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birthday hijinx . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Whew! What a wonderful birthday week/weekend it's been!!

It started when I got out some of my fall decor and decorated my front door . . .

I kinda miss having a front porch ... and the back patio really isn't big enough (or seen well) to do more than a bit for me.

Then I met my Cross Stitch group on Monday. Remember how I'd made such great progress on my Lady Halloween piece? I looked at it Sunday evening and realized I'd stitched two complete elements in the wrong place:

UGH! Don't you hate it when ...

added by Denise :) 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under birthday , cats , cross stitch , family , guild , photos , presents

whirlwind moments . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Well. That didn't go as planned! I knew I wasn't going to be an every day blogger, but gosh, I sure hadn't planned on more than three weeks going by! C'est la vie. Life has been so busy! Lemme share . . .

I finished up my March 3-yard quilt. Whoohoo! Of course, I never got to the April quilt, so March and April are just going to share this one . . .

The girls immediately gave their seal (cat hair) of approval!

And while it doesn't look like a lot, I finished the waves and started on the ship ...

added by Denise :) 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under 3-yard quilt , ballet , cross stitch , easter , girls trip , guild , marie bostwick , photos , quilt , todd

September...what?? from caledonia quilter

What happened to the past few months! Well:

This was the last group project that I organized. It was for the Binbrook guild and I had "planned" to do a demo on back-basting at the June meeting, to end the season. All the background squares were either white, cream, grey, or black, with text of some kind. All the center circle pieces were somewhere between yellow and red.

However, it was scheduled for the day I got home from Quilt Canada in Edmonton.

As you can guess, I did not make it to the guild meeting. I also managed to ...

added by helen-mary 1 year, 2 months ago. under covid , dog , family , garden , guild , longarm quilting , quilt , quilt canada , zucchini

2024 In Pictures... from caledonia quilter

The apron I made for my egg-providing neighbour. I know she appreciates these...I popped over there one day for a visit and she was wearing a tattered apron that I'd made her a couple years earlier. Ever since then I make her a new one every couple years.

I'm lucky enough to have friends who I meet at Mapleview Mall for an irregular dinner date, maybe a half dozen times a year? We met through our work at Royal Bank ...so many years ago I don't even want to think about it. Somehow these new shoes ...

added by helen-mary 1 year, 9 months ago. under cooking , guild , longarm quilting , mystery quilt , rescue dog , sewing , superbowl sewing

Working on Recovery from caledonia quilter

Yes, I mean recovery from Covid. (I have not entered a 12-step program to disengage from my sewing machine.) It's October, which means a week in Tobermory with the Beach Girls, and that seemed to me like a perfect place to recover!

I figured a Limoncello Spritz would be a very healthy cocktail, right? Served with short rib crostinis for our afternoon cocktail hour. Sadly (or not??) the spritzes weren't a huge hit, so Deb and I had to drink two each.

We've done some practice with our Zentangle skills...

There's still one more wedge space ...

added by helen-mary 2 years, 1 month ago. under beach girls , covid , donation quilt , guild , retreat , tobermory

Things have to look up soon, right?? And random stuff. from caledonia quilter

I bought a layer cake. Well, actually I bought a lot more than a layer cake, but we'll leave it at that shall we? At least this goes with a border print that's been in my stash for many years, AND I have a pattern that will work with all this stuff. So it's good! Well, except for the part where I'm not supposed to be buying fabric. Ahem.

Even Coco thinks some of DH's t-shirts should go in the trash bag.

The last couple of weeks have been interesting.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 23rd: I was ...

added by helen-mary 2 years, 2 months ago. under cooking , covid , fabric , guild , longarm problem , longarm quilting , stash

right on time . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

You would not think that I'd have much to share, seeing as I just posted four days ago ... but, surprise! I have another photo-laden post, with a variety of content!

Thursday evening was our guild's last meeting of the guild year ... our birthday party, so to speak. It was decorated beautifully!

There's always a shot of the outgoing board. You'll notice me at the very top, right. I won't be on the 2023-24 board; my plate is rather full right now.

