tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36978424108969587392024-03-18T21:12:14.789-05:00Sane, Crazy, Crumby QuiltingCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2789125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-67696815535218395402024-03-18T09:46:00.000-05:002024-03-18T09:46:30.532-05:00Snowball in Snowball Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxY2jejHe-mSnmRV-0632t4NouvpjyyfMDQTwlkgfkw2FqEtMjDg2MkHBDOq5CqjIZgvGmJ9ifaV0xJh2D4edriG64I5f45MdmY8-5WGCmFng8k6YCsxpOdCtIQ4Dh9W-LulihrRhJGzKRzbmebkmSkA_Qn1kzvrNlbRt6XK6brp2y_LCWvKWoo-pxRo/s800/IMGP3861-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="629" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxY2jejHe-mSnmRV-0632t4NouvpjyyfMDQTwlkgfkw2FqEtMjDg2MkHBDOq5CqjIZgvGmJ9ifaV0xJh2D4edriG64I5f45MdmY8-5WGCmFng8k6YCsxpOdCtIQ4Dh9W-LulihrRhJGzKRzbmebkmSkA_Qn1kzvrNlbRt6XK6brp2y_LCWvKWoo-pxRo/w504-h640/IMGP3861-001.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snowball in Snowball</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">37.5 x 49.5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcY8OgDRMdlwMQwYAwlM-MTJsi9_gtUG0vEUBEl7NE1VbM5erY2rAAXewLhtBM0ulz6mxkWsUipUnlX3jCWPO_qbR05mjhyhMwpLyXi4vYJugfIlWRghNJuJ3VDxWIzqP0LJeJrS3HEAUUYx6FluR1XrljcMKR_VopI6WQgdESk2Ceh1VkQSrSzrA1T2s/s800/IMGP3863-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcY8OgDRMdlwMQwYAwlM-MTJsi9_gtUG0vEUBEl7NE1VbM5erY2rAAXewLhtBM0ulz6mxkWsUipUnlX3jCWPO_qbR05mjhyhMwpLyXi4vYJugfIlWRghNJuJ3VDxWIzqP0LJeJrS3HEAUUYx6FluR1XrljcMKR_VopI6WQgdESk2Ceh1VkQSrSzrA1T2s/w640-h426/IMGP3863-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2023/08/its-top_10.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I finished the top August 2023. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://susies-scraps.com/2020/12/07/scrappy-snowball-in-snowballs-block/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Scrappy Snowball in Snowball blocks</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> tutorial can be found at Susie's Scraps. Awhile ago two different people gave me gallon bags of 2 inch squares plus I had some of my own. This is one of several different quilts I made using the squares. For the snowballs I used mostly lime green or bright green scraps. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">I quilted it with spirals. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnePGKD4ZGVbwJH-FeSxQ1iTQoc1hYwcMnSoLtc-aGVpgq9PiPVvCzIJTxXmQykbV_oULTuUsBlbafTyXn05G1OcDkzKNh2QvNQmPnDRCVDMqKXJ8tNm4W9fpzaZ6XrG2rSGG9R6cyYB0hZiIewaCY15qL2uWB9aaPRVUTShQF33PsTr2DGzlwdZp4yu4/s800/IMGP3864-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnePGKD4ZGVbwJH-FeSxQ1iTQoc1hYwcMnSoLtc-aGVpgq9PiPVvCzIJTxXmQykbV_oULTuUsBlbafTyXn05G1OcDkzKNh2QvNQmPnDRCVDMqKXJ8tNm4W9fpzaZ6XrG2rSGG9R6cyYB0hZiIewaCY15qL2uWB9aaPRVUTShQF33PsTr2DGzlwdZp4yu4/w548-h640/IMGP3864-001.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The binding is a dark kind of ugly green but the backing is cute. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5rd3Q1FP80u9x9JKFt0nG1D09whaPEyChn4GAnYqHKFd-AYFRS9SEiNHSuR9BepBJ4lZq8GlWYyOT5hSdBLbLOjUWqBgD4BP7rPdKuiuwVwuEr0d8iuGJAuyzxcdqPz57w778x9RlJYhSKPdQpGoVhBuHA5C1vyZ6n-7iUEvVi5iIMfoGU2XCLBR2Ks/s800/IMGP3865-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5rd3Q1FP80u9x9JKFt0nG1D09whaPEyChn4GAnYqHKFd-AYFRS9SEiNHSuR9BepBJ4lZq8GlWYyOT5hSdBLbLOjUWqBgD4BP7rPdKuiuwVwuEr0d8iuGJAuyzxcdqPz57w778x9RlJYhSKPdQpGoVhBuHA5C1vyZ6n-7iUEvVi5iIMfoGU2XCLBR2Ks/w640-h426/IMGP3865-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember polaroid photos?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><p style="text-align: start;"></p><p style="text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 18 - in the early morning hours when I could not sleep I finished the two book series Velma's Story by G.L. Gooding based on the life of his mother. (The two books are Where Courage Began and Road to Resilience). I enjoyed the book because it takes place in Iowa near where my brother-in-law lives. And it covers the Depression era so I can kind of envision what my ancestors, who settled in different areas of Iowa, experienced. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><br /> </p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-86153756778253344032024-03-17T08:32:00.001-05:002024-03-17T08:32:31.809-05:00A Finish That Looks A Little Fishy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVH5ZZXY56I0q9Rq_c5JA2IePOfNPSyK2DNfZoQX1YMTjK5geMAcTxSjrfasIcuuwGFuFO5Iw97zxVr1GtzYWZdNdknwNwwPPqRRIRBS6wugZPsXBaPlaYVxMfGOU7z76eWiVCbFvSD9FfMDqxui2FaZmXujY0o6PvsKjLAFb3ikI2uJplXg77j-9o4Zo/s800/IMGP3792-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVH5ZZXY56I0q9Rq_c5JA2IePOfNPSyK2DNfZoQX1YMTjK5geMAcTxSjrfasIcuuwGFuFO5Iw97zxVr1GtzYWZdNdknwNwwPPqRRIRBS6wugZPsXBaPlaYVxMfGOU7z76eWiVCbFvSD9FfMDqxui2FaZmXujY0o6PvsKjLAFb3ikI2uJplXg77j-9o4Zo/w640-h622/IMGP3792-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Under The Sea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42 x 48</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrhOMrETGR7787BrzCiER9uS4vkD3D2xtDGtnc11wsQ5Pr_EcLGGE7LG_y88exhhmJHGfLdkg13DNynFOBsQdNxiGgYeCf-r0ggagU0sf1YiySIF7X5iNiFWzxBAV53e4DuIf9N2COa5NiS0d6bVj0UUrX7I22eVEnpNX1TJZzUAFftOv4N-cWo5RFCk/s800/IMGP3793-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrhOMrETGR7787BrzCiER9uS4vkD3D2xtDGtnc11wsQ5Pr_EcLGGE7LG_y88exhhmJHGfLdkg13DNynFOBsQdNxiGgYeCf-r0ggagU0sf1YiySIF7X5iNiFWzxBAV53e4DuIf9N2COa5NiS0d6bVj0UUrX7I22eVEnpNX1TJZzUAFftOv4N-cWo5RFCk/w640-h426/IMGP3793-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of several quilts I made with some gifted fish fabric. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> This one was inspired by the book </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/9-Patch-Pizzazz-Fast-Fun-Finished/dp/1571203230" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Nine Patch Pizzazz by Judy Sisneros.</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> The book is more of a method and tips book that shows different layouts that combine large prints with nine patches. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLloWwNjC82i_yU1VIslMWZX_0u8CeSyE82pxlsF1d7qtYi0EMY7OwUhpV81IzgNCjMgA0_YBn4RTkpGIXoadSheiuJg25XcrGGE7UFP8l6vvHxihM3ikaNNYumwEAfxx_y6y2QyMqwA1hLhpF5s0QT3i4hEIV2B-YpgMK_EUiJY4NbTQ3QsupKfOPkw/s800/IMGP3794-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="800" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLloWwNjC82i_yU1VIslMWZX_0u8CeSyE82pxlsF1d7qtYi0EMY7OwUhpV81IzgNCjMgA0_YBn4RTkpGIXoadSheiuJg25XcrGGE7UFP8l6vvHxihM3ikaNNYumwEAfxx_y6y2QyMqwA1hLhpF5s0QT3i4hEIV2B-YpgMK_EUiJY4NbTQ3QsupKfOPkw/w640-h472/IMGP3794-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back and binding are different solid blues. I quilted it with some squiggles and bubbles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/03/oh-scrap-string-blocks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;">March 16 - I won $4 on a lottery ticket. I don't ever BUY lottery tickets. I get one FREE ticket every month as a member of the <a href="https://ialottery.com/Pages/VIPClub/VIPClubLogon_new.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Iowa Lottery VIP club. </a> So I really did win $4!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;">March 17 - </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Celebrating my Irish ancestry!</b> </span><span style="color: #222222;">All of my paternal ancestors were Irish - Joynt, McDermott, McNally, Brennan, Walsh, Herron, Griffin are a few of the surnames I've researched. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-76485835964062088062024-03-16T08:24:00.001-05:002024-03-16T08:24:22.942-05:00Another Monkey Wrench Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCgL3FQ1NPjpUhwFuVpekmyedrteDFR76SQD8eqgfSjP7I8TQJO5AwxgPNkyTKunXVrJ5phiXdUjHnXJyfEfDq2nqMhPpGOSlf2ky74LYhnxfH4W5mflxGdjVXemxcFqYMBRI8IeTRx9Um1R_Amx8F2Q15PfbIsHjw0N5CJUa-SEZhguDsDSXeskecAQ/s800/IMGP3796-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="800" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCgL3FQ1NPjpUhwFuVpekmyedrteDFR76SQD8eqgfSjP7I8TQJO5AwxgPNkyTKunXVrJ5phiXdUjHnXJyfEfDq2nqMhPpGOSlf2ky74LYhnxfH4W5mflxGdjVXemxcFqYMBRI8IeTRx9Um1R_Amx8F2Q15PfbIsHjw0N5CJUa-SEZhguDsDSXeskecAQ/w640-h614/IMGP3796-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monkey Wrenches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40 x 50</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBWZqo27RKhMbZMpPY4t9xlT8K3Hso6qC-sKPRAJW-3_SJF_1ly1OIDUHk3n9zndWdWDPek0NkBLNEyeg9Er_5arRv5Hh-DsNkvqsnquo4fbLwRDEiqKLiLOOAg1QFqSB2ZI6e48FynhYObHTNGv9YvBPUtpvo4LbVCMudrIan8eo2FDY7m1g1YPylhg/s800/IMGP3798-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="800" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBWZqo27RKhMbZMpPY4t9xlT8K3Hso6qC-sKPRAJW-3_SJF_1ly1OIDUHk3n9zndWdWDPek0NkBLNEyeg9Er_5arRv5Hh-DsNkvqsnquo4fbLwRDEiqKLiLOOAg1QFqSB2ZI6e48FynhYObHTNGv9YvBPUtpvo4LbVCMudrIan8eo2FDY7m1g1YPylhg/w640-h534/IMGP3798-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Throughout 2022 and 2023 one of my </span><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2023.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC)</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> projects was Monkey Wrench blocks in three different sizes made with scraps in the color of the month. I was able to put together over a dozen tops so far from the blocks. This one has 10 inch Monkey Wrench blocks in pink and orange. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDczJg3l28SrsBzzsGWKBm-FDowZyQTrdqtCfvX_pRFrmuU78Dj-obgxul21-AMGnEBciDuLFewRIo1PoXi6yy8EXyB5ZlkhlyYHdw_bftbryLmADuCS0qkJKs1SyM8APwKpF-o0EBca09fzfv6_hu-U0k_V23tu1qelnC3DjiriSRMk4D-p6e-4lGkbY/s800/IMGP3799-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDczJg3l28SrsBzzsGWKBm-FDowZyQTrdqtCfvX_pRFrmuU78Dj-obgxul21-AMGnEBciDuLFewRIo1PoXi6yy8EXyB5ZlkhlyYHdw_bftbryLmADuCS0qkJKs1SyM8APwKpF-o0EBca09fzfv6_hu-U0k_V23tu1qelnC3DjiriSRMk4D-p6e-4lGkbY/w640-h426/IMGP3799-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it on my DSM with lines.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD79XzxMsJEE7g0i9p_nIKCkSR7GBB4PA354IXyT2Eoyv55tAMFHjpQYuiPyK4G1wnvVmTdkxhc49Pwe6XBdFl8xNlUcKmmXOZYstt_rvLwEcQ4ks2yrUFA7f3O_7GQe3oZJe4fayxiN7nw6fylMWRMblXeOcwlhLhVCNRZHhGNtp_BRV-EUue6GnJS30/s800/IMGP3801-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD79XzxMsJEE7g0i9p_nIKCkSR7GBB4PA354IXyT2Eoyv55tAMFHjpQYuiPyK4G1wnvVmTdkxhc49Pwe6XBdFl8xNlUcKmmXOZYstt_rvLwEcQ4ks2yrUFA7f3O_7GQe3oZJe4fayxiN7nw6fylMWRMblXeOcwlhLhVCNRZHhGNtp_BRV-EUue6GnJS30/w640-h426/IMGP3801-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGe1-j8I61roZTpKr_KUxKvej3V00oIzFVzmH461-9pjKFyXcGP-ueSXAhA-c4SwUwORiY6-0zBl4G1jAnQ1p0Dn_2HWKvd3_gg6FGAOX4pKWGiW0-vFRHp3WJ0_NCFFkeMWo1Z0iVgj85h1ttYeeugXAGacreNbF6uKfYY-cWJwRmW_6NNANXp7XyXno/s800/IMGP3833-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGe1-j8I61roZTpKr_KUxKvej3V00oIzFVzmH461-9pjKFyXcGP-ueSXAhA-c4SwUwORiY6-0zBl4G1jAnQ1p0Dn_2HWKvd3_gg6FGAOX4pKWGiW0-vFRHp3WJ0_NCFFkeMWo1Z0iVgj85h1ttYeeugXAGacreNbF6uKfYY-cWJwRmW_6NNANXp7XyXno/w546-h640/IMGP3833-001.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's the back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/03/scraphappy-saturday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSC ScrapHappy Saturday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 15 - Surprise! I received a box with some orphan blocks, parts and fabric in the mail. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also received my order of onion plants in the mail. </div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><br /> </p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-85099024192598208122024-03-15T06:05:00.000-05:002024-03-15T06:05:06.719-05:00Orphan Barney Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPByAm3lnvuPYFD_aYhnY7-DUPZBrcIeolvSbq_KRWDrdctV8r8a0PRVOYEhibQr8ar-aSTx2CfFlSffWW2Br5XSImJu9Xhyphenhypheng-X_149pSEiOWXpFnyGZvO-Jvyecc2ZawFj12-oZ5XVQ8k8ivyZ4gIoRhOSJTXPEM4kGBrqJBRqZl3aT2E8CZkfgMxxA/s800/IMGP3826-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPByAm3lnvuPYFD_aYhnY7-DUPZBrcIeolvSbq_KRWDrdctV8r8a0PRVOYEhibQr8ar-aSTx2CfFlSffWW2Br5XSImJu9Xhyphenhypheng-X_149pSEiOWXpFnyGZvO-Jvyecc2ZawFj12-oZ5XVQ8k8ivyZ4gIoRhOSJTXPEM4kGBrqJBRqZl3aT2E8CZkfgMxxA/w532-h640/IMGP3826-001.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Orphan Barney</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42 x 48</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Sw0HV3Ckr1U2PgleczvwioajzMEBidI4bYankDpMHYwGYfeCjsSnHFIV2iIByfx_-Ot4I6yCPTuh__wJ2R1ai7Km7X086cqwqSHrjimgU6HdqRdZju9CZ_TkUl8aXZXTYHTiSCPz2PHliPv7CwsNLJiXuEBSc5j_HhkPfnJ3RhibMLhNSkvl4VPa3OE/s800/IMGP3828-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="800" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Sw0HV3Ckr1U2PgleczvwioajzMEBidI4bYankDpMHYwGYfeCjsSnHFIV2iIByfx_-Ot4I6yCPTuh__wJ2R1ai7Km7X086cqwqSHrjimgU6HdqRdZju9CZ_TkUl8aXZXTYHTiSCPz2PHliPv7CwsNLJiXuEBSc5j_HhkPfnJ3RhibMLhNSkvl4VPa3OE/w640-h508/IMGP3828-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2023/09/its-top-orphan-barney.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I made this top and several others last year when I was working to clear out the block orphanage. </a> Every so often some folks send me orphan blocks and I put them in the orphanage until it gets full and then I dig in and see if I can put any blocks together into a quilt or two or three. Last year I surprised myself and made 13 orphan block tops. I did not make any of the blocks in this quilt. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxhgJt3TbkSTNgj7SIKGx1mYJpoiTVcWIAHy3VoVDyt6gA5RfIdqY2QI0RdwJPLXtBMER7L6YmdzxfkFUGO9X606vQTk-OGBndKDsVfC6WHWE8sXnCwwV3vQ-m5DDsEkV84XxMyt1ebL_nlc-Nzfobdn2N6uNhcCdSAN_xDyyPy1VxiyOuk7EwsG-Tuw/s800/IMGP3830-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxhgJt3TbkSTNgj7SIKGx1mYJpoiTVcWIAHy3VoVDyt6gA5RfIdqY2QI0RdwJPLXtBMER7L6YmdzxfkFUGO9X606vQTk-OGBndKDsVfC6WHWE8sXnCwwV3vQ-m5DDsEkV84XxMyt1ebL_nlc-Nzfobdn2N6uNhcCdSAN_xDyyPy1VxiyOuk7EwsG-Tuw/w640-h426/IMGP3830-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted this one with vertical lines. I had just enough of a muticolor fabric to use for the binding. And the backing is a sweet patchwork fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/green-lightening-2-and-finished-or-not.