tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52065536641323375222024-03-05T21:07:08.916-05:00piece and quilta journey in making clothbeeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-58896697047861082012-05-08T23:00:00.000-04:002012-05-08T23:00:51.499-04:00The RevealI seem to have lost a lot of momentum. Posting a photo of my show quilt, Urban Oasis, now, two weeks after our <a href="http://www.quiltbrooklyn.org/">Guild Show</a>, seems anticlimactic.<br />
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I've been busy since the show because when I saw the quilt on stage, I realized it wasn't hanging flat. I wouldn't normally care. After all it is a bed quilt. But I've entered it into the <a href="http://www.vqf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=4">Vermont Quilt Festival</a> where it will be judged. I've never done anything like this before and I'm a bit nervous about how it will stand up to the competition. What was I thinking? The largest and oldest quilt show in the Northeast! The theme category this year was My Fantasy Garden and so it seemed like kismet.<br />
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You haven't seen the last of this one. I hope the next photo will be the professional one I'll have taken when it's on display. Wish me luck.beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-88575811884505050342012-04-24T21:18:00.000-04:002012-04-24T21:18:46.550-04:00A Ray of Sunshine - Award!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've been noticing birds all day. Robins hopping on my lawn, pigeons trying to land in the oddest places, a pair of ducks bathing in a very large puddle in the park, cardinals arguing, sparrows taking dust baths and raucous jays. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">When I opened my inbox this evening, I discovered that someone whose quilts I admire and whose blog I follow, nominated me for a Sunshine Award. </span><span class="Apple-style-span"> It is for </span><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere”</strong></em>. Thank you! <span class="Apple-style-span"> I visited the </span><a href="http://brooklynquilter.blogspot.com/">Brooklyn Quilter</a><span class="Apple-style-span">, to see what the award was ab</span><span class="Apple-style-span">out and found more birds. Flitting from her chandelier! Go see for yourself.</span></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Favorite Color - Green. When I was a teen, I was obsessed with frogs. I had clothing with frog prints, frog jewelry
and green platform shoes. It was a fairy tale thing.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px;">Favorite Animal - Birds. They make me smile. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Favorite Number - Lucky Seven. Go to Heaven.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Favorite Movie - Too difficult. But I would be least likely to watch slapstick. Think old Woody Allen and the Three Stooges.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Favorite Author - Refuse to choose. Annie Dillard and Barbara Kingsolver are my front runners. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Comfort Food - Spaghetti and meatballs with parmesan cheese. Every time.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Favorite Drink - Gimme Coffee with half and half, no shuggah. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dream Vacation - Whatever National Park my son is working in.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Favorite Day of the Week - Thursday. It is when the weekend seems so full of promise.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> </b>Favorite Flower - Magnolias, even though they can break my heart. In Brooklyn, they bloom in early spring and can fall victim to the vicissitudes of the weather. </span></span></span></li>
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<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sheila at <a href="http://australiangloriousapplique.blogspot.com/">Kim McClean Down Under</a> because you will absolutely be blown away by her appliqué and productivity. ANd it is a group blog. Do you think if I had contributors I would sew more? Guest posts anyone?</span></span><br />
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My guild show deadline was last Monday, so I've been working like mad to get done in time. More quilting, less blogging. Mishaps along the way.<br />
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My mother grew up in Brooklyn. Every spring as we walked past her elementary school on the way to mine we noted the stately magnolias.<br />
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Twenty-four years ago, the local nursery delivered a balled and burlapped magnolia to the curb in front of my house. I wrestled the heavy sapling into my son's little red wagon and we pulled it down the driveway to the far corner of the backyard. It was to be the first garden project of many.<br />
