tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85866858969056899652024-03-14T08:19:02.136-04:00Quiltniques!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-67313924056314632202018-03-05T17:29:00.000-05:002018-03-05T17:29:13.536-05:00Sad farewell and new endeavors<br />
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2018 has started off with great sadness and a lot of fun. Many of you already are aware that Dorothy, my dearest friend of nearly 45 years, passed away early in January. I miss her very much, of course.<br />
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I will be traveling to Colorado in April, to pick up some things that she wanted me to have. I won't have room in the car to bring back ALL of her quilting supplies, of course. But having her machines and a few other quilty things of hers will always bring a smile into my own quilty life.<br />
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In addition to an occasional wave of sadness, I am having great fun in the studio and the classroom. I have become a regular quilting instructor for the <b>Bernina In Stitches</b> store in downtown Johnson City. Conducting workshops for the store engages all of the skills that I love to use: teaching, quilt design, pattern production, piecing, quilting, and making lesson plans. ... Ooops, I lied. I don't really like making lesson plans, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I admit, I get a little overwhelmed sometimes - but the fun is worth it! So, if you live in my area, check out the classes section of the <a href="https://www.berninainstitches.com/classes.htm">Bernina In Stitches website</a> to find out when my next workshop or clinic is scheduled. I've included a summary below.<br />
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Habitat for Humanity house-warming gift</h3>
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What a great objective! Sally has a vision of presenting new Habitat homeowners with a quilt to help make their new house a real home. She pulled some elegant orientals from her stash, and this lovely quilt is the result. We used the Feather Puff pantograph.<br />
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A "Words of Life" quilt like Dorothy's</h3>
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I discovered last week that I have the program for the April meeting of the Appalachian Heritage Quilters guild. It took me a minute to remember what the program was going to be. It is a trunk-show called "Beyond the 1/4" Seam".<br />
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One of the quilts in the show is the one called "Words of Life" that I had made for Dorothy last year. Well...I mailed the quilt to Colorado last November! Yikes. As it turned out, I wound up with almost enough blocks from Dorothy's quilt to make another one just like it for myself. So... I am hustling like mad to at least get the top finished in time for the April guild program. I am ready for borders - but don't hold your breath. Workshop prep has just taken over top priority!<br />
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I have a new pattern suitable for beginners on Craftsy called <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/quilting/patterns/murphy-s-corner-quick-and-easy-lap-quilt/561129">Murphy's Corner</a>. It is a disappearing 9-patch and is super easy.<br />
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This sweet quilt is also the project for the <u>Starting from Scratch</u> class for brand new beginners that is scheduled 4 Wednesdays in May. See below.<br />
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All of the following workshops will be held at Bernina In Stitches in downtown Johnson City, TN. <u>Contact Bernina In Stitches at <span style="font-size: small;">(423) 283-0456</span> for more information and to sign up</u>. Class sizes are kept small for lots of personal attention.<br />
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This is a 4-week class and will meet once a week on Wednesdays: 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, and 5/30. It will cover everything you need to know to be confident in your quilt-making, talk the language of quilting, have a list tools you'll need, master the 1/4" seam, make nice flat borders, and more.<i></i><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-7180009600303610882017-12-25T11:48:00.000-05:002017-12-25T11:48:08.833-05:00Christmas traditions renewed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jesus' birth - and, thankfully, that is what we have always celebrated.
But as we have aged, I find myself missing the traditional
embellishments of the season.<br />
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The DH and I have no children, so there is no immediate family nearby to gather, cook, play football in the yard, open presents, decorate the tree, or eat Christmas dinner together. It's just us. So, for many years, we have not done any serious decorating, or cooking, or even gift giving. It has been okay that way -- until today. It dawned on me, that as I have aged, my need for the reminders of the fullness of joy that is Christmas, has increased and it is time to recover them into our lives. After all, it is the traditions of Christmas that make the season extra-special.<br />
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I tried not to send cards this year -- until we got our first card from the retired couple that I used to live next door to: Bill and Doris. Bill is 90, and Doris is about 88. He is a WWII veteran, and is full of life and stories. Doris is a sweetheart who loves to talk and spread joy. So I found some left over cards and signed one for them - adding a little note. The next day we got a couple more cards from dear, dear friends, and guilt got the better of me. I made a list of the super-special people and sent out some cards. About that time, we started getting cards from people at church - the girls' ministry had a "mail box" in the church lobby. So, we addressed more cards to put in the mail box for our church friends. Now I feel much better. I have not neglected to send some Christmas love to our "family" - including those we are not related to.<br />
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Christmas cards also mean a Christmas Newsletter. So throughout 2018, I will make notes on my calendar in preparation for writing the newsletter. It is a wonderful way to remind myself of all of the blessings of the year, and the victories over the challenges that came along.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw21bXYISszFQouE9JbVUFzHvwAdSoQ9028u_40nDxQ8fRgEyPOQvyWxIOgzrIsXK28pI-PZuCe-q_q3JSkbznDSNvh-rcjDEe1Z3Bz7XHPbpxq8ao6GNkN6rXONKeLKVSwZQdLo5wtP4/s1600/post+of+facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="240" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw21bXYISszFQouE9JbVUFzHvwAdSoQ9028u_40nDxQ8fRgEyPOQvyWxIOgzrIsXK28pI-PZuCe-q_q3JSkbznDSNvh-rcjDEe1Z3Bz7XHPbpxq8ao6GNkN6rXONKeLKVSwZQdLo5wtP4/s320/post+of+facebook.jpg" width="320" /></a>Many people have stopped sending out cards in favor of the more impersonal Facebook posts or other electronic means. I'm putting out a call to return to real Christmas cards. There's just something about a real card, signed by a real person with a real, personal note hand written on it somewhere. It connects you, again, to the friend or family member whom you are greeting. I think it has to do with the love that you infused into the card and with your precious DNA embedded in the fibers that carry <u>you </u>to the card's destination. You just can't send DNA through the internet. Come on, now, let's send real cards next year!<br />
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I haven't made a great Christmas dinner in years. This year we are having a "take out" dinner from Bob Evans. But next year, I want to go back to my traditional simple Christmas dinner: Rib roast, salad, baked potato, and scratch cherry pie with homemade crust to die for. Of course, we'd have to have either a big breakfast or too many of the canned cinnamon rolls with the orange icing.<br />
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When we decided to move to TN about 6 years ago, it was a major disruption to our usual activities, include Christmas. So we haven't really decorated since then. Oh, we got a new, much smaller fake tree with lights, and have a years-old wreath for the door. This year, we can't find the lights and didn't decorate the tree. Fiddle-sticks. Today I watched a couple of episodes of a show highlighting families who do extreme light displays in their yards. Oh my! That's NOT what I'm aiming for. Just some decorations that are a little more festive.<br />
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What ever happened to gifts wrapped in festive paper, taped up so that you can't hardly get the paper off, topped with a gift tag and crooked bow? How about creating a pile of paper on the floor for the cat to play in? And taking turns to oooo and ahhh or point and laugh over the gifts that others get? Gift bags and tissue are handy and can be very attractive. But I'd rather wrap presents, dig for the scissors, tape up torn paper, and retie the bow a few times, wouldn't you? This year, the only wrapped presents are on the mantle. Two bottles of something. I know that the sender wouldn't send us flasks of booze, but that's what they feel like. Actually, I hope they are honey that my BIL gets from the bees that pollinate his orchard! Nectar from Heaven!<br />
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Ok, I know that I can't re-create the Christmases of my childhood - but together, the DH and I can do some little things that will bring the season to life for us again. I will just have to take all of November and December off from everything else to make it happen.<br />
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Have a Blessed and Joyful Christmas, and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2018!<br />
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Now, let's go quilt something!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-171900019763220352017-11-17T17:44:00.000-05:002017-11-17T17:44:46.701-05:00Jeepers Creepers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEjs3WRaI1aml_GvMzLzGL0Ki8N58SvqJP-TmNWJ-di5uI3RmDCdWDX51owGo28hoqIZr_6h2lhT9sT92NsyQdj7lcPiIYndYIqgj1skzNXJrhpjxT_15fEJQAlK7xd_Ma_4wXrDBXwM/s1600/riding+the+creeper+trail+%2528800x778%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="800" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEjs3WRaI1aml_GvMzLzGL0Ki8N58SvqJP-TmNWJ-di5uI3RmDCdWDX51owGo28hoqIZr_6h2lhT9sT92NsyQdj7lcPiIYndYIqgj1skzNXJrhpjxT_15fEJQAlK7xd_Ma_4wXrDBXwM/s320/riding+the+creeper+trail+%2528800x778%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>Last month, the guild held the annual retreat in Abingdon, VA. My cute DH jumped at the chance to drop me off at the retreat on Friday morning, and then spend the day doing all of the touristy things around Abingdon that he's wanted to do for a long time. Among them was take the bike ride down the Creeper Trail. It is an old rail bed that has been reclaimed as a hiking and biking trail. It is a total of about 17 miles long. The bike trip sponsored by the local bike shop covered about half of them.<br />
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When he came to pick me up right after he got off the trail (I was a day-camper), I could tell he had a great time and could hardly wait to tell me all about it! He was all wind-blown, and I expected to see bugs in his teeth from flying down the trail.<br />
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He reported some beautiful views, but I think he had much more fun on the bike. The trail is NOT all paved. Much of it is gravel, and there were a lot of leaves to watch out for.<br />
