tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64188888005220735582024-03-12T14:00:40.558-04:00A Quilt and A PrayerTeresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.comBlogger527125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-12550553042260240552018-01-14T23:30:00.001-05:002018-01-14T23:30:37.638-05:002018 Finish-A-Long<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of my favorite blog parties! I simply <i>have </i>to jump in and play along! I have plenty of UFO's and I've already listed 12 of them for other challenges, so here are the ones I will concentrate on for the <b><u><span style="color: red;">1st Quarter.</span></u></b>..<br />
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<b>1. Quilt <span style="color: blue;">Diamonds Are Forever</span>:</b><br />
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I started this quilt in February 2014 and finished the top in late 2017. I will be so happy to have this bright and beautiful quilt finished and ready for some serious cuddling! It is my Guild UFO Challenge quilt for January, so it has to be done by February 6. And my friend Joanne has offered to let me use her long-arm to quilt it - <i>Yay!!!</i><br />
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<b>2. Hudson's <span style="color: blue;">Dreaming of Planes</span>:</b><br />
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Hudson is our 6-year-old grandson - he's a real cutie pie! And last winter he informed me that he had outgrown his baby quilt and needed a big-boy quilt. I pulled fabrics and settled on a design, hoping to get it to him quickly, but somehow it never even got started. So I set a deadline to have it done to give him when we visited at Thanksgiving - and that didn't happen either! So, this week I decided to get 'er done so I would have it to give to him the next time we visit in North Carolina (where almost all our grandchildren live). The flimsy is almost done and the quilting is scheduled!!!<br />
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<b>3. Back Door Quilts - January - March:</b><br />
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This is a monthly series of Back Door designs by <b><a href="http://www.cottagecreekquilts.com/patterns.html">Cottage Creek Quilts</a></b> that I've been wanting to do for several years now, and <i>this</i> is the year! I DO enjoy changing out small quilts with each month or season!!! I adore the fresh, modern color scheme used by <b><a href="https://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Back-Door-Wall-Hanging-Kit-Pre-fused-Laser-Cut-Winter-Blessings-P41931.aspx?categoryid=34">Shabby Fabrics </a> </b>but didn't want to purchase the laser cut kits so I'm using my own fabrics.<br />
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<b>4. First 3 months of small quilts in Art to Heart's "Imagine":</b><br />
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Again, small monthly quilts! I will display these on my 12-inch standing frame on our hearth to brighten our living area :)<br />
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<b>5. First 3 Blocks of <span style="color: blue;">Dear Daughter</span>:</b><br />
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This was a free BOM offered by <b><a href="http://www.rebeccamaedesigns.com/">Sherri Noel of Rebecca Mae Designs</a></b> in 2016. I absolutely fell in love with it but just couldn't find time to start it back then. I saved all the patterns and hope to keep up with it this year - I love it so!!!<br />
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<b>6. Rag Quilt for Me!!!</b><br />
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I've been hoarding some flannels for a cuddly morning-time quilt - me, my Bible, my coffee, and Rocky purring in my lap - life is good! The box with those fabrics is buried under other UFO boxes right now, so I can't show a picture just yet. But I'll be digging it out soon - we are making rag quilts at one of our Guild workshops next month, so this one should be easy to accomplish :)<br />
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<b>7. <span style="color: blue;">Mint Chocolate Wedding Ring</span> - to flimsy stage:</b><br />
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Long time UFO - one of my oldest! I'm steadily chipping away at this one and would love to have it done early in the year!<br />
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8. <b>Bonnie's Mystery Quilt this year -<span style="color: blue;"> On Ringo Lake</span> - to flimsy stage:</b><br />
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All the sections are sewn except for finishing up assembling #6. Then I'll need to assemble the 50 blocks, cut pieces for the setting blocks (it's on-point), and assemble the flimsy. Might be a stretch to hope for this one in the first quarter, but I can dream, can't I?<br />
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<b>I think that will do it for this first quarter! </b></div>
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<b>I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.shecanquilt.ca/p/2018-finish-long.html">Leanne at She Can Quilt</a>...</b></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><i>Teresa</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>=^..^=</b></span></div>
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<br />Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com88tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-46008349235521003492018-01-07T15:23:00.000-05:002018-01-07T15:33:50.520-05:00Begin as you mean to go on....That's an expression that I've often used in my life to spur me on when I find myself at the beginning of something new. Since this is my first Goals post for 2018, it should serve me well today!<br />
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Like many of you, a new year inspires me to do new things! To clear out the old, begin the new, set goals, choose how I want to spend that precious year. Of course, it rarely turns out the way I've <i>planned </i>it, but without a plan I'm doomed from the start :) I'm definitely a planner, an organizer, a dreamer. One thing that seems to work for me is to break things down into time and effort segments, then get those pieces on my calendar for the month...<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Mint Chocolate Wedding Ring ...</span></b><br />
This is one of my oldest UFO's from 2008. It was a little intimidating to me when I first started it as a relatively new quilter, but I'm really having fun with it this year and will almost be sad when it's done. There's incredible satisfaction when each block is completed and placed on the design wall...<br />
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<b>And yes, Rocky, is still the Snoopervisor Extraordinare of all things that happen around here!!! </b></div>
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And he continues to take his job as <b><i>CEO of Foot Warming</i></b> very seriously....<br />
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<b>Of course you know I had to join in <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/on-ringo-lake-mystery.html">Bonnie Hunter's </a>newest Mystery Quilt - <span style="color: blue;">On Ringo Lake</span>!</b></div>
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I loved her color choices and happily went with them, with a few exceptions - blacks instead of browns, and limited my neutrals to soft buttery yellows. This year's project has literally <i>thousands </i>of pieces, and I'm almost done with them...<br />
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I love all the new challenges, sewalongs, quiltalongs, BOM's - the list of shiny new things to do is always so tempting! And I always want to do them all. Joining in is a great way for me to stay on track and gives me that much-needed measure of accountability. However, my biggest challenge is to limit myself to what I might reasonably be able to accomplish in one year - any of you relate? <i>Yeh, I thought so LOL!!!</i><br />
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These days, there are many UFO challenges out there and I like to choose one or two that I can combine with the UFO challenge at my Guild. One of my favorites is <b>Elm Street Quilts'</b> <b><a href="http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/p/omg-one-monthly-goal.html">One Monthly Goal</a></b><br />
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My project this month will be to quilt my <b><span style="color: blue;">Diamonds R Forever </span></b>top...<br />
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This is an old UFO from a Guild class taught by the String Sisters ...<br />
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Another Challenge I hope to keep up with is the <b>2018 FinishAlong</b>, hosted by <a href="http://www.shecanquilt.ca/2018/01/the-2018-fal-begins-link-up-your-q1-to.html"><b>She Can Quilt</b>.</a>...<br />
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I'm also planning to join <b><a href="http://whatahootquilts.blogspot.com/p/18-in-2018.html">Lyn at What a Hoot!</a></b> with her <b>18 in 2018 </b>link up, and I'll hopefully get that list together later this week. There will also be a few new projects that aren't really new but taken from my Wish List - I can't wait to share them with you! I'll probably join <b><a href="https://pomegranateandchintz.wordpress.com/2018/01/02/6-6-in-2018/">Pomegranate & Chintz's 6 & 6 in 2018</a></b> for these. <i>Yep, I'm hopeless - join all the joins!!!!</i><br />
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-75407603508375883922018-01-01T01:06:00.000-05:002018-01-01T01:06:30.100-05:00KINDNESS MATTERS!<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Hello to all my friends! </b> </div>
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I have missed you all <i>so</i> much,
and I wanted to take this opportunity on the first day of this beautiful New
Year to let you know that I am determined to reestablish this blog…. It will be
on a slow pace, and I have set some limitations on how much time spent here…. But this blogging community is something I’ve
loved and been a part of for a long, long time – since 2011 – and I don’t think
I’m ready to say goodbye just yet!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I won’t go into any long explanations for my absence since
March – so many bloggers are facing the same issues and time constraints. I am healthy and happy and that’s all you
really wanted to know, isn’t it? I just
allowed myself to get <i>waaaaay</i> too
busy! There were too many days when I found
myself feeling guilty because I chose to sew in the spare hour or two rather
than craft a blog post, and that didn’t feel right. So I decided to take a guilt-free break. In that time, I’ve made some choices that cut
down on my responsibilities and outside activities, and give me more time to do
what I enjoy most – being with good friends and loved ones, and happily stitching in my own little
studio! I already feel better! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>So today, I wanted to begin this year’s blogging journey by
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KINDNESS MATTERS</span></b>!
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If 2017 taught me anything, it illuminated the fact that we need
more KINDNESS in our world!!!! Human
beings can be very unkind – even ugly – to each other. We can say and do ugly things in the name of a “cause” and
feel fully justified. We can allow our
prejudices and beliefs to totally blind us to how our words and actions impact our world. How they make others <i>feel</i>. We can say unbelievably unkind things in the heat of the moment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My prayer for 2018 is for all people to begin to realize that basic
human kindness to one another is essential. To put
aside their politics, their prejudices, their platforms, their desire to be <i>right</i>, and just consciously try to treat
others as they would want to be treated. To think about what they say before they say it! To care more about how we treat each other than about being right or wrong. To stop and ask: Is what I am doing going to encourage and build Hope? Love? Kindness? Are my words building a bridge or tossing out bombs? How do my words and actions make others <i>feel</i>? How we make others <i>feel</i> is how they will remember us!</div>
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LOL!!! I have to question <i><u>myself</u></i> first and foremost. I have to examine my own actions, words, and motivations. Am I being kind to the people I encounter in
my daily life? Sure, it’s easy to be
kind to my husband, my mom, my friends, my cat (<i>well, most days it is LOL!</i>).
But what about the slow grocery clerk?
