tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41352777437895325892024-02-24T13:46:16.825-07:00timeless reflectionsKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comBlogger1013125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-32794645855082395742023-05-03T12:00:00.001-06:002023-05-03T12:00:00.211-06:00The Time is Right to End a Chapter<p style="text-align: center;"> <span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">“There is a time for everything, / and a season for every activity under the heavens.”</span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was August 18, 2009</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">when I published my first blog post. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was the right time to try something new.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk7l4JDUvBmAobvXuPuh8GJmkhxm_ooic7QhTPnD8vRi42BqxDEy_Ao6WsrqclqgpN9E0GHO23fh4IIM8OrGn9A3nh85K_z0YF-r2PaiSg0fmdQWAspOCmzpoDfZ9rxVW4_-46cMeqkhVlEOl-RRel_yHH3i5g2Mw9pv1sG1abEqmb1120aOASPUq/s873/KR%20photo2020-08-31%20(1)%200069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="873" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk7l4JDUvBmAobvXuPuh8GJmkhxm_ooic7QhTPnD8vRi42BqxDEy_Ao6WsrqclqgpN9E0GHO23fh4IIM8OrGn9A3nh85K_z0YF-r2PaiSg0fmdQWAspOCmzpoDfZ9rxVW4_-46cMeqkhVlEOl-RRel_yHH3i5g2Mw9pv1sG1abEqmb1120aOASPUq/w640-h556/KR%20photo2020-08-31%20(1)%200069.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today is May 3, 2023</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and I have posted over a 1000 stories.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Making a decision to let go of</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">something that I've done for almost 14 years</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">has not been an easy one,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">but the time is right once again.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The reason for a blog was not</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> about seeing large numbers of followers, or</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">becoming an influencer,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">but about recording my journey</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and sharing my passion for quilt making and </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b>stitching</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> with other passionate quiltmakers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It has been a delight to get to know other</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">quilters from around the world. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Although I have met very few of you in person, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><b><u>YOU</u> have </b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; text-align: left;"><b>influenced</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><b> me in many ways</b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">You have </b><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b>challenged</b></span><b style="color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;"> me </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;"><b>to think beyond my own comfort zone and</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;"><b>I am grateful.</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;"><b>I appreciate those of you who have </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;"><b>followed me over time and </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;"><b>of course, anyone who took the time to </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;"><b>leave a comment or two;</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">your words were always an encouragement. </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">My quilting journey, of course, will continue.</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">There is still a lot of sewing and stitching to be done.</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">I just feel it is time to make a change.</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b>Occasionally</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">, I post on </b></span></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b>Instagram,</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b>(kyleredente)</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> come by if you can</b></div></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">and say Hello. </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt9n-KRqM16julWPguu30WSm1MnK-_YJo8Yo7pfVldVClYqolRy8BViNTxQ9eMABhkAPm4AIcENtGbUZsxKW4--nktRST9WNueBMJEryoYCVUeKwkOBHWhnfp7qQZnSKHazizgTxpLkiIYj_QYSzwOq5UVTnAv8IB_S88j9_EMD8B9lD43jFoBwSc/s4608/126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt9n-KRqM16julWPguu30WSm1MnK-_YJo8Yo7pfVldVClYqolRy8BViNTxQ9eMABhkAPm4AIcENtGbUZsxKW4--nktRST9WNueBMJEryoYCVUeKwkOBHWhnfp7qQZnSKHazizgTxpLkiIYj_QYSzwOq5UVTnAv8IB_S88j9_EMD8B9lD43jFoBwSc/w640-h426/126.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Running Man and Me<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Take Care and</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Happy Stitching</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Kyle</span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #5f6368;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-31499412231313348152023-04-10T06:00:00.001-06:002023-04-10T06:00:00.195-06:00Off to Santa Fe<div style="text-align: center;">It was time to take my two recent finishes</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the road for a photo shoot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Zx0D1PeradL9bgH6DiuEciQBwyRGLk1ySHaKDx38T1_xiqVo1-OuYObDlHJD4Rb5xUYxxgCB_7p6uGDXRKQ2Bl9eNNTAh50zDP1Shh9ixWfu9QS08uftZJwtNftSwRPTOrfBi0Gt1VN0KZX1WURn_BLdPRcf6hnNXTmHYq8v0aneErjpP-vU7lft/s6043/20230401_102522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6043" data-original-width="5920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Zx0D1PeradL9bgH6DiuEciQBwyRGLk1ySHaKDx38T1_xiqVo1-OuYObDlHJD4Rb5xUYxxgCB_7p6uGDXRKQ2Bl9eNNTAh50zDP1Shh9ixWfu9QS08uftZJwtNftSwRPTOrfBi0Gt1VN0KZX1WURn_BLdPRcf6hnNXTmHYq8v0aneErjpP-vU7lft/w626-h640/20230401_102522.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Santa Fe, New Mexico </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_3TzEVcGB634B-TETcoUyqoXmHlhk3G1sXjgi00TqG0XnyAiw5IBFNmR8NvXUJ8Y2tNchFkAbtMF8gOPnnqs1xSp4q7Q8ApRrTXGDVzzTKCLhbRJa2gkSkaxCMdojdCJYXUwpqm0fC2tM-8vD7PV3a8_b8GApc9u0i_YuXY17LUQIT5zNO652Tvk/s6400/santa%20fe5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_3TzEVcGB634B-TETcoUyqoXmHlhk3G1sXjgi00TqG0XnyAiw5IBFNmR8NvXUJ8Y2tNchFkAbtMF8gOPnnqs1xSp4q7Q8ApRrTXGDVzzTKCLhbRJa2gkSkaxCMdojdCJYXUwpqm0fC2tM-8vD7PV3a8_b8GApc9u0i_YuXY17LUQIT5zNO652Tvk/w640-h480/santa%20fe5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I Believe in Angels</div><div style="text-align: center;">63"x 