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I'd read that you should dig a hole several times larger than the rootball in order to give the roots space to stretch and establish a firm foothold. Even though the rootball was no bigger than the bed of my son's little red wagon, I dug a hole five feet deep and four feet wide. The bigger the better I thought. I unearthed a plastic ring from the 1960's, hand wrought square nails, two medicine bottles and clay marbles. I also realized that the reason the soil was suddenly so rich was likely because I was digging in the spot where the outhouse had been situated. The magnolia thrived. It now towers over the yard and is almost as tall as my three story house. My son has grown and left the city for a career out west managing wild land fires.<br />
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This year the tree bloomed three weeks earlier than usual. One afternoon, I heard a chainsaw and discovered the neighbor on the other side of the garden wall pruning branches from our tree.<br />
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The following night, my son, who claims he never dreams, called to tell me that he'd dreamed someone had cut the tree down. I sent him these photos so that he could be certain he was really dreaming.<br />
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I used to swim laps and when I reached my goal, I often swam a few more just for the joy of it. </div>
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I promised I'd put what I've been calling my bird quilt in the <a href="http://www.quiltbrooklyn.org/">Guild</a> Show this year. </div>
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The binding, sleeve and label are sewn on the quilt. Now that I've met the deadline, I've been adding a bit more quilting. </div>
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I used a sheet to gently lift the quilt from the bath, and as the weather was (unseasonably) warm I carried it to the deck table to dry, covering it with another sheet for protection. Night came too soon, so back indoors it came. It spent the night loosely folded and draped over my ironing board. I'd have to wait until it dried to see how my hand quilting stitches transformed as the batting shrunk. </div>
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I've been trying to figure out my new camera for half a year now. After taking a class last fall, I was still at a loss as to how to get the photos I wanted, so I signed up for a two weekend digital photography intensive workshop at <a href="http://www.icp.org/">ICP</a> .</div>
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I have a jar full of spools that belonged to my mom. They are among my favorite things. </div>
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Some of you know that I've been working on my bird quilt for a decade. Last weekend I finished sewing on the binding and even though I'll add more embroidery and quilting, I wanted to take a few photos. That's when I discovered the stains on the background fabric behind the Black- throated Blue Warbler.<br />
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I tried to wash them out but they resisted my best efforts. I auditioned some strategically placed leaves but I don't believe in cover-ups. </div>
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Fifty-nine blocks and room for only fifty-one. No two the same. The center thirteen already sewn into place. I figured it would take the better part of a morning to arrange them to my satisfaction. Ha. Morning became afternoon; I took a break. I returned to the design wall after dinner and finally, about midnight I said to myself, enough is enough. You'll see more clearly in the light of day. </div>
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That's when I wished for a visit from the quilter's elves. These crafty creatures would sneak into my sewing room and immediately identify the offending blocks, eliminate them and rearrange the others so that each block was exactly where it belonged. But alas, when I checked in the morning, the only blocks that had moved were those that drooped where the painter's tape failed ( my design wall isn't quite wide enough). So it was back to work and I am not telling how much longer it took until I was really and truly satisfied. </div>
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I needed coping stripes around the center medallion in order to make the border blocks fit, but when I got ready to sew the blocks to the panel I found I was off 5/8ths of an inch. I didn't have anymore of the beige background fabric, so I couldn't re-make the strips. Then I realized I could trim and resew the sashing in strategic spots to make it work. Bet you can't tell where!</div>
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Spending a year making this quilt with the <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/">Barbara Brackman Civil War Quilt </a>circle of friends from all over the world was a once in a lifetime experience. The woman I plan to have custom quilt it has a seven month wait so it will be a while until my top is officially a quilt. I think it will be worth the wait. Participating in this group for a year taught me how quickly time can fly.</div>
