tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24159138014622459862024-02-20T16:27:44.001-06:00Under Quilted CoversCherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-34800266627418951492017-09-14T13:19:00.001-05:002017-10-02T08:59:43.961-05:00Moving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GYCBQwPP58eSeF8K1Qw4KCrZBOHuoW0jjkXqNcAaq2EcoR2sn1_FZunrI0KyHVea5kWdBPiQCbD_7OoZ-atrMmg3KUrLYddUUTHy3QTFfGojTP7tE3zEORbzj98kb5Kx_pka3XLd21sK/s1024/Photo+20170914131927095" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GYCBQwPP58eSeF8K1Qw4KCrZBOHuoW0jjkXqNcAaq2EcoR2sn1_FZunrI0KyHVea5kWdBPiQCbD_7OoZ-atrMmg3KUrLYddUUTHy3QTFfGojTP7tE3zEORbzj98kb5Kx_pka3XLd21sK/s500/Photo+20170914131927095" id="blogsy-1506952655951.6953" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="496" alt=""></a></div><p> I believe this may be my last blog post. I bought a new iPad and I am unhappy to learn that my blog posting app "Blogsy" is gone. Who knew apps come and go, but Blogsy is gone and after online research I do not have the ability to get the app from my old iPad to the new one. </p><p>The good news is that I am going to just move to Instagram. Find me at @underquiltedcovers. I think I am going to like mini blog posts and I am finding many of my favorite bloggers on Instagram.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XzW1HD2ZrUs/WbrINkPscnI/AAAAAAAAFJs/JklFgaOMukgcvh1B3F8oMiHHAyY8sYGXACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170914131927401" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XzW1HD2ZrUs/WbrINkPscnI/AAAAAAAAFJs/JklFgaOMukgcvh1B3F8oMiHHAyY8sYGXACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170914131927401" id="blogsy-1506952655990.1606" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p>I have thoroughly enjoyed blogging. It all started when I found the Civil War Bride Quilt. There was a group of quilter's who would post their progress on a blog started by Liz McMahon in Australia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K4XXyeRjH30/WbrIObC4qMI/AAAAAAAAFJw/QV_IznB-W5Uo_XX_FccCSybllQ5qe5c-QCHMYCw/s997/Photo%2B20170914131927512" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K4XXyeRjH30/WbrIObC4qMI/AAAAAAAAFJw/QV_IznB-W5Uo_XX_FccCSybllQ5qe5c-QCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170914131927512" id="blogsy-1506952656002.197" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="649" alt=""></a></div><p>Most of the participants had their own blogs and so 7 1/2 years ago I jumped in also. Here is my first post:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LLZrZMqs5cs/WbrIPDvTYpI/AAAAAAAAFJ0/Sbo5aUW0eiEc3fM8dWuJwATKOzm0yD4fQCHMYCw/s639/Photo%2B20170914131927569" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LLZrZMqs5cs/WbrIPDvTYpI/AAAAAAAAFJ0/Sbo5aUW0eiEc3fM8dWuJwATKOzm0yD4fQCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170914131927569" id="blogsy-1506952656052.6143" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="245" alt=""></a></div><p> I have made a LOT of new friends, from all over the world. I have learned so much about quilting and applique from reading other blogs. I have found so many new projects from blogs and blogger's block of the months and exchanges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xxnrrpYGQcQ/WbrIP9NjrLI/AAAAAAAAFJ4/LV1wlmg9vOM2yaMtW6Dxgk1uTdC5sR9MgCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170914131927881" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xxnrrpYGQcQ/WbrIP9NjrLI/AAAAAAAAFJ4/LV1wlmg9vOM2yaMtW6Dxgk1uTdC5sR9MgCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170914131927881" id="blogsy-1506952656031.242" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> The Civil War Bride was a great quilt and a great beginning into the quilting blog world. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3lPlgUnXdHQ/WbrIQo--EcI/AAAAAAAAFJ8/5_7kc7lHZZMbBT13XcXE1A9f-hrXXKokACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170914131928185" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3lPlgUnXdHQ/WbrIQo--EcI/AAAAAAAAFJ8/5_7kc7lHZZMbBT13XcXE1A9f-hrXXKokACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170914131928185" id="blogsy-1506952656007.89" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p>Technology and social media move ahead at lightning speed, but I am sure we quilter's will continue to find ways to share our passion. </p><p>Happy Stitching Always!</p><p>Cheri</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-75bG5-UmMnk/WbrIRa0s0ZI/AAAAAAAAFKA/26IRSyld10k_cB4IKnl9CpuHr0vgJaumQCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170914131928440" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-75bG5-UmMnk/WbrIRa0s0ZI/AAAAAAAAFKA/26IRSyld10k_cB4IKnl9CpuHr0vgJaumQCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170914131928440" id="blogsy-1506952655987.802" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="519" alt=""></a></div><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-4838997419530060362017-08-15T17:10:00.001-05:002017-08-15T17:10:16.227-05:00August<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WCWPqwDjL7U/WZNxJNB_QFI/AAAAAAAAFIs/ixJOrRHV3gAn-hNOaoGK3wYiilW2PPcfwCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170934481" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WCWPqwDjL7U/WZNxJNB_QFI/AAAAAAAAFIs/ixJOrRHV3gAn-hNOaoGK3wYiilW2PPcfwCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170934481" id="blogsy-1502835014871.8735" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="398"></a></div><p> It is county fair time in my home state of Nebraska. I have not entered quilts in my local county fair in the past but I thought it would be fun to put Roseville Album with it's pink pig and polka dot cow in the fair.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QZWegA-l6l8/WZNxJ04qY7I/AAAAAAAAFIw/3QxngJJy9Egmcc_kkxy49JFAJawtXojOwCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170934599" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QZWegA-l6l8/WZNxJ04qY7I/AAAAAAAAFIw/3QxngJJy9Egmcc_kkxy49JFAJawtXojOwCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170934599" id="blogsy-1502835014815.3604" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="391"></a></div><p>It won Best of Show!!! </p><p>I was so surprised and now am very honored as it will go on to the Nebraska State Fair at the end of this month to represent my home county.</p><p>Panama Pyramids also brought home a blue ribbon in the scrap quilt category.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VJifIQ4jpmA/WZNxKu0vdKI/AAAAAAAAFI0/MJ5g0tLKloYKuzcys-E23Guhxq_G8NsKgCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170934818" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VJifIQ4jpmA/WZNxKu0vdKI/AAAAAAAAFI0/MJ5g0tLKloYKuzcys-E23Guhxq_G8NsKgCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170934818" id="blogsy-1502835014804.613" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="486"></a></div><p>I decided to add a little red pencil border to the leaf quilt that I showed in last month's blog. I think it just frames it better and then I had just enough background fabric to add a final three inch border. This is a raffle quilt for a local quilt guild fund raiser.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_KFJvjIIUNmocR13w4Dq6j0C51xqSw1QG7WFOzR2Gzog4H3-eR-DeBE9MixI_ramcSRJqmwRgiHhx0pE6wBTnSXyfrzF_pyJ_KlYtXeSN4DeyaCeQaEla8VW5WFq8IDoASj0Q-TSBhmO/s1024/Photo+20170815170935015" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_KFJvjIIUNmocR13w4Dq6j0C51xqSw1QG7WFOzR2Gzog4H3-eR-DeBE9MixI_ramcSRJqmwRgiHhx0pE6wBTnSXyfrzF_pyJ_KlYtXeSN4DeyaCeQaEla8VW5WFq8IDoASj0Q-TSBhmO/s500/Photo+20170815170935015" id="blogsy-1502835014810.9456" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="365"></a></div><p>In a blast from the past I was asked to quilt a top from one of my sister's coworkers. She found it in a box from her great grandmother. This sweet little bow tie was all hand pieced and made from double knit fabric. Double knit fabric was so popular in the 1970s, I had a closet full of "pantsuits" made from double knit. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iHJUuwgPoqs/WZNxMN54uVI/AAAAAAAAFI8/pqXCxcfjBUoeJoEhiyqZHHAup5Jkki02ACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170935287" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iHJUuwgPoqs/WZNxMN54uVI/AAAAAAAAFI8/pqXCxcfjBUoeJoEhiyqZHHAup5Jkki02ACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170935287" id="blogsy-1502835014865.0967" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="485"></a></div><p>I ironed and ironed and IRONED this quilt top and I could not get the seams to lie flat. I finally just went with it and quilted the background squares of each block and just let the bow ties puff up. It gave it kind of an interesting tactile feel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QwnIAOi9dnA/WZNxMwklEOI/AAAAAAAAFJA/drlc9kXzOQoPM0RTEhHxd7fy9Ce2aw3sQCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170935591" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QwnIAOi9dnA/WZNxMwklEOI/AAAAAAAAFJA/drlc9kXzOQoPM0RTEhHxd7fy9Ce2aw3sQCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170935591" id="blogsy-1502835014833.6838" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I5VT-F31XEY/WZNxNh1cgGI/AAAAAAAAFJE/8jUFschnKAU4T6Cc9-XFF0FqGSb2qZHbACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170935858" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I5VT-F31XEY/WZNxNh1cgGI/AAAAAAAAFJE/8jUFschnKAU4T6Cc9-XFF0FqGSb2qZHbACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170935858" id="blogsy-1502835014820.167" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>My evenings continue to be spent on Celebrating Mary Brown applique blocks. I think I average a block a week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w_fm2Amkhx4/WZNxOfLGrcI/AAAAAAAAFJI/Y1p9N1frBiojEhXPZKmfFQo0uoMX-ENKACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170936112" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w_fm2Amkhx4/WZNxOfLGrcI/AAAAAAAAFJI/Y1p9N1frBiojEhXPZKmfFQo0uoMX-ENKACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170936112" id="blogsy-1502835014861.3674" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="514"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x8t5-urOh-E/WZNxPXBBwjI/AAAAAAAAFJM/dqqVQ2CZ5UgUJfX7zVzPU8mmPtUhrXsCwCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170936372" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x8t5-urOh-E/WZNxPXBBwjI/AAAAAAAAFJM/dqqVQ2CZ5UgUJfX7zVzPU8mmPtUhrXsCwCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170936372" id="blogsy-1502835014887.699" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="499"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TwEuxmvoS4E/WZNxQABFOyI/AAAAAAAAFJQ/37lJt3upY3sXksDc9a871kf9_vGHfiTHgCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170936625" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TwEuxmvoS4E/WZNxQABFOyI/AAAAAAAAFJQ/37lJt3upY3sXksDc9a871kf9_vGHfiTHgCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170936625" id="blogsy-1502835014861.0435" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="479"></a></div><p>There are a lot of near twin blocks in Mary Brown.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IISIyRV8AfU/WZNxQwlt5hI/AAAAAAAAFJU/p-yu2Og49y0A2Lf-N8RdFnU92yLXyjwYACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170936841" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IISIyRV8AfU/WZNxQwlt5hI/AAAAAAAAFJU/p-yu2Og49y0A2Lf-N8RdFnU92yLXyjwYACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170936841" id="blogsy-1502835014884.5078" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="509"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Kq7mf-Imdpg/WZNxRnbQOSI/AAAAAAAAFJY/B6ji7x2ITesxT-yyrvBMSDcvBcwT5VP-gCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170815170937044" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Kq7mf-Imdpg/WZNxRnbQOSI/AAAAAAAAFJY/B6ji7x2ITesxT-yyrvBMSDcvBcwT5VP-gCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170815170937044" id="blogsy-1502835014845.8718" class="" width="500" height="517" alt=""></a></div><p>Happy stitching, </p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-51971631363966819942017-07-10T15:13:00.001-05:002017-07-10T15:13:30.779-05:00July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MDNGdRE4WKI/WWPf0cMX3fI/AAAAAAAAFIA/TRZRzW5TBbsqdQxT-mmnjnKze5EDNOOrgCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170710151259539" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MDNGdRE4WKI/WWPf0cMX3fI/AAAAAAAAFIA/TRZRzW5TBbsqdQxT-mmnjnKze5EDNOOrgCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170710151259539" id="blogsy-1499717609220.6345" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p> A few more Celebrating Mary Brown blocks are finished this month.</p><p>This block had some small corner appliques that were a good opportunity to try some broderie perse.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgysq6Fh5y5GouDjU_N6gktre2KDLln-TmDizrd4SIO3gAvnBCZwHxvXT9HXjyuwB4iLLkwlRjKonVNEtU6wqGCNKiMuB-qZBoiKmdPz_IBUlhUYhQUi1bIBpTPTnzqRjAWA6f2yfTPWV5/s1024/Photo+20170710151259797" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgysq6Fh5y5GouDjU_N6gktre2KDLln-TmDizrd4SIO3gAvnBCZwHxvXT9HXjyuwB4iLLkwlRjKonVNEtU6wqGCNKiMuB-qZBoiKmdPz_IBUlhUYhQUi1bIBpTPTnzqRjAWA6f2yfTPWV5/s500/Photo+20170710151259797" id="blogsy-1499717609246.9094" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="473"></a></div><p>The center is cutaway applique. These blocks are very relaxing to me, I could do a whole quilt of just this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkRwh8QW-ZJK9YNo0SNoBl3KkT_uvI9Drg5SzPwJI0DPZRzXddq3U4pWN2qiNAuk1o0V1OX8xyjFd1RBSGaSaFi3t8kT2NQfuyrapTwzm8mtrOx6wvqskNtwP8NS1XtvfVSQVxHPUXSVF/s1024/Photo+20170710151300092" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkRwh8QW-ZJK9YNo0SNoBl3KkT_uvI9Drg5SzPwJI0DPZRzXddq3U4pWN2qiNAuk1o0V1OX8xyjFd1RBSGaSaFi3t8kT2NQfuyrapTwzm8mtrOx6wvqskNtwP8NS1XtvfVSQVxHPUXSVF/s500/Photo+20170710151300092" id="blogsy-1499717609286.7317" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="546"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RgS1NUN0BN6HBxP3O8gr3gCdobjgGDM_A4TiVe_Qjs2yT-q0WMX_U1Mb_aCTkitD2BZXBpxDPgwPXNqddj9xOBwztfTMb3luj9m1cipPs_7spiURhwd0jYngfrZjHn5kF_8397iYLWZ5/s1024/Photo+20170710151300310" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RgS1NUN0BN6HBxP3O8gr3gCdobjgGDM_A4TiVe_Qjs2yT-q0WMX_U1Mb_aCTkitD2BZXBpxDPgwPXNqddj9xOBwztfTMb3luj9m1cipPs_7spiURhwd0jYngfrZjHn5kF_8397iYLWZ5/s500/Photo+20170710151300310" id="blogsy-1499717609272.4214" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="489"></a></div><p>I got a little carried away with fussy cutting in this block. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ETYQHNVxVQc/WWPf3osC35I/AAAAAAAAFIQ/JKYmpNJKpxMDPakg8uoG2wdkfxNzmx78QCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170710151300642" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ETYQHNVxVQc/WWPf3osC35I/AAAAAAAAFIQ/JKYmpNJKpxMDPakg8uoG2wdkfxNzmx78QCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170710151300642" id="blogsy-1499717609240.3044" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="521"></a></div><p> Probably less is more, but I did't really realize I had put in so much until the block was finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fcJvT7JbmCmyHesfdy3ivTGotiltFbe1ZLq9lLaGwOJfe9C5KAmNrngX_7HiOucesnK7fCAySiJYRegnNBF9weHN0tdUSNifMMoL8YVTO2VcP7yUU4NgkO9g2Oa-jak7EsYJNU-yeK5c/s1024/Photo+20170710151300914" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fcJvT7JbmCmyHesfdy3ivTGotiltFbe1ZLq9lLaGwOJfe9C5KAmNrngX_7HiOucesnK7fCAySiJYRegnNBF9weHN0tdUSNifMMoL8YVTO2VcP7yUU4NgkO9g2Oa-jak7EsYJNU-yeK5c/s500/Photo+20170710151300914" id="blogsy-1499717609205.4" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="498"></a></div><p> This little leaf quilt is for a charity auction this fall for my local quilt guild. I had 60 donation leaf blocks and a couple yards of leftover background fabric to assemble into a quilt top. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hRn8Ztk_UJY/WWPf5YJ6cfI/AAAAAAAAFIY/egNQOgcLAFA5aoD-AJ5A-jJUqioGTlR4wCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170710151301325" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hRn8Ztk_UJY/WWPf5YJ6cfI/AAAAAAAAFIY/egNQOgcLAFA5aoD-AJ5A-jJUqioGTlR4wCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170710151301325" id="blogsy-1499717609230.5747" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div><p> There is enough fabric for a 2 1/2 inch border but I am not sure if it needs it. It measures 72 x 81 like this so that is a nice size already.</p><p>Happy Summer all,</p><p>Cheri</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--sqYmKv8cZk/WWPf6HSbUeI/AAAAAAAAFIc/vF_JF_pZKIIeTBOCLJPsEO4iFbAQE0ppACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170710151301644" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--sqYmKv8cZk/WWPf6HSbUeI/AAAAAAAAFIc/vF_JF_pZKIIeTBOCLJPsEO4iFbAQE0ppACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170710151301644" id="blogsy-1499717609291.9133" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="663" alt=""></a></div><p>Flower garden on a recent walk...</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-84615207353964508792017-06-18T16:42:00.001-05:002017-06-18T16:42:06.358-05:00June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MShWUBEjxVJvzolenfEGYyRWbI6E682Gs93c7us5UbmMp7UVuwDxpnLmiKEzYxNEad3lPrMaGyRB9XM4xFAWbpz7scsyqSSvup2Lj4O_-FQ5_QpfXWXlnPcE4o7K6GHsX9N9afJFqeON/s1024/Photo+20170618164038298" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MShWUBEjxVJvzolenfEGYyRWbI6E682Gs93c7us5UbmMp7UVuwDxpnLmiKEzYxNEad3lPrMaGyRB9XM4xFAWbpz7scsyqSSvup2Lj4O_-FQ5_QpfXWXlnPcE4o7K6GHsX9N9afJFqeON/s500/Photo+20170618164038298" id="blogsy-1497822124873.0881" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>After sewing piles and piles of Panama Pyramids,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zFpSoTwnPbA/WUbzcDJjh9I/AAAAAAAAFGo/0dklltBvYp8pymSpzALnveJrOICaSy3WwCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164038597" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zFpSoTwnPbA/WUbzcDJjh9I/AAAAAAAAFGo/0dklltBvYp8pymSpzALnveJrOICaSy3WwCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164038597" id="blogsy-1497822124835.433" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p>And adding a black print background pyramid to each of my pieced pyramids,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KPh8eS0b_pQ/WUbzdeXJ0jI/AAAAAAAAFGs/PdynFGuYsX0IVocaGDKVTgdl7kP0AiYvgCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164038916" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KPh8eS0b_pQ/WUbzdeXJ0jI/AAAAAAAAFGs/PdynFGuYsX0IVocaGDKVTgdl7kP0AiYvgCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164038916" id="blogsy-1497822124865.3386" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="509"></a></div><p>And lying them all out and starting to sew the rows together,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UCcjMrfjMqA/WUbzeI1anxI/AAAAAAAAFGw/z8NZuQL64pUYoKp_fJ6qbUY2HuXuPg4SwCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164039636" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UCcjMrfjMqA/WUbzeI1anxI/AAAAAAAAFGw/z8NZuQL64pUYoKp_fJ6qbUY2HuXuPg4SwCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164039636" id="blogsy-1497822124908.7441" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mzl2Rp_woFs/WUbzfIU3ZsI/AAAAAAAAFG0/TM1EiRBIIvwonSNipGRChddIG4gZiEVMACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164040010" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mzl2Rp_woFs/WUbzfIU3ZsI/AAAAAAAAFG0/TM1EiRBIIvwonSNipGRChddIG4gZiEVMACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164040010" id="blogsy-1497822124876.1829" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="641"></a></div><p>And machine quilting and quilting and quilting,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2GAas0IWwf4/WUbzgJr0v_I/AAAAAAAAFG4/EMR5oMpkNHch8-dGb5cO9M6lia0qQZShgCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164040378" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2GAas0IWwf4/WUbzgJr0v_I/AAAAAAAAFG4/EMR5oMpkNHch8-dGb5cO9M6lia0qQZShgCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164040378" id="blogsy-1497822124915.254" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>It is FINISHED! Panama Pyramids Sew Along 2016-2017</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ngTFJ-X0enc/WUbzg3jZBiI/AAAAAAAAFG8/-fAvoMBlhSEbYc8ofiHXoAEmJAcRCTepwCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164040571" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ngTFJ-X0enc/WUbzg3jZBiI/AAAAAAAAFG8/-fAvoMBlhSEbYc8ofiHXoAEmJAcRCTepwCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164040571" id="blogsy-1497822124916.3188" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="296"></a></div><p> </p><p>I spent most of the last month working on Panama Pyramids but I also finished a couple more Celebrating Mary Brown blocks.