tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49507193313082686122024-03-05T20:57:44.728-08:00KrisquiltsRandom thoughts of an obsessive-compulsive quilter. Ramblings at no extra charge!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-2141283447961143502017-01-18T06:44:00.000-08:002017-01-18T06:46:31.296-08:00Quilts 'n things<span style="font-size: large;">Long time, no post!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a quick one. I now have an </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BowensofWA?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">etsy</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> shop. I decided that now that I am finishing quilts, I would try to sell some of them so I can keep buying fancy crafty stuff! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am working on some new items to add to the four quilts I have up, but have been working a lot. I also talked to my dad about the possibility of putting some of his work up on the site. Truly a Bowens adventure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am trying to finish my LoveBug Studios mystery quilt from last summer so I can start working on the one that starts today. I am notorious for having multiple projects going on at the same time, but then what quilter doesn't?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know I say this all the time, but hopefully it won't be long before I have more love to post! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Piece out!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kris</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BowensofWA?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">here</a> to visit my etsy shop, BowensofWA</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-37016551379976574592015-08-30T20:08:00.001-07:002015-08-30T20:08:44.643-07:00BAQS Game of Quilts challenge my second entry<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here is the second post for my other mini quilt being entered into the competition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Because just about every wedding on Game of Thrones ends in bloodshed, I call this The End of the Wedding. I chose to do hexis for this one because it's thanks to BAQS that I learned how to do them. There's a little trapunto in this one too, but you can't tell, even in person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Remember, voting starts September 16, right here: <a href="http://www.badassquilterssociety.com/game-of-quilts-online-competition/">http://www.badassquilterssociety.com/game-of-quilts-online-competition/</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-72841290632865586192015-08-30T19:53:00.001-07:002015-08-30T20:01:29.835-07:00BadAss Quilters Society Game of Quilts competition!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've decided to really challenge myself and do not one, but two challenges for this competition! There were two colorways to choose from and I could do one or both. I chose to do both!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Online voting is from September 16th through the 19th. I believe it's a popular vote, but you can only vote once. So, please pass it on!! Winners to be announced on September 20th!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the site: </span><a href="http://www.badassquilterssociety.com/game-of-quilts-online-competition/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.badassquilterssociety.com/game-of-quilts-online-competition/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In addition, my quilts will be on display during AQS Quiltweek in Chattanooga. SPOOL is having an exhibition to show off all the mini quilts that have taken up the challenge. Wow! I get to be displayed during a big show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is Dany. She is the Mother of Dragons. This was the first one I planned out, but the last one I finished. I tried some new techniques in this one: trapunto & applique of sorts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will post my other quilt in a separate blog post.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you will all go over to the site to vote and that you will share the link to have your friends vote too!! Thanks in advance!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-57185172110334978512013-06-12T18:58:00.004-07:002013-06-12T18:58:57.744-07:00It's almost here!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: x-large;">Western Washington Shop Hop 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: x-large;">is ONE WEEK AWAY!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">(you may resume your normal browsing now)</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-69002106147696075862013-05-19T09:20:00.003-07:002013-05-19T09:22:55.292-07:00Don't know what to do with this blog thing<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">I
am not a very good blogger. I enjoy reading others' blogs but I don't
fancy myself a very good writer. I don't know if it's because I don't
feel like I have anything interesting to write about or because I am just
lazy. It's probably a combination of both. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">My
poor Dear Jane quilt is currently abandoned. I keep the 4 blocks I've
finished on my design wall so I see them every time I pass. Of course, I
keep a lot of unfinished things on my design walls. I mean, I <strong><u>do</u></strong> have one
in almost every room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">My unfinished Nancy's Fancy is in the bedroom,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">various