75"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4amlgnlozEIFS0o0BMWGOOx7mUcfQONwjwkWfONpuNSzZrqQlYXiD06RExWXv0GJmtobCfW191zeU70XBssV5-g6-iT0s6k60nBxTmsvSiP3tC7JTucmnpu5g0AeZOP3Bf0aon5f3oVO4LQo5upkVKWjhWPgpiB5V6-j4BEbvQbKaka2_W5_FSeQ/s6382/20230408_092549%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6382" data-original-width="4808" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4amlgnlozEIFS0o0BMWGOOx7mUcfQONwjwkWfONpuNSzZrqQlYXiD06RExWXv0GJmtobCfW191zeU70XBssV5-g6-iT0s6k60nBxTmsvSiP3tC7JTucmnpu5g0AeZOP3Bf0aon5f3oVO4LQo5upkVKWjhWPgpiB5V6-j4BEbvQbKaka2_W5_FSeQ/w482-h640/20230408_092549%20(2).jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKkV1mZOjTiM2yG_tdJhzHUdrLejiUDAP1a98gHpQKd1WPWJ1Py9VcUQ6g2w2u4X7wJTtcByXPJpvDnl96n_A8R3A_d0iX57sWcJNTn4nTCs--GQ-QNdqrapNpD-zCbXeuDNioEuJ_rysWG3JHrVNjSFQwhZUTh3xsEyD8ESqvQo47wYjiHjVfLE9/s8160/20230408_091803%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKkV1mZOjTiM2yG_tdJhzHUdrLejiUDAP1a98gHpQKd1WPWJ1Py9VcUQ6g2w2u4X7wJTtcByXPJpvDnl96n_A8R3A_d0iX57sWcJNTn4nTCs--GQ-QNdqrapNpD-zCbXeuDNioEuJ_rysWG3JHrVNjSFQwhZUTh3xsEyD8ESqvQo47wYjiHjVfLE9/w480-h640/20230408_091803%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You can read more about it <a href="https://kyleredente.blogspot.com/2022/12/one-last-quilt-before-new-year.html">Here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMLRTENifIxBxKMvkr4i7Bxmzm0yc3Zc71C_EfNWZUxbH35kGD9StZCR24JSUH3TqyAyZrIBJLlQ0-e7amHsi7oXjyM7LcmlYDC0U7XMo7XQ7aHQWrUKrtTHQ9JeaYISetJ35NjPoy-e0UBC-hTRFGqdSWXKQrELP4uSfH3DnVnjhdmvC746WFs8J/s6400/santa%20fe2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMLRTENifIxBxKMvkr4i7Bxmzm0yc3Zc71C_EfNWZUxbH35kGD9StZCR24JSUH3TqyAyZrIBJLlQ0-e7amHsi7oXjyM7LcmlYDC0U7XMo7XQ7aHQWrUKrtTHQ9JeaYISetJ35NjPoy-e0UBC-hTRFGqdSWXKQrELP4uSfH3DnVnjhdmvC746WFs8J/w640-h480/santa%20fe2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easy Breezy</div><div style="text-align: center;">37" x 45"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A collection of scraps.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In fact, I made two.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw3MSpuuPy73g_K7gnMtUWEJmUtov5jqPXy1lBOHaSBQnwoLJKVZb-966m2y0W6INOUJG6-m86SveWU5CJk6mrNb3Rxdz8II6s4vc9hB3-rLhOCctVfw3hD7-92hCT04gnQx7m_BDipTwdnOwvN0okhpe8dfzHyQxUbqCHMXlDVwu2LwIj0QPJhgc/s7914/20230408_113551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5089" data-original-width="7914" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw3MSpuuPy73g_K7gnMtUWEJmUtov5jqPXy1lBOHaSBQnwoLJKVZb-966m2y0W6INOUJG6-m86SveWU5CJk6mrNb3Rxdz8II6s4vc9hB3-rLhOCctVfw3hD7-92hCT04gnQx7m_BDipTwdnOwvN0okhpe8dfzHyQxUbqCHMXlDVwu2LwIj0QPJhgc/w640-h412/20230408_113551.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are ever in Santa Fe, be sure and visit the </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.moifa.org/">International Folk Art Museum.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Mexican Art of Paper and Paste</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCHdDrecRelOmP5FXDET71Xcc3eHOJnRpSDJhga5-4DY24V-HzhLANcwW1dCG7m9bHFf-VTrzvjUwxIC-w6oagzgCJ_udlVjia2_Wqn4gIfolW_ivEULpczkvZ6g9OmbFm6Ej2gSWEUKJv2rzBFpmPJOCwR7fN_cum0sfu6A61hNZ7WfdOBuI8tmC/s6400/Kate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4554" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCHdDrecRelOmP5FXDET71Xcc3eHOJnRpSDJhga5-4DY24V-HzhLANcwW1dCG7m9bHFf-VTrzvjUwxIC-w6oagzgCJ_udlVjia2_Wqn4gIfolW_ivEULpczkvZ6g9OmbFm6Ej2gSWEUKJv2rzBFpmPJOCwR7fN_cum0sfu6A61hNZ7WfdOBuI8tmC/w456-h640/Kate.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our daughter, Kate, is currently</div><div style="text-align: center;">the acting director.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Paper, paste, paint, glass, plastic </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guanajuato, México</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flavors of Santa Fe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">La Chuza Restaurant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chili Rellenos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbg13VueR2pSg2iZOtSpy-ngXi87b_4B-7Nh5YWOTKbjTy13OJ-Y5ZeIsTM_oLO5mDXrEWvbLAgc6nBONEgFpgS_VCkzjcew_5wsSIUDRVyDaG0Bu5CA0fStiL6MC86UlUk2Q4etqagydOfPenctxcNBbvjaDOeDD4RzCgItVQcduudbfvB5L_JuD/s8160/20230331_172306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbg13VueR2pSg2iZOtSpy-ngXi87b_4B-7Nh5YWOTKbjTy13OJ-Y5ZeIsTM_oLO5mDXrEWvbLAgc6nBONEgFpgS_VCkzjcew_5wsSIUDRVyDaG0Bu5CA0fStiL6MC86UlUk2Q4etqagydOfPenctxcNBbvjaDOeDD4RzCgItVQcduudbfvB5L_JuD/w640-h480/20230331_172306.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red, green or Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's how you order your chili.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlzxbv_Y63yXuFgBExJ0ScBwLYVVVHUXP7I33oJF4gl7-RgSUgC_-2S53i5lpZT_krTcO7p73vx89ALaU4cMIJoSPs8kzRidWpYZu2N_98rpzuTgyVJxuc855fjIBJrPkWhrcDVB8pYKqq6DsIR74Z_JdpQMnT4Rt5Cru7dk01hjuTvagzfcTzT3x/s8160/20230402_080252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlzxbv_Y63yXuFgBExJ0ScBwLYVVVHUXP7I33oJF4gl7-RgSUgC_-2S53i5lpZT_krTcO7p73vx89ALaU4cMIJoSPs8kzRidWpYZu2N_98rpzuTgyVJxuc855fjIBJrPkWhrcDVB8pYKqq6DsIR74Z_JdpQMnT4Rt5Cru7dk01hjuTvagzfcTzT3x/w300-h400/20230402_080252.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Native American Artisans program</div><div style="text-align: center;">offers buyers the chance to purchase beautiful handcrafted items.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You've reach the end of the trail</div><div style="text-align: center;">here in the plaza.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheluypVxW0khQnpafQG3WunS3MTyttpLbe3UocRTHyzEoORK0fSTpvui7s3SBiNWoFo6fBYniIcDrKYzn-28YVmmat3mBlhiNUUNX_LKMN1an1tkpte27srPq4hj2XuM70gPG3z9mBGnfX0IvXZFO8sgLdQA2t0aPH4EyxAl0kJqueHqvQx9VRWf9d/s4000/20230402_084926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheluypVxW0khQnpafQG3WunS3MTyttpLbe3UocRTHyzEoORK0fSTpvui7s3SBiNWoFo6fBYniIcDrKYzn-28YVmmat3mBlhiNUUNX_LKMN1an1tkpte27srPq4hj2XuM70gPG3z9mBGnfX0IvXZFO8sgLdQA2t0aPH4EyxAl0kJqueHqvQx9VRWf9d/w480-h640/20230402_084926.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It would have been nice to</div><div style="text-align: center;">have been able to check into the the La Fonda hotel,</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1a9tgLR8yEOllSYGQ1bIQcC7ct70VgUkqkU9EpNZC0NEilJbZLskd3EBCJs3V3953_GsbsArms3NhQN4wmplV7g_XV_ha4w8kTYj5i3U2DIZBd6yWyaywv6Le7SuVJ72K8qmSh54R0-RuK4fW3PMP_abSE721o27xu35jTxijbt0tpaOuh90g5hp/s8160/20230401_094802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1a9tgLR8yEOllSYGQ1bIQcC7ct70VgUkqkU9EpNZC0NEilJbZLskd3EBCJs3V3953_GsbsArms3NhQN4wmplV7g_XV_ha4w8kTYj5i3U2DIZBd6yWyaywv6Le7SuVJ72K8qmSh54R0-RuK4fW3PMP_abSE721o27xu35jTxijbt0tpaOuh90g5hp/w480-h640/20230401_094802.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</p><p style="text-align: left;">Kyle</p>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-78424208401882277272023-03-13T06:00:00.004-06:002023-03-13T06:12:18.460-06:00Pieces Connecting the Past<div style="text-align: center;">At least once a year </div><div style="text-align: center;">I try to dig into my collection </div><div style="text-align: center;">of Dutch Heritage fabrics designed by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Petra Prins of the Netherlands.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the colors and the traditional floral designs </div><div style="text-align: center;">inspired by antique Dutch prints.