTBQ-D2lGKE9rO_RhGX2qgb2qfBPWfWgQtV75k4bxNapGGQVeAlNRfWPhdvXuXL6w46aHtG4bFG08yAynt3NVQ2JC6M6K3ZLkRiOat_1BENyMzp1iW2c7ek-u9aMGzwrGPeJUpxzlI9Ys_SECft9KzwY_OmpFBfWDlE8wrJJ-Fu6h/s4032/IMG_1362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I voted for it for People's Choice. It did end up winning. I studied this one for a while. It's not often that I can't figure out how something was constructed. The circles were paper pieced. The black parts--I'm not sure. We could find a vertical seam every other black piece. I just don't know. It was really nicely done.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnwWhETERViOsKA6vCDgPi08owD5pTrQ_FsWG7aKnME-Tvc37PzpT_gLyxdTOaED8x_SXOXGyxV7kRV30weZye_jOOSdheOgB2peB9zfeSfxc-UU3F3xdI9_w4G9Yg9kOlEIqU0e13K69oRdIL-kmeTmSSCZfhg5F316U7QnDrbaQt444HQQPzY3p93kc/s4032/IMG_1372.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnwWhETERViOsKA6vCDgPi08owD5pTrQ_FsWG7aKnME-Tvc37PzpT_gLyxdTOaED8x_SXOXGyxV7kRV30weZye_jOOSdheOgB2peB9zfeSfxc-UU3F3xdI9_w4G9Yg9kOlEIqU0e13K69oRdIL-kmeTmSSCZfhg5F316U7QnDrbaQt444HQQPzY3p93kc/w1600-h1600/IMG_1372.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwFUI1QWCcSusKr9La-DArM6H1ytpgZLINCYmGeA0TO0R15MouTfc99cTEQe1cLU7uR0zncNnLPIAdo-tWuKHxEGWGfTcTw8IrGHEtGjb3TZeTm-wGT8eGh76XrY5_YyEYLRCvRocZAbCiQsMyUa0oFOvnRsQq3m61KKzbx3L7rZkEvOdRgdrPVc1qDtZ/s4032/IMG_1373.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwFUI1QWCcSusKr9La-DArM6H1ytpgZLINCYmGeA0TO0R15MouTfc99cTEQe1cLU7uR0zncNnLPIAdo-tWuKHxEGWGfTcTw8IrGHEtGjb3TZeTm-wGT8eGh76XrY5_YyEYLRCvRocZAbCiQsMyUa0oFOvnRsQq3m61KKzbx3L7rZkEvOdRgdrPVc1qDtZ/w1600-h1600/IMG_1373.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WXyAITQ6dYxtn4KcqRBMTQMNBTjoisV57_O_EVswnQL73Co1VaMvGn0IltkBIv9OCjVSRZSDx0FyaoDdDFA-4HTZY6CFVhauBMLaWNp4f30z0Ge82LEDRqC73nc7GGwuHIYNjZqv9QUgnVUEivgnzj7j07HNFWAqN88cmwTrV9vwSA-P-iiqNtC0ur7F/s4032/IMG_1374.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WXyAITQ6dYxtn4KcqRBMTQMNBTjoisV57_O_EVswnQL73Co1VaMvGn0IltkBIv9OCjVSRZSDx0FyaoDdDFA-4HTZY6CFVhauBMLaWNp4f30z0Ge82LEDRqC73nc7GGwuHIYNjZqv9QUgnVUEivgnzj7j07HNFWAqN88cmwTrV9vwSA-P-iiqNtC0ur7F/w1600-h1600/IMG_1374.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTpjfRDikYmgi38FACMLIkBHTSulTF2n6HvjGVAJUelyCZVT6RkG0IY2G06gRU_dnDwXjwXlZOTTEW1xP0-mVH8EifuEQpc93Qc9lYiQtveZ9UIAOWdRHM4doX1Ldv6xWrKFJCy32G7XstnLhJqPLB4vHYXrUCF6ZUwDBc4zG7Yb0py6IEt_jogp0pfUm/s4032/IMG_1376.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTpjfRDikYmgi38FACMLIkBHTSulTF2n6HvjGVAJUelyCZVT6RkG0IY2G06gRU_dnDwXjwXlZOTTEW1xP0-mVH8EifuEQpc93Qc9lYiQtveZ9UIAOWdRHM4doX1Ldv6xWrKFJCy32G7XstnLhJqPLB4vHYXrUCF6ZUwDBc4zG7Yb0py6IEt_jogp0pfUm/w1600-h1600/IMG_1376.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Close up of the quilt above to better show the quilting. The quilt on the left was comprised of tiny little pieces smaller than 1/8". I captured it with the heads to show scale. The creator had two similar quilts and both had well over 10,000 pieces in them.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvgowhVUhtpEhZTMqQo1kqpHdmC3UA01tvwsTzfUC91D3ib8e10k-XFZWrinP9RaqhGmeyrnBuur80NWwnJCVjJjYk4BL3OPUBtqvBNT0TXyZnbj_OClbNWoZjUwaL7U20gWR51YEbJfSZYEiW_L6mJTf57RdI4KWpzX5UcpH7BmiTllWuHjqgYwKBTMo/s4032/IMG_1375.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvgowhVUhtpEhZTMqQo1kqpHdmC3UA01tvwsTzfUC91D3ib8e10k-XFZWrinP9RaqhGmeyrnBuur80NWwnJCVjJjYk4BL3OPUBtqvBNT0TXyZnbj_OClbNWoZjUwaL7U20gWR51YEbJfSZYEiW_L6mJTf57RdI4KWpzX5UcpH7BmiTllWuHjqgYwKBTMo/w1600-h1600/IMG_1375.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFiBhSDFj6aNwRl7pxmvqvpPCMDpguUrUgOpMpyjzbSo_Y_iJn4QV9rZ8Yh7wZY25oq4mPj-9g6s9bkH0_9w7s2xtJ3zAFpH1hTQsAJw5Wq9CdffbvOtqY08dJvs9wGo8D1Q_ein5nAxCcnCcXjlCqKtYoRDu8xi-cYxGapMJ_GjQ3wNzoTUMdvFgUV81/s4032/IMG_1368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The weird thing is that there are some that I simply don't remember seeing even though I went through many of the quilts twice.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Here is a view from above of part of the hall.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJakCvYP-1c7sqqBtCnJWNW_JIA456Q7Eclgy1djDqOOz14TS6EfL8ARfhRFHp8IPmCQ59IvBB6Bf8VzEPH5DD6c7qztf_mH7E30vvdento_kNY2NqprdVPWpOahAutrOGhdUzPZksdH0dDutm8kYCly1N9pYidryAkpPDK-t32P-fTtR5T5gPrgzSi0Q/s4032/IMG_1385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJakCvYP-1c7sqqBtCnJWNW_JIA456Q7Eclgy1djDqOOz14TS6EfL8ARfhRFHp8IPmCQ59IvBB6Bf8VzEPH5DD6c7qztf_mH7E30vvdento_kNY2NqprdVPWpOahAutrOGhdUzPZksdH0dDutm8kYCly1N9pYidryAkpPDK-t32P-fTtR5T5gPrgzSi0Q/w1600-h1600/IMG_1385.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">We did a bit of shopping. My husband always urges me to buy things if I express the least bit of interest. I'm typically much more...frugal, shall we say? There were some booths that were always really crowded. We couldn't even approach the Ruby Star booths until right before closing the second day. Many things were sold out. I feel like people were buying a lot more stuff from the vendors than what we would see at Paducah or IHQS. There were booths where you could sit and sew projects for free. Those were, of course, quite busy. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD8ED0ES-L2yyVFJGMaV56tBhPgGeKc8On64rqK7rCGot0y7E0khPoH1GMpNl7CQ5pduTYDerAgK4lxoxhsDL-dmwNE6mcEW7qXVh27TjhDQyVhUFkVb8lXa3rAfOYb1YoEfGXkIV_5oqOT2Gf7oOkSRniGWEvateQucxbj2-pQjwBJt4sFcJG4T4bKOb/s3024/IMG_1432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD8ED0ES-L2yyVFJGMaV56tBhPgGeKc8On64rqK7rCGot0y7E0khPoH1GMpNl7CQ5pduTYDerAgK4lxoxhsDL-dmwNE6mcEW7qXVh27TjhDQyVhUFkVb8lXa3rAfOYb1YoEfGXkIV_5oqOT2Gf7oOkSRniGWEvateQucxbj2-pQjwBJt4sFcJG4T4bKOb/w1600-h1600/IMG_1432.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhFDlnVGoPryR4G2VJSND0biH8mq9ipKWULii4C0_K6GtaeDBnYcuu-KxT6ZUc3Nub0mmlzLTEfJ3KQgCIDPEB3WvODgv5r3rPml0P3GnrNd2Oe8o4qZwfKGX5nsZtwaTdvk2k9sn9BkXiD6B8PjPjZZv6c17gODVofL0ZbbW0w_F8CZK7UBepOigvc1mYb/s3024/IMG_1433.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDlnVGoPryR4G2VJSND0biH8mq9ipKWULii4C0_K6GtaeDBnYcuu-KxT6ZUc3Nub0mmlzLTEfJ3KQgCIDPEB3WvODgv5r3rPml0P3GnrNd2Oe8o4qZwfKGX5nsZtwaTdvk2k9sn9BkXiD6B8PjPjZZv6c17gODVofL0ZbbW0w_F8CZK7UBepOigvc1mYb/w1600-h1600/IMG_1433.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We picked Charley Harper fabrics (I didn't have any), a couple FQ my husband <br />picked, and a FQ bundle of Ruby Star fabric.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEihtXvKdFjBOi4uZ-GoaMY-Htl-JFaSLDK-qJVgszpMULOICeaJiyzz6uFpkyIzBWJFcW2GdubRYM6qsGumiA1W5nseAeo6yRIc90jTLAz6YXZEaig1rg9bsJj5TOMgNpa4LAabGSJEcCN7WeKEkHetNvXgvdGKObw-c1oQffmCRs_eAS3_yuSUAKX4Ms2X/s3024/IMG_1434.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtXvKdFjBOi4uZ-GoaMY-Htl-JFaSLDK-qJVgszpMULOICeaJiyzz6uFpkyIzBWJFcW2GdubRYM6qsGumiA1W5nseAeo6yRIc90jTLAz6YXZEaig1rg9bsJj5TOMgNpa4LAabGSJEcCN7WeKEkHetNvXgvdGKObw-c1oQffmCRs_eAS3_yuSUAKX4Ms2X/w1600-h1600/IMG_1434.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I partially made a scrunchie at Holly Anne Knight's booth. I bought a ridiculous iridescent ruler that I don't think you could actually use to cut. I got five Cotton + Steel mini charms using the passport to visit some of the designated booths. The only things I purchased in this picture are the zipper, ruler, socks, and seam gauge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEgjaoV0kOHz_-go6BR1Yf1tLNGPJcYjZl0GtsYVbVpi3ahwQQHV8lzsC4zxmhcZc-OFtDH5lcouBZLGF82d65jLVCjPfUsjmdlqwHb9sf85AerraURDjBTNo6Y8o3-Og8PenHiEx18aJPrmOrt1a8LkorIAO21-oOiflZwvBLmZtz7CcNwgftZSkw63JzCO/s3024/IMG_1436.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaoV0kOHz_-go6BR1Yf1tLNGPJcYjZl0GtsYVbVpi3ahwQQHV8lzsC4zxmhcZc-OFtDH5lcouBZLGF82d65jLVCjPfUsjmdlqwHb9sf85AerraURDjBTNo6Y8o3-Og8PenHiEx18aJPrmOrt1a8LkorIAO21-oOiflZwvBLmZtz7CcNwgftZSkw63JzCO/w1600-h1600/IMG_1436.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Sorry this photo is so washed out. These are the stickers and business cards I got. We purchased two and the rest were freebies people gave me. I met some ladies from the Bloomington-Normal MQG and they gave me their pin. We were Bloomington buddies. There's also this year's Longarm League pin and a sample thread gloss.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">On Friday I met up with my Longarm League business buddy friends, Holly and Christina. We meet every other week on Zoom, but this is the first time we've met in person. My husband and Holly's husband, Tim, hung out most of the day. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyFcwavbdTeSioXpid-Yv_GkXGolKxfWcA7feJEayb-Y9q4Ply-pdlHSL4NyTaPcSph7ddqcRz12Usd-_Cn7umqoTgKmkBoLWjXMTtSfjtbhQWvbeTsx0laa9SWH_zhClDNAn5A0TDOnnNBvaQ0KMc7TDNz867BFeqm1BMJorIBOljix4IQ8WxoVzuE0w/s4032/IMG_1412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyFcwavbdTeSioXpid-Yv_GkXGolKxfWcA7feJEayb-Y9q4Ply-pdlHSL4NyTaPcSph7ddqcRz12Usd-_Cn7umqoTgKmkBoLWjXMTtSfjtbhQWvbeTsx0laa9SWH_zhClDNAn5A0TDOnnNBvaQ0KMc7TDNz867BFeqm1BMJorIBOljix4IQ8WxoVzuE0w/s1600/IMG_1412.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><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/AVvXsEipQhd4B1vtF_2Dm7trCMCAbVzn_3bqYLEdkqH_grsA9nvgCtIGR5_ihw11xZEIZ2SH47_lEe3-ML9sYgfiHnnpxxisjoxNSry7-q9K5r-TcKV7H_-mIeNb23SP3qsn7KyK2qvKIOsHXhZqGMLMwfoaPbKx_SRpmdy6Uxgvn8UgM6zBlxkFRxa69MwIvveo/s4032/IMG_1398.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQhd4B1vtF_2Dm7trCMCAbVzn_3bqYLEdkqH_grsA9nvgCtIGR5_ihw11xZEIZ2SH47_lEe3-ML9sYgfiHnnpxxisjoxNSry7-q9K5r-TcKV7H_-mIeNb23SP3qsn7KyK2qvKIOsHXhZqGMLMwfoaPbKx_SRpmdy6Uxgvn8UgM6zBlxkFRxa69MwIvveo/s1600/IMG_1398.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I felt like a giant! My friends are very petite. Also. I now feel very self-conscious about my arms of all things. I mean, I know I've put on more weight than I'd like, but man. Those arms. I was already feeling sad about my hair due to a really bad haircut last time. I'm trying a new person at a new place after my hair grows back some. And I was squinty or had my eyes closed in almost every picture I was in. Good grief!</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I sat next to the amazing Karlee Porter in the Longarm League booth and watched her drawing tattoos on people. I didn't talk to her, just lurked, because she was working and they were paying for the tattoos. I didn't get one because of the care required. Maybe some day. I have to get over my personal issues first. Karlee is really a wonderful person.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt8K75ZYMe6oBq2xXJlyz9IVLVwsy4NaL7H9SBorERO-xuzhJsLGR8tb9bimXuwi0KKWhQb3MusAwP-63m9vfDoh_TYBD8-Mvi_MxCEwaFsVkjIHBr0CRYySI7S2LMlIJyGEKNDnlw3pXm0QaMuBjGncojr7RVKJHYnu2J8Gf2hergRNF_vyVxQqpYVEb/s3024/IMG_1392.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt8K75ZYMe6oBq2xXJlyz9IVLVwsy4NaL7H9SBorERO-xuzhJsLGR8tb9bimXuwi0KKWhQb3MusAwP-63m9vfDoh_TYBD8-Mvi_MxCEwaFsVkjIHBr0CRYySI7S2LMlIJyGEKNDnlw3pXm0QaMuBjGncojr7RVKJHYnu2J8Gf2hergRNF_vyVxQqpYVEb/s1600/IMG_1392.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I also met a group of ladies who are taking the Pattern Writing Academy with me. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2Yb82IGtw_jZ7K-YmSZhuHGYrpeFGR5tnnpWQotP6s4bEPR8awm2RxLk1HDP-_E-mUn6k-76207bR3u3PwNx6MGFtN-9UPQAANmCmP4QGlFDer0CTjkIRbBW1HKowLJsoQ6za_Oyx5x5fJkRhScV65hV3xLXxC5vbk-FcDIMwXKTwr5NgMg756OsspeD/s1600/4F43F3C2-0B1D-471F-AD28-9FF5B56453D2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="1008" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2Yb82IGtw_jZ7K-YmSZhuHGYrpeFGR5tnnpWQotP6s4bEPR8awm2RxLk1HDP-_E-mUn6k-76207bR3u3PwNx6MGFtN-9UPQAANmCmP4QGlFDer0CTjkIRbBW1HKowLJsoQ6za_Oyx5x5fJkRhScV65hV3xLXxC5vbk-FcDIMwXKTwr5NgMg756OsspeD/s1600/4F43F3C2-0B1D-471F-AD28-9FF5B56453D2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I saw many "famous" people but didn't talk to most of them. It sort of feels like invading peoples' privacy to me. I will say that it felt like many people knew each other already. There were also a lot of people that seemed to cause a stir that I didn't recognize at all. I did introduce myself to Cheryl from Meadow Mist, who introduced me to Yvonne from Quilting Jet Girl, and I spent some time chatting with Michelle from From Bolt to Beauty during the Social Hour event. That was fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">One of my highlights was talking to David who used to work at Crimson Tate. You may know him on social media as @crimsontavid. He was back working at the booth for the event. Years ago he made my daughter feel really special for finishing a project during a time she was struggling and it meant so much to us. He remembered her and her project even though it's been like eight years. 💕 He's such a fine human. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I had lots of work waiting for me when I got back home (thankfully!). I've quilted two of Annie's t-shirt quilts and still need to bind them. Diagonal Plaid on the top quilt, Boho Boxes on the bottom.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13aHkbTsVnIJ7kkr4szNxadlF_5pqf29P8IUZGAM8YV1Yk-NsscMUv1rWDFWFPP9yxtExzu1n9UTzCJCu8LjTesBCPYk1_-2sX_9cmlvITPa-D55v2wVugPF1wnOyySkp2CeIxUAGg3wPIlVbs5uJtTb2N0OWpYx5YRF3CiWkN76I-1GEFHPrh79ofWC4/s4032/IMG_1441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13aHkbTsVnIJ7kkr4szNxadlF_5pqf29P8IUZGAM8YV1Yk-NsscMUv1rWDFWFPP9yxtExzu1n9UTzCJCu8LjTesBCPYk1_-2sX_9cmlvITPa-D55v2wVugPF1wnOyySkp2CeIxUAGg3wPIlVbs5uJtTb2N0OWpYx5YRF3CiWkN76I-1GEFHPrh79ofWC4/w1600-h1600/IMG_1441.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzTRsfG0_8pZ5ZItz7IAvT7tzJXaZnpTM3Jrk7OZPL56HdN95iyKMOJYpnxyQ_F5oWaOXabtC2pKVpivsGlBRAtypjqf03dMUog0iHEUK2i0GalAqP9bh0VmzD1y49tVe66L8l0xijddOBYgUmrViQOubfMq4cm4rcPz2i6WRzNoHioGfS_UYp4zSSIVo/s4032/IMG_1437.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzTRsfG0_8pZ5ZItz7IAvT7tzJXaZnpTM3Jrk7OZPL56HdN95iyKMOJYpnxyQ_F5oWaOXabtC2pKVpivsGlBRAtypjqf03dMUog0iHEUK2i0GalAqP9bh0VmzD1y49tVe66L8l0xijddOBYgUmrViQOubfMq4cm4rcPz2i6WRzNoHioGfS_UYp4zSSIVo/w1600-h1600/IMG_1437.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Last night's guild speaker was Gyleen X. Fitzgerald, who is a really fantastic speaker. She was also in town in March 2020, right before the world shut down. Funnily enough, the topic she spoke about was her journey to modern, based upon issues she experienced with prejudice/ageism in the early days of MQG. I'm taking a class with her at IHQS on Friday. I don't have much of the prep done yet, so it will be a busy two days.</span></p><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/AVvXsEhjykoLlS7nviq6N1vujBwkVg6TIsIn9FpzEniw0FHPINmDsaOPHgGTgHNp_qD_pJk-mPBFnVSqD4AgIdi455XLZq4_iiCY_NPjc-ZQ7eM3nB8ynavIw2mwYRkKFmIlc_938arQjwBfRYRmv9B9YCaKbi1f-9Ong8PexvkWpGhsc1Ohyphenhyphen-SPDPnDIdvFKMJR/s4032/IMG_1440.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjykoLlS7nviq6N1vujBwkVg6TIsIn9FpzEniw0FHPINmDsaOPHgGTgHNp_qD_pJk-mPBFnVSqD4AgIdi455XLZq4_iiCY_NPjc-ZQ7eM3nB8ynavIw2mwYRkKFmIlc_938arQjwBfRYRmv9B9YCaKbi1f-9Ong8PexvkWpGhsc1Ohyphenhyphen-SPDPnDIdvFKMJR/w1600-h1600/IMG_1440.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I thought it was weird that Kona called the jelly roll color way "sunset". <br />Not what I picture for a sunset.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz32gv7uzgR1qvVU-5e-pTmWqQsIm1kitk7pueQ1aIa45xgTkprAKLeB5gqL1pxPye1Kq49IftxXesxfIB5el4D2RtwhzwJ_ry4hYOTtRthIDdhwyoK_lMgoRYORobg0Qoth3RihcIzSJRVqXwInbADjLnPlpMMUgRXtGhxz61MdGVqtg6xuguddzyt072/s4032/IMG_1438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz32gv7uzgR1qvVU-5e-pTmWqQsIm1kitk7pueQ1aIa45xgTkprAKLeB5gqL1pxPye1Kq49IftxXesxfIB5el4D2RtwhzwJ_ry4hYOTtRthIDdhwyoK_lMgoRYORobg0Qoth3RihcIzSJRVqXwInbADjLnPlpMMUgRXtGhxz61MdGVqtg6xuguddzyt072/w1600-h1600/IMG_1438.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The only thing I've worked on at all besides the above fabric cutting is creating my selvedge yarn. I worked on it a little bit one night in our rental and much of the ride back home. I'm starting to think that selvedges work the same way as scraps--you start using them and feel like you've used a lot, but the bin seems to be just as full as when you started. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7wechpgrC5rE3co6FpBrnoVbdWERRxvnhbXib-01WcVLaB6NR_PacVh17zYYR0ewZaZymT8roJKGyvEgeAJU3Zy1a7bWXlp-J9AlbdNI1UYnlJgRFoC2apm2ybYVrDuQvZ-h51hWgBqDhsJUW_i6CJtbBQaZCF03AACZNhxuSDfZ3a-YIC2KfYmrpNCz/s4032/IMG_1444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7wechpgrC5rE3co6FpBrnoVbdWERRxvnhbXib-01WcVLaB6NR_PacVh17zYYR0ewZaZymT8roJKGyvEgeAJU3Zy1a7bWXlp-J9AlbdNI1UYnlJgRFoC2apm2ybYVrDuQvZ-h51hWgBqDhsJUW_i6CJtbBQaZCF03AACZNhxuSDfZ3a-YIC2KfYmrpNCz/w1600-h1600/IMG_1444.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-227/" target="_blank">Quiltery</a>, and <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>.<br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-44382900325027364582024-02-23T00:05:00.058-05:002024-02-23T00:05:00.235-05:00February One Monthly Goal Finish<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">It's time to share your February progress!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkipmI5UJEKf_TqhYw6A2BtRkcEhErljOfnWoeokNFFZZAG_runZQv2pot6zKsOoX8biGYjs6rcW_PAo9e57Yk9GiofQivuQ6jRwzLEms7JqHdW4l42AiALXFmU62MyxOasioqDd0OFR9pkKmpvz9SwnkEF8DJS45f-Pbod4uPhLQyxf3qG0nAb5DzeKCg/s1080/february.png" 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/AVvXsEhkipmI5UJEKf_TqhYw6A2BtRkcEhErljOfnWoeokNFFZZAG_runZQv2pot6zKsOoX8biGYjs6rcW_PAo9e57Yk9GiofQivuQ6jRwzLEms7JqHdW4l42AiALXFmU62MyxOasioqDd0OFR9pkKmpvz9SwnkEF8DJS45f-Pbod4uPhLQyxf3qG0nAb5DzeKCg/s1600/february.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My goal this month was to completely finish the art quilt I made in a class with Cathy Geier in April 2022. I'm pleased to say this intimidating project is complete! I custom quilted it using eight different thread colors, plus one more for the bobbin. I sort of successfully used Fil-Tec's invisible thread (couldn't get it to work with my IQ, but it was fine manually). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9qXDqrE55tVYQdM1K8YO_PfyiVCPafK4EeLrCrBZaHp20T6kQcD3L9PXHvmJtKk7DLRmXUtS6CsfBBiKT_o8_rdLHpM-I04KfEZLFCNuFPBee-GiCVStgMeFsCL9CwJrt1_3G2_NsEntZ9YaFD7xAkwjhC9l6-fPOYjG0CGjqdhNz8KXyuGJjGHjODzx/s2967/IMG_1297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="2916" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9qXDqrE55tVYQdM1K8YO_PfyiVCPafK4EeLrCrBZaHp20T6kQcD3L9PXHvmJtKk7DLRmXUtS6CsfBBiKT_o8_rdLHpM-I04KfEZLFCNuFPBee-GiCVStgMeFsCL9CwJrt1_3G2_NsEntZ9YaFD7xAkwjhC9l6-fPOYjG0CGjqdhNz8KXyuGJjGHjODzx/w1600-h1600/IMG_1297.jpeg" width="393" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Cathy told us we needed to quilt pretty densely, particularly on the trees. I actually worked up a sweat quilting the trees. 😅</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArxi6THhouzBkyY19fGpasDDntf3HSaUUTfQ09hHSXP7ClF9GaNc2QC0v3tHzJ3XK-zvKa09M1yOK2qkQ98lNWvMwrfWiH2MmqNKylZs_BFGgc97BAhTV-pvAw-FRfNBqGhtfHyVNhls1RBLN_VnyQmAFk0zOWnuKMB9iJM25KMIyLcDkZ73sTzVDVPa_/s3024/IMG_1298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArxi6THhouzBkyY19fGpasDDntf3HSaUUTfQ09hHSXP7ClF9GaNc2QC0v3tHzJ3XK-zvKa09M1yOK2qkQ98lNWvMwrfWiH2MmqNKylZs_BFGgc97BAhTV-pvAw-FRfNBqGhtfHyVNhls1RBLN_VnyQmAFk0zOWnuKMB9iJM25KMIyLcDkZ73sTzVDVPa_/w1600-h1600/IMG_1298.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizFshuR3KCS1rLlIcCD28Ce6gNzSVNgTk91hSk-luamz6PtN_xBRPIfCc5t5lDiwj80xKQQ0ZYqmePJ3rxqPTM89KA7ORyr1BjUpoGllqw298rofubWqbgXlu4YOb3lJs1gMThp28sdWg3lxOlW3txmkI80UjTddYsuJsXo0KS4N0uQJwgnGp5i1eUiKJ/s4032/IMG_1278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizFshuR3KCS1rLlIcCD28Ce6gNzSVNgTk91hSk-luamz6PtN_xBRPIfCc5t5lDiwj80xKQQ0ZYqmePJ3rxqPTM89KA7ORyr1BjUpoGllqw298rofubWqbgXlu4YOb3lJs1gMThp28sdWg3lxOlW3txmkI80UjTddYsuJsXo0KS4N0uQJwgnGp5i1eUiKJ/w1600-h1600/IMG_1278.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>You can see in the photo above that some of my bobbin thread pulled up. I decided I liked the effect because it added another color, the light brown, to the trees. Most of the tree bits are 1/4" - 1/2".</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I did break a quilting rule. You should strive to stitch a fairly consistent density over the entire top. I did not, because I didn't want the sun rays to be quilted any closer than what I did. This did result in that area of the quilt bulging slightly. I think this could be corrected by blocking the quilt. The bottom of the quilt ended up a bit smaller than the top of the quilt due to the variation in quilting density too. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfSdRETlb7QcT04UoxiVwFUVv-C3blIboYuInhL9hcNvMnb4-JRAN8MrCqwgkjOA9-TRCYzQwNVS6oKVkV_ULfrZGRFCnnld4c-IxoZwCuNACKXp-r-qko8mvPprpGczkQcBBqxh0oU2uYqymS6wJwlKWgzG7YsET1qxCOvlNYetgR25dKyT_LLiO9QVB/s3024/IMG_1299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfSdRETlb7QcT04UoxiVwFUVv-C3blIboYuInhL9hcNvMnb4-JRAN8MrCqwgkjOA9-TRCYzQwNVS6oKVkV_ULfrZGRFCnnld4c-IxoZwCuNACKXp-r-qko8mvPprpGczkQcBBqxh0oU2uYqymS6wJwlKWgzG7YsET1qxCOvlNYetgR25dKyT_LLiO9QVB/w1600-h1600/IMG_1299.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">For backing I used a piece of fabric left over from my very first quilt that I finished back in 1996. It isn't the most attractive backing, but this is a quilt that's meant to hang on a wall, so I think it's fine.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhScGeyVA-G64t4KOCC0yvvs5pD-D5McXn10J5EBnBEUbFHAr96CKWVTea4hgLUuj3mWvcIcsmc2rI05_Ym6UGXSyqqqtQzhvTOC6QzJ0M8HFyUg03sLotHpfYta_dVe0L3Q1HzVvoilV6_7c1_9L0JCGX_Y-ktgIzUrnOvmPvhrxx4tKf0rp2SiE9ufq/s3024/IMG_1300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhScGeyVA-G64t4KOCC0yvvs5pD-D5McXn10J5EBnBEUbFHAr96CKWVTea4hgLUuj3mWvcIcsmc2rI05_Ym6UGXSyqqqtQzhvTOC6QzJ0M8HFyUg03sLotHpfYta_dVe0L3Q1HzVvoilV6_7c1_9L0JCGX_Y-ktgIzUrnOvmPvhrxx4tKf0rp2SiE9ufq/w1600-h1600/IMG_1300.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I also used a scrap of QD Bamboo batting. I considered using double batting, but I didn't have another piece that was quite big enough that I thought would pair well with it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This project is also one of my tasks for my PHD this year! Yay!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Now it's your turn to share your progress. Link up your project and then visit others, make new friends, and gain inspiration.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">This link up will remain open until <b>February</b></span><b> 29 </b><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">at 11:55 pm EST.</span></span></p>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-44922422111854547292024-02-21T07:00:00.111-05:002024-02-24T19:50:19.700-05:00February RSC Blocks<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've been really busy with two large quilts, so my personal sewing time was pretty minimal. I did complete my two red blocks for the RSC. I didn't really have a big variety of red scraps, so these were harder for me to make than last month's green ones. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o5WGBgnCHgv1oDxaq5FYrCu9dRmFANUoBYkDsrlisCX8SsfqRHqdbJd5u40XDXQsQq0fJYP9hp6mF2B3EnzwwleF95LXsIB_rCV3xgq44mTz-lU3UvuAT2xPhZqlamK6-ZmP9YnhgNm1QdrYg6zFzXcZhKicx_jb8PlETLxoi1JwXmbikj52T_TQRxaG/s3024/IMG_1302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o5WGBgnCHgv1oDxaq5FYrCu9dRmFANUoBYkDsrlisCX8SsfqRHqdbJd5u40XDXQsQq0fJYP9hp6mF2B3EnzwwleF95LXsIB_rCV3xgq44mTz-lU3UvuAT2xPhZqlamK6-ZmP9YnhgNm1QdrYg6zFzXcZhKicx_jb8PlETLxoi1JwXmbikj52T_TQRxaG/w1600-h1600/IMG_1302.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-9SS6lBLgePXcsOUA8lMEbi0eoni9ThBXikUxg8rl4oLZFmPAPzuoff-VE1N_5qSzksKXfXwGWXqFZFipXRt5O57rMNvFqqw_sFq7c3cBurM-jM2itJLxRvuz34f2eQzmnxA7uxxcgQ_N8cwvOuDnfWe_yrNuRLUY56urB4pIt5a7sYLOS1dSAUQWIS8/s3024/IMG_1304.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-9SS6lBLgePXcsOUA8lMEbi0eoni9ThBXikUxg8rl4oLZFmPAPzuoff-VE1N_5qSzksKXfXwGWXqFZFipXRt5O57rMNvFqqw_sFq7c3cBurM-jM2itJLxRvuz34f2eQzmnxA7uxxcgQ_N8cwvOuDnfWe_yrNuRLUY56urB4pIt5a7sYLOS1dSAUQWIS8/w1600-h1600/IMG_1304.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAOYPe3Q7pSHHFhy_26CTyEGBANoFVs7x753r6UVmY8vH5Lg5HzrA1Yz4aEBieZxbIrdYa8SFoSao02si4-fAQWOS_DJSOABmBg5C8qXeXlgBzIf6lixaM9Gd88Yqvwmi5h6sospwOw4nFcvNLRGa7Oqm-VRWJkzqXHmaKqVhuRxK5xAq0hdwzl4D-VeL/s3024/IMG_1303.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAOYPe3Q7pSHHFhy_26CTyEGBANoFVs7x753r6UVmY8vH5Lg5HzrA1Yz4aEBieZxbIrdYa8SFoSao02si4-fAQWOS_DJSOABmBg5C8qXeXlgBzIf6lixaM9Gd88Yqvwmi5h6sospwOw4nFcvNLRGa7Oqm-VRWJkzqXHmaKqVhuRxK5xAq0hdwzl4D-VeL/w1600-h1600/IMG_1303.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I did find a good amount of red charm squares in the scrap bin. Years ago I participated in a red charm square exchange and the vast majority are from that. They are all types of styles and quality from all over the world and I'm not sure what to do with them. I was thinking maybe a donation quilt, but not sure of a pattern or even what color to pair with them. I solved this quandary by putting them back into the red scrap bin to be addressed some other time. 😬</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Last week I shared Sharon's Irish Chain quilt. She wanted 9" circles left unquilted in each of the four corners. This was significantly harder than I expected and took a great deal of time to execute. I also needed to create her binding and attach it to the front of her quilt. She will hand stitch it to the back. Oh, the quilting design is Two Simple. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdP9id1tHT9TV1FnV4JDrudLJAAv-qw-nmDib18ITJ9VOksHvjMiXOnU3rfILklKhtMoYwSAvl60MiGqSTxaw-3cxvMLSkPDqfGsi4XChTQMXH-_uKMrho_WpWjufweT87DL2ZjRQAcmhtyL7HMUL0G6zPgY5PhSp85s4tMxEMrhevoXk_VtVgDkW-Q4c/s3024/IMG_1312.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdP9id1tHT9TV1FnV4JDrudLJAAv-qw-nmDib18ITJ9VOksHvjMiXOnU3rfILklKhtMoYwSAvl60MiGqSTxaw-3cxvMLSkPDqfGsi4XChTQMXH-_uKMrho_WpWjufweT87DL2ZjRQAcmhtyL7HMUL0G6zPgY5PhSp85s4tMxEMrhevoXk_VtVgDkW-Q4c/w1600-h1600/IMG_1312.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I also quilted Donna's late sister's quilt. Donna inherited several quilt tops and quilts in progress when her sister passed, so she has been learning to quilt. The one she brought me was a completed top. She created a backing using some of the fabric that was with it, along with a new piece to make the backing big enough. She selected the Charming Feathers design and we decided on Glide Salmon (such a useful thread color, for real) to blend with the reproduction pink fabrics. This quilt was so square! It was a joy to quilt, even though it took me an entire day of quilting and a little more than one smaller cone of thread to get it done. