tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36668185876046837842024-03-16T13:51:12.695-05:00SunShine Sews...Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.comBlogger942125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-73674392889494174522024-01-13T08:29:00.008-06:002024-01-22T09:28:42.993-06:00Red White and Blue Quilts!<p>I mentioned that I got 18 yards of red white and blue fabrics through a donation. Well, I finally finished some of the quilts from that fabric. Over the course of a few months I had made the quilt top. I stuck them in a pile to be longarmed and just left them there. </p><p>Last week I had the opportunity to buy a single piece of fabric for 40% off. That's a big deal at the quilt shop so I purchased enough 108" wide backing fabric to complete 4 quilt tops. With 108" wide, I can get 4 quilts on the longarm with just 3 yards of fabric. What a bargain!</p><p>It didn't hurt that we're in a deep freeze here in Wisconsin so I wasn't going anywhere so I might as well get quilting.</p><p>I used Villa Rosa pattern cards Daybreak, Olympiad, and Phoebe for these quilts. I love those cards, the instructions are easy to follow and straightforward.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEEO4AhjxqrqN23RuJ70Wq5e3I56yN3LIyumlxEvrckp4EHOKXT4pUUxThAZKyXkAz0r9HPReYSe3uDmnknMH2V7mmkiJ4Sg9VYb71YQ0vznZNqW1mei04BgWc5TSbrikKOQmFzjPBa2zK3Q1RzfwaFH0HS5RwfAwjvYpG6dvyVifl9hD-mIZWoVWCKki/s640/Patterns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEEO4AhjxqrqN23RuJ70Wq5e3I56yN3LIyumlxEvrckp4EHOKXT4pUUxThAZKyXkAz0r9HPReYSe3uDmnknMH2V7mmkiJ4Sg9VYb71YQ0vznZNqW1mei04BgWc5TSbrikKOQmFzjPBa2zK3Q1RzfwaFH0HS5RwfAwjvYpG6dvyVifl9hD-mIZWoVWCKki/w400-h300/Patterns.jpg" title="Villa Rosa Pattern Cards" width="400" /></a></div><p>I had a great helper. Jordy is getting so big already. He's 4 months old now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL2dHYI6IuvTVxbxBQg3iMEIFguj-racSr0MYOJLH-WZZ21B1aFUhtHPOpYugtcBT1roSRtSdlWEJGxGWlPBGHH1hmlT0Tj0_CEQGo5BqvfhfAKQGwCmL8LPYuu1qPqQ48bSKFDMrrQArusFclSMqAq8PzxD4OQ-xAcbJHsIGnzxA4OkibNKiti7QUCpL/s4032/IMG_0574.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL2dHYI6IuvTVxbxBQg3iMEIFguj-racSr0MYOJLH-WZZ21B1aFUhtHPOpYugtcBT1roSRtSdlWEJGxGWlPBGHH1hmlT0Tj0_CEQGo5BqvfhfAKQGwCmL8LPYuu1qPqQ48bSKFDMrrQArusFclSMqAq8PzxD4OQ-xAcbJHsIGnzxA4OkibNKiti7QUCpL/w300-h400/IMG_0574.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12mwDNP9bb63n912tyGFoqlMq2lnDWRzt5i2K-2bmDR1t4dsuTIzXgp4aCww30H8vS8qAb_F86zcqabfn63vG5VpSgd-ZMUyrX8YBP-DpFvy9ZOEvvGlwGJhKDYt182FsSFTeJ0vOy4Oekh_EpUq8DcHbqcH82jfcfNdjOSxjQdVkTPnIGLZLjGhHVAu1/s4032/IMG_0630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12mwDNP9bb63n912tyGFoqlMq2lnDWRzt5i2K-2bmDR1t4dsuTIzXgp4aCww30H8vS8qAb_F86zcqabfn63vG5VpSgd-ZMUyrX8YBP-DpFvy9ZOEvvGlwGJhKDYt182FsSFTeJ0vOy4Oekh_EpUq8DcHbqcH82jfcfNdjOSxjQdVkTPnIGLZLjGhHVAu1/w300-h400/IMG_0630.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>It felt good to finish them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6pkmDAFfgwcPUzkcpWwTF7jY-TXVatjVqnKrZo3Xbump2VLNUZ19OgtU1yC-Vps6TMs2v6a72enLbI8FwGJFT1WggwolNoJe8NrUY07RG4j4t5JRo0gjEN3PLGcSZHIbjE4EjtQt-GWMwYun_9IHBTVTLnv7VWlVy3xA1aKfbr8HBlJyl3s0tHfiRlmz/s4032/IMG_0614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6pkmDAFfgwcPUzkcpWwTF7jY-TXVatjVqnKrZo3Xbump2VLNUZ19OgtU1yC-Vps6TMs2v6a72enLbI8FwGJFT1WggwolNoJe8NrUY07RG4j4t5JRo0gjEN3PLGcSZHIbjE4EjtQt-GWMwYun_9IHBTVTLnv7VWlVy3xA1aKfbr8HBlJyl3s0tHfiRlmz/w300-h400/IMG_0614.jpeg" title="Villa Rosa Phoebe" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I still have a little bit of red white and blue fabric to make more and I am happy to say, not many more. </div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-82837856725458694182024-01-09T21:35:00.001-06:002024-01-28T22:13:47.533-06:00The January Deep Freeze<p>Between the snow storms and the below zero temperatures, we knew we would be packing it in at home for a while. We loaded up on groceries before the weather came. I love the feeling of being home, safe, warm and secure. And it's so pretty after it snows. The backyard looks so serene. With temps around 8 below zero, I don't think we will be traipsing around on the patio for a while.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3K09RZZHFmL5YBqYMkevVnUZsQ_bv6M0ZMv6u0SH2f7_vf3bZccLVjwJllTZ_HLTs6ozLTcaV3XAAMcbPZbPjjOtRw4OhZY55HZz0oeDA0pj9jcK3zXj2HnkItsTYA09_4UqetiIVCxrWflAW2HKYlVdWVq7Up14n9KazW_I6AwmekAfsY0D6zWwUwRt/s4032/IMG_0621.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3K09RZZHFmL5YBqYMkevVnUZsQ_bv6M0ZMv6u0SH2f7_vf3bZccLVjwJllTZ_HLTs6ozLTcaV3XAAMcbPZbPjjOtRw4OhZY55HZz0oeDA0pj9jcK3zXj2HnkItsTYA09_4UqetiIVCxrWflAW2HKYlVdWVq7Up14n9KazW_I6AwmekAfsY0D6zWwUwRt/w400-h300/IMG_0621.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm planning on getting some charity quilts started this week. I'm going to take this fat quarter bundle of children's fabrics apart and cut a few quilt kits out of it. There's so many fat quarters that I think I should be able to get at least 3 quilt tops out of it. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUdorVyOk3XTMdj7bQpZxsowkF_WiywwcEUnFHTXFRbYF2DmmgbAcTOAzSVM7_aUyaFlnLQhv8TJhpQGC33oP0b9x1diFArXP9exo8LVZqjAPs23e1WhArsfmz-91z38aq9zULkedOFK2abpvEAllQsO_FeLHGyqwLaSyUOBz_th0peeD95wtzSnUXbQl/s4032/IMG_0628.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUdorVyOk3XTMdj7bQpZxsowkF_WiywwcEUnFHTXFRbYF2DmmgbAcTOAzSVM7_aUyaFlnLQhv8TJhpQGC33oP0b9x1diFArXP9exo8LVZqjAPs23e1WhArsfmz-91z38aq9zULkedOFK2abpvEAllQsO_FeLHGyqwLaSyUOBz_th0peeD95wtzSnUXbQl/w400-h300/IMG_0628.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Jeff's favorite college football team, the Michigan Wolverines won the National Championship last night. He is so very excited that they finally won the whole thing! And here he is in his 1997 Championship t-shirt. I was happy to see it still fit - haha!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ_onvoF-c3TmEpYwrSRnKaNsW8uWcDRMe6ygpfZBxk0rDe0gsDBV2lcwzI6aMeDGG4EJP-arXTJDcmKjVRTd8wxNNPIfDytcVPmjxuCnYg7MrmHZuvWGLBwJZg0JQwrHOmyC_BquI7pjvNkk3WD8QHn0yMFAAHkWA2V3_NxKAUeB9idgAmGNk8ddd3mZ/s4032/IMG_0597.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ_onvoF-c3TmEpYwrSRnKaNsW8uWcDRMe6ygpfZBxk0rDe0gsDBV2lcwzI6aMeDGG4EJP-arXTJDcmKjVRTd8wxNNPIfDytcVPmjxuCnYg7MrmHZuvWGLBwJZg0JQwrHOmyC_BquI7pjvNkk3WD8QHn0yMFAAHkWA2V3_NxKAUeB9idgAmGNk8ddd3mZ/w300-h400/IMG_0597.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-12625198317168975692024-01-06T09:29:00.000-06:002024-01-28T22:14:21.175-06:00Wigglebutts<p>There's a deep freeze here in Wisconsin that doesn't seem to have an end in sight. So I'm quilting like a maniac. Yesterday I took out my rolls of batting and cut enough pieces to longarm 6 quilts. Some have the backing and some do not. I'm going to start getting them on the longarm so I can get them off of my to-do list. I used 100% polyester batting for these.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi212zQo3SEJDySInXi-Upf2vVp0PsjPxx_DadVbXWSVUcd5YEMGxJv_DfVBz3g9Nmk-99qhumZ-bbJa9JmkB26y5XDx-0i3Jlk_ZkAaO-LSsGRAZgTQzG4ojdrBTCgTw9jhYnXQ-CSnaF0yAlYwgyfrxS63outGTuTcQ2_29582cTC3xLbkzAlLKQd5luY/s4032/IMG_0581.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi212zQo3SEJDySInXi-Upf2vVp0PsjPxx_DadVbXWSVUcd5YEMGxJv_DfVBz3g9Nmk-99qhumZ-bbJa9JmkB26y5XDx-0i3Jlk_ZkAaO-LSsGRAZgTQzG4ojdrBTCgTw9jhYnXQ-CSnaF0yAlYwgyfrxS63outGTuTcQ2_29582cTC3xLbkzAlLKQd5luY/w400-h300/IMG_0581.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The first quilt I completed was the Wigglebutts quilt top. It was one where the backing was ready. I did an allover meander so the quilt went quickly. And I hand bound it using leftover backing after the quilting was done.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvuI5F8GNt1ub6PEZ3UM9Ib7AaRk3AVAgrzKt1NjFc8F3hkb8GSxCygrW4Xaz5IjYCG-mo41xeBgSLgesTn3vIjOx-e8D3IDoHKLplIUx0C07y5v6GhVY2qlDdxNv6yrYbyr_U_rXkbvL0VfTTQ2u0pZpge5B7FvFKrI8ci7xiQc1iSZDpIwdKcWEdX2o/s3286/IMG_0834.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="2465" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvuI5F8GNt1ub6PEZ3UM9Ib7AaRk3AVAgrzKt1NjFc8F3hkb8GSxCygrW4Xaz5IjYCG-mo41xeBgSLgesTn3vIjOx-e8D3IDoHKLplIUx0C07y5v6GhVY2qlDdxNv6yrYbyr_U_rXkbvL0VfTTQ2u0pZpge5B7FvFKrI8ci7xiQc1iSZDpIwdKcWEdX2o/w300-h400/IMG_0834.jpeg" title="Wigglebutts Quilt" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo1PPqkm3GNYcZbo_WbxjfYDFhRXp6k1R5Pbn4I0Io2BQCrFy-2W7MICikd-IoZCNSqu-0y8RBeqhgBUNbJr90O1_cQvZe7e1qeMUfGvPAAaisZZ4_CbmAPpr85yObcVWsq56036xpVkP1oqfQqiTMsrd652grErBqBdB8qrcBk0KWR5zvvQBK4OofO9m/s4032/IMG_0837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo1PPqkm3GNYcZbo_WbxjfYDFhRXp6k1R5Pbn4I0Io2BQCrFy-2W7MICikd-IoZCNSqu-0y8RBeqhgBUNbJr90O1_cQvZe7e1qeMUfGvPAAaisZZ4_CbmAPpr85yObcVWsq56036xpVkP1oqfQqiTMsrd652grErBqBdB8qrcBk0KWR5zvvQBK4OofO9m/w300-h400/IMG_0837.jpeg" title="Wigglebutts Quilt" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IdoYeCA7gp7RJ36ygsa0gvVlP2_fo-N1sg3X4LYcY7YxK5sNtYlNPOo-Q6bXHxSAxUQRGIovIeNJp_rtsD5ljkQxfmkQN2e1i6OimoLBUYPZQt2CpN8poVg4KySRfxOjx0-3f5VuKee386ty4XV0jyEe3PqM_KoiyGieruA3mZFynk3UJwoqiw4URVgp/s4032/IMG_0841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IdoYeCA7gp7RJ36ygsa0gvVlP2_fo-N1sg3X4LYcY7YxK5sNtYlNPOo-Q6bXHxSAxUQRGIovIeNJp_rtsD5ljkQxfmkQN2e1i6OimoLBUYPZQt2CpN8poVg4KySRfxOjx0-3f5VuKee386ty4XV0jyEe3PqM_KoiyGieruA3mZFynk3UJwoqiw4URVgp/w300-h400/IMG_0841.jpeg" title="Wigglebutts Quilt" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I imagine that someday I will gift this to my neighbor, Sarah. She has a black labrador named Roxy that she loves very much. I've never seen so much dedication to a dog. It's a wonderful thing.</div><div><br /></div><div>With this deep freeze and no where to go I also made some homemade bread and baked potato soup. My son Brian got us a Lodge dutch oven for Christmas and I've already used it twice. I love it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFdwE6Bl3A3fyr8_kq0PIw0HMrRp8BXE5k5Nkbkia1jPLr8MrxJAWNAldI3cDa4zHwqYnNH2udHsI44LxFt-SLtlUdE8IaDshXaeKYzZzen5PicqUZmVW12kZuIAYpVDFg_ykZq8yXTeoNh1sx91rJEX1eqW-8u3O9rQpu41CtINDIXUIBlVCoMEoMzcL/s4032/IMG_0592.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lodge Dutch Oven" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFdwE6Bl3A3fyr8_kq0PIw0HMrRp8BXE5k5Nkbkia1jPLr8MrxJAWNAldI3cDa4zHwqYnNH2udHsI44LxFt-SLtlUdE8IaDshXaeKYzZzen5PicqUZmVW12kZuIAYpVDFg_ykZq8yXTeoNh1sx91rJEX1eqW-8u3O9rQpu41CtINDIXUIBlVCoMEoMzcL/w300-h400/IMG_0592.jpeg" title="Bake Potato Soup & Homemade Bread" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Baking and cooking sure make the house feel warm.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-85107130714524336302023-12-18T10:01:00.001-06:002024-01-22T10:20:55.790-06:00Christmas Cookies and Quilts for Vets<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPiW2lIROhHpkQdq9u7Vx7Z4vuBLroF07KwQwLd8W05agDRGDZDv8f6NO9CJ9CUrAMx_Iw8GbZFxoxQJjM3kh4WQlkth309OP43tqxa_FpV7Ny1bEEy-felF2u9sUpVReisbxnmiAznVZZwU4bugGvJb26OfFKHuhn9xtCEh_9r77ZRxzIXeRltKN5904/s4032/72455403921__A12E7DD9-B790-4D50-A82A-F6ED83F1D78D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPiW2lIROhHpkQdq9u7Vx7Z4vuBLroF07KwQwLd8W05agDRGDZDv8f6NO9CJ9CUrAMx_Iw8GbZFxoxQJjM3kh4WQlkth309OP43tqxa_FpV7Ny1bEEy-felF2u9sUpVReisbxnmiAznVZZwU4bugGvJb26OfFKHuhn9xtCEh_9r77ZRxzIXeRltKN5904/w150-h200/72455403921__A12E7DD9-B790-4D50-A82A-F6ED83F1D78D.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div>I'm very happy to be hosting Christmas Eve dinner this year yet I'm amazed that I'm not stressing at all over it. <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Today my granddaughters and their friend frosted sugar cookies for the holiday season. It's so fun to let them do their thing. It's also a tradition that Jeff gets in there too to help. It's his favorite Christmas cookie so he's always ready to sample a few - haha!</p>I bought the girls goody bags for St. Nick's day and there were suckers with handles shaped like lips. They just had to try them out. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGlkeh-ZGqoZSyD8okCVZz0r7MpKmsYhYny1pkLG9Drh-_Hrtkw1AHqn1KSugNix72xMr9pZlh5s-QpdpYfor5-rY2Ue8jBYxFzxyfjrvhEq5ajxSyEa3OSPYMM8fGUgaTZm4f2xFgO0hYHp2IFOJRhZMDLQrkTUg2-zrrJ5c8IPWTVbeqbkMsPOHRT39/s4032/IMG_0517.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGlkeh-ZGqoZSyD8okCVZz0r7MpKmsYhYny1pkLG9Drh-_Hrtkw1AHqn1KSugNix72xMr9pZlh5s-QpdpYfor5-rY2Ue8jBYxFzxyfjrvhEq5ajxSyEa3OSPYMM8fGUgaTZm4f2xFgO0hYHp2IFOJRhZMDLQrkTUg2-zrrJ5c8IPWTVbeqbkMsPOHRT39/w400-h300/IMG_0517.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPX777tdQYHbF1kFxmOb1H3N5M85LvqVzdouc48XOgOUi19fzWjvhG3tr3WMQBpRL4r1fasgeNx_4gIaPcPVcfR_yFXApRQpJRCJbLt3PgQzE3ICO1QwqAX4XCDOIo_73Ubi9piKqWuEf2hduHL8rxx-pQG1B12GZE0vLIHQIlNKxtA8pnB7mJ9GefSD_/s4032/IMG_0513.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPX777tdQYHbF1kFxmOb1H3N5M85LvqVzdouc48XOgOUi19fzWjvhG3tr3WMQBpRL4r1fasgeNx_4gIaPcPVcfR_yFXApRQpJRCJbLt3PgQzE3ICO1QwqAX4XCDOIo_73Ubi9piKqWuEf2hduHL8rxx-pQG1B12GZE0vLIHQIlNKxtA8pnB7mJ9GefSD_/w400-h300/IMG_0513.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi_w_DfN899yTZPDeFEMOZaSdZlWMe8s5if1A-ttwstW20EQocxldYqbfk0f2ovNYJTyXE4XxP2XqJTiZybP2HznjqJETh8eoNlFysCtCqlnPbMkQilrmJXiFCLBP4S9J2o9AYbCZya3dIVP6tTzUW9MR5es68sbdlHz13utOd25F9AUk5w08dNGn5bmS/s4032/IMG_0515.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi_w_DfN899yTZPDeFEMOZaSdZlWMe8s5if1A-ttwstW20EQocxldYqbfk0f2ovNYJTyXE4XxP2XqJTiZybP2HznjqJETh8eoNlFysCtCqlnPbMkQilrmJXiFCLBP4S9J2o9AYbCZya3dIVP6tTzUW9MR5es68sbdlHz13utOd25F9AUk5w08dNGn5bmS/w400-h300/IMG_0515.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjouHoWGUsAjEtqRvYWVJ68CRTuOrmyk0gkOkzgsIqIIpvUuoyje1MKGGxQEfC8INZf6lQo3LHXZYwMPFGw0VeRqfGBRlRAeQX9nZBv8WATzjYBpUplBSaMowp6CRgzCB8KqBViB_upyT7VIubWb17mpqAPnnHjdERpakyEqm915cUIk0z6_7Fx5ny7rE/s4032/IMG_0511.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjouHoWGUsAjEtqRvYWVJ68CRTuOrmyk0gkOkzgsIqIIpvUuoyje1MKGGxQEfC8INZf6lQo3LHXZYwMPFGw0VeRqfGBRlRAeQX9nZBv8WATzjYBpUplBSaMowp6CRgzCB8KqBViB_upyT7VIubWb17mpqAPnnHjdERpakyEqm915cUIk0z6_7Fx5ny7rE/w400-h300/IMG_0511.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I grabbed some quilts from my Sweet Sundays quilt group for my husband to take to Zablocki VA Hospital for veterans. His Legion Riders group goes to visit at Christmastime and he likes to take quilts along to give away. This year my group had 18 quilts for him to take.</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/AVvXsEik5svu7SK4_LlQrvbg5J6fjscSL2jh7m5ylw2dMPep2N30FE2fQKuU49MU0MCGnzA43dfnd8ftOBQTBzT4ObTO55lXPePA_PaVcdiVi6wO85TJwvPKwZr9XFZl8qfymTFl5cAoxurUDA6lz6lRM3InCtu7yaiI9EkDZErMhRRB_RsJW5yDt0C5qBkGIQyp/s4032/IMG_0520.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5svu7SK4_LlQrvbg5J6fjscSL2jh7m5ylw2dMPep2N30FE2fQKuU49MU0MCGnzA43dfnd8ftOBQTBzT4ObTO55lXPePA_PaVcdiVi6wO85TJwvPKwZr9XFZl8qfymTFl5cAoxurUDA6lz6lRM3InCtu7yaiI9EkDZErMhRRB_RsJW5yDt0C5qBkGIQyp/w400-h300/IMG_0520.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't realize until I took the photo that the quilts are sitting on my new Ikea furniture purchases. I think I will take that as a hint that I better get going on putting it together. I love assembling Ikea stuff.