tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40374452742053865022024-02-28T18:43:39.306-05:00Patchwork BreezeQuilt Patterns and DesignsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.comBlogger498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-29259131652921655492021-01-10T11:37:00.000-05:002021-01-10T11:37:09.753-05:00Visit My New Website<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello and thank you for stopping. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't seen much activity here on my Blogspot blog, it is because </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>I have a new website</b></i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd love to have you visit at</span> </p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.patchworkbreeze.com">https://www.patchworkbreeze.com</a></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are new and updated patterns that I post about as I finish them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are tips and techniques and much about <i><b>So Many Things Fabric</b></i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-7311684822233006562020-11-25T20:31:00.004-05:002020-11-30T16:27:37.586-05:00Memories Made from T-Shirt Quilts<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have been working on a new website where I have some new posts. I'll be moving the posts from this site over there during next few the months. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Read my latest post on using t-shirt quilts at the link below: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://patchworkbreeze.com/2020/11/25/new-memories-from-childhood-t-shirts/">https://patchworkbreeze.com/2020/11/25/new-memories-from-childhood-t-shirts/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can read the first few posts by clicking the pink BLOG button in the header. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thank you for visiting the new Patchwork Breeze website. </span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-56636402945341651562020-10-13T10:30:00.000-04:002020-10-13T10:30:03.636-04:00Quilted Garden Party Row Along Show and Tell<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbAV3SYEObA9Ba2cE46bNWEMKP0bqTALMz6bs1picG5zw9Ti46SS5BrYknaypbK1n8CL4E1zHuXgnoAHAwxFNHBjiI-MZG5ovJi932xj8g5fZPVmwjxBuY0k2Q085x3_v_4FPIaFtD2E/s800/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbAV3SYEObA9Ba2cE46bNWEMKP0bqTALMz6bs1picG5zw9Ti46SS5BrYknaypbK1n8CL4E1zHuXgnoAHAwxFNHBjiI-MZG5ovJi932xj8g5fZPVmwjxBuY0k2Q085x3_v_4FPIaFtD2E/s320/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">From the many patterns designed for the row along "It's a Garden Party" a number of designers combined the patterns and made quilts. Today is the day they show us their creativity. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Click the links below. I hope you are inspired by the projects posted. </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.blueheronquilting.shop/shop&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNG5Q5g_HBtPkFaC8rauu1AUdBlnOw" href="https://www.blueheronquilting.shop/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Blue Heron Quilting</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.devotedquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNH5sbJv4qLyvbZQv5TjO7Zu3w8HJg" href="https://www.devotedquilter.com/" rel="noopener
noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The Devoted Quilter</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNEGcOoBboHnKJ1NPKqjXGjjmqLWCA" href="http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener
noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Kissed Quilts</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNE9lPuxAHZQS7hMoAn1E3dQcRntAg" href="http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener
noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Daughters of Dorinda</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNGt2RUJAxWHSO00Mk-SoS6tbEhofw" href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" rel="noopener
noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Kathleen McMusing</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mspdesignsusa.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNFwJFhtJEofLfIiCLQM9uWpG28ghw" href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Ms P Designs USA</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cleverchameleon.com.au/blog&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNGs54XHCPP87ajfVqrre8oMlGeX-A" href="http://www.cleverchameleon.com.au/blog" rel="noopener
noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Clever Chameleon</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bdieges.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNH3cjrop-iR4KA7zBhYiZZHhSG-KQ" href="http://bdieges.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Barbara Dieges</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://reneechester.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNGlFRhhDJ6bNyp9kQbDrcD-rrrMbQ" href="https://reneechester.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener
noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Renee’s Quilting Addiction</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNFDr_1be9FPSdnXGmjEFKv_SlEjTA" href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener
noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Words & Stitches</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lindabcreative.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNH2Ac0FBe1usdfnd6jAtHfs9nksnQ" href="https://lindabcreative.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda B Creative</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.seamstobesew.com/&source=gmail&ust=1602685581773000&usg=AFQjCNHg8gGtLwFlzYpQlJlWVM6bWqYlRw" href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Seams To Be Sew</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-9842807880406715242020-09-23T00:00:00.007-04:002020-09-23T17:28:22.745-04:00Placemats for Warm Meals on Cool Days<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpW6HElfG8TT2p76DogxTi-B5jWiqZ10GSS7wo8LfDqE3Tl1BtEEE99dAoSUlZwzTagXeoUTXLZqJ6nm4RrJW6i1BrT8WE0TjK3o3qYfEkxIUwvWd6uqtoMwElsR7qiiQ2z7lSFnK034/s320/Hello+Fall+blog+hop+button+official.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpW6HElfG8TT2p76DogxTi-B5jWiqZ10GSS7wo8LfDqE3Tl1BtEEE99dAoSUlZwzTagXeoUTXLZqJ6nm4RrJW6i1BrT8WE0TjK3o3qYfEkxIUwvWd6uqtoMwElsR7qiiQ2z7lSFnK034/w200-h200/Hello+Fall+blog+hop+button+official.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fall is making its </span><span style="font-family: arial;">arrival in Michigan!</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The sun sets earlier each evening.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We've had a few nights of hard freezes this past week. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Apples of all types can be found at the Farm Market. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pumpkins are for sale on roadside tables, priced to match the size.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yes,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>HELLO, FALL!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This week it's time for <b><a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carla's Hello Fall Blog Hop</a></b>. Forty b</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">loggers have joined, posting their sewn projects, made for this season of cooler temperatures and various holidays. And you are invited to see what they have made.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7v65NoGnhI3t479j3S95cEC54PTtMLrpHyL0etsaUJtYiknFTE3k-dJsxbeUo7x-a305RSPbFDvVG-b5940H0ynyHm-IJXWjG2nW-Q7Q5HKwnZuLODRMGv60xu7X4hvtb8rnVd00uO8/s1500/soup9-23-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7v65NoGnhI3t479j3S95cEC54PTtMLrpHyL0etsaUJtYiknFTE3k-dJsxbeUo7x-a305RSPbFDvVG-b5940H0ynyHm-IJXWjG2nW-Q7Q5HKwnZuLODRMGv60xu7X4hvtb8rnVd00uO8/s320/soup9-23-20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fall is time for meals of soups for my husband and I. We use the crockpot to cook the soup overnight. It also keeps the soup hot for the following day. We don't mind having the same soup two nights in a row. Cheese sprinkled into our soup the first night and a biscuit the next night adds variety. We follow no recipes for our soups. We add what we have and some spice. Making soup for so many years has led us to what we like and ingredients that go well together.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I made fall-themed placemats to protect the tabletop from the warm bowls.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is a photo of the backs of the placemats. I used two different fat quarters of <b><a href="www.islandbatik.com" target="_blank">Island Batik</a></b> fabrics I had in my batik box. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YcKK0xeIvMv-etxiFT8i0e0T6lkspV41UDFzCxr1qd1pTOAbgX6ySrQt1J2S6SSjIZZl7kxWRX753ar2Yx52STKN33D35tKjcPcNCMusfMUxkN5MyZNP-j1dORE1zESYSvO5Z8b6MsY/s1500/placemat9-23-20Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1500" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YcKK0xeIvMv-etxiFT8i0e0T6lkspV41UDFzCxr1qd1pTOAbgX6ySrQt1J2S6SSjIZZl7kxWRX753ar2Yx52STKN33D35tKjcPcNCMusfMUxkN5MyZNP-j1dORE1zESYSvO5Z8b6MsY/w400-h269/placemat9-23-20Back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had 2 yards of a lighter Island Batik fabric allowing me to use the same fabric for the placemat fronts. I embroidered a fall design in the bottom corner of each piece of fabric. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1zVWJH7FL-d9TMHypJRBTP9UijdOpfl-Z4A6tSWHY4jiWYCisQHaSROWdVr7BxXSJ6GJuVweF_RYq6RHwXhXzw00f7Oul9L4QtWyYEWnj0130KHG8BfW7cGxzuVj2kT9OCVT6s4dc0Y/s1502/placemats9-23-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1zVWJH7FL-d9TMHypJRBTP9UijdOpfl-Z4A6tSWHY4jiWYCisQHaSROWdVr7BxXSJ6GJuVweF_RYq6RHwXhXzw00f7Oul9L4QtWyYEWnj0130KHG8BfW7cGxzuVj2kT9OCVT6s4dc0Y/w400-h400/placemats9-23-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The fall designs came from a free embroidery set I downloaded a few years ago from<b><a href="https://www.artisticthreadworks.com/public/department478.cfm" target="_blank"> Artistic Threadworks.</a> </b> (<a href="https://artisticthreadworksstore.com/products/atws10056" target="_blank"><b>This design set is listed HERE</b></a>.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="3000" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAQyat-Wiv4OBVI0hYZ3lBr5gypv8kFZHOYwqoLzXVOqKKDlvc0mWLOTk-Bl0v4tvFzEc_GBpsSyky9FGa6R9BsLi8pq0CijdwDOkWhmmybLHDe7jN_A-1I6fNgEysJ-jx5s79RMFBV0/w400-h100/ATWfallEMB9-23-20.jpg" width="400" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I used the batting as the stabilizer behind the embroidery design on the machine (reducing one step and one item to work with). I layered each designed front with one of the backing fabrics and stitched diagonal lines through all the layers. I marked the lines with a water-erasable fabric marker.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9izt7jRrCCukNZjIiLqvg0UeCxpYhhxneYRHxO4rza1xdN_eNuAcVcF_DBO6dRJlzVCwixZiMsoJ9pgxl7S1KJSN2TuINKFROUPZsqhbKv8SlTEJuw8iMSsxXuMFBrmLaOuuF340vXaE/s1500/placemats9-23-20T.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1500" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9izt7jRrCCukNZjIiLqvg0UeCxpYhhxneYRHxO4rza1xdN_eNuAcVcF_DBO6dRJlzVCwixZiMsoJ9pgxl7S1KJSN2TuINKFROUPZsqhbKv8SlTEJuw8iMSsxXuMFBrmLaOuuF340vXaE/w400-h241/placemats9-23-20T.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The final step was binding each placemat. I found a half yard of a Island Batik fabric in a lovely golden color with tiny green dots. It was definitely fall-like and matched both front and back of the placemats.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1w8zOxbaPf0DRNw-gB9tNJOUOVtgg5L7hyfjS_yPG369QzmyxfRzfs2imAJHaxd6M8CrT001pkFFfTx5DvNYArB16JFX8lA2gtogpSCa79bjxMqxWiJWTa2EysBXVVsbwhmzQseVhDE/s1882/binding9-23-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1w8zOxbaPf0DRNw-gB9tNJOUOVtgg5L7hyfjS_yPG369QzmyxfRzfs2imAJHaxd6M8CrT001pkFFfTx5DvNYArB16JFX8lA2gtogpSCa79bjxMqxWiJWTa2EysBXVVsbwhmzQseVhDE/w319-h400/binding9-23-20.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thank you for stopping by. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I invite you to comment and tell me if you used placemats during meals; and, if you do, have you made them? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is the list of all the bloggers for this Blog Hop. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face=""><u><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Monday, September 21st</span></b></u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Just Let Me Quilt</span></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://websterquilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Websterquilt</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">VroomansQuilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karen's Korner</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">QuiltFabrication.com</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karrin’s Crazy World</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Seams To Be Sew</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><a href="http://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Joyful Quilter</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><span style="color: black; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Kathleen McMusing </a></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face=""><u><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 22nd</span></b></u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="text-align: start;"><span face=""><a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MooseStashQuilting</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #26282a; text-align: start;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a></span><br /><span face=""><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><a href="https://thatfabricfeeling.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">that fabric feeling</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://knitbug2.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><a class="x_lEnhancr_1595771727540" fg_scanned="1" href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" id="x_linkextractor__1595771725342" originalsrc="http://www.kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" shash="fjVEFKv7KZLq59m1jU9ddmhG73vCNL5GSWAdHmRnB7uUIGSiGIA4br4OBQa65FsoQvsBlI+QlJzN0c+GoPxP6RHwvQTkr0yt7aEttVgVD7FbW9HAdxi5LqdNj4PZAULNQTPUvwhS5TD6gCw0ci4lhFLqGlZWNcUfIRYUYEk5EFU=" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #ff673e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kathy's Kwilts and More</a></span><br /><span style="color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://www.piecefulthoughts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life</a></span></span><br /><span style="color: #323130;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"> </b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span face=""><a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sew Many Yarns</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span style="color: #323130; text-align: start;"><a href="http://sunshineintheattic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sunshine in the Attic</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span style="color: #323130; text-align: start;"><a href="https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://100sweets.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Food for Thought</a></span></span></span><br /><span face=""><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face=""><u><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wednesday, September 23rd</span></b></u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="https://www.quiltscapesqs.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quiltscapes</a></span></span></span><br /><span face=""><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ms P Designs USA</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><a href="http://www.stitchinathome.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Stitchin At Home</a></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-align: left;"><span face=""><a href="http://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Just Because Quilts</a></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span face=""><a href="http://beaquilter.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">beaquilter</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Patchwork Breeze</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><a href="http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Selinaquilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="http://www.lilypatchquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Lily Patch Quilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Not Afraid Of Color</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilting & Learning: What a Combo!</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face=""><u><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thursday, September 24th</span></b></u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Creatin' in the Sticks</a><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span face=""><a href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilt Schmilt</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://bumbleberrystitches.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bumbleberry Stitches</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Samelia’s Mum</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Life in the Scrapatch</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span face=""><a href="http://storiedquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Storied Quilts</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Songbird Designs</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="http://www.quiltifications.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quiltifications</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Words & Stitches</a></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">for the love of geese</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Follow the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/gochefs/hello-fall-blog-hop/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest Board</a> for all the links.</span></div></div><br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-90070189600632939302020-09-19T16:56:00.000-04:002020-09-19T16:56:19.799-04:002 Days Until Hello Fall Blog Hop Starts <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpW6HElfG8TT2p76DogxTi-B5jWiqZ10GSS7wo8LfDqE3Tl1BtEEE99dAoSUlZwzTagXeoUTXLZqJ6nm4RrJW6i1BrT8WE0TjK3o3qYfEkxIUwvWd6uqtoMwElsR7qiiQ2z7lSFnK034/s320/Hello+Fall+blog+hop+button+official.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpW6HElfG8TT2p76DogxTi-B5jWiqZ10GSS7wo8LfDqE3Tl1BtEEE99dAoSUlZwzTagXeoUTXLZqJ6nm4RrJW6i1BrT8WE0TjK3o3qYfEkxIUwvWd6uqtoMwElsR7qiiQ2z7lSFnK034/w200-h200/Hello+Fall+blog+hop+button+official.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm looking forward to seeing what the season of Fall inspires others to sew or make. <b><a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carla of Creatin in the Sticks</a></b> hosts great blog hops. I know the ideas these 40 quilters present this week will be awesome. I wonder how many of them I will decide to put on my "future projects" list.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Oh, Carla says there will be a giveaway or 2!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Below is the list of blogs to visit each day this week. I hope you enjoy them. I look forward to your visit here on September 23!</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""><u><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Monday, September 21st</span></b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Just Let Me Quilt</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://websterquilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Websterquilt</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">VroomansQuilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karen's Korner</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">QuiltFabrication.com</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karrin’s Crazy World</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Seams To Be Sew</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><a href="http://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Joyful Quilter</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span style="color: black; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Kathleen McMusing </a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""><u><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 22nd</span></b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span face=""><a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MooseStashQuilting</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; text-align: start;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a></span><br /><span face=""><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white;"><a href="https://thatfabricfeeling.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">that fabric feeling</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;"><a href="http://knitbug2.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><a class="x_lEnhancr_1595771727540" fg_scanned="1" href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" id="x_linkextractor__1595771725342" originalsrc="http://www.kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" shash="fjVEFKv7KZLq59m1jU9ddmhG73vCNL5GSWAdHmRnB7uUIGSiGIA4br4OBQa65FsoQvsBlI+QlJzN0c+GoPxP6RHwvQTkr0yt7aEttVgVD7FbW9HAdxi5LqdNj4PZAULNQTPUvwhS5TD6gCw0ci4lhFLqGlZWNcUfIRYUYEk5EFU=" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #ff673e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kathy's Kwilts and More</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://www.piecefulthoughts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"> </b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span face=""><a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sew Many Yarns</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span style="color: #323130; text-align: start;"><a href="http://sunshineintheattic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sunshine in the Attic</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span style="color: #323130; text-align: start;"><a href="https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://100sweets.