tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287416567394572022024-03-05T20:26:47.409-08:00Sew be it!Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-2343128965901448302019-03-17T10:20:00.001-07:002019-03-17T10:20:14.495-07:00I need accountability! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello friends! </div>
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I’ve been absent from the blogging world for several years now. What happened to me? Well, that’s a good question. </div>
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The move we understook, also included designing and building a modern home, which does not look anything like my previous French Country home. We literally sold most of the furniture, and minimized our work in the yard and house. I’ve gotten rid of so much decor, that my stitching and quilting doesn’t really work in my house anymore. Also, my personal growth, as a wife and mom, was challenged to the max, and it’s taken over 3 years to sort through life events. I am a woke woman now, who meditates daily, tries to remain present, and is living with abundant joy and energy. </div>
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I’ve eliminated a lot of stash, but I’ve recently felt a renewal to stitch. </div>
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This is the only area of my home that looks anything like my old house. This chair belonged to my husbands grandmother, and I Iiked the modern lines, and couldn’t part with it. So I draped a quilt from Kim Diehl, which was an exchange quilt I did several years, over the back, and brightened it with a new side table, which holds many fun projects, and books. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I decided to focus my stitching on class pieces I’ve taken over the years. This one is called “A Needleworker’s Sampler Huswif, and it’s by Ellen Chester</td></tr>
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Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-24566831153626989312015-01-27T12:13:00.001-08:002015-01-27T12:29:10.152-08:00Big plans!Hello blog friends! It's been too long! I have many things that have been keeping me from posting, most of them are not good. We have had our share of personal trials, medical issues and just plain old stress! <div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We are ready for some changes this year, and have decided to make a major move to Southern Utah! Think Zion's and Bryce canyons and Tuacahn, Utahs Broadway in the Desert. We are all getting really excited, and have made several trips to Saint George to look for houses. We found one we really like, so now it's time to get serious about selling our home. We love our home, and so this is not an easy choice, but this will be a good thing for our family. Plus we want to downsize our house and get rid of some of the yard work and cleaning so we can hike and run and enjoy the fabulous weather that Southern Utah is famous for. Yeah more time for sewing and stitching too!! </span><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N-5F2HUH2ej9cMxAmmH2IjJqp2gmgTC0HY_Mwl6AgRXR2X6s9nDNDRIV2FN9Mt6BTCqGHggoPBBDQiwNj6IeCjA0GDsSq5xFHlR7c-EupGBYTeqKSq1T8sjOzW70Dqk5ohJrafrWe8lr/s640/blogger-image-1961172235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N-5F2HUH2ej9cMxAmmH2IjJqp2gmgTC0HY_Mwl6AgRXR2X6s9nDNDRIV2FN9Mt6BTCqGHggoPBBDQiwNj6IeCjA0GDsSq5xFHlR7c-EupGBYTeqKSq1T8sjOzW70Dqk5ohJrafrWe8lr/s640/blogger-image-1961172235.jpg"></a>Me and my kids at Bryce Canyon. This was the trip that got our noggins thinking about moving! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are some things I've worked on since my last post. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxowMYgefUFzUautMgia5uyXKFnDZpCQX-UWLzKj9EPhVfqhHma-IoxGIK31dMtV6g2kre0PC7Wd87d66b2PdPijelPhOVZAVg-JSFuLsO8FHoDC_Um8wDCKigmllfHHfA6wD0p-izsqW/s640/blogger-image-415057545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxowMYgefUFzUautMgia5uyXKFnDZpCQX-UWLzKj9EPhVfqhHma-IoxGIK31dMtV6g2kre0PC7Wd87d66b2PdPijelPhOVZAVg-JSFuLsO8FHoDC_Um8wDCKigmllfHHfA6wD0p-izsqW/s640/blogger-image-415057545.jpg"></a></div></div>This is "Pomegrante Table Runner" by Ginger Sanchez. It has been in my stash for a super long time so I don't know if the pattern is still in print. I used silk matka for the background fabric and it drapes beautifully. When I took this to guild, the owner of our local quilt store said no one was buying that fabric so she had taken it home and put it in her garage! Several people talked her into bringing it back to the store so they could use it for backgrounds. True story!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_lilrQVdPAJlpgiI2A1G3elLy1nto_TUrwMZZ6m6zuhYFFm1JODW-aZDmyx_pK2SEjp-SZLoJhuDlu2Shxg79VPU806pYBt4HVkSenjCn491hozrfT8ef1kt-7sPS7ZoeqfeKUNWemPE/s640/blogger-image--824110291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_lilrQVdPAJlpgiI2A1G3elLy1nto_TUrwMZZ6m6zuhYFFm1JODW-aZDmyx_pK2SEjp-SZLoJhuDlu2Shxg79VPU806pYBt4HVkSenjCn491hozrfT8ef1kt-7sPS7ZoeqfeKUNWemPE/s640/blogger-image--824110291.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was gifted this kit several years ago and finished this table topper up at a retreat this Fall. It only took one day to sew together. It's called "Abundantly Blessed" by Cotton way. I have made this twice but forgot to photograph the second one before I gave it away. Darn!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8z0wX2fhASngXHQz8PxnzCU9JpiNGDdzWyl-wTUXIvLPWh_dvoluMG5yJ5M2P2zPbmZrBGgcvSPfLPzFlyvzbBqS-ycD8ah4FvvsblFxdzq44oIpGJEitOTVjOzEGQWy66TiA1L1eiYm/s640/blogger-image-1586390136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8z0wX2fhASngXHQz8PxnzCU9JpiNGDdzWyl-wTUXIvLPWh_dvoluMG5yJ5M2P2zPbmZrBGgcvSPfLPzFlyvzbBqS-ycD8ah4FvvsblFxdzq44oIpGJEitOTVjOzEGQWy66TiA1L1eiYm/s640/blogger-image-1586390136.jpg"></a>At Christmas time, I had a little sewing party for some friends, and we made this project. This is "Christmas Mouse" by Brenda Gervais. I sewed the bodies up before hand and then when everyone came, we stuffed them and gave them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">personality. I had a tub of tea dye made up that we brushed the mice with and we baked them. It was a day complete with food, chocolate and laughter! I couldn't find the rope twine for the tail so we used a chenille pipe cleaner and wrapped it with chenille trim to give it some fullness. It was a great day! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOImTcujkKvuLG9QyCk1PL89Po0UorticKaFlp4EUXutzlRjmA6WFb9S_qVXYN0kmJDW5EgS2vOpAh2gvI_MiWsWPYHauDF3LXKmcpt7VbTjh0C1eB78o-cgCqdt6cKy0sKdzy0Du1P7mE/s640/blogger-image--330722377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOImTcujkKvuLG9QyCk1PL89Po0UorticKaFlp4EUXutzlRjmA6WFb9S_qVXYN0kmJDW5EgS2vOpAh2gvI_MiWsWPYHauDF3LXKmcpt7VbTjh0C1eB78o-cgCqdt6cKy0sKdzy0Du1P7mE/s640/blogger-image--330722377.jpg"></a>I put this Halloween quilt together at the same retreat that I went too. It's one that has been in my stash for a while as well. It is called "Its Halloween" by Village Dry Goods. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o-PAvNBudNb3NgWhCV5a4UG9p3rgxx5uaNZkjloz3xJc31Rj8YahBwQlAhYt4z6NESVTU43YvRRH1D5hMDm7SS3AOlpT5YqbimOQyRP7O471KACGfHwnRYLf1AjsGihRL0TpygMSehmq/s640/blogger-image--1399955805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o-PAvNBudNb3NgWhCV5a4UG9p3rgxx5uaNZkjloz3xJc31Rj8YahBwQlAhYt4z6NESVTU43YvRRH1D5hMDm7SS3AOlpT5YqbimOQyRP7O471KACGfHwnRYLf1AjsGihRL0TpygMSehmq/s640/blogger-image--1399955805.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o-PAvNBudNb3NgWhCV5a4UG9p3rgxx5uaNZkjloz3xJc31Rj8YahBwQlAhYt4z6NESVTU43YvRRH1D5hMDm7SS3AOlpT5YqbimOQyRP7O471KACGfHwnRYLf1AjsGihRL0TpygMSehmq/s640/blogger-image--1399955805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm1aHUctkufCwAGl5mnKgx4nVJaq4FjSV-wNSsGk1twsoScTXC2c6-DT9SAt3c5VzkncNc7OrXbzsOLtfXOfGgQ75l2G5J9wvFXv8iB05EYxY7jDpb0NPKjEihGpBY4Pl-nhfmJEUMgKh/s640/blogger-image-1320939881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm1aHUctkufCwAGl5mnKgx4nVJaq4FjSV-wNSsGk1twsoScTXC2c6-DT9SAt3c5VzkncNc7OrXbzsOLtfXOfGgQ75l2G5J9wvFXv8iB05EYxY7jDpb0NPKjEihGpBY4Pl-nhfmJEUMgKh/s640/blogger-image-1320939881.jpg"></a>I apologize for the plastic on this frame but it is packed away and won't be out until after the move. This is "For Thine is the Trick or the Treat" by Prairie Moon. I stitched on this at a retreat in Yellowstone. The fabric and the thead conversion were from Shepherds bush and the fabric was especially dyed for their store. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNijxGu14s62dvejt2wKVyPFQRA3zXu8ij1fxaBhibdysjYncrO4k8a4_jzqturlymshnmkNtpvFpot67YrcP3wMtfhdSHy0Jy2_9YmlLocpmdp0qybbIyDYu4mevZd4O75GJNFmi38vW/s640/blogger-image-424787312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNijxGu14s62dvejt2wKVyPFQRA3zXu8ij1fxaBhibdysjYncrO4k8a4_jzqturlymshnmkNtpvFpot67YrcP3wMtfhdSHy0Jy2_9YmlLocpmdp0qybbIyDYu4mevZd4O75GJNFmi38vW/s640/blogger-image-424787312.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNijxGu14s62dvejt2wKVyPFQRA3zXu8ij1fxaBhibdysjYncrO4k8a4_jzqturlymshnmkNtpvFpot67YrcP3wMtfhdSHy0Jy2_9YmlLocpmdp0qybbIyDYu4mevZd4O75GJNFmi38vW/s640/blogger-image-424787312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAsBRjUdnux87yEjb9OlBCMqWoqRezazTggaNe4wh2qphsIE0y9Ew6axyTrpDhSeeUwylcpYp_vVPKuLVeOtDbF269HiavExOoTbsZzvbkmEyk3W3c0pV__F2GbP0ux7IPv7IU25WcxO1/s640/blogger-image-1177977518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAsBRjUdnux87yEjb9OlBCMqWoqRezazTggaNe4wh2qphsIE0y9Ew6axyTrpDhSeeUwylcpYp_vVPKuLVeOtDbF269HiavExOoTbsZzvbkmEyk3W3c0pV__F2GbP0ux7IPv7IU25WcxO1/s640/blogger-image-1177977518.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is a bag I made for my mom for Christmas. She is in two quilt guilds and often needs to haul supplies around. This has an ironing mat, a cutting mat, and a place for a rotary cover. You can string pearl cotton spools on the ribbon in the center and all of the other essentials are there too. You could even put a quilt inside to take to show and tell. It's called "My Favorite Sewing Bag" by Kansas Troubles. It was a total pain in the behind to make, but I will do anything for my mom! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZF5Rd6uoDQRfbs52igCFOGlh4dk-fGgQRPTt7Heiav9_6nJLhY0UOtwqj6Zc7_cL91ZmarIHZOU4QT4q2epnGBxmciFRxU1METYOl75nen4JwSxhyphenhyphenJPi4DwcEagPbgAV6QlhFove1Xp6/s640/blogger-image--479792070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZF5Rd6uoDQRfbs52igCFOGlh4dk-fGgQRPTt7Heiav9_6nJLhY0UOtwqj6Zc7_cL91ZmarIHZOU4QT4q2epnGBxmciFRxU1METYOl75nen4JwSxhyphenhyphenJPi4DwcEagPbgAV6QlhFove1Xp6/s640/blogger-image--479792070.jpg"></a>My mom does wondeful things for me too! She made me this darling quilt for Christmas! I love it so much and I actually had the pattern to make in my stash. It's called "Wonky Winter" by Pine Mountain Designs. I can cross that one off my list now! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqnP3mj3Pu3Lua5bciBpZZOCpIGhYH3ObRhLoqXAWKyc8uRIlfDF_wM6MfWiYwTdQXKBJnyl1GWvDnBZf9jpxpsKUvDbTC1rw-4Mn561lx0-TlfyKV654beVeetrGFi9aGloA8vCgLabV/s640/blogger-image--564870879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqnP3mj3Pu3Lua5bciBpZZOCpIGhYH3ObRhLoqXAWKyc8uRIlfDF_wM6MfWiYwTdQXKBJnyl1GWvDnBZf9jpxpsKUvDbTC1rw-4Mn561lx0-TlfyKV654beVeetrGFi9aGloA8vCgLabV/s640/blogger-image--564870879.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>This is called "Blessed Harvest" by Brenda Gervais and I made this for a friend whose birthday was in November. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwAFlwjXIsXo7P1O6iNBcpF6wVi1Zbf74O56ccLN3z7vYYdICePjLnWzAHI30doCKZQFgy2gq2G-KtKpb2hZWadeqC9vhIONcjym3gpV554B033TWoqyYV4a4vEJn7fyJrHkRA_5rWZUI/s640/blogger-image-1498621458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwAFlwjXIsXo7P1O6iNBcpF6wVi1Zbf74O56ccLN3z7vYYdICePjLnWzAHI30doCKZQFgy2gq2G-KtKpb2hZWadeqC9vhIONcjym3gpV554B033TWoqyYV4a4vEJn7fyJrHkRA_5rWZUI/s640/blogger-image-1498621458.jpg"></a>Here is another version that has been sitting by my sewing table for 3 months. I should spend 15 mins and finish it up! Maybe after this post I will do it! Does anyone else have these projects sitting around? Why are they so hard to get to?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQh_ele-0pUCTdxvwh4IDH8lCpGDBIwT5NNBeqIhY4_W4sAl5HWdonzWNja01PrnW6i7V6DBbg3cO-HOnkz4VMKXNx3KFhrM6gLAw0K0WzD5JpzlxTHNv8w4GP4mKHz2o0eCmILzpJlMi/s640/blogger-image-2122855947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQh_ele-0pUCTdxvwh4IDH8lCpGDBIwT5NNBeqIhY4_W4sAl5HWdonzWNja01PrnW6i7V6DBbg3cO-HOnkz4VMKXNx3KFhrM6gLAw0K0WzD5JpzlxTHNv8w4GP4mKHz2o0eCmILzpJlMi/s640/blogger-image-2122855947.jpg"></a>This is another project in the works. It is Called "Gather the Passing Seasons" by Kathy Schmitz. The little quilts will be finished and will hang in the center of the frame with Velcro. We started this in guild 2 years ago and I've been holding off because I wanted to hand appliqué the motifs. Well my hand appliqué skills have not caught up to my desire to have this done. So I've resorted <font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">to fuseable web. For something so small, I think it's fine to cheat! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVJuWnsTlUkcpvoeQyyahJ6AAQ6qSfvAjPrBRAu86e8nr47wOGx3eQV5LUAkRyrQqnO-KMBU_Voi97pIqMO7twsLg7DwZx-FtQw8AZHr2pnrlj6W6J3swfJuVkgeBDrQVXgx1qoYlX5Ki/s640/blogger-image-698717374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVJuWnsTlUkcpvoeQyyahJ6AAQ6qSfvAjPrBRAu86e8nr47wOGx3eQV5LUAkRyrQqnO-KMBU_Voi97pIqMO7twsLg7DwZx-FtQw8AZHr2pnrlj6W6J3swfJuVkgeBDrQVXgx1qoYlX5Ki/s640/blogger-image-698717374.jpg"></a>On my Q-snaps I have Blackbird's "Bird in Hand" pincushion. Oh I thought this would be a fast thing to stitch and wouldn't take much time. Who am I kidding? I don't seem to have any cross stitching projects that don't take a lot of time. I ripped out a couple of rows on the bird last night because I used a different skein of floss there and it looked too light. I hope I can finish this up this week, as I am anxious to move on to other things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqOamPaYJihpzqHQSzxzBdt6adDJF75u6Q8w-j3lR8d0QhXoF_eC6evd2mbAZKinRpMKalAWyfbFz_QEy43lRK2siu1K4ielaeQ0JrCgRO5qxQXcKiydH0gUcrscMb3bT_Aa-r5Nncyh8/s640/blogger-image--1332849107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqOamPaYJihpzqHQSzxzBdt6adDJF75u6Q8w-j3lR8d0QhXoF_eC6evd2mbAZKinRpMKalAWyfbFz_QEy43lRK2siu1K4ielaeQ0JrCgRO5qxQXcKiydH0gUcrscMb3bT_Aa-r5Nncyh8/s640/blogger-image--1332849107.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqOamPaYJihpzqHQSzxzBdt6adDJF75u6Q8w-j3lR8d0QhXoF_eC6evd2mbAZKinRpMKalAWyfbFz_QEy43lRK2siu1K4ielaeQ0JrCgRO5qxQXcKiydH0gUcrscMb3bT_Aa-r5Nncyh8/s640/blogger-image--1332849107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotNBebkwApay6E5A2DuI28d7apGvvqsIhjpXEsCvRRdENzj-iBuAWc3led0ZzJzXURrI25jS23UbvpJZFUW1hLs1WY4aoEZZHMgMrIZsTDWTjA-erb3TdCZTT7BOYMM848QEK3F83xgkU/s640/blogger-image--821144560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotNBebkwApay6E5A2DuI28d7apGvvqsIhjpXEsCvRRdENzj-iBuAWc3led0ZzJzXURrI25jS23UbvpJZFUW1hLs1WY4aoEZZHMgMrIZsTDWTjA-erb3TdCZTT7BOYMM848QEK3F83xgkU/s640/blogger-image--821144560.jpg"></a>One last thing to share. I started this project the minute I got it in the mail. This is from Primitive quilts and projects Spring 2013 and it's called "Stars in the Garden." This is my first hexie project and they are only 1/4" in size. So finished this quilt will be 13" x 15". I kitted up a star at a time and kept this by my bed with a little box of thread and scissors. Every night when I would wait for everyone to gather for prayers, I would sew a hexie or two on a star. Well of course after 2 years I should have this done, but I don't, so I moved it to my sewing room and I am auditioning fabrics for the filler blocks. I want to get this finished up this year so it can hang in my new house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That's all for now my friends! Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the day! </div></div><br></div></font></div></div></div></div></div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-74961738048720194732014-08-22T08:46:00.001-07:002014-08-22T09:09:20.126-07:00The creative things people think of!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hello my friends. Summer has flown by and my daughter had already started school and my son starts on Tuesday. It is hard to believe that my vacation time went by so fast! I have managed to do some wonderful things and I will follow with an update, but this post is about the clever things people think of. </span></div><div>Last night my husband took me to dinner to Rooster's one of our favorite restaurants in Ogden, Utah. It's a block from THE one and only famous cross stitch store, Shepherd's Bush. If you haven't been there, then put it on your bucket list. </div><div>Roosters has the most fabulous food! I don't think I've ever had anything there that I didn't want to try again and again. Many people feel the same way, as it was unusually busy for a Thursday night and we had to wait about a half an hour for a table. </div><div>Running over to Shepherds Bush would have been my first choice, but sadly, it was closed, so we decided to walk up and down the streets of historic 25th street. We read the signs that talked about Ogden's colorful history. We read about three famous "ladies of the night" and how their brothel houses were center stage during the days of the railroad construction. One lady wore her finest clothes and walked down the streets with her ocelot. Can you imagine the site? </div><div>If that wasn't entertainment enough we enjoyed the colorful pianos that were set out in front of stores along the streets. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC80b3iH6qsDruOdpYO4rbXxN6jw-Z2tZitZiGBXrz6SiUTE8Qjn8-X7BdLq6_CRSGQadcA3IIsctw2kBQ1S5QCFd8tQerrTZh09vlGHXzKyVRViCrpoOrx1iS0V6rw6Tq7Wvd1zoxuFR/s640/blogger-image-396502254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC80b3iH6qsDruOdpYO4rbXxN6jw-Z2tZitZiGBXrz6SiUTE8Qjn8-X7BdLq6_CRSGQadcA3IIsctw2kBQ1S5QCFd8tQerrTZh09vlGHXzKyVRViCrpoOrx1iS0V6rw6Tq7Wvd1zoxuFR/s640/blogger-image-396502254.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pretty soon we started to notice crocheted items wrapped around the lamp posts and in the trees. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXB09Z69zGex1Bpr4n51vKzhoiL70dxhTvfD0SJ-RApmwrxgJrJdF98dc9ORAP2eUrCt3Ft1ZoAmz3OnB43fpO6m_C3FXsxFHqai4Nyx6g5MpgyE_iuv0rhyCd9_GpBMv2ly_dFfVuq2j/s640/blogger-image-117580754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAP1bsWXYKCn70HZcSuk6w-L7s-hdqNuxJalXzsTq7WCT5ExAGj412iZ5-8muExkaYkW-oC3rd5hubuZIPhyL_2_-lhGKNZVSuTTNAof_hedW3NA3sQbQRqa1oiQcEm9Svr51GA59ZcE1n/s640/blogger-image--622007193.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">..and even the bike racks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It became a treasure hunt of sorts. We found little creatures on the top of the buildings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK12wXH3k3fSlOTaTjkfQJyWRGugWObFe09E_254mGceYnu8V5ZuG2Ra58NQtATgwbeUhci2U4dhBGOn-Ht6PSHQCC9NR-M-g3jJX8zWU-8Odz5BwbFcLAG2GxGR3fYbXDkkUGvs6radH/s640/blogger-image-1536123687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK12wXH3k3fSlOTaTjkfQJyWRGugWObFe09E_254mGceYnu8V5ZuG2Ra58NQtATgwbeUhci2U4dhBGOn-Ht6PSHQCC9NR-M-g3jJX8zWU-8Odz5BwbFcLAG2GxGR3fYbXDkkUGvs6radH/s640/blogger-image-1536123687.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK12wXH3k3fSlOTaTjkfQJyWRGugWObFe09E_254mGceYnu8V5ZuG2Ra58NQtATgwbeUhci2U4dhBGOn-Ht6PSHQCC9NR-M-g3jJX8zWU-8Odz5BwbFcLAG2GxGR3fYbXDkkUGvs6radH/s640/blogger-image-1536123687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrnU5oiHoZuYFYefz6d-T6p7XCeo6GJEf-WAqqVn9klwe8AcGm500RIXlcW_urXutjuZ-bTlW6SWxgrCpadapU-s_s0rCuPM0MQqB_SZ9njEjx5728tlsaOtYQIE-nAoZRZfNOD4SqnSb/s640/blogger-image--1920492818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrnU5oiHoZuYFYefz6d-T6p7XCeo6GJEf-WAqqVn9klwe8AcGm500RIXlcW_urXutjuZ-bTlW6SWxgrCpadapU-s_s0rCuPM0MQqB_SZ9njEjx5728tlsaOtYQIE-nAoZRZfNOD4SqnSb/s640/blogger-image--1920492818.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">at the bottom of the poles. The store responsible for this? I am guessing it is this one. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZS2OZhKUYALsCNPAK0bMJnhQr3lNJGmHv6dc0wsnOT-17BuH3M-70FET9TRziJKX2HB9kuG8nGOecmTcj7YeTqfAW9l_0VTKOub10odRtMhyphenhyphenr6rLiyn-R277pvMe2yEoialtWygPjPoYp/s640/blogger-image--267995088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZS2OZhKUYALsCNPAK0bMJnhQr3lNJGmHv6dc0wsnOT-17BuH3M-70FET9TRziJKX2HB9kuG8nGOecmTcj7YeTqfAW9l_0VTKOub10odRtMhyphenhyphenr6rLiyn-R277pvMe2yEoialtWygPjPoYp/s640/blogger-image--267995088.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Needlepoint Joint, located next door to Rooster's. Here you can see their giant knitting needles displayed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There were so many more items I didn't take pictures of. Next time I will!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I applaud their creativity and hope that people will appreciate the time and effort that went into this endeavor. For those too far away to visit, I hope you enjoy the pictures. Perhaps it will inspire other historical areas to do something clever to their areas as well. Not a bad night to have to wait for a table! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Have a great day everyone! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-11365513469894760762014-06-30T12:48:00.001-07:002014-07-01T09:49:47.654-07:00Patriotic Week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58_UG4SI9QPq2hdwgeHDdYNMuGW-Yj0kgwXKtN_KRi3G09ze-DraF-NPXOzj6OhlJkGYPSz_9ar1lrf-AqHRSjPtEWCztte2aVr4y7ACtWbSzH-EHBmMJYkCy4y9JX0jAg2lTX2ApbhSR/s640/blogger-image--548348480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58_UG4SI9QPq2hdwgeHDdYNMuGW-Yj0kgwXKtN_KRi3G09ze-DraF-NPXOzj6OhlJkGYPSz_9ar1lrf-AqHRSjPtEWCztte2aVr4y7ACtWbSzH-EHBmMJYkCy4y9JX0jAg2lTX2ApbhSR/s640/blogger-image--548348480.jpg"></a>Hello blogging friends! I wanted to show you a few patriotic finishes that I have worked on during the past year. I love patriotic things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This project was done at girls camp last year. I was one on the leaders that had to go and supervise 25 girls between the ages of 12 and 17 for 5 days. This definitley helped me stay sane! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> This is by Little House Needleworks and I'm not sure of the pattern name. An oldie but a goodie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3_9GcQ7VcJxXMaQH1LeN8bK588tYl3JzKM_kJdneyT11oS2r75zqI_bRLq0m8IWI4THv8_-HzX4tzDEbPEPs2HV12wT7wXQIr4C-ZBncjp02w4SqaYFhqPgeSyAj5kKnRIwdY7uN3DGo/s640/blogger-image-1740389565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3_9GcQ7VcJxXMaQH1LeN8bK588tYl3JzKM_kJdneyT11oS2r75zqI_bRLq0m8IWI4THv8_-HzX4tzDEbPEPs2HV12wT7wXQIr4C-ZBncjp02w4SqaYFhqPgeSyAj5kKnRIwdY7uN3DGo/s640/blogger-image-1740389565.jpg"></a>I finally quilted this little wall hanging by Primitive Gatherings. It was a class I took a year and a half ago by Lisa Bongean. It was a great project to learn how to perfect my embroidery stitches on. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu0uaDLGXeW1R1VUVKw9ltAmbbFpw47A5IzDXzuTHOfS5KYzqqmgyXxOyfF6gwpM-ehiZgNdJ67R6pb346R46qN45hMGGAwtj8Bvmv2g005_Mr4_7SPuJo59gtQxV0VM8ADoXzvYXEJzT/s640/blogger-image--1189086659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu0uaDLGXeW1R1VUVKw9ltAmbbFpw47A5IzDXzuTHOfS5KYzqqmgyXxOyfF6gwpM-ehiZgNdJ67R6pb346R46qN45hMGGAwtj8Bvmv2g005_Mr4_7SPuJo59gtQxV0VM8ADoXzvYXEJzT/s640/blogger-image--1189086659.jpg"></a>This is a wool project I worked on several years ago, but I've never shown it on my blog. The pattern was from an awesome book called Serendipity by The Ginger Cookie Company. The needle punched flag is my own design. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2U3GLBD9Hu_nApaeEfpIrMtQxz061pIfiGUxxTpLOAKCobyb7nBV1IP5GSwfdPyxz6G0p49A2HPqwppvZWBYKWBhfoHTN4K_YLhSlG0PPa-S8gsCdHHKoKs7FZGoohBGNJrJ5yi0IVFz/s640/blogger-image--1957480013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2U3GLBD9Hu_nApaeEfpIrMtQxz061pIfiGUxxTpLOAKCobyb7nBV1IP5GSwfdPyxz6G0p49A2HPqwppvZWBYKWBhfoHTN4K_YLhSlG0PPa-S8gsCdHHKoKs7FZGoohBGNJrJ5yi0IVFz/s640/blogger-image--1957480013.jpg"></a>I finally got this little sheep mounted onto my rolling pin. I saw this idea on a blog that has sadly, since been removed. I attached Velcro on the back so I could add other holiday designs. So far I haven't stitch anything else. Someday! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-HDh_BvxxMahE_JK5h2VSkRFfxmZn06VSMkNP-3xFaweFQS8wxVhB4Ys8gQe8eID0m8KOgcqDdd5ZA64D2lWAQUvbmsTaDsMmThu_DdbbsS0YXJYLIaOJhmS3I5bOqu9EcaJBcdZjNa8/s640/blogger-image--1787273100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-HDh_BvxxMahE_JK5h2VSkRFfxmZn06VSMkNP-3xFaweFQS8wxVhB4Ys8gQe8eID0m8KOgcqDdd5ZA64D2lWAQUvbmsTaDsMmThu_DdbbsS0YXJYLIaOJhmS3I5bOqu9EcaJBcdZjNa8/s640/blogger-image--1787273100.jpg"></a>I have had these two little designs in my stitching stash forever and I finished them up recently. They are both kits from Shepherds Bush. Both really fun to stitch and not too complicated. I messed up the cutting in the pincushion so one side is smaller than the other! Ugg. I hate I when I do that. I managed to make it work but it bugs me a little bit. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbCsNo8UJEsgz1X75u4Kg7ykPqBp0a-REG-wbymK1FNDZwesfaknkstr3AzLvftiEKqxCkgXh2BYpxSkuWU3BkZttCkKewpZNswQrAl8KUk06Hu8SHGh3c1DevRGXFoAcnF6_auDQIz2z/s640/blogger-image--785223228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbCsNo8UJEsgz1X75u4Kg7ykPqBp0a-REG-wbymK1FNDZwesfaknkstr3AzLvftiEKqxCkgXh2BYpxSkuWU3BkZttCkKewpZNswQrAl8KUk06Hu8SHGh3c1DevRGXFoAcnF6_auDQIz2z/s640/blogger-image--785223228.jpg"></a>This is not a patriotic piece but I just got this quilt ready for the quilters last week. It's called Winter Wonderland and it's by Crab Apple Hill. It has been languishing in the sewing closet for at least 5 years. I had half of the embroidery blocks stitched and the pieced blocks were done at a retreat several years ago. So I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">pulled it out at the beginning of June and made a goal to get it finished. I stitched on vacation for a week and finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel when getting the last block stitched. The border was tricky and I had to do some stretching to make it work. Hopefully the quilter can make it lay flat. I can't wait to get this one in the wall for Christmas. I love the results but it was not my favorite project to do. Sometimes that is the way it is. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdc8xJuqVPVGklpJk0YMyHJ9tO5SBTMRUXyLEyiiCBYnVu5fWw5nyJ3yf3MmFQUmi5mEs4tP-L-35RLXJFg97MCrX7_Go389YGcun3CGHGyrkYO6YyqAGAA5Z9Oc5OQG8G_i6tV29F5jel/s640/blogger-image-1552354614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdc8xJuqVPVGklpJk0YMyHJ9tO5SBTMRUXyLEyiiCBYnVu5fWw5nyJ3yf3MmFQUmi5mEs4tP-L-35RLXJFg97MCrX7_Go389YGcun3CGHGyrkYO6YyqAGAA5Z9Oc5OQG8G_i6tV29F5jel/s640/blogger-image-1552354614.jpg"></a>This is my current stitching project that I hope to finish up today. It's new from Blackbird Designs called "In Full Glory".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> A friend kitted it up for me and changed some of the colors. I love how it is turning out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCJV_AP5oHV3ebYkhMRofH0py3UiZLOk56LibsaP6iRh8y0BvvhGMTmh_c-gMXNMkr_cgjLMf2fjYPyb4J8jFTI6m8sojXyQwIoae3liJ4T2XZoeaJCTugnDACg9o8Nq2MrPZy99qTL_d/s640/blogger-image-1333129405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCJV_AP5oHV3ebYkhMRofH0py3UiZLOk56LibsaP6iRh8y0BvvhGMTmh_c-gMXNMkr_cgjLMf2fjYPyb4J8jFTI6m8sojXyQwIoae3liJ4T2XZoeaJCTugnDACg9o8Nq2MrPZy99qTL_d/s640/blogger-image-1333129405.jpg"></a>This is my current quilt project called Farm Fresh by Buggy Barn. I have had the appliqués prepped for a long while and decided it was time to sew them together. I'm really trying hard to finish up old projects. They can be such a pain, but half the work is already done so they go fast. I'm using the starch/freezer paper method and sewing them on with invisible thread. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRstsyppjbQqKE_-BPpbwCkAio1gtgO-rcbWXzS6Ij0AA_GalUqRUeAk8fOe-BPJ_NEcMnRgzqYx84_FPQUlZmcaiJkBdNFnbq9qFm3rEMqD2_4N5KX5nC7XmK_Y50XtVjmsBjHc4lV1mu/s640/blogger-image-1120915876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRstsyppjbQqKE_-BPpbwCkAio1gtgO-rcbWXzS6Ij0AA_GalUqRUeAk8fOe-BPJ_NEcMnRgzqYx84_FPQUlZmcaiJkBdNFnbq9qFm3rEMqD2_4N5KX5nC7XmK_Y50XtVjmsBjHc4lV1mu/s640/blogger-image-1120915876.jpg"></a>This little quilt is by Primitive Gatherings and was given to us in the class I took from Lisa. It was done using those little 2 1/2" squares from Moda that come in a little package. It was so simple and easy to do. I think you could do this for any season using appropriate colors. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6ORX2Nz7MOJPFSrlyyXQcIlUg0crCOKBi3Kt3WbaYWlRB3yipbvt2v21MN1oxT3J-InVC4L0MAAtC1ueJ5mjj4SuIvL7QAOQMvju_d1SE8RLKt1VpeXwmyF4YrBD3J6cV13_xJtd78fx/s640/blogger-image-1203741406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6ORX2Nz7MOJPFSrlyyXQcIlUg0crCOKBi3Kt3WbaYWlRB3yipbvt2v21MN1oxT3J-InVC4L0MAAtC1ueJ5mjj4SuIvL7QAOQMvju_d1SE8RLKt1VpeXwmyF4YrBD3J6cV13_xJtd78fx/s640/blogger-image-1203741406.jpg"></a>Last of all before I forget and this goes in the decorating closet until spring, I finished up this set this morning. This is "March Hare" by All Through the Night. It was a most delightful project to work on the past few months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I found this wonderful grey dot linen fabric at my local quit store and wanted to do something fun with it. The pattern calls for the pillow on black wool but I changed it. I love the ruffle. You will need about a yard of fabric if you want to make this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That's all for me today. I have work to do. I have been working on a commercial building design for a friend and have been spending a lot of time at home. I'm grateful that it is summer and I can finish projects! Thank you for those wonderful friends that leave me comments. I really appreciate them. Enjoy your summer!!!</div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-42823572654007742082014-06-05T09:39:00.001-07:002014-06-30T08:03:59.801-07:00Catching Up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbia0YnqcXTa6yXDxGdKU9IwBWuG2PxrNQMr2Xv68xtiqSCy-6WMxqQePzCsr4_2moVtWJ65Q2D55iN8Bq7BrztRvlCkRBPIsqe0hO530tPoOPqxiiEowE3C-Y0Jk3CQEOYN90MojEBu6/s640/blogger-image-1271675710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbia0YnqcXTa6yXDxGdKU9IwBWuG2PxrNQMr2Xv68xtiqSCy-6WMxqQePzCsr4_2moVtWJ65Q2D55iN8Bq7BrztRvlCkRBPIsqe0hO530tPoOPqxiiEowE3C-Y0Jk3CQEOYN90MojEBu6/s640/blogger-image-1271675710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxD29tIIt7KQYBWdXGP681ifImoKUOr-82vHrOM8JYlI1biSzBbYQdVFzkw5qm1uYTiFE8xJt98lz8KDtNZRXbx-W9rT_qBE_sYOkpzZ4nuU33cNdiYtrhh-BBrQCttKkHJYx8O3DfHdD/s640/blogger-image--840175302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2k_Gg4FNl1YzgXCX0NwgL8nAHxd85iBu0Q5FMACyqqxFe8a67-_c3KmsNzYM52jZt4e3aO51Hf3kkB7oThAjxNhXCmx9-7t-p-PC5tGZ_ljGfJwSg7U2xzsRwdjmfrtU1vBazN1CoJiH/s640/blogger-image--279041678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2k_Gg4FNl1YzgXCX0NwgL8nAHxd85iBu0Q5FMACyqqxFe8a67-_c3KmsNzYM52jZt4e3aO51Hf3kkB7oThAjxNhXCmx9-7t-p-PC5tGZ_ljGfJwSg7U2xzsRwdjmfrtU1vBazN1CoJiH/s640/blogger-image--279041678.jpg"></a></div>So I have been really bad at posting lately. I am not sure if anyone is even reading this blog still, but If you are, thank you!!! I don't know why my life seems to be so hectic right now, but with two teenagers going every which way, I don't seem to have the life I had before. Not that it was easier by any means. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also got a job...more on that later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So I have some finishes to share. This is a wool and cotton quilt called Pennies from Heaven. I started this about a year ago and my sister-in-law did the quilting on it. I love the way this turned out. It was not the easiest pattern to construct and after it was put together I noticed some flaws, but it's done. and I will be thrilled to have it on my wall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidipy3bmEjHEM-2bpKK8QOo7EJa-TFHD1JzRgVbzAeaNePyVkHxGmyte9gyviIA8FmWaEpj3C6RzofysxNZSw16jl_MpzVfiK71gPxmi5prRmohTyVFtbuFL_Isf5rtAEUX2ANpE7Q9EG8/s640/blogger-image-491033534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidipy3bmEjHEM-2bpKK8QOo7EJa-TFHD1JzRgVbzAeaNePyVkHxGmyte9gyviIA8FmWaEpj3C6RzofysxNZSw16jl_MpzVfiK71gPxmi5prRmohTyVFtbuFL_Isf5rtAEUX2ANpE7Q9EG8/s640/blogger-image-491033534.jpg"></a></div>I have several quilts back from the quilters. This was an exchange that we did in quilt guild called "Girl Gang". I'm not sure of the designer. I added the red triangles and piano keyboard. It's a really soft quilt that will get a lot of use at our house. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULgKUiUIf15YWINNAoqVoKU_5Tp1EDOPXevQZBQFnLOrTyse7yoL8_SF7KS4HrRF0t3uupTxqMfHEoeEaj5aSG3_AtC_VX9_igvdD7mkZqLFmqCDanA50NTzbp-n-5MppadAqQAjZ54uS/s640/blogger-image--1000959930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULgKUiUIf15YWINNAoqVoKU_5Tp1EDOPXevQZBQFnLOrTyse7yoL8_SF7KS4HrRF0t3uupTxqMfHEoeEaj5aSG3_AtC_VX9_igvdD7mkZqLFmqCDanA50NTzbp-n-5MppadAqQAjZ54uS/s640/blogger-image--1000959930.jpg"></a>This is my first Kim Diehl quilt called Idaho Farm Girl. It was also an exchange. I really love the colors in this quilt and I can't wait to make another Kim Diehl quilt. I found out yesterday that she is retiring from teaching after 2015, so I hope to be able to find a class to take from her. She is one of my all time favorite quilt designers. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU0GoCFwRN-sfK05OHfmRO65bIJA8Zo6pQgQbqNS-qaj1aH2tR8J1etaouN1dKKShLTC1FcTb6O1XYBrW_9hQ3zFNZWV9o2HuXhzP9NSvZTS5P5n1HL2ir3pRAXfIQQ_RfIMA_bAweJiC/s640/blogger-image--775353516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU0GoCFwRN-sfK05OHfmRO65bIJA8Zo6pQgQbqNS-qaj1aH2tR8J1etaouN1dKKShLTC1FcTb6O1XYBrW_9hQ3zFNZWV9o2HuXhzP9NSvZTS5P5n1HL2ir3pRAXfIQQ_RfIMA_bAweJiC/s640/blogger-image--775353516.jpg"></a>This is a bullseye quilt that we cut out with an Accucut machine. I used the craziest throw away fabric to make this. The funkiness adds to the appeal. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtaBFQDZFy9QdxfYNfxB7wj31uU5nbDXMBPGR8dNEAY-vb88PDxShTqot2mtzyFG_YFpt2G0P7wRw_0o6taNrk5rt67ieT7kJqTzyS45p3sD4c-hcXuzvEm29NAziJS9HUbphLqBAma8d/s640/blogger-image--613904366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtaBFQDZFy9QdxfYNfxB7wj31uU5nbDXMBPGR8dNEAY-vb88PDxShTqot2mtzyFG_YFpt2G0P7wRw_0o6taNrk5rt67ieT7kJqTzyS45p3sD4c-hcXuzvEm29NAziJS9HUbphLqBAma8d/s640/blogger-image--613904366.jpg"></a>This was also an exchange quilt. I added a row of flags and intended to use this as a picnic quilt. My SIL quilted this for me and did such an amazing job, there is no way I'm using this outside! This is going to be on my wall or bed this season. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-_QmRLt8mZ-bX9SBuzapb6DQFPUintsjr4kxIiWt20ZbIHR8BvGhcxhMaxMC2IgiZs6f3nFIsuj9mA8raRKTwO5CFk2j8PhzI8vRXkZRInAaaPpOeZBjCLUZHfQYzqykJ2bZXeCTacn_/s640/blogger-image-1184365356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-_QmRLt8mZ-bX9SBuzapb6DQFPUintsjr4kxIiWt20ZbIHR8BvGhcxhMaxMC2IgiZs6f3nFIsuj9mA8raRKTwO5CFk2j8PhzI8vRXkZRInAaaPpOeZBjCLUZHfQYzqykJ2bZXeCTacn_/s640/blogger-image-1184365356.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I finished Peter and Peep by Brenda Gervais and got to enjoy him for the Easter season. Once I sat down and focused some attention on him, he went pretty quick. The crocheted lace was made by my mom for my birthday. Which makes it even more special. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgdjPyP1dff1TFtAx6QmJFUn7jPEaILWZcbwUqeymwKCp1_6WYzwUXBO68qAkPj4qw7kAtnKuP3ydnIdnSfGU_5iZHISYlUezuzzQgZVCTO8z8mQZFw37Dt4b3YwRp_fX96ErNQHNYgXQ/s640/blogger-image-1036258286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgdjPyP1dff1TFtAx6QmJFUn7jPEaILWZcbwUqeymwKCp1_6WYzwUXBO68qAkPj4qw7kAtnKuP3ydnIdnSfGU_5iZHISYlUezuzzQgZVCTO8z8mQZFw37Dt4b3YwRp_fX96ErNQHNYgXQ/s640/blogger-image-1036258286.jpg"></a>I went to a retreat in April and we all made these hat pincushions. It's a pattern from Need'l Love. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXNH2T6uToeXNH8tCq-H6hQO-QzXDJb2Mpzb-NxKjpYtpkszx0WkaZKe7Ge-Y3LI8xS5ECoG1q2OGFkwkh8T8nqYlA-Dn3cZ7ZHiJBTnUNM0FGD-2k1tzseB9vvOadgv2dt4j-55YnYJZ/s640/blogger-image-1387184075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXNH2T6uToeXNH8tCq-H6hQO-QzXDJb2Mpzb-NxKjpYtpkszx0WkaZKe7Ge-Y3LI8xS5ECoG1q2OGFkwkh8T8nqYlA-Dn3cZ7ZHiJBTnUNM0FGD-2k1tzseB9vvOadgv2dt4j-55YnYJZ/s640/blogger-image-1387184075.jpg"></a>For my birthday, a friend of mine gave me this darling bird pincushion. She gave me the wire basket the year before and I just put the two together. I have sweet friends!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3OYXHc9HemlM8fLZIg4PPwRA4-BgkhuCgHzYpd23pRlvuIAtF3xBJYg9wz_e1rRsmyANmif_bwFBj1Yjd3QG5fkk5RFD5NxpJQhoh9SXNjxzHeK78lMSgj2Du_V_hNUayd3xz1GVcieb/s640/blogger-image--1161527768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3OYXHc9HemlM8fLZIg4PPwRA4-BgkhuCgHzYpd23pRlvuIAtF3xBJYg9wz_e1rRsmyANmif_bwFBj1Yjd3QG5fkk5RFD5NxpJQhoh9SXNjxzHeK78lMSgj2Du_V_hNUayd3xz1GVcieb/s640/blogger-image--1161527768.jpg"></a>I pulled out the old punch needle and made a gift for a friend a few months ago. I decide to punch the same design twice so I could have one too. This is by Brenda Gervais. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizltAhJT6UR2FPpgcqL0-NyysN72q8PvpZP2Mj6yTChLAFTzA6CArm7s5UAEyuT2q0Y4ts0cqhBf3MgRe7VKYyKH3yjrqd6eW8SvgZaat46vVPBMySI3GON9-IAk3T2c84e75H70-JG1Y_/s640/blogger-image--1985252580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizltAhJT6UR2FPpgcqL0-NyysN72q8PvpZP2Mj6yTChLAFTzA6CArm7s5UAEyuT2q0Y4ts0cqhBf3MgRe7VKYyKH3yjrqd6eW8SvgZaat46vVPBMySI3GON9-IAk3T2c84e75H70-JG1Y_/s640/blogger-image--1985252580.jpg"></a>I had been recovering my cushions for my patio furniture. Not my favorite kind of sewing but I love the results. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqevTex7OMcyZTs7C7UmwZ6P85N0jCp3fOdaodKO3GkpNI0Fbn0rs9RkFoo2y8CduWobTPZnFsj7KdD5edWnzQhXFVO2vyNS1vVeWkqv70VBNFaMj2P04fqIRQrJz4c88mfXVeH7xJkiKB/s640/blogger-image--1201811207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqevTex7OMcyZTs7C7UmwZ6P85N0jCp3fOdaodKO3GkpNI0Fbn0rs9RkFoo2y8CduWobTPZnFsj7KdD5edWnzQhXFVO2vyNS1vVeWkqv70VBNFaMj2P04fqIRQrJz4c88mfXVeH7xJkiKB/s640/blogger-image--1201811207.jpg"></a>I still need to make slip covers for the bolster pillows. They will be out of a grey geometric. That is on my agenda today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So my daughter still has her ballet performance next week, we are just finishing some major construction on our deck and I'm cleaning the garage and I got a job. So I guess I have the right to feel busy!!! Right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> I am working as a design consultant for a company called I4C. We are doing some marketing and advertising right now and I am suppose to start a blog to show trends and forthcoming designs. So please watch for it!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We just finished some work for Donny Osmond Home (we redesigned their inspiration catalog for their manufacturers) and we will be meeting them at market in July! It is an awesome job, that I love!! What do I do? Well, consulting with clients on designs, colors, and trends. We do customized trend presentations and swot analysis on businesses. The business owner Mike Collins, is a long time veteran in the furniture design business and is a genius with drawing and furniture design. If you have bought an outdoor set at Costco or Target recently, he probalably designed it. It was an opportunity that I couldn't pass up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope I have time to sew and do the things I want to do! One thing is for sure, that I will be doing more social media so you will be hearing from me soon! Please follow me when I get things up and running. I will keep you informed on all the good decorating ideas coming out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One hot trend right now is...cross stitch!! How awesome is that? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Enjoy your sewing time friends! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-89075757627339221942014-02-05T07:50:00.001-08:002014-02-05T09:19:12.408-08:00Lots of sewing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hello all of my blog friends. I think an update is in order as I feel like I have been cranking out projects as of late. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm2EmmUjN_MjSDNfZrgwJ7Znmt1DyJze21QkRtQchCrz6pea0XEm6fJArgd6rHCRw-uLWm7os5uf5N3eNAXbsB0sOWU4GYowBXMEnMDOD2cCVPrLefs8M4UjuzYhmBYx90xFAkTj7scGT/s640/blogger-image-1814357567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm2EmmUjN_MjSDNfZrgwJ7Znmt1DyJze21QkRtQchCrz6pea0XEm6fJArgd6rHCRw-uLWm7os5uf5N3eNAXbsB0sOWU4GYowBXMEnMDOD2cCVPrLefs8M4UjuzYhmBYx90xFAkTj7scGT/s640/blogger-image-1814357567.jpg"></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">First up, during Christmas I was commisioned to make a quilt for my daughters ballet teacher, by her husband. Commissioned is a loose word. I did all the piecing pro bono, because I have appreciated everything she has done for us.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> I had this quilt kit in my stash and added a few borders to make it Queen size. I hated to give it away because this quilt looked great in MY bedroom. Isn't that the way it goes?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPlDJAm3OTK2R2CsXcyFyTWAx1xaPM9P0Vg-F0GWcAoBGUFR3OI8TRQYHhQkWRpCzwUgWlfODp7YXZ1WMYAyAMFn54b0LTJypYYUk039l4ycIypk2Peg6exNRed9snxBKLlBJ40yiOV8S/s640/blogger-image-858854020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPlDJAm3OTK2R2CsXcyFyTWAx1xaPM9P0Vg-F0GWcAoBGUFR3OI8TRQYHhQkWRpCzwUgWlfODp7YXZ1WMYAyAMFn54b0LTJypYYUk039l4ycIypk2Peg6exNRed9snxBKLlBJ40yiOV8S/s640/blogger-image-858854020.jpg"></a></div>I made this little sewing set for my mom for Christmas. This is from Milady's Needle called Ann Blockley's Pin Cushion and Scissor Keep. I stitched it on 40 count linen with my own conversion of Gentle Art threads. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">When we were </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">at the Attic needlework store in November, I noticed that my mom picked up the pattern several times to admire it. I decided to sneak it into my purchases and make it for her. The buttons on the scissor holder were a bit tricky so I opted for a pre made trim on the pincushion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4Gy3eIGwVsNBUKcTzYULZ_-9Z_A98bmWBE_XDYs5oORlGJlk-hjgC2aEBlePEr2mD0ZeqKGi4potafheP5Yncx7dXZFM7Q2qkjqWuRKmnvtvTbiQgoQZAGTd1sFP9UchpSC97PoNY6rX/s640/blogger-image--155975577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4Gy3eIGwVsNBUKcTzYULZ_-9Z_A98bmWBE_XDYs5oORlGJlk-hjgC2aEBlePEr2mD0ZeqKGi4potafheP5Yncx7dXZFM7Q2qkjqWuRKmnvtvTbiQgoQZAGTd1sFP9UchpSC97PoNY6rX/s640/blogger-image--155975577.jpg"></a></div></div></div>The dolls got dressed up for Christmas! Caroline is wearing a dress made out of blue silk that I finished this year. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZrHitGQAnwG5q_AF7SPRpMA_C780z9ys1_TL0zN5R7N7v68AOUiz56v1LszpZfvaCLLJOPSdd9unEUKwCtNoEaLRlPKgBZJcEF7r7c2Sy_-3AlXMI_YJkGTgacPMT5bmweg6oFsSzjnj/s640/blogger-image--1943198106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZrHitGQAnwG5q_AF7SPRpMA_C780z9ys1_TL0zN5R7N7v68AOUiz56v1LszpZfvaCLLJOPSdd9unEUKwCtNoEaLRlPKgBZJcEF7r7c2Sy_-3AlXMI_YJkGTgacPMT5bmweg6oFsSzjnj/s640/blogger-image--1943198106.jpg"></a></div></div></div>We took a Disney cruise a few weeks ago for one of our Christmas presents. My daughter and I ran the 5k on Castaway Cay, Disney's private island. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started running during the summer and I absolutely love it! I'm not running any marathons or anything, but as far as exercise goes, it's one of my favorite things to do. I don't like running in the cold and snow. I cannot wait for warmer weather again!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My poor daughter struggled with the run. She was less than enthusiastic after mile one. A picture with Captian Jack helped her smile again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTab8cFPQyAPkNARwcm_UdyrGAJYLV-B6LNWmhyphenhyphenev6h-2uFp2CNBA27Cp6r-2joPsmZ16fUh0WV2eW7OFG3eL3QDuZSsxAXMUKL02r0VuX53WqmOtUUeoiTW28HTTqLgQb12YlpkSafZMf/s640/blogger-image-434222087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTab8cFPQyAPkNARwcm_UdyrGAJYLV-B6LNWmhyphenhyphenev6h-2uFp2CNBA27Cp6r-2joPsmZ16fUh0WV2eW7OFG3eL3QDuZSsxAXMUKL02r0VuX53WqmOtUUeoiTW28HTTqLgQb12YlpkSafZMf/s640/blogger-image-434222087.jpg"></a></div></div>We took an unexpected trip to Washington D.C. on our way home from our cruise. It was great seeing all of the sites. My kiddos are growing so fast!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2Y_e5w4ogzxF2aA2-WGt-YWLjHGD9UU1zt7vuoi5Ht8lHnSLqvIv7c7hB8GN0OfZTOJefjXcF1Ng1t3y7hoCqp8KPmsXzgvHDz177mRQUbrrDPdN1FWSg5cCjav55HY8iPHy-vpFmAbr/s640/blogger-image--1601675490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2Y_e5w4ogzxF2aA2-WGt-YWLjHGD9UU1zt7vuoi5Ht8lHnSLqvIv7c7hB8GN0OfZTOJefjXcF1Ng1t3y7hoCqp8KPmsXzgvHDz177mRQUbrrDPdN1FWSg5cCjav55HY8iPHy-vpFmAbr/s640/blogger-image--1601675490.jpg"></a>Of course we had to visit the American Girl store in D.C. and my daughter used her Christmas money to buy the new girl of the year, Isabelle. They are both ballerinas. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrMe048MAWc9s65MXORHK3bA4oE6O-XerFUfIPSgrgTYDbpu4nlE1KiuWxTCDTaBQe9n3Kt44WtiGkzL9WAMVdO7pd_I0oP3qss4eUDCudKLG_P6bdtFriTfMRGwEfc5X49cyIp2A3_GI/s640/blogger-image-2003743911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrMe048MAWc9s65MXORHK3bA4oE6O-XerFUfIPSgrgTYDbpu4nlE1KiuWxTCDTaBQe9n3Kt44WtiGkzL9WAMVdO7pd_I0oP3qss4eUDCudKLG_P6bdtFriTfMRGwEfc5X49cyIp2A3_GI/s640/blogger-image-2003743911.jpg"></a>Do you remember the Shores sampler I finished a few months ago? Well this is the house that my husbands great grandfather built in 1796 , near the nations capital. We had to drive by and take a snap. It is obviously under a huge renovation at the moment. I want to go back when they have restored it in all it's glory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaMbvM89exuFrSg58gXq73_BhW_Mx0qecwSsjobCq9MPYtU5_s1wO8xSmv6kBnQT7XY9II4wtYyRUXUX5eMAw_aogMqrkykxPgCbASlTO7uRuJqb35WOQnp6XUfJah_AZZObyXHvNSm0W/s640/blogger-image--1834555794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaMbvM89exuFrSg58gXq73_BhW_Mx0qecwSsjobCq9MPYtU5_s1wO8xSmv6kBnQT7XY9II4wtYyRUXUX5eMAw_aogMqrkykxPgCbASlTO7uRuJqb35WOQnp6XUfJah_AZZObyXHvNSm0W/s640/blogger-image--1834555794.jpg"></a></div></div>Over Christmas break, and a few times into January, I got together with my favorite Sister-in-law, and we sewed up a bunch of projects. She is in a monthly sew group and she wanted a place to store a duplicate of all of her favorite sewing notions. I wanted something for retreats and classes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were first inspired by the Portable Creation Station pattern by Pine Mountain designs. We changed the front pocket to a hanging design so it could be removed. The pattern comes with an iron tote as well and I have one cut out but not constructed yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As we started sewing we found other patterns to add to our obsession. We needed an Abbey Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts, to hold thread snippets and pins. The Sewing Caddy (not sure of the designer) we put inside a brochure holder from Staples to hold all of our pens, seam rippers and odds and ends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The clear plastic thread holder is a modified pattern by Kerry Stitch called Needle Nook. We didn't do the appliqué on the front, just used the same focus fabric from the tray. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The bag to hold everything in is from Fig Tree and it's called The Bella Bag. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It feels great to be organized and prepared for a sewing day out of my own sewing room. No more forgetting my seam ripper or needles! I can just grab my bag and go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkXJuFk4INO3qvU5S0Nk9_mDHe7-zpskADriFFOd1AiCp-lYH8N6nsWNerRTiFwT_aZOR4vTc6r5PtqSzCykgspux7S5G6WoVE5l6tDTOW9xAi2qZ0acT1SX3xtaZy3hS8LcN0a6atk7q/s640/blogger-image-1198877997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkXJuFk4INO3qvU5S0Nk9_mDHe7-zpskADriFFOd1AiCp-lYH8N6nsWNerRTiFwT_aZOR4vTc6r5PtqSzCykgspux7S5G6WoVE5l6tDTOW9xAi2qZ0acT1SX3xtaZy3hS8LcN0a6atk7q/s640/blogger-image-1198877997.jpg"></a></div>I got together with another friend this month and we made these wool Halloween friends. They are both patterns from Threads That Bind called Crow Catcher and Perfect Potion. Talk about a fun sewing day. We were suppose to be working our wool quilts, Pennies From Heaven, but had a rebellious hair and decided to do something totally different. These wool friends were hilarious with their funny fingers and facial expressions. I can't wait to decorate with these guys. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomgG9nqkyopCsKcqsjsqUVmGarbDEyL9lnAhJkeDGsziEk6_w5JdmmoMAer8zhFJCTJ0lHw449gQr2fYEuLdpww9buy17zyyMe_B5cnJA6Un_pbZaEjFYqgztp0Hv2gzz5t01oqrdo7YN/s640/blogger-image--2079672512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomgG9nqkyopCsKcqsjsqUVmGarbDEyL9lnAhJkeDGsziEk6_w5JdmmoMAer8zhFJCTJ0lHw449gQr2fYEuLdpww9buy17zyyMe_B5cnJA6Un_pbZaEjFYqgztp0Hv2gzz5t01oqrdo7YN/s640/blogger-image--2079672512.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made 6 of these Crazy Quilt Hearts for friends at Christmas time. I changed the fabrics from blacks to creams. The pattern is called Christmas Heart by A Piece of Work. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_Bix2Qxl-8mwSjL93LXLphVZalzt62dK9OazraGvqplBFVuwJk0b_xQYO_MK-FUDxW8ONZJOOjlyTE5i9GuT8lngDaUSOSYbUeWkndbGWiMxCJgZShHgqFOQZHDff8UGfkMVb5FrYO6a/s640/blogger-image-419776159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_Bix2Qxl-8mwSjL93LXLphVZalzt62dK9OazraGvqplBFVuwJk0b_xQYO_MK-FUDxW8ONZJOOjlyTE5i9GuT8lngDaUSOSYbUeWkndbGWiMxCJgZShHgqFOQZHDff8UGfkMVb5FrYO6a/s640/blogger-image-419776159.jpg"></a></div>On the stitching front, I've been working on Peter and Peep by With Thy Needle and Thread. I'm anxious to finish him up and move on to something new. He is taking a loooonnng time to stitch! He is easy on the eyes, but I have messed up plenty on this guy! Sometimes I think the lower count fabrics are harder to stitch on! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5dkrv6RsUDqHhxM3Y0vlP4srloavZ8VO_NVvo3EdCpfeBXEqxGddJY0_6jUck9t4YKZBCFrl5fPweUgbzaC-6mjPAdffn3s7uDjz_9lGvXhZzy5Y1YrrYDx3sjLNa-vBkROqVAx8Kt-8/s640/blogger-image--2098891329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5dkrv6RsUDqHhxM3Y0vlP4srloavZ8VO_NVvo3EdCpfeBXEqxGddJY0_6jUck9t4YKZBCFrl5fPweUgbzaC-6mjPAdffn3s7uDjz_9lGvXhZzy5Y1YrrYDx3sjLNa-vBkROqVAx8Kt-8/s640/blogger-image--2098891329.jpg"></a></div>Last of all I picked this up from the framers. It is my ABCD 1817 sampler from The Scarlett Letter. I love how tiny it is. It looks great tucked on a little shelf in my hallway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That's all for me today. I hope you are enjoying your sewing time! Until next time dear friends!</div></div></div></div></span></div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-42799571741362835632013-12-03T07:19:00.001-08:002013-12-03T08:34:29.849-08:00Where Did 2013 Go?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAMTiU9WGoBZTj9HdaJYXn_t1cqGbMlWeZDmd2Ec36AALeoC39dZwrXPA6chKW-uXkI0-r98biV9nDiIreQZFI3VVRQKKFdiy4R0Ss1Iq9iM6XMX6KlplBxPnkSZ938M4lir_GlOzzkWB/s640/blogger-image--491486485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAMTiU9WGoBZTj9HdaJYXn_t1cqGbMlWeZDmd2Ec36AALeoC39dZwrXPA6chKW-uXkI0-r98biV9nDiIreQZFI3VVRQKKFdiy4R0Ss1Iq9iM6XMX6KlplBxPnkSZ938M4lir_GlOzzkWB/s640/blogger-image--491486485.jpg"></div>Hello blogging friends. It has been a whirlwind year! I have managed to finish a few things and I thought I would post them so that I can look back and remember what I accomplished. It was not as much as I would have liked, but a few things none the less. This is the first time I have used my iPhone to post so I hope the pictures will be satisfactory. Above is my Shores framed. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02P_u3HQ0fCww7Z5TTOwkHpfPayj0hYBY2hxe6HJMZ7ZupQmlBdsEXVe_5Ld12nGop-j9eCUl1N9BaANIZDZo0jYRXqdz83GcTaNT7mg83Q2Xr0APqKP1Z2XIiCBhfXqMQu3Vjo5W_BrS/s640/blogger-image--1394183473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02P_u3HQ0fCww7Z5TTOwkHpfPayj0hYBY2hxe6HJMZ7ZupQmlBdsEXVe_5Ld12nGop-j9eCUl1N9BaANIZDZo0jYRXqdz83GcTaNT7mg83Q2Xr0APqKP1Z2XIiCBhfXqMQu3Vjo5W_BrS/s640/blogger-image--1394183473.jpg"></a></div>This is a punch needle pattern by Buttermilk Basin. It is in a series of blankets for a sheep. I mounted it on a hanging basket and added some rusty keys to the side. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKo5J0vuF1jpbxy3ugWvrdKZNPNN09jxBWJ8ahlTHft14W1lf-_TurW0_0hnxY19yGnfeZPJ64tG5OiXz85EGTcnkqy80v3-img_Gsg17AA229TopV6pdvykS1d_YKWQ5vE70km9v7gqY2/s640/blogger-image-1984074459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKo5J0vuF1jpbxy3ugWvrdKZNPNN09jxBWJ8ahlTHft14W1lf-_TurW0_0hnxY19yGnfeZPJ64tG5OiXz85EGTcnkqy80v3-img_Gsg17AA229TopV6pdvykS1d_YKWQ5vE70km9v7gqY2/s640/blogger-image-1984074459.jpg"></a>Halloween Queen by Notforgotten Farm. I stitched this on vacation in October. I used the color changes from Shepherds Bush and added the buttons as they suggested. I loved stitching this!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqinuUtRi1kwgPVAzeImwcBMG7a8y4tBpDvSwm4UWW3u4F6K8pSr_W8PWhiDoasV4OKx2GG5MZa4jHAZ64FHOjwegFahUaSOSp27x8yMspIK7Vid8rD0MslD1FWrohGNSOO6bmXOckYeO/s640/blogger-image-770819546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqinuUtRi1kwgPVAzeImwcBMG7a8y4tBpDvSwm4UWW3u4F6K8pSr_W8PWhiDoasV4OKx2GG5MZa4jHAZ64FHOjwegFahUaSOSp27x8yMspIK7Vid8rD0MslD1FWrohGNSOO6bmXOckYeO/s640/blogger-image-770819546.jpg"></a>This is a long retired pattern from CedarHill Cross Stitch. I have had it in my stash for a long time. I changed the colors to Gentle Art and it stitched up in a couple of nights. I love the frame for this piece. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2mIZ7qr7Vc6d4FvJMGRjYg1iHHz-dIN-hnX9tMOPeGxlZPV2ah9NUa8yeCIVm8HflBSJU6gTq_k4cXZ_JTcquFKbDpTp94_iWxHg8Smi3hVEpiwb8qPHq6gpEtqrEZ0O5mHcH_MAWRKO/s640/blogger-image--447716627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2mIZ7qr7Vc6d4FvJMGRjYg1iHHz-dIN-hnX9tMOPeGxlZPV2ah9NUa8yeCIVm8HflBSJU6gTq_k4cXZ_JTcquFKbDpTp94_iWxHg8Smi3hVEpiwb8qPHq6gpEtqrEZ0O5mHcH_MAWRKO/s640/blogger-image--447716627.jpg"></a></div>This is a little Shepherds Bush kit called Fa La La sheep. I stitched this on vacation too. Sorry for the blurry photo. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJz_pIcggHrZR0TFTyHIlWAPF0HvvQtcP6Y02gHkFDUaRaCo-dGI5tyANL_Mhe1Im2O6iO4Tv3h7YJia61NDDWaZ5MIDaEjwIFxfb_3UpoQ-72YrJXUk98n_brYSit_ulqJhjM0An2jf3f/s640/blogger-image--512709017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJz_pIcggHrZR0TFTyHIlWAPF0HvvQtcP6Y02gHkFDUaRaCo-dGI5tyANL_Mhe1Im2O6iO4Tv3h7YJia61NDDWaZ5MIDaEjwIFxfb_3UpoQ-72YrJXUk98n_brYSit_ulqJhjM0An2jf3f/s640/blogger-image--512709017.jpg"></a>This table runner is from a Primitive Gatherings magazine I believe it was Fall 2013. A couple friends and I made this at my house at a mini retreat we had in the Fall. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY2lzpOCqznevXw0FTTOZ_uXrKiOWUa-l6ua0fcVIUPySzODFfFZbN8X3xe3fZ6RPuuCUSwWeNJzqIWPGdelPnc_xzkSzyzfkVnD4yHY8Focq7AU8JqNiYaA5ERmQN-0BqmB4d5Vsi9_j/s640/blogger-image-1925127523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY2lzpOCqznevXw0FTTOZ_uXrKiOWUa-l6ua0fcVIUPySzODFfFZbN8X3xe3fZ6RPuuCUSwWeNJzqIWPGdelPnc_xzkSzyzfkVnD4yHY8Focq7AU8JqNiYaA5ERmQN-0BqmB4d5Vsi9_j/s640/blogger-image-1925127523.jpg"></a>This is a gift from my mom. It is a pattern by Pine mountain designs. I love how it sits on a cocktail plate that is glued to a candle stick holder. So clever. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dIsll8kbidnQolNshx1AzZXCtvNmJTxS1jeeYulEJD_6nuEgtpPbRBv8o8sLly-6jbd-ybroWv62RBb2m8bhEHS227E-2id_QT-MlVlR2J7E3wNdGYAorShaN5RyLbjHnbhjyZiblAk4/s640/blogger-image--501169008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dIsll8kbidnQolNshx1AzZXCtvNmJTxS1jeeYulEJD_6nuEgtpPbRBv8o8sLly-6jbd-ybroWv62RBb2m8bhEHS227E-2id_QT-MlVlR2J7E3wNdGYAorShaN5RyLbjHnbhjyZiblAk4/s640/blogger-image--501169008.jpg"></a>In September I went to a quilting retreat with my guild and I assembled some quilts that I had been doing as exchanges. This is Kim Diehl's Idaho Farm Girl. This was a difficult quilt but the results were worth the effort! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3TC_jG_qQdpz96Bs_aN6KFCuB0jT3QNsKJMEsuzk6puIaYp_VGkDxYwNbyUFQMCIL21tbHuJjCZV3wnznla-DC92lQhkzvXOAK9eDjhuEEoNwL4XejwbAJV3iJwamH82N3zIN-NYDtQK/s640/blogger-image-1054249354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3TC_jG_qQdpz96Bs_aN6KFCuB0jT3QNsKJMEsuzk6puIaYp_VGkDxYwNbyUFQMCIL21tbHuJjCZV3wnznla-DC92lQhkzvXOAK9eDjhuEEoNwL4XejwbAJV3iJwamH82N3zIN-NYDtQK/s640/blogger-image-1054249354.jpg"></a>This is another exchange called The Spool Quilt from Edyta Sitar. It's from the book Friendship Strips and Scraps. I still have all of the appliqués on the border to do. 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A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a wonderful clothing company called "<a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/c-458-vintage-style.aspx">Shabby Apple</a>". They were wondering if I would be interested in reviewing a dress for them. Well, of course I jumped at the chance, especially since this company was new to me. I was curious to see what they had to offer. They specialize in <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/c-458-vintage-style.aspx">Vintage Clothing.</a><br />
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Choosing a dress was not an easy task. Seriously, there were so many darling things to look at, that I poured over their website for days! Finally I decided on a dress called, "Heart of Me", because it was different than anything that I own...and IT'S RED! I just love the color red. <br />
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One thing I really love about Shabby Apple, is that they donate a portion of their proceeds to a charity organization named Unitis. Their mission is to give micro-loans to the world's working poor. The clothing tag on the article of clothing will tell you a name of someone that they are helping. My tag had the name of a 35 year old widow from India, who is a bamboo weaver and has benefited from a micro loan of $89 to help her with her business. I love supporting companies that use their good fortune to help others.<br />
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The dress was a wonderful lightweight cotton, and was a great color with a soft white flower print on it. It had some great details, such as lots of pleats and generous amounts of fabric. I loved the giant bow in the back. It was well constructed. I ordered a size bigger than normal based on the website reviews, and did not have to do any modifications to it. <br />
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They are reviving the art of the dress, and have expanded their clothing line to tops, skirts and swimwear! They also have wonderful accessories, and shoes. Please, <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/c-458-vintage-style.aspx">go and check them out</a>! You can like them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shabby-Apple">facebook</a> and follow them on<a href="http://followgram.me/shabbyapple"> instagram </a>for special savings. I am going to buy my next holiday dress from Shabby Apple!<br />