</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-16178721751186877542023-12-03T11:19:00.002-06:002024-01-28T21:25:53.075-06:00Client Longarming<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Elna 792 Pro came into the shop this week. I never really cared to upgrade my current machine, as long as I can piece a quilt top, that's all I ever needed. </span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrA0XLpS_Fi6Gv-VtP_npGmc2gw5j5_OG9ymYcs29i1xbYtAiWrN7ODWHetH8X0X5P9E91ndpA2qS3fYHtmlTokPsi9AMJybfj1YEDm4RdDoQmGRLFmvRrkBqu1_gkjEZkfCX1G0a9889H40OcjUhJpVFdh1GoucWNGKSOYzeDLxQMV-YAKwazeubN_2F/s2397/IMG_0389.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="2397" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrA0XLpS_Fi6Gv-VtP_npGmc2gw5j5_OG9ymYcs29i1xbYtAiWrN7ODWHetH8X0X5P9E91ndpA2qS3fYHtmlTokPsi9AMJybfj1YEDm4RdDoQmGRLFmvRrkBqu1_gkjEZkfCX1G0a9889H40OcjUhJpVFdh1GoucWNGKSOYzeDLxQMV-YAKwazeubN_2F/w320-h320/IMG_0389.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Then along came this home machine with an automated stitch regulator. I could free-motion quilt small projects with ease if I had one of these. <div><br /></div><div>My friends with longarms think it's crazy. They all say the same thing, "Just load the project on the longarm!". Sometimes I think it's too much trouble for really small projects. I can free-motion quilt on the machine I have now but I sure would love it to not have to worry about how fast or slow I have to go to keep even stitches. I am definitely getting one of these....<p></p><p>Someday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a client who is very passionate about a PKD fundraiser that happens every year. She makes a quilt to raffle off every year and this is the one for 2023. It's always a queen-sized quilt so the event does make quite a bit of money off her beautiful donations and I am happy to help.</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/AVvXsEjkmfd_5ni6gyyaY4u4VdLqI0_cR2ROfQSRCwGDJA5MabZ1kVLr5jIXt0LDbbVGhEMOKtJ_LOjTJ3itorB5_Bs4HPasRmc_ocA5tZxhHYeY6FaE-8jX5z1Eze69mG268j5BrYp3T_K2-tkUfhDKUfJyZP16Cv0GHzPK_IUo9JApx8PvARA-Vst6oL_vEPZt/s4032/IMG_0392.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmfd_5ni6gyyaY4u4VdLqI0_cR2ROfQSRCwGDJA5MabZ1kVLr5jIXt0LDbbVGhEMOKtJ_LOjTJ3itorB5_Bs4HPasRmc_ocA5tZxhHYeY6FaE-8jX5z1Eze69mG268j5BrYp3T_K2-tkUfhDKUfJyZP16Cv0GHzPK_IUo9JApx8PvARA-Vst6oL_vEPZt/w300-h400/IMG_0392.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIT4Cu1IjupYQxXtXNJb7LuU5rKx-L9869ynz717723miqbgvBFUD7bUs0vPQ2T4DcjwlXwMWVhyphenhyphen4QD_52wkdvX4DLzaB8qCsC6vUOJh_6DEH1_25EmBV_fM1zYODieEXSkz67Hwj3APL8ChTmHZbjt_SnLUpqVabR6_EpR2-5NQPeYwZSInOeEr5Sb40k/s4032/IMG_0391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIT4Cu1IjupYQxXtXNJb7LuU5rKx-L9869ynz717723miqbgvBFUD7bUs0vPQ2T4DcjwlXwMWVhyphenhyphen4QD_52wkdvX4DLzaB8qCsC6vUOJh_6DEH1_25EmBV_fM1zYODieEXSkz67Hwj3APL8ChTmHZbjt_SnLUpqVabR6_EpR2-5NQPeYwZSInOeEr5Sb40k/w300-h400/IMG_0391.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also quilted a memory quilt for her. Her son passed away from cancer and she made a quilt to honor his memory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivro2KE7mkj00vDdGs1gf6ZTzA9kcuTz84Y9CLtthxCbxQCsjBhl9BJfvNJSnocMnxk5yvvn-W64igsYoL5bQqLUkYCwj5Yy5HJhyphenhyphenekjFs83D9UoNDEzNybyoRspsO_W9b1gYiWQyT4JkHxoq5GVe2N-yO06a-p__U1D1UYd66C_l8ztfv03HD4YkR8kg6/s4032/IMG_0452.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivro2KE7mkj00vDdGs1gf6ZTzA9kcuTz84Y9CLtthxCbxQCsjBhl9BJfvNJSnocMnxk5yvvn-W64igsYoL5bQqLUkYCwj5Yy5HJhyphenhyphenekjFs83D9UoNDEzNybyoRspsO_W9b1gYiWQyT4JkHxoq5GVe2N-yO06a-p__U1D1UYd66C_l8ztfv03HD4YkR8kg6/w400-h300/IMG_0452.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Besides the 2 quilts, she had a table runner to be quilted as well. I love the colors she used. These are the last client projects I plan on completing before the holidays. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8qaLOeQv3qu5nS-FNxSz3OmOnIkETWL1Q3gEfsnrFSXljNnuVkueeh37E00gCER1ZPy0erRWEmB0OFLSj0khBalPEj5DfN-CwWl8VKlWUnfF6UQTmExtmhKiG1_vtAxax_XzKdSQwVtt9hNCRJTBiM-z5DLwjEkIwmQKXjLi8hsniXFfTBHP6tTEBYk0/s4032/IMG_0456.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8qaLOeQv3qu5nS-FNxSz3OmOnIkETWL1Q3gEfsnrFSXljNnuVkueeh37E00gCER1ZPy0erRWEmB0OFLSj0khBalPEj5DfN-CwWl8VKlWUnfF6UQTmExtmhKiG1_vtAxax_XzKdSQwVtt9hNCRJTBiM-z5DLwjEkIwmQKXjLi8hsniXFfTBHP6tTEBYk0/w300-h400/IMG_0456.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>On Thanksgiving day I became one of those statistics attached to senior citizens. I slipped and fell then ended up getting 16 staples on the top of my head. It was quite a gash. On my way down, I hit the corner of the buffet in my daughter's dining room. I got right up thinking I was fine except for my head stung a little. And I didn't see any blood although it was all over the buffet. Jeff says I could't see it because it was running down my back. The next thing I knew we were headed to the hospital.<p></p><p>I really didn't hurt myself and frankly, I was disappointed I missed dessert after dinner. At least I got to eat before I went to the ER!</p><p>I know they are hard to see but this photo was taken right before the staples were removed. And hallelujah for that. I think the staples were worse than the wound. I am so happy that things turned out like they did. I really could have seriously hurt myself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRZX7D1mLwRwqxnDjEKqR9cbm156XB3XR7IvyHNB4I8fAafp6b4fPEBaVv5Hks7a-WQw_iUSO25fe95tzAX6B0PYelc_HwDtej2gNUPzxeh1lJAq0YlhfdsX49lB81AX-k8fp6Q1jepLKd2YEew8bIh4dvQDrpw3x11JFqNcaBgrzAapuE19rcnVcrkeb/s4032/IMG_0394.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhrRZX7D1mLwRwqxnDjEKqR9cbm156XB3XR7IvyHNB4I8fAafp6b4fPEBaVv5Hks7a-WQw_iUSO25fe95tzAX6B0PYelc_HwDtej2gNUPzxeh1lJAq0YlhfdsX49lB81AX-k8fp6Q1jepLKd2YEew8bIh4dvQDrpw3x11JFqNcaBgrzAapuE19rcnVcrkeb/s320/IMG_0394.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-90165992344692732162023-11-30T10:21:00.002-06:002024-01-23T11:14:16.793-06:00Longarm Quilting for Someone New<p>My cousin's sister-in-law contacted me out of the blue to ask if I would longarm a quilt for her. The funny thing is that my cousin lives in Ohio and the sister-in-law lives in a northwestern suburb of Milwaukee. It's probably a 40 minute drive from her house to mine. The surprise for me is that she remembered that I was a quilter. I was definitely honored by her request and immediately said yes.</p><p>The quilting challenge for me was that there is a block that's embroidered and she doesn't want any quilting over it. This is something I haven't done before but I love new challenges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpdwD29Yi2uifobWmwkxh0A0nA9prudZ8X-_1T1soOVqxBEeE7HtnQeM1-tombuf2DIqchBsdLWwfoH2EfkSfpDrGCyLW3PIX-X81YMhR6OvMPRA2FsagT_02hfy9yO8tdzlsUCjFTtPaOInqSohQHSI43sS67yhiAt5N7t-cQ9EI0lLwxNy26q75DJo5/s4032/IMG_0259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpdwD29Yi2uifobWmwkxh0A0nA9prudZ8X-_1T1soOVqxBEeE7HtnQeM1-tombuf2DIqchBsdLWwfoH2EfkSfpDrGCyLW3PIX-X81YMhR6OvMPRA2FsagT_02hfy9yO8tdzlsUCjFTtPaOInqSohQHSI43sS67yhiAt5N7t-cQ9EI0lLwxNy26q75DJo5/w400-h300/IMG_0259.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She chose her thread.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd03nAnKm1RPLT86xc_57U03Vt8Xouj6dIrZE5PEY8MiYUNwkxyUmrPezI9tWSmix8aNd3huUtv7YihXm6bCHjVhzTF6Yi77HhRZXlSOk_K-kbTVydLew8Z9u1kVnBMu4OCg0MPXovyfIVxzrhsxMUH9XtFmc5LIDbFi1V6gZZ9NipFT20TRjlU1PkE4KI/s4032/IMG_0260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd03nAnKm1RPLT86xc_57U03Vt8Xouj6dIrZE5PEY8MiYUNwkxyUmrPezI9tWSmix8aNd3huUtv7YihXm6bCHjVhzTF6Yi77HhRZXlSOk_K-kbTVydLew8Z9u1kVnBMu4OCg0MPXovyfIVxzrhsxMUH9XtFmc5LIDbFi1V6gZZ9NipFT20TRjlU1PkE4KI/w400-h300/IMG_0260.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She chose her quilt design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uzxy_xxYCvwvxzg-QIveVk0nixsxrjpaGkVgUFFcjboypl_7_02kM9VBpJFj2423uTi6hgEyDzoWYJB5Ik7GigwCh8XsZIXHAUJrLbalXIdQeBowjS4M1EHeusj2xwwsuF9kjZ_L2GcVmTgsPTwN98610LHkHRjVr_1vvXdEN2G3hYJY3JowGQczt8nu/s4032/IMG_0365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uzxy_xxYCvwvxzg-QIveVk0nixsxrjpaGkVgUFFcjboypl_7_02kM9VBpJFj2423uTi6hgEyDzoWYJB5Ik7GigwCh8XsZIXHAUJrLbalXIdQeBowjS4M1EHeusj2xwwsuF9kjZ_L2GcVmTgsPTwN98610LHkHRjVr_1vvXdEN2G3hYJY3JowGQczt8nu/w300-h400/IMG_0365.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And away we go!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnrtilN1b4yJComgp5Cnfj30UMxNpFDiULKmcKBQCS25UuhL_FWMTQ8GA5Dt2I5L3YXZp1QQF-GKLwom8YLi9PFaY-lPOV6D31zw6lR-JngbO_qZSXGQb3lXooJC3BxeN34PMKlUYv7mz_SJSOARU2GiQ5hyphenhyphenHrUpHrKTdAqWejKCGHZin1PCZistU8sGZ/s4032/IMG_0366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnrtilN1b4yJComgp5Cnfj30UMxNpFDiULKmcKBQCS25UuhL_FWMTQ8GA5Dt2I5L3YXZp1QQF-GKLwom8YLi9PFaY-lPOV6D31zw6lR-JngbO_qZSXGQb3lXooJC3BxeN34PMKlUYv7mz_SJSOARU2GiQ5hyphenhyphenHrUpHrKTdAqWejKCGHZin1PCZistU8sGZ/w300-h400/IMG_0366.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went around the embroidery as best as I could.</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/AVvXsEj8TDalMnl3KUpvZQuFzMIDGoPoZX6adkweDC_-BwUrqsw1O6gpShId7nhEPze_-cW1qGAoAOaOCuCLMkTRWbEmjkZazFkf4ce1yu3Muvr_eh1VOY6W3E1s_kHVckICzJjB0bLCmztnHnhjgT38cVPZXwlVWXlm_FizGeoeNjWUEn7_AnA88V1Y0yezWKVy/s4032/IMG_0364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TDalMnl3KUpvZQuFzMIDGoPoZX6adkweDC_-BwUrqsw1O6gpShId7nhEPze_-cW1qGAoAOaOCuCLMkTRWbEmjkZazFkf4ce1yu3Muvr_eh1VOY6W3E1s_kHVckICzJjB0bLCmztnHnhjgT38cVPZXwlVWXlm_FizGeoeNjWUEn7_AnA88V1Y0yezWKVy/w300-h400/IMG_0364.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm happy to report that she loved the way it turned out. She is new to quilting and is loving it so she asked me if I would be her quilter. I absolutely said yes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcfwXl9lUV-hPKvlLP2ujet9CPliKjwlCBVj3iG_zpz0z3IwWHp6VViMoFWvR52sHkEQFSqZFKQoWKfz5k9PmZVee2JsCcVmKGmRZYR8u3PFXnMgBpWodWJiHIpEJenbsMdYCyrwa6nw-mOuFvNCUOAXwqw_ST9uXg13ZyNRw0AuFGMFGFBrHpstMYrkz/s4032/IMG_0363.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcfwXl9lUV-hPKvlLP2ujet9CPliKjwlCBVj3iG_zpz0z3IwWHp6VViMoFWvR52sHkEQFSqZFKQoWKfz5k9PmZVee2JsCcVmKGmRZYR8u3PFXnMgBpWodWJiHIpEJenbsMdYCyrwa6nw-mOuFvNCUOAXwqw_ST9uXg13ZyNRw0AuFGMFGFBrHpstMYrkz/w300-h400/IMG_0363.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In the meantime, friends of ours asked Jeff to make a 4-foot tall wooden tree. They have a cat that likes to get into trouble and they wanted something to replace a Christmas tree. Here's what they asked for. They love it and will use it this year unfinished and stain and seal it in the summer when they can do that outside. I like it so much I might just have to ask him to make me one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-27309650803077409182023-11-16T10:33:00.001-06:002024-01-23T11:07:55.149-06:005 T-Shirt Quilts Delivered<p>I had the wonderful opportunity to make 5 t-shirt quilts that would become 5 Christmas gifts. The quilts were all made from a Navy Veteran Submariner's t-shirts. The client sent the shirts to me back in late August and I had mentioned to her that I would be out of the country and traveling for over a month so these wouldn't be finished until November. She wasn't worried, but I was. </p><p>The shirts were prepped with fusible interfacing by September then they weren't pieced until October. I got them on the longarmer and by the beginning of this month they were all quilted. Unfortunately, my husband was having a cardiac procedure on November 4. I decided to make the best of my time in the hospital waiting by hand-stitching the binding on. It was a great way to take my mind off of his procedure. By the time he was settled in his hospital room, I had finished the binding for 2 of the quilts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtG_GT_8o06V8C9b7FpPuHDJNknITmhPAy5ID94-Ag7-KlhejrFLexUfzZTk9ZVo-UTqKqm8xW4x1ja8r5UyrsRVu2HyWM9heDJfArFEpaS9aXhImSh91dNGTP1fEFXvYzeGCLwqrzD847Ys6B__SEd1RQOdi_8vmWkuCjIcpkqkbku46oZtvUISNOaIqL/s4032/IMG_0186.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtG_GT_8o06V8C9b7FpPuHDJNknITmhPAy5ID94-Ag7-KlhejrFLexUfzZTk9ZVo-UTqKqm8xW4x1ja8r5UyrsRVu2HyWM9heDJfArFEpaS9aXhImSh91dNGTP1fEFXvYzeGCLwqrzD847Ys6B__SEd1RQOdi_8vmWkuCjIcpkqkbku46oZtvUISNOaIqL/s320/IMG_0186.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sure had lots of room to spread out at the hospital.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudALNvmeVuwnkdGucRH0tTYbM0-BjJ-j5yB6JXaPlqbH-XLxYqi21tKssxiZRpRdMLMp0s5x1g-ChpVxtwtaRlqn1fFtk-jwqGNqC1gfp64iuM5Rj3YT1T4lM8_97ybd3nFYDobmjjtt30f5CPvJ_MwWqYYBqRpyRBCelAwCREP_ISN78V9awWRudm-y7/s4032/IMG_0179.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudALNvmeVuwnkdGucRH0tTYbM0-BjJ-j5yB6JXaPlqbH-XLxYqi21tKssxiZRpRdMLMp0s5x1g-ChpVxtwtaRlqn1fFtk-jwqGNqC1gfp64iuM5Rj3YT1T4lM8_97ybd3nFYDobmjjtt30f5CPvJ_MwWqYYBqRpyRBCelAwCREP_ISN78V9awWRudm-y7/s320/IMG_0179.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I completed all the binding within a week and prepped my invoice to send to the client. Frankly, I was ok with her waiting to pay so I could take a break - haha! But like all good people do, she paid me promptly so I had to prep them for shipping right away. That means getting photos of them finished needed to be done. Sadly, the November skies are always overcast so it was very difficult to get good shots. Everything looks so gloomy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Each one of these quilts has a plaid shirt, a submariner t-shirt, and pieces of a life well lived. I did my best to make sure all 5 had equal elements to reflect the personality of the wearer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDcfWWsP994vPuHW0jOkqqMJbXRaPUydolydfRynQDQi_UWTOCZnTkFCkd1b56s0kjMjIaPfzaZnJdWdn14wZu_j_POzZGHBp2tXTaNx02EXzudeNWf5XLNHokdluU1j5769cNhGQiZFdSKYkWEeSerFtY-OBuWxuZksizhrnTeab-Ft3rLJBulvJmyYd/s4032/IMG_0196.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDcfWWsP994vPuHW0jOkqqMJbXRaPUydolydfRynQDQi_UWTOCZnTkFCkd1b56s0kjMjIaPfzaZnJdWdn14wZu_j_POzZGHBp2tXTaNx02EXzudeNWf5XLNHokdluU1j5769cNhGQiZFdSKYkWEeSerFtY-OBuWxuZksizhrnTeab-Ft3rLJBulvJmyYd/w300-h400/IMG_0196.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvsNiG5HupSZdDtXgFqBdtWkUJ67gQ2xqWxEy_P4tr-UiWladsPgpU-r-pOT8bEMNO5NE4oltskFoIm8BY6hAFUAgGR0Kg53S-FV6Yj5pRhgvJGIr53ZbTZXRWJzekDZ5WhBnhD1AdmpCYAkdZufKgcRbK7i8I4o-7JZFntkyVSMrlIYxOPQVBOS2xHOZ/s4032/IMG_0197.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvsNiG5HupSZdDtXgFqBdtWkUJ67gQ2xqWxEy_P4tr-UiWladsPgpU-r-pOT8bEMNO5NE4oltskFoIm8BY6hAFUAgGR0Kg53S-FV6Yj5pRhgvJGIr53ZbTZXRWJzekDZ5WhBnhD1AdmpCYAkdZufKgcRbK7i8I4o-7JZFntkyVSMrlIYxOPQVBOS2xHOZ/w300-h400/IMG_0197.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also tried to make sure that each quilt had a front pocket that I quilted around so the pocket is still usable.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqq1a3IU6svdlaNbCy6JXVnlMOp87VRn_9KcYCABUMXJKiLd2ktbT_v0Web2x8Lk3yvlE3nJSkiCWaJZle-L5TGsuH7l4tujcUtQdstHKxifu5e-F7C_pn_Ik0pXfBTh4UedvvYPaVGrmzbvYJc-QHbQQh7yjkO5pRnS0tHp5DfaTdcyChyphenhyphengJ5wcrq3mk/s4032/IMG_0198.