tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23779889510409012672024-03-19T03:34:11.458-04:00Quilt CrossingI only think about quilts on days ending with "Y"Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-62144246843635183052024-03-17T11:56:00.003-04:002024-03-17T14:17:43.483-04:00When is too much too much?It was time to choose which house to stitch next for the Calendar project that I'm making following <a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Melisa</a> of Pinker and Punkin's delightful little house patterns, I was torn between these two different ones:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLWUjRDwQwJEYVCpOhCWnE5SzRvs-EbySaG2iAUlSUqEcg9EAR3YxSy2y2ThRjX9s0Cz_pzgqiaNh3HY8OoOgwluchFYxkYWk2zx-Mt6Ppy-6yqJ0JJRa0XJi8W0_3ngO8Mad1TGYRKp7vBYIZFwZ25LPBqRGGwuage2cBJqBiajvSqYZF984b-ae3RU/s1021/Mashup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="1021" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLWUjRDwQwJEYVCpOhCWnE5SzRvs-EbySaG2iAUlSUqEcg9EAR3YxSy2y2ThRjX9s0Cz_pzgqiaNh3HY8OoOgwluchFYxkYWk2zx-Mt6Ppy-6yqJ0JJRa0XJi8W0_3ngO8Mad1TGYRKp7vBYIZFwZ25LPBqRGGwuage2cBJqBiajvSqYZF984b-ae3RU/w375-h191/Mashup.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Both photos copyright by Melisa Vandergriff from her blog.</i></div><div><br /></div>The one on the left is called "Strawberry Saltbox" and the one on the right is called "Ophelia Manor on Punkin Holler Lane". Melisa has designed and generously shared an entire season's worth of stitcheries over on her blog <a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/">Pinker n Punkin Quilting and Stitching</a>. You really must go take a look for yourself. <div><br /></div><div>After having made 3 saltbox style houses for previous months, I was interested in trying out the Manor house on the right, but in order to represent the month of June, I wanted to surround it with strawberries instead of pumpkins. So, I literally cut and pasted (well, taped) two patterns together to see if I could manage it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKp1FRsx2zscKffumVQoIISUNX2OYXmkkFbE5Ps1UH30JYkug-I3NXr_Y5BSEBEoPIqrEdk58W37QEZCM_io7qapCIi7bQ3ESqTGWch4jNbIrqebe5QymYUiARzO9G-wCqjSvn_JXRd5Y8rpmnI_9uPOqInryg7WbcyBrRNEgcZrhJ8co0TRaAhZmoVsk/s1050/Mashup%20pattern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="1050" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKp1FRsx2zscKffumVQoIISUNX2OYXmkkFbE5Ps1UH30JYkug-I3NXr_Y5BSEBEoPIqrEdk58W37QEZCM_io7qapCIi7bQ3ESqTGWch4jNbIrqebe5QymYUiARzO9G-wCqjSvn_JXRd5Y8rpmnI_9uPOqInryg7WbcyBrRNEgcZrhJ8co0TRaAhZmoVsk/w555-h288/Mashup%20pattern.jpg" width="555" /></a></div><br /><div>While I was at it, I also switched out the two brown birds at the bottom of "Strawberry Manor" and used Melisa's bluebird's from her <a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/2023/04/spring-stamp-sal-reveal-and-spring.html" target="_blank">Spring Sampler</a>. (It seems that once I opened Pandora's Box and start making changes there was no stopping me!)</div><div><br /></div><div>After a week of somewhat obsessive stitching as I raced to finish and see how this all turned out, I had this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQW6NZq4e4qVD82VhsaPV6CigUEYPwfsgrAakXNYk0_uhuUW2THm8YVrvUh65DucZn2v01bT54AsGmb42CFRa0whf2QXNqWv1OzYWmVrj7D40vLkFF03F2Y2-opck7C4GKkz63dOwRsRZDa6RHkr-FEO18N3kU3rB5kK4c15ub1HH0uZp27cq-mKf7XEc/s1617/Springtime%20Stawberry%20Ophelia%20Manor%20progress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1614" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQW6NZq4e4qVD82VhsaPV6CigUEYPwfsgrAakXNYk0_uhuUW2THm8YVrvUh65DucZn2v01bT54AsGmb42CFRa0whf2QXNqWv1OzYWmVrj7D40vLkFF03F2Y2-opck7C4GKkz63dOwRsRZDa6RHkr-FEO18N3kU3rB5kK4c15ub1HH0uZp27cq-mKf7XEc/w433-h434/Springtime%20Stawberry%20Ophelia%20Manor%20progress.jpg" width="433" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I absolutely loved seeing Ophelia Manor done in shades of aqua with the red shutters. I probably should have quit while I was ahead, but it seemed off balance to me. I felt that the bottom section with the birds was a little off center from the top half and that the strawberry over on the top right was hanging out too far. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Again, I should have quit while I was ahead, but instead I decided to add a few little vines over on the left to help balance things out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrysWWPoYA038Bzj0gL2_QpmeRwD7-64AtCSzGJEhyo05wi5Be4vCMZ-kt0aNC7DCpXeDRTVqkVqeaYNtoaZ5JCgGS1pCkg7f8tgxEA_NDP_UrIaYBKdobRguX47fKMUI_4Ml0VQ_FFZOHDEwCxrs_4PZyaR1vS34QwVjrciJtbFGNu1wTNiJKhQGgnc/s1050/Springtime%20Stawberry%20Ophelia%20Manor%20progress%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1050" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrysWWPoYA038Bzj0gL2_QpmeRwD7-64AtCSzGJEhyo05wi5Be4vCMZ-kt0aNC7DCpXeDRTVqkVqeaYNtoaZ5JCgGS1pCkg7f8tgxEA_NDP_UrIaYBKdobRguX47fKMUI_4Ml0VQ_FFZOHDEwCxrs_4PZyaR1vS34QwVjrciJtbFGNu1wTNiJKhQGgnc/w424-h423/Springtime%20Stawberry%20Ophelia%20Manor%20progress%201.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I could have stopped here, but no, I wanted to fill in that space above the right side of the house. Melisa's pattern has a kind of sunshine-ey star to stitch there, but I knew the white would just get lost on my white background. So I played around a bit, and came up with this filler:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyVwPI_cpLU8lze2S1kRfBNQcW6mi-vv_hoaIStRHrxWEgAjmFDwHSCEmnA_vEy5TtRbwIFkZd55aIQ7YoMZ7KtVpm1UAgckh-3XuOptVxPz7BowVXameQMnNGBEs8gsftd7PAamEIhauVLf3H9IxfWT0b62nW0aY7Vfwvx_oLU9sa7OaywOMnMHe-eQ/s1710/Springtime%20Stawberry%20Ophelia%20Manor%20progress%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1710" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyVwPI_cpLU8lze2S1kRfBNQcW6mi-vv_hoaIStRHrxWEgAjmFDwHSCEmnA_vEy5TtRbwIFkZd55aIQ7YoMZ7KtVpm1UAgckh-3XuOptVxPz7BowVXameQMnNGBEs8gsftd7PAamEIhauVLf3H9IxfWT0b62nW0aY7Vfwvx_oLU9sa7OaywOMnMHe-eQ/w424-h423/Springtime%20Stawberry%20Ophelia%20Manor%20progress%202.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now....is there too much going on? I feel like maybe it's overcrowded. And, I hope Melisa doesn't mind my playing Frankenstein.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Linking up to <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-33062408190078845742024-03-15T07:30:00.002-04:002024-03-15T18:49:01.321-04:00Tiny Nine Patch Challenge UpdateBack in <a href="https://quiltcrossing.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-mind-of-quilter.html">January</a>, I decided to join the Tiny Nine Patch challenge, and I have been managing to keep up with making 10 blocks a week. Here are the blocks I've made so far:<div><br /></div><div>I began Week 1 with a plan to use primarily blue and white fabrics, with a touch of pink or maroon:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_NR-Cu94Kc98gZzw5fbJ0-yiCFL5hg2pQuw8eqgidwpG4JqAtWM9_pb9_zXN5ROFGHSrmU7hUUGfWM2OZj_827RdMo9-kJTvzDmftOy3TnSuuDl56WbK2YdbBrMF27oFHeOQFWwj91UI825wggEVxZaLPFfZ3YymYXZ9k7Z5Sa0oZ3il3eq-OGGK3ko/s800/Week%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_NR-Cu94Kc98gZzw5fbJ0-yiCFL5hg2pQuw8eqgidwpG4JqAtWM9_pb9_zXN5ROFGHSrmU7hUUGfWM2OZj_827RdMo9-kJTvzDmftOy3TnSuuDl56WbK2YdbBrMF27oFHeOQFWwj91UI825wggEVxZaLPFfZ3YymYXZ9k7Z5Sa0oZ3il3eq-OGGK3ko/w407-h407/Week%201.jpg" width="407" /></a></div><br /><div>By week two, I had dipped my toes into the larger color pool, and added these;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxo3iMgbgeYr0Vs1bhyphenhyphen2-oDt-9s_3w_tznRARPobpxZy2Sk5DLXimdMA_7dWeeaJkcWuooo8Q8_NXZ2oLgLb2CxZiTirGV8yqovMXrRD39yaIFz2rh-2gmpR93NyHLo3JjTOJCaiJbzpPssb25N-CSME7mwOoIftVT7uTbEF_aBIE0LHCc0VzXwze6Ecs/s1050/Week%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1050" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxo3iMgbgeYr0Vs1bhyphenhyphen2-oDt-9s_3w_tznRARPobpxZy2Sk5DLXimdMA_7dWeeaJkcWuooo8Q8_NXZ2oLgLb2CxZiTirGV8yqovMXrRD39yaIFz2rh-2gmpR93NyHLo3JjTOJCaiJbzpPssb25N-CSME7mwOoIftVT7uTbEF_aBIE0LHCc0VzXwze6Ecs/w404-h403/Week%202.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>For the following week, I brought out the purples:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK1lxAMToTyWlNBfWwhFz_cG-7SYMHS7WrM6-LVV725o1__Kc6JMlm6WG3Sd5TbdExb3PGHZH1Y5qCyBg9cu8OPc37x6qZfBcaaBeQ4_MrhaPGslsR5-4hdYXsZcUVYMeVKJbVAFetaLJA7TszQoBG1wIw70nMtgRpw-I531yBptbPnjNm0bpfnPA5HQ/s600/Week%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="600" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK1lxAMToTyWlNBfWwhFz_cG-7SYMHS7WrM6-LVV725o1__Kc6JMlm6WG3Sd5TbdExb3PGHZH1Y5qCyBg9cu8OPc37x6qZfBcaaBeQ4_MrhaPGslsR5-4hdYXsZcUVYMeVKJbVAFetaLJA7TszQoBG1wIw70nMtgRpw-I531yBptbPnjNm0bpfnPA5HQ/w400-h398/Week%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Week 4 is when I started to go a little crazy with the fussy cutting. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0Fp3m5h9FHq-izdkulEh7exQPPSHfXZmE81-UL1DbCA2ZJsQBbWzDYvmvj4OszI4-XtAJzNCvJdbIsBZmQo3Ec7tMIJQ5_o0keUI3PS-JbLpFfzmT8xddWJ0JXMa5aHLFijr7HbLpxdNYPtrO9hY9AQ_YdyRTBfZRM6L1uscTHnI_yAmu8eO-Sw2X2o/s700/Week%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="700" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0Fp3m5h9FHq-izdkulEh7exQPPSHfXZmE81-UL1DbCA2ZJsQBbWzDYvmvj4OszI4-XtAJzNCvJdbIsBZmQo3Ec7tMIJQ5_o0keUI3PS-JbLpFfzmT8xddWJ0JXMa5aHLFijr7HbLpxdNYPtrO9hY9AQ_YdyRTBfZRM6L1uscTHnI_yAmu8eO-Sw2X2o/w402-h399/Week%204.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The greens were next. Notice the was still some fussy cutting going on:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HmzmHaUMgpQ5TzsgIKFvSZzYeEudDZmVhu4y6AFlb62tlIcH7nAeKJDJUEzDl_6p1_zLm0c5OgkakYi6VrIhXWh5PG41u2oLRZk-_05r0ku3KZODcILX_Qm-5z8aInyA5tUT1snEyRKLbBtfBJYI3xzXSmlIC0-onWJUyCDLN6ooGcFQHphVUYJgEDA/s1200/Week%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HmzmHaUMgpQ5TzsgIKFvSZzYeEudDZmVhu4y6AFlb62tlIcH7nAeKJDJUEzDl_6p1_zLm0c5OgkakYi6VrIhXWh5PG41u2oLRZk-_05r0ku3KZODcILX_Qm-5z8aInyA5tUT1snEyRKLbBtfBJYI3xzXSmlIC0-onWJUyCDLN6ooGcFQHphVUYJgEDA/w393-h393/Week%205.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The colors in this batch reminded me of my spice cabinet. There's even a little salt and pepper in the very top block:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6SgIyRMldlVPCzKrWtgWbh7rMUQbtyooXb1-3sV2yE8sPgJ4Dx2sx8o05dGQ5-Q48bADHaIHjH-Ro2c8CIvhhiwhf_17eCFH7w1r-0-skU6rppHzTd5OX4R93AT3XUb0qQHuaYqKhdXe7vCKjmvjiuU06q6CiuJek_TacuhmFcORqh-4HfEZMK0fstI/s1050/Week%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1050" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6SgIyRMldlVPCzKrWtgWbh7rMUQbtyooXb1-3sV2yE8sPgJ4Dx2sx8o05dGQ5-Q48bADHaIHjH-Ro2c8CIvhhiwhf_17eCFH7w1r-0-skU6rppHzTd5OX4R93AT3XUb0qQHuaYqKhdXe7vCKjmvjiuU06q6CiuJek_TacuhmFcORqh-4HfEZMK0fstI/w403-h402/Week%206.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Although it was the first weeks of Spring, these colors were decidedly Fall:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOXdqKijzslAXlqOqn4orQYCf_ctiVeGsUKHL9-hNUnVWKey1PWzJnpbWtY6eOAZl2PBTswnZMYSbqRgN4Sto4MIc3h7PjxSN1GDRe_TFsrMXq2HOY_5v-mik9LZQR5TdQcQaqclI9UyT-brbkOgTl3XUv5Cqa-vtaamKGHkGAmgwkGyxH7zGi9wLfVw/s1050/Week%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1050" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOXdqKijzslAXlqOqn4orQYCf_ctiVeGsUKHL9-hNUnVWKey1PWzJnpbWtY6eOAZl2PBTswnZMYSbqRgN4Sto4MIc3h7PjxSN1GDRe_TFsrMXq2HOY_5v-mik9LZQR5TdQcQaqclI9UyT-brbkOgTl3XUv5Cqa-vtaamKGHkGAmgwkGyxH7zGi9wLfVw/w410-h407/Week%207.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>More attempts at fussy cutting the squares. These results were not as splashy as the ones from Week 4:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1U4KPeQpCiQ7Bic85Xw5D6KEhMtRbtaYwL3DqCE1Q2sEe_gFrvNyk4vDF2tUp8cxo5zbPAOhoanQXN_VmAoPfBfRewSDGP6EaLmnL5EMkOoxb-gSUy4G_ZHVp_FrzFp-IxBlH_7qSKPCDCjq-fiOi35mg74LMCtE3lrCCMI6TNavJ0LtVtgml8iJpsM/s700/Week%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="700" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1U4KPeQpCiQ7Bic85Xw5D6KEhMtRbtaYwL3DqCE1Q2sEe_gFrvNyk4vDF2tUp8cxo5zbPAOhoanQXN_VmAoPfBfRewSDGP6EaLmnL5EMkOoxb-gSUy4G_ZHVp_FrzFp-IxBlH_7qSKPCDCjq-fiOi35mg74LMCtE3lrCCMI6TNavJ0LtVtgml8iJpsM/w418-h417/Week%208.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>These are the blocks for the current week. I went back to my batch of squares that I had cut early on and decided to use them up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTCk5fHzIJmUNUoRxDhY_8g2mQ4QxkmloSZn04WoojpV0fyKcvt2pMaRZ1v2va_ZRlBpMjMQA_yeSYJhTt_0V8NVtONZOIp93s6gRMHSSQXeeVj5R9ejhKEvGju95VCbX94Ct3vgLzpk-F-BJQmW1cNYQ9v8c-nyfh7PBFDS9tV9ko_XodIY1Y69OnJE/s1050/Week%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="1050" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTCk5fHzIJmUNUoRxDhY_8g2mQ4QxkmloSZn04WoojpV0fyKcvt2pMaRZ1v2va_ZRlBpMjMQA_yeSYJhTt_0V8NVtONZOIp93s6gRMHSSQXeeVj5R9ejhKEvGju95VCbX94Ct3vgLzpk-F-BJQmW1cNYQ9v8c-nyfh7PBFDS9tV9ko_XodIY1Y69OnJE/w400-h400/Week%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have cut all the squares for weeks 10, 11 and 12, bringing me to a total of 120 blocks. I might call it a quilt after that. I'm shooting for a 9 X 13 layout which requires 117 blocks so I will have a couple of blocks to spare. I haven't yet picked out a fabric for the alternating squares. A few people have breezed ahead and have posted some really pretty quilts tops which have been very inspiring. </div><div><br /></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-3613507812862141402024-03-09T13:57:00.006-05:002024-03-10T10:39:51.862-04:00Merrily stitching along As I mentioned in a previous post, I have admired all the little cross stitch house patterns that Melisa over at <a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pinker 'n Punkin Quilting</a> has shared on her blog. When I saw a challenge on Instagram to make six of her house patterns over the course of this year, I jumped in with both feet. For my first one, I decided on "Spring Green Saltbox", shown below:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQNuRH8kBN0r9SXO6W3WZOcXb3rHCY73MwmB9zUujpDt7v2l2D5HR3xGP6asfu57zKwFTVAnYoO1zBxg3f1Yfl-gjRaSFFbaYzDQi8WKTOAE8__pkMmPR39v4zgC2eZ5IE4v8UzO4G00dsZY7-56LRSfYsaJni6i4SKx2KEtAVyg3j3fMD2j4kihm3Ik/s620/Spring%20Green%20Saltbox.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="600" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQNuRH8kBN0r9SXO6W3WZOcXb3rHCY73MwmB9zUujpDt7v2l2D5HR3xGP6asfu57zKwFTVAnYoO1zBxg3f1Yfl-gjRaSFFbaYzDQi8WKTOAE8__pkMmPR39v4zgC2eZ5IE4v8UzO4G00dsZY7-56LRSfYsaJni6i4SKx2KEtAVyg3j3fMD2j4kihm3Ik/w251-h259/Spring%20Green%20Saltbox.JPG" width="251" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>photo copyright by Melisa Vandergriff of Pinker 'n Punkin quilting</i></div></i><div><br /></div><div>Here is my version:<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Qy6Q9jJeh4Yl-jYH58LK0enIV3iKqFBipu0082Gcz-Ju8jKPioRvgHIdaKUDaZ5L_iIg61WR8-qBfYdiAw8IDPeiVY4Dp0_a6aTOevQXCqeIu_903MHb2yc1EAAXMprSvNsf37kiFzM2WHmHE0XFTw4OZnx2yjgROqwFksCPjTYVFJI2yw9q5ma8cLw/s1050/Spring%20Green%20Saltbox%20finished.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1050" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Qy6Q9jJeh4Yl-jYH58LK0enIV3iKqFBipu0082Gcz-Ju8jKPioRvgHIdaKUDaZ5L_iIg61WR8-qBfYdiAw8IDPeiVY4Dp0_a6aTOevQXCqeIu_903MHb2yc1EAAXMprSvNsf37kiFzM2WHmHE0XFTw4OZnx2yjgROqwFksCPjTYVFJI2yw9q5ma8cLw/w425-h424/Spring%20Green%20Saltbox%20finished.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I liked it so much, I have decided to make 12 of her patterns, and create a calendar for my desk, so I modified the bottom to include the name of the month, and added a couple of shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day.</div><div><br /></div><div>For my second house, I chose the "Hopper House" pattern. It already included a couple of rabbits at the bottom. Add in a few tulips and it made perfect sense to choose it for my April house:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoelR2RuVm-KTixnUsPyhNskW0_zAtSN98taKhJhgQmBejcGGgF3yM4Zm2N4I7saxhkvrK3yrtpICzOhQxNTbLE20SiuUYd5VjnUdDpNQpzRQnbUDeGq2Jx6LF9es8flbwPrCuVRCPGX-LzEIoVef8u6lqZwrVvoFtFVPlVfEXLtCHLd2oa0fiRR6jybg/s1104/Hopper%20House%20my%20version.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1104" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoelR2RuVm-KTixnUsPyhNskW0_zAtSN98taKhJhgQmBejcGGgF3yM4Zm2N4I7saxhkvrK3yrtpICzOhQxNTbLE20SiuUYd5VjnUdDpNQpzRQnbUDeGq2Jx6LF9es8flbwPrCuVRCPGX-LzEIoVef8u6lqZwrVvoFtFVPlVfEXLtCHLd2oa0fiRR6jybg/w427-h413/Hopper%20House%20my%20version.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Since April flowers bring May flowers, I had to choose this lovely rose-laden pattern for my May block. It is called the "Elizabeth Hartline" house, and here is my version:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7k4fBHRTi2D8cOz3uXLBVif4JTGPPkZMdP9cKFDBmxV4PpDMXusk-0bAA6N-aBU-OuVJ17_t-HDQ-ZP_I0sYNUdW0TKuYnx4dayBevbBy2Yt1bpsvDaqKe3twLqRg768MVK4r3-4-Skc7pKlrZS5tpae5P4aQrcpbVbNn2EfKIlCvi_6WjVwFz5vGg9I/s1050/Elizabeth%20Hartline%20my%20version.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1050" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7k4fBHRTi2D8cOz3uXLBVif4JTGPPkZMdP9cKFDBmxV4PpDMXusk-0bAA6N-aBU-OuVJ17_t-HDQ-ZP_I0sYNUdW0TKuYnx4dayBevbBy2Yt1bpsvDaqKe3twLqRg768MVK4r3-4-Skc7pKlrZS5tpae5P4aQrcpbVbNn2EfKIlCvi_6WjVwFz5vGg9I/w431-h406/Elizabeth%20Hartline%20my%20version.jpg" width="431" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I haven't quite figured out if I'm going to frame them individually, or surround them with fabric and make them into a wallhanging. For now, I'm just really enjoying stitching them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUroYVjtZHYyXXZor7wqhGJt3_e2ksF4p0P7UItNeDtcNIAKOjTP8aF6eFYhJTSHNKtYDG34OrIzfHjJ6OeZmKc2Vo8zx75jDWAGnJ4B7NrPgWei3IIefd9zmVH_SF6xwv4YmwgJSgnd862ZIkbD4iaG9WMlGr_gQ-MbRTiC09UAkxREOLeuhBRvEIFxw/s1500/3%20months.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="1500" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUroYVjtZHYyXXZor7wqhGJt3_e2ksF4p0P7UItNeDtcNIAKOjTP8aF6eFYhJTSHNKtYDG34OrIzfHjJ6OeZmKc2Vo8zx75jDWAGnJ4B7NrPgWei3IIefd9zmVH_SF6xwv4YmwgJSgnd862ZIkbD4iaG9WMlGr_gQ-MbRTiC09UAkxREOLeuhBRvEIFxw/w665-h188/3%20months.jpg" width="665" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm currently working on a block for June, with lots of strawberries. I'll keep you posted..</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Linking up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kathy's Quilts</a> for Slow Sunday Stitching.</div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-33569497325186266092024-02-08T10:30:00.012-05:002024-02-10T10:01:23.409-05:00A little Nuts for Fussy Cuts<div>I've been digging in to my Civil War repro stash to make more little blocks for the Tiny Nine Patch challenge. As I've been going along, I began to get excited about being able to showcase the tiniest of fabric motifs within the squares by fussy cutting.