BOM blocks and other things are up in my sewing room <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">and
my challenge quilt is on the one in the hall with my Janes. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find that it makes it seem like I have art
on the wall and it changes on a regular basis, well, kind of a regular basis.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">I
have been finding myself going through periods of anti-quilting feelings and
then I will become pretty manic about it. I'm sure there is some kind of
pill for that.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">This
year, I only signed up for one BOM and one challenge quilt. I am ahead of
the game on my BOM blocks, but woefully behind on my challenge. Since the
challenge sections don't have to be done on a monthly basis, I find myself
delaying their completion, using the excuse that I am planning the colors very
carefully. I still go to the monthly meetings, though and look at my
competition's sections. Oh, did I forget to say that these will go on display
on September 1 for a month to be voted on and the winner gets a gift
certificate to my favorite quilt shop, Bayside Quilting? Should be fun!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">It's
been almost a year since I got my longarm quilting machine, but I can't say
that I've taken advantage of it. I have worked on more recently, but have
2 that I have started on the longarm, but put them aside to finish some that
were for gifts. I just haven't put them back on. I want to finish
them, but have no idea where to go with them next. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">I have been
hungrily gathering all the quilting design ideas I can get and trying to
practice on my MagnaDoodle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6"
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"></span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">My
annual 2-week vacation is coming up at the end of June. Last year, I
spent it dealing with the flood that happened on my first day of vacation as a
result of my washing machine overflowing. I was very glad that I didn't
have a trip planned during that time. This year, besides hitting some
Shop Hop spots, I will be trying to finish these projects and reorganize my
sewing room.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">I
always promise to try to be better about writing, and fail. So I will just say,
“See you next time!”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Piece
out!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Kris <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-15208418803904879722012-03-12T19:29:00.000-07:002012-03-12T19:29:50.643-07:00I guess I don't know how to tell time. Is it tomorrow already?Alright, smarty pants. I know I said I would post "tomorrow" and that was over 2 months ago. <br />
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Here are the pictures I said I would post. <br />
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These two were from the same BOM class. Guess which one I like best?<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one was made from the leftover fabric...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9pfTfU9xcISSWPKZfJavW5C31AlaPetBgXAwLCOaYJ4yvXSo8J-fwCcI_lnWxpIasad0KFVB1BUytQddxMYPhUluPjVBRsJ7zGJAAk6e97riXkqJYeMDviUO4sIpdtlQhlZ4FQtO5w8/s1600/P1000492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9pfTfU9xcISSWPKZfJavW5C31AlaPetBgXAwLCOaYJ4yvXSo8J-fwCcI_lnWxpIasad0KFVB1BUytQddxMYPhUluPjVBRsJ7zGJAAk6e97riXkqJYeMDviUO4sIpdtlQhlZ4FQtO5w8/s320/P1000492.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this one...</div><br />
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</div> This year I am doing two block of the month clubs at Bayside, the Treasure Chest BOM from Quilt in a Day online, and the BOM with the quilt guild. If there is anything I know, it's over-committment!<br />
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I'll write again when I get a chance.<br />
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Piece Out!<br />
KrisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-70323197789625979452012-01-01T20:18:00.000-08:002012-01-01T20:18:09.131-08:00gosh! It's been ages!<span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year! My plans for the year include 2 very important resolutions: stay positive and finish what I start! I had a couple others that I joked about on facebook, but I have already busted those wide open! This is going to be a great year! (See, the positive one is already taking effect!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't worked on Jane for several months because I have been dealing with other, regular-life stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did go to Houston for the quilt festival and had a great time. Stayed with my aunt who I haven't seen in years. Saw my sister, my grandmother and my high-school best friend while I was there. didn't buy as much stuff as I thought I might. I actually didn't buy much fabric at all, but I used all the cool things that I learned to make many of my Christmas gifts this year. I am addicted to my Kaleidoscope Kreator! good times!