tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283023572024-03-07T09:54:15.073-08:00Joy Denise's BlogJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-72470620550239211372016-08-20T21:20:00.002-07:002016-08-20T21:21:51.054-07:00We are Tennessee bound! The house here in California has sold. We have contracted on a beautiful home in Adams, Tennessee. When we move in, the population of Adams will increase to a whopping 646. It is about 35-40 miles NW of Nashville. We have five acres and it is a mixture of trees and meadows. I can't wait to see it for the first time.<br />
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Our daughters are moving with us. Karen will precede us by about a week, and handle the closing for us. We will caravan with Michael and myself, Laurie, Mason and our six dogs. I know it will be an adventure we will never forget! (Trying to put a positive spin on the mammoth effort it is going to entail!)<br />
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We are surrounded by boxes and packing paper and tape. I am trying to see some of the beautiful friends I have made during these 22 years here in California, one last time. It is a bittersweet time. I will miss so much about California. I love, love, LOVE California. But it is time for a change to a slower lifestyle for us, and a bit more space to roam, a quieter existence. The proximity to my sister and her family is something I have dreamed of. I am looking forward to meeting new quilting friends, and watching our little grandson explore his new big backyard. Life will be good in different ways. I will miss so much about California. But onward, to the next adventure. Our "fourth quarter" is going to be amazing!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-67370564247054469322016-05-25T21:54:00.001-07:002016-05-25T21:54:41.544-07:00Two and a half years later!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My last post was in October, 2013! In December of that year, a beautiful grandson was born, and through an unfortunate and sad situation, he was placed in our care to foster-to-adopt. The adoption process was laborious at best, but we had the most amazing adoption social workers helping us along. Mason needed a lot of medical, physical, occupational and lately speech therapy. Our long dreamed of retirement to TN was delayed, delayed, and delayed again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Little Mason is 29 months old now. His adoption was final over a year ago. His physical and occupational therapy are on hold now, and he is seen for check ups only. He is exploding with words daily and speech therapy may be ended soon. The blessings abound!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are now Tennessee bound. I will hopefully be posting more often, with pictures and stories from our adventures. I want to get it written down (typed out on the blog!) so that friends, family, and someday, Mason himself, will have a record of all of the fun and silliness and love and happiness we have shared. There will be scrapbooks too, but this is for just jotting down memories before they escape my cranium! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have contracted for a home in TN. We are listing our home next week, here in CA. I am oh-so-ready for this next and final adventure: retirement. I may be a Recycled Mom, and I may go by the name Nana, but this is our retirement adventure and I can't wait.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nana (Joy)</span>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-48415977234407261152013-10-25T12:26:00.001-07:002013-10-25T12:26:50.700-07:00Cody visit, Fall 2013Upon hearing the very welcome news that <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">of our most, um…. <s style="text-line-through: double;">difficult</s><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><s style="text-line-through: double;">demanding</s><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prolific transcription accounts would be
inactive for a week while the dictator himself was on vacation, I promptly made plane reservations to Cody to visit with Mom and Dad. </span><br />
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Boxers! They had owned them all of about four or five hours before my plane arrived. And with that, the fun began. It was so relaxing to just sit and adore the squirmy little puppy bellies and laugh at their antics. We didn't go anywhere, except out to eat to our favorite Chinese buffet, and to Walmart for a few items. The rest of our time together was spent enjoying puppies, sewing, inhaling the delicious food Mom made, and playing in the snow. Yes, SNOW!</div>
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Here are some pix of (L to R) Javelin (meaning: graceful spear) and Jaeger (meaning: hunter). Years ago Dad named the home we lived in as kids the "4J Ranch". (All four of our names, parents and kids, started with <strong>J</strong>). He ran the 4 and the J together, using the vertical portion of the J as the vertical portion of the 4, so the 4 had a J "within" it..... He had a stamp made and a sign for the house, etc. When my sister and I married/moved away - we still referred to it as the 4J Ranch but now, there are four J's living there again. :)</div>
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Someday, he won't be able to get even one into his lap comfortably!</div>
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We love our chef - she makes great puppy food!</div>
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But I want to go play in the den! It looks like fun over there!</div>
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Okay, fine! I'll play 'pull the sock" with Mom.</div>
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Snowpants are "hot" and not in a good way! </div>
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If you click on this, it may "embiggen" - that is my 80-year-old Mom shoveling heavy snow!</div>
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Dad's new toy - cutting right through the heavy snow!</div>
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Sillouette's stable (Mom's much-loved geriatric mare, now over Rainbow Bridge). Love the morning light on the hills behind it.</div>
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The snow drift was as tall as the snow blower.... but it did the job!</div>
