tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37537055511156386472024-03-17T05:15:22.104-04:00Everyone Deserves a QuiltLive, Love, Laugh and Quilt! Life is good!:-)Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.comBlogger1115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-42048873721929578552024-02-28T19:52:00.001-05:002024-02-28T19:52:08.031-05:00New Technique!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been busy trying to work on and finish projects. Most of the project are "work" projects that have deadlines, while a few are projects that I've started and put aside because I needed to "work." </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm trying to make a concerted effort to sew more for me - just because I want to. It isn't easy, but I'm trying. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This little wall hanging is one that I made, just because I wanted to make it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuKhUZonX5qLmq6qHZj8k0Xhs6nk1sreVkP8a1RljYhuHmBOhK7IEuDqj8OcDMYV5KabJ7OMUN_7aIYbpRy613_AtLoMkpr0vJtpRQ-bdcmDu8914ZPPq4Z6yKR07A1SgIcB_-HzdsShLodaQl2dEZ5r2u6I7pgsgroxWZelKkIadb2O6EHlmmPhmdiRo/s3303/Mini%20Heart%20Quilt%20Feb%202024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="3303" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuKhUZonX5qLmq6qHZj8k0Xhs6nk1sreVkP8a1RljYhuHmBOhK7IEuDqj8OcDMYV5KabJ7OMUN_7aIYbpRy613_AtLoMkpr0vJtpRQ-bdcmDu8914ZPPq4Z6yKR07A1SgIcB_-HzdsShLodaQl2dEZ5r2u6I7pgsgroxWZelKkIadb2O6EHlmmPhmdiRo/w400-h346/Mini%20Heart%20Quilt%20Feb%202024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is small, only measuring 17" x 20" and the construction was very simple and quick. I grabbed my scrap tub and pulled out fabrics from the Together We Sew Along project that I hosted for a Facebook Group to which I belong. The two background (light fabrics) and seven of the pink strips were from the Sincerely Yours fabric collection by Sherri & Chelsi. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The remainder of the fabrics, including the backing were pulled from the scrap bin; and as I'm sure you can imagine, this small project did NOTHING to help reduce the amount of fabric in that tub. LOL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wanted to try to face this quilt instead of adding a binding. I've done that before and haven't been totally satisfied with my results or the process. I read a few tutorials and then combined what I read. I then did what made sense for me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am very happy with the results! As you can see from the picture below, the facing fabric does not show on the front and the edge is smooth and straight. I will definitely do this again. I see some art type quilts in my future and already know that I want to face them instead of bind them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_yz3cmPL5u1SBGUNuRWDzCQcJZCNzrVLZbg0SOlgzfD9b5JgyQSEbBfGk1KHe7glSoI4OdSALlo6la4ivqsDcO9ZEJagUWVngURubp0r2-tbidxDZhlQYHYdDGjlLPhC5LyI3qTwF9nA9QLmSSwRFYUJWlihrOgqSs2MH3H_Dxlh_r-txCZCtZlrFY35/s4032/Mini%20Heart%20Quilt%20Facing%20Feb%202024.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/AVvXsEh3_yz3cmPL5u1SBGUNuRWDzCQcJZCNzrVLZbg0SOlgzfD9b5JgyQSEbBfGk1KHe7glSoI4OdSALlo6la4ivqsDcO9ZEJagUWVngURubp0r2-tbidxDZhlQYHYdDGjlLPhC5LyI3qTwF9nA9QLmSSwRFYUJWlihrOgqSs2MH3H_Dxlh_r-txCZCtZlrFY35/w300-h400/Mini%20Heart%20Quilt%20Facing%20Feb%202024.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have you learned or tried any new techniques lately? </span><br /> <p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-40980753430711204802024-01-26T09:28:00.001-05:002024-01-26T09:28:16.841-05:00Binding<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's been a while since I've had a quilt to bind and it felt so good! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPqWR75btcY1Lrl1sKUYP5poUO-3H-ryop4FDvA1ELLWH0NwLUI1NoRapjvnTlWyXhHQ4G5K55CJWxubGORIDANUnNpvZ2GujpB6QAjH87hgpC7DX2DsFhF2GQiIccfEPtH3oeFg5xZ1YZtzCw7vmL0FZ2gSCVcGEy2ojHNXGrv7YxHfIPccODMA6t3KA/s2048/Binding%20All%20Ohio%20Shop%20Hop%20Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPqWR75btcY1Lrl1sKUYP5poUO-3H-ryop4FDvA1ELLWH0NwLUI1NoRapjvnTlWyXhHQ4G5K55CJWxubGORIDANUnNpvZ2GujpB6QAjH87hgpC7DX2DsFhF2GQiIccfEPtH3oeFg5xZ1YZtzCw7vmL0FZ2gSCVcGEy2ojHNXGrv7YxHfIPccODMA6t3KA/w395-h400/Binding%20All%20Ohio%20Shop%20Hop%20Quilt.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>This is a rather small quilt (55" x 65") and it didn't take long to bind it, but it sure felt good to do that last night. I love it when a quilt gets to the binding stage. </span><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe this is just what I needed to get focused on <b>finishing</b> projects. :-) </span></p></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-74132130473541252232024-01-20T12:28:00.001-05:002024-01-20T12:28:51.134-05:00The Best Winter Colors<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you probably know that I enjoy watching birds from out of the many windows in my sewing area. I especially enjoy watching them when there is snow on the ground. Jack is diligent with making sure there is plenty of food for the birds when the temperatures drop and the snow falls, and this year has been no different. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We haven't had much snow, so this morning was the first time that I sat with a cup of coffee and marveled at the birds and their beautiful colors. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I wasn't thinking about taking pictures when I first sat down; but when I remembered that I hadn't shared any on the blog yet (or much of any content, for that matter), I grabbed my phone. It's difficult to see in this picture, but this is a blue jay and his color is beautiful. Do you notice how the smaller birds stay far away from the blue jay? Jack and I enjoy watching the dynamic of these birds and how they interact with each other. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaJHJshnxWJxsSFaXencRoRULa-82Avjny3AFpB7KpAf0J2BPA4QdOY5t4RFQM_GsgYbXIbmt61EK0ZkcXiZ9iCVESwzc6-Zhnh1LC4C5ac4kFUtPjlT4BW4Ro1ZDg6BDLuhHPAe8rGF_zvu7B1HpToOYn4e5wta3w1dMlr9hfYLlLDjs2n3xa8UdYqde/s600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="600" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaJHJshnxWJxsSFaXencRoRULa-82Avjny3AFpB7KpAf0J2BPA4QdOY5t4RFQM_GsgYbXIbmt61EK0ZkcXiZ9iCVESwzc6-Zhnh1LC4C5ac4kFUtPjlT4BW4Ro1ZDg6BDLuhHPAe8rGF_zvu7B1HpToOYn4e5wta3w1dMlr9hfYLlLDjs2n3xa8UdYqde/w400-h321/8.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">While this picture is even more challenging to see, this male cardinal is gorgeous. I love the bright red against the white snow. Beautiful!! The male cardinals don't seem to mind sharing the same space with other birds, but they do NOT like to share it with other male cardinals. And typically, the males and females take turns going to the feeders or to the seeds on the ground. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVYN-D9yq0O5wXdBGP-2NjtIdyk-ebk44pXNRWoaDEMjEX174EbwfVusd9eLW_-xZWjS5409R1-PDCnEC6Wnq3GfmilCNL_ekEiICbYCZaiEZ7ZU4eaOW5-XoVaYhsT4lIzVNRtIQRPIE5z8nr3h4Ck4VMVbHQh1vi5VV5CV9lBQGP9a-7Sca4aejMv30/s619/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="619" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVYN-D9yq0O5wXdBGP-2NjtIdyk-ebk44pXNRWoaDEMjEX174EbwfVusd9eLW_-xZWjS5409R1-PDCnEC6Wnq3GfmilCNL_ekEiICbYCZaiEZ7ZU4eaOW5-XoVaYhsT4lIzVNRtIQRPIE5z8nr3h4Ck4VMVbHQh1vi5VV5CV9lBQGP9a-7Sca4aejMv30/s320/3.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As you can see in the pictures, there is a wooded ravine behind the birds. Because of that, we are blessed to see a lot of birds and other animals. Deer and fox are pretty common sights for us and we always enjoy seeing them as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The trees bring out the woodpeckers and we often see a variety of them. I love the red head on this one so of course I took a lot of pictures. :-) </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs21M8tC0J5arfuHuZQL4zdD4g9Ipi1Z_8jNO_qxdBvMobdgrdag70voHqrwaNMj4s5kg52kHpsYxil2m25RwcNOKuGBAhN1S44FuHbzyYWixbOWLkjM1p5zthf8gOqiH3ObglqxKEl9lxsjFRmTAJTqGS-ZUN7kDVfX4-ANa2_RD0MeRvSkusQfW__4X-/s619/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="619" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs21M8tC0J5arfuHuZQL4zdD4g9Ipi1Z_8jNO_qxdBvMobdgrdag70voHqrwaNMj4s5kg52kHpsYxil2m25RwcNOKuGBAhN1S44FuHbzyYWixbOWLkjM1p5zthf8gOqiH3ObglqxKEl9lxsjFRmTAJTqGS-ZUN7kDVfX4-ANa2_RD0MeRvSkusQfW__4X-/w400-h231/7.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_03uzoHJgi90zaAzm3xNM-d2rklR1q9N63nwTpEKmbtIwF8c9oZhRvlqkd0z79YS_MKnx5ow8-_BXbOVoDvBpycrJkPsfSRDQ-ZU5B2mSFTviNYWP2pjBTH2o9O2OZ3-V1lFlZWCzk6r7brtkfZkVdpwBJBIojyD0ahC_uHvReYAVMspvVjFdG0DIdqjk/s4032/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_03uzoHJgi90zaAzm3xNM-d2rklR1q9N63nwTpEKmbtIwF8c9oZhRvlqkd0z79YS_MKnx5ow8-_BXbOVoDvBpycrJkPsfSRDQ-ZU5B2mSFTviNYWP2pjBTH2o9O2OZ3-V1lFlZWCzk6r7brtkfZkVdpwBJBIojyD0ahC_uHvReYAVMspvVjFdG0DIdqjk/w300-h400/6.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuPcArxR8zvLR2eYYD1P5xA7lpOY-nFW_BFTFzhaH_K4wsteEXLj8E3vbSZkzq0XclUE8qLUPfDhdhW9cmBYWCKcaxuIh8VvNvSksiVLEYYNMVOSw0jRUusZP4kVk_2xYMWAzW4XcPBgljJQaRk-ZanRGFAKbLu0FRHBBuMVNu8BslI0dHYcXNnD9V2_X/s620/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="620" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuPcArxR8zvLR2eYYD1P5xA7lpOY-nFW_BFTFzhaH_K4wsteEXLj8E3vbSZkzq0XclUE8qLUPfDhdhW9cmBYWCKcaxuIh8VvNvSksiVLEYYNMVOSw0jRUusZP4kVk_2xYMWAzW4XcPBgljJQaRk-ZanRGFAKbLu0FRHBBuMVNu8BslI0dHYcXNnD9V2_X/s320/4.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkAzzTKY0dgZgGVpv_hHmpNawr1mf_Q5qE-ryn45n_jaF6M0E6nygHlCLwNpuu7H74tnaD1r10k09KoEmXiip9p4vFs_X4s0AKSvTT2bil1qWhYVGAbpsCwszY4o-CS8YcEHZw3uOxnF8oIwOr8Z3ph3CB3sFqWquKTaKGWVpezJ0WY-30oKJReHecCNb/s624/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="624" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkAzzTKY0dgZgGVpv_hHmpNawr1mf_Q5qE-ryn45n_jaF6M0E6nygHlCLwNpuu7H74tnaD1r10k09KoEmXiip9p4vFs_X4s0AKSvTT2bil1qWhYVGAbpsCwszY4o-CS8YcEHZw3uOxnF8oIwOr8Z3ph3CB3sFqWquKTaKGWVpezJ0WY-30oKJReHecCNb/s320/2.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As you can see in the picture below, the woodpeckers generally are ok with sharing the area with other varieties of birds too. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5mtRnvL2hX74YjgmiM4Hhezdhj9jdJng3093SeTMsmm8N9f6bpzB9lIk0qDuaI3-cWcQROWUeBFMSgYcF_dYZ9VMWp8LxfLGiaeLfSeJzYyDjey3DUc7ksi2PEIDohUxDB-SXyzCv9JHp4ZQJpuua9SHEMlzRDRsdEho9NDXtvHKKgqsR66etpkSkQGm/s4032/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5mtRnvL2hX74YjgmiM4Hhezdhj9jdJng3093SeTMsmm8N9f6bpzB9lIk0qDuaI3-cWcQROWUeBFMSgYcF_dYZ9VMWp8LxfLGiaeLfSeJzYyDjey3DUc7ksi2PEIDohUxDB-SXyzCv9JHp4ZQJpuua9SHEMlzRDRsdEho9NDXtvHKKgqsR66etpkSkQGm/s320/1.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We didn't see any eagles or hawks today, but hopefully we'll get a chance to do so soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The birds provide color on cold and snowy winter day; and for that, I am grateful.</span></div><p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-11208674785282189232024-01-01T01:00:00.007-05:002024-02-20T20:47:04.494-05:002024 Color Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>It's time for the 2024 </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>Monthly Color Challenge. </b></span></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/AVvXsEhZ-NBFRDi5QuoNCTsQlqQdRyZ2XAso5Y5TimmPwp7SHt1hNe7lwYZGQMwGFHbUKbhB-rdtogjxlqV_Ld7oIrkCvmcif-Mwy0VebHM8i7ZQEnYyf2kFGYujp1_WlrCUiHcOhUKf-d6WLC7AuwP-urdUL_3lp8M9s8ZW6Hb9sMXbUWwYc_QHpX6ibG8Tqhaw/s1740/2024%20Tropical%20Fish%20Cover%20Photo%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1740" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-NBFRDi5QuoNCTsQlqQdRyZ2XAso5Y5TimmPwp7SHt1hNe7lwYZGQMwGFHbUKbhB-rdtogjxlqV_Ld7oIrkCvmcif-Mwy0VebHM8i7ZQEnYyf2kFGYujp1_WlrCUiHcOhUKf-d6WLC7AuwP-urdUL_3lp8M9s8ZW6Hb9sMXbUWwYc_QHpX6ibG8Tqhaw/w400-h400/2024%20Tropical%20Fish%20Cover%20Photo%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen over at <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Patterns by Jen</b></span></a>, always a great way to start a new year and 2024 is no different! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen is the "hostess with the mostest" of the <b><a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2023/12/announcing-2024-monthly-color-challenge.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Monthly Color Challenge</span></a></b>, and I'm thrilled to join her again for my 6th year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each month, Jen will pick a color and a quilt block featuring that color. Not only does she choose a block, she provides instruction on how to make that block. The instructions are <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">FREE</span></b> during the featured month, but can be purchased for $1 after that. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen always finds a fun way to introduce each month's color and she's done it again for 2024. Each month will be introduced via a fish, and I don't mean a simple, basic fish. Just take a look at this list! What fun!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b>January - Green Tiger Barb (Green)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><b>February - Discus (Orange)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><b>March - Cherry Barb (Red)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><b>April - Electric Blue Hap (Blue)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><b>May - Electric Yellow Lab (Yellow)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00b3; font-family: verdana;"><b>June - Harlequin Rasboras (Raspberry)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: verdana;"><b>July - <span color="var(--theme-heading-color,var(--theme-heading-2-color,var(--theme-headings-color)))" style="font-weight: var(--theme-font-weight); text-align: left;">Duboisi Cichlid (Silver)</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7b00ff; font-family: verdana; font-weight: var(--theme-font-weight); text-align: left;"><b>August - Purple Dottyback (Purple)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: verdana; font-weight: var(--theme-font-weight); text-align: left;"><b>September - Kuhli Loach (Brown)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span color="var(--theme-heading-color,var(--theme-heading-2-color,var(--theme-headings-color)))" style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: var(--theme-font-weight); text-align: left;"><b>October - Wrought Iron Butterfly (Black)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-weight: var(--theme-font-weight); text-align: left;"><b>November - Gourami (Teal)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: left;">December - Marigold Wag Swordtail (Gold)</span> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Jen's has lots more information on her blog, so why not jump over and read more about. </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #800180;"><a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2023/12/announcing-2024-monthly-color-challenge.html"><b>2024 Monthly Color Challenge Introduction</b></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Let's get started! </b></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>January - The Green Tiger Barb</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-january-monthly-color-challenge.html">January's Block Pattern</a></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLNc5RERI9znK-CRNjIOZt2FEk3qHy10c44VAKbK2gR9gSmYcbmUfsaahDyJamTy-sGxyI2SZ_kcl4dzMWoRX7Ofp_FIy0by1pwgPb9ZWeeAzgkR09hqlbhwNlqMASttBsOv1P_dbczw24X24pjMo-RuuPWlt5f3Km847Rabr9tExWLh38lP9YflmcHSJ/s1740/01%20January%20%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1740" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLNc5RERI9znK-CRNjIOZt2FEk3qHy10c44VAKbK2gR9gSmYcbmUfsaahDyJamTy-sGxyI2SZ_kcl4dzMWoRX7Ofp_FIy0by1pwgPb9ZWeeAzgkR09hqlbhwNlqMASttBsOv1P_dbczw24X24pjMo-RuuPWlt5f3Km847Rabr9tExWLh38lP9YflmcHSJ/w400-h400/01%20January%20%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have to be honest and say that I have never heard of the Green Tiger Barb. I did a quick internet search and found some lovely pictures; and I must say, this is quite a pretty fish. </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG_jOx1KKpgdNWvGjQp1o90LXpfylWL78EQ6gbSpW2c8WsNyL81_aBcudFQQQ00roxz-JxSngZR843BQZwm-s86_2kxtdlGJABSAS-ESbC3MU_QC5m96pFu9C7cPAndWSRxJxY0qBUa1n8UhU_q7U9EwgGgcJnpwjOK8NUDgYRKDUYJkyX8oI-tgQbfBt/s613/Green-Tiger-Barb-Tropical-Fish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="613" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG_jOx1KKpgdNWvGjQp1o90LXpfylWL78EQ6gbSpW2c8WsNyL81_aBcudFQQQ00roxz-JxSngZR843BQZwm-s86_2kxtdlGJABSAS-ESbC3MU_QC5m96pFu9C7cPAndWSRxJxY0qBUa1n8UhU_q7U9EwgGgcJnpwjOK8NUDgYRKDUYJkyX8oI-tgQbfBt/w400-h326/Green-Tiger-Barb-Tropical-Fish.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to its fluorescent green body, this fish will not be overlooked in any tank! While there are variations, the green body, with silver and gold blotches are topped off with really cool orange fins, making these fish a beautiful sight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Green Tiger Barb is know for being quite active and they like to have lots of plants in their aquariums. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">They also like their friends! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Like most quilters I know, the Green Tiger Barbs don't particularly like being alone and should be put in schools of six or more. </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/AVvXsEi6eMTeLmmTxZYyNKe3pRGmuCkS_x94byOHRQE3wnB9n-Aq9vT6cnlNKOu4M1FGKoJt4Ovz1iJV4thftiooy4otJpUUQNzXjCwy_Y-lti6wksmReftMQo62yl_A8pjY3NWjspMA-lNIQMc-3OqfGPIUDzrtElxNOsDGUEnvOzwmAgaIoiC8XC3Rb1gGtMr-/s583/Green%20Tiger%20Barb%20Fish.GIF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="583" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eMTeLmmTxZYyNKe3pRGmuCkS_x94byOHRQE3wnB9n-Aq9vT6cnlNKOu4M1FGKoJt4Ovz1iJV4thftiooy4otJpUUQNzXjCwy_Y-lti6wksmReftMQo62yl_A8pjY3NWjspMA-lNIQMc-3OqfGPIUDzrtElxNOsDGUEnvOzwmAgaIoiC8XC3Rb1gGtMr-/w400-h383/Green%20Tiger%20Barb%20Fish.GIF" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">While Jen has made her blocks with two different greens, I chose to make mine with a single green and a white/silver dot background. </span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">The general rule is a fat quarter of light and a fat quarter of dark will be enough for each block.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white;"><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">The </span><span>finished</span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"> size of each month's block will be 12".</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will be keeping my background consistent all year. If you would like to do the same, Jen has all the information on how to do that, and even has information on how to cut the background for all 12 months most efficiently. WooHoo!</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Use <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2023/12/announcing-2024-monthly-color-challenge.html"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>this link</b></span></a> and scroll down the page a bit to find where to get the pdf for that. </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are the fabrics I've chosen. Don't you think the green texture kind of looks like fish scales? I do and am going to attempt to have each month's color print have a similar texture. </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu1h2v_gfYW0Yj69J0J4MV6xy79OMkuusegsrM89nJ9VlAIt3ZdSQIUdvsR6T4CfWH154Y_0tUvGJfD5kzOobeptDg4VFj9zz7IpAJ_2mUKgTCHbCTt-FfZMpHHPVs6fsZ8mZOP6SQj1kXrANO71pbw7BWtNcj_dcOLTwd2izUSuF7IzeFyQotFD1iHin/s3015/1%20-%20Fabrics.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3015" data-original-width="2913" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu1h2v_gfYW0Yj69J0J4MV6xy79OMkuusegsrM89nJ9VlAIt3ZdSQIUdvsR6T4CfWH154Y_0tUvGJfD5kzOobeptDg4VFj9zz7IpAJ_2mUKgTCHbCTt-FfZMpHHPVs6fsZ8mZOP6SQj1kXrANO71pbw7BWtNcj_dcOLTwd2izUSuF7IzeFyQotFD1iHin/w386-h400/1%20-%20Fabrics.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This month's block is one of my all-time favorite blocks - Square in a Square.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3dmsPCSyCyIj8YryfilHYR72XMqKHPFdoNGeZQuI-hMkfW9RbhNlR7x8ldKfHtfDa-N27i2E9kB3rDRgCOLAOCKl8BjSH5PA12EaCBV9vPyv192A9njp5KTCLGn-a1RPu2xucgh0d33Nnos1vAvgpzhmrNlWFYqt_AWB9R99NFT8CUxXYs0_ZsfU2sGd/s2710/Block.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="2710" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3dmsPCSyCyIj8YryfilHYR72XMqKHPFdoNGeZQuI-hMkfW9RbhNlR7x8ldKfHtfDa-N27i2E9kB3rDRgCOLAOCKl8BjSH5PA12EaCBV9vPyv192A9njp5KTCLGn-a1RPu2xucgh0d33Nnos1vAvgpzhmrNlWFYqt_AWB9R99NFT8CUxXYs0_ZsfU2sGd/w400-h399/Block.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen's instructions are very well written and one of the things I like is that block units are oversized and will be trimmed to the actual size needed. Doing this also helps keep all those beautiful points. No cut off tips here. I LOVE that!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This unit looks a bit untidy and rough... </span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0QjBNvw9QLl3w_xneVuHDvxgBr3YR0ioXT-NFUSMCPSsPdJggD4iqNZstnAsbs9ud9Hup5hQRI7JSAD-t9d-P3zHyw_IlEwy6zD1Db7CaLnenee927IOJ_eMw6RcZnhp6dzjklNHlaZ5ZmLxuadSLg8d_25-qtI7_Dyly-glzlNfzSZ-H7PjjByGKS_w/s2583/2%20-%20Square%20in%20a%20Square%20Untrimmed.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2583" data-original-width="2488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0QjBNvw9QLl3w_xneVuHDvxgBr3YR0ioXT-NFUSMCPSsPdJggD4iqNZstnAsbs9ud9Hup5hQRI7JSAD-t9d-P3zHyw_IlEwy6zD1Db7CaLnenee927IOJ_eMw6RcZnhp6dzjklNHlaZ5ZmLxuadSLg8d_25-qtI7_Dyly-glzlNfzSZ-H7PjjByGKS_w/w385-h400/2%20-%20Square%20in%20a%20Square%20Untrimmed.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">but once it's trimmed, it looks great! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC05G2WkORgFmfR4r7gb8yK2f9emQ3z4COWD7gn0bD32aB8kxySMbko_TUn70KDhJJehbEukH2wySsMcJAXbX4zvshd3WkGyZbb3Qk8U-3L6P7EpkCe8uY6seKZ-J6WmdU4al4L5YbnV3pyy3c0Qix25Q_A03-F7V-UE6mop5kyeiBVuAA7xc16QWhcaqT/s2103/3%20-%20Square%20in%20a%20Square%20Trimmed.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2103" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC05G2WkORgFmfR4r7gb8yK2f9emQ3z4COWD7gn0bD32aB8kxySMbko_TUn70KDhJJehbEukH2wySsMcJAXbX4zvshd3WkGyZbb3Qk8U-3L6P7EpkCe8uY6seKZ-J6WmdU4al4L5YbnV3pyy3c0Qix25Q_A03-F7V-UE6mop5kyeiBVuAA7xc16QWhcaqT/w400-h389/3%20-%20Square%20in%20a%20Square%20Trimmed.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You will be making some flying geese units and those are oversized as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Click <a href="https://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2023/12/trimming-flying-geese.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>HERE</b></span></a> for my <a href="https://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2023/12/trimming-flying-geese.html"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">tutorial</span></b></a> on how I like to trim those unit and get </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">perfect flying geese every time. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheh7L1sxZ8D7hychJONczaXbwaIWVlJ27zYe0EyO3rSKRl8QKqvY3EP9oEnAG2FF-j-Qkai5zFYAAvxYI7RflUKS67xamEF0xf5Nv1OC6xTUps4V3vRG3UdoNdT2_fkBKThPHWXsQc1_ailPPFG1nswb4uLP1TPLqyiyv5CT-WhH18vSJVFCRstZLcJWGj/s2820/4%20-%20Flying%20Geese%20Untrimmed.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="2820" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheh7L1sxZ8D7hychJONczaXbwaIWVlJ27zYe0EyO3rSKRl8QKqvY3EP9oEnAG2FF-j-Qkai5zFYAAvxYI7RflUKS67xamEF0xf5Nv1OC6xTUps4V3vRG3UdoNdT2_fkBKThPHWXsQc1_ailPPFG1nswb4uLP1TPLqyiyv5CT-WhH18vSJVFCRstZLcJWGj/w200-h152/4%20-%20Flying%20Geese%20Untrimmed.JPG" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3lSOxTaYCLvcCRmP5PciykjcmLIztiIhGSeRxB_BqEb4HqyeJIvtOy3NkytSZndWN8I1jvPo4OqgmmsHVcvrnY1ayZzDeanPHjOgYthHoJXY4gaI7xK0PzNL9s6IOKKXFT2cI761C7cMszP-AXadQFqXC6jHdhmAXPuojB86bc1GzgolT99tw2NOVRAz/s2510/5%20-%20Flying%20Geese%20Trimmed.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="2510" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3lSOxTaYCLvcCRmP5PciykjcmLIztiIhGSeRxB_BqEb4HqyeJIvtOy3NkytSZndWN8I1jvPo4OqgmmsHVcvrnY1ayZzDeanPHjOgYthHoJXY4gaI7xK0PzNL9s6IOKKXFT2cI761C7cMszP-AXadQFqXC6jHdhmAXPuojB86bc1GzgolT99tw2NOVRAz/w200-h120/5%20-%20Flying%20Geese%20Trimmed.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen provides pressing instructions for all of her blocks. While she likes to press seams to one side; lately, I've found that I am more successful with accurate points when I press my seams open. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMn5oYlfXCBIfFaJbbP32fTx-bi4fmWW-xpCP1F5zJyWfn1ZyIhQhSS4Smtt9u32CoQrRVLCLCSVqc2_G7rkw6RwTDoLU7AGPgFhHAyQptdDlZ4-R6-GZXiVOqQC4lQdNf2CpsBD_sFsjmpr2xI7bmo4lPRgJNvGaIL1TVgA3MryNuXoOD5qnX-JjB0VcG/s2626/Block%20-%20Back.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="2626" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMn5oYlfXCBIfFaJbbP32fTx-bi4fmWW-xpCP1F5zJyWfn1ZyIhQhSS4Smtt9u32CoQrRVLCLCSVqc2_G7rkw6RwTDoLU7AGPgFhHAyQptdDlZ4-R6-GZXiVOqQC4lQdNf2CpsBD_sFsjmpr2xI7bmo4lPRgJNvGaIL1TVgA3MryNuXoOD5qnX-JjB0VcG/w400-h393/Block%20-%20Back.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">But...honestly, I don't think there really is a right or wrong way to press seams or do most of anything sewing-related. Generally, I say that as long as it's safe, whatever method is easiest for you and provides you with the results that make you happy, then that's the method you should follow. :-) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a lot of fun making this block and I'm looking forward to making the remaining eleven. Who's going to join me?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-january-monthly-color-challenge.html"><b>Patterns by Jen - January Monthly Color Challenge</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't you think that my background in this picture looks like the bottom of a stream? I think so. It's actually our back patio, but I like it and plan to take pictures of each of my finished blocks there. We'll see if that happens, especially if there is snow when I finish the block. LOL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexr6lL_G71DFJC6I-GDTVuBuXvl9hfn9A6gWfEfOd_GUXZJB2ZmN-4RcAXpQf_O0Mzu6tDsYSWZZDd8IIlrKR1t8jKGUi9MgT4x0epg2E78flkMEH-Z1OTOdmhFyzQGRkzl4-7gIUhIceApPQFOyJ5j_empddf4HZ3atqERlUqlGMOYOTVC4RzthOSY7C/s3349/11%20-%20Completed%20Block.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3349" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexr6lL_G71DFJC6I-GDTVuBuXvl9hfn9A6gWfEfOd_GUXZJB2ZmN-4RcAXpQf_O0Mzu6tDsYSWZZDd8IIlrKR1t8jKGUi9MgT4x0epg2E78flkMEH-Z1OTOdmhFyzQGRkzl4-7gIUhIceApPQFOyJ5j_empddf4HZ3atqERlUqlGMOYOTVC4RzthOSY7C/w361-h400/11%20-%20Completed%20Block.JPG" width="361" /></a></div></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-5796370631744416682023-12-21T16:41:00.001-05:002023-12-21T16:41:42.872-05:00Trimming Flying Geese<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been making a fair number of projects that include flying geese lately. Most of these projects use the four at a time method, which I really like. It is fast, easy, and I like to make them oversized so I can trim them and end up with them most accurate flying geese unit possible. :-) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are a ton of tutorials on making four at a time flying geese, so I am not going to show how to do that. Instead, I am going to show you how I like to trim them. There are a couple of steps that are often overlooked, but they are VERY important to have the units turn out exactly as they should. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For demo purposed, I am using a unit that will measure 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" unfinished (2" x 4" finished).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's my untrimmed flying geese block. The block should be pressed well so it lays flat. <b>Notice the orientation of the V</b>. This is important to be able to trim the first two sides accurately!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEcNv0VsUwougdeELLKaVQehK4jcPFb3C1GEjrAxFfrnQ1T13GjlKplRdSRkLSU6qiU30cJGf7mg3EmjXjPjGn0xpackUlnJNvopFYBhTTD491HylXQ5wquSrGW-ROPG7L1GIMIoNCmNrLuzPtW0-gmWUfikH40DXzX2eiwfEKIYhCJ7jLbL0gSTv60yT/s2015/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2015" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEcNv0VsUwougdeELLKaVQehK4jcPFb3C1GEjrAxFfrnQ1T13GjlKplRdSRkLSU6qiU30cJGf7mg3EmjXjPjGn0xpackUlnJNvopFYBhTTD491HylXQ5wquSrGW-ROPG7L1GIMIoNCmNrLuzPtW0-gmWUfikH40DXzX2eiwfEKIYhCJ7jLbL0gSTv60yT/w400-h299/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%201.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though it may look like it, I do not using the lines on the cutting mat to trim blocks. I like to use a square ruler for trimming, so I am using a 6 1/2" square ruler in this tutorial. (Yes, I know there are special rulers for trimming flying geese. I do not own any of those, and neither do many of my students. That is why I'm doing this tutorial. 😉 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Disclaimer: I am right handed and the pictures below are taken accordingly. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first thing I do is orient the 45 degree angle along the right side of the V. <i>Don't worry about lining up anything else just yet. I will show you the most important places to look and align in the next series of pictures. </i></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kI4GjeKgvKkIdt7xL0Kem4RBOxOwcjmwIbgKGT7kheEOGXMYVNiyr4QSXH5d25Hz_tb0C5qJCJk5EKciWZRH1FiErP-vy8EgF00rTHCHOgQK9wqco-ZmmUfnTZ34LZiIonF3rvd35SMjJw3SywfJut37UA6HP1zIeiq0_p0ByddWvCelHniGqnv9Gnnu/s3024/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="3024" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kI4GjeKgvKkIdt7xL0Kem4RBOxOwcjmwIbgKGT7kheEOGXMYVNiyr4QSXH5d25Hz_tb0C5qJCJk5EKciWZRH1FiErP-vy8EgF00rTHCHOgQK9wqco-ZmmUfnTZ34LZiIonF3rvd35SMjJw3SywfJut37UA6HP1zIeiq0_p0ByddWvCelHniGqnv9Gnnu/w400-h308/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The blue arrows in the picture below are what I like to call "alignment points." I am checking for an accurate 45 degree angle of the V, the correct width, the correct height, and the correct center point of the block. <i>Remember that the actual alignment points will change depending on the size of flying geese you are making, but the process will be the same.</i> </div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTVmM76ZiwKyxcCEGIxt9fg6ksLvlrO-GN_e53oBug5YDaSpQGhkcIi8-zUlkJMt2HnMi5CyLMNrlPbsFruz7R-4-I2LK_B7_sfveF335ZuMolix9RxkU4BIlerZpz_p2rxA6MiFs1ecFvX-oLC2hVH4TxYQ0Ni9tFaQUACM4vAGZse3DbWgqedrz6LlY/s3024/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%202a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="3024" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTVmM76ZiwKyxcCEGIxt9fg6ksLvlrO-GN_e53oBug5YDaSpQGhkcIi8-zUlkJMt2HnMi5CyLMNrlPbsFruz7R-4-I2LK_B7_sfveF335ZuMolix9RxkU4BIlerZpz_p2rxA6MiFs1ecFvX-oLC2hVH4TxYQ0Ni9tFaQUACM4vAGZse3DbWgqedrz6LlY/w400-h309/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%202a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">In this example, the flying geese that will measure 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" unfinished, </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">so the pictures shows that I am checking for an accurate 45 degree angle of the V, </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">the correct width (4 1/2"), the correct height (2 1/2"), </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">and the correct center point of the block (2 1/4"). </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am making a flying geese block that measures 2 1/2" x 4 1/2". With that in mind, the following steps should be taken and points should be noted and used to align the ruler before trimming. (See the arrows in the next pictures to help you with alignment.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1) Align the 45 degree angle of the ruler along the right side of the V. (see purple arrows)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2) The width of the block is 4 1/2" so the center of the block (the tip/point of the V) should be 2 1/4". (see the white arrow)</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3) Once you have aligned the center point, look to the left and make sure the block extends at least to, but preferably a little past, the 4 1/2" line. Check at the top and bottom of the left side of the block. (see the blue arrows) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4) Check along the bottom to make sure the block extends at least to, but preferable a little past, the 2 1/2" line. (see the orange arrows) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5) Another thing to look for at this point is to make sure that the fabric extends at least 1/4" from the bottom of the V. This is for the 1/4" seam allowance which will help you not lose the point when you sew the block to another unit or block. (see the center orange arrow)<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>**If everything is aligned properly, the right corner of the ruler should intersect with the top, right side of the V. (see top purple arrow) and the </i><i>4 1/2" ruler mark should intersect with the top, left side of the V. (see the top blue arrow)</i> </div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUHsG1byynwn6WnzhqoUSHU6X108vsakHaSD0CcsWgabp4s1HAtQf0HBEEYW1BrTr8LntIqItnqQJNTjXwewlC0C_IFnUDUFbQfWxY8FJdl2W8_Qe9ynTLE87luX9fH3Ib2jmL7Dkx5VTnJ1qTTsLHSBqsRgR80nQSer16I-6BD_5F7QtbHARTF9wMv86/s3024/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%202b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="3024" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUHsG1byynwn6WnzhqoUSHU6X108vsakHaSD0CcsWgabp4s1HAtQf0HBEEYW1BrTr8LntIqItnqQJNTjXwewlC0C_IFnUDUFbQfWxY8FJdl2W8_Qe9ynTLE87luX9fH3Ib2jmL7Dkx5VTnJ1qTTsLHSBqsRgR80nQSer16I-6BD_5F7QtbHARTF9wMv86/w400-h309/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%202b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6) Once everything is correct, trim the right side and top of the flying geese block. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AOLsZl5TXpsvph_iihxXvyUi0uSdxQKGtcpaAcb5Ktxx4fRjXh9FMBptqYSXMchPM-Q15Y0JMwjLT-2DELgELVJygcpC_c0Vk_1lCEKw8xf4p92C9u0LXM_Ul07uBdvyNc9xUvkcPcNIRQ0uSPxojRnPW7WyKqhIhqdxNeAhcHAkIt7Jxq_5imc2FWWB/s3024/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2281" data-original-width="3024" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AOLsZl5TXpsvph_iihxXvyUi0uSdxQKGtcpaAcb5Ktxx4fRjXh9FMBptqYSXMchPM-Q15Y0JMwjLT-2DELgELVJygcpC_c0Vk_1lCEKw8xf4p92C9u0LXM_Ul07uBdvyNc9xUvkcPcNIRQ0uSPxojRnPW7WyKqhIhqdxNeAhcHAkIt7Jxq_5imc2FWWB/w400-h301/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7) Rotate the block so the V is upside down and the trimmed sides are on the left and bottom.</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/AVvXsEjUZPzJAbc38scGVylirfdy7uL7M-lFQRDemh4ny07bTgNtn-y4UPhR128o4IUB8bnoiNukmGW5dSxVToYP2-EX2Z2dAa3TpGtsbVyCVFufc1cJ_5Cv67hWAg-y39CyUkca5fbwg9aB8-ASJOlHBnStW97nDXkKmvSyyPQJmg18vlREOy1ohWg4EilkmssW/s3024/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3024" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZPzJAbc38scGVylirfdy7uL7M-lFQRDemh4ny07bTgNtn-y4UPhR128o4IUB8bnoiNukmGW5dSxVToYP2-EX2Z2dAa3TpGtsbVyCVFufc1cJ_5Cv67hWAg-y39CyUkca5fbwg9aB8-ASJOlHBnStW97nDXkKmvSyyPQJmg18vlREOy1ohWg4EilkmssW/w400-h308/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%204.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8) Verify that you have the accurate alignment points again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A) The left side of the block should align with the 4 1/2" mark on the ruler. (see blue arrows)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> B) The bottom should align with the 2 1/2" mark on the ruler. (see orange arrows)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> C) The tip of the V should align with the 2 1/4" mark on the ruler (see pink arrow)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> D) Fabric should extend at least 1/4" past the tip of the V. (see pink arrow)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9) Trim the right side and top.</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/AVvXsEgPLrPPG7vbpHZZnLL-ndgzEeBMflILOOptGR9IMCYLTiEGKkTcyxeaevv4FI0Y4g6YPaQE60q97vRSI2K9mIQp6t24brdegmG3E64Qi_h04NqjKs7d1U7vUbIpX-3y-LlLndnqkT4lSVfkw7R08LOc1YFqJPGoAgeQrfT13D2YTj1Jv9e-F2HrNAZEf0fQ/s3024/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="3024" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLrPPG7vbpHZZnLL-ndgzEeBMflILOOptGR9IMCYLTiEGKkTcyxeaevv4FI0Y4g6YPaQE60q97vRSI2K9mIQp6t24brdegmG3E64Qi_h04NqjKs7d1U7vUbIpX-3y-LlLndnqkT4lSVfkw7R08LOc1YFqJPGoAgeQrfT13D2YTj1Jv9e-F2HrNAZEf0fQ/w400-h330/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%205.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a perfectly sized 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" flying geese block, ready to be used. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO27MuEaDoFnWnle7WhkiQ27xeX4YzZWsrwN-GTZj6j9rnC1ytkp_I5LNkV9jMItI0GXywb9ZqVH7EHzU0JEKlRonMfe6ECj2EMFgkkzflNY_sVEhQnu6LFfNWeP05-K5AJmiq_x06ykJAX78NjdxoGR_UvwERpT4vodl0HIwXppm4B-M7T-yMs70mIlHw/s3024/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2281" data-original-width="3024" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO27MuEaDoFnWnle7WhkiQ27xeX4YzZWsrwN-GTZj6j9rnC1ytkp_I5LNkV9jMItI0GXywb9ZqVH7EHzU0JEKlRonMfe6ECj2EMFgkkzflNY_sVEhQnu6LFfNWeP05-K5AJmiq_x06ykJAX78NjdxoGR_UvwERpT4vodl0HIwXppm4B-M7T-yMs70mIlHw/w400-h301/Flying%20Geese%20Tutorial%206.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-2155520328525789912023-12-21T01:00:00.001-05:002023-12-21T01:00:00.156-05:00Another Project<p>As I said in my last post, we've been quite busy around here but I needed to spend some time with my sewing machine, just to keep my sanity. Sewing really does help me relax, stay calm, and regroup when things are getting a bit out of control. </p><p>I decided that I needed to sew something that is pretty mindless, so I took a look at my many UFOs. I very quickly decided that there are a number of projects that need to stay right where they are. Now is not the time to work on them. <i>For a couple of those project, there may never be a time to work on them, but that's a whole other issue.</i> </p><p>I finally decided that since I'm teaching another <a href="https://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2022/01/secret-sewing-reveal.html"><b>Plays Well with Others</b></a> class in January, and I had a bunch of those blocks already made, that I'd make a new sample. Easy Peasy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvgtb1NE6uUKoWiVhJcXDZv6Gb0zTsTdueX3geBgXctZauV9cp6nH_oUYFHnpNP5DO0yyiv6oIk4ERTjrqS8n1WbcLdzucnr3fBUCcnGsKN8N1KgP3dh7qj4ogAq6qrIunvP1-8DRgZr1mrjoL_b7jjF_zsHV2iRUx_COOnfBrKa5FF6rxKHEduxtkIWR/s3509/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3509" data-original-width="2771" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvgtb1NE6uUKoWiVhJcXDZv6Gb0zTsTdueX3geBgXctZauV9cp6nH_oUYFHnpNP5DO0yyiv6oIk4ERTjrqS8n1WbcLdzucnr3fBUCcnGsKN8N1KgP3dh7qj4ogAq6qrIunvP1-8DRgZr1mrjoL_b7jjF_zsHV2iRUx_COOnfBrKa5FF6rxKHEduxtkIWR/w316-h400/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt.JPG" width="316" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unlike the first version of this quilt, there is no rhyme or reason to the placement of the strips in this quilt. I simply picked up a strip, decided if it had enough contrast with the one next to it, and then sewed, pressed, and pulled the next strip. No heavy duty thinking needed, and that's exactly what I wanted.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4dGJL40dxPDK3whRlPbdhUv4pqu3qcVjHtoE4uPUmiPnQ6_j06YHcAcRZZ7aDUkM7g4TIFQpNGVNSUJ_rpq0Hq75o9ir-roQU3_7SLXABNopLoM1v_C7GYlnUjnKlddu-x3EiOeN1WlFfb7I45f9fa8-BayHzzidxPptDDhR-g_ia3onlhmopU4v-qFZ/s4032/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt%20-%20close%20up%201.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/AVvXsEiS4dGJL40dxPDK3whRlPbdhUv4pqu3qcVjHtoE4uPUmiPnQ6_j06YHcAcRZZ7aDUkM7g4TIFQpNGVNSUJ_rpq0Hq75o9ir-roQU3_7SLXABNopLoM1v_C7GYlnUjnKlddu-x3EiOeN1WlFfb7I45f9fa8-BayHzzidxPptDDhR-g_ia3onlhmopU4v-qFZ/w400-h300/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt%20-%20close%20up%201.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I used the same fabric for the pieces that create the star, so that was easy!</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeBy0Nuww_KkKSHvF93fkv9LX8rIMbL0UBsgLl_pcXk4ZTp0vG2oTQGH9DnafEhgE0VcZOiMogS4BE3iUjXtAzs0NmHufyIdmHHfnaTzsHDBJxhCh3ebExwiEWub5YfjiywWFrFLdLIDxwOCbVCgsUFpFcLUNDxaNSWFyB7F2KBKOriW7C0ksChpBVP_B/s4032/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt%20-%20close%20up%203.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/AVvXsEgeeBy0Nuww_KkKSHvF93fkv9LX8rIMbL0UBsgLl_pcXk4ZTp0vG2oTQGH9DnafEhgE0VcZOiMogS4BE3iUjXtAzs0NmHufyIdmHHfnaTzsHDBJxhCh3ebExwiEWub5YfjiywWFrFLdLIDxwOCbVCgsUFpFcLUNDxaNSWFyB7F2KBKOriW7C0ksChpBVP_B/w400-h300/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt%20-%20close%20up%203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>This was fabric that was left over from another project and was perfect to use when I've taught this class previously. No matter what class I teach, I like to make "step-out units" to demonstrate the process of each step. For this quilt, using a light colored fabric made it easy for students to see the markings they would be making. </div><div><br /></div><div>By the time I completed all the partial blocks (step-out units) I had enough to put the blocks on the design wall. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaB4-mzDhY87WoC2kG-vRpX8aOovIgERMNhTWEdI1ImlZqctVUTEBJgXAM_R1oX_70Xxg83HsM8F8jfNPMRCagG5s993Aq1MW5QXUR6e7ibE4njYmmY8S2N67yzEeiycQgOs_U2pN_M1662Lg2EUjmxJFZ-AhT_wfa3Bv1e4YMAD3VNTMAayN4Rz0BgXe/s3927/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt-on%20design%20wall.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3927" data-original-width="2939" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaB4-mzDhY87WoC2kG-vRpX8aOovIgERMNhTWEdI1ImlZqctVUTEBJgXAM_R1oX_70Xxg83HsM8F8jfNPMRCagG5s993Aq1MW5QXUR6e7ibE4njYmmY8S2N67yzEeiycQgOs_U2pN_M1662Lg2EUjmxJFZ-AhT_wfa3Bv1e4YMAD3VNTMAayN4Rz0BgXe/w299-h400/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt-on%20design%20wall.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><br /><div>For this quilt, putting the blocks together was pretty simple. I just didn't want two of the same fabrics next to each other and I wanted some contrast between them. Basically, I just put up blocks and then moved them around as needed. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is a little deceiving how these blocks are made. You don't start out by making star blocks. Instead, each star block is constructed from four individual "kite" blocks. <i>Sorry! I didn't take a picture of an individual "kite" block when I was making this quilt. Here's a very bad picture from another version that I'm making. </i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_WoiHeJCjPjS9KgYprRNEB8RXIEaUpBBMDwx3E9oDcB6FUlO8ZJHpRvuSb3kQJZhL9a0G7_jsVtMnnBIBKZz5Z0cQNJmbQBKS20aAJdaSk4jEj54K_Q6scKcVUvbqO4dJor0JB265bAcZDQt716NmxBeNizJ-UXWpg9rUPmOcJl3utVZ7G1P7XJtKLgs/s142/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%20kite%20block.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="142" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_WoiHeJCjPjS9KgYprRNEB8RXIEaUpBBMDwx3E9oDcB6FUlO8ZJHpRvuSb3kQJZhL9a0G7_jsVtMnnBIBKZz5Z0cQNJmbQBKS20aAJdaSk4jEj54K_Q6scKcVUvbqO4dJor0JB265bAcZDQt716NmxBeNizJ-UXWpg9rUPmOcJl3utVZ7G1P7XJtKLgs/w320-h248/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%20kite%20block.