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been busy this weekend trying to finish BOM projects before this year's start up on Saturday. It's the little deal I make with myself every year when I sign up for new ones. I was in three clubs last year and have almost finished the tops from two of them. I have only signed up for two clubs this year. What will i do with all my time? Probably make my projects in two or more colorways,like I do every year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will post some pictures of what I completed, but tomorrow. I have to go catch up on my sleep now. I'm too old to stay up on New Year's Eve anymore. Either that or my body needs to stop waking up at 5 AM even on the weekends!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until tomorrow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Piece out!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kris</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-82153760125236372362011-08-14T09:03:00.000-07:002011-08-14T09:03:42.428-07:00Patiently Waiting Jane <span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">Dear Jane, <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">Oh how excited I have been to start our journey together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the preliminary “practice” blocks I have done get me swooning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, Jane, I will have to delay a bit more as I have over-extended myself once again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either that or I am just lazy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I am more inclined to believe the lazy part!)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">I still have <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #943634; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">20</span></b> blocks for my Michael Miller BOM (yes, I am behind) & 6 paper-pieced stars for my chain gang & 2 new blocks for the Nifty Nine Patch. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The project I am working on at work is stressing me out & occupying my brain outside of work hours. And I still haven’t finished the great sewing room migration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My new bedroom works very well, but the sewing room looks like a tornado hit! This is in addition to normal everyday things like grocery shopping, laundry & dishes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">One piece of good news, Jane!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I no longer have all of my Saturdays full!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only have clubs on the first & third Saturdays of the month, so next month looks really good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, a good friend came over & installed my garbage disposal this week, so I am a happy camper! <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">I did spend some time with Dear Jane-EQ last week, so I am still familiarizing myself with that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a pretty cool program, but I wish it had all the functionality of the regular EQ programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t edit the blocks except to change the colors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would like to change the rotary cutting instructions to use fewer pieces, but it won’t let me do it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">If I can get my butt in gear today & wake up, I am sure I can whip out those 20 blocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the stars will take considerably longer since I am no pro at paper-piecing, so I might leave them for next weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, but first I have to make peanut butter banana bread for work tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One more distraction!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">I really want to get going so I will leave you here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dear, dear Jane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I so look forward to seeing you again!<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">Piece out!<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: 13pt;">K<o:p></o:p></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-26325033298130259152011-08-05T19:50:00.000-07:002011-08-05T19:50:23.296-07:00Today's Doin's<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I got three blocks done & sorted out my hair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I usually do a practice block for my block of the month. This one is the practice block:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one is the real one:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is one of the Chain Gang blocks:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So...now on to the hair!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was me yesterday, before I started drinking margaritas!</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">And this is me now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bit of a change! Now I always have to wear makeup otherwise I look washed out. Oh well, I suppose there are worse things in life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe I should change my profile pic?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Piece out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">K</span><br />