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I'm thinking he is probably the oldest 10 year old in the Southeast! He was proud of all of the scraps and bruises he achieved in his 2 big crashes! You should have seen him when he managed to bandage up all of his injuries! He wouldn't let me take a picture of him, though. It would have had to be a birthday suit picture - and he just wasn't ready for that.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2Bwdw7YLeQ2cmq400OEnwrKW0YeCsZu6uzDgAZlDsjRv4ZkV1pNzQjpSZPIPbKLDjwfrix6mqHa1GlsFB6iS1v16o6VX_LotaLgen78BLJagl6sTwMQ2RA-hGro-pD7WBOTWLzhniQE/s1600/Creeper+Trail+bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="660" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2Bwdw7YLeQ2cmq400OEnwrKW0YeCsZu6uzDgAZlDsjRv4ZkV1pNzQjpSZPIPbKLDjwfrix6mqHa1GlsFB6iS1v16o6VX_LotaLgen78BLJagl6sTwMQ2RA-hGro-pD7WBOTWLzhniQE/s320/Creeper+Trail+bridge.jpg" width="320" /></a>One of the crashes was because he tried to pass someone on a bridge and crashed into the side rails to avoid plowing into them. The other one happened on another bridge. He heard the compelling sound of a water fall. You guessed it, he turned to look at it -- and instead of enjoying a beautiful sight, flipped his bike, went over the handle bars and crashed into the side rail of the bridge. He can't help grinning from ear to ear anytime he tells the story. Well, what do you expect? He's 10.<br />
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The Heart Song workshop will be hosted by In Stitches in downtown Johnson City, TN on January 11, 9:30 - 2:00. This time, we will be celebrating Spring. A kit will be available. Watch for details on the In Stitches website and newsletter. Sorry about the quality of the picture -- my phone camera lens had a big smudge on it!<br />
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The allergist's office can be scary! I wasn't too sure I wanted to stay. My appointment was on 10/31, and everyone - and I mean everyone was dressed the part!<br />
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Now, let's go quilt something.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-89716466085802088242017-10-11T15:05:00.000-04:002017-10-11T15:05:18.977-04:00Sharon-isms - food for thought<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsd-w3FjKy9BaBsCKyENMps_b3CoiiRGP9jZkXil1i1iXCHRgKVOK9_D-6AbqBw6L8dXh-rYvsKPhQRyHMdM3WvhCJ9ng1S-8sxyCm7H8xVsX-TzeSKBX-KgZqKBN5W-eW8KgzSiX-ds/s1600/6+words+precuts+%2528702x624%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="702" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsd-w3FjKy9BaBsCKyENMps_b3CoiiRGP9jZkXil1i1iXCHRgKVOK9_D-6AbqBw6L8dXh-rYvsKPhQRyHMdM3WvhCJ9ng1S-8sxyCm7H8xVsX-TzeSKBX-KgZqKBN5W-eW8KgzSiX-ds/s320/6+words+precuts+%2528702x624%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>Have you ever heard of the website: <a href="http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/index.php">Six Word Memoirs</a>? It is a place where people can post a "story" in exactly 6 words. They can also post a picture and a backstory that explains what the 6 words are about. Here is an example from the list of recently posted 6-words: "My crow's feet wear 15 Wide".<br />
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Well my husband is a frequent poster there. One of his latest was about a package of pre-cuts I got from Craftsy. As I was pulling my treasures out of the box, I exclaimed: <a href="http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/story.php?did=1142055">"Straight cut! No pinking! Oh Boy!"</a> As you may be able to see, the jelly roll edges are straight cut, but the charm pack is pinked. I really don't like to sew the pinked edges. You just never know where the seam line should be. I far prefer "straight cut".<br />
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If you missed the Heart Song wall-hanging or table topper workshop I did for Appalachian Heritage Quilters guild last year, or will miss this year's workshop for the Blue Ridge Quilters Guild, I will be doing one for Heavenly Stitches Quilt Shoppe in Kingsport, TN on November 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sign up at Heavenly Stitches.<br />
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On November 1, I will be doing a program for the Blue Ridge Quilters Guild in Johnson City called "Lessons Beyond the 1/4" seam". Quilting isn't a hobby to many quilters. It is far more.<br />
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I love word play. You know, slap-stick phrases. Phrases that confuse, surprise, or disgust, whichever. But usually I have no control over when word play just blurts out of my mouth. Early on in our relationship, my beloved DH would occasionally start to giggle and quickly go write down something. It took me a while to figure out what was going on. One day it dawned on me. It must have been something I said. I'm really not trying to be funny - but it just comes out a little odd.<br />
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<b>"You don't have to look if you can't see."</b> (In a Target parking lot in response to a woman backing out of a parking place in her big, view-inhibiting mini-van without bothering to see if there was anything behind her - before cars had cameras.)<br />
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Did you get to view the eclipse last month? I have viewed other local eclipses over the years, but none as close to total as ours was. The DH was such a hoot. He really got into it, and viewed the event using several different methods - just to see what they would look like. All I had was a small <br />
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hole in an index card and projected the image onto a paper I laid on the driveway. The DH, on the other hand, successfully tried all of the following: viewing a cascade of small images through a colander; viewing several images in the dappled light coming through our tree in the front yard; projecting the image through a small hole onto a pan of still water - that was interesting; and making a very large projector out of a Warm and Natural box that a 40 yard roll of batting came in. Now THAT was hilarious. To view the image, you had to stick your head in a hole in the side of the box and watch that you don't block the image coming in through a hole in the top of the box.<br />
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Thankfully, our neighbor was having an eclipse party, and let us borrow their glasses a couple of times - wow! What really gave me a sense of awe was how special the light was when the eclipse was at the maximum coverage. It was not like regular dusk, but more "alive", more comforting. And the <br />
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Woo Hoo! Little Miss Margie, my beloved 2013 APQS Lenni longarm machine, has found a new home! A lovely lady from about 5.5 hours away came to test drive Miss Margie, and decided she had to have her. I know Miss Margie will be happy in her new home.<br />
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Now, welcome home Grown-up Margie - my brand-spanking new 2017 APQS Millennium! Yes, her name is also Margie - after my mother who taught me to sew 65 years ago!<br />
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Margie was delivered on a Thursday, and that Saturday my dealer and her DH came to set her up! Thanks, Sheridan and Jerry! Margie's got lots of bells and whistles, so I've been spending time every day getting used to her new controls, the power fabric advance, thread break sensor, and low bobbin alert (among other wonders of technology). Yesterday, I completed the job of installing zippers on her backing leaders - so now loading a quilt back will be a breeze.<br />
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Guild Sewing Bees</h3>
The Appalachian Heritage Quilters have a new program this year - sewing bees. At the August meeting we signed up to either host a bee of whatever type we wanted to, or to participate in a bee. I volunteered to host a "piecing bee". You know, fun, fellowship, and stitching. There is also a knitting / crocheting bee, an applique bee, a hand-quilting bee, etc. You get the idea. I sure hope the bees are a big success. It sure is fun to sew with friends. Oh, by the way, everyone who came to the first piecing bee meeting left having mastered the 1/4" seam!<br />
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Learning for the week (and the rest of my life)</h2>
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My sweet DH sometimes sends me odds and ends of information from the internet. Today, it was a link to some information about this year's National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough in October. It was an article announcing a performance by residents of the tiny community of Gee's Bend, AL. The title of the article is "The Gee's Bend Quilters". I hadn't heard of Gee's Bend before - so a quick google search took me to a video about the quilters. Such joy of quilting - so simple, so profound. Quilting is first a soul thing. Love, do, quilt. Enjoy:<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/50454661" target="_blank">Gee's Bend Quilters VIDEO</a><br />
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Have a super week! Now, let's go quilt something.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-19469204730306792722017-08-20T17:11:00.002-04:002017-08-20T17:12:41.988-04:00Frenzied Fun!<br />
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As most of you know, I do not keep a stash. I do not usually participate in the guild fat quarter drawing. I don't just buy fabric because I like it. I have to have a plan, a pattern, yardage figured out, and then I shop with a mission to get all of the fabric I need from as few places as possible. BUT - I came home from the fat quarter frenzy with 48 fat quarters - at $1.50 each!! What was I thinking?<br />
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Of course, that means I had to wash the fat quarters (batiks bleed, you know), press them, and fold them into nice packages. Then, being a little over-organized (sometimes), I organized them by color families according to the color cards in the Ultimate 3-in-1 Color Tool. Now they offer a splash of happy colors to the studio.<br />
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The Frenzy was so much fun, I will go to the next one. Now to figure out what I want to do with these!<br />
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News from the studio</h2>
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Words of Life</h3>
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Dorothy's quilt is finally finished. My trip to my APQS dealer in Hendersonville, NC was a day of fun and fellowship as well as quilting. I used one of her computerized machines, and in no time the quilt was done. The name of the digital quilting design is Hope. It has words like love, hope, faith, courage, and perseverance. Sheridan (my dealer) found it on a free quilting designs website.<br />
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Portals of Peace</h3>
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Back in 2015, I completed a quilt top which I may have shown you back then. I have finally finished that quilt! It has become a super-special quilt for me, full of hope, peace, and serenity. It often draws me to worship - but I don't know why.<br />
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It will reside on a wall in my entry to warmly welcome my guests - as soon as I get a sleeve and a label on it <br />
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New Pantos in the studio</h3>
Two new pantographs have arrived in the studio: Ground Cover and Feather Puff!<br />
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New Blog Page: Quilt Patterns</h2>
I have added a new page to the blog: "Quilt Patterns". It has links to all of the patterns I sell on <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/search?query=sharon%20deming%20pattern">Craftsy</a>. You can always find it as a tab at the top of the page. Here it is: <a href="http://quiltniques.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html">Quilt Patterns.</a><br />
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Learning for the Week</h2>
