tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83101263066124490992024-03-13T11:14:39.339-07:00 Sew Many Joyous Things - Linda's Journey Quilts, Recipes, Beads & moreLinda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-4735896780126797032023-04-21T19:16:00.001-07:002023-04-22T21:00:24.848-07:002018 Finishes<p>I've attended a quilting retreat once a year that has been going on for about 20 years. In 2018 we were challenged to take this panel and make it into a quilt. I decided to cut it into tiny pieces and make a grow chart for my great grandkids. Here is the panel. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVfjQh6SmZKMhXpw-Gy4_Rf1eIxUglYXGBXmgSMARNFsWP1X0yWnZxp80swCETWHEpHSrTDapXHpP2vOQNGDOLYE6O5p6B_pQGTkvduOxm88PxVuAHpEiSc4wXVgYx3866wor0IlRQrCYwmo808MtkkL_jo2lDiCx5xSRxHb4vGoPBMVHMI-cRaVLL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVfjQh6SmZKMhXpw-Gy4_Rf1eIxUglYXGBXmgSMARNFsWP1X0yWnZxp80swCETWHEpHSrTDapXHpP2vOQNGDOLYE6O5p6B_pQGTkvduOxm88PxVuAHpEiSc4wXVgYx3866wor0IlRQrCYwmo808MtkkL_jo2lDiCx5xSRxHb4vGoPBMVHMI-cRaVLL" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the Giraffe Grow Chart I made using the panel. I won first place and a really nice gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinz1YtlFkr39R6Ey8KHHqE_sHMQfZbRpAMP5JtrrAjvNG3Q5KGkjObeFeo6rdAIYtQ4D_CwNZF_a55CUnsMYIKotjdjYnDcNbC6Cc3kNOkarw9v9HLx-tZvv_ekbOqvcq9_htSAyfuzjO6bFghhvbR_Hj3JXHaCglyRjoLLOTJb4jThBlOZ9Io-g-G" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinz1YtlFkr39R6Ey8KHHqE_sHMQfZbRpAMP5JtrrAjvNG3Q5KGkjObeFeo6rdAIYtQ4D_CwNZF_a55CUnsMYIKotjdjYnDcNbC6Cc3kNOkarw9v9HLx-tZvv_ekbOqvcq9_htSAyfuzjO6bFghhvbR_Hj3JXHaCglyRjoLLOTJb4jThBlOZ9Io-g-G" width="180" /></a></div><p><br /></p>In the Palo Verde Patchers quilt group, I participated in another challenge in 2018. We were supposed to make a quilt about what we were eating. I was eating a lot of fruit and vegetables so I made this quilt. The center block is one I designed and made using colored pencils. It's such a happy, scrappy quilt.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2R45aKKI-kN8q8pDW4nbgdKVjYVECqNzgVrGzRHE9PvHcLqf4CKd5PIku34wYIWeAsVRAtlXHUp11I-PP1cpLM5dkCDWe4tu1S91LA11QacQceHt0pXjk2i3TAwcZVjupW94tz7rGuhRCfG9IvLK8aft2Q1C4TdFkDPAGCUGclm7Iu5hXwfE5mAqH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2R45aKKI-kN8q8pDW4nbgdKVjYVECqNzgVrGzRHE9PvHcLqf4CKd5PIku34wYIWeAsVRAtlXHUp11I-PP1cpLM5dkCDWe4tu1S91LA11QacQceHt0pXjk2i3TAwcZVjupW94tz7rGuhRCfG9IvLK8aft2Q1C4TdFkDPAGCUGclm7Iu5hXwfE5mAqH" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And a close-up of the center...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj20ZhQFehNyYbdCEewAuKjfIrMy9QEGtzECc0kwUz7aE_sgAExCaYs7gHdugpy-2o36CiYHwVhZFJMiX40jk6OpyqBLaBCBMXdVzVHOSVAaL6pQ8odjjg1RuNZjzbKJXGi4JUU-NOFrc0cpOkBsoZhVNZDMeYWO_BJ2tBVwoP-tYOEPhrqQOgtOV8V" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj20ZhQFehNyYbdCEewAuKjfIrMy9QEGtzECc0kwUz7aE_sgAExCaYs7gHdugpy-2o36CiYHwVhZFJMiX40jk6OpyqBLaBCBMXdVzVHOSVAaL6pQ8odjjg1RuNZjzbKJXGi4JUU-NOFrc0cpOkBsoZhVNZDMeYWO_BJ2tBVwoP-tYOEPhrqQOgtOV8V" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BLOCK OF THE MONTH FOR 2018</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the Palo Verde Patchers Handwork Group we had a very busy year. Our block of the month was a Dresden Plate quilt. I gave the ladies a choice of three options to put in the center of the block: Sun Bonnet Sues, Arizona Birds, or Tea Cups and a Tea Pot. I made the quilt with Sun Bonnet Sues in the middle (picture soon). I also made the birds and the tea cups. Here is the Arizona Bird's quilt - I used a different layout rather than the Dresden Plate on this little quilt, designed the art for the birds and their scene, and used the two color prairie points that I taught last year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjszpkFs8OgSZBPhkrWSqd6N28wSaZjPyGv36VnP39PH0dB1SLz5vW2-vYdJhxiErUWCkjivBL3RdMLiFTFnfS5EekR7p1-6GZ2MK7ehfA65ujmfYzVzFlzyOtTl1fG8but5ISCZVuG7Io7yCv_dt42XeaHsnd1wzUd54JpzHfoQWdvad0fLwGTv56w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjszpkFs8OgSZBPhkrWSqd6N28wSaZjPyGv36VnP39PH0dB1SLz5vW2-vYdJhxiErUWCkjivBL3RdMLiFTFnfS5EekR7p1-6GZ2MK7ehfA65ujmfYzVzFlzyOtTl1fG8but5ISCZVuG7Io7yCv_dt42XeaHsnd1wzUd54JpzHfoQWdvad0fLwGTv56w=w343-h457" width="343" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-89378370385601413372023-04-21T18:25:00.003-07:002023-04-21T19:16:43.269-07:00<p>I'm disappointed that Shutterfly has discontinued doing Share Pages. I've been posting my newer pictures there instead of here on my Blog. It will be a big job to post them all here since I haven't updated my Blog since 2017 - but here goes. I'll start with some of the older ones I had posted. </p><p>This is a little quilt I made for my niece in 2017. She looks happy with it, doesn't she? She's about 7 years old now. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNzwoQ1NiqvmVgvPZRsP3ZBnrZMmo9A2h72HkwWl0QoXod-TvQqbDgdjgKWgPjdvfvwnrP58RQjEY-0nEuxK4HLdjSs7tDh6plfnfj_WOyM-HGIA37Aw1f0JVCDlyksi3dO6I1atv97Bg7QWNOXN9mdR8lbFfNusLpgoH_F406X02ZZcChC869pOq4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNzwoQ1NiqvmVgvPZRsP3ZBnrZMmo9A2h72HkwWl0QoXod-TvQqbDgdjgKWgPjdvfvwnrP58RQjEY-0nEuxK4HLdjSs7tDh6plfnfj_WOyM-HGIA37Aw1f0JVCDlyksi3dO6I1atv97Bg7QWNOXN9mdR8lbFfNusLpgoH_F406X02ZZcChC869pOq4" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitkk4T5-XDzTAMzsjT18mWTEjxso6Giiub2EdtQthTWu-tok5devhlIKyiXYmkSEO6HG0ZhHlZ78T6bNjf3QLLuk3Dgc6hzMipGG7ja870JC5uoyD84DOJ0u0lAsyxVAib7hJQRmUJdll_5OeHbs1sqSLdW75C1P58cfSqYcndtkmGD3WU929TCPxf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="304" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitkk4T5-XDzTAMzsjT18mWTEjxso6Giiub2EdtQthTWu-tok5devhlIKyiXYmkSEO6HG0ZhHlZ78T6bNjf3QLLuk3Dgc6hzMipGG7ja870JC5uoyD84DOJ0u0lAsyxVAib7hJQRmUJdll_5OeHbs1sqSLdW75C1P58cfSqYcndtkmGD3WU929TCPxf" width="168" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some more older pictures that I captured. The first one is of my Granddaughter and me.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next few are of me over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNh0uiT-Z_M2eVLW7tA8-dixb2puhDeziWXe-aJHX39LwK0XZi-_4igQxE-yllSj7AnJgLua_xaeGkI8RdY57aSxEGYhiXYSbUz23THJCoofhdR9-qX1RqmbNcsv47SOHAZQwijCueELFycJN_MThKs2lRVKJ08i76ouPyl5EpmyCJqmK8DLcA1a8e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh3Fv2SMDGO_HBwHYckWefku2jyBUeflNf70i47xCzaVp3Mja7bf8C5rbPd0Mcp_TF7QRYbmFihPFTwvwH7prCBHydqAvVCDxi_uYQnEwjKg0RtBvZKcSdKGalAoTrRs1IbUX0bwt7xfSZHzhEbGzBalrgFA_yqYQbi0RL-pmo8D2-gP7IngbeLuAq=w131-h175" width="131" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrcB7Ie0cjwGYQVfnOdNpwbYRGWfncVCrKdIo5-67r0q548gz1KDtLTRyuC6jPIKbbQyfGPfr5NvmBFzttA8vHimZW9r__f77CXnEXf0AKNTVFirxqflHeSf2XLL2LLJLz14AOYGDRIujnlRm3B5Ne4fYE1YdsKIucmB-KAy9TH05QNsxgSjthTX1z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrcB7Ie0cjwGYQVfnOdNpwbYRGWfncVCrKdIo5-67r0q548gz1KDtLTRyuC6jPIKbbQyfGPfr5NvmBFzttA8vHimZW9r__f77CXnEXf0AKNTVFirxqflHeSf2XLL2LLJLz14AOYGDRIujnlRm3B5Ne4fYE1YdsKIucmB-KAy9TH05QNsxgSjthTX1z=w119-h159" width="119" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAY_QqSwboDFUOK6xBXQg1HhqFvESHBV9Yv-MCR23yF1tkjBTNCXD-R6CiZicBFLdVYkTtrveTORAFI_HNtsg1rSSAib-rrJYu_cZjqdxj_eC4Jcc-9VL8RcrQYJgGBhocIfjo3sxq3IlrEHnxvAZvcQ2HaDEx0Yj9QPFcwSkHTdj-WyBrfruD1u8j" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAY_QqSwboDFUOK6xBXQg1HhqFvESHBV9Yv-MCR23yF1tkjBTNCXD-R6CiZicBFLdVYkTtrveTORAFI_HNtsg1rSSAib-rrJYu_cZjqdxj_eC4Jcc-9VL8RcrQYJgGBhocIfjo3sxq3IlrEHnxvAZvcQ2HaDEx0Yj9QPFcwSkHTdj-WyBrfruD1u8j=w120-h160" width="120" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I am now - older but wiser. Hey, I paid for all those wrinkles livin' life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs-poHcSyiztfP0iGXIcCXg_WTuY6q5VkxaxYl6m8aPUNN_QrWE7-U6_laJgK16pJMFgxPYntx3J4C6oJoTizRv6cwzH15VG0BL12bH_j1hbymtPxATkcZ0ayL3qrtymWxW_eBBDqgPR5fF_7wdhvgTeaa272ukfhdGtpK18IJ6QNqp_IMAlyLmG-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs-poHcSyiztfP0iGXIcCXg_WTuY6q5VkxaxYl6m8aPUNN_QrWE7-U6_laJgK16pJMFgxPYntx3J4C6oJoTizRv6cwzH15VG0BL12bH_j1hbymtPxATkcZ0ayL3qrtymWxW_eBBDqgPR5fF_7wdhvgTeaa272ukfhdGtpK18IJ6QNqp_IMAlyLmG-1=w130-h173" width="130" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAQL--Y07S5vrCH8oRg15sfxgPa-btiIwG1-5hpyN5OHCuhL4-6LhMMYjj_7mHT6AqF8-YSNQcPBuiQ48xsbQluwjFr5JcX9bp1A8AlJjyYOJdeOFY1gcMFWUAPtNu2JumUG8S_ueULmcUfppcfREJ7dkEHSF7puqS3FR4_mXD3PoFrEadTVAPnONC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAQL--Y07S5vrCH8oRg15sfxgPa-btiIwG1-5hpyN5OHCuhL4-6LhMMYjj_7mHT6AqF8-YSNQcPBuiQ48xsbQluwjFr5JcX9bp1A8AlJjyYOJdeOFY1gcMFWUAPtNu2JumUG8S_ueULmcUfppcfREJ7dkEHSF7puqS3FR4_mXD3PoFrEadTVAPnONC=w130-h172" width="130" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUTXVFGN05yd9ahbS6ncIIq6HNadD5EfkpiSMSgIl3SGjAw7wf6gfdbAw7NN2q98KKpu0DpUgiTId8g-CGDmoxSmlI1mmQ8pZQZUtzF_-8rXO5fg0WyR7DeM0u7Pgtbx166hxfCAci4ALz3tTciZWFFOq9CCwNMDi_IWj7j_vkF4e7quL-tXEJ3Gw4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUTXVFGN05yd9ahbS6ncIIq6HNadD5EfkpiSMSgIl3SGjAw7wf6gfdbAw7NN2q98KKpu0DpUgiTId8g-CGDmoxSmlI1mmQ8pZQZUtzF_-8rXO5fg0WyR7DeM0u7Pgtbx166hxfCAci4ALz3tTciZWFFOq9CCwNMDi_IWj7j_vkF4e7quL-tXEJ3Gw4=w134-h179" width="134" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My