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Embiggen these if you can - it's so pretty up there.</div>
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Love this "berm" of snow, almost looks like a wave in the ocean!</div>
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If you look closely you can see the "diamonds" in the snow - I love this!</div>
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Dad made this using little "biscuits" he made with large and small squares which were combined and then stuffed with batting.... There are 270 biscuits in it, I think. He had enough fabric left to make the pillow cover. Mom won't let him give this one away! :)<br />
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-27834978252427650612013-04-22T23:31:00.001-07:002013-04-22T23:31:36.414-07:00Trying to get back in the groove..... of blogging<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been about six months since my last real post, I believe. I simply haven't made the time, and I am not happy with myself about that, because I really like having my little online journal of family happenings and crafty projects and quilting fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm kidding. It was the best day ever, the most beautiful celebration, and I enjoyed every single minute of Laurie and Jason's special day. I was tired after we got home, but not six months tired! I do have one funny story about the wedding I need to blog soon, or my feeble mind will forget the particulars! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But in the last six months, there's been a lot of just normal life going on. I continue to battle adjusting to the hearing loss I experienced in September. It is permanent and it is a pain in the derriere. Oh well! So be it!! I have roughly one half of one ear left, and I am just going to be grateful for that! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas came and went, the New Year was rung in, renovations have taken place around the house (new floors upstairs, etc) and with every possible opportunity, I've gotten together with my friends to sew, or been in my sewing room stitching away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently attended a lecture given by one of Karen's favorite professors ever, and now I understand why she was always in the very front row of Doc's classes. He kept me spellbound for the entire talk. He is a treasure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also recently Karen adopted little Penny, a 4.2 pound chihuahua who is four years old (five this month!) and won her heart the moment she spotted her at a Petco adoption fair. You gotta be careful when you walk in those places, I tell you!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She makes us laugh, and due to her size, she often gets into spots that the other dogs don't.... as you can see here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Just making sure you have the dishes loaded properly, Grandma", she says! Karen is her mom, so she is my grand dog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She gets along with all the other dogs just beautifully. This was taken on Mani-Pedi day, when they all got nails trimmed. (And two more were at home waiting for their own trip to get trimmed! Yes, there are six here now. Quilting is my passion; dogs are Michael's passion. Somehow, we make it work!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the quilting side of my life, I've been working on <a href="http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">GrandmothersChoice</span></a> quilt(s).</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I'm making two of these quilts. I held my own until right about the wedding and then started slipping a bit. I was told by Ms. Brackman in the comment sections that "Y" seams were important to learn, and I agree.... (and I love the feeling of accomplishment when I succeed with them!) but I've been very relieved that I haven't run into any more just yet! heehee! There are some "Y" seams in future blocks on the horizon, but I'll cross that bridge when necessary! In the meantime, I've enjoyed trying to catch up with the patterns Ms. Brackman posts weekly, and making these:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this is the four blocks we chose to do last month. I was under the weather and ended up making mine at home alone, keeping my germs to myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dog sitting opportunities come up now and then. I spent almost a week staying with this pretty girl, who was an excellent walker and very sweet. I set up my machine on the kitchen table there, and when we weren't hiking around keeping her exercised, I worked on some 12 inch blocks from an old web sampler pattern that I am remaking in 30's fabric scraps that Nancy and Beth and Yvette passed along to me. When I gathered all the scraps together, the total pile has turned out to be enough to make an entire scrappy sampler quilt (and probably a child's quilt too!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've also been working on my Four Star Generals quilt. Yvette suggested we make one set of four stars a month and that is working very well. I'm making mine scrappy from my Civil Wars stash. You can see on my </span><a href="http://olefrogeyes.com/"><span style="color: blue;">OleFrogEyes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> page that I have reached the halfway point on this quilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now I'm going to hit "post" (and hope that not that much has changed since I last posted a picture-heavy entry and it will work!), and take myself off to bed. I've been fighting some sort of icky crud germs for over a month, and I think I've had about enough! I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired! Hopefully the current regimen of antibiotics will wipe out what my doctor says is strep throat..... I've not had that since I was two years old and had my tonsils removed, so it's been kind of discouraging the way it's dragged on. </span><br />
