tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26479712988468527862024-03-26T17:11:33.876-07:00CspoonquiltQuick Quilts, Scrap Strategies & Quirky Old Quilts: My favorite areas of interest in the world of quilt making and the focus of this blog.cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.comBlogger467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-17074463856403532512024-03-24T15:32:00.000-07:002024-03-24T15:32:15.026-07:00March Report<p> I popped by Rainbow Scrap Challenge (link to the right) today and was delighted to find purple is the color of the month! I got lots of Purple Scraps! I've made one scrap quilt from my purple scraps before but No Surprize I Did Not use them All up. </p><p> I started this project before the Pandemic. It was going to be a graduation present for my daughter-in-law. She was studying to be a Nurse anethesist! But with all the confusion of the pandemic there could be no Graduation Ceremony. Kind of an anti climax to say the least! I lost my momentum. But when I dug out all the scrappy units today I was happy to see I have a lot of it done. April is Meg's Birth month. Maybe I can finish it in time for her Birthday!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYBXI1YgG8DMGchlYSbvmmKbIh3hX3R9AWOHSQCc2YerU9Aa8Bv0CuQfag9QdNFICxNKKACgTAzc-ns3nEHO1Ni0L2LzZyVpBt5TuS5IRCaXz7pdeXkPQFb0hAjsm-Rs7Bte3odE8aj191-5g9UuXZh4K5LuZQA4XjhvU8lmNMrOnMRX-QfqMje6Iod8Z/s3439/DSCN6802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="3422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYBXI1YgG8DMGchlYSbvmmKbIh3hX3R9AWOHSQCc2YerU9Aa8Bv0CuQfag9QdNFICxNKKACgTAzc-ns3nEHO1Ni0L2LzZyVpBt5TuS5IRCaXz7pdeXkPQFb0hAjsm-Rs7Bte3odE8aj191-5g9UuXZh4K5LuZQA4XjhvU8lmNMrOnMRX-QfqMje6Iod8Z/w637-h640/DSCN6802.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It measures about 60" by 60". A nice size for a lap quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elsewhere in my month of sewing I managed to get 3 kid quilts finished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubXzNn9JArxw5j7A8XMFIjKZn0UOH38dm7LTwHaIHdPzY_g9a8wtXGgmgCPjzGL2HJvr34y94fK9o-_EcNKrn5SI7htSK8cjB0jfIdhEEthKz3yD4r6zTy-L5OD9privINHu5bnk8Gknq7YJX7bKnhQ6A-OslhKymquPiD4DtmcgerDmOsj4MyHE2qLyX/s1671/DSCN6773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1671" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubXzNn9JArxw5j7A8XMFIjKZn0UOH38dm7LTwHaIHdPzY_g9a8wtXGgmgCPjzGL2HJvr34y94fK9o-_EcNKrn5SI7htSK8cjB0jfIdhEEthKz3yD4r6zTy-L5OD9privINHu5bnk8Gknq7YJX7bKnhQ6A-OslhKymquPiD4DtmcgerDmOsj4MyHE2qLyX/s320/DSCN6773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cut Space/ rocket fabric.</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/AVvXsEj3__dxWJDVrnwJXKLSAIS9UnUauKtTYwK7Ns5-z7sQCKcAM6bVmwmxKYhtbSIDPAzPFzhyNiWZckOoePEmzxY35F9eHyKMq3kPMckMjH4uKr8G5L5fGRdJnkz_23VhLhEDiUuw4kSF4s8sq78rsuMg8oGIrlAGnvi9vh76ZNeaVXdZlHnohSh46dlziko0/s4608/DSCN6755.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3__dxWJDVrnwJXKLSAIS9UnUauKtTYwK7Ns5-z7sQCKcAM6bVmwmxKYhtbSIDPAzPFzhyNiWZckOoePEmzxY35F9eHyKMq3kPMckMjH4uKr8G5L5fGRdJnkz_23VhLhEDiUuw4kSF4s8sq78rsuMg8oGIrlAGnvi9vh76ZNeaVXdZlHnohSh46dlziko0/s320/DSCN6755.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was going to be for a good friend of my daughter who's baby born at the end of Feb. But I just didn't love it and she is a special friend and I want the quilt to be really great so ...back to the Design </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wall ! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCmSDQDbesmulGMpM8MrlwBDOeXxJb4dwlw2uj07Z2SGu8oEtjvdc2fPYzRkbYjEw8I4JTZkR0z4ndyPoHXEAQRdylyOTTPBd5PgdPIGP7IOJvaUAPFFaBphLleOfu8w4PsV0ixVnFOlQ1EBhth8Vd4wLxAt2_IbFUwwlEoeppwozlouzT9b451FXg1Uv/s3597/DSCN6798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3597" data-original-width="2996" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCmSDQDbesmulGMpM8MrlwBDOeXxJb4dwlw2uj07Z2SGu8oEtjvdc2fPYzRkbYjEw8I4JTZkR0z4ndyPoHXEAQRdylyOTTPBd5PgdPIGP7IOJvaUAPFFaBphLleOfu8w4PsV0ixVnFOlQ1EBhth8Vd4wLxAt2_IbFUwwlEoeppwozlouzT9b451FXg1Uv/w334-h400/DSCN6798.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of fun fabrics in this one. The theme is Transportation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My daughter has another friend who is having a baby in the Summer. The theme for her baby's room is Whales. I didn't have any Whale fabric hanging around. I looked at Spoonflowers website and found some wonderful whale prints!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuJLKODXVczhExmsyagF8Lhq7UnenigGi1mKpkY7RrCCZEDtbbB2prPZVrreWhWiytim5hMfCfFSyMtq0XcnTCOv482kUaYeAp_93DDrcYUQ1y3nHwwrVzKtUnevoP7YWqPTiZvmCoOj_SNZHLCgVDchnTz0p-H2O6vOoGLnlaU2_AhSlW7u5uVd33wtQ/s4608/DSCN6772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuJLKODXVczhExmsyagF8Lhq7UnenigGi1mKpkY7RrCCZEDtbbB2prPZVrreWhWiytim5hMfCfFSyMtq0XcnTCOv482kUaYeAp_93DDrcYUQ1y3nHwwrVzKtUnevoP7YWqPTiZvmCoOj_SNZHLCgVDchnTz0p-H2O6vOoGLnlaU2_AhSlW7u5uVd33wtQ/w640-h480/DSCN6772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still in the design stage but it's coming along.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that gave me the idea to look for Tiger fabric at Spoonflowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the other baby quilt ! the theme being Tigers.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJmUfyG0-UKmjK3wFVVjvrawnWLs9krOYPcxwt-2SM0H2YrRq7gnaZCqIcftQAZuu6MT55Y211Z9GxDQ6hpz03ZNEvh241ScshSOtE2D81MKrYsnF7jnBfGA94hdCXX7TbmM5aneftZOCUP55qi8u0Wk8OKYK5BRET9BlpogvrEVzmRqVriSVE5oycuvZ/s1735/DSCN6792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="1713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJmUfyG0-UKmjK3wFVVjvrawnWLs9krOYPcxwt-2SM0H2YrRq7gnaZCqIcftQAZuu6MT55Y211Z9GxDQ6hpz03ZNEvh241ScshSOtE2D81MKrYsnF7jnBfGA94hdCXX7TbmM5aneftZOCUP55qi8u0Wk8OKYK5BRET9BlpogvrEVzmRqVriSVE5oycuvZ/w395-h400/DSCN6792.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aso still in the design stages but I like the fabric a lot better than in my first attempt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course a month can't go by without digging through my orphan blocks and seeing what I can find to entertain myself...</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFYK2pkNqx667W7ImBPVf_3rCgIufSyeq7EA-Te8RHMpppc3sk2s4pOvnBYW2Lc9U-vyl_VOLr3erAL9fPYxMm3w3uGg1WgQU0f6n9ICDGdDSNdlHwVcxPQ3RzPZOeGxJym1InK7cqY8EzvKjK0VgQmj-EgxJuLseP4S_Kptiy6XNXDJ6CqJBQQkgIC3h/s4608/DSCN6797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFYK2pkNqx667W7ImBPVf_3rCgIufSyeq7EA-Te8RHMpppc3sk2s4pOvnBYW2Lc9U-vyl_VOLr3erAL9fPYxMm3w3uGg1WgQU0f6n9ICDGdDSNdlHwVcxPQ3RzPZOeGxJym1InK7cqY8EzvKjK0VgQmj-EgxJuLseP4S_Kptiy6XNXDJ6CqJBQQkgIC3h/w300-h400/DSCN6797.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I got these blocks at the Guild Flea Market. Just need to finish three blocks and it will be ready to sew together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are all Well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-77629945380954389132024-02-29T16:46:00.000-08:002024-03-01T07:53:14.690-08:00February flew by!<p> I have been trying to make an effort to post mid month but that sure did not happen in February! I do have lots to share. Even tho' I've been busy in other parts of my life somehow I always come back around to sewing as my stress reducer and relaxation time. Those bits of time add up!</p><p>After my last post I visited The Rainbow Scrap Challenge (thus the link in the sidebar) It reminded me of how many baskets of scraps I have organised by color and maybe I should follow along with the monthly suggestions. So January being "Green" I dug out my basket of green.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2Pl-eGwPTr0UtnHicnNTqWaJZ4ZnWhhShTcGdhT5TKKaUhB-r7lzxu8dO3NJrat862YOmQ1KskrO6w0Yl3hM2z7J4GC6We-jJSUqF1dSAHCAglrBfgaKh6JjKvplyu5Yt2cyIzO7_lHJgXbae-MvvKbhrKGtGIOa-c-D7MC_cwj8WzGLMsR-g7Dtyk1c/s4608/DSCN6741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2Pl-eGwPTr0UtnHicnNTqWaJZ4ZnWhhShTcGdhT5TKKaUhB-r7lzxu8dO3NJrat862YOmQ1KskrO6w0Yl3hM2z7J4GC6We-jJSUqF1dSAHCAglrBfgaKh6JjKvplyu5Yt2cyIzO7_lHJgXbae-MvvKbhrKGtGIOa-c-D7MC_cwj8WzGLMsR-g7Dtyk1c/w640-h480/DSCN6741.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a lot of fun pawing through all my green scraps. I already had a lot of scrappy units. So I had a possible top laid out in no time! But it was a little haphazard so I tried to pick out one part and build from there.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbAUIYjCyloPE3bS3ahWHfB33rquHt58iQ7skIc4Bx42cRbT_bnSx6-1Coift7HFSwiK9cDNZzncU91_nWBekuzlXptJzhJxGfvnlWoKkLOmMDlfPjiYAAOgixjlYdwXAPvEwnX69kb6tujHnYv6EyhEDheJg3XGL10y7fOHOn2WyaXoiFNkr-MXKI4FR/s4608/DSCN6747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbAUIYjCyloPE3bS3ahWHfB33rquHt58iQ7skIc4Bx42cRbT_bnSx6-1Coift7HFSwiK9cDNZzncU91_nWBekuzlXptJzhJxGfvnlWoKkLOmMDlfPjiYAAOgixjlYdwXAPvEwnX69kb6tujHnYv6EyhEDheJg3XGL10y7fOHOn2WyaXoiFNkr-MXKI4FR/w400-h300/DSCN6747.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I liked the light and dark play in this section so I think I'll use it as my focal point and arrange all the other units around it somehow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course January moved into February and that meant getting out my red scrap basket. This one has quite a lot of parts further on in the design process so I won't get it together by today but I might get it assembled by end of March!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WciNv69yldOxMgkJyBYsYcebfbrbHRQugy-Fgg13T3uMqV9cy0Q8QZLg275FSw9QbOG-yWMxdGcqfy14IdLxaIDkZrT4WbmGg_l20CClHC_gsXIadLADfYVOukz8f91gOwe_UQNa2T6-Kyb01Dm-LouftClAwmC_wyzRG3V2cGy8I2EX1g-goZBueXI3/s3371/DSCN6748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3371" data-original-width="2826" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WciNv69yldOxMgkJyBYsYcebfbrbHRQugy-Fgg13T3uMqV9cy0Q8QZLg275FSw9QbOG-yWMxdGcqfy14IdLxaIDkZrT4WbmGg_l20CClHC_gsXIadLADfYVOukz8f91gOwe_UQNa2T6-Kyb01Dm-LouftClAwmC_wyzRG3V2cGy8I2EX1g-goZBueXI3/w335-h400/DSCN6748.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have most of the units for the other two sides I just need to sew them together. I think it still might need another border. It's only about 34" square so far...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm also on a binge to try and reduce my Quilt Top UFO's. I've been trying to have something pinned to the Long Arm all the time so that whenever the mood to quilt strikes me I can move on that empulse right away instead of having to pick a project, pin it on, choose a backing etc. etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some Finished Finishes I think I'm going to abbreviate that from now on: FF's, hows that for an acronym?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKyaWxPoWUYN5kV-qiXYdmHfB0S9cUh9qBKTSRZwouS9ujri6VFH1J0l89rXNjY31671b-SlOKlhlVAqKNsi8l3B1GyNlAHT-FfyTUeNdpPpIEjA15dDjn0pCNEssyLtanWaM2OYe7FYIqnvJRsbp889ZRf9Za0h4RwQkvuuP_YAcP9gmlcIf1wPxJDLR/s2541/IMG_8435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="1996" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKyaWxPoWUYN5kV-qiXYdmHfB0S9cUh9qBKTSRZwouS9ujri6VFH1J0l89rXNjY31671b-SlOKlhlVAqKNsi8l3B1GyNlAHT-FfyTUeNdpPpIEjA15dDjn0pCNEssyLtanWaM2OYe7FYIqnvJRsbp889ZRf9Za0h4RwQkvuuP_YAcP9gmlcIf1wPxJDLR/w314-h400/IMG_8435.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMW-ghJU2rbj-jG_neS3BlDEdpL2JfkgwHAmXh5H5j7fNL4Mfep_a8_4NQIS_HDX7yCCa-3NiIvp_QGaCI0OoS4sLGALvmzAj2n8kY7aiNWRIZuMIDzFp0vo3Emr5xNaZFYWlLIXj45miZ66OsiEbw3oFy2EJXbr1BNUuoEzb5sJS6kRE6qKQX21tPQPO/s2533/IMG_8438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="2041" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMW-ghJU2rbj-jG_neS3BlDEdpL2JfkgwHAmXh5H5j7fNL4Mfep_a8_4NQIS_HDX7yCCa-3NiIvp_QGaCI0OoS4sLGALvmzAj2n8kY7aiNWRIZuMIDzFp0vo3Emr5xNaZFYWlLIXj45miZ66OsiEbw3oFy2EJXbr1BNUuoEzb5sJS6kRE6qKQX21tPQPO/w323-h400/IMG_8438.jpg" width="323" /></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;">Of course I couldn't let to much time lapse before diving into my Orphan Block pile. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This was made from 4 big improve blocks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> You take 4 fat quarters (or even larger squares) stack them all face up and then freestyle slice them up and sew them back together making 4 very large (about 15") block units. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find a lot of these UFO's in our guild flea market. I think it's because while all of that wild sewing and cutting is fun; once people get done they don't know what to do with the blocks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one really just needed a little squaring up and some borders and bam an nice lap quilt for donation!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TRbIMazqeD9uvRAXJ0bEchRvc49fP4rXcZbvmfvqmlz0t7XPcN5TPLCMl99m-NAXdg-ovZ8hn7XbGtUd4pDh8U7marobP8HXXb8BJSI-cuu3jyCk-OPiws1u_ON5ZU_0w_eJi3EJ5dHwbA89lrj3xCtbg5MZvWZf0ZDx-A5WkAyQymparCE_3IScdMtB/s1881/DSCN6750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="1620" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TRbIMazqeD9uvRAXJ0bEchRvc49fP4rXcZbvmfvqmlz0t7XPcN5TPLCMl99m-NAXdg-ovZ8hn7XbGtUd4pDh8U7marobP8HXXb8BJSI-cuu3jyCk-OPiws1u_ON5ZU_0w_eJi3EJ5dHwbA89lrj3xCtbg5MZvWZf0ZDx-A5WkAyQymparCE_3IScdMtB/w345-h400/DSCN6750.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought the butterfly print was really pretty and all the back and forth movement of the other patches made it interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's another one I found in the flea market. This one came with some extra fabric and the wonky star block that I put in the middle...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPycg5q74PpIhUHwCB3__-bWxaQIPrLw3Tv-e0cVzNRp4R9roHvlRWy7xWt5yCZq1ugunfH6XXTKZdyhMgmPY-H8axqE7TNmFJUn51e2Ra_sD_0Ld2CpKqY1mthVVhPmmMuRceEWVpZsbCFFdYJUgqkB1OxYBha9cFzApS8qO2dpFSYPDM9Af9Xbo65TgF/s1750/DSCN6686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="1209" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPycg5q74PpIhUHwCB3__-bWxaQIPrLw3Tv-e0cVzNRp4R9roHvlRWy7xWt5yCZq1ugunfH6XXTKZdyhMgmPY-H8axqE7TNmFJUn51e2Ra_sD_0Ld2CpKqY1mthVVhPmmMuRceEWVpZsbCFFdYJUgqkB1OxYBha9cFzApS8qO2dpFSYPDM9Af9Xbo65TgF/w442-h640/DSCN6686.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fabric definitely caught my eye!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just to round things out...I have some baby quilts that Won't make themselves!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's what I've worked out so far:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrP0tNfAO8P1z4ym2nsDsALXPLWumAaQupehUsh7T8VSsrmoK-n6CdqnwjreyLgeTa5idtk0Vi5aZha_4WYoLbKc2uP0mBvRZ8CImrdyXxDBL7bsfRzbEOIhRq1WMlNz89iczR2PTwd9HNRc0e6VAPX-ZNqwgQhtQvQFULS2vnAKdBhQxjDGwEtQk0FdL/s4608/DSCN6751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrP0tNfAO8P1z4ym2nsDsALXPLWumAaQupehUsh7T8VSsrmoK-n6CdqnwjreyLgeTa5idtk0Vi5aZha_4WYoLbKc2uP0mBvRZ8CImrdyXxDBL7bsfRzbEOIhRq1WMlNz89iczR2PTwd9HNRc0e6VAPX-ZNqwgQhtQvQFULS2vnAKdBhQxjDGwEtQk0FdL/w640-h480/DSCN6751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or maybe this?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yBl7ATgEYRY2QmqKoTkHroAjU-U0R52HQxVTgWlkSS77jEy-ewjPjNsQ3onAjR8aLkpW4faOYSfKOTPboNpOJZNz8RQR41CYrK_FhcFkKWmKJs7sD7XkXwF8Y0mpBl28EOPCTsQppRgIqA4lDX0dw_HJMJaVQGqOo7P8iLwtPh5Van2WMCg9px2GcmP-/s1907/DSCN6752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1718" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yBl7ATgEYRY2QmqKoTkHroAjU-U0R52HQxVTgWlkSS77jEy-ewjPjNsQ3onAjR8aLkpW4faOYSfKOTPboNpOJZNz8RQR41CYrK_FhcFkKWmKJs7sD7XkXwF8Y0mpBl28EOPCTsQppRgIqA4lDX0dw_HJMJaVQGqOo7P8iLwtPh5Van2WMCg9px2GcmP-/w576-h640/DSCN6752.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you zoom in on the fabric you can see that it is a print of Tigers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Dad-to-be is nicknamed "Tiger" and somehow that has gotten to be the theme of the baby's room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My daughter sent me this pic of these prints that are in the baby's room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZSRH-oGiuX_Le_qbCe0sC1XEOSw_sY3blxAKbCMJuNJQMVhAPP-pYp9dhyr1PVniF6zsTLuxYSeLIjM2vKdTYcfPQnncs-EZzWuRl-akreS0w5nTEiiIc_NSPx4lrTJ9RzHw-vtyAuL5_bJAVTRFv0P2c550nfRNU95kFjUlQBp_nUe7Vdt_bvs-QUFi/s460/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-29%20at%2012.24.05%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="460" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZSRH-oGiuX_Le_qbCe0sC1XEOSw_sY3blxAKbCMJuNJQMVhAPP-pYp9dhyr1PVniF6zsTLuxYSeLIjM2vKdTYcfPQnncs-EZzWuRl-akreS0w5nTEiiIc_NSPx4lrTJ9RzHw-vtyAuL5_bJAVTRFv0P2c550nfRNU95kFjUlQBp_nUe7Vdt_bvs-QUFi/w640-h600/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-29%20at%2012.24.05%20PM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seems kind of sophisticated for Baby decor. It was hard to find any Tiger fabric that was not either cartoony or wild jungle. Well I'll work on it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next Baby quilt is for someone who wants Whales in the quilt. I found some incredible whale prints at Spoonflowers. The shower for that Mom is not 'til mid April so I've got plenty of time to play with that Fabric!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope all is well with you !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay warm!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /> </div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-37504795608141951552024-01-26T16:26:00.000-08:002024-01-26T16:26:01.713-08:00Happy New Year!<p><span style="font-size: large;">Hi all! I know it's already the 26th of January but it's my first post in the New Year soooo, Happy New Year! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Not alot going on around here; but we are still here so I'm counting my blessings! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">With all the stormy weather I've been getting in a fair amount of sewing! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In December I showed a picture of a baby quilt I was making for my daughter's baby expected in March. My daughter is very particular and I was worried she would not like the bright colors of the quilt. So I made this quilt from a panel that my daughter had pick out a while ago as a possibility. She liked it! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQJnAIo_jz9kmpkikLimSHcVEkh2JhGIKsm8RHnixFHz3CQkANad3Q0rylkmxO3F1UDyrFYgu9ldqX3uItTV9OMxp2EhYOr0G-81ijHgh8nvWjGTUx2XkgspGLPpLjHiErA1DMt5mXUvhTbHY0KN9B67utOHV6DG70dDqrCFnnJ4DoZfBzaUTi81ohBP5/s2311/DSCN6743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="2311" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQJnAIo_jz9kmpkikLimSHcVEkh2JhGIKsm8RHnixFHz3CQkANad3Q0rylkmxO3F1UDyrFYgu9ldqX3uItTV9OMxp2EhYOr0G-81ijHgh8nvWjGTUx2XkgspGLPpLjHiErA1DMt5mXUvhTbHY0KN9B67utOHV6DG70dDqrCFnnJ4DoZfBzaUTi81ohBP5/w640-h608/DSCN6743.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I showed her the other one and she liked that too! So I will finish it and give it to her at her shower next month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next up I have two bonafide finishes! Bound and ready to be gifted.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLrAoE_llYAy9fdY6D_4K6hyphenhypheneudV-t7lSAOfIZBA3-SstEgO2GkFzPpwlcP7PBZNCLVE9soKS489KCIOPORl8pKxLYXCod4f4-VSifTEvY_opZRHZuYL-z4YsYnfbXlyhip_1kqNmulrh_ZN5ZT4O7WpBDUveZTyKwtt9IBGlqC3k_KWX9Fkxh99QchEA/s1970/DSCN6729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="1464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLrAoE_llYAy9fdY6D_4K6hyphenhypheneudV-t7lSAOfIZBA3-SstEgO2GkFzPpwlcP7PBZNCLVE9soKS489KCIOPORl8pKxLYXCod4f4-VSifTEvY_opZRHZuYL-z4YsYnfbXlyhip_1kqNmulrh_ZN5ZT4O7WpBDUveZTyKwtt9IBGlqC3k_KWX9Fkxh99QchEA/w297-h400/DSCN6729.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0ftZW5Uhj62z6Wzx3N1LlCUt7kL-hAHXd57yIe7v55xCsfkaeR41ERjK6OklG9mL2W5FptEhByfmCICjhgRHadXG_RTbi2LkulpD-5fhC8pnb2FoWfSjXXoJLwpjgmeo2CZBLrr6hBGl97a6z-ZRU3G31rRBlCWdjqrfMDfcvaGdfAi-lRTnyv6sQMO6/s2073/DSCN6745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="1736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0ftZW5Uhj62z6Wzx3N1LlCUt7kL-hAHXd57yIe7v55xCsfkaeR41ERjK6OklG9mL2W5FptEhByfmCICjhgRHadXG_RTbi2LkulpD-5fhC8pnb2FoWfSjXXoJLwpjgmeo2CZBLrr6hBGl97a6z-ZRU3G31rRBlCWdjqrfMDfcvaGdfAi-lRTnyv6sQMO6/w335-h400/DSCN6745.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And two Top finishes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This one was several years in the making. First I made a bunch of blocks and it wasn't big enough and then I ran out of certain fabrics and had to find substitutes etc. etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9GfNO7FTrKmTj7e7ZKFhlGDulKovDTYh95-zKEw8zgV425aJmr5pZ_iVZaaZaiGEihfXPdSO9o-l778gkNpKuf42aL6wOqSD3i9vgjs-tT8BBL_wELkz99oVOYrH0O8l4Zibtg0KqovKSffDQc_9nJqYQYnKJ45jGtmqBDnRADICFEWuy460KD-Fevag/s2248/DSCN6737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="1938" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9GfNO7FTrKmTj7e7ZKFhlGDulKovDTYh95-zKEw8zgV425aJmr5pZ_iVZaaZaiGEihfXPdSO9o-l778gkNpKuf42aL6wOqSD3i9vgjs-tT8BBL_wELkz99oVOYrH0O8l4Zibtg0KqovKSffDQc_9nJqYQYnKJ45jGtmqBDnRADICFEWuy460KD-Fevag/w345-h400/DSCN6737.jpg" width="345" /></a></div>Now I'm just agonizing over the border. What do you think the dark purple or the teal?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quilt top didn't take nearly as long as the last quilt but it was kind of a trick getting the lights and darks balanced (sort of).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHszL3WIKWiKkY_47wvns9KnUAumwte6ZC2wrEZaek1rwKkWD9YoUWi7KTv6cwg1iY9hSpiy7Hx_zA3AtIqgcSKTpV9IzLZnrtgWFPVU8H6sgwXt3fOJD1fLKHWxCp1-5t69v6mD6bh4k1ptjaROZDGqkLnvZFcSbftNRCSvXfkCgMtQeec1iQXGFajF5y/s2339/DSCN6732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1815" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHszL3WIKWiKkY_47wvns9KnUAumwte6ZC2wrEZaek1rwKkWD9YoUWi7KTv6cwg1iY9hSpiy7Hx_zA3AtIqgcSKTpV9IzLZnrtgWFPVU8H6sgwXt3fOJD1fLKHWxCp1-5t69v6mD6bh4k1ptjaROZDGqkLnvZFcSbftNRCSvXfkCgMtQeec1iQXGFajF5y/w310-h400/DSCN6732.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I do love working with these yarn dyed thread plaids. they are so soft and have endless variety!</div>Well I ope you are having a wonderful New Year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-84148256358303043842023-12-19T14:05:00.000-08:002024-01-16T10:01:08.182-08:00Fiddling Around<p> I hope you are all enjoying this Holiday Season!</p>Holiday craziness is hard for me but I understand why people love it. That said I've still found some time for sewing so here's the latest from my sewing room:<p></p><p>We had to make a quick trip to our family cabin. I Wanted something really easy for a sewing project so I brought a bunch of pre-cut Squares. I really like the way this one turned out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizBeFz_TBCd_MVmLZq98XZeZ8kUUMV-I6BdkajkdTD195YCzgMlWwavQDaAuNq0m_nQGtl0QPYPV-GhtoWjjhKcmUnJf9ObIR0KccFnxfodiLTjUUBh7aZYWS7istQju9RswcYhZrQ3cOaT5rwJ5fM7yR7DCKbCjv1Z1gCg8LIINVDojj0jO4aa2JfXCG/s1783/DSCN6695.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="1357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizBeFz_TBCd_MVmLZq98XZeZ8kUUMV-I6BdkajkdTD195YCzgMlWwavQDaAuNq0m_nQGtl0QPYPV-GhtoWjjhKcmUnJf9ObIR0KccFnxfodiLTjUUBh7aZYWS7istQju9RswcYhZrQ3cOaT5rwJ5fM7yR7DCKbCjv1Z1gCg8LIINVDojj0jO4aa2JfXCG/w488-h640/DSCN6695.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will be around 50" x 60" after some borders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On a different note...My daughter and her husband are expecting their first child in March so I have been spending time pondering what kind of baby quilt to make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Naomi likes everything Modern and neutral so she usually doesn't like my quilts which are so often loud and asymmetrical.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I'm just going to have to punt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought a panel of 'Monkeys jumping on the bed' a long time ago thinking I would make a baby quilt for one of my grand kids some time or other. Naomi always loved that rhyme / chant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's what the original panel looked like:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGpfnQZ1CYrh0ORWhJ_iLut_xBoNY__wYN1XcbbwT_k03TiZRuMO3ynJgb7D6x8WtwyzNG1iUIEutGenJxfyqv0csCExmgMCCnIyA7h7mLw7WWky1YdCsrieT7FBYo6y8yahhDQbng_49kPUHQuEJZV2GZZdpucGCeWIc9wXPidcslxHQZLv8jkOs6O4C/s4032/IMG_8222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGpfnQZ1CYrh0ORWhJ_iLut_xBoNY__wYN1XcbbwT_k03TiZRuMO3ynJgb7D6x8WtwyzNG1iUIEutGenJxfyqv0csCExmgMCCnIyA7h7mLw7WWky1YdCsrieT7FBYo6y8yahhDQbng_49kPUHQuEJZV2GZZdpucGCeWIc9wXPidcslxHQZLv8jkOs6O4C/w480-h640/IMG_8222.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I forgot that it was supposed to be one of those soft books. I did not like the substitute of "funky" for "little". Which is the way I remembered the rhyme. So I decided to dissect out the blocks I liked and write my own text.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's what I've got worked out so far:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZSoyZMd35zFqiRu_q7CZ1ja6EdOn8Dt1FyPVqp0nyD2KPWlwLc-4dt8VAkPQz2GTl5YS0obsE2oD0jGX1YBRR8R2WQkGMdC1tp-PEgCCB8pVTpi3V83Ddp0XB3l4e5i-2GxnD7BDVFL9HJ2koMHxHCbMNmIWrdSjkqT36S84nCfHLI1likMbWM9X-Z98/s2543/IMG_8221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="2532" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZSoyZMd35zFqiRu_q7CZ1ja6EdOn8Dt1FyPVqp0nyD2KPWlwLc-4dt8VAkPQz2GTl5YS0obsE2oD0jGX1YBRR8R2WQkGMdC1tp-PEgCCB8pVTpi3V83Ddp0XB3l4e5i-2GxnD7BDVFL9HJ2koMHxHCbMNmIWrdSjkqT36S84nCfHLI1likMbWM9X-Z98/w638-h640/IMG_8221.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought a packet of laserjet "printable fabric" from EQ. It printed ok but it was very faint after the rinsing process so I just went over the print very carefully with a sharpie marker. When I rinsed them again the printing stayed nice and dark! Gotta love those Sharpies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I still need to figure out a border but it is coming along.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I figure if Naomi, really really doesn't like it I'll keep it at my house for when the baby comes to visit.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been cold and rainy the past couple of days. That weather brings out the squirrel in me. I've been trolling through my orphan projects for my own entertainment for about 2 days now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it's time I finished this project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4IPQkjoZKHepVssOe-te6cA4YhUVRyO2YYKMGx-i1Qy9MXGV6jAn-646pEOkf0QS6hFyr4TslvYd8oeBLQ8aFFdfGp8H6ifY5Zeq-c0x1GBMr37p3sOXcenO9If_FpneY4VV7LGTi_iLafdL8lt2WSss_lucol9nBgGZYRDwPWDu3A1UafFESCowB35E/s4032/IMG_8224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4IPQkjoZKHepVssOe-te6cA4YhUVRyO2YYKMGx-i1Qy9MXGV6jAn-646pEOkf0QS6hFyr4TslvYd8oeBLQ8aFFdfGp8H6ifY5Zeq-c0x1GBMr37p3sOXcenO9If_FpneY4VV7LGTi_iLafdL8lt2WSss_lucol9nBgGZYRDwPWDu3A1UafFESCowB35E/w480-h640/IMG_8224.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rows are half sewn together. I might have a fighting chance of finishing this one before the New Year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The border is going to be tricky. I would let it be; but it's not quite big enough. You can see some of the fabrics I'm auditioning, I'm thinking the teal in the upper right corner?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all have Happy Holidays!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-20338612762761181832023-11-05T08:14:00.003-08:002023-11-05T08:14:39.416-08:00Happy Fall<p>Lots of yard work going on here... but I manage to sneak in some sewing time as well!</p><p>On the Design wall: I was fiddling around with a collection of 'Asian fabric' themed blocks. It's fun to just mix and match and see what I can come up with. This collection had some gapes in some of the rows. Which meant I was going to have to make some more blocks, grrrrr. At the same time I was getting antsy about JUST finishing Something! So back into the basket went this mess and back to the closet Full of UFOs to look for something I could Actually Finish ! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkIg1s1bVtghfd6FZAKz0xLfDweFrwsnFycef6QkMeAznRzIQwgrdm_fOzeMgDpEGT_oq7YHvxP71vIm5-334KBzIXQnOHCOwYSSjmI6F597EcR2gxhZW3wDJMMYeu2NASF7pgfDxuTaEJ9jsrX0G99-54mF5AtphZzpxvhLyq7JDFcWmp8T5-dZ0WdkE/s640/IMG_0601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkIg1s1bVtghfd6FZAKz0xLfDweFrwsnFycef6QkMeAznRzIQwgrdm_fOzeMgDpEGT_oq7YHvxP71vIm5-334KBzIXQnOHCOwYSSjmI6F597EcR2gxhZW3wDJMMYeu2NASF7pgfDxuTaEJ9jsrX0G99-54mF5AtphZzpxvhLyq7JDFcWmp8T5-dZ0WdkE/w480-h640/IMG_0601.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Enter this cutie. I found this nice collection of scrappy 9 patch blocks at the guild Flea market. There were some leftover scraps included with them which I used as the posts. The sashing and border was from my stash. easy peasy! Top done and ready to quilt! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MTY56v_3WfVMXfUPAY0jBYOFoEnuUsFCFFgHWKhHvGo4vGSZDxDcDKdAIwgFLlrFmp_QXSSBeNDhi3eXj9d5uV8o8K3vYWi06G-XHRNZ5LjdJbfplP7IKsl_M7eAlWOZT1MwhE9mEN_0jHsbkMvI_jWRVwXZh-klvCMEEy8nzjylpOmtDxnHg7gyrXX8/s2263/DSCN6680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2263" data-original-width="1909" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MTY56v_3WfVMXfUPAY0jBYOFoEnuUsFCFFgHWKhHvGo4vGSZDxDcDKdAIwgFLlrFmp_QXSSBeNDhi3eXj9d5uV8o8K3vYWi06G-XHRNZ5LjdJbfplP7IKsl_M7eAlWOZT1MwhE9mEN_0jHsbkMvI_jWRVwXZh-klvCMEEy8nzjylpOmtDxnHg7gyrXX8/w540-h640/DSCN6680.jpg" width="540" /></a></p><p>Before I could put this on the quilt frame I needed to quilt the top that was already on the Frame!</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotmbkEKP6m6mGJVg_volcE4JEBJ-2qFvIMzSlN7HBnHi3kZrue088IzBXz9RSwKkWeacH9BgmvlgLCbkKwLbQUbrD-lL0i8tjmQ3JErZ_HJ-_3fcQxdEcteJuGitGXC6S0FrGdKgifECGdjveU1JnVxdVVaJBhnfm_Bi6F7UIbITlbXQiP6CAakXMp_-v/s640/IMG_0605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotmbkEKP6m6mGJVg_volcE4JEBJ-2qFvIMzSlN7HBnHi3kZrue088IzBXz9RSwKkWeacH9BgmvlgLCbkKwLbQUbrD-lL0i8tjmQ3JErZ_HJ-_3fcQxdEcteJuGitGXC6S0FrGdKgifECGdjveU1JnVxdVVaJBhnfm_Bi6F7UIbITlbXQiP6CAakXMp_-v/w480-h640/IMG_0605.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>It's probably been there for at least a couple of weeks.</p><p>Nothing like a little back up in the queue to get me motivated forward!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaDRo8yY6rA3i_35EiBfablTWQv-0eK4nYywKSrtHdZND2pJv4MaN_J7NOsmMeQCaNnn4IDt7SnmtOJHBuyg2-wltQPnQkzDrBbbJTirQmPXM_YzVEoxJ-CVFhyphenhyphenskx__LQCDKGFrprSJJpgPkVVIMtiVi_i4ZDNdFBvI3_E68juuflbYClPy0skMt5FYl/s3277/DSCN6679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3277" data-original-width="2456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaDRo8yY6rA3i_35EiBfablTWQv-0eK4nYywKSrtHdZND2pJv4MaN_J7NOsmMeQCaNnn4IDt7SnmtOJHBuyg2-wltQPnQkzDrBbbJTirQmPXM_YzVEoxJ-CVFhyphenhyphenskx__LQCDKGFrprSJJpgPkVVIMtiVi_i4ZDNdFBvI3_E68juuflbYClPy0skMt5FYl/w480-h640/DSCN6679.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>NOW the stack of quilts waiting to be Bound is getting quite tall. I don't know what it is about binding quilts that annoys me so?! But like all these other issues, I know, I just need to<b> get-on-with-it</b> to arrive at a Real Finish. </p><p>I hope you all have wonderful Novembers! take care, cw</p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><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 /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-35855989014967060662023-10-09T15:12:00.004-07:002023-10-09T15:12:55.671-07:00A Couple of Finishes and the Tomato Report - 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi all! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">September was such a busy Month! Back to School, High Holy Days and we have about 10 Birthdays in the family if you include cousins and our anniversary is the 14th. phew!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I did manage a couple of quilt finishes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got this quilt top quilted!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXr3CfSMEek8gVQQunaCvNOmH5xsSwL61TSsy3mZ-WPYf8LNsyL5x9394VVly4xi9IyVutqSnBW6univ8PDV6VokYSdBVUPB7deSMcQdLUXlst-jxZEsTiLrQNoGjkfuyvc8yHSgaTpenJJ0TTW5RTLFoiBPlNDXozL3ZKZuC9N8yAg6L28cFRJvWneMzE/s2271/IMG_8066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="1749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXr3CfSMEek8gVQQunaCvNOmH5xsSwL61TSsy3mZ-WPYf8LNsyL5x9394VVly4xi9IyVutqSnBW6univ8PDV6VokYSdBVUPB7deSMcQdLUXlst-jxZEsTiLrQNoGjkfuyvc8yHSgaTpenJJ0TTW5RTLFoiBPlNDXozL3ZKZuC9N8yAg6L28cFRJvWneMzE/w492-h640/IMG_8066.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such pretty fabrics! I found these blocks in the Guild Flea Market. All I needed to do was sew and sash!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The quilting is really simple. Loops a Squigglies, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepicOBnqb6gbb5ELV8ebbn5E8bDXL0uVHdb-kLk6ZhouRqnbBo5TI3l_dq4DFz1k45OpBAqAy-9ttr6IvBU7GN3RUhLC2kMB2vJdbTSo6Po0uol4rGxHrT984y_UW4rI55RggIGixO-onvANN5BzQi0YAgf3TIEAQH90jfiMU-FywmZJyYMEJrzX4sMpl/s4032/IMG_8067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepicOBnqb6gbb5ELV8ebbn5E8bDXL0uVHdb-kLk6ZhouRqnbBo5TI3l_dq4DFz1k45OpBAqAy-9ttr6IvBU7GN3RUhLC2kMB2vJdbTSo6Po0uol4rGxHrT984y_UW4rI55RggIGixO-onvANN5BzQi0YAgf3TIEAQH90jfiMU-FywmZJyYMEJrzX4sMpl/w640-h480/IMG_8067.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this nice Flannel to go on the back.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ejtDo7fXYcZy7BCzFe1iwDIb7RcL18H0m3GB2h96Bmh3v26UkodGn58HzbQGVUMtrO1Y7J7m3ZHzn0ETxEqKd_3_OmxyIlfNecm2sA4COgBqrjc0JBBErjOABRBlVCGp6EX-fiBMFBJDvB5O3dKM_7x3kFhVcn5m7-jexlrmTUb5tXrr50GdmyPNnqUw/s4032/IMG_8068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ejtDo7fXYcZy7BCzFe1iwDIb7RcL18H0m3GB2h96Bmh3v26UkodGn58HzbQGVUMtrO1Y7J7m3ZHzn0ETxEqKd_3_OmxyIlfNecm2sA4COgBqrjc0JBBErjOABRBlVCGp6EX-fiBMFBJDvB5O3dKM_7x3kFhVcn5m7-jexlrmTUb5tXrr50GdmyPNnqUw/w480-h640/IMG_8068.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other finish, I posted about last month this lap quilt to be gifted to a friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1KvzZDxUOEmbRlVCg7newUdFXVeQLVFqNzPEIc13_dZHmeEqlO3CsEioh5mZ0syMBpCGWp03N7oleBRE8knQhxKitvLn95IhsJbq1PCOK7otQu47vi2B-4uG9hxz3ZDP6S2WseN1xoSfzQrmRangb_5Rbs36ISLO5FN-sCTb_UQ8b0V2EW0PfwlT_qt6/s4032/IMG_8062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1KvzZDxUOEmbRlVCg7newUdFXVeQLVFqNzPEIc13_dZHmeEqlO3CsEioh5mZ0syMBpCGWp03N7oleBRE8knQhxKitvLn95IhsJbq1PCOK7otQu47vi2B-4uG9hxz3ZDP6S2WseN1xoSfzQrmRangb_5Rbs36ISLO5FN-sCTb_UQ8b0V2EW0PfwlT_qt6/w480-h640/IMG_8062.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quilted and bound and off to a new home! Yahoo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On to more serious business...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Tomato Report!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I did not post a Tomato Report last year perhaps the yield did not warrant it. Sad to say I don't remember....Getting old is not for Sissies (as my mom and dad use to say)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the Tomato season has been good this year despite the many foggy mornings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This line-up of tomatoes was all from one plant! The variety is called Purple Cherokee. They have good flavor and they are nice big slicing tomatoes. The only down size is they are 'determinate' which means the bulk of them ripen at the same time (thus the line-up below).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed some fresh and then dehydrated the rest so nothing went to waste!