wonderful great grandchildren who we have been providing day care since they were born:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqnWoeVlqmxdZKKgu4GcVM2evAqAXUJr55cLZB3PQWOzWwI8CeDevHOLTKJ3QQjgFtYtrUygyUA9cb1AjgmtYZnzX8G_IRe7HV_Uk0z_Djsdzy81L_egc1BpzG68QqrklOgoS59awuQ2akh9wgN9SD4SfTaUrq2MmcHlhM1qyurAAVviVIt8wRlPYi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqnWoeVlqmxdZKKgu4GcVM2evAqAXUJr55cLZB3PQWOzWwI8CeDevHOLTKJ3QQjgFtYtrUygyUA9cb1AjgmtYZnzX8G_IRe7HV_Uk0z_Djsdzy81L_egc1BpzG68QqrklOgoS59awuQ2akh9wgN9SD4SfTaUrq2MmcHlhM1qyurAAVviVIt8wRlPYi=w151-h201" width="151" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4foo4qb-QHNPgi0ub-b0tmMPOmneR8JQO1uW2FiokVSpp3HxF35VWPtNUN1AeyuuFlm62WQ7AsanDcpVry54XqKF6NzqjxRknUNi3aH42YRdu-pf42f47lWUNLTecJwNnZIebaaWYQLwhaESjfjqZc2nl2u2xLUHcOE3d4aP5zTKZpwnzFKVEyfR5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4foo4qb-QHNPgi0ub-b0tmMPOmneR8JQO1uW2FiokVSpp3HxF35VWPtNUN1AeyuuFlm62WQ7AsanDcpVry54XqKF6NzqjxRknUNi3aH42YRdu-pf42f47lWUNLTecJwNnZIebaaWYQLwhaESjfjqZc2nl2u2xLUHcOE3d4aP5zTKZpwnzFKVEyfR5=w147-h196" width="147" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick & our great granddaughter. We get to play all day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgctqOIqslwUcHeY4UoTiP13_1RLQyCaPkDqvNJ-qowuNqucn4uu6Tmdrdp4kIS4x4k60H2HUparbmcF9I4FAn9szIvbHhyg1SmWJ1QUyWOJI1etRa8Zc-kc8m06RF9uzIHzylyXztYlMt7djPU-36QvJkkvdFnijoEu-T9BHO5YOdRY2egjrf50ug9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgctqOIqslwUcHeY4UoTiP13_1RLQyCaPkDqvNJ-qowuNqucn4uu6Tmdrdp4kIS4x4k60H2HUparbmcF9I4FAn9szIvbHhyg1SmWJ1QUyWOJI1etRa8Zc-kc8m06RF9uzIHzylyXztYlMt7djPU-36QvJkkvdFnijoEu-T9BHO5YOdRY2egjrf50ug9" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br />Here are a few more 2017 quilt finishes. The first one is called Little Women. I made it for a challenge the quilting group (Palo Verde Patchers) near my home issued. We were to make a quilt about a book we enjoyed from our past.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfVpEWvRFmIDSp1yK3OdEKHhVPuhWR866oEUZv6DQdQ_vc7YxQixmSyIHKloWSKgLiBhn9oE6dlRJXhQc7Gn5O97W10bo0EqlWu8-OEk_g3DlCL4I7NjFVUPyupoOFh8FHuftq21n8QYGHvg6uqDkRJD8uMUM_8n172VRS07cHpWoezTD51eq_SJcb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfVpEWvRFmIDSp1yK3OdEKHhVPuhWR866oEUZv6DQdQ_vc7YxQixmSyIHKloWSKgLiBhn9oE6dlRJXhQc7Gn5O97W10bo0EqlWu8-OEk_g3DlCL4I7NjFVUPyupoOFh8FHuftq21n8QYGHvg6uqDkRJD8uMUM_8n172VRS07cHpWoezTD51eq_SJcb" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . .and a close-up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcHLsgwJ5G2LPnZB-9ye-xKXMArUiE5Ab-s3KbfM8KLrXGn5DsZIkqBknphTrKIQNms-fn6f-Ch3_hW0QOsiZnzIdtHs4IkZ3paRMLoe-6DE8erYC5_GqGJvhA-jbmo7-6gpgykgKzyUvFYN9-2qeV9F8rDV-eHC5xZ-RT-ftunlBzKpXhxzKQnBet" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcHLsgwJ5G2LPnZB-9ye-xKXMArUiE5Ab-s3KbfM8KLrXGn5DsZIkqBknphTrKIQNms-fn6f-Ch3_hW0QOsiZnzIdtHs4IkZ3paRMLoe-6DE8erYC5_GqGJvhA-jbmo7-6gpgykgKzyUvFYN9-2qeV9F8rDV-eHC5xZ-RT-ftunlBzKpXhxzKQnBet" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I took a series of on-line courses for making crazy quilts. Here is a miniature quilts I made using some of those techniques. I made it for a nesting robing challenge (a version of a round robin, but rather than pass the quilt around to have each person add another border, you do it all yourself. I really liked doing that process). For the challenge the host would pull a different category we were supposed to represent each month (such as lakes, birds, butterfly, etc.) Most of the ladies made a separate block for each category. I put all of them into one quilt. It became quilt a challenge when they pulled the category Tea and the next one, Kitchen Utensil - but I did it. See the tea pot with flowers in it and the strainer with flowers in it hanging from the tree? 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I made a handmade etui (needle case), and pin cushion to go in them, and several quilting items - and put some sweets in them too. Here's the one I made in a class and also a sample of the ones I made for the Board.<br />
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At the Christmas Party I was presented with some pretty "Baskets of Wishes" blocks in fall colors from members of the Foothills quilting group to thank me for my year as Chapter Chair. I love them. </div>