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beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-43195074671777965192012-01-06T20:38:00.001-05:002012-01-30T01:04:08.244-05:00Finishing Up - 2012As much as I want to start something new, this is not the time. Life coach Gail Blanke <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/01/02/144491209/new-year-challenge-throw-out-50-things">was interviewed on NPR</a> the other day. She's written a book called "Throw Out 50 Things", which advocates ridding your life of clutter. She says that by editing our lives and discarding physical and emotional clutter, we find our life. I've taken her advice to heart, and begun. I'll discard, repurpose and donate. I don't need to keep count, as it'll be pretty easy to get to 50.<br />
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What's harder for me is to stop accumulating. And as new projects fall into that category, I'm not giving myself permission to start anything new until something is finished. A little motivation alway helps, so I was delighted that Nicky over at <a href="http://mrsssewandsow.blogspot.com/">mrsssewandsow</a> led me to <a href="http://gapquilter.blogspot.com/p/2012-finish-long.html">Quilter in the Gap's 2012-finish-long</a> and lots of like minded quilters. <br />
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The pace is just right too. Not weekly, or monthly deadlines, but QUARTERLY, which sounds just about right to me.<br />
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My list is very familiar to many of you as my quilting progress is slow.<br />
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#1 - Finish the <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/">Civil War Block of the Week 2011</a> quilt. Thirteen blocks set, forty to go and then off for professional machine quilting. I'm taking vacation next week and staying home to sew. <br />
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#2 - One of my New Year's resolutions was to quilt my Bird Quilt for an hour a day. On Monday, I did a marathon, and logged 8 hours while I listened to Amor Towle's "Rules of Civility". I finished quilting the butterflies in the outer dark green border and am outlining the dogtooth triangles ( which you can't see here). I'm hosting my small quilting group on Sunday, and want their opinion about whether or not I should add more quilting behind the birds and in the light green border. ( I'm pretty sure the answer will be yes. The deadline is the third week in April as this is to be my "show quilt" this year.<br />
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#3 - Joseph's Coat. There are a dozen finished blocks sitting in a box. This is my go everywhere - take along project and truthfully I'm in no rush to finish this, it is the perfect hand project. This photo does it no justice, I'll have to amend that soon. </div>
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beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-4206780095341035192012-01-01T14:01:00.000-05:002012-01-01T14:02:00.934-05:00New YearBarbara Brackman posted the last <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/">Block of the Week</a> for the Civil War Sesquicentennial Quilt yesterday. She is leaving the blog up until mid-year and a book is in the works.<br />
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As a token of appreciation for Ms. Brackman, we, the Civil War Quilt blog followers, made blocks for a quilt to be given to Barbara. She wrote about it on Christmas Day in her post, <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2011/12/thank-you-very-much.html">Thank You Very Much</a>. </div>
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I was THRILLED to see my block - Little Blue Basket - in Barbara's post. Here's what the label says:</div>
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What with the holidays, I had a bit of catching up to do, so on New Year's eve before we went to dinner, I tackled the Christmas Star block.<br />
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<b>Resolution # 1 - </b>Finish the Civil War quilt. I've set 20 of the blocks, for me the hardest part will be to decide which block goes where. <br />
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<b>Resolution #2 -</b> to integrate photography and quilting. I'm taking a beginner intensive digital photography class in February and am pretty excited about it. I don't know where this is going to go - but my pix of quilts and quilt making can only improve, right?</div>
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I think that is more than enough resolutions, although I have promised my son that I will walk more. So I shall. Off to put on walking shoes.<br />
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</div>beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-68727071508828351912011-12-11T12:57:00.001-05:002012-01-01T14:03:03.243-05:00Baskets<br />
