tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74632130112413204592024-03-26T19:25:06.976-07:00The Quilted "Q"Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-30859611897419260242024-03-26T19:24:00.000-07:002024-03-26T19:24:29.667-07:00Charlotte-the-Tall and Down on the Farm<p>Conway 👉👉👉 to Somewhere-near-Dallas 👉👉👉 Then on to Moody, TX....</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg16s0j0CL0TnBqlQYNqP_UCGW5sgY3y_uEoWwiJFENe_mmIF452mHi476qj3K8FzoDqMCAyc3uIKP7Cd-aHg65U-Q0Cn-UkMKqwQhjVbfg2kthA_QA8YmwFK-T_eJZnllAQYseya4HvE5KwIH64_AkYKm3SNDqgQkAAjeNbnZ0g43i_5T0LS9wBJ1n564/s997/Charlotte%20S.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="909" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg16s0j0CL0TnBqlQYNqP_UCGW5sgY3y_uEoWwiJFENe_mmIF452mHi476qj3K8FzoDqMCAyc3uIKP7Cd-aHg65U-Q0Cn-UkMKqwQhjVbfg2kthA_QA8YmwFK-T_eJZnllAQYseya4HvE5KwIH64_AkYKm3SNDqgQkAAjeNbnZ0g43i_5T0LS9wBJ1n564/s320/Charlotte%20S.jpg" width="292" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p>👫 The Two Charlottes--we go back a few years, 2013? 2014? She'd come from Boston, and I from Portland, and we met (quite by accident) in Calif. Time marches on and now we're in Texas and <br />Kentucky, respectively. </p><p>While time changes many things, quilting friends are forever the same....we pick up right where we left off--looking at fabric, touching fabric, talking about fabric and quilts --completed, planned and in the process. <br />There is no time or distance between quilting friends.</p><p>Love, Love, Love her new studio....<br />large and bright and everything in one place. <br />I'm just a wee bit green.</p><p><br /></p><p>Off Again...headed South...<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuRdQ9fMiHD4k7xjAgJW-I_NUc-3_MjOjXkqeh60nPmyLDeEIijZapChoJiISP7E8a9hx92hOkTRjCqlI8D-yvx7AfXNoYInw9dmnPaUZalnDxiAbSQRwkqMB9s3oTzerkQtfC_uN9bMJOCymBvYzGvwK_N9imxcZ5FBBRGKOyck2wnnZNYEKl7-8-oQV/s828/Dallas%20traffic.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="828" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuRdQ9fMiHD4k7xjAgJW-I_NUc-3_MjOjXkqeh60nPmyLDeEIijZapChoJiISP7E8a9hx92hOkTRjCqlI8D-yvx7AfXNoYInw9dmnPaUZalnDxiAbSQRwkqMB9s3oTzerkQtfC_uN9bMJOCymBvYzGvwK_N9imxcZ5FBBRGKOyck2wnnZNYEKl7-8-oQV/s320/Dallas%20traffic.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><div style="text-align: right;">I've heard it said for every UP there is a DOWN.....<br />traffic around Dallas--A DOUBLE DOWN....<br />a reminder of one of the reasons I left Calif....<br /></div><div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZbzfpZCFZu5xqII3_qzjftZbXjQi-sfw-v6dmGEMOkwn0FFbpQVFJsSXHNaWwkplpMss7SoCQoBwyA16rXfN-EyBZabCE3N0h1Y1ggKWXY8b5YN3kyEe8ZdtqnkIBcMroIHWlUlSBQTT5peiM2pTSKVwZK7ZRLCUU4U4x_bSizJSgcKkv0Z8C1Wk_TD1/s558/Rob%20&%20Linda.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="471" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZbzfpZCFZu5xqII3_qzjftZbXjQi-sfw-v6dmGEMOkwn0FFbpQVFJsSXHNaWwkplpMss7SoCQoBwyA16rXfN-EyBZabCE3N0h1Y1ggKWXY8b5YN3kyEe8ZdtqnkIBcMroIHWlUlSBQTT5peiM2pTSKVwZK7ZRLCUU4U4x_bSizJSgcKkv0Z8C1Wk_TD1/s320/Rob%20&%20Linda.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>HELLO My Friends, Hello. Neil Diamond <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuKmWTUq4gM" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </p><p>Brother and S-I-L. (Rob & Linda)<br /></p><p>It's been a few days since we last saw each other, ....Daddy's <i>Home Going</i>. <a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2022/10/stepping-into-glory.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p>Brother has what one might call a "gentleman's farm." </p><p>We rode all around in his cart to check fences and help feed a few cows. <br />AND, his Cows are too cute! (A bit slobbery, though...just sayin'.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSgvaRkPAhtlM9f6qNpJesiM6PtLqiPrPjjp8pI5SyERu7kUBNVZ2I2kGLWWTEMUeSBh4Z_rwqT4p2Ocr5FlK8d0l2NjHpev62GYpmBElh-clULPoFws0OuKKab8goK6V8eUws070tlTNfNI1y5WzFBpusjopQLtgoMl6bRuh1i7od0hWJ0sAPIUDE-ah/s4032/Rob's%20Cow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSgvaRkPAhtlM9f6qNpJesiM6PtLqiPrPjjp8pI5SyERu7kUBNVZ2I2kGLWWTEMUeSBh4Z_rwqT4p2Ocr5FlK8d0l2NjHpev62GYpmBElh-clULPoFws0OuKKab8goK6V8eUws070tlTNfNI1y5WzFBpusjopQLtgoMl6bRuh1i7od0hWJ0sAPIUDE-ah/w480-h640/Rob's%20Cow.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>This is number 11. Rob doesn't name his cows because "they are not pets" But I think she is too cute to not have a name...She shall be called Elsie.<br /></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi349mR6Ikf7niNDtasrisfNd_jb0kEPkm6PHbzTgwE8pKhIXA1h7nNpgvugR772iPJEkvY1FQX5c4RfGimZXw2sIdo7WX-t1UpgWjmktOvJTaJKgRC-0FnEt0u-oXZROwHc7n3G88ajCA1oJj4IewYXckUM3E1ot3fY1cj0U0HHQZJlp3YRay3ousgeoKw/s4032/Buc%20ee.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi349mR6Ikf7niNDtasrisfNd_jb0kEPkm6PHbzTgwE8pKhIXA1h7nNpgvugR772iPJEkvY1FQX5c4RfGimZXw2sIdo7WX-t1UpgWjmktOvJTaJKgRC-0FnEt0u-oXZROwHc7n3G88ajCA1oJj4IewYXckUM3E1ot3fY1cj0U0HHQZJlp3YRay3ousgeoKw/w150-h200/Buc%20ee.JPG" width="150" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: right;">I made it to Buc-ee's. </p><p style="text-align: right;">I can cross that one off my bucket list. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi349mR6Ikf7niNDtasrisfNd_jb0kEPkm6PHbzTgwE8pKhIXA1h7nNpgvugR772iPJEkvY1FQX5c4RfGimZXw2sIdo7WX-t1UpgWjmktOvJTaJKgRC-0FnEt0u-oXZROwHc7n3G88ajCA1oJj4IewYXckUM3E1ot3fY1cj0U0HHQZJlp3YRay3ousgeoKw/s4032/Buc%20ee.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Rounding out the day at the San Antonio Airport to Fetch My Babes and my Daughter! <br />I'm a Happy Camper!!</div><div><p><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdw0dhMiKrmVStK9aXsTHObaC3o4fZZDj_kZbQz6H0UcyrsEQkqKba-TYjWnKGCWkERJHkWxn6sIMhimc7kIslh1PR11yLsjqJogXR8RvRdYWqwSYFGBiSNFnflc5NFcgu6rSlgd2711m_Ve7y_WqPr2150RTdmPFVJHCcYizJL_WHUluDfBviqIYX22V/s3088/The%20Babes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdw0dhMiKrmVStK9aXsTHObaC3o4fZZDj_kZbQz6H0UcyrsEQkqKba-TYjWnKGCWkERJHkWxn6sIMhimc7kIslh1PR11yLsjqJogXR8RvRdYWqwSYFGBiSNFnflc5NFcgu6rSlgd2711m_Ve7y_WqPr2150RTdmPFVJHCcYizJL_WHUluDfBviqIYX22V/w480-h640/The%20Babes.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-38624202246039950482024-03-25T04:14:00.000-07:002024-03-25T04:18:31.778-07:00One Day Down<p>Home 👉👉👉 Conway, AR (with a short powder-room stop in Popular Bluff, MO. If you ever watched <u>Designing Women</u> <i>back-in-the-day</i> you'll know why I just HAD to stop in Popular Bluff.)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzLJU96EZQMVxxbtvf-A9I6B105zOmpaRGt2BTf7xTG2ihUR3mV7H8xhbBEpZJZKrwb1zOVEu9DoqxapNkoyemlxcze-6lTgW1g_jiob2tl3Xp4lnGtzDpmhMJ_4oX26IMWbPVCb4_SGEfy8W-CzDb0_qweggc8vCVfOiKAZP9nqkUjWc7W5MYSdSpdAt/s1181/Road%20Trip%20Day%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="1181" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzLJU96EZQMVxxbtvf-A9I6B105zOmpaRGt2BTf7xTG2ihUR3mV7H8xhbBEpZJZKrwb1zOVEu9DoqxapNkoyemlxcze-6lTgW1g_jiob2tl3Xp4lnGtzDpmhMJ_4oX26IMWbPVCb4_SGEfy8W-CzDb0_qweggc8vCVfOiKAZP9nqkUjWc7W5MYSdSpdAt/w640-h264/Road%20Trip%20Day%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqb2cZ5Vb1sqgfOgz-RE-NnzAEZWFAK0JBr_Bn5yVM8M3JstyxpUGj1wWTaq3mQ5k-zRw1o8FRnT6V_FdA71JpzD_ric06zyDgGCDg8BbjLX5Ev29ixeu9b-f7aM_XK6nN5LTo1zrL_8NfJ3ShBZOK07kGZuzvHej8_GekJAwKFvGZa4hs_aoXrsnWekEr/s2048/Anette.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1111" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqb2cZ5Vb1sqgfOgz-RE-NnzAEZWFAK0JBr_Bn5yVM8M3JstyxpUGj1wWTaq3mQ5k-zRw1o8FRnT6V_FdA71JpzD_ric06zyDgGCDg8BbjLX5Ev29ixeu9b-f7aM_XK6nN5LTo1zrL_8NfJ3ShBZOK07kGZuzvHej8_GekJAwKFvGZa4hs_aoXrsnWekEr/w217-h400/Anette.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Spent the evening with my long,...L-O-N-G time friend, Annette. </p><p>Annette and I go back to about 1990-ish when we lived in Portland, OR. We were both single moms to very young children .... just trying to make life happen as smoothly as possible and keep our wits about us. Now all our babies are grown with babies of their own!</p><p>We stayed up WAY TOO late catching up .... "What's new with you?" ... "Where are the kids?" .... "Aren't those Grands the cat's meow!?"<br />Just like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_wbEJoA-QM" target="_blank">Old Times</a>.</p><p>Annette, you're as beautiful as ever!!! <br />Let's not wait 10 years before we get together again!<br /></p><p></p><p>Sew Much More coming up.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9nVrceptJhGFE6Zmw0KDl92EHDaEb22qUX62RDiNkyZfph-TqikmFStfSaWkOEoOMxMp_jSIwMWdYrLiOrLib39wCWMfTcwwaTQkKtVkbtpAbS9GVS6dv80o4jCVyihjVfvTr3QOY3SPe0fUJhDXFhznbrfbKY83NhqwpdBS_1muBUV3bj-8TXq658en/s1120/Road%20Trip%202%20Conway%20to%20Moody.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1120" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9nVrceptJhGFE6Zmw0KDl92EHDaEb22qUX62RDiNkyZfph-TqikmFStfSaWkOEoOMxMp_jSIwMWdYrLiOrLib39wCWMfTcwwaTQkKtVkbtpAbS9GVS6dv80o4jCVyihjVfvTr3QOY3SPe0fUJhDXFhznbrfbKY83NhqwpdBS_1muBUV3bj-8TXq658en/w200-h156/Road%20Trip%202%20Conway%20to%20Moody.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>P.S. My plan was to visit a shop in Conway called <a href="https://www.thestitchersgarden.com/" target="_blank">The Stitcher's Garden</a>. But with a long driving day ahead of me I could not wait until 10:00 am for the shop to open. 😕 <br />(My goal is to be in Austin, TX by 6 pm.)<p></p><p><br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-68811469374798546492024-03-23T06:06:00.000-07:002024-03-23T08:35:26.432-07:00Let the Fun Begin!!<div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Zooming off to exotic places!</b></span><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P8g9VCHG05sjbKybkf8pU8v7L0uSO1PDaF7MogkOYpapAmo71w_li01NlCoCVs0prZmlf_FAKj1p6rjnvMOYLZshPSdv5zSp8WkByb-g3w6Qiux3ghncCQxSD7ByAGHZlEI7POA0Ca_qDRJauq7GXZNenlgKso0wntxbDdT47kbfYEyAOqQgwY705eNl/s336/Road%20Trip%20heart.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="336" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P8g9VCHG05sjbKybkf8pU8v7L0uSO1PDaF7MogkOYpapAmo71w_li01NlCoCVs0prZmlf_FAKj1p6rjnvMOYLZshPSdv5zSp8WkByb-g3w6Qiux3ghncCQxSD7ByAGHZlEI7POA0Ca_qDRJauq7GXZNenlgKso0wntxbDdT47kbfYEyAOqQgwY705eNl/w200-h169/Road%20Trip%20heart.JPG" width="200" /></a></i></p><p>I LOVE Road Trips! <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P8g9VCHG05sjbKybkf8pU8v7L0uSO1PDaF7MogkOYpapAmo71w_li01NlCoCVs0prZmlf_FAKj1p6rjnvMOYLZshPSdv5zSp8WkByb-g3w6Qiux3ghncCQxSD7ByAGHZlEI7POA0Ca_qDRJauq7GXZNenlgKso0wntxbDdT47kbfYEyAOqQgwY705eNl/s336/Road%20Trip%20heart.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></i><br />Cruisin' down the interstate, watching the beautiful <br />landscape zip by <i>(especially</i><i> NEW landscape</i>), <br />singing along to my favorite tunes, playing air ukulele....<br />don't forget a good book-on-tape!!</p><p>While not happening often, but when it does I embrace the experience. <br />I like to make lists, create maps and plan my starting points and stopping points.<br />Is there anything worth seeing along the way????</p><p><i>Side Story: Once-upon-a-time the kids and I took a road trip from Portland to Smith River...about 5 hours. <br />It took us 12 hours because we stopped at every interesting rock in the road. It was totally fun!</i> <br /></p><p>Here are some memorable Road Trips:</p><p><a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2018/01/road-trip.html" target="_blank">January 14, 2018</a>--Yuma, AZ to help Auntie Nyla with the Desert Lily Quilters annual Quilt Show. <br /><a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2018/05/thelma-and-louise.html" target="_blank">May 17, 2018</a>--from Portland, OR back to So. Cal. in my new car with Miss Charlotte-the-Tall.<br /><a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-different-kind-of-road-trip.html" target="_blank">June 27, 2021</a>--Traveling with My Babes. (<i>Man, I miss that van...I could kick myself for not keeping it!</i>)<br /><a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2021/07/let-freedom-ring.html" target="_blank">July 7, 2021</a>--Off to Vegas and the Quilting Niece, Dez.</p><p>And Now--my very first Road Trip through the Southern States! (<i>It won't be my last!*</i>)</p><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnLWvkO2gU2LNdxk25ksD_l2Zgb8Ur80pUofBxDzf2QRwl_Xg9JsKar-uPq36AvE5xwPcpIPVio1x5UBUWRUq-Y3IA1DcQ2Bhj0aNpO0Cnq4IoyDW7EDZe_DIhmnECFQBCjbwpPkd-6sQuO8ZJ7hatTeDB_Ji0zGXI1XN9gNMEjkpSzqMtN0UhJM_6WEz/s1248/Road%20Trip2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1248" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnLWvkO2gU2LNdxk25ksD_l2Zgb8Ur80pUofBxDzf2QRwl_Xg9JsKar-uPq36AvE5xwPcpIPVio1x5UBUWRUq-Y3IA1DcQ2Bhj0aNpO0Cnq4IoyDW7EDZe_DIhmnECFQBCjbwpPkd-6sQuO8ZJ7hatTeDB_Ji0zGXI1XN9gNMEjkpSzqMtN0UhJM_6WEz/w640-h444/Road%20Trip2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p></p><p>I've been planning this trip for weeks and have <b><i>A LOT</i></b> of <u>along-the-way adventures</u> just waiting to happen: <br />PEOPLE, PLACES and THINGS!!<br /></p><p>Buckle Up! Click <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=bugs+bunny+hit+the+road#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b1c8c2cb,vid:-ZvuAG_6mV4,st:0" target="_blank">Here </a>for a Blast from the Past to leave you with a smile.<b>**<br /></b></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">* I'll let you in on a little secret....I've set my retirement date....I can't reveal the date until I've informed the bosses....<br />So, more road trips to come!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">**Did you catch it? Bugs playing the Uku? 😁 </span><br /></p><br /></div>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-40335121808265683022024-03-20T05:40:00.000-07:002024-03-21T06:44:18.715-07:00Small Projects Add Up to Big Finishes<p>Finishing up a bunch of small projects and getting ready to travel.<br /></p><p><b>Small quilts for my Small Quilt Wall:</b>..One of them Auntie Nyla's <u>only </u>attempt at FPP*. <br />(<i>She hated this block and threw it away...I rescued it....<b>I love it!!</b></i>)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U3KB-ug69nPfj_UKML1Wc_y1Etr69KAwkhtd83IgcZtkKNFf_LeQB5qAiKwvjkBIQid9vuwsiUYRcT6Lk7ao-AoVu2jLwvLau5Ny9ZLACoRhM_Ni43G77_ng-a4Kad5Tnd9tC9zXwBRGy6qLQKjrwYUm_KWBkDT37HAaIianzKMWFD346wq2rh-qMTY6/s4032/Ice%20Cream.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U3KB-ug69nPfj_UKML1Wc_y1Etr69KAwkhtd83IgcZtkKNFf_LeQB5qAiKwvjkBIQid9vuwsiUYRcT6Lk7ao-AoVu2jLwvLau5Ny9ZLACoRhM_Ni43G77_ng-a4Kad5Tnd9tC9zXwBRGy6qLQKjrwYUm_KWBkDT37HAaIianzKMWFD346wq2rh-qMTY6/s320/Ice%20Cream.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p> </p><p>Quilt it.</p><p>Bind it.</p><p>Hang it.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>Pretty Little City:</b> Embracing my new "<i>home state</i>.<i>"</i> This is a <a href="https://muppin.com/muppins-sewing-emporium/" target="_blank">Muppin's Sewing Emporium</a> exclusive. <br />Cheryl created this pattern for out-of-town visitors to her shop. <i>(The Heart button is Paducah.)</i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNnFc-O4avjbvFkO78CdMNyq-a7hEkQtW6G8CoE9KGAalaVAhcy_9N-FBiLjTZIy97DCTxuvNgtm0KNZR-VTk1dhyu1jmW6hSwpNJjYdNczl2XRZIxubsp7miCnqjzFZMLgkFycDW1C87pYp2wM6M6Wz8oACqyah9rmiIuQX_HD1c_JVaP6kmAmLF5Nme/s4032/Paducah.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNnFc-O4avjbvFkO78CdMNyq-a7hEkQtW6G8CoE9KGAalaVAhcy_9N-FBiLjTZIy97DCTxuvNgtm0KNZR-VTk1dhyu1jmW6hSwpNJjYdNczl2XRZIxubsp7miCnqjzFZMLgkFycDW1C87pYp2wM6M6Wz8oACqyah9rmiIuQX_HD1c_JVaP6kmAmLF5Nme/w400-h300/Paducah.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Small Quilt Wall is nearly Full!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfjhQ_QCnnlG9Ou_BEdNUl4rHrpfjXvmiD_deNWqQGVuPZgWcNrleBx2azW_1dO0RBuGAbZ7V2WbpPNBf544c9FEtIfdqjIRu5pRL6nJ6Iho8ibKBD3YOnndrQhsQv-Z7qMHWbC2nyPNirazl7AVr6dLeKl2aBbKLq7eLq-KTseEImX0gAS7VowqqiHS1/s4032/Small%20Quilt%20Wall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfjhQ_QCnnlG9Ou_BEdNUl4rHrpfjXvmiD_deNWqQGVuPZgWcNrleBx2azW_1dO0RBuGAbZ7V2WbpPNBf544c9FEtIfdqjIRu5pRL6nJ6Iho8ibKBD3YOnndrQhsQv-Z7qMHWbC2nyPNirazl7AVr6dLeKl2aBbKLq7eLq-KTseEImX0gAS7VowqqiHS1/w640-h480/Small%20Quilt%20Wall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>The Pincushion Doll</b> also by Muppin's Sewing Emporium. I shall call her "<b>Polly</b>" <i>(for Polly Pincushion.)</i><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwadiR5luCOrYmvFayq97Rb0O_bes3cm7V7C24PMaYasfJZJ6ouiYfuFu3HxGDP5LvPkrX78U5XLRl9jyMc1o8AG3hHXh4k9Wma7IHRBn5bMDQdu6unCinCtUZ2DUx8okiZXcLxhsVgqqsVV3jC1KgFd6BBkkvxUy-J6GgArQRUyni2fzxFwDKqvWzkZ-D/s4032/First%20Attempt.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwadiR5luCOrYmvFayq97Rb0O_bes3cm7V7C24PMaYasfJZJ6ouiYfuFu3HxGDP5LvPkrX78U5XLRl9jyMc1o8AG3hHXh4k9Wma7IHRBn5bMDQdu6unCinCtUZ2DUx8okiZXcLxhsVgqqsVV3jC1KgFd6BBkkvxUy-J6GgArQRUyni2fzxFwDKqvWzkZ-D/s4032/First%20Attempt.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwadiR5luCOrYmvFayq97Rb0O_bes3cm7V7C24PMaYasfJZJ6ouiYfuFu3HxGDP5LvPkrX78U5XLRl9jyMc1o8AG3hHXh4k9Wma7IHRBn5bMDQdu6unCinCtUZ2DUx8okiZXcLxhsVgqqsVV3jC1KgFd6BBkkvxUy-J6GgArQRUyni2fzxFwDKqvWzkZ-D/s320/First%20Attempt.JPG" width="240" /></a>Hummmmm....my first attempt was NOT a success!