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu-ac4dm6SNyz-qg9oDGX5NqzeWKeKPdrOJyVAHO6wOVYzhGCB1WLKADN_J6FtIK8juEO860J0tyNwX89rc6S2CaOe4rKCW7HKzuhoIHVIehPEQ4OTLNegr7YcrN9No-6La8KtFyyimZS_nclzLtFS8foYR98efrLvwJBGLWKRdcyTrjeZC0jKDit/s5922/20230311_125102%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5922" data-original-width="5870" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu-ac4dm6SNyz-qg9oDGX5NqzeWKeKPdrOJyVAHO6wOVYzhGCB1WLKADN_J6FtIK8juEO860J0tyNwX89rc6S2CaOe4rKCW7HKzuhoIHVIehPEQ4OTLNegr7YcrN9No-6La8KtFyyimZS_nclzLtFS8foYR98efrLvwJBGLWKRdcyTrjeZC0jKDit/w634-h640/20230311_125102%20(2).jpg" width="634" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anneke Van Leuvan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1747 -1785</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My 5th Great Grandmother</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quilt really began with the center background fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was gifted a fat quarter of this historical 18th century reproduction,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trails and Leaves,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the fabric collection at Colonial Williamsburg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was just calling to be used for as a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">background for some applique</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBmxsg9IgkorBv2VW9WsMr5ASJeJfnjVwuIvYmQ7iFt4vj6Yplw8hWlGFl2U4SWQu0ULDJ_nrtIDuuOKM3dcSAomdogvZLb3dIkLF8xOd5ao1n4CfMYhS5yNpnrZtgtq2oCimQgv0eUT17AuRkt7R2k1YeUAW9nLXqKN_9eg-Xq9pAY8awsDhKDjg/s7947/20230311_125119%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7947" data-original-width="5961" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBmxsg9IgkorBv2VW9WsMr5ASJeJfnjVwuIvYmQ7iFt4vj6Yplw8hWlGFl2U4SWQu0ULDJ_nrtIDuuOKM3dcSAomdogvZLb3dIkLF8xOd5ao1n4CfMYhS5yNpnrZtgtq2oCimQgv0eUT17AuRkt7R2k1YeUAW9nLXqKN_9eg-Xq9pAY8awsDhKDjg/w480-h640/20230311_125119%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found the perfect design in the book,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Quilts from the Colonies,</u> </div><div style="text-align: center;">by Australian Quilt designer, <a href="https://www.quiltstation.com.au/">Margaret Mew</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From there it was pure fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Using my Dutch fabrics and some other</div><div style="text-align: center;">fabrics that wanted to play along,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made lots of hst's and appliqued</div><div style="text-align: center;">melon shaped leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm7Nm4QF31j2Z3pVySgmBME-jRufiT3KuAsa_ZEqTRFRlBRotrJ5nHmCiyAnRYDoaLB5Um4qBavXgnDbCqAFPCCG9-bK9H1q2WEwzlNW-obHz9Eb_ZA8AItg7nbsgLfgepPNzkrIv2feAnXktqQN1nNoXoOe7bRjVqhorgKiVGKFVqf8_jIv-gJOv/s8160/20230311_125143%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm7Nm4QF31j2Z3pVySgmBME-jRufiT3KuAsa_ZEqTRFRlBRotrJ5nHmCiyAnRYDoaLB5Um4qBavXgnDbCqAFPCCG9-bK9H1q2WEwzlNW-obHz9Eb_ZA8AItg7nbsgLfgepPNzkrIv2feAnXktqQN1nNoXoOe7bRjVqhorgKiVGKFVqf8_jIv-gJOv/w480-h640/20230311_125143%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The machine quilting was kept simple</div><div style="text-align: center;">as to not distract from the fabric's patterns.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I even had a large piece that I could use for the backing.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When it came time for the binding,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it took a bit of hunting to find the right piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaqRUIBoHevH0miuadRvNepIkmmK7zpSMSqi4GgWkpdbEYmzp6pxeWSt0-tavYRkdm3aPbTQ4HiyIIDHuyQ-y6Ag5pQ2_flQVOJnJB6aqiuQd9E5AqXMQBgcMlFMSGS8nhNCoEIIKJ5dfpefDc4wGNYTHbZL-ncSLJxslgELezaIGJrYDg4zJTDSt/s8160/20230311_125331%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaqRUIBoHevH0miuadRvNepIkmmK7zpSMSqi4GgWkpdbEYmzp6pxeWSt0-tavYRkdm3aPbTQ4HiyIIDHuyQ-y6Ag5pQ2_flQVOJnJB6aqiuQd9E5AqXMQBgcMlFMSGS8nhNCoEIIKJ5dfpefDc4wGNYTHbZL-ncSLJxslgELezaIGJrYDg4zJTDSt/w480-h640/20230311_125331%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally chose one of my favorite fabrics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was part of a group of reproduction fabrics </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from Smithsonian's quilt collection printed in the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mid 1990's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLz9TBRU0wFzkGPhLKB2wGvUQttLqlwoQ8EUPYa1xA1LbTPZtdrwrtSEAV4ngFAOPU2A9kRAtekFuC7AsxBxcSBUu9vBQv0saThek9ClBZlgD8gMIe9KFcfjuuLRbP0U_qAGEHzFcZZd0tRuHGPao1tU6NFQ2RFzY_VuoU5rn_xH_c9Ab2zs-VF6uD/s8160/20230228_072957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLz9TBRU0wFzkGPhLKB2wGvUQttLqlwoQ8EUPYa1xA1LbTPZtdrwrtSEAV4ngFAOPU2A9kRAtekFuC7AsxBxcSBUu9vBQv0saThek9ClBZlgD8gMIe9KFcfjuuLRbP0U_qAGEHzFcZZd0tRuHGPao1tU6NFQ2RFzY_VuoU5rn_xH_c9Ab2zs-VF6uD/w400-h300/20230228_072957.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's almost gone. 😢</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Recently, I had been playing around on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ancestry and rediscovered a family </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">line that was located in Saugerties, New York</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> along the Hudson River, which was an area</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">colonized by the Dutch.</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/AVvXsEgBHVOoeaE0useAh-K4Io_MDP096uuMsGqZkzEFMe8TbVLO1rWnJ2uOKkVlykD4YHk2akNbKuLVCPJ4KII2QcC-Oq2QI1nSt0hLdy8Wq_teK_t5eYMYTxUXVqGT7Xkx7bLBcctKx8vUlYGnWRR-jQRmXfbwqwdb6_4EWDqjAqF5sTERTaXo6Mzw73FC/s8160/20230311_125302%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHVOoeaE0useAh-K4Io_MDP096uuMsGqZkzEFMe8TbVLO1rWnJ2uOKkVlykD4YHk2akNbKuLVCPJ4KII2QcC-Oq2QI1nSt0hLdy8Wq_teK_t5eYMYTxUXVqGT7Xkx7bLBcctKx8vUlYGnWRR-jQRmXfbwqwdb6_4EWDqjAqF5sTERTaXo6Mzw73FC/w480-h640/20230311_125302%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to honor my family</div><div style="text-align: center;">that originally found their way </div><div style="text-align: center;">from<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to the America's sometime between the 1630's and 1650's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A photo shoot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather was warm so</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I headed to the perennial gardens </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at Colorado State University.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most plants are still hibernating from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the winter weather,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the ornamental grasses add</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">texture to the dormant garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb810j6aU-356o5CXwrwtjEYQIEbSUZb7wN6eUUOIWcb3_gxGrltU7B9mBb8u1BAkisUjfQ2MS5zKz1lj9qpw_HWWjf8JY5ImOG8vzARO0Re2BemLC1DHv2193a_WmU1xJAn6ngw0sYefgL1aCJZqjgMRHUQX64TaS6R0hxdZ8YQAb_MHMffRQBMs/s6744/20230311_121323%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6744" data-original-width="5978" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb810j6aU-356o5CXwrwtjEYQIEbSUZb7wN6eUUOIWcb3_gxGrltU7B9mBb8u1BAkisUjfQ2MS5zKz1lj9qpw_HWWjf8JY5ImOG8vzARO0Re2BemLC1DHv2193a_WmU1xJAn6ngw0sYefgL1aCJZqjgMRHUQX64TaS6R0hxdZ8YQAb_MHMffRQBMs/w568-h640/20230311_121323%20(2).jpg" width="568" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My quilt added some color to these barren branches </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that will eventually change to green once spring arrives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS7WMQhXgwGzmqWYhO7TyWGfXkAWEQCXVEPEppl9LRabpTOGl8JP0Suivc4sEyBiKx7t5ClVjfncrd1kurtaijAbSjH0zouDli823uHFg97nmoXy4LRIVj0UQg3oKX18FeFNJC6qzTnG40XUsSYdU0wktIkW9oL1XfXBtvsNTze8g406QJTWvY3X0/s7137/20230311_121655%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7137" data-original-width="5430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS7WMQhXgwGzmqWYhO7TyWGfXkAWEQCXVEPEppl9LRabpTOGl8JP0Suivc4sEyBiKx7t5ClVjfncrd1kurtaijAbSjH0zouDli823uHFg97nmoXy4LRIVj0UQg3oKX18FeFNJC6qzTnG40XUsSYdU0wktIkW9oL1XfXBtvsNTze8g406QJTWvY3X0/w486-h640/20230311_121655%20(2).jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In