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Food for Thought</a></span></span></span><br /><span face=""><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""><u><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wednesday, September 23rd</span></b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="https://www.quiltscapesqs.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quiltscapes</a></span></span></span><br /><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ms P Designs USA</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><a href="http://www.stitchinathome.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Stitchin At Home</a></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face=""><a href="http://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Just Because Quilts</a></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span face=""><a href="http://beaquilter.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">beaquilter</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Patchwork Breeze</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: #323130;"><a href="http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Selinaquilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="http://www.lilypatchquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Lily Patch Quilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Not Afraid Of Color</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilting & Learning: What a Combo!</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""><u><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thursday, September 24th</span></b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Creatin' in the Sticks</a><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span face=""><a href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilt Schmilt</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://bumbleberrystitches.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bumbleberry Stitches</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Samelia’s Mum</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Life in the Scrapatch</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span face=""><a href="http://storiedquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Storied Quilts</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Songbird Designs</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><a href="http://www.quiltifications.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quiltifications</a></span></span><br /><span face=""><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><a href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Words & Stitches</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">for the love of geese</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Follow the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/gochefs/hello-fall-blog-hop/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest Board</a> for all the links.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-64594380892650018622020-09-16T00:00:00.001-04:002020-09-16T00:00:02.832-04:00Fall Quilting Blog Hop Coming Soon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsV2Tr4KwjMMaYpnMcJLOSxjhzmx1R5BhdaHraz8clTRdHnG8oiHlL1UpHk0d3HLTI1W5B4G2bh7Ig9ICx0g6nVB8KB2LmSSggZXlpRyjVFGgDWSCE6knGeVYzI5qdZaOUgbp1-blno8/s320/Hello+Fall+blog+hop+button+official.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsV2Tr4KwjMMaYpnMcJLOSxjhzmx1R5BhdaHraz8clTRdHnG8oiHlL1UpHk0d3HLTI1W5B4G2bh7Ig9ICx0g6nVB8KB2LmSSggZXlpRyjVFGgDWSCE6knGeVYzI5qdZaOUgbp1-blno8/w256-h256/Hello+Fall+blog+hop+button+official.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In less than a week, Carla, of <a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Creatin' in the Sticks</a>, is hosting a blog hop. This is a show-and-tell kind of hop. The bloggers listed are showing something they have made for the Fall season. We hope you can visit.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <u style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><b>Monday, September 21st</b></u></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Just Let Me Quilt</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://websterquilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Websterquilt</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">VroomansQuilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karen's Korner</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">QuiltFabrication.com</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karrin’s Crazy World</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Seams To Be Sew</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><a href="http://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Joyful Quilter</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Kathleen McMusing </a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Tuesday, September 22nd</b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span face=""><a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MooseStashQuilting</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilting Gail</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white;"><a href="https://thatfabricfeeling.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">that fabric feeling</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;"><a href="http://knitbug2.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a class="x_lEnhancr_1595771727540" fg_scanned="1" href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" id="x_linkextractor__1595771725342" originalsrc="http://www.kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" shash="fjVEFKv7KZLq59m1jU9ddmhG73vCNL5GSWAdHmRnB7uUIGSiGIA4br4OBQa65FsoQvsBlI+QlJzN0c+GoPxP6RHwvQTkr0yt7aEttVgVD7FbW9HAdxi5LqdNj4PZAULNQTPUvwhS5TD6gCw0ci4lhFLqGlZWNcUfIRYUYEk5EFU=" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #ff673e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kathy's Kwilts and More</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.piecefulthoughts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sew Many Yarns</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #323130; text-align: start;"><a href="http://sunshineintheattic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sunshine in the Attic</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #323130; text-align: start;"><a href="https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><a href="https://100sweets.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Food for Thought</a></span></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Wednesday, September 23rd</b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="https://www.quiltscapesqs.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quiltscapes</a></span></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ms P Designs USA</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stitchinathome.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Stitchin At Home</a></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Just Because Quilts</a></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://beaquilter.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">beaquilter</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Patchwork Breeze</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: #323130; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Selinaquilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="http://www.lilypatchquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Lily Patch Quilts</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323130;"><a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Not Afraid Of Color</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilting & Learning: What a Combo!</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #323130; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Thursday, September 24th</b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Creatin' in the Sticks</a><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span face=""><a href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilt Schmilt</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://bumbleberrystitches.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bumbleberry Stitches</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Samelia’s Mum</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Life in the Scrapatch</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span face=""><a href="http://storiedquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Storied Quilts</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><span face=""><a href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Songbird Designs</a></span></span><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><a href="http://www.quiltifications.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quiltifications</a></span></span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323130;"><a href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Words & Stitches</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">for the love of geese</a></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-55552795364665978062020-09-14T00:00:00.011-04:002020-09-14T00:30:36.832-04:00Tutorial to Sew Dimensional Flowers and Leaves for Quilts<p>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Welcome, to those who are new, and those returning from last week's row
along,
<b><a href="www.seamstobesew.com" target="_blank">The Garden Party Row Along, hosted by Seams To Be Sew. </a></b></span>
</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg101eaNAO0gA0x99bhZTBS1SLYEndyQUXgO-2RFWMLkCh99Q4K810z-DlA9drBLL5mSRh9vYolUlwkzn_g_QuK7O2KDEaqafmcAfuLzL0QeN0Q4pNKMnJg53gWj7y5vM0IJO4m0ARP4Dc/s800/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg101eaNAO0gA0x99bhZTBS1SLYEndyQUXgO-2RFWMLkCh99Q4K810z-DlA9drBLL5mSRh9vYolUlwkzn_g_QuK7O2KDEaqafmcAfuLzL0QeN0Q4pNKMnJg53gWj7y5vM0IJO4m0ARP4Dc/s320/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-1.jpg" width="320" /></a>
</div>
<p>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today I am presenting my tutorial on how to sew the 3-D flowers and leaves
for my row along quilt, Garden Welcome Wall. </span>
</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQ0VyYol79tP_c0MAUyD65qC8WWWvJfrG1w_FKVcZmdgxtfcS1y6BRXeyUGDLr3CJ7yPhcrhDWLbDe1oK-2BsigJjLqybUb-tah3gEIv2ARuLvLkI20oe6HIPAbhNp2QPEbC5VjgkqgY/s2048/welcome-hanging.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQ0VyYol79tP_c0MAUyD65qC8WWWvJfrG1w_FKVcZmdgxtfcS1y6BRXeyUGDLr3CJ7yPhcrhDWLbDe1oK-2BsigJjLqybUb-tah3gEIv2ARuLvLkI20oe6HIPAbhNp2QPEbC5VjgkqgY/w284-h400/welcome-hanging.jpg" width="284" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Before I begin, I want to thank all those who visited my blog. I am still
trying to get around to replying to those who left a comment (I got some great
ideas chruning in my brain for more flower blocks). Be sure to visit the
designers this week. I am sure there are MORE wonderful blocks to gather for
your upcoming projects. </span>
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
<div>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 15, 2020</span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Daughters of Dorinda</a> | <a href="http://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://justletmequilt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Just Let Me Quilt</a> | <a href="https://lovinglylissa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lovingly Lissa</a> | <a href="http://thequiltrambler.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Quilt Rambler</a></span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thursday, September 17, 2020</span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.fabricbash.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Fabric Bash/Carpe Blogum</a> | <a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">For the Love of Geese</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathleen McMusing</a> | <a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ms P Designs USA</a> | <a href="https://quilterchic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">QuilterChic</a></span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">OK, let's get to the tutorial!</span>
</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Making the 3-D flowers.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Choose 2 fat quarters of fabric for the flowers. One or both colors
could become the front of the flower, so similar shades or hues work
well. </span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I chose these 2 colors for this tutorial:</span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8cE3HVzGCbXXwBf43ZNGPzcPhbf38oILkMzhC00KVY5-tfX1kJK2nKljtBIj8xAg60iiU2h4FqUqw28-3ZmOBYyC7qCa4LinFy0wYFzeQKkO0BdX6Bs79QRDHtDFB75wzdjB8mOyMaM/s1500/Flowers2fQTs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8cE3HVzGCbXXwBf43ZNGPzcPhbf38oILkMzhC00KVY5-tfX1kJK2nKljtBIj8xAg60iiU2h4FqUqw28-3ZmOBYyC7qCa4LinFy0wYFzeQKkO0BdX6Bs79QRDHtDFB75wzdjB8mOyMaM/w256-h256/Flowers2fQTs.jpg" width="256" /></a>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Press the fabrics and lay them on top of each other, right sides
together. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Draw six 6-1/2" diameter circles, with a pencil, marker, or erasable
pen. Each circle will make 4 flowers.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial;"></span>
</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLi2QinyKrTzBzV3-omZKnOwiqGq1oWNmApNoNiyQwR-KCc7uSwG1l19qmEGktyfkWktHkRWZIvQKfdE1n9sXELVolk2mVPMU0jLA4V1cXQkuS_YyoIsDvgHPrrYCC5bgqVqlCLbbuO0/s1710/Flowers6circles+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1710" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLi2QinyKrTzBzV3-omZKnOwiqGq1oWNmApNoNiyQwR-KCc7uSwG1l19qmEGktyfkWktHkRWZIvQKfdE1n9sXELVolk2mVPMU0jLA4V1cXQkuS_YyoIsDvgHPrrYCC5bgqVqlCLbbuO0/w256-h217/Flowers6circles+copy.jpg" width="256" /></a>
</div>
<br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Cut out each double layer for 2 circles with fabric right sides together. Fold in
half, cut into 2 sections. Fold those half sections in half and cut in
half to give 4 quarter circles, with right sides together. </span>
<p></p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></span>
</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0wF980qkSr0nn6PdHToD9vMZ25G28awY-Sv1cvlOrqfvaJpI9KdvnRy2ro42HGrolcG3LC1f9zCwjcqQiDJz8QxqdjvTwdsuU8aI3FoqkmaTeO_XWch2XfIv7eQlKC2AAJnlf662bQ0/s1200/FlowersCutSections.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0wF980qkSr0nn6PdHToD9vMZ25G28awY-Sv1cvlOrqfvaJpI9KdvnRy2ro42HGrolcG3LC1f9zCwjcqQiDJz8QxqdjvTwdsuU8aI3FoqkmaTeO_XWch2XfIv7eQlKC2AAJnlf662bQ0/w500-h168/FlowersCutSections.jpg" width="500" /></a></span>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wind the yarn or pearl cotton to make 4 loops about 4 inches long. Tie
a knot one inch from the looped end. Tuck the yarns inside the two 1/4
fabric pieces with RST as shown in middle photo below.</span>
</div>
<p></p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrSd4qUJqoYZlI6Pw9ecd3qBogZxX6vgaUPDpaUj4DFEXsXiD691YHoySpREAucse-o3v_ddBVTZtc0517h1wpF59Uvv2SoZc2l2vNEar67_GAaqV_1J2AA9qiKLWIr-CoPPchcBmo0Q/s3000/FlowerStamen123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="3000" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrSd4qUJqoYZlI6Pw9ecd3qBogZxX6vgaUPDpaUj4DFEXsXiD691YHoySpREAucse-o3v_ddBVTZtc0517h1wpF59Uvv2SoZc2l2vNEar67_GAaqV_1J2AA9qiKLWIr-CoPPchcBmo0Q/w500-h169/FlowerStamen123.jpg" width="500" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sew the arc and the straight edges, enclosing the entire 1/4 circle. The
end yarns will hang out of the point a bit. Clip the points off the
corners, including the yarns hanging out. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_uQt662vkxmoxvGviK6DZJaDge1GjatAU7LK3XRIAJ_z_1m0qabQDx5ZW_heeuDgIdF3DmkneLdou6jFHBM9W8TEnbxEmgLJmWM56fZ-Wq07kMLjbl5g4oV0JjDwHIipAD39EmWYITs/s3000/FlowerStamen456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="3000" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_uQt662vkxmoxvGviK6DZJaDge1GjatAU7LK3XRIAJ_z_1m0qabQDx5ZW_heeuDgIdF3DmkneLdou6jFHBM9W8TEnbxEmgLJmWM56fZ-Wq07kMLjbl5g4oV0JjDwHIipAD39EmWYITs/w500-h168/FlowerStamen456.jpg" width="500" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trim the arc seamline to 1/8". Pull the front and back fabrics away from
each other. Make a small clip in the back fabric, not cutting the yarns
inside. Carefully place scissors point in the clip and cut a 1" opening in
the back. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPByE66Ht01enSU-uSMN5iAGS8VjssjM8Nkw6flpkgVp774znQy3Od6jsbnp7ukwVFV7Xby3SxXp64RQCcMBzBefE6UVAImPM1RkKlFb_QdDO0t090zeIFqDd0rI54eGEFsc05uLjBzC8/s2000/flowerStamen789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPByE66Ht01enSU-uSMN5iAGS8VjssjM8Nkw6flpkgVp774znQy3Od6jsbnp7ukwVFV7Xby3SxXp64RQCcMBzBefE6UVAImPM1RkKlFb_QdDO0t090zeIFqDd0rI54eGEFsc05uLjBzC8/w400-h400/flowerStamen789.jpg" width="400" /></a>
</div>
<br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have a short video showing how to turn the flower right side out. I
hope it offers you some variety in presentation. (This is my first video
try with the Jumprope app.)</span>
<p></p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jumprope.com/g/jumprope/fLxSXcnq" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO WATCH</a> </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">video of turning right sides out</span> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Making the 3-D leaves</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Cut the strips from the 2 green leaf colors and the backing strips. 1) Align one of each color narrow strip on each other with right sides together. 2) Stitch the 2 strips together along one long edge with 1/4" seam allowance. 3) Press the seam allowance open.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfo5s18bZ-TjUyY9NywZgeIRM7bvDDpgwbuky4wnzSXhYtLjLjH4h-KMh0kT-46AoHURxPaMiBQWFE315Yx_G0P0EbFGfxxTjh6BVJhFX3p7UpcPUHC-rpPop8Vi_RKnmZOdCWMbkvNzw/s1500/leafStepsSewing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1500" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfo5s18bZ-TjUyY9NywZgeIRM7bvDDpgwbuky4wnzSXhYtLjLjH4h-KMh0kT-46AoHURxPaMiBQWFE315Yx_G0P0EbFGfxxTjh6BVJhFX3p7UpcPUHC-rpPop8Vi_RKnmZOdCWMbkvNzw/w500-h331/leafStepsSewing.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Place the 2-colored seamed units RST on the one-color backing strip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Use the template to trace the leaf shapes as shown. Leave 1/4" seam space between each leaf. Flip the direction of the fabric to have the 2 colors on different sides of the leaf front. It adds variety. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0YUmrG_QfFdVTZzofjP0-esMgZbdfpAq5v83JkoyrUtijg_R_PhZgj23PX9W_XDmK2c2OVRG2gzNa8hHLQV-97NMv0XXfMiwqXmbEaSK5-fjhwiQcbO-Ar1hEbvZkTlmfDPNSsg08-I/s1500/leafdrawing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1500" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0YUmrG_QfFdVTZzofjP0-esMgZbdfpAq5v83JkoyrUtijg_R_PhZgj23PX9W_XDmK2c2OVRG2gzNa8hHLQV-97NMv0XXfMiwqXmbEaSK5-fjhwiQcbO-Ar1hEbvZkTlmfDPNSsg08-I/w500-h319/leafdrawing.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Reduce the machine stitch length to 1.5 or 2. Sew on the lines drawn around the template. Trim each leaf from the strip, leaving 1/8" seamline.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BCpQ5jqg135FxDr5H_2N1pgMNuryl4OeeQEEWrDHYQ0-0LtjeqexPAnagY2WZ8qWrQeW4LPS2aigu8kk2EXnNpUBaKcS6D-M0Fnq5Hm2AL_U59zk5hEprvIXiZHn8hySi5RwlOnREMc/s1500/leafcutting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1500" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BCpQ5jqg135FxDr5H_2N1pgMNuryl4OeeQEEWrDHYQ0-0LtjeqexPAnagY2WZ8qWrQeW4LPS2aigu8kk2EXnNpUBaKcS6D-M0Fnq5Hm2AL_U59zk5hEprvIXiZHn8hySi5RwlOnREMc/w500-h301/leafcutting.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Follow the next steps to turn the leaf right side out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1) Hold the seam with one hand and the backing fabric with the other hand. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2) Pull the sections away from each other and snip a small hole in the backing fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3) Cut an opening about 1" long in the backing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4) Turn the right sides out through the opening. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5) Press.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6) Make and press more leaves. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14kIeZfYwf5ISmNgwROIF0CPgXpiUXDSh0BbeGzPkbdDT5SNLtw6KwQe_bvZ56mPsNMWcSNTLhtcLZau_Eh4RXXefYXXIGekQ7GqHvW0yi9m0_a4XFo7SSqYL1p89s7Cfm9I1oko-VNE/s1500/leaf6steps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14kIeZfYwf5ISmNgwROIF0CPgXpiUXDSh0BbeGzPkbdDT5SNLtw6KwQe_bvZ56mPsNMWcSNTLhtcLZau_Eh4RXXefYXXIGekQ7GqHvW0yi9m0_a4XFo7SSqYL1p89s7Cfm9I1oko-VNE/w500-h500/leaf6steps.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Combine the flowers with the leaves on each of the short stems. Then add some here and there as you like. I suggest they are tacked down with needle and thread AFTER the wall is quilted (making the quilting process easier).</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsZWXB7ltzosNfuZoNkEE_UXh5rcyd2fOfs62Ourghc6EdBhqRLS5hC6LQ79KFkYKXRjcGv_z0tXzICbUUwVF2HoWRfYVnAi7rk5HDdkgbKW12dFro4zZaOrxN-UhqmTjHD4qQSXkRsU/s1500/leafandflower.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsZWXB7ltzosNfuZoNkEE_UXh5rcyd2fOfs62Ourghc6EdBhqRLS5hC6LQ79KFkYKXRjcGv_z0tXzICbUUwVF2HoWRfYVnAi7rk5HDdkgbKW12dFro4zZaOrxN-UhqmTjHD4qQSXkRsU/s320/leafandflower.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope this tutorial helps you make 3-D flowers. Think of other shapes to use for flowers--hearts is one I have thought of trying!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A quote I found on the internet: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="title" data-author="Shauna Niequist" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1521465?ref=needle-and-thread" id="title_quote_link_1521465" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>"Pick up a needle and thread, and stitch together something particular and honest and beautiful, because we need it. I need it.<br />Thank you, and keep going."</i></span></a></p><div class="author" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: "open sans", arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 18px 0px 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/94011-Shauna_Niequist" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Shauna Niequist</b></a>, author of <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes</span></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<p></p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