<br />The dress-base is too small. There are fabric cutting calculations in the pattern based on the size of the doll body, but somehow they didn't translate from <br />paper to product. </p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75AymWkmqEHuKd0PmUd__kCwI9QtaMuYeoLWqEeEWfeir0U3aWKE9ifjAgTvyqg5hy8G8pOvpnPaeRdO9H2AHQur_FfXexAIAJjUtwcxxMjQhqMv1i5S3kvcILP8NUN6xPSexY0o3sKFBv82gt4NKaoU1FSKRDmo4A0d-MIE9mD-BJBYaZQf0LrBV_Xf4/s4032/Polly%20Pincushion.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75AymWkmqEHuKd0PmUd__kCwI9QtaMuYeoLWqEeEWfeir0U3aWKE9ifjAgTvyqg5hy8G8pOvpnPaeRdO9H2AHQur_FfXexAIAJjUtwcxxMjQhqMv1i5S3kvcILP8NUN6xPSexY0o3sKFBv82gt4NKaoU1FSKRDmo4A0d-MIE9mD-BJBYaZQf0LrBV_Xf4/w300-h400/Polly%20Pincushion.JPG" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Can you say "Date with Jack"?<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75AymWkmqEHuKd0PmUd__kCwI9QtaMuYeoLWqEeEWfeir0U3aWKE9ifjAgTvyqg5hy8G8pOvpnPaeRdO9H2AHQur_FfXexAIAJjUtwcxxMjQhqMv1i5S3kvcILP8NUN6xPSexY0o3sKFBv82gt4NKaoU1FSKRDmo4A0d-MIE9mD-BJBYaZQf0LrBV_Xf4/s4032/Polly%20Pincushion.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwadiR5luCOrYmvFayq97Rb0O_bes3cm7V7C24PMaYasfJZJ6ouiYfuFu3HxGDP5LvPkrX78U5XLRl9jyMc1o8AG3hHXh4k9Wma7IHRBn5bMDQdu6unCinCtUZ2DUx8okiZXcLxhsVgqqsVV3jC1KgFd6BBkkvxUy-J6GgArQRUyni2fzxFwDKqvWzkZ-D/s4032/First%20Attempt.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></p> <p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <i>Sew</i> Much Better!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75AymWkmqEHuKd0PmUd__kCwI9QtaMuYeoLWqEeEWfeir0U3aWKE9ifjAgTvyqg5hy8G8pOvpnPaeRdO9H2AHQur_FfXexAIAJjUtwcxxMjQhqMv1i5S3kvcILP8NUN6xPSexY0o3sKFBv82gt4NKaoU1FSKRDmo4A0d-MIE9mD-BJBYaZQf0LrBV_Xf4/s4032/Polly%20Pincushion.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I'm sure someday I'll make her another frock and then I'll have a better idea of how it all goes together (I wrote it in the pattern.)</p><p style="text-align: right;">I think she looks <i>cheery</i>, though, don't you?<br />Makes me want to <i>do-si-do</i>. <br />I imagine her wearing cowgirl boots, <br /><i>muddy</i> cowgirl boots, under her costume. <br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9xvyeehVAZK5YszSzKQbFDQ4MjcdJa609ylshfh63evNP9TXfDiXkWK6lvZ9UhgfnxSxp5_hI7GiiLJpYBtdOyUR3RBG9fC1LiEskpNMJB5cIFEb6W-SCpNU3q-jzkAKpeZC0vibstMsnSCOggW4-FwCZQpa4G_we2DBMUWc8hy3WV3f1dpGyI2BSfA_/s146/Telephone.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><p></p><p>When you purchase patterns, fabric and notions from your local shop you have a resource available for help get you out of a conundrum. <br />Thank you, Cheryl Sleboda for setting me on the right track. <br /><u>Buy local when possible</u>!<br /></p><p></p><p><b>Crayon Pouch for the coloring Catalina:</b> A video popped up on my FaceBook. It looked cute (and easy) so I followed the link...they wanted $22 for the pattern!!! I'm sorry...that is too much money for a downloadable pattern....so, I made the little zipper pouch without a pattern! So There! <br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UgLg5PNYSHP7AevSf3BYaD3tZ5Gsgv9zCojVwdYb4FDJkGBsprBqClTONP6oaSLEIaFL04KhW541_3rYadkLOzIK4AmR_HxSfhkNuOI2Rer9hCkhbWNKY_0BW6XGY6qDMzQwyk7aDumfpr2nwLCW4OrXyZARlfW9nokk5NtonHP0a7rlLS5loaGT-IdU/s4032/Crayon%20Pouch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UgLg5PNYSHP7AevSf3BYaD3tZ5Gsgv9zCojVwdYb4FDJkGBsprBqClTONP6oaSLEIaFL04KhW541_3rYadkLOzIK4AmR_HxSfhkNuOI2Rer9hCkhbWNKY_0BW6XGY6qDMzQwyk7aDumfpr2nwLCW4OrXyZARlfW9nokk5NtonHP0a7rlLS5loaGT-IdU/w480-h640/Crayon%20Pouch.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Well...not so fast....I'll admit there were more than a few "gosh darn" moments assembling this thing, especially the zipper. <br />And it didn't turn out in real life quite like I'd imagined. Hind-sight being what it is...I should have purchased the <br />pattern--<i>should-a, would-a, could-a</i>. If you're interested in watching the video and <u>purchasing the pattern</u>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100069171038964/videos/1087523565834056" target="_blank">HERE </a>is the link. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0ZAuEEV5l96xge_PIMAhCqL2VcVCQfIXzy1t70kxPyYLskkeyM1UaDQCv-rtV67wgKt56Ncm3JUovxruazxoDZhVx1j576Xl25aeoi38cXTd9uIZ8Pzih03WG9Zfxm08SQb6nQMzGgYmlzxxO4uAPkrFjqAzrlW2B-G9tYw-M0N5M46XdDL_wcWPWN8U/s512/zipper%20feet.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="512" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0ZAuEEV5l96xge_PIMAhCqL2VcVCQfIXzy1t70kxPyYLskkeyM1UaDQCv-rtV67wgKt56Ncm3JUovxruazxoDZhVx1j576Xl25aeoi38cXTd9uIZ8Pzih03WG9Zfxm08SQb6nQMzGgYmlzxxO4uAPkrFjqAzrlW2B-G9tYw-M0N5M46XdDL_wcWPWN8U/w200-h181/zipper%20feet.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><b>And can I just have a short hissy fit about zipper feet? </b></p><p>The feet that came
with my Janome are not worth a plug nickel! <br />I have all these (on the left): I tried the two top feet....they just wouldn't hold the fabric...<br />I broke two needles trying.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhFqvnq3AvTF9bIGfFFsaOWwLMBgT9gDz-IJ11R_ji-gP6_Hm6lHR1nbHD262En5-NM_wGFm4WgqTd1AWUSHKQpJ6GlVCpXY24weEkW7YMbUkPQ16nIMuHxIBE42JCG8duTNZwkbjII8kIfZI4cEv-Kh5pQM90YklrTB508rgEqbnjTWDER6Fwv23Shot/s241/zipper%20foot.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="241" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhFqvnq3AvTF9bIGfFFsaOWwLMBgT9gDz-IJ11R_ji-gP6_Hm6lHR1nbHD262En5-NM_wGFm4WgqTd1AWUSHKQpJ6GlVCpXY24weEkW7YMbUkPQ16nIMuHxIBE42JCG8duTNZwkbjII8kIfZI4cEv-Kh5pQM90YklrTB508rgEqbnjTWDER6Fwv23Shot/w200-h194/zipper%20foot.JPG" width="200" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: right;"> I finally retrieved the foot from one of my older machines (on the right)....PERFECT!!!<br />Sometimes the tried-and-true are the best choice, just sayin...<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Ok, I'm done. Leave me a comment if you want me to send you the Janome feet. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhFqvnq3AvTF9bIGfFFsaOWwLMBgT9gDz-IJ11R_ji-gP6_Hm6lHR1nbHD262En5-NM_wGFm4WgqTd1AWUSHKQpJ6GlVCpXY24weEkW7YMbUkPQ16nIMuHxIBE42JCG8duTNZwkbjII8kIfZI4cEv-Kh5pQM90YklrTB508rgEqbnjTWDER6Fwv23Shot/s241/zipper%20foot.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><br /></b></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNehYjfZ8vyvGu4UZZ4iWWQ95rY481DmC7g3-97THGHa64bZWD7hOcBSbs28W_iCtRki6X4dBP72VJh1YhaoAfXe899BARInnJE1o2jV7Jd0W2KAf8ZVrxbS-uS2_NsM_55yFibo4b23AZsEQn6cMyWqwS7PZG_VTsQqE80ckFuSRdDaHelDZtSczA3Lz/s3821/Hat%20on%20a%20Cat%20April(1).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3821" data-original-width="1905" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNehYjfZ8vyvGu4UZZ4iWWQ95rY481DmC7g3-97THGHa64bZWD7hOcBSbs28W_iCtRki6X4dBP72VJh1YhaoAfXe899BARInnJE1o2jV7Jd0W2KAf8ZVrxbS-uS2_NsM_55yFibo4b23AZsEQn6cMyWqwS7PZG_VTsQqE80ckFuSRdDaHelDZtSczA3Lz/w320-h640/Hat%20on%20a%20Cat%20April(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rounding out all the small projects for March,<b> <br />Hat-on a-Cat** for April: </b> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4TJliQZHFI7u48h5rIxNNQnzN78ORHYwG5kbZtolx-ap1trk4eHpvwqOBLLtJyNiE5rjUR-vExYiTQXzRDW-FY77ODnC7Zopk4W-OqnYYPE3alHACJosh_G_eF6SAuaS0mWAwmZfnWdJlDLlLBy5yO2MF4FweV4gKxmSfG2HOyMc7f2gWOQKdKoWkkex/s206/Watch.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="127" data-original-width="206" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4TJliQZHFI7u48h5rIxNNQnzN78ORHYwG5kbZtolx-ap1trk4eHpvwqOBLLtJyNiE5rjUR-vExYiTQXzRDW-FY77ODnC7Zopk4W-OqnYYPE3alHACJosh_G_eF6SAuaS0mWAwmZfnWdJlDLlLBy5yO2MF4FweV4gKxmSfG2HOyMc7f2gWOQKdKoWkkex/s1600/Watch.JPG" width="206" /></a></div>And now it's time to jump in the car and drive to exciting places....keep watching.<br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*FPP=Foundation Paper Piecing.<br />**Hat on a Cat is from Missouri Star Quilt Company.<b><br /></b></span></p><p><b> </b><br /></p><br />Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-5657243860880021702024-03-08T07:30:00.000-08:002024-03-21T07:40:29.502-07:00Off The Rails<p>I'm sure I'm not the only one....a recent family upset made me "<i>not care"</i> about anything! <br />No quilting, No Ukulele playing....I just went to bed...at 7:30 ... and had a good cry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdpuo50ZbHGk_Sdwi3XL2KKXt8MPaANbVNZ0pfuvAPO45YSCsjZmKFJWN1TuCWn-rrsEeZf3u4FWYbJ1Thyphenhyphenxg4oEPPP8csmHskjzecIGA6BPtI3HqlhCB_Bs9b6q5dT2msOcK-Db3ogcBjmUVJIDJzVYR3xSQU_pREX8CUbg8UptD3dXpHhoBaFZb8QmS/s308/Crying%20in%20bed.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="298" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdpuo50ZbHGk_Sdwi3XL2KKXt8MPaANbVNZ0pfuvAPO45YSCsjZmKFJWN1TuCWn-rrsEeZf3u4FWYbJ1Thyphenhyphenxg4oEPPP8csmHskjzecIGA6BPtI3HqlhCB_Bs9b6q5dT2msOcK-Db3ogcBjmUVJIDJzVYR3xSQU_pREX8CUbg8UptD3dXpHhoBaFZb8QmS/s1600/Crying%20in%20bed.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br /><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Research has found
that in addition to being self-soothing, shedding emotional tears
releases oxytocin and endorphins. <br />These chemicals make people feel good
and may also ease both physical and emotional pain.</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">So, this morning I do feel somewhat better and resolved to the situation, although I do not like it. </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">I came across this on my FB page:</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgHDGN5eqMaod-lo5EI1x9KXuwGCc6iroLq_oTYFghNQ0l2Q4PeuBsO8rg1d00SdWGlf3OaiUCWbVJPK0fAclFyjPINYwpAnTXciW-5R9cyigxLFSRHVUCOfVnpzY_q364kWDElVmBRcOZQmooPdmkzJ1Q6YMek5d3Kjp2Nj3aI5sJwCbZN69Eg5KuCrt/s616/Nap%20and%20a%20Snack.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="616" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgHDGN5eqMaod-lo5EI1x9KXuwGCc6iroLq_oTYFghNQ0l2Q4PeuBsO8rg1d00SdWGlf3OaiUCWbVJPK0fAclFyjPINYwpAnTXciW-5R9cyigxLFSRHVUCOfVnpzY_q364kWDElVmBRcOZQmooPdmkzJ1Q6YMek5d3Kjp2Nj3aI5sJwCbZN69Eg5KuCrt/w400-h378/Nap%20and%20a%20Snack.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"></span></span><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXtGffspZOXVpxQphRWzcdc64lZvSNEy5vkLr71xY2vmDHRp1MdJGvX5Y_9TsdZxwECgXwwzOVuXIcy6NctJ3wfbtNf17tHM0HmHXTnj2bufqEyS3qjsGDqoqGczIx4G4v2yZzRLht9JOWjWibXjMwtTAH0Oz2f2veg0O7ax85gKjSQbg_pQX_LoawmDj/s185/On%20with%20the%20show.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="185" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXtGffspZOXVpxQphRWzcdc64lZvSNEy5vkLr71xY2vmDHRp1MdJGvX5Y_9TsdZxwECgXwwzOVuXIcy6NctJ3wfbtNf17tHM0HmHXTnj2bufqEyS3qjsGDqoqGczIx4G4v2yZzRLht9JOWjWibXjMwtTAH0Oz2f2veg0O7ax85gKjSQbg_pQX_LoawmDj/s1600/On%20with%20the%20show.JPG" width="185" /></a></div><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: right;"><b><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-size: large;">Now...</span></span></span></b></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">On the bright side...It's Friday and that means Ukulele Zoom Jam tonight <br />and working on March Projects this weekend.</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">*I Kings 19:5-18<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-7137880309745085122024-03-06T07:22:00.000-08:002024-03-06T07:22:38.117-08:00Happy Birthday To Me !<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3vnPjr9Aq4wtosoFvEvGvkEbA9rlzhCwsrR-AlSdI7Ua-JHyjVtr2dxh3n7Chw_49sDJ2mYOTAridHH2BMqjv0H4xw5o2neMrdHJSHOO39Y9LmJFvZyOeEDqZUhcURm48obJMYXkS6EWMa4W_jknwBj2fHWyvRwXDYhGzj7eac4MuCTRW9I61TYBibBS/s609/2024%20Birthday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="609" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3vnPjr9Aq4wtosoFvEvGvkEbA9rlzhCwsrR-AlSdI7Ua-JHyjVtr2dxh3n7Chw_49sDJ2mYOTAridHH2BMqjv0H4xw5o2neMrdHJSHOO39Y9LmJFvZyOeEDqZUhcURm48obJMYXkS6EWMa4W_jknwBj2fHWyvRwXDYhGzj7eac4MuCTRW9I61TYBibBS/w640-h428/2024%20Birthday.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodSm3mbhi5Hxu-iJ9y3rtOQCaYmeaVAXD3LQ6CpjMPErisMsWp0jjMY3L8kkHTcO_9FpoPY9D9EokAj5xzA1EbT4uwCiuYR_DTsRy9bvqYrNvL0vNzlfxauI1PkTnv6SGNjcL2wuafiTZjiyJ7uPvUMAtnbkAyhEU0JP6Gu2JHnNOLMspDU-BAX5FLDe7/s318/Getting%20old.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="318" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodSm3mbhi5Hxu-iJ9y3rtOQCaYmeaVAXD3LQ6CpjMPErisMsWp0jjMY3L8kkHTcO_9FpoPY9D9EokAj5xzA1EbT4uwCiuYR_DTsRy9bvqYrNvL0vNzlfxauI1PkTnv6SGNjcL2wuafiTZjiyJ7uPvUMAtnbkAyhEU0JP6Gu2JHnNOLMspDU-BAX5FLDe7/s1600/Getting%20old.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-55772536659076786562024-02-29T04:58:00.000-08:002024-03-21T05:45:26.268-07:00Leap Day!!<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What are you doing with your extra day?<br />I am preparing for a brand, spankin new month!!<br /></b></span></p><p>While finishing up Auntie Nyla's <b>Coffee Time</b> table runner I kept thinking "What am I going to do with this?" <br />My dining table is round and I tend to leave it bare. The runner is really too big for the countertop under the coffee-making things. Then I remembered the most-appealing "Small Quilt Wall" I once saw somewhere on the internet. <br />Here is an example: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OojfAtRXtd8OSJpgeuBhf-IgD0Hy7nYTWh3XhNCTR_Tu5smW9v8G7W5qo0BWGYbCicbqrAV_7RU5ihOWqHZf6sEY97wNZBm-LdVAa6XGnQTNvpbHJSr-60PtbDvhw0z1RKt8EGUZuSu9YOqwJAvlHKWlwEad1tbb8ZeCqr2NpbTIbAf7wvbWE4O4SYRT/s563/Small%20Quilt%20Wall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="563" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OojfAtRXtd8OSJpgeuBhf-IgD0Hy7nYTWh3XhNCTR_Tu5smW9v8G7W5qo0BWGYbCicbqrAV_7RU5ihOWqHZf6sEY97wNZBm-LdVAa6XGnQTNvpbHJSr-60PtbDvhw0z1RKt8EGUZuSu9YOqwJAvlHKWlwEad1tbb8ZeCqr2NpbTIbAf7wvbWE4O4SYRT/w640-h424/Small%20Quilt%20Wall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">So, now, I too shall have a Small Quilt Wall!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJNJqTj5RHNAYPHO-luyYpjEXyN4gtJg569hEBUAV58qCmlgf_VrEhpphBQckS94NhlkwxwoxUs1ZBWgijYvLjmL9-ECZ-M1wmNLOXJuSI2IE0IHG2WGLJvcNi1DEyoHLjwrgKmzTK3zzvvvUzqjtmNns9ICRpmIRZBy7t9Z_Zeygw2jOGQfwvSCP2YVj/s4032/Wall.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJNJqTj5RHNAYPHO-luyYpjEXyN4gtJg569hEBUAV58qCmlgf_VrEhpphBQckS94NhlkwxwoxUs1ZBWgijYvLjmL9-ECZ-M1wmNLOXJuSI2IE0IHG2WGLJvcNi1DEyoHLjwrgKmzTK3zzvvvUzqjtmNns9ICRpmIRZBy7t9Z_Zeygw2jOGQfwvSCP2YVj/w640-h480/Wall.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Coffee Time</b> is mounted above <a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2018/05/happy-surprises-come-in-small-packages.html" target="_blank">Misunderstood</a>. And, you might recognize the <b>Happy Camper</b> small quilt from <a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2021/07/my-progress-es.html" target="_blank">July, 2021</a>. </p><p>Next item to finish and add to the wall is <b>Snugly Bugly</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQIUADv1K1Jpe3gSlAaLuvnopumNuzpNv2r57RQs3Cj4BV16341cK6OFZ8iq857vUnQ2qDJwRkWBnH_vWtPsymNlPFZfsPbJ-u_ZsPTBfbmFgFaf4wUyWI26Y6YRw5ghOIGFZSiIk74fJ6ik2E7MCdn02Vzx_PQjTUhWe6NiVwUclAkNB81MdyhcNBRpU/s2858/Snugly%20Bugly.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="2278" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQIUADv1K1Jpe3gSlAaLuvnopumNuzpNv2r57RQs3Cj4BV16341cK6OFZ8iq857vUnQ2qDJwRkWBnH_vWtPsymNlPFZfsPbJ-u_ZsPTBfbmFgFaf4wUyWI26Y6YRw5ghOIGFZSiIk74fJ6ik2E7MCdn02Vzx_PQjTUhWe6NiVwUclAkNB81MdyhcNBRpU/s320/Snugly%20Bugly.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><p>Snugly Bugly has a story....<a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2022/08/blast-from-past.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p>This one, lonely block was part of a BOM from Orange Quilt Bee in Orange, CA. Each month was packaged up with the pattern and the fabrics. I bought them all, but only ever completed one block. All the blanket stitch was done by hand....took F O R E V E R! I should have switched to doing it by machine. <br />But, Water under the bridge...<br /></p><p>After announcing on FaceBook the remaining kits were free, they did go to a good home. Hopefully she finished what I did not. </p><p>This one block will be quilted and bound and a label added for historical purposes.... it was for Cash when he was a youngin' (he is now 17) and then add it to my new Small Quilt Wall. </p><p><br /></p><p><u>And, What is on my <b>March </b>UFO list? <i>THREE</i> more small wall quilts!!</u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5f0Jz1SiREUzd9Rt5ur0FqAZmi1p8ADiSAEyJ4V8QG7aLR-wjJg8c-w9LKOFFqR2FCK8iIrPn79_fNhsjxNuJpNTln3fyV3VnCSGi3nY1vBqm5FGtTg1El8l-2JQENx_HS611oXinsZYb7DBEY1kzgXCaBDiZJgJn8Q_o8PlYFGHxxe3YRVTWnWVq9u_/s3297/Pretty%20Little%20City.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3297" data-original-width="2172" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5f0Jz1SiREUzd9Rt5ur0FqAZmi1p8ADiSAEyJ4V8QG7aLR-wjJg8c-w9LKOFFqR2FCK8iIrPn79_fNhsjxNuJpNTln3fyV3VnCSGi3nY1vBqm5FGtTg1El8l-2JQENx_HS611oXinsZYb7DBEY1kzgXCaBDiZJgJn8Q_o8PlYFGHxxe3YRVTWnWVq9u_/s320/Pretty%20Little%20City.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Pretty Little City</b></p><p>by Muppin's Sewing Emporium<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_dNaJbW3qENIrO2LcVrEtZDl60SKJce6C2bY8qTajrbhypD9LYY_U8mTpwZZw4ohzjSLxym0Hl97dxMdzDS5zrg1bRpkUwbua8zbedmmzRJ3P6bKsOZMp2GnuhpcMhuuKIibpWyMDriXnBGOV_kdGhXEWqYDOyFX1nJiHutIzwfhFAG-vjNPyn9fGyK7/s3451/Sewing%20Panel.