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBw_q8eg9Q0s1yaIG9skhfRcxiayRpDzREjNxHzZpSmHel6_GVDSr4U2fx8gZ-5ltY6S_vA8FbA6VkKa6TTey-FtqKJ0qmR4AB5DNlIL7-PH1FWIT1h328_bvZ25UEY-BZZQygYhrV1k6957h4Dj37pYB0kY5rKm6A_ujnOyUI9iY_T33OypBrNQ7GdUb/w300-h400/IMG_0201.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The challenge was making sure there was some color balance and equal sizing for each one.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafVoBIpTOMzLSIDLcnsuj7hKtERwRnloS4EXIcKh2RsThFMLsqtNszRdoa7ef2cDy0J_K5CxJN0vmARk83JptJmH1TQpNL9FLHMHlY44D_03M-RutrfWukqjVptciTA8ui1Rx4Ox1LVD2RHB7h6281-mEHz_Dgu5BQdWgwEAllGCjZZyd-yGtHjxdcnjC/s4032/IMG_0202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafVoBIpTOMzLSIDLcnsuj7hKtERwRnloS4EXIcKh2RsThFMLsqtNszRdoa7ef2cDy0J_K5CxJN0vmARk83JptJmH1TQpNL9FLHMHlY44D_03M-RutrfWukqjVptciTA8ui1Rx4Ox1LVD2RHB7h6281-mEHz_Dgu5BQdWgwEAllGCjZZyd-yGtHjxdcnjC/w300-h400/IMG_0202.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQe7JKpkOq13mZ4_vcysW_pdXWTHgMJfnMG8aO9se3yw9MUZQV5Mo3wlYMMO2Uw7wiN7nMZR4dO2P2NOU8WAqpp2SMdpw6TL6_jyMNMi-22ZwF3NTh_HdBZp0dTUVHFpUFsx-gGVB58E_erE58ADTB6uh5_GR2O1m4ED7KwTuv-iFv5UyxcSbZP48d6kwI/s4032/IMG_0203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQe7JKpkOq13mZ4_vcysW_pdXWTHgMJfnMG8aO9se3yw9MUZQV5Mo3wlYMMO2Uw7wiN7nMZR4dO2P2NOU8WAqpp2SMdpw6TL6_jyMNMi-22ZwF3NTh_HdBZp0dTUVHFpUFsx-gGVB58E_erE58ADTB6uh5_GR2O1m4ED7KwTuv-iFv5UyxcSbZP48d6kwI/w300-h400/IMG_0203.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The backing for each quilt is a different fabric. I felt the need for some differentiation among them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9wjcEafzzYwM7CHfyx6DwGmQ9jRITmxGvc6VcNzQkA9Oz_mD05YDRvYY8Y9LIB7W6igWtd61HWg8pkbJNZxQwoESGkUQezj0rBG9wFl8Zr_Ng2IUHZeNfjbRwNUbWATR-WoZy_0JpJas1wEpIa5cSilsy_PWyBlqCSNeBLi7JTXzi6RkuVdQv08x9uBN/s4032/IMG_0204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9wjcEafzzYwM7CHfyx6DwGmQ9jRITmxGvc6VcNzQkA9Oz_mD05YDRvYY8Y9LIB7W6igWtd61HWg8pkbJNZxQwoESGkUQezj0rBG9wFl8Zr_Ng2IUHZeNfjbRwNUbWATR-WoZy_0JpJas1wEpIa5cSilsy_PWyBlqCSNeBLi7JTXzi6RkuVdQv08x9uBN/w300-h400/IMG_0204.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqHMouzaNG4WxQcYOO3WwvpQzlMlQ5yIu2kDYMZtErmDi8Z4H9MgbDlnd0xUtkjlO_8FDpzG7Ff5JDgb1Bvacueg-0TQDYR8hpAO1ApBHSJem5sAtXM27ke79Xp_-QTR_XtNhxch_-I1jxDUP5W13zw5xOvzj9he0vaftIHSQFn7z3zQOdBwiACFC0uP2/s4032/IMG_0205.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqHMouzaNG4WxQcYOO3WwvpQzlMlQ5yIu2kDYMZtErmDi8Z4H9MgbDlnd0xUtkjlO_8FDpzG7Ff5JDgb1Bvacueg-0TQDYR8hpAO1ApBHSJem5sAtXM27ke79Xp_-QTR_XtNhxch_-I1jxDUP5W13zw5xOvzj9he0vaftIHSQFn7z3zQOdBwiACFC0uP2/w300-h400/IMG_0205.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I3-aKdQO6ada79mpW3W5Li1z2IynhCUUO6ruzSTwirumXLYrcFWNZdvZ4L__MAVMYt18lXnO8mXsa8M03FVsTjF50qpgXUm5UTamCVNPjy09ZQyjv8se9qhSpIKHW4x7Dbe86xU3MaRlb_bwoKaSuv650z1DazHxy6OsNTnwNFPVcx_YMtgh9zzGRu3p/s4032/IMG_0206.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I3-aKdQO6ada79mpW3W5Li1z2IynhCUUO6ruzSTwirumXLYrcFWNZdvZ4L__MAVMYt18lXnO8mXsa8M03FVsTjF50qpgXUm5UTamCVNPjy09ZQyjv8se9qhSpIKHW4x7Dbe86xU3MaRlb_bwoKaSuv650z1DazHxy6OsNTnwNFPVcx_YMtgh9zzGRu3p/w400-h300/IMG_0206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After they were all done, I had very little pieces of shirts left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5edxwH6qS45KWVjX2yVC5ExQfbdw27TKnvAInvEwUuJqabZq0WzgU_qJQrQRaElVAy3A90xsVOSSNlalsHZr9jyGbe3QElH496G5o83ePs2wp2w7LBuffe7lwCO4hsKZ3TkslXZMpdGnyF7c05zhOKbta6wQnTRDmZzSjDrJ8KaUm8OgLjycZ2pfj76J_/s4032/IMG_0208.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5edxwH6qS45KWVjX2yVC5ExQfbdw27TKnvAInvEwUuJqabZq0WzgU_qJQrQRaElVAy3A90xsVOSSNlalsHZr9jyGbe3QElH496G5o83ePs2wp2w7LBuffe7lwCO4hsKZ3TkslXZMpdGnyF7c05zhOKbta6wQnTRDmZzSjDrJ8KaUm8OgLjycZ2pfj76J_/w300-h400/IMG_0208.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a little help with the shipping. And I have to say, what a challenge that was! The price for shipping all 5 quilts in one big box was double what it cost to use 5 priority mail boxes. I don't know if that's because it's a long way from Milwaukee to Phoenix which is their final destination. I was quite surprised by that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEEy27PQNRX711jIO3y3y88i_E3hkcY87oEgrZLLrFws0XRbFBreF6klcEtUkv17DRt9bW6-VdBhYbiZxwUe1eqT1l6vocXsUIjWivL-1sWZJl2DGPgnN9Kwt9CJuaBpzn3ptBuLVDhq4wzLGOhwI_eb6XsKY2sq97_SH-BQVyXWvN6KH0Ts4YRk57vCf/s4032/IMG_0232.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEEy27PQNRX711jIO3y3y88i_E3hkcY87oEgrZLLrFws0XRbFBreF6klcEtUkv17DRt9bW6-VdBhYbiZxwUe1eqT1l6vocXsUIjWivL-1sWZJl2DGPgnN9Kwt9CJuaBpzn3ptBuLVDhq4wzLGOhwI_eb6XsKY2sq97_SH-BQVyXWvN6KH0Ts4YRk57vCf/w300-h400/IMG_0232.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We headed to the post office less than 24 hours after payment like a good business should - haha!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwY2uwkXZZV1FoAu-HI21yWSlLKk650qMhuOuM_hyljyuEjQe8w8oa-Vz-uIQIdCUMfoYA5ejZCyU2vp2iAj0sbaNVWLqnuf-wkgQC461IJFazeR3mSXj0pgLCfY5KzKB9u4J5vUT75V9CADr-mMh78qkgL_MUqqviJmDEWmXi9JzYai-iAaZNPh4TFO1V/s4032/IMG_0233.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwY2uwkXZZV1FoAu-HI21yWSlLKk650qMhuOuM_hyljyuEjQe8w8oa-Vz-uIQIdCUMfoYA5ejZCyU2vp2iAj0sbaNVWLqnuf-wkgQC461IJFazeR3mSXj0pgLCfY5KzKB9u4J5vUT75V9CADr-mMh78qkgL_MUqqviJmDEWmXi9JzYai-iAaZNPh4TFO1V/w300-h400/IMG_0233.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the meantime, I wasn't paying close attention to my kitty who snuck into the garage. His curiosity got the best of him as he stuck his all white face into the exhaust pipe on Jeff's motorcycle. Just look at that dirty, adorable little boy. I can't tell you how much trouble it was to get that off. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mmh7Yexdjg1PH5uKH7rgkbIiRyw9tuuESW9hbwLWWFvgg6Yvreqv1ioSfZHvSIkM2P9CMtv0WK1ghmcZGwaXhPDUM62fm8VMa-qOyjuPrRbSP5Pw1wScAE2IPUR4BuwRfZ_h_69PMtIcK93Zu5REEfOzws9kwzhLHIUdyzOSq3ySF5ws1MyiHYbjJBo2/s1664/IMG_0239.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1664" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mmh7Yexdjg1PH5uKH7rgkbIiRyw9tuuESW9hbwLWWFvgg6Yvreqv1ioSfZHvSIkM2P9CMtv0WK1ghmcZGwaXhPDUM62fm8VMa-qOyjuPrRbSP5Pw1wScAE2IPUR4BuwRfZ_h_69PMtIcK93Zu5REEfOzws9kwzhLHIUdyzOSq3ySF5ws1MyiHYbjJBo2/s320/IMG_0239.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sure hope the recipients like their precious gifts.</div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-57872723946642451012023-10-24T21:50:00.004-05:002024-01-23T11:19:01.977-06:00Illinois Quilt Show<p>I had to vend at a Quilt Show in Illinois last weekend and before the show opened I took a walk around to look at the quilts. It's a great employee benefit to get to see the quilts before the show opens because I can relax and take my time without worrying about standing in someone else's view. Only us vendors and the volunteers are there!</p><p>Here are my favorites:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-D_MdwodgU78wK8qEMNPYAbbmu-5WPBNYKTWeMA62JmM8z4ux5yDO8zD-9PpbgHlIS7mrPxIG0M8Ute4qeYArZpkb3imDi4v6clEqN0IXdAAF27s6HJfODqb0yxT9ktePsZH9aw8F5mR2ukKl_0_SiogG5Yn_xLWGJFVz7oICxa05eKD3T0InQ3-5_RD/s4032/IMG_9947.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-D_MdwodgU78wK8qEMNPYAbbmu-5WPBNYKTWeMA62JmM8z4ux5yDO8zD-9PpbgHlIS7mrPxIG0M8Ute4qeYArZpkb3imDi4v6clEqN0IXdAAF27s6HJfODqb0yxT9ktePsZH9aw8F5mR2ukKl_0_SiogG5Yn_xLWGJFVz7oICxa05eKD3T0InQ3-5_RD/w300-h400/IMG_9947.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWpXSTMSJ8ePuR1z5tu_2ebxSWz4YtZGewcVOx1sxX-KBnX6T3VSoZ6qO52fkEMcRKMSqpok2S1mINgIYMX8QyFQrpyXShh2ofZ8nLxV_NpNC_K2f6yqsaKSrNNt1qdfgKHarFGAA_hVomeQvNcPfInOoMePw0y086rRrVuydhkfWM7-11n4sLwrnbDd4/s4032/IMG_9949.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here is our booth:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gAXo1fwspdJWsuaYkBRf_QvQ57n9Yq6kRRurRE3MJDdBD2_KiwODL93AtVmva3WiwRAbUncxJaDKD0r3TwO2cYt785ASHRaGZoUcKL8GpzdkDrXG6nONRCk4kfLBNwc8ym4AlH3JvcpPjfjCjI7r_8EsrJ_J90l2QCuxZNcDyclpMG8OyxfblSg14Z0n/s4032/IMG_9992.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gAXo1fwspdJWsuaYkBRf_QvQ57n9Yq6kRRurRE3MJDdBD2_KiwODL93AtVmva3WiwRAbUncxJaDKD0r3TwO2cYt785ASHRaGZoUcKL8GpzdkDrXG6nONRCk4kfLBNwc8ym4AlH3JvcpPjfjCjI7r_8EsrJ_J90l2QCuxZNcDyclpMG8OyxfblSg14Z0n/w400-h300/IMG_9992.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-70828533311881939232023-08-30T21:08:00.008-05:002024-01-01T21:31:32.871-06:00T-Shirt Quilt Project<p>I took on a big quilt job last week. The client wants 5 t-shirt quilts made out of her grandfather's shirts. Each quilt will be a gift for family members who are all currently in the military. I received the shirts in 3 boxes packed full. Here are two of the three boxes.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82UDZBIUHhJcTZoCwQMzQCgvnatctFHsz2JUYT-8Eyc7OF3Xsxmkqsp0U3jO2XgFmviTO83iH69wSp8H7xlm214qF2Ul-RIy2y562PR9qCn5YLKs8CQ-pMCxfsu1jqEjAS980y-D1Y_ej4ontSylKb2jCF7-pOE1r4nNmWo0WxcBOCOyyKvXIm-nYCwhP/s4032/IMG_8748.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82UDZBIUHhJcTZoCwQMzQCgvnatctFHsz2JUYT-8Eyc7OF3Xsxmkqsp0U3jO2XgFmviTO83iH69wSp8H7xlm214qF2Ul-RIy2y562PR9qCn5YLKs8CQ-pMCxfsu1jqEjAS980y-D1Y_ej4ontSylKb2jCF7-pOE1r4nNmWo0WxcBOCOyyKvXIm-nYCwhP/s320/IMG_8748.jpeg" width="240" /></a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ND0SN9fEijTrJX4C-V7PHqX2BEzJFEznuRgSvvpo0NKQj8VmrSKG7LwvzhmqusRbBIXsh8pli2-IvqZZp1iDeE-R_hsyBVTdQ-k3URuaE4dIHj1UPuWd1p68cuYzVtanrnqwYW_BV_vrRZ7Se2oTX8TFYkRfxYhr2Ou4RBP9bhZo_dWGbQP_CpzKncuk/s4032/IMG_8749.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ND0SN9fEijTrJX4C-V7PHqX2BEzJFEznuRgSvvpo0NKQj8VmrSKG7LwvzhmqusRbBIXsh8pli2-IvqZZp1iDeE-R_hsyBVTdQ-k3URuaE4dIHj1UPuWd1p68cuYzVtanrnqwYW_BV_vrRZ7Se2oTX8TFYkRfxYhr2Ou4RBP9bhZo_dWGbQP_CpzKncuk/s320/IMG_8749.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p>Cutting up the shirts to prep for making the blocks was fun. On these nice summer days I sat outside and did all my cutting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIHBQNPMx4-bjm9QETwZmJxr9_PhY2m8wN5EzZCQnchNm1MzLXgJJWPFj0TU6QapB4BMAOFIc2ZyyA-Emlgr2dR9hkV8WGrwYAz8zVyv_7VAVEaJV_kx0easl0ghrX4vNTBagq6kjLYq600tWuGeyQfRY38T_iob1OOgqZBEF_19fbeZZ3Mcma0qbwjkT/s4032/IMG_8754.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIHBQNPMx4-bjm9QETwZmJxr9_PhY2m8wN5EzZCQnchNm1MzLXgJJWPFj0TU6QapB4BMAOFIc2ZyyA-Emlgr2dR9hkV8WGrwYAz8zVyv_7VAVEaJV_kx0easl0ghrX4vNTBagq6kjLYq600tWuGeyQfRY38T_iob1OOgqZBEF_19fbeZZ3Mcma0qbwjkT/w300-h400/IMG_8754.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>I applied all the fusible interfacing on the blocks in just a few days. It will be a lot of work planning where to place each shirt so until then, I'm just going to enjoy this process. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvE5NRfnH8aEMC7GXY0ysChGJEzMXlF-YzpWrGm80m5pQIPIJKJdwZemoUTvaw6D3wndnQpWvw19DDmApqo-kEJ8839iMkGqT8hyphenhyphenDsZAxjn92f4aX2dtGv5jILZUHcFrZ4OCZVwa_SN1Fy2jRzDcF_VmcZy8sSl_4RuTkfn-npRH0sZaFHgPs33GaChj4/s4032/IMG_8760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvE5NRfnH8aEMC7GXY0ysChGJEzMXlF-YzpWrGm80m5pQIPIJKJdwZemoUTvaw6D3wndnQpWvw19DDmApqo-kEJ8839iMkGqT8hyphenhyphenDsZAxjn92f4aX2dtGv5jILZUHcFrZ4OCZVwa_SN1Fy2jRzDcF_VmcZy8sSl_4RuTkfn-npRH0sZaFHgPs33GaChj4/s320/IMG_8760.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXabte-KBKZANGTMEXyWqGUammJNJTrTmwK5dYY5ZxvfIKq2ek3jjrj3YrW8PH-PwYpm6FOk9RBeOe7oJ60u_UfSGW0uZ68LcM_kRq0IoVi6CyvE-fkLA4rlGiwJ2yu0uAOBOpjzLG-rwzBHt7bA5Vc_qy4hR9teFAWzQubkBe40tZ6JCiojt4GkQmaXDm/s4032/IMG_8761.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXabte-KBKZANGTMEXyWqGUammJNJTrTmwK5dYY5ZxvfIKq2ek3jjrj3YrW8PH-PwYpm6FOk9RBeOe7oJ60u_UfSGW0uZ68LcM_kRq0IoVi6CyvE-fkLA4rlGiwJ2yu0uAOBOpjzLG-rwzBHt7bA5Vc_qy4hR9teFAWzQubkBe40tZ6JCiojt4GkQmaXDm/s320/IMG_8761.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p>I will definitely have to have a plan to make sure each quilt has the same look and feel and there's fair distribution of shirts among all 5. That might be a little tricky. I'm glad they are not due until Christmas so I have some time to work on it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bhyphenhyphenM4PKCSHcCjL7SfKm25UO1R321h2z64eVhQUIKrYFhdUzH_EbttnSbVAEYAjmUCFQhouwR_degApiT5zb6yitz2Omcmwp_6QWRsOaT64y48QuxtAH-WOZmgOyfpKyFLlgPlqMeq2TyGgdx44kvxRWFQwx69q242q9rMGy-QL1pGtAgYBR45XmDtQHY/s4032/IMG_8750.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bhyphenhyphenM4PKCSHcCjL7SfKm25UO1R321h2z64eVhQUIKrYFhdUzH_EbttnSbVAEYAjmUCFQhouwR_degApiT5zb6yitz2Omcmwp_6QWRsOaT64y48QuxtAH-WOZmgOyfpKyFLlgPlqMeq2TyGgdx44kvxRWFQwx69q242q9rMGy-QL1pGtAgYBR45XmDtQHY/w300-h400/IMG_8750.jpeg" title="Garden Potatoes" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I harvested all the potatoes from the garden today. I can't believe how big they got. I only grow a few in a small area and after looking at how nice they grew, I think I might want to expand to a bigger plot next year. </div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-27645703102411453692023-08-21T20:14:00.000-05:002024-01-01T21:32:42.919-06:00Quilt Donations for Veterans<p>One of my co-workers from the quilt shop gave me a motorcycle themed quilt kit. It had all the fabrics and written instructions but no pictures of the finished quilt. The instructions were well written so the picture didn't matter much. I put the blocks up on my design wall to see if they made sense so it all worked out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOTwhzxsMkP9sBIUmdZZFTLkPRkR6UlyvLAOiI5cop6AwYMiFnyO_oNVCzjEp31ikULHRLGzGneWjl_y8iONjhRte-wtcewMxaznA2jgRFSxScnurszM1Bc724LwJBZwfpqxoGuB964Kng3fC1WKDmm2nXtGO-gpptf6vRt8Bn6qHlhsDzzCNjkB3tCql/s3188/IMG_8478.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="2725" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOTwhzxsMkP9sBIUmdZZFTLkPRkR6UlyvLAOiI5cop6AwYMiFnyO_oNVCzjEp31ikULHRLGzGneWjl_y8iONjhRte-wtcewMxaznA2jgRFSxScnurszM1Bc724LwJBZwfpqxoGuB964Kng3fC1WKDmm2nXtGO-gpptf6vRt8Bn6qHlhsDzzCNjkB3tCql/w343-h400/IMG_8478.jpeg" title="Motorcycle Quilt" width="343" /></a></div><p>The only problem was that I fussy cut all the motorcycle blocks as instructed, put them up on the design wall to see where they best fit, then proceeded to sew them together accidentally turning the blocks 90 degrees. So when looking at the finished rows, some of the motorcycles appeared sideways. I took apart the blocks in question and flipped them back the right way. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtJYNXyXmSI3kDgvS9kIdORW491mLn2dXK0PkdN_cCaSLB5fL1oE9Odv55P0ZZNW1xINpt85CJyIOZDnab21dF7mikwykyy2HORuuBafBRwKT2tPVxbkAgPIZCNzSOts3xbZhXGiEymdQUJppH2kd9ydi6B234xbaANOggnGhJ2yhiYmy7yPSfrn7aVkD/s3700/IMG_8481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3700" data-original-width="2594" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtJYNXyXmSI3kDgvS9kIdORW491mLn2dXK0PkdN_cCaSLB5fL1oE9Odv55P0ZZNW1xINpt85CJyIOZDnab21dF7mikwykyy2HORuuBafBRwKT2tPVxbkAgPIZCNzSOts3xbZhXGiEymdQUJppH2kd9ydi6B234xbaANOggnGhJ2yhiYmy7yPSfrn7aVkD/w280-h400/IMG_8481.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><p></p><p>I quilted it with variegated red and black thread which gave it a nice look on the black background fabric. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2Jik7DMwZxjHgaZRQ0o2V7sKFPzeDbYkK97llQ8GsEq5thj1KwoNN5ZjFSj14mRARaRuIIenyYt5kCMa7QAF4I-KT-SIhKSCX9KZksBXlUlzhPYTZHniuBO7OqgmI0CD14sVQ9QKlJSw9wxdphWhHzrp2Me-kvF01jfPr2IUs981WytxX2v_6DJpsBcT/s3241/IMG_8483.