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once I decided on the final layout, I sewed four "kite" blocks together into stars and then sewed the star blocks together. Again...easy peasy. And guess what...the star points purposely don't have to be matched up perfectly. Yay! </div><div><br /></div><div>In an attempt to keep the star points in tact, I purposely "floated" them. That means that the intersection looks like a hot mess up close, but since there are so many fabrics converging here (8 different fabrics), you really don't notice it when the quilt is done. </div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7u3sourbCCiwgNxSqY9zNnw7DZF9vv3sTRebYUYVS1OF5DgArIlDUpFEUKz91jHO2SM2s00dRzz9WBMP5Fu6ZA6IWH5a4fzovxQJgPrTHivUFf07EPPzoklLqxX6Izx5t7pwMcRTioSbyvkDDtLvMTw6JToj086ba3JRpO41CeBsJX8NxAgcC9IQt6BN/s4032/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt%20-%20close%20up%202.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/AVvXsEhG7u3sourbCCiwgNxSqY9zNnw7DZF9vv3sTRebYUYVS1OF5DgArIlDUpFEUKz91jHO2SM2s00dRzz9WBMP5Fu6ZA6IWH5a4fzovxQJgPrTHivUFf07EPPzoklLqxX6Izx5t7pwMcRTioSbyvkDDtLvMTw6JToj086ba3JRpO41CeBsJX8NxAgcC9IQt6BN/w300-h400/Plays%20Well%20with%20Others%20-%202nd%20Quilt%20-%20close%20up%202.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It felt good to put this quilt together. I like it and have a couple other versions of it in the works. :-) </div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-77790805081512803862023-12-18T11:31:00.000-05:002023-12-18T11:31:04.301-05:00A Little Bit of Sewing<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We've been quite busy around here and unfortunately sewing has had to take a back seat. But... I did do a little bit - just to keep my sanity. :-) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made a sample for an upcoming class on how to use the Creative Grids Scallop Template. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0sFI4NeVu7FNQZM-YpP3ufLbHpBFzBd-8bzu4wnpiqEQnH8fPjIX0vRH5c-Snzx5IIqyKNmANUZrgWVNkJCNka4cvod6d75swYpB9Hips4HxRaKajLOg0rYu0DJV4QqKzwuiIKUXLaU673rSRPOTZ7Nd5PcbHLz2NhkL_unsBW1tPmV3APZKM1dcWTd-/s450/CGRSCALLOP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="424" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0sFI4NeVu7FNQZM-YpP3ufLbHpBFzBd-8bzu4wnpiqEQnH8fPjIX0vRH5c-Snzx5IIqyKNmANUZrgWVNkJCNka4cvod6d75swYpB9Hips4HxRaKajLOg0rYu0DJV4QqKzwuiIKUXLaU673rSRPOTZ7Nd5PcbHLz2NhkL_unsBW1tPmV3APZKM1dcWTd-/w378-h400/CGRSCALLOP.jpg" width="378" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>This template was designed by Krista Moser and it makes creating scallop-edged quilt pretty darn easy. The first time I used this template was when I made the 2021 Shop Hop quilt for Chestnut Ridge. While this isn't a great picture, I think you can see how that scallop border adds a great finish to the quilt. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M2D6X_boKM5QIB7DsYwt3fRSbdNJ9AzomuZivaiKSvTKamZeDtS2IOZVvAe4JmRPkX8KpaUSByN3gQXpO633F_8RyBy_58JddS0JO-2R3iyp2yZzmFLYVyioBPu5rbzkWC9uJ7xxkhqhHBpdge_pCMW_X8_gc_DvXUo8lnPHNh3nGmdrdEM3uPEgxQTp/s1932/2021%20Shop%20Hop%20Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1932" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M2D6X_boKM5QIB7DsYwt3fRSbdNJ9AzomuZivaiKSvTKamZeDtS2IOZVvAe4JmRPkX8KpaUSByN3gQXpO633F_8RyBy_58JddS0JO-2R3iyp2yZzmFLYVyioBPu5rbzkWC9uJ7xxkhqhHBpdge_pCMW_X8_gc_DvXUo8lnPHNh3nGmdrdEM3uPEgxQTp/w400-h396/2021%20Shop%20Hop%20Quilt.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the upcoming class, I decided to use Krista's Simple Scallop Baby Quilt pattern that is made using a panel. Here is Krista's quilt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug-7uvhAdKGX1NGk9XPvALY1uslY7hcXVsVt5aB5l7XuFklsAXWt8MKpZThPMT2XglcNIfYRost1j5j1mpH1atcxwFHlBu6id4mDzjPq4eUqo3o0ShQaKgFRG9fF0bEWgJMdH5l8Tp6T1Pw2LaAMce4JOdwmtoUB3oGz9uO5u_2UhAZZQbSr3FyZOi0oE/s1500/CLPKMS007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1500" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug-7uvhAdKGX1NGk9XPvALY1uslY7hcXVsVt5aB5l7XuFklsAXWt8MKpZThPMT2XglcNIfYRost1j5j1mpH1atcxwFHlBu6id4mDzjPq4eUqo3o0ShQaKgFRG9fF0bEWgJMdH5l8Tp6T1Pw2LaAMce4JOdwmtoUB3oGz9uO5u_2UhAZZQbSr3FyZOi0oE/w400-h299/CLPKMS007.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I first saw this quilt, I went on the prowl to find the panel that Krista used, but I had no luck. Instead, I used a very pretty Flower Market panel from Wilmington Prints. I've used the panel before, but that was prior to the creation of the scallop template. Of course I can't find a picture of the quilt so I guess I'll just have to show the baby quilt. :-) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMZ_aJa7lOJtqlGVI_Kbyw2hHn3pkFf5aja9_DC6Lp-tYi7oYGR1IUKQtFD10oPDZ2qyOajvvRoktQQ5FsbG-Lhmw11KpUOzxHomWw99DXYKJ69S1uc8YiJNGHuCu9cOuVdsKMgemPNYfRhWdoba1eSjZSdDiGnKo6Fur1Q3OSSv7GvdFvjceU5ioSIJ8/s3196/Simple%20Scallop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3196" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMZ_aJa7lOJtqlGVI_Kbyw2hHn3pkFf5aja9_DC6Lp-tYi7oYGR1IUKQtFD10oPDZ2qyOajvvRoktQQ5FsbG-Lhmw11KpUOzxHomWw99DXYKJ69S1uc8YiJNGHuCu9cOuVdsKMgemPNYfRhWdoba1eSjZSdDiGnKo6Fur1Q3OSSv7GvdFvjceU5ioSIJ8/w281-h400/Simple%20Scallop.JPG" width="281" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am very happy with this quilt. I chose to use the same fabric for the small border and binding (the pattern is written for that) and I like how it looks. Yes, this is requires bias binding, but that does not bother me. As a matter of fact, in the class; not only will be be learning how to make the scallops, we'll be learning the ins and outs of bias binding. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've got to run, but I'll share a few more projects within the next week or so. </span></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-57518946177508693642023-11-11T14:38:00.003-05:002023-11-11T14:38:50.747-05:00Veterans Day<p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>A Veterans Day Prayer:</b></span></em></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b>Father God, we ask You to pour out Your grace and renewed hope and strength to those who have so sacrificially protected and served our country. Provide and abundantly bless our Veterans and their families. Holy Spirit comfort, heal, and bring peace to the hearts and homes of all of these brave heroes as only You can. Amen.</b></i></span></span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA9_11BkQ3RZGdF3_xC3udNQ5tvQQ_QKIAhNaK7nWmu7vpcLVrdKONg4nf2M6WRHO81j_ZY8veyZoiSp4q710cW6usYC_W47trPEepiI2RPB5AlNNDG710nM_roWdFjJzTsIT03QiUSL8vNJuQuc8XEXLYkISDLcugRFApTM-UyMcnJ4iQ8xSpt3Cjir5/s480/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA9_11BkQ3RZGdF3_xC3udNQ5tvQQ_QKIAhNaK7nWmu7vpcLVrdKONg4nf2M6WRHO81j_ZY8veyZoiSp4q710cW6usYC_W47trPEepiI2RPB5AlNNDG710nM_roWdFjJzTsIT03QiUSL8vNJuQuc8XEXLYkISDLcugRFApTM-UyMcnJ4iQ8xSpt3Cjir5/w400-h400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was honored to award 20 Quilts of Valor during the Veterans Day Program at Monroeville High School yesterday. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdaZblY2Y6JPCp3HzHg2MXqjW2RxmkXgikcTXOn-V-GC6z7_0oi4QgkjMhtE5-4InxZ4ydsVT_5OIrulu8-0Td72u4pmcyu_LwhiyeNAMoeF94RgzWmjQ5RdSRsw8zSBRs968OJZZjMshZE6yOfP8HqFkvt9sIyx9LJjdUgrxM7nEwIJCoCoL5OW9DzE8/s1600/Monroeville%20Quilt%20of%20Valor%20Recipients.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdaZblY2Y6JPCp3HzHg2MXqjW2RxmkXgikcTXOn-V-GC6z7_0oi4QgkjMhtE5-4InxZ4ydsVT_5OIrulu8-0Td72u4pmcyu_LwhiyeNAMoeF94RgzWmjQ5RdSRsw8zSBRs968OJZZjMshZE6yOfP8HqFkvt9sIyx9LJjdUgrxM7nEwIJCoCoL5OW9DzE8/w400-h300/Monroeville%20Quilt%20of%20Valor%20Recipients.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the 8th years that the school has been involved with awarding the quilts. In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, we set a goal of awarding 20 quilts at the program. I knew it would be challenging to get that done, but I had faith that it would happen. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Earlier this year, I gave a program at my local guild's meeting with the agreement that I would waive my fee if they allowed me to have a "garage sale" afterwards to raise money for this project. Think about twenty quilts and the amount of fabric, batting, and backing that was going to be needed to make them. I needed money to pay for that, so I went through my stash of notions and fabric and sold them to raise money. I was thrilled with the results and was overwhelmed with gratitude when the guild also paid my fee. One member also handed me two quilts and a big bag of patriotic fabrics for me to use. <i>I am blessed!</i> 💗💗 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I spent months working on QOV projects as leaders and enders, pattern tests, and class samples. When I could, I quilted and bound these quilts. In August, I received a phone call from a friend who works at a local hospice, asking if I had three quilts that I could award to three veterans who had expressed the desire to receive quilts. I am sure you already know how I answered that question. I figured it was only August, so I had plenty of time and could certainly make three more quilts. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Life got very busy here and about three weeks ago I knew I was going to need help. I reached out to a friend who is involved in a local QOV group. She put me in contact with her group leader and they provided me with three quilt tops. I would need to quilt and bind them (the binding was included), but that was not going to be a problem. To say I was relieved is an understatement! I also had a couple of friends who offered to help with binding or whatever else I needed, but I still felt that things were "doable" for me. (Ok, so maybe what I just described is really called being stubborn or obstinate. Maybe...LOL) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fast forward to two weeks ago when I woke up with sharp and constant pain in my back, side, and abdomen. I know that pain well and realized I had a kidney stone. Oh my goodness! I did not have time for this! We made a trip to the ER to verify and get some medication to help along the process. If you've ever experienced a kidney stone, you know that it is not fun and quilting just was not going to happen. It took nine days (and a second trip to the ER) for that stone to pass, but more importantly, I lost nine days of QOV sewing. I will admit that I may have started to panic. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I took a deep breath, said a few prayers, and decided that I could do this. <i>I HAD to do this!</i> I am blessed with a husband who "gets" me and my somewhat insane ideas, and he stepped up and really helped me stay calm and on task. Thursday evening, while he was at rehearsal, I completed the final quilt. I am not ashamed to admit that I was quite emotional at that point. I was not emotional about how close I was to not getting these done; but rather, I was emotional about the reason I was making these quilts. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>THANK YOU VETERANS!</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Friday, I was overcome with emotion a few times during the program, especially when the elementary choir was singing. Those children were so passionate and it gives me such hope for our future and the next generation. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The program organizer Melissa, did a wonderful job incorporating student participation. Students were invited to enjoy breakfast with their veteran family members and it was so much fun to watch generations spending that time together. Students were also involved in the introductions of the veterans and the wrapping of them. It was wonderful! The school hallways were decorated with amazing artwork from all grade levels and I know the veterans enjoyed seeing it during their walk from the cafeteria to the athletic complex where the program was being held. Great job students!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I always get emotional when I hear the Armed Forces Medley and yesterday was no exception. The band sounded great and it was a wonderful tribute to all branches of the military! Here is a YouTube link that is from this past Memorial Day program in Washington, DC. This medley includes the Space Force, and I think it is my new favorite version. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np4s1NHlfJ8"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Armed Forces Medley </b></span></a></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">It's lesson time...</span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;"> </b><i style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;">(clinking on each link will take you to more detailed information) </i></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>From Wikipedia: </i></span><i style="font-family: verdana;">The <b>Armed Forces Medley</b>, also known as the <b>Armed Forces Salute</b> is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="United States Army">Army</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="United States Navy">Navy</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; text-wrap: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Medley#cite_note-1" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[1]</a></sup> The medley is usually played in increasing order of precedence:<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; text-wrap: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Medley#cite_note-2" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[2]</a></sup></i></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semper_Paratus_(march)" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Semper Paratus (march)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Semper Paratus</span></a> (US Coast Guard)</i></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semper_Supra_(march)" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Semper Supra (march)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Semper Supra</span></a> (US Space Force)</i></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_U.S._Air_Force_(song)" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The U.S. Air Force (song)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The U.S. Air Force</span></a> (US Air Force)</i></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchors_Aweigh" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Anchors Aweigh"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anchors Aweigh</span></a> (US Navy)</i></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marines%27_Hymn" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Marines' Hymn"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Marines' Hymn</span></a> (US Marine Corps)</i></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Army_Goes_Rolling_Along" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The Army Goes Rolling Along"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Army Goes Rolling Along</span></a> (US Army)</i></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bottom line - all 20 quilts got made and awarded and the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">program went off with only a few minor hiccups. I am proud and honored to be a part of celebrating our veterans. I look forward to doing this again for many years to come. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Thank you Veterans!</span></b></span></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-20264973144552534892023-10-25T15:00:00.001-04:002023-10-25T15:00:00.139-04:00Tutorial - Scrappy Leaf Potholders <p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I completely forgot to share my Scrappy Leaf Potholder pictures and tutorial. Oh my...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvw5MNrWEO6coPVC1IkI88toDLb2ONu1uHth5Lc5Aj3u0izZyv_5ScAQ0qvBzfXg65p0kpE34zX-3V0M2Zg8rGIpsCKgxt7oiDB14AdSX3iOBsNKl6Lw4uPbiWFucI1GGyNnswumdIVcRoRWYdthpH7YL146Ck7EIcuq14z2bWCGM9hmJ-46tbQLq1fTG/s2892/IMG_7602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2110" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvw5MNrWEO6coPVC1IkI88toDLb2ONu1uHth5Lc5Aj3u0izZyv_5ScAQ0qvBzfXg65p0kpE34zX-3V0M2Zg8rGIpsCKgxt7oiDB14AdSX3iOBsNKl6Lw4uPbiWFucI1GGyNnswumdIVcRoRWYdthpH7YL146Ck7EIcuq14z2bWCGM9hmJ-46tbQLq1fTG/s320/IMG_7602.JPG" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've recently been trying to use scraps and made <a href="https://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2023/09/scrap-sewing-continued.html">bowl cozies</a>. Those were fun and easy to make and l really liked how they turned out using scrappy strip sets. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-hfDCpkf13wDp2UXIUjY6TWE4H5a3aVDR2SiEhr5WZCBWY_W_HvuMrWe2j_TLk9nwrjdwzbiaKDPjamGsPP1lS-prpqZH1Dx3eFAivnnl9VVaDXFWDL0ry3qzbRl32Oy5uhdfiGZs5hSzTcGsDc3WJYnmigT8hO_mgG53pimAnRt4GsWT4THUatXu9tF/s4032/IMG_7608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-hfDCpkf13wDp2UXIUjY6TWE4H5a3aVDR2SiEhr5WZCBWY_W_HvuMrWe2j_TLk9nwrjdwzbiaKDPjamGsPP1lS-prpqZH1Dx3eFAivnnl9VVaDXFWDL0ry3qzbRl32Oy5uhdfiGZs5hSzTcGsDc3WJYnmigT8hO_mgG53pimAnRt4GsWT4THUatXu9tF/s320/IMG_7608.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since I made quite a few strips sets, some of which were kind of small, I decided to use the same concept for making potholders. These really are fun and easy to make. And...I love how they look!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the process I used for making these fun and function potholders.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIfkOKiqSZz5501qjPZ_fjBCVLFn3gQNb-qWJbzkZ7TEiaJsdOb_oQ7aJ9tqP7GdG3ciyaAO8ShBIwbSdqjrVuZhdbt4x_bNReXEpIarmZeehmSEhB2P8gJFRqY7gSFtLtHdPac_mZYbj637vuUyIetg55w6MSSbcjAtp1swzIwc50AZVOpED7VWLVUTA/s2892/IMG_7602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2110" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIfkOKiqSZz5501qjPZ_fjBCVLFn3gQNb-qWJbzkZ7TEiaJsdOb_oQ7aJ9tqP7GdG3ciyaAO8ShBIwbSdqjrVuZhdbt4x_bNReXEpIarmZeehmSEhB2P8gJFRqY7gSFtLtHdPac_mZYbj637vuUyIetg55w6MSSbcjAtp1swzIwc50AZVOpED7VWLVUTA/s320/IMG_7602.JPG" width="233" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Supplies</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fabric
Scraps - at least 8” in length and in widths </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ranging from 1” – 2 ½”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Backing
Fabric – at least 8” x 11 ½”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bias
Binding – approximately 2” x 30” per potholder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cotton
Batting – at least 8”x 11 ½”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Insul-Bright
– at least 8” x 11 ½”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leaf
Template<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Instructions <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Download
and print the <a href="file:///C:/Users/Joanne%20Hubbard/Desktop/Patterns/1%20-%20My%20Patterns/Scrappy%20Leaf%20Potholder%20-%20Mug%20Rug/Scrappy%20Leaf%20Potholder%20Template.pdf">leaf template</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: verdana;"><b><i>(I'm having trouble getting the download to work properly. If you want the leaf template, leave a comment and I'll send it as a pdf to you.)</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cut out the leaf and cut
the leaf in half along the dotted center line. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cut
fabric strips in various widths ranging from 1” to 2 ½”. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The strips need to be
approximately 8” long.</span></p>
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out strips and arrange them in an order that is pleasing to you. Using a ¼”
seam allowance, sew the strips together. Continue sewing strips until you have
a piece that measures at least 11” long. Press seams in one direction. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sew at
least 2 strip sets, using different fabrics, or fabrics placed in different
locations in the strip set.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpgWff0kbFw0pQmhANjx5h0IidF6vckZ8v0k8-RPV2EkCp2pAiyWufkzM-SvA6K8IDXAH4esAI1_Hj02a63TVkAQvsSM2rAQ5fboqRdUvoajTsL1pQJUymeombjg3iY7iprYh9--oiI3d9qkpwIMsLIxnmHOZ_GRYel6MDgBmzN0pNaGq7YsMGD04NHMKs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="250" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpgWff0kbFw0pQmhANjx5h0IidF6vckZ8v0k8-RPV2EkCp2pAiyWufkzM-SvA6K8IDXAH4esAI1_Hj02a63TVkAQvsSM2rAQ5fboqRdUvoajTsL1pQJUymeombjg3iY7iprYh9--oiI3d9qkpwIMsLIxnmHOZ_GRYel6MDgBmzN0pNaGq7YsMGD04NHMKs=w200-h151" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEPejj8wlFwwQfGJTj6YXsHOQ507wjlk_r7uNcPR7IVYAjC4dkt_ApzOTW_sZPizbMyVwhXbHmbOtS8LRPEE9ugKTAfEOGicVCmGiBYeMTI3FOxW3yPGyEvR8IVANqvYlKKVpV9j4OPsRUnHXwOs2X0urVYzA0VIUHECBJQ31ahLW8JVDBm2b-l3uvB2jF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="250" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEPejj8wlFwwQfGJTj6YXsHOQ507wjlk_r7uNcPR7IVYAjC4dkt_ApzOTW_sZPizbMyVwhXbHmbOtS8LRPEE9ugKTAfEOGicVCmGiBYeMTI3FOxW3yPGyEvR8IVANqvYlKKVpV9j4OPsRUnHXwOs2X0urVYzA0VIUHECBJQ31ahLW8JVDBm2b-l3uvB2jF=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Lay
the right half of the leaf template on one strip set, tilting the tip to the
right. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Cut out the half leaf shape. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Rotate the strip set and cut a second right
