tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87521356189122659572024-03-05T16:05:27.595-07:00NEEDLING THINGSEdnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-63563299559440395842013-08-31T01:10:00.000-06:002013-08-31T02:03:52.719-06:00Catching UpHi friends! Sorry to have seemingly abandoned my blog for so long but life has just kept me very busy. Since the last surgery on my right arm, it has finally healed well. I am able to do all the things I could before the accident except straighten the arm completely or, bend it totally to touch my shoulder. The only time it bugs me is when I put my face cream on my face and neck so that's not so horrible and I have learned to use my left hand for this and many more tasks.<br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0mJwsl9yaOou_u-aAxJVTFLLhU7h3gXRI6RGh-kvJXshuclVzQGNSYHz0NNF86vlEqKI92RVXKGpwqoMLgtWLrDX15eObKfxrhpZDekHMGzoOoEJd_hORwh7iBKtH9purw9_7-aj08J5/s640/blogger-image-775278046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0mJwsl9yaOou_u-aAxJVTFLLhU7h3gXRI6RGh-kvJXshuclVzQGNSYHz0NNF86vlEqKI92RVXKGpwqoMLgtWLrDX15eObKfxrhpZDekHMGzoOoEJd_hORwh7iBKtH9purw9_7-aj08J5/s640/blogger-image-775278046.jpg"></a> <br>Another big change is that I have lost 75 pounds! I'd still like to loose a bit more but we'll see. My kids are afraid I may get too thin! It is so wonderful to be able to buy clothing in the "regular" sizes rather than the "plus" size section! I've gone from a size 24 (3X) to a 14-16 (L). Sorry about the self portrait but that seems to be the only way lately that I get any pictures of myself. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ekptb6jYoTWjv_gBuvvaAzstY8_zLyrrOPcbFWJj9-lKImKIUC6ErMgCRW80KG3-BKPqwU5fZPoMWG3rXISrd82RlNKoQw8kkWJSTlci1n6fXkPjY_fXZshtYv68x4e5gglpIgPdTr20/s640/blogger-image--1242314308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ekptb6jYoTWjv_gBuvvaAzstY8_zLyrrOPcbFWJj9-lKImKIUC6ErMgCRW80KG3-BKPqwU5fZPoMWG3rXISrd82RlNKoQw8kkWJSTlci1n6fXkPjY_fXZshtYv68x4e5gglpIgPdTr20/s640/blogger-image--1242314308.jpg"></a></div></div><div>For the past week, I've been helping my daughter make a quilt. She is expecting a little girl! We are really excited so we picked out some fabrics to make an owl quilt for when she is born. Due date is Oct 8th. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPHzambVTHaJoDiU8NzhUMjtqh9EvYYPCOYTJ6i8iLOyJERQUSxjadAC97YCF6zZCQXu_Eikg7kP2v7GXL53BLWokQknML817l5SYs9SO3lMvAig4yrXbcrbpXOa6yvvGinh6J-XlU9Gw/s640/blogger-image-705969399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPHzambVTHaJoDiU8NzhUMjtqh9EvYYPCOYTJ6i8iLOyJERQUSxjadAC97YCF6zZCQXu_Eikg7kP2v7GXL53BLWokQknML817l5SYs9SO3lMvAig4yrXbcrbpXOa6yvvGinh6J-XlU9Gw/s640/blogger-image-705969399.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div><div>This little guy keeps us both busy most of the time and likes spending time in the sewing room. He has grown so much!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0PJqyrKcvyg7bW3o-qqM7aaR-X-HC_Bu51B8dwN5xsbmP_6RDVOz4zXswCWQEexZdgA_2-eH1PxmpyJ5P1ou8RhoK_rkKoYtXFl5JWtg7XI-k6KXDddCkg0tT4rGbX77t67lysq3RD6O/s640/blogger-image-1002577983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0PJqyrKcvyg7bW3o-qqM7aaR-X-HC_Bu51B8dwN5xsbmP_6RDVOz4zXswCWQEexZdgA_2-eH1PxmpyJ5P1ou8RhoK_rkKoYtXFl5JWtg7XI-k6KXDddCkg0tT4rGbX77t67lysq3RD6O/s640/blogger-image-1002577983.jpg"></a></div></div><div>This is the little sweater I made for him. Currently, I'm also knitting a blanket for the new baby. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgPck2-CXg48xjXz6olFQIMS5wgisbU0kfDXHN9Ob6Kto2FovW7quQ8aQdpYX99jEbzgU5RKpNEYtSn1TXbkyK68dE602RY51ShJyDi4gvSsbc6Nr9-DA0KfsqnjZEQSCdkfa7LR1aUZi/s640/blogger-image-175552486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgPck2-CXg48xjXz6olFQIMS5wgisbU0kfDXHN9Ob6Kto2FovW7quQ8aQdpYX99jEbzgU5RKpNEYtSn1TXbkyK68dE602RY51ShJyDi4gvSsbc6Nr9-DA0KfsqnjZEQSCdkfa7LR1aUZi/s640/blogger-image-175552486.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hopefully, I will do better at keeping up with my blog in future! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Until next time, happy sewing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="border: 0px !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></a></div></div>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-84901143422712564812012-11-17T01:22:00.001-07:002012-11-17T01:22:11.663-07:00Latest Projects<br />
It's been a long while since I checked in here. My recovery from the accident has been slow. I had to have yet another operation on my right arm because, after 6 months, the bone had not yet 'joined' so I needed to have a bone graft. With each surgery, the incision gets longer and the plate gets larger. At least now, after this last surgery, I no longer am experiencing pain in it.<br />
<br />
I have begun doing a bit of knitting and crochet - small things that don't weigh much. I have not been able to get back into doing any hand stitching yet because I'm not able to use the rotary cutter to prepare fabric. Besides, my sewing room has become a real mess again! It will take a few days work to put it all back in order.<br />
<br /> <br />
Here's a couple of projects I've made - crochet slippers for my Granddaughter in Germany. She has already requested another two pair! If you want more information on these, please go to my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Dena2/hexagon-boot-slippers" target="_blank">Ravelry project page. </a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfdrpSI18CXy2UGroY2B9gJRBVJIAc0fvAf3W5UGAaZTgI06BlaABcfilSiCDQ00-jGudhkAxGQf-GZxtpmJFQBLY4aEWrwF4c-ldYZXIgd2hOgv7p_a0l-qf9BFkUqqajN_9APcAAftm/s320/Leah%2527s+slippers.JPG" title="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Dena2/hexagon-boot-slippers" width="319" /></div>
<br /> <br />
And, scarf for me!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADH2SOv0id1Oj8ymuFN7OMnjoJRKPwnVSU0VU0HBB70wDAA_sfvuQlSnsD-8zeTpGOb3eCmt7CYo1DGGFEI_v2EAsloXm1M4yNNA47KxYWG6_Qd_HXqJhN0TZyxtbX6PRW_fkjIUanx-t/s1600/Spectra+Scarf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADH2SOv0id1Oj8ymuFN7OMnjoJRKPwnVSU0VU0HBB70wDAA_sfvuQlSnsD-8zeTpGOb3eCmt7CYo1DGGFEI_v2EAsloXm1M4yNNA47KxYWG6_Qd_HXqJhN0TZyxtbX6PRW_fkjIUanx-t/s320/Spectra+Scarf.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /> <br />
Next, I am going to try knitting a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacket" target="_blank">Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman</a> for my little grandson.<br /> <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0px none ! important;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-78624000728323521052012-06-27T23:11:00.001-06:002012-08-08T01:06:17.163-06:00Broken Arms?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9PMVhFUpYWQuD5SZ-82KwOBvZbLz8ODHF5hu1sQiInRmi3XgTizl_uqd-T4EnFD4KzuQSQ5iNPOEtR5IqPlHwYL9Awi44VVm29bZRCBEUqe7w7hVg1J66aIGrWSjc0fS6WMKe3cvq7E5/s1600/IMG_0327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9PMVhFUpYWQuD5SZ-82KwOBvZbLz8ODHF5hu1sQiInRmi3XgTizl_uqd-T4EnFD4KzuQSQ5iNPOEtR5IqPlHwYL9Awi44VVm29bZRCBEUqe7w7hVg1J66aIGrWSjc0fS6WMKe3cvq7E5/s320/IMG_0327.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Q: What can you do when you have two broken arms??<br />
A: NOT MUCH!<br />
<br />
Q: How did THAT happen?<br />
A: I went off the road and down an embankment in my car on April 12th. <br />
<br />
Q: Was there anyone else in the car?<br />
A: My granddaughter was with me in the car. She came away with only bruises and a cut from her teeth on her bottom inner lip.<br />
<br />
Q: Were you hurt?<br />
A: Yes, I spent 5 days in the hospital. Both bones in my left forearm were broken, my left hand was smashed quite badly and one bone in my right forearm plus the right elbow was dislocated. I had surgery where they screwed plates over the breaks to help repair them. I had a 'half cast' on each arm for two weeks until the casts and staples (51) were removed.<br />
<br />
Q: How is your recovery going?<br />
A: I needed a second surgery on my right arm. I had been told not to do anything, lift anything etc. That proved very difficult to do so I ended up pulling the screws out of the bone on my right arm and had to have another surgery on the 18th of May. After another two weeks in a 'half cast', the cast was cut off and 27 staples were removed. <br />
<br />
Q: What are your orders now?<br />
A: I am not to lift more than 1 pound with my left arm and no more than my Ipod with my right for the next 4 weeks. I am doing my very best to remember that as I do not want to have any more surgeries!<br />
<br />
Q: Where are you now? <br />
A: Since I am not able to care for myself, I am staying with family who are doing doing a wonderful job of taking care of me. <br />
<br />
Q: What is the hardest part of your recovery?<br />
A: Boredom! I'm used to doing things with my hands... knitting or hand sewing of some kind. <br />
<br />
Q: How badly was the car damaged?<br />
<br />
A: The car was totaled. I did not have replacement insurance so I
am now without a vehicle.. not that I am able to drive for a while
anyway!<br />
<br />
UPDATE: I somehow got a staff infection in my right arm that I am fighting. I was on a 10 day course of some very strong antibiotics but, 1 day after finishing them, the redness and heat was back. After a visit to emergency, I now have a shunt in my hand and have to administer IV medications every 8 hours. Hopefully, this will do the trick!<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-48227203812076381372012-05-31T19:51:00.000-06:002012-05-31T19:51:36.471-06:00Fresh New Little PersonWelcome my 4th Grandson!! What a little sweetheart.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxBsu9IjUfXcYNeW3BEqiCJtyvXeHxrzAPeMrTubzkZvk_qA6tOAz9NX8-_-l9FY56zMEQrzNQ6bikJXCR3idC7YmedZvAeSEZbilOKjwUTcN3fUt_SKNvHQBpJ5OgSNVpz_r5WrJVvQE/s1600/P1040245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxBsu9IjUfXcYNeW3BEqiCJtyvXeHxrzAPeMrTubzkZvk_qA6tOAz9NX8-_-l9FY56zMEQrzNQ6bikJXCR3idC7YmedZvAeSEZbilOKjwUTcN3fUt_SKNvHQBpJ5OgSNVpz_r5WrJVvQE/s320/P1040245.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Makinley - born at 11:57AM March 8th, 2012 7 lb 1oz</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I was fortunate enough to be able to be there for his birth. Welcome to our family little one.<br /><br />
Grammie <img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" />Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-7058569503230438372012-01-29T13:21:00.000-07:002012-01-29T14:11:24.473-07:00A Flower in the Snow<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GbzM6MeAxdPy0uYOGP4Ol7J-_IvhS0yp9cXerZNLGST2oZjn_F8H1C4PIcutiM4CEJ7pVYtbGJd-VebZIHcsbGhz_b72q9IDCpHTV66sQU-6IUFxp-M9RDKHE38P0Pz08aV-XFi0jUs/s320/Screen+shot+2010-12-16+at+1.27.19+AM.png" width="320" /></div>