</p><p>The four corner sections of the quilt are complete and sewn together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHaSMixF7DppirD59Xsjmbh59sobZmwzt1qgMYfXiEB5yelmzdYjeq32WHNj8huX2W6smwWFl6NRDy3cjHNeYmIJXZkzhcjBYlETeXROo9RB76MzVlKCH1-jsLUHw06qJKhiJUzOxjFwT/s1024/Photo+20170618164040864" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHaSMixF7DppirD59Xsjmbh59sobZmwzt1qgMYfXiEB5yelmzdYjeq32WHNj8huX2W6smwWFl6NRDy3cjHNeYmIJXZkzhcjBYlETeXROo9RB76MzVlKCH1-jsLUHw06qJKhiJUzOxjFwT/s500/Photo+20170618164040864" id="blogsy-1497822124910.8904" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="440"></a></div><p>I decided that bottom right blue striped vase was a little light and plain so I added a little tweak.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1qBbKdwyUJ4/WUbzisYKGUI/AAAAAAAAFHE/drwW7ac9--0jNpDxKGPlmkrxcbRKK0wUwCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164041169" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1qBbKdwyUJ4/WUbzisYKGUI/AAAAAAAAFHE/drwW7ac9--0jNpDxKGPlmkrxcbRKK0wUwCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164041169" id="blogsy-1497822124878.2795" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>Next block featured birds, (and a dog who I suppose is barking at them-that is what my dog does). I love picking out special fabrics for bird wings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeAqksfvRFdD-GDWfOT6Z8Oid94GDXwVlZh1LcriW47hsMKTahZJMQtQm576gSwgYRlVlJVrrHYSitnWtnjv9S7GL4H8ljtrhWgs7x5IYOotpAgxCBy4QZiNHJIPRsH0o_cYdv8XCqEF-/s1024/Photo+20170618164041431" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeAqksfvRFdD-GDWfOT6Z8Oid94GDXwVlZh1LcriW47hsMKTahZJMQtQm576gSwgYRlVlJVrrHYSitnWtnjv9S7GL4H8ljtrhWgs7x5IYOotpAgxCBy4QZiNHJIPRsH0o_cYdv8XCqEF-/s500/Photo+20170618164041431" id="blogsy-1497822124905.0637" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="442"></a></div><p>One of the best Applique tips I ever received was to prep berries with the same thread they will be appliquéd to the block. It makes for a "hairy" block but a quick stitch once you start appliqueing them down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-5d1RxGE1wYuJmRzIlKmGib2jquBUkcwLIcmhFyo7iPqPWcUlzddz_VlNVbte5cAAi_56ZiRGZvztNHs2hKvsvdv57nkPXh7I_NJhqcDOqwWHTiVphvwuveExeoc_jUiAQigXFTdqIq3/s1024/Photo+20170618164041746" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-5d1RxGE1wYuJmRzIlKmGib2jquBUkcwLIcmhFyo7iPqPWcUlzddz_VlNVbte5cAAi_56ZiRGZvztNHs2hKvsvdv57nkPXh7I_NJhqcDOqwWHTiVphvwuveExeoc_jUiAQigXFTdqIq3/s500/Photo+20170618164041746" id="blogsy-1497822124917.9558" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HuHGPwY9QHc/WUbzlHBzqMI/AAAAAAAAFHQ/Sp-FSI3DqdsW1N1-C3J2yYNrVkCw4yk_gCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164042072" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HuHGPwY9QHc/WUbzlHBzqMI/AAAAAAAAFHQ/Sp-FSI3DqdsW1N1-C3J2yYNrVkCw4yk_gCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164042072" id="blogsy-1497822124853.9634" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>I must admit the next block gave me pause. I stared at this pattern for days trying to decide how to do it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-otk_KWOWNoA/WUbzl2M2bDI/AAAAAAAAFHU/JtaZIzjJCdcbQ8vOEFtXt1V-7paSgT3OACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164042377" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-otk_KWOWNoA/WUbzl2M2bDI/AAAAAAAAFHU/JtaZIzjJCdcbQ8vOEFtXt1V-7paSgT3OACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164042377" id="blogsy-1497822124872.1348" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="513"></a></div><p>I finally decided to do a sort of applique-curved paper peicing thing. I copied the pattern on heavy weight freezer paper and cut out each section and ironed it to the back of the fabrics (luckily the pattern was reversible).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXghyZv8OcITmocJvwq4AF-1ousjbPgqe0zRqLhwP_rNQr-IQwXK_m5kVARjzf1NB8Dgl08G4IU1Bva5VFq-3l3fgqehedo0_xJyHxEoSfzmR6sdHiov9N1k100Clbw3A3ge_XhC_75w0/s1024/Photo+20170618164042644" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXghyZv8OcITmocJvwq4AF-1ousjbPgqe0zRqLhwP_rNQr-IQwXK_m5kVARjzf1NB8Dgl08G4IU1Bva5VFq-3l3fgqehedo0_xJyHxEoSfzmR6sdHiov9N1k100Clbw3A3ge_XhC_75w0/s500/Photo+20170618164042644" id="blogsy-1497822124941.8054" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>I glued under the seam allowances of the convex curves and left the concave curved seam allowance extended. Sue Daly (Patchwork for Busy Fingers) describes this technique much better than I do on a YouTube video for making a paper pieced apple core shape quilt. I appliquéd those prepped convex curves over top of the concave piece. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nsVfsMAhHfU/WUbznolOyvI/AAAAAAAAFHc/83166iFl9r4LzcLGBTpb5jYvvQVpN7QNQCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164042951" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nsVfsMAhHfU/WUbznolOyvI/AAAAAAAAFHc/83166iFl9r4LzcLGBTpb5jYvvQVpN7QNQCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164042951" id="blogsy-1497822124905.8455" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>Section by section and lots of pressing it came together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6dd_iah7MWY/WUbzorzNbvI/AAAAAAAAFHg/nXyaBOwouf0g5AiD8I8vfKqkdtmCM2UsACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164043246" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6dd_iah7MWY/WUbzorzNbvI/AAAAAAAAFHg/nXyaBOwouf0g5AiD8I8vfKqkdtmCM2UsACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164043246" id="blogsy-1497822124856.6582" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="512"></a></div><p>Because that last block worked so well with an English Paper Pieced technique I just kept right at it with the Seven Sisters block. EPP the stars</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXCD5ro_8Wg5tA8NRuZKY6TZIeJ_dYmkctaCJ3tu5byPSEmNWD3RwolQOGWsyMkBMl1af8tOGYYyBTh6Febe0NT1olQgeUVgVr0xXd46a3ePXprH3tdeIhm9qMRaMX0fQWCXhIdsLQb0W/s1024/Photo+20170618164043537" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXCD5ro_8Wg5tA8NRuZKY6TZIeJ_dYmkctaCJ3tu5byPSEmNWD3RwolQOGWsyMkBMl1af8tOGYYyBTh6Febe0NT1olQgeUVgVr0xXd46a3ePXprH3tdeIhm9qMRaMX0fQWCXhIdsLQb0W/s500/Photo+20170618164043537" id="blogsy-1497822124945.6199" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="521"></a></div><p>Then applique them onto the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WCfZKCn3GIk/WUbzqDz9n-I/AAAAAAAAFHo/lqhPLhDKgMkcrNtSsoDYyeIXKV1fFXkEQCHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164043860" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WCfZKCn3GIk/WUbzqDz9n-I/AAAAAAAAFHo/lqhPLhDKgMkcrNtSsoDYyeIXKV1fFXkEQCHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164043860" id="blogsy-1497822124894.6223" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="505"></a></div><p>And finally a simple back basting applique block, this one seemed quick after all that paper piecing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GV1yhOLDUiU/WUbzqy8pU9I/AAAAAAAAFHs/zdgui4NbIgond66xAIfRYIupH-zgc15QACHMYCw/s1024/Photo%2B20170618164044126" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GV1yhOLDUiU/WUbzqy8pU9I/AAAAAAAAFHs/zdgui4NbIgond66xAIfRYIupH-zgc15QACHMYCw/s500/Photo%2B20170618164044126" id="blogsy-1497822124885.1543" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="540" alt=""></a></div><p>Happy Stitching all,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-27809869812640772422017-05-16T11:05:00.001-05:002017-05-16T11:05:47.767-05:00May<p> This month I have been on a roll with Celebrating Mary Brown. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzmwOtNtK7f3t78TClyoCU-cHIWN2HWvgMcQ6Q74VG1BpOxmSqV4ICCEXpATjf5Ficylpg5iShTT5SoJZ5OyTNrT7t1hTkppfFkOKehAEHKlEvIiszHfuwlPwCpnagfDU6wBxcZ0B8Y54/s1024/Photo+20170516110457158" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzmwOtNtK7f3t78TClyoCU-cHIWN2HWvgMcQ6Q74VG1BpOxmSqV4ICCEXpATjf5Ficylpg5iShTT5SoJZ5OyTNrT7t1hTkppfFkOKehAEHKlEvIiszHfuwlPwCpnagfDU6wBxcZ0B8Y54/s500/Photo+20170516110457158" id="blogsy-1494950746327.3506" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="506"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Jwblv7Q4Uc/WRsjO6_rb1I/AAAAAAAAFFs/ulpyxQIeMzoo0CLBkuVeDlDnzUp8koDkwCHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170516110458065" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Jwblv7Q4Uc/WRsjO6_rb1I/AAAAAAAAFFs/ulpyxQIeMzoo0CLBkuVeDlDnzUp8koDkwCHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110458065" id="blogsy-1494950746360.2231" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="610"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LhOIaOuoo9k/WRsjP7hDrlI/AAAAAAAAFFw/4ifsTw2sQg0Rp9Xx1rBG5p-QKOpwOze0ACHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170516110458391" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LhOIaOuoo9k/WRsjP7hDrlI/AAAAAAAAFFw/4ifsTw2sQg0Rp9Xx1rBG5p-QKOpwOze0ACHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110458391" id="blogsy-1494950746379.0166" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="503"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zdtI5xm4834/WRsjQvRQ6gI/AAAAAAAAFF0/E6PEz-O-5aAhlfcw6iVK8sAIZq7qJKiVACHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170516110458744" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zdtI5xm4834/WRsjQvRQ6gI/AAAAAAAAFF0/E6PEz-O-5aAhlfcw6iVK8sAIZq7qJKiVACHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110458744" id="blogsy-1494950746373.4744" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="660"></a></div><p> There are a couple blocks in CMB that I have made with an English Paper Piecing technique, this works especially well if I want to do fussy cutting. After I piece the sections together by hand I starch and iron the piece, then remove the papers and press one more time and applique the paper pieced unit onto the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fxBTA2FYsrM/WRsjRQAS6hI/AAAAAAAAFF4/U_1ILT0EA3c5c2KsuauvvH_ClwRz9A64ACHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170516110458972" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fxBTA2FYsrM/WRsjRQAS6hI/AAAAAAAAFF4/U_1ILT0EA3c5c2KsuauvvH_ClwRz9A64ACHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110458972" id="blogsy-1494950746381.1243" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="498"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1MgP6tGQZpY/WRsjSNn7zwI/AAAAAAAAFF8/GwGePORTB3M2RyXiteHhlPWs-BV0Z8ivwCHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170516110459275" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1MgP6tGQZpY/WRsjSNn7zwI/AAAAAAAAFF8/GwGePORTB3M2RyXiteHhlPWs-BV0Z8ivwCHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110459275" id="blogsy-1494950746289.2646" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="660"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LPTdc5X5Nlk/WRsjSqWcBnI/AAAAAAAAFGA/_pANIEC00T08EU5_Ed0AXErq-zxnUGffwCHM/s584/Photo%2B20170516110459376" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LPTdc5X5Nlk/WRsjSqWcBnI/AAAAAAAAFGA/_pANIEC00T08EU5_Ed0AXErq-zxnUGffwCHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110459376" id="blogsy-1494950746332.7515" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="495"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qn5ntRGhu-E/WRsjTXxq2hI/AAAAAAAAFGE/qKdcZPkPZXIESfbpLOwEffaMFAVkMW75QCHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170516110459712" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title=""><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qn5ntRGhu-E/WRsjTXxq2hI/AAAAAAAAFGE/qKdcZPkPZXIESfbpLOwEffaMFAVkMW75QCHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110459712" id="blogsy-1494950746357.4407" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c9isEJPg0tw/WRsjUUgvreI/AAAAAAAAFGI/QqUOhizqb4E_XA1av5LckZigx-eUQrzhwCHM/s612/Photo%2B20170516110459804" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c9isEJPg0tw/WRsjUUgvreI/AAAAAAAAFGI/QqUOhizqb4E_XA1av5LckZigx-eUQrzhwCHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110459804" id="blogsy-1494950746322.1035" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="498"></a></div><p> The other quilt I am working on is Panama Pyramids. I have put a nice dent in my reproduction scraps and have all the pyramid blocks cut, I try to get a couple sewn every day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G0goN821zS4/WRsjU327yOI/AAAAAAAAFGM/QFunOQEbk4EMLYBKh__PrFSfDLXPMS3AACHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170516110500073" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G0goN821zS4/WRsjU327yOI/AAAAAAAAFGM/QFunOQEbk4EMLYBKh__PrFSfDLXPMS3AACHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110500073" id="blogsy-1494950746326.8523" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="523"></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-ZvAMVwSIANhC_kETu6mRJCvnNrfLnIBuTJFGAJr6YWHlk6GrAgPWydfeVtond_LrRWEImTKdt6L0UDs6UMEZ_DWTvLRLkBMPZXVapqdEHqKRMy-8UD68tpsGvqlk3jkwGgvSrtwTO8u/s1024/Photo+20170516110500670" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-ZvAMVwSIANhC_kETu6mRJCvnNrfLnIBuTJFGAJr6YWHlk6GrAgPWydfeVtond_LrRWEImTKdt6L0UDs6UMEZ_DWTvLRLkBMPZXVapqdEHqKRMy-8UD68tpsGvqlk3jkwGgvSrtwTO8u/s500/Photo+20170516110500670" id="blogsy-1494950746349.9707" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="616"></a></div><p> Lots of fussy cutting opportunities in this quilt also. I am anxious to start cutting the background triangles but I think it would be better to remember which side of the large background triangles is on the straight of grain and have it on the bottom edge of each row. So until I am ready to start sewing the rows together I am holding off, but here is a little preview of pieced blocks lying on the background fabrics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cDY3oPxGtUA/WRsjWSc7lcI/AAAAAAAAFGU/QU8l2fFlSsozTbM5-CvohFAZuYcISww9gCHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170516110501259" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cDY3oPxGtUA/WRsjWSc7lcI/AAAAAAAAFGU/QU8l2fFlSsozTbM5-CvohFAZuYcISww9gCHM/s500/Photo%2B20170516110501259" id="blogsy-1494950746322.5598" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="654" alt=""></a></div><p> Happy Stitching All,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-11618511218707686822017-05-04T09:45:00.001-05:002017-05-04T09:45:31.005-05:00A New Little Doll Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVtQlknnEwxXlqkjy0QDU7TumEZgZQGvI1cXdDLgno4oZBKvdyvimLPzVmayHPBcv4_EzqY-4ZisTu9wyALMEBu5PGtoFSGJwg3FMtFUhQwgjQCdi32FPGT-Gp_e0l-oJZEP5EBNRMRTU/s1024/Photo+20170504094518132" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVtQlknnEwxXlqkjy0QDU7TumEZgZQGvI1cXdDLgno4oZBKvdyvimLPzVmayHPBcv4_EzqY-4ZisTu9wyALMEBu5PGtoFSGJwg3FMtFUhQwgjQCdi32FPGT-Gp_e0l-oJZEP5EBNRMRTU/s500/Photo+20170504094518132" id="blogsy-1493909129603.5225" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="496"></a></div><p>For the last couple years I eagerly look forward to Lori's humblequilts.blogspot.com doll quilt exchange. This is my second year participating and I received this beautiful quilt from Sue F. </p><p> Sue also has a blog so drop by to see her beautiful quilts at https://susannasquilts.blogspot.com</p><p>Sue also sent me this great fat quarter from her native New Zealand. At first I pictured fussy cutting the birds or a sheep and being used in my applique projects but I just don't know if I will ever be able to cut it :). She also made a little credit card purse that is so handy. Thank you for all Sue!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42AkK5MYNXZY5IzJKHBhhk_2hzHJ25Ycs1bUguIJVW-sOIY6YKMwiGCRnmDTjUc2W6AEk4u18j1O3DWvDbnlZlL5KzaWP-VNXbF403fH9hKOxfFuV837nEkvydOhfUSjfpLymufYOJhQa/s1024/Photo+20170504094518352" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42AkK5MYNXZY5IzJKHBhhk_2hzHJ25Ycs1bUguIJVW-sOIY6YKMwiGCRnmDTjUc2W6AEk4u18j1O3DWvDbnlZlL5KzaWP-VNXbF403fH9hKOxfFuV837nEkvydOhfUSjfpLymufYOJhQa/s500/Photo+20170504094518352" id="blogsy-1493909129575.1787" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="630"></a></div><p>My new little quilt has joined the quilt I received last year. I am looking forward to this wall in my sewing room being covered with doll quilts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LPMBAd-Oncw/WQs-iEVVjVI/AAAAAAAAFFM/E0YFEgGUM9smxa7CKirQd_J3N2_0mRQkACHM/s1024/Photo%2B20170504094518552" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LPMBAd-Oncw/WQs-iEVVjVI/AAAAAAAAFFM/E0YFEgGUM9smxa7CKirQd_J3N2_0mRQkACHM/s500/Photo%2B20170504094518552" id="blogsy-1493909129528.0952" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="671" alt=""></a></div><p> Happy Stitching All,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-40194478803992745612017-04-11T13:11:00.001-05:002017-04-11T13:11:53.131-05:00April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XENSFSwKXyU/WO0cNAE6YFI/AAAAAAAAFDc/oL-HZTVhbjA/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131049605.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XENSFSwKXyU/WO0cNAE6YFI/AAAAAAAAFDc/oL-HZTVhbjA/s500/Photo%25252020170411131049605.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311576.9883" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="424"></a></div><p> It has been a good month with two quilt finishes, Woo Hoo!</p><p>The first is the little quilt I have made for the annual doll quilt exchange hosted by Lori on the Humble Quilts blog. (humblequilts.blogspot.com)</p><p>I made a mini pyramid quilt with some of the smaller triangle sections from the Panama Pyramid quilt I am working on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6llXt5s05zo/WO0cN1WvLyI/AAAAAAAAFDg/7YSEUqcYCB4/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131049874.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6llXt5s05zo/WO0cN1WvLyI/AAAAAAAAFDg/7YSEUqcYCB4/s500/Photo%25252020170411131049874.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311673.394" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="382"></a></div><p> I really like this gold fabric for the background triangles and would probably use it for my big quilt if I could find more of it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ANz_mo5Q3cs/WO0cOqv7D1I/AAAAAAAAFDk/demyt8BDs8k/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131050207.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ANz_mo5Q3cs/WO0cOqv7D1I/AAAAAAAAFDk/demyt8BDs8k/s500/Photo%25252020170411131050207.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311647.6995" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="383"></a></div><p> Same with the black print for the border but they were both pulled out of my stash and I can not even remember where either of the fabrics came from. I machine quilted the little quilt, it finished up at 14 X 16 inches.</p><p>Most of my sewing time this month was spent on machine quilting Rowdy Flat Library quilt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jIHmpVVv5dPz89X-Wct6wf6N42xd7rZmbE0adp-u12bkLgKo3VxAMpKAd85e81LD0xVj4QZjXh7PzAcxJDoickG0oaZgvySozHh3rrGCaLpL1IVJFbV1lbCuVOJqM8PqUDT4ymwJN5Ga/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131050525.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jIHmpVVv5dPz89X-Wct6wf6N42xd7rZmbE0adp-u12bkLgKo3VxAMpKAd85e81LD0xVj4QZjXh7PzAcxJDoickG0oaZgvySozHh3rrGCaLpL1IVJFbV1lbCuVOJqM8PqUDT4ymwJN5Ga/s500/Photo%25252020170411131050525.