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Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-27935823375674726342013-05-22T08:37:00.000-07:002013-05-22T08:37:37.788-07:00Getting my head back in the game!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">With that fortune he built a beautiful historic home near the nations capital, which is one of the few houses still standing today. It was named, The Friendship House or The Maples. The house was finished in 1796. William entertained guests such as George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson and was influential in politics and government. Sadly not long after finishing the home, his business partner swindled him out of his fortune, and he lost his home. He passed away in much more modest circumstances. The house was later owned by Francis Scott Key. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was fascinating to read his story and to learn more about this relative. In 2012 a development company bought the home, and they are now building upscale condos around the property. The home will serve as a gathering place for the residents. I can't wait to go and see it someday. It has such a rich history. I stitched a bit of this history on the bottom of the sampler, and will include a more detailed history with the frame. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I got a few quilts back from the quilters and I have been busy putting on bindings. This is a quilt top that my mom made for my 40th birthday. This quilt is called The Journal Quilt and it's by Wednesday's Best Quilts. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is The Garden Fence by Fig Tree Quilts. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This quilt is called "Home is Where the Haunt Is". It's by Kimberbell Designs, and was a mystery quilt that I signed up for a few years ago. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is called "A Vintage Christmas" and it's by Bunny Hill Designs. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I got this framed a while ago, but never showed it on my blog. This is called "The Village Alphabet" by Cross My Heart. This one took a whopping 18 years to complete. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I absolutely love the way this sampler turned out. This is a Quaker friendship round robin that many friends stitch on. It is one of my favorite samplers of all time! I think the frame goes perfectly with it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is Hillside Traveler, by Little House Needleworks. This is another favorite sampler. Do you ever have a sampler that you wish you could hang in several places in your house at once? I feel that way about this sampler.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sorry about the flash showing on the glass in this sampler. This is The Weeping Tree Sampler by The City Stitcher. I have this hanging in my kitchen.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This little quilt was easy to do. I just had to add the boarder and binding. I quilted it myself, because I need the practice. The doll clothes were ironed onto fusible fleece, and then cut out. I made a little bag to put all of the clothes in, and I think I'll keep this out were it can be played with during the Christmas season</span>. <span style="font-size: small;">I took this to my guild for show and tell, and after the meeting about 5 ladies ran up to the local quilt shop, and bought the rest of their panels. It's so cute in person. </span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In January, I took a class from Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings. She is a fabulous teacher, and if you get the chance to take a class from her, do not hesitate! I didn't think I would learn that much, as I have been doing embroidery for 30 years, but I found her techniques improved my stitching by leaps and bounds. We made this wall hanging on the first day. Wool, is my new obsession. I have a lot of wool projects in the works right not. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In February, my daughter talked me into remodeling her room. It was quite an undertaking! I guess after 10 years of being in our home, it was time to make the bedrooms more appealing to teenagers. So this is what my daughters room looked like before.</span>..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">..and this is after. I had to do about 15 coats of paint to get it to this point. I don't look forward to painting over that black someday. She absolutely loves her room now! It's so girly, with lots of black Eiffel tower accents. The best part is, she keeps it really clean!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unlike my son, who's room was such a disaster, we opted to take things out of it, rather than clean it up for a before photo opp. It looks like his comforter needs some readjusting in this picture, but at least he made his bed, right? We added a queen bed to his room, and painted the dresser to match. I am going to paint his room this summer. I'm thinking gray and white. I am a little tired of the tan and red, although it's not bad. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My in laws moved last summer, and wanted to clear out some of their things, so we inherited this antique type set case. It's kind of a fun way to display little treasured knick-knacks that you don't know what to do with. Many of the things in here came from my husbands grandparents, and then we added little special things that have been given to us over the years too. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made more Abbey Bags. One for my sewing room, and one for a gift. They are so much fun to make.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I got some wonderful treasures for my birthday. I have sweet friends!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the wool projects I started is this wool lamb by Buttermilk Basin. I am working on getting blankets cut out to take on vacation. It's easy to get them cut out and ironed down, the sewing is the part that takes me forever. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This little project was intended for Valentines day, but I just got it sewn into a pillow last week. This comes from the Valentine Need'l Love book. I still need to make some buttons flowers to tuck into the heart pocket, but once summer hits, I should have time to work on it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll leave you with another fun antique we inherited. Another summer project on my list is to make a Gail Wilson doll to put on this chair. I love the way it sits in my stairway. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I hope this post finds you all well dear blog friends. May you enjoy each moment with your sewing and do as much of it as you can. Talk to you all soon!</div>
Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-81411175562451018912012-12-31T17:22:00.005-08:002013-03-26T07:37:05.581-07:00Finishing!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's <span style="font-size: small;">hard to believe we are at the end of th<span style="font-size: small;">e year! I wanted to qui<span style="font-size: small;">ckly post and </span><span style="font-size: small;">share with you the finishes <span style="font-size: small;">that I have done <span style="font-size: small;">the past couple of months</span></span></span></span></span>.<span style="font-size: small;"> I've waited q<span style="font-size: small;">uite </span>aw<span style="font-size: small;">hile to get these quilts back fro<span style="font-size: small;">m the quilter<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">, but it was worth the wait. I've been binding away<span style="font-size: small;"> and<span style="font-size: small;"> m</span></span>y fin<span style="font-size: small;">ger<span style="font-size: small;">print is worn off now. <span style="font-size: small;">(I'm not kidding...I had to use my thumb<span style="font-size: small;">print to get into the park at <span style="font-size: small;">Universal Studios<span style="font-size: small;">, because <span style="font-size: small;">the machine could not recognize my <span style="font-size: small;">fingerprint</span></span></span>!)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A close up of the quilting. This <span style="font-size: small;">is a pattern <span style="font-size: small;">by Quilt Soup called <span style="font-size: small;">Sunny Disposition. It<span style="font-size: small;"> will be <span style="font-size: small;">a fun<span style="font-size: small;">, bright quilt to <span style="font-size: small;">display in the <span style="font-size: small;">Spring<span style="font-size: small;"> and Summer.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This quilt <span style="font-size: small;">wa<span style="font-size: small;">s for my daughter for Christmas. It has minky on the back and is so soft! <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think we may fight o<span style="font-size: small;">ver this <span style="font-size: small;">one </span>when watching <span style="font-size: small;">movies.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A close up of the quilting<span style="font-size: small;">.</span> Love those flowers<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is my Amish Quilt<span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;">This is a Sunshin<span style="font-size: small;">e and Sh<span style="font-size: small;">adow pattern<span style="font-size: small;"> of my own design based off of one I saw in Pennsylvania. I have to say that I was a little <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">stunned</span> when I s<span style="font-size: small;">aw how <span style="font-size: small;">my quilter chose to quilt this one. It's not at all traditional, which is what I wanted...however the quilting is really beautiful and it's growing on me. I am planning on <span style="font-size: small;">doing some Amish sti<span style="font-size: small;">tching designs to hang ne<span style="font-size: small;">xt to this in my downstairs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is<span style="font-size: small;"> a quilt that I did during a rete<span style="font-size: small;">a<span style="font-size: small;">t a few years ago.<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">A nice easy design from Pat Sloan, and it's from the book, I <span style="font-size: small;">Can't <span style="font-size: small;">Believe I'm Quilting. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is my favorite of the bunch. I saw this in a<span style="font-size: small;">n American P<span style="font-size: small;">atchwork magazin<span style="font-size: small;">e several years ago<span style="font-size: small;"> It <span style="font-size: small;">r<span style="font-size: small;">eminds me of Williamsbur<span style="font-size: small;">g. I especially love the little star in the center of the quilt. This one was a great addition to my holiday <span style="font-size: small;">decorating this year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A close up of the tiny star and the <span style="font-size: small;">beautiful quilting.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Over the hol<span style="font-size: small;">iday break I got <span style="font-size: small;">up the nerve to fin<span style="font-size: small;">ish my <span style="font-size: small;">Ra<span style="font-size: small;">ndom Thoughts by Drawn T<span style="font-size: small;">hread. <span style="font-size: small;">I decided to line it with some <span style="font-size: small;">Heat and Bond <span style="font-size: small;">light, and then add a cotton backing<span style="font-size: small;"> instead of stitching it the way the pattern suggested. I<span style="font-size: small;">t added <span style="font-size: small;">some</span> <span style="font-size: small;">weight, and it seems to hang better on the wall. I'm ha<span style="font-size: small;">ppy to have this one o<span style="font-size: small;">ut of the closet.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also finished my strawberry sampler. This is a terrible pic<span style="font-size: small;">ture<span style="font-size: small;">, but it turned out cute, and will look great with my wool <span style="font-size: small;">straw<span style="font-size: small;">berries that I display in June.</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I finished this bu<span style="font-size: small;">tton sampler into a pillow today. I'm not sure i<span style="font-size: small;">f I love the way I finished this one, bu<span style="font-size: small;">t it's better done than perfect. <span style="font-size: small;">My daughter got the new Caroline doll for Christmas and she wanted you all to see i<span style="font-size: small;">t. <span style="font-size: small;">She is m<span style="font-size: small;">y favor<span style="font-size: small;">ite. I <span style="font-size: small;">will be <span style="font-size: small;">sewing a lot of clothes for her<span style="font-size: small;"> th<span style="font-size: small;">is year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made a few Abb<span style="font-size: small;">ey Bag<span style="font-size: small;">s over the holidays<span style="font-size: small;">. These <span style="font-size: small;">make wonderful gifts<span style="font-size: small;">. </span></span>I <span style="font-size: small;">can't decide which one I like b<span style="font-size: small;">est.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My mom gifted me with this <span style="font-size: small;">darling project tote,<span style="font-size: small;"> which was filled with fabric and <span style="font-size: small;">books.</span> I just love it! I'<span style="font-size: small;">l<span style="font-size: small;">l really be styling when I take projects places now!</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a close up of the pinc<span style="font-size: small;">ushion! I<span style="font-size: small;">s<span style="font-size: small;">n't i<span style="font-size: small;">t sweet?</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another dear friend, Kathryn (no blog) made me t<span style="font-size: small;">his wonderful pin<span style="font-size: small;">cu<span style="font-size: small;">shion. <span style="font-size: small;">I have it sitting by sewing cha<span style="font-size: small;">ir. </span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have been traveling a<span style="font-size: small;">gain. My husband<span style="font-size: small;"> likes to take all of his vacations in the <span style="font-size: small;">Fall and W</span>inter time, so we<span style="font-size: small;"> headed off to Florida to visit my brother. <span style="font-size: small;">We went to Universal Studios for <span style="font-size: small;">3 days, and saw Mannheim Steamroller in concert<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>and the Harry Potter park! Wow is it ever <span style="font-size: small;">cool. I cannot believe the de<span style="font-size: small;">tails that <span style="font-size: small;">they <span style="font-size: small;">put into the castle<span style="font-size: small;">, Hog<span style="font-size: small;">warts</span></span> and <span style="font-size: small;">the village, Hogmeade.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">We've been watching all of the Harry Potter movies over the brea<span style="font-size: small;">k. <span style="font-size: small;">I wish I would <span style="font-size: small;">have had time to do that before we le<span style="font-size: small;">ft...I probably would have appreciated even <span style="font-size: small;">more of the de<span style="font-size: small;">t<span style="font-size: small;">ails.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Having a <span style="font-size: small;">Butter<span style="font-size: small;">beer in Ho<span style="font-size: small;">gsmeade. <span style="font-size: small;">Yum!</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is one of the amazing de<span style="font-size: small;">ta<span style="font-size: small;">ils of the castle. <span style="font-size: small;">There are <span style="font-size: small;">tin<span style="font-size: small;">y pinholes <span style="font-size: small;">with <span style="font-size: small;">fiberoptic lights in each one. <span style="font-size: small;">T</span></span></span>he p<span style="font-size: small;">illar ma<span style="font-size: small;">gi<span style="font-size: small;">cally write<span style="font-size: small;">s</span> the name of the ride, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey<span style="font-size: small;"> and then it d<span style="font-size: small;">isap<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">p</span>ear</span>s again. <span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-size: small;">t's probably<span style="font-size: small;"> something I would <span style="font-size: small;">have m<span style="font-size: small;">issed if I hadn'<span style="font-size: small;">t been waiting for my kids to me<span style="font-size: small;">et me.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My son got his Eagle Scout awar<span style="font-size: small;">d this month. <span style="font-size: small;">I am so very proud of him<span style="font-size: small;"> and all of <span style="font-size: small;">his efforts to get this award. <span style="font-size: small;">The ma<span style="font-size: small;">n he choose to give his mentor <span style="font-size: small;">pin to </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">is <span style="font-size: small;">Scott Monson, brother to <span style="font-size: small;">Thomas S. Monson, p<span style="font-size: small;">resident of the Church of <span style="font-size: small;">J<span style="font-size: small;">e<span style="font-size: small;">sus Christ of Lat<span style="font-size: small;">ter Day Saints.<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">He is a wonderful leader and <span style="font-size: small;">did so muc<span style="font-size: small;">h to help the bo<span style="font-size: small;">ys in scouting.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I <span style="font-size: small;">bought the wool this week to start this beautiful wool quilt. It's called Pennies from Heaven.<span style="font-size: small;"> I'm w<span style="font-size: small;">orkin<span style="font-size: small;">g on getting it cut out. It will take a while to complete but will be well worth the effort.</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'<span style="font-size: small;">ve got to find a way to finish<span style="font-size: small;"> this project. I'm think<span style="font-size: small;">ing <span style="font-size: small;">of a rolling <span style="font-size: small;">pin, like <a href="http://beckysc.blogspot.com/2012/10/most-of-my-readers-know-i-am-down-home.html">Becky </a>did in her <span style="font-size: small;">Fall finish.<span style="font-size: small;"> She did a fabulous job.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I joined Nicola's Scar<span style="font-size: small;">let<span style="font-size: small;"> Let<span style="font-size: small;">ter SAL. I'm so thrilled to be <span style="font-size: small;">a part of it<span style="font-size: small;">. I'm still trying to decide on a bi<span style="font-size: small;">g<span style="font-size: small;">ger </span>sampler, b<span style="font-size: small;">ut for now I'm stitching <span style="font-size: small;">ABCD 1817. It's a min<span style="font-size: small;">iature sampler, and it is<span style="font-size: small;"> the perfect start for me. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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That's it for me for this year. Thank you so much to all of those who helped me with my dyeing issues on the last post. I've decided to leave my sampler the way it is, and I've already sent it to the framers. I'll show pictures when it returns.</div>
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Thank you to all that leave comments and brighten my day. I wish you all happy stitching and quilting in 2013!<br />
