tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84872908598290404632024-03-15T21:10:14.325-04:00Grammie Q'sI am a quilter. I am a wife, mother and grandmother. I am Grammie Q...the Grammie who Quilts. I also love to bake, cook and read.charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.comBlogger752125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-79398552815770122692023-12-29T08:18:00.004-05:002023-12-29T08:18:58.670-05:00I Think I'm Done<p> I have been trying to get the energy and the desire for blogging again and I just don't have it in me any more. Will it return? Maybe. It's a big effort after the grief and heart ache of the last year. It doesn't bring me joy right now. If I decide to return at some future point, I will. Maybe I will just post pictures with no text, to document my quilting. The posts I have will stay here indefinitely. I thank those of you who read, and took the time to leave comments. May this new year be happier for all of us. So, for now at least, I am signing off. <br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-29658229833037408652023-10-03T11:19:00.001-04:002023-10-03T11:19:45.613-04:00It's October and I am Back!!<p> I have to say this has been a very exhausting 3 months! We started looking for a house in June and about 3-ish weeks into out search, I found one. We closed in late July, and spent 7 weeks painting almost every square inch of the inside. The house had been empty for over a year, and the sellers didn't want to put any real money into fixing it to sell, so they had the entire inside painted beige. Every.Room. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ4f9cEyKfsLC2vaT-uoh_88RwcMNYXLFIzFPTOxbt2nW5FbTGD_4JCU5PKT75FwxtUtfAn49xf3JyBBqhoCBe5O5T0y4qzBmqcYLAl61cQr2rweu72q-RO333YS_Hx_DDGrKImNlGheowkyPo6GHNTBVMeQ2KaUd4KuJRTKoCtgW2YaFgua7xQb64ad1/s4032/IMG_9963.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ4f9cEyKfsLC2vaT-uoh_88RwcMNYXLFIzFPTOxbt2nW5FbTGD_4JCU5PKT75FwxtUtfAn49xf3JyBBqhoCBe5O5T0y4qzBmqcYLAl61cQr2rweu72q-RO333YS_Hx_DDGrKImNlGheowkyPo6GHNTBVMeQ2KaUd4KuJRTKoCtgW2YaFgua7xQb64ad1/w382-h509/IMG_9963.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the dining area of the kitchen. The bottom of the wall under the chair rail is the beige I mentioned above. I made it my mission to eradicate all the beige. I am, after all a quilter and I need color in my home.The pale blue on the top of the wall is one of two blues I used.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRrMKp9pr-_RNcbwAmEsQkmx7l2R1vjSnzbIHUk08KQ4MR2hAa13rIgsT_7GbB0eJCEQyrJkhMZn8L__iw-3dybBXQLFgvaimQDb_DbJ3k8G4JJp9hiKFO-q_6QuPVxvpqdqC0_NbzmQqFd6Op7u9DIv7ugrls_ScbIBOJryl_J22r8MBmD-oDjIllViZ/s4032/71589153316__1D32861E-81A9-44C8-A803-BA1A86202BD0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRrMKp9pr-_RNcbwAmEsQkmx7l2R1vjSnzbIHUk08KQ4MR2hAa13rIgsT_7GbB0eJCEQyrJkhMZn8L__iw-3dybBXQLFgvaimQDb_DbJ3k8G4JJp9hiKFO-q_6QuPVxvpqdqC0_NbzmQqFd6Op7u9DIv7ugrls_ScbIBOJryl_J22r8MBmD-oDjIllViZ/w383-h511/71589153316__1D32861E-81A9-44C8-A803-BA1A86202BD0.jpeg" width="383" /></a></div>The top walls and upper cabinets are the light blue with a detail stripe where the cabinets indent. I put on black knobs to replace the white porcelain ones. The bottom wall and lower cabinets are a darker blue of the same basic color tone. They have a light detail stripe.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkFtWqPiFRYiESXsD6is_puhQq4eXNbb2-FD-91WPhWwL3ezqr6TdcoQi798LN9ZN_Cs8RpqbQEGFma9QYGB8LLxMLsW8aFPf_nJA_J02mOioiinuKvW6nV7IqzfZc7gQljw97Y3vtoTm2t_2gQBaKsOxX25qzKLpWKgtpwx-p9R1h_f-6B8mtjuGf-07/s4032/IMG_0072.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkFtWqPiFRYiESXsD6is_puhQq4eXNbb2-FD-91WPhWwL3ezqr6TdcoQi798LN9ZN_Cs8RpqbQEGFma9QYGB8LLxMLsW8aFPf_nJA_J02mOioiinuKvW6nV7IqzfZc7gQljw97Y3vtoTm2t_2gQBaKsOxX25qzKLpWKgtpwx-p9R1h_f-6B8mtjuGf-07/w409-h545/IMG_0072.jpeg" width="409" /></a></div><p>And for the dining area where there is a chair rail, we chose to install bead board and paint it the dark color. I wasn't able to get all the painting finished before move-in day, but a few weekends should get it finished up. My husband wanted to replace all of the old electrical outlets and light switches in the house. Looking at the inside of the house, you could tell it had been years since it got any love.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D_I5Hcp1kAoiPcEDwseFwHfir4-Ln-pr8pVUyrXGLPvvMLFbHRaqCVrEXirT8iGheDMO8kXSQ5QAXRFh2l-D7Y0pV-ZMftTwciPmyJNt2gOfYjm54g4pcrLo8z33vC1W4pydfl13nQKCgPuZN__Bim0_W4feB-VJCCMfMwracciO5tHiIptK2NZcLNVx/s4032/71390610021__6A33FFEC-BADF-4AC4-8D9B-E21A8DB83D82.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D_I5Hcp1kAoiPcEDwseFwHfir4-Ln-pr8pVUyrXGLPvvMLFbHRaqCVrEXirT8iGheDMO8kXSQ5QAXRFh2l-D7Y0pV-ZMftTwciPmyJNt2gOfYjm54g4pcrLo8z33vC1W4pydfl13nQKCgPuZN__Bim0_W4feB-VJCCMfMwracciO5tHiIptK2NZcLNVx/w398-h531/71390610021__6A33FFEC-BADF-4AC4-8D9B-E21A8DB83D82.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUl1Kn8iif5JSDYZQ3alzLWLMpYGYgUKPktCUYmeWaTltPZX1Fgl97K0bZBcr-nlC31PcVo4sqQMuvsT2_kQAV0x3yoA0om7geYNunv-F0-pAanUjh9yqhEu4lQHPMs236f9kXkReHBWeNjhdpcmV_bw4zIgkgciEufVdmn39icatPN_oEYB56S9iC52W/s4032/71442393304__C58F2F26-8ED6-42F4-AD68-C508A0258560.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUl1Kn8iif5JSDYZQ3alzLWLMpYGYgUKPktCUYmeWaTltPZX1Fgl97K0bZBcr-nlC31PcVo4sqQMuvsT2_kQAV0x3yoA0om7geYNunv-F0-pAanUjh9yqhEu4lQHPMs236f9kXkReHBWeNjhdpcmV_bw4zIgkgciEufVdmn39icatPN_oEYB56S9iC52W/w349-h465/71442393304__C58F2F26-8ED6-42F4-AD68-C508A0258560.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div>These are pictures of the front bathroom. My daughter picked out the wallpaper and the color for the trim and bead board we put in here. Wall paper was a whole new experience for us.Peel and stick, but still challenging. We still need a chair rail in here, but again, a weekend project.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnYA9bX97_KAMxQ9b-SAa-c62szmw8wQOscXwz4jBLqz2tZ5Aymq2zNDHP7T4P5d6TilIfWm8v8Lc9p-xVcp8wu6dOCZopQOrKTJiWImf_VMmupInmCeq-XPMzJzEfvDBe0kKdJT1T_K_cFxkuZanrI5k4ttzx989Z5p02tTcrarTeQVIyFsgvGBAk190/s4032/71631097061__E72FA1D1-97B7-4AF1-B7C5-56987DFD0720.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnYA9bX97_KAMxQ9b-SAa-c62szmw8wQOscXwz4jBLqz2tZ5Aymq2zNDHP7T4P5d6TilIfWm8v8Lc9p-xVcp8wu6dOCZopQOrKTJiWImf_VMmupInmCeq-XPMzJzEfvDBe0kKdJT1T_K_cFxkuZanrI5k4ttzx989Z5p02tTcrarTeQVIyFsgvGBAk190/w377-h502/71631097061__E72FA1D1-97B7-4AF1-B7C5-56987DFD0720.jpeg" width="377" /></a></div><br /><p>The laundry closet is in the hallway of this small ranch style house so I decided to have some fun with it. I painted the bottom a peachy color and the top a deep blue. As I was finishing up the top, I decided to have some fun and added some clouds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-ubdudfklt9Jhz9E8qhL9nV-qdTqjA2vdszdsbtbL_zpspBtNDQ67qOx1oDdDS9bUFyhYsO1GcvrmlRuO6nZ0WOKAYc05_9j-caFsUza01En0Y_qFvqb9IprRV_G6TjleDWW7YzrB2L6a8n14jUY2HekFE9K9TXwVp3oINe-acXrB01qjpzm95rsPKhO/s4032/71338222860__917790A6-3F08-493B-9DAD-9D462F8E4A99.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-ubdudfklt9Jhz9E8qhL9nV-qdTqjA2vdszdsbtbL_zpspBtNDQ67qOx1oDdDS9bUFyhYsO1GcvrmlRuO6nZ0WOKAYc05_9j-caFsUza01En0Y_qFvqb9IprRV_G6TjleDWW7YzrB2L6a8n14jUY2HekFE9K9TXwVp3oINe-acXrB01qjpzm95rsPKhO/w392-h523/71338222860__917790A6-3F08-493B-9DAD-9D462F8E4A99.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div>We decided to frost the glass side light for privacy at the front door. I'd done this before, so it was quick and easy and made all the difference.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAEQ-bjeka7N0G7c6kH2xvZna_Gob2JHeWzNl-ycmxJvDQaN-_OgUYUOrqV808i-B6G40cnmB4JVU744Hxyw9n-A-sgUU2MQmezBvmwGlIMke0QLEce_CDRn1b3u6Kh8XLcPvgwLCzb5DjZWotnLLuLwzbJ9YZPnGsDnN6zox7GqYOmFceW4gQMz9jILN/s4032/IMG_9962.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAEQ-bjeka7N0G7c6kH2xvZna_Gob2JHeWzNl-ycmxJvDQaN-_OgUYUOrqV808i-B6G40cnmB4JVU744Hxyw9n-A-sgUU2MQmezBvmwGlIMke0QLEce_CDRn1b3u6Kh8XLcPvgwLCzb5DjZWotnLLuLwzbJ9YZPnGsDnN6zox7GqYOmFceW4gQMz9jILN/w422-h563/IMG_9962.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><p>Here is the door before, and you can tell how much it matters. The living room is painted a beautiful yellow, with crisp, white trim.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYnLlaNf6IvtdA5CYw3NCB5KOLXlnNeg5RdDpqH_pGeFq-Mc7znFNaXVh9gTVQ-UbwvfEHgPegTYob114o4W71USUwxKTVvwqfo1EJ04MP9Yuz6QhbTd8ETeAYWMDy-p-oQp3klrElF7No4XXEMyDA3LfT3j4ZWUNrLISSMjWa1Cg05Twk_S3WcovqOlF/s4032/71312494081__A2C1627B-9F5F-4219-B05B-C5A5A3CD3DC9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYnLlaNf6IvtdA5CYw3NCB5KOLXlnNeg5RdDpqH_pGeFq-Mc7znFNaXVh9gTVQ-UbwvfEHgPegTYob114o4W71USUwxKTVvwqfo1EJ04MP9Yuz6QhbTd8ETeAYWMDy-p-oQp3klrElF7No4XXEMyDA3LfT3j4ZWUNrLISSMjWa1Cg05Twk_S3WcovqOlF/w389-h519/71312494081__A2C1627B-9F5F-4219-B05B-C5A5A3CD3DC9.jpeg" width="389" /></a></div><p>And I found this beautiful Magnolia print fabric (did I mention we live in the south?) and made quick curtains for the living room windows. It was an older print, but I found a shop that had enough for this project and they were happy to sell such a big length to me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6roOOdkYz-2GJ-0aX73zYn8zagOhtEZ69FCseZ4jTWQKIqJ6bGo6PJQNUz3B4KlCZa1wjAms-TvcHLLc4I980L0ctFyXK175SZPgb_sIzV5bXpdb_7wFVrtv4ptYdvZ_ogsf0Rt_Ybq6sA9Tud-dlqjv-pbVWNR6747cnW4dXYNL2wpm_F5njA_6L1PV/s4032/71251951971__AA23F9C6-BA46-4D0D-B4C4-273FD4B67305.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6roOOdkYz-2GJ-0aX73zYn8zagOhtEZ69FCseZ4jTWQKIqJ6bGo6PJQNUz3B4KlCZa1wjAms-TvcHLLc4I980L0ctFyXK175SZPgb_sIzV5bXpdb_7wFVrtv4ptYdvZ_ogsf0Rt_Ybq6sA9Tud-dlqjv-pbVWNR6747cnW4dXYNL2wpm_F5njA_6L1PV/w390-h520/71251951971__AA23F9C6-BA46-4D0D-B4C4-273FD4B67305.jpeg" width="390" /></a></div>These are the windows in my new sewing room. You can kinda see the swatch where it put it to the left of the windows. I painted this room a creamy warm white. I need that for my fabrics to shine. I have finally started unpacking and setting up. It is quite a process. More pictures when it's done.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYelMCbZ8N__hESlIot7rq9Zcb5v7g_f6TB7lNYqIr5n62vh3aKbzUEZOXC6VEPzuPHnyysFiB7lIIy4XuFJwYl31_3aPs5bcrIXxjBZax5_vTZGC23vKT2LGMs-6GlF5S54euEB-HoZWEmVBuscDN1A0L4VjKbEYNr9kmtK9LAMaSazTuhug-mr09t0F/s4032/71329577746__631CE545-127F-498C-B0C4-F4E57D8DF269.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYelMCbZ8N__hESlIot7rq9Zcb5v7g_f6TB7lNYqIr5n62vh3aKbzUEZOXC6VEPzuPHnyysFiB7lIIy4XuFJwYl31_3aPs5bcrIXxjBZax5_vTZGC23vKT2LGMs-6GlF5S54euEB-HoZWEmVBuscDN1A0L4VjKbEYNr9kmtK9LAMaSazTuhug-mr09t0F/w368-h491/71329577746__631CE545-127F-498C-B0C4-F4E57D8DF269.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div>This is the curtains in my daughter's emerald green room. This room is hard to photograph, but it is stunning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXLxBU7m8EIYJdixqFF4WX-sIcQAPayNrUaVFpabGQapD9vgoWYd99bAVxIu4EMCBuX8RygHoWBbbND-f2d1ptssGKbDOFfZ3WkAn0QYuRkAMF_Omi6rgkXLsWXfQLHi49qRbYYnVSNJcamhIp6YalUZ9xgRd0JJ_SwyTpdYxl4ORMff7rtyYRQOFecd8/s4032/IMG_9961.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXLxBU7m8EIYJdixqFF4WX-sIcQAPayNrUaVFpabGQapD9vgoWYd99bAVxIu4EMCBuX8RygHoWBbbND-f2d1ptssGKbDOFfZ3WkAn0QYuRkAMF_Omi6rgkXLsWXfQLHi49qRbYYnVSNJcamhIp6YalUZ9xgRd0JJ_SwyTpdYxl4ORMff7rtyYRQOFecd8/w360-h480/IMG_9961.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><p>Our bedroom ant bathroom are the same color. It is called seersucker. It is a blue, but sometimes it looks grey. Very soothing and we love it. We left the trim white here again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpSYVii6G2zxyHMyj6uolGht7NfVOCIB1ZS2ruOvYaumY_TMWy3knFxMfk8vdzsGR6W91PemkIveoobVzgdKXB-tg4kkjxTnRi2y4V0cuK1J7piSbPu7TSWmeGIqCfSxHOA5Q8PfToPINaM35Bog5PH2gjYKxriYbxP569aOu0SndN01S2s-_dzVWoZZu/s4032/71742612985__7E02AB5F-0BA5-49FE-9B7A-20E218F3B985.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpSYVii6G2zxyHMyj6uolGht7NfVOCIB1ZS2ruOvYaumY_TMWy3knFxMfk8vdzsGR6W91PemkIveoobVzgdKXB-tg4kkjxTnRi2y4V0cuK1J7piSbPu7TSWmeGIqCfSxHOA5Q8PfToPINaM35Bog5PH2gjYKxriYbxP569aOu0SndN01S2s-_dzVWoZZu/w359-h478/71742612985__7E02AB5F-0BA5-49FE-9B7A-20E218F3B985.jpeg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><p>Jon Snow is adjusting to his new digs. He enjoys sitting in the open windows now that the weather is cooling off. We also put up a couple of bird feeders to attract the local birds for him to watch. Since he is an indoor only kitty he needs some entertainment.</p><p>Well, that about catches us up. Hopefully when the dust settles a bit more I can get back to sewing. That's the goal. See you later friends.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-88273477065138964912023-07-02T17:48:00.001-04:002023-07-02T17:48:00.131-04:00Quilting Odds and Ends<p> Okay, so there are three quilts I want to talk about here. This is the first. It is the second one of the quilt tops I am working on quilting right now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWldDAO5TSIsJvfdh8B_fNNqvwL41Rzvk_nig9KEia8XpJ57mnVpuDO6-X7yqFZlNQl0eC3knyy7IBzSmvsUslxRFJSWH0Voep1GjOanFADYiAUeM2G5Oz_ZXFA4ifzhNIdwTsRcWGJ7VIyvVHPCJkyvL0IcjDrSHDK1zOOwTZ8MtPAdhBbZswqx1gWhI2/s4032/IMG_9867.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWldDAO5TSIsJvfdh8B_fNNqvwL41Rzvk_nig9KEia8XpJ57mnVpuDO6-X7yqFZlNQl0eC3knyy7IBzSmvsUslxRFJSWH0Voep1GjOanFADYiAUeM2G5Oz_ZXFA4ifzhNIdwTsRcWGJ7VIyvVHPCJkyvL0IcjDrSHDK1zOOwTZ8MtPAdhBbZswqx1gWhI2/w401-h535/IMG_9867.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><br />This quilt pattern is called Pivot, by Modern Handcraft. I fell in love with the pattern and I had this bundle of fat quarters so I decided to jump in and make it. I pieced it about a year ago and then it languished on a hanger in the closet. I am happy to say it is pin basted and is the next quilt I am going to quilt. Hope to start it this weekend.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCEzpx8GJ62dSriYMut3Ht-wvgE4-vaq_usGiB1-IZDKl94bnrVpOCfB5oBg5kXdKi3StzkWc2NWhfM65PyaSA21oUhHCzU0-fdu9CXgIl-gibPOupyG7BtEDw9_OelvlgUiA7mrBA917eACfMFfR23mYtu8dmUpVypodI3ql-vR2O5FNniBbUzN5jJM1/s4032/IMG_9767.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCEzpx8GJ62dSriYMut3Ht-wvgE4-vaq_usGiB1-IZDKl94bnrVpOCfB5oBg5kXdKi3StzkWc2NWhfM65PyaSA21oUhHCzU0-fdu9CXgIl-gibPOupyG7BtEDw9_OelvlgUiA7mrBA917eACfMFfR23mYtu8dmUpVypodI3ql-vR2O5FNniBbUzN5jJM1/w337-h449/IMG_9767.jpeg" width="337" /></a></div>This is the quilt I made from Sunday Morning Quilts. It is the High Five quilt. I quilted it very simply on the horizontal and the vertical lines. I needed a quick finish and I love it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaqn9tp6RevWbR7aDrJXxH_lR0un2L7UK9zbKC8VUl8ZvFIfA0jBNoyR_mHTI4CH0QnwO0svJ9JIkOTXxu1bRXMWc-SGZmHdcH1q8NBOpybG0OV4xmw4HwaS3PgKPkVSGcc0nxDpamHyqGEa5NnuJSqeAGPdXj85X4pAxI01iwoFfLCVNuwsuUoEvOJaw/s4032/IMG_9768.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaqn9tp6RevWbR7aDrJXxH_lR0un2L7UK9zbKC8VUl8ZvFIfA0jBNoyR_mHTI4CH0QnwO0svJ9JIkOTXxu1bRXMWc-SGZmHdcH1q8NBOpybG0OV4xmw4HwaS3PgKPkVSGcc0nxDpamHyqGEa5NnuJSqeAGPdXj85X4pAxI01iwoFfLCVNuwsuUoEvOJaw/w392-h523/IMG_9768.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div>Some yardage was used and some scraps from my bins as well. I do love the colors in this quilt.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ0N7PBADtRokREi3opnI5H3W1bX0wwi4kGonLBQtOsbWN9wHrF1NljVuc_pkyg4ZHmINK-bU-Qqbod0rVijFMw4bQvvlrn3914yXnxECSTVF4SMajdq8DwZRvpa9gFw1c87DfT8BcdV9kQcDI_00U2YHbAnM7KycEA2UdcE1OYSrRWelHaOWcwnfpXiD/s4032/IMG_9769.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ0N7PBADtRokREi3opnI5H3W1bX0wwi4kGonLBQtOsbWN9wHrF1NljVuc_pkyg4ZHmINK-bU-Qqbod0rVijFMw4bQvvlrn3914yXnxECSTVF4SMajdq8DwZRvpa9gFw1c87DfT8BcdV9kQcDI_00U2YHbAnM7KycEA2UdcE1OYSrRWelHaOWcwnfpXiD/w363-h484/IMG_9769.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TBvgISMK7Ao5AvAlyEj8SIvIqog9DQj08kfSYsVbMsj4PYzyf5d3dq6v5E-vQRl49tQO8fWjgMzskdbuucCsY-YCupKGyqXgHEyQcTfrEHwx-IkRSXsxnBdH3WTc1uUl3OQHDhDmNj7OnqaYhh5VC0nk-_E2AluDCO7mv-dMzIDqtyKluUrf8W5CcKuW/s4032/IMG_9770.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TBvgISMK7Ao5AvAlyEj8SIvIqog9DQj08kfSYsVbMsj4PYzyf5d3dq6v5E-vQRl49tQO8fWjgMzskdbuucCsY-YCupKGyqXgHEyQcTfrEHwx-IkRSXsxnBdH3WTc1uUl3OQHDhDmNj7OnqaYhh5VC0nk-_E2AluDCO7mv-dMzIDqtyKluUrf8W5CcKuW/w356-h474/IMG_9770.jpeg" width="356" /></a></div><p>And we call this the Jon Snow quilt, since the backing is all white cats. N loves to use this quilt when she is here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AQ3ytkeCERMXuuUy3xvFGhlnXrph8jn_zOt7gpJ0s85bLEfi_9xdAKHOK6wZRHtf1bB9XvA8tCpRY3_K7Fo_uDzpEiYk0zLgRUfMynAsbKuDH1DNjZJgSWKm5peCICJJMraBA1sKEKk1xmPJVgcSsmdyFghcGM-6YSNmAtcOd-V6uP21oxVphY1MuqMm/s2960/IMG_9850.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="2747" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AQ3ytkeCERMXuuUy3xvFGhlnXrph8jn_zOt7gpJ0s85bLEfi_9xdAKHOK6wZRHtf1bB9XvA8tCpRY3_K7Fo_uDzpEiYk0zLgRUfMynAsbKuDH1DNjZJgSWKm5peCICJJMraBA1sKEKk1xmPJVgcSsmdyFghcGM-6YSNmAtcOd-V6uP21oxVphY1MuqMm/w460-h496/IMG_9850.jpeg" width="460" /></a></div>This quilt doesn't have a name yet. It is a 16 patch. I was sitting here looking at my pink and white checkerboard quilt one day, thinking I'd like to make another, but not quite the identical quilt. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOUlkfwasVzoGyyhtiHhR9p4T2tlquydm6KifnTp4mryn0sYY7h_HSt1k3-lTlqJBuYrjSfED98Ao9WvRwx_YW5-6BDuMLt4iVrkolhSF3xNUJj2ees_TgbnSoE0Q-w7J1bcq5Lo1Vu5QKm5XJNprQ0NdtYvlO2cNMyQmApbXDY5hoVjBbtk7LbjZZq-I/s4032/IMG_9851.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOUlkfwasVzoGyyhtiHhR9p4T2tlquydm6KifnTp4mryn0sYY7h_HSt1k3-lTlqJBuYrjSfED98Ao9WvRwx_YW5-6BDuMLt4iVrkolhSF3xNUJj2ees_TgbnSoE0Q-w7J1bcq5Lo1Vu5QKm5XJNprQ0NdtYvlO2cNMyQmApbXDY5hoVjBbtk7LbjZZq-I/w360-h480/IMG_9851.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div>My husband's baseball cap matches this quilt perfectly, don't you think?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNCTtclqxynBHIE-ZrAqkEZjyFKafXyjVPcU2jdZsHQ7yD6InndTlIARGeBCS4J8ddg0vEn3a7zKJSe_m2bx4xyr2h7CayWonf21JZppo5QaCdtwO25Fozo_lwM28pxc0n0O8ctczct4XA4WnH6zVJVeXt_Wb7741Ygx7dDlfzWrvu9gk6J10O6D1tHqw/s4032/IMG_9853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNCTtclqxynBHIE-ZrAqkEZjyFKafXyjVPcU2jdZsHQ7yD6InndTlIARGeBCS4J8ddg0vEn3a7zKJSe_m2bx4xyr2h7CayWonf21JZppo5QaCdtwO25Fozo_lwM28pxc0n0O8ctczct4XA4WnH6zVJVeXt_Wb7741Ygx7dDlfzWrvu9gk6J10O6D1tHqw/w366-h487/IMG_9853.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb37qonTYZ43e5Lmn-Y20XyhKgsEv3f5oEIt2z2fIw0rrLmf9Ik10UiE2pNtVmRQ_F0nj-G_vU6BwLtF-9aJXJjLowG832sw-cU1Tt1J9K8DYuIiPHGFoSAAsXkaWPojmu_7d35nWr2ohNYtD77Izq08eL2ZK0OA6WsKQcjTxEZiZta9GG7WwksTpj9tv/s4032/IMG_9854.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb37qonTYZ43e5Lmn-Y20XyhKgsEv3f5oEIt2z2fIw0rrLmf9Ik10UiE2pNtVmRQ_F0nj-G_vU6BwLtF-9aJXJjLowG832sw-cU1Tt1J9K8DYuIiPHGFoSAAsXkaWPojmu_7d35nWr2ohNYtD77Izq08eL2ZK0OA6WsKQcjTxEZiZta9GG7WwksTpj9tv/w403-h537/IMG_9854.jpeg" width="403" /></a></div>I had the floral light green print, but not enough to make the whole quilt I wanted to make. I ordered some Kona ice frappe after checking my color card against the green print. When it arrived it was way too blue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2B2RGBqGCHXktXD7d5jTn5WPO77rup6TSdw_j-IIV68HZwAhKElKUtX_jD8rznAbxR5DmknMOAM75QKLYG1H-r6ArGNUsm1Cv-HwRLWaMylnkZ7kok5_rFO-ky_QIkrXO08tHdZYvz-E-iG1a_NN02Qf3almxzPuUp4MiXxYEF4yy4f2OtDHAEqh8LOg/s4032/IMG_9855.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2B2RGBqGCHXktXD7d5jTn5WPO77rup6TSdw_j-IIV68HZwAhKElKUtX_jD8rznAbxR5DmknMOAM75QKLYG1H-r6ArGNUsm1Cv-HwRLWaMylnkZ7kok5_rFO-ky_QIkrXO08tHdZYvz-E-iG1a_NN02Qf3almxzPuUp4MiXxYEF4yy4f2OtDHAEqh8LOg/w380-h507/IMG_9855.jpeg" width="380" /></a></div><p>So I tried again and ordered Kona mint. It's a little hard to see here, but it's perfect actually. The ice frappe did not go to waste. I am using it for the back and for the binding.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6fi1GnUnpEsYH3Bv8Heg0vUABnYvPgKxsQSSAKd3Fvsk3PgWgqSbqFVftx3yl3ueQiIh3_AUXHDEBDLHInz0sO9l6u-0Kw6pNySaSzEQ69G7DX7BzhsyF7l_aKDtL5UN1Yo98lX8NXxCLpGtfG-888AgXZ5EP3Lu56G20Uu0eR_mwHFPRm64IqWpWsT_/s4032/IMG_9856.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6fi1GnUnpEsYH3Bv8Heg0vUABnYvPgKxsQSSAKd3Fvsk3PgWgqSbqFVftx3yl3ueQiIh3_AUXHDEBDLHInz0sO9l6u-0Kw6pNySaSzEQ69G7DX7BzhsyF7l_aKDtL5UN1Yo98lX8NXxCLpGtfG-888AgXZ5EP3Lu56G20Uu0eR_mwHFPRm64IqWpWsT_/w401-h535/IMG_9856.