The guy who wants to cut in front of me in traffic? The person who annoys me for some reason or
another. Am I just another cog in the wheel? Going through my days thinking only about
myself and my needs, plans, dreams, without giving a thought to whether I am
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This year, my hope is to become more aware of my actions
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feel. To challenge myself to definitely be
more kind in every possible way, to every possible person. Put that way, it’s a lot harder than it seems
on the surface, isn’t it? I’m sure I’ll
fail often. I’m sure I will look back
some days and wish I had been kinder to someone, or even several someones. But hopefully I’ll succeed more days than I
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<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Hugs & Blessings my friends,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Teresa </span></i></b></div>
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-15403088185614845042017-03-03T14:21:00.000-05:002017-10-08T20:32:13.144-04:00Whack-a-Quilter!<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">So here I am again, popping in for a quick update. I feel like that carnival game, Whack-a-Mole, where the mole pops up out of a hole and you have to try to whack it before it drops back down and then up again in a different hole 😜 <i>(Better hit me quick, 'cause I'm popping back out again in a poof of smoke LOL!!!)</i></span><br />
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I just had to take a quick break this morning to check in with you all and say Hi! I always miss you when I'm gone too long! First, I have to thank you all for your sweet get well wishes! I had a couple of rough days for sure, and was happy to bid that sinus infection farewell! It did knock me back a bit on my schedule though, so I'm still playing a bit of catch-up.</div>
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<span style="color: #454545;">Currently, I'm up to my armpits in quilting my February UFO Challenge project for Music City guild - </span><b><span style="color: blue;">Fantasia</span></b><span style="color: #454545;">. Here's an early shot just after I finished sandwiching it - better photos will follow in the Finish post :*)</span><br />
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My original thought when I put quilting this top on the UFO list was to simply pull it out of the flimsy closet, choose a backing fabric, pop it on Joanne's longarm and knock it out in one afternoon. <i>Weeeeeellllllll</i>, you all know me, right? If I can make something complicated and much more work than it should be, I will!!!</div>
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First I couldn't decide on a backing fabric - which is always a problem for me when I'm backing blocks that are all a different color. <i>Finally</i> I decided on black-and-white, but because I couldn't settle on just one fabric, the quilt demanded a pieced back! <i>No really ... It did ... It demanded!!! </i> So I had to get creative with that - I designed an enlarged block - 48" for the back ...<br />
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Yes, I'm nuts - certifiable.... especially considering this is my first time quilting with rulers. But I do love how this is coming along ❤️ And needless to say, I am never without eyes watching me to be sure I do everything exactly as it should be done .....<br />
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So all that to say, this "quick" UFO finish has taken <i>waaaaayyyyy </i>longer than I anticipated, and it has to be done by this coming Tuesday morning! I think I'm in a good rhythm and should be able to finish without killing myself so long as I keep at it.</div>
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On the yarn front, I wanted to share a <i>new </i>adventure! <b>Mason-Dixon Knitting</b> is starting <b><a href="https://www.masondixonknitting.com/go-year-techniques-begins/">A Year of Techniques</a></b> and although time is something I <i>don't </i>have just now, this is something fun that I just couldn't resist joining in!</div>
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The first Technique was just announced and it is how to work Helical stripes - below is a photo of Jen Arnall-Culliford's photo of her project using the technique.<br />
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Don't know what Helical stripes are? Me neither! LOL 😜. But I was intrigued of course, and although I've done quite a bit of knitting the past few years, I'm mostly self-taught and jumped on the chance to learn new techniques and refine my skills.<br />
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Basically, this is a technique that allows you to knit stripes in the round in a way that does not cause the little "jog" in the fabric where the round joins. It's a fun technique and I'm looking forward to playing with it once I get Fantasia quilted and my life is not all-quilting-all-the-time once again.<br />
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Each month you have the option of buying the yarn they recommend for the Technique. I probably won't do that every month since it will mostly be practice for me and I can use some of my "crappy" or leftover stash for that. But this month they offered Zauberballs - and I LOVE Zauberballs! This is the one I ordered - it is called Tropical Fish - <i>wowzers</i>!!!<br />
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Of course, I won't start out using that yummy ball of yarn just yet. I'll have to practice a bit. And since the project is arm warmers which I don't often wear, I may even save that spectacular Zauberball for a pair of socks - YUM!!!<br />
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Won't that pink and yellow make nice Helical stripes? <i> Like Juicy Fruit gum!!!! </i>I can't wait to get to the point where I can see those stripes coming to life.<br />
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The Year of Techniques just started on March 1, so if you're interested go on over <b><a href="https://www.masondixonknitting.com/announcing-a-year-of-techniques/">HERE </a></b>for the information about how to get signed up! (There's no charge to join but you do have to buy the book.) And if you do, let me know so we can play together!</div>
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Okay - the Quilt Police just found me hiding in the closet trying to get this posted before they caught me, and they say I gotta go quilt! This was such a nice visit with you all ❤️ Hope you have a lovely weekend my friends!!!</div>
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-75136528222179954272017-02-06T21:43:00.000-05:002017-02-06T21:43:14.329-05:00OMG February 2017<i><b>This will be very short and sweet</b></i>..... I'm recovering from a sinus infection this evening and feel like doing absolutely <i>nothing</i> except sitting under a warm quilt with Rocky purring contentedly in my lap and <i>Victoria</i> playing on TV. But of course I do want to be sure to get my entry in for the <b>One Monthly Goal</b> for February.<br />
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A few months ago, our 5-year-old grandson informed me that he is now too big for his baby quilt because his "feet stick out the bottom" LOL! <br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Dreaming of Planes</span></b> is my <b><a href="http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2017/02/one-monthly-goal-february-goal-setting.html">One Monthly Goal</a></b> for February 2017. Below are the pattern and fabrics I had originally intended to use for this quilt....<br />
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However, after looking at the fabrics and the design, I decided to go with the fabrics in the first picture instead, using the solids for the planes, the orange dot for the backgrounds, and the stripe for sashings/borders. Perhaps I'll make pillow cases or pillows from the <i>Minions</i> and <i>Garfield</i> prints :*)<br />
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I think I'll have no problem getting this one done by the end of the month because I've simplified the pattern even further by cutting out the pieced planes and replacing them with appliqued ones!<br />
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<br />Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-56286705614642187662017-02-02T15:41:00.000-05:002017-02-03T21:19:46.480-05:00RSC Finished Projects Linky Party!<b><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2017/01/month-end-celebration.html">Angela at SoScrappy</a></b> is hosting the first-ever special linkup for finished <b><span style="color: red;">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</span></b> projects! I have loved this fun monthly challenge since I first began reading blogs, and when I started my own blog, Angela's party was among the first I participated in. When I saw her post to link up our finishes, I had so much fun thinking back on the wonderful quilts I have today because of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!!<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Soul Searching</span></b> <b>is my latest RSC finish .....</b><br />
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I am still putting the last binding stitches on this quilt! Rocky is not being particularly helpful ...<br />
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He says it is after 9pm and he is <i>OFF DUTY!!!! </i>He also says I should hand-stitch down all my bindings because it suits him to curl up in them while we watch tv in the evenings LOL! Do you like that bold backing fabric?<br />
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I had a tough time choosing the backing fabric, but eventually this won out. I loved the primarily black as opposed to the primarily white prints on the front. And those colorful squares in each bloom are perfectly understated and <i>fantastic</i>!<br />
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The quilt laid on the guest bed for a week or so waiting for me to get around to trimming it. I noticed Rocky napping in there one day and I have a sneaking suspicion he may have gotten a little impatient and tried to help me out....<br />
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I chose to use a lot of scrappy white-on-black fabrics pulled from my 2-1/2" strip bin <i>(then trimmed down to 2-1/4"),</i> as well as my black scraps bin, before cutting a strip from some of my fat quarters.... probably 20 fabrics in all.<br />
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Rocky had a ball at this stage of the game! He loves those long strings of fabric!!! I took a picture of him trying to run off with the string but it didn't take very well :(<br />
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I left this one because it was just to one side of the actual corner and with a little pushing and shoving it will be fine.<br />
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-1682435691034381242017-01-29T21:49:00.004-05:002017-01-30T10:42:59.069-05:00I Believe!I <i>do </i>Believe I have broken a record - <i>THREE </i>finishes in two weeks! And these two were finished in the last three days - <i>woohoo</i>!!!<br />
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Full disclosure, these are only finished to the flimsy stage. Since I don't have a longarm, it is sometimes a while before I'm able to quilt a finished top. In my book, these are considered finishes :*)<br />
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I put the last of 3 borders on my <b><span style="color: blue;">I Believe </span></b>sampler on Friday. This was my <b><a href="http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2017/01/one-monthly-goal-january-goal-finish.html">One Monthly Goal</a></b> project, as well as my <b><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/12/waiting-for-santa.html">Christmas UFO</a></b> for January. You can read earlier posts about this project <a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/search?q=i+believe+sampler"><b>here</b></a>. This is the first bed-size quilt I've ever made from start to finish in one month and I'm dizzy with happiness!!! I pulled out the little packages of shop hop blocks a few days after Christmas and made a block every day I was at home.<br />
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Last week as time was getting close, I powered through by cutting all the pieces for the last three blocks and made piles of half-square triangles, which quickly turned into finished blocks :*)<br />
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Then I had to cut up the panel blocks and decide how I wanted to lay all the blocks together - this was an early layout....<br />
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At this point, I realized I didn't have as many of the coordinating fabrics in my stash as I had thought, which was a real problem because I needed a good variety of them for sashing all the blocks. This is an older line and pretty much obsolete. My friend Joanne came to my rescue by giving me the scraps left over from when she made her version of the quilt... <i>Whew!!!</i><br />
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All of the pieced blocks from the shop hop use only red, green and gold fabrics, so I really took a chance by sashing all the panel blocks with a pretty aqua print from the line which I did have in my stash. I wanted to pull out that lovely aqua in the background of all the pictures. It looks more blue here, but it really is a soft pretty aqua - the first picture above is closer to the actual color :*)<br />
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I used a gold from my stash for the first inner border, then pulled that aqua back in with a fun stripe from the I Believe line for the second border. That gorgeous red used for the outer border was one that I had thankfully purchased in yardage when I bought the blocks - it perfectly frames the quilt and pulls everything together.<br />
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My second finish is <b><span style="color: blue;">En Provence</span></b> - <b><a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/en-provence-mystery.html">Bonnie Hunter's 2016 mystery quilt</a></b>. I last left you with the quilt waiting for the pieced borders in <b><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2017/01/back-to-rainbows.html">this post</a></b>. I had to make about 50 more neutral 4-patches in order to have enough to finish the borders.<br />
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This afternoon I put the last stitch in this beauty!!!</div>
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I really love this design, and the neutral 4-patch border is a big part of what I love. <b>Bonnie's </b>design seems to float majestically over the surface of the quilt. I found a bright backing fabric in my stash and hope to have it quilted before too much time passes :*)<br />
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<b>And last but certainly not least, <span style="color: blue;">Soul Searching</span> is quilted!!! </b></div>
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This was my Music City guild UFO for January, and Joanne was my savior again by allowing me to use her long arm to quilt it :*) I can't remember the name of the panto, but it was a simple and fun circle design that worked up quickly...</div>