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="3241" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2Jik7DMwZxjHgaZRQ0o2V7sKFPzeDbYkK97llQ8GsEq5thj1KwoNN5ZjFSj14mRARaRuIIenyYt5kCMa7QAF4I-KT-SIhKSCX9KZksBXlUlzhPYTZHniuBO7OqgmI0CD14sVQ9QKlJSw9wxdphWhHzrp2Me-kvF01jfPr2IUs981WytxX2v_6DJpsBcT/w400-h250/IMG_8483.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quilt was donated to the American Legion National Convention to raise money for veterans.</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/AVvXsEi77IL98HF0ssaZiL2Spd_Gq-SUxA7lWvtsTYa7T0m3j3qcfczXZcb1zyS9GcAPXvDZhVGF28xndWqheL0p-CT2hkxLXlthyphenhyphenOWgUeutKsR7IA6Fqx3CZ1oXLD0CsWRVcNvc0WfzU_F2L-LmXjWH5CqD_Pcnf1A4tTecpEoqdb8PtRhvwkl6vdCf6kZeoIK4/s4032/IMG_8577.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77IL98HF0ssaZiL2Spd_Gq-SUxA7lWvtsTYa7T0m3j3qcfczXZcb1zyS9GcAPXvDZhVGF28xndWqheL0p-CT2hkxLXlthyphenhyphenOWgUeutKsR7IA6Fqx3CZ1oXLD0CsWRVcNvc0WfzU_F2L-LmXjWH5CqD_Pcnf1A4tTecpEoqdb8PtRhvwkl6vdCf6kZeoIK4/s320/IMG_8577.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also chose to make another red, white and blue quilt from my stack of donated fabrics. I didn't use a pattern, just a photo of a finished quilt. I cut the fabrics into 5-inch squares to make the top. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHjLV1nD9ZUfn0Ox38uay-CmMMP6TWWO3viYyffI2uWdSpzPfl4WVeyjEoNLtjK35qUl7s6RCIHtqMke5oOABPUShbm4UgKE9oDaxh_EgtddEBQvtzmue2Py48vYZ7_Z8hii6ij8OLPISgmBvoe6AJ4g9ppIY8AB985AIGNN_yA7aRhpG3de8AFS7KTKg/s3000/IMG_8472.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2579" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHjLV1nD9ZUfn0Ox38uay-CmMMP6TWWO3viYyffI2uWdSpzPfl4WVeyjEoNLtjK35qUl7s6RCIHtqMke5oOABPUShbm4UgKE9oDaxh_EgtddEBQvtzmue2Py48vYZ7_Z8hii6ij8OLPISgmBvoe6AJ4g9ppIY8AB985AIGNN_yA7aRhpG3de8AFS7KTKg/w344-h400/IMG_8472.jpeg" title="Patriotic Flag Quilt" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I free-motion quilted this one and it will be raffled off in fall at a Legion Auxiliary event.</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/AVvXsEgUAv6Tt3Z4Y1JXdgDNMtzmjGEM2urpj6SVCXqej-TnqPLKm5fqWdZCuxZY3n3smmg_qNVVvZXwIyaGo0FiGZir2jQPH9wL_Ncpz_pSJMfQzPSOW4im5BvSWUpZX0m1l8gzKAJbgKJf7TIf4MGkSO6Y0cq_9elyUlUVTUYoOlXYPQOlBy1FgViVlYpKRIi1/s3391/IMG_8475.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="3391" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAv6Tt3Z4Y1JXdgDNMtzmjGEM2urpj6SVCXqej-TnqPLKm5fqWdZCuxZY3n3smmg_qNVVvZXwIyaGo0FiGZir2jQPH9wL_Ncpz_pSJMfQzPSOW4im5BvSWUpZX0m1l8gzKAJbgKJf7TIf4MGkSO6Y0cq_9elyUlUVTUYoOlXYPQOlBy1FgViVlYpKRIi1/s320/IMG_8475.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-12520994145241936482023-08-12T20:20:00.007-05:002024-01-01T21:16:46.594-06:00Finished Quilt Projects<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have so many carrots in my garden that I can pick a bunch like this one every single day. I love it. No matter what the will never go to waste around here. If they aren't eaten right away they will become jalapeno carrots. The cucumber in this photo was overlooked on the vine. I can't believe how hard it is to find them sometimes. I only have 1 cucumber plant but the vines are so hardy sometimes I just can't see them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwSKY8zD2WW6K1hwq3SAx3En15DjOymqY_tWi3ahcWQTg5-0G8pQ1z8IG3hb0rbSD66mTn5ziA-sEs3fCuUJOF-htkgIQWETYmiEI_sly0a_B93gM4KVPRc2A7L5mt5bkX9aqGgLf6ei7dNdQyl_6Fc_Kbvt3wvU_Ki-Owpl283ROSYTDCmIir92xqoGZ/s4032/IMG_8449.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwSKY8zD2WW6K1hwq3SAx3En15DjOymqY_tWi3ahcWQTg5-0G8pQ1z8IG3hb0rbSD66mTn5ziA-sEs3fCuUJOF-htkgIQWETYmiEI_sly0a_B93gM4KVPRc2A7L5mt5bkX9aqGgLf6ei7dNdQyl_6Fc_Kbvt3wvU_Ki-Owpl283ROSYTDCmIir92xqoGZ/w300-h400/IMG_8449.jpeg" title="Vegetables" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sister is turning 60 this month so I made her a t-shirt for her birthday party. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5uOrOgWd4KqOaasQ4Im87FX8FHUifXr2BXUDxG61_2gqORLO_TAxwJq1NhttSezcuTyMxGe6SSuakaSZOwv0tgIVSD_sqL0fdgDXBQ4MB2PVMNcWE6Garp07wgkxGgjBGNKYmPOvxmJHx5wNH3P2xt9ZODeR8dsajYg02xq0mq_xfa0AAq6V6Nn_AtQ9/s4032/IMG_8450.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhQ5uOrOgWd4KqOaasQ4Im87FX8FHUifXr2BXUDxG61_2gqORLO_TAxwJq1NhttSezcuTyMxGe6SSuakaSZOwv0tgIVSD_sqL0fdgDXBQ4MB2PVMNcWE6Garp07wgkxGgjBGNKYmPOvxmJHx5wNH3P2xt9ZODeR8dsajYg02xq0mq_xfa0AAq6V6Nn_AtQ9/s320/IMG_8450.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's my little helper. When I'm sewing she sits nicely on whatever quilt is loaded on the longarmer and when I am longarming, she sits on the sewing table and watches intently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbnGAgKQdV5jH362rWbF1V6ko-4Do-2Z7klh2cXYBqUfvUNtrJs8uFjOBReDLHWw11EY8wnxIEJXHzvU90ErQZav_zNvwYnTdspFjU1ZI-dzDIrIVvnn-_KKuiPeX84nFYc62-cCdI2dxM9ehRFyEQ_SMSQWj2eWhBTc9bdj5Nm_OqZq10tJrboxZwQbd/s4032/IMG_8452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbnGAgKQdV5jH362rWbF1V6ko-4Do-2Z7klh2cXYBqUfvUNtrJs8uFjOBReDLHWw11EY8wnxIEJXHzvU90ErQZav_zNvwYnTdspFjU1ZI-dzDIrIVvnn-_KKuiPeX84nFYc62-cCdI2dxM9ehRFyEQ_SMSQWj2eWhBTc9bdj5Nm_OqZq10tJrboxZwQbd/w400-h300/IMG_8452.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My poor boy is curled up in this new bed. All of a sudden he likes to be surrounded while he sleeps so I got this for him to enjoy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsnrl5P2kFAVdS-AIXe9wxBAGtDUOn0K-bGh5W5RE8l3k-aYFLTbbMuK1DkaxUkYI40_GeqgYgW9d97fZNVz0rgxNAoOWXv_4FQwkWZNneZJeTR4mSZrbRoiDa8uAd52PZbL_fqPar0DeaT3hAo79eXEqS0Z81N62iXV1Px3-VjVej9zdMIGDEPXPfdg5/s4032/IMG_8566.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjKsnrl5P2kFAVdS-AIXe9wxBAGtDUOn0K-bGh5W5RE8l3k-aYFLTbbMuK1DkaxUkYI40_GeqgYgW9d97fZNVz0rgxNAoOWXv_4FQwkWZNneZJeTR4mSZrbRoiDa8uAd52PZbL_fqPar0DeaT3hAo79eXEqS0Z81N62iXV1Px3-VjVej9zdMIGDEPXPfdg5/s320/IMG_8566.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finished quilting and binding Her Maj this week. I love how it turned out. I don't know what I'm going to do with it. Maybe it will become a gift for a little girl.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzfhHY9o8BU5w2K8npRFNcWjNU0UquCRRUtCZE6a2-k_4fgIq4S8ZFh7H8o2TqK-Yr0x9VeS2FbWWoxne0TNG0m3s39BtrH_-YJ6XHQDinFMF6LGGSRWp30IPwhPiZHIA5JIdJVGLxBmk2CFp7gMp2HldHed17pi1U8_zDFEpbjTTj4XNFFW62AW7aHba/s3614/IMG_8726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3614" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzfhHY9o8BU5w2K8npRFNcWjNU0UquCRRUtCZE6a2-k_4fgIq4S8ZFh7H8o2TqK-Yr0x9VeS2FbWWoxne0TNG0m3s39BtrH_-YJ6XHQDinFMF6LGGSRWp30IPwhPiZHIA5JIdJVGLxBmk2CFp7gMp2HldHed17pi1U8_zDFEpbjTTj4XNFFW62AW7aHba/w335-h400/IMG_8726.jpeg" title="Her Maj Quilt" width="335" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsChZrCgIvil7WAl5qp3ucjEtNKejJ-AhCHUTN6AnV21o39a3tcc1UJLeHm5mpBtkIA_wUulZPUvQYdxbEZBehgP7-1cyQekFnaK9etaz-we1e-N7mMwODgutuDDT10TyeUw7RyAx2sKdCCsMVgzpokDeYqZDUvL7i8ASQjpPlqVAv2-MdZGUBaFtu8kbe/s4032/IMG_8727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsChZrCgIvil7WAl5qp3ucjEtNKejJ-AhCHUTN6AnV21o39a3tcc1UJLeHm5mpBtkIA_wUulZPUvQYdxbEZBehgP7-1cyQekFnaK9etaz-we1e-N7mMwODgutuDDT10TyeUw7RyAx2sKdCCsMVgzpokDeYqZDUvL7i8ASQjpPlqVAv2-MdZGUBaFtu8kbe/w300-h400/IMG_8727.jpeg" title="Her Maj Quilt" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made this quilt using my Accuquilt cutter. I used the half square triangle die for all the blocks. Isn't it amazing how just turning the blocks different directions make a total different look? It was a fun experiment and will be a good quilt for Quilts for Kids.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3F7P3rl3eLUwxXC8VMrRnNYuyE7NKQiBfGJHg3L9ijaP2EZEfOjKkUpMxwa0cxnx4vQec0pysaaSxDsWq5zdlswhp33ALTCjG5s6iQaHj4KVmEylZxuVKEDUs212xra8-aNhhG297BfRY6RipXYF2PAETFZLwAqGBWjpyu06RqBadIhS6SdnBSMTH2Wm/s3451/IMG_8731.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="2440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3F7P3rl3eLUwxXC8VMrRnNYuyE7NKQiBfGJHg3L9ijaP2EZEfOjKkUpMxwa0cxnx4vQec0pysaaSxDsWq5zdlswhp33ALTCjG5s6iQaHj4KVmEylZxuVKEDUs212xra8-aNhhG297BfRY6RipXYF2PAETFZLwAqGBWjpyu06RqBadIhS6SdnBSMTH2Wm/s320/IMG_8731.jpeg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made this quilt using a 3-Yard Quilt Book pattern. It went together quickly and will be turned in at my next Quilt for Kids meeting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXF2lA_f-pX7cXEAz52I83m4oUXIdUSJ96niIle5o1XapRznAYRqop-oQ55KT3h6juIQoOgjTWlfWER3GYfeUgmyLAW7jbWVaACHkRk66_rb_BIEO2ZRCxQSDWs2BJqG3wxqdp50wGJs39PM2U_wL6MN9ELiI-rQuvXL-Oj0uQomnwDoo54XaiR8g89YHb/s4032/IMG_8732.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXF2lA_f-pX7cXEAz52I83m4oUXIdUSJ96niIle5o1XapRznAYRqop-oQ55KT3h6juIQoOgjTWlfWER3GYfeUgmyLAW7jbWVaACHkRk66_rb_BIEO2ZRCxQSDWs2BJqG3wxqdp50wGJs39PM2U_wL6MN9ELiI-rQuvXL-Oj0uQomnwDoo54XaiR8g89YHb/w300-h400/IMG_8732.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-25035900326228827692023-08-01T17:58:00.013-05:002024-01-01T19:48:07.812-06:00Barbenheimer<p>I've had some success using my new Cricut Maker so I thought I would try my hand at making a t-shirt. Again, I go to YouTube to find some good advice on the vinyl products and how-to's. Then I headed over to Etsy to find this fun Barbenheimer graphic. I couldn't wait to make this shirt and it turned out great. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq_wqXLUMEpEgQVplwYs6zxybUiwcSgto1_IBXC4JaFy8yKeOB_AOKzukjam_Y-jdAuyPTFSclvbeXW-TsbkKTZ7ZgCvMIDH3pd-1chBg_mb2If-GLs2cjClNDQusWgflynW5RW5F_YSiTiGQzjb4_4KbQZPEhBWa1SqX5ZEdj8Rci9_zZ5_6uQLiXm52/s4032/71198873880__A2D41338-BF48-431B-BB94-3C83C716EAB4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq_wqXLUMEpEgQVplwYs6zxybUiwcSgto1_IBXC4JaFy8yKeOB_AOKzukjam_Y-jdAuyPTFSclvbeXW-TsbkKTZ7ZgCvMIDH3pd-1chBg_mb2If-GLs2cjClNDQusWgflynW5RW5F_YSiTiGQzjb4_4KbQZPEhBWa1SqX5ZEdj8Rci9_zZ5_6uQLiXm52/w300-h400/71198873880__A2D41338-BF48-431B-BB94-3C83C716EAB4.jpeg" title="Barbenheimer" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's amazing what happens when you follow the instructions, haha!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkkQ_kxzijyhpw76zKRNfjfHdn5k-WYy72gnjbBZFzxojBq50TssSzxzCOEJZSF6kRqziOO8tDv4tUIVuJSTrxzsvdeY8N7ieRVYG9_RiChGRo4QD2A2cH_nBTBn0PNosL2sQhCAHqMwAdKt7x7IRG32r1nyffzhJhGz8A7-h7EEcEqVcEnl6t_519yZe/s2253/IMG_8360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="2253" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkkQ_kxzijyhpw76zKRNfjfHdn5k-WYy72gnjbBZFzxojBq50TssSzxzCOEJZSF6kRqziOO8tDv4tUIVuJSTrxzsvdeY8N7ieRVYG9_RiChGRo4QD2A2cH_nBTBn0PNosL2sQhCAHqMwAdKt7x7IRG32r1nyffzhJhGz8A7-h7EEcEqVcEnl6t_519yZe/w400-h364/IMG_8360.jpeg" title="Barbie Movie" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I enjoyed wearing the shirt when I took my granddaughter to see the Barbie movie. And what a great movie it was. I had so many memories of the Barbies depicted in the moving. So much nostalgia. It was a great girl-power movie full of positives for little girls like Avery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8PYtikSQuFyweeVpbrm7yINT7HZ2FCzVo4mAv9DNuIhnD4u3-E7T32dwoH_Gvqvm0OHDD5PoZB5jNGz48Y2Bn8QMCdr7Ltq_SlnoeSd4zfer8C6MOhYRuYtF9YTy3I-IuuEvBlk8v8CpCuDqFvsQ9nlhoewBOg2QIkDcAcPmJ1sry4xR_ruN04-W7uOx/s4032/IMG_8363.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8PYtikSQuFyweeVpbrm7yINT7HZ2FCzVo4mAv9DNuIhnD4u3-E7T32dwoH_Gvqvm0OHDD5PoZB5jNGz48Y2Bn8QMCdr7Ltq_SlnoeSd4zfer8C6MOhYRuYtF9YTy3I-IuuEvBlk8v8CpCuDqFvsQ9nlhoewBOg2QIkDcAcPmJ1sry4xR_ruN04-W7uOx/w400-h300/IMG_8363.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The same week we saw Barbie my husband and I went back to the theater to see Oppenheimer so I got to wear the shirt twice. </div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-39972205223399505802023-07-24T17:12:00.023-05:002024-01-01T19:31:14.602-06:00Cricut Maker 3<p></p><p>I finally started using my new Cricut machine. One of the first things I made was this sash for my granddaughter who is the state of Wisconsin Poppy Princess for the American Legion Auxiliary. I think it turned out great. Plus it matches her dress very well.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQokKiZ1egnFb-YNnSyKY3AJKPqK0PnEaLeXvU0uGHdz0C81hiyICBwOIWsGSnGc104UK3tvgtjPn8nTLEJvI3HoTgHPbHUkg612yvhWYR4xICQMSwCOxb-QIlLXJuqaSqeY1wwua7nYSjqJ_XVziqG20VNSC2FW7YKJQ9WR1aiqYz0rHvO9xarwOquqvh/s4032/IMG_8201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQokKiZ1egnFb-YNnSyKY3AJKPqK0PnEaLeXvU0uGHdz0C81hiyICBwOIWsGSnGc104UK3tvgtjPn8nTLEJvI3HoTgHPbHUkg612yvhWYR4xICQMSwCOxb-QIlLXJuqaSqeY1wwua7nYSjqJ_XVziqG20VNSC2FW7YKJQ9WR1aiqYz0rHvO9xarwOquqvh/w300-h400/IMG_8201.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After making the sash, my legion friends noticed it. They asked if I could make them some ribbons with names on them. I told them I was a novice but I would be happy to give it a shot. So I bought some ribbon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tZWB6wO4IGq4cfq9_9U1L2C6D5G3M6iTiOaZO3Q7ZuKX2BqfebUtOilWttlljXPSb_u5Wk-r9NMKNQeHjkBw8MhzonmCho_QGd0gOsaEOc0qpd8ywIaMuZ99gbUeEQZyogPVFKuPQwzk0AoUX4-IiuZL7n7gAxNwjQWPvT4fBse2H0UDAodEJLlk3QTZ/s4032/IMG_8173.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEj5tZWB6wO4IGq4cfq9_9U1L2C6D5G3M6iTiOaZO3Q7ZuKX2BqfebUtOilWttlljXPSb_u5Wk-r9NMKNQeHjkBw8MhzonmCho_QGd0gOsaEOc0qpd8ywIaMuZ99gbUeEQZyogPVFKuPQwzk0AoUX4-IiuZL7n7gAxNwjQWPvT4fBse2H0UDAodEJLlk3QTZ/s320/IMG_8173.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made the names up in Design Space and added a few stars. It felt like a nice and patriotic addition. I used a YouTube video demo to apply the lettering to the ribbon choosing to use only the red because the blue was grosgrain which meant there was a texture to it. I thought the lettering would adhere to the satin ribbon a little better than the grosgrain. <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxrVMZyiGiPop2gFdU1CB7i2NHHKJNUPocCZeRe1q7rTzKtvZkR0_O2KsahRk7Romiv_iNb3S0h1bIusBweGgP5PmD2mA-CN7yjBd0Uih6xeP7Q1M33X5ZnRhJJK8KrXz-N0vlGODNRRa_P_SeDKO-6uPqyLlvk_qdyKg0KLq6Y9dpVdJXfVa8-WOfow6/s4032/IMG_8185.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiaxrVMZyiGiPop2gFdU1CB7i2NHHKJNUPocCZeRe1q7rTzKtvZkR0_O2KsahRk7Romiv_iNb3S0h1bIusBweGgP5PmD2mA-CN7yjBd0Uih6xeP7Q1M33X5ZnRhJJK8KrXz-N0vlGODNRRa_P_SeDKO-6uPqyLlvk_qdyKg0KLq6Y9dpVdJXfVa8-WOfow6/s320/IMG_8185.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">For a first try, I think they turned out great.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tnyrxbRFL7eCpDNL0DPXIlxyhxzOiTke4D6fqMxF4l5llprCpdVrOQzq5yokUxqKsI0ls3Ft4er840nYfHUa6XMFyT1jqKmT7t5JARaahiubryGLQNCeDl84JU9yCsQ4mD7qqrqT7z6u50DO3LgELkXT1BKLLvsXyPIgTMjbX4wrh6zlbBVcqb8dp-rD/s4032/IMG_8184.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tnyrxbRFL7eCpDNL0DPXIlxyhxzOiTke4D6fqMxF4l5llprCpdVrOQzq5yokUxqKsI0ls3Ft4er840nYfHUa6XMFyT1jqKmT7t5JARaahiubryGLQNCeDl84JU9yCsQ4mD7qqrqT7z6u50DO3LgELkXT1BKLLvsXyPIgTMjbX4wrh6zlbBVcqb8dp-rD/w400-h300/IMG_8184.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And here's what they look like finished.