tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20355917427924742992024-03-13T11:31:23.329-07:00Calculating QuilterA place where I can "blah, blah, blah" about quilting.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-58096006461487705092019-11-03T08:43:00.004-08:002019-11-03T17:07:22.234-08:00Falling Leaves<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's the finished top I've been working on for my entryway.</div>
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The pattern is called <a href="https://store.figtreeandcompany.com/Mini_Twirl_p/1038.htm" target="_blank">Mini Twirl</a> by Fig Tree & Co. I used the <a href="https://shop.mybluprint.com/quilting/supplies/boundless-batiks-fireside-precut-fabric/506341?cr_maid=120229&cr_linkid=6891513766-81147731433-389720527379&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9fntBRCGARIsAGjFq5E4xuvdTzMmGpuNJJS_AxkKolfXkkrXFn5DJ4_hc7rbOp6UoQT-gKYaAndbEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Fireside collection of Boundless Batiks</a> from Bluprint for the leaves and picked up the border fabric at a local JoAnns. I'm not entirely happy with the outer border being such a bold red but I think it'll still look nice with the decor that will surround it.<br />
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I also finished my November mini quilt from the <a href="https://stitchesoflovequilting.com/product/laser-cut-mini-quilt-month-club/" target="_blank">Stitches of Love</a> club. These little minis are fun to make and I really enjoy the machine applique.<br />
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When I first posted about my falling leaves quilt I had kind of forgotten it was Halloween. Later I <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/668gh1AmKv2ynE8EA" target="_blank">decorated a bit</a> and handed out candy (while watching the 49ers beat the Cardinals!!) We had a ton of Trick-or-Treaters.<br />
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Hoping to enjoy a quiet Sunday...kinda dreading Monday. :(Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-81296457978935688492019-10-31T09:42:00.000-07:002019-11-02T13:59:31.205-07:00Quilting TherapyTaking a break from Facebook and life too. Been a bit stressed and anxious. Sewing calms me down and distracts my mind from a billion thoughts. It has been almost 7 years since my last post and I'm not sure if I will continue posting or not but right now I feel like I need a place to share.<br />
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I'm currently working on a small fall project...<br />
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Soon to be a small wall hanging for my entryway. LOVE fall colors.</div>
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Long story short.</div>
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Two years ago I started this wall hanging.</div>
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After quilting it with pink thread...I just didn't like it. </div>
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So I hid it away in a box.</div>
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Took it out a few weeks ago, and made myself finish it.</div>
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The colors reminded me of ice cream so I named it Neapolitan.</div>
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I think the blocks look like Dutch Windmills.</div>
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And now I'm so happy it's "finished" and just in time for Valentine's day!</div>
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Finally the finish of my <a href="http://www.meandmysisterdesigns.com/fabrics_for_moda/?id=11" target="_blank">Dilly Dally</a> creation...</div>
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For my niece's new addition, Sonya Rose,</div>
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born December 28, 2012.</div>
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When I started this quilt, I wasn't sure who</div>
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The top (front) is made of simple pinwheel blocks</div>
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Ready to be delivered to the new baby!</div>
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And so happy for another finish!</div>
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You can see the backing fabric...whimzical colorful flowers!</div>
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2. 49ers beat Green Bay and move on to NFC Championship Game:</div>
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3. Roger Federer wins his first round match:</div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-73201008475466634212012-12-26T21:31:00.000-08:002012-12-26T21:31:20.997-08:00It's About Time<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been a long time since I last posted (2 months almost).</div>
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It's not easy finding time to do those creative things I love. </div>
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It's about time I got back to quilting and blogging.</div>
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For once in a long time, I have a few free days.</div>
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And here's what I did...</div>
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Pin basted my Dilly Dally pinwheel quilt.</div>
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Just loving all the bright cheerful colors.</div>
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And the white dots.</div>
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It is progress and I should be able to begin quilting soon.</div>