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiygtwLhxnPrvNIcMpJlNtGScs4mYCzE6z3bYJ5Us1FUJ2X1P4hjzc2YBthxtg0rReseGQSP9uoXttF0JDnGuYSgFmVfU7ohIUnXtbTUiBGN9BzczKkyZZ2FNTu3u0Y0JBsJWZgfpYjYIKEX91gUDD5bJClm-OkGMDXRsxe6jIvmDgFLigbdV6kWhwuzs9/s4032/IMG_1301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiygtwLhxnPrvNIcMpJlNtGScs4mYCzE6z3bYJ5Us1FUJ2X1P4hjzc2YBthxtg0rReseGQSP9uoXttF0JDnGuYSgFmVfU7ohIUnXtbTUiBGN9BzczKkyZZ2FNTu3u0Y0JBsJWZgfpYjYIKEX91gUDD5bJClm-OkGMDXRsxe6jIvmDgFLigbdV6kWhwuzs9/w1600-h1600/IMG_1301.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">She had me fully machine bind the quilt as well. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvO8LafaaB78l5ge5i6l8wIGNgddCoGmNwAfThY5O2JnHebJqeK1rwY-oPyUZkjmHlEejIZ3sWmNUIdd0VD8PO7zSmqSr_fzFZxZgDrGZoqeHtbYnsW5Be-YpKkOx4-ORA_Tbnb_0sZWxgYwa4p-OzYF2a_3ZxreDdiCEJJGnak6nMASKXKvbgX0UYFOs/s4032/IMG_1319.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvO8LafaaB78l5ge5i6l8wIGNgddCoGmNwAfThY5O2JnHebJqeK1rwY-oPyUZkjmHlEejIZ3sWmNUIdd0VD8PO7zSmqSr_fzFZxZgDrGZoqeHtbYnsW5Be-YpKkOx4-ORA_Tbnb_0sZWxgYwa4p-OzYF2a_3ZxreDdiCEJJGnak6nMASKXKvbgX0UYFOs/w1600-h1600/IMG_1319.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Both quilts I worked on were large queen to small king in size. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The only other significant thing that happened over the past week is an unexpected snow storm on Friday. The kids were sent home from school two hours early. We ended up getting over six inches of snow. That's more than we've had all winter combined. Actually, that's probably triple what we've had combined. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I didn't know we were supposed to have all the snow, but I had noticed that there were a large number of birds coming in to the feeders prior to the snow beginning. These pictures were taken an hour or two after it started snowing. So. Many. Cardinals!!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NbfnzC7SPlVnP2HRThHSMkAW2HvmdkrBI3jqvrjA0yB2H9RzPzyaQ8vgZb1GhzpE2RHQDNd9uuuPlOxiaJOJ7MdL_oz1zRELEgKhv7xYdZUokD3A0OAS1Z2EEEh9kbdwMtz1L1Ylr25KmTBbe_MaWqIl65n2GQkNBuha_t8nvn73X1XfdMH1Lv-3Aoyp/s4032/IMG_1306.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NbfnzC7SPlVnP2HRThHSMkAW2HvmdkrBI3jqvrjA0yB2H9RzPzyaQ8vgZb1GhzpE2RHQDNd9uuuPlOxiaJOJ7MdL_oz1zRELEgKhv7xYdZUokD3A0OAS1Z2EEEh9kbdwMtz1L1Ylr25KmTBbe_MaWqIl65n2GQkNBuha_t8nvn73X1XfdMH1Lv-3Aoyp/w1600-h1600/IMG_1306.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CsOcXGHY63Us301BQVYe7OTr4rw9EuDvpyR9OfWdAJhP_FZPvhX8XmMEkynlswc6plVu2QbykIXZgXARvSxUWr6PFjEPbspv9PXTC2sl9RJJ9M5uxwm0DhlZs4vycQXe74C_6Xoy4yTq7ROpTXGFC2g5SAbNhpVtXQefADWr5XsXv2TA00GRycXAl-yc/s4032/IMG_1305.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CsOcXGHY63Us301BQVYe7OTr4rw9EuDvpyR9OfWdAJhP_FZPvhX8XmMEkynlswc6plVu2QbykIXZgXARvSxUWr6PFjEPbspv9PXTC2sl9RJJ9M5uxwm0DhlZs4vycQXe74C_6Xoy4yTq7ROpTXGFC2g5SAbNhpVtXQefADWr5XsXv2TA00GRycXAl-yc/w1600-h1600/IMG_1305.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I enjoyed the juxtaposition of the snow and daffodils in the upper garden. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm6Gt3GKzxL5FDj-Z8CwlvHOSOS4WXM-RNP9Ct30r4EwOdijxQQLJZwGY0TcAFwKm9eFBI0zi3kJSXLkj1tDxFi-hKhxa5gda0YXaUDOfZfBzIJMbzIaDjLKHWs1W19r7dKMMjy4zWRRqsecX7NSCAwSJFj_F7y6BY-TXoZsJTE3dgmgaXOcPBAK9c73C/s4032/IMG_1313.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm6Gt3GKzxL5FDj-Z8CwlvHOSOS4WXM-RNP9Ct30r4EwOdijxQQLJZwGY0TcAFwKm9eFBI0zi3kJSXLkj1tDxFi-hKhxa5gda0YXaUDOfZfBzIJMbzIaDjLKHWs1W19r7dKMMjy4zWRRqsecX7NSCAwSJFj_F7y6BY-TXoZsJTE3dgmgaXOcPBAK9c73C/w1600-h1600/IMG_1313.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Well, I'm off to QuiltCon for a few days. I'm sure I'll have interesting things to share next week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Also, the OMG Finish link up will open up on Friday. Stop back to see if I finished my art quilt or not. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/02/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-lots-of-finishing.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, <a href="https://quiltery.com/log-cabin-blog-hop-with-island-batik/" target="_blank">Quiltery</a>, and <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a>.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-43955494569861961122024-02-14T07:00:00.124-05:002024-02-16T11:05:09.472-05:00Best Laid Plans<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I had all sorts of plans to get so much done last week. Instead I spent a day and a half in bed feeling meh. Then I sat and watched the livestream of the robotics tourney (they had to travel overnight and I opted not to go) for an entire day. On the plus side, our boys did fantastic and ended the regular matches in first place. They decided that since they'd already earned a state bid, instead of inviting the second place team who also already had earned a state bid onto their alliance, they would select a team to join their alliance that hadn't yet earned a state bid in an effort to help get them one. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Well...the second place team was furious and told a few of our kids that they weren't there to help anyone out. Great gracious professionalism. 🙄 The second place team won the robot final alliance matches and also won the Inspire award, which, ironically, is for best demonstration of the FIRST ideals--like good sportsmanship, helping others, promoting STEM, etc. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">In the end, due to the complex advancement rules, our boys' losing ended up getting TWO teams state bids. Best example of gracious professionalism ever! I'm so proud of our boys for trying to lift others and not just taking the easy win. And we won a much-deserved Control award for programming. Our programmer (who is not my child, btw) is outstanding. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Anyway, back to sewing. I did get my art quilt quilted. It's fully custom. I planned to use 10 different threads, but in the end only used eight. I didn't use the salmon or the lavender. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62TFIAoqfC5rOHQDjgK6vJY-e4HzGJOnoNOKAx1dLE7drMXBHIUl_BBsM_ep9sCvPsgGe5v9IBMypDkuDy7P-p60lfowymxqr1ui4TT0aaSYTB1-boafcoZRbBi3vpK0S9UXKsM5YIzeQF42sK2K1qWvrr4RsbdmmdxKrdCJrbMwgUygEHJmKZWasZp4h/s3024/IMG_1273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62TFIAoqfC5rOHQDjgK6vJY-e4HzGJOnoNOKAx1dLE7drMXBHIUl_BBsM_ep9sCvPsgGe5v9IBMypDkuDy7P-p60lfowymxqr1ui4TT0aaSYTB1-boafcoZRbBi3vpK0S9UXKsM5YIzeQF42sK2K1qWvrr4RsbdmmdxKrdCJrbMwgUygEHJmKZWasZp4h/w1600-h1600/IMG_1273.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I did use the Fil-Tec invisible thread on the borders and on part of the sky. I didn't have to loosen the tension much, which I was surprised by. I did attempt to use it with the IQ, but the tension went really haywire and I had to rip out part of a border and switch back to hand-guided. It's really hard to see where the invisible thread is going. I used the blacklight on my Lucey and that helped some. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFx6JjIyEigvjhfXoiUzNRwnUyUTj2W-gz6GnWyo_5OHreDy0fa66w8agkVUAGO1zoknyfGIvmejsm-vGs0xxSYDRuPXJcDcud-Lge9SlZfDdGIGvvQR0cWGEAivPCrhcJ4LzqHW5J3mHk4kEw7M9OTCZUF_OPf9W80JDKH8F_DLvcvxlL4gm0CMzEfaR/s4032/IMG_1275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFx6JjIyEigvjhfXoiUzNRwnUyUTj2W-gz6GnWyo_5OHreDy0fa66w8agkVUAGO1zoknyfGIvmejsm-vGs0xxSYDRuPXJcDcud-Lge9SlZfDdGIGvvQR0cWGEAivPCrhcJ4LzqHW5J3mHk4kEw7M9OTCZUF_OPf9W80JDKH8F_DLvcvxlL4gm0CMzEfaR/w1600-h1600/IMG_1275.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have a week or so left to get it bound to meet my OMG. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRQEkT_415LqH4aRq_rL0az4oRmFxh703lDGD2pB3Hqo7WPAVW9jLZRdO-ZrNlgL19TMPHZhZhB9tAz5wrWcRQjkYHaDa7zf_0vPB5LdZ6roHAkLnSwt1uHKX9uV9bUKwnySuL8bFzhhjhJlb_e8nWmU45fOPipUzgE32g1Evqj2JIVoZyfypKpAGCezP/s4032/IMG_1276.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRQEkT_415LqH4aRq_rL0az4oRmFxh703lDGD2pB3Hqo7WPAVW9jLZRdO-ZrNlgL19TMPHZhZhB9tAz5wrWcRQjkYHaDa7zf_0vPB5LdZ6roHAkLnSwt1uHKX9uV9bUKwnySuL8bFzhhjhJlb_e8nWmU45fOPipUzgE32g1Evqj2JIVoZyfypKpAGCezP/w1600-h1600/IMG_1276.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Last week I hadn't finished sewing on the borders of my Malted Mystery. I finished those last Wednesday and haven't made any further progress--I was planning to add on the rest of what's left and get it quilted ahead of next month's reveal. Nope. I did wash the backing fabric though. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90fDdO9bvR72dGV8Qww3gDpkIB3qk3ZA8LLurmqVwYGC07hErx1zrwifZ4Ei6ERs94FjfMkmzXeVeCE0jMExwvjhnZTvHvURjxTSEvzSozS3VeWwJ37auuR_sjocV2kvdAaAIs7980IWxx_dsT9J6P9niuiEi3r-BoCe5rW19z4-RwI3xdXbHFWBNcszQ/s2536/IMG_1261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="2536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90fDdO9bvR72dGV8Qww3gDpkIB3qk3ZA8LLurmqVwYGC07hErx1zrwifZ4Ei6ERs94FjfMkmzXeVeCE0jMExwvjhnZTvHvURjxTSEvzSozS3VeWwJ37auuR_sjocV2kvdAaAIs7980IWxx_dsT9J6P9niuiEi3r-BoCe5rW19z4-RwI3xdXbHFWBNcszQ/w1600-h1600/IMG_1261.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I wanted to work on this month's RSC blocks. Nope. I have red scraps all over my cutting mat, but that's as far as I've gotten. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I don't have much to show for client work either. It's been tremendously slow this year. I finished Carol's quilt that I shared last week. I started Sharon's yesterday. She wanted to have 9" circles cut out of the four corners so that she can add some appliqué after quilting. I seriously underestimated the amount of time it would take to edit the design to accomplish her vision. (In other words, I need to do a pricing adjustment if I do that service in the future.) Here's what my screen looked like for the first pass of the quilt. It had 22 tie offs. Yikes!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTCCsluWQHqeoEMjPd3s7_77_vn9bNTGHzSYZK04WJ3e47akAYhH2-UnVY2D7WXkry8HMhyNDqJvCu8hlR4nJELG0VyYCR8UKc7mjZK994IcDWZZhNo4xN7VqfVpXVf-45blSz8AVuRG7lya7nd8U0Zgndg21-6jsBMrWGWvMVTCo9vF33kaGmgqqa-HG/s4032/IMG_1283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTCCsluWQHqeoEMjPd3s7_77_vn9bNTGHzSYZK04WJ3e47akAYhH2-UnVY2D7WXkry8HMhyNDqJvCu8hlR4nJELG0VyYCR8UKc7mjZK994IcDWZZhNo4xN7VqfVpXVf-45blSz8AVuRG7lya7nd8U0Zgndg21-6jsBMrWGWvMVTCo9vF33kaGmgqqa-HG/w1600-h1600/IMG_1283.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My Grassy Creek quilt is now fully ready to enter in the show. I sewed on the hanging sleeve over the weekend. I do not enjoy sewing on hanging sleeves. I'm so glad that part is done!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwd6l-JuBOzwKL9zoo0HYvQfwGR_IQURU-1qp5Sil2aiaNv9vBo1n_v7HVaLnxZNUzC_OhFNJck1P3TFWoJHZ5DwD1DU9qz5o_5PIKJEa5PIzS8ZjYq_kTWpYnVM0yzTzlxxVSLO7urUiVr6XdU3hKc6EAAu94X98iWmeTSlCguLxxV-RDU3qcx8xH-QCe/s4032/IMG_1272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwd6l-JuBOzwKL9zoo0HYvQfwGR_IQURU-1qp5Sil2aiaNv9vBo1n_v7HVaLnxZNUzC_OhFNJck1P3TFWoJHZ5DwD1DU9qz5o_5PIKJEa5PIzS8ZjYq_kTWpYnVM0yzTzlxxVSLO7urUiVr6XdU3hKc6EAAu94X98iWmeTSlCguLxxV-RDU3qcx8xH-QCe/w1600-h1600/IMG_1272.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Here's a photo of the whole quilt.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwESqHVReYqvp6fSevGe_DcIGIe6K-dCzkxkHE1H3RllWcISq2UrGFxFVCtXaZJwZEkWvGg5bW2L4S1o5tp5kmcDxObpWODYdF_O13oqqkTL5JJd_HxF9boQ_wli90m0zkrJZJifzOX4H50LEOmsOh1CK-aGrCM2bj7-S68k-nZTS4tY81UHhELmODK3OG/s4032/IMG_1280.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwESqHVReYqvp6fSevGe_DcIGIe6K-dCzkxkHE1H3RllWcISq2UrGFxFVCtXaZJwZEkWvGg5bW2L4S1o5tp5kmcDxObpWODYdF_O13oqqkTL5JJd_HxF9boQ_wli90m0zkrJZJifzOX4H50LEOmsOh1CK-aGrCM2bj7-S68k-nZTS4tY81UHhELmODK3OG/w1600-h1600/IMG_1280.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">And with that, I shall take my leave. See you next week. </span><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-225/" target="_blank">Quiltery</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, and <a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com" target="_blank">From Bolt to Beauty</a>.</span></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-61409865932683660742024-02-07T07:00:00.116-05:002024-02-09T10:51:37.013-05:00Grassy Creek & Others<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I finished my Grassy Creek quilt on February 1! I entered it in the IHQS and I have attached the label. I still need to attach the hanging sleeve. Once that's on, I'll get a better picture of it. Here are a few pictures for now.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx56BqSo4AiSX5rbeQfbw4fdl-ut6aqYsZ6-jrw0sqJwMTtQz1r0aa_bVGXBipD13PzaoWRlP-XnX3c5N6-vBlCUQE6Dl7x7SFL7nEtTyyV_IA2e9gbOXkAILqh9OScczfXag9P9fa-M1TaqNzcFeL_6BJcpUWsF_-OfTI6JvxXAvVND_2xWghrhCmmx7/s3897/IMG_1252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3897" data-original-width="2922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx56BqSo4AiSX5rbeQfbw4fdl-ut6aqYsZ6-jrw0sqJwMTtQz1r0aa_bVGXBipD13PzaoWRlP-XnX3c5N6-vBlCUQE6Dl7x7SFL7nEtTyyV_IA2e9gbOXkAILqh9OScczfXag9P9fa-M1TaqNzcFeL_6BJcpUWsF_-OfTI6JvxXAvVND_2xWghrhCmmx7/w1600-h1600/IMG_1252.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P8i4EYDmvC1nWYCMCyWM1ULIhZAT7b_p1zFWaLSVQbdfPulSDeHvJIGzYbgcKyP65cb8R158doPpM1K0y2Rrt111whCtIvTbIYIsvRYRhrNOvKT4EDWTRuHpGFn6UZzbhr8Z7Ev6KdzzOl6JVIOIzs76imFSbrTp9SIfG7wO6TdTvLQZk-lF8sseFZRL/s3927/IMG_1251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3927" data-original-width="2945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P8i4EYDmvC1nWYCMCyWM1ULIhZAT7b_p1zFWaLSVQbdfPulSDeHvJIGzYbgcKyP65cb8R158doPpM1K0y2Rrt111whCtIvTbIYIsvRYRhrNOvKT4EDWTRuHpGFn6UZzbhr8Z7Ev6KdzzOl6JVIOIzs76imFSbrTp9SIfG7wO6TdTvLQZk-lF8sseFZRL/w1600-h1600/IMG_1251.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The quilt is 92" x 92" and very heavy. I had to move furniture and stand on a chair to photo this. {I took a lot of photos of my legs and feet. Oops.}<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T91uZihR1rxlajy6YMyE72VnFmma-QQQN3r_N1PGXoCThgjUyDQLhkjQVI4QwpgxQUMm5C2sNRTGW59uxwqHa-kRLBq3p5ZRQYurB_Enl1j82aHlpBdFcXsd7k54_GJtEt8K4MzxwpYjR21TiI3oQDpFoLb0fQgFv2LYmFDlsXY7EPLiFeny06wyjs3_/s3024/IMG_1247.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="3024" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T91uZihR1rxlajy6YMyE72VnFmma-QQQN3r_N1PGXoCThgjUyDQLhkjQVI4QwpgxQUMm5C2sNRTGW59uxwqHa-kRLBq3p5ZRQYurB_Enl1j82aHlpBdFcXsd7k54_GJtEt8K4MzxwpYjR21TiI3oQDpFoLb0fQgFv2LYmFDlsXY7EPLiFeny06wyjs3_/w1600-h1600/IMG_1247.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have sewn two more rows of the Log Cabin Stars quilt together. Remember, my design wall is behind my longarm, so it's usually quite difficult to get a good picture of whatever is on there. This is one weird looking quilt. LOL. I should have worked harder on color placement.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbkEGUKZw_5i1-6P2y41KEZmSmrPDPJ7V8EdJr6BgmuyAbCoRR5YmDmPiEaFjzNzO96jSfJCGOjorI-ebf4kQ6m4fvUm6UObqjkBlXT_A2BWIrgh2WgezBI52FvoB1RYSURcfia668GeKsTViSkVzSEf0TzGoxwrp7S_usW4V_XmjO8A8uXN_PPhHO1Ta/s3542/IMG_1243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3542" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbkEGUKZw_5i1-6P2y41KEZmSmrPDPJ7V8EdJr6BgmuyAbCoRR5YmDmPiEaFjzNzO96jSfJCGOjorI-ebf4kQ6m4fvUm6UObqjkBlXT_A2BWIrgh2WgezBI52FvoB1RYSURcfia668GeKsTViSkVzSEf0TzGoxwrp7S_usW4V_XmjO8A8uXN_PPhHO1Ta/w1600-h1600/IMG_1243.jpeg" width="341" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I'm also working on this month's Malted Mystery clue. I have two more white borders to sew on and then another round of the light green. Next month will be the reveal. I think I can figure out the rest since I took the sneak peek. I may work ahead, but will keep it to myself so as not to spoil the reveal for anyone.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU4y6UwUeI_ASarojjTU6lBlB2lm7sStXHQBxrHmZbxA-khwT8aVDQOVgqTiCXVzED0MTL3fxN1XDJEpc0raVBOfWvJO_WYkL5onI7rcEzQVSVaRP_dEcA92Smq7tGYBuwwiNd-KtHSVhwlhD2woiuOSaMWs7J-pqGNUCUyXpcJ9wm10wLaYx-tRIdPfd/s2988/IMG_1255.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="2988" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU4y6UwUeI_ASarojjTU6lBlB2lm7sStXHQBxrHmZbxA-khwT8aVDQOVgqTiCXVzED0MTL3fxN1XDJEpc0raVBOfWvJO_WYkL5onI7rcEzQVSVaRP_dEcA92Smq7tGYBuwwiNd-KtHSVhwlhD2woiuOSaMWs7J-pqGNUCUyXpcJ9wm10wLaYx-tRIdPfd/w1600-h1600/IMG_1255.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I haven't yet started the SCQG quilt along project--Sun and Sand. I couldn't make a decision on the colors for the first two months, so I decided to start with month 3. But then...these pieces are really tiny. Which is the appropriate ruler to use in this case? Also, there are cutting directions given, but the pieces seem to be twice as big as needed. I'll need to do a test block with the sizes I think should be cut. </span></p><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/AVvXsEjTDK5ZOpuPp-iXtcuHZ_zikmq2xrG3_ILuqft1MEPfGWWFQga7OleOCN7qt2m00n1MBXMGaCrvmTvqyUnt0JAPNyH2CXVvrkCQ1fY3tlZF94SEXLti6-DfWb6Ybvz8zHF4FzKYWlhSH3es4_YBln8QtCVaHkdYVxZOa-es-4x23IGb8Co0SXxRx_wJkXNL/s4032/IMG_1154.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDK5ZOpuPp-iXtcuHZ_zikmq2xrG3_ILuqft1MEPfGWWFQga7OleOCN7qt2m00n1MBXMGaCrvmTvqyUnt0JAPNyH2CXVvrkCQ1fY3tlZF94SEXLti6-DfWb6Ybvz8zHF4FzKYWlhSH3es4_YBln8QtCVaHkdYVxZOa-es-4x23IGb8Co0SXxRx_wJkXNL/w1600-h1600/IMG_1154.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Help! Which ruler?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">As far as my OMG, nope. Haven't had a chance. Maybe this weekend. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have completed a few quilts for others. The first two belong to Amber. She </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">requested loopy meander on the baby quilt and </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">picked Ginger Heart for the yellow quilt.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqq7zMqEVjGh4ItVrfRfdc2Ae8gUd7nhG3O_B8cCeI0V71V2aHv9tQ5qbgBSxbDHAfr-AyGMRvqNtPByJGIRdUlPe08TM4zZ0PuV3PlBXae4BAeXyh7XACmW_rGkoWbXomygjNIabp5L1OE-vflnthueWqAOYuIzgmNIr-fqI7HA0kBWHLpsVVxp4Z_0m8/s4032/IMG_1191.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqq7zMqEVjGh4ItVrfRfdc2Ae8gUd7nhG3O_B8cCeI0V71V2aHv9tQ5qbgBSxbDHAfr-AyGMRvqNtPByJGIRdUlPe08TM4zZ0PuV3PlBXae4BAeXyh7XACmW_rGkoWbXomygjNIabp5L1OE-vflnthueWqAOYuIzgmNIr-fqI7HA0kBWHLpsVVxp4Z_0m8/w1600-h1600/IMG_1191.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qIsJO7luRVNpLvV6vQpK0tDvSYP_sfqWuN9o0SjybcpQkoW9crqOX1eX5NXMF9DWa-3oYhbdYWI338xUJc-SEmslbgoH8UQK3uR5ucMeFC9ttAmayy3wrMblYQSNCkNhqnPR2K61EGwAa2ynRxOvUJL3aAmMeT67KQcwcbkMHIJolgMz2I875Aago6Ar/s4032/IMG_1190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qIsJO7luRVNpLvV6vQpK0tDvSYP_sfqWuN9o0SjybcpQkoW9crqOX1eX5NXMF9DWa-3oYhbdYWI338xUJc-SEmslbgoH8UQK3uR5ucMeFC9ttAmayy3wrMblYQSNCkNhqnPR2K61EGwAa2ynRxOvUJL3aAmMeT67KQcwcbkMHIJolgMz2I875Aago6Ar/w1600-h1600/IMG_1190.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Next I quilted Lovely Loops on Trish's baby quilt. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXL1nu7OuT9NmgaDC2xoJmxuBXs7TrFie8KJprWZQS62gD5msvE6HyUJbiL8aO9zQEfHBSZSi6gYwf9PSgtUwsaS7oV048QMG8EjoVvSGuh4-cS86OMtcMH7kIStgVY8i5oKl0UfcycPalM4LopNA32bg4212rezOBspMd-ZOrYnWW3SBJVqpKsAcRgnF/s4032/IMG_1235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXL1nu7OuT9NmgaDC2xoJmxuBXs7TrFie8KJprWZQS62gD5msvE6HyUJbiL8aO9zQEfHBSZSi6gYwf9PSgtUwsaS7oV048QMG8EjoVvSGuh4-cS86OMtcMH7kIStgVY8i5oKl0UfcycPalM4LopNA32bg4212rezOBspMd-ZOrYnWW3SBJVqpKsAcRgnF/w1600-h1600/IMG_1235.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Right now I am just about halfway through Carol's quilt. She picked Denali and Cool Mint thread. I hadn't stitched Denali in a while and forgot how slow it is. It has a ton of backtracking. It does, however, look fantastic on her quilt.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6H841wBgDQ5ZWwo1hsNztMFV6PHrZVuwvcO3f20NOZcsF1O_LJqd6PMI29eEgI1AKifH45oc8RLQ1SmvhuwesT6hPITt29l-1npiW9qc-Ee1F6yhii2tSjSe9algWY9-LE9Q7lL7m_W0dqFMKczBtOTmE1dZxDZiRn4aXbXe4pmgkV7X4JbuZaqaXSa-/s3024/IMG_1256.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6H841wBgDQ5ZWwo1hsNztMFV6PHrZVuwvcO3f20NOZcsF1O_LJqd6PMI29eEgI1AKifH45oc8RLQ1SmvhuwesT6hPITt29l-1npiW9qc-Ee1F6yhii2tSjSe9algWY9-LE9Q7lL7m_W0dqFMKczBtOTmE1dZxDZiRn4aXbXe4pmgkV7X4JbuZaqaXSa-/w1600-h1600/IMG_1256.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We had a robotics tournament last weekend. I did end up volunteering and worked as a line queuer again. Basically you make sure the teams are lined up ahead of their match and send them out to the appropriate field at the appropriate time. Our boys had a tough day. They lost their first three rounds and you could see them becoming a little more discouraged each time. Two of the boys had band competitions, so could not attend.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiefClOgar530kRm_AphAXAkLnD4UU0H173nJJQ5elaVFlCtUaK-pnHa2Mw5Ld4DY_9zW5wE_tu_ieCWy-c1OBenZHwtLhDHYN3junIBkMNFuf-ZhTL3gCuv1_Nhdkkxa_1a26HYHRf4QCti71gL9uMUuh_JzLWwUntEYSETlyTsgb47TusUP2qBoLnRj2/s4032/IMG_1214.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiefClOgar530kRm_AphAXAkLnD4UU0H173nJJQ5elaVFlCtUaK-pnHa2Mw5Ld4DY_9zW5wE_tu_ieCWy-c1OBenZHwtLhDHYN3junIBkMNFuf-ZhTL3gCuv1_Nhdkkxa_1a26HYHRf4QCti71gL9uMUuh_JzLWwUntEYSETlyTsgb47TusUP2qBoLnRj2/w1600-h1600/IMG_1214.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We felt good going in to the fourth match. They were paired with a stronger team than their morning matchups had been. They had a great autonomous portion, scoring 50 points, but their robot's arm came down on the field enclosure and the head ref gave them a yellow card instead of a penalty. He then told them they weren't allowed to pick up their controller to run the rest of the match. Somehow they ended up winning that round, which was very sweet because they were going against the number two seed. I think we were ranked 20 out of 28 at that point. We looked at the rules and found out that the ref should have called that only a penalty and they absolutely should have been able to play the rest of the match, but decided not to contest it since we had won anyway. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Their last match of the day they were paired with the other team from our town. They ended up putting up the highest score in the state with that match and it moved us up to #14. The other team went into finals alliances as the number one seed. They picked the number two seed and us as their alliance team. And we won. We were of more help to the #1 team than the #2 team was, which made it even better. Our pair ups with team #1 are now the top four scores in the state, I think. Since both of those teams already had gotten state bids, we were able to move up into the state bid for the #1 alliance. The boys were so pumped!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Then we won the Design Award, given for best function and aesthetic. That was totally my son's work and nice to see their very reliable robot finally recognized. (Teams #1 and #2 spend most of their time between matches repairing everything.) So we had a lot of highs and lows, but it worked out in the end and our very introverted boys were just beaming. They also got a 3rd place Control Award for programming.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK4VEX9oohR0vWo9rU8rNCjF9DsouTz3mQkuqI5E_clRP6H8GPC0WshW2I0ffH0GXIFjVv-hGAoL29guijyx35qOg2PcG7Jxq1FA8oqV2M2WAK26AUZdf8hI2Io-SNXLiOOBEjwRPrGFgt9Mo9OHei6kB_KRzx_zbchGaQPYjt9XX-O6jHo2GwodXbNWW/s2467/IMG_1226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2467" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK4VEX9oohR0vWo9rU8rNCjF9DsouTz3mQkuqI5E_clRP6H8GPC0WshW2I0ffH0GXIFjVv-hGAoL29guijyx35qOg2PcG7Jxq1FA8oqV2M2WAK26AUZdf8hI2Io-SNXLiOOBEjwRPrGFgt9Mo9OHei6kB_KRzx_zbchGaQPYjt9XX-O6jHo2GwodXbNWW/w1600-h1600/IMG_1226.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We have another competition this weekend (I think I'm gonna stay home and sew this time), then the state championship in one month.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've managed to avoid jury duty so far. They didn't call my number for last week's trial and no trials were scheduled this week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-224-linky-party/" target="_blank">Quiltery</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addic</a>t, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/02/snarky-bracelets-and-another-giveaway.html" target="_blank">From Bolt to Beauty</a>, and <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>.</span></p>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-42297445455638500202024-02-01T00:05:00.038-05:002024-02-01T00:05:00.185-05:00February One Monthly Goal<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"> Welcome to another month of manageable goal setting. I hope you'll join in.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdtMHUw_aHa1CkRcpiPQVuzDFuoKt8rVIYmJ6dFH7Q6tnpQWihin-qhUUMpTTzS8vDpE6bimMAnz6b9p7_wPoMg_tYuTYNO2j9F3C1tEDVjUyQH7jTajvX3w3C3oRdS1ARpi_O0U7-DR2S2b8nrhdKYGdBCZEuCHF6XLF0LohUUtBrENSwUuh1HpRwq3d/s1080/february.png" 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/AVvXsEhXdtMHUw_aHa1CkRcpiPQVuzDFuoKt8rVIYmJ6dFH7Q6tnpQWihin-qhUUMpTTzS8vDpE6bimMAnz6b9p7_wPoMg_tYuTYNO2j9F3C1tEDVjUyQH7jTajvX3w3C3oRdS1ARpi_O0U7-DR2S2b8nrhdKYGdBCZEuCHF6XLF0LohUUtBrENSwUuh1HpRwq3d/s320/february.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-style: italic;">New to One Monthly Goal? Welcome! To join, share a photo of your project plus some words about what you want to accomplish in a blog post or </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-style: italic;">Instagram post and add that photo to the link up. Return at the end of the month and share your results. (Results link up opens for the last 7 days of the month.)</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">My February is a busy one. We have two robotics competitions, Quilt Con, IHQS, and possibly a day at a retreat. Add the unknown quantity of jury duty, and I decided to choose something fairly small for this month's goal. It's also something I've been putting off for quite some time.