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="1872" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_dNaJbW3qENIrO2LcVrEtZDl60SKJce6C2bY8qTajrbhypD9LYY_U8mTpwZZw4ohzjSLxym0Hl97dxMdzDS5zrg1bRpkUwbua8zbedmmzRJ3P6bKsOZMp2GnuhpcMhuuKIibpWyMDriXnBGOV_kdGhXEWqYDOyFX1nJiHutIzwfhFAG-vjNPyn9fGyK7/s320/Sewing%20Panel.jpg" width="174" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>And part of a sewing panel (purchased from Muppin's). <br /></p><p style="text-align: right;">This will make two.<br /></p><p>The wall quilt for my Sister Wife was from this panel. <a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2023/10/sister-wife.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SSOOOoooo looking forward to March! (It's my birthday month, too.)<br /></p><p>I've already changed out my door hanging, that's how excited I am!!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsZGGRDl091DahNgwNfylJVJd8NkEJEwzR_MSxxmgHo8l492U2uSClOLqaZU-PeM4MXeWjtGFrxvlaIC2P6RnWzAgW6bZOuD-mTDiXCeixCwwC1a9d6j6SjCM2CicY1KXSHyw37MvvTWXGz2w5csr1_Y7T53Oqm3rxrYglfVyMvI4CohmgfTEPrGt4Nad/s4032/March%20Door%20hanging.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsZGGRDl091DahNgwNfylJVJd8NkEJEwzR_MSxxmgHo8l492U2uSClOLqaZU-PeM4MXeWjtGFrxvlaIC2P6RnWzAgW6bZOuD-mTDiXCeixCwwC1a9d6j6SjCM2CicY1KXSHyw37MvvTWXGz2w5csr1_Y7T53Oqm3rxrYglfVyMvI4CohmgfTEPrGt4Nad/w300-h400/March%20Door%20hanging.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>P.S. Happy Birthday to you if you happen to be a "Leapling."<br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-67157266593845867712024-02-24T16:47:00.000-08:002024-02-24T16:47:12.360-08:00Intervention<p> ...I think I need one...."<span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">During an intervention, people gather together to face their loved one, talk about the effects of their addiction and ask them to accept treatment."</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx30D7B0zZRovLvWmJ-ktUbNFhkPvQvZCHd5GKtqxGD-Ck5iChhq_Vc-6GuByWrJ_gsBAl_iG7N1AJ5_YMSPyep_eOam6XhAO0NfbpTARP__9lpNFWpn1q9iueIfjiXhtSJgd2QgVrWuw47klegjJ-hgvRThArwiAztgBMZu2DiV1dv1BtI0I79hq5heuO/s320/Spend%20on%20fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx30D7B0zZRovLvWmJ-ktUbNFhkPvQvZCHd5GKtqxGD-Ck5iChhq_Vc-6GuByWrJ_gsBAl_iG7N1AJ5_YMSPyep_eOam6XhAO0NfbpTARP__9lpNFWpn1q9iueIfjiXhtSJgd2QgVrWuw47klegjJ-hgvRThArwiAztgBMZu2DiV1dv1BtI0I79hq5heuO/w400-h400/Spend%20on%20fabric.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">....or some other sewing related doo dad....</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"></span></div><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Am I addicted? Yes, I suppose I am....I have way more projects than I can ever finish in a Month-of-Sundays <br />and yet I've added two more to the list.</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">So, here is what happens....on Friday nights (right after Zoom Ukulele Jam) from 7:00 to 8:00 pm Central Time my friend, <u><b>Cheryl Slaboda of Muppin's Sewing Emporium</b></u> streams live on YouTube and FaceBook. Each week she demonstrates some sort of needle craft like ruching or rouleau or making tiny strawberry pincushions. It's always fun and interesting.<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Well, one Friday evening it was all about these porcelain doll bodies used to make pincushions. She gets these from all over, Germany, Japan, etc. And who could resist!? Obviously not me. I rushed down to the shop the very next day!!<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOa35t9pQxBt2XGJTdkDVAT3iVa1T96qI4OUkedrV3qVOkMNO9K98bnn24A-KPTQmY2FS2k99md7QXwAQvYkBfCo1mwbBX-XLwqSFSq3B39PQPi_nk48QA-DWQOLaE2zZSyFgZN6LWPsHpA3EP_4AucuqaKkrEjIXleqcM97_qgvxyL7NolkYrIcEUs6y-/s4032/Pincushion%20Doll.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOa35t9pQxBt2XGJTdkDVAT3iVa1T96qI4OUkedrV3qVOkMNO9K98bnn24A-KPTQmY2FS2k99md7QXwAQvYkBfCo1mwbBX-XLwqSFSq3B39PQPi_nk48QA-DWQOLaE2zZSyFgZN6LWPsHpA3EP_4AucuqaKkrEjIXleqcM97_qgvxyL7NolkYrIcEUs6y-/w300-h400/Pincushion%20Doll.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Yes, I got hooked...but I got a really good deal. <br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Watch the episode for the pincushion doll <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3qly2uc1-Q" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /></span></span><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> (You can see at time stamp 46 where I caved....) </span></span><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJG_2bb76fnzh7WqMz5idwDIrVDnuSUG-qCWjQ_skqFFBP2-2K-da3mfzPqVxAP7_GC_53rESXxFlFsz8aOn6XWbsdV4pYR2Q-_iuwf3cIKDCD0otUnb6gIQbjkCE3enpv-dWDHQ1OHsF3IfabQVMxac3LwsH-k6ughz3tsytdUAXyrpFuFRZT4OMrgzn/s4032/Pincushion%20Doll%20pattern.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJG_2bb76fnzh7WqMz5idwDIrVDnuSUG-qCWjQ_skqFFBP2-2K-da3mfzPqVxAP7_GC_53rESXxFlFsz8aOn6XWbsdV4pYR2Q-_iuwf3cIKDCD0otUnb6gIQbjkCE3enpv-dWDHQ1OHsF3IfabQVMxac3LwsH-k6ughz3tsytdUAXyrpFuFRZT4OMrgzn/w240-h320/Pincushion%20Doll%20pattern.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></span><br /><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Cheryl is so creative and stocks unique items in her little shop in downtown Paducah. Coming to the <a href="https://www.americanquilter.com/quiltweek/paducah-2024/" target="_blank">AQS Quilt Show</a> in April? Go see Cheryl!!<br /><b>And </b>notice this pattern was produced for Muppins, <br />Cheryl designed this Pincushion Doll Pattern herself! She is a very talented lady.<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Tune in on Friday night. </span></span><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@muppindotcom" target="_blank">HERE </a>to subscribe on YouTube. </span></span><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br />See her shop <a href="https://muppindotcom.square.site/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">The other item I just could NOT resist....Steampunk Kitty by <b><u>eQuilter.com</u></b>.</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOd54bSaC9WO3QUyW5mFkGVAB54MriFRRKRKuUzt5G3NQquo3E4rPrYVAx1EemXJ2Up4JGKWkktIWRt0cTn9W8qPTlCYBvJifckLmHVWVUMnHDxylx8DIszM0v5EIrAeyNRuQKH9oQWF9TO82ySlzwOzwD9B84zuAByCTuzZ5nNAR0umxcDh02hwe2CvT/s731/Steampunk%20Kitty.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOd54bSaC9WO3QUyW5mFkGVAB54MriFRRKRKuUzt5G3NQquo3E4rPrYVAx1EemXJ2Up4JGKWkktIWRt0cTn9W8qPTlCYBvJifckLmHVWVUMnHDxylx8DIszM0v5EIrAeyNRuQKH9oQWF9TO82ySlzwOzwD9B84zuAByCTuzZ5nNAR0umxcDh02hwe2CvT/w344-h400/Steampunk%20Kitty.png" width="344" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en">The <i>very first</i> time I saw this panel last year I thought "it's King Louie!!!" <br />But, I didn't buy it right then...I waited and I'm not kidding this panel sold out in ONE DAY!</span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSgtu0mnsy4ahmaPSCgZpIdige86TA4ydJSMxG3w4C_ESqvs-ixdLdUMJH9wl8GDXqugJzXZSjWsY9sZveC1Sho46K4ALNMK1bW-6FNNR90YezVZN1HwJlwUQ_NHlPHqRv60yRrXihJI6ip_jZ7lxNNXuDIad0bOfvh1cphy-3EAAQ9XoAOFPfyjzkP4b/s2728/Louie%20(5).JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2619" data-original-width="2728" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSgtu0mnsy4ahmaPSCgZpIdige86TA4ydJSMxG3w4C_ESqvs-ixdLdUMJH9wl8GDXqugJzXZSjWsY9sZveC1Sho46K4ALNMK1bW-6FNNR90YezVZN1HwJlwUQ_NHlPHqRv60yRrXihJI6ip_jZ7lxNNXuDIad0bOfvh1cphy-3EAAQ9XoAOFPfyjzkP4b/s320/Louie%20(5).JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en">Sometimes when eQuilter has a popular panel, they do a second print run...so I waited...and Waited...and WAITED. Finally I emailed them and asked if they were going to do a second printing. </span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en">To my amazement I received a very prompt reply* and Yes, there would be a second printing in January, 2024.</span></p><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en">As soon as it became available, I snapped one up. </span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en">Not paying attention, the panel did turn out to be much bigger than I thought it would be. Too big for a wall quilt at 36" X 44". <br /></span><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en">So, it will be a lap quilt. </span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><br /><br /><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVz6cYv9ldQJ3qO5r1-P9m32J6T5ecMhzreo1zNpOFK9uURsBE0cstLLjAo2s0YP4h24i4ApDFHHeIikdL1yTNTe071LSdajnJFf7obr5aFhyWlRfblwE_WMhsSDwlYArAx_wAGIlj0R0IZYjQuy071W833sED0ekECU4CREItUCjfzJYUx98uG7L3dEs/s1339/Steampunk%20Kitty%20EQ8.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVz6cYv9ldQJ3qO5r1-P9m32J6T5ecMhzreo1zNpOFK9uURsBE0cstLLjAo2s0YP4h24i4ApDFHHeIikdL1yTNTe071LSdajnJFf7obr5aFhyWlRfblwE_WMhsSDwlYArAx_wAGIlj0R0IZYjQuy071W833sED0ekECU4CREItUCjfzJYUx98uG7L3dEs/w359-h400/Steampunk%20Kitty%20EQ8.JPG" width="359" /></a></div><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"> </span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en">Firing up EQ8** I designed a pattern.</span></p><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">It's been so long since I've done anything in EQ8, I'm amazed <br />I even remembered how to upload a picture of the panel and design interesting borders.<br />Finished Size 68.5" X 76.5"<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">You might remember the last Steampunk lap quilt I made. <br />Aquatic Steampunk. Also from eQuilter.com A lap quilt for Sabrina, Christmas, 2021. <a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2021/12/stressed-or-serene.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> Do you need a good idea for panels? <br /> <a href="http://eQuilter.com">eQuilter.com</a> has a lot of <i>FREE</i> patterns.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">I'd be a liar if I said "no more fabric, no more panels, no more fun sewing stuff until..." <br />So, why even go there??? </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">There are two road trips in the works, one to Indiana with my sister and one to Texas with my Babes. <br />Perhaps there'll be some Quilt Shop stops along the way....So, who knows?<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> * I have always had good customer service from eQuilter.com.<br />** Electric Quilt 8<br /></span></span></p><p></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-63807995472384823762024-02-18T07:53:00.000-08:002024-02-22T07:09:52.534-08:00Slow and Steady Wins the Race<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">What's Under Your Needle This Week? </span></b></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bbJDGDC263H_mi-AUkR7o2jSdWyyc991XTN_8QsoXlMVgl_gTC_0VXtGSrNEC_fkPs8PVt5OukUHERRhjHyRJ5GVotSPZDNrbq1F4yVx5_Ep5Ggzq8ZmfT0oGrq0nDyhMX03HXJu5uJGoANQPJanHKH9TrL7wLwaVxTGLtz0CdBi1DOXDf3uDL3-T27S/s923/iPhone%20072417%20004.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="923" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bbJDGDC263H_mi-AUkR7o2jSdWyyc991XTN_8QsoXlMVgl_gTC_0VXtGSrNEC_fkPs8PVt5OukUHERRhjHyRJ5GVotSPZDNrbq1F4yVx5_Ep5Ggzq8ZmfT0oGrq0nDyhMX03HXJu5uJGoANQPJanHKH9TrL7wLwaVxTGLtz0CdBi1DOXDf3uDL3-T27S/w640-h470/iPhone%20072417%20004.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>My projects for February....</b></p><p>Finishing a table runner started by my Quilting Auntie Nyla, <b>Coffee Time</b>.<br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6T6oc_sYb6wgvrP1TEy7bXmuP9YAqgGHrq__7k6p_Zq4y15C1Ed11-NujJhcaGgeaGQ_xWnzjtMBp51ad6iHdTLvXuAoOhud9a0xjTOGW-MF8h66nitgozq4FTHemRcTN0UeUy4lHIVbRy7Wj0KSf_Wz6DSl-drMVjSmXXesUY2fpX7zG5Tb-Jvi1Onj/s4017/Auntie's%20Coffee%20Table%20Runner.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="4017" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6T6oc_sYb6wgvrP1TEy7bXmuP9YAqgGHrq__7k6p_Zq4y15C1Ed11-NujJhcaGgeaGQ_xWnzjtMBp51ad6iHdTLvXuAoOhud9a0xjTOGW-MF8h66nitgozq4FTHemRcTN0UeUy4lHIVbRy7Wj0KSf_Wz6DSl-drMVjSmXXesUY2fpX7zG5Tb-Jvi1Onj/w640-h266/Auntie's%20Coffee%20Table%20Runner.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I could not even tell you how long ago Auntie made this table runner, she passed it down to me before her passing<br />... 5 years ago already? The very least I can do is quilt it and bind it and get it out of the UFO queue. </p><p>The cute little cups are needle-turn applique. If memory serves me she was going to hand quilt this.<br />I'm not a hand quilter, I'm just sewing straight lines.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6fIuitt4lAcVcATxFYfU50hhuVir3g58voPqiSJHrnvO-24vZf1cYi0Lp9S9n9At9HF5eXnl7p1vpXIUK7lyJzUzQtQisEZrWW9CENAr9v1B2gXc8RUf9tGEorPKbUnqHjNZLCP59vSyQISk18g12sXLzJRWf-SZj182Of8sw8zBqLHuSlT85aJE1iC1/s938/Auntie's%20Coffee%20Table%20Runner%20Cup.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="938" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6fIuitt4lAcVcATxFYfU50hhuVir3g58voPqiSJHrnvO-24vZf1cYi0Lp9S9n9At9HF5eXnl7p1vpXIUK7lyJzUzQtQisEZrWW9CENAr9v1B2gXc8RUf9tGEorPKbUnqHjNZLCP59vSyQISk18g12sXLzJRWf-SZj182Of8sw8zBqLHuSlT85aJE1iC1/s320/Auntie's%20Coffee%20Table%20Runner%20Cup.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">She loved to do needle-turn and she did beautiful work. She tried to teach me... bless her heart. I miss her so much! <br />(<i>There is some slight puckering...I don't think she used any sort of spray basting.<br />It is too late to go back and spray baste now as all the applique is done. Oh, well, DONE is better than PERFECT, right?</i>)<br /></div><div><br /><p></p><p><b> </b></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Jq4m6esyQjnIF8mBVwwZuZDSUj8gS4lXYuzs3hPrPGMrLI5ztWqoW7Qxx1vOeA6Os83Cbmp3lpxgQVLegytQWoHVpRZAy4af3DA2RFgQpw93UMZ3aOFJ1hkDYFYBUvO6XEsdRJrIjhJdqrv8Z8sJeaYIQGqAs_xNeWPQfPTDMylzI7Jerhym9B2hr2hj/s3808/Hat%20on%20the%20Cat%20Feb.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="1964" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Jq4m6esyQjnIF8mBVwwZuZDSUj8gS4lXYuzs3hPrPGMrLI5ztWqoW7Qxx1vOeA6Os83Cbmp3lpxgQVLegytQWoHVpRZAy4af3DA2RFgQpw93UMZ3aOFJ1hkDYFYBUvO6XEsdRJrIjhJdqrv8Z8sJeaYIQGqAs_xNeWPQfPTDMylzI7Jerhym9B2hr2hj/w206-h400/Hat%20on%20the%20Cat%20Feb.JPG" width="206" /></a><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> Hat-on-a-Cat for March</b></p><p>Working on Binding.<br />I wasted an entire evening quilting this...I forgot to put my<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrVWwPMaBrCPtoGGvD24xTQ8n-l9n7c9som4WAKiFdSA1oBZGc_eQky7Ksi7-PX-NSQEnngZXSiIFA2egnTOQMaIkmipvcK5NNgY2gWnglI1kmyHNO6cTacu_rvGyGji1tH_lrhEwIROm7nzArVO2LQIACnEqLd4zzw3HLQiRtgdQ78Am4vx_1_Nb5Rdx/s472/Clover_Seam_Ripper-removebg-preview.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="134" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrVWwPMaBrCPtoGGvD24xTQ8n-l9n7c9som4WAKiFdSA1oBZGc_eQky7Ksi7-PX-NSQEnngZXSiIFA2egnTOQMaIkmipvcK5NNgY2gWnglI1kmyHNO6cTacu_rvGyGji1tH_lrhEwIROm7nzArVO2LQIACnEqLd4zzw3HLQiRtgdQ78Am4vx_1_Nb5Rdx/s320/Clover_Seam_Ripper-removebg-preview.png" width="91" /></a> walking foot on....I do not know where my brain was!</p><p>Sewing along I kept thinking "why is there so much puckering....?!*^?"</p><p>Finally the light bulb went on .... I did consider leaving it but in the end Jack and I had some quality time.<br /><br /></p><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>Fran </b>is back from the Spa* The technician said "what a great machine." (Boy, don't I know it!)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9JlxkkTo0fI6_FXikA1vatKD58JATXpDUKOdJJ5n9aPfA1UVxUXY4i_-AUvx2nIXO7gB97SieFIAUsAaMsEVGGuE-9fdTCCE09dISO0FWAKsQqCG4NHi5JN7_ScRHgOJhXUfIYQWP1sMQ6m4JICOgzB5z5uYrfiPTlx2DSfNgHVqsqj65C6oj-wu6cIG/s4032/Fran.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9JlxkkTo0fI6_FXikA1vatKD58JATXpDUKOdJJ5n9aPfA1UVxUXY4i_-AUvx2nIXO7gB97SieFIAUsAaMsEVGGuE-9fdTCCE09dISO0FWAKsQqCG4NHi5JN7_ScRHgOJhXUfIYQWP1sMQ6m4JICOgzB5z5uYrfiPTlx2DSfNgHVqsqj65C6oj-wu6cIG/w640-h480/Fran.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I did inquire about getting a new case for her and he said "zero chance." There is just no source. Darn.<br /></p><p><b>On The Road Again Memorial</b></p><p>The last item on my list for February is Auntie's memorial. It needs quilting and binding. I am finally going to set up the Flynn and give it a whirl, and here is were Fran can show her stuff! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhdF-U9hVjQJIZo1cOCoqaUNaYfqGMcxQDyVr4dE3AjlFNYwfNWjirQmhx3_Dw31MaSxwCWWym0kTdcHSmrJa-FV2CTs3IWnTzSN2yYJ-9oq10f1tiOLhL8-tojZ006aI3nh2lrrbjht1c5mrTG0VCDVGw-XV3JgA_Eqrf5N-XyZzhOEIE4aG5PWju5V1/s4032/Auntie's%20Memorial.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhdF-U9hVjQJIZo1cOCoqaUNaYfqGMcxQDyVr4dE3AjlFNYwfNWjirQmhx3_Dw31MaSxwCWWym0kTdcHSmrJa-FV2CTs3IWnTzSN2yYJ-9oq10f1tiOLhL8-tojZ006aI3nh2lrrbjht1c5mrTG0VCDVGw-XV3JgA_Eqrf5N-XyZzhOEIE4aG5PWju5V1/w640-h480/Auntie's%20Memorial.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>2024 Is the year I'm either going to use it, or lose it! I have had this poor-man's quilting frame for far too many years. <br />It's time to either figure it out or thank it for it's service and pass it on. (Well, it didn't really "serve" but it wasn't his fault.)