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:)Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-13450689213330576362013-04-21T14:55:00.001-07:002013-04-21T14:55:46.778-07:00Happy Birthday to Us!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't posted in forEver, but I will be resuming it as soon as possible. I miss keeping a record of what I am working on, family events, etc....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But if you happen by here today, please visit my sister's blog and wish her a Happy Birthday! That's right, it is the birthday of <span style="color: magenta;"><b><i>Snoodles</i></b></span>, of <a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Lilypadquilting</span></a> (with the adorable Padsworth and Dragondrop, and all the fun giveaways, reviews and let's not forget the duck adventures!!). And it's my birthday too. She's the best birthday present I got, the year I turned three!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, we share a birthday, but we are not twins. How special is that?! For many years, we shared a cake and blew out candles together. It's been a long time since we were together to do that, but we will do it again someday!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love you, Sister!! Happy Birthday to us!</span><br />
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-51334821315790380742012-10-22T13:07:00.001-07:002012-10-22T13:07:48.847-07:00Dear Ms. Brackman....<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Dear Ms. Brackman,</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Love,</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, I really did not send this to Barbara Brackman, the wonderful and much appreciated designer of the current Grandmother's Choice Block of the Week quilt! </span><br />
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( <a href="http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com/</a> )<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's my own fault, you see. Have you ever heard anyone refer to a delightful diet concoction (example: HealthyChoice icecream) and wonder out loud, "how many servings can I have before this is NOT healthy!?!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I figured if ONE block of the week quilt was so much fun last year..... where I made this beauty (Barbara Brackman's Civil War block of the week, pictured before I corrected one upside-down block!):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then making TWO of the Grandmother's Choice quilts would be double the fun! RIGHT???!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, this is true in the case of some of the blocks which are..... well.... which don't involve Y-Seams!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In all seriousness, Ms. Brackman is challenging me in a good way! I love this new BOW and I'm actually enjoying the blocks with Y-Seams too.... When I'm finished with them, it is very satisfying to look at the growing stack! I've already mentally picked the recipients of these two quilts and I think the history behind each of the blocks will be especially meaningful to them. I'm already looking forward to the new block next Saturday!</span><br />
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(I'm keeping track of this quilt's progress, color placement, etc, on my OleFrogEyes virtual design wall.. click here to see: <a href="http://olefrogeyes.com/gallery.php?quilter=Joy+Denise">http://olefrogeyes.com/gallery.php?quilter=Joy+Denise</a> )<br />
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-32164034588285158312012-10-22T12:26:00.001-07:002012-10-22T12:26:41.312-07:00Highlights of Cody trip<div style="text-align: center; width: 480px;">
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-5242461962902231772012-10-04T21:27:00.000-07:002012-10-05T04:35:44.190-07:00Cody 2012<br />
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time. Mom and Dad collected me and my
bags and off to the house we went. Dad
got a kick out of the fact that I used more “strings” to pack in an empty area
in my suitcase…. He says there is
something magic about strings. We keep
taking them out of the box and making squares and the level never seems to go
down. Now that I added more, his string
box is bursting. We’re planning to make a
lot of string blocks this trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One of the first things we did was run out to the
workshop to look at the old Singer machine that he is working on for me. Jason had found this machine last summer in a
home he was working on, <span style="color: blue;">(</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=28302357#editor/target=post;postID=1229234322483210198"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">here</span></a>)</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and the owner told him he could have it! Dad has cleaned it up and after removing a
ton of old junk, oil, lint, fuzz, and more caked on oil and dust from the
innermost parts of this machine, she is turning smoothly! She runs more quietly than any machine I
own!! I will post pictures of her later –
I was so stunned by how great she looked without the layer of dust, grime and
oil, that I completely forgot to take a picture!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She needs a bobbin case, and a bit of adjustment to the
tension, and she is going to be perfect for piecing blocks. I love her already!! She was born on Laurie’s birthday, in 1947! So I think I will name her Kristin (Laurie’s
middle name.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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revelling in the temperatures! With the
wind chill, it was a brisk 19 degrees and I cut my walk short because I am a
wuss!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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baby/lap quilt I wanted to finish for a charity auction Dad is involved with. I also had brought a quilt with me in my
suitcase that Nancy had donated and Dad was thrilled to have it for the
auction. The better part of the
afternoon was spent quilting the baby/lap quilt, and I got the binding on later in
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%;">(The top picture is all I had left of the material Yvette shared with me that I used to make the baby/lap quilt - I used up nearly every bit! The tiny leftovers pictured went into the string box!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today, we hit the gym first thing in the morning, and I
did a respectable amount of jogging on the treadmill and then did some time on
an elliptical machine. We patted
ourselves on the back and had a nice lunch.