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">My goal for this month is to quilt and bind this art quilt. The green backing fabric is left over from my very first quilt, which I completed in 1996. The binding fabric will match the borders. I will use a batting remnant as well.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoWVqmisbUvkYIIXsWi9-rFKZI4K4cLiR7xSNPBKf4ohswssOVTStmcrIaFUBverPEGin1Ka8omDgH7nVD8tkWqKL5UkTzQblc7VBnXV-giQrGKJ-6JX750_7lGXaDc3umQfxDgO0DdJCtpr2vnmNeLNqPaF833C56nTteUO8BidCQPSDhc-led9XV4UL/s3024/IMG_1124.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoWVqmisbUvkYIIXsWi9-rFKZI4K4cLiR7xSNPBKf4ohswssOVTStmcrIaFUBverPEGin1Ka8omDgH7nVD8tkWqKL5UkTzQblc7VBnXV-giQrGKJ-6JX750_7lGXaDc3umQfxDgO0DdJCtpr2vnmNeLNqPaF833C56nTteUO8BidCQPSDhc-led9XV4UL/w1600-h1600/IMG_1124.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now it's your turn to set a goal. </span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; line-height: 21.56px;">The One Monthly Goal accomplishment link up will be available on<b> February 23</b>. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-90173490299948029192024-01-31T07:00:00.088-05:002024-02-06T11:46:45.814-05:00Binding & Grunge<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have very little to show this week. I've been quite busy trying to get the binding sewn on to my Grassy Creek so that I can enter it in the show. Last week I was panicking a bit because the piece of Moda Grunge in fabric in the Calypso color way that I'd ordered on eBay (seller from TX) that said it should be delivered by 22 Monday did not show up until 26 Friday. I ordered another piece from Fat Quarter Shop (which I should have done in the first place because the angst wasn't worth saving a few dollars) on Monday and it showed up on Saturday. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3QVlbE2tOXi1ulfGiitlbeUTteSW0e8H1gxIA3iaSIYDLFeNq9R7pI-wKFR9LLLVV9bmKFb4YnvBMvBbLq6xCEHsnCDMwloPipHXosV7eWtTO4gGURZlny5-Ied1o0WxF0E5MkH0y2X_zq5SD1vDGRKqqCUdI2aQ23bGpoj5i5Phc0gqc_kaQmsQakhg/s4032/IMG_1136.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3QVlbE2tOXi1ulfGiitlbeUTteSW0e8H1gxIA3iaSIYDLFeNq9R7pI-wKFR9LLLVV9bmKFb4YnvBMvBbLq6xCEHsnCDMwloPipHXosV7eWtTO4gGURZlny5-Ied1o0WxF0E5MkH0y2X_zq5SD1vDGRKqqCUdI2aQ23bGpoj5i5Phc0gqc_kaQmsQakhg/w1600-h1600/IMG_1136.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Midweek I was debating cutting up the piece I did have, which would have been about four strips too short. I thought maybe I could start sewing down what I had, then add the extra strips once one of the fabrics arrived. {Big thanks to a couple of you out there for listening to me whine about it via email.} I was planning to cut and sew on Thursday, but my day got away from me while working on someone's quilt. Friday morning my initial order showed up, so I washed that and got to work. Saturday the FQS order, ordered a week after the original piece, showed up.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">When I was considering using the Grunge I already had and adding extra to it later, I assumed that the color would be very similar and you wouldn't be able to tell. I assumed wrong. Nancy asked me if the pieces matched, and the short answer is NO. I think the fabric is busy enough that it wouldn't have been super noticeable, but they are very different.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The original piece must have been purchased in late 2020 when I started working on the quilt. It is the smallest piece, on the top of the picture. The piece from eBay that I ended up using is in the middle, and the FQS piece is on the bottom. All have been washed and dried. I didn't iron the piece from FQS for the photos. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcZFwc3Kkf1sdpPieu2Y2y1KoTEN5ExXcknCxA3bA38xRQKw4tr-M5WwaJt10_pJ2pgUibHYOv8HNzYEMHcmj5lp1TGCpvo_O6czRvQiWxj3W5JQsYxtkXil8DK_zrhnDBBY2ONvxCm9kWHHLODW2NVATej6rRqE85WqnoGuvMzMDwWLeeYSVwBzjMRdx/s3720/IMG_1159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3720" data-original-width="2587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcZFwc3Kkf1sdpPieu2Y2y1KoTEN5ExXcknCxA3bA38xRQKw4tr-M5WwaJt10_pJ2pgUibHYOv8HNzYEMHcmj5lp1TGCpvo_O6czRvQiWxj3W5JQsYxtkXil8DK_zrhnDBBY2ONvxCm9kWHHLODW2NVATej6rRqE85WqnoGuvMzMDwWLeeYSVwBzjMRdx/w1600-h1600/IMG_1159.jpeg" width="279" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Another difference on the newer pieces is the size of the selvedge. That one really surprised me, far more than the color variations. I don't have the selvedge from the original piece available.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDoaRplnFlyi9ap331UzHtHOct0SG8zBrYt4bnGcs60jI4AMnlsbafcyPhnkHrRiy7Rlu5vqyU1S1h8Fh9PG6jntUABEHed3xGBFqJ4uW-mfWkxmUSoqnExjvM2K9oyNJw9_LQmN3_foVjxdlATPDswyG9ZsoUlU0E1Dupfe1vWEFmsXO0irnRwNVmTo3/s3024/IMG_1160%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDoaRplnFlyi9ap331UzHtHOct0SG8zBrYt4bnGcs60jI4AMnlsbafcyPhnkHrRiy7Rlu5vqyU1S1h8Fh9PG6jntUABEHed3xGBFqJ4uW-mfWkxmUSoqnExjvM2K9oyNJw9_LQmN3_foVjxdlATPDswyG9ZsoUlU0E1Dupfe1vWEFmsXO0irnRwNVmTo3/w1600-h1600/IMG_1160%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The difference is most visible on the back. Look at how different they are! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLGYSDdMOzvyN6Mlnf0eUXTdw5cJeewkYcaGTWRNuPL_ly5KBljjHOwg4WuuFSKfvyDVhxfhO9lw9jjoAozDgVLBg65UACzBK4LZPB22IgVO4J1ijzdtXWKrg-kZ3hD0k1r4WxF46UOgjKCDGVxgoLAhuMHU1hYVbi85aKdK8_aaGBAdSypY6sSzg0Pje/s4032/IMG_1164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLGYSDdMOzvyN6Mlnf0eUXTdw5cJeewkYcaGTWRNuPL_ly5KBljjHOwg4WuuFSKfvyDVhxfhO9lw9jjoAozDgVLBg65UACzBK4LZPB22IgVO4J1ijzdtXWKrg-kZ3hD0k1r4WxF46UOgjKCDGVxgoLAhuMHU1hYVbi85aKdK8_aaGBAdSypY6sSzg0Pje/w1600-h1600/IMG_1164.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmsErv9CNlHK-qWpPhO7LoPmvJl4bHFxBrxGCuHayl3vFbz0oSFO_MT-pwEG4wgieMstfqhSF563Ag0XNNChJpXtuci4FBBqFw3Ip0wZu0KPmk_t8__pwHQq5LBtLEHt6xb-YdhGVjwCjbgwOf2ye39ABLCxy3Wmz9B2DrmJ6JE8BlQ5YJoXTpPFtWRU6/s3024/IMG_1163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmsErv9CNlHK-qWpPhO7LoPmvJl4bHFxBrxGCuHayl3vFbz0oSFO_MT-pwEG4wgieMstfqhSF563Ag0XNNChJpXtuci4FBBqFw3Ip0wZu0KPmk_t8__pwHQq5LBtLEHt6xb-YdhGVjwCjbgwOf2ye39ABLCxy3Wmz9B2DrmJ6JE8BlQ5YJoXTpPFtWRU6/w1600-h1600/IMG_1163.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've been binding like crazy in the evenings and my hands are sore. Right now I'm 3/4 of the way done, so I'm in pretty good shape. I have until the 5th to register my quilt. I think I should be able to finish up the binding tonight, or tomorrow night at the latest. I have the hanging sleeve and the label made and those will need to be attached before the drop of day of February 24. Actually, they'll need to be done before I leave for Quilt Con, so before the 21st, but I can always safety pin on the hanging sleeve if I run out of time.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1eEQnjRK5Zr17knFqix3GEgAsJlHDpjVpj5YcKh8SyYpH1f2CVyiCYRDXJmgCeGQUl_mT73DdFCZrh5t29gJntN8GcBxrKsPKfuLxR-9_xadOvzf0XZlUuAlAE9rmFdUqzKK31MZyBMdekbcfMjMzZ68b7i1dXZRGZXf2QunQ0MwrGjTRPKXe4W-3yC1/s4032/IMG_1150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1eEQnjRK5Zr17knFqix3GEgAsJlHDpjVpj5YcKh8SyYpH1f2CVyiCYRDXJmgCeGQUl_mT73DdFCZrh5t29gJntN8GcBxrKsPKfuLxR-9_xadOvzf0XZlUuAlAE9rmFdUqzKK31MZyBMdekbcfMjMzZ68b7i1dXZRGZXf2QunQ0MwrGjTRPKXe4W-3yC1/w1600-h1600/IMG_1150.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Meanwhile, I've worked on a few quilts. I had to do some thinking and creative piecing on Mary Ann's quilt. This was a big quilt, 109" x 129", and her wideback ombre fabric didn't quite cover her quilt. She gave me more of a different wideback since the original one was unavailable. I put strips of the second fabric at top and bottom and attempted to center her quilt, but like I always tell people, don't plan on it being perfect. I had everything measured, pinned, and marked, but the quilt shrunk up quite a bit during quilting, so the strips at the top and bottom didn't end up being equal like I'd planned. It took me a day to piece the backing and get everything loaded and set up and two days to quilt it with the Paw Prints design she picked. I chose purple thread, Glide Lilac, for the top thread.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSAhDe_up2TC-nP0A06-MRHKpkvnthFYpWtkU9VmezvA29lw3ZU_XMc4jPR-nlXaIgUoEhFX1BxoRp4N2-0CM7AlaaJX-gH3Rcr_l7YCJ2cgbIZLhkKJa4YjgPBbEVh4EegieYXUQ3gz74rtMLCCaAUjdQP2QLyB42RARVOdfYQ-5_ngJQYpVqXZzjYAB/s4032/IMG_1125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSAhDe_up2TC-nP0A06-MRHKpkvnthFYpWtkU9VmezvA29lw3ZU_XMc4jPR-nlXaIgUoEhFX1BxoRp4N2-0CM7AlaaJX-gH3Rcr_l7YCJ2cgbIZLhkKJa4YjgPBbEVh4EegieYXUQ3gz74rtMLCCaAUjdQP2QLyB42RARVOdfYQ-5_ngJQYpVqXZzjYAB/w1600-h1600/IMG_1125.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I also quilted another of Margaret's scrap quilts. She decided on String of Hearts for the quilting. My daughter and I selected Glide Sand for the thread color.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E2LFI6X3c3QgPJkxmyAp3Pr8fEgUDPc0jqL1uarRQs4VCxQa4uuab_mKciGioclyYB75VzA0SmwsxSXW8pTVG-9r2Qdd7LYIJT5qi13_ljal9G7KwBy2lnJTe3PPQjNobQiu2taseTgdCbnHTAQlaYQiclxrAOVqT1_69uvjVVVkwZcR8kTNjASyLg-E/s4032/IMG_1158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E2LFI6X3c3QgPJkxmyAp3Pr8fEgUDPc0jqL1uarRQs4VCxQa4uuab_mKciGioclyYB75VzA0SmwsxSXW8pTVG-9r2Qdd7LYIJT5qi13_ljal9G7KwBy2lnJTe3PPQjNobQiu2taseTgdCbnHTAQlaYQiclxrAOVqT1_69uvjVVVkwZcR8kTNjASyLg-E/w1600-h1600/IMG_1158.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I started Shirley's quilt. This one is fully pieced front and back. She requested small scale Stipple. I'll finish this one this afternoon after I get home from my haircut.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUPjS-SE1Jx-D8hGstDa5WSToGmjoThC_l-rstItA7Fa3AlnpYh_OJVhtJ5d6Xs14V-IIiJzhUsXlGWz_D2ef7sMmO0OFXj8yQ4ljul8VPy6e32wgUm8Yxy42CUBMFMCTgX0vLD6_pFGql0MaxpstGjlr7bHWyUv_r-65as1XVOQwJpNZ7VY9z1llJdyp/s4032/IMG_1177.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUPjS-SE1Jx-D8hGstDa5WSToGmjoThC_l-rstItA7Fa3AlnpYh_OJVhtJ5d6Xs14V-IIiJzhUsXlGWz_D2ef7sMmO0OFXj8yQ4ljul8VPy6e32wgUm8Yxy42CUBMFMCTgX0vLD6_pFGql0MaxpstGjlr7bHWyUv_r-65as1XVOQwJpNZ7VY9z1llJdyp/w1600-h1600/IMG_1177.HEIC" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Besides the binding, we are gearing up for the first of our two February robotics tournaments. They need volunteers again this weekend, so I'm sort of considering it. I had fun at the last one, but I didn't get to see our team compete. Oh, and 40% of our team has to attend a school band event, so they will miss the tourney. 😬</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Henry the rooster has a sore on his foot. We think it might be bumble foot. My daughter and husband gave him an Epsom salt soak, followed by applying medicine and wrapping the injury, over the weekend. The wrap is still on and he's still able to get in and out of the coop, so we'll have to see how it goes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My month of jury duty starts tomorrow. I have to call in tonight to see if I need to report. Let's hope I don't, because I don't want to make time to sit on a jury and I really don't feel comfortable judging someone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">A few odds and ends of sewing: the next Malted Mystery quilt clue comes out tomorrow. Will this be the final month? Here is my PHD progress so far. I'm hoping to be able to update that chart soon!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-l-zvL3y_yGJgfbIZKGLjabs11IJ65mh9CyPKaf5BOQDLXWT1sM3TG9gVs3sQibqMFO9GpMPVHvh9gPqVzRVl7Nvlc2s8SFrFLLFLDBf7TmocZJObl0OIdDJU9Etpc5M82pci_Ysntj_ErBSE2oIvfwau2Nw_dB8olCSm8rV24m2dGBS6ZW50O_hq_xRQ/s1030/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-30%20at%204.24.26%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="1030" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-l-zvL3y_yGJgfbIZKGLjabs11IJ65mh9CyPKaf5BOQDLXWT1sM3TG9gVs3sQibqMFO9GpMPVHvh9gPqVzRVl7Nvlc2s8SFrFLLFLDBf7TmocZJObl0OIdDJU9Etpc5M82pci_Ysntj_ErBSE2oIvfwau2Nw_dB8olCSm8rV24m2dGBS6ZW50O_hq_xRQ/w1600-h1600/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-30%20at%204.24.26%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/2024/01/31/january-phd-in-2024/comment-page-1/#respond" target="_blank">Link to PHD here.</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div>And finally, the February OMG link up starts tomorrow. I hope you'll join us.</span><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with<a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-223-linky-party/" target="_blank"> For the Love of Geese/Quiltery</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, and <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>, and <a href="http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com" target="_blank">From Bolt to Beauty</a>.<br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-76440503254898687062024-01-25T00:05:00.066-05:002024-01-25T00:05:00.195-05:00January One Monthly Goal Finish<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">How did you do with your January goal?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivETSG977Ny1cFrwcYxaEc5eJJmIEGtbhUL8KOpPOIi1nNWVP3wi6efuVP3qWHV_xpe8sln8gzrdblxVM14EE5YqOt-fWPw7bAVtVaofW_kAJCWSksLI9vS1FNCzNfICirPTl4iGhS82-uYigOdRiqUk0MUi1VDOLt7gxtofm5O6Coao-Qu7MsU3a3noQo/s1080/january.png" 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/AVvXsEivETSG977Ny1cFrwcYxaEc5eJJmIEGtbhUL8KOpPOIi1nNWVP3wi6efuVP3qWHV_xpe8sln8gzrdblxVM14EE5YqOt-fWPw7bAVtVaofW_kAJCWSksLI9vS1FNCzNfICirPTl4iGhS82-uYigOdRiqUk0MUi1VDOLt7gxtofm5O6Coao-Qu7MsU3a3noQo/s1600/january.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">My goal was to complete my Grassy Creek top. I am happy to report that this thing is finally done. I started it late 2020. If you want to read more about my border process, check out yesterday's post just below this one.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa5f85e9IrAtFZwpMABsIfntHLAWNMizELfHAP0GA0NnI41ztfbCZjSOf4Kg18YvGGyJSPYS0f99k5gmW5njdi3vJqOHBRabI-echEJBaw0K8rTRStLr2E5-cpQjeTKmuO8XvQO7Np23jhgmeNNdlbevTjWYynWIy1_oSpD4NzpxLDamdPD-kC1tpwoka/s3024/IMG_1095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa5f85e9IrAtFZwpMABsIfntHLAWNMizELfHAP0GA0NnI41ztfbCZjSOf4Kg18YvGGyJSPYS0f99k5gmW5njdi3vJqOHBRabI-echEJBaw0K8rTRStLr2E5-cpQjeTKmuO8XvQO7Np23jhgmeNNdlbevTjWYynWIy1_oSpD4NzpxLDamdPD-kC1tpwoka/s1600/IMG_1095.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I am also happy to report that I got it quilted. It took FOREVER! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqftAslNsIJeWBbQOOdNlp0D5V-6BTgWWIEgfchLQ-UjaoiWdOcdxExZRV_DQDHtYlq5eVF1Ig-Q_-px2ssyO-cmxVOe9lFfEubNyrXJyiTvVHxHS_EeLTSPB_tV-uyIZJGUQiQDAMqZ4Cd0o9q7gxsPkQpD4fcJw-JudoAVGwLfrLtulIi4YFuX_hADm/s4032/IMG_1110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqftAslNsIJeWBbQOOdNlp0D5V-6BTgWWIEgfchLQ-UjaoiWdOcdxExZRV_DQDHtYlq5eVF1Ig-Q_-px2ssyO-cmxVOe9lFfEubNyrXJyiTvVHxHS_EeLTSPB_tV-uyIZJGUQiQDAMqZ4Cd0o9q7gxsPkQpD4fcJw-JudoAVGwLfrLtulIi4YFuX_hADm/w1600-h1600/IMG_1110.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I chose the Lovely Loops pantograph, Glide thread in Seagull, and Quilters Dream Cotton Deluxe batting. This quilt weighs a ton!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBBIvqgnd9s0xSeq3aGI8ir-MtXTb3_Zd5m5SwZ852uOI6oS1l6DGHqRE5_Snru7IKhKMOyAeBilNQwsVzvX69IshoBnMqorbPBo6WzJz_BYI5AXYaDfHTUj91Ao-3Z5XZGClh26tT6B0VMVOZUgiCGLGdsD9UXPadFBcXZaqE7Z9Wrb4faSrKnsjFKP4/s4032/IMG_1121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBBIvqgnd9s0xSeq3aGI8ir-MtXTb3_Zd5m5SwZ852uOI6oS1l6DGHqRE5_Snru7IKhKMOyAeBilNQwsVzvX69IshoBnMqorbPBo6WzJz_BYI5AXYaDfHTUj91Ao-3Z5XZGClh26tT6B0VMVOZUgiCGLGdsD9UXPadFBcXZaqE7Z9Wrb4faSrKnsjFKP4/w1600-h1600/IMG_1121.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr8LqyVJuUVatynr1BexIHzd21h8EUvUphD7fxMrOg6boiOog7-sNBubKeKtE3WTPk4rn7CF47QpWQHNF2AvMVj86X73N3G3l5EIA8gO7bo-wcPtNbyk38ZeUSj9m_mWJfJ6Hwf6dq1_6O6M65tU8DTb4llITWoZjuR4Z3hN6LhmW2WG9VssgptS5ZRTA/s3024/IMG_1120.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr8LqyVJuUVatynr1BexIHzd21h8EUvUphD7fxMrOg6boiOog7-sNBubKeKtE3WTPk4rn7CF47QpWQHNF2AvMVj86X73N3G3l5EIA8gO7bo-wcPtNbyk38ZeUSj9m_mWJfJ6Hwf6dq1_6O6M65tU8DTb4llITWoZjuR4Z3hN6LhmW2WG9VssgptS5ZRTA/w1600-h1600/IMG_1120.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I am still hoping to have enough time to get the quilt bound before the IHQS entry drop off on February 24. </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I really wish I would have had enough fabric left to make binding, but I didn't (with the exception of the bright green, but I think that would be just too much). </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Unfortunately, the fabric I ordered for the binding seems to have gotten lost in the USPS system. I ordered another piece from somewhere else and I'm really hoping it arrives this week. I am not particularly fast at hand binding and the quilt is 93 x 93. If I think I can get it done for the show (I have until 8 pm on February 5 to enter it), it will also need a hanging sleeve and a label attached. Yikes! Oh, and I'm heading for Quilt Con on the 21st and I also have been assigned jury duty for the month of February. Good grief!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Well, I hope your month has been successful and less chaotic than mine. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Now it's your turn to share your progress. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-2210494079749230302024-01-24T07:00:00.146-05:002024-01-27T14:16:37.575-05:00Making Marks & RSC<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've been working on Grassy Creek. One thing I discovered that wasn't mentioned in the directions is that the seams of string pieced border units really need to be aligned with the seam lines of the blocks in the top. I discovered this the hard way after sewing a 93" seam and then unsewing when I saw how bad it looked without the alignment. I've marked the photos with blue lines to show where I aligned.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RYBxL8B8qfcrPKsTKrrYe0ns_dYRC0-8hreWsJQCfxJOhnLDffSXHwfpE0CC6mhLiO_mDZrq5K3hO50wvvgDUK-QeuGMbhKigOHNcB_tI-_Bj7Xb4Gqe_sFJ59jfuOZTwOepd-NaFQXIXqnBhFe5Nek3PhMBpByHMZCIYAxx7l6Wyb5f50I2gS-Fp9iY/s4032/IMG_1089.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RYBxL8B8qfcrPKsTKrrYe0ns_dYRC0-8hreWsJQCfxJOhnLDffSXHwfpE0CC6mhLiO_mDZrq5K3hO50wvvgDUK-QeuGMbhKigOHNcB_tI-_Bj7Xb4Gqe_sFJ59jfuOZTwOepd-NaFQXIXqnBhFe5Nek3PhMBpByHMZCIYAxx7l6Wyb5f50I2gS-Fp9iY/w1600-h1600/IMG_1089.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpI-K8cBp1X3VHZhY8ALUA06GFJoVcbIGrfgZMivOqQPksgwdcG2T5imR8uRDXckAWr_isaKIycXbimEebiEePuT-ZRBZL3C1AuBRqh4pQXPNV8GT8ffXPyAgvkxwJXrzttgGo9l-pWyCi0zjya9P2LSlCUaOJ-SjA9g7NOuYA__wXd-9piDKlFn3KOVg/s1346/IMG_1087.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="896" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpI-K8cBp1X3VHZhY8ALUA06GFJoVcbIGrfgZMivOqQPksgwdcG2T5imR8uRDXckAWr_isaKIycXbimEebiEePuT-ZRBZL3C1AuBRqh4pQXPNV8GT8ffXPyAgvkxwJXrzttgGo9l-pWyCi0zjya9P2LSlCUaOJ-SjA9g7NOuYA__wXd-9piDKlFn3KOVg/w1600-h1600/IMG_1087.jpeg" width="266" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my quilt top with two of the borders attached.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVrN2oSx1T4-z8hZFJLOMqseml2nB9_NJvORwTXrQyqUlTMzq7T2iA_LfgCK_bzW3y2gKDFXG_VmULWXajCJWG7u_oM3RbEFJTC-4j81K8JOa5_Ahgcb_WfPb4U3AWe9WSR0xXKVj_UMJuOXtUh5NWHpHhMhMZvHrKOM2FNX9OEpQbDDT3TuzdR5S4aCD/s4032/IMG_1087%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVrN2oSx1T4-z8hZFJLOMqseml2nB9_NJvORwTXrQyqUlTMzq7T2iA_LfgCK_bzW3y2gKDFXG_VmULWXajCJWG7u_oM3RbEFJTC-4j81K8JOa5_Ahgcb_WfPb4U3AWe9WSR0xXKVj_UMJuOXtUh5NWHpHhMhMZvHrKOM2FNX9OEpQbDDT3TuzdR5S4aCD/w1600-h1600/IMG_1087%202.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Log Cabin Stars is another one where I found I needed to mark where each seam line should meet in order to look best. I hasn't anticipated this and it took a while to mark everything and sew two rows together. Again, I marked the photo with blue lines to indicate where I drew alignment marks. That dark mark on the lower left star is a shadow from my phone.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_GChFsb1tW6UCuxK1B7KVjTgP2n83524f4ZjMI_90TAIWeDc7AZsu9_CjNLlPu4jC_7Hh-2_vSV_nBNQ_Ra-VWUJwZBN90QQLJX6gJhTCVjn4oQ7MTBXvgvVVTL_GiGzbj8dsDv1dVKPOVCVGrGP4iti8umH41neLzOVA_f0u4hlBiwTa4hWdFRTsUKL/s4032/IMG_1123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_GChFsb1tW6UCuxK1B7KVjTgP2n83524f4ZjMI_90TAIWeDc7AZsu9_CjNLlPu4jC_7Hh-2_vSV_nBNQ_Ra-VWUJwZBN90QQLJX6gJhTCVjn4oQ7MTBXvgvVVTL_GiGzbj8dsDv1dVKPOVCVGrGP4iti8umH41neLzOVA_f0u4hlBiwTa4hWdFRTsUKL/w1600-h1600/IMG_1123.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Even though it takes quite a while, I plan to continue marking and pinning as I assemble more of this quilt because I think it is faster and less painless to mark than to rip out poorly aligned pieces. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I was able to complete my Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks for this month. I used Sandra's <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/05/slab-star-quilt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Strippy Slab Star pattern</a> and decided to make two blocks for each color that is assigned. Here are my blocks in progress. I notice I had one of the HST turned in the picture. Oops!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Hq2VBqjEgAeFfOEmr3gFFBOjtZvCr7QCcAcMSYgxJUxkLKWjxJzoxz0f6pdbkuDwFJp_fzQhUd0A8bpa6I6D2QnYSknIR4Xv4HHoHTJPk_LP6EjR1JUzMAtw8MDx17o58cEFjkl9uWc11TU1j4obst8OBgGH_0kpvtkphXeeWg0CpSOU-UiMADGVzwnj/s4032/IMG_1111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Hq2VBqjEgAeFfOEmr3gFFBOjtZvCr7QCcAcMSYgxJUxkLKWjxJzoxz0f6pdbkuDwFJp_fzQhUd0A8bpa6I6D2QnYSknIR4Xv4HHoHTJPk_LP6EjR1JUzMAtw8MDx17o58cEFjkl9uWc11TU1j4obst8OBgGH_0kpvtkphXeeWg0CpSOU-UiMADGVzwnj/w1600-h1600/IMG_1111.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>And here are my finished blocks. See that green floral print just under the monkey print in the photo below? That is a leftover from a shirt I made my daughter when she was around three. She's a senior in college now! Actually, now that I think about it, the green Christmas tree print is from an outfit I made her when she was in kindergarten. Time sure flies.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKL06Xp2xWzi2-p4wboxqrxtNzzYrcfsw9uWPGHztLwplFIfrbhnRUMKsTc8UBsdbzql95P5bt77Mb8QLW97btewkfmamImj5Sg7Uqpv9MnlA7FTshYAt1s75Kba6Z8j_AOOTA8WXXPwdbDfM6JVzTlhqM0FaKC1DaHdHOp12zFYH7mSWcH2Sma4NhTKer/s2962/IMG_1116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="2962" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKL06Xp2xWzi2-p4wboxqrxtNzzYrcfsw9uWPGHztLwplFIfrbhnRUMKsTc8UBsdbzql95P5bt77Mb8QLW97btewkfmamImj5Sg7Uqpv9MnlA7FTshYAt1s75Kba6Z8j_AOOTA8WXXPwdbDfM6JVzTlhqM0FaKC1DaHdHOp12zFYH7mSWcH2Sma4NhTKer/w1600-h1600/IMG_1116.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKow1Mdn1b61it-8cIn8ODxit6x41N7DnjVlja03pfyF3DKsRCcVRHQqfMgD4Su3aLpSId8zkPrAdUKY4kj3m9lXPfo65Y2p4FOTmGFGO7uHRfXoArNAdh982VQ07rP3GcK4rZeY1hRdSWFidUtX-5d_PecoQnQ4fRz1OOONnFavwVMH-_G9311M9ejuSO/s3024/IMG_1115.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKow1Mdn1b61it-8cIn8ODxit6x41N7DnjVlja03pfyF3DKsRCcVRHQqfMgD4Su3aLpSId8zkPrAdUKY4kj3m9lXPfo65Y2p4FOTmGFGO7uHRfXoArNAdh982VQ07rP3GcK4rZeY1hRdSWFidUtX-5d_PecoQnQ4fRz1OOONnFavwVMH-_G9311M9ejuSO/w400-h400/IMG_1115.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-fE3nvbOGgOBxpgSStLM-ewieY7JZxqWCmxGnvqKOErBlVbWI1C-C2GsY1BbWh6M6ojlOXHjgW2eKqU2sCOnYIjZDawne2Ks8aiGUDGYAO0dMibW3AbnpPdemaXnoogV5y06LUcCTTlrnqpAz6VXH3duv7Gcq9404mANINddkuZVtZrSQt7YxeEd0wRT/s3024/IMG_1114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-fE3nvbOGgOBxpgSStLM-ewieY7JZxqWCmxGnvqKOErBlVbWI1C-C2GsY1BbWh6M6ojlOXHjgW2eKqU2sCOnYIjZDawne2Ks8aiGUDGYAO0dMibW3AbnpPdemaXnoogV5y06LUcCTTlrnqpAz6VXH3duv7Gcq9404mANINddkuZVtZrSQt7YxeEd0wRT/w1600-h1600/IMG_1114.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>I found a few areas where I can improved on next month's blocks (watch where the seams are on the outsides of the center square, watch those awkward skinny strips on the HST pieces, watch where you put the colored low volume corners--I did two LV color on each block), but I am quite pleased with them overall. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">They didn't make much of a dent in the green basket. It is one of my fuller scrap baskets, so that's okay. Some of my greens need to be cut into much smaller pieces than what I used in the blocks if you know what I mean.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_71ExPYN_Rxm96EdqEiU9yfH4FU5MiEOl5Ladoqrlx94msctJ8usiRqYqH1uIkFnHZQvS9myDXx35B8DYjytR5G6xSZ1r-FzmoxdP1Vo_o-QoN2G2koiaYw1Mn-OpsYykSyF-8pHk1pkynwD24y1-sGKGO3xacTNQTsj4jpq4k9Z-PMVXAAKeeBwKmNQ-/s3024/IMG_1112%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_71ExPYN_Rxm96EdqEiU9yfH4FU5MiEOl5Ladoqrlx94msctJ8usiRqYqH1uIkFnHZQvS9myDXx35B8DYjytR5G6xSZ1r-FzmoxdP1Vo_o-QoN2G2koiaYw1Mn-OpsYykSyF-8pHk1pkynwD24y1-sGKGO3xacTNQTsj4jpq4k9Z-PMVXAAKeeBwKmNQ-/w1600-h1600/IMG_1112%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Are you a member of the Modern Quilt Guild? If so, I listened to and recommend: <a href="https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/resource/on-demand-education-value-of-quilts-panel-discussion/" target="_blank">On Demand Education - Value of Quilts: Panel Discussion by MQG</a>. I hadn't been a member for quite a number of years, but rejoined because I am attending Quilt Con next month. Will you be there?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've completed two quilts for others. Trish's table runner with Lovely Loops and Vegas Gold thread. </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">(Vegas Gold is one I was gifted and it's surprisingly versatile.) We layered </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">InsulBright on top and Quilters Dream 80/20 on the bottom. That was my first time quilting through InsulBright on the longarm and it was no sweat.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzHUWSoGy3spiedRBQbOCHmWmJBaJ4wPj76HdvCVUs5H0cd37ByTL8-chlsGgrxIJqPQgeiXVluWGw4HdRH17casaMOExttxw_RXggHzRBcfsDtbZJ1P8DcpH1ua1RxjpRru29bh2YU232KskWtwP6DHoQKqZ4KtNxLTcqswQ1stLzlHJEz8SSMAd8qN_/s4032/IMG_1088.