tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62407471357188737442024-03-13T00:34:39.622-05:00Threads that bind the creative processdlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-39145251250573155282013-08-27T08:19:00.003-05:002013-08-27T08:19:31.825-05:00A visitor....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Discovered this lovely creature in the fence in the back yard yesterday. After googling around yesterday afternoon, I realized it was a Question Mark Butterfly. Thank you for visiting my yard, fellow, you made my day...my week!</span></div>
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dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-53430518816085082402013-08-25T11:56:00.002-05:002013-08-25T11:56:49.378-05:00Recent projects....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been a while since I've posted and wanted to share some recent projects that have been on going around our house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have become addicted to English paper piecing these past few months. I started with a pattern called "pies and tarts," but have put it down to focus on my version of a "Levens Hall" quilt top. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The center medallion is almost done. Am currently working on adding the stripped border and mittering the corners which will be a first for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The quilt shop where I worked part-time this past year closed its doors the end of June after a 7 or 8 year run. During one of the "employee" sale days, I picked up this awesome piece of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">Echino Decoro by Etsuko Furuya for Kokka, it's call "dahlia." Absolutely LOVE the colors in these fabrics. </span>With all the hand-piecing I have been doing lately, I did turn on the machine to put together this whole cloth quilt using the "dahlia" fabric. It's approx. 72" x 72", a nice lap size quilt...a cheerful quilt for napping under this winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We bought a palette of rock this past week to use around the flower beds and throughout the yard. Tons of work a head for this project....but very satisfying once it gets done. Here's a bit of the results from the front flower beds. We are trying to eliminate most of the grass and establish more draught-tolerant plants. The yard is slowly evolving...</span></div>
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dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-70897589303625331932012-11-08T09:53:00.001-06:002012-11-08T09:53:20.166-06:00Shop round-robin...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The employees at the quilt store where I work part-time are participating in a "round-robin". We all purchased the same four fabrics which were leftovers from previous shop projects:<br />
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There are very few rules to this round-robin other than we had to use these four fabrics in our initial block. We then could add as many other fabrics as we wanted as long as the fabric is of quilt-shop-quality. We can embellish the blocks if we want....oh, the possibilities are endless. Probably the most difficult part of this project is knowing when to stop creating!<br />
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Here's how I manipulated the first block I received in the round-robin. The co-worker who pieced the center block, didn't really like the fabrics chosen for this project, but used them to create a little jewel of half-square triangles bordered in a fun stripped fabric (originally. 8" x 8"). I decided to enlarge this sweet little square into a wonky star using some of the brights from the stripped fabric along with some embroidery stitches here and there for good measure (the amoeba-like object in the upper right fabric is outlined in a purple running stitch....you can almost see it in my photo).<br />
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I fell in love with the stripped fabric she used and quickly purchased a yard to add to her block and to add to my stash. My additions to the original block created a 24" square .....wanting to keep the "wonky" look, I cut off a couple of inches on one side....the overall block is now approximately 24" by 21".<br />
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Hoping my round-robin block is having this much fun.....will have to wait and see.....I promise to post more of this fun project.<br />
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dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-40216397705912680042012-11-05T08:55:00.002-06:002012-11-05T08:55:38.634-06:00November 6, 2012...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-61535719554456260392012-09-17T23:13:00.000-05:002012-09-17T23:13:26.146-05:00Beaver Island Quilt Retreat, 2012 and more...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Recently attended Gwen Marston's Beaver Island Quilt Retreat White Birch Lodge in lovely Elk Rapids, Michigan. This year's retreat focused on Liberated Medallions. We had a talented group of quilters in addition to awesome weather. In my opinion there couldn't have been a better place to sit and sew than in the large dining hall with windows all around us and Elk Lake about 100 yards away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3kMWFT1jGM0hnFUVmnLIv1X1K-b36XTNRJtMpw7YBeXBzgJXAdnEMPmKferrUwxXRKyuFWX_vFGu7p8SIi_TnuNrdQ47_UQzUzjy32-a_gBODW4E4yGRZpPdbMF156ek6tfLgYcCkHbo/s1600/BIQR_2012_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3kMWFT1jGM0hnFUVmnLIv1X1K-b36XTNRJtMpw7YBeXBzgJXAdnEMPmKferrUwxXRKyuFWX_vFGu7p8SIi_TnuNrdQ47_UQzUzjy32-a_gBODW4E4yGRZpPdbMF156ek6tfLgYcCkHbo/s1600/BIQR_2012_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our group creative sewers surrounding Gwen who is in the middle on the first row. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dp1TFtZcT1in6l_8XRMCsUGoMNq2G7UyOwCMrNu8YBjf7gEeJEz25AwLZPY7uypYT6T5DO1ZIpNNWcz4dWBMl-JXNF0w0w3bff2I6pOmGCytKpj7Viu8LuciIT0EAPPtgXuu53XUPeG_/s1600/john+Hewson+fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dp1TFtZcT1in6l_8XRMCsUGoMNq2G7UyOwCMrNu8YBjf7gEeJEz25AwLZPY7uypYT6T5DO1ZIpNNWcz4dWBMl-JXNF0w0w3bff2I6pOmGCytKpj7Viu8LuciIT0EAPPtgXuu53XUPeG_/s1600/john+Hewson+fabric.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the many medallion quilts Gwen had made and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">brought to show....t<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">he fabric in the center of this quilt is a reproduction of a John Hewson print from the 1800s.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hqCrvrw_FqCZTSNfmq3Iydb0Qlk1Oi-E_mBf1OBxMR2zczPrE9x3Cw0_fe747DYoqcO1DwxonDVtyF8ZarorRaObV8Ty8hS6GlgAkYju3-qmiTxiBIYe5YCqajyGyAXqBjkoTqOfzyu4/s1600/Vicki_parrot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hqCrvrw_FqCZTSNfmq3Iydb0Qlk1Oi-E_mBf1OBxMR2zczPrE9x3Cw0_fe747DYoqcO1DwxonDVtyF8ZarorRaObV8Ty8hS6GlgAkYju3-qmiTxiBIYe5YCqajyGyAXqBjkoTqOfzyu4/s1600/Vicki_parrot.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the first of two medallion tops my friend Vicki pieced while at the retreat. The center is a vintage piece of linen she found at an estate sale....the colors were printed on the piece before being embroidered. Vicki used one of Kate Spain's line of fabrics for the pieced borders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4KS4tsE-WIvAwHPqH7jL4ZDiWB3ZNRDnmpmOJSTzTQhacfUl962yjZlvSrwCBegD11LOueKQ0OnDKQVxC8aVdaGvqqjqf3LqKI9poe7jhSMvC8nKQ1njH3fJtuGt6qxGuqvNCoXRasxg/s1600/my+medallion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4KS4tsE-WIvAwHPqH7jL4ZDiWB3ZNRDnmpmOJSTzTQhacfUl962yjZlvSrwCBegD11LOueKQ0OnDKQVxC8aVdaGvqqjqf3LqKI9poe7jhSMvC8nKQ1njH3fJtuGt6qxGuqvNCoXRasxg/s1600/my+medallion.