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2ouD1M2CsUhmXc5u_eealIJLSKLpoQMDzUFabb7bt28t6uitkP4U5Tz1KrLRJELsVPXp2bWU1X75Vy3O3ETby79xawXPcj7Yl_n01fFu6TW8wdy081bV6ouajwItOHnNPZXpXyFB7d6495nMBmzDcKB3YAfW8Nppa__XHlKqm4ZstMA5xXc0ykSiad8/s1350/16%20fussy%20cuts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1350" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2ouD1M2CsUhmXc5u_eealIJLSKLpoQMDzUFabb7bt28t6uitkP4U5Tz1KrLRJELsVPXp2bWU1X75Vy3O3ETby79xawXPcj7Yl_n01fFu6TW8wdy081bV6ouajwItOHnNPZXpXyFB7d6495nMBmzDcKB3YAfW8Nppa__XHlKqm4ZstMA5xXc0ykSiad8/w487-h447/16%20fussy%20cuts.jpg" width="487" /></a></div><br /><div>After a while, I intentionally sought out fabrics with larger motifs and patterns that have always been a challenge for me to use in small blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdLsQ0MclaBBrm7npQXdFxVBHO8X4hEwl66hEXvMFlxHaDcF-3lg3m4VYW8HXjtA5ZbScugTDm5ZYBcCVLimRcHvHbGQks52udLB7kA5QHYg3NJ4B99ancyS3shNx1BGJqeCtcNT_ZPihCW7UxIt_XDp2l_1SWoLnr1JsqucsFJPFv7RmdQ6FGU7ymvk/s1200/Fussy%20fabrics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1200" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdLsQ0MclaBBrm7npQXdFxVBHO8X4hEwl66hEXvMFlxHaDcF-3lg3m4VYW8HXjtA5ZbScugTDm5ZYBcCVLimRcHvHbGQks52udLB7kA5QHYg3NJ4B99ancyS3shNx1BGJqeCtcNT_ZPihCW7UxIt_XDp2l_1SWoLnr1JsqucsFJPFv7RmdQ6FGU7ymvk/w434-h372/Fussy%20fabrics.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><div>Here are some of the nine patch blocks and their original fabrics:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sXrGcCQ8aWDbodRIPMZfjyLLdEHE4VQe7ZvomG-SMWP7loTOI4ZINEyQE-yVXf6W-cM43g-FEhU711tJUPT5_wOeOp_V_OnrfWQavtsfaIZ0CHZ_qHyit9r1s_7KhhnMhxd7FVzzQXYwwXFmxqEYzMr_k85wdBRfptTudUjBC7OIU1zVP-03Y1LJCJc/s1200/Fussy%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1200" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sXrGcCQ8aWDbodRIPMZfjyLLdEHE4VQe7ZvomG-SMWP7loTOI4ZINEyQE-yVXf6W-cM43g-FEhU711tJUPT5_wOeOp_V_OnrfWQavtsfaIZ0CHZ_qHyit9r1s_7KhhnMhxd7FVzzQXYwwXFmxqEYzMr_k85wdBRfptTudUjBC7OIU1zVP-03Y1LJCJc/w421-h371/Fussy%204.jpg" width="421" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I love the circular motion you get with the curly-cues in the bottom one.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4ETESsio0gZnVanYDLTb7UCkQi2QASIOAdx9GawHMddo3BCJC3oo7gCE9WtTU-LmWMHpjTqh_HxOzSNAraW4bptZdwdHnYVoLX-pn5g2Bl9zXGGlg4trYY_Bsn38KJ7ULgmAozgJ4gSWIoDzx6jbh_9opEQBOOd3qDF8yQiDxNPR_bKAvhX7ueWDdg4/s1035/Fussy%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1035" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4ETESsio0gZnVanYDLTb7UCkQi2QASIOAdx9GawHMddo3BCJC3oo7gCE9WtTU-LmWMHpjTqh_HxOzSNAraW4bptZdwdHnYVoLX-pn5g2Bl9zXGGlg4trYY_Bsn38KJ7ULgmAozgJ4gSWIoDzx6jbh_9opEQBOOd3qDF8yQiDxNPR_bKAvhX7ueWDdg4/w443-h377/Fussy%205.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The one on the top looks like fireworks. The one on the bottom is much more subtle.</i></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmdN2Ij3Lv0OlxCiU2vlzcALSOSO4MgAXgkycXLc438uRmvDIRuJBbkZWdz2qSXREwMe8l98cKnKbIBxo2a9gwqqLPgosadioiMvNc7DteGILjlnCEb3sBzqUec8pOPf6M1WG-7aB7rxJmJtI8v9L4GLivE_Nun8JHO6qIoq8FFEZLLzsCMDc22RVYN4/s1200/fussy%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1200" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmdN2Ij3Lv0OlxCiU2vlzcALSOSO4MgAXgkycXLc438uRmvDIRuJBbkZWdz2qSXREwMe8l98cKnKbIBxo2a9gwqqLPgosadioiMvNc7DteGILjlnCEb3sBzqUec8pOPf6M1WG-7aB7rxJmJtI8v9L4GLivE_Nun8JHO6qIoq8FFEZLLzsCMDc22RVYN4/w426-h347/fussy%206.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Those brown boxy shapes in the outermost corners of the turquoise blocks should disappear into the seam allowance after sewing.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYb0cl3O8zP0mGk_IOf3xt_4GuVMZLiebwqeHScEZdzPatXHDko6M4NlNsvYlv-QfPmSE0l0phXoteJmEZJmZkJNpLpFdd-R_TtAn0h0qZXOVZaUClFS7RqI4xUct_eJBe9M8DqkgBdhJfCxQqRtnCAmRZewUl99wL7r6wKIfn-tiLKxz54bg_G5mmWko/s1200/fussy%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1200" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYb0cl3O8zP0mGk_IOf3xt_4GuVMZLiebwqeHScEZdzPatXHDko6M4NlNsvYlv-QfPmSE0l0phXoteJmEZJmZkJNpLpFdd-R_TtAn0h0qZXOVZaUClFS7RqI4xUct_eJBe9M8DqkgBdhJfCxQqRtnCAmRZewUl99wL7r6wKIfn-tiLKxz54bg_G5mmWko/w433-h371/fussy%207.jpg" width="433" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Same fussy cut but in two different locations in the block</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwHdBzDbbN13zK87PKIR5I-VJxnBtEPTfFrjnh2WvNOfPY64mFKnVgufJcH9L97N2drHzpccjCv5H8Oo7ankkizuUr__XhmBiMQejKyvZfX_volBvWz28qNpcD4mGv6mfwEMlkOFcXwlZdaceV2QQXUdPSw8qOzrZ2hpqwXvZAj6z-V6LjGyPbYNTC94/s1200/Fussy%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1200" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwHdBzDbbN13zK87PKIR5I-VJxnBtEPTfFrjnh2WvNOfPY64mFKnVgufJcH9L97N2drHzpccjCv5H8Oo7ankkizuUr__XhmBiMQejKyvZfX_volBvWz28qNpcD4mGv6mfwEMlkOFcXwlZdaceV2QQXUdPSw8qOzrZ2hpqwXvZAj6z-V6LjGyPbYNTC94/w439-h387/Fussy%208.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Love the top one, but the bottom one looks like it's staring at me! </i></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBny1UsTjY3aabH28KgAy7b-Q1k95SciyRayAEFuhAQ1b57xp1txbT_YUwZsYsAtTH5iI_qlYf_OFekTddJClFZDHr_78eJo2avrLfuHRks-dT1P45sk7Gv5U4hBbD4xv7SUHrgsWwkH3kjLza3vIjPhi6jBQoENziRUuk-Jz2P5F9VdHVnN5ziUQlB4/s1200/fussy%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1200" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBny1UsTjY3aabH28KgAy7b-Q1k95SciyRayAEFuhAQ1b57xp1txbT_YUwZsYsAtTH5iI_qlYf_OFekTddJClFZDHr_78eJo2avrLfuHRks-dT1P45sk7Gv5U4hBbD4xv7SUHrgsWwkH3kjLza3vIjPhi6jBQoENziRUuk-Jz2P5F9VdHVnN5ziUQlB4/w446-h374/fussy%209.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I had to cut these ones on the bias to get the directional fabric I wanted.</i></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemdsQWFvGjavPoXl6aGaSTj4iktxTo7thCNfIFELAKADwQitaDuHVIxMRXoWCEZk879InL7sRyWT3C3eB-LwSLXIcVjleVrEa1ZYx_teqYtzKid0mdfltPMwvxZwDOD6gUR9z6Ua58UUOoBnPO32nzv4QCkkHdbg75VJq7G1A-v4Rv_FM6efz0M2GGRs/s1200/Fussy%2091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1200" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemdsQWFvGjavPoXl6aGaSTj4iktxTo7thCNfIFELAKADwQitaDuHVIxMRXoWCEZk879InL7sRyWT3C3eB-LwSLXIcVjleVrEa1ZYx_teqYtzKid0mdfltPMwvxZwDOD6gUR9z6Ua58UUOoBnPO32nzv4QCkkHdbg75VJq7G1A-v4Rv_FM6efz0M2GGRs/w459-h354/Fussy%2091.jpg" width="459" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The block on the bottom is a cropped photo to show how the finished block will look.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNLefhRApwOu35mhxJxpRiAimW5I-nqmQ873PXuL_D9OrS1Tao9cTWzOHmC8UPZs24QJCIMQjGfxtF8mdLngFGb_JA9N__6_1m5xQBijwL-walIQ5s2RhWBO-NbGKZdUc7CFRzAenHKgKB_XcjTjXCJe3E6ao91WND2nRCKdPmWQAXZE_Udb5wNWqmzE/s1233/Fussy%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="1200" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNLefhRApwOu35mhxJxpRiAimW5I-nqmQ873PXuL_D9OrS1Tao9cTWzOHmC8UPZs24QJCIMQjGfxtF8mdLngFGb_JA9N__6_1m5xQBijwL-walIQ5s2RhWBO-NbGKZdUc7CFRzAenHKgKB_XcjTjXCJe3E6ao91WND2nRCKdPmWQAXZE_Udb5wNWqmzE/w437-h450/Fussy%203.jpg" width="437" /></a></div><i>Only had a small piece of this fabric, but had to use it at least twice to take advantage of the design. And I think I might have to revisit the piece I have left to use the geometric pink stripe.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfEFMvHM-spAF-P1KwRDJovq1sIMATH2XjVQeG1fYcUK_BX5YCwhJuP7FHPFHdYLaBT0j8MxsYndEt5JPWeCA0mTXqRc4uZtMimPXYqSpTUmug8mLyFFLwNC-SB8AEOfSk2pLth-RGHQSCDvUGcmURd88UCcJUxw6-5wMe3UD67mopb1n8-FxDZUvf9Q/s1200/Fussy%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1200" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfEFMvHM-spAF-P1KwRDJovq1sIMATH2XjVQeG1fYcUK_BX5YCwhJuP7FHPFHdYLaBT0j8MxsYndEt5JPWeCA0mTXqRc4uZtMimPXYqSpTUmug8mLyFFLwNC-SB8AEOfSk2pLth-RGHQSCDvUGcmURd88UCcJUxw6-5wMe3UD67mopb1n8-FxDZUvf9Q/w453-h392/Fussy%201.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><i>This is another favorite. In the top block I paired it with another fussy cut from a different fabric to get the diamond shape in the center and background squares. In the bottom one, I used it for the central square.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes it takes a little imagination to picture what part of the fabric will be highlighted in the block and what part will be taken up into the seam allowance. For example, these two blocks had tan borders on them before sewing that disappeared after sewing:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwU3K7hNOvmkMMrDL5aOEbpJutK06Dlg3stW4fckWOgH5KmBcdxIGGm7BflFWjxij24ZQr-WDXHR0H5mw2CHbXAXqA8nIwB-v1nIxOiaK1WpzOFFNHbjmE1RiZH1ZQzJGy70Iv7x3vuLiMOuhNBjVrEv0dU8s36O_mXNBhJitEiVVpUi-JuN-fBUh5BY/s742/Before%20and%20after.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="648" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwU3K7hNOvmkMMrDL5aOEbpJutK06Dlg3stW4fckWOgH5KmBcdxIGGm7BflFWjxij24ZQr-WDXHR0H5mw2CHbXAXqA8nIwB-v1nIxOiaK1WpzOFFNHbjmE1RiZH1ZQzJGy70Iv7x3vuLiMOuhNBjVrEv0dU8s36O_mXNBhJitEiVVpUi-JuN-fBUh5BY/w452-h518/Before%20and%20after.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the tools I've been using to choose where to cut the fabric is a Tucker Trimmer ruler that has marks for quarter inches. The squares for these little blocks are cut at 1 1/4 inches, and the crosshair "X" on the ruler is great for helping to line up the central motif.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUvYxPuljFKyMNOF6oRT_3D8RJYr9MyVCmHNNTyLSgL5qM16c8LS9H28jvi_Kg_WVcwRDIasvSlfC41k3Cbu_EXZlj6Jk-RJKVtOo_dUY2gNb_PdS43way9Hj7RCKig6TDoa0_nJ7aXQd5zra-YujajFmk-STW9nrJW1quIXch4P6XFyfKWC_7lIK5nU/s1200/ruler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1200" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUvYxPuljFKyMNOF6oRT_3D8RJYr9MyVCmHNNTyLSgL5qM16c8LS9H28jvi_Kg_WVcwRDIasvSlfC41k3Cbu_EXZlj6Jk-RJKVtOo_dUY2gNb_PdS43way9Hj7RCKig6TDoa0_nJ7aXQd5zra-YujajFmk-STW9nrJW1quIXch4P6XFyfKWC_7lIK5nU/w381-h286/ruler.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fabric play for this project is a lot of fun, but pulling out so many fabrics has left my sewing room table look like a disaster area:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMuhNcvQd3f9BmkM5c_xq5KkrL1col37BbbMAqahKdzrI0eeBOsJM6c4pGc9ZIzCxW0jAflJ7c9nbGTVtwCOKLhIa5eVelcriiVKN6y6mvz0I2yrIpYVKOMRZ3NSRIrU0NTu8yLRJ4e3JCpx7_PF4WRNO0ep-ndttHEoPW4-IQURjmNKHwJewOZsj1_U/s800/cutting%20table.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="800" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMuhNcvQd3f9BmkM5c_xq5KkrL1col37BbbMAqahKdzrI0eeBOsJM6c4pGc9ZIzCxW0jAflJ7c9nbGTVtwCOKLhIa5eVelcriiVKN6y6mvz0I2yrIpYVKOMRZ3NSRIrU0NTu8yLRJ4e3JCpx7_PF4WRNO0ep-ndttHEoPW4-IQURjmNKHwJewOZsj1_U/w374-h330/cutting%20table.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't imaging making such a mess every week in order to create just 10 blocks as per the challenge, so while the fabrics were all out I went ahead and cut fabric sets for 80 more blocks and put them aside so that each week I can just pick out 10 and sew them up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2nbspUIFEz_Q_2JxiGkwM1GkTqYNXFE1hNTPJBmN1VE7w7LPn3jQjK4cyEz_mPW-l2ak11sMBMb9bpSXwETrqI9THfq_nOJ4EvUNUb11O4P2n3cSxOCfJJKk6568IK0Hg6DjhfC0MudaMZWpn2JQ_eewb7NmgBykDxypU4vozV1B6LbRrS8JV2yfK-g/s1200/preparations%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1200" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2nbspUIFEz_Q_2JxiGkwM1GkTqYNXFE1hNTPJBmN1VE7w7LPn3jQjK4cyEz_mPW-l2ak11sMBMb9bpSXwETrqI9THfq_nOJ4EvUNUb11O4P2n3cSxOCfJJKk6568IK0Hg6DjhfC0MudaMZWpn2JQ_eewb7NmgBykDxypU4vozV1B6LbRrS8JV2yfK-g/w536-h385/preparations%202.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am aiming for a 9 X 11 block layout, so those 80, plus the 20 I have already made, should be enough plus one extra for good measure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linking up to <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-valentines-quilts-are-coming-out.html" target="_blank">Finished (or not) Friday</a> and <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/02/scraphappy-saturday-red-week-2.html" target="_blank">Scrap Happy Saturday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-91951192591869005102024-01-28T11:42:00.000-05:002024-01-28T11:42:22.091-05:00Putting the Cross in Quilt CrossingI began the new year trying to organize my sewing room, and I made a discovery of an old cross stitch piece that I had almost finished. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DD1y1XCWIr7A5gdFaXtoHdwFkXv6Dlah8RZHbIjQpQZSVf2ABrcrHDL-GViLGGHd-DegxeVv_cHMLRbLXb_FOwT0iiJleO8xzm08SD4z6XfllUfS5KkTUXtkl9IdgeGNU2myl9zZu_sjrLuE9AjHfR7MN-wWik7Z5iq_vJ9Nv7oI2pJJH_waAxOjPGU/s1024/San%20Francisco%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="1024" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DD1y1XCWIr7A5gdFaXtoHdwFkXv6Dlah8RZHbIjQpQZSVf2ABrcrHDL-GViLGGHd-DegxeVv_cHMLRbLXb_FOwT0iiJleO8xzm08SD4z6XfllUfS5KkTUXtkl9IdgeGNU2myl9zZu_sjrLuE9AjHfR7MN-wWik7Z5iq_vJ9Nv7oI2pJJH_waAxOjPGU/w644-h198/San%20Francisco%20Street.jpg" width="644" /></a></div><br /><div>I had purchased the pattern on a visit to San Francisco during my cross stitch phase. It is called "Street Scene" by Judith M. Kirby and it reminded me of the Victorian Houses you see so often in San Francisco.</div><div><br /></div><div>At first, it looked like it was a finished piece, but then I took a closer look and saw these spaces:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyiqy-OHSHoJwpn22H7vLblSo1cgw-oIidAX-keots9mmWUiEjukseZ1z__j1mU6Qs_yF1WQPS5kCDjIcVMasclAFPFEs95N0hPNaxJ0ol6GqBJmMFdsTow62kDTPzO2koi-5Upsz6bIkTyN0elZeuCPHrW5rWi6ZnGJvrMjB7lLvcJ-KHlYCAu-_mIE/s1023/San%20Francisco%20Street%20detail%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="1023" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyiqy-OHSHoJwpn22H7vLblSo1cgw-oIidAX-keots9mmWUiEjukseZ1z__j1mU6Qs_yF1WQPS5kCDjIcVMasclAFPFEs95N0hPNaxJ0ol6GqBJmMFdsTow62kDTPzO2koi-5Upsz6bIkTyN0elZeuCPHrW5rWi6ZnGJvrMjB7lLvcJ-KHlYCAu-_mIE/w439-h228/San%20Francisco%20Street%20detail%202.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yep, it was all done except for 3 missing black lamp posts. I think I remember that I had just run out of black floss at the time, and so the project stalled and got put aside for another day. So I bought myself some new black floss and finally finished it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp5nvlCEz3dxDApr69oWp4LHhrACMV26aL6Mf7pxmzGGVQs0Ql8feeGn7L7HqsO4bP_qqstTDlsfYQxYZCDsdBTOQoRiJKogJDYZh5vUxh2g5G_Wpajl9vfvSGv-6rM14NKpvObpDkcSpyNvjKQR-_mqfDYXuLd8vGIp8puu6YlIf4iwlywv_ByKKWzg/s1650/Street%20Complete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="1650" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp5nvlCEz3dxDApr69oWp4LHhrACMV26aL6Mf7pxmzGGVQs0Ql8feeGn7L7HqsO4bP_qqstTDlsfYQxYZCDsdBTOQoRiJKogJDYZh5vUxh2g5G_Wpajl9vfvSGv-6rM14NKpvObpDkcSpyNvjKQR-_mqfDYXuLd8vGIp8puu6YlIf4iwlywv_ByKKWzg/w658-h194/Street%20Complete.jpg" width="658" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By doing so, I remembered how much I used to enjoy cross stitching, so I decided to give it another try. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had been admiring the lovely little house patterns that designer Melisa over at <a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i>Pinker n Punkin Quilting</i></a> so generously shares on her blog. I chose her <i>Spring Green Saltbox </i>have enjoyed getting it started. Here is what I have so far:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSH1pFKgUi50b3LpYMV6DTcVSwEjbVB1JLrqHvS8mk4kH-nByKHQJyY8ZJsp7YiIdoTfTyWgYCQjIaYyRy9auEvaxhCz3WsaVPcmo5xgspJoWDM2l5Kz6SywydjMfr9yUGOF5UUGs331ymE6Ge4qpmAdr0yb6SVZuJg4j5CfEmowXauRXIJcjvyXdrRs/s664/Spring%20Green%20Saltbox%20progress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="664" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSH1pFKgUi50b3LpYMV6DTcVSwEjbVB1JLrqHvS8mk4kH-nByKHQJyY8ZJsp7YiIdoTfTyWgYCQjIaYyRy9auEvaxhCz3WsaVPcmo5xgspJoWDM2l5Kz6SywydjMfr9yUGOF5UUGs331ymE6Ge4qpmAdr0yb6SVZuJg4j5CfEmowXauRXIJcjvyXdrRs/w371-h330/Spring%20Green%20Saltbox%20progress.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can't wait to get around to stitching up that little sheep in the front yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linking up to Slow Sunday Stitching at <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/slow-sunday-stitching_02005148314.html" target="_blank">Kathy's Quilts</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-24901296388805076942024-01-18T07:30:00.005-05:002024-01-18T16:08:54.188-05:00The mind of a quilterHere is a <b>12 step</b> breakdown of how I fell into a new quilt project.<div><br /><div><b>STEP 1:</b> Read about an upcoming block challenge on a favorite <a href="https://reproquiltlover.com/" target="_blank">blog.</a> In this case it was a challenge to make a reproduction of an 1870's quilt made up of 400+ tiny nine patch blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlA-tARQpouaGCHPvhXq8Q4q-UgRRvxMtR5ABjYwqPhVtVpvVUw2yPE40sg-57LrqDpkTz_i-fxYfWULLKfPwYMdDzDoPPzxnDEmWoI6BoLP-DH_DtHRAyQQ39k38yLvJoSI3Fng84GLtZwS2iYiBF1Q9URGzHYNcr3Vgve3FFYAQJ8eqe7cVwgbTJZQ/s1440/preparationss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlA-tARQpouaGCHPvhXq8Q4q-UgRRvxMtR5ABjYwqPhVtVpvVUw2yPE40sg-57LrqDpkTz_i-fxYfWULLKfPwYMdDzDoPPzxnDEmWoI6BoLP-DH_DtHRAyQQ39k38yLvJoSI3Fng84GLtZwS2iYiBF1Q9URGzHYNcr3Vgve3FFYAQJ8eqe7cVwgbTJZQ/w369-h369/preparationss.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>STEP 2:</b> Consider how many small scraps you already have and conclude that this challenge would be a handy and productive way to use some of them. The concept is to make 10 tiny nine-patch blocks a week and post them on either Facebook or Instagram. The challenge goes for the whole year, or until you reach the size of quilt you want to make. The quilt this challenge is based on has 480 nine-patch blocks!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>STEP 3:</b> Decide that you will attempt to stick to a color palette of blue and white. Pick out all the blue and white bits and pieces from the scrap bin and put them together with every other piece of blue and white fabric you find in your stash. Spend an entire evening going through every bin you own and enjoying every minute of it. Really, who doesn't love a fabric pull?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa4akhDjPAEy762BupMbROFJ3TNd-pXpSGBXJOxnBPRXIiOpoLRl4JK3rHQXrxQyJzizOyadZh3gEQT7wPyXPOo0y8B6pypJ1FrQScrN6C9hOMtIj08KruiQrZzyg0qUiIMCPn7azdUPsXoFKjKtBDtTyDAlAJVxKA_LF_OOYH4xFL2yjE9Bq4ame0oI/s700/blue%20white%20stash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="700" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa4akhDjPAEy762BupMbROFJ3TNd-pXpSGBXJOxnBPRXIiOpoLRl4JK3rHQXrxQyJzizOyadZh3gEQT7wPyXPOo0y8B6pypJ1FrQScrN6C9hOMtIj08KruiQrZzyg0qUiIMCPn7azdUPsXoFKjKtBDtTyDAlAJVxKA_LF_OOYH4xFL2yjE9Bq4ame0oI/w398-h298/blue%20white%20stash.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div><b>STEP 4:</b> Begin cutting a few squares. They measure 1 1/4".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tGcLViBdNyemTLndSf-Akwd-OZYPLjOo_ClNMCminMrjflip4v0qqfYGHjOz49BvOPig2q7jjtYxEU0Lpt6rkfCEQ6Lb06jq9o6eesUuAJ_8NF_npUde_eDrt-4hv-hiBysJ6dmqTyk_WyLM87K_9jKRlzWAPeSeW0Jvnq53QtOV-8IJc-Wk8LEn32E/s637/blue%20and%20white%20cut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="637" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tGcLViBdNyemTLndSf-Akwd-OZYPLjOo_ClNMCminMrjflip4v0qqfYGHjOz49BvOPig2q7jjtYxEU0Lpt6rkfCEQ6Lb06jq9o6eesUuAJ_8NF_npUde_eDrt-4hv-hiBysJ6dmqTyk_WyLM87K_9jKRlzWAPeSeW0Jvnq53QtOV-8IJc-Wk8LEn32E/w395-h328/blue%20and%20white%20cut.