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<div align="left"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-18077203816561336652011-08-05T07:43:00.000-07:002011-08-05T07:43:55.018-07:00Sew many projects. Sew little time<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";">I took today off work so that I could catch up on a bunch of stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s supposed to be a really nice day, so it would be a shame to spend the whole day inside.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">I still have to finish moving all my bedroom stuff into the small bedroom & the guestroom/sewing stuff into the big bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The quest to move my sewing into a contained space is still going forth!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I finally moved all my fabric stash onto a table in the new sewing room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It still needs to be sorted & put into the cabinets or donated to my guild.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least I can sleep in my own bed now instead of the daybed as it’s no longer covered with the fabric from my cabinets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">I also have many sewing projects that need to be caught up:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";">Nifty Nine Patch block of the month (club tomorrow)-I have 2 months worth to do.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";">Rosie’s Chain Gang block of the month (club next Saturday)-I have 2 months of the chain & several months of the paper-pieced stars to finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least this is the last meeting of this club.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";">Michael Miller Clubhouse (third Saturday of the month) –I have 2 months of blocks (6-8 each) to catch up on.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";">Baby quilt for a friend, but I don’t have to have that for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sure would be nice to get it finished early so I don’t have to rush at the end.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif";">And of course, I want to get to my Jane blocks.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I was having a harder time drafting the blocks than I thought I would. I still would like to learn to draft the patterns myself, but I can live with myself even if I use the software. :)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-1494127071861444122011-07-25T19:39:00.000-07:002011-07-25T19:39:33.596-07:00Some like it hot, me, not so much...<span style="font-family: "Segoe Print";">Ever let your fingers get too close to the iron when pressing? How about handling those freshly pressed pieces for your block? I don't know about you, Precious, but I am tired of burning my fingerses. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe Print";"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe Print";">I remember a Fons & Porter episode where the girls got a tip from a hairdresser. Apparently I have been out of the hair biz too long to not know about this! </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Print";">BTW, I got mine on sale at Sally's Beauty Supply this week, for $6.99 minus my pro discount! Great deal!<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-45844430476870129692011-07-23T20:54:00.000-07:002011-07-24T13:43:18.296-07:00Institute the draft! (of patterns)<span style="color: #20124d;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #20124d;">OMG! Four & a half inch blocks are really small! Drafting the patterns are very challenging. Not that I am not up to that challenge...I just have to put my mind in it completely. After drafting several & figuring out instructions, I can't wait until I can get the EQ Dear Jane!</span></span></div><span style="color: #20124d;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #20124d;">Other ideas are flowing through my brain while I contemplate the measurements and procedures. What if I did it this way? What about this? Question is, how many times will I do the same block until I am satisfied? I may just start doing a bunch of the easy ones so I feel like I am accomplishing something! </span></span></div><span style="color: #20124d;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #20124d;">I'm spending this weekend working on my house. Spring cleaning in July (now that the weather doesn't act like it's winter anymore!) I'm tired of all my sewing stuff gravitating from the dining room into the living room & even the kitchen. So I am putting a stop to it. I am switching the bedrooms around & using the big room as my sewing room. I just have to figure out how to disassemble my IKEA daybed since it won't fit through the door!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="color: #20124d;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">UPDATE: Disassemmbled daybed with no trouble. The cabinets on the other hand...let's just say I will need all the ibuprofen I can handle the rest of the day & tomorrow!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-16622941912635737952011-07-18T21:24:00.000-07:002011-07-18T21:28:20.916-07:00Pinwheel Gone Awry & Hunter's MoonSo...you know how your mind still keeps working when you are asleep at night? Mine decided it was going to design my Jane blocks last night. I took some of my printouts from EQ to work with me today & worked on a couple at lunch. I did my cutting guide for Pinwheel Gone Awry & my inspiration piece, Hunter's Moon.<br />
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Since I don't like handwork, I wanted to do the Hunter's Moon using my new favorite technique of folding fabric back to make curves. I mapped out what I was going to do and it seemed like a solid plan. I couldn't wait to get home & start working on it!<br />