Mom always makes things taste so good – I don’t know how she does it…. She swears it is just because I didn’t have
to make it myself, that anything made by someone else tastes better, but I
think there is more to it than that!
After lunch, the Great String Block Challenge of 2012 commenced. </span><br />
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to make time for it!</span><br />
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(the rest went in my future long arm fund!) and I've been hopped up on caffeine
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coffees bought on special, and I am loving the fresh cup every time! Yum! Such an improvement in flavor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have made a few more owl potholders, and I liked the pattern so
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had already made. (Using the light box that Yvette gave me! Thank you Yvette!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was all prompted by a bit of uncooperative behavior
from my Janome 1600PBX on the Handi-Quilter frame… I had purchased a used carriage that would
allow me to quilt from the front of the machine (needle end, more like a
"real" long arm), rather than the back of the machine. I was hoping it would work well, but
something just wasn't right. Skipped
stitches, dragging machine, breaking thread and minimal control….. combined with pilot error, I'm
sure!..... I finally took it off the
carriage and off the frame, pinned it, and I'm quilting this using the Janome
off the frame, just sitting on the table and pushing it through. Working like a charm! I guess the carriage will get set aside
permanently, and I will try stippling from the back of the machine (like I used
to) on the next quilt, before I give up on the Handi-Quilter frame
completely. Everything else has remained
the same (needles, threads, etc), so I'm thinking the culprit may be that used
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"picks" that are stuck in the top of the icing - I will post pictures
after the shower which is next Saturday.
Wedding invites have gone out, engagement pictures have been taken,
suitable outfit has been purchased for the Mother of the Bride….. including
pumps. Having not worn such things in
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Laguna…. The photography session and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel the birdhouse fever coming on….. that's what happens when I'm in Michael's to
purchase wedding favors/ring bearer pillow/flower girl basket, etc, etc, and I
have to pass THIS each time I try to redeem a 40% off coupon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last but not least, I started a new Barbara Brackman Block
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had been saving for something special, and I found some perfect coordinating
fabrics in a big bag of goodies that Nancy had given me (Thank you, Nancy!!) They all go together Sew Well!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found Ole Frog Eyes to be a fantastic tool when I made
Barbara Brackman's Civil War Block of the Week quilt…. It made it so easy for me to make sure I
wasn't using too many similar colors in one area of the quilt, and also kept me
from too frequently duplicating actual fabrics in blocks that might end up next
to each other, etc. You can click on my
Ole Frog Eyes widget at top right of my blog to be connected to my Ole Frog
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in a lot of the projects on his "to do" list….. but hopefully I will be upstairs in my sewing
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-24524294981888913702012-07-04T11:17:00.000-07:002012-07-04T11:17:03.066-07:00More progress! :)I finished my red/white/blue (with quite a bit of gold) sampler quilt top. This quilt is a Christmas present for someone very special to me! Shhhhh! Can't say more!<br />
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It is in a box and ready to be FedEx'd to Cotie (<a href="http://cotie0.tripod.com/">http://cotie0.tripod.com/</a>), a long arm quilter extraordinaire that I have had the privilege of sending quilts to several times in the past. She's such a sweetie! I can get lost on that link, which gives several more links to her web shots pages - so much eye candy and beautiful quilting on those pages!)<br />
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I had two extra blocks. One was a boo-boo block that I remade because I didn't think there was enough contrast in the block. Another was a block I inadvertently made twice! That's what happens when you have too many UFOs and you are not meticulous about leaving yourself notes as to what is done, and what is not!!<br />
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I decided to make those two extra blocks into quilted pads to put on our side tables in the den. I wanted something that is extremely washable and not at all delicate - since things like peanut butter and sloshed drinks end up on those tables. <br />
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I plan to have those tables refinished (or maybe take the plunge and refinish them myself - I'm leaning towards that option!) and when I do, I will make new quilted pads that cover the whole blessed top of the tables, to protect them! Might even put glass tops on there, to boot. We are a bit tough on furniture in this house. These tables are important to me, for sentimental reasons, so once they are refinished they better stay looking nice!<br />
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This week, I'm living at the home of a dog sit client... They have two very young, very rambunctious, energetic, lively, active (etc, etc!!) Australian Shepherds. This place resembles a segment of the old show Wild Kingdom much of the time.<br />