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Wishing you all good things for the holidays and blessings in the new year!<br />
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Here are a few pictures of Zahn (our great grandson) from this year. He's such a blessing to our life.</div>
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-69958846500183455592016-11-25T17:15:00.001-07:002016-11-28T07:54:56.228-07:00Flowers Around My Cabin - Raffle Quilt for 2017I finally completed the quilt I've been working on for months. It's for my guild chapter's 2017 raffle (Foothills Quilters).<br />
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I'm so grateful that I was able to pass this off on Thanksgiving morning to the lady who is sewing on the binding. <br />
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Back Story: I quilted the quilt with an all-over feather meander in the center, small feathers in the red border, and outlined the applique, and then meandered around it. I quilted this in mostly 2 hour stretches while my 2 1/2 year old great grandson was napping (on the days I wasn't so tired from chasing him around that I had to nap right along with him).<br />
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The ladies in Foothills made log cabin blocks for a quilt we donated to our meeting place. I took the left-over blocks to make this raffle quilt (think left-overs = many blocks not true to size). As you might guess, when asking for 12 1/2" blocks that will be 12" when finished, sometimes you get 12" blocks before they're finished. That meant I needed to remake a dozen of the blocks to make them fit together. We chose this star layout which I think is kind of unique and striking. <br />
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I then gave a class on appliqueing an easy way (glue method), made kits for the ladies, and passed as many out as I could find takers. After I collected them I made the ones that were missing for the layout I designed, and sewed them onto the borders. Sewing them on took about 73 hours. I missed a few session of keeping track so this number is conservative. <br />
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Then I proceeded to figure out a design for the quilting and did some marking of the top. Loading also took some thought because of the pieced backing, so I'm pleased that that turned out okay. A lady in our group made the pieced back using several of the smallest blocks and I appliqued some flowers and leaves on it after I completed the quilting.<br />
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I decided on Dream Wool batting because the feather meander has some rather long feathers in some places and Dream batting can be quilted farther apart than what I had originally planned to use (Hobbs 80/20). This quilt feels cuddly already with the wool batting in it.<br />
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After I completed the quilting, I realized it would need a hanging sleeve so we could display it on our quilt rack for the raffle. So made that and a label that included laundering instructions. <br />
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I was so pleased to hand it off just before noon on Thanksgiving. Yea!<br />
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Here are some close-ups of the quilting and the back of the quilt:<br />
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-22553943691619970512016-11-18T10:35:00.001-07:002023-04-21T18:39:17.790-07:00"What I Love about Quilting" - red work quilting girls quiltHere is the quilt I made last month for our Foothills Annual Quilt Challenge - the theme was "What I am grateful for about Foothills or Quilting".<br />
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I decided to use my little red work quilting girl blocks that had been languishing for about 9 years so it's a long-overdue UFO for me too. I'm happy that they were right for the theme and are now made into a quilt. The swag borders are pre-printed yardage. I added hand applique bows at the corners. It took a lot of calculating to make the pre-printed borders fit along the block edges evenly. Thankfully trimming the blocks to a smaller size and choosing a good sashing width made it all fit together.<br />
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I did custom quilting on this quilt
