Last night while looking for the picture of my tomato plants all draped in netting, I came across this blog post from 2008. This is why I LOVE blogging! It made me smile and it almost made me cry. Vince was already asleep but I wanted to wake him and read it to him. If [...]
Amy of Amy's Creative Side is efficiently and generously hosting the Blogger's Quilt Festival once again and there is an art quilt category. So here's my choice for this spring, a piece that is dear to my heart and one that I would like to share with a wider audience.
Here's the dark version! This is the smaller version of Josie's Petals and antique ball. presented at Quilt Market in Oregon this week. Patterns available soon for this design made for Blackberry Primitives.
Pre-order your copy now! Write to me at missie@hallbrookdesigns.com..
Take care,
Missie
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Lunch break time with the guild girls in Ottawa! Today's class is in full swing and we've all worked up an appetite. :) We've framed our four patch corners and are well on our way to turning out sets of star points and getting blocks together! The fabrics and colors are many and so varied! Here's to hoping that wherever you are this weekend, you find time to stitch a bit--or pet the fabric
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| Fat quarter sample of the Botanical Beauty collection #2- Julie @ The Crafty Quilter | 12 large spool thread kit "Over the Rainbow" by Edyta Sitar #44 ... |
Last week, I mentioned the Kreinik silver metallic thread that kept shredding in the needle while testing it on Lida the (Diva) bird and then tore apart like facial tissue when I stretched a length of it--because it was roughly 15 years old! So this week, while putting the new quilting studio together, I took out all my Kreinik metallic threads and systematically tested each by stretching it.
The 3 on the left (in their new storage box) made the grade. All of the others shredded to pieces. It's notable that the 3 good ones are all smooth metallic ...Petit bilan au terme de la première journée :
Difficile de les arrêter quand elles sont lançées... et avec Helga à l'animation on ne risque pas de s'ennuyer ! Celles qui connaissent le personnage savent de quoi je parle...
read moreI understand none of us have a years supplie of toiletries under our beds unless maybe you are a couponer who has amazing talents. So asking all of my readers to send toiletries such as shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, feminine products, etc. is daunting!
However, I believe we should be getting our local churches involved to help and we can do it simply by asking our pastors to take up a special offering and use that money to purchase and mail off a box of much needed items.
How wonderful to be in ...
I understand none of us have a years supplie of toiletries under our beds unless maybe you are a couponer who has amazing talents. So asking all of my readers to send toiletries such as shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, feminine products, etc. is daunting!
However, I believe we should be getting our local churches involved to help and we can do it simply by asking our pastors to take up a special offering and use that money to purchase and mail off a box of much needed items.
How wonderful to be in ...
I've been up since 7 and in the sewing room for a few hours. Here's part of what I have accomplished:
My February mini quilt from the Count On It series is finished. Unless I decide that my love birds need eyes. Can't quite decide yet. But the hand quilting is all done and I'm going to start quilting the September one. Baby steps, baby steps, . . .
We are in the middle of a severe snow storm which is not natural for April in the area of the country that I live in. We were unable to open either of the doors in our home because there was so much snow. We have had at least 25 cm, if not more with winds gusting to 50 km per hour which also left huge drifts in the driveway This was our third major snowstorm in April this year.
We are in the middle of a severe snow storm which is not natural for April in the area of the country that I live in. We were unable to open either of the doors in our home because there was so much snow. We have had at least 25 cm, if not more with winds gusting to 50 km per hour which also left huge drifts in the driveway This was our third major snowstorm in April this year.
So I decided I wanted to make three Siblings Together quilts this year. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then head on over to an earlier post from this year which you can find here. I kept the quilts simple this year so I could make more and here is the final one, quilted and bound and ready to be handed over to Siblngs Together at the Fat Quarterly London Retreat this summer.
Nest building continues even after incubation starts. Both male and female this year are bringing additional material to the nest as they trade off incubation duties.
Inspired by AmysCreativeSide blogger festival, I took osprey photos Thursday this week at a small lake outside a smaller town in a rural part of central Wisconsin. Nest building continues after a really late start to the spring here. Our locality is well known for its artistic and creative residents — and quilting is in the blood of many– and no wonder, with the osprey to inspire us.
This is the “Wisconsin Sampler Quilt”, designed ...
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