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Well as soon as my son goes back to Oregon</div>
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But I really don't want his time here to go by too fast.</div>
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It's so great to visit but it always seems too short.</div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-14015302695198328602012-10-29T08:39:00.000-07:002012-10-29T08:39:56.630-07:00Polka Dot Pin Cushion Caddy<div style="text-align: center;">
Between work being super busy and </div>
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all the sports I've been watching lately</div>
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my sewing and quilting time continues to be limited.</div>
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But since I'm still finding time to embroider</div>
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I decided to finally make this <strike>handy</strike> desperately needed</div>
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Pin Cushion Caddy</div>
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The pincushion is weighted so it can be balanced<br />
on the arm of a chair or the edge of a table.<br />
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There are several pockets for holding embroidery tools.<br />
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And finally a small bag to catch pesky little threads and<br />
is removable for stand alone use by way of a button attachment.<br />
A very clever pattern from <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/store/media/blog/SMSPincushionOrganizer.pdf" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a>. <br />
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Oh and I used scraps from my Mint Chip Quilt so </div>
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I'll be cozy and coordinated.</div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-26244774270845518802012-10-01T23:39:00.000-07:002012-10-02T06:45:28.908-07:00Dilly Dally Done!<div style="text-align: center;">
After all the prairie points were pinned....</div>
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I got to sew them down for good!</div>
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Well, except for the parts that are supposed to fly free in 3D...</div>
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But they're secured and don't they make a cute border?</div>
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So Dilly Dally Pinwheel Quilt Top is Done! </div>
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Next, the batting, backing, quilting, binding,<br />
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Keep sewing!<br />
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-73915163343547456452012-09-30T23:38:00.000-07:002012-09-30T23:38:29.334-07:00Prairie Points Everywhere<div style="text-align: center;">
This weekend I folded and pressed </div>
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and folded and pressed the triangles for my prairie points:</div>
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And then I pinned</div>
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and pinned</div>
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moved to my ironing board</div>
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and pinned</div>
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and pinned</div>
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More to follow tomorrow....</div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-45110098459476364042012-09-23T20:00:00.000-07:002012-09-24T07:09:19.994-07:00In Between<div style="text-align: center;">
In between football, golf, baseball then football again... </div>
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I finished the <u>first phase</u> of the my current quilt top.</div>
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Next phase is <u>borders</u> but til then I'll just enjoy the color.</div>
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Definitely love this line of fabric from</div>
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<a href="http://www.meandmysisterdesigns.com/fabrics_for_moda/?id=11" target="_blank">Me and My Sisters for Moda</a>. </div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-70295551804375193382012-09-14T22:54:00.000-07:002012-09-14T22:54:46.207-07:00That Familiar WhirSo I'm back home, summer's come to an end and I finally had a chance to get back to my machine. Those Dilly Dally pinwheels have been on my mind for the last two months while I was away.<br />
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I definitely love the Orange & White 50-50 bar look.</div>
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As for the second one, originally I hadn't really considered using those<br />
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Even though they are colorful, I wasn't quite sure how they'd fit in.<br />
But then I just decided to go for it and see how it turned out.<br />
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And I think I'm not going to regret it! <br />
There'll only be a few here and there in the finished quilt<br />
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So I'm happy to be sewing again<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!<br />
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Another "out of the ordinary summer" and<br />
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I'll stick to the short version...my BROTHER had hip replacement surgery</div>
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This means I've been away from my OTHER BROTHER....<br />