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><p>The back is made, and when this quilt's turn comes up, I will quilt it up. I already know how I want to quilt it. Kind of. But this is number 4 and I am just getting ready to start number 2 so it will be awhile. I know I will love it when it's done.</p><p>Have a great 4th of July holiday. <br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-87292811668127616222023-07-01T17:31:00.001-04:002023-07-01T17:31:00.129-04:00Finishing Up Long term Projects<p> I know that we all have UFOs in our closets. I have decided I need to stop making new tops and quilt up what I have here. So that's what I am doing. I decided to start with the smallest and work up to the largest.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOMRyqLL4LSCBT8OPRR5NUrMWUkzc-DGIrOlC97yVFxk9Ur3Y9WYocbdlKx_sgNR2ddM1djpA0t22vynrk4-OdEYaOKiNb1qRvYQlSzCuul_qT2gncu_i0i5Fcc1GLbNIFT0fzSdpleQDKpENL8pVTmeR5CKoJRQKqWHWhmP5N33ba0GHhMz8UZGNLT9w/s4032/IMG_9893.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOMRyqLL4LSCBT8OPRR5NUrMWUkzc-DGIrOlC97yVFxk9Ur3Y9WYocbdlKx_sgNR2ddM1djpA0t22vynrk4-OdEYaOKiNb1qRvYQlSzCuul_qT2gncu_i0i5Fcc1GLbNIFT0fzSdpleQDKpENL8pVTmeR5CKoJRQKqWHWhmP5N33ba0GHhMz8UZGNLT9w/w392-h523/IMG_9893.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div>I pieced this top last summer. I had been wanting to do some beach umbrellas for some time. I figured out the angles and rummaged through my stash. I had to buy some background fabric.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkCi3OSE2c-7zOGlPw1BhJl3y5eoelRobVcfvwZD5mcAgmU2Z8128LtG1LNFbsD9A6_J6x7W-hua34O8s4xgXxVtUsHh7vbM1rLyRX_UAIzYsCmvRpdGqhkOV3a9ZbiE__gLhaN77_inxeX5YJ9a30cDDPsueY7xwQ4Xm4F9IcVGfzT59UYTqbr8SjK9R/s4032/IMG_9894.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkCi3OSE2c-7zOGlPw1BhJl3y5eoelRobVcfvwZD5mcAgmU2Z8128LtG1LNFbsD9A6_J6x7W-hua34O8s4xgXxVtUsHh7vbM1rLyRX_UAIzYsCmvRpdGqhkOV3a9ZbiE__gLhaN77_inxeX5YJ9a30cDDPsueY7xwQ4Xm4F9IcVGfzT59UYTqbr8SjK9R/w417-h556/IMG_9894.jpeg" width="417" /></a></div>My daughter had given me a twin size flat sheet to use for a someday quilt back, and what's better with beach umbrellas than mermaids?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOnEiQWlnk605robXJUIivZkqwbdJW45CGhdAqpL_2fnKpyC3XozbjvDrhSQnfdP2kjipx_AKDfo6Q2BPqBY2w6k3IySLNyE7sdi4Hwj5Mq3LG4Tp6XrqzZDulm_fftmEwHAuHQ4by2I0xBpmtxyuqlHk92j5NkQ78z3HBdMKIcu9nuvewIbNoDp1-Lm2/s4032/IMG_9895.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOnEiQWlnk605robXJUIivZkqwbdJW45CGhdAqpL_2fnKpyC3XozbjvDrhSQnfdP2kjipx_AKDfo6Q2BPqBY2w6k3IySLNyE7sdi4Hwj5Mq3LG4Tp6XrqzZDulm_fftmEwHAuHQ4by2I0xBpmtxyuqlHk92j5NkQ78z3HBdMKIcu9nuvewIbNoDp1-Lm2/w395-h526/IMG_9895.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div>This was N's sheet and the bottom fitted sheet was old and very worn. I quilted wavy lines to mimic the ocean waves.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xlD1a4zy1XgD2_1jiH64G-pn7nTWzvhEqMSWgewwZ_l2VDypLA5Ycs3AN3AFW4z8mrYdS7sPn7ph1i31aTkbw_Si_zU8evgglvBCfGAWyPh--yjzXReQAelYMcufBQ_tgIPahXsZjhiqOTYqQq7osEp1Jd1A9cXFEjbNSUGXHMia_UqhtDaR-iJh01yC/s4032/IMG_9896.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xlD1a4zy1XgD2_1jiH64G-pn7nTWzvhEqMSWgewwZ_l2VDypLA5Ycs3AN3AFW4z8mrYdS7sPn7ph1i31aTkbw_Si_zU8evgglvBCfGAWyPh--yjzXReQAelYMcufBQ_tgIPahXsZjhiqOTYqQq7osEp1Jd1A9cXFEjbNSUGXHMia_UqhtDaR-iJh01yC/w374-h499/IMG_9896.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div>And of course I used one of my newest batch of woven labels. I got these from Dutch Label Shop.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfexb9IeqcEl9OJFpotu3BRBqt-8PpLDOX78dSO8T3BL0ueXQyWlL9x3rz279YuX1eb1-8-XjJ12enNH6bjqnFdqmHcFXnnMJ_1zCOPzj_aWuD_uvG42kFMOqS7hCwlgMVDSqEW-rHBt-dSWAmAuA2MamJVweql5XpB38-eAcXC6KX3ynTNTgHTXjB-rjy/s4032/IMG_9897.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfexb9IeqcEl9OJFpotu3BRBqt-8PpLDOX78dSO8T3BL0ueXQyWlL9x3rz279YuX1eb1-8-XjJ12enNH6bjqnFdqmHcFXnnMJ_1zCOPzj_aWuD_uvG42kFMOqS7hCwlgMVDSqEW-rHBt-dSWAmAuA2MamJVweql5XpB38-eAcXC6KX3ynTNTgHTXjB-rjy/w374-h499/IMG_9897.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div>These next few are close ups of some of the umbrellas in the quilt. You can also see the batik fabric I used for the background to mimic the sand.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-o8fvs-snk1VjLB-xbQ3ubOOx_0hYRSfFT7Ok2FZmfi4t7S5j8FGxiO5PJTVqcvMU6ceIlugzGxj3476v121lP--mDqwTAlx98SMNfyz8lSfmRpRfbLFOq4FF6i07d8sx4ESAtr9haXHQjG0TEQ064LzLCgoVE0RG4A5g-4B28UpicMmFm545rQsKtfv/s4032/IMG_9898.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-o8fvs-snk1VjLB-xbQ3ubOOx_0hYRSfFT7Ok2FZmfi4t7S5j8FGxiO5PJTVqcvMU6ceIlugzGxj3476v121lP--mDqwTAlx98SMNfyz8lSfmRpRfbLFOq4FF6i07d8sx4ESAtr9haXHQjG0TEQ064LzLCgoVE0RG4A5g-4B28UpicMmFm545rQsKtfv/w373-h497/IMG_9898.jpeg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGs94dH7Kj16T74pDnJBcm5k4TAjIz9FkaSN4259MNzM9HxTuQ2bWRkk5wX4PgmSQ6w_Fx_6FVpL74NZNFQv0eVjDLpZjtNUCesNXE4xAh7tAb-HuMkAIhdI5b9Dhl5bygOTqukZd-uCLEyzFgfzhUnQOnyLIMegnSGtJeE60q31l7nOefGIKGWH3WIYaJ/s4032/IMG_9899.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGs94dH7Kj16T74pDnJBcm5k4TAjIz9FkaSN4259MNzM9HxTuQ2bWRkk5wX4PgmSQ6w_Fx_6FVpL74NZNFQv0eVjDLpZjtNUCesNXE4xAh7tAb-HuMkAIhdI5b9Dhl5bygOTqukZd-uCLEyzFgfzhUnQOnyLIMegnSGtJeE60q31l7nOefGIKGWH3WIYaJ/w413-h551/IMG_9899.jpeg" width="413" /></a></div><p>N was here this week and saw this and she really loved it, so guess where it's going to live? She even remembered the sheet with the mermaids.</p><p>The other thing going on here is gardens full of flowers. So much is blooming right now. You can get local farm grown flowers at the farmer's market or I get some from my daughter's garden.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLotq24TW6wFDVE9WC26_xI5CAfZ0sNLV81sLx8iAHT8wHVqqTw_J-SmcI9_iaIdoxMmIIJLnXr32S46CJQ9Rwm1AfV0Goav39bkcUKCP8MQyh-QM0gBgi8s-uNcXDJmnf21iNUw9YFnBRkJ5yneE5kmwkGmcgf86c1pWT_3qXNYH9L1EEd0g_wa_VmhUo/s4032/FullSizeRender.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLotq24TW6wFDVE9WC26_xI5CAfZ0sNLV81sLx8iAHT8wHVqqTw_J-SmcI9_iaIdoxMmIIJLnXr32S46CJQ9Rwm1AfV0Goav39bkcUKCP8MQyh-QM0gBgi8s-uNcXDJmnf21iNUw9YFnBRkJ5yneE5kmwkGmcgf86c1pWT_3qXNYH9L1EEd0g_wa_VmhUo/w401-h535/FullSizeRender.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div>She grows tons of sunflowers. This is just a small representation . She has, I think, at least 6 or 7 different kinds of sunflowers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1tGbcP3sGJWS5_F4BWE013FWqtLMrqPcCtrIdHtuKJtoCEe_ZA0dsYvs54FlK8FB_iIcM1PS7I9AlEU-kT6FkkEf1khEFc0CVKh1UFvjV55Nc7bdxCp6wd74xQPtjOHQ4Mk9AWVkSBDsG2gC8T3SxeI2n7MXqZOb1r12u5b_IjvtcEclE5DYy24WIReJ/s4032/IMG_3250.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1tGbcP3sGJWS5_F4BWE013FWqtLMrqPcCtrIdHtuKJtoCEe_ZA0dsYvs54FlK8FB_iIcM1PS7I9AlEU-kT6FkkEf1khEFc0CVKh1UFvjV55Nc7bdxCp6wd74xQPtjOHQ4Mk9AWVkSBDsG2gC8T3SxeI2n7MXqZOb1r12u5b_IjvtcEclE5DYy24WIReJ/w384-h512/IMG_3250.jpeg" width="384" /></a></div><p>And echinacea and zinnias too. Her garden is a profusion of color right now and it's beauty is so awesome.</p><p>That's it for now.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-42798669522577927652023-06-30T17:31:00.001-04:002023-06-30T17:31:13.686-04:00June is Almost Gone<p> I have been so crazy busy that I haven't even thought about posting here. I have put a few pictures up on IG. But that's a quick way to do it. So here's a bit of my June for you:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVhso54AV72qeSCSkBI-Vcl_PbaXFJnZhdtaorFE69U3dhoWnenEKaV7XIFLbUsTYlFRMmbBXooFOSd8X-bGKLcRrmHO9-l91XGdpwZxSxleGYGPXHjwXHM7Fo5VvFeuX2p5e0GEab_88tfh6AXUKydjJYKFzLualY7xpfJATC-z1H8cnf0p7T-ZZGhoK/s4032/70688543434__00AB01B8-B6C8-4B54-A414-18D16599F55E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVhso54AV72qeSCSkBI-Vcl_PbaXFJnZhdtaorFE69U3dhoWnenEKaV7XIFLbUsTYlFRMmbBXooFOSd8X-bGKLcRrmHO9-l91XGdpwZxSxleGYGPXHjwXHM7Fo5VvFeuX2p5e0GEab_88tfh6AXUKydjJYKFzLualY7xpfJATC-z1H8cnf0p7T-ZZGhoK/w375-h499/70688543434__00AB01B8-B6C8-4B54-A414-18D16599F55E.jpeg" width="375" /></a></div>We have been going to the local farmer's market on Saturday mornings. After market, we go to do the rest of our grocery shopping. It has been a great spring and early summer for fruits and veggies here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwFYzECZy21reDbRwbGRXwH-0XjQW7djlURO7WRNeFvurFdT9S1hckS2123HsPGG4ItYtXy2Hy6-8paFbTCAOgJ30nYVVunDH7_z0JCcN1QHxNlAua5_bWJe2k4F3DjWc48vvv96szFMvqBw_m-665ek1BsyLJbNSMZeigxVy-n9ViHjPsmUB9CxNmp5p/s4032/70740781881__E73BDA99-E4CA-408A-8F74-6C49522B426B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwFYzECZy21reDbRwbGRXwH-0XjQW7djlURO7WRNeFvurFdT9S1hckS2123HsPGG4ItYtXy2Hy6-8paFbTCAOgJ30nYVVunDH7_z0JCcN1QHxNlAua5_bWJe2k4F3DjWc48vvv96szFMvqBw_m-665ek1BsyLJbNSMZeigxVy-n9ViHjPsmUB9CxNmp5p/w364-h485/70740781881__E73BDA99-E4CA-408A-8F74-6C49522B426B.jpeg" width="364" /></a></div>Local Strawberries have been amazing. There's a small market near us that carries local stuff. They told me that their farmer does succession planting so their strawberry crop lasts longer. They are amazing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKzAS5z2rePSfDQCzN_lI2P3qFNNBkjFhdeeD8aKKCVGKiuGZRIeXlajcHrpG6XAlMQfe_EYP3XqeTe7E49SB34vID-IKcaMSL3ko3zi_LU_QQuHB45xSppibWogJ9akCXOdS_GPj2gkIXvSZdBipWfcrvEdxiZ0euZ2A1MixUynlPK18cbKafxlxXX-X/s4032/IMG_9800.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKzAS5z2rePSfDQCzN_lI2P3qFNNBkjFhdeeD8aKKCVGKiuGZRIeXlajcHrpG6XAlMQfe_EYP3XqeTe7E49SB34vID-IKcaMSL3ko3zi_LU_QQuHB45xSppibWogJ9akCXOdS_GPj2gkIXvSZdBipWfcrvEdxiZ0euZ2A1MixUynlPK18cbKafxlxXX-X/w477-h358/IMG_9800.jpeg" width="477" /></a></div>I finished May for my temperature quilt. I am half way through the June block. When I finish it, I will take a picture of all of the first 6 months together so you can see.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFPmdSBDF1oSX3mwTRr6Da3Q2TpCzvSF_fqH0OqqSguL6nxOWzlFJHBknYTWoP1I81n8IHDuexUxG6Yc2zzZwJXQnyW63ZAlUresuhlHaPycGyvW41TKqkn4MiHgAp8tdItKBbft0orzyeOijuCDt_xgiRfrWGtI0TlH1SKlas8P3qzDjNMJh5ZJfUXiI/s4032/IMG_9805.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFPmdSBDF1oSX3mwTRr6Da3Q2TpCzvSF_fqH0OqqSguL6nxOWzlFJHBknYTWoP1I81n8IHDuexUxG6Yc2zzZwJXQnyW63ZAlUresuhlHaPycGyvW41TKqkn4MiHgAp8tdItKBbft0orzyeOijuCDt_xgiRfrWGtI0TlH1SKlas8P3qzDjNMJh5ZJfUXiI/w379-h505/IMG_9805.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div>I learned how to grow cat grass for Jon Snow. As you can see, he loves it. It's pretty easy to grow as well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSr0uKwwqU9h6jwov3gR3vYL8Xy0m9LAgIu_rz5JOY4HK-rwBBVv09OSe2eobHvfKLu4KgRJRIQH37PJVFFOya65AVzzbOA11_WndGo_HP8LTEl_LfIwrn7PSRpkjs9YZkJyKOP5dNL0fFs6fx9szSLOez7simEKiicvG7NedoOrG1kmSqtp4twYaJb7ku/s4032/IMG_9813.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSr0uKwwqU9h6jwov3gR3vYL8Xy0m9LAgIu_rz5JOY4HK-rwBBVv09OSe2eobHvfKLu4KgRJRIQH37PJVFFOya65AVzzbOA11_WndGo_HP8LTEl_LfIwrn7PSRpkjs9YZkJyKOP5dNL0fFs6fx9szSLOez7simEKiicvG7NedoOrG1kmSqtp4twYaJb7ku/w388-h517/IMG_9813.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><p>And we celebrated B's 11th birthday with this luscious lemon cake. He loves all things sour, so this was his request. I used a lemon flavored whipped cream so I could control the sweetness. My family loves when I do that. A little sugar goes a long way.</p><p>I have a bunch more things to share with you, but I'm going to break it up into a few posts. Otherwise it's too much all at once.</p><p>See you soon.<br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-74487619037691559412023-05-17T08:58:00.002-04:002023-05-17T08:58:24.551-04:00Summer Weight Covers<p> Since 2013 I have made 3 of these light weight blankets. In my previous posts, I always called them blank-o-lets, after my grandson's name for his special blanket when he was young.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBW5dtUC9Xhs7avquWsYqohbZktkVRmfcrITfgQKY4Jwjn4OlS6BaTicN5S_yoEkSekd2ll9FnUmo1Jc0tVGmGaB-wxfu7gmQHiEJYjavdH27C_IERMHyRz9pP19W9kD2Tf6D4LFZaePbY_8ZuJHfmb90wc_0gP8VMSO581gc7-Pc7xGHY9Kd_aQ6bQ/s3061/DSCN1321.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="2597" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBW5dtUC9Xhs7avquWsYqohbZktkVRmfcrITfgQKY4Jwjn4OlS6BaTicN5S_yoEkSekd2ll9FnUmo1Jc0tVGmGaB-wxfu7gmQHiEJYjavdH27C_IERMHyRz9pP19W9kD2Tf6D4LFZaePbY_8ZuJHfmb90wc_0gP8VMSO581gc7-Pc7xGHY9Kd_aQ6bQ/w470-h555/DSCN1321.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><p>This was my first light weight blanket. The fabric is a lawn that I got from Connecting Threads. This blanket was made in 2013. I used it for almost 2 years. The backing is white flannel and it is the perfect weight for summer, although I used it year round to wrap around my shoulders when I needed a little something, especially at night when I would get hot, and then cooled down again. Perfect weight.</p><p><a href="https://grammieq.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-best-blank-o-let.html" target="_blank">See the blog post here for more detail.</a></p><p>Then, in December of 2014, just before my first surgery, I made a new one. The intended use was the same, I just wanted something different.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57952nZIHE5axrE1y6tBSoaH7fbVgL4lHGQ6pRrCYkVGnhfTsU1YIGi-yxwp462VzMDF9SXpgzsUEdBd4M8b4j7gjf7WL5ni60MXD8Yu8Bq9o8VeJejE6fF33jhbsEnvGPyVbFA-BXj4tBcQ8skVctikXeqSCZFMRVkhpRymHiSw6qr64xUoAYvm-rg/s1600/DSCN3705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57952nZIHE5axrE1y6tBSoaH7fbVgL4lHGQ6pRrCYkVGnhfTsU1YIGi-yxwp462VzMDF9SXpgzsUEdBd4M8b4j7gjf7WL5ni60MXD8Yu8Bq9o8VeJejE6fF33jhbsEnvGPyVbFA-BXj4tBcQ8skVctikXeqSCZFMRVkhpRymHiSw6qr64xUoAYvm-rg/w465-h349/DSCN3705.JPG" width="465" /></a></div><br /> And the reason I wanted something different was because this awesome print was available in flannel! I was so in love with this. So, again, I made the top out of light weight voile from Anna Maria Horner's Little Folks voile. This blank-o-let comforted me for 8 years! I have slept with it every night and taken it everywhere with me for those eight years. But now she is getting thin. All the washing and snuggling is wearing her out. I did some repairs on her and was quite surprised to see how thin the flannel has become.<p></p><p><a href="https://grammieq.blogspot.com/2014/12/ringing-out-old.html" target="_blank">See this blog post for more detail.</a></p><p>So now, I found a really pretty fabric and it is not lawn or voile, but I loved it anyway. I used a yard and a half of the main print and a yard of the two coordinating prints to make this:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfoITVNy0KgzZgvU6Q0BPmkaw4fsJ9GndHItWdHYaeuPaDQB1wspZ9rKBHL4-2ZIaN1JqkJJQdD1dWZZL-VEsFKXO0wVRzlgn5nwJs9H2UtKUbUNymmRymqsTNttBDT2rfcFLB583au7Kew_sbxm284nI6QT6CYOuExQec8_8pqso1g7l4d0EELqz9Q/s4032/IMG_9755.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="593" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfoITVNy0KgzZgvU6Q0BPmkaw4fsJ9GndHItWdHYaeuPaDQB1wspZ9rKBHL4-2ZIaN1JqkJJQdD1dWZZL-VEsFKXO0wVRzlgn5nwJs9H2UtKUbUNymmRymqsTNttBDT2rfcFLB583au7Kew_sbxm284nI6QT6CYOuExQec8_8pqso1g7l4d0EELqz9Q/w445-h593/IMG_9755.jpeg" width="445" /></a></div><br /> This is one of those projects that I make up in my head and when it works out, it is so much better than I though it would be.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlGE3yR_PxtVNttF2NtVeZ7HLvvRBKT_shz7AVca3CwNpSIX0ySLkNsdHParbWTiWTzIDXnhhKPJ3RTiVvsmQv1ADJsAK8yDpGf_p7cf7ab4mBY0x2_MMzgUp37iZHzrDbo2pVgMYufOwRk0-o9ai8rsY2kuHywNvoX-MaGM3fwMRXf3GfZAF3lbwXg/s4032/70585704284__DDF97B2B-3E7C-4BED-B6A8-9500841B7163.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlGE3yR_PxtVNttF2NtVeZ7HLvvRBKT_shz7AVca3CwNpSIX0ySLkNsdHParbWTiWTzIDXnhhKPJ3RTiVvsmQv1ADJsAK8yDpGf_p7cf7ab4mBY0x2_MMzgUp37iZHzrDbo2pVgMYufOwRk0-o9ai8rsY2kuHywNvoX-MaGM3fwMRXf3GfZAF3lbwXg/w386-h515/70585704284__DDF97B2B-3E7C-4BED-B6A8-9500841B7163.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWVAuxwEtPV3L_qg_gT_T44m1GKcpXjv2uxBUTxGGb965wsk-Zux7dJV-qyj4NJqigqyzyGLNTu5m0ksG06eT5EbRdJaSswl2WNadOioG910gHOelObTjaGNxVgFawLYw-GfK4T0qyzrUB7J6aOV9szcznsvDTHJ_UZ38kVMXLPIPxSeWMyUgH1fKRw/s4032/70585708556__87B71690-12F2-4C76-BC70-D40476D92255.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWVAuxwEtPV3L_qg_gT_T44m1GKcpXjv2uxBUTxGGb965wsk-Zux7dJV-qyj4NJqigqyzyGLNTu5m0ksG06eT5EbRdJaSswl2WNadOioG910gHOelObTjaGNxVgFawLYw-GfK4T0qyzrUB7J6aOV9szcznsvDTHJ_UZ38kVMXLPIPxSeWMyUgH1fKRw/w397-h530/70585708556__87B71690-12F2-4C76-BC70-D40476D92255.jpeg" width="397" /></a></div>This is the main print. The line is Nocturnal by Gingiber for Moda fabrics. It is the coolest print and when I saw it, I couldn't resist. I knew that with the pink and mustard accent fabrics it would be perfect for a new light weight blank-o-let.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdEkGcUq6vmtsk3u_uRGU2nRePK6cW4k8-0S0e9OFA66TR2DKrMzO-LqFU3gx1UH5BA-15uWZqi00mCeGEJRkYCeJcEhGLIVKu6j1fD6aFPRcFXE9UxTku5jBZ28-0MCL82QjrvuWjLp3F5rzgledpr4jqd5SyBoMfRBsk2jYpoaXm8yo_si_gVBoow/s4032/IMG_9756.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdEkGcUq6vmtsk3u_uRGU2nRePK6cW4k8-0S0e9OFA66TR2DKrMzO-LqFU3gx1UH5BA-15uWZqi00mCeGEJRkYCeJcEhGLIVKu6j1fD6aFPRcFXE9UxTku5jBZ28-0MCL82QjrvuWjLp3F5rzgledpr4jqd5SyBoMfRBsk2jYpoaXm8yo_si_gVBoow/w419-h559/IMG_9756.jpeg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMNr2OIRzko1iPdKT_P6_oankay3AuCtHot8ZjY_uR1DYxFQDAmILEJHnwudhc-hi66gwQLCc2lQL0Ol9Um6Leaj4oJhj5m2EePRMGAPFa9FV0-ujZ_mtPA8fTp9Mj5KZVnl763WDtJjfx3UoGjmj6Jl0k0Amu0JmoTh4bpgj2fIV-546cYTzvG1hyg/s4032/IMG_9757.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMNr2OIRzko1iPdKT_P6_oankay3AuCtHot8ZjY_uR1DYxFQDAmILEJHnwudhc-hi66gwQLCc2lQL0Ol9Um6Leaj4oJhj5m2EePRMGAPFa9FV0-ujZ_mtPA8fTp9Mj5KZVnl763WDtJjfx3UoGjmj6Jl0k0Amu0JmoTh4bpgj2fIV-546cYTzvG1hyg/w429-h572/IMG_9757.jpeg" width="429" /></a></div>This is the selvedge of the fabrics. I got four of these little wordy pieces and saved them all. I put one on the bottom of the front side. I just love it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnKC3z8dRnq4HGIq1EBk10IK0O8_ucT9NyUOosjR4Mo3p5HBVPs9QpeaUFXZPugMiSsqNops5An_T71YRC8vwtXKYFcF9vXmd0OHg_TzuAKsaSwV4O5DS58QU4Zz24teKcYz2ahRz6r_JPKT0kRnDXLxqHzUQF5xnRVdhm_8xQvCuittQDJBa9ZBZMQ/s4032/IMG_9758.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnKC3z8dRnq4HGIq1EBk10IK0O8_ucT9NyUOosjR4Mo3p5HBVPs9QpeaUFXZPugMiSsqNops5An_T71YRC8vwtXKYFcF9vXmd0OHg_TzuAKsaSwV4O5DS58QU4Zz24teKcYz2ahRz6r_JPKT0kRnDXLxqHzUQF5xnRVdhm_8xQvCuittQDJBa9ZBZMQ/w379-h505/IMG_9758.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><p>And the backing is a well washed and used sheet that my daughter gave me, with the intended use of quilt backing. The fitted sheet was trashed, but the top sheet was in pretty good shape. This was a twin size. Now, this light weight blanket is a wee bit heavier because the fabric on top is heavier than lawn or voile. But, I am hoping it will last as long as the last one, which my husband has claimed as his own. It is a bit heavier than a sheet, and perfect for AC nights or even open window nights when it seems chilly by the early morning hours. As I said, I use it year round. I can't wait until it gets a few washings to soften it further. Oh, and I highly recommend that you prewash your fabrics to pre-shrink them. With no batting in between it matters. Ask me how I know. :)</p><p>Talk to you soon.<br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-85343615075587022412023-05-10T09:39:00.006-04:002023-05-10T09:42:39.452-04:00Getting Unstuck<p> I have been stuck. Stuck trying to find a way forward with my sewing. I do understand that it comes and it goes and I'm not worried I will never sew again or anything weird like that. And I know why I'm stuck. Grief can do that to a person. I do have some days where I sew, and I enjoy it. Other days, I don't feel like doing anything at all. I have a couple of projects in process. One, I can't seem to muster any enthusiasm for right now, and that's okay. It's more of a winter looking quilt.</p><p>My temperature quilt is one I am slowly plodding along with. I at least update the charted temps every week or so. I know I will sew them up eventually. I did some last week and am now mostly caught up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvHQtPDRHauLf29so03mIlegww-nMmv5ugJZfuOxlMXBMdop48Jmabq1CGqZlvBcjHth9n1wbUnZW-tJBfGOfJ-yOTuybLEh00a9QiOGg3UGY2KR6NvoIDceNtKLVQWZrt5wNwEmmjpCAPSq9SASEWhVwK4ubmOoVsvtEaqHn3RLynmdDOgCm5ovcEA/s4032/IMG_9556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvHQtPDRHauLf29so03mIlegww-nMmv5ugJZfuOxlMXBMdop48Jmabq1CGqZlvBcjHth9n1wbUnZW-tJBfGOfJ-yOTuybLEh00a9QiOGg3UGY2KR6NvoIDceNtKLVQWZrt5wNwEmmjpCAPSq9SASEWhVwK4ubmOoVsvtEaqHn3RLynmdDOgCm5ovcEA/w374-h499/IMG_9556.