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fQUYBESdeDC5c50k0A6Qzl_SU0qXJ-hDKj98UNjA5oCp8gQUNGC8egHgWSG99SDWADP10Hk8VzLUrGTI6njxgB2bjq7Hqeil7yldcIoVG2nwQDeSqBlSVDCADyFVarUGSOFdB_KaKOw1rwijaBMQHwhH87-FoBTYBbRykaB-D2gUSGlu8H2oqOTARpsQ/s4032/IMG_8045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fQUYBESdeDC5c50k0A6Qzl_SU0qXJ-hDKj98UNjA5oCp8gQUNGC8egHgWSG99SDWADP10Hk8VzLUrGTI6njxgB2bjq7Hqeil7yldcIoVG2nwQDeSqBlSVDCADyFVarUGSOFdB_KaKOw1rwijaBMQHwhH87-FoBTYBbRykaB-D2gUSGlu8H2oqOTARpsQ/w480-h640/IMG_8045.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tomatoes pictured below were picked at the same time as the Purple Cherokees (in the bushel basket).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top left are Black cherry tomatoes. Excellent flavor and a prolific cherry tomato. To the right is an heirloom variety called Juliet. Also very prolific and very sweet flavor. On the bottom row there's a new variety (to me) Called Brad's Black heart (more on that one below). In the middle is my favorite cherry </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Sun Gold ". On the lower right is another new variety to me called "Pink Berkeley". My husband read an article on this variety and on that recommendation we planted two of this variety which turned out to be a big disappointment. Low yield, watery flavor and tendency to splitting and mold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LjnlaGyWoAImwFQ2uUmTos8nt7_YKkufJ9XUxUIHbm1izTwC_9P9Xb9ofhcvQbOElq0_30qy4UwHQ0J5pXxSpyXs464J8099mP3XO1Rj-fgx4UZ23VR-TiE73euiVTUmoO2zSvQPnP_lK1nKoeJd3hxK_h0s2KU1y-IBJ36BlYbVqh8cKWcFfBhnh2A3/s4032/IMG_8051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LjnlaGyWoAImwFQ2uUmTos8nt7_YKkufJ9XUxUIHbm1izTwC_9P9Xb9ofhcvQbOElq0_30qy4UwHQ0J5pXxSpyXs464J8099mP3XO1Rj-fgx4UZ23VR-TiE73euiVTUmoO2zSvQPnP_lK1nKoeJd3hxK_h0s2KU1y-IBJ36BlYbVqh8cKWcFfBhnh2A3/w640-h480/IMG_8051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course I've been picking tomatoes at least every other day since those pictured above. Ya gotta keep up with the cherry tomatoes or they will make a real mess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But here's a selection from about two weeks later:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyJJAp2CjAygcE9Wheu-MQlyNS8LONBCHTVGI0EzebSpmy0oVrA-ONvD0x1ZnXgIthILxcsBDyqItht4se9JmPGw9L02CtRbZi3UqpAY4GDVvcOrI5xA3B3hR6A0iqoCDPp06qSDzbT9OruE8YnxG_dDIUwy6V7jEOhXB8kukY9aegse2QTaUVQ_4c6oT/s4608/DSCN6450.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyJJAp2CjAygcE9Wheu-MQlyNS8LONBCHTVGI0EzebSpmy0oVrA-ONvD0x1ZnXgIthILxcsBDyqItht4se9JmPGw9L02CtRbZi3UqpAY4GDVvcOrI5xA3B3hR6A0iqoCDPp06qSDzbT9OruE8YnxG_dDIUwy6V7jEOhXB8kukY9aegse2QTaUVQ_4c6oT/w640-h480/DSCN6450.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>More Black cherries, Sun Gold and one last Purple Cherokee on the left. We got a great yeild from the Early Girl -center top, Tho' they were not that "Early" but really good flavor! To the right is another old heirloom tomato "Stupice" good reliable producer and good flavor. The funny looking one in the lower right is more Brad's Black heart. I can't quite figure out this variety.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fruit starts out all black, the color change is kind of subtle and it hangs on the vine even after they are fully ripe so it's hard to tell when to pick them. But if you catch them at the right time they have really good sweet-tart flavor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what they look like inside.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMiklt64I54c__bLmwlL1MxY_nadyx3wIA2LREZ6Ahwv9IjsxQoBJrrubPBnVtM5lXgru_u9GTpOwhNu-JdV-f8A8OmftEmXh61_NMC58ZIEbYPJfxOBeJc2pX81upAbHmN8BhVG1bKeLjtT_b2F6AFivY6FP5I6JePZ6GGiplY_Ip6QQhmd1gaei96K6/s4608/DSCN6451.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMiklt64I54c__bLmwlL1MxY_nadyx3wIA2LREZ6Ahwv9IjsxQoBJrrubPBnVtM5lXgru_u9GTpOwhNu-JdV-f8A8OmftEmXh61_NMC58ZIEbYPJfxOBeJc2pX81upAbHmN8BhVG1bKeLjtT_b2F6AFivY6FP5I6JePZ6GGiplY_Ip6QQhmd1gaei96K6/w640-h480/DSCN6451.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Well all for now. We are off to see our G-kids in Indiana so I won't be doing much sewing. I hope your October is going well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-63062607842432940272023-09-17T10:10:00.000-07:002023-09-17T10:10:16.460-07:00A Flimsy Finish!<p> I have some friends who bought a cabin in Tahoe during the pandemic. We are going to visit them there for the first time in Oct. I thought I would make them a special host / hostess gift. Their whole family ski and snowshoe and all those Winter activities so I figured I'd make something with that Theme. I found this panel and companion fab on-line and it seemed the perfect choice for a Winter sports vib.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkZATKiNsgXmoqaTHo25Dzm0Zjj06Q06exztdBTWv75qR1EvvlWZWfsOzZ52AZuzwIhalcA9r0FK8-lUlwAQHcoZwyTufHh4fHYVUVLjc74fSN_EopDVX33KPqjYICcbtas-zA727kTelYnDYtjvcCcahVBp_aNxoWtOVkKBXxETuPfkwbgv4eCtEeOWE/s2845/DSCN6443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="2503" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkZATKiNsgXmoqaTHo25Dzm0Zjj06Q06exztdBTWv75qR1EvvlWZWfsOzZ52AZuzwIhalcA9r0FK8-lUlwAQHcoZwyTufHh4fHYVUVLjc74fSN_EopDVX33KPqjYICcbtas-zA727kTelYnDYtjvcCcahVBp_aNxoWtOVkKBXxETuPfkwbgv4eCtEeOWE/w564-h640/DSCN6443.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It feels kind of masculine to me so for the mom in the family i picked a nice soft (more feminine)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">backing fabric<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrlRQgj1Z3iN1Tyg74O21LR7eswp6W5_9oz55YE4CvYFqnWncpxYi1_IFXxiAdGl8vvascwdlfG4Z37JPc2cd-pRR0-OL5lCSPLxECT7TopYiY77VzQcwr3iP9cdkgnuiFH8a2QnoBIpRTIQkYykEU1eD0pTX1fpGbJeIXQmJP8y1xD2fjDifYVCctwQ7/s2820/DSCN6444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="1696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrlRQgj1Z3iN1Tyg74O21LR7eswp6W5_9oz55YE4CvYFqnWncpxYi1_IFXxiAdGl8vvascwdlfG4Z37JPc2cd-pRR0-OL5lCSPLxECT7TopYiY77VzQcwr3iP9cdkgnuiFH8a2QnoBIpRTIQkYykEU1eD0pTX1fpGbJeIXQmJP8y1xD2fjDifYVCctwQ7/w384-h640/DSCN6444.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a stash find which was really nice and it's a lovely soft flannel. Always my pick for backings...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a couple of weeks to quilt and bind it . Phew, way ahead of schedule for me! LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope your Sept is going well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-44745162853180443652023-08-16T10:50:00.002-07:002023-08-16T10:50:21.943-07:00Lots of Sewing not much posting...<p> Hi all! It was not my intention to put my posting on pause for so long. In fact I started the new year thinking I would try to post at least once a month. </p><p>Ha! That did not work out. Oh well. But I do find that posting pix of my quilts does help me keep track of my finishes in a temporal way. A record as it were. And so I will try to renew my unofficial new years resolution.</p><p>I try to sew or quilt a bit everyday to move some projects along. My efforts are somewhat random but over time I do accumulate a fair number of finishes. Here, in no particular order are most of my finishes since my last post...</p><p>It seems baby quilts were in big demand. Here are 3 that I've finished since January.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8usQmZQTgm4t_QYEhaysOOVQtUmkv2nkWIPMQmb0stQCbTYEi6S28Ic9atBloj46DJzWOivkhVnPIX0TpewxzEQyN2pp4_jFkCVPf8SC8szmHrx4Sq6Sjb-C9iSYI2QSyix49UDz1ZsarD20UOnMhHLkhxpemR32WHK7caY2Rb-x-qd1XQ52BOAXZZx-/s1762/DSCN5084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="1415" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8usQmZQTgm4t_QYEhaysOOVQtUmkv2nkWIPMQmb0stQCbTYEi6S28Ic9atBloj46DJzWOivkhVnPIX0TpewxzEQyN2pp4_jFkCVPf8SC8szmHrx4Sq6Sjb-C9iSYI2QSyix49UDz1ZsarD20UOnMhHLkhxpemR32WHK7caY2Rb-x-qd1XQ52BOAXZZx-/w514-h640/DSCN5084.jpg" width="514" /></a></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">I started this quilt thinking it would make a good Vet quilt. But my daughter saw it and ask if she could give it to a friend who just had a baby boy. This pic is at the border adding stage. I did finish it but forgot to take a "finished " pic.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhd2TgeY6dEwDrRxWLMSUtW7IFUG7oZDXdU1QE8ryxFeBH0_eSDX7VQWaH0v5XCOb9Mac6OYpqQCgv-KUs47hE8jBlotzDdfRSq0gzkNnrdVetlQo08jRviV2VWhw5eUFUF4ZTDXD9EtyUlGyn0ey5LN-ygqzcjkvPgjITpXvx_T_Jl8SqTqjizAeTRXM/s1764/IMG_7973%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="1764" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhd2TgeY6dEwDrRxWLMSUtW7IFUG7oZDXdU1QE8ryxFeBH0_eSDX7VQWaH0v5XCOb9Mac6OYpqQCgv-KUs47hE8jBlotzDdfRSq0gzkNnrdVetlQo08jRviV2VWhw5eUFUF4ZTDXD9EtyUlGyn0ey5LN-ygqzcjkvPgjITpXvx_T_Jl8SqTqjizAeTRXM/w640-h636/IMG_7973%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I made this quilt for my niece who is expecting her first child this month! We are all very excited for her especially since this baby is the first grandbaby on that side of the family! I thought the 'eye spy' theme would be fun for everyone!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb2RO-F9xtKalZq281M_Do2HkHWzWQV7OTQse8a0wk0tnFFNNKcUc-iUD-LHoXrGI8Wl5cG3Zl58cdFaemd9vMWosSSNOs8gBnDMEEIKPw7IGQNFz7BPD442n6vyJ08_dSAPYKSe0hplWgMqFDJES4GpuwHGjwrr4voC1mgVlvf83XDq735UKZy5ZrcKN/s2710/IMG_8633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="2710" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb2RO-F9xtKalZq281M_Do2HkHWzWQV7OTQse8a0wk0tnFFNNKcUc-iUD-LHoXrGI8Wl5cG3Zl58cdFaemd9vMWosSSNOs8gBnDMEEIKPw7IGQNFz7BPD442n6vyJ08_dSAPYKSe0hplWgMqFDJES4GpuwHGjwrr4voC1mgVlvf83XDq735UKZy5ZrcKN/w640-h626/IMG_8633.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quilt is for a close friend of my daughter's whose having her second child in Oct.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still working on finishing small quilt tops that were leftovers from the CZU fire victims project. Geez, that was three years ago, although I think I got the 'leftovers' maybe two years ago! Now with the Maui fire so fresh in the news it sure reminds me of all the devastation! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-17tzvcToJGqDghvt1uXigUMiYuDw1uShMokkHoPHvJq0ZXkjDtB69jcf2sl7Ptw_Ze2MMp-RV79o8Dn1pJ1mss-e2yIaLy42pAvUg0QIcORBGfIJauBO1AA5KLzUzeCaVy83cRwT0Kv9zMmjHxikP3spEmk0GYcYqAg3Aa6neYlqm6_Y-1B9iM4GtHQ0/s2494/DSCN6382.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2494" data-original-width="1955" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-17tzvcToJGqDghvt1uXigUMiYuDw1uShMokkHoPHvJq0ZXkjDtB69jcf2sl7Ptw_Ze2MMp-RV79o8Dn1pJ1mss-e2yIaLy42pAvUg0QIcORBGfIJauBO1AA5KLzUzeCaVy83cRwT0Kv9zMmjHxikP3spEmk0GYcYqAg3Aa6neYlqm6_Y-1B9iM4GtHQ0/w502-h640/DSCN6382.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cat quilt was fun to finish. I added the borders. Fabric from my stash!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These next three all came with batting, backing and matching bindings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People were so generous with there quilts and tops. We got donations from all over the country!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jg0Yd4KYuAT3aBwURLRKCSIN0LawAq1OEAOhnidnSO7HhDpBjy3vzBRYX_36BgNO5M6tRM9y4KFKDjCTshhFGvb15iNvqbetxjSzXStUmtsAwtd9xHmIKAC4L1w75YCnwH1HkPMaFYtR48F0mwpPF9fbalQiQSnNgErhmcXVd_-uWIOztsk9LVbKGT4b/s2023/DSCN6434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="2023" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jg0Yd4KYuAT3aBwURLRKCSIN0LawAq1OEAOhnidnSO7HhDpBjy3vzBRYX_36BgNO5M6tRM9y4KFKDjCTshhFGvb15iNvqbetxjSzXStUmtsAwtd9xHmIKAC4L1w75YCnwH1HkPMaFYtR48F0mwpPF9fbalQiQSnNgErhmcXVd_-uWIOztsk9LVbKGT4b/w640-h626/DSCN6434.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was even pin basted all over so I just went ahead and quilted it on my short arm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzwbv6X_vLt-lt1zeNC3f2qK2u7RQH9PAL3Rrp55CzYELCSDd1nm-zN9oBRg7dRSRy5xsUtoO-0yQ7Yrcq_XPgupNeSF1k8xY1V7uxxvbHlQKTjSAdxL-5Viy8o7x6JOL1yYaYRe0EznK5ril_YseWvDP6Jt8GfrzdugD2oHWeDCqRGVEIhfveU2LcPTt/s1703/DSCN6436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzwbv6X_vLt-lt1zeNC3f2qK2u7RQH9PAL3Rrp55CzYELCSDd1nm-zN9oBRg7dRSRy5xsUtoO-0yQ7Yrcq_XPgupNeSF1k8xY1V7uxxvbHlQKTjSAdxL-5Viy8o7x6JOL1yYaYRe0EznK5ril_YseWvDP6Jt8GfrzdugD2oHWeDCqRGVEIhfveU2LcPTt/w544-h640/DSCN6436.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was really fun to quilt with all the motifs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIBIPn_6cbeJcQx8O3Nt6E83RFOriPUyOkyBnKZpoq61IAHi1pnv8Fm_cYqHA_m60aofuiNhtbnaNWgvTRJEQKYJNVbkffasUZ6sSy0LaX_Kvnl0C_-iHjVsdVGdfVTYU0d4ixdAIW7FRswA29QF_fyEIYlVeE-0Nnap16T7xVYqUjIOKdUQnEVVNN5qN/s1664/DSCN6437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="1460" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIBIPn_6cbeJcQx8O3Nt6E83RFOriPUyOkyBnKZpoq61IAHi1pnv8Fm_cYqHA_m60aofuiNhtbnaNWgvTRJEQKYJNVbkffasUZ6sSy0LaX_Kvnl0C_-iHjVsdVGdfVTYU0d4ixdAIW7FRswA29QF_fyEIYlVeE-0Nnap16T7xVYqUjIOKdUQnEVVNN5qN/w562-h640/DSCN6437.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quilt top was a flea market find. All it needed was a top an bottom border to make it the right size for a Hospice patient quilt. The aqua fabric was another lucky find in my stash. Good match ?!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsNeApiNBfuz9LWINipFNrmALpuo0EY2zC6E2pl6uiDbv8HXsmC5Nv55Ue6c9IfJv9kj6eF8eLpALsgqFSPu6TwvXyoqlHmGnQ0fFozut2rCzHUz_cn3hn11ABl1RzxFzsM9-_HhGcVryy8kYzoszq7n-pmaR3460fIZhcIVeHVYn36FU8i-hnd1Lw3BG/s2041/DSCN6435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="1783" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsNeApiNBfuz9LWINipFNrmALpuo0EY2zC6E2pl6uiDbv8HXsmC5Nv55Ue6c9IfJv9kj6eF8eLpALsgqFSPu6TwvXyoqlHmGnQ0fFozut2rCzHUz_cn3hn11ABl1RzxFzsM9-_HhGcVryy8kYzoszq7n-pmaR3460fIZhcIVeHVYn36FU8i-hnd1Lw3BG/w560-h640/DSCN6435.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And another kid quilt... I actually made the top for this one! LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkA1BDTwbrXeM1OgaS2NnrPE4tTQqhlWATDtCoq8p-IGvnZWHrfH6X5rWbKgDh6W-dwUiBhtvcbhUCj-0XBHa8HqlQ2lc7DSuu_YexAENnmvMTFEQrGkbSKOSuDhf-cSzRxJ7aSZ1j-u_3aiuO7hOJ-JnFnejoCTzFL5f87_XEjItjO3T1FlGpUD6lPZb/s4608/DSCN6273.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkA1BDTwbrXeM1OgaS2NnrPE4tTQqhlWATDtCoq8p-IGvnZWHrfH6X5rWbKgDh6W-dwUiBhtvcbhUCj-0XBHa8HqlQ2lc7DSuu_YexAENnmvMTFEQrGkbSKOSuDhf-cSzRxJ7aSZ1j-u_3aiuO7hOJ-JnFnejoCTzFL5f87_XEjItjO3T1FlGpUD6lPZb/w480-h640/DSCN6273.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These will all get donated to various charitable organizations that my Guild works with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a family gathering in July at our cabin and I wanted to make some new quilts for my grand daughter's beds at the cabin. Nothing fancy but something that they could associate with their Summer vacations at the cabin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love flannels. They are so cozy. So I used up a whole bunch of large scraps to construct these two quilts.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_YQrriEVct-XT6c28m15KjWX6EHdzdxkPIwMmv9J98eSLb5RF8UviBreeNrR7LiaAUM17XUhP8sJkXMyL_Lrla_-LbVWTb0bAHf3DpIIusdvu5gD8hB0V9xmk0ZNjfpy96YvyhCxjmnplvp1ZP1oJnIgoWpeNiy6QJkaaQYDWOTz3JSyltxsKyZsTIG9/s3373/DSCN6441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="2575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_YQrriEVct-XT6c28m15KjWX6EHdzdxkPIwMmv9J98eSLb5RF8UviBreeNrR7LiaAUM17XUhP8sJkXMyL_Lrla_-LbVWTb0bAHf3DpIIusdvu5gD8hB0V9xmk0ZNjfpy96YvyhCxjmnplvp1ZP1oJnIgoWpeNiy6QJkaaQYDWOTz3JSyltxsKyZsTIG9/w305-h400/DSCN6441.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwAqtMjofv0Bhn15XowIucJw6VbRYTctIugZ-vrmR13mDQBisjJrwpx3WxFq3JuaoEn5VT8SUJEMhXGrllxo95h73dfTGK_nzJY4bRwRY6oluJ6BJkSlNBQtR9l8T_xe5ghgkm70OcmanS1m6OptETdur6DVmxZMV8-2CnOERnf2D0IARcsNxTXAmjHTK/s3379/DSCN6438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3379" data-original-width="2486" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwAqtMjofv0Bhn15XowIucJw6VbRYTctIugZ-vrmR13mDQBisjJrwpx3WxFq3JuaoEn5VT8SUJEMhXGrllxo95h73dfTGK_nzJY4bRwRY6oluJ6BJkSlNBQtR9l8T_xe5ghgkm70OcmanS1m6OptETdur6DVmxZMV8-2CnOERnf2D0IARcsNxTXAmjHTK/w294-h400/DSCN6438.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They measure 60" x 90".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My granddaughters are 6 and 9. Their tastes run towards the pastels and brights so</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> just in case the dark hodge podge of the scraps was not to their liking I made the backs matching with these pretty flannels from Beverlie's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9PdiamBfVTDRSQPRMrmLAP1t3D2m-3oB8X_nUvrc9jgynujh4GNB9CHtCLq9slEN-X44ykxK2nzR-ebBjsVuIeOzkrfrGJ9_ptWeSB9wtIPLzqmDNwKoqBMkA1_rHEKvisjzDgs1Uacgojx6A8y72ptA6pLKOnvLJMvGkJ0pZLVH_jK0pe6wDLsvL_BB/s4608/DSCN6440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9PdiamBfVTDRSQPRMrmLAP1t3D2m-3oB8X_nUvrc9jgynujh4GNB9CHtCLq9slEN-X44ykxK2nzR-ebBjsVuIeOzkrfrGJ9_ptWeSB9wtIPLzqmDNwKoqBMkA1_rHEKvisjzDgs1Uacgojx6A8y72ptA6pLKOnvLJMvGkJ0pZLVH_jK0pe6wDLsvL_BB/w480-h640/DSCN6440.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that covers my quilting activities since January moreless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life goes on in other ways...Slaving in the garden is a constant but mostly rewarding activity and we've traveled a bit. A trip to Egypt in Feb. ( I highly recommend the OAT tours). We had a fabulous time and we learned, saw and experienced so much! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Egypt had been on my bucket list for a very long time. I feel so fortunate to have finally traveled there. The people are so friendly and very pro USA! I was kind of surprised by that but people just walking down the street would ask "Where you from" and we'd say U.S. and they'd say something like "Very good!" or put a thumbs up to show their approval. It happen where ever we went!