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This adorable little hummingbird is the center of my 11th <b><span style="color: blue;">Folk Art Album</span></b> block. I have to say I was delighted with how it turned out! I'm also pretty happy to be getting near the end of these blocks :*)</div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><i>Teresa</i></span></b></div>
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<u><span style="color: magenta;">Linking up with the following FUN linky parties - check 'em out!</span></u></div>
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<a href="http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2017/01/one-monthly-goal-january-goal-finish.html">- One Monthly Goal</a><br />
<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2017/01/slow-beaders.html">- Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cookingupquilts.com/mcm-58-main-crush-monday/">- Main Crush Monday</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2017/01/30/design-wall-3/">- Design Wall Monday</a></div>
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<a href="http://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com/2017/01/monday-making_29.html">- Monday Making</a><br />
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<b>I have my <span style="color: blue;">En Provence</span> center together!!!!</b></div>
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Oh my gosh - I'm so excited!!! I'm working now on the borders and hope to have a finished top to share next week :*) But - since it was Saturday, I put that aside this morning and joined lots of my friends in the effort to tame our purple scraps :*)<br />
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One of my favorite blog parties has always been <b>Angela's</b> <b><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2017/01/scraphappy-saturday-purple-passions.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a></b> (RSC) which can be found over at her blog, <b><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/">SoScrappy</a></b>. Every ScrapHappy Saturday, she hosts a linky party where tons of scrappy quilters show off their stuff - rainbow-style!<br />
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I haven't been able to play along the past few years, but this year, I'm determined to carve out the time. Actually, it's really more of a <i>must</i> because my scraps and crumbs runneth over!<br />
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You can see that my purple crumb jar is so full I'm having to just plop pieces on top of it!<br />
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At first I thought perhaps I would just do something with the crumbs this year, but then I remembered this pattern that has been in my "Really, <i>Really </i>Want to Make" file since, like, <i>forever.....</i><br />
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This sweet quilt is such an ingenius design! It's fairly simple, but looks really complicated. The eye just roves all over it in delight! It is called <b><span style="color: blue;">Geese Migration</span></b>, and the talented <b>Cynthia Brunz</b> of <a href="http://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/"><b>Quilting is more fun than Housework</b></a> is the designer. My friend <b>Libby </b>from <a href="http://hillsidequilter12.blogspot.com/"><b>Life on the Hill</b> </a>has been teasing me with her GM blocks for a while now, and every time I see one of her blocks I drool with envy. Just yesterday, someone posted their completed GM quilt on Instagram and it was so gorgeous ... it was the last straw! This is the year for me to start mine!<br />
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I decided to use my Marti Michell templates to cut the flying geese since I'll be making them one at a time. Then I pulled out my purple scrap drawer and found lots to inspire me!<br />
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This is from a deconstructed shirt I cut up and used in a previous project...<br />
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And look at this one! It is a sweet print from 2006 - which happens to be the year I really fell head over heels into the quilting rabbit hole :*)<br />
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The success of this pattern depends on the strategic use of blending color values together in the geese and squares. This print gave me both a light and dark!<br />
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<b>It was exciting to see the pieces all laid out for stitching up my first block!</b></div>
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This is not a great picture, but I'm in love with my first block!!!<br />
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Playing in my purple scraps was so much fun I just couldn't stop, so I pulled some purples and fuchsias and began to cut circles for the <b><span style="color: blue;">Quilty 365 Circles</span></b> project that I started and left hanging last year ...<br />
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Aren't these yum??? <a href="http://quiltyfolk.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/quilty-365-year-long-quilting-journey.html"><b>Audrey over at Quilty Folk</b></a> started this party last year. She has since finished her quilt - <i>and yes it's beautiful! </i>- so for 2017, the link-up party can be found at <b><a href="http://www.daisyandjackhandmade.com/2017/01/quilty365.html">Daisy and Jack Handmade</a></b>.<br />
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This is another project that needs to get at least one day's attention each month this year. I have maybe 50 done from last year, so lots more circles yet to be cut! Then of course they have to be prepared for applique to the backgrounds....<br />
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You can read more about how I plan to do this project <b><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/search?q=365+circles">HERE </a></b>if you are interested.<br />
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My time ran out today, but next Saturday I'll concentrate on my crumbs and try to tame them before they devour my studio LOL!!!<br />
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I love participating in the quarterly <b>Finish-A-Long </b>challenges each year! I don't always (um, make that <i>never</i>) finish all my projects, but it really helps keep me focused on the ones that need my attention. Like many of my fellow quilters, I'm a card-carrying squirrel-chaser and distraction is my middle name. Whenever I begin to feel like I've wandered off and fallen down the rabbit hole, I can always turn to my planning wall to see what is next on my <b>Finish-A-Long</b> list :*)<br />
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Don't get me wrong - I love chasing squirrels with happy abandon! Some of my favorite quilts have come from that instinctive latching onto the shiny new thing. And sometimes it's a really fun surprise to find a project long forgotten at the bottom of a pile - often it just needs enough love to finish the borders or a binding. It's good to sometimes step back from a current project and just work on something mindless and fun. I find that I usually come back to it re-energized and stoked with new ideas.<br />
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<b><i>But I am by nature a methodical girl. </i></b>I love a Plan! And the only thing I love more than a Plan is working the Plan :*) The more organized something is, the better chance it has of actually getting done in my universe. <br />
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Procrastination is my nemesis, and lack of focus my deadly enemy! <i><b>Preparation </b></i>is the key for me to be successful in getting my quilts to the finish line, and the quarterly <b>Finish-A-Long </b>challenges fit into my planning goals perfectly.<br />
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What I love most about the <b>Finish-A-Long</b> is that it works in quarters, so I can plan my projects more long term than <i>right now</i>, or this week, or this month. Even though I may be hot and heavy into <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/search?q=en+provence">En Provence</a></span></b> or <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/search?q=i+believe+sampler">I Believe</a></span></b> right now, with the Q1 list in front of me, I am also planning for the next couple of months. I know to be looking for more blue and orange fabrics to go with the ones I have pulled for Hudson's <b><span style="color: blue;">Dreaming of Planes</span></b> quilt the next time I'm in a fabric shop. One quick glance reminds me to get the back stitched together for <b><span style="color: blue;">Soul Searching</span></b> so that will be ready when my friend Joanne has a day open to let me come quilt it on her longarm. And when I finish a project, I never have to ask myself "what's next?" - I just go to the next one on the list!<br />
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So without further ado - here's a list of my projects for the <b>Q1 Finish-A-Long</b> challenge this year, in no particular order. Can you spot them in the collage at the top of the post?<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Dreaming of Planes</span></b> - this is a cuddle quilt for grandson Hudson. I've made him a couple of small baby quilts, but he has informed me that now he is FIVE, his "baby" quilt is no longer long enough to cover his toes. Can you tell that his favorite color is ORANGE? Yes, the brighter and bolder the better, just like him. The white polka dot orange in the background is a Minkee for a cuddly, snugly backing :*)<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">En Provence</span></b> - this is self-explanatory of course! Bonnie's quilt is a beauty this year and we are seeing pictures of it all over the Blogaverse. I'm making the small version with the hope of finishing it quickly. All of my pieces are made and I'm assembling blocks now :*)<br />
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Bind <b><span style="color: blue;">Amish Beauties</span></b>, <b><span style="color: blue;">Strip Stax</span></b>, and <b><span style="color: blue;">Happy </span></b>- these are long finished quilts that have languished on the Binding shelf! It's time for me to get 'em done!!!<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Cool Diehl </span></b>- this quilt is my homage quilt to Kim Diehl. I love her quilts and, even though I am not a fan of reproduction fabrics, her fabrics are definitely the exception. I love the light and joy in her fabrics and this quilt has been a joy to do! It's a small one - only 28 inches square :*)<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Soul Searching</span></b> - one of my favorite <b><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2017/01/rainbow-scrap-challenge-2017.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a></b> quilts from a few years ago. It's number has come up on my guild's UFO Challenge, so it will be quilted and bound this month.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Talkin' Turkey</span></b> - one of Bonnie Hunter's patterns that I've been making with friends. Working on the pieced borders!<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Christmas Tree Mugrugs</span></b> - I have three to finish - two are ready to quilt! Pattern is from <a href="http://kevinthequilter.blogspot.com/2016/12/ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh-christmas-treee.html">Kevin the Quilter </a>if you want to make a few yourself :*)<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Sassy Circles</span></b> - my improv circle project from a class taken with Jane Sassaman last summer<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Rami Kim Bag</span></b> - a bag project from a class taken with Rami Kim last year at Quiltfest. She will be there again this year, so I'd love to have this done to show her :*)<br />
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I would absolutely love to finish all of these in the next 3 months!!! It would be a miracle of course LOL :*) But I am shooting for at least half of them, and I think I can get more than that done. Wish me luck!<br />
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There are several sites you can choose to go to enjoy the <b>Q1 Finish-A-Long</b> projects being shared this year - it is now global!!! I'm sharing at <b><a href="http://www.shecanquilt.ca/2017/01/2017-finish-long-link-up-your-q1-lists.html">Leanne's at She Can Quilt</a></b> - hope you will join me there!<br />
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-75829898196100088922017-01-08T23:47:00.001-05:002017-01-09T08:48:19.271-05:00The Road to En Provence!<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>I have a completed</b></i></span><i><b> </b></i><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i><b>En Provence</b></i></span><i><b> </b></i><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>block!</b></i></span><br />
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I am tickled pink to have this much to show today :*) I know there are a few of my fellow quilters who were able to keep up better with the clues and have their tops complete. But I had to let mine sit for a couple of weeks, and then cut/stitched like a maniac this weekend to play catch-up.<br />
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First I had to cut lots of quarter-square triangles for both clues .....<br />
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We were finally able to cut into our greens for these clues! I chose to keep my greens very dark, and then used light yellowy-greens instead of the yellow Bonnie called for. I'm not usually fond of yellow in a quilt <i>(unless it is a yellow quilt !)</i> Here are the fabrics I used...<br />
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I set up a little production line, using Block #7 <b><span style="color: blue;">I Believe Sampler</span></b> pieces as my leaders/enders....<br />
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My plan was to at least get all of my Clue #6 units made - and I did!<br />
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Once these #6 units were done, I had all I needed to put a full block together, which of course I shared at the beginning of the post ;*). And then I got the #7 units halfway sewn as well .....<br />
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I couldn't resist stitching a couple of these together to see how the finished units looked...<i>Pretty!!!</i><br />
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Then of course I had to piece at least one sashing section too!<br />
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Oooo - I love that touch of magenta in there! I think I'm going to really like this quilt. I will have to go back and make a few more of each clue to give me 9 blocks total, but it feels really great to have almost all of the pieces assembled, ready for making the blocks. I'll keep you posted!!!<br />
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Linking up with <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2017/01/mystery-monday-link-up-part-6-7.html"><b>Bonnie's Linky Party</b></a> today where you'll find lots of gorgeous <b><span style="color: blue;">En Provence</span></b> quilt blocks and quilt tops to enjoy - come on over!!!<br />