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...and do I ever miss it!</div>
But, recovery is going quite well and I should be home soon.</div>
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With the help of my mom, of course!<br />
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I haven't posted in an entire month! So what have I been doing? Well, for one, the Summer Olympics are almost here and I've been watching the team trials over the last few weeks. I am fascinated by the talent and ability of all these athletes and the competition is exciting. The most interesting so far has been the synchronized diving and tonight the women's gymnastics. What does this have to do with sewing, you say? Well check this out:</div>
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I just <a href="https://raiseourflag.teamusa.org/Content/index.aspx?utm_source=teamusa.org&utm_medium=lightbox&utm_campaign=raiseourflag#%21about-flag" target="_blank">added a stitch to help Raise Our Flag</a> at the Summer Olympics. Proceeds go to the support the USA Olympians but even if you don't want to donate a stitch you should check out the website to see a flash video of the flags being made. Pretty dang cool!! Below are my stitch numbers...I bought two!<br />
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Anyway, I thought it was a great way to participate in the Olympics and to celebrate the 4th of July - Independence Day!<br />
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Happy 4th!</div>
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Hey, I WON</div>
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And this is my prize</div>
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A charm pack of California Girl by Fig Tree</div>
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It was a great idea and lots of fun.</div>
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From my dad on Mother's Day</div>
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Pretty Orchid Blooms!</div>
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And from my son, Ian, on Mother's Day</div>
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not too long ago I started this bloomin' stitchery...</div>
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And ended up with this finish</div>
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and let it take up space next to this bloomin' picture.</div>
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A year ago I made and gave my mom this pillow. <br />
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Then sometime last fall I used the same fabric<br />
to experiment with two different patterns.<br />
I promised my mom I'd make her<br />
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SO...on saturday I sewed and sewed...<br />
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and surprised my mom for Mother's Day,<br />
with the Circle of Geese above<br />
and the Dresden Plate below. <br />
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And now she can complete her<br />
newly decorated guest/sitting room.<br />
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I'm reporting in to the NewFO group with my April starts & finishes. April ends with a super bright and cheery NewFO. I<u> <a href="http://calculatingquilter.blogspot.com/2012/04/dilly-dally-day.html" target="_blank">posted about it a few days ago</a></u> but have made a little more progress since. From a line of fabric called Dilly Dally (by Me and My Sister for Moda) I've decided to make pinwheels!<br />
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Doesn't my latest block remind you of sweet yummy tangerines? Pinwheel blocks go together fast and since these are made from charm pack squares it's even faster. I only had to cut down the diagonal and then cut the white into squares the same way.<br />
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Here's my work in progress.</div>
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So did you notice what's right in the center? Prairie Points...Yay.They are my second favorite next to pinwheel blocks. And these are tiny.</div>
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The pattern I'm following was originally for a baby quilt so the smaller prairie points were perfect.</div>
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Since I'm making a lap size quilt I "had" to order more Dilly Dally to have enough pinwheels. How tragic...more Dilly Dally, haha. I toyed with the idea of making the prairie points a little bigger...but then I couldn't use the charms as easily. Don't want to do any more math than I have to (in the classroom) nor more cutting. So we'll go with the small ones.<br />
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And finally, here's the two finished blocks together:</div>
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Thanks for hosting, Barbara.<br />
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That's it for now...<br />
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Spent a relaxing saturday evening playing Cribbage with a good friend.</div>
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And decided to experiment for Macro Monday</div>
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Tried some different things with lighting,</div>
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I WON. At least this time.</div>
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Finally, I'm quilting again.</div>
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Yep, pulled out the Dilly Dally I got over a year ago.</div>
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Just couldn't resist the colorful</div>