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have about a thousand slides but here are two that I think capture a lot of what is Egypt today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>On the one hand, Egypt has some of the most amazing antiquities in the world. The Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza are just the tip of the iceberg. This is the Iconic view out in the desert...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWCYS-dalKkT5Z9JZPrukPeJC3Y50GknIDNbMSW0hFiRVAVork3HBJdyo4PUbFbeSMC0FqOHiOI6gIfeyZRcPUGelj66ms3D_n9lkzkh_YFvpuPMXZBclircKhej2r6MfUz7I1Hs77j03IVIbFD7LFg4EPo4M-JdgTUvQQtbSlbrn5jsF1LAIK2Mf_eoX/s4608/DSCN5441.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWCYS-dalKkT5Z9JZPrukPeJC3Y50GknIDNbMSW0hFiRVAVork3HBJdyo4PUbFbeSMC0FqOHiOI6gIfeyZRcPUGelj66ms3D_n9lkzkh_YFvpuPMXZBclircKhej2r6MfUz7I1Hs77j03IVIbFD7LFg4EPo4M-JdgTUvQQtbSlbrn5jsF1LAIK2Mf_eoX/w640-h480/DSCN5441.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But turn the camera around and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not to far in the distance you can see the Modern city of Giza which is very close to Cairo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cairo is a sprawling mass of humanity, 22 million people live there. Almost half the population of Egypt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDEVvJbOB9wp4CYobFRFBp5egKV0Pyb1BYnw9bFQf_OVaxjJ4J8mDBB_Z0r3r-YJVm7CA5h2evqMJ-1geVwrYaxFJe-DMSVx0qKIbSnWJuAhSmCQ1ZaXzOHfy_WKWt6YZI0ZAG1C06QgaU2ex5MNm2uZqxiBHMGFnhkw99fglE134K67AxxjQ4_7qnPoG/s4608/DSCN5460.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDEVvJbOB9wp4CYobFRFBp5egKV0Pyb1BYnw9bFQf_OVaxjJ4J8mDBB_Z0r3r-YJVm7CA5h2evqMJ-1geVwrYaxFJe-DMSVx0qKIbSnWJuAhSmCQ1ZaXzOHfy_WKWt6YZI0ZAG1C06QgaU2ex5MNm2uZqxiBHMGFnhkw99fglE134K67AxxjQ4_7qnPoG/w640-h480/DSCN5460.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But even in Cairo you still see carts being pulled by donkeys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Egypt's history is very rich but it struggles with Modernity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that's all for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope your Summer is going well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-38142836504240622792023-01-25T16:00:00.002-08:002023-01-25T16:00:19.551-08:00January, A Great Month of Sewing!<p> We are drying out now, but phewph, what a lot of rain we had! We are fortunately up in the hills on solid ground so no major damage to us personally but that series of storms did a lot of damage to many places here along the Central Coast of CA!!</p><p>For me the up-side of all that rain was a lot of indoor time for sewing. I tried to make the most of it! I got two quilt tops quilted,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN5SnDEEVR9yFdiJ1h8ILc7OaIwZ4fclnh16LQNKsD9UtLn_b7YbyxZiHR3ZCPT4qs987BvEvoqttQECAC9mVemYaIjlECMOmGO47Rhbspumrc2vSkL5bIsbbiP0TxzcRlL0P0eBCTwNgSRUYJSQwm-k4JsK-1Wo7EonZ5w3LGMLDM4nnpqgNTLmmkQ/s1991/DSCN5096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1991" data-original-width="1493" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN5SnDEEVR9yFdiJ1h8ILc7OaIwZ4fclnh16LQNKsD9UtLn_b7YbyxZiHR3ZCPT4qs987BvEvoqttQECAC9mVemYaIjlECMOmGO47Rhbspumrc2vSkL5bIsbbiP0TxzcRlL0P0eBCTwNgSRUYJSQwm-k4JsK-1Wo7EonZ5w3LGMLDM4nnpqgNTLmmkQ/w480-h640/DSCN5096.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Simple quilting with squiggly lines on the diagonal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEMiZWw4QlaNGvnRlt4CtJQ6rB9Z7jwMkHw7-ioRwtoFtBBIBU50pcYl8cyYkfXun72HpW56LYd-UED-6zvfF9nm6shEKDa-GUH-fDfICGgoouoFGhBR8N8YHu5Gz-TGV4_7GgfERlhndi8VUBg0LjJJk2_M6IvEhO70tvqsz5iYaXLBz_knNZShhDQ/s4608/DSCN5097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEMiZWw4QlaNGvnRlt4CtJQ6rB9Z7jwMkHw7-ioRwtoFtBBIBU50pcYl8cyYkfXun72HpW56LYd-UED-6zvfF9nm6shEKDa-GUH-fDfICGgoouoFGhBR8N8YHu5Gz-TGV4_7GgfERlhndi8VUBg0LjJJk2_M6IvEhO70tvqsz5iYaXLBz_knNZShhDQ/w640-h480/DSCN5097.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this top was a donation to the CZU project but a lot of the small quilts / tops were never distributed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because people really wanted bed size quilts. So we are finding home for them with hospice and the Vets project 'cause they want Lap size quilts like this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7whmx6b0QqsNY67Kh70mzXMvfrbwX6VSIBkT632xwGz3QyzPyYnBWjbnjSirN5nP_2aamDfx__wOm4c0ytgzVTZMUYef6_W-dhI4xkkMpmmjV3mvcW6xSq7VjWP3qUjvuSo6gga4dwpN0mpfHQhuREsizI_O1i8tL4X0DHcAQOa3Fu7aDcSvKULVgUQ/s1924/DSCN5099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="1548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7whmx6b0QqsNY67Kh70mzXMvfrbwX6VSIBkT632xwGz3QyzPyYnBWjbnjSirN5nP_2aamDfx__wOm4c0ytgzVTZMUYef6_W-dhI4xkkMpmmjV3mvcW6xSq7VjWP3qUjvuSo6gga4dwpN0mpfHQhuREsizI_O1i8tL4X0DHcAQOa3Fu7aDcSvKULVgUQ/w514-h640/DSCN5099.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used my favorite doodle- all-over-pattern to quilt this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5YRBzojvaxQvGtXWX5vUPgtY4JHD8FrPOgUHEL4wrEuldpKKAzOdddDiYxro5xo-BSKeV4waOQSHA7vVrEZaGopqWYqLzwjVLnfd_MtWdoS-nu8PA4cXmj59CZp-0kvqmPwE3DjDNeZyt3NbZxDuNt0lBKhzwzEpvDz57J09KMOuims-SfIjMDbwjA/s4608/DSCN5103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5YRBzojvaxQvGtXWX5vUPgtY4JHD8FrPOgUHEL4wrEuldpKKAzOdddDiYxro5xo-BSKeV4waOQSHA7vVrEZaGopqWYqLzwjVLnfd_MtWdoS-nu8PA4cXmj59CZp-0kvqmPwE3DjDNeZyt3NbZxDuNt0lBKhzwzEpvDz57J09KMOuims-SfIjMDbwjA/w640-h480/DSCN5103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also Finished this top from my last post.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignN-6UcXnNSNc2tcXF5Hq2xkRT4jrzSuesz0ST3aUMsFVDLeYubmIjeKbo9X5ysOTZ0P48WIHeX3mJph7kQr2Eln_EmUu4XECzeIvEBKTX_K5fCJbaPXO2IBxpgV5-4N2_ZwOen5iqKUzpTQ7T2xCWuEfEeZ52mynd-Yx8IDPxEwoDaKa2JYp1OJY0w/s2601/DSCN5095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="2123" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignN-6UcXnNSNc2tcXF5Hq2xkRT4jrzSuesz0ST3aUMsFVDLeYubmIjeKbo9X5ysOTZ0P48WIHeX3mJph7kQr2Eln_EmUu4XECzeIvEBKTX_K5fCJbaPXO2IBxpgV5-4N2_ZwOen5iqKUzpTQ7T2xCWuEfEeZ52mynd-Yx8IDPxEwoDaKa2JYp1OJY0w/w522-h640/DSCN5095.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I've said it before but I really do like these row by row quilts. It makes the math really easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And since Valentines day is coming up I made this scrub cap for my Daughter in-law.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjam0xnGRAyX5WiTw1J2BlOxxJhq0KUMVbS_T7wHMBu_4-bwDm5_hKriRtx-glaOXyKH3wflT-N_YHLGtNzMbHnR-oJ6sGNCR2T7e8MUalKs4eMUllAptkkekmE7keDalAwydAOqx59pL6kA2kDQp6BOMFdSKckHiQHErlnKNGelfJWReYvpifWf9gJA/s4608/DSCN5092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjam0xnGRAyX5WiTw1J2BlOxxJhq0KUMVbS_T7wHMBu_4-bwDm5_hKriRtx-glaOXyKH3wflT-N_YHLGtNzMbHnR-oJ6sGNCR2T7e8MUalKs4eMUllAptkkekmE7keDalAwydAOqx59pL6kA2kDQp6BOMFdSKckHiQHErlnKNGelfJWReYvpifWf9gJA/w640-h480/DSCN5092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this is one of the prettiest V-day prints ever!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course I made it reversible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This print is pretty cute too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_n2Vijc0ldQK2MS0iEXz70PJdsItBaSfksFjEs5QPoUitSsW8SGxxAUy9XO4Vq4-j4hSqk6jFeiRLr4EWf0E4rC2sa2Lc2m81oWySyBU9nLLXQpM2X_qwCv7kGeq3HF2lO33Draei77e0Z6cXFHO7M95DnrTqBG3zLeyRBb5Hxpz1TxbqNRMqXvHIA/s4608/DSCN5094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_n2Vijc0ldQK2MS0iEXz70PJdsItBaSfksFjEs5QPoUitSsW8SGxxAUy9XO4Vq4-j4hSqk6jFeiRLr4EWf0E4rC2sa2Lc2m81oWySyBU9nLLXQpM2X_qwCv7kGeq3HF2lO33Draei77e0Z6cXFHO7M95DnrTqBG3zLeyRBb5Hxpz1TxbqNRMqXvHIA/w640-h480/DSCN5094.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I a weak moment I volunteered to make some Door prizes for our Guild's up coming Quilt Show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I inwardly groaned with the gal in charge of Door prizes asked me to sew these microwave holders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But when I sewed one up and tested it out in my microwave I have to say they are pretty nifty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even sewed 3 extra, 2 as gifts for friends and one for myself!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt16NtySytBPHT_CRLrgOelg-sfEQnwXvIgKPy-1jr-CPU3zLFZKgN7aU5muR7MVIFnd2D91xLD8lE1n2uLDI0puoW-N-pQ5PrfjvIgPRVBgy8yWXtEOK0JdOWeUgTeXueXerBaClzj-C-2H5sPu-Y4YuFNgDikNAG3ObifW93OC7XVryLTP25zaTJw/s4608/DSCN5087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt16NtySytBPHT_CRLrgOelg-sfEQnwXvIgKPy-1jr-CPU3zLFZKgN7aU5muR7MVIFnd2D91xLD8lE1n2uLDI0puoW-N-pQ5PrfjvIgPRVBgy8yWXtEOK0JdOWeUgTeXueXerBaClzj-C-2H5sPu-Y4YuFNgDikNAG3ObifW93OC7XVryLTP25zaTJw/w640-h480/DSCN5087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a useful Door prize!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5JRA1zBtHuZCTLIHLqsgXV_fhVy3Idl-yEYDsaMKzrMTHwGYFcr6aE4S8PybMXj_e_rburDPkKGfankfiOc6H0QonhIvAoRq68_lq8sgs5RHDVQF23Opak3JhEQgACjeWTiOUcWKTWYJrqw7tbqcRmxsxd5ukIJSsP3UQHSKUbWctQgdjJ8_lS8EpA/s4608/DSCN5088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5JRA1zBtHuZCTLIHLqsgXV_fhVy3Idl-yEYDsaMKzrMTHwGYFcr6aE4S8PybMXj_e_rburDPkKGfankfiOc6H0QonhIvAoRq68_lq8sgs5RHDVQF23Opak3JhEQgACjeWTiOUcWKTWYJrqw7tbqcRmxsxd5ukIJSsP3UQHSKUbWctQgdjJ8_lS8EpA/w640-h480/DSCN5088.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Well that all for now. The sun is out and I gotta go out and clean up the yard!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care, cw<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><p><br /></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-84699458352184660992023-01-02T16:42:00.000-08:002023-01-02T16:42:02.080-08:00Rainy Day Special<p>Happy New Year! </p><p>We had a pretty low key turning of the Year. It's been raining a lot so going out is not so enticing but that's just fine by me.</p><p> The good news is lots of rain means lots of sewing! My personal favorite excuse for staying inside, warm and cozy; to sew! Since my last Post (about a week ago) I managed to piece most of that top I started.., </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21G6J4VWXDbQKWWK_R8H4tOvWj8yqwGho9BR4hbI8nYWuhfW0WXpleliaPh7V0rT3QDPZBNyV5k9qS3yGppBYEI-C_3yKamAaafpi-h9dHEaYSZC7lr3wpCoAh6WrkGLuN4aijeww82Iabt93tzUY9OpqFrFslulQzYFAS0q8cwk5HcO_SYswj_IELQ/s2459/DSCN5079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="2180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21G6J4VWXDbQKWWK_R8H4tOvWj8yqwGho9BR4hbI8nYWuhfW0WXpleliaPh7V0rT3QDPZBNyV5k9qS3yGppBYEI-C_3yKamAaafpi-h9dHEaYSZC7lr3wpCoAh6WrkGLuN4aijeww82Iabt93tzUY9OpqFrFslulQzYFAS0q8cwk5HcO_SYswj_IELQ/w568-h640/DSCN5079.jpg" width="568" /></a></div>And Put a binding on the quilt I showed in my last post ...<p></p><p>And Yesterday I started another new project. I know, that's more Starts than Finishes! But the Planning is just so much fun! <span style="text-align: center;">Anyway, I dug deep into my box of Orphan blocks and found this collection of blue blocks and scraps. It seemed there were enough blocks and scrappy units to make a Vet sized quilt (36" x 48").</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QKM5Pv1V9dzFZKV0AO4QOSE1zETATbt49MqCTjJDO8Z2m_UilKw9RtxaMdpZl4PwTQzQafN5ynKIVgrTOjUFObIOSotUN7kzJ4byukQA8upJv2ZNMJ7MjEEaqCKQSlK_EkRFAnOsfVcZpIbGpq4H9fls5TBmTWFmDdHint0Lr0nwm2p6qKedg7oOwg/s4608/DSCN5082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QKM5Pv1V9dzFZKV0AO4QOSE1zETATbt49MqCTjJDO8Z2m_UilKw9RtxaMdpZl4PwTQzQafN5ynKIVgrTOjUFObIOSotUN7kzJ4byukQA8upJv2ZNMJ7MjEEaqCKQSlK_EkRFAnOsfVcZpIbGpq4H9fls5TBmTWFmDdHint0Lr0nwm2p6qKedg7oOwg/w640-h480/DSCN5082.JPG" width="640" /></a> Another thing I love about working with orphan materials is that once you've decided on the layout, the assembly is soooo much easier! Half (or more) of the cutting and sewing is already done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this morning when I came back to my sewing room I got right to sewing and finished the center before lunch!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7eDK2vAUxdbtTP1hqH6kmuFTWaNRm7kuxlmpt4JrjcbhB4waOnBnlG-XAviFjWOqNR3vT9zWZ0NKW-jewrdXoNmAZIkYXy4SjqQZAZVTEBbPprCbiZ8gXyDfFRQDdRa2OkutXo_VpKcDMXGsi2QykeTmtiBusH8h-gPHTK5Feb0O9s5MQjOWc_GnbA/s1642/DSCN5083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1070" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7eDK2vAUxdbtTP1hqH6kmuFTWaNRm7kuxlmpt4JrjcbhB4waOnBnlG-XAviFjWOqNR3vT9zWZ0NKW-jewrdXoNmAZIkYXy4SjqQZAZVTEBbPprCbiZ8gXyDfFRQDdRa2OkutXo_VpKcDMXGsi2QykeTmtiBusH8h-gPHTK5Feb0O9s5MQjOWc_GnbA/w418-h640/DSCN5083.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a little smallish; 26" x 40". I need to figure out some borders...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then just for giggles...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put up some more orphan blocks; just to play with!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhQaG7F-gxK8abCwCh-mpfXKd9d6F27vGkd7pJqD6VqjLT8KbuUClKfazqzNqwGeBnzGDdWdyKqirb-BxPqRelW2lPpn6nxgRY4n8tRlnHOm3yFb4zYbToRqyWYcqwucPCi3kRJo6Jk744XAe5NlpbIlLsiQWiqHItwS6Wfh6Zan7ilgO0kN80Oc2_A/s3140/DSCN5086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="3140" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhQaG7F-gxK8abCwCh-mpfXKd9d6F27vGkd7pJqD6VqjLT8KbuUClKfazqzNqwGeBnzGDdWdyKqirb-BxPqRelW2lPpn6nxgRY4n8tRlnHOm3yFb4zYbToRqyWYcqwucPCi3kRJo6Jk744XAe5NlpbIlLsiQWiqHItwS6Wfh6Zan7ilgO0kN80Oc2_A/w640-h510/DSCN5086.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy New Year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-77642743606339452502022-12-24T16:59:00.000-08:002022-12-24T16:59:19.218-08:00A little gifty sewing, a little piecing, a little quilting...<p>I made a bunch of these simple aprons for holiday gifts. They are fun and easy to make and my favorite time saving trick is to carefully stack several fabrics and that way I can cut about 5 at once! <a href="https://cspoonquilt.blogspot.com/2013/11/">Here's</a> more on that technique.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBe5B4h_8lfYlbo7jmwdvl72oh1ub84vtDuj9_wCm9EfFXxTLjP3Z3kaTyMeq4g1CljQdNMD76s_IsnS_wiqgSFhqPVUv2WbBEFYviUFMSBw-5S_UuXTxexqXpyDxeleWax9VFtMj6wOQ_NRDkRXFryjbZBqq2chzdQrJ-6II96u4F16xULiylMjT-Q/s4608/DSCN5075.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBe5B4h_8lfYlbo7jmwdvl72oh1ub84vtDuj9_wCm9EfFXxTLjP3Z3kaTyMeq4g1CljQdNMD76s_IsnS_wiqgSFhqPVUv2WbBEFYviUFMSBw-5S_UuXTxexqXpyDxeleWax9VFtMj6wOQ_NRDkRXFryjbZBqq2chzdQrJ-6II96u4F16xULiylMjT-Q/w640-h480/DSCN5075.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>This Holiday fabric is a hoot! Santa and his reindeer in Scuba gear. There's probably a lot of ways to finish the raw edges but I generally use one of two ways. Because of the goofy fabric I made this one reversible. It's an easy finish to just put right sides together and quick turn, press and sew down the edges. Here's the reverse side.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2hv4EchCqGcfHXuwl3uLtd6Ya4EyUOCnk9z-PZ08v5Wy9Qwiy_2Pm0kwNoPXzo5tWsdjiwLx1zkkU8jSlHAr2EK6mJUJcgAQ9WXtIuiw8C1fCeaTdk1RJ_tphkB_ohqnWHzWfEjcwRCjNdNCC_3JeeYCKCT2flFqg3D32P1wuB0xe7KSxv5xoLRY4A/s4608/DSCN5074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2hv4EchCqGcfHXuwl3uLtd6Ya4EyUOCnk9z-PZ08v5Wy9Qwiy_2Pm0kwNoPXzo5tWsdjiwLx1zkkU8jSlHAr2EK6mJUJcgAQ9WXtIuiw8C1fCeaTdk1RJ_tphkB_ohqnWHzWfEjcwRCjNdNCC_3JeeYCKCT2flFqg3D32P1wuB0xe7KSxv5xoLRY4A/w640-h480/DSCN5074.JPG" width="640" /></a>Light weight Home dec. fabrics are a good choice for this kind of project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other way to finish is the good old narrow hem . As in this one.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJBhuu-xrV6gwBbMTB-KjK7p3lRtqb-yYHvo4tMju0tGtW-Obhd422PgNLnaNc9IHeldPIorIfiQ67XTm7umKkpRPxc63aUIXXwxf7N9FmeqPCVAVjs1nQg95A4Br_mJ9eHIjfOrQ4ibGinaC_ehJNvUeD3A8kc-G18w5Oui_IPy2fXTrcCMVI5vVIQ/s4608/DSCN5076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJBhuu-xrV6gwBbMTB-KjK7p3lRtqb-yYHvo4tMju0tGtW-Obhd422PgNLnaNc9IHeldPIorIfiQ67XTm7umKkpRPxc63aUIXXwxf7N9FmeqPCVAVjs1nQg95A4Br_mJ9eHIjfOrQ4ibGinaC_ehJNvUeD3A8kc-G18w5Oui_IPy2fXTrcCMVI5vVIQ/w640-h480/DSCN5076.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've got lots of cute Food type fabrics in my stash. It's fun to go searching for just the right print to match each person I'm gifting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since my last post I've also had time to finish quilting this quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8TDV0qMTT1JBlWzP1qTPj4l88K8vlbU4PwbgXdRxF6l3KiJOdfxrqNyAHkoNkFC6LB10j57DaZ_U0OeZT8M4Bj9qQ-FmWVBkqEzk9mc-RG1hEJ_2jVcmIl78vTe5C9LCh5A_3SbOhQG5xMpoGwTHGs6riZyogLm50PGU-eVjCWG0y2x4xNy6MT_byw/s2450/DSCN4997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="2050" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8TDV0qMTT1JBlWzP1qTPj4l88K8vlbU4PwbgXdRxF6l3KiJOdfxrqNyAHkoNkFC6LB10j57DaZ_U0OeZT8M4Bj9qQ-FmWVBkqEzk9mc-RG1hEJ_2jVcmIl78vTe5C9LCh5A_3SbOhQG5xMpoGwTHGs6riZyogLm50PGU-eVjCWG0y2x4xNy6MT_byw/w536-h640/DSCN4997.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this quilt sat on the quilt frame for about two months before I finally got to it. The silly part is it only took me a couple of hours to quilt once I got going! Procrastinate? just a little!! LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuEhcsSre4RL__l7T4UlvqfaM9M8Vesar6tx_zWq1Q__VIQ3oxCeivgZ069sLBBuHOXTZj2Rzu-6oM_pwk7zwlhoeMte81fCeNA6gA2M78kLyAR6wsfBC8uIQ6ozysYQNDpgdxLz_QhanPU647t1I2NCy54UDH7omXe7hTqoZtZ-rIq_LxD8NK9gHHA/s4608/DSCN4998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuEhcsSre4RL__l7T4UlvqfaM9M8Vesar6tx_zWq1Q__VIQ3oxCeivgZ069sLBBuHOXTZj2Rzu-6oM_pwk7zwlhoeMte81fCeNA6gA2M78kLyAR6wsfBC8uIQ6ozysYQNDpgdxLz_QhanPU647t1I2NCy54UDH7omXe7hTqoZtZ-rIq_LxD8NK9gHHA/w640-h480/DSCN4998.