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzHUWSoGy3spiedRBQbOCHmWmJBaJ4wPj76HdvCVUs5H0cd37ByTL8-chlsGgrxIJqPQgeiXVluWGw4HdRH17casaMOExttxw_RXggHzRBcfsDtbZJ1P8DcpH1ua1RxjpRru29bh2YU232KskWtwP6DHoQKqZ4KtNxLTcqswQ1stLzlHJEz8SSMAd8qN_/w1600-h1600/IMG_1088.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I quilted Pat H.'s quilt with Toss Up and light pink thread on top, white thread on the back. She left all the decisions up to me and she hasn't seen it yet. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhhjrt3H5QpRdsHboGQB-ACCQ-kNH5xldWvWzfS5qCxbdrOrYD8iQIOied8rdw1WMFjUZ5ul6fkQHtNWxf80PGCNQGerQChnk6dZUFDiQUeI8wiqyKb0bP2RBLZ5Vr4Df-TsQtVnhyphenhyphen3XbKyaEveq98g10hqaDSumYe_9nPPn1LniERcZJ-5-hHNcKyln-/s4032/IMG_1096.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhhjrt3H5QpRdsHboGQB-ACCQ-kNH5xldWvWzfS5qCxbdrOrYD8iQIOied8rdw1WMFjUZ5ul6fkQHtNWxf80PGCNQGerQChnk6dZUFDiQUeI8wiqyKb0bP2RBLZ5Vr4Df-TsQtVnhyphenhyphen3XbKyaEveq98g10hqaDSumYe_9nPPn1LniERcZJ-5-hHNcKyln-/w1600-h1600/IMG_1096.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I'll be back tomorrow with the OMG link up. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-222-linky-party/" target="_blank">For the Love of Geese/Quiltery</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>, and <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/01/scraphappy-saturday-4.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a>.</span></p><p><br /></p>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-43909768597234261022024-01-17T07:00:00.020-05:002024-01-19T16:09:21.470-05:00Malted Mystery & Others<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">It's been a strange week, in regular life and in weather. We had torrential rain and high winds and then switched to bitterly cold, single digit temps with more wind. Our chickens won't leave the coop, which is probably good since they are not especially cold hardy. We've had just a dusting of snow. By this time next week, we are supposed to be in the upper 40s.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8emetedfg5fQE3-nnxmIynL6AC-4WR1aMCDfrTwlvnVwmqQ9Ns9ZMJ89Q3P5AapVpCpYv2aUu0fzTsHgEqOzbO48Rsf9WFMFN4AnK46PzdthPAwV4RtvlwXcmx80rmv_m6pdo178KCpD3-OY74A9CqgwhtKwXbEzun03G5rzDHqWoa9iCq02Qxpqq5NyW/s4032/IMG_1052.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8emetedfg5fQE3-nnxmIynL6AC-4WR1aMCDfrTwlvnVwmqQ9Ns9ZMJ89Q3P5AapVpCpYv2aUu0fzTsHgEqOzbO48Rsf9WFMFN4AnK46PzdthPAwV4RtvlwXcmx80rmv_m6pdo178KCpD3-OY74A9CqgwhtKwXbEzun03G5rzDHqWoa9iCq02Qxpqq5NyW/w1600-h1600/IMG_1052.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Since writing out and sharing my PHD goals, I somehow have it in my head that I need to finish most of the things <i>this month</i>. I don't know why. Slowing my roll and focusing, I decided to work on catching up on the Malted Mystery. I was able to get all of the January clue done after fixing a mistake I'd made with a measurement on a previous month's clues.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9yTlrQVmORK0ffFVnpbw7_zCF4bfSwD_XFUHJWImwKAJYuACDYAIaugCfge06_YjtJ6MEr689TX2_9SU213NiRkeBIy9AHfM3hQdIQciAtjouBNXst6623d6IhMqSKoRZe05hFcBmWFYfZw9iKeKurGMPyiyXlyycLDcSb80dDXDAz0QJBEH77LCqMya/s3024/IMG_1051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9yTlrQVmORK0ffFVnpbw7_zCF4bfSwD_XFUHJWImwKAJYuACDYAIaugCfge06_YjtJ6MEr689TX2_9SU213NiRkeBIy9AHfM3hQdIQciAtjouBNXst6623d6IhMqSKoRZe05hFcBmWFYfZw9iKeKurGMPyiyXlyycLDcSb80dDXDAz0QJBEH77LCqMya/w1600-h1600/IMG_1051.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I may have even worked ahead, but I won't share that in case anyone reading this is keeping the mystery a mystery. I always take the sneak peek so that I know my colors will work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Next I switched over to Grassy Creek. I added the two green inner border pieces. Then I moved on to sewing the gray string pieced units together. I got to the end of the units and was like, "What? Oh crap. I counted wrong." I was two short on one angle and had two extra of the other. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimA9qIWVuPx9rbKfIMg-BZibX7eQ3MH3z6bMhwGBnZiPrkFVMYcyTL-ydz3mXqjn8WXTJpPfsNx2UQlXKKHbKWYSk0DE2bOsUd6FQ9G6OEz82YshwPDvQ-g4SyZEDN8ZO2pFzPZqtUU7fhyphenhyphen7of8nkwsHcAI5s6i2XFUOB4HbhkmR52O5iCHI2Lwfn6eMvl/s3385/IMG_1055.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3385" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimA9qIWVuPx9rbKfIMg-BZibX7eQ3MH3z6bMhwGBnZiPrkFVMYcyTL-ydz3mXqjn8WXTJpPfsNx2UQlXKKHbKWYSk0DE2bOsUd6FQ9G6OEz82YshwPDvQ-g4SyZEDN8ZO2pFzPZqtUU7fhyphenhyphen7of8nkwsHcAI5s6i2XFUOB4HbhkmR52O5iCHI2Lwfn6eMvl/w1600-h1600/IMG_1055.jpeg" width="358" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">So I made two more and then went back to sewing them together. I misunderstood the directions, so had to do a little ripping. As of right now, I have one border on. I wasn't happy with the alignment of the second one, so I'm ripping that off and will realign it so that the seams match the inner seams. I might tweak that edge with the green a bit to make it line up a bit better too. I didn't notice that until I saw it in the photo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I'm trying to come up with a quilting design, with an eye on quilting it sometime this week, but my initial pick didn't look as good on it as I had pictured.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIaQ1BaF_id6k3cHnNuDm_vjyOKFoLrabopfW4TV2o28Z4HJI4qfymw5jIsdltru0vf3CK-65WeR9ftUBxrEEOhUIOGhCH1dXSG8A6jJCB5im_g9Lxs3or4eIPM_3RH-Tb452SsoV7e6O522No-oKQrorHvjkGAFpTQ0u_p_ltX9w8VvfLSfBYIGCca_g/s4032/IMG_1079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIaQ1BaF_id6k3cHnNuDm_vjyOKFoLrabopfW4TV2o28Z4HJI4qfymw5jIsdltru0vf3CK-65WeR9ftUBxrEEOhUIOGhCH1dXSG8A6jJCB5im_g9Lxs3or4eIPM_3RH-Tb452SsoV7e6O522No-oKQrorHvjkGAFpTQ0u_p_ltX9w8VvfLSfBYIGCca_g/w1600-h1600/IMG_1079.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've started pulling out and pressing fabrics for the RSC. It didn't really make much of a dent in the green scrap basket. I will admit that I'm not entirely sure how RSC works, other than use your scraps to make a rainbow quilt by following the color prompts. My plan with it is to just follow her prompts each month and make a block or two using that color and then finish the entire quilt this year. I don't know if there are other restrictions, but I probably won't follow them if there are since I have a hard time keeping my head above water most of the time.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwOYde0vxhKQpFdkNlmh1zqCRaigeVVa3QDUhqR_R1N43MftU4RDEdcLVL4ktlt1ZVzjEniR25fr9yu-YFOEFGWL860q5HRDK6j-5xLQ0_SNc_nGIr03Oy-j1NoafDhcKOT9xHvbM6akJ5i8wV3eV6UPaQ7UEaIOBtHVsJoBqiaHwCQhpfeMr1HBul79A/s4032/IMG_1078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwOYde0vxhKQpFdkNlmh1zqCRaigeVVa3QDUhqR_R1N43MftU4RDEdcLVL4ktlt1ZVzjEniR25fr9yu-YFOEFGWL860q5HRDK6j-5xLQ0_SNc_nGIr03Oy-j1NoafDhcKOT9xHvbM6akJ5i8wV3eV6UPaQ7UEaIOBtHVsJoBqiaHwCQhpfeMr1HBul79A/w1600-h1600/IMG_1078.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've been working on a few other things too. Back in 2016, I shared a guide for a mini quilt I made for a swap. The photo quality in it was really bad, so I've refreshed it with graphics. You can find it in the Free Stuff/Free Patterns section <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/p/free-patterns.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPlG2T0-4A5ODGeFAz5GA1CEwH9Fa7p6XwjMVIoRgzuKh4DjOeesnBsOfWp_ZNnZOWKG75eIv8yjMK19HVEjaT4hOagZ_OOneo2dR1QY_ayBOgvKFikrILcj7E6QlcB5ltNjv1sOfPsPw9ChGDI-crx90wP10WfK1jZlwNjn82GBNttpfXO27RWLQHu1u/s1794/Screenshot%202024-01-06%20at%201.05.54%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1388" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPlG2T0-4A5ODGeFAz5GA1CEwH9Fa7p6XwjMVIoRgzuKh4DjOeesnBsOfWp_ZNnZOWKG75eIv8yjMK19HVEjaT4hOagZ_OOneo2dR1QY_ayBOgvKFikrILcj7E6QlcB5ltNjv1sOfPsPw9ChGDI-crx90wP10WfK1jZlwNjn82GBNttpfXO27RWLQHu1u/w1600-h1600/Screenshot%202024-01-06%20at%201.05.54%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="310" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Did you know that if you start your fabric aligned with the horizontal line on the Bernina throat plate, your fabric should avoid going down into the hole? Maybe I'm the only one who never knew this? I usually use a straight stitch throat plate to help avoid that, but now I know. I learned this while reading the manual to the B350 I bought last month.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNLsBsBf6M4Jq-tCMdpJxJctdgAi8RbHhmExPKSyEOyHiOLVpOIQj9FNTInG3MA5zMO3Zz20Uc0L2LA-ykWIproztaa01kIz-qcu_w7QLB4MSs7nYupDNHyvyKcpJn2Ujo4VoJuDoP7Zel_8h40of2Mi8tZaYBpCM3NRw6n2Ez8chvEwFEpKLCuSlY8xY/s3024/IMG_1042.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNLsBsBf6M4Jq-tCMdpJxJctdgAi8RbHhmExPKSyEOyHiOLVpOIQj9FNTInG3MA5zMO3Zz20Uc0L2LA-ykWIproztaa01kIz-qcu_w7QLB4MSs7nYupDNHyvyKcpJn2Ujo4VoJuDoP7Zel_8h40of2Mi8tZaYBpCM3NRw6n2Ez8chvEwFEpKLCuSlY8xY/s1600/IMG_1042.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My small guild is doing a paper pieced BOM (<a href="https://www.lakeviewquilting2.com/product-page/sun-sand-digital-copy" target="_blank">Sun and Sand pattern</a>) this year. I had to scrap my original plan of using my Tula Pink fabrics since I couldn't make it work with the fabric cuts I had. I was really stressing about it and my husband told me to go buy new fabric so that I could end up with something I liked. I used my Kona color chips and just kind of pulled out colors I liked and assigned them places in the quilt. A local shop, Quilt Depot, carries all the Kona and I was able to get all but one color there. I ordered the remaining piece I needed. I really hope this works out. Most of the people have picked colors similar to the original quilt. Mine was WAYYYY different. LOL. It usually is. Not pictured is the Kona Sheen in Arctic Ice that I picked for the background. I did not include this project in the PHD because it's unlikely that we actually get all the way through the pattern this year.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_tsZsA4_o73Arj4WYm3XiaZiOZt8H-zYkFKQNnvrlbLe-ZSnikW3KQbkRTixGyLoERFw_Q3BvdUIjiv9xGLE0UvGg4OzhQLBQ_XDM6X4pIkoi78DOlQBSAQZMylldo3heL4-yRsIQD9G6BK0Dzx3_Np3lQxV8hmZPy2kQAedziFBjbC3Wfz-P2U1DAaS/s4032/IMG_1034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_tsZsA4_o73Arj4WYm3XiaZiOZt8H-zYkFKQNnvrlbLe-ZSnikW3KQbkRTixGyLoERFw_Q3BvdUIjiv9xGLE0UvGg4OzhQLBQ_XDM6X4pIkoi78DOlQBSAQZMylldo3heL4-yRsIQD9G6BK0Dzx3_Np3lQxV8hmZPy2kQAedziFBjbC3Wfz-P2U1DAaS/w1600-h1600/IMG_1034.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I had a few quilts to work on this week. The first one belongs to Carol T. I chose The Tempest for the quilting design.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-dQTQYQSGNLGjkwVfm3r0jogjPXGRi8qBQH7ZHfqmuPwpS8CNYSHfHc4fI7zznKLIFQGwaq_6xG4-f_HiT40L2RzdqJ1s6ogsaPGPMUaoqKy2bodggGnFeZ9VJprQgh2josvOGuv5rw-6GOLfjyXEXlcYy8Lva1NDFhHWFsBklOKxstx1Sj6uc_Vf77e/s4032/IMG_1025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-dQTQYQSGNLGjkwVfm3r0jogjPXGRi8qBQH7ZHfqmuPwpS8CNYSHfHc4fI7zznKLIFQGwaq_6xG4-f_HiT40L2RzdqJ1s6ogsaPGPMUaoqKy2bodggGnFeZ9VJprQgh2josvOGuv5rw-6GOLfjyXEXlcYy8Lva1NDFhHWFsBklOKxstx1Sj6uc_Vf77e/w1600-h1600/IMG_1025.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Next I worked on a quilt and shams for Paula. She usually has an exact idea mocked up for me, which is extremely helpful. For this one, she picked the Ripples design. This particular design is set up as a wide block instead of a small, repeatable unit. So I got to apply my Machine Quilters Academy learning and split apart and enlarge the design to achieve the look she wanted. I'm very pleased with the end result. I think it looked very close to the mock up she sent <i>and</i> I got to try something out of the ordinary.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaKpeeINGO0ekWqW-jXgAn13iQSrph1N0ROEIFYbLPFVmV3-SjxsB6PJcv3H1Y0ZSb_DbaRW5nDGfombQr8cMydbRMOjfzAWKBxwiUq60LDFi-_82Gp638F2Im-6HN8iDKu849HwXH2WaurdI5O_lK2DWFVhyphenhyphenhsCEn7KExuGJbGJN3izod_ri3FgDVHpl/s4032/IMG_1035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaKpeeINGO0ekWqW-jXgAn13iQSrph1N0ROEIFYbLPFVmV3-SjxsB6PJcv3H1Y0ZSb_DbaRW5nDGfombQr8cMydbRMOjfzAWKBxwiUq60LDFi-_82Gp638F2Im-6HN8iDKu849HwXH2WaurdI5O_lK2DWFVhyphenhyphenhsCEn7KExuGJbGJN3izod_ri3FgDVHpl/w1600-h1600/IMG_1035.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m-CjZhDe2fNf8XnsaoTetCgn5sod6d9x8pd1EP9aecxUIQ8cDDUCVrAxpr2QI12_42hHjPbVS3D-64b3jcvC2zEb_kiptochKy04kNVl9lJXvW_3FkBvPPvRtjq4J2ZUbCbbExCyEuBrUYCqHPfJ5HohLxEQ9exz5AX4FwsLBt9IsWum5STeKoUXU0eW/s4032/IMG_1043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m-CjZhDe2fNf8XnsaoTetCgn5sod6d9x8pd1EP9aecxUIQ8cDDUCVrAxpr2QI12_42hHjPbVS3D-64b3jcvC2zEb_kiptochKy04kNVl9lJXvW_3FkBvPPvRtjq4J2ZUbCbbExCyEuBrUYCqHPfJ5HohLxEQ9exz5AX4FwsLBt9IsWum5STeKoUXU0eW/w1600-h1600/IMG_1043.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The next quilt belongs to Keetah. It is very similar to the quilt I did for her a few weeks ago. She loved the first one, so wanted this one to be the done the same. It's quilted with Christmas and I used Eggnog Glide thread again.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd4V5z2IZ4jCiqTNbe04K3xrjh8-b_Rt5DrtzGmekeRus-3o4A7-fazjX7T5o-zvrY8RAojvSMGEkomR-lFd2O33U2xco0VDJx7Q9W3Sx8KIywEHSDbAmVlnljJYi5xTHjNcmMurLfPWnp-CTOuNrwS3sErMxnixc-BKHUmm1FW9h9qC6pRAcsgaqZqIe/s4032/IMG_1056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJd4V5z2IZ4jCiqTNbe04K3xrjh8-b_Rt5DrtzGmekeRus-3o4A7-fazjX7T5o-zvrY8RAojvSMGEkomR-lFd2O33U2xco0VDJx7Q9W3Sx8KIywEHSDbAmVlnljJYi5xTHjNcmMurLfPWnp-CTOuNrwS3sErMxnixc-BKHUmm1FW9h9qC6pRAcsgaqZqIe/w1600-h1600/IMG_1056.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Margaret sent me another scrappy quilt. She decided on the Malachite design.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6M7PsbXyIcx9QM5xoXqjFuw9sceNcECXfVp-0pB0icnSDrhfmxq3z2WP80L49DsG5SGJ_HiN9QU-N4IZUi5oH_2wGftQQ7mBg7Gmf6TtpvwYWUUC6N6zdANe9gwOQCHvM88hjh4jYZMbrGbRrimW6PdGQZoLR22CwsFyr4HlkYCaIj4NICbjkrhxCZtq4/s4032/IMG_1077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6M7PsbXyIcx9QM5xoXqjFuw9sceNcECXfVp-0pB0icnSDrhfmxq3z2WP80L49DsG5SGJ_HiN9QU-N4IZUi5oH_2wGftQQ7mBg7Gmf6TtpvwYWUUC6N6zdANe9gwOQCHvM88hjh4jYZMbrGbRrimW6PdGQZoLR22CwsFyr4HlkYCaIj4NICbjkrhxCZtq4/w1600-h1600/IMG_1077.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Before the cold snap, we'd had quite a large flock of starlings hanging out in the neighborhood. Many of them landed on the roof and when they took off, it made a very loud noise! There must have been at least 1000 birds!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrUOmqWGy6UA2LtBjQDzaIHAXvQJmt0dBW-NCYMRt9LM27swX85DU-J2_i2khyphenhyphenAVyxoiL7EAT-8eNUkpHioyPmHGu0f36PijzZ7Yy2X5vrdZEDIl9L3Y5FsQzt2Eirz-jcTqxBAQEwQ-t0F7zKhfzEuvplRAGkNiRBMkmIPSHzOGQE_Ns8vBiZYfpdYJV/s4032/IMG_0979.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrUOmqWGy6UA2LtBjQDzaIHAXvQJmt0dBW-NCYMRt9LM27swX85DU-J2_i2khyphenhyphenAVyxoiL7EAT-8eNUkpHioyPmHGu0f36PijzZ7Yy2X5vrdZEDIl9L3Y5FsQzt2Eirz-jcTqxBAQEwQ-t0F7zKhfzEuvplRAGkNiRBMkmIPSHzOGQE_Ns8vBiZYfpdYJV/w1600-h1600/IMG_0979.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips4R1rIjk6fucp-1dhRYzPnXMTubro-pgCQ0DrYL7A1AxzDiZWJqk0FgqPReABnSD4uq2h6KXZdZOn9tWMaEnCvA2EqnBWRghGZ0GKMVLt4tG8xHltqEIcT-HdLJEFojGRCQQCnpu_haBu_0eB1B6UszjeWQn1OIqs58ZD7v9QBTTzlF2TC7pU4C_NQ3f/s4032/IMG_0978.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips4R1rIjk6fucp-1dhRYzPnXMTubro-pgCQ0DrYL7A1AxzDiZWJqk0FgqPReABnSD4uq2h6KXZdZOn9tWMaEnCvA2EqnBWRghGZ0GKMVLt4tG8xHltqEIcT-HdLJEFojGRCQQCnpu_haBu_0eB1B6UszjeWQn1OIqs58ZD7v9QBTTzlF2TC7pU4C_NQ3f/w1600-h1600/IMG_0978.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Thanks for reading. I'll be back next week.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-221-linky-party/" target="_blank">Quiltery</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/sewing-memory-quilts-and-ntt.html?sc=1705605569860#c5022182317465953682" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, and <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>.</span></p><p><br /></p>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-59288760357800991442024-01-10T07:00:00.277-05:002024-01-12T11:57:41.374-05:00RSC, PHD, and a Home Improvement Finish<p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I am going to try a few new things this year. First, my scraps are overflowing, so I'm going to try to join in with the </span><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2023.html" style="font-family: "Open Sans";" target="_blank">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">. The color for January is green. Most of my greens are...meh. I keep wavering between a few projects. Right now I'm leaning towards </span><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/05/slab-star-quilt-tutorial.html" style="font-family: "Open Sans";" target="_blank">Sandra's slab star tutorial</a><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"> because I have a lot of skinny strips and tiny pieces in my baskets. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSQuxcTsT10jLjN0WL3pdkRoa2MeDbrqLReVlzr8vL-2HIdhvPXarayJmZecrmI_5WYRv2Q3f-P7fRKxP2nhDuBYps0nPgg6Ei1R1ZS5oPb_nQl55slOWjkaUw7EvSUtGty5C2gFHOi1p7ZkNy6qOq6z41P8CPFGApqdLOvQvPMnXU5AgmK0Xysuo2YSZ/s3024/IMG_0989.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSQuxcTsT10jLjN0WL3pdkRoa2MeDbrqLReVlzr8vL-2HIdhvPXarayJmZecrmI_5WYRv2Q3f-P7fRKxP2nhDuBYps0nPgg6Ei1R1ZS5oPb_nQl55slOWjkaUw7EvSUtGty5C2gFHOi1p7ZkNy6qOq6z41P8CPFGApqdLOvQvPMnXU5AgmK0Xysuo2YSZ/w1600-h1600/IMG_0989.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Next, I am going to try to complete a <a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/2024/01/01/phd-in-2024/" target="_blank">PHD--Projects Half Done</a> this year. Here is my proposed list for the year. If you've followed me for any length of time, you've seen most of these projects multiple times over the past few years. You may even be sick of hearing about them. Maybe even as sick as I am of looking at them. Perhaps this is the time for me to finally finish the things.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>1. Grassy Creek quilt</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJnb493U0mRjG5kfvN1cWS52UxNS2_kL3a_SpHBrv48-uLdUhW1sxNvoHiWUQgTAa_SoQdGFuR7c-5DKnLAsry0RFMEAhjxa8OIYr9eo9TB1tuBoN8-vg1md1n23sD2oR9GZ512WIC8uo4KfiOMwQLHpAnMlbGDlTlq1fEcZDTU6Qo1u0iq2PXlDF_tnp/s3024/IMG_0990.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJnb493U0mRjG5kfvN1cWS52UxNS2_kL3a_SpHBrv48-uLdUhW1sxNvoHiWUQgTAa_SoQdGFuR7c-5DKnLAsry0RFMEAhjxa8OIYr9eo9TB1tuBoN8-vg1md1n23sD2oR9GZ512WIC8uo4KfiOMwQLHpAnMlbGDlTlq1fEcZDTU6Qo1u0iq2PXlDF_tnp/w1600-h1600/IMG_0990.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This is the Bonnie Hunter mystery from 2020. I got stalled out at making string pieced border units. They are now made, but not attached. My OMG this month is to get the top completed. I'm hoping to pull off a miracle and get this pieced, quilted, and bound in time to enter it in the <a href="https://www.ihqs.org" target="_blank">IHQS</a>. Entries close February 5. I'm not sure I have enough of any fabric except the green left for binding and I don't love that choice. 😕</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>2. Log Cabin Stars</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MMatzpr3oscgh1jdP2N7WNrxzSe-aIb-2_aLIoNL8CV9OAESLsh8cyXB4upILM_xaaFDfLNQ_AIJp5FL3FhepksC-5bjU_b3C95zRghEK0YUzhIvJ74Yct2T_Ab1BNKyhgVaiV54TXSW6xdJomDdLiTqofRxIpVouKnCA1D6oR91mD6EQ-HxVStHvE1h/s4032/IMG_0569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MMatzpr3oscgh1jdP2N7WNrxzSe-aIb-2_aLIoNL8CV9OAESLsh8cyXB4upILM_xaaFDfLNQ_AIJp5FL3FhepksC-5bjU_b3C95zRghEK0YUzhIvJ74Yct2T_Ab1BNKyhgVaiV54TXSW6xdJomDdLiTqofRxIpVouKnCA1D6oR91mD6EQ-HxVStHvE1h/w1600-h1600/IMG_0569.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I joined in a QAL last fall. I haven't had time to finish the top. I do have backing, binding, and a quilting plan ready.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>3. Dress form</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQVZvW7FtY83j1W6RSS1SKGp4DQyqSGDrMTvXj1-syuFyqb46FJ3bttN7GAIU9zWRrqjXHQT3X3ZM9pMMGiftnafLERLvcVCsNBeaiPyKZSu4mBEOWHtV1OL-wSMm8bkcs2nqz0E4ZWSMc8J9vIU0B38BTSDxLxUrEJnnXanWkYwu8wwAv8GNWb6uqbBR/s3024/IMG_0992.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQVZvW7FtY83j1W6RSS1SKGp4DQyqSGDrMTvXj1-syuFyqb46FJ3bttN7GAIU9zWRrqjXHQT3X3ZM9pMMGiftnafLERLvcVCsNBeaiPyKZSu4mBEOWHtV1OL-wSMm8bkcs2nqz0E4ZWSMc8J9vIU0B38BTSDxLxUrEJnnXanWkYwu8wwAv8GNWb6uqbBR/w1600-h1600/IMG_0992.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I purchased this custom pattern as a birthday gift to myself last summer. I have not had time to make it. 😭</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>4. Macaron Mystery quilt</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZn2TeQfwz8iLc-G97k5vqj332ywM4VTgKvB_1I4i7pSMCFAkU9ZeWrROsi7XHwgeMJnGoogDlE4YrRQSTZDqt3l8NnwV-nCs7V0n8VKNdb4LfkBLW92VeYjYBi4eabNdgYAuUJ0xx9ccS2iVYj0hBwLRe1-ftel2_4IoxTdqRJrVH9MI3v1wC2DhvawO/s3024/IMG_0991.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZn2TeQfwz8iLc-G97k5vqj332ywM4VTgKvB_1I4i7pSMCFAkU9ZeWrROsi7XHwgeMJnGoogDlE4YrRQSTZDqt3l8NnwV-nCs7V0n8VKNdb4LfkBLW92VeYjYBi4eabNdgYAuUJ0xx9ccS2iVYj0hBwLRe1-ftel2_4IoxTdqRJrVH9MI3v1wC2DhvawO/w1600-h1600/IMG_0991.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I think I'm in good shape on this one. I've kept up with the clues so far. I do have backing and binding fabrics selected. I need to get it quilted and bound in a timely fashion. I never quilted last year's mystery quilt. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>5. Quilt & bind art quilt</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HLFOgI76F2kpvdNdQP68TiagYQNxQf7G9JvXbLds4Rl8C9TDrXkFLJVg1dSnpUhhxyGqoognNHNrzb7Vp_5zLslWy8mbM-DtQIjHrF3Er_QXc49OQPMXcvFZXguTIAHDa8O6iw-XZGkL-3i1dDsCedzDlvZgX9zY9-edIUQWTF-wc6pk8oz1zE82YJRQ/s3024/IMG_0997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HLFOgI76F2kpvdNdQP68TiagYQNxQf7G9JvXbLds4Rl8C9TDrXkFLJVg1dSnpUhhxyGqoognNHNrzb7Vp_5zLslWy8mbM-DtQIjHrF3Er_QXc49OQPMXcvFZXguTIAHDa8O6iw-XZGkL-3i1dDsCedzDlvZgX9zY9-edIUQWTF-wc6pk8oz1zE82YJRQ/w1600-h1600/IMG_0997.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I made this in a class. Has it been almost two years ago now?? According to the instructor, it needs to be densely quilted with invisible thread. I'm scared to try the invisible thread on the longarm. I did that one other time and it didn't go well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>6. Bias binding onto jacket</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-J7VAsAHfSOST2SRniqDv4QdiKpYP9e4a44i1tZN9HRnogC5AMy1PFHA1VdmFTb-uTa7LuvIF8ahX_8e-LYugDxdz4ZZP0YgmTZvUDthyphenhyphenyIAM4gvihk4ZXm2CVQZXqgLtFTzbLQd6Uu9CJfY-jzEROab9gx1SI0yGVzLJIeflhzhSs0BoXh8d0Y2gZF8/s3024/IMG_0993.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-J7VAsAHfSOST2SRniqDv4QdiKpYP9e4a44i1tZN9HRnogC5AMy1PFHA1VdmFTb-uTa7LuvIF8ahX_8e-LYugDxdz4ZZP0YgmTZvUDthyphenhyphenyIAM4gvihk4ZXm2CVQZXqgLtFTzbLQd6Uu9CJfY-jzEROab9gx1SI0yGVzLJIeflhzhSs0BoXh8d0Y2gZF8/w1600-h1600/IMG_0993.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This has been hanging around for months (actually years, but my daughter claimed it last year). No good excuse for why it's not done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>7. Batesville BOM </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j2qmwjEWOs3j9WzxrWmzWsmLxODypRutkKbcPbfikQbEQymd1O4Puah5BuOIdyoArnk0iqb2fqqCKHP6rUHBkR1BMY51byqfC8zG3iLXVOsGqcKFzvhMOt37TpYaU7RBDP6FU5H9cqkI_gWaVFwtsa8IkcOGo3jW4Ac54J5HUQLbyPg5RWG8ai-0OcQ6/s3024/IMG_0994.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j2qmwjEWOs3j9WzxrWmzWsmLxODypRutkKbcPbfikQbEQymd1O4Puah5BuOIdyoArnk0iqb2fqqCKHP6rUHBkR1BMY51byqfC8zG3iLXVOsGqcKFzvhMOt37TpYaU7RBDP6FU5H9cqkI_gWaVFwtsa8IkcOGo3jW4Ac54J5HUQLbyPg5RWG8ai-0OcQ6/w1600-h1600/IMG_0994.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This project has been in progress for 16 years or so. I made the remaining blocks last year. The setting is challenging, so I've been putting it off. It's also not really my taste, which makes it even harder to want to finish.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>8. RSC</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">No photo; see green scrap bin at top of post. My scrap bins overflow. Time to try something new to actually use some of them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>9. In and Out mini</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpfilZt6z9LHghQVSnPiU9Zv8BmV7gYK_nzziYlRbsZqUCDInsPF2Xon2V5gT8jl86LJROgLmbQvaV4NJhG4ItNva2jGFaxoNSfK-gIo2h6FpCayQ4sB7cGoSBiAEWnZTf_zy3Z3FFmHnF1mtW-LBJOekjhBglyqBOcms6YeKpo1l9UTj8A1sn22jAXIs/s3024/IMG_0995.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpfilZt6z9LHghQVSnPiU9Zv8BmV7gYK_nzziYlRbsZqUCDInsPF2Xon2V5gT8jl86LJROgLmbQvaV4NJhG4ItNva2jGFaxoNSfK-gIo2h6FpCayQ4sB7cGoSBiAEWnZTf_zy3Z3FFmHnF1mtW-LBJOekjhBglyqBOcms6YeKpo1l9UTj8A1sn22jAXIs/w1600-h1600/IMG_0995.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This has been ready to sew for over a year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>10. one donation quilt using a Frankenbatting</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtk_4O6e6RaAi0hlFUaDct-FRb1vPVRWysDMc1TpgD9inKV5m6I9qBz6qhXZs3l924cAuBA-dBCtu0Q3MFk5SKhnKVbBgtr4lqr3g-938u11HQsE2uS1eX9cbbDM6QGWl5kBMA8pkS1aeUc691EavP-j2YahK82TcoewR9sX3nEjqmEEZKaA0nlWAVpcd/s3024/IMG_0999.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtk_4O6e6RaAi0hlFUaDct-FRb1vPVRWysDMc1TpgD9inKV5m6I9qBz6qhXZs3l924cAuBA-dBCtu0Q3MFk5SKhnKVbBgtr4lqr3g-938u11HQsE2uS1eX9cbbDM6QGWl5kBMA8pkS1aeUc691EavP-j2YahK82TcoewR9sX3nEjqmEEZKaA0nlWAVpcd/w1600-h1600/IMG_0999.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I was gifted this jelly roll in October. I'd like to make something to donate, and bonus, make a Frankenbatting. As a longarm quilter by trade, I have A LOT of batting cut offs.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans; font-size: medium;"><b>11. one item of clothing, tbd</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have many options. All waiting on the dress form. See photo below. The clothing fabric is in two piles on the lower right in the photo, one pile on the floor (plaid), one spread over some of the bins.