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rh0QPx8Yl5cCel-xBE_R6mVeTXaKk6-wJq92n4lv5MoXorFY0lbUixhKg19ACZvB4-rNS02ygay13_prgvfeAtyCSY8DKnFilZzNSxLSOI7RuU7KWM0V1-lqrfj_ZcXB-xIcimaFx8ZTLhOCsE9rI4L0AbMmZDqEHVqEL1b5ogZkSm5YAbr2RgAnkPAc/s4032/IMG_8183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rh0QPx8Yl5cCel-xBE_R6mVeTXaKk6-wJq92n4lv5MoXorFY0lbUixhKg19ACZvB4-rNS02ygay13_prgvfeAtyCSY8DKnFilZzNSxLSOI7RuU7KWM0V1-lqrfj_ZcXB-xIcimaFx8ZTLhOCsE9rI4L0AbMmZDqEHVqEL1b5ogZkSm5YAbr2RgAnkPAc/w300-h400/IMG_8183.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We spent a week on vacation in northern Wisconsin. It was a wonderful week away and when we're gone, our friends come to our house twice a day and hang out with our cats. Our older cat, Ruxin is on hypothyroid medicine and has been for about a year. Our friends just love Ruxin so very much that we know he is well taken care of when we're away. </span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjejmg-G1KaCLRKxwvwmf6LUDKy2F05dDJJPIeN-al5ksexnPuxAwY2MhGhOZXbysU9130ncDHXwhfu1l1Rc8aaDSlxjc9sphS3XFz5LBVYpltRmqx6wEP62BdE7YPpQVF0H3lSpe4NdRvdKmHxq6ihBR504GLi4BTy0WScm-48bBCahyphenhyphenoWw2hLwuvLVa/s4032/IMG_8079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjejmg-G1KaCLRKxwvwmf6LUDKy2F05dDJJPIeN-al5ksexnPuxAwY2MhGhOZXbysU9130ncDHXwhfu1l1Rc8aaDSlxjc9sphS3XFz5LBVYpltRmqx6wEP62BdE7YPpQVF0H3lSpe4NdRvdKmHxq6ihBR504GLi4BTy0WScm-48bBCahyphenhyphenoWw2hLwuvLVa/w400-h300/IMG_8079.jpeg" title="Ruxin" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;">When we returned from vacation Ruxin was his same old self. But two weeks later, he lost 2 pounds. He was already down from 10 pounds to 7 pounds from his disease but now he weights just 5 pounds. I don't think he has much time left. I can't stand the thought of losing him. </span></div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-54551343482621297912023-06-19T16:37:00.001-05:002024-01-01T17:12:09.731-06:00Her Maj WIP<p>I came across an adorable pattern called Her Maj and I just had to have it. As soon as it arrived I got out my scraps. I knew this was one of those patterns that was scrap friendly. All I had to do was purchase some background fabric. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fOrzled6lzg-YGkv6iVTDSMaWjy1Oohiq8k8X2iVBtPD1uokY_st2hD7jbgWZqA35ARUED0Txn-vitrI_MiGlyLefY51BQLW7LWA7o_VT7pEMVdWgU2F94-WMRrXrTHryKgB-bAAdnh5RiO7hdWWeZKnDy7VVEja3PMKbDo_ut4AGmlP0_CwtMbhKq1c/s3024/IMG_7923.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fOrzled6lzg-YGkv6iVTDSMaWjy1Oohiq8k8X2iVBtPD1uokY_st2hD7jbgWZqA35ARUED0Txn-vitrI_MiGlyLefY51BQLW7LWA7o_VT7pEMVdWgU2F94-WMRrXrTHryKgB-bAAdnh5RiO7hdWWeZKnDy7VVEja3PMKbDo_ut4AGmlP0_CwtMbhKq1c/s320/IMG_7923.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had such a great time matching fabrics to make the hat bands and the center of the dresses. There are lots of pieces to these blocks so they were a bit time-consuming. However, once I got the first block done it got a little easier. </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/AVvXsEiQsylF0ee7UpRKyK0VPgTXKV7CgkZFen0pqlUDlIHWqc2XTh8ALbrwQtpAv92eLqhMBSkAWgMgW0I9LrQV4kp67vWyt7MEvJx7_BdGqS2jcnyihffycX5PVCPYioTyzNbSQ49je_v9ZItHyaJHtDIcmKr-sXfEpuk8VXn2Enza2zNkVeTBD83c1cHpor2K/s3224/IMG_7948.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="2990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsylF0ee7UpRKyK0VPgTXKV7CgkZFen0pqlUDlIHWqc2XTh8ALbrwQtpAv92eLqhMBSkAWgMgW0I9LrQV4kp67vWyt7MEvJx7_BdGqS2jcnyihffycX5PVCPYioTyzNbSQ49je_v9ZItHyaJHtDIcmKr-sXfEpuk8VXn2Enza2zNkVeTBD83c1cHpor2K/s320/IMG_7948.jpeg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The corgis were almost as much fun as the dresses. This quilt top took me a few days to make and I loved every minute of it. I think I like making blocks as much as I like longarming - haha!<p></p><div>There's not enough fabric in my stash to add the backing so once I've purchased that I can think about how to quilt this little gem. What a fun week!</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-19654059744486412962023-06-09T19:49:00.001-05:002023-12-11T20:50:03.367-06:00Where I've Been<p>I've been planning this project for over a year. The thing is I wanted to collect up a few different stencil sets to make the letters for each of the signs. They weren't easy to find and they weren't all cheap. Some came from home parties, some from the local craft stores and some I ordered online. It was fun to search for them but time consuming. So it took me a while. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2benJKSdlPlz7s-JMGTbGteXuEuGDeIhTZ7lugKjzzPNLE8pDSrYWoxfiKOaqS-I0DGIfgbtcaG42fwqscke80DTf1YwxC-xUnV-gVU59_RUtSr8ZOPVvmCTKH1M5BhDlxBUOnc1PCR4LLAvE2ECI0OpwDpYFYLONuwRctRk-kHNi6QMLrhK3h9HP7wx/s4032/IMG_7969.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2benJKSdlPlz7s-JMGTbGteXuEuGDeIhTZ7lugKjzzPNLE8pDSrYWoxfiKOaqS-I0DGIfgbtcaG42fwqscke80DTf1YwxC-xUnV-gVU59_RUtSr8ZOPVvmCTKH1M5BhDlxBUOnc1PCR4LLAvE2ECI0OpwDpYFYLONuwRctRk-kHNi6QMLrhK3h9HP7wx/w300-h400/IMG_7969.jpeg" title="Pallet Board Sign" width="300" /></a></div><p>Last summer I worked on the boards. They are mostly pallet boards. I cut the points on one of the ends of each of the boards. I made sure I left the more interesting ends uncut. I also tried to keep the nail holes, cracks in the boards, and the imperfections in the wood. I want all those interesting features.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zq0x6vOoUULnqgTZp2UgiWsrd7qUYdPJAp-Sy-RidSl-lvSvHVUKLvhVdMKtzWZhxHV-I_evDT3bTmUYpjuRCkr1ZCzkI5xR5mvAMpAvKlP1ky_oN1NB3t_BmlknvFgKyqK1S9_DkTZMHi4VHOweVVYjFCgU1utJEOgBjax_gN8n_uOR_XiL6F0kxEpy/s4032/IMG_7970.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zq0x6vOoUULnqgTZp2UgiWsrd7qUYdPJAp-Sy-RidSl-lvSvHVUKLvhVdMKtzWZhxHV-I_evDT3bTmUYpjuRCkr1ZCzkI5xR5mvAMpAvKlP1ky_oN1NB3t_BmlknvFgKyqK1S9_DkTZMHi4VHOweVVYjFCgU1utJEOgBjax_gN8n_uOR_XiL6F0kxEpy/w300-h400/IMG_7970.jpeg" title="Pallet Board Sign" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>I looked up the mileage for each of the signs I made. I started by making a list of places we've traveled to. I was surprised to see how many places I had listed. We've been very lucky to travel so much. It was such a fun project figuring it all out. The thing I didn't do very well is plan the direction of the arrows. I just slapped the stencils on and painted without any concern for where they would go. What an afterthought that was - ha! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwScqyFx7CEr8Qz34Pms3nZgmOkWkj5-6GGak2nDRnwJbyL2Dm_QkCs4zmJTgm6nOmS4iwFCm8QZvaMDLNspUlsS45xXKe4fagmc4I5S-acDVy0PtmZFwIZpd5UQYp_PTGnEFeIZ6PvtkvdxdjDCyjFQb1A9TNV2TMyGDQEcHbSzINiAhTCghn4BvO7sr/s4032/IMG_7971.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwScqyFx7CEr8Qz34Pms3nZgmOkWkj5-6GGak2nDRnwJbyL2Dm_QkCs4zmJTgm6nOmS4iwFCm8QZvaMDLNspUlsS45xXKe4fagmc4I5S-acDVy0PtmZFwIZpd5UQYp_PTGnEFeIZ6PvtkvdxdjDCyjFQb1A9TNV2TMyGDQEcHbSzINiAhTCghn4BvO7sr/w300-h400/IMG_7971.jpeg" title="Pallet Board Sign" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>Once I started planning how I would mount the signs I realized I should have planned things better. First I had to decide where the center pole would be positioned in the yard. Then I had to make sure that each sign was pointing in the right direction. So all the cities east of Oak Creek point east and all the places north point north, etc. After I worked things out there were signs on all four sides of the pole. So now, depending on where I place it in the yard, I will get to see different cities. How fun!</p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-77021340300206758322023-05-26T21:22:00.002-05:002024-01-01T16:09:22.173-06:00Lots of Red White and Blue Fabrics<p>A generous donor dropped off 18 yards of vintage red, white, and blue fabrics over at Quilts for Kids. The QfK group did not want the fabric so they offered it up to me for my veterans' projects. It was all new fabric, still in the packages. The first thing I did when I got home was wash it and hang it out on the clothesline. It is a lot of fabric. It is definitely older, some of the selvages are dated in the 90's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCJUNyfKCDA36kgSBwNhHfRFExeB2ppP7TlbOhC0orguL7ACkVbZGH7LL0wbEMexWTZDNVIzV16K_fDf4RtzZDTYs03zYGT2fQvko_y0DR3qyhiFDxEFKfvEiPOVVaIS93Ut-To32h8zQ6IawaMSvF109_4JDuz_KMQNs4Lg_5U_s5DNC7FxysLBfF897/s3683/IMG_7977.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3683" data-original-width="2437" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCJUNyfKCDA36kgSBwNhHfRFExeB2ppP7TlbOhC0orguL7ACkVbZGH7LL0wbEMexWTZDNVIzV16K_fDf4RtzZDTYs03zYGT2fQvko_y0DR3qyhiFDxEFKfvEiPOVVaIS93Ut-To32h8zQ6IawaMSvF109_4JDuz_KMQNs4Lg_5U_s5DNC7FxysLBfF897/w265-h400/IMG_7977.jpeg" title="Patriotic Fabrics" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got out my Villa Rosa pattern cards and started looking for patterns that would work well with three colorways. There were a few good choices so I picked the one that used up the largest cuts of fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEiMZ2OKXmj3r0_c_J95nz75vUW4iEuutyZP4xDZwu6u7Lyo68Smwmxg_LDFfOCbUC9hFkWpCXm37uiv5ryZ18rkEdmzBv1QXqDKI1MVLwX1hQii8PaJwkJlXlPikF2rR0DqIRdzaWWK-WulGgsBsW65hPo_SvqT1K6Eby0Zg2h2CdBjK5mr-kBEtYnrWV90/s4032/IMG_8102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZ2OKXmj3r0_c_J95nz75vUW4iEuutyZP4xDZwu6u7Lyo68Smwmxg_LDFfOCbUC9hFkWpCXm37uiv5ryZ18rkEdmzBv1QXqDKI1MVLwX1hQii8PaJwkJlXlPikF2rR0DqIRdzaWWK-WulGgsBsW65hPo_SvqT1K6Eby0Zg2h2CdBjK5mr-kBEtYnrWV90/w400-h300/IMG_8102.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I quickly whipped up the first quilt top. Once I had one top done, I realized I will be able to make many quilt tops. I didn't even put a little dent in that fabric stack. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMziaBeKhp2Z4K7vR_tHhUIBni5XJTDHD0FoFg0-y5JV0HUTQiWjzay_BzuSIoSp5MnjwuHIxC7Eo0StVzULGdOZKctFtW_MsjFv521ejvaZyyu2GHqlrvbHT59OmfNN48beqyFtWM-4oLi_Z2CpWosoTcJOkdWRTMC895vQJ3rVAXva-oPZaYICQjezna/s4032/IMG_8124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Patriotic Quilt Top" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMziaBeKhp2Z4K7vR_tHhUIBni5XJTDHD0FoFg0-y5JV0HUTQiWjzay_BzuSIoSp5MnjwuHIxC7Eo0StVzULGdOZKctFtW_MsjFv521ejvaZyyu2GHqlrvbHT59OmfNN48beqyFtWM-4oLi_Z2CpWosoTcJOkdWRTMC895vQJ3rVAXva-oPZaYICQjezna/w240-h320/IMG_8124.jpeg" title="Olympiad Pattern Villa Rosa" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pattern I used is called Olympiad. These Villa Rosa pattern instructions are well written and easy to follow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn6YLko__SSGYIgrzQEI_qCwETLndvHW5Mgi_2CdIBWEv9REL829WaKdnIWEo8VPNdIs2NOO4uSvH2D0zQua-0PXayVM5gH8OFudiSYEIZQfNDoNwPFqdlH3cM9ddw-22GRuUcIcCiF4z9L_IDPwJunUk4kYFAIFxn6FLDkoOJsqdOlDyEM1LWSDpDME2/s274/download.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="184" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn6YLko__SSGYIgrzQEI_qCwETLndvHW5Mgi_2CdIBWEv9REL829WaKdnIWEo8VPNdIs2NOO4uSvH2D0zQua-0PXayVM5gH8OFudiSYEIZQfNDoNwPFqdlH3cM9ddw-22GRuUcIcCiF4z9L_IDPwJunUk4kYFAIFxn6FLDkoOJsqdOlDyEM1LWSDpDME2/w134-h200/download.jpeg" title="Olympiad Pattern Villa Rosa" width="134" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">When I got tired of looking at red, white and blue, I moved on to longarming. I quilted a baby quilt for a client. She likes high loft batting which gave this little gem a nice puffy, soft look. How cute!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpQtPEzUN_1FnL2TXgNtwbOaDcdKS-3P1DcU9PYPQItIcAOYTKxZzJCoubmRjj_NwG6ZCgp_4Wej8867KxRdPPi-GWV0e8yO4pKWFiypj3jRoOHAauzywPgXA6FHSbaBMag_XU6xOwQSjMSWHwrDOVtnS0WHEE6purEBWrckSsymsJPtPDTo78vjFBML5/s4032/IMG_8129.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpQtPEzUN_1FnL2TXgNtwbOaDcdKS-3P1DcU9PYPQItIcAOYTKxZzJCoubmRjj_NwG6ZCgp_4Wej8867KxRdPPi-GWV0e8yO4pKWFiypj3jRoOHAauzywPgXA6FHSbaBMag_XU6xOwQSjMSWHwrDOVtnS0WHEE6purEBWrckSsymsJPtPDTo78vjFBML5/w300-h400/IMG_8129.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my favorite parts of spring is watching my lilac bush bloom. It's too bad it only lasts a little while. I always take photos of the lilacs in bloom, they are so beautiful. And the scent is amazing. Every time I walk by I have to get as close as possible to take in the scent. It certainly makes the walk to the clothesline more enjoyable. Haha!</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/AVvXsEj96ovbxzR0Ytu0BvvBDNlSpulshhyphenhyphenifV3j9ZRjomHOKDCyrTC1pngtOyqL4vdRSlnbDhpANHziaVg9rPtN9WEhWVkg75VtadEapr79hehZDxIBD5-BEmcJPkAemz5mRbOk0-gC62i57L0ra71NRTfkqrp_1klWGQ86qOfFz340sy6hmhMoFQM25DSfYuuC/s4032/IMG_7858.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96ovbxzR0Ytu0BvvBDNlSpulshhyphenhyphenifV3j9ZRjomHOKDCyrTC1pngtOyqL4vdRSlnbDhpANHziaVg9rPtN9WEhWVkg75VtadEapr79hehZDxIBD5-BEmcJPkAemz5mRbOk0-gC62i57L0ra71NRTfkqrp_1klWGQ86qOfFz340sy6hmhMoFQM25DSfYuuC/w400-h300/IMG_7858.jpeg" title="Lilacs in Bloom" width="400" /></a></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-8910154083752976452023-05-23T17:27:00.006-05:002023-11-24T18:00:30.114-06:00Client Quilt and Clam Up Bag Swap<p>I completed a client's baby quilt on the longarmer. It's a cute little quilt. The funny thing is that the client loves high loft batting. I've never cared for it myself but that doesn't matter. If the client likes it, I'm happy with it. After I finished quilting it, I did like how puffy it was from the thick batting. It really made the quilting show. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgM7LT6nYF8iaSyvTkST10EbiAA8a-Umcq5NVnEY7iso10wwas51a8mCfAiGebu4Ho-lAHhwKGgz7lBrcDgq_IstCjc25OKgkz0icUej-0ymrBgI0pqYpmrbgJSahNn5-vYjywO_k_EDYoNV7M_FpSDsXMFXepaoavQwrLzOg-60nxZFj4x2UeuzSot-b/s4272/IMG_2763.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgM7LT6nYF8iaSyvTkST10EbiAA8a-Umcq5NVnEY7iso10wwas51a8mCfAiGebu4Ho-lAHhwKGgz7lBrcDgq_IstCjc25OKgkz0icUej-0ymrBgI0pqYpmrbgJSahNn5-vYjywO_k_EDYoNV7M_FpSDsXMFXepaoavQwrLzOg-60nxZFj4x2UeuzSot-b/w400-h266/IMG_2763.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quilt shop had a clam up bag contest. You purchased a kit that had a zipper and a fat quarter in it. All you had to do was make the clam up bag any way you wanted as long as you used the zipper and somehow incorporated some of the fat quarter. So I had to make one. I chose to do it as a quilt-as-you-go bag. It went together quick and luckily I got to use my favorite color, yellow. Not that it mattered because after you made it, you voted for your favorite, then they became part of a bag swap.</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/AVvXsEj8oJAPNE0QdxQOjAmGWEDDzqwrPMA3Mpsy77-5tpIXIVr6OoojVbG8HR_qQRK_4v9Dj40KmO9eV467Kxv0_Wwb_H4AhQSBzMl_gIZdGwaVLhyphenhyphenDzU9hxqn-Zekh_5YYxAftlVWEK7-jtDcqnjZ4MPJvTrwp-aUUFaV3hpeDWahIz-rb6S-zMpTAG9JE03qL/s4032/IMG_7611.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEj8oJAPNE0QdxQOjAmGWEDDzqwrPMA3Mpsy77-5tpIXIVr6OoojVbG8HR_qQRK_4v9Dj40KmO9eV467Kxv0_Wwb_H4AhQSBzMl_gIZdGwaVLhyphenhyphenDzU9hxqn-Zekh_5YYxAftlVWEK7-jtDcqnjZ4MPJvTrwp-aUUFaV3hpeDWahIz-rb6S-zMpTAG9JE03qL/s320/IMG_7611.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A funny thing happened at the contest...I got the most votes! I don't know how or why but I did. The thing is I did not qualify for the contest really because I am an employee of the shop. So I never told anyone I got the most votes. How funny is that!?