and it seemed to take half-of-forever (a total of about 62 hours). I love quilting feathers and meandering, but struggle with ruler work, so was glad when that part was finished. I put in some really long days getting this done on time - not what I want to repeat anytime soon. We had been having our great grandson here so
much, that I didn't think I'd ever be able to get enough time to finish
it by the deadline, but it finally got finished.<br />
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Getting the marking out turned out to be a challenge. I used Sewline pencil with pink lead and Bohin colored chalk, the
purple. I thought I had pre-tested them but not good enough I guess. I'm going to have to be more careful in the future.<br />
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I plan to give the back a little bit more attention before I call this quilt completely finished. It seems that when I was changing thread colors my longarm came unthreaded and I struggled getting it to sew evenly after I re-threaded. The stitching looks okay on the front but there are some loops around some of the curved feather tips on the back. I think I'll come up with an applique idea and do some back art to cover those "loopies". I'll post some pictures when I get the back art finished. <br />
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All in all, I'm pleased with the way it turned out, but I prefer a more leisurely experience when I'm quilting. It's done though so now I can switch to doing a little bit of handwork - something I really enjoy. A much slower pace too. <br />
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Here are a few close-ups so you can see the quilting. <br />
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-15836211959055584962016-08-09T14:23:00.001-07:002016-08-09T14:23:17.525-07:00Sleepy Bear QuiltI just completed this quilt yesterday. I call it Sleepy Bear. I plan to hang
it over my gr. grandson, Zahn's, crib. I had originally thought I'd
give it to charity but he was so interested in the stars, the moon,
& especially the ties, that I decided I would give it to him
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Here's the back....... . I used muslin, which I often do to save $$$,
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The top was made in 2012 - the backing was even finished and ready to go back then. Then it sat around waiting until I got re-interested in it again. I'm glad to finally get this UFO (unfinished object) finished. If I recall correctly, I found the pattern for this little bear in one of my quilt magazines.</div>
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Here's the next quilt I've completed - another prayer quilt for the church. </div>
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It's a friendship star variation. I added machine appliqued
butterflies in the center of each star. This is the block I made for
the first AZ Retreat I attended - for the block exchange. I had a few
extra blocks, so sewed a few more to add to them, and made them into a
quilt. The top has been languishing all these years. The church will say prayers over it as they tie the final tie on each knot. I'm glad to finally have it finished and going to someone who it may comfort. Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-80515286629906807222016-07-29T13:29:00.001-07:002016-08-09T14:31:25.661-07:00Little Fishy Prayer QuiltI'm working on finishing some quilt tops. I made this blue and yellow-orange quilt top in 2004, and it's sat
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It has flying geese interspersed with fussy cut fish. I've decided to call it Little Fishy. It will be donated to the church where our quilting group meets to be used as a prayer quilt. It's tied and the strings are left long enough that they can say prayers while tying the final knot. I'm so happy to have it finished!</div>
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The other day my husband asked me what I was going to do with all of my quilts. He suggested I try to find homes for some of them now, rather than wait for someone else to decide what to do with them when I pass on. That was an idea I could get behind, and it's motivating me to finish some of them, and find good homes for them. Our quilting group donates to both the church and a battered women's shelter. I've gone through my tops to see what needs to be done to finish a bunch of them and donate them to one of these worthy causes. </div>