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quilted it with all over wavy lines. I really like the effect of the lines disappearing and reappearing over the light and dark parts of the blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I felt so light headed for making a finish,..<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Kz3dRwBxV2zdYA8WRo1UHs3IZWAdtsoilbAt7UYgduWsONamCsQcpe0vKAc2qFBprgF-vhfhruGIGV40c7NBxKtGjJ5vMcHjIjiYkkFo-Rvy-H5FLXALNztMJ9KxDdVS9QbNiX17SnTs4fBpXBCT3wf2UaZxLCVfhsw9N81JMvhaX1qkYFEuyzNvuw/s4608/DSCN5078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Kz3dRwBxV2zdYA8WRo1UHs3IZWAdtsoilbAt7UYgduWsONamCsQcpe0vKAc2qFBprgF-vhfhruGIGV40c7NBxKtGjJ5vMcHjIjiYkkFo-Rvy-H5FLXALNztMJ9KxDdVS9QbNiX17SnTs4fBpXBCT3wf2UaZxLCVfhsw9N81JMvhaX1qkYFEuyzNvuw/w640-h480/DSCN5078.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>I pinned another quilt on the frame right away. We'll see how long it takes me to get this one done?!</div>Of course I had to celebrate all of my accomplishments!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What better way than to start a new project!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aO5jQxAqhjCR5Ixz9p1mer6-G7F_2TZvwbdBTjWz4v4REqRFu1uM3ZmrGD3Z0r2DjAxaWbtkYWnzMgCtoAZ5IDBtwNgcIeGNgUkRJcaWCLO4WFOIkNCTZW78JSY73bRznodseZ1prN1EO-54dp3bPcz_UqvyFMPig-NZ0-myx4CRu6NWOqe43Wdk6Q/s4608/DSCN5077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aO5jQxAqhjCR5Ixz9p1mer6-G7F_2TZvwbdBTjWz4v4REqRFu1uM3ZmrGD3Z0r2DjAxaWbtkYWnzMgCtoAZ5IDBtwNgcIeGNgUkRJcaWCLO4WFOIkNCTZW78JSY73bRznodseZ1prN1EO-54dp3bPcz_UqvyFMPig-NZ0-myx4CRu6NWOqe43Wdk6Q/w640-h480/DSCN5077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm really liking these row by row quilts. They are fun and easy and make great donation quilts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that's all for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope however you celebrate your Winter Holidays you have a very Merry Time!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /><br /></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-82012540806683069422022-11-30T14:44:00.003-08:002022-11-30T14:44:56.429-08:00Indigo Nostalgia<p>Many years ago (maybe 20?) my friend Randy (Barristers Block) and I went to Houston for that big Quilt Fest (you know the one) and amongst the many (MANY) purchases I made were these beautiful indigo fabrics made in South Africa.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRwVqxk8tkdG_-5NM4I5jzHtWN-AVuovL37QuMYPJ7RCLAl4EdkjzHl741mQG6eUffWxd5FHOPheSRSxDCWQmYkhHIzM5ijD7O6huiuXHX-SuGq8-L7X086LTrsB38ugqJo1VGU9rIr8xBcMNqKbihbBco9u_2JrTPekpyspgyUA3IlEG2tnDuanziQ/s4608/DSCN4979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRwVqxk8tkdG_-5NM4I5jzHtWN-AVuovL37QuMYPJ7RCLAl4EdkjzHl741mQG6eUffWxd5FHOPheSRSxDCWQmYkhHIzM5ijD7O6huiuXHX-SuGq8-L7X086LTrsB38ugqJo1VGU9rIr8xBcMNqKbihbBco9u_2JrTPekpyspgyUA3IlEG2tnDuanziQ/w640-h480/DSCN4979.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought a roll of fat eighths, a bundle of fat quarters and a few bigger pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know they are from South Africa because on the back side of each is this...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUEo9SRBZVZNpH7accobVUMLKUpKIK6HjtPXBS5YoKyBm2SCDdy3_QWpoRF2Hl4mkAtDTv3gcUqYZ0iUif4YHjEJ66W82Dz9Fk7CBRqrqONWOlHK5e8_2YdA92GaMcS9PYz9gYRFs5UzVnyu5_wbjxCzgNAM9jfJZ-TsDX7lQVlGaFjOCwhkqmXzp2w/s4608/DSCN4978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUEo9SRBZVZNpH7accobVUMLKUpKIK6HjtPXBS5YoKyBm2SCDdy3_QWpoRF2Hl4mkAtDTv3gcUqYZ0iUif4YHjEJ66W82Dz9Fk7CBRqrqONWOlHK5e8_2YdA92GaMcS9PYz9gYRFs5UzVnyu5_wbjxCzgNAM9jfJZ-TsDX7lQVlGaFjOCwhkqmXzp2w/w640-h480/DSCN4978.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kind of an interesting way of marking fabric rather than printing it on the selvage?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see that the cloth is actually dyed with indigo and then printed with white. So simple yet the prints have so much variation. It makes buying a whole bunch of them very seductive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did buy them with the intention of making a blue and white quilt. What could be more simple, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a picture of a quilt in mind and I did start it soon after I got home...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmdoW5nhRxBY9SEQ2x9Ts879OD94CdKHO_OLFxb8fm_tjnLKieQmlsV_NfGUWjjZzK22IeiPApTzKKgtZe94pocwFAZ9kEuFSPgJxPlLVxcWQ86bxXHNMoHGRA9RucXRwOgsMH73vjgC5jsZ019HJ9Ekn7A-wympobSd9fa17AEGUG1ewTnSlijbUbQ/s4608/DSCN1853.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmdoW5nhRxBY9SEQ2x9Ts879OD94CdKHO_OLFxb8fm_tjnLKieQmlsV_NfGUWjjZzK22IeiPApTzKKgtZe94pocwFAZ9kEuFSPgJxPlLVxcWQ86bxXHNMoHGRA9RucXRwOgsMH73vjgC5jsZ019HJ9Ekn7A-wympobSd9fa17AEGUG1ewTnSlijbUbQ/w640-h480/DSCN1853.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is as far as I got. This is one quarter of the design. I need to make 4 quadrants like this to make it a bed size quilt. What stopped me was the tedium of all those HSTs!<br />I have quite a ways to go.,,,<br />I'm trying to work up the enthusiasm to jump start my sewing mojo!<br />Happy Nov.30!<br />Geez, how time is whizzing by!<br />take care, cw</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-35228894003020547742022-11-07T11:54:00.000-08:002022-11-07T11:54:09.017-08:00Back at the Cabin!<p> After all the hubbub of the wedding a little RnR was in order so we took a little trip to the our family Cabin. It has been a quiet week. A fair bit of rain kept us indoors more than usual which meant more sewing time for me 😄 I managed to finish this top and sew enough blocks for a second one like the first!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Wt5GrSXt3nae7TC2NrBBS81K6M0DlxjnXInJOvYHU_Nxut5rZZm14x_0zClRsCZD37vU0RKiPfFU5eI82yWx1ZfabZ54AHKELFh6cLNMR8jCFJusOEoTUi8Vh1s2iSr_f0W517n1EvimNVl1i3jN7wVyonfsdR4TU9SV_q3Pi51-QNOGGmKMvTyk4g/s1080/thumbnail.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Wt5GrSXt3nae7TC2NrBBS81K6M0DlxjnXInJOvYHU_Nxut5rZZm14x_0zClRsCZD37vU0RKiPfFU5eI82yWx1ZfabZ54AHKELFh6cLNMR8jCFJusOEoTUi8Vh1s2iSr_f0W517n1EvimNVl1i3jN7wVyonfsdR4TU9SV_q3Pi51-QNOGGmKMvTyk4g/w480-h640/thumbnail.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">About 3 years ago I found this huge stack of pre-cut 8.5" yarn died squares at the guild flea market. I bought the whole stack knowing that they would be excellent for Vet quilts and similar type projects. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a sample of those squares.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyWtNEWlAmbU08j8EtmV0fKhQ7DlM4VsnJ1WbQhSq6Z0wL4msDpWVR4qAYtY4tEMXXA2LhTTKPPyotiqpVoTGS1q7BMbASdwTtUwfnBcAPDwp2ICjabfeW6XBOCbynWfsAwfW9p0sWXR7kSoA7e46PQw7l6AM_db5rzxzTzDSwBOZ5SNPIck_bkQJIQ/s4032/68953543763__05FAE91D-25AF-4BA4-B89D-0FF9182228C3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyWtNEWlAmbU08j8EtmV0fKhQ7DlM4VsnJ1WbQhSq6Z0wL4msDpWVR4qAYtY4tEMXXA2LhTTKPPyotiqpVoTGS1q7BMbASdwTtUwfnBcAPDwp2ICjabfeW6XBOCbynWfsAwfW9p0sWXR7kSoA7e46PQw7l6AM_db5rzxzTzDSwBOZ5SNPIck_bkQJIQ/w480-h640/68953543763__05FAE91D-25AF-4BA4-B89D-0FF9182228C3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a post of another quilt I made with those yarn dyed squares.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cspoonquilt.blogspot.com/2020/12/yarn-dyed-flannel-top-done.html">https://cspoonquilt.blogspot.com/2020/12/yarn-dyed-flannel-top-done.html</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Besides having more time to sew I also had time to catch up on my blog reading. It is so much fun to see all the things people have been working on. I particularly enjoyed seeing all the Monthly Minis at The Constant Quilter blog (Wendy Reed)! I don't often comment but I do really enjoy looking and reading about what people are doing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did mention the Cabin....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1qIXfr3JhdrXYaV0gnTi1NxdSkiqFgbcZ7_sE5eKBnydxePQvOHBQbRZjGbceLrWn1faeUwocQo2IsN4p-FuZq7oxULzMXzy-QQf0iAirzgjUg90-30xJXHhg8a683816aGMZoKR7W1b8XaAATPOnR5iAiFbWG_rkcJMF-fI90VwfPghqHvHxsRntA/s1080/Photo%20on%2011-7-22%20at%2011.09%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1qIXfr3JhdrXYaV0gnTi1NxdSkiqFgbcZ7_sE5eKBnydxePQvOHBQbRZjGbceLrWn1faeUwocQo2IsN4p-FuZq7oxULzMXzy-QQf0iAirzgjUg90-30xJXHhg8a683816aGMZoKR7W1b8XaAATPOnR5iAiFbWG_rkcJMF-fI90VwfPghqHvHxsRntA/w640-h426/Photo%20on%2011-7-22%20at%2011.09%20AM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took this pic from the Photo Booth on my lap top so everything is switch from right to left. But you can see the misty day we are having. Time to light the fire and have a cup of tea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy November!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-68881617128460512192022-10-22T13:15:00.002-07:002022-10-22T13:15:36.481-07:00Pumpkins and Spooks and Ghosts Oh my!<p>'Haven't had much time for sewing lately. My daughter got married last Thursday in our garden and I've been spending most of my time trying to make a Fall garden look good even tho' everything is brown after a long dry Summer. But the wedding was beautiful and our daughter married a really great guy and we are all really happy with how everything turned out!</p><p>Here and there I got in a little stitching. My daughter-in-law says the only thing to tell everybody apart in the O.R. is their personalized caps so I always try and make her a new one in each season! Of course I have more Halloween fabric than should be allowed but it's fun searching for just the right fabric for caps for her!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsSAUpyLMw-gEPSZd7ipf09ztmtyjTjCaWPWrwFnZa3rl1q_hyIJb0_R5lEN5IPD6nY48Wq291tSgaA2XJt74iFA3qMX2rg6DYcGkiF3mm_rIWBnzahsF4fvt_IT_ASL5GmkZ9OwwSL3sX_2ZimulAUTBTS0m3_jm1ACFBGGQOt3t0T9DbTX7iX2hoA/s4608/DSCN4952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsSAUpyLMw-gEPSZd7ipf09ztmtyjTjCaWPWrwFnZa3rl1q_hyIJb0_R5lEN5IPD6nY48Wq291tSgaA2XJt74iFA3qMX2rg6DYcGkiF3mm_rIWBnzahsF4fvt_IT_ASL5GmkZ9OwwSL3sX_2ZimulAUTBTS0m3_jm1ACFBGGQOt3t0T9DbTX7iX2hoA/w640-h480/DSCN4952.JPG" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb_Aq5bUrrcYmAH4xZ8h4F0oj5ZrwcSR3bvjRrIBQHCifVacVIV5D8NLqsJMMRcXFwvOVmXM_OnyjUNOp6saSBcRQxIfICjVRCYXuBGlshuf-zI_ojpE-OIB0Hu1CDUhZtbxopC67P_gkoEy5C7_tOIe8W98JtivdjLBW6wZPVa_LZl0Bi_XXBDLn3Q/s4608/DSCN4953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb_Aq5bUrrcYmAH4xZ8h4F0oj5ZrwcSR3bvjRrIBQHCifVacVIV5D8NLqsJMMRcXFwvOVmXM_OnyjUNOp6saSBcRQxIfICjVRCYXuBGlshuf-zI_ojpE-OIB0Hu1CDUhZtbxopC67P_gkoEy5C7_tOIe8W98JtivdjLBW6wZPVa_LZl0Bi_XXBDLn3Q/w640-h480/DSCN4953.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I make the caps reversible for a little more fun! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't have any pix of the wedding. I put my phone and camera away for the event so I could focus on the experience. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do have some pix of the Chuppah (Jewish wedding canopy) which I decorated before the event started.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgnVjAlDCxsNXNXJKhSU_K8We0rcwGzN84zlsDQwQ6D_SAxnRvnW_XTusbwzM6JI1Id1yGIgykuMxALaUWKOODKeURrXu_0AoB1aqQ1JrLWn-cl62iDT50JJN6JMImuULV69-jeB_DOz5bRki9dmqFhjx54JMssHaVEE8yLtdcGx83pRNkYXPoQBejA/s4608/DSCN4955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgnVjAlDCxsNXNXJKhSU_K8We0rcwGzN84zlsDQwQ6D_SAxnRvnW_XTusbwzM6JI1Id1yGIgykuMxALaUWKOODKeURrXu_0AoB1aqQ1JrLWn-cl62iDT50JJN6JMImuULV69-jeB_DOz5bRki9dmqFhjx54JMssHaVEE8yLtdcGx83pRNkYXPoQBejA/s320/DSCN4955.JPG" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxp-w0WTMFgq0ZjVN5Ihkfy82XTzoKkmBdn1yignZidYqq1p8xh2BpUeABHJrokSoJ0a_ZxW4iyTFOzHKZrngad2ZVwJirpRO-rHh_Q8yD4Bn_Z4-l6sTzLDw69hIdMnsLi-CuRneqegMF_RWLIZ5vUMIna-Kkse2ln9RPuYsFZVikbvcAAE133J_Ag/s4608/DSCN4956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxp-w0WTMFgq0ZjVN5Ihkfy82XTzoKkmBdn1yignZidYqq1p8xh2BpUeABHJrokSoJ0a_ZxW4iyTFOzHKZrngad2ZVwJirpRO-rHh_Q8yD4Bn_Z4-l6sTzLDw69hIdMnsLi-CuRneqegMF_RWLIZ5vUMIna-Kkse2ln9RPuYsFZVikbvcAAE133J_Ag/s320/DSCN4956.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The color scheme was simple. Greens with white. Actually she wanted more green than white which made it even easier and more economical!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9SrIKPTaIogst2qA6OENmZRJBPgvT2l6MbiuUGsgGl9RYlwORd_8csx6invWDtJo8Pmk7ZdUTKMWWA0bqv-8p8T-maUzTf2iw3vgDIiby-MERhKIuM9Vt3MlSRsOp5762EVhxN4BFcV-j_MOfCQX5iPvm4i_WJ2B1ImZZArETXHrl2dmaZwJPoRWMw/s4608/DSCN4957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9SrIKPTaIogst2qA6OENmZRJBPgvT2l6MbiuUGsgGl9RYlwORd_8csx6invWDtJo8Pmk7ZdUTKMWWA0bqv-8p8T-maUzTf2iw3vgDIiby-MERhKIuM9Vt3MlSRsOp5762EVhxN4BFcV-j_MOfCQX5iPvm4i_WJ2B1ImZZArETXHrl2dmaZwJPoRWMw/s320/DSCN4957.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a big piece of quilter's backing muslin for the top. It measured 75" x 98".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made her bouquet.</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcWucfXKxWPyEwLadW9v6KJLPV1zkgPAcLJB9FsWT9O3tj2XcqQNIfZ08SIVuSn5gpKGe1qFwcD9xjt3iScaIJSyttKdV9eaqCSu9Q413b7yFXhGitdaJjN7wOlfFFE6mQKpXGkdQQW29Z1fPhGqQXJBU6PwRz90mXCBY-z1kKemD9BxdxM_TG-2zow/s4608/DSCN4963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcWucfXKxWPyEwLadW9v6KJLPV1zkgPAcLJB9FsWT9O3tj2XcqQNIfZ08SIVuSn5gpKGe1qFwcD9xjt3iScaIJSyttKdV9eaqCSu9Q413b7yFXhGitdaJjN7wOlfFFE6mQKpXGkdQQW29Z1fPhGqQXJBU6PwRz90mXCBY-z1kKemD9BxdxM_TG-2zow/s320/DSCN4963.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope your Fall is going well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care, cw</div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-7663288167351350212022-09-06T13:34:00.000-07:002022-09-06T13:34:45.392-07:00Busy Summer!<p>Well I really did not expect to have such a big time gap between this post and my last! But there it is, a Busy Summer, that's my excuse and Im sticking to it! We've been to visit family and another trip to the cabin and so much yard work it makes my back ache just thinking about it! But here and there I've gotten a few quilts made!</p><p>Most recently quilted and ready for binding, another sample for my "Modern Baby Quilt" design class.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaiRdcz8DCCGaWyJoE83wKaSy9TP6y6awA5YO4N1j-d2GX-dB1vuu12H1XR_dH94zJ-rB_YREDfwUrt-gyxTjYLZE88X5YbVCgzyuxBD9DUo4JZZrxY6fcWg7j8m4hChwOmz8TWK0XCqw9iUiCIt0ZdJZgGCI2K4AUbv7ZVOangYLj-OZfmlfidqDeQ/s2775/IMG_7577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaiRdcz8DCCGaWyJoE83wKaSy9TP6y6awA5YO4N1j-d2GX-dB1vuu12H1XR_dH94zJ-rB_YREDfwUrt-gyxTjYLZE88X5YbVCgzyuxBD9DUo4JZZrxY6fcWg7j8m4hChwOmz8TWK0XCqw9iUiCIt0ZdJZgGCI2K4AUbv7ZVOangYLj-OZfmlfidqDeQ/w588-h640/IMG_7577.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Claire Markowitz the owner of Santa Cruz Vac and Sew told me the soft colors are the thing for baby quilts these days. I dunno but I still like the brights better. I'm going to make another sample with that in mind...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished off this top the other day, It was just a wee bit to short for a Camp Erin quilt so I added the dark purple strips to the top and bottom, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI7h9c0xOVRgsaiUAjIyBcq6hjX8UY5cECjungI8JxyBZgmLgb9owM1G1p8_et0aJLstMf05JymVTVH2Z9qfhdNrzkPVqZXIG5CCO8GwazxKIFEy1W5WPyiE2FqOAqwesGOXsFmSDPkyQLKo_6sW-EcI2lIWkDkNTGKgFR6T0rl5JFw2CQwh5x8AteA/s2566/DSCN4948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="2213" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI7h9c0xOVRgsaiUAjIyBcq6hjX8UY5cECjungI8JxyBZgmLgb9owM1G1p8_et0aJLstMf05JymVTVH2Z9qfhdNrzkPVqZXIG5CCO8GwazxKIFEy1W5WPyiE2FqOAqwesGOXsFmSDPkyQLKo_6sW-EcI2lIWkDkNTGKgFR6T0rl5JFw2CQwh5x8AteA/w552-h640/DSCN4948.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the dark strips really help frame it much better and I'm going to use that fabric for the binding to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I decided to piece the backing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CIeIMZWe1cwsWdYyUyfcBuEn2iFbHQLDjxeHGEkLlrsErV47PNNKLgjbMIhI5YGqtgYPyWvkRg9MkaBxhrOoA_Ua6wmuHAg8KZvQ4lkFnngzUoly-dSrUlsreVWGdkMVMya_zokUlXv2KLrFMvQ8hVuQsyQySuD2aexqlnHW3uKjcu1DVYJUCc-xVw/s2717/DSCN4946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="2271" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CIeIMZWe1cwsWdYyUyfcBuEn2iFbHQLDjxeHGEkLlrsErV47PNNKLgjbMIhI5YGqtgYPyWvkRg9MkaBxhrOoA_Ua6wmuHAg8KZvQ4lkFnngzUoly-dSrUlsreVWGdkMVMya_zokUlXv2KLrFMvQ8hVuQsyQySuD2aexqlnHW3uKjcu1DVYJUCc-xVw/w534-h640/DSCN4946.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Piecing backings is so satisfying and Stash busting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I only had to trim 4 or 5 of the pieces to make everything fit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we were at the cabin I did find a bit of time to sew. More fun with my flannel scrap bag!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWutJOZLvBTKR6vJktS9IQBJiX6J5L6YJOiXJBLUyQMpUMZfWzVjnaO_2BVvxSy7qBB3HBcS3RquuXhKTYYQtaypgYkqTvuMPfiBn1ImO9vxAa3qfXidMm7sdzEja_fKfIEL9Yb9RawEgFa0DaOJZxHtiO-evOS5_ACYywZDfxD-U6cSSxzUtl8w4UA/s3299/DSCN4949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3299" data-original-width="2564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWutJOZLvBTKR6vJktS9IQBJiX6J5L6YJOiXJBLUyQMpUMZfWzVjnaO_2BVvxSy7qBB3HBcS3RquuXhKTYYQtaypgYkqTvuMPfiBn1ImO9vxAa3qfXidMm7sdzEja_fKfIEL9Yb9RawEgFa0DaOJZxHtiO-evOS5_ACYywZDfxD-U6cSSxzUtl8w4UA/w498-h640/DSCN4949.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This will make a nice Vet's lap quilt with a little tweaking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that's all for the sewing, but here's a parting photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Berkeley to meet up with my sister and brother-in-law and we took a walk down near the Marina.