tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42286274040336519762024-03-05T06:56:15.605-08:00My Latest ObessionThis blog chronicles my various hobbiesYvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-15348073275309313512016-10-26T08:39:00.000-07:002016-10-26T08:39:17.659-07:00New QuiltsAt the beginning of the year I joined a challenge that was supposed to help you finish UFO (unfinished objects). I listed 12 items, so far I have finished about 7. Which is pretty good considering everything that has happened this year.<br />
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Here are three of my finished projects for 2016.<br />
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This is quilt I call Pluses. It is made up of 5" (charm) blocks. 5 charms make up the block, they sort of meander over the face of the quilt. The background is light green. This wasn't really a UFO because I started and completed this quilt this year.<br />
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This is a quilt I call Yin and Yang. The center blocks are strip pieced. It took so long to piece them that I only made four. Then because I really don't like small quilts, I started adding borders to increase the size.<br />
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The final size is smaller than I usually like my quilts, a little larger than a table runner.<br />
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This quilt was started several years ago. I purchased a book on the Underground Railroad. As the story goes quilts/quilt blocks were used to help runaway slaves. There is a big controversy and several books debating the validity of the claim. I am not going to get into the middle of the argument, I just like the blocks and because I created the quilt I get to name it what I want so . . .<br />
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This is my Underground Railroad Sampler. Not all of the blocks were actually the URR blocks, some are just extra blocks I had that fit.<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-85414486568517584962016-10-19T08:14:00.001-07:002016-10-19T08:14:23.102-07:00One of my favorite thingsAnyone who knows me knows how much I LOVE the game Monopoly. For years whenever family and friends got together they were roped into a game.<br />
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Imagine my surprise when while visiting Pinterest I discovered a Monopoly fabric panel. Of course like a lot of things on Pinterest the post was old and the fabric was out of print. I searched for months looking for the panel. Finally located it and then spent weeks trying to come up with a design for a quilt to feature it.<br />
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Well I didn't come up with a quilt, the panel was just too small that unless I paired it with another panel it would look as though the panel was just floating in the middle of the quilt. I could have also added pieced blocks, but honestly that would have taken way too long and I was excited to get it finished.<br />
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I have finished the piecing, I decided to make a table topper (yes, another one). I designed the top to look like a Monopoly game in progress. It still has to be quilted, but I like the way it turned out.<br />
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I'm not sure where I got the quilting bug from, probably my grandmother and my aunts (paternal). A few years ago I was blessed to receive a quilt made by my grandmother (mama Evie). Recently my niece sent me two more quilts made by her.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3b3b;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This quilt is called a Lone Star quilt. It is made up of a large star that takes up most of the quilt top. The star has eight points, and each section is comprised of pieced diamonds. It has also been called the Mathematical Star, Native Americans called it the Morning Star. Other common names are the Star of the East and Bethlehem Star. It was dubbed Lone Star by quilters in Texas because it's the Lone Star state which is what most people call it. Being from Texas, guess what I call it?</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3b3b;">It has some significant damage, but I would like to try and save it. It has been all hand sewn, pieced and quilted. Some of the fabric might have to be replaced because it it torn and shredded. There are two schools of thought on the procedure to repair a damaged quilt. Some believe that all the original fabric should be saved; the restorer places the new piece of fabric over the damaged piece. If this is done however the repaired section will be thicker that the surrounding pieces which may present a problem down the road. The other option is to cut out the damaged piece and replace it with new fabric. Since this quilt was made over 60 years ago it would be impossible to match the fabric or color. The repaired section would definitely stand out. I haven't decided which method I will choose. Currently I am marking the sections that need repair.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">It also has significant damage. Although sad it is proof that these quilts were used and loved which after all was the reason they were made.</span></span><br />
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I have started but not finished several items, hopefully I will get them finished before 2017, I'll hold off posting them for now.<br />