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div>This is January and February. I have decided to do each month as a calendar page. Whenever there is extra space in the month, I will use a piece of fabric that represents the month. Here, January is white on white that looks like snow, and February is hearts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8GR6PfTAj1_TvwY2uTwk5v_vJq4KgYldzUuswiZS5rrUehzfK3Fk09HHVUzMyR8_6mfEed0Jhs04IgM7dJP2uHM2u6iUZoQLXHVz7nB-MRnOGYQ2JvZbZR-6vLfGcNiSXKcU44tUDsPF9Cda-woGPocXBpLJvNjpsrYIYLhGgkzb6lJB-JK_G4dZBA/s4032/IMG_9697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8GR6PfTAj1_TvwY2uTwk5v_vJq4KgYldzUuswiZS5rrUehzfK3Fk09HHVUzMyR8_6mfEed0Jhs04IgM7dJP2uHM2u6iUZoQLXHVz7nB-MRnOGYQ2JvZbZR-6vLfGcNiSXKcU44tUDsPF9Cda-woGPocXBpLJvNjpsrYIYLhGgkzb6lJB-JK_G4dZBA/w482-h362/IMG_9697.jpeg" width="482" /></a></div>This is March, which has shamrocks for St. Patrick's day. Can you see how the temperature colors are changing?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxmMLB8YgaTMPv88Zpf_uvUQ0hSF2tQ73ORGdukb69M5z5GKANEDwg8KwDtHnTJdeDrqvWRFmevTOsTmW7ggRdcCJVZB04cgJqRvaBYVQPw0-lm91zlxh4dwEYW5FuIph0oIChfnvttT-DwtgFphR2SpPpH3g12OYiQxo5RRXV9nb0jCNgcUI0ACM2w/s3746/IMG_9722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3020" data-original-width="3746" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxmMLB8YgaTMPv88Zpf_uvUQ0hSF2tQ73ORGdukb69M5z5GKANEDwg8KwDtHnTJdeDrqvWRFmevTOsTmW7ggRdcCJVZB04cgJqRvaBYVQPw0-lm91zlxh4dwEYW5FuIph0oIChfnvttT-DwtgFphR2SpPpH3g12OYiQxo5RRXV9nb0jCNgcUI0ACM2w/w436-h352/IMG_9722.jpeg" width="436" /></a></div><p>This is April. April showers are represented here. Now, each month has 5 horizontal rows, but because of the way things fell in April, the 30th was all alone in a sixth row. I checked the rest of the year and it was the only one like that. So, I opted to split the last block between the 29th and the 30th. I know they usually do this on a diagonal line, but the houses don't lend themselves to that. So I guess I am caught up for the first time on this project.</p><p>Then, I got a bee in my bonnet, unlike anything else recently. I started a new project and finished the quilt top in one week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvAKHDFJP_5QqsT7T1rnDdWJt2E6TjhnMr8zYVJPhCIoDPmIY36bQBhZd-0iE5wk_r61ESkacV-XQNVbBWljajP0zDfHTB2im_lVcENs_2KyOsKpRUtUIMfMuVBgzX98CxTwbvIGlScOTxXeHWO7zIXBU0BnqR60t6Ps_i0i2TlcAtueNfbuvYzQ8HA/s3120/IMG_9710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3022" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvAKHDFJP_5QqsT7T1rnDdWJt2E6TjhnMr8zYVJPhCIoDPmIY36bQBhZd-0iE5wk_r61ESkacV-XQNVbBWljajP0zDfHTB2im_lVcENs_2KyOsKpRUtUIMfMuVBgzX98CxTwbvIGlScOTxXeHWO7zIXBU0BnqR60t6Ps_i0i2TlcAtueNfbuvYzQ8HA/w480-h496/IMG_9710.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>This is from the book, Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison. One of my all time favorite quilt books. I go to it a lot for inspiration. This is the High Five quilt. Amanda Jean's version is totally scrappy and I do love the look of hers. But I used some scraps and some yardage that I was looking for a way to use. I also made it a few rows shorter that in the book. I am very happy with how it turned out and now I just have to find the energy to pin baste it so I can quilt it. This got me a little unstuck.<p></p><p>What really got me unstuck though, was this quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwhvjYD2JNntBSOxw8qopD2duWTBi09t5ayhlg2afYe3Iz22BLD9kJXqRv8SQeC_Rc96QMndxRT7o3Hpx4x41hWpQ37JRu5kgE-kW20lWFOjPwY21BFGahwkFrNA_LORmm-JEBrdICWKevUYJMuSaSbhnO5xSrW9xjZzmX38bUjBq8MuPg4_E5DI0rg/s4032/IMG_9741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwhvjYD2JNntBSOxw8qopD2duWTBi09t5ayhlg2afYe3Iz22BLD9kJXqRv8SQeC_Rc96QMndxRT7o3Hpx4x41hWpQ37JRu5kgE-kW20lWFOjPwY21BFGahwkFrNA_LORmm-JEBrdICWKevUYJMuSaSbhnO5xSrW9xjZzmX38bUjBq8MuPg4_E5DI0rg/w379-h506/IMG_9741.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><br /><p>I started this quilt two years ago. I made the top while living in California. My plan was to have it available to quilt when I moved home. I finally basted it, using thread basting, because I had thought to hand quilt with Perle Cotton and big stitches. Until two days ago, I stopped and started many times. I really wasn't into it and working on it was a struggle. You cannot do something you are not enjoying. </p><p>I called on a friend of mine for help. I said I don't know what to do. She said she had only hand quilted one quilt in her life and that was one too many. That really struck me. I had hand quilted many quilts back in the day before I learned to quilt on my home machine. But hearing her say this freed me somehow.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0gtwddD_MPnEvLxkqZQBMQIxBDGaPlUPgW3MWx1mdOiwN4RGQTZWVgkqjkwo4CjkieZbQ3CFeN0s49PGYd-3i0jBRWjofZ7WBjDEFERsBVxyaX0xzqCn-q2PatMWTI7zBz3yQ7OAxBW_YCzIaZRB-FCRVlnix1RdQLBP--i7Q18c39LYPb1HfCJQbw/s4032/IMG_9742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0gtwddD_MPnEvLxkqZQBMQIxBDGaPlUPgW3MWx1mdOiwN4RGQTZWVgkqjkwo4CjkieZbQ3CFeN0s49PGYd-3i0jBRWjofZ7WBjDEFERsBVxyaX0xzqCn-q2PatMWTI7zBz3yQ7OAxBW_YCzIaZRB-FCRVlnix1RdQLBP--i7Q18c39LYPb1HfCJQbw/w376-h501/IMG_9742.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div>I spent a couple of hours picking out all the hand quilting I had done. It was somehow satisfying to cut those stitches and pull the threads out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_EVA2oK0qCy0i4cBLIPwNCU-sWAk0wQ_TrxIGo6q9SLudEyW_Qe9LZmhmifE-SAZJEW8WtiGsf6lUX8UvYspI6v_-vO0kPqy6oCtydJlgszdL-C0YygDnfY8jWuETm-ZWwITWuqBwPglODARjWX8FWLyXArsqUKzb0FykQWJBL0Z_Cecpd8Nh9ww8A/s4032/IMG_9745.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_EVA2oK0qCy0i4cBLIPwNCU-sWAk0wQ_TrxIGo6q9SLudEyW_Qe9LZmhmifE-SAZJEW8WtiGsf6lUX8UvYspI6v_-vO0kPqy6oCtydJlgszdL-C0YygDnfY8jWuETm-ZWwITWuqBwPglODARjWX8FWLyXArsqUKzb0FykQWJBL0Z_Cecpd8Nh9ww8A/w366-h487/IMG_9745.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div>I wanted, and needed a quick and easy finish. So I did an all-over large sort of stipple. Remember stipple quilting? It used to be so popular when we were all learning how to free motion quilt. I loved it!! The quilt is soft, and crinkly. It was enough.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLt4C73Kb5tESzhTppSoOqoUhGUAVa5tAep8GeHoV35H--Mzeb5tNtlt-p5uspVy19Ok9UEWc4mkwl3cRgkdCFS5_3xMz_BacVYuK6xd_Qu-NjT9d6d4T4cJrOfw6QZOTacOKkCXKv6SD2YqvPpeieCQ0bgSfyuCHx8DpfpGWjrInU9ykYTxHB0-qqw/s4032/IMG_9746.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLt4C73Kb5tESzhTppSoOqoUhGUAVa5tAep8GeHoV35H--Mzeb5tNtlt-p5uspVy19Ok9UEWc4mkwl3cRgkdCFS5_3xMz_BacVYuK6xd_Qu-NjT9d6d4T4cJrOfw6QZOTacOKkCXKv6SD2YqvPpeieCQ0bgSfyuCHx8DpfpGWjrInU9ykYTxHB0-qqw/w360-h480/IMG_9746.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><p>I found a half yard cut from the same fabric line and did the binding. The entire process of quilting and binding took me about7-ish hours. I can't tell you how good it feels to have this one done! But I'm sure you know.</p><p>Have a great rest of your week.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8RaNVj5-RzsBhN092oToWqJaawLpwGt0D_MpJpNJfUzsPKZgT07vk5EGBgiezQPIMI_C49d8RsbI181SA9Tekq0lUPNR3mhxLDfadXwhYVgVbzRy4QuKHj6ofcPEJ4ndQ_R41h-HzDDuh08whr5Kfk4KycfvXk-9-LGyczEb7hLLvVyRRS2wtRNjfg/s3040/IMG_9706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-287129073368475452023-04-13T07:57:00.003-04:002023-04-13T07:57:55.620-04:00Searching for Me<p> I am once again home. I have been going between my daughter's house and mine for the last 2 1/2 months. We are done there, she is moved closer to us now. Hopefully the healing can truly begin. For me, that means finding my new normal...again. My sewing room waits for me. Quiet. Projects stopped in time. I am waiting for motivation to come to me. I am trying to be patient, knowing it will come.</p><p>While I was traveling back and forth, I carried hand projects with me. I had crochet and embroidery to work on as time permitted. Here is a little of what I worked on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKrmjTeidZjYPduQb129I5K8P6VOdczK8kX-gXLP-RihDfl7Za3BTpmKUbrHKHH7VXNOM6TbIlr5y_Giwwwlg7ZGujIFim-HCZimSTakOQMKrYGr54BMYAf0LozwopxzJVtKmOOEaSV0JcFenluvdt2nDzmpRIMzV1B9Ovmrs1XLnxlRSMrYde9Pl_Q/s3840/5B84D1E0-E97D-4E8E-8ED1-FA61A9E5870A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKrmjTeidZjYPduQb129I5K8P6VOdczK8kX-gXLP-RihDfl7Za3BTpmKUbrHKHH7VXNOM6TbIlr5y_Giwwwlg7ZGujIFim-HCZimSTakOQMKrYGr54BMYAf0LozwopxzJVtKmOOEaSV0JcFenluvdt2nDzmpRIMzV1B9Ovmrs1XLnxlRSMrYde9Pl_Q/w243-h432/5B84D1E0-E97D-4E8E-8ED1-FA61A9E5870A.jpeg" width="243" /></a></div>I'm sure many of you have seen these embroidery sheets from Lecien. They are available many places. Snuggly Monkey has them, although every time she gets them in stock, they sell out super fast.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntHGH2UuP9TmdD69lepIp9m-l7VBZLGeMBACHwENU-dBTpsBVkacu8vBPe8NDcYG7rTGKf8o2ovuJcaO4Ao-Tt_6dDBMowAQw-xqnrefHwithqAbAsm9EqahpHtzuHynKrPeJV2gh4MgCIIRIA1oSxT8su9-snVmOHVm5uWT2LEcvoJg0LOnzhl38tw/s3139/IMG_9632.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3139" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntHGH2UuP9TmdD69lepIp9m-l7VBZLGeMBACHwENU-dBTpsBVkacu8vBPe8NDcYG7rTGKf8o2ovuJcaO4Ao-Tt_6dDBMowAQw-xqnrefHwithqAbAsm9EqahpHtzuHynKrPeJV2gh4MgCIIRIA1oSxT8su9-snVmOHVm5uWT2LEcvoJg0LOnzhl38tw/s320/IMG_9632.jpeg" width="308" /></a></div>These are the 100 Ladies. Each one is a line drawing that you can "dress" with embroidery. Or you could use colored pencils or fabric scraps.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fcqUI_yP8Ai5l5kiCGI68b2S1T7jmeApWJzjCxFkqZtEmbZnjkHdVLVGlxFwZeNuTfxC4Lp87bZC-t-4oFBvGaZhX7mHR7G-jWN_VcWmtPN3K06lL1M0ayeWh3KOSVIY6aMaXOzUE-SPsg1sMBre82SX3m_vhZokmEpJENY0XYEnZavUoFVNQPyrBQ/s3583/IMG_9635.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3583" data-original-width="1554" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fcqUI_yP8Ai5l5kiCGI68b2S1T7jmeApWJzjCxFkqZtEmbZnjkHdVLVGlxFwZeNuTfxC4Lp87bZC-t-4oFBvGaZhX7mHR7G-jWN_VcWmtPN3K06lL1M0ayeWh3KOSVIY6aMaXOzUE-SPsg1sMBre82SX3m_vhZokmEpJENY0XYEnZavUoFVNQPyrBQ/w199-h458/IMG_9635.jpeg" width="199" /></a></div>For me, it remidns me of when I was young and we played with paper dolls all the time. I love deciding how to dress my ladies.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rzq29eIU3CR08KLUjtW1EMIxMbxPOXsWtsDk4P3L3gaC31d0J83KubKD8u-fBvZMUrjE3KjIaG-5wIttIRiKEuX9HJ6Ah1FBkLdpf5xAW-eYyjG0vnSZF4gXJtro_zMXSM20xxoSNdnkqWZVXKJd4ghdTorMqvzgZBo-w4p4AwSsM5ZEIwHvNX-Pkg/s4024/IMG_9636.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="1727" height="645" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rzq29eIU3CR08KLUjtW1EMIxMbxPOXsWtsDk4P3L3gaC31d0J83KubKD8u-fBvZMUrjE3KjIaG-5wIttIRiKEuX9HJ6Ah1FBkLdpf5xAW-eYyjG0vnSZF4gXJtro_zMXSM20xxoSNdnkqWZVXKJd4ghdTorMqvzgZBo-w4p4AwSsM5ZEIwHvNX-Pkg/w276-h645/IMG_9636.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div>Each time I do one, it becomes my favorite one...until the next one comes along.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMQpbNd0H4QmlXwA_Fv_PESWCmhEKdLwqSwvEFW6SGYYofwk1vqEqaONns1iwsyUDr8ll4DX1P_8AQM9ZSLg7T25dbB_aDrNzkmv7C39KxVsZZCqLDsGbLWTxJKIhQxWfSiSPLI_pU0mdjwJqKE_nPepkW1okEk6L9bHPBUlcJdzRzBrk1IZWtWC6Vw/s3015/IMG_9645.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3015" data-original-width="2422" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMQpbNd0H4QmlXwA_Fv_PESWCmhEKdLwqSwvEFW6SGYYofwk1vqEqaONns1iwsyUDr8ll4DX1P_8AQM9ZSLg7T25dbB_aDrNzkmv7C39KxVsZZCqLDsGbLWTxJKIhQxWfSiSPLI_pU0mdjwJqKE_nPepkW1okEk6L9bHPBUlcJdzRzBrk1IZWtWC6Vw/w352-h438/IMG_9645.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div>I usually pick out one of the ladies, and then I just look at her until inspiration strikes. Many times I start with color, but sometimes I have a style of dress in mind.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1Ga8GBedG4SsHDnyWX2mQx3a3z1OZE1F-aaRXoetFa5TxjKQ3d78zBQv-YOM78Oi0BQw2pjZ-SC-Qjz4cXjypnHNAqLnjbTgUmwDsfLfUYkIZiKgVBw3T5KfE_xV5dDpwl_p-9RJP1LzsaLppmt4qd-FmDtkMQRAPAmT0_YSdbYZxd_3RUCMGGSeiQ/s4030/IMG_9652.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4030" data-original-width="2070" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1Ga8GBedG4SsHDnyWX2mQx3a3z1OZE1F-aaRXoetFa5TxjKQ3d78zBQv-YOM78Oi0BQw2pjZ-SC-Qjz4cXjypnHNAqLnjbTgUmwDsfLfUYkIZiKgVBw3T5KfE_xV5dDpwl_p-9RJP1LzsaLppmt4qd-FmDtkMQRAPAmT0_YSdbYZxd_3RUCMGGSeiQ/w250-h488/IMG_9652.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div>I have to say that so far, this one is my most favorite of all. She was just a line drawing with no dress shape at all. There are several of those.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3k5GgbBKkc05dq4IYd11F5kh8QfuT9EgxInFhiEL8TcqjS4KJM0T1FT25K7SlWbN3hgbaJmSs_CMJB5t6urOJumyHsMV92prcM6Lk32kGLqsrydCPHnr8BW5Mi3RWjgn6yM4E4MrUuXF3X9z-x3xMA6BgE_aXr5oE6ioXUYRKCFLCmGU6MYlDDWf1A/s4032/IMG_9655.jpeg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgB3k5GgbBKkc05dq4IYd11F5kh8QfuT9EgxInFhiEL8TcqjS4KJM0T1FT25K7SlWbN3hgbaJmSs_CMJB5t6urOJumyHsMV92prcM6Lk32kGLqsrydCPHnr8BW5Mi3RWjgn6yM4E4MrUuXF3X9z-x3xMA6BgE_aXr5oE6ioXUYRKCFLCmGU6MYlDDWf1A/s320/IMG_9655.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wT3clgVt4BwgM292GtBwMNmcb4qBpZ-aXJhCimIfaOm0MZhQ1thOYIegf-ID02NigMSFPsk71bnzG-EjX-_FL_hOttWNZ45g64hdVT0_5nc4eiHbvSLM_QGgbyo_VqnO2ZqwwrzTZUQ9uhIXRryY8kXelUcKArHFeI5nzmTeK5Bc8j2PSPczVcaR1A/s4030/IMG_9656.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4030" data-original-width="1946" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wT3clgVt4BwgM292GtBwMNmcb4qBpZ-aXJhCimIfaOm0MZhQ1thOYIegf-ID02NigMSFPsk71bnzG-EjX-_FL_hOttWNZ45g64hdVT0_5nc4eiHbvSLM_QGgbyo_VqnO2ZqwwrzTZUQ9uhIXRryY8kXelUcKArHFeI5nzmTeK5Bc8j2PSPczVcaR1A/w237-h489/IMG_9656.jpeg" width="237" /></a></div><p>So this is helping me keep creatively busy while I transition to my new normal. I have one other thing that keeps me busy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6oVLX6WCBydx9BaeTLGlGSVLOOMt7EUIFhfWu3a5i8ejuHWCR1naaLSB3vY7rIG6NiQjhmcnNKf60QUeJI6-eW0zv3S7skYI3WbEpsr52sz0Y30jCu0uXH33eJSy4XVoWsaSC0K6OjIUyz-cE4Ey0Wbsy8Rjm5uDSmAw05Wg_OuygUWyVGVYNJhsbg/s4032/IMG_9624.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6oVLX6WCBydx9BaeTLGlGSVLOOMt7EUIFhfWu3a5i8ejuHWCR1naaLSB3vY7rIG6NiQjhmcnNKf60QUeJI6-eW0zv3S7skYI3WbEpsr52sz0Y30jCu0uXH33eJSy4XVoWsaSC0K6OjIUyz-cE4Ey0Wbsy8Rjm5uDSmAw05Wg_OuygUWyVGVYNJhsbg/w303-h404/IMG_9624.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div>This is Jon Snow. He is my daughter's cat and he is living with us for now. It took him about a week to acclimate here, but now, as you can tell, he is King of the castle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59VjLlCVMhhr8fHKtrM_M8jfA45sOcqX73EvL7FzN_1PsrAm7HlDDLJuBYaVFMF3qXHvNG4TvhYaVuMvxSxpCjCoEKqJr9IXLg6NqW2O35egtjqSaj-x8n9vs2QrwEQNxr3INWrpJm10nzf0C9kuF9AOUtsK0c1Hxg9a9hfoBJFj3RqsFLD-CkuFiGg/s4032/IMG_9638.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59VjLlCVMhhr8fHKtrM_M8jfA45sOcqX73EvL7FzN_1PsrAm7HlDDLJuBYaVFMF3qXHvNG4TvhYaVuMvxSxpCjCoEKqJr9IXLg6NqW2O35egtjqSaj-x8n9vs2QrwEQNxr3INWrpJm10nzf0C9kuF9AOUtsK0c1Hxg9a9hfoBJFj3RqsFLD-CkuFiGg/w285-h380/IMG_9638.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div>And he likes to steal my chair. But he is sweet. And after two weeks we are getting used to each other. My last post that I made about quilting was January 12. I hope that the next time I am here in this space, I will be back to sewing again. Have a good week.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-51653178747411597452023-02-20T07:53:00.000-05:002023-02-20T07:53:04.629-05:00Quilt Memories<p> Quilts are memories. They are sometimes made from fabric that brings memories, but sometimes it's the quilts themselves that make the memories. That is the case here. This post is to document the quilt memories surrounding my grandson, who passed away suddenly 5 weeks ago at age 15. I had so many more quilts in me to make for him and it makes me sad that they will go unrealized. So I am going to post pictures of the quilts I made for him during his short life.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikz_-TZtXm6hg69MGXpJns0t4ZdnlO40MJn2i1Hyomm8wCoXqOI97MzqeHBeDrZ9KXL2fqk77fDq9uqjYZ2cv7NqjWnMhErGGTxLdg8tRO5P_zeF2V_iNgcGSxUl3eQ3Nzzq-77vewcYEs5NKrAoN2uwafeD1nRUdJabI-hDBN4paj2MjU0M0X0F_x7A/s2048/IMG_0072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikz_-TZtXm6hg69MGXpJns0t4ZdnlO40MJn2i1Hyomm8wCoXqOI97MzqeHBeDrZ9KXL2fqk77fDq9uqjYZ2cv7NqjWnMhErGGTxLdg8tRO5P_zeF2V_iNgcGSxUl3eQ3Nzzq-77vewcYEs5NKrAoN2uwafeD1nRUdJabI-hDBN4paj2MjU0M0X0F_x7A/w396-h297/IMG_0072.JPG" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3n0TCf4gdItESxHjI65qHgIgBoUiQZbq88gA0JnUFUPa6SIf5dkx_uc2GZup_98NB_Cu-lV4r5RiZlsVqD0s-QwR4XG5XmB8i_nw2mTA-nn36tjxSWQpWZ5kV2WwDWzyLdqlquVj6fekqNz5ytOf2kT-8vjXkoXe-iq5qXH0K96jSzhtIQsBlBypMxA/s2048/IMG_0073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3n0TCf4gdItESxHjI65qHgIgBoUiQZbq88gA0JnUFUPa6SIf5dkx_uc2GZup_98NB_Cu-lV4r5RiZlsVqD0s-QwR4XG5XmB8i_nw2mTA-nn36tjxSWQpWZ5kV2WwDWzyLdqlquVj6fekqNz5ytOf2kT-8vjXkoXe-iq5qXH0K96jSzhtIQsBlBypMxA/w400-h300/IMG_0073.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This was the very first quilt I made for him. The top image is a bag that the folded quilt can fit into to be taken along with the baby. I thought that was such a clever idea. I don't remember where the pattern for this quilt came from. The fabrics were from my LQS.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI3ABG2LDw4jMiDRE_6rU0RwHI6Ycv5mY5txakJ9Znsek_Rgp2HRFRq3hXp_U8qMzDlGkVCPcatUc8FtlAyv1Ww309suKu5MQeS5XTDy-zGsaiEE_DXW3YZ6E4ViokDLq676D9LZATDb_AFjU2l7FT4GFSF3NaLBh1it3Y0zeB-cO2C3NFYnCW3zRqQ/s360/DSCN0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="360" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI3ABG2LDw4jMiDRE_6rU0RwHI6Ycv5mY5txakJ9Znsek_Rgp2HRFRq3hXp_U8qMzDlGkVCPcatUc8FtlAyv1Ww309suKu5MQeS5XTDy-zGsaiEE_DXW3YZ6E4ViokDLq676D9LZATDb_AFjU2l7FT4GFSF3NaLBh1it3Y0zeB-cO2C3NFYnCW3zRqQ/w443-h332/DSCN0051.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><p>This is the best picture I could find of this quilt. I remember when I found this farm fabric at the LQS and I was so excited to make matching quilts for J and his cousin V. They were only about 2 and 3 years old at the time. I called the quilts Neigh and Moo. These quilts were so much bigger than they were at that time and they made such an impression. They got lots of use too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzF_D75QyidV4Q6yhOFQHlLGBdnnx28S1dLUdc1iux-zSmJQTeYkFuHLc6YPGQSbL0jOIorJHpEFEXYZmIcrvt4Du7-A9NI_JwY_Hyy8KX6mhqEi65Af0-Zz8B36-5bL2DBeXb5lUKN19Lg0LHtOM9Es5QKWti6UZQGi73A8X8CqGV7nk8mh98sCJcXw/s3264/IMG_0569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzF_D75QyidV4Q6yhOFQHlLGBdnnx28S1dLUdc1iux-zSmJQTeYkFuHLc6YPGQSbL0jOIorJHpEFEXYZmIcrvt4Du7-A9NI_JwY_Hyy8KX6mhqEi65Af0-Zz8B36-5bL2DBeXb5lUKN19Lg0LHtOM9Es5QKWti6UZQGi73A8X8CqGV7nk8mh98sCJcXw/w308-h410/IMG_0569.JPG" width="308" /></a></div><p>These are not a quilt, but one year for Christmas I made bath mitts for the boys. The minions were fairly new on the scene and someone put out a pattern for this. I am still trying to use up the rest of that terry cloth to this day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JDuDiv_o4UolQzEhmZFr3A59x1WEW6XBu6pFa88xBKVNP1Pj16z1hSpF2De1LfP6JezMNgSV_Ss6APBDCgGJbfNJdbN7KM1Kjr_k50_IV6rDA4BWofIN2IyVtmCRmxVbZ6SFkO6MaFf9rSKrWz_LyJ4xq4qr7ZXxrnwj0NErvnKjUpZxpOql-uehsw/s4000/DSCN3223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JDuDiv_o4UolQzEhmZFr3A59x1WEW6XBu6pFa88xBKVNP1Pj16z1hSpF2De1LfP6JezMNgSV_Ss6APBDCgGJbfNJdbN7KM1Kjr_k50_IV6rDA4BWofIN2IyVtmCRmxVbZ6SFkO6MaFf9rSKrWz_LyJ4xq4qr7ZXxrnwj0NErvnKjUpZxpOql-uehsw/s320/DSCN3223.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Aok1qKPWlqWheRK81i35Stv9VzIw7RBxpGeHzStrQR3JZdodPJdQOZLkAg13KLtgf2dRit5UIhW8OhPTUxGMJcJwOVr8hBvOaNJyHEV8lcXqNqSC7BJBOKhHSdrXV7D1DCezvvQtUExP8ZvZnUtqmOLxe_uTFa6D18FSYKUWfpOpKmWQEy2X4Xd7VQ/s3268/DSCN3225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="3268" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Aok1qKPWlqWheRK81i35Stv9VzIw7RBxpGeHzStrQR3JZdodPJdQOZLkAg13KLtgf2dRit5UIhW8OhPTUxGMJcJwOVr8hBvOaNJyHEV8lcXqNqSC7BJBOKhHSdrXV7D1DCezvvQtUExP8ZvZnUtqmOLxe_uTFa6D18FSYKUWfpOpKmWQEy2X4Xd7VQ/s320/DSCN3225.