September, 1981 Andy Warhol came to the CSU campus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnVUwhr2OJ8JJ_hD1tjOd99b4F3B5SEooeQejiW_6LNvhOp-KdPHcxnGlEMugMocnmMK-RBhVQzGFN-m-pnQkxBHckcOPxt__opNN5sjkszK29cbXS98tBzZpU6Bh28_OeAQeofpK7diOO4bxIGIvw1yFnX90O8H56GlFwdFO9IF920iSIUHLCuvS/s8160/20230311_122203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnVUwhr2OJ8JJ_hD1tjOd99b4F3B5SEooeQejiW_6LNvhOp-KdPHcxnGlEMugMocnmMK-RBhVQzGFN-m-pnQkxBHckcOPxt__opNN5sjkszK29cbXS98tBzZpU6Bh28_OeAQeofpK7diOO4bxIGIvw1yFnX90O8H56GlFwdFO9IF920iSIUHLCuvS/w400-h300/20230311_122203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and was commissioned for one of his iconic soup can sculptures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My quilt and Andy's Soup Can</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are visually very different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzjfYO5K7_CwRrQ0x5u-faDbHuqCdYvzE0JG6rESn7Mehixz8g7Z3oqell1PAm114moZ2X4igErFNEPd0gmkMeWjtJVB6ZQPaD_kfLHjTG8mMpwUoxz4EKv83dsvdovEC7tIpe8UH7_eDNBZ_Jjp5cjDjOQ0wKpGw0nMvxfcogre6FLDat-W-zr31/s6931/20230311_122024%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6931" data-original-width="5273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzjfYO5K7_CwRrQ0x5u-faDbHuqCdYvzE0JG6rESn7Mehixz8g7Z3oqell1PAm114moZ2X4igErFNEPd0gmkMeWjtJVB6ZQPaD_kfLHjTG8mMpwUoxz4EKv83dsvdovEC7tIpe8UH7_eDNBZ_Jjp5cjDjOQ0wKpGw0nMvxfcogre6FLDat-W-zr31/w486-h640/20230311_122024%20(2).jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But maybe we both </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have found a sense of fulfillment in being creative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja53qao6tlAsqvXlE2L-v5tibF456VvFLLx-cFIa43tZ2BI1jRYeAFmz6LOUXXxpmV8zjyLgZe8b6UaUa1u40I0CWvdMF3GFiSgYPY061SxckSTHOTr4sS8Besnxgf9UjsbhHqqQnLbirK71KH4txstOWSvYwKycMrTiXZy7vw9otAqk_2a-eijJ7C/s8160/20230311_122137%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja53qao6tlAsqvXlE2L-v5tibF456VvFLLx-cFIa43tZ2BI1jRYeAFmz6LOUXXxpmV8zjyLgZe8b6UaUa1u40I0CWvdMF3GFiSgYPY061SxckSTHOTr4sS8Besnxgf9UjsbhHqqQnLbirK71KH4txstOWSvYwKycMrTiXZy7vw9otAqk_2a-eijJ7C/w480-h640/20230311_122137%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-25405620117066727922023-02-27T06:00:00.010-07:002023-02-27T06:20:08.159-07:00Vintage Grandmother's Flower Garden and More<div style="text-align: center;">It was finally a clear day</div><div style="text-align: center;">here in Colorado.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My antique Grandmother's Flower Garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">was ready to be displayed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsP7p6Qj0j2ecsC_HP_or3gNPw8z9_eDTJ40F9k65VWsxg4FuIUnjygxojCoXxXaRRLChkjQND18W-5d6StDyVLnCS5GxtfEaOzDpYP3FYjAptpExR_9QkzBUeXvfgn8j8NYL8UNaUmL6G7wDs2TuvYUi1e_-mfPR-tv4kAAoVTIrGMyqFoyBbDK0/s4719/Vintage%20flower%20garden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4719" data-original-width="4466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsP7p6Qj0j2ecsC_HP_or3gNPw8z9_eDTJ40F9k65VWsxg4FuIUnjygxojCoXxXaRRLChkjQND18W-5d6StDyVLnCS5GxtfEaOzDpYP3FYjAptpExR_9QkzBUeXvfgn8j8NYL8UNaUmL6G7wDs2TuvYUi1e_-mfPR-tv4kAAoVTIrGMyqFoyBbDK0/w606-h640/Vintage%20flower%20garden.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vintage 1940's Grandmother's Flower Garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">Completed 2023</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was lucky to acquire </div><div style="text-align: center;">these 94 fabulous blocks about a </div><div style="text-align: center;">year ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I spent a lot of time </div><div style="text-align: center;">carefully hand sewing the blocks together. </div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiog00EMOsfMDYr-EqNr1XEU7VuRK3MoE3bOXd0OnvehGUtSLGdooD8G4cfGDt-HMiq_0GBCZEXnX-FUQBdJqby21-KWQ1-O3EPBkyVQsXPSQDpR5QLn3Jg9wgFCT8caEwZbWzpgbNi-VAvfW3rjSRX_jvKgKSdo2xV4ikWPsOBj59jLzQnrtFinH04/s2016/Resized_20211211_080932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiog00EMOsfMDYr-EqNr1XEU7VuRK3MoE3bOXd0OnvehGUtSLGdooD8G4cfGDt-HMiq_0GBCZEXnX-FUQBdJqby21-KWQ1-O3EPBkyVQsXPSQDpR5QLn3Jg9wgFCT8caEwZbWzpgbNi-VAvfW3rjSRX_jvKgKSdo2xV4ikWPsOBj59jLzQnrtFinH04/w480-h640/Resized_20211211_080932.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">With each added row,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the top got more colorful and beautiful</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiacRudv-GQ0wIM5zJoLXufOZDA6TMBTu_c4xAubYzkzupLLY59QODOZnbNRQ2Isk0qrBNxpeD80mdNUN2aEUxi4q99fq0wCnYSR3fvK4yceLDP9UqGTqdt0M99kGbTvjK4tiERxTcYcMnAkFYo531o0ZEAtb8Ekg2VfJlCmj4W0w7WptIisNzNP2/s2856/hexie%20story8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="2562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiacRudv-GQ0wIM5zJoLXufOZDA6TMBTu_c4xAubYzkzupLLY59QODOZnbNRQ2Isk0qrBNxpeD80mdNUN2aEUxi4q99fq0wCnYSR3fvK4yceLDP9UqGTqdt0M99kGbTvjK4tiERxTcYcMnAkFYo531o0ZEAtb8Ekg2VfJlCmj4W0w7WptIisNzNP2/w574-h640/hexie%20story8.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">The original quiltmaker was very skilled</div><div style="text-align: center;">and each hexagon was perfectly sewn to create</div><div style="text-align: center;">these fantastic flowers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of them had the</div><div style="text-align: center;">designs fussy cut from the fabrics.</div><p style="text-align: center;">And we think we're so clever today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWuNXvOIJz3TaVqC9b17oh7dsV8VI7L61DI3VYMHG9n9WuPRuzhwWCxqz2ppq6t1q50MLCt2fSnXcFoTlX6k_fDs6vXKlnzBl7dJRvYbhT9fzd9JTFjpRmrswQYF7UICIq9AoLnlnYGOR0A-7NFqSwzPHyvVNzHIogH4Tj7lkPLMR2xClCuC4WlPV/s4032/20220108_132335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWuNXvOIJz3TaVqC9b17oh7dsV8VI7L61DI3VYMHG9n9WuPRuzhwWCxqz2ppq6t1q50MLCt2fSnXcFoTlX6k_fDs6vXKlnzBl7dJRvYbhT9fzd9JTFjpRmrswQYF7UICIq9AoLnlnYGOR0A-7NFqSwzPHyvVNzHIogH4Tj7lkPLMR2xClCuC4WlPV/w480-h640/20220108_132335.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After it was pieced together, I began the hand quilting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeKCyT6SYKuVeXBpN2s-zjO5RTeqMqqXEY2TF3hGNihfn0WcsnQh-TyicT8YPiWxCX2VM-GSrhLFx9jCu9S0ZMvCkbx8G6nf_Ejrg8yRzqviCEHuVaU3nrgctsvIL0J25_UxuGg-f88fggHk5ziF5xulxsmmdUCT-72l0lBXHTSf5bkni1CD694hf/s3184/closeup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="3184" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeKCyT6SYKuVeXBpN2s-zjO5RTeqMqqXEY2TF3hGNihfn0WcsnQh-TyicT8YPiWxCX2VM-GSrhLFx9jCu9S0ZMvCkbx8G6nf_Ejrg8yRzqviCEHuVaU3nrgctsvIL0J25_UxuGg-f88fggHk5ziF5xulxsmmdUCT-72l0lBXHTSf5bkni1CD694hf/w640-h564/closeup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That was the easy part.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then it was decision making time. </div><div style="text-align: center;">What to do with the edge and binding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many ideas were considered.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I finally cut strips 7/8" wide and used</div><div style="text-align: center;">a Clover bias tape maker to create the narrow binding.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEW3hRclu9Yz9M9Ac0b_OlRzxFgdpmn0AWM4x5sOLnCmDk58sAk-AvW9QnLZnL5VJgj77fzNuLu0tvhXNYXB5ibIVFcX_ESs93cvW9A_D557lSkhr_3yDMdPh0BlVOqYZPeiAtI_9YK6vDiYgyT1Eav0377kaLkJHmcFdUKvrgDKlAPLBof_En3KW/s8160/20230222_132402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEW3hRclu9Yz9M9Ac0b_OlRzxFgdpmn0AWM4x5sOLnCmDk58sAk-AvW9QnLZnL5VJgj77fzNuLu0tvhXNYXB5ibIVFcX_ESs93cvW9A_D557lSkhr_3yDMdPh0BlVOqYZPeiAtI_9YK6vDiYgyT1Eav0377kaLkJHmcFdUKvrgDKlAPLBof_En3KW/w640-h480/20230222_132402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There was no way I could attach it by machine</div><div style="text-align: center;">or even hand stitch it through all the layers.