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><b>STEP 5:</b> Arrange the squares into nine-patch units. Follow first instinct to just randomly choose lights and darks:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9c7o1TOnRx_9avKpOYOeckkOF1VtiSM5mvbG8Q0Go0HDPSKJnQhgxOVkZQoiOV6BGMTWK87FkNdQAEF3WiuHiwqdxCqG8ULo-V19MfeJD_lzLAWAE7PVt-h-iLN00BNZxlOuP5YUqJbKwz3KHrr7FauXQopjEjGUqzhFz05TLtAURvRQ9iPrcEraEL8/s700/Blue%20and%20white%20random.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="700" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9c7o1TOnRx_9avKpOYOeckkOF1VtiSM5mvbG8Q0Go0HDPSKJnQhgxOVkZQoiOV6BGMTWK87FkNdQAEF3WiuHiwqdxCqG8ULo-V19MfeJD_lzLAWAE7PVt-h-iLN00BNZxlOuP5YUqJbKwz3KHrr7FauXQopjEjGUqzhFz05TLtAURvRQ9iPrcEraEL8/w419-h295/Blue%20and%20white%20random.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><div><b>STEP 6:</b> Decide that, despite the variety of fabrics, the random arrangement is boring. Choose to make units with specific pairs of fabrics instead:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoRaxCBTS7xRNmzkFXt8jupkyquvLSMJRUwmXOv07KT5b70_gu6w3QmrgFKxeOAgZN_zGkMSnMFKEjfvu606pbEO63N0NAdQs2OXUUbj69sHn71zCMct3Dm82OjNIgAgz-ENJZ5zXXk7Itu5geGttVmAjedp_BKMiAcQNhkEu8xQkHMq0YKMtG_st3YE/s700/Blue%20and%20white%20sorted.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="700" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoRaxCBTS7xRNmzkFXt8jupkyquvLSMJRUwmXOv07KT5b70_gu6w3QmrgFKxeOAgZN_zGkMSnMFKEjfvu606pbEO63N0NAdQs2OXUUbj69sHn71zCMct3Dm82OjNIgAgz-ENJZ5zXXk7Itu5geGttVmAjedp_BKMiAcQNhkEu8xQkHMq0YKMtG_st3YE/w410-h284/Blue%20and%20white%20sorted.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><b>STEP 7:</b> Go back and look at the inspiration quilt and realize the some of the blocks have alternated the position of the lights and darks. Rearrange some of yours:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZqvTFv3h3xFZUEqx67MrJp_w-IXtTcdB_cMt-8LR4_TFIUAjPV_SPT795Fe3DdcmryGBz0MDwD19pP_doyhy6FzYZcjtST9Wxd4yB2ocRXlp1XpktgVNbZGfP4DMaBohzV5Cyj_DNj9p0KfjhJYrRk6Ptk2zeyAK81JEowwd8p3hSvOj8MLMKOC7HEM/s700/blue%20and%20whiite%204%20and%205%20patch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="700" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZqvTFv3h3xFZUEqx67MrJp_w-IXtTcdB_cMt-8LR4_TFIUAjPV_SPT795Fe3DdcmryGBz0MDwD19pP_doyhy6FzYZcjtST9Wxd4yB2ocRXlp1XpktgVNbZGfP4DMaBohzV5Cyj_DNj9p0KfjhJYrRk6Ptk2zeyAK81JEowwd8p3hSvOj8MLMKOC7HEM/w406-h302/blue%20and%20whiite%204%20and%205%20patch.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><br /><div><b>STEP 8:</b> Decide that something is still lacking, so you look around your quilt room for inspiration and see the muted pink fabrics leftover from your last project that you still have not yet put away. Decide to sprinkle a few pinks into the mix:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFhk6v67hek7gDbA8f1790QLHyzAdrZ4D2PmJNOrRjQ92ywiI5Zkj0lcmB-rprM6TPobxcEN7IaUw88xTv0fb2z_8h-KmwQ-G-4LGIXkXMB6V2q1dO8PulsNtIVq58-Bft2e8gqZv6yELmPpq5c9HET0p__NY_KXw7LPZp7mURKt4IYsMk4W8vjADV4k/s700/blue%20and%20white%20plus%20pink.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="700" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFhk6v67hek7gDbA8f1790QLHyzAdrZ4D2PmJNOrRjQ92ywiI5Zkj0lcmB-rprM6TPobxcEN7IaUw88xTv0fb2z_8h-KmwQ-G-4LGIXkXMB6V2q1dO8PulsNtIVq58-Bft2e8gqZv6yELmPpq5c9HET0p__NY_KXw7LPZp7mURKt4IYsMk4W8vjADV4k/w400-h294/blue%20and%20white%20plus%20pink.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>STEP 9:</b> At last you feel like you have the look you want, so you cut up some more squares, adding both pink and dark pink/maroon colors to the party. Store them all neatly in a divided box that you upcycle from your daughter's old bead stash:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyv5uL-fKSw3UBXwnYjX1BfM9-zLesEH1UYGCpDyl5SdKp_0eAxzvl9Zh0cCkY_vBBuJ8u981W98hj6oQgio-N-B8heMQwIZllXJ0jXgVtEwpl3E3kiUeV4vVZP9KIAUyYrV01lctFM1ROEiJ_HRGC5xGIYZa28PD98Xcw11nx9n8PQnsiDVP-wyczK0/s856/preparations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="856" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyv5uL-fKSw3UBXwnYjX1BfM9-zLesEH1UYGCpDyl5SdKp_0eAxzvl9Zh0cCkY_vBBuJ8u981W98hj6oQgio-N-B8heMQwIZllXJ0jXgVtEwpl3E3kiUeV4vVZP9KIAUyYrV01lctFM1ROEiJ_HRGC5xGIYZa28PD98Xcw11nx9n8PQnsiDVP-wyczK0/w395-h394/preparations.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><b><br />STEP 10:</b> Select fabrics for your first week of blocks, playing with different combinations and moving things around until you like what you see:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYx4puZ3Wlae6_Nqya-f9puUYUAxI4dFpGivRdhte1sVzqUGAmc06O2odTFGK0qIgLV1pBfLVFYZan3ptCEkADPSkecUFnMsBwsUSzV6SNOKWhpNnOTCHMvDp44qVdWegom35yJQ-M4PSkDRSDWIryfmpcEnGY4eQA3uIPa5RpjMvoeJtB9YjYlyBkH8/s773/first%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="700" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYx4puZ3Wlae6_Nqya-f9puUYUAxI4dFpGivRdhte1sVzqUGAmc06O2odTFGK0qIgLV1pBfLVFYZan3ptCEkADPSkecUFnMsBwsUSzV6SNOKWhpNnOTCHMvDp44qVdWegom35yJQ-M4PSkDRSDWIryfmpcEnGY4eQA3uIPa5RpjMvoeJtB9YjYlyBkH8/w373-h412/first%20blocks.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><div><b>STEP 11:</b> Finally get to start sewing: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2BbI_5clSERAHviM_Ls6z2CjBLMHTT2XV9WVrgj6EGRkh86fk5Y1qKjr5ojqinHOCUmMjpyGtB7rT0R8wxhi_sLzM5irELpHFxzjb5AuKwXpEcRWWpLodSzUkpIUCz4FKrT52ND73w9Uq5VZ-qoWRuMgXEdZpBN-JeUVlhgqkmxKzNBXGI1AYh3DoKg/s800/Week%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2BbI_5clSERAHviM_Ls6z2CjBLMHTT2XV9WVrgj6EGRkh86fk5Y1qKjr5ojqinHOCUmMjpyGtB7rT0R8wxhi_sLzM5irELpHFxzjb5AuKwXpEcRWWpLodSzUkpIUCz4FKrT52ND73w9Uq5VZ-qoWRuMgXEdZpBN-JeUVlhgqkmxKzNBXGI1AYh3DoKg/w438-h438/Week%201.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><br /><div><b>STEP 12:</b> Step back and view the aftermath of your nicely sorted squares:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQ3gt_BFM7ONV7jaDZm7PFOudbyOkDFKKZDXxOmOk_GAHa79FNmIhP6qSUPCNBGK7WnTH0prxsnADjFS0Uakv-FDHQZl0d-l8UDvB_dNYmwWYWdcFBEQjdunc5QtWwVLygfW6lgo8VrvlSQpiJYLq8_PrD8TKk7qFmjqpBhF67FuOs60BdCzSNdMPjWo/s700/craftermath.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="700" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQ3gt_BFM7ONV7jaDZm7PFOudbyOkDFKKZDXxOmOk_GAHa79FNmIhP6qSUPCNBGK7WnTH0prxsnADjFS0Uakv-FDHQZl0d-l8UDvB_dNYmwWYWdcFBEQjdunc5QtWwVLygfW6lgo8VrvlSQpiJYLq8_PrD8TKk7qFmjqpBhF67FuOs60BdCzSNdMPjWo/w427-h328/craftermath.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div>And your 12 steps are done! Now I get to make 10 more next week! </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is picture of the quilt that is the inspiration for the challenge:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-4fJCzxVAFUB3r_nFLms2SxOQuLj2y_NAlCIrD2ek7cH2F3RwCNwcpG7MMBjDYPmRqvFMHOlnNcr0RLif0FlcWqIzk3U7f9uvCDIGnGE0Jh8soR-2CBU_y2TNJd00E2407oNMtN9VVOPUhsAUIANScqYsqJrhFRPwpkUC8-X5L-yw8MftTP9Z6uh6Dw/s2820/Original%20quilt%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="2400" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-4fJCzxVAFUB3r_nFLms2SxOQuLj2y_NAlCIrD2ek7cH2F3RwCNwcpG7MMBjDYPmRqvFMHOlnNcr0RLif0FlcWqIzk3U7f9uvCDIGnGE0Jh8soR-2CBU_y2TNJd00E2407oNMtN9VVOPUhsAUIANScqYsqJrhFRPwpkUC8-X5L-yw8MftTP9Z6uh6Dw/w481-h566/Original%20quilt%201.jpg" width="481" /></a></div><br /><div>It should be a fun year! Hope I can keep up. </div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-49282870034852781362024-01-12T10:32:00.001-05:002024-01-12T10:32:44.793-05:00Serving up some scrapsCynthia Brunz over at <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting is More Fun than Housework</a> does a remarkable job of creating Compassion quilts that she donates to a nearby hospital for their use in hospice and other support programs. Periodically she puts out a call for donation blocks, and she is currently looking for Offset Log Cabin blocks in blues, purples and greens.<div><br /></div><div>I pulled out the old strip bin and gathered some strips in those colors:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVcchcyxK1JauYh74SaOMZcH-dACyAfCzLfjBOowfi5gK7NF7QprcVJdSDs-5g2FZvKc_PJpSz2ZU5RdZa8EqOx3JnRk1gavjG4LKBr9Lk3d5PeSOJ4ZYI-9MZfFtta-3zYHfs3xf4fqMAOr1zUkx_doz1LiG4WX7tWpL2abvL8OgfD_vDfDAOK_EJuk/s700/strips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="700" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVcchcyxK1JauYh74SaOMZcH-dACyAfCzLfjBOowfi5gK7NF7QprcVJdSDs-5g2FZvKc_PJpSz2ZU5RdZa8EqOx3JnRk1gavjG4LKBr9Lk3d5PeSOJ4ZYI-9MZfFtta-3zYHfs3xf4fqMAOr1zUkx_doz1LiG4WX7tWpL2abvL8OgfD_vDfDAOK_EJuk/s320/strips.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I had enough to make four blocks to send off:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdlN3t-T9UFOdoNI4WOdJOJp0cALyFPyK2vuX3oirveZarZ0rlgWPn1ALjff9yXJ7HBDNe0FwyFbmrjiFo9YmXxipYOuVbw8iPvQE2IFGeCIRO15-W854Vu6kcimAe1TUMNQhpeVLFtZ3An_1kBz3dEROe_sayS3W9lUxnEaE_Jhk3pS7zCmvD03chPs/s504/4%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="504" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdlN3t-T9UFOdoNI4WOdJOJp0cALyFPyK2vuX3oirveZarZ0rlgWPn1ALjff9yXJ7HBDNe0FwyFbmrjiFo9YmXxipYOuVbw8iPvQE2IFGeCIRO15-W854Vu6kcimAe1TUMNQhpeVLFtZ3An_1kBz3dEROe_sayS3W9lUxnEaE_Jhk3pS7zCmvD03chPs/w407-h307/4%20blocks.jpg" width="407" /></a></div><br /><div>The fun thing about the Offset Log Cabin is that when you sew them together you can make curves:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9rE3CP_0z0TfNA3Au7NDDlfA3axsf8grMwERM8OfiNI2i8cnX91QBhUC5pmDl_iETkEk_TmYd6y74tInGYYeW48DnSxGfgBtH1feSpflELtuhhTIM3UAfLAI6ds2zPpwndgXUJ0tOdnF2j7FaIpd_8oEGf-LNVH1Fr9a9tsbuyFt-CGNkijVKmFOT-M/s700/4Completed%20blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="700" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9rE3CP_0z0TfNA3Au7NDDlfA3axsf8grMwERM8OfiNI2i8cnX91QBhUC5pmDl_iETkEk_TmYd6y74tInGYYeW48DnSxGfgBtH1feSpflELtuhhTIM3UAfLAI6ds2zPpwndgXUJ0tOdnF2j7FaIpd_8oEGf-LNVH1Fr9a9tsbuyFt-CGNkijVKmFOT-M/w439-h322/4Completed%20blocks.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><br /><div>I can't help but think that with a little clever piecing, the Offset Log Cabin block could be used to make Christmas ornaments for a table runner. Allow me to illustrate using EQ8:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaLgzbD0VsUtw_O307qq3wsq195BXoRCae6OezbQLdvkahEiuRCPGJXZuel_GeaRejUf0a-cI4SQVfm13BKLP70urDlEa1YSmvoytv0OIwaZnp17P3862ZBQ5JIJIrq64M9U5g-f6GgE6hrjxPPMMlNKQ4_8PH7SYWI5E02cNl9i_X5v2uiT9CX3I8Io/s575/Christmas%20Ornaments.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="575" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaLgzbD0VsUtw_O307qq3wsq195BXoRCae6OezbQLdvkahEiuRCPGJXZuel_GeaRejUf0a-cI4SQVfm13BKLP70urDlEa1YSmvoytv0OIwaZnp17P3862ZBQ5JIJIrq64M9U5g-f6GgE6hrjxPPMMlNKQ4_8PH7SYWI5E02cNl9i_X5v2uiT9CX3I8Io/w505-h192/Christmas%20Ornaments.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><br /><div>Right?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The pattern for the Offset Log Cabin and more information about the Cynthia's block drive can be found <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2023/11/compassion-quilt-offset-log-cabin-block.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/p/compassion-quilts.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you'd like to make a few blocks to donate.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p><image alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3810586512_62d4a9cfcf.jpg"></image></p><div><br /></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-65166941413265107882024-01-08T12:12:00.004-05:002024-01-15T15:50:00.934-05:00Finished top<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnMNF-_gOfrXyKqB6NBtg6-UvgOuqGn0vnErgtB4RNUXATiNZK_IBJ_3_h8KrGCGxhCv6_8Ld-7H9qRrVoGRWyJaY07ftUO8Y_FqJBoFNhqkIzt2yp5Bs9UqBcm6jHGO6iOXtiW3meQ8GM-HVduDKoucxfp5hy4rBpd_xDyiFtRIBsGtG68WFPNAcXJc/s409/Finish%20line.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="409" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnMNF-_gOfrXyKqB6NBtg6-UvgOuqGn0vnErgtB4RNUXATiNZK_IBJ_3_h8KrGCGxhCv6_8Ld-7H9qRrVoGRWyJaY07ftUO8Y_FqJBoFNhqkIzt2yp5Bs9UqBcm6jHGO6iOXtiW3meQ8GM-HVduDKoucxfp5hy4rBpd_xDyiFtRIBsGtG68WFPNAcXJc/s320/Finish%20line.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finished the quilt top for my <a href="https://quiltcrossing.blogspot.com/2023/12/construction-zone.html" target="_blank">Saltbox</a> quilt. Here's a quick recap:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inspiration quilt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84mDexAo1SUU6kuS0ebkUtWe8VNjKMMcN_3LfGHX2ZdBkLKL-FWTyni4FgHM929Gq5WDQU9reGB3_df4j1GdrGRFVezcYvUhvhXD6auXji54IhewLCGrNdGWcUNfqmxmdMfDoVb1PIBso1yeC8rozz5arzUYr3WZJ9Xa3oyHkgdPc8x7ku_Gvz_ixs3I/s947/Come%20on%20a%20my%20House.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="805" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84mDexAo1SUU6kuS0ebkUtWe8VNjKMMcN_3LfGHX2ZdBkLKL-FWTyni4FgHM929Gq5WDQU9reGB3_df4j1GdrGRFVezcYvUhvhXD6auXji54IhewLCGrNdGWcUNfqmxmdMfDoVb1PIBso1yeC8rozz5arzUYr3WZJ9Xa3oyHkgdPc8x7ku_Gvz_ixs3I/w387-h455/Come%20on%20a%20my%20House.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(Pattern is "Come On-a My House" from "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Miss Rosie's</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Farmhouse Favorites"</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> by Carrie Nelson.)</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My smaller version:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4P8PdfBmz5flcKo1qDXICZ_HtHWUErBZfu6Sb0plWyDvsH0nPgXSZhplZp2Gzh_mwmFvvUhSDjADgh1ZKoIGNJ69FI-jQIckvA8BmZOt4xvPSdyCVNtFv5B3Sb_oc5Myfb-aYRMZLUzscKUBe-DmK2iUyo_RQeUlBI4pjFWr99VV_8Oz_CQJ-xItWhs/s810/rows%20sewn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4P8PdfBmz5flcKo1qDXICZ_HtHWUErBZfu6Sb0plWyDvsH0nPgXSZhplZp2Gzh_mwmFvvUhSDjADgh1ZKoIGNJ69FI-jQIckvA8BmZOt4xvPSdyCVNtFv5B3Sb_oc5Myfb-aYRMZLUzscKUBe-DmK2iUyo_RQeUlBI4pjFWr99VV_8Oz_CQJ-xItWhs/s320/rows%20sewn.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I liked it, but I liked it even better when I put some separation between the horizontal rows:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-amodh5g3-nddVdYgUK9NGhnna_1_WE5ntfYD0V4igbcwr5Nd8AFs-l8jn7hx3_qpBCOZkrRMcLiOX1JSsqr1ikLbt3bH1XJnwQkV_OW2cQzmrqmNGMvU72C38Wrv3AianjGnZA0M_qGmXXGqokLzz1uUM2CjQjLPnVqDm704AGTA3Cu18dXm2kugoxo/s845/separated%20rows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="673" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-amodh5g3-nddVdYgUK9NGhnna_1_WE5ntfYD0V4igbcwr5Nd8AFs-l8jn7hx3_qpBCOZkrRMcLiOX1JSsqr1ikLbt3bH1XJnwQkV_OW2cQzmrqmNGMvU72C38Wrv3AianjGnZA0M_qGmXXGqokLzz1uUM2CjQjLPnVqDm704AGTA3Cu18dXm2kugoxo/w299-h375/separated%20rows.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><div>So, I decided to add sashing between the rows before adding the border. I chose a quiet beige for the sashing and this rich deep cranberry print by Kim Diehl for the outer border.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYPs6aAh2GeNZndEG4tyRXzAOLrUBIoHMXpZAbvy3aL36-42Wsb8eUoZUluss1ADo_LctBfOWDP10yJyKJnmO_eL6JhphHroeor6YamSiQXrWyRN-fYhrBbbie86-1_4WOLLBeDLRKcAHeiuG1wpZfb-hnymUzY71DTPcY6zd2i6N1P-eaS8gc3egt40/s432/border%20and%20sashing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="432" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYPs6aAh2GeNZndEG4tyRXzAOLrUBIoHMXpZAbvy3aL36-42Wsb8eUoZUluss1ADo_LctBfOWDP10yJyKJnmO_eL6JhphHroeor6YamSiQXrWyRN-fYhrBbbie86-1_4WOLLBeDLRKcAHeiuG1wpZfb-hnymUzY71DTPcY6zd2i6N1P-eaS8gc3egt40/w395-h290/border%20and%20sashing.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A little bit of post Christmas sewing and I had the top all finished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4j5lHA1LSlWDglKGZu_KQP1_w-l285yiTIdU8PeVqrKw7lcpmh1NAkGEK_XeOYPSQmTC9Vck86bYoJzJPKJ0EsjLOYVAjtBm4RoZKL2fauM7eXOzvXiWdHaFhp21O-24FLdaDB2dGKtsZj7wv8ifPBCoHer9fdlBPt8wJeLx84M0UIxPsa6aHimdaRU/s900/finished%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="800" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4j5lHA1LSlWDglKGZu_KQP1_w-l285yiTIdU8PeVqrKw7lcpmh1NAkGEK_XeOYPSQmTC9Vck86bYoJzJPKJ0EsjLOYVAjtBm4RoZKL2fauM7eXOzvXiWdHaFhp21O-24FLdaDB2dGKtsZj7wv8ifPBCoHer9fdlBPt8wJeLx84M0UIxPsa6aHimdaRU/w452-h509/finished%20top.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(The borders are not that wrinkled, the top has just outgrown my design board. )</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div>I can't wait to get this one quilted and hung in my family room.</div><div><br /></div><div>Linking up at <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-8-2024.html" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday</a> and <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/tgiff-postcard-from-sweden-finish.html#more" target="_blank">mmmquilts</a></div><div><br /></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-81349435446971860672024-01-01T16:42:00.003-05:002024-01-01T16:44:16.212-05:00Another reason to celebrate<div class="separator">January 1st is a day to celebrate not only a new year, but another year with this guy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pjtqU5rEkBrlpu5L5qtgOJygSTUxe37HRNK3AlW_Eb8R9J6xII8JJiGBZGaLiXsews2THzxXSksfu-RbeZdVz9RJ6Jc0_pTaZhPMbV7uxvsNWYkHdM500z-uhX8rN0u_oj5pIL6sliV6NUm70kAq0x0PcucUM2MAHAKKK_cmRe17oBdMjz0Wbc2KJJg/s818/15%20years%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="600" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pjtqU5rEkBrlpu5L5qtgOJygSTUxe37HRNK3AlW_Eb8R9J6xII8JJiGBZGaLiXsews2THzxXSksfu-RbeZdVz9RJ6Jc0_pTaZhPMbV7uxvsNWYkHdM500z-uhX8rN0u_oj5pIL6sliV6NUm70kAq0x0PcucUM2MAHAKKK_cmRe17oBdMjz0Wbc2KJJg/w350-h477/15%20years%201.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Toby turns 15 years old today! We have been so blessed to have such a sweet dog for all these years. Here's a small sampling of some fairly recent photos:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2GpS9lpPAAj51b91qIRyGqlfkrliXGT_KsAjNFPU7SDMbvbjPMrM1HLj5F6i-YuqXizdKbOgkxDvyUK2IZTDmrY7thmzqQBIrBn8G7_kSPM8j_NY4zWQyaVCGCwJLfZ5VNW_4Iqh1udJxw893zv-QtIx23N5LZuaAecXJKJjuEaeFqPUYp0zYYT2lnw/s700/15%20years%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="494" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2GpS9lpPAAj51b91qIRyGqlfkrliXGT_KsAjNFPU7SDMbvbjPMrM1HLj5F6i-YuqXizdKbOgkxDvyUK2IZTDmrY7thmzqQBIrBn8G7_kSPM8j_NY4zWQyaVCGCwJLfZ5VNW_4Iqh1udJxw893zv-QtIx23N5LZuaAecXJKJjuEaeFqPUYp0zYYT2lnw/w314-h444/15%20years%206.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watching the squirrels and birds from the most comfy vantage point.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhixarx8oM0atHy2mO3t-EsHULJdjfCnXl1u0hWWVb9kG4FEZzESsqR8_EiMWtwC5OHkIZ5jORFt4TEEv62612eSFKIT_pIAFIVna2cJm583lyvHoLOkHkDsudO6Yz6MIWX5vjn1X4NqkXKSYGhEw8UTmSb-dhIjN2N_At3qsQWERgEfAdzQZ86E76Jz8/s700/15%20years%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="503" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhixarx8oM0atHy2mO3t-EsHULJdjfCnXl1u0hWWVb9kG4FEZzESsqR8_EiMWtwC5OHkIZ5jORFt4TEEv62612eSFKIT_pIAFIVna2cJm583lyvHoLOkHkDsudO6Yz6MIWX5vjn1X4NqkXKSYGhEw8UTmSb-dhIjN2N_At3qsQWERgEfAdzQZ86E76Jz8/w337-h469/15%20years%207.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Checking out view from the top of the stairs before deciding to come down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCZLOBtBUsTWn7SOd-n2t1jHXhgxdAkagCPMY1wbM0hyfmAn7AtfkMSeiX0UBpdUFVKOBt4P7om8xoi9HirW3ScM5akas9Irv9yfgeidivKdidUADy0GhBH0D27o6ifKIH7QMoxwAu4pLijzYX6gmtoQxgnC7LSEszpaTGRD83GO1c9hXdeVhTP0bi-g/s700/15%20years%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="577" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCZLOBtBUsTWn7SOd-n2t1jHXhgxdAkagCPMY1wbM0hyfmAn7AtfkMSeiX0UBpdUFVKOBt4P7om8xoi9HirW3ScM5akas9Irv9yfgeidivKdidUADy0GhBH0D27o6ifKIH7QMoxwAu4pLijzYX6gmtoQxgnC7LSEszpaTGRD83GO1c9hXdeVhTP0bi-g/w380-h461/15%20years%208.