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I love baskets. As a matter of fact I love anything you can put things in - it's the organizer in me. And the crafter in me loves baskets because they are all made by hand. Really. They are one item that we humans, all over the world, make that can't be made by machine. </div>
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I've tried my hand at making baskets and can tell you that I gained a lot of appreciation for those who can do it well. They are worth every penny. </div>
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So, I was really glad to see that the 50th <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/">Civil War Block-of-the-Week</a> was a basket. But how ironic that it had a few grapes inside. Just last week, I'd re-made all my purple blocks because they stood out like a sore thumb. No sour grapes for me, at this stage of the game I knew this quilt needed more red.</div>
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<br />beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-63687655103282115212011-11-24T18:40:00.002-05:002011-11-25T21:06:47.487-05:00Free Motion QuiltingOur group project at the <a href="http://fluffysheepquilting.blogspot.com/">Free Motion Friday</a> has come to a close. I've learned lots during the 8 weeks it was existence but still continue to take two steps back for every one forward. The latest problem is that the top thread breaks just when I get going with a bit of confidence. In order to figure out why I retraced my steps. This was easier to do than retracing my stitches as you can clearly see here. My "Pine Needles" look more like corn stalks.<br />
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I was inspired to make this one after seeing the Flying Geese quilt made by <a href="http://explorer.quiltstudy.org/#/quilt/1997.007.0749/">Sarah K Headley in 1838 </a> from the International Quilt Study Center's collection. Sarah made her geese all the same size but I like to be different so I made my birds in a variety of shapes and sizes to represent many migrating species. I used ElectricQuilt to draft the blocks which I machine pieced.</div>
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This quilt lives in a drawer because I am a perfectionist and while I think I designed a great quilt, I wasn't able to execute it. I tend to get in over my head. So, instead of sticking with the walking foot, I decided to try free motion in order to get the curves.</div>
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And I pieced a great back.</div>
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I even gave it a name - Migration - and then I put it away. But now that it is exposed it to the world, I think I'll continue to let it see the light of day and hang it on the wall if only to remind me that it is by trying that we learn what we can accomplish. And besides I'm finally getting serious about learning how to free motion quilt. </div>
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I just returned from a long weekend retreat with a group of creative and generous women from my guild. We arrived at the hotel laden with supplies ready for sewing, socializing, surprises and prizes.<br />
RE tucked treats and assorted Halloween fabrics inside adorable boxes and challenged us to make blocks for a lucky winner.<br />
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Don't you think we succeeded brilliantly?</div>
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BG wrote up directions for a "mystery" project. Sleuths followed clues and made beautiful table runners. Volunteers sewed gifts for the Red Stocking Soiree at <a href="http://www.nym.org/">New York Methodist Hospital</a> and made tote bags for <a href="http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/SupportProgramsServices/reach-to-recovery">Reach to Recovery</a>. And SV gave out pre-cut fabric kits packaged with instructions to make a block called Patience Corner. I don't know how this block got that name because it couldn't have been simpler to sew. Another lucky winner got to go home with these. <br />
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While all this was going on inside, a n'orester was raging outside. What we feared most was losing power and not being able to sew. When the lights flickered once, twice, we held our collective breath, and crossed our fingers.<br />
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What raffle prize to choose was the question of the hour. And when L's name was finally called and she got to pick her prize, we sighed in relief. And the Halloween party began in earnest.<br />
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I made another quilt sandwich, but this time I used a walking foot to "baste" it and mark the grid lines at the same time. <br />
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I think practicing is making a difference because the lines of Bright Star were pretty darn straight right from the start. </div>