half of the leaf template.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQKVz6x8-QcFsd3zWxHtcKPTM9sWXdLqFUPy2Fqf-8ojMjSmwr48xYiH71jDwdOdszEHBNC9HrmjT04wU-qBQ9RHcIhB1IvVlH9A8S55N29tptDfY0Z8yXupg8MZkdPGemKALjW-Elclu59cnOprQGG41YmmTcr3HAOVbNncavRR0pxPMrPGJoD-a3AGE/s3418/IMG_7583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3418" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQKVz6x8-QcFsd3zWxHtcKPTM9sWXdLqFUPy2Fqf-8ojMjSmwr48xYiH71jDwdOdszEHBNC9HrmjT04wU-qBQ9RHcIhB1IvVlH9A8S55N29tptDfY0Z8yXupg8MZkdPGemKALjW-Elclu59cnOprQGG41YmmTcr3HAOVbNncavRR0pxPMrPGJoD-a3AGE/w177-h200/IMG_7583.JPG" width="177" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2Q4vZhiIJ01MexeYzhUvOTVnupUg1NlKVo_SxQYCv8gzKaANCgg_tc7K1eEfK8Z3xk-qCahYy57sopDXTTs8xkVjzlCB4uFAitkPeKiG_8FopE7CiHvQdG8TdKsbSWchGmjY1n9LrATjPenLfWDApCVqqRhkDNcY3M8htKuDrBAsCeOwtnr2aUzGlJ4W/s3048/IMG_7585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="2621" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2Q4vZhiIJ01MexeYzhUvOTVnupUg1NlKVo_SxQYCv8gzKaANCgg_tc7K1eEfK8Z3xk-qCahYy57sopDXTTs8xkVjzlCB4uFAitkPeKiG_8FopE7CiHvQdG8TdKsbSWchGmjY1n9LrATjPenLfWDApCVqqRhkDNcY3M8htKuDrBAsCeOwtnr2aUzGlJ4W/w172-h200/IMG_7585.JPG" width="172" /></a></div></span></div><o: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/AVvXsEit5V8OulL0YP-0ANfDAL1ybh_pRfAgnW5QkP45IRazG8ip-jCKpK_BePpZ6pwfeH5yEIH6-u0IaSyXjKPwXMbZ4D9wNQSE3PS4kgybhzySijBA3r1mWXyn7CZcMDc18i0ckOeOF95Kap6zLBqlvo4fPJkWE3MirfjOESq12fmMYxZlNvSgxZZO84QcCbmi/s3193/IMG_7587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3193" data-original-width="2700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5V8OulL0YP-0ANfDAL1ybh_pRfAgnW5QkP45IRazG8ip-jCKpK_BePpZ6pwfeH5yEIH6-u0IaSyXjKPwXMbZ4D9wNQSE3PS4kgybhzySijBA3r1mWXyn7CZcMDc18i0ckOeOF95Kap6zLBqlvo4fPJkWE3MirfjOESq12fmMYxZlNvSgxZZO84QcCbmi/w169-h200/IMG_7587.JPG" width="169" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18WjCorb8Tgr33r83Gmpa03eVW7zC1Zlgm2UtOYlEEAKiLaN7HADGO5fztfYDP4gTEsYhXebW_9QWec4WWtyHkpoK-Lh1eY81juCWHs6SK5qBbJXWF1vsyBAEVIQScjJN_Z1nmxUDRsUb2CGWTc_yRWHt4En4VDvetOpOokCsbHZoLw7ZoqP8scjw1Mlu/s2821/IMG_7588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="2592" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18WjCorb8Tgr33r83Gmpa03eVW7zC1Zlgm2UtOYlEEAKiLaN7HADGO5fztfYDP4gTEsYhXebW_9QWec4WWtyHkpoK-Lh1eY81juCWHs6SK5qBbJXWF1vsyBAEVIQScjJN_Z1nmxUDRsUb2CGWTc_yRWHt4En4VDvetOpOokCsbHZoLw7ZoqP8scjw1Mlu/w184-h200/IMG_7588.JPG" width="184" /></a></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/AVvXsEiXjgpKvD_gCJMz0jM4EOrl7loeXIstLDckU1Jn21t1nVRcV9LWkVlpppULS6tqia_DDqHX6IoZSg_3PWbmRXIdQsRDrfjfy2xUUs-kPwGe6shYhya2SRrFd7ZjTegv6lJUz0PxXvSn-ifVM8f-PV0_F551G22j21zrTer0ow_s26B5xlwZcAUzFGLO4mZV/s3014/IMG_7589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="2644" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjgpKvD_gCJMz0jM4EOrl7loeXIstLDckU1Jn21t1nVRcV9LWkVlpppULS6tqia_DDqHX6IoZSg_3PWbmRXIdQsRDrfjfy2xUUs-kPwGe6shYhya2SRrFd7ZjTegv6lJUz0PxXvSn-ifVM8f-PV0_F551G22j21zrTer0ow_s26B5xlwZcAUzFGLO4mZV/w176-h200/IMG_7589.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">With
the other strip set, lay the left half of the leaf template, tilting the top to
the left. Cut out the half leaf shape. Rotate the strip set and cut a second
left half of the leaf template.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qNoJHo4zDv-QS1eo78JZJzebseUqFeMx25ZbMFob6U0tL4TNHQMei916lok56KkPeQW2bl4Ch6HXMkSKGUqlodUy2fbsZVLz1VAz9_EqCDwanFxyQhEIY3AMGPCYrg8c2rtGCvdBdUMAf__4Bvz4cwu7u5nlTyP4py4uV9_gX8ZVA7p0CWiyclqaqNEO/s3425/IMG_7590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3425" data-original-width="2814" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qNoJHo4zDv-QS1eo78JZJzebseUqFeMx25ZbMFob6U0tL4TNHQMei916lok56KkPeQW2bl4Ch6HXMkSKGUqlodUy2fbsZVLz1VAz9_EqCDwanFxyQhEIY3AMGPCYrg8c2rtGCvdBdUMAf__4Bvz4cwu7u5nlTyP4py4uV9_gX8ZVA7p0CWiyclqaqNEO/w164-h200/IMG_7590.JPG" width="164" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsP6TvxSDcTzX0RpThgAgbwgmRzZNo2s1Ez1pk8NZ747gZy68keWhKt8tzA8docWfgUo8IUUNIa5VvQ32suKfsBiYK9v56FZ1duqmSkXpqpBudJELbw9k7h9tHOD36tofLliXVEIC9TS2OjwHLop6t8IBePHmKiNVadqGOt9gofmpbTIwz_GGtbbi9yYFF/s3414/IMG_7591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3414" data-original-width="2959" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsP6TvxSDcTzX0RpThgAgbwgmRzZNo2s1Ez1pk8NZ747gZy68keWhKt8tzA8docWfgUo8IUUNIa5VvQ32suKfsBiYK9v56FZ1duqmSkXpqpBudJELbw9k7h9tHOD36tofLliXVEIC9TS2OjwHLop6t8IBePHmKiNVadqGOt9gofmpbTIwz_GGtbbi9yYFF/w173-h200/IMG_7591.JPG" width="173" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtuSBZZKhNoI_UZVf3s3NHxxDjLnLHggm6DpHHOtnc_YvZjoujb-n8Bb0rIvB_roYZ5driUVU55sfUT8RKnOBkgOHC7gI_KINCNx9wLHw9vmAs3AsO66mANCa-7UljjtcYi2iOs8y1JzQ6yj5V8WvlQQgsqVPcDBQze4StgAHZmKrgDIj1za-6KKzLXn-/s3298/IMG_7592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3298" data-original-width="2961" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtuSBZZKhNoI_UZVf3s3NHxxDjLnLHggm6DpHHOtnc_YvZjoujb-n8Bb0rIvB_roYZ5driUVU55sfUT8RKnOBkgOHC7gI_KINCNx9wLHw9vmAs3AsO66mANCa-7UljjtcYi2iOs8y1JzQ6yj5V8WvlQQgsqVPcDBQze4StgAHZmKrgDIj1za-6KKzLXn-/w179-h200/IMG_7592.JPG" width="179" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMD2Z0CN3nCPlrAHK7RMXfc0xnWuLea0tDO84SMAEuAf3wkNhOWUkziO_opAEHDB9C2tQ9os0HWBSUaI9iaf5Z1SnM60fzQH8ljUuZBpw6gr92v_fQFS5Q5jEVAzWSXW6lbz0pVOtocygQvC7T0Qd6gyfUkdsmW4SVWpUsKGOUrBa25LckROL-CvqCV-p/s3254/IMG_7593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3254" data-original-width="2469" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMD2Z0CN3nCPlrAHK7RMXfc0xnWuLea0tDO84SMAEuAf3wkNhOWUkziO_opAEHDB9C2tQ9os0HWBSUaI9iaf5Z1SnM60fzQH8ljUuZBpw6gr92v_fQFS5Q5jEVAzWSXW6lbz0pVOtocygQvC7T0Qd6gyfUkdsmW4SVWpUsKGOUrBa25LckROL-CvqCV-p/w152-h200/IMG_7593.JPG" width="152" /></a></div></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sew
the left and right leaf halves together and press seam open to reduce bulk. You
will have 2 potholders ready to be quilted. The more strip sets you make, the
more you can mix and match the sides and have a nice variety of “looks.”</span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbkesyE2FcsKquX6HpZByF8T6TcgMcPHv-nW2itt8n_TqtUbFaouBr0wcAdH4_JM76wjYzFjkxd1XL0F1q9M4XA8YoPxbIffBEWbYE5cdUvRaXGxn7PYX7SNFFJDYB9tm-bhjnP9R2CiriYH0CFoFkSqcFmeMuf5-wEFK3P0IghW0-MG8qUDG1gnRQbZ7/s3481/IMG_7597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3481" data-original-width="2391" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbkesyE2FcsKquX6HpZByF8T6TcgMcPHv-nW2itt8n_TqtUbFaouBr0wcAdH4_JM76wjYzFjkxd1XL0F1q9M4XA8YoPxbIffBEWbYE5cdUvRaXGxn7PYX7SNFFJDYB9tm-bhjnP9R2CiriYH0CFoFkSqcFmeMuf5-wEFK3P0IghW0-MG8qUDG1gnRQbZ7/w138-h200/IMG_7597.JPG" width="138" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX28jEAYKlii8a12Qq12yaCEz76_SBeThJ9Bf-V-o6S1GsDbTQg-94ddVoxQ8xjMR8XBlTLwvodqZbyMPlf8kwcqu-JWu1USMg5Lmb_PlNpYRXRyqBD1Ph3o8QQc5QID6-6sDeKk5Qzf-f1NZYOsK0OfmTe9Jhzgg_rGa8Q7BMEtq3p8K7MtJUerqvvax/s3374/IMG_7596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3374" data-original-width="2203" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX28jEAYKlii8a12Qq12yaCEz76_SBeThJ9Bf-V-o6S1GsDbTQg-94ddVoxQ8xjMR8XBlTLwvodqZbyMPlf8kwcqu-JWu1USMg5Lmb_PlNpYRXRyqBD1Ph3o8QQc5QID6-6sDeKk5Qzf-f1NZYOsK0OfmTe9Jhzgg_rGa8Q7BMEtq3p8K7MtJUerqvvax/w131-h200/IMG_7596.JPG" width="131" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fbrTMbv639FFAodOIExjUPAR2WF7xzC4urlIbSYPOaS7hI5qaCwVKP-ngJ_BU06gMDr8BmNvbjrYK9lE-GJAeRlDj-BMf6lW4atlmPReSpUQL3nIoB1UlEd-s_seXiRNTPGp_Wh1yyKmNS0RdkxdfR3Al-kuVbThX85hvAOrUVKgd_y_vtETHmXpc6aC/s3488/IMG_7600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3488" data-original-width="2950" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fbrTMbv639FFAodOIExjUPAR2WF7xzC4urlIbSYPOaS7hI5qaCwVKP-ngJ_BU06gMDr8BmNvbjrYK9lE-GJAeRlDj-BMf6lW4atlmPReSpUQL3nIoB1UlEd-s_seXiRNTPGp_Wh1yyKmNS0RdkxdfR3Al-kuVbThX85hvAOrUVKgd_y_vtETHmXpc6aC/w169-h200/IMG_7600.JPG" width="169" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal">One
benefit of cutting strips a variety of widths is that you don’t need to worry
about matching seams. Sometimes they will match up perfectly, while others will
be more whimsical and will be playfully mismatched.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVZAZpCl1fZDwZz3JjC5Cz1Du1L2oNIS3WqjnJAFwROCLgKB9vchUiqu-dnAVTcgBZX32fqbjmKFgnEVb0oJaI5BIY8S84i3OKZe_ht0lp_bMrQ2BhSkupmGu2yGq3gfMU4dIOrG7u7JT1cnLCzNM-tw9j5c0F9KU5TWfwgcr_GcP9cwGZF0irfQSvDS9/s4032/IMG_7598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVZAZpCl1fZDwZz3JjC5Cz1Du1L2oNIS3WqjnJAFwROCLgKB9vchUiqu-dnAVTcgBZX32fqbjmKFgnEVb0oJaI5BIY8S84i3OKZe_ht0lp_bMrQ2BhSkupmGu2yGq3gfMU4dIOrG7u7JT1cnLCzNM-tw9j5c0F9KU5TWfwgcr_GcP9cwGZF0irfQSvDS9/w150-h200/IMG_7598.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiompTN8aA88B6eUTdISrCH5GJd44P4-T9jJeAM1FwbLUlP47aqVu89kIVwvyr828aaNo0lFOq2j733jStXASaZyS6skr_fQXTx9j_6XDifOwE4D1g-ghLFAaPOJ8qryqs4Id6ASJkWUajat_d-XfVrDD-31TOTgMlx_s-v9e2s5nzFrtrmo51I3xdSG5Q9/s3738/IMG_7599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3738" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiompTN8aA88B6eUTdISrCH5GJd44P4-T9jJeAM1FwbLUlP47aqVu89kIVwvyr828aaNo0lFOq2j733jStXASaZyS6skr_fQXTx9j_6XDifOwE4D1g-ghLFAaPOJ8qryqs4Id6ASJkWUajat_d-XfVrDD-31TOTgMlx_s-v9e2s5nzFrtrmo51I3xdSG5Q9/w162-h200/IMG_7599.JPG" width="162" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Layering the Potholder</span></b></p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">*In
my house, the side of the potholder that will touch hot dishes is always the
backing. It is usually not pieced and the side that I don’t mind getting dirty
or even burned. The shiny side of the Insul-Bright faces the heat source so it
can reflect the energy back to its source. The cotton batting is next to the
top/pieced part of the potholder and provides a barrier to protect your hands. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Layer
the potholder as described below:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Backing
– right side DOWN</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Insul-Bright
– shiny side down toward the Backing <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cotton
Batting <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leaf
Potholder – right side up. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNXnAqSB8_tyhMfardCkzbCdGN6rBoD7PdetyqZSXy8-NrmfIxwmpJr1mREV3enYDUe-swSEu3JR1hNPf-VeNVVAzgN0Go9KB5uARNJOTGlvaWZo7Er8I3zoptb7nL_ACgKjuGdYGvQ7oyv1nqlLQRwCmVa8kHgMnsDYfmkSnz-hAJdv438YRcbew0Ns9/s3334/IMG_7604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3334" data-original-width="2494" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNXnAqSB8_tyhMfardCkzbCdGN6rBoD7PdetyqZSXy8-NrmfIxwmpJr1mREV3enYDUe-swSEu3JR1hNPf-VeNVVAzgN0Go9KB5uARNJOTGlvaWZo7Er8I3zoptb7nL_ACgKjuGdYGvQ7oyv1nqlLQRwCmVa8kHgMnsDYfmkSnz-hAJdv438YRcbew0Ns9/w149-h200/IMG_7604.JPG" width="149" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt as desired. </span></b></div><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The
leaf is curved, so bias binding will make binding this much easier. I like to
hand stitch binding, but you can sew it down by machine, if desired. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Trim the potholder around the leaf edges. I used 2" bias binding and used my favorite binding method of sewing to the front and then hand stitching it to the back. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zvJe06TYPPeXqVDTZ41v6uVciRc-0TIPzUIPp-bCKlXymS1GkgfFfJtIiK6g4a5jAlkEw9SWslrRVZvIlEDKgVjt1DA9EkRp-XMhcCYHBrQhoj2NTcUiOXZmU4-Y-9gHDIjBgYPHsqQcEHJ86cppwKsHxGLjqEeSwcCOYVciGGZ-UUDsP834tfj6AeMr/s2892/IMG_7602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2110" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zvJe06TYPPeXqVDTZ41v6uVciRc-0TIPzUIPp-bCKlXymS1GkgfFfJtIiK6g4a5jAlkEw9SWslrRVZvIlEDKgVjt1DA9EkRp-XMhcCYHBrQhoj2NTcUiOXZmU4-Y-9gHDIjBgYPHsqQcEHJ86cppwKsHxGLjqEeSwcCOYVciGGZ-UUDsP834tfj6AeMr/s320/IMG_7602.JPG" width="233" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBwR9CeIASOPHlDq-2FSPZaB-81GpVEGhFICTvwqjGatFro7IzjMmgD3o0g6n0RKhM1UcMlu4ro3Ml_zDKYkP5PHDtyi7ndb3-JCBVwc5RCia2vDM-1va4y62z9rZpWf5fnkH8EPf3b3wc3S2PV_unFCMLjL580RZUww7zLW4uaDuRIt8g0S1fCSdb7Kw/s3295/IMG_7603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3295" data-original-width="2551" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBwR9CeIASOPHlDq-2FSPZaB-81GpVEGhFICTvwqjGatFro7IzjMmgD3o0g6n0RKhM1UcMlu4ro3Ml_zDKYkP5PHDtyi7ndb3-JCBVwc5RCia2vDM-1va4y62z9rZpWf5fnkH8EPf3b3wc3S2PV_unFCMLjL580RZUww7zLW4uaDuRIt8g0S1fCSdb7Kw/s320/IMG_7603.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Enjoy!!</span></b></p></span></b><p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-22281223032050513352023-09-20T12:07:00.001-04:002023-09-20T12:07:10.997-04:00Scrap Sewing Continued<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am happy to say that I worked with the pile of scrappy strips that I shared yesterday. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rs732cRxjmKiygk1wDOnODJMMp0Fm-wVNFy_qLlN6eWN21R6E2RZapUMTnR85YnB8f4iNQjoazAtl8-UOLljbAnGPWycvWCEM9JRwMoOoUv_eDQEb3l01AbG3k8UrtK8qJepb3_s1dCGT3EXgTVfsq6_SsS57X6PLdhisJujFdRajEk18ySWMaCrOXX1/s4030/Scraps.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="4030" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rs732cRxjmKiygk1wDOnODJMMp0Fm-wVNFy_qLlN6eWN21R6E2RZapUMTnR85YnB8f4iNQjoazAtl8-UOLljbAnGPWycvWCEM9JRwMoOoUv_eDQEb3l01AbG3k8UrtK8qJepb3_s1dCGT3EXgTVfsq6_SsS57X6PLdhisJujFdRajEk18ySWMaCrOXX1/s320/Scraps.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last night I sewed a few strip sets. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirzQd9Q4HmQM4pynIe6KS45eTCuJ2sg_qsP8XXmn657gPFxAjTbaA0NXc-C-P2RAFOH8mw6SB6XLx9v0g4TeZEYqhLt8QACiqKFd_KYwiaaegkrZnFP69d8EyUhaBCify1A0lj9d3syS_opjoOf3MroimH44bE8aniDAjT0gEqLXntc_inal_5cKgcir7/s4017/IMG_7573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="4017" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirzQd9Q4HmQM4pynIe6KS45eTCuJ2sg_qsP8XXmn657gPFxAjTbaA0NXc-C-P2RAFOH8mw6SB6XLx9v0g4TeZEYqhLt8QACiqKFd_KYwiaaegkrZnFP69d8EyUhaBCify1A0lj9d3syS_opjoOf3MroimH44bE8aniDAjT0gEqLXntc_inal_5cKgcir7/s320/IMG_7573.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you can see from the picture taken after they were pressed, the edges do not need to be even. The length of the sets needed to be approximately 12" for the long ones and 8" for the short ones.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYTuUb6E_LV6HoAgQMgaidPtqg8qbaugC62RqBEqVfDCNNbNZkmkX66BeOSUFozytwHIkgB4nlXQCnpH5-Ye3gD0sQVeG0WlmmY0BAM3Pvjr_a6MVR1OU_9NFNPOfVfqcJYoKJ2QwSDkW0d1YZMH42kCAq8UdMkcKPP5NpbAdS233nKJKgL_a69LrvZqB/s4032/IMG_7575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="4032" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYTuUb6E_LV6HoAgQMgaidPtqg8qbaugC62RqBEqVfDCNNbNZkmkX66BeOSUFozytwHIkgB4nlXQCnpH5-Ye3gD0sQVeG0WlmmY0BAM3Pvjr_a6MVR1OU_9NFNPOfVfqcJYoKJ2QwSDkW0d1YZMH42kCAq8UdMkcKPP5NpbAdS233nKJKgL_a69LrvZqB/s320/IMG_7575.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 12" strip sets also needed to measure at least 11" tall.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9noSuSbUW0IqaN1RrB4NDvDLQEa7EpekjaXIDoNDXa2NGiN_7k3VkO_--tCP_1eGC0hlBYEyWkAtNKBmK2LteLbBLIupVMbENHeuyA02bP0ZWWHdGxR-1ZHdRYzpmXpfR3ISN3ZxzCQnqyxyk-wUySWyq4qajXny5T8YQ7oUFEIlmxzPyGOdU_CAFvjRk/s4032/IMG_7576.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEj9noSuSbUW0IqaN1RrB4NDvDLQEa7EpekjaXIDoNDXa2NGiN_7k3VkO_--tCP_1eGC0hlBYEyWkAtNKBmK2LteLbBLIupVMbENHeuyA02bP0ZWWHdGxR-1ZHdRYzpmXpfR3ISN3ZxzCQnqyxyk-wUySWyq4qajXny5T8YQ7oUFEIlmxzPyGOdU_CAFvjRk/s320/IMG_7576.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 8" strip sets also needed to measure at least 11" tall. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_4FkU_QyFe8RolH76cCB0uqgRNQwf8Icc9QkWfNVo-rGn-zeXhAcSpMTnJg-mi3Jm3gt_aY4FyKgZu2GNMMkagf97qsN0c7qg4v1e_gxUD8NRIpjJpjRpzGjlRRgT1m6EZb9wnXtXqjC_L5RUmwMoz_Vd44W4BMSZ8emmYK1LGnEIZ8lBtizyYzweAcv/s3942/IMG_7577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="3942" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_4FkU_QyFe8RolH76cCB0uqgRNQwf8Icc9QkWfNVo-rGn-zeXhAcSpMTnJg-mi3Jm3gt_aY4FyKgZu2GNMMkagf97qsN0c7qg4v1e_gxUD8NRIpjJpjRpzGjlRRgT1m6EZb9wnXtXqjC_L5RUmwMoz_Vd44W4BMSZ8emmYK1LGnEIZ8lBtizyYzweAcv/s320/IMG_7577.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to work with the long sets first. I am presenting some demos at an upcoming event at Chestnut Ridge Sewing, so I decided to "practice" one of my demos using scraps, rather than yardage. <i><span style="color: #783f04;">I'll have a sample of how I used these strip sets with me. If you are in that area Thursday or Friday, stop in and see me. I'll be in the classroom. :-)</span></i></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am sure many of you have made bowl cozies, but I will admit that I made my first ones this past summer and really enjoyed making them. Here are a couple of pictures of one that I made. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimx5VCaHctAgN7DL_S0qne3LdZWNm0Cx60AKr-2j-Amyxme5RNIkuH9JYXSz04gGoKnGzjw-88eiyw2CdWxjXhcV4WzNNbt8c-jAv7HrEwTeTIJSDR7yNSvtadEEhTudM4aLfg_A1HAEUFm54tU-22I3LkqGjYvNVXaYYq-IQNtiGNOQFD3z7uKO5MAsmk/s4032/IMG_6999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimx5VCaHctAgN7DL_S0qne3LdZWNm0Cx60AKr-2j-Amyxme5RNIkuH9JYXSz04gGoKnGzjw-88eiyw2CdWxjXhcV4WzNNbt8c-jAv7HrEwTeTIJSDR7yNSvtadEEhTudM4aLfg_A1HAEUFm54tU-22I3LkqGjYvNVXaYYq-IQNtiGNOQFD3z7uKO5MAsmk/s320/IMG_6999.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHa2P8ay7gCERRj57yT9wSLlm-K9rMWzt3-vGj1h78Re5jeBhpnt2ORyX8AOvg2vTOzGOasYeWLBB7E7FOWnzgXudZTeMtseOZGzndRORbliF9luITZl38XKm7zQA2PiMHycJUk7l-PAepx4sr0unbYkueHw3koYrtu8YelVieL8xRtYawWR3JjQa7J9H/s4032/IMG_7001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHa2P8ay7gCERRj57yT9wSLlm-K9rMWzt3-vGj1h78Re5jeBhpnt2ORyX8AOvg2vTOzGOasYeWLBB7E7FOWnzgXudZTeMtseOZGzndRORbliF9luITZl38XKm7zQA2PiMHycJUk7l-PAepx4sr0unbYkueHw3koYrtu8YelVieL8xRtYawWR3JjQa7J9H/s320/IMG_7001.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used the Creative Grids Bowl Cozy Template Set and love the fact that I can make two sizes with it. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I like the scallop edges, and think it makes picking up the cozy really easy. Plus, I just like the way it looks. :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wlx82OuOHdrWxGlyAF_7L5_u4TrdSZuXjApT2StqqEBx4q5Mb2pMZc6irLRSFSf9K52FWFZ1tp_9pn2lQ5zEitjQby3qsh-dtqy5hu6ilucBTgEY6mFoJkTKwFb3Y7I0i21OjMXeLOAXFhJgHcO2TG4UbW5ZULDLT-fMWLOizO6IipqnBEx4mPEg9kv5/s450/Creative%20Grids%20-%20Bowl%20Cozy%20Template%20Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wlx82OuOHdrWxGlyAF_7L5_u4TrdSZuXjApT2StqqEBx4q5Mb2pMZc6irLRSFSf9K52FWFZ1tp_9pn2lQ5zEitjQby3qsh-dtqy5hu6ilucBTgEY6mFoJkTKwFb3Y7I0i21OjMXeLOAXFhJgHcO2TG4UbW5ZULDLT-fMWLOizO6IipqnBEx4mPEg9kv5/s320/Creative%20Grids%20-%20Bowl%20Cozy%20Template%20Set.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to make a small cozy using scraps and I really like how it looks. <i>(There is a </i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>a template available from The Gypsy Quilter for use with 2.5" strips, but I really wanted to mix and match strips widths.) </i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also used the pre-cut 100% cotton batting, which made this cozy go together very fast. <i>(Taking pictures of this is NOT easy. LOL)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1m624q7J1xv-GJQLzeVsuuHBLMVL9BdSoDVyYHbtKfmhTvrHaUfEPJF8apu8kDmUklyHqebW4t_jYcqhpCPLNQII6g6eO1lj0P4k8YVRGNAqtDTQmEJX4dYw3m5Vc3OlorVRdqe_z9ePMN5wsxZ19UqFLYxTSq-UOQm4926m0XoeuF0g7VyQfX5zlkbD/s3574/IMG_7608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3574" data-original-width="2987" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1m624q7J1xv-GJQLzeVsuuHBLMVL9BdSoDVyYHbtKfmhTvrHaUfEPJF8apu8kDmUklyHqebW4t_jYcqhpCPLNQII6g6eO1lj0P4k8YVRGNAqtDTQmEJX4dYw3m5Vc3OlorVRdqe_z9ePMN5wsxZ19UqFLYxTSq-UOQm4926m0XoeuF0g7VyQfX5zlkbD/s320/IMG_7608.JPG" width="267" /></a></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/AVvXsEiKPYRF11n9M2xt5MsS9oZ2cMapvsUqE_xcfwN6ViSR-uWAuhlf5Ch9jOYCHFdRYfJ8jvDXUFaeW5218dMSvUV7xUlRiYBBTfm-KVOCANvhbwtquSqeh4tVeVOelBVS4XkGOgFLrz3_QGBOnDBBLyHTzUBvuXVxQRJlaVk22un5-K_3hlDzYfK7b8RGX4gV/s4032/IMG_7611.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiKPYRF11n9M2xt5MsS9oZ2cMapvsUqE_xcfwN6ViSR-uWAuhlf5Ch9jOYCHFdRYfJ8jvDXUFaeW5218dMSvUV7xUlRiYBBTfm-KVOCANvhbwtquSqeh4tVeVOelBVS4XkGOgFLrz3_QGBOnDBBLyHTzUBvuXVxQRJlaVk22un5-K_3hlDzYfK7b8RGX4gV/s320/IMG_7611.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just because I can, I am going to share a few pictures showing my process and a few of the adjustments I've made from the original pattern. One of the reasons I had not made any of these prior to this summer was that quite honestly, I was never much impressed with them. I always felt that they kind of looked sloppy and I didn't like the "fullness" or "not fully quilted" look of the ones I've seen. I am a quilter and while I don't like overly dense quilting, I really don't like quilting that is spaced too far apart. (Yep! I'm picky.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ok...back to the process. As you can see from the strip sets below, there is no real rhyme or reason to my strip sets, other than that they should measure at least 11" high by 12" long. I do prefer to have a wider strip on the ends and not a really narrow one, like 1". I think that makes any needed trimming easier. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrIZdbco30rPLUYLq6mPkw_ad9hV5mnsXzBmWcY_FZWui0PDOvgztrZbTByh_P79s_h3CDR5F7LC3rvYZEt3wwjBw73L2eLhCnCBzd1Mnm-6SZ5aZdk5_5_1DEaAr25VBBRj6ICXNrswIr8qfqNIaVhACCFzEpsiJUeHD0ZrYaBDNP73mypDffpOsFHu0/s4032/IMG_7576.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhQrIZdbco30rPLUYLq6mPkw_ad9hV5mnsXzBmWcY_FZWui0PDOvgztrZbTByh_P79s_h3CDR5F7LC3rvYZEt3wwjBw73L2eLhCnCBzd1Mnm-6SZ5aZdk5_5_1DEaAr25VBBRj6ICXNrswIr8qfqNIaVhACCFzEpsiJUeHD0ZrYaBDNP73mypDffpOsFHu0/s320/IMG_7576.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I squared up the strip sets to 11" x 11", as per the instructions on the template set. <i>(I've seen instructions that say to start with 10" - 10.5" squares, but that is too close for comfort for me.)</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMHwbLWZnW6lrJfvJpUZaCQ5vZiSAaWP5Scfh7y9wMS58u9KUd-V5ixrt5SooOvOLc1XnhPowN57Kx_ur02s1LjD3rk6ChFjCEaSaJXeaao97K4bPRly8cz3l6vG2KbC48Hbp68RjV421BhSIZL5mGLDzYJCWoGXN3B_84Pz8fbczT-Nc3124tNw266H2/s3024/IMG_7572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="3024" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMHwbLWZnW6lrJfvJpUZaCQ5vZiSAaWP5Scfh7y9wMS58u9KUd-V5ixrt5SooOvOLc1XnhPowN57Kx_ur02s1LjD3rk6ChFjCEaSaJXeaao97K4bPRly8cz3l6vG2KbC48Hbp68RjV421BhSIZL5mGLDzYJCWoGXN3B_84Pz8fbczT-Nc3124tNw266H2/s320/IMG_7572.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Using the instructions on the template set, I folded and cut the strip set to end up with this odd looking piece. The cut out V sections are for the darts that will be sewn after the pieces is quilted. This, and the curved sections create the scallop look that I like so well. (I'm not going to show how to cut the template. It's pretty straight forward if you follow the instructions on the package. That, and the fact that I forgot to take pictures. LOL) </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Using a chalk marker, I drew the lines I wanted to quilt. This is more than usual, but as I said earlier, I like these cozies to be more heavily quilted. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw4fzCu6sPcM2AwGEXd2Wu9WMOv54x42BUv0TbV3MCncV31ivMaPsh-DTvsD96MPpjDDncDCUX5alPZbKbUyo4n3R-36e_tszApmoOyK1rdIhtZeuAIVkIAxQlJ3T54EQ_Kj-TPjGEN-Occn3thUu59RHvg8ct96kOkzRii2MZ5yFJXjy_tLAr9Du3ZXO/s2948/IMG_7580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="2948" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw4fzCu6sPcM2AwGEXd2Wu9WMOv54x42BUv0TbV3MCncV31ivMaPsh-DTvsD96MPpjDDncDCUX5alPZbKbUyo4n3R-36e_tszApmoOyK1rdIhtZeuAIVkIAxQlJ3T54EQ_Kj-TPjGEN-Occn3thUu59RHvg8ct96kOkzRii2MZ5yFJXjy_tLAr9Du3ZXO/s320/IMG_7580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For this scrappy cozy, I also stitched in the ditch of all the seams. Here is a picture from the back, showing all of the lines of quilting that I added. It looks like a hot mess, doesn't it? </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/AVvXsEgXmvm8rFHZ_Yd7LSahYLk6MDci2XObN_-Leoqe11bhgbxn3-v9Gn2IRT73yolfFaQA9eUxAouuAo4wBAQON74OI4qBfSYSEPDV4LTOpGDwwwzpTaWsQOTlMMLWAoYya3kIz1ZN-w9FE0065g92vXCT4MymVn54VWXawP8-E8wGDKsSNvgUneLR-JxPbgI3/s3198/IMG_7582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3198" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmvm8rFHZ_Yd7LSahYLk6MDci2XObN_-Leoqe11bhgbxn3-v9Gn2IRT73yolfFaQA9eUxAouuAo4wBAQON74OI4qBfSYSEPDV4LTOpGDwwwzpTaWsQOTlMMLWAoYya3kIz1ZN-w9FE0065g92vXCT4MymVn54VWXawP8-E8wGDKsSNvgUneLR-JxPbgI3/s320/IMG_7582.JPG" width="303" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is a picture of the back of the original cozies that I made. This shows that I sewed a few "extra" lines on those from what is suggested on the instructions. I really like adding the stitching that creates a square along what will be the bottom of the cozy. I feel like it helps them stand more upright. Honestly, you can quilt as much or as little as you like. It doesn't matter. You can even use decorative stitches, if you want. You are the decision maker here. :-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-doCdSk7_e5Xc9FUlbSpsqlh6hdIryQnndhG16-ziESZIHSFCBJINKTce71zztJ0oe-gILy1jCutFXW5wywdus6Zayqe1H6FJWUug3kzEcvGEhACwCXaO2i4IrwmSX6L8mV29_5OkOeDz__s4tqMNfh87myuEsvQiDMbt-evnbolfMnO9n6aa2kMFsFP7/s4032/IMG_7128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-doCdSk7_e5Xc9FUlbSpsqlh6hdIryQnndhG16-ziESZIHSFCBJINKTce71zztJ0oe-gILy1jCutFXW5wywdus6Zayqe1H6FJWUug3kzEcvGEhACwCXaO2i4IrwmSX6L8mV29_5OkOeDz__s4tqMNfh87myuEsvQiDMbt-evnbolfMnO9n6aa2kMFsFP7/s320/IMG_7128.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">So...here is my scrappy bowl cozy. I like it and have enough strip sets sewn to make at least two more. I am also going to make a couple of the large cozies. That strip set will measure approximately 17" x 17" and be trimmed to 16" square. I'll follow the same procedure, including using the large pre-cut batting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBdbo5GFX34kYQURz2mc9IKMbJDjBbojeJxpOK1UsOrHY__TfMp5yYYCxqCIEqjJCMOu-ky62zWesgXCXgh2tfpJlc5NK_9TMajjlMbwhuTYcXCwqk4jeieq3kpoTVxEHb8nb3OjWj4Av9VjoB_stK0uvOhn_I_QpEUd-Xcy-sVtou5sO6i_mA0R5wM8t/s3574/IMG_7608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3574" data-original-width="2987" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBdbo5GFX34kYQURz2mc9IKMbJDjBbojeJxpOK1UsOrHY__TfMp5yYYCxqCIEqjJCMOu-ky62zWesgXCXgh2tfpJlc5NK_9TMajjlMbwhuTYcXCwqk4jeieq3kpoTVxEHb8nb3OjWj4Av9VjoB_stK0uvOhn_I_QpEUd-Xcy-sVtou5sO6i_mA0R5wM8t/s320/IMG_7608.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now...off to work with the small strip sets. That project is a little different, but along the same lines. It will also be used in the kitchen. :-) </span></div></div></div></div><div><p></p></div></div></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-27790945366726892472023-09-19T16:17:00.001-04:002023-09-19T16:17:13.175-04:00Working with Scraps<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I've recently posted, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been very busy with "work" type quilting and I really want to sew something that is "just because." I know that the project needs to be quick and mindless, yet fun. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So...while trying to clean up and organize my sewing area, I started </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">playing around with an idea on a way to use some of my </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">"smallish" pieces of fabric. You know what fabrics I mean, right? Those pieces that are too big to throw away, but too small to put in the tub with yardage. I know that I could (and I have) cut them into small segments to have on hand for scrap piecing, etc. Bonnie Hunter calls it her Scrap User's System, and I've used that on occasion. But honestly, I want to sew something and not cut and organize my overwhelming pile. <i>(Yep, I'm kind of being a baby right now!) </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I needed to simplify things and just do a little bit; so I pulled out a bunch of small pieces of fabric that remind me of Fall colors. I pressed what needed pressed and reviewed my project idea. I made some notes, decided what I needed and felt pretty good, knowing that I will soon be creating/sewing something.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will be working on two projects at the same time (of course!) and decided that for one of the projects, my strips need to be 12" long and for the other project the strips need to be 8" long. (Those lengths may be adjusted after I figure out what I'm doing. hahaha)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I cut what I could lengthwise and then cut a variety of widths of fabric ranging from 1" up to 2 1/2". I put the strips in a pile, based on the length size. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's what I have. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2cljAJzazlGojME_IhM-qFFcJi7-SKjgfZDEKHwqTswV6cwJvg23pAV0bMLTrdt_yoDlTbcwZqIzCbjS-xZq12p1gnC-dprRgsW_UJCWD__lNDkjYUVgOcZkoknGZZ7809_1M6qhNaPiZp5L75gkN7W9wn4LjBS97GOeLGw6bCl7ywypLcp6XRVPiVr8/s4030/Scraps.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="4030" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2cljAJzazlGojME_IhM-qFFcJi7-SKjgfZDEKHwqTswV6cwJvg23pAV0bMLTrdt_yoDlTbcwZqIzCbjS-xZq12p1gnC-dprRgsW_UJCWD__lNDkjYUVgOcZkoknGZZ7809_1M6qhNaPiZp5L75gkN7W9wn4LjBS97GOeLGw6bCl7ywypLcp6XRVPiVr8/w400-h289/Scraps.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />I'm not going to lie. It feels pretty darn good to have cut up a bunch of fabric! You might recognize some of these fabrics. There are Kim Diehl fabrics, pieces from recent projects, and even some very old Thimbleberries fabric. I have no more of these fabrics in any yardage or even large pieces, and that feels really good. I am feeling better already and I haven't even sewn a stitch yet. LOL<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next, I'll review my the notes I made for the projects and start sewing. I'm still finalizing my project details and process, but I'll sew a test later today and go from there. I may try to sketch out something in EQ, but I don't think I want to do that right now. I just want to sew...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll take pictures and share my progress over the next few days. </span></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-41796354429018926412023-08-28T01:30:00.012-04:002023-08-28T01:30:00.134-04:00More Quilts<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I said in my last post, I've been doing some sewing, but of course not as much as I'd like to. Isn't that true for all of us?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love that my grandchildren like to use my quilts. They like sleeping with them, making tents and forts, and they especially like using them for picnics. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U37NO7WpP4D-ZPJpDTBkhDxNKOVEeVNhB1Fo946r3CvJGnIS4w5rOPioRNtMZ9ZpATXZ_twjGTkg2V5nkpJcXUQ-gUSpiMVxRb9nABiat5howjLdQwqMIC_55TkgO1eGnysEwYlQPs81pr4lskaHNm69yr8LQRdicbqXw5CG4S4SsZrqhgHXaPX1LY9v/s4032/Picnic%201.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/AVvXsEj-U37NO7WpP4D-ZPJpDTBkhDxNKOVEeVNhB1Fo946r3CvJGnIS4w5rOPioRNtMZ9ZpATXZ_twjGTkg2V5nkpJcXUQ-gUSpiMVxRb9nABiat5howjLdQwqMIC_55TkgO1eGnysEwYlQPs81pr4lskaHNm69yr8LQRdicbqXw5CG4S4SsZrqhgHXaPX1LY9v/s320/Picnic%201.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Avery and Peyton chose this quilt that I would say looks pretty darn much like winter because the fabrics are frosted and the quilting is a bunch of snowflakes. They said that is EXACTLY why they chose it. It was very hot that day (upper 80's) and they said that just thinking about snow would help keep us cool. I like how they think! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I know that these next pictures will drive some of you crazy, but I really don't mind that my quilts get taken outside and put on the ground. If I don't want a particular quilt used, it is kept in a "safe" place and the kids all know that they are not allowed to make their choices from those quilts. I have never had a problem. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf1qeUzSQ1HUp48DwJYwC9E4qJBtZ5iKQL_DxZ94Wtgm7RP-v340X0TqpxteBSeGzvFxzBoff9lXngxOFhB3VMjD4wY3uaZnG_7lJHmxRENsxCP5ZobDS7OdRxr0uNDF0Gj68FMwKRkfRQkOe4ko5IVevU6sREPURxE_78g7UYarmESKped65Ha0xDWUC/s4032/Picnic%202.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/AVvXsEhnf1qeUzSQ1HUp48DwJYwC9E4qJBtZ5iKQL_DxZ94Wtgm7RP-v340X0TqpxteBSeGzvFxzBoff9lXngxOFhB3VMjD4wY3uaZnG_7lJHmxRENsxCP5ZobDS7OdRxr0uNDF0Gj68FMwKRkfRQkOe4ko5IVevU6sREPURxE_78g7UYarmESKped65Ha0xDWUC/s320/Picnic%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQzjUZXHNrFJq_9buqjUyl6r5rxwfgCJga5rDy7Fk74D23kOFJTWnwiN_CO4eTs02g8I80z3TWvxhyrXD9Vt56_npNCg5VDt4BKx8IXz3SluRXlDT-TWqLWXhINjl0Km_1jXID37HsmVatoyFeG-LjrrVZ-4zPaIAeIkJ7Tuzj5BSu0MKCM37gSPADrK2/s4032/Picnic%204.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/AVvXsEhSQzjUZXHNrFJq_9buqjUyl6r5rxwfgCJga5rDy7Fk74D23kOFJTWnwiN_CO4eTs02g8I80z3TWvxhyrXD9Vt56_npNCg5VDt4BKx8IXz3SluRXlDT-TWqLWXhINjl0Km_1jXID37HsmVatoyFeG-LjrrVZ-4zPaIAeIkJ7Tuzj5BSu0MKCM37gSPADrK2/s320/Picnic%204.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The kids all like using colorful quilts and if food gets spilled, I just gather up the quilt and put it in the washer. These two quilts have been washed dozens of times and I think they have many, many more picnics in their future. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOBOZezJO2rlvyUE0cZtEtHSDyRccZCyp4atA5-3OiKYb7VngJuumQs2vK2nCbqdnzyL110oZfKAuW4cxHl4Lsl-Cu8Kc79DIX4nS7E6xsmO8wlwfS8NOU0HqLIk05bdWMYQqRJ_53rrkrgQqJ7bw1s-nR3eTcdUt2yxxcMcuDOvPRs9u2kNgs0AsYJ8E/s4032/Picnic%203.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/AVvXsEgKOBOZezJO2rlvyUE0cZtEtHSDyRccZCyp4atA5-3OiKYb7VngJuumQs2vK2nCbqdnzyL110oZfKAuW4cxHl4Lsl-Cu8Kc79DIX4nS7E6xsmO8wlwfS8NOU0HqLIk05bdWMYQqRJ_53rrkrgQqJ7bw1s-nR3eTcdUt2yxxcMcuDOvPRs9u2kNgs0AsYJ8E/s320/Picnic%203.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It made my heart sing watching the twins "reading" while sitting on the quilts. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjcALYL612QJlzSFJUH7A-l_pRblQJdBauqOlp7rmB_HCuo0aqP7vFc2qUQWPcu1UuaoMiB09BTt9mdHVuTLsKeotWHWaMHm2_fnRMHlw4qRJ4U0oUM1Fq3CfVJdpwVOGQyqZis2TipHHd5d6UH3BB4xiCnKE07gJAPaheW4m_xkDH3GI_2Dm2ymigkAK/s4032/Picnic%205.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/AVvXsEiDjcALYL612QJlzSFJUH7A-l_pRblQJdBauqOlp7rmB_HCuo0aqP7vFc2qUQWPcu1UuaoMiB09BTt9mdHVuTLsKeotWHWaMHm2_fnRMHlw4qRJ4U0oUM1Fq3CfVJdpwVOGQyqZis2TipHHd5d6UH3BB4xiCnKE07gJAPaheW4m_xkDH3GI_2Dm2ymigkAK/s320/Picnic%205.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These two love to be read to and to "read" to other people. After this last picture was taken, I joined them on the quilt and relaxed while they "read" the most amazing story ever. That's what they called it and I have to admit, it was a pretty good story. 😊</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmDrTnBV6YBZ6Q4DGOd9Xd2W1jzHsuCf8iATWzDJfolVqZC-x0XowSImmcRs59w3tVk8SuXHZgeqw6ES85dx2Q1BAjC75Biac6FU0U7e7ItpHJdJNVDOezxcFptD0v6OR04zewg66ivLTjnupkEzUvVqEsDCsJerAqrWssyMDzuAdXlXhjJ6Qc6ptQ2fl/s4032/Picnic%206.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/AVvXsEgFmDrTnBV6YBZ6Q4DGOd9Xd2W1jzHsuCf8iATWzDJfolVqZC-x0XowSImmcRs59w3tVk8SuXHZgeqw6ES85dx2Q1BAjC75Biac6FU0U7e7ItpHJdJNVDOezxcFptD0v6OR04zewg66ivLTjnupkEzUvVqEsDCsJerAqrWssyMDzuAdXlXhjJ6Qc6ptQ2fl/s320/Picnic%206.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think I'll take a break and read tonight. I hope you get to do something that gives you pleasure! :-)</span></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-7865630247468199622023-08-24T01:00:00.004-04:002023-08-25T12:06:22.738-04:00I'm Baaaaack!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whew! It's been a long minute since I've posted. I've been busy doing all kinds of things, but obviously blogging wasn't one of them. I'm breathing again, and I'm feeling the desire to blog. Yay!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll be sharing quite a few things that have been happening over the past few months (ok - almost five months, but who's counting?), but I won't be sharing them in any particular order. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was happy to do some applique work for my daughter Lynn to include in a raffle for school. While I love the look of it, I don't love to applique. Honestly, I don't have the patience for it. I admire those of you who applique, but I can only seem to do it in small amounts of time. This project was very simple and it turned out ok. It's a simple applique on fleece, which was pretty darn easy and done on the machine. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TxkWUs0rEtOnFR7xc_p3xghHlC4qN6zdqTPuGlELUnWoc8m3V5D4jlfRqpVcFA5METUk7Q9wmW1Fa3yz30MNJsFQmzlj1o2UJNMH2iO2ksU2REsmh2lSY0MwOPNmojumlhMDCEu_oNvJNsTdLcAfe3siGaxzjU-b0_V1GfQC46HNEN_rh6lm4iGqWAsK/s4032/School%20Project.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/AVvXsEj1TxkWUs0rEtOnFR7xc_p3xghHlC4qN6zdqTPuGlELUnWoc8m3V5D4jlfRqpVcFA5METUk7Q9wmW1Fa3yz30MNJsFQmzlj1o2UJNMH2iO2ksU2REsmh2lSY0MwOPNmojumlhMDCEu_oNvJNsTdLcAfe3siGaxzjU-b0_V1GfQC46HNEN_rh6lm4iGqWAsK/s320/School%20Project.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>It's football season and I've offered to make at least one more of these for Lynn, if they have another raffle. I've also offered to make more for those chilly Friday nights when the family heads to the stadium to watch a school game. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking of taking a quilt with you when you go out...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jack had a couple of outdoor singing gigs with the Symphony Chorale this summer and they were all wonderful. Since he always has to arrive early for practice, I took binding with me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBLCl8ipKM_6Xk40uyertQK2toJAILKl-7t946rPbvL8O-6rKuawt_Z2OxCLuJsI4Lsa7FbUs5hJa_usFvTpbR7ZKz1gXTRQZ-PtUzDQzdwhspj_bV-91dN7omFV9EhtzZbdRjkxaxwnxrfU_fyzb0vkgttoe5ilSMR2Ew1yWJLTCYNiyU2Ws4WXg718P/s4032/Binding%201.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/AVvXsEhoBLCl8ipKM_6Xk40uyertQK2toJAILKl-7t946rPbvL8O-6rKuawt_Z2OxCLuJsI4Lsa7FbUs5hJa_usFvTpbR7ZKz1gXTRQZ-PtUzDQzdwhspj_bV-91dN7omFV9EhtzZbdRjkxaxwnxrfU_fyzb0vkgttoe5ilSMR2Ew1yWJLTCYNiyU2Ws4WXg718P/s320/Binding%201.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUWeMqcc6eNYKLrqR9xPY8vyrkBgPOgE4V9Pw1jGGmO41lO4GUE_fETOQRI5UaFxX-y8mE5yfbygTn9s2O_LxWuV-G_iDy23pI1wK-8-wOHmLQffAy-PE_hU79fMrVbw2lgOJiw2M62BxH4ZdV8SBNI7_nwikR7NIqFqqL0WtlBxTrO002txJBX-aI9Ag/s4032/Binding%202.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/AVvXsEhmUWeMqcc6eNYKLrqR9xPY8vyrkBgPOgE4V9Pw1jGGmO41lO4GUE_fETOQRI5UaFxX-y8mE5yfbygTn9s2O_LxWuV-G_iDy23pI1wK-8-wOHmLQffAy-PE_hU79fMrVbw2lgOJiw2M62BxH4ZdV8SBNI7_nwikR7NIqFqqL0WtlBxTrO002txJBX-aI9Ag/s320/Binding%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The quilt is called Ombre Ripple and the pattern is by Pine Tree Country Quilts.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bwCEBqeRXuA4pajPNMiIvSQz9U4Y3C7FEz1gfQt4fxygFufh6N7h1xADLT6hq9ecN_4rKcC3T1ZhXe6xIUShp5zScgx6oqfnpcyCxXB7AsGeHKBQZmolsf88JoJQ5ChfgxJRPwWcIkj2EtSvcxt4Sb1esIfrKQhOwwhbCq3ehM3nt2XUgWlI_rhnDX2W/s245/Ombre%20Ripple%20Quilt%20Pattern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="245" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bwCEBqeRXuA4pajPNMiIvSQz9U4Y3C7FEz1gfQt4fxygFufh6N7h1xADLT6hq9ecN_4rKcC3T1ZhXe6xIUShp5zScgx6oqfnpcyCxXB7AsGeHKBQZmolsf88JoJQ5ChfgxJRPwWcIkj2EtSvcxt4Sb1esIfrKQhOwwhbCq3ehM3nt2XUgWlI_rhnDX2W/s1600/Ombre%20Ripple%20Quilt%20Pattern.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">For some reason I don't have a picture of the full and completed quilt. I'll have to try and rectify that as soon as I can. Right now, the quilt is hanging up at Chestnut Ridge Sewing because I'll be teaching a class in October. I used a variety of Pearlized Marble fabrics by Kanvas Studio for Benartex. They are perfect for this quilt and there are so many colors from which to choose! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll be back soon with more eye candy. Even though school has started and I have been assigned some sub-teaching days (including today), I'll be spending time sewing and getting ready for a variety of upcoming classes. :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you get a chance to do what makes you happy. 💗</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p><br /></p></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-3803778895660697162023-04-04T08:00:00.001-04:002023-04-04T08:00:00.534-04:00Secret Sewing<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Yikes! I totally missed March...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, I didn't really miss it; I was just busy and didn't have time to post anything. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been crazy busy with secret sewing projects so I wouldn't have been able to share many pictures any way. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I just finished trimming 195 half square triangles. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiV1Rz7Cq5lORE1dzxdeLQVFByD4njvdfKQ-0gD44ObHzYJ1qqCngbgRz9ypp2Ze1srfwTk78opQerxwv_-pqMhQi6lgN1_ujsiYBb5MibbJhJA6lcWtjO-pUJXFDNnsJG1BTdm_IXsZmDQFYhYvlW3461Xt5uD3edUWzLGgMXBYkGq4l4KE8aTf3NFw/s4032/IMG_6072.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/AVvXsEgiV1Rz7Cq5lORE1dzxdeLQVFByD4njvdfKQ-0gD44ObHzYJ1qqCngbgRz9ypp2Ze1srfwTk78opQerxwv_-pqMhQi6lgN1_ujsiYBb5MibbJhJA6lcWtjO-pUJXFDNnsJG1BTdm_IXsZmDQFYhYvlW3461Xt5uD3edUWzLGgMXBYkGq4l4KE8aTf3NFw/w300-h400/IMG_6072.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, you read that correctly - 195 half square triangles.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are actually bonus HST from trimming 224 flying geese units. This secret sewing project includes two quilts - one "biggish" one and a small wall hanging. The flying geese were used in the quilt and the HST were used in the wall hanging. I'll be able to show these projects sometime this summer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been working on various Quilts of Valor as leader and ender projects, but I haven't taken any pictures yet. I'll try to do that soon and share them here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have three quilts that are wedding gifts that I'll be able to share after those weddings, all which take place within the next 45 days. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I told you I have been busy. :-)</span></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-41871711264168062982023-02-01T01:00:00.136-05:002023-02-01T01:00:00.251-05:00Color Challenge Block<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I love a good challenge and when it involves fabric and color, you can count me in the game. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jen, from <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Patterns by Jen</span></b></a>, has hosted <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2022/12/announcing-2023-monthly-color-challenge.html"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">monthly color challenges</span></b></a> for quite a few years now and I've participated in three of them. I took a break last year but am participating in a limited way this year. I couldn't resist joining again in 2023 because the colors are awesome, and how she introduces each color is so darn fun. This year she is using classic cars! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSKNIzDm1wm1T9lNHB9xKonYCIOs350ahp8Oxg17gkyHUBIW3cKxdpTssPFKT3xs_oKSkqTdkVWNV5ZGupLkjLAK_LSMzOAak6Fzj2IdKqv7yo72yvy_NFGUnN3H2ObvWHKcYFopXGFzOa3jQSfJLdFaIl_Dp0tHlCmg8wdTJ9tIK5_Z5W9MA6-IntQ/s2400/Classic%20cars%20monthly%20color%20challenge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSKNIzDm1wm1T9lNHB9xKonYCIOs350ahp8Oxg17gkyHUBIW3cKxdpTssPFKT3xs_oKSkqTdkVWNV5ZGupLkjLAK_LSMzOAak6Fzj2IdKqv7yo72yvy_NFGUnN3H2ObvWHKcYFopXGFzOa3jQSfJLdFaIl_Dp0tHlCmg8wdTJ9tIK5_Z5W9MA6-IntQ/s320/Classic%20cars%20monthly%20color%20challenge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">*</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">*</span><span style="color: #351c75;">*</span><span style="color: #783f04;">*</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">*</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">*</span><span style="color: #274e13;">*</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">*</span></span></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 15.4px;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">2023 Monthly Colors</span></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-january-monthly-color-challenge.