<br />
I found this wonderful post on a fellow Canadian's blog that really hit home for me today. It is something I know I will need to read again from time to time so, I thought I would share a link.<br />
<br />
The post is written by <a href="http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/11/are-you-flower-in-snow-inspiration.html" target="_blank">Donna at Funky Junk Interiors</a> and is called <a href="http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/11/are-you-flower-in-snow-inspiration.html">Are you a flower in the snow? ~ inspiration for hard times</a><br />
<br />
<div class="date-posts">
<div class="post-outer">
<div class="post hentry">
Here's hoping we can all push through the snow...<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="post hentry">
<h3 class="post-title entry-title">
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a></h3>
</div>
</div>
</div>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-67187397593093017622012-01-06T14:00:00.000-07:002012-01-06T14:00:30.089-07:00New Antique Grandmothers Flower Garden Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyJhjzO3IFIQv16zLFul8_5XfYS16BWzCWUWGHX_t1PCAAJIFjDar_7_d9iLxSqsIc33m5r4-ElGBS1yLDRMfKi8chUYVmStlXXrq0wDKN3tTn_Y-mVx1ELrvCH_daT-wUr-18C61luG3/s1600/P1030893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyJhjzO3IFIQv16zLFul8_5XfYS16BWzCWUWGHX_t1PCAAJIFjDar_7_d9iLxSqsIc33m5r4-ElGBS1yLDRMfKi8chUYVmStlXXrq0wDKN3tTn_Y-mVx1ELrvCH_daT-wUr-18C61luG3/s320/P1030893.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
A few months back I purchased 80 hand pieced antique Grandmothers Flower Garden units on eBay. I had hoped to use them as is. The first thing I did after looking through all of them was to hand wash them. They were soaked in groups of 10 at a time in the bathroom sink using baby shampoo. I still can't believe how brown the water became after each group was washed. After rinsing, they were laid out to dry. When laying them out, I noticed that many of them were poorly sewn and many had pleats and puckers sewn in. Not all were the same size either.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzoTrSG41WMduJtnjTOaZXF3gxYeWbSgmefAidmAYxxhOT6VY1zTwNe9m-keITc9Xg72trMV8GRNsOHrx9iXi8HPMqdAC9ybNRFljAjVFUQ_uUXk-V54UErqA5JrlwK7N-Zo1fqKeO0VI/s1600/P1030894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzoTrSG41WMduJtnjTOaZXF3gxYeWbSgmefAidmAYxxhOT6VY1zTwNe9m-keITc9Xg72trMV8GRNsOHrx9iXi8HPMqdAC9ybNRFljAjVFUQ_uUXk-V54UErqA5JrlwK7N-Zo1fqKeO0VI/s320/P1030894.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
I decided that the best route to go would be to take the blocks apart and re-do them using English Paper Piecing. I took the first 10 apart keeping the pieces for each motif together. They were ironed flat and the pieces for each flower held together with a clip.<br />
<br />
When I measured the hexies, I thought I'd be able to use 3/4" hexagons. I ordered the paper pieces I'd need and then waited. They arrived about 10 days later so I set about basting the first pieces. That's when I discovered that some of the pieces were cut just a bit too small. I need to go with a smaller paper piece.<br />
<br />
Once again, I went online to see if I can find 5/8" paper pieces. I found that <a href="http://www.paperpieces.com/contents/en-us/d16_01.html" target="_blank">Paper Pieces website</a> will custom laser cut 5/8" pieces as well as other odd sizes! I ordered them and set about waiting again. Another two weeks passed by until they arrived in my mailbox. I basted a few pieces and this size is perfect! Now I can really get this project going!<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-74743141077489062482012-01-04T18:12:00.000-07:002012-01-04T18:22:06.205-07:00Happy New Year & GoalsYikes... I just looked at my blog's archive for last year. There are only 11 posts for the WHOLE YEAR! Seems hard to believe that 2011 went by as quickly as it did. Perhaps it's just a consequence of growing older that time seems to fly by at an ever increasing speed.<br />
<br />
I'm going to go ahead and post my list of goals for 2012 (even though I said I would <i>never</i> do that).<br />
<ol>
<li><div>
Clean and organize the sewing room once a month</div>
</li>
<li><div>
Find ALL of my UFO's, list and photograph them.</div>
</li>
<li>Add the UFO photos to my blog</li>
<li>Pick 3 UFO's to finish in the next 3 months</li>
<li>Post to my blog more often</li>
<li>Spend less time on the computer and more time in the sewing room</li>
</ol>
<br />
Happy New Year my friends!
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border-bottom-color: currentColor !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-color: currentColor !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: currentColor !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: currentColor !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br />
<br />Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-91219803508755467812011-12-31T19:09:00.000-07:002012-01-05T01:42:49.023-07:00Happy New Year<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhGpvfSsPvvhPsXt2Efvv6Ig-WLmfFZEFQ9RGjb46pbBLUHv7Zs2UCXBVjbyjs4GTfz3vgactHc3l2IjYci1QsU6eCXtT_H5Vt2ISXZTxtd00h_AZsKOlVpnzBPMvOYyHCMzSfgmklgwD/s1600/P1040179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhGpvfSsPvvhPsXt2Efvv6Ig-WLmfFZEFQ9RGjb46pbBLUHv7Zs2UCXBVjbyjs4GTfz3vgactHc3l2IjYci1QsU6eCXtT_H5Vt2ISXZTxtd00h_AZsKOlVpnzBPMvOYyHCMzSfgmklgwD/s320/P1040179.JPG" width="287" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2011</b></span> is almost over. My hope is that 2012 will be a much better year!<br />
<br />
<img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" />Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-78332461438803230622011-10-06T16:16:00.000-06:002011-10-08T13:07:09.095-06:00My Grandaughter is a new quilter!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This is a very long post with lots of pictures. It is the story of my grandaughter Leah's first quilt made in the summer of 2010. I should have posted this long ago, but here it is... </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM1awba1HNcQjF0nZmfrybfbUXEbNv_IDj37oH-cZ8GFuGR8j2CEvnR9wZQ9zLU8JV30fU1ksWi-ALC0K8Ntp7Wm-UMrQDLVH1xtHACY9S9xtdZQFQMuh3O9tqnBWRO37emQpQV_eU3QY/s1600/P1030246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM1awba1HNcQjF0nZmfrybfbUXEbNv_IDj37oH-cZ8GFuGR8j2CEvnR9wZQ9zLU8JV30fU1ksWi-ALC0K8Ntp7Wm-UMrQDLVH1xtHACY9S9xtdZQFQMuh3O9tqnBWRO37emQpQV_eU3QY/s320/P1030246.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Wednesday</b> <b>Aug 4th</b> - My grandaughter Leah wandered into my sewing room to see what I was doing. Looking at my sewing machine, she asked "what's this button for"? I told her I'd show her and had her sit down at the machine. I brought down a box full of scraps like the ones they used to play with when she and her brother were little and she started to pick through them. She wanted to know how old I was when I made my first quilt. I said I was 16, the same age as she is now. She asked if she could sew some of the scraps together and, from that innocent beginning, her first quilt was born!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsM3G9FfxkdxJQ5UW29Fhrw-e06-o6yWXXbsVDTyMzNxwxQq52-FfJFs2UdXIV34mkwS5m9HMhNavy9rriX94FSvaRweo-oEoQZ8IV5UCKOD9gQX7nTaB2Tbeq1DIkPBkvkmpeT4HX-h_/s1600/P1030244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsM3G9FfxkdxJQ5UW29Fhrw-e06-o6yWXXbsVDTyMzNxwxQq52-FfJFs2UdXIV34mkwS5m9HMhNavy9rriX94FSvaRweo-oEoQZ8IV5UCKOD9gQX7nTaB2Tbeq1DIkPBkvkmpeT4HX-h_/s320/P1030244.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
She sewed together 12 crazy pieced blocks. I helped with pinning, pressing and trimming. It was wonderful to work along with her and teach her about this "thing" I do and love! She made up a few different layouts with my help and decided to do her blocks 'on point' with sashing strips between.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Thursday</b> <b>Aug 5th </b>- We figured out the sizes of the corner triangles that were needed to surround the center piece of each block, I cut them and she sewed them on. We went hunting through my stash and found a red fabric for sashing and borders but I didn't have enough black for her plan. She also decided that the setting blocks were going to be purple so, that meant a trip to the fabric store. After supper, we cut the borders from this funky black and white print she picked and sewed them on. She worked until 11 PM and got the white borders added on two sides of her blocks.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz92NsMRFuGBnewARyAl-ILeDQtVB4huzmX6oEhXkjVOpXlJw_ymIn1pCmbnW7Uo9oPQsvGUVwuDQ1nv3UfbnjI_frdwxRHjIjsRGmZz-iv26WofQT17_FhrHOFn5pZCjoCQZIkfQgGxqQ/s1600/P1030245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz92NsMRFuGBnewARyAl-ILeDQtVB4huzmX6oEhXkjVOpXlJw_ymIn1pCmbnW7Uo9oPQsvGUVwuDQ1nv3UfbnjI_frdwxRHjIjsRGmZz-iv26WofQT17_FhrHOFn5pZCjoCQZIkfQgGxqQ/s320/P1030245.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<b>Friday</b> <b>Aug 6th</b>- Leah went to the sewing room by herself and started pinning and sewing the last border strips to her blocks today. I'd barely finished checking my email and she was done all of them. I got busy and cut her red sashing strips. Then, she was back in the fabric closet looking for something for the cornerstones. She picked a yellow/lime green. Wow... it makes the sashing pop! I cut the purple for the setting squares, side triangles and corner triangles and she put it all up on the design wall. Here is what it looks like now.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEycPuxtyRelNQ-7NmW7ZGJ5KzHsLNdoJCZIPZ4YK_d1QiWvCmibOLAyHFKdOJi6yzaZKao3iKthQRVIvJXOqqgH9QvEKjcHAjq7YIi_P-nm_q-I_pP4J9H5nqwnIhVDcbgNNkjLD8uBPp/s1600/P1030247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEycPuxtyRelNQ-7NmW7ZGJ5KzHsLNdoJCZIPZ4YK_d1QiWvCmibOLAyHFKdOJi6yzaZKao3iKthQRVIvJXOqqgH9QvEKjcHAjq7YIi_P-nm_q-I_pP4J9H5nqwnIhVDcbgNNkjLD8uBPp/s320/P1030247.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv2XgdzmA3YhwsYXz98jmuB-0bAXGhIWN5YejhhTY6-0QW-vsjESmtpBs9rd9ndWgVzgIVatemwwOIyk9F7TL_Jn_8pKL4YCUEnuKCvflY6k87iz4cUQPP1HZAlBC-IylgxD3IGjoDC2v/s1600/P1030250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv2XgdzmA3YhwsYXz98jmuB-0bAXGhIWN5YejhhTY6-0QW-vsjESmtpBs9rd9ndWgVzgIVatemwwOIyk9F7TL_Jn_8pKL4YCUEnuKCvflY6k87iz4cUQPP1HZAlBC-IylgxD3IGjoDC2v/s320/P1030250.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Saturda</b><b>y Aug 7th</b> - Today Leah started off by joining cornerstones to sashing strips, then sewing the sashing pieces to the quilt blocks. She moved on to start joining rows of blocks to make the quilt top. I've been helping by pinning and pressing then running back and forth to the design wall (in the next room) with blocks. We got about half of it done before this G'ma was played out! I'm sure she would have LOVED to sew all night...