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Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-1780962315733968202012-11-15T10:20:00.000-08:002012-11-16T20:56:36.396-08:00To Dye or Not to Dye...I need your help!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi to all my blog fri<span style="font-size: small;">ends<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">. </span>I'm so glad that you ca<span style="font-size: small;">me to visit <span style="font-size: small;">today. I am doing a little hap<span style="font-size: small;">py dance, as I j</span>ust finished my Weeping Tree sampler<span style="font-size: small;">. </span><span style="font-size: small;">S<span style="font-size: small;">o now that i<span style="font-size: small;">t's done, I'm wondering if it needs <span style="font-size: small;">some <span style="font-size: small;">antiquing</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">. </span> </span></span></span></span><b>I am in need of your opinion. </b> This is stitched on 32 coun<span style="font-size: small;">t cream fabric, and I'm wondering if I should <span style="font-size: small;">dip this in some dye. I've never dyed a fin<span style="font-size: small;">ished piece before, so I we<span style="font-size: small;">lcome you thoughts. <span style="font-size: small;">I like it the way it looks now, but I'm wondering if it <span style="font-size: small;">has a 1990's look, <span style="font-size: small;">instead of a 184<span style="font-size: small;">3 look. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a close up of the little sheep made out of an eyel<span style="font-size: small;">et variation. </span>So fun to stitch. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">T<span style="font-size: small;">ake a lo<span style="font-size: small;">ok at that bird next to my initials. <span style="font-size: small;">Funny story about him. </span></span></span>I was outside stitching in the warm sun, when I decided I needed a little refreshment. So I went to take a drink from my water glass that had been sweating in the summer sun, <span style="font-size: small;">and</span> plop!...<span style="font-size: small;">A</span> big sweat drop of water<span style="font-size: small;"> dropped</span> on my pattern. I didn't <span style="font-size: small;">get too w<span style="font-size: small;">orried about it, I just br<span style="font-size: small;">ushed it off, and kept stitching. <span style="font-size: small;">Later I discover<span style="font-size: small;">ed that <span style="font-size: small;">t<span style="font-size: small;">he </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>ink had run from my pattern onto my fabric! <span style="font-size: small;">Yikes, I was in full panic! </span>I scrubbed on it,<span style="font-size: small;"> I used a ti<span style="font-size: small;">de pen on it, <span style="font-size: small;">I <span style="font-size: small;">tried just<span style="font-size: small;"> about everything<span style="font-size: small;"> I could think of, </span></span></span></span></span></span>but to no avail. There was a faded gr<span style="font-size: small;">ay ink s<span style="font-size: small;">pot soiling my fabric</span></span>..so the bird was the idea I came up to cover it up, and it worked out pretty well<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I think<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Weeping Tree Sampler, by the City Stitcher. Stitched with suggested colors on 32 count cream fabric. Now on to other things<span style="font-size: small;"> that h<span style="font-size: small;">appended in October.</span></span></span> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last month</span> I won a giveaway from <a href="http://samplers-and-santas.blogspot.com/">Marly over at Sampler's and Santa's.</a> Wow, this was a wonderful package to rec<span style="font-size: small;">eive<span style="font-size: small;">!</span> </span>Thanks so much Marly. Go over and visit her...she inspires and entertains like no other. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had a fun pincushion making day, with my friend Kathryn (no blog). Kathryn gifted me with the pincushion on the right, and then together we made the others. This is the Acorn Pincushion pattern by Crabapple Hill. What a great way to spend the day!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We went on a family vacation last month, and we spent the day on Daytona beach, playing in the sand with my <span style="font-size: small;">brother's family</span>, and watching<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">...</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">t</span>he amazing Thunderbirds, and many other great <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">aerobatic</span></span></span> feats. Now people in Daytona, <span style="font-size: small;">Florida</span> have the right idea. What a perfect way to watch an airshow! <span style="font-size: small;">For<span style="font-size: small;">get about hot tarma<span style="font-size: small;">cs<span style="font-size: small;">, this <span style="font-size: small;">was actually fun<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The next day we sailed on a Disney Cruise to the Bahamas. Best vacation EVER! If you are not a fan of cruising, (I'm usually in this category), then you really need to try Disney. They do everything right. My kids can't wait to go again. We enjoyed a perfect day on Disney's private island</span>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">W<span style="font-size: small;">e <span style="font-size: small;">became </span></span>pirates for <span style="font-size: small;">a</span> night, <span style="font-size: small;">and helped to save the ship<span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">We p<span style="font-size: small;">osed for a <span style="font-size: small;">picture with the amazing Mike Super who <span style="font-size: small;">has a </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Super d<span style="font-size: small;">e duper ma<span style="font-size: small;">gic <span style="font-size: small;">show<span style="font-size: small;">, and is a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">r<span style="font-size: small;">eally nice guy too. <span style="font-size: small;">All of the show<span style="font-size: small;">s were amazing. The best thin<span style="font-size: small;">g abou<span style="font-size: small;">t this trip <span style="font-size: small;">is se<span style="font-size: small;">eing my son smile the whole time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>He enjoyed every minute of t<span style="font-size: small;">his tr<span style="font-size: small;">ip<span style="font-size: small;"> and spent a lot of time hanging<span style="font-size: small;"> out with other kids in the teen <span style="font-size: small;">l<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">ounge</span>. </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My dau<span style="font-size: small;">ghter smiled a lot too. She<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>went s<span style="font-size: small;">l<span style="font-size: small;">eu</span>thing. </span>The Disney Dream has this really fun sleuthing activity, where you register a card at this computer screen, and then you run around the ship holding your card up to the pictures. Sensors in the paintings interact with you in a personal way, animating a unique mystery right before your eyes. It was incredible. I can't believe the fun things they have to offer. W<span style="font-size: small;">e<span style="font-size: small;"> swam, ate, and relax<span style="font-size: small;">ed. What could be better than that? More stitching <span style="font-size: small;">I guess...not a lot of that happened.</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As it's so hard to leave some<span style="font-size: small;">thing that great, <span style="font-size: small;">Disney doe<span style="font-size: small;">sn't say goodbye, </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">the characters s<span style="font-size: small;">in</span><span style="font-size: small;">g, "See you real soon</span></span></span></span></span></span>".<span style="font-size: small;"> Thanks for visiting my blog today. I appreciate each and every one of your comment<span style="font-size: small;">s and especially your advice.<span style="font-size: small;"> I'll see you again in blogland real soon too. Happy Stitching.</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-43978979267284391772012-09-29T10:47:00.000-07:002012-10-06T06:24:55.096-07:00Remember when...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi dear blog friends. How are you all doing? My life certainly has not been my own the past few month, but in between all the hustle and bustle I've managed to get a few stitches into my linen and some sewing done. Let's see if you can remember any of these old samplers from the past. At the moment I'm working on a sampler called, "The Weeping Tree" by the City Stitcher. It's an oldie, but a goodie from 1995. I know it's pathetic, but the house took me most of the summer to construct. I was shocked that I used a whole skein of DMC floss on the brick mortar! I'm feeling like my mojo is returning while working on this. Probably because it's stitched on 32 count, and is really easy on the eyes. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have a little progress to show on Shores. I used several colors of red silk on the fish in block 12, instead of making them all one color. I like the variation it provided. I'm taking this on vacation in a few weeks, and hopefully I can finish up another block or two.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm still working on the Toy Chest. I took a class on how to finish this piece, and I want to get this done soon, so I can apply what I've learned. The horse has just about done me in. It's over one... need I say more?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I started this on one of our summer travels. Prairie Moon's, For Thine is the Trick and the Treat. Shepherds Bush had this fabric dyed especially for their shop, and I think it's perfect. I know that this won't be done this Halloween, but it should be fun to work on during the Fall season.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My quilt guild has been doing a wool ornament class. We receive several ornies a month to complete. So far mine are cut out, and that's about as far as I've gotten. They are really cute done in person, and if I can only keep up, I'll have a really cute feather tree filled with unique wool ornaments in the year 2014. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am also hosting a block exchange at my quilt guild. We are making 24 blocks per month. Here is a stack of exchanged blocks and some I am working on. These will be for the quilt, <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projects-ideas/designer-show-tell/kim-diehl-behind-the-scenes_ss8.html">Idaho Farm Girl, by Kim Diehl</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was invited by a couple of friends to work on this quilt by Needl' Love. Of course, I don't have any willpower whatsoever, and I told them to count me in. I love the colors of this quilt, and can't wait for some time to work on it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I stitched this sampler last winter, and never put it on my blog. I think this is my favorite Fall sampler, and the frame is stunning. I can't remember the designer, but if anyone is interested, I'll find the pattern and the name. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I stitched this sampler way back in the 90's, when large count fabrics were all the rage. I originally finished it into a wall hanging, but over the years I tired of it. One day I decided to frame it and I love the way it looks now. A new frame is a good way to freshen up an old piece.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a really old sampler from Oberlin Designs. I changed quite a bit on this piece. The fabric, the floss... I added buttons, and silk ribbon pumpkins. It's bright, but I love this sampler still. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My table is sporting Bent Creek's Fall Snapper. Also a darling owl that my friend made for me. It's from the Pumpkin Patch Needl' Love book. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now for family happenings. In July, my daughter celebrated her 11th birthday. She wanted to have a gymnastics party and watch the new American Girl movie, McKenna. All the girls brought their dolls. Wow! Was it ever cute. She had a sleep over with her cousins afterwards....which lasted 3 days, because they were having so much fun. I'm such a pushover! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We traveled to San Diego for my cousins wedding at the end of July. It was a gorgeous day in the bay area. My kids look grumpy here because we were getting ready to fly home soon. This is the San Diego Temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. You can read more about temples <a href="http://www.lds.org/church/temples?lang=eng">here</a> and <a href="http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/about/">here. </a> </span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My nephew got married at the South Jordan temple a few weeks later. This is my fabulous brother (the nicest anesthesiologist in the state), his wife, their son, and new daughter in law. Another beautiful day with the family.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a weekend in Arizona (no pictures on that trip), we took a very quick trip that was less than 24 hours, to Colorado to visit my husbands 91 year old granddad. He is amazing. He still lives at home, cooks his own food, and does most everything for himself. He taught me how to make English soft boiled eggs. The lovely lady in the purple shirt is my husbands wonderful sister. We love traveling with her, and she tempted us to visit the Redwoods the next weekend...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">which we did, because we are crazy, and we just can't get enough adventure! The kids and I flew to Portland, where we were met by my husband. Then we drove down the coast to Crescent City, (took us about 9 hours), where we enjoyed the Redwoods for one day. After wearing ourselves out hiking, and sleeping on cots, we were up at 5:30 AM and made another 9 hour trip down to Oakland California to fly home. That's how most of our trips have been this summer...2-3 days at most. It's so fun but wears one out!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There has been much happening at home too. This is the new Brigham City Temple that was just dedicated a week ago. One early morning I took my young women group from church to see the bride room. It's one of prettiest that I have ever been in. What an amazing experience it has been to have this structure being built in our small town. We are so blessed as a community.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">To celebrate the temple open house, 4000 kids from the temple district practiced for months for a big pageant that they performed for their parents and church leaders. Yes, I was involved with every one of those practices. My son was one of the soldiers in this swing number celebrating the military hospital that was here during WWII. My son danced with a really cute girl! I was so impressed with his performance.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There wasn't a dry eye in the audience as we celebrated this great country we live in and the new temple in our midst. </span></td></tr>
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Enjoy a wonderful Saturday wherever you are. May you enjoy time with your family and have many creative moments too. </div>
Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-48581144472478317792012-06-17T17:15:00.000-07:002012-06-18T10:39:10.856-07:00Summer Fun!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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few months. As this blog is a journal of sorts, for me, I want to make sure I can look back on what's happened during my year. Going back to April...I celebrated my birthday. This is what I woke
up too in the kitchen! I have an awesome husband, He really spoiled me this year. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here is what was inside those packages. I'm pretty happy with his choices. I haven't had a chance to even think about starting these, but one day...</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">My Sister-in-law gave me a wonderful gift of scissors, my favorite thread, and a whole pack of Frixion pens. (Have you discovered how great these are? They disappear with the touch of an iron.) It was wrapped inside an awesome project tote. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Imagine my surprise after going to dinner to find this gift on my porch from my dear friend <a href="http://dipdiddlydesigns.blogspot.com/">Jolene</a>. Jolene's presents are amazing. I'm still in shock over this gift. I've always wanted a little sewing machine, and could never justify buying one. Well she surprised me! The pincushion and bag she made are adorable too. I think she should start a business putting baskets together, as she has a real talent for it. Thanks JoJo...I love it all!!!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We went traveling to Las Vegas for Memorial Day. The weather was rainy and cold where we live in Utah, but that same cold front, made the usually scalding dessert area south of us, the perfect temperature. We went to Red Rock Canyon for the day. What a pleasant day to hike all over these rocks. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This week I went to the annual <a href="http://wasatchfrontshophop.blogspot.com/">Wasatch Shop Hop</a> with my mom. What a fun day! All of the stores had an "old" television theme. We were whisked back to the days of Cheers, Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, and Brady Bunch...just to name a few. I loved this quilt at <a href="http://broadbentstore.com/">Broadbent's</a>. I hope to reproduce it someday. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This had to be one of my favorite stores, <a href="http://www.elainesquiltblock.com/">Elaine's Quilt Block</a>. Can you guess their theme? Well, it was M*A*S*H, and they had rented a military ambulance and equipment to decorate their lawn and store. They gave away granola bars and pop. So cleaver!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Loved this wreath made out of rows of ruffles. This was from Quilter's Haven as well. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I'm working on Shores again. Yesterday I started filling in the blue section, which is long and boring. I have a lot of eye strain today, and can't get motivated to work on it, so I may need to take a break for a day or two. Also, I think I am going to run out of blue silk, and if that happens, then I'm not sure what to do. Chances are the dye lots will be tricky to match! UUUUUGGGGHHH!!!</span></td></tr>
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Hi to all of my blogging friends. It's been a productive month for me, so I thought I would share my finishes. <a href="http://daysofasamplerlover.blogspot.com/">Margaret</a> and I are
taking a little break from the Toy Chest, so I have been furiously working on my pesky WIP's. This is my Valentine mystery quilt that I did with <a href="http://www.mygirlfriendsquiltshoppe.com/Valentine-Mystery-Quilt-Kit-Romantic_p_500.html">My Girlfriend's Quilt shoppe.</a> I changed the borders from purple to red. The banner will be added after the quilting is done. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is Little House Needlework's Hillside Travelers. Stitched on 36 count with recommended colors, except I changed the red house to Gentle Art's, Mulberry, because it was suppose to be pink, and well...I'm a red girl. I also added my initials and date above the red house. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was a fun little stitch from Heartstring Samplery called Joy to the World. It looks much different from the original. The creative ladies at <a href="http://shepherdsbush.net/">Shepherd's Bush</a> changed the fabric color, floss colors, and added the "Joy" on the chart. Give them a call if you like the changes and would like to get this from them. I added my initials and my husbands initials over one, along with the date. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made some quilting design boards from <a href="http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-design-board-tutorial.html">Lori Holt's website.</a> This is actually the 4th set I've made. The others were for gifts. You use these to keep quilt blocks from getting mixed up while you are in the process of sewing them. Six blocks can sit by your sewing table and not be disturbed...unless someone knocks them off! Easy project to do, you just need a lot of glue sticks. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As much as I've tried not to start something new right now, I just had to cut out this sweet project. It's from Need'l Love Strawberry Threads. I saw this done up in <a href="http://ljezak.blogspot.com/2011/02/not-lot-of-gain-on-jane-california-and.html">California last year</a>, and fell in love. However, the book was quite pricey and I was spending a wad already, so I passed on it. Recently a friend of mine was getting rid of some patterns, and lo and behold this book was in her giveaway bag. I bought it for a few dollars. I already had the frame, so it was practically free. Love those kinds of projects, don't you?</span> <span style="font-size: small;">It will look much better when it's stitched and the seed beads are on the strawberries. I like projects like this for traveling. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Speaking of traveling, we have been. We went to Florida in March to visit my brother and his family, and went to DisneyWorld one day. Here I am with my daughter and her favorite character Jessie. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We also went to Arizona again over Easter break. I