Over the last couple of weeks, I pushed myself to finish the binding on the two quilts I showed you above. One right after the other. That came right after a lot of repetitive motion folding the 48 fat quarters plus about 20 more already in the studio. Suddenly, one morning, the muscle under my left shoulder blade went into spasm - and I could not move. A quick text to my chiropractor brought treatment instructions. That was two weeks ago. That muscle is still sore. Why? Because I keep using that shoulder in repetitive ways!!!<br />
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Okay, enough of that. Don't forget to take care of your eyes when you view the eclipse! It's hard to quilt if you damage your vision. Use ISO compliant glasses, or an old fashioned pinhole camera like you did in elementary school. Have a great week!<br />
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Now, let's go quilt something!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-70753277057342536292017-07-18T15:43:00.000-04:002017-07-18T15:58:33.394-04:00Charity is from the Heart!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzwe3wWA1O7MIeHNBcAGjCdiIn-tsmVHbtUUNPnJoo328_8hLyV7rr7_UPoHTvv3BZB2Sbq4s49NFv4mwBorl-1fLFXNDutCf2tRk6RBmr1DSLTQtbssxXXrvbxibH7HmO-W9964zTYE/s1600/DSC03905+%2528601x640%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzwe3wWA1O7MIeHNBcAGjCdiIn-tsmVHbtUUNPnJoo328_8hLyV7rr7_UPoHTvv3BZB2Sbq4s49NFv4mwBorl-1fLFXNDutCf2tRk6RBmr1DSLTQtbssxXXrvbxibH7HmO-W9964zTYE/s320/DSC03905+%2528601x640%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a>I know, I talked about the call for baby quilts for <a href="https://agapewomensservices.com/">Agape Women's Services</a> back in May. But, as you know, life is what happens when you have other plans, and my work on the quilts was delayed by other things.<br />
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What I have discovered as I worked on them, is a growing compassion for the women who are taking advantage of the loving encouragement of this charity. I had felt a strong urge to make a couple of quilts from my stash, but found myself eager to make a bunch of them. I found this jelly roll of beautiful pastel fabrics from Pineapple Fabrics, and dove in. As I have time, I work on them and am eager to finish them. I plan to hand deliver them, take a tour of the facilities and hopefully, meet some of the clients and offer them my own encouragement.<br />
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Charity Baby Quilts</h3>
I have finished 2 of the baby quilts and have 4 more under way. I selected 3 patterns that are so easy, they will make your head swim. You have seen all of these before, but there are some surprises when you determine to make as many quilts as you can from a couple of pre-cut packs.<br />
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Jacks on the Porch Baby Size</h4>
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This pattern is available from Craftsy at <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/quilting/patterns/jacks-on-the-porch-a-one-day-lap-quilt/286387">Jacks on the Porch (lap size)</a>. The pattern is for a lap size. If you purchase the pattern, email me at the address on the last page of the pattern, and I will send you the yardage for the baby size.<br />
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Pinwheel Stars</h4>
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I have all of the blocks made using a charm pack called Rainy Day. This baby sized quilt uses 1 charm pack and 1/2 jelly roll for each baby quilt. And, oh so easy! The pattern includes details for a lap size and a crib / baby size. Find it at <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/quilting/patterns/jack-and-jill-crib-and-lap-sizes/231670">Jack and Jill</a>.<br />
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Heart Song - a wall hanging</h3>
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Here is Theresa's version of the Heart Song quilt. She used Kansas Troubles fabrics. The thread is from Superior Threads' Fantastico line. The pantograph we used is Pipeline.<br />
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New Panto in the Studio</h3>
I have a new pantos in the studio. You can find all of the available pantos on the <a href="http://quiltniques.blogspot.com/p/quilting-samples.html">Quilting Designs</a> page.<br />
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Quilters' Day Camp</h2>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-67286723170125542862017-07-02T15:08:00.001-04:002017-07-02T16:05:41.493-04:00Celebrate Freedom!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbKDx8KwlQskarTzYpf3OXvWSpJyePhyphenhyphentOOrSvUsVUzNsKBcjyICjzrWnZchsEi6Po5lnYDXEnIqBDyIaVeL2svor8830akL99SND0UG7fvGCXlbzcXhi5fJppGqlw5YwwCqt8wv7LAQ/s1600/DSC04065+%2528482x640%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbKDx8KwlQskarTzYpf3OXvWSpJyePhyphenhyphentOOrSvUsVUzNsKBcjyICjzrWnZchsEi6Po5lnYDXEnIqBDyIaVeL2svor8830akL99SND0UG7fvGCXlbzcXhi5fJppGqlw5YwwCqt8wv7LAQ/s320/DSC04065+%2528482x640%2529.jpg" width="241" /></a>Most people just refer to Independence Day as "the 4th". The 4th? Why don't we use the real name of the celebration? Think about this: What about "the 11th"? Who calls 9/11, "the 11th" (actually National Day of Service)? Any, what about 10/11? What about 11/11? If you know what those dates are, you probably refer to the holiday, rather than saying "the 11th". Just to jog your memory, Oct. 11 is Columbus Day, and Nov. 11 is Veterans' Day.<br />
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Why don't we do that with Independence Day? It is the MOST important federal holiday in our country's history. Without declaring our independence from Great Britain, we would still be a colony of theirs, and subject to the imposition of laws and regulations that we would have little or no control over. So let's join the Independence Day celebration - the celebration of our freedom, our way of life, and our sovereignty! Independence Day is a joyful time of parades, fireworks, and cookouts AND a time to rejoice and praise God for the courage of our forefathers to stand up for Freedom! Let's call the holiday what it is: our nation's <b>Independence Day</b>.<br />
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<b>Note</b>: If you have an American Flag, please fly it proudly and with great respect, this week. You may not be aware that there are protocols of respect for the flag, so here is a link to the specifics: <a href="http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html" target="_blank">Rules for handling the American Flag</a>.<br />
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God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.<br />
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APQS Lenni Price Reduced!</h3>
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My quilt, Sabrina's Garden took 2nd place in it's category in June's Smoky Mountain Quilters show in Knoxville. I was very surprised!<br />
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AHQ 2016-2017 Block of the Month </h3>
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Didn't Barb do a wonderful job on her guild BOM! She add the embroidered "L" in the center after the quilt was quilted. I love the colors and the festive binding. It was quilted with a free-motion spiral, and the center block was custom quilted.<br />
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Words of Life</h3>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DwXodQVUYRAU9uO0ORiiphO_V0uqXs_NJdxM5j6Hym_WgV6smjrtTprd7ypedXwqrpbq5c_jmsBXVCftVYZFdh-aCYd4tB2ZMMUcrPx2jGlEVV26HbAYD3hf3ovpKOhaP92HFhH8PDo/s1600/Word+of+Life+top+%2528592x640%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DwXodQVUYRAU9uO0ORiiphO_V0uqXs_NJdxM5j6Hym_WgV6smjrtTprd7ypedXwqrpbq5c_jmsBXVCftVYZFdh-aCYd4tB2ZMMUcrPx2jGlEVV26HbAYD3hf3ovpKOhaP92HFhH8PDo/s320/Word+of+Life+top+%2528592x640%2529.jpg" width="296" /></a>Although this quilt is not yet quilted, I wanted to show it to you. It is a gift for my dear friend Dorothy, whom many of you have met. It dawned on me a few weeks ago, that in all these years I had never made a quilt for her. I used one of the Moda Cake Mix Recipe packs (from which I got enough blocks to make a second lap quilt), and used a batik layer cake and a layer cake of cream background batik. (See below for some tips on working with batiks)<br />
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It doesn't seem to be worthy of the "Words of Life" name, but it is. Dorothy's favorite quilt that I put on her bed when she visits has words quilted into it. A digital pantograph was used by my quilter (pre-longarm days) called "Hope". It stitches out words like: hope, love, family, courage, perseverance, etc. Determined to find the digital file of it, I finally asked the quilter where she got the file. So, she sent me the file in just the right format! AND, my longarm dealer also went looking for it and found it online on a site with free digital pantos! So I'm ready to quilt! As soon as I find just the right thread, I will take to the dealer's studio and quilt it on one of her computerized machines. Can hardly wait!<br />
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Many people are afraid to use either batik yardage or pre-cuts. I don't really understand why. If I am not working on a project that must have prints, I will use batik - every time. Why? It doesn't RAVEL the way print fabric does. You just don't risk losing half your seam allowance somewhere just because you pulled on the wrong thread!<br />
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However, there is <u>one and only one</u> thing to be aware of with batiks - very important. Most batiks bleed! Count on it. BUT - never fear! That is a non-issue if you just learn how to wash batiks.<br />
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First, YARDAGE: Yardage is easy.<br />
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<li>I use the detergent, <b>Synthrapol</b>. It is a special detergent that will <u>release</u> all of the loose, un-bonded dye molecules from the fabric and <u>prevent</u> them from bonding to other fabric! Do NOT use regular detergent. Small bottles of Synthrapol can be found a many quilt shops - but become cost-prohibitive if you use a lot of batiks. I buy it in quarts either from Amazon or <a href="http://dharmatrading.com/chemicals/synthrapol-detergent.html" target="_blank">Dharma Trading Co</a>. </li>
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How Batiks are Made</h2>
It is fascinating to see how batiks are made. This is the best documentary on the subject that I've seen. Enjoy.<br />
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Enjoy your Independence Day celebrations!<br />
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<b>Yes, my beloved APQS LENNI longarm (a.k.a. Miss Margie), is for SALE</b>! It is time for me to move to a larger machine along with a computer! But first, Miss Margie is excited at the opportunity to bless another quilter. If you have been considering having your own reliable longarm machine, the Lenni is just the ticket. It is simple to use, easy to maintain, and makes beautiful stitches. Just contact me if you need more information. You can either email me using the "contact me" form in the right side-panel, or call me at 423-207-6140. And, you are welcome to come take a test-drive. Here are the particulars:<br />
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<b>APQS 2013 LENNI LONGARM MACHINE</b></div>
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$8,000 (if purchased new, would be nearly $12,000)</div>
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Throat Size: 20” x 8”</div>
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Table length: 12’</div>
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Weight 35 lb.</div>
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Footprint: 4’6” x 12’</div>
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<li>Adaptive Logic Stitch Regulation - best in the
industry</li>
<li>APQS Bliss ball bearing track system option
