tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29574766623846860922024-03-17T00:25:42.057-07:00So Many Quilts, So Little Time!Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-40401489006884427962022-10-19T07:03:00.000-07:002022-10-19T07:03:43.081-07:00Fell Off the Wagon<div style="text-align: center;"> It was bound to happen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had stuck to my guns until I saw Laundry Basket Quilts' pattern,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Alaska Magic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToRyMbCauObCVnW8je76KnwWMtR4YHzHIE8Z0Bg0iKMX2g4p9LT5vtj_N43rrJztbsMSohw3VUvlg-QvDzZTZrY-9dtKbHXf8CMXSzqgSgXPkSMWx4odj2qE5bbMxndm9zNbt14vTXVxMCH9j0pfauLDvd68-_swDfP02_r9pO2taLW1evvD_JYNE/s1500/3220538939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToRyMbCauObCVnW8je76KnwWMtR4YHzHIE8Z0Bg0iKMX2g4p9LT5vtj_N43rrJztbsMSohw3VUvlg-QvDzZTZrY-9dtKbHXf8CMXSzqgSgXPkSMWx4odj2qE5bbMxndm9zNbt14vTXVxMCH9j0pfauLDvd68-_swDfP02_r9pO2taLW1evvD_JYNE/s320/3220538939.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I told myself,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "It is template pieced. I will be learning a new technique.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the color palette is what I want to redo my bedroom in."</div><div style="text-align: center;">So...I now own the pattern, templates and fabric for the quilt. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will wait until 2023 though to start it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the meantime,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I continue to make progress on my 2022 goals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkA3E5Hh1ySvCycr71MccZWGRJmjhd68OpcpNb04c1LKpH-XhzAwaZgsotYcaRIA83R3KkXIOhZzE6gCnVGsODCat0JhYOOpN8OFpG49JBI2z9Sfpj1dvZCtPW2J3S3OPrfQX3nwI5D9-1pZ43WP8crxGkpZ3EdTIgt0LzF4lJfBYoe5un2DvSp7v/s2563/IMG-3989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="2346" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkA3E5Hh1ySvCycr71MccZWGRJmjhd68OpcpNb04c1LKpH-XhzAwaZgsotYcaRIA83R3KkXIOhZzE6gCnVGsODCat0JhYOOpN8OFpG49JBI2z9Sfpj1dvZCtPW2J3S3OPrfQX3nwI5D9-1pZ43WP8crxGkpZ3EdTIgt0LzF4lJfBYoe5un2DvSp7v/s320/IMG-3989.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I changed my mind about my red & white quilt,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but it is officially finished.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have another WIP that is red with green applique on it already,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so I kept this one just red and white. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Honey Bee collage is about ready to be quilted </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I have prepped the center of my Sunrise Scraps quilt for appliqueing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So even if I fell off the wagon,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am still making progress. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-70071086649854521202022-09-19T08:30:00.000-07:002022-09-19T08:30:02.337-07:00Progress and Painting<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> It is so gratifying to finish things! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfaHytAi4mcenPPdhYJfsRSfdpWFtTDdHX-KeOscXdjAInCejgVQb5K82i-d1mpgxOjZ5H36QAILQy-huVvdagTi2LK0dZvVbnNZv-AYAqpjYag1RWiqNL75TeMsB10HEdfV1nNxn8KX_4Vqvgtb1sS_eBXU4iuLVH0ssJTItcgMYN7-XLaRDIYkF/s3393/IMG-3925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3393" data-original-width="2884" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfaHytAi4mcenPPdhYJfsRSfdpWFtTDdHX-KeOscXdjAInCejgVQb5K82i-d1mpgxOjZ5H36QAILQy-huVvdagTi2LK0dZvVbnNZv-AYAqpjYag1RWiqNL75TeMsB10HEdfV1nNxn8KX_4Vqvgtb1sS_eBXU4iuLVH0ssJTItcgMYN7-XLaRDIYkF/w340-h400/IMG-3925.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If the Hat Fits by 1894 Cottonwood House has been gifted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had fun 'Spargoing' 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/AVvXsEhU7-7ArpGYvWE2yt0ybPJb2ZrLr8RWW8sFxdEaYEGEhEfPICg2KfCpSIEuEd3TL1jLpgRe844ucrv1wI-xRlUZEwT3dcPBg4gOb5ZT-A0aKV5lhMbMhlgKLmPRmopaYWIgalFrv0dSILnRk0fh7Eh-TOcPEvaiTuS__ePfVM5EVZAju_XL7DQaddGR/s3226/IMG-3926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3226" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7-7ArpGYvWE2yt0ybPJb2ZrLr8RWW8sFxdEaYEGEhEfPICg2KfCpSIEuEd3TL1jLpgRe844ucrv1wI-xRlUZEwT3dcPBg4gOb5ZT-A0aKV5lhMbMhlgKLmPRmopaYWIgalFrv0dSILnRk0fh7Eh-TOcPEvaiTuS__ePfVM5EVZAju_XL7DQaddGR/w375-h400/IMG-3926.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This McKenna Ryan quilt will be gifted to my son on his birthday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has been years in the making.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And then it took awhile to get up the courage to quilt it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Why him?...he has a nice cabin in Flagstaff with lots of blank walls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He will also get a homemade apple pie!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So here is my progress on my 2022 goals:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><strike><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Finish HOME in time for my son's anniversary in March (border, quilt and bind)</span></strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Border my red and white mini quilt and add some green applique (border and design)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><strike><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Finish Posh Penelope by Sew Kind of Wonderful for my daughter before Spring (need fabrics)</span></strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. Finish Easter pillows for the girls </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><strike><span style="font-family: arial;">5. Complete 'If the Hat Fits' before Halloween for my daughter</span></strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial;">6. Continue to work on my mini-Folktails</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial;">7. Continue to work on Sunrise Scraps by Edyta Sitar</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial;">8. Start and hopefully keep current on Sue Spargo's Trade Winds BOM</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><strike><span style="font-family: arial;">9. Finish At Home in the Woods (just needs borders, then quilt and bind)</span></strike></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial;">10. Finish my Laura Heine collage</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pretty proud of myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have stuck to my guns and actually have finished things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And I can report that I am up to date with my Trade Winds BOM.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is so much work that there is not much time to be distracted by something new.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not much progress on the other things listed,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">but the red and white quilt is calling to me as a Christmas project.</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/AVvXsEjeCcKQ-6a6TDX3SuSgYWpBMs52wZbl1PoGMIJAuEBzpC6TuTscjaxqoMf1A96A82f7j_RQ-RUDv4QKwPik25ZLqS8Qsksdx9RLiZPtYr7KdMtxx9yqOoNv33KvLI1h87m7F0Tw5foJPLbd1jRBJMrlLAQWCR6JrbYqpb8BrR4YMteIhhe-vmFO6C9h/s2270/IMG-3930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="2270" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCcKQ-6a6TDX3SuSgYWpBMs52wZbl1PoGMIJAuEBzpC6TuTscjaxqoMf1A96A82f7j_RQ-RUDv4QKwPik25ZLqS8Qsksdx9RLiZPtYr7KdMtxx9yqOoNv33KvLI1h87m7F0Tw5foJPLbd1jRBJMrlLAQWCR6JrbYqpb8BrR4YMteIhhe-vmFO6C9h/s320/IMG-3930.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is it's current state.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have chosen a quilt by Laurie Simpson in the book, <u>Red & Green Quilts,</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">as inspiration for the border.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Perhaps posting about it here will get me going on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></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: arial;">Betty and I continue to make donation quilts;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and thanks to Lori of Humble Quilts,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">we now have a home for the more adult lap quilts we make.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first box of quilts will be headed to a Veteran's Outreach Specialist</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">in Southern California this week. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I continue to explore sketching and watercolor painting.</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/AVvXsEiZeyWAI_Um7ENCQnulAh3htzzORlmRLmLOhPYpSG1uN7fgs9WEVd7C1GDco6ov-m-A_D8ZWfjEhg1C2rbY7tpReKr5bwR9G_to2OOG-ndN9tvDJAo9uZcekaBAHihe7jgCGsWVao0Hw_8MxA28IQdTBeb5xqaZOYNKitMAFlr4xv58mXzZCkLlSShp/s4032/IMG-3928.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/AVvXsEiZeyWAI_Um7ENCQnulAh3htzzORlmRLmLOhPYpSG1uN7fgs9WEVd7C1GDco6ov-m-A_D8ZWfjEhg1C2rbY7tpReKr5bwR9G_to2OOG-ndN9tvDJAo9uZcekaBAHihe7jgCGsWVao0Hw_8MxA28IQdTBeb5xqaZOYNKitMAFlr4xv58mXzZCkLlSShp/s320/IMG-3928.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ETYjzZdspjY30JfpbVuOca87vjwLsVySh2PULQ7yEe-KsCjEUa2cDxrfejt8Pqj9tMKgtMG_E0xnnpRejMydH187ZIwU4q99u0XniTmp5AKH1SRcQM-JqvUUbawjv79cH33sVMoFH34sXZcdbuJ7LYDb-Q-5b_rFobpUYqUnWYXTBPPKQSCKMsKZ/s4032/IMG-3929.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-ETYjzZdspjY30JfpbVuOca87vjwLsVySh2PULQ7yEe-KsCjEUa2cDxrfejt8Pqj9tMKgtMG_E0xnnpRejMydH187ZIwU4q99u0XniTmp5AKH1SRcQM-JqvUUbawjv79cH33sVMoFH34sXZcdbuJ7LYDb-Q-5b_rFobpUYqUnWYXTBPPKQSCKMsKZ/s320/IMG-3929.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My DIL requested floral paintings for my granddaughters room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These are the first two. </span></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: arial;">The temperatures are starting to head in the right direction the last week...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">DOWN!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We call nights in the 70's and days in the 90's FALL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">here in the desert southwest. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheryl</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-71730408381512787662022-07-06T05:49:00.001-07:002022-07-06T05:49:40.222-07:00Checking In!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been busy since my last post, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but cannot report that I have accomplished any of my sewing goals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>I finished quilting both In the Woods and Posh Penelope,</div><div>but cannot take them off the list until they are bound.</div><div>My friend Betty and I finished 10 more donation quilts.</div><div>I did manage to quilt this for a friend before leaving for Colorado for the summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTCJh0-gF3sp-nhvjTxxxYeN7bHVL-UzdyeZ2gMlG9iXOClnsijUgO95c0xAzalPptamNpSC1iff_DSdRogf6kNdaKepX7Qt6zD9xFEamC_-O0vAW1RFOCj1-vZIl_SmAAUZWRh9qs-hiBoyul-0mabJsitIDtYjm1VeblaK0dAIw8hMYdEJxf_lZ/s3060/67173365902--4D573804-D471-468C-819C-4EDAA7B34820%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTCJh0-gF3sp-nhvjTxxxYeN7bHVL-UzdyeZ2gMlG9iXOClnsijUgO95c0xAzalPptamNpSC1iff_DSdRogf6kNdaKepX7Qt6zD9xFEamC_-O0vAW1RFOCj1-vZIl_SmAAUZWRh9qs-hiBoyul-0mabJsitIDtYjm1VeblaK0dAIw8hMYdEJxf_lZ/s320/67173365902--4D573804-D471-468C-819C-4EDAA7B34820%20(1).jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAggRjseWpgkApCjrzZNWbKXEktKEbFe65NlKliR0e7NnGF5n1fou7d-jwkxuiRLwLuVBBEDTGBQvGyyLrMLoAKpijVVIoW8rIUsmOqlOXuMbUG2LBOG6jFVbTeNr6_iOC4So0Cm6aqqJ0nCHF7xBZDHsqFx1eHe5jhrlvNx7dz66s-aYJbQo13UR/s4032/67173370606--3FA6FB05-71B2-4E01-A0FF-327F53081E02%20(1).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/AVvXsEjBAggRjseWpgkApCjrzZNWbKXEktKEbFe65NlKliR0e7NnGF5n1fou7d-jwkxuiRLwLuVBBEDTGBQvGyyLrMLoAKpijVVIoW8rIUsmOqlOXuMbUG2LBOG6jFVbTeNr6_iOC4So0Cm6aqqJ0nCHF7xBZDHsqFx1eHe5jhrlvNx7dz66s-aYJbQo13UR/s320/67173370606--3FA6FB05-71B2-4E01-A0FF-327F53081E02%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I really went crazy with the improv background motifs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The quilting inside each heart was done with the computer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Loved my Urban Sketching class in Santa Fe with Ian Fennelly! </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite sketch from the week:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiwAteaq_66_viBqEAh4UQU5Ogj30MvZu1m3SFt_bL_V-wn3ZK2OfqY-8K_m7lPUW3ZK-B7DbCBAnmQoBzgm36BLgFT-FLghN0OiK6OT3o2nMGEog9JJzAeOm3bqi0tJEE9_MI3BUxiqfP6yc2Zk7ZzFOCMUGuQnv-NpWbwOHFp04RVA88XvRNLU2/s1282/IMG-3190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1282" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiwAteaq_66_viBqEAh4UQU5Ogj30MvZu1m3SFt_bL_V-wn3ZK2OfqY-8K_m7lPUW3ZK-B7DbCBAnmQoBzgm36BLgFT-FLghN0OiK6OT3o2nMGEog9JJzAeOm3bqi0tJEE9_MI3BUxiqfP6yc2Zk7ZzFOCMUGuQnv-NpWbwOHFp04RVA88XvRNLU2/s320/IMG-3190.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It certainly was an intense week for a beginner, but I learned alot.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the weather was not in our favor...this sketch was done with snow all around us.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Best part was the time I spent with my sister.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah, and the food!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then off on our Grand Cruise with Viking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite all the hoops we had to jump through due to CoVid,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was a great trip full of ABC days...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">another beautiful church or castle.</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/AVvXsEhzmHsQRwjAXkhyIa1cFaTbMHAujKa7EqIyHY9Udmoi8-vHPnxhbiXKgUJQQRUqCPjPIi7Ld8Fp5OF8Ek2nHBhEQK5kt-mYNDjFHsikKsDamodrkZhONZpVDdfKgQQGUG6ceyfIYhtGP5PCSEdBjvjmjX77f6wKAMaa_gwdW0WcfGjnL96HJ3fhjThx/s2048/0DC61A14-D4BD-4C67-B52C-91D8424D1C56.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmHsQRwjAXkhyIa1cFaTbMHAujKa7EqIyHY9Udmoi8-vHPnxhbiXKgUJQQRUqCPjPIi7Ld8Fp5OF8Ek2nHBhEQK5kt-mYNDjFHsikKsDamodrkZhONZpVDdfKgQQGUG6ceyfIYhtGP5PCSEdBjvjmjX77f6wKAMaa_gwdW0WcfGjnL96HJ3fhjThx/s320/0DC61A14-D4BD-4C67-B52C-91D8424D1C56.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> My favorite day was the scenic cruising through the Rhine River portion of the trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I sketched...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSDEKKyyN3Mmd81fjHN1POL4N-WiatK19T8tTlRXapwcIsuwrB6_PXjs895bgk3b-jdj0Fo4n1zW8WzO_PBK6-uUTvFEdYC7X0mn1fBz-wzyVC-LhUgQI_-0FV30A7ZjsdMitI09pG8iZVDPeOTEHEAUvdmzFu9_sC8nw05pC_EQE_e0Up3YCjGvD/s1440/7389010D-96F3-443A-B584-C310E471DE94.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1440" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSDEKKyyN3Mmd81fjHN1POL4N-WiatK19T8tTlRXapwcIsuwrB6_PXjs895bgk3b-jdj0Fo4n1zW8WzO_PBK6-uUTvFEdYC7X0mn1fBz-wzyVC-LhUgQI_-0FV30A7ZjsdMitI09pG8iZVDPeOTEHEAUvdmzFu9_sC8nw05pC_EQE_e0Up3YCjGvD/s320/7389010D-96F3-443A-B584-C310E471DE94.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent 2 days in Bruges, Belgium at the end of the cruise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a magical city and the chocolate was to die for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1P3oM0ky1lMGFDzHrxEJ8zvOszLzGEZzp-wq7mbnqYNkwQ--nF8Qr8Ze6i5SGbwD3Cxsy9aAsf4nI8sInEAvT5w7zbLpWTvij72GcXO4orS6bIymj_9F95M-UvYwsdKYC4IkZk02sT9ppjWFohpJFAWfa0RDxsSZ6WJ2T1t6gSnASnzM7_vSvZ7k/s2048/8E808BD7-6404-45A9-878D-107F011CE5C0.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1P3oM0ky1lMGFDzHrxEJ8zvOszLzGEZzp-wq7mbnqYNkwQ--nF8Qr8Ze6i5SGbwD3Cxsy9aAsf4nI8sInEAvT5w7zbLpWTvij72GcXO4orS6bIymj_9F95M-UvYwsdKYC4IkZk02sT9ppjWFohpJFAWfa0RDxsSZ6WJ2T1t6gSnASnzM7_vSvZ7k/s320/8E808BD7-6404-45A9-878D-107F011CE5C0.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now we are settled into life at the cabin where the weather has been amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I continue to work on Sue Spargo's Trade Winds and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If the Hat Fits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2f2yfQpcVX5FVOGR5knu6TwIAJTHZakkkDT3U0Ps_ymZLqA1bxXfnnNtwCGvbWdEYM4tlKa07m4fdbNmpBSFII58JRTz9Qr_1JGBfYtzdwCAqdojwfwooQybtRO1H3R2aAmnP5LFXZFCySXqrxNlTirCTTt2tQ0LggcmnNByRNiWI7ui2e953kdMV/s3023/IMG-3194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2f2yfQpcVX5FVOGR5knu6TwIAJTHZakkkDT3U0Ps_ymZLqA1bxXfnnNtwCGvbWdEYM4tlKa07m4fdbNmpBSFII58JRTz9Qr_1JGBfYtzdwCAqdojwfwooQybtRO1H3R2aAmnP5LFXZFCySXqrxNlTirCTTt2tQ0LggcmnNByRNiWI7ui2e953kdMV/s320/IMG-3194.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="3021" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTA0HE3dTzODdzd82WBzaA2dO8UWIhMXOsfY6pDNiy1gNqyXRSPG0-WoCHV-i7cZ5994PoQbRSnlPLv83Obz3js0I-BEc7MVuBGkxi3buUF3aomeCbfF6xl05vPUKbDf4H6l0sLCMnfhtU6go9hYi-BSuFJDMJMaQ73OSYvZc-SqAYesjwIuGn4BW/s320/IMG-3193.