tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38742474666502245602024-03-17T21:04:22.987-06:00 I LIKE TO CREATE Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-50816823606454560382024-03-07T08:42:00.003-07:002024-03-07T12:30:09.503-07:00Ongoing progress<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tuCTNkIX_oxAdZAiq2tO6Ec1hv3qz5Pcbx4fw4xrSYIA3Gp7YdrnxahoacvdwKAbTRooGEZ0u7S0N_zDZo88OCVgceMoJI1C2_ErsgKsCwSKKI47TjRB1LLPHceIcv6xV27NoRmLRkEB3Mi0y4vDhvFP2ibLBlBnz75nv7jjjE1hbpUCN9BQdUIEdVOl/s3008/IMG_5656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2859" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tuCTNkIX_oxAdZAiq2tO6Ec1hv3qz5Pcbx4fw4xrSYIA3Gp7YdrnxahoacvdwKAbTRooGEZ0u7S0N_zDZo88OCVgceMoJI1C2_ErsgKsCwSKKI47TjRB1LLPHceIcv6xV27NoRmLRkEB3Mi0y4vDhvFP2ibLBlBnz75nv7jjjE1hbpUCN9BQdUIEdVOl/w380-h400/IMG_5656.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I finished the center with the gifts and put on a double star border. It now measure 48" square.<p></p><p>Now I'm at a standstill. . . </p><p>I'm not sure what to do next. I had considered putting a border of present blocks but that seemed to be too busy next to the star blocks. I thought about flying geese, red and white pinwheels, 9-patches, a row of tiny trees, and just this morning I am thinking about words. </p><p>With this improv and the Bramble Blooms improv - I think I'm ready for a straight forward pattern, of cutting and sewing where all I have to consider is the beautiful fabric.</p><p>I guess I'll get one of my UFO tops ready to be quilted and then at least I'll be doing something productive while my indecision wallows.</p><p>My 2 eleven year old grandsons decided to roll a snowball to use up all the snow on the grass in the backyard. They finally had to stop because they couldn't push it anymore - too heavy.<br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-KaNrsMh8kzoHGc6RWNSqrU7_Dc9y5cQKHa8iv4voea83nQjOH6ZRWauy5jukFJo_a9pEJbZXxzVit78ou5O7HVSe1zR8MzVyDoQ594x1sD7_CHSOpXuumA3GwoxmFD5WqD71SQvoJaQvkLbxF6JgH8OxF1T7xSykCp2rOIbWcoCWBpJ6GlqYlGB0Jah/s4032/IMG_5650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-KaNrsMh8kzoHGc6RWNSqrU7_Dc9y5cQKHa8iv4voea83nQjOH6ZRWauy5jukFJo_a9pEJbZXxzVit78ou5O7HVSe1zR8MzVyDoQ594x1sD7_CHSOpXuumA3GwoxmFD5WqD71SQvoJaQvkLbxF6JgH8OxF1T7xSykCp2rOIbWcoCWBpJ6GlqYlGB0Jah/w300-h400/IMG_5650.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I had hoped for a snowman. But no, I just have a very large lump of snow in the corner of the backyard. We've got some more snow coming but we won't get very much on this side of the valley, we never do.</p><p>I think I'll make a pie this morning. That would make my DH very happy.</p><p>Robin</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2aDzaW8XKrk0QQ-06qJjnwJhT-6NRw5ucX03qVQmYOPlP2k4c-dwq-z3g6C55fhZuCsWFSWaLMC0K2-kh97mG0OEU33_J5v1PbTiwgGisisvZEIj_zoi1H5LnXHge-jmEl7K7oTIJ2fYHv4iGece1GCwD-QraaY2vO2V4cLPzvuC76e52EKa6MofxVxq/s3373/IMG_5662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2aDzaW8XKrk0QQ-06qJjnwJhT-6NRw5ucX03qVQmYOPlP2k4c-dwq-z3g6C55fhZuCsWFSWaLMC0K2-kh97mG0OEU33_J5v1PbTiwgGisisvZEIj_zoi1H5LnXHge-jmEl7K7oTIJ2fYHv4iGece1GCwD-QraaY2vO2V4cLPzvuC76e52EKa6MofxVxq/w359-h400/IMG_5662.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-85379843192775029702024-02-28T17:48:00.003-07:002024-02-28T17:48:49.384-07:00A fun little project.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxpfYvAsAAOcV0bMByHlXMiMXkps0_v_wEzejBW-Gqz2b4gxUJBdd75DRxiwazbvDCPweq9Ohk4Z905zBisvKbQwjon56vLqneEVLLzHXoraSjQSqDeL5G3JUJFkYsOisZiD8HwVRZnGPhYRaMF2NxKxeY0xTlyIIqHLggWN9kqvRxUxLk3bSadTVXZ3D/s4032/IMG_5629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxpfYvAsAAOcV0bMByHlXMiMXkps0_v_wEzejBW-Gqz2b4gxUJBdd75DRxiwazbvDCPweq9Ohk4Z905zBisvKbQwjon56vLqneEVLLzHXoraSjQSqDeL5G3JUJFkYsOisZiD8HwVRZnGPhYRaMF2NxKxeY0xTlyIIqHLggWN9kqvRxUxLk3bSadTVXZ3D/w300-h400/IMG_5629.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>I made a little needlebook today. It took me most of the day. It looks a little tilted because of that dusty green leaf in the upper right corner but I assure you it's really okay. I used a pattern by Ann Wood and it is on her blog <a href="https://www.annwoodhandmade.com/the-worlds-sweetest-needle-book-a-free-sewing-pattern/">here.</a> She has free patterns and easy to follow instructions.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6FT8rfbz7x2tYnZgzlGSljN_vDz-3ntYqYyOQfZW3rZ2pW0BnU7A-6FfIZ1pjoLKTUYKibO86y5dvnemdjxLeYXq6Z4shXLQiSAUlDJ-LBLjp5JALr1G-i-ncP_O81s4Vc_HHvlKby4VKOkloJCFWyx51Fon-J7bypUbofSBuuCvZZ9TjQbUEtm1GyXH/s4032/IMG_5618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6FT8rfbz7x2tYnZgzlGSljN_vDz-3ntYqYyOQfZW3rZ2pW0BnU7A-6FfIZ1pjoLKTUYKibO86y5dvnemdjxLeYXq6Z4shXLQiSAUlDJ-LBLjp5JALr1G-i-ncP_O81s4Vc_HHvlKby4VKOkloJCFWyx51Fon-J7bypUbofSBuuCvZZ9TjQbUEtm1GyXH/w300-h400/IMG_5618.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>This is the first inside page. I sewed a little pocket on the upper left. And there is a matching one on the lower right of the back inside cover. I think I'm going to tack some white felt patches on the inside of both covers for easy access.</p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9HxNP6vVTXjlIOKfgzhYy9jOLs6y4nn56xlRlvnw7YgYyb6VuPU7zj5b3GtZ9W4XVm52pER2bq2ri-oqXKNl4c3Me8VhqvSA_vciFZgmFf4sazSW6Ki1xUewneJAbbVMo2WsbBuRO8DEQZ9HCo-PdC5qPubom_9DQ46Mf26Cpa_u8cBfiguyxQEKZtSO/s4032/IMG_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9HxNP6vVTXjlIOKfgzhYy9jOLs6y4nn56xlRlvnw7YgYyb6VuPU7zj5b3GtZ9W4XVm52pER2bq2ri-oqXKNl4c3Me8VhqvSA_vciFZgmFf4sazSW6Ki1xUewneJAbbVMo2WsbBuRO8DEQZ9HCo-PdC5qPubom_9DQ46Mf26Cpa_u8cBfiguyxQEKZtSO/w300-h400/IMG_5617.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This is the 2nd page unit using a piece of ballet pink 3 Sisters fabric that I love and only have a few scraps of it left. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7rCh2hD0EnIAsK8KPSdiRduTbzbW7G0uPkwayO20FR6EunogikYKtVJly_MFD_WGXyAgLtDbnTea-GouoHu21dt194R5ZZ95YAjS5FBqTqFPYlGh-2HEF2Pnw6z8jmJBf8H-B28GdwZ1UCwU4n2zf9BAWacBJccikFSeGFmIGKrsl9v3iZqQT0TyWga-/s4032/IMG_5619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7rCh2hD0EnIAsK8KPSdiRduTbzbW7G0uPkwayO20FR6EunogikYKtVJly_MFD_WGXyAgLtDbnTea-GouoHu21dt194R5ZZ95YAjS5FBqTqFPYlGh-2HEF2Pnw6z8jmJBf8H-B28GdwZ1UCwU4n2zf9BAWacBJccikFSeGFmIGKrsl9v3iZqQT0TyWga-/w300-h400/IMG_5619.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This is the middle and 3rd page. The heart is like another folio (is that the right word?) and yes I know it's off center. I'm trying to decide if I want to unpick that seam and center it because when it's full of needles. . . is it really going to bother me?<p></p><p>I used fabrics from an old 3 Sister line called Gingham Rose. I loved that line - sigh. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsFISZJyQuLBUT1YoinKvbbvEAbm9D5Fdw26CCfzJTGqoscllGCWby2bfwfX76tzw78SJL24684I1KZ-y0NEAjGiBjMiwSS0moYNHBU_dVq3CTERUY5IJMZH53HqNhOPJsuo9YnbreKen9CS3NQS0cHxKCZjx0YTrEwzPpIMvPusexZWJSUaf8zfQtq8V/s4032/IMG_5641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsFISZJyQuLBUT1YoinKvbbvEAbm9D5Fdw26CCfzJTGqoscllGCWby2bfwfX76tzw78SJL24684I1KZ-y0NEAjGiBjMiwSS0moYNHBU_dVq3CTERUY5IJMZH53HqNhOPJsuo9YnbreKen9CS3NQS0cHxKCZjx0YTrEwzPpIMvPusexZWJSUaf8zfQtq8V/w300-h400/IMG_5641.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And this is the back with it's little bird button. The instructions say to button it on the front. <p></p><p>Oops!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvB4hXGuIk6vLaEnBE86lqsKgxMenhVZn9P41cfWeCbyhKg3ZuIvioCoNKL1rhsUrOi_lWhawpCbxeZztPGrsDAQbpvXi7-oDsyrEo_wS1nS6LwTkNqchWQzFSkVZhEPBxOLI9FXeYHVpfhVLqxN2jWietOhGztSRJQhGGcet1dUJwoY0dWAxm-hyIjSK/s4032/IMG_5624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvB4hXGuIk6vLaEnBE86lqsKgxMenhVZn9P41cfWeCbyhKg3ZuIvioCoNKL1rhsUrOi_lWhawpCbxeZztPGrsDAQbpvXi7-oDsyrEo_wS1nS6LwTkNqchWQzFSkVZhEPBxOLI9FXeYHVpfhVLqxN2jWietOhGztSRJQhGGcet1dUJwoY0dWAxm-hyIjSK/w300-h400/IMG_5624.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> And this picture shows it's thickness.<p></p><p>I think it turned out pretty well overall and it was a fun project. </p><p>So, it's cute.</p><p>It's done.</p><p>And I now can get my needles organized so I'm not always wondering where I put my binding needle, or embroidery needles or "big stitch" needles etc. I even found a beading needle while I was going through things. Now, I know where that is.😏</p><p>Back to the Christmas quilt. . . </p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-34234968473753470502024-02-19T15:37:00.002-07:002024-02-19T15:42:33.479-07:00Sleeping under the Christmas Tree<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjazoPuG_bHRiVPpQxkuTDkmPKewbQTvIA9V5CUOgEdyyRy8D514L7hKYWgWPlFMgRfJfpLxhkw8d82nt1tezcauiwW_fRw7oxWD_ot49u49iWU2IV5txbwg03SS7KDck74UTlzjtxHChWCyzI23Od0vrqBoZbl0ckcCjpk4Ae0aoJFPD9Fm_sOuvN7tJV/s4032/IMG_5598.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjazoPuG_bHRiVPpQxkuTDkmPKewbQTvIA9V5CUOgEdyyRy8D514L7hKYWgWPlFMgRfJfpLxhkw8d82nt1tezcauiwW_fRw7oxWD_ot49u49iWU2IV5txbwg03SS7KDck74UTlzjtxHChWCyzI23Od0vrqBoZbl0ckcCjpk4Ae0aoJFPD9Fm_sOuvN7tJV/w400-h300/IMG_5598.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I've made a little progress on my Christmas under the tree quilt center. A strip of the tree garland and the picture on the wall are not sewn down yet. The tree looks like it needs more ornaments but I have tried a few different ideas that didn't work out so, I'm going to wait till I have presents in front of the tree to decide what else it needs. I tried buttons, and I cut a few small designs from other fabrics to be appliqued. It just wasn't right.</p><p>We always do Charles Wysocki puzzles at Christmas time so when I found this scrap of Wysocki fabric. . . I had to make it into a picture. At least it has snow and sleighs.</p><p>I'm uncertain what the rest of the quilt is going to look like. I had thought about just doing a Double Star block in red, green, blue, and yellow but now I am feeling uncertain about that decision. Maybe I just need to make sawtooth star blocks and call it good. I also considered making small triangle tree blocks but that would not be the quickest option. I'm having fun, that's what counts.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1um5nJawZuPpcHZ06rcBFHfIFkarf7x1DCB6stxxwovvrmoiaS-Afn-Jp_Y0lIJ9UvpChjMIPKn72Q9XwizKs12KtnSBn3THn2YIQS92j_hW_fEbJGaLHfz28CE_sCfk7-ToZ6rd6e1UMnRxBCBnaKMPRQeOyhuXWEIcAYFCHKfnW1WYK85cB99DO9tq/s4032/72955284628__5CD5BB6F-392A-4804-BD83-BEF60A5D7EE3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1um5nJawZuPpcHZ06rcBFHfIFkarf7x1DCB6stxxwovvrmoiaS-Afn-Jp_Y0lIJ9UvpChjMIPKn72Q9XwizKs12KtnSBn3THn2YIQS92j_hW_fEbJGaLHfz28CE_sCfk7-ToZ6rd6e1UMnRxBCBnaKMPRQeOyhuXWEIcAYFCHKfnW1WYK85cB99DO9tq/w300-h400/72955284628__5CD5BB6F-392A-4804-BD83-BEF60A5D7EE3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>My husband got a cortisone shot for his hip last week. Here he is reclining on the lounge in the waiting room at the pain center. Notice he's wearing his slippers, gotta be comfortable, right?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5K_yfY8Wx8EP8FbAPih4eqZOVbu0jupCebBkufpFhkIuB94MkrI1QX-HHSjDXSUNT3RngPkNkJYLDpOx1PCHNunP1_LtqeCYPVAMkJhlboHQyskUN_ldUeZ0Zj4VLprv9ZZAgRKC6rz4HVJZ5TAN18IJt01NMbNecG1hXEvg5u9zyARoFBOueEx4QGNnF/s4032/IMG_5569.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5K_yfY8Wx8EP8FbAPih4eqZOVbu0jupCebBkufpFhkIuB94MkrI1QX-HHSjDXSUNT3RngPkNkJYLDpOx1PCHNunP1_LtqeCYPVAMkJhlboHQyskUN_ldUeZ0Zj4VLprv9ZZAgRKC6rz4HVJZ5TAN18IJt01NMbNecG1hXEvg5u9zyARoFBOueEx4QGNnF/w400-h300/IMG_5569.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>My two youngest grandson's and I made a little snowman this week. The little boys were delighted. </p><p>We called him "Winky" because one of his eyes fell out. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbMiZyAxPAbzspEJvJ3pho5U7IUVn9wxqa5oaGFtF9K7eJxilwhka0Dz9V5GiSZBMM1TQXHWxeZXOP3wR6FBeZtVBKLRLbCh69l_JsGIvdKkjbNYCcU0bnjr9yHavCZ5cdzkzSvPDx3thGPjVpz9eSkXxgsyu3ViN815R2_LFxAPjEBdb2LMs7VL5SyK_/s4032/IMG_5571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbMiZyAxPAbzspEJvJ3pho5U7IUVn9wxqa5oaGFtF9K7eJxilwhka0Dz9V5GiSZBMM1TQXHWxeZXOP3wR6FBeZtVBKLRLbCh69l_JsGIvdKkjbNYCcU0bnjr9yHavCZ5cdzkzSvPDx3thGPjVpz9eSkXxgsyu3ViN815R2_LFxAPjEBdb2LMs7VL5SyK_/w300-h400/IMG_5571.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Then we came inside because we were cold and had a real <strike>tea</strike> cocoa party. We used my mother's old Franciscan Ware teapot and the little boys were so careful not to drop anything. They both found out that the saucer does a really good job of catching all the slurps and spills.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbPUU0Jwb8OxVUXHfjdy1XysLpM26lak4RQheQYYh2vU7hH9Ue3fxd37UQXhahY9yJJAhaEccUsSR6wU-1YiZH6oySMP2IPdKOnWLuWyviOaGnqW4yxwJSjUM_R-pD440SKxPgaUugE_7E-WTJztaweqhDxWRDCYyfJ1a8BbRmvJrP8QY81YMpmsFAMQo/s4032/IMG_5573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbPUU0Jwb8OxVUXHfjdy1XysLpM26lak4RQheQYYh2vU7hH9Ue3fxd37UQXhahY9yJJAhaEccUsSR6wU-1YiZH6oySMP2IPdKOnWLuWyviOaGnqW4yxwJSjUM_R-pD440SKxPgaUugE_7E-WTJztaweqhDxWRDCYyfJ1a8BbRmvJrP8QY81YMpmsFAMQo/w300-h400/IMG_5573.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p> You can't have too many marshmallows I always say. . . </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX8EEb4w2NYXrPGIwBDiN6O9ZzzkR6kNB5N2o8hnCQSwBA1qz8bYyOjuM77nmrIpF9vbUUS8zejXxpXAKNi13vSAdgqMnc_2ibOWvuhXKxVWaxJA5vGaax-rbznejG4piC88rIoS8mVJwQQXl6XydrXZ93c9kDZuLd1g9xiMlS4VgodYKJnIe7Q__AeDP/s4032/IMG_5594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX8EEb4w2NYXrPGIwBDiN6O9ZzzkR6kNB5N2o8hnCQSwBA1qz8bYyOjuM77nmrIpF9vbUUS8zejXxpXAKNi13vSAdgqMnc_2ibOWvuhXKxVWaxJA5vGaax-rbznejG4piC88rIoS8mVJwQQXl6XydrXZ93c9kDZuLd1g9xiMlS4VgodYKJnIe7Q__AeDP/w300-h400/IMG_5594.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Another fun event this week is that my granddaughter had her first fitting for toe shoes. <p></p><p>Last week she and her mother (my daughter) were visiting. She was on her tablet in the living room and we were sewing at the kitchen table. Her mother called to her and asked her to come in and tell me what she had coming up this week. She's quite an introvert and was reluctant to come in so her mother finally told me about the shoe fitting. A quiet cheerful voice came from the living room, "You can come if your want to."</p><p>Well, there was no way I was going to refuse THAT invitation. It was special to be part of something that is important to her. She's a sweetheart!</p><p>Have a lovely week,</p><p>Robin</p><p>(310 days to get this Christmas quilt done.)</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-75840074615445034622024-02-09T11:22:00.001-07:002024-02-09T11:22:39.194-07:00Ho Ho Ho<p> I'm preparing a meal to take to someone else this morning. It always makes me so nervous. It's because while I used to be a pretty good cook. . . as I have aged I don't multi-task as well. Sometimes ingredients get forgotten or I don't stir something or the cake falls. I think it's because I'm out of practice. So, I picked a <a href="https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a11497/macaroni-cheese/">never-fail recipe</a> and I'm plowing ahead. I also added ham chunks to this recipe.</p><p>We woke up to about 2" of new snow. It's always so pretty to see the world covered in white. But, having snow on the ground meant that I wouldn't be going for my walk. My walking partner has had knee replacements and she won't risk slipping and falling. I don't blame her at all. I just looked out the window and the sweet snowflakes are fluttering down again. Sigh, so peaceful.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've started yet another Christmas quilt. Here is my progress.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcKWXxQIA7JCXejGcD9YusFoulaepcJtyM40AGAPg64cbx0KqE5q8Endtk_JYiRAeP4auVjKXwRPM8sOKozYc19_zdkLGEFrg4LTZ-IsnP5nsp0U4Hp4NloRiFwiUXsg_m6Rn8Gs835A_4Jx8htnyTEUHTNMq1ccqqzzfXylUGb9kioJQ-wNecX6xGxUE/s3331/IMG_5564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3331" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcKWXxQIA7JCXejGcD9YusFoulaepcJtyM40AGAPg64cbx0KqE5q8Endtk_JYiRAeP4auVjKXwRPM8sOKozYc19_zdkLGEFrg4LTZ-IsnP5nsp0U4Hp4NloRiFwiUXsg_m6Rn8Gs835A_4Jx8htnyTEUHTNMq1ccqqzzfXylUGb9kioJQ-wNecX6xGxUE/w400-h363/IMG_5564.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The background looks tan but it is white and measures 24" X 24". My middle son (who I'm making the quilt for) used to spend weeks before Christmas sleeping under the Christmas tree. He's behind the loveseat because that is where the heating vent was.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADcXMyjNkmPCwgm8mgS6kWZqykYwjr-7ZhGeNFvIjLtVgLTwHQt8EebozaS4bZD6zFC7gWnib25sTvIwT1cOWJXpOI9p-wv06cmYCcj6Xzv5Gb23V2DMQJ2bdeA2Z7WLEvQvm1RpH4zDtC8vVwPNAb_2KTMCfznCbiO0BepHudu_DQ5k5Kiyk_JwdAkOU/s4032/IMG_5549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADcXMyjNkmPCwgm8mgS6kWZqykYwjr-7ZhGeNFvIjLtVgLTwHQt8EebozaS4bZD6zFC7gWnib25sTvIwT1cOWJXpOI9p-wv06cmYCcj6Xzv5Gb23V2DMQJ2bdeA2Z7WLEvQvm1RpH4zDtC8vVwPNAb_2KTMCfznCbiO0BepHudu_DQ5k5Kiyk_JwdAkOU/w400-h300/IMG_5549.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I need to finish the pillow, decorate the tree, and make presents. I think the wall in the center needs a picture or shelf or something. I'll figure that out when I get the rest done.