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flowery fun.</div>
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Combine them with my favorite block...PINWHEELS.</div>
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And pair 'em up with white on white dots.</div>
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Block #1, done. </div>
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Whew, my "creative block" is broken. YAY</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm calling this Quilter's Candy. : D</span><br />
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<br /></div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-2632614186856714242012-04-22T12:09:00.001-07:002012-04-22T16:48:35.610-07:00B-I-N-G-O!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whew, I made it....finished just in time to play along!</div>
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I've been a bit "out of it" lately. At least when it comes to quilting.</div>
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Lacking inspiration or creative energy or something!</div>
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And then came....</div>
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Who knew? All it took was a simple game</div>
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<a href="http://www.hillbillyhandiworks.blogspot.com/2012/04/its-bingo-linky-time.html" target="_blank">Hillbilly Handiworks </a>and here is my BINGO card. </div>
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The original instructions were to color code the columns<br />
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<b>B</b> - Bold & Black (love those brights on black background)</div>
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<b>I </b>- Insects & Other Cute Critters (awww...)</div>
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<b>N</b> - Nature's Candy (hot weather here makes me love fruit)</div>
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<b>G </b>- Go BRIGHT (more of those brights I love)</div>
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<b>O </b>- Ocean (my favorite place)</div>
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I found these wonderfully bright colored buttons for my markers.</div>
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And I added a W for Wendy to my mark my center "free" square.<br />
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Here's my card with the list attached!</div>
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Can't wait to play along.<br />
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<center><a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/search/label/sew%20darn%20crafty" target="_blank"><img alt="sew many ways" src="http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z381/sewmanyways/polkadotsewdarncrafty.jpg" /></a></center></div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-61419755745622215162012-04-07T00:10:00.002-07:002012-04-08T07:36:37.747-07:00UFOs, NewFOs and Neither<div style="text-align: center;">I'm gonna start with NEITHER!</div><div style="text-align: center;">While I haven't been in a quilting mood lately,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I always seem to keep some sort of stitching going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q5zGEmov7so/T3-rV2iJoVI/AAAAAAAADW0/v8iO4Zi9h-U/s1600/spring+bloom4+00001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q5zGEmov7so/T3-rV2iJoVI/AAAAAAAADW0/v8iO4Zi9h-U/s320/spring+bloom4+00001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here's a peek at a new "side" project...more about this in a minute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't believe April is already here and I never posted my progress:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">UFO finished and framed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hCDGdA_0drk/T3-qXzkKRgI/AAAAAAAADV4/ztJqeDZNBD8/s1600/LH_Xstch_framed+00008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hCDGdA_0drk/T3-qXzkKRgI/AAAAAAAADV4/ztJqeDZNBD8/s400/LH_Xstch_framed+00008.JPG" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hung my 15 year old finally finished Lighthouse Cross Stitch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">above my little fireplace mantel...it makes me smile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linking to <a href="http://finish-it-first.blogspot.com/2012/04/" target="_blank">Finish it First.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the progress on my NewFO is short but sweet...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mZ1m5ZQFsEA/T3-qyeTfu4I/AAAAAAAADWQ/wMqWdjMlnbw/s1600/rgdann+00002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mZ1m5ZQFsEA/T3-qyeTfu4I/AAAAAAAADWQ/wMqWdjMlnbw/s320/rgdann+00002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One Raggedy Ann Redwork block finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linking to <a href="http://catpatches.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-newfo-link-up-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">NewFO's</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally back to the NEITHER.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started to get tired of all the red I've been working with lately,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and with April here I needed some colorful Spring cheer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtSejKN4ytY/T3-rHoX537I/AAAAAAAADWY/yc_3GTS1fmc/s1600/spring+bloom2+00006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtSejKN4ytY/T3-rHoX537I/AAAAAAAADWY/yc_3GTS1fmc/s400/spring+bloom2+00006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So last weekend I came across a cute, light floral embroidery pattern...