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prayers to God. Any loose knots can be tightened before washing to
prevent them from coming out. Even if a knot comes out the prayer will last
forever. Lovingly, Spirit of Hope UMC</span></em></span></div>
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If you read my blog, you've probably read where I mention little Zahn. It's a long story which I'll just abbreviate here. Zahn is my granddaughter's baby - 2 1/2 years old now - who was being raised by his other grandmother (who adopted him). Unfortunately that grandmother has been fighting cancer and lost that battle last month. Her partner, who also adopted him, is now raising Zahn. This quilt is a comfort quilt for the partner, Bobbie. She's a lovely person and we care about her so much. She's doing a wonderful job raising Zahn and is very dear to us. She just loved the quilt - she cried and cried when I gave it to her, especially when she read the label. It reads:</div>
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I started this quilt in 2010 but didn't have anyone in mind for it then. After Pattie lost her battle with cancer, I added the hearts on the front, and the back art heart bouquet, thinking I wanted to give it as a comfort quilt for Bobbie.</div>
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-27596336010957748882016-07-14T15:05:00.000-07:002016-07-14T15:36:31.037-07:00Quilts for the ChurchWe support two places at our quilting group, the church where we meet (we donate quilts to them) and a battered women's shelter (we donate quilts and pillowcases to them). Here are two quilts I made to donate to the church. The church use them as fund raisers, or to give as comfort quilts to the sick or needy, or to go to homeless senior citizens. This year we hope to donate at least 10 quilts to the church.<br />
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These quilts were quilts I made previously just waiting for the right place for them. I started the blue and yellow one in 2006 and the peach and green one in 2012 . I'm so glad to finally have a home for them. Now I need to get busy working on the two quilts I have in process for the battered women's shelter. I need to put on borders and then quilt them. I need more quilting time! Sound familiar? </div>
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I started it in 2005. I love that it will one day give comfort to someone when they are sad.</div>
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Here are the steps. I used a piece of fabric instead of a pattern, which I basted to a piece of muslin, and backed with stabilizer. Then I hooped it and did the beading. Then cut it out with a 1/4" seam allowance and turned the seam allowance over using Elmer's school glue. Then I attached it to my beachy looking crazy quilt block.</div>
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The next beaded slip is a turtle. I found him on a piece of fabric and decided to bead his shell and applique the head and legs as is. I put him on the block with the teddy bear I made in task #2.</div>
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Here are pictures of the steps I used to make him.</div>
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-13973363226670726742016-04-24T15:16:00.002-07:002016-04-24T15:18:43.066-07:00Crazy quilt image slips The two crazy quilt slips for this task are image slips. The first one I made is a teddy bear. I used a piece of fabric as my pattern.<br />
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The next two pictures are of the teddy bear cut out with a 1/4" seam allowance and then the seam allowance turned under using Elmer's school glue before I appliqued him to my crazy quilt block. I stuffed the teddy bear as I was attaching him to the crazy quilt block so he looks sort of puffy and cute.<br />
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My second image slip is a bunch of flowers. Again I used a piece of fabric instead of a drawn pattern. I decided to do this as an oval medallion and to work the flowers in 4mm silk ribbon. I was able to use my ProMarkers to color my ribbon. I decided not to stuff the medallion because I liked how it looked this way. I added a neutral ric rac when I attached the medallion to my block.<br />
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The next 3 picture are the steps I used to make this slip. Fabric selection and oval shape drawn, then silk ribbon embroidery completed and French knot centers, and finally the completed slip. </div>