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my mariner's compass medallion that I pieced over 25 years ago....I finally found a use for the block. One of the great things I discovered about medallion quilts is you can start with a pieced block or whole cloth block and then just add as many borders, either pieced or whole cloth as you want to get to the size quilt top you want. How cool is that. I really think medallion quilts are in my future, especially for showcasing a piece of fabric that I love and don't want to cut into. I used a lot of men's plaid shirts (from Goodwill) in my borders. Learned a valuable lesson....I needed to spray starch the blocks to prevent some of the stretching that occurs with a looser woven fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIpTGywv2McnQfGH81BpIE9N_Yx4cqS9TThxTujdpqUwJaYOD-KYZQ4j_VZ5_oEpTdLtNJMtHBSz5_kNXeHqDL96rWKKllrmSc01HW3LkwM_rLKQ1-RjiPyFjw1rpNqaBsZAgRDJHMeNb/s1600/Sharon_taggert_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIpTGywv2McnQfGH81BpIE9N_Yx4cqS9TThxTujdpqUwJaYOD-KYZQ4j_VZ5_oEpTdLtNJMtHBSz5_kNXeHqDL96rWKKllrmSc01HW3LkwM_rLKQ1-RjiPyFjw1rpNqaBsZAgRDJHMeNb/s1600/Sharon_taggert_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This cheerful top was stitched by Sharon Taggert....she came to the retreat with the center block and three of the inner borders already pieced. I think this is just stunning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR0m0vg_XMvct0sJzeOfBWOKr-y-hjCLOAUl8mHW5cv5woPTo7jsO99h0NGZ1PMwQ8uA-ERpkua7uf5NnNP3uzTUUr61OL1mjXCH195qgX7yeZxvgslynC7pPLdkc6TnptQzN58WrZimi/s1600/wonky_top_3_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR0m0vg_XMvct0sJzeOfBWOKr-y-hjCLOAUl8mHW5cv5woPTo7jsO99h0NGZ1PMwQ8uA-ERpkua7uf5NnNP3uzTUUr61OL1mjXCH195qgX7yeZxvgslynC7pPLdkc6TnptQzN58WrZimi/s1600/wonky_top_3_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Switching gears, I wanted to show the "wonky" top I have been working on for over a year. It is another coop project with my friend Vicki. She pieced some of the houses and a butterfly and a tree or two....she also has some of my wonky blocks in her top. This is about 99% done as I have some appliqué I want to add yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px;"><i>“Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.” </i>William Cullen Bryant</span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-26180477992521547622012-08-28T07:28:00.000-05:002012-08-28T07:28:00.459-05:00Wonky house quilt coming together...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi067prRFD9YS_BsjoWKskCezyNsOHxMAZ81B9ZfT98rlZGeWwOtnNWMUqzKFYi3RJKyBdz_0aTaHw4-6iwBY-sRznMfNdA3otr5Ay5x1KPdrFYG7HhFd0nfmaGSh_aU8TvaBIs3thrz8zj/s1600/DSC_0028_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi067prRFD9YS_BsjoWKskCezyNsOHxMAZ81B9ZfT98rlZGeWwOtnNWMUqzKFYi3RJKyBdz_0aTaHw4-6iwBY-sRznMfNdA3otr5Ay5x1KPdrFYG7HhFd0nfmaGSh_aU8TvaBIs3thrz8zj/s1600/DSC_0028_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifViH8KQhNAjV6RrmjD_zYGBfU6z1bk1RdaYAQFE_yApnLDNcfMk7xUiv1A_J-SABQQOiD9QpZdKthlL1tF1PGazFLX2xhEnz4iYBbLE5XeupXVjk0stKkg7z6u3GiwietQtBGWIkVk-kY/s1600/DSC_0029_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifViH8KQhNAjV6RrmjD_zYGBfU6z1bk1RdaYAQFE_yApnLDNcfMk7xUiv1A_J-SABQQOiD9QpZdKthlL1tF1PGazFLX2xhEnz4iYBbLE5XeupXVjk0stKkg7z6u3GiwietQtBGWIkVk-kY/s1600/DSC_0029_lw.jpg" /></a></div>Another "ufo" is finally back on the sewing table. Started piecing these "wonky" blocks back in December, 2010 and January, 2011 with my bff, Vicki. As fun as it was to make these blocks, the thought on how to put them together was overwhelming at first. Maybe that is why they stayed on the design wall for so long. I finally gave myself permission to "play" and add other strips and pieces of fabric to make the blocks fit together in different panels. Wow, I was amazed how a little trimming here and adding fabric there worked. Now I have a fun and playful community of blocks that is about 36" by 45". Now, on to adding strips of borders and pieced pinwheels to make it large enough for a good sized lap quilt. Oh, what dreams I will have taking a nap under this little fellow.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"We have had cloning in the South for years, it's called cousins."</i></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-83277300486808894632012-08-25T10:17:00.000-05:002012-08-25T10:17:27.349-05:00It's all in the bag...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a Saturday job at a local quilt store and was asked to share a "how to" project for the shop's blog. Part of this assignment was to select 6 or 7 fabrics that inspired you and tell why, I decided to use the same fabrics in my project:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0w2yvCBjZ-d4LZBsl5CZVbKqwA3hvRf9A77tuQLIM_2ZkAh7ZzISbkLYxSMW7hADJqFdyokcNsoKVZUlpyRmd92AwNCzdtevgtd0Hq_TAkBd8lqG_k8enJ64xiokV4GLfb2t5ScQhVnja/s1600/Donna_project_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0w2yvCBjZ-d4LZBsl5CZVbKqwA3hvRf9A77tuQLIM_2ZkAh7ZzISbkLYxSMW7hADJqFdyokcNsoKVZUlpyRmd92AwNCzdtevgtd0Hq_TAkBd8lqG_k8enJ64xiokV4GLfb2t5ScQhVnja/s1600/Donna_project_1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hnO4vGCcZsjiUokaUmCMYUJG_goVMunNUCnw2PWKMAHzBLlRhAEFqHu-H_0aLCu7e6GhJfq5BgRCqx5eMqKQhehnVD3vgPVeuMXza8t_KbHziFeZfZCyhlAw8orzS5slcfOQxxEkURhy/s1600/Donna_project_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hnO4vGCcZsjiUokaUmCMYUJG_goVMunNUCnw2PWKMAHzBLlRhAEFqHu-H_0aLCu7e6GhJfq5BgRCqx5eMqKQhehnVD3vgPVeuMXza8t_KbHziFeZfZCyhlAw8orzS5slcfOQxxEkURhy/s1600/Donna_project_2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BDs2VsX44vYrvqIQyT3QkazMHe1Fd6NAN8KBTMVGE3M3IJeRIg5D7Le5fFfmWx-iqqKuzmsrLH9E0C2m9AmoS56FMkVoTa1ikP97tIfyTBjY08gPNwSIyL4lhmShfBXbMTrtKmS5NWvO/s1600/Donna_project_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BDs2VsX44vYrvqIQyT3QkazMHe1Fd6NAN8KBTMVGE3M3IJeRIg5D7Le5fFfmWx-iqqKuzmsrLH9E0C2m9AmoS56FMkVoTa1ikP97tIfyTBjY08gPNwSIyL4lhmShfBXbMTrtKmS5NWvO/s1600/Donna_project_3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXhda5Qx2_j2i_24clanC7zWQEebpEED8MzC6nw2UdSZaSArpyfvgbz1tZbXeNodakVJQaahI27vUSNOIoywughjGRY4XkznV8yI5cbSAevQgSubik1myGWRailZRRDYS57oeZu53H3BT/s1600/Donna_project_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXhda5Qx2_j2i_24clanC7zWQEebpEED8MzC6nw2UdSZaSArpyfvgbz1tZbXeNodakVJQaahI27vUSNOIoywughjGRY4XkznV8yI5cbSAevQgSubik1myGWRailZRRDYS57oeZu53H3BT/s1600/Donna_project_4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Check out the shop's blog: <a href="http://sewflakesfabrics.blogspot.com/">http://sewflakesfabrics.blogspot.com/</a> or website: <a href="http://www.sewflakesfabrics.com/">http://www.sewflakesfabrics.com/</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">On a side note, I love fabric and am blessed to work around so many lovely bolts, oh, and the people are nice TOO! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"There is no blue without yellow and without orange," Vincent Van Gogh</i></span></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-39133177180150048112012-08-19T23:01:00.000-05:002012-08-19T23:01:43.555-05:00New banner...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Have been cleaning, re-organizing and playing around with my fabric stash and decided to change the banner at the top of my blog page....not sure how that is related, if at all....just seemed like a thing to do. Actually I have wanted to re-design my banner for a while, let me what you think?<br />