</p><p>I was going to make individual blocks to look like my son's ornaments. This is a really horrible picture of his missionary tree. As each of the kids went on their missions I would collect their ornaments given to them by Grandma and Grandpa and put them on an artificial 1/2 tree that hung on the wall. This son's tree is the only one that I have a picture of and so I have a record of all the ornaments. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40_t0os91ajTlnhyphenhyphenGfQ4jwA9tC_Z5ZAyTqlQQnYUp3bJFiL43u-3KOjBdkQAO9hZwtOX1dAK81OG5TkHOzMW_9hsbnFDM3ijXF-JlJJwjAujEJU8cVlkZmQwprEYoibGw27UFS1wBdEhfqGldkfNDOei69letyccDE5KjJ_t1uz_FsooleHY9Cqt9FMls/s4032/IMG_4839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40_t0os91ajTlnhyphenhyphenGfQ4jwA9tC_Z5ZAyTqlQQnYUp3bJFiL43u-3KOjBdkQAO9hZwtOX1dAK81OG5TkHOzMW_9hsbnFDM3ijXF-JlJJwjAujEJU8cVlkZmQwprEYoibGw27UFS1wBdEhfqGldkfNDOei69letyccDE5KjJ_t1uz_FsooleHY9Cqt9FMls/w300-h400/IMG_4839.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Now that I'm actually working on the quilt I shudder to think how much time it would take to make those 12 ornament blocks. It would look fabulous but I need to come up with better idea.</p><p>Christmas is only 320 days away,</p><p>Robin</p><p><br /></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-24679454711656783972024-01-27T08:34:00.005-07:002024-01-27T08:42:40.715-07:00Bramble Blooms Pt. 2 done<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9Wf8PAmDNzefepueQFvUwCQhOlD4Sp0DWfDOcnzEoGju1mUr66DrAvl3iOrs0Z983ymgXNqbT6T0NyuaB_kmYDfBlCIX-9uszrd7u-alZQCEokQ8lkD9Rvc-7t7ABE1MXBmtoQCeF6-hW6jiH581MyafORG5Cjywmpo7eOWafwtF8HgrxTrlCm8X3b5k/s2218/IMG_5530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="2218" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9Wf8PAmDNzefepueQFvUwCQhOlD4Sp0DWfDOcnzEoGju1mUr66DrAvl3iOrs0Z983ymgXNqbT6T0NyuaB_kmYDfBlCIX-9uszrd7u-alZQCEokQ8lkD9Rvc-7t7ABE1MXBmtoQCeF6-hW6jiH581MyafORG5Cjywmpo7eOWafwtF8HgrxTrlCm8X3b5k/w400-h396/IMG_5530.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I finished the border around the center of my Bramble Blooms SAL. The prompt asked us to repeat something from the center. There are obviously pink blooms from the corners of baskets liners (see previous post) but I was mostly trying to repeat the blue circle around the hollyhocks in the center by using circles in the border. The lovely machine appliqued flowers are really a bonus. </p><p>We were also asked to use quarter square triangles for the cornerstones. The example blocks were just to angular for this piece. So I chose to make hourglass blocks and put more appliqued circles in their center. </p><p>I'm looking forward to the next prompt</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOFlfz38-k4qa7vjNEJ7y5AgRtVyvVygdkM4VmtgJTVli7tQo_OPKZhGXvCHbLK1oCRexn-I9-TUmuF-xFiHbgU7OQUxOkgX0OgbTXj2BPF4WRtyagMeI71f4UL3WE3DRKEMSPYUYHqMPau1arSTr-dIySTQRT55JuxJFxIu_VdXtx7Yf2l49x35fhnjb/s4032/IMG_5526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOFlfz38-k4qa7vjNEJ7y5AgRtVyvVygdkM4VmtgJTVli7tQo_OPKZhGXvCHbLK1oCRexn-I9-TUmuF-xFiHbgU7OQUxOkgX0OgbTXj2BPF4WRtyagMeI71f4UL3WE3DRKEMSPYUYHqMPau1arSTr-dIySTQRT55JuxJFxIu_VdXtx7Yf2l49x35fhnjb/w400-h300/IMG_5526.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> And I leave you with a peek of the peak of Mt. Olympus across the valley. <div> I am lucky to have such wonderful views.<p></p><p>Robin</p></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-44578205403001305712024-01-20T09:25:00.001-07:002024-01-21T13:11:48.178-07:00Next Bramble Blooms prompt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Our next prompt was to take some idea from the middle section and use it to applique something on an outside border. Perhaps adding a coping border as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I got everything out this morning and trimmed the center to 20" square. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was 20" X 22 1/8", an odd size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLTIZGpfIHHbT4AtW1X5gpRTKdr-9ac8Xq96CsajulQG_QlCT9Xu5fOuNJcKsh5yqKZ6IlA4tU_untCx7-OCWUhaScVorddCH82pUwPHiAhh7fLAXRyXgDkjKVuLjh_T6sgmxLivE_6-CdModRAbNhl55t3QfczpA7CezNpc6WT_P-v04T3ahf8klS_zD/s4032/IMG_5508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLTIZGpfIHHbT4AtW1X5gpRTKdr-9ac8Xq96CsajulQG_QlCT9Xu5fOuNJcKsh5yqKZ6IlA4tU_untCx7-OCWUhaScVorddCH82pUwPHiAhh7fLAXRyXgDkjKVuLjh_T6sgmxLivE_6-CdModRAbNhl55t3QfczpA7CezNpc6WT_P-v04T3ahf8klS_zD/w300-h400/IMG_5508.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>A friend of mine bought these units (I think they are a basket liners to put warm rolls in) at a local linens shop for 50 cents each or something. She had had them for a while and in a declutter moment handed them all to me (9 with pink borders and 6 blue with borders) and said you'll know what to do with these. </p><p>That was about 10 years ago at least. I was musing over what I could create for the next border. I had a background fabric in mind and "POOF" the idea came to me to use these well aged machine appliques on my next border.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyQ-k9Ri2rmX6SQFKpjA89YhivSNJ1oseMlvgCcuRvd7wcOu2kP0p9JogzZl2OWuwM0JNBiwpWWIHnMM-LSjKe-fh09qop56mz6N2lImyKysXRlIzSCcaJ5Iy96frM399BoVTvr61WQWxau03xJ8gqwKAbuA3t7Q8Gt4V7q2twob-Nanc6ak9J8ZVOp5a/s4024/IMG_5506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2069" data-original-width="4024" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyQ-k9Ri2rmX6SQFKpjA89YhivSNJ1oseMlvgCcuRvd7wcOu2kP0p9JogzZl2OWuwM0JNBiwpWWIHnMM-LSjKe-fh09qop56mz6N2lImyKysXRlIzSCcaJ5Iy96frM399BoVTvr61WQWxau03xJ8gqwKAbuA3t7Q8Gt4V7q2twob-Nanc6ak9J8ZVOp5a/w400-h206/IMG_5506.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I pre-shrunk the units. They came out great and just needed a little ironing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cut out the appliques using circle templates. I wanted to repeat the circle shape that is behind the hollyhock blossoms in the center. I had to cut into the blue flower - sigh!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXiggT3nm4mtLuDt2doyrX3OxfjlvDUJ9aqbBA9JgDTavwC8E8N0jnBX27LTpnyj2v-x-oJHbE3agtk9I5-EsA65RkXE1Udqos2MfSlYvb5yOkh_DGZLMtPfKzPt14jaf8dVOYm2z19Z-JOdbe7TnhhR1M_Iq8XybPnfSLleC2JbMg8Ef2bUFnBpPzEqI/s4032/IMG_5509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXiggT3nm4mtLuDt2doyrX3OxfjlvDUJ9aqbBA9JgDTavwC8E8N0jnBX27LTpnyj2v-x-oJHbE3agtk9I5-EsA65RkXE1Udqos2MfSlYvb5yOkh_DGZLMtPfKzPt14jaf8dVOYm2z19Z-JOdbe7TnhhR1M_Iq8XybPnfSLleC2JbMg8Ef2bUFnBpPzEqI/w400-h300/IMG_5509.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Then I auditioned them for placement. I really like the way it looks. I don't think I'll be able to use the blue applique at all <p></p><p>I'm not sure yet how wide to make the border or whether to add cornerstones or not. The prompt suggests we put quarter square units as cornerstones but I'm not sure the straight edges will go with all the curves. </p><p>More decisions to be made.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVICDXl7UszD3zDr2rV8RL4Np13meu6KYy3TMoSN5Rt41T4K8v8n2FOdcuTUng_CCCRonTwJ_JRFYkdkpm01wP2AOON0lRQvFvRpYvrkKpwhaPK5UiyOn-ie3w6FXiNpaJj8hAaEJ5rwfaYsGh9POv8XwfUqwxAxMcTkPZ5oIG9_nCEY_Zpme8Ujj2qi6/s4032/IMG_5500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVICDXl7UszD3zDr2rV8RL4Np13meu6KYy3TMoSN5Rt41T4K8v8n2FOdcuTUng_CCCRonTwJ_JRFYkdkpm01wP2AOON0lRQvFvRpYvrkKpwhaPK5UiyOn-ie3w6FXiNpaJj8hAaEJ5rwfaYsGh9POv8XwfUqwxAxMcTkPZ5oIG9_nCEY_Zpme8Ujj2qi6/w300-h400/IMG_5500.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> And evidently my DH thinks this is the right amount of whipping cream for his pie!!!!!<p></p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-69070040389132253382024-01-12T13:02:00.006-07:002024-01-12T13:11:05.936-07:00The things we do. . . <p> I finished the "Build-a-quilt" top this morning. I brought it upstairs, put it on the floor in the living room and started to put the 4-patches around it so I could get a good color placement before I started sewing.</p><p>It looked horrible! It was so busy that it just looked like mud.</p><p>So, I auditioned some fabric for another border and added a few of the 4-patches to the corners and Voila!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJhKwevmHv-9AkovqL2MeWuhqoHFO6_xFyOemUa_uM7SHrP2e2lyR-rHGFDIuv9w9Ty4veirz1tUI6wVyZ0EpzqrNhVoXQhLozsTphyphenhyphenfbw3Yffn_fuTiClkYTP8pUVkitLoRQ1nIiFEy3W-W7-Fo85bdrh_kFmViuqA4CmrYApb8h8t7V4AgW1cc_xJrf/s4032/IMG_5484.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJhKwevmHv-9AkovqL2MeWuhqoHFO6_xFyOemUa_uM7SHrP2e2lyR-rHGFDIuv9w9Ty4veirz1tUI6wVyZ0EpzqrNhVoXQhLozsTphyphenhyphenfbw3Yffn_fuTiClkYTP8pUVkitLoRQ1nIiFEy3W-W7-Fo85bdrh_kFmViuqA4CmrYApb8h8t7V4AgW1cc_xJrf/w300-h400/IMG_5484.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>It is 44" X 56". My oldest daughter came this morning and I showed it to her. She thought it was terrific. Of course she would~ </p><p>She ended up taking it home with her. She liked all the busy-ness.</p><p> I was trying to use up the fabric "Blitzen" from the quilt I made her a couple of years ago. I wasn't successful with using it all up though. . . </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYQapnLLRWPd1xJzCxBjBAPDCCrCWs3ep6Gd8VIrjNebxmfhB69Kcqq5qBSyPOBDZzCOA6GQdALQ9Vt-mZunCwrBRXRqmOIUw-RmexA8Zt8W5e_LpIbV5qVuPKksjHuCnIQ99arqPg14PUqQpTDPkOi68QavYEYvLFc6TdbJl2JKFUm0bPJxJJzdMppzm/s3604/IMG_5488.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3604" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYQapnLLRWPd1xJzCxBjBAPDCCrCWs3ep6Gd8VIrjNebxmfhB69Kcqq5qBSyPOBDZzCOA6GQdALQ9Vt-mZunCwrBRXRqmOIUw-RmexA8Zt8W5e_LpIbV5qVuPKksjHuCnIQ99arqPg14PUqQpTDPkOi68QavYEYvLFc6TdbJl2JKFUm0bPJxJJzdMppzm/w400-h336/IMG_5488.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This is what I still have left over. That snowman piece measures 3 yds. so it might become a backing.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD-6QBX6I55a-cmzN_xsbCohVf5wiVCgwPqz5HyrUkCSyu0NbhNQfgleMgdVhGY2IaI8aDOHk8-34lOlfKKmG47wBdf8fVT8Bvxj0xJQ_OcZ2mMmXdf04uTE8BPqHIdtozKBDi8v5K2HtaxTlcJ1G7E_G6AToI5QwfJbDz3JM8ZtWGhURKAqfYQW8tBZ0/s2842/IMG_5486.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="2842" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD-6QBX6I55a-cmzN_xsbCohVf5wiVCgwPqz5HyrUkCSyu0NbhNQfgleMgdVhGY2IaI8aDOHk8-34lOlfKKmG47wBdf8fVT8Bvxj0xJQ_OcZ2mMmXdf04uTE8BPqHIdtozKBDi8v5K2HtaxTlcJ1G7E_G6AToI5QwfJbDz3JM8ZtWGhURKAqfYQW8tBZ0/w400-h389/IMG_5486.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And I still have 253 4-patches leftover. I will probably work on that next. Good Grief!</p><p><br /></p><p>I usually gather all the empty spools I've used during the year and take a picture. It's for my own satisfaction, it makes me feel like I'm making progress. It's not as many as last year but it's a good showing.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpjgV-46Mq0g9_dsfPZ4eWqR4vhS0CYSzsAJFz6u60Z38YC6DvS_f9VX2z3FaLrhHTNq0f9spaOLZ2ST7gZ9kcDhKAYwmXDc6_GhYcXhvVrh-8Vr1ns4v6NNg2fePl58hUOl7i1MUgdeF0SGsncine9aIhU-U_uCW6pOay4eJD9Rulo3lEYggKbpGXM1c/s4032/IMG_5482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpjgV-46Mq0g9_dsfPZ4eWqR4vhS0CYSzsAJFz6u60Z38YC6DvS_f9VX2z3FaLrhHTNq0f9spaOLZ2ST7gZ9kcDhKAYwmXDc6_GhYcXhvVrh-8Vr1ns4v6NNg2fePl58hUOl7i1MUgdeF0SGsncine9aIhU-U_uCW6pOay4eJD9Rulo3lEYggKbpGXM1c/w300-h400/IMG_5482.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I haven't joined the Declutter 2024 with Karen Brown but I've been watching her videos. I have gone through my patterns and the lid fits on the box now. I also went through the patterns I have on the computer and deleted about 1/3 of them. It feels good to declutter.</p><p>I'm going to go through my two shelves of books next.</p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-43921509727892000522024-01-08T07:21:00.002-07:002024-01-08T07:21:31.967-07:00Winter all week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU84JAH1F7RgdzDRLfxBksCA7NVbpt1CDW9BdQhyjXaX9EhEk9SKeVqICm8t6KQl5ESf6JEVeUJtSYUgz2lEXgLX47-PN3W629op8Thrvijygwhs7cFa-l8im2QhyeYrgrxDrv-maVnUWqbqqero4P11xzx_PfhEny_u7c5s8ZQMijPaXsx7s0pbU44AQ8/s2705/IMG_5472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="2705" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU84JAH1F7RgdzDRLfxBksCA7NVbpt1CDW9BdQhyjXaX9EhEk9SKeVqICm8t6KQl5ESf6JEVeUJtSYUgz2lEXgLX47-PN3W629op8Thrvijygwhs7cFa-l8im2QhyeYrgrxDrv-maVnUWqbqqero4P11xzx_PfhEny_u7c5s8ZQMijPaXsx7s0pbU44AQ8/w400-h274/IMG_5472.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is the forecast for this coming week. It makes it look like we will be pounded with snow. What it will be like for us will be snow sifting down gradually and melting in between times. But, the mountains will get at least 40" by the end of the week.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-OP0Irnc9Y1_19YxTXMg1RvZxwJ-BwHWqQbcwmZUJO02pcHuQIvaRbl8W59ABiR_Cvu3dll33PrsDCyc7f_VWdErHA278T1H8NEZUfnod3tVsvSuqBlVX_d_KlEgoUDfoc_Krh2fDNQoHlwGGv2XfG43Mdd0dMgBdoiOaTdrGnABO9PnZG7y0dqyGrgG/s4032/IMG_5476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-OP0Irnc9Y1_19YxTXMg1RvZxwJ-BwHWqQbcwmZUJO02pcHuQIvaRbl8W59ABiR_Cvu3dll33PrsDCyc7f_VWdErHA278T1H8NEZUfnod3tVsvSuqBlVX_d_KlEgoUDfoc_Krh2fDNQoHlwGGv2XfG43Mdd0dMgBdoiOaTdrGnABO9PnZG7y0dqyGrgG/w300-h400/IMG_5476.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Look how the snow sparkles in the moonlight. These are not an enhanced photos. And it's much more dazzling in person.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Qk6wR-SmhI5U3GtTciIjTx3dVkp77AZU7FcxUy7ZZsPw-k2omSbaaf1ZalklrYbUzmUsoif2lnFvUFHYJS5UARZq_XRcIp1DtOMFFRFNrBgnpSINFA5oM2AQEiw_w1f-Gg3eC-WFOMTyX3jvmb_q70bwctyoPUvSTXWoyw8ZmmTDJiwBhDOazkZBltPf/s4032/IMG_5474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Qk6wR-SmhI5U3GtTciIjTx3dVkp77AZU7FcxUy7ZZsPw-k2omSbaaf1ZalklrYbUzmUsoif2lnFvUFHYJS5UARZq_XRcIp1DtOMFFRFNrBgnpSINFA5oM2AQEiw_w1f-Gg3eC-WFOMTyX3jvmb_q70bwctyoPUvSTXWoyw8ZmmTDJiwBhDOazkZBltPf/w300-h400/IMG_5474.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3n8OzaoTn26gyvtxfDQLnyZpJ53qU4wMIZ_AxabhnZ1_ZEYVTculA-XAb3dTo1TIC-2Zh2NYUdfU6U1jW3RrO_hn2Nca3jokXb8VFRzIc348GrvfQj2UmMTwd5TJp3mZGDajqHoJiIGLAc8ZYvbaJcH6zwIM96c9ai4LiY_svSD9sCa8RduC2dlEkiQG/s4032/IMG_5475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3n8OzaoTn26gyvtxfDQLnyZpJ53qU4wMIZ_AxabhnZ1_ZEYVTculA-XAb3dTo1TIC-2Zh2NYUdfU6U1jW3RrO_hn2Nca3jokXb8VFRzIc348GrvfQj2UmMTwd5TJp3mZGDajqHoJiIGLAc8ZYvbaJcH6zwIM96c9ai4LiY_svSD9sCa8RduC2dlEkiQG/w300-h400/IMG_5475.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zwzWIveusuoJg1Cq0IEH8W5eihPhi6i0CjvWdVsELpAYT0s-MvP3jP7L7Hf0utPhVoPM6Ury0zyJTq6LUZsL8-BKAN62VYFBzfLiSJsMTtWtvj9U7-3sR6U-vQpsfQRaE62xLsW-UMRrd8YfgT7XXu4WiaLuyK7ENd967SodkXzm6etccfwj8ogEKQjg/s4032/IMG_5477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zwzWIveusuoJg1Cq0IEH8W5eihPhi6i0CjvWdVsELpAYT0s-MvP3jP7L7Hf0utPhVoPM6Ury0zyJTq6LUZsL8-BKAN62VYFBzfLiSJsMTtWtvj9U7-3sR6U-vQpsfQRaE62xLsW-UMRrd8YfgT7XXu4WiaLuyK7ENd967SodkXzm6etccfwj8ogEKQjg/w300-h400/IMG_5477.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p> A sweet little crescent moon and Venus reflecting light off of the snow.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-6iX9-fSOkX76iScnz_P6UR0svlfE8snOpWKRELO-pk7QB2HMLmhYQcDd1lYvh6Cr-TLNeR2fXw219GcKDwVJsopA128qxMyjn6mfzbdgYqnpIGoejMvQ7yxpbr70ChaBgmZwKfiM3A7CCycxK7K_Nl8UCDdi8RlrZrA4SegocO71mwcEIdQgeaEkKG5/s4032/IMG_5480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-6iX9-fSOkX76iScnz_P6UR0svlfE8snOpWKRELO-pk7QB2HMLmhYQcDd1lYvh6Cr-TLNeR2fXw219GcKDwVJsopA128qxMyjn6mfzbdgYqnpIGoejMvQ7yxpbr70ChaBgmZwKfiM3A7CCycxK7K_Nl8UCDdi8RlrZrA4SegocO71mwcEIdQgeaEkKG5/w300-h400/IMG_5480.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> I'm still working on the "build-a-quilt" from my previous 2 posts. I've got 60 4-patches for another border. I only need 102 more. The fabric is getting used up. . . the whole point of this project.<p></p><p>Have a great frosty day.</p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-50521831814713567652024-01-04T12:03:00.002-07:002024-01-04T18:11:48.810-07:00If I didn't do so much unsewing . . .<p> I would sure have a lot more done.</p><p>I can see why beginning sewers get so discouraged. I have unpicked the pinwheel blocks so many times!</p><p>But, seasoned sewers know that there are going to be mistakes and they look bad and amateurish if you leave them in or they haunt you every time you see your quit.</p><p>So, we unpick them and try to make it right. </p><p>But, I have to admit, after having sewed since I was 12 and quilted for 30 years. . . <span> I STILL CUT OFF POINTS AND IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!!!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iHlHftF1wErLwfhKzq7hlswwK0xjiNOGzAedXjTbfi6MZ2mwtYBg7zeuZm43cjqu1Vhw1tvEu_eAz0J6upVNhyuWh-xzZ38UjedGxSeTs-VGi9e1Cbsh536zvHgWd-w03wg4aYBYjDC5qsNquW9Z_yMy2-PlFYBzLxFVqjXGT1nEV7XQ1C2OWw6Ibm6X/s4032/IMG_5457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iHlHftF1wErLwfhKzq7hlswwK0xjiNOGzAedXjTbfi6MZ2mwtYBg7zeuZm43cjqu1Vhw1tvEu_eAz0J6upVNhyuWh-xzZ38UjedGxSeTs-VGi9e1Cbsh536zvHgWd-w03wg4aYBYjDC5qsNquW9Z_yMy2-PlFYBzLxFVqjXGT1nEV7XQ1C2OWw6Ibm6X/w300-h400/IMG_5457.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is the center for the quilt I have been working on (previous post). The light colored rectangles looked empty so I fussy cut snowman heads and added them. I decided on just a plain first border. I needed somewhere to rest my eyes because the Glitter blocks can be so busy.</p><p>You'll notice the borders aren't the same width. I did that on purpose so I can surround it with 4.5" blocks. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxaSzDM0xjmIVcfSmUPFog-TWdLrkxXVgZArBDVW7Xsaq6Qrqy0Z4shQZ5UnlaAI9skgVmpjpBhohsMZBJcf_yFtHO-DKJhnu2sEi4EuVfeLfy40gXvyh7WnLcF8G0dD7WgX5XTLjwdEum2s-UCSR8Ml3tdpF2JeTnUVd8XEOG2a6SIhN6KvvnkULulDv/s3132/IMG_5461.