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>One year for Christmas I made J and V these tic tac toe bean bag toss quilts, hoping to give them a useful quilt. I can't remember which one was J's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHQmfetrymkn9pnEImHn0SJjaGRyGaLU4_aw77x2bcb016gY5Jn3Mj2OdjG1V6UTUwMX-vRjCZOanRgY2UjstH6JrJQ6_2rc24UFrQFqjqoxGl1ou_uMr5cObpY3a5zcaPwixJsTThvCu2va91YbANN8kitDCu08pZwyvWo6YMHvr-W-sp83_fw5iCQ/s2700/DSCN1111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="2659" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHQmfetrymkn9pnEImHn0SJjaGRyGaLU4_aw77x2bcb016gY5Jn3Mj2OdjG1V6UTUwMX-vRjCZOanRgY2UjstH6JrJQ6_2rc24UFrQFqjqoxGl1ou_uMr5cObpY3a5zcaPwixJsTThvCu2va91YbANN8kitDCu08pZwyvWo6YMHvr-W-sp83_fw5iCQ/w395-h401/DSCN1111.JPG" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJx_QpTvkVX6PFSagnOnbL11eCA2Qq5mQfb7Rwb6ZcFlajpnd1P4hzgizvTlVepfxW0-Cl7Ckxtyq84jbm3g-dNihsFoUkSg6pxNiegjzVwAEZ6XbJyNd0XtUKeSxu-kZQ1cKZkDGWTx385yL3YFRb47ZyrPMqPHLbGDSj1BzyFvaTWZVBkOXteiWjQ/s4000/DSCN1326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJx_QpTvkVX6PFSagnOnbL11eCA2Qq5mQfb7Rwb6ZcFlajpnd1P4hzgizvTlVepfxW0-Cl7Ckxtyq84jbm3g-dNihsFoUkSg6pxNiegjzVwAEZ6XbJyNd0XtUKeSxu-kZQ1cKZkDGWTx385yL3YFRb47ZyrPMqPHLbGDSj1BzyFvaTWZVBkOXteiWjQ/w421-h316/DSCN1326.JPG" width="421" /></a></div><br /><p>This was a quilt I made from some fun airplane fabric. I was learning how to make little boy quilts. I found it challenging to find fabric colors and patterns that weren't too girly, but were also fun. I loved this one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRvnzi-2L9Foks27SuHTS9IdJLLpJC5r9wNX8bBKOpruI2iuVQCDr_9FfeO6PZzuPrJsbcrQ9pdJteEA4kQgTY69NnA41DMhLpuil25c6XZM7OJXkIar4PrjeRx23CRGT6W-ZqWE8Yd8b-Dm1LsqdbQz9heqAsK7Ol_j-wWEbL_s7VnrTLaAYnlNYnw/s3002/DSCN3603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3002" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRvnzi-2L9Foks27SuHTS9IdJLLpJC5r9wNX8bBKOpruI2iuVQCDr_9FfeO6PZzuPrJsbcrQ9pdJteEA4kQgTY69NnA41DMhLpuil25c6XZM7OJXkIar4PrjeRx23CRGT6W-ZqWE8Yd8b-Dm1LsqdbQz9heqAsK7Ol_j-wWEbL_s7VnrTLaAYnlNYnw/w403-h363/DSCN3603.JPG" width="403" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKr_JyYTcxF0771icLiRDdFQe2EoiIKzZwum4XEF3UQzdPs3-KQvCfstDzqOZ1ylqbyKpwL1EETjvK-S7yUacHfe5cks-h6Lm1bYk1HJ4Zg2eWsMFhGKY0aEaUVe7zd9zI4U93ytS42g3dxGAHaXg95abwfkLVIFpEFbHk144SZ1xkjcKKA4x6tRJ1A/s2853/DSCN3604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="2853" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKr_JyYTcxF0771icLiRDdFQe2EoiIKzZwum4XEF3UQzdPs3-KQvCfstDzqOZ1ylqbyKpwL1EETjvK-S7yUacHfe5cks-h6Lm1bYk1HJ4Zg2eWsMFhGKY0aEaUVe7zd9zI4U93ytS42g3dxGAHaXg95abwfkLVIFpEFbHk144SZ1xkjcKKA4x6tRJ1A/w404-h382/DSCN3604.JPG" width="404" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibzg0T2e2moj20ehX9iJNwqi30jZ_CFLWYL2SCASny32EQpjVBMwMzxWtavKgRnHqtSpzk5p1oK1z8VP4qQgxEz2XxM7nKQAMf4jTRo8cNOBu1L8rAMqWxr0s9vB0bw_NbQcPtlZj0q_X7xn2mnZc83neTLD5g0U2Qd5lg0tzc_J1Ix07faQLyj-CAQ/s2952/DSCN3635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="2700" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibzg0T2e2moj20ehX9iJNwqi30jZ_CFLWYL2SCASny32EQpjVBMwMzxWtavKgRnHqtSpzk5p1oK1z8VP4qQgxEz2XxM7nKQAMf4jTRo8cNOBu1L8rAMqWxr0s9vB0bw_NbQcPtlZj0q_X7xn2mnZc83neTLD5g0U2Qd5lg0tzc_J1Ix07faQLyj-CAQ/w430-h470/DSCN3635.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><br /><p>This was the last quilt I made for J. He couldn't have been more than 8 or 9 years old at the time, but for some reason he fell in love with the periodic table of elements. When this fabric line came out, I had to have it for him. I worked so hard to make a big enough quilt for his bed with this and I was so proud of how it turned out. I think he loved it. Partly because it was cool and partly because his Grammie made it for him. It still rests on his bed.</p><p>I cherish these quilts and the memories they bring. It is painful now, but some day it will just bring me a warm feeling and a smile to think of them and how much they meant to J and how much he means to me. So, sew up those memories, that they may comfort you whenever you need them to.</p><p>I love you sweet boy.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-8780939287526875712023-01-12T13:57:00.000-05:002023-01-12T13:57:12.051-05:00TA DA!! Perfect Pineapple Quilt Is Done!<p> This quilt has been a year in the making. Amber, at Gigi's Thimble ran this as a quilt along. There were 36 blocks, one per week. The blocks are all machine paper pieced. Papers are available at Gigi's Thimble. The blocks finish at about 12 inches. My finished quilt is about 76 inches square.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbSJtOhmNqpgkEh3_gGwkNtTaHufLeY8qAk5HG_6RQ3476obyF9BymbwCNnD2zwcGx-jh7cbpi5aw7sGz2eXUHmfaE3hrnI5eHuYsX4_2yqg9TRpatQN34vt2zb5kTXeD8xYSrWeFtXswFgTrUc95gxIXnsqTzuLVyIZJXIiO7gWVoTpC4XtzmOb26Q/s4032/IMG_9430.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbSJtOhmNqpgkEh3_gGwkNtTaHufLeY8qAk5HG_6RQ3476obyF9BymbwCNnD2zwcGx-jh7cbpi5aw7sGz2eXUHmfaE3hrnI5eHuYsX4_2yqg9TRpatQN34vt2zb5kTXeD8xYSrWeFtXswFgTrUc95gxIXnsqTzuLVyIZJXIiO7gWVoTpC4XtzmOb26Q/w354-h472/IMG_9430.jpeg" width="354" /></a></div><p>Here it is on my bed, fresh from the wash. What made me want to do this quilt along was two things. The paper piecing, which I used to hate, makes such crisp blocks. Also, Amber showed a picture of one she'd done in pink and green like this and it really spoke to me. Most of this quilt top is made from my scrap bins and stash. I did have to buy some neutrals. I never seem to have much in the way of neutrals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWyzeX69BKUoZGOuGvGGxZci5AY1m_2hrYGfPQ3Y-FXHg-9CH1tdaVkVOXpG0Kuvzucms9udJRoaTBen34rk2q6l8hz8VlIKZh-gIl4VcuKOfYP0iWxqhehZuxKmfaGFHmjO_uE6C6IOpiGTQ0rsUqDjRVXYs7AJTapfAdKl7V9HvPwqTdzExfryQPg/s4032/IMG_9407.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWyzeX69BKUoZGOuGvGGxZci5AY1m_2hrYGfPQ3Y-FXHg-9CH1tdaVkVOXpG0Kuvzucms9udJRoaTBen34rk2q6l8hz8VlIKZh-gIl4VcuKOfYP0iWxqhehZuxKmfaGFHmjO_uE6C6IOpiGTQ0rsUqDjRVXYs7AJTapfAdKl7V9HvPwqTdzExfryQPg/w381-h508/IMG_9407.jpeg" width="381" /></a></div>These are some images of the quilting, before I washed the quilt. I cut a 12 inch half circle out of cardboard (thank you Amazon) and marked each square's design on the front of the quilt before I quilted it with my walking foot. There is one block you can see here below, that is not scrappy. That was a deliberate choice.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigklA2dovEu9RyYlNKPA7A8MzvDOo4hJBzQNbbUzxnreQkmZGTTpvxZF82JU762kTYf28klYRX8xBS4-5y8nYb9NMrbiJssWx3LZ98x9eJV9mouvd4wnilCklvdzWAyT0ZVx0PPXx57LRtBK3tIqWSQsVQcFj_fvIRLpuzJp0Lsn2LBdzHfO-O2rJvBw/s4032/IMG_9420.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigklA2dovEu9RyYlNKPA7A8MzvDOo4hJBzQNbbUzxnreQkmZGTTpvxZF82JU762kTYf28klYRX8xBS4-5y8nYb9NMrbiJssWx3LZ98x9eJV9mouvd4wnilCklvdzWAyT0ZVx0PPXx57LRtBK3tIqWSQsVQcFj_fvIRLpuzJp0Lsn2LBdzHfO-O2rJvBw/w356-h475/IMG_9420.jpeg" width="356" /></a></div>The straight lines through the center of the leaves run on the diagonal, from edge to edge. It seemed to need the extra anchor of this long stitching from edge to edge. And it worked well within the design.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFplgI1i05LTt3gLHWIoUoGrj5gI_ex8DnmABKWqEBIstY5OYB06ex_x7qpZYpfkCHBrXg4Wy8BWBLeNs_iegTJYAMZUcXTMYy_Qd53zonUn9RrksxLXuMjn7u4oneIesyLfk_AQB5K5slRRFs7o7twN_gWtXreH2lo6LiWqWBqMtY01l6WaHvETCGA/s4032/IMG_9421.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFplgI1i05LTt3gLHWIoUoGrj5gI_ex8DnmABKWqEBIstY5OYB06ex_x7qpZYpfkCHBrXg4Wy8BWBLeNs_iegTJYAMZUcXTMYy_Qd53zonUn9RrksxLXuMjn7u4oneIesyLfk_AQB5K5slRRFs7o7twN_gWtXreH2lo6LiWqWBqMtY01l6WaHvETCGA/w343-h457/IMG_9421.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div>I used a Hera marker for a lot of the inner blocks, but after awhile, I found it harder to see my lines. So I tried chalk, a marking pencil, and finally, a graphite marking tool I bought at my LQS probably 15 years ago. That was the tool that helped me bring this over the finish line. There were several times when I thought I must be crazy for quilting this on my Bernina 440. It has such a small throat space. But, I was patient, or tried to be, and got through it all. It took me 7 days to get it quilted and bound.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJD3dX4RuVgiDCEZKwRx0qePuoXqFZQxYXqgXw-EghziYXLBIF2hOgCX-P-Or9prgcLiR2YxLanWbcjTemP-RKniCx-xsvIGmU65_i_XAPNeflRzPObSvu6e3NENJNXTawNFbKLkzfyroRSiAsbZf-s5OUS0iMMpOA7YVyklFOzHaTEjL671HZWHpe2g/s4032/IMG_9429.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJD3dX4RuVgiDCEZKwRx0qePuoXqFZQxYXqgXw-EghziYXLBIF2hOgCX-P-Or9prgcLiR2YxLanWbcjTemP-RKniCx-xsvIGmU65_i_XAPNeflRzPObSvu6e3NENJNXTawNFbKLkzfyroRSiAsbZf-s5OUS0iMMpOA7YVyklFOzHaTEjL671HZWHpe2g/w342-h456/IMG_9429.jpeg" width="342" /></a></div><p>And of course, today I had another small issue when I was attaching the binding. Oh, my goodness, I was never so happy for a finish.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVKQec8GIPPzZ5cFJjXiJrhITSagzTrf3SrQi5nPkEac_n9lDV1N5dxiajdpiWaKpKil5lMSM_I-bfv-RFjIY4iq7oyraCih74IdIVi7mxBklF72L28JJmlKoCuMtJtv7Ze5XpJX_b13dKW9rs_AIzGgzEEMZNvWkUnoeSPBwmSOIWs-5S1hcNAtS3Q/s1800/0A6DCF5D-FF29-4465-8A49-26F188546FEB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVKQec8GIPPzZ5cFJjXiJrhITSagzTrf3SrQi5nPkEac_n9lDV1N5dxiajdpiWaKpKil5lMSM_I-bfv-RFjIY4iq7oyraCih74IdIVi7mxBklF72L28JJmlKoCuMtJtv7Ze5XpJX_b13dKW9rs_AIzGgzEEMZNvWkUnoeSPBwmSOIWs-5S1hcNAtS3Q/w376-h470/0A6DCF5D-FF29-4465-8A49-26F188546FEB.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div>For the back, I bought 2 1/2 yards of Bungalow in green and 2 1/2 yards in pink, by Amy Gibson for Windham Fabrics. I found it on sale somewhere, and the two colors were perfect for the backing, being green and pink. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_wDNSB1L7un33TrR3Y2KJrqmgEKcGoD5L3U-nIeK6FXo9korxrIuGwzsrlk4pY73QMF7wWs_IlD_yq5EX5Qv-T2ALvFAtg46jceIKGgmptJhEwIg9hL5Ny8V2Nt0h1BHSTl4MKvJ_y5v9qQK1yQymEEKX4e9KOMQPzuB9XI5Kwb422MYl9WNziXx7Q/s1800/09BE5F90-A4E1-438F-8055-0855310A107B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_wDNSB1L7un33TrR3Y2KJrqmgEKcGoD5L3U-nIeK6FXo9korxrIuGwzsrlk4pY73QMF7wWs_IlD_yq5EX5Qv-T2ALvFAtg46jceIKGgmptJhEwIg9hL5Ny8V2Nt0h1BHSTl4MKvJ_y5v9qQK1yQymEEKX4e9KOMQPzuB9XI5Kwb422MYl9WNziXx7Q/w352-h440/09BE5F90-A4E1-438F-8055-0855310A107B.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div>And, as a bonus, I only had to seam it once! Hurray! I trimmed off all the extra and saved it to use for the binding. I ended up only using the pink, as I thought that would look best.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mk2sJLA7IOf1lfkxotTFx3ZsJEqU-ipXVgaVyluAWwmNCNx6V7TQfRnFDYzpmaGzxzljiu3EYuzfhbe28wGCZQPXggaKWhQeAvMup_QgxF-HQS2gpWCTnDPdfVIjCmxAhun6xwfwG24MUatmwtxt3Im5BqjlQ-4NtDEypH-MiSchM6EN1T4LyEL5Vg/s4032/IMG_9419.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mk2sJLA7IOf1lfkxotTFx3ZsJEqU-ipXVgaVyluAWwmNCNx6V7TQfRnFDYzpmaGzxzljiu3EYuzfhbe28wGCZQPXggaKWhQeAvMup_QgxF-HQS2gpWCTnDPdfVIjCmxAhun6xwfwG24MUatmwtxt3Im5BqjlQ-4NtDEypH-MiSchM6EN1T4LyEL5Vg/w341-h455/IMG_9419.jpeg" width="341" /></a></div> This is another picture with pins in it as I am still quilting it at this stage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpFfqwt-6jZ60G3KzXibSCd5MVI3UGpjkclTtkH35HtvdACzSPQKg4IzffwsC4lOebGth6DCYtBQl39EKCDhbttI0IoP9iH0EKweXSUUfsDMpyKXISQeUIY8lq7LwrLvXxY2npPQp9NXlYNC5x1Eq_azfVa95EaTmVWs2lXy4ik6nDBXK2OSGYx_owQ/s4032/IMG_9432.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpFfqwt-6jZ60G3KzXibSCd5MVI3UGpjkclTtkH35HtvdACzSPQKg4IzffwsC4lOebGth6DCYtBQl39EKCDhbttI0IoP9iH0EKweXSUUfsDMpyKXISQeUIY8lq7LwrLvXxY2npPQp9NXlYNC5x1Eq_azfVa95EaTmVWs2lXy4ik6nDBXK2OSGYx_owQ/w353-h470/IMG_9432.jpeg" width="353" /></a></div> I used another one of my new labels on this quilt.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fvsY_2JCSUsME9JOnuaHzysSXdRQd-BYqnWzDTs9PxaJlZb3wUQ13oNPYlP__885yp3RkHNSeSUvUI5zqWTdfCjYZCBaP6VxyeAwguV00bBwtQOhJnTV5JKmKSo1Bm3Xb1dTPMELTL4mhmedSORwxD3qSmDJfU4VFzhwvun46e0mNPaDIaOBBtamXg/s4032/IMG_9433.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fvsY_2JCSUsME9JOnuaHzysSXdRQd-BYqnWzDTs9PxaJlZb3wUQ13oNPYlP__885yp3RkHNSeSUvUI5zqWTdfCjYZCBaP6VxyeAwguV00bBwtQOhJnTV5JKmKSo1Bm3Xb1dTPMELTL4mhmedSORwxD3qSmDJfU4VFzhwvun46e0mNPaDIaOBBtamXg/w377-h503/IMG_9433.jpeg" width="377" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SZoXz3tETi3kx1wxiJI5-51M_5TOVmTZVxN56vOQi6HrMnzSFwGbHVZoxVMSjfge1AJTRuPavRkhHioAdVaeXI6qyMO8dXD59d0NCmpsnA0wYBR30cjVrGFBAUF_jyxExIH4beCeZZ9KXFxEIrW7w2wAus5m21RvH04yzqzo4GyBhXAtd2XF3A1ugg/s4032/IMG_9435.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SZoXz3tETi3kx1wxiJI5-51M_5TOVmTZVxN56vOQi6HrMnzSFwGbHVZoxVMSjfge1AJTRuPavRkhHioAdVaeXI6qyMO8dXD59d0NCmpsnA0wYBR30cjVrGFBAUF_jyxExIH4beCeZZ9KXFxEIrW7w2wAus5m21RvH04yzqzo4GyBhXAtd2XF3A1ugg/w459-h345/IMG_9435.jpeg" width="459" /></a></div>And, you can see how nice the binding looks on the quilt. The four corner blocks have these little stamens, or antennae on them. I had thought to put them on every block, but when I saw them on one, I changed my mind. And, rather than rip them out, I put them in each of the other three corners for balance.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRgGQHZjldQFyf-VXW2lYnKFAjJBgs79CD-eeci0lKEGga-X8qJL_jhqHULjzll24H3EInvKTEWTTjpupFlpV-K2aN8eoKPRjgcZWS8oIftirV52csNmK0o3s_xqkBuWx9_dlBacLG8Seh17vrfqvDgtuYFB0Wc_ew8PoofP45wkR02eI1ELueIszzA/s4032/IMG_9436.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRgGQHZjldQFyf-VXW2lYnKFAjJBgs79CD-eeci0lKEGga-X8qJL_jhqHULjzll24H3EInvKTEWTTjpupFlpV-K2aN8eoKPRjgcZWS8oIftirV52csNmK0o3s_xqkBuWx9_dlBacLG8Seh17vrfqvDgtuYFB0Wc_ew8PoofP45wkR02eI1ELueIszzA/w350-h466/IMG_9436.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><p>It washed and dried up so nicely. It is so soft. And that's what I wanted, a soft drapey kind of quilt. There are lots of seam lines in this quilt, so a little less quilting made that happen. Thanks to Amber for a wonderful QAL. I had two quilts on my bed, but I added this one too, because after all, it's still winter.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-64055817660250755032022-12-31T13:03:00.002-05:002022-12-31T13:03:32.907-05:00Ringing the Old Year Out<p>And ringing the new year in. This is my last finish for 2022. My husband works for a non-profit and they are having a fund raising Gala in February. One of the things this involves is a silent auction. He asked me if I'd like to make a quilt for the auction and of course I said yes!</p><p>I immediately knew I wanted to do stars. I love stars, but I sometimes shy away from them because they can be difficult to do. But when I searched for wonky stars, I found Elizabeth Hartman's tutorial for her Sparkle Punch quilt. I didn't want to do that exact quilt, but it got me started.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_uP4lVYIy3zYoiZyK6N_lqVnWaz8HVuxSp7cZmV4qnr_NWOoVVw-SmIxtQmMG7-g-UT90IE45Xgo1-v9mO_sqIoRadDecoQa0oVhbCH1F6N2rrkvISZATYYBhwGoBtFZonclDmrLMUYouWN986ZreFrg0QRxi9RjENgMeYOntOHbH7nfmuSxF7rGFA/s4032/AC0BF898-CB59-40DB-BE12-B50F7A4D5020.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_uP4lVYIy3zYoiZyK6N_lqVnWaz8HVuxSp7cZmV4qnr_NWOoVVw-SmIxtQmMG7-g-UT90IE45Xgo1-v9mO_sqIoRadDecoQa0oVhbCH1F6N2rrkvISZATYYBhwGoBtFZonclDmrLMUYouWN986ZreFrg0QRxi9RjENgMeYOntOHbH7nfmuSxF7rGFA/w361-h481/AC0BF898-CB59-40DB-BE12-B50F7A4D5020.heic" width="361" /></a></div>I don't have any pictures prior to the pin basting, but this is how it looked at that point. I chose not to make quite as many stars as Elizabeth did, but I do love the way the wonkiness makes them appear to twinkle a little bit. For the background I used Kona Pacific. I didn't want too dark of a color blue, and this one was just what was needed. I had some fabrics in my stash and bought some more to make the stars.<p></p><p><br /> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMT-vFSaLmdX9P3OS2F7VyXdLTKHhmB_MTVqTH43Bghg0cQrUR5aUVStH-M1XRYUIwbpI6mR9XOy6rXcCzYiORgxEm23QlKNtVA7QfjHzCYv8LgVZ6rkij_Pau6rdqGRugpWDBv-mujI7CGbfiwiTrNWmCjptKAVvxh6qanfNgZ9pNokpQ7xDZytzYUg/s4032/C0D55793-748A-4935-BC70-CC3165925688.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMT-vFSaLmdX9P3OS2F7VyXdLTKHhmB_MTVqTH43Bghg0cQrUR5aUVStH-M1XRYUIwbpI6mR9XOy6rXcCzYiORgxEm23QlKNtVA7QfjHzCYv8LgVZ6rkij_Pau6rdqGRugpWDBv-mujI7CGbfiwiTrNWmCjptKAVvxh6qanfNgZ9pNokpQ7xDZytzYUg/w336-h447/C0D55793-748A-4935-BC70-CC3165925688.heic" width="336" /></a></div>I was looking for a way to quilt this so there would be an illusion of movement. My first idea was swirls, but when I quilted swirls on my Christmas quilt just before this, I decided that wasn't the look I was going for. So I then decided to do organic soft waves, horizontally. To me this gives the feeling of a gentle breeze.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrwwXGTJJgTK4sZxCPYfNFJIrO1jCS8E7S5UcgqaReO55nKknWXi08IX8SOTadWzsP7jgaYac5blJ76NOBTVnGTJHAkAFxcR7LfeblM31Wz6wUa1nHBmdiE1mciXI0lIGALnKHEFcx9mBjcr_1i8jZTN45bIWXbm2YwDDDyZzHwMDSXq-ZtOXsNhD_A/s4032/B9E8F624-201C-43D3-8279-B1C0630EBB5E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrwwXGTJJgTK4sZxCPYfNFJIrO1jCS8E7S5UcgqaReO55nKknWXi08IX8SOTadWzsP7jgaYac5blJ76NOBTVnGTJHAkAFxcR7LfeblM31Wz6wUa1nHBmdiE1mciXI0lIGALnKHEFcx9mBjcr_1i8jZTN45bIWXbm2YwDDDyZzHwMDSXq-ZtOXsNhD_A/w314-h419/B9E8F624-201C-43D3-8279-B1C0630EBB5E.heic" width="314" /></a></div>These pictures are before the wash and dry crinkle part. I decided to bind this quilt in the same solid color as the background. This is how it looks where there are partial stars. Where there are no stars, it disappears.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvSI9KHl1l6IUfzyiA7i_oeY3zLnDSHrC2juAZlT5Qi4gA6Fkjw9olNOXTToiue5asRLzi5G304fSMpmFvmfyLk-_yCW3emXVFeaHuqAAFvLuCuOBagR1_MFzCn4b0_NjsZji5UR5wK5-sR_NY0DLM3C6fulHK3lq-tzvx87Aze--oJphE0quwToYog/s4032/99AA58FB-755A-436B-B67A-084DBBA4085B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvSI9KHl1l6IUfzyiA7i_oeY3zLnDSHrC2juAZlT5Qi4gA6Fkjw9olNOXTToiue5asRLzi5G304fSMpmFvmfyLk-_yCW3emXVFeaHuqAAFvLuCuOBagR1_MFzCn4b0_NjsZji5UR5wK5-sR_NY0DLM3C6fulHK3lq-tzvx87Aze--oJphE0quwToYog/w347-h462/99AA58FB-755A-436B-B67A-084DBBA4085B.heic" width="347" /></a></div>The backing is a wide back of cross hatch by Caroline Friedlander for Robert Kauffman. I wanted a wide back to make it easy on myself, and so it would have a very cohesive look. I gave it a name, and a label with all the information, since I don't know where it will end up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7EEcLp-lp7snojIdUtNXSqO-goiJM9JWFB01t3mdaTSpa977nFYy5i0Gm7LP0VdDL4ugYNtEzpbrkIcPzwJDRCke0NAaQu14m1VxbNpns5A8QUqiRab6HhM3B9M1sH7iIbYxYsbOxpo45ZxmENdIG1kPKZUcQCkJxjj3hcIim2lsgHDfQR9jEndncw/s4032/8EA30D0C-39DA-4EFC-9E89-08901E734C9D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7EEcLp-lp7snojIdUtNXSqO-goiJM9JWFB01t3mdaTSpa977nFYy5i0Gm7LP0VdDL4ugYNtEzpbrkIcPzwJDRCke0NAaQu14m1VxbNpns5A8QUqiRab6HhM3B9M1sH7iIbYxYsbOxpo45ZxmENdIG1kPKZUcQCkJxjj3hcIim2lsgHDfQR9jEndncw/w324-h433/8EA30D0C-39DA-4EFC-9E89-08901E734C9D.heic" width="324" /></a></div>Here you can see how the binding just disappears on the edges of the quilt. I think it is such an elegant look for this quilt.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9ldFgj9PZd57B9El9C3MuB8mt-cIxqceG8P0IWi6uPi6QMrlAN2b951Hxig19O5PLUyEUjlSQYq3MWlupzU-R9VPc75wb0FGR9P3_HQJy5qhMrU-hB-Q78On_KIn6bWZwjdgMLET_oVlQ1swBdNx2ruzxe_8_6ptnbTweMjH3uxxzBjd3iN6eUOS2g/s4032/3DB87754-88E8-4AA0-BB77-94E0F62C7079.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9ldFgj9PZd57B9El9C3MuB8mt-cIxqceG8P0IWi6uPi6QMrlAN2b951Hxig19O5PLUyEUjlSQYq3MWlupzU-R9VPc75wb0FGR9P3_HQJy5qhMrU-hB-Q78On_KIn6bWZwjdgMLET_oVlQ1swBdNx2ruzxe_8_6ptnbTweMjH3uxxzBjd3iN6eUOS2g/w340-h454/3DB87754-88E8-4AA0-BB77-94E0F62C7079.heic" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-tTjOLU2rPAPF8_dw2peOTF1zBWFeodMVoEESP1t7RqjiQ_EAgIhZIF3knSfKVjfz4tlOXJ5zjnxS2tbWvGvKqlYELi4JmQ81CAG1HwNOS18v-F7ma3jqEuIJBD-o630VLC39rpMBslHaKJbqpV568uo1aw9f7Iklwe4h_70M3jcY7eqbrfXcI6iOg/s4032/0CA08EF8-C55D-4DFB-B38A-258FE07E6A51.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-tTjOLU2rPAPF8_dw2peOTF1zBWFeodMVoEESP1t7RqjiQ_EAgIhZIF3knSfKVjfz4tlOXJ5zjnxS2tbWvGvKqlYELi4JmQ81CAG1HwNOS18v-F7ma3jqEuIJBD-o630VLC39rpMBslHaKJbqpV568uo1aw9f7Iklwe4h_70M3jcY7eqbrfXcI6iOg/w350-h467/0CA08EF8-C55D-4DFB-B38A-258FE07E6A51.heic" width="350" /></a></div><p>And here I also included one of my new woven labels on the quilt. It is really my signature.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaSd9b66F1G4aPy-5TDdPyyKWgAWDeUkFHlDxVTbp9XJ5OES6AivXuuXJSDjcL8leC0wrW-KeFT3hN7LTl6wvuopDyjiEftdQdi4smoiyT1QrmBRSUJe_Pw8U9uCET7x8JMsNphMGAPvAmQ8V6NjokKdv5nsHQz0VAW0HQo4Hweh5x-u1sE8IsK73dA/s3024/IMG_9401.