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>12. one quilt top just for fun, tbd</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoHwnuVfFYGFWcbFCJyGY8215Vli-G7e__0CwOSL9mUltgeCXlX0bKJJQaCqVtWHmv4Y0lbgTWqKiuTvBocJlc26VlFiEgxK9ZZ-_ca2Re4GwMmGOnlNS4ccBctaoJ7wcWogWDvRmRrcmlU2NQZ_Y1gGFMpS2BJnWorOjsW5ycmRao4ozSOPH2sjobk7M/s2745/IMG_0998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="2745" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoHwnuVfFYGFWcbFCJyGY8215Vli-G7e__0CwOSL9mUltgeCXlX0bKJJQaCqVtWHmv4Y0lbgTWqKiuTvBocJlc26VlFiEgxK9ZZ-_ca2Re4GwMmGOnlNS4ccBctaoJ7wcWogWDvRmRrcmlU2NQZ_Y1gGFMpS2BJnWorOjsW5ycmRao4ozSOPH2sjobk7M/w1600-h1600/IMG_0998.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Lots of projects to choose from. I alternately think of this as my closet of shame and my closet of possibilities. I did pretty well in 2023 with making things only from what I already had and trying to buy less and use more. I'd like to stay on that path.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>13. Make selvedge yarn</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGoL5K0P6JtynQHgmWLj8wq3Ydo7Pje5zbfQPOkC9GGWD7eK6ttrJq0Swz7FkyvHgJWSX9ox82SMTqUpjApCOwcyOf7bUsNhvpynSLkXc0YY2DT2uR-wMdw2AtPmR9wnAggNFTOAu6ra8sojMjdXwJ4UPHP1Ge-DBQmg8cgNMXr1Jr8HCAmPZAsqn1dd9/s3024/IMG_0996.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGoL5K0P6JtynQHgmWLj8wq3Ydo7Pje5zbfQPOkC9GGWD7eK6ttrJq0Swz7FkyvHgJWSX9ox82SMTqUpjApCOwcyOf7bUsNhvpynSLkXc0YY2DT2uR-wMdw2AtPmR9wnAggNFTOAu6ra8sojMjdXwJ4UPHP1Ge-DBQmg8cgNMXr1Jr8HCAmPZAsqn1dd9/w1600-h1600/IMG_0996.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have enough to knit at least one rug, maybe two. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">So there's my list. Can I earn a PHD in 2024? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPtGuG7tP80dwrvKHvnUu11HEg2Ek31VHXu0Me9vOlBBDYD5F0fsE0url_XFhoRopwTOA6lL41mWN0apDf2-We627SixCjlMxz0AMk0swtzAtyPwZpS5T2ejPsdfNK74h3rAXexyBKc7PsQnsc6kFU0a0BUVX0fu1ERz04s0wjyl8Iwxhb0m9OspNmhyphenhyphenw/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-08%20at%203.44.46%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="368" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPtGuG7tP80dwrvKHvnUu11HEg2Ek31VHXu0Me9vOlBBDYD5F0fsE0url_XFhoRopwTOA6lL41mWN0apDf2-We627SixCjlMxz0AMk0swtzAtyPwZpS5T2ejPsdfNK74h3rAXexyBKc7PsQnsc6kFU0a0BUVX0fu1ERz04s0wjyl8Iwxhb0m9OspNmhyphenhyphenw/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-08%20at%203.44.46%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Random aside...I have a master's degree and never had any desire to go on and earn a PhD. I also feel like I did an MBA as my husband earned his since I read part of his assignments and proofread most of his work. I think I've had enough formal schooling for my lifetime. Now I learn things for fun, not because I have to.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">In quilting news, I am back to work. The first quilt of the year was Keetah's Christmas tree quilt, quilted with the Christmas design and thread in the color of Eggnog. 😏</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHApq5MOdJ5V6U7rBgAQWyHx7oXX-mwTRMxFpN0iNnqcANGkn7rTrECJbzeU_N5gVc3ShjZlHm-fqEzN6TwGykR_f_z97Ij_xpbeLdrJlh2oYkEUstKkF7g8VMAAb3pz1hCsXGFEORr0EzU1mD2D8Q0SY6wZHUr8N0hPQ12H6sVOoSbjiF_UYEIxQQxypv/s4032/IMG_0943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHApq5MOdJ5V6U7rBgAQWyHx7oXX-mwTRMxFpN0iNnqcANGkn7rTrECJbzeU_N5gVc3ShjZlHm-fqEzN6TwGykR_f_z97Ij_xpbeLdrJlh2oYkEUstKkF7g8VMAAb3pz1hCsXGFEORr0EzU1mD2D8Q0SY6wZHUr8N0hPQ12H6sVOoSbjiF_UYEIxQQxypv/w1600-h1600/IMG_0943.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Then I quilted Sara's quilt with the Moon & Stars design. She's been so good at using her scraps.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2sYqmxOrFrZTPT_3Gll-7dAn-9Al6TWxEvOjijkbkaMfGv-MU28C_BA7Jed7EUDvsdKMXGeWiL64iUjwbPO9qhyphenhyphen9-s_xpZ8XwGl-QjhuNS2quBg4dvkvX56jiQ2ZWQPBJU7xYn8GDRqorUWiJ3nXCSiV4t8tXrP5sSJKm_M2Sz-9ZVloucYNjJ41P2OB/s4032/IMG_0956.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2sYqmxOrFrZTPT_3Gll-7dAn-9Al6TWxEvOjijkbkaMfGv-MU28C_BA7Jed7EUDvsdKMXGeWiL64iUjwbPO9qhyphenhyphen9-s_xpZ8XwGl-QjhuNS2quBg4dvkvX56jiQ2ZWQPBJU7xYn8GDRqorUWiJ3nXCSiV4t8tXrP5sSJKm_M2Sz-9ZVloucYNjJ41P2OB/w1600-h1600/IMG_0956.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Next was one of Mary Ann's, quilted with Flirtatious and purple thread.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_96ATAwErjvRSGFpQQWnTBFE8ERLCTrAx6E0X_dH57zJ3Z1Nm9IqWCoVyMcJ6dyucq5duzx607KWGaghQe3CuB3VMZkN9_auDlQt6HlKrDz6cOeJE-nkWOUAgV_z8sD__J7f20cGIH2mKrVA1e4lqWl6GO-Qp4nx5lGvuvhIENVYiUqdpUjo0n6nVSXf/s4032/IMG_0987.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_96ATAwErjvRSGFpQQWnTBFE8ERLCTrAx6E0X_dH57zJ3Z1Nm9IqWCoVyMcJ6dyucq5duzx607KWGaghQe3CuB3VMZkN9_auDlQt6HlKrDz6cOeJE-nkWOUAgV_z8sD__J7f20cGIH2mKrVA1e4lqWl6GO-Qp4nx5lGvuvhIENVYiUqdpUjo0n6nVSXf/w1600-h1600/IMG_0987.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Then I quilted Margaret's quilt with Ginger Snap.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99M3ZvMaLm1i7VVOP6Jg3dAcql5CQMX3GLzkFsweoCIWlj4TKf02bDKvp4WxZYaJIiLo-amomAetOOTnuAyEUDjyD7ekoOvODAcd5QHI3tXJnbTGeEdHVQ-HQh3lAVlfspthAziP-O7MHiImDFvgMDe99__F7QowSv0IORA1J7FyUbC43z0Y-d5_84O8t/s4032/IMG_1001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99M3ZvMaLm1i7VVOP6Jg3dAcql5CQMX3GLzkFsweoCIWlj4TKf02bDKvp4WxZYaJIiLo-amomAetOOTnuAyEUDjyD7ekoOvODAcd5QHI3tXJnbTGeEdHVQ-HQh3lAVlfspthAziP-O7MHiImDFvgMDe99__F7QowSv0IORA1J7FyUbC43z0Y-d5_84O8t/w1600-h1600/IMG_1001.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This one belongs to Carol T. She left it to me to decide and I picked The Tempest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLpblPrN7J6z_QY7MfVoWPB5NAouRs2drwPaHwT_M_f89iRScRnB9qtujTC5IYprEndleXx3o1vfxc1NLZFNu28udrmw73w2PmfS-OsPQ6TYbXbJcdft6cGQfF0KDyNbswLj-pnNM2v6n3Gy42uCJqSsqzVbex-TlRtjtHEoIZmj9vPJYJiHdd5q-g4Bt/s4032/IMG_1025.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLpblPrN7J6z_QY7MfVoWPB5NAouRs2drwPaHwT_M_f89iRScRnB9qtujTC5IYprEndleXx3o1vfxc1NLZFNu28udrmw73w2PmfS-OsPQ6TYbXbJcdft6cGQfF0KDyNbswLj-pnNM2v6n3Gy42uCJqSsqzVbex-TlRtjtHEoIZmj9vPJYJiHdd5q-g4Bt/w300-h400/IMG_1025.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have a few more quilts in my queue, then I'm wide open until more bookings come in. 😬 I guess I could have lots of time to get moving on all these projects, but it does make one a bit nervous when it seems like there's not enough work to meet income needs/goals.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Over in the home improvement arena, the closet is basically finished. We ended up short one hanging rod (I totally forgot to buy it) and that is on order. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I also need to paint the underside of the filler caps (like 60 of them) we bought on Amazon because they look really gray when installed. We will need to glue them in place since they don't fit snugly. I can't believe IKEA doesn't sell something for this.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjutqPrel1ao0HO98QfxzFN0apaqZKKx8s35czf36xBnmOMJn6JrvkCCWRXDNSaOe7MMTLoxk3sU0HfWwipldrZalN_uwMcEpMs0CpugjsGCgsiBw0rDDajFj9rs0EKU67JV_BL2DzQjZOBoucMR25ZbfhfOHsYDOH8EeQCBeBVH_uEzEJe7pLZOrFrJ7/s4032/IMG_0962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjutqPrel1ao0HO98QfxzFN0apaqZKKx8s35czf36xBnmOMJn6JrvkCCWRXDNSaOe7MMTLoxk3sU0HfWwipldrZalN_uwMcEpMs0CpugjsGCgsiBw0rDDajFj9rs0EKU67JV_BL2DzQjZOBoucMR25ZbfhfOHsYDOH8EeQCBeBVH_uEzEJe7pLZOrFrJ7/w1600-h1600/IMG_0962.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I spent a good part of the weekend filling most of the remaining holes with Variera plugs. I did have some help from the family, but did a lot myself because I was motivated to be done! My fingers and thumbs are pretty sore. I switched to using the handle end of a screwdriver the second day. Should have been smart enough to do that the first day.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJC2zkrCdg5Iap5iMf3Bt4-qCacTTkVHOfmJqTNC6hzcqfA8lwhrqiC56j1FLdL4fSxJbAILOzF8dGyKS8U-gpWFM0SOqEAyvMJqpNfE5n1CenjYe-UxYdK8SNUrwxMedbu0zVE958XaSoFM22y6mbkvr1d93jChZHxpaEyuRcIiovGP_YPmCkblak5iH/s4032/IMG_0972.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJC2zkrCdg5Iap5iMf3Bt4-qCacTTkVHOfmJqTNC6hzcqfA8lwhrqiC56j1FLdL4fSxJbAILOzF8dGyKS8U-gpWFM0SOqEAyvMJqpNfE5n1CenjYe-UxYdK8SNUrwxMedbu0zVE958XaSoFM22y6mbkvr1d93jChZHxpaEyuRcIiovGP_YPmCkblak5iH/w1600-h1600/IMG_0972.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Here are some photos from all angles. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLFFcGUKGZud7USRJpdlumK_78wUmaddTa52Kro6Ij7Dzv_EZFi_22BCawrMckIHjsEV2tWTblbo2iKe81xy40feipy7e45nskLlab9m3YT4KTYDZq31IfLndi5-h35r3Xe6QEOSdmGXV4r3kxHGFPLBrXPJOIkGJ1mvedmtk6oaApZSbtLhfU6fPtCRb/s4032/IMG_0973.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLFFcGUKGZud7USRJpdlumK_78wUmaddTa52Kro6Ij7Dzv_EZFi_22BCawrMckIHjsEV2tWTblbo2iKe81xy40feipy7e45nskLlab9m3YT4KTYDZq31IfLndi5-h35r3Xe6QEOSdmGXV4r3kxHGFPLBrXPJOIkGJ1mvedmtk6oaApZSbtLhfU6fPtCRb/w1600-h1600/IMG_0973.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1non8Rd-D9rl_zONLSRBUtApFYUntBGg6pfSCzuGB0Z8UJWF8ZFIJsT38GV-YvahReLuHdkaRMrRi77Z3yt8Oo8ifnvFVzQYA3-HxE6YOdgUJg7WOnQ8v8thbXV3kILAacam22e3AptJJUJwdszqLFlmzChEW2mpytNt9VjGO6ukH7zVKJ2dIpqOaFfWg/s4032/IMG_0974.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1non8Rd-D9rl_zONLSRBUtApFYUntBGg6pfSCzuGB0Z8UJWF8ZFIJsT38GV-YvahReLuHdkaRMrRi77Z3yt8Oo8ifnvFVzQYA3-HxE6YOdgUJg7WOnQ8v8thbXV3kILAacam22e3AptJJUJwdszqLFlmzChEW2mpytNt9VjGO6ukH7zVKJ2dIpqOaFfWg/w1600-h1600/IMG_0974.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQ2yqWb9bnugvY3grWuCzBXhBp_xsMwlIJpjeW2GksNp9Y5XCWdH_M-_C5OlfjHXtWIa12cn8NOg72Aqm_GORJefkEykNZKIGk0VpRuxL027fYLBro5WgkT9jRQWZLmdul_xZfhUIjsApX-tg7QXed6wktGGjShLudeh0iVzXe9ODFw0dwPEKfSaZIfKW/s4032/IMG_0976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQ2yqWb9bnugvY3grWuCzBXhBp_xsMwlIJpjeW2GksNp9Y5XCWdH_M-_C5OlfjHXtWIa12cn8NOg72Aqm_GORJefkEykNZKIGk0VpRuxL027fYLBro5WgkT9jRQWZLmdul_xZfhUIjsApX-tg7QXed6wktGGjShLudeh0iVzXe9ODFw0dwPEKfSaZIfKW/w1600-h1600/IMG_0976.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZop5q-o3jlGNz2_NqeuAosi9gvkDeXKRzrV8ThG93y12hPjV51xGVQuHOpjzK4075_mSzVcSImTCG-J1uprRJQYhCDNqn_Ha8pDbT42HQFfAJfes1daHUxl47GXiOnYQEvet37oYO4T5YjcnTU5TOF5n54CCKjaq8pn_E1aYTJYn4MxHX32cdU-tAwb5b/s4032/IMG_0977.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZop5q-o3jlGNz2_NqeuAosi9gvkDeXKRzrV8ThG93y12hPjV51xGVQuHOpjzK4075_mSzVcSImTCG-J1uprRJQYhCDNqn_Ha8pDbT42HQFfAJfes1daHUxl47GXiOnYQEvet37oYO4T5YjcnTU5TOF5n54CCKjaq8pn_E1aYTJYn4MxHX32cdU-tAwb5b/w1600-h1600/IMG_0977.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've already put all my clothes back in. My husband has only done part of his. I have a lot of extra space on my side of the closet. We'll see how his does once we have the hanging rod in hand and also unload his existing dresser into the drawers. Overall, I'm very happy with the end results. It looks much better than the single wire rack we had previously. It seems to be a much more efficient use of space and I can easily reach my clothing now. (Someone hung the original wire rack higher than I requested and I seem to be shrinking as I age.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This post is really long, so I'll stop here. If you made it to the end, thank you for sticking with me. See you next week.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-220/" target="_blank">For the Love of Geese/Quiltery</a>, <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, and <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>.</span></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-3191657720203303482024-01-03T07:00:00.113-05:002024-01-05T14:00:22.114-05:00New Year Hodgepodge<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Happy New Year!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have a few projects to show that I finished before Christmas. First up is this Easy Charm Baby Quilt. I used fabrics from Stacy Iest Hsu's Jungle Paradise line and a free pattern from Jessica Dayon. I quilted it using the Jungle Party design and lime green thread. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m3iud6t28cFU4QpUxT0Up0EigKYMMdSwPC_1pG4Mtfw08UhSqe50ok208EfwJmI87gaJoI7s3l_FKzJAzGL8wB3JkmGLHhdETMdfHM6X2GWMb-Mgb-9yYoJM3pr80IGJOq_U-zGh74KZPYLjzBUe7FZtrvZhp9yJQUMBiy_zC7G-2yqWRdoLWfsfwy1z/s2794/IMG_0934.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="2794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m3iud6t28cFU4QpUxT0Up0EigKYMMdSwPC_1pG4Mtfw08UhSqe50ok208EfwJmI87gaJoI7s3l_FKzJAzGL8wB3JkmGLHhdETMdfHM6X2GWMb-Mgb-9yYoJM3pr80IGJOq_U-zGh74KZPYLjzBUe7FZtrvZhp9yJQUMBiy_zC7G-2yqWRdoLWfsfwy1z/w1600-h1600/IMG_0934.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDkF45Lj9xASx6myMw7AvnNY6fl8V2u-x8rH-RuhgnVbZ5yU-th4uRdAjQ5VR1cgoknmxcYAkDSVvRglBe2iMk97ul4FA8MqsjaQBu0q5xHT2q59s2It7dbuXoTorm8db3gKh8fePkxfol4II0IqGZMip495XRRUumSGc6dqjNi513dis-PKb67kQObHa/s2918/IMG_0942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="2918" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDkF45Lj9xASx6myMw7AvnNY6fl8V2u-x8rH-RuhgnVbZ5yU-th4uRdAjQ5VR1cgoknmxcYAkDSVvRglBe2iMk97ul4FA8MqsjaQBu0q5xHT2q59s2It7dbuXoTorm8db3gKh8fePkxfol4II0IqGZMip495XRRUumSGc6dqjNi513dis-PKb67kQObHa/w1600-h1600/IMG_0942.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Next is a panel project, Ponderosa, also from Stacy Iest Hsu. It makes a barn, stuffed horses, and stuffed hay bales. I made it for my niece's child. It was kind of difficult, especially when it was left until the last moment.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Sooo hard to turn right side out!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxd1HwfgIQIindB4V40K0RGpy4KCcHKWmJwoGAfhKBKqkAPScMdWgAglISfTMP2uMUfCwBLjTptXTssf1ZWbHEG2nGMg4yy_0zXpXtf_eiqiDdFea_bd982mk0DwIwX4930rKFlQREOOkKwrrFCJgy5st6WonSxIMYMRXtaO9uc3eySV4Z1iCsnJRMp3x/s4032/IMG_0877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxd1HwfgIQIindB4V40K0RGpy4KCcHKWmJwoGAfhKBKqkAPScMdWgAglISfTMP2uMUfCwBLjTptXTssf1ZWbHEG2nGMg4yy_0zXpXtf_eiqiDdFea_bd982mk0DwIwX4930rKFlQREOOkKwrrFCJgy5st6WonSxIMYMRXtaO9uc3eySV4Z1iCsnJRMp3x/s1600/IMG_0877.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Overall, I think it turned out cute. I hope she likes it; I haven't heard anything at all from them.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2EiKwauMPr20lPNA7_ukQzsI_2QnrIjq2pcu29AGMezfVorfS3lF3Z4pQk0WdGtx_vppYP9e7x44hEoqz-LQmJDTG1x-Rm8hGNkwrjfL4xCxNmNnH35aVQlRUYnZoZeaEUlpQkdM4XTrXcQvOXw1Gg4F67JUUk9uTh105e3AK1G-L2JvRO__ma6i4kyB/s3024/IMG_0881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2EiKwauMPr20lPNA7_ukQzsI_2QnrIjq2pcu29AGMezfVorfS3lF3Z4pQk0WdGtx_vppYP9e7x44hEoqz-LQmJDTG1x-Rm8hGNkwrjfL4xCxNmNnH35aVQlRUYnZoZeaEUlpQkdM4XTrXcQvOXw1Gg4F67JUUk9uTh105e3AK1G-L2JvRO__ma6i4kyB/w1600-h1600/IMG_0881.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0AqPa5Ujd903xiYjxKWJ02FguTOdpMzwN0af0iHcWuWY9jYiKa20QBrVuWM6h1iqvv03Aq4Fipl-nuLlIfprVYtdRlhekHPJi3ePSaelP7LnHmUxuAe9CNjcJJ8li3LlEPwcvvLmahVou8IuJ0Rx1NARycd4vBmgK0cEPACOYvmf0SalO6hx-XX7cXM0/s3024/IMG_0880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0AqPa5Ujd903xiYjxKWJ02FguTOdpMzwN0af0iHcWuWY9jYiKa20QBrVuWM6h1iqvv03Aq4Fipl-nuLlIfprVYtdRlhekHPJi3ePSaelP7LnHmUxuAe9CNjcJJ8li3LlEPwcvvLmahVou8IuJ0Rx1NARycd4vBmgK0cEPACOYvmf0SalO6hx-XX7cXM0/w1600-h1600/IMG_0880.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxK2FWuBmUT8F6lc_ij61KkHzbowp_qNqkcJvNbfEb_jxPx_iEjw41Bo3rvse9zyfdO0RucNNxH84i8dceCRsY7UQHXwuPAkMQI8O8l3LgyhC2lamI9z9FRTkwompnPTk5N-luAZQYRgdD85W7yCHn15qS0XWur6D0SgAlhlmxMMHpD1XPkbQTX0bncBpU/s3024/IMG_0878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxK2FWuBmUT8F6lc_ij61KkHzbowp_qNqkcJvNbfEb_jxPx_iEjw41Bo3rvse9zyfdO0RucNNxH84i8dceCRsY7UQHXwuPAkMQI8O8l3LgyhC2lamI9z9FRTkwompnPTk5N-luAZQYRgdD85W7yCHn15qS0XWur6D0SgAlhlmxMMHpD1XPkbQTX0bncBpU/w1600-h1600/IMG_0878.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I <i>think</i> I have the final layout for my Log Cabin Stars quilt.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftva2xcYrQFHXWM7FUkvVVXXbJETUq54CPI5Jkw5r_us6_8lhB-FlJogy0a8POPSo76eLok9QY9bnJlughKcKdEIK6qJ8wnzC66oHwSkkrRFbvPZHN4qL9me5P256XFwb3TPj-B0iF4LwlZpxWzrcnZw2mBOAS6AEHfUs4z91ceHGNuGP4VUm7uWjUIiu/s4032/IMG_0938.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftva2xcYrQFHXWM7FUkvVVXXbJETUq54CPI5Jkw5r_us6_8lhB-FlJogy0a8POPSo76eLok9QY9bnJlughKcKdEIK6qJ8wnzC66oHwSkkrRFbvPZHN4qL9me5P256XFwb3TPj-B0iF4LwlZpxWzrcnZw2mBOAS6AEHfUs4z91ceHGNuGP4VUm7uWjUIiu/w1600-h1600/IMG_0938.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn-lfjhOXBS075HsVElgW_Oq_Z9gCVm7gIce9H0ukvrw8X8Dee0dmtuPCBb7BMPNAhXcKvTtjrqfBhXnt5dRt6mI7sb55ihrP_mOVOXQbYzOoKbItD66a4HajHHfK2q7HCwi7B42Z_G-1_c59cZL3CfYmzhdo7rAxqqs4xQhDeluUV_BqYeDD2dJVq5_u/s4032/IMG_0938%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn-lfjhOXBS075HsVElgW_Oq_Z9gCVm7gIce9H0ukvrw8X8Dee0dmtuPCBb7BMPNAhXcKvTtjrqfBhXnt5dRt6mI7sb55ihrP_mOVOXQbYzOoKbItD66a4HajHHfK2q7HCwi7B42Z_G-1_c59cZL3CfYmzhdo7rAxqqs4xQhDeluUV_BqYeDD2dJVq5_u/w300-h400/IMG_0938%202.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I'm a bit behind on my Malted Mystery quilt. I have to make a ton of pinwheel blocks for December. I have them laid out, ready to sew. The next clue comes out tomorrow! Like I always say though, it's so easy to catch back up on Cheryl's quilts if you get behind. I am confident I'll be back on track with both clues done by the end of January.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yisUFybLqbDkREOp4wxwZq6fuBNsAmi9BrycJ0db1pQRhs2WypT85ujwpiROmOq5jiXp9FV2i5zQ35gvTzxqaxazp0qxR9lr2nLg0lOsw61jr2AG6pETyaHOzpZNdZtj5vlKrWuqwTG33ugUUR5KqyTVwIv9epRwYGIphPMUcKAsYtNHVzHLZ42mHP6p/s3024/IMG_0939.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yisUFybLqbDkREOp4wxwZq6fuBNsAmi9BrycJ0db1pQRhs2WypT85ujwpiROmOq5jiXp9FV2i5zQ35gvTzxqaxazp0qxR9lr2nLg0lOsw61jr2AG6pETyaHOzpZNdZtj5vlKrWuqwTG33ugUUR5KqyTVwIv9epRwYGIphPMUcKAsYtNHVzHLZ42mHP6p/w1600-h1600/IMG_0939.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I'm ready to start sewing the Grassy Creek borders too. Just need a minute. Once everyone is back and work and/or school it should get easier.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Sadly, I still haven't had a chance to work on my dress form. I really thought I'd be able to knock it out over the past week, but no. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Which leads me to the biggest thing--after waiting for 18 months (nine months to gather all the parts, then nine months of waiting on my husband to be willing to work on it), my master closet redo is in progress!!!!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We emptied everything out and hauled most of it downstairs last week. No before picture because it was embarrassing. Our closet was kind of a catch-all. I really need to reduce the number of quilts in my home. And old pillows? Where can you go with those besides the landfill? 🤔 After the closet was emptied, my husband removed the wire shelving and the base trim. We debated cutting back the carpet and building frames for under the cabinets, but decided to just build right on the carpet. I painted the walls--I guess we only put on primer before moving in. At this point we were two days in. I was only supposed to paint partway down on two of the walls since they're behind the cabinets, but I ended up painting all the walls during the second coat.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6hxiDGudoSlShLaBdvGVEb4onCpwoKydcBmu2xd0UD_ubVIag90sxuYq7319PCr6e0Ty1uU3AAOVgXE4-lIIzUKHbSYQNOL_BWZ91t5LhvESsM_BThzgeId2zxhC_h33sdPZcKtUu6uSIdHsWbEPu7ZvcVDoYVBPg9C1Cbv6_kwPGpLCNuto0nZ-HtoU/s4032/IMG_0917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6hxiDGudoSlShLaBdvGVEb4onCpwoKydcBmu2xd0UD_ubVIag90sxuYq7319PCr6e0Ty1uU3AAOVgXE4-lIIzUKHbSYQNOL_BWZ91t5LhvESsM_BThzgeId2zxhC_h33sdPZcKtUu6uSIdHsWbEPu7ZvcVDoYVBPg9C1Cbv6_kwPGpLCNuto0nZ-HtoU/w1600-h1600/IMG_0917.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">On the third day, we started building the cabinets. The corner cabinets took the longest to figure out. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezde9rdFSDe3xSrhhttbiJhpLyNe6RNsYk7HcHPxmTIIS2wsI66JhaeeGGzuoRya_kpUbYF78Tb8BHnhJ4MjuEm9uyml6itPKQWRBPDHoPt3r65UGA3ycOUF3tyE6gLL4v9COlCTKLUAVR9hc10srnab1IbwH5V5yhmFFhGbs-ggdcN7UkL5w-EPh3gMr/s4032/IMG_0919.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezde9rdFSDe3xSrhhttbiJhpLyNe6RNsYk7HcHPxmTIIS2wsI66JhaeeGGzuoRya_kpUbYF78Tb8BHnhJ4MjuEm9uyml6itPKQWRBPDHoPt3r65UGA3ycOUF3tyE6gLL4v9COlCTKLUAVR9hc10srnab1IbwH5V5yhmFFhGbs-ggdcN7UkL5w-EPh3gMr/w1600-h1600/IMG_0919.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW-WoPx70tj2umE7Dxa-PSvIJHAR1iWgtuxV-wGazIFTsvdSTfZeMl3B3dY_7OcQclWYlBTLRv4UwX1ueN1yEQNpBBNoiUSSUObgbLDND6N9hXLu3UEijH0XxmRmLrwFLK5uqlThobI2Vj8fUBV-ERnF5iRxLcsTdLiCuZk9IzR6VlcZugKazBlJQe4Sa/s4032/IMG_0923.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW-WoPx70tj2umE7Dxa-PSvIJHAR1iWgtuxV-wGazIFTsvdSTfZeMl3B3dY_7OcQclWYlBTLRv4UwX1ueN1yEQNpBBNoiUSSUObgbLDND6N9hXLu3UEijH0XxmRmLrwFLK5uqlThobI2Vj8fUBV-ERnF5iRxLcsTdLiCuZk9IzR6VlcZugKazBlJQe4Sa/w1600-h1600/IMG_0923.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Suddenly the chickens were crowing and carrying on. Why? Oh. There's a squirrel sitting on the sawhorse taunting them by waving his tail around. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1zgQHVr97FlhKdkdnIn-HLjkdEUvXoCJv1H4yQm4ScoFrewVpzEbpOVFEDLr_JRyUYpw_jXbBtBeIzd7wKtxC0t6Gj0JwFOD49LMTJhh5DcFZ8aSMGKgGy1rfHD57QBf2GRq-W2RaArTx2mywhSVFTYva4k4OaxHMLXSV2u-T6Xo4bBwFewxBoVSkXq6/s4032/IMG_0922.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1zgQHVr97FlhKdkdnIn-HLjkdEUvXoCJv1H4yQm4ScoFrewVpzEbpOVFEDLr_JRyUYpw_jXbBtBeIzd7wKtxC0t6Gj0JwFOD49LMTJhh5DcFZ8aSMGKgGy1rfHD57QBf2GRq-W2RaArTx2mywhSVFTYva4k4OaxHMLXSV2u-T6Xo4bBwFewxBoVSkXq6/w1600-h1600/IMG_0922.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Back to the cabinets. The leveling feet weren't quite long enough, so someone made extender feet for them. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1rmAQVIOAI5R6Jo-SH1IDH9ktxnohQX-Iy2yvV_db8Vgcn6XePMRWx4SGB5-HMQTJFcMyPIAqR_iQbtRthteuKwQboZgvi80ycopdH6jbQsEjiTRwdx4lnJrGrVXUM5qZvgG8xsj70IfgTTenetFC5yOkMSIuMO1heBVKwYS6YQ-oFu9Sdptx9IuWpp3/s3024/IMG_0926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1rmAQVIOAI5R6Jo-SH1IDH9ktxnohQX-Iy2yvV_db8Vgcn6XePMRWx4SGB5-HMQTJFcMyPIAqR_iQbtRthteuKwQboZgvi80ycopdH6jbQsEjiTRwdx4lnJrGrVXUM5qZvgG8xsj70IfgTTenetFC5yOkMSIuMO1heBVKwYS6YQ-oFu9Sdptx9IuWpp3/s1600/IMG_0926.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We made a trip into town to buy lumber to make trim. My son and I sat in the car waiting because we really wanted to see who this car belongs to. Sadly, it will remain a mystery. (Guess what we've been watching on PBS? Endeavour!)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6nLstItRUSbSb_70maK_3WltNg0072rYcFo9z8VdDWRmQnuVmbiugrkDqwA_2fv4CH25-vz16P4uTfjXNZC-_YVEd8yTGMBWGi1nEXJbiR9G_AF3XGOluHyWAnECJG_Blhjm115e6L3yA-22xAHWQTvPyIzTNLI5byHVi5JQhE8oSl9q9-BbidYzy7c9/s4032/IMG_0929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6nLstItRUSbSb_70maK_3WltNg0072rYcFo9z8VdDWRmQnuVmbiugrkDqwA_2fv4CH25-vz16P4uTfjXNZC-_YVEd8yTGMBWGi1nEXJbiR9G_AF3XGOluHyWAnECJG_Blhjm115e6L3yA-22xAHWQTvPyIzTNLI5byHVi5JQhE8oSl9q9-BbidYzy7c9/w1600-h1600/IMG_0929.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We are now six days into the project. All the cabinets are in place. We have put in most of the drawers; one had some issues, but it's been so long that we cannot return it. We still need to put in the shelves and rods. My husband has built filler pieces for the sides, custom base and crown, and some new base trim. He's in the process of priming and painting it. We were in need of a specific paint and had to wait two days for the store to reopen. Once all the trim is on, we can finish installing everything and move our clothing back in. I ordered a bunch of hole filler pieces from IKEA to plug all the extra holes. I even counted wrong and ordered like 300 extra! 🤪 😳 They didn't include anything to cover the large metal cabinet cam locks, and they don't sell anything either. I found some on Amazon. All the covers should arrive tomorrow if all goes well. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL8DgbC2vW-2IwfHHQHVAaZXbqUq-ZTXoHEImMHAICrp2zbjMTQC1dC9MokDT5fkFCss_GRToA4oTkZGRyZM827j5Ogv7tv7mdzF9duhdlZRLHqq_1pDKI_CooFVXOzkZLw4rUBnmTAOIiGPwO0F0MdWMq2yfBR-b4JYV0OrgltZr_jLZ_npSYRJ9gH6w/s4032/IMG_0928.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL8DgbC2vW-2IwfHHQHVAaZXbqUq-ZTXoHEImMHAICrp2zbjMTQC1dC9MokDT5fkFCss_GRToA4oTkZGRyZM827j5Ogv7tv7mdzF9duhdlZRLHqq_1pDKI_CooFVXOzkZLw4rUBnmTAOIiGPwO0F0MdWMq2yfBR-b4JYV0OrgltZr_jLZ_npSYRJ9gH6w/w1600-h1600/IMG_0928.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaYWqnchLyqhQbpdzyPGquBM5YaJp8xzqGdUZPr8snKrIkfZlUbMu5xUwwx0akHl8Ji_N3cXDwURTQYa6FIXHaP0gxJ4wWE8pyXiHM5u4ZFyOm-gqXbaAHogjVEDWr0sBzXtOW0sF8vuQy7UNYyon4S0zl7-oLjhZSqyoJLj4CJlmNPPzWZwlSY9fVvlU/s4032/IMG_0932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaYWqnchLyqhQbpdzyPGquBM5YaJp8xzqGdUZPr8snKrIkfZlUbMu5xUwwx0akHl8Ji_N3cXDwURTQYa6FIXHaP0gxJ4wWE8pyXiHM5u4ZFyOm-gqXbaAHogjVEDWr0sBzXtOW0sF8vuQy7UNYyon4S0zl7-oLjhZSqyoJLj4CJlmNPPzWZwlSY9fVvlU/w1600-h1600/IMG_0932.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Hopefully we'll have everything in place soon and I can share a finished picture. </span><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I made a new soup recipe the other night that I thought was really good. It's called <a href="https://thewanderlustkitchen.com/bavarian-lentil-soup/#wprm-recipe-container-12553" target="_blank">Bavarian Lentil Soup</a>. The only change I made is adding about 1.5 cups of water during cooking since the broth was absorbed really quickly and the lentils weren't done cooking.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I saw this at the grocery store and thought it was funny.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGdPzKNp8HKageYUiKeQEBo1GBAHEwYlXnGbJxwP9xIDO7KRc4h1iXHsV-6UHSeqXld4yAPajzc5RLSI_64mDfOsKmfvBzA6cEkUXrsKFXcR6EwKX1qx-8TYmksqw4Oc90xIxIuURGE2IlGNuOsP8wcDhbkYJkztefk1IBc9WnFjS16j4tHUiTmSYrbOV/s4032/IMG_0915.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGdPzKNp8HKageYUiKeQEBo1GBAHEwYlXnGbJxwP9xIDO7KRc4h1iXHsV-6UHSeqXld4yAPajzc5RLSI_64mDfOsKmfvBzA6cEkUXrsKFXcR6EwKX1qx-8TYmksqw4Oc90xIxIuURGE2IlGNuOsP8wcDhbkYJkztefk1IBc9WnFjS16j4tHUiTmSYrbOV/w1600-h1600/IMG_0915.