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="2179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxaSzDM0xjmIVcfSmUPFog-TWdLrkxXVgZArBDVW7Xsaq6Qrqy0Z4shQZ5UnlaAI9skgVmpjpBhohsMZBJcf_yFtHO-DKJhnu2sEi4EuVfeLfy40gXvyh7WnLcF8G0dD7WgX5XTLjwdEum2s-UCSR8Ml3tdpF2JeTnUVd8XEOG2a6SIhN6KvvnkULulDv/w279-h400/IMG_5461.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><p>Then came the pinwheel border. I really like how it turned out but I've been working on the pinwheels a lot and as I said before. . . unpicking is necessary but it sure take a lot of time. </p><p>Next came an easy border. It repeats the snowmen and also the aqua color of the first border.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CpJWjrKsHmJKpXSBKt6bdOKlNKFa1ZDi7EswaHqNi66rcW6zprR2pAHU2snNoGIgDGiX2YuZO33s2zIORJqcZ9XRXf98b5qyg7JDtp17Vc8hP5czQkIYFXaJ0e4Bit8p9n5A6avRkk8KHydiF__GkdqI-RvHj8eaHS8ZLT5wZX-KRxBtI8N0IyP6Q7Gt/s3401/IMG_5465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3401" data-original-width="2563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CpJWjrKsHmJKpXSBKt6bdOKlNKFa1ZDi7EswaHqNi66rcW6zprR2pAHU2snNoGIgDGiX2YuZO33s2zIORJqcZ9XRXf98b5qyg7JDtp17Vc8hP5czQkIYFXaJ0e4Bit8p9n5A6avRkk8KHydiF__GkdqI-RvHj8eaHS8ZLT5wZX-KRxBtI8N0IyP6Q7Gt/w301-h400/IMG_5465.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><p>This looks so bad! GASP! The photograph doesn't show how bright the fabrics are. It just looks like a jumble of blocks and actually it's quite cute. I'm sure it doesn't help that the photos are taken inside on a snowy day. (Did I say how grateful I am for any snow at this point?)</p><p>Now that it is done the quilt measures 36.5" X 48.5" I realized that instead of making a whole bunch of 4.5" blocks (hourglass, 4-patch, or 16-patch with 1.5" squares) I could make 12" blocks and things might move along more quickly. </p><p>Hmmmmmmmm! I'll have to give that some more thought.</p><p>I bought a fat quarter stack of "Blitzen" in 2013 and even though I have already made one quilt, I still have a lot of fabric left over so my options are wide. My goal is to use up all the fabric I have left.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOObZ4y1tO1Y9TBBL9Br79JEuthyGY2u_YzLdSqoPgkLcJJjR7xk8wGqLSi6KOKPZXbBeUfBiC1ikc1tXgLNBhyphenhyphenVGcUdwy0zXVMzXC6DJ7hl4HJexCgzB5_aE4FMaR6MNZg-zyHCYermB7SiJm5aubZVlPaAiNstuq1o5vsGxZQv6-9dz8_VYTroe3b_Lv/s3015/IMG_5458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="3015" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOObZ4y1tO1Y9TBBL9Br79JEuthyGY2u_YzLdSqoPgkLcJJjR7xk8wGqLSi6KOKPZXbBeUfBiC1ikc1tXgLNBhyphenhyphenVGcUdwy0zXVMzXC6DJ7hl4HJexCgzB5_aE4FMaR6MNZg-zyHCYermB7SiJm5aubZVlPaAiNstuq1o5vsGxZQv6-9dz8_VYTroe3b_Lv/w320-h306/IMG_5458.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>My daughter and I put the Santa Fe quilt on the frames. It is a donation quilt and so I am just going to tie it. My grandson really liked it and I'll take that as good news because I was trying to make something more masculine. It does have some butterfly scraps in it but I don't think there are any florals.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_br1p2kcGsqQI4wfH1v2uvklN759fNETTgUMgXRaRHu3PzKTF1ESZaoX06rcImbXXAC0jn7qUOkQCIIgyKNVv6mI2rMtsH9yImWV1JEgYClszCuyGRrUKIybgX6GiNGA_wak6EpNWjUR02KFrcI3qzJO054A6PCWx_bGYPqmHEiiWIzr4e4V_QgZX_SA/s4032/IMG_5463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_br1p2kcGsqQI4wfH1v2uvklN759fNETTgUMgXRaRHu3PzKTF1ESZaoX06rcImbXXAC0jn7qUOkQCIIgyKNVv6mI2rMtsH9yImWV1JEgYClszCuyGRrUKIybgX6GiNGA_wak6EpNWjUR02KFrcI3qzJO054A6PCWx_bGYPqmHEiiWIzr4e4V_QgZX_SA/w300-h400/IMG_5463.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>My husband is unwinding all the lights he wrapped around this tree. He bought a sound system this year that continuously played about 8 songs and the lights kept time to the music. It is snowing outside but it melts before it hits the ground. All I can say is that at least we're getting some moisture and I'm grateful for that. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNwmlShgZF9oDOQowgKlJGzbsN6mSGsFi6qFpzxolgo-5R7tmBY8Z1U6wgSodm1aGwFXhyBzTR6Si041U36YMuuodDy3l2w8nqD9UNasLk5M3i81xrX07Q9mAwAk23dz-Gvh-wd8ozdjSHX-G6WOj1GfY5gEbVqXktVs7AY6-DaWGx1Id8xLP02iIJJKr/s4032/IMG_5464.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNwmlShgZF9oDOQowgKlJGzbsN6mSGsFi6qFpzxolgo-5R7tmBY8Z1U6wgSodm1aGwFXhyBzTR6Si041U36YMuuodDy3l2w8nqD9UNasLk5M3i81xrX07Q9mAwAk23dz-Gvh-wd8ozdjSHX-G6WOj1GfY5gEbVqXktVs7AY6-DaWGx1Id8xLP02iIJJKr/w300-h400/IMG_5464.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>One of my geraniums is blooming. You can see some of the sifting snow outside the window.</p><p>Hope you're year is starting out bright.</p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-15592259735300719402023-12-26T08:50:00.001-07:002023-12-26T08:51:49.561-07:00Post Christmas thoughts and pictures<p> Well, I did start another Christmas quilt, at least the fabric is from a Christmas line. I don't know how Christmasy it will look when I finish. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SAW-zNHOOiSCpAVJGEdSHoLhMbZTiHV0wxFE5Vx2M906eK1cVa_AerI1NHyjwM_pFcFxUOlkZyOkx5Rcl6ucPf2S9G_SkAoih5DDEz9A4Qik3qvYb5OBSArGIh50G6b9Rc-6_YHSWlHIfq7YjGxHEQALp-eEcqrEPBrKOrXnTWs66jNmt0nDPm9_zV-b/s4032/IMG_5451%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SAW-zNHOOiSCpAVJGEdSHoLhMbZTiHV0wxFE5Vx2M906eK1cVa_AerI1NHyjwM_pFcFxUOlkZyOkx5Rcl6ucPf2S9G_SkAoih5DDEz9A4Qik3qvYb5OBSArGIh50G6b9Rc-6_YHSWlHIfq7YjGxHEQALp-eEcqrEPBrKOrXnTWs66jNmt0nDPm9_zV-b/w300-h400/IMG_5451%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The fabric line is Blitzen by BasicGray. It is more snowman than Christmas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't seem to get my blog margins in sync this morning. I apologize if things are off. . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The blocks are from Jen Kingwell called Glitter. I'm using the leftovers from a quilt I made a few years ago. I just thought I'd make up these blocks using the fabric until it was used up. But, after making two of the Glitter blocks using templates and marking the seam allowance, I knew I'd never make it through using just this block for the whole quilt. So I decided to make a center and surround it with various other borders and blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The center I just finished measures 28 3/8" X 14 1/4". It's an odd size for sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm trying to decide which fabric I want for the next border. I also need to figure out what size the borders need to be so that I can just make regular sized blocks for the outside; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3 inch or four inch or six inch etc. There's always so many decisions to make when a regular pattern isn't used - sigh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also want to share a picture of my niece. She is the mother of six children with the youngest being two years old. This is how my brother found her yesterday (Christmas Day) afternoon in the living room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNE9mwsmEQtan4S0YxKWetfLv_zOQHWdFfxZWAX-GZqvUFobVtKk6yxJOsx9SsisKKDbUMUbAKzr2UJgWJtL1tEOTLmOqJCPeIx3W8ABzr6QVGkQj0Jvh_W8l9OIkUTsQf73JsZUN8r1LTni31QCRRsA7CKo_DTrMQJfXhA92BjC2a72p7ZvC-1DdsHqG/s4032/IMG_3197.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNE9mwsmEQtan4S0YxKWetfLv_zOQHWdFfxZWAX-GZqvUFobVtKk6yxJOsx9SsisKKDbUMUbAKzr2UJgWJtL1tEOTLmOqJCPeIx3W8ABzr6QVGkQj0Jvh_W8l9OIkUTsQf73JsZUN8r1LTni31QCRRsA7CKo_DTrMQJfXhA92BjC2a72p7ZvC-1DdsHqG/w400-h300/IMG_3197.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think we've all been there on Christmas afternoon - ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Robin</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-80783484167642443732023-12-21T08:42:00.000-07:002023-12-21T08:42:48.384-07:00Winter Solstice - The shortest day<p> Today is the 72nd birthday of my favorite cousin. He has fought his way through life, having a less than ideal raising, not doing well in school, and only later discovering he is exceedingly intelligent and because of the Navy he finally gained his sense of self worth. He has a memory like a safe and is constantly studying. I call him my "Other Brother" because he keeps track of me and my family like a brother would. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeiCZMuivUAPtdsZkO2LO0247NtoPXyM3e9DWUxdBun3nYSNdNVzFE8S4069qmJhGwgjv795_AYuLhCq80ENWApHj1xXyhq2dAmJ7J155vbKHTZZ8Z85rdYNFOJn6EJAzYX_rxEcmpL10UpdF70sLHEe89MpsDVleyolbJpPgHSISEbtmwReuhsjrzxef/s4000/Cousins%201967%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeiCZMuivUAPtdsZkO2LO0247NtoPXyM3e9DWUxdBun3nYSNdNVzFE8S4069qmJhGwgjv795_AYuLhCq80ENWApHj1xXyhq2dAmJ7J155vbKHTZZ8Z85rdYNFOJn6EJAzYX_rxEcmpL10UpdF70sLHEe89MpsDVleyolbJpPgHSISEbtmwReuhsjrzxef/w400-h300/Cousins%201967%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Here we are in 1967, he's the one on the right next to me in orange. He looks like such a baby. Life had some rewarding times in store for him. He is now in poor health but he still reaches out and makes sure we are safe and well. He's kind of adopted my oldest son and family. He and his wife have no grandchildren of their own and so my oldest son's children benefit from their generosity and love.</p><p>Happy Birthday to one of my absolute favorite people!!!!</p><p>The valley is finally clearing up from a dreadful inversion. Enjoy the sunrise this morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlNc3KVIUeBvAKjdzA4zAjGGC4fZa01QjzcLxHaKmYqm3aKDYA6uIzLBrJpGg0q7OCZa6g3dQKotZBseAbXqMgyI5aKsqv_GCNE8FWF9QHDXNEQNSctSE5FuNiyRsSPB89P7rixzOc9KGctA4UhH3BSvj_hQ4nCRirRKTKTtuIUqfzIgiq5gRayPSzYmR/s4032/IMG_5432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlNc3KVIUeBvAKjdzA4zAjGGC4fZa01QjzcLxHaKmYqm3aKDYA6uIzLBrJpGg0q7OCZa6g3dQKotZBseAbXqMgyI5aKsqv_GCNE8FWF9QHDXNEQNSctSE5FuNiyRsSPB89P7rixzOc9KGctA4UhH3BSvj_hQ4nCRirRKTKTtuIUqfzIgiq5gRayPSzYmR/w400-h300/IMG_5432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58OfPYAhAsSg7kHax9-BDPBEZgNCoaCGu5GojW4a1NEU2MuVBwbia6yQiJlR9qpVugPtGf3fl4bUfGQjQoM5dLL12FAXekU-cqkz_hq6BHEwAtxTOC3UxPq9KZ0JwCteZVimjOX_R_dTeBmJRYz4352kjGDe5h63427eHBhJbud8uZrWXGcMHHTAeKR_p/s4032/IMG_5431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58OfPYAhAsSg7kHax9-BDPBEZgNCoaCGu5GojW4a1NEU2MuVBwbia6yQiJlR9qpVugPtGf3fl4bUfGQjQoM5dLL12FAXekU-cqkz_hq6BHEwAtxTOC3UxPq9KZ0JwCteZVimjOX_R_dTeBmJRYz4352kjGDe5h63427eHBhJbud8uZrWXGcMHHTAeKR_p/w400-h300/IMG_5431.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbwJ7AALdT3_PLBeuSHgWnzz-vpsYFE-aQe9WDnhyphenhyphenPAboKnAY1EvZ-Ytef9IJnBibnn4dn3D6_u4lfVs15nnbHVIQQwIsGOsMVbBGHX0tzgGaPQOSHfLkBc1Z7wqaw9mpZTK2QsFaSJYPUwM9TCE_a7OdPVNxmNAOtWepMGfw6-7d4rO87A2Hs-3XAzaU/s4032/IMG_5433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbwJ7AALdT3_PLBeuSHgWnzz-vpsYFE-aQe9WDnhyphenhyphenPAboKnAY1EvZ-Ytef9IJnBibnn4dn3D6_u4lfVs15nnbHVIQQwIsGOsMVbBGHX0tzgGaPQOSHfLkBc1Z7wqaw9mpZTK2QsFaSJYPUwM9TCE_a7OdPVNxmNAOtWepMGfw6-7d4rO87A2Hs-3XAzaU/w400-h300/IMG_5433.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>From my home to yours and whatever holiday you celebrate, I hope you'll have family around you and will reach out to those who don't.</p><p>Robin</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPww7AkE-cP1EseROs3xxmxp0bYyOOwtnp6YGMUoboc8hfdTVVzTtCdiPbFgvlPI8j-zfIGtxeoJ2RtVJEGHhyO0FbPhXy-KOxlvKYCvHxNufDeRhI-HgrL0GN9N1Mr6sQ7tAlxmB1bQglfyr9wjgR1khabSYJoJ84PQY3mBCqJL0MrHHrIVJOh4GgESy9/s4032/IMG_5434%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPww7AkE-cP1EseROs3xxmxp0bYyOOwtnp6YGMUoboc8hfdTVVzTtCdiPbFgvlPI8j-zfIGtxeoJ2RtVJEGHhyO0FbPhXy-KOxlvKYCvHxNufDeRhI-HgrL0GN9N1Mr6sQ7tAlxmB1bQglfyr9wjgR1khabSYJoJ84PQY3mBCqJL0MrHHrIVJOh4GgESy9/w480-h640/IMG_5434%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-89456874317007174182023-12-13T15:59:00.003-07:002023-12-15T14:14:57.420-07:00It's time to start another Christmas Quilt<p>I think I have a "thing" for Christmas quilts. </p><p>I have an idea for a new quilt for one of my sons. I having a hard time finding the right fabric for the background of the center so I'm at a standstill. </p><p>To give you an example of why I've think I might need intervention (HA!) I've put all of my Christmas quilts in one post. From the first to the last one in the process of being quilted.</p><p> These are in no particular order and some of them aren't obviously Christmasy but I use them at Christmas time. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsicLMg8wWe5P3oJC5cdBOtmRMheZpnEEAiDpDpJTmBmcLZD2gcwk-R-Y1oTFjN4nQvHEHS-ED_kD8Giyp8OaRtY27lSZ_dYCKhzt1thNuNDWDCHnPNh87FkapnmnOa2JHe-Melg8HQKWRxruptiw4UWNNEtsveokqX8BPLQXjQGMi-F4a6SNN8NaX1mp0/s4032/IMG-3897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsicLMg8wWe5P3oJC5cdBOtmRMheZpnEEAiDpDpJTmBmcLZD2gcwk-R-Y1oTFjN4nQvHEHS-ED_kD8Giyp8OaRtY27lSZ_dYCKhzt1thNuNDWDCHnPNh87FkapnmnOa2JHe-Melg8HQKWRxruptiw4UWNNEtsveokqX8BPLQXjQGMi-F4a6SNN8NaX1mp0/w300-h400/IMG-3897.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><div> This one is from 2022. The "Home Is Where You Are" quilt. Inspired by the Edyta Sitar book called Patches of Blue.<div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4RKCf1y1lFuOq16VwfxPj76aRNy2BtWQ4s-UM7Acwpm0cpv83JlRfUlVyo-lcYlIWui21OjBFXmM9krYeWpgDI7ZvYesnmYS0ZGGJ0me7JA6zcGfMMcOD6CRtpvujAPdIhR42s761PNd5nyeh25YW0E2D2Sm9ESs_uyg_apKKSilfG6QAHB4lr2JvuGA/s2592/Santa%20WH%201995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4RKCf1y1lFuOq16VwfxPj76aRNy2BtWQ4s-UM7Acwpm0cpv83JlRfUlVyo-lcYlIWui21OjBFXmM9krYeWpgDI7ZvYesnmYS0ZGGJ0me7JA6zcGfMMcOD6CRtpvujAPdIhR42s761PNd5nyeh25YW0E2D2Sm9ESs_uyg_apKKSilfG6QAHB4lr2JvuGA/w300-h400/Santa%20WH%201995.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A combination of two patterns, one by Debbie Mumm Santa quilt from 1995.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDYzZllxL9ieMUfUWf0mTenJv5u-fCKQKGa1nTzfG6NJFB9cbjBBEFhvdg5URP5M1fDTiZW2Mik58KUYlhPMYvbe0A8UGIvyj2ggUz16RPcTQN3_V0YL5TMDx-wi0bgzBbzq-HZqPSXcYEhQ9d0wbYZ6OJ7WuFHzNoB3TmCjnIc8b3UnQu1xjneiyjWhC/s2592/Santa%20Table%20Mat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDYzZllxL9ieMUfUWf0mTenJv5u-fCKQKGa1nTzfG6NJFB9cbjBBEFhvdg5URP5M1fDTiZW2Mik58KUYlhPMYvbe0A8UGIvyj2ggUz16RPcTQN3_V0YL5TMDx-wi0bgzBbzq-HZqPSXcYEhQ9d0wbYZ6OJ7WuFHzNoB3TmCjnIc8b3UnQu1xjneiyjWhC/w400-h300/Santa%20Table%20Mat.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> A cute table topper made in the early part of the century. 2007 Original Design</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHfiOFf9pOhsaF2VwP5OEqU24yxgAiEomuUZY-e5CJ43AYbRJ2Bv8JI1UCVNxuf_Vf3lzSlrKWmBfD60YSP3DgU6d7CYNmpXpqDwEL5ipj0HI3IvoqAKiJSyHyN6SObw-g6FG0bOC3MMuEQzM9p6t3UyOyuo0LkNOIE7fe6vJn_4rbzZzfs6fQMzTjo0Gt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHfiOFf9pOhsaF2VwP5OEqU24yxgAiEomuUZY-e5CJ43AYbRJ2Bv8JI1UCVNxuf_Vf3lzSlrKWmBfD60YSP3DgU6d7CYNmpXpqDwEL5ipj0HI3IvoqAKiJSyHyN6SObw-g6FG0bOC3MMuEQzM9p6t3UyOyuo0LkNOIE7fe6vJn_4rbzZzfs6fQMzTjo0Gt=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div> The 12 Rows of Christmas Quilt. Finished 2017 I changed a lot of things from the original pattern</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBjBb5cuqgm2db7fwWSvT9bFFwtZor3lZAjQVzfZV52cS4Ztf8-FTpHWuwB_vdOU6osfbH-LEaEDBzcBCuboreKDuY3EH6F5anqhASVbxqbhmnZTDO4_soodM9ZD-xtepmpTB3wW6SgS6REzvHWCH9yOn-kGsBKOZgMtHBdbZhw_8H-nNS3tiruVDZD2b/s4000/Pinetree%20VT.%2011-04.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBjBb5cuqgm2db7fwWSvT9bFFwtZor3lZAjQVzfZV52cS4Ztf8-FTpHWuwB_vdOU6osfbH-LEaEDBzcBCuboreKDuY3EH6F5anqhASVbxqbhmnZTDO4_soodM9ZD-xtepmpTB3wW6SgS6REzvHWCH9yOn-kGsBKOZgMtHBdbZhw_8H-nNS3tiruVDZD2b/w400-h300/Pinetree%20VT.%2011-04.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> This is reminiscent of the quilt by Alex Anderson that had Christmas lights in the border. 2004</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e-ioJZFUyA4odUsCKuf8765uteGp-bB7pDJF3po-KdNQKQ4e8ugYyWfgbNH_wmgEsq3ZNfg7g-DBAuVteSGKcpMTYnIKXVEMe57jKpKSZ-6Jm4tnjzhlpjK8QS-cwASLHHneC3qvV25n6TwAbdJ20Tchky-Zh-rHsRsopPPCpXYjJarnoDgh0RZkEc5S/s4000/Peppermint%20Quilt%204-17.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e-ioJZFUyA4odUsCKuf8765uteGp-bB7pDJF3po-KdNQKQ4e8ugYyWfgbNH_wmgEsq3ZNfg7g-DBAuVteSGKcpMTYnIKXVEMe57jKpKSZ-6Jm4tnjzhlpjK8QS-cwASLHHneC3qvV25n6TwAbdJ20Tchky-Zh-rHsRsopPPCpXYjJarnoDgh0RZkEc5S/w400-h300/Peppermint%20Quilt%204-17.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div> Made from the Blackbird Designs book Quilting in the Garden. 2017</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9DpF1bx14vje3z99RoHvm0BLtPJ7QybrqIp-fFjZ8BLL9bX4bAe1g2K6TWjebjXUDWjoqSgL8qaGWG4YMcQz_21R-u2dEnX4mUcP-mjjSC3D6YB3HHLVxGWXeR8C2Qo2wB8rlofVvxAh2rp5FxQCGzj-b-gYGRTwnFW0gxHUPmzInZqearP9mJnHXGlB/s2592/One%20of%20Winter's%20jewels%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9DpF1bx14vje3z99RoHvm0BLtPJ7QybrqIp-fFjZ8BLL9bX4bAe1g2K6TWjebjXUDWjoqSgL8qaGWG4YMcQz_21R-u2dEnX4mUcP-mjjSC3D6YB3HHLVxGWXeR8C2Qo2wB8rlofVvxAh2rp5FxQCGzj-b-gYGRTwnFW0gxHUPmzInZqearP9mJnHXGlB/w400-h300/One%20of%20Winter's%20jewels%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div> My snowflake quilt from 2007 that is appliqued and beaded. Original design.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr1kl-8rBIQX5kFzVfuOVccUXAtB_gdPsnOOoguZGAR2uC0fFuGN4616Rdi_RRKNAwHCedl_NQXvJUImTvMX-s3apxe_gm6Akk2FqfNEz5TuLN7MzZhGDCUZLwBTsUpje2hMv8mrffP4_wFWjBhbUcVp4xvVKxUqYCBYCfWel-Av4CwhL5ruaZbGT9JIU/s2869/IMG_8707.