went to the Attic Needlework store again, but didn't get to spend too
much time because the whole clan was outside in the car melting. I bought a few cuts of linen and silks. OHHHH, I'm dying to start
stitching on them! But I've got my blinders on, and I'm staying
focused on my stitching goals for this year. I don't like too many unfinished projects. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My next victim, is Random Thoughts, by The Drawn Thread. I really enjoy working on this, and it shouldn't take too long. I've decided that I will leave the center as it is. I accidentally stitched the verse in the wrong color. I would prefer it to be in the dark green, but it's not worth unpicking. </span></td></tr>
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That's all for me today. Hope everyone is healthy and happy. Thanks for your wonderful comments. They make my day. Happy Sewing!</div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-1611061151712632352012-04-03T07:55:00.001-07:002012-04-03T07:59:31.057-07:00Thanks to friends...I have something to show!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi to all! It's so hard for me to get posts done these days</span>! <span style="font-size: small;">It' seems I am in a really busy phase in my life. I can't complain...we all have our health, and life is good...it's just way too busy to do the things I want to do. Can anyone relate? I have some wonderful things to share with you. First off...do you remember my Quaker sampler as one of my goals to finish this year?</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, I was surprised by dear <a href="http://blacksheepsite.blogspot.com/">Edgar</a>, who offered to stitch the final corner for me. I am thrilled with the motifs he chose, they fit the sampler perfectly. This was stitched on Zweigart's Vintage Country Mocha linen, 32 counted with Vicky Clayton's Silk in Kodiak Fry, and Gentle Art's Brethren Blue. Love it! It is such a beautiful sampler, and I am grateful to all that stitched on it. I am taking it to the framers next week!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also have my progress to share on the Toy Chest Etui. Thanks to <a href="http://daysofasamplerlover.blogspot.com/">Margaret</a>, I have stayed motivated to stitch this. I know I would have banished this to the bottom of the sewing drawer, a long time ago, if Margaret wasn't working on it with me. All of the over one stitching is difficult, and for some reason, I have messed up on colors and counting a lot! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also finished up Bunny Hill's Vintage Christmas. I changed some of the colors in the border to make it be more "red" than "pink". Well...that's all I have time for today. Thanks for all of your wonderful comments. I appreciate your friendships, and sweet words of encouragement. Until next time...Happy Sewing! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi to all my friends. Thanks for all your kind comments about my chair! Let me know if you want a quick tutorial on how to do it. It was easy! A quick update on my progress since my goals were posted last month. This is the Toy Chest Etui that I am stitching with <a href="http://daysofasamplerlover.blogspot.com/">Margaret</a>. We are trying to stitch a page a week, and so far we are only a week behind. LOL. This is the needle book, and it was a really easy stitch. I added my initials and date to the design. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And I finished up part two. Silly me, I thought this would be a good project for an airplane ride down to Phoenix last weekend. Every time we hit a bump, I think I missed a stitch! I know I'm off on the satin stitch on the girl, and I may re-stitch some of it, but for right now, I'm calling this one done. The reason the boy is standing so far above the girl, is after stitching her, I decided I didn't need to be so frugal with the fabric, and I gave him a little more room. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I finished up the borders on this mystery quilt, and I started the Valentine Mystery. It's almost finished, but I need to get the borders on it, before I show you. I like this quilt, but it's really "bright" for my home. Hopefully I can find a place for it next year. It has a lot of cute embellishments that I will add after it's quilted.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had the pleasure of attending my niece's baptism in Arizona last weekend, and my mom and I went to THE Attic Needlework store. If this store doesn't make you want to plunk down some serious cash for stash, then I don't know what will! It's amazing! <a href="http://theneedlespromise.blogspot.com/2012/01/attic-and-new-starts.html">Katrina </a>and <a href="http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/plum_street_samplers/2012/01/the-attic-part-i.html">Paulette,</a> recently shared some of the eye candy there. Among my stash purchases I bought Scarlett Houses, Hannah Tingey and decided on getting fabric as well. Her sampler was done on 45 count, which made it so dainty and delicate. I loved it, but honestly didn't know if I could stitch on 45 count. I went with the 40 count. Hopefully I can see that! My mom and I bought the fabric and silk for Blackbird's, Christmas Garden. We also enabled my SIL, and bought some for her too. The Attic ladies have changed the colors, and it was stunning. I have the pattern on order, and I'm excited to put a few stitches in this when it comes. I also bought Historic Stitches John Foster 1885. They had this stitched on 29 count linen over one, I couldn't resist the beehive. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are my two growing kids in front of my Aunt and Uncle's house. We stayed here, because of all the company at my brother's house. They live just around the corner from each other, so the cousins kept in touch by riding their bikes back and forth. I could have stayed here another week! The weather was just about perfect. I don't know why I live in a place that is dark and cold half of the year. I love and need the sun!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, that's it for now. Thanks for sharing your comments with me. I just figured out how to get my comments to go to my e-mail, so I can respond back! Yea! I apologize for not commenting back to you if you have left me a comment in the past. I will be able to respond now. Have a wonderful day and happy sewing! </div><br />
</div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-65624979840874685932012-01-18T16:27:00.000-08:002012-01-19T11:06:27.626-08:00Feeling blessed, and getting organized!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMbS-NvPXSTSG89k7QEX7UG6jlIdkRGgKvO_mvp0J8JDbdWj7pS3ShAebTHi2hEw3Nz4i3GI6hCSbufzFIQMMZnwc_L3C10PobZ7AgsJ3psyDspA05azWk0dBaA3dx5YW05j_mewXifIa/s1600/P1100072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Hello my dear blogging friends. I have been surprised by a couple of wonderful stitching friends this week, and I have to share. These random acts of kindness have touched my heart, and made me reflect on my responsibility to do more for others.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">First off, I won <a href="http://feathersinthenest.blogspot.com/">Jennifer's</a> blog giveaway a few months ago. Woohoo fabulous Gingher scissors! I was the last person to comment on her post, and you can imagine my surprise when my name was picked by the random generator. Jennifer was going through some very difficult stuff in her personal life, so through an e-mail I told her not to worry about sending anything, which I really meant! I was the last person I wanted her to worry about. How sweet of her to still send the scissors to me. She even threw in my favorite kind of candy bars! Beautiful scissors and fabric Jennifer? You totally went beyond anything I expected, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do you remember this sampler from my 2012 goals to finish this year? This was a Round Robin that I did in 2007 with my local stitch group. I had decided to just stitch the last section so I could get it up on the wall. Well last week, I received an e-mail from <a href="http://blacksheepsite.blogspot.com/">Edgar</a>, who volunteered to stitch the last section for me. I was completely surprised by his offer. I really could not believe that someone would volunteer to do that! I am honored by his request, and thank him so much for being willing to share his stitching with me. It will mean so much to me to know that the whole sampler was stitched by people I admire and consider great friends. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What else have I been doing this week? Well, <a href="http://threadgatherer.blogspot.com/">Deb</a> and I had been e-mailing back and forth about getting organized and getting our sewing mojo back. One thing that I know I have been needing to do for a long time, is improve my sewing space. (Thanks Deb for the gentle push in the right direction!) My husband was on vacation last week, so I was showing him my completely overstuffed closet, and asking his advice on how to get things under control. The next thing I know, the whole loft looks like a bomb went off! It's hard to believe that all of this... </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">and this</span>...fit into my tiny closet! What an embarrassment! I ended up taking all of my fabric out of my drawers (below), and if it had 2 or more yards, I wrapped it on bolts. I now have about 3 times this amount, and my daughter keeps calling it her quilting store. LOL!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now with the fabric out of here, I organized all of my quilt kits into the drawers. I also organized a drawer for wool. My DMC floss is now in it's case, and there is nothing in front of it, so I can open it easily. (big sigh of relief!) The blue shoe boxes still need labels, but they are holding my bindings for quilts that are at the quilters, and fabric that I have cut into various squares and rectangles. I also have one with card making supplies. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">DH built in an extra shelf, and reinforced the ones I had. Fabric is very heavy, and it was making the shelves bow. I was worried that if we had an earthquake, there would be some serious damage done to my stash. I organized all of my fabrics that are less than 2 yards into these drawers, and you can't really see it, but I also have shoe boxes stacked on the left side. There are 12 boxes for fat quarters, and every color has it's own box. I also added another filing cabinet below these bins, and all of my cross-stitch kits and patterns are stored there. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is one of my favorite things we did. I don't have a lot of pre-made frames, but I thought this was a good way to store little frames that I have purchased for certain projects. This is inside the closet above the door. My husband reinforced it with an extra piece of wood as most of the nails would not have been in the studs. Now they are not getting scratched and taking up a lot of valuable shelf space. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The other thing I have been meaning to do for a long time is to recover my sewing chair. This is a chair I have had for 11 years, and I love stitching in it, however the cream color was starting to look really dingy. Yuck it was time to replace it, but new cushions would have cost $279.00. I was really<strike></strike> intimidated to tackle this project, and even though I have had the fabric for over a year, I have had to sit and think about how to do it for a long time. Finally I decided that I needed to get it done, or get a new chair, so I went at it, starting with the foot stool. I was able to get it done in ONE day, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It only cost me $24.00 for the fabric, kaching! I am really pleased with the results. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I still want to stain my little drawer unit to match my chair, and I want to cover my computer chair with the same fabric as my accent pillow, but WOW what a difference it makes. It really has motivated me to get projects done, and I'll show you more pictures when I'm done organizing everything. Right now I am working on putting the past 9 years of pictures into albums and getting that out of the way. It feels good to get things under control. Hope you all have a little time to organize your sewing space, and to do something nice for someone else. Thanks for stopping by, and for leaving me your wonderful comments. They make my day! Until next time...Happy sewing!</span></td></tr>
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</div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-4387094649530399212012-01-04T08:45:00.000-08:002012-01-05T06:28:23.874-08:002012 Goals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hi to all my blog friends. It's hard to believe that it has been so long since my last post! A lot has happened in my life the past 6 months. My daughter's ballet and school schedule have been responsible for most of my absence, but I also have been put in charge of the 14-15 year old girls at my church. Teaching on Sunday and having an activity every Wednesday for10 girls, has been really fun and exhausting at the same time. I have not done a lot of stitching in the past 6 months, which makes for one cranky mom! The reason I started this blog in the first place, was to be able to post some stitching and sewing goals. It was a great bonus to meet some wonderful friends and be able to be inspired by your work. I found myself buying 2 projects to every one I finished. I even found my stitching style changing as I looked at everything out there. I definitely started to do harder projects, and found myself buying 40 count linen! Yikes, my eyes are regretting that! Well, I have a closet that is pretty much out of control, and a stitching drawer that cannot handle one more project! It's time to make some goals to finish what I have, and hopefully I can be happy with my stash and not be tempted to add to it every week! <br />
I have been noticing a lot of challenges going on for finishing WIP's, and am going to add my list here. If anyone is working on the same projects and wants to do a SAL, please let me know. It's always more fun to work on something with someone else.Sorry I didn't bother to iron all my linen before pictures. You get to see my goals, wrinkles and all.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I really, really want to get this one done soon. I love this project, but it doesn't love me! I have had to unpick a great deal on this, for some reason. Despite that, it's still one of my favorite samplers, and I want to see it hanging in my living room real soon. This is a sampler called Mary Allen. I am doing a SAL with Deb. What do you say <a href="http://threadgatherer.blogspot.com/">Deb</a>, are you ready for more? </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I showed incredible restraint at the Shepherd's Bush sale last Saturday, and this was the extent of my purchases. The frames were only $7.00 for both! Can you believe that? I could not pass them up. <a href="http://dipdiddlydesigns.blogspot.com/">Jolene</a> gave me the little kit in the stocking for one of my fabulous Christmas presents, and I bought the other one at the sale. One of my goals this year is to start a collection of small pincushions to rest in a bowl. So many of you have these, and I just love them!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I want to finish Shores this year if it kills me! Why I put it down in the first place, I will never know, but picking it back up again has been so hard. My goal is to get one block a month done until it is finished. My Mom and SIL are going to start a SAL with Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow, so I hope to finish this before starting that OWB (overwhelming Beast!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I started this on a plane ride to Philadelphia a year and a half ago. I'd love to have it framed and displayed by July. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is Drawn Threads, Random Thoughts. I realized that I stitched the center words in the wrong colors, and I haven't been real happy with it since. I don't think it would take long to finish, so it's on the list. I'll have to get the whole thing done before I decide if I need to frog the center. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I started this on Thanksgiving, thinking I could get it done by Christmas (yea, right!) It's such a cute design. It's called Joy to the World by Heartstring Sampling, and those cleaver ladies at the Shepherd's Bush changed the linen and thread colors. It's wonderful in person. I want this hanging up for Christmas next year.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I took this class from the Swan Sampler Guild several years ago. I love this design from Ellen Chester, and I have no idea why I put this away. I have all of the things in it to make it into a huswife, but it would be lovely framed as well. I will have to finish the stitching and decide what to do with it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is Little House Needlework's, Hillside Traveler. This is the one that has been getting most of my attention this week. I love working on it. My husband took the kids out for a couple of hours on Monday, and the house was quiet for the first time in months! I filled in most of the green hill and stitched the little people, and watched "The African Queen" with Kathryn Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. It recharged my stitching batteries. I forgot how much stitching can calm the nerves!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a Round Robin that my local stitching group did in 2007. I have been waiting to have one more friend stitch on it, but I think I will complete the last section so I can get it up on the wall. This was really fun to do, and each motif was stitched by a dear friend which makes it special.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think this is my oldest WIP. I don't know what possessed me to buy this other than I was dazzled by the pretty colors. This is stitching for the crazy person! Better get it done before my eyes are completely shot. I love this design, but it is very tedious to work on. The Heart's Content, English Carpet.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had the pleasure of attending the Swan's Sampler Guild retreat this summer. I intended to post about it, but never got around to it. It was a wonderful event, and I met new stitching friends, and got acquainted with old friends as well. Betsy Morgan was a fabulous teacher. I would love to finish this before next Christmas so I can display it with my antique toys. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is another class that I took at a retreat in Park City several years ago. It's a lovely needle case, and a girl can't have too many of those, right?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I bought this from The Silver Needle, the minute it came out. I love Halloween, and this Etui by Just Nan was so clever. I stitched the first section on the way to Quilt market in Houston, and then got sidetracked by quilts, and didn't get back to it. I want this done by Halloween this year!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have been doing some mystery quilts with a darling, new shop near my home called"<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1523767635">My</a></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1523767635"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.mygirlfriendsquiltshoppe.com/"> Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe"</a>. The designer is the twin sister of the owner. So far I have completed the Halloween, and Christmas quilts. This is the January quilt that should be on my wall right now, but I didn't get it to the quilter's in time. I start the Valentine one this week. So I need to get this one completed first.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I worked on this over Christmas. This is from American Patchwork and Quilting August 2004. It's a beautiful table runner, and I just need to sew on the tabs and the back. It's a Blackbird Design.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bunny Hill's, Vintage Christmas. I worked on this at the last quilting retreat that I attended. I am so close to finishing it, just need to do the embroidery, and put it together for the quilter. If I get it in soon, she should be able to get it back to me before next Christmas. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Well, I have several other quilts and small projects that need attention, but I think this is enough for the goals this year. A goal unwritten is just a wish, so hopefully this will propel me to complete these things this year. If you are still with me, I thank you so much for your comments and support! I miss all my blog friends, and hope you have a wonderful and great stitching year! Until next time.<br />