</div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGpzRQEOJLlIbNra84rJXQQWDvyT3jhpDq_taooGLH7WV6uX6lWktF7d5yOK2nNsiNs_8xznOlQ7EeMHcVx0Py0nThRPfn_Nz8zP23O2_ElSF3bNEyMLsAVvoe1P-sK1WnerFQ_AIWYvO/s1600/P1030253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGpzRQEOJLlIbNra84rJXQQWDvyT3jhpDq_taooGLH7WV6uX6lWktF7d5yOK2nNsiNs_8xznOlQ7EeMHcVx0Py0nThRPfn_Nz8zP23O2_ElSF3bNEyMLsAVvoe1P-sK1WnerFQ_AIWYvO/s320/P1030253.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Sunday Aug 8th</b> - She finished sewing the main portion of the quilt top together!! Now, to decide on the borders and cut them. Using some of the leftover scraps, she decided on a narrow black and white border, then a white a bit wider followed by the widest border in the red with the black and white binding. I still had enough of the red and white but, we needed more of the black and white print.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5RI8vm9677B5ocjauJYWgfuNXCR4VCFR6KiYsVJ9gCpchDWUQ_n_srfEV9TqdeoMftoqgsvqUi85F_zIB0FBGDil9QdOhyzqkh42uok7N2IqUCekm_38ARanqlSwN74YnjwYrjlWDJar/s1600/P1030257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5RI8vm9677B5ocjauJYWgfuNXCR4VCFR6KiYsVJ9gCpchDWUQ_n_srfEV9TqdeoMftoqgsvqUi85F_zIB0FBGDil9QdOhyzqkh42uok7N2IqUCekm_38ARanqlSwN74YnjwYrjlWDJar/s320/P1030257.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Monday Aug 9th</b> - Back to the fabric store for another .25 of the black and white print. I cut the strips for the borders and Leah joined them all into one long length. She measured and cut the first borders adding a little cornerstone of green.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Tuesday Aug 10th</b> - Today, she measured and cut the second borders from the white fabric and added another green cornerstone to each corner. (That was the last little bit of green that was left!)</div>
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Wednesday Aug 11th</b> - Today we tossed around ideas for the corners on the final red border as she doesn't want to have the red as a frame type border. She decided on nine-patch blocks. I cut the squares for her and she assembled her four nine-patch blocks for the corners of the final border. </div>
<br />
<b>Thursday Aug 12th</b> - Finished sewing on the final border today! Went hunting today for something to use as a backing. We checked the thrift stores for a sheet but didn't find anything she liked at either thrift shop. We went into the "Bargain" store and found a brand new 200 thread count poly-cotton sheet for $7.00 that she liked so we went with that. I also bought a set of pillowcases that she can customize with some borders to match the quilt. Also, went back to the fabric store for some batting as I didn't have a piece large enough on hand. <br />
<br />
<b>Friday Aug 13th</b> - Discovered today that the sheet is not quite long enough. She picked out the top hem only to discover that it was a separate piece. I cut a couple of strips of purple and some red which she pieced onto either side of the 'hem' piece she had removed. Then, we sliced the sheet about a third of the way down and sewed in the pieced section. Now, it has some added interest and is long enough! (Sorry - I didn't get a picture of the back!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U1LhspF9B2TpaXeJCRBD42vqmt1y7L-Zr3rA8iIInL3bS8hZ_6FCNR3a7FyfivTFnvYjFSyg9_EdvttNS4lEL8JRFywGM7BJd1HqawK0x2440WYqgcK4yUtY5z5tsYukRq3onxX6ErSs/s1600/P1030264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U1LhspF9B2TpaXeJCRBD42vqmt1y7L-Zr3rA8iIInL3bS8hZ_6FCNR3a7FyfivTFnvYjFSyg9_EdvttNS4lEL8JRFywGM7BJd1HqawK0x2440WYqgcK4yUtY5z5tsYukRq3onxX6ErSs/s320/P1030264.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<b>Saturday Aug 14th</b> - Today she did the final pressing and trimming threads on the quilt top then, after taking all the furniture out of the dining room, we laid out the quilt on the floor so she could pin baste the layers together. She finished the job around 11PM with the help of her girl-friend who was staying over. Moved the table and chairs back into the dining room so I hopefully won't be bumping into them anymore... (I kinda forgot the table was there in the living room a couple of times and have a bruise that matches the purple on her quilt!)<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Sunday Aug 15th</b> - She started her machine quilting! Worked on sewing a line a quarter-inch or so in from each side of all the sashings.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8ao6UMWKV0z0wtWaQp2ffZoIYZATX3Lf8V1bNCYJIm3nOuBTAguMcbrYnOkZ9lzLC3XE5-ZOnupT7PnXST0qjbhcw7cxaEk3LsrGzZGLS5X4FXiBoRapQp7dX-isbbZGpp8LsbSVVG9f/s1600/P1030297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8ao6UMWKV0z0wtWaQp2ffZoIYZATX3Lf8V1bNCYJIm3nOuBTAguMcbrYnOkZ9lzLC3XE5-ZOnupT7PnXST0qjbhcw7cxaEk3LsrGzZGLS5X4FXiBoRapQp7dX-isbbZGpp8LsbSVVG9f/s320/P1030297.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b>Monday Aug 16th</b> - Continued with the machine quilting. Got all the sashings stitched along both sides and the border stitching completed.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<strong>Tuesday Aug 17th</strong> - Leah is working very hard getting her quilting finished as she has to leave for home tomorrow! She used different widths of tape to mark her stitching lines and worked for 8 hours on it today! She also discovered what happens when you get your finger too close to the needle...</div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiD8YCn8d5fCLCPiFu2oPA6tXAQwaIop_46fbF5lZZ2DtYJ-IHApp6V1-9D6N8zYWFpCBBJUZpvsmrvn0_h7OreKfdjxHF9tjfmJfkB9k1DXCY1tr65qCjT5IXjk-bd83uPhQc7o23RkF4/s1600/P1030300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiD8YCn8d5fCLCPiFu2oPA6tXAQwaIop_46fbF5lZZ2DtYJ-IHApp6V1-9D6N8zYWFpCBBJUZpvsmrvn0_h7OreKfdjxHF9tjfmJfkB9k1DXCY1tr65qCjT5IXjk-bd83uPhQc7o23RkF4/s320/P1030300.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<strong>Wednesday Aug 18th</strong> - Finished the last of the quilting! Trimmed the edges and sewed on the binding. Leah will finish the hand stitching on the binding at home. Here is the final picture taken just before she had to leave. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV22GHvuT6ZedB33cVu51GvHiliOu7kyRc_2mWtF8AwFsiGCqyrbLMrIG9hlFcKvsTrPiMr-EuqCeIuCo1tgKe0GValBpvzRb_KukI1CoQSGKzL0ii_ho3wGMMn6UN-Fm5U8gVmpCnRpt/s1600/P1030303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV22GHvuT6ZedB33cVu51GvHiliOu7kyRc_2mWtF8AwFsiGCqyrbLMrIG9hlFcKvsTrPiMr-EuqCeIuCo1tgKe0GValBpvzRb_KukI1CoQSGKzL0ii_ho3wGMMn6UN-Fm5U8gVmpCnRpt/s320/P1030303.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
What a super job on your first quilt Leah!! I am SO VERY PROUD of you!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiROz3h0aNLmuhEoYWx6Fpk3NjxAAt9fF2b7xrXKlkCwBIatJwfOiSmJO6f1jEfFRhdsbXjt7X96XgpiA12JimKJaiUND7S9Mde35LUP4MxotQV3Owv63DvHF3yuJQNblPvnBrSUaXpJ_/s1600/P1030302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiROz3h0aNLmuhEoYWx6Fpk3NjxAAt9fF2b7xrXKlkCwBIatJwfOiSmJO6f1jEfFRhdsbXjt7X96XgpiA12JimKJaiUND7S9Mde35LUP4MxotQV3Owv63DvHF3yuJQNblPvnBrSUaXpJ_/s320/P1030302.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-64651194767529103652011-10-06T15:06:00.000-06:002012-01-30T14:34:07.012-07:00Circular Knit Dishcloth<span style="background-color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">This pattern is taken from a much photocopied, old typewritten pattern that has been in my possession for over 25 years. There is no authors name on it. Following is what is written on that original pattern. Any changes or additions for clarification done by me will be shown in purple.</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljmZyvWwuv5wcRsrS-kG5FOE1xfdWL_bM9BLgt8FQIqW-0MD3GPenH1i3c-AWPRyE1BUkAaJ-BRTGWllEBuI4Q3uSRo_2b_fReTzWU2izi9Rk3yiD3zY1pDHP-0T05VZ6PL1swJd5by7h/s1600/P1030565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljmZyvWwuv5wcRsrS-kG5FOE1xfdWL_bM9BLgt8FQIqW-0MD3GPenH1i3c-AWPRyE1BUkAaJ-BRTGWllEBuI4Q3uSRo_2b_fReTzWU2izi9Rk3yiD3zY1pDHP-0T05VZ6PL1swJd5by7h/s320/P1030565.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
A VERY UNIQUE and serviceable dishcloth, the directions may be confusing at first. Just remember to TURN when it says TURN. The stitches remaining on the left needle are supposed to be there. They make it form a circle. <span style="color: purple;">I use mine under my teapot. Not only does it look pretty but it protects the table from the heat </span><span style="color: purple;">and any dribbles from</span><span style="color: purple;"> the teapot. </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">CIRCULAR KNIT DISHCLOTH - <span style="color: purple;">HOT PAD</span></span></b><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sugarn-Cream-Yarn-Ombres-Strawberry/dp/B000QHGVLE?ie=UTF8&tag=n06e1-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Sugar'n Cream Yarn Ombres - Strawberry Cream Ombre" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B000QHGVLE&tag=n06e1-20" /></a>Materials: <b> </b>1 skein <span style="color: purple;">(ball)</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sugarn-Cream-Yarn-Ombres-Strawberry/dp/B000QHGVLE?ie=UTF8&tag=n06e1-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Lily Sugar 'n Cream</span></a><span style="color: purple;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=n06e1-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000QHGVLE" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span> cotton yarn<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=n06e1-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000QHGVLE" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
Knitting needles #9 or #10<span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: purple;">(equivalent to 3.75mm or 3.25mm - US size 5 or 3) I use a 3.25mm</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: black;">Cast on 15 sts.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 1 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 2 - K 3, YO, K 11 (1 st left on needle) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 3 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 4 - K 3, YO, K 11 (2 sts left) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 5 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 6 - </span><span style="color: black;">K 3, YO, K 11 (3 sts left) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 7 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 8 - Bind off 3 sts, K 2, YO, K8 (4 sts left on needle) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 9 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 10 - K 3, YO, K 8 (5 sts left) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 11 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 12 - K 3, YO, K8 (6 sts left) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 13 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 14 - Bind off 3 sts, K 2, YO, K 5 (7 sts left) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 15 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 16 - K 3, YO, K5 (8 sts left) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 17 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 18 - K3, YO, K5 (9 sts keft) TURN</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 19 - Knit</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Row 20 - Bind off 3 sts, Knit </span><span style="color: purple;">all sts</span><span style="color: black;"> to end </span><span style="color: purple;">(you should have 15 stitches)</span><br />