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="3024" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaSd9b66F1G4aPy-5TDdPyyKWgAWDeUkFHlDxVTbp9XJ5OES6AivXuuXJSDjcL8leC0wrW-KeFT3hN7LTl6wvuopDyjiEftdQdi4smoiyT1QrmBRSUJe_Pw8U9uCET7x8JMsNphMGAPvAmQ8V6NjokKdv5nsHQz0VAW0HQo4Hweh5x-u1sE8IsK73dA/w417-h389/IMG_9401.jpeg" width="417" /></a></div>Here is the beauty shot of the whole thing, taken outside under cloudy skies. This is as true to color as we could get. I love the way the stars are so random on this quilt. I could happily love it and hang it on a wall in my house. Well, that's it for today and for this year. I wish you all a very happy new year. I hope this new year is better for all of us.<br /><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-38554001733436574472022-12-20T08:32:00.005-05:002022-12-20T08:32:37.087-05:00One Last Thing<p> I decided this morning to post one last thing before Christmas. I have been madly sewing and baking every day almost. I really love having the time to do that since I no longer work. My one last thing is that I finished my Pas de Deux quilt top. This has been a year in the making. It is a pattern by Rachel of Stitched in Color. We have been having a sew along for the past year and now...we are finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQKk-2-K6IQIVYZzum_jJFbGz1gjy0PS-Agbrq8ejsimtFHD0zjsfkODk4RzmN1vkvJXPWCdi1m5iUBet2t4QJ0IZ5H0rLBT9jDfIH7Yaofqoxiews-Wd_ilsUewrdUySo2nq8-25jDFq9QGe9_mq-DO39EEC82_nx0-BWIGUgVNFHm5KMpUktpzblg/s4032/7AA51FF7-95A0-481A-BDA1-4A93F7C7D7EC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQKk-2-K6IQIVYZzum_jJFbGz1gjy0PS-Agbrq8ejsimtFHD0zjsfkODk4RzmN1vkvJXPWCdi1m5iUBet2t4QJ0IZ5H0rLBT9jDfIH7Yaofqoxiews-Wd_ilsUewrdUySo2nq8-25jDFq9QGe9_mq-DO39EEC82_nx0-BWIGUgVNFHm5KMpUktpzblg/w361-h482/7AA51FF7-95A0-481A-BDA1-4A93F7C7D7EC.heic" width="361" /></a></div>What made me fall in love with this quilt pattern was the colors and all the different block styles. Rachel has a wonderful sense of color and these blocks are amazing. Some were easy, some were difficult. All were wonderful to see finished. As with many of her other classes and sew alongs, I learned so much by doing this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj619Z6O8wZ9IqD5mJyt0CTxq_BeDdw2fx99yDdX-0buhRn8H5d_83fIyBHt_c78eOuVe7zLV5neZ6bKtZytwLQ_pE0veT73pS-uAZhr3MSB4NDyQF16WHuhhz2IlBIo7qOMJ904IgJUpH6hGJspebiWh2oXxNf7XskMOZMFBt6hVrLFOKdZzKNKQhtIA/s4032/9C0DFCF2-2029-4021-A509-9B4C39CF86E2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj619Z6O8wZ9IqD5mJyt0CTxq_BeDdw2fx99yDdX-0buhRn8H5d_83fIyBHt_c78eOuVe7zLV5neZ6bKtZytwLQ_pE0veT73pS-uAZhr3MSB4NDyQF16WHuhhz2IlBIo7qOMJ904IgJUpH6hGJspebiWh2oXxNf7XskMOZMFBt6hVrLFOKdZzKNKQhtIA/w368-h491/9C0DFCF2-2029-4021-A509-9B4C39CF86E2.heic" width="368" /></a></div>I chose to mostly follow Rachel's color choices to the best of my ability, with my stash. I did not buy any fabrics for this quilt top. That made it challenging for me in some of the colorways, but I like to be pushed. It makes me more creative sometimes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblJEwRLraEHHULYNoh0BUxAOzC3KHqvSOm1fFUvuATi0sVyLNTiYQkDXaCWLzmikhSedsKneLW8WB5Blujhzh8KTj82EoEwPhsTTApCAyTpl5b3f1ah-wMZUZKMKdspgONDDBkCOPbP96G31k3tEMDW7T-MsfLH2k1thI4ZMYLfE7v-Ew3hzyN7KLVw/s4032/1160ED3B-107A-4411-BA62-DABC79B46663.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblJEwRLraEHHULYNoh0BUxAOzC3KHqvSOm1fFUvuATi0sVyLNTiYQkDXaCWLzmikhSedsKneLW8WB5Blujhzh8KTj82EoEwPhsTTApCAyTpl5b3f1ah-wMZUZKMKdspgONDDBkCOPbP96G31k3tEMDW7T-MsfLH2k1thI4ZMYLfE7v-Ew3hzyN7KLVw/w357-h477/1160ED3B-107A-4411-BA62-DABC79B46663.heic" width="357" /></a></div>Some colors I didn't have enough scraps of, so I had to slightly alter the plan. That's good, though. I son't need to have an exact duplicate of her quilt. (Notice the rainbow on the yellow block?)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-M1Sy-QlbwS7qReg9qLdm4SMBYQ4yfksPMLu_koNzi5hdt3J6RRhuSXXJo2cKYsNmwAiWeiOsZ7OyGB7vJiFPsXNN9VwZkNt7Jd2t_DaZAtZBPY9QJDG1oogrGBkXGWRFfj8WnRWsmuwi8Q1qA-wvKB2JCWeHFEgfDMQ7BMVaZbUxrDnDW21843gccw/s4032/D053A5F0-D870-45C3-BF5D-5D491FB1F5F1.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-M1Sy-QlbwS7qReg9qLdm4SMBYQ4yfksPMLu_koNzi5hdt3J6RRhuSXXJo2cKYsNmwAiWeiOsZ7OyGB7vJiFPsXNN9VwZkNt7Jd2t_DaZAtZBPY9QJDG1oogrGBkXGWRFfj8WnRWsmuwi8Q1qA-wvKB2JCWeHFEgfDMQ7BMVaZbUxrDnDW21843gccw/w364-h486/D053A5F0-D870-45C3-BF5D-5D491FB1F5F1.heic" width="364" /></a></div>There are a lot of partial seams in this quilt top, which I have done before. I can't imagine Rachel trying to figure all this out. It seems very complex to me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCyB1-vH3eRsRSgPxBLTkeBGKOmNTRy4PP3mpLKknKBFAgSlyPAYAotuobKPwcYSeVu-cfl9irIqgFtJzvR8NMdI5hiEunSVpTtmnf3rc38w9QQtv8YqUGxFfUj25sWOuJTGA1r-QYqAWR0XLqNH1RkaNlKDYx_ht5Xn2dltHchSzXg3PF1Wc60intQ/s4032/FCFEBA39-6F8E-4B41-A03C-60FAC96F7E25.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCyB1-vH3eRsRSgPxBLTkeBGKOmNTRy4PP3mpLKknKBFAgSlyPAYAotuobKPwcYSeVu-cfl9irIqgFtJzvR8NMdI5hiEunSVpTtmnf3rc38w9QQtv8YqUGxFfUj25sWOuJTGA1r-QYqAWR0XLqNH1RkaNlKDYx_ht5Xn2dltHchSzXg3PF1Wc60intQ/w345-h460/FCFEBA39-6F8E-4B41-A03C-60FAC96F7E25.heic" width="345" /></a></div><p>The hourglass blocks at the bottom are another example of having to adapt my color plan. Rachel used a dark burgundy with her oranges. That is a color I don't really have and I didn't like the purples I did have, so I found some dark blue to set off the oranges. And it works!</p><p>Now this quilt will sit in the queue waiting to be quilted. It is number 3 in the queue. I also have one other quilt that is getting a bunch of hand quilting before it gets machine quilting as well. I have a busy 2023 coming up I guess. Have a very Merry Christmas and I will see you soon. <br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-67311474754894050602022-12-16T11:30:00.001-05:002022-12-16T11:30:00.246-05:00Christmas Quilt is Done!<p> So, after baking off a bunch of cookies this morning, I finished quilting and binding my Christmas quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8WE2rDVDMzfttIoMj9WXhMO0YytzxyPdZMvBLAJfb3qpWtbeNfvUheXaiScSyTy64t15YtSCkbCn5uz9c0FGiNBzworfGek54MPcqiBWVYF2-2kT86XOjGOgT-gSZg25ve99sB_MYLhcDoiokcLP7-Ux9swWiQBvILuO0S-bJmJyAAjQZxx7otZ-CA/s4032/1DEC568B-4DE0-4939-946F-A52DE97EFC5E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8WE2rDVDMzfttIoMj9WXhMO0YytzxyPdZMvBLAJfb3qpWtbeNfvUheXaiScSyTy64t15YtSCkbCn5uz9c0FGiNBzworfGek54MPcqiBWVYF2-2kT86XOjGOgT-gSZg25ve99sB_MYLhcDoiokcLP7-Ux9swWiQBvILuO0S-bJmJyAAjQZxx7otZ-CA/w360-h480/1DEC568B-4DE0-4939-946F-A52DE97EFC5E.heic" width="360" /></a></div>I decided to quilt it in a swirly design, but I tried to make the swirls bigger than I have in the past, so that the quilt would be softer for snuggling under this winter. The sweet little Tomte just made the quilt for me. I had the pattern from Moss and Lotus a few years back and with this little bit of green in a mostly red and white quilt, they stand out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidH63dsaKFioYOviPq4Ncar9dIN-JhiohuoXPBAdoFYFsTFLFWQK3WAzoHXWXQ8XBW7ihFUzGsr3IJnq3DgGfHwx3plFlJmQoxrymoGRnnJvpRsLS-1TgNZqkl1Ycohy4pwgcLdGe_VlRVSHMFfgx740FdK6NwnY_tYeG5z5IohtW7p3KIoGdNLUwgbA/s4032/8A1B4BEF-ABDC-462D-B0CF-646B221279DF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidH63dsaKFioYOviPq4Ncar9dIN-JhiohuoXPBAdoFYFsTFLFWQK3WAzoHXWXQ8XBW7ihFUzGsr3IJnq3DgGfHwx3plFlJmQoxrymoGRnnJvpRsLS-1TgNZqkl1Ycohy4pwgcLdGe_VlRVSHMFfgx740FdK6NwnY_tYeG5z5IohtW7p3KIoGdNLUwgbA/w333-h444/8A1B4BEF-ABDC-462D-B0CF-646B221279DF.heic" width="333" /></a></div>Look at all that crinkly goodness. And it is pretty soft too. All of the fabrics in this quilt came from my stash. I usually buy a few Christmas fabrics every year, but I don't always do anything with them. This year I decided to pull them all out and see what I could come up with.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2ke9T-u6C2wTIUjAJZQGEWudV9XhWRRXZ303i-4g8YVd-I8_1oEvO8v6lpB9ksuIC2CEzsW8CynirTjjAEgb70n4-FtBaU3UbQaoPJXKU-BLLIDDWyEo6nrowyhLuBAxzBITzszcruZHCCA4nQmERRLgnCuyy5K0kLqzk1Y0X3HqAYaS7Hbdmln-6A/s4032/29D136BF-122F-4D56-A07B-1FFCF310C4FC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2ke9T-u6C2wTIUjAJZQGEWudV9XhWRRXZ303i-4g8YVd-I8_1oEvO8v6lpB9ksuIC2CEzsW8CynirTjjAEgb70n4-FtBaU3UbQaoPJXKU-BLLIDDWyEo6nrowyhLuBAxzBITzszcruZHCCA4nQmERRLgnCuyy5K0kLqzk1Y0X3HqAYaS7Hbdmln-6A/w361-h481/29D136BF-122F-4D56-A07B-1FFCF310C4FC.heic" width="361" /></a></div>It's hard to see, and it doesn't photograph well either, but I quilted some words in the quilt. I like to do that sometimes. This quilt says: Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, and Buon Notale.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ugivlKgGpDbsII9oPSjiLL_kjas_2AALfiKBuhmxypTPmQ5V-kjcpSJS2jrb47gZG2iIOYBz9UuA4HWf0kh5iDVRRx3QUngQBV09O3piRZ3fOYh5byMq9HQ1r1QRvYdO82r5fGBLdONeGR1Y-IcPJHbEKUAfA4kC8ADQ4U7QlypvF7_wdwqeRMrl3g/s4032/63DB686F-907B-4561-AE27-5F7490811A96.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ugivlKgGpDbsII9oPSjiLL_kjas_2AALfiKBuhmxypTPmQ5V-kjcpSJS2jrb47gZG2iIOYBz9UuA4HWf0kh5iDVRRx3QUngQBV09O3piRZ3fOYh5byMq9HQ1r1QRvYdO82r5fGBLdONeGR1Y-IcPJHbEKUAfA4kC8ADQ4U7QlypvF7_wdwqeRMrl3g/w336-h448/63DB686F-907B-4561-AE27-5F7490811A96.heic" width="336" /></a></div>This is as close as I could get, to a picture of the entire front of the quilt on this dark, cold, rainy day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwY2oyMAK8Mw7MkdwXYzgwWNXlK0-HJs04N3p7ADu4GGcY43qRwCU3rTE0w_D17tHk6SIIe2MZEO4_GtQY79lCOqKuLnuXd3Ad3TdyRrtYLTWFgqICxMvxzckq0BGewJVM_rViHgICS0Tos_qMNemr29oaH3Ecu71Q2xgzgOBLxoxU2ff8W_T_mfhOQ/s4032/63DC04E2-AF3A-4ADA-830B-9D4CB9762539.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwY2oyMAK8Mw7MkdwXYzgwWNXlK0-HJs04N3p7ADu4GGcY43qRwCU3rTE0w_D17tHk6SIIe2MZEO4_GtQY79lCOqKuLnuXd3Ad3TdyRrtYLTWFgqICxMvxzckq0BGewJVM_rViHgICS0Tos_qMNemr29oaH3Ecu71Q2xgzgOBLxoxU2ff8W_T_mfhOQ/w343-h457/63DC04E2-AF3A-4ADA-830B-9D4CB9762539.heic" width="343" /></a></div>The backing is Tinsel, by Rashida Coleman Hale from 2015. I bought a bunch of it from Cindy at Live a Colorful Life last year when she was destashing. You can kind of see the letters from Buon Natale here, but they are backwards.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiTgEEyeQ8UMy9PFwL7F2EikBaRwXsFStuuQ6Queq264if-_p3nNm8NiQ4P4O6VN_Vryrt4K-qjF1AEKG8dtPCEWjzD7GjxCsQ20hP5ZZ8EN9J01Uc-8eJaQ9Q459fISD8TEyOS7ySkFLmR20ZkN_lOXT-aAUQp6rcJ7Spv6BImoWd1SnSOeUtZRyHQ/s4032/71CCCDDD-B5B5-4003-8ECB-FE1191478E40.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiTgEEyeQ8UMy9PFwL7F2EikBaRwXsFStuuQ6Queq264if-_p3nNm8NiQ4P4O6VN_Vryrt4K-qjF1AEKG8dtPCEWjzD7GjxCsQ20hP5ZZ8EN9J01Uc-8eJaQ9Q459fISD8TEyOS7ySkFLmR20ZkN_lOXT-aAUQp6rcJ7Spv6BImoWd1SnSOeUtZRyHQ/w344-h459/71CCCDDD-B5B5-4003-8ECB-FE1191478E40.heic" width="344" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTgWwcSWjV19zDLvC1gI8qUYKjc7ngp1uszrYX_bYhA340TFw_xEHMsvlxSdMhMZYGTZx_qQL4TajyCsA4wrW7w8xagQrf5qm9JMKW7gdAoQI4FiXNkzmM_oh7l_Qn_T-Iyf1iIm51NXiTNQ8DajDfrIaFxgDqNEl8ylTGGiBv3jeJjkgUPOYSNYMpQ/s4032/33950B30-F6A6-48A4-BB84-A095D6232804.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTgWwcSWjV19zDLvC1gI8qUYKjc7ngp1uszrYX_bYhA340TFw_xEHMsvlxSdMhMZYGTZx_qQL4TajyCsA4wrW7w8xagQrf5qm9JMKW7gdAoQI4FiXNkzmM_oh7l_Qn_T-Iyf1iIm51NXiTNQ8DajDfrIaFxgDqNEl8ylTGGiBv3jeJjkgUPOYSNYMpQ/w347-h462/33950B30-F6A6-48A4-BB84-A095D6232804.heic" width="347" /></a></div>This shows how weird the light was this afternoon. This looks more blue, than the minty green that it really is.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOkXFxn9oSlw1ec8GmYTuk-qnRCbES7NhYrq3MJNzsApvHB1Tasf6KvYSxHkhh3jaq4cdX5_NvfttNd10jq-n3fm1noACFK5LbSdNezoouL0Pf4CeyRIc7TKY-2FMsh6kjdjvLJ7QmNrNUPndrofQiANH8nznSKvRdphGTa7X9mZzljl9i-ZnM9U7iA/s4032/17465435-4C65-44FC-9854-557C65432FE4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOkXFxn9oSlw1ec8GmYTuk-qnRCbES7NhYrq3MJNzsApvHB1Tasf6KvYSxHkhh3jaq4cdX5_NvfttNd10jq-n3fm1noACFK5LbSdNezoouL0Pf4CeyRIc7TKY-2FMsh6kjdjvLJ7QmNrNUPndrofQiANH8nznSKvRdphGTa7X9mZzljl9i-ZnM9U7iA/w348-h463/17465435-4C65-44FC-9854-557C65432FE4.heic" width="348" /></a></div>The binding you can see here is the same fabric in white background as the backing. Again, I bought this from Cindy. It turned out to be the perfect binding. I didn't have a good green, which was my first thought and the reds and whites would get lost.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMS6-6d2MrEuBH_9RdTeA7-V44WEkzOvAXeY17bab3JtS1Q6Mv8PIzKi40KLdw6QyPVEDPqrrVZK3x8LslxQjvsORNmZu6tUYXxKOxP-INj2pJNMvuXeQDQGCPH3FR-wlw5pLJyXrO6lkqh-YbWgOzypcVvRLHsBtcwxRUM7Ixpo6vZ8uk18PG-XHkJA/s4032/45628600-3A7E-47DE-88F5-395FBF73DDE1.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMS6-6d2MrEuBH_9RdTeA7-V44WEkzOvAXeY17bab3JtS1Q6Mv8PIzKi40KLdw6QyPVEDPqrrVZK3x8LslxQjvsORNmZu6tUYXxKOxP-INj2pJNMvuXeQDQGCPH3FR-wlw5pLJyXrO6lkqh-YbWgOzypcVvRLHsBtcwxRUM7Ixpo6vZ8uk18PG-XHkJA/w388-h517/45628600-3A7E-47DE-88F5-395FBF73DDE1.heic" width="388" /></a></div> The quilting here almost makes it appear that the wind is going to blow his hat away.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4yoCFVQe0eZo34qMzykS8Qs4hG4RT8qr_slKde0lpwxS41pUsdt9nGyd1J1ByHz8GrvaQkE6vLUtg-NhDpXMvQa4-IBt3dYm6Xu0sKqFH4GBycBe7KPSR1efRqZw8eL1YL3YnYmDjwtFBSZHkxCP7wCfM8O9n4JL9OzRcqau1WpduUIsRr7nUTzZQQ/s4032/BBC440D8-ADC7-4CC1-A1FD-1FB4699059FC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4yoCFVQe0eZo34qMzykS8Qs4hG4RT8qr_slKde0lpwxS41pUsdt9nGyd1J1ByHz8GrvaQkE6vLUtg-NhDpXMvQa4-IBt3dYm6Xu0sKqFH4GBycBe7KPSR1efRqZw8eL1YL3YnYmDjwtFBSZHkxCP7wCfM8O9n4JL9OzRcqau1WpduUIsRr7nUTzZQQ/w374-h499/BBC440D8-ADC7-4CC1-A1FD-1FB4699059FC.heic" width="374" /></a></div>This is the first use for my new labels that I got from the Dutch Label Shop. It is a woven label, and the first time I have had a colored label instead of black and white. I wrote the year on the back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSb4WZIWD2LRJioQ0GLah0W0vCJCvHyGw-DEpUM9jw9-T30s01QvHZq1fxgyd_hwPFrXh3TM9hvcSkD9OqzVmw2GxkguyZX4bQFxR950aXuBNnNRChgy9rJLzSd9jCfbFwZKE1dT4N1qRahhz-7_864abSwBT51ocTCVH596Pb7L7lQ-nPxTU8wOa20Q/s4032/D978F8D9-708E-4189-872A-5F56314F1334.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSb4WZIWD2LRJioQ0GLah0W0vCJCvHyGw-DEpUM9jw9-T30s01QvHZq1fxgyd_hwPFrXh3TM9hvcSkD9OqzVmw2GxkguyZX4bQFxR950aXuBNnNRChgy9rJLzSd9jCfbFwZKE1dT4N1qRahhz-7_864abSwBT51ocTCVH596Pb7L7lQ-nPxTU8wOa20Q/w343-h457/D978F8D9-708E-4189-872A-5F56314F1334.heic" width="343" /></a></div>These are the four color catchers I threw in the wash with the quilt and a couple of towels. I knew with all that red fabric there might be an issue. But they did their job. Have a great weekend and I hope to see you soon.<br /><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-76801277168018177642022-12-15T16:48:00.005-05:002022-12-15T16:48:33.357-05:00Cold and Rainy Day<p> So it's been very cold and rainy here today. High in the thirties and raining almost all day. We have gotten over and inch and a half in the last 24 hours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEpSJ-MTC-f6ZCohp149zv8hF7z6ybQ2jiCF_Td_k8pYMT5Jllk2-PchtW5o-LZ5eWVvOHnxGS6ErWunG5PnF0cm7otOq530Za3F1rG3bJy24RS1bbN7gph5FYEunZwm-dcpanDGuSt1BPLAnlj3ZDKGjxrmA3h4gSN51tEXId6t044SD4l5sPKiz7w/s4032/56730F4F-EA4C-4A54-A847-CA46F949F46B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEpSJ-MTC-f6ZCohp149zv8hF7z6ybQ2jiCF_Td_k8pYMT5Jllk2-PchtW5o-LZ5eWVvOHnxGS6ErWunG5PnF0cm7otOq530Za3F1rG3bJy24RS1bbN7gph5FYEunZwm-dcpanDGuSt1BPLAnlj3ZDKGjxrmA3h4gSN51tEXId6t044SD4l5sPKiz7w/w342-h456/56730F4F-EA4C-4A54-A847-CA46F949F46B.heic" width="342" /></a></div><br /><p>The wind has been blowing from the north and it just feels cold today. So, what do we do on a day like today? We sew and we bake. And since it is December, we bake cookies!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQ8TfNNMZpU-Ru123gZyv-YK99od9HLu5R6jS1fY_vJWFeP_PNpdaqP3XZcXbxwOR5KCxyqzDt0CUl5Y7AqXwICdjiPORoW3BCETlN8Mu5nP3DlNdMNAQSCMy2Ak98FmVJbPmPteaRgYrCQNaEaPDMcvt7OM8CHW9T8ENK5MlgqjewRz-LZcdxwP4HQ/s4032/4C9758B4-3887-4D2B-8169-84AD8A5C6B97.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjZQ8TfNNMZpU-Ru123gZyv-YK99od9HLu5R6jS1fY_vJWFeP_PNpdaqP3XZcXbxwOR5KCxyqzDt0CUl5Y7AqXwICdjiPORoW3BCETlN8Mu5nP3DlNdMNAQSCMy2Ak98FmVJbPmPteaRgYrCQNaEaPDMcvt7OM8CHW9T8ENK5MlgqjewRz-LZcdxwP4HQ/s320/4C9758B4-3887-4D2B-8169-84AD8A5C6B97.heic" width="240" /></a></div>These pictures were from our Cookie Sunday last weekend. We try to get together every year for a day of cookie baking and now the kids are old enough to be of real help.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwovA7SNN0GdEO9WDxN_QlkvDjPrSpOO3IVR-lVFvwmJbhLVnCgKMNCEW_mrkucuo-qHZ6cVjS2FN1LGcw97r0Jxi2hs7NmvoKI5Bdw7qQ68-H9s-sooQQwJoAiFR5l0lpawLWfzZQsBZFslYj1cIz8aCQ9CbkMg97TytdRpgWg8Kl3C8vVXBqAHvjQ/s3088/422DDB8A-BCDB-48DE-87BC-94EE764F9EBD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwovA7SNN0GdEO9WDxN_QlkvDjPrSpOO3IVR-lVFvwmJbhLVnCgKMNCEW_mrkucuo-qHZ6cVjS2FN1LGcw97r0Jxi2hs7NmvoKI5Bdw7qQ68-H9s-sooQQwJoAiFR5l0lpawLWfzZQsBZFslYj1cIz8aCQ9CbkMg97TytdRpgWg8Kl3C8vVXBqAHvjQ/s320/422DDB8A-BCDB-48DE-87BC-94EE764F9EBD.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmVvE7Vk_B9sAyQ23wCRq6ososMrO8YcZaUE20WOlFCyyQDite9nyEmTKZ_96VoQr8G5OgAwVW7nvPyhCJpcH7FSakEbLRkPKJpY-MztT3s5FngDQqRRDWa62t9G_SX_NT_4EVp8zgkWd-UbGyOq58aMlYmerPjOqL_ka5vlK8bn2b4eVhWMiZLRpSA/s4032/090612C0-1880-45FA-8044-C751B290F97B.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjpmVvE7Vk_B9sAyQ23wCRq6ososMrO8YcZaUE20WOlFCyyQDite9nyEmTKZ_96VoQr8G5OgAwVW7nvPyhCJpcH7FSakEbLRkPKJpY-MztT3s5FngDQqRRDWa62t9G_SX_NT_4EVp8zgkWd-UbGyOq58aMlYmerPjOqL_ka5vlK8bn2b4eVhWMiZLRpSA/s320/090612C0-1880-45FA-8044-C751B290F97B.heic" width="240" /></a></div><p>I think it's safe to say we all had a good time and enjoyed some hot chocolate as well as cookies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSIGuO2zBec9WLZ7vNil5nXwqMfcY8t8N2Ki2wrx_1aLcHBieXj3RM6suKKACAk0MypCbjv16gVLUybogc3F__sdyxRIXhX7lJHsXW4Np8mIxKwR0M_prJ5OGAzUt1OQJhz2fuRWVDty8vJaq6ll54PNEgTT7wCWrnDZ-OnZ9PWoVS1eyVIcLWKYj-Q/s1800/2DCED2AB-4597-4F91-A762-69E163824E0C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSIGuO2zBec9WLZ7vNil5nXwqMfcY8t8N2Ki2wrx_1aLcHBieXj3RM6suKKACAk0MypCbjv16gVLUybogc3F__sdyxRIXhX7lJHsXW4Np8mIxKwR0M_prJ5OGAzUt1OQJhz2fuRWVDty8vJaq6ll54PNEgTT7wCWrnDZ-OnZ9PWoVS1eyVIcLWKYj-Q/s320/2DCED2AB-4597-4F91-A762-69E163824E0C.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div>I made some tiny gingerbread houses to sit on the rims of our hot chocolate cups. These were so fun to make.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGrYITw_sE2tkGDqck28taNv5bdwjXn_16W5c5H2rojZKoQcatdRhO_QkAbovkSLGgfYSUpmP7pE8CPh8Sh9u2GvwnyfsomLmnTbVELYNX9E76O12aEeXbUAElUe2-V3KSSNhqOKoZf_bLsDvEWQVuNPS2YU4Q3oE6ya_E3vEB-rm-zOp10NDjV_CYg/s4032/4C9758B4-3887-4D2B-8169-84AD8A5C6B97.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjjGrYITw_sE2tkGDqck28taNv5bdwjXn_16W5c5H2rojZKoQcatdRhO_QkAbovkSLGgfYSUpmP7pE8CPh8Sh9u2GvwnyfsomLmnTbVELYNX9E76O12aEeXbUAElUe2-V3KSSNhqOKoZf_bLsDvEWQVuNPS2YU4Q3oE6ya_E3vEB-rm-zOp10NDjV_CYg/s320/4C9758B4-3887-4D2B-8169-84AD8A5C6B97.heic" width="240" /></a></div>Sunday we tried making some jam thumbprint cookies. They turned out pretty good.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7taHCqotkFGxrj82kPu5QE8d0WaLTKDb0szdBKcXPrNQKmTzXbNjJ0GpUIZBH9oetL_hpb4tX9Hj2HI8uEWFUH11myDr5IzqtQGIsHn6AAZTJdxlKFkLnZoOJo1GrRkANIJhMv9XHsOZ4JMmkammZCao2oVHqQSgGksNmwzxQxk5_t5CfBsnGhAcoQ/s1800/7D0AB38E-6D5A-45E2-A879-78CAF989EBEE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7taHCqotkFGxrj82kPu5QE8d0WaLTKDb0szdBKcXPrNQKmTzXbNjJ0GpUIZBH9oetL_hpb4tX9Hj2HI8uEWFUH11myDr5IzqtQGIsHn6AAZTJdxlKFkLnZoOJo1GrRkANIJhMv9XHsOZ4JMmkammZCao2oVHqQSgGksNmwzxQxk5_t5CfBsnGhAcoQ/w312-h391/7D0AB38E-6D5A-45E2-A879-78CAF989EBEE.jpeg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzP1Vgkd9TSD7jCGbb1aa28qbXSBbfrBI-O-bJnLUnKAM69TfW244X2nBdLBqvZ8nPYCmhciXNB16Bz8Bvzf6GHImrks9v77W5aUPlakWFXHRZLgUzVXlIo2ZuQ2B2dEeIzf6e2rSu5vy9uQUL1wtD07NE6NRDbsafDxQ1D2VuftXakNyF_hb8pDzQA/s4032/413007A6-F920-4A98-8756-635298831181.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiyzP1Vgkd9TSD7jCGbb1aa28qbXSBbfrBI-O-bJnLUnKAM69TfW244X2nBdLBqvZ8nPYCmhciXNB16Bz8Bvzf6GHImrks9v77W5aUPlakWFXHRZLgUzVXlIo2ZuQ2B2dEeIzf6e2rSu5vy9uQUL1wtD07NE6NRDbsafDxQ1D2VuftXakNyF_hb8pDzQA/s320/413007A6-F920-4A98-8756-635298831181.heic" width="240" /></a></div>This is the Stollen I made from a King Arthur flour recipe. The blob in the middle is homemade almond paste. Less expensive than store bought and super easy to make.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zZ46-M2w9XDN51YpoNrAn0WlIF8iCzT4CdvHJAbcmwvSqJ-y0OgTryzTiUDW7ms7UUqenfrXwucDpZvCKJ786VTueYSNUIC4SHfDV6UrO2pJysQ4ukKs7yFOd_coElKfobEvfOdtBluFJoLdIIDykEXORC7iW0IDjIpR9CRtBUTqTkbM4JEVUMZ22Q/s4032/A289B295-043C-426C-BEBC-8DB70B4C4A52.