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR5GGeezr0Ow5L4XmFxGrbO8x6cxqRD2_QdBMUR6xR-nkZvNp18qFdb7drJwnR4GR4iqQhQblD5Y57Dv8l8XwQls4hbrrM7JJpYRxMU1GuURY13FiTVfMyS5fQ7nDjrvSEw1FnTc4LoxOvv2ZJ3gfFwiWJkLFiuu3GKcILfYCbNQ0T3wrG9UZopnnDP9U/s672/Flynn%20quilting%20frame.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="672" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR5GGeezr0Ow5L4XmFxGrbO8x6cxqRD2_QdBMUR6xR-nkZvNp18qFdb7drJwnR4GR4iqQhQblD5Y57Dv8l8XwQls4hbrrM7JJpYRxMU1GuURY13FiTVfMyS5fQ7nDjrvSEw1FnTc4LoxOvv2ZJ3gfFwiWJkLFiuu3GKcILfYCbNQ0T3wrG9UZopnnDP9U/w400-h363/Flynn%20quilting%20frame.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJLy_R_wMpttG0x_63SggbiIuZ8BcfEz-wGJzkIHsqeh8wZpCZTngfNgfc_QmDiae57cuCwX8GDDBBglt4eqGey64Kh8lMT1XTojjcaNH47-8g42S7wUesw7Ub3c60Gs1iOPqcs7_es1-vrL0YHcRVDpG5vtOb3ehZjVIFCm2AXR0kST_CC5JIneVp5xw/s3790/Sew%20Laser.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="2244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJLy_R_wMpttG0x_63SggbiIuZ8BcfEz-wGJzkIHsqeh8wZpCZTngfNgfc_QmDiae57cuCwX8GDDBBglt4eqGey64Kh8lMT1XTojjcaNH47-8g42S7wUesw7Ub3c60Gs1iOPqcs7_es1-vrL0YHcRVDpG5vtOb3ehZjVIFCm2AXR0kST_CC5JIneVp5xw/s320/Sew%20Laser.JPG" width="189" /></a></div>Speaking of passing it on....I tried using this laser light for sewing straight lines....nope, didn't work for me at all.** Could not keep the little light ball straight. Into a baggie it went and into the "give away" pile. I could not even thank it for it's service because it has not served!<br /><br /><br />And with that, I'm swearing off gadgets....no more new-fangled sewing gadgets. <br />OK, drawing the lines for HST*** might take longer, but it ALWAYS WORKS! <br />(Can you tell how much this thing frustrated me!)<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6Zu3gEOSRQ7XJ8SqEQvCdnhnWK4MtxlSYcwbtVTT9-h0zKxTxaWQoLF5Q7McD5ippY-qsXtEMJdib4jFJ8wUOa8R8rcDxBAkc9__953rf-fFxKmgZcNlrKu7lbbEzptgojSZZZ0J2h362kA7IS-Td7Nhnm-JTwGjE32BEdq5YjwUNcTsTLWCwp2tXig4/s2296/Weather.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6Zu3gEOSRQ7XJ8SqEQvCdnhnWK4MtxlSYcwbtVTT9-h0zKxTxaWQoLF5Q7McD5ippY-qsXtEMJdib4jFJ8wUOa8R8rcDxBAkc9__953rf-fFxKmgZcNlrKu7lbbEzptgojSZZZ0J2h362kA7IS-Td7Nhnm-JTwGjE32BEdq5YjwUNcTsTLWCwp2tXig4/s320/Weather.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now that False Spring has passed and we're back in the COLD weather, <br />I don't feel so bad staying in and neglecting the yard.<br />Time to finish up these February Projects!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p> </p><p>* English's Sew & Vac <br />** You might recall I bought this at the Paducah quilt show last year (2023.)<br />*** HST = Half Square Triangles<br /></p></div>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-720631090624593362024-02-11T08:35:00.000-08:002024-02-11T08:35:39.845-08:00Instant Everything!<p>There's Instant Pots, Instagram, Instant Coffee (ick...) Now we have <i><b>Instant Quilts !!!</b></i></p><p>A nice byproduct of<u> </u><i><u>Karen Brown's De-Clutter Challenge</u> </i>is uncovering buried treasures. <br />And while I don't have a<b> Mount Scrapmore</b>,* I do have scraps...and I'm determined to use them!<br /></p><p>Fellow quilter, Susan Jones, Suggested the Potato Chip Quilt. (Our FB exchange.)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxLtgiYL5LqrW_exrD1HYR_h6UFZAcbiM1_u5E8DSRRyuThAyV9oS25nhMGCAQuKcd2Q2LPp2ZQoPNPDmJPJ3AZO8HCdN9wjY7tN69dOP_UQxKAZVpXsTRE7LNNu6cEpAW5EwhcLi73ZWadLLlkhEtmt_j8rj8h2d8ps4JzdZT2xFfss043RUZZ7AccUe/s640/Potato%20Chip%20quilt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="637" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxLtgiYL5LqrW_exrD1HYR_h6UFZAcbiM1_u5E8DSRRyuThAyV9oS25nhMGCAQuKcd2Q2LPp2ZQoPNPDmJPJ3AZO8HCdN9wjY7tN69dOP_UQxKAZVpXsTRE7LNNu6cEpAW5EwhcLi73ZWadLLlkhEtmt_j8rj8h2d8ps4JzdZT2xFfss043RUZZ7AccUe/w638-h640/Potato%20Chip%20quilt.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><p>It looked so familiar....Hold The Phone! Think back....wasn't I working on something like this? <br />Why, Yes, <i>Yes </i>I was! <a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2017/05/still-traveling-with-miss-ellie.html" target="_blank">May, 2017</a>! That was <b>SEVEN </b>years and a life time ago!!! Bonnie Hunter's Crayon Box! <br />And I know <i>EXACTLY</i> where it is in my studio!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzu8A6ob5dXLdlmgi-P6bzB5cudDnDiGiq4GSn7SmKlj46OI9vArS59MeS3EgbgStRlI2FBmWaR493CE-DR_BwOHVzS3IPOR73T1mZOrwDemzXy7EPSoQsj7uhqv7kPPX02cMJf3-Kcpcui1-ien9Ir7VfvUnRn85_gAnLhwkHIRNJmL4w_NXqcEiKM39/s1019/Crayon%20Box%20a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="1019" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzu8A6ob5dXLdlmgi-P6bzB5cudDnDiGiq4GSn7SmKlj46OI9vArS59MeS3EgbgStRlI2FBmWaR493CE-DR_BwOHVzS3IPOR73T1mZOrwDemzXy7EPSoQsj7uhqv7kPPX02cMJf3-Kcpcui1-ien9Ir7VfvUnRn85_gAnLhwkHIRNJmL4w_NXqcEiKM39/w640-h260/Crayon%20Box%20a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtTmEYTA04Chm2iwTrRB1cdFpDQz8xcvJTxUrXFMheSIYZPmp3t1YkrK9tgXBKcKuxsiFHi8ibZNeg_veyrhCfNReDxXsLGpobtwL-XBO9evg_xMTv_gAw8Fc4F3vxIQZCsVGHOZjyp0VSumZcDp39xgGxk-0iJBEGxESWulNLE1V7N0r5Uk0hdvcgEQ4/s1137/Scrappy%20Quilt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="1137" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtTmEYTA04Chm2iwTrRB1cdFpDQz8xcvJTxUrXFMheSIYZPmp3t1YkrK9tgXBKcKuxsiFHi8ibZNeg_veyrhCfNReDxXsLGpobtwL-XBO9evg_xMTv_gAw8Fc4F3vxIQZCsVGHOZjyp0VSumZcDp39xgGxk-0iJBEGxESWulNLE1V7N0r5Uk0hdvcgEQ4/w640-h294/Scrappy%20Quilt.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I can use these as Leaders and Enders, or just some easy, mindless sewing.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Instant Quilt !!!</span></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">* Mount Scrapmore - Karen Brown's label for all the mounds of fabric scraps you feel compelled to keep.<br />** There are a lot of Bonnie Hunter Videos on YouTube using Leaders and Enders. <br />*** I check <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/pages/daily-deal" target="_blank">MSQC's Daily Deal</a> quite often...one day this beautiful, 108" wide fabric popped up...and, it IS beautiful. A thoroughly nice piece of fabric. I bought the maximum yardage allowed per customer (3 yards) for $10 a yard. I had a different project in mind at the time (it wasn't a mindless purchase) but I think it's just been re-allocated.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><br />Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-52786662763384129902024-02-01T07:03:00.000-08:002024-03-19T09:56:44.160-07:00January's Wins and A Bonus<p>Following along with American Patchwork & Quilting UFO Challenge: <a href="https://www.allpeoplequilt.com/how-to-quilt/finishing/ufo-challenge" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>These are my January finishes: </b></span></p><p>Karen Brown's De-Clutter Challenge...went to the very last day and did clean, de-clutter and purge<br /> "The Unnecessary, The Unwanted and The No Longer Needed" from my studio. <br />This first WIN will pay dividends for the rest of the year! <i>(I believe this will be an annual thing.</i>)<br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvi0vuTDeFSwDYYBxiqyAsOVYOFOymeI0UBShyU5BgsmsS6_ja8J_W7c5eMogGm5JAbmy0A4PxRoYa0vlkwNIKHf1iek_fB416znLApyj5z_YkpBLrjbkgvszoteR5Pb1Vnqv0KNmMslJGcE0oVWtj29RDEfZtqaJVDCRyn8Mi9cXSTm4vCR-7F-PvvtP/s3054/Head%20Wraps.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3054" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvi0vuTDeFSwDYYBxiqyAsOVYOFOymeI0UBShyU5BgsmsS6_ja8J_W7c5eMogGm5JAbmy0A4PxRoYa0vlkwNIKHf1iek_fB416znLApyj5z_YkpBLrjbkgvszoteR5Pb1Vnqv0KNmMslJGcE0oVWtj29RDEfZtqaJVDCRyn8Mi9cXSTm4vCR-7F-PvvtP/s320/Head%20Wraps.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p><u>Mending </u>(my own): Wet Hair wraps--I'm embarrassed to tell you how long these have been in the queue waiting for a teeny piece of elastic... but now they're back in service.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNUbIdxkMhmPmuFil8OkYeA98Pa4-EsDEDBCsq2GNhqB3YD-XNTQcndMKGJc8kayQU1ODfoUN_bCbyiB9dph03CVOC8oGUtfu9oId1jPSN-OmQLQl-mI29Shliew8shK6aanPVGKgCZqgVqqJlV90cAUY3d4E3MjZ4C5Rsc0qNSiqrE6t7t6LfDb5IRPS/s2865/Ana's%20Curtains.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="2143" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNUbIdxkMhmPmuFil8OkYeA98Pa4-EsDEDBCsq2GNhqB3YD-XNTQcndMKGJc8kayQU1ODfoUN_bCbyiB9dph03CVOC8oGUtfu9oId1jPSN-OmQLQl-mI29Shliew8shK6aanPVGKgCZqgVqqJlV90cAUY3d4E3MjZ4C5Rsc0qNSiqrE6t7t6LfDb5IRPS/w299-h400/Ana's%20Curtains.JPG" width="299" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p><u>Ana's curtains!</u> Finally stopped procrastinating and shortened them per Ana's measurements. </p><p>Bonus pillow from the left over fabric.</p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmY8vVqweo4gwRXc1d9_6b_cNnXYTig4x-ZIBYteiYKtjDFJSdm7Aw191xu2l-IWl-pKjn24APpwKj8G4dYpjFqpWQWkXjnhUIbFos5REcTc5Dt7mqvG9gqae1mWwfVI_jZg358Cw1LyRYy4AlbcBSpXEgDEwdusYeebqg_onGXfG-B1DzpZp1WCsvmh4/s2065/Ana's%20Pillow.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="1958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmY8vVqweo4gwRXc1d9_6b_cNnXYTig4x-ZIBYteiYKtjDFJSdm7Aw191xu2l-IWl-pKjn24APpwKj8G4dYpjFqpWQWkXjnhUIbFos5REcTc5Dt7mqvG9gqae1mWwfVI_jZg358Cw1LyRYy4AlbcBSpXEgDEwdusYeebqg_onGXfG-B1DzpZp1WCsvmh4/w302-h320/Ana's%20Pillow.JPG" width="302" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><p>This type of sewing is not enjoyable to me,<br />nothing creative or interesting about it. <br />It is a labor of <i>LOVE</i>, though.</p><p>Hung in their new Home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2u9q-1N3X7rnYmuKgm8_py34yhC76PrsYT4SKK6mR2lvsxHZUTA18u8KV8N9cICRLamEd1WKa-VUWVps8rCvWHx3IewTId67Nru1oY6Dpj6WOSlzIAsoDwZPsU8G9ogiP21rc5IeUYZIPIX_Cqh7CZH69gmuNpjks2drXUbuq2ji1-Ei4RiAb-XFOtBs/s4032/Ana's%20Curtains%20hung.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2u9q-1N3X7rnYmuKgm8_py34yhC76PrsYT4SKK6mR2lvsxHZUTA18u8KV8N9cICRLamEd1WKa-VUWVps8rCvWHx3IewTId67Nru1oY6Dpj6WOSlzIAsoDwZPsU8G9ogiP21rc5IeUYZIPIX_Cqh7CZH69gmuNpjks2drXUbuq2ji1-Ei4RiAb-XFOtBs/w400-h300/Ana's%20Curtains%20hung.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNdAIUyOhdg7FdeOo6voVSaZGpS93V7y98pnKzyFEKi8_SbyN-ER9jH6W_SGxdEsGpKdpgsSQ4fIxwWYyXBmEbYv_OV3_JYG5tRWHrRUF_NqPiBDDalyvlSh_vskWYh5oyDotkIPgdYVBkSjDCk5BC3a8fUCJbyz4MjRPxd2-ZkBqHJnI4ADrK2ZSq_6I/s3754/02%20February.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3754" data-original-width="1902" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNdAIUyOhdg7FdeOo6voVSaZGpS93V7y98pnKzyFEKi8_SbyN-ER9jH6W_SGxdEsGpKdpgsSQ4fIxwWYyXBmEbYv_OV3_JYG5tRWHrRUF_NqPiBDDalyvlSh_vskWYh5oyDotkIPgdYVBkSjDCk5BC3a8fUCJbyz4MjRPxd2-ZkBqHJnI4ADrK2ZSq_6I/w203-h400/02%20February.jpg" width="203" /></a></p> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: right;">Of course I finished the <u>Hat-on-a-Cat door hanger</u> for February.</p><p style="text-align: right;">This is a Kit-of-the-Month from MSQC*. <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/products/hat-on-a-cat-door-banner-of-the-month" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>BONUS</b>: A <u>Valentine bag for Miss Catalina</u>! Riley Blake "Sugar and Spice" panel.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ohIX-trLhI6UVXk0LEkM_FR1YYOEDObGpTIKrEDhBaqYcWREPnOI1xJLtf2TjotJUMrp0K12j8OybNZ8u9D3vSv0DuarD79cpmREoiMv9RSgfpDFw1QUn4-PudsMmoftm5og48EvTjsT5e-QyguqCo59E6wJanojsq7pfJ6fHZcDBebezpu-sL0aabQy/s556/Catalina's%20Valentine%20bag.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="556" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ohIX-trLhI6UVXk0LEkM_FR1YYOEDObGpTIKrEDhBaqYcWREPnOI1xJLtf2TjotJUMrp0K12j8OybNZ8u9D3vSv0DuarD79cpmREoiMv9RSgfpDFw1QUn4-PudsMmoftm5og48EvTjsT5e-QyguqCo59E6wJanojsq7pfJ6fHZcDBebezpu-sL0aabQy/w640-h606/Catalina's%20Valentine%20bag.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnN3kTsGC-C8k2gxrOkYKh5_mmbg-SPlHeydpQqcG26B9lS_h2eoCqheVX1Woqo0Vn2eZf_SGg37bx6lvJfgK8fddtkI_AbGEGfV-LURPAzoE41e5cICQ3VulNw0OiaGRxZnO9u-MKzFfTBGhj6PKTTelShqHXjIO7qrIxPfqWXaQ7mQk9shtTiMnJotdW/s2100/Empty%20bin.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnN3kTsGC-C8k2gxrOkYKh5_mmbg-SPlHeydpQqcG26B9lS_h2eoCqheVX1Woqo0Vn2eZf_SGg37bx6lvJfgK8fddtkI_AbGEGfV-LURPAzoE41e5cICQ3VulNw0OiaGRxZnO9u-MKzFfTBGhj6PKTTelShqHXjIO7qrIxPfqWXaQ7mQk9shtTiMnJotdW/s320/Empty%20bin.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p>AND, looky-there! An Empty Bin!!!</p><p>Woo-Hoo!!! The <i>best</i> <b>WIN </b>for January!!<br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p><i>Just ELEVEN more Bins to go!!</i></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">February's number is FOUR.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*MSQC= Missouri Star Quilt Company </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-9041490503345831862024-01-29T09:33:00.000-08:002024-01-29T12:53:00.340-08:00Just When You Need It<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">A little Ray of Sunshine!</span></b></p><p>Just when you think the dreariness will never end....The weather is cold and nasty-rainy, the garden looks terrible with leaves and weeds and everything looks just plain dreary!</p><p>THEN....the sun comes out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqG18cE7-VR1-vK84obIXe7R1GaNs3Avh2M49SAuXZvbk9mZDoHCYxl_YOj8HYh8erABa6FStQE7-udjWWVNTOvbMPcrABpu5Insm4nfLRlWJwY0l5jwWNl-KVAVesfXclwuPJH6l1QSsUkxa2UnHn6rd6O4qm5OKjWFnwRiaBlOoGToMeMrzVEK7WcSE/s382/Sunshine%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="382" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqG18cE7-VR1-vK84obIXe7R1GaNs3Avh2M49SAuXZvbk9mZDoHCYxl_YOj8HYh8erABa6FStQE7-udjWWVNTOvbMPcrABpu5Insm4nfLRlWJwY0l5jwWNl-KVAVesfXclwuPJH6l1QSsUkxa2UnHn6rd6O4qm5OKjWFnwRiaBlOoGToMeMrzVEK7WcSE/w400-h299/Sunshine%203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The back story:</span></b> My B-I-L buys / sells properties. Every now-and-again he finds old sewing machines in empty buildings and he brings them to me.<br /></p><p>In preparation for the Bug Man to come spray, I was moving everything away from the garage walls so he can spray inside the garage...you know, spiders and all. I decided this would be good time to bring these old, derelict machines into the house to see if any of them ran, thus worth saving. </p><p>If they run, I'd have them professionally cleaned and donate them to the 4-H sewing group.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is what I found. </span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDWA2-o-1S1CR_t0SSrjnLe3dcNVdi_qJpT9jI3xmSA6WAe6BpXWdpo494ZSOst6SUyqZtGDr63iEIBClPKnTo-UUz4npyP1jF1dxFNLcPbTWFEM12tqn5HvaJUjUMzbsb0q8wUlukJSHCOaCFOC9EmU9Zeg8BYBF7uLm_O6OMY5Qe4bHuVBGUMN-Wvrb/s1283/Garage%20Machines.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1283" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDWA2-o-1S1CR_t0SSrjnLe3dcNVdi_qJpT9jI3xmSA6WAe6BpXWdpo494ZSOst6SUyqZtGDr63iEIBClPKnTo-UUz4npyP1jF1dxFNLcPbTWFEM12tqn5HvaJUjUMzbsb0q8wUlukJSHCOaCFOC9EmU9Zeg8BYBF7uLm_O6OMY5Qe4bHuVBGUMN-Wvrb/w640-h368/Garage%20Machines.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">It almost took my breath away when I removed the cover! The first time I saw a "Rocketeer" sewing machine was a couple of years ago. I even wrote about it...<a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2021/09/quilt-city-usa.html" target="_blank">September 4, 2021</a>. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And now I have one of my VERY OWN!!</span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKbarQp8eIemlCrhOdk8tfAWUm2wWHP88EpmzqnZ-LRU2xHGXA-0FIplsdbEJM0QEJ2YaEfvkMif5jkeIA0BeSvgBjA-aJDZeQHJ1eGQcq2dN3r_chihMYxLfL1I0ddYQ3jQatQo61y4xdSnSE2_tybredi7HAjdlTgEFxI_2YX8lZthRAuGVBYjLn8WQ/s3840/Singer%20Slant-O-Matic%20500.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKbarQp8eIemlCrhOdk8tfAWUm2wWHP88EpmzqnZ-LRU2xHGXA-0FIplsdbEJM0QEJ2YaEfvkMif5jkeIA0BeSvgBjA-aJDZeQHJ1eGQcq2dN3r_chihMYxLfL1I0ddYQ3jQatQo61y4xdSnSE2_tybredi7HAjdlTgEFxI_2YX8lZthRAuGVBYjLn8WQ/w640-h360/Singer%20Slant-O-Matic%20500.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I think I shall call her "Fran"<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-84421581626227792024-01-21T06:48:00.000-08:002024-01-22T09:16:22.418-08:00Every Garden Needs Weeding<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPMo-U8dNqLeRbs2h4luT0P9Dlqvlgpk5YeTde8UZHbwdOoKZoAEt2pIbMhvBH0WE0I7V6j9dLdScNps9uW0Qtahyphenhyphen9qpeoCVTGjuwVNpbeOvB-XxO7Oz5M1ODFS2ol7QtyDdBTzow8tFEftZw5CG7-ZripQHUROqK41UXPr-XMptSBN2NZC252G0qBwk4/s392/Declutter%20challenge%202.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="392" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPMo-U8dNqLeRbs2h4luT0P9Dlqvlgpk5YeTde8UZHbwdOoKZoAEt2pIbMhvBH0WE0I7V6j9dLdScNps9uW0Qtahyphenhyphen9qpeoCVTGjuwVNpbeOvB-XxO7Oz5M1ODFS2ol7QtyDdBTzow8tFEftZw5CG7-ZripQHUROqK41UXPr-XMptSBN2NZC252G0qBwk4/s320/Declutter%20challenge%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p>Weeding out the Unwelcome, the Unwanted, etc...<br />The Push to the Finish.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p><b>Day 15</b>: <u>UFOs </u>and all things started but never finished. Karen "counts" a UFO differently than I do...it's a UFO <b>if </b>"fabric has been cut." If it's a project that has a pattern and fabric but the fabric is NOT cut...it's a "Kit." Kits are tomorrow. <br />Because I just did this, end of 2023...