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I am thinking of using either of these two designs for the Christmas/winter napkins.<br />
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I created it following Jennie Doan's tutorial on YouTube. It uses a binding tool to create the strips that make up the star. It goes together quickly. I love her shortcuts and tips.<br />
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Using another toy, my Accuquilt Go I cut out flying geese blocks.<br />
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These are made with African fabrics and batiks. The pattern is called the Dutchman's Puzzle, Spinning Windmill.<br />
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The windmill is the in center, the middle fabric is the same.Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-64354891942169873282015-10-17T09:13:00.002-07:002015-10-17T09:13:44.515-07:00Another FinishEvery January my friend Carole and I go to the Arizona Quilt and Craft show at the fair grounds. A couple years ago Carole and I met Loralie Harris. She designs fabric and machine embroidery designs. I purchased some designs, went home stitched them out and promptly put them aside. My original thought was to make a quilt in red, black and white. As you can see that plan didn't work out. <div>
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Most of the fabrics were also designed by Loralie. After some thought I decided to quilt around the embroidery. It's only the second time I have done so - I think it would have been OK to stitch over the embroidery because it is a single color embroidery and the designs aren't dense. But it did give me some practice with semi-custom quilting. </div>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-64702105124062351232015-10-17T08:53:00.000-07:002015-10-17T08:53:12.020-07:00T-Shirt Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is only the second t-shirt quilt I have made. It might be my last. I had a few struggles with it. I used a special stabilizer; it was a grid on point. In theory it is a good idea, but it is really hard to work with. You need a large table and a lot of space. You lay out the quilt on the back side of the stabilizer but the lines of the grid are hard to see on that side. I think it would have been better to have the lines on the back side because when you sew it together you are using a standard stitch of 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch so if the quilt has been laid out correctly the blocks will line up.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">This is a small baby quilt I made for a co-worker. I guess this would count as a new project since I started it this year. It actually took me only a couple of days to piece the top. I just used scraps from some of the baby quilts I have made. I did purchase some solids for the sashing, but all of the prints were from my stash.</span><br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-585317089078045392015-07-07T11:35:00.001-07:002015-07-07T11:42:53.602-07:00Machine EmbroiderySeveral years ago I purchased my 1st embroidery machine. I love machine embroidery and have made several projects which incorporate embroidery and quilting.<br />
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These are my latest project. An in the hoop, which just means that I used an embroidery machine instead of a sewing machine to make it, cell phone case. They are large enough to hold a smart phone. Don't you think it's kind of funny that we started out with large phones and they became smaller and smaller, now we have smart phones and they are getting larger and larger?<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-56766393837325456872015-07-07T09:02:00.000-07:002015-07-07T11:40:43.870-07:00Start One, Finish OneI don't do New Year resolutions, well not really. But at the beginning of the new year I do have some things I would like to try and accomplish. No pressure, if I do it great, if not, oh well. So this year I decided to try to reel in my ever expanding pile of fabric. I admit to being a bit of an addict. Fabric is another one of the things I go overboard over. Dishes are another, but that's another story. My non-resolution this year; for every project I start I have to finish one. Here is one of my completed projects. It's sort of a sampler. I found a pattern I liked, although I rarely follow patterns (even after I have purchased it); I sort of followed it. Since I started this quilt about 2-1/2 years ago, so this qualifies as the "finish one."<br />
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The original pattern had a panel in the center. I used my embroidery machine and appliqued a lion's head for the center. I wanted just an African mask, but ended up with the lion's head. </div>
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The quilt includes flying geese, pieced stars and log cabin blocks, all in African fabric.</div>
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I have a couple of new quilt projects (the "start one"); they still need to be quilted. I'll post them in a later post.</div>