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What was tough for me was crossing in the middle. Even though I drew a spot in the center, I didn't hit the mark consistently. But I think the large and small blocks look great together. I took a cue from <a href="http://colormequilty.blogspot.com/">Pat at colormequilty</a> and decided to put my new FMQing skills to use and make some nice new potholders. I picked up insulating batting called Insul-Bright today. I wonder if it will feel different under the needle. I'll let you know!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I used Elizabeth's pattern at Sew, Mama, Sew! for a <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2009/05/elizabeths-fabric-focus-5/">Simple Laptop Sleeve</a> and changed the orientation so that it opened like a letter envelope. My laptop measures 9 x 13 x 3/4" so I cut the main panel pieces 10 3/4 x 14 1/2" and the flap panels 7 x 14". If you decide to make one and the fabric you are using for the lining is directional like mine, don't sew it on upside down like I did here.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Don't you adore the lining fabric? It is French General - Le Petite Ecole </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The main fabric is fab too - it is Kokka - Far Far Away - Three Flowers</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">She thought I was pretty funny when I replied that it felt like getting mail from a celebrity.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This week's lesson is Bright Star. It looks challenging. I'm sure all those straight lines are going to be hard to control. Practicing FMQing might be the perfect thing to get my juices going when I arrive at retreat on Thursday, so a big quilt sandwich is going in my suitcase. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm also putting in my Joseph's Coat blocks. Alas, there are only 12 of these and they are not even completely finished.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm dying to see how they will look sewn together using </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://dontlooknow.typepad.com/dont_look_now/josephs-coat-quilt-along-.html">Kellie at Don't Look Now!</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 's directions. The petals were appliquéd onto Kaffe Fassett's shot cotton. It is woven with different color warp and weft threads so it has to be cut as if it is a directional fabric. I love it because it has depth and luster.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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</div></div>beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-50159106712778807262011-10-14T21:13:00.001-04:002011-10-14T22:02:15.107-04:00FMQ stands for Free Motion Quilting on Friday!<div style="text-align: left;">Once upon a time I took a machine quilting class. </div><div style="text-align: left;">We made quilt sandwiches and divided them into grids so we could practice stitching. Since then I've filled a couple of these but because I don't practice consistently I really haven't improved much. Which is not to say that I can't trace an image if I warm up for a few hours first. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">When I found <a href="http://fluffysheepquilting.blogspot.com/">Free Motion Friday</a> I decided it was time to do something about improving my technique. I cut two 24 inch squares of muslin and drew 4 inch grids, sandwiched the batting inside and pinned. You could also sew a nice grid using your walking foot so it doesn't feel left out of the fun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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What I learned:<br />
I am going to gobble up a lot of these sandwiches.<br />
It is easier to work from left to right than right to left or bottom to top.<br />
I have more control if I sit with both feet flat on the floor and my body is centered in front of the needle.<br />
I got better with practice.<br />
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</tbody></table>So because this was working, I thought I'd get do something daring. I took the plunge and clipped open the toe on my darning foot ala <a href="http://www.daystyledesigns.com/freemotionfoot.htm">Leah Day</a> 's instructions. This was not as scary as I am making it sound but I do recommend protective eyewear. Then I worked on Week 2,<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">What I learned:</div><div style="text-align: left;">It is harder than it appears.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It is easier to stitch curves than rectilinear designs. In order to do turn the direction of the needle, it helps to pause each time.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I have to know where I am going in order to get where I want to go.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Where you put your hands makes a difference. Keeping my left hand above the upper left hand corner of the work, and my right hand below the right hand corner allowed me to minimize the pressure it took to move the fabric under the needle. It also gave me more control.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Piecing the last segments of the circle and seeing everything lie flat was so sweet. Until that moment I wasn't certain my design would work. I used a walking foot to quilt both straight lines and curves. Because the finished quilt is 20" square it was pure pleasure to manipulate under the arm of my machine. I faced the quilt using <a href="http://www.simplyrobin.com/2010/10/14/binding-tutorial/">Robin's "hidden binding" directions.</a> It is the perfect finish for art quilts.<br />