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished Or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 14 - A little <strike>birdie </strike>stork has told me grand niece Ari has finally made an entrance into the world weighing in at 8 lb. 11 oz. </div></div></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-45117486503327872242024-03-14T08:42:00.001-05:002024-03-14T08:42:54.350-05:00Orphan Alice To The Finish Line<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ3DO1Dn55Tp6BsJ2PhsNz6_6xPTf83I-nsBRZ7avH-MCxQLofiA0U-wFFIHzeDF_A_FsD8S2EkeDrjSqDWnc-cxz7rVI9HnYFYPvMjqDbn4ny5RlUZnqR5rSO7gG0rZlUHXPGcKR4-aVQVpBBlqVkJYkQbCkA8QyoDyUgM4mD0vI-Qki6rBoaNqLw5w/s800/IMGP3808-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="761" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ3DO1Dn55Tp6BsJ2PhsNz6_6xPTf83I-nsBRZ7avH-MCxQLofiA0U-wFFIHzeDF_A_FsD8S2EkeDrjSqDWnc-cxz7rVI9HnYFYPvMjqDbn4ny5RlUZnqR5rSO7gG0rZlUHXPGcKR4-aVQVpBBlqVkJYkQbCkA8QyoDyUgM4mD0vI-Qki6rBoaNqLw5w/w608-h640/IMGP3808-001.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Orphan Alice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Orphan Block Row Quilt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40 x 49</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish blowing in the wind!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9hPtg-q2X8AXVzKxh0a60zyqzKIIGpYHlelsNtjJN4B_r4wMxY6afD-NcVRtKgcB6JTlHnLSgtiHwCcDAdxRcQugwVDzKTWI5pYrZxjrSckdayooAiM_84lUdPxkWc9QL9XUR7SwYQUTtKB-MHZ3x4OkGmtXL6q8hV3WNyIcXqISoG87PM51MEtMEDY/s800/IMGP3809-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="800" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9hPtg-q2X8AXVzKxh0a60zyqzKIIGpYHlelsNtjJN4B_r4wMxY6afD-NcVRtKgcB6JTlHnLSgtiHwCcDAdxRcQugwVDzKTWI5pYrZxjrSckdayooAiM_84lUdPxkWc9QL9XUR7SwYQUTtKB-MHZ3x4OkGmtXL6q8hV3WNyIcXqISoG87PM51MEtMEDY/w640-h440/IMGP3809-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2023/09/its-top-orphan-alice.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I made the top last September when I went through the orphanage (box of orphan blocks). </a> I used a row quilt layout for this one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuxRdMrACvJx-pZlOzTXNIna58MOIH25t4GAg0-EA802uCqVYc_8tO5dhUnyLQSviSZJchr5TIVnDNDy6Sxyw_A0mBz6cfGDdzXR_PIKKOlEwWhIaKl_CmqmAJbvaN9Z5ly8HKqNXCEzJriuXekTOQCIxn6gXVIA1Wti7F283m65FwkCzRxetwDqFWAs/s800/IMGP3810-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuxRdMrACvJx-pZlOzTXNIna58MOIH25t4GAg0-EA802uCqVYc_8tO5dhUnyLQSviSZJchr5TIVnDNDy6Sxyw_A0mBz6cfGDdzXR_PIKKOlEwWhIaKl_CmqmAJbvaN9Z5ly8HKqNXCEzJriuXekTOQCIxn6gXVIA1Wti7F283m65FwkCzRxetwDqFWAs/w640-h426/IMGP3810-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't think I made any of the blocks in this one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDn5FvImvV3Mr0Tt1wubrQBnh4SXL65AwvnBEvULC0x8L3mj4wqsL-LpjnvT2dRmCbVx08GVkbFzK_dmFpsHkgxp_x8V10RkCzyRvguUxqajt3cCEyVs5IG-30Y7b5q-E5DPH6RdmY4Jz8anXZYanYcIAB1Zsk80zkec23aPwlXtkASFpuUUxdhn45z0/s800/IMGP3811-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDn5FvImvV3Mr0Tt1wubrQBnh4SXL65AwvnBEvULC0x8L3mj4wqsL-LpjnvT2dRmCbVx08GVkbFzK_dmFpsHkgxp_x8V10RkCzyRvguUxqajt3cCEyVs5IG-30Y7b5q-E5DPH6RdmY4Jz8anXZYanYcIAB1Zsk80zkec23aPwlXtkASFpuUUxdhn45z0/w640-h426/IMGP3811-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it with swirls on my DSM (Brother PQ1500SL). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKKfgfg3sE5numS6aQgJH3iRSHK_LLB8EY38CPOvsqyoQzuBMFqVFCn831uFhKlZlSpzC1bXqY6JMZa7xLQUx_Ne77ToA2vKf6whtGM1e7f6ItJODtcoT6LjOKgQ6N2PraGGLPF1FuHZXanBFtkED0JgZBSYmfkQxOfFvln6BPr4TwJbi_lS9-5PqXyw/s800/IMGP3812-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="800" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKKfgfg3sE5numS6aQgJH3iRSHK_LLB8EY38CPOvsqyoQzuBMFqVFCn831uFhKlZlSpzC1bXqY6JMZa7xLQUx_Ne77ToA2vKf6whtGM1e7f6ItJODtcoT6LjOKgQ6N2PraGGLPF1FuHZXanBFtkED0JgZBSYmfkQxOfFvln6BPr4TwJbi_lS9-5PqXyw/w640-h446/IMGP3812-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was going to make a scrappy binding but I didn't have enough bits and pieces in my leftover binding box so made use of an old tan calico. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIv7YPYIv16wY2RkxAYOtA_GHZg2HusfHh2lJsnQCles6Kbtuxo1KXyxMKPsmnlz9zMJlZAVI7GQ8zarO7SQVyTA1Tj8QAl1-rRMYCTcMDZi5cXKtm-juEIRChKdtb4o-R989y93Q588b1-oJdBo9bneI4perFAT-XtGVs5tZIV8Wp8NONw9PqLiR7ME/s800/IMGP3813-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIv7YPYIv16wY2RkxAYOtA_GHZg2HusfHh2lJsnQCles6Kbtuxo1KXyxMKPsmnlz9zMJlZAVI7GQ8zarO7SQVyTA1Tj8QAl1-rRMYCTcMDZi5cXKtm-juEIRChKdtb4o-R989y93Q588b1-oJdBo9bneI4perFAT-XtGVs5tZIV8Wp8NONw9PqLiR7ME/w640-h426/IMGP3813-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The backing is turquoise with gold swirls - in the fabric as well as ones I made with the quilting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 13 - I think I have the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. (Still working on the courage to change the things I can). <span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div></div></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-45805731322317424982024-03-13T08:19:00.002-05:002024-03-13T08:19:29.814-05:00Finished With An Edgy Idea<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQaf-Pnn-wrFsdV0gJMdXr3jYISMlb2lSZS-B1ehn3liXMD85Cm6l2Yse5R62LfbQvzPq3AUUC6f8kftCJqgbJiV1rK94ku8S5op4Zywdg4bpDVC5an6cnD51d3tsmp-Jnm0QxBgqNp9xv9F6QlrYEYYUBUX99bKcKoIbY1qXCTsH6u0BVtk9Smnbe7U/s800/IMGP3814-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="633" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQaf-Pnn-wrFsdV0gJMdXr3jYISMlb2lSZS-B1ehn3liXMD85Cm6l2Yse5R62LfbQvzPq3AUUC6f8kftCJqgbJiV1rK94ku8S5op4Zywdg4bpDVC5an6cnD51d3tsmp-Jnm0QxBgqNp9xv9F6QlrYEYYUBUX99bKcKoIbY1qXCTsH6u0BVtk9Smnbe7U/w506-h640/IMGP3814-001.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Selvage Coins</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">41 x 60</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looks kind of wonky but it's blowing in the wind! </div><br /><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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRDSOE9ruZYWfLqBoydLY33Y4ZorVRr4dqd_Te9PX3ihqCPd6adxL3DMeaUlqQy6GItkwBvScUCqzeDzQO7063dJ5W4hsPSDLPJhn0GmjlK2ba1r4c6yrZ329ulyKu7YILcB_9MRKNI9X5dh0q-mDs3zY3Ve696kCsfShKWRuQjdj0DrEBRMl5qg_4V8/s800/IMGP3817-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRDSOE9ruZYWfLqBoydLY33Y4ZorVRr4dqd_Te9PX3ihqCPd6adxL3DMeaUlqQy6GItkwBvScUCqzeDzQO7063dJ5W4hsPSDLPJhn0GmjlK2ba1r4c6yrZ329ulyKu7YILcB_9MRKNI9X5dh0q-mDs3zY3Ve696kCsfShKWRuQjdj0DrEBRMl5qg_4V8/w640-h426/IMGP3817-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-last-hurrah.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I made the top in April 2023</a> when I was working with strings and selvages. For this one I used most of the brightly colored selvages with little or no writing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz6Zj2uuny5GyfkpgQEETiUB0uRjslZ530xpGYpMQv9b8EAJ2jqfMpBU3OgNbTmPGb-YxjSjHYOHAvDFbvkiZbYSZNDILTyHMbtL3t2U5bigPWP_BYiwsPdM2vfG4IaBQFRTfhH-CDBCnVugV0pUWyqrJloYnXE4rguwabFoiiC5UskfW5FFTOJK4taw/s800/IMGP3818-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="800" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz6Zj2uuny5GyfkpgQEETiUB0uRjslZ530xpGYpMQv9b8EAJ2jqfMpBU3OgNbTmPGb-YxjSjHYOHAvDFbvkiZbYSZNDILTyHMbtL3t2U5bigPWP_BYiwsPdM2vfG4IaBQFRTfhH-CDBCnVugV0pUWyqrJloYnXE4rguwabFoiiC5UskfW5FFTOJK4taw/w640-h538/IMGP3818-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just did some vertical line quilting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3qXLHXO973GsJFUSm22yqteB1DAox0cENB-28m5ATbYcctSVZ7dEJA1kmdIPT07K_YMNOXyQ-LR1HH5oITc4k7zeEGaxLSV3CgK6RKOV8O3UdO67rKT94ihGFgAFeb_zlyo9tqSnjaJ5vdLakqEGPAl5mgQxA-w600GS7jeuV28t3UjVIcfvWzT9IVc/s800/IMGP3819-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="800" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3qXLHXO973GsJFUSm22yqteB1DAox0cENB-28m5ATbYcctSVZ7dEJA1kmdIPT07K_YMNOXyQ-LR1HH5oITc4k7zeEGaxLSV3CgK6RKOV8O3UdO67rKT94ihGFgAFeb_zlyo9tqSnjaJ5vdLakqEGPAl5mgQxA-w600GS7jeuV28t3UjVIcfvWzT9IVc/w640-h466/IMGP3819-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it has a scrappy binding.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EAFIdazMLER7iNC-_A-qrgglYi4HnDej7g_6duXfi0VNrswK95fB57Q0XOHHzhYhnKRNfA3_JGb1-EydUIRkIIt-Oga8DDqER7W7wGUWtWdRCqq6cSGOzAz7GxbM81ua4eI8IYooabe-Jb6nfS59mu5eXycnMCpaiwm-ATYHajaVI0_ZC9Or2i1h1jU/s800/IMGP3820-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EAFIdazMLER7iNC-_A-qrgglYi4HnDej7g_6duXfi0VNrswK95fB57Q0XOHHzhYhnKRNfA3_JGb1-EydUIRkIIt-Oga8DDqER7W7wGUWtWdRCqq6cSGOzAz7GxbM81ua4eI8IYooabe-Jb6nfS59mu5eXycnMCpaiwm-ATYHajaVI0_ZC9Or2i1h1jU/w640-h426/IMGP3820-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlzeUr43MAA5A-blKEyG5bM2bjQvhfRCJ_nt7gNIdwRz7D_5UG29eQ1I1qAmSKaXzd-lTYcacLh74POvTQuFxgJKm_Xraj2rdjN29a4vT6S9pkwWAG5WrFfHIXS2MPRqYWeLG8ggXCQ1XH4GwglzH18HWm9N0aZaOobEYMvIe0uzvpUIt36aDuwYVAws/s800/IMGP3824-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlzeUr43MAA5A-blKEyG5bM2bjQvhfRCJ_nt7gNIdwRz7D_5UG29eQ1I1qAmSKaXzd-lTYcacLh74POvTQuFxgJKm_Xraj2rdjN29a4vT6S9pkwWAG5WrFfHIXS2MPRqYWeLG8ggXCQ1XH4GwglzH18HWm9N0aZaOobEYMvIe0uzvpUIt36aDuwYVAws/w424-h640/IMGP3824-001.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And if the recipient doesn't like the selvages on front they can use the back for the front and the front for the back. The back (or front) looks like a quilt made of triangles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div></div></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">March 12- A few things in bloom! </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpOUEF_f_3BI6J_83_u1_8FRhvXUZ39gqQ3b7EyJ_jHeLMkr8fYrr_siAvgzKIU96YS1CGDUR5-qt5UU714OprgY1YY-TLhxqwnScWbnnTkaTfKmLO4S8dpp8d2Fug_DXVnF5FUIjFsAYN0zY9qjP8DiVnM2njTCVDof-WKdjqn4aZ7NQBKNood99g7w/s800/IMGP3768-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="800" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpOUEF_f_3BI6J_83_u1_8FRhvXUZ39gqQ3b7EyJ_jHeLMkr8fYrr_siAvgzKIU96YS1CGDUR5-qt5UU714OprgY1YY-TLhxqwnScWbnnTkaTfKmLO4S8dpp8d2Fug_DXVnF5FUIjFsAYN0zY9qjP8DiVnM2njTCVDof-WKdjqn4aZ7NQBKNood99g7w/s320/IMGP3768-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Species tulips</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZB9IPh463Rd0Q4IfFSs93xMqxyRbvnBSCPE-tBBOCBePo08K77aAfXv-RkWC8aWl_lAVQrMsu_A4dQ_67Sw3z41xQmcqHZKMSMzqZOa_jLbu0MV03MkD-lFPW-SInKms8U5HOqUbVpE3CKlb25Ireag14vAevBZimTyXFjfHdHr8AERshVu8r58H7Vw/s800/IMGP3772-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZB9IPh463Rd0Q4IfFSs93xMqxyRbvnBSCPE-tBBOCBePo08K77aAfXv-RkWC8aWl_lAVQrMsu_A4dQ_67Sw3z41xQmcqHZKMSMzqZOa_jLbu0MV03MkD-lFPW-SInKms8U5HOqUbVpE3CKlb25Ireag14vAevBZimTyXFjfHdHr8AERshVu8r58H7Vw/s320/IMGP3772-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Iris reticulata and crocus here and there along pathways.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HdTh2zDb5XJ2w5JIwN2Z5WMgL_FfEK_h12Jqjbpt3kLGuOGXi1YMJCB4_qwwRk8yObyrRugXhiBPo_FANqg4FgcevA6P4_Zu6KyalF-PewIAn76-gENTAVfGQdYI4TVZtjFaa0m2Pw6-mKyZ-4NSaTvYCp1KoCiIi-CbUXvtVo98MFNkzLBY5AfgyXs/s800/IMGP3773-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="800" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HdTh2zDb5XJ2w5JIwN2Z5WMgL_FfEK_h12Jqjbpt3kLGuOGXi1YMJCB4_qwwRk8yObyrRugXhiBPo_FANqg4FgcevA6P4_Zu6KyalF-PewIAn76-gENTAVfGQdYI4TVZtjFaa0m2Pw6-mKyZ-4NSaTvYCp1KoCiIi-CbUXvtVo98MFNkzLBY5AfgyXs/s320/IMGP3773-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've even seen some bees in the crocus. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09Q_dPxFEkFjMJ6K56nkV7TkJubcR0wX8_BO9xfeo8uD1qKsNBoFKOxlxBBBrhimgi_FKTZkaPz3yCaRzncSYN_LZXJVyL0SDvY0aypzg8y4ixsbQTqcZJv23BKD1a6JJ6e3ob7JckcLK7ehnpJ-aexpIl7dT3eVENBP6rwC70VG0x8fM5JqDvHKZlJw/s800/IMGP3774-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09Q_dPxFEkFjMJ6K56nkV7TkJubcR0wX8_BO9xfeo8uD1qKsNBoFKOxlxBBBrhimgi_FKTZkaPz3yCaRzncSYN_LZXJVyL0SDvY0aypzg8y4ixsbQTqcZJv23BKD1a6JJ6e3ob7JckcLK7ehnpJ-aexpIl7dT3eVENBP6rwC70VG0x8fM5JqDvHKZlJw/s320/IMGP3774-001.JPG" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkmk7DIIoxCfp2NxW_mOnzviEhi9GGniivFdf7Ksu7oJL8h1FxBGDwIJmskaEQ0Gz0BGBeqb5tQpvcYrcn5UkBvEyiuvj2Of2E530GD8zfsr14-ByI7P3oOxjxlD7rgXLzK270-Y-BrlEVX8D2jP2cxTTe1Y3q6vR1ME0sB3EJpEGCS_P7i-JWIZvfzU/s800/IMGP3776-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkmk7DIIoxCfp2NxW_mOnzviEhi9GGniivFdf7Ksu7oJL8h1FxBGDwIJmskaEQ0Gz0BGBeqb5tQpvcYrcn5UkBvEyiuvj2Of2E530GD8zfsr14-ByI7P3oOxjxlD7rgXLzK270-Y-BrlEVX8D2jP2cxTTe1Y3q6vR1ME0sB3EJpEGCS_P7i-JWIZvfzU/s320/IMGP3776-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I was out in February I saw that a rabbit had eaten most of my Hellebore (aka Lenten Rose) to the ground so once again this year I was not expecting any blooms. I put stuff all around it hoping to keep the rabbits out of the Hellebore patch and I guess that worked well enough for me to have at least one bloom this year. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aLphrh7YhriBHKJcc2KLC8Uf9-hcFGAw50Q6BmOh6nyBInuJ1P7BzKmhzIjBW_F8ZANRb8tjeGGbUhX9BPxPqOawdLB_Ulyc03N_2FYJLvJYujaEaiTUqhUP0_YD9_i0yLSO-j7gby-cXs-mbgJFizvyfhvb0CrKsvywu4v8p-Arg8lTRIKYP04fewk/s800/IMGP3777-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aLphrh7YhriBHKJcc2KLC8Uf9-hcFGAw50Q6BmOh6nyBInuJ1P7BzKmhzIjBW_F8ZANRb8tjeGGbUhX9BPxPqOawdLB_Ulyc03N_2FYJLvJYujaEaiTUqhUP0_YD9_i0yLSO-j7gby-cXs-mbgJFizvyfhvb0CrKsvywu4v8p-Arg8lTRIKYP04fewk/s320/IMGP3777-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQA4Yvi_CvJs3VH9njxZeM-eO6t1cw2wd1fqRgmSAqH0Rejvob4NaD2Waq34y5UesTwkEiM0lIDD5CB8Ij_dExZ9ACOAJqcim2tfCHChfOeJkLTJGD2Kvpq8ktjV1_BmjDwMp9ePgM1cuM3_cKfYAdLz30Z-_BH-gJ1c7S-hfWn1pLq1qHRFO6voICgo/s800/IMGP3779-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQA4Yvi_CvJs3VH9njxZeM-eO6t1cw2wd1fqRgmSAqH0Rejvob4NaD2Waq34y5UesTwkEiM0lIDD5CB8Ij_dExZ9ACOAJqcim2tfCHChfOeJkLTJGD2Kvpq8ktjV1_BmjDwMp9ePgM1cuM3_cKfYAdLz30Z-_BH-gJ1c7S-hfWn1pLq1qHRFO6voICgo/s320/IMGP3779-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scilla is starting to appear everywhere</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTplln5PiXySws56zTy-AzofzxFRhGAHFXyipTILhu_JLk134d7fLU527_3uooMDpv-qTJY5q8g1_CZdD1goz4iRXYS9rRlSV5dhycKDLG23wvpOrbE2IQcECqx6SCMtn2ayPOv1NgnrTMfHMNn_6iHioUndQXDjwP6gQn2OQl5Dte9OXYc8mflUT3QAc/s800/IMGP3780-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="800" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTplln5PiXySws56zTy-AzofzxFRhGAHFXyipTILhu_JLk134d7fLU527_3uooMDpv-qTJY5q8g1_CZdD1goz4iRXYS9rRlSV5dhycKDLG23wvpOrbE2IQcECqx6SCMtn2ayPOv1NgnrTMfHMNn_6iHioUndQXDjwP6gQn2OQl5Dte9OXYc8mflUT3QAc/s320/IMGP3780-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'm not sure I'll get anything other than species tulips to bloom this year. I think a rabbit has been in my tulip bed and eaten almost all of the foliage to the ground. I stuck sticks in the ground here and there thinking the deer were eating the foliage because that usually keeps them out or I see signs of them in there because they will knock over the sticks. Since the sticks were all still standing and the foliage was still eaten I think rabbits are the culprit. So, while I am celebrating a lot of flowers in bloom already I am not celebrating the devastation in my tulip bed! And so it goes...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p><br /> </p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-23094363602427856852024-03-12T08:30:00.002-05:002024-03-12T08:30:20.007-05:00Two Finishes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfUrw1S7xEoDFSryUnLa3a9HbGqLI6FheWGYO0Sc_DFxGBJqvczCPVSKp1Ai5kqBVm_uHt2a4vzVJnDegSvelktnLmDDyL5lLLA_mi7yobBftt5IeFs9Js1dS0AFoC15BM20EN17zHclkk1LB1t4f-qQ0xm4MQV9IoFBL58onCArAjVTAbCczNEcGOjc/s800/IMGP3753-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="800" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfUrw1S7xEoDFSryUnLa3a9HbGqLI6FheWGYO0Sc_DFxGBJqvczCPVSKp1Ai5kqBVm_uHt2a4vzVJnDegSvelktnLmDDyL5lLLA_mi7yobBftt5IeFs9Js1dS0AFoC15BM20EN17zHclkk1LB1t4f-qQ0xm4MQV9IoFBL58onCArAjVTAbCczNEcGOjc/w640-h440/IMGP3753-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One Block - Two Different Layouts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two Finishes! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each 35 x 50</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quite awhile ago I was given these string blocks and parts. My UFO list says I completed the flimsies in 2023 but I can't seem to find the blog post about it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNpMb_PBIczVNYEj5WyiZMb2J2XHfTJG7e_WENRtqcy1Ox2fJTBJaOQj3e9eitC6oK-3d0DY-YIsaOSl3JQ4Rq69E4wWFi0CAkaBXFnDU2YveEKIUR2oA5nGtiJR9A4O4jTOkmfjTPRAX4bi8Cze0B47sZG64Dmf6_l5vFt_UPtY6OyGsJHDdzCnKiXU/s800/IMGP3763-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNpMb_PBIczVNYEj5WyiZMb2J2XHfTJG7e_WENRtqcy1Ox2fJTBJaOQj3e9eitC6oK-3d0DY-YIsaOSl3JQ4Rq69E4wWFi0CAkaBXFnDU2YveEKIUR2oA5nGtiJR9A4O4jTOkmfjTPRAX4bi8Cze0B47sZG64Dmf6_l5vFt_UPtY6OyGsJHDdzCnKiXU/w640-h426/IMGP3763-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In one quilt the blocks forms diamonds. I quilted on the vertical and diagonal lines in blue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ibFx0IDZRX-vCMJDp_bxGBFeptbDKriFFJE4r7Td0rLjChFE0S0oaoLEgr1iaobGZRfyDP5eZrZn996Ow_QijnCdCF1RTpnMwAPK5IwS4L2GNwuN-fOeTKOnfMmO_MU8DKruEp7vqFSq_KKMp4U2g9bBhlDlnl0WERcu_OeDXifOPCy1vFv9B-Y-kM8/s800/IMGP3758-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ibFx0IDZRX-vCMJDp_bxGBFeptbDKriFFJE4r7Td0rLjChFE0S0oaoLEgr1iaobGZRfyDP5eZrZn996Ow_QijnCdCF1RTpnMwAPK5IwS4L2GNwuN-fOeTKOnfMmO_MU8DKruEp7vqFSq_KKMp4U2g9bBhlDlnl0WERcu_OeDXifOPCy1vFv9B-Y-kM8/w640-h426/IMGP3758-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back is solid blue and the binding is yellow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0I7jdHFLUz4jTnVbu5_F8NdQDfCbx94sjcMuke_BasRlmBx-Dl_F88g0iYfGCnviuxgGu3nUnN5xybwkBLLHGjVkzwVt7FWkn8u3uCdkiM7hp-MSs9DEDdulSClM9fTbWVQIrdWiiB68TUH0-cC5BPs5rCVtX1ReZED0Enm77eyv1Te-33-mjOM9I-4/s800/IMGP3761-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0I7jdHFLUz4jTnVbu5_F8NdQDfCbx94sjcMuke_BasRlmBx-Dl_F88g0iYfGCnviuxgGu3nUnN5xybwkBLLHGjVkzwVt7FWkn8u3uCdkiM7hp-MSs9DEDdulSClM9fTbWVQIrdWiiB68TUH0-cC5BPs5rCVtX1ReZED0Enm77eyv1Te-33-mjOM9I-4/w640-h426/IMGP3761-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other layout is zig zag.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qjY9KF5ScYOVhzwM8gLXiHc6Ma7QmOUYu51BHd378MsepZF-Zi2iqUNzHG4I9rMkclbnj9ecaAwhCzfE7IvnOudGJSpDPAJaQe5SzvmyH-tQ67btgk4KWVzEcskgpbrtKOPbFxCRWsN9e3IqeRraTXrx5yNBGjzveMpLK9nN0LdgcZKxQJqNVC1KL0Y/s800/IMGP3764-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qjY9KF5ScYOVhzwM8gLXiHc6Ma7QmOUYu51BHd378MsepZF-Zi2iqUNzHG4I9rMkclbnj9ecaAwhCzfE7IvnOudGJSpDPAJaQe5SzvmyH-tQ67btgk4KWVzEcskgpbrtKOPbFxCRWsN9e3IqeRraTXrx5yNBGjzveMpLK9nN0LdgcZKxQJqNVC1KL0Y/w640-h426/IMGP3764-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted squiggles in a yellow/red/orange variegated thread inside the yellow zig zags. I used blue thread to quilt inside the seam lines of the blue zig zags. </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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja27wNTGfh1Me1pGUMtiGBYn2oGKHGsQhLR1ohG5NEG_s_XKv3cWZxGWUOSv0jb70BOEBsExMOgVL_Rrt77rxUlIcK9hfMPFsNURGhUSJUfSY2LQD8sX3hgAbXP7CcEuGVhtwujbKj6Tj7bdqlILI7qB-SxlPzS698Fv6UWillMFEXtIzBkt-JDb23L64/s800/IMGP3759-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja27wNTGfh1Me1pGUMtiGBYn2oGKHGsQhLR1ohG5NEG_s_XKv3cWZxGWUOSv0jb70BOEBsExMOgVL_Rrt77rxUlIcK9hfMPFsNURGhUSJUfSY2LQD8sX3hgAbXP7CcEuGVhtwujbKj6Tj7bdqlILI7qB-SxlPzS698Fv6UWillMFEXtIzBkt-JDb23L64/w640-h426/IMGP3759-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one has the same blue backing and yellow binding. </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="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div></div></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">March 11 - Surprise! I've never had a snow pea volunteer in the garden. Must be time for me to plant my snow peas! I've been looking at the average soil temperatures 4 inches down in my area and they vary between 37 and 41 degrees. Since snow peas sprout in cooler temps, my pea trellis ready and since it is going to be a nice day today with rain later in the week I think today is the day for planting my snow peas! It is really fun to walk around the garden this time of year. There is some new treasure to find every day. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-g5YoejxMWfSsX7GTrXq4Jvj0XqUCf-_CJ7v5GzkdgVVHon-AXxp5V_0qu2J7AHjDlkzliBi-zzafEKmRBsHhPsjCyNQgVQMSq4xGfFo89vYBW4sl2F81qJWZS5wD0eH85RBjfKvKwRNHzSgaGTUaQIt2KtvsMEFBLT1xgk9bpJmZpchU43Sy1fEXUY/s564/IMGP3737-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="564" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-g5YoejxMWfSsX7GTrXq4Jvj0XqUCf-_CJ7v5GzkdgVVHon-AXxp5V_0qu2J7AHjDlkzliBi-zzafEKmRBsHhPsjCyNQgVQMSq4xGfFo89vYBW4sl2F81qJWZS5wD0eH85RBjfKvKwRNHzSgaGTUaQIt2KtvsMEFBLT1xgk9bpJmZpchU43Sy1fEXUY/s320/IMGP3737-002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My surprise! A volunteer snow pea. The variety I usually plant is Green Beauty. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-23312187974999733552024-03-11T08:15:00.000-05:002024-03-11T08:15:18.768-05:00It's A Finish! Orphan Imogene<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecFy2Dg2ByAA8dZlIvR7q0OHJYC7TWkp6zkKclf3mH3IkY8pKPdprJkAYVRj6gFOA1lI4rN8j6h9oCWu5_6QZWd9nW-gcXgOwFqudG3bsVfahf8DPjJimuK8LUijF0hLEhlY0nxzUnTvc0nEYhWqTZSVlO-yLr13Hh9JMNf5jqJ6Epd0wDBMnm4ry12c/s800/IMGP3730-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="800" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecFy2Dg2ByAA8dZlIvR7q0OHJYC7TWkp6zkKclf3mH3IkY8pKPdprJkAYVRj6gFOA1lI4rN8j6h9oCWu5_6QZWd9nW-gcXgOwFqudG3bsVfahf8DPjJimuK8LUijF0hLEhlY0nxzUnTvc0nEYhWqTZSVlO-yLr13Hh9JMNf5jqJ6Epd0wDBMnm4ry12c/w640-h572/IMGP3730-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the pink with Orphan Imogene</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42 x 48</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA326Ytq3N6LodKYSu_dVFEg2C8v8i25pr_GB-liDV9QtLByw4aFRn3XSJr3TQ5Ix0vggPR-QmM5zOIRjTI_l5CYH9GfphQSxDS6tfJcbw0nXfB5Rh7yynQDz9yDRY0wBPLQ03VM8eRV7ocWfsZryCoDlEdCXE7s1F8BdE2e6OHmZRq6Ud08eEzC80nz0/s800/IMGP3731-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="800" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA326Ytq3N6LodKYSu_dVFEg2C8v8i25pr_GB-liDV9QtLByw4aFRn3XSJr3TQ5Ix0vggPR-QmM5zOIRjTI_l5CYH9GfphQSxDS6tfJcbw0nXfB5Rh7yynQDz9yDRY0wBPLQ03VM8eRV7ocWfsZryCoDlEdCXE7s1F8BdE2e6OHmZRq6Ud08eEzC80nz0/w640-h550/IMGP3731-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last October I made several tops with orphan blocks. This has a lot of the pink ones. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97A5-ASALPPiJ7RZp7qYf2kM_6al5Kl8GBiz0qqGHlpnZ3gFpndphDaNgLvwvr6AT9UNFXKlfocn2eGsMUiZueJ9mCBAG2Ej2re1jjmFnGqeuVMhkFLz1fYkkoO9p0hPoJ6lmg4SN7AKnq-iEEV7-1PUviaM6MW6sVpHfjV2QAub-qP6Ks6Y71UQw5kw/s800/IMGP3732-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="800" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97A5-ASALPPiJ7RZp7qYf2kM_6al5Kl8GBiz0qqGHlpnZ3gFpndphDaNgLvwvr6AT9UNFXKlfocn2eGsMUiZueJ9mCBAG2Ej2re1jjmFnGqeuVMhkFLz1fYkkoO9p0hPoJ6lmg4SN7AKnq-iEEV7-1PUviaM6MW6sVpHfjV2QAub-qP6Ks6Y71UQw5kw/w640-h596/IMGP3732-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used two different pink polka dot fabrics for the sashing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsXPfyunnhvYHNXKXsDrFox2qx78_EjKoZf9CROvVmUS93a3rSt_gDHeyovtt8bQNbF8DmLMjgb2NWBvSzKfHmXF2gC8pL9sN9cbXkVAUN-NwdWL7-vwGiRmoD4tMWL4gD8KheJDczkkJJeoQ-4Bn6CdUIoQZXATZ9Rr_yu-JloEXwima_lZGKrE6Vyk/s800/IMGP3733-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsXPfyunnhvYHNXKXsDrFox2qx78_EjKoZf9CROvVmUS93a3rSt_gDHeyovtt8bQNbF8DmLMjgb2NWBvSzKfHmXF2gC8pL9sN9cbXkVAUN-NwdWL7-vwGiRmoD4tMWL4gD8KheJDczkkJJeoQ-4Bn6CdUIoQZXATZ9Rr_yu-JloEXwima_lZGKrE6Vyk/w640-h426/IMGP3733-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it on my DSM with pink three petaled flowers. I had just enough of a chunk of pink and white fabric with triangles for the binding that kind of mimics the top and bottom flying geese borders. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJA_kDJPjspOvJlBNW9hkaN3Ms5FoG0f1x7iaFEaDOjnWAXg-AP0wuvGVdV533TBQNG1k4xZc8jhfrdIIsrEcnsB6tcnvdpuCtTnjt-9OZElyhJSFwHWigYtjhUpXbF-ME9XWb6aRgfYeKIsXlTJgSAJtKbxu9nhJ1LruKm5lsIzaACUuPsphfKNw03A/s800/IMGP3735-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="800" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJA_kDJPjspOvJlBNW9hkaN3Ms5FoG0f1x7iaFEaDOjnWAXg-AP0wuvGVdV533TBQNG1k4xZc8jhfrdIIsrEcnsB6tcnvdpuCtTnjt-9OZElyhJSFwHWigYtjhUpXbF-ME9XWb6aRgfYeKIsXlTJgSAJtKbxu9nhJ1LruKm5lsIzaACUuPsphfKNw03A/w640-h602/IMGP3735-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has a pieced backing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM1VXE8h2AcIegDgTMYxAYK1rLwXwBwi4n4s0Xl1_LxTs4nLPS2ECHI2erb5-zQV3J7uIAVpSj93S6amAhFl-A-WwzMwaRb0lIeT4aBXHmx96zQ3jUXAngDu45d-jVs6IHMrjlK_bZh-nvoWZ0hKParmk_jLVW9EIpT4gHyqoNMkMNA-hGZKBgqkTllA/s800/IMGP3736-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="800" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM1VXE8h2AcIegDgTMYxAYK1rLwXwBwi4n4s0Xl1_LxTs4nLPS2ECHI2erb5-zQV3J7uIAVpSj93S6amAhFl-A-WwzMwaRb0lIeT4aBXHmx96zQ3jUXAngDu45d-jVs6IHMrjlK_bZh-nvoWZ0hKParmk_jLVW9EIpT4gHyqoNMkMNA-hGZKBgqkTllA/w640-h524/IMGP3736-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the last of this fabric I bought when Hancock Fabrics went out of business in 2016. It reminds me of my granddaughters - one has moved away and one has passed away. I bought a lot of the deeply discounted fabric and used it in several quilts for my granddaughters and their cousins. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 10 - Finished the book <b><i>I Have To Save Them </i></b>by Ellie Midwood, a WWII historical novel based on the true story of Aurelia "Orli" Reichart Wald nicknamed the Angel of Auschwitz. It is "an inspiring story of the resiliency of the human spirit and unbreakable bond of friendship in the darkest of times." It is "the powerful tale of a woman who risked everything to fight against evil". I have read most of Ellie Midwood's WWII historical novels based on true stories of courageous people confronted by very wicked people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-16410559291052848632024-03-10T07:46:00.003-05:002024-03-10T07:46:49.652-05:00Arrowhead Puzzle (aka Garlic Knot) Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1w-I-RGA0dUZ12-oQde4DK2Mh4zih5146rhtxEeQiaxUs-CZFfJIrO-_dpfNu9aegl09qPf0BfPsEj9S09o8FXnAKtiDScjspydxxMYlKHdXbs_01nEFZQoJB0TQVm3iH0Mt0O5YSUxIECdEMKYJ9NlMNE1IL9tTW52kn6zngLruL0RN6dwYyXba3w4/s800/IMGP3706-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="706" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1w-I-RGA0dUZ12-oQde4DK2Mh4zih5146rhtxEeQiaxUs-CZFfJIrO-_dpfNu9aegl09qPf0BfPsEj9S09o8FXnAKtiDScjspydxxMYlKHdXbs_01nEFZQoJB0TQVm3iH0Mt0O5YSUxIECdEMKYJ9NlMNE1IL9tTW52kn6zngLruL0RN6dwYyXba3w4/w564-h640/IMGP3706-001.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arrowhead Puzzle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot of folks might know it by what Bonnie Hunter calls Garlic Knots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's also known here as Orphan Gertrude.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42 x 54</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_PsRoAKRYcnzFIedEu_SJkg1deIWlRaxUCB-ilimKrtkVSGOnZ8XV-tsqtj-vF_Cby-_K9cFA7RV696DVb6L41SVKRw9evug4NgP1AWRDTh7abdrEV82A5TubTu0gXHH51cYvfWlQUH2WcIrnWF1ROUINNXuy4Pv3B5yKOzXAQ0wjmTRQrGkD-28yFM/s800/IMGP3708-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_PsRoAKRYcnzFIedEu_SJkg1deIWlRaxUCB-ilimKrtkVSGOnZ8XV-tsqtj-vF_Cby-_K9cFA7RV696DVb6L41SVKRw9evug4NgP1AWRDTh7abdrEV82A5TubTu0gXHH51cYvfWlQUH2WcIrnWF1ROUINNXuy4Pv3B5yKOzXAQ0wjmTRQrGkD-28yFM/w640-h426/IMGP3708-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Someone gave me 45 blocks and I made 18 more from 2 inch scraps. <a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2023/10/its-top-orphan-gertrude.