</p>
<p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</p>
<p><br /></p>
</div>
</div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-21095384910726416042020-09-12T00:00:00.007-04:002020-09-12T00:00:03.026-04:00The Garden Party Row Along Week 2 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg101eaNAO0gA0x99bhZTBS1SLYEndyQUXgO-2RFWMLkCh99Q4K810z-DlA9drBLL5mSRh9vYolUlwkzn_g_QuK7O2KDEaqafmcAfuLzL0QeN0Q4pNKMnJg53gWj7y5vM0IJO4m0ARP4Dc/s800/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg101eaNAO0gA0x99bhZTBS1SLYEndyQUXgO-2RFWMLkCh99Q4K810z-DlA9drBLL5mSRh9vYolUlwkzn_g_QuK7O2KDEaqafmcAfuLzL0QeN0Q4pNKMnJg53gWj7y5vM0IJO4m0ARP4Dc/w205-h136/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-1.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbAV3SYEObA9Ba2cE46bNWEMKP0bqTALMz6bs1picG5zw9Ti46SS5BrYknaypbK1n8CL4E1zHuXgnoAHAwxFNHBjiI-MZG5ovJi932xj8g5fZPVmwjxBuY0k2Q085x3_v_4FPIaFtD2E/s800/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-2.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="800" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbAV3SYEObA9Ba2cE46bNWEMKP0bqTALMz6bs1picG5zw9Ti46SS5BrYknaypbK1n8CL4E1zHuXgnoAHAwxFNHBjiI-MZG5ovJi932xj8g5fZPVmwjxBuY0k2Q085x3_v_4FPIaFtD2E/w205-h138/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-2.jpg" width="205" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 15, begins the next week of<b> <a href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" target="_blank">The Garden Party Row Along</a></b>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am looking forward to seeing the patterns this group of designers developed and get my free copies. I hope you are enjoying the Row Along. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is the list of the designers' posts. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 15, 2020</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Daughters of Dorinda</a> | <a href="http://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://justletmequilt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Just Let Me Quilt</a> | <a href="https://lovinglylissa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lovingly Lissa</a> | <a href="http://thequiltrambler.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Quilt Rambler</a></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thursday, September 17, 2020</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">For the Love of Geese</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathleen McMusing</a> | <a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ms P Designs USA</a> | <a href="https://quilterchic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">QuilterChic</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-87320445124447368802020-09-09T23:30:00.001-04:002020-09-09T23:30:01.016-04:00My Garden Quilt Block<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">HELLO and </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">WELCOME!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU93NNe4jRWwMHEdrVGRP4Vmi9uk4MSVzAlA3jp4aj3ZoqE5Bibol0ltGuUzfJoz2MIAzBnbYeno8OLhErYpvbqs9r4hHdSXWykpntOa960EhYFGTtHIIj843K2P_shl9_6WPSssktcvo/s800/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU93NNe4jRWwMHEdrVGRP4Vmi9uk4MSVzAlA3jp4aj3ZoqE5Bibol0ltGuUzfJoz2MIAzBnbYeno8OLhErYpvbqs9r4hHdSXWykpntOa960EhYFGTtHIIj843K2P_shl9_6WPSssktcvo/w256-h170/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-1.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today I am happy to reveal my block for </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">It's A Garden Party Row Along</span>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Marian from <a href="www.seamstobesew.com" target="_blank"><b>Seams To Be Sew</b></a> is hosting this Row Along </span><span style="font-family: arial;">for the 6th year! She works for months planning and keeping us all on top of things. It's quite a popular event and every year more designers join. I'm in my 6th year to "row along" with her.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I want to thank Northcott fabrics for being a long-time sponsor and helping each of the designers by providing us with up to 1 yard of fabric to use in our blocks. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My choice this year was fat quarters of these 4 beautiful fabrics:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFjTEuxz_K3r9Akl6TnLop5F3Bfieos-Ps_sYPYW3hBgUiO5XlsORR2XzJTC3VY_NInO1FWiEKcZ1PdhrSbfI0K2bac0dFpCBzwWWfxP-KCkZNmDQ5cnVtGywFDa9ell8ik4n9QIMa-c/s900/fabrics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="900" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFjTEuxz_K3r9Akl6TnLop5F3Bfieos-Ps_sYPYW3hBgUiO5XlsORR2XzJTC3VY_NInO1FWiEKcZ1PdhrSbfI0K2bac0dFpCBzwWWfxP-KCkZNmDQ5cnVtGywFDa9ell8ik4n9QIMa-c/w400-h100/fabrics.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I want to tell you about the special happenings during this row along. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Of course, there is the <b>free quilt pattern</b> each designer is offering during their featured week.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Each designer will tell you about giveaways and/or discount codes that happen during their week of posting.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>For everyone </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://electricquilt.com/" target="_blank">Electric Quilt Company </a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">has a 20% off discount code</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The code is </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">GARDENPARTY20</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20VtQtqz8kHjC5PsGJtQCE6Jm_wfNjXvwqUFbjnuNr6905qKShLa4WxYVT9d7wWMm0AS06ImmIodlbZW7EHeIORohq8aea9dZAUzFVsSFnwDZlTaNZpYo2h8iReZYL6jNdQAbOmdKDf8/s2048/EQ8-boxRIGHT.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20VtQtqz8kHjC5PsGJtQCE6Jm_wfNjXvwqUFbjnuNr6905qKShLa4WxYVT9d7wWMm0AS06ImmIodlbZW7EHeIORohq8aea9dZAUzFVsSFnwDZlTaNZpYo2h8iReZYL6jNdQAbOmdKDf8/s320/EQ8-boxRIGHT.png" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Use the code to purchase products from the EQ website. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is good for the entire time of the row along event!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://electricquilt.com/?s=cotton+lawn" target="_blank"><b>EQ Cotton Lawn Inkjet Fabric Sheets</b></a> are my go-to sheets for any project where I am using photos. I've tried so many other brands of inkject fabric sheets, but EQ's are the best! They are easy to use and the feel of the sheets is so much like the quilting cottons I use.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This week only, and </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">special to my blog, </span></span></span></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(starts </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">September 10, 2020/ Ends September 17, 2020)</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">i</span><span style="font-family: arial;">s the c</span><span style="font-family: arial;">hance to win a fat quarter bundle giveaway from </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXWHYcOrjyhcrUcH-2H19O5rdB_mxPg0cLgUu2KwjfkNFe_Rwodb5TWi-gv2uCEGXBea65IGPNecqrjV20LUHtiLOv6UCAzDWz7cmYLCSC8ou9ralei1iwkXX-HT8wGuIDrDXSrM5ws8/s340/TT-logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="340" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXWHYcOrjyhcrUcH-2H19O5rdB_mxPg0cLgUu2KwjfkNFe_Rwodb5TWi-gv2uCEGXBea65IGPNecqrjV20LUHtiLOv6UCAzDWz7cmYLCSC8ou9ralei1iwkXX-HT8wGuIDrDXSrM5ws8/w256-h118/TT-logo.png" width="256" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wouldn't a bundle of fat quarters be a great addition to your stash? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB-iL4ul6B1OPyymB078MhMshNUvaptufMqE_kAI_itaSlfzo29dfNGYQcajNbPNNScEYV9fGKowqRg8yM3yg4pyQx3cLSsXNH2-B2wENAQy7QyTh2Q15qkGCz36vwIWkBIpm21Vu5z8/s641/TT-02.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="641" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB-iL4ul6B1OPyymB078MhMshNUvaptufMqE_kAI_itaSlfzo29dfNGYQcajNbPNNScEYV9fGKowqRg8yM3yg4pyQx3cLSsXNH2-B2wENAQy7QyTh2Q15qkGCz36vwIWkBIpm21Vu5z8/s320/TT-02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is a $20 value. The winner must pay shipping costs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can find out more about this bundle <b><a href="http://www.seamstobesew.com/?p=24021" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Enter through </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Rafflecopter below and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">please read all the rules for the giveaway at the bottom of my page.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="1343370f391" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/1343370f391/" id="rcwidget_e4ft7f2l" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And now, DRUM ROLL. . . . </span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Presenting to you, my Garden Welcome Wall block. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfjmCGSUVjzQ7ZG1nFa-ArIn68bJGtJMQIGhNr0h5W9oEPWSAlP_uGzu5dOa2wqa6oBfWQ1zlN4QZFbbntcYbcQhwmKgH6NOm6YKoaF3n9spWHwDFDVdVjlz3RppcU5-3Xn4O1vYRbsI/s320/angle-on-deck.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhPHTjEtZyJ6-uYHZerlfHOAM6g7XyQpTtFFuWdSLZgbbwWylwl3_46Zhq8srwp0p9-7lodXHkYFoaX4afUdmbKQSI96Lqe_sNYX-uiuTsebc1zdd2qaLwSu5pFun5WjxXiIMvU3T3Pc/s2048/welcome-hanging.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1452" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhPHTjEtZyJ6-uYHZerlfHOAM6g7XyQpTtFFuWdSLZgbbwWylwl3_46Zhq8srwp0p9-7lodXHkYFoaX4afUdmbKQSI96Lqe_sNYX-uiuTsebc1zdd2qaLwSu5pFun5WjxXiIMvU3T3Pc/s320/welcome-hanging.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To get my pattern for free during the Row Along</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">go to my <a href="https://payhip.com/b/Vrx8" target="_blank"><b>Payhip shop HERE</b></a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On Monday, September 14, 2020, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I will give you some tips about how I worked with the pattern's 3-D flowers and adding flowers with a broderie perse method as another option.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I know you are excited to visit the other designers featured today. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They are listed below. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Please leave me a comment about your favorite flower or flower color. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It will give me an idea for my next flowers block. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And please read the guidelines for the Rafflecopter giveaways </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">at the bottom of the post. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thank you. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thursday, September 10, 2020</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.bobbininquilts.com/blogs/news" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Bobbin In Quilts Blog</a> | <a href="http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kissed Quilts</a> | <a href="http://www.patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patchwork Breeze</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://sbdembroidery.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Songbird Designs</a> | <a href="http://www.stitchinathome.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Stitchin’ at Home</a></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Guidelines for Giveaways:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Giveaways offered by sponsors are assigned to the various bloggers/designers for their featured day.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There are no prior announcements on who is doing which sponsor except to the sponsor and blogger/designers themselves.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You’ll have to visit the blog or the featured blog to enter the giveaways.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Some giveaways can also be entered at Seams To Be Sew. You must have commented at the blog of the designer/blogger’s post to enter at Seams To Be Sew, Winners who win from entering at Seams To Be Sew will be checked for the comment. This does not mean that commenting at Seams To Be Sew will get you an entry, it doesn’t.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">When you enter a give away that asks you to answer the question asked on the entry form, you do need to fill in that box. No answer means your winning entry will be ignored and canceled.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You are only allowed to enter once at each of the featured day sites. Giveaways are different at each site, thus you can enter those giveaways.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I will start announcing winners on September 15, 2020, and finish announcing winners on October 15, 2020.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You must give a valid email address when you enter the giveaways, any email returned to me, loses the ability to win automatically.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You are given 3 days to answer the email, if you do not answer within 3 days a new winner will be drawn. Check those spam/junk mail folders, you may miss that winning email if you don’t do so because there are no exceptions to this rule.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">If you are notified that you are a winner, in all cases except for digital downloads and gift cards/certificates, you will need to provide your name, address, city, state, zip code, country, telephone number, and email address.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">No purchase whatsoever is necessary.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You must be 18+ in order to win a gift.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You are responsible for claiming and paying any tax owed on the value of any gift that you win. Prizes valued at $500.00 should be claimed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">All winners are chosen at random.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">All winners will be announced on the blogs via the Rafflecopter entry form and/or post by the blogger at the site where they won and here at Seams To Be Sew. All winners must allow for their first name and first initial of their last name to be announced on this blog.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Odds of Winning a prize are based on a total number of rafflecopter entries during each week and in total for all giveaways.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Participating bloggers/designers may enter any of the giveaways.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The word giveaways in the rules and guidelines are also known as sweepstakes.</span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-73057455599112555272020-09-05T16:01:00.000-04:002020-09-05T16:01:19.459-04:00Garden Row Along Starts Soon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiCe7RYCKA2BVmOGwqyAxXjLcZK40CYH-bWQ66Wlo6I72B7sMvcmNmSzT5CyLPy6iGGpJCvVmBj9DJ1oRumyxvJ-HkOunSN6Ge0TdhswLN11aNA2u6K9u7t506_0lLj5iXj6r3Eb4YLU/s800/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="800" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiCe7RYCKA2BVmOGwqyAxXjLcZK40CYH-bWQ66Wlo6I72B7sMvcmNmSzT5CyLPy6iGGpJCvVmBj9DJ1oRumyxvJ-HkOunSN6Ge0TdhswLN11aNA2u6K9u7t506_0lLj5iXj6r3Eb4YLU/w256-h172/stbs-IAGPRAL-2020-2.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">HI!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I will be participating for a 6th year of row alongs hosted by Marian from </span><a href="www.seamstobesew.com" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank"><b>Seams To Be Sew</b></a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This year the theme of the Row Along is "gardens" and things that have to do with gardens. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are 48 quilt designers featured on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting September 8, 2020, through October 8, 2020. Each of us will have a free pattern for visitors to our URLs during our feature</span><span style="font-family: arial;">d week. If you miss that week, they will be available to purchase. Schedule time on these days to get the free patterns. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There are also many companies sponsoring this Row Along with chances for prizes available to the visitors. To see the prizes, visit Marian's post <b><a href="Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Blue Heron Quilting | Carolyn Butterfield | Made By Marney Pumpkin Patch BC | The Devoted Quilter Thursday, September 10, 2020 Bobbin In Quilts Blog | Kissed Quilts | Patchwork Breeze Songbird Designs | Stitchin’ at Home" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. I want to thank Northcott Fabrics, especially, for supplying each of the designers with 1 yard (or 4 fat quarters) of fabric to use in our designs. This is such a help to all of us, particularly with coordination of many blocks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My block will be featured on Thursday, September 10, 2020. I have various technique ideas to make this block your own!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here is the list of participants:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 8, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.blueheronquilting.shop/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Blue Heron Quilting</a> | <a href="http://justletmequilt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Carolyn Butterfield</a> | <a href="http://madebymarney.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Made By Marney</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://pumpkinpatchbc.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pumpkin Patch BC</a> | <a href="https://www.devotedquilter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Devoted Quilter</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thursday, September 10, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.bobbininquilts.com/blogs/news" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Bobbin In Quilts Blog</a> | <a href="http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kissed Quilts</a> | <a href="http://www.patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patchwork Breeze</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://sbdembroidery.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Songbird Designs</a> | <a href="http://www.stitchinathome.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Stitchin’ at Home</a></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 15, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Daughters of Dorinda</a> | <a href="http://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://justletmequilt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Just Let Me Quilt</a> | <a href="https://lovinglylissa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lovingly Lissa</a> | <a href="http://thequiltrambler.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Quilt Rambler</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thursday, September 17, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">For the Love of Geese</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathleen McMusing</a> | <a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ms P Designs USA</a> | <a href="https://quilterchic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">QuilterChic</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 22, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://heleenpinkster.nl/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Heleen Pinkster Quilt Design</a> | <a href="https://www.pattispatchwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patti’s Patchwork</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Quilt Schmilt</a> | <a href="https://scrapdash.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Scrapdash</a> | <a href="https://yoursewingfriend.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Your Sewing Friend</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thursday, September 24, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.charismascorner.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Charisma’s Corner</a> | <a href="http://www.cleverchameleon.com.au/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Clever Chameleon</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://www.dragonflysquiltshop.com/garden-party/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Dragonfly’s Quilting Design Studio</a> | <a href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathy’s Kwilts and More</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://www.pg-mmd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mountain Meadow Designs</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, September 29, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.cynthiasark.blogspot.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Cynthia’s Creating Ark</a> | <a href="http://loreen.typepad.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Loreen’s Schoolhouse</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Moose Stash Quilting</a> | <a href="http://www.tuning-my-heart.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Tuning My Heart Quilts</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Cheryl LaPlante</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thursday, October 01, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://bdieges.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Barbara Dieges</a> | <a href="https://lindabcreative.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda B Creative</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://www.orangeblossomquilt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Orange Blossom Quilt Design Studio</a> | <a href="https://www.ursaminor.at/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ursa Minor</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://www.sunflowerstitcheries.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunflower Stitcheries and Quilting</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesday, October 06, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://bumbleberrystitches.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Bumbleberry Stitches</a> | <a href="http://www.charliesdaughter.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Charlie’s Daughter</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Seams To Be Sew</a> | <a href="https://www.quiltingroomwithmel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Quilting Room with Mel</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Words & Stitches</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thursday, October 08, 2020</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.duckcreekmountainquilting.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Duck Creek Mountain Quilting</a> | <a href="http://lynnsbeauty.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lynn’s Beauty</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://quiltartdesigns.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Quilt Art</a> | <a href="https://reneechester.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Renee’s Quilting Addiction</a><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><a href="http://sewincrediblycrazy.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #409bd4; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sew Incredibly Crazy</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Leave me a comment telling me what is a favorite thing in a garden-either yours or someone else's. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #555555; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm excited and looking forward to your visit to Patchwork Breeze! </span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-13281565932484878562020-04-07T16:28:00.000-04:002020-05-02T22:05:21.659-04:00Finding Some Peacefulness When Life Can Be StressfulI have had some stressful days during this world-in-crisis time. I am sure most people have a moment or more of stress. My most stressful time comes when my husband and I have to go to the grocery store. We have masks that I made. We found going to a smaller non-chain grocery store was less crowded, which helped a great deal. Shopping at a larger chain store two weeks before was chaotic. People were crowding aisles and visiting friends rather than getting their needs and moving on.<br />