</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I appliqued one folded edge to the top of the quilt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">going around and around each hexagon side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WtaWk5QTI5kcP70qV3MI4BjKz5bShgmUIfBdOlN0ZTE_KNPXQUmHSA0nryZ-jvIMxXsY3Bu4XKIi432Ueh9U8NWqs79Ds3j990N6V1BTMI2y0vMbD1dSpuiBpXDNSryJlLrEBAI1_WjdXfe8Z-ahPFRUJdCx8tCZw1FsJgNcMXvLe3YdeffNoSuS/s6400/Flower%20Garden4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WtaWk5QTI5kcP70qV3MI4BjKz5bShgmUIfBdOlN0ZTE_KNPXQUmHSA0nryZ-jvIMxXsY3Bu4XKIi432Ueh9U8NWqs79Ds3j990N6V1BTMI2y0vMbD1dSpuiBpXDNSryJlLrEBAI1_WjdXfe8Z-ahPFRUJdCx8tCZw1FsJgNcMXvLe3YdeffNoSuS/w480-h640/Flower%20Garden4.jpg" width="480" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then did it all again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Appliqueing the other folded edge of the binding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to the backing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhaV-WLosQgEoZ3xfia2LpONOWmxKm-TCG7G9rJqMV-eSmrr_78tfSwIgTAwq-9fGiUaY3cNEjoQhskwQkeV5lCshsHWPs8J2B6o5_D9rbQGSElySUX83UKy0Dw8muqdKZh1-QHEywIlBTc--_r0DCwV5DwW8KDUr8mqbCnW_JSTyg9l04NKC-_e-1S/s6400/flower%20Garden5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV-WLosQgEoZ3xfia2LpONOWmxKm-TCG7G9rJqMV-eSmrr_78tfSwIgTAwq-9fGiUaY3cNEjoQhskwQkeV5lCshsHWPs8J2B6o5_D9rbQGSElySUX83UKy0Dw8muqdKZh1-QHEywIlBTc--_r0DCwV5DwW8KDUr8mqbCnW_JSTyg9l04NKC-_e-1S/w480-h640/flower%20Garden5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The binding ended up </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">being about 3/16" wide on each side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBoFrwvBVUqeCDL2aNZQQEBgpI722VR1d_j-jtH3NuhtQ85SXKradldXbcCLekMMj2r5xd43HyhWOV6_0oPksgMK_ki4vRvlkiRsDSuK-LRQa5hv_HbTfty2ZLxH5sndanXyGRc8oDT2wmR5cUCw73jDeat7dMkvKaMmaafc-oIuRTZDMZOcQi8I5/s5797/flower%20garden3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5797" data-original-width="4215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBoFrwvBVUqeCDL2aNZQQEBgpI722VR1d_j-jtH3NuhtQ85SXKradldXbcCLekMMj2r5xd43HyhWOV6_0oPksgMK_ki4vRvlkiRsDSuK-LRQa5hv_HbTfty2ZLxH5sndanXyGRc8oDT2wmR5cUCw73jDeat7dMkvKaMmaafc-oIuRTZDMZOcQi8I5/w466-h640/flower%20garden3.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It went perfectly around all those </div><div style="text-align: center;">jagged edges.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If I had had more of the original fabrics,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I could have filled in some of that space on the outer edges,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I worked with what I had or didn't have,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and love the finished look.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took it to the Benson Sculpture Garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">in Loveland, Colorado to see what others might think</div><div style="text-align: center;">about this finished quilt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><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/AVvXsEgkk4oAMS5WA2yLkP1FxZVwysI5_hH4tBSsIYm5B9EuzwLaXCd4-b4Ll8DPANYQHnXMyRfKi0gpKZk7qAfMv-YEeqE7ixT3NLrcvgMmC9nQQHBHylpe2xFcgecLb4P2XBbKCJs0uypWiGRn2fL119agXnyNCtAekI_PIqYK0a7ta_km0rTCSZqlBtoa/s6400/I%20approve.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkk4oAMS5WA2yLkP1FxZVwysI5_hH4tBSsIYm5B9EuzwLaXCd4-b4Ll8DPANYQHnXMyRfKi0gpKZk7qAfMv-YEeqE7ixT3NLrcvgMmC9nQQHBHylpe2xFcgecLb4P2XBbKCJs0uypWiGRn2fL119agXnyNCtAekI_PIqYK0a7ta_km0rTCSZqlBtoa/w480-h640/I%20approve.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Perfect, my dear."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"It's just the way I would have done it."</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YGURTgkl4lI43EOEb8zPQLnS3FoDWM81-TXb1sTHWaNKk_htaAatdLIduN1Y20n6jO-WNo7khrYcz-5DEybRIhWxgLu0SSb3fQxp_b2tvm5msSRW_0L_K6R2HgdAciSuxzCECcOyWPWwIvdQImhX28KFLd8-eGXeQaK1KQKU-oPqL1C9zRw3BwI-/s6400/Nice%20Quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YGURTgkl4lI43EOEb8zPQLnS3FoDWM81-TXb1sTHWaNKk_htaAatdLIduN1Y20n6jO-WNo7khrYcz-5DEybRIhWxgLu0SSb3fQxp_b2tvm5msSRW_0L_K6R2HgdAciSuxzCECcOyWPWwIvdQImhX28KFLd8-eGXeQaK1KQKU-oPqL1C9zRw3BwI-/w480-h640/Nice%20Quilt.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Say hey, Good Lookin'</div><div style="text-align: center;">What ya got cookin'?</div><div style="text-align: center;">How's about cookin' somethin' up </div><div style="text-align: center;">with me?"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CeDouIGNPBVx9C6GIkzddtlb8-Ek0Fy--_B787FSabFuj6HB8WDoR15SbeA49uZoczONb5zBR9zwGxwG2QqME8OcEhLYJ3_tsLez2B4En2VyRBNq9xzXjH5DXfSSH7UuNbEaGLRVEsOUXAU6pRmqKP0PwNwBLgQhIKGlyiwDM7a489ufq_YSlr_t/s6400/a%20flower%20garden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CeDouIGNPBVx9C6GIkzddtlb8-Ek0Fy--_B787FSabFuj6HB8WDoR15SbeA49uZoczONb5zBR9zwGxwG2QqME8OcEhLYJ3_tsLez2B4En2VyRBNq9xzXjH5DXfSSH7UuNbEaGLRVEsOUXAU6pRmqKP0PwNwBLgQhIKGlyiwDM7a489ufq_YSlr_t/w480-h640/a%20flower%20garden.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Come away with me to</div><div style="text-align: center;">my fairy garden."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;">I brought along a second quilt I had</div><div style="text-align: center;">just finished as a charity donation</div><div style="text-align: center;">to Children's Hospital in Denver.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0rMzRa7OsH5O2zHOx6qtSehuwRl9E3sArDf5mypi_ptqiHq_8do6YNheIehs42QIpxuDuwFz_zJAYYKuEJfz3ZS8H4ilJOyfS8vTOT9FWfofQ-vfjxPB0gxXTMzyzb5zqg3xClzPFvKZmZ9oBNITDHfd_qIo0k72qpTbrZ6DzBqZphNSpHueDf-l/s6319/Ring%20around%20the%20Rosie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4051" data-original-width="6319" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0rMzRa7OsH5O2zHOx6qtSehuwRl9E3sArDf5mypi_ptqiHq_8do6YNheIehs42QIpxuDuwFz_zJAYYKuEJfz3ZS8H4ilJOyfS8vTOT9FWfofQ-vfjxPB0gxXTMzyzb5zqg3xClzPFvKZmZ9oBNITDHfd_qIo0k72qpTbrZ6DzBqZphNSpHueDf-l/w640-h410/Ring%20around%20the%20Rosie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The children let it join in and play.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4j0PX8D76SoU4HcCgf5z2K9BiBr1ZBa9pWqF31CAeIY5jorM_b684SZ_kzQ1k9fU6uq_EfX5NiLQEv_3wYWWSCfu86vqtXe98u2GI9-jDtWgpbplwiBI5RuDg8P56S4gX6-RFLWBhEU82-VsQ3Dv7Id6RD7mkPACcad4LhLfkZ0VuYKsl5xZ0smb/s4629/close%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4629" data-original-width="4541" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4j0PX8D76SoU4HcCgf5z2K9BiBr1ZBa9pWqF31CAeIY5jorM_b684SZ_kzQ1k9fU6uq_EfX5NiLQEv_3wYWWSCfu86vqtXe98u2GI9-jDtWgpbplwiBI5RuDg8P56S4gX6-RFLWBhEU82-VsQ3Dv7Id6RD7mkPACcad4LhLfkZ0VuYKsl5xZ0smb/w628-h640/close%20up.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone was having a good time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Until....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH4NC4HPQ4ppcr3SzAeUyM6e5jjh8RMfVP8escXrQIerqCiIaOulFGMSsl_fxdTbpdJtb996Sf3ywnyx6i0C9TgCQkECZ4irYNArIxuRVpTMND8S05qUbkzrvG2-MRbbam3TB7PMDNoPjtFuNGaSW99goB9vx67gDI6iUwPLQf7BIkVtpkZI7bQIV/s6400/Hey,%20bring%20that%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH4NC4HPQ4ppcr3SzAeUyM6e5jjh8RMfVP8escXrQIerqCiIaOulFGMSsl_fxdTbpdJtb996Sf3ywnyx6i0C9TgCQkECZ4irYNArIxuRVpTMND8S05qUbkzrvG2-MRbbam3TB7PMDNoPjtFuNGaSW99goB9vx67gDI6iUwPLQf7BIkVtpkZI7bQIV/w480-h640/Hey,%20bring%20that%20back.