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2869" data-original-width="2282" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr1kl-8rBIQX5kFzVfuOVccUXAtB_gdPsnOOoguZGAR2uC0fFuGN4616Rdi_RRKNAwHCedl_NQXvJUImTvMX-s3apxe_gm6Akk2FqfNEz5TuLN7MzZhGDCUZLwBTsUpje2hMv8mrffP4_wFWjBhbUcVp4xvVKxUqYCBYCfWel-Av4CwhL5ruaZbGT9JIU/w319-h400/IMG_8707.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Comfort & Joy made from my collection of Christmas scraps from the 80's and 90's. 2021</div> </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu7p0V3FAktTPBzO--ccE2r3fFWHIMR4YRofOyyP13S_hu_-VPtg9GiIR_I8rKVAQ2ZRRfmfxZxCrxjW-T8bZ4Ad7tc1QAdrBBaSEwxczwqR6TxZJZqQqmoRkEqdch3uAdmuIals6WDHykjlhx4tyME9A9qSq2ruT6rQPV2qWF8LjCDykki8j6QCTpMF3/s2916/IMG_8137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="2916" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu7p0V3FAktTPBzO--ccE2r3fFWHIMR4YRofOyyP13S_hu_-VPtg9GiIR_I8rKVAQ2ZRRfmfxZxCrxjW-T8bZ4Ad7tc1QAdrBBaSEwxczwqR6TxZJZqQqmoRkEqdch3uAdmuIals6WDHykjlhx4tyME9A9qSq2ruT6rQPV2qWF8LjCDykki8j6QCTpMF3/s320/IMG_8137.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A quilt made from Judie Rothermel's first Christmas line called The Spirit of Christmas. </div><div>I made this in 2021 and I bought the fabric from Ye Olde Schoolhouse Quilts in Wisconsin.</div><div>Pattern from a Betsy Chutchian quilt book and the center is from Barbara Brackman's blog.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSmWoiVpwmpoHiDxTj5xUeBeMJVcNwViA6SnTzRMfj2GTELbmJd6pOVC6DqnBMpIzkVU1vaugZQ9yodaj5jQHiwfJ4bLdwmitgjfsjohO3FvZaUi1LsjMI6iR9BzEguDqvAO7UyWRW1kws1TnOpU5K_3J-mQdD7OiJjC6eoSqQwihBZO6DUXuoMiLoK0X/s640/IMG_1895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSmWoiVpwmpoHiDxTj5xUeBeMJVcNwViA6SnTzRMfj2GTELbmJd6pOVC6DqnBMpIzkVU1vaugZQ9yodaj5jQHiwfJ4bLdwmitgjfsjohO3FvZaUi1LsjMI6iR9BzEguDqvAO7UyWRW1kws1TnOpU5K_3J-mQdD7OiJjC6eoSqQwihBZO6DUXuoMiLoK0X/w300-h400/IMG_1895.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div> This is a Swell 16 quilt made in 2020 </div><div> The pattern is by Camille Roskelley and the fabric line is Blitzen by Basic Grey.</div><div> I was able to get the snowmen from the same line for the backing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBopXFPmQdbNhNi_Aoeoo0Qau37Em_K30MyaLJnkVLOr35349Fm2xByGyk8eCIJj11yL7YkLXqQunwHTeugk7kABmN0EGzOjmGIw-kEuLK22G_6rbkyP0yAXyQNHWoieV7Ih8IsG-D9k6-AfQ9LsIKLNvCztItVRGXuoUSs4qFyDEKcyV41akgfnJXgwh/s400/IMG_1513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBopXFPmQdbNhNi_Aoeoo0Qau37Em_K30MyaLJnkVLOr35349Fm2xByGyk8eCIJj11yL7YkLXqQunwHTeugk7kABmN0EGzOjmGIw-kEuLK22G_6rbkyP0yAXyQNHWoieV7Ih8IsG-D9k6-AfQ9LsIKLNvCztItVRGXuoUSs4qFyDEKcyV41akgfnJXgwh/w400-h300/IMG_1513.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjca41vcBNe14-6WXL7QYHAJ-rVSEmXNRsgboeaC8GpVgtWfDxC03kdMPHq07y_POyQT35bbQvCl4B_eYNHafbBO5Ddz3lbUg1oLPKmcb84Cf-7eo2263edYpUXtoO6SE7WjuKu7f7Wsss_UdgBKM2PoVbRxh68bJiQy1h88N8DzYcuKMIlTF7eK0FmGINY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjca41vcBNe14-6WXL7QYHAJ-rVSEmXNRsgboeaC8GpVgtWfDxC03kdMPHq07y_POyQT35bbQvCl4B_eYNHafbBO5Ddz3lbUg1oLPKmcb84Cf-7eo2263edYpUXtoO6SE7WjuKu7f7Wsss_UdgBKM2PoVbRxh68bJiQy1h88N8DzYcuKMIlTF7eK0FmGINY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan Patek's Sleigh Bells quilt. It was made in 2019. I call this one Midwinter's Eve.</div><br /><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wr6onUns1bOERev1q4qcXPuss5hxlxkQxitM_sfQUiGB8yBXoUzvmM-6lQAY8IL_tAWagW6nQchgnuUdgX3CXdK_7NEuUwLFl6VDCAB3KDaCS_IiVc3a2HeOffU1BlsAVLZuaVS1rgkyKYzNlfMPzFdNRjkirXKJRvbJlOOVcBB37OT3DcrN_pv_7yML/s2592/Bound%20Together%20BOM%201%20%209-09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wr6onUns1bOERev1q4qcXPuss5hxlxkQxitM_sfQUiGB8yBXoUzvmM-6lQAY8IL_tAWagW6nQchgnuUdgX3CXdK_7NEuUwLFl6VDCAB3KDaCS_IiVc3a2HeOffU1BlsAVLZuaVS1rgkyKYzNlfMPzFdNRjkirXKJRvbJlOOVcBB37OT3DcrN_pv_7yML/w400-h300/Bound%20Together%20BOM%201%20%209-09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This was a little quilt that I made for a family drawing. The pattern is by Blackbird Designs. The embroidery patterns are by Gain Pan 2009</div><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmP05KwQqpcG0Yzb12aAwd2mZ-hfX4G9EmN482qOkgfoxrzVkX8pladJmM-0uOUF4P9X8gbXBu7TzvVLV6Ct6uyPCv5Yst4Cd-Q0OCkYirPdMDzrMgdqMK0edcTcm48tc_T1uqS3aK3Ky9ZE2YNJ17jBB8ZaOOG0-OsSf2csCPVCLU3-0oH0wN5ZvqdwXl/s4000/cheri%20003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmP05KwQqpcG0Yzb12aAwd2mZ-hfX4G9EmN482qOkgfoxrzVkX8pladJmM-0uOUF4P9X8gbXBu7TzvVLV6Ct6uyPCv5Yst4Cd-Q0OCkYirPdMDzrMgdqMK0edcTcm48tc_T1uqS3aK3Ky9ZE2YNJ17jBB8ZaOOG0-OsSf2csCPVCLU3-0oH0wN5ZvqdwXl/w400-h300/cheri%20003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div> </div><div> This is a mini quilt by Cheri Payne. Free online at <a href="http://quiltsbycheri.blogspot.com/2015/12/simply-red-and-green_3.html">QuiltsbyCheri </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2EwaojBWgayL-dMdrSuPWqzBD7gPhPq58yzZ6KigBUaHIgYrZKTBfpDBW76l8Kq9PcjRau6GiyKFzhoW-XeH7-aMRKJ1eMVrkCQ_TlOXL884OkqR0qUEm5EnqjucvIBFd_Ek-tXi_hzAmDLxO_WJ2BjmKjeKcZFhXRtzsr3cOAtJZNlT1qOkyuyHvO3C/s3553/IMG-1955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="3553" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2EwaojBWgayL-dMdrSuPWqzBD7gPhPq58yzZ6KigBUaHIgYrZKTBfpDBW76l8Kq9PcjRau6GiyKFzhoW-XeH7-aMRKJ1eMVrkCQ_TlOXL884OkqR0qUEm5EnqjucvIBFd_Ek-tXi_hzAmDLxO_WJ2BjmKjeKcZFhXRtzsr3cOAtJZNlT1qOkyuyHvO3C/w400-h334/IMG-1955.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>A little tiny tree. <a href="https://temeculaquiltco.blogspot.com/search/label/Tiny%20Tree">Pattern free at Temecula Quilt Co online.</a> 2020</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocw2LPQNfmYLfziBxvoxEIC6coEYjz50qw7w7vEM4Z2okUwA6ujp7FtbdN94iLnHk_CJTE8hwpzVMdgQlbRf0XOqUR6FQC2A692bkDVdUaFo3e41hVfJejH9EFcVA4AFAr54eRkU5uqS_bnfiEEVnb5Uq2niJ_5Qn34SISrIxxlUnFk1aTO0M5CXiH3oJ/s3024/IMG-4902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="3024" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocw2LPQNfmYLfziBxvoxEIC6coEYjz50qw7w7vEM4Z2okUwA6ujp7FtbdN94iLnHk_CJTE8hwpzVMdgQlbRf0XOqUR6FQC2A692bkDVdUaFo3e41hVfJejH9EFcVA4AFAr54eRkU5uqS_bnfiEEVnb5Uq2niJ_5Qn34SISrIxxlUnFk1aTO0M5CXiH3oJ/w400-h374/IMG-4902.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Santa wall hanging. Pattern by Nancy Halvorsen. Finished 2022 I made two of these.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTaT1kO7DgEKvJp2TkLDtYcGMAGGerImEXcsU1zMIr9-CpzFWUjMwBUGonwLz477x38XtlBA-hbeBh_qoml3Q-c8Q5TYrUq3rs4P0HOtJfhn02t7FpCam7YC-YxaVIqUF7NBgWyHFKzZJR3mVmi1FMS-qteGPUJNBlABHQU2yfNVJMFjpSt3BL52-9-uW/s2692/IMG-4901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="2504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTaT1kO7DgEKvJp2TkLDtYcGMAGGerImEXcsU1zMIr9-CpzFWUjMwBUGonwLz477x38XtlBA-hbeBh_qoml3Q-c8Q5TYrUq3rs4P0HOtJfhn02t7FpCam7YC-YxaVIqUF7NBgWyHFKzZJR3mVmi1FMS-qteGPUJNBlABHQU2yfNVJMFjpSt3BL52-9-uW/w373-h400/IMG-4901.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><div>Christmas star commemorating the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn December 15, 2020</div><div>Pattern by Cheri Payne (the original pattern has a heart in the middle).<br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE05Jz6tHD8qo8y9eCslGiEvaWLhnNqNg5p6lzkSbx1OQCn4RC-ywmRAMr7FuMP0zsKDmUDQ60T2PvV-JRoSYlX4EaNZY3NcbTs2UfMLcrplD-zvT8DEvW730_de0FD827IrpLH3g2WggB0j5__mhKakO-zTfcKP3-OG51Rm5fALso7bUOtDh2QIbvIGcQ/s3136/IMG_5417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3136" data-original-width="2976" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE05Jz6tHD8qo8y9eCslGiEvaWLhnNqNg5p6lzkSbx1OQCn4RC-ywmRAMr7FuMP0zsKDmUDQ60T2PvV-JRoSYlX4EaNZY3NcbTs2UfMLcrplD-zvT8DEvW730_de0FD827IrpLH3g2WggB0j5__mhKakO-zTfcKP3-OG51Rm5fALso7bUOtDh2QIbvIGcQ/w380-h400/IMG_5417.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> The Flowers are by Cheri Payne </span></div></div><div> I enlarged the flowers and added borders, swags, and bows. </div><div> I am still in the quilting process.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of these quilts have been gifted. </div><div>I still own only two of the large quilts but I have all of the little ones. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>(I originally wrote this post last August. I got caught up in finishing a bunch of things, I made 2 flannel quilts for my youngest grandsons, Christmas gifts, and canning season. I'm going to finish up the flower quilt before I get busy on the next one.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas </div><div>Robin</div><div><br /></div><div>I just remembered two more.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGwJbJxhsdLI612zYrSzuWftUF8WDjCWGxhsRdmHgfX1KwV8-dTFf7R8BHg-Ig66xr0KJqPU19JDTfMio1XDq1lLjS8QJtkm3i1n9HDyqG7R72Ol9lKRrgshPnOTnlwe0b4fi-3B7_JW-V7bZB1u036aGUzDNO-AKkCjRCkSa7D5K5hJJC2bYEjcOwis_/s4000/December%206%202015%20014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGwJbJxhsdLI612zYrSzuWftUF8WDjCWGxhsRdmHgfX1KwV8-dTFf7R8BHg-Ig66xr0KJqPU19JDTfMio1XDq1lLjS8QJtkm3i1n9HDyqG7R72Ol9lKRrgshPnOTnlwe0b4fi-3B7_JW-V7bZB1u036aGUzDNO-AKkCjRCkSa7D5K5hJJC2bYEjcOwis_/w400-h300/December%206%202015%20014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>This was a challenge my DIL and I did. She was given free-reign in her Aunt Mary's room full of fabric and she came home with 11 Christmas vest panels from Daisy Kingdom (and a bunch of other stuff. We decided to challenge each other to make a quilt out of five vest panels. </div><div><br /></div><div>We were allowed to add two fabrics. I added the red fabric and the white with blue snowflakes.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you enlarge the picture you'll notice I used the picture of the vest in five of the blocks, the words on the panel, and I even cut up the instructions to make the border. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a fun challenge.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUbNGz5Kxdfq6rJQ7Vz6ntTJODozSqTC2wPcra7qzLiwhbQ0fqL1mgSofpK7USWodTNLuWsgrCkn2c8R80L2IO4r1WT4qGNRXz1op_7j0A0Sz49u2IJ7OjI6VLn70Nf7No70Tdw46C6nkNzoC9unh-5hYD-CRQVFBx89_6P4tuRMtnsb0hqcaW86K97Ws/s3753/IMG_5422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="3753" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUbNGz5Kxdfq6rJQ7Vz6ntTJODozSqTC2wPcra7qzLiwhbQ0fqL1mgSofpK7USWodTNLuWsgrCkn2c8R80L2IO4r1WT4qGNRXz1op_7j0A0Sz49u2IJ7OjI6VLn70Nf7No70Tdw46C6nkNzoC9unh-5hYD-CRQVFBx89_6P4tuRMtnsb0hqcaW86K97Ws/w400-h281/IMG_5422.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I've shown this quilt before. It's a sampler quilt that I made in 1992. It was my first real quilt.</div><div><br /></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-42628246160957669102023-12-11T14:33:00.004-07:002023-12-11T15:09:04.082-07:00Just a quick opinion question<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ081Crgb_cJsGASStZp0sKM0ixbh5M6RHAtg8M2LQgjm8kxqTLh-Pq1CLWPZs5P7Dp4gBazfheafwtF_DcIqLXUDix7h2vJWxN9ohQXaAfwQWYMi4mOjx8hMshRRzdRA_u_qRvvJWDfOfa8qHZOVhLHIZL82OTwg3ynBnqh1zxyht3TuaaJErr_1Lhk8k/s2061/IMG_5413%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2052" data-original-width="2061" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ081Crgb_cJsGASStZp0sKM0ixbh5M6RHAtg8M2LQgjm8kxqTLh-Pq1CLWPZs5P7Dp4gBazfheafwtF_DcIqLXUDix7h2vJWxN9ohQXaAfwQWYMi4mOjx8hMshRRzdRA_u_qRvvJWDfOfa8qHZOVhLHIZL82OTwg3ynBnqh1zxyht3TuaaJErr_1Lhk8k/w400-h399/IMG_5413%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> I finished my center for the Quiltyfolk SAL and was anxious to get started on the next step. Since that prompt has been postponed I decided to put centers on my hollyhocks. I got the dark pink centers appliqued and was planning on putting little yellow circles as well.<p></p><p>I made the tiniest of circle and didn't really like how it looked. AND what a nuisance to make.</p><p>So I thought I'd maybe just use some doll clothes buttons. But, now that I have two sewn on. I think I like it's better without the buttons. What do you think?</p><p>Now, I need to go make some fudge.</p><p>Robin</p><p><span style="color: #e06666;">Changed my mind again. . . </span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"> I decided the buttons give the blossom depth and so I sewed the rest on. It looks great. </span></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-43141455708930402242023-11-25T11:06:00.000-07:002023-11-25T11:06:03.673-07:00Bramble Blossoms Center Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is supposed to represent hollyhocks. I had a couple of great designs but everything was so complicated. So, I gradually tried to simplify it and this what came together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLUYAUuofPfxZ4zw2YkdwEhcc9P97T4PsJWulp4GnA1odY8MebDSUiiHipkl92kWzsfpkVIsrx8BYCHcMMBw3PimhCcDLalyqH0xE3eSFhNERqpvXPWs2icEd_IQs-heYDtf_NW50BQaXCPGCiT3_2HwvvLczssmfDAxY1FaGEOerSTvJw-JacqIt82Z9/s2824/IMG_5350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="2824" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLUYAUuofPfxZ4zw2YkdwEhcc9P97T4PsJWulp4GnA1odY8MebDSUiiHipkl92kWzsfpkVIsrx8BYCHcMMBw3PimhCcDLalyqH0xE3eSFhNERqpvXPWs2icEd_IQs-heYDtf_NW50BQaXCPGCiT3_2HwvvLczssmfDAxY1FaGEOerSTvJw-JacqIt82Z9/w400-h359/IMG_5350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> It's not quite what I had envisioned. I have some fiddly centers all cut out and I may or may not sew them on. I was ready to be done with the applique. I should probably trim the background behind the blossoms so the stems don't show through.<p></p><p>It's very low volume. Hmmm?</p><p>I sewed 7 full blossoms to represent my 7 children. The light fabrics I chose didn't show up on my neutral background so I sewed the light blue circle behind them to contrast a little and introduce another color into the mix.</p><p>Now, I'm going to go look on the list on Audrey's blog to see what the rest of those participating in this SAL have created.</p><p>Robin</p><p><br /></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-68340946771579583292023-11-10T10:51:00.005-07:002023-12-15T14:36:47.514-07:00Bramble Blossoms #2<p> I have been watching everyone's progress and have been stumped. </p><p>First of all I was thinking about the name. . . Bramble Blossoms. I thought maybe I ought to be literal and do something with thorns. What has more thorns on it that most other flowers? Roses, you say? Well, I was taking it a little farther. . . I was thinking wild roses. Can you believe all those thorns?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjAFTPwZ6dSG-n8IjKSJ-taGMJ2qhHuR048QDExOG8SrsbjvVJz1JOCkSjvtCWwV5_6dqj5XJ-3hh6QhGkgSW1WyPyAB5qM04sSje-RSexabnqwjD7S1IIw0trODMVIOKQ5aXuwFY55H5Ibvg_pIlSVrhATPPcVf5OREa6HsgJ2Mf4FaFM5H0AUNRPH-e/s800/IMG_5289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjAFTPwZ6dSG-n8IjKSJ-taGMJ2qhHuR048QDExOG8SrsbjvVJz1JOCkSjvtCWwV5_6dqj5XJ-3hh6QhGkgSW1WyPyAB5qM04sSje-RSexabnqwjD7S1IIw0trODMVIOKQ5aXuwFY55H5Ibvg_pIlSVrhATPPcVf5OREa6HsgJ2Mf4FaFM5H0AUNRPH-e/w400-h266/IMG_5289.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Wild roses have lovely blossoms.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPg-zf3yOoBShwF4IF1gnUh-wqaPzq7WuSEU3SScxIY4WNQQT1CWczb7-AP2YEWAnJpbvOz6VYizUzIHaFqaV-kBHK2gq_piJ82JTf6K6Bni67Llr49_-LDauqFV3SAgaQx0BGa_RxBa8WGxx4q7F-WwIhGIX1U7mywvavA22mzWisFPseja0LLnPUxjo/s640/IMG_5278.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPg-zf3yOoBShwF4IF1gnUh-wqaPzq7WuSEU3SScxIY4WNQQT1CWczb7-AP2YEWAnJpbvOz6VYizUzIHaFqaV-kBHK2gq_piJ82JTf6K6Bni67Llr49_-LDauqFV3SAgaQx0BGa_RxBa8WGxx4q7F-WwIhGIX1U7mywvavA22mzWisFPseja0LLnPUxjo/w400-h300/IMG_5278.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And come in different colors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_XdOiE7DADIOfllD1i33sjACeJHtR2mSQlZODdAaggQXFhJool-HqPtETMi7DtULuFCDl_KbPFHbc7ZaMm_ptOt3Qn1lobI2crkhep4Fq8f6A_TXoCRwIxS7ncYOyO1SPjBLyIES7dyqNQH_QybVLH91WQBP5cCxMyOOCDGwaK2r17CLv_OlZfZnwe2w/s650/IMG_5285.WEBP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_XdOiE7DADIOfllD1i33sjACeJHtR2mSQlZODdAaggQXFhJool-HqPtETMi7DtULuFCDl_KbPFHbc7ZaMm_ptOt3Qn1lobI2crkhep4Fq8f6A_TXoCRwIxS7ncYOyO1SPjBLyIES7dyqNQH_QybVLH91WQBP5cCxMyOOCDGwaK2r17CLv_OlZfZnwe2w/s320/IMG_5285.WEBP" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>There is a really lovely pink but I didn't get a picture of that one.</p><p>And they have rose hips. Aren't these great?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIp6l5mLg1H4tvlvcxtiTfP_HBfOEqu5-EobfeASH-RGbtQ8AYGgsFWotHaZFSvJWa1tUwNu26m2-XUYUPvyd1WDN5glPqpFSUUoml5s5quotgg04vwfT4QOdG8JZZgw6TAirDA8eEYMdfTzYYPL4QMff0jIAgWvuk8alCCN5mxGAcw2nFSEGSleMquOor/s650/IMG_5286.WEBP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIp6l5mLg1H4tvlvcxtiTfP_HBfOEqu5-EobfeASH-RGbtQ8AYGgsFWotHaZFSvJWa1tUwNu26m2-XUYUPvyd1WDN5glPqpFSUUoml5s5quotgg04vwfT4QOdG8JZZgw6TAirDA8eEYMdfTzYYPL4QMff0jIAgWvuk8alCCN5mxGAcw2nFSEGSleMquOor/w400-h400/IMG_5286.WEBP" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Well, I couldn't get excited about this idea so I tried to think of something else. And then, a tulip I had seen in one of my magazines came to mind. I see it every once in a while as I'm flipping through pages looking for something else. I make a mental note that I would like to applique that tulip some time. So, I went hunting. It took me two days but I found the pattern. It is in Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine. And yes, it is as delightful as I remembered. And it would kind of be paying homage to Audrey and the lovely tulips she puts in some of her quilts.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fDmxVudfUyUtAmc1qTEdAq4BXxIpKM418StaSMvrE43f5msFhUj2rkT_Kj1LZRaFTh0XFt3aS7wXZqUV39pgVKp715zRDphF9q4ZYeJfVhqBvYug_T-RES5uHNbMvnCbIYclOtYkxHHZpRCt7HHhQsQ29aGWeRf1O91vrhk0LDaNLMJI2fiNygp0XJgh/s4032/IMG_5303.