<br />
I have also found that if I do not watch the news, I am calmer. I will visit the CDC website to get updates and read our local MLive news reports regarding our governor's orders. I can only look out for myself and my husband. We aren't going anywhere, or having people come to visit, so I probably don't need daily information about the nation or world.<br />
<br />
I have found that keeping busy is a good thing, especially when I am creating. I don't rush to get things done these days, I savor the busyness. I have found plenty around the house to keep me active.<br />
<br />
Have you found things to keep you busy as you stay at home right now?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5yqkq8Om3PyiNreLlDS_XXq2IBFkhP5ijWH_dnrnInrtxG0myehIm2C1N6A3u0y3AgReaeIqx5KXeVnSifWFejyg4AexWEIi02pm84ObygARc13ds0myMnW5tZoi2jizVj-9BHLP3RU/s1600/woods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5yqkq8Om3PyiNreLlDS_XXq2IBFkhP5ijWH_dnrnInrtxG0myehIm2C1N6A3u0y3AgReaeIqx5KXeVnSifWFejyg4AexWEIi02pm84ObygARc13ds0myMnW5tZoi2jizVj-9BHLP3RU/s400/woods.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
I get outside for 1 or 2 hours each day. We are blessed to live on 10 acres of wooded land, so a walk in the woods is a treat each day. Yesterday, 3 butterflies hovered around me on my walk. There must have been a hatch with the warm weather we had.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV7uu6iyIbIIZCnVtNe6w-MuM6k81tE-Eh_1uDhrqIRhBzysSKtQBCZCz8ahQDoq7K7X770XkzlZDBntw8SBJDmi158kfUE1t5zjEyWR56wx5lW3hRTGBYqSAw2lUdgLh7h8BED6H-O0/s1600/garden+turned.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV7uu6iyIbIIZCnVtNe6w-MuM6k81tE-Eh_1uDhrqIRhBzysSKtQBCZCz8ahQDoq7K7X770XkzlZDBntw8SBJDmi158kfUE1t5zjEyWR56wx5lW3hRTGBYqSAw2lUdgLh7h8BED6H-O0/s400/garden+turned.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
I have turned up the soil for the vegetable garden. There is another garden area to the right of this one that will be worked over this week.<br />
<br />
I started seeds indoors using the seeds from:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWZkfdQpZ3_AP9DujUykgI88B8_e8wZJrPnZBe1O7gDsxq7TbBPMRNQ9YPlimZYKK2p0YPMwZU_Kce8UqTof07oRlWchIY4YzsheFCySzRxXJ8TFi9YmPjq11bU0MSMOQ2Dwr-E51Kbw/s1600/peppers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWZkfdQpZ3_AP9DujUykgI88B8_e8wZJrPnZBe1O7gDsxq7TbBPMRNQ9YPlimZYKK2p0YPMwZU_Kce8UqTof07oRlWchIY4YzsheFCySzRxXJ8TFi9YmPjq11bU0MSMOQ2Dwr-E51Kbw/s400/peppers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
a yellow pepper we used in a salad, </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoqaHNwbMqD6VBdFB1S3y71JySVxmtt5ORV3kr-Q5MLdoMkI3ZHV2Xy4dHwntxy24wjPMq-9AwgphISRXIZZKX2FmujnWifLMCXQ-85XGH-J2YKSBx9jAXXPKHgBz2cgx-la1hucuZiI/s1600/melon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1500" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoqaHNwbMqD6VBdFB1S3y71JySVxmtt5ORV3kr-Q5MLdoMkI3ZHV2Xy4dHwntxy24wjPMq-9AwgphISRXIZZKX2FmujnWifLMCXQ-85XGH-J2YKSBx9jAXXPKHgBz2cgx-la1hucuZiI/s320/melon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
a honeydew melon,</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXt5FdTlVFsOQRMyZeerwTxI-dRgXQX2zEXNsbKgBdxfC2kcm2ez9kAIY0HGO_IVVB2T7SziYkmivARaNHGelxQV1Y2UX5JWusn9wuEjCX-mLA3jBjFf1BlG2GN93VYrFFouRCPQGsSg/s1600/kale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXt5FdTlVFsOQRMyZeerwTxI-dRgXQX2zEXNsbKgBdxfC2kcm2ez9kAIY0HGO_IVVB2T7SziYkmivARaNHGelxQV1Y2UX5JWusn9wuEjCX-mLA3jBjFf1BlG2GN93VYrFFouRCPQGsSg/s320/kale.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;"> </span>and some kale seeds (package dated 2018).</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A few years ago I read about fun gardening experiments for kids. One of the suggestions was to place the parts of veggies that we normally toss away into water and see what happens. Carrot tops grow more greens. That's great if you have a pet rabbit or guinea pigs. Romaine lettuce stumps (I call them that) put in water actually grow more leaves! So, I started "hydroponic gardening" with romaine leaves near my dining room window. Maybe at the end of the month, I'll have a salad! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These photos show 3 weeks' growth. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzGx6QakzwcyDVqnAA6tT2cAkEyxxRxogmKwkUxvI1rFw6zmtS4vXygPcpewc0tqtgg2tK66s9kOkVuaT03KxkaOuoonqltLttERltbr7WRe8iBZMB9utrK_Ldftq2BGTP1ExL-Q_5wc/s1600/romaine0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzGx6QakzwcyDVqnAA6tT2cAkEyxxRxogmKwkUxvI1rFw6zmtS4vXygPcpewc0tqtgg2tK66s9kOkVuaT03KxkaOuoonqltLttERltbr7WRe8iBZMB9utrK_Ldftq2BGTP1ExL-Q_5wc/s320/romaine0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BcXXKXSiWlOoZm3-LtBvTeAO3SYWPt47Df5xK4_iWbLCSShzuUNFnixoCrJeB8viTP_AW_JKFKIjODxkj6O5JIo2_V5Zb0ATYUpuD1yxnK7Xu59cB4oQuZBpDHWcUXbtL7lMcJTYQ9s/s1600/romaine1-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1500" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BcXXKXSiWlOoZm3-LtBvTeAO3SYWPt47Df5xK4_iWbLCSShzuUNFnixoCrJeB8viTP_AW_JKFKIjODxkj6O5JIo2_V5Zb0ATYUpuD1yxnK7Xu59cB4oQuZBpDHWcUXbtL7lMcJTYQ9s/s320/romaine1-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYbEUWHtBUg1Qi3PohBwcLeQYpOGgti-U98AVqs2ggy52T3fbsxguqqi395xjlshkQranvjiVP1ZVk_y6ujqJTOdWxUrEWieM34zUuQC_swqdY3OImAObnJO1K22Pz94KT1X92Zs_tQ8/s1600/romaine2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYbEUWHtBUg1Qi3PohBwcLeQYpOGgti-U98AVqs2ggy52T3fbsxguqqi395xjlshkQranvjiVP1ZVk_y6ujqJTOdWxUrEWieM34zUuQC_swqdY3OImAObnJO1K22Pz94KT1X92Zs_tQ8/s320/romaine2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Using my domestic sewing machine, I finished the quilting and binding on our daughter's quilt that she sewed almost 2 years ago. She's really pleased with how it turned out, but doesn't want me to go to the post office to ship it to her. She said she can wait patiently.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzLnW4x0iPNlzu5GNaYhk-p4Y22NZ1_aiz7GHln-j2lX9WNusjmn_eGKMojvGuaEtxhnPBMYM0mEoGNozDGIgH2nHNYPEE6IxL09pg15Cs__3Cew1dxA-d-Rb1hlND8HOaGPqZioOcSQ/s1600/lisas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzLnW4x0iPNlzu5GNaYhk-p4Y22NZ1_aiz7GHln-j2lX9WNusjmn_eGKMojvGuaEtxhnPBMYM0mEoGNozDGIgH2nHNYPEE6IxL09pg15Cs__3Cew1dxA-d-Rb1hlND8HOaGPqZioOcSQ/s320/lisas.jpg" width="306" /></a></div>
I am April's Queen Bee of the online group I belong to: Gridster Bee. I chose the <b><a href="https://quiltingtutorials.com/tutorial/make-a-totally-tulips-quilt-with-jenny" target="_blank">Totally Tulip</a> </b>block from Missouri Star Quilting Co. for each of my beemates to sew for me.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_o3YFxzVU5P83CBPxx5QGMD0n5YqmrF7NcwqunYPPW-xuaU2bnDLF4PjoOULPWMARV_qj_xTWaKutDCsM20o1lwoIfs278FLh5J29lth2d4657DmAFKp2GTxO0eUnE_3ayECJjps73I/s1600/tulipBLOCKS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1500" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_o3YFxzVU5P83CBPxx5QGMD0n5YqmrF7NcwqunYPPW-xuaU2bnDLF4PjoOULPWMARV_qj_xTWaKutDCsM20o1lwoIfs278FLh5J29lth2d4657DmAFKp2GTxO0eUnE_3ayECJjps73I/s400/tulipBLOCKS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
I made mine and received 2 others so far. (When my mail comes, I isolate it for 3 days.) They look so fun and pretty together. I eargerly wait to get the rest! But waiting is a fun part of the bee block exchange!<br />
<br />
Treats are especially enjoyable after dinner. I make one treat a week. Last week I made <a href="https://www.today.com/recipes/joy-bauer-s-chocolate-peanut-butter-energy-bites-recipe-t176962" target="_blank">Joy Bauer's Chocolate-Peanut Butter Energy Balls</a>. They were quite tasty and sweetened with a little maple syrup.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdxjUqlto22W1jSqJXAc9WJtczdb8YE2-DU88NFAFEm1Vx9owPZK9HB2wUo7OavuN7NkevPPe1mH3NDM49Q6jAirlyxDTFIIanuc1rflsfhnSjsVsxYRxZktLq-4r0xcCtx7BxJUROQE/s1600/snacks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdxjUqlto22W1jSqJXAc9WJtczdb8YE2-DU88NFAFEm1Vx9owPZK9HB2wUo7OavuN7NkevPPe1mH3NDM49Q6jAirlyxDTFIIanuc1rflsfhnSjsVsxYRxZktLq-4r0xcCtx7BxJUROQE/s320/snacks.jpg" width="307" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This week I baked a packaged sugar cookie mix and added freshly grated orange rind. I read that citrus fruit rind has more vitamin C than the fruit. Well, the flavor of the cookies is wonderful! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9isausvk4T8EfKLkUqSp_zotEIwXEWw2cD-b3WJ6DPjd3b5MFuf9ftudCyljx2XKkRxRz6Wx8ahzdtIdkJUMcEXrYOgArqZ4uqyExz43hvNMVOl_YPOwSIJLmKtyhduHfoWO0m4eaWNQ/s1600/orangeCOOKIES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9isausvk4T8EfKLkUqSp_zotEIwXEWw2cD-b3WJ6DPjd3b5MFuf9ftudCyljx2XKkRxRz6Wx8ahzdtIdkJUMcEXrYOgArqZ4uqyExz43hvNMVOl_YPOwSIJLmKtyhduHfoWO0m4eaWNQ/s400/orangeCOOKIES.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I ended the last week by making face masks for a friend and her extended family. Michiganders have been encouraged to wear face masks while attending to essential business. I used the free pattern from Orange Dot Quilts website <b><a href="https://www.orangedotquilts.com/simplemask" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. I was very pleased with how they fit. They were fairly easy to make once I made two of them. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip__B8jbkCghjqgkYD_Ezqiy4enpUxw8I5htq5h_iju7zxoMP8T5lCel5iwpcXwDSFZamv5zPVmiWkcSylHIj895PBeouFZ7H-WqV-cq7YOMlHHxZpFCUJS4Aaq6aE7ysL-Sx8qUHIDcY/s1600/masks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1500" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip__B8jbkCghjqgkYD_Ezqiy4enpUxw8I5htq5h_iju7zxoMP8T5lCel5iwpcXwDSFZamv5zPVmiWkcSylHIj895PBeouFZ7H-WqV-cq7YOMlHHxZpFCUJS4Aaq6aE7ysL-Sx8qUHIDcY/s400/masks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Have you been out for a walk? or sewn something? or relaxed with a hot cuppa and a treat this week? I hope you have had a chance to relax for a moment or more this week and are keeping well and safe. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-39928491869780224312020-03-26T19:24:00.003-04:002020-03-26T19:24:51.913-04:00Quilting While I Follow Stay Home Orders<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My sewing area in the basement is not <u>yet </u>organized. (I have more than I will use in 20 years!) But I just couldn't work on organizing in the basement with few windows. I was feeling a bit trapped during this time of a stay-at-home order for the next few weeks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My husband suggested putting two portable tables in the living room (since we will have no one coming to the house for awhile). I told my daughter over a year ago I would get her quilt done, and this was the project I chose to work on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_sXVC05ZeSsemb8gXue14YSIZQ0HCKh-ABSkKMZtjYCiObZLNAEnFYqTFyFGcITWf5sT5IMNlp8zeDTT8R38PoPmIvgCZ1NvoDwlDRZVlAAiRCkYD76j6wTBOjqO_n6GFqSiIPidpaA/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1353" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_sXVC05ZeSsemb8gXue14YSIZQ0HCKh-ABSkKMZtjYCiObZLNAEnFYqTFyFGcITWf5sT5IMNlp8zeDTT8R38PoPmIvgCZ1NvoDwlDRZVlAAiRCkYD76j6wTBOjqO_n6GFqSiIPidpaA/s400/2.jpg" width="337" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LiO9-jkxRu33JPEwTeU6ADDfonE_XF1saiaPsIRnlxYkRk4JA6oOd3GNFJRTTR4ZUU3NzJ-N8cXKOVBAxDm9fRpjFpVwruUDXTnAvFoFxOHRDPVe8gTEHtjrjhjqtqY6GayZ3RnXCxU/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LiO9-jkxRu33JPEwTeU6ADDfonE_XF1saiaPsIRnlxYkRk4JA6oOd3GNFJRTTR4ZUU3NzJ-N8cXKOVBAxDm9fRpjFpVwruUDXTnAvFoFxOHRDPVe8gTEHtjrjhjqtqY6GayZ3RnXCxU/s400/5.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, here are some photos of what I've done in the past 2 days. She is very excited. I am keeping her abreast of the progress. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAemhzD9N6NDKkZwLv_dolZfSjMDcnGZxwpq7VoCrOCSh93wnXQOx2YVewYDaI_gvLSRq09dotvGV34Gd3elD8LLCQH0QdbY4gpO9jkqZgmKB47i8fasAdhWJSTITXgR6R9Ip58Swk_o/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAemhzD9N6NDKkZwLv_dolZfSjMDcnGZxwpq7VoCrOCSh93wnXQOx2YVewYDaI_gvLSRq09dotvGV34Gd3elD8LLCQH0QdbY4gpO9jkqZgmKB47i8fasAdhWJSTITXgR6R9Ip58Swk_o/s400/3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am using my walking foot, working section by section with lines in different direction.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HoaBJGaThKGumolut_f829mZtVmFX9ArfQHmpvvD8TxJ037GUEH-993ta_XSetLx5SzJPuzE5kdvRy5K4lDeGuZA0Uq_eSD2BjbBNNkrSPjU4GCeTvQWT9biy9FzV2Sngfd3a07ZJKY/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HoaBJGaThKGumolut_f829mZtVmFX9ArfQHmpvvD8TxJ037GUEH-993ta_XSetLx5SzJPuzE5kdvRy5K4lDeGuZA0Uq_eSD2BjbBNNkrSPjU4GCeTvQWT9biy9FzV2Sngfd3a07ZJKY/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've quilted 1/4th of the quilt and work until it gets dark outside. I think it will be take 3 more days to finish, with another for the binding. While quilting, I am listening to a book on CD titled: </span><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">B</span></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">eating About the Bush</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (an Agatha Raisin Mystery) by M.C. Beaton. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do hope you are able to find a calming craft or activity to work on during a time where isolation has been encouraged, or ordered. Be safe, and I hope you stay healthy. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for stopping by.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-22233770422323254362020-03-24T00:00:00.000-04:002020-03-24T00:00:08.005-04:00Making Us Laugh Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBETIdmsiqZyQ3wP2Pv8mx0-5r67-2Dj4EhsstaS5YR1IKW-tNPIopOGEFhAH04rjOICiiNsSzqSrQtYMDx6yzzrZbuMcT1X6-eEt2Alttx5KhH_KwucOt0dTEI1fKm-o388fHf4T8WU/s1600/final+QQQ+button_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBETIdmsiqZyQ3wP2Pv8mx0-5r67-2Dj4EhsstaS5YR1IKW-tNPIopOGEFhAH04rjOICiiNsSzqSrQtYMDx6yzzrZbuMcT1X6-eEt2Alttx5KhH_KwucOt0dTEI1fKm-o388fHf4T8WU/s1600/final+QQQ+button_resize.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today I hope to make you laugh, or giggle, if just for a moment.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">First the joke: </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What flower grows when you plant kisses?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Find the answer below.)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A big thanks to Joan, at <a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" target="_blank">Moosestash Quilting</a>, who came up with this blog hop. Also, to the many designers who decided to join in. So far it's been fun to see what they have made. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For me, this was a challenge to come up with a design. I usually am the last one to understand the joke. I am not quick witted to say something funny (and when I do, my friends are surprised, to say the least.) After Christmas, Joan had an entire <a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/2019/12/quilt-qwazy-queens-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">post about laughter-the health benefits, the interaction between mind and body, and its contangiousness</a> and asked quilters to join the blog. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I took the challenge and searched for "children and humor" on the internet. I figured I'd be able to find <u>something</u> in that catagory that made me laugh and would be easy to sew. I found the joke (above); and, the answer is in my quilt! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXurCVyP-yjPDsquVAblKeJhz_HxOQupxZKzsTeGMAn_FywQLuJ5CJPkxGtQpJw9IDgqZ6ztH9TnVVSeCROP9uSH0RZ9E2u34eJQtCXsSEJzRbGj_gYeAxWSyy6csJ0dizWQPLyx3i2RA/s1600/twolips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXurCVyP-yjPDsquVAblKeJhz_HxOQupxZKzsTeGMAn_FywQLuJ5CJPkxGtQpJw9IDgqZ6ztH9TnVVSeCROP9uSH0RZ9E2u34eJQtCXsSEJzRbGj_gYeAxWSyy6csJ0dizWQPLyx3i2RA/s640/twolips.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I titled it, <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Butter Flies and Two Lips</span>.</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
</div>
<ul style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made it with cottons and felt, a few beads and some hand stitching.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I sewed the sky and grass together. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cut out the sticks of butter, lip shapes, tulip stems, and leaves from felt.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The butterfly wings were scraps of Island Batik cottons.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I sewed the raw edges of the stems and leaves by machine.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">White fleece was topstitched behind the lips (after a slit for the mouth was cut in the lips).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lips were zigzag stitched onto the stems. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The sticks of butter were pinned in the sky, one wing placed behind the stick and two on the front. All were topstitched (with raw edge stitching).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The beads were sewn on by hand and the mouths and antenna were hand stitched.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I quilted the layers, working around the appliques.</span></li>
</ul>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had never made a split-binding to match the background. I got it done with a little re-working (ripping stitches) and it lined up well. The back is a fun floral from my stash.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_STLGQk_4nJCPLe8rKO7VLlqbDK1pwyZHqjCDgxpqTyechgCHzD2sJphYNb0_J26bI2gz2kd5LTGB03ny5yrhpTLMgSynWqecCnCdVPByU96LX6jz_X-qQIxMeP86rIcw3REhh64DEU/s1600/back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="1600" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_STLGQk_4nJCPLe8rKO7VLlqbDK1pwyZHqjCDgxpqTyechgCHzD2sJphYNb0_J26bI2gz2kd5LTGB03ny5yrhpTLMgSynWqecCnCdVPByU96LX6jz_X-qQIxMeP86rIcw3REhh64DEU/s400/back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you for stopping. I hope you giggled a little and have had fun at the other blog posts on this hop. This is the last day of the blog. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is the list of all the blogs, in case you missed any. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday March 24</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog-page-with-sidebar/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNF88LsEeOwYg7Tc_L9V5zTTLcfWHg" href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog-page-with-sidebar/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Songbird Designs</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bumbleberrystitches.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE0LlQ6p8HcFKKzNNzEmSSiaFXySg" href="https://bumbleberrystitches.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Bumbleberry Stitches</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltinggail.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHVGUvS-z1bZFEXbie0UIlpc3DyHg" href="https://quiltinggail.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Quilting Gail</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justbecausequilts.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE9Yk5qkVv2-qDpcS1Kc6tbOjDePw" href="https://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Just Because Quilts</strong></a><br /><strong style="color: #1155cc;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNG2gea-lcPvjHGDJe1Q7D4S_r5HjQ" href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Patchwork Breeze</a> </strong><span style="color: #1155cc;">(you are here)</span><br /><strong style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.moosestashquilting.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064076000&usg=AFQjCNH8gRl3wEXWc07QIFO1DTtLhlz7Zw" href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MooseStashQuilting</a></strong></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<div>