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-19699885368493474112017-01-06T23:24:00.001-05:002017-01-06T23:24:10.506-05:00January Goals<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Baby, It's COLD outside!!!!</i></b></span><br />
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Some of you will remember my little <b><span style="color: blue;">Bertie's Year</span></b> January wall quilt which I did several years ago. I made all 12 of them and change them out each month. <i> Thank you Bonnie Sullivan for such wonderful designs :*) </i>Poor little Bertie will go to any lengths to make friends, even with a snowman in the depths of winter! Unlike Bertie, I am staying inside! My grandson asked if I made a snowman out of the snowfall we got this morning, and I told him I never even stuck the tip of my nose out the door. He laughed at that :*)<br />
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In these frigid temps, I think it is in our DNA to be thoughtful about survival and eating well to stay healthy. One of my goals for 2017 is to learn to cook more healthy meals. (Well, basically, to learn how to <i>cook</i> period LOL!!!). We are both at the age where many foods bother us for one reason or another. My Guy especially suffers reactions to MSG, and there are few packaged or processed food items that don't contain it. We've found it in foods we would never have suspected! Most gravies of course, and anything with flavorings, extracts, enzymes, etc. Even crackers, bread and last week a bag of shredded Parmesan cheese! For New Year's Day, I challenged myself to try one of the recipes I've been collecting - <b>Double Crust Chicken Pot Pie</b>....<br />
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<b><i>Now that's what I call "comfort food"!!!!</i></b> <i></i><b></b><i></i><b></b>And it didn't take a village to put it together either. I diced some celery and onions, as well as the turkey, and then all I had to do was gather the other ingredients and have them ready to add when needed. One of my favorite things about this dish is that it cooks in my cast iron skillet!<i><br /></i><br />
I used the leftover turkey I had frozen from Thanksgiving. Although it was really, really good, the dark parts of the turkey kept it from being a perfect meal. Next time I will use fresh chicken breasts instead. We loved it and will definitely be making it again! You can get the recipe <a href="http://www.melissassouthernstylekitchen.com/double-crust-chicken-pot-pie/">HERE</a> if you are interested in trying it out yourself :*)<br />
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This first week brought my first finish of 2017!<br />
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This is a <a href="http://sewsweetness.com/products/kismet-trinket-boxes"><b><span style="color: blue;">Kismet Trinket Box</span></b></a><b>, a Sara Lawson (<a href="http://sewsweetness.com/">Sew Sweetness</a>) design</b>, and although it was not an easy sew, it wasn't too terribly difficult either. Anyone with at least intermediate bag sewing skills should be able to make one. There are six sizes/shapes in the pattern - this one is the Large Square box.<br />
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I made this as a birthday gift for my friend Susie who is a real-live artist, so I had to chose fabric worthy of her, right? <b><a href="http://www.janesassaman.com/">Jane Sassaman</a></b> fabrics can always be counted on to give that extra "wow" factor! These are two that I picked up when Jane came to our guild last September. I have to say, there are few things that make me happier than working with beautiful fabrics like these!!! You can be sure that I plan to follow this one up with one of my own! Here is a quick peek at the back as well ....<br />
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Today I cut all the pieces for Block #6 of the <b><span style="color: blue;">I Believe Sampler</span></b> UFO project and they are ready to be pieced as soon as I hit the "Send" button here! First I had to repair my "oops" from yesterday on Block #5 - I'm sure you'll all be relieved to know that the bottom left unit is now correctly oriented :*)<br />
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Getting this top pieced together and ready for quilting will be my <b><a href="http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2017/01/one-monthly-goal-january-goal-setting.html">One Monthly Goal</a></b> project for January. You can see lots of other UFO's in various stages of construction <a href="http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2017/01/one-monthly-goal-january-goal-setting.html">HERE</a> at the amazing<b> Elm Street Quilts</b>!<br />
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<b><i>And Bonnie Hunter revealed her En Provence mystery quilt on January 1!!!!!!</i></b></div>
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I'm looking forward to getting back to this project! I was caught up through Clue #5....<br />
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But then it had to sit for the past week. I've begun cutting the pieces for #6, and hope to have them sewn by the end of the weekend. If I'm really diligent I should have Clue #7 cut and started as well.<br />
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I've only made half the number of units called for in Bonnie's clues - mainly because I wanted to be sure I liked the quilt enough to work that hard on it - Bonnie never designs easy quilts! Now that I know I like the design enough to finish making the quilt, I have to make a decision about the size I want it to be. I really don't need more large quilts, so I'll stick with my original intention of just making a large throw. I'm only going to have enough units to make 8 blocks, so my plan is to make one more block and lay them out 3x3 for a 70"-ish square throw. I think that'll work!!!<br />
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Rocky is pretty much worn to a frazzle with all the extra workload lately. He's demanding extra naps and treats. With good help so hard to find, I'm pretty much caving in to his demands. I just hope he doesn't ask for a raise because he already gets top dollar!<br />
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My guild UFO number was #11, which is for me to quilt my <b><span style="color: blue;">Soul Searching</span></b> top.<br />
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I finished the top in September 2014 at Runaway Quilters Retreat. I suppose it's about time to get 'er done!!!<br />
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<i><span style="color: #cc0000;">PS - for some reason my email account stopped allowing me to send out replies to your comments yesterday! I apologize for not letting you know in person how much I love hearing from you, and I promise to have My Guy working on it first thing tomorrow!!!</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><b>Hugs & Blessings!</b></span></div>
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We had a lovely Christmas and, as is our habit, a nice, quiet New Year's. Although we have no family near us, we are surrounded by good friends and fun things to do during the holidays. I was especially happy to have a few days filled with nothing but puttering in my studio - it was heaven!!! I managed to finish out the year by cranking out a few little Christmas projects and even a couple of finishes.<br />
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My favorite finish is <b><span style="color: blue;">Hello Mr. Moon</span></b> - I made two of these! One was a gift for my sister and the other I am keeping for us.<b> =^..^=</b><br />
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This adorable little quilt is designed by Teri Henderson Tope, and you can find the free pattern at <b><a href="http://weallsew.com/hello-mr-moon-wall-hanging/">Bernina's We All Sew</a></b> site. I loved the freedom of the "messy" outlining she calls for around the cat and moon, and it was great fun learning how to do the swirly quilting design in the background.<br />
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I also made these <b><span style="color: blue;">Christmas Tree mug rugs</span></b> for my Quiltfest group, using my buddy <b><a href="http://kevinthequilter.blogspot.com/2016/12/ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh-christmas-treee.html">Kevin the Quilter's tutorial</a> </b>but eliminating the bottom row of the tree so they would be small enough to fit. <i>Thanks Kevin!!! </i><br />
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The blue one is for Belinda who shares my love for all things BLUE!!! <i>(Yes, I have a blue one cut out for me too!)</i> And Joanne is my bird-loving friend, so hers has a beautiful seasonal bird fabric on the back.<br />
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This was a really fun project, challenging myself to use only my crumb scraps for the pieces.<br />
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I even pulled from my brown crumb jar for the tree trunks... <i>who knew there could be so many colors of brown?????</i><br />
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One more of my <b><span style="color: blue;">Folk Art Album</span></b> blocks is finished....<br />
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This is the 10th <b><span style="color: blue;">Folk Art Album</span></b> block completed! I have enjoyed this hand Applique project, especially finding ways to make it a little bit special... <br />
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Can you tell that I used metallic thread for the red buds? I also added those french knot clusters in the center of the three-leaf section that looked a little boring to me before. I have to admit, I'm ready to be done with this project. Only 2 more - this one is next up for stitching. Don't you just <i>adore </i>that hummingbird???<br />
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I shared my January Christmas UFO project, <b><span style="color: blue;">I Believe</span></b>, with you in <a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/12/waiting-for-santa.html">THIS </a>previous post. Since then I have finished two more blocks ....<br />
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Of course, as soon as I pulled this photo into Blogger, I saw the mistake!!! That will have to get fixed first thing tomorrow morning :*)<br />
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In order to finish this top assembly in January (<i>from start to finish!</i>), I've committed to making a block per day on the days I am at home. This week has been impossible - I've had activities every day! Starting this weekend, this project and my <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/en-provence-mystery.html">En Provence</a> </span></b>blocks will be getting lots of love :*) I'll share more about my thoughts on <b><span style="color: blue;">EP </span></b>in my next post.<br />
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Some friends are coming over to sew tomorrow, so I need to go get things set up. As I type, it has begun to snow, so hopefully we won't get "snowed" out! Actually, we're not expecting anything more than perhaps an inch at the most. I'll be back this weekend to share my January goals with you.<br />
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-42318786194460817002016-12-24T19:57:00.001-05:002016-12-25T11:36:32.532-05:00Waiting for Santa!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Christmas really snuck up on me this year. Actually, <i>winter </i>snuck up on me to be more accurate. Wasn't it just October? Where in the world did Autumn go? All I know is my husband put up our tree after we got back home from our Thanksgiving trip to see the kids and grands in NC, and when he asked where the tree skirt was I realized I <i>STILL </i>had not quilted the one I made!!!<br />
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It's been sitting on the To Be Quilted shelf for much longer than I am willing to admit to here on the blog for God and all of you to hear LOL!!! Well, when I was telling a friend about it she said, "Just put it down anyway".... <i>so I did!!!</i><br />
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It looks really nice even as a top, so I know we are going to love it when it is quilted. <i>If </i>I ever manage to get it quilted that is :*)<br />
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Which brings me to the point of my post today. I actually did an inventory to see how many Christmas projects I have in some stage of being constructed... and if I count the projects that could be considered "winter" rather than just Christmas, there are more than a dozen! Some of them long-time UFO's that are just crying out to be finished!<br />
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As you know if you are a regular reader of my blog, my <a href="http://www.musiccityquiltguild.org/">Music City Quilt Guild</a> hosts a UFO Challenge each year, which has been tremendously helpful in getting some of my UFO's off the shelf and decorating our lives as FO's. The next two photos are Christmas projects that I finished this year because of that UFO challenge....<br />
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So I've decided to make my own secondary Christmas UFO challenge where I will <i>also </i>work on one Christmas UFO each month, hopefully to completion. <br />
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For <b><span style="color: red;"><u>January</u></span></b>, I plan to get an entire top pieced from start to finish, so I decided to get a head start and began several days ago! It starts with the blocks from this panel....<br />
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It is from a fabric line called <b><span style="color: blue;">I Believe in Santa</span></b> designed by Nancy Halvorsen somewhere circa 2012-ish. The local quilt shops in our area offered a Shop Hop where each store offered a kit with instructions and fabric strips to make one sampler block for $6, and most of them had the accompanying panel and fabrics available for purchase as well. If you visited each store on the Hop, you would end up with 12 blocks, enough to make your own sampler quilt. Each store displayed their sampler quilt finished a different way and you could purchase their finishing kit if you liked, or just buy enough fabric to do it your own way. <i>Or, </i>you could just keep the cute little kits in a bag together <i>forever and ever</i> and never do anything with them - which is apparently what I decided to do LOL!!!<br />
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Miraculously, I still have the panel and all twelve of the kits, and a good deal of the additional fabrics as well, although a few have been used in other projects over the years - those stockings in the first picture for example!</div>
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In order to take this from nothing to completed in a month, I will have to be pretty aggressive in how I attack it! I've decided that I need to do one sampler block every day that I don't have anything scheduled outside the house. If I'm at home, I make a block - period - no exceptions! These are now done ....</div>