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you are enjoying your summer and thanks for stopping by!</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/AVvXsEgJd50Af8bWsOMgPInNCPj26_UN2uAxQ0TaL8rJEZpr8zMGqwTDQvUZ8WJakSh290w-sncfi5YfSwsKRybxWNCZ4CYkW4gn-9HvZ0r5tRBLbwPZm4rm4yCi2p0XDjkGleZtWRq6NbXsaDs74Fd24qC-XJQzw1v1r-eDajTR6ZoJF1TUWclx7e67dXoI/s4032/IMG-3187.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/AVvXsEgJd50Af8bWsOMgPInNCPj26_UN2uAxQ0TaL8rJEZpr8zMGqwTDQvUZ8WJakSh290w-sncfi5YfSwsKRybxWNCZ4CYkW4gn-9HvZ0r5tRBLbwPZm4rm4yCi2p0XDjkGleZtWRq6NbXsaDs74Fd24qC-XJQzw1v1r-eDajTR6ZoJF1TUWclx7e67dXoI/s320/IMG-3187.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-86450824505893694032022-03-03T06:38:00.002-07:002022-03-03T06:47:25.405-07:00Let it Be!<div style="text-align: center;">Funny how a blog post keeps me focused on my goals.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are no finishes,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but there is certainly progress.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Posh Penelope is pieced!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX-yWK_DYkgq_V9M65DMfHQKXTwKI50EL4eZKxmBHcvZi9fxPwWXPM_7HqIrJACeqZUNb9Fr6EAUjJz7gPhoGjAAyZEZGa4ooxQFUOIYKDW0eMX2EtMtLvjvybqKtt3jSPuzQdkk7O_nuJmz_EIB2uNXdNtA5vrPrGz2hZkE5Po8emYVvfFkcKSG0W=s2744" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2519" data-original-width="2744" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX-yWK_DYkgq_V9M65DMfHQKXTwKI50EL4eZKxmBHcvZi9fxPwWXPM_7HqIrJACeqZUNb9Fr6EAUjJz7gPhoGjAAyZEZGa4ooxQFUOIYKDW0eMX2EtMtLvjvybqKtt3jSPuzQdkk7O_nuJmz_EIB2uNXdNtA5vrPrGz2hZkE5Po8emYVvfFkcKSG0W=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved piecing the individual blocks;</div><div style="text-align: center;">but boy, oh, boy,</div><div style="text-align: center;">putting the blocks together was a challenge!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I like to think of myself as a precision piecer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, that just did not happen with this project.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a one of those points on the flower petals lines up and most are chopped off.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know if letting go makes me happy or disappointed in myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to just let it be!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hoping a good quilting job will disguise the imperfections.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div>I finished two more blocks of If the Hat Fits.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVwvzZTlfbDPcCNAPCW1XgrsbHXmzLPoiDZLtsJof1DsV6Js9K4weSzajn66dc1Clurt2RcLKNUTzfak9QABp5sddGhzyD9XwzpBaGhGwHzdHNDyjo04CFb8ayYfOG6umk5e-gQsVfoxMDlAGm00PdGQ6aFkBCCvwE6RDymhfrewtT6WOIY4Pf7_8X=s3263" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3263" data-original-width="2991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVwvzZTlfbDPcCNAPCW1XgrsbHXmzLPoiDZLtsJof1DsV6Js9K4weSzajn66dc1Clurt2RcLKNUTzfak9QABp5sddGhzyD9XwzpBaGhGwHzdHNDyjo04CFb8ayYfOG6umk5e-gQsVfoxMDlAGm00PdGQ6aFkBCCvwE6RDymhfrewtT6WOIY4Pf7_8X=s320" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWY69Q9exITnZrOEhTmpwKJfag1qRUcrwk2t8wFsCS-z0N3pbLnb3QuHHSVgm3Ihc5yXeLClYClQAUY3i6nmw_p8w4dPUntJhFJ34TSM3Es9VtKxNL0C4PsrGMPlssFna6-xrMSMF933BHVG9KJ8ZK1IChThPTY0GYL1FyTZDj_RpIGyj9a_8rSVg-=s3070" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3070" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWY69Q9exITnZrOEhTmpwKJfag1qRUcrwk2t8wFsCS-z0N3pbLnb3QuHHSVgm3Ihc5yXeLClYClQAUY3i6nmw_p8w4dPUntJhFJ34TSM3Es9VtKxNL0C4PsrGMPlssFna6-xrMSMF933BHVG9KJ8ZK1IChThPTY0GYL1FyTZDj_RpIGyj9a_8rSVg-=s320" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thoroughly enjoyed my Sue Spargo retreat in Tucson.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had SO much fun, that I signed up to take the same class again</div><div style="text-align: center;">at Madeline Island at the end of July.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The plan is to finish what I started.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ8A4fDJG86P5DFn0vdQOmHxifeg2icsQq_frCkz-etgZN4IMu6raD4Mi1u3eyrrNvwAjIrUgbmUw_6vqFEkwjYXBok3EUmYUhK6bwU3wf7-x7Q3i_BV86lOWksyxbtu5UEfy_K0YnLAOYMdnmb4Rjfe9aoWf3-eFo20OXsI8Be3lCPfMIYRNfMla6=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEiZ8A4fDJG86P5DFn0vdQOmHxifeg2icsQq_frCkz-etgZN4IMu6raD4Mi1u3eyrrNvwAjIrUgbmUw_6vqFEkwjYXBok3EUmYUhK6bwU3wf7-x7Q3i_BV86lOWksyxbtu5UEfy_K0YnLAOYMdnmb4Rjfe9aoWf3-eFo20OXsI8Be3lCPfMIYRNfMla6=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Three meals a day, no responsibilities and stitching with like-minded friends...</div><div style="text-align: center;">what could be more enjoyable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also helped my granddaughter make a quilt for her teacher who is expecting her first child.</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a joy it was to share my passion with her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9gqWIAlsdiPCJqGRfhcWRdOghDGfllpqsfaf7_NB1Xtx4-tnk7bR400CxN-xW0rEb1Um_RGqDYbHeFVCkOrdN1szRA-Wf0rKLpUb4FyKPdXbFsF5TMg-2DOfm-cs2lldIVJMmGhYsj7oHCpqZor5nsD4UPLiB8FzZX5jUnjqKljw8HZsyBJGIFVL0=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEi9gqWIAlsdiPCJqGRfhcWRdOghDGfllpqsfaf7_NB1Xtx4-tnk7bR400CxN-xW0rEb1Um_RGqDYbHeFVCkOrdN1szRA-Wf0rKLpUb4FyKPdXbFsF5TMg-2DOfm-cs2lldIVJMmGhYsj7oHCpqZor5nsD4UPLiB8FzZX5jUnjqKljw8HZsyBJGIFVL0=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At Home in the Woods is on my frame.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This will take awhile as I am stitching over every edge of the appliqued shapes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am using a microquilter thread that disappears nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUHGkDdu0Y21C1ObkyACLa1E6qAZSOEPV4PndNfzavtx2nfEXMtzz4BLNp1TS8aid53z47QXL-ea_dPIw8YpKGnaQ1JKiIgg9vzfaaygBYVs4ZEG2KFJJQu9bdSrlaDyLLpBF0Buq5TU4zojXo1dFwc10o2dhh2g-C7PoZamoslXmTsY34-OE2_BO0=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEjUHGkDdu0Y21C1ObkyACLa1E6qAZSOEPV4PndNfzavtx2nfEXMtzz4BLNp1TS8aid53z47QXL-ea_dPIw8YpKGnaQ1JKiIgg9vzfaaygBYVs4ZEG2KFJJQu9bdSrlaDyLLpBF0Buq5TU4zojXo1dFwc10o2dhh2g-C7PoZamoslXmTsY34-OE2_BO0=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have managed to keep current with my Trade Winds BOM, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but will be unable to show my progress due to Sue's rules.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All I can share is that is stinking cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are headed to Colorado for a week in March </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then I will join my sister in Santa Fe to take an urban sketching class...something new for me. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sis is already a wonderful watercolorist.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We will see if I can catch on to it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am so happy I have my stitching in this sad and unpredictable world.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It calms my anxious mind!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting outside and hiking helps too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd78KD4E1Sy2UItemHmO-ytmihSjm34lvfsglTjYa_VKd6KsSC-baJXLi3ahuX_REYJJsq2R2PjOkcPo4D12wT6EJxoAKWwJJcIel2J8SMlLJQv7yXNkzD33yJ3q14dHlWWWWceab9hwuAsdeTfqWSgx7eeXAlHGXkrVkT_M2cNPQPu-Jb3rpFuXRZ=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEjd78KD4E1Sy2UItemHmO-ytmihSjm34lvfsglTjYa_VKd6KsSC-baJXLi3ahuX_REYJJsq2R2PjOkcPo4D12wT6EJxoAKWwJJcIel2J8SMlLJQv7yXNkzD33yJ3q14dHlWWWWceab9hwuAsdeTfqWSgx7eeXAlHGXkrVkT_M2cNPQPu-Jb3rpFuXRZ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-72595896353920710402022-02-01T09:52:00.000-07:002022-02-01T09:52:50.176-07:00A Little Waffling!<div style="text-align: center;">Did not take too long to lose my resolve. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX9lzNnjTMcgL924G1PbHj879ijpn6PDCvLL6BWKoEqNLQIzGdn_lYD2du-3ITJeat2ei1Xn7xU-h6-Sohp81HLzZuVocyHhM6hRJaAGqylDoqshpd1SU4nfIJqo0vLa1-P9o_cJC4zTMY8ABkgBOCUoo4DvyDi-fZByiSAst5gmgmkqfDaEXhci5J=s4031" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="2231" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX9lzNnjTMcgL924G1PbHj879ijpn6PDCvLL6BWKoEqNLQIzGdn_lYD2du-3ITJeat2ei1Xn7xU-h6-Sohp81HLzZuVocyHhM6hRJaAGqylDoqshpd1SU4nfIJqo0vLa1-P9o_cJC4zTMY8ABkgBOCUoo4DvyDi-fZByiSAst5gmgmkqfDaEXhci5J=s320" width="177" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick wall hanging per the request of my daughter.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpJxW_JrpPf_WoUQYVVwD8eoIWFTq2Z6idcnezKJIxWGo1dyMyQYUdUpfm_Nk47LCKZ5pYZXgcE-wFEGedrcbhuWDtzpiTzWvUHIsk6FJWZRflia-tPpKnGlpwRyRQbvIaZV65QVS-C-CSwXtdlZDHvM0He0qfB1Jbj2OmDogq_gLJ_twuCrAgK2LP=s1791" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpJxW_JrpPf_WoUQYVVwD8eoIWFTq2Z6idcnezKJIxWGo1dyMyQYUdUpfm_Nk47LCKZ5pYZXgcE-wFEGedrcbhuWDtzpiTzWvUHIsk6FJWZRflia-tPpKnGlpwRyRQbvIaZV65QVS-C-CSwXtdlZDHvM0He0qfB1Jbj2OmDogq_gLJ_twuCrAgK2LP=s320" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how she displays the quilt I made her last year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though I waffled for just a moment,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have made progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWY-yVx2NSEe0ktBCEiDIT4aY-RYVjMF6IpATv3VJByXI491yZNbesDszXibDuH0mZCtsCTLS5UjGU1TMtDP59t06uJPDKvX4bMGVQaeTkgRseDiPk_v3CPJw8mlZqyo-GI2ZezjI5kDhply6HUjzWGrcICIaqo_WgHQzQDfewaAC-0y0Rz-CtsHdl=s3051" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="2890" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWY-yVx2NSEe0ktBCEiDIT4aY-RYVjMF6IpATv3VJByXI491yZNbesDszXibDuH0mZCtsCTLS5UjGU1TMtDP59t06uJPDKvX4bMGVQaeTkgRseDiPk_v3CPJw8mlZqyo-GI2ZezjI5kDhply6HUjzWGrcICIaqo_WgHQzQDfewaAC-0y0Rz-CtsHdl=s320" width="303" /></a></div><strike>1. Finish HOME in time for my son's anniversary!</strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Washed and ready to gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a wool batt and it is so soft and cuddly.</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/a/AVvXsEhDJqFhIYokgosM2hUajkylGQZfxTc0xYe9nkgTt1P5feRS_JMUqDbJBXyfRCuT_lgK1mWmC-NJLW0wKB2Of1nMTSn2VaodX-OTNp02T3tYCc2lG4TXjMoAKER5gSkaTzr6gkQRU0AdFQyWs-hPXR3RNbPJshV-_3m_iuhDW-CpS6wXtd-7ldUts2Zn=s2796" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="2707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDJqFhIYokgosM2hUajkylGQZfxTc0xYe9nkgTt1P5feRS_JMUqDbJBXyfRCuT_lgK1mWmC-NJLW0wKB2Of1nMTSn2VaodX-OTNp02T3tYCc2lG4TXjMoAKER5gSkaTzr6gkQRU0AdFQyWs-hPXR3RNbPJshV-_3m_iuhDW-CpS6wXtd-7ldUts2Zn=s320" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLoZ-WFyp6wdZCpcsDGeRLVc-KvlJuyBFYbuM1lKjriDTzg5hxD7SY-8Vpj1Kv-m_D6PLtDwA07t3sCQGLZBx7jULqFj11ixuzVfUW-TkRcy3MgXizLl9FopQyGEef5YA1rzXfk5cLWgwLXDAEPm30_F6tkx-gfWUqLRL-48BNs-l9U0gMN5ZmvDbK=s3223" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="3021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLoZ-WFyp6wdZCpcsDGeRLVc-KvlJuyBFYbuM1lKjriDTzg5hxD7SY-8Vpj1Kv-m_D6PLtDwA07t3sCQGLZBx7jULqFj11ixuzVfUW-TkRcy3MgXizLl9FopQyGEef5YA1rzXfk5cLWgwLXDAEPm30_F6tkx-gfWUqLRL-48BNs-l9U0gMN5ZmvDbK=s320" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first 2 blocks of 'If the Hat Fits' are done.</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/a/AVvXsEgfOSspguKENSKVh5BFcJBAg556TE_I2G8Ztd-DT3XTJsnPy6mOz-QsMLEkJpbKhrYV_vKmKM76khFs2Z_Uff-RNCybfumAlqi7Xo-ZdolGy9CoVyLCM0pTEANDIvj7vPgeRqEYrJFWKpfWwsGoMAz3zAV6XLK-OnGy9h0uYMYMzKKZeO5Y0uYNj0Lx=s3089" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3089" data-original-width="2877" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfOSspguKENSKVh5BFcJBAg556TE_I2G8Ztd-DT3XTJsnPy6mOz-QsMLEkJpbKhrYV_vKmKM76khFs2Z_Uff-RNCybfumAlqi7Xo-ZdolGy9CoVyLCM0pTEANDIvj7vPgeRqEYrJFWKpfWwsGoMAz3zAV6XLK-OnGy9h0uYMYMzKKZeO5Y0uYNj0Lx=s320" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a few more animals have been added to my mini-Folktales.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the texture on the crocodile and the flowers on the Baobob tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifeAq72l7JrNU4jrQwOTjbBm_A0lKT0bhB6PsdA49UMTr7Ez927N8vdl_GHSgB48eXOXHXOTA7MpjaMqsp8SC0OYF3azuFY-Z4fvHyJaXgFI5VCoPAlPm367_0j8uXzoCQ9RJUBTgrdFWsSBUEbGKNQfp2l3RdhOlhOuawNARKqi5ca63bB-xaaK3K=s2713" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">This is our Kenya camp where the giraffe stood outside our tent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoeiwiJPoznwvSc_zI3bpc1TGpSX1dJuiZSW1O20YQX5KXC_z7yw46m4z_t5WVA6wjp9GKza7QN36jFasUAfqJpYwEJAesy1p0mLIQ2qgMc4QPoqy0zl6fhb0NPU6QuyJNycxy3j65xWbf8jcIoCaD6Iq-dZjemINqkjHVe4JN3mSw4Jeyg4D1UI4S=s4032" 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/a/AVvXsEhoeiwiJPoznwvSc_zI3bpc1TGpSX1dJuiZSW1O20YQX5KXC_z7yw46m4z_t5WVA6wjp9GKza7QN36jFasUAfqJpYwEJAesy1p0mLIQ2qgMc4QPoqy0zl6fhb0NPU6QuyJNycxy3j65xWbf8jcIoCaD6Iq-dZjemINqkjHVe4JN3mSw4Jeyg4D1UI4S=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next month I should have completed the last block of Posh Penelope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fabrics are purchased and all but one block has been constructed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I keep up this pace, I could conceivably complete my list by the end of the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, I will be going to Tucson for a Sue Spargo retreat to do her Indigo vases class</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and my first 3 blocks of my Trade Winds BOM are on their way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both of these projects will take quite a bit of time to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have gotten hooked on Wordle like many others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At least it is one word a day, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I cannot play it all day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank goodness, because I love playing it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-79949161332418819812022-01-09T11:06:00.001-07:002022-01-09T11:06:12.413-07:00Binge Binding and 2022 goals<div style="text-align: center;">Nothing new on the piecing front,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but boy, oh boy, have I gotten lots of binding done.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting my longarm meant I could get all my WIPs quilted.</div><div style="text-align: center;">However, they all just went in a pile because binding is my least favorite part of the process.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It took lots of will power, but all I did was bind last month and I got 5 done.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have 1 left...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_Ky-IL0bABSF5KFPNBlXb64nAtsqEujv2loXlAscTJ9Sd6_406flhxcuNGRIsmkkkfCYITaJs4idq4FXbaXmYIEaPMfTnCxJ1QL9VRXh0hiSF1c-m5EP4QGR6_3VvmYdR8byV1RM-QuwZZqKKqKk8n6-ZMKji-GUBfcjmiqRuKXu3kVcgf7okGWBA=s3223" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="2500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_Ky-IL0bABSF5KFPNBlXb64nAtsqEujv2loXlAscTJ9Sd6_406flhxcuNGRIsmkkkfCYITaJs4idq4FXbaXmYIEaPMfTnCxJ1QL9VRXh0hiSF1c-m5EP4QGR6_3VvmYdR8byV1RM-QuwZZqKKqKk8n6-ZMKji-GUBfcjmiqRuKXu3kVcgf7okGWBA=s320" width="248" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My Garden by Heart to Hand</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to finish it as an abbreviated version</div><div style="text-align: center;"> since all it was doing was gathering dust in my closet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For 2022,</div><div style="text-align: center;">instead of resolving to lose weight,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided a list of quilt projects I would like to start or finish might be more realistic;</div><div style="text-align: center;">and let's face it,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a whole lot more fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Finish HOME in time for my son's anniversary in March (border, quilt and bind)</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Border my red and white mini quilt and add some green applique (border and design)</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Finish Posh Penelope by Sew Kind of Wonderful for my daughter before Spring (need fabrics)</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Finish Easter pillows for the girls </div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Complete 'If the Hat Fits' before Halloween for my daughter</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. Continue to work on my mini-Folktails</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. Continue to work on Sunrise Scraps by Edyta Sitar</div><div style="text-align: left;">8. Start and hopefully keep current on Sue Spargo's Trade Winds BOM</div><div style="text-align: left;">9. Finish At Home in the Woods (just needs borders, then quilt and bind)</div><div style="text-align: left;">10. Finish my Laura Heine collage</div><div style="text-align: left;">10. If any energy and time left, return to Yoko Saito quilt or finish Fresh Cut or Squash Squad!