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fDmxVudfUyUtAmc1qTEdAq4BXxIpKM418StaSMvrE43f5msFhUj2rkT_Kj1LZRaFTh0XFt3aS7wXZqUV39pgVKp715zRDphF9q4ZYeJfVhqBvYug_T-RES5uHNbMvnCbIYclOtYkxHHZpRCt7HHhQsQ29aGWeRf1O91vrhk0LDaNLMJI2fiNygp0XJgh/w300-h400/IMG_5303.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Folk Art Tulip by Kerri Arthur of Calico Rabbit Patterns</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>And then I thought, "This is supposed to be about me not someone else. What flowers bring a smile to my face and aren't super difficult to applique (because I came up with lots of other ideas and they were way to complicated)."</p><p>I finally decided on Hollyhocks. I'm always taking photos of them, in fact here I am posing amongst them in 2013. </p><p> (Not the most flattering picture but when you're my age flattering pictures are in the past.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP66-NI-m0diW0ZLre6jLEjiO-qwmt95hIGZck4CmQy8JOiRUDvzSXoVvWGpLFWeH0NUpYw-sLEFTASBIYhI373tunYqCZtAMxDOj8l8sl0FSaj5HtGGJNG0QvcktZnU68oMqg07kNBQiJfMvuLqUVZtadBCI_g5wRZiqPzLqvbfzCh78sR6fjJ5YU20D/s4000/July%20too%20005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP66-NI-m0diW0ZLre6jLEjiO-qwmt95hIGZck4CmQy8JOiRUDvzSXoVvWGpLFWeH0NUpYw-sLEFTASBIYhI373tunYqCZtAMxDOj8l8sl0FSaj5HtGGJNG0QvcktZnU68oMqg07kNBQiJfMvuLqUVZtadBCI_g5wRZiqPzLqvbfzCh78sR6fjJ5YU20D/w400-h300/July%20too%20005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>AND, I was excited about this idea. </p><p>So, I had to finish the current Christmas project I was working on and that seemed to take a really long time but it's done and I'm prepared.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqnKXwtLBmF0tW8ebNxgur0lrIxHZw9Th6ikZ1ER27XdoTXruv-h04Z98P6SIwqdofsf5OnCSweMJvFxL137SW7sRwY_XmuvSvHlm_Iifl3TaIBzCZfOU7dapLyEY7aPUsvM9pYPTAm8zHKM1d7D-GwxG2a5L4XRWofKCfAI6cXpWqXEDwzx2eHzpNdlM/s4032/IMG_5310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqnKXwtLBmF0tW8ebNxgur0lrIxHZw9Th6ikZ1ER27XdoTXruv-h04Z98P6SIwqdofsf5OnCSweMJvFxL137SW7sRwY_XmuvSvHlm_Iifl3TaIBzCZfOU7dapLyEY7aPUsvM9pYPTAm8zHKM1d7D-GwxG2a5L4XRWofKCfAI6cXpWqXEDwzx2eHzpNdlM/w400-h300/IMG_5310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Found where this pattern is available. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">https://marglowdesigns.bigcartel.com/category/pdf-patterns</span><br /><p><br /></p><p>Just today I got out pictures to look at to see the actual shapes of blossoms and leaves and tried to do a couple of sketches.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAt7vlrHD1BuCfHqFneI639PMEW0_bdT0gqYZiCKqNjUCm1v2_NtqjsV2lH2Fkih-zwCP8RelHlniAXhz6cdYh_GkPS_DMwjWJfO7Q7mCVC0hpXIhkNJY8TUt1_3PasFAIuHXAoSOFFBmt279De-bDF9ts1STJTTsTOOjg-UlL__X9dfoSxu0__GLMLIH/s4032/IMG_5313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAt7vlrHD1BuCfHqFneI639PMEW0_bdT0gqYZiCKqNjUCm1v2_NtqjsV2lH2Fkih-zwCP8RelHlniAXhz6cdYh_GkPS_DMwjWJfO7Q7mCVC0hpXIhkNJY8TUt1_3PasFAIuHXAoSOFFBmt279De-bDF9ts1STJTTsTOOjg-UlL__X9dfoSxu0__GLMLIH/w300-h400/IMG_5313.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>And then I got out my stack of fabrics to see what looked like hollyhocks. </p><p>Well, generally speaking . . . </p><p>And here is what I came up with.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Js2s97Oibsf1h1Pg_iSwCJ5wWA46vP4TgF76OqcHtdoB5_pykIiFElerVbu4pYroWYmAc7TdYZ8TbJ4aE2Wh9QqX5n6ffAyzF3vo67dKuFQbplKMpWnMT2oxYVKmTLNahzWn_N-HxXWn52bLNr06uxyZMfBAGDD3EHR26Z_b5blHTrZ5N8J6qgAfroDY/s4032/IMG_5312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Js2s97Oibsf1h1Pg_iSwCJ5wWA46vP4TgF76OqcHtdoB5_pykIiFElerVbu4pYroWYmAc7TdYZ8TbJ4aE2Wh9QqX5n6ffAyzF3vo67dKuFQbplKMpWnMT2oxYVKmTLNahzWn_N-HxXWn52bLNr06uxyZMfBAGDD3EHR26Z_b5blHTrZ5N8J6qgAfroDY/w300-h400/IMG_5312.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I chose my greens and then the red at the top center is the only one that came out of my stack. I had to go hunting for pink and rosy tones. I may or may not use all these colors for blossoms, we'll see.</p><p>So, I've started the journey and now I can relax and sew. </p><p>(I'm just kidding about the relax part.)</p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-74787514883601532722023-10-28T10:32:00.002-06:002023-10-28T11:12:15.704-06:00Bramble Blossoms part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Bramble Blossoms is a Sew along by Audrey at <a href="https://quiltyfolk.blogspot.com/2023/10/getting-started-with-bramble-blooms-qal.html">quiltyfolk.</a> She is starting this month and it will continue for at least a year. It will be improv style with both piecing and applique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0R6qmNo-boK1nUQ9ZLPEm1-zV6hGBueLox9QVUJKn71nA_Q2NBjGVNqGsl5LQ9z2rJhNbOkiGyUpjtYxkCiJpJMTGbTiinQryUQOKT5ZlaA3E9YwqlrqJQB_WB1LknJ8OPCTJJUmOYkTZrB9MtTAUVJRP9EoULJGQI3vlZrECZg8Qul2IRQBp0MR4H8Y/s4030/IMG-5252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="4030" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0R6qmNo-boK1nUQ9ZLPEm1-zV6hGBueLox9QVUJKn71nA_Q2NBjGVNqGsl5LQ9z2rJhNbOkiGyUpjtYxkCiJpJMTGbTiinQryUQOKT5ZlaA3E9YwqlrqJQB_WB1LknJ8OPCTJJUmOYkTZrB9MtTAUVJRP9EoULJGQI3vlZrECZg8Qul2IRQBp0MR4H8Y/w400-h230/IMG-5252.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I'm having a terrible time coming up with a fabric stack for this SAL. I collected these yesterday but there are still other bins and shelves and boxes to look in to come up with something that feels cohesive. So, having trouble coming up with ONE stack makes me think I'll worry about the other two stacks from my stash way ................................ down the line.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFMRrC_4ROmkRUeQQhCO8pQ7YLb62aV3hiGsSqGz-bmhyttk1xVqdiiiOUnf5iUzzXkAw5LAmDTNMociEBU4uY9ESAURTVKGnP3Hzv0CtQrVF91j5qjKM39ct9l8c7paeWwQOPbZem3aXWsRygVYR8lEqN0LbI7lo4T1V_0b37HEW2Ed5N33iRLDO0jIu/s3024/IMG-5254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="3024" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFMRrC_4ROmkRUeQQhCO8pQ7YLb62aV3hiGsSqGz-bmhyttk1xVqdiiiOUnf5iUzzXkAw5LAmDTNMociEBU4uY9ESAURTVKGnP3Hzv0CtQrVF91j5qjKM39ct9l8c7paeWwQOPbZem3aXWsRygVYR8lEqN0LbI7lo4T1V_0b37HEW2Ed5N33iRLDO0jIu/w400-h363/IMG-5254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This is what I came up with for my center. It measures 20" X 22". An odd size but I can always add borders or trim it down to fit, right?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghavtpCiU1YK821H8q2neCLBEOXSOh172MXkIC2-1-M2BZE0CCllWzaQQtPmtq6PVSYDS0tw74vTgSqiKg2d9_k9k4NT8vvHOzv9ZdDYwYvu4fZgFo_X7JK2lm6afW7fgDzBKLQAY2LgHVt4wkmNDkUlXz90y8bqrC1C4QqmLDukDw2Q8VR4_Qs3qgDQP0/s4032/IMG-5255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghavtpCiU1YK821H8q2neCLBEOXSOh172MXkIC2-1-M2BZE0CCllWzaQQtPmtq6PVSYDS0tw74vTgSqiKg2d9_k9k4NT8vvHOzv9ZdDYwYvu4fZgFo_X7JK2lm6afW7fgDzBKLQAY2LgHVt4wkmNDkUlXz90y8bqrC1C4QqmLDukDw2Q8VR4_Qs3qgDQP0/w300-h400/IMG-5255.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I finished this scrap quilt top about a month ago. It's all from my stash. It is a pattern by Terry Clothier Thompson. I was nervous about that one bright red when all the rest of the fabrics are darker or duller. But, I think it turned out great. </p><p>I've been working on an old Halloween cross stitch project. I think it's about 5 years old. I used waste canvas so even though the stitching is done, I need to pull out all the strings of canvas - cringe.</p><p>I tied two 60" X 72" flannel quilts for my youngest grandsons (ages 5 and 3) this week. I neglected to take a picture of them finished but here is a couple of pictures in progress.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQ4utmpc9HvvMUwBiA4E4GxJq1ARznRe_SxuTtnNJLy7WZiZL5OSYRQD8Ne-Yq1KOmuTgsBQYdBZ5x_-cp-9EVNYCLY1ZaqGdBrn7Iz81bvrvCZh4zyivLP1OaIXptj27LMuhrQvyjISYlxF0H3DnwA5GNws_jlylj0OxOMc1UPN5JqKbRB5goLCMLFBG/s4032/IMG-5232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQ4utmpc9HvvMUwBiA4E4GxJq1ARznRe_SxuTtnNJLy7WZiZL5OSYRQD8Ne-Yq1KOmuTgsBQYdBZ5x_-cp-9EVNYCLY1ZaqGdBrn7Iz81bvrvCZh4zyivLP1OaIXptj27LMuhrQvyjISYlxF0H3DnwA5GNws_jlylj0OxOMc1UPN5JqKbRB5goLCMLFBG/w300-h400/IMG-5232.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCfwVbUYhRLFjGjUwjvvidib0b8YtIpiSblDa9uhHiy6jz3xzwOGJY-rhTjfToy11YItMyFfos6ZzpEfeCeIyAi9S7k4VIlZkG6efNvn73DfeIVX0D6ANQ8UPVsdLaSa0XiEYs1tQbBfVceJZx51hs3eD15U_tlN2sglPTG935RIn7MbdaoJQJ_Ez_UtE/s4032/IMG-5233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCfwVbUYhRLFjGjUwjvvidib0b8YtIpiSblDa9uhHiy6jz3xzwOGJY-rhTjfToy11YItMyFfos6ZzpEfeCeIyAi9S7k4VIlZkG6efNvn73DfeIVX0D6ANQ8UPVsdLaSa0XiEYs1tQbBfVceJZx51hs3eD15U_tlN2sglPTG935RIn7MbdaoJQJ_Ez_UtE/w400-h300/IMG-5233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The quilts have the same backing. It is a white background doggy flannel print. You can see it if you look under the table. My DIL is showing how much red yarn I had left over. It was a little too close for comfort. I tied the quilt on the table with black yarn.</p><p>Staying busy,</p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-19086523224426097972023-09-25T02:00:00.128-06:002023-09-25T02:00:00.153-06:00Wheel Quilt completed<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZTv_LZfe_ngAx3kjLGqL4zc-CpKtovyQci2ZLvBIwW1keiq1p_vnQGC9-7DB6glySh_8_jci0StegcpXopZJCaBrJhHWgSmOmVJYz_ihcKVnJTAp3DOGkd2tpKtBIJT4siNCA8JHvxPHZdDR4tbF1w_0qTSgru4cN4ayj2s0QfsvPZ2nKgSYmFglf636/s4032/IMG-5106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZTv_LZfe_ngAx3kjLGqL4zc-CpKtovyQci2ZLvBIwW1keiq1p_vnQGC9-7DB6glySh_8_jci0StegcpXopZJCaBrJhHWgSmOmVJYz_ihcKVnJTAp3DOGkd2tpKtBIJT4siNCA8JHvxPHZdDR4tbF1w_0qTSgru4cN4ayj2s0QfsvPZ2nKgSYmFglf636/w300-h400/IMG-5106.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I completed my Wheels quilt. It's hard to see because it is hanging in my hall and the lighting is very poor. But, it looks terrific. The wheels are a little wonky with less than perfect circles and uncentered centers. But, I wanted it to look kind of folksy.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWTY4SePMOqucgOnPED0Z9ciyRZXOHtKnCGxUW8TjKjm1uDSQ4otnOf2iJXO6ltjIReOwEozQepHz1uMfROvD5X9ukCSJcPOSlEVYYcSF5oNLe0FoUAZjRNnTh-gzHes_pchKlCl-HkK5ba4CtGlnd1TfK4UcaJKqpaVBX9dB-be3KySkeNpEmBR86ysH/s4032/IMG-4969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWTY4SePMOqucgOnPED0Z9ciyRZXOHtKnCGxUW8TjKjm1uDSQ4otnOf2iJXO6ltjIReOwEozQepHz1uMfROvD5X9ukCSJcPOSlEVYYcSF5oNLe0FoUAZjRNnTh-gzHes_pchKlCl-HkK5ba4CtGlnd1TfK4UcaJKqpaVBX9dB-be3KySkeNpEmBR86ysH/w300-h400/IMG-4969.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is before the quilt was quilted but the colors are truer than the previous picture</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGai-FHmdNzuGBFdUmCpnLJXh7FCU56_nk1OMI-G5Yvj703PuxEriiCq4qk71BB7HFPN8nTyizwYaM7KfWs5fVCasw2K7D2XKcWhToDWr1WMfxezs4ycWfUyeuwl5TC1e9nTTZRtQs-f8FrhRNseTwqYuqS_EAWy79v9DW2MWXgigcfRJYwndH1TRjSgCt/s4032/IMG-4971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGai-FHmdNzuGBFdUmCpnLJXh7FCU56_nk1OMI-G5Yvj703PuxEriiCq4qk71BB7HFPN8nTyizwYaM7KfWs5fVCasw2K7D2XKcWhToDWr1WMfxezs4ycWfUyeuwl5TC1e9nTTZRtQs-f8FrhRNseTwqYuqS_EAWy79v9DW2MWXgigcfRJYwndH1TRjSgCt/w300-h400/IMG-4971.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I big stitched around the pieces in the wheel. And at the edge you can see the shadow of the turned under portion of the cheddar fabric. I didn't like the look. . . <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1sE2Tec2SJ0Aidgq51GMuLyS-8-f5lHPukf23BygO18f4Wg9t8CtANKj4xmUfTATMe19rxgvd1rQW2FJwEqyk-HerHsRu5fYGqQ2El-9jpv35yZqq2NMW9ziuDwRUSnhPAtpIIuP-QS88Whgm0iyR70T8eBBFKF0u2BAZiYLcg-PavfgEb0nOE5dm6O1/s4032/71579706916--E99ED863-AD47-4F73-A909-0FB2D2005C0A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1sE2Tec2SJ0Aidgq51GMuLyS-8-f5lHPukf23BygO18f4Wg9t8CtANKj4xmUfTATMe19rxgvd1rQW2FJwEqyk-HerHsRu5fYGqQ2El-9jpv35yZqq2NMW9ziuDwRUSnhPAtpIIuP-QS88Whgm0iyR70T8eBBFKF0u2BAZiYLcg-PavfgEb0nOE5dm6O1/w300-h400/71579706916--E99ED863-AD47-4F73-A909-0FB2D2005C0A.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>So, I decided to do red cross stitches all the way around the each circle to cover it up.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_0fThH1IZApPI_wSxZgruxDbO06wKntoG-uTg-LadUo2lRZo1YdNARNYJqKkoyHpX6ZbT4f1bi3i0j3HzWS5gbEOggJm9zFgZpyo6O0vmyrCVPYyjzgUyCJyiDJqFQCpbgpv-D0G5XyUaYzgJ6QOALeWwsJprmJ5aX4oluyxoH4Ve8eoPoB5_Fa5RlN5/s3382/IMG-5109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3382" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_0fThH1IZApPI_wSxZgruxDbO06wKntoG-uTg-LadUo2lRZo1YdNARNYJqKkoyHpX6ZbT4f1bi3i0j3HzWS5gbEOggJm9zFgZpyo6O0vmyrCVPYyjzgUyCJyiDJqFQCpbgpv-D0G5XyUaYzgJ6QOALeWwsJprmJ5aX4oluyxoH4Ve8eoPoB5_Fa5RlN5/w358-h400/IMG-5109.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I think it turned out really cute and adds another layer of interest to the quilt. I wanted a quilt to hang in this specific spot last year and all I got done was the top. But, it's done in time for this year's display and I will enjoy it all fall.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNt0Z-MiAgxpcZ1bB-t-Zxly9yifkDHb4f1y5Gi3DbwxiEBgd9aXMr_ujTGpjUSrpQYMgX5sCDimokNQQEog5hyen3zGKtNcrbim9mUykpIE4unspLVMikyt9FADPWR6h7P030nb3j-_jXvdYSwhYqBBsw2STctk_veoGJ_tJ93UH5KixMqy0JzqAlqn4/s4032/IMG-5020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNt0Z-MiAgxpcZ1bB-t-Zxly9yifkDHb4f1y5Gi3DbwxiEBgd9aXMr_ujTGpjUSrpQYMgX5sCDimokNQQEog5hyen3zGKtNcrbim9mUykpIE4unspLVMikyt9FADPWR6h7P030nb3j-_jXvdYSwhYqBBsw2STctk_veoGJ_tJ93UH5KixMqy0JzqAlqn4/w300-h400/IMG-5020.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was aware of all the Kawandi creations made in the last few years. I decided to research it so I could make a small one. I first looked for a "How To" video and found this one; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mQdXT4pmEA&t=1007s">Dees Saturday Sampler</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a little slow at first but very thorough so I was glad I watched the whole hour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also watched the Joe Cunningham (Joe the Quilter) video about Margaret Fabrizio and her Kawandi journey. She's quite eccentric which makes this video very fun to watch. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw1MwU7DRMg">Here</a> </div><br />A Kawandi is quilted from the outside in, placing the scrap of fabric down as you need to fill in a space. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEl1WJjSwCiSGjZcvQnZphlQHXjy57Fp536UKZWoHFnkFwljarTo6NsbDPHz1QbmTsPB627WOesx1WNg9-Co7Gcf5UZE24qulOfzwZw-hbkc028uGnBOiDjeJc0AAZNRxMk0S5CDrT36u-7zbJ8NDEvQ0fx5BNG4GIjHjg9Osv8slilFNluk_XZ_BpOCX/s2828/IMG-5113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEl1WJjSwCiSGjZcvQnZphlQHXjy57Fp536UKZWoHFnkFwljarTo6NsbDPHz1QbmTsPB627WOesx1WNg9-Co7Gcf5UZE24qulOfzwZw-hbkc028uGnBOiDjeJc0AAZNRxMk0S5CDrT36u-7zbJ8NDEvQ0fx5BNG4GIjHjg9Osv8slilFNluk_XZ_BpOCX/w388-h400/IMG-5113.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I finished this little quilt (17" X 20") including phulas, the flowers on each corner. <p></p><p>It was a fun to learn this new technique created by the Siddi people of India. I'm not sure I would want to make a full size quilt using this method but I've got a big bag of scraps so anything is possible.</p><p>The garden is slowing down which means the canning is also. The apples are finally ripe and will be harvested soon. We have a Golden Delicious tree and a Granny Smith tree. The Golden was drastically pruned back last year to build a treehouse so the apple harvest will be minimal. The Granny Smith tree is a dwarf so it hasn't produced an overabundance either. It's just right for my DH and I.</p><p>Enjoy your Autumn wherever you live,</p><p>Robin<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOfA7vWhASRjP20enNOdk22DcZCVWurHM_sdhV1e-_z_dlzZfWlGWaXWiAxMlnK7_fFw3SYibxeZj2mM_lJeq32SWNmpwbe1V-69AewjFvR_uFYpohE97S9-ehmSg_IIA2_A9IrYjrFd9ZnM6ZGIpJGOmOLNHJNRyaKa9qFMG3CfhLlUEsyHCmSrBNBZo/s4032/IMG-5114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOfA7vWhASRjP20enNOdk22DcZCVWurHM_sdhV1e-_z_dlzZfWlGWaXWiAxMlnK7_fFw3SYibxeZj2mM_lJeq32SWNmpwbe1V-69AewjFvR_uFYpohE97S9-ehmSg_IIA2_A9IrYjrFd9ZnM6ZGIpJGOmOLNHJNRyaKa9qFMG3CfhLlUEsyHCmSrBNBZo/w300-h400/IMG-5114.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-e4T3TCsc-5VT-KIcuzDZLF4GUSaydoGIGdGOFKHPmOSF5gBy99viEWqCV8YT9tC45fmVjCukbafG2U9Vez6ubC7mI6F03ejj_0If8bWGn-xy1WoMTvl4Vn7M3cjCzq6jIvMKJCvt9Vlo2tPfI6QloUzj7tO-XyB8c4yfmKu-TzeE_aD6v5Mx4sHtytW4/s4032/IMG-5115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-e4T3TCsc-5VT-KIcuzDZLF4GUSaydoGIGdGOFKHPmOSF5gBy99viEWqCV8YT9tC45fmVjCukbafG2U9Vez6ubC7mI6F03ejj_0If8bWGn-xy1WoMTvl4Vn7M3cjCzq6jIvMKJCvt9Vlo2tPfI6QloUzj7tO-XyB8c4yfmKu-TzeE_aD6v5Mx4sHtytW4/w300-h400/IMG-5115.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-63616531758248336662023-09-18T12:19:00.001-06:002023-09-18T12:19:35.393-06:00S'mores is done<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsqgpKWF7COVr_OHd-5Nyvyyt5rM8_zimZzX8MgPKoZ4gdGrsKbgRiccvWomB5ISQCGOEK5cxRZd1RBOPVVP6S6O3MCdz2w1nb_z_fPECgSjnemRBscWMkOy0OrwB8wRGGr6ko3eDzJN8igWGtDW8Krj1WsnbGYYJjf8NHB_WTerBis2MX4TseBMTw4oe/s3024/IMG-5071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="3024" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsqgpKWF7COVr_OHd-5Nyvyyt5rM8_zimZzX8MgPKoZ4gdGrsKbgRiccvWomB5ISQCGOEK5cxRZd1RBOPVVP6S6O3MCdz2w1nb_z_fPECgSjnemRBscWMkOy0OrwB8wRGGr6ko3eDzJN8igWGtDW8Krj1WsnbGYYJjf8NHB_WTerBis2MX4TseBMTw4oe/w400-h354/IMG-5071.