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-USZkKgmRt48/T3-rNyYW6MI/AAAAAAAADWg/fd9g0k4rry8/s1600/spring+bloom4+00006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-USZkKgmRt48/T3-rNyYW6MI/AAAAAAAADWg/fd9g0k4rry8/s400/spring+bloom4+00006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> ...rummaged through my embroidery floss stash...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wi1re1P5_Uc/T3-rWCY8uSI/AAAAAAAADW4/x_gxYYl9Mwo/s1600/spring+bloom4+00004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wi1re1P5_Uc/T3-rWCY8uSI/AAAAAAAADW4/x_gxYYl9Mwo/s400/spring+bloom4+00004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and have been happily stitching away the last week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Without Rhyme nor Reason, no UFO or NewFO pressure</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SRd9O87008s/T3-rT_TpuDI/AAAAAAAADWo/MneYepGKpIg/s1600/spring+bloom4+00002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SRd9O87008s/T3-rT_TpuDI/AAAAAAAADWo/MneYepGKpIg/s400/spring+bloom4+00002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just pure enjoyment working with a variety of color and stitches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently contracted the cold I've been avoiding for many weeks, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but at least I have something to keep my mind occupied.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Best Wishes for your Easter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QB9nyxp5AOdc5DcPxxR8qq5-_0L6Yc9b6OytXJ6L76ysTRVkcn0m36MDA8PaBTtoWfJW12jaUJgLIlfCUXgUROTbZ-JWntV-6ot77igcu_LWSuGaDNxkoQJvb2ivYGWSMiuhJnX73EIS/s1600/wendy+mint+sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QB9nyxp5AOdc5DcPxxR8qq5-_0L6Yc9b6OytXJ6L76ysTRVkcn0m36MDA8PaBTtoWfJW12jaUJgLIlfCUXgUROTbZ-JWntV-6ot77igcu_LWSuGaDNxkoQJvb2ivYGWSMiuhJnX73EIS/s1600/wendy+mint+sig.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also linking to <br />
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P.S. My camera is not cooperating and giving me fits!</div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836116516752968137noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035591742792474299.post-53838062637227451362012-04-02T13:25:00.000-07:002012-04-02T13:25:53.942-07:00Sparkly Markers (Macro Monday)<div style="text-align: center;">I'm still in a creative slump with my quilting</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it seems my blogging has taken a slight detour.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't worry though...I feel it returning but...<br />
in the meantime I'm experimenting</div><div style="text-align: center;">with my photogrpahy..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-unWpJRwrF7M/T3oFmx56rcI/AAAAAAAADVE/ATuTtpR4b2w/s1600/01+MM+bookmark+00017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-unWpJRwrF7M/T3oFmx56rcI/AAAAAAAADVE/ATuTtpR4b2w/s640/01+MM+bookmark+00017.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> today's theme ~sparkly markers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvoCIBemlYE/T3oFkJNzkII/AAAAAAAADU0/_dFlXKzDgAA/s1600/02+MM+bookmark+00002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvoCIBemlYE/T3oFkJNzkII/AAAAAAAADU0/_dFlXKzDgAA/s400/02+MM+bookmark+00002.JPG" width="500" /></a></div>not the kind you write with...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_y5oRXxoTM/T3oFwRx9naI/AAAAAAAADVk/jwk059ccVE8/s640/03+MM+bookmark+00010.JPG" width="500" /></div>but the kind that "mark" your place<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cAoAT7rOvgM/T3oFmCqF92I/AAAAAAAADU8/1AMtXzXPWNk/s1600/04+MM+bookmark+00018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cAoAT7rOvgM/T3oFmCqF92I/AAAAAAAADU8/1AMtXzXPWNk/s320/04+MM+bookmark+00018.JPG" width="500" /></a></div>I just love my bookmarkers....<br />
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I'm hoping to get back to sewing soon! <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the end of a particularly arduous day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zySqzZo721A/T2_6Gxy5X4I/AAAAAAAADUE/JgllWfjHZLU/s1600/mm+peach+buck+00003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zySqzZo721A/T2_6Gxy5X4I/AAAAAAAADUE/JgllWfjHZLU/s400/mm+peach+buck+00003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I stirred up a Peach Buck Spritzer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FYms0lW5xYw/T2_5t_btC8I/AAAAAAAADT8/7XSbA-Jf9yk/s1600/mm+peach+buck+00002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FYms0lW5xYw/T2_5t_btC8I/AAAAAAAADT8/7XSbA-Jf9yk/s400/mm+peach+buck+00002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And relaxed the evening away</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iQ6sUOY59ow/T2_6lNT-2qI/AAAAAAAADUM/Qjy6EoROVqA/s1600/mm+peach+buck+00001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iQ6sUOY59ow/T2_6lNT-2qI/AAAAAAAADUM/Qjy6EoROVqA/s400/mm+peach+buck+00001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">While experimenting with my camera,</div><div style="text-align: center;">although focusing on the bubbles</div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought the shadows were just as interesting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ah5eYY-1qNk/T2_7EogkSUI/AAAAAAAADUU/J7EnsQmAG8s/s1600/19626910437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ah5eYY-1qNk/T2_7EogkSUI/AAAAAAAADUU/J7EnsQmAG8s/s640/19626910437.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope your week is too! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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