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Monday March 23</span></strong></div>
<div>
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onequiltingcircle.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGrbJpy9ShGDRAg_cJfZLQJSH_0A" href="https://onequiltingcircle.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">One Circle Quilting</span></strong></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHoKDSIh_dBWlKLv9BPd1hcEZ5d4w" href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilt Schmilt</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.devotedquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGr9rDVshfNU8hL3KgUOM9LrUOng" href="https://www.devotedquilter.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Devoted Quilter</strong></a></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tuning-my-heart.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFiROg2Ds2oS5EF39Urre4uU1Q8Fg" href="https://www.tuning-my-heart.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Tuning My Heart Quilts</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://homesewnbyus.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHWyBExNgpz1PJhAhFmdhfS2tBWcw" href="http://homesewnbyus.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Home Sewn By Us</strong></a></span></div>
<div>
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://farmquilter.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFHm2T0BCYbtWX3tvxuWxqLNFm82w" href="https://farmquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Farm Quilter</span></strong></a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<div>
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Friday March 20</span></strong></div>
<div>
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ifthesethreadscouldtalk.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE6ksJyXXRpISgIFo0eyJJVP8C-xQ" href="https://ifthesethreadscouldtalk.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">If These Threads Could Talk</span></strong></a></div>
<div>
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHDyL_6my1ttRf0Q5W_xHAbiP1WZw" href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Kathleen McMusing</span></a></strong></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sameliasmum.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFr3Q_qRwqjx1k0sE3XWJ2JVEg2ZA" href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Samelia's Mum</a></strong><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.seamstobesew.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFGlDk0KVvbQoXnk40SXgaZg80USA" href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Seams To Be Sew</strong></a></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.quiltfabrication.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHyKJtiWa6KHcFiQly8b5Ie9mfYiw" href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilt Fabrication</a></strong><br /><strong style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mspdesignsusa.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFAeatY_pLydktM7RLE2ATpn1UTWg" href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ms P Designs USA</a></strong></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<div>
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday March 19</span></strong></div>
<div>
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justletmequilt.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGLd6-M0Hv4FbcK4OAOO3KMqu8g7Q" href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Let Me Quilt</span></a></strong></div>
<div>
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.beaquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGFWWTDzkjCbT0hdLh_6vr5GCykcw" href="https://www.beaquilter.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">BeaQuilter</span></strong></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHyHpfLaM5_rXm6rOrBMcskXn8IaQ" href="https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Patchouli Moon Studio</strong></a><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGN_fMn2X09tETOcOsx6vURjdTAYA" href="http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Selina Quilts</a></strong><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapdash.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGzJeDGzmQniTjBKAs7A5HN21O3_g" href="https://scrapdash.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Phoebe Moon Designs</a></strong><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNH1Jw9-EQfqNJN5auGU4UWu5iQ5wA" href="https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Den syende himmel</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGiwBtojcllhFHrGv9ReYyDlqsmnQ" href="https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>Karen's Korner</b></a></span></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday March 18</span></strong></div>
<div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGnEPDtgr0vOEPMW5mcORtrg-04Og" href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Life in the Scrapatch</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEIx-wM4YjZlwa4fPvBjP2wJU4cog" href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>The Darling Dogwood</strong></a></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEOBJJS0z99avp8syuaLXGxybFwXw" href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Words &amp; Stitches</span></strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.websterquilt.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEJIrQxzZsV4mtKrN5KOBx3khBi7g" href="https://www.websterquilt.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Websterquilt</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGHRg3_ADDvQvwtjHFjBVOSzbvNMQ" href="https://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Bejeweled Quilts by Barb</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGr2TpgyNmHCKYNi1dFXN1pvdMgg" href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Creatin' in the Sticks</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFO_l1YbB4h32SLY8Gv3aEg4Djl-Q" href="https://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Podunk Pretties</strong></a></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><br /></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><br /></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-12607396917260349122020-03-20T16:21:00.001-04:002020-03-20T16:21:47.796-04:00Grabbing Opportunities Can Prove Successful to the Designer<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the mail today, I received my order from <a href="https://myfabricdesigns.com/" target="_blank">MyFabricDesign</a>. This is special to me because this is fabric that <i><b>I designed</b></i> from start to finish! I ordered a fat quarter during a 25% off sale. (If I didn't like it, I didn't want to spend too much on a full yard or more.) Here is a close-up photo! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1Q6_0-Zk47lfVnjb1LEMSkHow-pBOzIFbjPQ2XU2AoB84kNQC3LC3IJJhMSoqdDE1Qb10IHIkGX4yzoO3wY8aBcIeKmD6Q9NrkEmW9zEITHeixVhOVaZoc0jXFXp8F5v7pN8Z9hvJwg/s1600/spiral1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1600" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1Q6_0-Zk47lfVnjb1LEMSkHow-pBOzIFbjPQ2XU2AoB84kNQC3LC3IJJhMSoqdDE1Qb10IHIkGX4yzoO3wY8aBcIeKmD6Q9NrkEmW9zEITHeixVhOVaZoc0jXFXp8F5v7pN8Z9hvJwg/s400/spiral1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And the entire fat quarter.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MEilsbV5yFrqqh-lZeZ3uo0P2wBGDnG72fBPPeY7GiupKH1XPrJdJLuda7AKGOA5oO2J9l64Qs796Rcd9ekjaK4LRT2BFBRp64EmigQzN8BP0UEUVKZzvhlTskXOolzXbrvbIbi_7jQ/s1600/fat1-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1600" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MEilsbV5yFrqqh-lZeZ3uo0P2wBGDnG72fBPPeY7GiupKH1XPrJdJLuda7AKGOA5oO2J9l64Qs796Rcd9ekjaK4LRT2BFBRp64EmigQzN8BP0UEUVKZzvhlTskXOolzXbrvbIbi_7jQ/s400/fat1-4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think it is wonderful. (I can say now, I am a fabric designer!) I am so excited to have accomplished this. I will be working on other prints to go with this, while fixing this print a little bit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Below is my story of how I got to this point, if you wish to read it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For many years I dreamed of learning to utilize the computer to create printed designs. It didn't have to be on fabric. Paper, wood, ceramics, and such, would work. I just wanted to know how to do it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I looked for "in-person" classes for a few years after I retired. There were some at a community college more than an hour's drive one-way, at night (not my favorite time to drive). They were college credit classes, not adult education classes, so the cost was great. Some did not meet on a day I was available. So I tried to find lessons on the internet, which were hit and miss in learning the skill building.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In February, 2019, I mentioned to a wise, old friend, about my desire. I told her I found online classes that charged nearly $1000 for a class. She asked me if I had the ability to pay (I had been saving for the possibility over the years), did I truly want to learn? what else would I use that savings on? </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From the answers I gave she told me to do it; sieze the opportunity to learn what I wanted. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought about it for a few months. <a href="http://annelafollette.com/" target="_blank"><b>Anne LaFollette</b></a> posted o</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">n the </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://craftindustryalliance.org/" target="_blank"><b>Craft Industry Alliance</b></a></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> membership page (to which I belong) that she </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">was offering a </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">free</i><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, abreviated, introduction class to surface design. It was my chace to find out, for free, if this was what I wanted to learn! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was what I wanted! I signed up for her full course that May. What really grabbed me was that I would have access to the class lessons FOREVER! (I know that is a relative term.) This was better than taking a course at a college and once it was over, it was over; and then I would be on my own.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It seemed that things fell into place that led me to find something I really like to do. I have much to learn, but am excited about that path.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-40104789985946254952020-03-18T00:00:00.000-04:002020-03-18T00:00:09.654-04:00Make Us Laugh Blog Hop Begins<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today begins our blog hop</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and we hope to make you laugh. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Joan, who blogs at <a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" target="_blank"><b>Moosestash Quilting</b></a>, put out a call for quilters who wanted to join in this blog hop months before the world had heard of the Coronavirus. Thank you, Joan, for a theme that might lighten our minds (if only for a little while) in the next week. My day to show my quilt is Tuesday, March 24, 2020.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the meantime, have a laugh on us with the daily designers listed below!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8w3gnTjRc4a5S7e2gsyLKlAy98x_jFvzD40yXb8MOv913utDFqihlVtfl3rX9QDPYE8Pj6Mp93qzAfBdusVe1L7qqFmufJ1-qxRpXrDLXQrQqveEz3EnSGAh-eM0by0q4CT5rlTKzjo/s1600/final+QQQ+button_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #c32b23; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8w3gnTjRc4a5S7e2gsyLKlAy98x_jFvzD40yXb8MOv913utDFqihlVtfl3rX9QDPYE8Pj6Mp93qzAfBdusVe1L7qqFmufJ1-qxRpXrDLXQrQqveEz3EnSGAh-eM0by0q4CT5rlTKzjo/s1600/final+QQQ+button_resize.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(239, 239, 239); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Here is the schedule and </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I look forward to having you stop by soon </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">to hop along with us.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></span>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Wednesday March 18</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGnEPDtgr0vOEPMW5mcORtrg-04Og" href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Life in the Scrapatch</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEIx-wM4YjZlwa4fPvBjP2wJU4cog" href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>The Darling Dogwood</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEOBJJS0z99avp8syuaLXGxybFwXw" href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Words &amp; Stitches</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.websterquilt.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEJIrQxzZsV4mtKrN5KOBx3khBi7g" href="https://www.websterquilt.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Websterquilt</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGHRg3_ADDvQvwtjHFjBVOSzbvNMQ" href="https://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Bejeweled Quilts by Barb</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGr2TpgyNmHCKYNi1dFXN1pvdMgg" href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Creatin' in the Sticks</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFO_l1YbB4h32SLY8Gv3aEg4Djl-Q" href="https://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Podunk Pretties</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><br /></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Thursday March 19</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justletmequilt.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGLd6-M0Hv4FbcK4OAOO3KMqu8g7Q" href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Just Let Me Quilt</a></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.beaquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGFWWTDzkjCbT0hdLh_6vr5GCykcw" href="https://www.beaquilter.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>BeaQuilter</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHyHpfLaM5_rXm6rOrBMcskXn8IaQ" href="https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Patchouli Moon Studio</strong></a><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGN_fMn2X09tETOcOsx6vURjdTAYA" href="http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Selina Quilts</a></strong><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapdash.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGzJeDGzmQniTjBKAs7A5HN21O3_g" href="https://scrapdash.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Phoebe Moon Designs</a></strong><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNH1Jw9-EQfqNJN5auGU4UWu5iQ5wA" href="https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Den syende himmel</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGiwBtojcllhFHrGv9ReYyDlqsmnQ" href="https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karen's Korner</a><br /><div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Friday March 20</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ifthesethreadscouldtalk.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE6ksJyXXRpISgIFo0eyJJVP8C-xQ" href="https://ifthesethreadscouldtalk.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>If These Threads Could Talk</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHDyL_6my1ttRf0Q5W_xHAbiP1WZw" href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Kathleen McMusing</a></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sameliasmum.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFr3Q_qRwqjx1k0sE3XWJ2JVEg2ZA" href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Samelia's Mum</a></strong><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.seamstobesew.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFGlDk0KVvbQoXnk40SXgaZg80USA" href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Seams To Be Sew</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.quiltfabrication.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHyKJtiWa6KHcFiQly8b5Ie9mfYiw" href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilt Fabrication</a></strong><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mspdesignsusa.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFAeatY_pLydktM7RLE2ATpn1UTWg" href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Ms P Designs USA</strong></a><br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Monday March 23</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onequiltingcircle.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGrbJpy9ShGDRAg_cJfZLQJSH_0A" href="https://onequiltingcircle.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>One Circle Quilting</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHoKDSIh_dBWlKLv9BPd1hcEZ5d4w" href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilt Schmilt</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.devotedquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGr9rDVshfNU8hL3KgUOM9LrUOng" href="https://www.devotedquilter.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Devoted Quilter</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tuning-my-heart.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFiROg2Ds2oS5EF39Urre4uU1Q8Fg" href="https://www.tuning-my-heart.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Tuning My Heart Quilts</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://homesewnbyus.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHWyBExNgpz1PJhAhFmdhfS2tBWcw" href="http://homesewnbyus.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Home Sewn By Us</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://farmquilter.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFHm2T0BCYbtWX3tvxuWxqLNFm82w" href="https://farmquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Farm Quilter</strong></a><br /><strong><br /></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday March 24</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog-page-with-sidebar/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNF88LsEeOwYg7Tc_L9V5zTTLcfWHg" href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog-page-with-sidebar/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Songbird Designs</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bumbleberrystitches.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE0LlQ6p8HcFKKzNNzEmSSiaFXySg" href="https://bumbleberrystitches.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Bumbleberry Stitches</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltinggail.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHVGUvS-z1bZFEXbie0UIlpc3DyHg" href="https://quiltinggail.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Quilting Gail</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justbecausequilts.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE9Yk5qkVv2-qDpcS1Kc6tbOjDePw" href="https://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Just Because Quilts</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNG2gea-lcPvjHGDJe1Q7D4S_r5HjQ" href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Patchwork Breeze</strong></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.moosestashquilting.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064076000&usg=AFQjCNH8gRl3wEXWc07QIFO1DTtLhlz7Zw" href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong>MooseStashQuilting</strong></a></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-49501242394346753082020-03-17T12:59:00.000-04:002020-03-17T12:59:08.854-04:00Spring Activities and Diversions While Staying HomeThe middle of March 2020 is here. I am limiting my activities to what I can do within our own home. The governor of Michigan (and governors of many other states) has ordered places that people gather to be closed for a time to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. While I hope I do not get sick, I had been helping in the local high school art class for the first 2 weeks of March. I have not heard of anyone in our county, or our local small town becoming sick; and I hope no one gets sick.<br />
<br />
I want to keep busy. I have had many things on my To-Do List (for years), but haven't put forth a sustained effort to accomplish all of them. I decided this past week that I was not going to begin any new quilting projects (there are many on my list). Instead, I am going downsize the amount of fabric and other items in my storage area and make my sewing area a pleasant, oraganzied place to work. I realized a few years ago that it is the clutter and disorganization that inhibits my ability to productively create. Creating is a necessity for me; it calms me and brings me happiness.<br />
<br />
Since the gyms and fitness clubs are closed in Michigan for a period of time, my husband suggested I get outside for exercise. The weather has been fairly sunny with temps in the 40s and walking is pleasant. Of course, he found a job I could do! And to tell you the truth, I have really enjoyed it.<br />
<br />
Stacking wood!<br />
<br />