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I finished the top October 2023</a> when I was making tops from orphan blocks and I called this one Orphan Gertrude. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5oKkrIEqZ3S81cy3HUxHFfoRiyCrOqvqkWIiVowAvt_vrxxjuuMekTzc6esdubfdF1f3Moks4FnlxPyYJJEnpv-1ZXsPVODoA9iKYm_WGhlb9tnqHY9S2tun0_pgPATTG7ra4jgWMzhLJSEVLqblJB34OORFCV8_5wTwlHUVOOOm67A4Ja6ekLRhImw/s800/IMGP3709-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5oKkrIEqZ3S81cy3HUxHFfoRiyCrOqvqkWIiVowAvt_vrxxjuuMekTzc6esdubfdF1f3Moks4FnlxPyYJJEnpv-1ZXsPVODoA9iKYm_WGhlb9tnqHY9S2tun0_pgPATTG7ra4jgWMzhLJSEVLqblJB34OORFCV8_5wTwlHUVOOOm67A4Ja6ekLRhImw/w640-h426/IMGP3709-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quilted with spirals on my sewing machine. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n0lMJYdnZVxMj_W5IraSjmY4TUW_wuG92tKIMt38F1THEGdGRifGGrBlggfAqXGHmWGE1AC5uwJo_q-R3PoxpyZOBeHupebDa2q3add08eyM8OwpIQnxAoEvC2JfnAVGWGtgcZSZMjKco2dYgMNHZ0zT366_hBQCGJ4e6rpV0TV_FlM_U_-8yUc8a90/s800/IMGP3710-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0n0lMJYdnZVxMj_W5IraSjmY4TUW_wuG92tKIMt38F1THEGdGRifGGrBlggfAqXGHmWGE1AC5uwJo_q-R3PoxpyZOBeHupebDa2q3add08eyM8OwpIQnxAoEvC2JfnAVGWGtgcZSZMjKco2dYgMNHZ0zT366_hBQCGJ4e6rpV0TV_FlM_U_-8yUc8a90/w640-h426/IMGP3710-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The morning glory backing and holly binding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/03/oh-scrap-from-leftovers.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">******</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 9 - Received a small box of scraps. Oh joy! Of course I had to sort through them right away. </div></div></div></div><p><br /> </p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-31964782335100456132024-03-09T07:02:00.003-06:002024-03-09T07:02:57.496-06:00Another Monkey Wrench At The Finish Line<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMyROaA95kE8MmR0DT9xARgiecnRFoAF6ofd7EgQzekKuJLVQaMS-TOp_DGDjc8nab_5DHo6DJT2UUtVG0-zrYo4L6apngohqj5rNQrFbtPQmeqn-qCxoG8CcCWKmQV-TVoZEAnc6ZovgI_82CNflrfT1PENVz0zdnp9a6ENU_izSJQST3oHknyYNcvw/s800/IMGP3717-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMyROaA95kE8MmR0DT9xARgiecnRFoAF6ofd7EgQzekKuJLVQaMS-TOp_DGDjc8nab_5DHo6DJT2UUtVG0-zrYo4L6apngohqj5rNQrFbtPQmeqn-qCxoG8CcCWKmQV-TVoZEAnc6ZovgI_82CNflrfT1PENVz0zdnp9a6ENU_izSJQST3oHknyYNcvw/w576-h640/IMGP3717-001.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monkey Wrench</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40 x 50</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Throughout 2022 and 2023 one of my </span><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2023.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC)</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> projects was Monkey Wrench blocks in three different sizes made with scraps in the color of the month. This one has purple and lime green ten inch blocks. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgHkgpRbx3-hzxmspf80OLYSi_5j8_2hMZrsnS0FsKyc1qEPir8PE5ArhW4-y6nXAwy3zTbF0MqME0qf06quJZAM1FMeCkR96MuPJ2t-4pr7jDcXinXUy9sSE_U8SIL0Z7tCQG856tMSagf-HpdCEFEIVoMdRaMRQ2upTZCQubc7aqeWP9x2qR18x2GQ/s800/IMGP3718-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgHkgpRbx3-hzxmspf80OLYSi_5j8_2hMZrsnS0FsKyc1qEPir8PE5ArhW4-y6nXAwy3zTbF0MqME0qf06quJZAM1FMeCkR96MuPJ2t-4pr7jDcXinXUy9sSE_U8SIL0Z7tCQG856tMSagf-HpdCEFEIVoMdRaMRQ2upTZCQubc7aqeWP9x2qR18x2GQ/w640-h426/IMGP3718-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Purple is this month's RSC color. I'm not going to get any purple blocks made this month because I'm trying to quilt a small quilt every day this month. I'll be making purple and April's color blocks next month to catch up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHyzmEoeFzH1l5L8Vb2IBE1VrKbX2CnMHGCqiygzEWR9SRRvlEKpN5_vTQTjQj-BsY11NhKhtkCoAPGZoWI5BfBou3jnVdoZFgUFjnZ6yCo-qA7rv8bExJwC0ityq3K5Fhhxf6Z1bMz7w8fERx1whSZTcVDpJbsYr6w0f0BsPSpxJsJEEhfsBRP5vW8M/s800/IMGP3719-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHyzmEoeFzH1l5L8Vb2IBE1VrKbX2CnMHGCqiygzEWR9SRRvlEKpN5_vTQTjQj-BsY11NhKhtkCoAPGZoWI5BfBou3jnVdoZFgUFjnZ6yCo-qA7rv8bExJwC0ityq3K5Fhhxf6Z1bMz7w8fERx1whSZTcVDpJbsYr6w0f0BsPSpxJsJEEhfsBRP5vW8M/w640-h426/IMGP3719-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it on my DSM with horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kEoDVBcoNZFGRga7Pi8FdjOWtrqht0gtgKrKzqwVAOZj2XuzNUVjB0-dVrWiNGI-pA-sq3TpaJZwrv0yaMBAkRXPIi90sKjJ64VIuuxQY7TJ79CcAkBuglyJV48z4E7SUklyIEJi0r0rM-8OJqflRwbUMbLAyhHPQlXI6EUl5tH_-Xno7SBQkiWOq0w/s800/IMGP3720-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kEoDVBcoNZFGRga7Pi8FdjOWtrqht0gtgKrKzqwVAOZj2XuzNUVjB0-dVrWiNGI-pA-sq3TpaJZwrv0yaMBAkRXPIi90sKjJ64VIuuxQY7TJ79CcAkBuglyJV48z4E7SUklyIEJi0r0rM-8OJqflRwbUMbLAyhHPQlXI6EUl5tH_-Xno7SBQkiWOq0w/w640-h426/IMGP3720-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkVIzJ2KP-ctacVCMOl0fiMFKY3AExcuuOkh8FrpNr4b6Q57rH4J_ppndwZ8j6dFRfUD81rQvpQyEI6aYLekFD9GESyzi9q0Vn-YfV-PH8CAlZK1qUEg_xKTN0fRq1EzgYaGvfgAvRPQ84rfN5W5vaAlrD0altLJ0Jl3tHkz4Mj7L19fjqdU57xX74oc/s800/IMGP3721-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkVIzJ2KP-ctacVCMOl0fiMFKY3AExcuuOkh8FrpNr4b6Q57rH4J_ppndwZ8j6dFRfUD81rQvpQyEI6aYLekFD9GESyzi9q0Vn-YfV-PH8CAlZK1qUEg_xKTN0fRq1EzgYaGvfgAvRPQ84rfN5W5vaAlrD0altLJ0Jl3tHkz4Mj7L19fjqdU57xX74oc/w640-h426/IMGP3721-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The backing and binding are also purple and lime green. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/03/scraphappy-saturday-plowing-into-purple.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSC ScrapHappy Saturday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">******</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 8 - A nice gentle rain most of the day. I've been working out in the gardens and I know the soil needed it. </div></div></div><p><br /> </p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-46819684355405569122024-03-08T07:32:00.002-06:002024-03-08T07:32:46.451-06:00Paper Chain Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoY-XqolgBn2103rAfCxXKGF5QowhIOF22o6952-A_mjeUOC5TBEhlWYqBzrC8EtqKehTLXta_CEtF0SsnmjR6gB1qnR1D3zqtTmsoEcNbduGbe-CargZ9fqfNS7S2fuzMB0PmNLuUIZlvoEEV9-JqFAQoeDlug4qM3G3ne2nZwYBr93GDE6nGUA3Pkns/s800/IMGP3725-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="800" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoY-XqolgBn2103rAfCxXKGF5QowhIOF22o6952-A_mjeUOC5TBEhlWYqBzrC8EtqKehTLXta_CEtF0SsnmjR6gB1qnR1D3zqtTmsoEcNbduGbe-CargZ9fqfNS7S2fuzMB0PmNLuUIZlvoEEV9-JqFAQoeDlug4qM3G3ne2nZwYBr93GDE6nGUA3Pkns/w640-h520/IMGP3725-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paper Chain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42 x 48</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://weddingdressblue.wordpress.com/2022/04/03/1930s-scraps-complete/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paper Chain block instructions may be found at Wedding Dress Blue.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some reason the quilt looks darker in these photos than it really is. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioll7evSWhztWVS3JpTSD7859LK-2nWZFy91Tf8cbV1ID2OmFM8GhZG9289b99gP7VGdc4-84F3AqfC3Z63OgZxtFK7jnMpzmlE9K3sRkSn010kcN1wNITgSz0-ZZ8L_5lDanxzpc0aAJMTEnvTQU1z7VLYr9w6mL_5zRtUYm6tiZwqHvUZMcs03qUFu4/s800/IMGP3726-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioll7evSWhztWVS3JpTSD7859LK-2nWZFy91Tf8cbV1ID2OmFM8GhZG9289b99gP7VGdc4-84F3AqfC3Z63OgZxtFK7jnMpzmlE9K3sRkSn010kcN1wNITgSz0-ZZ8L_5lDanxzpc0aAJMTEnvTQU1z7VLYr9w6mL_5zRtUYm6tiZwqHvUZMcs03qUFu4/w640-h426/IMGP3726-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2023/08/its-top.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I finished the top in August 2023. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 2022 two different people gave me gallon bags of 2 inch squares. I made several tops with them and this was the last and smallest of the bunch. For this one I used all the pastels. Most were florals so I used a pink floral with the squares. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme9FDw-Vas7gpI3fwSsX2mybYevwroOIr9low-b-QFJyThe8gOAcML7BN21KuVju3UfWU22fRmfU1l8d_ts2rP3Sp0hnMyTzFe3PdQmDJ94H6cPKXYGeNtpF9j6fSW0iCwG7ixa8gf-FfnIgTBU4XcRm6CvqzIbibcKohiyMIyuwmfOXvCMREXSInLiE/s800/IMGP3727-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme9FDw-Vas7gpI3fwSsX2mybYevwroOIr9low-b-QFJyThe8gOAcML7BN21KuVju3UfWU22fRmfU1l8d_ts2rP3Sp0hnMyTzFe3PdQmDJ94H6cPKXYGeNtpF9j6fSW0iCwG7ixa8gf-FfnIgTBU4XcRm6CvqzIbibcKohiyMIyuwmfOXvCMREXSInLiE/w640-h426/IMGP3727-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it on my DSM with three petaled flowers. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has a gingham back and binding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/log-cabins-and-finished-or-not-friday.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 7 - What a surprise! I received a gift certificate for Keepsake Quilting. </div></div></div></div></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-45969085297130855862024-03-07T07:29:00.002-06:002024-03-07T07:29:38.068-06:00Monkey Wrench Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj6ejb-jmctUzHnh7PSULM5cV_CElEB7zCpVO7i8VrBvYqwqr7Q5DQ6z4uzXb-QV89Jcmb8G23NOnvz_fMhvy_fhzkrCDJM_8n1MPGJeAl2XQOuZh9vkvSpShJZppJ79TanS28C73qA-rPYIofD2rONBsKl1ZIghg5f1uAANg_3ZFxcsoplkaFdCA2v0/s800/IMGP3711-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj6ejb-jmctUzHnh7PSULM5cV_CElEB7zCpVO7i8VrBvYqwqr7Q5DQ6z4uzXb-QV89Jcmb8G23NOnvz_fMhvy_fhzkrCDJM_8n1MPGJeAl2XQOuZh9vkvSpShJZppJ79TanS28C73qA-rPYIofD2rONBsKl1ZIghg5f1uAANg_3ZFxcsoplkaFdCA2v0/w522-h640/IMGP3711-001.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monkey Wrench</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40 x 50</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF5KTk9TgxJ4AmGUw3k44haER4FYNXC9qp7PhUe7YoJgwszXrS3FrlZMUazRqiucTy3Jnm93KIVWXTzDvDCcEqgF0uAgQP-j2XeYs_0fng9YnDO-Xlgfaro3wpmcMrOvb5xmOTNg6MGeAmP3tFRsRwkooox-zzJOBgHW9oamL-KdE3Zd52AJ-c0pxGY4/s800/IMGP3712-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF5KTk9TgxJ4AmGUw3k44haER4FYNXC9qp7PhUe7YoJgwszXrS3FrlZMUazRqiucTy3Jnm93KIVWXTzDvDCcEqgF0uAgQP-j2XeYs_0fng9YnDO-Xlgfaro3wpmcMrOvb5xmOTNg6MGeAmP3tFRsRwkooox-zzJOBgHW9oamL-KdE3Zd52AJ-c0pxGY4/w640-h426/IMGP3712-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Throughout 2022 and 2023 one of my </span><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2023.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC)</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> projects was Monkey Wrench blocks in three different sizes made with scraps in the color of the month. This one has 10 inch Monkey Wrench blocks in warm colors. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDTVRAEGG63jy0mxW0AT28T3HUipCJwbiRTfuLS8573itO-59dTDDmabbxoMqHni3KfLNezzoJjDbQkwYBMxbhhZ7YDfYFL4IhljU_46p3jrhfGyAMetpkEcX3Vv9fiV6itqHG1ityMVtD8DUykkcKK5ZM9L5rivcQMxGRIK8GdVrKp0IS-V_HqNWnY8/s800/IMGP3713-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDTVRAEGG63jy0mxW0AT28T3HUipCJwbiRTfuLS8573itO-59dTDDmabbxoMqHni3KfLNezzoJjDbQkwYBMxbhhZ7YDfYFL4IhljU_46p3jrhfGyAMetpkEcX3Vv9fiV6itqHG1ityMVtD8DUykkcKK5ZM9L5rivcQMxGRIK8GdVrKp0IS-V_HqNWnY8/w640-h426/IMGP3713-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it very simply with vertical lines. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_krw4SkSGkSxKKLqwH4g-mKYJKE8NLevBCzXDzKFoyDkaHJyvqzkDKWiVrLYwTe0BlPhv6mgucPtbHP1ViXbPh5TcwqEUcYmuDNZtivI2OdMDiePHBCY5mRSYX7xrr5ND8S4f-JXH1_ndqayNt7rcfeCeSUKUCi_pwUIFSw1DLwGIoCFXDzPjhOiNNA/s800/IMGP3714-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_krw4SkSGkSxKKLqwH4g-mKYJKE8NLevBCzXDzKFoyDkaHJyvqzkDKWiVrLYwTe0BlPhv6mgucPtbHP1ViXbPh5TcwqEUcYmuDNZtivI2OdMDiePHBCY5mRSYX7xrr5ND8S4f-JXH1_ndqayNt7rcfeCeSUKUCi_pwUIFSw1DLwGIoCFXDzPjhOiNNA/w640-h426/IMGP3714-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The backing and binding.</div><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 6 - Celebrated the finish of another historical fiction book - <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40930771-out-of-the-dust" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Out Of The Dust by Joyce E. Patterson. </a> Families struggle through the Dust Bowl, Depression and World War II and then live happily ever after. </div></div></div></div></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-57652996439933587472024-03-06T07:58:00.000-06:002024-03-06T07:58:04.322-06:00Crow's Nest Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgCm7_DC8ivgfa1m65dfwfco_px6CRv2MVeOXTbYQQ9Ur9noA1hxsXhfB1q-DX_VTXMYBHfbxtbYIPeJsDTVAhuvGAb7t8PE5AWplpBD2rcGJ0-GV2SHPEkwCbeC8rwCJannivpkifFetQmKn2z3ZI0v_1yD8h5cArnEUQHjFHFzUQ40JqwQWaX3boig/s800/IMGP3691-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="574" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgCm7_DC8ivgfa1m65dfwfco_px6CRv2MVeOXTbYQQ9Ur9noA1hxsXhfB1q-DX_VTXMYBHfbxtbYIPeJsDTVAhuvGAb7t8PE5AWplpBD2rcGJ0-GV2SHPEkwCbeC8rwCJannivpkifFetQmKn2z3ZI0v_1yD8h5cArnEUQHjFHFzUQ40JqwQWaX3boig/w460-h640/IMGP3691-001.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crow's Nest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40.5 x 54</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tohCOEBk4aoWSTSV_4sq4H3Nf1JcjDJHJda6B_eAsp8eBeRSgUYs9O0qIpk9mJXr2mG0yNt8qStjt_WJ-VyE4jl6YxYFnHVf3A7r20z5PIhWgf883-y-95IfOR9EmZP7rAQSlg_0M0zQUwO2ad6cA8YTT7U6QpkEtkc7f67z5Dh5I4fTS04p_hujhFw/s800/IMGP3692-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tohCOEBk4aoWSTSV_4sq4H3Nf1JcjDJHJda6B_eAsp8eBeRSgUYs9O0qIpk9mJXr2mG0yNt8qStjt_WJ-VyE4jl6YxYFnHVf3A7r20z5PIhWgf883-y-95IfOR9EmZP7rAQSlg_0M0zQUwO2ad6cA8YTT7U6QpkEtkc7f67z5Dh5I4fTS04p_hujhFw/w640-h426/IMGP3692-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Similar to a Churn Dash these 13.5 inch finished blocks are called Crow's Nest. I used fruit and veggie prints for the backgrounds and red for the "crow's nest". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8O_nnHTA8AUyn_xE6zIKo_L1w9w7OHFz3VnGqqLy62oWyCy0WI-JCIYNWw2kTh5RtkggrGBlAZXzOvXHzBMy29wWnSOppqxGHQy28YjNXbDc54HEkQlY5ol_kT2M4E1WNA0s2D0QJMh46io2MExrrXGHmqtIaxy5ujhS7DGYmgz_Jy0gOOyLoCD-Sws/s800/IMGP3693-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="800" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8O_nnHTA8AUyn_xE6zIKo_L1w9w7OHFz3VnGqqLy62oWyCy0WI-JCIYNWw2kTh5RtkggrGBlAZXzOvXHzBMy29wWnSOppqxGHQy28YjNXbDc54HEkQlY5ol_kT2M4E1WNA0s2D0QJMh46io2MExrrXGHmqtIaxy5ujhS7DGYmgz_Jy0gOOyLoCD-Sws/w640-h472/IMGP3693-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quilted simply on my DSM with lines. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgspWg5KXz5Co3ALiTovFbKUFe0BkZL2C2sRYuDSRF8EcWoFDGRNNiSmjapqVYgZMi-gUNHijsi66PNMfUgCOpXpD3DQjuHFI8EPtCWQ6_W_aWg21OrknqTq5NHxKn7f27Smimiisd-DlnEV_9DCThFuotOBAkn08Nb__ZvXwWo-Kb_a-OmNQVTkmi2mY/s800/IMGP3694-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgspWg5KXz5Co3ALiTovFbKUFe0BkZL2C2sRYuDSRF8EcWoFDGRNNiSmjapqVYgZMi-gUNHijsi66PNMfUgCOpXpD3DQjuHFI8EPtCWQ6_W_aWg21OrknqTq5NHxKn7f27Smimiisd-DlnEV_9DCThFuotOBAkn08Nb__ZvXwWo-Kb_a-OmNQVTkmi2mY/w548-h640/IMGP3694-001.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The backing and binding are also red. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXDhkB0PHnI_0fvyhiwbRZntXGSe95Gdgb-bhcFlvyymaUco6gWVGAG8wZ3_e3Ilmty85jpP8G3pC_JQb2sqg8P2v8QMuHaY4kxj9xKg3uFhkOBTH_Z4TMS483zSk9fPCDcub1_-jCZZ7i8nl_6mQ1he585wQ4T05_ai4DVux8SgyNJQb-CUC-Q5FZqM/s800/IMGP3695-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXDhkB0PHnI_0fvyhiwbRZntXGSe95Gdgb-bhcFlvyymaUco6gWVGAG8wZ3_e3Ilmty85jpP8G3pC_JQb2sqg8P2v8QMuHaY4kxj9xKg3uFhkOBTH_Z4TMS483zSk9fPCDcub1_-jCZZ7i8nl_6mQ1he585wQ4T05_ai4DVux8SgyNJQb-CUC-Q5FZqM/w640-h426/IMGP3695-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess those are clocks with wings...time flies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 5 - I was celebrating that the trellis I've been making is still standing after some very high winds swept through here. </div></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYtdqn74-xrlMYLgF-dMFAaKp2s1ug7HcPaLS7DBht7k5mEUT8yynlWkda-TbAIkyCrwWMecyrtSbn1BfStBPCZRIKQj5ezGH5Uj7qDzS6K2EPO2FLOaClhYy7CcHWN0Gk3UxaBRbNC-S15-BHPRVfKIl6fuGewFtrnOxsvXlGZXKn5jdsm4BMRj_gts/s800/IMGP3696-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="800" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYtdqn74-xrlMYLgF-dMFAaKp2s1ug7HcPaLS7DBht7k5mEUT8yynlWkda-TbAIkyCrwWMecyrtSbn1BfStBPCZRIKQj5ezGH5Uj7qDzS6K2EPO2FLOaClhYy7CcHWN0Gk3UxaBRbNC-S15-BHPRVfKIl6fuGewFtrnOxsvXlGZXKn5jdsm4BMRj_gts/s320/IMGP3696-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have a cement slab out back near the cutting and cottage gardens. Hubby used to keep a big telescope there until the neighbor's bull jumped the fence and decided to knock it over. Hubby couldn't find parts to fix it so slab has just sat empty for a number of years. The last couple of years I tried to grow a sunflower house around it but deer kept eating the sunflowers. This year I decided to make a trellis for sweet peas around it. Then I will add a bench for a place to sit and smell the sweet peas and look at the gardens. Hopefully I can walk hubby all the way out there to enjoy some garden time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So. I've been trimming a patch of scrub brush that is mostly honeysuckle and elderberry saplings. As I cut those I've been putting the shortest branches in a pile for my shelling pea supports. And the longer branches I've been using for my trellis stakes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1nu8ytlBJqY6iU4bmIrTP3U88zg1R96d1vHGIZFDk1tcP5jRm4oILQX515NDHtFN1ctYOCIlEs0b6AgULgXdAfS-qSWm7-UPDpWm4LBjhxVaRkDKXwfn-XPo7W4plsAAIDP8LN_LqXlA0k8Fr2CyrfneIxu4pFnCy_GwhZv1b3Pl0n9tXv5jp2yowFI/s800/IMGP3697-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1nu8ytlBJqY6iU4bmIrTP3U88zg1R96d1vHGIZFDk1tcP5jRm4oILQX515NDHtFN1ctYOCIlEs0b6AgULgXdAfS-qSWm7-UPDpWm4LBjhxVaRkDKXwfn-XPo7W4plsAAIDP8LN_LqXlA0k8Fr2CyrfneIxu4pFnCy_GwhZv1b3Pl0n9tXv5jp2yowFI/s320/IMGP3697-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the trellis is made of hubby's old oxygen tubing (thank goodness he doesn't need any of that anymore) as well as tubing cut from his enteral feeding bags that I've been kind of weaving between those elderberry and honeysuckle sticks. (I've been saving the plastic cut from those feeding bags for use under mulch around plants).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbesQPN-J9el3-hKxdDvS2VKDUrgMuy3WY3y0NNTzosMIdQU7Xx6Ksrjk4IdiVdL8sq7sezV2GjsQ3tM_j2a4xLXC9uzu_o6f43n7vAzrkVga3SnQykFsCkzrF2VqJgvnx84GN7L4jdYzdl2NqCMpYvTWk_IaeeRJNhxsTqu1RSay9L2IANzdnK8apvg/s800/IMGP3698-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbesQPN-J9el3-hKxdDvS2VKDUrgMuy3WY3y0NNTzosMIdQU7Xx6Ksrjk4IdiVdL8sq7sezV2GjsQ3tM_j2a4xLXC9uzu_o6f43n7vAzrkVga3SnQykFsCkzrF2VqJgvnx84GN7L4jdYzdl2NqCMpYvTWk_IaeeRJNhxsTqu1RSay9L2IANzdnK8apvg/s320/IMGP3698-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ok. So it looks kind of wonky but when it is covered with sweet peas it will look and smell wonderful. Well, that is if the deer and rabbits and groundhogs and raccoons leave me some sweet peas. </div><div><br /></div><div>So anyway...cause for celebration. My trellis is still there in one piece. We had some really strong winds from the south for a couple of days and it even turned over a big plastic wheelbarrow I left near where I was working in that scrub brush patch. It blew around all the cardboard (packaging for hubby's formula that goes into those enteral feeding bags) I had laid out over a patch of weeds I want to kill that was covered over here and there with bricks. But my trellis is still standing! </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and I guess I can celebrate that I recycled so much stuff for garden use. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-12068053321784682142024-03-05T07:12:00.000-06:002024-03-05T07:12:13.833-06:00Snowball and Nine Patch Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3G7TW9QDfXiv8r5YgUWi3suWI7oP2KgimwruFbKmfLM9Dj1gLPHmWPBjLAcPdvm3Wnx4elnHoetCZkFuq2FzFYkLcJYgsXrVTTyia62RtlPqQEMKOUaM5QkHpyeL6OZCFeXtpbZfkuvf-cAq1tePeFgAIx-sCrBoSg9QgIPUdfbbrCXY55dRrDgVzHiI/s800/IMGP3684-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="706" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3G7TW9QDfXiv8r5YgUWi3suWI7oP2KgimwruFbKmfLM9Dj1gLPHmWPBjLAcPdvm3Wnx4elnHoetCZkFuq2FzFYkLcJYgsXrVTTyia62RtlPqQEMKOUaM5QkHpyeL6OZCFeXtpbZfkuvf-cAq1tePeFgAIx-sCrBoSg9QgIPUdfbbrCXY55dRrDgVzHiI/w564-h640/IMGP3684-001.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snowball/Nine Patch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">45 x 54</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYp8fL_ldQ1tpftAO5XkoDTWO7G_3R_NCHnQfJC-YNxF2ptp7rGmsUHWaxJYjGtG91BQ0aV_n2ejzvDksBUZOpb6CIJ7YyrB0H-nHe2WDSzfSGyqI3HYeAaoniB0UFfCMDKzMzZyEMP9MzUTOHN8x6LrpPs8qPYVJQ8jKCQjvvsR5IvnfsvqS_spG1mE/s800/IMGP3686-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYp8fL_ldQ1tpftAO5XkoDTWO7G_3R_NCHnQfJC-YNxF2ptp7rGmsUHWaxJYjGtG91BQ0aV_n2ejzvDksBUZOpb6CIJ7YyrB0H-nHe2WDSzfSGyqI3HYeAaoniB0UFfCMDKzMzZyEMP9MzUTOHN8x6LrpPs8qPYVJQ8jKCQjvvsR5IvnfsvqS_spG1mE/w640-h426/IMGP3686-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cats are in the snowballs. I used some big prints and some collage type prints. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI46SHQOhJ1qjMN7McKtB2W3KFmdY7qGDEv384DdFPgoM2HZWgwwXw-eMohonkb-X-OltBLBY_VSMBl9XPEJxxsyo_kVkZ55qXLR5MDmvi1L8cmDTl7PjCIy_UWaJUnAg_rcHC9Q0x7IuYT_9Kaf2hCFX_fO-QxsfRGH03EWwgCIJGKjRxWWXCPZbcvw/s800/IMGP3687-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI46SHQOhJ1qjMN7McKtB2W3KFmdY7qGDEv384DdFPgoM2HZWgwwXw-eMohonkb-X-OltBLBY_VSMBl9XPEJxxsyo_kVkZ55qXLR5MDmvi1L8cmDTl7PjCIy_UWaJUnAg_rcHC9Q0x7IuYT_9Kaf2hCFX_fO-QxsfRGH03EWwgCIJGKjRxWWXCPZbcvw/w640-h426/IMGP3687-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the Nine Patches I used several different scraps of this and that but tried to stick with a mostly red, blue, yellow color scheme for this one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY51Sn2eD4bzoq3o3pICmvH7efCP0HKwkAdRaRdcvzRdYgD3Htk_utoexrhEtMhS5yiImCR6eTayp8Y__dCd03CHzCJlljsg-8W_LpcgR_pFLr0Ixy1b7q6TEVMOXchHJsi7Z7hs1sbbX352swYGzirvitmk7Fe9_4r0C_7g0bqrtpJAtQd56TqffBngo/s800/IMGP3688-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY51Sn2eD4bzoq3o3pICmvH7efCP0HKwkAdRaRdcvzRdYgD3Htk_utoexrhEtMhS5yiImCR6eTayp8Y__dCd03CHzCJlljsg-8W_LpcgR_pFLr0Ixy1b7q6TEVMOXchHJsi7Z7hs1sbbX352swYGzirvitmk7Fe9_4r0C_7g0bqrtpJAtQd56TqffBngo/w640-h426/IMGP3688-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it with swirls on my DSM. I used a red checked print for the binding. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0nA3aalkGlWE5BpaGujvyV7EAWd0lN27F5lntZLUfDREGOfzn6FbGzZ_BAEpeRsZGsRxRKUEVY2rZU9bkuM-wQCcuyqbAw2Yndmn1lVhCpErxpHcYOtmd9rV8UOfCNCy60nlyEYaaHLA7LIMhi8XXr8xGJkvs6-qF00vpRSuFr72z8_v9dM9ylrNVmI/s800/IMGP3689-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0nA3aalkGlWE5BpaGujvyV7EAWd0lN27F5lntZLUfDREGOfzn6FbGzZ_BAEpeRsZGsRxRKUEVY2rZU9bkuM-wQCcuyqbAw2Yndmn1lVhCpErxpHcYOtmd9rV8UOfCNCy60nlyEYaaHLA7LIMhi8XXr8xGJkvs6-qF00vpRSuFr72z8_v9dM9ylrNVmI/w640-h636/IMGP3689-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to use something red for the backing so that if any of the many red fabrics bled it would not be noticeable. The red backing is actually a red with white pindots. And the piece down the middle is the last of that cat paw print. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 4 - Sense of humor. A sense of humor is indeed something to celebrate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wish I could purchase such a thing. I'd buy a bunch to give to a few folks I know who really could use one. </div></div></div></div><p><br /> </p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-38038184221404043072024-03-04T07:23:00.000-06:002024-03-04T07:23:21.170-06:00Fishing Trip Around The World Is Finished<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhUXRIFBok70gxFOYMaxXOCio0dsCtMLWC1YLGRLVdWWp1ImLif55M3Mqajrj20Hkdk5iz_12L50IQ7vcNU0TbHb0qKGClamneuyZiprbsYKD69MdoAwt8DAojl43SuQg7YL-QMqvxix7fGmz11pvio5qDLCqrCwyZIdzrPhh0G7wxO5_LO3XMZiLAN8/s800/IMGP3677-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhUXRIFBok70gxFOYMaxXOCio0dsCtMLWC1YLGRLVdWWp1ImLif55M3Mqajrj20Hkdk5iz_12L50IQ7vcNU0TbHb0qKGClamneuyZiprbsYKD69MdoAwt8DAojl43SuQg7YL-QMqvxix7fGmz11pvio5qDLCqrCwyZIdzrPhh0G7wxO5_LO3XMZiLAN8/w630-h640/IMGP3677-001.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fishing Trip Around The World</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42 x 54</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNRD6csd3o0VJaeD0IaycCFtFiw5yPvGVBSsOpWHZScYaD18ibhk6vx3CoP7su-KP934Issk-kZm_BDhowrBsWSMKNWBGeds9AjAvFOWMcsa_T9Farz-4cXXYcdcjAQlahX5Xd78f_tmmt2SoKCLhiN8A8XUyYn5kpusPxk8NjIbLSHNvFPzWChXACO8/s800/IMGP3679-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNRD6csd3o0VJaeD0IaycCFtFiw5yPvGVBSsOpWHZScYaD18ibhk6vx3CoP7su-KP934Issk-kZm_BDhowrBsWSMKNWBGeds9AjAvFOWMcsa_T9Farz-4cXXYcdcjAQlahX5Xd78f_tmmt2SoKCLhiN8A8XUyYn5kpusPxk8NjIbLSHNvFPzWChXACO8/w640-h426/IMGP3679-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6 inch squares of fish, coral and water in a Trip Around The World Layout.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyil-waVSm-5C91Spz_glbefVNjwirmibrfSwTYgGIN33t5NnynNsRQL7d5ACcTGQq-EAKgBezbyNrFPJboZhN-PST3XaZR6zkzK5Uqj5ZRXmwgvwHz_0DjR3kd9KHJk6SJHNs6CsuJyXlq-ROgKRnKjdkAj_4OdeLGwD2nAo-vJY_hesktLPnx23ros/s800/IMGP3683-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyil-waVSm-5C91Spz_glbefVNjwirmibrfSwTYgGIN33t5NnynNsRQL7d5ACcTGQq-EAKgBezbyNrFPJboZhN-PST3XaZR6zkzK5Uqj5ZRXmwgvwHz_0DjR3kd9KHJk6SJHNs6CsuJyXlq-ROgKRnKjdkAj_4OdeLGwD2nAo-vJY_hesktLPnx23ros/w640-h426/IMGP3683-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quilted on my DSM with squiggles and bubbles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Someone without an email to reply to left a comment on one of my last posts asking what DSM I have. I have a Brother PQ1500SL high speed straight stitch sewing machine. I love it.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZR8mlQgDxpGEfOfoV-6lpuy2YTHMgI3n3JeuB4vpVGT_7EtdmEO6Hw3UfiaPjutVcO0WSsGcBjSMA5Iu-WjEkUwbh2YBCqolzFd7BfjvjJVYRrOPz5JdsG2d3WaxqV65uJ8BBR8SbfXtUX4NR3lCP203Y59gnzlbff4EbF37Lvghw_JtIqy0BHY8TxE/s800/IMGP3682-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="761" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZR8mlQgDxpGEfOfoV-6lpuy2YTHMgI3n3JeuB4vpVGT_7EtdmEO6Hw3UfiaPjutVcO0WSsGcBjSMA5Iu-WjEkUwbh2YBCqolzFd7BfjvjJVYRrOPz5JdsG2d3WaxqV65uJ8BBR8SbfXtUX4NR3lCP203Y59gnzlbff4EbF37Lvghw_JtIqy0BHY8TxE/w608-h640/IMGP3682-001.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anchors are on the back and binding is blue solid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was not a UFO. I finished this top in January 2024. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 3 -- Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. It twinkles different colors. Sometimes I can't sleep so I read. Sometimes on clear nights I get up and sit on the couch and look out the deck doors at the night sky for awhile. I'm always mesmerized by Sirius. After some time with the stars my mind is as clear as the night sky. </div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-37748914912406447442024-03-03T07:42:00.000-06:002024-03-03T07:42:00.622-06:00Green Monkey Wrenches - A Finish! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVt4BJ_A35FSJ8hK0x2xd6JhRwUjuHcMtrHq0FCuaxzCMwB-Jp29yuDwsIVWWIesMeXUTS6rZnobznhgm7M3X_4U36oYGigNCd5IfF_s04fHEddJ1et7B2nTRvM3J0AHSuKNvqShxYFkPa9v0p71f4LBGaocYzAPw64ejIT1ea9w_2QMMCRyip4q141Q/s800/IMGP3671-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="751" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVt4BJ_A35FSJ8hK0x2xd6JhRwUjuHcMtrHq0FCuaxzCMwB-Jp29yuDwsIVWWIesMeXUTS6rZnobznhgm7M3X_4U36oYGigNCd5IfF_s04fHEddJ1et7B2nTRvM3J0AHSuKNvqShxYFkPa9v0p71f4LBGaocYzAPw64ejIT1ea9w_2QMMCRyip4q141Q/w600-h640/IMGP3671-001.