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They are really sweet, good dogs. Moving too fast for the camera, above....<br />
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And caught in a slower moment here. During the days, I'm working on my typing and proofing, etc, on one side of the kitchen table at their home. In the evenings, or when I get caught up, and the dogs are zonked out and in "recharge" mode....I zip around to the other side of the table and sew! Yep, I brought a machine and a project(s) down here!<br />
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I'm making a string quilt top this week. This time, I'm trying a center strip of smaller blocks, in each square.<br />
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I like it, and I have 12 blocks done so far. I should whip out quite a few blocks today, since it's the Fourth of July and hopefully all my dictators are out of their offices enjoying the day with families, and not dictating any reports to be transcribed!<br />
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I like the way it looks, but, I think the center strip of blocks would be more effective if it were more structured. I'm thinking a black/white checkered effect, or some sort of more obvious center strip that is more controlled, would be more evident when viewing the whole quilt. But even so, I love how this top is shaping up; it will be going up to Dad's for the next auction for the women & children's crisis center, or for any of the safe house beds that might need a colorful quilt.<br />
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Wishing everyone a SAFE and Happy Fourth of July!<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-84442103399518650672012-06-18T16:17:00.003-07:002012-06-19T17:15:12.371-07:00Checking in...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More than anything, I'm checking in to see if blogger has made any huge changes while I've been lost in my sewing adventures. Seems like every time I let a month (or three) go by, I come back to a format I am not familiar with!</span><br />
Anyhoo, that's my story and I'll see if I can post a few pix. I spent this past weekend sewing. Made my days, I tell you! I am feeling the effects of the recession in my transcription business, but the upside of less work, is more time to sew. I could get used to this "weekends off" stuff! I sewed with Ellen and Karen on Saturday and got to meet and enjoy the company of her delightful cousin Melanie. We had a ball!
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Sunday I joined everyone at the Orange Quilt Bee, and made two more blocks!
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While I was at the Bee, I saw some pretty awesome quilts that were calling me....this one even had my name spread across it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karen persevered, drank coffee, frogged mis-sewn portions, and persevered some more . She now has a finished flimsie ready for the quilting frame. AWESOME!</span><br />
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I saw this wall hanging, caved in, and placed an order for it. This will be made from Christmas stash drawer(s).... that justifies it, right!?! (sorry, dark pic!)<br />
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I saw this cute Sunbonnet Sue being pinned! It made me want to run home and make a few more of my Sunbonnet Sue blocks. I've been doing about three blocks a year and getting side tracked! Snicker!<br />
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So cute! I enjoyed spending time with Karen, Ellen, Jenny, Yvette, Nancy and Pat.... (We missed Beth!!) Such fun ladies!! The shop hop is going on this weekend and next, and that means extended hours. We're planning to get together early before our final class with Janet 'Sensei' for June, and sew the day away again!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week I'm going to quilt a lap sized quilt Karen has made for a girlfriend, and this weekend Jason is finishing the flooring in Laurie's old room - the Great Move (of the sewing room from the loft to that bedroom) will commence after that. Combine that with three dog sits over the next two weeks (two overlapping for seven days!), sewing time will be at a premium, and most of my time will be spent knee deep in dog hair and wagging tails.... It will be a while before I have much to show here. But I'm seven blocks from <u>done</u> with Farmer's Wife and two blocks from <u>done</u> on the Red/White/Blue sampler, so hopefully, I'll whip those out and be ready to start new projects in the "new" sewing room. That's all, folks! I'll see if this posts successfully! :)</span>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-78304658730258056922012-04-12T17:43:00.001-07:002012-04-12T17:44:52.866-07:00Pictures from my pea-honie!That's what Karen sometimes calls her phone. Her pea-hone. or Pea-honie.<br />
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Anyway, been way too long since I posted. I have finished a baby quilt I will try to remember to post a pic of here, must get it in the box and on it's way to the now week-old little one! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just wanted to share some glimpses of spring here in my neighborhood.... I live very close to a reservoir and there is a paved trail around it that I really enjoy walking. Here's my take on today</span>:</span><br />
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I think the caption for this one should be "bloom where you are planted". That is a wild flower blooming from the open end of a pipe near the water's edge!<br />
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One of my favorite backyards that backs up to the trail...<br />