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I haven't quilted anything in about two weeks. I'll be back at it starting today. Oh, if you're interested, I quilted 205 pieces for other people last year and completed 22 of my own quilted projects. My most quilted pattern for the second year in a row was Stipple. 😄 Diagonal Plaid came in second for the second year in a row. If you need something quilted, my wait time is really short right now. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-219/" target="_blank">A Quiltery</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-new-year-new.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>, <a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/01/new-years-list-writing-beauties-pagent.html" target="_blank">From Bolt to Beauty</a>, and <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>.<br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-88433574730323813202024-01-01T00:05:00.039-05:002024-01-01T00:05:00.139-05:00January One Monthly Goal<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Happy New Year! 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Welcome! To join, share a photo of your project plus some words about what you want to accomplish in a blog post or </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-style: italic;">Instagram post and add that photo to the link up. Return at the end of the month and share your results. (Results link up opens for the last 7 days of the month.)</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">I enjoyed reading about everyone's finishes for December. I wasn't able to comment on any Word Press blogs--it kept telling me I had to log in, but wouldn't let me create a log in. 🤷🏻♀️</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">My list of projects to be completed this month looks almost exactly the same as last month's--apply bias binding to daughter's jacket, make dress form, sew Log Cabin Stars blocks into a top, work on Grassy Creek. I had such high hopes for last month. While I did complete my OMG, I did very little sewing besides that. Well, I guess that's not entirely true--I made four Quilts for Kids quilts and shipped a total of eight quilts to that organization. I also did a small amount of sewing for holiday gifts. I just didn't do anything I'd hoped to do. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">Anyway, my goal this month is to finish off the Grassy Creek top. That means sewing all outer borders on and also two of the inner borders. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-51926880704571467682023-12-27T07:00:00.081-05:002023-12-27T07:00:00.140-05:00Best of 2023<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">It's that time of year again...reviewing my posts for 2023 to pick what I consider the best of most meaningful ones. I am linking up with Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs for her <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-of-linky-party.html" target="_blank">eighth annual "Best of" link up</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Here are my picks for the year:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">1. The post with the most clicks is <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/07/quilts-new-and-old.html" target="_blank">one from July</a>. I have no idea why this post was so popular; I felt it was a pretty ordinary one.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3B5DOpZOMl86sQsxIurAtQHo_Aspr4hvDG2W76t4PWEFPpYKRpPmNle0I75SYfhjoBzNWL5jug2uiQecMVi9rDaAX66IFabeViHFP-khFc0hOU4E5h_BmvmDBNGUbkoA_9giuovQwh8XvZ-IhPV5DnXsDn0hhn3aN4zWIBdAzRsypu4tITkAb1W1kETB8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3B5DOpZOMl86sQsxIurAtQHo_Aspr4hvDG2W76t4PWEFPpYKRpPmNle0I75SYfhjoBzNWL5jug2uiQecMVi9rDaAX66IFabeViHFP-khFc0hOU4E5h_BmvmDBNGUbkoA_9giuovQwh8XvZ-IhPV5DnXsDn0hhn3aN4zWIBdAzRsypu4tITkAb1W1kETB8=w1600-h1600" width="297" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">2. One of my personal favorites is this <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/03/im-winner.html" target="_blank">post from March</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtoj7Ln_1aGnaP9C5WDzIlqolSnk2P7rTWVNB1DL5Sds4VHWDuxfpB1zTjcNEZTHFP0vJXDjuwEqfbo7llFFYfl3hriwGyX7OKz_pPIltPtLhr-Xv8nqVH7wNe9kl2fHprnmfvL5XG3PEmFdf7ZnUJD32W9Rbhduxa77NJ_ZVXbNaVP1jrzY_xBXxtteme" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><img alt="" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="786" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtoj7Ln_1aGnaP9C5WDzIlqolSnk2P7rTWVNB1DL5Sds4VHWDuxfpB1zTjcNEZTHFP0vJXDjuwEqfbo7llFFYfl3hriwGyX7OKz_pPIltPtLhr-Xv8nqVH7wNe9kl2fHprnmfvL5XG3PEmFdf7ZnUJD32W9Rbhduxa77NJ_ZVXbNaVP1jrzY_xBXxtteme=w1600-h1600" width="387" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">3. The continuing tale of <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/08/meet-gina.html" target="_blank">Gina the pigeon</a>, posted in August.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSXC7v9tGwqBtwH6opwSGRuZjPVcCqrjOHpvC0aYnjaZZTOeS7oPqAsjQPiRStXYimggstlO2FpKig6AzQz25SXJvHp9NL_gs_ZzdNcizqHV1s8ugDzIKmcaLh0Z4cEshH0Eavb0M5CFtYPk-HHeX0b9LVdudVoWL2uCteiEoiAEPaJLT4ZJsNTUMvAPL/s4032/IMG_0060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSXC7v9tGwqBtwH6opwSGRuZjPVcCqrjOHpvC0aYnjaZZTOeS7oPqAsjQPiRStXYimggstlO2FpKig6AzQz25SXJvHp9NL_gs_ZzdNcizqHV1s8ugDzIKmcaLh0Z4cEshH0Eavb0M5CFtYPk-HHeX0b9LVdudVoWL2uCteiEoiAEPaJLT4ZJsNTUMvAPL/w1600-h1600/IMG_0060.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"> 4. From October, a post about my <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/10/starfall-quilt.html" target="_blank">first printed pattern</a>, Starfall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnE-HKD-C2ZOGEDlUMHY0HpCXwvyvtssAA3YRwzEFbMCiNNVpJ3UCBEvq1ZCBEr9HzEHZTD3fDRUj5NhurfNwjkSHtkzSAkLdS6qDRozPJ7-mA5VrvtkdGlDe0yRVBIAkYl7rBtw47_cVfmy0d9r6QTHo-lSJqJmheK05Kvs91Qwi4H8ynsYL07DNU2NKk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnE-HKD-C2ZOGEDlUMHY0HpCXwvyvtssAA3YRwzEFbMCiNNVpJ3UCBEvq1ZCBEr9HzEHZTD3fDRUj5NhurfNwjkSHtkzSAkLdS6qDRozPJ7-mA5VrvtkdGlDe0yRVBIAkYl7rBtw47_cVfmy0d9r6QTHo-lSJqJmheK05Kvs91Qwi4H8ynsYL07DNU2NKk=w1600-h1600" width="270" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">5. This <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2023/01/blog-post.html" target="_blank">post from January</a> holds good memories as well. It was the first time our chickens laid eggs, I talked about my daughter's trip to Washington, D. C., and I was working on piecing a couple of Cheryl's quilts. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7hyF-SyuZ1aAXg9p4w0DB9N0QZrFuuAzCcxVgeGkZlG9TZC-QC_sV7qqZWDStuQbTFwRuvxSlS8BL394JUtql7N77pXdHI4iMdfXcHWZr9WpjTU1GVXGnkFQpfqbBinIBEwTVktbETUkJwhZfcstdts4mAtFQSsm13pxdoDZjEe6Tr1NCROEuQJAra3W/s3024/IMG_6823.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7hyF-SyuZ1aAXg9p4w0DB9N0QZrFuuAzCcxVgeGkZlG9TZC-QC_sV7qqZWDStuQbTFwRuvxSlS8BL394JUtql7N77pXdHI4iMdfXcHWZr9WpjTU1GVXGnkFQpfqbBinIBEwTVktbETUkJwhZfcstdts4mAtFQSsm13pxdoDZjEe6Tr1NCROEuQJAra3W/w1600-h1600/IMG_6823.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-B2wYc9Lc_6zyZVIBEMLLoEPyvT7ynJfaFatnqwa0xH4NPP1VAybbc5sTpyupWIVk3EQRs5yh3qMaLyYPg9552bYvc93tdQxBvaD1jux-doeS1w43J_xBsmSwhY2FrmW_Q76W-GK0FU43HUNYYX_0hZSjYPwB6hJJNXQ_-v8AJoxlxV3KZCFHZw_nPRc/s2893/IMG_6741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="2893" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-B2wYc9Lc_6zyZVIBEMLLoEPyvT7ynJfaFatnqwa0xH4NPP1VAybbc5sTpyupWIVk3EQRs5yh3qMaLyYPg9552bYvc93tdQxBvaD1jux-doeS1w43J_xBsmSwhY2FrmW_Q76W-GK0FU43HUNYYX_0hZSjYPwB6hJJNXQ_-v8AJoxlxV3KZCFHZw_nPRc/w1600-h1600/IMG_6741.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOUyOFGHwxn1dl2uVKttikgmj4EhojNUeLO8MsL_7i1zECgviuICbc5idblDObFhbXCvwxqDAsMX7Q_GdQ_nk79Hoat2NPBKzcdkCyVmmCxhWfwt-afV8xBclo30tjKbQWkCrTTo3QEV39n0a-Q35Fvz4N6OGyhWTBaXDUSdHwI1jdM98vP-hNZoPq90-/s3024/IMG_6725.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOUyOFGHwxn1dl2uVKttikgmj4EhojNUeLO8MsL_7i1zECgviuICbc5idblDObFhbXCvwxqDAsMX7Q_GdQ_nk79Hoat2NPBKzcdkCyVmmCxhWfwt-afV8xBclo30tjKbQWkCrTTo3QEV39n0a-Q35Fvz4N6OGyhWTBaXDUSdHwI1jdM98vP-hNZoPq90-/w1600-h1600/IMG_6725.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">It was fun taking a trip down memory lane. 2023 had some pretty great moments. Here's to a great 2024.</span></div></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-26618067207107624642023-12-25T00:05:00.041-05:002023-12-25T00:05:00.166-05:00December One Monthly Goal Finish<p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Happy Christmas! Were you able to finish your goal in this busy month?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIVOJnU02WSCWj1OEii-m36oyPR8U_no8rD_uOeFqoi7wsfwkrUU1sDI89rNEPcfE0HhKfeEuQ0GNXFsUEbYI_QeF3XMkRkc_bKeabza7jgahyphenhyphenXOhosp7ZGEfnxrhwhXzS9DzB9MKtjLYw_PeVSzdwaS7LYv4lCo1o3-MjmTmLesLROYaz20cRdFlL5m5/s1080/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Dec.png" 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/AVvXsEhUIVOJnU02WSCWj1OEii-m36oyPR8U_no8rD_uOeFqoi7wsfwkrUU1sDI89rNEPcfE0HhKfeEuQ0GNXFsUEbYI_QeF3XMkRkc_bKeabza7jgahyphenhyphenXOhosp7ZGEfnxrhwhXzS9DzB9MKtjLYw_PeVSzdwaS7LYv4lCo1o3-MjmTmLesLROYaz20cRdFlL5m5/s1600/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Dec.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">My goal for this month was to piece all the remaining border units for my Grassy Creek quilt.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I am so happy that I finally, finally, finally have all the units pieced, squared up, and have the papers removed, too. I managed to get them finished a few days before this link up post needed to be published, so that's pretty good as well. Something I hadn't considered about hosting OMG is that I have to get things done much more quickly than I did when I was just linking up.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO0DK2crOAK7SFybCls0zeUZ8A-VmY3_kb9-jSsNCtxHUlP15dZwhvNZJ9PNRut1Hl2Mhx1uUcuE1GFp9FWOuOmfzJD1pnQ4Nma6NBWePeqlJ0g-Cq5aGMtzsjHhx3ZNryO_BZTVTQ3QWvpcW0MNaDXHKZTkJb7C2c2xfhZEJxDPiV1Gp3umxLVXbMwl1/s3024/IMG_0871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO0DK2crOAK7SFybCls0zeUZ8A-VmY3_kb9-jSsNCtxHUlP15dZwhvNZJ9PNRut1Hl2Mhx1uUcuE1GFp9FWOuOmfzJD1pnQ4Nma6NBWePeqlJ0g-Cq5aGMtzsjHhx3ZNryO_BZTVTQ3QWvpcW0MNaDXHKZTkJb7C2c2xfhZEJxDPiV1Gp3umxLVXbMwl1/w1600-h1600/IMG_0871.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Now all I have to do is sew them together and attach them to the rest of my quilt. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXDa2lHPzpuRBVkPKRQ5W2Ovrb5f8v0CpIYKDxUCHFKhkhDH0tTpVqWoUGbVn_Z1rTF3TcNu3kgOlAiv3ZwJNkk4ggvwovoj9jFm4YKhE8_nKe0xK8hm8oY-WgKxs2u6J-cp9EnmQggrgXDILNCme-A0QBoME4ZAYOszaq2GMaIbw-y8BWCrk53SLOGhC/s3024/IMG_0872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXDa2lHPzpuRBVkPKRQ5W2Ovrb5f8v0CpIYKDxUCHFKhkhDH0tTpVqWoUGbVn_Z1rTF3TcNu3kgOlAiv3ZwJNkk4ggvwovoj9jFm4YKhE8_nKe0xK8hm8oY-WgKxs2u6J-cp9EnmQggrgXDILNCme-A0QBoME4ZAYOszaq2GMaIbw-y8BWCrk53SLOGhC/w1600-h1600/IMG_0872.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">And then piece my backing fabric, decide on a quilting design, and hope I have enough of one of the fabrics from my quilt left to create a binding. It was getting to be pretty slim pickings with the gray fabrics near the end of piecing the strings.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Now it's your turn to share your progress. Link up your project and then visit others, make new friends, and gain inspiration.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">This link up will remain open until </span><b>December 31 </b><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">at 11:55 pm EST.</span></span></p>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-77228034266317050362023-12-20T07:00:00.081-05:002023-12-21T14:00:47.713-05:00Trimmings Mini Quilt<span style="font-family: Open Sans;">This month has really gotten away from me. Here we are, a few days from Christmas, and I'm not even ready for that, let alone accomplishing the many things I had planned for the month.</span><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Over the past week I finished the last two quilts of the year. This first one belongs to Jeanne and she selected the Cakewalk design for the quilting.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVmX8IdshKewachInh0C-gd9nc408nUZ2yhk4_T_ZVYZI9fCtaRDB3solz0t50_aCX-z-i4oBYir7foCPLzPf45uRsAbc3y-tYmu_KtYRQfIsF9MO30ayAHMs505xoZWFS8z6u1RUf-cd2WhG_WpkFiz_E9x1y3N6MpC7SAJ-dJeJ7jDoyfWj6tk3hDOi/s4032/IMG_0825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVmX8IdshKewachInh0C-gd9nc408nUZ2yhk4_T_ZVYZI9fCtaRDB3solz0t50_aCX-z-i4oBYir7foCPLzPf45uRsAbc3y-tYmu_KtYRQfIsF9MO30ayAHMs505xoZWFS8z6u1RUf-cd2WhG_WpkFiz_E9x1y3N6MpC7SAJ-dJeJ7jDoyfWj6tk3hDOi/w1600-h1600/IMG_0825.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">The second one belongs to Toni and she requested Chicken Wire for it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXrRnDa8vGB5JKMQr2HmpuOvqgjaHPZFsy0m2RimfxH0e_x8JKCmMoIbRh-0agztqSSyS9zizlpSxJ5MfwtmC99CtuAfY-FOJJaWOi7_Vk85or8qFK1hDFW83kKD8M3-9CqraCzUDsRa-EijJSI09AqpsHODpJp_-EAaOrhIY_z5tHM_3_90IPG5Vmgiz/s4032/IMG_0833.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXrRnDa8vGB5JKMQr2HmpuOvqgjaHPZFsy0m2RimfxH0e_x8JKCmMoIbRh-0agztqSSyS9zizlpSxJ5MfwtmC99CtuAfY-FOJJaWOi7_Vk85or8qFK1hDFW83kKD8M3-9CqraCzUDsRa-EijJSI09AqpsHODpJp_-EAaOrhIY_z5tHM_3_90IPG5Vmgiz/w1600-h1600/IMG_0833.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I quilted and bound a tiny mini--it finishes at 5.5" x 14.5". I mostly did stitch in the ditch using Bottom Line thread. I added a few lines through the borders to make it easier to attach the binding. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXhs_eC3ivi3vdBWkDf8aUEGMLBQZL7WuFgjtbOO72NEumNrX-UM1FkIjHBTjnplKFRUkMI0j27Jyq-RJe4Pdjm53NJhpAVsvVZ6_pYqopBk7QUl6VfA7ZgJl9kn8pGOfDlNkHkARh5GpLe8p_AHSe10Q2BErtQuQcOciVw2T8oQjn5stviNvZ0oCJ2AN/s4032/IMG_0865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXhs_eC3ivi3vdBWkDf8aUEGMLBQZL7WuFgjtbOO72NEumNrX-UM1FkIjHBTjnplKFRUkMI0j27Jyq-RJe4Pdjm53NJhpAVsvVZ6_pYqopBk7QUl6VfA7ZgJl9kn8pGOfDlNkHkARh5GpLe8p_AHSe10Q2BErtQuQcOciVw2T8oQjn5stviNvZ0oCJ2AN/w1600-h1600/IMG_0865.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVELW0iCQDnp19i7iLWs37q_Js3vO9o7zTTxr2jC0_zigICeJAtn6sp5c-why1BNlT34Mmzhx8PBTBsxQZOFfyHuKZqGcgJQVfBKknzJHemhxc8opQj4TUzgRMFFQWw3hLE8-W8auBzlKy66uqVyYZO6U-XkTmmDSfi7b2JgpMZtcDktBox2hWv10kBtdt/s3024/IMG_0867.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1699" data-original-width="3024" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVELW0iCQDnp19i7iLWs37q_Js3vO9o7zTTxr2jC0_zigICeJAtn6sp5c-why1BNlT34Mmzhx8PBTBsxQZOFfyHuKZqGcgJQVfBKknzJHemhxc8opQj4TUzgRMFFQWw3hLE8-W8auBzlKy66uqVyYZO6U-XkTmmDSfi7b2JgpMZtcDktBox2hWv10kBtdt/w1600-h1600/IMG_0867.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">It is made from trimmings from a table runner I made last year. This runner was made using the </span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/0l3hlbieu9qln8t/Farmhouse%20Christmas%20Runner%20small%20version.pdf?dl=0" style="font-family: "Open Sans";" target="_blank">Farmhouse Christmas pattern</a><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"> by Amanda Niederhauser and I donated to my guild fundraiser.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUclvfTcCPqqkN42CKHYj2K8f_Qnf5Hm0pAPg3rLER3pvFb9JaC5GokOGnkxxNxhy3H_oP4z2Clt_SNeX49Ebm_-ej0EWsXxG4X825fOZZjn5Ig7WiX2WrZTt6J-UZ8p60tT2v-1cBWkUoFwKBUe53s0eFpdnhXKhj-RBIUh-8tGlLmeUgs5DWdeAEAjDb/s2618/7BC16185-3FD7-47AD-8A71-2C58AC72C8A0.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="2618" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUclvfTcCPqqkN42CKHYj2K8f_Qnf5Hm0pAPg3rLER3pvFb9JaC5GokOGnkxxNxhy3H_oP4z2Clt_SNeX49Ebm_-ej0EWsXxG4X825fOZZjn5Ig7WiX2WrZTt6J-UZ8p60tT2v-1cBWkUoFwKBUe53s0eFpdnhXKhj-RBIUh-8tGlLmeUgs5DWdeAEAjDb/w1600-h1600/7BC16185-3FD7-47AD-8A71-2C58AC72C8A0.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've been working on endlessly rearranging all the blocks of my Log Cabin Stars quilt. I haven't hit on the right combination yet. This is the last picture I had in my phone. I think I have shuffled it a bit more since then. I should have made a better color plan than "winging it" when I paired the fabrics.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQcT4dB9DuIlY5WK15xJo3TJVM2xs9FWidd8nTNYkwgDo1afbRfCQVLK9Zn6GuMXvPZ5oUCJa0OJDN2ST3dQcvKATDQZ8vV8ljxXOlvy3MMWGJ1HzOay5WJfVhaoUfhyAJkod2Im4ktfAKtWcmp-vyyoZRxQ05CltRhrUe4vWifgioI3VHva4A0ETCmcR/s4032/IMG_0864.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQcT4dB9DuIlY5WK15xJo3TJVM2xs9FWidd8nTNYkwgDo1afbRfCQVLK9Zn6GuMXvPZ5oUCJa0OJDN2ST3dQcvKATDQZ8vV8ljxXOlvy3MMWGJ1HzOay5WJfVhaoUfhyAJkod2Im4ktfAKtWcmp-vyyoZRxQ05CltRhrUe4vWifgioI3VHva4A0ETCmcR/w1600-h1600/IMG_0864.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've also been hustling to try to get my OMG done. The finish link up will open on Christmas. Will I be done in time? Stay tuned. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPOMbpyCuofNJxYZ9xvM7_KZ-u4hHjmkPjIxV3Eh3JT6tCVJ1hYmhxY1f1W7QEp4TVE4t9WjazQNim-RFmocOhjs68uXyhq14Vl93h_oAPkxEWFgghGwmtNoaFuFk5UWs7i1y0Tt_U5U212b6FZe2vMnFfOeXuQMrnWDxHqzSiFBA5iTF7ahkenXv1OjN/s4032/IMG_0869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPOMbpyCuofNJxYZ9xvM7_KZ-u4hHjmkPjIxV3Eh3JT6tCVJ1hYmhxY1f1W7QEp4TVE4t9WjazQNim-RFmocOhjs68uXyhq14Vl93h_oAPkxEWFgghGwmtNoaFuFk5UWs7i1y0Tt_U5U212b6FZe2vMnFfOeXuQMrnWDxHqzSiFBA5iTF7ahkenXv1OjN/w1600-h1600/IMG_0869.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Other things that have been keeping me busy are cleaning, trying to solve our <a href="https://www.twomillionpuzzle.com" target="_blank">2 Million Dollar puzzle</a> (it is the hardest puzzle EVER and it has a fast-approaching timeline to claim a prize), and our first robotics competition of the season. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I'm most of the way through the deep-cleaning of the upstairs. I have part of the office and the master suite remaining. I'll do the basement after Christmas. I got slowed down a little when I dropped(?) a deep dish 9x13 Pyrex full of 12 cups of stuffing. What a giant mess! I found glass over eight feet away both to the left and the right.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhTwhBSC75HtrMogSksI7jTXO_d4VkUkUoBSKkiHCgtvNN0KJl8N_dIoVzMtprZivc5oPn3chQWST-cTwKSK6xi9QoqUv34DMajoF4ocY3vp4A6-6HyE1TqyHaEA7Wbqxnvccf2JVXav-jdWU_GJdSGnKUhdOmH86FN4uji_7P8EdWWuGQ8ub2NceZeC6/s4032/IMG_0830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhTwhBSC75HtrMogSksI7jTXO_d4VkUkUoBSKkiHCgtvNN0KJl8N_dIoVzMtprZivc5oPn3chQWST-cTwKSK6xi9QoqUv34DMajoF4ocY3vp4A6-6HyE1TqyHaEA7Wbqxnvccf2JVXav-jdWU_GJdSGnKUhdOmH86FN4uji_7P8EdWWuGQ8ub2NceZeC6/w1600-h1600/IMG_0830.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I mysteriously got signed up as a volunteer for the robotics competition--like, I didn't sign up, but got an email thanking me for signing up and they also knew my shirt size. So weird. I left my house about 6:15 am Saturday and returned home at 7:30 pm. I had over 11,500 steps just from doing my job of lead queuer. </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I didn't feel like I'd recovered until Tuesday! </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Thankfully I had a bunch of teenage boys to do most of the running. I was able to sort of view the rounds our team was in thanks to the kindness of the other adult working the queue line. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Our boys led the robot scores most of the day, getting knocked down to fourth place in the last couple of rounds. They were chosen by the number two team to join their alliance. We made it to the finals, but did not win. Our team was awarded a second place Control award and a third place Think award as well as being presented the second place alliance trophy, but we did not qualify for the state tournament. We have two more chance to qualify in February, and, as of right now, are ranked third in the state. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-217/" target="_blank">For the Love of Geese/Quiltery</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The OMG finish link up will open on Monday. Have a nice holiday and I'll see you next week. </span></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-88957150753175467162023-12-13T07:00:00.139-05:002023-12-15T20:12:52.180-05:00Quilts for Kids<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've been a bit off-task again...imagine that! I did fully complete the test quilt I was working on, <a href="https://www.yellowumbrellaquilts.com/shop/beginner-star-quilt/" target="_blank">Starlight</a>. I made the baby size using dinosaur fabrics. </span></p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL7LPfSc0ptHsjR1ardEVLzuh0ISF0uUaBacBb0c_BgOaPBdujfNr49wXJQndV1UiwZuIx6MdIBflMcWu2GVcEakbbeK5el8EGhs2DxP2nlEWYtnOUlq0BP55NCyPuSD-5w9CeYOemVnDba76Q_m3Hl01y12uCA9kHle75ggCqib7U6hPscFPpTAWO09E/s2473/IMG_0769.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="2473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL7LPfSc0ptHsjR1ardEVLzuh0ISF0uUaBacBb0c_BgOaPBdujfNr49wXJQndV1UiwZuIx6MdIBflMcWu2GVcEakbbeK5el8EGhs2DxP2nlEWYtnOUlq0BP55NCyPuSD-5w9CeYOemVnDba76Q_m3Hl01y12uCA9kHle75ggCqib7U6hPscFPpTAWO09E/s1600/IMG_0769.jpeg" width="320" /><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGbNIuLAOHPxS_nzWROtAp2jszDnsZelA7EL-V1a01sCWZZC9rheufOG7QAB1CIRwz-xrqXLCRcDai9fFoRgjjQX5QV4VvZfja0LVEEZWvPpKxIMVsMH9BgzD6Oy1DaqmciWtixHBPw0x_pTowOOajQ7iAyJvhC1HAtqL-Z3p87zugBiYwWU53xiil84S/s3024/IMG_0770.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGbNIuLAOHPxS_nzWROtAp2jszDnsZelA7EL-V1a01sCWZZC9rheufOG7QAB1CIRwz-xrqXLCRcDai9fFoRgjjQX5QV4VvZfja0LVEEZWvPpKxIMVsMH9BgzD6Oy1DaqmciWtixHBPw0x_pTowOOajQ7iAyJvhC1HAtqL-Z3p87zugBiYwWU53xiil84S/s1600/IMG_0770.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div></span><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have finished all four <a href="https://www.quiltsforkids.org" target="_blank">Quilts for Kids</a> quilts I was working on. The first one I shared last week. I quilted it with the Coquina design.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuBeuT_annJSagRva6mvDXKZzhN_78vbNFmhfxqZKsEtMfehzgP2a7eQhPEVV_rSgoHhjnI3a7sb1-0RkdNCG5PJPYEVhkW98Hf5wmLzW4ZgzpfSsd3YT-EwDtyaQH1z5jOm0V4_tgJYHD_5wKroCy8ZIB_tMgXBvc2l7_NYFrawza3kXN4IktT27XDk1/s3024/IMG_0809.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuBeuT_annJSagRva6mvDXKZzhN_78vbNFmhfxqZKsEtMfehzgP2a7eQhPEVV_rSgoHhjnI3a7sb1-0RkdNCG5PJPYEVhkW98Hf5wmLzW4ZgzpfSsd3YT-EwDtyaQH1z5jOm0V4_tgJYHD_5wKroCy8ZIB_tMgXBvc2l7_NYFrawza3kXN4IktT27XDk1/w1600-h1600/IMG_0809.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Then I made one with a fishing theme and quilted it with Tread Lightly.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGUFjRS1DAaNUSPsVncRQlgajBS1ACSTxo14t4CKod7xP1sEnp1aV6jA1RK2NcymEu8ERhEVi4v3tewBbVVAPVshujqsn9BstjNpUbmuVuE3rUH3fIP5n7Wyher0peqslMOSSywwzwnH7TXWRfPySu9bWs4mtf0BBHgV190lOGxFYAuBnRfPir0e0HRD3/s4032/IMG_0756.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGUFjRS1DAaNUSPsVncRQlgajBS1ACSTxo14t4CKod7xP1sEnp1aV6jA1RK2NcymEu8ERhEVi4v3tewBbVVAPVshujqsn9BstjNpUbmuVuE3rUH3fIP5n7Wyher0peqslMOSSywwzwnH7TXWRfPySu9bWs4mtf0BBHgV190lOGxFYAuBnRfPir0e0HRD3/w1600-h1600/IMG_0756.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ANWhr1qUDEk6bnUGhWT1eJDvGcxsYZZAjcDDQ4FkiAIKu-I5eV0gEZuX0OaxwmQkkfBQA8U4YCduxuKnK8hy_-KcJQ1dBHwbhL-4OdTwecx-hlVLzhgiq-XPU6bydE0uUunQZmGY53T24_ZqYnfUygg7QSUnTvi93MVDh_CQ7UcXBtL2m_CybXVf5KDz/s3024/IMG_0813.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ANWhr1qUDEk6bnUGhWT1eJDvGcxsYZZAjcDDQ4FkiAIKu-I5eV0gEZuX0OaxwmQkkfBQA8U4YCduxuKnK8hy_-KcJQ1dBHwbhL-4OdTwecx-hlVLzhgiq-XPU6bydE0uUunQZmGY53T24_ZqYnfUygg7QSUnTvi93MVDh_CQ7UcXBtL2m_CybXVf5KDz/w1600-h1600/IMG_0813.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My daughter and I put together this one in under an hour. Well, the top anyway. I quilted it using variegated thread and the Whoop-De-Doo design.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNM_4KtRxSU3Ak7MFl9d3HBUvZiF9ol8DKAajNSdo0fWDriupXB_PP-cUOpNO-opz2NRDyIykiI2A4JmZPoJfcfYJvB71AVwCZjaNwtOmhP076RGBAcm7kip2bgU8Y2aJsGh56_oobrDNpRaz6Un_qYV89IGn5lm0PaK0HKljc9k1DkVsbkh2qjojbXK1m/s4032/IMG_0780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNM_4KtRxSU3Ak7MFl9d3HBUvZiF9ol8DKAajNSdo0fWDriupXB_PP-cUOpNO-opz2NRDyIykiI2A4JmZPoJfcfYJvB71AVwCZjaNwtOmhP076RGBAcm7kip2bgU8Y2aJsGh56_oobrDNpRaz6Un_qYV89IGn5lm0PaK0HKljc9k1DkVsbkh2qjojbXK1m/w1600-h1600/IMG_0780.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmX5hMlTCs6RLKaLoz46xi6fuu3stUKh_G3RieORzI3CaClReqg0ShZpFcPNtMWNj8Wnq90gqie3JG041-Nogm2VSN6J3oqHWJclXKQYLtxqNI6eXl8xd3nFL85Ip7HTFDHUvrZhusyWtZMy1xQ5g2IfwvDiTnUbbcjtPRSnBmR_QJKqqGOHw6RD7EOk3/s3024/IMG_0806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmX5hMlTCs6RLKaLoz46xi6fuu3stUKh_G3RieORzI3CaClReqg0ShZpFcPNtMWNj8Wnq90gqie3JG041-Nogm2VSN6J3oqHWJclXKQYLtxqNI6eXl8xd3nFL85Ip7HTFDHUvrZhusyWtZMy1xQ5g2IfwvDiTnUbbcjtPRSnBmR_QJKqqGOHw6RD7EOk3/w1600-h1600/IMG_0806.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Finally, I was able to sort of get the frog pantograph I drew to stitch out. It needs work, but it was okay to get this Grogu quilt done. The backing fabric has Grogu and frogs on it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEPHDOUNvAAFnty6tF55NByy910LG9D1Qjl0OwMyJQmB3Tx7oh7ljg7GkgLXwFwhyQojW6V6bM_qt4mU8eGNn8XBM1Vn3ZFKNDIBfXat9V9PiK09r_PQHMtYO4VM38w45_C-P05ZCjAky8WXpXLPh_YUuCxpxq4BtAvUs0494etFnIPpi4CnBdGJt8Pw1/s4032/IMG_0790.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEPHDOUNvAAFnty6tF55NByy910LG9D1Qjl0OwMyJQmB3Tx7oh7ljg7GkgLXwFwhyQojW6V6bM_qt4mU8eGNn8XBM1Vn3ZFKNDIBfXat9V9PiK09r_PQHMtYO4VM38w45_C-P05ZCjAky8WXpXLPh_YUuCxpxq4BtAvUs0494etFnIPpi4CnBdGJt8Pw1/w1600-h1600/IMG_0790.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMeiV4PO0zCbOrrqbE_2zXSrYn4NTugABD7GaeMVLJhmrJ9ZnFOkr1Tmsdk6rOw8oYANR43d9q8bGJ_4GmnvFTR5AWCke1LWZrwuy1mI3IBeDotmB2H0u90XDe4I-cy_9bPulkZAAtK7wJt3PIztE3CmtTNtMc5XYbmdSIr3RWfQ0axGGgJ9bC16oAT_L/s3024/IMG_0803.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMeiV4PO0zCbOrrqbE_2zXSrYn4NTugABD7GaeMVLJhmrJ9ZnFOkr1Tmsdk6rOw8oYANR43d9q8bGJ_4GmnvFTR5AWCke1LWZrwuy1mI3IBeDotmB2H0u90XDe4I-cy_9bPulkZAAtK7wJt3PIztE3CmtTNtMc5XYbmdSIr3RWfQ0axGGgJ9bC16oAT_L/w1600-h1600/IMG_0803.