We heat with wood via an outdoor wood boiler. In November, he ordered a dump truck load of split wood, as he would have knee replacement in December. I would become the one filling the boiler and I can't split the large logs. Well, that huge pile was still quite large last week and we needed the area tidied. At the end of my first 2-hour day, I felt tired; but my arms and legs got quite a workout! After a few days of stacking, I am almost done, including the raking up.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzxete6BZjbxgxMroyhJFRoID16kvEuFS8n5ajHoX_6unHldCLLJu9iJSguDfNYnmPI_lNoTzdM9ucy-BQd1mQfU3_qbJMhCunF2ewxEoajgwJfQ0O75UCwIwp6VlCYAR040FBow6xFY/s1600/wood-pile+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="1600" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzxete6BZjbxgxMroyhJFRoID16kvEuFS8n5ajHoX_6unHldCLLJu9iJSguDfNYnmPI_lNoTzdM9ucy-BQd1mQfU3_qbJMhCunF2ewxEoajgwJfQ0O75UCwIwp6VlCYAR040FBow6xFY/s400/wood-pile+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This was after the first few hours of stacking.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJC2s03yUxWrJlQP0Qioep17YBv0IqrIzZrzk4oclk7wblIBTqhj2Yt1rKNg0xn8mPawEF-6uYK1cx4ZXMLLvFKmZD8N3CcRsokk8INhtvoktsivImL1w_LXe_RpW5b5I8UCS8o4a7Vo/s1600/almost-done.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1600" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJC2s03yUxWrJlQP0Qioep17YBv0IqrIzZrzk4oclk7wblIBTqhj2Yt1rKNg0xn8mPawEF-6uYK1cx4ZXMLLvFKmZD8N3CcRsokk8INhtvoktsivImL1w_LXe_RpW5b5I8UCS8o4a7Vo/s400/almost-done.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTIc3e4hLKgLaV9SbddkCym7BgTjIH5fn32YVJ7IXAqtRW3RM7i21xD7iY0fFOCVx-3htXq0ADDAA09X-tEXe-sxduuOz74yeT6RDOLWVCYw0C-XeoB4wlJN941w3X5LHjdoyf6jn6dI/s1600/near-finish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTIc3e4hLKgLaV9SbddkCym7BgTjIH5fn32YVJ7IXAqtRW3RM7i21xD7iY0fFOCVx-3htXq0ADDAA09X-tEXe-sxduuOz74yeT6RDOLWVCYw0C-XeoB4wlJN941w3X5LHjdoyf6jn6dI/s400/near-finish.jpg" width="366" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Nearly finished. My husband kept pushing the wood closer to the stack with his tractor.</div>
<br />
I discovered the bulbs and some plants are popping up around the house. Now I will be outside exercising as I clean the flower beds, readying them for what I hope is a marvelous and colorful display of flowers.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZRHQHHdf91fI0rHQ-MvInd1XUhAdrcWe1vkHvQN6z7zmRyOQBViprEMLDlouZNjKozyKgjZjVyafZuQpno9g-KbN2cL77l61wYR2bOq4UtClART8MJLSx0otDc_D8ydpGx_qZMYOaFI/s1600/tulips-row.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1600" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZRHQHHdf91fI0rHQ-MvInd1XUhAdrcWe1vkHvQN6z7zmRyOQBViprEMLDlouZNjKozyKgjZjVyafZuQpno9g-KbN2cL77l61wYR2bOq4UtClART8MJLSx0otDc_D8ydpGx_qZMYOaFI/s400/tulips-row.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9yqwJZXPFrxQQ392mybctXM5whEKN5Ml3KPjcsfUSqf_XdtyC-NzZ1VKf9qE5gB7foCvfVe7MoZFZd7X0xX17-nHXSiCsP0f7CnfBtGjyI-5x2JlzCRB4zuumxJssGHMW8w2xKlzZ24/s1600/crocus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1600" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9yqwJZXPFrxQQ392mybctXM5whEKN5Ml3KPjcsfUSqf_XdtyC-NzZ1VKf9qE5gB7foCvfVe7MoZFZd7X0xX17-nHXSiCsP0f7CnfBtGjyI-5x2JlzCRB4zuumxJssGHMW8w2xKlzZ24/s400/crocus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz19PcxO2SzZTFR4RY_vxpcVIiJj8p-XBEGu5YSgJkXcFFPI96H-jEXjh5-1ujEIAaIT4DoqThFDiiI5G6B0BGAKtQ_ZAs93T5q4An8FQL9bEH8i9kmP8_1bcMLkv79fPDTaNm1N-AFJc/s1600/plants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1600" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz19PcxO2SzZTFR4RY_vxpcVIiJj8p-XBEGu5YSgJkXcFFPI96H-jEXjh5-1ujEIAaIT4DoqThFDiiI5G6B0BGAKtQ_ZAs93T5q4An8FQL9bEH8i9kmP8_1bcMLkv79fPDTaNm1N-AFJc/s400/plants.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
What are you doing to keep busy?Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-49841626937025458482020-03-15T12:43:00.000-04:002020-03-15T12:43:03.333-04:00Middle of March Quilting Update<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's been a busy 30 days since I last blogged. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the beginning of March, two other ladies and I began helping (for the 3rd year) the local high school art teacher with "The Monster Project." We assist each morning of the week. The high school art students interpret the 2nd grade students' monster information and drawings and design a pattern to sew and stuff. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU-Odn6TBidk92sVWtvQsEVjbfOn0xmXIj_WpVLBEdXiqth88BUak02gSQsAmrplIcvw2ulrHss_DBTB76sScFAIQ6MaeYKIhuS6MDcAqKUH933JvjBaas-GquRCn1l0BbEiNhe3fA34/s1600/greenMonster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU-Odn6TBidk92sVWtvQsEVjbfOn0xmXIj_WpVLBEdXiqth88BUak02gSQsAmrplIcvw2ulrHss_DBTB76sScFAIQ6MaeYKIhuS6MDcAqKUH933JvjBaas-GquRCn1l0BbEiNhe3fA34/s400/greenMonster.jpg" width="393" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSm2wKmcVa-8t9zwNy-9ka2l_o43pbkI6YbgDLftgM2FrtnwERO0dNmOKWahXmAq0rEsyvzSnGBN0ixTWKtTd903TNIoVg5TCo3VCnTzdbM9QHpHH5FdPKjVV_Bjkx16o8ElHSD_PXxis/s1600/blueMonster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1500" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSm2wKmcVa-8t9zwNy-9ka2l_o43pbkI6YbgDLftgM2FrtnwERO0dNmOKWahXmAq0rEsyvzSnGBN0ixTWKtTd903TNIoVg5TCo3VCnTzdbM9QHpHH5FdPKjVV_Bjkx16o8ElHSD_PXxis/s400/blueMonster.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEzyRbwZ9c8Ke6W0S78mMc7UJCkt4On9DkmbV61PY4gmPUDeaBsoCv9I2ZcERU7TwrAUgbZiM5YJPFKTb9CgJe6RSSLO1K5k0wFefSH7r7h6_to_pTTPzX2NRyu9w_mSf_80bNwmhzlg/s1600/MonsterHair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEzyRbwZ9c8Ke6W0S78mMc7UJCkt4On9DkmbV61PY4gmPUDeaBsoCv9I2ZcERU7TwrAUgbZiM5YJPFKTb9CgJe6RSSLO1K5k0wFefSH7r7h6_to_pTTPzX2NRyu9w_mSf_80bNwmhzlg/s400/MonsterHair.jpg" width="332" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapXuZI88Ef_hEhA2uzL8rK6mIhHPcfP7zxy29QwHC9R36EstJ4sCHUk35050lGZOiw2RRGEWaAPWfMMJE314IFM6IXErEDpiERv-mootMUo-udFfGI_B0b-DyxkPTRfNp5fuGSb14R44/s1600/zipper+Face.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="954" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapXuZI88Ef_hEhA2uzL8rK6mIhHPcfP7zxy29QwHC9R36EstJ4sCHUk35050lGZOiw2RRGEWaAPWfMMJE314IFM6IXErEDpiERv-mootMUo-udFfGI_B0b-DyxkPTRfNp5fuGSb14R44/s400/zipper+Face.jpg" width="237" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>In this last picture, the student </i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>(who worked on a project last year)</i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>wanted the pink monster to have a zipper mouth. </i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>The students get more creative each year!</i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>And this is delightful for the adults </i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">to see</i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">.</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each year we become a bit better at organizing and assisting 20+ students in each class. (This year one class has 32.) Presently they share 5 sewing machines, so logistics are a challenge, but the students are patient. </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><><><><><><><><><><><><><></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also,I was putting together the final aspects of a speaking engagement that I presented last Thursday. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Tall Pine Quilters Guild asked me to present "Integrating Quilting and Technology" at their meeting. I had belonged to the guild for many years and took a break 3 years ago. It was nice to see many old friends, although not all of the members attended because of the Coronavirus. In fact, the guild was the last group meeting at the school until the governor opens schools in April. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The presentation went well for my first time. I had them answer a questionnaire afterwards. The answers and comments were very helpful. I discovered that about 50% liked the Design aspect of the program and 50% liked the information about what the computer and cell phone could do for organization, photos, and sharing quilting interests. I will be revamping a few parts of the lecture before I present in April at another guild's meeting. </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been working on my quilt for the </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8w3gnTjRc4a5S7e2gsyLKlAy98x_jFvzD40yXb8MOv913utDFqihlVtfl3rX9QDPYE8Pj6Mp93qzAfBdusVe1L7qqFmufJ1-qxRpXrDLXQrQqveEz3EnSGAh-eM0by0q4CT5rlTKzjo/s1600/final+QQQ+button_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8w3gnTjRc4a5S7e2gsyLKlAy98x_jFvzD40yXb8MOv913utDFqihlVtfl3rX9QDPYE8Pj6Mp93qzAfBdusVe1L7qqFmufJ1-qxRpXrDLXQrQqveEz3EnSGAh-eM0by0q4CT5rlTKzjo/s1600/final+QQQ+button_resize.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is the schedule and </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I look forward to having you stop by soon </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to hop along with us.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday March 18</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGnEPDtgr0vOEPMW5mcORtrg-04Og" href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Life in the Scrapatch</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEIx-wM4YjZlwa4fPvBjP2wJU4cog" href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>The Darling Dogwood</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEOBJJS0z99avp8syuaLXGxybFwXw" href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Words &amp; Stitches</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.websterquilt.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNEJIrQxzZsV4mtKrN5KOBx3khBi7g" href="https://www.websterquilt.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Websterquilt</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGHRg3_ADDvQvwtjHFjBVOSzbvNMQ" href="https://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Bejeweled Quilts by Barb</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGr2TpgyNmHCKYNi1dFXN1pvdMgg" href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Creatin' in the Sticks</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFO_l1YbB4h32SLY8Gv3aEg4Djl-Q" href="https://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Podunk Pretties</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><br /></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday March 19</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justletmequilt.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGLd6-M0Hv4FbcK4OAOO3KMqu8g7Q" href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Just Let Me Quilt</a></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.beaquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGFWWTDzkjCbT0hdLh_6vr5GCykcw" href="https://www.beaquilter.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>BeaQuilter</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHyHpfLaM5_rXm6rOrBMcskXn8IaQ" href="https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Patchouli Moon Studio</strong></a><br />
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGN_fMn2X09tETOcOsx6vURjdTAYA" href="http://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Selina Quilts</a></strong><br />
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapdash.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGzJeDGzmQniTjBKAs7A5HN21O3_g" href="https://scrapdash.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Phoebe Moon Designs</a></strong><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNH1Jw9-EQfqNJN5auGU4UWu5iQ5wA" href="https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Den syende himmel</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNGiwBtojcllhFHrGv9ReYyDlqsmnQ" href="https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Karen's Korner</a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Friday March 20</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ifthesethreadscouldtalk.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE6ksJyXXRpISgIFo0eyJJVP8C-xQ" href="https://ifthesethreadscouldtalk.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>If These Threads Could Talk</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHDyL_6my1ttRf0Q5W_xHAbiP1WZw" href="https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Kathleen McMusing</a></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sameliasmum.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFr3Q_qRwqjx1k0sE3XWJ2JVEg2ZA" href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Samelia's Mum</a></strong><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.seamstobesew.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFGlDk0KVvbQoXnk40SXgaZg80USA" href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Seams To Be Sew</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.quiltfabrication.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHyKJtiWa6KHcFiQly8b5Ie9mfYiw" href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Quilt Fabrication</a></strong><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mspdesignsusa.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFAeatY_pLydktM7RLE2ATpn1UTWg" href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Ms P Designs USA</strong></a><br />
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Monday March 23</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onequiltingcircle.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGrbJpy9ShGDRAg_cJfZLQJSH_0A" href="https://onequiltingcircle.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>One Circle Quilting</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHoKDSIh_dBWlKLv9BPd1hcEZ5d4w" href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/blog-posts/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Quilt Schmilt</a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.devotedquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHGr9rDVshfNU8hL3KgUOM9LrUOng" href="https://www.devotedquilter.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Devoted Quilter</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tuning-my-heart.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFiROg2Ds2oS5EF39Urre4uU1Q8Fg" href="https://www.tuning-my-heart.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Tuning My Heart Quilts</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://homesewnbyus.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHWyBExNgpz1PJhAhFmdhfS2tBWcw" href="http://homesewnbyus.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Home Sewn By Us</strong></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://farmquilter.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNFHm2T0BCYbtWX3tvxuWxqLNFm82w" href="https://farmquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Farm Quilter</strong></a><br />
<strong><br /></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday March 24</span></strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog-page-with-sidebar/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNF88LsEeOwYg7Tc_L9V5zTTLcfWHg" href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog-page-with-sidebar/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Songbird Designs</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bumbleberrystitches.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE0LlQ6p8HcFKKzNNzEmSSiaFXySg" href="https://bumbleberrystitches.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Bumbleberry Stitches</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quiltinggail.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNHVGUvS-z1bZFEXbie0UIlpc3DyHg" href="https://quiltinggail.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Quilting Gail</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justbecausequilts.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNE9Yk5qkVv2-qDpcS1Kc6tbOjDePw" href="https://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Just Because Quilts</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064075000&usg=AFQjCNG2gea-lcPvjHGDJe1Q7D4S_r5HjQ" href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>Patchwork Breeze</strong></a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.moosestashquilting.com/&source=gmail&ust=1584369064076000&usg=AFQjCNH8gRl3wEXWc07QIFO1DTtLhlz7Zw" href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><strong>MooseStashQuilting</strong></a></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-55098493081845077292020-02-20T00:00:00.000-05:002020-02-29T15:21:45.902-05:00Quilting Red<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a -_vxqasnghkls="" aaaaaaacru4="" bit="" bred.jpg="" color="" href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" imageanchor="1" r6wxuzpeni4kus5rknbmczidihnewu8oaclcbgasyhq="" s1600="" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" xffiksrsg4i=""><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_F-YzH8KWoazjLYkBO9pZf7YjxmY-VE9bB5GZkFZf1qwXbqbSysy8cq5Pi38pqfd39f2v55Y3pA9s3cUSYxxFRAkp9UPxt4KtVE9ZOyDZWCZjqyPiRIHjsSsp3P5C277wEt_ecfQqK8/s200/Color+It+Red.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm one of the bloggers <strike>today</strike> showing you what I sewed for the <b style="color: #cc0000;">Color It Red Blog Hop</b>, hosted by Carol of <a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Just Let Me Quilt</a><b>. </b>Carol has planned many blog hops over the years that I have enjoyed participating in. Thank you, Carol, for planning this one, too! I am linking this to <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2020/02/favorite-finish-monthly-linkup-february.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MeadowMistDesigns+%28Meadow+Mist+Designs%29" target="_blank">Favorite Finish Monthly Linkup for February</a>. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQnjGDfWLbFVT0ihMXbEhSLkmA5j-_EHSwo8FmvmPgcGvm-GEYPWHTzidEfl5tlGQ0o338527-kcJ0j0vUroH1gymwD3uOsmoaE55nxGepArKUpglrDyMV0bmVvMQCzheEhg0N0GPMbA/s1600/twisterfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1500" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQnjGDfWLbFVT0ihMXbEhSLkmA5j-_EHSwo8FmvmPgcGvm-GEYPWHTzidEfl5tlGQ0o338527-kcJ0j0vUroH1gymwD3uOsmoaE55nxGepArKUpglrDyMV0bmVvMQCzheEhg0N0GPMbA/s400/twisterfront.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made this wall hanging to display for Valentine's Day. And even though it was celebrated a few days ago, it's a great project to show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For years I intended to make a project using the Twister technique. The blog hop gave me the impetus I needed. And, I found the perfect project at <a href="https://conniekresin.com/" target="_blank"><b>Freemotion by the River</b></a>, by<b> </b>Connie. She designed a <a href="https://conniekresin.com/twisting-heart-valentine-tutorial/?ck_subscriber_id=689166583" target="_blank"><b>free pattern</b></a> of a small heart project that I thought would be just the thing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I didn't have a Twister template, but Connie's directions told how to make a paper template. After I gathered the red fabrics I wanted to use, I was ready to begin. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I sewed the squares as directed.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLxxdAENQJnDPCLNPevFxA0V4BzMVrXi8EVIzE97KxeUfEYfS5nWIu3HfA_JUw8toTrPTonOmCA7PBbvqBeKJbSwmweBCK0W6P0vvFrZx_bJotPHA00HvaIRIMp97olZhRNIOWD95_zg/s1600/red_squares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLxxdAENQJnDPCLNPevFxA0V4BzMVrXi8EVIzE97KxeUfEYfS5nWIu3HfA_JUw8toTrPTonOmCA7PBbvqBeKJbSwmweBCK0W6P0vvFrZx_bJotPHA00HvaIRIMp97olZhRNIOWD95_zg/s400/red_squares.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I added the border (but forgot to take a photo). Then I started cutting the pieces using my paper template. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnUJcMWboJbnKxcFkC5fs2u0k0kHwjYfGf0p_AIcdQ-XvNZogoRTVZVsmvJSQvFRe-gUv3wt8FBRspBhDpVlU5_-p0_NDG7HOZPsmQ-9GvrdUsK3yWRHJgYAx0CTJh8UF5aX9iYYMkIs/s1600/cut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnUJcMWboJbnKxcFkC5fs2u0k0kHwjYfGf0p_AIcdQ-XvNZogoRTVZVsmvJSQvFRe-gUv3wt8FBRspBhDpVlU5_-p0_NDG7HOZPsmQ-9GvrdUsK3yWRHJgYAx0CTJh8UF5aX9iYYMkIs/s400/cut.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think the Twister template would have given me more finger safety than the paper (I incurred no injury). I should have tried using a 24mm rotary cutter rather than my 45mm rotary cutter. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My layout of pieces on the ironing board. Each had a twister turn and are showing possibilities!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ccyMeEJMAzdM9Y8AEpwvSjO4JEnvOpTnW9I3vErGtreh19Rbp0uMM8-BzviUILvgsAaY4dEs-4PYStK2YkDmZ6caLwpgBv3NTfZcpgORzV7X_qle0UsDvKvm8m05S8kHO0GvfPe4vUM/s1600/twisted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1500" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ccyMeEJMAzdM9Y8AEpwvSjO4JEnvOpTnW9I3vErGtreh19Rbp0uMM8-BzviUILvgsAaY4dEs-4PYStK2YkDmZ6caLwpgBv3NTfZcpgORzV7X_qle0UsDvKvm8m05S8kHO0GvfPe4vUM/s400/twisted.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, sewn, row by row for a finished top! I quilted it corner to corner. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiJtw1AbyZoBe8hyphenhyphen8dFXl91hdxLxPxa65sz3tXxt9sXRUK1U3ooMgG8NmBAx-8xWzp7MBF9ay3ipUOzkD-FlpFpfu0QPMGrigrCUbiYXGGfpIUNMNn6zidGoIXHk8WRUJOlUFD_NfOzE/s1600/twisterfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1500" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiJtw1AbyZoBe8hyphenhyphen8dFXl91hdxLxPxa65sz3tXxt9sXRUK1U3ooMgG8NmBAx-8xWzp7MBF9ay3ipUOzkD-FlpFpfu0QPMGrigrCUbiYXGGfpIUNMNn6zidGoIXHk8WRUJOlUFD_NfOzE/s400/twisterfront.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the back I used a technique I learned from Ammi Sims to make a hanger. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOkxtTdH8LDqvdpSSQBXgmfmzU0jbbbh9uv-TARlFYijgKvTEqm5Vqeh7cc4kUGaR82s9mKiqVrbvAVyH_u9AsKotUF-Rn4w9E2UmKZJ35-MqtE4nUxWxVpb2N6CczLrcc6YGLtLIiiM/s1600/twisterback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1500" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOkxtTdH8LDqvdpSSQBXgmfmzU0jbbbh9uv-TARlFYijgKvTEqm5Vqeh7cc4kUGaR82s9mKiqVrbvAVyH_u9AsKotUF-Rn4w9E2UmKZJ35-MqtE4nUxWxVpb2N6CczLrcc6YGLtLIiiM/s400/twisterback.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She cuts squares for the corners and folds them in half. Sew them on before adding the binding. I added two loop-type hangers to help keep the center from falling out. I did not have a long dowel; so, for now I used a ruler as a hanging rod. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After quilting the top, it measured 20" x 20". Thank you for visiting.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Below, is the list of blog hop participants for today and tomorrow. If you missed some of the other days, <a href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/2020/02/blog-hop-color-it-red-begins.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> is the complete list.</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">February 20</span><sup style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">th</sup></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNGky-OIGGS7m-1yERCRos7yx0KEtQ" href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Life in the Scrapatch</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNGoRcEF7RMJddME6s2FffR5tq8pgQ" href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Songbird Designs</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://highroadquilter.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFjnbmnav_IjhwTP9J1HU3ABt7B1g" href="http://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">High Road Quilter</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNF0K2pbu93LqX99GlhBhRh_CmKHRw" href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFlrCDR1oawTZcClQV5PX0y0qkdFw" href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank">Patchwork Breeze</a> </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(You are Here!)</span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lynnsbeauty.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNEGWuRjdUwZTmCf8KKk8os6jSwaNg" href="https://lynnsbeauty.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lynn's <span class="il">Blog</span></span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://desertskyquilts.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNEGNvzXIDOwCoVEtw9W3WdgT1N4MQ" href="https://desertskyquilts.wordpress.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">DesertSky Quilting</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.seamstobesew.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFELS7ZDVRKoqJPWLU6lxFwNmQwDQ" href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank">Seams To Be Sew</a></span></div>