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I guess it's a good thing that I like to do a practice run on some old stash fabric before I do the real thing. (sometimes it yields a second quilt by doing that!) I think if I had done it as a larger block, it would have worked, or maybe I have to practice more than once? <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0Ed5rLkNP3RV_GTgIOOiiAk2M5g0tn10D6qP04f6onbJgmmiPLtGAYtA91kR_TAb1xCSrvfItRruZj7VbGIhLqdhcwvXsQxHaSs2dq_K98mRukceP_oMG0Yz1bMtDnUd5sndF60SbGQ/s1600/P1000324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div></a>As you can see, it's not really curvy or symmetrical. I may try it again, before I resort to going the more traditional route for this block.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also practiced my Pinwheels Gone Awry:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpw8jIy9WCxcawzOzp9xLLzjw_0YXmnS8SuFCWSzTtJfYbXn24olutlyVmhTk0s0LZYk2jqFw8HrC8ECw3IjBNQsdvHrk57hdD61KztEBVdTMfznTijVElfpVpQ6CUICVAbjbNKnkaHE/s1600/P1000322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpw8jIy9WCxcawzOzp9xLLzjw_0YXmnS8SuFCWSzTtJfYbXn24olutlyVmhTk0s0LZYk2jqFw8HrC8ECw3IjBNQsdvHrk57hdD61KztEBVdTMfznTijVElfpVpQ6CUICVAbjbNKnkaHE/s200/P1000322.JPG" width="200" /></a>I will still be doing it in my color choice, which I think is going to be from my vast stash of batiks. If I keep doing my practice blocks, I WILL have a second quilt (or many baby ones) before I am done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They don't look too bad next to each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty3N_-afpDKjVXaMGGnmbolIDbEuOfGhSf8V-QVKRM-uPL6qEanR11vtDYPMX1Br6NJ0o1gJwS-OqYOovgbJx5YliQZUKNo4-VKAt6IAoTCZjvgES9MpfiSmUcpzBkChb8ocMWOlI978/s1600/P1000325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty3N_-afpDKjVXaMGGnmbolIDbEuOfGhSf8V-QVKRM-uPL6qEanR11vtDYPMX1Br6NJ0o1gJwS-OqYOovgbJx5YliQZUKNo4-VKAt6IAoTCZjvgES9MpfiSmUcpzBkChb8ocMWOlI978/s320/P1000325.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-39115975173081149662011-07-17T09:12:00.000-07:002011-07-17T09:12:47.568-07:00Contemporary Jane or Thoroughly Modern Millie?<span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have decided to join Jovita's Patchwork Atelier's <a href="http://under-the-willowtree.blogspot.com/p/contemporary-jane.html">Contemporary Jane</a> group. Hurrah! For those of you who know what a <a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/575149609YcCYgd"><span style="color: blue;">Dear Jane quilt</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">is, you know what an undertaking this is. For those of you who don't, let me piece it together (pun intended). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Next problem is deciding fabrics & colors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t anticipate this project going very quickly, so if I buy some fabrics now and don’t buy enough; it may not still be available when I get to the lower blocks. There are pictures in the book of different quilts that contributors have made, using different themes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could make it completely scrappy & just use stash fabrics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe I will do that, but I am leaning toward doing one in shades of purple (big surprise, huh?).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks like Jovita’s group is going in order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I may do that or I may randomly pick some squares throughout the quilt so if I run out of certain fabrics, it won’t look so funny.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425018406349671622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950719331308268612.post-78989234249558035232011-07-16T07:41:00.000-07:002011-07-17T07:31:23.236-07:00My beautiful Gracie Lou<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbuD9NAD0LTDmYk2f22xHyZeXDu69XE_v0xgUdL0wirVPVUJ0cOrw-UZAV_TLeQqpd29w204MENja6K1jkKwtYBl6xf5QsCt4k9i7mDhhQifG9UvIo7QcuKHGWTFjYljcz6wt1iW8c8I/s1600/Sweet+Little+Gracie+Lou2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbuD9NAD0LTDmYk2f22xHyZeXDu69XE_v0xgUdL0wirVPVUJ0cOrw-UZAV_TLeQqpd29w204MENja6K1jkKwtYBl6xf5QsCt4k9i7mDhhQifG9UvIo7QcuKHGWTFjYljcz6wt1iW8c8I/s320/Sweet+Little+Gracie+Lou2.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1102726525" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">May I introduce to you, Miss Gracie Lou Freebush! </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This sweet petite monster is my baby. We have been together for about 6 years. My older cat, Jasper, </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1102726525" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCVFHVnyOt0krjZ9CZ45pgij0sw0NBPdQmsKfokCKJkeT7m98MgLoMU_NPgxNOESImZ6IY8Q35Ah3VcnwSA0UYOlT3opBKIbWiRn-BxU0Dn_NbZ0OLs4msJGqEjVlrPgmVgcDCkAzx6A/s200/IM000418.JPG" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">was very lonely and I knew he liked playing with younger female cats from when we lived with some friends. So one day, I went to the Seattle Animal Shelter and she was the first one I saw. She had just come out of surgery from being spayed so she looked a little worse for wear. I didn't think they would let me take her since she was still recovering, so I looked around a little at the other cats. I always came back to her. When I approached the cage, she sat up & came right to me. She was so sweet! I knew I had to have her. Here she is on our first day at home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJbi0JDssRXpHXueNL6Oh_-kS0ykPO30m6IlE7cKl0Naq6fIkcrMU67GpS6uVVIyzjojHRM6MYHof8UdcDSbmJj1yeJO-N8Zsnvaf96cp4QOmS-4bMWCTE1KaKwNs69TWFHU5R4NmRxw/s200/Gracie%2527s+first+day+2.JPG" width="200" /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Kinda scrawny-looking, huh?