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I had four more I had completed over the last few years. The space themed quilt, quilted with Driftwood back in June.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGbnEvj8uPaT45yn5ZbDW9OZpXl0hDgbz7FpMhxZxToi73w3YRdLkPQiDBdzfQO9VAYE55etfRbJPy-c2rsKQGI6jZ60FzbXA9iIdioZH-fb3zv1OKUdLyGtO7ozOW8V0LQYN3trvk7uTLAjDN1Ygy4JYonD9I6_W_a4myMK29W536ShFMQQocu0MdQgG/s4032/EA6F30B2-EF8D-4154-A782-7FFEA0487D14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGbnEvj8uPaT45yn5ZbDW9OZpXl0hDgbz7FpMhxZxToi73w3YRdLkPQiDBdzfQO9VAYE55etfRbJPy-c2rsKQGI6jZ60FzbXA9iIdioZH-fb3zv1OKUdLyGtO7ozOW8V0LQYN3trvk7uTLAjDN1Ygy4JYonD9I6_W_a4myMK29W536ShFMQQocu0MdQgG/w1600-h1600/EA6F30B2-EF8D-4154-A782-7FFEA0487D14.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The butterfly quilt, quilted with In the Swirls, completed in January.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOuUv7YHT9AiQOXYmmZqCGZDVlki1rEtBzV_M1gLdS1DYMH5s8C108VrhaC-UfOlcVcXf7Z4b21Y7T8geG-lPOEO7WVnxofEqollsYF5bnXX9Q4fL-T66aoZpw7iZU9YpuriaRWESAXp4E6_dUzVtSCxzGxEmqT6p1G2VWNagvZU2WReXB9LjD_eAs410/s3024/IMG_6919.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOuUv7YHT9AiQOXYmmZqCGZDVlki1rEtBzV_M1gLdS1DYMH5s8C108VrhaC-UfOlcVcXf7Z4b21Y7T8geG-lPOEO7WVnxofEqollsYF5bnXX9Q4fL-T66aoZpw7iZU9YpuriaRWESAXp4E6_dUzVtSCxzGxEmqT6p1G2VWNagvZU2WReXB9LjD_eAs410/w1600-h1600/IMG_6919.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The unicorn panel quilt, quilted with a star and circle pattern, July 2021.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQN0O3wPiHw7MdtlHMEf1bCRjYZtGZtEIFjykq8Eug2cg5QNNXmPOe5GsuWHjJYQsL7EBAzFxjJeggZdoZoBIVgNuEy_IEBW-pgZ3c9wo3E5UZFJqYy39sEMpeeM19YShr2cQdWKlX-PBk_9hzpwoqbgNN4ebQ6k_za2mC6Tipnka2uluxLqDdmEdIo1L/s3024/IMG_9590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQN0O3wPiHw7MdtlHMEf1bCRjYZtGZtEIFjykq8Eug2cg5QNNXmPOe5GsuWHjJYQsL7EBAzFxjJeggZdoZoBIVgNuEy_IEBW-pgZ3c9wo3E5UZFJqYy39sEMpeeM19YShr2cQdWKlX-PBk_9hzpwoqbgNN4ebQ6k_za2mC6Tipnka2uluxLqDdmEdIo1L/w1600-h1600/IMG_9590.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">And this weird baby circus quilt, quilted with Unwind, May 2021.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz9oL-El3AmCQ9Jvfjz6aEUcQj2N5p_wbSKx08BcxNs9lGGXEVcZSXMD9ZsvPeyA3fHOYtnNaLTVm2TCMFVn9ZVIbM6fokUEUH-drwvcTKTV2K_V4T1-hkMwNVnxMY37BkJl4c9l4smWroEOO22gJ-29F-zTp-k3kMp-P8woy-vCUlqkDabewr8wvkpBP/s3024/IMG_9012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz9oL-El3AmCQ9Jvfjz6aEUcQj2N5p_wbSKx08BcxNs9lGGXEVcZSXMD9ZsvPeyA3fHOYtnNaLTVm2TCMFVn9ZVIbM6fokUEUH-drwvcTKTV2K_V4T1-hkMwNVnxMY37BkJl4c9l4smWroEOO22gJ-29F-zTp-k3kMp-P8woy-vCUlqkDabewr8wvkpBP/w1600-h1600/IMG_9012.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I'll be shipping all eight to Quilts for Kids today.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxMwGDLz93aq1LoDMEYZkB91fJcwpF2KoJQYLW1cVp5HUqbGtuNUIYGFoqgdLDx-RwBWHvSD8zwiwnCOmn2UQVPr-YIvfkVwz_5JIzLLVuRWtUmOLEvMEj8nj85kMlKrVZegZ8ti3b_w1zq_42F-oe6yzsHT19xP7iu8V809GD8klNy6KK8K96LDvu7u4/s4032/IMG_0821.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxMwGDLz93aq1LoDMEYZkB91fJcwpF2KoJQYLW1cVp5HUqbGtuNUIYGFoqgdLDx-RwBWHvSD8zwiwnCOmn2UQVPr-YIvfkVwz_5JIzLLVuRWtUmOLEvMEj8nj85kMlKrVZegZ8ti3b_w1zq_42F-oe6yzsHT19xP7iu8V809GD8klNy6KK8K96LDvu7u4/w1600-h1600/IMG_0821.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I quilted two t-shirt quilts for Toni as well, both with the Malachite pattern. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5zlvjHQMJsGejtdr3D29dP1GmHZ0CLZ2zdSRHEQRkq52mClBrVfZgW2yv3c0i0BNqzCdHc4LS9gNHAlIa2IZELxrQUgvpUeG8w2saMlyMwPcAd_EFykvLTm9RIHJ7JQZWHst3AQfvbw3unFdSCPijRWqUvyTLm6gWUW5fFGR84dJJKkq_IlZP-skIhLL/s4032/IMG_0799.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5zlvjHQMJsGejtdr3D29dP1GmHZ0CLZ2zdSRHEQRkq52mClBrVfZgW2yv3c0i0BNqzCdHc4LS9gNHAlIa2IZELxrQUgvpUeG8w2saMlyMwPcAd_EFykvLTm9RIHJ7JQZWHst3AQfvbw3unFdSCPijRWqUvyTLm6gWUW5fFGR84dJJKkq_IlZP-skIhLL/w1600-h1600/IMG_0799.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbYEs9Zgbdm36YJc90qfjLy4oCwQLkCFl2IDPDBV_t-mn2sLTMVvNUI-lJ1iH-RIsVWOWVg6lih_hbm7ZcRW3xYHRiGmgf7GLf1VawS3ElrTnIlvGDNIP8Kzkb4ig57RM0apOq-1vMZfssyQPEY5tWbqqtEP694w6e3mfhNiR2U8mfWmevatDUN9CfMW8/s4032/IMG_0793.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbYEs9Zgbdm36YJc90qfjLy4oCwQLkCFl2IDPDBV_t-mn2sLTMVvNUI-lJ1iH-RIsVWOWVg6lih_hbm7ZcRW3xYHRiGmgf7GLf1VawS3ElrTnIlvGDNIP8Kzkb4ig57RM0apOq-1vMZfssyQPEY5tWbqqtEP694w6e3mfhNiR2U8mfWmevatDUN9CfMW8/w1600-h1600/IMG_0793.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've begun the epic deep-clean of the house, watched a few Intelliquilter classes from the Machine Quilting Academy, and helped with robotics--the first tournament of the season is on Saturday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I found out that presser feet can indeed go bad. This is the bottom of my 37 foot (1/4" foot for Bernina) 😳. All those gold places are deep grooves worn in. I bought a new one since they were on sale this month.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdku5xNTyxFSJCw8Kk37heJOWDEpDyt9IoFBfZ5W6o-M52qANLCT4W7aoCZtObxC1mYn9asSsww-KlzAyF7k_qBnO-ysqGbTWLMeErRKfsP2CT2vbiFwUPKQIMNAd6Im21O6n99_udIib_GSubrjlfIVlO2xLYw7j1HPI4roLsixsIsdxKf25EOOrcQPlC/s4032/IMG_0750.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdku5xNTyxFSJCw8Kk37heJOWDEpDyt9IoFBfZ5W6o-M52qANLCT4W7aoCZtObxC1mYn9asSsww-KlzAyF7k_qBnO-ysqGbTWLMeErRKfsP2CT2vbiFwUPKQIMNAd6Im21O6n99_udIib_GSubrjlfIVlO2xLYw7j1HPI4roLsixsIsdxKf25EOOrcQPlC/w1600-h1600/IMG_0750.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I won Left-Right-Center at the guild holiday party. We each brought $15 in $5s to play and all the money ($245) was donated to a local women's shelter. My consolation prize was a small fat quarter bundle. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I also drove my son's car to pick him up after a math competition. I felt like I was driving a go cart down the road!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I found out that deer have basically destroyed one of the pine trees we had planted earlier this year and done damage to a second one. 😡</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQNTzpvaWdaKD1yWcU8PXiNPxKj0UCZaZ8nlxQ4iH8sy6xsJqdJYECdsU2HndD2nGcvybXxrHtH-N1sOb12zUx7oO4CpdhJ_R4QcjzQQzy18pq7csXt8ZD4cZyxdXMBHJV95AFf-ZY-W0JseS8A7ytdlVEcfDO87b35i5LtLeU62UQsZphAAdeglWZDl_/s3024/IMG_0775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQNTzpvaWdaKD1yWcU8PXiNPxKj0UCZaZ8nlxQ4iH8sy6xsJqdJYECdsU2HndD2nGcvybXxrHtH-N1sOb12zUx7oO4CpdhJ_R4QcjzQQzy18pq7csXt8ZD4cZyxdXMBHJV95AFf-ZY-W0JseS8A7ytdlVEcfDO87b35i5LtLeU62UQsZphAAdeglWZDl_/w1600-h1600/IMG_0775.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I've taken enough pictures of squirrels on our deck that "squirrel" is now one of my phone's auto-ID categories--apparently having three photos qualifies. LOL.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLmHkQE-D-XIjM64uhTqGpwZV4VQTK-CxqSCSJI6f0A21PGdC3MKtLkODBkIlNN3AP6tizWnn5tkKNFvpCXtHQXXj5QfJnji6Esq0doeWqp03ujKhBQ9hQYXoYDvwlObG_c3CtE0bKg-pnENIh0mvOXS9h7SnUkX5p8XNaGYwM6Npvb42liihoKee2H8_/s3024/IMG_0760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLmHkQE-D-XIjM64uhTqGpwZV4VQTK-CxqSCSJI6f0A21PGdC3MKtLkODBkIlNN3AP6tizWnn5tkKNFvpCXtHQXXj5QfJnji6Esq0doeWqp03ujKhBQ9hQYXoYDvwlObG_c3CtE0bKg-pnENIh0mvOXS9h7SnUkX5p8XNaGYwM6Npvb42liihoKee2H8_/s1600/IMG_0760.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">And I received a jury duty summons. 😒 I'll be on call for the whole month of February--except I'm gonna be at Quilt Con for part of that and we have two more robotics competitions in February and a quilt retreat. They won't care that I already had plans. Yippee.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UtuREsmxiUKyl_M3JPcvT563gmfYQcMV1M6Ue-lSvUUSeYDV3V-koH1KDVG4Wr4YZV3ixxqHWVEUNuJsJAuWGrmOk4ZFTs3cuEEcOFlWJRQ98t4AZHVVQZT3TOsxTMLStcmWlEcbNvCsPqXnW_2WgTXNaxY8YVu6UtV0Rsl1PmXohnSIBSmyxX5MmPc9/s4032/IMG_0822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UtuREsmxiUKyl_M3JPcvT563gmfYQcMV1M6Ue-lSvUUSeYDV3V-koH1KDVG4Wr4YZV3ixxqHWVEUNuJsJAuWGrmOk4ZFTs3cuEEcOFlWJRQ98t4AZHVVQZT3TOsxTMLStcmWlEcbNvCsPqXnW_2WgTXNaxY8YVu6UtV0Rsl1PmXohnSIBSmyxX5MmPc9/w1600-h1600/IMG_0822.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I have not yet started my December OMG. I have two quilts left to quilt for others and a few gifts to make. Wish me luck!</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/put-your-foot-down-217/" target="_blank">For the Love of Geese</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>, and <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>.</span></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-59408534398429501492023-12-06T07:00:00.125-05:002023-12-08T15:26:04.038-05:00Little Machine/Little Quilts<span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Last week I made the dumbest mistake ever with my longarm. I was cleaning and oiling the machine and managed to get the t-shirt I use to collect oil drips sucked up into the hook while the machine was running. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ A fuse was blown, which I was able to change, and I also knocked the timing out. Luckily, I guess, my machine has a toothed timing belt that you can adjust prior to having to do a full re-time. Not so luckily, it was a day my husband was at work and I could only move the belt one tooth, which wasn't enough. So no work for me that day. Unbeknownst to me, robotics practice was scheduled at someone else's house for that evening instead of at our house. So I had to wait more. He was able to move the belt two more teeth at nine o'clock that night and also made another minor adjustment to get everything back into place.</span><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Thursday I was back at it, working on Jess's quilt. She gave me a large piece of plaid fleece for the quilt backing. I decided to try to line up the plaid. Not too bad!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47wD49CNcHOqR_Sg_rCmuGQjMyXXEXUyLNX-nepO2XZsYUzrpRkektMWm2V9WAt-omZy8-4w16WNHEbWNum4Ww2MQUR1QpWGI4Ug7_QcmFEzcydtEni9dDHWnNWDdBnr8v6Bq2Lx-c-u2qRJuCmKqAHFABGXdR8bTIL5BHDkivMftu3y9Plpn36c7i_hX/s4032/IMG_0654.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47wD49CNcHOqR_Sg_rCmuGQjMyXXEXUyLNX-nepO2XZsYUzrpRkektMWm2V9WAt-omZy8-4w16WNHEbWNum4Ww2MQUR1QpWGI4Ug7_QcmFEzcydtEni9dDHWnNWDdBnr8v6Bq2Lx-c-u2qRJuCmKqAHFABGXdR8bTIL5BHDkivMftu3y9Plpn36c7i_hX/w1600-h1600/IMG_0654.jpeg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2euZsSSuvvTNDnwTW7N_lZ5SHArztfQPWPLnFUUXhdOM6csMm0lAEt-KJBsCZAd_a-NFA4yQZVZSNRnCSJf8ZFllS3D0f9n9vt4tOULqFOqMRUYzCCqEZLw5tjkRtE8mwZFomLu2Yiqr289EL9zzmzLkp9Fw6_r_bidGE0LwvrTKTcffiH5LWVGaBfZhu/s4032/IMG_0671.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2euZsSSuvvTNDnwTW7N_lZ5SHArztfQPWPLnFUUXhdOM6csMm0lAEt-KJBsCZAd_a-NFA4yQZVZSNRnCSJf8ZFllS3D0f9n9vt4tOULqFOqMRUYzCCqEZLw5tjkRtE8mwZFomLu2Yiqr289EL9zzmzLkp9Fw6_r_bidGE0LwvrTKTcffiH5LWVGaBfZhu/s1600/IMG_0671.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcY8oYLRQ8GMZyk8mY7kGvRlRK_DMx0FX1UQ3uiK4apTMRAbSZnv1d4jrdvs25OF_U7nXjpoJ3kGS-bimGPHcLmxSv3CwuJhM9d3LAxKtYF_fY70zTfggDwzV2RSr5zQvlYcmxIs8-3cjCpbmlXjpVPX3PrJgdxDTFTZIVSf67SH0WyaIWBT12hpL_ORfB/s4032/IMG_0671.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I quilted it with loopy meander.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzd_jWCuP1m1kTdyVs9sFIp_c_JDxbSh8zCkIsJMLKdchKEruZ-T-yIHYkY6937ymZCkXAREvFk6eQB1OWsn9UYXp1XwLyjCxEIWhA2qNLF-DryDKqBF5mMCfLGJHDVCZiMwV719LRO26h1QGTB_pY-8CeTlzit4YH2umF92HSHVhWIbV__8RnkdaN5Oi/s4032/IMG_0655.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzd_jWCuP1m1kTdyVs9sFIp_c_JDxbSh8zCkIsJMLKdchKEruZ-T-yIHYkY6937ymZCkXAREvFk6eQB1OWsn9UYXp1XwLyjCxEIWhA2qNLF-DryDKqBF5mMCfLGJHDVCZiMwV719LRO26h1QGTB_pY-8CeTlzit4YH2umF92HSHVhWIbV__8RnkdaN5Oi/w1600-h1600/IMG_0655.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Then I quilted Toni's quilt with Julie's Chicken Wire. I have spent a small fortune on chicken wire-style designs. This one didn't import into my Intelliquilter correctly, but I was able to smooth the design and then use it. It's definitely the best of the chicken wires. I only had to do minimal tweaking to get things lined up correctly.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKjL70x_Hp11gW0trFqE5Jyut0-Oq-ErDBQ2kZs_xRzxjzzfwvmgez5uWqWwCFoxGGCN0RRJEUDOhTJJTzsaqdOq5dvRO7TXtDZ6A4EbV5XsoXhH8oYmdPbbMafA_YEnm-_l8z2KLL8dtFCx3Wr5Z2tiYSh66-uuQjGAyrZ6RxhSIj43f6TCVLWHvgv3-/s4032/IMG_0669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKjL70x_Hp11gW0trFqE5Jyut0-Oq-ErDBQ2kZs_xRzxjzzfwvmgez5uWqWwCFoxGGCN0RRJEUDOhTJJTzsaqdOq5dvRO7TXtDZ6A4EbV5XsoXhH8oYmdPbbMafA_YEnm-_l8z2KLL8dtFCx3Wr5Z2tiYSh66-uuQjGAyrZ6RxhSIj43f6TCVLWHvgv3-/w1600-h1600/IMG_0669.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Next I worked on Margaret's quilt. She selected Freehand Hearts & Loops (a panto) for her quilt. The hearts mimic the hearts in her border fabric, but the quilting is really hard to see in general.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBebArFBNe8b7iHGYXLnwAmK96xiSYGOz8Ceo_N17AD1yWC0Ar7nQ3UmR7cgUJlNBwDQL1QnQ4Y4emuFCmDzX4Asx_8xaOBtNInUcCiHWQEhJoPwPEnoRWVnd7cBptgXYy_xFwhX-bZlHpxkSifSfLt7l48vRzzYEhkJPA4Z_ShjV4oqftiPebrQyJsIHl/s4032/IMG_0689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBebArFBNe8b7iHGYXLnwAmK96xiSYGOz8Ceo_N17AD1yWC0Ar7nQ3UmR7cgUJlNBwDQL1QnQ4Y4emuFCmDzX4Asx_8xaOBtNInUcCiHWQEhJoPwPEnoRWVnd7cBptgXYy_xFwhX-bZlHpxkSifSfLt7l48vRzzYEhkJPA4Z_ShjV4oqftiPebrQyJsIHl/w1600-h1600/IMG_0689.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Then I quilted Trish's quilt with Maureen's Oakleaf. It matched her fabric so well! She wanted a gold thread to blend between the colors. I picked Glide Sand and it looks really nice. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdjDcKtXbWZV0vlvPu7d1gjrtFaI33I7CkkbPbbtUrjqRchluGbU_zlX0-MFkDz0DefjCfPd_tTSPxz2GdH1qUvyZ4b7p_z1YDf59XV_vt0ouqcMZgvA-WONZWjBHYP3zhpqFWXqjfAy9mduNy-y8NsQpwiWDhaRkBNG7-B1PCHIE7-zfkefvpZv7AH4d/s4032/IMG_0699.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdjDcKtXbWZV0vlvPu7d1gjrtFaI33I7CkkbPbbtUrjqRchluGbU_zlX0-MFkDz0DefjCfPd_tTSPxz2GdH1qUvyZ4b7p_z1YDf59XV_vt0ouqcMZgvA-WONZWjBHYP3zhpqFWXqjfAy9mduNy-y8NsQpwiWDhaRkBNG7-B1PCHIE7-zfkefvpZv7AH4d/w1600-h1600/IMG_0699.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Meanwhile, I've been working on a test quilt, </span><a href="https://www.yellowumbrellaquilts.com/shop/beginner-star-quilt/" style="font-family: "Open Sans";" target="_blank">Starlight</a>, <span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">for Lindsey at Yellow Umbrella Quilts. She has already released the pattern, so I can now share it. I chose to make the baby-sized version with fabrics from the Eat Your Veggies fabric line that I had in my stash. I quilted it with Rhapsody Dino Tracks and a very pale green (Pale Mist) thread. I will probably fully machine bind this due to time constraints. Sorry for the cruddy pictures. It got dark really early last night. I finished quilting it just before five and it was too dark for photos. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPnkQxivu9lhZYJriuHPOmU5aYseiih22dCebFPe0Sv49j-AXiDavf99W75BDQsdPb75suZcxSvEEcDA1tnTDOuo1CI3011oQ1AZdd3V_HWwiW6U2Q3NIsqj46u86JdkTNkVUWXp6yLxafllvErZOWryKvEtER6iesCvALfujdWKotwmde0doJrjkkvQm/s3024/IMG_0728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPnkQxivu9lhZYJriuHPOmU5aYseiih22dCebFPe0Sv49j-AXiDavf99W75BDQsdPb75suZcxSvEEcDA1tnTDOuo1CI3011oQ1AZdd3V_HWwiW6U2Q3NIsqj46u86JdkTNkVUWXp6yLxafllvErZOWryKvEtER6iesCvALfujdWKotwmde0doJrjkkvQm/w1600-h1600/IMG_0728.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>I pieced the back too. I think this is such a cute fabric line. It seems to be mostly sold out, but you can find some in Etsy shops.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGefSZO9qncF7M_XIp6d9GuLHgvHHLXu1uGfz4xs012wP-rHSilHm9OzblaFv4vAvJg9DavKvRBxlYTVdYUErK-r1lDtrHMus5LuZ3h6dDi8OP8RGhWlTT0SwVC15qSwP7mKcM49R8kzdJlfm0y6BtX3qsP5MTiyqwaB4Uw8K7cxw5xivJx5b_FNSIRK3/s3024/IMG_0731.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGefSZO9qncF7M_XIp6d9GuLHgvHHLXu1uGfz4xs012wP-rHSilHm9OzblaFv4vAvJg9DavKvRBxlYTVdYUErK-r1lDtrHMus5LuZ3h6dDi8OP8RGhWlTT0SwVC15qSwP7mKcM49R8kzdJlfm0y6BtX3qsP5MTiyqwaB4Uw8K7cxw5xivJx5b_FNSIRK3/w1600-h1600/IMG_0731.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I saw that Quilts for Kids is in need of boy quilts. I have several I've been saving up--I like to ship many at once, but only one of the completed ones is a boy quilt, so I went shopping in my stash to see what I could pull together. I pulled fabrics for two and have one complete minus binding. My son told me that it looks like an old person quilt. I have to say, I kind of agree. LOL. Maybe there's a little kid out there with sophisticated taste. 😏<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZQyKxFJdWCamtd8A0SQzwK2dRuMKkAnZlwX0T_0V7KE7RydOcMQSzYrLOZnZNTvNE_Z7GNeDSXftqQCb_bnaQe6v9vcGkiRoU7SmAPak0zTveidQcI5wRHV5WtA3yO0tkQ9wQ1CN2tUqmzsX-4L1Z4s0i5j5N-Y3auZLgc0HElWtUOLskjFSGiqGylyB/s4032/IMG_0701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZQyKxFJdWCamtd8A0SQzwK2dRuMKkAnZlwX0T_0V7KE7RydOcMQSzYrLOZnZNTvNE_Z7GNeDSXftqQCb_bnaQe6v9vcGkiRoU7SmAPak0zTveidQcI5wRHV5WtA3yO0tkQ9wQ1CN2tUqmzsX-4L1Z4s0i5j5N-Y3auZLgc0HElWtUOLskjFSGiqGylyB/w1600-h1600/IMG_0701.jpeg" width="300" /><br /></a></div><div>I quilted it with Coquina.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSn8cpnuuBCjLpEFOkSSHvPgWi3zRR710oy_8BRXEXzPxeoqxbSihZV8Koc9v6IyWyUtPe_P8BNththCUVcDjRgIlOhuodYUxwjHKf6exWvR_Yo5855pGLDAY-QBwwJJv4pOyhSoSCPAgbH1Cy073Bi7h2T5KkBX0b4N4lPNixqX_xjekDgvZv83dq4D6/s3024/IMG_0722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSn8cpnuuBCjLpEFOkSSHvPgWi3zRR710oy_8BRXEXzPxeoqxbSihZV8Koc9v6IyWyUtPe_P8BNththCUVcDjRgIlOhuodYUxwjHKf6exWvR_Yo5855pGLDAY-QBwwJJv4pOyhSoSCPAgbH1Cy073Bi7h2T5KkBX0b4N4lPNixqX_xjekDgvZv83dq4D6/w1600-h1600/IMG_0722.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I haven't started cutting the second one yet, but I'll work on that and the binding of the other today. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJuf_F3LDSooS0wpaVLQe2GCRB708JYUpTz7KuILUp7cnNxC6NJZ8KJZqoF0eqf-AaMfssiyY0HhEcYWXmzgCEEYLTtOhS3t1FPK09qZWukqP-1_QK_n2R9VnN83KN0JD1OnL2zpYEQjNpsT-qb5wcQSkvVSep8EgwcE4i9xoAcDmGrSENWcdsSbZOCUX/s4032/IMG_0724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJuf_F3LDSooS0wpaVLQe2GCRB708JYUpTz7KuILUp7cnNxC6NJZ8KJZqoF0eqf-AaMfssiyY0HhEcYWXmzgCEEYLTtOhS3t1FPK09qZWukqP-1_QK_n2R9VnN83KN0JD1OnL2zpYEQjNpsT-qb5wcQSkvVSep8EgwcE4i9xoAcDmGrSENWcdsSbZOCUX/w1600-h1600/IMG_0724.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">I have one more customer quilt to complete for this year that I'll work on this week as well. I have a few others in the house already, waiting for next year. I may work at a very leisurely pace on a few of those during my "vacation" because I have spent a lot of money in the past two weeks and would like to recoup some of that. Meet my most recent acquisition, a Bernina 350 SE Cotton + Steel edition from 2017.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7vHartcR3z7hlk9vsmtW7vh0znrHEVN23VtLLHARze6m4SeWKE_tlISqo7Vx9RRFnfWo_bGo7KgRLS3YYipH35C1FrXCuznYQ7P7TpgAN_eCR1xi3w-ikCEIBfsa9BVwg-CGFQ7XR2jYFn6qsHJ2aHFxFl05s6MybVMQ077AdLVPv6PwtQTXv1nRS9mF/s3024/IMG_0715.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7vHartcR3z7hlk9vsmtW7vh0znrHEVN23VtLLHARze6m4SeWKE_tlISqo7Vx9RRFnfWo_bGo7KgRLS3YYipH35C1FrXCuznYQ7P7TpgAN_eCR1xi3w-ikCEIBfsa9BVwg-CGFQ7XR2jYFn6qsHJ2aHFxFl05s6MybVMQ077AdLVPv6PwtQTXv1nRS9mF/w1600-h1600/IMG_0715.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I bought this from someone my husband works with that I also know through quilting. I did not need another machine, but the 350 weighs a lot less than my travel machine, a Bernina 430, and that made it very appealing. I need to get the 430 serviced and I have no idea how long that will take. I also need to get my regular machine, a 440QE, serviced again. The presser foot pressure isn't functioning correctly, but it's functioning better than the 430, which has a few broken parts and definitely doesn't seem to have been serviced as recently as the seller claimed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Outdoors, the second garage door and tracks for both doors arrived and the installers came Monday and Tuesday. I looked out briefly Monday afternoon and grabbed a picture. I have no idea if the job is fully completed now, but I'm sure they'll be hounding us for the remainder of the bill shortly. Those things are like gold. I found the total shocking.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XKWXy42Mk-aO85f6FLNEVzIqDfTWYOkElO-0kCJXbw33eX-G4PbmhDtPrxDP4tTPktvy3oSTTxXAWmHWwCiBI3ZHKvLesFXWD4Ln8Is3BwneJY7iPECgcX1zcfqt6JTkjF6_VJPyezZkeC8748qutX0TusnxUrsZ2AT9gtv8qRbNp-cDmTkmvtktazQS/s4032/IMG_0700.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XKWXy42Mk-aO85f6FLNEVzIqDfTWYOkElO-0kCJXbw33eX-G4PbmhDtPrxDP4tTPktvy3oSTTxXAWmHWwCiBI3ZHKvLesFXWD4Ln8Is3BwneJY7iPECgcX1zcfqt6JTkjF6_VJPyezZkeC8748qutX0TusnxUrsZ2AT9gtv8qRbNp-cDmTkmvtktazQS/w1600-h1600/IMG_0700.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Anyway, I have quite a few sewing projects to complete or catch up on. I have my OMG, the Grassy Creek string border pieces, to do. The next Meadow Mist mystery clue comes out tomorrow. I need to bind the sweatshirt jacket for my daughter. Someone requested a doll bed sheet tutorial, so I need to look at that, I suppose. I need to finish up the Quilts for Kids things. I have one project to make for a gift. I want to make my darn dress form, which is a selfish thing just for me. The first robotics competition is a week from Saturday and "we" are entering crisis/panic mode. And all the deep cleaning of the house </span><i style="font-family: "Open Sans";">needs</i><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"> to be done. I need to work on my business website and watch more IQ classes. I have a to-do list that is a mile long. I think I need to accept the fact that I am one person and cannot do it all. But a girl can dream. And clean her house. :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com" target="_blank">My Quilt Infatuation</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, and <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>.</span></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-72380550329778089062023-12-01T00:05:00.025-05:002023-12-01T00:05:00.136-05:00December One Monthly Goal<p> <span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">We've made it to December!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNpdVefoN95z3AY-7CgNkphdKafnPMZtyTluGfm3h_RVaIBzfsOCy7WMflNaPszDIWcxr5X7nKVARjlrYawETLfgz4AZiKenSfA5sVNsQr2qDNLxm_RO5NU25FiyyZ-pOniSsRWS897Mh-cpVvpJUM37EtjkD7AiEyap6r-cLpT6wIhXZTOYiF_Cwdvlc/s1080/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Dec.png" 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/AVvXsEjWNpdVefoN95z3AY-7CgNkphdKafnPMZtyTluGfm3h_RVaIBzfsOCy7WMflNaPszDIWcxr5X7nKVARjlrYawETLfgz4AZiKenSfA5sVNsQr2qDNLxm_RO5NU25FiyyZ-pOniSsRWS897Mh-cpVvpJUM37EtjkD7AiEyap6r-cLpT6wIhXZTOYiF_Cwdvlc/s320/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Dec.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-style: italic;">New to One Monthly Goal? Welcome! To join, share a photo of your project plus some words about what you want to accomplish in a blog post or </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-style: italic;">Instagram post and add that photo to the link up. Return at the end of the month and share your results. (Results link up opens for the last 7 days of the month.)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">I have several projects I'd like to move forward this month. I really want to work on my dress form. I need to make and attach bias binding to a quilted sweatshirt jacket. I need to sew together all the Log Cabin Star blocks from last month. And everyone knows I have a very lengthy UFO list besides these few projects.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><span style="background-color: white;">The project I am most motivated to work on this month is my Grassy Creek border pieces. I'm about halfway so far--all of the bigger ones that lean one way are done. My goal will be to finish all of the opposite leaning units plus the corner units. If I can get all the border pieces done, then maybe I can also get them assembled and onto the quilt, get the top quilted and bound, and then enter it in the IHQS at the end of February. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmZFtAXs2O_OLFdxuvohxXIYP1cRwyDFX_bBVSKB70qG9V_q4CgivihQG2KFXkwuIQpwf_XRCl6VeoDagohgo2rZvgJpYzvZMlqzt0r5p32cbki3OjYckKCOjhlKGvaEnwm0kEa9lCaI4_wlIL3ZQdSkhuH8iR2VYjPvliFbBJLrTNmEp0EnA93mvU-KM/s3024/IMG_0169.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmZFtAXs2O_OLFdxuvohxXIYP1cRwyDFX_bBVSKB70qG9V_q4CgivihQG2KFXkwuIQpwf_XRCl6VeoDagohgo2rZvgJpYzvZMlqzt0r5p32cbki3OjYckKCOjhlKGvaEnwm0kEa9lCaI4_wlIL3ZQdSkhuH8iR2VYjPvliFbBJLrTNmEp0EnA93mvU-KM/w1600-h1600/IMG_0169.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Now it's your turn to set a goal. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; line-height: 21.56px;">The One Monthly Goal accomplishment link up will be available on<b> December 25</b>. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-42219118656948816642023-11-29T07:00:00.060-05:002023-12-02T19:55:08.672-05:00Bits & Pieces of Life<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Hope you all had a pleasant Thanksgiving. We started the day with a skunk in the live trap. It had A LOT of white hair (fur? it really looked like long hair). We were trying to get a groundhog. Instead we've had two different opossums and the skunk. My husband relocated the skunk to a different part of the yard. He got a good video of it leaving the cage, but so far he hasn't been able to transfer the video from his phone. Thankfully there was no spraying involved. And I made the executive decision to remove the trap for a while since there's been no sign of the groundhog since we put the trap out. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7f48Cs_jv-VCUfXlK4GkiK9LMs5noeCFKV7En2lx3zaRYG4NoArPcuAY3JZnqq1RDhHqxsmhlUtoRBU9lHHotJy8rEqynSqoNlhRT08UWDUPycnFV24KfmcvKwDMO97s0q8OcL4OAuYa1MEi0r3sHFAOmS5gwY8-Leya-agoqiqPyYUpBscvOxxDydik/s4032/IMG_0553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7f48Cs_jv-VCUfXlK4GkiK9LMs5noeCFKV7En2lx3zaRYG4NoArPcuAY3JZnqq1RDhHqxsmhlUtoRBU9lHHotJy8rEqynSqoNlhRT08UWDUPycnFV24KfmcvKwDMO97s0q8OcL4OAuYa1MEi0r3sHFAOmS5gwY8-Leya-agoqiqPyYUpBscvOxxDydik/w1600-h1600/IMG_0553.