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Chugging two or three miles around this path is a pleasure! Now, up to my sewing room to play!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-29243118057686888982012-02-21T00:01:00.000-08:002012-02-21T00:10:58.444-08:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whew. I got the last two rows attached after dinner tonight. Discovered one "error" in placement that I couldn't live with and swapped two blocks for my picky self. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I need to put the four or five inch wide borders (a bright navy wallpaper print pattern) on.... and I will CONQUER the mitered corner(s) in the process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But for tonight, I stood on the stairway and gazed down at my Civil War Block of the Week quilt top (</span><a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Me likee! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Except that now that I can see it as a picture, I see one more block to correct. Middle of bottom row...block four from the left.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...my Apple Tree block is upside down. Sigh. I will fix that tomorrow! Here is how that block should look! </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2011/11/46-apple-tree.html">http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2011/11/46-apple-tree.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This was a truly fun quilt to make. The blocks are 8 inches in size, which was of course, a tad easier to work with than the Farmer's Wife blocks and the Sylvia's Bridal Quilt blocks. It was interesting reading the history that inspired the blocks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After this has borders, it is going to visit Cotie and her long arm quilting machine. It's just too big for my little quilting frame. Cotie is planning to use an all-over meander in a "sandstone" color thread and then it will come back to live at Chez Bury! This one is staying right here! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Next up, the next row of Farmer's Wife, Sylvia, some string blocks, and a date with a Diva!!</span>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-23352157848791624362012-02-13T18:40:00.000-08:002012-02-13T18:40:30.473-08:00Feeble mind....Two posts in one day.... <br />
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Can't remember if I've posted these, but I finally (after a year of having one hanger holding nothing at all!) have three months of "Home Is Where the Heart Is" blocks displayed....<br />
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Here is one of the ones I just completed (February).<br />
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And here are the three over my sofa.....<br />
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I am loving these.... but I need to get going on the next three! Six or seven weeks until I need to put the next quarter's blocks up - April, May and June! One of my goals is to have these blocks completed and check this off my UFO list for 2012. <br />
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Sew many projects, sew little time!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-12292343224832101982012-02-13T13:47:00.000-08:002012-02-13T13:47:59.121-08:00Time's flying....<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time's flying way too fast!
Christmas started early for me when Yvette gave me a special gift that I just LOVE!!! She made a sweet mini-tumbler quilt and then framed it into a wooden serving tray! </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I kept my little GingerBread Boys in it for the Christmas season, and now it holds three pretty candles and Karen and I light them when we watch TV downstairs. I don't know how Yvette did it, but the tray is so cute and I love the mini quilt in it. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas came and went and it was a special blessing for us, a really precious memory maker. One of the funnier moments was my first gift which began ringing as I looked at it. Michael gifted me with a SmartPhone.... I love it! I'm not any smarter, but I am really enjoying this phone!</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of Karen's gifts was Rock Band.... And though we've not had playing sessions as often as she would like, we did have one Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and even Michael got in on the action.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jason brought me a special surprise after Christmas! He had a tiling job in Los Angeles, and the homeowner mentioned he could have anything left in the soon-to-be-sold house that might be helpful to him... He snagged a great sofa, and look at what he brought me....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so excited, both that he thought of me when he saw it (he knows what makes my heart go pitter-patter!) and for the opportunity to restore the cabinet and stool.... and maybe someday, the machine! Laurie has requested leopard print for the upholstered portion of the stool.... and I just might do that, because the idea makes me smile, and because when I contacted Singer, Co. with the serial number, I got the machines birthplace (Elizabeth, NJ) and birthday, September 25 (Laurie's birthday!), 1947!! I will refinish the cabinet/stool first..... the machine will have to wait until I can find someone who restores old Singers!</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January found our living room converted into Laurie's Storage Unit. As she prepared to move to her new apartment, she stored things in boxes/piles.... We had a fridge by the front door and a queen mattress/box springs in the dining room....