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whew, </div><div style="text-align: center;">that seems like a large laundry list with only two new starts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Want to place wagers on whether I complete my list</div><div style="text-align: center;">and more importantly,</div><div style="text-align: center;">don't add to it with something new!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quiltcon is in Phoenix in February where temptation awaits.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope everyone had joyful holiday season.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now on to 2022.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. About resolutions...I did resolve to exercise more each day and cut out sweets</div><div style="text-align: center;"> in hopes of losing weight...good luck with that...LOL!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-46515273181011265872021-11-16T06:25:00.000-07:002021-11-16T06:25:35.170-07:00This, That and Thanksgiving Wishes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho3ELdSha03aq4XQgqbMo3gHZJPu64EA4z4jyrVaL6cddqsmsfVfP-sq6_YVHjZY-Vjw5btCBfylfOZ8RymWWuMYuPAKUVgL5Z1VjCkomkX61tvI_18c-1TsPAzX8B-UhoMbVW1GYwx0/s4032/IMG-2084.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/AVvXsEiho3ELdSha03aq4XQgqbMo3gHZJPu64EA4z4jyrVaL6cddqsmsfVfP-sq6_YVHjZY-Vjw5btCBfylfOZ8RymWWuMYuPAKUVgL5Z1VjCkomkX61tvI_18c-1TsPAzX8B-UhoMbVW1GYwx0/s320/IMG-2084.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy to report that my nephew and his wife loved the quilt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I spent a lovely 4 days enjoying a long overdue visit with my sister and a trip to the ocean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Halloween is a big deal in our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My son lives on Phantom Way and every year goes all out with the decorations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And everyone dresses up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was Jane Goodall...lol!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Pd9dBOsjq1PR2-1lD8Mg3s7IzJ3IX74bB1xJRI2yVtcp_Fv18lQ1iIcoekeiNxuzt8JDI-vTf0bQ3afQVbf3XyLGRDqC14eU-wTIwFVO-hgigLK2DKnazt5nGJLpE2jWKoYG66vb_A0/s4032/IMG-2023+%25283%2529.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/AVvXsEg4Pd9dBOsjq1PR2-1lD8Mg3s7IzJ3IX74bB1xJRI2yVtcp_Fv18lQ1iIcoekeiNxuzt8JDI-vTf0bQ3afQVbf3XyLGRDqC14eU-wTIwFVO-hgigLK2DKnazt5nGJLpE2jWKoYG66vb_A0/s320/IMG-2023+%25283%2529.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjngLBvgbbp9Lr_YDiU2CcbycudWf8jeZ63UhfxrwM4I2wl4iG6NfzfuHP-r_YgtMs1xkmK5uVb48XTCw2wLdcRRGjxHuE5knC_GZi9L6jzVlmIS9kSf1nQxuBLYPWumKcKvQoK86XTY/s1008/IMG-2053+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjngLBvgbbp9Lr_YDiU2CcbycudWf8jeZ63UhfxrwM4I2wl4iG6NfzfuHP-r_YgtMs1xkmK5uVb48XTCw2wLdcRRGjxHuE5knC_GZi9L6jzVlmIS9kSf1nQxuBLYPWumKcKvQoK86XTY/s320/IMG-2053+%25281%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /></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;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiptQRAi4h7IfIPfEwbpIuaGyep_sAZ0KnZNjy2pdgrowzU1ajHtt1gq1RrZ94avJLkMah9WfFaYt7OLD3ZAxxWuKmC6gl-_lRrltWU78kreZukxXRmxPqu9no-b0a0-exWuYp8ErTKT3M/s4032/IMG-2035+%25281%2529.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/AVvXsEiptQRAi4h7IfIPfEwbpIuaGyep_sAZ0KnZNjy2pdgrowzU1ajHtt1gq1RrZ94avJLkMah9WfFaYt7OLD3ZAxxWuKmC6gl-_lRrltWU78kreZukxXRmxPqu9no-b0a0-exWuYp8ErTKT3M/s320/IMG-2035+%25281%2529.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Cannot help but share pics of my grandkids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wanda Joy and I have been busy as usual:</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/AVvXsEgbE2z7FvcttkXXZZMZDAdzqIRARyV_lBBN8bdjfdh2toWVfZLYp1yFIY20sNeFJSGVCWZVNjIFAw5okuvizm7xmGJFGMTfvTRwEpCERHlINBpSlD7U0IUaQn9Cteet4q5i5CUJbtpDDQg/s3024/IMG-2093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="3024" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE2z7FvcttkXXZZMZDAdzqIRARyV_lBBN8bdjfdh2toWVfZLYp1yFIY20sNeFJSGVCWZVNjIFAw5okuvizm7xmGJFGMTfvTRwEpCERHlINBpSlD7U0IUaQn9Cteet4q5i5CUJbtpDDQg/s320/IMG-2093.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> A Christmas gift for my son's family </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">quilted with an E2E design called Swirly Snowflakes.</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/AVvXsEgOhJgnWuFIaXGdEoEFLCfcYKt97CfhJ1_UBqpHP-BN7FRj65sns28RuyWzbuUFna2_dblC3gdiPTWY5Yk4lOIROVW8YZfFVjNTnl9dAZcFI9wr0kSFqq6laxs_N6a7ThjMUYXBwy0dVB4/s3023/IMG-2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2993" data-original-width="3023" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhJgnWuFIaXGdEoEFLCfcYKt97CfhJ1_UBqpHP-BN7FRj65sns28RuyWzbuUFna2_dblC3gdiPTWY5Yk4lOIROVW8YZfFVjNTnl9dAZcFI9wr0kSFqq6laxs_N6a7ThjMUYXBwy0dVB4/s320/IMG-2009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I custom quilted this for my friend, Deb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I saw she was piecing it,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I requested to quilt it for her so I could practice my open space design work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The center I copied from Linda Hrcka of the Quilted Pineapple,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the borders were my own design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next week, I will be taking an online class from Angela Walters on feathers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though the strength in my hand has not returned,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have attempted to do some hand stitching.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUiVB4UQbKZgDiT7LXDitdQPqilVUXjVQVIIjdkMPVrziAW9xEGFl11c0l6j49b68u1CIqs5ZaiAuBnwJaLZVyY1_cT8MqGozY9Z32-TcvxrPV2d-TwYJCP-fkuuvxkau8RM3zLVgGus/s2448/IMG-2097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2294" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUiVB4UQbKZgDiT7LXDitdQPqilVUXjVQVIIjdkMPVrziAW9xEGFl11c0l6j49b68u1CIqs5ZaiAuBnwJaLZVyY1_cT8MqGozY9Z32-TcvxrPV2d-TwYJCP-fkuuvxkau8RM3zLVgGus/s320/IMG-2097.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Progress on my mini Folk Tails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the Baobob tree! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is from Sue Spargo's new book, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Forest for the Trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is all I want to work on now! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is so fun to remember our trip as I design my piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May your dressing be tasty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May your turkey be plump.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May your potatoes and gravy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have nary a lump.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May your yams be delicious</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and your pies take the prize.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And may your Thanksgiving dinner</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stay off your thighs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But most of all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">may your home be filled with the warmth of loved ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, I googled Thanksgiving wishes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I still have not been able to pass the torch...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be doing the cooking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-45065190641146179712021-10-16T16:13:00.001-07:002021-10-16T16:13:54.986-07:00A Trip of a Lifetime!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last time I posted,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was anxious about our trip to Africa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, we made it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Travel during a pandemic is not easy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the hoops we had to jump through were well worth it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seemed like we were the only people there at times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And they say because of the lower number of tourists,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the animal sightings were more frequent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where to begin!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess at the beginning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tkKYTUDgFGiQsCMwCDUTqbgzBkBQFyEimNxQdCPB59hqgs4209dm2t6PTmj1-xMBxbAVJ_OYaNWtY8ekODPw6JmLLbP9zJSfv0Q174VvConKIKJOLVcATd7ZG2VJ4az4BAH6gNwVTqs/s4032/IMG-0653.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/AVvXsEg_tkKYTUDgFGiQsCMwCDUTqbgzBkBQFyEimNxQdCPB59hqgs4209dm2t6PTmj1-xMBxbAVJ_OYaNWtY8ekODPw6JmLLbP9zJSfv0Q174VvConKIKJOLVcATd7ZG2VJ4az4BAH6gNwVTqs/s320/IMG-0653.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started in Cape Town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saw penguins and hiked Table Mountain,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of the new Natural Wonders of the World.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop was Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The falls were cool,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I loved the interaction we had with the elephants </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at a sanctuary for orphans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftOcaJEXpZ2M4FM8JRZ3TVQ0G88nXXFhPNeV7rNbo-iDI8ojjE2XdKrQeBsHQRvVSyDehDZWdvhMR55PouUZmgRV16JhgcFFsWKLj86nP1FW3CZ_nH9zKZs2VkOT98C2j7WxQogQ31rM/s4032/IMG-0864.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/AVvXsEgftOcaJEXpZ2M4FM8JRZ3TVQ0G88nXXFhPNeV7rNbo-iDI8ojjE2XdKrQeBsHQRvVSyDehDZWdvhMR55PouUZmgRV16JhgcFFsWKLj86nP1FW3CZ_nH9zKZs2VkOT98C2j7WxQogQ31rM/s320/IMG-0864.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then Kenya</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> where we saw giraffe, elephant, hippo, lions, hyena, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cheetahs, Cape Buffalo and baboons on our very first game drive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKELoZBAsCYT3ohL2g-fYOGynODpvmIgXj4-12waFFSCzM_0qAwfX8yIpxBcDLHFYLpCtbzCQhrGTx6Vi-rBQA7I7LP4HrsObzINhNIlV4lYBNO8f-SIhMTXoFCRX9Cpzrk69ee9m46g/s4032/IMG-1192.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/AVvXsEgrKELoZBAsCYT3ohL2g-fYOGynODpvmIgXj4-12waFFSCzM_0qAwfX8yIpxBcDLHFYLpCtbzCQhrGTx6Vi-rBQA7I7LP4HrsObzINhNIlV4lYBNO8f-SIhMTXoFCRX9Cpzrk69ee9m46g/s320/IMG-1192.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And believe me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we got up close to all of them.</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/AVvXsEhuiv5WbxCmCzmghfL5stjL4jgUYtcfnVpa0KG2DMolxBsbQPWhQ2Z9SeyPI07hHazfgjyGuGjlll_yRk_B1ZQNEcE9AutiVYY1MLhMlOzmLE3LhMZPqErFCgc5-nZdom_oFshjHQ0L7Lo/s4032/IMG-1271.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/AVvXsEhuiv5WbxCmCzmghfL5stjL4jgUYtcfnVpa0KG2DMolxBsbQPWhQ2Z9SeyPI07hHazfgjyGuGjlll_yRk_B1ZQNEcE9AutiVYY1MLhMlOzmLE3LhMZPqErFCgc5-nZdom_oFshjHQ0L7Lo/s320/IMG-1271.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hopped from camp to camp on small bush planes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which was an experience in itself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We visited Tanzania for the great migration of wildebeests.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And they were everywhere!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJnJhLR4qRvJBs2h9MBxo8e-TRXH94mMjzZSTUW9cYWSNMXs-3_tSkoe2gszaCOmjdXB8VqlM2JldTyZBYQY1f1r79Is-yUSqTxaFYvrYeMKYXhmXQtLeprYl5cLKqWmA5k2sQmRqwN0/s4032/IMG-1300.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/AVvXsEjPJnJhLR4qRvJBs2h9MBxo8e-TRXH94mMjzZSTUW9cYWSNMXs-3_tSkoe2gszaCOmjdXB8VqlM2JldTyZBYQY1f1r79Is-yUSqTxaFYvrYeMKYXhmXQtLeprYl5cLKqWmA5k2sQmRqwN0/s320/IMG-1300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Estimated we saw 10,000 of them in just a small area,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">if not more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And our accommodations and the food were fabulous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidD1k7aHfp2uaO18tpzdorWB0E6Y_cGtTleZmKAedICFV5udDYVKmAuXyl4JwMQXw4I5N4B1877TB65dofCki-j4gcpzcFF_9A0n-N6pXGtll_vzf0c0J_MxL5R0R0s78uPVwocNlXLbA/s4032/IMG-1031.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/AVvXsEidD1k7aHfp2uaO18tpzdorWB0E6Y_cGtTleZmKAedICFV5udDYVKmAuXyl4JwMQXw4I5N4B1877TB65dofCki-j4gcpzcFF_9A0n-N6pXGtll_vzf0c0J_MxL5R0R0s78uPVwocNlXLbA/s320/IMG-1031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last stop was my favorite...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rwanda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There we trekked with the mountain gorillas two days in a row.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHsg9SGk6vI3xD76P9vkzhJLEPXoxUycbF0L8QoiQMQUGhQEN5ycyC8abhfwm8WkdBDOtL9F61pwt3sTBccevB2nqIxJzl3TLF704ptCW_fF3sEcEcfs4MAp65zGS5KDUVeoIYiXaffc/s4032/IMG-1826.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/AVvXsEjaHsg9SGk6vI3xD76P9vkzhJLEPXoxUycbF0L8QoiQMQUGhQEN5ycyC8abhfwm8WkdBDOtL9F61pwt3sTBccevB2nqIxJzl3TLF704ptCW_fF3sEcEcfs4MAp65zGS5KDUVeoIYiXaffc/s320/IMG-1826.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the second day,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of the females gave me a good shove in the back </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">knocking me into the arms of a tracker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an experience I will never forget!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved the people of Africa the best!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our way to the airport,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our driver stopped so I could learn to weave a basket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJV90Cb-6VimCxGgdR7xwgvozfv-uC-exDf5vZqyt9-fUz8e5XuLLjCCRcMr2q_BUwEfO9uJ3yacNYosi-0SqdYWhnobcKj7PooPk25MAlnuWibxhbz_7AUjtLkiNUW6E2v5h8i3b_A8/s2048/IMG-2092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJV90Cb-6VimCxGgdR7xwgvozfv-uC-exDf5vZqyt9-fUz8e5XuLLjCCRcMr2q_BUwEfO9uJ3yacNYosi-0SqdYWhnobcKj7PooPk25MAlnuWibxhbz_7AUjtLkiNUW6E2v5h8i3b_A8/s320/IMG-2092.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a trip of a lifetime that I would highly recommend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since returning home and recovering from jetlag,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been busy in my sewing room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RduWfhAKpF1jK8XbJX5XZcbhsGaP-L89Sf7yD3c2aHbdyxzMgu9PmQwSa5e_qNE0kJsl-3yXorQGDT6ZS3mr71DHzaUlMhHoz1x04Vx10uvaYVrzQ5y0BmcHQHmkxqAgxcV29Yo9OP8/s1440/CA052B82-0496-46C5-BED0-BB6D01E65DC8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RduWfhAKpF1jK8XbJX5XZcbhsGaP-L89Sf7yD3c2aHbdyxzMgu9PmQwSa5e_qNE0kJsl-3yXorQGDT6ZS3mr71DHzaUlMhHoz1x04Vx10uvaYVrzQ5y0BmcHQHmkxqAgxcV29Yo9OP8/s320/CA052B82-0496-46C5-BED0-BB6D01E65DC8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First up was quilting Peppermint Twist.</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/AVvXsEgftuUwX0rIWmwihdpzOWt5IjA1jf1DxTqEs7xCgknhJdqeAadhWKuU9zMg8u9DkKcvhChw4RZc75mQFJwb-Nm4q28UCHYSxt4aD2bGQ9VEqjdI1Q1rvbvqFPJ6lPkFYItwTETw7j9YtOk/s3063/IMG-1987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="2929" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftuUwX0rIWmwihdpzOWt5IjA1jf1DxTqEs7xCgknhJdqeAadhWKuU9zMg8u9DkKcvhChw4RZc75mQFJwb-Nm4q28UCHYSxt4aD2bGQ9VEqjdI1Q1rvbvqFPJ6lPkFYItwTETw7j9YtOk/s320/IMG-1987.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I pieced and quilted Bjorn Bear by Elizabeth Hartmann</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for my sister's new grandson due on New Year's Eve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My nephew and his wife love camping, so this was the perfect backing fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9W_-s8TLRx2Bq4SlmpITTAYFntahUPJz16HVdcUosKVc3gl5zeDk-WJfEVa-kIpXwtnrgoqsEkd2uyGD1zLU7ej2s3JTPZ4dKWSood7QBCiFZ_gE_w_vd8N_zY7hq97e0TraRpZ_qds/s4031/IMG-1988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9W_-s8TLRx2Bq4SlmpITTAYFntahUPJz16HVdcUosKVc3gl5zeDk-WJfEVa-kIpXwtnrgoqsEkd2uyGD1zLU7ej2s3JTPZ4dKWSood7QBCiFZ_gE_w_vd8N_zY7hq97e0TraRpZ_qds/s320/IMG-1988.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am usually not picky about backing,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but fell in love with this one.</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/AVvXsEixnbF_kRn2P473tuDPRqPuPKn9ghZcnFkwYSbTwWKYRlhBGQQiAcpW2WZCatXGN2A9LpO7Yu10UWA1NFtMdFVbHUfmN2uUzKWYCy_uK0JKFMcRD6u5h0i2UlXQWkP6vXIGJ1semXlIloI/s3062/IMG-1957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3062" data-original-width="2677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnbF_kRn2P473tuDPRqPuPKn9ghZcnFkwYSbTwWKYRlhBGQQiAcpW2WZCatXGN2A9LpO7Yu10UWA1NFtMdFVbHUfmN2uUzKWYCy_uK0JKFMcRD6u5h0i2UlXQWkP6vXIGJ1semXlIloI/s320/IMG-1957.