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Submitting to a bath in the tub, but always checking out his options to escape.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4soEkRJMD9OenLeTXB_JJT_tIn0_C0hRi62-Nw3Olw8ZhfU5HQdp2mzH1yV3t_uYC-4ye2Z6y0Fqw1KatEgn1441i2uo8EGbHItsiDQc9di_lgYGwTrL5EHcqrD3bZxtSlf8k6YfkNZUlkIwSzTZPDmNFlTxD0bSYFlal3Aq_Edi8RcT9126holLN2I/s1600/15%20years%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4soEkRJMD9OenLeTXB_JJT_tIn0_C0hRi62-Nw3Olw8ZhfU5HQdp2mzH1yV3t_uYC-4ye2Z6y0Fqw1KatEgn1441i2uo8EGbHItsiDQc9di_lgYGwTrL5EHcqrD3bZxtSlf8k6YfkNZUlkIwSzTZPDmNFlTxD0bSYFlal3Aq_Edi8RcT9126holLN2I/w399-h531/15%20years%209.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The best nose in the business.</div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHyKJRfmv-TNgaLHQke_f6tYtyLnPGRDfkjN9L7E63ZgnaMXkHg_NtAb-vc9IDz2rgWLj4QMpp4jEwhvd8nrECeFJjGPnOTE17FWv9Y7BIQ87ycydh-uNEA9QjuFXRl6FMtMSWg1kUfRfXQrukZAYzYNHWlJNsqC7E6IHKZPMS9PkyaW2VsgSgdJLhfc/s800/15%20years%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHyKJRfmv-TNgaLHQke_f6tYtyLnPGRDfkjN9L7E63ZgnaMXkHg_NtAb-vc9IDz2rgWLj4QMpp4jEwhvd8nrECeFJjGPnOTE17FWv9Y7BIQ87ycydh-uNEA9QjuFXRl6FMtMSWg1kUfRfXQrukZAYzYNHWlJNsqC7E6IHKZPMS9PkyaW2VsgSgdJLhfc/w596-h447/15%20years%202.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And keeping that nose warm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVIA8hZWKdyQi9WAoY6Tz5ECX8GaWawOqLO6CAuBdjMslxdZQXde16q5vb7OpKl2RX5obAA-Yg81Nqt1WsXQQTWTXcMRk0S5y1wFN8J14SlT0Rt1e584kVa8f-pYjJdS0DTLW1b8Zf33RTRBzvWmhCQs0WJODRGIEiWP1LNKqywTjCQVVfr2V5YMMGqI/s700/15%20years%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="700" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVIA8hZWKdyQi9WAoY6Tz5ECX8GaWawOqLO6CAuBdjMslxdZQXde16q5vb7OpKl2RX5obAA-Yg81Nqt1WsXQQTWTXcMRk0S5y1wFN8J14SlT0Rt1e584kVa8f-pYjJdS0DTLW1b8Zf33RTRBzvWmhCQs0WJODRGIEiWP1LNKqywTjCQVVfr2V5YMMGqI/w434-h365/15%20years%203.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wondering just how long it will take us to get this picture of him.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He makes us smile every day, and he's still going strong. Hope we have many more years with him.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBmTR6aCRRE6HCb2P_mua_J6sby5gMAoQPR9_kBfRAYvoSkoGs2bllA4t2cKafke8RHo44LJ3Bl4vtSqCzdNO8AyY8lHvvo0IAs7YMAqyEwddGqFYIcasuJMiQ1unYHm46zvqYBk4FL6XzDpLSBZ4efsnWbBS7sJrJZRmsBB7DD841qsjRJwC7BI2QyM/s867/15%20years%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="600" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBmTR6aCRRE6HCb2P_mua_J6sby5gMAoQPR9_kBfRAYvoSkoGs2bllA4t2cKafke8RHo44LJ3Bl4vtSqCzdNO8AyY8lHvvo0IAs7YMAqyEwddGqFYIcasuJMiQ1unYHm46zvqYBk4FL6XzDpLSBZ4efsnWbBS7sJrJZRmsBB7DD841qsjRJwC7BI2QyM/w339-h491/15%20years%204.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-62510649844313125252023-12-30T14:03:00.000-05:002023-12-30T14:03:06.834-05:00Crochet and Quilt mash up<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiif8NHy_2xn4f4KCQDnfe2KEuuqdfJ3t8C3q_hTYhGnnb25li72EtDda-IbMOP66zjjuNPAHvIogYMNIMIo9nBn-CtaJBb1z0nq9MNh62_w9vWidThFG61KMTcr5yUQkJf7YV4tJiF_7vd3sRbvMCeB1OEl3J50eK8tD_MqsxOyYqu2HGIeN7pys6lfNw/s726/Slippery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="726" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiif8NHy_2xn4f4KCQDnfe2KEuuqdfJ3t8C3q_hTYhGnnb25li72EtDda-IbMOP66zjjuNPAHvIogYMNIMIo9nBn-CtaJBb1z0nq9MNh62_w9vWidThFG61KMTcr5yUQkJf7YV4tJiF_7vd3sRbvMCeB1OEl3J50eK8tD_MqsxOyYqu2HGIeN7pys6lfNw/s320/Slippery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Last winter I fell on some icy stairs, and I ended up with a fractured shoulder. I couldn't use my left arm for 6 weeks, and being a lefty, it meant using my non-dominant hand for everything. After a while, I got the hang of most things, but the one thing I was unable to do was any handwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>After 6 weeks in a sling, my shoulder and arm needed physical therapy of course, and one of the things my PT suggested was knitting or crochet. I found an online group called <a href="https://www.hookedonhomemadehappiness.com/" target="_blank">Hooked on Homemade Happiness</a> that was doing a "crochet along", making one block a week for a sampler afghan. It seemed like a good way to start small so I joined in. <div><br /></div><div>I needed 6 different colors of yarn, so I searched through the "yarn closet" and chose 6 lonely skeins that were leftover from other projects, and started making squares: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSsIKcmv0Tx5mQSKkIIRvmf0iJTeVRjK5SsoPNmPE-95RZmq5Ns8NTPVWeOM4wksOlijbzAdrmnczm0hQwu7DJkCTGOlCGRGmYRe2NphiY6WBrJM7xr7-kouhgYsAQV7vrK5LXh9Ny6xqEvaKs1rtvrvZeUrPOD6jAToaVnc9KG85w6PfeXENRFjBIro/s591/Yarns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="591" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSsIKcmv0Tx5mQSKkIIRvmf0iJTeVRjK5SsoPNmPE-95RZmq5Ns8NTPVWeOM4wksOlijbzAdrmnczm0hQwu7DJkCTGOlCGRGmYRe2NphiY6WBrJM7xr7-kouhgYsAQV7vrK5LXh9Ny6xqEvaKs1rtvrvZeUrPOD6jAToaVnc9KG85w6PfeXENRFjBIro/w440-h375/Yarns.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After a few months, I had a collection of 24 squares, all different patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29F6NkrFmxHXxN_VMSSkjG7c5nhJR4DOse2edY3zukIXS1Cmg-iep12zHlzOTOS7iT0Ld_xoLnHuCUr1AdBPAcjm-A3DyrBsKe9X9qjuMT3ic-W7ImUpvivufBZjbiqYrMRRf7kIvoASuV5Glq-bGoM9kpYU6jcyjB3C7hM02yYK0c1EIsnA5gUlEfHc/s900/finished%20squares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29F6NkrFmxHXxN_VMSSkjG7c5nhJR4DOse2edY3zukIXS1Cmg-iep12zHlzOTOS7iT0Ld_xoLnHuCUr1AdBPAcjm-A3DyrBsKe9X9qjuMT3ic-W7ImUpvivufBZjbiqYrMRRf7kIvoASuV5Glq-bGoM9kpYU6jcyjB3C7hM02yYK0c1EIsnA5gUlEfHc/w448-h336/finished%20squares.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><div>The next step was to add a white border to each square, to prepare them for joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhav85fyHKRJtWBql_G6_1nuP381ijFbXsIgBmrDnDudtLGDTpduCMbGZqB1I29HC3YlNumUwckmAXWjfqmphbE6PwfdaL4pzHxeVRXGYgjvyC5HMl6tsuyCabJ3eH4qCpj00w3vc97iuwSL9FItZlYCmK5p_5pnHJr3HTr7tRt89WxEFHhKhYlWD_A2E4/s679/Stack%20of%20squares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="570" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhav85fyHKRJtWBql_G6_1nuP381ijFbXsIgBmrDnDudtLGDTpduCMbGZqB1I29HC3YlNumUwckmAXWjfqmphbE6PwfdaL4pzHxeVRXGYgjvyC5HMl6tsuyCabJ3eH4qCpj00w3vc97iuwSL9FItZlYCmK5p_5pnHJr3HTr7tRt89WxEFHhKhYlWD_A2E4/w391-h465/Stack%20of%20squares.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div>The pattern called for laying out the squares in a 4 X 6 arrangement and just joining them altogether:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtes3cQC2EZAx-6ckdCM0ZVgYxVLZ-Gc35bny3d5fpbPZNWwb8ev5LUq3ouzMUeAPg8cygMVG1AqnyA5WRhZeLQGwrAOxFEQ1eNZhZv0YZP-CjdsiqxgN08zfYOiFU2FriO-Evj1QsZtdFnZ9h3PnoQcgLTBOWQQkRPjDEMv_clVJ57eOcBTdgPTe1Uk/s800/Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtes3cQC2EZAx-6ckdCM0ZVgYxVLZ-Gc35bny3d5fpbPZNWwb8ev5LUq3ouzMUeAPg8cygMVG1AqnyA5WRhZeLQGwrAOxFEQ1eNZhZv0YZP-CjdsiqxgN08zfYOiFU2FriO-Evj1QsZtdFnZ9h3PnoQcgLTBOWQQkRPjDEMv_clVJ57eOcBTdgPTe1Uk/w510-h298/Layout.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div>I laid them all out, side by side, and chose a pleasing arrangement. The long white yarn tails were left on to be used when crocheting them together. But.... here is where the quilter in me joined the party. I viewed them as sort of a scrap quilt. Instead of just joining them all into one big checkerboard pattern, I split them up into groups of four, then added a colored "sashing":</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB6kDM3UCDeAlK-UXiQqcNVqO6wADfEepJbwIOMoFjag4ZE7LtktRIrAYNgrJrRMoGx_CodDuWbqBg0zpXHlwEO7VYP3QBaTt0dfgcknS7sF234MzJFvV5J8C8g89E5NbyodfCTIWk1wLQPB7c9DA-6_Otp3fxByPKnQDDH0thECeM9nSk-bK0xM3hJM/s880/sewn%20together.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="800" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB6kDM3UCDeAlK-UXiQqcNVqO6wADfEepJbwIOMoFjag4ZE7LtktRIrAYNgrJrRMoGx_CodDuWbqBg0zpXHlwEO7VYP3QBaTt0dfgcknS7sF234MzJFvV5J8C8g89E5NbyodfCTIWk1wLQPB7c9DA-6_Otp3fxByPKnQDDH0thECeM9nSk-bK0xM3hJM/w443-h487/sewn%20together.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><br /><div>This allowed me to make the afghan a little bit bigger and also used up more of the yarn so I wouldn't be creating more leftovers. For the final border, I crocheted a few rows of a dark purple around the whole thing:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbt_J__4KSE5l861SWOGU-qg5eQ5J5SOW0cYQKYXZg36xvtYD2SgWi5CjNd6SAqdlPUdm21Pi12catQzwj288KtrUpYFVpHsG3QeYUpmQiGgAm4UdXzLNmBJQoAwIqc5rzgMeDyST8-zmaLlhGYJuxi8UZVqhKD8ih0HRIsqMorVs56Y14iyCedzSMO6c/s1000/Completed%20afghan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbt_J__4KSE5l861SWOGU-qg5eQ5J5SOW0cYQKYXZg36xvtYD2SgWi5CjNd6SAqdlPUdm21Pi12catQzwj288KtrUpYFVpHsG3QeYUpmQiGgAm4UdXzLNmBJQoAwIqc5rzgMeDyST8-zmaLlhGYJuxi8UZVqhKD8ih0HRIsqMorVs56Y14iyCedzSMO6c/w510-h370/Completed%20afghan.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div>The resulting afghan is very warm due to the density of the patterns, and it is sized just right to use in a recliner. I've been using it ever since the weather turned colder, and it's fun to see all the different patterns when it's on your lap. One nice bonus is that by adding the sashing I was able to use up that much more scrap yarn. In the end, all I had left was this small sampling:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Wf4AEC_nAWDwNTT_zWmeUNMiKjn1BEzjfjGmtE_8ZH1z7U4Jb9CN2IBXKGwvgnr8VcvSVbsl71vNindYHDZ_ssH8K2E2NIb6LfH0SEndyND-3xpVx6eTm4GjEcZNlxXUD6dnG_4u6Hi3TvcG2sYLhprhvvp0Q1Ee39vRk4FmLZjD3Gqv6K8UK-6ezOs/s600/leftovers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="600" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Wf4AEC_nAWDwNTT_zWmeUNMiKjn1BEzjfjGmtE_8ZH1z7U4Jb9CN2IBXKGwvgnr8VcvSVbsl71vNindYHDZ_ssH8K2E2NIb6LfH0SEndyND-3xpVx6eTm4GjEcZNlxXUD6dnG_4u6Hi3TvcG2sYLhprhvvp0Q1Ee39vRk4FmLZjD3Gqv6K8UK-6ezOs/w520-h292/leftovers.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div>I've been a quilter a lot longer than I have been a crocheter. When I started crocheting, I swore I wasn't going to have a yarn stash. A fabric stash is one thing but there is only so much closet or shelf space you can allot to your craft supplies. Unlike quilting, where you can determine pretty quickly how much fabric you'll need for a project and buy accordingly, with yarn, you can only buy by the skein. Sometimes you need just a little bit from that last skein you purchased, and leftover skeins tend to accumulate. This was a satisfying way to use up some of that stash. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-64919509764308571522023-12-12T11:18:00.002-05:002023-12-13T17:58:46.867-05:00Construction Zone<div>I practically need to wear a hard hat for all the construction I've been doing over here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBkBBojMENhmWMQbW19B7yPpWO6QCtSyLvx7VHq9fWXwUEgJRnId2kbH1Kc_R4q0W01QQg-nqOjOUmT4lGZmz2JbJN_bm83ONERK9CyqN9h5tGPuBvszLspdjVHAGAtkTNSrC-4wZ33mXqwjKhVdUWC6rWLTMGHc97tJpT0O80pjayMDLUpK9DuOI1DY/s800/5%20finished%20houses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBkBBojMENhmWMQbW19B7yPpWO6QCtSyLvx7VHq9fWXwUEgJRnId2kbH1Kc_R4q0W01QQg-nqOjOUmT4lGZmz2JbJN_bm83ONERK9CyqN9h5tGPuBvszLspdjVHAGAtkTNSrC-4wZ33mXqwjKhVdUWC6rWLTMGHc97tJpT0O80pjayMDLUpK9DuOI1DY/s320/5%20finished%20houses.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I've finished making all the units required for the <a href="https://quiltcrossing.blogspot.com/2023/12/building-houses.html" target="_blank">Saltbox</a> quilt I wrote about in a previous post. All together I needed 8 houses, 6 trees and 12 Sawtooth stars. The first few stars went together with no problem, but then I tried making 3 at once, and instead of stars, I ended up with square-in-a-square blocks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhXaI_yq66_v3u-g1ueQg-6HiP3HUeL8VWQ8Lw68Ax9wWd-E-uLDgZYt-8T8uQYi_gMeUMW9TcESTF0fs0pJ92zpv58nTO-iuMnhtaM_k7FmZRDz10Pp9aGyyUyYNF7AFGgbUPkUaKE7d6VOKMrrQ0JO_QtIBKin5e0Av_wvONu57rT_H6Xc0d5J_pRA/s576/square%20in%20a%20square.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="576" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhXaI_yq66_v3u-g1ueQg-6HiP3HUeL8VWQ8Lw68Ax9wWd-E-uLDgZYt-8T8uQYi_gMeUMW9TcESTF0fs0pJ92zpv58nTO-iuMnhtaM_k7FmZRDz10Pp9aGyyUyYNF7AFGgbUPkUaKE7d6VOKMrrQ0JO_QtIBKin5e0Av_wvONu57rT_H6Xc0d5J_pRA/w442-h243/square%20in%20a%20square.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>You can probably tell by the quality of the photo, that it was taken at night. ( Note to self: don't quilt when you should be getting ready for bed!)</i></div><div><br /></div><div>I re-made the faulty flying geese units in the correct colors this time, and in the end I had these:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsImLLCgK2JtoFpPoGo7p5YIp85QPsbbS1iLkgTesWP4s9pJNGgxTIa6rQQ-Q65n-cCPyUgAcwXaD1zvqIMCmGVGA528c-9Rm21qK5of5lPAd24xE4XtnnNEiasZVlOsx0QEME-NQgFGo0HO7OQO5OIZhuIwAKeGKYDIf5cJDS4qsSF3kMlNAsQuyh2s/s778/11%20sawtooth%20stars.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="600" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsImLLCgK2JtoFpPoGo7p5YIp85QPsbbS1iLkgTesWP4s9pJNGgxTIa6rQQ-Q65n-cCPyUgAcwXaD1zvqIMCmGVGA528c-9Rm21qK5of5lPAd24xE4XtnnNEiasZVlOsx0QEME-NQgFGo0HO7OQO5OIZhuIwAKeGKYDIf5cJDS4qsSF3kMlNAsQuyh2s/w357-h463/11%20sawtooth%20stars.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I purposely put off making the last one in case I needed a certain color combo in the finished layout.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>One thing I learned about Sawtooth Stars is that sewing two or more stars together is a real challenge to get them to lie flat. There are so many intersections with multiple seam allowances. Here is an example of just some of the areas where the seam allowances piled up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpwVVIXStfaa1Hk2EAop2aVDaseimQGczuI5_jvvO2ukahe2ZMuYAjWnoZIsD0wLncbSeo4Ehud2UM_fWcgjqKttIBzIxDikuyBXtz_oPyCYIcWsYGXgQRwQ_-vkhgKMYLGRHNWfJry8dfyVpbkwK27ozHUanuXdgb6mCu2_YBm5FHYpOgnmPhjvuyqM/s455/sawtooth%20reverse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="455" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpwVVIXStfaa1Hk2EAop2aVDaseimQGczuI5_jvvO2ukahe2ZMuYAjWnoZIsD0wLncbSeo4Ehud2UM_fWcgjqKttIBzIxDikuyBXtz_oPyCYIcWsYGXgQRwQ_-vkhgKMYLGRHNWfJry8dfyVpbkwK27ozHUanuXdgb6mCu2_YBm5FHYpOgnmPhjvuyqM/w482-h452/sawtooth%20reverse.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div>I found that what worked best for me was to use a wool pressing mat, which retains the heat, and then laying a heavy book on top of the freshly ironed block to allow it to set a bit while it cooled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildDqwUIIPszcwiJa9PSE5ws2S0X1IkFe1NE-biQixAmGSRM4ZBzKE6rtJiwdp8E1zFYuMM7JwE2dntIyZ_PM2ZsUCDOBrSAsrInSnI1UuFnuS3OzihYDeBcuAsu9GK3IXLeU3n4xgqEFAOQ3fIygb2TJRVE1KDl0STkuhHfzuK5MrfLplFw8SJEp2M7g/s800/ironing%20helper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildDqwUIIPszcwiJa9PSE5ws2S0X1IkFe1NE-biQixAmGSRM4ZBzKE6rtJiwdp8E1zFYuMM7JwE2dntIyZ_PM2ZsUCDOBrSAsrInSnI1UuFnuS3OzihYDeBcuAsu9GK3IXLeU3n4xgqEFAOQ3fIygb2TJRVE1KDl0STkuhHfzuK5MrfLplFw8SJEp2M7g/w448-h336/ironing%20helper.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><div>I was pretty satisfied with the result. Those blocks laid FLAT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQk37-BAJxmFhmg9NoE5uBG6BHcZCKCcNJR1DvQ68UCcoeoU7_8yyUV8SrDTjdTisd0c7CmSTYJlPr_FMLVVFWN2V-d6VBu20nA8exNVgvScS8vYUOzryBzh3v3a2xxYeO0jEpYZ9HKDaMHdDXWDwv0CKFgiIYt6fSm-_HSxarXl5jAJ7A9DCiHe-EokY/s811/4%20sawtooth%20stars.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="800" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQk37-BAJxmFhmg9NoE5uBG6BHcZCKCcNJR1DvQ68UCcoeoU7_8yyUV8SrDTjdTisd0c7CmSTYJlPr_FMLVVFWN2V-d6VBu20nA8exNVgvScS8vYUOzryBzh3v3a2xxYeO0jEpYZ9HKDaMHdDXWDwv0CKFgiIYt6fSm-_HSxarXl5jAJ7A9DCiHe-EokY/w453-h458/4%20sawtooth%20stars.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After finishing all the individual units, I settled on a layout, trying to evenly distribute the lights and darks, the various colors, and the busy backgrounds. Oh I can't count how many times I switched blocks, stood back to look at it and then decided something else had to be changed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3Xe_99cckBE7RDQ26pM1CsMNWC9jVdV_8K8ViW03_DnsHf2DEu6xbunje0Qwl2wfkgLRGh6xs5qZlxYsL3zDO4W3yyy716G3LVcgtOQGf3Scn1UPbZropwmGWQ32fpjyiNg3zzPyNMQR-2AA9FLo5ogFCEOhEHWfTBLJz5_5R3yi0GyPmBaPrUNLV78/s798/layout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="700" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3Xe_99cckBE7RDQ26pM1CsMNWC9jVdV_8K8ViW03_DnsHf2DEu6xbunje0Qwl2wfkgLRGh6xs5qZlxYsL3zDO4W3yyy716G3LVcgtOQGf3Scn1UPbZropwmGWQ32fpjyiNg3zzPyNMQR-2AA9FLo5ogFCEOhEHWfTBLJz5_5R3yi0GyPmBaPrUNLV78/w396-h451/layout.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div>At last, I had all the horizontal rows sewn together:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wY77PNn1CkYW9hgSAlkl2t6CwzlvazYMlonRrTcVp_Hk7NI94E15DFqbiefFv5EByD_pqHESte2yjdPwwfJSqCIIJI5tRTkxbxQ-Rqnp0Vbi9uvpn2xpvUHHNB3FR8otD3eWBrtZ-6b82n9WOSjeX_i3qA7Tk0bQI_OAg1Vz2wmc8qWL9wGyWVmcYmo/s810/rows%20sewn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="700" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wY77PNn1CkYW9hgSAlkl2t6CwzlvazYMlonRrTcVp_Hk7NI94E15DFqbiefFv5EByD_pqHESte2yjdPwwfJSqCIIJI5tRTkxbxQ-Rqnp0Vbi9uvpn2xpvUHHNB3FR8otD3eWBrtZ-6b82n9WOSjeX_i3qA7Tk0bQI_OAg1Vz2wmc8qWL9wGyWVmcYmo/w439-h506/rows%20sewn.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm a little undecided if I want to sew all the vertical rows together, or if I want to put a sashing between each row as a separator:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim85ECHEuS61ir09yRAwm-BgVhf8XVrlYkOQUoJH9PNuUs3zzZFYITY3_MMGdTCfwaenYEKzyjAp51BB8cbtG-wpQTnRV8tlFhyphenhyphenX2B43CW1OO3P33rJw4E0A3IfyXsv6SdXPGPmOXm6nUH-wIjOkTHKDUazksH1sSquq5KdALNJywM_rhHm7LslT1uAlA/s845/separated%20rows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="673" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim85ECHEuS61ir09yRAwm-BgVhf8XVrlYkOQUoJH9PNuUs3zzZFYITY3_MMGdTCfwaenYEKzyjAp51BB8cbtG-wpQTnRV8tlFhyphenhyphenX2B43CW1OO3P33rJw4E0A3IfyXsv6SdXPGPmOXm6nUH-wIjOkTHKDUazksH1sSquq5KdALNJywM_rhHm7LslT1uAlA/w385-h483/separated%20rows.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br /><div>I think the sashing between the rows would make it a little less chaotic and a little more like streets. I plan on living with it on the design board for a few days before I decide.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>.