<br />
REPEAT ROW 1 THRU' 20 7 TIMES<span style="color: purple;"> more (for a total of 8 sections - this is different from the original instructions)</span><br />
Row 1 - 20 forms 1 section of the dishcloth. Completed <span style="color: purple;">original </span>dishcloth has SEVEN<span style="color: purple;">* </span>sections. <span style="color: purple;">I do 8 sections in mine to get it to lay flat. Yours may lay flat at 7 sections. </span>When last row is completed, Bind off and sew seam.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: purple;">If you have any problems following this, please let me know!</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-84602790431215442692011-08-27T22:28:00.001-06:002012-06-27T23:10:29.117-06:00Triangular Thread Catcher Tutorial<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0BbcBIZfYvWf1k8ALlk6kBv_pATPI5vnVpEiWQSaaN_lENT4sc-BRBnfIzrSTxJcWnvFho881Ga8VzFvIQthIrX6IuS8hbhNiuQfrMxeJZU5v4yTKriILg8oYSwHIMhUBjg8i-USdNkn/s1600/P1040003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3UHhYcNd_Y1kSpNH68w66C6aUVJ0JZq6L8iZeerzI-EGBJFFkrSJErDU4-pdu2kLoxgfvhNxa1RENatPdPwM7zK2kHnvKEyqfjSvFPiyLNNXu_C_ve-raBKWcy57A8X8vEJIQhytTbe_/s1600/P1040017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3UHhYcNd_Y1kSpNH68w66C6aUVJ0JZq6L8iZeerzI-EGBJFFkrSJErDU4-pdu2kLoxgfvhNxa1RENatPdPwM7zK2kHnvKEyqfjSvFPiyLNNXu_C_ve-raBKWcy57A8X8vEJIQhytTbe_/s320/P1040017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
My little fabric <b>Triangle</b> <b>Thread Catcher</b> sits beside my chair in the living room and also travels in my on-the-go project box. Because of the shape, it sits nicely on any flat surface or even on the dash of the car! It folds up nice and flat even when there is a fair amount of thread in it. It has solved the problem of having threads or even 'dog ears' all over the car and my clothes when I stitch on the road or at home.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUnetDTixKw47VZRPpjsJ-GmrU7i_av_bsQrHvm1RWIcKBP_I8CXP4kHqDg_qpNJpPtF02O3nwemTz-I_M5jGOA44dKPhilw2eU9zIHMsJtJLvqtxh6JUVae4dtxnH1AjzVd5RjQaAwIT/s1600/P1040020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUnetDTixKw47VZRPpjsJ-GmrU7i_av_bsQrHvm1RWIcKBP_I8CXP4kHqDg_qpNJpPtF02O3nwemTz-I_M5jGOA44dKPhilw2eU9zIHMsJtJLvqtxh6JUVae4dtxnH1AjzVd5RjQaAwIT/s200/P1040020.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
They are simple and easy to make. There have been a few people asking for instructions to make one of my little <b>Triangle Thread</b> <b>Catchers</b> so, here goes!</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Materials:</span></b></div>
<ul>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">2 pieces of fabric at least 10" square (left over layer cakes would be great!)</li>
<li>3 buttons or pins</li>
<li>8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper to make pattern</li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">quilting ruler at least 12" long</li>
</ul>
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Making the pattern:</span></b><br />
<br />
<div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
We are basically creating an equilateral triangle that is 9 1/2 inches on each side. (If you feel comforable, you can use your cutting ruler with the 60 degree angle and cut directly on your fabric.) </div>
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNjKWzMf_H7InQHi3T-wrF1bC1FQCVt9Y6057WegrXy8225bX4YdGuWvVViDq-hYk90IFdRjRw9IahNL8fZx5DbW-3daSXtZRGFcE8HSUAfqUpKA9a1qoasV_OIkzXe8yP3yZIcoSGo12/s1600/P1030881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNjKWzMf_H7InQHi3T-wrF1bC1FQCVt9Y6057WegrXy8225bX4YdGuWvVViDq-hYk90IFdRjRw9IahNL8fZx5DbW-3daSXtZRGFcE8HSUAfqUpKA9a1qoasV_OIkzXe8yP3yZIcoSGo12/s200/P1030881.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<ol style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </ol>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
1. Lay paper with the long side towards you and measure 9 1/2" starting from the corner on the left. Make a mark at 9 1/2 inches at the edge of the paper. </div>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm63gkg4a75hYgxHipScBpIaKNpcJKArO6eoP-hE5iyqeKao3aCGieLMJwpt0Mdz3tSK7Fv5mDmF5c-TEsgL1klnBrpHiiscZC4PtU0UJCC53Y2BldnzFVFDXWOwm2E5hF6YBiITAqf4l5/s1600/P1030882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm63gkg4a75hYgxHipScBpIaKNpcJKArO6eoP-hE5iyqeKao3aCGieLMJwpt0Mdz3tSK7Fv5mDmF5c-TEsgL1klnBrpHiiscZC4PtU0UJCC53Y2BldnzFVFDXWOwm2E5hF6YBiITAqf4l5/s200/P1030882.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
2. Fold paper in half aligning the mark you made with the left edge. Crease a line along the fold. (I have marked the crease with pen so you can see it more easily.)</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVlEx7_6iTQfWBhlUe2ziiZHO2CHFAMfgkrvPTgy6q2o1erKkjJ_bGtFbM6vILc0C9T2qiQqvsDlexToEU_iXbdYo8ZspmseZivdE5Hwn1NQ-CaLMFTNvU_zQ0bDjMCQwY8TFrNo4bUMm/s1600/P1030886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVlEx7_6iTQfWBhlUe2ziiZHO2CHFAMfgkrvPTgy6q2o1erKkjJ_bGtFbM6vILc0C9T2qiQqvsDlexToEU_iXbdYo8ZspmseZivdE5Hwn1NQ-CaLMFTNvU_zQ0bDjMCQwY8TFrNo4bUMm/s200/P1030886.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
3. Use the straight edge of your ruler to measure 9 1/2 " from the corner mark to the center line. Put the 9 1/2" mark on the ruler at the mark on the right. Swivel the ruler until the end of it meets the center crease that you made. Mark along this line.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aVWa_jNet2tbZjsu_jT2rq0ncfT4Bj40duGmxFffG8-UDLuqWVh9R1R3essd5fJSDNqQ4iVArNTnF4E3-0wxllGvsYDs7IKVSS1hQUPXxSV1FeLz3Rwo8IXgPS4rVgZD7W0QqXceLWGc/s1600/P1030887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aVWa_jNet2tbZjsu_jT2rq0ncfT4Bj40duGmxFffG8-UDLuqWVh9R1R3essd5fJSDNqQ4iVArNTnF4E3-0wxllGvsYDs7IKVSS1hQUPXxSV1FeLz3Rwo8IXgPS4rVgZD7W0QqXceLWGc/s200/P1030887.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
4. Now, mark a line from the left corner to the top center in the same way. </div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfo_bWGNCYV5orrX8t0euEn2T3_cfsvzsy3sfL-qQmloNXPvij0RyDnYPsCsdE59aaSRmVOgn7wpnK4VarmR57hmVYbCLnDkUopUtCSPRQP08VNKiPnz-JpXmwdSQBWW1gN8dEzgf5Uhy/s1600/P1030888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfo_bWGNCYV5orrX8t0euEn2T3_cfsvzsy3sfL-qQmloNXPvij0RyDnYPsCsdE59aaSRmVOgn7wpnK4VarmR57hmVYbCLnDkUopUtCSPRQP08VNKiPnz-JpXmwdSQBWW1gN8dEzgf5Uhy/s200/P1030888.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
5. Cut out on the outer line and you have your pattern.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Cutting</span>:</b></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9sma24gs2LQ4sz8c7wyIlLyc_EJMuj4ih90tqT4QJEwl_kWwSJKMGndOVqHPbroIYKT_xxgcTK9oOquPl2YZRl14hsk6Gx-MP9-Vn1mF8-k-Fznx5DJYVVOvc3fxM6mRY7DMxgvivPup/s1600/P1030897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9sma24gs2LQ4sz8c7wyIlLyc_EJMuj4ih90tqT4QJEwl_kWwSJKMGndOVqHPbroIYKT_xxgcTK9oOquPl2YZRl14hsk6Gx-MP9-Vn1mF8-k-Fznx5DJYVVOvc3fxM6mRY7DMxgvivPup/s200/P1030897.JPG" width="200" /></a>1. Lay your fabrics on your cutting mat with right sides together.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_9w7Dh3yTCWWodGiNvdlPtkTvIm9-vBjrAQI2chvDMURKbsh30nEbf1vs9AXXCAUEiOGeowG484qvbZmTTwIzTigGJO6QAFuyyg_oT7K9dezrncltVRsRg14WSSTblhOmZlohdgrl4DO/s1600/P1030898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_9w7Dh3yTCWWodGiNvdlPtkTvIm9-vBjrAQI2chvDMURKbsh30nEbf1vs9AXXCAUEiOGeowG484qvbZmTTwIzTigGJO6QAFuyyg_oT7K9dezrncltVRsRg14WSSTblhOmZlohdgrl4DO/s200/P1030898.JPG" width="200" /></a> </div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
2. Place pattern paper on top and align your ruler along one edge of the pattern. Cut.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xsYeFBDEzS4sMsaW7kxQJwX1jEDMQWarZtbAq1BlZpHyO6jeXBI3fewiseUFWoBl5T3dRlIVSw5tgsMHjx_HlwRoJnP9IAAEPqi8JLEogk6_L3ESWTE7dUKkIS17qkU8_-5cgp9kxi8k/s1600/P1030899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xsYeFBDEzS4sMsaW7kxQJwX1jEDMQWarZtbAq1BlZpHyO6jeXBI3fewiseUFWoBl5T3dRlIVSw5tgsMHjx_HlwRoJnP9IAAEPqi8JLEogk6_L3ESWTE7dUKkIS17qkU8_-5cgp9kxi8k/s200/P1030899.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
3. Repeat aligning ruler with pattern edge and cutting for the other two sides.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<b> <span style="font-size: large;">Sewing:</span></b></div>
<ol></ol>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcnxUiWTUX2yxFgRO9tAUlqWV5sQpj56a3_uAyg7wEBWDqvA0NW18p4g1ITjTatngS9pVDoVYQbaGLl3BBlYyZNWqziUM1n93NTNG2UEI-Do2KkkqYiHHe5biFIlpWuV2HGn7oZf81q5-/s1600/P1030907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcnxUiWTUX2yxFgRO9tAUlqWV5sQpj56a3_uAyg7wEBWDqvA0NW18p4g1ITjTatngS9pVDoVYQbaGLl3BBlYyZNWqziUM1n93NTNG2UEI-Do2KkkqYiHHe5biFIlpWuV2HGn7oZf81q5-/s200/P1030907.JPG" width="200" /></a>1. With right sides of the fabrics together, place a few pins along all three sides. I like to use 2 pins close together to indicate where I will be leaving an opening - sort of a stopping/starting mark.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
2. Using a 1/4" seam allowance, sew around the three sides pivoting at the corners and leaving a 3 inch opening in the center of one side to use for turning.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXnIkxUUUMiPUGkXn7NunGUufawSgRYk_ETYW3fK4x1XbAXGqaL6o8rXjWZkoIP21FCNUeLdy0HnvImoogMyLLRi76DOGpsAO_U4Lc7_g4uWTi4MRog65Dez4b668B5JglVku_wdDhbq9/s1600/P1030908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXnIkxUUUMiPUGkXn7NunGUufawSgRYk_ETYW3fK4x1XbAXGqaL6o8rXjWZkoIP21FCNUeLdy0HnvImoogMyLLRi76DOGpsAO_U4Lc7_g4uWTi4MRog65Dez4b668B5JglVku_wdDhbq9/s200/P1030908.JPG" width="200" /></a> </div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