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qsSCutgNti83u-VU21oms_SGXJ40Nq26Tatmw2YdOlPVnj8iuSn3V8vRhgDxhaLTD9PKA1k93WMtDa7pW0ZNV4XBmf1RhtC8SgO-qvCCuvOjk09n2PzmNl9SpfOG-zYZBZGid3A2AjPWqpTSMkoZDuf_-hpeowmOn_9AvWe_7bhyiT5kDMalG16_rMDy/s4032/IMG_7832.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qsSCutgNti83u-VU21oms_SGXJ40Nq26Tatmw2YdOlPVnj8iuSn3V8vRhgDxhaLTD9PKA1k93WMtDa7pW0ZNV4XBmf1RhtC8SgO-qvCCuvOjk09n2PzmNl9SpfOG-zYZBZGid3A2AjPWqpTSMkoZDuf_-hpeowmOn_9AvWe_7bhyiT5kDMalG16_rMDy/s320/IMG_7832.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /></div>Here is the bag I received in the swap. It is cute and I like how they used vinyl to line it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_peHM7X279Ug2jwDBPieWy0gMzzrChnQdS8ZyOZaXw3MZFTBDPCDqEVrWdn16jR9hnum2PIKaxy3dUnmUlX9rR4bxJi-hpDclCncJRO2O2ThDIL1DJ4gK3kpJ7JHgLC-nvyCj6d88rCvf7ihfnJY-g0Lx9aGX1WMBT5vw389Rvv74P0beou95y2Ej7Kl/s4032/IMG_7933.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiC_peHM7X279Ug2jwDBPieWy0gMzzrChnQdS8ZyOZaXw3MZFTBDPCDqEVrWdn16jR9hnum2PIKaxy3dUnmUlX9rR4bxJi-hpDclCncJRO2O2ThDIL1DJ4gK3kpJ7JHgLC-nvyCj6d88rCvf7ihfnJY-g0Lx9aGX1WMBT5vw389Rvv74P0beou95y2Ej7Kl/s320/IMG_7933.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-46808875686947897442023-05-05T16:10:00.000-05:002024-01-01T21:35:33.822-06:00Little Projects<p>A friend asked for a table runner that looks like wood planks. I came up with this. When she originally showed me a photo of what she wanted, I started collecting wood-look fabrics. It was fun to attend quilt shows with a fabric finding mission.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oiUaGBAeU8zXRdPSsCK0b2dVtTxuWn22yF753JAiFK9Zt34FY5xnsd2xyz6cr0iRyn_PcPbKZVK_4IgAQDNPJAMkkvk_Phj9m1dF-lhzRlq_CdnejJ_ki2CurWxcbrThm9i1RJgrYECs1-eAh7AyUM75LWRnEa7vDHlrvpSdq8GwpigNJ62_6BzK7gKn/s4032/IMG_7889.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oiUaGBAeU8zXRdPSsCK0b2dVtTxuWn22yF753JAiFK9Zt34FY5xnsd2xyz6cr0iRyn_PcPbKZVK_4IgAQDNPJAMkkvk_Phj9m1dF-lhzRlq_CdnejJ_ki2CurWxcbrThm9i1RJgrYECs1-eAh7AyUM75LWRnEa7vDHlrvpSdq8GwpigNJ62_6BzK7gKn/w300-h400/IMG_7889.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Since it is close to Memorial Day, I thought I would whip up this little Uncle Sam wall hanging. It's a kit from the quilt shop that went together very quickly. I didn't realize until I hung it up, but I forgot to embroider the nose. I will wait until fall when I take it down and correct that for next year. I guess it went together too quickly - haha! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvChBS1vpL634CvCwaGJPiXJyUyQ2Dz-ZIyCxvf8lSVvwwSiuvyuKlMZvau1n6KgoYvuPph4B0eqt0jTkxa5knylNwflNZYDlRXk_nehc5Jz7ELyQol00YMU5GSNJCY6dqZbS9Fo8ISgexN-PF1YpIYZ5q2-lSWPPC0_WAQ-BCYUhPI2vuXHCfDrNLnRx-/s3231/IMG_7873.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="2036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvChBS1vpL634CvCwaGJPiXJyUyQ2Dz-ZIyCxvf8lSVvwwSiuvyuKlMZvau1n6KgoYvuPph4B0eqt0jTkxa5knylNwflNZYDlRXk_nehc5Jz7ELyQol00YMU5GSNJCY6dqZbS9Fo8ISgexN-PF1YpIYZ5q2-lSWPPC0_WAQ-BCYUhPI2vuXHCfDrNLnRx-/w253-h400/IMG_7873.jpeg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few months ago I got the opportunity to purchase a used barrel from a local brewery called Lakefront Brewery. It's a very popular spot and when they put the call out that they were selling their barrels I immediately responded to the ad in hopes to snag one. Luckily, I did get to go pick one up. Once the weather got better, my husband had to figure out how to cut it in half. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFNbWr68aNcxMIeM-SwIpka5UBv9ZdlZbPIjbR7DTNXYeIQlQ1_1YtGEZbmzNyYjp-X8MN2dUnA_gwzP7ES7NIses_NFIHApM_dVk3WVfh96zA_Tl_e-FHdh9HCNShj9r2LwRYgg-DDANHb4s-siA2fCFozM33bKiMTc-VzQdLtcCdFltVYvnDjwvn2Rp/s4032/IMG_6190.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFNbWr68aNcxMIeM-SwIpka5UBv9ZdlZbPIjbR7DTNXYeIQlQ1_1YtGEZbmzNyYjp-X8MN2dUnA_gwzP7ES7NIses_NFIHApM_dVk3WVfh96zA_Tl_e-FHdh9HCNShj9r2LwRYgg-DDANHb4s-siA2fCFozM33bKiMTc-VzQdLtcCdFltVYvnDjwvn2Rp/w300-h400/IMG_6190.jpeg" title="Lakefront Brewery Barrel" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After searching online, Jeff found a very creative way to cut the barrel. He took my garden wagon and turned it upside down placing the barrel between the wheels. Once that was done he measured to find the center then cut the barrel while I turned it. It worked perfectly. Now I have two new barrel planters to replace my old ones which are rotting away. And what a great story about where they came from to share with friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78u4FK_-DfUZ8sEah4ULhUnJ7ZtrRyet8CX2eIyZcZhMofhBTQ0b4-6gBBOHtM3DxS7aWBU_3rkmZbXlnUw80rXYlzUbjRoCwnhxCQOd6Ilz20GRuMFxDov4_iZUDSmwyjZHJ1YmQH2e6yNJQBIhv_50Wc6I2oTXthESM3dFxtyOefZTgIjaJxjvR6RQA/s4032/IMG_6191.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78u4FK_-DfUZ8sEah4ULhUnJ7ZtrRyet8CX2eIyZcZhMofhBTQ0b4-6gBBOHtM3DxS7aWBU_3rkmZbXlnUw80rXYlzUbjRoCwnhxCQOd6Ilz20GRuMFxDov4_iZUDSmwyjZHJ1YmQH2e6yNJQBIhv_50Wc6I2oTXthESM3dFxtyOefZTgIjaJxjvR6RQA/w300-h400/IMG_6191.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-43884309449440449552023-04-12T17:16:00.001-05:002023-11-24T17:26:18.040-06:00Quilts for Kids and Barn Blocks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finished this dog themed quilt using a panel then build all the blocks around it. It was fun to add different elements and watch it grow - haha! It was and experiment in color and design. I think I will send it to Quilts for Kids.</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/AVvXsEgMgDFZZFVVXFyokrEWoFV2FYVegvX43V58P7OW9V6YWZijOaOf697IyAxqlnXZAqnl3rl0YKNue4GLYW_6rOsIgbq_xAzdyI_MTAoSyc8xhAdYuVzqSGd8KS4Drs4gFdh0ptELaXoYZ8oDe-HfSx4v_UZaptClrLG1ouNinEFl33KKYjxtLcAERonpR5s9/s3391/IMG_7491.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3391" data-original-width="2855" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgDFZZFVVXFyokrEWoFV2FYVegvX43V58P7OW9V6YWZijOaOf697IyAxqlnXZAqnl3rl0YKNue4GLYW_6rOsIgbq_xAzdyI_MTAoSyc8xhAdYuVzqSGd8KS4Drs4gFdh0ptELaXoYZ8oDe-HfSx4v_UZaptClrLG1ouNinEFl33KKYjxtLcAERonpR5s9/s320/IMG_7491.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's a little shop called Country Sisters, City Sisters nearby that makes wooden barn blocks. You book a session with them to paint it in whatever colors you want. I had a lot of fun making one. Although I don't like the colors of pink I chose, I think I should have made it a darker pink. I might have to go back and fix it before I add the finishing coats to seal it. I do know that I definitely want to make more of these.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3q84ff2v1qvIBUH2wV_USR10IoW_XaWVXiJ3coSXdhR1LUspiqdGC9dnXerQEMYMhqds9bZVvjQNV1onVS0m5T8VFotKwYlT-bfk5S0-5JcB9q4S-1E-JI5ROlRfez2V-l0uoUx1Q7U0o4Jr5jBWZMlxK3HrDY9OEXNSf3mYSgks9e8hX5JBzm1fxPYlx/s4032/IMG_7593.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3q84ff2v1qvIBUH2wV_USR10IoW_XaWVXiJ3coSXdhR1LUspiqdGC9dnXerQEMYMhqds9bZVvjQNV1onVS0m5T8VFotKwYlT-bfk5S0-5JcB9q4S-1E-JI5ROlRfez2V-l0uoUx1Q7U0o4Jr5jBWZMlxK3HrDY9OEXNSf3mYSgks9e8hX5JBzm1fxPYlx/s320/IMG_7593.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my new Cricuit Maker 3 to make some elements for this story board I completed for the American Legion Auxiliary. It was fun to finally get to try the machine. Now I am really hooked.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fhcSgRi6G6LgHbzzOC1m0dxOKNDmng67tIQCYudffOAIrEXrOP4uvczUrb07LT5h-EzXGXMSOqnWHJAhg8T4gI2V1VB87gDvvp-jNm0Mb_xiQxWQIJAu8tHro2pgY0g1eZTSgvNNER7sxXnzQ5Ez_7XxqCrvS75GfDmIcvVRzmFoS6u9h-NKFfStWRuH/s4032/IMG_7804.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fhcSgRi6G6LgHbzzOC1m0dxOKNDmng67tIQCYudffOAIrEXrOP4uvczUrb07LT5h-EzXGXMSOqnWHJAhg8T4gI2V1VB87gDvvp-jNm0Mb_xiQxWQIJAu8tHro2pgY0g1eZTSgvNNER7sxXnzQ5Ez_7XxqCrvS75GfDmIcvVRzmFoS6u9h-NKFfStWRuH/s320/IMG_7804.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-48267616453509966662023-04-05T19:25:00.001-05:002023-11-24T19:47:30.921-06:00Mukwonago Quilt Show<p>I worked the Mukwonago Quilt Show for the shop over the weekend. It's a very popular quilt show and many of our regular customers come to the show. We do a lot of business at the show so it's a great place to be a vendor. Here is our booth.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzLtyCfJzpB3o7JRp_4UQeIFZodGl98AGFKsy2p3phefw9K2GeNWjD8w6JXr55j8cFINbTpUjpbqmPp-EkwVNjqALWkm9w0jUYwdcQGNmAW-WwGqnDDJgS1p4py4PEeZG5pNQZNhx63wCfipdnEW7n5r_uaiW33GLkHJ59oNbS3z5wODVj3hWArljBUoc/s4032/IMG_7462.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgQzLtyCfJzpB3o7JRp_4UQeIFZodGl98AGFKsy2p3phefw9K2GeNWjD8w6JXr55j8cFINbTpUjpbqmPp-EkwVNjqALWkm9w0jUYwdcQGNmAW-WwGqnDDJgS1p4py4PEeZG5pNQZNhx63wCfipdnEW7n5r_uaiW33GLkHJ59oNbS3z5wODVj3hWArljBUoc/s320/IMG_7462.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before the show opens to the public I took some time to look at the quilts on display. Here are some of my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLEZDWAAx_su5ORmBdTs_N0_-grNBsYXS2xVEBq4KwIa9MQ65fJ_w9s2GO3G4yi6OfdelIl4rPPhejVvmk6BgK28VMDN79t9lX28d_-l8gq-01_W8y4xyLfgOzxuVmB-zoqAsQDjxvSScy_D4nlspiTyMkLjOcGnEkQU6zVxnkqoGeeRLnkcbLMBHE9qw/s4032/IMG_7483.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLEZDWAAx_su5ORmBdTs_N0_-grNBsYXS2xVEBq4KwIa9MQ65fJ_w9s2GO3G4yi6OfdelIl4rPPhejVvmk6BgK28VMDN79t9lX28d_-l8gq-01_W8y4xyLfgOzxuVmB-zoqAsQDjxvSScy_D4nlspiTyMkLjOcGnEkQU6zVxnkqoGeeRLnkcbLMBHE9qw/s320/IMG_7483.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dVjBaZXWTS486yAfTzUoLOfg3iwenMiK87K5SmiAsHzj5Zn7bEjo0Cy4N00-X6kX0EKcskDjRHDXp-lnBenKhiKs9u697k0uhUPjLY2XcURalnNTedB0mhv3iu_JvCSx8SIhQdNhgu8NwvtQc01trnVPgGyV0tw5yWel_JgTT3cIvjqM96eoMwQv2SC9/s4032/IMG_7482.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2em1pX1wPDNfWBpwZwCM_6PiMEfg09r581bM4qZLGuWDlgf_w3V8_53IHVzdIHrMwzbq8XQgnBzPSmtLCCtp3EPIZPkpXylzynUDegyQyZKn866vzITl7k9jpdzu2YM8XWaILIAqMAjqYORWKk1aXbqmK58or0rKrZKAwwjR1wSpvmPdVXTv9ZQv3S-re/w200-h133/IMG_2724.jpeg" width="200" /></a>The morning sky is so pretty. It might be spring now but it is still cold these days. I can't wait until those trees have buds on them. </p><p><br /></p><p>I longarmed a client quilt this week. It was a very pretty salmon color. I used a nice large swirly pantograph pattern to complement the blocks.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySmc7iJm8-7HIt556-ltImH7y90yABEd2UaCOx5H5vjtzmQonAZ8a62uzBWxGaNizueOmxveRmFP8pvosWv34ku4LZbO_sWfRemdSNxVqOfx7AH5yVwfIP-mW67099zBvXAVAzAmTiTa6NynAn-qz2Qa_hXuje8jzIgyNBBTKZdi9yxJ0OdD5zwhj2zMs/s4272/IMG_2730.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySmc7iJm8-7HIt556-ltImH7y90yABEd2UaCOx5H5vjtzmQonAZ8a62uzBWxGaNizueOmxveRmFP8pvosWv34ku4LZbO_sWfRemdSNxVqOfx7AH5yVwfIP-mW67099zBvXAVAzAmTiTa6NynAn-qz2Qa_hXuje8jzIgyNBBTKZdi9yxJ0OdD5zwhj2zMs/w400-h266/IMG_2730.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p>I finished a few more 3-yard quilts for Quilts for Kids. I love the patterns so much. They are easy to follow and I like the variety of patterns available. The only knock I have is that the patterns have one and a quarter inch binding strips and I would rather do two and a quarter inch binding. So I never follow the binding instructions. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNyjY7x5dugPhv8O9hYTUza5r5p59LxmiDqBF4_YXlOzAF2lBvruWB_eYYZcrbpeaEbQBPcnPBXpWrILP9V2i9a1PXYEE4O59FqGdJZMJUEtGcm9iIZb7ye8l_Im0XvTgZngnl5MGGP56E2POSzB_dAZY7ORvHQkDTnxUNj7c-kqzXPjY8cOc0_TduzaU/s4272/IMG_2731.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNyjY7x5dugPhv8O9hYTUza5r5p59LxmiDqBF4_YXlOzAF2lBvruWB_eYYZcrbpeaEbQBPcnPBXpWrILP9V2i9a1PXYEE4O59FqGdJZMJUEtGcm9iIZb7ye8l_Im0XvTgZngnl5MGGP56E2POSzB_dAZY7ORvHQkDTnxUNj7c-kqzXPjY8cOc0_TduzaU/s320/IMG_2731.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQP3BSXtMVTz-t0s9wkXzDB2hR3lZwoeyBzuQC8vETOvq49MxSs1bqohK50jbJWL68EZFGOtM8lW2OyY2C7s9c6C7behfwlWQdM_TAr8BGtasjBU-n3YiJpYb_pzx41LI_IrH8NqwiAP5d0Av2Q_FMps9GXFnsXLEfXfn4nJkmS8iCrPJ0-wW5O8zfNcPb/s4272/IMG_2733.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQP3BSXtMVTz-t0s9wkXzDB2hR3lZwoeyBzuQC8vETOvq49MxSs1bqohK50jbJWL68EZFGOtM8lW2OyY2C7s9c6C7behfwlWQdM_TAr8BGtasjBU-n3YiJpYb_pzx41LI_IrH8NqwiAP5d0Av2Q_FMps9GXFnsXLEfXfn4nJkmS8iCrPJ0-wW5O8zfNcPb/s320/IMG_2733.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCp1LBTDuoTstFinS8xZn_KKnYAHvmy3Qn8DhHyLz99MXajjUs56X46V_YvSvIRtnKGKv08raaUSZ-YwMaLgRKf4CZabhICYmzEsrEIhmQdO6R7nt1ebvcC_2UZ9Bt_hX5WbGInarIYXxr7dBLEdyodREgNmmFSu4oijrCpIV47sPwLYvBJzYtb6duy4qJ/s4272/IMG_2736.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCp1LBTDuoTstFinS8xZn_KKnYAHvmy3Qn8DhHyLz99MXajjUs56X46V_YvSvIRtnKGKv08raaUSZ-YwMaLgRKf4CZabhICYmzEsrEIhmQdO6R7nt1ebvcC_2UZ9Bt_hX5WbGInarIYXxr7dBLEdyodREgNmmFSu4oijrCpIV47sPwLYvBJzYtb6duy4qJ/s320/IMG_2736.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2E2crPF9CEAWvZhABvDs25V3i_1VLdOETDQl6aM6uQ9e3Frgkl_XFl5sRufl8UBpiaVReQAS3BODxWNGpkrw1akQifDF1WPp7KdJCxykxBIrT554MX7JKPInaPSxbIv4BXd9kqx5EraVV6-j5Hjjsv6c3_7fMwQmNBgFHbiWyyXKXa2-tFnh6JGcZ_2k/s4272/IMG_2739.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2E2crPF9CEAWvZhABvDs25V3i_1VLdOETDQl6aM6uQ9e3Frgkl_XFl5sRufl8UBpiaVReQAS3BODxWNGpkrw1akQifDF1WPp7KdJCxykxBIrT554MX7JKPInaPSxbIv4BXd9kqx5EraVV6-j5Hjjsv6c3_7fMwQmNBgFHbiWyyXKXa2-tFnh6JGcZ_2k/s320/IMG_2739.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I squeezed in some quality time with my granddaughter Avery. We went out for pedicures. It was her first time. I think she will want to do it again.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV-6g48DsZe5KQ49PghzaJNt10-MoldaGspdYBa4A5XrO7guGhkXVYVSGnMNwY37Ixe1F3fXtvRdaa-iyOFcLzzbLsnTBqMp8OzDWNy_tjFeyr8KBtXxv8HOzYGRot1BJ7EQJkhAutucDa9jyMOhLKOmnRdjpxZ4cbc36dO98v4Wu69lVQvZvLfsmzRZe/s4032/IMG_7384.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgQV-6g48DsZe5KQ49PghzaJNt10-MoldaGspdYBa4A5XrO7guGhkXVYVSGnMNwY37Ixe1F3fXtvRdaa-iyOFcLzzbLsnTBqMp8OzDWNy_tjFeyr8KBtXxv8HOzYGRot1BJ7EQJkhAutucDa9jyMOhLKOmnRdjpxZ4cbc36dO98v4Wu69lVQvZvLfsmzRZe/s320/IMG_7384.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our friends Linda and Bill got married last fall. They chose to throw a wedding reception in March. We were happy to join in their celebration and I made them a wedding quilt. Linda's favorite color is red so I incorporated the color in as well as a few motorcycle themed pieces of fabric. They belong to the American Legion Riders Motorcycle group and love to raise money for veterans. So this really seemed like an appropriate representation of the things they like.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT2z2htNjYRzLf-5AOhU4n3XhBxOXEm41d4JkjEa9WU8suRjOb7GOtasV5CocDHuoi4T6XUVMym5r-B45wf3KL12l5AHiqcSp9sTjHqxmaEjNXr826rxUAahh8olkp3QTpYRJZL0DZ_MGRar3sdlXmKk74UiXm8viPvFO-5me4Q53SGymhk1L1TtDjEWy/s4032/IMG_7357.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT2z2htNjYRzLf-5AOhU4n3XhBxOXEm41d4JkjEa9WU8suRjOb7GOtasV5CocDHuoi4T6XUVMym5r-B45wf3KL12l5AHiqcSp9sTjHqxmaEjNXr826rxUAahh8olkp3QTpYRJZL0DZ_MGRar3sdlXmKk74UiXm8viPvFO-5me4Q53SGymhk1L1TtDjEWy/s320/IMG_7357.