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While rearranging, I came across these wonderful old photos from my great-aunt Marian's high school home economics class in Kingfisher, Oklahoma (circa 1940s). Can't think of any reason for the photos other than maybe document various class projects. Anyhow, I love these photos from back when the world was black and white....the hair dos, the clothes, the furnishings. I feel like an invisible voyager when I stumble across vintage photos like this....I wonder about the people, what they were like, are they still alive and just what were they thinking at the time the shutter was snapped...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Commander, set a new course. There's coffee in that nebula."</span></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-59380665923996131582012-08-12T11:05:00.001-05:002012-08-12T11:18:53.785-05:00Saturday nite, bath nite...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR34mx11Z6k5EHA142_l2G5-YSlHbV2xYTV18ECDGFKWOWkKFF0-PlKHlJTOWgOr-AzVM2o952JTzod4ddlGFObofDmjTNWd49UF6T_G8ASBXzOyne_5vJJz5uZX27ychLm_B_-DaUT4pq/s1600/wallhanging_bath_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR34mx11Z6k5EHA142_l2G5-YSlHbV2xYTV18ECDGFKWOWkKFF0-PlKHlJTOWgOr-AzVM2o952JTzod4ddlGFObofDmjTNWd49UF6T_G8ASBXzOyne_5vJJz5uZX27ychLm_B_-DaUT4pq/s1600/wallhanging_bath_3.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">We are 99% done with the master bath remodel.... just need to do some touch-up painting and fill nail holes. I think every bathroom needs some art, esp. this one since this remodel has taken MONTHS..</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">..so in honor of the remodel, I created this art quilt for one of the walls this past week.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhPOlmyfJcTTIQqPWVTj6XZXQ4hE-BVR04BoZ4t1Ewq7RatW4fNVqYqoSVb_LLL2AObHgKeHxa2FD4PQ0nBaaplUGYfVtJ-CXV05GCdHFkQfD6QfajvkKLz7oggkfNvxXhT6KlzPOYVro/s1600/wallhanging_upclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhPOlmyfJcTTIQqPWVTj6XZXQ4hE-BVR04BoZ4t1Ewq7RatW4fNVqYqoSVb_LLL2AObHgKeHxa2FD4PQ0nBaaplUGYfVtJ-CXV05GCdHFkQfD6QfajvkKLz7oggkfNvxXhT6KlzPOYVro/s1600/wallhanging_upclose.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Close-up showing the awesome acrylic buttons I found at a local quilt store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6TI7ywnAVWawrKerbTbH66vx7jUIqulcxjzc2SdyEL6p3_bK2TTGQuCiaxL1G5CGWih5MJ49Li8kUeYuGrYVkGEAtSLqoh2EiHsJt4_wMWBFodCWib4N7BDSdoTSVu-MVQxNfWxTESQQ/s1600/sink_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6TI7ywnAVWawrKerbTbH66vx7jUIqulcxjzc2SdyEL6p3_bK2TTGQuCiaxL1G5CGWih5MJ49Li8kUeYuGrYVkGEAtSLqoh2EiHsJt4_wMWBFodCWib4N7BDSdoTSVu-MVQxNfWxTESQQ/s1600/sink_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ignore the blue painter's tape you see reflected in the mirror (which still needs to be hung)....the ceiling in the shower needs to be painted yet....somehow that got over looked. I am so loving the job the hubby did with building the corner cupboard out of two upper-kitchen cabinets. It turned out to be the least expensive way to deal with storage for a small space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSb2xcOSaoj-2POOuibWbLitTpkWz9-WSmhMr-CQrEV5JzV6RS4iSAdEidIaKFuLkiGjy1c7NrICjXwja-9EUAVJxD5NkR3lTdjJULr7dHhIygdq3sSmt6czyg8elqDIVW-0tZWelEZHZ/s1600/jewlery_rack_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSb2xcOSaoj-2POOuibWbLitTpkWz9-WSmhMr-CQrEV5JzV6RS4iSAdEidIaKFuLkiGjy1c7NrICjXwja-9EUAVJxD5NkR3lTdjJULr7dHhIygdq3sSmt6czyg8elqDIVW-0tZWelEZHZ/s1600/jewlery_rack_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Somewhere along the way during this remodel, I talked the hubby into making this jewelry rack using random knobs I found on sale at Anthropologie. The weathered board is a "floating panel" from a door we took off the old milk shed at the farm in Indiana. Love having this piece of history on my wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"We were Christians after all, or so we told ourselves every Sunday from 10 o’clock til noon."</span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><i>Roxanna Slade</i>,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Reynolds Price</span></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-32881797768975891992012-08-10T10:17:00.000-05:002012-08-10T10:17:28.059-05:00To the moon, Alice...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi39BhZolzjwxdBe8283VLkkEmutVIi5dwNcbLpvCsq8peRf8VFryx7mBRZyDJY6zn1bWe6FrsOxGuVj-BzQd55Lulkdqyi4nXTeR1YYY7JmrbHGrty-44Jy3doGwvbGEhyphenhyphen9-RU2MJO8s/s1600/moon+flower_3_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi39BhZolzjwxdBe8283VLkkEmutVIi5dwNcbLpvCsq8peRf8VFryx7mBRZyDJY6zn1bWe6FrsOxGuVj-BzQd55Lulkdqyi4nXTeR1YYY7JmrbHGrty-44Jy3doGwvbGEhyphenhyphen9-RU2MJO8s/s1600/moon+flower_3_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">One plant that seems to be thriving in our extreme heat is my Moonflower (Datura). In "googling" moonflower for more information for this posting, I discovered how poisonous this plant is....YIKES....I never knew. Thankfully, we have no small children about nor do we have any intention to digest this plant, we are just enjoying the size of the plant and the multitude of blooms. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">"For example,<i>Datura</i> have the property of being able to change size of plant, size of leaf, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">and size of flowers, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">all depending on location. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">The same species, when growing in a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">half-shady damp location can </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">develop into a flowering bush half as tall </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">as a person, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">but when growing in a very dry location will </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">only grow into a thin little plant </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">just higher than the ankles, with tiny </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">flowers and a few miniature leaves." Wikipedia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">My plant is in the upper part of the garden and gets all the sun has to offer from about 11 a.m. on and I really haven't been watering it as much as my other plants.....yet it seems to be thriving. Actually I think this may be two or three Daturas that have banded together as one.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoIvjoXiJwdAFO5HKd0fRHhJMfSGLtfkixboYNFg6mpqnjOPu_GUaJTFwnEkQDONbTWJrqcGL9ZiHxYgbON3E4YzHDsZIxEn4_NUld4ZJjJGWC0rJPJRNAWfRWv-2VpNy0YGherzjm6_C/s1600/moon+flowers_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoIvjoXiJwdAFO5HKd0fRHhJMfSGLtfkixboYNFg6mpqnjOPu_GUaJTFwnEkQDONbTWJrqcGL9ZiHxYgbON3E4YzHDsZIxEn4_NUld4ZJjJGWC0rJPJRNAWfRWv-2VpNy0YGherzjm6_C/s1600/moon+flowers_lw.