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May 20, 2013
???? from Quilting Daze

Where the heck did April go?  I thought I still had a lot to say and yet it's been two weeks since my last blog post.  Guess I don't have much to say after all.  Sigh!  :-) 
Take a look at the title of my post - LOL.  

Shaye's BIG announcement!
Our 2+ year old granddaughter, Shaye is here to tell you that she's going to be a BIG sister in November.  She and her BIG brothers, Seth & Eli are very excited.  :-)
We have a long wait however I have a feeling November will be here before we ...

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Canvas Lined Storage box (CHEAP!) from The World of Longarm Quilting


Here's the LINK to this fabulous idea from Mandy (Mandy's Kraft Exploits) !!

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Get Onboard with Hoffman of California Fabrics 2014 Quilt Cruise for a Cause from Cool Cats and Quilts




GET ONBOARD WITH HOFFMAN OF CALIFORNIA FABRICS
2014 Quilt Cruise for a Cause
10 Day Eastern Caribbean Cruise Supporting Leukemia and Lymphoma Research

March 10-21, 2014

What could be more fun than escaping the winter blues in March with a Tropical Caribbean Cruise getaway with Hoffman of California Fabrics?

Our teachers, Carol Britt (owner of Batiks Etcetera and Sew What Fabrics) and Gerri Richards (owner of Cool Cat Creations) have year's of experience making things 'Hoffman' style and they have put some fun projects together just for our cruise.

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Nearly done with the top from Maria Elkins -- Original Art Quilts

b&l-23I think I’m nearly done with the top. There are a couple painted areas I want to tweak, and I’m not terribly fond of that bottom edge, but at least I’m getting close. I hope to resolve those issues quickly so I can get this basted. Then I need to clean up my studio enough to reach the sewing machine!

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Me Mondays: a Ride-Along....(366) from Val's Quilting

This is a sordid tale of misery, mystery and humour detailing one women's (me) journey as a ride-along passenger with a dear friend of mine who happens to be a police officer, on a Monday night, night shift in the roughest district in Calgary...if you want to read about my night of 6 hours as being an "Observer" with the Calgary Police Service then settled in for such an adventure that I just had to write my story and share it with you all...over the next few blog posts....

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Everything started out just like on ...

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little quilt monday~~~lined drawstring bag from pieceful life


Little Quilt Monday

I needed a gift bag for a friend's birthday present.  After seeing so many bags
made from Jeni's tutorial, I decided to make one too.

http://www.incolororder.com/2011/10/lined-drawstring-bag-tutorial.html

Her tutorial was easy to follow and I think it turned out really cute.
You need to pick out three fabrics...two for the outside and one for the inside
and then you can use ribbon or fabric to make the drawstring.





You box the corners, giving your bag a nice neat look : )


Now it is your turn to link up something to

Little Quilt Monday

1.  This link-up party ...

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Hóbortos örömök... from Huncutkacerna



Az biztos, hogy nem mindenki lát abban szépséget, amiben én.

A lényeg, hogy nekem örömet okoz, ha

 láthatok kamillát és kivirágzott zsályát az udvaron, arról nem is beszélve, ha saját készítésű langallót ehetek a kertben.

Ha egy csokor virágot lefotózhatok egy kopott, régi padon.
 Az, hogy a háttérben a kiskonyha fala repedezik, csak növeli a kép szépségét...nekem.

Minden harmonikus.


 












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Pre Quilt Market, Post Quilt Market from The Teacher's Pet

(Disclaimer - no corgi's were harmed in the filming of this post.  And yes, Ella Fitzgerald does get royalties from the use of her images.  Peanut Butter Mother Hubbards biscuits are quite well received)

With my trusty sidekick filling in as an appropriate photo model, I present my state of mind at this very moment:

Kathy pre-market:

Ella alughing

Kathy post market:

Sleeping corgi 2

Nuff said.

With a warm heart,

Kathy



 

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Pantos Really Can Look Great - Diane's Quilt from addicted-to-fabric

When I got this cute 50"x50" quilt I really wanted to do some custom quilting, but Diane asked for an edge-to-edge.  I love how it turned out!  The panto is Wave on Wave and it was really fun to do.



This was a mystery quilt project that Angi taught.  I wish I would have done this one, it is a cute pattern.  Thanks Diane!

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Design Wall Monday: Hemming Pants from Patchwork Sampler Blog

This post would be better titled “Life Gets in the Way.”  Last week I spent almost NO time in the sewing room.  It was book club week (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King) and it took me a long time to get through the book.  Then I picked Jen from school on Thursday and brought her home with a van load of stuff.  Friday and Saturday we spent the day shopping for professional clothing along with steel toe shoes for her so she would be prepared to start her summer (paid!!) internship today. 