<a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2023/12/gearing-up-for-big-finish.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> it's a <i>FREE</i> day for me! </p><p><b>Day 16</b>: <u>Kits</u>: Different from UFOs in that no fabric has met a rotary blade yet. Therefore there is no commitment for that fabric. This is decision time...keep the "kit plan" or return the fabric to the stash and consider it no more. Yes, I do have a few of those (remember<b> <i>Spooky and Witchy</i></b> <a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2023/11/comfort-food-and-spooky-nights.html" target="_blank">HERE </a>and <b><i>Barbie </i></b><a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2023/04/all-good-things-must-come-to-end.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><b><i>?</i></b>) </p><p>But again, I've thought through this process (see note above) I'm calling it "good." YIPPEE! Another <i>FREE</i> day!<br /></p><p><b>Day 17</b>:<u> Conquering Mount Scrapmore</u>*. The first "rule" my Quilting Auntie Nyla gave me when I started quilting was <br />"don't throw <i>anything</i> away (referring to scraps) no matter how small ! Someday you may need it." <br />I'm nothing if not obedient, so for years I heeded that rule. Truth be told, (whispering) sometimes I do throw scraps away.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYKgT5_ztYIbfDoGbJKwuE27CjsiiZs1Q4HZZ59TquzTuFsIbVahdhGebkFn7cAKCOybKLlLVJio5VN3Rn3WZ6gkm7Nn3n2Cqv0TiEczyBcTCB_lzDFm0AyfXUClZIQT6eFOvx2af-ew6KxDSJALDhinMDnXuni9iI0XwkNnShjJDZNL2nypl7bBvj3C6/s4032/Scraps%208.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYKgT5_ztYIbfDoGbJKwuE27CjsiiZs1Q4HZZ59TquzTuFsIbVahdhGebkFn7cAKCOybKLlLVJio5VN3Rn3WZ6gkm7Nn3n2Cqv0TiEczyBcTCB_lzDFm0AyfXUClZIQT6eFOvx2af-ew6KxDSJALDhinMDnXuni9iI0XwkNnShjJDZNL2nypl7bBvj3C6/w480-h640/Scraps%208.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All My Scraps</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Truly, I don't think my Mount Scrapmore is all that <i>mountainous</i>...more like a Butte than a Mountain. <br />Still the two bins on the floor have not been opened in a few years. Maybe time to scrap some scraps? </p><p>I feel a Leaders-and-Enders** project coming on....or some crumb quilting? *** </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0EZSxzCZ1a_zDMIOG7ODxhpHJw7js3E28y9y3cbKF0moaUJIYmX_ZR-BrZcEL9g-YIGS0V9LQ3ObdouV8u_yvgOFDFX21zdKubu4ILSJftB3Vw3RbmgagBQbWHAwdlWg9dsyJ5C7HNB462b1eR_HRZox-3t_ZpOd1JZ0wqdqJit9_50jqSiDUTaTUggs/s4032/Scraps%209.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0EZSxzCZ1a_zDMIOG7ODxhpHJw7js3E28y9y3cbKF0moaUJIYmX_ZR-BrZcEL9g-YIGS0V9LQ3ObdouV8u_yvgOFDFX21zdKubu4ILSJftB3Vw3RbmgagBQbWHAwdlWg9dsyJ5C7HNB462b1eR_HRZox-3t_ZpOd1JZ0wqdqJit9_50jqSiDUTaTUggs/w400-h300/Scraps%209.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><i> </i><p></p><p><i> <b>A little while later</b>....</i> I did it! I went through the scraps; did some combining and set aside two plastic shoe boxes-full for the "Pass 'em on" pile.</p><p>Reduced Mount Scrapmore to a hill. <br /></p><p>The two "Micky" tubs are 2.5" strip scraps. I've been meaning to make a Jelly Roll Race quilt. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEJLnaZQOU" target="_blank">HERE</a> <br />I'll give it one more year, then it's "Bye Bye Birdie."<br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaldFuEAn9QH1dYwP-oMdbgbm3pr00A1Yxep8ctcCz1r-gZSUwsdgZwX-mFAOrEATbgsZbPbQJRrLWRnLtWpG2t10SsU6lkuKJmw_0m1oyrh2H_kRWtikWALW20v0hSSRGUe6wlH4K9qslSHoHl2D45CaZGkfrq3R1rmM5uolJcc7JwuVu8jrsU42FY5cd/s4032/Batting.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaldFuEAn9QH1dYwP-oMdbgbm3pr00A1Yxep8ctcCz1r-gZSUwsdgZwX-mFAOrEATbgsZbPbQJRrLWRnLtWpG2t10SsU6lkuKJmw_0m1oyrh2H_kRWtikWALW20v0hSSRGUe6wlH4K9qslSHoHl2D45CaZGkfrq3R1rmM5uolJcc7JwuVu8jrsU42FY5cd/s320/Batting.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b> </b><p></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Day 18</b>: Another easy day for me! <u> Batting and batting scraps</u>. <br />I don't keep much in the way of batting and certainly minimal scraps.</p><p style="text-align: right;"><b>This is it!</b><br /></p><p> </p><p><b>Day 19</b>: What I thought would be a <i>super </i>easy day for me because of my low inventory, may not be the case....Today is <u>Yardage and Backing</u> day. B-I-G pieces of fabric. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Hyl1ZZIsCfpkzmOr0M_kKtP-OPONRSMGu23AFOr3rKPpwDWBzjEjUCnUvdpGcsVubbaLHBJ82rv0Kx0fmHX9APFeyr3pT-rcT38v6f5-EumdgtPzOYz3tcyy8Fy87_8WOMAxh3kdrv1jgIuFpfeCIjBDlxVw_ylEFt-wuDGZXRFVw93aiRC4prhqJY4E/s4032/Big%20Fabric.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Hyl1ZZIsCfpkzmOr0M_kKtP-OPONRSMGu23AFOr3rKPpwDWBzjEjUCnUvdpGcsVubbaLHBJ82rv0Kx0fmHX9APFeyr3pT-rcT38v6f5-EumdgtPzOYz3tcyy8Fy87_8WOMAxh3kdrv1jgIuFpfeCIjBDlxVw_ylEFt-wuDGZXRFVw93aiRC4prhqJY4E/s320/Big%20Fabric.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I did not think I had any "yardage"...certainly no "bolts" of fabric, nor do I have any large backing pieces. But I do have some "large-ish" pieces. </p><p>Now, what to do with these pieces? </p><p>Took several ideas posted on the De-Clutter FB page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/612973039903986/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1068813347653284" target="_blank">HERE</a>, and came up with:<br /></p><p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcgqEgEHgu-7rDjAR5oxMpIgFbxmHO9VWw4iqYD5WxJPqupPjN2yQUJCQXEDaQXBaEwhnv6KMozCgP78O2y2wzTA0ZNg8CUv-Bd_q51IS0_hBPiNW05QYeoHjIHgjjEr4MXGN-Ev11GCX2XytyI9ts0zEpfu-l32262-sehWqZd9hOKZORIyQBBth-uYQ/s4032/Big%20Pieces.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcgqEgEHgu-7rDjAR5oxMpIgFbxmHO9VWw4iqYD5WxJPqupPjN2yQUJCQXEDaQXBaEwhnv6KMozCgP78O2y2wzTA0ZNg8CUv-Bd_q51IS0_hBPiNW05QYeoHjIHgjjEr4MXGN-Ev11GCX2XytyI9ts0zEpfu-l32262-sehWqZd9hOKZORIyQBBth-uYQ/s320/Big%20Pieces.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p>Using Dollar Tree cutting sheets from the kitchen section, hexie EPP papers and big safety pins, I labeled each piece with the amount, IF it was at least 2 yards. Otherwise the piece stayed with the fabrics.<b><br /></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Day 20</b> <b>and 21</b>: Dealing with the rest of the <u>fabric</u>...I do not have a "stash", per se...I have "left overs." <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3-XsDexwDLMBHYuiGF1NBSrMgrg1L2wYwZnnuR-5H6RagBZeGgG74DBO_Exrh6f3umvxfTIkycaFgWKGK-NMacfVRKxsDGcJ5RY9hwGk_VNgBaSUeBJBpdfh92NHfYb6-mb_9I-MkH7NAqdkj3y0Mrf_GFmxQljN2YAPfTJgw1K5ybqV_d8GxlSurYPW/s1053/Organize%20Fabric.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1053" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3-XsDexwDLMBHYuiGF1NBSrMgrg1L2wYwZnnuR-5H6RagBZeGgG74DBO_Exrh6f3umvxfTIkycaFgWKGK-NMacfVRKxsDGcJ5RY9hwGk_VNgBaSUeBJBpdfh92NHfYb6-mb_9I-MkH7NAqdkj3y0Mrf_GFmxQljN2YAPfTJgw1K5ybqV_d8GxlSurYPW/w640-h500/Organize%20Fabric.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I have bits and pieces and small portions. Time to reorganize (mostly by color) and then thin the flock. <br /><p></p><p><b>Bonus Day</b>: Do-dads. This probably should have been included with <b>Day 13</b>, <u>Notions</u>. But, better late than never.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCVnMqInTsU5Uop6QR8wrYSxJxYiHFeuqk1RqjxRxlN5VMEnm4ETCG9SzABmw77FOyqTbWAnCGM7a9x2jF09ZNA28gua4TRfvPwnC-lOpnvHgh8fy4EDKhV2dOhosLEU804lEi3rn60Ezo15NgBJRaY-9KCqpn7zpPpzoVjo6oeUi-Zgst-SVfWGUfYq4/s4032/Do%20Dads.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCVnMqInTsU5Uop6QR8wrYSxJxYiHFeuqk1RqjxRxlN5VMEnm4ETCG9SzABmw77FOyqTbWAnCGM7a9x2jF09ZNA28gua4TRfvPwnC-lOpnvHgh8fy4EDKhV2dOhosLEU804lEi3rn60Ezo15NgBJRaY-9KCqpn7zpPpzoVjo6oeUi-Zgst-SVfWGUfYq4/w200-h150/Do%20Dads.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx682Nln6uUxEYxbB1dQi29N6FPyQVm_TW4Ecx9diW2k2FpRbaCnbaJUuUyG1R2i8HrTnjwkOQFtoo1omshUOvpsNjM0kl-ZQ1e5reo5CP3rn0Fd9OYrhyzmmoIIqJmsQHL6bZ5FHKU-LU8B-AXsE_Al_ccF1WOlBJImK990Cq9ln23I7DVSV1KLQM0zlz/s4032/Do%20Dads%202.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx682Nln6uUxEYxbB1dQi29N6FPyQVm_TW4Ecx9diW2k2FpRbaCnbaJUuUyG1R2i8HrTnjwkOQFtoo1omshUOvpsNjM0kl-ZQ1e5reo5CP3rn0Fd9OYrhyzmmoIIqJmsQHL6bZ5FHKU-LU8B-AXsE_Al_ccF1WOlBJImK990Cq9ln23I7DVSV1KLQM0zlz/w400-h300/Do%20Dads%202.JPG" width="400" /></a> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have all these "cups" sitting around the studio, (sewing area, cutting table, ironing board, etc.) holding<br />various tools. </p><p>Let's sort and organize and see what we have. <br />(I found more scissors...)</p><p> </p><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> The "Pass 'em along" pile is beginning to look like a landfill. I think that's a good thing...???<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji34XpbsZHgcUuKUMXtJNq9qU7g4M-XQZ-izng8ypJ4V_1aSpDk8COtydrJdWm6uF_ww7oFQZOxv1kKDDTwMtJpuSVTbMyJjhburKhfh8Cv9nQwV1UhizKD6YiXwLzNgrjQRQVlIXisW1WwksYiOHZGPZVu4SUn5yJ6be910XEvhxr3NpSiI7eZhH-jj07/s2517/Pass.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="2517" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji34XpbsZHgcUuKUMXtJNq9qU7g4M-XQZ-izng8ypJ4V_1aSpDk8COtydrJdWm6uF_ww7oFQZOxv1kKDDTwMtJpuSVTbMyJjhburKhfh8Cv9nQwV1UhizKD6YiXwLzNgrjQRQVlIXisW1WwksYiOHZGPZVu4SUn5yJ6be910XEvhxr3NpSiI7eZhH-jj07/w640-h602/Pass.JPG" width="640" /></a> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yn88FS8_qUl28o3AeAa9c5-DEdee1UlKRFd0AGhtzo0pc9AUMdUAwbx95fK5_SG8XfHjVz-oxpMrwyllJk4vArwodw37QBLlW6jOx5cmi8bQBctI31IALH1HlYCcA-boh9YNY01skRRvW5RYBi4AJ0DHVIQt43utTYUHVhxXq7OPlwKSEp8CCoyb63kC/s2532/Temp.PNG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yn88FS8_qUl28o3AeAa9c5-DEdee1UlKRFd0AGhtzo0pc9AUMdUAwbx95fK5_SG8XfHjVz-oxpMrwyllJk4vArwodw37QBLlW6jOx5cmi8bQBctI31IALH1HlYCcA-boh9YNY01skRRvW5RYBi4AJ0DHVIQt43utTYUHVhxXq7OPlwKSEp8CCoyb63kC/w149-h320/Temp.PNG" width="149" /></a></div><p><b><i>WHEW</i>!! As they say in the movies, that's a Wrap for the De-Clutter Challenge 2024! </b></p><p><br />Thank you,<b> Karen Brown</b>, for making me think through what I need and what I do not need. <br />I'll admit I found this de-cluttering fun and energizing. Every morning, even before I got out of bed, I'd reach for the iPad and see what was on the menu that day! I'll most definitely be participating in 2025.<br /></p><p></p><p>Now for the garage! (I'll wait for it to warm up a bit.)<br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">* Mount Scrapmore - Karen Brown's label for all the mounds of fabric scraps you feel compelled to keep.<br />** Bonnie Hunter and Addicted to Scraps; Leaders and Enders<br />*** Jenny Doan has a YouTube video on Crumb Quilting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXrASgWXLu0&t=32s">HERE</a></span>.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">**** You can still do the De-Clutter challenge. Karen Brown's videos will be available until November, 2024 <a href="https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/blog/categories/declutter-challenge" target="_blank">HERE</a></span><br /></p><br /><br />Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-64994758121168278122024-01-14T05:24:00.000-08:002024-01-14T05:42:55.901-08:00Weeding out the Unwelcome, the Unwanted and the No Longer Necessary--Continued<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNij-ZYk4tDa_OriLXthVsEu72IVi4LZJDWVFUSxE_AAxk2PTNQKcCxCiRtIpt7FN2IaOLPYUht4Q5yVYhdDlrCExAPsFJnEq3D1eX0Y1uqGUdq0tke-skCX7XC7tKvoKJVzdwKSzA8Z6aDLRHHEVmKecgiNHZ8Dg8yCzKPiyfNijqHOkOkievHjWxNi6Q/s392/Declutter%20challenge%202.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="392" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNij-ZYk4tDa_OriLXthVsEu72IVi4LZJDWVFUSxE_AAxk2PTNQKcCxCiRtIpt7FN2IaOLPYUht4Q5yVYhdDlrCExAPsFJnEq3D1eX0Y1uqGUdq0tke-skCX7XC7tKvoKJVzdwKSzA8Z6aDLRHHEVmKecgiNHZ8Dg8yCzKPiyfNijqHOkOkievHjWxNi6Q/w400-h399/Declutter%20challenge%202.JPG" width="400" /></a> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Feeling pretty smug when I started this challenge with <a href="https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/copy-of-declutter-challenge-2024" target="_blank">Karen Brown,</a> I honestly didn't think I had that much <i>stuff</i> hanging out in the studio just taking up space. <br />I try not to collect. But every day I'm finding things that are "Unwelcome, Unwanted and No Longer Necessary."</p><br /><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Day 12</b>: <u>Sewing Machines and Irons</u>. </p><p><b>Irons </b>were easy...I have ONE...Oh wait...And a travel iron, and a steamer, and a couple <br />Auntie Nyla gave me (eye roll.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVunmhhnVvY_gb8tZm6Kca4q3-wPrMog03N26vowSVZ88CB5E-xfg9S1gRGvSlSyhytOBIkOq6_8P8qrUokdf6v7VMaJSvkbQeBI2zrVjTX0Wb0XfWpenDS65FgoDHwFZ366Mxk54dl0A7ySfFYewRR8mVouozDD9bj24OCKDE6k_aObQRfv-mbd6j5R-V/s700/Irons%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVunmhhnVvY_gb8tZm6Kca4q3-wPrMog03N26vowSVZ88CB5E-xfg9S1gRGvSlSyhytOBIkOq6_8P8qrUokdf6v7VMaJSvkbQeBI2zrVjTX0Wb0XfWpenDS65FgoDHwFZ366Mxk54dl0A7ySfFYewRR8mVouozDD9bj24OCKDE6k_aObQRfv-mbd6j5R-V/w484-h640/Irons%202.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Sewing Machines</b>: I have a few. I would <i>almost</i> rather part with a limb then one of my babies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqbeSaMGakgHwZdaCvYieMsCEgc0ltyIQrsBD2c35nBToNC7GVaY-G8Tgl_NDckTmURwzUw4IzYsjt73-ixdlEqlTphg1U9Wwj9CCds3StruEHwfs8BnPP4wXzTJRNkSqZY7sn4pF-FP7sDeZKvlkV2Zq5b94ou3HF784DmrZ7EGjYMlXdlWdYgMnZeBK/s799/Sewing%20Machines%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="799" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqbeSaMGakgHwZdaCvYieMsCEgc0ltyIQrsBD2c35nBToNC7GVaY-G8Tgl_NDckTmURwzUw4IzYsjt73-ixdlEqlTphg1U9Wwj9CCds3StruEHwfs8BnPP4wXzTJRNkSqZY7sn4pF-FP7sDeZKvlkV2Zq5b94ou3HF784DmrZ7EGjYMlXdlWdYgMnZeBK/w640-h504/Sewing%20Machines%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><p>They each have a story, which I've featured in past posts in this blog...you can search for them. <br />Not pictured is one that has not come <i>home </i>yet...a treadle being re-homed to me by a friend. <br />I just <b>couldn't</b> let her take it to the thrift store.... And, that's it...no more!<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Day 13:</b> <u>Notions</u>. Here is were I was REALLY feeling pretty proud* of myself...<br />I don't keep bits of stuff. I toss or pass on what I no longer need or use...or do I?</p><p>Opening every cupboard, every drawer and poking my head into the closet, here is what I found.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJcEKXk7cRmRBptgqLi0gV21T77kJMTCgd6UcRPNYXVxWLOz74Mo1kYbF5OWwikzDSSXnNNL4nwXRZF7lhZzXFkvspNR3y1h8eOhA41x0V5IAzEg6oXmanzqQI0f65CXQh8l9QOz7GXT4Oqt00CYL2lY_kG7fkZiZImINFBXtYKA1jgAR7-PpHQpwyMwy/s4032/Notions%201.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJcEKXk7cRmRBptgqLi0gV21T77kJMTCgd6UcRPNYXVxWLOz74Mo1kYbF5OWwikzDSSXnNNL4nwXRZF7lhZzXFkvspNR3y1h8eOhA41x0V5IAzEg6oXmanzqQI0f65CXQh8l9QOz7GXT4Oqt00CYL2lY_kG7fkZiZImINFBXtYKA1jgAR7-PpHQpwyMwy/w320-h240/Notions%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOIWRud-mCszse3eQxNvUAb6CpZpyj4_1JNCYI0ynDO-svB5bau7k2XAQC6BJ4RkAfkEopiMQEBZWyywcOF_PSCT9QwGfGky3SpK6NJjf2fVH__HFo-rhFHj_lOgGe5yL5zT4FLVJsUZcfgqx88lC5d2nzvv4Jyn9D21qeeFlUzs7hAFgn118b2EGNO20/s4032/Notions%202.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOIWRud-mCszse3eQxNvUAb6CpZpyj4_1JNCYI0ynDO-svB5bau7k2XAQC6BJ4RkAfkEopiMQEBZWyywcOF_PSCT9QwGfGky3SpK6NJjf2fVH__HFo-rhFHj_lOgGe5yL5zT4FLVJsUZcfgqx88lC5d2nzvv4Jyn9D21qeeFlUzs7hAFgn118b2EGNO20/s320/Notions%202.JPG" width="240" /></a><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLsIEQaKPPGNFykxdjBajt6tmVuBcwFdP3-STGzGjq9XSUEpZicEOEoIgfhUZf85trLNVoVkvNv0a5o1rUaAaDRsCzgCY4uuMQH_7htvdMeCVuf-ZUInzZgyP1Z2BskJnieoLMcJ__WANnakjiaLSMPQUlTnBUwee2Ekx4KWp2HQsBPRxJk5RztHVJelw/s4032/Notions%203.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLsIEQaKPPGNFykxdjBajt6tmVuBcwFdP3-STGzGjq9XSUEpZicEOEoIgfhUZf85trLNVoVkvNv0a5o1rUaAaDRsCzgCY4uuMQH_7htvdMeCVuf-ZUInzZgyP1Z2BskJnieoLMcJ__WANnakjiaLSMPQUlTnBUwee2Ekx4KWp2HQsBPRxJk5RztHVJelw/s320/Notions%203.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p>A lot of rolls of <i>something</i>. Interfacing, Stitch-N-Tear?<br />An entire box of Steam-a-Seam...Never Opened! <br />I'm trying to remember why I have it in the first place ???<br /> </p><p>Small bins of do-dads and google eyes (?) from who-knows-when.</p><p> </p><p>I may have mentioned that my resolution for 2024 is to get rid of at least one item every day this year. Give away, Throw away...Day 13 will certainly put me ahead of my goal! <br /></p><p> </p><p><b>Day 14</b>: Another free day. I'm going to use this free time to actually <i>sew</i>. What a concept! <br /></p><p>If you're late to the party and NOW you want to challenge yourself, watch Karen's videos on her YouTube channel <br />or go to her website <a href="https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/copy-of-declutter-challenge-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a>. It's not about doing it <i>ALL</i>...it's about doing <i>SOME</i>.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before a fall.