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEh4zZ46-M2w9XDN51YpoNrAn0WlIF8iCzT4CdvHJAbcmwvSqJ-y0OgTryzTiUDW7ms7UUqenfrXwucDpZvCKJ786VTueYSNUIC4SHfDV6UrO2pJysQ4ukKs7yFOd_coElKfobEvfOdtBluFJoLdIIDykEXORC7iW0IDjIpR9CRtBUTqTkbM4JEVUMZ22Q/s320/A289B295-043C-426C-BEBC-8DB70B4C4A52.heic" width="240" /></a></div>This is a pistachio, chocolate and candied orange shortbread. Recipe came from the New York Times. It turned out delicious.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd16sraqAqM-egNt9WS7qm5vw2_hs4YjVDdCAhDAvI64Tk0TMtnJxsro8Xn5yigSg6IY-ei2SHplEYbpOTsqziyBLDQzZDszQ3lOep5qyIoq-nSIK-1WxjD7Hg4gQivQu47DBgzh25uAHaKDq8E0pnkBOK3IO4Id420DSAtow-1LF4K3dZjmixdIWXyg/s1800/A46838A8-EE39-4EF9-AB57-5967004A9029.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd16sraqAqM-egNt9WS7qm5vw2_hs4YjVDdCAhDAvI64Tk0TMtnJxsro8Xn5yigSg6IY-ei2SHplEYbpOTsqziyBLDQzZDszQ3lOep5qyIoq-nSIK-1WxjD7Hg4gQivQu47DBgzh25uAHaKDq8E0pnkBOK3IO4Id420DSAtow-1LF4K3dZjmixdIWXyg/s320/A46838A8-EE39-4EF9-AB57-5967004A9029.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div>I had some extra gingerbread dough so I tried making gingerbread men to sit on the rim of a cocoa cup.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq_F2uCbldBqbUEX56xO4e2I7T7m9LzgGYc7sSaiPK7LTFaB2dTvbzHvZKI-G5xzhePOCoO5XNM98oH3vAHwmf9-hh4g6hLI1Dxbh4IibhniSzXItiv1Q-Kvtd0XRf77-D1Enk0lQz7OUO4JXqNsmCabluCixl8-7RRGMePKVfhluPnR7GwO91H2l4Q/s1800/E4FAC9C9-1395-4FB5-9BDD-731C4DFEA67C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq_F2uCbldBqbUEX56xO4e2I7T7m9LzgGYc7sSaiPK7LTFaB2dTvbzHvZKI-G5xzhePOCoO5XNM98oH3vAHwmf9-hh4g6hLI1Dxbh4IibhniSzXItiv1Q-Kvtd0XRf77-D1Enk0lQz7OUO4JXqNsmCabluCixl8-7RRGMePKVfhluPnR7GwO91H2l4Q/w318-h398/E4FAC9C9-1395-4FB5-9BDD-731C4DFEA67C.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-2wMyNJZ8RVgRig1U31tVoGvLKTLpmzkJ1nnz6DA1C6k7rwkYMas6RP_5QoNG1tYVCnNH61NRN9MDt4T70qj1MUCXjlm_qWZ0WGDyTy2UKM14sVQ_6XWCdg14U_Rk8w-LP6Vh09HTCR7n3KKj324OmtNLRgG3Hgjtt9zpFHBVpf0IMZZg6TUPeTGDA/s4032/FBDEFBBB-980C-4A77-B6C9-DB12283E7302.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEj3-2wMyNJZ8RVgRig1U31tVoGvLKTLpmzkJ1nnz6DA1C6k7rwkYMas6RP_5QoNG1tYVCnNH61NRN9MDt4T70qj1MUCXjlm_qWZ0WGDyTy2UKM14sVQ_6XWCdg14U_Rk8w-LP6Vh09HTCR7n3KKj324OmtNLRgG3Hgjtt9zpFHBVpf0IMZZg6TUPeTGDA/w300-h400/FBDEFBBB-980C-4A77-B6C9-DB12283E7302.heic" width="300" /></a></div>These checkerboard cookies are a recipe from Smitten Kitchen. The dough is made in the food processor, super easy. Putting together the checkerboard log for slicing was a little fiddly, but with a pizza cutter and my acrylic ruler it went rather well. Sometimes it helps being a quilter. My next post will be my finished Christmas quilt!<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-4124826033002553622022-12-09T10:09:00.003-05:002022-12-09T10:09:31.241-05:00Even More Christmas Stuff<p> I have more Christmas things to share this morning. I have been very busy, sewing and stitching and baking. More baking to come, as I am making Stollen today. The dough is in the kitchen rising even now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N12gjURYXD8gP3wQPd2jGXcJoOctMkkpTSbHNkA1Mdqaq7GnUobTLHOmSVhtvDsIKlI49e8ittV-RWClnONvC6oKV-eDromZ5KftDk5WkwRU8MER7PbVoLhzWjlMEEU2ZnIbKoAQmIptqGSJX8amY3YEOKFbhWhH9NsXV84L-WqN6uG7mp-MyAVK3g/s1800/06C26C91-51C8-4543-B6D6-A2C87EDF8477.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N12gjURYXD8gP3wQPd2jGXcJoOctMkkpTSbHNkA1Mdqaq7GnUobTLHOmSVhtvDsIKlI49e8ittV-RWClnONvC6oKV-eDromZ5KftDk5WkwRU8MER7PbVoLhzWjlMEEU2ZnIbKoAQmIptqGSJX8amY3YEOKFbhWhH9NsXV84L-WqN6uG7mp-MyAVK3g/w393-h491/06C26C91-51C8-4543-B6D6-A2C87EDF8477.jpeg" width="393" /></a></div>First of all, my Christmas quilt top is done!!! It came out measuring 61 x 63.5 so a good lap size. I think I know how I want to quilt it and I am busy getting the backing together. The backing will be a Christmas Washi Tape fabric that I got from Cindy at Live a Colorful Life last year when she was destashing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoK-7Y3feQ6zdxPc0tZ13hxDOIFgQ27ES0BbAAwKC1K4zovfXf0masNlVQUxCQ3FJ8VbAJygIt-BGLzqgy_zLq7iUr1aFzg_xN36FkdxDOr0C2cS5lm6A0c_ASEKS7t0tihJsrxDimE0dmr1uUBHNQdJbQjIq-Lvowhm_CwMimu8pUNyCcxx7SI_pqcQ/s4032/43F29CE6-F560-47D4-BE8A-F362F6E4D6E9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoK-7Y3feQ6zdxPc0tZ13hxDOIFgQ27ES0BbAAwKC1K4zovfXf0masNlVQUxCQ3FJ8VbAJygIt-BGLzqgy_zLq7iUr1aFzg_xN36FkdxDOr0C2cS5lm6A0c_ASEKS7t0tihJsrxDimE0dmr1uUBHNQdJbQjIq-Lvowhm_CwMimu8pUNyCcxx7SI_pqcQ/w333-h444/43F29CE6-F560-47D4-BE8A-F362F6E4D6E9.heic" width="333" /></a></div>There are these adorable tiny tomte on the green strips. The pattern if from Moss and Lotus on Etsy. She has many cute tomte patterns. These littly guys finish at 2 1/2 inches.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4drM5edYPQmUdWghUjup-JXwNrW6OfBXkWI0sp9uBXNbKDdZxiMd9WvucpYbPTYKfkcRndDOvmQVMBl9alypGmv8O2drxvpTTyxrZPyS7s49luLyF1cHXQud9Hq9yZFU9k39aRd0ygXGTYbx6qe2h6TUcujoLFaYjjyKPdhmnnnEKAUzf-86sVfVhw/s3044/352C517E-0AE6-4404-BB3B-71B53E351EE2_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3044" data-original-width="3023" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4drM5edYPQmUdWghUjup-JXwNrW6OfBXkWI0sp9uBXNbKDdZxiMd9WvucpYbPTYKfkcRndDOvmQVMBl9alypGmv8O2drxvpTTyxrZPyS7s49luLyF1cHXQud9Hq9yZFU9k39aRd0ygXGTYbx6qe2h6TUcujoLFaYjjyKPdhmnnnEKAUzf-86sVfVhw/w521-h524/352C517E-0AE6-4404-BB3B-71B53E351EE2_1_201_a.heic" width="521" /></a></div>I finished this stitchery from BeCo Productions. Hers was all green in ombre fashion. I decided to do the french knots in red and the stars in yellow and I am very happy with how it turned out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABRCl8ID52903CIP_1iV9x1ZsRIGjO6wn-MAgBMTggyq8MoHZS3LD5ePPEEjnfdu_9iqQa4kkaFJ-IdU5LRmlZdN-6ayGDwbeurntkqGZ2LQfiRyI89eACUIYxZ3UFyI2GyjjTpqtcYH0RbjRbnuOjuykSp8oDlS3PDiRYvIZZ9u4uE6i5JhhISsMQw/s4032/26418382-C897-4913-B719-A77A8A8560E3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABRCl8ID52903CIP_1iV9x1ZsRIGjO6wn-MAgBMTggyq8MoHZS3LD5ePPEEjnfdu_9iqQa4kkaFJ-IdU5LRmlZdN-6ayGDwbeurntkqGZ2LQfiRyI89eACUIYxZ3UFyI2GyjjTpqtcYH0RbjRbnuOjuykSp8oDlS3PDiRYvIZZ9u4uE6i5JhhISsMQw/w322-h429/26418382-C897-4913-B719-A77A8A8560E3.heic" width="322" /></a></div>Another picture of the tomte. I alternated one tomte and then two on each of the green strips you see in the quilt.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc6lVfBPlMSdLwvxdb-js84wOnb4fQuF1-i1F72hUIdWqYDuQt3pMYlgne7KcoBfsUbYgTBbbiblw_5-V_tpKCUR-hTOPFPgPHW7Dz_qdG4aNVlvjdsYZBmqmNwj-bgoIJC4WBEj9tp6ftMh300Ql2Nq6SGx60qQM5AXbM6IH6JOVEqz0F89p4dt-YQ/s1800/AC5F93C8-FC82-478D-8FB2-8EF3B4DA8962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc6lVfBPlMSdLwvxdb-js84wOnb4fQuF1-i1F72hUIdWqYDuQt3pMYlgne7KcoBfsUbYgTBbbiblw_5-V_tpKCUR-hTOPFPgPHW7Dz_qdG4aNVlvjdsYZBmqmNwj-bgoIJC4WBEj9tp6ftMh300Ql2Nq6SGx60qQM5AXbM6IH6JOVEqz0F89p4dt-YQ/w397-h496/AC5F93C8-FC82-478D-8FB2-8EF3B4DA8962.jpeg" width="397" /></a></div>This is a mini quilt I made a few years back with the tiny tomte pattern. In this one each little tomte is wearing a different pattern. The tiny trees I drew up myself to fit the spaces. This is all paper pieced, but oh so very easy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzwxUR2oXOLL4o8RwoDLvmDmsJrMJYR25o7hcFkXpGvxGQSvOmGQf-fCMEjYKG-5UcHMhgr4TPPGCOniNlVMJF7MhkSTn2t2B-3y7scGjmczWP4_7uB_nT_zUqfZVIQFlqirx1lst_eObyqRAIA3P1TFmTs1fayvhkie2mYfY9vx47wr9gUYKyshf6g/s4032/D86CAFA1-6C1B-4EA5-80DD-69CFE4A3369C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzwxUR2oXOLL4o8RwoDLvmDmsJrMJYR25o7hcFkXpGvxGQSvOmGQf-fCMEjYKG-5UcHMhgr4TPPGCOniNlVMJF7MhkSTn2t2B-3y7scGjmczWP4_7uB_nT_zUqfZVIQFlqirx1lst_eObyqRAIA3P1TFmTs1fayvhkie2mYfY9vx47wr9gUYKyshf6g/w376-h501/D86CAFA1-6C1B-4EA5-80DD-69CFE4A3369C.heic" width="376" /></a></div>This is my French hen from the twelve days of Christmas patterns by Larissa at MmmCrafts. I haven't decided how many I'm going to try to make this year. So far I am happy with all the birds, as that is how I've chosen to decorate my tree, with most all bird ornaments.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrQt2Z_xlrNvPWHUxeZIiaKeu386IIP7JCC0e5syOdlWWUQkvwHzlthe5BHZzfqe3jUlkW3HlP-Sf3FT-0a-2BXRmAnJ4LJofzprt46f4oc4J0slax2sAIi6TSfg40kgo2_dhYDx4SINckt8PUayUBfLYmd6dsNXJf8y83ZtkwMbgGfpS3abinpzGRA/s4032/DD85D7DE-9D65-4C34-A85D-D928696D9A2A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrQt2Z_xlrNvPWHUxeZIiaKeu386IIP7JCC0e5syOdlWWUQkvwHzlthe5BHZzfqe3jUlkW3HlP-Sf3FT-0a-2BXRmAnJ4LJofzprt46f4oc4J0slax2sAIi6TSfg40kgo2_dhYDx4SINckt8PUayUBfLYmd6dsNXJf8y83ZtkwMbgGfpS3abinpzGRA/w336-h448/DD85D7DE-9D65-4C34-A85D-D928696D9A2A.heic" width="336" /></a></div>I had some blank gift tags, so I am sewing scraps to them to customize gift tags. This is a very easy project. You can cut your own tags and use up some of those Christmas scraps.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicspOFOs4C-djeqE22_WfCdPhKDCiv2BzsIK30tgtof66kNAs4fEyPnsgjSY2OFm3YaZRrP3bvXU0hRPkhKCvXmlebJ25xBpaPWMH3EWrpfAmoOaO_obUCfmovWFa-2WE4hzQf5iko2DCIndJK38f4D_UiW9_s0EuHTNv2wlQwNdtNY62CKYNgFsVGEg/s4032/EF96681D-F436-4576-BD35-EF7C4E696A02.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicspOFOs4C-djeqE22_WfCdPhKDCiv2BzsIK30tgtof66kNAs4fEyPnsgjSY2OFm3YaZRrP3bvXU0hRPkhKCvXmlebJ25xBpaPWMH3EWrpfAmoOaO_obUCfmovWFa-2WE4hzQf5iko2DCIndJK38f4D_UiW9_s0EuHTNv2wlQwNdtNY62CKYNgFsVGEg/w348-h464/EF96681D-F436-4576-BD35-EF7C4E696A02.heic" width="348" /></a></div>Last one, the back side of the French hen. Those little chicken feet just slay me. So, I'm off to bake and sew some more. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend.<br /><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-43375571916722420402022-12-05T01:00:00.001-05:002022-12-05T01:00:00.196-05:00A Little More Christmas<p> I am really starting to feel the Christmas season. It gives me a warm glow inside. I want to do all the seasonal things. We started last weekend by watching the entire Macy's Thanksgiving parade. I haven't watched the whole thing in years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWTwcl9edsTUEo1YILnp-bGqU20t0YdglySS76rrKFoxZTYlGSpcoB1nKbqCLlUP9-kHl_P75O9-iV0B3CtUkX2OLDPtAP4M0-pEcTjxkzZ9t0XXY0j99TswCaXyL8ocvAGK0F1-bEa5F4LVf_b7PW6IXzSHSMMA9EsVV6VPM-DMN8YbmbLMH5uHhGQ/s4032/A10694DA-8875-4F84-A8C0-E798A2572FAE.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWTwcl9edsTUEo1YILnp-bGqU20t0YdglySS76rrKFoxZTYlGSpcoB1nKbqCLlUP9-kHl_P75O9-iV0B3CtUkX2OLDPtAP4M0-pEcTjxkzZ9t0XXY0j99TswCaXyL8ocvAGK0F1-bEa5F4LVf_b7PW6IXzSHSMMA9EsVV6VPM-DMN8YbmbLMH5uHhGQ/w369-h492/A10694DA-8875-4F84-A8C0-E798A2572FAE.heic" width="369" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is the picture of our fully decorated tree that I promised to post. In addition to the birds, there is a Kansas City Chiefs snowflake ornament and my Santa that I made a couple of years ago from the pattern by Mmmcrafts on Etsy. I also hung my glass icicles that I bought quite a few years ago from Crate and Barrel. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpqA2feGD0Fmxzi5mE751-fh6h2n_-pDQwOYPFd6WkJtxpIrrO0MEXmcNlIa069q5ryM5ZuaSl4wBt0ZPCneHbCfBKI8Ut_EvwuhMUoWpEfmJ-GXh5E8GP5YZ87yGlzEtlLHdF2XwTmdWpuaMZh3Z9HVtAdGq9oRyrpBN-i4KEB9hc1TwEsmB0E69EA/s3024/1B2E730C-913D-4F7F-AB1B-9F88FC7C14A0_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2703" data-original-width="3024" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpqA2feGD0Fmxzi5mE751-fh6h2n_-pDQwOYPFd6WkJtxpIrrO0MEXmcNlIa069q5ryM5ZuaSl4wBt0ZPCneHbCfBKI8Ut_EvwuhMUoWpEfmJ-GXh5E8GP5YZ87yGlzEtlLHdF2XwTmdWpuaMZh3Z9HVtAdGq9oRyrpBN-i4KEB9hc1TwEsmB0E69EA/w422-h377/1B2E730C-913D-4F7F-AB1B-9F88FC7C14A0_1_201_a.heic" width="422" /></a></div>Here is an old wooden Santa ornament and new garland I made. The pompoms are from Benzie. You can find them on Etsy or at Benzie.com. They are so much fun to string.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH8OQi_MYEh6cxLsiKQmelCpa2rfGbTSxuz-zhqeaJjEuRhVW5eHRRPUBNR_WNvK-oFHOGUUaDEChnZ6qSeKguwyjztOV0-i3Wz7aqpRHjp2mWVqG5rJbBY-u_G7szKsb2tnTPCO7DyIr1UMOOVfIATl5IwI6C1SvSCISL9TrKhNL8gdhzvys9AfUmA/s4032/ADD33DDF-F767-469D-9496-078E7885FAAC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH8OQi_MYEh6cxLsiKQmelCpa2rfGbTSxuz-zhqeaJjEuRhVW5eHRRPUBNR_WNvK-oFHOGUUaDEChnZ6qSeKguwyjztOV0-i3Wz7aqpRHjp2mWVqG5rJbBY-u_G7szKsb2tnTPCO7DyIr1UMOOVfIATl5IwI6C1SvSCISL9TrKhNL8gdhzvys9AfUmA/w329-h439/ADD33DDF-F767-469D-9496-078E7885FAAC.heic" width="329" /></a></div>I have a sort of addiction to bottle brush trees. I now have well over 100 in various sizes and shades of green. Last year I added a couple that have teeny tiny lights on them. I love those especially.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPBzfT_OfxGmvFklYiQidbdFM-ceukWvKj_bsAshgtth9sNgbe2dd7DGTC4Px3HluLqlSeJG7EUeXGhFS9mRUxTYbREWFxqFejCNBawQxLXYpLAiJns96R4AKZ0JeP2We4KbWzn0huOEntIzta29VAW5ENirekiu7ciBXtpQ0KQZzxSLeIENSKiiE-w/s4032/D7DF0072-66E8-48AF-8AE9-F8F291BE9B7D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPBzfT_OfxGmvFklYiQidbdFM-ceukWvKj_bsAshgtth9sNgbe2dd7DGTC4Px3HluLqlSeJG7EUeXGhFS9mRUxTYbREWFxqFejCNBawQxLXYpLAiJns96R4AKZ0JeP2We4KbWzn0huOEntIzta29VAW5ENirekiu7ciBXtpQ0KQZzxSLeIENSKiiE-w/w331-h441/D7DF0072-66E8-48AF-8AE9-F8F291BE9B7D.heic" width="331" /></a></div><p>I decided to set them all up on top of the china cabinet this year. A couple of years ago, I got tired of them falling over all the time, especially the smaller ones. I had a bunch of old wooden thread spools which I wound baker's twine around, and I hot glued the bases of the trees to them and I love the look. The two tiny ceramic houses are a new addition from last year. Not bought as Christmas decor, but moved here to be in the trees for the season. Found them on Etsy too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YNq3zxrROYQGx5adQYFi1oZgRjC1IUgRGVezvjLD0Or7XF-OTP9OBts42Zrzv_j1Mcbj8czFOisMtrQ_AzMDsdkdiAdldJffAKOAMKJZqOXAk1YRI5SG8dAZevnMxWPil5bzH1e6JLm4hkI9r1FdcBGSMZwJXQuqCXBRtYTFqx9wGTn97mgir1TK7w/s4032/51DC5B1F-DE18-44EE-BB3E-2E139C463AAD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YNq3zxrROYQGx5adQYFi1oZgRjC1IUgRGVezvjLD0Or7XF-OTP9OBts42Zrzv_j1Mcbj8czFOisMtrQ_AzMDsdkdiAdldJffAKOAMKJZqOXAk1YRI5SG8dAZevnMxWPil5bzH1e6JLm4hkI9r1FdcBGSMZwJXQuqCXBRtYTFqx9wGTn97mgir1TK7w/w290-h387/51DC5B1F-DE18-44EE-BB3E-2E139C463AAD.heic" width="290" /></a></div>Also new this year, I am working on a Christmas quilt. I have been wanting to for a couple of years at least, but never got motivated in that direction. I finally pulled out all my Christmas fabrics.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFE4bFmKqTpjP3v2N295lL2DdYnl7x7R4zrXPjQF-9uoqPpNqopOj9oHX48gSck-a6O1NuBbrZiqWmTIzza7j_rimU2VdxzFrhZhSaflQser5WvC29NPAHqQY6zmstivYb80MJiUzL6323aLyZP_d665mBVrtICZyLkQnNatdam1l-Nsnxwebcc_GIA/s4032/CD04F260-39CC-498F-9A2C-3B96F685261C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFE4bFmKqTpjP3v2N295lL2DdYnl7x7R4zrXPjQF-9uoqPpNqopOj9oHX48gSck-a6O1NuBbrZiqWmTIzza7j_rimU2VdxzFrhZhSaflQser5WvC29NPAHqQY6zmstivYb80MJiUzL6323aLyZP_d665mBVrtICZyLkQnNatdam1l-Nsnxwebcc_GIA/w288-h383/CD04F260-39CC-498F-9A2C-3B96F685261C.heic" width="288" /></a></div>I first decided to make strip sets and keep it to the mostly red and red and white fabrics. Then, I found some that the design was oriented the other direction. So, I made more strip sets with just them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMD_tARWf2Wqn6xalvuEblVIoh7cVghquJkE2DGELZzCbahRqWJVfFAvbR_wHx_otBX7I4VD7IEkIRYf7RXHt_owjHRLTfBLC7wRr9s_YaGa_BORxLApBZmMGe0YA2CrV2cKN8Ea-nl90JnZv2UgV_CGVHMwhG8CHXhm334-yuARldR7BNeHbqigwOQ/s4032/E516FAEE-41CD-4F01-91AE-1F39FB24BEE8.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMD_tARWf2Wqn6xalvuEblVIoh7cVghquJkE2DGELZzCbahRqWJVfFAvbR_wHx_otBX7I4VD7IEkIRYf7RXHt_owjHRLTfBLC7wRr9s_YaGa_BORxLApBZmMGe0YA2CrV2cKN8Ea-nl90JnZv2UgV_CGVHMwhG8CHXhm334-yuARldR7BNeHbqigwOQ/w279-h372/E516FAEE-41CD-4F01-91AE-1F39FB24BEE8.heic" width="279" /></a></div>Then, I decided it needed something for visual interest. I needed to break up all that red and white a bit. So I pulled out my tomte patterns from Moss and Lotus that I bought a few years ago. I made the tiniest tomte in the bunch. And I love it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1coXYXXClxGuhD6WsRovXZKh-CN-iwKkFUHXVyZBU96g3rvozbVVGwvHfKucnva64xH4zrGIi7a8lgxtdpitml_ucAVB_XXJvmhv_wN1HAvTllL_qKoQg0yi-0fLFThZjvM3kZMINFHw-z_aOg6_80nBqF2xmXiCkG-aHh-i1QZ-wAx6i-CdPYWup7A/s4032/F8C36162-40F6-416F-8BEC-BBA6447935EF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1coXYXXClxGuhD6WsRovXZKh-CN-iwKkFUHXVyZBU96g3rvozbVVGwvHfKucnva64xH4zrGIi7a8lgxtdpitml_ucAVB_XXJvmhv_wN1HAvTllL_qKoQg0yi-0fLFThZjvM3kZMINFHw-z_aOg6_80nBqF2xmXiCkG-aHh-i1QZ-wAx6i-CdPYWup7A/w371-h278/F8C36162-40F6-416F-8BEC-BBA6447935EF.heic" width="371" /></a></div><p>This is going to be a great Christmas quilt for sure. I am hoping to get it done by Christmas, but we'll see. I don't really feel as stressed by the season this year. No deadlines to worry about really. I am trying to just enjoy the season. So far, so good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt-u6d5_s13JJycgR-x5MxyjLqaRwXhG2Rmycc16dOc1bkfBiKAo7uRXbl_qfjWI_ZMFyOkjsyyNUSIxv-L15WfG5zRKMi2UxY8avgW_cBaxbRKa2fJ_huGRhyroOufUyeFCpgNWJjixzMDn4jE347S5f4O0tL2vbgP8_0s-vS2cpvaRQwyqOxSucXQ/s4032/9FC6D15D-E90C-4F84-AC80-49CBE8595E08.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt-u6d5_s13JJycgR-x5MxyjLqaRwXhG2Rmycc16dOc1bkfBiKAo7uRXbl_qfjWI_ZMFyOkjsyyNUSIxv-L15WfG5zRKMi2UxY8avgW_cBaxbRKa2fJ_huGRhyroOufUyeFCpgNWJjixzMDn4jE347S5f4O0tL2vbgP8_0s-vS2cpvaRQwyqOxSucXQ/w306-h407/9FC6D15D-E90C-4F84-AC80-49CBE8595E08.heic" width="306" /></a></div>The last thing on my list for today, is these pot holders. I have been meaning to make some for awhile now, so I decided to make these Christmas ones for now, and I'll make some every day ones real soon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPqeQOMv-xzZmAnMqtBx7BuRztgguE2-Q1xrM3pjZ8Uw-uXul_lx_BWIa3Z0bnMvxLIl5tSMMJn1cTmzte0pH3SZHvCOMJ02x_NOFveLYnBIiAZJgPP8zf2GSzDDiJa-9c8p6a7j8WO582ZxnejzEHYCjt5h6YKYDqdrXD37vGmsXN3gL7eAgZeoXOg/s4032/634BE2F0-7D6A-4C0B-AA12-199A70EE296F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPqeQOMv-xzZmAnMqtBx7BuRztgguE2-Q1xrM3pjZ8Uw-uXul_lx_BWIa3Z0bnMvxLIl5tSMMJn1cTmzte0pH3SZHvCOMJ02x_NOFveLYnBIiAZJgPP8zf2GSzDDiJa-9c8p6a7j8WO582ZxnejzEHYCjt5h6YKYDqdrXD37vGmsXN3gL7eAgZeoXOg/w315-h420/634BE2F0-7D6A-4C0B-AA12-199A70EE296F.heic" width="315" /></a></div>These are just made from scraps I had from other projects. I love having holiday pot holders. I hope you are all well and enjoying the season. See you soon.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-33003737104027754222022-12-04T01:00:00.001-05:002022-12-04T01:00:00.193-05:00We Need a Little Christmas<p>I was listening to that song just the other day. "We need a little Christmas, right this very minute!" Now, I have sort of a weird relationship with Christmas. I can't call it love/hate. That's too strong. But, when I'm feeling it, I am all in. When I'm not, there is nothing to be done but to fake it as best I can. The last few years have been more fake it than anything. Now, there are a few moments here and there that I feel good about it, but few.</p><p>This year, I seem to be all in. Part of it is just being home again. North Carolina is home and it feels right. The other part is being in our own apartment, with no other family member living here except the two of us. We see the kids regularly, but this is our space.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM59gOCOMh0mtQJ579urmGjeYOvdph5vvTR9hW1HsmN9FUfZA8UewWoSP312Cq0qF8rR0cUIBi8USjr6qBNnwDQtgnE5afAwh5YPZLzraYlpRqp8sn8TPqO1fa9BkamZsgHlPlEo4c0V4oodESk7hdb_LG-Tg98T0yrihMx8r0LoiFKLzAKwvNyhETnw/s4032/8D89E3FD-0B9E-4DAB-ACAB-E84883C23D72.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM59gOCOMh0mtQJ579urmGjeYOvdph5vvTR9hW1HsmN9FUfZA8UewWoSP312Cq0qF8rR0cUIBi8USjr6qBNnwDQtgnE5afAwh5YPZLzraYlpRqp8sn8TPqO1fa9BkamZsgHlPlEo4c0V4oodESk7hdb_LG-Tg98T0yrihMx8r0LoiFKLzAKwvNyhETnw/w352-h469/8D89E3FD-0B9E-4DAB-ACAB-E84883C23D72.heic" width="352" /></a></div><br /> This is a first for us. A small, 4.5 foot tree, artificial. It seems that we are finally ready to be done with the messy mess that comes with a live tree. To be sure, we miss the smell, but we plan to get a wreath for the door that is live, so that will help. An, I set this baby up before Thanksgiving. I have NEVER done that before.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0XPS5oFOPokNQjnLDmm5Ngpd0RsrX2rlju-z5aFI-TfM4S95Hrg8kvDCq48EpWOQfu_xISTJdUfXo2IjlI0IVjXp4B4uaP7gjMoiVyVOOrmU2F2851eneti30MS4QKZIK95viv-DP3mjBmoGyZuFWGjqMyw8Sag_63w8Re5TJoqzU4cfVyMIsVb3Ag/s4032/5C005553-53DB-405E-B58D-97DAFF07ED50.