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>This picture shows the quilt top with cloudy skies. It doesn't really show off how pretty it is. I like how the beige sashing brightens things up. The original sashing in the pattern was dark gray. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHwEa8SEGKoVHNJRJTZpFpfxvoso_Lm5_o-SDoRxGG1xqmPOifpwc5R_HbAuaTMC7elJ0b-S5UDFCvDrCL3zz1p9JKIrvwYHClWdqR46dSgpgYS8EkJDfb68JtGrqhhgdOj74mUnpjYdzE0qWTQhMu3gt8Jo6rAvF0ULTSjzt-6VQBr_3rZvtBFY6TaVe/s4032/IMG-5068%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHwEa8SEGKoVHNJRJTZpFpfxvoso_Lm5_o-SDoRxGG1xqmPOifpwc5R_HbAuaTMC7elJ0b-S5UDFCvDrCL3zz1p9JKIrvwYHClWdqR46dSgpgYS8EkJDfb68JtGrqhhgdOj74mUnpjYdzE0qWTQhMu3gt8Jo6rAvF0ULTSjzt-6VQBr_3rZvtBFY6TaVe/w300-h400/IMG-5068%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It looks so pretty here with my pie safe. Jo Morton has a way with fabrics and colors that make all her fabrics look so pretty together. The small quilt to the right is also one of her patterns made in Little Women 11.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sAzW49TR11qZvq2ipA7vsEnF6aqj6CV_XraxU0_OYq_YoaQxa5sOsYvUN3TC_ZwsquXofBTjVJ9Qezxdh7B96GjxC_99SkFhkhZDCIrWc7p4b5EgJwOCvhGQvWy3VC2nC_CSHffljAi3qEUsw8ClI_2xLpwFgD66dqYusd4arEGPKCQPR_KxUWfciVia/s4032/IMG-5072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sAzW49TR11qZvq2ipA7vsEnF6aqj6CV_XraxU0_OYq_YoaQxa5sOsYvUN3TC_ZwsquXofBTjVJ9Qezxdh7B96GjxC_99SkFhkhZDCIrWc7p4b5EgJwOCvhGQvWy3VC2nC_CSHffljAi3qEUsw8ClI_2xLpwFgD66dqYusd4arEGPKCQPR_KxUWfciVia/w300-h400/IMG-5072.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The pictures above and below are taken in full sun which both washes and brightens the colors in the blocks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnEmjktZFERchk7NullRaY1j5PvTQfjzk_phLIuneG59gePUgA9ok-P_VDVM6SFLVLerlPXkhiDW4ct48pnkVQHFbOBhGIfeNA8VijOb6Y9zh4a_lAi3sB0fhL-rnqwLVRVVlY2cS9zjTO85_1uxQwhg-5AGKWiJBIp4lBmK7cy8Drm_ev3tx1GRVFAQz/s3150/IMG-5062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="2767" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnEmjktZFERchk7NullRaY1j5PvTQfjzk_phLIuneG59gePUgA9ok-P_VDVM6SFLVLerlPXkhiDW4ct48pnkVQHFbOBhGIfeNA8VijOb6Y9zh4a_lAi3sB0fhL-rnqwLVRVVlY2cS9zjTO85_1uxQwhg-5AGKWiJBIp4lBmK7cy8Drm_ev3tx1GRVFAQz/w351-h400/IMG-5062.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I'm enjoying the September weather and slant of the sun. Autumn is my favorite time of year because things slow down and the colors outside are so vibrant. You can almost feel the trees breathe a sigh of relief as the temperatures decrease. <div><br /></div><div>I also even love the shorter days, it makes me feel cozy. And, you'll think this is crazy but I love wearing sweatshirts and sweaters and jackets. </div><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7imdhjdwA55CH6uAD6xEL2KPByVWRtCPPK9LJgNLyRRBN2phjF3ZZTAEfLkLMcHfhAx8jh5ZH5o7wPk7Eso14N4JUO0D_FihoZgpXLQphzkX18S-gfA1YF4K3hIIszv6_bSasCNGkFQsdtCaukN650Wg34ZhHSk4v2q_Or5zfRL4p3TZoA8l7cdteFyl/s4032/IMG-5069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7imdhjdwA55CH6uAD6xEL2KPByVWRtCPPK9LJgNLyRRBN2phjF3ZZTAEfLkLMcHfhAx8jh5ZH5o7wPk7Eso14N4JUO0D_FihoZgpXLQphzkX18S-gfA1YF4K3hIIszv6_bSasCNGkFQsdtCaukN650Wg34ZhHSk4v2q_Or5zfRL4p3TZoA8l7cdteFyl/w300-h400/IMG-5069.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> </div><div><p></p></div></div><div>Oh, and I love soup weather!!!</div><div>Robin</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-33420931012539283292023-08-17T09:14:00.000-06:002023-08-17T09:14:58.317-06:00My kitchen table this morning<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpQ7_rZXpj53ypsZcX8RzZ4ikwq7KOdktphm2HYIWOG6wfx6OFkoY2BHYSLwDFkC_0M3t1zvtZr--uaKE52L1LSt2XQri_NjYaz4k_alDA87mWBw_cJq6b1KS1fH5bMUkXXQRUgYR07Mqbnjl4dB4_CRLgAw7aKVKoGOcmKH7lOM7U659AyVTUUiXVv5v/s4032/IMG-5006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpQ7_rZXpj53ypsZcX8RzZ4ikwq7KOdktphm2HYIWOG6wfx6OFkoY2BHYSLwDFkC_0M3t1zvtZr--uaKE52L1LSt2XQri_NjYaz4k_alDA87mWBw_cJq6b1KS1fH5bMUkXXQRUgYR07Mqbnjl4dB4_CRLgAw7aKVKoGOcmKH7lOM7U659AyVTUUiXVv5v/w300-h400/IMG-5006.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This is what my kitchen table looks like this morning. I'm continuing to sew squares together with the sashing. The unfinished row in the front is the middle row so I'm almost half done assembling this quilt top. You can see the stack of quilt blocks in the lower left that are the other half.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO8BdmsbFgmV6_EHYbiD1Mm55GUqMOtW_P4aELh8HekLH7_0xqQX7oU20r9voMI2f-0d33yKWCTfyHhkBDQCigoR0anNGNHiahDvyq01sSBct8h2pBkbr1lAvz54etTXebOAyXwhB4_5CPKo8b1dRRxm542YEnJTO2F8fiRkL4QaLcpdZEYCFIUl2msen/s4032/IMG-5005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO8BdmsbFgmV6_EHYbiD1Mm55GUqMOtW_P4aELh8HekLH7_0xqQX7oU20r9voMI2f-0d33yKWCTfyHhkBDQCigoR0anNGNHiahDvyq01sSBct8h2pBkbr1lAvz54etTXebOAyXwhB4_5CPKo8b1dRRxm542YEnJTO2F8fiRkL4QaLcpdZEYCFIUl2msen/w300-h400/IMG-5005.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> This is another view of the table with my four quarts of tomatoes. I don't get enough tomatoes at a time to fill the canner so I figure four full quarts is better than no quarts at all. <p></p><p> The quilt has been spread out on my table all week. I just sew a few rows at a time. This morning I sewed two rows with the long sashing. Now, it's time for my shower.</p><p>It is already good and hot so a shower will feel so good.</p><p>Robin</p><p><br /></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-35550192706051593752023-08-14T11:18:00.001-06:002023-08-14T11:18:08.934-06:00It's coming together<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDfGZC6soENBOQ1PwiVXK6L_SDl0Tt_s5gEU7jLoL8OFkrbrT9wPe51jVmqc2qCb38acC_KidiADSyNt_qL9jpmon8LuOm4hRS6vpw-viLfxyfiiZWvnMeZkzWsAhw181K_MQjHgtWWux413L5pP_hulK1zKWYumlfxxTzDXJnb8Ae9AV1OJ25ZVpvu6c/s4032/IMG-4999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDfGZC6soENBOQ1PwiVXK6L_SDl0Tt_s5gEU7jLoL8OFkrbrT9wPe51jVmqc2qCb38acC_KidiADSyNt_qL9jpmon8LuOm4hRS6vpw-viLfxyfiiZWvnMeZkzWsAhw181K_MQjHgtWWux413L5pP_hulK1zKWYumlfxxTzDXJnb8Ae9AV1OJ25ZVpvu6c/w300-h400/IMG-4999.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />I finished the last of the 113 (4 1/2") blocks for the S'mores quilt this morning. I'm working on the corner and setting triangles and have renewed my friendship with the seam ripper this morning. Sigh~<p></p><p>The original quilt in the February 2013 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting has a darker gray sashing fabric which is delightful. But, I'm trying to use of my stash of Jo Morton fabrics so I using what I have. I think the lighter brighter fabric for the sashing will work out just fine. </p><p>I thought I would make some great headway today but the peaches are ripe and the tomatoes are ripe. So, I'll pause and get back to it this afternoon. . . or tomorrow.</p><p>Thanks for checkin' in,</p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-61921805529710341752023-08-10T17:24:00.002-06:002023-08-10T20:21:48.983-06:00This is for Nancy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't pretend to be an expert. But Nancy asked me; "<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">How do you center the triangles against the square and the next round? The only way I've found that works is to fold the square in half two ways and press the edge that will be sewn, and do the same with the triangles, and even then they come out crooked. Is there an easier way?" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDDloDP-7PFn-WekAI7-Qu78x-IbWtTR-ECTGETrP1QB7BixYIEOKSkZVWrDIhe9jEhiQCzRrDlWMB26QhNJKPqrulErZu83jO_5HE5ZmNyt18DXmw1voF4RxQVFrFXMZq4e_8CrMWYBqbqIX77HsA9VDWI5uZqDEP4ZXdvx4_Yg3Xeksuosytv29TrWZ/s4032/IMG-4986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDDloDP-7PFn-WekAI7-Qu78x-IbWtTR-ECTGETrP1QB7BixYIEOKSkZVWrDIhe9jEhiQCzRrDlWMB26QhNJKPqrulErZu83jO_5HE5ZmNyt18DXmw1voF4RxQVFrFXMZq4e_8CrMWYBqbqIX77HsA9VDWI5uZqDEP4ZXdvx4_Yg3Xeksuosytv29TrWZ/w400-h300/IMG-4986.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I think the way it was described is the most accurate way to do it. I (like you said) usually just eyeball the triangles on either side and do my best to make them the same size.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSajhpygAVfyf4oidaQZR_SRDxZxm8LoENfwqOInvo8lmcS0wbbPb3-S4cocK8rhPBbstg3uaXmM8o6c6wFTYmGtNwqo0pYQSgCoVjAQie4RvsCdMoEUDvwZMganJksKlH-BBzYEXWmNqXDqn8509H7OVD6LwBJtXtani8KHZSAGU7XSE0ZWC167lR3daj/s4032/IMG-4987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSajhpygAVfyf4oidaQZR_SRDxZxm8LoENfwqOInvo8lmcS0wbbPb3-S4cocK8rhPBbstg3uaXmM8o6c6wFTYmGtNwqo0pYQSgCoVjAQie4RvsCdMoEUDvwZMganJksKlH-BBzYEXWmNqXDqn8509H7OVD6LwBJtXtani8KHZSAGU7XSE0ZWC167lR3daj/w300-h400/IMG-4987.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Then I sew them with the triangle on the top and use the edge of the triangle as the guide for my 1/4" foot. When I get two triangles sewn on top and bottom of the middle square I press the seam.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviJD_2IWbIv92jA7iYfXiI3WZLp-K5RrOIF2kKu28L9AumAKH4XFGO83E5Ex3P-iCRWypCxNLrfXgr_YDmO2B1kw5p0m0n6BFD_DBRC0sYkL_iTIHOAsYuZuXZqKyd5DsNvVRtIH9vYgsOSDHHgfUeDMNxu0JBHOmkYx1thxwY_0Tyk0u49TkFWLDcKcY/s4032/IMG-4988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviJD_2IWbIv92jA7iYfXiI3WZLp-K5RrOIF2kKu28L9AumAKH4XFGO83E5Ex3P-iCRWypCxNLrfXgr_YDmO2B1kw5p0m0n6BFD_DBRC0sYkL_iTIHOAsYuZuXZqKyd5DsNvVRtIH9vYgsOSDHHgfUeDMNxu0JBHOmkYx1thxwY_0Tyk0u49TkFWLDcKcY/w300-h400/IMG-4988.jpg" width="300" /></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>When I have the two sides sewn on I again just eyeball the next triangle. Turn it over . . . </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqrUrfk6727uQV6TEDGaO81zU2fEhRuiudUmooe6jmpu7Ie58IjSzaadCnbwZPofdoQzqeqJKv-ejm4CW0gQps6S1E7TNDcaiN5aN_ryI2jsTvLXMl3E4E16UlIV0v_HQvS2yJ5_PHnKqikXX4z8_0DUDlYcovn6_gEwWUw8FSkF3Xqq2SQeFqFfs972i/s4032/IMG-4989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqrUrfk6727uQV6TEDGaO81zU2fEhRuiudUmooe6jmpu7Ie58IjSzaadCnbwZPofdoQzqeqJKv-ejm4CW0gQps6S1E7TNDcaiN5aN_ryI2jsTvLXMl3E4E16UlIV0v_HQvS2yJ5_PHnKqikXX4z8_0DUDlYcovn6_gEwWUw8FSkF3Xqq2SQeFqFfs972i/w300-h400/IMG-4989.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>and sew on the long side of the triangle.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfLTh4p14zN1-KrdSDe888aVXWquFRAjpJiEW360Xhq_6uWJAnHZilvhXpMz-0JVzAwixUkA2fQvoIarxA1GIkHuQ0XTCU_jr2_EkH80Y1l_YIhR2Yx-eX8riJgDCNXjnU7qtrRzG910eJGAkk5h5bO3YDdtViNi8j01PMs616RY_9jKYH3H1VwV7Kxgm/s4032/IMG-4990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfLTh4p14zN1-KrdSDe888aVXWquFRAjpJiEW360Xhq_6uWJAnHZilvhXpMz-0JVzAwixUkA2fQvoIarxA1GIkHuQ0XTCU_jr2_EkH80Y1l_YIhR2Yx-eX8riJgDCNXjnU7qtrRzG910eJGAkk5h5bO3YDdtViNi8j01PMs616RY_9jKYH3H1VwV7Kxgm/w300-h400/IMG-4990.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I press the seams to the outside and then trim the rabbit ears off. You can see that the edges aren't perfectly even (top right). I just trim them straight.</div><div><br /></div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yBxqx-LrKf3BIoYWNpnyu7tc_RJOYscCCqzFCZ_MYZDMtl1g07BqqgGt5l0qbeIwO1uhoWhR0a6I-7cyhN_JCWH6Ded1Y10JV_KiG7MY4JR_w5J03v6_1hvLaZEznxwT1HYU_zWg1A6OzH2R8Y2SZokPtCMN2akPjQt5GiqEkT2EvWj1aOakt4IAiW52/s4032/IMG-4991.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yBxqx-LrKf3BIoYWNpnyu7tc_RJOYscCCqzFCZ_MYZDMtl1g07BqqgGt5l0qbeIwO1uhoWhR0a6I-7cyhN_JCWH6Ded1Y10JV_KiG7MY4JR_w5J03v6_1hvLaZEznxwT1HYU_zWg1A6OzH2R8Y2SZokPtCMN2akPjQt5GiqEkT2EvWj1aOakt4IAiW52/w300-h400/IMG-4991.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I center the next size triangle and line it up with the beginning and ending edges. You can see that there is a slight curve of the underneath seam on the right of the triangle. Again, I use the triangle as my guide for the 1/4" foot.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNfPwtT200M6s8W5wJAu_reD8k01iDxFu7Tbxf11P06U-juRYTaIgYpBFnR8UuSmirB71_MRIH0QhVpLCiI7_MtuHNBlH8vC8PBwNnyPtM08Hw-jYRNAQmrpZ3joRqIaySnX5oLRTTU143mtokLt0p_ePgOpESXBaOihMWPnJpuUJCyobTr69qFyRCrfv/s4032/IMG-4992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNfPwtT200M6s8W5wJAu_reD8k01iDxFu7Tbxf11P06U-juRYTaIgYpBFnR8UuSmirB71_MRIH0QhVpLCiI7_MtuHNBlH8vC8PBwNnyPtM08Hw-jYRNAQmrpZ3joRqIaySnX5oLRTTU143mtokLt0p_ePgOpESXBaOihMWPnJpuUJCyobTr69qFyRCrfv/w400-h300/IMG-4992.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>When all the sides are sewn I press it and then trim it to size. Sometimes I have to use the iron to make it square. You can see once again the the edge on the right is not even. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rkSBL_hzwrEYGylMpqkwLZQT7Q8jnTU_pLC_qvtlRqMg7Vom1R8CbecOe71ijOqRCOpEM5Im0qyJirA9_Onfemyqk0ijEsdbfzvpld3yxN9i4RRcGF4Zv3dMablutDBn7dEAx-VplDCbYmkDP6hJ1Lk3FFE-2StEuFHBK-sfxzlwYhIDfMy-0Nd5U-zE/s2503/IMG-4993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2485" data-original-width="2503" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rkSBL_hzwrEYGylMpqkwLZQT7Q8jnTU_pLC_qvtlRqMg7Vom1R8CbecOe71ijOqRCOpEM5Im0qyJirA9_Onfemyqk0ijEsdbfzvpld3yxN9i4RRcGF4Zv3dMablutDBn7dEAx-VplDCbYmkDP6hJ1Lk3FFE-2StEuFHBK-sfxzlwYhIDfMy-0Nd5U-zE/w400-h398/IMG-4993.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I line up my ruler so there is a 1/4' seam allowance all the way around and the black diagonal line on the ruler (45 degrees) is lined up from corner to corner of the inside square.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPqFpwI88vhuYlQxkF8vPj_wIvJaLeDSYw0myxfb51w05mUPealLFuhiRLH4bbSM2b4gk-xowdpU12MPNHK_u58Qf38W0XOz-yDQshlL0gTgqIGUJs0IKIuSRMg2xBoaXWzzqyxmH_9x3qzhULNfTvIV4pIgIkMfIJfnk7Xi3GoPgxDT9tSOVCoESMXD3/s2662/IMG-4994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="2662" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPqFpwI88vhuYlQxkF8vPj_wIvJaLeDSYw0myxfb51w05mUPealLFuhiRLH4bbSM2b4gk-xowdpU12MPNHK_u58Qf38W0XOz-yDQshlL0gTgqIGUJs0IKIuSRMg2xBoaXWzzqyxmH_9x3qzhULNfTvIV4pIgIkMfIJfnk7Xi3GoPgxDT9tSOVCoESMXD3/w400-h394/IMG-4994.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The block above had to be slightly repositioned (with the help of the iron) so the bottom right triangle is big enough to meet the edge of the ruler.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHW6UDQ22BCT09TvVqpa4Ky3DzqYt9G6OH2FzUAHFQYzwBxrOYp3ZbJYp8Olr_a556ZdLy8OfJhIYjvgmYpR4ofWajiQAwiN_VlZxHoi_sPBbILrRhkZsoiv4QsgpCgVHDvgm7gtIB25-lIEUjjjJs1YqXHirnTKV33kqpNBlhgB17f062CA0qNsTKbwb/s2814/IMG-4996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="2814" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHW6UDQ22BCT09TvVqpa4Ky3DzqYt9G6OH2FzUAHFQYzwBxrOYp3ZbJYp8Olr_a556ZdLy8OfJhIYjvgmYpR4ofWajiQAwiN_VlZxHoi_sPBbILrRhkZsoiv4QsgpCgVHDvgm7gtIB25-lIEUjjjJs1YqXHirnTKV33kqpNBlhgB17f062CA0qNsTKbwb/w400-h395/IMG-4996.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div> And this square shows how much I usually trim off. Now, every block is not perfect so sometimes I trim more on one side than another to get it the 4 1/2" size. <p></p></div><div>The key for me is to not be in a hurry because my seam allowances always suffer if I rush.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope this helps. I figured it would be easier to add all the pictures in my blog instead of trying to send them through email.</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Sewing.</div><div>Robin</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-77014511090695346482023-08-03T11:33:00.001-06:002023-08-03T11:33:08.302-06:00Brown Bird by Renee Plains<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFqWOAm60-T3T5tQp_qcbwJdtKxP3K7VcRXSH7H1LG27oPauQqNtuvtMZr6k1UgaLUQCxoDaIR-5jjkpi5-JRT32jzkTMKvY8W2tzQoNt4AfSrZylAefsdCLtl7EgqGn8E1o72PS0TRuW4QLgh2YmJwOS0CUKJgOz3iBEkEWf2ueSXfMbGS5j5xqA02rF/s3293/IMG-4961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3293" data-original-width="2581" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFqWOAm60-T3T5tQp_qcbwJdtKxP3K7VcRXSH7H1LG27oPauQqNtuvtMZr6k1UgaLUQCxoDaIR-5jjkpi5-JRT32jzkTMKvY8W2tzQoNt4AfSrZylAefsdCLtl7EgqGn8E1o72PS0TRuW4QLgh2YmJwOS0CUKJgOz3iBEkEWf2ueSXfMbGS5j5xqA02rF/w314-h400/IMG-4961.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I just finished quilting this little wall hanging called "Brown Bird". I bought this pattern years and years ago, it's dated 2000. It was a delight to make. But, it has been waiting to be finished for a long time.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65e4aY0vjwI0QNv36svZ_sxzUbK2cpm1X8kOTYpbR3qDF8q2_WRhs8BQHmyXbsPN5UGzL8G79pXq8pIhi3yJt-d-eP_h7HhDS8AnpWD1Oi6pbGoNFB9warS4NZWI-pLJWbQjQNH4vTWGbAnL_acGPBmtnxiYepvrifqq6-edCq8mvlg_tEeyXRXoWi6LK/s3680/IMG-4962.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3680" data-original-width="2436" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65e4aY0vjwI0QNv36svZ_sxzUbK2cpm1X8kOTYpbR3qDF8q2_WRhs8BQHmyXbsPN5UGzL8G79pXq8pIhi3yJt-d-eP_h7HhDS8AnpWD1Oi6pbGoNFB9warS4NZWI-pLJWbQjQNH4vTWGbAnL_acGPBmtnxiYepvrifqq6-edCq8mvlg_tEeyXRXoWi6LK/w265-h400/IMG-4962.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><p>I wanted to make it in the same colors as the original but my fabrics didn't look as vintage. They just looked ugly. So, I noticed that Wendy Reed of <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">The Constant Quilter</a> fame often used 19th century bright prints instead of the drab ones. So, that is why this piece looks so bright. They are all reproduction prints.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04d9FrV1qfQFA5l66pEGL651kTCUeweCCOmxNPzuh2CX-A_ZX71P5IR1RoF0If7gza4WWpL_qELV61rZqQYS4q1cMKXNlZzC4TXwK4_ZsHR2pQq8igc6RoAFqBm99pDzApikrlQp7ivB1FWoIP9na_H39lD6CCCbBCOwM5Y7Nxxrw9N8rV8AsCr-qhDmM/s4032/IMG-4969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04d9FrV1qfQFA5l66pEGL651kTCUeweCCOmxNPzuh2CX-A_ZX71P5IR1RoF0If7gza4WWpL_qELV61rZqQYS4q1cMKXNlZzC4TXwK4_ZsHR2pQq8igc6RoAFqBm99pDzApikrlQp7ivB1FWoIP9na_H39lD6CCCbBCOwM5Y7Nxxrw9N8rV8AsCr-qhDmM/s320/IMG-4969.