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These are not terribly difficult blocks. One of the reasons they've sat undone for so long is that they were kitted up to use Thangles for the half-square triangles - and I <i>HATE </i>Thangles!!! Yes, I know "hate" is a strong word - my grandson calls it a dirty word - but it's the only word that fits!</div>
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Our Scrap Swap Bee group at Guild has been using these Star Singles to ensure that all their swapped blocks by different quilters are all the right size, and they swear by them. So I decided to pick up some at a good price during one of the Black Friday sales and I hope to try them out soon. <i>It's always fun to be reminded that this old dog can learn new tricks LOL!!! </i> I'll let you know how they work out for me.</div>
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It has been easier than I thought it would be to get these 3 blocks done, and another one is sitting on my sewing table now, cut and ready to stitch up. Even though tomorrow is Christmas, I'm holding to my commitment and will stitch it up before the day is done. It feels good to have a plan and feel comfortable that it can be worked without too much difficulty. In the past, whenever I found myself not accomplishing much, it was usually because I didn't have a plan in place or goals set. I have no doubt that there will be a month or two when I don't meet that goal. I mean, life happens to us all, right? But I will still end up with more finishes than I would have without a goal at all. And of course I'm counting on all of you to be here, encouraging me along! If anyone would like to join me in my Challenge, drop me a note to let me know and I might consider doing a linky party :*)</div>
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Rocky has been a great help, but I'm a little worried that he won't be as available to Snoopervise this year. He heard that Rudolph is retiring next year, so he has been very busy training for his audition with Santa to become Chief Sleigh Guide starting next year...</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>there's just no limit to this cat's talents!!!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Merry Christmas, my friends!!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>look forward to making beautiful quilts together in 2017!!!</b></span></div>
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-24170636117581578962016-12-19T00:22:00.001-05:002016-12-19T08:49:52.932-05:00Happily Productive!It's so nice when I am able to get almost everything on my To-Do list accomplished in any given week, but especially this week given that we are so close to Christmas! I finished up several hand-made Christmas gifts this week and wrapped them up, ready to ship off to my loved ones! <br />
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And I am happy to report that my Clue #4 tri-rec units are completed for <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/en-provence-mystery.html">Bonnie's En Provence Mystery Quilt (EPMQ)</a>!<br />
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And I did them right the first time LOL!!! Actually, I really enjoyed stitching up these units. Because we had just finished making them for Clue #2, my mind was already in tri-recs mode and I was able to crank them out with no problems. And what joy to work with these rich purples!!!!<br />
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I'm now caught up on all the EPMQ clues so far, as you can see from my completed Clue #3 dark/light purple 4-patches shown in the above picture. Bear in mind again that I am only doing half the units Bonnie calls for because I am just planning to make a lap-size quilt - <i>unless</i> I end up loving it of course, in which case I have plenty of fabric to make a bigger quilt :*)<br />
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Since the 4-patches were so scrappy this time, I only cut one strip off of each of my purples, so it didn't make sense to use my Sizzix cutter for the strips.<br />
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However, I did use it to cross-cut the sections for the 4 patches -<br />
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How nice to be able to have all of them cut with one simple turn of the handle! I love turning my 4-patches over so I can admire the cute little swirls on the back (<i>smiles</i>!)<br />
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I'll be linking up with my fellow mystery quilters over at Bonnie's Monday Linky Party - click <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2016/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-4.html">HERE</a> to come over and see all the En Provence loveliness!<br />
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And for those of you who are still hanging around, I bet you are hoping for a picture of Rocky - right? Well, here is Mr. Snoopervisor hard at work making sure I get that perfect 1/4" seam on the strips for the 4-patches...<br />
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I think he really likes the vibration of the machine, because he only gets up there when I am actually sewing. After all that hard work, he decided to take a well-deserved nap - I spied two adorable little sets of kitty toes and an impressively furry tail sticking out from under my foyer quilt rack...<br />
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I think he likes to take naps under there because the heat vent under the quilts makes it toasty warm :*) He's actually <i>inside </i>the quilt there - that cat sure does love him a quilt!!!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><i>Teresa</i></span></b></div>
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-26370313513778836752016-12-04T17:53:00.001-05:002016-12-05T10:08:51.936-05:00It Was Sew Much Fun, But ....This morning, I dove straight in and churned out my Clue #2 units for <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/">Bonnie's </a><a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/en-provence-mystery.html"><span style="color: blue;">En Provence</span> </a>mystery - <b>DONE!!!</b><br />
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<b>However, this was not my first rodeo with Clue #2! .....</b></div>
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When I went to bed last night, I was so happy because I had finished up half of the units I needed and was excited about finishing them up today. So you can imagine my dismay when saw friend <a href="http://kevinthequilter.blogspot.com/2016/12/ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh-christmas-treee.html">Kevin's </a> Instagram (@photokevin74) post first thing this morning showing his beautiful little finished units - which had the colors reversed (I thought!). I even commented that he was really switching things up this year. Then I got to thinking - would he really switch it up that much? Was it possible..... Headed off to check Bonnie's posted clue again, and sure enough! <br />
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<b>Bonnie </b>saw my "Oh Crap!!!" comment on <b>Kevin's</b> post and reassured me, saying maybe I could use them on the back or for a second border. She's <i>such</i> a sweetheart - don't you just <i>love</i> her???<br />
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Today's units went a little more quickly since I had already answered all the questions - how many strips to cut, what method to use, etc. I didn't get an order into Bonnie for her amazing new ruler early enough, so I decided to use my Marti Michell Set C tri recs templates since they cut dog ears and everything, leaving virtually no guesswork at all - the large triangle is shown here from yesterday, cutting my <i>incorrect </i>units ....<br />
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There are few things that make me happier than some time spent mindlessly chain piecing and either watching a show or listening to a good book! Right now I am listening to the 3rd in the Gamache series by Louise Penny. If you love mysteries you <i>have</i> to check her out by the way - but it is important that you listen from the beginning!<br />
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See my little Leader/Ender there? (<i>One of the things I love about using L/Es is that I can always find the beginning of my chain hehehe</i> :*) I had some leftover pieces from another project this past summer and just couldn't toss them!<br />
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That pink is one of my favorite fabrics - and these little leftovers were all I had left of it. So I cut the largest pieces I could to make some tiny 4-patches.<br />
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Heaven knows what I'll do with them, but I have no doubt the perfect use will hit me out of the blue one day, and I'll be glad I saved them :*)<br />
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And what did my little Snoopervisor do while I toiled away today? Well, most of the morning, he did this....<br />
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Poor little fellow has not felt well since we came home from our Thanksgiving travels - we think he's reacting to the flea meds we had to give him. He had us pretty concerned there for a few days, but he's beginning to perk up and eat again without throwing up - a good thing, right? <br />
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Last night, he was on duty and not missing a <i>thing</i> sitting in his current favorite spot for Snoopervision .....<br />
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While I was stitching this morning, My Guy put up the Christmas tree and got down all the ornaments & decorations, so I will be doing my Mrs. Claus thing the rest of the afternoon. Then tonight, he and I will waste 3 hours watching the Carolina Panthers do their thing <i>(whatever that is - it's certainly not football)</i> LOL!!! And I'll be finishing up the stitching on this <b><span style="color: blue;">Folk Art Album </span></b>block....<br />
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I still need to finish the white and then the yellow on the daisies ...<br />
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.... and then the special little touch will be stitching this adorable little bee!!!<br />
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I completed the stitching on this block last week....<br />
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That leaves me with two blocks left in this project, and I'll be ready to make the sawtooth sashing and assemble the center. <i>Woohoo!!!!!</i><br />
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I still have the last one to prep for applique, but this one is already fused down and ready for stitching next. It may be my favorite of these blocks :*)<br />
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Linking up with <b><a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2016/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-2.html#more">Bonnie's En Provence linky Monday</a></b> and <b><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2016/12/slow-sunday-stitching.html">Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching.</a></b><br />
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Our first Clue is all about neutral 4-patches, and I surprised myself a little by deciding to go with only two fabrics for my neutrals...<br />
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After all, you all know me well enough by now to know that I <i>LOVE </i>scrappy, right? My problem with this project was that I didn't want to use black/white or gray neutrals with these colors....<br />
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.... and I didn't have enough beige/tan fabrics to really do scrappy justice. Since the rest of the units will all be super scrappy, I think the low-key neutral might help pull it all together. We'll see....<br />
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Here are my finished 4-patches! Pretty boring, right? Not much to them, I have to admit! As I said in an earlier post, I'm only making half of the number Bonnie says to make, and I ended up with a few extra. <br />
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And of course I have to show off all the nice little center spins on the back...<br />
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Four-patches are really fun to make and go very quickly. <i>Bonnie is starting us off easy :*} </i> Of course I used my Sizzix cutter, using a ruler to line up for the subcuts to keep them square....<br />
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Snoopervisor Rocky had to inspect the machinery to make sure that it was both safe for me to operate and comfy for him to nap upon....<br />
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It seems there is no stage of the quilting process that does not fascinate him, and no surface upon which he cannot recline while he Snoopervises! This was his first experience with the cutter, and he thinks it is <i>great </i>fun! As for me, I am beginning to believe there is no space in this studio where I am safe from the danger of cutting off his tail!!!<br />
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A new tool I used for these units that made them go even more quickly was this Ideal Seam Guide ...<br />
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The purple Gauge at the top has holes for you to put the needle down at the size seam allowance desired (<i>it even includes a scant 1/4"</i>). Once that is in position, you just lay the Guide next to it, and the sticky surface on the bottom adheres it to your table. It is not permanent and will pick up fairly easily with a little tug, and is reusable. With this little toy, I was able to pretty much just guide the little units toward the needle while reading War and Peace and they came out perfect!<br />
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This is a wonderful tool especially for sewing up those long strips! I have tried several little gauges and guides to give me that perfect 1/4" seam, but this one gives me the most solid edge for lining up the fabric as it feeds into the machine, as well as a nice long edge. This one is 5" - all I need for my machine - but you can get them in 10" or even 15" I think. So far, I'm giving it 5 stars.<br />
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My health continued to improve today and I felt a lot more like puttering in the Studio. Tomorrow I plan to stitch on a couple of bindings and then finish up the last block of a BOM I'm doing for one of my guilds. Hope you have something fun planned too!<br />
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I'm linking up my little 4-patches with Bonnie's linky party <b><a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2016/11/en-provence-mystery-monday-link-up-part.html">HERE </a></b>- you can see what others have linked up if you hop on over there!<br />
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<br />Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-79124599894038016772016-11-27T15:28:00.000-05:002016-11-27T15:28:57.092-05:00Finally - a Finish!<b><i>I hope all of my US friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving! </i></b>We were blessed to once again travel to North Carolina to spend a few days with our loved ones. It was a lovely visit, even though both of us brought home a nasty sore throat and head cold!<br />
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I took my latest finish with us ....<br />