So today I’m working on ...

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Design Wall Monday 5/20 from Shared Creativity

My Fractured Stars are almost done.  At this point it is WAY too large to hang on the design wall so this is on he bed.  In fact, it is so big I am just adding borders to the sides.  If I add them to the top and bottom, I will no be able to find batting large enough for it.

It is good to have this one so close to completion.  I would have finished it this weekend, however, I ended up making a quilt for a fund raiser for a friend instead.  That one is almost quilted.

By ...

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Offset Block #12 from Wayne Kollinger's Quilt Blog

Kansas Dugout


Kansas Dugout is a nice simple block. I'm going to play with it.

First, I'm going to play with how it is colored. Then, instead of placing blocks in tidy rows and columns, I'm going to offset the blocks.



























As I said, Kansas Dugout is a nice simple block. You can do some interesting things with it.

However, if you offset it it, you can do a lot more things that are a lot more interesting.

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Giveaway of Strip Your Stash from Make It Simpler Notebook


May 18, 2013
Fabric... Inch-by-Inch... Step-by-Step... 
"Strip Your Stash" is Nancy Smith and Craftsy's newest quilting class
Enter to win this $39.99 class
If you are already registered with Craftsy, clicking on this link will enter you in a giveaway for the class.  Clicking and then registering will enter you as well.

This giveaway will close next Friday, May 24th at noon, New York time, so one lucky quilter, chosen at random, may watch "Strip Your Stash" over the holiday weekend and 'forever.' Craftsy classes never expire.  I'll be in touch with the winner at the close ...

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Design Wall Monday - May 20 from Quilts and More - Home Made Creations

Maybe, just maybe, my quilting mojo is back.  I spent yesterday working on my swoon quilt. The blocks were made as part of a block party - I provided the fabric to the 11 other members and they each made a block for me.  I made the extra 5 to bring the quilt up to a queen size.

Yesterday I had 2 blocks to finish - and after I put them together I noticed that I had mixed up the pieces and the colours were in the wrong place.  So, I disassembled half of each block, swapped sections, and put them back ...

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Painted Pots with Plantings from Quilting on the Edge

You may recall that a few weeks ago I painted some pots with stripes to place in my yard this summer.
Well here's a photo of them now planted with flowers and sitting around my front porch area. I like the interest and color they provide!

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UFO no longer! from With Strings Attached

 
This was my oldest UFO. I pieced the cake stand blocks in 2005, added the setting squares and triangles, and lived with it at that stage for a while.  Then I was given more of the green-sprigged tan and added the inner border.  I added the red print  outer border.  It sat in the box o' flimsies. I'd take it out, get scared at the prospect of quilting those blank setting squares, and I'd put it away. I bought backing fabric that would be "just right," and resisted using that fabric for any other project.  Last Sunday evening ...

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Quilt Market from Twin Cities Quilting

What a busy few days it has been in Portland, Oregon!  Market was fun, hectic and informative.  I've ordered some great new fabric for this summer!  But first, here are some of the quilts I saw:

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DWM: two finishes, more stash, and a meetup from With Strings Attached

Two finishes!

 Pinwheel Ninepatch  was pieced in 2011. It is now finished! It's 74 x 86 which is about as big as I can handle on my DSM.
 Quilting detail.  Loopy stars in the 9-patches, "almost feathers" in the border, serpentine in the sashes.
The paisley backing fabric is a thrift-shop cotton sheet. (The daisy print was another thrift-shop purchase -- I think it had been used for curtains.)

This wallhanging was the last flimsy I made in 2011. (The cake stand blocks were made with leftovers from the Orca Bay mystery.)   The quilting is more loopy flowers and almost-feathers ...

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MIA again! from Katie and Kwilts

I will start this with a picture before I get chatty….IMG_0042

This shows the 3 different blocks from the Mystery quilt I designed for QFC Sew Fest.  I started the layout on my design wall to give myself an idea of whether I would be happy with it.  Lesson to myself – before writing clues and distributing to the group – sew first!  Actually, I do like this and I’m hoping the ladies coming to Sew Fest and who have played along will like their quilts as well.   There were a few things as I sewed up the blocks and started ...

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Calypso! Artist Trading Cards from The Distoriated Quilter

As promised, here is one of the Calypso artist trading cards for the Arts in the Cards May trade. It was fun to do and relaxing to do the hand embroidery this time around. Its Friday again so I'm linking to Nina Marie's Blog.

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