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311629.9119" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> I kept it simple, outlining all the appliques and walking foot lines in the border, sashing, and pieced blocks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKUkGI8gUQDI5e2MVC3gIvFsW3Xn0oblpFFg271e8J2ZhkiXSx8t2f3fZH6yKCAMZQZwpQmygAka5ctnIkNnvB60BIBasISTgGFhQ-XYQ5ei6xjXANpXZlYSU5m3w6Npn7_MwdIITDDzj/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131050836.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKUkGI8gUQDI5e2MVC3gIvFsW3Xn0oblpFFg271e8J2ZhkiXSx8t2f3fZH6yKCAMZQZwpQmygAka5ctnIkNnvB60BIBasISTgGFhQ-XYQ5ei6xjXANpXZlYSU5m3w6Npn7_MwdIITDDzj/s500/Photo%25252020170411131050836.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311680.7493" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="648"></a></div><p> The background fill on the applique blocks is a meandering line with a few loops to represent all the bees and bugs flight paths.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xJfyob8RJ_Q/WO0cQzJjfZI/AAAAAAAAFDw/SzpgVX5b2vU/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131051139.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xJfyob8RJ_Q/WO0cQzJjfZI/AAAAAAAAFDw/SzpgVX5b2vU/s500/Photo%25252020170411131051139.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311586.2578" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> I have a couple more applique blocks finished on Celebrating Mary Brown. I have been working on the four corner sections of the quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_V0vpwm2V1CjkNCh-FYkAcPRFzyJd2-BDOqnqKka49-VKIxFieuMwpuk-pkccInd4I6C78NzB8ks2JT_eCduKnCdbBy7YnSHyyjhiKrn2n8UNNxHMMZ9NMQmPFFJhUQ6gtR04u6Qadx9/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131051495.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_V0vpwm2V1CjkNCh-FYkAcPRFzyJd2-BDOqnqKka49-VKIxFieuMwpuk-pkccInd4I6C78NzB8ks2JT_eCduKnCdbBy7YnSHyyjhiKrn2n8UNNxHMMZ9NMQmPFFJhUQ6gtR04u6Qadx9/s500/Photo%25252020170411131051495.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311671.6565" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ObLjXLOzpJg/WO0cSJ1OL9I/AAAAAAAAFD4/NLPkPCEA8aQ/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131051825.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ObLjXLOzpJg/WO0cSJ1OL9I/AAAAAAAAFD4/NLPkPCEA8aQ/s500/Photo%25252020170411131051825.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311675.2705" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="687"></a></div><p> Just to break up all the leaf applique in these corner sections I found a block in the quilt with some piecing:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qsAVS5qjMiA/WO0cSw1PoeI/AAAAAAAAFD8/A8zOYcapjdA/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131052117.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qsAVS5qjMiA/WO0cSw1PoeI/AAAAAAAAFD8/A8zOYcapjdA/s500/Photo%25252020170411131052117.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311677.343" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="617"></a></div><p>I have been sort of dreading this block because I am not very successful at piecing diamonds and these pieces are small for this 10 inch block.</p><p> My friend Julie came up with the great idea of paper piecing this block with just eight large diamonds and some fussy cutting. I had a fabric in mind and made some templates.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vyi6-ZrVPRA/WO0cTpRHRVI/AAAAAAAAFEA/c7cmJfo1l7o/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131052421.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vyi6-ZrVPRA/WO0cTpRHRVI/AAAAAAAAFEA/c7cmJfo1l7o/s500/Photo%25252020170411131052421.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311608.5046" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="651"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hSnfBV_SSdg/WO0cUfOJFpI/AAAAAAAAFEE/KeBpYw6WgMY/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131052761.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hSnfBV_SSdg/WO0cUfOJFpI/AAAAAAAAFEE/KeBpYw6WgMY/s500/Photo%25252020170411131052761.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311609.1038" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="632"></a></div><p> Once I had a window template made I got out the hinged mirrors I have to see what different sections of the fabric would look like.</p><p>Lots of options with this fabric.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RpEiGTAJPA4/WO0cVP7iyxI/AAAAAAAAFEI/a3eEs-vB5is/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131053102.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RpEiGTAJPA4/WO0cVP7iyxI/AAAAAAAAFEI/a3eEs-vB5is/s500/Photo%25252020170411131053102.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311616.4888" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="657"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kKWaltduth8/WO0cVwN-TiI/AAAAAAAAFEM/qprUW5T3bjA/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131053509.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kKWaltduth8/WO0cVwN-TiI/AAAAAAAAFEM/qprUW5T3bjA/s500/Photo%25252020170411131053509.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311687.9773" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="657"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zCv9Gv53oPc/WO0cWiyLqjI/AAAAAAAAFEQ/Gt2mmlcLD4Y/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131054113.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zCv9Gv53oPc/WO0cWiyLqjI/AAAAAAAAFEQ/Gt2mmlcLD4Y/s500/Photo%25252020170411131054113.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311680.7397" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="660"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jC6MULBrDF8/WO0cXZ9YBeI/AAAAAAAAFEU/CKVd-qkF_T0/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131054427.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jC6MULBrDF8/WO0cXZ9YBeI/AAAAAAAAFEU/CKVd-qkF_T0/s500/Photo%25252020170411131054427.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311627.1526" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="597"></a></div><p>Once I decided which design I wanted I put some registration marks on the window template and marked the cutting lines on the fabric.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zxCd3jAYZ8M/WO0cYLwbJNI/AAAAAAAAFEY/xRDQ2Wz8zcY/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131054744.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zxCd3jAYZ8M/WO0cYLwbJNI/AAAAAAAAFEY/xRDQ2Wz8zcY/s500/Photo%25252020170411131054744.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311697.9255" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="654"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9llDTpufDSc/WO0cY9dnt-I/AAAAAAAAFEc/VQ5N5Hl21Ak/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131055073.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9llDTpufDSc/WO0cY9dnt-I/AAAAAAAAFEc/VQ5N5Hl21Ak/s500/Photo%25252020170411131055073.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311630.743" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="662"></a></div><p>Now I have 8 large paper pieced diamonds ready to stitch together and then I will applique the star onto the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c6BS1YLmdkqadcOmiSEeq7ghYBP6lCzh-9hvpMP3V62TwhlukKu9M1CUf5bXm8JwhcLH187SaORNQ5auNrVg3Bg1VayqPN1Gn3RYhvOWdRjm5Six4aRSZCVQqn3r0tdXmaYk4RjiQyNa/s1024/Photo%25252020170411131055381.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c6BS1YLmdkqadcOmiSEeq7ghYBP6lCzh-9hvpMP3V62TwhlukKu9M1CUf5bXm8JwhcLH187SaORNQ5auNrVg3Bg1VayqPN1Gn3RYhvOWdRjm5Six4aRSZCVQqn3r0tdXmaYk4RjiQyNa/s500/Photo%25252020170411131055381.jpg" id="blogsy-1491934311653.6284" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="572" alt=""></a></div><p> Happy Stitching all,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-91671876487986413722017-03-14T12:59:00.001-05:002017-04-11T17:47:25.732-05:00March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V4x5GCyAAM0/WMgvR0KDPAI/AAAAAAAAFCc/uQp5NgzNneM/s1024/Photo%25252020170314125826238.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V4x5GCyAAM0/WMgvR0KDPAI/AAAAAAAAFCc/uQp5NgzNneM/s500/Photo%25252020170314125826238.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820339.026" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="456" alt=""></a></div><p> March finds me back in Nebraska after our winter in Texas and our RV. I am enjoying my bigger sewing room, cutting table, full size ironing board, and more fabric to look through for just the right bit. I have been trimming the many blocks I worked on over the winter and sewing them together. My big finish is the Rowdy Flat Library quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9juqpYcQEn8/WMgvTdV8AtI/AAAAAAAAFCg/JGhtpoDKNmQ/s1024/Photo%25252020170314125826535.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9juqpYcQEn8/WMgvTdV8AtI/AAAAAAAAFCg/JGhtpoDKNmQ/s500/Photo%25252020170314125826535.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820337.733" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="546" alt=""></a></div><p> One of the last things I did in the camper was all the inking of the little bees and lady bugs marching around the borders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTB92MN3jmTCoyQYUlh4-FfWfmRWz9GdqEVRCR4MZLD8vqv2kOaeu_YFubT7K_oP6n4WKZbXcWvu600VZr5-Pd9hNPJtxElf-4KDPNmzxkk92qnq-tptv20a44_EQXv6o2aVjzz_rd4_XS/s1024/Photo%25252020170314125826837.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTB92MN3jmTCoyQYUlh4-FfWfmRWz9GdqEVRCR4MZLD8vqv2kOaeu_YFubT7K_oP6n4WKZbXcWvu600VZr5-Pd9hNPJtxElf-4KDPNmzxkk92qnq-tptv20a44_EQXv6o2aVjzz_rd4_XS/s500/Photo%25252020170314125826837.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820364.5625" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="369" alt=""></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3lpmiBCmpD4/WMgwFlhYxmI/AAAAAAAAFC8/CNUGCk9DpMU/s1024/Photo%25252020170314130155750.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3lpmiBCmpD4/WMgwFlhYxmI/AAAAAAAAFC8/CNUGCk9DpMU/s500/Photo%25252020170314130155750.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820374.3777" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="385" alt=""></a></div><p>I also have all the center blocks of Celebrating Mary Brown finished, trimmed, and sewn together. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JySP9fnSzQ4/WMgvVR26eMI/AAAAAAAAFCo/fAQnqThWEZg/s1024/Photo%25252020170314125827088.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JySP9fnSzQ4/WMgvVR26eMI/AAAAAAAAFCo/fAQnqThWEZg/s500/Photo%25252020170314125827088.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820366.3818" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="502" alt=""></a></div><p> There are two rows of 10 inch blocks that surround this center. The blue bird and sunflower blocks are the beginning of the right upper corner of the quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOHaxuL2ZtTbLT8E6cuseZaAHLdjvLhRRMU_rA6mK3NCzmgIFufLzoQCEy1SegaNOg1KhFnmmGf06UHPxpqiTfI_uYqzG6vatsi_dPQ9Q8ECPeE7OJjlkWfJQB-R2HSMEIXSj5gNDmeBh/s1024/Photo%25252020170314125827387.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOHaxuL2ZtTbLT8E6cuseZaAHLdjvLhRRMU_rA6mK3NCzmgIFufLzoQCEy1SegaNOg1KhFnmmGf06UHPxpqiTfI_uYqzG6vatsi_dPQ9Q8ECPeE7OJjlkWfJQB-R2HSMEIXSj5gNDmeBh/s500/Photo%25252020170314125827387.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820342.0017" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="559" alt=""></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bLBPUYCp9JU/WMgvXL3HmmI/AAAAAAAAFCw/FrLPByfURp4/s1024/Photo%25252020170314125827689.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bLBPUYCp9JU/WMgvXL3HmmI/AAAAAAAAFCw/FrLPByfURp4/s500/Photo%25252020170314125827689.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820379.6702" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="550" alt=""></a></div><p>I think I am about half way on this quilt, I am sure I will still be working on it next winter in Texas. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7E19hwrwQ0Y/WMgvYSxpMAI/AAAAAAAAFC0/vbERklEI_Sk/s1024/Photo%25252020170314125827913.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7E19hwrwQ0Y/WMgvYSxpMAI/AAAAAAAAFC0/vbERklEI_Sk/s500/Photo%25252020170314125827913.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820329.288" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="463" alt=""></a></div><p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I plan to machine quilt Rowdy Flat and then it will probably go back in the camper. I found a cute flannel with wine corks for the backing and I think it will be a great quilt as both an extra blanket for chilly nights or just to wrap up in. We miss the beach and our winter time spent in Galveston but it is good to be home. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SVt9ILXOQ14/WMgvZPtOqwI/AAAAAAAAFC4/dIUx1BRPY6g/s1024/Photo%25252020170314125828067.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SVt9ILXOQ14/WMgvZPtOqwI/AAAAAAAAFC4/dIUx1BRPY6g/s500/Photo%25252020170314125828067.jpg" id="blogsy-1491950820354.5208" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="341" alt=""></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I look forward to spring and gardening, seeing friends and family here in Nebraska and an upcoming quilt retreat. Time flies </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">and soon I will be thinking about the projects beside Celebrating Mary Brown to work on next winter.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy Stitching,</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cheri</span></p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-49275554647033922542017-02-12T15:54:00.001-06:002017-02-19T15:16:22.226-06:00February<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-glq83RpihTU/WKDZDaY_AdI/AAAAAAAAFBg/3Q4_kvTeBHk/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155150366.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-glq83RpihTU/WKDZDaY_AdI/AAAAAAAAFBg/3Q4_kvTeBHk/s500/Photo%25252020170212155150366.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899147.4517" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="555" alt=""></a></div><p> I feel like I have mostly been doing prepping for different projects this month. There are several papercut (cut as you go) blocks in Celebrating Mary Brown. It is a fun method of needleturn applique that I enjoy. I have one finished and two more ready to stitch. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-21P7x43lcAw/WKDZHmhP5yI/AAAAAAAAFBk/s7rptHmng3A/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155150625.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-21P7x43lcAw/WKDZHmhP5yI/AAAAAAAAFBk/s7rptHmng3A/s500/Photo%25252020170212155150625.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899128.816" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="476" alt=""></a></div><p>Generally you trace 1/4 of the applique pattern on freezer paper, fold it and cut it out carefully (like cutting out snow flakes). Then I iron the cut out freezer paper pattern on my applique fabric and trace around it for my needleturn lines. Remove the freezer paper and center the applique fabric on my background. I like to baste the two layers inside the applique design and it is ready to begin stitching. It works best to just cut an inch or so of the applique fabric at a time.</p><p>I also finished this pretty ruffle leaf red and green block in the Mary Brown quilt. I think I stitched the center section three times and was about to just applique a circle in the center of the block. I gave it one more try and this time the fourth time was the charm, glad there are no more of those blocks in the quilt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jHmZo0uQaBU/WKDZL4XcJoI/AAAAAAAAFBo/0q9JnXDlrrw/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155150961.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jHmZo0uQaBU/WKDZL4XcJoI/AAAAAAAAFBo/0q9JnXDlrrw/s500/Photo%25252020170212155150961.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899158.6265" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="486" alt=""></a></div><p> After I finished that block I laid out all of the blocks I have finished this winter while living in our RV. Lots of nice weather and new campground friends to stitch with outside. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RYWAc9dOQOI/WKDZPBEDrrI/AAAAAAAAFBs/VX2PTF_HRC4/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155151257.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RYWAc9dOQOI/WKDZPBEDrrI/AAAAAAAAFBs/VX2PTF_HRC4/s500/Photo%25252020170212155151257.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899108.1245" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="515" alt=""></a></div><p>My friend Julie also came to Texas to spend a week camping with us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3TEkIoKkw8g/WKDZSaWsgTI/AAAAAAAAFBw/-WsMQDrhNUg/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155151561.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3TEkIoKkw8g/WKDZSaWsgTI/AAAAAAAAFBw/-WsMQDrhNUg/s500/Photo%25252020170212155151561.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899149.437" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></div><p> Celebrating Mary Brown is actually Julie's quilt. She got the pattern and sent me her fabric background and some starter applique fabrics (we live in different states), I love to applique and am doing the applique. She is the hand quilter and the top will go to her when I am finished. She has been posting the pictures of the finished blocks I send her on the Celebrating Mary Brown Facebook group so it was fun for her to see the finished blocks in person this week.</p><p>I also have three of the four borders of the a Rowdy Flat Library quilt finished. Forgive the wrinkles, I did not iron them for this picture.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0IKWjkyBRAU/WKDZVFDVHTI/AAAAAAAAFB0/aCocNEwUy9I/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155151824.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0IKWjkyBRAU/WKDZVFDVHTI/AAAAAAAAFB0/aCocNEwUy9I/s500/Photo%25252020170212155151824.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899183.9395" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="316" alt=""></a></div><p>I have all of the prep work finished for the final applique border of Mariner's Compass. I have hundreds of leaves and piles of flowers all cut out with steam a seam 2 ironed on the back, all ready for raw edge blanket stitch applique. I just have not laid them out because this final border will be 94 inches long and I am just not sure I want to crawl around the RV floor to do that, if there is even room in the camper to try it. I may just have to wait until we are home and I am back to the nice long tables in my sewing room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Veaa7gpx4BE/WKDZYfNNBQI/AAAAAAAAFB4/WpBR1QFvzIY/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155152155.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Veaa7gpx4BE/WKDZYfNNBQI/AAAAAAAAFB4/WpBR1QFvzIY/s500/Photo%25252020170212155152155.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899130.8235" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></div><p>A friend from the campground and I traveled about an hour north to the fabulous Painted Pony quilt shop in Houston Texas last week. I just love a quilt shop that requires shopping carts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RhKKiaxxA1Y/WKDZcP3eFYI/AAAAAAAAFB8/iXsCHzDkukc/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155152524.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RhKKiaxxA1Y/WKDZcP3eFYI/AAAAAAAAFB8/iXsCHzDkukc/s500/Photo%25252020170212155152524.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899183.7234" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="649" alt=""></a></div><p> That back room Sally is coming out of was all reproduction fabrics! Heavenly!!! I bought a variety of black with tan print reproduction fabrics. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h8hq372lTqo/WKDZhotXKrI/AAAAAAAAFCA/gk7fJBWdazk/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155152906.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h8hq372lTqo/WKDZhotXKrI/AAAAAAAAFCA/gk7fJBWdazk/s500/Photo%25252020170212155152906.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899128.9858" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> I will be cutting out the background triangles for Panama Pyramids from these fabrics. The completed pyramid count is somewhere in the 50s with another 50 cut out and ready to sew. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LM4pG1p49Kk/WKDZld0V9AI/AAAAAAAAFCE/YQBqzwbW_uo/s1024/Photo%25252020170212155153235.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LM4pG1p49Kk/WKDZld0V9AI/AAAAAAAAFCE/YQBqzwbW_uo/s500/Photo%25252020170212155153235.jpg" id="blogsy-1487538899193.0608" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> So that was my final prepping project this month, </p><p>Happy Stitching All,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-75369583337134158612017-01-21T11:15:00.001-06:002017-01-21T11:15:16.975-06:00January<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VnzKsBjcj0k/WIOWvoRfHiI/AAAAAAAAFAc/dRjaEZLtHY8/s697/Photo%25252020170121111321752.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VnzKsBjcj0k/WIOWvoRfHiI/AAAAAAAAFAc/dRjaEZLtHY8/s500/Photo%25252020170121111321752.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913816.9646" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="527"></a></div><p> We are over half way through our winter in Texas. Taking my sewing machine along in the RV has been a big success. I have been getting a lot accomplished on some of my long term quilt projects. The first thing I worked on were those 'blessed' postage stamp blocks on Rowdy Flat Library quilt. They have been without a doubt the most difficult, time consuming blocks I have done in quite a while. That being said, I love the results and they add so much to the quilt. I am now working on the borders and this quilt top may soon be finished.</p><p>I have plans to do a couple pieced scrappy quilts this year. I have been following The Panama Pyramids sew along on Facebook. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1cr4x4F-d_w/WIOWxBeievI/AAAAAAAAFAg/hTLIkpTgnAc/s763/Photo%25252020170121111321873.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1cr4x4F-d_w/WIOWxBeievI/AAAAAAAAFAg/hTLIkpTgnAc/s500/Photo%25252020170121111321873.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913819.9087" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="344"></a></div><p> Last year Australian quilter, Linda Collins, came out with a set of cutting templates for an antique quilt she had written an article about in Quiltmania magazine (issue 94).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UnLiEsvLROM/WIOWzynZ3dI/AAAAAAAAFAk/JAsGg8oIy6A/s1024/Photo%25252020170121111322196.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UnLiEsvLROM/WIOWzynZ3dI/AAAAAAAAFAk/JAsGg8oIy6A/s500/Photo%25252020170121111322196.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913774.3638" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="478"></a></div><p> I ordered the templates and started cutting and sewing these little habit forming pyramids a couple weeks ago. This quilt is great practice for picking good contrasting fabrics and colors but I don't honestly think you can mess it up-anything looks good. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EN-E52oUc-g/WIOW3jD2-nI/AAAAAAAAFAo/doR_taTOBcA/s1024/Photo%25252020170121111322486.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EN-E52oUc-g/WIOW3jD2-nI/AAAAAAAAFAo/doR_taTOBcA/s500/Photo%25252020170121111322486.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913747.601" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="443"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-76vSdMtfo7c/WIOW5p2JPBI/AAAAAAAAFAs/Of2uHEqQVbw/s796/Photo%25252020170121111322566.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-76vSdMtfo7c/WIOW5p2JPBI/AAAAAAAAFAs/Of2uHEqQVbw/s500/Photo%25252020170121111322566.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913778.461" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="555"></a></div><p>The little templates make piecing a snap, the triangles line up perfectly and I rarely sew through and cut off points. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BEclcM-IQxc/WIOW8K1pjnI/AAAAAAAAFAw/dBYUxnF4xnc/s1024/Photo%25252020170121111323525.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BEclcM-IQxc/WIOW8K1pjnI/AAAAAAAAFAw/dBYUxnF4xnc/s500/Photo%25252020170121111323525.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913776.2231" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="627"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YPDttDHpApw/WIOW-2W_fdI/AAAAAAAAFA0/x0TIabmdkbw/s1024/Photo%25252020170121111323850.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YPDttDHpApw/WIOW-2W_fdI/AAAAAAAAFA0/x0TIabmdkbw/s500/Photo%25252020170121111323850.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913785.6714" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>There is also plenty of opportunity for fussy cutting in these pyramids.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q8Kg-TMNT5o/WIOXBf_vj6I/AAAAAAAAFA4/9WH2YxF3CVQ/s1024/Photo%25252020170121111324159.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q8Kg-TMNT5o/WIOXBf_vj6I/AAAAAAAAFA4/9WH2YxF3CVQ/s500/Photo%25252020170121111324159.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913843.6946" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="588"></a></div><p>It is fun to follow everybody's progress on the Facebook group. There are so many good ideas and colors being used for the opposing background triangles. </p><p>In the evening I still like to just applique. Here are the latest finished blocks from Celebrating Mary Brown.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nYvieZm0DB8/WIOXCxOZjYI/AAAAAAAAFA8/B4KRXhBnYm8/s1024/Photo%25252020170121111324380.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nYvieZm0DB8/WIOXCxOZjYI/AAAAAAAAFA8/B4KRXhBnYm8/s500/Photo%25252020170121111324380.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913783.779" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="212"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aEYmqrY4vPg/WIOXFOmw-WI/AAAAAAAAFBA/vji8iPwznBw/s1024/Photo%25252020170121111324575.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aEYmqrY4vPg/WIOXFOmw-WI/AAAAAAAAFBA/vji8iPwznBw/s500/Photo%25252020170121111324575.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913754.9097" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="297"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fj2TUsOB5J0/WIOXGou7VDI/AAAAAAAAFBE/GOLU73F5nVw/s631/Photo%25252020170121111324666.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fj2TUsOB5J0/WIOXGou7VDI/AAAAAAAAFBE/GOLU73F5nVw/s500/Photo%25252020170121111324666.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913810.587" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="484"></a></div><p>I love seeing the Gulf Of Mexico daily. We take wonderful beach walks and rides around the island of Galveston. There have been plenty of shrimp poboy (fresh fried shrimp on a hoagie bun with coleslaw-YUM) picnics taken to the north end of the island to watch the big ships coming and going out of Galveston Bay. I am always amazed how the sea varies so much in color and size of surf.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tP2gCVsFvI4/WIOXIiVaRuI/AAAAAAAAFBI/Y-MOaOt3x1c/s1024/Photo%25252020170121111324928.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tP2gCVsFvI4/WIOXIiVaRuI/AAAAAAAAFBI/Y-MOaOt3x1c/s500/Photo%25252020170121111324928.jpg" id="blogsy-1485018913801.7554" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="530" alt=""></a></div><p>Happy Stitching,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-2479770544636561872017-01-11T10:54:00.001-06:002017-01-11T20:21:48.229-06:00In Memoriam -Sue Garman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseed2WzvTShiTtBdAKr0YxiATyMnDmXRpGf2KrJi8e34pkB_H_TunrSOtArwlCW0HmA15nZ3zzxVTNvsndNc0DNZ1kVT7U6Vv2tJXuh3vZg8hcV2PgubRlXGqfTrLi0OxB4DcInRTU67T/s618/Photo%25252020170111105325837.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseed2WzvTShiTtBdAKr0YxiATyMnDmXRpGf2KrJi8e34pkB_H_TunrSOtArwlCW0HmA15nZ3zzxVTNvsndNc0DNZ1kVT7U6Vv2tJXuh3vZg8hcV2PgubRlXGqfTrLi0OxB4DcInRTU67T/s500/Photo%25252020170111105325837.jpg" id="blogsy-1484187664867.8186" class="aligncenter" width="459" height="618" alt=""></a></div><p> I have sadly learned about the passing of quilt designer and teacher Sue Garman this week. She eloquently and bravely documented her journey with lung cancer on her blog, suegarman.blogspot.com, for the last few months. I have spent the morning rereading many of her blog posts, she had so much to share and teach. She saw so much in quilts, things I don't even notice, her designer's mind must have always been filing away ideas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-00midxapjuw/WHZjF1xjXCI/AAAAAAAAE_8/5A9T823Ivg8/s737/Photo%25252020170111105325921.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-00midxapjuw/WHZjF1xjXCI/AAAAAAAAE_8/5A9T823Ivg8/s500/Photo%25252020170111105325921.jpg" id="blogsy-1484187664895.9736" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="413" alt=""></a></div><p>I was lucky enough to take an applique class with Sue in September 2014 at Baltimore on the Prairie. My friend Leslie and I could not write down the wonderful tips fast enough. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hZJj7YnA9QI/WHZjHJjeeJI/AAAAAAAAFAA/YIkGPQNnzX4/s536/Photo%25252020170111105325987.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hZJj7YnA9QI/WHZjHJjeeJI/AAAAAAAAFAA/YIkGPQNnzX4/s500/Photo%25252020170111105325987.jpg" id="blogsy-1484187664900.0002" class="aligncenter" width="419" height="536" alt=""></a></div><p> We look at our pattern sheets handed out in the class that day and the margins and back of each page are covered with notes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4GN44uq7zv0/WHZjIZPsMyI/AAAAAAAAFAE/6vNIfWZrDzE/s520/Photo%25252020170111105326051.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4GN44uq7zv0/WHZjIZPsMyI/AAAAAAAAFAE/6vNIfWZrDzE/s500/Photo%25252020170111105326051.jpg" id="blogsy-1484187664873.8435" class="aligncenter" width="442" height="520" alt=""></a><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She has left us with a beautiful legacy of patterns and quilts to add to our bucket lists.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yYM8qs6yKzg/WHZjKH7fuzI/AAAAAAAAFAI/GQh0Ri_2lOw/s677/Photo%25252020170111105326119.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yYM8qs6yKzg/WHZjKH7fuzI/AAAAAAAAFAI/GQh0Ri_2lOw/s500/Photo%25252020170111105326119.jpg" id="blogsy-1484187664887.2444" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="598" alt=""></a></div><p> My deepest sympathies to her family and friends and all who will miss her dearly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Stitcher's Prayer - E. Field </p><p> </p><p>I pray that risen from the dead,</p><p>I may in glory stand,</p><p>A crown perhaps upon my head,</p><p>But a needle in my hand.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-60073742640419625212016-12-21T09:54:00.001-06:002016-12-21T09:57:58.057-06:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B8rLOPWEL0w/WFqloi9-4NI/AAAAAAAAE_Q/byJuWs1huWo/s960/Photo%25252020161221095359988.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B8rLOPWEL0w/WFqloi9-4NI/AAAAAAAAE_Q/byJuWs1huWo/s500/Photo%25252020161221095359988.jpg" id="blogsy-1482335809378.1282" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> My favorite Christmas quilt is along with us on our RV travels. I made these wonky Christmas trees (pattern from Buggy Barn) a few years back and I used flannel backing fabric so it is a very cuddly quilt.</p><p> As I worked on my latest blocks for Celebrating Mary Brown I was influenced by the season and did one block in red and green. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nQCANj9jR48/WFqlq7gITuI/AAAAAAAAE_U/TnFArRZeR50/s1024/Photo%25252020161221095400356.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nQCANj9jR48/WFqlq7gITuI/AAAAAAAAE_U/TnFArRZeR50/s500/Photo%25252020161221095400356.jpg" id="blogsy-1482335809326.4092" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="499" alt=""></a></div><p>I also finished another of the long center blocks and it really does not matter if it is Christmas or not I just love red and green applique and manage to get some in almost every applique block I do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qOH3XBd_Qw8/WFqltm58XZI/AAAAAAAAE_Y/xOTQt-xm_34/s1024/Photo%25252020161221095400692.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qOH3XBd_Qw8/WFqltm58XZI/AAAAAAAAE_Y/xOTQt-xm_34/s500/Photo%25252020161221095400692.jpg" id="blogsy-1482335809346.4976" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="561" alt=""></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b3OkY8VRnZE/WFqlvugXkiI/AAAAAAAAE_c/mBVO9WwlydM/s1024/Photo%25252020161221095400936.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b3OkY8VRnZE/WFqlvugXkiI/AAAAAAAAE_c/mBVO9WwlydM/s500/Photo%25252020161221095400936.jpg" id="blogsy-1482335809335.1516" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="837" alt=""></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0SmLoKtxBaE/WFqlyLk-tRI/AAAAAAAAE_g/pI3gO7Vi2pQ/s1024/Photo%25252020161221095401228.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0SmLoKtxBaE/WFqlyLk-tRI/AAAAAAAAE_g/pI3gO7Vi2pQ/s500/Photo%25252020161221095401228.jpg" id="blogsy-1482335809325.4248" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="653" alt=""></a></div><p>Merry Christmas from Galveston, TX</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a2Tn3V-_2_I/WFql0KIP6oI/AAAAAAAAE_k/weMIv5AAKkE/s1024/Photo%25252020161221095401850.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a2Tn3V-_2_I/WFql0KIP6oI/AAAAAAAAE_k/weMIv5AAKkE/s500/Photo%25252020161221095401850.jpg" id="blogsy-1482335809324.657" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-58402454024411467652016-11-14T14:45:00.001-06:002016-11-14T14:55:38.662-06:00Quilting on the Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FyY5Ly6IRBk/WCokx0T2nvI/AAAAAAAAE-0/CRyW60ajy7U/s1024/Photo%25252020161114145525268.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FyY5Ly6IRBk/WCokx0T2nvI/AAAAAAAAE-0/CRyW60ajy7U/s500/Photo%25252020161114145525268.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936632.367" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="346" alt=""></a></div><p> My husband and I are in the beginning of our cold weather escape to Texas. We have been on the road for a couple weeks and have reached our winter destination in the Houston area. This is our third year of being Winter Texans and besides missing snowy weather our biggest draw is the opportunity to live near our son's family and getting to be a part of their family and getting lots of Grandparent time over the holidays. Because we have enjoyed this RV experience we have moved up to a larger 5th wheel camper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aQx360rpP2I/WCohM_HPydI/AAAAAAAAE9w/dUNCHpzjAQw/s1024/Photo%25252020161114143959190.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aQx360rpP2I/WCohM_HPydI/AAAAAAAAE9w/dUNCHpzjAQw/s500/Photo%25252020161114143959190.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936620.906" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="476"></a></div><p> This move up to more space has allowed me to take more than just hand quilting projects along. I found a small used Bernina 220 on eBay and promptly named her "Sally" after a girl I met camping last year who brings her embroidery sewing machine, serger, and Singer featherweight in her RV. Sewing Machine Sally, as I affectionately think of her, and her husband are full time RVers. They sold their home and live in their RV, they are work campers for KOA and spend their summers working in campgrounds and winters escaping the cold much like us. Sally's RV is called a toy hauler and the back is a small garage that carries motorcycles or golf carts, when they get to a destination the vehicle is moved out and the toy hauler garage becomes Sally's sewing room. My set up is not nearly so grand but my little "Sally" and I are getting accustomed to the space and getting some projects worked on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2UhPI99K0aY/WCohOdF9AMI/AAAAAAAAE90/XX0MFfkhrPQ/s1024/Photo%25252020161114143959468.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2UhPI99K0aY/WCohOdF9AMI/AAAAAAAAE90/XX0MFfkhrPQ/s500/Photo%25252020161114143959468.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936577.9673" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="407"></a></div><p> I sew at the dinette table and brought a small trunk that holds my projects and doubles as my ironing area and a coffee table/ foot stool. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1s4McjpfDp3W9uTr4FfO-_pt4szcecTcs0Nz-TImpbBnpqo9siG-qYVDEPzNumBETCCzUPQgYGgpf_N_90pwMxkcAjK3Z81z0_IlzgBamj9xmQZpthaKQNAiw8UtsOxJz6h5Xwur7uCh/s1024/Photo%25252020161114143959786.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1s4McjpfDp3W9uTr4FfO-_pt4szcecTcs0Nz-TImpbBnpqo9siG-qYVDEPzNumBETCCzUPQgYGgpf_N_90pwMxkcAjK3Z81z0_IlzgBamj9xmQZpthaKQNAiw8UtsOxJz6h5Xwur7uCh/s500/Photo%25252020161114143959786.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936593.513" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihk51rFYi2Z3Mto1O0AKjyOvTSfCGvdh9sPab4Izej0-MOw7c8TjMHvmHiVL_tNeg49k77UdfaffzIAvPpZVLkSiX-2Llvg-RlIcWA0X62f3byWq40iBjS-i2G57bAuSVpqR1kEmkQpxIy/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144000089.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihk51rFYi2Z3Mto1O0AKjyOvTSfCGvdh9sPab4Izej0-MOw7c8TjMHvmHiVL_tNeg49k77UdfaffzIAvPpZVLkSiX-2Llvg-RlIcWA0X62f3byWq40iBjS-i2G57bAuSVpqR1kEmkQpxIy/s500/Photo%25252020161114144000089.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936590.7063" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="612"></a></div><p>Quilting in an RV is a bit like going on retreat, you hopefully pack more than you can possibly have time to work on and hope you organized your projects and remembered to take everything. </p><p>So, what have I been working on since we have been on the road? Well the Mariner's Compass quilt has a new border. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_zKr6TcICds/WCohK3IT-2I/AAAAAAAAE9s/x6X3TVmFFwY/s1024/Photo%25252020161114143958920.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1aQMZS7_pfo/WCohUqcBghI/AAAAAAAAE-A/wQEGWDXzT-o/s500/Photo%25252020161114144000202.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936605.2559" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="378"></a></div><p>The scrappy octagon border is machine appliquéd and next will be a final applique border.</p><p>I have decided to tackle the large postage stamp blocks again on the Rowdy Flat Library quilt. I tried one earlier this summer and all my carefull peicing and measuring resulted in a block that measured an inch and a half two large. Ever since I have put off these blocks (there are 4 in the quilt) and seriously thought about appliqueing the squares onto a background block or hand piecing it, but I am going to give it another try by machine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-725J0Ddly4o/WCohWmt6H4I/AAAAAAAAE-E/pkzG0iJOrCU/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144000528.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-725J0Ddly4o/WCohWmt6H4I/AAAAAAAAE-E/pkzG0iJOrCU/s500/Photo%25252020161114144000528.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936597.8474" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="574"></a></div><p> All of the pieces are laid out on a scrap of batting to stay somewhat organized in my smaller quilt space and I am just going to go for it, no adjusting my needle position like I did on the first try in an attempt to get a perfect 1/4 inch seam.</p><p>And of coarse there is still time for hand applique. Here are the latest Celebrating Mary Brown blocks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mhxSJlB1Te0/WCohYNdjiwI/AAAAAAAAE-I/jdFa8qmR-q8/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144000837.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mhxSJlB1Te0/WCohYNdjiwI/AAAAAAAAE-I/jdFa8qmR-q8/s500/Photo%25252020161114144000837.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936648.7231" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="711"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NanoTPvPR0E/WCohhQ9ofGI/AAAAAAAAE-M/U7f_YJO7ZFY/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144001148.