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I <i>finally</i> finished our youngest granddaughter's baby quilt. Jacqueline is now 1-1/2 years old and I had not even <i>started </i>it, so needless to say I had been feeling a lot of pressure to spend any spare time I had on making that darling quilt happen so I could give it to her on our trip to see them at Thanksgiving! <br />
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I did the shopping last spring. <u>Pattern</u>: <b>Cellophane Flowers</b> by Abbey Lane Quilts. The <a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2013/11/sharing-few-finishes.html">quilt I made for Jacqueline's big sister, <span id="goog_1614865500"></span>Genevieve</a><b><span id="goog_1614865501"></span></b>, has her name on it, and I thought J's name would be cute in the center of this design.<br />
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<u>Fabrics</u>: Focus fabric is <b>Canyon </b>by Kate Spain - <i>I just love those adorable birds in the selvedge!!!!</i><br />
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I chose this fabric because my daughter-in-law had shown me some of the items she planned to use to decorate the nursery, and they had these colors in them. Now I'm just hoping she hasn't already changed the nursery already several times LOL!!! <br />
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For the background, I decided to simplify by using only one fabric instead of the scrappy style used in the pattern. I went with one of my current favorite fabric lines - <b>Grunge</b>! Can you see below how the fabric carries some of that turquoise? It really couldn't be a more perfect match!<br />
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And I knew I needed to use <a href="http://buzzinbumble.bigcartel.com/product/crafted-applique-new-possibilities">Lara Buccella's method of Crafted Applique</a> for the flowers and her name in the center. <br />
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And just in case you were wondering - Yes, I was under strict Snoopervision during the making of this quilt!<br />
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By using the Crafted Applique technique, I didn't have to use a blanket stitch to attach the applique shapes. Simple straight-line stitching was all that was needed - saving tons of time and work!<br />
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To give you an idea of how hard I worked to get this done for Thanksgiving, I finished up tying off all the loose ends in the car while on the way to Carolina! You can see here that I used the same flower shapes for the quilting designs - it worked perfectly, but there were <i>a lot</i> of stops and starts :*)<br />
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Unfortunately, events conspired against us and we were not able to see Jacqueline and her family, so I wasn't able to give her the quilt personally. Yes, we were terribly disappointed! But we've made plans to make a special trip to visit them in early spring when the girls have their birthdays. For now, we'll just have to box up the quilt and ship it to her this week. I've never shipped a quilt, and I have to say I'm a real Nervous Nelly about it, but it just doesn't make sense for me to keep it here when it is so long overdue!<br />
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This little guy was pretty unhappy about the 8 hours of traveling <i>(could he look any more pitiful???) </i>We have to give him meds to keep him from crying all the way down the road.<br />
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.... but he didn't waste any time at all convincing his Grandma that he was an abused kitty and in desperate need of love and attention!<br />
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My mom was his first love, and he is always happy when he can see her and hop in her lap for some loving! <br />
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He also thoroughly enjoyed taking his Snoopervisor duties to a new level when it came time for the all-important Thanksgiving dinner preparations.<br />
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While at Grandma's he found a little vanity chair that sat in our bedroom window where he could look out and watch the squirrels play, and he quickly made that his happy place during our visit. So mom gifted him with the little chair, and he is now happily napping quite a lot in it here. He has to sit up to see out our window, but he doesn't seem to mind <b>=^..^=</b><br />
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Later today, I'll join my <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2016/11/happy-national-pins-and-needles-day.html">Slow Sunday Stitching</a> friends over at <b>Kathy's Quilts</b> and finish up the handwork on this <b><span style="color: blue;">Folk Art Album </span></b>block while watching the Panthers pretend they are playing professional football. <br />
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And then I will be busy cutting up strips so I can start on <b>Bonnie Hunter's</b> newest Mystery Quilt, <b><a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/en-provence-mystery.html">En Provence</a></b>! <i>I only have 221 four-patches to make before tomorrow morning - no pressure right?!? </i>Haha - that won't happen, but I do want to make a few and get started before the next clue comes out tomorrow morning.<br />
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Are any of you playing along? I've decided to use celery greens instead of the yellow, and only two neutrals, but otherwise I'm pretty much keeping to BH's color scheme.<br />
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Thanks again for your patience with me in not blogging for so long! I had no idea when I popped up that quick post back on September 6 that it would be my last for a couple of months! To be perfectly honest, I simply lost my blogging mojo for a while. <i> [Insert whining music here] </i> It was as though I suddenly hit a brick wall and knocked myself out! Without warning, I found myself overwhelmed with deadlines, commitments, and a few nagging health issues, a combination which left me feeling exhausted and drained of all mental and creative energy. <br />
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Fast forward to today, and I am happy to say that I am finally feeling myself relax and unfurl a bit - getting Jacqueline's quilt finished was a major monkey off my back! I have to admit that it has been a rather refreshing break, but I'm looking forward to sharing some new things with you soon. I just want to send my sincerest thanks to all of you who sent messages saying you missed me - I feel very blessed to have so many wonderful friends!!!<br />
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<br />Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-20146199398384597022016-09-06T22:23:00.001-04:002016-09-06T22:23:05.898-04:00OMG for September 2016This is a whirlwind week with so much going on! So I'm just quickly going to announce my <b>OMG project for September: </b> <b>Completing the quilting on my <span style="color: blue;">Blooming Nine Patch</span>.</b><br />
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This was supposed to be my OMG for June, but you can read in <b><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/06/june-ufo-busting.html">THIS POST</a></b> some of the reasons why it did not get done. Usually, I choose my guild's UFO number for the month to link up with this group, but I've already quilted the project that I had on the list for the number called for this month. So it's a free month to choose whatever I like, and the B9P is one that I really, really want to finish!!!<br />
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That's it! I gotta run! Two all-day classes the next two days!!! And with none other than the amazing <b><a href="http://www.janesassaman.com/weblog/">Jane Sassaman</a></b>!!!! Don't hate me just 'cuz I'm lucky like that LOL!!! I promise to come back and share with you <span style="color: magenta;">♥♥♥</span><br />
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<i>Please join in the UFO busin' fun</i> - go to <b>Red Letter Quilts <a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/09/one-monthly-goal-september-goal-setting.html">HERE</a></b><a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/09/one-monthly-goal-september-goal-setting.html"> </a>and see all the wonderful UFO's that have an excellent chance to graduate to <i>finished quilts</i> by the end of September!!!!<br />
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<br />Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-38024269038687220182016-09-03T12:44:00.000-04:002016-09-03T12:45:59.225-04:00Rocky is the Champion!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mom says that I have won a new championship title -</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>If you are just meeting me for the first time, you can read about how I became a Quilt Snoopervisor <a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/08/2016-pets-on-quilts.html">HERE, </a>and how I was rescued from the coyotes in the North Carolina mountains <a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/05/theres-new-cat-in-town.html">HERE</a>.</b> </span></div>
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Mom says <b style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/">Jacque over at Lilypad Quilting</a></b><span style="text-align: center;"> held this wonderful contest called</span></div>
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I have to tell you, I’m overcome with surprise, 'cuz you see, I have never seen myself as anything special. I’m just a little gray cat from the mountains who was lucky enough to be adopted by my new Mom and Dad. But Mom says I am very special, and it makes me happy to know that she thinks so. She says I am the sweetest cat she has ever had - and that’s saying something 'cuz Mom has had lots of cats since she was a little girl! <i>(I think that must have been quite a long time ago!) </i><br />
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I do believe that I have an impressive set of manly cheeks, and a quite splendid set of whiskers, if I do say so myself! <i>(And yes, <b><a href="http://theobjectsofdesign.blogspot.com/">Miss Molly</a></b>, they are REAL!!!)</i><br />
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I told Mom I really want to thank all my new furriends who voted for me purrrsonally, and especially <b>Jacque, Padsworth and DragonDrop</b> over at <b>Lilypad Quilting</b>! And a special thanks to my new furriend <b><a href="http://terristegmiller.com/">Terri Stegmiller</a></b> who is one of my mom’s favorite artist/designers and who sponsored this contest by contributing a gorgeous set of her amazing hand-dyed fat quarters -- which we WON! <i>Oh my!!! </i>My furry little paws are just itching to touch these fabrics …. <i>can you even imagine how much fun it is going to be to help my Mom make a quilt with these beauties? </i><br />
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<b>My tail and whiskers are twitching with excitement, I tell you!!!!</b></div>
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Honestly, I’m not sure what this new title means, or what my new duties might be, but I have to say I hope there’s not a lot of fighting involved, because I’m a lover, not a fighter!!! I'm hoping I left that part of my life behind in the mountains. The only other cat I have to "fight" now is this wuss cat who lives with us and is always trying to claim my cat tree...<br />
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Since coming to live in Tennessee, I’ve enjoyed being an only kitty and loving on my new Mom and Dad as much as I want!<br />
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I don’t have to share their scratches or cuddles with anyone else! And they give me all the food I want - even special food that has <i>tuna </i>in it!!! Yep - you heard that right! Yum, yum, yum I love it!!! Mom loves the little growly purrs I make every time she puts my bowl down. It took a little getting used to not having to fight anyone else for my food. Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve put on a few pounds since coming here - <i>sssshhhhh! </i><br />
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Best of all, I haven’t seen even one coyote since I got here! Mom says they have coyotes in Tennessee too, but you couldn’t prove it by me. I’d just as soon never meet another coyote in my entire nine lives! That’s why I never ask to go outside - I’m purrfectly happy being an indoor kitty, safe and sound in my new home. This is as close as I get to the outdoors now...<br />
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Mom says I also need to congratulate the other winners of the <b><span style="color: red;">Pets on Quilts 2016</span></b> contest - <b><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/57808640@N05/29058106896/">Buddy</a></b> the Flickr dog <i>(wait, wasn't that a horse???)</i>, and <b><a href="http://new2quilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/quacks-on-quilt.html">Kathy’s Ducks</a></b>, <i>(love her blog title, "Quacks on Quilts" - hahaha - just 'quacks' me up LOL!!!)</i> and <b><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-post-2-charly-and-wilbur.html">Lara </a></b>for her mugrug of <b><a href="http://www.buzzinbumble.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-post-2-charly-and-wilbur.html">Charley and Wilbur</a></b> - although I’m not quite sure why anyone would want to vote for dogs or ducks, do you? <br />
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Mom says Buddy is beautiful and that she would like to have a Sheltie someday. Seriously???? Why would she want a dog when she’s got me??? I can tell I’ve got my work cut out for me around here, keeping out stray dogs, defending my cat tree, helping Mom quilt, and working hard at my Snoopervisor job so I can stay slim and trim and keep my title next year =^..^=<br />
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So, again I just want to say <b>THANKS </b>again to all my new furriends who voted for me!!! Mom and I are going to have a <i>blast </i>playing with our lovely new fat quarters! You can be sure I will be my best Snoopervisor <i>ever </i>for this project, because, you know, it has to be <i>purrrrrfect</i> to live up to Terri’s beautiful artistry!<br />
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This cute little <b><span style="color: blue;">Patchwork Snowman Table Runner </span></b>was on my guild's UFO list for August, and it is also my <b>OMG</b> project for the month, so I'll be linking up with <b><a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-finishes-omg-linkup.html">Heidi over at Red Letter Quilts</a></b>. This was a start-to-finish project, fresh out of the kit bag. These aquas were included for the backgrounds.... </div>
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I really loved all the blacks they provided for the hats, especially that fun bias plaid!!!</div>
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Now, bear in mind, this kit had been in the bag for over a year, maybe longer. Whatever that stuff was, it didn't show up until I began to iron the strip. Then it began to turn brown and oily looking, even staining my ironing board! I've never seen anything like it. This was a batik, so I'm thinking maybe wax gone rogue with age? Needless to say, it went in the trash immediately :*)</div>