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A close-up of one of the lovely trumpet-shaped flower.....love the delicate ruffle around the edge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8C13bD7mRG4doWbCM7yNHozOSq6Ac6KyMe0dk-D0B0rTaPQA9UNWZIb3RyiVpOgAzGyTgnaMN7EGaydvOoCvjW-MOEaLwytp-NAS3_Zo8BKSsfQmplkCvaBZy5EIV0Ne8SxZ36XZRZPA/s1600/moon_flower_2_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8C13bD7mRG4doWbCM7yNHozOSq6Ac6KyMe0dk-D0B0rTaPQA9UNWZIb3RyiVpOgAzGyTgnaMN7EGaydvOoCvjW-MOEaLwytp-NAS3_Zo8BKSsfQmplkCvaBZy5EIV0Ne8SxZ36XZRZPA/s1600/moon_flower_2_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before blooming, the bud is a lovely creamy butter color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXHStFyZcxRXzamsUT96usKDfaPKASJCaqXtd0SnKP4JwKhwheQq5u3eUykkACsy_aZB_b5jbZHdBTkOG0DCjlDtsp1iCWKpXMHSzgpKPMwrSXlJoK_pKvrmBlp4K_sF4Le5PqJuCZRrZ/s1600/800px-Datura_fruit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXHStFyZcxRXzamsUT96usKDfaPKASJCaqXtd0SnKP4JwKhwheQq5u3eUykkACsy_aZB_b5jbZHdBTkOG0DCjlDtsp1iCWKpXMHSzgpKPMwrSXlJoK_pKvrmBlp4K_sF4Le5PqJuCZRrZ/s1600/800px-Datura_fruit.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The seed|fruit pod on the Datura....the spines on this pod are very prickly especially when it's dried. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Thank you Wikipedia for this pod photo.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddoOKLJXV-YRKxnxjJ1C9ZhdZ3Yz-3QkwTIJRBZDls4qYoTZZ5GeSS6a2UGJiGAZkeKcM_hyphenhyphenrNm-uOqTT6xwYNIMxdiR2tIfTQT4Bx4mNjxlr3K4bEtzbbv59gXCB8pO3L5V_pRiU57BH/s1600/dragonfly_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddoOKLJXV-YRKxnxjJ1C9ZhdZ3Yz-3QkwTIJRBZDls4qYoTZZ5GeSS6a2UGJiGAZkeKcM_hyphenhyphenrNm-uOqTT6xwYNIMxdiR2tIfTQT4Bx4mNjxlr3K4bEtzbbv59gXCB8pO3L5V_pRiU57BH/s1600/dragonfly_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mr. Dragonfly seems to enjoy his perch on a piece of glass in my flower bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ―John Steinbeck</span></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-2727533402703610362012-08-05T23:46:00.000-05:002012-08-05T23:46:27.645-05:00July flowers and butterflies....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6HMjLVEFbMYlrj8NAy-Qvka9zheZSG2CrN8MFX_8T0Oi8h70AQaPP18j7wO_Mk48wyBaeHI3fKhsNk1RCTFJW3ihDISHN8DUDGaWbCGRSaewActKfn-81VSjxiX4H1wN9XktOuC-mon3/s1600/bouquet_2_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6HMjLVEFbMYlrj8NAy-Qvka9zheZSG2CrN8MFX_8T0Oi8h70AQaPP18j7wO_Mk48wyBaeHI3fKhsNk1RCTFJW3ihDISHN8DUDGaWbCGRSaewActKfn-81VSjxiX4H1wN9XktOuC-mon3/s1600/bouquet_2_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are enduring another summer of triple digit heat here in northeastern Oklahoma. I was hoping that last summer's heat wave was only a novelty, but it seems we aren't going to escape another dry hot summer. I did manage to pick a few bouquets of zinnias, tiger lilies and wild flowers earlier in July before the thermometer began hitting a 100°+ each day. Right now, we are using the sand point well to keep some of the garden going and the grass a reasonable shade of green. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLqigK-D9kCzA9Mhr3d4VDEeIuqcJ2HfgUgeMRMVlpoclHCtmxes2po9NGhq1F-wgStHugxgtxbhoqMvxaJjx2xAVoZnNDGd8MIQBD84VHq2ALIOwlWuRGbLG_TeaikZEmTgkXl2mJa3M/s1600/sunflower_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLqigK-D9kCzA9Mhr3d4VDEeIuqcJ2HfgUgeMRMVlpoclHCtmxes2po9NGhq1F-wgStHugxgtxbhoqMvxaJjx2xAVoZnNDGd8MIQBD84VHq2ALIOwlWuRGbLG_TeaikZEmTgkXl2mJa3M/s1600/sunflower_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we lived in Indianapolis, I had a devil of a time trying to grow sunflowers.....how hard could that be you are probably thinking.....well, when you live in a neighborhood with an overly healthy population of chipmunks, sunflowers seeds were most likely eaten before they even hit the ground. Am thrilled some of the sunflower seeds I planted here in Oklahoma actually had a chance to grow and bloom.....not sure of this variety, but it was a lovely, short plant with several blooms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkipF7ouMPT5LRpjX1BDj5lcygaa5FczhivClFa1SiXOsffbo6zoATtqI_-yDFcFeaeSP92NmFCNvgr_UVC154cN48m0BqG8jp-suJ3xqUIf7I2zBs5omVGYqMTlW-_JVbkaIet86ncw_h/s1600/Donna's+butterflies_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkipF7ouMPT5LRpjX1BDj5lcygaa5FczhivClFa1SiXOsffbo6zoATtqI_-yDFcFeaeSP92NmFCNvgr_UVC154cN48m0BqG8jp-suJ3xqUIf7I2zBs5omVGYqMTlW-_JVbkaIet86ncw_h/s1600/Donna's+butterflies_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the collaborative butterfly and moth wall quilt I have been working on since 2010. Check out earlier posts to see some of the process. Happy to report it's finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmXBF_Ra4AIxMys1bPDbW1fciA90HLqI2JBSxntZchnNtNWQ8ILfV-fE_P0qvZvw8eft3V-xgoMnRuOP79Zy0GJFECwtDRxomMO8fanKX4-VvPOmIcd-XKq0eA3pDZjVZ-Nc14cd1-G22/s1600/two_quilts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmXBF_Ra4AIxMys1bPDbW1fciA90HLqI2JBSxntZchnNtNWQ8ILfV-fE_P0qvZvw8eft3V-xgoMnRuOP79Zy0GJFECwtDRxomMO8fanKX4-VvPOmIcd-XKq0eA3pDZjVZ-Nc14cd1-G22/s1600/two_quilts.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's my quilt (on the right) along with my bff Vicki's quilt. We have entered them in the Norman Area Quilters Guild Quilt Show for this August 17-18th. Looking forward to seeing them hanging side-by-side for the first time! The hubby is looking forward to my quilt coming home.....he says there is a bare spot on the wall in our bedroom, guess he got use to it hanging there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>loaf of bread </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb</i></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-86171404018305335992012-03-22T16:55:00.000-05:002012-03-22T16:55:17.561-05:00Assisi embroidery vs. Aunt Martha...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I recently offered a bunch of vintage embroidery patterns free for the taking. I was thrilled when Tizana (http://blogtizy.blogspot.com/) voiced an interest. I boxed up the embroidery patterns, which included a lot of Aunt Martha's patterns, and shipped them off to Italy. In return, Tizana generously send me these handmade linen gifts from Italy. This first piece is known as Assisi embroidery which is a form of counted-thread embroidery...I think this is just lovely! (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisi_embroidery">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisi_embroidery</a>)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq4oE7HrQT9CClzLVPVoQ05DDLF5j-_m8jcxem1tDrLbCqaCKdf9IwAbI9QNBjAOF6TZ9QvKgBJ4JIrAX2Ezqm1Yhkp328heAjnju4ctzSkz82-XlxP-mbrjdzmev83VFnXMDFgG-A76A/s1600/DSC_0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq4oE7HrQT9CClzLVPVoQ05DDLF5j-_m8jcxem1tDrLbCqaCKdf9IwAbI9QNBjAOF6TZ9QvKgBJ4JIrAX2Ezqm1Yhkp328heAjnju4ctzSkz82-XlxP-mbrjdzmev83VFnXMDFgG-A76A/s1600/DSC_0008.jpg" /></a></div>The last bit of my gift was a beautiful vintage pillow cover with an inset of filet crochet.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Front:</b> found objects, old leather bound book cover, watch parts, etc. I collect old dictionaries and books that can be used in collages...this is a page on "chronicle to chronoscope".</span><br />