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NanoTPvPR0E/WCohhQ9ofGI/AAAAAAAAE-M/U7f_YJO7ZFY/s500/Photo%25252020161114144001148.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936643.5447" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="611"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmvR_dWaR1C5hbS3dZmXVOEnjZs0GFWduvWegxlQYnLneyTcBZcA2HVuTtzpl0n8-zDD0XC-8Q-QDUj82Rsg5Sd9cE-gZx-I9Lx4bDal565dPGoHhNcbg7GtCCVzqllvOEOLSj1ou9dRW/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144001434.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmvR_dWaR1C5hbS3dZmXVOEnjZs0GFWduvWegxlQYnLneyTcBZcA2HVuTtzpl0n8-zDD0XC-8Q-QDUj82Rsg5Sd9cE-gZx-I9Lx4bDal565dPGoHhNcbg7GtCCVzqllvOEOLSj1ou9dRW/s500/Photo%25252020161114144001434.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936605.5684" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="540"></a></div><p>In our travels we camped at an alpaca ranch and had perfect timing to see two new baby alpacas. Brown boy was 24 hours old and already running through his little pasture. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0lYAIz9HvSM/WCoh6fMpfaI/AAAAAAAAE-U/jP6Vw0gqSt0/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144001764.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0lYAIz9HvSM/WCoh6fMpfaI/AAAAAAAAE-U/jP6Vw0gqSt0/s500/Photo%25252020161114144001764.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936658.041" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kvx8vZmlkejXeaMRE634rmAKV3qdcMox11EbiNwWnYzP3mn5YApbFUEBstuwS4lUNK8PQki2zYIw0ZGKHJbceoXK2XInozgTq2WNx05zlfc5smExaGMnTwd-swEIlZyaYn2s6JiWYbvT/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144002044.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kvx8vZmlkejXeaMRE634rmAKV3qdcMox11EbiNwWnYzP3mn5YApbFUEBstuwS4lUNK8PQki2zYIw0ZGKHJbceoXK2XInozgTq2WNx05zlfc5smExaGMnTwd-swEIlZyaYn2s6JiWYbvT/s500/Photo%25252020161114144002044.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936646.0938" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> And Kismet's new baby was born a few minutes before our arrival, we witnessed the baby's first steps out of the birthing barn. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--dXJIhp28c8/WCoh_OKIFfI/AAAAAAAAE-c/UxqwT0M2C4w/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144002214.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--dXJIhp28c8/WCoh_OKIFfI/AAAAAAAAE-c/UxqwT0M2C4w/s500/Photo%25252020161114144002214.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936615.6587" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="696"></a></div><p>The herd of about 15 alpacas were so gentle and unafraid of strangers even with new young ones nearby. They were eager to greet campers and be petted, the camp hosts were so proud to show off their little herd.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1M7P-kO_4_w/WCoiGOMChPI/AAAAAAAAE-g/dN-4Fon5FMQ/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144002482.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1M7P-kO_4_w/WCoiGOMChPI/AAAAAAAAE-g/dN-4Fon5FMQ/s500/Photo%25252020161114144002482.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936583.8396" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="525"></a></div><p> We celebrated our stay with 4 skeins of Kismet's latest trimming spun into the softest yarn.</p><p>We have also noticed tiny houses popping up among the campers at some of the places we have stayed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--F5ZvEdefO0/WCoiLrrUGpI/AAAAAAAAE-k/ZKzB2b-jeEQ/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144002722.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--F5ZvEdefO0/WCoiLrrUGpI/AAAAAAAAE-k/ZKzB2b-jeEQ/s500/Photo%25252020161114144002722.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936624.2356" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="461"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NuXd6p0fHj4/WCoiOFtgN6I/AAAAAAAAE-o/5b5eEs7Jzsw/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144002920.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NuXd6p0fHj4/WCoiOFtgN6I/AAAAAAAAE-o/5b5eEs7Jzsw/s500/Photo%25252020161114144002920.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936637.2021" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="519"></a><br></div><p> There have been many new quilt shop visits along our way but mostly we are settled in one place now for a couple weeks . After Thanksgiving we will be making a move to the beach on Galveston island. </p><p>Happy Thanksgiving and happy stitching from the road,</p><p>Cheri</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--k7ho0P2XeQ/WCoiU8A1CYI/AAAAAAAAE-s/EqAVyG8eQi0/s1024/Photo%25252020161114144003184.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--k7ho0P2XeQ/WCoiU8A1CYI/AAAAAAAAE-s/EqAVyG8eQi0/s500/Photo%25252020161114144003184.jpg" id="blogsy-1479156936600.0815" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="655"></a></div><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-40201739475747965572016-10-15T16:57:00.001-05:002016-10-15T16:57:49.228-05:00Applique and a Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NB80-CRRA4I/WAKmSxIjNrI/AAAAAAAAE9A/PFWWL9L1Xgw/s1024/Photo%25252020161015165726455.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NB80-CRRA4I/WAKmSxIjNrI/AAAAAAAAE9A/PFWWL9L1Xgw/s500/Photo%25252020161015165726455.jpg" id="blogsy-1476568667804.1821" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="655"></a></div><p> Just a few quick progress picture from Celebrating Mary Brown (pattern by Corliss Searcey, Threadbear.com.au).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z6NW7T9Mv3E/WAKmUbX0mlI/AAAAAAAAE9E/ZpuPQdfCHyU/s1024/Photo%25252020161015165726679.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z6NW7T9Mv3E/WAKmUbX0mlI/AAAAAAAAE9E/ZpuPQdfCHyU/s500/Photo%25252020161015165726679.jpg" id="blogsy-1476568667741.4875" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="482"></a></div><p>This block finishes the center four for the quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gvc4SuUXcRA/WAKmVP2E-MI/AAAAAAAAE9I/sBva5Gv3Yxw/s1024/Photo%25252020161015165726854.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gvc4SuUXcRA/WAKmVP2E-MI/AAAAAAAAE9I/sBva5Gv3Yxw/s500/Photo%25252020161015165726854.jpg" id="blogsy-1476568667788.1343" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="472"></a></div><p>Also some work on Rowdy Flat Library quilt mystery BOM. (pattern by Susan Smith)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7khwPUe74DQ/WAKmWJgFi_I/AAAAAAAAE9M/_2lfVwD61kY/s1024/Photo%25252020161015165727084.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7khwPUe74DQ/WAKmWJgFi_I/AAAAAAAAE9M/_2lfVwD61kY/s500/Photo%25252020161015165727084.jpg" id="blogsy-1476568667830.1724" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="510"></a></div><p>I am not much of a cook but I saw this simple 5 ingredient almond crusted chicken dish on a TV show and it really is easy and delish!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFok0ybRs7WPPvFAK1InNji4Xq8FaCL7kUR3PhdctMLshkqQmrknmxbJ_aLC6i-eo445kssg5V7HcJTNZ-CVdtBIhrHkz39bpHoHBMWloHu3-gc-jsaawpzr2Gl3eemVeMVjRjrcrJgvv/s798/Photo%25252020161015165727166.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFok0ybRs7WPPvFAK1InNji4Xq8FaCL7kUR3PhdctMLshkqQmrknmxbJ_aLC6i-eo445kssg5V7HcJTNZ-CVdtBIhrHkz39bpHoHBMWloHu3-gc-jsaawpzr2Gl3eemVeMVjRjrcrJgvv/s500/Photo%25252020161015165727166.jpg" id="blogsy-1476568667814.4932" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="520" alt=""></a></div><p>Happy Stitching and occasional cooking :)</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-80856688474521285822016-09-28T11:16:00.001-05:002016-09-28T11:16:55.891-05:00Finishes, A Trip, and A New Quilt Comes My Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kUxQh_p5sYM/V-vsqshEcrI/AAAAAAAAE68/vS6f0loyn0k/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111528110.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kUxQh_p5sYM/V-vsqshEcrI/AAAAAAAAE68/vS6f0loyn0k/s500/Photo%25252020160928111528110.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414275.7969" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="420"></a></div><p> I finished Roseville Album a couple weeks ago and I was honestly so sick of it I did not even take any photos of the finished quilt until this morning. It is a beautiful quilt and I really like it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6tHpTAylsnU/V-vsr8VSTuI/AAAAAAAAE7A/gfm5-y7Mq2M/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111528360.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6tHpTAylsnU/V-vsr8VSTuI/AAAAAAAAE7A/gfm5-y7Mq2M/s500/Photo%25252020160928111528360.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414253.769" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>It just took me a LONG time to complete, six years start to finish, and it is machine appliquéd. That is probably the reason for the length of time I much prefer hand work. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7IxvT6HJJBhEEBFsV7OMSxZqlDi6CdsLfw8MbGa0LBtyZiAZ303fV-VoSyLq8YM27Lrx67yxLDkdvobbvSH3RTbAL_UQlp3hv1aLZtVeeMmsBLA2TnwfZ75QIX0_3__52UqzRi2f6fCs/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111528566.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7IxvT6HJJBhEEBFsV7OMSxZqlDi6CdsLfw8MbGa0LBtyZiAZ303fV-VoSyLq8YM27Lrx67yxLDkdvobbvSH3RTbAL_UQlp3hv1aLZtVeeMmsBLA2TnwfZ75QIX0_3__52UqzRi2f6fCs/s500/Photo%25252020160928111528566.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414310.6448" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="346"></a></div><p>I also finished the McKenna Ryan quilt, And On This Farm, I was working on. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yS0kpSNwqqA/V-vst2JQAsI/AAAAAAAAE7I/ex1WM0apnQk/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111528850.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yS0kpSNwqqA/V-vst2JQAsI/AAAAAAAAE7I/ex1WM0apnQk/s500/Photo%25252020160928111528850.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414295.7266" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="454"></a></div><p> This was purchased as a kit and has the cutest embellishments, a little cow bell so the quilt tinkles every time I move it, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RUSy_FG7MvI/V-vsvBZDFdI/AAAAAAAAE7M/1v0lw8ginKM/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111529161.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RUSy_FG7MvI/V-vsvBZDFdI/AAAAAAAAE7M/1v0lw8ginKM/s500/Photo%25252020160928111529161.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414242.2285" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>a handle on the basket </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WgajKze6qAU/V-vswA6l7KI/AAAAAAAAE7Q/95k5K3Xj7_4/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111529435.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WgajKze6qAU/V-vswA6l7KI/AAAAAAAAE7Q/95k5K3Xj7_4/s500/Photo%25252020160928111529435.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414238.2122" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>and several Apple beads sewn on the trees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HF2qJa48Jg8/V-vsxKYwXcI/AAAAAAAAE7U/U0c5NTIsfpQ/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111529706.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HF2qJa48Jg8/V-vsxKYwXcI/AAAAAAAAE7U/U0c5NTIsfpQ/s500/Photo%25252020160928111529706.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414267.3584" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>While working on this quilt another McKenna Ryan quilt came my way. This is Aurora Ridge. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eKe8iU0JFOw/V-vsyDttP3I/AAAAAAAAE7Y/rT0tsVq139U/s861/Photo%25252020160928111529848.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eKe8iU0JFOw/V-vsyDttP3I/AAAAAAAAE7Y/rT0tsVq139U/s500/Photo%25252020160928111529848.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414295.0667" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="628"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwsn4zUOBAyYbIkRMe5WzuJJuvtf4deyWJYWUHXbqI8-cWRWTCokkJ3o-2Nw038aEo-uuILKtboLV1aSFBmNzP20MGflI4zxW2stFka0Gx4lGr2gfqRhs3VqPpr6FBiyA9h84QI_7Ieg_/s960/Photo%25252020160928111529961.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwsn4zUOBAyYbIkRMe5WzuJJuvtf4deyWJYWUHXbqI8-cWRWTCokkJ3o-2Nw038aEo-uuILKtboLV1aSFBmNzP20MGflI4zxW2stFka0Gx4lGr2gfqRhs3VqPpr6FBiyA9h84QI_7Ieg_/s500/Photo%25252020160928111529961.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414270.9954" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>Once upon a time I had a little machine quilting business and although I sold that long arm machine I still will quilt for old customers once in a while on my home sewing machine. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMrPZRhEahTXu7V1hVQE-2H4MYwspo9QzqgEP9VulXf666bcSLRuzSMmHUi6eJZUwk1qdJ96TSCts7qOqpHXsDD64blah00DV2UYZNoQusRZz8ywX7Zg4yPhpQmxrDQJ5k5T8caFllGSJ/s960/Photo%25252020160928111530055.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMrPZRhEahTXu7V1hVQE-2H4MYwspo9QzqgEP9VulXf666bcSLRuzSMmHUi6eJZUwk1qdJ96TSCts7qOqpHXsDD64blah00DV2UYZNoQusRZz8ywX7Zg4yPhpQmxrDQJ5k5T8caFllGSJ/s500/Photo%25252020160928111530055.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414338.2751" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>My husband and I also went on a camping trip thru the Black Hills of South Dakota, we had breakfast with the Presidents,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fRsGAe6hmvo/V-vs0mrgk6I/AAAAAAAAE7k/6aEZMwUbL6A/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111530212.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fRsGAe6hmvo/V-vs0mrgk6I/AAAAAAAAE7k/6aEZMwUbL6A/s500/Photo%25252020160928111530212.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414333.3425" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="588"></a></div><p> truly saw "where the buffalo roam" where ever they please, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DXhXLjHTfS0/V-vs1toOHZI/AAAAAAAAE7o/PTYGOJIwPLw/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111530502.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DXhXLjHTfS0/V-vs1toOHZI/AAAAAAAAE7o/PTYGOJIwPLw/s500/Photo%25252020160928111530502.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414301.6184" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="643"></a></div><p>and ended up with this as my temporary back yard view, Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XeUthFZf8lM/V-vs2mMVmZI/AAAAAAAAE7s/FGpmb47Ssh0/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111530794.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XeUthFZf8lM/V-vs2mMVmZI/AAAAAAAAE7s/FGpmb47Ssh0/s500/Photo%25252020160928111530794.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414247.8894" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="380"></a></div><p>This was a fun campground, every evening they show the movie Close Encounters of The Third Kind (Devil's Tower has a key role in the movie if you have not ever seen it) at an outdoor theater. We were right outside the gates of the park and spent one morning hiking around the tower, stopping frequently to watch the climbers. There are four sets of climbers in this picture.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KAZrdxpFmSI/V-vs3rNVhQI/AAAAAAAAE7w/9cWuyGKbQn4/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111531122.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KAZrdxpFmSI/V-vs3rNVhQI/AAAAAAAAE7w/9cWuyGKbQn4/s500/Photo%25252020160928111531122.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414298.294" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="493"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZP4lBUk1KBw/V-vs4e2YauI/AAAAAAAAE70/_NWEMo0iQLY/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111531405.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZP4lBUk1KBw/V-vs4e2YauI/AAAAAAAAE70/_NWEMo0iQLY/s500/Photo%25252020160928111531405.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414322.6162" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>Looking down during our hike back at the campground.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-22qlugpQM5c/V-vs5d7WMsI/AAAAAAAAE74/S7BbxMVzSEc/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111531684.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-22qlugpQM5c/V-vs5d7WMsI/AAAAAAAAE74/S7BbxMVzSEc/s500/Photo%25252020160928111531684.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414348.4194" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p> There was also a group of hot air ballooners and one evening the flag was finally still enough, their signal that the wind was down and it was safe to fly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1KvdJBg__NU/V-vs6M5GGdI/AAAAAAAAE78/jZuMJZmDEFg/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111531902.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1KvdJBg__NU/V-vs6M5GGdI/AAAAAAAAE78/jZuMJZmDEFg/s500/Photo%25252020160928111531902.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414320.1326" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>They took off from an area in the National Monument park and landed in the empty field next to the campground. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QvWxzNawMnU/V-vs7DcGtXI/AAAAAAAAE8A/TwadnFhZ7gw/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111532125.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QvWxzNawMnU/V-vs7DcGtXI/AAAAAAAAE8A/TwadnFhZ7gw/s500/Photo%25252020160928111532125.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414336.3313" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZC7fk_uBbfI/V-vs8FIuhWI/AAAAAAAAE8E/9R2qAMKK6h0/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111532373.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZC7fk_uBbfI/V-vs8FIuhWI/AAAAAAAAE8E/9R2qAMKK6h0/s500/Photo%25252020160928111532373.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414258.705" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p> I am not sure which hobby I think is more dangerous the rock climbers or the ballooners but it was fun to watch. I was happy to keep my feet firmly on the ground and spent many quiet evenings stitching on Celbrating Mary Brown in the camper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kpzYjmQxMEU/V-vs9Q9uHcI/AAAAAAAAE8I/2lMv6UiUGxI/s1024/Photo%25252020160928111533004.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kpzYjmQxMEU/V-vs9Q9uHcI/AAAAAAAAE8I/2lMv6UiUGxI/s500/Photo%25252020160928111533004.jpg" id="blogsy-1475079414280.9812" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="646" alt=""></a></div><p>Happy Stitching, </p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-11169243211171397552016-09-08T21:25:00.001-05:002016-09-08T21:27:02.686-05:00Celebrating Mary Brown & a McKenna Ryan Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX0dNClMQ0T46ELp3VFMQ-Vag6KjfstyRYxfGNLHAiYacyrdfmqNJ6J0ncujYKMbtBAVpf7glkruLJIVpAaMSdKPRva5xvxxqOrQrLiVpOMxrEbmFmGvZAB0hZbkpfbhBvw2RqrRdiwsv/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212433102.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX0dNClMQ0T46ELp3VFMQ-Vag6KjfstyRYxfGNLHAiYacyrdfmqNJ6J0ncujYKMbtBAVpf7glkruLJIVpAaMSdKPRva5xvxxqOrQrLiVpOMxrEbmFmGvZAB0hZbkpfbhBvw2RqrRdiwsv/s500/Photo%25252020160908212433102.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982534.176" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="650"></a></div><p> Wow, I have not posted in about a month. It has been busy around here but I have been taking a few pictures of my latest quilting projects. Mostly prep work on Celebrating Mary Brown:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TRPY6qg9dBaasFPBcqbkyFVkR5qjbuwzSg9A3iyxEuYrKofhkzjL1t7uzbwKzfO1e8yLHWt-6NpMnzODxfn4LvVAIG5q_WhNcseUqHZhD6xs9ibH6jlJGtI7qUmPzhGe5W7cXimr9PfE/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212433321.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TRPY6qg9dBaasFPBcqbkyFVkR5qjbuwzSg9A3iyxEuYrKofhkzjL1t7uzbwKzfO1e8yLHWt-6NpMnzODxfn4LvVAIG5q_WhNcseUqHZhD6xs9ibH6jlJGtI7qUmPzhGe5W7cXimr9PfE/s500/Photo%25252020160908212433321.