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TOVXUoikhth5TJwjP3P3CqFN-_vtWCP7gBSjAMI36l2fQk9qRdi2gIT3wD77zw8AI1NAyKlMrJOw6krJgYQke142j-bTrTcIskq7LiwaDUaaRG44VGnP40FW22Cn42xLOYHzyX-C_AU-7k2sMIF5dDWjkUEVhNdY8ZeznB8q62fwvMbM0w_hY1jkzIaz/s4032/IMG_7356.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TOVXUoikhth5TJwjP3P3CqFN-_vtWCP7gBSjAMI36l2fQk9qRdi2gIT3wD77zw8AI1NAyKlMrJOw6krJgYQke142j-bTrTcIskq7LiwaDUaaRG44VGnP40FW22Cn42xLOYHzyX-C_AU-7k2sMIF5dDWjkUEVhNdY8ZeznB8q62fwvMbM0w_hY1jkzIaz/s320/IMG_7356.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuq774z1GKFp9AYFS9Lo0pIok3zn6Q3QfDEmorOpIsn6Jz5C9pOxjRXFBj3e6HPI-C2ZFWlW59LS-iPT2bXMzHFKcoILWYW5X-krle1gJZro1aS6Mundm6q1X65BeWTisI0Iu6TEB9dHTU3V5pIGeqOroE5YeeVvGrJLV_XrwPrSgdrdYCDiRNKqhNQtRK/s4032/IMG_7355.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuq774z1GKFp9AYFS9Lo0pIok3zn6Q3QfDEmorOpIsn6Jz5C9pOxjRXFBj3e6HPI-C2ZFWlW59LS-iPT2bXMzHFKcoILWYW5X-krle1gJZro1aS6Mundm6q1X65BeWTisI0Iu6TEB9dHTU3V5pIGeqOroE5YeeVvGrJLV_XrwPrSgdrdYCDiRNKqhNQtRK/s320/IMG_7355.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8G8lrI0on3H_vQEpqh7PylxiFkNDU3FrX6J9tKdRbZrsn6k5phN8XldyWMZlM-7JZcbcU5859Per4qcS-OuIr59LkpQeSxnkb3svQtwmpwHNWREJYBSN13y8fnpJShP8fZoyHYCahcLWzpqakIUlSApoVTBTr-sotd0rehED9ftqWiRSHiPIAsLDxF5M/s4032/IMG_7352.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8G8lrI0on3H_vQEpqh7PylxiFkNDU3FrX6J9tKdRbZrsn6k5phN8XldyWMZlM-7JZcbcU5859Per4qcS-OuIr59LkpQeSxnkb3svQtwmpwHNWREJYBSN13y8fnpJShP8fZoyHYCahcLWzpqakIUlSApoVTBTr-sotd0rehED9ftqWiRSHiPIAsLDxF5M/s320/IMG_7352.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-7499630121494110032023-03-18T15:49:00.000-05:002023-11-24T16:18:49.327-06:00Winter Storm and my new Cricuit Maker 3<p style="text-align: left;">We had quite a winter storm last week. Luckily it didn't happen until we returned from the Vintage Shop Hop. It's a good time to enjoy the warmth of home. I get the most sewing done in the winter. It's not my favorite time to be outside so it works out for me. My backyard sure is beautiful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPy49QRDEXFULXWThyphenhyphenxULWDv4bSvLX-6BKsLIcuSV417wqljWpcXdxYed5M30_PiXAO4mxWcjPnnKFWnq4JqM5xu5L6HMzeshZcTpFOpcJvOShV7vCoJoXoFJV8uGXVa_H80P-OKcu11VFZuW9TkZzofvj0RNSRCJEnTEKopynrnlUrv9LPu0c76-UnJ4/s4032/IMG_7234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPy49QRDEXFULXWThyphenhyphenxULWDv4bSvLX-6BKsLIcuSV417wqljWpcXdxYed5M30_PiXAO4mxWcjPnnKFWnq4JqM5xu5L6HMzeshZcTpFOpcJvOShV7vCoJoXoFJV8uGXVa_H80P-OKcu11VFZuW9TkZzofvj0RNSRCJEnTEKopynrnlUrv9LPu0c76-UnJ4/w320-h240/IMG_7234.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDoPz8eF0JAK8PrrT9xkXXsKRzEn9ZhewkypZo2ANuR3idP8ncPSb7BY1CViBD3wmzL3sw8TweK4iXSsKUrvpV6onwW5JhyphenhyphenzlCbrwi0Ac64gIHIJqkHP4V5ZTM5jVp1Xujde2sNGc-FOlGwU5veMxsejJh2aNxdiwBUVniNqH9de5PV-qqHlXjz40vkXl/s4032/IMG_7237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDoPz8eF0JAK8PrrT9xkXXsKRzEn9ZhewkypZo2ANuR3idP8ncPSb7BY1CViBD3wmzL3sw8TweK4iXSsKUrvpV6onwW5JhyphenhyphenzlCbrwi0Ac64gIHIJqkHP4V5ZTM5jVp1Xujde2sNGc-FOlGwU5veMxsejJh2aNxdiwBUVniNqH9de5PV-qqHlXjz40vkXl/w320-h240/IMG_7237.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaM9RbISQCIDgLvl71Hf-NFtBiZXbzJB5pe2qX5uFW1i-Uu-XeqCPsVjI7dkkaA2GeFkNGzHOiWrFjueBA-kA-0HQPsXkpwmF_bkO0MT6aU20SaHPhoQuA6J73ok2q6JtvuQhdvyVUhm9B2k2H8sxnIeh6GCSMkN2pm6PqxNUrEl-ig_isZYVJiPW8w8V/s4032/IMG_7238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaM9RbISQCIDgLvl71Hf-NFtBiZXbzJB5pe2qX5uFW1i-Uu-XeqCPsVjI7dkkaA2GeFkNGzHOiWrFjueBA-kA-0HQPsXkpwmF_bkO0MT6aU20SaHPhoQuA6J73ok2q6JtvuQhdvyVUhm9B2k2H8sxnIeh6GCSMkN2pm6PqxNUrEl-ig_isZYVJiPW8w8V/w240-h320/IMG_7238.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>My husband surprised me with a Cricuit Maker 3 for my birthday. I am amazed at his generosity, this was quite a nice surprise. He got a bundle of craft supplies along with the machine so I can have lots of fun. I can't wait to see what I can do with it.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVXSwRBd6eXJpqaaYq6vlSEBkKhdCltvKo8F0K4ww8ZfxydkEiOJnk03S0FYr_jwCSdI-sxJTIRMIXE5agJnKO8_TT21xxJ9ybN4KcqAd-vKikblrwnC9i2xEevyFcRE14X1QhegmYdHesu2y8H6Myz2PpMjftjlJ79i9DhCeJaG_Yck8CWnIp3AibJEK/s4032/IMG_7227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVXSwRBd6eXJpqaaYq6vlSEBkKhdCltvKo8F0K4ww8ZfxydkEiOJnk03S0FYr_jwCSdI-sxJTIRMIXE5agJnKO8_TT21xxJ9ybN4KcqAd-vKikblrwnC9i2xEevyFcRE14X1QhegmYdHesu2y8H6Myz2PpMjftjlJ79i9DhCeJaG_Yck8CWnIp3AibJEK/s320/IMG_7227.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMflgDftQ4Ziibr4jbWwj28TDNJb9M1v_ZJtnGcHLI1_QEa4hWb8t3SbZ9GOTBGUuhyphenhyphencPuwkxOxSHFzzBqulwl7mvqAFmFRggYBsa2jBG8nAW1O3zRPA31i_wFsJ5HBmWa-2ahixdIWSIc-Jdw30fjN7jrJ-VRHRZfuTlCkoq1TflPhumrKbb5Cc8O4VG0/s4032/IMG_7230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMflgDftQ4Ziibr4jbWwj28TDNJb9M1v_ZJtnGcHLI1_QEa4hWb8t3SbZ9GOTBGUuhyphenhyphencPuwkxOxSHFzzBqulwl7mvqAFmFRggYBsa2jBG8nAW1O3zRPA31i_wFsJ5HBmWa-2ahixdIWSIc-Jdw30fjN7jrJ-VRHRZfuTlCkoq1TflPhumrKbb5Cc8O4VG0/s320/IMG_7230.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p>I took home a kit from the quilt shop that needed to be made into a sample. It's from Riley Blake, one of my favorite fabric manufacturers so I knew I would enjoy putting this together. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MQD4nCwIcc0RXqzdgBD3m55JMM79ltkeaFYGFZcSRlKxYcjZh4VrYz-3A8wMuvyToJmhNhSMGHHp4jB77ZyU4e7flw8QsMOkhP4GKMbhdvismi7Y96MvIEXlfnYDnqmo0OwsgHTiCIVh9ldGp0kCHK-8m_1R8SQRUuF1Xm3hHjYviU2VzC03r3Kn-k1V/s4032/IMG_7226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MQD4nCwIcc0RXqzdgBD3m55JMM79ltkeaFYGFZcSRlKxYcjZh4VrYz-3A8wMuvyToJmhNhSMGHHp4jB77ZyU4e7flw8QsMOkhP4GKMbhdvismi7Y96MvIEXlfnYDnqmo0OwsgHTiCIVh9ldGp0kCHK-8m_1R8SQRUuF1Xm3hHjYviU2VzC03r3Kn-k1V/s320/IMG_7226.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>My girl Peyton sure likes hanging with me. When I have my morning coffee she is right there with me. Even when I longarm she is hanging out on one of her hammocks. </p><p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoPCVVnxuYLqxRfd2gLqcnD0gaGLXhtbCyt4jaR0Sue7774L3AnRBYQ8loB5dvrto4bxVXSwiDLhd0znXECPixBSglmBzz_gaeBsopAxNxBkyUexwH3uCNusLdl2abQ3MS-G0A-JAlK-vzm9R_ifvp9IltJjjwGbVLQ5NclShn5FgfsHB9lZweSFn9NqR/s4032/IMG_7248.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoPCVVnxuYLqxRfd2gLqcnD0gaGLXhtbCyt4jaR0Sue7774L3AnRBYQ8loB5dvrto4bxVXSwiDLhd0znXECPixBSglmBzz_gaeBsopAxNxBkyUexwH3uCNusLdl2abQ3MS-G0A-JAlK-vzm9R_ifvp9IltJjjwGbVLQ5NclShn5FgfsHB9lZweSFn9NqR/s320/IMG_7248.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3jUf-kR1aC_EmX5LJwKHX4RT2hVfwhN-FrdTOupR1fCgbZZz1XrFnvsLSHPfZFzT-SAYQsS-OwjNwCGUM1Ip0aRcofk8ft9XRH5YMQYJSWNzzIrD45RuU3MheLf15lOanTsdNgrFUphxciwkqFi7pmz1UrfauXB1ID-ZCKoj0aTkgIn7rbKD2oEqNPXm/s4032/IMG_7224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3jUf-kR1aC_EmX5LJwKHX4RT2hVfwhN-FrdTOupR1fCgbZZz1XrFnvsLSHPfZFzT-SAYQsS-OwjNwCGUM1Ip0aRcofk8ft9XRH5YMQYJSWNzzIrD45RuU3MheLf15lOanTsdNgrFUphxciwkqFi7pmz1UrfauXB1ID-ZCKoj0aTkgIn7rbKD2oEqNPXm/s320/IMG_7224.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>This week I started a new project at Quilts for Kids. This is as far as I got before it was time to head home. It definitely needs borders in order to make it bigger.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzt3sDk14HaqyjOCMpmG-moNZWBfk3YYWwCJBhLjEjMSwj0ItWChyphenhyphenGDTc5mSvoniiPK3FRZ2612EZIMO_kT1vSZZWYo7j2NBiE24FQNBirrHkLRWl8LOFmjDP9tlrBun9q7J2gkGBonsuiDoRo_FdbSTDJWcPN9ySkqrTslUdCfBOvejKC9aj5A7ptiEI/s4032/IMG_7334.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiRzt3sDk14HaqyjOCMpmG-moNZWBfk3YYWwCJBhLjEjMSwj0ItWChyphenhyphenGDTc5mSvoniiPK3FRZ2612EZIMO_kT1vSZZWYo7j2NBiE24FQNBirrHkLRWl8LOFmjDP9tlrBun9q7J2gkGBonsuiDoRo_FdbSTDJWcPN9ySkqrTslUdCfBOvejKC9aj5A7ptiEI/s320/IMG_7334.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-84780135790715739332023-03-07T15:24:00.000-06:002023-11-24T16:19:06.864-06:00Vintage Shop Hop Birthday Trip<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXA-h_r_Ad3XJIfT8Fo6-MfKdSSpFaB4EodlXRoxXvRdZvbqfn0oWmwR9UjkTAIigIOej9CEe3uqE3pUCKH3UIXr8UztGxgfhXUztkza6r1MxEXKUA1cJIhXm_w4njF24dHciXi-A6yPPcc-iXeiyU4sKxXPawRNRSvojQEECDim1texTRx97MqAa8zjfV/s4032/IMG_7201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXA-h_r_Ad3XJIfT8Fo6-MfKdSSpFaB4EodlXRoxXvRdZvbqfn0oWmwR9UjkTAIigIOej9CEe3uqE3pUCKH3UIXr8UztGxgfhXUztkza6r1MxEXKUA1cJIhXm_w4njF24dHciXi-A6yPPcc-iXeiyU4sKxXPawRNRSvojQEECDim1texTRx97MqAa8zjfV/w200-h150/IMG_7201.jpeg" title="Simma's Birthday Cake" width="200" /></a></div>Twice a year (spring and fall) there's this thing called the Vintage Shop Hop. It's a weekend long event where flea markets, antique and resale shops, and small boutiques host a sale/open house all over Wisconsin and northern Illinois. <p></p><p>Jeff and I always plan to hit the spring shop hop. It usually falls on my birthday weekend so we go out to dinner at a supper club in whatever area we end up in at the end of the day.</p><p>This year I bought another scale. I thought it would be cool to put a bowl-shaped planter in the arms of the scale and set it in one of the flower gardens. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJ4AR6o9VtGj-3ZFxnzaiUp2NRzlNUCeQTP66S60DBw1DRCHMyq2nHU6cM8dwF07o_preKm-igd29SrlfZ3M-JBh3JiQhnz_mhvUGYM9RYBnX-8szNIus0YUsOE8IVxtr9lYridkyH5Su_So4OoAqH2vyzuHU_yAqP1OsAd0TW996Up0T0rEdJwLZqEMM/s2658/IMG_7207.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="2658" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJ4AR6o9VtGj-3ZFxnzaiUp2NRzlNUCeQTP66S60DBw1DRCHMyq2nHU6cM8dwF07o_preKm-igd29SrlfZ3M-JBh3JiQhnz_mhvUGYM9RYBnX-8szNIus0YUsOE8IVxtr9lYridkyH5Su_So4OoAqH2vyzuHU_yAqP1OsAd0TW996Up0T0rEdJwLZqEMM/s320/IMG_7207.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw this typewriter in one of the antique shops. It is pretty broken up and cost more than one I picked up for my granddaughter. I would say I got a better deal. But this sure would be fun to add to a flower garden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0I7tLIULSLzsRCxqMFziIFEXSe7jEvaNyES51FXkv0GoiO5SBpuwtxpy0_JFu_TlsVQP7q4CU4tEIPlvZ9Kuy4xT_ud6AIYSf1Jv1MR5-ueqmq_u820lrciXzLNkrgtuEphX0OatCN9axHXQb7a3za8oM_6V1b_pgqbgACfgmC6hrINBQMDa4MmkugRh/s4032/IMG_7208.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0I7tLIULSLzsRCxqMFziIFEXSe7jEvaNyES51FXkv0GoiO5SBpuwtxpy0_JFu_TlsVQP7q4CU4tEIPlvZ9Kuy4xT_ud6AIYSf1Jv1MR5-ueqmq_u820lrciXzLNkrgtuEphX0OatCN9axHXQb7a3za8oM_6V1b_pgqbgACfgmC6hrINBQMDa4MmkugRh/s320/IMG_7208.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked up a few little things that will be used around the yard and in projects this summer. The little bins will be used in craft fair displays.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAZ9EJ36tZYt5G_93U2hoWjmWAkDd7wcj3cBRu-IM4cMpe8BdlVM-4jgTPIdJzf4I7F4FSz8nsAB0dGqr9OfBmIjHcW2_PSR9nGwUAFx7T1TlKlacehMFCj-MP2PH2dqkGdQkYWAOseD7zJ9BNsBeF6FCAQ6k34JAeXfpxJVJc-jdLr7AS8v6aFio9WZq/s2972/IMG_7221.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2270" data-original-width="2972" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAZ9EJ36tZYt5G_93U2hoWjmWAkDd7wcj3cBRu-IM4cMpe8BdlVM-4jgTPIdJzf4I7F4FSz8nsAB0dGqr9OfBmIjHcW2_PSR9nGwUAFx7T1TlKlacehMFCj-MP2PH2dqkGdQkYWAOseD7zJ9BNsBeF6FCAQ6k34JAeXfpxJVJc-jdLr7AS8v6aFio9WZq/s320/IMG_7221.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Our favorite places are the barn sales. We like to pick up junk and repurpose it. This year we ended up around Lake Winnebago and there's a shop in New Holstein that I love. It has nothing to do with the shop hop but I couldn't resist since we were in the area. I loaded up on some artsy things there. It's called Hidden Hollow Garden Art. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd4a13KUm4-zppjOfwQTo6CVv-ZYSrFKnUtajSpE34hM7PGKVYGBPX9ayuSafJQDIuW9tDZb7AkbLHW1AIB31R2HpgpYsPBSi4KoyII3lQ39C0IrLTWrtmSAmOvKifeRTOCBogOaxlCLghGGuXc8kePi0kos3xYsC-5_zLYwBhlkJru2hN6u5JG3yYOjs/s4032/IMG_7204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Coop Too!" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd4a13KUm4-zppjOfwQTo6CVv-ZYSrFKnUtajSpE34hM7PGKVYGBPX9ayuSafJQDIuW9tDZb7AkbLHW1AIB31R2HpgpYsPBSi4KoyII3lQ39C0IrLTWrtmSAmOvKifeRTOCBogOaxlCLghGGuXc8kePi0kos3xYsC-5_zLYwBhlkJru2hN6u5JG3yYOjs/w400-h300/IMG_7204.jpeg" title="Hidden Hollow Garden Art" width="400" /></a></p><p>These are going to be so cute around the yard this summer!</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkWoUcoLqdzmmgqC0O8xzE2CfWdMeeDLuNk1odTq_PVsQSEWXYaYasCfZmVPVB2YImwn8SkE1ea0qTRfECjo7AYtdAFEPHOmujR4RZWgf8UsN7rgLl_4UXCC63HzvuRZnMsEiCR_LuxPyS8KcHxa_GPEJLfOTDnPSK80ESkT8es3Cy6vwjZfAXlbmL59j/s4032/IMG_7217.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkWoUcoLqdzmmgqC0O8xzE2CfWdMeeDLuNk1odTq_PVsQSEWXYaYasCfZmVPVB2YImwn8SkE1ea0qTRfECjo7AYtdAFEPHOmujR4RZWgf8UsN7rgLl_4UXCC63HzvuRZnMsEiCR_LuxPyS8KcHxa_GPEJLfOTDnPSK80ESkT8es3Cy6vwjZfAXlbmL59j/s320/IMG_7217.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-16228311027568026752023-03-03T14:28:00.000-06:002023-11-24T15:00:26.422-06:00The Smith-Corona Typewriter<p>My granddaughter Chloe loved the series Wednesday on Netflix. She seems to like characters that are darker and more mysterious. This show really fit the bill for her. It was hard to explain to her about the television show The Munsters that we watched as kids and how this was a spin-off. Like something old can't be new again. </p><p>In the series Wednesday types her stories on an old typewriter. After seeing that, Chloe was very interested in typewriters and she wanted one. Of course the one used in the series was an old antique that would be very expensive to find as well as harder to make work. But I started searching for one anyway. After much research, I've found that it was going to be a tough find. I started combing Facebook Marketplace, Craig's List and Amazon. I found typewriters available but they were very expensive. After a few months of looking - I really wanted it for a Christmas gift - I put it in the back of my mind.</p><p>One day while on Facebook, I see an ad on FB Marketplace for a Smith-Corona typewriter from the 70's. It wasn't as old as the antique one Chloe saw on tv, but it was exactly like one I had when I was in high school. I contacted the seller and picked it up for cheap that same day. What a streak of luck.</p><p>I couldn't wait for her to get home from school so I could surprise her. She was tickled pink. We got out some copy paper and she started typing away. It's funny what you know that younger generations don't know. Like using the return carriage on a typewriter! I had to show her how to pull the lever from right to left to start a new row. She could not figure it out. I wonder if there's a YouTube video for that - haha!</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0sNig_2naAs3TSeRSgrY48GwyQnnUH7k_9VmrLjm46Fx8YpkjbscRzmmXIFHqIhPx75tLxR7rqbDI3eqe1tBLVyCue7KpJd3p9EkXwzda6-FYpSpkf1N1b_KPvhO8v_nnFbXbaeWyZpzp8NHrw7tlMBTMqHUHd1FxPSmx1CfCZFca5D6RSNUQUlESHn4/s4032/IMG_7180.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0sNig_2naAs3TSeRSgrY48GwyQnnUH7k_9VmrLjm46Fx8YpkjbscRzmmXIFHqIhPx75tLxR7rqbDI3eqe1tBLVyCue7KpJd3p9EkXwzda6-FYpSpkf1N1b_KPvhO8v_nnFbXbaeWyZpzp8NHrw7tlMBTMqHUHd1FxPSmx1CfCZFca5D6RSNUQUlESHn4/s320/IMG_7180.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Chloe typed and typed.