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">January - </span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: verdana;">Pink</span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>February - <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Aqua</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>March - <span style="color: #cc0000;">Red</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>April - <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Olive Green</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>May - <span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Baby Blue</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>June - <span style="color: #999999;">Grey</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>July - <span style="color: #351c75;">Purple</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>August - <span style="color: #783f04;">Brown</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>September - <span style="color: #f1c232;">Mustard Yellow</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>October - <span style="color: #0b5394;">Blue</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>November - <span style="color: #274e13;">Green</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>December - <span style="color: #ffa400;">Orange</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">*</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">*</span><span style="color: #351c75;">*</span><span style="color: #783f04;">*</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">*</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">*</span><span style="color: #274e13;">*</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">*</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">I chose to participate in February for a couple of reasons. I love pretty much any color that is related to blue, so aqua is perfect. I also fell in love with the block when I saw it. And finally, to be totally honest, I wanted to have a month early in the year so I didn't get bogged down with work and end up being rushed to make my block. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">*</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">*</span><span style="color: #351c75;">*</span><span style="color: #783f04;">*</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">*</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">*</span><span style="color: #274e13;">*</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">*</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><i>Sew</i>...lets get to some specifics and the questions I know you are all asking. </span><a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2022/12/announcing-2023-monthly-color-challenge.html" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jen has all the information on her blog</span></b></a><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">, but here's the quick version</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">How much fabric do I need?</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The general rule is that each month, a fat quarter of light and a fat quarter of dark of will be enough. This year we will be making just one size block. The <i>finished</i> size of each month's block will be 12" (12 1/2" unfinished). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is also the option to have all of the same background, instead of using the color for that month. If you are using the same background throughout the year you can download the cutting instructions for the background on <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2022/12/announcing-2023-monthly-color-challenge.html"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jen's blog</span></b></a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You do not have to use stash fabric for this challenge, unless you want to do so. Jen has some <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2022/12/announcing-2023-monthly-color-challenge.html"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">great information and wonderful links</span></b></a> to help you choose just the right fabrics for this challenge. <br /><br /><b>Block Patterns</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blocks are available for free during the month on <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/2022/12/announcing-2023-monthly-color-challenge.html"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jen's blog</span></b></a>. After the month has passed blocks are available for $1. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To make it even more wonderful, Jen will share a <b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">video</span></b> each month to help you with the block construction. They are amazing! </span></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">*</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">*</span><span style="color: #351c75;">*</span><span style="color: #783f04;">*</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">*</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">*</span><span style="color: #274e13;">*</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">*</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;">February Block</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I fell in love with this block as soon as I saw it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think it is so darn fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFRTLKgbFWXVYw3_4dtTsGZqkqnRYsTIbvGgEGgeBtqA7aL3Cl2IC_9-IkYcUXo_9gsPfcrZcfZWhX6LNqF2sOl2cuFZawyur-tKZBNZYTumwijAW57Sn3ZzIMoRZk_bJ_tGTfZDczHKPocPirrzX6JmZVTA2mx4flZreTs-hmRsYPkOqvjD4ELg8pw/s944/Feb.%20Block%20Image%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="628" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFRTLKgbFWXVYw3_4dtTsGZqkqnRYsTIbvGgEGgeBtqA7aL3Cl2IC_9-IkYcUXo_9gsPfcrZcfZWhX6LNqF2sOl2cuFZawyur-tKZBNZYTumwijAW57Sn3ZzIMoRZk_bJ_tGTfZDczHKPocPirrzX6JmZVTA2mx4flZreTs-hmRsYPkOqvjD4ELg8pw/w266-h400/Feb.%20Block%20Image%202.png" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But first, let's discuss the color <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>AQUA</b></span>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">According to Wikipedia: </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In Latin, the word aqua means water. <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>Aqua</b></span> is a variation of the color cyan, which is located between green and blue on the color wheel. Because the colors are regarded so closely, cyan and aqua are often used interchangeably in areas like web design. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>Aqua</b></span> is one of the </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">three secondary colors of the RGB color model used on computer and television displays. In the HSV color wheel aqua is precisely halfway between blue and green.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, what exactly does that mean to me? Honestly, it means that I often confuse the colors aqua, blue, teal, and turquoise. 😅 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://acrylgiessen.com/en/aqua-color/"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Here</span></b></a> is an awesome site that will help you learn all about the various shades of aqua. It is worth taking a look just to see all the beautiful pictures. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So what are the meanings and symbolisms associate with <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>Aqua</b></span>? </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e1318; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aqua evokes feelings of reinvigoration, youth, and dreaminess.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e1318; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Because of it's water roots, aqua has an energy and striking tone that makes it a wonderful accent for many other colors. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When aqua is in your aura <i>(</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: #202124; text-align: left;">An aura is </span><span style="color: #202124; text-align: left;">a quality or feeling that seems to surround a person.</span><span style="color: #202124; text-align: left;">)</span></i></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: start;">y</span><span style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; text-align: left;">ou are mostly calm and know how to chill. Because of that, your understanding and compassion is a gift to the people you meet.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: start;"> Basically, you live your life with a focus on joy and innocence. Gee, I want to be like that!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">*</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">*</span><span style="color: #999999;">*</span><span style="color: #351c75;">*</span><span style="color: #783f04;">*</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">*</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">*</span><span style="color: #274e13;">*</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">*</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">Let's take a closer look at the February/Aqua Block</b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYFdVEEXyEkpSBHlk5Z_8flyiAm1zznYlhU_P9niTXj2LCSCrTLKhjo4f8X2pHlhRk0iaXSezDjogKq9vAEzI-y7z8WYYDj6eZ9yVPqAwC2jsVvHF4-4C1-S5WOZp9fvVNAaf-IPKcYObbfqgd0UgTZk5rRMMaMA4CM_pO7h4bBmCvftCSHhAzLPKtg/s944/Feb.%20Block%20Image%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYFdVEEXyEkpSBHlk5Z_8flyiAm1zznYlhU_P9niTXj2LCSCrTLKhjo4f8X2pHlhRk0iaXSezDjogKq9vAEzI-y7z8WYYDj6eZ9yVPqAwC2jsVvHF4-4C1-S5WOZp9fvVNAaf-IPKcYObbfqgd0UgTZk5rRMMaMA4CM_pO7h4bBmCvftCSHhAzLPKtg/w395-h400/Feb.%20Block%20Image%201.png" width="395" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This block is fun and easy to make and <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Jen's instructions</span></b></a> are perfect. Don't you just love how the light fabric seems to peak out from the corners of the dark center? I think the somewhat wonky flying geese units are perfect and fit right in with the aqua aura explanation, don't you? Because there are no outside 1/4" points to worry about, it made me relax and be carefree when constructing the block, which is exactly what I wanted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking of being carefree and relaxed, I don't always find it easy to choose fabrics for my projects. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I believe choosing fabric is like a journey. Sometimes you know the way by heart and everything is simple. Other times you hit road blocks and there is nothing easy or fun and the whole thing becomes a task. Here was my journey for this block/project. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I looked for an aqua car, but this was as close as I could get.)</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDNc8pJZ1HY3f-VQL7ArwST-igIfE6WixeoOdrgEdo6MC6hjyE4YOkMYZyttNiZdX12AQPLSMi9R2DtOGJHhQ_0ICDB4j7n9RjIAEGc9Q58QQL6L-Gmx7iOF0CckFG0gbJLz-Gw-Io2nmsmWOcnp1JSBL3-lA07EgDY6YHVivsECKgHAXHJeogH2kiw/s2000/Choosing.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDNc8pJZ1HY3f-VQL7ArwST-igIfE6WixeoOdrgEdo6MC6hjyE4YOkMYZyttNiZdX12AQPLSMi9R2DtOGJHhQ_0ICDB4j7n9RjIAEGc9Q58QQL6L-Gmx7iOF0CckFG0gbJLz-Gw-Io2nmsmWOcnp1JSBL3-lA07EgDY6YHVivsECKgHAXHJeogH2kiw/w400-h320/Choosing.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really wanted to use that stripe, but it just wouldn't work. As you can tell, I included fabric that was more teal than aqua; but it looks good and as I said early, I often confuse </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">aqua, blue, teal, and turquoise so I'm right on course.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In keeping with the carefree spirit, I played around and turned the block to see what it would look like if placed on point. Oh my goodness! How fun is this?!?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gkbpJKqCN1uKL4uCLSbFQosVIKHWLcMTQrPQWa1jKtW-cM6b5bDwC4cZiJiEhOixRjeU4OBV4UJr9N_v-29ybxCtkEWOWjc9j0FnjtidBewg9JQc3ngDFYVwEjtm9DMM3w5fw1QQByqCsy_NsKc4j9-n9yP3JOylzdCmlVYoxUl4y9zXEpSWvOquBQ/s996/Feb.%20Block%20Image%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="996" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gkbpJKqCN1uKL4uCLSbFQosVIKHWLcMTQrPQWa1jKtW-cM6b5bDwC4cZiJiEhOixRjeU4OBV4UJr9N_v-29ybxCtkEWOWjc9j0FnjtidBewg9JQc3ngDFYVwEjtm9DMM3w5fw1QQByqCsy_NsKc4j9-n9yP3JOylzdCmlVYoxUl4y9zXEpSWvOquBQ/w400-h390/Feb.%20Block%20Image%203.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This looks like some kind of animal and I think it is really cute. I am feeling the desire to make more blocks and create a quilt from this layout. </span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking of quilts, I made four of these blocks and put them into a darling little wall hanging. I love it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ9xOEQOBi2QqrbrqRuWzbOksxxCVjCcY2mtqlRr3e4R1t2vn8F3gVqpBZOUPOxiWs18MInrysFCNQxPWrQq2h-mPw6GuT46-etcZhPri_Qw7EswfLOC5DJ1ytEEBBXV1RRRS_Y6JFZ5X19r7mopGs9k_NHZsi1f0U9P-quXE7lWRHP4N54eRz0Ijtw/s987/Quilt%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="987" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ9xOEQOBi2QqrbrqRuWzbOksxxCVjCcY2mtqlRr3e4R1t2vn8F3gVqpBZOUPOxiWs18MInrysFCNQxPWrQq2h-mPw6GuT46-etcZhPri_Qw7EswfLOC5DJ1ytEEBBXV1RRRS_Y6JFZ5X19r7mopGs9k_NHZsi1f0U9P-quXE7lWRHP4N54eRz0Ijtw/w400-h393/Quilt%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love looking at the back of a quilt, and this one was no different.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih76HWSXXU-7Yxk3EGGfHq3SaK7E_RiggIOY10HpnI_BH_MuQqgV4tYz9jCQGJTRgk6Ebdp8olGHDLvGdFkW2_cdt7h_eU_BWOca3lSIEcKM44bIL_1BGsze57zpIM9BJrB30qdZzpYBg70CPQnZl-7iScz_t6twWr8aJ87IgAMHCXzSvN2Mz0v8Y6Xw/s966/Quilt%20Back.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="724" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih76HWSXXU-7Yxk3EGGfHq3SaK7E_RiggIOY10HpnI_BH_MuQqgV4tYz9jCQGJTRgk6Ebdp8olGHDLvGdFkW2_cdt7h_eU_BWOca3lSIEcKM44bIL_1BGsze57zpIM9BJrB30qdZzpYBg70CPQnZl-7iScz_t6twWr8aJ87IgAMHCXzSvN2Mz0v8Y6Xw/w300-h400/Quilt%20Back.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do you want to make your own block? Take a few minutes and jump over to </span><a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>Jen's blog</b></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. I know you will love what she's doing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks Jen for this wonderful block and awesome challenge! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana;"><i><b>And yes, I do believe Everyone Deserves a Quilt!</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4Ze7h6yuFo0QV84jx-mtJouhr9owN8oT7XkhCQpfhiaYCMxRo6LvEYhvG6Cop-49-yYTmipTLqbZl9y6R-Uadt2N417Dr5rdn48suPboqIPCNkCXCq1XIUYyCT8NGCzneFf54fiCzm-iWT_yppW_KlOATBsRbxKYbKAsL_nyuWNhBJFLShcRmp8HYw/s960/Quilt%20Final%20Image.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="728" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4Ze7h6yuFo0QV84jx-mtJouhr9owN8oT7XkhCQpfhiaYCMxRo6LvEYhvG6Cop-49-yYTmipTLqbZl9y6R-Uadt2N417Dr5rdn48suPboqIPCNkCXCq1XIUYyCT8NGCzneFf54fiCzm-iWT_yppW_KlOATBsRbxKYbKAsL_nyuWNhBJFLShcRmp8HYw/w304-h400/Quilt%20Final%20Image.png" width="304" /></a></span></div></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-77338087789207032132023-01-31T01:00:00.001-05:002023-01-31T01:00:00.228-05:00More Sample Sewing <p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The last few months I've been busy with sample making and pattern testing. I shared some <a href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2023/01/quilt-pictures.html"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>pictures</b></span></a> of quilts I recently made for Myra Barnes (<a href="https://busyhandsquilts.com/"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Busy Hands Quilts</b></span></a>) and today I'll share the last two quilts I made for Tammy Silvers (<a href="https://www.tamarinis.com/"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Tamarinis</b></span></a>)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll tell you right off that these pictures are not good and they do not do these quilts justice. <i>Sorry Tammy! </i>I actually had them packed and ready to send to her when I realized that I had not taken any pictures. I unpacked the box, threw them up on the design wall, took these two pictures, and got them packed up again just in time for the mail carrier. Whew! It was close, but I made it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is <a href="https://www.tamarinis.com/shop/All-Patterns/p/Fizz-x43783399.htm"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Fizz</b></span></a> and it is much easier than it looks. Tammy used the Studio 180 Tucker Trimmer, but I did not. Either way, this is a pretty quick quilt to make and I love the modern vibe it gives. This quilt measures 51" x 68".</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoY6JATNDI9NBeVI0X85U1lo-YWmm13dJEKih5A3J3z5LCuE9bV70cAkqkSRyEqKOk-OTXvFYbODb8UJKGX3l6J-BEzK6kisxtMGrjWabrJq5iRE6VY9JXrCiiJ3GIQ-gW2IJd4cHrggZKZ5o84K0-O_IxqYnz4BmnqjrCDL2NAmMFnqbiupTmvGwzw/s3721/Fizz.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3721" data-original-width="2947" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoY6JATNDI9NBeVI0X85U1lo-YWmm13dJEKih5A3J3z5LCuE9bV70cAkqkSRyEqKOk-OTXvFYbODb8UJKGX3l6J-BEzK6kisxtMGrjWabrJq5iRE6VY9JXrCiiJ3GIQ-gW2IJd4cHrggZKZ5o84K0-O_IxqYnz4BmnqjrCDL2NAmMFnqbiupTmvGwzw/w316-h400/Fizz.JPG" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While trimming the triangle units, you will have what are normally "waste" units. But, in her infinite ability to "waste not, want not," Tammy created a bonus quilt that is just as fun as the "real" quilt. This measures 42" x 48". </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/AVvXsEjgmKjkh7FQvEkrENH2ym087IOWlqg-wfn5yO9iNlMVcagouIu8t33GVC9EyIySn0kCNt6STpYzn40kfF4hMl2OTNs5Pz-gyAV8rtDBEQF4HzuHL76E2TGIApAFZhjPOY-m__3yflFve4qBbePl9Dq8cmx84jKDZlEttrGRl9Vj8FYSPbOisYLdMock-w/s2915/Fizz%20Bonus%20Quilt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2915" data-original-width="2668" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmKjkh7FQvEkrENH2ym087IOWlqg-wfn5yO9iNlMVcagouIu8t33GVC9EyIySn0kCNt6STpYzn40kfF4hMl2OTNs5Pz-gyAV8rtDBEQF4HzuHL76E2TGIApAFZhjPOY-m__3yflFve4qBbePl9Dq8cmx84jKDZlEttrGRl9Vj8FYSPbOisYLdMock-w/w366-h400/Fizz%20Bonus%20Quilt.JPG" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not bad, huh? One pattern, one set of fabric, and two quilts. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll be back tomorrow with my block for the <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Monthly Color Challenge</b></span></a> hosted by Jen of <a href="https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Patterns by Jen</b></span></a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>I'll share a secret... I followed Tammy's example and did a little more than the basics. Be sure to come check it out tomorrow. :-)</i></span></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-50017412962370877862023-01-24T07:30:00.001-05:002023-01-24T07:30:00.254-05:00Quilt Pictures<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In my last post I told you that I had been busy sewing for other people. Here are a few of the quilt tops I sewed for Myra Barnes of <a href="https://busyhandsquilts.com/"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Busy Hands Quilts</b></span></a> last couple of months. I always enjoy sewing with Myra's patterns. They are easy to follow and usually have at least four different size options and two fabric examples. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made two <a href="https://busyhandsquilts.com/search?q=cottage+love&options%5Bprefix%5D=last"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Cottage Love</b></span></a> quilts. This is a perfect example of how the same pattern can look so different just by choosing different fabrics. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiZxO3Up_tQQp_hvJw-aiSQmgntzcLkMPcy-ZVQNVcfEE9S40xuxvBBD3bwefBzl_Y5PrL_lmDcoawRZACUqAWw1OTC8_O-4rL72fd9HzjsrQFsF8HS31rGVxFTFwowzJEp1mFPdvas1BjWRQfvd9OGnvNFNBX5m2KjbCTdpeFJnR7eLMKlP0LceEjg/s4032/Cottage%20Love%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiZxO3Up_tQQp_hvJw-aiSQmgntzcLkMPcy-ZVQNVcfEE9S40xuxvBBD3bwefBzl_Y5PrL_lmDcoawRZACUqAWw1OTC8_O-4rL72fd9HzjsrQFsF8HS31rGVxFTFwowzJEp1mFPdvas1BjWRQfvd9OGnvNFNBX5m2KjbCTdpeFJnR7eLMKlP0LceEjg/w300-h400/Cottage%20Love%201.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuT3Fyx1ZK7ndOpHnrhDnZu-ePgOjjfBhTY1OGxtnaCly0mU92mcssACH1G8Ah6wZ0T7G26cTZEOZxn_lvNEM6lArQXATEUlUboJm_MQyJgw_IqoLW3rZJnvybWXTzOryO7CiGCZ8PE9gIPWSHra_PfbUlofE4XM165U4ETvFGykODXmfw6y4jxPtjA/s4032/Cottage%20Love%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuT3Fyx1ZK7ndOpHnrhDnZu-ePgOjjfBhTY1OGxtnaCly0mU92mcssACH1G8Ah6wZ0T7G26cTZEOZxn_lvNEM6lArQXATEUlUboJm_MQyJgw_IqoLW3rZJnvybWXTzOryO7CiGCZ8PE9gIPWSHra_PfbUlofE4XM165U4ETvFGykODXmfw6y4jxPtjA/w300-h400/Cottage%20Love%202.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is <a href="https://busyhandsquilts.com/products/sweetness-quilt-pattern-printed?_pos=2&_sid=8d08484dc&_ss=r"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Sweetness</b></span></a> and the name sure is fitting for this girly fabric. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYBtiUh-4pYC47tGVq7dPgXU7FccfdFsy7UlSBbTN9nu1oMXo4ptxGOqWrMeCPna0ggDG5pw8bTgxSU_o5O7nBZdKdCuW1_KFtfFaF5m3WxQ75UvWgDoTYdegBU9v6sVMsjidwo8PiYzbbxbGOd7eu8evJHEH57XFokkgq7JGqR3Ws4jDYUQ4kNtRVA/s4032/Sweetness.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYBtiUh-4pYC47tGVq7dPgXU7FccfdFsy7UlSBbTN9nu1oMXo4ptxGOqWrMeCPna0ggDG5pw8bTgxSU_o5O7nBZdKdCuW1_KFtfFaF5m3WxQ75UvWgDoTYdegBU9v6sVMsjidwo8PiYzbbxbGOd7eu8evJHEH57XFokkgq7JGqR3Ws4jDYUQ4kNtRVA/w300-h400/Sweetness.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This <a href="https://busyhandsquilts.com/search?q=around+the+world&options%5Bprefix%5D=last"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Around the World</b></span></a> was fast and easy to construct. I could not get a good picture of it, so you'll just have to trust me when I say it was beautiful. </span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjOVxWXfwJtfGXQiw5h4OKsnBE3YNq-MzJMJdPmcwP54h20X1ra_RZzqh1jolOadmwjqZoyEFfLUZ6R_AUcjPTaB00qd7-iAm0vl4huhXYlxfItbnc8e2WUxiyDoYkLY5u9qD-g4_9J8RfGDT7zqJqKWFTovI3KK4tyMxie-klcRL6dz7a_8IFK004Q/s4032/Around%20the%20World.