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<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Pantograph table and laser pointer</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Zippered leaders and 1 set of quilt zippers</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Thread, bobbins, and a pantograph to play with</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Extra bobbin case, plus some pre-wound bobbins</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>1 pkg of brand new needles</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Bobbin winder</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Basic Training DVD, and CD manual</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Hard-copy assembly instructions</li>
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The Lenni is light (only 35 lb.) and oh-so-easy to use. It
is simple to maintain, and will tackle a king sized quilt with ease. With the
Bliss track system, it just floats across the quilt. Lenni is perfect for free
motion, loves pantographs, and is ready to be computerized. APQS makes top of
the industry professional industrial quilting machines. All of their machines
have superior reliability, personal, top-notch customer support, and a caring,
helpful, and active forum of owners (newbies and the curious welcome!)</div>
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<h3>
Quilting with a friend </h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UemNYypVZxs3OR-EfUucz16rlOjA-X_4HixMHcO4jDTwf4SpR5Y3DjQdbzRKlnTAxj2sbwQV9AuQXY25dizYYlsBGh3L0tpJCF4AIX10lAn9vnt7QiDq1S-CPjAi05VazIypp5z8jmA/s1600/DSC04026+%2528640x480%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UemNYypVZxs3OR-EfUucz16rlOjA-X_4HixMHcO4jDTwf4SpR5Y3DjQdbzRKlnTAxj2sbwQV9AuQXY25dizYYlsBGh3L0tpJCF4AIX10lAn9vnt7QiDq1S-CPjAi05VazIypp5z8jmA/s200/DSC04026+%2528640x480%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pam's workstation</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQIha5JG7Qo1YCFYMelWzVEvk9u8HjQNuBcnUXGW_ZFOGH4fuSrfrGnQc5gF_ekyNprmUWUmHDjDULONPxSnClB6AN0yoSkBTypOuKwAZvqde102IQrNGskNJRlXbT3bWb-bJ_Z3w4oc/s1600/DSC04025+%2528640x589%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="640" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQIha5JG7Qo1YCFYMelWzVEvk9u8HjQNuBcnUXGW_ZFOGH4fuSrfrGnQc5gF_ekyNprmUWUmHDjDULONPxSnClB6AN0yoSkBTypOuKwAZvqde102IQrNGskNJRlXbT3bWb-bJ_Z3w4oc/s320/DSC04025+%2528640x589%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>Wanna know how to make real progress on those projects just begging for
attention? Quilt with a friend!! I suggest someone you really like or
want to know better. You not only can help each other solve quilting
challenges, but also build a stronger relationship with someone who
shares your quilting passion. Lately, my friend Pam has been coming to
the studio once a week to stitch and gab. What a joy. We share our
lives, love for God, and passion for quilting. Our weekly sessions
have greatly blessed us both! Isn't her Little Charmer quilt adorable? Thanks, Sandy for your donation of the computer table!<br />
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News from the studio</h2>
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Tricia's string quilt</h3>
I just love the simplicity of this quilt and the boldness that the black background gives it, don't you? Tricia made this one a few years ago, and recently finished it up as a gift. Nice job, Tricia!<br />
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We used the very versatile, Pipeline panto.<br />
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Mary Anna's friend's quilt </h3>
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This quilt top was made by a friend of Mary Anna's. Oh my! A real Stunner. And you should see the amazing 1/4" seams on the back of the top! The piecer is a real pro. We used the Poplar pantograph pattern.<br />
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that, her DH and I schemed for me to make her a wall hanging in the
colors she loves to decorate with. So, he sent me a few pictures of some
key decorating items so I could get a feel for the style and colors. It
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lunch at Olive Garden. Now, the King of Glory greets them as the come
into and leave their bedroom. She loved it! (The pantograph is
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Don't run over your fingernail with a longarm needle. Ouch. Fortunately, I did not put the needle all the way through the finger and the machine and needle are fine and functioning great. My nail was a little banged up, and I just needed a bandaid. Time to put the safest foot on the machine!<br />
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Miss Margie is good as new and we are open for business! Time to get those tops done that have been staring you in the face or a while. Remember, free batting on your first quilting order!<br />
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New pattern for Irish Pinwheels</h3>
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Here's the latest creation from Linda in NY. Such a happy quilt! So full of life. The block is known as Aunt Sukey's Choice (among other things). We used the new Filigris pantograph.<br />
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Joyce is at it again. What a pretty lone star quilt! We used the very versitile Pipeline panto. You go girl!<br />
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New pantos in the studio </h3>
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What's Wrong with this Picture?</h3>
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No... these are not supposed to be harem pants (or eunuch britches). They are supposed to be p.j. bottoms for me. And no, my legs aren't that short! I'm still laughing over the thought of trying to walk while wearing them. I'll wait while you figure it out......<br />
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See, this is really a bigger problem than just sewing the front side seams together and the back side seams together rather than doing it right. Wonder when I last made a pair of pants... Not only did I use a lovely 5/8" seam, but I serged the raw seam edges together to prevent raveling. Do you think I'm going to pick out the serged edges as well as the regular stitching? NO. These are p.j.'s not Lady Gertrude's wedding dress. I'll cut off the serging and just use a narrower seam. Golly. And I was so proud that they were going to get done today.<br />
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New machine status</h3>
Met with the bank this week. Financing strategy is in place. Be thinking about whether you want to have a sweet longarm of your own. Margie will be coming on the market in a few weeks.<br />
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Have you noticed that when you make a block, such as a pinwheel block, with several seams that intersect in one place, that they often form a hard "knot" of a place? Well, that knot can be a challenge for the needle to penetrate during quilting. If it is bad enough, it will pose a risk of a broken needle or damaged quilt top. Here's how that knot can be minimized.<br />
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Your block will lay flatter and the seam intersection will be easier for the needle to penetrate.<br />
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Learning for the week</h2>
Are you kidding? Guess I needed to check one more time. <br />
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Well, that's it for now. Please have a simply delightful, quilty weekend!<br />
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Now, let's go quilt something! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-33206315129422959902017-04-12T16:24:00.000-04:002017-04-12T16:24:40.546-04:00Yes, I am still here!It has been a long time since my last post! I haven't really been idle, just stymied! Last time, I told you that my longarm was on vacation. Well, she's back and running in peak form. That's the good news. Just about the time I was ready to write the next post, the motherboard in my laptop fried to a crisp! So, I'm trying to limp along electronically with my little tablet. I've been quilting, and piecing, and having a great time, and even taking pictures. But I don't have a way to share the pics with you, access my calendar, any of my files, or any of the software I depend so heavily upon. As you can imagine, I'm getting a good workout practicing patience!<br />
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In other news... in the last post I told you we had a beautiful, new roof! Guess what. It leaked worse than before it was installed. Yikes. So I quick called my guy, who called the big boss, who sent out his head construction guy to look at it. The flashing around the chimney flue was missing. There had been some - but someone just ignored putting it back on. Not to mention there was a significant hole in the sub-roof that wasn't fixed when the roof went on. Golly. So they bowed and scraped and groveled, and got all of that repaired lickety-split. So far so good. NOW I can start the search for a drywall contractor to address the interior damage. I don't like loose ends.<br />
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News from the studio</h2>
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Did you see this beautiful cake!! Wow.<br />
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I was tempted to whine my way through February - but passed it by. What's the point, anyway? To make yourself and everyone around you miserable? Who needs that? So, here is why there was no post in February: the DH and I were both down and out for almost 2 weeks with the flu that has been going around. Period. Now onto other things.<br />
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The big news is that the insurance company finally decided to put a new roof on the house! We had some wind damage from a couple of storms last year. They pushed the chimney flu off it's moorings, creating a leak. So we hired a roofer, and now we have a beautiful new roof. (And the bid came in under the insurance estimate and with better shingles!)<br />
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Appalachian Heritage Quilt Show is coming!</h2>
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The Appalachian Heritage Quilt Show in Gray, TN will be March 31-April 1. It will be at Crossroads Christian Church, 1300 Suncrest Drive (hwy 75). I will have a few quilts in the show as will many quilters from the guild and the region. There will be a boutique too! I will have some of my patterns there on discount, and maybe a few quilts for sale. We will have a drawing for the "Opportunity Quilt" with 100% of the funds we raise going to our charities. None of our costs for the quilt or supplies will come out of those funds. It's called Irish Pinwheels. I'm working on a pattern for it as we speak.<br />
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News from the studio</h2>
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Yes, her mom (me) probably stripped a thread in her needle bar. Poor thing. I did the same thing to my sewing machine a couple of years ago. What is it with me and needle bars? Oh, well. My favorite machine service guru, Wayne was supposed to come look at her a couple of weeks ago, but I had to cancel because of the flu. He is only in our area once a week, but he makes house calls!! He will be back this week with tools he needs to finish the job.<br />
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Working on Hunter's Stars</h3>
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A blessing of Margie's vacation is that I got to spend time working on my Hunter's Star blocks. AND, I discovered an easy way to attach a diamond shape to a trapezoid without a lot of anguish! Just mark the edges of the diamond's seam line, and line up the marks and the edges of the pieces - and Bob's your uncle!<br />
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Sabrina's Garden is at Pigeon Forge for Quiltfest!</h3>