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Here is the step-by-step process. I started with a piece of fabric.</div>
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I embroidered the highlights.</div>
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Then I cut it out leaving about 1/4" seam allowance.</div>
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I then turned under the seam allowance using Elmer's School glue and it was ready to applique to my crazy quilt block.</div>
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-64884535031532933412016-04-23T13:39:00.001-07:002016-04-24T13:44:16.783-07:00Making Embroidered Slips is the next project in my Crazy Quilt ClassWhen I saw the original class write-up and pictures I could hardly wait to get to this task - making a little embroidered fox slip. I've bought embroidered slips in the past but didn't really think about making one myself. It was time consuming but I really enjoyed seeing it come together. Here's my little fox finished and in a scene - resting in the tall grass in the forest:<br />
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Here are the steps to make the slip. The first step is to do the embroidery in a hoop so it doesn't pucker due to using so much thread. I did the long & short stitch on the head and a stem stitch on the body and tail using regular sewing thread (suggested by the instructor) instead of embroidery floss. I used muslin to embroider on, and pressed 2 layers on tear-away stabilizer to the back, before I began.<br />
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After the embroidery was finished I tore off the stabilizer, trimmed around the shape leaving about 1/4" seam allowance, and then used glue stick to turn over the edges. Here is the back side.<br />
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This is how it looks from the front. Now it's ready to be stitched down to one of my crazy quilt blocks. </div>
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-19673603616259368712016-04-14T13:49:00.001-07:002016-04-25T08:36:12.573-07:00Crazy Quilt Classes ContinueI've been busy working on another crazy quilt class by Kathy Shaw. We started by adding silkies to a crazy quilt block. We then embellishing the silkies and then put frames around them. Then we worked on Broiderie Perse and applique. Thought I'd post the pictures of these as I work on the next task.<br />
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Here's an example of one of my completed silkies and it's followed by the step-by-step progress on what I've completed for this class so far.<br />
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1920's Lady silkie appliqued to block</div>
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1920's Lady silkie embellished</div>
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1920's Lady silkie with frame</div>
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Garden Child silkie appliqued to block</div>
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Garden Child silkie embellished</div>
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Garden Child with frame</div>
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Girlfriends silkie appliqued to block</div>
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Girlfriends silkie embellished</div>
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Girlfriends silkie framed</div>
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The next 6 pictures are my Broiderie Perse.</div>
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The next 5 pictures are of my applique. The hearts are enhanced with embroidery.</div>
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Applique Fruit- the strawberries have broidery perse leaves - the cherries have broidery perse leaves and some embroidery highlights.</div>
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Applique Pear - with broidery perse leaf and embroidered stem.</div>
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Applique Bird - with embroidered flourish and some small buttons. </div>
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Applique Ginkgo Leaves</div>
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These 4 pictures are for my 2-step applique task.</div>
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-50105262138265011652015-12-25T05:27:00.004-07:002023-04-22T16:38:25.568-07:00Merry Christmas!