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Here are each of the faces, before stitching down or adding the button smiles.</div>
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At first, I set them together as the pattern showed, so that they faced in two different directions...</div>
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But I decided I didn't care for that. No matter how I looked at them, they just looked upside down!!! So after discussing the problem with my husband, we decided to put them all in the same direction and use it as a wall-hanging rather than a runner.</div>
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I stitched down the appliques as I quilted, something I have begun doing often with wall-hangings. It saves so much time not having to stitch them all down first, then stitching around them again when I quilt! <span style="text-align: center;">First, I had to stitch-in-the-ditch to anchor the layers ...</span></div>
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And then I stitched down the applique shapes. As always, <b>Snoopervisor Rocky</b> was right there, making sure everything was as it should be!</div>
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Next, I quilted in the backgrounds with some fun circly-curlyques ....</div>
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Leaving no stone unturned, the Snoopervisor checked every possible nook and cranny for problems...</div>
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Still not satisfied, he crawled through to the back to check on things there....</div>
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Boy, talk about checking everything with a microscope!!!</div>
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All the way through to sewing on the binding, he never let up on his standards.... </div>
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Sheesh! He's a tough Snoopervisor to work for!</div>
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It wasn't easy getting this to the point where he could give his seal of appurroval, but we finally got there. </div>
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<i>Of course it was time for a nap after all that hard work!</i></div>
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<b>This little guy sure does love his job!!!</b></div>
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And speaking of his job, Rocky would love for you to go over to the <b>Pets on Quilts</b> contest going on <u>right now</u> over at <b>Lilypad Quilting</b>! There's not much time left for voting and the race is hot and heavy! Rocky says it's easy to vote .... Just click <b><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/its-time-to-vote-who-will-win-pets-on.html">HERE </a></b>- and leave a comment to vote -</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Cat -</span> </b><b><span style="color: red;">#2 - Quilter Rocky</span></b>!!! </div>
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He will send you lots of purrs and head butts if you vote for him. </div>
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<i>(He secretly has his heart set on winning those luscious hand-dyed fat quarters from Terri Stegmiller. </i><i>I think he has excellent taste, don't you?)</i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">Hugs & Blessings!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><i>Teresa</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">=^..^=</span></b></div>
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<br />Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-55573179524572061082016-08-19T22:23:00.000-04:002016-08-19T22:23:11.357-04:00On the Needles 8-19-2016I'm one of those unlucky people who suffer from motion sickness, and I can't read or write while riding, much to my regret. I do often listen to books, but then my hands still need to be occupied.<br />
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One of the things I can do while riding is knit!!! I often keep a project on the needles just for the purpose of having something to do during trips when my husband is driving. It helps keep me awake and engaged, and that makes him happy :*)<br />
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For our trip to Carolina this past week, I pulled out my Aqua Socks to repair. These came off my needles last winter (I can't find that I even blogged about their finish - <i>bad girl!!!!) </i> But when I picked them up from the basket several weeks later to weave in the ends, there was this huge hole in one of them! <br />
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Some little critter had found its way into my knitting basket and had itself a feast! Fortunately, I still had some of this yarn, so I was able to rip the stitches out all the way back to the hole, making sure to pick up the stitches on my needles before ripping back....<br />
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Then the repair was a simple matter of attaching a new strand of yarn and re-knitting the rows and binding off again. <br />
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It is not as pretty or neat as before, but I doubt anyone will ever know except me!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Share what's on your needles at <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2016/08/19/on-the-needles-august-19-2016/">Patchwork Times</a> today!</span></b></div>
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And PS - don't forget to "Like" our sweet little Quilter's Kitty, <b>Rocky</b>, in the <a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-2016-its-here.html"><b>Pets on Quilts contest at Lilypad Quilting</b></a> <b>=^..^=</b><br />
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-72040803127243480502016-08-18T16:55:00.002-04:002016-08-18T16:55:27.352-04:00A Wedding in Carolina (finally!)We traveled to North Carolina this week to attend the long-awaited nuptials of our niece to her beloved.<br />
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<b>These two lovebirds - Raney & Josh - have been engaged for over 3 years! </b></div>
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They really, really wanted to walk up the aisle 3 years ago, but a very wise pastor counseled them to wait until Josh finished college and they were in a better financial position, and they were wise enough to take his advice. So you can imagine their joy when this day finally arrived!</div>
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It was a beautiful day for a wedding! We like to think God showed up and blessed the day with some of the most beautiful skies I've ever seen....</div>
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Few things are more beautiful than a Carolina blue sky filled from one end to the other with fluffy, voluminous clouds! And I loved that they were all shapes and sizes - such a delight!!!</div>
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Of course, these two grandchildren were definitely a more beautiful sight to this Grandma's eyes than even those clouds :*)</div>
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The groom was waiting outside the church - all smiles!</div>
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And his groomsmen waited there with him. The rather tall young gentleman there on the right is our nephew Andrew....</div>
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These were too cute to eat! Although, a few of the guests seemed to have no problem at all with eating them...</div>
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Keeping with their theme, the inside of the church was very simply decorated with a lovely flower- and vine-draped cross as the focal point.<br />
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Can you tell how happy Raney was to be walking up that aisle to her husband-to-be finally?<br />
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Her mom, my sister Laurie, walked her up the aisle, and her joy and pride in Raney was evident in every step and tear shed along the way :*)<br />
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After the ceremony, there was lots of hugging and picture-taking, as is always the case after weddings. I just LOVE this photo of the glowing newlywed bride with her smallest attendants....<br />
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At the reception, the newly married couple opened the festivities with a very touching foot-washing ceremony....<br />
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And I was able to finally present Raney with the quilt I made as her wedding gift. I think she liked it!<br />
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I liked the idea of a wall quilt for them to decorate their new home, something they could see all through the day if they wanted. And I decided to mount it on artist canvas as a piece of art rather than simply a wall quilt. <br />
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It can be hung on the wall or just stood casually against a fireplace or on a mantel - there are many options for a quilt finished in this way.<br />
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The pattern is by <a href="http://www.brigitteheitland.de/">Zen Chic</a> called <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/you-and-me-quilt-pattern">You & Me</a>. I love its simple elegance and the modern color scheme. I used a lot of fabrics that spoke to me of home and love - bricks, vines and flowers, even a few raindrops and snowflakes. Mostly, I pulled from my scrap stash for the background, and you all know how happy it always makes me to play in my scraps, right?<br />
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I learned a new technique while working on this project too! I printed out the label on my own soft gray fabric! I've always hated working with Printed Treasures - the paper is hard to remove from the back, and the fabric is not white so that it often looks dingy to me. This worked like a charm, and I hope to do a tutorial on the blog soon to show you how I did it.<br />
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When we walked outside after the reception on Raney and Josh's wedding day, I was charmed by this view of a full moon over the steeple of the church. Once again, I felt our Father's presence and His shared joy in the day with us!<br />
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You may be wondering if this little guy helped me with the Wedding Quilt....<br />
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As they say, a picture paints a thousand words .... and Rocky was busy posing on all of his favorite quilts that day for his entry into the <b><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-2016-its-here.html">Pets on Quilts</a></b> contest going on right now over at <b>Lilypad Quilting</b>!!! The voting will start soon, but he would love for you to "Like" his picture now and show him some encouragement - you can do that <b><i><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-2016-its-here.html">HERE</a></i></b>!!!<br />
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-4925465152098225472016-08-14T06:21:00.002-04:002016-08-30T16:02:28.399-04:002016 Pets on Quilts!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Many of you have already met <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Rocky </span></b>through previous posts, but let me take a minute to introduce him to our new readers who are visiting today.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Rocky</span> </b>is so excited about being entered into the <b><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/pets-on-quilts-2016-its-here.html">2016 Pets on Quilts </a></b>competition in the <b><span style="color: red;">Cat on Quilt</span></b> category! After all, he just <i>LOVES </i>quilts!!! When I told him we were going to enter him, he was quite shocked. He had no idea that he was a beautiful cat or that other people would enjoy seeing him. He's just a sweet, humble little guy, born in the rough and tumble <i>(and dangerous!) </i>mountains of North Carolina. He was about 3 years old when I first saw him trembling in the snow on my mom's doorstep in April, fell in love with him on the spot, and brought him home to Nashville with me. <br />
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He had a home with lots of other cats, but he was small and gentle, so I think he got bullied by the older males and chose to spend his days outside, usually at my mom's house begging to be let in - but she couldn't because her cat Gus is a one-cat kinda guy. Unfortunately for Rocky, "outside" was a pretty dangerous place to be - the families in the area had lost quite a few cats to the coyotes in recent months, and <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Rocky's </span></b>mother and several siblings were among them.<br />
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I fell in love with his sweet fat cheeks at first glance! I mean, just look at this face .... could <i>you </i>walk away from him and leave him to the coyotes? Nope, me neither!!! He took to me right away too, curling up in my arms and purring like a locomotive. I was thrilled when his mom said I could bring him home with me.<br />
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Since moving in with us, <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Rocky </span></b>has found that he is a true Quilter's Kitty! He has found his calling!!! He loves absolutely anything and everything to do with quilts!!! The moment I walk into my studio, he is right there at my heels. <i>"What are we gonna do today, Mom?" </i> He's such a big help....<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: red;">He loves to sit on quilts</span> </i></b>.... this picture was taken his first night at our house - he headed straight for the first quilt he saw and made himself at home! Needless to say, I was charmed <b>=^..^=</b><br />
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The first quilt he claimed as "his" was <b><span style="color: blue;">Montego Bay</span></b>. I had made the strips for binding it and sat them near the quilt on my machine. I stepped away for one minute to use the restroom before starting, and came back to this ...<br />
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He actually insisted on sitting on this quilt <i>while</i> I was binding it, just cuddled himself right in there and refused to budge. I found I just couldn't say no - I mean, again, just look at that sweet face!!! Can't you hear him begging, <i>"aw please Mom!" </i>He rode that quilt all the way around as I sewed on the binding. It was too funny! I really should have made a video of it <b>=^..^=</b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: red;">He also loves to Sleep on quilts</span></i></b> .... one of his favorite things to do is nap on my <b><span style="color: blue;">Pineapple Blossom</span></b> quilt in the studio while I am sewing <b>=^..^= </b>He never likes to be very far away from where I am in the house.<br />
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The next quilt he claimed was my <b><span style="color: blue;">Blooming Nine Patch</span></b>. I think he is especially attracted to the way the quilts feel between the sandwiching and quilting stages for some reason.<br />