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</div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-57504460596266832962011-06-30T20:18:00.000-07:002013-01-01T07:34:37.462-08:00Summertime catch up!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi to all my blog friends! I have to share an update on what's going on in my life. As I was taking pictures, it became apparent to me why I am so busy! I've been making up for lost time this year, and really cranking through the projects. First up,my favorite obsession at the moment! This is the beautiful Mary Allen Sampler that I am stitching with my dear friend, <a href="http://threadgatherer.blogspot.com/">Deb. </a> We e-mail back and forth and she has become my kindred spirit. We met through blogging, and going to the Shepherd's Bush retreat. When Deb told me she wanted to start working on this, I jumped at the chance to do a SAL with her. My other SB, blogging friend, <a href="http://chocolates4breakfast.blogspot.com/">Terri ,</a>gifted the pattern to me and I have been dreaming about it ever since! </span><span style="font-size: small;">(Thanks sweet Terri!) I just finished my first page today. (I know I like to push deadlines). We are stitching a page a month, and I am happy that I can start stitching page two tomorrow. I am stitching on 35 count French Vanilla by R&R Reproductions, with one strand of NPI silks. I debated on doing 2 strands, but with 35 count, I opted to do one. Also, knowing me, I'll have to unpick a lot, so I don't want to worry about buying more silk. :) </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just in time for the 4th of July, this is a quilt guild block exchange that we did last year. I decided to make it my picnic blanket, so I added one more row to make it bigger. It's an expensive little picnic blanket. When it comes back from the quilters, I may change my mind about putting it on the ground!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So sorry for the blurry photo. I took this picture a while ago, and the quilt is now at the quilters, so I couldn't shoot it again. This is another block exchange we did in my quilt guild. This one was a couple of years ago, and it's called, Cracker Crumb. When we were exchanging blocks, I thought it was going to be a homely looking quilt, but I really like it now that it's put together. I appliqued big stars on the corners. This quilt is for my son's room. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was so happy to finally get this finished. I put it away for a few months, because I wasn't happy with the orange colors I had going on. I bought some different fabrics for the filler blocks, and I am really happy with the way it turned out. This is Fig Tree's Garden Fence. This one was tricky with the checker board border. I spent several hours getting that to fit just right. I think it was worth the effort. Love this quilt!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This one was simple, just add the boarder. What I didn't show you, is the bag of clothes that go on the dolls! I loved the idea of a quilt you could actually play with. I think my daughter and I will have fun dressing the paper dolls up during the Christmas holidays. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since I finished my big Alphabet Village, I decide to start about 5 new projects. Seriously, isn't that the way it goes? I have so many things I want to do. This is Weeping Tree by the City Stitcher. I started this in May and haven't looked at it since. I do hope to get back to it soon, as I loved working on it!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My SIL Melanie and I are doing a SAL with Random Thoughts by The Drawn Thread. A nice easy piece to work on when I'm tired. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sweet <a href="http://dipdiddlydesigns.blogspot.com/">Jolene</a> was my partner in crime at Shop Hop. She surprised me with this paper doll quilt! How I love it!!! I dream about working on it. She is such a wonderful enabler!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another Start, LHN Hillside Traveler. This is a SAL with my Mom and SIL, Melanie. We are doing so much together this year, and it's really fun. I have until July 26th to stitch the brown house and the 2 trees. I better get crossing my x's!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">If stitching wasn't enough, My mom and SIL and I are also working on Farm Fresh by Buggy Barn. My mom has spent hours on end cutting kits for us, and I have spen<span style="font-size: small;">t</span> hours on end tracing and ironing. Can you see my enormous pile that I have to prep? I like to use the spray starch method for my appliques. It goes fairly quick, if my kids help me paint the spray starch on. This will be on the agenda after sewing for my DD's birthday is done. Yikes! I have a lot to do, it's only 2 weeks away. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I got the urge to cut out this project a few weeks ago. It's from the book "Simple Graces" by Kim Diehl. I thought I would make this a "car project" this summer. My last car project got left in there for 4 years. I guess that means that I drive most of the time. I don't plan on waiting that long for this one to be finished. At least I hope not!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another project from the Simple Graces book. This is a yo yo quilt. I have been cutting little circles to do this one day. After seeing <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1309673091">Deb's last pos</a><a href="http://threadgatherer.blogspot.com/">t </a>about her wonderful Go machine, I think I may get one, just to cut my circles! This quilt is a lot smaller in person than it looks in the book, and it was the first yo yo quilt project that inspired me to make one. It was stunning in person!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last but not least, I have to share my sweet little daughter's photo from her ballet recital. It was a play based on the story of Madeline, and she played a "Petit Sailor" in the park. She was so cute! It was a wonderful performance. Since then DD has tried out for the ballet company which is a small group of 30 girls, out of 150 that will perform more during the year. We were so proud of her that she made it, and now our lives are going to be centered on ballet, because she starts taking lessons 3 times a week in August. I may need more car projects! </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Thank you for stopping by to see me! I appreciate every single comment. They make my day. Have a wonderful 4h of July holiday. Until next time, Happy Sewing.</div>
Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-73931647062460116032011-05-15T16:43:00.000-07:002011-05-21T07:36:57.826-07:0018 years in the making!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In 1993, the Spring before I got married, I went to Shepherd's Bush to buy a new project to stitch. I decided upon a large project called "The Village Alphabet" by Cross My Heart, Inc. The pattern was only $5.50. The pattern was designed to stitch the entire alphabet, or you could stitch "Welcome to the ....(fill in your last name)." Well, even though I was engaged, I was not married yet, and I didn't want to commit myself to a last name, so I decided to stitch the whole alphabet. Little did I know that it would take me 18 years to finish! Here I am at the ripe age of 22, sitting on a bean bag starting this journey. I preferred to sit like this when my back and legs could stand it. I wouldn't be able to last for 10 minutes now!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I started with the "M" block, and I stitched K through Q over a 4 year period. Then my son was born. Being a new mom, I didn't stitch very much for the next 3 years, as I was too busy running after him. We moved to Oklahoma for 3 months while my husband was doing some training with the Air Force. I felt certain I would finish this, because we were living in a hotel room and there was nothing to do, and this was the only project I took with me. However I became very ill, and often didn't feel good enough to stitch. Later I learned I was pregnant with my daughter. When I retired this to the closet, blocks K through W were complete. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">About 5 years ago, I was cleaning out my closet, and discovered this sampler tucked in the back. It was still on the scroll rods, and I thought about getting rid of it. I asked my husband if he thought it was worth finishing, or if I should cut my loses and give it to someone else. He encouraged me to finish it. He said it was one of his favorite pieces. That motivated me and I began working on it with excitement, but I still had over half of it to finish, and progress was slow. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Two months ago at stitch group, my mom said, "What can we give her if she finishes that sampler by next stitch group?" I still had blocks A through E to finish, but somehow when I am given a "goal" then I can stick to things much easier. I took the challenge to heart and pushed ahead. I finished the top row in record time. I will have to let you know what my "prize" is on Tuesday!</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had to unpick the finished date and change it from 2010 to 2011. Some of you may remember that I thought by stitching the date, I would stay on task...I don't know what happened, I should know better! :) I have worked on this sampler for almost half of my life, and the memories are sweet in remembering where I have been, and what circumstances I was in as I stitched the blocks. Thanks for celebrating this finish with me! </span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also, last but not least, I have to share my birthday present from <a href="http://dipdiddlydesigns.blogspot.com/">Jolene</a>! She spoils me way too much, but her gifts are amazing. I don't know where she finds such fabulous treasures, but I am truly blessed! Thanks Jolene for your sweetness. I can't get over it all! Hope all is well blog friends! Thank you in advance for all your sweet comments. They make my day!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What Have I been up to the past 2 months? I can't wait to show you. I went to a quilting retreat in March and put together 3 quilt tops in a day and a half. I attend this particular retreat every year, and I usually take easy, fun projects that don't involve a lot of thought. You know how it is when you start talking...It's easy to mess up! This is "Argyle with Style" by Bate and Taylor. I bought this pattern at quilt market a few years ago. My SIL and I were standing around looking at all the quilts. I read the label..."Angry with Style...hmmm, cute". After a long pause my SIL said, "It's called, ARGYLE with Style, not ANGRY with style". We both started laughing. I had to explain to the designer that I was very tired from staying up and talking half the night, and that apparently it had affected my ability to read! Then I bought the pattern so there would be no hard feelings. :)</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next up is a tumbler quilt that my SIL, Melanie, gave me for my birthday a few years ago. She cut this out using a tumbler die from an Accu-cut machine. Boy do I wish I had one of those handy machines sometimes! I think the fabric line is called Rebel Roses by Henry Glass. This will have a bias striped binding that will be added after quilting. I intend to keep the hourglass shape on the sides. I like the way it looks.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally from my retreat, I put together this fun quilt. This is a quilt from the Book "I can't believe I'm quilting, beyond the basics", by Pat Sloan. The fabric line is called City Girl. I think it's probably long gone by now, but I loved this fabric so much that I made a dress and a bag out of it. I have 3 more quilts that I worked on, and are very close to being done. I will share those when the tops are finished. I am going to keep a quilter very busy because I have 10 quilts ready to take to the quilters at the moment! My poor pocketbook!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">As Easter approached, I decided to make some doll clothes for the "girls". It's hard sewing for 4 dolls! This is one of the dresses I made. The other 2 looked like <a href="http://libertyjanepatterns.com/2011/04/free-american-girl-doll-dress-pattern.html">this</a>. A very easy dress, and really cute! I didn't have time to dress up the dolls to take a picture, but I will next time they are wearing them. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A few months ago I bought a bag of buttons on Ebay and made this cute basket. My generous friend Jolene, gave me a bunch of buttons, but when I realized how many it would take, I decided I better buy my own so as not to use up all her stash! :) I thought this would be a daunting project, but I sewed all the buttons on in about 4 hours. It was really relaxing, and a fun project to do. It's still waiting for me to make it into a pillow for my couch. I don't think anyone will be tempted to sleep on it, do you? The pattern is by Joined at the Hip.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I celebrated my 40th birthday last week. My Mom surprised me with the wonderful quilt! I just can't believe she made it for me. As you may remember I just bought the pattern when we were in California in February. It was on the top of my "want to do" list. Well, she beat me to it, and it's a good thing, because at the rate I'm accomplishing things, it would have been years before I got to it. My mom is such a fabulous quilter. And, not only did she make me this quilt which would have been enough indeed...</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">She also made this for me! I must be the luckiest daughter in the world. Two fabulous quilts, and new red Born sandals too. Love my mom! She is so good to me. I guess it helps being the only girl out of 5 brothers! I do get spoiled sometimes! :)</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">My wonderful SIL, Melanie also didn't disappoint for my b-day! She always give me wonderful things. I do love her so. This is the new fabric line from Lila Tueller, who is now designing for Riley Blake. I can't wait to do something wonderful with this stack of goodness!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is my progress on Dear Jane. I haven't done a lot as you can see. I was doing a SAL, with my mom and Melanie, but I am lagging behind in a serious way. Melanie is finished with her blocks (130 I think), and my mom has over 90 blocks done. I have a stack of patterns and fabric that loom in the closet! I'm hoping that summer will make it a little easier to get things done! I don't love that black and white block that sticks out like a sore thumb, but my mom assured me that there are many more black and white blocks for me to still sew, so I won't get out the tea dye just yet.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We enjoyed the fabulous weather and the beach. This is at Balboa pier in Newport California. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw 9 dolphins in the water not far from the shore! I've never seen dolphins in the wild, and it was a thrill! Apparently they live there and are always around at feeding time. It was so neat! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We ate my birthday dinner at a wonderful Italian restaurant called Ciao on Balboa Island. The island is lined with cute little houses with flowers and flags. It got me excited to work on this...</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">My long lost Shores project. I've been stalled on it for a year of more. I am working on the sails right now. For some reason when I got to this block I lost my zeal for it, but hopefully I can get the excitement going again. I have many other wonderful projects just waiting to show you. I even have things I haven't shared, but when you wait too long between posts, it's too hard to share it all! I have something really special I'm doing that is hush hush right now, and it will be taking up most of my time this month. I can show it to you after July! Hope all is well with you my friends. Until next time...Happy sewing! </span></td></tr>
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</div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-54480456797222593722011-02-20T09:19:00.000-08:002011-02-20T14:50:54.608-08:00Not a lot of Gain on Jane, California and other progress (Picture Heavy)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr align="center"><td><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi to all. Life has a funny way of teaching us. I have not been blogging, nor looking at blogs as much lately. I felt that it was keeping me from exercising, enjoying my hobbies, and keeping me away from my family. As I learn to juggle my time a bit better, please bear with me. I will try and post at least once a month, but if I don't comment on your blog right away, I will eventually, even if it means reading several of your posts at once.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What have I been doing lately? Vacationing in lovely California, which was a mere 30 degrees in the mornings. Burrrrrr! I will take 30 degrees where I live any day. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">With my parents and kids we flew to San Diego, and over 4 days drove up the coast to Los Angeles. We enjoyed many things about this trip. As my parents age, I feel spending time with them is so important, even if I do have to adjust to their schedules and habits. We made some wonderful memories.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On the last day of our trip, my son got very ill, and started to run a fever. That was the start of the awful flu coming to our house! I never did get it, but both my kids, and husband did. It's taken a lot of energy to keep up with them. Keeping them hydrated, fed, comfortable. My daughter lost 3 pounds, and my son was the sickest I have ever seen him. I'm glad that's over. I didn't get much done for a week!</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"></table><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsREJbn6Ekuo8uyPXjDwK2M7HHEXsQqBQIHKfpzNQ5T422IpaRuFFRJ8-niihM5qndAuu-upIgQTbvE8xiFvHy4PRAv21YE8sPWLsNFvCzZCi3RLqGlHw1DMlVhxgldl9JWsYxwawhB-x/s320/P2030481.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr>