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/AVvXsEhEjOVxWXfwJtfGXQiw5h4OKsnBE3YNq-MzJMJdPmcwP54h20X1ra_RZzqh1jolOadmwjqZoyEFfLUZ6R_AUcjPTaB00qd7-iAm0vl4huhXYlxfItbnc8e2WUxiyDoYkLY5u9qD-g4_9J8RfGDT7zqJqKWFTovI3KK4tyMxie-klcRL6dz7a_8IFK004Q/w300-h400/Around%20the%20World.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll share more again soon. :-) </span></div><p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-24516057213172992922023-01-18T08:00:00.012-05:002023-01-18T08:00:00.219-05:00Whew! It's been a long minute...<p>It has been quite some time since I posted anything, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been busy. </p><p>Besides "life" happening all too often, I've been doing some sewing for myself, but mostly I've been sewing for others - class and shop samples, pattern testing, etc. While I enjoy doing that, I do miss sewing just because I like a pattern and want to make the quilt. </p><p>I don't make resolutions, but I have promised myself that I will make time to sew for fun and not so much for work purposes. I have a lot of UFOs that need completed and I certainly have plenty of patterns waiting to be made. We all know that I also have enough fabric in my stash to sew for quite some time before I would need to buy anything. </p><p>In accordance with that promise to myself, I will also make time to post more frequently, even if it's just to share a picture. I am participating the Jen Shaffer's Monthly Color Challenge again this year, but I am not making blocks every month. Instead, I have picked a limited number and will be making those. I will be making and sharing the February block in a couple of weeks, so be sure to come back and look for that.</p><p>In the meantime, I'm going to sit back and enjoy the process. I'll hope you'll join me. :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnh3z1Of07vbXM9-vYHeie7e8Idci43My5G1DmOOhvAliDEce0JX6XAfD1E1ERWNDkVETqCU3AVKkuq6Io242BjP9lHVx9tivf59GGBwP7SeL8HhLBHj9DVFOb_aNx13AtD7AhERKbqDsWzjlYl2MqnCEaVnCSnRRu9OjJMJYlGICBR3Xc0FD9O4xyQ/s250/relax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="250" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnh3z1Of07vbXM9-vYHeie7e8Idci43My5G1DmOOhvAliDEce0JX6XAfD1E1ERWNDkVETqCU3AVKkuq6Io242BjP9lHVx9tivf59GGBwP7SeL8HhLBHj9DVFOb_aNx13AtD7AhERKbqDsWzjlYl2MqnCEaVnCSnRRu9OjJMJYlGICBR3Xc0FD9O4xyQ/w400-h296/relax.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-22385748650523687492022-08-18T06:00:00.001-04:002022-08-18T06:00:00.252-04:00Delivered Quilts<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In my last post (YIKES - that was over a month ago!), I shared pictures of a quilt I was making and my struggle with determining the borders. T</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">he quilt is done and delivered and I figured that I should share pictures. You can read more about this quilt and the smaller version I made <a href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2022/07/border-options.html"><b>HERE</b></a>. In that post, I described the story behind my fabric choices and why I chose this pattern.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This is the quilt that will be auctioned this weekend, with the proceeds going to Lexi who is struggling with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzsNlOZmNWBC6LnHQbkV15XOMWPNawxt0moehnyrMhA4zLqcxs5R04N1zsZmQUVn_qsnJR_H_jG7CB0-CNfMkphIq-Cw6pNQgwYeBFVnKZ7tk44z4Xk3v1cUyPk1b9PiQn1pfELkt3FsLAa0dGaLBBk6196qVKXb5nfM4SFjTI5gCeiLcPo1wLeUIEg/s3553/IMG_4668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3553" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzsNlOZmNWBC6LnHQbkV15XOMWPNawxt0moehnyrMhA4zLqcxs5R04N1zsZmQUVn_qsnJR_H_jG7CB0-CNfMkphIq-Cw6pNQgwYeBFVnKZ7tk44z4Xk3v1cUyPk1b9PiQn1pfELkt3FsLAa0dGaLBBk6196qVKXb5nfM4SFjTI5gCeiLcPo1wLeUIEg/w340-h400/IMG_4668.JPG" width="340" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The quilt measures 70" x 84" and will fit nicely on a twin bed. The pattern is called In a Flash and it's from the Quick as a Wink - 3 yard Quilt booklet. I quilted random loops throughout this quilt and I like how it looks on both the front and back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I made a lap size version of this quilt because I want Lexi to have a quilt to take with her to treatments and snuggle with while she is at home. If you have not done so already, please take a couple of minutes and read about the making of this quilt <a href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2022/07/border-options.html"><b>HERE</b></a> and I think you will have a good understanding of why I felt the need to make this quilt. I want Lexi to know and feel how much she is loved by her family and friends. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYN1LHvWqiL7iR1LFW1prqFLWuOmQ9BpieqMVlNBodFib75g2ktRiX7yaPoawwrrjyVWFHMbTLQCcRDADWDHXN7EJnUHZ_IDXJ1iGrQd9zczLgskn0TSOzr7EQPOvwEBqkm6eay2rsIjLi_ajlXoHVd8LEUToXqoWN6IRhG6HxyUIeoIbjcwBNRubPvA/s3196/IMG_4670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3196" data-original-width="2502" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYN1LHvWqiL7iR1LFW1prqFLWuOmQ9BpieqMVlNBodFib75g2ktRiX7yaPoawwrrjyVWFHMbTLQCcRDADWDHXN7EJnUHZ_IDXJ1iGrQd9zczLgskn0TSOzr7EQPOvwEBqkm6eay2rsIjLi_ajlXoHVd8LEUToXqoWN6IRhG6HxyUIeoIbjcwBNRubPvA/w314-h400/IMG_4670.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><br />Lexi's quilt measures 50" x 68" and I think that is a perfect lap size. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please keep Lexi and her family in your thoughts. She can use all the good vibes you can send.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been working on other projects and spending time with family. I'll share more on that soon. </span></span></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-3580636356139318062022-07-15T12:32:00.000-04:002022-07-15T12:32:24.285-04:00Border Options<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Does anyone else start thinking about their borders well before the quilt interior is fully sewn together? The blocks are made, but they are not together and my mind is racing with border ideas. This quilt has moved to the front of the line (over the Granny Square Quilt - whose borders have still not been decided!) because of an urgent need.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP9pr5Z2WedueQFUxihFd45M4On1VHDhmA_9VRztRpyuZC9P1IyjOwu_TzjX2GmlkEg9uDmrh4wfVliuURhD7Y352NJ6XeirWC7PPxcBx9y4PRGpaZsHR4DQw2lZVApeFETPWQ0irtJ_rtdcbfpBaAQu6yYOph-aK1MeNnzT4OVOKAfAdRMnEOe-ljQ/s3225/IMG_4518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="3225" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP9pr5Z2WedueQFUxihFd45M4On1VHDhmA_9VRztRpyuZC9P1IyjOwu_TzjX2GmlkEg9uDmrh4wfVliuURhD7Y352NJ6XeirWC7PPxcBx9y4PRGpaZsHR4DQw2lZVApeFETPWQ0irtJ_rtdcbfpBaAQu6yYOph-aK1MeNnzT4OVOKAfAdRMnEOe-ljQ/s320/IMG_4518.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The quilt is called In a Flash, and it is from the </span><a href="https://www.fabriccafe.com/Quick-As-A-Wink-3-Yard-Quilts-book-p/032040.htm" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Quick as a Wink 3-Yard Quilts</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> booklet. I have enlarged the quilt to the Twin size (instructions are included in booklet), but am changing the borders. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The quilt is needed quickly because it will be part of a fundraiser for a 23 year old friend of Jack's granddaughter who has just been diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I have been asked to use the Hodgkin's color (purple) and Lexi's favorite color (blue). </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are the original three fabrics I chose. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJMW5JGzZRfyEMgNd51YtKlW36YIUgARUuIq9VHp0Hy7iZciFfx9QKCDHPCGlzfFah1f7nu8sr080aZNQoHQ384d2lUGvxIE85K9ywBPAt_J5v4Xugc3E9B-H75Er4ZbQjapNVPFE-xP5N5mG3Cb-Ts1TokhE4Nfp9SxkRsd9seKlv9J_cT2M0poN9g/s3910/IMG_4515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3910" data-original-width="3006" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJMW5JGzZRfyEMgNd51YtKlW36YIUgARUuIq9VHp0Hy7iZciFfx9QKCDHPCGlzfFah1f7nu8sr080aZNQoHQ384d2lUGvxIE85K9ywBPAt_J5v4Xugc3E9B-H75Er4ZbQjapNVPFE-xP5N5mG3Cb-Ts1TokhE4Nfp9SxkRsd9seKlv9J_cT2M0poN9g/s320/IMG_4515.JPG" width="246" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I chose the pattern, not only because it can be made quickly, but because I see this as a very simplistic symbol of the path Lexi's is on right now. Let me try to explain...</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The purple fabric has arcs in it and I have made sure that they are all in the proper orientation in the quilt. The arcs remind me of rainbows, and rainbows remind me of good things - kind of like the calm after a storm. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir75m8Ww3d0FAI3VXmE-jEbGeI-ej_1GVyAsMFd5scrpxdxYzKHPdgOahYvK6y0DCR-GS1iyWT5EX4j5JlxNrZMk0Kw4g1WeQXNwvKS4P4CqBNFYrICpYheEs6hBvBUXokhEqsJaaVqUn7Ln7ZsYvJJarvCoUl_ZxqTdgxjQ8CsTKhHNSMruMYhGNbuA/s4032/IMG_4525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir75m8Ww3d0FAI3VXmE-jEbGeI-ej_1GVyAsMFd5scrpxdxYzKHPdgOahYvK6y0DCR-GS1iyWT5EX4j5JlxNrZMk0Kw4g1WeQXNwvKS4P4CqBNFYrICpYheEs6hBvBUXokhEqsJaaVqUn7Ln7ZsYvJJarvCoUl_ZxqTdgxjQ8CsTKhHNSMruMYhGNbuA/s320/IMG_4525.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This purple fabric is used for the big blocks and are a focal point (as is her disease right now), but they are surrounded by the light fabric. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To me, the light fabric is her support system - her friends, family, and medical caretakers. We are there to help her and to protect her as much as possible. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzbmZPFGU4spNFzZs3sj8oGS_h3pBRkRz9cyDDVd_zsHNR-ZVAROifFNpx2yjXOvRfSWHIs0Zp2UhM_68m_MftIzg9w1cqC_voTNVKVm0fNMu4IAmbPJqJwoj7lEw35pMcU0Mh-IoWYlWLQbkryvu3zWiDDM0NyQCxE4u-KZ0zkvN1mLrIANyfmHsTA/s4032/IMG_4524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzbmZPFGU4spNFzZs3sj8oGS_h3pBRkRz9cyDDVd_zsHNR-ZVAROifFNpx2yjXOvRfSWHIs0Zp2UhM_68m_MftIzg9w1cqC_voTNVKVm0fNMu4IAmbPJqJwoj7lEw35pMcU0Mh-IoWYlWLQbkryvu3zWiDDM0NyQCxE4u-KZ0zkvN1mLrIANyfmHsTA/s320/IMG_4524.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The final fabric includes a variety of shade of Lexi's favorite color - blue; but it also includes purple and a very light color similar to the lightest fabric. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjOwwaCGEoEGfRSfGzXK-846sEinL5MlVpUmYSlSaHhSqCtjmp_1d1nZj7b_ejy3O475_76UOl9_iGq6r6HGQ7W3h2TZVrXBg4zPxytid9KiogYKdL9uTMqshF6hThAgCzwSsJ6n4jaOi5203kcp1J_IVxFo9HzeJef1KeDQal9EE_uMuk_hVwB2n3Q/s4032/IMG_4528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjOwwaCGEoEGfRSfGzXK-846sEinL5MlVpUmYSlSaHhSqCtjmp_1d1nZj7b_ejy3O475_76UOl9_iGq6r6HGQ7W3h2TZVrXBg4zPxytid9KiogYKdL9uTMqshF6hThAgCzwSsJ6n4jaOi5203kcp1J_IVxFo9HzeJef1KeDQal9EE_uMuk_hVwB2n3Q/s320/IMG_4528.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can you </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">see the flowers in the fabric? They make me smile! This fabric has it all - her happy color, her disease, and her support system. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The pattern itself reminds me of a stepping stone or path. The disease is "in your face" right now, just like the big purple blocks. The blue and light fabric chain blocks represent Lexi's path to navigate through this terrible time, but they never stop or give up. They continue upwards and onwards and they include her support group to help her every step of the way. </span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-xhkEKbv7bQBigDJ24K1rWZbo3gLPdrnXpYSdxWmTBClCGrxaA4BBGQ47ERiHNSByUdhZFM_PKSzhROf3PKGmTAM3hBMrPTDTYMkp07g-4IBVB-bIcwqO_TSA2cu5s5e27kyZWRjhPjMOQaN_iouG2Afn8wFrucqjO8D67MK-kcSsAIFZrY_-Z4Nbw/s612/Stepping%20Stones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="612" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-xhkEKbv7bQBigDJ24K1rWZbo3gLPdrnXpYSdxWmTBClCGrxaA4BBGQ47ERiHNSByUdhZFM_PKSzhROf3PKGmTAM3hBMrPTDTYMkp07g-4IBVB-bIcwqO_TSA2cu5s5e27kyZWRjhPjMOQaN_iouG2Afn8wFrucqjO8D67MK-kcSsAIFZrY_-Z4Nbw/s320/Stepping%20Stones.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I am thinking of adding a fourth fabric - a fabric that will frame the blocks and "stop" the disease. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32_rMNr6HYui1VJ_CCtW83ca2P1oUlXz-ILQ4Sf7w1iBnG2SIbDTDJZAqSO7v2LLypyH4-8wDBxo_iVnfKoPM8qJPLOhncgp4EJ84L94oYUGIf4v89aKAQHuW22eqfvsTp8_Qyazppf7nQOF6xfRuzUdajsLaGmv5hPOo144HIrXwqgdcuP5uVSLnMQ/s4032/IMG_4530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32_rMNr6HYui1VJ_CCtW83ca2P1oUlXz-ILQ4Sf7w1iBnG2SIbDTDJZAqSO7v2LLypyH4-8wDBxo_iVnfKoPM8qJPLOhncgp4EJ84L94oYUGIf4v89aKAQHuW22eqfvsTp8_Qyazppf7nQOF6xfRuzUdajsLaGmv5hPOo144HIrXwqgdcuP5uVSLnMQ/s320/IMG_4530.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The rest of the borders are still in the pondering stage. After the dark frame, I'm thinking of a small border of the purple (the disease), another small border of light (friends, family, etc.), and end with it being all about Lexi - the blue fabric. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I'll share pictures of what I decide. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This quilt will be auctioned off, which means that Lexi will not have it. But, I have enough fabric that I am planning to make a duplicate, only smaller to give to Lexi. Hopefully she can take it with her to treatments or just sit with it and know that she is surrounded by love.</span></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-78317399626563751322022-07-10T11:58:00.002-04:002022-07-10T11:58:13.898-04:00A New Project To Share<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">So much for posting more frequently! :-( </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Honestly, I've not just been sitting around eating bon bons and twiddling my thumbs; but since I haven't been sharing anything here, it certainly feels like that's the case.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In the past two weeks, I have completed a couple of secret sewing project for <a href="https://www.tamarinis.com/"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Tammy Silvers</b></span></a> that I can't show yet, but I can show snippets. The first quilt is a Christmas quilt, and it is adorable. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Take a look at this block The quilt is fun and easy to put together and I think I am going to use the pattern to make a wall hanging and table runner. I may even make a few placemats to go along with it. It really is that adorable!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinc2vhAe4z4FdBYsL_h9BTVykzScwGLnt6hDbiYv7y4IbIkZ6X15mcx0PK9dEd0pU7ij1slX-ujHN0s4eOfKm7mGT-VIYB6syJtl_BmmoBws3pv9l70Fnir8cQ5AiLT__4-JQ1UgX8o5Rjel5nEIRa70HA6HQi2u6rbaJZIB11BtrKeCOjQ1uIEsRgUA/s3164/Ho%20Block%20Image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3164" data-original-width="3007" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinc2vhAe4z4FdBYsL_h9BTVykzScwGLnt6hDbiYv7y4IbIkZ6X15mcx0PK9dEd0pU7ij1slX-ujHN0s4eOfKm7mGT-VIYB6syJtl_BmmoBws3pv9l70Fnir8cQ5AiLT__4-JQ1UgX8o5Rjel5nEIRa70HA6HQi2u6rbaJZIB11BtrKeCOjQ1uIEsRgUA/s320/Ho%20Block%20Image.JPG" width="304" /></a></div><br />I completed another secret project for Tammy and it involves a lot (320!) flying geese units. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsPUutLwNyuyrgw85aEsqC6pWQ9bNVe8hvdm7L7TEwFda2EUeURefWLn6-1mdjUaaNr7S27cSLdrWskyTzyZcIx1x1RkP2xjUpTPygo_NljMhwQdrzy1siJKahtyaPsmetNp1vaYS8QpWHCtggEC7C69eAFeURKHyySbjtVq8G0ws42lgKyHJt5U9dQ/s4009/IMG_4443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="4009" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsPUutLwNyuyrgw85aEsqC6pWQ9bNVe8hvdm7L7TEwFda2EUeURefWLn6-1mdjUaaNr7S27cSLdrWskyTzyZcIx1x1RkP2xjUpTPygo_NljMhwQdrzy1siJKahtyaPsmetNp1vaYS8QpWHCtggEC7C69eAFeURKHyySbjtVq8G0ws42lgKyHJt5U9dQ/s320/IMG_4443.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yikes! That was a lot of trimming! I used a <a href="https://www.tamarinis.com/shop/Tools/p/Wing-Clipper-I-x46386402.htm"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Studio 180 Wing Clipper</b></span></a> to trim everything, so that made it much easier and faster. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-beAZLDEXaPL4q_MRA_Rjb3yyY_uaGcZimTmLEJQoJ3P8qGX1CYjmz3Zl1rDArkSfiEkzfKU-DEc4TuUegkQQYboybvGzWSVl2PiaIjIrGBcViLFAtG5D_OcFyvaqy9vvZb8SD46ClOdNQiuOWK94PCtGUy9Pwj1-jAo-BMUkXTzeZw_-MhP-utWleg/s4032/IMG_4444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-beAZLDEXaPL4q_MRA_Rjb3yyY_uaGcZimTmLEJQoJ3P8qGX1CYjmz3Zl1rDArkSfiEkzfKU-DEc4TuUegkQQYboybvGzWSVl2PiaIjIrGBcViLFAtG5D_OcFyvaqy9vvZb8SD46ClOdNQiuOWK94PCtGUy9Pwj1-jAo-BMUkXTzeZw_-MhP-utWleg/s320/IMG_4444.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've made some samples for upcoming classes, but I haven't taken pictures yet. Maybe this week...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I recently taught a Granny Squares Quilt class that was fun. I made <a href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2014/02/design-wall-monday.html"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>the original sample</b></span></a> I use for class back in 2014 and it was made using very traditional/30's reproduction fabrics. <i>(I made a <a href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2014/10/design-wall-monday.html"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>second version</b></span></a> of this quilt in late 2014 that is very different, but it was made using a specific fabric that is no longer available. Check that out <a href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2014/10/design-wall-monday.html"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>HERE</b></span></a>.) </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx_4Uv8DOtXTy6N07L6rH1j3_pJRX5TW1cpT8YdK6Gz7VMlisqL6x-309E6Gj4rVmKkwwLMHABAfrflr7FMSUMsvINW2k_lZ9wuudOet043gA8Uh62JjngRuN0mYhfP3LHbD-Ue9LCwUtdtgEBblNok3GL-IUfC4kF8bOO54GmsL1HgYXfDcZwpMAVQ/s1600/Granny%20Squares.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1372" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx_4Uv8DOtXTy6N07L6rH1j3_pJRX5TW1cpT8YdK6Gz7VMlisqL6x-309E6Gj4rVmKkwwLMHABAfrflr7FMSUMsvINW2k_lZ9wuudOet043gA8Uh62JjngRuN0mYhfP3LHbD-Ue9LCwUtdtgEBblNok3GL-IUfC4kF8bOO54GmsL1HgYXfDcZwpMAVQ/s320/Granny%20Squares.JPG" width="274" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">While I still like the original quilt (and second version), I decided I wanted an updated and larger version so I headed to my stash and pulled out an older Alison Glass Sun Prints 2.5" strip pack. I found a fabric that I liked for the background and made up some blocks and step-out samples. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSjNEZzFgW5SxJertlKKiecLie-9GtJ1LI8ZPfLNRfYGon7amPoBkJtb-zBdqjy8RvTjCd2ITOoEvse8abCfqSusXmuiGflGkZiYgmastqBUOA4fODVxH99iACuscFWMCVZ7OgFOQ6LnrwZLNwRiisMAKBXRN2C7th7_CjvZSljJU1CIhV_czKJmPdA/s4032/IMG_4508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSjNEZzFgW5SxJertlKKiecLie-9GtJ1LI8ZPfLNRfYGon7amPoBkJtb-zBdqjy8RvTjCd2ITOoEvse8abCfqSusXmuiGflGkZiYgmastqBUOA4fODVxH99iACuscFWMCVZ7OgFOQ6LnrwZLNwRiisMAKBXRN2C7th7_CjvZSljJU1CIhV_czKJmPdA/s320/IMG_4508.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX5BK_7PkGaQMoXyBQ_yXPz82wPTN6OJvHgZYfAdSm5_NL5T0aN89dUy_gjzYTI7ssFrvt-K0eMVXgd4WzOjK7xEY999L2pGqGyF1Kimfy6TBNmquKffOAS1jkVy_98Y3YlsKN-X3S9TNntdXD23tJEVXmNp5PHpg4Mv9se04e5c-TFr7LGkQmVq8qw/s4032/IMG_4509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX5BK_7PkGaQMoXyBQ_yXPz82wPTN6OJvHgZYfAdSm5_NL5T0aN89dUy_gjzYTI7ssFrvt-K0eMVXgd4WzOjK7xEY999L2pGqGyF1Kimfy6TBNmquKffOAS1jkVy_98Y3YlsKN-X3S9TNntdXD23tJEVXmNp5PHpg4Mv9se04e5c-TFr7LGkQmVq8qw/s320/IMG_4509.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrhk-smycIY9P0kmcX3twTfFRnNAIukGWetJpkL5ZazZ4LvFhU2IWGJ_LWH8JrIWwrTeSXALn5ueK3pLLiztl9zrT2TxLCZQFNZihY_q2LK7AS1FqN-sY-8nL-_Sd6sCF-km7elVaWcuNsXTVFe2yGeoS7m8gnJC28e63HFYvCWXEeQbvZhGQRNgxaQ/s4032/IMG_4510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrhk-smycIY9P0kmcX3twTfFRnNAIukGWetJpkL5ZazZ4LvFhU2IWGJ_LWH8JrIWwrTeSXALn5ueK3pLLiztl9zrT2TxLCZQFNZihY_q2LK7AS1FqN-sY-8nL-_Sd6sCF-km7elVaWcuNsXTVFe2yGeoS7m8gnJC28e63HFYvCWXEeQbvZhGQRNgxaQ/s320/IMG_4510.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I needed to add a couple of fabrics to end up with the required number of blocks, so I pulled two from my stash that I felt blended well. I am happy with the choice. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLtnD7rnN6VJ2CpHJ9JKAcpPJpdvZTYtpV3Q1gLFeEziDLfjsjP0m_4UmcAY7_bmdt3cYkSl6H5Va7M7UV0tNVHbvI0dgjNFbkHuJ-Y1z_n9eAJxJodWhJlmvowB9Asz8bFjSwpiJzFOoG3gxjDjN-s8baVZ5DF8GQ2h6_a4TGiTa-lIi41BWi6uzJA/s4032/IMG_4512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLtnD7rnN6VJ2CpHJ9JKAcpPJpdvZTYtpV3Q1gLFeEziDLfjsjP0m_4UmcAY7_bmdt3cYkSl6H5Va7M7UV0tNVHbvI0dgjNFbkHuJ-Y1z_n9eAJxJodWhJlmvowB9Asz8bFjSwpiJzFOoG3gxjDjN-s8baVZ5DF8GQ2h6_a4TGiTa-lIi41BWi6uzJA/s320/IMG_4512.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I sewed and trimmed 48 blocks and decided to put them up on the design wall right away, instead of putting them away and work on something "more pressing." <i>That's just one of the many ways I end up with a bunch of UFOs and I was determined that would not happen with this quilt.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Here are the blocks, with no sashing added yet. I wanted to get an idea of the layout and be sure no two adjacent blocks had the same fabric. Until I put this on the wall, I didn't realize how many yellow fabrics I used in making the blocks. hahaha</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywUxI4viIJPVbo2CTBRsXaZLBPYq46SAyOmixEHTTRM8YclPOd0AniExsr9Cxt8ozWwjXJw7dcgEdtYh7AaGrEaR-8HVWqufZufo4J9wi6BtuLW3Ur11RhByIxf1MsbFSPsdte7b-pxhofyTbZi2NttvxZ6y4_WB2eYzfHYX35TppYrLFNnuJmnMXOg/s4032/IMG_4506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywUxI4viIJPVbo2CTBRsXaZLBPYq46SAyOmixEHTTRM8YclPOd0AniExsr9Cxt8ozWwjXJw7dcgEdtYh7AaGrEaR-8HVWqufZufo4J9wi6BtuLW3Ur11RhByIxf1MsbFSPsdte7b-pxhofyTbZi2NttvxZ6y4_WB2eYzfHYX35TppYrLFNnuJmnMXOg/s320/IMG_4506.