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlQVqsYe08JNKR5vdbj5QjCv-zqdKJ3L1079oHQNvzabiJbUiL4e_AjJuSNqveL_zY_Y53OMJJA2JQInspNxuTlIYEaAUzhn7wMWVQMSYTBk5iAqqXMG4OKo_X13QqgXOb_eG1hG4UUWXi4PWhQPq8gPEwK53fpBiRYLyr5JHsTBJXKjZ4ZKC11Plksrp/s4032/IMG_7181.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgDlQVqsYe08JNKR5vdbj5QjCv-zqdKJ3L1079oHQNvzabiJbUiL4e_AjJuSNqveL_zY_Y53OMJJA2JQInspNxuTlIYEaAUzhn7wMWVQMSYTBk5iAqqXMG4OKo_X13QqgXOb_eG1hG4UUWXi4PWhQPq8gPEwK53fpBiRYLyr5JHsTBJXKjZ4ZKC11Plksrp/s320/IMG_7181.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chloe shows her sister Avery how it works.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqzaof2V7WeoknRwIR4SGl1FlphbqM7fTJUz75qjp6JN0uBx6A8GyQU8mO5znyWUxlMpI1_NCgfQsLyICWoD3Mr7H6-h9fOoyhqEUUQsXHe75ohaP3jSeGJI9tTW2egAsl_8hgPlkBqTO6NNzb1da4Ajx9-wp6_BqwKvSKO5X9uI6uaeHOxwcnXp9Q1sw/s4032/IMG_7185.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqzaof2V7WeoknRwIR4SGl1FlphbqM7fTJUz75qjp6JN0uBx6A8GyQU8mO5znyWUxlMpI1_NCgfQsLyICWoD3Mr7H6-h9fOoyhqEUUQsXHe75ohaP3jSeGJI9tTW2egAsl_8hgPlkBqTO6NNzb1da4Ajx9-wp6_BqwKvSKO5X9uI6uaeHOxwcnXp9Q1sw/s320/IMG_7185.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even Peyton had to see how it worked, I think she likes the sound of the clicking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aCgR8LmY17wPYPUdVVC6fHDbW3NeujastZGjepam6-QRyODtSRADYm1uP3EnrALb0wfHF2Gamqtl4weEu0ipMyGnSXY3XMBazj3Q6YJ_QgVBVPFaesEgW2ZaE97ZGOPhkN1JziNrlOQ5Vqd8zCHHy5G7rDhjYfvHbFjAevOxGojH8Zt_Ad2-obUV6P5A/s4032/IMG_7186.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aCgR8LmY17wPYPUdVVC6fHDbW3NeujastZGjepam6-QRyODtSRADYm1uP3EnrALb0wfHF2Gamqtl4weEu0ipMyGnSXY3XMBazj3Q6YJ_QgVBVPFaesEgW2ZaE97ZGOPhkN1JziNrlOQ5Vqd8zCHHy5G7rDhjYfvHbFjAevOxGojH8Zt_Ad2-obUV6P5A/s320/IMG_7186.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chloe was generous enough to let Avery give it a try.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI5i6AXyc_cn_-6GG8FbZkfEK18WLe0L8wv6jx56t9QMqdffASbDjnN4GCXhd5v3V4UJHysjAGjbHkrKA1jjMQ40OuADLv5Xn5XXs-K42N9G9c93F4KxgjioUoPo91TAHS9XrdC200yWDGv46tA10fLDeEqDt46Lmy9Ze8SV6GPgNo8sOTGoWCCbYZvod/s4032/IMG_7190.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI5i6AXyc_cn_-6GG8FbZkfEK18WLe0L8wv6jx56t9QMqdffASbDjnN4GCXhd5v3V4UJHysjAGjbHkrKA1jjMQ40OuADLv5Xn5XXs-K42N9G9c93F4KxgjioUoPo91TAHS9XrdC200yWDGv46tA10fLDeEqDt46Lmy9Ze8SV6GPgNo8sOTGoWCCbYZvod/s320/IMG_7190.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her first letter was to her grandpa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">After making a bunch of 3-yard quilts for Quilts for Kids, I had a bunch of leftover scraps. I decided to turn the scraps into project bags and zipper pouches. It never hurts to get ahead before the next craft fair.</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/AVvXsEj9Uv_mG3_CBok47G4-vltwdahfLFHQcj0NpLPy_9NuhDzjB1HRZGP97HkKssLB340hHKs0ukRdp86f1St_-CoT_OvyMsssxV1WP71ZUay4HYOSGbElirCat_keXQ12KLuah4yVeGQxxp-RkFrjmRhngcdLdkxOR1IPabfh73h0TRBuWCspXFWqG_TJ0FY3/s3792/IMG_7163.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Uv_mG3_CBok47G4-vltwdahfLFHQcj0NpLPy_9NuhDzjB1HRZGP97HkKssLB340hHKs0ukRdp86f1St_-CoT_OvyMsssxV1WP71ZUay4HYOSGbElirCat_keXQ12KLuah4yVeGQxxp-RkFrjmRhngcdLdkxOR1IPabfh73h0TRBuWCspXFWqG_TJ0FY3/w319-h400/IMG_7163.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I dug through my giant collection of zippers and did my best to match them to the fabrics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dijoQCSTCS4rHz_562jwrNW5XaXe5nXXH8CYjWUKsR3G5MDrPsldFwx2WoKkV3VEdfx-FOV-pNgm6RiXg-vmS17ZnHdqUMFDRw1451tlucmJFSWnUXXsaHcK8bSkodP2VWOBc4wzYL2Mhf5kpArzx5rMQ4xCpHlLfic4LVq_K72yig2lRfmOMLc0y2vR/s3646/IMG_7162.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3646" data-original-width="3020" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dijoQCSTCS4rHz_562jwrNW5XaXe5nXXH8CYjWUKsR3G5MDrPsldFwx2WoKkV3VEdfx-FOV-pNgm6RiXg-vmS17ZnHdqUMFDRw1451tlucmJFSWnUXXsaHcK8bSkodP2VWOBc4wzYL2Mhf5kpArzx5rMQ4xCpHlLfic4LVq_K72yig2lRfmOMLc0y2vR/w265-h320/IMG_7162.jpeg" title="Military Zipper Pouches" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used military themed fabrics to make some larger zipper pouches and lots of smaller scraps for 4" little pouches. It was a lot of fun matching zippers to lining and outer fabrics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wH3-j3nKEWmEnG9G8WOsfJFAmk7J3KRYspYsbNuibiZOOS1Pb0ZRgPJPF-Ogwdj45KigGywUpHOIhcDsMl-86LaqGbPWgdWeSOSmKScILW-dAFgRT3OuoHaidn2KLA7PV0VCxZCH7KuYqNeVXu9IDAOQwp9kHZc_MyvbHMvwo0mSwGDpD-Uqo6Mw5pQW/s3556/IMG_7160.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3556" data-original-width="2604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wH3-j3nKEWmEnG9G8WOsfJFAmk7J3KRYspYsbNuibiZOOS1Pb0ZRgPJPF-Ogwdj45KigGywUpHOIhcDsMl-86LaqGbPWgdWeSOSmKScILW-dAFgRT3OuoHaidn2KLA7PV0VCxZCH7KuYqNeVXu9IDAOQwp9kHZc_MyvbHMvwo0mSwGDpD-Uqo6Mw5pQW/s320/IMG_7160.jpeg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jjMd31XmGlONZ1t0W1NBwT7XaIbPFJfLHFvWNg-IFYRMRObRnlRHcw_CTSWHy5ZEtSxqMZ04XuWsV4tOQ6YteBjWVv9unKO6M85HZpvb7rOIjWsXVZAGsvyy3MXD-f1fG5PUfEfMgckrlEJDPFpC_A_hY7-vq5nCo1EEJZVrZn5aHRqayUR0xcqRzTZ4/s4032/IMG_7159.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jjMd31XmGlONZ1t0W1NBwT7XaIbPFJfLHFvWNg-IFYRMRObRnlRHcw_CTSWHy5ZEtSxqMZ04XuWsV4tOQ6YteBjWVv9unKO6M85HZpvb7rOIjWsXVZAGsvyy3MXD-f1fG5PUfEfMgckrlEJDPFpC_A_hY7-vq5nCo1EEJZVrZn5aHRqayUR0xcqRzTZ4/s320/IMG_7159.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666818587604683784.post-61634264784677258872023-02-24T13:33:00.000-06:002023-11-24T14:28:00.904-06:00My Kitty Peyton<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI_eYVN8ReSI5di42-85krsk2_BsHDgF9-E400UeBC2eFjxz-DxsqP5oS5aPBbADLuIY8g9f5Uo8wZOLhWmt2MFDTQnlGwYSjRODMfje0ssu4Lx1Vm9zGKhXBt9OctMkrOkjrceQdCC5lfCdO7EmrPBwVuYDuMJtkbZDctLKInHwqfaWQyfTTBpVQesMY/s2592/IMG_7074.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Art Docent Program" border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="2592" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI_eYVN8ReSI5di42-85krsk2_BsHDgF9-E400UeBC2eFjxz-DxsqP5oS5aPBbADLuIY8g9f5Uo8wZOLhWmt2MFDTQnlGwYSjRODMfje0ssu4Lx1Vm9zGKhXBt9OctMkrOkjrceQdCC5lfCdO7EmrPBwVuYDuMJtkbZDctLKInHwqfaWQyfTTBpVQesMY/w200-h138/IMG_7074.jpeg" title="Milwaukee Art Museum" width="200" /></a></div>My granddaughter is part of her school's art docent program. Once a month she gets to take a trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum and learn about art. I am lucky enough to be a chaperone and I love it. It's an amazing opportunity to get to experience the art with a guide who is an expert. We all learn so much. These are all of the 4th graders who get to participate in the program from her school. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBPhN-OFUgEP5tpIrwqr78TeGFNAGBAjUKpYjTVpsJY5XOH0KYMZdtGAmSshzWyUdEt8K4Nmz_pA6R4aICCkR5PY71QYTvi7dOqP9wAO2kb9EBRgev1JIvtqZ34YsDJYbx0YfnMiTqzao67d4nM3JWqu3oBHW6Q-0zEhgUtSThEf8s0q-vCS5OdjhyphenhyphenmbP/s4032/IMG_7086.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEguBPhN-OFUgEP5tpIrwqr78TeGFNAGBAjUKpYjTVpsJY5XOH0KYMZdtGAmSshzWyUdEt8K4Nmz_pA6R4aICCkR5PY71QYTvi7dOqP9wAO2kb9EBRgev1JIvtqZ34YsDJYbx0YfnMiTqzao67d4nM3JWqu3oBHW6Q-0zEhgUtSThEf8s0q-vCS5OdjhyphenhyphenmbP/w320-h240/IMG_7086.jpeg" title="Milwaukee Art Museum" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we were there we had some fun taking photos among the art. She is such a pleasure to be around. <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii610SYFMP7Rva9Ydl8LWn71purl7x444g39Zj4PsYw5bUGscTL30uWY_6ZbGsBjRa-uVownUtm0q1UEwgJ8YN_ppVvEcfT7VA_MJesseQzQr-81d_VukN-4rmUGI3MSJYe5V0KLBzXMKEsgchODS_vjKjM19Jbowq1XHVHgBqUXVuoqsNaRq035qagihp/s4032/IMG_7084.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEii610SYFMP7Rva9Ydl8LWn71purl7x444g39Zj4PsYw5bUGscTL30uWY_6ZbGsBjRa-uVownUtm0q1UEwgJ8YN_ppVvEcfT7VA_MJesseQzQr-81d_VukN-4rmUGI3MSJYe5V0KLBzXMKEsgchODS_vjKjM19Jbowq1XHVHgBqUXVuoqsNaRq035qagihp/w240-h320/IMG_7084.jpeg" title="Milwaukee Art Museum" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was lucky enough to score some scrap batting from the quilt shop this week. We have so many samples made and there's always a little batting leftover from each project. If the batting scraps are big enough we use them for table runners. If they're too narrow for table runners I take them to my church sewing group. We sew the scraps together to make batting pieces big enough for our charity quilts. It looks like I have a lot of sewing ahead of me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFjHrRKZnOX98zWHCds7vSJDqkJtBEtjmhKZF4eZ27flgcGSF0IVjXe0gS6k4PwqNj-WhDhLU-M62NZYY_R8bXurRoTlW7jiFXNj-hS_p_UKEBPzB19_LWO-AAEy9K1HBERrZHWH2mYbSAyj2lZpr4jFL__5cCpEkTV9oyX4YJTMClEG6XepHYhDSiFfV/s4032/69567003779__2DF9A238-144C-444E-9FBC-C2FD58F3C96B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFjHrRKZnOX98zWHCds7vSJDqkJtBEtjmhKZF4eZ27flgcGSF0IVjXe0gS6k4PwqNj-WhDhLU-M62NZYY_R8bXurRoTlW7jiFXNj-hS_p_UKEBPzB19_LWO-AAEy9K1HBERrZHWH2mYbSAyj2lZpr4jFL__5cCpEkTV9oyX4YJTMClEG6XepHYhDSiFfV/w400-h300/69567003779__2DF9A238-144C-444E-9FBC-C2FD58F3C96B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My kitty loves to help me quilt. When I'm sewing she sits on the sewing table and when I'm planning quilt tops, she's right there to make sure she sees what's happening. When she rests in the sewing room, it's usually on a quilt loaded on the longarmer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EJ7F2K4w-Hu1ePofao8-58nrl7qvDR7OGF203-42LW03Vr3DpMDv4MEtGSGA3_8YM67ujyJYlrmYEgeCOGwIxlWLhQU2Q3QdNSjWyMybwwaiJcmiwsO2keUnIWF5UsQe1DVExwlMRvVzUCGL220TM21d3jogr-kAONUSwJx4AMRLD4G61K_P3pcN4efX/s4032/IMG_6913.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EJ7F2K4w-Hu1ePofao8-58nrl7qvDR7OGF203-42LW03Vr3DpMDv4MEtGSGA3_8YM67ujyJYlrmYEgeCOGwIxlWLhQU2Q3QdNSjWyMybwwaiJcmiwsO2keUnIWF5UsQe1DVExwlMRvVzUCGL220TM21d3jogr-kAONUSwJx4AMRLD4G61K_P3pcN4efX/s320/IMG_6913.jpeg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vWxIkIaJikCA7deOgoCsHa5od-EniBiOaYt4aJ-RPg32kiLPGsTQOmKkqgX6Vff0nrvcgcWjCOId9fNZeZkRjNUUc3iXVLxNfdr9Hsur074FSexzIdPqw3WzAiNwz-5uK24p0cj5bkm4tCEtp4WFxQ4D5hsrOjcc3M90QIfCChyphenhyphenud9B7M8GUqxs2Wm8m/s3205/IMG_7052.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3205" data-original-width="2319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vWxIkIaJikCA7deOgoCsHa5od-EniBiOaYt4aJ-RPg32kiLPGsTQOmKkqgX6Vff0nrvcgcWjCOId9fNZeZkRjNUUc3iXVLxNfdr9Hsur074FSexzIdPqw3WzAiNwz-5uK24p0cj5bkm4tCEtp4WFxQ4D5hsrOjcc3M90QIfCChyphenhyphenud9B7M8GUqxs2Wm8m/s320/IMG_7052.jpeg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qZ1VG8E450y0aLWPJ3ukZC76D6OZeLTFVgsN3ZFG7nySFf6pofwju2l260O5btC5HgqG2X1H4y7U_UeJqVu4BaY44KqAegRaZMbqtZuR7j6Hp_kGnLvpwqCbKFyX1zposKAS29FCgA3dvazxtO8Q92_7aO-C3WOvOs-rU3AqLx89RBhmINJdAJb6wP1I/s4032/IMG_7170.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qZ1VG8E450y0aLWPJ3ukZC76D6OZeLTFVgsN3ZFG7nySFf6pofwju2l260O5btC5HgqG2X1H4y7U_UeJqVu4BaY44KqAegRaZMbqtZuR7j6Hp_kGnLvpwqCbKFyX1zposKAS29FCgA3dvazxtO8Q92_7aO-C3WOvOs-rU3AqLx89RBhmINJdAJb6wP1I/s320/IMG_7170.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love hanging with her. She is absolutely delightful. She's just 9 months old and so much fun. Her energy level is through the roof. One of the funniest thing she does is she chases the ball on the television screen. Whether it's a Bucks game or in this case, the Super Bowl, she loves to go after them. Footballs, basketballs, and even baseballs are fair game for her - haha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYRJ0i_99bpKM0cv2I9MSXiZ056aLQ9yi9bNP5ZoE_zEuVe-BSEhK_Zvo0KLbbLtrGdDdi5j3UIjqacOaw4GFNHfRJG0yOyTT-RelkwgCDI7nUQuMWsREUw8w8hBu2qcyLQLVxfPAnJ42ZnlL5cC3VP7VVJWttq-ttqqR6orWvUi9IOaTKHfhY0qSJ7xX/s4032/IMG_7058.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYRJ0i_99bpKM0cv2I9MSXiZ056aLQ9yi9bNP5ZoE_zEuVe-BSEhK_Zvo0KLbbLtrGdDdi5j3UIjqacOaw4GFNHfRJG0yOyTT-RelkwgCDI7nUQuMWsREUw8w8hBu2qcyLQLVxfPAnJ42ZnlL5cC3VP7VVJWttq-ttqqR6orWvUi9IOaTKHfhY0qSJ7xX/w300-h400/IMG_7058.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since she's an athletic girl who was born in Denver, her name is Peyton Meowning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhdCuYY8ZAwB0AEUuTHsH3Q884mFN69qBVVutcp9EusUDGF0vOnXn5c8hEpNk9qYuxMQTr7yaauabcKacEI1JDYGoPb64y6_rg_9Cgd83feAy3fet7nQxBMCEMPaW1Vh5LbpPnrhUPVjlnTaIiCjSJQnVYFzdNwBsOX_8kXIoLQ9QwBRs6VbBjoIFSley/s4032/IMG_7096.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhdCuYY8ZAwB0AEUuTHsH3Q884mFN69qBVVutcp9EusUDGF0vOnXn5c8hEpNk9qYuxMQTr7yaauabcKacEI1JDYGoPb64y6_rg_9Cgd83feAy3fet7nQxBMCEMPaW1Vh5LbpPnrhUPVjlnTaIiCjSJQnVYFzdNwBsOX_8kXIoLQ9QwBRs6VbBjoIFSley/s4032/IMG_7096.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgkhdCuYY8ZAwB0AEUuTHsH3Q884mFN69qBVVutcp9EusUDGF0vOnXn5c8hEpNk9qYuxMQTr7yaauabcKacEI1JDYGoPb64y6_rg_9Cgd83feAy3fet7nQxBMCEMPaW1Vh5LbpPnrhUPVjlnTaIiCjSJQnVYFzdNwBsOX_8kXIoLQ9QwBRs6VbBjoIFSley/w320-h240/IMG_7096.jpeg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peyton helps me iron table toppers.</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/AVvXsEj55CqF7SYzeL_gNLy7WJpx-9M8rnGbTsdhFDj5Wpxv4ujBjyVFhbvOyoN1OMa_AiiAX3RAkd4QiYqNPz_wOibYuo9T-QT_yy6tXkqKGzUtOGsILQII7MCEk3ma_KTt6gNbdRg3aQLXH6r5pVNv9qfYhEXq3V4FFhI9mwCAT4jMahxN9zplMbUp4CNT28_i/s4032/IMG_7049.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55CqF7SYzeL_gNLy7WJpx-9M8rnGbTsdhFDj5Wpxv4ujBjyVFhbvOyoN1OMa_AiiAX3RAkd4QiYqNPz_wOibYuo9T-QT_yy6tXkqKGzUtOGsILQII7MCEk3ma_KTt6gNbdRg3aQLXH6r5pVNv9qfYhEXq3V4FFhI9mwCAT4jMahxN9zplMbUp4CNT28_i/s320/IMG_7049.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peyton takes a break in her hammock.</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/AVvXsEiYTsc-ynMig9_7Ob0tnwGX5ToNBQKjUOXxhYK47o_e0WUE-_xEEMzU_ls_iXNqycd6Y_TwbpdKOkl8KP1pb1dFPbM1Sv8BO9VxssPFvJbxU3XbMBkDlbQtzx-0XpzOzytaMD7uNWZ5ssYLBzMhlT8cupKER8fk5x_KgZnpooOFbu8QBw1JnO5tKSsa2_sX/s1384/IMG_6986.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1384" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTsc-ynMig9_7Ob0tnwGX5ToNBQKjUOXxhYK47o_e0WUE-_xEEMzU_ls_iXNqycd6Y_TwbpdKOkl8KP1pb1dFPbM1Sv8BO9VxssPFvJbxU3XbMBkDlbQtzx-0XpzOzytaMD7uNWZ5ssYLBzMhlT8cupKER8fk5x_KgZnpooOFbu8QBw1JnO5tKSsa2_sX/s320/IMG_6986.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peyton wishes she was outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On a fun note, my boss has a hot dog steamer and I borrowed it to use while watching my granddaughters. I couldn't wait to try it out and surprisingly the hot dogs tasted so much better cooked this way. I don't know if it was the steaming process itself or just the fun of thinking that it made a difference. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvBNJ-YqOtWKDowbWQ-py3yjh-saEvnub2yAaCAINBnZHAH904LV4BrRpr2HAK-p7kGB8kl9vWyuLRjbpsoIQ0zSK-P5wZL_FbchB1a45Qd4G5nUOqtyIk1RIRha7STrDWBFBTVkaAsrVwRcxGxTR1Z9sTx1nuVDDO7qiK27qnBGkHktSIBxGLOa9K6kC/s4032/IMG_6994.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvBNJ-YqOtWKDowbWQ-py3yjh-saEvnub2yAaCAINBnZHAH904LV4BrRpr2HAK-p7kGB8kl9vWyuLRjbpsoIQ0zSK-P5wZL_FbchB1a45Qd4G5nUOqtyIk1RIRha7STrDWBFBTVkaAsrVwRcxGxTR1Z9sTx1nuVDDO7qiK27qnBGkHktSIBxGLOa9K6kC/w400-h300/IMG_6994.jpeg" title="Hot Dog Steamer" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036285407594296015noreply@blogger.com0