</span><br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-77205655093254823512024-01-11T09:15:00.000-08:002024-01-11T10:20:03.030-08:00Weeding out the Unwelcome, the Unwanted and the No Longer Necessary*<p>We are half way through the<b><u> Let's Get It Done Quilts Declutter Challenge </u></b>with Karen Brown. <a href="https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/copy-of-declutter-challenge-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbV8ZJ57ye4tc55OIevsJfaU8TzrVkdTWwJxR9aK662QRVzzMJ_UziqUznwviuKrOiUusvwhloYBIaB32OdyKbK0jc7JW-UIPqyPygZOfjr2Ck2N3BiMf9du3bOzX8utFHFePUMEFnkZW5XJ0VgYToAQnaT5SDVm6H6RfOHomAZY7UQBTfIpM78Z7xiBBH/s392/Declutter%20challenge%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="392" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbV8ZJ57ye4tc55OIevsJfaU8TzrVkdTWwJxR9aK662QRVzzMJ_UziqUznwviuKrOiUusvwhloYBIaB32OdyKbK0jc7JW-UIPqyPygZOfjr2Ck2N3BiMf9du3bOzX8utFHFePUMEFnkZW5XJ0VgYToAQnaT5SDVm6H6RfOHomAZY7UQBTfIpM78Z7xiBBH/w400-h399/Declutter%20challenge%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Not to toot my own horn but my studio is fairly tidy. I'm of an age I tend to not buy the latest trendy item. (And when I do, I'm usually disappointed.) That, and the the fact I just moved over 2,000 miles about two years ago, I would have thought I didn't have much to purge. But, this challenge is forcing me to look at what I <i>do</i> have and ask myself "Do I <u><i>use </i></u>this?" "Do I <i><u>need </u></i>this?" "Will I <i><u>miss </u></i>this if it's gone?"</p><p>What we've accomplished so far: (Watch Karen Brown's Youtube videos: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_XxkKGDe0o&t=3s" target="_blank">HERE</a>)</p><p><b>Day 01 and 02</b>: Clear out all the <u>trash </u>and <u>things that don't belong</u> in your studio. Things that were <i>stashed</i> there instead of actually put away. For me, that included some folding tables and chairs. They went out to the garage where they belong. (Although that reminded me that the garage needs a good purging, too.)<br /></p><p><b>Day 03</b>: <u>Magazines and Subscriptions</u>. I went through ALL my old quilting magazines..<i>.page-by-page</i>, starting with the magazines that did not have any bookmarks. That took a few evenings. Moving on to magazines where pages were marked <br />I asked myself "Realistically, will I ever make this quilt?" "Do I have another pattern that is similar?" <br />Bye-bye about 10 magazines. (<i>I'll admit, I did photo copy a few pages.</i>) I added a step here...unsubscribing to newsletters and ads from quilt vendors and content creators. If I'm not reading them, then I'm unsubscribing.<br /></p><p><b>Day 04</b>: Moving from Magazines to <u>Books</u>. Pattern books, sewing books, books about techniques. This was harder because they cost more than magazines and I found myself saying..."I still want to learn...free motion quilting..." etc. But, I did pass on a few books.</p><p><b>Day 05:</b> <u>Patterns</u>. The decisions are getting harder. Day Five is all about patterns. For me that included all the patterns I've downloaded from the internet and stored on my PC. Even some patterns I've paid hard, cold cash for not that long ago ended up in the "Pass 'em along" stack.</p><p><b>Day 06</b>: <u>Archives</u>. Tokens and mementos of quilts you have made...or other trinkets. I take pictures of the quilts I make so I don't really have tokens, per se But I did toss a few items.<br /></p><p><b>Day 07</b>: This was a catch-up day. Finish up some of the other days. By participating in this declutter challenge I'm motivated to clean out other areas of my house...bathroom cabinets (where I found an extra bottle of shampoo...and I just ordered one! <br />Oy Vey!), drawers in my office space, etc.</p><p><b>Day 08, Day 09 and Day 10</b>: <u>Scissors and Rotary Cutters</u>; <u>Thread</u>; <u>Pins and Needles</u>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneQXtnRfYpuQwpV2TOrIFlK5c1ASUTJbGka4cka0yIiS-EeBJKuifgQIcdMqnJ43TTEQZ9w4NFGzftNUfOJuHwoOjxw4K2qkHaGvYScgVZu1UzFpRcXoJmPi2zn18apukLo4M6wU-gyg23IzsIlsowSUk-Nhn1_hT24IZkG079qRQhPBa2pBL4ocaWVoG/s1007/Days.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1007" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneQXtnRfYpuQwpV2TOrIFlK5c1ASUTJbGka4cka0yIiS-EeBJKuifgQIcdMqnJ43TTEQZ9w4NFGzftNUfOJuHwoOjxw4K2qkHaGvYScgVZu1UzFpRcXoJmPi2zn18apukLo4M6wU-gyg23IzsIlsowSUk-Nhn1_hT24IZkG079qRQhPBa2pBL4ocaWVoG/w640-h498/Days.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><b>Day 11</b>: <u>Rulers </u>and <u>cutting mats</u>. No mats to pass along. I have exactly what I need and use, although they could use a cleaning. Rulers...I did find a few duplicates, i.e., four 4" square rulers, so the extras were added to the "pile." Some special rulers I discovered drew a blank...What? Where? How? So I stopped and looked up on Youtube how and when I would use them...a few were passed on.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Pile is growing:</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPqB-9n1hB3HqtFhD0H80vfEFJNXxCNRrvB_raDdoTQqN7OgzL42Vpescf0szdi-2rp08kwO4xUfGlfOLAYt0UcbSypwM1KPxukScOOe4znGH2cXntIUgGTUnjfP3KS9AgtlduZnRE6a021Z59eHUco3y97C0pMOLr0UUqfBLJkSR6ChdGQFx9JPTK6qX/s4032/Pile.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPqB-9n1hB3HqtFhD0H80vfEFJNXxCNRrvB_raDdoTQqN7OgzL42Vpescf0szdi-2rp08kwO4xUfGlfOLAYt0UcbSypwM1KPxukScOOe4znGH2cXntIUgGTUnjfP3KS9AgtlduZnRE6a021Z59eHUco3y97C0pMOLr0UUqfBLJkSR6ChdGQFx9JPTK6qX/w640-h480/Pile.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> So there you have it. You're all caught up. Want to participate? Click <a href="https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/copy-of-declutter-challenge-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />Join the Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/612973039903986/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1064494021418550" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts</span><br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-76100828483230887052024-01-03T14:24:00.000-08:002024-03-19T09:57:52.887-07:00Finish Up the Old - Bring On the New!<p>Don't you love a nice <i>Clean Slate? </i>We get a Clean Slate...a Fresh Start:<br />Every Monday<br />Every First of the Month<br />Every major holiday that signals a New Beginning: Memorial Day, Labor Day, The First Day of School<br />AND<br /> Every <b>New Year's Day</b>!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOyZreatX5kZny4Nfpb_8Z3TBuF1VhePCLHGPaKujwnD8K67mww1BI08yS7TmObMogDTr4-U_15mRZmKVRkxkOYDvM8gmzQ3aW6AwwQH2aJ2kdQOEVIZBQde1O-jsm562OGwE_o0QKgaMgMlyk0qDh40ZBnMLZTtQ2-xxdRAiis5ib5pfSro1FGi0BQnK/s688/New%20Year%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="688" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOyZreatX5kZny4Nfpb_8Z3TBuF1VhePCLHGPaKujwnD8K67mww1BI08yS7TmObMogDTr4-U_15mRZmKVRkxkOYDvM8gmzQ3aW6AwwQH2aJ2kdQOEVIZBQde1O-jsm562OGwE_o0QKgaMgMlyk0qDh40ZBnMLZTtQ2-xxdRAiis5ib5pfSro1FGi0BQnK/w640-h338/New%20Year%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p></p><p>I'm so ready for this new year! I feel like the last two years I've just been marking time. But, I've spent the last couple of weeks getting ready for this <i>clean slate</i>; cleaning, purging, putting away. <i>(My goal is to get rid of at least one thing every day in 2024....so far I'm right on track.)</i><br /></p><p>Helping the process along I am following along with <b><u>Just Get It Done Quilts</u></b> sewing room purge for 2024 <br />"Getting rid of the Unwelcome, the Unwanted and the No Longer Necessary....." <a href="https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/" target="_blank">HERE </a><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">These are my 2023 finishes: </span></b></p><p>Martha's pillow...winging its way home as we speak:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur1xrF_xJH9GU-jaandda3fPoEabov3QD7Z1NE-fH7TfoZNBQlIWc-aOgwlE7lbmiLGZis1iIcYbFzL64lDM_2xSy8ot90-FEZJGekOPF6pCXiwy5p6fTph2ZxUGd90JOFuhb5PksE6BLbkP7EHF6CGdnb7xW43G2ZFEvNmsYhdbXovZgasXwPAhUOuf0/s3099/Martha's%20pillow%202.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3099" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur1xrF_xJH9GU-jaandda3fPoEabov3QD7Z1NE-fH7TfoZNBQlIWc-aOgwlE7lbmiLGZis1iIcYbFzL64lDM_2xSy8ot90-FEZJGekOPF6pCXiwy5p6fTph2ZxUGd90JOFuhb5PksE6BLbkP7EHF6CGdnb7xW43G2ZFEvNmsYhdbXovZgasXwPAhUOuf0/s320/Martha's%20pillow%202.JPG" width="312" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p>Louie inspecting the back of Martha's Pillow. <br />Making sure everything lines up nicely.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q4BTNygldKLHXkAivDECllMOQ1DN3Y8O56wg-3OkAv89_o8DsGFOLNgAp9ZJ_pY2kmf8-UVcDoT5qSABe2N328sTLK0bUZ-bjwe283B-M0V2KiCpMM3jJOTAajCgoY-Dxg-0Mj39ExVdieds5AtMhLXfu_ji7yh2VHD9QvoJmSx7FwlBTIISlRrkz2U4/s2896/Louie%20Inspecting%20pillow.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2814" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q4BTNygldKLHXkAivDECllMOQ1DN3Y8O56wg-3OkAv89_o8DsGFOLNgAp9ZJ_pY2kmf8-UVcDoT5qSABe2N328sTLK0bUZ-bjwe283B-M0V2KiCpMM3jJOTAajCgoY-Dxg-0Mj39ExVdieds5AtMhLXfu_ji7yh2VHD9QvoJmSx7FwlBTIISlRrkz2U4/w194-h200/Louie%20Inspecting%20pillow.JPG" width="194" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Sabrina's mending: Note to self...NO MORE MENDING. (<i>Of course, if they ask I won't say NO</i>.)<br /></p><p></p><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/AVvXsEgSJZ_Gw8lqvGU7JBCjEMXnzfCw3xwRfwBFMSJ_fQSaRubiWA-3abIieMc6TT7GMMQcNLJfyJ03LNTrtSy3W1DTLDEFhzlxjRAsQPeQVkOeQsBLQSkrfRHixJT175F0TLjVOzYIZwpwixURXu_kEfxpJi_n7KBksNlvi-bBRcjmDAy0gGfw3PCry6qczhOA/s2514/Sabrina.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJZ_Gw8lqvGU7JBCjEMXnzfCw3xwRfwBFMSJ_fQSaRubiWA-3abIieMc6TT7GMMQcNLJfyJ03LNTrtSy3W1DTLDEFhzlxjRAsQPeQVkOeQsBLQSkrfRHixJT175F0TLjVOzYIZwpwixURXu_kEfxpJi_n7KBksNlvi-bBRcjmDAy0gGfw3PCry6qczhOA/s320/Sabrina.JPG" width="289" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>January's Hat-on-a-Cat BOM* from MSQC**:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPT9oTJ99XuKZI8Q6vL_yjFsJfqfuzfnx_mM44g7JEyvDvnHUZkJXGxyksmlmP7rFRDxk41hNYX-w_OL_2OQC8P9JMUl9biUgkfyqSjpzuUp84SfEY-GSqy99cli90ibCiCIi1k1pSJEGQL5OXcngj7_VuOJVzWDIY4PVAV3lSPED6y5KKvhDMuAKqdtjR/s4032/Cat%20in%20the%20Hat%20Jan.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPT9oTJ99XuKZI8Q6vL_yjFsJfqfuzfnx_mM44g7JEyvDvnHUZkJXGxyksmlmP7rFRDxk41hNYX-w_OL_2OQC8P9JMUl9biUgkfyqSjpzuUp84SfEY-GSqy99cli90ibCiCIi1k1pSJEGQL5OXcngj7_VuOJVzWDIY4PVAV3lSPED6y5KKvhDMuAKqdtjR/w300-h400/Cat%20in%20the%20Hat%20Jan.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>There will be a new banner for each month. (I wish the hanger didn't say "I Heart Cats." I <u>like </u>cats...I don't <b><i>HEART </i></b>them.)<br /></p><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2P5aLP5RJeTm3G6Lu56L5HVyNDIkbqoRSmbzkP7B264hXqkIEh7egrXqFEMdxSvzF6VV_a6dk0I89CH8PkCsaMIO9Np-gvOfohUc_xNn-0buVHfI4MxZklsmLV5JeTrldKQbrefGA8nLTAoY-Rrs6wAFmMDR3o-n7FHVEt5owVflyh_lRBRtZPm4-1XS/s409/Cheif%202.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="409" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2P5aLP5RJeTm3G6Lu56L5HVyNDIkbqoRSmbzkP7B264hXqkIEh7egrXqFEMdxSvzF6VV_a6dk0I89CH8PkCsaMIO9Np-gvOfohUc_xNn-0buVHfI4MxZklsmLV5JeTrldKQbrefGA8nLTAoY-Rrs6wAFmMDR3o-n7FHVEt5owVflyh_lRBRtZPm4-1XS/w74-h70/Cheif%202.JPG" width="74" /></a><br />From
the kitchen of " My 'Ol Kentucky Duplex": The way I heard it "beans and greens." Eating black-eyed peas and cabbage on New Year's Day is supposed to be <i>good luck</i>.<p>As a Believer in Jesus Christ as Lord of my life, I don't believe in <i>luck</i> *** but black-eyed peas are still a good idea...lots of health benefits. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKNHlS59fXeuygP7u390UH24r7CnktnWjAKTCcnrVEZ2Gy9l8yDczduIQRGEN8Mq7tO93TRXFNGIvSC5K1u4Ckn_A1VFcfoQnAlo1t5TyRdHNPXgeUPzwP9P2PcsjRXm_V6oLHPzzNVmEhHsv9rdaOOQ0qeXXA0OzNJzdNZV0nl5NwLg8x_DVZ6fsj3Zs/s1214/Cheers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1214" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKNHlS59fXeuygP7u390UH24r7CnktnWjAKTCcnrVEZ2Gy9l8yDczduIQRGEN8Mq7tO93TRXFNGIvSC5K1u4Ckn_A1VFcfoQnAlo1t5TyRdHNPXgeUPzwP9P2PcsjRXm_V6oLHPzzNVmEhHsv9rdaOOQ0qeXXA0OzNJzdNZV0nl5NwLg8x_DVZ6fsj3Zs/w640-h584/Cheers.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome 2024!!</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">I rang in the new year with Sister, Joy and her D.H., Michael<br />and black-eyed pea with ham soup and a cabbage slaw. </p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*BOM: Block of the Month. In this case Kit of the Month<br />**MSQC: Missouri Star Quilt Company<br />***</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ecclesiastes 3:1-15</span></span></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-61465668270521933662023-12-30T06:36:00.000-08:002023-12-31T06:43:03.090-08:00Gearing Up for the Big Finish<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnhjk_pSICMGWKXr0NFwBSJD8b-IIjHoX1W9CrrF-yfYHMTcAFaTaJf0jEmgG_VuQCJlSw7rOlTKWh3cBe0hZf9-trrpevn-wOjlFXnX6hbat0BrF5WMHkas6lWIx4wnu8Rp1GMEYWILj-lFW7Q1ALDPrgW2lQncAuu1VcYOmcNeqUVWAzVNtsjNOjzo9/s369/UFO%20PHDs.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="362" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnhjk_pSICMGWKXr0NFwBSJD8b-IIjHoX1W9CrrF-yfYHMTcAFaTaJf0jEmgG_VuQCJlSw7rOlTKWh3cBe0hZf9-trrpevn-wOjlFXnX6hbat0BrF5WMHkas6lWIx4wnu8Rp1GMEYWILj-lFW7Q1ALDPrgW2lQncAuu1VcYOmcNeqUVWAzVNtsjNOjzo9/w393-h400/UFO%20PHDs.JPG" width="393" /></a></p><p></p><p>In preparation for the new year, I decided to drag all my UFOs, PIGS, HFIs and PNYSs* out of their hiding places, i.e., drawers, cupboards, bins and boxes, and lay them all out to see exactly what was there.....46 Items so far. <i> (I say "so far" because I KNOW there is a table topper started in a class at PieceMakers when I lived in California...but I can't find it...how many years ago was that???? Maybe I accidentally finished it? Nah, scratch that.)</i><br /></p><p>This is what it looks like with projects all laid out on the floor, on the cutting table, in bins and in boxes.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oTYUKYTlwAItpvcjW5LPBKiOFY2k-pyjLZOnCwaB6xtj9HWU6hZszBulk1D5L7VXO9DCivZ1w_cnmglVfKawyNbBTBmLH6u8elVkXbGl8UcyzxCCsyPS5CSymvvralndBhL89uLD3ZMAf5qvGuO5k7k_ID4LAc1dbu55RYQIfzk5Kect7o-H_d-zj4EZ/s2016/UFOs%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oTYUKYTlwAItpvcjW5LPBKiOFY2k-pyjLZOnCwaB6xtj9HWU6hZszBulk1D5L7VXO9DCivZ1w_cnmglVfKawyNbBTBmLH6u8elVkXbGl8UcyzxCCsyPS5CSymvvralndBhL89uLD3ZMAf5qvGuO5k7k_ID4LAc1dbu55RYQIfzk5Kect7o-H_d-zj4EZ/w640-h480/UFOs%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Notice the big stack of plastic project boxes on the left. And, a few items are not even pictured!<br />Four WWITs* projects are already in the "Pass 'em On" pile.** <br />And a few other items have been re-homed to a quilting buddy.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4I4pt6YdqfeK2ztawtx8smfJvyiHuXp6xJ36m71nWrEeopFvLT6pgTcdevrn-Ekisp0G8p2THw_w7VL0vkl54nkIlIq5gudug0EMsVlOSi-gNQ6RfYw4r4Haotwjws1PnVZ0LFYTlVrdhUHpwtA1WrLJ9nQXOnevnhXzbdzFrfu8fr-C_mfjpJ7mZ1Qe/s632/Pass%20em%20on%20pile.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="566" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4I4pt6YdqfeK2ztawtx8smfJvyiHuXp6xJ36m71nWrEeopFvLT6pgTcdevrn-Ekisp0G8p2THw_w7VL0vkl54nkIlIq5gudug0EMsVlOSi-gNQ6RfYw4r4Haotwjws1PnVZ0LFYTlVrdhUHpwtA1WrLJ9nQXOnevnhXzbdzFrfu8fr-C_mfjpJ7mZ1Qe/w147-h164/Pass%20em%20on%20pile.JPG" width="147" /></a></p><p> </p><p>All-in-all I believe there are about ten items in this pile. That's a good start.<br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1Be7kQQ6lmjHuxKcsgYLGUGkaHGuSNFGIL8dvPHWv_rGgkb_q_PQIPHwwyizBUdNulf91rh0nzO1TNsiiMAJJUiscWSlkbLc-cCKnRho8puBmHFGi3BXWL2drh6CHvPyrAmaF5PQ7PXkcU2XmR-YFFsd9jqhz-1FKKFA6SZf3oyeJ2qOCXsQhhwiOiS-/s2016/UFO%20Cards.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1Be7kQQ6lmjHuxKcsgYLGUGkaHGuSNFGIL8dvPHWv_rGgkb_q_PQIPHwwyizBUdNulf91rh0nzO1TNsiiMAJJUiscWSlkbLc-cCKnRho8puBmHFGi3BXWL2drh6CHvPyrAmaF5PQ7PXkcU2XmR-YFFsd9jqhz-1FKKFA6SZf3oyeJ2qOCXsQhhwiOiS-/s320/UFO%20Cards.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Next step, list each item on a 3 X 5 card and put the cards in a cute box I uncovered during this process. Repurpose and reuse, eh? That would be a good slogan for 2024 "Repurpose and Reuse."<br /><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDx40-dr4DeqR9EXG7xhb-xOqhfLQbABGztDH-Pl2D9GTtC9onoOCs2RhNbDdVwrl4NIFHPJaoSDnBT2YY79py8W1pGaXznV0qBUJlM-hvigaYkHQ42tFXUnsGCOFIGdgsguflw_GRwIqfKaW4PwxZZxmzpKcv6FNCg2QjQ5yOzaFRpV52GMBPQHAj1rS/s2016/UFO%20Card%20Box.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDx40-dr4DeqR9EXG7xhb-xOqhfLQbABGztDH-Pl2D9GTtC9onoOCs2RhNbDdVwrl4NIFHPJaoSDnBT2YY79py8W1pGaXznV0qBUJlM-hvigaYkHQ42tFXUnsGCOFIGdgsguflw_GRwIqfKaW4PwxZZxmzpKcv6FNCg2QjQ5yOzaFRpV52GMBPQHAj1rS/s320/UFO%20Card%20Box.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next, assign a "Difficulty to Finish" number.</p><p>1 = Difficult, will take some time.<br />2 = Moderate, Pretty easy to finish up if I would just stop <u><i>Talking about it</i></u> and <u><i>Just Do It</i></u>!<br />3 = Easy, finish more than one-at-a-time and knock them out.</p><p style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally, plan for the coming year.</span></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkUFT7cN9Q9FP88-lSat7ZS3xPkLZnt25QKgMrJqN-da7eibBrT3LkiX6fT14fqJaHP5fdCkcLHUH6f88RgF58mcBJfhX5tiTeBsiRapRtbO7uzCHQ7RUc0_nk2dBTBPcbEinlEj4LKksd6j9fJjTPS8u8Bp_Go7Jp8dyyUpk1K9CCE9GpjsbP_SFvWNV/s960/Plastic%20organizer.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="723" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkUFT7cN9Q9FP88-lSat7ZS3xPkLZnt25QKgMrJqN-da7eibBrT3LkiX6fT14fqJaHP5fdCkcLHUH6f88RgF58mcBJfhX5tiTeBsiRapRtbO7uzCHQ7RUc0_nk2dBTBPcbEinlEj4LKksd6j9fJjTPS8u8Bp_Go7Jp8dyyUpk1K9CCE9GpjsbP_SFvWNV/w241-h320/Plastic%20organizer.jpg" width="241" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p>Purchased these from FB Marketplace: Twelve cubbies....<br />one for each month....how handy is that! ***</p><p>These will be for the American Patchwork and <br />Quilting UFO Challenge for 2024.</p><p>BTW: The Challenge is different this year <a href="https://www.allpeoplequilt.com/how-to-quilt/finishing/ufo-challenge" target="_blank">HERE</a>. In a nut shell, APWQ is