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982537.3057" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="503"></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-muUAq6gX0dg/V9Idbeb-RmI/AAAAAAAAE6E/FXq0vNwbHPU/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212433591.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-muUAq6gX0dg/V9Idbeb-RmI/AAAAAAAAE6E/FXq0vNwbHPU/s500/Photo%25252020160908212433591.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982534.1375" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="577"></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j-B-0hod8hg/V9IdcJE0EqI/AAAAAAAAE6I/TsubxfPmxDA/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212433848.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j-B-0hod8hg/V9IdcJE0EqI/AAAAAAAAE6I/TsubxfPmxDA/s500/Photo%25252020160908212433848.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982497.41" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="597"></a></div><p> I have also been working on McKenna Ryan's art quilt "and on this farm"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nbWK0QNM18Y/V9Idc_8_TMI/AAAAAAAAE6M/j13TsIWJju8/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212434134.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nbWK0QNM18Y/V9Idc_8_TMI/AAAAAAAAE6M/j13TsIWJju8/s500/Photo%25252020160908212434134.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982518.791" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="660"></a></div><p> Love the soulful eyes on this guy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eXVgxy7g3AA/V9IddoeBEHI/AAAAAAAAE6Q/egOKtnc58a8/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212434356.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eXVgxy7g3AA/V9IddoeBEHI/AAAAAAAAE6Q/egOKtnc58a8/s500/Photo%25252020160908212434356.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982521.965" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="443"></a></div><p> Goat is in progress and will have a quilt in his mouth</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7cZOOSJvof8/V9IdecdMYaI/AAAAAAAAE6U/zk1SKtKOV6o/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212434640.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7cZOOSJvof8/V9IdecdMYaI/AAAAAAAAE6U/zk1SKtKOV6o/s500/Photo%25252020160908212434640.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982544.8062" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="654"></a></div><p> Chicken blocks</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9yCOZZvXlO1d7L9BevwBn0ch82V2xpPwAI85y426cfiygMFFjAvH7XWxnRq9kZlNN2InAouT4UUzufOe8rS4z_BoxaIUBxXOpa5n5zHxNVqCQJXmd56ECOFAhWA-IFiCzVdX-QNXhUVW/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212434885.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9yCOZZvXlO1d7L9BevwBn0ch82V2xpPwAI85y426cfiygMFFjAvH7XWxnRq9kZlNN2InAouT4UUzufOe8rS4z_BoxaIUBxXOpa5n5zHxNVqCQJXmd56ECOFAhWA-IFiCzVdX-QNXhUVW/s500/Photo%25252020160908212434885.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982546.1567" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="520"></a></div><p> Some border appliques</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5RIiMswxpCI/V9IdgBpTqoI/AAAAAAAAE6c/FHvYTfe-Voc/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212435118.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5RIiMswxpCI/V9IdgBpTqoI/AAAAAAAAE6c/FHvYTfe-Voc/s500/Photo%25252020160908212435118.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982502.0686" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="774"></a></div><p> And the main block of the quilt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HgnHDV4ROAk/V9Idg5Tlh1I/AAAAAAAAE6g/7Vjtyc2FiQU/s1024/Photo%25252020160908212435368.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HgnHDV4ROAk/V9Idg5Tlh1I/AAAAAAAAE6g/7Vjtyc2FiQU/s500/Photo%25252020160908212435368.jpg" id="blogsy-1473387982578.1565" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="514"></a></div><p> Until next time,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-15757134226155785162016-08-12T18:04:00.001-05:002016-08-12T18:04:47.380-05:00Machine Quilting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y6mGxcVUDv4cFF7N_5qOoexGM0BO66aRBVUW5YtVPmJyZ9QGeKDMrn_TP9KPikfakeiogp6TRvRXoG9_Z8Bo5bEcJmZ8Dmj4hGl0yWv9iK0LtUbPCnZgAgWU_dh4dqcKh67S0MpuUFel/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180342966.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y6mGxcVUDv4cFF7N_5qOoexGM0BO66aRBVUW5YtVPmJyZ9QGeKDMrn_TP9KPikfakeiogp6TRvRXoG9_Z8Bo5bEcJmZ8Dmj4hGl0yWv9iK0LtUbPCnZgAgWU_dh4dqcKh67S0MpuUFel/s500/Photo%25252020160812180342966.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085940.2961" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="653"></a></div><p> I have done a lot of machine quilting this summer, the biggest project being Roseville album.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jQRKIDga75E/V65V2wrhcWI/AAAAAAAAE4s/a71BbHmlT1o/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180343302.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jQRKIDga75E/V65V2wrhcWI/AAAAAAAAE4s/a71BbHmlT1o/s500/Photo%25252020160812180343302.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085914.5183" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="646"></a></div><p>Lots of stippling, and applique outlining, a new border pattern. I put my initials and the year in the quilting above the house at the top of the quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PoT_41Qjt9o/V65V3sVdF5I/AAAAAAAAE4w/u0Gg5Ito4vE/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180343620.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PoT_41Qjt9o/V65V3sVdF5I/AAAAAAAAE4w/u0Gg5Ito4vE/s500/Photo%25252020160812180343620.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085971.8303" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="624"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eA2df9-WN04/V65V4lakffI/AAAAAAAAE40/6JeyGbA86mQ/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180343927.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eA2df9-WN04/V65V4lakffI/AAAAAAAAE40/6JeyGbA86mQ/s500/Photo%25252020160812180343927.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085972.5273" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="584"></a></div><p>When the quilting seems to go on and on the M & Ms come out as a reward system to keep it up :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXA84bOm9Yt7foa-p-QBfTByWOG9WLaXpJu02TULZWdM4SQcW79_gEa4_gkQozErb86s0DmEoJGTgilHBhsVmBQ2H6K7oi9OpAg0QE_8wSd2GTZimU6wnlBDT-m6qzcfI6NXilqW5dY1L/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180344241.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXA84bOm9Yt7foa-p-QBfTByWOG9WLaXpJu02TULZWdM4SQcW79_gEa4_gkQozErb86s0DmEoJGTgilHBhsVmBQ2H6K7oi9OpAg0QE_8wSd2GTZimU6wnlBDT-m6qzcfI6NXilqW5dY1L/s500/Photo%25252020160812180344241.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085970.8765" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="660"></a></div><p>I don't think I ever posted the finished pictures on the embroidered linens crazy quilt I was working on earlier this summer. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-in12RGRp9Q4/V65V6Yh47pI/AAAAAAAAE48/L0JBCkYV_P8/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180344570.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-in12RGRp9Q4/V65V6Yh47pI/AAAAAAAAE48/L0JBCkYV_P8/s500/Photo%25252020160812180344570.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085927.782" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>These were embroidered linens from my Mother that were cut up and put in crazy quilt blocks. it worked best to stipple quilt right over the embroideries to anchor some of those embroidery threads that were cut. </p><p>Simple quilting in the ditch and a little heart border.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ESAb5-oSFgM/V65V7sNDV9I/AAAAAAAAE5A/CcVRoMxujEU/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180344819.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ESAb5-oSFgM/V65V7sNDV9I/AAAAAAAAE5A/CcVRoMxujEU/s500/Photo%25252020160812180344819.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085911.274" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XV5aMloMP8c/V65V8ivMzrI/AAAAAAAAE5E/JoiuKq-imc0/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180345175.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XV5aMloMP8c/V65V8ivMzrI/AAAAAAAAE5E/JoiuKq-imc0/s500/Photo%25252020160812180345175.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085981.5254" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> </p><p>In the hand applique area I have a couple more Celebrating Mary Brown blocks finished,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvAvfIo05n0JGycLznq_KDJKW62axIwkzqst36ZVGi8U7pOS6BEfUyw8I92zsjQql3j0AczNm6WBGqv4O0F0LqJNL7D6IXgy5eorP9o9eBz73ZlfpsTTxZOg1h7iWzZoYNIMewcoNIbZQ/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180345420.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvAvfIo05n0JGycLznq_KDJKW62axIwkzqst36ZVGi8U7pOS6BEfUyw8I92zsjQql3j0AczNm6WBGqv4O0F0LqJNL7D6IXgy5eorP9o9eBz73ZlfpsTTxZOg1h7iWzZoYNIMewcoNIbZQ/s500/Photo%25252020160812180345420.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085901.5928" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="413"></a></div><p>or in progress, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XcITN7k15C0/V65V-E7cRgI/AAAAAAAAE5M/dkAc5ifBjpA/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180345707.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XcITN7k15C0/V65V-E7cRgI/AAAAAAAAE5M/dkAc5ifBjpA/s500/Photo%25252020160812180345707.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085961.026" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="571"></a></div><p>or prepped and ready to stitch. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCLXW-B6BeLuPKMRgEkOZqrwqo5AD2kqfNlfU6MngtBD_YLCr8LWYkXBK2Z44X5ELsa4IesrkmWLC9noF4rOAZLaT7mjl8TOwJhsBH5D0Rzgd3WKbgsJGeaY5QLl6dvrSQYcTYJA4ofyX/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180345971.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCLXW-B6BeLuPKMRgEkOZqrwqo5AD2kqfNlfU6MngtBD_YLCr8LWYkXBK2Z44X5ELsa4IesrkmWLC9noF4rOAZLaT7mjl8TOwJhsBH5D0Rzgd3WKbgsJGeaY5QLl6dvrSQYcTYJA4ofyX/s500/Photo%25252020160812180345971.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085987.5522" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="387"></a></div><p>I have also made a couple pillowcases, these are little gifts for some nursing home loved ones. There are lots of instructions to make pillowcases on the Internet, my favorite is the burrito method over on the seasoned homemaker blog: <a href="http://www.seasonedhomemaker.com/pillowcase-tutorial-burrito-style/">http://www.seasonedhomemaker.com/pillowcase-tutorial-burrito-style/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fPHDxtYy1s0/V65V_rVjXXI/AAAAAAAAE5U/6C780pn8aLw/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180346629.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fPHDxtYy1s0/V65V_rVjXXI/AAAAAAAAE5U/6C780pn8aLw/s500/Photo%25252020160812180346629.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085944.4705" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="606"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a0BPFLz9MTI/V65WAigWJrI/AAAAAAAAE5Y/qCtSAGPhcuY/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180346976.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a0BPFLz9MTI/V65WAigWJrI/AAAAAAAAE5Y/qCtSAGPhcuY/s500/Photo%25252020160812180346976.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085993.7627" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="626"></a></div><p> </p><p>In the big failure area is my latest Rowdy Flat Library mystery quilt block. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O3jtVSqj8N0/V65WCro2HgI/AAAAAAAAE5c/ZKXZiCFkvR4/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180347217.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O3jtVSqj8N0/V65WCro2HgI/AAAAAAAAE5c/ZKXZiCFkvR4/s500/Photo%25252020160812180347217.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085929.5637" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="447"></a></div><p> Very pretty block. It was fun to stitch this scrappy block. But even though I sewed it with a small ruler by my machine to keep track of correct seam allowances it turned out an inch to big. I don't know what I am going to do about it but for now it is living in the orphan block bin.</p><p>Since I couldn't seem to get that block right I turned my sewing talents to the garden next and strung up some peppers to dry in the kitchen window.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M0MnfffENWE/V65WDZWWPaI/AAAAAAAAE5g/TjlQBfZim_k/s1024/Photo%25252020160812180347535.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M0MnfffENWE/V65WDZWWPaI/AAAAAAAAE5g/TjlQBfZim_k/s500/Photo%25252020160812180347535.jpg" id="blogsy-1471043085939.5771" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="628" alt=""></a></div><p>Happy Stitching all,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-57922078294365957522016-07-23T18:15:00.001-05:002016-07-23T18:20:16.620-05:00Eye Fabric<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i4A_Dj8S-WI/V5P6eLxoRqI/AAAAAAAAE3k/qzbXXv9DtNM/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181452844.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i4A_Dj8S-WI/V5P6eLxoRqI/AAAAAAAAE3k/qzbXXv9DtNM/s500/Photo%25252020160723181452844.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981390.7288" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="457"></a></div><p>Do you see eyes in this fabric?</p><p>My friend Julie and I are making the Celebrating Mary Brown quilt by Corliss Searcey together. This is actually Julie's quilt but I get the fun of helping her applique some of the blocks. This little owl block is one of my favorites in the quilt. I love the little star flowers. In the directions for this block Corliss suggests looking for fabrics with circles for the eyes and this fabric was perfect for just that.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XgjJX1pscrM/V5P6fI0W-qI/AAAAAAAAE3o/nYAgZZ__5qI/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181453096.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XgjJX1pscrM/V5P6fI0W-qI/AAAAAAAAE3o/nYAgZZ__5qI/s500/Photo%25252020160723181453096.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981321.3423" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="517"></a></div><p>Some of our other finished blocks are these star blocks, great opportunity for some fussy cutting of fabrics. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0GDMl541QSg/V5P6gBD46-I/AAAAAAAAE3s/lPruTxJB2m8/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181453388.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0GDMl541QSg/V5P6gBD46-I/AAAAAAAAE3s/lPruTxJB2m8/s500/Photo%25252020160723181453388.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981348.7883" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="474"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b35Z8qQuExI/V5P6hE2XA8I/AAAAAAAAE3w/7BT_3jv_xh8/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181453669.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b35Z8qQuExI/V5P6hE2XA8I/AAAAAAAAE3w/7BT_3jv_xh8/s500/Photo%25252020160723181453669.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981370.6194" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="458"></a></div><p> </p><p>I have not ever stitched a feather wreath block before but again Corliss's instructions of tracing out the wreath, basting down the whole piece to the background and just trimming each feather as you needleturn worked perfectly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lUwTY7ydqtU/V5P6hzyrRVI/AAAAAAAAE30/RepUOl5_2dk/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181453939.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lUwTY7ydqtU/V5P6hzyrRVI/AAAAAAAAE30/RepUOl5_2dk/s500/Photo%25252020160723181453939.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981382.1567" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="469"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YYHQWDku9dY/V5P6i5NuZnI/AAAAAAAAE34/ESlZ0OFh4Xs/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181454278.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YYHQWDku9dY/V5P6i5NuZnI/AAAAAAAAE34/ESlZ0OFh4Xs/s500/Photo%25252020160723181454278.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981341.533" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="564"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p>Love the movement of this pink fabric chosen for the other wreath block in the quilt.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YHACO-Sgnj4/V5P6j_IfhpI/AAAAAAAAE38/t_MTnoCXlJw/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181454543.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YHACO-Sgnj4/V5P6j_IfhpI/AAAAAAAAE38/t_MTnoCXlJw/s500/Photo%25252020160723181454543.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981332.212" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="485"></a></div><p>Next up are two flower wreath blocks. I am doing a little off block applique for these layered flowers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mko4r9-z7D8/V5P6khu2DHI/AAAAAAAAE4A/92bt7kcQr_A/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181454876.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mko4r9-z7D8/V5P6khu2DHI/AAAAAAAAE4A/92bt7kcQr_A/s500/Photo%25252020160723181454876.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981311.5542" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="369"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_-QEOBd_C6A/V5P6lrxZ0YI/AAAAAAAAE4E/EZ7Ff4UJp6g/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181455166.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_-QEOBd_C6A/V5P6lrxZ0YI/AAAAAAAAE4E/EZ7Ff4UJp6g/s500/Photo%25252020160723181455166.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981354.673" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="633"></a></div><p>Julie and I live in different states and it has been fun texting and showing pictures of fabric choices and block progression, to us it is called the "Friend To Friend" quilt.</p><p>I am also keeping up with my Rowdy Flat Library Quilt mystery BOM by Susan Smith. This is the center block of the quilt. It was quite a block with well over 125 little appliqués, but the result is a beautiful center.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDRIaW6URstDS7N6Q6KBzsRygVfP6bgt2txKEmILpY9fdomFV08E26JIWiSnH5rQjsAeao_U7Dlhkx4pnVYnEUYLlMLyOa9z3QA0HItU2ulfKkJmCihQrHSkaCKXHXUxOvWhQL1YDGp4q/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181455458.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDRIaW6URstDS7N6Q6KBzsRygVfP6bgt2txKEmILpY9fdomFV08E26JIWiSnH5rQjsAeao_U7Dlhkx4pnVYnEUYLlMLyOa9z3QA0HItU2ulfKkJmCihQrHSkaCKXHXUxOvWhQL1YDGp4q/s500/Photo%25252020160723181455458.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981366.139" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="587"></a></div><p> I enjoy looking at pInterest and always get good ideas for quilting, gardening, cooking etc. My daughter gets lots of decorating ideas from Pinterest and is a big fan of Annie Sloan chalk paint. Well, being influenced by all of the before and after pictures on Pinterest and wanting a little change in my kitchen I decided to give it a try and got brave and painted all of my kitchen cabinets!</p><p>I painted them Paris Grey and really am happy with the results, I took my time and worked on them for a week between cleaning, painting two coats and waxing them so now I have my very own before and after pictures: Ta Dah...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrAXaYfm6GgyEir5oTl4S2dpLCbr1vJFB0gy04dn-79at1eK6WEbb0epiEuNwLA3U6FAI2pk7G2WzZOYtnRbZp6mdpI65ZlZgcen8UB2OOQwsM9qRnj-n3sB3XzPzWEaZ9sZ_h0TrtP_P/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181455758.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrAXaYfm6GgyEir5oTl4S2dpLCbr1vJFB0gy04dn-79at1eK6WEbb0epiEuNwLA3U6FAI2pk7G2WzZOYtnRbZp6mdpI65ZlZgcen8UB2OOQwsM9qRnj-n3sB3XzPzWEaZ9sZ_h0TrtP_P/s500/Photo%25252020160723181455758.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981318.6404" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="376"></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINTQoxTryE2Lukfqqt1tqdr4V6yIxRERHxIAvgicjxWg8h-HGgc9bp4sV2Bk7X-1P-GPQpESZSjvzi75hvFU72SCEnNqXEsXZNstKc0xauIQSu7GZHodMyRYmvgiHdtZ865ls1lptOEvV/s1024/Photo%25252020160723181456042.