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then February 1st rolled around, and all the boyz with pickup trucks descended on the house and cleared it out in no time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did start to put together my Civil War BOW (by Barbara Brackman)..... I'm getting excited about getting this quilt completed.... I think I will be seriously considering sending it out to be quilted. I don't know that I could get the finished size on my little frame upstairs and I really want to to be quilted beautifully. There was a lot of work in it, and it's going to be mine, all mine! heehee!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've also done some chili canning, and tried a number of new recipes. Oh, and one other project I am happy to have completed: I framed the puzzle Jacque gave us LAST Christmas and it hangs in my dining room area now! We all four worked on that puzzle and it is another one of those special memories I treasure! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Jacque!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On this week's list? Painting a bathroom, and hopefully more quilting! I hope to get together with quilting buddies soon, and this is the year of Finishing UFOs for me. That's the plan, man!</span><br />
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-28477734741981962842011-12-22T08:16:00.000-08:002011-12-22T08:19:40.443-08:00Settling in....I'm enjoying getting back to the Farmer's Wife blocks. I've done a couple more....<br />
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I did take a break and quilt Karen's baby quilt on my frame.... Love her mitered border! She bought a panel, cut it up, made squares of coordinating solids, arranged it to her liking, and called it done. I think it's Sew Cute!<br />
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And she pieced a binding with left over fabric and bound it. This was her first machine bound binding - very durable for frequent washings and baby chewing, etc! <br />
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I caught this cute pic of Laurie wrapping her present for Jason (a humongous score at Target on Black Friday!)...<br />
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She eventually yelled for assistance/moral support from Karen.... <br />
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And the job is done. That thing is in front of the tree now. It hides half of it! Mr. Jason will be thrilled!<br />
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This is the picture from the Wilton site showing how the tree should look. Ours never end up quite like that, but Mr. B. doesn't seem to mind!<br />
<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-6554936167992009112011-12-18T23:08:00.000-08:002011-12-18T23:08:55.514-08:00Sigh!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That big sigh was my reaction when I realized today that I had finished every single Christmas present, right down to the barbeque apron for my brother in law! (who does not read the blog, so I can show it!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that, Karen had gotten all industrious and made a </span><a href="http://iamthekaren.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>List</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of projects for 2012.... and her momentum carried her right through piecing the backing for the first project on her list. So once she was done, we set up the frame again and loaded this baby quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I should be able to meander this one tomorrow afternoon and then she can bind it and mark one item off her 2012 List! And then it will be back to Farmers Wife blocks for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm contemplating making a project list for 2012 myself..... but I'm overwhelmed with the mere list making! Maybe I will tackle that this week.....</span><br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-82709752071707411332011-12-15T11:02:00.000-08:002011-12-15T11:02:30.662-08:00Black and white and red! It's all over!Black and white and red seems to be a very popular color combination these days. I've found myself drawn to red in my kitchen (all the fault of Mr. B who fell in love with and purchased a nice new deep red colored Kitchen Aid mixer!) Laurie likes the red/white/black combo.... <br />
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And a young lady we've known since my girls were in high school recently married and she picked that combination for her new apartment. I did a quick search online for black/white/red fat quarter bundles, and scored some nice ones on a couple of ebay auctions. So far I've made two easy quilts from that pile of fats, and I have another one to go! <br />
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Here is some of what I used for Dani's quilt that I made as a wedding present.<br />
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Dani and my girls wore (and still wear) converse tennis shoes - I HAD to incorporate that fabric! I found some fabric with music notes on it also, to add for her new husband Steve, who is a musician!<br />
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Here I'm auditioning layouts on the floor.....<br />
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And here it is finished and ready to wrap!<br />
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When Dani saw the tennis shoe blocks, she pointed to the shoes she had on that very minute!</div>