no longer drawing the number and posting it on FB each month. Each person assigns their own
number.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aNyJgCF9hLprg049jI_DHyIXvEwrIgb9hf9vu7NjKOMnnogibIfeQJyt7K3c3zQPwXGOWT1du2a6gqxEzxtgWvy8kbfFnBYHHQgMHpVl9xaCqWBEFsdOI10Y0i9KXOmENWuJ4V_ufneA291aE98Tyyv0gShvxaLilcmPTVuWeuK3j6Z0vyXfUJxh40aw/s4032/2024%20Organization.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aNyJgCF9hLprg049jI_DHyIXvEwrIgb9hf9vu7NjKOMnnogibIfeQJyt7K3c3zQPwXGOWT1du2a6gqxEzxtgWvy8kbfFnBYHHQgMHpVl9xaCqWBEFsdOI10Y0i9KXOmENWuJ4V_ufneA291aE98Tyyv0gShvxaLilcmPTVuWeuK3j6Z0vyXfUJxh40aw/w300-h400/2024%20Organization.JPG" width="300" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The bins were not as big as they appeared in the Marketplace listing,
but I think they will work very well.</p><p>I've already assigned the Month to a Number for the entire year for
the UFO Challenge using a random number picker via the internet.<br /></p><p>I'll admin, I did cheat on January's number..I wanted to get off to a quick start so I picked easy projects to finish up for January. <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pb_DNO0zOl0i8eqxH0mevvR6HM_PxkyS7NalZmGpVxig-8KFBBRaxxz2POEY70DffC8aiY9IijmFJ811_CuLzDr2hceENqzmJP_7TciZpmitiRHaSOz45b5mqEZF5rgiVHnFzfbrGHd-hesYnMoQk515CQRPnUOn8qeoqXDmmoFcbF4gcGSHHlpzLrab/s4032/Studio%20doors.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pb_DNO0zOl0i8eqxH0mevvR6HM_PxkyS7NalZmGpVxig-8KFBBRaxxz2POEY70DffC8aiY9IijmFJ811_CuLzDr2hceENqzmJP_7TciZpmitiRHaSOz45b5mqEZF5rgiVHnFzfbrGHd-hesYnMoQk515CQRPnUOn8qeoqXDmmoFcbF4gcGSHHlpzLrab/s320/Studio%20doors.JPG" width="320" /></a></p> <p></p><p> </p><p>As a finishing touch, I used double-stick tape to tape these foam panels to the closet doors. Instant bulletin boards. Again, Repurpose and Reuse. (I don't remember where these came from, they were in the garage.)<br /></p><p>Perfect for pinning instructions, pictures, etc. to keep me motivated because "out of sight is out of mind."<br /> <br /></p><p>Now to tidy up. <br />Ready to rock-and-roll.<br /></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8z33Q9KjJZDjwt2jrrq2AWjH05Z0VRPiQ_uUmO-qekqeeyGHwPd79SYOrhE6FNXKHAnI6JF4pONoKzDKUvMngG9rpjhcd4QgZ5kbni9I_SIApS3GNSD0_rB8B5rWZ-3OgW2iRatnGssDtZg0HA1zrdfEy2MtQpES-u1oYCzxsMw4j6ULNEe2D3MRo4otI/s4032/Studio%20All%20Clean.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8z33Q9KjJZDjwt2jrrq2AWjH05Z0VRPiQ_uUmO-qekqeeyGHwPd79SYOrhE6FNXKHAnI6JF4pONoKzDKUvMngG9rpjhcd4QgZ5kbni9I_SIApS3GNSD0_rB8B5rWZ-3OgW2iRatnGssDtZg0HA1zrdfEy2MtQpES-u1oYCzxsMw4j6ULNEe2D3MRo4otI/w640-h480/Studio%20All%20Clean.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">My goal for 2024 is to see how may FFOs* I can rack up.</span></b></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MW2RCK_cPF4Mww2t5EUIZCdExP-kxe5A7-vetkmONGPd18_wZibJoKDHE_9jd2gBlSyjh6_wMwSlOsWbJHuiSsg4FVLlWymO2elQ6JFKj6P2PAI64c13LItvCcF7C25Sv2U6_7wAzs3-X4_S0x7uNHFfbDnGmCL9fKScrVwFhRighS_KJW42IcQwTorH/s555/Happy%20Ukulele%20Year.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="555" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MW2RCK_cPF4Mww2t5EUIZCdExP-kxe5A7-vetkmONGPd18_wZibJoKDHE_9jd2gBlSyjh6_wMwSlOsWbJHuiSsg4FVLlWymO2elQ6JFKj6P2PAI64c13LItvCcF7C25Sv2U6_7wAzs3-X4_S0x7uNHFfbDnGmCL9fKScrVwFhRighS_KJW42IcQwTorH/w640-h578/Happy%20Ukulele%20Year.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></b></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*PHD = Projects Half Done<br />UFO = Unfinished Object<br />PIGS= Projects in Grocery Sacks<br />HFI = Half Finished Items<br />PNYS = Projects Not Yet Started (but fabric and/or patterns already purchased.)<br />WWIT = What Was I Thinking<br />FFO = Finally Finished Object</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">**There is a store in Nashville that will take crafting items. SMART Arts & Crafts. <a href="https://smartartandcraft.org/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*** I bought these from Facebook Market Place, but I think they are shoe boxes. Amazon has something very similar. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/JOOVINS-Organizer-Stackable-Containers-Transparent/dp/B0CJLTDHDQ/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=3UMA5RX8C9LRK&keywords=plastic%2Bstocking%2Bshoe%2Bbins&qid=1703343520&sprefix=plastic%2Bstocking%2Bshoe%2Bbins%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1" target="_blank">HERE<br /></a></span></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-45814549729447820472023-12-25T06:28:00.000-08:002023-12-25T06:28:20.116-08:00The Best December Birthday of All<p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV3Ub_qmOCNU3ggrgOzqSmJLEMPA067fU3tYUJZvsV_KajnGH-90vm6jWN9__zo_un07xQMwwBxTePvrs2Ux3o-EbQRYl8LPVShqp2YWBPL3tJMGQxPqmyP5r4o4DsnlPyizvjmkksy1UqTBHQqhWfvsH6wtPfruJpnoB_3Vcxr36PybOJiEhPdD1RdUu/s427/Nativity.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="424" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV3Ub_qmOCNU3ggrgOzqSmJLEMPA067fU3tYUJZvsV_KajnGH-90vm6jWN9__zo_un07xQMwwBxTePvrs2Ux3o-EbQRYl8LPVShqp2YWBPL3tJMGQxPqmyP5r4o4DsnlPyizvjmkksy1UqTBHQqhWfvsH6wtPfruJpnoB_3Vcxr36PybOJiEhPdD1RdUu/w636-h640/Nativity.JPG" width="636" /></a></span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Without the birth of Jesus, there would be no Christmas story.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Without the Cross there would be no salvation story.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ97nZMklmYeAuscxd5MNYBn0CfE-05tWpQckHy4Ahg0AWsd1TFHFdQw5PXHQ-QI6qu475ZZxv2r9TW9NwfudPlv8PeJrC3SuCmgd4fn_UqVWdJBk7P_WICKTCGYbDgAXYdzZyBKTxTj9YLpfukUgITcO4r_bYrSKqg-9YK4jjquaJXU30I_QxlJuzWytq/s660/Cradle%20to%20Cross.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="887" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNu0JNBHsEngi_TIWKTu1OghsyRir0bF60t3TlofG95F5QbRFGj9TGWQ4shopJydzfYwAHdxYo5UnNP82vVuxLkfMjtSWYS8ovh3etz107A-nyMspTo7jguFrWMsh983o2bwiHzcpFT92-Kq1WchTkMIivBtmfmIGqbj6EsKJ-XHczypSk6X5lHjtqCex/w640-h474/Catalina%20is%204%20a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>A smile that will break a thousand young-men's hearts one day....a long time from now....after Medical School...<br /></p><p>From that first day to this....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezkafMTujJxqfGQytKAEJvc4fbmK2IH9RQZIf5OUY5wic0mGSZDmbB4KH9fS0wTlXtt8VI4SX82u8zLi63hSVLRxnWZ4DCv5ISPGStXMvWbLtLr_3t5RCLtfZQS5xMlBE-20KPQ2FbEdBo-PLxrjJNrOkhf8uhuNQbUW2SIZ14v5uOe46C2AJGjmn2EDO/s4032/Dec%202019%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezkafMTujJxqfGQytKAEJvc4fbmK2IH9RQZIf5OUY5wic0mGSZDmbB4KH9fS0wTlXtt8VI4SX82u8zLi63hSVLRxnWZ4DCv5ISPGStXMvWbLtLr_3t5RCLtfZQS5xMlBE-20KPQ2FbEdBo-PLxrjJNrOkhf8uhuNQbUW2SIZ14v5uOe46C2AJGjmn2EDO/w480-h640/Dec%202019%20(10).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I love You to the Moon and Back...!!!</span></b></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-60154237481452599632023-12-16T09:00:00.000-08:002023-12-23T06:40:52.035-08:00Just Like That He's 12 !!!<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">When
I was told this little guy was "on the way." I did not think I could
love him as much as my first G-son. <br />After all, the first one came first, gobbling up all the love.</span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_B8DnEQg6_EG0sHv9jsDmBmNyj1V6T52ZIjNap0fHyGLjSVC4bjKacbPTJusy0qF8jm3vr45qPzpUtEtqBn3w2Wyd6h3foLYA-Mss84oYX2BhThMe98FtJAQwcSq-beeiwzNauhRl8pE3aQGEzlpGcEpi01KssOtWY69jaunNPfiPZiv1IasFmgHeJlIv/s603/1%20hour%20old%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_B8DnEQg6_EG0sHv9jsDmBmNyj1V6T52ZIjNap0fHyGLjSVC4bjKacbPTJusy0qF8jm3vr45qPzpUtEtqBn3w2Wyd6h3foLYA-Mss84oYX2BhThMe98FtJAQwcSq-beeiwzNauhRl8pE3aQGEzlpGcEpi01KssOtWY69jaunNPfiPZiv1IasFmgHeJlIv/w300-h400/1%20hour%20old%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />But then I met him...He captured my heart from the
first moment I saw him. <p></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">He has grown into such a sweet young man. And, he's always sooo full of FUN! Sometimes he just makes me laugh. </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><br />He is always a
Party just looking for a place to happen! I mean, look at that smile...you can visualize him conjuring up mischief.</span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFClmHC218bRQMHnj-AhFgBFoWwXv36R5rQcJrTMKBWLZLP0QqF6tHsYlwImE6fJFC_a3u9H5Hjb8xY4S6dfNciCVm8t8lAlQdlKv01-b-Mb-jKlXwNGVdUYexSuhLpHAVFXh3mzY1iFOWCWwS0UkJR8QrFwU3dnoxuaqc62ro59aIj72qAGJakZsPyu1/s801/West%20is%2012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFClmHC218bRQMHnj-AhFgBFoWwXv36R5rQcJrTMKBWLZLP0QqF6tHsYlwImE6fJFC_a3u9H5Hjb8xY4S6dfNciCVm8t8lAlQdlKv01-b-Mb-jKlXwNGVdUYexSuhLpHAVFXh3mzY1iFOWCWwS0UkJR8QrFwU3dnoxuaqc62ro59aIj72qAGJakZsPyu1/w450-h640/West%20is%2012.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: large;">There
are not enough words to express how much I love him.</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Happy
Birthday, West!</b></span></span></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-20930777898208804042023-12-15T09:05:00.000-08:002023-12-15T09:05:13.507-08:00Taking Stock<p><span style="font-size: medium;">2024 will be THE YEAR to tidy up my life. I <u><i>feel</i> </u>like I have clutter in my brain and everywhere I look:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn3vKZsLAOrP6A5_V4yfxrv5_uI3fMEYgMTHUGyji4VQLpSipxIKTlcY-3KwN2Ur4cVW2ry3yJvHTRqXrtOEAfAFopizUncYGvBajgrSaldUFWgMKnop1fGkRkvmFsJ3k_UCOv6u3hteFQehnKU2V4lvKjK3Msh_p_68k2xIbR81bLmYoGYTfDBil0103/s298/Buried.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="277" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn3vKZsLAOrP6A5_V4yfxrv5_uI3fMEYgMTHUGyji4VQLpSipxIKTlcY-3KwN2Ur4cVW2ry3yJvHTRqXrtOEAfAFopizUncYGvBajgrSaldUFWgMKnop1fGkRkvmFsJ3k_UCOv6u3hteFQehnKU2V4lvKjK3Msh_p_68k2xIbR81bLmYoGYTfDBil0103/s1600/Buried.JPG" width="277" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p>Pictures saved on my laptop with no organization<br />Quilt Patterns saved on my laptop with no organization</p><p>Paper stacks all around my desk</p><p>Certainly Sewing and Quilting UFOs<br />Face Book Saves (mostly quilt patterns and ideas and recipes)</p><p>YouTube Saves (mostly ukulele music and tutorials) <br /></p><p>I don't even want to <i>THINK</i> about Pinterest. <br />I might just let that one fade away, I have not even looked at it in a long time.<br /></p><p> <br /></p><p>I could just "close the door" to the "messy room"...the messiness in my head...and just move ahead, <br />but that option makes me <u><i>feel</i> </u>out of sorts, unfinished. Like an unmade bed.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5YD22IJsZRY_VPaEYBTVkZYK36HkwDRzRKYjp_Ht22RznzPq7xxAWeiAJD5DumuQlZM7ygRTabvrxJCTSjbVk-U9sMILiNRHb7pQxPbL_g3qh1BynPQipRsdau4BI9ohWnUk5-fCEno6rXu1cue93W6_PehlV-CSf9s78P1TbaXBcJxPDqAlYEa3hTw3/s552/New%20Year%20Resolution.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="546" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5YD22IJsZRY_VPaEYBTVkZYK36HkwDRzRKYjp_Ht22RznzPq7xxAWeiAJD5DumuQlZM7ygRTabvrxJCTSjbVk-U9sMILiNRHb7pQxPbL_g3qh1BynPQipRsdau4BI9ohWnUk5-fCEno6rXu1cue93W6_PehlV-CSf9s78P1TbaXBcJxPDqAlYEa3hTw3/w317-h320/New%20Year%20Resolution.JPG" width="317" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Now here it is mid-December, about to wrap up 2023....And, isn't this the time of year we tend to take stock and decide to make changes? <br />It even has a name: <b>New Year's Resolutions.</b></p><p>I always say I'm not going to make resolutions...<br /></p><p><b>I think I have only one Resolution for 2024: <br />Keep It Simple! </b></p><p>I mean, REALLY, how many recipes do you actually need? <br />How many quilt patterns do you actually need? </p><p>It's time to purge the messiness from my world.*</p><p><b> </b><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*I feel better already!</span><br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-61943863579894163702023-12-07T06:15:00.000-08:002023-12-07T07:27:12.934-08:00The Countdown Has Begun<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaz6BakS-JBUrMIdn8xv9Doim5BpoPcvvF1ntvvac4__bsWel2HhLgE8fEtHo_Esql65N9tR6obLX_YN3_VcaqmHWnx-xfB5ZYwcKQ_-sb20YLiDZ1bLu9EjrIu6ACSCZ-lN3AsSc35V_i9o56NHhtVkZy1ncXJIHd85yCkKOsP2crpezVZ9HSyxfJLoR/s488/Days%20to%20Christmas.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaz6BakS-JBUrMIdn8xv9Doim5BpoPcvvF1ntvvac4__bsWel2HhLgE8fEtHo_Esql65N9tR6obLX_YN3_VcaqmHWnx-xfB5ZYwcKQ_-sb20YLiDZ1bLu9EjrIu6ACSCZ-lN3AsSc35V_i9o56NHhtVkZy1ncXJIHd85yCkKOsP2crpezVZ9HSyxfJLoR/s320/Days%20to%20Christmas.JPG" width="311" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p>My list of things to complete before Christmas is <i>ALWAYS</i> too ambitious! <br /><br />Rather than FRET about it, I'm just going to enjoy the time in the studio and do what-ever I want to do.</p><p>This is the time of year to relax and enjoy the process.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The American Patchwork and Quilting UFO number for December is <b><u>TWO</u></b>. (They didn't even have to tell me the number this month....I'm quick that way.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW843GydDw7T-BYe_sqn99O8qazrxTCCq94mhqcr3fncRFSbyBHL-NK_A9Vh5uZN38PA1n8dLaYklDQdJbixiWQoFT7mkvj4To5ley5EXO4IqYEpmOGXm8H4rYzd6tJwc5X0HriVci6NPWv6qx6nwBW8sFZ6_hn8Uq6mQMWo4yF14kCosc__-RVeUZtUC/s1233/UFO%20Number.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="1233" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW843GydDw7T-BYe_sqn99O8qazrxTCCq94mhqcr3fncRFSbyBHL-NK_A9Vh5uZN38PA1n8dLaYklDQdJbixiWQoFT7mkvj4To5ley5EXO4IqYEpmOGXm8H4rYzd6tJwc5X0HriVci6NPWv6qx6nwBW8sFZ6_hn8Uq6mQMWo4yF14kCosc__-RVeUZtUC/w640-h134/UFO%20Number.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So far I don't have <b><i>ANY </i></b>of the items for #2 even on my radar. But I WILL finish Ana's new Curtains and Cata's baby doll quilts before the end of the year....not for Christmas.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0myVEkbdTOxkvo0U7rriYkxJ0_4E4YtCWs_gGeaOORX6QxWs4Ah7cgAKIc-jZoF4_aZ65sBl5WVNAZIlQYOZIDDWmkue401LpaPV0gf7lZDY9qiJ7FbJx8CGthkAZH18vifeLpuJ18pTHpdAz1upcZqDCtqwsonfCXhLMg78VB76PnJf1lIL9YRjlSoH/s4032/Quilters%20Ornament.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0myVEkbdTOxkvo0U7rriYkxJ0_4E4YtCWs_gGeaOORX6QxWs4Ah7cgAKIc-jZoF4_aZ65sBl5WVNAZIlQYOZIDDWmkue401LpaPV0gf7lZDY9qiJ7FbJx8CGthkAZH18vifeLpuJ18pTHpdAz1upcZqDCtqwsonfCXhLMg78VB76PnJf1lIL9YRjlSoH/s320/Quilters%20Ornament.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>That's not to say I haven't done anything...I have. I made a bunch of these cute Quilter's Ornaments.<p></p><p>And, as you can see, I'm putting my Christmas Tree together.</p><p>I put a few packages together and will take to the P.O. today.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRCNTXuwQ80ErFk7VA1oMa4PDtk8wNYTWPejuD02X134uemOouD-q1QU3wqtLC5UOtus_UcpYJsbQNoyagzEyx-Qp5TgLaoNQwbJe4jZ4iJn4uz1bJ4gw_zqKt4bp-NjUym6pUS0dT_wMRvL_68dRVyhXToAD2LZrDgzqTruj70DRGPYbBnivIFahlL8o/s4032/Packages.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRCNTXuwQ80ErFk7VA1oMa4PDtk8wNYTWPejuD02X134uemOouD-q1QU3wqtLC5UOtus_UcpYJsbQNoyagzEyx-Qp5TgLaoNQwbJe4jZ4iJn4uz1bJ4gw_zqKt4bp-NjUym6pUS0dT_wMRvL_68dRVyhXToAD2LZrDgzqTruj70DRGPYbBnivIFahlL8o/s320/Packages.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Of Course the Miss Molly Wall Hanging is finished and ready for gifting. <a href="http://quiltedq.blogspot.com/2023/11/miss-molly.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /></p><p>I am working on one more item that I had hoped would be finished by Christmas. Alas, it will not. <br />However, it will make a nice New Year's gift. </p><p>A long-time friend of mine, Miss Martha, asked me to finish this pillow top for her. I do not know the history, where it came from, etc. I'm working on it now. It requires hand quilting...which I have never done before and am not doing a particularly nice job now. But, done is better than perfect, right?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6IPoO65sMsRBSBTSEWZi9x2LZjFoBFQ9ZNcrLW4A3SgCm18_F3It3glVv8EdtXio-daO3YQhXKoUwEniPD3Z26J0LSijc3Zwyesp97pL49a3ZFdUv0FKofzZ3CSbAVLuQcCu2z3kuSJBYwoCwa8FACU_n3dBI4L1JL3xIhPdZz9CJ-q5ceWrS_PbjahG/s3019/Martha's.