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had fun quilting this sampler for my friend, Deb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a mystery BOM program that I designed for TOWQS </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">several years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week I had steroids injected into my neck</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in hopes of regaining the strength in my right hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keeping my fingers crossed it works</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and planning my smaller version of Sue Spargo's Folk Tails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do have a start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Will finish piecing the backgrounds together </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then start adding more trees and animals.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7SmSJB2lXiEvD5E1W4aAX-qZ28x25fUWqcLo92GqJV_5bdfPmMx1t69CNlZqxgj-ggp31AzETwJWEgG9DRE348-1WL3IamMEzrJgF4pUHmSov3nplWGmQA7D0x4Y0nMruFE0T-saOGM/s3777/IMG-1989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="3777" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7SmSJB2lXiEvD5E1W4aAX-qZ28x25fUWqcLo92GqJV_5bdfPmMx1t69CNlZqxgj-ggp31AzETwJWEgG9DRE348-1WL3IamMEzrJgF4pUHmSov3nplWGmQA7D0x4Y0nMruFE0T-saOGM/s320/IMG-1989.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-25581283845053267232021-08-28T06:52:00.000-07:002021-08-28T06:52:08.820-07:00Wanda Joy has been on fire!<div style="text-align: center;"> Since our return to the valley of the sun,</div><div style="text-align: center;">my longarm has been on fire!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It has been too hot to go outside,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so I practice my FMQ.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF0RUYlEsYtkcKP4jwD7xvIo_2xc2LQrpPL99CGDoKeULH1298eSkkclIDoRWOvKJ5286UNcU9MU8eyJNlvtIyP21KcZQj_bXT3qL4z1BUOiQgSonjc_w5kmdsravhqWo5iIzVEvUwNw/s2942/IMG-0604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2942" data-original-width="2319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF0RUYlEsYtkcKP4jwD7xvIo_2xc2LQrpPL99CGDoKeULH1298eSkkclIDoRWOvKJ5286UNcU9MU8eyJNlvtIyP21KcZQj_bXT3qL4z1BUOiQgSonjc_w5kmdsravhqWo5iIzVEvUwNw/s320/IMG-0604.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First up was my Rock the Block </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Sew Kind of Wonderful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some details:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxSe8Woi3crNhRZWdi54Ja3dlVkLQUyoxPbPkncIKwHo5il-RupjUqDlMEMQGZjgGsa_Of8zyEZ1xS7SukAem7_TFmIMFxzwlOqzB6bGHWTWPZKaig12uAlWzmb9MgxcE_NtTUeXXydY/s3047/IMG-0602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxSe8Woi3crNhRZWdi54Ja3dlVkLQUyoxPbPkncIKwHo5il-RupjUqDlMEMQGZjgGsa_Of8zyEZ1xS7SukAem7_TFmIMFxzwlOqzB6bGHWTWPZKaig12uAlWzmb9MgxcE_NtTUeXXydY/s320/IMG-0602.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPNRnT8-BNGQopyth3C8bNB_-_lzebtEGvXr0BTwFJuEMYQIGA81RR_0VHsjccFFYu5xUmwirjHhtPVJQ4bQ6IxAoJ_kUf2WVoveskNZE9ODDtmSTpLLE3asCctx4BXFhehi_nEu5ORk/s2796/IMG-0603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="2270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPNRnT8-BNGQopyth3C8bNB_-_lzebtEGvXr0BTwFJuEMYQIGA81RR_0VHsjccFFYu5xUmwirjHhtPVJQ4bQ6IxAoJ_kUf2WVoveskNZE9ODDtmSTpLLE3asCctx4BXFhehi_nEu5ORk/s320/IMG-0603.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHZW89_yVrt5VtoO27qsiMVxVwS_wSKGqzGo6J2maJpnxGpm4uk_lhcC7MHHhuee_y1hg9ByJpUU8kMLsXz8h3o5W0qz-_zZa9DU-JGRjOCjWLaN_EhlyGiYsRAh6AZry0pmFIxJUhm8/s3345/IMG-0600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3345" data-original-width="2793" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHZW89_yVrt5VtoO27qsiMVxVwS_wSKGqzGo6J2maJpnxGpm4uk_lhcC7MHHhuee_y1hg9ByJpUU8kMLsXz8h3o5W0qz-_zZa9DU-JGRjOCjWLaN_EhlyGiYsRAh6AZry0pmFIxJUhm8/s320/IMG-0600.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really got confident with feathers! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up was my Let's Stitch a Figurative Quilt </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from a Natalia Bonner class I did online.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrhyxtb8Dhixgws7U6tCKpJZ-SIzuXLrv7kSEETxFD_DdLq3xDbKg5im8SYQFXHOacysodfNY-uW3wAT_QjxxJuWZgFS8ZrO7PZqw8BPkbt_qFBw5O2F8AbiHuNwv00UcmNwrRtt68H8/s1440/CB58ED22-6E4A-423F-9F0E-C9ED9959AA04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrhyxtb8Dhixgws7U6tCKpJZ-SIzuXLrv7kSEETxFD_DdLq3xDbKg5im8SYQFXHOacysodfNY-uW3wAT_QjxxJuWZgFS8ZrO7PZqw8BPkbt_qFBw5O2F8AbiHuNwv00UcmNwrRtt68H8/s320/CB58ED22-6E4A-423F-9F0E-C9ED9959AA04.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must say this one is quilted to death,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it was a learning quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihC329o0sPKrUZfnoanS7feoJvS9pStq_HdkQzpKeY0fDp9LRVH2pnb8qQ8R5-ITjMVFhiJBcj712q5W2puqltB8E4r7Dflbmga-du02JIivfn2rzk-_uT7Tp83A0KKGQV7uxoJ8-P5Uo/s1440/FE44A9A0-43EC-40B8-A03B-82888432F0E0.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihC329o0sPKrUZfnoanS7feoJvS9pStq_HdkQzpKeY0fDp9LRVH2pnb8qQ8R5-ITjMVFhiJBcj712q5W2puqltB8E4r7Dflbmga-du02JIivfn2rzk-_uT7Tp83A0KKGQV7uxoJ8-P5Uo/s320/FE44A9A0-43EC-40B8-A03B-82888432F0E0.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite block.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZwgIITrVx3-7IVjlz-g7Bly-0URn0C8kCIkcKIvTqtxCcuA0aVy5y3wehhWgLRFzcptQJA2gAadzRz6vUMeovrBMzXihnmB8gj7q7h86fVqzMTU45oQhuQbBpkataRVl26V2i_1-K9Y/s1440/937985D3-0A00-42D1-B348-70EA3719D785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZwgIITrVx3-7IVjlz-g7Bly-0URn0C8kCIkcKIvTqtxCcuA0aVy5y3wehhWgLRFzcptQJA2gAadzRz6vUMeovrBMzXihnmB8gj7q7h86fVqzMTU45oQhuQbBpkataRVl26V2i_1-K9Y/s320/937985D3-0A00-42D1-B348-70EA3719D785.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I love that middle border design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish the quilt had had a border instead of the endless neutral fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That rainbow filler got to be so tedious to quilt over and over,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but practice did improve the look of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pebbles is what I mastered with this one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You may think I have lost my mind;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but with all the craziness in the world,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we leave for Africa in less than a week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trying my hardest not to panic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the meantime,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will try to stay calm by making more units for my </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunrise Scraps quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sewing circle of friends donated a lovely group of pinks and purples </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along with some great old cheddars from Jo Morton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yGxWidMnhvSxJMGa9j2XmQZ4ER2X-YfB9ehrekGGPG7nyhgadwPz8wipTnSCfLaZ_YOZKQpA9UvHnr9xTapT_pddGErUCoxhMcnHwLUsztFy904bLW6z2UuM0-1ej25coROYGyfw5mU/s2765/IMG-0620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="2765" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yGxWidMnhvSxJMGa9j2XmQZ4ER2X-YfB9ehrekGGPG7nyhgadwPz8wipTnSCfLaZ_YOZKQpA9UvHnr9xTapT_pddGErUCoxhMcnHwLUsztFy904bLW6z2UuM0-1ej25coROYGyfw5mU/s320/IMG-0620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe and hug your loved ones!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-55157067672316476812021-08-02T15:21:00.002-07:002021-08-02T15:23:13.743-07:00Mind Games<div style="text-align: center;">Hometown, made with Kathy Schmitz's Home fabric line.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a kit I purchased as a wedding gift for my son and his wife.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now perhaps they will get it as an anniversary gift...LOL!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCB6TXnYm7D_2auuPwLgxNlBplh-ZTqmpHM7Qt7FNd7Yvv8dvJNcxI7baoZETNGSzFV8BomV11sLPtckHb6XzUl1mhk8bL6Pf-o68VU2WQl9ruCeLsQvwISvnuYsiHm29s0XBrTLagfY/s3076/IMG-0545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3076" data-original-width="2739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCB6TXnYm7D_2auuPwLgxNlBplh-ZTqmpHM7Qt7FNd7Yvv8dvJNcxI7baoZETNGSzFV8BomV11sLPtckHb6XzUl1mhk8bL6Pf-o68VU2WQl9ruCeLsQvwISvnuYsiHm29s0XBrTLagfY/s320/IMG-0545.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just have the sashing and borders to finish. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The original pattern has an intricate flying geese border.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will opt for a simple fabric border.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you have a system for piecing large quilts?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I never completely cut a quilt up front.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have been burnt in the past when the directions were wrong.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I cut one block at a time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With this quilt, however, the instructions are so complex </div><div style="text-align: center;">that it is hard to determine what fabrics are used where</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and what their cutting size should be.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thankfully, my friend Cyndi had made the quilt</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and assured me the cutting directions were correct.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cut all the strips from the first 5 fabrics, which allowed me to piece the first house...</div><div style="text-align: center;">a monumental leap of faith for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>FYI, the layout did have an error in it, </div><div>but that was easily corrected.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was hard for me to stay engaged due to the lack of color and fabric variety,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I do love how it turned out.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It felt like a marathon game of Monopoly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I played mind games with myself....</div><div style="text-align: center;">piece 2 blocks and you can eat chocolate.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then there was the countdown...</div><div style="text-align: center;">hooray, first row done;</div><div style="text-align: center;">now you are halfway done;</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and </div><div style="text-align: center;">now there are only 6 more blocks to piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can do it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I needed a cheering squad.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also wrote blog posts in my mind while I was sewing...</div><div style="text-align: center;">finish these last 2 rows and you can post!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the help of my Audible book,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>This Tender Land,</u></div><div style="text-align: center;">I finally muscled through the last block.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even though I enjoyed the book,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was somewhat like this quilt...</div><div style="text-align: center;">easy to put down but I was compelled to finish it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-67033903336235574202021-07-10T15:02:00.017-07:002021-07-10T15:14:47.236-07:00From One Extreme to Another!<div style="text-align: center;"> On November 21st, 2017</div><div style="text-align: center;">I showed this 'lifetime' project for the first time </div><div style="text-align: center;">and here is my progress to date.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1KOmbgBZAaCZ6CP6T_jkIWmH6vuGmSO1uJrIIaAIhKpr5bhdzt3MBHvM5JXcE4cdROdLQmrpkI3KQNGf3RChEcqPY5tLfhyphenhyphenRhnssW95EIdb83WiPrC12pJMEm41SWO9MSG_Awao_wSY/s2995/IMG-0475.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="2995" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1KOmbgBZAaCZ6CP6T_jkIWmH6vuGmSO1uJrIIaAIhKpr5bhdzt3MBHvM5JXcE4cdROdLQmrpkI3KQNGf3RChEcqPY5tLfhyphenhyphenRhnssW95EIdb83WiPrC12pJMEm41SWO9MSG_Awao_wSY/s320/IMG-0475.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunrise Scraps by Edyta Sitar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fell in love with this quilt when I saw it in person </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at Road to California.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Admittedly,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have not worked on it consistently for quite awhile.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All those hourglass blocks finish at 1 1/2" each </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I only need to make 672 of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If I would have done the math back in 2017,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I may not of started this quilt.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Construction involves putting 8 hourglasses together with sashing into a unit.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are 84 units needed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have 34 done.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My goal for the summer is to get 50 sewn.</div><div style="text-align: center;">However, I underestimated how many different fabrics I would need to bring with me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So my quilty friend, Deb,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> sent me a wonderful collection of 4" squares </div><div style="text-align: center;">of fabrics I did not have.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To make this quilt interesting and special,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I may ask my other sewing circle of friends to cut 4" squares</div><div style="text-align: center;"> of their favorite, reproduction fabrics to add to the mix.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not that I don't have enough fabric to finish it up!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It would just be fun and give more variety.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the meantime,</div><div style="text-align: center;">my flannels arrived.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzryjf5MhtctXd4oA7-vpuONL4G6PIDgEHk7qO7Lt08AgZXeiGk6lzcHiqcLkYCAol4gpactT0V6kss4eGfwLi9em9J1VxAFNMa1p5Ug2Cjz020UKoCHR79fgx6RIhBwSP1aNhnhMC1ig/s2636/IMG-0476.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2636" data-original-width="2495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzryjf5MhtctXd4oA7-vpuONL4G6PIDgEHk7qO7Lt08AgZXeiGk6lzcHiqcLkYCAol4gpactT0V6kss4eGfwLi9em9J1VxAFNMa1p5Ug2Cjz020UKoCHR79fgx6RIhBwSP1aNhnhMC1ig/s320/IMG-0476.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a panel by Riley Blake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should have added an inner stop border,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it is too late now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Put the borders on in less than a few hours </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and now I have a potential Christmas gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because, who does not love gnomes!</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/AVvXsEitbQ4m18YYrpFSJfT3g52OOkJcWbJ7oxSchUql3aV5oNbquBbyWNGdKraKuHD8umVC85RuCFvjr8xCvc9hBlzMCrOTeWta4R5HP_InLTjrZz9M1BDu_qu7_Cs2XhtmC7ZhxoPthv3hJic/s3082/64738568276--78CEECF1-914A-406C-B6C9-E5218F999DDC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3082" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbQ4m18YYrpFSJfT3g52OOkJcWbJ7oxSchUql3aV5oNbquBbyWNGdKraKuHD8umVC85RuCFvjr8xCvc9hBlzMCrOTeWta4R5HP_InLTjrZz9M1BDu_qu7_Cs2XhtmC7ZhxoPthv3hJic/s320/64738568276--78CEECF1-914A-406C-B6C9-E5218F999DDC.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also pieced this big block, 60" x 72" quilt using</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Primitive Gathering Farmhouse flannels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cut and pieced it in just a few days </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I have enough squares for a second one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a completed flimsy, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but this is the cutest picture of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the last few weeks my piecing has gone from one extreme to the other...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">precision small scale piecing to quick, large scale stitching.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flannel is so difficult for me to work with!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cannot for the life of me keep it from stretching, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">therefore very few of my intersections went together nicely. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I resorted to using my walking foot late in the process, pinning and lots of trimming;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but eventually I just had to accept the imperfections.