<div><br /></div></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-22855210648441285652023-12-04T17:00:00.002-05:002023-12-04T17:00:33.765-05:00Quick Gift ideaMy daughter-in-law loves herbal teas and always carries a few teabags with her. She just keeps them stashed in a small ziploc bag in her purse, and I thought about making her something a little more stylish. Presenting the tea bag wallet:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpTxeFpi93bjim43yDMuBxQzwcq1sfAupm8ztV2VQyFvCLHn0Le-_4fBBobWEVAseqXMStulxpb92jhVEPW-fmnuQcqppLz5noGFCVzI5aLcQ6L65sLqOwRNIxA1bLh9kOhZRLbSpnHJ7EVqVnwjj2qzSq9I8x3sgVHJoo32Bdi8TlRToKfBzCDZOBks/s800/teabag%20wallet%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="800" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpTxeFpi93bjim43yDMuBxQzwcq1sfAupm8ztV2VQyFvCLHn0Le-_4fBBobWEVAseqXMStulxpb92jhVEPW-fmnuQcqppLz5noGFCVzI5aLcQ6L65sLqOwRNIxA1bLh9kOhZRLbSpnHJ7EVqVnwjj2qzSq9I8x3sgVHJoo32Bdi8TlRToKfBzCDZOBks/w513-h361/teabag%20wallet%203.jpg" width="513" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is how it looks on the outside:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD03_sgeo2BGLQTBqRbVnUV_1YEBelPF1QS5OWlMdZFI3jddmKvGwCwksdNOXNjU9HBp1NhKF2s7tbOtVN7vJxcolPNwWqdDoFq3NDTXl2ChBam_P6p8iH_CR-TOFJCqB9Dv8BsmwlNPc3vnaob78KPr0lzGxY275IbkbI1uGd5jXF7bopMwbR5ghecy0/s636/Teabag%20wallet%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="600" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD03_sgeo2BGLQTBqRbVnUV_1YEBelPF1QS5OWlMdZFI3jddmKvGwCwksdNOXNjU9HBp1NhKF2s7tbOtVN7vJxcolPNwWqdDoFq3NDTXl2ChBam_P6p8iH_CR-TOFJCqB9Dv8BsmwlNPc3vnaob78KPr0lzGxY275IbkbI1uGd5jXF7bopMwbR5ghecy0/w374-h396/Teabag%20wallet%201.jpg" width="374" /></a></div> <div>It only took 2 small pieces of fabric, and about an afternoon of sewing time. (I happened to have 2 Flamingo themed fabrics leftover from back when we were all making masks).</div><div><br /></div><div>For a closure there is a velcro tab:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oanshKOCui2AR2gHW6_Gx6ygOv_QBo7l7dsFE9ZRx3vcn9vW0FWy945y44I3dugvKuBv6l_cTHcUTu_r1OxRTtn1YJ6Rnc8eZ-fL8CRU8bTiOi3H3B9VnfFTRDT-8fTJb-6hznZJez_5wwCU91zBnC1JhXxTqlzBIRoOoX2u9i9x0U0MN8km-Y3UGGM/s600/teabag%20wallet%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oanshKOCui2AR2gHW6_Gx6ygOv_QBo7l7dsFE9ZRx3vcn9vW0FWy945y44I3dugvKuBv6l_cTHcUTu_r1OxRTtn1YJ6Rnc8eZ-fL8CRU8bTiOi3H3B9VnfFTRDT-8fTJb-6hznZJez_5wwCU91zBnC1JhXxTqlzBIRoOoX2u9i9x0U0MN8km-Y3UGGM/w405-h360/teabag%20wallet%202.jpg" width="405" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wish I could give credit to the person who generously shared the pattern and instructions on their blog, but sadly, I printed it off several years ago and didn't remember to make note of the website. It you Google "tea bag wallet", you'll find many pattern options. Some have button closures, or ribbon closures. <div><br /></div><div>Anyhow, just thought I'd pass on this idea at a time of year when fellow creatives might be looking for a little gift to make for their favorite tea lover.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><br /><p><image alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3810586512_62d4a9cfcf.jpg"></image></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-15252496534443493982023-12-02T13:33:00.005-05:002023-12-04T12:40:33.599-05:00Building Houses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnL1_DHsjpF0bvb2HdRg4MwHGbFamtUSLyI3DN9oPR-6_lRZe680vguVhz1uFPwnnuzgpVx-cA7hzLGbBlbcvJlTAA2NmdlPwxHzuS0p5TrzSv4OPtG-xGAXnqDcblFHAgtFWlCrxa2UtffNNzPqSJmb6GHcti8qqWQJuOTmlShVCfQAba8rChjSEXMM/s670/EQ8%20Saltbox.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="598" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnL1_DHsjpF0bvb2HdRg4MwHGbFamtUSLyI3DN9oPR-6_lRZe680vguVhz1uFPwnnuzgpVx-cA7hzLGbBlbcvJlTAA2NmdlPwxHzuS0p5TrzSv4OPtG-xGAXnqDcblFHAgtFWlCrxa2UtffNNzPqSJmb6GHcti8qqWQJuOTmlShVCfQAba8rChjSEXMM/w318-h356/EQ8%20Saltbox.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><div>Here is the design for my latest quilt project, as illustrated using Electric Quilt software. </div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;">This will be my version of Carrie Nelson's pattern "Come On-a My House" from <i>Miss Rosie's</i> <i>Farmhouse Favorites</i>. Here is her original from the book:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPYkmtQZ9f9AmvQ5B-uHZHf-V96d6Mdmb5gLvbyk-8HYikloSvoiNFnIKaddexZOdjCVpHhP6y_YaxG0KZnVZieC-IVwYC1LMoujHhnkRMYpFUtExsDFwpV40qXF_bfKPerfpyNWNETRcOsd4bMKGI6cx0Mr58ohyphenhyphenOb5tAOOCWx5_gOJMQZmUjrSf3ug/s947/Come%20on%20a%20my%20House.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="805" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPYkmtQZ9f9AmvQ5B-uHZHf-V96d6Mdmb5gLvbyk-8HYikloSvoiNFnIKaddexZOdjCVpHhP6y_YaxG0KZnVZieC-IVwYC1LMoujHhnkRMYpFUtExsDFwpV40qXF_bfKPerfpyNWNETRcOsd4bMKGI6cx0Mr58ohyphenhyphenOb5tAOOCWx5_gOJMQZmUjrSf3ug/w357-h420/Come%20on%20a%20my%20House.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I don't want a full size quilt, so I redrafted the house blocks to a smaller size, and edited out the larger stars. <span style="text-align: left;">In my last post I showed the tree units I had made so far, </span><span style="text-align: left;">and this week I started building the houses. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Each house consists of 36 pieces. In a weeks time, I have only completed the sewing on 2 houses:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pKf6dyoxld2PMh9eQTiIuH4ubsR9XijZZ4TR3fHv4-Co_ZYSDxF-WlZUCpbok77r6G4nKIBxR32qchXpxkG5sWPQ_MmnNiMY4xUPvXyzjTj7TNr6CdtvRpL7B7RZ1Evh8GkxFZYv35dkPH-OxMyHN3R2uruSF9eZ0bDdtzqu6dM_VH8FRYXSYmerfLE/s800/progress%20week%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="800" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pKf6dyoxld2PMh9eQTiIuH4ubsR9XijZZ4TR3fHv4-Co_ZYSDxF-WlZUCpbok77r6G4nKIBxR32qchXpxkG5sWPQ_MmnNiMY4xUPvXyzjTj7TNr6CdtvRpL7B7RZ1Evh8GkxFZYv35dkPH-OxMyHN3R2uruSF9eZ0bDdtzqu6dM_VH8FRYXSYmerfLE/w419-h306/progress%20week%201.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>But, I have cut out all the pieces for 3 more:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jhdPEnWBut5T5ACHlyM7mNbkupw4DwvTe9OQodGHRgvpafqASiEuE_r6D9CnxNW1rjKMcBjN3U2ufrVH61_w3i2XRaBp2LU3L4UQu5DeskStwelZeWMxlEYPjIALKF64ksfDZuB0LnK1y7uXVulrQgaflaVIZnD8OCCMSvS8jyVJowSejTfmCz6kEKc/s800/3%20blocks%20laid%20out.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="800" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jhdPEnWBut5T5ACHlyM7mNbkupw4DwvTe9OQodGHRgvpafqASiEuE_r6D9CnxNW1rjKMcBjN3U2ufrVH61_w3i2XRaBp2LU3L4UQu5DeskStwelZeWMxlEYPjIALKF64ksfDZuB0LnK1y7uXVulrQgaflaVIZnD8OCCMSvS8jyVJowSejTfmCz6kEKc/s320/3%20blocks%20laid%20out.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>They only look wonky because they are not yet sewn</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">UPDATE: Monday. I finished sewing the 3 houses I had cut out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOp9pMVdNU5_iiZqdIT2OmBgb6avhah2tecYtqRgaq5ZcjYTXedmkjhBCJp_oPXNR2eFMMD07UPfQwBOVCZBHBJLLgYig9vZ3oLrPEMgGwd3kCn4-RhfTI4TrJVYA99ohHJeswTMQmzdt4Va2OjHR7LWS8PLG09QUjYQ38yFiM1UraHMPlgaeKtT4nAko/s800/5%20finished%20houses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="800" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOp9pMVdNU5_iiZqdIT2OmBgb6avhah2tecYtqRgaq5ZcjYTXedmkjhBCJp_oPXNR2eFMMD07UPfQwBOVCZBHBJLLgYig9vZ3oLrPEMgGwd3kCn4-RhfTI4TrJVYA99ohHJeswTMQmzdt4Va2OjHR7LWS8PLG09QUjYQ38yFiM1UraHMPlgaeKtT4nAko/w398-h393/5%20finished%20houses.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I realized it's not the sewing that takes the most time, its the choosing of 6 fabrics that will work together and yet still have enough contrast, and then cutting those fabrics, keeping in mind any directional prints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0vVly9-hdVUVf1kk-5wj2EkizuNL88r7VfzRs6mWHJhuRGk1n1y7xg8KvL0SZa1kq1-cEm9XznLxAOYOSe_jygJ8RJHPl7afPe-VLmjiYSBE53jkNXH6BmvQv_3BtO3YLFK_Wd_oKhPvljqB7T9G4VXMzSPTmipSmUDdYwvvPs8qfznzETqSS2HPZdY/s1899/A4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1899" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0vVly9-hdVUVf1kk-5wj2EkizuNL88r7VfzRs6mWHJhuRGk1n1y7xg8KvL0SZa1kq1-cEm9XznLxAOYOSe_jygJ8RJHPl7afPe-VLmjiYSBE53jkNXH6BmvQv_3BtO3YLFK_Wd_oKhPvljqB7T9G4VXMzSPTmipSmUDdYwvvPs8qfznzETqSS2HPZdY/w669-h213/A4.jpg" width="669" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> I'm going to take a short break from building houses, and start working on the Sawtooth Stars.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the way, Carrie Nelson came up with the name of her quilt (<i>Come On-a My House</i>) from the song made famous by Rosemary Clooney, but I'm going to call mine just "<i>Saltbox</i>" which is what the style of the houses remind me of.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Linking to <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/design-wall-monday-december-4-2023.html">Design Wall Monday</a> at <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-65910759138504211052023-11-26T11:25:00.004-05:002023-11-26T11:31:25.548-05:00Season of Trees<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64LupbS2u9RcSYFfA2kLNdGA_-q8k1RTjrbOeAVPtMrFIeF6cE3Ys41wWMY5XqpSuGA72-QkpN-Jtsq1gTgloerDNTYdNENYvshgWR5jiytqcccNUv0NcE5gjcfYAJE8Rxrw3Y257xKfPzrgFLMZgO2dvPyewtAcOcKzIsIAPi-uEuwmvpctG2QR3vak/s900/trees.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="900" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64LupbS2u9RcSYFfA2kLNdGA_-q8k1RTjrbOeAVPtMrFIeF6cE3Ys41wWMY5XqpSuGA72-QkpN-Jtsq1gTgloerDNTYdNENYvshgWR5jiytqcccNUv0NcE5gjcfYAJE8Rxrw3Y257xKfPzrgFLMZgO2dvPyewtAcOcKzIsIAPi-uEuwmvpctG2QR3vak/w556-h257/trees.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's the time of year when lots of people are putting up their Christmas trees, but I've also been creating some trees in my sewing room.<div><br /></div><div>It started when I picked up a copy of <i> Miss Rosies's Farmhouse Favorites</i> for just a dollar at a quilter's yard sale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpuVGx-cNVzDXaTtt1jAzElpmmNorMSFbWnX0NRMsIHP7XlwXU0Tv1ndhsTzk8PVa9o0YQvW-XtyQWEXwmw-5-0swn-APH0VWPjG-6r2U6tV83-z1UQHP6jIOUiVnz11I5oGT4FNbQOTXtkq6-pTfyGxV7Bp8qtAfxvsVkdsK9v_m1mA_tBs4SFavOJw/s846/Farmhouse%20Favorites%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpuVGx-cNVzDXaTtt1jAzElpmmNorMSFbWnX0NRMsIHP7XlwXU0Tv1ndhsTzk8PVa9o0YQvW-XtyQWEXwmw-5-0swn-APH0VWPjG-6r2U6tV83-z1UQHP6jIOUiVnz11I5oGT4FNbQOTXtkq6-pTfyGxV7Bp8qtAfxvsVkdsK9v_m1mA_tBs4SFavOJw/s320/Farmhouse%20Favorites%20book.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As I leafed through the book, this quilt caught my eye:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLCPaLAvlj90jYU98NtN2Fh0_2l68LvaMHNURbuymVh9ZRwFH02XeHnyMkZBc3-1fXw6OEkV16LX03_o7iErUrQXYtw4PBZ57Wm5fMkKmlYLsP5yWA5k_ogIaNGyCNzSU0012tq57Gwrmr8sb1K4Fn9-WZ6XW3FjvpOxZzitEyf7-YbkB3YPIjiDAlhE/s947/Come%20on%20a%20my%20House.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="805" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLCPaLAvlj90jYU98NtN2Fh0_2l68LvaMHNURbuymVh9ZRwFH02XeHnyMkZBc3-1fXw6OEkV16LX03_o7iErUrQXYtw4PBZ57Wm5fMkKmlYLsP5yWA5k_ogIaNGyCNzSU0012tq57Gwrmr8sb1K4Fn9-WZ6XW3FjvpOxZzitEyf7-YbkB3YPIjiDAlhE/w355-h417/Come%20on%20a%20my%20House.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><br /><div>I knew I had finally found just the quilt to make with a fat eighth bundle of fabrics I had at home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTnUZ5sZH1_wYk_apFOoWoaZkJLH7szu5s0vtbb4Vnxfszzx3H00_OQrVYw99h-K5CYIMtQnU9sLiEwfsyHWSgWjxsTbJ_Q7o4FMUU_a3SAZXN2EnmZ0Mk6f0ka4a45kkarRvOUvUt5NrUjwgtWW3umzOms5w14n9D-l7_prB8a81lF9YnRDLTn5Vv4Q/s883/Rose%20fabrics%20bundle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="883" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTnUZ5sZH1_wYk_apFOoWoaZkJLH7szu5s0vtbb4Vnxfszzx3H00_OQrVYw99h-K5CYIMtQnU9sLiEwfsyHWSgWjxsTbJ_Q7o4FMUU_a3SAZXN2EnmZ0Mk6f0ka4a45kkarRvOUvUt5NrUjwgtWW3umzOms5w14n9D-l7_prB8a81lF9YnRDLTn5Vv4Q/s320/Rose%20fabrics%20bundle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is a fabric line called "Rose" by Jo Morton</i></div><div><br /></div><div>I received this bundle for Christmas last year, and had been wondering the best way to use it. It was kind of heavy on the lights, and less so on the darks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zKeJ86d_puPRK8cFAnhtR-zRCug_iL3oorRErryRiLq46O-twPYGejn5FmxLbjaTF9O-scdnlsnEMY1z04pma02YzdEtvczBU1ilZHqd-35Jtu7fHank-qlZK7pBdPSY1eaHjiCWN8lqc53nZkz5baKtrgASm1hAps6LqLuPXw2pMF3cpXBAdXtXG_8/s700/Rose%20fabrics%20separated.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="700" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zKeJ86d_puPRK8cFAnhtR-zRCug_iL3oorRErryRiLq46O-twPYGejn5FmxLbjaTF9O-scdnlsnEMY1z04pma02YzdEtvczBU1ilZHqd-35Jtu7fHank-qlZK7pBdPSY1eaHjiCWN8lqc53nZkz5baKtrgASm1hAps6LqLuPXw2pMF3cpXBAdXtXG_8/w421-h296/Rose%20fabrics%20separated.jpg" width="421" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so I ended up adding a few blues from my stash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGqnJ4kfcu7vzyqOilSUfog6yYiZL_ZpjyQQ2jya8LWaMo9HMJ3-H-bep80V2AnPHzOTT6Is93oki8g5c2LJ76owbTRuXJK6btixC9OWVM14YB8RgNTnexqWOWU_fsKGMfrA1Wco8iMm5hSGGpbopPO991GqbezubPU6CniTNiSiS0oJA5EjAy_Bh-Rc/s442/blues%20from%20stash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGqnJ4kfcu7vzyqOilSUfog6yYiZL_ZpjyQQ2jya8LWaMo9HMJ3-H-bep80V2AnPHzOTT6Is93oki8g5c2LJ76owbTRuXJK6btixC9OWVM14YB8RgNTnexqWOWU_fsKGMfrA1Wco8iMm5hSGGpbopPO991GqbezubPU6CniTNiSiS0oJA5EjAy_Bh-Rc/s320/blues%20from%20stash.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the most unexpected yet fun details in this fabric line is the little message printed in the selvage edge:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcZ6qUYWkQepRS0jmnlUuTiHG2dv0RNr-2XJpsJt-MfOtkpbpKXZksuu19YKb8O5eBZEQFPEOqYRzWDaBgMzWr0j7tUbKiZDX6ro07KObNbqiSM8DMGoqfJNK7Cpu1oSt7-r4aXYhflUIRuzx3wPqPzIF4xGxR4ZzPfVgAqAoB-F1X-mm1gAvVCtPGDw/s600/selvage%20message.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="600" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcZ6qUYWkQepRS0jmnlUuTiHG2dv0RNr-2XJpsJt-MfOtkpbpKXZksuu19YKb8O5eBZEQFPEOqYRzWDaBgMzWr0j7tUbKiZDX6ro07KObNbqiSM8DMGoqfJNK7Cpu1oSt7-r4aXYhflUIRuzx3wPqPzIF4xGxR4ZzPfVgAqAoB-F1X-mm1gAvVCtPGDw/w397-h290/selvage%20message.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've never seen anything like it, but I loved finding it there. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyhow, this post is supposed to be about trees, so back to it. </div><div><br /></div><div>For each tree block, you need 4 Flying Geese units, and the pattern calls for trimming them in a specific fashion to make the trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwOMmjPqg6Quk16QqpvwO9_NW7z-NvTtGBw_tXOc98tKI33KAQ0JHNQ6J0Z4ebdLMaI89dejAjt_YCUbBsWlOLqX8f58srVtuVxoLNFq48Y6NgcK4q26nwuF6r3GpKxC8HajHYn4r3dqEpsn51k_JtWEujDCQexhrlG1N0Syy6Tw61GeZX1Y54EzVDzg/s871/geese%20to%20tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="871" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwOMmjPqg6Quk16QqpvwO9_NW7z-NvTtGBw_tXOc98tKI33KAQ0JHNQ6J0Z4ebdLMaI89dejAjt_YCUbBsWlOLqX8f58srVtuVxoLNFq48Y6NgcK4q26nwuF6r3GpKxC8HajHYn4r3dqEpsn51k_JtWEujDCQexhrlG1N0Syy6Tw61GeZX1Y54EzVDzg/w404-h371/geese%20to%20tree.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><br /><div>To make 4 matching Flying Geese, I used the <i>No Waste Flying Geese</i> ruler that I blogged about <a href="https://quiltcrossing.blogspot.com/2014/03/blogger-girls-and-flying-geese.html">here,</a> (almost 10 years ago!) For each set of Geese blocks, you need one square of "tree" fabric and four squares of background fabric. This brings me to one of my absolute favorite parts of quiltmaking: choosing which fabrics to put together. After I decide who will pair up with whom, I take a photo. Then, I can cut all the same sized pieces at once, and use the photo as a record of how to match them back together again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1sTwiScMyGVz2X1DuJ38fw9xZPTu6jOzRpWD4JTauXCZ5E2y9TP0stAgHY-noCyKOUKkGS_jRdzr2vg-fj4iGzRmiwxSj56Rk-B_Ho2XB9gsZa6tlPgQNCp2nDQWVhZw0eKXneTb6noqF5uXHVcdG49r9BAGRE5zypuWDR8Pk6jnq77YPUxEEdr8Kwg/s900/paired%20fabrics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="900" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1sTwiScMyGVz2X1DuJ38fw9xZPTu6jOzRpWD4JTauXCZ5E2y9TP0stAgHY-noCyKOUKkGS_jRdzr2vg-fj4iGzRmiwxSj56Rk-B_Ho2XB9gsZa6tlPgQNCp2nDQWVhZw0eKXneTb6noqF5uXHVcdG49r9BAGRE5zypuWDR8Pk6jnq77YPUxEEdr8Kwg/w382-h261/paired%20fabrics.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div>Here they are in progress:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYibwivMHN6zaBHjt_GxnbUEdWLnuCDsYedJUtEBcR01NTs7VyPIGuljvhMxJhOdq4jPhEd9KtYio2gnr9YplYfrJml5rI94Plt4DGa-MLyVBLRysFtMJfPGvKQRFlEQMknEx22fz-3jSHCY6AnUkYmQDGhLUZ8lafC8ET2Eztql5Mz8IM92T3wGBIi-M/s651/flying%20geese%20step%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="651" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYibwivMHN6zaBHjt_GxnbUEdWLnuCDsYedJUtEBcR01NTs7VyPIGuljvhMxJhOdq4jPhEd9KtYio2gnr9YplYfrJml5rI94Plt4DGa-MLyVBLRysFtMJfPGvKQRFlEQMknEx22fz-3jSHCY6AnUkYmQDGhLUZ8lafC8ET2Eztql5Mz8IM92T3wGBIi-M/w390-h274/flying%20geese%20step%201.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>When all was said and done, I had 6 sweet little trees ready for my quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8PvRYPRrGKKMqD2snf_-lNGjRCxU4iKi_atbz-WyljN92OK5accRLTWZErgEtZl3CGsUwwtys3b69jTd7J-ExeNIR7TUrQNlRL1D4A0zsrWZJhUPVP96vSKkgNEQk3rZW-LzsBmnIh_oXqyAcUW0ONnDU7d3C2BHCG8bMVRTgYULuGXZqt24oDB455A/s900/trees.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="900" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8PvRYPRrGKKMqD2snf_-lNGjRCxU4iKi_atbz-WyljN92OK5accRLTWZErgEtZl3CGsUwwtys3b69jTd7J-ExeNIR7TUrQNlRL1D4A0zsrWZJhUPVP96vSKkgNEQk3rZW-LzsBmnIh_oXqyAcUW0ONnDU7d3C2BHCG8bMVRTgYULuGXZqt24oDB455A/w622-h288/trees.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><br /><div>Now it's time to start building those houses!</div><div><div><br /><p><image alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3810586512_62d4a9cfcf.jpg"></image></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-54972849948306991472023-11-17T10:25:00.003-05:002023-11-26T10:44:55.693-05:00Reimagining the ScrapsA while back, when I was cleaning out the sewing room, I rediscovered this cookie tin of scraps:<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_naJuMo9CqHwG3lrFPg3uCmoFPCzTBC_AhlJ0aIkf2yXO5mCtBOZJgNQqcKT4nA8FEyEvRy4Wt3EITQnLT4Z8kQsuJGS66gKbMs1ODybsoDkxPoYCjvLuD6qh3m9fL6gXdvkc2gYrortgCSChbk8tCeuYi5-Ie-TmDegt6Tbo60favqVFK-2M6s_JdI/s1200/before.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1200" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_naJuMo9CqHwG3lrFPg3uCmoFPCzTBC_AhlJ0aIkf2yXO5mCtBOZJgNQqcKT4nA8FEyEvRy4Wt3EITQnLT4Z8kQsuJGS66gKbMs1ODybsoDkxPoYCjvLuD6qh3m9fL6gXdvkc2gYrortgCSChbk8tCeuYi5-Ie-TmDegt6Tbo60favqVFK-2M6s_JdI/w450-h318/before.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div>These were all the bits and pieces that were leftover from my <a href="https://quiltcrossing.blogspot.com/2020/05/long-time-gone-get-longer.html" target="_blank">Long Time Gone</a> quilt. I set myself a challenge to make a quilt top using as many of these little scraps as I could. </div><div><br /></div><div>After unboxing, this is what I had to work with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4fBu-q7XkMVYGgQW6yNMILV6wnJc5Jnb9L92TVMSDzKThPDKRhtDssGb1NmYYegXVsrbHrB0MmMA5cYK5B8dhclcm1lk9OWxaq_zUcg-vaWzGyUz2zEvhj_v3dRxTC1_LqS7S3AcuAmAOCC_r994LOJ9gKJ_m3n9urbIGeJsTjZHgck-Udg3_qSz2fk/s800/box%20contents.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4fBu-q7XkMVYGgQW6yNMILV6wnJc5Jnb9L92TVMSDzKThPDKRhtDssGb1NmYYegXVsrbHrB0MmMA5cYK5B8dhclcm1lk9OWxaq_zUcg-vaWzGyUz2zEvhj_v3dRxTC1_LqS7S3AcuAmAOCC_r994LOJ9gKJ_m3n9urbIGeJsTjZHgck-Udg3_qSz2fk/w473-h276/box%20contents.