3. Trim the fabric close at each of the three points.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXEmf3Mc0K2-W2zyuFNO07uZwnX6g8E6ffwJln3V1sWTUxD5Ma1PGzwqQ8UJQo1rUwSFvV5VHBDT24hhNCetwKAcWO8EOIlHw0AJAzIozej35zSS5kkqDESPbdCLzgQB9HC5muNZe22q4/s1600/P1030909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXEmf3Mc0K2-W2zyuFNO07uZwnX6g8E6ffwJln3V1sWTUxD5Ma1PGzwqQ8UJQo1rUwSFvV5VHBDT24hhNCetwKAcWO8EOIlHw0AJAzIozej35zSS5kkqDESPbdCLzgQB9HC5muNZe22q4/s200/P1030909.JPG" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLJyfWUNqUcRPJk-tVHEk7xV1rpKVr-fCHrKju8qZUK_GFgZhpxQ-Gmdwf0yvqrT2bB1cKNkxOIEpiec2AKxD4709wKCZzk5sZBVHqroHPGvhISMRCkAg63xOXNLsvJqKg7oYDtqdp1sX/s1600/P1030910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLJyfWUNqUcRPJk-tVHEk7xV1rpKVr-fCHrKju8qZUK_GFgZhpxQ-Gmdwf0yvqrT2bB1cKNkxOIEpiec2AKxD4709wKCZzk5sZBVHqroHPGvhISMRCkAg63xOXNLsvJqKg7oYDtqdp1sX/s200/P1030910.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
4. Turn right side out through the opening. </div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
5. Use a needle or a point turner to work the corners to a sharp point. Work gently so you don't push a hole through the points. I like using a needle best but take care not to work too much and fray out the point. If either should happen to you, just turn inside-out again and resew at the corner and then try again.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-j1_XY1sl0l9fu0DiGbNY1IcFDsmcaKT1QORItX_exPHm7ZCTAoR8SHs6CdAajrr7JAa1SFo2QVs0slQtlADtDPMwvx4rCawvXwM_NCx6ycxuL4jkVLI_fTShmXQDVczBQuBDfHAnotcW/s1600/P1030914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-j1_XY1sl0l9fu0DiGbNY1IcFDsmcaKT1QORItX_exPHm7ZCTAoR8SHs6CdAajrr7JAa1SFo2QVs0slQtlADtDPMwvx4rCawvXwM_NCx6ycxuL4jkVLI_fTShmXQDVczBQuBDfHAnotcW/s200/P1030914.JPG" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
6. Carefully work the edges flat and press. Press the edges of the opening under 1/4" on each side.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDbUYc6dOzQaZEJUnXcERs4C324c6VrlK7BxaisM_nYv9WLNRc2GpuMAScnSDVwxTDA6xc8heQS61jtLR-jI5urNfKsD4E1THmyTZQd1mYSjNSzA2D_JK0nmWmRlTGWjTXhLA6VX_9bqD/s1600/P1030921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDbUYc6dOzQaZEJUnXcERs4C324c6VrlK7BxaisM_nYv9WLNRc2GpuMAScnSDVwxTDA6xc8heQS61jtLR-jI5urNfKsD4E1THmyTZQd1mYSjNSzA2D_JK0nmWmRlTGWjTXhLA6VX_9bqD/s200/P1030921.JPG" width="200" /></a> </div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
7. Top-stitch around the triangle about 1/8 inch or less from the edge - this will also close up the opening you used to turn it. (I missed doing this step on one of mine and it turned out OK too. Just be sure that your opening will be totally closed by the next step.)</div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU_133BtQsG1Pwk65DF7EqX7S_qw4QspA3BqgsLwdNrvOs8tAX2GUiYBXTrIjirfgZjhXa02b7MrfjUT8hsixxc9lFC9tAhZM1Uq52AWBArzkgrK1mLshfCqPfhdyV1rL3-EvAU5jOJZj/s1600/P1030927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU_133BtQsG1Pwk65DF7EqX7S_qw4QspA3BqgsLwdNrvOs8tAX2GUiYBXTrIjirfgZjhXa02b7MrfjUT8hsixxc9lFC9tAhZM1Uq52AWBArzkgrK1mLshfCqPfhdyV1rL3-EvAU5jOJZj/s200/P1030927.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn54jccdcbQkuOaY4zZX_Jd5OQpJjZy4w99O4vIF2Cr2O1sVAgmA3pEc1yeIHvqPZm1kmoSw0r-HSOYKQpqDaJsZpUJqxC0ZePLe5AFy3nDeFw6sGp2RFe87BI6Jlu2JgmA_oU9RPAjtA/s1600/P1030923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn54jccdcbQkuOaY4zZX_Jd5OQpJjZy4w99O4vIF2Cr2O1sVAgmA3pEc1yeIHvqPZm1kmoSw0r-HSOYKQpqDaJsZpUJqxC0ZePLe5AFy3nDeFw6sGp2RFe87BI6Jlu2JgmA_oU9RPAjtA/s200/P1030923.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
8. Hold one long edge of the triangle and fold in half meeting the points.Then, fold the top point back to meet the bottom fold to find the center between the points and the fold and put a pin in to mark the center. This will be the end of the joining seam.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9h5s8LnzNoM5bRrjyKP4qSlQKfguQX8n2J-yZZe0-qnjh66B6e2bVvrb_9N2vEywgzfmboD606JtdJoA24L23oMeEOn4gyzrszW9ZGt4xPu0hngfy3bg0LBCWJ0zZv_Raje2x7_KngRb/s1600/P1030930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9h5s8LnzNoM5bRrjyKP4qSlQKfguQX8n2J-yZZe0-qnjh66B6e2bVvrb_9N2vEywgzfmboD606JtdJoA24L23oMeEOn4gyzrszW9ZGt4xPu0hngfy3bg0LBCWJ0zZv_Raje2x7_KngRb/s200/P1030930.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
9. With the lining fabric sides together, top stitch the sides together on top of the previous top stitching from the fold up the side to where the pin is placed at the center point. Back stitch at both ends of the seam. </div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5K_sepH3jZMQjza240vd_uk7aRnYEfDrKqJf1UpKf3kbWmwc6hKrK_jWePLKJUl3OpVqBol1xhDtCorH1FOIPlFez3aCA88jQUwUb7OjRc-P8u9xU-YOh16_DhpTr_YbS_V49lLZQVy-/s1600/P1030934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5K_sepH3jZMQjza240vd_uk7aRnYEfDrKqJf1UpKf3kbWmwc6hKrK_jWePLKJUl3OpVqBol1xhDtCorH1FOIPlFez3aCA88jQUwUb7OjRc-P8u9xU-YOh16_DhpTr_YbS_V49lLZQVy-/s200/P1030934.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
10. Repeat this with the other two sides.</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Finishing:</span></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXubTkS1Vi-zLYfOUJOQNiq9eyagAfVPt0vEZXyDHzgsgMCuAOUDfI2BDkvBG02XEo1ug2UwR7OzPyd1q-X30-b_wtzwLbVft2GNSUfjhMpYk5q5QHX6k4r3EiSWrWa4w8yqMVl9dEUST/s1600/P1040006-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXubTkS1Vi-zLYfOUJOQNiq9eyagAfVPt0vEZXyDHzgsgMCuAOUDfI2BDkvBG02XEo1ug2UwR7OzPyd1q-X30-b_wtzwLbVft2GNSUfjhMpYk5q5QHX6k4r3EiSWrWa4w8yqMVl9dEUST/s200/P1040006-1.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
Fold each point down and secure with a button or pin in the center of the flap. I have used 3 different buttons on mine but have also used orphan earings and old tie pins.</div>
<div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
I hope you enjoy this little project!</div>
<div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br />
<b>If you make one or more of these, I'd love to see it! Add your name and the link to the <span style="color: #cc0000;">actual post (or picture in Flickr) showing</span> your Triangle Thread Catcher. Or, you can always email me a picture!</b></div>
<br />
<script src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=dena789&postid=27Aug2011a" type="text/javascript">
</script></div>
</div>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com76tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-56090166227987881732011-08-24T12:51:00.004-06:002012-05-31T19:35:42.092-06:00Coming Soon - Triangular Thread Catchers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKbnCBKhVNX6JybQ5PsVI9N1tVh1jXjISsrMUbGk_ve1-e4LBR3l88uz6RjyOUZr5FFGgEzBawbtt5egMIRdTojhDPupiFb4Nvpczt10SZ6FFTmeng74wu0w9XNSsJljk1yfVDlEKa2nt/s1600/P1040006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKbnCBKhVNX6JybQ5PsVI9N1tVh1jXjISsrMUbGk_ve1-e4LBR3l88uz6RjyOUZr5FFGgEzBawbtt5egMIRdTojhDPupiFb4Nvpczt10SZ6FFTmeng74wu0w9XNSsJljk1yfVDlEKa2nt/s400/P1040006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
I am currently working on the tutorial - watch for it here very soon!!<br />
<br />
<i>Edited Sept 2/11 - You will find the tutorial </i><a href="http://needlingthings.blogspot.com/2011/08/triangular-ort-thread-catcher.html"><i>HERE</i></a><i>.</i><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-64254873603511079142011-08-10T12:37:00.000-06:002011-08-10T12:37:14.840-06:00Update!!Not much for quilting, sewing or knitting news to share but a bit of a "life" update...<br />
<br />
I have been working in a small town about 1.5 hours drive to the west of my home for the past three months or so. Because of the distance, I have been staying with my sister (who lives nearby) through the week and then going home just on weekends. During the week in the evenings, I have been also working on books for my daughter's pizza business. The books had gotten <em>months</em> behind so catching that up takes up most of my evenings. The weekends have become the time to catch up on laundry, mail, bills, yardwork and any shopping to be done. As you can imagine, that has not left me much "fun" time for crafts of any kind. Hopefully, I'll get those books done soon!!<br />
<br />
I had every intention of selling my home and moving there so I'd be closer to work. The fact is, I <em>need</em> to move into a less expensive home or condo. It could be located anywhere as I am not tied to living in any particular place. Since I was working in a small town, homes are much lower priced so it would work out well.<br />
<br />
Last week, I was told I had finished my probation and was hired permanently. I had already been pricing out homes here both in newspapers and online. I've been driving around town too just taking a look at what has "for sale" signs out front. <br />
<br />
On Monday, the woman who told me last week I was hired permanently called me into the office and said that they were letting me go at the end of August... The reason? I haven't put my house up for sale or bought anything here yet and she is "afraid" that I may not sell and that I'll decide to quit once winter comes... HUH??? I tried to assure her that I had plans in place and that I could stay with my sister for as long as needed until I was able to move. She would hear none of it... so, I am once again out of work as of the end of the month. <br />
<br />
Crappy, huh?? Now, I have to start looking all over again and hope to find something I like as much as this.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-5265063388580938492011-03-03T08:47:00.013-07:002011-03-05T10:28:55.972-07:00Here an Ort, There an Ort<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Everywhere an <strong>Ort Ort</strong>! I've been seeing this word being used around the net and thought I'd find out more. It turns out that I have a lot of these and didn't even know it! You probably do too. <b><i>Do I hear you saying, <span style="font-size: large;">What on earth IS an ORT??</span></i></b></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">First, I found an explanation by <a href="http://sweetpeastitching.blogspot.com/2008/03/thread-storage.html">Sweet Pea Stitches</a> saying that 'ort' was an acronym formed from the words 'Old Ragged Thread'. Then, I Googled its definition and found several listings for the word 'ort' all of which were some form of the following <span style="font-size: x-small;">(taken from <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/">TheFreeDictionary</a>)</span>:</div><blockquote><i>ort (ôrt) n.</i><i><br />
</i></blockquote><blockquote><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><i>1. A small scrap or leaving of food after a meal is completed. Often used in the plural.</i><i><br />