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I spent a lot of Thanksgiving afternoon finishing up the Log Cabin Star blocks. I posted my blocks on Friday since they were my OMG for November. I did say that they were hard to photo since the design wall is behind the longarm. Here's what it looks like. My quilt has seven rows. You can see four and a little here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5_EnmKVdz727xQPJ4VXS89LEY5xUC2zksKYkLgZK7jaofidl5lD2hLE8qXfWeXh1KHL5iR57DTu-m1kz5YPrkLZUNoLUrJQTGifQseo4ggxK22tofd1GBNYBIFDi_24Q59agMUDRrWijAfEr8bi__cPR0bWnEkmDWF-_THYxEHO2-KBYx2oe9e4L53N7/s4032/IMG_0625.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5_EnmKVdz727xQPJ4VXS89LEY5xUC2zksKYkLgZK7jaofidl5lD2hLE8qXfWeXh1KHL5iR57DTu-m1kz5YPrkLZUNoLUrJQTGifQseo4ggxK22tofd1GBNYBIFDi_24Q59agMUDRrWijAfEr8bi__cPR0bWnEkmDWF-_THYxEHO2-KBYx2oe9e4L53N7/w1600-h1600/IMG_0625.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">While I was sewing, I put the jungle baby quilt on the longarm. I quilted it with the Jungle Party design and I used Key Lime green thread on the top. Since I don't have a hand sewing project going at the minute (well, except for a partially finished cross stitch), I decided to hand bind this one. The binding is on, but it is not tacked down.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRt9oyoUZuxWi2klPtSzq1KPr75uFOA2Iz1JWCtpBy94g-dzI4NZ51dAf6wzMIhlLq6MHezK74WJrcsEzHLy11wD21u9Qjs4e3gji5arrUiYmuvwlexXp0B6oT4I-irGaeDeYNNPiMIWHoHHUQ_kjSLznz3rXmJUt_Uarpn8U3yogfQZNWUg3u4ThD68S/s4032/IMG_0565.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRt9oyoUZuxWi2klPtSzq1KPr75uFOA2Iz1JWCtpBy94g-dzI4NZ51dAf6wzMIhlLq6MHezK74WJrcsEzHLy11wD21u9Qjs4e3gji5arrUiYmuvwlexXp0B6oT4I-irGaeDeYNNPiMIWHoHHUQ_kjSLznz3rXmJUt_Uarpn8U3yogfQZNWUg3u4ThD68S/w1600-h1600/IMG_0565.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMshVS2tCl2Rqaja3BQ4oYYhivQlCxnDvvJl6mjqpPoCNJ-qZm_6eNGsT7r1q78EDD2tMn3Uylj8uIY9a6LumJF6gL3PVY9BWI8TGy5W31TWtEiix3teawdvQA3-B8bXF5nGZIDpZAfNBj_2WLJ5S3HXPuLa2fA3_Jgp_wQTfnBM8xPGAFKbEhgsFN4hiJ/s4032/IMG_0627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMshVS2tCl2Rqaja3BQ4oYYhivQlCxnDvvJl6mjqpPoCNJ-qZm_6eNGsT7r1q78EDD2tMn3Uylj8uIY9a6LumJF6gL3PVY9BWI8TGy5W31TWtEiix3teawdvQA3-B8bXF5nGZIDpZAfNBj_2WLJ5S3HXPuLa2fA3_Jgp_wQTfnBM8xPGAFKbEhgsFN4hiJ/w1600-h1600/IMG_0627.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My husband finally cut out the vinyl and applied it to a shirt for my daughter. She's been waiting a few months for it. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLcX3bt6iB6uoCqUebplxuXvwVUScewuZ2l-DF1i2OoDwhuxmqcKc-tVnYvquD7i0x_lB6EtBZq4tOMRYvoko6zvGd0ZBpLLRVumceZ2t21v04OeDD_jUxd6eqNX1wkhoZ8Zz5mCOvQU5C49tiHoX2nCyr9HrV_Jj12ZJaJA39eRC_KbF0ieiHtJH4jAw/s4032/IMG_0556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLcX3bt6iB6uoCqUebplxuXvwVUScewuZ2l-DF1i2OoDwhuxmqcKc-tVnYvquD7i0x_lB6EtBZq4tOMRYvoko6zvGd0ZBpLLRVumceZ2t21v04OeDD_jUxd6eqNX1wkhoZ8Zz5mCOvQU5C49tiHoX2nCyr9HrV_Jj12ZJaJA39eRC_KbF0ieiHtJH4jAw/w1600-h1600/IMG_0556.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zzRdlmp5mLrBGxI8IHTC2Secwc35yG55Q6mzYnt6wuR8Imcn_C674koWghcBrMd5jM_Exu1qVI0vmZOaKXZbFVdd5zwGYz1DJd4adl5PLoS-0uOCEtMuhD5TlIk6l5u82XVXfSa5iTF4A6WxZUFOC7A9rlqKyEI3P-Odob4k7xFLD9tefYj7gs8sxCO8/s3024/IMG_0555.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zzRdlmp5mLrBGxI8IHTC2Secwc35yG55Q6mzYnt6wuR8Imcn_C674koWghcBrMd5jM_Exu1qVI0vmZOaKXZbFVdd5zwGYz1DJd4adl5PLoS-0uOCEtMuhD5TlIk6l5u82XVXfSa5iTF4A6WxZUFOC7A9rlqKyEI3P-Odob4k7xFLD9tefYj7gs8sxCO8/w1600-h1600/IMG_0555.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Over the weekend we took pictures for our holiday card. This photo did not make the card, but I am quite proud of how the photo turned out. This is Smoky, one of our roosters.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwGt_I55V2AZrI3iEPTjy52ZQPN2_KonrJa0chQd_p9vyBVIYwQz3vbe7Hgx40uIw4rMagKOTa-zjm3Yt1c3-J882PM9G0FXluW-kzxk7AqX7FpYtoSHRoY6_gj3miBXvf-b78tTaAwjBzqiO1p-Ujro8F2Z24GpgILYFZLBaqfSzFAXDi5GnDGUNhaBO/s4032/IMG_0604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwGt_I55V2AZrI3iEPTjy52ZQPN2_KonrJa0chQd_p9vyBVIYwQz3vbe7Hgx40uIw4rMagKOTa-zjm3Yt1c3-J882PM9G0FXluW-kzxk7AqX7FpYtoSHRoY6_gj3miBXvf-b78tTaAwjBzqiO1p-Ujro8F2Z24GpgILYFZLBaqfSzFAXDi5GnDGUNhaBO/w1600-h1600/IMG_0604.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">And here are all five of them. Photo courtesy of my daughter. Henry the rooster in the back, then Smoky. The girls are Beaker, Peanut, and Agatha (L-R).</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VnOoZiGEcp0613_0cTiD7PW219LFmp6HWGsYYassMcg0gg6ourZS7YcCoruUmMqeLvEmRN6wTgwsyNqDZQKEQJ8LSdRCV3qdrST1KPz5-MwpmycxrVZL9HVsvHtrVhxOWFfDYbMVLlwjMvEBHti4rZlq8krlmGAl0mfX7NY1GbqqWhYtDiinyHvlondG/s3689/IMG_0965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3689" data-original-width="2767" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VnOoZiGEcp0613_0cTiD7PW219LFmp6HWGsYYassMcg0gg6ourZS7YcCoruUmMqeLvEmRN6wTgwsyNqDZQKEQJ8LSdRCV3qdrST1KPz5-MwpmycxrVZL9HVsvHtrVhxOWFfDYbMVLlwjMvEBHti4rZlq8krlmGAl0mfX7NY1GbqqWhYtDiinyHvlondG/w1600-h1600/IMG_0965.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">We bought a lot of stuff over the weekend. We did a bit of Christmas shopping. I bought things for my business and I bought myself some fabric, including this quilt kit. Who knows when I'll get to it, but I just love it. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0fbrqqoeUpZfrCV3_AHQRe-HB2KPkfLWXx7-u-l64_ewzBrm7zfRv4jF3o-2QIxn4n0IhnraCU0d-H9-VZvNh_6IwePHk8NQIKlgypU4hki_O0HgLWDSvhoV9P7hI4jNejkgAT-eFzIpjRj6i_IuubzuWwpDQtcvcxIAKUDqArCce3TnnMVU7dVYxTW5/s4032/IMG_0617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0fbrqqoeUpZfrCV3_AHQRe-HB2KPkfLWXx7-u-l64_ewzBrm7zfRv4jF3o-2QIxn4n0IhnraCU0d-H9-VZvNh_6IwePHk8NQIKlgypU4hki_O0HgLWDSvhoV9P7hI4jNejkgAT-eFzIpjRj6i_IuubzuWwpDQtcvcxIAKUDqArCce3TnnMVU7dVYxTW5/w1600-h1600/IMG_0617.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We also bought a 2008 Hyundai Accent for my son. It only has 37,000 miles on it! He can't drive yet, but we have the car. He was not impressed at first, but it's starting to grow on him.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B9ioDwI-qq23TXWGJ-R6C8fcoOC0OGqH-hb2Hn4EtsfujZ4s2zcOYzDV1z-E30PtDATzUwUnlZIymx0UpBixDwZdBCDH3AmCgHpcJZwC3evUVInZTxcZWkjfQY47Z2UDVsn-2XzzGdVkg0lBXBUSZnh8PuzIEUcOSCxvJU7QoyCGbi9OnJYfDZSJwkFm/s4032/IMG_0610.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B9ioDwI-qq23TXWGJ-R6C8fcoOC0OGqH-hb2Hn4EtsfujZ4s2zcOYzDV1z-E30PtDATzUwUnlZIymx0UpBixDwZdBCDH3AmCgHpcJZwC3evUVInZTxcZWkjfQY47Z2UDVsn-2XzzGdVkg0lBXBUSZnh8PuzIEUcOSCxvJU7QoyCGbi9OnJYfDZSJwkFm/w1600-h1600/IMG_0610.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The sleep shorts my son selected finally arrived. I thought it was a Prime item, but it wasn't, so it took a while to arrive from China. I laugh every time I see them. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSjGGjuc9bjE44Z5EB4Z1UiL_ZUbYvpl9zd5ObcYqK0Q87yUHIye8pruBYLIuocCQBJTQzS2kG5eSPKgEepLp1jAnhbbfnG-103qhq2LjGXuLjHmCPD-FM4lpO1hV5kMbmlZbeJHFxfksHbj0nsP037-qtD4klSyhThR900gZ7cUM-rkb-UYMhW1AzRLI/s2882/IMG_0616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="2882" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSjGGjuc9bjE44Z5EB4Z1UiL_ZUbYvpl9zd5ObcYqK0Q87yUHIye8pruBYLIuocCQBJTQzS2kG5eSPKgEepLp1jAnhbbfnG-103qhq2LjGXuLjHmCPD-FM4lpO1hV5kMbmlZbeJHFxfksHbj0nsP037-qtD4klSyhThR900gZ7cUM-rkb-UYMhW1AzRLI/w1600-h1600/IMG_0616.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I finished attaching the binding on Pat's quilts that I shared last week. I also quilted a few more quilts. The first one belongs to Sara. She made this from her scraps. She's been on a roll with the scrap quilts lately! I need to be more like her and do something with my scraps. She picked the Fluffy Clouds quilting design. I don't know if you can tell in the picture, but her backing fabric has clouds on it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5XKJshdf_M96IdsAG7ARSHiqebuMs8fdCHQAsMz1UU91iUkDW3PCVwqcNt9T855V1EosqeyY7H0SRgvlM6Hdy8nIc_KW0UvttBNGJKupCYIMroekfEi63W267S7JtQbI8MKeTq8ByOSJ4Vacdx6GbddyZGPhQ7MntGU3CP84MDa_fAl5wV579rS2CFlr/s4032/IMG_0549.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5XKJshdf_M96IdsAG7ARSHiqebuMs8fdCHQAsMz1UU91iUkDW3PCVwqcNt9T855V1EosqeyY7H0SRgvlM6Hdy8nIc_KW0UvttBNGJKupCYIMroekfEi63W267S7JtQbI8MKeTq8ByOSJ4Vacdx6GbddyZGPhQ7MntGU3CP84MDa_fAl5wV579rS2CFlr/w1600-h1600/IMG_0549.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Next is one of Cindy's quilts, quilted with Starry. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EstpXeBVDhCHc-HHbpgrQm4TcJaVDZDr4bbdcm7xb7A6pNZXFiUh6RnTEo44wd3nVqZJEl4hNHrx772B1QnIz6TfRH2OXtbgaz4P3H3CS0tXIVWi67INFnO1E7wvG8TnQwP6cwBGRpJG7zPEgbzN6pXGWnZDoz9LgMd6ds1GHOcOVhX3Ymflqz2az1lo/s4032/IMG_0614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EstpXeBVDhCHc-HHbpgrQm4TcJaVDZDr4bbdcm7xb7A6pNZXFiUh6RnTEo44wd3nVqZJEl4hNHrx772B1QnIz6TfRH2OXtbgaz4P3H3CS0tXIVWi67INFnO1E7wvG8TnQwP6cwBGRpJG7zPEgbzN6pXGWnZDoz9LgMd6ds1GHOcOVhX3Ymflqz2az1lo/w1600-h1600/IMG_0614.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">She used the same panel as Vicki did on the quilt I custom-quilted during the summer. I refer to this panel as the Nick Jonas polar bear panel--I think the one polar bear resembles the singer Nick Jonas. 😏 Screen shot borrowed from the internet.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0iXcEbzKsSLpNuvqrntHjvn75_mDpiyykyFBlTA8ScvcqaDhneHdTK5Raskaqs3iDB9aUeLRKR5THXrAB1z0w3X3wlzID_LoOZC1idF-tOnelUhpIWOVyYuN9ZviHXMM1OpZwFuTFDbuxdliuEtHzHpMnhLkNPvEpXSOBABkJXjI6XGG6Pkj84oJbl2l/s1272/Screenshot%202023-11-28%20at%207.04.45%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="1178" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0iXcEbzKsSLpNuvqrntHjvn75_mDpiyykyFBlTA8ScvcqaDhneHdTK5Raskaqs3iDB9aUeLRKR5THXrAB1z0w3X3wlzID_LoOZC1idF-tOnelUhpIWOVyYuN9ZviHXMM1OpZwFuTFDbuxdliuEtHzHpMnhLkNPvEpXSOBABkJXjI6XGG6Pkj84oJbl2l/s1600/Screenshot%202023-11-28%20at%207.04.45%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="296" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5soihzLmtoBtnXxHLMpTzamshGLLq_WLHLECi4-urWrMZ9MiNdlWpSARtteZ3f1_1OLirr_D68w9sdi1bhTeANu7yDBuWn1zV_i4Saj1Dx47xdGJ3wAXqyNH9cqJLRmeUKOvOsWlHqRdfvclDQJylLfH9ExjrJ1ujK6Z7_gf2Dvlqm0Yrlz6gI0D8L04/s4032/IMG_0615.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5soihzLmtoBtnXxHLMpTzamshGLLq_WLHLECi4-urWrMZ9MiNdlWpSARtteZ3f1_1OLirr_D68w9sdi1bhTeANu7yDBuWn1zV_i4Saj1Dx47xdGJ3wAXqyNH9cqJLRmeUKOvOsWlHqRdfvclDQJylLfH9ExjrJ1ujK6Z7_gf2Dvlqm0Yrlz6gI0D8L04/w1600-h1600/IMG_0615.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I also quilted Cindy's t-shirt quilt with Diagonal Plaid. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y4LcPmc98DyqXveNsAeg4slMrkIIINhki7yfNL572UvoNGXri2M1k0rDYhFLBbR-xg9SL44U819a-pisuW8Y8eaLCR2FVIL9Nl9TGiN5hmT_f20JxGcKmy6CgLtcn4Kuz96hCKTfZ32yvirYthqL8n1rJvNEOSs-Vk5VSbyfEZird-ZMtYtM5aK3G8aP/s4032/IMG_0631.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y4LcPmc98DyqXveNsAeg4slMrkIIINhki7yfNL572UvoNGXri2M1k0rDYhFLBbR-xg9SL44U819a-pisuW8Y8eaLCR2FVIL9Nl9TGiN5hmT_f20JxGcKmy6CgLtcn4Kuz96hCKTfZ32yvirYthqL8n1rJvNEOSs-Vk5VSbyfEZird-ZMtYtM5aK3G8aP/w1600-h1600/IMG_0631.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Meanwhile, I've been slowly assembling a test quilt. I can't show you yet, but here is some of the fabric I'm using.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz21AD0O7KsTe1y9zP1KrBxMdV5KNw2AyaiW8N6hvIdlr0tBOXdvv70buZ47OV7Ts6khkJqCYgXCab1k0vwrWuyMv3dtI2DnAZePRz3uNQ4YN7tMScmPGLc71PkY0uHcCAkLoxRvQAPnlMQgAjn2ELh_p94v6dlsF8yu91-I0FBxIWmF5ncQ3k6TxVM1uB/s3024/IMG_0630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz21AD0O7KsTe1y9zP1KrBxMdV5KNw2AyaiW8N6hvIdlr0tBOXdvv70buZ47OV7Ts6khkJqCYgXCab1k0vwrWuyMv3dtI2DnAZePRz3uNQ4YN7tMScmPGLc71PkY0uHcCAkLoxRvQAPnlMQgAjn2ELh_p94v6dlsF8yu91-I0FBxIWmF5ncQ3k6TxVM1uB/w1600-h1600/IMG_0630.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">It has generated a bunch of the triangle trimmings. I used these for leader/enders, but so far I've not done anything with most of the HST I create from the trimmings. It's amazing how much waste you generate if you don't reuse them.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7mGedVOQZ38V3IHUzzV_H62brCwIl3kOJ49uFEKhXklpr6ev9r87nRtjS7RCpajEjjeMhFZYI7X5V4fxaFCPGmg663BavqDCbEOCU-dgMxsBAeAVnhaWhf1rTKAn8UBFqsn3tCTqeakdzIuWaEpSTUUjT-Hjg9WlrTC_mZMW3trzk2DGwJm5_urKSfcw/s3024/IMG_0632.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7mGedVOQZ38V3IHUzzV_H62brCwIl3kOJ49uFEKhXklpr6ev9r87nRtjS7RCpajEjjeMhFZYI7X5V4fxaFCPGmg663BavqDCbEOCU-dgMxsBAeAVnhaWhf1rTKAn8UBFqsn3tCTqeakdzIuWaEpSTUUjT-Hjg9WlrTC_mZMW3trzk2DGwJm5_urKSfcw/w1600-h1600/IMG_0632.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Speaking of trimmings, I thought about quilting this little piece that I made from the trimmings from a project last year. I'm not sure how I want to quilt it yet.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdHJ4UpL5bKQ_QaYlc_L2b16oUivW6o4aTH756vhpqw_ABydv80h02k416zq74B9bjAJ2TZNJmaDTEErnWqHO1eoWucsjTc_JuzgMNvxR26oTOdoiDFbLxQ_k4OV_cTvG4BIFyFxn5cEFAQqFkPpZFKk3xYIfTUziVCVCtKVEunhvJNMVa-3wsZ_6CKF6/s4032/IMG_0628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdHJ4UpL5bKQ_QaYlc_L2b16oUivW6o4aTH756vhpqw_ABydv80h02k416zq74B9bjAJ2TZNJmaDTEErnWqHO1eoWucsjTc_JuzgMNvxR26oTOdoiDFbLxQ_k4OV_cTvG4BIFyFxn5cEFAQqFkPpZFKk3xYIfTUziVCVCtKVEunhvJNMVa-3wsZ_6CKF6/w1600-h1600/IMG_0628.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I haven't managed to get any more of the outdoor garden clean up done that I had planned. It has been rainy and/or very cold. It may need to wait until spring. I did manage to plant some lettuce in one of my Aerogardens. I used a lettuce seed mix and some are growing fast and some slow. One had to be replanted because the seeds didn't sprout. I think I see a hint of a sprout in that pod now.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9fs5DhGYWjKg0GiGFRhlRfojGwadSemXRHRbqkgUKAzc-ZrLJ8_6B8sDZcBrwmdgP33FJCTkmhbojHAEOsWv_khRQ3dvVGZWMjxmCWhXyDZMNBgT8N8PL9OCPisX78a7f-AukU2wyF3GsXb5XGzreAZpunulZnI5AQQUeL2p_pHfMBrtOA2UyuCjq30Q/s4032/IMG_0622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9fs5DhGYWjKg0GiGFRhlRfojGwadSemXRHRbqkgUKAzc-ZrLJ8_6B8sDZcBrwmdgP33FJCTkmhbojHAEOsWv_khRQ3dvVGZWMjxmCWhXyDZMNBgT8N8PL9OCPisX78a7f-AukU2wyF3GsXb5XGzreAZpunulZnI5AQQUeL2p_pHfMBrtOA2UyuCjq30Q/w1600-h1600/IMG_0622.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I'll be back Friday with the December OMG link up. Can you guess what my project for December will be?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Linking with <a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/put-your-foot-down-215/" target="_blank">For the Love of Geese</a>, <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Alycia Quilts</a>, and <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>.</span></p>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-79910240704919181222023-11-24T00:05:00.058-05:002023-11-24T00:05:00.149-05:00November One Monthly Goal Finish<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">How are you doing? Did you complete your goal this month?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x9ot_x32vfmcsvIAae9jpo1O0JyZfQOgbnXpswcibpLnrzBoR1hkF1uAZIobV-yiL36ymD4JVfMNzMkkhG_rfOkXc13RrZSCpLt4X8bc-1HJOCLmHf83SGTfDh35Tuh48v0OXa9ckKlmRBRwXkceTYXdJsHjfHExUrosy61WOdnuJwTFsczda85DKwM-/s1600/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" 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/AVvXsEh_x9ot_x32vfmcsvIAae9jpo1O0JyZfQOgbnXpswcibpLnrzBoR1hkF1uAZIobV-yiL36ymD4JVfMNzMkkhG_rfOkXc13RrZSCpLt4X8bc-1HJOCLmHf83SGTfDh35Tuh48v0OXa9ckKlmRBRwXkceTYXdJsHjfHExUrosy61WOdnuJwTFsczda85DKwM-/s1600/One%20Monthly%20Goal%20Nov.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">My goal was to finish the remaining blocks of my Log Cabin Stars quilt. Thanks to a guild sewing day and my husband working on most of Thanksgiving dinner, I was able to complete them. Sorry for the rather lousy pictures. The blocks are all up on my design wall behind the longarm.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Fc3y9_Uzbmz8_PwOCfXKxmIw_HCWo9NNan2n2lBwRVLUrBukGkZG7h9Nbw50EkdLg7Y7WU2_o-dbVv6rsS2vuVUkg96Cp0o6vEyZmonkikx2GxVUSYdXfUNiTIQoTZxKdq9AKro7mqwlJ0fXPwZZaMOBf2mdB8QwGvBfzl5f27NQbF4a2ugqB2W4_8oC/s3549/IMG_0570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3549" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Fc3y9_Uzbmz8_PwOCfXKxmIw_HCWo9NNan2n2lBwRVLUrBukGkZG7h9Nbw50EkdLg7Y7WU2_o-dbVv6rsS2vuVUkg96Cp0o6vEyZmonkikx2GxVUSYdXfUNiTIQoTZxKdq9AKro7mqwlJ0fXPwZZaMOBf2mdB8QwGvBfzl5f27NQbF4a2ugqB2W4_8oC/w1600-h1600/IMG_0570.jpeg" width="341" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EE5kp9Dhx1fePz__YCGCDYGWYaY7OXsELauE2fgDvZzYiQ0ev5Fxcz0bOqOyafhZfz1W4wz5Gez4dNUqZeUfGLkCWYrGW8snEIolYho2VATov8ln4pqT0iIlY9gAwMdH2lxr5pSONUxWYAnshyphenhyphenuQqbQjo8K4zYGtGB9aFKE3mp9NaAdyTeRa4ZVdqCbX/s4032/IMG_0569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EE5kp9Dhx1fePz__YCGCDYGWYaY7OXsELauE2fgDvZzYiQ0ev5Fxcz0bOqOyafhZfz1W4wz5Gez4dNUqZeUfGLkCWYrGW8snEIolYho2VATov8ln4pqT0iIlY9gAwMdH2lxr5pSONUxWYAnshyphenhyphenuQqbQjo8K4zYGtGB9aFKE3mp9NaAdyTeRa4ZVdqCbX/w1600-h1600/IMG_0569.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The next task for this quilt is to get it sewn into rows (after moving all the blocks around to balance the colors). I mentioned at the start of the month that I didn't have any backing for this quilt. I ordered a few potential backings from Hancock's of Paducah's markdown section. Hopefully one will work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">After lots of work, I managed to get an OMG image with HTML in the sidebar in case you want to add the logo to your blog. I may switch up the logo for next year if I get time in December--I realized that maybe we should have something that has forward motion instead. I was originally thinking of Beyonce when I made the flying geese. 🤷🏻♀️ We'll see how my December goes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">Now it's your turn to share your progress. Link up your project and then visit others and make new friends and gain inspiration.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">This link up will remain open until </span><b>November 30 </b><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">at 11:55 pm EST.</span></span></p>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475978338943316171.post-13536094225714079812023-11-22T07:00:00.101-05:002023-11-22T07:00:00.142-05:00Malted Mystery Progress<p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I got a few sewing days in this week and it felt so good! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The first thing I did is sew this month's Malted Mystery clues. Here are the pieces for this month.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblH7bEBddSqW-eCVG3homZHEZFm8flDA2nQRmFUyQC4BhMW3Tf5b5QG42twnw6NE2J9W3y5spLsWx5HVRsU86Fw90q5up3wca9bb6ojDq6l2GxSYzzi5KS3Ld4SXS24hAIF3e89Qgseg9cXy0c8M4pUIp4Zl_EZbwKnbqPcHsW6_9FWDKwNNTm6VirJNB/s3024/IMG_0496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblH7bEBddSqW-eCVG3homZHEZFm8flDA2nQRmFUyQC4BhMW3Tf5b5QG42twnw6NE2J9W3y5spLsWx5HVRsU86Fw90q5up3wca9bb6ojDq6l2GxSYzzi5KS3Ld4SXS24hAIF3e89Qgseg9cXy0c8M4pUIp4Zl_EZbwKnbqPcHsW6_9FWDKwNNTm6VirJNB/w1600-h1600/IMG_0496.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">These are all of my pieces so far. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrI3PtlxvNtPDA0AZo7J-hC7c7r-VMnn2sPAPoVKGr7CPRjxsamyH1_s8vOW5LFpZIaWaCZ0BLBNeRtjxRNRWNCOnfXx4i3TM_ASor5c_NZBIPRhwwM58WsrDyGsGtufNO01lPi4nA6rdDyoZuQb4sSJtuCYKjTXF8CZyX7ub8N1_k8pfFZi_ForDvMIh/s3024/IMG_0497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrI3PtlxvNtPDA0AZo7J-hC7c7r-VMnn2sPAPoVKGr7CPRjxsamyH1_s8vOW5LFpZIaWaCZ0BLBNeRtjxRNRWNCOnfXx4i3TM_ASor5c_NZBIPRhwwM58WsrDyGsGtufNO01lPi4nA6rdDyoZuQb4sSJtuCYKjTXF8CZyX7ub8N1_k8pfFZi_ForDvMIh/w1600-h1600/IMG_0497.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Saturday I attended the big guild's sew day and got six more Log Cabin Star blocks finished. I have started on the last six blocks. I got all the flying geese made, though I still need to trim them. Once I get the six stars made, adding the log cabin strips goes really fast. Stop back Friday, when the November OMG finish link up opens, and see if I managed to get them done. I'll probably be sewing on Thanksgiving to finish them up.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7xtx2h4R_WoJ9q3gqCCABfKyPaaXxgGfjfX9W7t6_h2a9iSfuu2xcDpEn3vd_ln-49XdeByz5CF4p0fJ8P8kHKMSPDRkblvjox_6me2x3uXRDY2W__coz72hRdzUcdagh9KKaDvCjuPBBdj1PpWNgDhmggivlWBBvo5Mu1OCxx_XJv5HwJQMBtuoSkO4/s3024/IMG_0535.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7xtx2h4R_WoJ9q3gqCCABfKyPaaXxgGfjfX9W7t6_h2a9iSfuu2xcDpEn3vd_ln-49XdeByz5CF4p0fJ8P8kHKMSPDRkblvjox_6me2x3uXRDY2W__coz72hRdzUcdagh9KKaDvCjuPBBdj1PpWNgDhmggivlWBBvo5Mu1OCxx_XJv5HwJQMBtuoSkO4/w1600-h1600/IMG_0535.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">I got a few more quilts done for people too. I'm so close to being done for the year. I'm still debating whether it will have been worth it to push so hard to get done early. Anyway, the first one belongs to Shirley. She selected the Moon & Stars design.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHgwbEiUcE3Gahyx89udE383u7ANu1vTq89WLyrPqey0_lgBaylwGamjhmDEcS_3SMWb6aDisW2HJWEYyBbaaw4qUkGMDvgT5rpQZ3wUaDhrZn00q7oilL4Avf4UIGZz10WMksHMgT6JjwgLm2n0NRc5nF8fbRuwKHsPej6VFzLL2rhEbyVxGPTsuK0L9/s4032/IMG_0495.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHgwbEiUcE3Gahyx89udE383u7ANu1vTq89WLyrPqey0_lgBaylwGamjhmDEcS_3SMWb6aDisW2HJWEYyBbaaw4qUkGMDvgT5rpQZ3wUaDhrZn00q7oilL4Avf4UIGZz10WMksHMgT6JjwgLm2n0NRc5nF8fbRuwKHsPej6VFzLL2rhEbyVxGPTsuK0L9/w1600-h1600/IMG_0495.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Next are two similar patriotic quilts by Pat. I used Star Spangled on the bottom one and Star Spangled Banner on the top one. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjat-uMqWQQHyU90jtzHUeN0quV0Tx4NeJPAEAfIk_NlEINy806snxshpj68ZrrTEQhvtBC3ge_0AJBUQKPqywqFUQUDX-2gLBfygKdAWT1vXQ6_AOCNDOKx2PlqoiIlvL4uDpTyyAjDnhEhVgZ7N78f57-jdiq3HdEoFpBs9izqq_q9si2N04xstcMpy2w/s4032/IMG_0521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjat-uMqWQQHyU90jtzHUeN0quV0Tx4NeJPAEAfIk_NlEINy806snxshpj68ZrrTEQhvtBC3ge_0AJBUQKPqywqFUQUDX-2gLBfygKdAWT1vXQ6_AOCNDOKx2PlqoiIlvL4uDpTyyAjDnhEhVgZ7N78f57-jdiq3HdEoFpBs9izqq_q9si2N04xstcMpy2w/w1600-h1600/IMG_0521.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpd4dP8Tf09K3ESb7WP7nDJgoxaFt3yT8FpLw2IWDNPn7n6I6xkCN2Wf360AqTSsmxJxuiSvjz7y5waEEHJtFq2oQD5HRNjZdbHtmib0_VeYWDAVTbgpM-BCIvVN4-_44HWI4WDoW9kZqR_2rA7flKwMy7KJEww2hNg9scJuFCiHgaVDifSyuEydPSluL/s4032/IMG_0519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpd4dP8Tf09K3ESb7WP7nDJgoxaFt3yT8FpLw2IWDNPn7n6I6xkCN2Wf360AqTSsmxJxuiSvjz7y5waEEHJtFq2oQD5HRNjZdbHtmib0_VeYWDAVTbgpM-BCIvVN4-_44HWI4WDoW9kZqR_2rA7flKwMy7KJEww2hNg9scJuFCiHgaVDifSyuEydPSluL/w1600-h1600/IMG_0519.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Pat always has me fully bind her quilts. I started to work on binding the first one yesterday and managed to screw up the topstitching twice before finally getting it done. On the first try I had the wrong bobbin thread. Luckily I hadn't gotten too far. The second time I got all the way around before I noticed something was wrong with the bobbin and had to remove all of the stitching. At least it went fast since the bobbin thread was in a straight line. Third time was the charm. Hopefully I'll have better luck on the second one.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The next quilt also belongs to Pat. I selected Crazy Daisy for it. Still need to bind this one too.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkCGAzhPu89N9wUewEPNkT2S9rP_czkVU5I3hwsEDSeVXb-_ANzmt2JXGQa4X2VNeYD5WtB-SW83vpinrH3Mv89KEmrmHhysEJDDvhm3-PxLhFT59Ml64-TNv5uWyMRdpMihw89ki-YTb7zClKMZIwGIhZdAPHsSOVnXcyHrFhCkkhR-8V0z58z2RJ7ZY/s4032/IMG_0528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkCGAzhPu89N9wUewEPNkT2S9rP_czkVU5I3hwsEDSeVXb-_ANzmt2JXGQa4X2VNeYD5WtB-SW83vpinrH3Mv89KEmrmHhysEJDDvhm3-PxLhFT59Ml64-TNv5uWyMRdpMihw89ki-YTb7zClKMZIwGIhZdAPHsSOVnXcyHrFhCkkhR-8V0z58z2RJ7ZY/w1600-h1600/IMG_0528.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">The last quilt I worked on belongs to Christi. She had seen the Bubble Glitter design online and asked if I could use it on her quilt. It stitches well, but know that there is quite a lot of backtracking.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfCEaTfnWk2e03TEOqLKsDUbkTd7kPfOTIDH3NfULYpdSXZ4WSyoZmOIsRfBPRLoGZsO6EwF4OUHnhAcIxpLw8ArP6roPDlwC9wZCye6DRXLPxFKMXPWR0K9qHWp2ppcQ2MXg7kPbjhQ8RWvIGqFpV-K114XZG1MgwlrW4shyphenhyphensqhwM6yeigbMxRAZeATB/s4032/IMG_0533.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfCEaTfnWk2e03TEOqLKsDUbkTd7kPfOTIDH3NfULYpdSXZ4WSyoZmOIsRfBPRLoGZsO6EwF4OUHnhAcIxpLw8ArP6roPDlwC9wZCye6DRXLPxFKMXPWR0K9qHWp2ppcQ2MXg7kPbjhQ8RWvIGqFpV-K114XZG1MgwlrW4shyphenhyphensqhwM6yeigbMxRAZeATB/w1600-h1600/IMG_0533.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">We had the line installed for power to the barn. The guy from Snedegar (the company that bores in utility lines) came knocking at the door one morning shortly after eight. Thankfully I was already dressed! Anyway, it kind of looks like we had the most giant mole tunnel ever running through the spare lot. LOL. Duke Energy came and installed the power this week, so now I guess we get another monthly power bill even though the power won't be used for a while. 😐</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Open Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP-BRC60vajrMRgnmtLy6JFDo_qNANy9O9VtSwZD5_x22Eb2SJuDb7NMLbUlR8_wFw58Fulsv37MXcE3S9Y2Ey747wuG1qkIuVaxdY9PKZhiTr1N447BsOn41_otmcZ2kBECn3-FwBFaboau8exJvN3rUi8BrjxxPRheMt8rH7p0vLvfIP6_z3jR92UO4/s4032/IMG_0518.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP-BRC60vajrMRgnmtLy6JFDo_qNANy9O9VtSwZD5_x22Eb2SJuDb7NMLbUlR8_wFw58Fulsv37MXcE3S9Y2Ey747wuG1qkIuVaxdY9PKZhiTr1N447BsOn41_otmcZ2kBECn3-FwBFaboau8exJvN3rUi8BrjxxPRheMt8rH7p0vLvfIP6_z3jR92UO4/w1600-h1600/IMG_0518.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Happy Thanksgiving to those of you in the US who celebrate. Have a wonderful week.</span><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anne-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259126076998854471noreply@blogger.com1