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have started to sew in the vertical sashing strips and then sew rows together. After that, I'll add the horizontal sashing and decide about a border. I have a fabric I am considering, but I'm not sure about it and won't be until that top is complete. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TqodI58tEum-Tlt4uN39CxzgZs0tOHBhmh6JmS6AneMhI2kqJcVi6IlGfljVpXXZw2SU3WXl3_4-HoRcBTJOM_74zcvV4iQcV2foWX4zrFyDjkrerR5jabjAh7Jbdz7N15MgRsaJANQi5EJu_TEnRMiRnYq9autnV40tU9U0QSSQth5kt432Gmb5bQ/s3481/IMG_4507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3481" data-original-width="3004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TqodI58tEum-Tlt4uN39CxzgZs0tOHBhmh6JmS6AneMhI2kqJcVi6IlGfljVpXXZw2SU3WXl3_4-HoRcBTJOM_74zcvV4iQcV2foWX4zrFyDjkrerR5jabjAh7Jbdz7N15MgRsaJANQi5EJu_TEnRMiRnYq9autnV40tU9U0QSSQth5kt432Gmb5bQ/s320/IMG_4507.JPG" width="276" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I have projects on which I should be sewing, but I needed a break from "required" work and this is perfect! I am looking forward to seeing this updated version of a very traditional pattern. :-) </span></div></div></div></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-37919904340743579712022-05-22T19:24:00.001-04:002022-05-22T19:24:57.171-04:00Whew! It's Been a Long Time<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It sure has been a long time since I've posted. I thought about posting many times over the past two months or so, but I could just never find the time. Well, today's the day that I decided to make some time.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I've been busy creating beautiful quilts (some for myself, but more for designer samples), filling a long-term sub- teaching assignment, and just plain trying to play catch up. Jack and I had a wonderful time last month at the AQS show in Paducah. We traveled with six friends and had a magnificent time with them. This was our first time going to the show and I'm pretty sure that it won't be the last. The quilts were amazing!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As I said earlier, I've been sewing samples for a couple of designers. I'll share a few pictures today and try to share more over the next week or so.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As you probably know, I sew quilt samples and test patterns from Myra Barnes of <a href="https://busyhandsquilts.com/"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Busy Hands Quilts</span></b></a>. I enjoy creating with her patterns and was honored to sew to a couple of quilts for her recently. Myra sent these fabrics for <a href="https://busyhandsquilts.com/collections/all-quilt-patterns/products/waterfall-quilt-pattern-printed"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Waterfall</span></b></a>, which is quite easy to make. <i>(This is the third one I've sewn for her.)</i> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh1VlQy57dVdCLnxc1x9bwyXRGBsfq-R6ppm14cGJF7WhFONPL8qE4aF98pk_GXAx7ES36yWTkzR-xyKXfeXjPPq1y89H41935XJfX50gHLAskUBkjmL_lWhZ80UqAuHAtYWbXzRrrlVQUrQY3AdWEMH-EDI6CQW7utBCGZ-hTSMrvlYkOBa2B6r1oA/s3699/IMG_3659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3699" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh1VlQy57dVdCLnxc1x9bwyXRGBsfq-R6ppm14cGJF7WhFONPL8qE4aF98pk_GXAx7ES36yWTkzR-xyKXfeXjPPq1y89H41935XJfX50gHLAskUBkjmL_lWhZ80UqAuHAtYWbXzRrrlVQUrQY3AdWEMH-EDI6CQW7utBCGZ-hTSMrvlYkOBa2B6r1oA/s320/IMG_3659.JPG" width="262" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The resulting quilt was spectacular, even though my picture is not!</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oUPqwIrmOqQRzjWT-TNVfISCEYgMpqBnDIXGgemkjwPaXX_GoS29fq5GvY8JylvVqV9VXsIeZnibxcoh2kc-pUcE9i8V09B5diLfUNvWqYUKaYmUIDE7SUr6geee7yDkb9H2bD5SHaFOUPk1fKtP7mo317WV-xOxPsscUW7MAeKTOyDCG2qUapyZUA/s3912/IMG_3674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3912" data-original-width="3001" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oUPqwIrmOqQRzjWT-TNVfISCEYgMpqBnDIXGgemkjwPaXX_GoS29fq5GvY8JylvVqV9VXsIeZnibxcoh2kc-pUcE9i8V09B5diLfUNvWqYUKaYmUIDE7SUr6geee7yDkb9H2bD5SHaFOUPk1fKtP7mo317WV-xOxPsscUW7MAeKTOyDCG2qUapyZUA/s320/IMG_3674.JPG" width="245" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">While is looks the same, <a href="https://busyhandsquilts.com/collections/all-quilt-patterns/products/waterfall-ii-quilt-pattern-printed"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Waterfall II</span></b></a> is made using just once color family. These are the fabrics Myra sent for that quilt.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi429y5FsRDA_EwTLGpv1zpAvox1OejtN4E5xE1Qx1ok5-t-Y1QsY_eGrkG_Y8bdFJ1L1xU1xOsboVyKuh-gHLiSIDMYEw9wvPjtkiQ-cazwgrGsEHFfGDX5MxawdvjqvHuwz22wl1SkdxGC9cO7z2O81XX9rssZmQ7vqTMqVftabqbh4tSYcSbHV0Ghg/s4032/IMG_3676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi429y5FsRDA_EwTLGpv1zpAvox1OejtN4E5xE1Qx1ok5-t-Y1QsY_eGrkG_Y8bdFJ1L1xU1xOsboVyKuh-gHLiSIDMYEw9wvPjtkiQ-cazwgrGsEHFfGDX5MxawdvjqvHuwz22wl1SkdxGC9cO7z2O81XX9rssZmQ7vqTMqVftabqbh4tSYcSbHV0Ghg/s320/IMG_3676.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">These were all used in the Waterfall quilt shown above; but this time the fabrics are all blue. Again, a stunning quilt resulted. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBl8oUgyWWn_RuWQ_7xLPU47p96WEcRmVsonl9ZNjvMEiKQhAM07jW6-8K9LR2osfgBTi4D26sEPdaSmGwERiSnBKYIyaGhQPezU9hkO4iSjPlLi0z29yie0ZTb4aW7Nfxw2jNfAIx64yYuxSqd81OdFoLV41cdwjGKFiVtyeBCbLVB6zYuvI9UYVYg/s3839/IMG_3735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3839" data-original-width="3006" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBl8oUgyWWn_RuWQ_7xLPU47p96WEcRmVsonl9ZNjvMEiKQhAM07jW6-8K9LR2osfgBTi4D26sEPdaSmGwERiSnBKYIyaGhQPezU9hkO4iSjPlLi0z29yie0ZTb4aW7Nfxw2jNfAIx64yYuxSqd81OdFoLV41cdwjGKFiVtyeBCbLVB6zYuvI9UYVYg/s320/IMG_3735.JPG" width="251" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />I just received fabric from Myra to create another Waterfall II quilt and I can't wait to share that with you. It is going to be gorgeous. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Besides sewing for Myra, I've been sewing for Tammy Silvers of <a href="https://www.tamarinis.com/"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Tamarinis</span></b></a>. Here is her <a href="https://www.tamarinis.com/shop/All-Patterns/p/Juxtaposition-x10094989.htm"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Juxtaposition</span></b></a> quilt made using Kaffe Fassett fabrics. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL__za-GByVxoPhwCWkprx2PsLZBtgOijGrjarcjUi-lP__mHHbdkCLjHygbUPP_mhFor10KM7SU_7Y2rHk1wq7b-7hxNWHOKdEQO6nOO6U8agCw0Yy-HtWu_RvAbz6Fj6YISBUjOkOw5yqwNozErHrMhp-3038FfKhZwxIakCXQFLJm510FADNbtVEA/s3876/IMG_3651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3876" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL__za-GByVxoPhwCWkprx2PsLZBtgOijGrjarcjUi-lP__mHHbdkCLjHygbUPP_mhFor10KM7SU_7Y2rHk1wq7b-7hxNWHOKdEQO6nOO6U8agCw0Yy-HtWu_RvAbz6Fj6YISBUjOkOw5yqwNozErHrMhp-3038FfKhZwxIakCXQFLJm510FADNbtVEA/s320/IMG_3651.JPG" width="250" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is one of my favorite patterns to use when I need a quick and easy-to-make quilt. I've made it twice before and it always looks great, no matter if you choose the three fabric version or the more scrappy one that is made using pre-cuts. Here are a couple of pictures of two quilts made using the three fabric method. These were taken before the quilts were trimmed, quilted, and bound. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7XQjEWuGCRoClxZnVyWnrCPQBD0Rpy5HVyYNa7-m1KKbenV9dkAYOxkT-USj-OdPI6JYhG3luBayBo5ny9Y8UOnEqWMyDIAfAdjorvCyFJAcYBr7c1KbygOsgsqYYhRpe_gyyRro3HVJbcpbDdPDXK3_GB9ui1N1LXdR2_c3KAF_vPBHtNuF76KKAw/s1926/Juxtaposition%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="1555" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7XQjEWuGCRoClxZnVyWnrCPQBD0Rpy5HVyYNa7-m1KKbenV9dkAYOxkT-USj-OdPI6JYhG3luBayBo5ny9Y8UOnEqWMyDIAfAdjorvCyFJAcYBr7c1KbygOsgsqYYhRpe_gyyRro3HVJbcpbDdPDXK3_GB9ui1N1LXdR2_c3KAF_vPBHtNuF76KKAw/s320/Juxtaposition%201.jpg" width="258" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLi4KMozEK-QMq2zBHocfTW0-XHO66CHpTMF9kmMtVbps7mcHRO7n3SKC7FsPre4ASSqpahL580YJUiOtAwLiojb5RUyPiheDwOohYh65kzXnPHeifVik3j1gnik3_ZGUrLGaPVVotJBHDv6bZqvFETd5mHGaeuk_tc3UQP-oONieJGDdUIpUTcp7gQ/s2038/Juxtaposition%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="1615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLi4KMozEK-QMq2zBHocfTW0-XHO66CHpTMF9kmMtVbps7mcHRO7n3SKC7FsPre4ASSqpahL580YJUiOtAwLiojb5RUyPiheDwOohYh65kzXnPHeifVik3j1gnik3_ZGUrLGaPVVotJBHDv6bZqvFETd5mHGaeuk_tc3UQP-oONieJGDdUIpUTcp7gQ/s320/Juxtaposition%202.jpg" width="254" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>I'll update with more pictures soon. In the meantime, I hope you have the opportunity to take the advice that I found on a candy wrapper. :-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8r-Wtp7g0Amt-vXscE-BP6mwR602ekCn_sO_AkfqZZEs8MqhIfASk5bk9U2KQ-g51q7xiWntE5qd0R11QSKBp_EMMSf82FZl0wDCm6rs8LF3kszZXXdg6p_0tcfk4Pfgfg1fFh3MesdpHY782bjzMukbV1xK0EsJhJBWzF28VnDOnSFJIL2zCLWPEw/s4032/IMG_0869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8r-Wtp7g0Amt-vXscE-BP6mwR602ekCn_sO_AkfqZZEs8MqhIfASk5bk9U2KQ-g51q7xiWntE5qd0R11QSKBp_EMMSf82FZl0wDCm6rs8LF3kszZXXdg6p_0tcfk4Pfgfg1fFh3MesdpHY782bjzMukbV1xK0EsJhJBWzF28VnDOnSFJIL2zCLWPEw/s320/IMG_0869.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-61431975114121780482022-02-03T05:00:00.001-05:002022-02-03T05:00:00.236-05:00Quilting Celebrations<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A very common thing that many quilter do when sharing a project is to point out what they perceive as "mistakes." I can't tell you how many times I look at a wonderful quilt and then hear things like:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">1) There are a bunch of seams that don't match up right.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2) I've cut off the tips of my star points.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">3) That blue (insert whatever color you want) really doesn't match the other colors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">4) I didn't really follow the pattern, and it shows.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">5) My quilting/binding, etc. is not very good.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">6) This is just an easy project that has been sitting around for a lot of years. I should have finished it years ago. </span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">We need to STOP saying these things!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Instead, we should be pointing out all the positive and WONDERFUL things about our projects.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Let's try this instead:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">1) I learned so much in the process of working on this quilt, and practice makes perfect on seam intersections.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2) I didn't make mistakes and cut off the points. I made a design change and created the "Pointless Star Wonder Quilt!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">3) I have expanded my palette and am learning that a quilt is so interesting when you step outside the box and throw in a color or fabric that is not considered "normal." I'm living on the quilting edge! Why don't you join me?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">4) I started with a pattern and then spun off and tried my own thing. It was challenging, but a great experience. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">5) I've been trying new things and am learning how to free motion quilt/bind my own quilts. That means I am finishing projects and THAT is amazing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">6) I am excited to have completed a project that I set aside because I didn't know how to finish it/got bored with it, etc. I am meeting my goal of clearing out UFOs and I am thrilled about that!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>*******************************</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I think we should all take a lesson from my grandson's teacher. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Take a look at this picture and read the sign that he got to wear at school for an entire day - AN ENTIRE DAY OF BEING PROUD OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUnX8I2yd2cN-BMtaVcMhRz5w09ntXyg8MlFvq0D5PRNmP6qmzvmR-N2dT3NEstw6mv3CGTnK2Q1gILNAix_kToanDGQw5zXhNm6gKnMcpzZJTMpIV4nccJMvuVzics-HJwT2k-9pCuD_p2MeCo24WQP_pP6OTvCdyBLS0o77LiduRvGWEZGooDnN0pA=s840" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUnX8I2yd2cN-BMtaVcMhRz5w09ntXyg8MlFvq0D5PRNmP6qmzvmR-N2dT3NEstw6mv3CGTnK2Q1gILNAix_kToanDGQw5zXhNm6gKnMcpzZJTMpIV4nccJMvuVzics-HJwT2k-9pCuD_p2MeCo24WQP_pP6OTvCdyBLS0o77LiduRvGWEZGooDnN0pA=s320" width="286" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We should all be thrilled with our progress - no matter how small we think it is. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We need to start looking at our talents and triumphs and not our downfalls. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We need to be proud of reaching our goals or stepping up to challenges; and we need to be excited to share what we've done. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We also need to be excited for others who are setting goals and reaching them or stepping outside their comfort zone and trying new techniques. We really need to be excited for those people who are just starting out on this amazing quilting journey. It's a great trip and is even more great to have some friends along for the ride. :-) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><i>What was your goal or success story today? </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><i>I'd love for you to tell me about it!</i></span></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-48201615858235178792022-01-31T05:00:00.001-05:002022-01-31T05:00:00.244-05:00Together Quilt and Sew Along<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am hosting a <span style="color: #ff00fe; font-weight: bold;">Together We Sew Along </span>for a private Facebook group to which I belong.<span style="color: #ff00fe; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>We are</span> using <a href="https://www.aquiltinglife.com/2021/03/the-together-quilt-stitch-pink-2021.html/"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Sherri McConnell's</span></b></a> Together quilt pattern and many of the participants are using the <a href="https://www.aquiltinglife.com/2021/03/sincerely-yours-fabrics-by-sherri-chelsi.html/"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Sincerely Yours</span></b></a> fabric collection. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZmekzTPoL8Z1eBQP1pHot9-8WrgXYev-Vbx8pgYb3cQZj3z52Ohkz7z1GpHgK2QNMK1D6bBtfv576tL6Ql4VWD5hQkVbQW4YivKf0y9DGvU0COHnAgHC-jJuTvBMHjPFUo5sDZmtylwtJ1jdHapxvbD5ZSXq6JEnhJKIlWYjHZWo0XehmtCP_RA9jMA=s1163" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="978" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZmekzTPoL8Z1eBQP1pHot9-8WrgXYev-Vbx8pgYb3cQZj3z52Ohkz7z1GpHgK2QNMK1D6bBtfv576tL6Ql4VWD5hQkVbQW4YivKf0y9DGvU0COHnAgHC-jJuTvBMHjPFUo5sDZmtylwtJ1jdHapxvbD5ZSXq6JEnhJKIlWYjHZWo0XehmtCP_RA9jMA=w336-h400" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I've been doing my demos for the Sew Along using the same collection, but I'm making my quilt out of fabric from my stash. I will be giving my quilt away to an individual who is retiring after 30+ years of teaching elementary students. She is a wonderful person who is very patriotic. With that in mind, my blocks are all made using a variety of creams, blues, and reds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv0nfhuQ5VV5nGmGBxbPjfMS9wip7_hoJcjxAIj311AZAR4NwMoPu6qljoNVxluHrfxnr9Onf-W8CxJ-jQHIDaFMwiIrafOvVYhdpoPrvGiz412RyxmMSkC8VrtVZkWGnZfoZV6q7lDKhLpIsvK-okvsDqSTroVQy96_T-rZPCJXgryHyqNjk7TW9VYQ=s3008" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="3008" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv0nfhuQ5VV5nGmGBxbPjfMS9wip7_hoJcjxAIj311AZAR4NwMoPu6qljoNVxluHrfxnr9Onf-W8CxJ-jQHIDaFMwiIrafOvVYhdpoPrvGiz412RyxmMSkC8VrtVZkWGnZfoZV6q7lDKhLpIsvK-okvsDqSTroVQy96_T-rZPCJXgryHyqNjk7TW9VYQ=w400-h386" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">All of the blocks are sewn, and I will be introducing the sashing and cornerstones to the participants this week. I am loving these blocks!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>Did you notice that I put them up on the wall in the shape of a heart? Ok, it's a pretty rough heart, but it's still a heart. hahaha</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I'll share pictures soon of the top when it's complete. I am looking forward to finishing this and gifting it. </span></div><p></p>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753705551115638647.post-13227633596803678562022-01-30T04:00:00.001-05:002022-01-30T04:00:00.218-05:00Special Quilt from 2013<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jack and I made a quick trip to the library Saturday to pick up some books that had been ordered in for us. There was also a special Lunar New Year celebration that sounded interesting, so we scheduled our trip around that. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLGfJq2ZPWx5mPXYfIQ8gNyljG0pnGYUSagIU4kxo4e1yB6XSiLkD9mWU7i0_K7zBvBagcg4lTgIZh2sc5gMXfs7AXqZrnA6MKmigBVvpND5j-FbTPNxbHP_hX9tLcrYX1vEOOAO5YkipGFqAzNrZ1p27gOwAEzXvCeUL7DEqtvfQVJh4oxvFaxdSfqQ=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLGfJq2ZPWx5mPXYfIQ8gNyljG0pnGYUSagIU4kxo4e1yB6XSiLkD9mWU7i0_K7zBvBagcg4lTgIZh2sc5gMXfs7AXqZrnA6MKmigBVvpND5j-FbTPNxbHP_hX9tLcrYX1vEOOAO5YkipGFqAzNrZ1p27gOwAEzXvCeUL7DEqtvfQVJh4oxvFaxdSfqQ=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ring in the year of the tiger at our sixth-annual, all-ages Lunar New Year party! We'll celebrate with plenty of food you can take home, games, and crafts for attendees. Learn about the lunar calendar, nosh on traditional and Asian-fusion treats, and have an all-around fantastic Saturday! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></i><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pick up a take-out container filled with handmade dumplings, noodles, sticky sesame wings, rice cakes, and more. Stick around to make tiger masks and pellet drums, and be prepared for plenty of fun!</span> </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">We enjoyed ourselves, learned some interesting things, and even walked out with lunch. :-)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">While we were there, I took a few minutes to go to the Children's Section. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">In 2013, I was honored to make a quilt for the re-opening of the library. I blogged about it <a href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/2013/07/design-wall-monday.html"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">HERE</span></b></a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj73E_2AgO8MwQXrkOah9123Z3OjLsoRm3fx-XsgVOqgvKwDunkD77ifUld93bOov1TWDPuRUhLN7rw-lTDdzFwJVOSmfIgiC1EXYi2E-QzWOO4Xe_05Y8UzmD2b1nBw5ceBXYHomdC14OWn9QV_nfFzn69fdlTVJ7tL6v6bp2_nIxfHs_wRng_z8fCQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj73E_2AgO8MwQXrkOah9123Z3OjLsoRm3fx-XsgVOqgvKwDunkD77ifUld93bOov1TWDPuRUhLN7rw-lTDdzFwJVOSmfIgiC1EXYi2E-QzWOO4Xe_05Y8UzmD2b1nBw5ceBXYHomdC14OWn9QV_nfFzn69fdlTVJ7tL6v6bp2_nIxfHs_wRng_z8fCQA" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />The quilt hangs on the back wall of the Children's Section and can be seen from the main area. Of course I've seen it many times over the years, but I hadn't really looked at it closely for quite some time.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimDQfkmOfGGmRmh0Zcglfo317GscBDA2sm7MuFAM3h2BcKEE1NKpat48zVsxpAd4h_hjUxMuUs2psacK1svBlaQaOct2-H2UBVZ1PvoSXZHAdoYveLZVqNEtJ7OOCGTtK8n_tMLqojptJaxto8tE3rJf1oJluXDn-nFCi0s8F7O7erZkNtLtlqzih4pw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimDQfkmOfGGmRmh0Zcglfo317GscBDA2sm7MuFAM3h2BcKEE1NKpat48zVsxpAd4h_hjUxMuUs2psacK1svBlaQaOct2-H2UBVZ1PvoSXZHAdoYveLZVqNEtJ7OOCGTtK8n_tMLqojptJaxto8tE3rJf1oJluXDn-nFCi0s8F7O7erZkNtLtlqzih4pw=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I will admit that this was a bit challenging for me, as all of the blocks had been made using paint - sometimes multiple layers of paint - and the blocks were stiff. Looking at it now, I wish that I had found a more fun way to lay out the blocks, but I am certainly NOT criticizing my work. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmeVgk7Gwqy50Yox8-DRS5sgEpPXrEaqI0trvnUpsfBttlGPYWIN2gLtOLCACjQRfKEA6Fdx1U8mukV6Fy4f2FrVSKIw2pVlC-37zBWeAmqlDmnwhBsktw9OuhP0jYx7A9LdtAtuBR5bVlrEWp2A4aKRqNVUlZPedfrZhsTcnw0s15HxH1KxuCLFSV-Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmeVgk7Gwqy50Yox8-DRS5sgEpPXrEaqI0trvnUpsfBttlGPYWIN2gLtOLCACjQRfKEA6Fdx1U8mukV6Fy4f2FrVSKIw2pVlC-37zBWeAmqlDmnwhBsktw9OuhP0jYx7A9LdtAtuBR5bVlrEWp2A4aKRqNVUlZPedfrZhsTcnw0s15HxH1KxuCLFSV-Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></span></a></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I think the thing I like best and remember most about this quilt was being present during the unveiling. It was fun to see youngsters looking for their blocks and showing them off to their parents. I was also excited to meet the artists and let them tell me about their blocks. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0rDcmPHKqA9IY-TK0pFELPyivsmOIU4c0sSc1aj5VguLOXFKdYkwp9U2LLUtTBo05x2SeMFb74EVK7cybHBaxlmvNxiC7hohtFbPrTizamrrRShOtXKFySlPKzUHzcUiEQfvoLwrS5LF8eodWFPl2FAp-m6ik-anu2Z_Cs1nl0a91UDpSknIp2GStg=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0rDcmPHKqA9IY-TK0pFELPyivsmOIU4c0sSc1aj5VguLOXFKdYkwp9U2LLUtTBo05x2SeMFb74EVK7cybHBaxlmvNxiC7hohtFbPrTizamrrRShOtXKFySlPKzUHzcUiEQfvoLwrS5LF8eodWFPl2FAp-m6ik-anu2Z_Cs1nl0a91UDpSknIp2GStg=w400-h300" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sometimes it's just plain nice to look back at the quilts we've made and reminisce about the process.</span></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367233832927065962noreply@blogger.com2