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Hi everyone,

For all the Facebookers out there, there is a new group for Crazy Quilters:

Friends Who Like Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine and Crazy Quilting is run by long time crazy quilter, Karen South.  If you don't know Karen, she does beautiful work!!  Be sure to see her article in the Summer 2017 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine!

Available at Magcloud

Do hop over and join Karen's group!  You can share photos of your work, discuss your projects and Karen offers some very nice give aways too!

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While I was waiting for some things to upload, I worked up another free Crazy Quilt Blog Background.  This one is for Fall:

I know it's a little early but it popped into my head!  Anyway, copy the code below and paste it into your HTML Gadget thingy!!  This for Blogger/2 column blogs.

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div.setAttribute('style',"position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 30px; z-index: 50; width: 150px; height ...

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The Autumn 2017 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine is now available!

Click here to purchase from Magcloud:  http://magcloud.com/user/kitty-and-me

Click here to purchase from Etsy:  http://www.kittyandme.etsy.com/

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I have a new book available:

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Is everyone caught up on the Never Ending Sampler Stitch-Along?  Or are ya'll outside working in your gardens?  If you need some quiet time to cool off, here is Band #9 of Panel #2.

First, the entire sampler so far:

And here is Band #9 by itself:

For placement purposes, here it is with the Band #8 overlap:

Work this band with back-stitching.  This is a blackwork band.  You can work this band all in one color or you can work it in multiple colors.  Or you can work it traditionally, with black!  Have fun with it!

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The Summer 2017 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine is now available:

Our cover artist for this issue is.....wait for it......the one and only, crazy quilter extraordinaire  Sharon Boggon!!!!  Thank you Sharon for sharing your beautiful work with us!!!

Available at both Magcloud:  http://www.magcloud.com/user/kitty-and-me

And at Etsy:  http://www.kittyandme.etsy.com/

And thank you to everyone who took the time to write articles, tutorials and send photos!  This publication would not be possible without our contributors and advertisers!!!  Thank you so much everyone!

Happy Stitching!

Pam

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Just a reminder, entries for the 2018 Crazy Quilt Calendar are due on May 31st!

We're hoping for lots and lots of entries this year!!  With "Musicals" as a theme, it should be a lot of fun!!!

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With my husband's cancer treatment going on, I haven't been able to focus on stitching too much lately.  I've been very tired but I did finish up on Block #7 of my McHenry Crazy Quilt.

If you're new to my blog, this quilt is a traditional style crazy quilt featuring old photos of special sites in my little town of McHenry Illinois.  When I complete this quilt, I will be donating it to the McHenry Public Library.

Block #7 is devoted to the Mill Pond:

And here is the photo that I used:


The building in ...

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Today, I have Band #17 of the Never Ending Band Sampler.  Here is Panel 1 so far:

Here is Band #17:

And here it is with Band #16 for placement purposes:

Work the flower centers with Eyelet stitching.  The rest is cross stitches and back stitches.

Once my husband's cancer treatment is done, I'll get on a schedule with this sampler.  Until then, I'm uploading the bands as I have time.

Happy Stitching!

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Just a quick announcement today everyone, the Spring 2017 issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine is now available:

Special thanks go out to Allison Aller for being our cover designer!

Available at Magcloud:   http://www.magcloud.com/user/kitty-and-me

And at Etsy:  http://www.kittyandme.etsy.com/

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Finally had a chance to work up Band #15 for the Never Ending Sampler Stitch Along!!!

Here is the entire sampler so far:

For Band #15, you'll be working two rows of the Cretan Stitch:

You can use beads or French Knots on the points.

Here is the overlap chart for placement below Band #14:

If you need directions for working the Cretan Stitch, please visit Sharon B's Stitch Dictionary.
Click on the "Open Cretan Stitch" for this band.

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I've been stitching on my McHenry Historical Crazy Quilt and finished up Block #6.  This Hanley's Woods:

If you don't live in McHenry, this probably won't mean anything to you but Hanley's Woods was owned by Alexander Hamilton Hanley and is located over by where my parents live.  Today it's known as the Whispering Oaks subdivision and Water's Edge.

The man on the left hand side of the photo is most likely one of Alexander's sons.  Probably George Hanley.

As I've mentioned before, Alexander Hanley is my old McHenry settler of ...

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I was wide awake at 1:30 this morning so I just got up, made coffee and stitched.  I finished up on Block #5 of my McHenry Historical Crazy Quilt:

As a reminder, this building is called the North Western Hotel.  It was built in 1901 and sits on our Main St. next to the Train Station.

Here are a couple of closeups:


I haven't decided yet what photo I'll working on next.  Maybe by the end of the day....

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I'm moving right along on my McHenry Illinois Crazy Quilt.  If you're new to my blog, I started this project to take my mind off of worrying about my husband who's being treated for cancer.  And for worrying about how I'm going to pay all the bills on my income.

This is block #5:

The building is the North Western Hotel.  It was built in 1901 and sits right next to the Train Depot. 

Here's a screenshot of it now.  I grabbed this off of Google Earth.  In was in the process of being repainted ...

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