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-30041542942012904452015-05-20T12:35:00.001-07:002015-05-20T12:35:33.529-07:00So, Do You Sell Your Quilts? A Conversation with Marianne Fons<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7zD0BtlhSD8" width="480"></iframe>Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-53187345103074295632015-01-06T08:08:00.000-08:002015-01-06T08:08:01.526-08:00This ChristmasPrior to Christmas I was on a red, white and blue roll. I made 4 quilts with two more to go. As is my custom I try and give my quilts a good home especially around the holidays. Here are a couple of the red, white and blue quilts and the quilt I gave to my sister for Christmas.<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-6906854008639208942014-08-30T10:40:00.001-07:002015-01-08T07:37:30.563-08:00Newest QuiltsI have, I have, I have been sewing. Just not posting! Here are a few of my latest quilts. Forgive me, this is a long post.<br />
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This is a quilt I made for my sister-in-law. She loves all things "peacock". I found the peacock panel in the center last year and decided that I would make her a throw.<br />
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I always thought that using panels would be a quick way to quilt. Maybe for some but not for me. I started with the panel and then I felt that because I used the panel I had to come up with some nice blocks. So first I made flying geese. Nice, but still didn't want to just add strips, so I made another block. This one was a little more complicated. I started with half square triangles and made them into<br />
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snowball blocks. I thought that the quilt was still too plain/small so I added larger quarter square triangles just on the sides, added a border on all sides and viola! I had a pieced top. All that was left was the quilting and sewing on the binding.<br />
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Here is a little pin cushion I made for one of my online quilt boards. We are swapping fabric each month on our birthdays. We always include a little extra gift. I don't know if you can make it out, but there is an embroidered "G" in the middle for the first letter of her name.<br />
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Churn dash quilt. I was watching a video from Jennie Doan of Missouri Star Quilts and she made this cute little quilt. I was in the middle to another project, but since this was a quick quilt I allowed myself to be side tracked. It's done in red, white and black.<br />
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The Churn Dash block is similar to Lincoln's platform which is supposed to be a block made to assist the slaves during the underground railroad.</div>
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There are a lot of conflicting theories regarding it's use. I just like the block. I however do not think it is impossible that quilts were used for that purpose.</div>
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This one I call bricks. I made all the "bricks" using my Accuquilt Go. It's still one of my favorite things. It made it so easy to cut the blocks. All of them were the same size, cutting multiple blocks at once. I was on such a roll cutting the blocks, I made enough to do two quilts. Originally this quilt was supposed to be the center of a memory quilt but, plans change.</div>
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I thought it would be cute and sort of a play on the theme; family, house, bricks, you get the picture. Well this one didn't make it, but I do have the second one so we'll see.</div>
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-47825487906295550212014-06-09T13:25:00.002-07:002014-06-09T13:25:35.548-07:00Anatomy of a Memory Quilt Part 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once I have to photos I want, I usually insert more than I think I will need I print them on muslin which has been ironed onto freezer paper.<br />
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It is a very time consuming process; I trim the photos to size, add sashing between them and then add them to the quilt. There is a lot more to it, but I don't want to bore you.<br />
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Anyway Ta Dah! Here is the finished top - the only thing left to do is to quilt it - making sure not to quilt over the photos and bind it; once the label is added then it will be on it's way to it's new home.<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-14732357355078097032014-06-03T21:58:00.000-07:002014-06-09T13:14:49.560-07:00Anatomy of a Memory Quilt Part 3The next part is the border. I decided to make them with half-square triangles.<br />
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I start out with charm squares, which are squares of fabrics 5 inches square. A light colored and a dark colored one are paired.<br />
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I chain piece them together which just means I stitched each of the squares together without lifting the foot of the sewing machine.<br />
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Each square needs to be sewn 1/4 inch along each side.<br />
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After sewn each block is cut from corner to corner.<br />
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I use a cutting mat which is turns, it's really helpful so that I don't have to cut left-handed or move the square.<br />
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Then the magic happens, you open each corner press and trip the little dog ears. Easy peasy half-square triangles. I needed about 80 for this quilt.<br />
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Here's what they look like on the quilt. I added sashing between.<br />