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I hope you are planning to go to the Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge this year! (March 23-25) My Sabrina's Garden will be there! God is good! He got me on my feet for one day while I was sick, and I was able to drive Sabrina down to Pigeon Forge to drop her off. Yea! <br />
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Bloc-loc rulers</h3>
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My Hunter's Star blocks are trimmed to 8 1/2" square. I ordered a 9 1/2" square Bloc-loc ruler hoping it would make it easy to trim the blocks. And wow, does it ever! I had one little "issue" with my new ruler, though. It hung onto the blocks for dear life and would not slide easily to allow me to position it correctly. A light bulb went off over my head and I thought of how we used to slick-en up the slide, down at the park as kids. We rode a piece of waxed paper down the slide a few times. And we could just fly down that thing.<br />
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So.... I rubbed the back of that ruler really good with a piece of waxed paper! Now it just locks onto the diagonal seam, and slides easily into position. It will make quick work of squaring the Hunter's Star blocks!<br />
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Learning for the week</h2>
Taxes aren't as daunting as I always make them out to be. Whew!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-2307755396632518532017-01-31T10:39:00.000-05:002017-01-31T11:13:35.540-05:00Stripping can be fun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No, not that kind of stripping! And not even strip poker - which, actually, is especially fun when played with other quilters. (With fabric strips, of course.) Anyway, after I finished the "Sabrina's Garden" quilt (see below), I needed to cleanse my quilting pallet with a sewing activity without purpose. As you may know, I am not a stash builder, I am a project buyer. Over the years I have collected a little stash of leftovers. I rarely go to the leftovers when I am ready to select fabric for a project, so they are just "going to waste."<br />
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So, I collected all of the fabric left-overs I could find that had at least 1 good 2 1/2" x wof strip's worth remaining. I pressed them and cut between 1 and 4 strips each. I needed one box to put them in, but wound up ordering a bundle of 50 to get the size I wanted. (acid free document boxes) I'm willing to share at my cost. Just let me know.<br />
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In the last post, I told you about my desire to make a comprehensive index of all of the quilts I have made. And, I DID! Okay... so I found 2 more project boxes buried in the studio closet yesterday - both UFOs. I wonder how many more there are.... But this has been a great project. Not only did I dig in all of the closets to find quilts and projects, I examined every quilt to see if it needed a sleeve or label, and made a note of whether it has been in any quilt shows or if it wants to be in one. There are a few shy quilts in my collection that would have a hissy fit if I tried to put them in a show. If you would like to have a blank version of the Excel spreadsheet for your own index, just shoot me an email.<br />
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Sabrina's Garden</h3>
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All done! Including sleeve and label. Sabrina's Garden has had a few names along the way. When I first designed it, I called it "Fancy Pants Dance". It has always reminded me of happy dancing, and America's Funniest Videos once had a toddler who did what her dad called the "fancy pants dance". That gave way to "Promenade Home" - no doubt the result of a brain-cramp. But when I took Sabrina off of the longarm, she was too elegant for a promenade. People dancing in a garden... reminded me of the movie Sabrina, and her dancing in the atrium. Ah - perfect. Sabrina's Garden. <br />
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Current Project: Hunter's Star</h3>
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New panto in the studio: Pipeline</h3>
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There is a difference between a hissy-fit and a conniption-fit, and southern girls know what it is. We also know the difference between a smidge, a hair, a tad, and a bit. It's just a fraction.<br />
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The end of the year is here. Time to rejoice that you made it through another productive year, and look forward to the "opportunities" that lie ahead - and the quilts we will complete and cherish! Unfortunately, it is also time to start thinking about taxes and year-end reports, bringing the books up to date, and finding all the documents you need that are buried in the piles at the office. Today, I started that process and haven't made any progress to speak of.<br />
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Instead I am fully engaged in honing my skills in avoidance behavior. You know - you start one thing, get distracted from that to dig into something else, then something else, until you have no idea how you got to where you are. But you managed to avoid real work!<br />
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I did not keep track of what led to what, but here's what I am sure is an incomplete list of things I have done: Put away, filed, and stashed clutter in the office (which has now been replaced by other clutter); ordered stuff from jjill (30% off sale!!); opened a box from Amazon; put 2 sweaters in a dryel bag (for dry cleaning in the dryer) and they are now done; entered some expenses into my business software; watched some stuff on the dvr; sent a quilt picture to Urban Elementz for their suggestions for a pantograph for it; re-watched some of a Craftsy class: <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/quilting/classes/piece-like-a-pro/44977" target="_blank">Piece Like a Pro</a>, and asked 3 questions; went and got the mail (1 piece of junk mail - ugh); changed my clothes twice (but I'm still wearing bed-hair and no makeup); mailed a name badge to a new guild member; and I am actively ignoring anything that smacks of "chore". By the end of the day, I will be a whiz in the fine art of avoidance behavior!<br />
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I wound up trying to create a list of all of the quilts I have completed or which are under construction. It is overwhelming me at the moment. (So I'm avoiding it to write this post.) I found a file I had started in 2010 or something, and a printout of it that I made in 2015 with some hand-written additions at the bottom. And, there are SO many more that need to be added to the list.<br />
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My "project" will be to compile an up-to-date list, complete with pictures. Although, today it feels overwhelming, it will be a blessing to work on. With each quilt I will think about where I was in my quilting journey, why I made the quilt, who I made it for, what I had learned during the process, etc. It will be an opportunity to review my quilty life and discover just how full it really is.<br />
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Promenade Home</h3>
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I finished this quilt top yesterday. Now that I see it - it needs a new name. It will come to me. This one started with my tinkering with a hunter's star block. What was I thinking!! About half-way through making the blocks, I took Donna Lynn Thomas' Craftsy class: <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/quilting/classes/piece-like-a-pro/44977" target="_blank">Piece Like a Pro</a>. Wow, what a difference a few simple "habits" can make!<br />
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For nice flat borders, it is necessary to measure your quilt, and cut the borders accordingly. We've talked about this before, I'm sure. But with Promenade Home, I had a duh! moment (one, I'm sure, most of you had years ago). I measured the quilt with the border itself! Easy. I draped the quilt over one of my longarm rollers, but, I'm thinking you could spread it on the floor, or across a bed, or any flat surface that is large enough for the dimension you need to measure. Try not to stretch the top, just lay it nice and smooth. Lay your border across the middle of your quilt and mark the border at the edges of the quilt top. (The border should be parallel to the side you will apply it to.) Cut it to length. Make 2 exactly alike. Sew them on, press, and repeat for the next border. Golly, this is easy.<br />
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So, let's raise our ruler's high! Here's to a Very Quilty 2017!!<br />
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Now, let's go quilt something!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It's a little late for a Thanksgiving story, but it's the one I "enjoyed" the most. I spent the morning making my family's famous (scratch) chocolate pie. The crust was ready, I had everything I needed (I always do), so I jumped right in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now, the magic of this recipe is that you don't put meringue on top. You fold it into the pudding! So, once the pudding thickens, you just stir it occasionally while you make the meringue. No sweat. I put 1 egg white in the bowl of my (new) mixer, and was dismayed to discover that the whisk DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE EGG WHITE!! And it's a Kitchen Aid! I tried
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The trick with this pie is to stop whipping the meringue just short of "firm peak". All of the delicious goodness will fold into the pudding smoothly and lump-less. Anyway, the good news is with 2 whites, there was lots of meringue, and I was quick to put extra in the pudding. Amazing stuff. </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Listen,
when made right, this pie is so good, your eyes roll back in your head,
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Christmas Heart Song</h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiux1BbTCqqettdErKDuVLg3-QDl2y50rMnxEhIKifmYMHcF0KxyGzQBywre7PholbOvToI8rTa8o8-UdIW7t71hEo0MB00TXigRHMkC7mN3vkufPLhVQdbhEZoqe0b3bHC5s1VjKbsnzg/s1600/DSC03866+%2528640x637%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiux1BbTCqqettdErKDuVLg3-QDl2y50rMnxEhIKifmYMHcF0KxyGzQBywre7PholbOvToI8rTa8o8-UdIW7t71hEo0MB00TXigRHMkC7mN3vkufPLhVQdbhEZoqe0b3bHC5s1VjKbsnzg/s320/DSC03866+%2528640x637%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>This is the 4th Heart Song quilt I've made this year! SO easy and quick. I had enough left over fabric for the star and first border, but not for the outer border. So I cut up all of the leftovers I could find and made a piano key border. I used the ever popular Trumpet Vine panto. The pattern for the version with a standard outside border is now available on Craftsy. Just click here: <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/quilting/patterns/heart-song-holiday-wall-hanging-or-table-topper/467031" target="_blank">Christmas Heart Song Pattern</a>.<br />
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AHQ Opportunity Quilt</h3>
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Heart Song Workshop</h2>
I mentioned in the last post, that I was preparing for a Heart Song Workshop. Well, we had a great time. Everyone made great progress on their quilt tops. It's amazing to see how different they are!<br />
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Have a blessed and joyful Christmas! And, here's to a happy and prosperous New Year!<br />
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This is Kay's latest creation. I love the way she uses color and her free-spirit approach to design. We used the Bauhaus pantograph:<br />
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Isn't this a wonderful celebration of Fall? It was created by Linda, from Catskill, NY. I love her joyful use of color. We used the Poplar pantograph.<br />