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0XPS5oFOPokNQjnLDmm5Ngpd0RsrX2rlju-z5aFI-TfM4S95Hrg8kvDCq48EpWOQfu_xISTJdUfXo2IjlI0IVjXp4B4uaP7gjMoiVyVOOrmU2F2851eneti30MS4QKZIK95viv-DP3mjBmoGyZuFWGjqMyw8Sag_63w8Re5TJoqzU4cfVyMIsVb3Ag/w363-h484/5C005553-53DB-405E-B58D-97DAFF07ED50.heic" width="363" /></a></div><p>I put just the white lights on it, and left it at that until after Thanksgiving. I had my hubby get down all the Christmas stuff, so I could go through it all. I had already given the girls all their ornaments collected over the years. But still, I have a lot of decorations. I spent several days pulling out an ornament here and there. I wanted to keep it simple.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwIy1YlAJMS3RmLkcEY9NQPeD9zJNFr9I8AQuLtuK6_OCb5Y-4axcU40_ciiwgml-6urwuyAN-yUggZcAmBmIemFsTe19sRlQZUAHJ8DN7iI3ayUmC9QJSUhmGK9tt5hUXuLJTTXUzO7Nc9-w0TAS0Q7jauhPcYH4WJPEZz9gHkWUtwQ0o6lAjW5xzw/s1800/2C9ABD4B-C4B5-4C1A-A97B-86B3D8011B4F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwIy1YlAJMS3RmLkcEY9NQPeD9zJNFr9I8AQuLtuK6_OCb5Y-4axcU40_ciiwgml-6urwuyAN-yUggZcAmBmIemFsTe19sRlQZUAHJ8DN7iI3ayUmC9QJSUhmGK9tt5hUXuLJTTXUzO7Nc9-w0TAS0Q7jauhPcYH4WJPEZz9gHkWUtwQ0o6lAjW5xzw/s320/2C9ABD4B-C4B5-4C1A-A97B-86B3D8011B4F.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div>I started making the MMMcrafts twelve days ornament series. I bought the pattern last year.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0hKdue7-h60rds86cPyqql5gqtPD6HDaWbsaLAt_cSD05qih5Hl0kGG2VvTEp4BvDRkCMt8xz9-LNUw34jrVVS16HUPGURC0Il20iU8lp1Keq5acfyZBe6qZ_EVSHSP38wl4h2CqElGYvVg1e_Sv4qCUCr_5PIcZ3yFJoBLe6_CYb9KFBtxEVylf_Q/s1800/04F391D3-DA4F-4FEE-B842-F14C2E9CFA37.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0hKdue7-h60rds86cPyqql5gqtPD6HDaWbsaLAt_cSD05qih5Hl0kGG2VvTEp4BvDRkCMt8xz9-LNUw34jrVVS16HUPGURC0Il20iU8lp1Keq5acfyZBe6qZ_EVSHSP38wl4h2CqElGYvVg1e_Sv4qCUCr_5PIcZ3yFJoBLe6_CYb9KFBtxEVylf_Q/s320/04F391D3-DA4F-4FEE-B842-F14C2E9CFA37.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-vY7xgUNc5dWoBQGUoPnBno58Bmav17_VVui6O7KFqYso6KfwVN1rCsALXH5PmLBhHcosupKSLGul0YDBZdUtVaxoOBCmpmeVzwnmGKd2ELs1RoggC077T_yw0AHWVU9eXHJuVVpNesuVjxJ23MYtaXlr1Xkl0H-40ZyEXQh_3nPDCQNnIg4-bdvgw/s1800/AD58BD0E-7707-4CC8-BA68-F295D8DDDC80.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-vY7xgUNc5dWoBQGUoPnBno58Bmav17_VVui6O7KFqYso6KfwVN1rCsALXH5PmLBhHcosupKSLGul0YDBZdUtVaxoOBCmpmeVzwnmGKd2ELs1RoggC077T_yw0AHWVU9eXHJuVVpNesuVjxJ23MYtaXlr1Xkl0H-40ZyEXQh_3nPDCQNnIg4-bdvgw/w326-h408/AD58BD0E-7707-4CC8-BA68-F295D8DDDC80.jpeg" width="326" /></a></div> This is the front of the Colly Bird.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VQAP1ekeZ5QgIPOWdRpU06e3l_9LaPFTY_x7T_M8J2nSQton68mxg36Xr2kjN3mciWh9bpenrL4nc92Y2gMDPQsJBCI3c7iqn8IqH6558g47TXlp54fkvuRyH2Izn_6nbRoHxnV3NyFO0417u87P4F70hEpTww2KbcwETiOGYc7LCuufNPfWKKiWEQ/s1800/C481B148-5A66-47E0-B7CD-24FCDBAD53EE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VQAP1ekeZ5QgIPOWdRpU06e3l_9LaPFTY_x7T_M8J2nSQton68mxg36Xr2kjN3mciWh9bpenrL4nc92Y2gMDPQsJBCI3c7iqn8IqH6558g47TXlp54fkvuRyH2Izn_6nbRoHxnV3NyFO0417u87P4F70hEpTww2KbcwETiOGYc7LCuufNPfWKKiWEQ/w396-h495/C481B148-5A66-47E0-B7CD-24FCDBAD53EE.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div>And, of course this is the partridge and the pear. I put these on my tree first, and little else. I started going through and finding all the bird ornaments. I found quite a few. I decided to do a mainly bird tree.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrG_YKX0-Sz47QzLN11ufdB0lCqhRwNJGIaEMW7V2BGbucMIVufJ1kUhYNgP3Wz5b4_V3tDR-3D_JpF_XYM2OPoE7v2irnofdEK2LLdTNnirWl64NWeO_zOSWDDauICT9NyU4pAHx-eKAgdM_PUrVXz7l1YyOowFAZiGC-Pj2KueJUh--8KVtkuRJbw/s4032/D05FB2E0-D89D-4476-B671-973F7E510DD3.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrG_YKX0-Sz47QzLN11ufdB0lCqhRwNJGIaEMW7V2BGbucMIVufJ1kUhYNgP3Wz5b4_V3tDR-3D_JpF_XYM2OPoE7v2irnofdEK2LLdTNnirWl64NWeO_zOSWDDauICT9NyU4pAHx-eKAgdM_PUrVXz7l1YyOowFAZiGC-Pj2KueJUh--8KVtkuRJbw/w388-h517/D05FB2E0-D89D-4476-B671-973F7E510DD3.heic" width="388" /></a></div><p><br />I apparently forgot to take a photo of the full tree, but I added the bow from my Advent calendar to the top of the tree. I will get a photo and include it in the next posting I do. Much more Christmas to come.</p><p>Happy weekend.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-72583428003135418122022-12-03T01:00:00.001-05:002022-12-03T01:00:00.215-05:00Nap Blanket<p> You know, as we age, we sometimes need a nap, just as we did when we were babies. And being a quilter, I have lots of quilts available for naps. But there are very few that I have made for my husband specifically. So for his birthday in late September, I decided he need a special nap blanket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIK756_MzyHeJABCRgPfHpnUDIuqKsJr77iI6NvlEuEk5gJnfbvGn2oSmlOfvGXHZt3H-4V4SLYqGBUlSfUaE3R7rScALOyu1f9m4lJAGwDDV0Mgx6IDpBdjvUR1NvwmGT6u__LNLTkDi-AZWckZ1VT5Sn8DVR03sD4PNswHncOAVcNTPvOwdpWdWEg/s4032/2B70A72E-8F14-4A19-A0AE-E659CCA04F66.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="527" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIK756_MzyHeJABCRgPfHpnUDIuqKsJr77iI6NvlEuEk5gJnfbvGn2oSmlOfvGXHZt3H-4V4SLYqGBUlSfUaE3R7rScALOyu1f9m4lJAGwDDV0Mgx6IDpBdjvUR1NvwmGT6u__LNLTkDi-AZWckZ1VT5Sn8DVR03sD4PNswHncOAVcNTPvOwdpWdWEg/w395-h527/2B70A72E-8F14-4A19-A0AE-E659CCA04F66.heic" width="395" /></a></div>I went on line to Fat Quarter Shop and found some great blue flannel plaids. My husband loves plaid, and flannel. I decided to keep it simple and just do an easy patchwork. I cut up all the plaids into squares and began sewing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQI9Rt6nd7lMegy5ds3FJCWAVtH92AedCJ6gtDgCf0aYHQftuML4_78SooDH3afiRspE-_E_BY3H43G7zIhr6LVj0oHp3bZ76qz0CLK_KktC_JwOkAPXJ_f8iZUSLP8Tb9qTX-R5NXjAgRzODZx4GsjoAovyaXn9u1E44q3oya2fwk_3vO6AIS5vV5OQ/s4032/5D749265-30DD-45C4-80B2-D24E7180FDF6.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQI9Rt6nd7lMegy5ds3FJCWAVtH92AedCJ6gtDgCf0aYHQftuML4_78SooDH3afiRspE-_E_BY3H43G7zIhr6LVj0oHp3bZ76qz0CLK_KktC_JwOkAPXJ_f8iZUSLP8Tb9qTX-R5NXjAgRzODZx4GsjoAovyaXn9u1E44q3oya2fwk_3vO6AIS5vV5OQ/w398-h531/5D749265-30DD-45C4-80B2-D24E7180FDF6.heic" width="398" /></a></div>I did make a slight pattern to the placement of the flannels. I decided to just quilt it simply in horizontal and vertical lines on each side of the seams. I wanted it to be sturdy but soft too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS604_2FfqhkSVyKEKCmEeAcasE0WmN0_yNpd8pAkOpeW76pm-etJuF5ZYS4TNogGQQcM84TtKj0KyL9SRGOsctrpcoBTPd4ecZOA2qZ-ne3vlTNyZGIZ5YTUVlb5GOpDrwyrLQKpfrTnZKhhzzVtFDMYXDsEXmukfwQ5czHLKKleET0A54NDgcA5mg/s4032/0861233A-E1FA-4537-BBB9-281600464495.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS604_2FfqhkSVyKEKCmEeAcasE0WmN0_yNpd8pAkOpeW76pm-etJuF5ZYS4TNogGQQcM84TtKj0KyL9SRGOsctrpcoBTPd4ecZOA2qZ-ne3vlTNyZGIZ5YTUVlb5GOpDrwyrLQKpfrTnZKhhzzVtFDMYXDsEXmukfwQ5czHLKKleET0A54NDgcA5mg/w368-h490/0861233A-E1FA-4537-BBB9-281600464495.heic" width="368" /></a></div>For the back, I chose this buffalo check fabric. It's not flannel, but it was on sale so that's a win for me!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfG4KZEr24YVPMBFlYrgGtJHbSBZ_RUi90H7wuM5nD62ZP73C-69tj4lwpiIKPnbeiTBggp7vBxmm_Yw9PiiSCGMbH1TsWtuC60zCThdiHq-HU9Mir9DRjwgo9W5tb1QPzbO89UC0Ka1DRN2vl-z1sZdQ4haO0H1oe2BnU-zFqpRy2V3l-Ucm_zkRTA/s4032/BC0BE585-9301-4BA7-9ED8-7216508A129E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfG4KZEr24YVPMBFlYrgGtJHbSBZ_RUi90H7wuM5nD62ZP73C-69tj4lwpiIKPnbeiTBggp7vBxmm_Yw9PiiSCGMbH1TsWtuC60zCThdiHq-HU9Mir9DRjwgo9W5tb1QPzbO89UC0Ka1DRN2vl-z1sZdQ4haO0H1oe2BnU-zFqpRy2V3l-Ucm_zkRTA/w364-h485/BC0BE585-9301-4BA7-9ED8-7216508A129E.heic" width="364" /></a></div><p>And the best part is that he loves it and uses it regularly, now that the weather has turned chilly. It is a very cosy blanket.</p><p>See you soon.<br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-8721676416064093782022-12-02T08:06:00.005-05:002022-12-02T08:06:33.411-05:00Advent<p> Looking up Advent, I found all these words: arrival, coming, approach, dawn, looming, birth, origin, emergence. Advent means all these things. I had meant to write this post yesterday, but life got in the way. When my children were little, we had several Advent calendars. They were not from a religious need, but more a way get them to quit asking how many days until Christmas. I haven't regularly used one for years.</p><p>This year, after seeing the one my daughter bought for herself with goodies in it, I decided I needed one too. I received a post card from a chocolatier advertising their gourmet chocolates Advent calendar. Now this is not an advertisement, but this thing is so neat, I just wanted to share it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM60zM9lWXOULhq5z0fFHLj2-FBvLTG_KBSAVMRUY2MazRL9anNJ5uG6K3IhroaOUlSCvG2DXAO7_QVjVDISnhMcorQIVzx2dEZWg_D338ogbOc2yfQprJuDGY5ZFR2IVSU7-zaCauTiv_OXdRBmO_3WTbt6cUccYUewVA6wJsJqifTUWtbuZVh1f9hw/s4032/529DB7AC-2255-4906-A6DB-339D32CCC7AC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM60zM9lWXOULhq5z0fFHLj2-FBvLTG_KBSAVMRUY2MazRL9anNJ5uG6K3IhroaOUlSCvG2DXAO7_QVjVDISnhMcorQIVzx2dEZWg_D338ogbOc2yfQprJuDGY5ZFR2IVSU7-zaCauTiv_OXdRBmO_3WTbt6cUccYUewVA6wJsJqifTUWtbuZVh1f9hw/w397-h529/529DB7AC-2255-4906-A6DB-339D32CCC7AC.heic" width="397" /></a></div>This company is in the city where I grew up, Kansas City. My sister-in-law sent us a box of chocolates from them for Christmas last year, but alas, she sent them to California after we had left. It seemed crazy to have my sister forward them to us, so we told her to keep them and enjoy them. Y'all these are some seriously fancy chocolates.<p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n3aADGVHZQZq4LPbjG9iJvLDFwCOeSiRHuvuDKo5QEey9wYcz1sxRHSredGeio8frl2FBb9HhrqCKn_25em-p0GDZTahehVMmppOlz2vtguv8LBe6nF6RP6EUMqGkzXnRUXVM-LnrRv-2Ww2GtC1CCBh-3-XNJsrizRSDDPJ7DLKxEcFVQYsu2KV3g/s4032/780DBED3-B0BB-4B47-B191-5E752F480808.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n3aADGVHZQZq4LPbjG9iJvLDFwCOeSiRHuvuDKo5QEey9wYcz1sxRHSredGeio8frl2FBb9HhrqCKn_25em-p0GDZTahehVMmppOlz2vtguv8LBe6nF6RP6EUMqGkzXnRUXVM-LnrRv-2Ww2GtC1CCBh-3-XNJsrizRSDDPJ7DLKxEcFVQYsu2KV3g/w344-h459/780DBED3-B0BB-4B47-B191-5E752F480808.heic" width="344" /></a></div><p>Here is the interior of this seriously sturdy box, with all its little trap doors full of chocolates.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZDeGYK6QNoa9-APOib7BtxZbWdu31Q9UzLAsCBD90UflTZsGB3pBQiEeemzjnRgs_MT7L-brbr6Yn2dwDHj4iz950jeySXS2zzFyof_KXwz1krnb-49gULEakTEqEqT2kMdD-8QozAU7MPXxtrNIA41-JnAqMc6w7Nhgb45kkDR3gCcv7wOTHUo60w/s4032/38E07A18-D722-4AA3-A38A-A085984CAAD3.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEj8ZDeGYK6QNoa9-APOib7BtxZbWdu31Q9UzLAsCBD90UflTZsGB3pBQiEeemzjnRgs_MT7L-brbr6Yn2dwDHj4iz950jeySXS2zzFyof_KXwz1krnb-49gULEakTEqEqT2kMdD-8QozAU7MPXxtrNIA41-JnAqMc6w7Nhgb45kkDR3gCcv7wOTHUo60w/s320/38E07A18-D722-4AA3-A38A-A085984CAAD3.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnF7VIqbwYPrHIguXbKW6DBbDOPLTtkCPKA0_0keH5-btWETenG5lgWUsM3nFWJxcjFBOYpkAlNv0rDojiPk5dyJlsVjR9yqES-WrzW7aOCvmmP-Nm7IEMnKCETV_YajwbBMXWHAvrwXDJczwR_A4gkyQh3L_lXS3KuTPTwU3RTIm55QWHb68PfSQLQ/s4032/CA0E7CAF-18FD-4590-891A-9904EC013DFE.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjLnF7VIqbwYPrHIguXbKW6DBbDOPLTtkCPKA0_0keH5-btWETenG5lgWUsM3nFWJxcjFBOYpkAlNv0rDojiPk5dyJlsVjR9yqES-WrzW7aOCvmmP-Nm7IEMnKCETV_YajwbBMXWHAvrwXDJczwR_A4gkyQh3L_lXS3KuTPTwU3RTIm55QWHb68PfSQLQ/s320/CA0E7CAF-18FD-4590-891A-9904EC013DFE.heic" width="240" /></a></div><p>This first on is lemon in white chocolate. Very lemon-y and so shiny and pretty. Each little door will tell you the flavor of the chocolate. This is going to be fun! And just the right size for a bit of after dinner sweet.</p><p>So, even if you don't celebrate Advent, a countdown to Christmas calendar can be a very good thing.</p><p>Have a great Friday!<br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-38987596872657570642022-11-22T10:31:00.001-05:002022-11-22T10:31:19.741-05:00Let's Catch Up<p> Time for a catch up, since it has been over a month since I have posted. It is so hard to make myself sit down and write these posts. Part of it is that I am struggling with blogger and posting photos. It's a drag.</p><p>Anyway, let's just go, shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMb9jZdyfInaQYNyPHSC3aWPzOioMjN_KifwloYvKt2eFdeHcLOlc36yBgrYc1zgperSW3nzQK8BCaMA1fROavbLP5UcbvwRy3Xdn1B7JYF59GLeCFCdjEDLg9siRyDkSpOocavYiocfOK_QsXMp41VZy4p_54smHiQTCMg5xO5t-aVof9Go6Hp3EBA/s4032/9B0C7CD4-E1F4-461F-AECB-B60039C21603.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMb9jZdyfInaQYNyPHSC3aWPzOioMjN_KifwloYvKt2eFdeHcLOlc36yBgrYc1zgperSW3nzQK8BCaMA1fROavbLP5UcbvwRy3Xdn1B7JYF59GLeCFCdjEDLg9siRyDkSpOocavYiocfOK_QsXMp41VZy4p_54smHiQTCMg5xO5t-aVof9Go6Hp3EBA/w377-h503/9B0C7CD4-E1F4-461F-AECB-B60039C21603.heic" width="377" /></a></div>First, here is an update on my Pas de duex quilt that I am making with Rachel of Stitched in color. Some parts are joined together, but there is still much more to do and the December blocks as well, but I am loving how it is looking.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nSNo7VdM6kBeSFIM-ZIlam-OkQsb2STPwC364xtwn5R_4ZvLM5yF9TDAE7ARe8kSJx_p2mP8MT5LoKEQeNt7CVowy_84IJNRsiy4iWUj2bl5vR7dJXGir2ws_xgjO_wyyLnJBcZLwokxdwanGSAwQr_bZpWF0T9QmR96r7pW0c_7S3pI41XoJBodVw/s3022/CD161916-F14F-4917-BA5F-050586FBE9A2_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3022" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nSNo7VdM6kBeSFIM-ZIlam-OkQsb2STPwC364xtwn5R_4ZvLM5yF9TDAE7ARe8kSJx_p2mP8MT5LoKEQeNt7CVowy_84IJNRsiy4iWUj2bl5vR7dJXGir2ws_xgjO_wyyLnJBcZLwokxdwanGSAwQr_bZpWF0T9QmR96r7pW0c_7S3pI41XoJBodVw/w450-h443/CD161916-F14F-4917-BA5F-050586FBE9A2_1_201_a.heic" width="450" /></a></div><p>I have had an idea to make a beach umbrella quilt for awhile now and one day I just jumped in and did it. Now it waits to be quilted. It was kinda fun to figure out the angles. I am no good at geometry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHwMavQoGteLOXbZylq0bnFHJMea-xVgmMara5e5_8YQmRNZ_k4QDMRsX1fiSVro7u2kkY1tha_P9C7Z-9Tpfz9BqeFR5_sdm4V2Pr7wBLZx1GEmLBfwozccTVtz8P1zPzcjO72hDaD31hlKey240IYQegr7H9An3-BEzc4joEAz3DbN_Yx_L-pGm9A/s3315/9B759031-AD6F-46AA-B00B-B3D428C64A42_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3315" data-original-width="3022" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHwMavQoGteLOXbZylq0bnFHJMea-xVgmMara5e5_8YQmRNZ_k4QDMRsX1fiSVro7u2kkY1tha_P9C7Z-9Tpfz9BqeFR5_sdm4V2Pr7wBLZx1GEmLBfwozccTVtz8P1zPzcjO72hDaD31hlKey240IYQegr7H9An3-BEzc4joEAz3DbN_Yx_L-pGm9A/w404-h443/9B759031-AD6F-46AA-B00B-B3D428C64A42_1_201_a.heic" width="404" /></a></div>I made a minimalist wallet, pattern by Anna of Noodlehead. This was so fun and pretty easy. I have never installed these kinds of snaps and never sewn with leather, but it worked out just fine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeQ8nET96hzCICp14vdrdLqqV5L9d62dmzNRf7d8q04qlgY0x-0IrSGWXdLiDQAMFx0rAV4_Md-yZLfpTj7xBnBcP0npB5oU1ZzsyUEpB0uQrpd_kbLsx2WMVgYsN_9_CdTGnC1i3lNbw63z8wOZSfvJQnD44CNt-MzKYqhPLNXlVcheyf_YdfQYx4g/s3022/B5408B23-D718-489F-96D5-5235457A605A_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="3022" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeQ8nET96hzCICp14vdrdLqqV5L9d62dmzNRf7d8q04qlgY0x-0IrSGWXdLiDQAMFx0rAV4_Md-yZLfpTj7xBnBcP0npB5oU1ZzsyUEpB0uQrpd_kbLsx2WMVgYsN_9_CdTGnC1i3lNbw63z8wOZSfvJQnD44CNt-MzKYqhPLNXlVcheyf_YdfQYx4g/w412-h354/B5408B23-D718-489F-96D5-5235457A605A_1_201_a.heic" width="412" /></a></div><p>Nice to have a new made by me wallet. I look forward to trying more of Anna's patterns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMYCmnswJVz81z7qEAxBFmFKLyREdVfFstUkJhqa_tIGiUPEPffwH5cw8yuMY6nTV9iFwnKuxKrFcg_-dQpA4Ian3Xx5yYjOoMmbdTyogELYigy8J7uJ27ETgJakZhEZ0sG_hBHX2zWFomIaw9lUzRwIMUECBiHa4AeuY07s9OIEwi58t3k1ie_NVmA/s4032/430F2481-68CC-4A42-9A5C-D1B3AE30E204.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMYCmnswJVz81z7qEAxBFmFKLyREdVfFstUkJhqa_tIGiUPEPffwH5cw8yuMY6nTV9iFwnKuxKrFcg_-dQpA4Ian3Xx5yYjOoMmbdTyogELYigy8J7uJ27ETgJakZhEZ0sG_hBHX2zWFomIaw9lUzRwIMUECBiHa4AeuY07s9OIEwi58t3k1ie_NVmA/w357-h476/430F2481-68CC-4A42-9A5C-D1B3AE30E204.heic" width="357" /></a></div><br /><p>Working on another Kiriki Press little stuffed animal. This one is a level 3 and guys, it is hard! I chose it anyway because I love learning new embroidery stitches. It's taking awhile, but so far, so good. I have a few other things going on, and hopefully I can come back later this week and tell you about them.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-50748342243650096282022-10-20T01:00:00.001-04:002022-10-20T01:00:00.479-04:00Plus Scrap Quilt is Finished<p> I know! Can you believe that I have finished so many quilts lately? Me neither. But I am on a quest to get them done. I had eight quilts in process and now I am down to three!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2DWh_8D7Fg1lZ0Zs_Ocb3F7mrptealQmMXNO98qtOmKJNIipJsASux9QoH-DzjfduClRjQB0HxGp_KxEetkwX4O6rLaYPDvo91fPYowgg52W6WH4wXDuv3KIO1AIYG29lbc9vW7Onvw8YPxEKT7T-GMQP1zMT5_SRBp26z3mYnhq6rUSKZFmzu-OXw/s1592/CB1C518A-CF4E-4B30-B5E9-3D2F65A7C39A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="1440" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2DWh_8D7Fg1lZ0Zs_Ocb3F7mrptealQmMXNO98qtOmKJNIipJsASux9QoH-DzjfduClRjQB0HxGp_KxEetkwX4O6rLaYPDvo91fPYowgg52W6WH4wXDuv3KIO1AIYG29lbc9vW7Onvw8YPxEKT7T-GMQP1zMT5_SRBp26z3mYnhq6rUSKZFmzu-OXw/w480-h532/CB1C518A-CF4E-4B30-B5E9-3D2F65A7C39A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>This is in a stairwell. It was the only place close enough to snap a quick picture. I need to take some of these out somewhere and get better pictures. This whole quilt was done with scraps. I started it when I was still in California last year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCvFgUsx1QxsPAUp1EuWVi8aEpwEbMCW5wK0aKpzyuI7oNniqHF-rs5QcNMoREMIrq1zP6GSrZe8_wAYAcXTL5pZRxSz9XInCqGiQb6b3AQgd0msEMwtsiQg0KwRdo3-AW5n3X9drLMz6s2eB4B3A4JUW2dBVMRwGdY4_RetceFJao6rGj9Db-mSCzA/s4032/02C150B8-7354-4B92-8AAE-07606AB8171E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="591" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCvFgUsx1QxsPAUp1EuWVi8aEpwEbMCW5wK0aKpzyuI7oNniqHF-rs5QcNMoREMIrq1zP6GSrZe8_wAYAcXTL5pZRxSz9XInCqGiQb6b3AQgd0msEMwtsiQg0KwRdo3-AW5n3X9drLMz6s2eB4B3A4JUW2dBVMRwGdY4_RetceFJao6rGj9Db-mSCzA/w443-h591/02C150B8-7354-4B92-8AAE-07606AB8171E.heic" width="443" /></a></div>I quilted it simply with a skinny loop on the horizontal. I love how it came out. It is quilted in a coral shade of Aurifil thread. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWrnlK6LruHotRNoFMoAs5RN5dRNKhUBGF0xYSbqOstbPw7hFQVMvDCz8bqTVGHwzN8UrPiFGzNK28uuMuE9rnpnMHB9otn_N4evCcmPXJlQnhixeH_9klBq1FnkVjSov9bwp-4UGg0kNO4RQXsk8YLTChRp4NLOaF3j1XkylOGoP3AM35ZYcSUBJbw/s4032/2D2D7FFA-3518-4273-9CA0-AE292BB30C4F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWrnlK6LruHotRNoFMoAs5RN5dRNKhUBGF0xYSbqOstbPw7hFQVMvDCz8bqTVGHwzN8UrPiFGzNK28uuMuE9rnpnMHB9otn_N4evCcmPXJlQnhixeH_9klBq1FnkVjSov9bwp-4UGg0kNO4RQXsk8YLTChRp4NLOaF3j1XkylOGoP3AM35ZYcSUBJbw/w413-h550/2D2D7FFA-3518-4273-9CA0-AE292BB30C4F.heic" width="413" /></a></div>Here you can see how well it blends in with some of the colors. Pinks really make good neutrals. There's no color they don't go with.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14PtYQcB6B7fC7DCpLBcI2SnygDiFUAiRjWWc5gcjkfzupOxwkWSCrxxuR0jEY6m00bQeCev821Fg0kIo89NiselE68PrpPpYskpSP2NG5fIFMMfPidJUx_zPuGLKFBTbqyUyHWruCbCGczho_3IlKwSWZJgHG3euxamjTWRO2IDI1nGy95j26l49Ig/s1592/9DC62600-B640-4181-B600-1735EEFC34EC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="1440" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14PtYQcB6B7fC7DCpLBcI2SnygDiFUAiRjWWc5gcjkfzupOxwkWSCrxxuR0jEY6m00bQeCev821Fg0kIo89NiselE68PrpPpYskpSP2NG5fIFMMfPidJUx_zPuGLKFBTbqyUyHWruCbCGczho_3IlKwSWZJgHG3euxamjTWRO2IDI1nGy95j26l49Ig/w444-h492/9DC62600-B640-4181-B600-1735EEFC34EC.jpeg" width="444" /></a></div>Here is the back, made from some fabric I have had in my stash for quite a while. I love how the two work together.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjO4C2mnqCJl3l_8kjvfIyoaEve9Z3UABaOFGEFgOEgwuMPusAAI9rWFBgJ-6PkSDkEjvdhq2Y0PW4npEB_Y1uta5t9a-IjAKfFP2MXl5Sa5vQWntrvvVwhlV7irpzYv7SODS9zllkQc02cQol5SFdRTeZHxopBulpJF38gWcXXTA8_AFfzlhW3Y1ng/s1591/1258162B-B622-47B1-AE32-41D2C0308252.