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2605" data-original-width="3019" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6IPoO65sMsRBSBTSEWZi9x2LZjFoBFQ9ZNcrLW4A3SgCm18_F3It3glVv8EdtXio-daO3YQhXKoUwEniPD3Z26J0LSijc3Zwyesp97pL49a3ZFdUv0FKofzZ3CSbAVLuQcCu2z3kuSJBYwoCwa8FACU_n3dBI4L1JL3xIhPdZz9CJ-q5ceWrS_PbjahG/w640-h552/Martha's.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm adding red borders.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglueYKU7N6nObmXatI1AcbQLW-51lSmrl4cqwxYPx47Vn_ln3KQdShRI98WhM-YFR9Ys1heTjxdptONb4q25oHynDb-Jk5aZb4b4_P7d81oK_ze0-LYZF6zCBn8JHWnqWsQFmPKRu8bBZoaynaf82ykByLaoc_IXHI2AhgBJpdsB5E70cmCSYnsWahXFtn/s323/Look%20like%20Christmas.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="234" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglueYKU7N6nObmXatI1AcbQLW-51lSmrl4cqwxYPx47Vn_ln3KQdShRI98WhM-YFR9Ys1heTjxdptONb4q25oHynDb-Jk5aZb4b4_P7d81oK_ze0-LYZF6zCBn8JHWnqWsQFmPKRu8bBZoaynaf82ykByLaoc_IXHI2AhgBJpdsB5E70cmCSYnsWahXFtn/w188-h259/Look%20like%20Christmas.JPG" width="188" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglueYKU7N6nObmXatI1AcbQLW-51lSmrl4cqwxYPx47Vn_ln3KQdShRI98WhM-YFR9Ys1heTjxdptONb4q25oHynDb-Jk5aZb4b4_P7d81oK_ze0-LYZF6zCBn8JHWnqWsQFmPKRu8bBZoaynaf82ykByLaoc_IXHI2AhgBJpdsB5E70cmCSYnsWahXFtn/s323/Look%20like%20Christmas.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglueYKU7N6nObmXatI1AcbQLW-51lSmrl4cqwxYPx47Vn_ln3KQdShRI98WhM-YFR9Ys1heTjxdptONb4q25oHynDb-Jk5aZb4b4_P7d81oK_ze0-LYZF6zCBn8JHWnqWsQFmPKRu8bBZoaynaf82ykByLaoc_IXHI2AhgBJpdsB5E70cmCSYnsWahXFtn/s323/Look%20like%20Christmas.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglueYKU7N6nObmXatI1AcbQLW-51lSmrl4cqwxYPx47Vn_ln3KQdShRI98WhM-YFR9Ys1heTjxdptONb4q25oHynDb-Jk5aZb4b4_P7d81oK_ze0-LYZF6zCBn8JHWnqWsQFmPKRu8bBZoaynaf82ykByLaoc_IXHI2AhgBJpdsB5E70cmCSYnsWahXFtn/s323/Look%20like%20Christmas.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It <b><i>IS </i></b>beginning to look (and feel) a lot like Christmas. </span><br /></p><p><br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-4115556958459265702023-11-28T13:53:00.000-08:002023-11-28T16:01:27.474-08:00The Last Lap<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGffdktWTaxuOKcyBvwkfkzo0EtOfOjT6gvJHjcdt9me1GWhbsYfd4ICXRMUsbN4ynMp7Bh4g9jeDOkyRbuQLlO57RwcQPqALipwzUR3FmvHZ-E6-4XLXhJcR7-eFe_K7sh5eIoUAkSpZvPdr43utqIk31CyiM2ohrAqNyj9Z0iWFOPvHgCU4Y2HOa3oa/s905/last%20Lap.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="905" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGffdktWTaxuOKcyBvwkfkzo0EtOfOjT6gvJHjcdt9me1GWhbsYfd4ICXRMUsbN4ynMp7Bh4g9jeDOkyRbuQLlO57RwcQPqALipwzUR3FmvHZ-E6-4XLXhJcR7-eFe_K7sh5eIoUAkSpZvPdr43utqIk31CyiM2ohrAqNyj9Z0iWFOPvHgCU4Y2HOa3oa/w640-h198/last%20Lap.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> December is upon us. It's time to wrap up 2023 and prepare for 2024.</span></b></p><p>I am amazed it is nearly <b>2024</b>! And, a lot has happened in the world in the last 24 years! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_21st_century" target="_blank">HERE</a> <br />Y'all remember Y2K? Remember it was supposed to be the end of the world as we knew it!?<br />Not only did we survive Y2K but here we are 24 years later, thriving! </p><p>One example of thriving, the world of computers and electronics in a BIG way. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y9yjKjNSV-GWsqPz-ewMjd-R1XeTQvSdHQSYRpG_K3tYAM5m-XFM8o34K8epPcUCfWWZ9mJHS44Dz36Yi2AAHXUUkVg5MKd7ecIO7Qa72TIjBz-xmPcoxG2HVeam_6QYXlWk4jfs44MqI7c4JBh-VgEdXXTgLVNpRo4Hb6_V3rkt7VXbpHya2VUOeQGX/s877/Technology.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="877" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y9yjKjNSV-GWsqPz-ewMjd-R1XeTQvSdHQSYRpG_K3tYAM5m-XFM8o34K8epPcUCfWWZ9mJHS44Dz36Yi2AAHXUUkVg5MKd7ecIO7Qa72TIjBz-xmPcoxG2HVeam_6QYXlWk4jfs44MqI7c4JBh-VgEdXXTgLVNpRo4Hb6_V3rkt7VXbpHya2VUOeQGX/w640-h280/Technology.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /></p><p>There've been many changes in my own life, as well....becoming a grandmother, two major moves across states, losing both my parents. Being introduced to Quilting by my Quilting Auntie Nyla and then losing her. And don't forget learning to play the Ukulele! Yes, life is always changing.</p><p>But the converse is also true "the more things change, the more they stay the same."<br /><i>Especially </i>with Quilting. There is always another beautiful quilt to create...and ALWAYS, always UFOs to finish up! <i><b> <br />I swear they multiply in the night when no one is looking.</b></i><br /></p><p>As I <i>RACE</i> toward retirement*...yep, I said the "R" word...more than ever I want to finish up UFOs! <br />It is TIME!! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Finish 'em up or pass 'em on!</span></b> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM_PBBjehXWYUUpW5a2bIg4ra68yY0I1z8im4I7RwXG_MTDW27nbeuccudpHDhmhdPfuPKhL_Y6wOVkxpfYy8VaP4lS_nDTn0qg_y5KaKu07XR6KOxQFoBTzhngTCfTgHgL7lgd2INdWq49yxDGFSK-nLZCM84V74NNctElT_4BoRlkfjDK24d1FuRiMr/s618/Finish%20that%20UFO.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="618" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM_PBBjehXWYUUpW5a2bIg4ra68yY0I1z8im4I7RwXG_MTDW27nbeuccudpHDhmhdPfuPKhL_Y6wOVkxpfYy8VaP4lS_nDTn0qg_y5KaKu07XR6KOxQFoBTzhngTCfTgHgL7lgd2INdWq49yxDGFSK-nLZCM84V74NNctElT_4BoRlkfjDK24d1FuRiMr/w640-h488/Finish%20that%20UFO.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That is my new motto for 2024!</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Retirement is still a couple years off. But, I'm making my plan.</span></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-18480554153293027252023-11-23T08:09:00.000-08:002023-11-24T09:01:26.097-08:00Give Thanks<p>We have our Thanksgiving Traditions....every year we say "I am Thankful for...." <br />But how thankful are you, REALLY? <br />Or how much do you take for granted?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDKuLKtOg0CgFTLs7npPPpMwdQWbHz-X8S5AfJkEld2-TvB4diUxM-P48WF63woKw-oOKFMLyKV9Fk0daoDxfaNOR625uDjm3s2Ae72nfr9BV1GMyZ65_clkR49pM5QcErF-kqf1wf3VK5RIPUPJ5WgGH-pFFxL6fR6N0ihzTUxKaPXRh7t4r10iBYGG1/s685/Give%20Thanks.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="685" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDKuLKtOg0CgFTLs7npPPpMwdQWbHz-X8S5AfJkEld2-TvB4diUxM-P48WF63woKw-oOKFMLyKV9Fk0daoDxfaNOR625uDjm3s2Ae72nfr9BV1GMyZ65_clkR49pM5QcErF-kqf1wf3VK5RIPUPJ5WgGH-pFFxL6fR6N0ihzTUxKaPXRh7t4r10iBYGG1/w640-h632/Give%20Thanks.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The day after Thanksgiving, seven years ago all was well. I spoke with my mom on the phone. (She and my dad lived in Kentucky near my sister and her family; I was in California.) She talked on and on about my sister's family who were all in town and the food and her pies. And like most daughters who hear the same every year, I only half listened....taking it all for granted that I would be hearing it again for many Thanksgivings to come. </p><p>The VERY NEXT DAY, my mom passed into glory. One minute she was fine, then next minute I was getting a call from my sister..."You better come right away...."</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69nSHi-rldHQQeWPJ6zrhGZ-fCprccpuvWrpMRnejP3dOU2uRQi9u3WndMH0WD1iUkXWD7is8-54M2PKKjvyp8lSBtqtEcT6C5OKBRLTkrV3V-Bqn6PgwyQ3CyJ_cAvN8v9VvMV3fn_G-Rcc08U4QKg53jgdAf1bTYDK1EfMu6hC-9z2oxBHHdmr7g78j/s4032/Mom's%20memorial%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69nSHi-rldHQQeWPJ6zrhGZ-fCprccpuvWrpMRnejP3dOU2uRQi9u3WndMH0WD1iUkXWD7is8-54M2PKKjvyp8lSBtqtEcT6C5OKBRLTkrV3V-Bqn6PgwyQ3CyJ_cAvN8v9VvMV3fn_G-Rcc08U4QKg53jgdAf1bTYDK1EfMu6hC-9z2oxBHHdmr7g78j/w300-h400/Mom's%20memorial%20(2).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>None of us is guaranteed tomorrow. We do not know the moment of our passing....but God Does. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Bible+verse+Job+14%3A5" target="_blank">Job 14:5</a> </p><p>Every person is a sinner....<b><u>every </u></b>person, there are no exceptions (Not even Billy Graham.) <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203%3A23&version=ESV" target="_blank">Romans 3:23</a><br /></p><p>When we pass from this world, each person will stand before God and give an account for their life. <a href="https://biblehub.com/2_corinthians/5-10.htm" target="_blank">2 Corinthians 5:10.</a></p><p>A <i>sinner</i> cannot stand <i>justified</i> before a Holy God! <b> Romans 3:23 </b>tells us this. Because we are ALL sinners and we cannot save ourselves, what can we do? Who can stand for us? How can we be <i>right </i>before a Holy God? <br />Are we doomed to spend eternity in Hell? </p><p>In God's mercy, He provided a way for sinful persons to stand justified before a Holy God. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203%3A16-18&version=NIV" target="_blank">John 3:16-18</a>; <a href="https://biblehub.com/john/14-6.htm" target="_blank">John 14:6</a></p><p>Here is a podcast by Ray Comfort that is worth the listen. <a href="https://livingwaters.com/hells-best-kept-secret/" target="_blank"> Hell's Best Kept Secret</a>. </p><p>Don't take for granted that you have "lots of time" to make these decisions. My mom did not know that that very night she would pass into glory. Thankfully she was a Believer in Jesus Christ and when she left this imperfect world, she passed into heaven to stand <i>justified</i> before her Lord and worship at His feet. Where she is to this day and for all eternity.</p><p>If you pass today, where will you be? Worshiping at the feet of Jesus or in agony in Hell? </p><p><b>It will be one or the other. </b><br />There is a Hell: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Matthew+10%3A28" target="_blank">Matthew 10:28</a>; <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Matthew+13%3A42&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=584875080&sxsrf=AM9HkKkuF8lCHQ4tpP2veoTMb2GtgW2j4Q%3A1700756115219&ei=k3pfZe_1DMjKkPIP-6Sv8AQ&ved=0ahUKEwivi-OgwtqCAxVIJUQIHXvSC04Q4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Matthew+13%3A42&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDU1hdHRoZXcgMTM6NDJIxhtQoglYgxlwAXgBkAEAmAFUoAHcAqoBATW4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIEECMYJ8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAgsQABiABBiKBRiRAsICBRAAGIAEwgIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAuIDBBgAIEGIBgGQBgg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" target="_blank">Matthew 13:42</a>; <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Matthew+25%3A46&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=584875080&sxsrf=AM9HkKngJjIrMUVWAmXA25LrrTorY2HEyQ%3A1700756143982&ei=r3pfZcfFO73GkPIPtea86AQ&ved=0ahUKEwiH2b6uwtqCAxU9I0QIHTUzD00Q4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Matthew+25%3A46&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDU1hdHRoZXcgMjU6NDZIwSpQ8QhY_yZwAXgBkAEAmAFioAGkBKoBATe4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIEECMYJ8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIKEAAYgAQYigUYQ8ICDRAAGIAEGIoFGLEDGEPCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIEEAAYA8ICCBAuGIAEGLEDwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAhEQABiABBiKBRixAxiDARiRAsICDhAAGIAEGIoFGLEDGJECwgIFEAAYgATiAwQYACBBiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" target="_blank">Matthew 25:46</a>; <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=2+Thessalonians+1%3A9&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=584875080&sxsrf=AM9HkKny4_mXAzSRioaya_2xPsbrHDLNIw%3A1700756172710&ei=zHpfZbz5Kv3YkPIPkYOIgAU&ved=0ahUKEwi8j5i8wtqCAxV9LEQIHZEBAlAQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=2+Thessalonians+1%3A9&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEzIgVGhlc3NhbG9uaWFucyAxOjlI8UdQ4AdYh0BwAXgBkAEAmAFmoAG4C6oBBDE4LjG4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIEECMYJ8ICChAAGIAEGIoFGEPCAhEQLhiABBixAxiDARjHARjRA8ICCBAuGIAEGLEDwgIFEAAYgATCAg4QABiABBiKBRixAxiDAcICCxAAGIAEGIoFGJECwgIQEC4YgAQYigUYsQMYgwEYQ8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIFEC4YgATCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAAGIAEGIoFGLEDGJECwgINEAAYgAQYigUYsQMYQ8ICChAAGIAEGBQYhwLiAwQYACBBiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" target="_blank">2 Thessalonians 1:9<br /></a>There is a Heaven: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Matthew+25%3A46&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=584875080&sxsrf=AM9HkKngJjIrMUVWAmXA25LrrTorY2HEyQ%3A1700756143982&ei=r3pfZcfFO73GkPIPtea86AQ&ved=0ahUKEwiH2b6uwtqCAxU9I0QIHTUzD00Q4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=Matthew+25%3A46&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDU1hdHRoZXcgMjU6NDZIwSpQ8QhY_yZwAXgBkAEAmAFioAGkBKoBATe4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIEECMYJ8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIKEAAYgAQYigUYQ8ICDRAAGIAEGIoFGLEDGEPCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIEEAAYA8ICCBAuGIAEGLEDwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAhEQABiABBiKBRixAxiDARiRAsICDhAAGIAEGIoFGLEDGJECwgIFEAAYgATiAwQYACBBiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" target="_blank">Matthew 25:46</a>; <span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Philippians+1%3A21%E2%80%9324" target="_blank">Philippians 1:21–24</a>; </span><span class="lhLbod gEBHYd"></span><span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Romans+1%3A16-17" target="_blank">Romans 1:16-17</a></span></p><p><br /></p>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463213011241320459.post-65341132553121832442023-11-19T06:33:00.000-08:002023-12-04T12:10:14.727-08:00Miss Molly<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Pattern</span></b></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaWnVCUWHzaYo8bYBS7LMxDuUuf9jStB4n0NYWFeTs4abyEXBMCxN7VN9MyG4NowHJB70tar_8D2qjOgGq1qKXZVl9dAp5S98POvUhWUNJUA1oawukfIZQlk0cin6l7XVccDbzDKWNnzkft5yeFAVXdSOQJvXQTD5j8heJv5RzlalJ5UKaO6tweZQ6V89/s405/Molly.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="401" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaWnVCUWHzaYo8bYBS7LMxDuUuf9jStB4n0NYWFeTs4abyEXBMCxN7VN9MyG4NowHJB70tar_8D2qjOgGq1qKXZVl9dAp5S98POvUhWUNJUA1oawukfIZQlk0cin6l7XVccDbzDKWNnzkft5yeFAVXdSOQJvXQTD5j8heJv5RzlalJ5UKaO6tweZQ6V89/w396-h400/Molly.JPG" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Water Color Quilt Kit by Whims<br />Labrador Retriever</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Picture</span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqn_akcHYRqDx1TorfiBver2ZAd509660A-zJQLY1L-PHp8tUGJjxufZ5DgvMMJfRb6r8JszJ8DXILtHIDDXsqeanr-hS1Jm4XtELg9NI0LVsi4_gURwXx4wq5gy27E1eGSxSqEx43IwN0GFjlJorFgKtxBxHffZp0GqEo4eTzV93rc_9p00RcNi02SPil/s523/Molly%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="502" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqn_akcHYRqDx1TorfiBver2ZAd509660A-zJQLY1L-PHp8tUGJjxufZ5DgvMMJfRb6r8JszJ8DXILtHIDDXsqeanr-hS1Jm4XtELg9NI0LVsi4_gURwXx4wq5gy27E1eGSxSqEx43IwN0GFjlJorFgKtxBxHffZp0GqEo4eTzV93rc_9p00RcNi02SPil/w384-h400/Molly%202.jpg" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Miss Molly - Faithful Companion - 2007 - 2023</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Finished Product</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWq_b-y0ky7e0anY1bExVRg-HPtBbw1wp006fTSjA7sbS-kgPMY6Bqkbq-d1dm6kPJH6miT1Hg5eEZEGsj-n681ODiE5yIvjicPNMCh-TVZNaEMZSSuT1CBDy7zKMHhAXdH_D6wpFS5n4DG7OXNLTUHV82fbJu1PSVzlWbxaBbb7YR9dk-pud0CksLMDw/s4032/Molly%20finished.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWq_b-y0ky7e0anY1bExVRg-HPtBbw1wp006fTSjA7sbS-kgPMY6Bqkbq-d1dm6kPJH6miT1Hg5eEZEGsj-n681ODiE5yIvjicPNMCh-TVZNaEMZSSuT1CBDy7zKMHhAXdH_D6wpFS5n4DG7OXNLTUHV82fbJu1PSVzlWbxaBbb7YR9dk-pud0CksLMDw/w480-h640/Molly%20finished.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;">I used thread painting to give Molly definition.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>A new experience for me. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b> I watched several YouTube videos (of course) but I found this one the most helpful because she got right to work and just showed the technique. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9F_i43c-kA&t=2593s" target="_blank">HERE </a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> I'm not 100% happy with my effort...but happy enough. Now that I've done Thread Paint once....I'll do it again. I'm not afraid of it any more. It's a lot easier than you might think.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOyK0ZvTSns6CQGq8FKFDhA7CWEFUXhbT8HK9Oqeulj_lTFbVsKQYB_GkRbArr8nHMfroOIvTKIGt6pcdj98u4WHw60lWi6Uoyd97K1BTrdW-HgJOiZnvEHDAF417T0tP4Q0iIfhUaxixriQh6HYS43VgPASQqPuOAWJbJgX55nadDxmFR3yOIANRcgxj/s688/Number%20Nine.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="688" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOyK0ZvTSns6CQGq8FKFDhA7CWEFUXhbT8HK9Oqeulj_lTFbVsKQYB_GkRbArr8nHMfroOIvTKIGt6pcdj98u4WHw60lWi6Uoyd97K1BTrdW-HgJOiZnvEHDAF417T0tP4Q0iIfhUaxixriQh6HYS43VgPASQqPuOAWJbJgX55nadDxmFR3yOIANRcgxj/s320/Number%20Nine.JPG" width="320" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">American Patchwork & Quilting UFO Challenge number for November is NINE.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was my number Nine! </span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><br /></div>Char Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896112628471688394noreply@blogger.com0