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-47110882991926659892014-05-25T16:51:00.000-07:002014-05-26T09:22:47.639-07:00Anatomy of a Memory Quilt Part 2The first thing I do when starting a memory quilt is to try and figure out what the middle will look like. My first memory quilts were really simple, I just stitched blocks of the same size together. After my parents quilt where all the pictures were all over the quilt, I decided that having the pictures just along the borders worked better. I could either quilt or have the center quilted using a long arm machine, and "stitch in the ditch" around the photos. This is faster, more professional looking and stands up better.<br />
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As I became more proficient, I have used different blocks and preprinted panels for the center of the quilt. Still adding the photos just along the edge. For this quilt I decided to cut strips of fabric, sew them together to create a block called a pinwheel. There is another type of pinwheel which uses half square triangles, but these will use triangles.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-40725202961336109632014-05-25T16:18:00.000-07:002014-05-25T16:18:12.828-07:00Stars and StripesWell the stars are all finished. I have been sewing strips together for the stripes for awhile. It's a big project made especially so because I am making up the pattern as I go along.<br />
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I, like a lot of quilters thought this was a wonderful idea. So began my research. How to get the pictures on the fabric; color versus black and white; will it be washable; can it be quilted?<br />
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After a lot of trial and error I have came up with my own recipe as it were. I use a laser printer to copy the photos on the fabric because I like black and white rather than color. For a couple of reasons, first I can then use photos from all time periods for a unified look, second with my process it is much cheaper than buying special fabric to use with inkjet printers.<br />
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This was my first quilt. I made it for my parents fiftieth wedding anniversary. We threw a party for them and it was displayed at the party. I sewed rows of photos together, stitched decorative stitching around each photo. It is not washable and the photos will rub off. I think I get better with every quilt I make. With anything it is a learning process. My quilts are still not washable, but will withstand daily use and spot cleaning. Thus far I have made ten for family and friends. I don't make many of them because they are very time consuming.</div>
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<br />Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-71094126384500859402014-05-04T09:16:00.000-07:002014-06-09T13:12:00.302-07:00My StarsI always seem to go off on a tangent. This time I saw a Quilt for Valor pattern and fell in love with it. It is a simple pattern of stars and bars - sort of like a flag but different enough so that is is not just like a flag.<br />
Here's the link for more information on quilts of valor http://www.qovf.org/; basically they are quilts given to service men and women as a way quilters have of expressing our thanks for their service.<br />
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Here's the quilt I fell in love with:<br />
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It is a simple pattern but with most quilts there is a lot of sewing involved. I spent the first weekend measuring and cutting the blocks - not the whole weekend but that's all I got accomplished.<br />
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Next time working on the quilt I spent making all the half-square triangles needed for the stars. I decided to make 14 star blocks so that's 112 half-square triangles. I also need 8 blocks for the center of the star and 4 more for the edges so 64 more squares.<br />
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Then sew the rolls together and Voila! Star block, the total size of the block is 16 1/2 inches. Just 13 more to go, then I get to work on the strips. I need to figure out what size to cut 8 strips taking into consideration 1/4 inch sewing allowance and making them all even so that the final block is 16 1/2 inches.</div>
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Well I have finished piecing the top, but with a couple of changes. By the time I finished piecing I realized how really large the top was and I was worried that if I added any more to it I would not be able to quilt it. At this point I have not decided to remove a row or two and add the borders like the sample or leave it as it. I'll have to live with it for a week or two. Which needless to say means that it will not be finished for July. Here's what I have so far, what do you think?</div>
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At last year's quilt show I picked up a pattern for folded quilt blocks. A pattern and instructions were included. Essentially you make prairie points and then place them on the pattern, tack them down and then sew them all together. It is not really hard but it is really time consuming because you need quite a few points to complete each project.<br />
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You can use these to make larger quilts, or any other project. This is a picture of some that I made into pot holders.<br />