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hey, bring that back!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNHXbtZRqmW4ciZnseO2fhHEWAP2EL6i_g3PPvDeVVF3CxwFeoYVNQzgcQVI8PdKxESxAg05wpoGKPWk3NTbt7TPg0AJzOhc3jZODkcSXU4zz7WPqAQxtaaUeGsxzscf4X7ytsEjjhhZkRwN7z8zUj_of2vL3yWYR5yp5P7_6MHFahzzncSxauUmL/s6400/Upside%20down.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNHXbtZRqmW4ciZnseO2fhHEWAP2EL6i_g3PPvDeVVF3CxwFeoYVNQzgcQVI8PdKxESxAg05wpoGKPWk3NTbt7TPg0AJzOhc3jZODkcSXU4zz7WPqAQxtaaUeGsxzscf4X7ytsEjjhhZkRwN7z8zUj_of2vL3yWYR5yp5P7_6MHFahzzncSxauUmL/w480-h640/Upside%20down.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was a fun place to hang around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</p><p style="text-align: left;">Kyle</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-44720552031813806022023-02-13T06:00:00.020-07:002023-02-13T06:00:00.195-07:00A Cross Stitch Update<div style="text-align: center;"> I'm very fortunate to have the</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.coloradocrossstitcher.com/">Colorado Cross Stitcher, Sheri,</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">as my local cross stitch shop.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's organized a weekly stitching group</div><div style="text-align: center;">that meets at her shop to</div><div style="text-align: center;">share project ideas, motivation</div><div style="text-align: center;">and inspiration. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been stitching, sewing</div><div style="text-align: center;">and finishing a few projects both</div><div style="text-align: center;">with floss and cloth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, the Christmas holiday has</div><div style="text-align: center;">long passed, but here's a new addition</div><div style="text-align: center;">for next year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dmI1apoD2Oq0nYQSaM24rfFCEljiIalbu87ruLgoMXbhI55BthQELJQnWiyka05vqeXF_X9L1w__tDT7NYnNLBtt__hFGYEdvMNYXHn5tEghzV2NnI116weOwNXIAmQtP2E0oIt045FJH4zKHjk-hgRHU5bnGqzAnz1VAEGSmAXK4h2Q8FJBLYv7/s6400/Holiday%20box%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dmI1apoD2Oq0nYQSaM24rfFCEljiIalbu87ruLgoMXbhI55BthQELJQnWiyka05vqeXF_X9L1w__tDT7NYnNLBtt__hFGYEdvMNYXHn5tEghzV2NnI116weOwNXIAmQtP2E0oIt045FJH4zKHjk-hgRHU5bnGqzAnz1VAEGSmAXK4h2Q8FJBLYv7/w480-h640/Holiday%20box%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Joyful Scene'</div><div style="text-align: center;">Teresa Kogut</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I finished the cross stitch piece as</div><div style="text-align: center;">the top of a paper mache' box</div><div style="text-align: center;">that I purchased at Hobby Lobby.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2x08D86BTU75GHx73WAdvbnrH263APaRuc8kNvtQUXXIjrd3IWzyt_vIo4-rO3k1gbc8yyiXH6Hlbw8fO4W-pFOeuYDbedecleaB5XAFmFZhOUdxk1zjcpX4lgDBbdSR4Q1sA8OP3XgPNsFnTSPrWog8mip6nPznV68Y24TSqsraG8W7GisaeD2o/s6400/Holiday%20Box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2x08D86BTU75GHx73WAdvbnrH263APaRuc8kNvtQUXXIjrd3IWzyt_vIo4-rO3k1gbc8yyiXH6Hlbw8fO4W-pFOeuYDbedecleaB5XAFmFZhOUdxk1zjcpX4lgDBbdSR4Q1sA8OP3XgPNsFnTSPrWog8mip6nPznV68Y24TSqsraG8W7GisaeD2o/w640-h480/Holiday%20Box.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I simply used paint and </div><div style="text-align: center;">scrapbook paper to finish the box.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some of the design elements </div><div style="text-align: center;">were eliminated from the pattern</div><div style="text-align: center;">in order for it to fit the box top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXQXRm2kAuP__e1fXatT1HHfAoES9BU7bweNgASQnOXQkakwuzxi-UZhHoUHDLyHdwb8VxUuc71KEOz9IlMkV9JctTk4ufkqoolS2xGMOQzrf1At45hsyK4A0-_0ot_VYWeYl4-cKOXIdEOiOnbjFuChvWwrb05yh_1orOdzLaHF0XOfZkwpBEKBL/s4292/Holiday%20box%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4257" data-original-width="4292" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXQXRm2kAuP__e1fXatT1HHfAoES9BU7bweNgASQnOXQkakwuzxi-UZhHoUHDLyHdwb8VxUuc71KEOz9IlMkV9JctTk4ufkqoolS2xGMOQzrf1At45hsyK4A0-_0ot_VYWeYl4-cKOXIdEOiOnbjFuChvWwrb05yh_1orOdzLaHF0XOfZkwpBEKBL/w640-h634/Holiday%20box%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It simplified the look and </div><div style="text-align: center;">focused on Santa and his friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The cording was made using the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Krenik Cording drill and the</div><div style="text-align: center;">excellent YouTube videos</div><div style="text-align: center;">from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hql-qnaL2T0">Vonna Pheiffer.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;">This next pattern seemed</div><div style="text-align: center;">very appropriate for the kind of</div><div style="text-align: center;">winter weather we've been having.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My daughter, who is a first grade teacher,</div><div style="text-align: center;">must have been doing a snow dance </div><div style="text-align: center;">a couple of times because everyone shouted...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDiAL-1koZJvUGUfYTykKaxp_VIIFkA6SLrMBDIHhW16TjsR36dJiHXamQl5tYUhS_sMPEcYW33z_6GGooWN0Vwp8MrXlY0tYNm13cTcnzn5nJX2B4OiT10VrX2blh7_lVsdDzHxjccF3RTBjQNXVX-I54Mo_VKzIqGlKWdiLZOT3B83kFEGN7lSc/s6400/Snow%20day%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDiAL-1koZJvUGUfYTykKaxp_VIIFkA6SLrMBDIHhW16TjsR36dJiHXamQl5tYUhS_sMPEcYW33z_6GGooWN0Vwp8MrXlY0tYNm13cTcnzn5nJX2B4OiT10VrX2blh7_lVsdDzHxjccF3RTBjQNXVX-I54Mo_VKzIqGlKWdiLZOT3B83kFEGN7lSc/w640-h480/Snow%20day%20A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Hurray It's A Snow Day'</div><div style="text-align: center;">Homespun Elegance</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandra Sullivan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a quick stitch and</div><div style="text-align: center;">the white eyelash trim was the perfect embellishment</div><div style="text-align: center;">to finish the snowy look.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;">This latest finish was not a quick stitch,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but one that I enjoyed a great deal.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of fill in so, it was a good</div><div style="text-align: center;">project to bring to my weekly stitching time</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Colorado Cross Stitcher.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I finally had a frame made at Hobby Lobby </div><div style="text-align: center;">and got the stitching mounted, </div><div style="text-align: center;">framed and hung.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL0F-6CzFy4J428fjK5UOKeyZeFfXvSgrzy8NgLoA1IOn1jRVPPlef15fkhPws3sa2HRabzYWGRxdLZ4BfQSKTIOJ5s_5-VJm90ewqnUDGIIIX8Uee4VYtYsyIqcM0YrCVSLw8q4h83Div-_okIgCVzcf7BbOZ9YHZZwHliLhWHW_xPwvBCjqbvgU/s5581/Grateful.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4599" data-original-width="5581" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL0F-6CzFy4J428fjK5UOKeyZeFfXvSgrzy8NgLoA1IOn1jRVPPlef15fkhPws3sa2HRabzYWGRxdLZ4BfQSKTIOJ5s_5-VJm90ewqnUDGIIIX8Uee4VYtYsyIqcM0YrCVSLw8q4h83Div-_okIgCVzcf7BbOZ9YHZZwHliLhWHW_xPwvBCjqbvgU/w640-h528/Grateful.