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This is the next piece to be quilted. I want to make sure it is available for fall decorating. The black corduroy border is so soft. Not exactly sure how I'm going to quilt it. . . <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtjJwCwkTcUpEMEZgkQGSeVQ3yrWZ7neYUNMMG0bm5w-0juh2fwxXxolizy9758eV3jnmny-2T9XfdP1eL-lxZSgTKnpS7gXGO4DHb2_vsC5OAvQ5ycO9RWm2FYjNpW1Uxz2DtKFdj0suN_Hf_aotbjXC0HYdvWY82g32cynHZ6tEYTSCxYzb9sFUdqTr/s3024/IMG-4966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3011" data-original-width="3024" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtjJwCwkTcUpEMEZgkQGSeVQ3yrWZ7neYUNMMG0bm5w-0juh2fwxXxolizy9758eV3jnmny-2T9XfdP1eL-lxZSgTKnpS7gXGO4DHb2_vsC5OAvQ5ycO9RWm2FYjNpW1Uxz2DtKFdj0suN_Hf_aotbjXC0HYdvWY82g32cynHZ6tEYTSCxYzb9sFUdqTr/s320/IMG-4966.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I'm still working on the S'mores quilt in between all the other things that are going on. I've made 61 small economy blocks so far.<div><br /></div><div> My downstairs company has gone camping for 3 days and guess what? I'm absolutely alone today. My husband is golfing at two different places and will be gone all day. I don't know why being truly alone fills my cup to the brim. I can think more clearly, I accomplish a lot more in a shorter space of time, I feel energetic, I feel more creative, and I'm just happy.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnalpkB1g22h662mAgRbyRFt2XZrpvdfUJ9CzyV0CmoCFPrvnPt-hf9-6tZaxWZ-8k5QFbItV8_Ig6xif3NTX3M-m2CQlWwPZt4tKAKjBEupUwZk9rx3w9kGXjeX6ttJZS_GUkxF1fd_8Br1kACdDxvhW3H2OFVZHNYSMz0Djy220aW3aQJsuOd9E8qtcu/s4032/IMG-4967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnalpkB1g22h662mAgRbyRFt2XZrpvdfUJ9CzyV0CmoCFPrvnPt-hf9-6tZaxWZ-8k5QFbItV8_Ig6xif3NTX3M-m2CQlWwPZt4tKAKjBEupUwZk9rx3w9kGXjeX6ttJZS_GUkxF1fd_8Br1kACdDxvhW3H2OFVZHNYSMz0Djy220aW3aQJsuOd9E8qtcu/w300-h400/IMG-4967.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is on the counter waiting for me. I need to bottle some tomatoes. The berries are done and now it's time to preserve tomatoes. Preserving what my good husband grows is necessary. It's not one of my favorite things but I'm always glad for the food during the winter.</div><div><br /></div><div>We got over 1/2" of rain yesterday. It was so refreshing. July was a pretty dry month for us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you remember the book by Louis Lamour called Riders of the Purple Sage? I always wondered when the sage looked purple because its a low scrubby looking plant in a dusty green most of the time. Well, I found out that there are at least two other varieties of sage and here is one of them.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiob7VrURdjPEhPeR2FI1Dvh-VTuj2BKq2GyIkp7M6QXDF-VQbzaEXuRGPHHjJuuAlzw_2VaZ16U9jVvSUA4aeNa_x4QDhxeHtz9FJPyJVZT1j4KyzVAi9ytWmpBWKxnGBEaFOnZqUWva5AOPsha3r7dwNO1uHqM8WxQdKntB84kdpet-pReEEVGbJ45PT5/s4032/IMG-4908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiob7VrURdjPEhPeR2FI1Dvh-VTuj2BKq2GyIkp7M6QXDF-VQbzaEXuRGPHHjJuuAlzw_2VaZ16U9jVvSUA4aeNa_x4QDhxeHtz9FJPyJVZT1j4KyzVAi9ytWmpBWKxnGBEaFOnZqUWva5AOPsha3r7dwNO1uHqM8WxQdKntB84kdpet-pReEEVGbJ45PT5/w300-h400/IMG-4908.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>This is the ornamental variety. I think it's really Salvia but it looks like Purple Sage to me.</div><div><br />My husband had a concert in Logan last Thursday. It was in the old 1st Ward building. This is the painting that was at the front of the chapel. I tried to find out who the artis is but could not. The architecture of the building is really wonderful. It was stadium seating with the pews slanted up with each row. There was a balcony in the back which is unusual in LDS churches. It was built in 1861.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBTUgBJpVsk_oM65Hvgu6Ce49NDiXzDjLk4JQOC7Q5rlw0ClC6wCxK5SbbNPND6IjASLASyzJW7O9hEuVarJorhk31fNUMLGtwxpcsdjiKMEvnNf9aI4erIpCR8rVEMeEJva3luLugZVk5LaASEBIvv56XoNXdJ2Fg6opFU6PrNuzG65uXDq50ZtkhbgU/s4032/IMG-4916%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBTUgBJpVsk_oM65Hvgu6Ce49NDiXzDjLk4JQOC7Q5rlw0ClC6wCxK5SbbNPND6IjASLASyzJW7O9hEuVarJorhk31fNUMLGtwxpcsdjiKMEvnNf9aI4erIpCR8rVEMeEJva3luLugZVk5LaASEBIvv56XoNXdJ2Fg6opFU6PrNuzG65uXDq50ZtkhbgU/w300-h400/IMG-4916%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The lighting wasn't excellent but the music was really good. My husband plays for the Salt Lake City Letter Carriers band. No, he's not a letter carrier but they needed more band members so they accepted this accountant and made him treasurer of the organization.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpNZ46Es8sjcm3GNXgBr5DAf_RxgkWbL4WUo71Il_tXbnVUhCLKLJ9Y3BmvQpnjxodIlIbMFo640ssCknQI_y-ZON3xE7DMwSxo3ZjkFrIRbCiTUiR6rI36mcHbxkE-tB7w6qoo3GEr6bLhQey2QumH8ajgnoP3PoVeD0wQ9qeKkKyAKHAoLGtc9kr1IW/s4032/IMG-4918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpNZ46Es8sjcm3GNXgBr5DAf_RxgkWbL4WUo71Il_tXbnVUhCLKLJ9Y3BmvQpnjxodIlIbMFo640ssCknQI_y-ZON3xE7DMwSxo3ZjkFrIRbCiTUiR6rI36mcHbxkE-tB7w6qoo3GEr6bLhQey2QumH8ajgnoP3PoVeD0wQ9qeKkKyAKHAoLGtc9kr1IW/w400-h300/IMG-4918.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_I0YdQ1pc_pJK1R-qbFRnc-rl1Pm8slvyZRlbxNYQ5QxfwHdWS2p-erqj-xIFCFBEqtCVs0av5AV8GCEMshcJzhbL-UVT7dUdKIKk7ronXFS9EcUpMo2UwSwbfYUrLKnWKI8YEa3O1ceby-2iihhjqqRDTNsyDjheh5ExnHewgNH5ALh9iYSYqPnhvT4/s4032/IMG-4938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_I0YdQ1pc_pJK1R-qbFRnc-rl1Pm8slvyZRlbxNYQ5QxfwHdWS2p-erqj-xIFCFBEqtCVs0av5AV8GCEMshcJzhbL-UVT7dUdKIKk7ronXFS9EcUpMo2UwSwbfYUrLKnWKI8YEa3O1ceby-2iihhjqqRDTNsyDjheh5ExnHewgNH5ALh9iYSYqPnhvT4/w300-h400/IMG-4938.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></div><div>This was the sunset last Thursday as we drove home. It was taken as we drove through Box Elder county. You can see the edge of the Great Salt Lake if you look closely What a splendid explosion of the last rays of the sun for the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Robin</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-53527160034978155582023-07-21T10:27:00.002-06:002023-07-21T10:32:13.958-06:00Roseville Album, Apricots, and Egypt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91rIzeqkcWshcf3moodBaj1vidIkNv5dHClobe1Mg7c36OqDThp8ITegyx08So3FbRVx6SFX43059uNe5_kBEH9jq8gt_ULdZGiYEgzUdi7GJta9nNLT41PpRBncGxqTyIHIpaowIbya3fyBVFZE2JewixaCUkSUp_P7qzxN_k0dShbY96BnURu92AXZu/s3024/IMG-4880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91rIzeqkcWshcf3moodBaj1vidIkNv5dHClobe1Mg7c36OqDThp8ITegyx08So3FbRVx6SFX43059uNe5_kBEH9jq8gt_ULdZGiYEgzUdi7GJta9nNLT41PpRBncGxqTyIHIpaowIbya3fyBVFZE2JewixaCUkSUp_P7qzxN_k0dShbY96BnURu92AXZu/w400-h400/IMG-4880.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I finished my Roseville Album quilt top a few years ago. I didn't do the border from the pattern because I had already spent a year appliqueing and I was DONE. I didn't want to do all the monkey hands that the border required. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBk9qVN7D19MG0BWKuor1mRE9LrQ51SfMu8spj1YC6cFrzas4wyv7j3X0TeUdalRRF-YaSHF5Rmw0U7Y03TlPI3txjA6YFAtojwc6hChDdqXaig5JNjnD2KfLWqDy9wDzUVL2fVnoDPU0MO-DBZCw4fLarLn09MNnDNoieIaHBI7ku0plelyZHq2CRTDGa/s4032/IMG-4877.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBk9qVN7D19MG0BWKuor1mRE9LrQ51SfMu8spj1YC6cFrzas4wyv7j3X0TeUdalRRF-YaSHF5Rmw0U7Y03TlPI3txjA6YFAtojwc6hChDdqXaig5JNjnD2KfLWqDy9wDzUVL2fVnoDPU0MO-DBZCw4fLarLn09MNnDNoieIaHBI7ku0plelyZHq2CRTDGa/w300-h400/IMG-4877.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>It is a beautiful quilt but it never felt finished, When I was getting to the end of quilting the "Love Letters" quilt I wanted something else to work on when I wasn't at the quilt frames. I decided to finally work on a border and after searching for ideas on the internet I decided on scallops - 80 of them.<p></p><p>When I finished the scallops and the corner designs I looked at the overall quilt. I found this little blue bird on the right that looked like it was absolutely lost among all the other colors. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClPuKVvKKaruvNE07c6KZK_w33eKGymXDQ8-I1qxI3GJ_mf0XxqQaEc5FGNcLU420iloruzd2E5vyjJG23qjjfpxggkjwZvp3-LqUm8ALNVG4tiBBcj2FSEX1PYALG1YWipMjdGNiwdWOqVUmY2ba6l2wHaBw7DNtICtHxGlWyCOWlUHijtnE2beby_-J/s2277/IMG-4895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="2277" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClPuKVvKKaruvNE07c6KZK_w33eKGymXDQ8-I1qxI3GJ_mf0XxqQaEc5FGNcLU420iloruzd2E5vyjJG23qjjfpxggkjwZvp3-LqUm8ALNVG4tiBBcj2FSEX1PYALG1YWipMjdGNiwdWOqVUmY2ba6l2wHaBw7DNtICtHxGlWyCOWlUHijtnE2beby_-J/w400-h266/IMG-4895.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I replaced it with this golden feathery fabric. I've given all my bright fabrics away and this is what I could find in the stash. I'm not sure I like it but I like it better than the ghost bird.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjSo_re2kqJ0m9BBdrO0qb2uJ7cR70xGj-apxyh1m8QzZrokUdCU7UqPSFhblnC-I-ju3E5Sq4cl0ccfUUDLXJucNu121CFcEv_vS-IPGHVrbJxbFOiOFVw_R8WYrAc1ew7BHyAlhgyra5j7dE5umm-4jkTo-bpn7ueDUSoDd3BPIJ34P_0ratuCfc1jY/s1160/IMG-4896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1160" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjSo_re2kqJ0m9BBdrO0qb2uJ7cR70xGj-apxyh1m8QzZrokUdCU7UqPSFhblnC-I-ju3E5Sq4cl0ccfUUDLXJucNu121CFcEv_vS-IPGHVrbJxbFOiOFVw_R8WYrAc1ew7BHyAlhgyra5j7dE5umm-4jkTo-bpn7ueDUSoDd3BPIJ34P_0ratuCfc1jY/w400-h319/IMG-4896.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This is a picture of one side of the quilt to show the scalloped border.<p></p><p> It looks finished now.</p><p> I don't have a space to spread it all out and there's no one around to hold it up The little bird gets lost in the rest of what is going on but you can see it above the chicken and to the left of the cat.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmhKrcVcyZbRdq5Y2DULJXoc0p933xnuV8c6TrB3we0-clHKg-zOEM67Seskx1QL4hJHz5lZe11v_LysZYWRp7sYWfdSaTza69_-XALgyBFdKhhMzb6BmFq54WiFCbUHtMLEB1aYgK8VdRGrXS-k1-Nxis3K3f_hDo6yqSFL0WRoy04eGoAkpE6Krjo0j/s4032/IMG-4897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmhKrcVcyZbRdq5Y2DULJXoc0p933xnuV8c6TrB3we0-clHKg-zOEM67Seskx1QL4hJHz5lZe11v_LysZYWRp7sYWfdSaTza69_-XALgyBFdKhhMzb6BmFq54WiFCbUHtMLEB1aYgK8VdRGrXS-k1-Nxis3K3f_hDo6yqSFL0WRoy04eGoAkpE6Krjo0j/w300-h400/IMG-4897.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Now I need to figure out how it's going to be quilted. If I hand quilt it that's another multi-month long project. AND, after taking six months to quilt the last one I'm not sure I'm ready to dive in to another big quilt right now. It measures about 92" square. I have wondered about taking it to a machine quilter but I don't know what pattern I would like. I know I don't just want echo quilting. And the amount of quilting it would require would make a heavy quilt. </p><p>Does anybody have any suggestions? </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0NaRBQZ3N6CdOA4v5my0PNEZX0gQH5HVXn5OzgL9-OxdRt8ToEElosPxI0CB9w3y-fMMppVluXzQweDLIAq0oYBz9L8WYQxkbOukai1HsnLqKOqmUoK5UyJ8tTmmTuTa9ipdbdjEfPZVCiY9M1KGNn4FTsTtLgeyMNnQzYI8FgD4-tpP0SfrYUX36Hid/s4032/IMG-4876.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0NaRBQZ3N6CdOA4v5my0PNEZX0gQH5HVXn5OzgL9-OxdRt8ToEElosPxI0CB9w3y-fMMppVluXzQweDLIAq0oYBz9L8WYQxkbOukai1HsnLqKOqmUoK5UyJ8tTmmTuTa9ipdbdjEfPZVCiY9M1KGNn4FTsTtLgeyMNnQzYI8FgD4-tpP0SfrYUX36Hid/w300-h400/IMG-4876.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>It summer harvest season at my husband's farm (our yard). The strawberries have finished, the raspberries have peaked but are continuing to look lovely and taste wonderful. The apricot tree was full with beautiful orange fruit.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSur6gjlTKlVNDw8ysLYYQz9Fm7vgfaomZZC7ovDn2UYh6Qua3BiOP4DVGQeG5kxHxNtHUlU-qcibehgblW5hACyBa8L1MX6JO2y3xtcCo7pBiix7p_a8nvF5Ld4lg8cbloe7vUzRPqgiwxmH9vKPyuMus5hC8noUK2uoOp_bjpnyE4RTqi95lfLaQ9CzK/s4032/IMG-4855%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSur6gjlTKlVNDw8ysLYYQz9Fm7vgfaomZZC7ovDn2UYh6Qua3BiOP4DVGQeG5kxHxNtHUlU-qcibehgblW5hACyBa8L1MX6JO2y3xtcCo7pBiix7p_a8nvF5Ld4lg8cbloe7vUzRPqgiwxmH9vKPyuMus5hC8noUK2uoOp_bjpnyE4RTqi95lfLaQ9CzK/w300-h400/IMG-4855%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Many of the apricots have been picked in this picture. But, there's still bushels left to pick.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9haL0owUNn2c6ve0UJ6niPN25DjUm-tWxxnYpbjUzQrc4vWq0v5xOe402fa6eqogKIQslMffYvl-ZOMZirxXGI4LKQVMSGGDIewMOqQ1nF8Vkv2M1l6I1T1w04yNmqkR2CU0pqVU3zIXwLRXYCXlqQKqmFqClGgZpbSApoN-QaJzzsdmF3vE8H_QinqJ4/s4032/IMG-4860.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9haL0owUNn2c6ve0UJ6niPN25DjUm-tWxxnYpbjUzQrc4vWq0v5xOe402fa6eqogKIQslMffYvl-ZOMZirxXGI4LKQVMSGGDIewMOqQ1nF8Vkv2M1l6I1T1w04yNmqkR2CU0pqVU3zIXwLRXYCXlqQKqmFqClGgZpbSApoN-QaJzzsdmF3vE8H_QinqJ4/w300-h400/IMG-4860.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Last Thursday my husband was picking and sorting and distributing. The family was here for a dinner and one little guy became my husbands shadow. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cI2vZYouMAz3TmWF9l-hKBClnz8_h7J6yodSs50E3je2-z7IE75qqiXzpM_03EB-NqNBrq5HyAsA5JkeM3-OlyrCUeR4XP6AswQ1ea7yU00IzKrpt5b1wHlEbLwM_GQSnYVl72cpQO3hPMORig0NXjMtzGJ8OeAcuR0ZeordVhidIuvRynCgW6BoQNue/s4032/IMG-4861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cI2vZYouMAz3TmWF9l-hKBClnz8_h7J6yodSs50E3je2-z7IE75qqiXzpM_03EB-NqNBrq5HyAsA5JkeM3-OlyrCUeR4XP6AswQ1ea7yU00IzKrpt5b1wHlEbLwM_GQSnYVl72cpQO3hPMORig0NXjMtzGJ8OeAcuR0ZeordVhidIuvRynCgW6BoQNue/w300-h400/IMG-4861.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>It was so cute to watch him trot back and forth with my husband from the tree to the shed. Some of the apricots were even low enough for him to reach. He helped pick up the ones that had fallen to the ground.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6I-4bvgnWzGBQF7OD0lAKevXumEOr3b_i6JiXfgV8vE4npGfjV6bE3QVfX2i7rec_ZXvsF12FwCWF89Vy_QkTgREAdAKlu9rxOklbJ6TlEWlEZ_lFzp3Qqz-VMzAaGCJNH7yClMCNFf2cqRio2IkaucbDWKnsd9keVNdXHDcDNRxIhWiwnlY-dUBCi55/s4032/IMG-4863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6I-4bvgnWzGBQF7OD0lAKevXumEOr3b_i6JiXfgV8vE4npGfjV6bE3QVfX2i7rec_ZXvsF12FwCWF89Vy_QkTgREAdAKlu9rxOklbJ6TlEWlEZ_lFzp3Qqz-VMzAaGCJNH7yClMCNFf2cqRio2IkaucbDWKnsd9keVNdXHDcDNRxIhWiwnlY-dUBCi55/w300-h400/IMG-4863.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Finally he decided to taste one and was smitten. He's our youngest grandchild and he's just delightful.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKYLalj4DsQYL6OnvRmdofG5oHUJ_swGxDJDGqo0POQgQObG_fHA8mn0TDL9T0_vzwHDRgI8B4wauwC2ey6cvUaBmfSXqdFscK95F4z5gbyERtHXpi7yEBecBlU0Hvqfwpnt9he90oWi4f7sf8LAEtHawoNhKxpNZAkUdQR4GQ75hv6sGlHxGpyfthQIe/s4032/IMG-4867.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKYLalj4DsQYL6OnvRmdofG5oHUJ_swGxDJDGqo0POQgQObG_fHA8mn0TDL9T0_vzwHDRgI8B4wauwC2ey6cvUaBmfSXqdFscK95F4z5gbyERtHXpi7yEBecBlU0Hvqfwpnt9he90oWi4f7sf8LAEtHawoNhKxpNZAkUdQR4GQ75hv6sGlHxGpyfthQIe/w300-h400/IMG-4867.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4rKMrbvJaRyeQyGwN618N2jWtQeAsbhx1wX0hs9Q6VVWP3I9zUvJ00SkVAX975Q0J8p0cdPwt2TbDWrojEnRT4ChqCvwGyuz6FPGdMvzuDgtb7eHvKoraN5halCcIItkZhE4S6-aa3k4F_QuY6fJExo_1fiBfj4o4Ka77p9cJQp1CBe6YuG91GUSpAje/s4032/IMG-4893.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4rKMrbvJaRyeQyGwN618N2jWtQeAsbhx1wX0hs9Q6VVWP3I9zUvJ00SkVAX975Q0J8p0cdPwt2TbDWrojEnRT4ChqCvwGyuz6FPGdMvzuDgtb7eHvKoraN5halCcIItkZhE4S6-aa3k4F_QuY6fJExo_1fiBfj4o4Ka77p9cJQp1CBe6YuG91GUSpAje/w300-h400/IMG-4893.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>It has been hot enough that I put the crockpot outside last week instead of heating up the house all day. I'm really good in the winter with soups, stews, casseroles, and cooking whole turkey breast etc. But, when it comes to summer I'm not much of a salad maker so my husband suffers through a hot meal after working out in the 100 degree heat. He doesn't complain, he's just hungry.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-vulu_YzNPSSTDRGjuOPifU1_mlP_67Ua2WBVbTy14HXAVEqsGKBBDRjEtMIwm_EqmC_uIW1XEpp20tYJHiuRqICHe6Bovgf85lbAexEusmEQi-mTuVkzsbeVy4CctATKRUhHKotPsQMSvqtVlDwnwsK9cK5MWbvt6FBJlyUbfMTvevIcFijnALTmGBC/s2947/IMG-4882.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="2810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-vulu_YzNPSSTDRGjuOPifU1_mlP_67Ua2WBVbTy14HXAVEqsGKBBDRjEtMIwm_EqmC_uIW1XEpp20tYJHiuRqICHe6Bovgf85lbAexEusmEQi-mTuVkzsbeVy4CctATKRUhHKotPsQMSvqtVlDwnwsK9cK5MWbvt6FBJlyUbfMTvevIcFijnALTmGBC/w381-h400/IMG-4882.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Egyptian blue just fascinates me. I've been wondering how I could include it in a quilt somehow. It's an elusive color. I love to watch all the archeology shows on Egypt and am intrigued by the ancient Egyptian culture. I love the scarabs too.<p></p><p>A shabti (above) is put in Egyptian tombs as servants for the deceased in the after life. </p><p>A shabti can be 5 - 30cm and commonly made of blue or green glazed Egyptian faience, but can also consist of stone, wood, clay, metal or glass.