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The second picture is of more pot holders in progress, just needing the binding. I am happy with the way they turned out, but they are too pretty to use. :-)<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-33343118218054950792014-02-25T20:18:00.000-08:002014-02-25T20:18:02.775-08:00The Gift<div>
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I had been looking for someone to help me with a quilt rack I fell in love with. After searching I found the pattern on a woodworking site. I am handy with tools but unfortunately I didn't have the needed saws, etc. This is the rack I fell in love with.<div>
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Enter my handy neighbor. Terry is retired. He reminded me of my dad because he is always working around his home. He also has the neatest yard, removed a tree because he was tired of raking leaves every fall.</div>
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Anyway, here is the quilt rack Terry made for me. He did a wonderful job. It still needs to be stained and hung, but it looks great.</div>
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As a thank you I quilted a small throw for him. I used a panel. Terry is very patriotic so I used an eagle panel and the colors red white and blue. The throw is made up of double hour glass blocks - which always look as though you are an expert quilter, and four-patch blocks for the border. Terry and his wife loved it - was surprised that I made it and immediately put it on the sofa.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-70103297683873262772014-02-17T11:45:00.000-08:002014-02-17T11:45:17.571-08:00We met Loralie Harris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkkXz0KEYs0mqwtjQ58mOngxjOh1FwTAcvSD52irsJbqzX6D8wdblbBCD22aXuqkC0EgzfDgQFWImejeIbtO6ZXi_p6aASKYWaT5CVbgDf3ZScQQXfBfrPJ5VR36W-y8vNnMo5hIUUZY/s1600/african-american-embroidery-designs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkkXz0KEYs0mqwtjQ58mOngxjOh1FwTAcvSD52irsJbqzX6D8wdblbBCD22aXuqkC0EgzfDgQFWImejeIbtO6ZXi_p6aASKYWaT5CVbgDf3ZScQQXfBfrPJ5VR36W-y8vNnMo5hIUUZY/s1600/african-american-embroidery-designs.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X33qksdMMN0tHzySw8_QU7yeF7J5wzv2ir5bdMSAF3hyphenhyphenuAyHwfhXLHbkKpGbtwsXx09kUvOCtmqIJ44nhhc_iwJkohNYecTOpNXnxqDNaqeAigrDK3fXfr5vsVcHUE8_nqI3r_R7njE/s1600/P02-01-14_14.16%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X33qksdMMN0tHzySw8_QU7yeF7J5wzv2ir5bdMSAF3hyphenhyphenuAyHwfhXLHbkKpGbtwsXx09kUvOCtmqIJ44nhhc_iwJkohNYecTOpNXnxqDNaqeAigrDK3fXfr5vsVcHUE8_nqI3r_R7njE/s1600/P02-01-14_14.16%5B1%5D.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />
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My friend Carole and I wait impatiently every year for the annual quilt and craft show at the fair grounds. We have a number of crafts in common including embroidery. We love Loralie designs, I made a quilt from some of her designs ( it's posted in an older post), and have more fabric for more quilts. While browsing around the show discovered a whole booth with Loralie designs and fabrics - imagine our surprise when one of the women in the booth says, "I'm Loralie." She had not attended one of the shows in about ten years. She was very gracious and patient, sharing both information and time. We got some wonderful ideas, of course using her designs and purchased enough fabric and embroidery designs hopefully to last until next year - maybe she'll come back and see us!Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-74887504815324134842014-02-17T10:57:00.000-08:002014-02-17T18:00:16.882-08:00One More . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finished the latest baby quilt - my family took the "be fruitful and multiply" to heart. This one is for my husband's nephew & his wife. Parker Armelia was born in October. The blocks are small log cabins. I stitched them using a new strip method. Makes sewing them really quick. Anyway, hope her parents like it - I'm sure Parker won't care. The next quilt is for a little boy, which is fun - the last three babies have been girls.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228627404033651976.post-44200193205629616682014-02-17T10:49:00.002-08:002014-02-17T10:49:52.833-08:00A Very Nice Gift<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZrx3YfWEXrpwzoOVrm94x0UFjsf7Jh1fjsJ-ym7oW1Kjypy0TZGGNPNK0inbqqNP8rH8tFykHjlYL0cKuajjHQBTjdjqpjaZUtKzbhv7LqB-xnkKkXa-f_UNaVzGC-vBuuRtcpu5Ngk/s1600/IMGP2171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZrx3YfWEXrpwzoOVrm94x0UFjsf7Jh1fjsJ-ym7oW1Kjypy0TZGGNPNK0inbqqNP8rH8tFykHjlYL0cKuajjHQBTjdjqpjaZUtKzbhv7LqB-xnkKkXa-f_UNaVzGC-vBuuRtcpu5Ngk/s1600/IMGP2171.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>I have a lot on online friends from quilting, crafting, & embroidery groups. I am in contact with them so often and know so much about their lives, husbands, kids, etc. that it seems strange that we have never met in person.<br />
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Another one of my hobbies is striving for self-sufficiency. My goal is to downsize, use less; packaging, paper, power, everything. I would love to put solar panels on the house, but they cost WAY too much.<br />
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Anyway, I am collecting and learning to use appliances that use no electricity. Which is why I am so thrilled with this gift. It is an old Singer sewing machine, the motor has been removed. You operate it using a hand crank. Now I just have to keep practicing - it takes a bit of getting used to. Thank you to my online friend, Lisa.Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459980545829402267noreply@blogger.com1