<div style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">February 21<sup>st</sup></span></div>
<div style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justletmequilt.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFAnsbp0_TYlLfdqWhtf8mwEkOkEw" href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Just Let Me Quilt</span></a><span style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></div>
<div style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.quiltfabrication.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNE65wLJpK1KqLNI-hDosaDbF2uV6w" href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Quilt Fabrication</span></span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.beaquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNF9LhUigdRvyydgjmEskD5x1ynGQg" href="https://www.beaquilter.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Beaquilter</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://allthingzsewn.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNHCM5UInW6qKjnUHubR2cJGPMkoTQ" href="https://allthingzsewn.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All Thingz Sewn</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNHBrcx4Lfc6NZMH3Cpf7d0qacqqfQ" href="http://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Karrin’s Crazy World</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.no&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNEmaxfa9pCiL5FFiH1Wri4k_3wHOQ" href="https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.no/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Den syende himmel</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNHniHcle14VuR4npZV4yMQkJs-s-w" href="http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Daughters of Dorinda</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quilttotheedge.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFDesh8VVeQawV8jPpO1kCSGVdPCg" href="https://quilttotheedge.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Quilt to the Edge</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNE5QtxTIijEgjofrb6vaZBBbfAOFw" href="https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel</span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-6243288188335026422020-02-17T00:00:00.000-05:002020-02-17T00:00:01.436-05:00Blog Hop Color It Red Begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Today the Color It Red Blog Hop Begins!</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaic01m7KGqJhycGYK0WMjklBh5m9hwv7lcuqf8lmNDXmE6rlskxi6LWqdajnrrsuWAJf0v13SZn9eI2GfX6kgbqDVdRILBXkS18vIjtZf95Vv5MkFF_9Z__mxPEIr5-BpjPhCBUDJyU/s1600/Color+It+Red+300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaic01m7KGqJhycGYK0WMjklBh5m9hwv7lcuqf8lmNDXmE6rlskxi6LWqdajnrrsuWAJf0v13SZn9eI2GfX6kgbqDVdRILBXkS18vIjtZf95Vv5MkFF_9Z__mxPEIr5-BpjPhCBUDJyU/s1600/Color+It+Red+300x300.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone has posted.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The project I am posting on Thursday, February 20, </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">was fun to make. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Here is the list of participants:</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">February 17<sup>th</sup></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNHi5DahtrjPdOO77Hbl5MUeQLFghQ" href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Creatin' in the Sticks</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.websterquilt.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNHNlvWYi8cSHoMxm4y02ZsKiQRozg" href="https://www.websterquilt.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Websterquilt</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGOupmZ-03NGsWMwgb5Chnr6EfXGA" href="https://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vroomans Quilts</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://hillvalleyquilter.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGikBdg3RHjIKZeITVQitxiClQmXg" href="http://hillvalleyquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hill Valley Quilter</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://Selinaquilts.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNFLhjpodYRjlINeEEglmW8XMSEBsg" href="https://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Selina Quilts</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://homespunhannahblog.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNFeEoR26-a0DMXc95sI-AJ8wrl6PA" href="https://homespunhannahblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Homespun Hannah's <span class="il">Blog</span></span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGJfV6nVBw-yfUV7H9OFQpCvbWwCA" href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kathy's Kwilts and More</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sameliasmum.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNG4KODXcucM4Idkm0dGgBqX2kgcWQ" href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Samelia's Mum</span></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">February 18<sup>th</sup></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mspdesignsusa.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNFbdLXIkFGkhDVB0H74g478fo0aig" href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ms P Designs USA</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNE_u17kbfVEXPgwR96hLx6rfxOKVA" href="https://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Podunk Pretties</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://daybrookdesigns.com/blog&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNFF02kTEv9nfUfLaiPN5JiTzPXOpw" href="https://daybrookdesigns.com/blog" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DayBrook Designs</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cynthiasark.blogspot.com.au&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGmdjxonjsAIZAMFJUvGCvPR_iWMw" href="http://www.cynthiasark.blogspot.com.au/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cynthia's Creating Ark</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bumbleberrystitches.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNHJZsJYHsOAPki9nm5yRAjyxAiwFQ" href="https://bumbleberrystitches.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bumbleberry Stitches</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNFf7nEwXxSCsrssmXSGOMig1JUHQQ" href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sew Many Yarns</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGwB2nOfSJPsrlPjoIaF_R_TkrgDw" href="http://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Karen's Korner</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.stitchinathome.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGh2tDZc_05MNW-CcLOYEFTMVpprA" href="http://www.stitchinathome.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stitchin At Home</span></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">February 19<sup>th</sup></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGPfrtvaU2JlQCfBBL6t6nsd6kQsw" href="https://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">MooseStash Quilting</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://quilteddelights.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNHuuN9ECMIcARDfCeR5LRbfGfMQRA" href="http://quilteddelights.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Quilted Delights</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGYjN2o8OKLaRVmks4S0bpUHLjNeQ" href="http://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everyone Deserves a Quilt</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://storiedquilts.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNEPfyNYdo0nvY0DpUJkeGxNU-sQHQ" href="https://storiedquilts.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Storied Quilts</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://justsewquilter.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNEAuFt0fqrrJD77Nj72zy4BhoQrkw" href="http://justsewquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just Sew Quilter</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNEmDnXqTx5v1ZNjluMJxeRWt9-KpA" href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kathy’s Quilts</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justbecausequilts.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448459000&usg=AFQjCNGDj1AfSYLFACqc33Rmb5MQF_-MVA" href="https://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just Because Quilts</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bethstrand.wordpress.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNEcT14As6yAOEYE9rPMSOeSekewrA" href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Words & Stitches</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapdash.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNHYtF-1GOy3onJNgIaVWnElqX2Xtw" href="https://scrapdash.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scrapdash</span></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">February 20<sup>th</sup></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNGky-OIGGS7m-1yERCRos7yx0KEtQ" href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Life in the Scrapatch</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNGoRcEF7RMJddME6s2FffR5tq8pgQ" href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Songbird Designs</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://highroadquilter.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFjnbmnav_IjhwTP9J1HU3ABt7B1g" href="http://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">High Road Quilter</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNF0K2pbu93LqX99GlhBhRh_CmKHRw" href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFlrCDR1oawTZcClQV5PX0y0qkdFw" href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank">Patchwork Breeze</a> </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(This is me!)</span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lynnsbeauty.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNEGWuRjdUwZTmCf8KKk8os6jSwaNg" href="https://lynnsbeauty.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lynn's <span class="il">Blog</span></span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://desertskyquilts.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNEGNvzXIDOwCoVEtw9W3WdgT1N4MQ" href="https://desertskyquilts.wordpress.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DesertSky Quilting</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.seamstobesew.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFELS7ZDVRKoqJPWLU6lxFwNmQwDQ" href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank">Seams To Be Sew</a></span><br />
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">February 21<sup>st</sup></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.justletmequilt.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFAnsbp0_TYlLfdqWhtf8mwEkOkEw" href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Just Let Me Quilt</span></a><span style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.quiltfabrication.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNE65wLJpK1KqLNI-hDosaDbF2uV6w" href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Quilt Fabrication</span></span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.beaquilter.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNF9LhUigdRvyydgjmEskD5x1ynGQg" href="https://www.beaquilter.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beaquilter</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://allthingzsewn.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNHCM5UInW6qKjnUHubR2cJGPMkoTQ" href="https://allthingzsewn.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All Thingz Sewn</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNHBrcx4Lfc6NZMH3Cpf7d0qacqqfQ" href="http://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Karrin’s Crazy World</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.no&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNEmaxfa9pCiL5FFiH1Wri4k_3wHOQ" href="https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.no/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Den syende himmel</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNHniHcle14VuR4npZV4yMQkJs-s-w" href="http://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Daughters of Dorinda</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quilttotheedge.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNFDesh8VVeQawV8jPpO1kCSGVdPCg" href="https://quilttotheedge.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Quilt to the Edge</span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1581796448460000&usg=AFQjCNE5QtxTIijEgjofrb6vaZBBbfAOFw" href="https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel</span></a></div>
<br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-27167548895759593432020-01-23T00:00:00.001-05:002020-01-23T08:14:30.565-05:00Sew a 60 Degree Triangle Table Runner<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to my post for <b><a href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/2020/01/inspiration-to-quilt-blues-away.html" target="_blank">The Winter Blues Blog Hop</a></b>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Carla, from <b><a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-winter-blues-next-week.html" target="_blank">Creatin' in the Sticks</a></b> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">has such great blog hop ideas. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks, Carla!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm glad to join all the others who </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">are posting a project this week. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you have been able to see </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">all the wonderful projects that have been shown </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">so far this week. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is the list of the bloggers for the last 2 days of the hop.</span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Thursday, January 23rd</span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="https://www.websterquilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Websterquilt</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/" style="color: #ff673e; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Songbird Designs</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.cynthiasark.blogspot.com.au/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Cynthia's Creating Ark</span></span></a></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://storiedquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Storied Quilts</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Patchwork Breeze</a></span><br /><a href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/my-featured-day-for-my-favorite-quilt-block-blog-hop/" style="color: #ff673e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Seams To Be Sew</a><br /><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://heartscreations.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HeARTsCreations</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Becky’s quilts and adventures</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://desertskyquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DesertSky Quilting</a></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Friday, January 24th</span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MooseStashQuilting</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Selina Quilts</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.limeleaves.biz/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">LimeLeaves Design</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karrin's Crazy World</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sew Many Yarns</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://quiltlovefordomesticfelicity.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Domestic Felicity</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://daybrookdesigns.com/blog" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DayBrook Designs</a></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Creatin' in the Sticks</span></span></a></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Follow the </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/gochefs/the-winter-blues/" style="color: #ff673e; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest Board</a><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"> for all the posts.</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszlQsLD3bnO-zTajIY3kAX6It_jFEamS5E9W1nwbALg6z4e7__aCoZ6RZBf-_nSFsBZiLO7ZjppUy7S6m2wlh4VSxNtQ5GkwwT4AKuraGU1YpfSKXHODwE8AvhDRFpO7l4nzSHfIwas0/s1600/runner-top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszlQsLD3bnO-zTajIY3kAX6It_jFEamS5E9W1nwbALg6z4e7__aCoZ6RZBf-_nSFsBZiLO7ZjppUy7S6m2wlh4VSxNtQ5GkwwT4AKuraGU1YpfSKXHODwE8AvhDRFpO7l4nzSHfIwas0/s640/runner-top.jpg" width="404" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My <span style="color: blue;">Winter Blues</span> project is the table runner, shown above.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwjqY3f9vlfPj_wjj0I0KigyHHQzvIPNbKylA-e1vqfbPszkJ_wJMgyEfysuC8UB0x6a_q8nPMUVC4vKVN-1vu12SAFsPoI4Cqi8uwHI0DJtToYu2kKFuWnaJu202dUtFN3dT5TIgVnk/s1600/blue-fabric.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1500" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwjqY3f9vlfPj_wjj0I0KigyHHQzvIPNbKylA-e1vqfbPszkJ_wJMgyEfysuC8UB0x6a_q8nPMUVC4vKVN-1vu12SAFsPoI4Cqi8uwHI0DJtToYu2kKFuWnaJu202dUtFN3dT5TIgVnk/s400/blue-fabric.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made it with some of this beautiful blue snowflake border print fabric I bought a few years ago. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A table runner using </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">mitering 60-degree triangles from the border print</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">was always the plan. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I searched on YouTube to find a tutorial using the words: </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"border print table runner 60 degree triangle".</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found many choices. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are a few of tutorials I liked:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql-rnzIkD9c" target="_blank">Uniquely Yours Border Print Pattern Demonstration</a></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa-Oh0_B3vQ" target="_blank">A tutorial for a placemat using 2 interlaced hexagons.</a></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0HqM7Uxl-8" target="_blank">So many geometric designs you can do!</a></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2x2ll6T60Q" target="_blank">Various methods used to cut 60-degree triangles and different designs.</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My table runner was completed in a day.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I suggest you use pins to match any lines on the miters.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Be sure not to stretch the bias edges as you sew. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2c19aBRBmqadF-utHNP0gwSnYsdhOpwMSB3UMiRjoyJ5vQx3BV9drct_GQzOSYlmAwz2OvejMkDFz6O5v1hWUCvb4A2naL-Q-Jnq0BRdUohLZ8H4CKQObrZt7fjx0spmKAn9H11stlE/s1600/runner-back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1033" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2c19aBRBmqadF-utHNP0gwSnYsdhOpwMSB3UMiRjoyJ5vQx3BV9drct_GQzOSYlmAwz2OvejMkDFz6O5v1hWUCvb4A2naL-Q-Jnq0BRdUohLZ8H4CKQObrZt7fjx0spmKAn9H11stlE/s640/runner-back.jpg" width="440" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you for visiting. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope the blog hop has wiped away any winter blues you might have had.</span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-52228324209727095962020-01-21T08:39:00.000-05:002020-01-21T08:39:01.977-05:00Quilting the Traffic Jam Pattern<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It seems that <span style="color: blue;"><b>blue </b></span>is my color for January sewing projects. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8ldYDhJco6897xCNn2PNHZWoXNJEUaQteX5cERfhNGiUZDhGBUHOUIdBadoR7dS2zGtKGS8AzMDQIx6QNha3rV7e00RhAJ0WkAkkCJgMkN33rniWseb6oBeaM0hspXF9YmXzGa3ZB_0/s1600/The+winter+blues+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8ldYDhJco6897xCNn2PNHZWoXNJEUaQteX5cERfhNGiUZDhGBUHOUIdBadoR7dS2zGtKGS8AzMDQIx6QNha3rV7e00RhAJ0WkAkkCJgMkN33rniWseb6oBeaM0hspXF9YmXzGa3ZB_0/s200/The+winter+blues+2.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I began planning my project for </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/2020/01/inspiration-to-quilt-blues-away.html" target="_blank">The Winter Blues Blog Hop</a></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I dug into my two bins of blue scraps</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and decided I would work on depleting them this month. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Join me on Thursday this week to see that project. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But, today, I want to show my progress on</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://patsloan.typepad.com/quiltershome/freepatterns.html" target="_blank">Pat Sloan's Traffic Jam pattern</a></b>, an easy quilt to make. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think I may be going large on this one;<br />it's so easy to:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1) Cut and sew 2-1/2" squares of blue into 4-patches</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">with threads from half-full bobbins and spools </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(to use them up) and,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2) Cut white snowflake yardage into 4-1/2" squares. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvDfmFgLl1NcnEbQg6lYrhMiS7v3HjULRk_mdDyMND_l1W8UQR-re3HLLSjNsu3hwQS17fMK5650l1ne8k3vzD33Dwdmi8PJ4TGKtMivAGaKm_5nu-HkMhMAwRmKnAG6PqZm0lB9oUos/s1600/pieces1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1500" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvDfmFgLl1NcnEbQg6lYrhMiS7v3HjULRk_mdDyMND_l1W8UQR-re3HLLSjNsu3hwQS17fMK5650l1ne8k3vzD33Dwdmi8PJ4TGKtMivAGaKm_5nu-HkMhMAwRmKnAG6PqZm0lB9oUos/s320/pieces1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3) Sew smaller units into larger units, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayETcu2-wyS8G0f0dnWQdBeWYMAmIQCRvpMfWlQpcj7a1nXO46LkZlVHp9JI6s4yZyntL0aZAimhKY-Qp3U3qnohNmd8DUGWkFRz-onqAaEtC_Yu3G86GL5yd5KAOmMenikGYNLVwgt0/s1600/pieces2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1500" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayETcu2-wyS8G0f0dnWQdBeWYMAmIQCRvpMfWlQpcj7a1nXO46LkZlVHp9JI6s4yZyntL0aZAimhKY-Qp3U3qnohNmd8DUGWkFRz-onqAaEtC_Yu3G86GL5yd5KAOmMenikGYNLVwgt0/s320/pieces2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and, finally, make 12-1/2" blocks!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIxyqbg7wVjl4ZvyG3uUsvHj3LUooDACPw-ZHdYGpoxJcTQzMTNyh1fbzwtCiCBXiiLVYdsmk04ET9RdfM0CKsuflZR5Sn2WS_ov6br9mpiLB-YmaaDVVHG6gIo8Sw_1c2XE7r8p-40Q/s1600/jam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIxyqbg7wVjl4ZvyG3uUsvHj3LUooDACPw-ZHdYGpoxJcTQzMTNyh1fbzwtCiCBXiiLVYdsmk04ET9RdfM0CKsuflZR5Sn2WS_ov6br9mpiLB-YmaaDVVHG6gIo8Sw_1c2XE7r8p-40Q/s320/jam.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll be sewing with friends today and hope to get all the blocks sewn. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What are you planning to sew today?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-70269531014212171242020-01-18T16:54:00.001-05:002020-01-18T16:54:14.072-05:00Inspiration to Quilt the Blues Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3TAsdTGVV4PSvK3xCGHLhVWAIlZH5L6KG7f9EVry_1NgFzvamjgVsu5Hkyz5PZQqJxJpFYfJXJ-Mq93A_q4JVynBTa2MR1u68ZpgQcttfeTU7p0T8w5JGwsawsFRonRpfI55_8DuXDk/s1600/The+winter+blues+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3TAsdTGVV4PSvK3xCGHLhVWAIlZH5L6KG7f9EVry_1NgFzvamjgVsu5Hkyz5PZQqJxJpFYfJXJ-Mq93A_q4JVynBTa2MR1u68ZpgQcttfeTU7p0T8w5JGwsawsFRonRpfI55_8DuXDk/s200/The+winter+blues+2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Carla, from <a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Creatin in the Sticks</b></a>, is hosting a blog hop </span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">starting this Monday, January 20, 2020.</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm sure this will help us beat the<span style="color: blue;"> winter blues</span>! </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I signed up to participate, first, because I really like Carla's blog hops!</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And, secondly, I wanted to get my quilting focus back in gear. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think this month I will be quilting many blue projects.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I'll share blog posts as I finish the tops. </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But for now, here is the wonderful list</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> of bloggers</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">who are going to help us beat those </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: blue;">winter blues</span>!</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I am posting on Thursday, January 23, 2020, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">and hope you will come see what I quilted with blue. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">(It was something from my TO-DO List from a few years ago.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I am so happy it is finished. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Monday, January 20th</span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Just Let Me Quilt</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="https://bumbleberrystitches.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Bumbleberry Stitches</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="http://www.quiltfabrication.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">QuiltFabrication</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marymackmademine.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Mary Mack Made Mine</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="x_enhancr_card_4455219167" fg_scanned="1" href="https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvroomansquilts.blogspot.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cea52de170db6422869de08d76f1ce2b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637100042156814903&sdata=g%2BNuuii4K8oRF4dgxfKw3WnAj%2Fa3z6O3W3nwcgYvUS0%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" shash="T+LKwAOLVswePtaFwyx7AvMmJ3tHNIVTQE/WxnxzrWQj2GAFuX/wv+ODRS0epNdnSWTKhx1767SRNTCfQ3HWADDKqvPqEOoWSEyQb0tV3sNqmZMVPZpw5AocB4+2rfSDP2jjEnO0m0alVeDrPn/xaRDN5QW4X7IMRn3uU0P/P8A=" style="border: 0px; color: #ff673e; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">VROOMANS QUILTS</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.justbecausequilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Just Because Quilts</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Kathleen McMusing</a></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Den syende himmel</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.beaquilter.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Beaquilter</a></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Tuesday, January 21st</span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="http://www.quilteddelights.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Quilted Delights</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a class="x_lEnhancr_1549131875906" data-auth="Verified" href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" id="x_linkextractor__1549131873936" originalsrc="http://Www.kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="FEaif+ODkCElEDlx9HWtuHyTM+FYpWR58FoqACJTwXsGhMcZl1co6BmN/lDLclMoBS6jApAcJKT2o48wBx+GiuE8AJ0KKpJzSgFHsym9ydeSCmphkerHeBpRV2jTv2y3jr7iD8o8lvLIGR0p2tPVq+3TxjQlNYgT/abNpFrHE3M=" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #ff673e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Protected by Outlook: http://Www.kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com. Click or tap to follow the link."><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Kathy's Kwilts and More</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="http://farmquilter.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Farm Quilter</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://homespunhannahblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Homespun Hannah's Blog</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilting & Learning: What a Combo</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Life in the Scrapatch</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.pamelaquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">PamelaQuilts</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.homesewnbyus.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Home Sewn By Us</a></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Wednesday, January 22nd</span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><a href="https://littlebunnyquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Little Bunny Quilts</span></span></a></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">For the love of geese</span></span></a></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The Joyful Quilter</span></span></a></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ms P Designs USA</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Quilt Schmilt</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karen's Korner</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="http://madebymarney.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Made By Marney</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="http://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Podunk Pretties</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://sunshineintheattic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sunshine in the Attic</a></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Thursday, January 23rd</span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="https://www.websterquilt.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Websterquilt</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="https://songbirddesigns.biz/blog/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Songbird Designs</span></span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.cynthiasark.blogspot.com.au/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Cynthia's Creating Ark</span></span></a></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://storiedquilts.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Storied Quilts</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Patchwork Breeze</a></span><br /><a href="https://www.seamstobesew.com/my-featured-day-for-my-favorite-quilt-block-blog-hop/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Seams To Be Sew</a><br /><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://heartscreations.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e;" target="_blank">HeARTsCreations</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://beckysquiltsandadventures.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Becky’s quilts and adventures</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://desertskyquilts.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e;" target="_blank">DesertSky Quilting</a></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Friday, January 24th</span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff673e; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MooseStashQuilting</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Selina Quilts</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.limeleaves.biz/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">LimeLeaves Design</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Karrin's Crazy World</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sew Many Yarns</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://quiltlovefordomesticfelicity.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Domestic Felicity</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://daybrookdesigns.com/blog" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DayBrook Designs</a></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<a href="https://createinthesticks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #ff673e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Creatin' in the Sticks</span></span></a></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Follow the </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/gochefs/the-winter-blues/" style="color: #ff673e; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest Board</a><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"> for all the posts.</span><br />
<br style="font-size: 15.4px;" />
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't miss this fun blog hop.</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.4px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm sure we'll HOP past each other as we begin the blog hop on Monday!</span></div>
</div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-86407411453164083152020-01-12T17:23:00.002-05:002020-01-12T17:23:31.746-05:00Project QUILTING Notably Numeric FinishedHave you heard about Project QUILTING? Kim from Persimon Dreams thought of the idea. You can read about it <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://kimlapacek.com/project-quilting" target="_blank">here</a></span></b>. The idea is to take the theme given on Sunday and make a quilt by noon the following Sunday and link it on Kim's blog.<br />
<br />
I got a bit of a late start on my project and did not make the noon deadline to link my post. (Sad) But I am posting it on my blog, today, since I am proud of it.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYSleYK9aS7qG3xHSMALKaXZ3vh3YcvHGy-RjjC-E_S3IvbFZwcdU6AYrxjpgkEJUwH5STu-EZWxy9UcAlYQRvJ1WfNOx9E-sF0Qm6X8gUiTvh3v0P9rgpoI-3E45SkmgSmu61otEubg/s1600/cake2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1344" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYSleYK9aS7qG3xHSMALKaXZ3vh3YcvHGy-RjjC-E_S3IvbFZwcdU6AYrxjpgkEJUwH5STu-EZWxy9UcAlYQRvJ1WfNOx9E-sF0Qm6X8gUiTvh3v0P9rgpoI-3E45SkmgSmu61otEubg/s400/cake2.jpg" width="335" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The theme was "Notably Numeric" and I thought of birthday ages, usually represented by candles on a birthday cake. For years I have wanted to make a fun birthday banner and this challenge was the stimulus to get it done. I call it <b><span style="color: #741b47;">How Old Are You?</span></b><br />
<br />
In my stash I had a fun colorful print with rows of "Happy Birthday" printed on it. For binding I used a colorful tangled string print I had that complemented the background fabric. I was able to use some lace and buttons that I've been "storing" for years for just the right project. (Or because I just couldn't get rid of them.)<br />
<br />
I used a new fusible product called<b><a href="https://flexifuse.com/" target="_blank"> Flexie Fuse</a></b>. Before Christmas, I ordered some through an email offer where I paid $4.95 shipping to try a free pack of 5 sheets. It is MARVELOUS! It was so easy to work with and sewing through the bond did not leave my needle sticky or tacky like other fusibles. (I am not affiliated with this company.)<br />
<br />
Have you ever made a birthday banner or placemat?<br />
<br />
<br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-76776859308915039212020-01-03T09:53:00.000-05:002020-01-03T09:53:05.737-05:00First Quilt Top of 2020I started out the New Year not with my sewing project, as I planned. Hubby was tired of being cooped up in the house after his knee surgery and wanted to get out for a ride. (He doesn't begrudge me my sewing, so what could I say but "sure.")<br />
<br />
When we got home, I got started on the Merry Mayhem 2020 Mystery Quilt. I printed off the instructions I had missed from the morning. I had to sew the half square triangles that I should have done prior to January 1. I worked into the evening catching up on all the units.<br />
<br />
Yesterday I had all the blocks sewn. Today I will sew the rows together and add the two borders. I hope to get it off to Michelle to quilt next week.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kdPqHsSoZ7IB3LJ7kUczCipYYSqggNikEsamT8MttD4iODyBv_FNsV2UWBe2DyGeev7D4yctpRDqI9iuPnNN5Jqm7WVSUpMcB4fFNMnsrrX6iqnArLMzCd6D01uHneyOdOiJnQByfd4/s1600/mayhem2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kdPqHsSoZ7IB3LJ7kUczCipYYSqggNikEsamT8MttD4iODyBv_FNsV2UWBe2DyGeev7D4yctpRDqI9iuPnNN5Jqm7WVSUpMcB4fFNMnsrrX6iqnArLMzCd6D01uHneyOdOiJnQByfd4/s320/mayhem2020.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>
I liked this pattern. I discovered that my main print choice should have been more of a compact print. While I thought one green looked slightly darker than the other, it wasn't dark enough. I am going to try this pattern again with different color choices to see how it looks.<br />
<br />
What was your first quilt project of the New Year?Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037445274205386502.post-51029829677272862742019-12-31T14:05:00.004-05:002019-12-31T14:05:56.387-05:00Quilting to Start the New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AG636HxE0HJJndXHOB_GWzZ-i42yHxLKU9r4Nu5Le-ZBzkhm8VUBIPIG4BkZFbkH8NEOP-oYPalgwotLDF53goGjFAkn-IsKgfyaHElfmmuT4qwNZeqoNLr8JwtqitTX9cxGwlLjwPA/s1600/freeNewYear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1472" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AG636HxE0HJJndXHOB_GWzZ-i42yHxLKU9r4Nu5Le-ZBzkhm8VUBIPIG4BkZFbkH8NEOP-oYPalgwotLDF53goGjFAkn-IsKgfyaHElfmmuT4qwNZeqoNLr8JwtqitTX9cxGwlLjwPA/s200/freeNewYear.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The past few months of 2019 were somewhat stressful for me and didn't leave much time to sew. Now that hubby is healing well from a total knee replacement, the daughters and their husbands have come and are headed to their homes, quilting and sewing are on my to-do list.</span></span></div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #76a5af; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">2020 One Day Mystery Quilt</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcMWN5gu8qAXPF6WYgqcbdiAMqweFb8tGnC8DFWBEyPudOSX3V4G1A2XVp0f3hLhCKewA7_YnTHbGwh160P3yMvXhpWOSxnQvx4fulHS4bYJjUu5MGPHuFlTVNUsgfC6MsTzHUuhZOJs/s1600/mystery.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="429" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcMWN5gu8qAXPF6WYgqcbdiAMqweFb8tGnC8DFWBEyPudOSX3V4G1A2XVp0f3hLhCKewA7_YnTHbGwh160P3yMvXhpWOSxnQvx4fulHS4bYJjUu5MGPHuFlTVNUsgfC6MsTzHUuhZOJs/s200/mystery.JPG" width="100" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am looking forward to New Year's Day when I begin work on the <b>2020 Merry Mayhem Mystery Quilt</b>. You can find the instructions for each part of the mystery on the internet <b><a href="https://merrymayhem.com/onedaymystery.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>,</b> or on <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MerryMayhemsMysteryQuilts" target="_blank">Facebook HERE</a>.</b> The quilt pattern is named, <b>Just Around the Corner</b> and can be made in lap through king size. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The instructions for Part 1 and 2 are available now. Each hour, beginning at 10 AM EST Time (NYC time), the instructions for the following parts will be posted-one at a time. Print or save the directions because they will not be available after January 1, 2020. Invite your friends to participate, but tell them they must download instructions on their own computer, etc. A lot of work goes into the creation of a pattern and are copyrighted. It is a privilege to access a free pattern. As a designer, I hope my free patterns introduce my blog to quilters.</span></div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scrappy Traffic Jam Quilt</span></b></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pat Sloan has a pattern for a quilt she calls Scrappy Traffic Jam. You can find the introduction <b><a href="https://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/2019/12/scrappy-traffic-jam-sew-along-start-your-blocks.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. I am happy to have hundreds of 2-1/2" squares alread cut, saved from many scraps over the past few years. I think this will make a fun charity quilt.</span></div>
<h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AQS Quilt Along 2020</span></b></div>
<b style="color: #76a5af;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEr8TfIeM-lXJ6-AsNaZ0-5nMPCXJfaD8vTTZ2UGoQLMkQ-fSfAO6oGxjNMg5oOV2hu4oF7rdkQF4t3iEY9Ho3b7sYtMfCp_Kfmjl0u1TYMecyjTR6nvaSRhJAsDeWN3U_5wnqPXR33I/s1600/AQS2020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="106" data-original-width="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEr8TfIeM-lXJ6-AsNaZ0-5nMPCXJfaD8vTTZ2UGoQLMkQ-fSfAO6oGxjNMg5oOV2hu4oF7rdkQF4t3iEY9Ho3b7sYtMfCp_Kfmjl0u1TYMecyjTR6nvaSRhJAsDeWN3U_5wnqPXR33I/s1600/AQS2020.JPG" /></a></div>
</b></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I like to design my own patterns for quilts, it has been awhile since I sewed 12" blocks for a quilt. AQS has a quilt along <b><a href="http://www.aqsblog.com/quilt-along-2020" target="_blank">(HERE)</a></b> where they will present one block each month. Their plan is to make a quilt a month using the block of the month. I want to make one block each month and combine them into one sampler quilt. I am signing up for the email to remind me of the block each month.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you found any quilt alongs to work on in 2020? </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd like to hear if there are others I might be interested in. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy New Year to you, may it be filled with happiness and lovely quilting experiences. </span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891548132856312157noreply@blogger.com0