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Personally, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I prefer the challenge of small scale, precision piecing,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even if it takes years to complete!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, I forgot to report on the quilt shop I visited in Durango.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Stitch a Quilt Store on Main St. was recently featured in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BHG Quilt Sampler Magazine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely, light filled shop with brights, batiks, beautiful color wall,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a Bernina dealer, longarm services and a sweet shop dog. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although they did not have what I was looking for,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will go back!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-13303886473895776042021-06-27T06:12:00.001-07:002021-06-27T06:12:26.254-07:00Christmas in June???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, HSTs!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thought I would never get this done,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but here it is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu0L1tJCX2NRztXGbJzFwnx2g-7I4w61mRKx14p6OPqHiXGznZyOFbWNKOVzVK1a0U1tcrBD_YmihZpm2YJFmNLV9s2lTQIPv48RQnjFB4F6WqpACfpLfIQ-YBzWfc5RT0oGFFa_9fMw/s2048/00377641-81E5-4677-BF97-1F2C1DEA9B0D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu0L1tJCX2NRztXGbJzFwnx2g-7I4w61mRKx14p6OPqHiXGznZyOFbWNKOVzVK1a0U1tcrBD_YmihZpm2YJFmNLV9s2lTQIPv48RQnjFB4F6WqpACfpLfIQ-YBzWfc5RT0oGFFa_9fMw/s320/00377641-81E5-4677-BF97-1F2C1DEA9B0D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peppermint Twist,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by the Pattern Basket </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">using Christmas Figs 2 fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cannot wait to custom quilt this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ruby Blue Quilts did one and I plan to use it as inspiration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see hers <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COu0LWYHqx9/" target="_blank">here.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOwid-QNik80qYc-GXQ4YCTmUrHUr0a7O7rNulKqhGzKH8x7XY9Bd9qTeo9-qa3dDqrCDudIq5YBkY_xxIepd7IVnTWu-TmO_DzLAQAOrszZbOqpr99FNbT8K658Dg9SpWVmcUcabVJw/s2048/EEE97E81-C78F-4590-BD19-F2AB40BCD9D7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOwid-QNik80qYc-GXQ4YCTmUrHUr0a7O7rNulKqhGzKH8x7XY9Bd9qTeo9-qa3dDqrCDudIq5YBkY_xxIepd7IVnTWu-TmO_DzLAQAOrszZbOqpr99FNbT8K658Dg9SpWVmcUcabVJw/s320/EEE97E81-C78F-4590-BD19-F2AB40BCD9D7.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I am working on this Laura Heine pattern,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HoneyBee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am putting it on a Hoffman Big Dream panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have seen 2 others done this way on Pinterest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again, so anxious to give the quilting a try.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going to have lots to do when I get back to AZ.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In no hurry to leave though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was hot the first few weeks here,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but now a lovely week of thunderstorms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and cooler temps has arrived.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took my first hike to Alberta Peak at 10,000 feet yesterday </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and saw all my favorite wildflowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV_8TEiMe7m5sRKDnetO2McQjNlgn76F_uB1kPdOhCyxdisULWIerf7vvlP3dRZtyn2YjMs_lrxYzYngzxoBuo0Uw5ICwCqe_rnw3FYsKlm8EdNsAIKqL8rVPShkvjzYP1GADq9KMfjI/s4032/IMG-0329.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/AVvXsEhYV_8TEiMe7m5sRKDnetO2McQjNlgn76F_uB1kPdOhCyxdisULWIerf7vvlP3dRZtyn2YjMs_lrxYzYngzxoBuo0Uw5ICwCqe_rnw3FYsKlm8EdNsAIKqL8rVPShkvjzYP1GADq9KMfjI/s320/IMG-0329.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These Red Elephants and Green Bog Orchids </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">were a real find!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are my second favorite wildflower,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">behind Fairy Slipper Orchids,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but we arrived too late to see them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this year, I struck gold in my garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After years of trying,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally got Iceland Poppies to grow and bloom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IfG4tjaNvktnUWsA6gM0y0WZqNa-z4EIv2ZZd2QZ2umfVBZqMaP3x2LTEncKz7kZlCTppf7rWPk0qXXJyV6t43DPJGGijOHtc1zBrhcGt8MLe5_xlKreR_zj7lP1wG5wIH8BZjFOo7M/s1440/86AFA055-B493-4996-829A-8A37CADC2F15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IfG4tjaNvktnUWsA6gM0y0WZqNa-z4EIv2ZZd2QZ2umfVBZqMaP3x2LTEncKz7kZlCTppf7rWPk0qXXJyV6t43DPJGGijOHtc1zBrhcGt8MLe5_xlKreR_zj7lP1wG5wIH8BZjFOo7M/s320/86AFA055-B493-4996-829A-8A37CADC2F15.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very short lived blooms,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I loved them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully, they will reseed themselves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am about out of projects for the summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did bring my Edyta Sitar 'lifetime' quilt project with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looks like it will be next in the queue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also ordered flannel to make a big block quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone fights over the ones I have on cold mornings,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even the pups.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hoping to get to Durango this week to visit some quilt shops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow, actual physical shops still in business.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So excited! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-31077469275385887942021-05-25T15:58:00.003-07:002021-05-25T15:58:15.396-07:00Piecing and Packing and Purging!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglutsd104OM8qEUactbZh3e_4KcoGQeT0QIi__2-3XAI1BbCt4O6XZseU-qou7d-XQtyBv2C2olkVPHOABIxKIdsLMIwonfTLP74uxRWstbQcbfS4n12Cq2PuwA4KUTXrj9AfUhwTnf58/s2961/IMG-0185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="2620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglutsd104OM8qEUactbZh3e_4KcoGQeT0QIi__2-3XAI1BbCt4O6XZseU-qou7d-XQtyBv2C2olkVPHOABIxKIdsLMIwonfTLP74uxRWstbQcbfS4n12Cq2PuwA4KUTXrj9AfUhwTnf58/s320/IMG-0185.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rock the Block Sew Along</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Sew Kind of Wonderful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one I will use to practice FMQ on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jenny of SKOW plans to show us how she will quilt it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love it when I can copy a design</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and not have to come up with it on my own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When finished, it will adorn my office/sewing room...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as if I ever need a quilt in Arizona to warm my lap.</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/AVvXsEhfsmdptM6LYSHs7IgvUj3HskxlhPrrkIC5SGHzZLxX0PFjjQRcCOP6LVsb3RgXq8d7Xe7gID9AKHZdPqp2swXZtTPSa9FVOH2q9vuK7TL1UsstH72ctgvighSWYzf3ZiEaiXUUpFvG_Xw/s2048/AD95BED4-98F7-48D9-904C-CA6B8042B696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2006" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsmdptM6LYSHs7IgvUj3HskxlhPrrkIC5SGHzZLxX0PFjjQRcCOP6LVsb3RgXq8d7Xe7gID9AKHZdPqp2swXZtTPSa9FVOH2q9vuK7TL1UsstH72ctgvighSWYzf3ZiEaiXUUpFvG_Xw/s320/AD95BED4-98F7-48D9-904C-CA6B8042B696.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Greenhouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Elizabeth Hartmann,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">requested by my DIL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did an E2E pattern on this one and regret it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really should have custom quilted it,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but wanted to get it done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I may make another version of it for my nephew's wedding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then I can do custom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His future wife loves succulents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it will come to no surprise that I started piecing another project...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Figurative Quilt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Natalia Bonner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba9Ytno5CNpwjBUk2sKMDZj_cP4vPUUYE3f9oUB40jQm8WqWfXyyttvl1ZLb_RwSA9i9sNk6TUBHGfperQoS3a5zbHOAW2GBoFZhD3MSu5iqDmytU1bDUtio09HrbSoiSjMJpdfSUAws/s2744/IMG-0194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="2744" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba9Ytno5CNpwjBUk2sKMDZj_cP4vPUUYE3f9oUB40jQm8WqWfXyyttvl1ZLb_RwSA9i9sNk6TUBHGfperQoS3a5zbHOAW2GBoFZhD3MSu5iqDmytU1bDUtio09HrbSoiSjMJpdfSUAws/s320/IMG-0194.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am using Tilda fabrics for the first time </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and absolutely love the English Garden florals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is another border with tons of hexies yet to be assembled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sampler quilt will be used for my class I signed up for with Natalia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am sure one of my granddaughters will love to receive it when I am done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or maybe I keep it for myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This last week I sorted, folded and purged my fabric stash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much of my reproduction fabrics went to my friend, Deb;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lori of Humble Quilts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Janet, the Roque Quilter,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and to a quilt ministry in NY suggested by Janet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It felt good to prioritize my project and fabric collections.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even with all I purged,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have more than I will ever be able to use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Besides,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am always seduced by all the pretty new fabrics I see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All that reorganization makes it easy to pack for Colorado!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, but what WIPS will I take?????</div><p></p><br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-27209656611223370932021-05-17T16:06:00.006-07:002021-05-17T16:06:56.719-07:00The Merry Month of May!<div style="text-align: center;"> May started with a lovely trip to Sanibel Island with my daughter</div><div style="text-align: center;">to celebrate Mother's Day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iHHQLbq7Ee4rZ_ilx1wDG-vIzYS8q9LrnefD9vZD5iIayvWzPiB8SFXxhikL37g9lwcTulHWqQx7jX78OWjT4Xhcdci-MPkX5sRNsDQvp9GBHie1ijYDBkXoTs2bgnRVx_7o6Ht7uvY/s4032/IMG-0051.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/AVvXsEh1iHHQLbq7Ee4rZ_ilx1wDG-vIzYS8q9LrnefD9vZD5iIayvWzPiB8SFXxhikL37g9lwcTulHWqQx7jX78OWjT4Xhcdci-MPkX5sRNsDQvp9GBHie1ijYDBkXoTs2bgnRVx_7o6Ht7uvY/s320/IMG-0051.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed swimming in the warm coastal waters,</div><div style="text-align: center;">spotting dolphins and rays swimming off shore,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl42VjmOmXUAHguYkZcB1Bc_r1PlHN3h38Ud_tUmIcPpSXN26Ya4MjnuPyXaTd67-ydGuN-wo05oEA7ZioXcrUAMPZ7Ie-CzOJBm1XnuFmEg0BQe_4cQZOaUx5mt3YDXv7A3Ci1C9DL4k/s3088/IMG-0059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl42VjmOmXUAHguYkZcB1Bc_r1PlHN3h38Ud_tUmIcPpSXN26Ya4MjnuPyXaTd67-ydGuN-wo05oEA7ZioXcrUAMPZ7Ie-CzOJBm1XnuFmEg0BQe_4cQZOaUx5mt3YDXv7A3Ci1C9DL4k/s320/IMG-0059.jpg" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>collecting sea shells,</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJbyaMVnwa32SRDoDcTT8WZDMrfUeZ72JNkbQlDAnyTOIiSBJUHs9PEP2GXNVAZBFtW-stDuVUcBqvqQgu7ceHxx7oon0yZUuYVupiS756Iigq4Ldcl410vlmSQVNH-qyVYhLZrf6kck/s4032/IMG-0071.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/AVvXsEjmJbyaMVnwa32SRDoDcTT8WZDMrfUeZ72JNkbQlDAnyTOIiSBJUHs9PEP2GXNVAZBFtW-stDuVUcBqvqQgu7ceHxx7oon0yZUuYVupiS756Iigq4Ldcl410vlmSQVNH-qyVYhLZrf6kck/s320/IMG-0071.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and drinking fancy adult beverages!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Prior to leaving, I finished my granddaughter's quilt for her bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhAS1ROypS9srkg7mc_pxYfqczRGMfb1UWGaUgxvRQsLMFgI2_0rirdhDEiw9FWBOsnU73WxuQPBb6eE1mwfzTMh3477eMIIrUbIjQuxaLDLVrRMLu2U5dharKKCTWXssg6eJBVNhqms/s2048/IMG-4044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhAS1ROypS9srkg7mc_pxYfqczRGMfb1UWGaUgxvRQsLMFgI2_0rirdhDEiw9FWBOsnU73WxuQPBb6eE1mwfzTMh3477eMIIrUbIjQuxaLDLVrRMLu2U5dharKKCTWXssg6eJBVNhqms/s320/IMG-4044.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2RUFlWQzaPnl8q8kbqt2PUq2JZEmqornmv4QQVMxoMTqglAPizKudbM0kbB5e5RrjS36WtqDERRN0avkjuhcU8pqTbl2IexsoyygVUL0eMsgoNVeC8VBKGTDU_WkEmZWFHjuP_-mHIc/s2048/IMG-4045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2039" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2RUFlWQzaPnl8q8kbqt2PUq2JZEmqornmv4QQVMxoMTqglAPizKudbM0kbB5e5RrjS36WtqDERRN0avkjuhcU8pqTbl2IexsoyygVUL0eMsgoNVeC8VBKGTDU_WkEmZWFHjuP_-mHIc/s320/IMG-4045.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much fun to quilt!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I was off to my retreat with Sue Spargo in Santa Fe.</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a gracious woman and fabulous teacher!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I started one project,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNszVzTpUlJXNgMcOyVKKQY02t9NYl8rDCcWaRnmhqtSxvNe1M_vA-xzGjqToSiHeQVVTq5T7Suze0bgKiIqWXPmE4YfOZ5ACeZSDh1kjLhzi7B7UkNM-kCae2ZRhO9iY8AwD9w9gTXu8/s2408/IMG-0180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="2408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNszVzTpUlJXNgMcOyVKKQY02t9NYl8rDCcWaRnmhqtSxvNe1M_vA-xzGjqToSiHeQVVTq5T7Suze0bgKiIqWXPmE4YfOZ5ACeZSDh1kjLhzi7B7UkNM-kCae2ZRhO9iY8AwD9w9gTXu8/s320/IMG-0180.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my interpretation of a miniature Oaxacan candlestick I saw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the International Museum of Folkart;</div><div style="text-align: center;">but then got totally side tracked by learning to weave a tree on a loom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8LJYP6vbJkDIeCtJ23UlGRJh9dKXI1oROT2XkKPYjUXg3IRY4EYAjbTKilcDzmST58RZV2U8bFULr6Qk3OiDdYE4YNp10tDqJTFAhiUYyDS9WpHnizZryRjemFQQJI96uFnkqE7SGQQ/s3021/IMG-0181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="3021" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8LJYP6vbJkDIeCtJ23UlGRJh9dKXI1oROT2XkKPYjUXg3IRY4EYAjbTKilcDzmST58RZV2U8bFULr6Qk3OiDdYE4YNp10tDqJTFAhiUYyDS9WpHnizZryRjemFQQJI96uFnkqE7SGQQ/s320/IMG-0181.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are headed to Africa in September</div><div style="text-align: center;">(fingers crossed)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and so this is the start of my modified Folk Tales quilt to commemorate our trip.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I continue to sew along with Sew Kind of Wonderful </div><div style="text-align: center;">and will have my Rock the Block quilt done soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Started another Elizabeth Hartmann pattern for my DIL, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I will be back with those when they are in the flimsy state.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are headed to Colorado in June.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My body needs a break from pandemic stitching!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-40104397544283345292021-03-26T09:40:00.000-07:002021-03-26T09:40:00.939-07:00Something New and Something Old!<div style="text-align: center;">I'll start with the something new... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L21owQtAZ4DjAQ8s9ZXiSoT3tC_z0kVZFeaPuhxIFQqOqaZD8riiGG5JHGxp87ZBmN4xi-sQBssiLFrBgultkmTXO70auhBOeCRq-NFCYzky0NZi5fTdWArSf2vmtIxPLzFeewdqecs/s829/Peep.