The quilt behind us is our 2024 Fanfare Quilt Show opportunity (raffle) quilt. Isn ...

added by Denise :) 2 years, 3 months ago. under camp , cheesecake , cross stitch , granddaughter , guild , photo , sleepover , stitchery

San Luis Valley Quilt Guild Challenges from Alamosa Quilter

It's challenge time again for the San Luis Valley Quilt Guild. Every year the guild presents a challenge to it's members in January.

Below are the rules for this year.

San Luis Valley Quilt Guild Challenge Rules 2023

Challenge quilt entries are due at the April meeting. In July I get to hang the challenge quilts at the shop for you to enjoy and vote for your favorites. So if you get a chance, stop by the shop this month to view them in person and vote. These will be hanging at the shop for the next few weeks. After that they will be in Del ...

added by Lynn 2 years, 4 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , challenge , creativity challenge , guild , lqs

It's 31.4c in the shade from caledonia quilter

So, yeah. This is not where I am. It's where I WAS on the weekend - up to visit my friend Margaret in the Kawarthas.

We went to the Lindsay quilt show one day, ate too much every day, hung around the dining table ~~gossiping~~ catching up, and of course sewing. I got this stitched together - it will be the center of my version of the guild Block of the Month.

Here is the whole quilt, made by my Program partner. I donated the quilting. The guild will give this to Glanbrook Community Services to assist in their fundraising efforts ...

added by helen-mary 2 years, 6 months ago. under asparagus , custom quilting , garden , guild , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , retreat

Asparagus & The Cost of Groceries, and the Current Quilt from caledonia quilter

FOOD

I'm currently at the beginning of a couple months where I will pick asparagus every day.

This week I've made:

GREEN CURRY CHICKEN WITH ASPARAGUS DH and I don't find it hot, but if you're not used to cooking with a curry paste you may have a different experience.

ASPARAGUS & CHEDDAR QUICHE (this freezes quite nicely, and I use a homemade pie crust).

I have to admit to being SHOCKED when I saw this...

Holy Mackerel! $7.99??? I had to employ my mental coping technique of adding an imaginary question mark.

Apparently this will ...

added by helen-mary 2 years, 6 months ago. under asparagus , cooking , donation quilt , family , food , garden , groceries , guild , guild program , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , recipe

A Winter Quilt & A Donation from caledonia quilter

This is a beautiful quilt made from a panel. As you know, Winter Is Coming.

I love this gal's work. She cut up the panel, did some math, made lots of patchwork, then put it all together.

Even the back is lovely.

Back in the spring my friend and I were horrified about what was happening in Ukraine, and we decided to put our stashes together and make a quilt for donation.

Here's the final product.

A closeup of the quilting - sunflowers.

I also made some placemats to go with the quilt.

I'm pleased to say that ...

added by helen-mary 2 years, 10 months ago. under christmas , coco , cooking , donation , donation quilt , family , garden , guild , guild program , kale , longarm quilting , recipe

Mid Week update from Humble Quilts

I will be presenting my lecture, "quilts Through the Seasons" to the Marys River Quilt Guild on Thursday evening. Guests are welcome!

It takes place in this lovely building- the Benton County Historical Museum, 1101 Main Street, Philomath, Oregon. Meeting starts at 7PM. If you are a blog reader and you are able to come please let me know!

I added the little border incorrectly and now it is better! Sorry about that!

I hope you are having an amazing week.

added by Lori 3 years, 2 months ago. under guild , quilt guild

New Collection of UFO's in 2022 from caledonia quilter

I'm sitting on the back patio, 8:30 on Friday evening. Current temp is 24c with a feels like 30c. Saturday and Sunday are both forecast to be 30c with a feels like 40c. Given a choice between this heat or late January temps of -20c I will take this. In the wilting heat of the day I'll stay inside and do whatever is on my necessary list but as it cools down a bit in the late afternoon I'm back outside. I'm blaming this love of summer for my new little crop of UFO's ...

added by helen-mary 3 years, 3 months ago. under coco , garlic , guild , guild program , ufo

Upcoming on Humble Quilts from Humble Quilts

Good morning!

I will be presenting to Flying Geese Quilters guild in Irvine, CA on Monday August 8th at Jeffrey Trail Middle School, 155 Visions. Irvine, CA 92620.