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINTQoxTryE2Lukfqqt1tqdr4V6yIxRERHxIAvgicjxWg8h-HGgc9bp4sV2Bk7X-1P-GPQpESZSjvzi75hvFU72SCEnNqXEsXZNstKc0xauIQSu7GZHodMyRYmvgiHdtZ865ls1lptOEvV/s500/Photo%25252020160723181456042.jpg" id="blogsy-1469315981386.3513" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="553"></a></div><p> Of coarse new cabinet color led to new cabinet hardware and then new wall color. We built our home 26 years ago so this has been a fun little "do it yourself" update that my husband has joined. Now imagine the new wood floors! We are studying you tube videos and are going to continue with this do it yourself redo.</p><p>Happy Stitching (and remodeling),</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-46348787687024542722016-07-09T22:18:00.001-05:002016-07-09T22:18:22.124-05:00Next in the Quilting Queue-Roseville Album<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ILonQTTF8DA/V4G-e_t4IAI/AAAAAAAAE3U/8qOk8MSSFYM/s1024/Photo%25252020160709221816606.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ILonQTTF8DA/V4G-e_t4IAI/AAAAAAAAE3U/8qOk8MSSFYM/s500/Photo%25252020160709221816606.jpg" id="blogsy-1468120700685.8071" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> I do want to get Roseville Album quilted this summer but it keeps getting bumped down the line behind other projects. Finally today I got the top and back pressed and the quilt stretched out on my tables. I am all set up with a movie on the iPad, now I need to just keep pinning, just keep pinning ...</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-7843843471803160522016-06-29T11:37:00.001-05:002016-06-29T11:37:22.372-05:00Reproducing My Great Grandmother's Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYHHkAi0J3bC_CHxVmJ8qy7S76-Kbqqe_TRWrNBV8Y98lA_X41hQGwzFj8PWQLX1l4daWGGdmt-9eSCv7qmQ5G723QpTU7HFfnE6YTOhR9kd4FCds9mVPBe74DQrAvzZ8Axraynb6sMEF/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113559693.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYHHkAi0J3bC_CHxVmJ8qy7S76-Kbqqe_TRWrNBV8Y98lA_X41hQGwzFj8PWQLX1l4daWGGdmt-9eSCv7qmQ5G723QpTU7HFfnE6YTOhR9kd4FCds9mVPBe74DQrAvzZ8Axraynb6sMEF/s500/Photo%25252020160629113559693.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240225.92" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> My great grandmother was Anna Beukelman De Groot. She was born on July 4, 1865 in Holland. When she was one year old her family emigrated to the United States. She lived to her nineties and passed away in 1956. She grew up on a farm in South Dakota. My father remembers her telling of hiding in the cellar when the local Native American Indians would come to their farm. She married a farmer and lived near Orange City, Iowa (a very Dutch community to this day) raising nine children. This is a four generation picture of Anna taken in 1953. Anna is pictured in the single picture and on the far right of the family picture. My grandmother, Jennie De Groot Schiebout (who also was a farmer's wife and had twelve children of her own) is next, then my father Herman Schiebout Jr. holding me, Cheryl Schiebout Walker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IxUJ86ZmaUQ/V3P4_j0GpSI/AAAAAAAAE0s/q4hTwgcpi8c/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113559924.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IxUJ86ZmaUQ/V3P4_j0GpSI/AAAAAAAAE0s/q4hTwgcpi8c/s500/Photo%25252020160629113559924.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240268.9497" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="410"></a></div><p> Last year my Aunt contacted me and said she had a quilt made by Great Grandma De Groot. She wanted me to take a look at it to see if there was anything that could be saved on it as it was quite worn. The quilt was sent to me and the study began.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IwS9m2Txy1Q/V3P5AifNgwI/AAAAAAAAE00/QOSBslvrN5g/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113600221.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IwS9m2Txy1Q/V3P5AifNgwI/AAAAAAAAE00/QOSBslvrN5g/s500/Photo%25252020160629113600221.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240254.6353" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> I believe this butterfly quilt was made in the 1930s. There were kit quilts made like this about that time. Some of the butterflies look like feed sack fabric. My great grandmother hand embroidered the butterflies. Her embroidery held up better than the butterfly fabric.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kRZyiP6ndn-FetpYEMZnjo3p6YgxfWtIpuJNHaTxjqpLgFbXmdCTtM9EQFIhsKw0qUr9ip6r7GVMg4fuI_mHSdq8BpgMXRpDnpnIjEvveB_P-8iCYNEyZkfpXWzlVPbWfgIKhhzPKHRj/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113600564.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kRZyiP6ndn-FetpYEMZnjo3p6YgxfWtIpuJNHaTxjqpLgFbXmdCTtM9EQFIhsKw0qUr9ip6r7GVMg4fuI_mHSdq8BpgMXRpDnpnIjEvveB_P-8iCYNEyZkfpXWzlVPbWfgIKhhzPKHRj/s500/Photo%25252020160629113600564.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240299.6704" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0k7vZSOvhqc/V3P5CUwVHeI/AAAAAAAAE1A/Yji8TMbno8E/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113600902.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0k7vZSOvhqc/V3P5CUwVHeI/AAAAAAAAE1A/Yji8TMbno8E/s500/Photo%25252020160629113600902.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240240.7983" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mjc1R747e0g/V3P5DLBPhZI/AAAAAAAAE1I/DJQq-i_hxOI/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113601208.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mjc1R747e0g/V3P5DLBPhZI/AAAAAAAAE1I/DJQq-i_hxOI/s500/Photo%25252020160629113601208.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240242.8599" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> The fabric in this butterfly looks very similar to some Aunt Gracie reproduction fabric in my fabric stash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6s0tDGhlH-E/V3P5Dzx8ZvI/AAAAAAAAE1Q/jjwbbJdtDAo/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113601546.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6s0tDGhlH-E/V3P5Dzx8ZvI/AAAAAAAAE1Q/jjwbbJdtDAo/s500/Photo%25252020160629113601546.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240229.3403" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>This was the most well preserved butterfly. My Aunt was thinking she might like to use the good parts of the quilt to make throw pillows or maybe a smaller wall hanging. Unfortunately this was the only whole butterfly block in the quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QdhCMtg7fc8/V3P5EnWjUNI/AAAAAAAAE1Y/-zGdvhMpcpI/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113601872.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QdhCMtg7fc8/V3P5EnWjUNI/AAAAAAAAE1Y/-zGdvhMpcpI/s500/Photo%25252020160629113601872.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240329.8533" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>Anna quilted her quilt with the same black embroidery floss that she used on the butterflies. A simple fleur-de-lis in the opposing blocks </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1w3-5COEDOtpd6BpsvzWr7dkyxDnuVHUXUciXiA5kOdVSaaByKGbwGADA_Un59aCbzrPGqtT-CHwdLH9QKo5JTiVs4hByivanNE9TzRLhrdWLL1EEeQPg_kJ2syN6zoTPBRyPecarPzi/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113602190.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1w3-5COEDOtpd6BpsvzWr7dkyxDnuVHUXUciXiA5kOdVSaaByKGbwGADA_Un59aCbzrPGqtT-CHwdLH9QKo5JTiVs4hByivanNE9TzRLhrdWLL1EEeQPg_kJ2syN6zoTPBRyPecarPzi/s500/Photo%25252020160629113602190.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240313.4736" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>and outline quilting around all the blocks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-knXKG-LV5aA/V3P5GP6C5bI/AAAAAAAAE1o/fIvqiLWq-Ko/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113602523.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-knXKG-LV5aA/V3P5GP6C5bI/AAAAAAAAE1o/fIvqiLWq-Ko/s500/Photo%25252020160629113602523.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240274.5115" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In some of the worn seams you could tell the opposing blocks were a bright bubblegum pink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ-e4broPpVI3F-sn2-PVsL-AXh7IivPKOWgtMO5Ou5niw81FWO6ypv0BxxhXw_E_xo-r2nwHX0yukD_QflJKUu8PcfdnmGK4H_qZLOgt9d9C8drOAqFEsyxzXh2fenkl2Lak23AGsJzn/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113602829.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ-e4broPpVI3F-sn2-PVsL-AXh7IivPKOWgtMO5Ou5niw81FWO6ypv0BxxhXw_E_xo-r2nwHX0yukD_QflJKUu8PcfdnmGK4H_qZLOgt9d9C8drOAqFEsyxzXh2fenkl2Lak23AGsJzn/s500/Photo%25252020160629113602829.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240256.2588" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>All in all the quilt was quite worn. The batting in the quilt was a layer of flannel and the back of the quilt was a very sturdy cotton broadcloth. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDmNSw-WUsNl_jCwtGMHcaJWDQp0JwuhQ7wLArQiNgH-5bk-gXxujyZmv7gG5OIvnqRxoZX0fSppOzfgMp2hd8bb9eewiR2YAPwKIUFVZmyH9Tqsm_jC5NAytAaj_-iS54CWuPLhfoLR_/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113603126.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDmNSw-WUsNl_jCwtGMHcaJWDQp0JwuhQ7wLArQiNgH-5bk-gXxujyZmv7gG5OIvnqRxoZX0fSppOzfgMp2hd8bb9eewiR2YAPwKIUFVZmyH9Tqsm_jC5NAytAaj_-iS54CWuPLhfoLR_/s500/Photo%25252020160629113603126.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240237.4067" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>As a matter of fact the back of the quilt was in the best shape with most of Anna's quilting stitches still visible. I really wanted the back of this quilt, worn soft with age, to be saved. I came up with the idea of making a new quilt top with reproduction fabrics and quilting it to Anna's original quilt. I was able to trace the butterfly from Anna's quilt and did most the the embroidery on my sewing machine using a 12 weight black Sulky thread. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I5Qhraq-1ho/V3P5Ia5umWI/AAAAAAAAE18/cOrfTwdWDBg/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113603478.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I5Qhraq-1ho/V3P5Ia5umWI/AAAAAAAAE18/cOrfTwdWDBg/s500/Photo%25252020160629113603478.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240274.3025" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> The running stitch inside the butterflies was done with my machine's mock hand quilting stitch using invisible nylon thread on the top and the black thread in the bobbin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WJj_nK9Mg7k/V3P5JMbqygI/AAAAAAAAE2E/Y6IdKV5KCkA/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113603819.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WJj_nK9Mg7k/V3P5JMbqygI/AAAAAAAAE2E/Y6IdKV5KCkA/s500/Photo%25252020160629113603819.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240280.9836" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kzjH-ve8VU0/V3P5KBRckkI/AAAAAAAAE2I/xz9KzftJGow/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113604183.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kzjH-ve8VU0/V3P5KBRckkI/AAAAAAAAE2I/xz9KzftJGow/s500/Photo%25252020160629113604183.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240315.473" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> I layered the new quilt top onto Anna's quilt but did decide to add a layer of batting to give the whole quilt a little more stability. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ylj_FvrFZ_4/V3P5K0NQhZI/AAAAAAAAE2Q/8pMrLb2qwOI/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113604513.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ylj_FvrFZ_4/V3P5K0NQhZI/AAAAAAAAE2Q/8pMrLb2qwOI/s500/Photo%25252020160629113604513.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240243.7424" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mR5hXgpaWio/V3P5LgewhlI/AAAAAAAAE2U/Mfaomz7ObiI/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113604771.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mR5hXgpaWio/V3P5LgewhlI/AAAAAAAAE2U/Mfaomz7ObiI/s500/Photo%25252020160629113604771.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240280.8828" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="589"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LjkZoKdRJ6g/V3P5Mp9toWI/AAAAAAAAE2g/jMvgvrNREtU/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113605036.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LjkZoKdRJ6g/V3P5Mp9toWI/AAAAAAAAE2g/jMvgvrNREtU/s500/Photo%25252020160629113605036.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240278.3462" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="497"></a></div><p>I also made the reproduction top slightly smaller so I could completely cut away the very worn bulky binding on Anna's quilt. I quilted it very simply much like my great grandmother did. I outlined the butterflies, the blocks and borders and used the 12 weight black thread to quilt the fluer-de-leis in the pink blocks. I used cream thread in the bobbin so my quilting stitches would not be competing with Anna's black quilted stitches on the back. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TxpoaoptF-Q/V3P5NcDeleI/AAAAAAAAE2o/jQzkwEM8Avc/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113605287.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TxpoaoptF-Q/V3P5NcDeleI/AAAAAAAAE2o/jQzkwEM8Avc/s500/Photo%25252020160629113605287.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240339.7214" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v-0i8wJJq-s/V3P5OaoUaHI/AAAAAAAAE2w/CV65CeX7KI8/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113605588.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v-0i8wJJq-s/V3P5OaoUaHI/AAAAAAAAE2w/CV65CeX7KI8/s500/Photo%25252020160629113605588.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240345.8267" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> There is a little heart quilted in each corner of the quilt because this was a labor of love for me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fJySy2ROTRE/V3P5O5T1KwI/AAAAAAAAE24/z2BOFwUini4/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113605829.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fJySy2ROTRE/V3P5O5T1KwI/AAAAAAAAE24/z2BOFwUini4/s500/Photo%25252020160629113605829.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240332.3303" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="328"></a></div><p> I get to keep the quilt in the spare bedroom for the summer as my Aunt is traveling but it will be sent to her this fall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-duhHqAk6mfc/V3P5P5itkRI/AAAAAAAAE3A/HZKZOU4HbyM/s1024/Photo%25252020160629113606077.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-duhHqAk6mfc/V3P5P5itkRI/AAAAAAAAE3A/HZKZOU4HbyM/s500/Photo%25252020160629113606077.jpg" id="blogsy-1467218240334.744" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="498" alt=""></a></div><p>Happy Stitching All,</p><p>Cheri </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-81671101140915231742016-06-17T15:53:00.001-05:002016-06-17T15:53:30.242-05:00The Beekeeper Block<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FgGtI4cOFpQ/V2Q5R0NFONI/AAAAAAAAE0U/f_wytZsQ-iY/s1024/Photo%25252020160617125413238.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FgGtI4cOFpQ/V2Q5R0NFONI/AAAAAAAAE0U/f_wytZsQ-iY/s500/Photo%25252020160617125413238.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196474938.8374" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="441" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The first day of summer is still a couple days away but it feels like the dog days of summer here in Nebraska. Hot and humid with nothing but high 90s and even a couple 100s degree forecast days on my phone's weather app. However, these are great stay indoors and quilt days. I finished the second block of the Rowdy Flat Library Quilt mystery BOM. This was a fun block with hexagons ,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ee07LPBEnrQ/V2Q3f4LyYyI/AAAAAAAAEy4/yhIiI7iiUGM/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124629893.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ee07LPBEnrQ/V2Q3f4LyYyI/AAAAAAAAEy4/yhIiI7iiUGM/s500/Photo%25252020160617124629893.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196474946.0437" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a8x5NfUscBM/V2Q3gyz9tAI/AAAAAAAAEzA/P3QclV0Jbhw/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124630248.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a8x5NfUscBM/V2Q3gyz9tAI/AAAAAAAAEzA/P3QclV0Jbhw/s500/Photo%25252020160617124630248.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196474941.0498" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">lots of little bees,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tTpPgH_LE_EehS8te-dkZcfGiw2pY4mQuEqPZjVJQ-xuZtXASiZQlrWvJANiunx0_P25-KFghjeTj4rJbLvT7N5YbMB5SuEmd36a07O704urH9N7ElKUVGDOT_AQTGm9ffyqdv0ovuL6/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124630579.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tTpPgH_LE_EehS8te-dkZcfGiw2pY4mQuEqPZjVJQ-xuZtXASiZQlrWvJANiunx0_P25-KFghjeTj4rJbLvT7N5YbMB5SuEmd36a07O704urH9N7ElKUVGDOT_AQTGm9ffyqdv0ovuL6/s500/Photo%25252020160617124630579.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196475002.2646" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f58qUnTVBmQ/V2Q3iuVg8kI/AAAAAAAAEzQ/efiY-IDKmVk/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124630947.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f58qUnTVBmQ/V2Q3iuVg8kI/AAAAAAAAEzQ/efiY-IDKmVk/s500/Photo%25252020160617124630947.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196474971.661" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">the queen bee at the top,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tF0Ax8zVUzQ/V2Q3jQOdElI/AAAAAAAAEzY/TYd63x0SWjk/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124631312.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tF0Ax8zVUzQ/V2Q3jQOdElI/AAAAAAAAEzY/TYd63x0SWjk/s500/Photo%25252020160617124631312.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196474978.7903" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: start; clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">and even a place for my initials at the bottom of the block.</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: start; clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><p><font color="#000000"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GrfP4o92wwE/V2Q3kKQhlOI/AAAAAAAAEzg/K5v_JLOgTmk/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124631634.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GrfP4o92wwE/V2Q3kKQhlOI/AAAAAAAAEzg/K5v_JLOgTmk/s500/Photo%25252020160617124631634.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196474973.6987" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a>The mystery calls for 5 blocks with a pink toile fabric in the center and the toile I used in the first two blocks was just not quite my favorite.</span></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M__P3DsH-jQ/V2Q3k5kHvoI/AAAAAAAAEzk/uc84ITbw0U8/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124631936.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M__P3DsH-jQ/V2Q3k5kHvoI/AAAAAAAAEzk/uc84ITbw0U8/s500/Photo%25252020160617124631936.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196474956.3687" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It seemed a little blurry. After I finished both blocks I came across the same toile fabric in blue and white. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AHNki0zSTOI/V2Q3l-2WpQI/AAAAAAAAEzw/-VIlp2AFT38/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124632271.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AHNki0zSTOI/V2Q3l-2WpQI/AAAAAAAAEzw/-VIlp2AFT38/s500/Photo%25252020160617124632271.