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="827" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L21owQtAZ4DjAQ8s9ZXiSoT3tC_z0kVZFeaPuhxIFQqOqaZD8riiGG5JHGxp87ZBmN4xi-sQBssiLFrBgultkmTXO70auhBOeCRq-NFCYzky0NZi5fTdWArSf2vmtIxPLzFeewdqecs/s320/Peep.PNG" /></a></div>Peeps and Carrots,</div><div style="text-align: center;">adapted from Carrot Sticks by the Pattern Basket.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was my 9 year old granddaughter's idea to add the bunnies </div><div style="text-align: center;">and what a clever idea it was!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was gifted to my DIL.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yYLaX6AOoiLHpYbBgFTV9xsPB8_BSWOoiuN0Krhn8TERvdKamzozvQs_GXplDXgl3fGMSKT3isahr2-TKpZqBitkxDi3ecUEaLIAJAHAacRg9o1ID8BUs1pr1mrrwFsHtm77Phyu63o/s3106/IMG-4017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="3106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yYLaX6AOoiLHpYbBgFTV9xsPB8_BSWOoiuN0Krhn8TERvdKamzozvQs_GXplDXgl3fGMSKT3isahr2-TKpZqBitkxDi3ecUEaLIAJAHAacRg9o1ID8BUs1pr1mrrwFsHtm77Phyu63o/s320/IMG-4017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Working on this table runner for my daughter from a Shabby Fabrics pattern.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will make a coordinating wall hanging, but this may be the only one done by Easter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRX4AWyTwWuxmlBtbBJvHgFmzwdlcBwZh_CHyL6KlXegaNzYM1Iz3Z9f48zMRDnMr9y7CIUjm9TcYfQFzg22vfu8WXS7ejaX5dvPTpuBF8_5ULORaBoCebQhr4KW8MuMVzW0f-QIw0Ss/s2048/IMG-4016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRX4AWyTwWuxmlBtbBJvHgFmzwdlcBwZh_CHyL6KlXegaNzYM1Iz3Z9f48zMRDnMr9y7CIUjm9TcYfQFzg22vfu8WXS7ejaX5dvPTpuBF8_5ULORaBoCebQhr4KW8MuMVzW0f-QIw0Ss/s320/IMG-4016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Week 1 & 2 of Rock the Block...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a free sewalong from Sew Kind of Wonderful </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with video tutorials on Facebook each week!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have always been curious about Sew Kind of Wonderful patterns</div><div style="text-align: center;"> with their curved piecing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I did teach beginning quilting,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I always told my students I could help them with almost everything,</div><div style="text-align: center;">except curved piecing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, it was time to conquer my fear.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The curves are so gentle, and they oversize and square everything up;</div><div style="text-align: center;">so it is much easier than I thought it would be.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Notions and special rulers are not my thing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I now own 3 of their QRC rulers...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know Jan is laughing right now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am really enjoying the challenge and using up stash! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly, I don't think this will put much of a dent in it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These fabrics are from my Edyta Sitar collections.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasFFBlF9fn_SsK3TbmN8bXCSJ2NVvGDdrlMGLNnK7gRTw_hYLiEcx28ejbNgvU4VPwOwWeZ37xx2jhxROlZd85qVlXu73RxRny0Zd1DvCVEVYeJ_FM3dnh_5TOGlyBSkEKM3mfrETDgw/s2048/IMG-4009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasFFBlF9fn_SsK3TbmN8bXCSJ2NVvGDdrlMGLNnK7gRTw_hYLiEcx28ejbNgvU4VPwOwWeZ37xx2jhxROlZd85qVlXu73RxRny0Zd1DvCVEVYeJ_FM3dnh_5TOGlyBSkEKM3mfrETDgw/s320/IMG-4009.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last weekend we celebrated a landmark birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband turned 70!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When did we get so OLD!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My son arranged to have a chef come to our house to cook a fancy meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was perfect...the kids got to run around and play while we enjoyed our meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Safer and more fun for everyone than going to a restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Betty, Monica, Kathy and I continue to piece, quilt and bind donation quilts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLrZDl-vt9s_2oq2INyX8EIjU6dUbN5OYzEwTHW9NK428s6LPwo7Te3Xzh4VnwcM207pUMee47ISrsP7lwh8ZL441e1QnvIJFBnOjm4xRAuY2FSQGROyL_vckPaO1rJ1Ed9IePZwbrps/s2048/IMG-4018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLrZDl-vt9s_2oq2INyX8EIjU6dUbN5OYzEwTHW9NK428s6LPwo7Te3Xzh4VnwcM207pUMee47ISrsP7lwh8ZL441e1QnvIJFBnOjm4xRAuY2FSQGROyL_vckPaO1rJ1Ed9IePZwbrps/s320/IMG-4018.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kind of had a green theme going on this month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pile will be going to Betty today to get bound.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It turns out I have some pretty severe stenosis in my neck that has lead to my right hand weakness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That and mild bilateral carpal tunnel from the hours of hand stitching.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though I have enjoyed my stay at home hobbies,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they have taken a toll on my body...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">too much slumping over and poor posture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knew quarantine increased my waistline,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I did not realize the other health tolls until this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am officially fully vaccinated now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I look forward to getting back to a normal lifestyle soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now on to week #3 of Rock the Block.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-14387886187621393892021-03-01T09:13:00.002-07:002021-03-02T10:42:51.239-07:00Time Keeps on Slipping, Slipping into the Future.<div style="text-align: center;">The title of my post is from a favorite Steve Miller band song.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I guess I am dating myself!</div><div style="text-align: center;">My granddaughters turned 5 and 9 in February.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Where did the time go? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiws1tj-y9yPl6VWWhReGs50OIN4vUDSgsqjNvFkGSSGPvxePyBKJNA8_soWb2uvR4-KjlCv84rxgds7VJ8aAnqpiXT6i8D7r2J0Tc0KODK1zCr21LfAIgzWC4_HoOEZ3UzaaI_YW6WPEA/s1008/IMG-3965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiws1tj-y9yPl6VWWhReGs50OIN4vUDSgsqjNvFkGSSGPvxePyBKJNA8_soWb2uvR4-KjlCv84rxgds7VJ8aAnqpiXT6i8D7r2J0Tc0KODK1zCr21LfAIgzWC4_HoOEZ3UzaaI_YW6WPEA/s320/IMG-3965.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My daughter had a small family only party for them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are my grands +1 cousin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got my first vaccine shot without an issue </div><div style="text-align: center;">and to celebrate I put pandemic purple highlights in my hair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MvwJLrRK3rEIpwjsYC-TgLw9b1hCHhzbim8RggrYMc8zu5xwNLh5wEnpI27rAGFXj1o1Xp0NkI-qBXp5GMV5vM2sJ7bjcJiCAnQie0kZ2WaFILp5d6Ho_nOoEqyQYVb3yf1uUg5Xqfo/s2048/IMG-3948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MvwJLrRK3rEIpwjsYC-TgLw9b1hCHhzbim8RggrYMc8zu5xwNLh5wEnpI27rAGFXj1o1Xp0NkI-qBXp5GMV5vM2sJ7bjcJiCAnQie0kZ2WaFILp5d6Ho_nOoEqyQYVb3yf1uUg5Xqfo/s320/IMG-3948.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a fun experiment and is fading fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will be a one and done though...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">too long in the salon chair and too expensive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just going to have to let those grays shine through!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My back and neck issues are resolving slowly, so not much sewing going on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBib8Ni_yxpaHmQuWLQpb-pwu6-r_5H09LwnXG_sMrksHbl3Ksg3zIZgCfL_EffJvWqPUG1cqNXQ2LEoLi0Cb2i47hZ4-bcJKl0oq0aIsAznLuirHPhfKJd1wGEl83ZgQucF14N1E-eIs/s2048/63621921940--10C0B517-7883-4957-802A-10A33A96AE52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBib8Ni_yxpaHmQuWLQpb-pwu6-r_5H09LwnXG_sMrksHbl3Ksg3zIZgCfL_EffJvWqPUG1cqNXQ2LEoLi0Cb2i47hZ4-bcJKl0oq0aIsAznLuirHPhfKJd1wGEl83ZgQucF14N1E-eIs/s320/63621921940--10C0B517-7883-4957-802A-10A33A96AE52.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Carrot Sticks by the Pattern Basket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will be for my DIL's seasonal quilt wall.</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/AVvXsEiGL-xzN2hGSyrdbOl-fHnni6D-Iu0eLWd9HKIssC44zP6i4e7J78Y9ct-Bv0d1Woi2sjNvEwcvOoRS19CRtIdQn38Wj38bkZa7Tp2CmWorrmZuSiVt0ft9z9a6nKZ-9uJ5EiC-KZ_Sfck/s2048/IMG-3969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL-xzN2hGSyrdbOl-fHnni6D-Iu0eLWd9HKIssC44zP6i4e7J78Y9ct-Bv0d1Woi2sjNvEwcvOoRS19CRtIdQn38Wj38bkZa7Tp2CmWorrmZuSiVt0ft9z9a6nKZ-9uJ5EiC-KZ_Sfck/s320/IMG-3969.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quilted one block of my Year of Stars quilt by Natalia Bonner today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Learning lots from her free Youtube videos and her Patreon page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been able to do a little hand stitching on my Making Waves by Ariane Zurcher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsOW2WwPx4uSqGCz3U7lQYJrilRlmeaIcJ-7L9JVllMhRKbRhGUSZojsPahJgVnLH96E9fyJ2ir-tCv83-7_26TNgnEO4zBJer9liGx7bb9HKwlNLl53XXEMH49NfeJIGJ_JoRSeQU9A/s2048/IMG-3957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsOW2WwPx4uSqGCz3U7lQYJrilRlmeaIcJ-7L9JVllMhRKbRhGUSZojsPahJgVnLH96E9fyJ2ir-tCv83-7_26TNgnEO4zBJer9liGx7bb9HKwlNLl53XXEMH49NfeJIGJ_JoRSeQU9A/s320/IMG-3957.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my favorite corner of the project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went rogue on these 2 shapes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted them to look like the shore of the ocean after a wave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cream shapes in the blue look so much like seafoam;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">however, I see the ocean in almost everything.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I am so excited about the future...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a trip to Sanibel Island with my daughter for Mother's Day and to see my sister.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then off to Santa Fe for a week seminar with Sue Spargo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will feel so good to live a somewhat normal life for a change!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-972199929764249452021-01-22T11:09:00.000-07:002021-01-22T11:09:26.365-07:00Sweet Treats <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> I have been a fanatic in my sewing room the last few weeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">With coldish temperatures,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a COVID-19 scare in my family,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and being a real homebody,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been quite productive.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5ijN3UTqVpdQ0iVxL4JiyErGtJNYoK3lmIIgrJ_t4mYHgpjaO5QHxdqyk9x5NVzza0yazHsNf6_FYkVM0LKHxLhtxvGqUCeLxDJYGUVwE0jzJwUXAtAjBsJ649qGjAqqSKdd3bLJltQ/s2048/IMG-3914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5ijN3UTqVpdQ0iVxL4JiyErGtJNYoK3lmIIgrJ_t4mYHgpjaO5QHxdqyk9x5NVzza0yazHsNf6_FYkVM0LKHxLhtxvGqUCeLxDJYGUVwE0jzJwUXAtAjBsJ649qGjAqqSKdd3bLJltQ/s320/IMG-3914.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This fun project I made without a pattern </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for my daughter to put above her fireplace mantel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, I give credit to Wendy Williams for the inspiration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A You-tube video by Material Obsession showed her method.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I drew a template heart and just went for it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is much smaller and simpler than her design.</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/AVvXsEj7uphXCQ0B9cuWOHaBkYyygtEvhC_QsU4wiWo0nnmcPZ2fkcFANDk9frcAFJTzMc8lw8O6IB9aAQQZBjEZI0B9x_zw1sKs-4H-MHl8gAWaB-n04C7IMqLiva2HWXUPlkSIGTAYek5ARGo/s2048/IMG-3911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uphXCQ0B9cuWOHaBkYyygtEvhC_QsU4wiWo0nnmcPZ2fkcFANDk9frcAFJTzMc8lw8O6IB9aAQQZBjEZI0B9x_zw1sKs-4H-MHl8gAWaB-n04C7IMqLiva2HWXUPlkSIGTAYek5ARGo/s320/IMG-3911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Calling this one Conversation Hearts, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">adapted from a pattern called Love Actually.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made it larger so it would fill the space on my DIL's wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolhJ5G7kh4t2XxJ3CRtsMhIwXhh5USGmmhF8W0_gwgONvitJSfahUdm7rxekbajwgAeUzDKfUB1MIuF_4yVeEiqp-K-R2dGZ3bmZVDkf0JklW2DjBvVV-5XlLV8PHcNaEUMi0MWir2Wo/s2048/IMG-3912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolhJ5G7kh4t2XxJ3CRtsMhIwXhh5USGmmhF8W0_gwgONvitJSfahUdm7rxekbajwgAeUzDKfUB1MIuF_4yVeEiqp-K-R2dGZ3bmZVDkf0JklW2DjBvVV-5XlLV8PHcNaEUMi0MWir2Wo/s320/IMG-3912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But my favorite finish...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kkSVj2MU3kLmzqDqSevt_gVrkMs3wyFEc6OuBC4axwx5fczjlus0afbzv2QGFmHizZhA149hW65aRU_ER4QvGjEFbGQoIvN0JKgmnwUG38obK3w3oiCEg63KM2YCuLL6dH1LBhk1YIk/s2048/IMG-3889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kkSVj2MU3kLmzqDqSevt_gVrkMs3wyFEc6OuBC4axwx5fczjlus0afbzv2QGFmHizZhA149hW65aRU_ER4QvGjEFbGQoIvN0JKgmnwUG38obK3w3oiCEg63KM2YCuLL6dH1LBhk1YIk/s320/IMG-3889.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DF1uPuq6YSJ2I-89bWKS7jGd29OEriohsAzgh6tWDg3QBJkLsl7O3IYZJ5V3NCAAC2DpHv-8pTBeZzrSJlXP_11KAuwLwatCRXJp_TbyRwnovxZ3Cm__ZEmrD_lbJtjqT2le7qtSRe4/s2048/IMG-3890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DF1uPuq6YSJ2I-89bWKS7jGd29OEriohsAzgh6tWDg3QBJkLsl7O3IYZJ5V3NCAAC2DpHv-8pTBeZzrSJlXP_11KAuwLwatCRXJp_TbyRwnovxZ3Cm__ZEmrD_lbJtjqT2le7qtSRe4/s320/IMG-3890.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pvx52yYR_iJL6Cu_HzjgCl5CqRMGec_Cklhynu8IngngduuY8n44AasXpr3y_llND6UZnCDSZd1aVpMAwXSyy6ersXsQnBkAKGi2q8NYIp8zOqWqC7uuypl9hFCdjw1_Qh4KEwM2Uw4/s2048/IMG-3891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pvx52yYR_iJL6Cu_HzjgCl5CqRMGec_Cklhynu8IngngduuY8n44AasXpr3y_llND6UZnCDSZd1aVpMAwXSyy6ersXsQnBkAKGi2q8NYIp8zOqWqC7uuypl9hFCdjw1_Qh4KEwM2Uw4/s320/IMG-3891.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQsYmnJkaobmtfxEM1oKVdnPCGiirXiPDri9Q-gKwKHtzDte3VaEEReZxGA79dLc2xSnkmzCleZ5TvagzbpE14REDgT70GPI7v_q9IRmao79R8Q_SbrQoNql037nPTaNFiIMKHj6ujRY/s2048/IMG-3892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQsYmnJkaobmtfxEM1oKVdnPCGiirXiPDri9Q-gKwKHtzDte3VaEEReZxGA79dLc2xSnkmzCleZ5TvagzbpE14REDgT70GPI7v_q9IRmao79R8Q_SbrQoNql037nPTaNFiIMKHj6ujRY/s320/IMG-3892.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final blue gray border was done with the computer,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the rest of the quilting was hand guided free motion and ruler work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was obsessed with this one and worked on it non-stop for 3 days straight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be taking a break though while I get my back out of spasm and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">regain the strength in my right hand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PT and steroids should do the trick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lesson learned...slow down, take breaks and stretch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My granddaughter's diamond quilt is a flimsy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> but it will have to wait to be quilted since it needs custom work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the donation quilt front,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my friend, Betty, and I have supplied the homeless shelter with 4 more baby quilts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Working now on piecing cuddle quilts and pillowcases for the grands for Valentine's Day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Thank goodness I can still use my sewing machine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Wanda Joy can quilt all by herself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is finally raining in the desert!