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Green Monkey Wrenches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40 x 60</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Throughout 2022 and 2023 one of my <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2023.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC)</a> projects was Monkey Wrench blocks in three different sizes made with scraps in the color of the month. This one has most of the green 10 inch Monkey Wrench blocks. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was too windy for close up pics. Most turned out blurry. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvMY6PTXMzW59pJox4OYl6G1AqfFCAaWrXQD4nYFkiPfdr2vQvDqZ5RP3qOjZmKPq2Qv_0hK4pS67Dl0GrkxgxGPcDh6EO_2ntPGTiLg2qVAYY-eTAVHc5G9DiUfCmpZOLKwuwk4vvB23DxVPszAlVMwwgYbLJa9OqFavLX9kTpTY-YtNHKkkN9lFj4k/s800/IMGP3675-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvMY6PTXMzW59pJox4OYl6G1AqfFCAaWrXQD4nYFkiPfdr2vQvDqZ5RP3qOjZmKPq2Qv_0hK4pS67Dl0GrkxgxGPcDh6EO_2ntPGTiLg2qVAYY-eTAVHc5G9DiUfCmpZOLKwuwk4vvB23DxVPszAlVMwwgYbLJa9OqFavLX9kTpTY-YtNHKkkN9lFj4k/w640-h426/IMGP3675-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has a green backing and binding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was quilted on my DSM with lines. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/03/oh-scrap-just-add-pansies.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh, Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">******</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">March 2 - <b><i>Hobbies</i></b>. I'm glad I have several. Everyone should have at least one. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: "helvetica neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto."</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: "helvetica neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">---- Dale Carnegie</span></div></div><p> </p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-87138570127159140592024-03-02T08:00:00.002-06:002024-03-02T08:00:53.599-06:00Bright Hopes - A Finish! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZu9l-cspNq-iikITLrGpij49gMVR6L1rZihNHVgYJozX0EtQ50ch2fH5Q8bW4IjxmjngpH-q9XTjqQeDS8i7fx6X0FOu1Ds3F9_TYlyYdrIPvwof1qeyBg6ML4LuZfgOw0iSvgsMDQ_uTZ8iL-0hY6q3p5-zgggovg9FnGrSkkR5qa8i3dw03OTksNY/s800/IMGP3665-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZu9l-cspNq-iikITLrGpij49gMVR6L1rZihNHVgYJozX0EtQ50ch2fH5Q8bW4IjxmjngpH-q9XTjqQeDS8i7fx6X0FOu1Ds3F9_TYlyYdrIPvwof1qeyBg6ML4LuZfgOw0iSvgsMDQ_uTZ8iL-0hY6q3p5-zgggovg9FnGrSkkR5qa8i3dw03OTksNY/w636-h640/IMGP3665-001.JPG" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bright Hopes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a finish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42 x 60</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The name of the six inch block is Bright Hopes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2023/08/its-top_4.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> I acquired several blocks and parts and made the top in August 2023. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took several close up photos this morning but none of them turned out because it is so windy. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNHjEY_rynhOq-T9I-_OT_oi4qwQM42zqAqh8ay2KtMPxHX6rZGai1nwvFcGaa9fE0MsCpCi33uopWpfAPMVp4iDWaYY-vKHCUNVpLkPulAsh8hUtwt6NBEf4eLBE6kl3_aTWf1o3J8zyu3Ui2Ea_iQHy1aFNdx9yQLYTXRtP8KGb80IGVI6LRg9HPJQ/s800/IMGP3669-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="800" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNHjEY_rynhOq-T9I-_OT_oi4qwQM42zqAqh8ay2KtMPxHX6rZGai1nwvFcGaa9fE0MsCpCi33uopWpfAPMVp4iDWaYY-vKHCUNVpLkPulAsh8hUtwt6NBEf4eLBE6kl3_aTWf1o3J8zyu3Ui2Ea_iQHy1aFNdx9yQLYTXRtP8KGb80IGVI6LRg9HPJQ/w640-h504/IMGP3669-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it on my sewing machine with horizontal and vertical lines. The binding is white pindots on black. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The theme this month in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon. I'm going to concentrate on finishing up a lot of the small tops I have in the TBQ (to be quilted) pile. They will then be donated to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fosteringcrossroads.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fostering Crossroads</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://wrapasmilequilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wrap - A -Smile </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quilts Beyond Borders. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*******</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March 1 - I have a new rolling garden seat and I actually figured out how to put it together. The instructions weren't real clear - just a series of pictures. I've already been using it and love it. The seat swivels and height can be adjusted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd8AIHFms3J4hYH08UMoSWJmbM3jwIJkd9CP_-TUEyCjufS0248-LQDMDenz2yDKuJYs6NdNKtoljn4pxQb0uwwH4t3n3jvoS4W87zX5_axfSsBZ5Qn1A9HCrfY0SVbzQTKv9Y-Y8GyXtgiXy7uoUusmMyLyxF86OO6N-syj7SYEndgw8_yeTMLDVYx4/s800/IMGP3650-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="800" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd8AIHFms3J4hYH08UMoSWJmbM3jwIJkd9CP_-TUEyCjufS0248-LQDMDenz2yDKuJYs6NdNKtoljn4pxQb0uwwH4t3n3jvoS4W87zX5_axfSsBZ5Qn1A9HCrfY0SVbzQTKv9Y-Y8GyXtgiXy7uoUusmMyLyxF86OO6N-syj7SYEndgw8_yeTMLDVYx4/s320/IMGP3650-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had this rolling seat (below) for over 20 years. It is made of heavy duty plastic. Two years ago it cracked underneath the seat near the front wheels (maybe because I weigh a little more than I did 20 years ago?) I looked around online for another one like it but could not find one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEjAjTBTGIyjUb3B9BLAAoqd-vqGZDZdOtropsOg2dXpGEqKvg6t8qvUOrVxJNlLhmRyEaNYxcEqbExdW69Bd_lJlXdhAQC-2nvP2lS0O2dd9N1r6hepVGfQ6SKIL-9d8_7K1MDUeBJ8TajjRkquOciF0HQZdGnt6Ff4CiEYPtgBSVS1OOxs1Nu3I7S4/s800/IMGP3648-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEjAjTBTGIyjUb3B9BLAAoqd-vqGZDZdOtropsOg2dXpGEqKvg6t8qvUOrVxJNlLhmRyEaNYxcEqbExdW69Bd_lJlXdhAQC-2nvP2lS0O2dd9N1r6hepVGfQ6SKIL-9d8_7K1MDUeBJ8TajjRkquOciF0HQZdGnt6Ff4CiEYPtgBSVS1OOxs1Nu3I7S4/s320/IMGP3648-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last year I finally settled on the rolling seat below. It did not even last a year. The plastic is not as sturdy and the construction leaves too much empty space between seat and wheels so my booty crushed it I guess. It is more cracked up underneath the seat than the one that lasted me 20 years. What a disappointment. Well, anyway, I now have a heavy duty metal one I hope will last me 20 years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOd9naRB-Ls4qJPEYSe-XcBnVzCZxT59i3s6x5DM3yCh_MRFsWXdlW8lbCpQqQuJ-vBNw_HsgEzbu7ta_8k6JlhLkhJmndAr6YeJVfFVC95t5qCnM7sfVSJn33YfE1Zp0Tqsg7wqytS8cLuCxCUHjMa3a2nqPkLfiA809t69VL9-Oubvi01hGKbgDWew/s800/IMGP3649-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="800" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOd9naRB-Ls4qJPEYSe-XcBnVzCZxT59i3s6x5DM3yCh_MRFsWXdlW8lbCpQqQuJ-vBNw_HsgEzbu7ta_8k6JlhLkhJmndAr6YeJVfFVC95t5qCnM7sfVSJn33YfE1Zp0Tqsg7wqytS8cLuCxCUHjMa3a2nqPkLfiA809t69VL9-Oubvi01hGKbgDWew/s320/IMGP3649-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-90038413555205364522024-03-01T08:23:00.006-06:002024-03-01T08:23:37.585-06:00Vintage Doll Quilt Inspired Top<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmNPODzyoW1YJIjby65HpAfYfrove3vcqOthJPtHXjDvL5aoq350cnAx_irBK4Fk2Jy2VlYWr0AQsJPBC4cxzYLsxWcKSxD1noX3gVqaDGixQiyWsTffWGXV2kaFJSgQH835f43rd9neNIilop_2lymf-hPed8AcO_DnkcbQtOt_wc1s9FEJA6Ux-AEs/s800/IMGP3624-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmNPODzyoW1YJIjby65HpAfYfrove3vcqOthJPtHXjDvL5aoq350cnAx_irBK4Fk2Jy2VlYWr0AQsJPBC4cxzYLsxWcKSxD1noX3gVqaDGixQiyWsTffWGXV2kaFJSgQH835f43rd9neNIilop_2lymf-hPed8AcO_DnkcbQtOt_wc1s9FEJA6Ux-AEs/w586-h640/IMGP3624-001.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">66 x 84</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSgfnIP19bLAIG4s7RSzMmjD3s_rHasPjo6_VaWzp_suFfZSsnI1AcQnOokcHhSY2I5nzVMgOmp1GZV6dT34Hsdcm4UmGg2u4qYe4qA7FjcEb-vhUGjStgAJ2dK7RlJVHF27OPmDbxrfiagqbgT_TV7FU6GLIwq3PE_FIIvVZiMHAcFxh_z58wWI2b0s/s564/vintagequilttomake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="564" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSgfnIP19bLAIG4s7RSzMmjD3s_rHasPjo6_VaWzp_suFfZSsnI1AcQnOokcHhSY2I5nzVMgOmp1GZV6dT34Hsdcm4UmGg2u4qYe4qA7FjcEb-vhUGjStgAJ2dK7RlJVHF27OPmDbxrfiagqbgT_TV7FU6GLIwq3PE_FIIvVZiMHAcFxh_z58wWI2b0s/s320/vintagequilttomake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2013/05/small-quilts-and-redwork-quilts.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It was inspired by a c. 1895 doll quilt I saw at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts. </a></div><br /><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2PTs40S6QL0LPJ1NExa9NgiX1EQsanO9Ebvg4l0nJ58yUl8UUyZqtypTR5wLvY60gj91PN5zUgSw6wwNzw3fW6FtW_1ChqjvqIS9RabaC0X-8WJha6aS99fvfx3nOurl4QF_DTj_IjVrhfMb2w35yIV39qIEU6Tx_mWoT5_artWfpkNjbVgGX0KKlgY/s800/IMGP3626-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2PTs40S6QL0LPJ1NExa9NgiX1EQsanO9Ebvg4l0nJ58yUl8UUyZqtypTR5wLvY60gj91PN5zUgSw6wwNzw3fW6FtW_1ChqjvqIS9RabaC0X-8WJha6aS99fvfx3nOurl4QF_DTj_IjVrhfMb2w35yIV39qIEU6Tx_mWoT5_artWfpkNjbVgGX0KKlgY/w640-h426/IMGP3626-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made 6 inch finished four patches of QSTs and squares as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project. I think I started making the blocks from scraps back in 2022. I had the 3.5 inch HSTs in the outer border in my Parts Department. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZJ8_OkR-fZ6lUozMWOPLCtkPiTgK2RvEkaXMDy_ZrriJpDGqgK5BSfwWEx4iH0ml0DDUSDHs_FGSv2CrqCSUTiu84GJ-xzx-GQn5pCGtT0BhBuYe-KnJnLPN8XAS-kIOkn-9IYcbiTjh_OtSmVeQcUrSwBSYYiYWMMOAzSdohtrXPCEFcSogSu057z4/s800/IMGP3627-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZJ8_OkR-fZ6lUozMWOPLCtkPiTgK2RvEkaXMDy_ZrriJpDGqgK5BSfwWEx4iH0ml0DDUSDHs_FGSv2CrqCSUTiu84GJ-xzx-GQn5pCGtT0BhBuYe-KnJnLPN8XAS-kIOkn-9IYcbiTjh_OtSmVeQcUrSwBSYYiYWMMOAzSdohtrXPCEFcSogSu057z4/w640-h426/IMGP3627-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just love how it turned out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDve6biETFsebQw4TRaLQ0kyhoRvN2A_euev11qQi8k3nWjTwKZ13Pf8P8fNrKUBW1T3MAd5eHJO7XkZNLDl3fxE-I1thWjSoESrfzMJASKnNZW-VqL6sCgO_5k2pkdavVrLCEqh0dh1tVBEXyu_e2btk4vOPf8Utw2yHgJvzw02dAXzvQiQJglaIl1A/s800/IMGP3628-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDve6biETFsebQw4TRaLQ0kyhoRvN2A_euev11qQi8k3nWjTwKZ13Pf8P8fNrKUBW1T3MAd5eHJO7XkZNLDl3fxE-I1thWjSoESrfzMJASKnNZW-VqL6sCgO_5k2pkdavVrLCEqh0dh1tVBEXyu_e2btk4vOPf8Utw2yHgJvzw02dAXzvQiQJglaIl1A/w640-h426/IMGP3628-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I might have to big stitch hand quilt this one someday and keep it for myself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do like to make my version of a vintage quilt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully the next tops I'll blog about will be quilted ones because this month the theme in my sewing space is March Madness (Quilting) Marathon! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/rsc-green-lightening-1-and-finished-or.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished Or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts</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;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-76563550397604354332024-02-29T07:13:00.000-06:002024-02-29T07:13:29.904-06:00Oh, Baby! Another Top!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz1J3mr5pm9V4uIpgun292mcjtHuGu5_ISh4nd2fDBq1gURyBjWMfqLZUHqao2MYB79yXzEnMQHHwHLAb6LkJOJtE4uvCExPIT0erHcGupCJcsgHBXfh1Kifw5S5xVasFYCJnm4KS6ihdCN5oSaFUyg_beA93qaYJP_b3uXeGFzHA2qQ787l6hnzQ7Fg/s800/IMGP3631-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="800" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz1J3mr5pm9V4uIpgun292mcjtHuGu5_ISh4nd2fDBq1gURyBjWMfqLZUHqao2MYB79yXzEnMQHHwHLAb6LkJOJtE4uvCExPIT0erHcGupCJcsgHBXfh1Kifw5S5xVasFYCJnm4KS6ihdCN5oSaFUyg_beA93qaYJP_b3uXeGFzHA2qQ787l6hnzQ7Fg/w640-h560/IMGP3631-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mother Goose</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">43 inch square</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hmmm... guess I should have done a little better job of ironing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicouyzmWrQM0m0SQ6RjrLok8y765rDG5ixMF4wx1foCS-RwApFYIcBN5o0XBRaNNk3ViFwSrkxjdjak2HMui3aP8Pt7vZXJpqoZeX8Kuw_Y9XMAbpDXlapDe_-dDvSASuLqQCu0qdU6DZAa7A7a65WhS2IoP4qrZEPUYI3aW-xIZm_3e_8FzsGaONT5uw/s800/IMGP3632-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicouyzmWrQM0m0SQ6RjrLok8y765rDG5ixMF4wx1foCS-RwApFYIcBN5o0XBRaNNk3ViFwSrkxjdjak2HMui3aP8Pt7vZXJpqoZeX8Kuw_Y9XMAbpDXlapDe_-dDvSASuLqQCu0qdU6DZAa7A7a65WhS2IoP4qrZEPUYI3aW-xIZm_3e_8FzsGaONT5uw/w640-h426/IMGP3632-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny how this one came together...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I received this vintage-y looking piece of fabric with Mother Goose on it back in January. I set it aside to use for a backing fabric for a small quilt. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7Di6VPR5UIpYvLgh9pQCyUJbjKWT84khnmo32Sp60oSb8RElj7LReQT3t_PGc5BA_DlnEstEt6CKDuA3aKDS0Lm7oKZQH4StX1wX5Tq2ObyYJY2nuXuRc-im18Z5gZMXIlXyHzxQb54miqLcrVNKYs388dY3zwjAqidqqJ8Wyko55XBH5tjHk9Do0QI/s800/IMGP3633-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7Di6VPR5UIpYvLgh9pQCyUJbjKWT84khnmo32Sp60oSb8RElj7LReQT3t_PGc5BA_DlnEstEt6CKDuA3aKDS0Lm7oKZQH4StX1wX5Tq2ObyYJY2nuXuRc-im18Z5gZMXIlXyHzxQb54miqLcrVNKYs388dY3zwjAqidqqJ8Wyko55XBH5tjHk9Do0QI/w640-h426/IMGP3633-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In January I also received a box of stuff from a different person and it had some 2 1/4 inch squares in it. I thought that was a weird size of square - one I don't save when I process scraps - so I just sewed them together into four patches as leader enders thinking I could add some 4 inch squares to the mix and do something with them for a child's quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This month I have been trying to match up backings to tops - prepping for a March Madness Quilting Marathon - and I measured the Mother Goose piece but it was only 36 inches from selvage to selvage. Gosh, that is not only vintage looking but it is vintage fabric! I remember making clothes as a younger girl when sewing patterns included pattern piece layouts for both 36 or 42-44 inch fabric. With a little bit of quick research this morning I found that the standard for dressmaking fabrics in the early 60s was 42-44 so I guess that Mother Goose fabric predates 1960s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok. So since vintage Mother Goose was a little short in width for my tops and I didn't want to cut it up because the motifs are large I set it near my sewing machine to deal with later. Then I had an aha moment as I was sewing those four patches as leader enders. I thought they looked rather vintage-y too. And they were in the colors that were in the vintage Mother Goose fabric. And at 4 inches (finished) nine four patches would fit perfectly on each side of a 36 inch square piece of fabric. It was meant to be! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnY-36XP7jaDxnM-7O8iE-wpf-KQwriiBioifabic-kFcokz-xKZCKMUT42Z6VQ1dcmFZX-RElNB-IbTo541rjhu0b0ybLP_cwhKyM7rcmfIESVedWjAY8x78cMP92ahLKO466QbkrLNjF1AwuolKKJuF2wlXWxkvLJeQYPJU6ojdzHNV3OvJITYIYQM/s800/IMGP3636-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnY-36XP7jaDxnM-7O8iE-wpf-KQwriiBioifabic-kFcokz-xKZCKMUT42Z6VQ1dcmFZX-RElNB-IbTo541rjhu0b0ybLP_cwhKyM7rcmfIESVedWjAY8x78cMP92ahLKO466QbkrLNjF1AwuolKKJuF2wlXWxkvLJeQYPJU6ojdzHNV3OvJITYIYQM/w640-h426/IMGP3636-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now to iron out those vintage wrinkles and find a backing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 29 - Oh, an extra day this year! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"I just want to celebrate another day of livin'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just want to celebrate another day of life"... lyrics from Rare Earth song.</div><br /> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-78696039559972776782024-02-28T06:54:00.000-06:002024-02-28T06:54:04.429-06:00Orphan Block Top<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlHvdFCkvwzTDjRFVBCQ-iEf2WhyExzt6Gd0aGwBNnWWl4QCdvCoKpXTbHP3AWpb2rbrdb9NVQF5HrZAXrJXdfhuenm_lhb9nzR6ggLCzVyQdYY_XXly1IHg6rERI7NfUjD7Eo517vuXQJTfplks6vW4eRFhQ9uctfOEF9R1OpYiKddG6GbBEhK2wEoE/s800/IMGP3637-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="762" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlHvdFCkvwzTDjRFVBCQ-iEf2WhyExzt6Gd0aGwBNnWWl4QCdvCoKpXTbHP3AWpb2rbrdb9NVQF5HrZAXrJXdfhuenm_lhb9nzR6ggLCzVyQdYY_XXly1IHg6rERI7NfUjD7Eo517vuXQJTfplks6vW4eRFhQ9uctfOEF9R1OpYiKddG6GbBEhK2wEoE/w610-h640/IMGP3637-001.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blue Orphan Blocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a flimsy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">40 x 48</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been trying to clean up some PILES this month. These orphan blocks have been in a pile near the sewing machine since January when the theme in my sewing space was "Blues and Browns". Now the pile has turned into a quilt top. Only one of the blocks in the top was made by me. I framed four blocks to finish at 12 inches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now maybe it will get quilted next month when the theme in my sewing space will be "March Madness Quiltathon". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And sew on...</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: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 28 - My grandson is 15 years old today! My how time flies! I was present at his birth and it seems like that was only yesterday. Wish he didn't live at a distance. I hardly see him anymore and he used to be out almost every weekend when he was younger. </div><br /> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-59316119760957814262024-02-27T14:19:00.005-06:002024-02-27T14:19:51.018-06:00Stay At Home Round Robin Round 6 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvd5p_2yvQlNumYrNcHgKed3Kw47nvKstRIHE0Wpo5qGIvOfwGjUYdywYLhawApXDJL50mvLxHtJC-UpjTqJQt0vpUmg4dSaUBPPvhp_heE7IirtPti7oTtee1XXuTblOnnTuW9UJP4n6s4QB3qADF54LFLmegl54W6CUY1CHXVvtcHGQTnvgdsD_RFIU/s800/IMGP3657-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="800" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvd5p_2yvQlNumYrNcHgKed3Kw47nvKstRIHE0Wpo5qGIvOfwGjUYdywYLhawApXDJL50mvLxHtJC-UpjTqJQt0vpUmg4dSaUBPPvhp_heE7IirtPti7oTtee1XXuTblOnnTuW9UJP4n6s4QB3qADF54LFLmegl54W6CUY1CHXVvtcHGQTnvgdsD_RFIU/w640-h584/IMGP3657-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay At Home Round Robin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">50 x 68</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final round has been added. I probably won't get around to finishing it for awhile. I think it ended up a nice size for a comfort quilt. I did not set out to make a blue and white quilt. I'm surprised I had enough bits and pieces of blue and whites for the whole quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYXj7SdA2Ok03rXs-KJyiaSUOQkbWZHUjlqvXSbezZE0I2BrXSkkMxvRRbIE6v0EiYnresO9GUTXtRCvfB20vLKny70uftLOovA2l-aQFTrYeRiMf9G1zZ0Igb1Jh4rd1uKspAviL53o_gQLmb_2iSbTMcbHAxrXMNLiJaOPYV9eglCV0o8Nu5x71wGA/s800/IMGP3645-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="800" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYXj7SdA2Ok03rXs-KJyiaSUOQkbWZHUjlqvXSbezZE0I2BrXSkkMxvRRbIE6v0EiYnresO9GUTXtRCvfB20vLKny70uftLOovA2l-aQFTrYeRiMf9G1zZ0Igb1Jh4rd1uKspAviL53o_gQLmb_2iSbTMcbHAxrXMNLiJaOPYV9eglCV0o8Nu5x71wGA/w640-h372/IMGP3645-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The prompt for round 6 was "letters and/or numbers". I made some X blocks and depending upon how you look at them they are also O blocks. This round was added to the top...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ackUXK_mZrzd1GaRyc1fKsImpN3sZqwI-IoHY3mffQgG_aXXDQzTtIgOnW2LBaBiwXkccKXmmmXs30hWI94laAaLylxIjFmSp-MquyJHJYJzgV8fVWlnoKmfOKx_dm2GaO_MifflrHM_BpezhDgJxxgJKLCiDvKtjtcvE5C62V9VnFbZsSJRoWZjsl8/s800/IMGP3647-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="800" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ackUXK_mZrzd1GaRyc1fKsImpN3sZqwI-IoHY3mffQgG_aXXDQzTtIgOnW2LBaBiwXkccKXmmmXs30hWI94laAaLylxIjFmSp-MquyJHJYJzgV8fVWlnoKmfOKx_dm2GaO_MifflrHM_BpezhDgJxxgJKLCiDvKtjtcvE5C62V9VnFbZsSJRoWZjsl8/w640-h388/IMGP3647-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and bottom of the quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/2024/02/sahrr-2024-round-6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SAHRR Round 6</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: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 26 - Finished a good book! I seem to do most of my reading in the middle of the night when I can't sleep. The book? - The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin. I've downloaded to my Kindle another WWII historical novel by Madeline Martin. WWII historical fiction is one of the genres I like to read. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 27 - I've been working out in my gardens the last few days because it has been so warm. It is 72 this afternoon; however, we have an inch of snow, high winds and plummeting temperatures predicted for tomorrow. So anyway, I happened to notice a few Iris Reticulata (Dwarf Iris) in bloom. Not sure what they will look like in a few days if we do get snow. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg0z9Rsut_N4UtcOQNsTpG8OvJIWFR0UOlfTd9VNuie8BJ2KArwQk8qAAZIBbIIb86oGNtKY44DgnSXFMzkZe4LmlMG9tzGVxRsQMolOgnDcUQrycNHQdx8EkOHxp8iee4njw9aCT_yNm1p0vrKLtijyTZ13MsOn3DoO9u6kZiSgXxa4X9LezW_CWo7o/s800/IMGP3652-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg0z9Rsut_N4UtcOQNsTpG8OvJIWFR0UOlfTd9VNuie8BJ2KArwQk8qAAZIBbIIb86oGNtKY44DgnSXFMzkZe4LmlMG9tzGVxRsQMolOgnDcUQrycNHQdx8EkOHxp8iee4njw9aCT_yNm1p0vrKLtijyTZ13MsOn3DoO9u6kZiSgXxa4X9LezW_CWo7o/w200-h199/IMGP3652-001.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-59519249166669563152024-02-25T08:39:00.001-06:002024-02-25T08:39:55.554-06:00Hummingbird? Periwinkle? Arkansas Snowflake?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6d1x_T-TPRD6ZE3BBtcaKLlQT_OyHgn-owdsd1N565anWYEWnB5o8wIA5E6X67KaMrQMPHoYIRQOS94Yh07bCAmf6cBQ2M8ZoZ9t0b71-ojx8nfHFkyeNAN4pvF8MbpOgRl_s3eWOQTBFfGiIQwPVjAeubEMsfn2iFVrfDBMLzCnLMJpj7NaOuMQEVU/s800/IMGP3617-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6d1x_T-TPRD6ZE3BBtcaKLlQT_OyHgn-owdsd1N565anWYEWnB5o8wIA5E6X67KaMrQMPHoYIRQOS94Yh07bCAmf6cBQ2M8ZoZ9t0b71-ojx8nfHFkyeNAN4pvF8MbpOgRl_s3eWOQTBFfGiIQwPVjAeubEMsfn2iFVrfDBMLzCnLMJpj7NaOuMQEVU/w640-h424/IMGP3617-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcD1pcTsmLUXOMXI78UbNUxNqT-zdvOPlN76b8s0fF4uQAww3MOh_-2xorEsRmfGyQc_S3KzJlO-x1oTb-9qn3AN_Ob2_nJdULRL07ZzY2milWsoKmVfGsDeXCmudzfIZ1eF5NbAPC8tFGK1484G5sIJgaN6V_ac7UqghPpFxVgAnhXDZhp7akyKih7s/s800/IMGP3618-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcD1pcTsmLUXOMXI78UbNUxNqT-zdvOPlN76b8s0fF4uQAww3MOh_-2xorEsRmfGyQc_S3KzJlO-x1oTb-9qn3AN_Ob2_nJdULRL07ZzY2milWsoKmVfGsDeXCmudzfIZ1eF5NbAPC8tFGK1484G5sIJgaN6V_ac7UqghPpFxVgAnhXDZhp7akyKih7s/w400-h400/IMGP3618-001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent some time the last few evenings working to applique a few Hummingbird blocks to add to my collection. I'm using the <a href="https://susies-scraps.com/2018/08/19/periwinkle-block-made-easy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Periwinkle Block Made Easy tutorial from Susie's Scraps</a> except I'm ussing 3.5 inch squares and 9 inch background squares to make my blocks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the squares are scraps leftover from making Rolling Stone blocks but some squares came out of my 3.5 inch squares box. I think I have used three different pieces of solid yellow for the background squares so far and I may have to buy a piece of yellow solid to finish up enough blocks for a throw. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Hummingbird quilt was inspired by a quilt that appeared in the July/August 2011 issue of Quiltmaker that was made by Minnie Jacoby Schultz c 1930. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">And sew on...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">*******</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Feb. 24 - Crocus! I had one tiny bunch pop up a week or so ago and then that clump disappeared when we had a snowfall. But now they are everywhere in the lawn near the clothesline where they have naturalized over the last several years. <a href="https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/flowers-and-their-meanings-language-flowers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the language of flowers </a>crocus represents cheerfulness. Indeed! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBR0Ef55EH6wlxQ54P1liPS4M-c4D7gKfmcieJWvCwg0qjGgnXa1rvWX3I-3VF7hbE2A41cM3SvI8JE2m6s86lcRKM9mlhempG7WKDzIKUHgykvd_WJevKRiVrAceWgksaf2ivvSLSTuD_zl2ZCM8H_RUUV5u3Kaq8judtcCn9sgISaBmiUN8rhDikCI/s800/IMGP3610-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="800" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBR0Ef55EH6wlxQ54P1liPS4M-c4D7gKfmcieJWvCwg0qjGgnXa1rvWX3I-3VF7hbE2A41cM3SvI8JE2m6s86lcRKM9mlhempG7WKDzIKUHgykvd_WJevKRiVrAceWgksaf2ivvSLSTuD_zl2ZCM8H_RUUV5u3Kaq8judtcCn9sgISaBmiUN8rhDikCI/s320/IMGP3610-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTOzEfshTBRCqXMM7uxST0fF7bU9ZR50fb5p-Fl51Dta5-gbS_M-LJChUzruFXvqFZcEPRxr7whcBwXT-pvPOq_i6-56gX7NjIQng-FUQiG2G6iZD9sa9ZnCfj-1Cx237kI_3NiOJhMbZnRpS4V1YeXm_XYHi0tEYjhYCj2Dpkdk7pvEx22jdVlxj1hc/s800/IMGP3612-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTOzEfshTBRCqXMM7uxST0fF7bU9ZR50fb5p-Fl51Dta5-gbS_M-LJChUzruFXvqFZcEPRxr7whcBwXT-pvPOq_i6-56gX7NjIQng-FUQiG2G6iZD9sa9ZnCfj-1Cx237kI_3NiOJhMbZnRpS4V1YeXm_XYHi0tEYjhYCj2Dpkdk7pvEx22jdVlxj1hc/s800/IMGP3612-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="800" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTOzEfshTBRCqXMM7uxST0fF7bU9ZR50fb5p-Fl51Dta5-gbS_M-LJChUzruFXvqFZcEPRxr7whcBwXT-pvPOq_i6-56gX7NjIQng-FUQiG2G6iZD9sa9ZnCfj-1Cx237kI_3NiOJhMbZnRpS4V1YeXm_XYHi0tEYjhYCj2Dpkdk7pvEx22jdVlxj1hc/s320/IMGP3612-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I don't know if you can see all the little purple clumps in the lawn. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each little clump looks like this up close. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 25 - I already celebrated a little bit when I woke up this morning and found a hibiscus flower in bloom in my living room. Several years ago my husband brought home a hibiscus full of blooms that he found on clearance. Oh it was beautiful but he did not notice that the huge plant was not hardy in our zone. So every year we put it out on the deck when the weather warms up and then in the winter I take it inside and try to find a spot for it. This year it is in the living room right inside the deck door. Seems a little early for it to be blooming. I<a href="https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/flowers-and-their-meanings-language-flowers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">n the language of flowers</a> hibiscus symbolizes delicate beauty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwpujeJxvISff7F5-_stySqMd3VQhon5PB8rxT-fwfnkq3z0n6Jb-WMb6HIZKiolpmiwjEMrK5zT1cIwf7dXcDvj-3zbcxsxVx6mkjHI5Q1GI_zu2bn0UqL9Pm0OdZZSeDIYlkkVf2lzVWUN-_fEfiGp44coq7T5UW35cPGHACc1JhFylxaJRr4W59a8/s800/IMGP3616-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwpujeJxvISff7F5-_stySqMd3VQhon5PB8rxT-fwfnkq3z0n6Jb-WMb6HIZKiolpmiwjEMrK5zT1cIwf7dXcDvj-3zbcxsxVx6mkjHI5Q1GI_zu2bn0UqL9Pm0OdZZSeDIYlkkVf2lzVWUN-_fEfiGp44coq7T5UW35cPGHACc1JhFylxaJRr4W59a8/s320/IMGP3616-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-28839351328671473172024-02-24T08:18:00.000-06:002024-02-24T08:18:21.021-06:00Red Scraps Chapter IV<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ04mTlhWNWNUVQTRXGgnVYGlwWySLr04jXCnINFvxmTARjANGCtRAd0Z8L-n8XXxNxGwYRzwYKXQNvsbVqoo0QD9O4Jxw_El6fz3lw869TCc9p_nXLiJze86uWptnrnljN2xCpVDmE7GDRhU7ScwolKXFxNfwJnY-hzy0LfS4L0dMpR4gAn5P520sXt4/s800/IMGP3605-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ04mTlhWNWNUVQTRXGgnVYGlwWySLr04jXCnINFvxmTARjANGCtRAd0Z8L-n8XXxNxGwYRzwYKXQNvsbVqoo0QD9O4Jxw_El6fz3lw869TCc9p_nXLiJze86uWptnrnljN2xCpVDmE7GDRhU7ScwolKXFxNfwJnY-hzy0LfS4L0dMpR4gAn5P520sXt4/w640-h480/IMGP3605-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Twilight Flock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6 inch (finished) blocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I worked mostly with 2.5 inch width red scraps. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsWkZlMCUKnAOtABewjPkh1BU-UCudRpNJisMnaqVf9hUrD0UqsgqnWIwgV1sdP_LfAHBllKzTu6iZQiyg9ed5ySWe1hGIYbfrrwnNQBnwvB1kwnRjcJEXxuy6Q9gXUOucLmo65mNVHXewn7ApaSj16d5dgfHTleOCXoOC483c8Xcuqur8xJcOOLMSIo/s800/IMGP3606-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="800" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsWkZlMCUKnAOtABewjPkh1BU-UCudRpNJisMnaqVf9hUrD0UqsgqnWIwgV1sdP_LfAHBllKzTu6iZQiyg9ed5ySWe1hGIYbfrrwnNQBnwvB1kwnRjcJEXxuy6Q9gXUOucLmo65mNVHXewn7ApaSj16d5dgfHTleOCXoOC483c8Xcuqur8xJcOOLMSIo/w640-h432/IMGP3606-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Twilight Flock</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From the book <b>From the Cover </b>(Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Editors and Contributors)</div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7MFG8hpmWZBLUvKPlwEe9UzQzN3GL3n3VtH-Je0SbMSXa5-1WjiQAHiWfeTbDKqAiYbr-J23BsxqQEQbmj4ZuKHiMOvSkAjGOBc1Cq-ztyWr-jaczDAvtKvdfUrviDkuPGxLNLKm6YBAGjWIG_o6Kzaoafm5UEy81Hgj2Lzdc-0TmMxsi4eUGMn5aok/s800/IMGP3607-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7MFG8hpmWZBLUvKPlwEe9UzQzN3GL3n3VtH-Je0SbMSXa5-1WjiQAHiWfeTbDKqAiYbr-J23BsxqQEQbmj4ZuKHiMOvSkAjGOBc1Cq-ztyWr-jaczDAvtKvdfUrviDkuPGxLNLKm6YBAGjWIG_o6Kzaoafm5UEy81Hgj2Lzdc-0TmMxsi4eUGMn5aok/w640-h632/IMGP3607-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monkey Wrench </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5 inch finished blocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Uses both red 1.5 and 2.5 inch scraps. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FJ5lKhoUBbpFTuagENtnMa87NALAoKxRiqPxNW1mtRgZOQhOXKCRqgd_i5BQD1beOiR87nWW78i3gjB2Mkvad4a8b5XPCXPywvaSSE3AIHnbtKlaAMHLGtIthXjp5YYPZiiPRrajyxYhSPVaR6vhhyphenhyphennZTxa10C_Qf_sSShXZD67akwOu27uT5x1UIaI/s800/IMGP3608-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="800" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FJ5lKhoUBbpFTuagENtnMa87NALAoKxRiqPxNW1mtRgZOQhOXKCRqgd_i5BQD1beOiR87nWW78i3gjB2Mkvad4a8b5XPCXPywvaSSE3AIHnbtKlaAMHLGtIthXjp5YYPZiiPRrajyxYhSPVaR6vhhyphenhyphennZTxa10C_Qf_sSShXZD67akwOu27uT5x1UIaI/w640-h322/IMGP3608-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10 inch blocks inspired by a picture in a Connecting Threads catalog. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE1xq9zZqK-DigpbvHG4mFEcu5gL_ajUAOGIPlPibPU8NLw2g2bDpRxpojoBc33PfTclLR1QRbUrjdvlwABXS7ezrs34u9iKGn0ko7VWpLZh1AT4tVH-iN5YyC75RwIdMfpcOXbWiWB7QHvFWOvZhuLUS1VIDTQIibQHNWIQMRHICEEVr-wv5r5d92x0/s800/IMGP3609-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE1xq9zZqK-DigpbvHG4mFEcu5gL_ajUAOGIPlPibPU8NLw2g2bDpRxpojoBc33PfTclLR1QRbUrjdvlwABXS7ezrs34u9iKGn0ko7VWpLZh1AT4tVH-iN5YyC75RwIdMfpcOXbWiWB7QHvFWOvZhuLUS1VIDTQIibQHNWIQMRHICEEVr-wv5r5d92x0/w640-h640/IMGP3609-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9 Patch Blocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6 inch finished</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a Snowball and Nine Patch quilt.</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;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/02/scraphappy-saturday-red-roundup.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rainbow Scrap Challenge ScrapHappy Saturday</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: left;">******</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 23 - I said in yesterday's blog post that I was celebrating early in the day with the Dawn Chorus. But I also celebrated later in the day when I received a beautiful handmade Valentine card in the mail from <a href="https://artinsearch.blogspot.com/2024/02/completed-mission.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linda, an amazing and very thoughtful lady who blogs at Art in Search.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7Y17j9uvJnsFmf0WwPqEfbKF7HZ9uIGm7CY0aaxA2tDCKvI8T8_6mJ0MCq3S3dP3zrM2VQxzJ2YIpXFFctOFZDOh81GEO3bTC7Os8CPnGlP3KLqv8hFZIc29Y5_AdzXWjbhFW7ZLTuTTyTKQSxWy3myqT5Jo2DBQHz8A8QvGxFLxNz-KvwDgpGftj88/s800/IMGP3613-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="776" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7Y17j9uvJnsFmf0WwPqEfbKF7HZ9uIGm7CY0aaxA2tDCKvI8T8_6mJ0MCq3S3dP3zrM2VQxzJ2YIpXFFctOFZDOh81GEO3bTC7Os8CPnGlP3KLqv8hFZIc29Y5_AdzXWjbhFW7ZLTuTTyTKQSxWy3myqT5Jo2DBQHz8A8QvGxFLxNz-KvwDgpGftj88/w194-h200/IMGP3613-001.JPG" width="194" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-57108641789733496992024-02-23T08:49:00.003-06:002024-02-23T08:49:45.452-06:00Stars Like Spaghetti Is No Longer A Mystery. It's A Top!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh096Vdu74kjNCQBK4JSg1RRaW4XOB6eNV1V_PDSWotuoDwgq6YTVo_6sv1bJVgahGcp09n7TnVf_-K3ukY5fsxXzihPz6y9qZSoY9rWQjujJ0Zfrn4wJiC3LcpBXCCDdGxs61KctZZMCU9YIANi0_hI10UFdY02730SzrvRRtPCa11rYUZnxErsG0MWho/s800/IMGP3600-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="763" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh096Vdu74kjNCQBK4JSg1RRaW4XOB6eNV1V_PDSWotuoDwgq6YTVo_6sv1bJVgahGcp09n7TnVf_-K3ukY5fsxXzihPz6y9qZSoY9rWQjujJ0Zfrn4wJiC3LcpBXCCDdGxs61KctZZMCU9YIANi0_hI10UFdY02730SzrvRRtPCa11rYUZnxErsG0MWho/w610-h640/IMGP3600-001.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stars Like Spaghetti</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">60 x 72</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I love it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is oh so full of scraps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/stars-like-spaghetti-clue-6-and-final.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stars Like Spaghetti was a patriotic mystery by Quiltygirl Alycia.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her version has a little border around but I don't have enough of any one fabric to add that and right now I don't feel like sewing together scraps for a border so more than likely my version will just stay as it is. I'm not a "border person" anyway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I have been trying to clean up PILES this month (no not those piles that are a real pain in the booty but those piles of fabric and scraps and stuff all around the sewing machine) so now I can put all the bits and pieces of fabric I got out for this mystery away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/stars-like-spaghetti-my-version-and.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finished or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 22- I got up at around 11pm to get a drink of water. Everything outside was aglow with moonlight. And I could see a full moon high in the sky. And I remembered adults asking me when I was younger if I could see the man in the moon. (Never could). And the love song " By The Light of The Silvery Moon" went through my head. And then that was enough celebrating of the moonlight so I went back to bed. This morning I did a little research to see if it really was the full moon but found that doesn't happen until the 24th and it will be the Snow Moon and it will also be a micromoon - the smallest full moon of the year since it is farthest from the earth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 23 - I already did my celebrating early today. I went outside at first light this morning to take pics of Stars Like Spaghetti and was serenaded by the Dawn Chorus - bird song at first light. I have never been able to identify birds by their songs but I don't need to know the singers in order to enjoy the chorus. Sunrise here today was at 6:47 and I was out at around 7:15. The Dawn Chorus...what a beautiful way to start the day! </div> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697842410896958739.post-82322338192366684222024-02-22T08:49:00.001-06:002024-02-22T08:49:40.654-06:00Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) Round 5<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2PFWXKbgD5eon-f09wu6zTAwIOry7nHP-KigT3Bkywgk-_l-QHmGAI2aHbKYbEbtf3G9Tgyffq4aeKKXBoNF73vjQvFTcBxPzF7VVglt-ueUDFgRX8NFDsa94YPFTZoBDR7mZh3I2ru8UrdnzqZjcGc_8nGMxxI2F6Vv36kaqMsSoylCk8LgS9kTaYc/s800/IMGP3596-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2PFWXKbgD5eon-f09wu6zTAwIOry7nHP-KigT3Bkywgk-_l-QHmGAI2aHbKYbEbtf3G9Tgyffq4aeKKXBoNF73vjQvFTcBxPzF7VVglt-ueUDFgRX8NFDsa94YPFTZoBDR7mZh3I2ru8UrdnzqZjcGc_8nGMxxI2F6Vv36kaqMsSoylCk8LgS9kTaYc/w476-h640/IMGP3596-001.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay At Home Round Robin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after round 5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">50.5 x 62.5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The prompt for round 5 is "4".</div><br /><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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bZAViY5XwL6eE9SXhotI46QfGggdOb-BaF0EQd9W1Jbji8-q2NxTRiRc6Al9qQe2k6DqjrNAqXRIsOWSZETFNuqRuVxuCcoEO9D5lpMcHOMHgosfC_XvXpmqTiryYZk90V9bMk8s2_Nke_qw0x-ZlIp0uvy_kHbY-4Ki4eUmxDLsr86rDS2jVYpV0-Y/s800/IMGP3598-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bZAViY5XwL6eE9SXhotI46QfGggdOb-BaF0EQd9W1Jbji8-q2NxTRiRc6Al9qQe2k6DqjrNAqXRIsOWSZETFNuqRuVxuCcoEO9D5lpMcHOMHgosfC_XvXpmqTiryYZk90V9bMk8s2_Nke_qw0x-ZlIp0uvy_kHbY-4Ki4eUmxDLsr86rDS2jVYpV0-Y/w640-h426/IMGP3598-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I made 4 -- 4 inch Sawtooth Stars in a 4 inch border to add to the top...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduDI1Q6Ut0hE53YvEMOqriywswqaBaqH5ES5UD4tCMUflY8A9JhjKzLpeb3JQmsfw1w6xeeBgfN50RrfAtgbRBEALhxyujB4bRF9iAE9IWr5AUyz0y5_Np7gr9FgDQjuPvUQ9Iyxkb0HnlrpvQEnr4DBt97wnyhkX_so0A_45MjXfgUBKIQnvdQUnu2U/s800/IMGP3599-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduDI1Q6Ut0hE53YvEMOqriywswqaBaqH5ES5UD4tCMUflY8A9JhjKzLpeb3JQmsfw1w6xeeBgfN50RrfAtgbRBEALhxyujB4bRF9iAE9IWr5AUyz0y5_Np7gr9FgDQjuPvUQ9Iyxkb0HnlrpvQEnr4DBt97wnyhkX_so0A_45MjXfgUBKIQnvdQUnu2U/w640-h426/IMGP3599-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and bottom of the quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was kind of wishing I had enough of one fabric for the star background and rest of the border but I didn't and sew it goes. The strips at the top and bottom of the Sawtooth Stars looks white but it is a very pale mottled blue. And so for this round I used 4 fabrics in total to make the round 5 top and bottom borders - 1.Stars, 2.Star background, 3.floral in border with stars and 4.strip above and below the stars. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One more round to go! I'm hoping to get it to at least 70 inches in length for a nice sized throw.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And sew on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/02/19/sahrr-round-5-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SAHRR Round 5</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: left;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 19 - Celebrated a good book and a great author. I finished the fourth and final book in a series ---The Gem of Ireland's Crown by Jean Grainger from t<a href="https://jeangrainger.com/cullens-celtic-cabaret-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he Cullen's Celtic Cabaret series.</a> I got to know the characters almost as well as some of the characters I've come to know through blogging. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 20 --Five packets of free seeds came with my seed order! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA0Ndd5y7eD2Kas5VD6mO7MqoWDzEtaXuFvouY4VQeqcLpQV_AqTBEjTI0yADWRIzgCUuo3tC632uzkLRJUUs9K_PiBVEyy-YziNb5I4b2dg5NbtFiQiG_tGMEqSWWtuO5lEwhb1ZvaR_X6j1IMeOXwXOeljcVZp-OkUxgQWz8o_V95TDecBKfujxZWA/s800/IMGP3595-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="800" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA0Ndd5y7eD2Kas5VD6mO7MqoWDzEtaXuFvouY4VQeqcLpQV_AqTBEjTI0yADWRIzgCUuo3tC632uzkLRJUUs9K_PiBVEyy-YziNb5I4b2dg5NbtFiQiG_tGMEqSWWtuO5lEwhb1ZvaR_X6j1IMeOXwXOeljcVZp-OkUxgQWz8o_V95TDecBKfujxZWA/s320/IMGP3595-001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feb. 21 -My husband John was discharged from home visits for physical therapy! I help him run through his lists of exercises every day and they are pleased with the progress we are making so we just need to continue with our daily routine of exercises and don't need anyone to come visit and check on his progress each week like they have been. Our goal is for John to use a cane or nothing instead of the walker. That means he needs to continue to improve core strength, balance and posture. And we still have the problem of a very leaky gtube stoma whenever he does a lot of exercise but we are learning to deal with that. </div><br /> <p></p>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.com10