</i></div></blockquote><blockquote><i>2. A scrap; a bit.</i></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Most definitions alluded to the term having to do with food. I believe that, as quilters, sewers and embroiderers, <strong>thread IS like food</strong> to us. Without thread giving life to our craft, it would not exist. That makes it exactly right to use 'ort' in our 'scrap of thread' context.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sCR66zHJhr3eFzHmahGGDX0xa7ZaeonEi_O4xwQ8O44kKmwIvgXvLc3fjtbxVAoMi-IEF0cr-r0YIcl-b_-2LhjvHpnIHeUGRCqhqexGzn6SBIgMvQoWwu7UBswcE_63AQ9EAeiYd9-W/s1600/P1030221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sCR66zHJhr3eFzHmahGGDX0xa7ZaeonEi_O4xwQ8O44kKmwIvgXvLc3fjtbxVAoMi-IEF0cr-r0YIcl-b_-2LhjvHpnIHeUGRCqhqexGzn6SBIgMvQoWwu7UBswcE_63AQ9EAeiYd9-W/s200/P1030221.JPG" width="200" /></a>Back when I used to demonstrate machine embroidery at sewing fairs, trade shows or in my shop, my <b>Ort Collector</b> was a brandy snifter into which I dropped all my Rayon embroidery thread tails. Besides looking pretty, it kept all the orts off the carpet making for easier clean-up at the end of the day. The brandy snifter was emptied and retired when I closed my shop as I'm not doing very much machine embroidery these days. I am, however, doing <b>lots</b> of hand stitching making Klosjes, doing English paper piecing for my Diamond Stars and appliquéing on my Joseph's Coat blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFdBlUmDmmRuTsL2M45Z0SYRaHd03RcV4HWFjwXer8OCSWrXqe5LgQTIKbT9TRXumUhmIliu1TEr1n4OXdBDt6AgMqRtQ2mpiJarftxnrmI8NBt1AuedyewhJ7OzG7KSC8npXJ7dl3q0l/s1600/P1030095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFdBlUmDmmRuTsL2M45Z0SYRaHd03RcV4HWFjwXer8OCSWrXqe5LgQTIKbT9TRXumUhmIliu1TEr1n4OXdBDt6AgMqRtQ2mpiJarftxnrmI8NBt1AuedyewhJ7OzG7KSC8npXJ7dl3q0l/s320/P1030095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This little fabric <b>Ort Catcher</b> sits beside my chair in the livingroom and also travels in my on-the-go project box. Because of the shape, it sits nicely on any flat surface or even on the dash of the car!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PXmef3Qi-IOBwOLlnKI0I5530XMgJHAYpncwOoPHYA1jeO7gx6Mr1TBsq8h4Ng5Ca3iIpfJviWrDswWcZGeRwHbsUptD2u4oYt7aXkZVJILFgxOYy7La8QcLcewsbTr-2ZppO2Wr837X/s1600/P1030097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PXmef3Qi-IOBwOLlnKI0I5530XMgJHAYpncwOoPHYA1jeO7gx6Mr1TBsq8h4Ng5Ca3iIpfJviWrDswWcZGeRwHbsUptD2u4oYt7aXkZVJILFgxOYy7La8QcLcewsbTr-2ZppO2Wr837X/s320/P1030097.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It folds up nice and flat even when there is a fair amount of thread in it. It has solved the problem of having threads or even 'dog ears' all over the car and my clothes when I stitch on the road.<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQC04HqU73wJcNrnQsnXfhJBDrbWhvuNmn7yBn2R7UXB8Mp9EGd0J-kQnqInWcCALDYLKDo73QeF5n9l5KIF5ZEKPueVT0eM0WhI5pYCoG0FfzoL0R3s3rrzK2SI3dkJ9UTh3t7gYKGo_/s1600/P1010381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQC04HqU73wJcNrnQsnXfhJBDrbWhvuNmn7yBn2R7UXB8Mp9EGd0J-kQnqInWcCALDYLKDo73QeF5n9l5KIF5ZEKPueVT0eM0WhI5pYCoG0FfzoL0R3s3rrzK2SI3dkJ9UTh3t7gYKGo_/s320/P1010381.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ort Catchers for Quilt Canada 2008</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I learned how to make these several years ago when I spent the winter in the lower mainland of BC. I joined the <b><a href="http://piecemakersquiltingguild.blogspot.com/">Chilliwack Piecemakers Guild</a></b> and they took on the task of making these little Ort Catchers (although nobody called them that at the time) to be given to people attending the <b>2008 <a href="http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2010.php">Quilt Canada</a></b> event. Maybe you received one?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-cUpIYrHIsinzhaTJCw1Oc25vwJFN5BJLm5h43QkXJR3_050B2M2OofSp9pCF5fKRUAYzR__5GwlmTVyPg9fjZxkmfmx9P14NIxjLyO8cyEeddacAzdKYRRfNPR02a7DBzzU_2sVcnkj/s1600/P1030094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-cUpIYrHIsinzhaTJCw1Oc25vwJFN5BJLm5h43QkXJR3_050B2M2OofSp9pCF5fKRUAYzR__5GwlmTVyPg9fjZxkmfmx9P14NIxjLyO8cyEeddacAzdKYRRfNPR02a7DBzzU_2sVcnkj/s320/P1030094.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The link to make this is on my Project Tutorials Page</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-14140219062296642832011-02-28T11:00:00.001-07:002011-02-28T11:00:00.435-07:00An old UFO finally done!It's hard to believe that this little project has been a UFO since December of 2008... <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2g9-FyoKOnl-b0h3lg_fu_mP72tD1i7JMdBGVmH6d8Td0WQurnb6cpq9Ym8BpoL_WuWuvd_ZBwIkJExr_dkxE0WNDnvL8fefpiphiKSwm6LW-HCY9KysmimRfoDPXXsLTIvPBbHOyVNaJ/s1600/P1030860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2g9-FyoKOnl-b0h3lg_fu_mP72tD1i7JMdBGVmH6d8Td0WQurnb6cpq9Ym8BpoL_WuWuvd_ZBwIkJExr_dkxE0WNDnvL8fefpiphiKSwm6LW-HCY9KysmimRfoDPXXsLTIvPBbHOyVNaJ/s320/P1030860.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It only took me about 3 hours to finish it while watching TV. The yarn I used is called <a href="http://www.coatsandclark.com/Products/KnittingCrochet/Yarns/Bulky/MODA+DEA+Tweedle+Dee.htm">Tweedle Dee</a> by Moda-Dea and has a slightly shaded effect. While I like the hat, it is a bit on the small side. The <a href="http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts/knitting/easy_cable_knit_hat.php">Cabled Hat</a> pattern (Patons) says it is one-size women's. I'd say it is more like a child's medium. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyMzxQNeCnCtx8WgxoNc6uFu-OVB8bTKw8kIJvVQKjW0-Fv_GPhhlTQU4z9yBcnl21Xm3baLJ3c15LjLP8sNP-l3JWAMdzMLSaVj61Hk_rlXP6bVs18zxOj92bEgkWBwTp7I8pTmHx4O1/s1600/P1030863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyMzxQNeCnCtx8WgxoNc6uFu-OVB8bTKw8kIJvVQKjW0-Fv_GPhhlTQU4z9yBcnl21Xm3baLJ3c15LjLP8sNP-l3JWAMdzMLSaVj61Hk_rlXP6bVs18zxOj92bEgkWBwTp7I8pTmHx4O1/s320/P1030863.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Glad I can move one more thing to the 'finished' list!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-76379053379778633442011-02-27T15:41:00.001-07:002011-02-27T15:43:25.614-07:00OPAM FinishesI finally have something to show you that I have finished!! Woot woot!! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL50TRcan6baMJMZXZ8a0KUEVfY4giE-KxLho4mv7IIAsbunOgdKzkI8yS8i4_WqB7PNAze2cJNCqKgT5DbAFi-JADyei8PxVXNiD8pF_T6WCge4f-rsjTiq1ZhqDblJpisQU5ReZLZMmh/s1600/P1030870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL50TRcan6baMJMZXZ8a0KUEVfY4giE-KxLho4mv7IIAsbunOgdKzkI8yS8i4_WqB7PNAze2cJNCqKgT5DbAFi-JADyei8PxVXNiD8pF_T6WCge4f-rsjTiq1ZhqDblJpisQU5ReZLZMmh/s320/P1030870.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c7zYtapwlowV9TYnfYpjiBHskFYV8H_cKZg24lJBpKpr6b0hysiKnD9CbLv59dqz38L3if0fFdWBaFiwrptWJRBU_4XKDdpxs0Jr85xtKJLi-gLQNz7jBXsrakfr4pwKO4s0esamsvDE/s1600/P1030864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c7zYtapwlowV9TYnfYpjiBHskFYV8H_cKZg24lJBpKpr6b0hysiKnD9CbLv59dqz38L3if0fFdWBaFiwrptWJRBU_4XKDdpxs0Jr85xtKJLi-gLQNz7jBXsrakfr4pwKO4s0esamsvDE/s200/P1030864.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I saw this cute little <a href="http://ayumills.blogspot.com/2010/08/tutorial-patchwork-wristlet.html">wristlet pattern on the Pink Penguin blog</a> way back in August and decided then that I wanted to make one. I went through my scraps looking for squares that were already cut and found enough to make the project. The only thing is, they were only 2" squares rather than the 2 1/4" squares called for in the pattern. I played with the colors and found an arrangement I like the look of. </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Then, it all sat there on the cutting table for a few weeks until the pieces were put carefully into the front and back of a quilting book to keep them in order for sewing. The book was put next to the sewing machine and somehow, the sewing never happened. </div> <br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxo78BqSFKjzaIIMeXLGNkR1iUJgtnxYJS3zSokk-qFB4MGtUk06-mxIiG5_rzmOr0cSKhPqtuaC9mrdeMWGFngqvgitLotZx1ZzzLCghbDpr9V0kuObDYcI88SWBBHnVQJHLIds8Zp7T/s1600/P1030866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxo78BqSFKjzaIIMeXLGNkR1iUJgtnxYJS3zSokk-qFB4MGtUk06-mxIiG5_rzmOr0cSKhPqtuaC9mrdeMWGFngqvgitLotZx1ZzzLCghbDpr9V0kuObDYcI88SWBBHnVQJHLIds8Zp7T/s200/P1030866.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside of Wristlet</td></tr>
</tbody></table> <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I moved the book the other day and a square fell out. When I opened the book, I remembered the project but not where I'd found it. A few google searches later and I had the directions. Just 3 hours later, I had myself a cute little wristlet to use! Mine is just a bit smaller since I used smaller squares but the size is fine with me. I made only two pockets inside and my cards fit well in one and my cell phone in the other. Isn't that all anyone needs?</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-47109531695029574242011-02-05T21:49:00.000-07:002011-02-05T21:49:29.447-07:00I have FOF<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtsfIFcQJMkyipMU24IAdpSoDLkPV_mq1NwxgEBxtB5F5kD5RTcEe-I8Va1TPmGmMssoVflc0nbqe_53Uy9-aezX8Gfv0qlOufjFH9gsls49PjUPLYMM9vyN7GToXvQ2et7jgBAmTB4is/s1600/0511-1010-0918-0351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtsfIFcQJMkyipMU24IAdpSoDLkPV_mq1NwxgEBxtB5F5kD5RTcEe-I8Va1TPmGmMssoVflc0nbqe_53Uy9-aezX8Gfv0qlOufjFH9gsls49PjUPLYMM9vyN7GToXvQ2et7jgBAmTB4is/s1600/0511-1010-0918-0351.jpg" /></a>It's a horrible desease that seems to afflict quilters and some knitters as well as all other types of crafts-people. Yup, I have <span style="font-size: large;">FEAR OF FINISHING</span>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My fear comes at the part <strong>AFTER</strong> the pretty top is all put together. I don't want to <span style="font-size: large;">mess up</span> those tops I've spent a lot of time creating by doing <span style="font-size: large;">"bad" quilting</span> when I finish them. The fears run on the lines of... Will it look ok? Will I get done and wish I'd have done something else? Will I hate it after? Will people that I show it to say "I thought you have been quilting for a long time"?? If I machine quilt it, will I wish I had hand quilted it? Will I ever be able to finish hand quilting a big quilt or would I get bored with it and put it aside somewhere for another generation to do?</div><br />
There are so many quilters out there who just <strong>GO FOR IT</strong> and do squiggles or parallel lines and those quilts look wonderful to me. Why can't I do that? Small projects don't scare me for some reason. Perhaps its because there is not so much time and effort invested. But, to start on a big quilt... <strong>YIKES!</strong> I look at the quilt and can't even start to decide where I would stitch.<br />
<br />