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'The Gather Inn'</div><div style="text-align: center;">Plum Street Samplers</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paulette Stewart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhmgbl0nRabHQ9jVyCinJf9GCu6SJbXRFRwXffCt1gch0f6M2Wih0pMoYspe2ogk9hlDWKnpYFKXgJZQ6sNQXCpjsmhcTZ_Pnb1etbNDERH2hStfpZGq0ugw9BYYXQWROfskkEy6WmDXYPuMIEMesko9ZxIcKepbzf3Uqne7OJimZ0v42C8ajSP5EOZ/s5902/Grateful2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="5902" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgbl0nRabHQ9jVyCinJf9GCu6SJbXRFRwXffCt1gch0f6M2Wih0pMoYspe2ogk9hlDWKnpYFKXgJZQ6sNQXCpjsmhcTZ_Pnb1etbNDERH2hStfpZGq0ugw9BYYXQWROfskkEy6WmDXYPuMIEMesko9ZxIcKepbzf3Uqne7OJimZ0v42C8ajSP5EOZ/w640-h522/Grateful2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Autumn colors are probably my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This piece had all the right elements,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pumpkins, leaves, sunflowers and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even a barn quilt pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-JJYVv-nafCu3s5bzVgj2_gmhxew4hCzZng9P28oh5WR4XMfD2Ltaebqw2eGzwj-3AB44U5OY_pdBjBgzVhm-YKqHdkAsytCksR134Zam5MCI5CJIP-92gl25-lq4gwG_w4YOqgLoMgdhliNoRbfLwqljhNrv47UoPIHUR8M3IrQP8muZGlhjV0C/s4461/Grateful3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4172" data-original-width="4461" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-JJYVv-nafCu3s5bzVgj2_gmhxew4hCzZng9P28oh5WR4XMfD2Ltaebqw2eGzwj-3AB44U5OY_pdBjBgzVhm-YKqHdkAsytCksR134Zam5MCI5CJIP-92gl25-lq4gwG_w4YOqgLoMgdhliNoRbfLwqljhNrv47UoPIHUR8M3IrQP8muZGlhjV0C/w640-h598/Grateful3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also been finishing up a few</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">quilts and those are just waiting for a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">warmer day for a photo shoot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgSzRtuaJhYeuUm1ADCdELhDmCWhP50VwEyfdRCMq3nuHxJcrL0O2pPpmoEv4WnBHU48qGaZqc627DPrpXwLlmDf1qT3-Lo8uxozg8zKHp3F1gW-J3xSKTuhpyZ5CuZAcd8V9XAkqd2LL9Bp0D_uT5608BI8F4ZvTTyD-WkgrMSr8Jknn0k9JWscCh_/s2783/20230202_070942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2173" data-original-width="2783" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzRtuaJhYeuUm1ADCdELhDmCWhP50VwEyfdRCMq3nuHxJcrL0O2pPpmoEv4WnBHU48qGaZqc627DPrpXwLlmDf1qT3-Lo8uxozg8zKHp3F1gW-J3xSKTuhpyZ5CuZAcd8V9XAkqd2LL9Bp0D_uT5608BI8F4ZvTTyD-WkgrMSr8Jknn0k9JWscCh_/w640-h501/20230202_070942.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Until Next Time-</div><div>Kyle</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-41969176848152390812023-01-23T12:17:00.000-07:002023-01-23T12:17:16.485-07:00Chasing the January Blues Away Quilt<div style="text-align: center;">This morning,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I woke up to a gentle</div><div style="text-align: center;">falling snow.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was quiet, peaceful,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the light was soft.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a good day to share</div><div style="text-align: center;">what I've been working on </div><div style="text-align: center;">as a new start for 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this photo.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It reminds me to always keep going.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVwUH4BS1D2nYi7c84TlOwGJ2P3MsCqWJtT6au-d0EqBUZ4a1FKmGMcZKBBLvtIXc19oBidDR-XaZPKcJw3cedPPEC3OPiXnpzf3XVTdzLSeBUmdDtksVKmT-nrpCzSMTMclzvhJaRuNfGlz-Ptkm3YeJdItKqSq0-pmKXb7lnyg5M-DYx0XHJjc-/s572/voom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVwUH4BS1D2nYi7c84TlOwGJ2P3MsCqWJtT6au-d0EqBUZ4a1FKmGMcZKBBLvtIXc19oBidDR-XaZPKcJw3cedPPEC3OPiXnpzf3XVTdzLSeBUmdDtksVKmT-nrpCzSMTMclzvhJaRuNfGlz-Ptkm3YeJdItKqSq0-pmKXb7lnyg5M-DYx0XHJjc-/w394-h400/voom.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On your mark, get set, go!</div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Earlier this month</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I rediscovered a set of </div><div style="text-align: center;">indigo (more a cadet blue) and shirting blocks (1890 -1910) </div><div style="text-align: center;">that I had purchased years ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIZtuINT5Lj1GctCt1F7ELAjs0Gy61oVaKwW9JtiLIO7OLiZBuu6RQSToJg9SG_pwqpJHKuFlZtCmM8beunBUrKEGxN-Tu0fGsdFibH-au6AMoJca8IfkCidpf6UrSOaNLdaWQoZwlP9iorxfbjljeAeNMbjWrnNs6xS4J4cZSVJDv2-CPudQzuPA/s8160/20221224_094451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIZtuINT5Lj1GctCt1F7ELAjs0Gy61oVaKwW9JtiLIO7OLiZBuu6RQSToJg9SG_pwqpJHKuFlZtCmM8beunBUrKEGxN-Tu0fGsdFibH-au6AMoJca8IfkCidpf6UrSOaNLdaWQoZwlP9iorxfbjljeAeNMbjWrnNs6xS4J4cZSVJDv2-CPudQzuPA/w480-h640/20221224_094451.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was time to do</div><div style="text-align: center;">something with them or what </div><div style="text-align: center;">was the point of keeping them in a drawer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The hst blocks were sewn together with a combination</div><div style="text-align: center;">of hand and machine stitching.</div><br /><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/AVvXsEgPguhngKsKCW5uNIHGMvBjDie-BjQ-a4P1Dlwu2g38w0vVo68zl_cOBsrlN_qHg6wFesLTOtNXhhSkFNz-paduXYM2lQzdw4BRl5cSqvfyi6G7uAxOfbrdHshmErI8WkP5oUZLFcfmSFoQW7eeW1acAeXQ5FIQ1F1MJ_Idir7dHs4z1SxTOYvXgY5N/s6400/20221224_094526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPguhngKsKCW5uNIHGMvBjDie-BjQ-a4P1Dlwu2g38w0vVo68zl_cOBsrlN_qHg6wFesLTOtNXhhSkFNz-paduXYM2lQzdw4BRl5cSqvfyi6G7uAxOfbrdHshmErI8WkP5oUZLFcfmSFoQW7eeW1acAeXQ5FIQ1F1MJ_Idir7dHs4z1SxTOYvXgY5N/w480-h640/20221224_094526.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's interesting, I've found, that no matter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how many different vintage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">machine stitched blocks I've unstitched,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the original stitchers have wanted to use </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a very tiny stitch length. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Was it the philosophy: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> More is Better?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacNu3bpwgM4UodjO53bdzjNuuXJBHKysQMbLyB4WENvTCD68uJRVVxttkEq5PUjJIzsZYdgFE1yiuckHKw4siI21xqiGX-nNy5fUtZY8Sluk52GKs4vvB9Lsc5QmUWwBW_yvevLIUqwk4NgY8HAKr-cdxEiZGd6QrWy2zDWhsvsAS4k4_WSRtpTzb/s6400/20221224_094502%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacNu3bpwgM4UodjO53bdzjNuuXJBHKysQMbLyB4WENvTCD68uJRVVxttkEq5PUjJIzsZYdgFE1yiuckHKw4siI21xqiGX-nNy5fUtZY8Sluk52GKs4vvB9Lsc5QmUWwBW_yvevLIUqwk4NgY8HAKr-cdxEiZGd6QrWy2zDWhsvsAS4k4_WSRtpTzb/w480-h640/20221224_094502%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see here how close the stitches were</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">and how it almost perforates this 100+ year old fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each of the hst's measured </div><div style="text-align: center;">about 4 inches.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to cut each block into quarters and</div><div style="text-align: center;">have two smaller hst's, an indigo square and</div><div style="text-align: center;">a light square.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkI6MAHsDWkR2GD97IsIHXpjTt07qdF7XtN1h2J85IzL-52seNLY3uovJ_ExXHvrDPpWOtCyVP1PdFzSqIj0Z81-zLgFan7lg6OfDg1EyPzg53e1AmN7eBSIRLcfZi410Y-SGuStQqCr8nZhRwWLK_jxxLmxuFL3AukwmgItEaxelcyQuxdYQMiHS/s8160/20221226_102511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkI6MAHsDWkR2GD97IsIHXpjTt07qdF7XtN1h2J85IzL-52seNLY3uovJ_ExXHvrDPpWOtCyVP1PdFzSqIj0Z81-zLgFan7lg6OfDg1EyPzg53e1AmN7eBSIRLcfZi410Y-SGuStQqCr8nZhRwWLK_jxxLmxuFL3AukwmgItEaxelcyQuxdYQMiHS/w480-h640/20221226_102511.