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There were lots and lots of triangle units in various sizes. I turned some of them into Monkey Wrench style blocks.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwlwjim7eoxfYq05EVnWyl8vXkJhT_OYcNBZo120sbqRGaxZRJz06aCoEp3rg-kJBbeQ0_EKgIu_ozi-Hg3n5Gc5i4YYpKybzptBUBSgGuTJKCXIVYVCrw2KbBArNSsx5tutsUO1X4N4B8LJEqS9redymFhg-vExjnAvuNYCJCPEfisiz3oSetP5PfWU/s501/monkey%20wrench.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="500" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwlwjim7eoxfYq05EVnWyl8vXkJhT_OYcNBZo120sbqRGaxZRJz06aCoEp3rg-kJBbeQ0_EKgIu_ozi-Hg3n5Gc5i4YYpKybzptBUBSgGuTJKCXIVYVCrw2KbBArNSsx5tutsUO1X4N4B8LJEqS9redymFhg-vExjnAvuNYCJCPEfisiz3oSetP5PfWU/w375-h376/monkey%20wrench.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br />Some were made into churn dash blocks, and hourglass blocks:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3W2wQRTExOUiVCMcUqxbI854TdOCYi026u9M_XmaG0LDYpJJfEm3t_mG3DzMhjSpS61r_2d7rXcdwasxBWzh3acpZf6MfWex_vnCNIzGuFB4v2z7RkiqvuVIRP_GmuUYixhD4e2wS3xKa_oKSMdqA4V_tcKA_Kxg2JwIDbGwuTglEdNXuX92uZIsTA-0/s662/churn%20dash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="662" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3W2wQRTExOUiVCMcUqxbI854TdOCYi026u9M_XmaG0LDYpJJfEm3t_mG3DzMhjSpS61r_2d7rXcdwasxBWzh3acpZf6MfWex_vnCNIzGuFB4v2z7RkiqvuVIRP_GmuUYixhD4e2wS3xKa_oKSMdqA4V_tcKA_Kxg2JwIDbGwuTglEdNXuX92uZIsTA-0/s320/churn%20dash.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6WIDoS7NHnUx2TJZgZhCBK1Gd3b3OhqCqHZhlqWhXIh4Xv2XIeXSiBqVTSkdrM0uCF8V5nUk-WldQDXOjVdjpQJSJIYh-XevWOUaVLHzkuWgN9MxsE61EX5WPK8bfdzSiq516mVeGIf0loBqupMev7cAJ_UxSg4XumPIwngL85CFUDg2VUxd_46cNx4/s539/broken%20dishes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6WIDoS7NHnUx2TJZgZhCBK1Gd3b3OhqCqHZhlqWhXIh4Xv2XIeXSiBqVTSkdrM0uCF8V5nUk-WldQDXOjVdjpQJSJIYh-XevWOUaVLHzkuWgN9MxsE61EX5WPK8bfdzSiq516mVeGIf0loBqupMev7cAJ_UxSg4XumPIwngL85CFUDg2VUxd_46cNx4/s320/broken%20dishes.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><div>and some were turned into pinwheels:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_k2WxiGihyiW5ucTgJKSbebvRgQG0LkQaYDiEYI2F85Jt5VQAEvV4rQTfVu_BiUy7wiLdtkR510JtJVVdCJBIiMBUnvre9fI0SZAac_aYvoQjxcZcPN8NfHrvVLaWRpWB9InL7mi3ynMwdW9OXrMjGs7YQObZ6y0z7ZuTk86SXeULViYeifoyU9B65A/s518/pinwheels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_k2WxiGihyiW5ucTgJKSbebvRgQG0LkQaYDiEYI2F85Jt5VQAEvV4rQTfVu_BiUy7wiLdtkR510JtJVVdCJBIiMBUnvre9fI0SZAac_aYvoQjxcZcPN8NfHrvVLaWRpWB9InL7mi3ynMwdW9OXrMjGs7YQObZ6y0z7ZuTk86SXeULViYeifoyU9B65A/s320/pinwheels.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I needed a few more half square triangles, there were a couple of Snowball blocks that I cut down like this, to create 4 matching triangle squares:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhPdn0grjJSDZZNUifnZOGMNM34Rgw2QHkP53wSDbBDx55E45DWjMLRjPSvbN-TocOPIBQkFMFVs3itnQ7SW9UyA-qcigQGHbxBFIJukuN2Stjr4m9UOCEQzIvMuO0q3abTpFPaF3n3x_AuCOqXDTjI2Jrtq_tZxDoJLWtis9yBNJ_VnM-zKpSgJAOiw/s439/converting%20to%20triangles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="434" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhPdn0grjJSDZZNUifnZOGMNM34Rgw2QHkP53wSDbBDx55E45DWjMLRjPSvbN-TocOPIBQkFMFVs3itnQ7SW9UyA-qcigQGHbxBFIJukuN2Stjr4m9UOCEQzIvMuO0q3abTpFPaF3n3x_AuCOqXDTjI2Jrtq_tZxDoJLWtis9yBNJ_VnM-zKpSgJAOiw/w358-h363/converting%20to%20triangles.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">There was a short stack of Flying Geese blocks that I also trimmed down and re-sewed into sort of funky flowers:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFj8cwOSfCOejH49rzlhhXX6Kdfu4KJ-9VYiRw3UFAClgN1CRmGLMa87gklenbP38dffwz1pbHzxXyTyJsG2ku4uPHl4QOqtN06pPzRph0lvAvbVUyofV5EK0taTZfe_5bYFtROl4D8TGQnXJPD0DEpMG_glbVEjzMucF2WfC1IyXsZ-En5Gsf3XYIYDI/s500/funky%20flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="500" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFj8cwOSfCOejH49rzlhhXX6Kdfu4KJ-9VYiRw3UFAClgN1CRmGLMa87gklenbP38dffwz1pbHzxXyTyJsG2ku4uPHl4QOqtN06pPzRph0lvAvbVUyofV5EK0taTZfe_5bYFtROl4D8TGQnXJPD0DEpMG_glbVEjzMucF2WfC1IyXsZ-En5Gsf3XYIYDI/w469-h462/funky%20flowers.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div>Then there was this awesome little strip of tiny pieces that I couldn't imagine what I was thinking when I made them:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4BK6rreQ0t9zBycyvScJafFYy_685vO0XQExFgbx21z0lWSKjtO8vl1MGxoBxMvGHdoO5NAEme7e-fPd0hxOqx54mUVZVpvDR3rj_WAr-Rhh5BFScknJ_G8fdIQWJzkTHtgBuGQM7jV_ZH6B6P6ny8PF0rwzkhXpc-WCY8XAyWBeTdVRJ5yoRQ-vt08/s1200/strip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="1200" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4BK6rreQ0t9zBycyvScJafFYy_685vO0XQExFgbx21z0lWSKjtO8vl1MGxoBxMvGHdoO5NAEme7e-fPd0hxOqx54mUVZVpvDR3rj_WAr-Rhh5BFScknJ_G8fdIQWJzkTHtgBuGQM7jV_ZH6B6P6ny8PF0rwzkhXpc-WCY8XAyWBeTdVRJ5yoRQ-vt08/w596-h138/strip.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><br /><div>So, of course I made some more! And then used them to surround some Square in a Square blocks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LgDhbJpCkVD4cbmi7VVS1iLOzJf8vzR3wfoJ6ZbQ0mnH2jv68K83oAokIwIE3KkjFlFZxvjSoNlOrwaUXtg52I9YgkU3uEOgmLAN8dkffwomiQ8JSJhAGwAwyMtrMnTjVAI93E7-NEoW-qQZvGvFRlRXUrtLOoFCHX35MpnQ1JqngRih53JhGRAeSoA/s1100/squares%20and%20strips.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="1100" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LgDhbJpCkVD4cbmi7VVS1iLOzJf8vzR3wfoJ6ZbQ0mnH2jv68K83oAokIwIE3KkjFlFZxvjSoNlOrwaUXtg52I9YgkU3uEOgmLAN8dkffwomiQ8JSJhAGwAwyMtrMnTjVAI93E7-NEoW-qQZvGvFRlRXUrtLOoFCHX35MpnQ1JqngRih53JhGRAeSoA/w573-h246/squares%20and%20strips.jpg" width="573" /></a></div><br /><div>Hang in there, I promise you there is a quilt to show in the end!</div><div><br /></div><div>I arranged what bits I had so far on my design board:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyvp2UqKUidB001bP2GUlZ04L0W8TlJY-caf8pEznHtmS8GKbIpxQ1CYcHPOjOHUTR0qDX_oejOKfdXYST8mp8sqwVBvoMIWhwBYlczvHJxLpbeDvAspbqNx66acp4E3Nh0XtprNlFoq0CH4-d9gI26W4a_S1ev0sjPjCGIzCM-WgAbQco6V04fL70jY/s600/in%20%20progress%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="478" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyvp2UqKUidB001bP2GUlZ04L0W8TlJY-caf8pEznHtmS8GKbIpxQ1CYcHPOjOHUTR0qDX_oejOKfdXYST8mp8sqwVBvoMIWhwBYlczvHJxLpbeDvAspbqNx66acp4E3Nh0XtprNlFoq0CH4-d9gI26W4a_S1ev0sjPjCGIzCM-WgAbQco6V04fL70jY/w419-h525/in%20%20progress%201.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><div>and started playing around with placement, adding in a few other found bits like the little House block and a few 9 patches. Then I filled out the empty spaces with some Log Cabin blocks and a little strip of Flying Geese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMM2sIhTfLy58pSQTvJqRGaD5MwYCMsqsyioxcqELDUr4BLskJj4DACcDqtFx7TwIV0lQy0UcBYKrLDLlM24498HjUaofSxj2SSaBBEUWPIYUnUYfvQgkBv6LaObWuvBq2Y_dTC-Sj3HhM6PkJE2LzI3BYt5oA5RppWV8eUHZgjFBNsxyYaQhSRFn4F0/s700/center%20finished.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="542" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMM2sIhTfLy58pSQTvJqRGaD5MwYCMsqsyioxcqELDUr4BLskJj4DACcDqtFx7TwIV0lQy0UcBYKrLDLlM24498HjUaofSxj2SSaBBEUWPIYUnUYfvQgkBv6LaObWuvBq2Y_dTC-Sj3HhM6PkJE2LzI3BYt5oA5RppWV8eUHZgjFBNsxyYaQhSRFn4F0/w434-h560/center%20finished.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also added in some strips of just scrappy squares as filler when I needed them, including surrounding the whole thing with a border of squares:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPVHOiqY9pkeQIWPC2WUWIJBtAw4akGGtzYK3d1dGaymSQIhtRC5vSxj1Q7hqgO46f2eUx-CWwDW_6saW341z2E-JW6HixghcPVMLf8wOOo_3xKTMvKs7YpobiKFoXcOgiKYL7Ehu2S7TmHqG8omJ5TWXUOh0lZQPy9ZnQ52DCsWgKJqotvmgV2pCxZM/s897/pieced%20border.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="700" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPVHOiqY9pkeQIWPC2WUWIJBtAw4akGGtzYK3d1dGaymSQIhtRC5vSxj1Q7hqgO46f2eUx-CWwDW_6saW341z2E-JW6HixghcPVMLf8wOOo_3xKTMvKs7YpobiKFoXcOgiKYL7Ehu2S7TmHqG8omJ5TWXUOh0lZQPy9ZnQ52DCsWgKJqotvmgV2pCxZM/w389-h498/pieced%20border.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally, I added two more borders, first a light tan and then a sort of cranberry, and here is the finished top. It measures just 25 X 32 inches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishJ1ruR88IZjxwjV0NaZSuAaMylsVIIFaOvvKccYnmh4MWs1xh2upwpUKpZ_RkeFvHTDISqzOcilpA3ir0wJouVnCtQ0JMn5T9RGXb2hWeA6gMGkHfklpRUiXS6_H68y3fWk3y7pSN09RK0Uvc0iIj0Fnzuk8H_XGK0dIE-ArSnVyCFLP26bkV_QUY1E/s1148/finished%20quilt%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="900" height="573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishJ1ruR88IZjxwjV0NaZSuAaMylsVIIFaOvvKccYnmh4MWs1xh2upwpUKpZ_RkeFvHTDISqzOcilpA3ir0wJouVnCtQ0JMn5T9RGXb2hWeA6gMGkHfklpRUiXS6_H68y3fWk3y7pSN09RK0Uvc0iIj0Fnzuk8H_XGK0dIE-ArSnVyCFLP26bkV_QUY1E/w449-h573/finished%20quilt%20top.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><br /><div>Can you imagine all this was hiding inside that box of scraps?</div><div><br /></div><div>Linking up with Cynthia Brunz at <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2023/11/oh-scrap-one-year-ago.html" target="_blank">Quilting is more fun than Housework</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-75542803351576713942023-11-09T12:23:00.002-05:002023-12-11T15:43:40.148-05:00Parsonsfield Sew-Along<p><image alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3810586512_62d4a9cfcf.jpg"></image></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I have continued working on </span><i style="text-align: left;">Parsonsfield</i><span style="text-align: left;">, the low volume quilt from </span><a href="https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Humble Quilts</a><span style="text-align: left;"> . In my last post, I had finished the central square, and the little four patch units:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsditL8N7IIFsRKCxNnwtEitnyVKLkYh-E8rL5UBQ4ICHv_h6OMMNKEsMq_VJYe_8taV9PZB6C8_wn5mVBsOzCMbaQygrdWEJIrAN3-uXSYRrkEkW3M2pRIz_D_WfYEp_od86mZ13VcwuwJxdFdS_AhAjsKtHn5ub4Vw4nWD42hH-a0vcY_xSKwuBvHM/s800/all%20the%204%20patches.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="800" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsditL8N7IIFsRKCxNnwtEitnyVKLkYh-E8rL5UBQ4ICHv_h6OMMNKEsMq_VJYe_8taV9PZB6C8_wn5mVBsOzCMbaQygrdWEJIrAN3-uXSYRrkEkW3M2pRIz_D_WfYEp_od86mZ13VcwuwJxdFdS_AhAjsKtHn5ub4Vw4nWD42hH-a0vcY_xSKwuBvHM/w431-h391/all%20the%204%20patches.jpg" width="431" /></a></div><br /><div>Next was to fill in the spaces in each corner with some squares and triangles:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL6AjbjzTffoHVcxKJYZQNQsFzUNf3vsLhpGcRlxR0JmBOPkBrR-3hz_72ClwjnjCn0YCO4cexdo-l3Po5eDjKV0rsBlM7Rcn6Bn12EUZpK-fkGUr0wEracFX-ZmySoXcTa_li6pCKcmk-Y0gyV-JeiKeA8J_8AamzyD1wBmjPddzo3qzD-Y00MW7wfc/s700/triangles%20in%20place.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="700" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL6AjbjzTffoHVcxKJYZQNQsFzUNf3vsLhpGcRlxR0JmBOPkBrR-3hz_72ClwjnjCn0YCO4cexdo-l3Po5eDjKV0rsBlM7Rcn6Bn12EUZpK-fkGUr0wEracFX-ZmySoXcTa_li6pCKcmk-Y0gyV-JeiKeA8J_8AamzyD1wBmjPddzo3qzD-Y00MW7wfc/w395-h346/triangles%20in%20place.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I cut the triangles slightly oversized, and then sewed them together in rows, making sure to line up the bottom edge of the triangle with the bottom edge of the squares:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrcVtFFsocS7V_Zue8v7BB7vWX44T0PjLeGMF8oTqHiX06MZKPtI0tK5ZGIDBV1EBsCfJ8vaRnX68A3t7bXGFkxhHUfS1WEmRrD-u2QilarN42njbkuZAfu7oLmq3xnhy0jEctpzi-eX5zGBl-JpmOtNZEluIY8NLREdtVdAoPWEJ38J2WEz5OhQeuEE/s657/sewing%20triangles%20in%20rows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="600" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrcVtFFsocS7V_Zue8v7BB7vWX44T0PjLeGMF8oTqHiX06MZKPtI0tK5ZGIDBV1EBsCfJ8vaRnX68A3t7bXGFkxhHUfS1WEmRrD-u2QilarN42njbkuZAfu7oLmq3xnhy0jEctpzi-eX5zGBl-JpmOtNZEluIY8NLREdtVdAoPWEJ38J2WEz5OhQeuEE/w393-h431/sewing%20triangles%20in%20rows.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br /><div>After sewing the rows, it was time to trim the triangles down to size. I lined up the 1/4" mark on my long ruler to form a straight line over the intersections circled below, and then trimmed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYRRcDFb9lELqoaUc5Ig927drVmnLkctS3XHvy3NmQOgy6mk0DmVBlhAEQx30nSMvrNLxhH_XX2fcxH_XLMm54lQOvFEUnS5GsB96YLgfXA81KnSapmx1ID4_sdUHUGKbzdk7BKeSSlfUaqjjqHLZIduHxTwati9sjGj5kGzi9kI2GHqRG-eJ8w8ZioE/s600/Marking%20intersections.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="600" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYRRcDFb9lELqoaUc5Ig927drVmnLkctS3XHvy3NmQOgy6mk0DmVBlhAEQx30nSMvrNLxhH_XX2fcxH_XLMm54lQOvFEUnS5GsB96YLgfXA81KnSapmx1ID4_sdUHUGKbzdk7BKeSSlfUaqjjqHLZIduHxTwati9sjGj5kGzi9kI2GHqRG-eJ8w8ZioE/w360-h348/Marking%20intersections.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim34lvlNQeZKEWeoYtV3lH70vRvniZJ7gH5zNHHTy02h02GAAU15IznAF2Unraiaqa3yJXa79Khfg-DXFglThbwl3DLImG3yYhlh_W6_K-Luq6E28ZRJKk6Z7jRhzfFi5SJkWLehAU4iCjuV9GdEJ8F7kBLEZ0HbkUwJ7Zpx90xvsQgkn1tJz8x9k0Yxs/s801/trim%20triangles%20to%20size.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="767" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim34lvlNQeZKEWeoYtV3lH70vRvniZJ7gH5zNHHTy02h02GAAU15IznAF2Unraiaqa3yJXa79Khfg-DXFglThbwl3DLImG3yYhlh_W6_K-Luq6E28ZRJKk6Z7jRhzfFi5SJkWLehAU4iCjuV9GdEJ8F7kBLEZ0HbkUwJ7Zpx90xvsQgkn1tJz8x9k0Yxs/w340-h356/trim%20triangles%20to%20size.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the large corner triangles were sewn onto the central square, the pattern called for an inner border, and then a pieced outer border. Here is the finished top:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvRH7E8oa33EC1Rx0L8uNFOm4SqzgbBvi8veUhKGT4H4tEeBsg6jW5z4vzpb4Gq_ojnfUDXehyphenhyphenaYiviC9FdEclpGY0fvfoPTMDseoomYxasMhkgRdzaQbzlBWHF8uZbFQESLm6EwpXr9p8S4tAzwOsIWlCAo99gFf8AEZnfZbe2ZRUN0dUCdDz9HmLsI/s781/finished%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="781" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvRH7E8oa33EC1Rx0L8uNFOm4SqzgbBvi8veUhKGT4H4tEeBsg6jW5z4vzpb4Gq_ojnfUDXehyphenhyphenaYiviC9FdEclpGY0fvfoPTMDseoomYxasMhkgRdzaQbzlBWHF8uZbFQESLm6EwpXr9p8S4tAzwOsIWlCAo99gFf8AEZnfZbe2ZRUN0dUCdDz9HmLsI/w454-h448/finished%20top.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really had a lot of fun choosing the fabrics for this top, and trying to limit myself to scraps and pieces of fabric leftover from other projects. A lot of the scraps came from this quilt, which I made years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6wSwX5phYiKW4Nc1Go-PjU_vivLjUGMm1ObYkUSkFS01lAQzVhjQKESuZPM0L3g1NMjPJ9wa8GwLyBf1yCZ6GOLwURVoM366AhPDGoxnQMLC9ft9MSlWHBnevx4alLqWaotem7cmBy1GQYr7HQ6AcF4KeayOcKOWLycpwzcR8j5pZkstHjxPsNwr52U/s800/La%20Vie%20en%20Rose%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="800" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6wSwX5phYiKW4Nc1Go-PjU_vivLjUGMm1ObYkUSkFS01lAQzVhjQKESuZPM0L3g1NMjPJ9wa8GwLyBf1yCZ6GOLwURVoM366AhPDGoxnQMLC9ft9MSlWHBnevx4alLqWaotem7cmBy1GQYr7HQ6AcF4KeayOcKOWLycpwzcR8j5pZkstHjxPsNwr52U/w475-h296/La%20Vie%20en%20Rose%20top.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-11091774228007571472023-11-01T12:49:00.000-04:002023-11-01T12:49:17.784-04:00A new project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUf54gEJvQOjD3JosvULup4bC2ai5omwQKU9UawjxDZt5YDdUor6gnWVffnrq9dbLD8wVKj3ktJLaQ64EC-SOCLGouf7-Lu3dZHl3-yrVrzmDT-PhlI42aazG421r3l1rOWVfrU6fE6LEGXz53M3VcMduBMDaGBK8L265AoRs2HiGr_JEuZKfOGPCCfQ/s288/Tasha%20Tudor%20Wren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="288" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUf54gEJvQOjD3JosvULup4bC2ai5omwQKU9UawjxDZt5YDdUor6gnWVffnrq9dbLD8wVKj3ktJLaQ64EC-SOCLGouf7-Lu3dZHl3-yrVrzmDT-PhlI42aazG421r3l1rOWVfrU6fE6LEGXz53M3VcMduBMDaGBK8L265AoRs2HiGr_JEuZKfOGPCCfQ/s1600/Tasha%20Tudor%20Wren.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div>Last week, Lori Dejarnett of <a href="https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2023/10/parsonsfield-quiltalong-part-1.html" target="_blank">Humble Quilts</a> posted a sweet little vintage quilt that she was going to reproduce for a sew-along. I wasn't looking for a new project, but something about it made me want to follow along and make one too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX22WOnB0NuLJ-k9KR7_9sCEWeFwWH7wKcXeveoKyeklPube3p2vbaIS7ckdBEUuNJM2JR4CIXjLS-6_-sBGB_wY_bMBuZZ5wOihQmiqoXz5pATHt_tDI1oXdtlnA5Tn5WY9oNHV8ikjAznLgPE5t9WrkTNxK2ALf63jm2H0YLeLhJUKfYZY6PR_BeSlE/s640/Original%20quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX22WOnB0NuLJ-k9KR7_9sCEWeFwWH7wKcXeveoKyeklPube3p2vbaIS7ckdBEUuNJM2JR4CIXjLS-6_-sBGB_wY_bMBuZZ5wOihQmiqoXz5pATHt_tDI1oXdtlnA5Tn5WY9oNHV8ikjAznLgPE5t9WrkTNxK2ALf63jm2H0YLeLhJUKfYZY6PR_BeSlE/s320/Original%20quilt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo from Lori's blog.</i></div></i><div><br /></div><div>My challenge to myself was to use up as many scrap fabrics as I could. Here is what I started with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8I8n_iGRY6ZAiOquzm82574lByGwt1bhsTo7J4lnhCHEQtXDDlApcQP8xblsyxFJZV6JvmjNeeW_H46Paw2-2Bl_ZEmzw3WlNI0YHjRdZzfWk6b2_lT5wuYNQkT4RoixwUvY2TEXY62vbtjNa5X_JGFuRJdB_tnM7VRoYwizX4_UXPoxBeoVai6V3SQ/s675/starting%20from%20scraps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="675" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8I8n_iGRY6ZAiOquzm82574lByGwt1bhsTo7J4lnhCHEQtXDDlApcQP8xblsyxFJZV6JvmjNeeW_H46Paw2-2Bl_ZEmzw3WlNI0YHjRdZzfWk6b2_lT5wuYNQkT4RoixwUvY2TEXY62vbtjNa5X_JGFuRJdB_tnM7VRoYwizX4_UXPoxBeoVai6V3SQ/w389-h298/starting%20from%20scraps.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and here are the fabrics I have chosen for Part 1, the center square:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09LNRaH9OxD_7Z4losBgoEQtZmShHqxhI54d45GY3WH0psyFVrBNvCPyI8shqzA7ZFGI0ZFVA1wWt9fES1ox88Bok8pcHxOlS2fZvReEWBy_iLaKzdxMuuQqoBhXAyAoWumCXJ4BPAGPJXtiSQHaWvSFSwHuTbRKS4kD6p9ZlbC-z0vdLtiosj1X3wLg/s800/Center%20fabrics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="800" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09LNRaH9OxD_7Z4losBgoEQtZmShHqxhI54d45GY3WH0psyFVrBNvCPyI8shqzA7ZFGI0ZFVA1wWt9fES1ox88Bok8pcHxOlS2fZvReEWBy_iLaKzdxMuuQqoBhXAyAoWumCXJ4BPAGPJXtiSQHaWvSFSwHuTbRKS4kD6p9ZlbC-z0vdLtiosj1X3wLg/w411-h376/Center%20fabrics.jpg" width="411" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I have since sewn it together, but have yet to take a photo</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next step will be to make some tiny little four patch blocks. So I turned to my trusty little bag of 1 1/2" squares to get started. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvFGxs7qitWxN1Uzunmrdx58GzSSdq7odTrfEGXdwSowok3wy_IeOQ8LMmqMqUKYmw2naI-H9kUVfQUu3sE-JvnklLw3-GF0FtXHng_a8thUoUD6tTmf2UlN_QrbJvudZEyyiRBz9h23ZuGqV8WUAI2pKQY3ffsLGG61sXFtp6HgeledLv-Y6iVbSJ74/s600/one%20half%20inch%20squares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="600" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvFGxs7qitWxN1Uzunmrdx58GzSSdq7odTrfEGXdwSowok3wy_IeOQ8LMmqMqUKYmw2naI-H9kUVfQUu3sE-JvnklLw3-GF0FtXHng_a8thUoUD6tTmf2UlN_QrbJvudZEyyiRBz9h23ZuGqV8WUAI2pKQY3ffsLGG61sXFtp6HgeledLv-Y6iVbSJ74/w426-h361/one%20half%20inch%20squares.