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I have been collecting old watches for quite a while...love the intricacies these tiny machines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc5yFkrfgKz9YY39uHpWWDp5K3Hdw5c8OgcaWuEumpDyTlquuLnOvVfP91nyuZuG6WtmRXJKLzT1TX5qRPEGD71T8x6ujd1Wtq-_Cv2o7DdVkLIZew56YlBjiDhnWx5KhyphenhyphenBlOY45elRw-/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc5yFkrfgKz9YY39uHpWWDp5K3Hdw5c8OgcaWuEumpDyTlquuLnOvVfP91nyuZuG6WtmRXJKLzT1TX5qRPEGD71T8x6ujd1Wtq-_Cv2o7DdVkLIZew56YlBjiDhnWx5KhyphenhyphenBlOY45elRw-/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Close up of right-hand side</b>: small glass vials contain antique watch parts I found on-line, Croce's song is hand-written on continuous velum strip inside large bottle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJRqlqNnmijvHw8WEoNdpKfYja4Lzx7GU8yVSM6ILIbkyIXDWXxzRfFVwp6Jm6_t_xe41rnRq5rlX9Ybrp4I4LWXofAT3wh8fVHn6NQAlm0RA8QVfQmvnNTwoWDd9JtyXCG_9C5Hs04iK/s1600/inside_closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJRqlqNnmijvHw8WEoNdpKfYja4Lzx7GU8yVSM6ILIbkyIXDWXxzRfFVwp6Jm6_t_xe41rnRq5rlX9Ybrp4I4LWXofAT3wh8fVHn6NQAlm0RA8QVfQmvnNTwoWDd9JtyXCG_9C5Hs04iK/s1600/inside_closeup.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Now, should I sit it somewhere or hang it on the wall?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmVQRb6rwie9uvMkczlKfDNNzTFk9brU_H_y60d8xKopd2oSP6yP7I9Et94I6A7UEACmHZyXsnBG_QCLSBFete9ULh0TLMfHioJUsWpZxrAZ0aExtMMup-g1jLowhtj7jx3gS2N127Ns5/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmVQRb6rwie9uvMkczlKfDNNzTFk9brU_H_y60d8xKopd2oSP6yP7I9Et94I6A7UEACmHZyXsnBG_QCLSBFete9ULh0TLMfHioJUsWpZxrAZ0aExtMMup-g1jLowhtj7jx3gS2N127Ns5/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>"Women's real value comes with: self knowledge, self acceptance and self delivery"</i></span></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-84557486067720359132012-02-02T11:21:00.000-06:002012-02-02T11:21:15.203-06:00Fresh out of the oven, a jelly roll top...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlDiGZtHefpjMfX97Shr_eUCgPm2mW_Kl7HWDMuKKmjJa7RZk46WqijSPTBCLBmVSU7Z91szywxKavNIGzSRqShkOumEDd0PW2-6YDFsUpCfrNTKK_HBxT34j9rb1wkTYyRLy0Szqfcy8/s1600/jelly+roll_2_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlDiGZtHefpjMfX97Shr_eUCgPm2mW_Kl7HWDMuKKmjJa7RZk46WqijSPTBCLBmVSU7Z91szywxKavNIGzSRqShkOumEDd0PW2-6YDFsUpCfrNTKK_HBxT34j9rb1wkTYyRLy0Szqfcy8/s1600/jelly+roll_2_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's taken me a while to change the thought pattern feeling I needed to purchase fabric by the yard(s). Have always thought I needed at least 2 yards or 3 or even more of a particular piece that caught my eye. No specific project in mind, but at least I have this absolutely beautiful fabric tucked away, just incase I think of something wonderful made out of this fabric! <i>Surly, I'm not the only one in the world thinking this way.</i> So it has been a process to limit myself to buying "fat quarters" of a <i><b>must have</b></i> piece of fabric. This has gotten easier when I finally realized a smaller quantity of fabric is OK to have when used in just the right project. Am I making sense?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyhow, one of my favorite quilt shops has a big roll-around basket of fabric strips, pieces, etc. for 25¢ a piece... needless to say that basket has become an important destination every time I visit the store. Last week I found several nice long strips of fabric that begs to come home with me, They found their way (along with strips I cut from fabric I had) into the jelly roll lap quilt in the photo above. The top is quick and fun.... I love the randomness of where the fabric fell in piecing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a link with the directions for making this quilt: <a href="http://blog.heirloomcreations.net/?p=1897">http://blog.heirloomcreations.net/?p=1897</a> This tutorial uses pre-cut jelly rolls, but you can have fun making your own!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for visiting.</div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-61236143573292463702012-01-26T15:08:00.001-06:002012-01-26T16:55:08.961-06:00Fresh from the Garden...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BFbdaEPcoxEOjkvRET7RArxa6-iGSOogjDduuJPVb1H9tvOGFcpMz-hkh7i5Rqsk0OjH8fffNTrAcKeNuBJ4Ly5EQ7i2dQtAjDO13fDkwTs5p_1KjvusTYP29BUJrfe9CePpgOi24CwS/s1600/fresh+from+the+garden_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BFbdaEPcoxEOjkvRET7RArxa6-iGSOogjDduuJPVb1H9tvOGFcpMz-hkh7i5Rqsk0OjH8fffNTrAcKeNuBJ4Ly5EQ7i2dQtAjDO13fDkwTs5p_1KjvusTYP29BUJrfe9CePpgOi24CwS/s1600/fresh+from+the+garden_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwloBMDx0KjklbHwyw_MIXdKvS9ZDAO3cNNRJvMgIDSmf-wq3YPgZ75UcSf2fVqsa0duZ4wvXq7rbMfAh4u0v5Fe-jBQLYhPZ7MGTuqKGOvu-wDLZBzo6dhUjIAFsgUE0W24lgMGt6RbZ/s1600/label_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwloBMDx0KjklbHwyw_MIXdKvS9ZDAO3cNNRJvMgIDSmf-wq3YPgZ75UcSf2fVqsa0duZ4wvXq7rbMfAh4u0v5Fe-jBQLYhPZ7MGTuqKGOvu-wDLZBzo6dhUjIAFsgUE0W24lgMGt6RbZ/s1600/label_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's my birthday this week and I received the nicest surprise in the mail yesterday... this WONDERUL wall quilt from my friend, Vicki. I was thrilled... what a AWESOME BFF I have, don't you agree!! I love the embroidery which she did from a sampler found on eBay and the lime green and checkered borders are perfect... it went up on the dining area wall immediately. Also love the hand written label on the back of the quilt... I like that it tells the history of this art quilt. <b>THANK YOU, THANK YOU</b> again, Vicki!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;"><b>Free Patterns:</b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have some freebees that I want to offer to anyone interested. Vicki shared a box of vintage embroidery, crochet and quilt related patterns with me recently. They are from an estate sale. We both have gone through them, saving what interested us, so now I am wondering if there is anyone out there who would like to have a bundle of vintage patterns. I have bundled them in to categories: <b>kitchen related, pillowcases, Aunt Martha, vintage crochet, vintage quilt related and a big pile of miscellaneous embroidery patterns. </b>They are available on a<b> first come, first served basis. </b>just leave me your e-mail address in a "comment" and I'll get in touch with you. See the photos below for a sample of what I'm offering. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Kitchen related:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHfBLVk7aK9GOcJfpF104n8cDRSiBrfHk013h9e9fQQoZAdjbwmBzF11DmyAFgz-3zSJroA8L9pPJGopPQ594tdsfDrTtOtOPFxk-HqVKOpjX5QkCdS3m170chHdQDub_su2oK1Xhulzs/s1600/kitchen_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHfBLVk7aK9GOcJfpF104n8cDRSiBrfHk013h9e9fQQoZAdjbwmBzF11DmyAFgz-3zSJroA8L9pPJGopPQ594tdsfDrTtOtOPFxk-HqVKOpjX5QkCdS3m170chHdQDub_su2oK1Xhulzs/s1600/kitchen_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Pillowcases:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPsqkF6DP3xRFTuZa89kg-SQDHIGNbaNFRldrAG0rFC-N6NOa2Y7DFOs0PvMNkjnnn97X8Iqll7cOGtq4e53n-C06Z3YFU1qTcPY22zO6yMb9lFDCnVh8e97AiLNXyS3knuIhzacZaJw-/s1600/pillowcases_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPsqkF6DP3xRFTuZa89kg-SQDHIGNbaNFRldrAG0rFC-N6NOa2Y7DFOs0PvMNkjnnn97X8Iqll7cOGtq4e53n-C06Z3YFU1qTcPY22zO6yMb9lFDCnVh8e97AiLNXyS3knuIhzacZaJw-/s1600/pillowcases_lw.jpg" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Aunt Martha:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQETll6d_RmzrdGCkOWHA3NEpntKJVuwOKCZvxdtLQa9iZwNwo0FganQOYv_WcMMc7xE9v1U39f7lbPEfM-ByHAbVlFtG_spVm-p7amDYkqz1QTKqiJaFkJov1RkRPfRqaviRU_og55gV/s1600/auntmartha_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQETll6d_RmzrdGCkOWHA3NEpntKJVuwOKCZvxdtLQa9iZwNwo0FganQOYv_WcMMc7xE9v1U39f7lbPEfM-ByHAbVlFtG_spVm-p7amDYkqz1QTKqiJaFkJov1RkRPfRqaviRU_og55gV/s1600/auntmartha_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Vintage