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There is a new pantograph on the shelf just waiting for the right quilt. I sized it down, some, so it will be fairly dense for lots of leafy texture. It's called Greenhouse.<br />
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Both the backing and the top are placed under tension when loaded onto the frame for longarming. That's in order to keep the quilt stable and avoid accidental tucks and shifting.With all of the seams under some sort of tension, there is the possibility that unsecured seams can un-sew themselves. If the seams in the top have inadvertently missed the mark or are even slightly open, the machine can catch itself in the opening and cause damage to the top or backing.<br />
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Here are a few common methods of securing seams during the construction process:<br />
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Most of us have used this technique at sometime or other. It definitely will keep the seam secure at the ends. <br />
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This one is my go-to method of securing seams, especially when sewing longer seams and backing seams. Just change the stitch length to a 1.0 or 1.5 to stitch the beginning and ending 3/8" of each seam. None of the seams will separate themselves at the ends. <br />
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This is the fastest method. It is a little less secure than the other two, but definitely reduces seam separation. Just shorten your stitch .5 or more from your usual stitch length and go for it. A little trial and testing will lead you to a stitch length that is fairly secure but doesn't slow you down to much.<br />
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Some of you may be wondering what the pink square of fabric is all about in the "backstitch" picture. Well, do you ever get a bird's nest of thread develop as you start a line of quilting? To avoid that, just start your seam using a thread "leader". A thread nest will show up on the leader and not your piecing. When you come to the end of the seam, keep sewing onto another thread leader and you'll be ready for the next seam! If you are chain-piecing, start with a thread leader, and end the last seam with a thread leader. No more thread nests!<br />
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Before you call your cell phone to find out where it is, ... check your pocket. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-41371710853952845542016-10-15T11:28:00.001-04:002016-10-15T11:28:11.831-04:00A mountain top experience!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpDDOqxz5W-hruCNNNrQ-T5S4w7nR_wu_gwbzn8rEJl7OrYOihNahGWcX0tatCMK5ywG2UAB_oT8dlsMR6LQRSalJlOhXHOn8c1GfLxjtiSN5Up08pq92tww6g_gXSVu08x7Um041f1w/s1600/DSC00390+%2528640x466%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpDDOqxz5W-hruCNNNrQ-T5S4w7nR_wu_gwbzn8rEJl7OrYOihNahGWcX0tatCMK5ywG2UAB_oT8dlsMR6LQRSalJlOhXHOn8c1GfLxjtiSN5Up08pq92tww6g_gXSVu08x7Um041f1w/s320/DSC00390+%2528640x466%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>A couple of weeks ago, my dear friend from Colorado Springs, my sister from upstate NY, and I, took a few days off and spent some time together on top of about a 3,000 ft mountain near Winchester, VA. Of course, we had lots of fun, and thoroughly enjoyed our little reunion. Very quiet, not many houses around - a great place for a personal retreat.<br />
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We were so intimidated by our ascent, that we stayed up there all the next day, and only came down the third day because we were running out of food. Thankfully, that trip down the mountain and up again after lunch wasn't quite as intimidating as the first time. We did meet a pickup when we were headed back up the road - not at a switch-back - and both vehicles had to hang off the road to get by each other.<br />
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Of course, I always save time for all of the vendors. My favorite was my delightful APQS dealer, Sheridan Carter! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SheridanKayQuilting/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED" target="_blank">Sheridan Kay Quilting</a>.<br />
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My very favorite quilt was in the "unusual" category: the duct tape quilt. Yes, it was all made out of duct tape, decorative plastic tape, and plastic stick-on applique!<br />
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Since the last post, I've made 2 Christmas versions of the Heart Song quilt I showed you in the previous post. One is for sale at a local interior design store, and here is the other one. The guild will be doing the Christmas Heart Song wall-hanging in a workshop in November. Guess I'd better get busy on my handouts and demo stuff! I used the Trumpet Vine panto on this one. <br />
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Always press all backing seams open. I probably mentioned this in a previous post, but it is important for longarming. Vertical seams pile on top of each other as the backing is wound onto the rollers, causing the fabric between the piles to bag. Think unavoidable tucks. Another issue is that bulky seam "intersections" on the top might wind up aligning with bulky seams on the bottom. If a high speed needle tries to pierce lots of layers of seams and thread, serious damage to the machine or the quilt can happen. Not a happy thought.<br />
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Stink bugs are annoying when you are on vacation - especially when you find them in the bed! Just ask my sister!<br />
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Over the summer, I decided to take a more laid-back attitude about life. You know, not take things so seriously. As a perfectionist, I tend to be very critical of my own work, and it just got out of hand. Last year about this time, I finished a quilt top that I fell in love with. I wanted to custom quilt it, and of course, pressured myself to do a "perfect" job. (...And me without a computer on my machine.)<br />
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My DH, had some sage advice for me: "You need to demote this quilt." I took that to mean take it off of its pedestal, and think of it as just another quilt. I agreed!<br />
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Then I journeyed to my APQS dealer's studio a couple of hours away. She is a coach and counselor to me sometimes - I really appreciate her. Her comment to my situation was to "See perfectionism as a good thing. It mans you always want to improve, to try new things, to increase your skills." Well DUH! So I have relaxed about the quilt, and have removed all deadlines about it. Quilting has begun, but I have no goal about finishing it. I now enjoy the process of just moving forward with skill building and quilting it as I have time between jobs.<br />
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This is a commissioned quilt for a customer. She fell in love with the Headed Home quilt above, and wanted a smaller one as a wall hanging. Both quilts are made using a ruler designed for binding, a technique I saw online. I am working on a pattern for it, with the name Heart Song. I used that great Trumpet Vine pantograph.<br />
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Finally, the mystery quilt from the guild's May workshop is finished! I love the colors! Great job Sue Jones. I used a giant swirl pantograph which goes well with the tropical turquoise colors.<br />
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I'm using the fat quarters as a way to audition various quilting designs
on the Headed Home quilt. I've marked each of the quilting areas,
actual size, on a fat quarter. When I am ready to work on an area, I
play with designs on some newsprint, then draw the area on a fat quarter
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The new blood pressure medicine that doc prescribed improves regularity!<br />
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Now let's go quilt something!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-79462712239333188042016-07-24T18:37:00.000-04:002016-07-24T18:37:55.848-04:00Lost in Time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD56nD8n_HPIOHMCOD6typICIOyTBXzDu81D-sgf7yIYy5fgoMORhJgqaYWOs7LxejAbwRFq1CyLTW2LMdN1j7JTVdrfzuKbvNMHXtcHIhVdisk2ixx5R1GrOGmb8Qpgh2AQSrg_pgLJg/s1600/DSC03760+%2528640x479%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD56nD8n_HPIOHMCOD6typICIOyTBXzDu81D-sgf7yIYy5fgoMORhJgqaYWOs7LxejAbwRFq1CyLTW2LMdN1j7JTVdrfzuKbvNMHXtcHIhVdisk2ixx5R1GrOGmb8Qpgh2AQSrg_pgLJg/s320/DSC03760+%2528640x479%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>First, a bird update. Ms. Robin built a nest in the small Japanese maple in the front yard - and at eye level. It's located not too far from both the driveway and the side walk to the front door. She has two babies who are about ready to fledge. The nest is certainly crowded. Recently, we had a big wind storm and that little tree got whipped all over the place. As you can see, Ms. Robin, her kids, and her nest weathered the ordeal with flying colors.<br />
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Here is my lovely birthday flower. The DH fought his way through a jungle of day lilies and weeds to retrieve this delight for me. Ain't he sweet? <br />
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Now for the main story. Last weekend I got lost in time. It was Saturday, 7/16. The guild had just finished up a 3-day Quilter's Day Camp. 3 days of fun, hilarity, and sewing - so, of course, I was completely exhausted by the time I got home at 2:30 pm. I donned my pj's and made myself comfortable in front of the tv. Watched something on the DVR, then loaded a movie - Deja Vu, I think.<br />
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But the tv, my watch, and my phone said it was Saturday July 16. What? I was so confused. I still thought it was morning, but knew it couldn't be Saturday morning, because the day camp was already over - and it was over on a Saturday. I even looked at the day and time on my computer, and brought up my Outlook calendar, which said it was Saturday. Finally, around 5:50, I believed my Outlook calendar and the time stamp on my computer and realized it was Saturday, 7/16, at 5:50 PM. I thought I had just lost it. If you are now so confused you don't know what I am talking about - you actually know what I am talking about. The DH said the same thing sometimes happens to him when he's really concentrating. I just wish it didn't take me 15 minutes to figure it out! <br />
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I worked on the Sue Jones mystery quilt from the May guild workshop. Although I went to the workshop, I didn't work on my quilt. I just didn't want to lug my machine and all of the gear. As you can see, I don't have the borders on yet. <br />
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I started this quilt in the Spring of 2014, and got it put together except for the final border. It languished on the shelf for 2 full years! So, one day early in May, in a fit of productivity, I finished up the top, and got 'er quilted. I used the Trumpet Vine pantograph.<br />
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Remember that gorgeous jelly roll and layer cake I got from Craftsy a few posts ago? Well, I ran across a scrappy hunter's star quilt from the Hopeful Homemaker blog. She shares all of the instructions, if you want to make it. <a href="http://hopefulhomemaker.com/2014/04/16/scrappy-hunters-star-tutorial-layer-cake-pattern/" target="_blank">Go to Scrappy Hunter's Star</a>. <br />
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Block Design Board</h3>
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Learning for the Week</h2>