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to more staying home </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and sewing in my PJs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-23809456216491186682021-01-04T07:03:00.000-07:002021-01-04T07:03:53.659-07:00First Flimsy of 2021<div style="text-align: center;"> During the break between Christmas and New Year's, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I finished a quilt I started almost 7 years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ00LFLp_i2p86m_N5oHf8jishJyF0DgFYb0Umf0lpPX3FjUVrPb3YcH1agy6jXr3GhdSHXkuuPi4XxAH3ZS-MLhhpg1TuhwORJYlJCIVTdEy-4OpIVoH_TlwVoQhTHmOEQ9fgzpM6Qw/s2048/IMG-3877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ00LFLp_i2p86m_N5oHf8jishJyF0DgFYb0Umf0lpPX3FjUVrPb3YcH1agy6jXr3GhdSHXkuuPi4XxAH3ZS-MLhhpg1TuhwORJYlJCIVTdEy-4OpIVoH_TlwVoQhTHmOEQ9fgzpM6Qw/w400-h384/IMG-3877.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is Gather Around by Debbie Roberts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was fun to revisit some of the fabrics I used from my extensive reproduction fabric stash.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My motivation was to be able to quilt it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like everyone,</div><div style="text-align: center;">my goal for this year is to work on finishing some things and de-stash,</div><div style="text-align: center;">just like every year!</div><div style="text-align: center;">But, I am off to a good start.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My reward...I get to start a new quilt for my granddaughter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> A very modern quilt that will have lots of open space for quilting. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7W8xuLDnAQNAvb0G3f_dqw1FtXMSTL2RCk8f5u-LJNeox7kTc3DjLqKUiLGBclE3wyW4zc1rkliKVwt0E3FygcjaFWZno507CaQkIuBt-LNHW0WxAHOSliwCJ7Mc3iJtryVIlvd-ptg/s2048/IMG-3879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7W8xuLDnAQNAvb0G3f_dqw1FtXMSTL2RCk8f5u-LJNeox7kTc3DjLqKUiLGBclE3wyW4zc1rkliKVwt0E3FygcjaFWZno507CaQkIuBt-LNHW0WxAHOSliwCJ7Mc3iJtryVIlvd-ptg/s320/IMG-3879.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Diamonds on Display</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Quiltachusetts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am happy to report that I found a home for my charity quilts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our local Presbyterian Church sponsors a homeless shelter </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and, no surprise, they have had a huge increase in homeless families.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So my second goal is to piece at least 1 quilt to donate each month</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and to quilt all the flimsies my friends bring me for donation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Haven't figured out which UFO will be next.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have so many to choose from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But my promise to myself is to use up my stash in whatever way I can.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't want to say I am a hoarder,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it has gotten to be ridiculous! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And last, but certainly not least,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d1lvUmhrWsP6lTQF_WFH1cA3bQ1RzddxDghLzdgaDJ8fFl2hhKL87DRxQJv6pJMQBlBHSQ_k5Ra_bkdmIeD4O-wTvYTeZmQ1HZx6hjl3HAsWf8uIfnUvyn0zB6-lN0c3DI05yV5l_lg/s1334/00887768-AEEE-489D-88A8-D5479B7735D2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d1lvUmhrWsP6lTQF_WFH1cA3bQ1RzddxDghLzdgaDJ8fFl2hhKL87DRxQJv6pJMQBlBHSQ_k5Ra_bkdmIeD4O-wTvYTeZmQ1HZx6hjl3HAsWf8uIfnUvyn0zB6-lN0c3DI05yV5l_lg/s320/00887768-AEEE-489D-88A8-D5479B7735D2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlnukfhYmBt9RT7k_tReFTSQpZrJ8wmNzD98ylRVlRqTysaKvsw4PKE4JBq8nnzk2Nn-qL_XDEFnq-hd-sNgTqr8XWKwKUrqLHZydE3Whwhy70YVtBYYEXLYmOOjfJqfSI5H9B4sBS8Q/s1000/IMG-3856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlnukfhYmBt9RT7k_tReFTSQpZrJ8wmNzD98ylRVlRqTysaKvsw4PKE4JBq8nnzk2Nn-qL_XDEFnq-hd-sNgTqr8XWKwKUrqLHZydE3Whwhy70YVtBYYEXLYmOOjfJqfSI5H9B4sBS8Q/s320/IMG-3856.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my little loves.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-62700376612886811842020-12-21T09:15:00.002-07:002020-12-21T09:15:48.463-07:00Handmade gifts galore!<div style="text-align: center;">This year the majority of my gifts are handmade.</div><div style="text-align: center;">For the littlest grandkids...quilts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, Fancy Forest by Elizabeth Hartmann for the baby.</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/AVvXsEhXvNkhapGNrGE6dpV30738XEpFZRj3r08dt37KCErr2Om695EoHtvrX8QDIKHFW3MuBFkXdOil5FYECH3EW4iEIktvocjf2XL9yhyphenhyphen2A6nymEicnSYc8dSRjPeZCujKK6gIRC_a5x2rM64/s2048/IMG-3832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1662" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvNkhapGNrGE6dpV30738XEpFZRj3r08dt37KCErr2Om695EoHtvrX8QDIKHFW3MuBFkXdOil5FYECH3EW4iEIktvocjf2XL9yhyphenhyphen2A6nymEicnSYc8dSRjPeZCujKK6gIRC_a5x2rM64/s320/IMG-3832.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pVGQZZAqz5QmW8zcd3t7nZH7P1T_udFljxps3ptqQ8QlwSisyHweWRCt83NCGeGUJmQUm1wjhAz3xrLG8GCO-gvEb4VcZobJ9hIU6g3BClct_FHEuo6jl7j220vZ55NqEMqRzZyA0YI/s2048/IMG-3838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pVGQZZAqz5QmW8zcd3t7nZH7P1T_udFljxps3ptqQ8QlwSisyHweWRCt83NCGeGUJmQUm1wjhAz3xrLG8GCO-gvEb4VcZobJ9hIU6g3BClct_FHEuo6jl7j220vZ55NqEMqRzZyA0YI/s320/IMG-3838.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">My youngest granddaughter gets Le Jardin by Bunnyhill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb0Cd9oHYkM_3-KW8oW7CyWTk0I4quuWOAX-dE000Nn0vWpDhFpgKGk7G6NlR5srBP4XBrTpF2CRBPSV6ayEYqfXgKEGS-EZlhMkcXITXg3jo4SX4pgH0qPL5gQnmxgts206dWhOhYV4/s2048/IMG-3833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1951" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb0Cd9oHYkM_3-KW8oW7CyWTk0I4quuWOAX-dE000Nn0vWpDhFpgKGk7G6NlR5srBP4XBrTpF2CRBPSV6ayEYqfXgKEGS-EZlhMkcXITXg3jo4SX4pgH0qPL5gQnmxgts206dWhOhYV4/s320/IMG-3833.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO03Yi1Ot9FgFqGLzVRoQFoPWmhWHAfsmwoE8ZVZcIzjCAFhtMKnaBxM9I5WJOMPXBuKRkxx99dvHAu1fSBFdhP3ph2ZW_9m40rYuob6Gy2fXFe8-XVCyLcK_buCsxkWI3O4FpjT-kOgY/s2048/IMG-3836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYqsY7EBtfSQpLT1F0PX4mYb_8hArCKkDSml63rXp29lXsgaYWS0M4uKPjlnd79ak5GUgonEFT6BhaESuMh6xNCT48b6e304291EisIO4pH012J_fFjmppXUt8DvduM9IW3yx4Aljcck/s2048/IMG-3835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYqsY7EBtfSQpLT1F0PX4mYb_8hArCKkDSml63rXp29lXsgaYWS0M4uKPjlnd79ak5GUgonEFT6BhaESuMh6xNCT48b6e304291EisIO4pH012J_fFjmppXUt8DvduM9IW3yx4Aljcck/s320/IMG-3835.jpg" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4xItRXO6P5q1NKV4QmHlFkgiceAV55xM8yAhY1DRW_8cWI5pGPrYELdPEPs7tPpCh7l_Y1_t2JlC2q2IUg647Sw69xKgXEqjuvklw-zejJpe1uDzvQwvuO0-1C7PsH43Zn-7MzbpgaM/s320/IMG-3837.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even wrote her name in the corner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both of these quilts were hand guided free motion and ruler work </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with Le Jardin having some computer borders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The baby also gets this quilt from my daughter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She designed, drafted and pieced it using a purchased pattern for the fox.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7xTxDEU_htoC2NX8XPUf7vq072w2lUQ8btBx88aueaIsxSx_9zGWldvdt_lXavWOBODWES-SB-iZ7R9205q_MFsx6Dm5OMb_hVVSg-8P7ShMSKZjxIZKp2-ucWl14xzRrqp1_CywJf8/s2048/62994656900--B80D97CF-848F-4D7B-BC80-C12D8029FC3E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7xTxDEU_htoC2NX8XPUf7vq072w2lUQ8btBx88aueaIsxSx_9zGWldvdt_lXavWOBODWES-SB-iZ7R9205q_MFsx6Dm5OMb_hVVSg-8P7ShMSKZjxIZKp2-ucWl14xzRrqp1_CywJf8/s320/62994656900--B80D97CF-848F-4D7B-BC80-C12D8029FC3E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And details of the quilting I did.</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/AVvXsEh-Z3KjqT2JViotw0Klg9vtzEqsfhsESUZ7HeLbxbbIyhDb67mbdLCWNWjNBhi3WmtVmIXpO9jW3p7e1wQcs_hbj3AsQVW9c8PEQCOG0gfUpxUIp5Vq_lVPf5tnnzDk6IMkl5Jo3Bv1Zo0/s2048/62991803137--63AD5575-74CD-43F1-8431-5461ED952667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z3KjqT2JViotw0Klg9vtzEqsfhsESUZ7HeLbxbbIyhDb67mbdLCWNWjNBhi3WmtVmIXpO9jW3p7e1wQcs_hbj3AsQVW9c8PEQCOG0gfUpxUIp5Vq_lVPf5tnnzDk6IMkl5Jo3Bv1Zo0/s320/62991803137--63AD5575-74CD-43F1-8431-5461ED952667.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheptXmeWCiB9y65nkA2CD2E4yximJ3FWlwIk8Sy8HeunfpX5WQoNjEWyAgLrJNPJkfmnWtNOasLNJbfPZzHQxEjypa1VxjwyG_ET9R6tMkXmj4IKyYpqHsxU7OTJE4V6UYPhkMSyHxkJc/s2048/62992387421--DBDF5C45-E2FB-418D-A046-D45F6EC8D2EC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheptXmeWCiB9y65nkA2CD2E4yximJ3FWlwIk8Sy8HeunfpX5WQoNjEWyAgLrJNPJkfmnWtNOasLNJbfPZzHQxEjypa1VxjwyG_ET9R6tMkXmj4IKyYpqHsxU7OTJE4V6UYPhkMSyHxkJc/s320/62992387421--DBDF5C45-E2FB-418D-A046-D45F6EC8D2EC.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My daughter's family will receive this cuddly quilt backed in minky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quilted it using one of my favorite edge to edge patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd40HIkPR5oyOCm_s_KvggwWBFulgSRQknW8uBEIBLkbFC5ehMMfEUzd2_DTiTbjT4tj9oNpthNssg_sDdPG69vBYcOcV5qSFltn57a5-T8VmnHlR-J_BNqAhSu1kmedgMWAlHgCfJ4c/s2048/IMG-3824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1898" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd40HIkPR5oyOCm_s_KvggwWBFulgSRQknW8uBEIBLkbFC5ehMMfEUzd2_DTiTbjT4tj9oNpthNssg_sDdPG69vBYcOcV5qSFltn57a5-T8VmnHlR-J_BNqAhSu1kmedgMWAlHgCfJ4c/s320/IMG-3824.jpg" /></a></div> I made two of these collage quilts from Laura Heine<div><div style="text-align: center;">...one for my sister and one for my DIL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUHNI2psdS7zCpaB2OmUGPbXzZqzljTbhmivPbhH5nRDMcgBbd4COYF0EHmCAqGLfwtXs79JqDJCVDNLQgI-l3DYVg3jwv7a7haQP3HY4Q-1nyNPq9CuL5B5tB92cV54s_PRpOv9Yc1Y/s2048/IMG-3839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUHNI2psdS7zCpaB2OmUGPbXzZqzljTbhmivPbhH5nRDMcgBbd4COYF0EHmCAqGLfwtXs79JqDJCVDNLQgI-l3DYVg3jwv7a7haQP3HY4Q-1nyNPq9CuL5B5tB92cV54s_PRpOv9Yc1Y/s320/IMG-3839.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hardest things I made were these pencil cases with a pattern ByAnnie called Flipping Out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y3guEUvt2Iwf1zcqfwCM0_jWNqNrUWoacF_x6TfdxuwADLZku9Dz7h0IBDVdX2pf7LEyqxM1NQGv014AihB4w8HhMfK7iVe2ARAggrTT2obzJ0oVnwvry833u_IYrxK67F_TGGn6XRw/s2048/IMG-3841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y3guEUvt2Iwf1zcqfwCM0_jWNqNrUWoacF_x6TfdxuwADLZku9Dz7h0IBDVdX2pf7LEyqxM1NQGv014AihB4w8HhMfK7iVe2ARAggrTT2obzJ0oVnwvry833u_IYrxK67F_TGGn6XRw/s320/IMG-3841.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am still working on charity quilts; but alas, with the pandemic, no one will accept them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I will hold on to them to gift in the future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what is next...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafVXnLbwU3KFqiefXj8o_M5BOMwW3XjFNtDgxoqS5_3-B54UnkcfA3ayKcKBGkFv6Af3C14GHakY395oP14Txiod344FpF5LIhJhZiIXaC31D4_O5lq9YcW66o1c1I5ZyIhbh1mP0vFY/s2048/IMG-3840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafVXnLbwU3KFqiefXj8o_M5BOMwW3XjFNtDgxoqS5_3-B54UnkcfA3ayKcKBGkFv6Af3C14GHakY395oP14Txiod344FpF5LIhJhZiIXaC31D4_O5lq9YcW66o1c1I5ZyIhbh1mP0vFY/s320/IMG-3840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am piecing a sampler quilt using stash fabrics for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Year of Stars,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a year long tutorial on free motion and ruler quilting by Natalia Bonner starting Jan. 1st.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll have a red and green quilt to gift next year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you all a happy holiday season! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-20242789296603479202020-11-28T06:19:00.002-07:002020-11-28T06:19:52.533-07:00Productivity during the Plague!<div style="text-align: center;">Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!<br />I did. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I got to be the guest for the first time in many years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoew1CQ9mVOJC7yoxzmG0pdFl6zj7orZUGVHyoC78sdkaFtRb4rrYwK_DTD73h5Uxleozkjy0luT-YX5kqXMKEH0qTofdyrcmUAl-Tixvu-Ju5gBT2DGG1LIznJN2gIFwLyEkiqL0fC6s/s2048/IMG-3742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoew1CQ9mVOJC7yoxzmG0pdFl6zj7orZUGVHyoC78sdkaFtRb4rrYwK_DTD73h5Uxleozkjy0luT-YX5kqXMKEH0qTofdyrcmUAl-Tixvu-Ju5gBT2DGG1LIznJN2gIFwLyEkiqL0fC6s/s320/IMG-3742.jpg" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Bringing Home the Tree by Buttermilk Basin.<div><div style="text-align: center;">A hostess gift and early Christmas present for my DIL.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She hosted Thanksgiving dinner for the first time and it was delicious.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We even had Jalapeno stuffing, which was the best!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">She always appreciates the quilts I give her</div><div style="text-align: center;">and loves to display them in their home.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Makes me smile.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NKj8EmSeVUy-jlw09IsoOOQ97iW0hq6G2eMi8Ck3r93rHPyLI1DG_sHMzUU_KIf-eoZ7TKURwd_MxzWNudpFDrQzJ_wLnc8kw4rwOSd0rsmyAZGSAIddp9jtrAM6oFRnRu36XVKdihs/s2048/IMG-3751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NKj8EmSeVUy-jlw09IsoOOQ97iW0hq6G2eMi8Ck3r93rHPyLI1DG_sHMzUU_KIf-eoZ7TKURwd_MxzWNudpFDrQzJ_wLnc8kw4rwOSd0rsmyAZGSAIddp9jtrAM6oFRnRu36XVKdihs/s320/IMG-3751.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lori of Humble Quilts posted info on how to donate to the Oregon fire victims.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wanda Joy quilted up a bunch of charity quilts donated by Monica J.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and then my quilting teacher and good friend, Betty O., bound them for me. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will mail them Monday after 2 more get their bindings sewn down. </div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to learn how to contribute,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2020/11/quilts-and-oregon-fires.html">here</a> is Lori's post.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since I spend so much time in my sewing room these days,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am finishing up most of my UFOs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeNgSW7ZKgfWgTqX3YRfY60jWkRHM0-6pOj3OqiJAN5FV_QfqJzk2HEcxWSDiBmkpCwXgvlIPFr61m67FtmxHHULLpNEyUwS4n-ocwwvSy-7IsDDzIOiF-NyqCUjTeib0rdY9QonJE8M/s2048/IMG-3750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeNgSW7ZKgfWgTqX3YRfY60jWkRHM0-6pOj3OqiJAN5FV_QfqJzk2HEcxWSDiBmkpCwXgvlIPFr61m67FtmxHHULLpNEyUwS4n-ocwwvSy-7IsDDzIOiF-NyqCUjTeib0rdY9QonJE8M/s320/IMG-3750.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Harvest Moon by Heart to Hand is quilted! </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My first all wool quilting job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQMwvto9bCipKwCuCsWlP7EDRH3did9YkbiQdTtrS3greoTQznYF7lzWRNRxJcZPVu7g71-oNp6wfs3w8Oe0DfXxV8kQutOx5awCpysuOt_VmgQOL2OXJa9e5WXqYbIO1O64xC65M2gc/s2048/IMG-3748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQMwvto9bCipKwCuCsWlP7EDRH3did9YkbiQdTtrS3greoTQznYF7lzWRNRxJcZPVu7g71-oNp6wfs3w8Oe0DfXxV8kQutOx5awCpysuOt_VmgQOL2OXJa9e5WXqYbIO1O64xC65M2gc/s320/IMG-3748.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Botanical Sketchbook by Dawn Heese of Linen Closet Designs.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is wool on homespun and was my first attempt at free motion quilting.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, they both need their binding, which is my least favorite part of the process!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I guess I cannot officially call them a finish,</div><div style="text-align: center;">yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What is next?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-hSaysAVK73DE9VqfNIQWCJW92ytPiqsVNW14RI3VfIxvna691wrBUUDiWTuWRf2yQIWLGsPugiY06S3-yqorQxWISw1ec4l_3qdklFaLdEfgDnEtUVHRD53KbMI2LsKb9sM_Pa5qm4/s2048/IMG-3752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1779" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-hSaysAVK73DE9VqfNIQWCJW92ytPiqsVNW14RI3VfIxvna691wrBUUDiWTuWRf2yQIWLGsPugiY06S3-yqorQxWISw1ec4l_3qdklFaLdEfgDnEtUVHRD53KbMI2LsKb9sM_Pa5qm4/s320/IMG-3752.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fancy Forest by Elizabeth Hartmann</div><div style="text-align: center;">for my new grandson.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, one thistle is missing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Today's goal is to get this guy finished up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtRqsuDjerlBUHKpU1dvKRHWoHyx5SCkqt4J430W2-2pdW2YuLqnrmTTQ7DhCLW4E47HCW-f1az5tWQ3xKGwyTPkRfVlPqjssXUWaMdgdqhSpQ1ujwykASG1ML9dKY8UNVGux_H5tDtQ/s2048/IMG-3753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtRqsuDjerlBUHKpU1dvKRHWoHyx5SCkqt4J430W2-2pdW2YuLqnrmTTQ7DhCLW4E47HCW-f1az5tWQ3xKGwyTPkRfVlPqjssXUWaMdgdqhSpQ1ujwykASG1ML9dKY8UNVGux_H5tDtQ/s320/IMG-3753.