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>What? Doesn't everybody have a trusty bag of 1 1/2" squares? LOL! </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the progress I have made so far:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhyjtf3saoLfMQ3ykQ_er4FCzXrlxtlCb3BAqKp_uQ6kuNJVPoNAoP7n4eDEZ_xH59KH1YVmfl-eCJcqjMUJxr7yqDRhmxHW-GKPxxCI8fNBTXWqxC8BQwH5DvKUdm0kAUs0ufFQpvJ_H1upLAiMQM8k5-PyaHXnHQiFry3FwMl8RTvjRNSjBZ9ZeZp4/s600/4%20patches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="600" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhyjtf3saoLfMQ3ykQ_er4FCzXrlxtlCb3BAqKp_uQ6kuNJVPoNAoP7n4eDEZ_xH59KH1YVmfl-eCJcqjMUJxr7yqDRhmxHW-GKPxxCI8fNBTXWqxC8BQwH5DvKUdm0kAUs0ufFQpvJ_H1upLAiMQM8k5-PyaHXnHQiFry3FwMl8RTvjRNSjBZ9ZeZp4/w420-h408/4%20patches.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><br /><div>This is a fun excuse to use up some of the little shirting style fabrics I have acquired over the years. I have no idea what I will do with a little doll sized quilt of low volume fabrics, but I just needed to give it a go.</div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-77759984154873738722023-10-29T11:55:00.007-04:002023-11-18T15:53:35.889-05:00Scenic SundaySome photos I took of the beautiful Fall foliage that I wanted to remember: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EZoRBjpvkgjmG0OrIqgEUJyUhrMKx6Vv3ToOETiHgE5DU5gxeDOx8hQvXL4KNuQOuQvLZN5sefKJOv0VO6keukGcAg_f3tVvljfnSBS1JpH3M05IAaJzYCRuDJNCO2ZXSK9EKM5f8PDUdcOn0GyKeZ17k4Km8N9mtlfgJ2TbkAdS-fiZ_qIqGFjdfok/s576/scene%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="576" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EZoRBjpvkgjmG0OrIqgEUJyUhrMKx6Vv3ToOETiHgE5DU5gxeDOx8hQvXL4KNuQOuQvLZN5sefKJOv0VO6keukGcAg_f3tVvljfnSBS1JpH3M05IAaJzYCRuDJNCO2ZXSK9EKM5f8PDUdcOn0GyKeZ17k4Km8N9mtlfgJ2TbkAdS-fiZ_qIqGFjdfok/w594-h412/scene%203.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakZU-m2QxBeYpnihNNd7JqztfKtwVeKEb8NowQKvnVPDfxaZR_WMjwsLC60Bol6j-crPy9KOCQtz8HYiCnVyw3ZkV1BdXjVxRfyKX2Gbk5Ro5Gz3WWxdf81av9VS6KJ76L-StmVMmhBsO1t15GPYoQOwrBtc7JFGf5BIRsX01XuqbtcG9ZjCfSQM61K4/w572-h429/scene%201.jpg" width="572" /></a></div></div><br /><div>The colors were the inspiration for this crocheted afghan I am working on:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rQS0szugOyvJp3lHFrqnSSsPEBagJy-kmIamOFeEk_3z0XMqSX5XxXK8buCsWvQcOkZQUfLf-s462yZNNmuXQFFCwQZ3VVVBD2_tcCFF0dmUf6vvoun8_Npld9gITok1YpUczX94lJWPmiqpx6vSEyKb80Ez6F1-57aI8zNhbSnNTqXqvCBIP0NLKZc/s576/scene%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="445" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rQS0szugOyvJp3lHFrqnSSsPEBagJy-kmIamOFeEk_3z0XMqSX5XxXK8buCsWvQcOkZQUfLf-s462yZNNmuXQFFCwQZ3VVVBD2_tcCFF0dmUf6vvoun8_Npld9gITok1YpUczX94lJWPmiqpx6vSEyKb80Ez6F1-57aI8zNhbSnNTqXqvCBIP0NLKZc/w300-h389/scene%205.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And speaking of Fall, I saw a saying on a T-Shirt recently that I thought was a clever wordplay:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkB-ntjSPtKeMA4PnDqfbVGcaEcjS5IaLIfflgqGtHLQwKOSMwRFzr-unb6y9PTQtry5d9S2I-9GFzTiK-7ImmEHYxVl9s5bnl7DdU0O7_pki_puu2soxPjQSp644_h_p6WRiiCyNb-1q_GyZbf8aWv_4YV7_NCTQ9zfNXRWI2ZKhptT45dRLkRxofUo/s1024/Humpty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="877" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkB-ntjSPtKeMA4PnDqfbVGcaEcjS5IaLIfflgqGtHLQwKOSMwRFzr-unb6y9PTQtry5d9S2I-9GFzTiK-7ImmEHYxVl9s5bnl7DdU0O7_pki_puu2soxPjQSp644_h_p6WRiiCyNb-1q_GyZbf8aWv_4YV7_NCTQ9zfNXRWI2ZKhptT45dRLkRxofUo/w176-h205/Humpty.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><i style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Be like Humpty Dumpty and Have a Great Fall! </span></i></div></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-72695465144223187552023-10-26T10:47:00.006-04:002023-10-26T23:36:19.504-04:00Transformation for TobyAfter using the "<a href="https://quiltcrossing.blogspot.com/2023/10/dogs-in-sweaters.html" target="_blank">Dogs in Sweaters</a>" pattern to make a quilt for my sister to represent her two little dachshunds, I thought it would be fun to create a dog quilt to represent my own little pup, Toby.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIJGwsXAmZM1jpSZ2RXyMdiHIHZcPLP5MobrOQlHsNwm0zL_ClHeqZNSP8EamIfM7gl4iq2Aab-Khw_OACLsPZV5WeR2KlmmYmUBOxOuTHg3nID3Ymo3oma2mWpQuKhGZvTKdulu0DVD_CXZdCU5q9bgDCUXKwkTDvujMjap7sUcZ2U0nlXhClfwf8Nc/s1600/a%20Sock%20face.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIJGwsXAmZM1jpSZ2RXyMdiHIHZcPLP5MobrOQlHsNwm0zL_ClHeqZNSP8EamIfM7gl4iq2Aab-Khw_OACLsPZV5WeR2KlmmYmUBOxOuTHg3nID3Ymo3oma2mWpQuKhGZvTKdulu0DVD_CXZdCU5q9bgDCUXKwkTDvujMjap7sUcZ2U0nlXhClfwf8Nc/w450-h338/a%20Sock%20face.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div>We don't know Toby's exact heritage, but he does have a longish body with short legs similar to a dachshund. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9kXahfBTOHp1vOYIuVtLWS0JNIqes_VQ9rp2YfbLBzG5C9NYX4qiY6HfkT-QDoW9FEOyHfzIetA4DTAGK_9p5J_2fuAY2tO0uJ1aza78IEya_vGvRHeZrZy-8WwW0Fc4vAlYEvrzkZB8jJ_2C8bUsX0g8AFqVnZ7XzTsmM9gVMhJq51n3_siKNnjerE/s1219/Toby%20and%20Frankie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="1219" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9kXahfBTOHp1vOYIuVtLWS0JNIqes_VQ9rp2YfbLBzG5C9NYX4qiY6HfkT-QDoW9FEOyHfzIetA4DTAGK_9p5J_2fuAY2tO0uJ1aza78IEya_vGvRHeZrZy-8WwW0Fc4vAlYEvrzkZB8jJ_2C8bUsX0g8AFqVnZ7XzTsmM9gVMhJq51n3_siKNnjerE/w594-h222/Toby%20and%20Frankie.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>I started with the same dachshund pattern for the body, but needed to make some changes to the face. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUAG94I1CWWCidKCxU9BIEeOnUY8VqeDj8AcwF95gGKtJyyfaE6XAklURTr1FpHQntFWA1XdH4xknYO0e97DUtpmSdKOfe3m6_ibvx_1aBVgivpJWwcI1144nskwNRyY2lZ8ZNb7iaWmiFNkFljrdZz33NjXIHXHwe8eFH9cRYGqbCY54QWIMRS7HnOE/s1145/Toby%20vs%20Dachshund.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1145" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUAG94I1CWWCidKCxU9BIEeOnUY8VqeDj8AcwF95gGKtJyyfaE6XAklURTr1FpHQntFWA1XdH4xknYO0e97DUtpmSdKOfe3m6_ibvx_1aBVgivpJWwcI1144nskwNRyY2lZ8ZNb7iaWmiFNkFljrdZz33NjXIHXHwe8eFH9cRYGqbCY54QWIMRS7HnOE/w446-h304/Toby%20vs%20Dachshund.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I added the eyebrows, shortened the ears and adjusted the colors on the nose. I also added two buttons for eyes.</div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't have a need for a whole quilt of Tobys, so I settled on just making a pillow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIMtG0aExAtBdJwH2A0IEC-jAvpQzN6Al2en03fQi3bd4SvzB90ECBV15kaQ00GM92DE6xG9r_zLocyKHQcAh_HOmKkcJk-5nbSBkNv6PsLP08nmpteg2aZttB1ARtr7Jv6hlkO7flH9yqLhXMyieqq3nAQsAuHI5WQkHC36BNzAdX9JP5sHwmdCZ_2E/s1000/Finished%20pillow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIMtG0aExAtBdJwH2A0IEC-jAvpQzN6Al2en03fQi3bd4SvzB90ECBV15kaQ00GM92DE6xG9r_zLocyKHQcAh_HOmKkcJk-5nbSBkNv6PsLP08nmpteg2aZttB1ARtr7Jv6hlkO7flH9yqLhXMyieqq3nAQsAuHI5WQkHC36BNzAdX9JP5sHwmdCZ_2E/w624-h351/Finished%20pillow.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><br /><div>He makes for a cute little companion, don't you think?</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-6504453362196750262023-10-24T12:59:00.006-04:002023-10-27T11:05:57.012-04:00Dogs in Sweaters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDm5PgT5E6L0vP2KpDoMLqsli4anPyWgaD6u23GFnF_HQJArhNN1c40m0QeOwvQjZrSX2kDicb87UwuHPe_4KAcvqt577ycxrfQo8qNu9xwXnao8XK58AaenhiPxJGo498rvuUVcPjok3Odq6OWLGLx9EuIECAxRugJRoFl3GKULR_1Phl5buS9M3Ocs/s290/Toby%20in%20a%20sweater.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="290" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDm5PgT5E6L0vP2KpDoMLqsli4anPyWgaD6u23GFnF_HQJArhNN1c40m0QeOwvQjZrSX2kDicb87UwuHPe_4KAcvqt577ycxrfQo8qNu9xwXnao8XK58AaenhiPxJGo498rvuUVcPjok3Odq6OWLGLx9EuIECAxRugJRoFl3GKULR_1Phl5buS9M3Ocs/s1600/Toby%20in%20a%20sweater.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div>What's cuter than a dog in a sweater? How about lots of dogs in sweaters? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bHumgUL0OaCBGVyvzXnICbNUsgaaGh1vp7_gN7RGG3CiTaT974j6dNSacABqE54293qhLW6nEkdnudHQbnxpM54GuLeccFyBkNkeJTxgqYgKY94AlZu9L0ydF2scXhM4JtGLPd-xFMI8m9KTXVBglbNj7p9-CiHddzcNPR82ud55UCve33kenYeBsUY/s736/pattern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="547" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bHumgUL0OaCBGVyvzXnICbNUsgaaGh1vp7_gN7RGG3CiTaT974j6dNSacABqE54293qhLW6nEkdnudHQbnxpM54GuLeccFyBkNkeJTxgqYgKY94AlZu9L0ydF2scXhM4JtGLPd-xFMI8m9KTXVBglbNj7p9-CiHddzcNPR82ud55UCve33kenYeBsUY/s320/pattern.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I bought this pattern by Elizabeth Hartman thinking it would be a cute pattern for my sister, who has two sweet little doxies who go by the names Frankie and Penny. <div><br /></div><div>The pattern for the dogs has a lot of little pieces. I found it best to keep them organized by drawing the units to the exact size on the side of a file folder, and then placing the cut units on the corresponding squares. That way, I could cut all the units for four dogs at the same time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42DcgmwK8nJ-X9J7-VmpnWxRehIKVe8Uaj5ONoNqLtSTTqceapbJfWayxtcsj3dvHnYnRpWwCrUFze_7v4TIEy-ZsR-ZJsil95k2O64sLp9d1rWIoEI887TVvxhhG6iodggQP3-AgGOh_ANwcdxYYryZbqDYlG5L_TNEQ7RMvZFRgHi04wy96uYMmU3Y/s800/pieces%20cut%20and%20laid%20out.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="800" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42DcgmwK8nJ-X9J7-VmpnWxRehIKVe8Uaj5ONoNqLtSTTqceapbJfWayxtcsj3dvHnYnRpWwCrUFze_7v4TIEy-ZsR-ZJsil95k2O64sLp9d1rWIoEI887TVvxhhG6iodggQP3-AgGOh_ANwcdxYYryZbqDYlG5L_TNEQ7RMvZFRgHi04wy96uYMmU3Y/w452-h336/pieces%20cut%20and%20laid%20out.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div>For the "sweater" fabric, I used flannel, leftover from the flannel quilt <a href="https://quiltcrossing.blogspot.com/2018/02/dads-plaids.html" target="_blank"> I made from my father's shirts.</a> (<i>Of course, being as this was to be a gift for my sister, they were her father's shirts also. )</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsWjaUQ6DVHevrmtz15E5z-ClUvr3USDSHnOXo0E1JnnPUoLiEB202x-IyEhBb5xnLGVl5oh6PzenQa7QfpdilfLJ4tHDvfgmck2bNQS6fZAQINEvlaP8bxRPGgZZruXNJn2Dr4ytFNqyu7rNRX_ZnJB934Wgu-_yipmFzOWLWp3RK0SIsAD1soGaqsg/s867/4%20dogs%20framed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="816" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsWjaUQ6DVHevrmtz15E5z-ClUvr3USDSHnOXo0E1JnnPUoLiEB202x-IyEhBb5xnLGVl5oh6PzenQa7QfpdilfLJ4tHDvfgmck2bNQS6fZAQINEvlaP8bxRPGgZZruXNJn2Dr4ytFNqyu7rNRX_ZnJB934Wgu-_yipmFzOWLWp3RK0SIsAD1soGaqsg/w466-h495/4%20dogs%20framed.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div>Instead of a plain background, I decided on some simple, scrappy squares, choosing fabrics that would blend nicely with the dog's colors:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrsMiyuPawJ6OnruUOGW7sV5ifTIXmIdpONqwefUIfW15agmEFPr0NrHj1Xbpzn5cAPWY8IFTA26E948aAXYJFd8F9I-df824WyP7f_ODx0N5NCnuNmRxSjIVVtKcSV4IzcesoFWtW69OHxJTYYy-HRSQWTtD_oVY4rNMGnPuRrg-aNdbxvC_blRcGIs/s600/DSCF2270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="600" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrsMiyuPawJ6OnruUOGW7sV5ifTIXmIdpONqwefUIfW15agmEFPr0NrHj1Xbpzn5cAPWY8IFTA26E948aAXYJFd8F9I-df824WyP7f_ODx0N5NCnuNmRxSjIVVtKcSV4IzcesoFWtW69OHxJTYYy-HRSQWTtD_oVY4rNMGnPuRrg-aNdbxvC_blRcGIs/w414-h357/DSCF2270.JPG" width="414" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When the top was finished, I handed it off to the local quilt shop for quilting. I chose a large looping heart for the quilt pattern, and a perfectly matched "doxie brown" minkee fabric for the back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauTia9rlKflTkseBwbtePcku84G69-It_O6USBhUzzvBtXNJ9JmwOnMBhW_4NZanqPCyDfcF4q5e4IoRaOinwbHyDh-9BLLZ6nuSYoSSvj6RoOrwbBTxvNLglcZcvTd2ivNNdpWy_v87UR97eJeZbgtpi2j7Kg2jlad6rSoQvpXcsT8l_VTCm8-IFeuA/s432/quilting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="432" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauTia9rlKflTkseBwbtePcku84G69-It_O6USBhUzzvBtXNJ9JmwOnMBhW_4NZanqPCyDfcF4q5e4IoRaOinwbHyDh-9BLLZ6nuSYoSSvj6RoOrwbBTxvNLglcZcvTd2ivNNdpWy_v87UR97eJeZbgtpi2j7Kg2jlad6rSoQvpXcsT8l_VTCm8-IFeuA/s320/quilting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Here is my sister, showing off her new quilt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72uPh74lWWRFJv3eitye0K5Xxk8jjPU5DY4LEDUN3rS6Ky66Vr0JCtKnPuStcn6G9MaSXBgmzw9Cdg5MAQHPvzC405v4wTRYSONwlbCm-uVnwH53HCzD8d9JjFvurtnfFUL3q7njExQG0thXXT0eSMn_FzV3LnGC4ewVtSJnf-T_2ApXAWpGa-bMQSns/s1293/Full%20quilt%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="992" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72uPh74lWWRFJv3eitye0K5Xxk8jjPU5DY4LEDUN3rS6Ky66Vr0JCtKnPuStcn6G9MaSXBgmzw9Cdg5MAQHPvzC405v4wTRYSONwlbCm-uVnwH53HCzD8d9JjFvurtnfFUL3q7njExQG0thXXT0eSMn_FzV3LnGC4ewVtSJnf-T_2ApXAWpGa-bMQSns/w406-h528/Full%20quilt%202.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><i>Linking up to the Peacock Party at</i> <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wendy's Quilts and More</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-79060961967697083952023-10-22T11:30:00.001-04:002023-10-22T22:20:53.407-04:00Rebooting the BlogSo....it's been a while. <div><br /></div><div> It turns out that when you take a break from blogging it is really hard to know where to begin when you decide to write a return post. I guess I'll just start with my latest project, especially since it is appropriate for the season. Here is an Autumn table topper I just finished:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40GoM1BL2leOJAzr-1FPchn0l07xwevfAD1POBGFyPm13zwsuwFbx5CQ-PqxnBGC41mKYbSOx1wtzCTTOebyTUyCp2gWTXeYcmJHA9kNuHFtPMfTPfB-rLZpI4kvsBo_OvYdpcnXl-af9tVw0C2hOEry-fzz2UmVGm5tJlOgl0xg32lET4Izme2Ahm1A/s918/Finished%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="876" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40GoM1BL2leOJAzr-1FPchn0l07xwevfAD1POBGFyPm13zwsuwFbx5CQ-PqxnBGC41mKYbSOx1wtzCTTOebyTUyCp2gWTXeYcmJHA9kNuHFtPMfTPfB-rLZpI4kvsBo_OvYdpcnXl-af9tVw0C2hOEry-fzz2UmVGm5tJlOgl0xg32lET4Izme2Ahm1A/w387-h406/Finished%20top.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><br /><div>The pattern is called "Harvest" and I have had it on my "to do" list for a <i>loooong</i> time. (In fact, it was 2003 when I bought it. ) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORApkB-teuxadfY2mhUkLm0MKJ9srVON6HV07U364_6Z0Pycqq-4YIO3KRkCgGP9wzMlw2LMCwuWMVE9fPmLwt1TSIb6yn6jGxBQnli3Ox9eNTb8Wi7qUy3WJdsKGeHumBWiDIcHhjnBy1Ku0MVrXTGC_qZXnYBZD9JLoLLDr3phSPXlvTtPTttERFLg/s622/pattern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORApkB-teuxadfY2mhUkLm0MKJ9srVON6HV07U364_6Z0Pycqq-4YIO3KRkCgGP9wzMlw2LMCwuWMVE9fPmLwt1TSIb6yn6jGxBQnli3Ox9eNTb8Wi7qUy3WJdsKGeHumBWiDIcHhjnBy1Ku0MVrXTGC_qZXnYBZD9JLoLLDr3phSPXlvTtPTttERFLg/s320/pattern.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div>This past August, my family made a trip to Seattle where of course I had to visit the local fabric store, <a href="https://www.pacificfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Pacific Fabrics</a>. It's practically a warehouse in size, and the sheer number of fabrics is overwhelming. Here is a panoramic shot I took of mainly just the solids!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE74yE3nVotoSjJ0F1jtAhCviDwcnvLGsS6sezVZsieRsB_9JmM71CGnEkA4OYTJdhx0hcBCUDZyF3EHylE9TAEOTHsI-ZCU4FZmzm4aerMZCdZUolynfw2KV1qq74iy8QdWUqzncsZEgOL1Sv8_o3139EOt5MbKCG652A1qhf6tv4srEfCh6AKoSnPvI/s989/Seattle%20fabrics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="989" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE74yE3nVotoSjJ0F1jtAhCviDwcnvLGsS6sezVZsieRsB_9JmM71CGnEkA4OYTJdhx0hcBCUDZyF3EHylE9TAEOTHsI-ZCU4FZmzm4aerMZCdZUolynfw2KV1qq74iy8QdWUqzncsZEgOL1Sv8_o3139EOt5MbKCG652A1qhf6tv4srEfCh6AKoSnPvI/w620-h223/Seattle%20fabrics.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Hard to choose, but with Fall coming, I decided on a selection of Autumn colors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGugDXbAMpGtcK9sgrVFYQpoayCbHyWb5xo05w2I93Ed9WsY3roBDUIkKdDZL0C1IqlXc3vhsoe1OlgePznhdkRVNu6aT91fvvFsMirZrF3nHUlUtpdrFNQTPCYjivuomhdypSvHmZz7xpaowjoBKHTE9QuinRdx9P2CgIHrotCeIzkBHKetf0NZe4ZaY/s707/Fabric%20selection%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="700" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGugDXbAMpGtcK9sgrVFYQpoayCbHyWb5xo05w2I93Ed9WsY3roBDUIkKdDZL0C1IqlXc3vhsoe1OlgePznhdkRVNu6aT91fvvFsMirZrF3nHUlUtpdrFNQTPCYjivuomhdypSvHmZz7xpaowjoBKHTE9QuinRdx9P2CgIHrotCeIzkBHKetf0NZe4ZaY/w384-h388/Fabric%20selection%201.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The Fall foliage outdoors was a little delayed this year, so I worked on my own "foliage" while I waited for Mother Nature to catch up. It was fun to select the color combinations for the individual blocks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv6jgR4bS2Xe0z8UtRrhnQ5-G9YezrHnDeNbBYp4qvpYlZQe4gck-aBt7H6oMaKebbYtb-JMPxgvrcyKrdSqBl8_XDbXbHkYZke89a-RdeKiQUuNle_LY12pPjqK5DIijI7UwAo78CIATbRy7hJUKCxCimHC4bLT37g_7OkUC80DtG41CxyEpjlRHsO0/s800/in%20progress%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv6jgR4bS2Xe0z8UtRrhnQ5-G9YezrHnDeNbBYp4qvpYlZQe4gck-aBt7H6oMaKebbYtb-JMPxgvrcyKrdSqBl8_XDbXbHkYZke89a-RdeKiQUuNle_LY12pPjqK5DIijI7UwAo78CIATbRy7hJUKCxCimHC4bLT37g_7OkUC80DtG41CxyEpjlRHsO0/w454-h363/in%20progress%202.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Originally, I was going to layout the blocks in a large medallion style format, but after I got them on the design wall, I felt the brown was more dominant than I wanted, so I rearranged the blocks to give the other colors a chance to sparkle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oTThN3G75eG34DjayCJ2fZ5S5OUR13KTwXBca-VWVtGFq8zVjDRBoKMFSUSdMr9hVGoLp9XqHT1negnw8FkMsvM1kufXaWLUu0srl8TjSUXhrgqirxRyj-yUMZPcjy5GhLy6R4UsWTNTcDfg42Ayko8DOj3rwyF8HxaTcM47kLiXtc1Xz5w2fvlqe14/s1081/2%20layouts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1081" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oTThN3G75eG34DjayCJ2fZ5S5OUR13KTwXBca-VWVtGFq8zVjDRBoKMFSUSdMr9hVGoLp9XqHT1negnw8FkMsvM1kufXaWLUu0srl8TjSUXhrgqirxRyj-yUMZPcjy5GhLy6R4UsWTNTcDfg42Ayko8DOj3rwyF8HxaTcM47kLiXtc1Xz5w2fvlqe14/w526-h268/2%20layouts.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><br /><div>Added some narrow sashing and a border, and here is the result, ready for quilting:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87LN7r0tnwusJ1Mt4LQhid4QUYKmmT_lc4RffxLqukhKkghAZ7h7Oo2l8nQdOHYwsbMvrHgxvAC9D7sPg2qbM1ZUgauYphEmYArWSgrlVMITqoxvfiB20vbo1Rl_Mtxa4GOmANOnAvM2Fhxnb-mWZ8MUEl4xTZHZJsWaxV1_PP5ZYG3wE8hAfjJG12JA/s918/Finished%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="876" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87LN7r0tnwusJ1Mt4LQhid4QUYKmmT_lc4RffxLqukhKkghAZ7h7Oo2l8nQdOHYwsbMvrHgxvAC9D7sPg2qbM1ZUgauYphEmYArWSgrlVMITqoxvfiB20vbo1Rl_Mtxa4GOmANOnAvM2Fhxnb-mWZ8MUEl4xTZHZJsWaxV1_PP5ZYG3wE8hAfjJG12JA/w445-h467/Finished%20top.jpg" width="445" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-44209188873688441932021-01-08T23:52:00.002-05:002021-01-09T16:20:54.173-05:00The one you don't want to have to writeI have been a bit adrift lately. My lovely mother recently passed away. She was 90 years old, but it came as a shock just the same.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z30QZQhMpGVAHWmRwRZjQSGRwY_55u2diUZdGn_Ut1qwLKbDPOH-J13Q2UxABqb5eCGAdTl9nAtSSF-r0yau4k17hcavJQU5XDMgFysx9sHeT5MMNQnhamm_TcWYXLxAh_S_FamyQUA/s650/Clair4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="455" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z30QZQhMpGVAHWmRwRZjQSGRwY_55u2diUZdGn_Ut1qwLKbDPOH-J13Q2UxABqb5eCGAdTl9nAtSSF-r0yau4k17hcavJQU5XDMgFysx9sHeT5MMNQnhamm_TcWYXLxAh_S_FamyQUA/s320/Clair4.