<tr style="color: black;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">At a wonderful quilt shop in Vista California called<a href="http://www.fatquartersquiltshop.com/main.html?src=%2F"> Fat Quarter's Quilt Shop.</a> My mom and I did some damage to the credit card, and spent several hours here. I bought 4 patterns from this designer. This one is called Thursday's Quilt by <a href="http://www.quiltsbycheri.com/">Quilts by Cheri.</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is at the wonderful Mormon Battalion Visitor Center in Old Town San Diego. We made a beeline here after getting off the plane. If you have never been, you MUST go. It tells the story of some Mormon pioneers that enlisted to serve in the Mexican/American War in the 1840's and marched over 1000 miles to San Diego. They built roads and many of the original buildings in San Diego. One of our descendants, C.Y Webb, was part of this, so it meant a lot to us to learn about him. It is top notch "Disney style" fun and story telling, and it's all FREE. Here I am trying to strike it rich with my kids and my Mom, (my dad is hiding in the background. I'm wearing a fabulous scarf that <a href="http://threadgatherer.blogspot.com/">Deb</a> knitted for me and gave to me on her trip to Utah. I get so many compliments on it. Thanks Deb!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">More of <a href="http://www.fatquartersquiltshop.com/main.html?src=%2F">Fat Quarters quilt shop</a>. You know when you just fall in love with something, and have to have it? That was me with this quilt. I don't know why, but the colors just spoke to me. They did have a kit of this, but it was $60.00, and for a wall hanging I thought that was a bit steep. I opted to buy the pattern instead. It's on the cutting table right now. A Tisket A Tasket by The Whole Country Caboodle. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the best things about visiting other quilt stores is seeing the local designers. I am in love with this local, Quilts by Cheri. Cheri is the sister of well known designer, Bari from BareRoots. They have very different styles, don't you think? This is the Journal quilt. My mom and I really want to do this one soon. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I bought this pattern too. I could see it hanging with the quilt with the basket. (above). Another local designer Joan Grenke of Bits and Pieces by Joan. This is called Honey Bee Baskets.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another quilt by Cheri, "Soots and Ashes". Sorry I couldn't get a good picture. It's done with all blacks and creams, then heavily tea dyed.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another local "Stitching Stories" A $2.00 pattern, that went home with me!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My Dad at the gardens at the mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside. The tree in the background is the first Pepper Tree planted in California. The monks used it for medicine. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What's a trip to California without a stop at the American Girl place. Yes we bought Kanani, my daughter earned her by doing jobs and homework. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Now we have 4 dolls, and I think that is enough!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">When the weather warmed up we enjoyed the La Brea tar pits, right in the heart of Los Angeles. They have millions of fossils from these tar pits. A great school day! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We also went to the Science museum in Los Angeles. Nothing better than leaning "hands on"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Okay, now I have to share a fun project my stitch group did last week at my house. These clever pincushions are mounted on a heavy metal bell from Hobby Lobby. <a href="http://dipdiddlydesigns.blogspot.com/">Jolene</a> donated the wool from her stash that she has acquired from thrift store wool jackets. Kathryn (no blog) prepped the wool, and provided the inspiration. We had these almost finished by the end of our day. The pattern is called "A Little Birdie Told Me", by <a href="http://www.woodenspooldesigns.com/">Wooden Spool Designs</a>. Five of us made them, and they all turned out so different and cute.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My finished bird from the front!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the back. Perfect for holding some scissors! The pocket looks crooked, but it's just the angle I took the picture from.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've picked up a little framing. Ah' Tis Spring by Notforgotten Farm. This was a premade frame I found and against my framers wishes, I went ahead and had them frame it in here. It's a bit tight, but I think it still looks okay for a seasonal item.</span> <span style="font-size: small;"> It was a lot cheaper than going custom!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This is one of my favorite samplers. A sweet gift given to me by dear </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://terri./">Terri.</a> She did the little dark haired girl and I stitched the rest. I hung it in my sewing room, where I can see it every day.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last weekend, I went shopping with Jolene and Kathryn (no blog) and found this cute child size ironing board. I fell in love, and it came home with me. I don't know where this will end up, but for now it is sitting by an old chair in the living room. My mom made this little quilt for one of my daughter's dolls, and I'm "borrowing it" for a little while, until I can make one for myself.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I won a fabulous giveaway by <a href="http://bountifulheirlooms.blogspot.com/">Nancy, Bountiful Stitches.</a> Thanks so much Nancy. This one is going in the work basket next month!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of my stash from Fat Quarters. I loved the Buggy Barn quilt. With all the fabrics bundled up so perfectly, it somehow made it into my shopping bag. I don't know how that happens! LOL</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last month Jolene surprised me with fabric for this fabulous quilt. We got together and whipped up 2 quilts, one for her, and one for me! We were like a well oiled machine. She put the fabrics in order, handed them to me for piecing, we both ironed, and she trusted me to quilt them. I will always have fun memories of making this fun January project with sweet Jolene. This is called Snowman Basket by Jan Patek and it's made from 1 charm pack, and a little yardage. Easy peesy!</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Thanks JoJo!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've been trying to get some older projects out of the closet. My SIL gave me these cute perforated paper designs with the blocks for my birthday about 4 years ago. I stitched a few of them, and they are in storage now, but these still needed to be done. Seeing all of these stash buster challenges, I decided to finish these up. I am still working on December, and then I will be done! YES!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not a lot of gain on Jane, but this is my progress. For the past 2 whole days I have been printing the rest of the patterns I need to send on to my Mom and SIL. Now I just need to get sewing. I have about 50 blocks sitting here with fabric. Can you say OVERWHELMED! I guess if there is no Pain, I will not have a Dear Jane, so it must be done. This is what I will be working on the rest of the month.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Love by Sweetheart Tree, is another one of those projects that has been in my closet for 5 plus years. I was going to make this for my in-laws wedding anniversary. One day while working on it around her I was trying to get a feel if she liked it or not, and I asked her how she liked it. The answer was, "I would do it in different colors", Well, it went back in it's bag and hasn't' seen the light of day since. I decided to work on it for Valentines day, and I will finish it up for next year. The other project Jolene and I started last month at stitch group. It just needs a few hours to be finished. Hopefully I can show it finished next month.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is my quilt that I was working on last month. It's been finished and ready to take to the quilters for a few weeks. Initially I had planned to quilt it myself, but I don't want to mess it up, so it's off to quilters for this one. I love the saw tooth border, and even though it was tedious, it really adds to the quilt. </span></td></tr>
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</div>Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-18086967283412334572011-01-10T09:09:00.000-08:002011-01-10T11:26:47.955-08:00New Year, New GoalsHope you all had a fabulous holiday! We are well into January and it's my favorite time to sew. The yard doesn't need my attention, I often don't have to travel outside the house, and with the holidays over, I can sit back and have great expectations in finishing a whole closet of projects! LOL!<br />
January is a time to accomplish, so without further ado, let me share with you what I've been doing the past few months.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was a fast little stitching project I accomplished Thanksgiving day. We had a small group for dinner, so we made the food low key, and spent a good deal of the day watching movies and stitching! This is from Blackbird Designs Peppermint and Holly Book, and It's on 28 count platinum linen with colors suggested.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This snowman table runner was a project that a lady in my neighborhood put together. I had planned on making it for a gift, but when I finished it, I decided I loved it so much that I wanted to keep it. (Naughty me, I know!) This is from Buttermilk Basin, Winter Seasonal Runner.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've spent the past 2 months sewing doll clothes! This is a cute dress I just finished Saturday. It is a pattern from<a href="http://libertyjanepatterns.com/category/all-patterns/dresses"> LibertyJane</a>. I really love making doll clothes. I'm sorry I didn't take a picture of everything I've sewn for "the girls" this month. I will have an American Girl fashion show later.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a cute little snowman that my BFF <a href="http://dipdiddlydesigns.blogspot.com/">Jolene</a> gave me for Christmas. One of the MANY wonderful things she gifted me with. I think he is the cutest thing!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">DD got a new American Girl for Christmas. She is hugging Lanie the Girl of the year from 2010. She already wants the new Girl of the Year for 2011,<a href="http://store.americangirl.com/agshop/static/kananidoll.jsp"> Kanani</a>, and is saving up for it. I decided that this phase will not last long, and I want to enjoy it as much as I can.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My antique toys I've been collecting. It was a much better display at Christmas, as I had it on a small table with a Christmas tree. I wanted to show you the cute doll that Jolene gave DD. She also gave me the clown and elephant tin toys. They are so cute added to my display. My kids play with these all the time!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My mom made me this darling Abby bag for Christmas. It can sit on the edge of the couch or by my sewing table. This has been a fabulous gift! I love using it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a Dear Jane quilt that one of my friends made. I've started this quilt this year along with my Mom and SIL. We are trying to get 24 blocks done a month, and we will be making ours slightly bigger than this.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is my humble start. I love working on these blocks. They are so different and fun, and I don't remember enjoying a quilt so much. I look forward to more progress.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is another quilt I am working on right now. I seem to rotate between Dear Jane, this quilt and a stack of doll clothes! I think working on more than one project is very efficient. I sew as much as I can and then make trips to the ironing board with all three projects. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have a finish! The Farmer's Wife by Carriage House Samplings. This was a SAL with <a href="http://deepfriedcupcake.blogspot.com/">Andrea. </a>Unfortunately I was really bad about keeping in touch with her, so I hope she is progressing okay. This is suppose to be filled in with white under the house, but I started doing that, and then decided to omit it. I didn't think you could see the face very well, which BTW looks like a pig to me, and I don't know how to make it look any different. I changed the dress color, and changed the squirrel to a rabbit. I started this sampler about the time that my DD had her 9th birthday, and she was Alice in Wonderland if you remember. Her bunny had to be put to sleep on her birthday, because he broke his back. It was a very traumatic experience for us all, he was such a sweet little animal Because I was working on this during her birthday, I decided to make it a "tribute sampler"</span> to little Thumper.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Hope that this year brings many wonderful moments for all of you. Thanks so much for your kind comments. They warm my heart! Until next time...Happy sewing.Lorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099740341363729893noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428741656739457202.post-82140887853800339782010-11-08T11:23:00.000-08:002010-11-11T19:20:55.241-08:00Going Colonial (picture Heavy)<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi to all my blog friends. I'm embarrassed to write this post, as it's been FOREVERRRRR since I've blogged. I'm sorry for the absence, life is somewhat overwhelming right now. My in laws are moving to Arizona, we have had company for several days with friends moving to Virginia. It's been crazy! Hopefully my blog mojo will return really soon. Also, I'm having lots of problems posting pictures now. I hate the new blogger layout! It's such a headache to get your pictures in the order you want them to be in! Sorry that these are all screwed up, but I'm so frustrated, that I'm going to post it anyway, without fixing them. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">First off, I'll share my WIP's, because of the problem I've mentioned above!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://deepfriedcupcake.blogspot.com/">Andrea from Deep Fried Cupcake </a>mentioned that she wanted to work on Farmers Wife, from Carriage House Samplings. I've had this in my workbasket for a while, so we are doing a SAL, to help us get it done. I'm stitching with 32 count Black Zweigart fabric, and DMC threads, my own conversion. How is yours coming Andrea?</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">I have a finish! Be Ye Thankful by The Cricket Collection. I started this at the Shepherds Bush retreat, and took it on vacation with me. I finished everything, except the house. I was really struggling with the colors. The color that it called for was pink, and I just didn't like the way it looked, so after multiple froggings, this is what I came up with. I used the colors it called for, but substituted "Mulberry" in place of "Old Brick". I think the red is a little bright, but it looks good with my red walls.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">This is the new stash I bought at the wonderful stitching store in Williamsburg VA, called Haus Tirol. If you go to the area, you <i>must </i>visit this darling shop. I bought a few pattern that I hadn't seen before, and the stitching case in the upper right hand corner is a shop exclusive kit designed for this wonderful shop for their 30th anniversary. The kit did not include floss, but had the linen,wool, beads and everything else. I think I will be changing the colors on my kit and making them a little more muted and dark. I could not pass it up though, because I just love pineapples!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">A few months ago, my BFF, <a href="http://dipdiddlydesigns.blogspot.com/">Jolene</a>, helped me rearrange the blocks on this table topper that I've had in my closet for 2 years. This was a class I took from the wonderful Barb and Alma of Blackbird Designs. I will share again when I get the quilting done. Barb signed the upper right block. Isn't that cool?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">After our retreat in September, <a href="http://threadgatherer.blogspot.com/">Deb</a>, <a href="http://fabulous-cari.blogspot.com/">Cari</a> and I decided to start a SAL together. This is Angel's Song from Shepherd's Bush. I am seriously slacking on this sampler! I need to get on a regular posting schedule so I can stay on task with this. Are you way ahead of me ladies? Post your progress so you can kick me in gear!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">We spent 2 days at the wonderful Busch Gardens Europe theme park. What a fabulous park. I loved it more than Disneyland! This is the funniest photo. Don't I wish I had one of these at home! "The cost of an untidy chamber", and "For want for a quiet tongue". LOL!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">During October, Bush Gardens has a spooky theme, for all Halloween lovers like myself! This park was decorated to the hilt, and at 6:00 PM, the "spookers" as my DD called them, would come out and scare the dickens out of you. They would replace their mannequins with real people, and when you weren't expecting it, one would reach out for you. We were scared multiple times from people in the bushes. Every time, my DD would cry her eyes out. She is a scardy cat, which is pure pleasure for a 13 year old big brother! They had these fog machines that would mist up the park, and add to the ambiance. I think we will go back sometime, as we all thought it was the best Halloween fun ever. We didn't attend the spook alleys that they have for the teenagers, that's not really my thing. I just like the eerie Fall feeling. Does that make sense?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the wig shoppe. How I loved watching this woman make wigs, and share her talent. Wigs go back to Roman times. did you know that?</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Governor's Palace. The centerpiece of Williamsburg. As your might remember, I won a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnkHXPXbByJcVosiRbuRu7_jsdNGB739GKqVfQ_4Q0Rke78LTCg07Jxj51FtZ39xlmu59dhu6WnPDcTlSGIqqx-A4jSgvK1Fdj6os6SFaEhsOsz-hZfrjkaqztOZL3EIREQIg7flX2Qc2/s1600/P1010086.JPG">pattern</a> from <a href="http://wordsnblooms.blogspot.com/">Melissa</a> a few months back featuring this lovely mansion. I was so excited to go home and look at it. I know this is going to be stitched really soon!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Furniture gallery! Heaven! No samplers were in this museum at the moment. (bummer.) They did have a small quilt display, which was quite good, but the glass over the displays really made for bad picture taking. What a fun place to visit. I was filled with such love for our Founding Fathers, and the early Americans that sacrificed so much for our freedoms. I'm sorry I have to type my conclusion to this post here, but blogger won't seem to let me add a sentence after this picture! (I swear it should not be this hard!) Take care all my friends, until next time, Happy Sewing!</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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