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</tbody></table>First, I am going to make a 20 by 20 quilt sandwich and attach the dreaded FMQF to my machine. Even though it is not Friday, I'll jump in with <a href="http://fluffysheepquilting.blogspot.com/2011/10/free-motion-friday-week-1-wave.html">the other brave hearts</a> and practice-a-long. Better late than never.<br />
Second, I am going to try and catch up with <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/">the civil war quilt block group.</a> I have 5 to do.<br />
Then I think I will take a deep breathe ( the bronchitis is finally breaking up) and revel in feeling good. <br />
Wish me luck.beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-33286351652101299212011-09-21T22:07:00.000-04:002011-09-21T22:07:27.780-04:00Geometry<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Because I had to retake HS geometry, I have always considered myself mathematically challenged. No more. After more than several decades I remembered enough to draw a 5 sided polygon and segment it into rays. Here's a peek at the progress I've made so far on my 20 by 20 piece for the Brooklyn Quilt Guild's 2011 Botany Challenge due the third week in October.<br />
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</tbody></table><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In crochet parlance these hexagons are called "granny squares". I am old enough to remember the sixties when making them was all the rage. My friends and I sewed them into afghans and other hideous things that we eventually gave away. </span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The patchwork <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lilysquilts/">hexies</a> created by Lynne a</span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial;">nd friends may be stylish first cousins to these "squares" but the only thing they have in common with them is that they are both </span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial;">polygons. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial;"> Lynne has posted tutorials of lots of different methods for making these at <a href="http://lilysquilts.blogspot.com/2011/07/hexalong-starts-here.html">lilysquilts.blogspot</a>. They seem to be contagious. You can even hex-along.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial;">Sue thinks she's got a </span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://insuesworld.blogspot.com/">a pincushion thing going on</a> . I am hoping it isn't as catching as hexie's cause I've caught the bug. Which one? Only time will tell. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial;">I don't own the AccuQuilt dies, so I made a template for the equilateral triangles (4 5/8" per side may have been a bit too large) and followed <a href="http://feeddog.blogspot.com/2011/07/tutorial-accuquilt-equilateral-triangle.html">Feed Dog's directions</a> to make my own hexie pincushion.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Y2gcdlALJNu18Teizt36BFIixpTyeWcc3DNfI88J205DkF_9APYh1PEdsCJPJ8xIZt-pa1OhbnVX4hakMulpuMFKanINEvGX0lbOjYUSF1n4EhQeRrrA7VCycpesfsT0Vyj6kxPwpwM/s1600/2011-08-11_17-06-18_287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Y2gcdlALJNu18Teizt36BFIixpTyeWcc3DNfI88J205DkF_9APYh1PEdsCJPJ8xIZt-pa1OhbnVX4hakMulpuMFKanINEvGX0lbOjYUSF1n4EhQeRrrA7VCycpesfsT0Vyj6kxPwpwM/s200/2011-08-11_17-06-18_287.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looks like there will be more hex blocks in my future!</span></div>beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-73025776686404278472011-08-08T23:34:00.000-04:002011-08-08T23:34:09.519-04:00The Lilies are Blooming - A Challenging Block<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This week's Civil War block, <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2011/08/32-carolina-lily.html">Carolina Lily</a> was not too easy at all. It involved the dreaded Y- seam. Three of them. I found great directions at <a href="http://www.ctpubblog.com/2009/03/11/quilting-tips-y-seam-construction/">CT Publishing</a> and got to work. It took several attempts to get them right, and it is almost perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trick was beginning and ending exactly 1/4" in from edge<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added a bit of gold to my flower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viola! I mean Carolina Lily </td></tr>