I must be a slow learner. I had to call my DH on the intercom, and ask him what I have learned in the last couple of weeks. Of course, he was completely dumbfounded, which is very unusual for him. When he found his voice, he told me what <u>he</u> wanted to learn: "How do the stars and planets, etc. know that other celestial bodies are approaching so they can know how their orbits will be affected by the other bodies' gravity." As you can guess, my eyes rolled by in my head and I was completely dumbfounded.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EhZ9Vifcg-shbtsaqLFyF_I8b_RZo-n6tA7oGzncVDyQ2krFlm1ziu0mOvbyw7mIwcjf6k_TgfMXbGcWepK_1w7_VG2z2BUanoTi6rSN8dhBNsNnq3VBmnB8ZNQyliDpc9VWwbLlyFI/s1600/audrey+leggings+%2528424x640%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EhZ9Vifcg-shbtsaqLFyF_I8b_RZo-n6tA7oGzncVDyQ2krFlm1ziu0mOvbyw7mIwcjf6k_TgfMXbGcWepK_1w7_VG2z2BUanoTi6rSN8dhBNsNnq3VBmnB8ZNQyliDpc9VWwbLlyFI/s200/audrey+leggings+%2528424x640%2529.jpg" width="132" /></a>Actually, it has only recently occurred to me, that it is okay for me to wear leggings and a big shirt, like everyone else does. Some of you may not be aware that leggings are far from new to the fashion world. Audrey Hepburn popularized skin-tight capris in the 50's. Some of you may remember wearing your boyfriend's "too-big-for-you" shirts and skinny pants back then, too.<br />
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Remember the stirrup pants from the 60's? And those shinny black leggings that Olivia Newton-John wore in Grease in the 70's? Then there were the Lycra leggings of the 80's, and the leather leggings of the 90's. Leggings were "in" in the 2000's, and they are still here now.<br />
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There is a window right by my sewing station in the studio. It looks out under the deck onto an expanding bed of wild strawberries. The DH leaves them there for the birds. One day last week, a robin hopped into the strawberry jungle, and stuffed his face with dead-ripe strawberries. If he pulled on one that wouldn't easily come off, he'd let it go and keep looking. When he found a cluster of ripe ones, they were down the hatch in a flash. I think there's a life lesson in the strawberry patch. Wonder what it is....<br />
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Snail Mail</h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cwzTVlm_AbyPhJjz9t8J9JCT4rqdOyKPVXEYczigbwddbLDZyJE6KvGPWMSI7ijgvLzfk-bOJGyt8DeQ1j_wSa4aDw4T4xPhUSXIn4WAcjm1vkbDgQKIls2tmDzwbkStjKO_28z9Ir0/s1600/Snail+Mail+at+guild+%2528640x483%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cwzTVlm_AbyPhJjz9t8J9JCT4rqdOyKPVXEYczigbwddbLDZyJE6KvGPWMSI7ijgvLzfk-bOJGyt8DeQ1j_wSa4aDw4T4xPhUSXIn4WAcjm1vkbDgQKIls2tmDzwbkStjKO_28z9Ir0/s320/Snail+Mail+at+guild+%2528640x483%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>This is a project inspired by a Jenny Doan quilt called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8safSWU3DSk" target="_blank">You've Got Mail</a>. I finished the top except for the last border, 2 years ago! I finally got it done.<br />
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For years, I have whined about, and tried many alternatives to the problem of keeping binding up off the floor while applying it to my quilt. I even emailed one of the notions companies begging them to invent a winder that doesn't use electricity.<br />
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Learning for the Week</h2>
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Sadly, my ex-father-in-law passed away yesterday. I was not close to him, at all, but I had a real grief reaction, deep enough to surprise me. After thinking about it, 2 reasons for my reaction came up.<br />
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First, I have a real compassion for the ex, here. He is now an orphan. With both parents gone, the stability, support, and unconditional love they had for him is no longer available. He is now going to have to look to the rest of his family and his wife for the support he needs. I know nothing about his relationships now, and pray that they are all there for him and his brother. If you are an orphan, as I am, remember to cultivate close friends, mend any broken family relationships, and love unconditionally.<br />
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Second, there is a loss of some of the continuity in my own life. My ex-FIL had been my FIL for over 30 years. No matter what the relationship was between us, he is no longer present in the framework of my life. We need that sense of continuity. Somehow, it gives us a framework, a container, and frame of reference, for our lives.<br />
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Now, let's go quilt something.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-76182625632020174452016-04-30T15:55:00.000-04:002016-06-13T12:47:19.485-04:00Peep Eye Popeye<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmHxeJRLeGn0TRtF6Hzu4AO4XX6XFj2bEGd52G4EXo9oknc_eDDnYVX7r42tMz0l30v0y8oz0WoOGzopaet3JarjU47Mnv6Pu8ybY-EUSDLpSEEt_obJSkcWkiqQog8B9JbWAQPn2xRU/s1600/eyepatch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmHxeJRLeGn0TRtF6Hzu4AO4XX6XFj2bEGd52G4EXo9oknc_eDDnYVX7r42tMz0l30v0y8oz0WoOGzopaet3JarjU47Mnv6Pu8ybY-EUSDLpSEEt_obJSkcWkiqQog8B9JbWAQPn2xRU/s200/eyepatch.jpg" width="175" /></a><span id="goog_1463266121"></span><span id="goog_1463266122"></span>Don't you sometimes get annoyed when a quilting blogger rattles on about personal issues and illnesses? Me too. BUT, I'm happy to say that since my last post, I've had very successful cataract surgery in both eyes. I cannot say it was a piece of cake, though. I really stressed out with the first one - they didn't give me enough joy-juice. The second went much better - she gave me a double dose! And don't you love the fashion statement I make in my haute couture eye patch that I wear at night (thankfully for only a week after surgery)? <br />
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Update on the Birdhouse</h3>
Since my last post, I've had a few people ask about the birdhouse. The spunky Swallow Family has decided to move in. The Mrs. has finished with nest-building, and is now confined to the nest, hopefully keeping the eggs warm. The Mr. comes and goes and joins her inside, presumably after a trip to the bug-food store. The DH has found no more wasps. I checked online, and the reports are that Swallows win in a good wasp-fight. The old nests often include uneaten body parts of both wasps and bees!<br />
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Here's Jolene's finished Rippling Star. Wow, I love it on the bed! Only the green border is a stand-alone border. The rest of them are a printed border fabric! What a happy quilt. All of the quilting is free-motion.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ0-qyAEg52DiA7h0SLXSGPv2M8mW_tg0YHxSWDH5mbTFgeLJVVEYlWA7NmJpNAdrya1XKN0itia9PEqO7cotTCpx2VFstGRvk-jHq1O_cxoa9SoufU5mFXQ75oTJpGFL9R7BmOS-ow8/s1600/DSC03562+%2528640x480%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ0-qyAEg52DiA7h0SLXSGPv2M8mW_tg0YHxSWDH5mbTFgeLJVVEYlWA7NmJpNAdrya1XKN0itia9PEqO7cotTCpx2VFstGRvk-jHq1O_cxoa9SoufU5mFXQ75oTJpGFL9R7BmOS-ow8/s200/DSC03562+%2528640x480%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a>My, my, my. Isn't this one beautiful? My dear friend Marian made this delightful curvy Log Cabin. It reminds me of home and family. We used the new Trumpet Vine pantograph (see below).<br />
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The DH and I visited with his cousin last September. He is a bachelor so his decor reflects his own tastes. the house <br />
is a fabulous, well kept, big home filled with brown leather and not a lot of color. I just couldn't help myself. He needed some color in that beautiful home. So I made him a lap quilt / throw especially for his brown leather living room. . I used my go-to guy pantograph, Bolero.<br />
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I have 2 new pantographs to show you.<br />
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<b>Hot Cocoa</b> is great for casual, fun quilts.Very versatile.<br />
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<b>Trumpet Vine</b>: This one has a sort of French flair to it. Lovely on classy quilts.<br />
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<b>1. Use the highest quality fabric you can afford. </b>Inexpensive fabric, even if bought at a quilt store, is often weak, made with low quality threads, easy to tear, ravels badly, and often forms unsightly needle holes.<br />
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<b>Not so fun fact about fabric</b>: Believe it or not, the longarm needle will form unsightly holes in even high quality fabric - if it's a wide backing fabric, and it's some shade of RED. Really, I'm not kidding! Probably something to do with the red dyes...<br />
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<b>2. Make the FINISHED backing at least 10" wider and 10" longer than the quilt top. </b>Your longarmer needs room to load the backing onto the rollers, and have room on the sides for the clamps and for testing tension. Remember, seams, removing selvedges, and squaring will eat up fabric. You want the FINISHED backing to be 10" wider and longer than the top.<br />
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<b>3. DON'T RIP the backing fabric, cut it. </b>Ripping fabric never makes the pieces square. Fabric is almost always twisted on the bolt, so ripping it won't correct the already out of square grain. Wash the fabric (preferred but optional), press the fabric (always), get it hanging square, then cut it.<br />
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<b>4. Remove ALL selvedges before piecing the backing. </b>Selvedges do not "give" and fabric does. You want all of the backing to have the same response to the tension it is under when loaded on the longarm.<br />
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<b>5. Press ALL backing seams OPEN.</b> This will be easy to do if you use 3/8" to 1/2" seams. <br />
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<b>6. Think about seam DIRECTION.</b> Seams that run perpendicular to the rollers pile on top of themselves as the backing is rolled onto the roller. This causes the backing not to advance evenly. Seams that are parallel to the rollers do not cause any issues, especially when pressed open.<br />
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Y'all have a wonderful week! Now, go quilt something!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-33518635952257867482016-03-29T11:38:00.002-04:002016-03-29T11:39:14.368-04:00House for RentOur worm (and bug) rich back yard attracts a variety of birds who delight in nesting in our yard, or chowing down on their way to somewhere else. Last spring we bought a regulation birdhouse and mounted it according to the instructions. The "For Rent" sign went up too late for bluebirds, so an entertaining couple, Mr. and Mrs. Swallow, signed the lease. They were very happy in our bird rental, and it was a hoot watching the babies grow up.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3ZHzZHeGgRE0nB1v9jofq13TdCEZfywAdpZvBRvMKXb_FIvzjmKvneDLUKEdNlIL8CabsKDosI6zHebb6jWlKhFukcmX2uBrbw4sYKJplFp_yNK2xhcYWEsgHDtvwtCo4biU3dly0ac/s1600/DSC03542+%2528480x640%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3ZHzZHeGgRE0nB1v9jofq13TdCEZfywAdpZvBRvMKXb_FIvzjmKvneDLUKEdNlIL8CabsKDosI6zHebb6jWlKhFukcmX2uBrbw4sYKJplFp_yNK2xhcYWEsgHDtvwtCo4biU3dly0ac/s320/DSC03542+%2528480x640%2529.jpg" width="240" /></a>Well, this year, a couple of weeks ago, a delightful couple, Mr. & Mrs. Bluebird, were hanging around the place, obviously shopping for a new apartment. The handsome Mr. Bluebird stuck his head in a few times, but never went inside. The Mrs. seemed to really like it from the outside, so she began to gather nesting material. But before she could start building her nest, the Mr. gave her his famous "not-on-your-life" look. She dropped the nesting stuff, and they flew off. Curious. <br />