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She can't wait to curl up with it and her new puppy Coda (Koda?), who by the way is adorable! And speaking of adorable? Here's our 'Studio Kitty', Tiger, doing her duty as Quality Assurance tester of the batting for the next black/white/red quilt (a piece is peeking out of the batting pile at the top of the frame). That quilt is now loaded and ready to machine quilt!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up, I've been making Christmas ornaments to give as gifts. These are way too much fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They take me about two hours apiece to make, but that's perfect to blow through a couple episodes of some old TV shows I've missed in the last decade or so. Netflix streaming is definitely a fun addition to the sewing room! Right now, I'm working my way through Dead Zone. I saw the first season and then somehow, never watched any more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I also made a few kitchen appliance covers for my Mom for Christmas. She never reads the blog, so I can show them here..... She has collected owls for many years, and Dad says they've crossed the 500 mark for sure, so here's probably #537, #538 and #539 for her! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow is another day! I have a quilt on the frame to finish quilting, and our dear friend Dani is coming by to pick up our wedding present for her (a quilt, of course!). Then, I'm making a list, and checking it twice..... and it's a list of the UFOs in my sewing room! 2012 is going to be my year of FINISHES! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, hitting 'publish'!! G'nite!</span></div>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-9680178435912452902011-10-17T23:12:00.000-07:002011-10-17T23:23:14.161-07:00Regarding block 22<span style="font-family:arial;">Dear Yvette,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Please ignore the pattern I drew up for block 22. That is, if you would like to avoid four of the dreaded Y-seam occurrences. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>What was I thinking?!?</em></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOa8BqtjfZT_BHiuYXRvzOrZByf3q-8wVPfEWYdjhkWZHvpiK1FQXNPiEhRbIfnlxQb8aNTLPe3DhSeb9sEm3He0s3QxSOKoDAV4QhaF6S4QMpbOof3AzxHJdBJKoBSVUB9qSpA/s1600/DSC00088.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664712573247768690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOa8BqtjfZT_BHiuYXRvzOrZByf3q-8wVPfEWYdjhkWZHvpiK1FQXNPiEhRbIfnlxQb8aNTLPe3DhSeb9sEm3He0s3QxSOKoDAV4QhaF6S4QMpbOof3AzxHJdBJKoBSVUB9qSpA/s320/DSC00088.JPG" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I got through it, and done is good enough..... but it's a tad wonky and there is a much better way to construct it....</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">namely, the way the author intended. Imagine that.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Signed,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Chagrinned, Bemused and Relieved (a.k.a. Me, Myself and I)</span>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-4145947091371329192011-10-16T22:22:00.000-07:002011-10-16T23:09:56.337-07:00The Margo Bag, and more<span style="font-family:arial;">Some pictures from the Margo bag I conquered! I had a ball figuring this one out, and now I can't wait to make another one. 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Blogger has completely changed and I have no idea what works now. I shall post this, see what I get, and go to bed! G'nite!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">P.S. I sure enjoyed seeing everyone at Orange Quilt Bee today! Must. Do. Again! </span></div></div>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-16636880439813138892011-08-22T23:23:00.000-07:002011-08-23T07:27:25.100-07:00Farmer's Wife and Civil War BOW<span style="font-family:arial;">I've been playing the catch up game....
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And here are some Civil War Block of the Week (</span><a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">) blocks.
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-73641792830191556102011-08-21T09:35:00.001-07:002011-08-21T09:39:51.920-07:00Vote for Snoodles and Moses!!Be sure and vote for the 2011 Pets Contest at SewCalGal - today is the last day!
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-21627465583836454972011-08-05T18:00:00.000-07:002011-08-05T18:08:09.524-07:00Fairy Face Designs is giving away a Go! Baby!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoUjViEnRbsEnTM0dK7ZbbjCQn2uidLplunnEL6FnYb5t1THIPtlJVf6QASFG_Wsed1thqdwoOTAgep7iilgQ3OE5v-RGK8cReYdqzYe8536MRWxhPvBggWY5jUJOR4LvPp3ZWw/s1600/zgo2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637541856910127490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoUjViEnRbsEnTM0dK7ZbbjCQn2uidLplunnEL6FnYb5t1THIPtlJVf6QASFG_Wsed1thqdwoOTAgep7iilgQ3OE5v-RGK8cReYdqzYe8536MRWxhPvBggWY5jUJOR4LvPp3ZWw/s320/zgo2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fairyfacedesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">FairyFaceDesigns</span></a> is hosting a Go! Baby giveaway! Check it out!!<br /><br />Drawing is Sunday, August 7th! HURRY!!<br /><br />I want one!!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28302357.post-30787324822058002642011-08-04T18:06:00.000-07:002011-08-04T18:12:18.286-07:00A Go! Giveaway!<a href="http://littlecottagecomforts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">LittleCottageComforts</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> is giving a way a Baby GO! and three dies..... </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Check it out!! I want the stars, the hearts and the Sunbonnet Sue dies. It was hard to narrow it down, but those are my three favorites.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">She will be closing the giveaway at the end of this week, I think! </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Good Luck!</span>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833603111807285912noreply@blogger.com0