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have this darling fabric for the backing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can hardly wait to try ruler work on this one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then there are several more modern quilts in my queue.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, how my tastes have changed!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I even purchased some Tula Pink fabrics and a special ruler for a quilt with curves.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't do curves or notions, so this is something new for me! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I know Jan is smiling right now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirk21UKccKmbjk-O3h8eUs0gM6w50uCa7xLyYfHwIhCLuE00dpalRxWyjqa_eOIx0wOdQLsKCDQ0r-ZIJvnBQ0dDsVM4nUWkqTGunMxZOXppMPRmmX9utNu8FQlXcpnX9viCUqtqHU3uo/s2048/IMG-3744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirk21UKccKmbjk-O3h8eUs0gM6w50uCa7xLyYfHwIhCLuE00dpalRxWyjqa_eOIx0wOdQLsKCDQ0r-ZIJvnBQ0dDsVM4nUWkqTGunMxZOXppMPRmmX9utNu8FQlXcpnX9viCUqtqHU3uo/s320/IMG-3744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finished up Sue Spargo's Squash Squad this week. <br />Waiting to see what she designs for the borders.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />As my friend Betty says, "Thank goodness for my sewing! Without it, I think I would go crazy."<br />All I know is the pandemic, which I have gone to calling the plague, has made me productive. </div><p style="text-align: center;">Stay safe, and sew on!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-26246108566022940482020-11-02T05:43:00.004-07:002020-11-02T05:43:46.453-07:00The Circle of Life<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> My longarm machine is in its new home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKkfPLq4pQC263yn8A5OedqGzjT_DomxJwYXqVh-bOK1bceZDnB4DPYuiY-cFyo4jiaT7Xj-ogXAsSF4QuzRvrcr00M1ZlYw1tSzkYQZhitakBMi9UFVtyEqG5fGJ2mbi8sdq2puWnfw/s2048/IMG-3656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKkfPLq4pQC263yn8A5OedqGzjT_DomxJwYXqVh-bOK1bceZDnB4DPYuiY-cFyo4jiaT7Xj-ogXAsSF4QuzRvrcr00M1ZlYw1tSzkYQZhitakBMi9UFVtyEqG5fGJ2mbi8sdq2puWnfw/s320/IMG-3656.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I named her Wanda Joy, after my mother.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This used to be her bedroom when she would come to visit.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My next goal is put a few pictures I inherited from her on the walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She loved modern art and had the most eclectic collection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Right now, I am just learning how to load the machine and do edge to edge quilting.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I pieced some simple quilt tops and will donate them to LINUS...a good way to use up stash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I plan to take some classes soon on free motion quilting and ruler work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This edge to edge stuff is very useful,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I feel more like a computer operator than a quilter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still embroidering...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8A7F7TImrZ2DyUyY2hFrRGN5LdI9__NTl-g78gce_A0BecpkYN2XXdFNF4askoTUB1zgTQlwwBqvow0rhmt25QD_8phetWmW3PXqoZPhRvMS8fQWeKbbBynGnBrNQ79bmIdwMc6SueA/s2048/IMG-3661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8A7F7TImrZ2DyUyY2hFrRGN5LdI9__NTl-g78gce_A0BecpkYN2XXdFNF4askoTUB1zgTQlwwBqvow0rhmt25QD_8phetWmW3PXqoZPhRvMS8fQWeKbbBynGnBrNQ79bmIdwMc6SueA/s320/IMG-3661.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6 of 9 Squash Squad blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so thankful for projects like these on social media.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Without them, I think the anxiety and isolation would overwhelm me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I said goodbye to my mother this year and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">welcomed another grandchild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiOQ0-SBorSlYsXyJedqYaCx1TLraMrbEoJpkihOOTzHnEBCNl3gxKMamqx5QE3XDXdE4w0n0nUhRw5vTYC5Dclv42hv33Y9V9TC64pCqHWFqmQ7IAzhxIV9qrKL_I-PXiqJyW-IIVy0/s701/Kai.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiOQ0-SBorSlYsXyJedqYaCx1TLraMrbEoJpkihOOTzHnEBCNl3gxKMamqx5QE3XDXdE4w0n0nUhRw5vTYC5Dclv42hv33Y9V9TC64pCqHWFqmQ7IAzhxIV9qrKL_I-PXiqJyW-IIVy0/s320/Kai.PNG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The circle of life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-60829575679501602422020-09-27T08:53:00.000-07:002020-09-27T08:53:18.604-07:00Slow and Steady Wins the Race!<p style="text-align: center;"> Remember that wedding quilt I added to my priority WIP list? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlgd1L_jGvDeRF9D-eC-tQqGxv7VertB-0wAy45uvs86bvRQsW9hBfxvbikVhnhTEAWfSYOK4r6crgru7JTBaYkCenARsF0XDHn3JPfuGSQ1daYNDjBcuKSImzLbDcdytKiHKtwkBOB8/s2048/62291129892--51677F88-7DE6-4E49-A894-ACAE99097AE1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlgd1L_jGvDeRF9D-eC-tQqGxv7VertB-0wAy45uvs86bvRQsW9hBfxvbikVhnhTEAWfSYOK4r6crgru7JTBaYkCenARsF0XDHn3JPfuGSQ1daYNDjBcuKSImzLbDcdytKiHKtwkBOB8/s320/62291129892--51677F88-7DE6-4E49-A894-ACAE99097AE1.JPG" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It is a flimsy and will be one of the first quilts I quilt on my new longarm once I gain some confidence. I pieced the majority of the hexie blocks the year my daughter was married (just to refresh your memories and mine, that was 9 years ago.) My DIL isn't planning on getting her wedding quilt anytime soon...it is still in the box. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I still do a ton of embroidery. I finished my Rock Gardens pouch, a variation on a Japanese Rice Sack, designed by Ariane Zurcher. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFVR7OgHQpZU6DVPyZOIKdwflwZutwdVermftlk-ANX8SHqqVvfYz2TVEAMPFm7j4Rv4okv6ka5M54FE2spSqRLRrS_lJAXXGaGvSmEdNxfLzooSIPX_0dgtQl_zNdtYlSBwqd12C3xg/s1756/IMG-3610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="1756" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFVR7OgHQpZU6DVPyZOIKdwflwZutwdVermftlk-ANX8SHqqVvfYz2TVEAMPFm7j4Rv4okv6ka5M54FE2spSqRLRrS_lJAXXGaGvSmEdNxfLzooSIPX_0dgtQl_zNdtYlSBwqd12C3xg/s320/IMG-3610.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Then I did a challenge project I am calling Lichen. Ariane Zurcher presented a few of her followers a picture of lichen on a tree branch and challenged us to interpret it in any way we desired. I am so representational; therefore it, hopefully, looks like a tree branch covered in lichen. Then I delved into the world of drawstring bucket bag making. Just warning you...bags of all sorts seem to now be on my radar.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZBLqShehjz6TTrylxNw9KEyqwuDOaqG0WsfiQ2hYSKSZ0cmy4QLbLaBuOhZGGcOCGaF9pWrllqLuF4XgP2vtwKHhVbocWiAvbuz9p28SxVpED8bcnMtAAKG5lJFuAea5ZHiw-Bu6p-Q/s960/IMG-3611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZBLqShehjz6TTrylxNw9KEyqwuDOaqG0WsfiQ2hYSKSZ0cmy4QLbLaBuOhZGGcOCGaF9pWrllqLuF4XgP2vtwKHhVbocWiAvbuz9p28SxVpED8bcnMtAAKG5lJFuAea5ZHiw-Bu6p-Q/s320/IMG-3611.JPG" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Including this tote made from one square from the Aussie Stitch Along on Facebook.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltEfJ7SH77bRAEU-Jc4Nde__rvI0UO-1rUFji2b0n06OZFTtRGOgu1ex8J86wszUHnjT55L_xl-Er1LyIysjvuUclQh_r_0pMynoM57-oRa0dED7OfX7WNbjFsAt56SWhqXMuDuTyWzA/s2048/62267790461--C1B2451B-E8BD-4FDF-B12D-E0A2CFC1D4DC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltEfJ7SH77bRAEU-Jc4Nde__rvI0UO-1rUFji2b0n06OZFTtRGOgu1ex8J86wszUHnjT55L_xl-Er1LyIysjvuUclQh_r_0pMynoM57-oRa0dED7OfX7WNbjFsAt56SWhqXMuDuTyWzA/s320/62267790461--C1B2451B-E8BD-4FDF-B12D-E0A2CFC1D4DC.JPG" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Next up on my list of projects is to work on both of my lifetime projects...Yoko Saito's Vases of Flowers wall quilt and Edyta Sitar's Sunrise Scraps...one hand appliqued and one machine pieced.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-66380005418133208832020-09-06T06:02:00.000-07:002020-09-06T06:02:36.039-07:00Bag Lady<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, actually a pouch lady.</div>
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These little charmers are about 8" x 8" finished.</div>
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My first River Rocks Pouch,</div>
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designed by Ariane Zurcher,</div>
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It stores all the special tools I use for these embellishing stitches.</div>
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My daughters pouch.</div>
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She wanted an octopus and a jellyfish on hers.</div>
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Rock Garden by Ariane Zurcher, </div>
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modified into a pouch for my sister.</div>
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I am currently stitching 4 panels of rock garden scenes</div>
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that will eventually be assembled into a Japanese Rice Sack,</div>
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the original pattern designed by Ariane.</div>
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I have been obsessed with these projects!</div>
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Not much else to do now that we are stuck indoors in AZ.</div>
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During our last few days at the cabin, my son and his children came to visit.</div>
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The cousins loved being together!</div>
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Just to have other children to play with was such a simple joy.</div>
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And who can resist a puppy in a flower bed!</div>
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Aspen is an Australian Labradoodle, which translates into designer mutt.</div>
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They have 6 different breeds in them, including Cocker Spaniel, </div>
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Sweetest, softest little creatures!!</div>
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A longarm quilting machine.</div>
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Oh, and a new grandchild! </div>
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Our grandson will make his appearance the first weeks of October.</div>
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-57815034189519263992020-08-17T10:15:00.002-07:002020-08-17T10:15:51.844-07:00Yikes...130 sewing days until Christmas!<p style="text-align: center;">First order of business is to apologize for not replying to several of the comments left on my post about my mother's passing. I thought all comments were going to my email; however, that does not seem to be the case. Thank you to all of you who took your time to offer condolences. It means a lot to me and I will be more diligent in responding to comments in the future. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Yes, isn't it surreal how fast this year has gone! </p><p style="text-align: center;">However, lock down has me better prepared than ever for gifting this year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cW1qpeGLHsQtw95c36_YkxZ8k1ysiATbHjgnrUd3xo0Ld4i8rjDNI0nUNowh3SyCJOhut-0m4ylQ6PqmocnxCvO9vvotsgDqThzdaivS0N4C7YO90V16KqHV1GHiXLK5X_-BWgC7D5M/s2048/IMG-3453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="2048" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cW1qpeGLHsQtw95c36_YkxZ8k1ysiATbHjgnrUd3xo0Ld4i8rjDNI0nUNowh3SyCJOhut-0m4ylQ6PqmocnxCvO9vvotsgDqThzdaivS0N4C7YO90V16KqHV1GHiXLK5X_-BWgC7D5M/w512-h500/IMG-3453.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Debbie Busby of Wooden Spools offered this kit during the Christmas Mystery Sew Along. I could not resist purchasing it as it was very reasonable and included that darling fabric, the charm and ric-rac. They are bowl fillers that will be stuffed when I get back to AZ.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6RVXwDKEwOE6VBxkvw-D44yjQeV4EjfjztHMq963bb6PN9st_Cl-1nGCUojx2HFnXahxDnYVAsXvz0XWFizqKykUpDLUymvs1IVL_wYa68gdtQfZAOOQaU3ElyAvddKBrimEGmWkiQU/s2048/IMG-3452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1924" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6RVXwDKEwOE6VBxkvw-D44yjQeV4EjfjztHMq963bb6PN9st_Cl-1nGCUojx2HFnXahxDnYVAsXvz0XWFizqKykUpDLUymvs1IVL_wYa68gdtQfZAOOQaU3ElyAvddKBrimEGmWkiQU/w481-h512/IMG-3452.jpg" width="481" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I purchased this sampler many years ago from Vicki McCarty. The lettering intimidated me, so it was a WIP. I recently subscribed to Mary Corbet's Needle n' Thread. She showed the split backstitch, which has made my lettering much more acceptable to me. The edges of each block will get a pinked edge, again when we go home, and then placed on a red flannel background. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I finished the wool applique on Bringing Home the Tree and have started the HST borders. I actually completed all the WIPs I brought with me. They are not all flimsies yet, but I need supplies I have at home to make them so. So to occupy myself for the next 3 weeks, I ordered a new collage kit...no self control! </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjjRDMtkPxMGL3TWkOHcFvfjzZRg1Cyw3YoDD-B_m-ySVT5z91je9XhOQtIzpQHs_-FicZ9nVevOxWBVLdnIlnb7CZdkYu_Wd3Bo6TpjtKXuXKUccTqLV3ZjRI_qMvrDv6Pw1QK-PQk8/s2048/IMG-3451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjjRDMtkPxMGL3TWkOHcFvfjzZRg1Cyw3YoDD-B_m-ySVT5z91je9XhOQtIzpQHs_-FicZ9nVevOxWBVLdnIlnb7CZdkYu_Wd3Bo6TpjtKXuXKUccTqLV3ZjRI_qMvrDv6Pw1QK-PQk8/s640/IMG-3451.jpg" /></a></div>We have been very entertained and busy with this little girl. Aspen is so sweet. We tease that she is Ridley's puppy (Ridley is her big brother, actually her blood uncle.) And he loves his puppy! At first, he wasn't all that happy, but now he will not let her out of his sight. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hope you are making progress on your holiday sewing projects. As fast as time is flying by these days, it will be just around the corner.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2957476662384686092.post-23804839953759760602020-08-09T15:02:00.000-07:002020-08-09T15:02:48.453-07:00A little progress each day...<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">leads to a flimsy!</p><p style="text-align: center;">I consider myself a connoisseur of the UFO and WIP!</p><p style="text-align: center;">My mom used to ask me why I had so many unfinished projects.</p><p style="text-align: center;">My answer was always,</p><p style="text-align: center;">"I have to do housework. When it comes to my creative side,</p><p style="text-align: center;">I don't have to finish anything. When I am done,</p><p style="text-align: center;">I am done."</p><p style="text-align: center;">She never understood that.</p><p style="text-align: center;">After all, I am in what I call my midlife of quilting...</p><p style="text-align: center;">I contemplate whether completing a project will truly enrich my life.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Not with this project...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Yxc_MRzNN1ANYnEjNb-nD_inFIqsy9h75qvUlm1DI33lpzyU1FiSrQmzom9HV88hwf5GZJ8uD9X0tqTwuE89SZeBhR7JrsplVds3docrPtbG3ol0-WXzINbiXcthGHEJ5VPDeFrxtnU/s2048/IMG-3448.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Yxc_MRzNN1ANYnEjNb-nD_inFIqsy9h75qvUlm1DI33lpzyU1FiSrQmzom9HV88hwf5GZJ8uD9X0tqTwuE89SZeBhR7JrsplVds3docrPtbG3ol0-WXzINbiXcthGHEJ5VPDeFrxtnU/s640/IMG-3448.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">started and finished in less than a week!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Of course, mine is an abbreviated version of </p><p style="text-align: center;">Laura Heine's Cactus Collage Sampler.</p><p style="text-align: center;">My granddaughter played along with me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5XaWF1E9pwhAATOVhNr_o2ANB1jDm03-G8-K_ltrCEHBi3oK-8odUUSmY_lJsGT3AnPVIpiS_t3WHUs9Cyk2JiVI0pD8vUoZd6NQhWMKjcfQ4uKcNfB-G9EjCmSORoEdBrxtsExRRLo/s2048/IMG-3447.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5XaWF1E9pwhAATOVhNr_o2ANB1jDm03-G8-K_ltrCEHBi3oK-8odUUSmY_lJsGT3AnPVIpiS_t3WHUs9Cyk2JiVI0pD8vUoZd6NQhWMKjcfQ4uKcNfB-G9EjCmSORoEdBrxtsExRRLo/s640/IMG-3447.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">She made the whole quilt...LOL!</p><p style="text-align: center;">The front of my Tidepool Pouch is also finished,</p><p style="text-align: center;">but I will save it for when it is actually a pouch.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Connecting with my quilting community helps me combat isolation,</p><p style="text-align: center;">so thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read my blog.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355223017901632989noreply@blogger.com7