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQSVu7M7NZoEDD4lSfbedvUz4zIRxI-tL6mmsI6PsQJqS1xbTy-ZD9HBzCPKP9GCNRBvyPrAJ292JWQZektXJ97zoTwKwRvrP2yX5mGt2QQVTSNkGZvH42WVW3xbzFMMJehScI1baZpVIX3yWYVD0uV6pKA6eLMz2rjleqFP43HXApUAJCUS-6CWGbA/s2755/IMG_1070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="2755" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQSVu7M7NZoEDD4lSfbedvUz4zIRxI-tL6mmsI6PsQJqS1xbTy-ZD9HBzCPKP9GCNRBvyPrAJ292JWQZektXJ97zoTwKwRvrP2yX5mGt2QQVTSNkGZvH42WVW3xbzFMMJehScI1baZpVIX3yWYVD0uV6pKA6eLMz2rjleqFP43HXApUAJCUS-6CWGbA/w640-h238/IMG_1070.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view across the Bay never ceases to amaze...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That tall tower, left of center, that appears to be taller than all of the hills in the background (because it is!) is the Sales Force Tower. It's hard to tell from this distance but I think it's modeled after the "Pickle" in London. At least it has that shape, only much taller! Crazy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day and the weather was very pleasant. You'd never know these low rolling hills were once a Landfill back in the 50's and 60's! Then the "Save the Bay" group was formed and they put and end to dumping Garbage in the Bay! Sometimes Social Actions really work! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday was very nice and mild but yesterday and today temperatures are in the 90's, waaaaa. I know, us Coastal folks are wimps when it comes to Heat Waves!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope your Summer's end is a gentle one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-58298128655692317602022-07-22T17:21:00.003-07:002022-07-22T17:21:52.665-07:00Lots of Finishes!<p> My Husband went to music camp last week so I got a whole LOT of sewing done! Here's a quick run down:</p><p>I dipped into my basket of Batik leftovers and put this top together. I had seen a picture of a tile wall with triangles and square tiles separated in rows by large bands of solid color and it gave me the idea to use these scrappy triangle and square blocks in a similar way. I'm liking it! It was fun and went together really fast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHR60LprkWoY0AZJOt4c7bh4V3rV2SpFesxNl8PQY6MZUu0FflSRnvxqeqiclFjR4fDxd6NojNqKVZJCjFSH-JFsM7bSzIo-eEsjjf91RnjIJTiE9-NPTnUaViNtgS5sTJZzKK_ULoh_P_WgmA2PO6wTwICVTFAFAFCQ38TvP_frZkzYcXJIkdTzymbA/s2747/DSCN4904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="2378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHR60LprkWoY0AZJOt4c7bh4V3rV2SpFesxNl8PQY6MZUu0FflSRnvxqeqiclFjR4fDxd6NojNqKVZJCjFSH-JFsM7bSzIo-eEsjjf91RnjIJTiE9-NPTnUaViNtgS5sTJZzKK_ULoh_P_WgmA2PO6wTwICVTFAFAFCQ38TvP_frZkzYcXJIkdTzymbA/w554-h640/DSCN4904.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also Had a short stack of kids quilts that had been waiting for bindings for some time and I got those all done too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMNglRvyvrQFsKo8QrD93XmFNVpgjZxlBDYnoXzjl_sYim21LEBSUt_hA5_1JBO0GslZi6zHpvWyEpP_1pmoclCwrltEPRzx5Qk0ulkRoIyFzXbDHYUxE3b9UHnKONUwEMfj1G8E9BD2ESbdmljRI4Omu9tZZPuy0TPagPi9W34OjeNj3Azqc8Iza9Q/s3144/DSCN4905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3144" data-original-width="2545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMNglRvyvrQFsKo8QrD93XmFNVpgjZxlBDYnoXzjl_sYim21LEBSUt_hA5_1JBO0GslZi6zHpvWyEpP_1pmoclCwrltEPRzx5Qk0ulkRoIyFzXbDHYUxE3b9UHnKONUwEMfj1G8E9BD2ESbdmljRI4Omu9tZZPuy0TPagPi9W34OjeNj3Azqc8Iza9Q/w518-h640/DSCN4905.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such cute fabrics!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi3h8aYeL4RR_T14HZmu059eEZ3nQL7vAqNDO5ylXneOxmxwTsXbam2S6qr23BVhrK-mUBnFRBvZvmWjxkA9r5VuPtiyb51hy46yGEbdeI8-UqO4n3cUl1UChRnrlTSgy8hSOuyck8Nisw3MaygArwfQ-PmOFv0VtAFU36GQY9QpWhVKqUjBZH4W8ng/s4608/DSCN4907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi3h8aYeL4RR_T14HZmu059eEZ3nQL7vAqNDO5ylXneOxmxwTsXbam2S6qr23BVhrK-mUBnFRBvZvmWjxkA9r5VuPtiyb51hy46yGEbdeI8-UqO4n3cUl1UChRnrlTSgy8hSOuyck8Nisw3MaygArwfQ-PmOFv0VtAFU36GQY9QpWhVKqUjBZH4W8ng/w640-h480/DSCN4907.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the backing flannel print too!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19dvdjjFB8a9Tl2O8m3V60yqNTDIEUUFoI0QSdc2ajLeC00ccT63sSx9SmJHpCjn42MOwpx0yVKmN-m_lxvVclotymhBUFzhE-Wz_WoE48yZDnub6Uguvz4t4ShUwEtFZLR8mO5TLb9onjRzKZG7r217V-lrosaaCcq-4rSNLKU5m5cdXRSYRrTM89A/s4608/DSCN4906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19dvdjjFB8a9Tl2O8m3V60yqNTDIEUUFoI0QSdc2ajLeC00ccT63sSx9SmJHpCjn42MOwpx0yVKmN-m_lxvVclotymhBUFzhE-Wz_WoE48yZDnub6Uguvz4t4ShUwEtFZLR8mO5TLb9onjRzKZG7r217V-lrosaaCcq-4rSNLKU5m5cdXRSYRrTM89A/w640-h480/DSCN4906.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another flannel quilt, this one I finished recently but stalled in the 'binding' dept. too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-rVBsePh2H4Vyl4gqlIvPS8j0mTaKpif7XtYsdj4ot1WqVLOAOGErufimLdg7jRS72deDPfW_2sjVbTeKZR6bMnzDVqGIKFqdedSEHqjJID2ZS016vg8jI84hgxJCJfiEc8QrKrcyPF3ldo-YGcP9dbPHuQ7s9fPSMc9K7jSrtTsmH0oFlM_0_3MTA/s3306/DSCN4916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3306" data-original-width="2924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-rVBsePh2H4Vyl4gqlIvPS8j0mTaKpif7XtYsdj4ot1WqVLOAOGErufimLdg7jRS72deDPfW_2sjVbTeKZR6bMnzDVqGIKFqdedSEHqjJID2ZS016vg8jI84hgxJCJfiEc8QrKrcyPF3ldo-YGcP9dbPHuQ7s9fPSMc9K7jSrtTsmH0oFlM_0_3MTA/w566-h640/DSCN4916.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These next two were actually Orphan projects from the CZU project ( quilts for wildfire victims).The project put the call out for bed quilts but they got a lot of donations of kid quilts some of which were given to families with kids but some needed finishing. They were half quilted so I fish quilting them and got them bound and they will go to the guild's charitable group for kid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3R9gjAV3hsw6o5sob1lsVjEZKYl2zRkeBLM4-extANeclt_ivVNG9Gv7L21IOlrVqXkOAoqNl7OMhBs4MWiwMcpAXHj-7xL8Rv40LfT-w9kAjdNW6oCBbP6zsxBRRQe27MMnT8DcdUlN_sKLvGuRoJeGrFBSc30OtCCL1TQsm6v2r-9JgplNvmwNLA/s2788/DSCN4910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2788" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3R9gjAV3hsw6o5sob1lsVjEZKYl2zRkeBLM4-extANeclt_ivVNG9Gv7L21IOlrVqXkOAoqNl7OMhBs4MWiwMcpAXHj-7xL8Rv40LfT-w9kAjdNW6oCBbP6zsxBRRQe27MMnT8DcdUlN_sKLvGuRoJeGrFBSc30OtCCL1TQsm6v2r-9JgplNvmwNLA/w640-h622/DSCN4910.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I thought this one had pretty neat graphics. A fun way to teach about the Solar System.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ1VjOzjqqSTO1DHleFeSfJ1hTQ0dZoLEBMtiyePPKXPgA2T7rkCoL5i8yv44LBIzmdMXZGF6LqfoAjtB_xRjiED7usXlIhlysIi1WnXQSGaYsyFlsl11P_I3taGzB2BBZcO8HFBokLNAP-DriCE97VZzeyqvVQE-HgRdUr6lcFSthyDWPUyVbkioDA/s4608/DSCN4911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ1VjOzjqqSTO1DHleFeSfJ1hTQ0dZoLEBMtiyePPKXPgA2T7rkCoL5i8yv44LBIzmdMXZGF6LqfoAjtB_xRjiED7usXlIhlysIi1WnXQSGaYsyFlsl11P_I3taGzB2BBZcO8HFBokLNAP-DriCE97VZzeyqvVQE-HgRdUr6lcFSthyDWPUyVbkioDA/w640-h480/DSCN4911.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And ya gotta love a quilt with Dr. Suess fabric!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgM_H2sjjOaUt0bjEg6T1Oky77gTTHBovZSUIET18JcDyMjLCh4ccwlKjhsHsINlR0CMtIGcn6rgIzTgz5RKFAel2jCHUWoQtvAZ3kEdBei8u0mcXvF5iJhrTwVUHtEqGswjFLWEx6O3jJJs-rQrokDoC-F3Ra7hnwhYWif4mCJ186HcPEiHquBncug/s3019/DSCN4913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3019" data-original-width="2627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgM_H2sjjOaUt0bjEg6T1Oky77gTTHBovZSUIET18JcDyMjLCh4ccwlKjhsHsINlR0CMtIGcn6rgIzTgz5RKFAel2jCHUWoQtvAZ3kEdBei8u0mcXvF5iJhrTwVUHtEqGswjFLWEx6O3jJJs-rQrokDoC-F3Ra7hnwhYWif4mCJ186HcPEiHquBncug/w556-h640/DSCN4913.jpg" width="556" /></a></div>And last but not least I made another sample for one of the classes I'm going to teach...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyg4BAG7KY7FyjAjTHBuomtxV5u055GtXOs3dYp_RcFfC-n8TKYNTsf1O0ybwc-ZKmctbBFyyQmVX-TX7cfLrQ6-b-JtpreOkWQv97q4p92Lpm5O-so2jnhy374wBPyg5HkbC3u8ni4Q0_bdzH_EDsWqtWJaaqyEmDlHywchI6Jb2cD8D-V4u0SDfUQ/s2615/DSCN4920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2615" data-original-width="2022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyg4BAG7KY7FyjAjTHBuomtxV5u055GtXOs3dYp_RcFfC-n8TKYNTsf1O0ybwc-ZKmctbBFyyQmVX-TX7cfLrQ6-b-JtpreOkWQv97q4p92Lpm5O-so2jnhy374wBPyg5HkbC3u8ni4Q0_bdzH_EDsWqtWJaaqyEmDlHywchI6Jb2cD8D-V4u0SDfUQ/w494-h640/DSCN4920.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've surely gone through some dry spells the past couple of years but I feel pretty good about my out-put lately!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A parting shot from the Green House of UC Santa Cruz. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwQkPHonx7ijHMtFoQajrB7JnXPHs1dEwhmm3zsXR5NaV-pV_pqUndMNtIsjjnsz6tEwxHIvh7Ip5xOzowkSSlLo3pKlXURM76mIdzzKcx6_TyKuMyyg2yW9VFXZ-y7zd26V_cl1XhWyY_zq27TFWCdIl8u7B46LK4TfmWkJdoSpMqZLkip-Vd1n0BA/s4032/IMG_7539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwQkPHonx7ijHMtFoQajrB7JnXPHs1dEwhmm3zsXR5NaV-pV_pqUndMNtIsjjnsz6tEwxHIvh7Ip5xOzowkSSlLo3pKlXURM76mIdzzKcx6_TyKuMyyg2yW9VFXZ-y7zd26V_cl1XhWyY_zq27TFWCdIl8u7B46LK4TfmWkJdoSpMqZLkip-Vd1n0BA/w480-h640/IMG_7539.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the "bud" of a Carrion flower. It is a rear tropical plant that booms only once every 5- 10 years. When the flower opens it stinks like rotting meat which attracts carrion feeding bugs which serve as the pollinators! An unusual survival strategy to say the least !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's on display at the UCSC Arboretum. It's kind of a big deal. They have been caring for this plant since 2013 hoping that it would fulfill it's life cycle!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a graphic that explains...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUUxGC_XDT_fqMZJ5Wc0au5Yi71D_-5m1qSSzT3E4-lgaZN7rVSAJSg_cQf2RnZ61gjRWx2caswdQ8hxPHLYaQmINW03lPQL_xCVq_BpGxgnNUoKyifI-dlxGXw7qQy8Rd_jrT3vELYjdR2avvQKgKE1nxy5jgNeXCVu4_OAbgTXPaT-cVNeQQmE3DQ/s4032/IMG_7542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUUxGC_XDT_fqMZJ5Wc0au5Yi71D_-5m1qSSzT3E4-lgaZN7rVSAJSg_cQf2RnZ61gjRWx2caswdQ8hxPHLYaQmINW03lPQL_xCVq_BpGxgnNUoKyifI-dlxGXw7qQy8Rd_jrT3vELYjdR2avvQKgKE1nxy5jgNeXCVu4_OAbgTXPaT-cVNeQQmE3DQ/w480-h640/IMG_7542.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a great weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-71338067166107601502022-07-04T17:35:00.000-07:002022-07-04T17:35:06.124-07:00Happy 4th!<p> We aren't doing much for the Holiday. It's kinda hard to get excited about Independence Day when around the country and the world it feels like Freedom is being threatened in so many ways. But I guess I'm still free to print that opinion so that's something!</p><p>Our grand kids are visiting which is great fun. But definitely challenging energy wise. When they went off to the beach today to visit their cousins it was nice to have some quiet time.</p><p>I've been doing a bit of sewing. I finished another Sample for the class I hope to teach later this month. I say 'hope' because sign-ups have been slow. 'Might have to re-offer the class in the Fall. Such is the pace of Summer scheduling?!</p><p>Anyway, I wanted to make a sample using the 2 for 1 block technique with a more organized 'look' so potential students could see that the technique could be used for more symmetrical designs. I decided to make a table runner (smaller project /less time to make) and I saw this really fun pattern which I think showed off using these blocks really well!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEGN2T7IexegUJA-9S83taz7jMKRhSI3GO16-XGIVY4Kqp3Nu37LyGStOZ3VLJxlBXHNCckQgBJ16PcQFbCnTE9kbICTf6tDK1ns7-T9gQCSsr_8qo9vmuFXfDq5RUSyZxMBimCMI8n3D5P8DiRSlnKuzVTW039uo7uPEMGQJ4sMU1nk-nF__CNqqmg/s4608/DSCN4899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEGN2T7IexegUJA-9S83taz7jMKRhSI3GO16-XGIVY4Kqp3Nu37LyGStOZ3VLJxlBXHNCckQgBJ16PcQFbCnTE9kbICTf6tDK1ns7-T9gQCSsr_8qo9vmuFXfDq5RUSyZxMBimCMI8n3D5P8DiRSlnKuzVTW039uo7uPEMGQJ4sMU1nk-nF__CNqqmg/w640-h480/DSCN4899.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quick turned it to save time. I also like the nice flat edge that it makes. Less likely to set a glass down on it's edge and have it tip over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6JQlYqQWGuEVKZuLnBX9hPjcR0I3kCgcn0FliFWE05-pPKUeJyD5JJOIbzK-AEWC0VmWQDUSHvu98xK2sAqNLcyluSXLdmTfpbTwuJgg-55gJ-dCFr8BMMBMc_303omTM0kj8Sid5oJdMiGNfyUQK9l_yICWtZfDCdajBAbRKory_AD4ujPg25ywGw/s4608/DSCN4898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6JQlYqQWGuEVKZuLnBX9hPjcR0I3kCgcn0FliFWE05-pPKUeJyD5JJOIbzK-AEWC0VmWQDUSHvu98xK2sAqNLcyluSXLdmTfpbTwuJgg-55gJ-dCFr8BMMBMc_303omTM0kj8Sid5oJdMiGNfyUQK9l_yICWtZfDCdajBAbRKory_AD4ujPg25ywGw/w640-h480/DSCN4898.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a 'batik' sarong for the backing. The Batik is in quotes because it's actually a print but it has a traditional Indonesian batik printed pattern on it. The grey-goods were not really great. I think it might even be a synthetic/ cotton blend but it was OK for this purpose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is now the 4th project I have made using this fun technique. Here's a recap of the other 3.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one I posted most recently. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9OpUf7fI4jRNIlKYktYRLxAoYjjRPAfC4NNiwgpUCbhDP4-HvFWxUWaigoHVPsDLYi05G_6wmvQIJ2oNOTzrnz-RDAWq9_eC1pR4rD2SHrzVMpo9y5CDErZcUMr-OtL7VjK7lH59o1Okwr1LsUjIvbyDF6McuPYU3xs68nYOz5CTlbPJ1pMW0ywRJQ/s2563/DSCN4794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="2196" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9OpUf7fI4jRNIlKYktYRLxAoYjjRPAfC4NNiwgpUCbhDP4-HvFWxUWaigoHVPsDLYi05G_6wmvQIJ2oNOTzrnz-RDAWq9_eC1pR4rD2SHrzVMpo9y5CDErZcUMr-OtL7VjK7lH59o1Okwr1LsUjIvbyDF6McuPYU3xs68nYOz5CTlbPJ1pMW0ywRJQ/w548-h640/DSCN4794.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one I made several years ago;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0_IvbahfF5sWOHwPJaVPzUHqOROVwSL2K1JKPTcG_3S5hnNmuxOJ-2rwy0pMBtenzc94DZfwXRb5N3P5-bw54JQd7pAWvKCUb8-gFfdvo23QiPUjVRD5ZGp4_ZeWyvFXeqq1ZRKfKPmkQgq9EiLkOAgI5NpjJDTzO4i8Q9BOAtqZ6-hn5cNRM0Gh3A/s2210/DSCN2315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="1731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0_IvbahfF5sWOHwPJaVPzUHqOROVwSL2K1JKPTcG_3S5hnNmuxOJ-2rwy0pMBtenzc94DZfwXRb5N3P5-bw54JQd7pAWvKCUb8-gFfdvo23QiPUjVRD5ZGp4_ZeWyvFXeqq1ZRKfKPmkQgq9EiLkOAgI5NpjJDTzO4i8Q9BOAtqZ6-hn5cNRM0Gh3A/w502-h640/DSCN2315.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this one is maybe from 2016...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubkd2J5O6inoWdOX78lKNPXSUml-rPvaEJjP6BIeJQyF3HSUwmNGx6WOb8Pc1PR2am5a-vOoHalSxXiXoHPoEcUSNuM96a2lSK0E_6ETSm4kcmUbye3FujsIsNvq2WfwodQ4gsjIRWECRE-UTv-wIF7eH1NaJgkkCrs8kW3UL_CYB-nq3_2lRhrMUSw/s3123/DSCN0654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3123" data-original-width="2537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubkd2J5O6inoWdOX78lKNPXSUml-rPvaEJjP6BIeJQyF3HSUwmNGx6WOb8Pc1PR2am5a-vOoHalSxXiXoHPoEcUSNuM96a2lSK0E_6ETSm4kcmUbye3FujsIsNvq2WfwodQ4gsjIRWECRE-UTv-wIF7eH1NaJgkkCrs8kW3UL_CYB-nq3_2lRhrMUSw/w520-h640/DSCN0654.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I still really like the scrappy treatment the best!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'm warming up to the the geometry of the more symmetrical version.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, sorry there's not more red, white and blue spirit here but I hope you are all enjoying the Holiday in whatever way you choose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-50719643398439549042022-06-27T20:14:00.000-07:002022-06-27T20:14:29.298-07:008 foot Foxglove, Oh My!<p>We've been gone to the Northwest (Olympic Peninsula) for vacation with our family! It was great fun, lots of hikes and seafood and it rained! Our neighbors complained that it had been a very wet cold May. It was hard to be sympathetic coming from drought stricken California, wawawa...</p><p>We were very surprised at the amazing field of foxglove that had grown up on this hillside near our cabin since we were last there. Here's my husband providing context for just how tall some of these plants are!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1f-clsFG3LZVbN44X0XowdTblz4lEhevnXUVhVE27O1wAQq8qCGWezZZdw5GrwPFuICC4UQU5IWoKqsgskX69RTTsYB81W1E4j4oMV4BrxmSWvqg9FZOBrDQ6pbgLCVxLnVLSOk8ILEJs6InA7tX55VVdhtyM-BH5mFXzn75ZMnSDkCh36BMXazmHw/s4608/DSCN4852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1f-clsFG3LZVbN44X0XowdTblz4lEhevnXUVhVE27O1wAQq8qCGWezZZdw5GrwPFuICC4UQU5IWoKqsgskX69RTTsYB81W1E4j4oMV4BrxmSWvqg9FZOBrDQ6pbgLCVxLnVLSOk8ILEJs6InA7tX55VVdhtyM-BH5mFXzn75ZMnSDkCh36BMXazmHw/w640-h480/DSCN4852.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hill was actually logged last year. Which is probably why the foxglove have taken over. All that sunshine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFddBUo3eXPewbKlvX_vrH5WrTqZ6q-03W9UzrRBTTIrh_4Vrk0ZAB0woE7SJ_HXSprrO6ytOXVy21Qzr8FdLZddeLMt4FVdQdOAkcqSdz0qhJ5QJA4wv83McpAnWncmuJ1joVgDGF-rr2fSH1qf9bscb6qQB1X_QG_Vu5dx6lCG5WfsrWuITRUQtujg/s4608/DSCN4857.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFddBUo3eXPewbKlvX_vrH5WrTqZ6q-03W9UzrRBTTIrh_4Vrk0ZAB0woE7SJ_HXSprrO6ytOXVy21Qzr8FdLZddeLMt4FVdQdOAkcqSdz0qhJ5QJA4wv83McpAnWncmuJ1joVgDGF-rr2fSH1qf9bscb6qQB1X_QG_Vu5dx6lCG5WfsrWuITRUQtujg/w640-h480/DSCN4857.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to get a shot of the whole view, but the hill was just covered with these beautiful flowers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tIqYjRdp2bQsulwr6dHm2mC1q7SdMXQ6NGQUuMkdpk8YVniaCS5NQAqJYHtCmAw8agvZh38i3sNhpCLoUl1mLerDaxmFXsi4UBNS84Up9ff8hmOqbawfJFJuUDCNUfoGI5QR7Jd6sZySAr0cDxeBqWVsaRtabFBkjb5_ZMlq3o8ts8ILtpUAgrIiCg/s4608/DSCN4868.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tIqYjRdp2bQsulwr6dHm2mC1q7SdMXQ6NGQUuMkdpk8YVniaCS5NQAqJYHtCmAw8agvZh38i3sNhpCLoUl1mLerDaxmFXsi4UBNS84Up9ff8hmOqbawfJFJuUDCNUfoGI5QR7Jd6sZySAr0cDxeBqWVsaRtabFBkjb5_ZMlq3o8ts8ILtpUAgrIiCg/w640-h480/DSCN4868.