</p><p>The color of Egyptian blue is kind of like "Haint Blue". There's not one exact shade or color</p><p> <br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT3k-uvp6oJgBvegUhAD4dtwHxEX-A-flQfrf4UCW_Uj-zcGTVWs3X_12bkkBGNhbX_qYoswUcDzjfcZiDhaVg5A2OQITe9HhiYhRipVcMuhH-QlBNATSRXPhSF25jhnF4HQ4nNI9qwvtSVRjZSv-l6SQPv1IDIPY6Foppd4KW6Evgv63SwM4tOwpVYTd/s2864/IMG-4891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="2864" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT3k-uvp6oJgBvegUhAD4dtwHxEX-A-flQfrf4UCW_Uj-zcGTVWs3X_12bkkBGNhbX_qYoswUcDzjfcZiDhaVg5A2OQITe9HhiYhRipVcMuhH-QlBNATSRXPhSF25jhnF4HQ4nNI9qwvtSVRjZSv-l6SQPv1IDIPY6Foppd4KW6Evgv63SwM4tOwpVYTd/w400-h384/IMG-4891.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I got four squares done for the S'Mores quilt by Jo Morton. I love working with these fabrics. Is anyone else working on this quilt with me?</div><div><br /></div><div>I have company coming for a few days and have been doing some deep cleaning. I sure love a clean house, I wish I would do it more often - ha!</div><div>Robin</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-23738856937211369132023-07-14T10:09:00.003-06:002023-07-14T10:09:32.720-06:00Sweet little project<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRtl-u6GgX5fp61WGBZ4VndRP0uu-cegbGyvlvFPyMqp0GKuczwFE1h0KQriXwzXhPmUMQYcSGUUJhVyuXDsJjMUERNaIJX8SpzSQU-dFThE_8c_89GNmR8KuS2M7s-x8AE7BXMqinTUPiLBD2lKsndt5GpW4vOpjgZp7fgg3G6_5VPmnc3-utoC_n2RP/s3110/IMG-4872%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="2903" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRtl-u6GgX5fp61WGBZ4VndRP0uu-cegbGyvlvFPyMqp0GKuczwFE1h0KQriXwzXhPmUMQYcSGUUJhVyuXDsJjMUERNaIJX8SpzSQU-dFThE_8c_89GNmR8KuS2M7s-x8AE7BXMqinTUPiLBD2lKsndt5GpW4vOpjgZp7fgg3G6_5VPmnc3-utoC_n2RP/w374-h400/IMG-4872%20(1).jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /> I'm starting a new Christmas Quilt. It's mostly applique and is in the planning stage right now.<p></p><p>I wanted to sew a little something at the machine when I'm not hand stitching so I got out my box of Jo Morton fabrics and started a new little project with square in a square blocks. I saw this quilt in American Patchwork & Quilting February 2013 and have always wanted to make these squares that will are set on point with sashing in between.</p><p>I think I'll cut a few out at a time so I can just sit down and sew for 15 minutes, get my fix, and move on with the more pressing projects. </p><p>It's a beautiful day out there but this weekend is supposed to be hot hot hot so instead of complaining, I'll just blissfully work on my projects - sitting in front of a fan.</p><p>Robin</p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874247466650224560.post-67706246056450002732023-07-05T16:13:00.003-06:002023-07-11T15:10:50.030-06:00Well, what do you know?<p> I don't think I've taken this long of a break in blogging in the 15 years since I started this blog.</p><p>I have to admit I've been bogged down with the hand quilting of my Blackbird Designs "Love Letters" quilt. I started quilting on January 1st and just finished on June 30th - WHEW!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYMmL0KCuwU-jAEjIK9VMOVyguIY6G_Gk2A6Bd5c2SRnBOyzmjKqA95Gh9jHA6JMG7iKq1GZX0sbA5hAg2JJ__M8AYrHNXf7x2RPI3GcKlk2gBwrZe3_TVYTQL7kjdwQLmKfibM-o42UcNi7O3sWsO_aq5C7gx1KruYRr4Gw-I0Jd509F1S9rTxPrQVD1/s4032/IMG-4811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYMmL0KCuwU-jAEjIK9VMOVyguIY6G_Gk2A6Bd5c2SRnBOyzmjKqA95Gh9jHA6JMG7iKq1GZX0sbA5hAg2JJ__M8AYrHNXf7x2RPI3GcKlk2gBwrZe3_TVYTQL7kjdwQLmKfibM-o42UcNi7O3sWsO_aq5C7gx1KruYRr4Gw-I0Jd509F1S9rTxPrQVD1/w300-h400/IMG-4811.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I did tight rows of echo quilting in the center (that took a whole month) and then decided to do something different from diagonal lines so I would stay interested. I know me and I get bogged down with the same thing over and over. I absolutely love the diagonal grid when it's done but I sure don't like actually sewing it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbJiAmT46op0O2TGI6baV6QHY2JzhPrGIK3mqB0ZkytGV9bb9lEyYFfa9nSV1NlQQeusaTnwIdMQ8j6kiBQ5MRCV2fghgCLiSZSR2dHXHxU7AF77WwxbpA7Y4i2itVFye1ZlB3qvmojedkULQjrlCFtOBE8KBV2QLFQQqy2nfG9hX5GKP_f_ofiJ80oCN/s3101/Jan%2026%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="3101" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbJiAmT46op0O2TGI6baV6QHY2JzhPrGIK3mqB0ZkytGV9bb9lEyYFfa9nSV1NlQQeusaTnwIdMQ8j6kiBQ5MRCV2fghgCLiSZSR2dHXHxU7AF77WwxbpA7Y4i2itVFye1ZlB3qvmojedkULQjrlCFtOBE8KBV2QLFQQqy2nfG9hX5GKP_f_ofiJ80oCN/w400-h371/Jan%2026%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>So, I made a cable template and used it to quilt up and down in the North and South blocks, side to side in the East and West blocks, and diagonally on the corner blocks.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR6xErU_mHKAFJj8mOf1jMhZWocgur2vHwX56sJKbS_3QdAOrpgEEFXPxTwOFUGnaSyXY7IrL8rRPrnIzlSLalCjleG96zfi1tEEale3zsGJv5_ms9ngBKkLaZjt9bwIYg1HUZ_sdUbKy2d01GD3Z8OOlX2AgypmIBLyR4SNRZHQtb4wiYZZ_grXFvm6r/s3003/IMG-4814.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="3003" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR6xErU_mHKAFJj8mOf1jMhZWocgur2vHwX56sJKbS_3QdAOrpgEEFXPxTwOFUGnaSyXY7IrL8rRPrnIzlSLalCjleG96zfi1tEEale3zsGJv5_ms9ngBKkLaZjt9bwIYg1HUZ_sdUbKy2d01GD3Z8OOlX2AgypmIBLyR4SNRZHQtb4wiYZZ_grXFvm6r/w400-h308/IMG-4814.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cabbage roses block is quilted up and down</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9gYtdNwYNI2uDX0jTZShsl9cQq8-9or8pvZO3WC1vKFy7iVZ_Jv7Uo-LPwVEKzIkPAQS4tBPTbC_DTAYsTEfKuj39_FRlNQQpPfHiS6J37SB4XghMB1QKJ3stCucci3vzglPcutY6-DEMYX5IJ7dvzyrnS45CjNoAPdk0rTTEMmMPn09EZ2bQWPvoaXQ/s3024/IMG-4819.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9gYtdNwYNI2uDX0jTZShsl9cQq8-9or8pvZO3WC1vKFy7iVZ_Jv7Uo-LPwVEKzIkPAQS4tBPTbC_DTAYsTEfKuj39_FRlNQQpPfHiS6J37SB4XghMB1QKJ3stCucci3vzglPcutY6-DEMYX5IJ7dvzyrnS45CjNoAPdk0rTTEMmMPn09EZ2bQWPvoaXQ/w400-h400/IMG-4819.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pomegranate block is quilted diagonally.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I used my blue water soluble marker to to mark everything and so I had to rinse out the whole quilt when I was done. I'm a little disappointed - after all that work - the hand quilting doesn't show up very well at all. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziWUF2XZ0W0R8vO6J2bhiwY680WeruzbwG-WeefL3ReT7nZzic4aSb89zPCf5cuBbGZ4yHryZBEsJ--LC03Gaw0JotA4p08fgJQ1UHz0_T1UfUcpPLWFpqS-AU4TZx6Dw4MQKggHCpNqoLKnSlwP1SHzsjOLbKISlbA1xIHMlBo1pZdwTQjejr05akntM/s4032/IMG-4812.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziWUF2XZ0W0R8vO6J2bhiwY680WeruzbwG-WeefL3ReT7nZzic4aSb89zPCf5cuBbGZ4yHryZBEsJ--LC03Gaw0JotA4p08fgJQ1UHz0_T1UfUcpPLWFpqS-AU4TZx6Dw4MQKggHCpNqoLKnSlwP1SHzsjOLbKISlbA1xIHMlBo1pZdwTQjejr05akntM/w300-h400/IMG-4812.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sun is pretty bright so the colors are bright too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Sigh, it's done and ready to use.</p><p>In between times I have been working on other things.</p><p>I finished my Moda Blockheads IV quilt top using Minick & Simpson fabrics, primarily Prairie Paisley II. I sent it to Ray LaGrange for Quilts of Valor. He sent me a lovely thank you note that made me feel so good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-0pgDRX87bFnr1ye-3X6jsfKL_YbmoiE1w1QAG5KaXzfJS-ECwrZsPMHVpfBlaITYNdVEIJVaYT-J8q-Kn23gWvUt63f1USA3YpwQesL2JoLYZIbc_I0Pj5xItvyyCqkUh0Tn7uOOSuxJ5XO3tPqrNfUokdTRaNh5FM6AGCKzLlERO0uUicTB67LUgWd/s4032/IMG-4462.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-0pgDRX87bFnr1ye-3X6jsfKL_YbmoiE1w1QAG5KaXzfJS-ECwrZsPMHVpfBlaITYNdVEIJVaYT-J8q-Kn23gWvUt63f1USA3YpwQesL2JoLYZIbc_I0Pj5xItvyyCqkUh0Tn7uOOSuxJ5XO3tPqrNfUokdTRaNh5FM6AGCKzLlERO0uUicTB67LUgWd/w300-h400/IMG-4462.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>One day I felt like sitting at my sewing machine and I didn't have anything to sew. I had this pattern sitting out on my sewing table. It is one that I cut out of a Quiltmaker 2002 magazine. It just looks homey.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR6caxt_fKFm4sgy8Cc3PfDemsvviWSGlmKI5zXd9CMQm_rsiaReO3deipOQaU_w3Q-pTqeIF3SLK9RLJsUDt1VZAyp_YCEeLZ_5HoKUEkhqPPFsNmrXcGIzrfi5nZpMXlrTRlwnZ0iHp7tFOXrARTcdd95sPR9sSrV2doJct5BrOn63gbUYqYNCjA21E/s4032/IMG-4799.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR6caxt_fKFm4sgy8Cc3PfDemsvviWSGlmKI5zXd9CMQm_rsiaReO3deipOQaU_w3Q-pTqeIF3SLK9RLJsUDt1VZAyp_YCEeLZ_5HoKUEkhqPPFsNmrXcGIzrfi5nZpMXlrTRlwnZ0iHp7tFOXrARTcdd95sPR9sSrV2doJct5BrOn63gbUYqYNCjA21E/w300-h400/IMG-4799.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>So, I gathered some OLDIES, a bunch of UGLIES, and some definite HAS BEENS and started cutting out a new quilt. It took a while to put together and it is no beauty but I enjoyed putting it together (if you don't count all the ripping out). I'll probably tie it for a car quilt or a picnic or a camp quilt, .</p><p> It will be made to be used and used.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Judge for yourself ~</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyJgvqsbyPYWWogzLl8LOFw06cdKnhmrUdQfDk9YKTYaRlq_zh0ZPvfqnLxigxGRU-QIUDxNGArDI8neLm5ZlEwy5mKSj2lRozzHZLcnjh2RxcCFyBJT1ecm5yu1YsLLwaASmEhFnCxTAEL4BTFveZ-ANzYaWI7mvAuRV7dK6PEoWYli9zNZWtsjBGA3N/s4032/IMG-4824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyJgvqsbyPYWWogzLl8LOFw06cdKnhmrUdQfDk9YKTYaRlq_zh0ZPvfqnLxigxGRU-QIUDxNGArDI8neLm5ZlEwy5mKSj2lRozzHZLcnjh2RxcCFyBJT1ecm5yu1YsLLwaASmEhFnCxTAEL4BTFveZ-ANzYaWI7mvAuRV7dK6PEoWYli9zNZWtsjBGA3N/w300-h400/IMG-4824.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The bright sun makes it look a lot prettier than it actually is.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I made the tiny quilt from the Temecula quilt Co. I think I must have been on Instagram because I can't find the directions on her blog. It measures 6 1/2" X 4 1/2". It was really fun to make.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98jFUMn_egbyvqg4VajkvUmDtMI5t-O8KXS5H2Z1sRAXL-yIgqtdqxK6PxLb8geeXBblAwJtw1lvPdFRGwSJ6nlSTO8rtmAY-RnHNXyOTucjU2MtHdUimr9bsXwOX1ivfMidf7xCB45dW7Op2rXvCVRMbwDjCvXuPGo5Of_vMgRYwHaHQSH8vf9lRHgNB/s4032/IMG-4802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98jFUMn_egbyvqg4VajkvUmDtMI5t-O8KXS5H2Z1sRAXL-yIgqtdqxK6PxLb8geeXBblAwJtw1lvPdFRGwSJ6nlSTO8rtmAY-RnHNXyOTucjU2MtHdUimr9bsXwOX1ivfMidf7xCB45dW7Op2rXvCVRMbwDjCvXuPGo5Of_vMgRYwHaHQSH8vf9lRHgNB/w400-h300/IMG-4802.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I'm also working on the border (finally) for the Roseville Album quilt. I didn't like all the Monkey Hands in the original border. I wanted something much more simple. So I just appliqueing a scallop. </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_FGQZFa9lnJYSH2wBEQ6eceydegI9uo5owaFwpOlFNEIkaS9DuTXxHftuDIinKYp3G2h6hglDNSH4_N-LFiSjO3Doz3luLDQpkpjwfWQG7fXp455ajI18uTEtEqx7B-_2dFnOlyUpGMvLeyJUKx_YC79Uy1jm2KGKfqyonwnnPMm6eVYL3d7bO24ekKH/s4032/IMG-4825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_FGQZFa9lnJYSH2wBEQ6eceydegI9uo5owaFwpOlFNEIkaS9DuTXxHftuDIinKYp3G2h6hglDNSH4_N-LFiSjO3Doz3luLDQpkpjwfWQG7fXp455ajI18uTEtEqx7B-_2dFnOlyUpGMvLeyJUKx_YC79Uy1jm2KGKfqyonwnnPMm6eVYL3d7bO24ekKH/w300-h400/IMG-4825.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">So I've been keeping busy, quilting is never far from my mind</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Robin</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I'll leave you with some pictures of our trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico at the first of June.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">First up is the most amazing bathroom your have ever seen. I just can't get over how delightful it was. And I think it's right up at the top as the cleanest bathroom I have ever been in. I know, I know. . . I went to Sante Fe and I'm talking about a bathroom. Unbelievable on both counts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rRKBCBd5unB8FlhUYs_Q0FRnhTx09mlhJnkADkdlu2pdAXza5JwWG1Tvk_ynnAPceHHijtz9U9pVzT4OQZm2_j-SUVQPQmDL7vGwGig0H9siyyMo1NH7IYKsVPKD4ORCgJLcmNSFm5ah5D4YXnDxPDaXA8qmqI_b6XsUbxrANU6IvhLUweXgEg7V5p00/s4032/IMG-4585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rRKBCBd5unB8FlhUYs_Q0FRnhTx09mlhJnkADkdlu2pdAXza5JwWG1Tvk_ynnAPceHHijtz9U9pVzT4OQZm2_j-SUVQPQmDL7vGwGig0H9siyyMo1NH7IYKsVPKD4ORCgJLcmNSFm5ah5D4YXnDxPDaXA8qmqI_b6XsUbxrANU6IvhLUweXgEg7V5p00/w400-h300/IMG-4585.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The bathroom was located inside Adelita's. The food did not disappoint either, I ordered it Christmas.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYvTtOfeGHIYc3LhFnsx5DZyIL7wnf4H9vijYw-gd2F-UCICNitNhtTdVMBjbPpvJr4H-YrS8m0C9Djji7Dopx_y4HHZUqkQffQsd_5VtcZ-RFwIDwr9fh_lzvNBDw70kxApEvTRL0_w4fq49FY3WYxaMMbd4cbZ_da19DrPE7p_vuUg9tpYRi-FMxzou/s4032/IMG-4584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYvTtOfeGHIYc3LhFnsx5DZyIL7wnf4H9vijYw-gd2F-UCICNitNhtTdVMBjbPpvJr4H-YrS8m0C9Djji7Dopx_y4HHZUqkQffQsd_5VtcZ-RFwIDwr9fh_lzvNBDw70kxApEvTRL0_w4fq49FY3WYxaMMbd4cbZ_da19DrPE7p_vuUg9tpYRi-FMxzou/w300-h400/IMG-4584.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_KF2FcjQFUKkCaC1IXlNhm3_AihqgmGqruo2clL_UWpw35ddVRVABXmmCou21DzzSb6zJwn5NGU3IlmMTV9UONiMuToqoxQ1mKIq2axHNR_hholvrL2tW5w53zaOpQqhNzuFNC38biYS0Sy1tex-D4PQcA94t5GQswOQdYtx-6sQZDeduuGq4Nsr8wKI/s4032/IMG-4556.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_KF2FcjQFUKkCaC1IXlNhm3_AihqgmGqruo2clL_UWpw35ddVRVABXmmCou21DzzSb6zJwn5NGU3IlmMTV9UONiMuToqoxQ1mKIq2axHNR_hholvrL2tW5w53zaOpQqhNzuFNC38biYS0Sy1tex-D4PQcA94t5GQswOQdYtx-6sQZDeduuGq4Nsr8wKI/s320/IMG-4556.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was actually that green. Copper perhaps. . . </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ1vQcB-GdWmXOy19W6IlF-GP9Gfdg1XjuAlwfvvhLUXVD4lMjB405gyoD4a7W3JYWlslnuSQDcW8nFdaUdJljwDiWTZb3oB7sSnUiRDZXh7Wu_bAWI4aprMgj1CoXIQ-tQqA9BRC0G2eBzmBcevzTEBytguzWcLzpIrTrpXiyrSl78da7Pp5m9rs4808/s4032/IMG-4641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ1vQcB-GdWmXOy19W6IlF-GP9Gfdg1XjuAlwfvvhLUXVD4lMjB405gyoD4a7W3JYWlslnuSQDcW8nFdaUdJljwDiWTZb3oB7sSnUiRDZXh7Wu_bAWI4aprMgj1CoXIQ-tQqA9BRC0G2eBzmBcevzTEBytguzWcLzpIrTrpXiyrSl78da7Pp5m9rs4808/s320/IMG-4641.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3-arfbZpWqJUKrnHl-G3AyIn20BcxsDf4JMbRmE2soAipnkFtmC7UVlzADcDBy8R0g_hIGVySZIccCMQdQGUaTImJ4iRwA5SuNzR6KS2_F8Rlff3GHAJSogWuUMSm_q4k2QH0sztETBxs1cW-otHwqyKls8j01-wMtGT1tCqNjaPQzzYxUON48DI1suo/s4032/IMG-4649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw20d32vOENk9UAk54tcfzlBJZqPbwgRXnAwh3590RPRC6nXZgsRSuL8ZzX00ov8-59VWJcJ2VyC1Hxnkgtghe3WHhiNDISh3DmbD3t-ryux-lYk72gXoVRgZDB_4hBHoVh7dldnBsScFv0CzIERIbk-pMfhcgigQoatpH-HNGid-uKg-Y8rxSne6seCjH/s4032/IMG-4567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw20d32vOENk9UAk54tcfzlBJZqPbwgRXnAwh3590RPRC6nXZgsRSuL8ZzX00ov8-59VWJcJ2VyC1Hxnkgtghe3WHhiNDISh3DmbD3t-ryux-lYk72gXoVRgZDB_4hBHoVh7dldnBsScFv0CzIERIbk-pMfhcgigQoatpH-HNGid-uKg-Y8rxSne6seCjH/s320/IMG-4567.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>It was a rainy day on the way home. Doesn't this formation look like a early American sailing ship in the ocean on other side of the bank?<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsLLCAPEkbqqh0TstjPCDk8BS9QyWzfI4vepZvreuWL0g-SNBi6fCRYGX_L-e4WFYL3Ata8Gwo-QlL0smvO-r0j8ZibWylrAlmapIaZRz78Pt5aSgonNQ9LoIYcKh5cuMVs9ZrLIr9nHkT0LrHve3R9BU9PQjJOr9TYXM_iPQ4k6L4zV5DUOqU9FL5Xf1/s4032/IMG-4570%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsLLCAPEkbqqh0TstjPCDk8BS9QyWzfI4vepZvreuWL0g-SNBi6fCRYGX_L-e4WFYL3Ata8Gwo-QlL0smvO-r0j8ZibWylrAlmapIaZRz78Pt5aSgonNQ9LoIYcKh5cuMVs9ZrLIr9nHkT0LrHve3R9BU9PQjJOr9TYXM_iPQ4k6L4zV5DUOqU9FL5Xf1/s320/IMG-4570%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Well, it should, This is Shiprock. The formation that Shiprock New Mexico is named after and located right smack dab in the middle of the Navajo reservation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jgr-y5kKT48vkTi-qtNg0dK9_pzeRPSI9Fzjq-O8SHTuSepo2SI6SJwZucnLmAJgXJJqBwzeFxxrJTh8uZC5XuB9K4uRWgKpGezx4NFlvdoywKqmTeKujFzQUSsxRvTImEphGuIhNLPFW-rzsVpNFnCDcHgzaPoOOomPP5Ip3gZCCE81C4X7wOGK7H0s/s4032/IMG-4711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jgr-y5kKT48vkTi-qtNg0dK9_pzeRPSI9Fzjq-O8SHTuSepo2SI6SJwZucnLmAJgXJJqBwzeFxxrJTh8uZC5XuB9K4uRWgKpGezx4NFlvdoywKqmTeKujFzQUSsxRvTImEphGuIhNLPFW-rzsVpNFnCDcHgzaPoOOomPP5Ip3gZCCE81C4X7wOGK7H0s/s320/IMG-4711.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg0VbARO6AiEU0twGvI2KxvfxRYirEff1APlHifTvnVrkT0dj6sjvRExSa814RAyTrfBDdb8Ml8s8NiYO-twY6noC3zNORNpnsamH9LwBUOogsKqKlDwl_GazIDX1Dys1ETQzi653n4r2QSmeDV9Jfn7eiOO0R6dpjNH8sCF6rlzS6oraHA18sgIkYK7J/s4032/IMG-4524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg0VbARO6AiEU0twGvI2KxvfxRYirEff1APlHifTvnVrkT0dj6sjvRExSa814RAyTrfBDdb8Ml8s8NiYO-twY6noC3zNORNpnsamH9LwBUOogsKqKlDwl_GazIDX1Dys1ETQzi653n4r2QSmeDV9Jfn7eiOO0R6dpjNH8sCF6rlzS6oraHA18sgIkYK7J/s320/IMG-4524.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We saw a lot of rocks that had tumbled down, I assumed it was because of all the snow last winter and the freeze/thaw cycle. It went on for miles.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Well, if you've lasted this long - you're a real trooper. All I've got to say is that I went to Santa Fe New Mexico and was so caught up by all the sights that I only got pictures when I was holding still. There's so much more to see.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Be sure and check out <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2023/07/design-wall-monday-july-10-2023.html">Design Wall Mondays</a> on Small Quilts and Doll Quilts to see what beautiful things others have made.</p></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com10