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He was insistent on sitting on the quilt while I was working on it, but I just couldn't wrestle with free-motion quilting this big quilt with him on it! The only way to keep him off of it was to cuddle him up on my flannel blue-and-white rag quilt - he was happy so long as he was on a quilt and right next to me!<br />
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When I had to set the quilt aside for a while to work on other projects, he made it his special spot - daring me to move him! He tried to tell me he was just keeping an eye on it for me, but by then I was becoming wise to his addiction <b>=^..^=</b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: red;">He especially enjoys helping me choose fabrics for "our" projects </span>...</i></b><br />
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If there is fabric laying around in the studio, you can bet your bottom dollar that <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Rocky </span></b>can be found laying on top of it!!!<br />
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Being a Quilting Kitty is a very demanding job with lots of roles to fill, but Rocky feels he is well up to the challenge! He even tried to fill in for my machine when it went in for service LOL!!!<br />
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So have you fallen in love with <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Rocky</span></b> as much as we have? If so, he would sure appreciate your vote for him in the <b>Pets on Quilts</b> contest - the <b><span style="color: red;">Cat on Quilt</span></b> category! Maybe then he will believe me when I tell him what a beautiful and wonderful little boy he is! Click - <b><a href="http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2016/08/its-time-to-vote-who-will-win-pets-on.html#comment-form">HERE </a></b>- and vote for <b><span style="color: red;">#2 - Rocky Quilter!!!</span></b><br />
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<br />Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-29796016991897246552016-08-06T14:46:00.000-04:002016-08-06T14:46:20.238-04:00If You give a Mouse a File .....<b>And if that Mouse lives in <i>my </i>house....<i>She will probably make a Quilted File Folder!</i></b><br />
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Last week I promised you in <b><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/07/is-there-anything-cuter-than-this.html">THIS</a></b> post that I was planning something fun and happy with my little Mouse so I could join in on <b>The Tartankiwi's</b> fun <b><a href="http://www.thetartankiwi.com/p/mini-woodland-qal.html">Woodland Bundle Quiltalong</a></b>. Well, I packed up all my supplies ....<br />
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... along with this pattern/tutorial I've been hoarding for ages by <b><a href="http://modernhandcraft.com/">Modern Handcraft</a></b><i> (you can find the free tutorial <a href="http://modernhandcraft.com/2015/08/back-to-school-quilted-file-folder/">HERE</a>)</i> ....<br />
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and chose it for my first project while at retreat at <a href="http://beckysbarn.blogspot.com/p/quilting-retreats-at-barn.html">Becky's Barn</a> with a couple of my favorite <strike>crazy</strike> <i>fun </i>friends. This was a really fun project to do, and perfect for my first project because it went together quickly. The instructions in the tutorial are clear and easy to follow :*)<br />
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First, I had to remove all the old faded pink fabric from around my recycled zipper....<br />
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Before long, I had surrounded my little Mouse with a 1/4"hot pink border and then finished out the bottom front with that gorgeous bright blue. It reminds me of a night at the fair while the fireworks are going off!<br />
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Next I added the layers of fabrics I had chosen for the top section .... The topmost piece here is my inner lining. <br />
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I proudly hung my new <b><span style="color: blue;">Mouse File Folder</span></b> on the light over my machine where I sewed at retreat to spur me on to finish even more projects. On the last day of the retreat, we were all packed up and ready to leave when Sheila comes strolling over to my station with her hands behind her back ... When she brought her hands to the front, she was holding my file folder! ..... which she had <i>stolen </i>the day before .... <i>and I hadn't even noticed!!!! </i>What can I say? By that time I had shifted my focus to work on <b><a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-hopes-and-dreams.html"><span style="color: blue;">Moon Over Meowmi</span></a> </b>and forgot all about my poor little Mouse...<br />
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Now that I'm home, my folder has already been put to good use!<br />
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And at our Guild meeting this week, it held my new <b><span style="color: blue;">On-The-Go Project Bag</span></b> patterns for those who ordered one :*) <br />
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<i><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">FYI - I'm working on getting these available on the blog, but if you're interested in the meantime, drop me an email and I'll send you a PDF copy for just $6.00!</span></b></i><br />
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My next Woodland Bundle project is going to be very similar .... If my Mom is reading this, then she will know she is about to get a fun new gift :*)<br />
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Are you sewing along in the Woodland Bundle QAL? <b><a href="http://www.thetartankiwi.com/">Juliet at The Tartankiwi</a></b> is so talented, and her patterns are always so well done. You don't have to worry about running into problems - they sew up like butter! And if you go over to her <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/453712188/mini-woodland-bundle?ref=shop_home_feat_4">Etsy shop</a></b> now, you can get the entire set of ALL FOUR Woodland creatures - in FOUR different sizes! - for SALE during the duration of the QAL! Then you can join in to win some <a href="http://www.thetartankiwi.com/2016/07/mini-woodland-quilt-along-prizes.html">fun prizes</a>!!!<br />
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Teresa in Music Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418888800522073558.post-62880603819758570622016-08-03T15:37:00.001-04:002016-08-07T08:05:58.808-04:00August Hopes and Dreams .....Since life has been so busy lately, I'm leaning toward calling my plans for August more like hopes and dreams LOL! We have a trip to Carolina planned this month for our niece's wedding and a nice visit with the kids and grandkids (and my sweet Mom!), which will carve out a good chunk of the month.<br />
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I did manage to finish up my July OMG - <b><span style="color: blue;">"Moon Over Meowmi"</span></b> - but failed to find the time to write up a blog post so I could join the linky party :( Oh well, I guess I would rather have the finish than the blog post, right? Always look on the positive!!!<br />
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Of course, "finished" is a relative term, since this is only to the flimsy stage, which is all the farther I was prepared to take it for now. There are already several quilting projects in process, and they have to be cleared before I can do this one. As I said <a href="http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2016/07/omg-project-for-july.html">HERE </a>when I posted the project as my July OMG, this project was begun way back in 2013, almost to the day, so to have it this far after sitting for 3 years is a WIN in my book!<br />
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I got down to business with this project at a quilt retreat last week. The background fabric is a hand-dye by <a href="http://www.colorwaysbyvicki.com/"><b>Colorways by Vicki Welsh</b></a>. I purchased both the pattern and that piece of fabric from Vicki. The next piece that I thought would be critical to the success of <b><span style="color: blue;">Meowmi</span> </b>was the black. Did I want a solid, flat black, or maybe a fun and funky print? I never dreamed I would end up going with a slinky, shiny, glossy black that is <i>anything but </i>cotton! Can you see the shiny black pattern fabric in this picture below? It is a <i>glorious </i>fabric!!! I have absolutely no idea what kind of material it is.<br />
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I came across it in my Miscellaneous Fabrics drawer while looking for the iridescent gauze remnant I had picked up several years ago and put back for the moon. I keep things like Minkee and rayons, etc, in that drawer, fabrics I don't ever look for but sometimes happen upon in a remnant sale or at Goodwill -<i> like a magpie, if it shines and glitters I'm hooked LOL! </i> I ended up falling hard for the black for my cats. I even love that it frays a little on the edges making it look more like fur!<br />
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I really wanted a piece of white fake fur for the bellies, but didn't have time to shop before going off to retreat. I was lamenting about this when Carole pops up and says did you say white fake fur? I don't have fake fur, but I do have a nice while fluffy fabric with lots of texture - would that work? Would it ever!<br />
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This white is just fluffy enough against the slick black - it's perfect! We were all pretty amazed that someone "happened" to have the exact fabric I needed for my project - and enough of it that she could share with me :) That was fun!!!<br />
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The iridescent gauze I had saved ended up working well for the moon, but I had to add a shiny silver behind it to make it show up enough. It still needs a good trim, but I want to quilt it first. See how sparkly and moon-like it is? <br />
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I also found this AMAZING piece of blue-green slinky fabric that I had picked up thinking I might make an infinity scarf out of it. It worked perfectly for the bowl the cats are sitting on.... and who needs a silly old scarf when you can create an amazing bowl for cats to sit on? <i>Am I right?</i><br />
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I had a terrible time deciding what to use for the rim of the bowl. I originally had a sparkly brick red piece, but I melted it on the iron - <i>the retreat's iron!</i> Thankfully it came off okay :*) I finally went with a wonderful blue grunge that looks a little like pottery. Everyone says the swirls in the bowl fabric look like fish figures :*)<br />
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As for the leaves, I decided to go with a variety of green cotton prints and batiks to change up the texture. The tree is a gorgeous brown/black batik, so I think it all works well together. The leaves will be 3D and will branch out beyond the binding when the quilt is done.<br />
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This was my first retreat away from home since Rocky came to live with us, and I was a little worried about how he would handle it. He's used to me being in and out all day, and tagging along at my heels wherever I am in the house. As luck would have it, My Guy also had business meetings several nights that week, so Rocky spent two days alone from 6am to about 10pm. My Guy said he almost attacked him when he walked in the door in the evenings LOL!!! Here he is begging him not to leave him again ....<br />
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I was curious to see how he would treat me when I came home. Gypsy used to very pointedly ignore me for a day or two just to make sure I knew how displeased she was with my deplorable behavior. But Rocky's sweet nature doesn't seem to have space for such airs and punishments... he was delighted to see me! For the next two days, he barely let me out of his sight....<br />
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I couldn't even read without him right there demanding my complete attention! What a little sweetheart he is :*)<br />
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So that was it for July - <i>wow</i> did it ever go by at the speed of light, right? As for August, my Guild UFO number this month is #3, and that means that my <b><a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/08/link-to-one-monthly-goal-omg-its-august.html">August OMG</a></b> project will be my <b><span style="color: blue;">Patchwork Snowman Table Runner</span></b> kit by <b><a href="https://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Patchwork-Snowman-Table-Runner-Kit-P26091.aspx">Shabby Fabrics</a>. </b><br />
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I <i>love</i> that this is a new project - not even pulled out of the bag yet! I realize that some don't consider an unstarted project a UFO, but for me if it has been sitting on my shelf kitted up (by me or someone else), then it is a UFO and needs to get DONE!<br />
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I love the colors in this kit and look forward to having a Christmas finish this early in the year :*)<br />
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This is my <b><span style="color: blue;">August Calendar Quilt</span></b> - it's only been in the works for a couple of years LOL! I got it appliqued and fused down last July, and had every hope of getting it quilted this July but that obviously didn't happen. This is as far as I've gotten...<br />
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These quilts designed by <b><a href="http://www.littlequiltcompany.com/">Kim Schaefer</a></b> have the cutest little details! This little bee will have to be quilted in a light color so his head will show up :*)<br />
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I'd love to finish it this week if possible so I can enjoy it on the wall for a while this year. And since the September quilt hasn't even been <i>started</i>, it might get to stay on the wall until October :*) After this one, the <b><span style="color: blue;">Blooming Nine Patch (BNP)</span></b> is next in the queue for quilting. I want to finish that one <i>SO badly!!!!</i><br />
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I'm linking up with <b>Quilting is More Fun than Housework</b> for this week's <a href="http://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/">Oh Scrap!</a> party!<br />
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Julie over at <b><a href="http://thecraftyquilter.com/2016/07/july-ufo-link-wips/">The Crafty Quilter</a></b> also has a fun UFO linkup party ....<br />
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And I'm also going on over to <b><a href="http://redletterquilts.blogspot.com/2016/08/link-to-one-monthly-goal-omg-its-august.html">Red Letter Quilts</a></b> to join the linky fun there!<br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><b>Hugs & Blessings!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><b><i>Teresa</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><b>=^..^=</b></span></div>
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