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Hope you get to spend many happy hours with loved
ones & friends & have a blessed Christmas!<o:p></o:p><br />
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We spend a wonderful day with our 2 year old grandson, Zahn, on
Christmas Eve. It was so great to see the excitement on his face when he
opened his gifts. One of his favorites was a Batman tricycle. His
feet don't quite touch the peddles yet but he seemed to get around on it just
fine anyway. In this picture he is testing some of the buttons.<br />
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A small collage of pictures of Zahn in 2015.</div>
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-73438241360951624742015-12-25T05:18:00.002-07:002015-12-25T05:18:20.429-07:00Handmade Christmas Gifts for 2015Seasons' Greetings. I spent many happy hours making Christmas gifts for my quilting friends this year. For some I made a crazy quilt style embroidery hoop picture and for some I made a little pin cushion using wool felt with fabric accents. <br />
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What a wonderful time of year! I feel so blessed to be able to spend time with friends and family. Last week alone I attended 3 Christmas luncheons - good food, good friends, and a lot of good memories made. </div>
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Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-81966511848337957372015-11-26T12:17:00.002-07:002015-12-25T05:28:20.237-07:00Happy Thanksgiving<img alt="Image result for thanksgiving clipart" class="rg_i" data-src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQMDXCYgS56d2wSMSvHEznQwJnrdEwFFbHVJ5xK5DsNjhGbJPSm" data-sz="f" jsaction="load:str.tbn" name="tysE7E1Pycs2QM:" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQMDXCYgS56d2wSMSvHEznQwJnrdEwFFbHVJ5xK5DsNjhGbJPSm" style="height: 194px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 233px;" /><br />
Thanksgiving Blessings to all my family & friends!<br />
<br />Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-33034572988976304242015-10-21T11:53:00.001-07:002015-10-21T11:59:43.025-07:00Quilting Ladies that I Quilted for a FriendI occasionally do custom quilting for others, not as a business, but just for fun. Here is a quilt of cute quilting ladies I did for a friend from my Palo Verde Patchers' quilting group. <br />
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I did a meander around the quilting ladies.</div>
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There's a feathered wreath in the large 4-patch blocks.</div>
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This is the inner border design.</div>
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A feathered outer border.</div>
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I was very slow finishing this quilt. This poor lady had to wait for quite some time for her quilt. I'm finally starting to feel better though, I've had quite a bad fibro flare, and it's kept me out of my sewing room for several months. I don't do quilt show quality quilts - I just quilt for fun from time to time. I'm pleased to have this one finished. </div>
Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-5013906485151542902015-10-05T10:13:00.000-07:002015-10-05T21:24:21.245-07:00Crazy Quilt Mini Silk Ribbon Embroidery FlowersFinished the Crazy Quilt Class (#107 Mini Silk Ribbon Embroidery Flowers) in August but forgot to post pictures. Fun class, learned a lot, and have already made a few more flowers for some of my other crazy quilt blocks.<br />
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Scene #1. Can you see the little bunny in the bottom right corner?</div>
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Both scenes together. </div>
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I was able to get them both in my hoop, side by side, because I made them half the size of the pattern. My plan is to put them into the center of a crazy quilt block so I wanted to make them small enough to do that. It made forming the flowers, and fitting them into the allotted space along the fences a little bit more challenging, but that's okay. </div>
<br />Linda P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16124166606940613497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310126306612449099.post-11329150988686836662015-06-13T16:49:00.001-07:002015-06-13T16:49:59.356-07:00Monograms for my Crazy Quilt BlocksThis is my embroidered monogram for the Intermediate Crazy Quilt class I'm taking from Kathy Shaw. I started it in an earlier class and finished it with leaves and French knots during this class.<br />
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My beaded monogram was quite a challenge for me. I wasn't happy with the color of the beads I used. The blue was too bright and just didn't look right with the other colors on the block. I used up some brain cells trying to decide what to do. Then I remembered that I had some Tsuineko ink from an earlier class. I tried the silver ink, and liked the results, but the ink partially wore off while I was embroidering the remainder of the word. This morning I got some silver nail polish to put over the top, and viola, it worked. <br />
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