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was the lowest Tide of the year while we were there. Fun to go out on the mud flat and dig for clams.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVcoGiLd06ByXD8edHWb_Q3j4dKKc-HYuAljcp5cq2k8buoSy7islonVdd0igSe59ydLYs49LRF7Ag-timxNORK6e9gUUoCG1tS1ODcHgEX7e5LWg7qXnVZFCf79xgigO3Z-N6Fs8LERBkPChURln2JW6Uz525nLQ8QIXB6fm1dhV2IrzYaR4gEeuGQ/s4608/DSCN4821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVcoGiLd06ByXD8edHWb_Q3j4dKKc-HYuAljcp5cq2k8buoSy7islonVdd0igSe59ydLYs49LRF7Ag-timxNORK6e9gUUoCG1tS1ODcHgEX7e5LWg7qXnVZFCf79xgigO3Z-N6Fs8LERBkPChURln2JW6Uz525nLQ8QIXB6fm1dhV2IrzYaR4gEeuGQ/w640-h480/DSCN4821.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went up to Mt. Walker to get a great view of the Olympics.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko1Qc9Vw7AkX7yV7ljL91S0YYFuEXkf5euXB8mSbsrkFofxL9QLFW2YmS-FH6O83C4IxLNkHIYo3z9lkMZ_l_VELv2I9cwGtrVuep72QWddLeQZSSZfIzxKpWnip17RBacCfmqzPTPnaVA9LogkHx0TWf7y2PCZFASiN10mcBxIbfYqWBpfhwVEnHuA/s4608/DSCN4837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko1Qc9Vw7AkX7yV7ljL91S0YYFuEXkf5euXB8mSbsrkFofxL9QLFW2YmS-FH6O83C4IxLNkHIYo3z9lkMZ_l_VELv2I9cwGtrVuep72QWddLeQZSSZfIzxKpWnip17RBacCfmqzPTPnaVA9LogkHx0TWf7y2PCZFASiN10mcBxIbfYqWBpfhwVEnHuA/w640-h480/DSCN4837.JPG" width="640" /></a>v</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the grand kids went home I even had a little time for sewing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoeqT7Wmm4_CYBEL5s4hpLa9Rryr4PPMJ9QoWeqQLpPqc6RWg6e44aCeJaA22SpyPDMR2xpn1242yysxNS-g5f4AN89Vd_Qfk6OC81eEgOJ1990SAW-wM8ygLs0n-lr9GeDEXDBLNOt_YdOWxNzIvsfGblfY5V0IykMDwRP_2do7zmw4cEy_cbcELSA/s4608/DSCN4850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoeqT7Wmm4_CYBEL5s4hpLa9Rryr4PPMJ9QoWeqQLpPqc6RWg6e44aCeJaA22SpyPDMR2xpn1242yysxNS-g5f4AN89Vd_Qfk6OC81eEgOJ1990SAW-wM8ygLs0n-lr9GeDEXDBLNOt_YdOWxNzIvsfGblfY5V0IykMDwRP_2do7zmw4cEy_cbcELSA/w640-h480/DSCN4850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It feels like this Summer is whizzing by?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are enjoying your Summer!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-29627711823187054122022-05-30T08:49:00.000-07:002022-05-30T08:49:27.623-07:00New baby quilt design and Nature photo...<p> Good Monday to you! It's a beautiful morning here on the Central Coast! A day to remember people and count our blessings! </p><p>Besides the good weather and the Holiday not much is going on here. The usual Spring cleaning...but here and there I sneak away to my sewing room and have a little fun!</p><p>This past week I've been working on a new sample for another class I will be teaching at our local Quilt Shop. A simple design for beginners using flannels for a baby quilt. I finished the top the other day and felt quite satisfied. But then viewing it the next day decided I really did not like the two dark grey side borders. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmH69UmL-tt0_5NWbXw9CCQp0tlU4AeSwfaFd2foPNro2DcY-OVR1DWFmXqjN0o2qXGC4m6O5Bn1G7Sc8JO8zLUWb1UQ3m40K7p5JtLQscutRgIhksvnKiiI_MbIJuazUuxxtOBzieuvdqAkWir_CiqTXXwN72k_OUOTa93d2caU8JY4RX4vbKAUBXg/s1779/DSCN4809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1602" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmH69UmL-tt0_5NWbXw9CCQp0tlU4AeSwfaFd2foPNro2DcY-OVR1DWFmXqjN0o2qXGC4m6O5Bn1G7Sc8JO8zLUWb1UQ3m40K7p5JtLQscutRgIhksvnKiiI_MbIJuazUuxxtOBzieuvdqAkWir_CiqTXXwN72k_OUOTa93d2caU8JY4RX4vbKAUBXg/w576-h640/DSCN4809.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I auditioned some alternates...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIm-HGjRyPp_5VnYlDT2MQX-MnIf0qC-iimFQ2FF2s2Rt4CAk5YGa8PN-HuisiRaSpxiQyRUjMAZ54_CVugw88QKXonjIvXqeaxKGfzdYxbSAO7FSqG0O-UnHCpq5wEozgmg7dnDJjqmZLATo8nlWalQBYjQ3XAXEOFYSeahxfDeC4RngCU_upERUOIQ/s1631/DSCN4813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="1461" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIm-HGjRyPp_5VnYlDT2MQX-MnIf0qC-iimFQ2FF2s2Rt4CAk5YGa8PN-HuisiRaSpxiQyRUjMAZ54_CVugw88QKXonjIvXqeaxKGfzdYxbSAO7FSqG0O-UnHCpq5wEozgmg7dnDJjqmZLATo8nlWalQBYjQ3XAXEOFYSeahxfDeC4RngCU_upERUOIQ/w574-h640/DSCN4813.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm kinda leaning toward the light tan...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What say you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllW4kPBmZJ8AgHTfnf8yjS9rvpfR93Gl-NhOrnZuZ0zXr-_RDa-_zGQm3txJJFsALEpvFIFn5o29h4Zjtnk07TfqMNddLFb6nX_Mp5PE-w_PquHoebJUUYsZV9OzYk3BjsjuufR01IrypIixsP0li-OssF_ta7zVT8VltaCx5LVGglyc0W94n5aa3SA/s1696/DSCN4814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="1519" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllW4kPBmZJ8AgHTfnf8yjS9rvpfR93Gl-NhOrnZuZ0zXr-_RDa-_zGQm3txJJFsALEpvFIFn5o29h4Zjtnk07TfqMNddLFb6nX_Mp5PE-w_PquHoebJUUYsZV9OzYk3BjsjuufR01IrypIixsP0li-OssF_ta7zVT8VltaCx5LVGglyc0W94n5aa3SA/w574-h640/DSCN4814.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fabrics are really cute but the prints are kind of small scale so from a distance they don't convey much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4onmcB_netWplN26HTGX2U8xrGAzjZDuQDUpnDMik0aUED6jvLgx5qmaDkbyx8JvyAw7g4uGlIShWRlJHjZTs45XIyEyC_78dzggHmX02M3TvRVaMntyYG2LCqkD2ii0NmOIxYvCJERQdp98vB20VPGD1eehMZUvi-uPnI4VgZTvhpGN8lTAZBZnJA/s940/DSCN4813%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="940" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4onmcB_netWplN26HTGX2U8xrGAzjZDuQDUpnDMik0aUED6jvLgx5qmaDkbyx8JvyAw7g4uGlIShWRlJHjZTs45XIyEyC_78dzggHmX02M3TvRVaMntyYG2LCqkD2ii0NmOIxYvCJERQdp98vB20VPGD1eehMZUvi-uPnI4VgZTvhpGN8lTAZBZnJA/w640-h422/DSCN4813%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...And the Nature shot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a family of Red Shoulder hawks in our neighborhood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this fellow is a juvenile. I noticed him by our pond the other day standing in a puddle of water. I think he might have been trying to catch a fish but it did not go well. He stood there for some time, probably trying to gather his senses (and dignity).</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5_p7oY4rXjZusx9SL49G7jtUHlpx3wu65pqpHhS0Qr6pOGnmqaKvJR8YpNzaV28nat-_xKrjVoYkC362N7gnpkueigVozGE-xjXgKDto6syfCCYQL84OayNPpt7tOK32DuMFaMpEZY-2la-iDkDIGENFp8_zZooh3lQXoUoZT-MYpg50fDA2swcViQ/s4608/DSCN4808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5_p7oY4rXjZusx9SL49G7jtUHlpx3wu65pqpHhS0Qr6pOGnmqaKvJR8YpNzaV28nat-_xKrjVoYkC362N7gnpkueigVozGE-xjXgKDto6syfCCYQL84OayNPpt7tOK32DuMFaMpEZY-2la-iDkDIGENFp8_zZooh3lQXoUoZT-MYpg50fDA2swcViQ/w640-h480/DSCN4808.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We don't usually get this close up. Usually they see us and they are off! But I was inside in the shade where he could not see me. They are wonderful birds to watch And they help with the rodent problem!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a peaceful Memorial Day surrounded by people you love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-32296818696305750702022-05-20T10:46:00.000-07:002022-05-20T10:46:07.826-07:00Wow, It's been awhile...<p> Well this isn't a record for "lapses in Blogging" but it has been awhile. I don't think I've mentioned but Starting Jan. 8th I've been attending classes once a week for my local Master Gardeners training program. </p><p> Master Gardeners program is a nationwide program that trains people to help support other home gardeners in a variety of ways. Maybe you've heard of the Master Gardeners "Hotline". Well suffice it to say it has been Challenging and taken up a lot of my free time. These past three weeks I've been slogging my way through a Take-Home-Final. Oh, my poor brain! But, I've learned a whole bunch and I'm looking forward to volunteering for our local Demonstration Garden.</p><p>That's a semi long way of explaining my Lapse. This week as steam was coming out my ears from brain overload from my Final I escaped to sewing room and accomplished a few things:</p><p>I finally (no bun intended) got the borders put on this project. I will be teaching a beginners class on this quilt construction at my local quilt store! I need to get it quilted so it can be displayed as a Sample!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuw7tUbqcN-sycf041vraMg6OuU_G9s8Qj8tEGh49OuLVulJTruqVcgwbAB9wsGeadd1bdo84knV-dcqXrXqWg7A-sKtD5-jxJRfqnnlTEgbZ83WrG9U42vW7DqZGZd9b3naQn1yATJuW0yxtrXFHGj7NcuSqOzZorw6yr5S8M6J1CyauEt3PizTjUg/s2563/DSCN4794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="2196" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuw7tUbqcN-sycf041vraMg6OuU_G9s8Qj8tEGh49OuLVulJTruqVcgwbAB9wsGeadd1bdo84knV-dcqXrXqWg7A-sKtD5-jxJRfqnnlTEgbZ83WrG9U42vW7DqZGZd9b3naQn1yATJuW0yxtrXFHGj7NcuSqOzZorw6yr5S8M6J1CyauEt3PizTjUg/w548-h640/DSCN4794.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a fun project and so easy. A good beginners project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little kid quilt had been pinned on my quilting frame for probably 5 weeks. It felt good to get it done and off the frame where it had been taunting me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlZDpUffwjhpf-JqYqwnyJppp_NwCqkM-xgU7M801tHWYFn3t2woZyFYohCsvLGZVeJFsfW1Mhy8LhabVgatVwviTe6_KFeGgYXnwkttrlmxf7FEEQm6oBBdmUVAe0N9BcCOfRA9o6SVJrYxgWXXrolI13XqJRoguz1ZV58jtrqx67J-SJupyxDbCkA/s2611/DSCN4796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="2284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlZDpUffwjhpf-JqYqwnyJppp_NwCqkM-xgU7M801tHWYFn3t2woZyFYohCsvLGZVeJFsfW1Mhy8LhabVgatVwviTe6_KFeGgYXnwkttrlmxf7FEEQm6oBBdmUVAe0N9BcCOfRA9o6SVJrYxgWXXrolI13XqJRoguz1ZV58jtrqx67J-SJupyxDbCkA/w560-h640/DSCN4796.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I decided to just goof around! One of my favorite things to do! LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBSyNydcY9QBe6K6n8QCrB5UCFOPs0VCWBxGyBVF2BCRaAT-R4mfd6d6hj4Cq7Sa8W3EDu-3Ix7MxjKHxpjAg_NAdxSttEYdsoXpyHIoYiayrkn4LlfY3HM4MvEu8IVEYiPN5HNHomzuX7RhGPMiKFKtyFtQavHMhtRlUAyTaiuUW-KExoDehbSmDLg/s4608/DSCN4730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBSyNydcY9QBe6K6n8QCrB5UCFOPs0VCWBxGyBVF2BCRaAT-R4mfd6d6hj4Cq7Sa8W3EDu-3Ix7MxjKHxpjAg_NAdxSttEYdsoXpyHIoYiayrkn4LlfY3HM4MvEu8IVEYiPN5HNHomzuX7RhGPMiKFKtyFtQavHMhtRlUAyTaiuUW-KExoDehbSmDLg/w640-h480/DSCN4730.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This bunch of wool scraps recently came to me by way of the grand daughter of my old friend, who past away several years ago. Lois was a great crafter and naturally had quite a stash. Amongst her many interests was bradded wool rug making. I'm thinking that's what she had in mind for these scraps. Well braided rugs aren't my thing but I thought I'd see if I can cajole these scraps into be a backing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm Graduating from the MasterGardeners program next week I'll get some of my sewing time back and maybe I can figure this out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are all well and safe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-37856314888206249422022-04-11T09:01:00.000-07:002022-04-11T09:01:30.957-07:00Hospice Donations<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I have three donation ready for Hospice. The first one is the one I posted about in my last post the other two are pictured below:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This one has been sitting in my sewing room finished except for the binding for probably 20 years. The blocks were left over from a 9 in 9 patch quilt made with '30's style repro fabrics. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The blocks were actually not Leftovers but technically Rejects from a larger quilt I was making for my sister. I had shown her a photo of a '30's style 9 in 9 patch quilt and she really liked it I studied the picture carefully so's to get the right color balance etc. and it included several red fabrics. But when I finished all the blocks and laid them out for her approval she said she didn't like the Red ! Probably a little more conversation over the details of the original photo and I might have avoided my miscalculation. So back I went and made 6 more blocks featuring the pastels that drew my sisters interest leaving me with the rejected red blocks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mxMXmnC2uzDcysXJWB4T2UA62fBfXqC9G9MO0ypruIwZfCccbwTQsJcWq6xSbopsAQbHD7BUziZTYW6DLBx800iGDIZLw9iqNl_4nlHUM18izHSN2y-fQRpJk52bw-rNPUB7vXonnY0gPRfRy0c2tS17xbVixK13PDgF_lAlBjWFMBKaSxpyFn6VuQ/s2085/DSCN4671.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="1610" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mxMXmnC2uzDcysXJWB4T2UA62fBfXqC9G9MO0ypruIwZfCccbwTQsJcWq6xSbopsAQbHD7BUziZTYW6DLBx800iGDIZLw9iqNl_4nlHUM18izHSN2y-fQRpJk52bw-rNPUB7vXonnY0gPRfRy0c2tS17xbVixK13PDgF_lAlBjWFMBKaSxpyFn6VuQ/w494-h640/DSCN4671.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Often when I make a really big quilt I will make a smaller sample piece to explore how best to quilt the larger quilt. These Rejects worked into that plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What I was really interested in was figuring out ways to free hand those white in-between spaces. Since the larger quilt had about 200 + /- of those spaces to be quilted! The quilting needed to be something fairly simple that I could repeat 'free hand' many times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgp9ch8cxslnO0p3eraoRMXX-7CEVCz6s2dGTF2NETlrPCZ6YwgS8RNx2TmPYvV_s-bSYKdRmKwc1CmS4L19z1t4QW7Xq_C4jxlU78GWFN6uPg9AAFUZvN2Io8mr-UqcLLg3WyJQLDmdF8Sji4-5Swej9oFCHG7O1lZjrWU_Lc2F7mnawUiT3upvyPw/s4608/DSCN4672.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgp9ch8cxslnO0p3eraoRMXX-7CEVCz6s2dGTF2NETlrPCZ6YwgS8RNx2TmPYvV_s-bSYKdRmKwc1CmS4L19z1t4QW7Xq_C4jxlU78GWFN6uPg9AAFUZvN2Io8mr-UqcLLg3WyJQLDmdF8Sji4-5Swej9oFCHG7O1lZjrWU_Lc2F7mnawUiT3upvyPw/w640-h480/DSCN4672.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried all kinds of loopy patterns and I ended up using the pattern in the lower left. Really simple and I could do it over and over with reasonable accuracy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the final quilt...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGNvD2v5R-eE1zQ7YqQY3rxYJVBHVyqYianTTgrieNVzW8g_2IMTAkrtE-bUkFgo_t_GAown6xhNjSqmPg3_Q3cEVKJbh9270UG6QEuS1vF0c_qrdU6bcFrmMnTz4awf8LHYrvPD5J5eCvlQlk3MvlkKJFg1qpIbSfEltySMPrhW0XEiR__g2pP28hA/s2816/PIC_0058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGNvD2v5R-eE1zQ7YqQY3rxYJVBHVyqYianTTgrieNVzW8g_2IMTAkrtE-bUkFgo_t_GAown6xhNjSqmPg3_Q3cEVKJbh9270UG6QEuS1vF0c_qrdU6bcFrmMnTz4awf8LHYrvPD5J5eCvlQlk3MvlkKJFg1qpIbSfEltySMPrhW0XEiR__g2pP28hA/w640-h480/PIC_0058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And no Red!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I finished the large quilt I lost interest in the Sample and I wasn't really thrilled with the quilting being as how some were pretty "experimental"? But lately I've been trying to clean out a bit and I thought what the heck, put a binding on it, give it a good washing ( the fluffing up helped hide some of the quilting boo boos) and call it done and donated!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The patches in this quilt were a flea market find. Lots of fun fabric.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6TLuv-UJntNx-k2BzYAZrEegmmOiWzlZxtU9dcUAcsX7g6Qqsz7aQi25_YLuZyw2FIzX4tjqAbah7f6VxjD8Zgy5CZiE4_WQaOguw7UJnrJQLin8kfoJZ6_w48TVgK3h_MysYxVC2eNxnc1gzJBJdW0GXITNuNdlDmCN1P8iwXKcKe0VWvArQv2_KQ/s2374/DSCN4665.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2374" data-original-width="1835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6TLuv-UJntNx-k2BzYAZrEegmmOiWzlZxtU9dcUAcsX7g6Qqsz7aQi25_YLuZyw2FIzX4tjqAbah7f6VxjD8Zgy5CZiE4_WQaOguw7UJnrJQLin8kfoJZ6_w48TVgK3h_MysYxVC2eNxnc1gzJBJdW0GXITNuNdlDmCN1P8iwXKcKe0VWvArQv2_KQ/w494-h640/DSCN4665.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quilted with a nice overall quilt pattern another finish and ready to go!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pJ7BklRzOWAo13BoDgvXquNBx0wY_VEaU_0sdXOCir02xrPEQUghP_-LU_04KdKOeBW9JXkEZrcKPvJ8tgUNFskCparRI6XuLwEKPUUo_8lRTj6V5kjea72_k-SzWnSnUpoEuys6sHn5QHGN0ppf5kZEomDLNvRJ4XjrREewRh-o3LC_qi3WBZRjiA/s4608/DSCN4669.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pJ7BklRzOWAo13BoDgvXquNBx0wY_VEaU_0sdXOCir02xrPEQUghP_-LU_04KdKOeBW9JXkEZrcKPvJ8tgUNFskCparRI6XuLwEKPUUo_8lRTj6V5kjea72_k-SzWnSnUpoEuys6sHn5QHGN0ppf5kZEomDLNvRJ4XjrREewRh-o3LC_qi3WBZRjiA/w640-h480/DSCN4669.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all have a great week. Happy Spring Holidays however you celebrate!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-46097161896015832312022-03-29T08:35:00.000-07:002022-03-29T08:35:01.408-07:00Front to the Back!<p> Here's the Front that goes with the backing that I posted about last time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQs7Mpk6dkPFs7LzoR5LkM3o2Z5UnOpxhmSShvM7bNWo2raZkXezkWWkqsQzi5ohql50d7lLh3GPdg29KII6EhxOdPU75R8HDLfUqx2korPRPqZ6wuztDgiG55kruNomFsn98-IHP2Kqg9z-bLPrNRaNZldpKTejigVq2-sYDxGONMg880IxiU4z42A/s2477/DSCN4650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2477" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQs7Mpk6dkPFs7LzoR5LkM3o2Z5UnOpxhmSShvM7bNWo2raZkXezkWWkqsQzi5ohql50d7lLh3GPdg29KII6EhxOdPU75R8HDLfUqx2korPRPqZ6wuztDgiG55kruNomFsn98-IHP2Kqg9z-bLPrNRaNZldpKTejigVq2-sYDxGONMg880IxiU4z42A/w512-h640/DSCN4650.jpg" width="512" /></a></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">It was constructed from a baggy of left over scraps and a couple of Charm packs that coordinated nicely. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I finished the Top just about 2 years ago right on the cusp of the Pandemic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The quilt measures 53" x 68" the size requested by Hospice for their Camp Erin Campers. Camp Erin is a wonderful Therapy-Camp program for kids who are living in a family where cancer has effected someone in their family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the Campers are introduced to their Cabins they are invited to pick out a quilt from the Camp stash of quilts and use it while at camp and then take it home. It has always seemed to me a very special way to give away quilts so I always try to make at least a few quilts for Camp Erin every year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quilt was really fun to make because of the row by row structure. I just matched up all the various scraps of a certain height and sewed them into a rows. easy peasy! There was a little filling in here and there but with my crazy stash it was no problem finding fabric to fill in! teehee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwi4KbCCXhJhoWHUO6lRqgmtLiXjr7fZqA-nw06smygxHU2AGpt5k2MPegHvHqRkVFMLoVgaF8J04UWFXFJmt_N0Y7mzQgSYoaEbI8ewI7HeQn8Cf7_Uy_8wZkTcl2zCAOMK4fBVK0en8yI4mpt_J9CBFzs3UB2ZGILgwHytmb1t-Eww6QMzuRHTcpw/s4608/DSCN4653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwi4KbCCXhJhoWHUO6lRqgmtLiXjr7fZqA-nw06smygxHU2AGpt5k2MPegHvHqRkVFMLoVgaF8J04UWFXFJmt_N0Y7mzQgSYoaEbI8ewI7HeQn8Cf7_Uy_8wZkTcl2zCAOMK4fBVK0en8yI4mpt_J9CBFzs3UB2ZGILgwHytmb1t-Eww6QMzuRHTcpw/w640-h480/DSCN4653.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And always room for little bits of fun, Like triangles marching across a narrow row and these owls peaking out from their triangles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQT8YRUFY0h28keABg_e2eGn3Tu2VlMXhdnosSUPKxjFjsML_FAuk8ndpCbM81ySSShspYhyhEy7hclDt55SrQNPD7q7PCvD5SuuefoSFqccv6ECyGPIOEEQ0X53FJgki8aJBOFVxdUqSpH66ZCGlnlq2er6SHSOWG8b3bR2jF-tMnothxElWCFFrG8A/s4608/DSCN4651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQT8YRUFY0h28keABg_e2eGn3Tu2VlMXhdnosSUPKxjFjsML_FAuk8ndpCbM81ySSShspYhyhEy7hclDt55SrQNPD7q7PCvD5SuuefoSFqccv6ECyGPIOEEQ0X53FJgki8aJBOFVxdUqSpH66ZCGlnlq2er6SHSOWG8b3bR2jF-tMnothxElWCFFrG8A/w640-h480/DSCN4651.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, the things we do to amuse ourselves....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Pandemic is mostly what delayed the finish of this quilt. Camp Erin was cancelled in 2020 and 2021.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fingers crossed there will be Summer camp for All kids this Summer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Spring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /></div><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-56819700269312390842022-03-20T09:12:00.004-07:002022-03-20T09:12:55.976-07:00Another pieced back and a little embroidery.<p> Phew! The Quilt Show was a Marathon not a Sprint! It has taken this long to recover! Like all deadlines everything is set aside in regular life so that Event can Happen. Then afterwards there's so much catch-up! Well the show was pretty successful even tho' it was an off year because of covid. We had to check Vax status and require masks which was fine with me but we had to hire a security guard. But it was worth it. Everything ran smoothly and I think most people appreciated that we had safety standards in place.</p><p>Unfortunately I was so busy in the Flea Market and other volunteer tasks I never got to take any pix of the Show. I thought the variety of quilts this year was really excellent. I hope our web mistress is going to posted pix if she does I'll post a link.</p><p>I've hardly sewn this month on account of all the catching up but I did get a top pinned to the quilt frame and decided to piece another back so I've got this in progress...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6VK9qffNJSsE9HmoYopgaqopjsPOWU1kuSF0QxfrsCoF7pRamUW1bnlhAjaZQeC_BxBKyI2POAgO6OdyDjmVhnO7hdCs0-ZFqilfqG4134hExfM-1byATQbtuukl8jpR3TyEMX0g3lg1ZrNPgLtbYobGb6LF9gbqZWa6KBMEmc6jgVwcjqByMNcJ7Uw=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6VK9qffNJSsE9HmoYopgaqopjsPOWU1kuSF0QxfrsCoF7pRamUW1bnlhAjaZQeC_BxBKyI2POAgO6OdyDjmVhnO7hdCs0-ZFqilfqG4134hExfM-1byATQbtuukl8jpR3TyEMX0g3lg1ZrNPgLtbYobGb6LF9gbqZWa6KBMEmc6jgVwcjqByMNcJ7Uw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WOW, I have a lot of green Flannel scraps! LOL</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAxy9s3Z1n_WBY6KQ4n5HZwuIVI66Yc_-zSEmCXhPrQQvO_XNiyPG1fJUDcJnUiijEkPKlfb9Y9lf2oLgXjx5EI2joL8TynyATICsjMaLArpTyPW_NJXj87crHw37FYn_VdMgzLvnQujgyYziPngqt4D4uAKleEF6wh76bfTNRqEwRxfXbW9Sy6uvrew=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAxy9s3Z1n_WBY6KQ4n5HZwuIVI66Yc_-zSEmCXhPrQQvO_XNiyPG1fJUDcJnUiijEkPKlfb9Y9lf2oLgXjx5EI2joL8TynyATICsjMaLArpTyPW_NJXj87crHw37FYn_VdMgzLvnQujgyYziPngqt4D4uAKleEF6wh76bfTNRqEwRxfXbW9Sy6uvrew=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend Randy (Barrister's Block) is in town . We get together to sew when she's around. I usually bring hand work cause I have a hard time talking and operating a sewing machine at the same time. LOL My poor one track brain! But I feel like I get a good visit in when I'm simply doing a little hand work. The past two weeks I've been working on a little blue work embroidery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwFEtFcyWbbVdVQy4kUXrW7WHrmCpGQ4TThmY9tfx0ulBcLbbxfSYCntQfBWVYKc6OAowGtESvJfAvAhaf638YrCpvJXohBPT-xu5pj8m3QPrcwK0BGTl-xSkvy2eJ639cWCl-SFuXTXy7fSWzsqhyAJKYai-8xe-q3LHkZZrTqlxc0lbbMAaWqpU0g=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwFEtFcyWbbVdVQy4kUXrW7WHrmCpGQ4TThmY9tfx0ulBcLbbxfSYCntQfBWVYKc6OAowGtESvJfAvAhaf638YrCpvJXohBPT-xu5pj8m3QPrcwK0BGTl-xSkvy2eJ639cWCl-SFuXTXy7fSWzsqhyAJKYai-8xe-q3LHkZZrTqlxc0lbbMAaWqpU0g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started this project about 10 years ago. Handwork for car trips etc. I told Randy if not for our sew days I'd probably never get any of these blocks done! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I now have 28 blocks ! I want to make it big enough to cover the Top of my Cal. King bed (below the pillow line) so I've got to make at least 5 or so more blocks. And then a border...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPxkEqcTbT-fAHupJDFp1KYm4GGSo00IYs0Liw2Uh1NcC4tDr5ekbUE3q7BRyIY2u7iix471xisXvZcGLz8C3ZAJwsXbX2kDWl98-U7vDvhjtjJu6bZmumkWoJMZDe7UrTN49i3nty1ZCWRohlgZba09U6UkdIyWPKNHmy39BxJm3FMl3srKGi5AB4ZQ=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPxkEqcTbT-fAHupJDFp1KYm4GGSo00IYs0Liw2Uh1NcC4tDr5ekbUE3q7BRyIY2u7iix471xisXvZcGLz8C3ZAJwsXbX2kDWl98-U7vDvhjtjJu6bZmumkWoJMZDe7UrTN49i3nty1ZCWRohlgZba09U6UkdIyWPKNHmy39BxJm3FMl3srKGi5AB4ZQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a>Here are some of my favorites...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These first 3 were adapted from the original illustrations from Mother Goose. Rhymes..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Hey diddle diddle the cat and her Fiddle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the cow jumped over the moon,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBQmh9Do6LcnfPoohCZgcmYeDDESdNCl0GI37pTCQrmC_oSejYTUW3E8cYNQSekYxnuXcsSjkIRLPkL72BzXezqqAxKXdfoTGwdbXAr1aVeiXkY9FjuudHR9bs-2z38czqhiOZyJPRU6R_z0wKQh45lxIUrLQE0du3moGQHhybTknRprRn-TBSp1nuMQ=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBQmh9Do6LcnfPoohCZgcmYeDDESdNCl0GI37pTCQrmC_oSejYTUW3E8cYNQSekYxnuXcsSjkIRLPkL72BzXezqqAxKXdfoTGwdbXAr1aVeiXkY9FjuudHR9bs-2z38czqhiOZyJPRU6R_z0wKQh45lxIUrLQE0du3moGQHhybTknRprRn-TBSp1nuMQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little dog laugh to see such a sight</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgna_FPg__WO37rbIzM7kewwJKbMYctf6UmmiBuaPYaX_CLgwbdo-hQ_SMACj6e9UejiItMSXSKolANGbK8c-uAyRO296reayT3e2uvhT4KzlJ-ae4jP8ToqRmShvg8nAU-IZNApN99c3V0btMKkBcUWqO0aaJ2zqRlwvSbc4ZLPo1PC50g70qikOEoMA=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgna_FPg__WO37rbIzM7kewwJKbMYctf6UmmiBuaPYaX_CLgwbdo-hQ_SMACj6e9UejiItMSXSKolANGbK8c-uAyRO296reayT3e2uvhT4KzlJ-ae4jP8ToqRmShvg8nAU-IZNApN99c3V0btMKkBcUWqO0aaJ2zqRlwvSbc4ZLPo1PC50g70qikOEoMA=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-5xy0_314nx9m2iQ3qQknepRfzI2UK2P5QQDQyeHPPK5Ny9h8C8BE-RSDq8eI8xICW8nTBxlHpEI5pZOv6TZRUsPU5nDRe7-A4BTZVh-Uo-KkCEYUwL20Vfzkrs1qx3ygFemsqTd7fbKgOEpNeTDDySgqCX-WZy85UjiJ1YpqKTkmNqI-qfoB0bUe6w=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-5xy0_314nx9m2iQ3qQknepRfzI2UK2P5QQDQyeHPPK5Ny9h8C8BE-RSDq8eI8xICW8nTBxlHpEI5pZOv6TZRUsPU5nDRe7-A4BTZVh-Uo-KkCEYUwL20Vfzkrs1qx3ygFemsqTd7fbKgOEpNeTDDySgqCX-WZy85UjiJ1YpqKTkmNqI-qfoB0bUe6w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the dish ran away with the spoon!"</div><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgna_FPg__WO37rbIzM7kewwJKbMYctf6UmmiBuaPYaX_CLgwbdo-hQ_SMACj6e9UejiItMSXSKolANGbK8c-uAyRO296reayT3e2uvhT4KzlJ-ae4jP8ToqRmShvg8nAU-IZNApN99c3V0btMKkBcUWqO0aaJ2zqRlwvSbc4ZLPo1PC50g70qikOEoMA=w640-h480" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a block for the cat and fiddle but I lost it somewhere, grrrr</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I will make another...</div>This block was adapted from and illustrated versions of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Children's Garden of Verses<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFl-bu_BJH9yFotnpXAaYeZDLZi4-AGDyNFS77N1krMt_uGDWpWDnPZJO55V9jkaoVthZZJ8qW954EJPhZZ7neRzpriA8RyO-2gJeW_S_7K4XgCnvaLbQ4qTorsAoDaXfwopeS3mJHB4lU1B3rwcLH295Iu6F1km9F3WDA4V60d1B0mzAkqwyfXpT8Sw=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFl-bu_BJH9yFotnpXAaYeZDLZi4-AGDyNFS77N1krMt_uGDWpWDnPZJO55V9jkaoVthZZJ8qW954EJPhZZ7neRzpriA8RyO-2gJeW_S_7K4XgCnvaLbQ4qTorsAoDaXfwopeS3mJHB4lU1B3rwcLH295Iu6F1km9F3WDA4V60d1B0mzAkqwyfXpT8Sw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I traced this one from a printed fabric that Randy had in her sewing room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6Lo5t5Wmg6wnID0SJkMNMNvh3t8D-lvaheCoVhjwBZnZnnU8sllwiQaByP7ol0mME40CxzjYHYXTRLg6fFysvxKfJRODPDQ7zGY6orlIK8ShVNsMz7i4L4-PRB1gCETs-XG87G739x4Z3ulSoUz6T-2i9pulkwcsgOkDl3K9Ie2vIINPmANzEuRU-Fg=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6Lo5t5Wmg6wnID0SJkMNMNvh3t8D-lvaheCoVhjwBZnZnnU8sllwiQaByP7ol0mME40CxzjYHYXTRLg6fFysvxKfJRODPDQ7zGY6orlIK8ShVNsMz7i4L4-PRB1gCETs-XG87G739x4Z3ulSoUz6T-2i9pulkwcsgOkDl3K9Ie2vIINPmANzEuRU-Fg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And no redwork / bluework would be complete without JUMBO!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuhGsDskGlEXvcRrvfdeRGQDEYzMs5B-GPlO3ytJbIo0o92VF0NBAzQ7Z1FvIHpefWvmH1i39qfEi-ZXKwx0kLbAlfaIOY1Ujv4R4NB4b3DlOYksexx_6lf765bBeVXy1nL-v39BwcPUylP9G9tu9TK5tKuNlhh3Qhuj6asDNScC9K55Fq300Sm6kc0Q=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuhGsDskGlEXvcRrvfdeRGQDEYzMs5B-GPlO3ytJbIo0o92VF0NBAzQ7Z1FvIHpefWvmH1i39qfEi-ZXKwx0kLbAlfaIOY1Ujv4R4NB4b3DlOYksexx_6lf765bBeVXy1nL-v39BwcPUylP9G9tu9TK5tKuNlhh3Qhuj6asDNScC9K55Fq300Sm6kc0Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-75791342532993532752022-02-20T10:06:00.000-08:002022-02-20T10:06:01.535-08:00Done and Done!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beach scene is done! I got the sky fabric from Spoonflowers in plenty of time and once that problem was solved I got the top together and quilted in a jiffy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyd9CGMvSIc8reCRCwWotQ41QLAPd3IWADgWar6Jtbjl16X6ZoWNAMeq8WViCls1XR71COaC-xUS-FkKQPfzpbS35r0UGFE-xByCRtvuZuBramda2aXEJPo14_m4oHckHoLRDrqZ5fm_ovs9_4srEUWrazo-NukTSA4g1yLxGiIlIs_ha5z6c2Ke7Jmw=s2852" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="2395" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyd9CGMvSIc8reCRCwWotQ41QLAPd3IWADgWar6Jtbjl16X6ZoWNAMeq8WViCls1XR71COaC-xUS-FkKQPfzpbS35r0UGFE-xByCRtvuZuBramda2aXEJPo14_m4oHckHoLRDrqZ5fm_ovs9_4srEUWrazo-NukTSA4g1yLxGiIlIs_ha5z6c2Ke7Jmw=w538-h640" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bordered the scene with a wide binding. The fabric was one of the "challenge" fabrics. I thought it made a pretty good choice for the border, Problem was, all I was given was a FQ. Not enough for a border and binding. But since this is a wall hanging I reasoned it did not really need a folded over french binding. So I went with a wrap around border/binding in one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc2KeAPCaWCLyAlRsiyvMagS0vltZ02-DG0qrlgqUwO2FO9cZ2oucU-qxMeexxNzF8v38-bbEjEleKHgXctKqPx9lpSruGg6m4QfgY-wVBYjgyvSZNFpWfDbjar4TsDgNSew96NEo3e3P4tWBadWO7UbD3hzu8Pk5KY4lZ-T0mTrJyI6irHBG0RW7vzw=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc2KeAPCaWCLyAlRsiyvMagS0vltZ02-DG0qrlgqUwO2FO9cZ2oucU-qxMeexxNzF8v38-bbEjEleKHgXctKqPx9lpSruGg6m4QfgY-wVBYjgyvSZNFpWfDbjar4TsDgNSew96NEo3e3P4tWBadWO7UbD3hzu8Pk5KY4lZ-T0mTrJyI6irHBG0RW7vzw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the look. The simple flat edge looks great with the composition which also has that flat look.</div><span style="text-align: center;">I had big ideas for the quilting. Adding different textures for sand, water and sky but I liked the kind of smoothness of all the surfaces and worried I might mess that up with my doodles so </span><span style="text-align: center;">I quilted it really simply. Just ditch work in the major seams. </span><p></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"> I managed to finish my other project too!</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpPJIDfetnCjpwGv0PZzJXRa4ZbWg74yaWx4_fkK7sQRZc0OptGetFZ6n1dDOjwnGM2AjGI0lAw8djEvG2y8lwzFwTRWf8GZwVG0EOL7vgI-DMC6N-lEidUYRVt2DjZyEQVXSDa-Kpdv0JimlsyS5Y0a3NVbYfQT47wdL3uPO_0pHMMXyKg-FF7GHdmw=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpPJIDfetnCjpwGv0PZzJXRa4ZbWg74yaWx4_fkK7sQRZc0OptGetFZ6n1dDOjwnGM2AjGI0lAw8djEvG2y8lwzFwTRWf8GZwVG0EOL7vgI-DMC6N-lEidUYRVt2DjZyEQVXSDa-Kpdv0JimlsyS5Y0a3NVbYfQT47wdL3uPO_0pHMMXyKg-FF7GHdmw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The scrappy border makes a nice drop around the bed. To bad I didn't make it quite wide enough for the King size to get the full effect. It will work nicely on a Queen size bed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuzneaqtUwy-oNhrD_G0EXxyxkgY2I3TE5tMkHYDvSQpsPjMlEW3ci0Ag5yQZU0aKYk6frkVYYhfwJvBTRTJ1-YFCkFLqIKDcTMuLUCGb4RToUKmtOwiIlVocAYWgoxzwVel7T182EO-m9_JoYyTniw0yMcqvuQyeRZRVpOg6Ji0k-nIHQu7GH4gqLiQ=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuzneaqtUwy-oNhrD_G0EXxyxkgY2I3TE5tMkHYDvSQpsPjMlEW3ci0Ag5yQZU0aKYk6frkVYYhfwJvBTRTJ1-YFCkFLqIKDcTMuLUCGb4RToUKmtOwiIlVocAYWgoxzwVel7T182EO-m9_JoYyTniw0yMcqvuQyeRZRVpOg6Ji0k-nIHQu7GH4gqLiQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have mixed feeling about this quilt. I like the way it turned out. It's wonky and chaotic but I think it holds together as a composition. The orphan blocks given to me by my guild friends make it very personal and special. It started originally as a quilt for CZU fire victims Quilt project but then liked it so much I decided to keep it and make another quilt for the project. <b>And</b> this is the quilt that I've been working on, struggling with and finally resolved (finished) during these difficult times. I like this quilt a lot but I don't really want to live with it and I haven't any use for it. Oh well, I will probably keep it for awhile and then give it to someone who <b>would</b> like to live with it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both of these quilts are going in our local Quilt Show next week. I still have to sew on labels and sleeves but I'm glad I got them done this past week seeing as how my list of volunteer chores for the QS is fairly lengthy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647971298846852786.post-19965749899442512272022-02-13T13:15:00.000-08:002022-02-13T13:15:46.947-08:00On a whim...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBdarCsWgsGrQG5bsyKcW6uG39oDI-Ho-p-XbUaUjEeez4ssMcemtNTDTlQIKkhBqyOheDv_wtkqHsTXANgT-5yKRGONZ0fXDbMn3YXmlKAQ4KgNvWCKom9i90txuHnJWWCQ62k7oM5jG9j38ryqWF-nwwBvEJFFBxYRoGYlSGfqF5NBSIwu4hmK7i3Q=s3456" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3452" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBdarCsWgsGrQG5bsyKcW6uG39oDI-Ho-p-XbUaUjEeez4ssMcemtNTDTlQIKkhBqyOheDv_wtkqHsTXANgT-5yKRGONZ0fXDbMn3YXmlKAQ4KgNvWCKom9i90txuHnJWWCQ62k7oM5jG9j38ryqWF-nwwBvEJFFBxYRoGYlSGfqF5NBSIwu4hmK7i3Q=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br />I finished my big Orphan Block project quilt top and on a whim I decided to piece the back! It was so much fun!!<div><br /></div><div>I had planned to use 108" yardage for the Orphan block quilt but I did not really have anything that filled the bill. So I just decided to dive in and make a backing. It threw me a little off schedule but not to bad.<br /><p></p><div>I have been trying for some time to make more backings. I have soooo much fabric it just makes sense. </div><div>Awhile back I went through my Asian fabrics and culled some of the 'less loved' pieces for making backs. So the other day when I shifted gears for this project I already had a basket of fabrics ready to go. No time wasted Dithering about what to use, I got right to work. So it really only took me about a day to get it done! </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the finished top, it's 92" x 96" !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWLD4hyETF5UDiLLoTcwMfB7HayPk-J5kYm0Zr-Wh3MZYm9b7nuVxXqYRduck0fb-4ygbNhtCaHOU5QkVu31lZUUNrf_EQk-QpFiQKnZQZeuS6JLwIYEIWI7WRPUxhCfrJVhgH66F0CvHDIU2c0X0SZR2akEuXmWXF6W1z6Vracj1Smm7ObiPvwSmjqw=s3409" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3275" data-original-width="3409" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWLD4hyETF5UDiLLoTcwMfB7HayPk-J5kYm0Zr-Wh3MZYm9b7nuVxXqYRduck0fb-4ygbNhtCaHOU5QkVu31lZUUNrf_EQk-QpFiQKnZQZeuS6JLwIYEIWI7WRPUxhCfrJVhgH66F0CvHDIU2c0X0SZR2akEuXmWXF6W1z6Vracj1Smm7ObiPvwSmjqw=w640-h614" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know...Pretty busy, uh?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the more reason to have a nice backing! I can always flip the quilt over to rest my eyes!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOLOL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great Week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, cw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>cspoonquilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.com3