Paying someone to machine quilt for me would be wonderful BUT, there are no funds for me to do that, so that is out until I win the lottery. Not too many years ago, I would have just jumped in and done it. That was before I knew all about matching seams and precision cutting and quilt shows and yada yada yada. I suppose that maybe I've come to expect a certain standard for my work that, back then, I didn't even know existed.<br />
<br />
So, in an effort to garner support, encouragement and accountability, I decided to find an online group to join,. I found one and mananged to squeek in just under the wire which, unfortunately, is not something unusual for me. However, I am now a member of the <strong>OPAM 2011</strong> group!! I'm looking forward to seeing what all the members are doing and also, to fulfilling my committment! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tagalongteddies.com.au/opam.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="http://tagalongteddies.com.au/opam.png" /></a></div>Hellooo...... I even spent <span style="font-size: large;">an hour</span> in the sewing room today!! <span style="font-size: large;">Woo hoo</span>!! It may not seem like much but its the first time I've been in there since October. I'm hoping now that I will be able stay home and start spending more time in there every day. Now, if I can just get one of those tops sandwiched....<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-43579798998884100592011-02-02T00:24:00.001-07:002011-02-02T00:25:24.976-07:00Where does it go?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaiN_b-dAD1Q476iIUW_gtOOdREO2IlLYVKFoRUp6pRIaNGiLjGBI6SNYHrbf2vKQFXJorxE92j0a6l3QIvOJmKBbKlaeK6bwRIDdWbVwyL4ofgAhL22pub-loJFVmRVjCeivUYvzfw_B/s1600/time+002-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaiN_b-dAD1Q476iIUW_gtOOdREO2IlLYVKFoRUp6pRIaNGiLjGBI6SNYHrbf2vKQFXJorxE92j0a6l3QIvOJmKBbKlaeK6bwRIDdWbVwyL4ofgAhL22pub-loJFVmRVjCeivUYvzfw_B/s320/time+002-1.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><strong>TIME</strong>. It is one of those things that, once it's gone, you can't ever get it back. It seems that the past year has slipped away from me. The project list on here has not changed very much at all in a whole year. All those hours are gone forever and I have little to show for it.<br />
<br />
I have good intentions... I set goals for doing things and write them down or record them here on this blog. I've joined in with groups online to hopefully inspire me to do things. Somehow, I'm not finding the drive that I need in order to follow through with anything. I start out well and then fizzle out. It is like that in all areas of my life right now, not just my quilting. <br />
<br />
My kitchen doors have been off of the cupboards now for over two years waiting to be painted. The trim in the living room and hallway still needs painting from the same time. The baseboards need to be painted and then cut and installed. Every winter for the past 10 years I have been saying I need to clean out the garage of all the yarn left over from the store I closed out in 1997 as soon as the weather warms up... and its still not done. <br />
<br />
And, time just keeps on ticking, one second, one minute, one hour, one day, one month, one year, one decade...<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-79847214052815480892010-10-31T11:09:00.000-06:002010-10-31T11:09:07.479-06:00It's Another Sunday Update!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJm_u8d5V3Lwm50hwRtdhPYJEEO3prjFYmn45YK8F6oYuMAvhMw27SM5TM-jtQBXyIWEDLZdVzrZxx-O7bBHfibF2Re-Af2R3AFBg_oUSKQAhKhqs-D_ZXjuQSDEouDzIcGLyGx0fGAor/s1600/P1030385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJm_u8d5V3Lwm50hwRtdhPYJEEO3prjFYmn45YK8F6oYuMAvhMw27SM5TM-jtQBXyIWEDLZdVzrZxx-O7bBHfibF2Re-Af2R3AFBg_oUSKQAhKhqs-D_ZXjuQSDEouDzIcGLyGx0fGAor/s400/P1030385.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I know, I know... Its been a LONG time! No excuses, just life! At present, I am playing nurse, chauffeur, cook and house keeper to family members who needed help after surgery. All of that doesn't leave too much extra time. I did manage to take a walk the other night and capture the photo above.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAUrhnGf81g3jDqj2VGMNexzw2ARZUawe2_qKdrcRVXoHyag709yQ2LTG8jCb0d5yM4ftl9WweaKA7sb97FrZEg3qsHfeveV6lOyJh-HRrtaYNF1cg0YYXyBgiMPlOV0P12hccmKwGy7X/s1600/P1030486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAUrhnGf81g3jDqj2VGMNexzw2ARZUawe2_qKdrcRVXoHyag709yQ2LTG8jCb0d5yM4ftl9WweaKA7sb97FrZEg3qsHfeveV6lOyJh-HRrtaYNF1cg0YYXyBgiMPlOV0P12hccmKwGy7X/s400/P1030486.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I have been mostly working on my hand projects. For the Joseph's Coat applique quilt, I cut out the remainder of the background squares then made up groups of 'melons' for each so that I don't end up with duplicates in one block. I have completed 26 blocks to date and continue to work on them whenever I get a chance in the evenings.<br />
<br />
I have also done a few more pieces for my 'Many Stars' EPP project using 60 degree diamonds. That one continues to be a slow work in progress.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">STASH REPORT for Week 43 </span></strong><br />
Used fabric for a few more melons needed for the Joseph's Coat and I cut 20 more background pieces.<br />
<br />
Used this week: 1.9 M<br />
Used Year to Date: 37.06 M<br />
Added this week: 0 M<br />
Added Year to Date: 26.72 M<br />
Net used for 2010: 10.34 M<br />
<br />
Be sure to check <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2010/10/31/stash-report-october-31-2010/">Judy's blog</a> to see all the other stash reports this week!<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-51041795853224715302010-09-19T22:09:00.002-06:002010-10-31T11:46:44.954-06:00Catching up<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have not been in the sewing room now for almost a month and has been well over a month since my last post! I had such great plans for quilts that I was starting... I started sewing the "<a href="http://cottoncharmquilts.typepad.com/charmingchatter/between-charming-friends-quilt-along/page/3/">Between Charming Friends</a>" quilt. I know - everyone else who was doing them are long finished but I like the quilt and had a charm pack to use. It's still in the same state on the wall as it was a month ago. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPTiczzXikCZuJ1lLOXZ6ITeJi5xEpvgBQ56_6mq3kAc4iZ8hLGGc7iAAWbw6oifSn9J3B8d-o1GrU5k9JlIpmjVe4CVrvTTH0R01aSFAgwuD-x0YflrH7TIGcAEdXh_eTxdR6uEsfgIG/s1600/P1030234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPTiczzXikCZuJ1lLOXZ6ITeJi5xEpvgBQ56_6mq3kAc4iZ8hLGGc7iAAWbw6oifSn9J3B8d-o1GrU5k9JlIpmjVe4CVrvTTH0R01aSFAgwuD-x0YflrH7TIGcAEdXh_eTxdR6uEsfgIG/s320/P1030234.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of Between Charming Friends quilt</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Instead, I have been working on bookkeeping for my daughter's business. They had a major fire in their building and need everything caught up for insurance. The end is getting close now so hopefully, I'll be able to get back to doing some "FUN" stuff soon!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Update on my Stash Report.... </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Used this week: .65 M<br />
Used Year to Date: 35.16 M<br />
Added this week: .25 M<br />
Added Year to Date: 23.47 M<br />
Net used for 2010: 8.44 M<br />
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-70534532666940729342010-08-08T14:54:00.000-06:002010-08-08T14:54:33.764-06:00New Quilter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOp4xf3asnNmN3gAyrYJj_TMECvCuPBe50wvpKM2eFQ3uHtM-YhUi11w-WVONYjwRSNWBIxCwkGHo5LcGWxrIH9sXF4rcyb89vXmCpjRDanP72HzEWicPZ1oHxoBJhsSzyGusdBup9HpX/s1600/P1030244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOp4xf3asnNmN3gAyrYJj_TMECvCuPBe50wvpKM2eFQ3uHtM-YhUi11w-WVONYjwRSNWBIxCwkGHo5LcGWxrIH9sXF4rcyb89vXmCpjRDanP72HzEWicPZ1oHxoBJhsSzyGusdBup9HpX/s320/P1030244.JPG" /></a></div>It's Sunday again! I've been busy this week helping my Grand-daughter Leah (16) make a quilt. She is doing great and I'm so proud of her! Because of her quilt, I haven't had much opportunity to work on any of my projects but that's ok. I'll have lots of time after she goes home next weekend to do any sewing I want. I'm sure going to miss having her around. I'm planning to do a post with pictures and daily progress of her first quilt.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDXegI0tMqMjK0ild0xHe0Po5FYUsv2tFGS-DONJTca-SlD2HGUXDCGmec1KStwzULqgIaBA7XzIZudD-sFCOFvWf8thzU1Zs9cyjRGKjK7_bNO9VL6pMBWA7es5XB2lDzYBiw1GD8uev/s1600/P1030255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDXegI0tMqMjK0ild0xHe0Po5FYUsv2tFGS-DONJTca-SlD2HGUXDCGmec1KStwzULqgIaBA7XzIZudD-sFCOFvWf8thzU1Zs9cyjRGKjK7_bNO9VL6pMBWA7es5XB2lDzYBiw1GD8uev/s320/P1030255.JPG" /></a></div>This week, the purchases I made were for her quilt. Most everything came from my stash until she decided she wanted purple setting blocks and I just didn't have enough of any one on hand. She also found a neat black & white print to use in her quilt. I'm hoping that we can find something in my stash to use to piece the back yet too.<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">STASH REPORT for Week #32</span></strong><br />
<br />
Used this week: 5.6 M<br />
Used Year to Date: 34.51 M<br />
Added this week: 3.0 M<br />
Added Year to Date: 26.47 M<br />
Net used for 2010: 8.04 M<br />
<br />
Check Judy's blog for all the <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2010/08/08/stash-report-august-8-2010/">stash reports this week</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-55565343201754829972010-08-01T18:26:00.001-06:002010-08-01T19:33:53.149-06:00Quilt Two-stepThis past week I decided to use up a charm pack that I have had around here for a long time. I had been admiring all the "<a href="http://cottoncharmquilts.typepad.com/charmingchatter/between-charming-friends-quilt-along/page/3/">Between Charming Friends</a>" quilts that were done and decided that one of those would be great for using up the charm pack of 'Midas Touch' by Ro Gregg for Northcott that I had. When I looked at the instructions, I realized I needed <b>two</b> charm packs... I figured I would never be able to find another charm pack the same as it is a few years old already. Scrap plan #1 for now and move on to plan #2.<br />
<br />
Plan #2 was to join in on the <a href="http://www.freckledwhimsy.com/search/label/Charm%20Pack%20Quilt%20Along">"Charm Quilt-along" on Freckled Whimsey</a>. I have 3 charm packs of L'Amour by Sandy Gervais for Moda that I'd "won" on ebay and had no idea what I was going to make with them. This quilt-along is perfect! All I needed was some background fabric so, off I went to the quilt store.<br />