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196474959.4578" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I liked this fabric way better and switched the centers out of both of the completed blocks. I did not notice until after I took this picture that I had the first block, on the left, upside down AND had stitched the new center in sideways. So, if you are counting, I have now stitched the centers in these two blocks five times.I finished up the block by inking in the legs and antennae with a Pigma pen. I was going to embroider them but made the mistake of counting how many I would have to do.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0nYF96ELI5g/V2Q3fDDGxEI/AAAAAAAAEyw/FILfDoYFoqk/s1024/Photo%25252020160617124629488.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--0fFepGcG5Y/V2Q3muYAy2I/AAAAAAAAEz4/9E06exKCCDI/s500/Photo%25252020160617124632374.jpg" id="blogsy-1466196475043.1191" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="420" alt="" style="text-align: start;"></font></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy Stitching All,Cheri</span></p><p id="blogsy_footer" style="text-align: start; clear: both;"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com/" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" id="blogsy-1466196475000.0662" class="" width="20" height="20" alt="Posted with Blogsy">Posted with Blogsy</font></a></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-71798874291750521032016-06-04T11:45:00.001-05:002016-06-04T11:45:47.522-05:00Caswell Quilt block and other applique prep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HqFCbjPUqDzhwWXdeVsG_1OjNasnjDf5kqUdKJ6GN4PN_Ymp7HN_4QYa6ykAxFxPeP4vHBiClBUlOkrOZbIdJBcW1lkYOGW2B2fjZM7OAASNsbkRoiDAZx45qYLd3ym7AFqLYnp_bmIx/s1024/Photo%25252020160604114512671.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HqFCbjPUqDzhwWXdeVsG_1OjNasnjDf5kqUdKJ6GN4PN_Ymp7HN_4QYa6ykAxFxPeP4vHBiClBUlOkrOZbIdJBcW1lkYOGW2B2fjZM7OAASNsbkRoiDAZx45qYLd3ym7AFqLYnp_bmIx/s500/Photo%25252020160604114512671.jpg" id="blogsy-1465058746028.6711" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="472"></a></div><p> I have completed another block for the Caswell Quilt (Corliss Searcey pattern from threadbear.com.au). I used a back basting technique for this block. I was not sure about the colors I had picked for the flowers </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z9PO3Y_XQCA/V1MFqKVwMmI/AAAAAAAAEyE/u00327onaS8/s1024/Photo%25252020160604114512991.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z9PO3Y_XQCA/V1MFqKVwMmI/AAAAAAAAEyE/u00327onaS8/s500/Photo%25252020160604114512991.jpg" id="blogsy-1465058746077.696" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rSKDluqd8KU/V1MFrJSZmnI/AAAAAAAAEyM/2k5FJJVO5KA/s1024/Photo%25252020160604114513270.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rSKDluqd8KU/V1MFrJSZmnI/AAAAAAAAEyM/2k5FJJVO5KA/s500/Photo%25252020160604114513270.jpg" id="blogsy-1465058746049.9011" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>but as I finished each layer it came together in the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4qvVhzDtrZU/V1MFr_J_J_I/AAAAAAAAEyQ/-1pJWrVzXpY/s1024/Photo%25252020160604114513508.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4qvVhzDtrZU/V1MFr_J_J_I/AAAAAAAAEyQ/-1pJWrVzXpY/s500/Photo%25252020160604114513508.jpg" id="blogsy-1465058746031.9463" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="462"></a></div><p> I have a few applique projects going on this summer and I seem to be doing a lot of different prep work involving insects. A swarm of little bees that are all prepped for an upcoming block on the Rowdy Flat Library quilt. Since these were small I prepped them off block with freezer paper and starch and glued their teeny tiny little wings to their teeny tiny little bodies and now I just have to applique them to the block.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V3zAJr2FpXU/V1MFssy8fII/AAAAAAAAEyY/09zcbsuzGmE/s1024/Photo%25252020160604114513789.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V3zAJr2FpXU/V1MFssy8fII/AAAAAAAAEyY/09zcbsuzGmE/s500/Photo%25252020160604114513789.jpg" id="blogsy-1465058746075.3594" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p> And for a completely different project I have a swarm of butterflies ( do butterflies swarm???) cut out with steam a seam on the back and ready to be put on background blocks with blanket stitch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rPMRn4I5KPY/V1MFtz0E0TI/AAAAAAAAEyg/im7huXbeMsU/s1024/Photo%25252020160604114514001.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rPMRn4I5KPY/V1MFtz0E0TI/AAAAAAAAEyg/im7huXbeMsU/s500/Photo%25252020160604114514001.jpg" id="blogsy-1465058746113.496" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="525" alt=""></a></div><p> This is why I love applique so much, there are so many different techniques to keep it interesting, back basting, needle turn, raw edge blanket stitch, off block prep, tracing, cutting, glueing etc etc etc.</p><p>Happy Stitching All,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-27137066730302317602016-05-26T13:23:00.001-05:002016-05-26T13:46:14.242-05:00From Treasured Linens to a Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1rdIJRsSfI0/V0c-2I-ouQI/AAAAAAAAEwk/XKPaPSS1Bt4/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132203505.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1rdIJRsSfI0/V0c-2I-ouQI/AAAAAAAAEwk/XKPaPSS1Bt4/s500/Photo%25252020160526132203505.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300502.878" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="645"></a></div><p> I am one of those lucky quilter's who come from a long line of quilter's and stitchers. My Mom was very crafty. She knit, quilted, cross stitched, and sewed all of my sister's and my clothing including wedding dresses and veils when the time came. My sister, Dawn, recently visited from out of state and brought some embroidered tablecloths, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CzZSJ8gRRjg/V0c-3pE8m7I/AAAAAAAAEwo/iF1R76o9krs/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132203910.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CzZSJ8gRRjg/V0c-3pE8m7I/AAAAAAAAEwo/iF1R76o9krs/s500/Photo%25252020160526132203910.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300500.3562" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XSE_cbIVVD8/V0c-4w-FMVI/AAAAAAAAEws/imS8__BeVwY/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132204095.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XSE_cbIVVD8/V0c-4w-FMVI/AAAAAAAAEws/imS8__BeVwY/s500/Photo%25252020160526132204095.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300492.7588" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="302"></a></div><p>dresser scarfs, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1oGfhDPprjS36KyGBdwUFmKa4UPVvWFnZc13yB6HZPbzs0M5weskkE8Gp3_CwKhDKIIYd2q76yMVoNYxzLFGfZMJdwneBVnw4_EqRexOnZMJQEqLbU2E9h9Kql3LMTZ-ZsWpPRjF2iZG/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132204389.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1oGfhDPprjS36KyGBdwUFmKa4UPVvWFnZc13yB6HZPbzs0M5weskkE8Gp3_CwKhDKIIYd2q76yMVoNYxzLFGfZMJdwneBVnw4_EqRexOnZMJQEqLbU2E9h9Kql3LMTZ-ZsWpPRjF2iZG/s500/Photo%25252020160526132204389.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300492.354" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="670"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAlYuqtFrmy_-jLE2zP5AZV_Ajy7DHP4TESCi3C2QM2NWQjK4AHGcvRqoSAMlPZElQuikjiBL0kJnEZBxetlRpbhyxHmMLgDvVAf8TQ8hOyTmq_jIcafKTK1qNKD-vOiZzBPzqlp1mx_F/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132204742.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAlYuqtFrmy_-jLE2zP5AZV_Ajy7DHP4TESCi3C2QM2NWQjK4AHGcvRqoSAMlPZElQuikjiBL0kJnEZBxetlRpbhyxHmMLgDvVAf8TQ8hOyTmq_jIcafKTK1qNKD-vOiZzBPzqlp1mx_F/s500/Photo%25252020160526132204742.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300539.3066" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>handkerchiefs, and doilies that my Mom had done years ago and were just sitting as keepsakes in her cedar chest. She wanted to use these linens in a wall hanging or quilt or something. We searched through Pinterest and the internet and saw pictures of embroidered linens used in crazy quilt blocks.</p><p>With the beginnings of an idea I took my sister to her very first quilt shop visit to start looking for fabric (a very funny process as I had to explain to her that the wall samples were not for sale, they are to give you ideas of quilts to make yourself- put them back).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5FszqE0fGEM/V0c-9qnNzrI/AAAAAAAAEw4/0k9C9aA0ZFE/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132205054.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5FszqE0fGEM/V0c-9qnNzrI/AAAAAAAAEw4/0k9C9aA0ZFE/s500/Photo%25252020160526132205054.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300539.003" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="635"></a></div><p>Two jelly rolls ( a collection of 42 coordinating 2 1/2 inch wide fabric strips) and a couple yards of a coordinating fabric later we had the start of our quilt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLCgFNLkRBh-cxMVpgpSt7RUYvn_S32yyVK-VD13dhtTSoJPcGy1dAiWFcsx26FpTtRPFssC-Sr8huPUKVtFhgfL908bfcS8PHWB97QUKlqDvhfYXPXvqSrI6YAzwpJTKfcxw6IS1gFxG/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132205218.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLCgFNLkRBh-cxMVpgpSt7RUYvn_S32yyVK-VD13dhtTSoJPcGy1dAiWFcsx26FpTtRPFssC-Sr8huPUKVtFhgfL908bfcS8PHWB97QUKlqDvhfYXPXvqSrI6YAzwpJTKfcxw6IS1gFxG/s500/Photo%25252020160526132205218.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300497.1416" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="464"></a></div><p>My sister traveled home and I started the crazy quilt blocks. I found this ruler </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qPKG-xYRu80/V0c_AFXSi4I/AAAAAAAAExA/WpUJF3oFInY/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132205446.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qPKG-xYRu80/V0c_AFXSi4I/AAAAAAAAExA/WpUJF3oFInY/s500/Photo%25252020160526132205446.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300534.2964" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="506"></a></div><p>which was very helpful getting me started with the blocks but I still had to make those first difficult cuts in my Mom's linens and handkerchiefs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuo-x94G5wvstUgwtapVqR9yVAgVZ4hqo6__DikqF7lEHiJO6aQ7m1_jAXOY9NeAPfFYGAgVEguqyfg8KCGabwdGrhB7NYd84j8sPRXyh_yhttoijKQwCVR5PwPJkmkXFWDn5R5keVkvMs/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132205728.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuo-x94G5wvstUgwtapVqR9yVAgVZ4hqo6__DikqF7lEHiJO6aQ7m1_jAXOY9NeAPfFYGAgVEguqyfg8KCGabwdGrhB7NYd84j8sPRXyh_yhttoijKQwCVR5PwPJkmkXFWDn5R5keVkvMs/s500/Photo%25252020160526132205728.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300460.0647" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="602"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYN05kAAv9STYTu28FXq3k2v9d4XUqzmdoY0CsCSMjcnJchNDx8vj0PKBn4wrLTNZALK3-fVrpua8iL_qHeH7AoGu846CwbC5lEbZxlwj7l9QAOrMyB0JVYom9UeTMbYkuNhikTm8CeZ9V/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132205991.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYN05kAAv9STYTu28FXq3k2v9d4XUqzmdoY0CsCSMjcnJchNDx8vj0PKBn4wrLTNZALK3-fVrpua8iL_qHeH7AoGu846CwbC5lEbZxlwj7l9QAOrMyB0JVYom9UeTMbYkuNhikTm8CeZ9V/s500/Photo%25252020160526132205991.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300534.0874" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="505"></a></div><p>The blocks kept growing with their precious centers </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQ0msRsZoSg/V0c_K412O-I/AAAAAAAAExc/aP3KdBHJz1Q/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132207599.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQ0msRsZoSg/V0c_K412O-I/AAAAAAAAExc/aP3KdBHJz1Q/s500/Photo%25252020160526132207599.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300548.2249" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="641"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OrnU8mEPOss/V0c_MPJ0h7I/AAAAAAAAExg/-UjgV2Jq28o/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132207897.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OrnU8mEPOss/V0c_MPJ0h7I/AAAAAAAAExg/-UjgV2Jq28o/s500/Photo%25252020160526132207897.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300554.4207" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="494"></a></div><p>and have become a beautiful quilt top. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nWY8RHuUpdj6Z85lDjDhsCTpye_6tLcEkog5UDnYP4YPxLe9kigmmPoT-6MXyC6jzwNm3LOIVG3PDjRLXu83VH7rSL80-Pd-PUXQNi2kELi2m_OuiPCy0T9vGGp4-TsHX-OPsIzgM1NA/s1024/Photo%25252020160526132208144.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nWY8RHuUpdj6Z85lDjDhsCTpye_6tLcEkog5UDnYP4YPxLe9kigmmPoT-6MXyC6jzwNm3LOIVG3PDjRLXu83VH7rSL80-Pd-PUXQNi2kELi2m_OuiPCy0T9vGGp4-TsHX-OPsIzgM1NA/s500/Photo%25252020160526132208144.jpg" id="blogsy-1464288300561.1648" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="451"></a></div><p>Next step will be the quilting but first another trip to the quilt shop for backing fabric. Come back to Nebraska, Dawn, I miss you. We will drink coffee together in the sewing room, you with your iPad and me at the sewing machine, and share in this happy labor of love. </p><p>Happy stitching,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-46718527511240381522016-05-16T11:58:00.001-05:002016-05-16T12:10:09.532-05:00Glue Basting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UQNhG4kmC0t-zEhVHqo8s8-eVTXgUFx2FiYMYZebRm2cdn3jNhdrptFahdR-X05s6AMsORiwqyUybeebEGdtccLRyF9EMGwFgpbsUDyELoMU9xpcCERerWG6YUxcOdAMEDLbDUXtK6KL/s1024/Photo%25252020160516115803839.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UQNhG4kmC0t-zEhVHqo8s8-eVTXgUFx2FiYMYZebRm2cdn3jNhdrptFahdR-X05s6AMsORiwqyUybeebEGdtccLRyF9EMGwFgpbsUDyELoMU9xpcCERerWG6YUxcOdAMEDLbDUXtK6KL/s500/Photo%25252020160516115803839.jpg" id="blogsy-1463418583108.2563" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> I recently made a doll quilt for the humblequilts.blogspot.com annual doll quilt exchange. The instructions were to make a doll quilt, less than 24 inches square, that looks like it came from the 1800's to about 1910. Well I remembered a crib quilt, circa 1840, I saw one day while browsing the quilts on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LEc69H9cmW8/Vzn8I7iEIbI/AAAAAAAAEwA/7LUE1ny9YC4/s1024/Photo%25252020160516115804022.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LEc69H9cmW8/Vzn8I7iEIbI/AAAAAAAAEwA/7LUE1ny9YC4/s500/Photo%25252020160516115804022.jpg" id="blogsy-1463418583131.821" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></div><p>It was a red and white quilt made with with a red and green flowered fabric. I had almost an exact match in a Jo Morton reproduction print fabric. The blocks looked like drunkards path blocks and I made three inch hand appliquéd drunkards path blocks for my doll quilt version of the museum crib quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XOU8-jbn1Zc/Vzn8J1gwGvI/AAAAAAAAEwE/1tQpE2Savm8/s1024/Photo%25252020160516115804292.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XOU8-jbn1Zc/Vzn8J1gwGvI/AAAAAAAAEwE/1tQpE2Savm8/s500/Photo%25252020160516115804292.jpg" id="blogsy-1463418583162.265" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p>I also remembered recently seeing an article about using glue instead of pins to baste quilt binding and even piecing. These little druckards path blocks seemed like the perfect opportunity to give glue basting a try. There were many points that had to match in these little blocks to get the secondary design of circles to look nice and neat. </p><p> I would line up the blocks and fold back the 1/4 inch seam allowance on the top block and put tiny drops of Roxanne's glue where I would normally place pins before sewing blocks together. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pBy0jTQge8s/Vzn8Kg0vBCI/AAAAAAAAEwI/1-8m37lXFOo/s1024/Photo%25252020160516115804550.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pBy0jTQge8s/Vzn8Kg0vBCI/AAAAAAAAEwI/1-8m37lXFOo/s500/Photo%25252020160516115804550.jpg" id="blogsy-1463418583119.4487" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></div><p> I also put these drops of glue just inside the seam line so I would not stitch through the glue and carry glue on my sewing machine needle into my machine. Overall the technique of glue basting worked very well. I would only use it on piecing where it is important to get points to match, but I will probably do it again for such a project. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HcXVhlmu5vU/Vzn8LYlMiII/AAAAAAAAEwM/aPeL_BoxSRo/s1024/Photo%25252020160516115804808.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HcXVhlmu5vU/Vzn8LYlMiII/AAAAAAAAEwM/aPeL_BoxSRo/s500/Photo%25252020160516115804808.jpg" id="blogsy-1463418583130.6128" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> I hand quilted a simple quarter inch outline in the white sections of the blocks and a triple quilted line in the borders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1TmYh5oEJQM/Vzn8MBhf_pI/AAAAAAAAEwQ/HE6XTxSScMw/s1024/Photo%25252020160516115805077.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1TmYh5oEJQM/Vzn8MBhf_pI/AAAAAAAAEwQ/HE6XTxSScMw/s500/Photo%25252020160516115805077.jpg" id="blogsy-1463418583170.3977" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhWyxsnot8oMp6Fva6SdF4l-22QH41ibylt05erhSW5BaFJzoS6bUl7JNm7zf3cgpIVZfbwupskNVxGMLkH_KO7pFkg4atYTlWkN2BsnuxN38RpzraSskGErjNU3-UbTEJTzPGFdOVQZl/s1024/Photo%25252020160516115805368.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhWyxsnot8oMp6Fva6SdF4l-22QH41ibylt05erhSW5BaFJzoS6bUl7JNm7zf3cgpIVZfbwupskNVxGMLkH_KO7pFkg4atYTlWkN2BsnuxN38RpzraSskGErjNU3-UbTEJTzPGFdOVQZl/s500/Photo%25252020160516115805368.jpg" id="blogsy-1463418583113.1199" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> Red binding added and my little doll quilt was off to Jessica in Colorado.</p><p>Lori at Humble Quilts always comes up with the best quilt alongs and exchanges and I can't wait to do another doll quilt next year.</p><p>Happy Stitching,</p><p>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415913801462245986.post-48441541751539408482016-05-13T14:10:00.001-05:002016-05-13T15:39:41.774-05:00Smithfield Crossings, Doll Quilt Exchange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Bi0Qye5VYE/VzYmhD13tOI/AAAAAAAAEvg/cu4EBRuwsGs/s1024/Photo%25252020160513140953132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Bi0Qye5VYE/VzYmhD13tOI/AAAAAAAAEvg/cu4EBRuwsGs/s500/Photo%25252020160513140953132.jpg" id="blogsy-1463171936359.234" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="358" alt=""></a></div><p>This is the lovely doll quilt , Smithfield Crossing, I received from Tammy Morrow in the 2016 humblequilts.blogspot.com doll quilt exchange. Tammy made the quilt from 12 charm square and a border print of Judie Rothermel reproduction prints. <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ihzfAGlxAqU/VzYmiNkfwxI/AAAAAAAAEvk/Qh68hGpLrZY/s1024/Photo%25252020160513140953359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ihzfAGlxAqU/VzYmiNkfwxI/AAAAAAAAEvk/Qh68hGpLrZY/s500/Photo%25252020160513140953359.jpg" id="blogsy-1463171936391.2317" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p>Tammy lives in Alberta Canada and she also sent me some Canadian themed fabric, the red maple leaf from the Canadian flag and the legendary lnukskuk figure. <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yJD2eZGCz2s/VzYmjEh3vEI/AAAAAAAAEvo/I6uT6Meduto/s1024/Photo%25252020160513140953554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yJD2eZGCz2s/VzYmjEh3vEI/AAAAAAAAEvo/I6uT6Meduto/s500/Photo%25252020160513140953554.jpg" id="blogsy-1463171936321.825" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="525" alt=""></a></div><p>This little doll quilt exchange was so fun to take part in, thank you Lori from Humble quilts for organizing and hosting the exchange. I am already thinking about the quilt I will make next year if you repeat the exchange. Smithfield crossing hangs on a nice section of empty wall in my quilt room where there would be room for future little doll quilts :)<br>Happy Stitching all,<br>Cheri</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com8