Social time starts at 6PM. If you are anywhere nearby, please come! My trunk show is

"Glory Bee! Patriotic Quilts from my Collection" I'm very excited!

Do you know I have a pattern available for this quilt? I've also put together some little patriotic scrappy starter packs that equal 1 yard. Let me know if you'd like more information.

****September 22, 2022 I'll be at Marys River Quilt ...

added by Lori 3 years, 3 months ago. under fundraiser , guild , missions

San Luis Valley Quilt Guild Challenges from Alamosa Quilter

This has been an annual thing at my shop. Every July I hang the challenge quilts from the San Luis Valley Quilt Guild members who chose to participate. It gives them some exposure and advertises their annual quilt show which happens the first two weeks in August.

The photo below explains the theme for this year:

And here are the 12 entries:

The bottom portion of the first photo explains the 4 voting categories. If you'd like to vote just leave a comment and use the 4 categories from the first photo. I will fill out a paper ballot ...

added by Lynn 3 years, 4 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , challenge , guild , lqs

A Day In The Life (or five weeks worth of days) from caledonia quilter

I'm reading Her Turn by Katherine Ashenburg. It's a good book, and I noticed that each chapter represents a week. Since I haven't posted in quite a while I thought I'd borrow that format.

Feb 6 - 12

I started the week by giving myself another covid haircut. I was due for a proper cut at the beginning of January, but it's not like anyone cares what I look like. 37 years married...if you get my drift. Most of the time DH is happy if he notices that my shoes are still in the closet ...

added by helenmaryhubert 3 years, 8 months ago. under beach girls , birthday , coco , guild , guild program , house , marriage , quilt , red hats , winterruption

all the things . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

What a great weekend! Thursday evening kicked it off (I am so grateful that our office is closed on Fridays) with our monthly guild meeting. We had a good turnout.

Our program featured our Comfy Quilts Committee, along with one of the services that receives our quilts. There was also a nicely stocked free to a good home table. I dropped off a stack of magazines and grabbed some pretty fabrics that caught my eye!

Speaking of fabric, Diann of Little Penguin Quilts had shared a cute stitchery she was working on, and it was framed with the cutest pumpkin ...

added by Denise :) 4 years ago. under camp , camp macoba , fabric , football , grandson , guild , photos , pumpkins , stitchery , wool

of guilds, gardens and guntersville . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

We had the most FABULOUS guild program this month! Several of our members have taken the steps to form a Quilts of Valor chapter here locally; Liberty Piecemakers of Huntsville, and we had a QOV program at the meeting, including a very touching QOV award presentation.

Barbara Black, of My Joyful Journey, wrote nicely about it HERE. Her husband was one of the QOV recipients. Some of our photos may look the same . . . I sent what I had to her so she could enjoy the program itself!

Pre-meeting gabbing!

The QOV regional spokesperson

Barbara, her husband Will, and April Goss ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 1 month ago. under garden , guild , lake , patriotic , photos , qov

summertime shenanigans . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It has been a whirlwind of a month! June is a month when thoughts turn to . . .

Pumpkins. I mean, right?! Doesn't everyone's mind work this way?! Haha! You know, I rarely buy wool kits because I enjoy picking my own wool for a project. When I found this darling pattern, I knew I'd definitely want to kit it from my own stash!

I had just the perfect combinations to work with! Does anyone else work out colors/fabrics this way? I do love the end game . . .

Of course it still needs to be blanket stitched down, but ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 1 month ago. under birthday , camp , family , graduation , guild , photos , picnic quilt , pumpkin , wool

charity quilts from Making A Lather

Our guild met on Saturday to sew quilts for charity. We donate to the police department for trauma children and for healthy families and education. One of our members had her Florida guild do these large tumblers for their donation quilts and she wanted us to try them as well. We cut one Saturday and made kits. And this Saturday, we sewed the kits together for a quilt.

Maris made 2 ahead of time.

younger person on her knees planning - oh I wish

tools for a boy

pretty colors

And many more. I grabbed a purple kit. We usually donate ...

added by maggie fellow 4 years, 2 months ago. under charity quilts , donation quilt , guild , quilt guild , tumbler , tumblers

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