When I walked in and started looking around, I spyed some charm packs and... GUESS WHAT? There was a single charm pack sitting there of Midas Touch! Of course I bought it and decided to go <b><span style="font-size: large;">back to plan #1</span></b>, the <b>Between Charming Friends</b> quilt. I couldn't remember how much background I needed exactly but picked up 2.5 meters. I rushed home and began cutting.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHavRNvFb4yz739wBgDt7hDRjKa8vTMvNzuVTCoagSsQYrYVlcpxTQu5niL19e6KIeGQJ3gUKq2tuFfYIHdAuR3Xp2BIXzXQ-LRfq3THF_gGaalEfEahiioVUIUvnQum8xqckwToYM7p8/s1600/P1030232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHavRNvFb4yz739wBgDt7hDRjKa8vTMvNzuVTCoagSsQYrYVlcpxTQu5niL19e6KIeGQJ3gUKq2tuFfYIHdAuR3Xp2BIXzXQ-LRfq3THF_gGaalEfEahiioVUIUvnQum8xqckwToYM7p8/s320/P1030232.JPG" /></a></div><br />
I cut a whole bunch of 5" squares for the first step, or so I thought. When I checked the instructions on <a href="http://cottoncharmquilts.typepad.com/charmingchatter/between-charming-friends-quilt-along/page/3/">Charming Chatter</a> to find out how many I needed, I discovered that <b>I was cutting for the plan #2 quilt</b> on Freckled Whimsey and <b>NOT for the plan #1</b> Between Charming Friends quilt. <b>OK then</b>... rather than waste all of that cut background, it looks like I'm going to be doing <b>both</b>. Thankfully, the antique white background I bought works well with both sets of charm squares. I ran back to the store and picked up some more of the same fabric so I'd have enough to do both quilts. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6R7OJ__vysqkbw1j3sJORGzd9I4aRc-4Ua_tLG0eHSq3Km5OfG8ySANiGyAd7ba8l2lrTQJNPuHTUvFycBOLrmPQu-6GFLtjXeELHkg7uoqJxUsN1QSf6-cSJ1JunMBg_dERDL-eRd-JE/s1600/P1030238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6R7OJ__vysqkbw1j3sJORGzd9I4aRc-4Ua_tLG0eHSq3Km5OfG8ySANiGyAd7ba8l2lrTQJNPuHTUvFycBOLrmPQu-6GFLtjXeELHkg7uoqJxUsN1QSf6-cSJ1JunMBg_dERDL-eRd-JE/s320/P1030238.JPG" /></a></div>I cut up all the Midas Touch squares and realized I was 2 squares short. I found some black with a gold metallic swirl pattern and cut 2 charms from that. Phew! Thank goodness for stash! I've sewed the 12 four-patch blocks required and got the strips joined for the 16 patch blocks.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPTiczzXikCZuJ1lLOXZ6ITeJi5xEpvgBQ56_6mq3kAc4iZ8hLGGc7iAAWbw6oifSn9J3B8d-o1GrU5k9JlIpmjVe4CVrvTTH0R01aSFAgwuD-x0YflrH7TIGcAEdXh_eTxdR6uEsfgIG/s1600/P1030234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPTiczzXikCZuJ1lLOXZ6ITeJi5xEpvgBQ56_6mq3kAc4iZ8hLGGc7iAAWbw6oifSn9J3B8d-o1GrU5k9JlIpmjVe4CVrvTTH0R01aSFAgwuD-x0YflrH7TIGcAEdXh_eTxdR6uEsfgIG/s320/P1030234.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkbKrn3Js9nugwzzpR2W04xY5a0_4CbbVGhhdVArY-5LoWZs7wzcbI_hf5o1cn_dpNR6USL-9CuzCurvJ4FIzRkz_nX6l-Q2rBdN6fob3KE0Xpe-EKtbXlSk2jijnsmXoOddvjPDSiqlr/s1600/P1030236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkbKrn3Js9nugwzzpR2W04xY5a0_4CbbVGhhdVArY-5LoWZs7wzcbI_hf5o1cn_dpNR6USL-9CuzCurvJ4FIzRkz_nX6l-Q2rBdN6fob3KE0Xpe-EKtbXlSk2jijnsmXoOddvjPDSiqlr/s320/P1030236.JPG" /></a></div>Thats when I decided I needed the design wall to lay these blocks out so I can get good balance. Problem is... my double four-patch is still not all put together and is still on the wall.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmrxg27UkGDZwGG5vfkHfoZOpkbTLWVYPf1nZowp-eNQELEMsYEAw3OH9NA-vCfQaanVAm-OCFYKs3SuSiZF4dt-hhS-kvb1481DMQx52U4SJHyUMI_ZsTQUE-7MSefvlJsP_99shmba_/s1600/P1030235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmrxg27UkGDZwGG5vfkHfoZOpkbTLWVYPf1nZowp-eNQELEMsYEAw3OH9NA-vCfQaanVAm-OCFYKs3SuSiZF4dt-hhS-kvb1481DMQx52U4SJHyUMI_ZsTQUE-7MSefvlJsP_99shmba_/s320/P1030235.JPG" /></a> </div>OK, so I <b>stop everything</b> in order to sew the double four-patch quilt top together to free up the design wall. I had sewn all the vertical rows together when I had to stop for the night.<br />
<br />
Does anyone else work like this?? or is it just me? Always seems to be three steps forward and two back.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">STASH REPORT for Week #31</span></b><br />
<i>Somehow I've confused things and missed week #30 altogether but, there were no changes to report anyways.</i><br />
<br />
Used this week: 9.05 M<br />
Used Year to Date: 28.91 M<br />
Added this week: 6.4 M<br />
Added Year to Date: 23.47 M<br />
Net used for 2010: 5.44 M <br />
<br />
Check Judy's blog for all the <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2010/08/01/august-1-2010-stash-report/">stash reports this week</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-55297866586398828282010-07-25T19:19:00.000-06:002010-07-25T19:19:45.644-06:00Lost & Still Not Found<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhysajSX5f2DWrdy_H00qOyiIWQsi7MJUjKYJZKFG-zQ2C3SIYFeSaY4N-MspiG3xGonyK_urCDON1b33kiZeZBeFTm9-F-PD3T3VQS3GQWR42Va4ELN4Zjx5_eM7HsPcnimmJWYzBNutx/s1600/P1010682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhysajSX5f2DWrdy_H00qOyiIWQsi7MJUjKYJZKFG-zQ2C3SIYFeSaY4N-MspiG3xGonyK_urCDON1b33kiZeZBeFTm9-F-PD3T3VQS3GQWR42Va4ELN4Zjx5_eM7HsPcnimmJWYzBNutx/s200/P1010682.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Since I have never showed this project, I'm presenting it today. This was a kit I purchased a few years back and finished all the hand appliqué and stitching on it in about July of 2008. It seems now though, I have misplaced it somewhere plus I couldn't find the finished picture either. This next one shows the appliqué partially done... <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o4t15ygwY3zpIsc4dgxCKwXKLkbWlfJ57d7EY7LBcvzNacoPo5wBCtbhHb6CDs2hQ11-qDAVGf0XE1GmyaBXBQuRpVk2HAaLezZM7xpJjFWtxqIO5AdSSvmuQc6u8boWKG3bZXBLSy9C/s1600/P1010689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o4t15ygwY3zpIsc4dgxCKwXKLkbWlfJ57d7EY7LBcvzNacoPo5wBCtbhHb6CDs2hQ11-qDAVGf0XE1GmyaBXBQuRpVk2HAaLezZM7xpJjFWtxqIO5AdSSvmuQc6u8boWKG3bZXBLSy9C/s200/P1010689.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>I'm going to have to go digging in some boxes downstairs to see if its down there somewhere! Hmmm, maybe I'll find the <a href="http://needlingthings.blogspot.com/2008/10/finish-1-for-challenge.html">other missing pillow</a> too. Does anyone else loose stuff like I do??<br />
<br />
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday and a wonderful summer. I don't have much to update on the stash today. The past week has been a total wash as far as getting any quilting done. It's just been too hot!<br />
<br />
<strong>STASH REPORT for Week #29</strong><br />
Used this week: 0 M<br />
Used Year to Date: 19.86M<br />
Added this week: 0 M<br />
Added Year to Date: 17.07M<br />
Net used for 2010: 2.79M<br />
<br />
Check all the stash reports on <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2010/07/25/stash-report-july-25-2010/">Judy's blog</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-63263984094024454892010-07-23T15:43:00.001-06:002010-07-23T16:00:02.211-06:00Who Matters?<div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdW8A6yxg9rWAbor3HDKIfxLH626gdUkKHUQyBMHvEloemlN3RLoOUVged8mEOr9sgy0OyR4U_dk4EdBjGUj1r3guaT8p_Crxe6TP53BuYBH5nbseTsFp5xbqdgMKNadoTxmKDDi8zlY2/s1600/Leth+%26+HeadSmashedIn028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdW8A6yxg9rWAbor3HDKIfxLH626gdUkKHUQyBMHvEloemlN3RLoOUVged8mEOr9sgy0OyR4U_dk4EdBjGUj1r3guaT8p_Crxe6TP53BuYBH5nbseTsFp5xbqdgMKNadoTxmKDDi8zlY2/s320/Leth+%26+HeadSmashedIn028.JPG" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">There comes a point in your life when you realize<br />
who matters,<br />
who never did,<br />
who won't anymore, and<br />
who always will.<br />
So, don't worry about people from your past,<br />
there's a reason they didn't make it to your future.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";"><right><br />
</right></span></span><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Author Unknown</span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85710/emcfall/8a9b4524b16331adbd38732b7277acd1.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752135618912265957.post-88732624393147010632010-07-18T21:29:00.004-06:002010-07-21T11:06:03.881-06:00Sunday.... Again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TpcupIW9yETYsEjrznLlqhd0ivi_YIJSuLRizjxZg5Ig2Oinxq2ERTm8qZ8vqfPHNhvSIe_O5R40U_Yhe7Xhroh9iR208O2eNXoL5WhrM2bZRt-3o7Lk-IOoHZ8opegLvdss4cfkohmc/s1600/Block+7+edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TpcupIW9yETYsEjrznLlqhd0ivi_YIJSuLRizjxZg5Ig2Oinxq2ERTm8qZ8vqfPHNhvSIe_O5R40U_Yhe7Xhroh9iR208O2eNXoL5WhrM2bZRt-3o7Lk-IOoHZ8opegLvdss4cfkohmc/s200/Block+7+edited.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo008JNQ6d3uy2lEPrTfDSzqXftTRYwhf8YRjHD8P8WOThNu_OE0yumGN3crSCzXphGvevOiD02Z3nZd-FkvGZ3tVo2qGm0qLug09YzxEIx-FN0dR7IiKrX1j3VjYsVWYEr9niw6jblU2r/s1600/Block+6-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo008JNQ6d3uy2lEPrTfDSzqXftTRYwhf8YRjHD8P8WOThNu_OE0yumGN3crSCzXphGvevOiD02Z3nZd-FkvGZ3tVo2qGm0qLug09YzxEIx-FN0dR7IiKrX1j3VjYsVWYEr9niw6jblU2r/s200/Block+6-1.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Do weeks pass more quickly in summer? I've managed to catch up a little with Hazel's Diary Quilt-along finishing block 6 and 7 plus the last 6 alternate blocks. I'm not sure I like my fabric choices for Block 7 (on the right). I may end up re-making that one at the end when I see what fabric I have left over.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEkHb3St_alxsaBf6krSkMpK7M4Sa6-yKe0NTaLo0k4ie8QUqK3N6VWsQGmytsFjWkjh_JFa9uV-JI3GZG0iGISPOE2Du99PJMMysyxsjUqyzSIvzt8ajEdYlWAlBuQASAiyVM4DJgPvl/s1600/Block+1a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEkHb3St_alxsaBf6krSkMpK7M4Sa6-yKe0NTaLo0k4ie8QUqK3N6VWsQGmytsFjWkjh_JFa9uV-JI3GZG0iGISPOE2Du99PJMMysyxsjUqyzSIvzt8ajEdYlWAlBuQASAiyVM4DJgPvl/s200/Block+1a.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Then, Block 1 has been bugging me since I made it so, I decided to try fixing it. I took it apart and re-oriented the yellow and teal. Now I like it more!! See <a href="http://needlingthings.blogspot.com/2010/02/catching-up-with-hazel.html">original here</a>.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">STASH REPORT for Week #29</span></b><br />
Used this week: 1.2 M<br />
Used Year to Date: 19.86M<br />
Added this week: 0 M<br />
Added Year to Date: 17.07M<br />
Net used for 2010: 2.79M<br />
<br />
Read everyones reports on <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2010/07/18/stash-report-july-18-2010/">Judy's blog</a>.<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><br />
</a>Ednahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386607700449297473noreply@blogger.com3