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This last week, both the Bluebirds and the Swallows hung around it, checking it out again, but as yet, we've had no takers. DH cleaned it out last fall, so we really didn't know why no one seems to want it. Doing some research, we discovered that in addition to removing the abandoned furnishings, we should have hosed it out. Guess what the DH discovered during the hose-down. A WASP's NEST! Yikes! No wonder the house has been rejected! Now it is REALLY clean. Hopefully we're not too late. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdROtInhCF9OcdhcVEw2pNuz-Jqp9vkHyV2OgYFXYiXuz1uLkN2TqeXKSumf6VzOtHpJ3sj1hHx_NyrPKl7anfWkofHi0l3MSo4sfuzDdA_pBcEns_EMnPKcOhKqEbI0ggBheJ4Q_mFyY/s1600/DSC03528+%2528640x440%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdROtInhCF9OcdhcVEw2pNuz-Jqp9vkHyV2OgYFXYiXuz1uLkN2TqeXKSumf6VzOtHpJ3sj1hHx_NyrPKl7anfWkofHi0l3MSo4sfuzDdA_pBcEns_EMnPKcOhKqEbI0ggBheJ4Q_mFyY/s200/DSC03528+%2528640x440%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg1_pnn22K114GTjhAqZnMs-_Xtaaj_JauTsOnnVl8yWMhKGl158RiNLghalwHjbXuw0cC9HCOJroBTkCwk50zDD_CSJaqwzrZ0-EJPJGiVrP8KW9AD7_JEr3Gkxz1sqyr52SajRJYXw/s1600/DSC03527+%2528640x600%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg1_pnn22K114GTjhAqZnMs-_Xtaaj_JauTsOnnVl8yWMhKGl158RiNLghalwHjbXuw0cC9HCOJroBTkCwk50zDD_CSJaqwzrZ0-EJPJGiVrP8KW9AD7_JEr3Gkxz1sqyr52SajRJYXw/s200/DSC03527+%2528640x600%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Green Thing</h3>
Another quilt by Kay, the free spirit designer. She's making quilts for all of the grandkids. She says she has another dozen or so to go. Again, I used the Bolero panto.<br />
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This is Theresa's finished What Knots quilt, designed by Sue Jones. I love the rich colors. I used an allover leaf meander on this one.<br />
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Isn't this a darling quilt? Tricia machine appliqued the petals, and I love her color choices! The quilting pattern is a feathered hook.<br />
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A well-constructed quilt top will make it easy for your longarmer to do her or his best work for you, and possibly save you money on your bill. One of the most important things you can do is to make sure every seam is secure. Partially open seams, seams that don't catch all of the fabric layers, and seams that un-sew themselves take time to fix at best, and at worse can cause damage to your quilt or to the longarm machine.<br />
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If a longarmer is working a pantograph from the back side of her machine, she cannot see the top at all. Even from the front of the machine, she may not notice an open seam before the machine runs into it. The result could be a torn quilt top, a broken needle, or major repairs to the machine.<br />
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It is really easy to avoid this problem forever:<br />
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<li>First secure each seam start and stop as you go. Here are some options to pick from:<br />a. Start and stop each seam with an extra-small stitch length that extends a few stitches inside the seam line.<br />b. Start and stop each seam with a quick back-stitch.<br />c. Use a smaller stitch length all the time. The smaller the stitch, the less likely for the seam to come apart on it's own. This approach is especially useful when chain-piecing. </li>
<li>Check seams as you piece. Inspect the seam as you are setting it with the iron, and pressing the seam to one side, or open. </li>
<li>Clip ravels rather than just pull on the threads. I've seen seam allowances ravel past the sewn seam. </li>
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That's it. Make these precautions just a natural part of your piecing - and un-secured seams will be a thing of the past.<br />
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Have a wonderful week! Now let's go get new nose pads on my glasses and you go quilt something!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nesting pair of bald eagles nesting near Johnson City TN</td></tr>
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What do you know about eagles? Sad to say, I don't know much. Just that when I see one in flight, I am awestruck. So I snooped in google for information. There were 2 interesting facts I didn't know. First, not only do they hunt for prey with keen vision and great skill, they don't mind a good mugging now and then. Why work, when you can take the spoils of someone else's endeavor? What was really surprising to me, was that eagles love to play. They have been witnessed using various objects, including empty plastic bottles, as toys. One person reported seeing 6 eagles in flight, gleefully passing a stick from one to the other. Cool.<br />
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East Tennessee State University is following this darling couple with a live camera feed. They have eggs in the nest that should be hatching soon. When I checked the cam just now, they were eating supper. Check them out at: <a href="http://www.etsu.edu/cas/biology/eagle-cam/cameras.php" target="_blank">ETSU Live Eagle Cam</a>. <br />
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News from the Studio</h2>
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When it comes to quilting, I am a project buyer. I don't keep a stash. I'm also a one-project-at-a-time kinda girl. At least I thought I was. But, right now there must be 10 or 12 (or more) projects in some state of construction (or hoping to be constructed) sitting around the studio in their plastic project boxes gathering dust.<br />
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So, I swore off buying any more fabric until I finish a few of them. But a recent 45% off sale from Craftsy sucked me in. Check out this gorgeous line from Robert Kaufman. I saw it and my mouth started watering - really! So quick - I designed a super simple twin size Hunter's Star, and ordered 2 layer cakes (and a jelly roll which will be used to decorate the studio for now). Of course, I didn't discover that I only need 1 layer cake for my quilt until I had already drooled on both of them.<br />
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I'm about half finished with an edge to edge free motion on T.'s What Knots quilt. Isn't it beautiful! She does nice work. The quilting is a simple leafy meander that the DH calls "poison ivy pattern." Not funny.<br />
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Off the Frame</h3>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMokLZNUEDysSXXWfSFrkO1insS2cenS9skCgNR2MHLSh2CddpamoIUAE0KEFCgjjc0yifzVQR72PeSL_mBXmwKfpyfyG2brDjFxPLzfUrG9ghsLhEtXEV9oD_pDRAKjZvzWmLz9AOXlg/s1600/DSC03509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMokLZNUEDysSXXWfSFrkO1insS2cenS9skCgNR2MHLSh2CddpamoIUAE0KEFCgjjc0yifzVQR72PeSL_mBXmwKfpyfyG2brDjFxPLzfUrG9ghsLhEtXEV9oD_pDRAKjZvzWmLz9AOXlg/s320/DSC03509.JPG" width="320" /></a>I came to a stopping place on J's lovely Rippling Star quilt. so I took it off the frame for a few days to work in a couple of quick quilts. Doesn't it remind you of a happy french garden?<br />
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Tips and Techniques</h3>
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<li>First, USE A PRE-CUT! It contains all of the fabrics from the same line, and they all already go together!</li>
<li>Next, put the pieces you need to join into separate containers, and jumble them up. </li>
<li>Then, squeeze your eyes shut, refuse to look into the boxes, and pull out one piece from each box. No, no! Do not make a decision about whether they look good together. They DO. They were designed to go together!</li>
<li>I do, indeed, give you permission to put a piece back if it EXACTLY matches the other one. </li>
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Try this technique - come on now, be brave. Your quilt will be nice and scrappy, look beautiful, and you will have saved yourself a lot of heartache.<br />
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Learning for the Week</h2>
Doing taxes makes my head hurt.<br />
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Enjoy your weekend, and for Pete's sake, go quilt something!<br />
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<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586685896905689965.post-14337217090429438772016-02-10T18:27:00.000-05:002016-02-10T18:28:33.436-05:00Be careful what you whine about!<br />
Today has been quite a day. Early in the day, I whined to the DH that I didn't have anything to blog about. Well, here's what whining got me:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost de-cluttered.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haven't started de-cluttering, yet.</td></tr>
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When I woke, I had a rip-snorting sinus headache that really set me off. Figuring that most of the issue was dust and dry air, I set about dusting the office. No real issue there, but that started me in on de-cluttering the piles of general "stuff" that accumulated on the desk and table. The stuff included yarn and knitting stuff, un-mail (a.k.a. junk mail), quilt patterns, turbo tax cd, thread cards, guild stuff (wrote a bunch of receipts for the May workshop), Christmas bows, fingerless mittens (thanks Joyce!), magazines, and I don't know what-all. As you see, the table is making progress. No promises about the desk, though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After some culling.</td></tr>
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Filing the magazines is what really did me in. Since the Love of Quilting box was full, I pulled out the oldest ones to look through, saved patterns I liked, and cut out Quilting the Quilt articles I wanted to keep. Good. The next box was the Quilting Quickly box. Oh yes, I thought, I need to cancel that one. Do you think that was easy? Of course not. After I heard "We can't do that from here" from 3 different people WHO WORK FOR THE QUILTING QUICKLY PUBLISHER, I was fit to be tied. Finally a 4th person was able to figure it out. Cancellation done.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is now my collection of Quilty</td></tr>
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THEN I tried to cancel another F&P publication, Quilty. Well the next 2 people tried to refer me to the phone number for the other one. The person at the phone number LISTED IN THE QUILTY MAGAZINE, said "No one alive here can cancel it." Well, that just made me livid!<br />
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The DH, seeing that I was about to have a breakdown, put me out of my misery. He called one of the executives listed in the magazine. Somebody at headquarters was going to know about this. So I talked to her and told her my tale of woe. <br />
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When she asked what magazine I was having trouble with, and I told her Quilty magazine, she said "Oh, we stopped publishing that a year ago." Boy, did I feel like a dolt. Sure enough, the last issue I had was Jan/Feb 2015. "Embarrassed" isn't a strong enough word. In addition, during my quest, I had discovered that 2 of the F&P related websites had no way to logon to my account - just no place to enter a userid and password. So since I had her on the phone, I told her about that too. She had no clue about that, but offered "Maybe you are automatically logged in." .... Yup. Another dolt moment.<br />
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From my many years at IBM, I know something about really good executives. They may not know much, but they know how to ask really good
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News from the Studio</h2>
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Learning for the Week</h2>
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Never try to cancel a magazine that is no longer published.<br />
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Now, let's all stop whining and go quilt something!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16855378502984096894noreply@blogger.com0