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Her passing was not Covid related,but that is not to say that Covid did not have an impact. Safety restrictions made it so much harder to navigate her final days. We were not allowed to visit her in the hospital for 4 days, and were only able to have a short visit to say "Goodbye" when her status was changed to Hospice patient.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NStuXfN7gEjVRyOZAqYjCEydNZqD1K97ks9jZR7yjxlMU9kig4nsoX20deSJjl3SfV4eAPJ7wzcrowsNp8MBqpswiCt7cLEfme1-M7aj86CID0rERDZSeljHQY_YHhJ5G11_aJWbhQA/s763/ClairGrad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="523" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NStuXfN7gEjVRyOZAqYjCEydNZqD1K97ks9jZR7yjxlMU9kig4nsoX20deSJjl3SfV4eAPJ7wzcrowsNp8MBqpswiCt7cLEfme1-M7aj86CID0rERDZSeljHQY_YHhJ5G11_aJWbhQA/s320/ClairGrad.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Her funeral took place outside at the cemetery and only her immediate family were in attendance. Sharing our grief and finding consolation with a hug was forbidden. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUKWZCY1GhBeAlT6-QfcpvLvoFr5GdgiFXOkT-lOkOQAy_OF6GBO66Xz9F1eL5YDi4lnc41gaYED1z16QHW1RcaXoP-NQtdJ6Tj9Vh_GrLtPaU2jKIjJsV39z0276_yvAmvFbdZgKEHw/s1066/Clair+bride+newspaper.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="679" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUKWZCY1GhBeAlT6-QfcpvLvoFr5GdgiFXOkT-lOkOQAy_OF6GBO66Xz9F1eL5YDi4lnc41gaYED1z16QHW1RcaXoP-NQtdJ6Tj9Vh_GrLtPaU2jKIjJsV39z0276_yvAmvFbdZgKEHw/s320/Clair+bride+newspaper.JPG" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Mom and Dad were high school sweethearts, and raised a family of five children. They were married for 63 years before my father passed away in 2016.</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPFK8JcOFAtHb2WRMAFk7pej1IqhPrSHnaj_b5GU_LfU4ogc1j3vG2y8OJ3rmp8RYKAcZNqVR3n3CQ8y62X8ihbt43PTixtx-53U40GfL2uv-pe-aNxi_uXqict5c-6SReXOcizEHVAc/s535/Joanne+Christening+%2528group%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPFK8JcOFAtHb2WRMAFk7pej1IqhPrSHnaj_b5GU_LfU4ogc1j3vG2y8OJ3rmp8RYKAcZNqVR3n3CQ8y62X8ihbt43PTixtx-53U40GfL2uv-pe-aNxi_uXqict5c-6SReXOcizEHVAc/s320/Joanne+Christening+%2528group%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I do find comfort in knowing that they are together again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvkiK4whqvjhJ8U4_ARa0gb3I6RshD6jdsYVr1pWox2_rg7BMKO_dfsUiALy6MkWJhXfFmkaJ0VDdJWw_ji3hAmT0z8uwSMpd-NjD0KpHL00PI2MxRt4h2cEAPmg9CHEl5cNYTsqICuQ/s548/50th+first+dance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvkiK4whqvjhJ8U4_ARa0gb3I6RshD6jdsYVr1pWox2_rg7BMKO_dfsUiALy6MkWJhXfFmkaJ0VDdJWw_ji3hAmT0z8uwSMpd-NjD0KpHL00PI2MxRt4h2cEAPmg9CHEl5cNYTsqICuQ/s320/50th+first+dance.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Miss you both.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-8372456067773922302020-11-12T17:01:00.001-05:002020-11-12T17:01:19.797-05:00Hearfelt thanks for our guild president<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBsgSeoWa8vhbXi4F9RWguGiC2yqkSDUYjRCDD1fkqJjroko5XHBcdEoc_6yXQUncZLT5lYWwCCsCSDgfKz3TmOddqu59-RQwimJ37ihC_hAf3B0lir9dYR-tDz6gm0ErfhvXPHG1O1M/s895/sample+six.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="895" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBsgSeoWa8vhbXi4F9RWguGiC2yqkSDUYjRCDD1fkqJjroko5XHBcdEoc_6yXQUncZLT5lYWwCCsCSDgfKz3TmOddqu59-RQwimJ37ihC_hAf3B0lir9dYR-tDz6gm0ErfhvXPHG1O1M/s320/sample+six.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>It's a tradition in our quilt guild that the outgoing president is gifted a quilt made by the members of the guild, when she finishes her 2 years of leadership. The quilt is presented at our June Banquet, the last meeting of our year.</div><div><br /></div><div>As vice president of the guild, it fell to me to coordinate the making of the quilt for Pat, our 2018/2020 president. I chose to make her a pattern of pieced hearts made from 1930's reproduction fabrics, a style of fabric I know she favors. Everything about the quilt is kept secret so we can surprise the recipient at the end of the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used some of my stash, as well as contributions from our members to come up with about 75 different fabrics:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZElFX1hkhHOIQR_YtyYl2qY1TvWtEE8Px9cILp7kFNqeowdoZ7o6bfAlHztECSV346DvA-bdXt45kC6NWmCf0vpaZq5mL5syn-Wm8lChc32oAP3XFCcfIiS1RmNh41WNx6N9eP7ru5dU/s1280/fabrics+cut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZElFX1hkhHOIQR_YtyYl2qY1TvWtEE8Px9cILp7kFNqeowdoZ7o6bfAlHztECSV346DvA-bdXt45kC6NWmCf0vpaZq5mL5syn-Wm8lChc32oAP3XFCcfIiS1RmNh41WNx6N9eP7ru5dU/s320/fabrics+cut.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>From these, I made up kits that included a square of the 30's fabric, a coordinating white background fabric, and the directions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5myT75DQ9MZFPZJALH9oOFEwgJkFaB0revr1W_yhIwF8YRVJorJSOgEGaORTlf1ugXsyk9sLyKMJ7Re4X_nWkVSJQgkxj1wbf03aiWkpfSeY6NSB1OcmsqRM4fWz-RdsXhSxYJKIaJU/s1280/block+kits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5myT75DQ9MZFPZJALH9oOFEwgJkFaB0revr1W_yhIwF8YRVJorJSOgEGaORTlf1ugXsyk9sLyKMJ7Re4X_nWkVSJQgkxj1wbf03aiWkpfSeY6NSB1OcmsqRM4fWz-RdsXhSxYJKIaJU/w480-h361/block+kits.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Over the course of the last few meetings of 2019, I handed out kits and took names of anyone who wanted to contribute a block. By February of this year, I had 60 blocks returned to me, each one signed by the maker, and many with lovely words of thanks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchsbguOeeoKO0bWtHoQW79P1HFsTL_Lnh-6vaWEhtw_uKkxaKk6CsQqLImW6H41tLsgAQ_29A8sQj_ROQUE5-YN-wMpHpY8QxOxR5ia9ZO8d1SlmVVSnOA-803ha53YPLHLPFJLRLVUE/s948/finished+blocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="948" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchsbguOeeoKO0bWtHoQW79P1HFsTL_Lnh-6vaWEhtw_uKkxaKk6CsQqLImW6H41tLsgAQ_29A8sQj_ROQUE5-YN-wMpHpY8QxOxR5ia9ZO8d1SlmVVSnOA-803ha53YPLHLPFJLRLVUE/w394-h321/finished+blocks.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div>I only had to make 3 extras to get a nice layout of 9 X 7 blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSQOApQ3AmjeXP3C-UMl0VzOqudOwFd4KRT73dJnZfEdLdtEJVVZ1aqjAoDyU-IIkCXmMDJpMsHXPM9KT1TGBa3KPRH3gyHHYdwlz_2DtMHBCVgKc1QCtMegxANRVrBMaGRuwFEREqRY/s960/blocks+laid+out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSQOApQ3AmjeXP3C-UMl0VzOqudOwFd4KRT73dJnZfEdLdtEJVVZ1aqjAoDyU-IIkCXmMDJpMsHXPM9KT1TGBa3KPRH3gyHHYdwlz_2DtMHBCVgKc1QCtMegxANRVrBMaGRuwFEREqRY/s320/blocks+laid+out.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I chose an offset setting and white sashing and managed to get the top all sewn together by our March meeting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MgGqKytXQoaAuMvKI1moAc5ArUHm4CYExOPS6bgJLF9mzn5mcuGRnaYsuRt9M2c9ufpy4Zx67j1PtAr0e4cmEV9SVXVPkYaqcojzi_vtbTdIr_bE3N6BXBEclh-4qe4HbmpYIHWNrFo/s504/blocks+with+sashing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="504" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MgGqKytXQoaAuMvKI1moAc5ArUHm4CYExOPS6bgJLF9mzn5mcuGRnaYsuRt9M2c9ufpy4Zx67j1PtAr0e4cmEV9SVXVPkYaqcojzi_vtbTdIr_bE3N6BXBEclh-4qe4HbmpYIHWNrFo/w519-h394/blocks+with+sashing.jpg" width="519" /></a></div><br /><div>At that meeting, I handed off the quilt top to one of our members who had volunteered to do the longarm quilting. Thank goodness I had the quilt top finished by then, because the March meeting turned out to be the last one we had for the year. The very next day everything closed down due to Covid. (We've converted to having meetings via ZOOM starting this September.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Karen contacted me when she had the top quilted, and volunteered to add the binding. She sent me this photo of the finished quilt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiHR6Pcb-RyQPNkUBjdpWAOoMHEC5OMRaK8jqDSJVKSSZPNyuMNRxvywm5yAyYBIjDQ2pswHlckClQY7P_dl_5cWqm2m50gj9Lal6GZHjxOpLJjWQmi47_wDAuNHgAbz1xqhGfu2J-d0/s2048/finished+with+binding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiHR6Pcb-RyQPNkUBjdpWAOoMHEC5OMRaK8jqDSJVKSSZPNyuMNRxvywm5yAyYBIjDQ2pswHlckClQY7P_dl_5cWqm2m50gj9Lal6GZHjxOpLJjWQmi47_wDAuNHgAbz1xqhGfu2J-d0/w544-h544/finished+with+binding.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div>Karen delivered the quilt to Pat with instructions not to open it until the next ZOOM meeting of our guild. We finally got to see her open it during our October meeting, and it was fun to watch, even though it would have been so much more fun to be able to give it to her in person.</div><div><br /></div><div>You do what you have to do to keep everybody safe, of course. Like everybody else, I can't wait to get to the other side of this pandemic. </div><div><br /></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-43564059810676474962020-10-17T12:07:00.005-04:002020-10-17T12:09:33.778-04:00Making do with what you have on handAs much as I love the Civil War reproduction fabrics, I really wanted to shift gears and work with some brighter, cheerful colors. I remembered I had bought some fabric samples at my local quilt shop's SuperBowl Sunday sale:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnV3anTbIetiCs992HypXKOb38rrNy7QxITsIlj4PTcpIfLHOK3g96TCccoCrLN3MySe05cgFNS-rllMG9X6OQIdfdrhcEyp-0vw73IqBZp3yx3GU3-AO0dK2HlrslZ_3Y1XloPUnECs/s648/3+samples.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="648" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnV3anTbIetiCs992HypXKOb38rrNy7QxITsIlj4PTcpIfLHOK3g96TCccoCrLN3MySe05cgFNS-rllMG9X6OQIdfdrhcEyp-0vw73IqBZp3yx3GU3-AO0dK2HlrslZ_3Y1XloPUnECs/w669-h262/3+samples.jpg" width="669" /></a></div><br /><div>These 3 sample cards were all from the same fabric line, and so they worked well together. The cards measure about 12 X 15", so there was actually a lot of fabric on them. Taking the one on the far right and spreading it out, there was all this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23wGFpii9fP69eSTu9yrhTSyHR1rxfft6SFJbssu85m9gk8Vm-BxSXeMyfJoruS9S2n50aE9hR2Hb2kR5ZMV9Y6ku2c96LtVXf3ZEYDP_bdacnQ8F2Wars2ieOmexuQvk9CXu22mFw-0/s576/sample+1+spread.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="576" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23wGFpii9fP69eSTu9yrhTSyHR1rxfft6SFJbssu85m9gk8Vm-BxSXeMyfJoruS9S2n50aE9hR2Hb2kR5ZMV9Y6ku2c96LtVXf3ZEYDP_bdacnQ8F2Wars2ieOmexuQvk9CXu22mFw-0/w544-h325/sample+1+spread.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div>Although not juvenile prints, I thought they would make a nice donation quilt for Quilts for Kids. So, I played around with EQ software, and came up with this pattern for a quilt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDsWb3m3CmYKG-nl6ZIJi0QoKp6dC2xutpi0r-SQlz9gwSBjH67Hwa9R3lXhzASes3rkgjl63BI5hMqYqIvpAlwvOJvqwPnKgHAsW3U_AoLlQFhSwIJuoIju_CZJ02264i8DGSLhOHNo/s288/EQ+layout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="288" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDsWb3m3CmYKG-nl6ZIJi0QoKp6dC2xutpi0r-SQlz9gwSBjH67Hwa9R3lXhzASes3rkgjl63BI5hMqYqIvpAlwvOJvqwPnKgHAsW3U_AoLlQFhSwIJuoIju_CZJ02264i8DGSLhOHNo/w369-h369/EQ+layout.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><div>I needed to add just a few fabrics from my stash to have enough for a quilt top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbet0u68aaeADJrWFzmf5B1_8X358Hm7rmzdo4n-UarczlRmHjkK7X5sKFbtXpr5MQ-brLmDcnPLIaTZzg54Z4xu_QV_j_8St0aQfBaD6aRRxq7wtqouH7WIihG2wZ-B6Qw9FSsRjKXKM/s355/stash+additions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbet0u68aaeADJrWFzmf5B1_8X358Hm7rmzdo4n-UarczlRmHjkK7X5sKFbtXpr5MQ-brLmDcnPLIaTZzg54Z4xu_QV_j_8St0aQfBaD6aRRxq7wtqouH7WIihG2wZ-B6Qw9FSsRjKXKM/s320/stash+additions.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The basic block is just one long rectangle and 2 squares, separated by white sashing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-5PESJdLpQaXOEzOOhQPkoYpy-_vcpMQcgcE2xvXqZXjHUQeZPDnRnTZdGQj1hPQ8ZN5miTbzLNEHBCpbZYuC44QTMtRFLs66YUEuOGlu02WLL7kX4igtBqSwQzIFlq3FlqIvebljok/s462/Block+unit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-5PESJdLpQaXOEzOOhQPkoYpy-_vcpMQcgcE2xvXqZXjHUQeZPDnRnTZdGQj1hPQ8ZN5miTbzLNEHBCpbZYuC44QTMtRFLs66YUEuOGlu02WLL7kX4igtBqSwQzIFlq3FlqIvebljok/s320/Block+unit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The best part was playing with putting the fabrics up on the design board:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCUZ__mnS5BIzf5kwGKq0I2aLSgV9e0G3j6rBVVvZZZ8_RlP0BNxqwlpkkoaz3_IhqlxycBHShU4Bg4jtfHfFRGjk4TvYq0yBE_lBCzfJwu1jK2jgcqlBVzl-wBbZOHP09hpznXnrBhI/s610/fabric+layout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="576" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCUZ__mnS5BIzf5kwGKq0I2aLSgV9e0G3j6rBVVvZZZ8_RlP0BNxqwlpkkoaz3_IhqlxycBHShU4Bg4jtfHfFRGjk4TvYq0yBE_lBCzfJwu1jK2jgcqlBVzl-wBbZOHP09hpznXnrBhI/w434-h460/fabric+layout.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><div>It looked a little chaotic at first glance, but when I added in the white sashing, it all worked out nicely. Here is the completed top:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4H9lc0m2k6jcZpEQfwc7XztP1O3dVQP2h4iVT2sCGUD2QIaJCRucYTmBQaUZpKRH0FndtfdhY6wV8x3n97oFcArSdCm5TqTofmIwT-gS81Fo5-_lk3Kvf3vkosApbu0IYr5ftQOvm_w/s596/quilt+top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="576" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4H9lc0m2k6jcZpEQfwc7XztP1O3dVQP2h4iVT2sCGUD2QIaJCRucYTmBQaUZpKRH0FndtfdhY6wV8x3n97oFcArSdCm5TqTofmIwT-gS81Fo5-_lk3Kvf3vkosApbu0IYr5ftQOvm_w/w530-h549/quilt+top.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div>I might add an outer border, but it will have to wait until I can shop again at the fabric store, whenever that might be possible.</div><div><div><br /></div></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377988951040901267.post-28139888274653385272020-10-01T10:44:00.003-04:002020-10-03T10:29:22.726-04:00Hexies with yellow centers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xlLTUbhHGUj9xtjKo4XE3hAgykXf7-cPhJKVw9SpgoWjTBWaGUzEQJA20eOFujz3doebOLGEF3Wab91Ig6TEPL_a1tVRFeSYgAPazl6Pzqw4Jo5cMf3CIvOzxmQtqBBD4pOuBbn566U/s1280/finished+top+detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xlLTUbhHGUj9xtjKo4XE3hAgykXf7-cPhJKVw9SpgoWjTBWaGUzEQJA20eOFujz3doebOLGEF3Wab91Ig6TEPL_a1tVRFeSYgAPazl6Pzqw4Jo5cMf3CIvOzxmQtqBBD4pOuBbn566U/s320/finished+top+detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>In addition to the pieced blocks that I made each month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I made appliqued hexagon blocks. </div><div><br /></div><div>Prior to the challenge, I had a stack of English Paper Pieced hexies in a rainbow of hues:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwfaX3QvI0xGw8zcR3gZdKDHO6uLTfgv69nxEC0cGzOdxIVuWFEjmVB_bf4fSroczuDjaF1HfD7SyHIVSeZfwcfGvSKwoLOiV6PAkmdig57kc99lRMmK5Dd_QJc_QjqPz9uYiWIeXRkw/s347/Hexagon+stack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwfaX3QvI0xGw8zcR3gZdKDHO6uLTfgv69nxEC0cGzOdxIVuWFEjmVB_bf4fSroczuDjaF1HfD7SyHIVSeZfwcfGvSKwoLOiV6PAkmdig57kc99lRMmK5Dd_QJc_QjqPz9uYiWIeXRkw/s320/Hexagon+stack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I sorted them out by color and picked a batch each month to applique to a white background:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks6tS5RGHTm1W7cmiQp6LZrlyfHQhCR1EB3gkJDlxaE1V10p1t_LwIOQFTKi-5YY0lQsQcZhSHtnGdRH6PcmQCsirUJwwVUWe_QsHDpGOEt5pMzMeOrX4RkTNuWMm10u2kaBtnuHu_p8/s1090/rainbow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1090" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks6tS5RGHTm1W7cmiQp6LZrlyfHQhCR1EB3gkJDlxaE1V10p1t_LwIOQFTKi-5YY0lQsQcZhSHtnGdRH6PcmQCsirUJwwVUWe_QsHDpGOEt5pMzMeOrX4RkTNuWMm10u2kaBtnuHu_p8/w373-h272/rainbow.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><div>By the end of the challenge year, I had them all appliqued:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFr-AfNlgvVHFAxApm6CoLoGgYb8CHswGrKBSeByMJ3n_KfcprdQqVm3AfJAqkPuv03NHVi0c2Jk0rlUOwMYxkLO-YVuP2LFMmR6lGae2GM1QqAbphyyUzpCQC7_BM7IqCdcVYB_fq494/s576/RSC+first+arrangement.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="418" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFr-AfNlgvVHFAxApm6CoLoGgYb8CHswGrKBSeByMJ3n_KfcprdQqVm3AfJAqkPuv03NHVi0c2Jk0rlUOwMYxkLO-YVuP2LFMmR6lGae2GM1QqAbphyyUzpCQC7_BM7IqCdcVYB_fq494/w341-h470/RSC+first+arrangement.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><br /><div>I had purposely appliqued them to an oversized white background square so that I could trim them up evenly when I was ready to sew them together. Once again, I turned to my trusty Tucker Trimmer ruler to get them perfectly sized. By positioning the center point of the ruler over the center of the middle hexagon, I was able to size them all to a uniform 4 inch size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjA7Fj2ygkfISthL1o53vE0FWLrL1SygwhCh_U6z3a5BHc_BTi6eSGugJJOvUInz596-6Tqf16CDcvEOseB0XI_XljMJJnR1NHRZ91aK2Twx38IoAj45SNJHnha349R4toeD1QXaC1PY/s826/trimming.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjA7Fj2ygkfISthL1o53vE0FWLrL1SygwhCh_U6z3a5BHc_BTi6eSGugJJOvUInz596-6Tqf16CDcvEOseB0XI_XljMJJnR1NHRZ91aK2Twx38IoAj45SNJHnha349R4toeD1QXaC1PY/s320/trimming.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Now they had a more cozy setting:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVvcwHy6b5BkBlA8IEvAdnY42pndFtXg9aOEh7u8Mgk6eFTpS6ysLPM5z52p2UASBTIruy3wg7jKQH-thyphenhyphen10BU_PUG82eVzbIvp1Tddm-d2ekEy5M1KN6uX3X6w47MlXX_swSRKjO2VE/s354/RSD+trimmed+no+sashing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="260" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVvcwHy6b5BkBlA8IEvAdnY42pndFtXg9aOEh7u8Mgk6eFTpS6ysLPM5z52p2UASBTIruy3wg7jKQH-thyphenhyphen10BU_PUG82eVzbIvp1Tddm-d2ekEy5M1KN6uX3X6w47MlXX_swSRKjO2VE/w350-h477/RSD+trimmed+no+sashing.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br /><div>I chose to border them with a narrow yellow inner border, and a red outer border with yellow cornerstones. I plan on using a solid red binding to corral those yellow cornerstones in with the rest of the gang.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJH5umvMYuFzu9GNgfelx6E0nIUm40SJV3ktekgs6yYPSJQ6gBcwM0xRZofb90Y0VfTu-NzgRD59o-JLdWNT8vAC122HEOzV-l43IuboY__49qE5nAjZqkVAU1jIjwV8vEAW-FV2QnCyE/s998/Finished+top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="759" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJH5umvMYuFzu9GNgfelx6E0nIUm40SJV3ktekgs6yYPSJQ6gBcwM0xRZofb90Y0VfTu-NzgRD59o-JLdWNT8vAC122HEOzV-l43IuboY__49qE5nAjZqkVAU1jIjwV8vEAW-FV2QnCyE/w435-h572/Finished+top.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm going to be make this into a Spring table topper for my kitchen. Those bright "depression era" fabrics are anything but depressing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another finish that would probably still be in a drawer if it hadn't been for the motivation of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. You can see what this year's Rainbow Scrappers are creating <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>Auntie Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842066298771324417noreply@blogger.com9