</span></div><br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Turns out that she & Jasper never really got along too well. At least while I was around. They probably had to show dislike while I was home, but secretly, while I was at work, I imagine that they were the best of buddies. One of the rare times that they were seen close enough together that I could get a picture:</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1102726525" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBUSniUMUVfj7OuZ-jumtNctWfkBJ0a3iJsN_hbGUcr643Vh9wnEZ55QD_0svnXaymv2dX8Fdxo6ogIt0V5oKkPZPftWPqgDYm0keZFi7eGe6d0ntVMeSNVu1x7A7ik8V6yYmJk7ddCg/s200/Rare+picture+together.JPG" width="200" /></span></a></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1102726525" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></a><br />
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</span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, Gracie has become an only cat. Can't tell if she likes it or not... Over the last 4 years, I have done a lot of traveling for work. I was gone for 6-10 weeks at a time and in 2009, I spent more time in hotel rooms than I did at home (285 nights). Gracie was a trooper, although she didn't like being in the car much. Then again, I don't know many cats who do. </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Since I could choose whatever hotel I wanted, I only stayed in Residence Inns if possible. At the RI in Spokane Valley, they loved my Gracie Lou as much as I did & would come in during the day when they were cleaning & play with her! They would talk to her through the window when she would watch them take out the trash and have a smoke. I actully think she liked it there better than she liked it at home.</span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But now, I don't do as much traveling and when I do, I can't take her with me. I have to fly to my locations and can't afford to bring her, so I have to board her. Luckily, I found a place to keep her where she gets her own "condo." It is the coolest place! This lady has buildings in her backyard that she has set up just for cat's comfort. Gracie is a favorite there too. In fact, she is on their website three separate times!</span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She is so cute because she likes to sleep under the covers at my feet at night, especially when it's cold out. It's hard sometimes to play with her because she doesn't always want to play when I do & vice-versa, but we manage. When I come home after work, she greets me at the door & then heads back to the bathroom because that's usually where I am headed. She knows me so well! She got a little hacked off when I got rid of my futon because now there is only a chair for both of us to share & she can't stretch out when I am sitting in it. She definitely has a personality!</span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love my little, 8-pound rag-a-muffin! Cat hair gets everywhere and she is quite demanding when she wants something, even though I can't always tell what it is, but I love her just the same. Life would definitely be different without her. Much less loving! </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have been quilting since my Aunt Cheryl taught me when I was 20. Granted, I haven't been doing it continuously since then, but she got me started. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My very first project was huge! I thought it would be a great gift for the owners of the company I worked for in Houston. I really didn't know what I was getting myself into. AND I committed to having it ready for a Christmas present. I gave each of the salons in the company a 15" piece of fabric & told them they could do anything to it but it had to be permanent. Boy, I didn't know anything! I got blocks with glued on sequins, blocks that were painted, blocks that were embroidered...you get the picture. Sewed the whole thing together, hand quilted it & bound it. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> (the cutie-pie at the top holding the quilt is my baby sis)</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I only finished one other quilt after that, while I lived in Houston. One for the guy I was dating at the time. It was very basic and handquilted. I moved away from Houston and didn't do any sewing for a long time. It wasn't until I moved to Washington that I really started quilting again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When I started working for my current employer ten years ago, I really started getting back into it. My friend Jude introduced me to my first Block of the Month (BOM) club and I have been doing them ever since (with a one- to two-year absence for working out of town). I just recently finished my very first BOM from 2003-quilted & bound too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPu1Dc_k2VoHWlG67ND4FAEis3kt72U4pKSl-lNOHk8T7XqBhOniPgZn7kgNJ2OisWz2wc8vQigmoht-0Impv_Se7WgD_frqhleuyont9sm_BgCOoC40GhCLa8dA0Mh5qcTb8I9Cpuvk/s1600/2003+BOM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPu1Dc_k2VoHWlG67ND4FAEis3kt72U4pKSl-lNOHk8T7XqBhOniPgZn7kgNJ2OisWz2wc8vQigmoht-0Impv_Se7WgD_frqhleuyont9sm_BgCOoC40GhCLa8dA0Mh5qcTb8I9Cpuvk/s320/2003+BOM.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This year, I am doing three different BOMs and looking at doing an online one as well. I may have over-committed myself this time! Here's one that I just finished last night. It's called Atlantis.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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