crochet:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIEugJo6hE1thS5T6AvnxaTt7IsOzp8ZQOM-QTVcY8WyaONKaFu7c7kBZOzErQ_pz3eU4ro0UARyMQ8eYmtkIR_jo8M6JW88GV-seTNDUK7UKELyQC9DbEZDqFqxWPW3_7EEtdigJMwuL/s1600/crochet_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIEugJo6hE1thS5T6AvnxaTt7IsOzp8ZQOM-QTVcY8WyaONKaFu7c7kBZOzErQ_pz3eU4ro0UARyMQ8eYmtkIR_jo8M6JW88GV-seTNDUK7UKELyQC9DbEZDqFqxWPW3_7EEtdigJMwuL/s1600/crochet_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Quilt related:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8x3hAXvDmFkfZgm9qqhwJcup6tuu5opbDSIguUJ3bY8duVxqY0Jbel7sepqk8GaspsKlSzxFEpnyHwkXOh3A-K3R85fYXC8msx0-nqWVWElR1whEiqkM8KV-5P5B4zCgM5H0AyvUY4Gx/s1600/quiltpatterns_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8x3hAXvDmFkfZgm9qqhwJcup6tuu5opbDSIguUJ3bY8duVxqY0Jbel7sepqk8GaspsKlSzxFEpnyHwkXOh3A-K3R85fYXC8msx0-nqWVWElR1whEiqkM8KV-5P5B4zCgM5H0AyvUY4Gx/s1600/quiltpatterns_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Miscellaneous patterns: (not the whole box, just what is in front)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX4LlcPDWuNxasKpHM9ILBUP87mrO6OeEOK__SUNXAbn4xAPC1jbzYaJpTuZEZ4jOn4lgOZFC1eENtwLBr-sJxBAsOmaB1GzSqo8oViZs-tLNt4ARzf4dzubiSVCbmY8gPxSm6UaiN2CF/s1600/misc.embroidery_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX4LlcPDWuNxasKpHM9ILBUP87mrO6OeEOK__SUNXAbn4xAPC1jbzYaJpTuZEZ4jOn4lgOZFC1eENtwLBr-sJxBAsOmaB1GzSqo8oViZs-tLNt4ARzf4dzubiSVCbmY8gPxSm6UaiN2CF/s1600/misc.embroidery_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just to clarify, if you are interested in say the "kitchen related" patterns, let me know and I'll send you the whole bundle. So there are 5 bundles of delightful goodies here if you like this sort of thing. Thanks for looking!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="body" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>"The greatest gift is a portion </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>thyself" </i>~Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-46300989645461222832012-01-24T17:26:00.000-06:002012-01-24T17:26:06.201-06:00Quilts of Valor...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whew, another project to cross this off my "to do" list. A while back I picked up several 9" squares of the same fabric from a local quilt shop to turn into blocks for their QOV program. The shop donated the fabric, I just needed to use each in a quilt block and return the block to the store. Well, I decided to be an over achiever and make a whole top adding some fabric I bought and some vintage fabric I had on hand. My top measures approximately 60" x 80" which fits within the required size(s). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOXeCF9bNqh08a54RitEaWgso6mTFGHuIcUJ6lnku5GLJbkhte_I42ZaUGfkwIqOCWJUUAlV9Qh6a_uzyGg0np-c5-euhG_ij6GTy1a1tsEFRNSDK1lWHca5x-RsGvcxxpPRrYZYSiPZW/s1600/quilts+of+valor_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOXeCF9bNqh08a54RitEaWgso6mTFGHuIcUJ6lnku5GLJbkhte_I42ZaUGfkwIqOCWJUUAlV9Qh6a_uzyGg0np-c5-euhG_ij6GTy1a1tsEFRNSDK1lWHca5x-RsGvcxxpPRrYZYSiPZW/s1600/quilts+of+valor_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a scan of the QOV fabric from the quilt store:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_E_6C3gz_c9CYX4S8LNsbPZmmhFoNqpQAJPn1sy9J3FpbbFxinHdGz4bv9GkM8xxor05wQCy7bawfkzLXmf87OtUYpNwSqT7jLSYYy5rcAxQxm-yA1Uj9OITnqr8lfbPlvAIzq9AJ7el/s1600/Quilts+of+Valor_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_E_6C3gz_c9CYX4S8LNsbPZmmhFoNqpQAJPn1sy9J3FpbbFxinHdGz4bv9GkM8xxor05wQCy7bawfkzLXmf87OtUYpNwSqT7jLSYYy5rcAxQxm-yA1Uj9OITnqr8lfbPlvAIzq9AJ7el/s1600/Quilts+of+Valor_3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a case of the "warm fuzzies" on two levels now, one getting a project done and two, creating something for a worthy cause! Thanks for stopping by...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stitched a few more trees, birds and butterflies and then traded a handful of blocks. The plan is to put together either a lap quilt or full quilt depending on how many more wonky blocks we want to make or by by filling in the gaps with sashing, etc. The blocks I pieced are pretty much all the blue backed ones on the left side of this photo. Vicki was far more busy piecing this past year .... you can tell by the number of blocks on the right. We both feel back in the grove now and hoping to finish this collaborative soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs4hw8EyEW8I8LVw-g5O5MhxuMSToJEi0tshjKFHu9yDCWXXnWA8cxaDAwDetrCDaFKf3NrBbHWEwwqRoahcfGyC7N8Q-y0-JZA3X6k8puPz67kbt5OZ7q386LwatM1EEoXoOKKaLs00s/s1600/wonky+progress_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs4hw8EyEW8I8LVw-g5O5MhxuMSToJEi0tshjKFHu9yDCWXXnWA8cxaDAwDetrCDaFKf3NrBbHWEwwqRoahcfGyC7N8Q-y0-JZA3X6k8puPz67kbt5OZ7q386LwatM1EEoXoOKKaLs00s/s1600/wonky+progress_lw.jpg" /></a></div>Here's a photo of the wall quilt I stitched and embroidered for Vicki for Christmas. It's a play on her having taught school and introducing me to the quilt book <i>Word Play Quilts </i>by Tonya Ricucci. Here's a link to her Tonya's blog: <a href="http://lazygalquilting.blogspot.com/">http://lazygalquilting.blogspot.com/</a>. Piecing letters, words isn't difficult and really a lot of fun, but I do have to diagram out what I want to say.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fN51zVOL-Exc7-JNl5nWQNS0QjU3u3zmcOc5MmQWwC0ppKWfqx0pDvgXWenac-6j2f2kguqfImvahyY6l8ZzBmDY6yEev8Up5E7kPnhVHN7QYhObdEmH9oU2xFJ97vKPpUFJ034ABLAg/s1600/vicki%2527s+embroidery_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fN51zVOL-Exc7-JNl5nWQNS0QjU3u3zmcOc5MmQWwC0ppKWfqx0pDvgXWenac-6j2f2kguqfImvahyY6l8ZzBmDY6yEev8Up5E7kPnhVHN7QYhObdEmH9oU2xFJ97vKPpUFJ034ABLAg/s1600/vicki%2527s+embroidery_lw.jpg" /></a></div>The embroidery is a purchased panel from LakaDaisies Redwork Design out of Texas. Here's a link to their site <a href="http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hstrial-Lakadaisies/StoreFront.bok">http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hstrial-Lakadaisies/StoreFront.bok</a>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not in finishing an activity but in doing it."</span></i></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-8549401137706731402012-01-15T16:56:00.000-06:002012-01-15T16:56:25.735-06:00Some recent embroidery projects...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love handwork and enjoy sitting in the evenings with the hubby watching TV with a sewing or embroidery project on which to work. Here are a few projects that I have started and finished these past three or four monts. Recently discovered a source on eBay for vintage (un-worked) Jane Snead Embroidery kits, this is one of the kits I purchased on eBay. These kits come with floss, but I usually substitute a color here or there or all together, like I did with the "character" sampler below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkPnQn6g4TO9-4HGLHwQ0bXQcvepcp7LFRojla09wd5VzKW32GEpQa8C7duPUDARmlviixkL1zmjdfxZmpz_NciyfBl_vNKhSQ_UmPVszqK4TndjRhkx3whyphenhyphenWP_K8od3v4vs8tmC_NGKE/s1600/character_embroidery_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkPnQn6g4TO9-4HGLHwQ0bXQcvepcp7LFRojla09wd5VzKW32GEpQa8C7duPUDARmlviixkL1zmjdfxZmpz_NciyfBl_vNKhSQ_UmPVszqK4TndjRhkx3whyphenhyphenWP_K8od3v4vs8tmC_NGKE/s1600/character_embroidery_lw.jpg" /></a></div>Here is a link to Etsy for Jane Snead Samplers: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TraditionalKeepsakes?ref=seller_info.">http://www.etsy.com/shop/TraditionalKeepsakes?ref=seller_info.</a><br />