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1440" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjO4C2mnqCJl3l_8kjvfIyoaEve9Z3UABaOFGEFgOEgwuMPusAAI9rWFBgJ-6PkSDkEjvdhq2Y0PW4npEB_Y1uta5t9a-IjAKfFP2MXl5Sa5vQWntrvvVwhlV7irpzYv7SODS9zllkQc02cQol5SFdRTeZHxopBulpJF38gWcXXTA8_AFfzlhW3Y1ng/w439-h484/1258162B-B622-47B1-AE32-41D2C0308252.jpeg" width="439" /></a></div><br /><p>So, that catches us up for now. More quilts to be made. Talk to you soon.<br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-76719557303168021422022-10-19T01:00:00.001-04:002022-10-19T01:00:00.206-04:00My Missing U Quilt is Finished!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6cZ4u-CIvImJclYLA8kR6SpBZe8thqIGYg750MmBMZ6sv8ChhoFhqG_OsRPoY_PSy0l3G_yavRfzFKuAXBf4WwUanJ2efrhIP7TGOUy6zyZroaL4I4Y1vdNXoaYVDeQu-QpLqP1na6oUPIHT9EAW0wK8JMagfs5jI0nLATkpXJ_nS7XBW7YszV4jCQ/s3589/8EFE8D19-A3C6-411E-84C6-383A5DE3E8C7_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3589" data-original-width="3021" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6cZ4u-CIvImJclYLA8kR6SpBZe8thqIGYg750MmBMZ6sv8ChhoFhqG_OsRPoY_PSy0l3G_yavRfzFKuAXBf4WwUanJ2efrhIP7TGOUy6zyZroaL4I4Y1vdNXoaYVDeQu-QpLqP1na6oUPIHT9EAW0wK8JMagfs5jI0nLATkpXJ_nS7XBW7YszV4jCQ/w425-h505/8EFE8D19-A3C6-411E-84C6-383A5DE3E8C7_1_201_a.heic" width="425" /></a></div>Remember this? It wasn't very long ago that I started this and now it's finished and on my bed, just in time for the cold weather we're supposed to get this week.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1xwgFA-3jEHlurUWKvGIRUqnI3YH5WSSaGx287RB-2OBfRltDRi90wflZpulP6keKtVMAx84CYQwpr043hhaoaoBg-VAYX0iaiy304qdF5JQO7q7k1xL6S9JzWT42jCoS0rv40pwYrxbKZAXwOXdnZK1qLR8XQeKxtpw77x7RChIlt7u7AJD-R4JWQ/s4032/1F1C7EE9-A31D-4F20-A7C3-47455D76EC81.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1xwgFA-3jEHlurUWKvGIRUqnI3YH5WSSaGx287RB-2OBfRltDRi90wflZpulP6keKtVMAx84CYQwpr043hhaoaoBg-VAYX0iaiy304qdF5JQO7q7k1xL6S9JzWT42jCoS0rv40pwYrxbKZAXwOXdnZK1qLR8XQeKxtpw77x7RChIlt7u7AJD-R4JWQ/w433-h577/1F1C7EE9-A31D-4F20-A7C3-47455D76EC81.heic" width="433" /></a></div><p>And here it is all quilted and crinkled from the dryer. I love so much how this turned out. There are so many of my favorite fabrics in this quilt. Some new, some old, some from clothing I made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JevS86IuV1VMzEHrRNRwY2zu1kuuLVsFJ5E9Y3J572lvMLmtVQ-MdPHwaxnEY9xqaj5oLg6Fk8ck1_nIopdQ0tRFUgSjdKzNC8q5RmFg9UIPemXomnYDgfWbTJNEHJC97ydxVZ8UWSV_Ie4TJ_sHOTb5lEpT0PywnryzNRKh69dgCtTxsslW1btZlQ/s4032/3ADFF294-B101-4FA7-B95D-EF60B33213FC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JevS86IuV1VMzEHrRNRwY2zu1kuuLVsFJ5E9Y3J572lvMLmtVQ-MdPHwaxnEY9xqaj5oLg6Fk8ck1_nIopdQ0tRFUgSjdKzNC8q5RmFg9UIPemXomnYDgfWbTJNEHJC97ydxVZ8UWSV_Ie4TJ_sHOTb5lEpT0PywnryzNRKh69dgCtTxsslW1btZlQ/w403-h537/3ADFF294-B101-4FA7-B95D-EF60B33213FC.heic" width="403" /></a></div>It's all quilted with wavy lines that I did with my walking foot on my Bernina. I was scared to start this hug beast, but I have to say it went better than I expected.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52CnryFAa7wKxjpAx0qFqOjzx18xvOPRV1_xU9PBTR3QX-88NWyEg01nW5LXhiZRJmfaGq92XZNL4GVdsZOvGeXvh6mN-6UojKf3vH_D1WjAhcV5bXeqFtuIdwSRmKZQQgZFiJxlbt8uKFSM73jjqYuWnpSUt1c5liv8oem_uPj_9dlccgtM5JrJ3QA/s4032/DA8A9C8C-66A3-4E0F-A302-38ED247F16EB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52CnryFAa7wKxjpAx0qFqOjzx18xvOPRV1_xU9PBTR3QX-88NWyEg01nW5LXhiZRJmfaGq92XZNL4GVdsZOvGeXvh6mN-6UojKf3vH_D1WjAhcV5bXeqFtuIdwSRmKZQQgZFiJxlbt8uKFSM73jjqYuWnpSUt1c5liv8oem_uPj_9dlccgtM5JrJ3QA/w401-h535/DA8A9C8C-66A3-4E0F-A302-38ED247F16EB.heic" width="401" /></a></div>The top half was all done with pink Aurifil thread, 40 weight. The bottom half was done with a blue-green Aurifil 40 weight. This spot is where the two met on the quilt.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHv2Kg59xFhOt3XUneivYgtoPeueGnftROKyAFlv2EVHE_r1S7ID0IbmEcGKi572OG43GpNDF9QcB_5jjEmGHzMOQRQkcZDGp7qp_xUFw-KAl5XIG6B5GWUI693aU6gUQlNXc1isdTuViEGrEX_JIypRKoXOfLZ7ouRZwLp8PVcqoLwqtVUgasg-dodw/s4032/E3D00FA4-F946-4E31-84A1-471195D74664_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="587" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHv2Kg59xFhOt3XUneivYgtoPeueGnftROKyAFlv2EVHE_r1S7ID0IbmEcGKi572OG43GpNDF9QcB_5jjEmGHzMOQRQkcZDGp7qp_xUFw-KAl5XIG6B5GWUI693aU6gUQlNXc1isdTuViEGrEX_JIypRKoXOfLZ7ouRZwLp8PVcqoLwqtVUgasg-dodw/w440-h587/E3D00FA4-F946-4E31-84A1-471195D74664_1_201_a.heic" width="440" /></a></div><p>This is the quilting on the back. The light is making this look grey, but it is navy blue in reality. The thread on the back is Aurifil variegated pink to an orange red.</p><p>So, one more done! Talk to you soon.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-73211183105571009352022-10-18T14:25:00.005-04:002022-10-18T14:25:37.055-04:00So Much to Catch Up On<p> I find it very hard to sit down and write a post sometimes, but I am going to try once again to get caught up here. So many projects.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuUtkPx1VAufPMndRzXA7pAC2jh9rzhNDGDr7h2Ol4DExbcQ9_QQAF-mpzMwk_Rpa352h-WPXiTFtJrdDk2B9OQonMPCk9YWZ2g5iLufndqd648Hz3k-3EOBOGmpTpyuztn9jsKTkO0n-QF1zZ-aUoloRisc6DRZ4on7vrYeXBt1lRVIAGAlalz6Eqw/s1715/9A1BF276-387C-4D2B-B5E5-321D2C005FB2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuUtkPx1VAufPMndRzXA7pAC2jh9rzhNDGDr7h2Ol4DExbcQ9_QQAF-mpzMwk_Rpa352h-WPXiTFtJrdDk2B9OQonMPCk9YWZ2g5iLufndqd648Hz3k-3EOBOGmpTpyuztn9jsKTkO0n-QF1zZ-aUoloRisc6DRZ4on7vrYeXBt1lRVIAGAlalz6Eqw/s320/9A1BF276-387C-4D2B-B5E5-321D2C005FB2.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div>I finished the quilt top for the Perfect Pineapple quilt along. It has had all of the papers removed and the blocks sewn together. I need to get the backing put together and get it basted, but I am recovering from basting and quilting a very large quilt, so I am taking a break from that for a bit., But soon it will happen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGvunr1gLtGvgQ_X9G-nFUTJ_y5TiFzWAbzxUblgYStx1-RYwAxWQrTNP7CetAxpSm8OGelQwZa5b5R2QlVvMRFXJ-6cdGCxsK8MlnTWT_6IXGtxpQ7DsTXbBB9K4uEbtWwbCBF-BzdcE7udO2ZAj1FC7ln5W3J-6RavGHQebhUlFa3yL_apiTlT3eQ/s4032/791E6CEB-5A70-4ECD-8BD3-3A5710EFF56F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGvunr1gLtGvgQ_X9G-nFUTJ_y5TiFzWAbzxUblgYStx1-RYwAxWQrTNP7CetAxpSm8OGelQwZa5b5R2QlVvMRFXJ-6cdGCxsK8MlnTWT_6IXGtxpQ7DsTXbBB9K4uEbtWwbCBF-BzdcE7udO2ZAj1FC7ln5W3J-6RavGHQebhUlFa3yL_apiTlT3eQ/w370-h493/791E6CEB-5A70-4ECD-8BD3-3A5710EFF56F.heic" width="370" /></a></div>I made a second Sandhill Sling for myself this time. I love the color of this one. Pink is one of my faves.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa3yJbnVRRysI7KoVge8MjpwEoB9ko9uOA5aC73zMQrP4Uk0eTCFAVsXbhQ_FXLVZ6YLUZt81CevBszOV8Kvq3r4jFXfHAX3DtBDFlCnGlhRw_O5k-cRsABcZzRJSVLe5DyE34GBrqyEI78dIPxSQlVpajSHfr-lEdfCCV-amVVaHBhmqdlJyK7ZvSQ/s4032/933E8278-3D09-4FE8-9571-C2CB57DD3A6D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa3yJbnVRRysI7KoVge8MjpwEoB9ko9uOA5aC73zMQrP4Uk0eTCFAVsXbhQ_FXLVZ6YLUZt81CevBszOV8Kvq3r4jFXfHAX3DtBDFlCnGlhRw_O5k-cRsABcZzRJSVLe5DyE34GBrqyEI78dIPxSQlVpajSHfr-lEdfCCV-amVVaHBhmqdlJyK7ZvSQ/w331-h441/933E8278-3D09-4FE8-9571-C2CB57DD3A6D.heic" width="331" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s3jm2jmY2ZP77qUiDOrPTatAuZZC4v-zF1udKJZwg7LxiE024TpwBgKbXPQFRLZv0dmQ8trHOGMCRX-JCnNxXeNygJf9b2AcrPt210ZBeNpNKnbbMwMYvdk5AYNWuh3-j3QWj5Lt4uBCNjWRZU2dFrALswzPrhEu1b01RMWBWCb8HhwVP3dTz-BC3w/s3840/CBE6D1B1-D144-4EB2-83D9-B277CDFFFE6E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s3jm2jmY2ZP77qUiDOrPTatAuZZC4v-zF1udKJZwg7LxiE024TpwBgKbXPQFRLZv0dmQ8trHOGMCRX-JCnNxXeNygJf9b2AcrPt210ZBeNpNKnbbMwMYvdk5AYNWuh3-j3QWj5Lt4uBCNjWRZU2dFrALswzPrhEu1b01RMWBWCb8HhwVP3dTz-BC3w/w298-h530/CBE6D1B1-D144-4EB2-83D9-B277CDFFFE6E.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><p>And I finally finished stitching this beauty. Pattern is by Lolli and Grace, you can find it on Etsy. Her patterns are so beautiful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DnkHMAf3E55OX8DWCdXrnYtFuF3fslripOJg76IK8Qv9UVFhiriGakOF4lQJdiKqaSpbh3vIMuI47LxJ5_gwY7GriiRmohNREzbaByVJGMfXOm1MTs8eovxQo9JOPYdXPmyfGjA5_YLwydysL1jGHwtsIWMh9Q27ec7FjbxCSGOx8Sz5VFfzpf0j4g/s4032/5A89CE81-3980-49BF-BA64-777EF5AA76D0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DnkHMAf3E55OX8DWCdXrnYtFuF3fslripOJg76IK8Qv9UVFhiriGakOF4lQJdiKqaSpbh3vIMuI47LxJ5_gwY7GriiRmohNREzbaByVJGMfXOm1MTs8eovxQo9JOPYdXPmyfGjA5_YLwydysL1jGHwtsIWMh9Q27ec7FjbxCSGOx8Sz5VFfzpf0j4g/w409-h545/5A89CE81-3980-49BF-BA64-777EF5AA76D0.heic" width="409" /></a></div>Got myself a big bunch of Dahlias at the market on Saturday. We're supposed to get a frost this week so probably my last chance and boy are they gorgeous!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJmJ4jOkM3_h_7aaqDkBWOEuNhqBnQ9iTOCzTb-Pn06G0dgC0CRqPuGrqsGJD_5WU7Gpfq1GDc1U3gqwA5apGs8IHvb4ciOOeoRzTRMkkpv5RfjX679jVXBnth_SCbGkVRCoiE1moEIFqmUA_W5bqLTCXNWWPDnk1wAW3i4SGIlerV2TV3U58wz4lWw/s1800/710CE734-AE84-4BBF-B108-B86DF50F387D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJmJ4jOkM3_h_7aaqDkBWOEuNhqBnQ9iTOCzTb-Pn06G0dgC0CRqPuGrqsGJD_5WU7Gpfq1GDc1U3gqwA5apGs8IHvb4ciOOeoRzTRMkkpv5RfjX679jVXBnth_SCbGkVRCoiE1moEIFqmUA_W5bqLTCXNWWPDnk1wAW3i4SGIlerV2TV3U58wz4lWw/w380-h475/710CE734-AE84-4BBF-B108-B86DF50F387D.jpeg" width="380" /></a></div>Started this project last year, but never got very far with it. It is another pattern by Lolli and Grace. I changed out the beads for some that I had on hand that I also happen to like a lot. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43_-B6uz5uOdmn3pwZ_8zsF3eechQ1n1Ag1ByACOSfzEmeqn7npOe_L3HOKiVqTN5Rm9fopnpyjxT_FhK3eLVffFgBdyCjroiaQojx7HFNJQGRnpV8S1E_KafFVi9-5uZSRhOlmk3bqgugLden0cfoRriSZUEV9joR3dm7Q5_MgwBeCg96lY0YLKaSQ/s1800/693333B7-E318-4074-9ECB-7424D0C080BD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43_-B6uz5uOdmn3pwZ_8zsF3eechQ1n1Ag1ByACOSfzEmeqn7npOe_L3HOKiVqTN5Rm9fopnpyjxT_FhK3eLVffFgBdyCjroiaQojx7HFNJQGRnpV8S1E_KafFVi9-5uZSRhOlmk3bqgugLden0cfoRriSZUEV9joR3dm7Q5_MgwBeCg96lY0YLKaSQ/w402-h503/693333B7-E318-4074-9ECB-7424D0C080BD.jpeg" width="402" /></a></div>I mad one for each of the grandkids. And yay! Look at me ahead of the game for once. That's all for today. I hope you're all well and enjoying the fall.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-48778119493800193992022-09-10T01:00:00.001-04:002022-09-10T01:00:00.220-04:00Odds and Ends<p> I have been pretty busy with all my projects this summer. Here is a round up of some things that have been going on that I may not have mentioned, or maybe I did. :) So, in no particular order...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOaaVcyZFOCplhHP1NcFBCaGbths6AD9G19VO8yd_Hz1swyiscIe6VYCgz5G2ZAH74dAX_omNmeI1Pl4fGGk61vlvw9im4rzQnG4dl4YBw_xZiJHp2nUGD1PaYh1rwCAaSlY8tvmB0vOMT5681nT__0v1QKZj0zeq4xhtOttUlP7DSvgYEtR2fs3aOw/s3167/0B103E7E-31EF-4DAF-BC61-52C5AA6DC6B0_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3167" data-original-width="3024" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOaaVcyZFOCplhHP1NcFBCaGbths6AD9G19VO8yd_Hz1swyiscIe6VYCgz5G2ZAH74dAX_omNmeI1Pl4fGGk61vlvw9im4rzQnG4dl4YBw_xZiJHp2nUGD1PaYh1rwCAaSlY8tvmB0vOMT5681nT__0v1QKZj0zeq4xhtOttUlP7DSvgYEtR2fs3aOw/w427-h447/0B103E7E-31EF-4DAF-BC61-52C5AA6DC6B0_1_201_a.heic" width="427" /></a></div>We go to the local farmer's market on most Saturdays. I have taken to getting a bouquet of flowers and they have been amazing this summer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihcnInKvUNSAvWMDkdLFgl5NTkI0EOtQHC5OIUb9UftB4ZI4a3CmUPoEoam7vi65wvxG57JqDdjn8FnE3TON-i6_VyWaxzVgLBdMqLx-wuAcOnDGnwIkQTjSJzSrKDw7s8JK5wQh1GvWlLL-eiEk1zR4DRhY9S581C4BHarxCTimfVBwoBkXz6qJAEw/s4032/1C17E7A0-8EBF-4FC7-856E-4A121F32C3C5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihcnInKvUNSAvWMDkdLFgl5NTkI0EOtQHC5OIUb9UftB4ZI4a3CmUPoEoam7vi65wvxG57JqDdjn8FnE3TON-i6_VyWaxzVgLBdMqLx-wuAcOnDGnwIkQTjSJzSrKDw7s8JK5wQh1GvWlLL-eiEk1zR4DRhY9S581C4BHarxCTimfVBwoBkXz6qJAEw/w447-h335/1C17E7A0-8EBF-4FC7-856E-4A121F32C3C5.heic" width="447" /></a></div>This bouquet came from the grocery store, as we didn't make it to market that week. I chose one with a fall theme.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9qaGZjTi6x0h-4v3CybWzYJ17Y-VgwpwesrZweHGub2nr5QFMvU9qkvTRGe15n7zXEj00YPSXSeumyPRwVVf71iiKk3jSh7xDomLE_l4c2eEKu92_udfoW6nXH2FskSdx6ibdp44ZvriyyOIdqW8TdI0xJa6v9Ebzl3UW8X5-nfMzEP9f6K--p1WXA/s4032/3CC601F3-8AFF-4D5C-978B-76FB815DFB4D.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjm9qaGZjTi6x0h-4v3CybWzYJ17Y-VgwpwesrZweHGub2nr5QFMvU9qkvTRGe15n7zXEj00YPSXSeumyPRwVVf71iiKk3jSh7xDomLE_l4c2eEKu92_udfoW6nXH2FskSdx6ibdp44ZvriyyOIdqW8TdI0xJa6v9Ebzl3UW8X5-nfMzEP9f6K--p1WXA/s320/3CC601F3-8AFF-4D5C-978B-76FB815DFB4D.heic" width="240" /></a></div>This is my initial fabric pull for a temperature quilt I am thinking about starting in 2023. I have long wanted to make one. We'll see if this pans out. Anyone else want to make one?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4vSyAhL27fwufzkAzbGO44UJng0Vj2IhLDJ73V48mSpbn3DFMekOkoVbSrOnr_xek_04jlidNYjt5mJT8J2Mc9vl8qfz7csZMXbr6kshiub9OIXTCIldySjH5jtWc4FWMtLkMNUC7uBaHtFg05GM5a-giuCdRgK-HnNdiBfCwgLVaCy-ypUBJyh-6A/s1715/9A1BF276-387C-4D2B-B5E5-321D2C005FB2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="1440" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4vSyAhL27fwufzkAzbGO44UJng0Vj2IhLDJ73V48mSpbn3DFMekOkoVbSrOnr_xek_04jlidNYjt5mJT8J2Mc9vl8qfz7csZMXbr6kshiub9OIXTCIldySjH5jtWc4FWMtLkMNUC7uBaHtFg05GM5a-giuCdRgK-HnNdiBfCwgLVaCy-ypUBJyh-6A/w442-h526/9A1BF276-387C-4D2B-B5E5-321D2C005FB2.jpeg" width="442" /></a></div>This is 30 of my 36 blocks for the perfect pineapple QAL with Gigi's Thimble. Almost done. Since this picture two more have been done. Only 4 more to go.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoiDuo8NwYWfQTzCREDPZtfZu6LgmjkaXiHAzEhLSpQiUBFM-ZhDco7RAEfNXF4qGdz-P3etSsSbmd65sx6mrwhpU7HH4Iq-rclQqR7dQxpQ01bmMXg7kI2veTkQIuMdcQWyhUVbTCbuLMi6UMHmJF7Ij6TwtCiKp08h55IFUw2JxegAyjq4Ov1OOaA/s4032/19DE0AF7-6236-4E60-B3C0-8CB6DB8A4C59.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiQoiDuo8NwYWfQTzCREDPZtfZu6LgmjkaXiHAzEhLSpQiUBFM-ZhDco7RAEfNXF4qGdz-P3etSsSbmd65sx6mrwhpU7HH4Iq-rclQqR7dQxpQ01bmMXg7kI2veTkQIuMdcQWyhUVbTCbuLMi6UMHmJF7Ij6TwtCiKp08h55IFUw2JxegAyjq4Ov1OOaA/s320/19DE0AF7-6236-4E60-B3C0-8CB6DB8A4C59.heic" width="240" /></a></div>Sunday I decided to use my home grown chives to make cheddar chive biscuits. They were amazing with fresh tomatoes on top of them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30vecV5vhywsiIYB_uvUyMJnlCjt5LPZMxHDqktVNbiSuStq-yFe5eOHZijSZcoCxiw8m75VrGSWQwitdKFQihjzsfuqFw5PiMP98Omx8tCfkgotlIxh6VPs1ilwYfWLb3_Dzek6M3GCyhMGFZOIi0Lml4vNT-AHz7KAnGTFhW-jMnKT1kMaLOISEIg/s4032/276C374F-8159-4FDB-9CF8-2E3646F10B38.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30vecV5vhywsiIYB_uvUyMJnlCjt5LPZMxHDqktVNbiSuStq-yFe5eOHZijSZcoCxiw8m75VrGSWQwitdKFQihjzsfuqFw5PiMP98Omx8tCfkgotlIxh6VPs1ilwYfWLb3_Dzek6M3GCyhMGFZOIi0Lml4vNT-AHz7KAnGTFhW-jMnKT1kMaLOISEIg/w358-h477/276C374F-8159-4FDB-9CF8-2E3646F10B38.heic" width="358" /></a></div>I used some leftover fabric from my daughter's Sandhill sling to make her a thread catcher for Halloween.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLhQ0z4IjJUjmGyOMs3XS4lza1xEChg1HcV3YtWXhZF_-twqKQIjgyNmTEHi_8srIGqUBZe4QzfDdv3wVzZL1RV6kUnq8znMzuBOvHm1xqlfS7gJ1fNV2_U7nj0BV0C6kt9XTqz82b7lLV7hQZF4OKqwCISn3iDxFoJnYb7ilv-CrzbTovvMi5maNcA/s4032/612D6BAC-7632-44EC-A0EC-B2F1DE37D136.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLhQ0z4IjJUjmGyOMs3XS4lza1xEChg1HcV3YtWXhZF_-twqKQIjgyNmTEHi_8srIGqUBZe4QzfDdv3wVzZL1RV6kUnq8znMzuBOvHm1xqlfS7gJ1fNV2_U7nj0BV0C6kt9XTqz82b7lLV7hQZF4OKqwCISn3iDxFoJnYb7ilv-CrzbTovvMi5maNcA/w346-h461/612D6BAC-7632-44EC-A0EC-B2F1DE37D136.heic" width="346" /></a></div>I am slowly, slowly stitching this pretty piece. There is a photo below of the whole thing from the website.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkJpAXatkvgrmtcgMMTOfmkGmKcRiamoXCqKNK0xJbsMB5qO2XGHReiw1BgkIK2_4B0kCRJXqBm9hLqMnav4Ymh3htn30gtpxAbxuTREsHpxc8Z40XAShuWG72wNEXYC3vMDUuglB2WPb4E2qp4PBpTZwrboEG2sUpzyAHB8wDvlGrqPE1swv6DfZuA/s4032/A1CB9E28-9181-44E4-8915-8A21018C64AF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkJpAXatkvgrmtcgMMTOfmkGmKcRiamoXCqKNK0xJbsMB5qO2XGHReiw1BgkIK2_4B0kCRJXqBm9hLqMnav4Ymh3htn30gtpxAbxuTREsHpxc8Z40XAShuWG72wNEXYC3vMDUuglB2WPb4E2qp4PBpTZwrboEG2sUpzyAHB8wDvlGrqPE1swv6DfZuA/w285-h380/A1CB9E28-9181-44E4-8915-8A21018C64AF.heic" width="285" /></a></div>Some lovely gifts I selected with my birthday gift certificate from my daughter. She got me a gift certificate to Snuggly Monkey who has the best stitching supplies ever. You can finder her on line, although she does do curbside pick up for locals.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJS_SLFBLM2AJSar7WoTPhZnKCR4phMG77kNqK7GF_65c-MU4AofBASYIFzWJQdLPCe0IkHOZHOlNw1qzkW5DaVo0NmZQ4osOlG7xzySr7_Y_Y0lbiZvkl0CNOM8TWgCyG6ykBrEnvaNHHULZBE_ZPAdtpqGivEObomKjLyMovLRTbOqZadvK-E4YCaA/s4032/AB34F549-4DFD-4041-AE18-4D77F011A22D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJS_SLFBLM2AJSar7WoTPhZnKCR4phMG77kNqK7GF_65c-MU4AofBASYIFzWJQdLPCe0IkHOZHOlNw1qzkW5DaVo0NmZQ4osOlG7xzySr7_Y_Y0lbiZvkl0CNOM8TWgCyG6ykBrEnvaNHHULZBE_ZPAdtpqGivEObomKjLyMovLRTbOqZadvK-E4YCaA/w327-h436/AB34F549-4DFD-4041-AE18-4D77F011A22D.heic" width="327" /></a></div>Two more thread catchers for my daughter. Can't have enough of these and I have to use some of this fabric up you know.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnIWw3qN0b8xo9YXYVHbn5nv4TFkrzkI6oze1Pc2Dq0dtp4HM5F8FcVHx7CDbKzSxTFYdoMpVpzlHKZCg1DnwSMwQ66vtjqXkxjADydsVlMhGIhdzYkoLqy_2H1Gbqgwb6JfLqNcMlRjOjzjkB-Kkpv5Omit0_ADVdM9dgUBlcB4d8RLuuqCm2RZPqw/s4032/C5AF85A8-1AC6-43E2-96EB-022304EFA679.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnIWw3qN0b8xo9YXYVHbn5nv4TFkrzkI6oze1Pc2Dq0dtp4HM5F8FcVHx7CDbKzSxTFYdoMpVpzlHKZCg1DnwSMwQ66vtjqXkxjADydsVlMhGIhdzYkoLqy_2H1Gbqgwb6JfLqNcMlRjOjzjkB-Kkpv5Omit0_ADVdM9dgUBlcB4d8RLuuqCm2RZPqw/w341-h455/C5AF85A8-1AC6-43E2-96EB-022304EFA679.heic" width="341" /></a></div>This is the picture from the Lolli and Grace web site for the stitchery above that I am working on. You have a choice of words for this piece. Mine will say Home Sweet Home when it's done.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtDaxhMdvAXKdvJJ6wooJpCYhrADUDblFg6qjzeRl_d-7E4DdCQgzfc5nB_nuTBLbfkJYZNNX1c2V91dsCk3_uUYLYc2mspL0_Ysk-Os1gzU_xl3xIyuloCDXRqHtUQoDkNrOAfCBipCwYQ7jjj5oetiGymfCMNGo4apXPeV11CtlryONi_vyJbq1cQ/s4032/E4F379A7-8908-4ADF-8BC1-7BF789C32B59.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtDaxhMdvAXKdvJJ6wooJpCYhrADUDblFg6qjzeRl_d-7E4DdCQgzfc5nB_nuTBLbfkJYZNNX1c2V91dsCk3_uUYLYc2mspL0_Ysk-Os1gzU_xl3xIyuloCDXRqHtUQoDkNrOAfCBipCwYQ7jjj5oetiGymfCMNGo4apXPeV11CtlryONi_vyJbq1cQ/w385-h513/E4F379A7-8908-4ADF-8BC1-7BF789C32B59.heic" width="385" /></a></div><p>And, finally, I had to purchase more batting. It's quite the investment, but so worth it in the end to have what you need on hand. This will last me several years, and I take all the scraps and sew them together for smaller quilts, so nothing goes to waste either.</p><p>Well that's all for now. Happy fall y'all.<br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487290859829040463.post-82120401693924179462022-09-09T01:00:00.001-04:002022-09-09T01:00:00.213-04:00My Cactus Project<p> I made a bunch of felt cacti a little while ago, for my grandson to put into his room. I meant to share them all here, but I got busy and forgot. So here they are now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOqH5WYFk4rY2zder7r6yH7V4u9bOwD2LuczTbpsN5uOT9H24yq2ZujypUp9qMvIHkSPFQZlM53p6gexMpxbZp4LSWsoiGd-CfL4X356OSuwpLaYDos0JzgNz5isJOz7xPkRFL5Zj_1yH42YdYbAITRVhkEYnO5Z7KkZBmlWtUR5pZavc5idgL-RD2A/s4032/9E7D50EC-B16B-4D0F-8363-109D0E58DA88.heic" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiGOqH5WYFk4rY2zder7r6yH7V4u9bOwD2LuczTbpsN5uOT9H24yq2ZujypUp9qMvIHkSPFQZlM53p6gexMpxbZp4LSWsoiGd-CfL4X356OSuwpLaYDos0JzgNz5isJOz7xPkRFL5Zj_1yH42YdYbAITRVhkEYnO5Z7KkZBmlWtUR5pZavc5idgL-RD2A/s320/9E7D50EC-B16B-4D0F-8363-109D0E58DA88.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc33v5OGgxaAIluLhAyp2cStNIUOei_8Iq0gX8b9A90YkKibmYpqH3g67mPOH3Kfm-iZQjIX_REdfIb_yNVSPTjpg5-UqLCiVjcGsqXpRglCwCn48Z3TRQlKzz_0NqtuVkV4cq2ALp_e6GAERz7BmTuNtoxFiunRQyuRJOyYmNGKxzTFcIdsR76KoUw/s4032/14F92B45-CCA2-493E-915D-667FD2155DFF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had so much fun trying to figure out all the styles of cactus I wanted to make, based on what I had seen while we lived out west. And now they live in his room and he is very happy with his no maintenance garden.</p><p>See you soon. <br /></p><p><br /></p>charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.com1