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beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-42266321216509377672011-08-05T16:57:00.463-04:002011-08-05T22:38:52.510-04:00Jill of All Trades and Mistress of None<div align="center"><a href="http://lilysquilts.blogspot.com/2011/08/fresh-sewing-day-and-small-new-blogs.html" title="Small Blog Meet"><img alt="Small Blog Meet" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6147/5989823380_a69fafd955_m.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a></div><br />
Because Lynne remembers when her blog was new and she had only a few followers, she wants to help us new bloggers. She has defined new as less than 20 followers, so I certainly fit the description. And I know a few of you, dear readers, do too. Sounds like fun. Check out <a href="http://lilysquilts.blogspot.com/2011/08/fresh-sewing-day-and-small-new-blogs.html">lilysquilts</a> for info.<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">She gave an assignment: tell a little bit about ourselves and our quilting. Here goes!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I never thought I would be a quilter. I was sure I didn't have the patience or the time. Then, I learned to quilt, discovered patience and hardly ever say never anymore because ... well, you never know.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I like Traditional Blocks in Reproduction Fabrics </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">AND</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Contemporary Fabrics in Living Color</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsE3z82FuwAc1va64a5gx7rtuykdY5XYLlX6AMnPuzPIeK29liieUSwr8-q9eYKyimTDHTYscuO9iKisQgZfC4SqVHbsAfaDKjEZuivHJt7ANpFXL-ixqa5RL5cKIgQEfCS_p16g-0XU/s1600/P1000159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsE3z82FuwAc1va64a5gx7rtuykdY5XYLlX6AMnPuzPIeK29liieUSwr8-q9eYKyimTDHTYscuO9iKisQgZfC4SqVHbsAfaDKjEZuivHJt7ANpFXL-ixqa5RL5cKIgQEfCS_p16g-0XU/s200/P1000159.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Applique </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc9Q0EtoIUPdnHIoFamwC_ttrHisgcy8Nymw5Km_m47yZoiFw-0qbtakeCtozS6wmiohYyKty5aLNGk9ZlYaVxtpPLxE-mip293bA-KFjCU_KAbiSXInEW8QxK1kzoCB4X1e4ZOlKxMs/s1600/P1000161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc9Q0EtoIUPdnHIoFamwC_ttrHisgcy8Nymw5Km_m47yZoiFw-0qbtakeCtozS6wmiohYyKty5aLNGk9ZlYaVxtpPLxE-mip293bA-KFjCU_KAbiSXInEW8QxK1kzoCB4X1e4ZOlKxMs/s200/P1000161.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and<br />
Hand Quilting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2_5yhTT3CMYFd2KoV4FksftJYZrdmY-imwpI70NxnTjsoLOJKJHegeYbirRbHhFAsshWXKBeXZgRM7mbKex-Zswjw189SUSPfyF36Epf7h_Bo9bAqhbPCqVdPqnaJpMtAfU251kGO-M/s1600/P1000169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2_5yhTT3CMYFd2KoV4FksftJYZrdmY-imwpI70NxnTjsoLOJKJHegeYbirRbHhFAsshWXKBeXZgRM7mbKex-Zswjw189SUSPfyF36Epf7h_Bo9bAqhbPCqVdPqnaJpMtAfU251kGO-M/s200/P1000169.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hand quilting can be pretty challenging in Summer especially when the quilt is for a bed . So I reserve that task for Winter and very special quilts that I hope will be used gently and loved for a long time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't mastered free motion quilting and I doubt I ever will, but I've gotten pretty adept at manipulating a walking foot and burying all those ends back into the batting without losing my mind. I send larger quilts that I want finished quickly out to one of the many fine machine quilters who do it for a living.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>beeceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971814827992549629noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206553664132337522.post-81284728874088186442011-08-02T23:41:00.000-04:002011-08-02T23:41:35.718-04:00Summer Challenges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> My Guild has a summer challenge. Last year it was Architecture Inspired Quilts.</div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This year the summer challenge is to create a 20" by 20" quilt based on Botany. It is one of my favorite subjects.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year I grew passionflowers on my rear deck. This year I am growing them on the front stoop. They send out lovely tendrils that wind along the wrought iron railing. There are lots of buds getting ready to pop. I have an idea in my head and have started dyeing fabric again. I'm not sure if I am up to the task, but I sure am excited about trying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCfDDcL3wPlwC1oaqF91ULnhSzdqaFGIhaHdsqqkIPMkyq8aPARt3Nh8deRlTQvOpDECG9FTmziSDFCUzcxSyXjhWSaprXFWjO4OBiWyqqEwaWAwBG1viFU1yuUnJSDv-FL0lOBW_fJI/s1600/New+Year%2527s+-+Summer+08+%2528house+facade%2529-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCfDDcL3wPlwC1oaqF91ULnhSzdqaFGIhaHdsqqkIPMkyq8aPARt3Nh8deRlTQvOpDECG9FTmziSDFCUzcxSyXjhWSaprXFWjO4OBiWyqqEwaWAwBG1viFU1yuUnJSDv-FL0lOBW_fJI/s320/New+Year%2527s+-+Summer+08+%2528house+facade%2529-23.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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