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I also have a passion for maps. Here are two maps samplers that I embroidered this past fall, the "History of Transportation" was finished this week. The kit came with floss, yet I used some of my own thread, substituting colors here and there, especially had trouble using red floss for the train wheels as suggested in the pattern key. This particular kit dates back to the 1950s ... you can see towards the bottom where the first 3 numbers (195...) are printed...you were to embroider the date you finished the piece. I stitched a "0" for 1950 plus "+ 62" for 2012.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3AyfitdMyd1R_K82vdJcQy_U-5ciBVR9SBJD0-iboo8FSGfkAH9_6rsoUCg3SmOQLPrFAF7-z57Ngz9m862_4bJefOxC722UPe7285T54OL-qqnHgyo2o3VxoHFKvAhfGzUmUiklW6YL/s1600/transportation+embroidery_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3AyfitdMyd1R_K82vdJcQy_U-5ciBVR9SBJD0-iboo8FSGfkAH9_6rsoUCg3SmOQLPrFAF7-z57Ngz9m862_4bJefOxC722UPe7285T54OL-qqnHgyo2o3VxoHFKvAhfGzUmUiklW6YL/s1600/transportation+embroidery_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nh4KJfZslLzu0xDhbD2akUrcLIULAVPfbExUidd_MynSy85mvz1QO_Glq_zEpHWDH4xQ03sX8mG6pPVeANHy5QI1wPJlD8Y0lBqAwAS1k5TsNg-VRntdBR1R8_dsUtQbHlWzYiOxdcck/s1600/regional+US+map_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nh4KJfZslLzu0xDhbD2akUrcLIULAVPfbExUidd_MynSy85mvz1QO_Glq_zEpHWDH4xQ03sX8mG6pPVeANHy5QI1wPJlD8Y0lBqAwAS1k5TsNg-VRntdBR1R8_dsUtQbHlWzYiOxdcck/s1600/regional+US+map_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Found this awesome colonial era map for a very reasonable price on eBay last month. It was already embroidered and who ever did it, really did a nice job...the stitches are lovely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJFduF0vbpNNmjRjoDlZmvaHwLR0uqhXDobaZqiPf25t6FFBr1vVx-fZ4MAAKah0Kv6xy1qN1fp1ek-Khhvno_CnrjPBRrUaEjxx71uck3LvukoV8zAUTE5r0K2kKV-jYHX_z8XYPNrhZ/s1600/colonial+map_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJFduF0vbpNNmjRjoDlZmvaHwLR0uqhXDobaZqiPf25t6FFBr1vVx-fZ4MAAKah0Kv6xy1qN1fp1ek-Khhvno_CnrjPBRrUaEjxx71uck3LvukoV8zAUTE5r0K2kKV-jYHX_z8XYPNrhZ/s1600/colonial+map_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I am on a roll showing embroidery, here is a sweet thing I found at a local antique mall recently. It's a piece of muslin mounted in a plastic frame with a pattern printed on the muslin. Am sure it's for teaching embroidery...notice the "Stitch a Story" logo at the bottom of the frame. Love finding things like this for my quirky collections... it's vintage, it's about embroidery and it's a cute little cowboy...how fun it that! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEW9-k68L8jGo24QVuQ4ZW476MEKXXkLaBgBG4NqURgo7aa8Nm0xy8SLyf9EjYi5ngmMeH2QIe6iKb4Do3m9Rz7A3sNjhnEI5E44ddRoMn1rbhdmLs0L1iGiOP88KxhDzDNyv052vQmvI/s1600/stitch+a+story_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEW9-k68L8jGo24QVuQ4ZW476MEKXXkLaBgBG4NqURgo7aa8Nm0xy8SLyf9EjYi5ngmMeH2QIe6iKb4Do3m9Rz7A3sNjhnEI5E44ddRoMn1rbhdmLs0L1iGiOP88KxhDzDNyv052vQmvI/s1600/stitch+a+story_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is definitely 1950s era. Check out this Etsy link: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82873268/vintage-stitch-a-story-childrens">http://www.etsy.com/listing/82873268/vintage-stitch-a-story-childrens</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just saw some later versions of this "stitch a story" toy on eBay with starting prices ranging from $38.00 to $150.00...YIKES, what are these sellers thinking? </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The only place where housework comes before needlework is in the dictionary. ~Mary Kurtz</span></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-17308832676446145242012-01-02T22:47:00.004-06:002012-01-03T23:34:20.051-06:00Happy 2012...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9JVhyPR8J5U/TwKICUtzjJI/AAAAAAAAAac/IncAymgncJg/s1600/Xmas+Lights1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9JVhyPR8J5U/TwKICUtzjJI/AAAAAAAAAac/IncAymgncJg/s1600/Xmas+Lights1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;"><i>For last year's words belong to last year's language<br />
And next year's words await another voice.<br />
And to make an end is to make a beginning.</i><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> ~T.S. Eliot, </span><i style="font-size: small;">Little Gidding</i></span></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-8683030192005268372011-12-20T23:24:00.002-06:002011-12-20T23:24:22.327-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YGsxel3elOMiEcbQ_rj4uaNIPi3Dx3f_mWbo2q6sEBG-NaHWwC9nD_g4wyi9oxMjD-pKDPe7cDEdCRATTrDnUOJvDvRY7ky2cT8IclZzT7eDH4cPPSWNE7OWVOs-q0T8cf2TIjtJwLkh/s1600/cardinal_2_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YGsxel3elOMiEcbQ_rj4uaNIPi3Dx3f_mWbo2q6sEBG-NaHWwC9nD_g4wyi9oxMjD-pKDPe7cDEdCRATTrDnUOJvDvRY7ky2cT8IclZzT7eDH4cPPSWNE7OWVOs-q0T8cf2TIjtJwLkh/s1600/cardinal_2_lw.jpg" /></a></div></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-1457950588886766452011-12-11T12:41:00.001-06:002011-12-11T18:24:55.506-06:00Christmas wreath exchange...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's a Christmas wreath exchange party this afternoon, hosted by one of the ladies from one of my favorite quilt stores, SewFlakes, <a href="http://www.sewflakesfabrics.com/">http://www.sewflakesfabrics.com/</a>. Here's the wreath I made to take. The woody vine is from our garden, something that I made and hung on a branch this past summer.....I think it is the perfect backdrop for the bird house and birdie I stitched and embellished with vintage buttons and glass beads. Attached with red wire, in the lower left corner, is a vintage Christmas postcard from my postcard collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVgPEwYu8N-Y-GuuztTX4jQwY4eGauikmMj9cSspz4TdAxTLftvOfly0k7zoM2dOQuF9zNdYj_Qs5ddneTZoi4QBFek8pQ0BW4_IFB2LMUgfQiFifiD9ExZepgcg4Z1N9D7oTYmXLmzPh/s1600/DSC_0003_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVgPEwYu8N-Y-GuuztTX4jQwY4eGauikmMj9cSspz4TdAxTLftvOfly0k7zoM2dOQuF9zNdYj_Qs5ddneTZoi4QBFek8pQ0BW4_IFB2LMUgfQiFifiD9ExZepgcg4Z1N9D7oTYmXLmzPh/s1600/DSC_0003_lw.jpg" /></a></div> Some close-ups of the wreath.<br />
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</i></span></div>Thanks for visiting!</div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-48551546489656167012011-11-30T16:01:00.001-06:002011-12-01T13:47:37.022-06:00Ahoy matey...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Picked up this quilt yesterday I made for my step-son. He's 40+ years old going on 20 when it comes to his pirates|skulls and crossbones. Had lots of fun collecting fat quarters that would go with the pirate and flame prints. I had it long-armed quilted in a flame pattern with red thread. Yesterday, the hubby and I discovered while holding the quilt up, with the sun shinning behind it, the red stitching caused the flame pattern to glow.... cool! All that is left to do is the binding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizk7xtUOMKBeLsI94sjvg-wGw-MbZ8ZZtSVyJ6bz_aFhjhDctfJtrgV79FdJ1iNKxEnO726Z4FG3iPfZ610lbBefguYIs7WtYVtyGG0d2wdlRiELV48hsVig7PBsx16-2zwSRAUU6Ovi3Q/s1600/DSC_0026_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizk7xtUOMKBeLsI94sjvg-wGw-MbZ8ZZtSVyJ6bz_aFhjhDctfJtrgV79FdJ1iNKxEnO726Z4FG3iPfZ610lbBefguYIs7WtYVtyGG0d2wdlRiELV48hsVig7PBsx16-2zwSRAUU6Ovi3Q/s1600/DSC_0026_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inset shows detail of the overall quilting pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><br />
<dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"Red sky at night, sailor's delight.</i></span></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Red sky at morning, sailor take warning"</i></span></dd></div>dlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269223202188327611noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240747135718873744.post-73800003808825041782011-11-29T13:02:00.000-06:002011-11-29T13:02:25.405-06:00A few current projects...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Spoonflower (<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome">http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome</a>), is having a 2 for 1 sale on printing tea towel calendars this week only. I have been thinking about creating some calendar towels as gifts and this offer from Spoonflower cinched the decision for me to get busy and put my thoughts to paper or I should say, pixels. Here is the towel I have designed to have printed to give for Christmas.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSCfJWkFCXDJAB-17dQJHVIQA2ZofeBMzfGJJJ5sU_NHvJ-vXmz2-01EWyY3WGrDk2k3cN_Q1xX9FhUgS1jJIMunpIPETeU9s34gr3f7jX31OqD192QD5oAiKTBL8Unmi-OH5ig4YuChn/s1600/2012+calendar_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSCfJWkFCXDJAB-17dQJHVIQA2ZofeBMzfGJJJ5sU_NHvJ-vXmz2-01EWyY3WGrDk2k3cN_Q1xX9FhUgS1jJIMunpIPETeU9s34gr3f7jX31OqD192QD5oAiKTBL8Unmi-OH5ig4YuChn/s1600/2012+calendar_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This will be my first order from Spoonflower and I am thrilled to see what magic they can do printing on fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been continuing to work on the flag quilt for the hubby. Am hoping to get all the paper removed from the back soon, fix any loose seams and get it quilted early in 2012. Meanwhile, I started piecing the back for the quilt. Here's what I have pieced|embroidered for the backing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEs88EofjwlW4qVr8isiPu0Cqhfhhk93Y0tZDKnHv6ziqV3XqpMy_a70ceyawGR4Ns1FbfwyB1kATFaYLxzJCArSJefu32ZeLwbArLJ3akrR2atGmYc-M4_jaNFWqqOCdGTw5lVuSYIVPo/s1600/america_500_lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEs88EofjwlW4qVr8isiPu0Cqhfhhk93Y0tZDKnHv6ziqV3XqpMy_a70ceyawGR4Ns1FbfwyB1kATFaYLxzJCArSJefu32ZeLwbArLJ3akrR2atGmYc-M4_jaNFWqqOCdGTw5lVuSYIVPo/s1600/america_500_lw.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have added a 16" border around 3 sides of the top to make it larger for our queen size mattress. This is a photo of the original size of the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8sOeZbVblSfknS11RLCUU4qpOK9sSqkFBLh97-Ghai20M2llC5-wBbF8fU7xMKqjtvrZRY1njCIudsA1gERN2Do5VY03JIxMFZsAq3kBda_nuDTQMb5dRUc3a2YOmKVoCUgEMGqTWi6H/s1600/DSC_0314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8sOeZbVblSfknS11RLCUU4qpOK9sSqkFBLh97-Ghai20M2llC5-wBbF8fU7xMKqjtvrZRY1njCIudsA1gERN2Do5VY03JIxMFZsAq3kBda_nuDTQMb5dRUc3a2YOmKVoCUgEMGqTWi6H/s1600/DSC_0314.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The top is foundation pieced and I know now I should have shortened the stitch length and used thinner paper for piecing this top. Once I figured out how to piece via this method, putting the top together wasn't so bad. But it's been a bugger to get the paper off the back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNO08OE705hJrHbkFm_vWUqlJR1PPPOyeg3KL0JvnbJGVYVf7USppXf5-3l6eLMwGHJfCkrbfCSxbXuUcW4BQXimzja8Ecrb8PugQ12vtsOIOhtLKNHAPn21fIlHhEoDtji_R2M2wfQtJn/s1600/DSC_0299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNO08OE705hJrHbkFm_vWUqlJR1PPPOyeg3KL0JvnbJGVYVf7USppXf5-3l6eLMwGHJfCkrbfCSxbXuUcW4BQXimzja8Ecrb8PugQ12vtsOIOhtLKNHAPn21fIlHhEoDtji_R2M2wfQtJn/s1600/DSC_0299.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took a quick trip to Tennessee for Thanksgiving. Here a few photos from visiting a dairy|tobacco|chicken farm(s) that belong to the folks we visited. Kentucky is somewhere over beyond the first row of trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_ZHYvvZu1BWzn-Csm8zjvLgdc5JXbZaWzLZp4vs5xWVnbSuZYlJJVQvWqzooPySxkYjstRhHE4_RjAN-i2eg2gb1oMYYUvhUok_KTZEDIZj49WLZi9I3YnvuOk8LLOoPJUYF6syEZAno/s1600/IMG_2340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_ZHYvvZu1BWzn-Csm8zjvLgdc5JXbZaWzLZp4vs5xWVnbSuZYlJJVQvWqzooPySxkYjstRhHE4_RjAN-i2eg2gb1oMYYUvhUok_KTZEDIZj49WLZi9I3YnvuOk8LLOoPJUYF6syEZAno/s1600/IMG_2340.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanted to bring this little one home....but there was no room in the car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYX9zlFkKMVgbUulQ78MXH39YJUn0dlDiEzMF_GL24ScCzCRFA_t-YlaapIBsgtTHnfXYIrQkup7URQ_HzoSkVpl4S7Nb2jt1vD9jmB8lIElQq4QfIQSUaxvBnz8yd96sqKhf2nlcWl2w/s1600/IMG_2260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYX9zlFkKMVgbUulQ78MXH39YJUn0dlDiEzMF_GL24ScCzCRFA_t-YlaapIBsgtTHnfXYIrQkup7URQ_HzoSkVpl4S7Nb2jt1vD9jmB8lIElQq4QfIQSUaxvBnz8yd96sqKhf2nlcWl2w/s1600/IMG_2260.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do brown cows give chocolate milk?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYiXH4NQvLx90elRaQF3b07aRuyvSu5UKt6DU3N7zrWKt3SSA7CNB0n07Wz0UBAtYr5mShQc2Y9cK1PsiBYa7a_0RDHqk2ZZU6naUuCHiOT-pSU_PjUfVpYgZHhSUCp7bF3BeOZxsE6_t/s1600/IMG_2291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYiXH4NQvLx90elRaQF3b07aRuyvSu5UKt6DU3N7zrWKt3SSA7CNB0n07Wz0UBAtYr5mShQc2Y9cK1PsiBYa7a_0RDHqk2ZZU6naUuCHiOT-pSU_PjUfVpYgZHhSUCp7bF3BeOZxsE6_t/s1600/IMG_2291.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And white cows white milk?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMbj99QHsYrbLlaOeC0ZESPPyjaz44pqnjdupCd2DCZiOvpk38p_rX-7JAbnsm0aIHyKDZu3p5zG54tgpN96eK0DfCFDDTRggFqI6If-iQ_yCR5dawzokdWZcZ3Zbg3HcbEPPkG9LR_Px/s1600/IMG_2299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMbj99QHsYrbLlaOeC0ZESPPyjaz44pqnjdupCd2DCZiOvpk38p_rX-7JAbnsm0aIHyKDZu3p5zG54tgpN96eK0DfCFDDTRggFqI6If-iQ_yCR5dawzokdWZcZ3Zbg3HcbEPPkG9LR_Px/s1600/IMG_2299.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tobacco baled and waiting for auction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpu1GoMievWqUI5CmAflQDUkdH9QdFyv4jn4G9DknUGk60vxOeom3vo4FiZp5pEpcbQdA-sY9Cm6olBm_YhdG75QzjCup2y0OJFm1uGanGY286h9WUTvNub2DkXMP_eg7fB3EHIaQUJ0s/s1600/IMG_2274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpu1GoMievWqUI5CmAflQDUkdH9QdFyv4jn4G9DknUGk60vxOeom3vo4FiZp5pEpcbQdA-sY9Cm6olBm_YhdG75QzjCup2y0OJFm1uGanGY286h9WUTvNub2DkXMP_eg7fB3EHIaQUJ0s/s1600/IMG_2274.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ready to be baled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpdBj0JbxxntV-3V3YjLg4FqjxRNrUheA_yVF3W07Ok-ObiIPGkUjf1HgTp0wSY6XD9ltDvhw4sPZNJd13M1ncdYy0xGJMnga8tZC1DWd1npvJuzLsR10IgwmSOqGA_MHIgBqYcAAxiGz/s1600/IMG_2312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpdBj0JbxxntV-3V3YjLg4FqjxRNrUheA_yVF3W07Ok-ObiIPGkUjf1HgTp0wSY6XD9ltDvhw4sPZNJd13M1ncdYy0xGJMnga8tZC1DWd1npvJuzLsR10IgwmSOqGA_MHIgBqYcAAxiGz/s1600/IMG_2312.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Trying to get chickens to stand still for the camera is like herding cats...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBUeBYGSV5SN03jn7LKCv-YtZVg_A2m7GD5tjtSX9KN0pmz8JYMtezsz1gXZbhdDQHrykAxtPcObGS7ypWonbs0mQG7k9aBP1r6oTi-rwzSRCNa8yhbc5Z0SioNRpfK9XF4whZDqcOwac/s1600/IMG_2347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBUeBYGSV5SN03jn7LKCv-YtZVg_A2m7GD5tjtSX9KN0pmz8JYMtezsz1gXZbhdDQHrykAxtPcObGS7ypWonbs0mQG7k9aBP1r6oTi-rwzSRCNa8yhbc5Z0SioNRpfK9XF4whZDqcOwac/s1600/IMG_2347.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Catching the last rays to a perfect day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEVDPbido0u8vmBj6YYHDHybvoMsf128jsCEuSGNXVrl04Uy7SuHp35J4SfPT9SmqlHQYzZLprMXxgKsd96kPAH0aXe9eFGwB0kDPV23XvbQ3uGTVLKL-IW3CI5mbo1e42ZYXEs6z8r_P/s1600/IMG_2409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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