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">A simple churn dash block had all</div><div style="text-align: center;">the right elements. </div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqUlqRE42NpCobLrRpCjxC7m1IdzWsiB6kFwnIQrzOBjhFzoyYSKjwXaPUQxuNpSF21Y6hAAkzUYnGrbJnZVQ9xuqq6vbQB9hIF587O3JN9s_SZP4AGOQfk03Stsz1V3TXT9bCuVEOjncmcDiWPecaJjNsodTVkRPouTfnT6C0tYJwUTMpjBFOScY/s8160/20221226_102432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqUlqRE42NpCobLrRpCjxC7m1IdzWsiB6kFwnIQrzOBjhFzoyYSKjwXaPUQxuNpSF21Y6hAAkzUYnGrbJnZVQ9xuqq6vbQB9hIF587O3JN9s_SZP4AGOQfk03Stsz1V3TXT9bCuVEOjncmcDiWPecaJjNsodTVkRPouTfnT6C0tYJwUTMpjBFOScY/w480-h640/20221226_102432.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">I love these fabrics.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had enough to make 16 blocks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ3Gvlb_2rFVgUEO0PA7Bgp1oiC3OeK-2h6DKPmrYdmepSFnOR_6HcpzYKo7-1IhRs-ZILWoilNWroy6RCIJ5h6_YiSo8KFMRG5kB4FW2NkKIpDlRrlYLQdgW-GrEsfBkaArcOBiVim063fi-ioB1ZdMSnwjR0eIXGnvfwgtU9bQEa6ZSwaQJxMTF/s6116/Chase%20the%20January%20Blues%20Away.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5942" data-original-width="6116" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ3Gvlb_2rFVgUEO0PA7Bgp1oiC3OeK-2h6DKPmrYdmepSFnOR_6HcpzYKo7-1IhRs-ZILWoilNWroy6RCIJ5h6_YiSo8KFMRG5kB4FW2NkKIpDlRrlYLQdgW-GrEsfBkaArcOBiVim063fi-ioB1ZdMSnwjR0eIXGnvfwgtU9bQEa6ZSwaQJxMTF/w640-h622/Chase%20the%20January%20Blues%20Away.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chasing the January Blues Away</div><div style="text-align: center;">32" x 32"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The blocks were set together with a </div><div style="text-align: center;">large scale print by Betsy Chutchian. (Maria's Sky)</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp3CvwmkjWJhlXe-OzP0oujCIb_P8Bh-9H1MUD8YdCerf7q7QYGQHIAfZKCBvF8P_Bo5fI6TEJb626CzA1srBDxuqv73ptSJ1a2oGlBdg5s3QEznhvdOCADjDAyngMn7Aw7xYt0_pICPeUHywGhWJ_wQIkaA4jYb88rH6zpHK3V6XEK2TgJ5m9kmq/s6400/chase%20closeup2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp3CvwmkjWJhlXe-OzP0oujCIb_P8Bh-9H1MUD8YdCerf7q7QYGQHIAfZKCBvF8P_Bo5fI6TEJb626CzA1srBDxuqv73ptSJ1a2oGlBdg5s3QEznhvdOCADjDAyngMn7Aw7xYt0_pICPeUHywGhWJ_wQIkaA4jYb88rH6zpHK3V6XEK2TgJ5m9kmq/w480-h640/chase%20closeup2.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">I had to add a repro shirting fabric as I needed more </div><div style="text-align: center;">2 inch squares to complete the blocks. The new</div><div style="text-align: center;">fabric coordinated with the old perfectly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The center was machine quilted, but the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">border needed simple diagonal hand quilting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to honor those antique fabrics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B_xBdkVe8j-IqYToVzzToX4cSkioRY7JZrVJvEQqEs93GA_n6yojRHeZZ6t2Kwu-C7yxdnEX3nlbeZlVEWakVZf-Kd76b_w-BzwdAVMjU261KJs6a-XKLSQOfILoZaZxliur8ezQyGsfOkzDMXS6xUkIfFugzb3UAvh76rAPwqguVgZO1hiAAT9v/s6400/chase%20hand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B_xBdkVe8j-IqYToVzzToX4cSkioRY7JZrVJvEQqEs93GA_n6yojRHeZZ6t2Kwu-C7yxdnEX3nlbeZlVEWakVZf-Kd76b_w-BzwdAVMjU261KJs6a-XKLSQOfILoZaZxliur8ezQyGsfOkzDMXS6xUkIfFugzb3UAvh76rAPwqguVgZO1hiAAT9v/w480-h640/chase%20hand.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The soft winter light last week was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">perfect for a photo shoot of a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> blue and white quilt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">made with vintage fabrics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OCCrj2uSn6XBNx4DoakDCxXpdu4yoNzAOedV04XbRP617gykz1eMLot7FX4gaSQN-Qb_ATSX5zz4S7HTX-ajBsyuYonPfYQihlQm6I0iIIUxNWq7KW_GpAWzv6CRFyn8X8K3mi8OlKzVSFdNkgPLgaP37zxlzk_ByQuChqdvPVIuLZVlLBIFGJcq/s6400/Chase.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OCCrj2uSn6XBNx4DoakDCxXpdu4yoNzAOedV04XbRP617gykz1eMLot7FX4gaSQN-Qb_ATSX5zz4S7HTX-ajBsyuYonPfYQihlQm6I0iIIUxNWq7KW_GpAWzv6CRFyn8X8K3mi8OlKzVSFdNkgPLgaP37zxlzk_ByQuChqdvPVIuLZVlLBIFGJcq/w480-h640/Chase.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Chase the January Blues Away"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fossil Creek Reservoir</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fort Collins, Colorado</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lsd6Q78iBvu4yxTqAfL-OOQAV5vU_H00T85juR6qdrWyW82xXbnzPIbGYig-1QAIqT8evWY6ZdkDMZHSfR9zzNUhxrcecgNCDaG9uIUftyVEOMcta2E6TbVIelLLmCSyGC9p6XSC9gMAbO8KWzrjsjZ6M7Z0HADJm3Oaw4zNeLA86k88RC-2dOuQ/s751/eggs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lsd6Q78iBvu4yxTqAfL-OOQAV5vU_H00T85juR6qdrWyW82xXbnzPIbGYig-1QAIqT8evWY6ZdkDMZHSfR9zzNUhxrcecgNCDaG9uIUftyVEOMcta2E6TbVIelLLmCSyGC9p6XSC9gMAbO8KWzrjsjZ6M7Z0HADJm3Oaw4zNeLA86k88RC-2dOuQ/w480-h640/eggs.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How to be popular during </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Great Egg Shortage of 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Too funny!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-89271752768260899922023-01-04T06:00:00.006-07:002023-02-10T15:19:51.601-07:00A Fence Parade: Quilts Throughout the Year 2022<div style="text-align: center;">I thought a year in review might<br />be a good way to begin 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I started last January taking monthly </div><div style="text-align: center;">photos of quilts on the back yard</div><div style="text-align: center;">barbwire fence.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's 12 months,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a lot of minis.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you enjoy the parade.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="3746" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjkDCpTFmWOQMahIaoXBghvwt3u6S4YuM8XQc5erkjdfDvkM48aJLGEY89r0SsMdaCCUUeLwkb6SGVuLVQaDtM21oQL0CJu0msiatBly8HNfH7QDCneXYI65YRz4Vb--MXl5EoyP129XtIUpHWYHpB3hHHGOuKoV2IpNpTuecHYt0mJj0UNZa0qy0/w640-h420/February.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">February</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hgJAvQFPAJXgZW7A7fwZpOowncfgx4wqertN0Q1OBNdun76qPUQ06aKrGimJSbemw0dAwDSk_oogEife77s_oj7MgdisSZm7dEVwYnwsUp3EmZZvTG_twaPSLqNUicxw26maFag-a8URN4TwQApGLJHxzweecjo9euDTkANlqrxQ304NYybwwQnN/s4000/March.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hgJAvQFPAJXgZW7A7fwZpOowncfgx4wqertN0Q1OBNdun76qPUQ06aKrGimJSbemw0dAwDSk_oogEife77s_oj7MgdisSZm7dEVwYnwsUp3EmZZvTG_twaPSLqNUicxw26maFag-a8URN4TwQApGLJHxzweecjo9euDTkANlqrxQ304NYybwwQnN/w640-h480/March.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">March</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOgQ27hOCGXldr1rzF6uft-YyTaPDWnLr6op__gHJXIAPGQi-H6AQSz3ibLty40GXMXZYwI5UM-EEAiFlAPNELQMUGvStZsZdrW1NeXghnQNnSZmo5o_HCsDyywGWBxayQLBlwKpT-VKJg_3ffADOhJ0S5tsiH1_0qIvFzDAPGDsEVr5HdRZXvBPK/w640-h480/dutch%20line2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">May</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUgn9x9TXMso7hk1GC8sQmh0D_xRV2hxOfSwW129d13K5_CE5FHNZ31_Mi4S6KJsp8jKNpmWGAPVnUlG5O6LxLQqbjugFYkcEunAxcx9HvTjWFUtHVsx0O6cBsGjU5AeZ6051n4MSi00CWaCWCY_MobFF2ZFL_qWRhkR1DDzryvemq4WA4MBX467B/s5915/fence4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4548" data-original-width="5915" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUgn9x9TXMso7hk1GC8sQmh0D_xRV2hxOfSwW129d13K5_CE5FHNZ31_Mi4S6KJsp8jKNpmWGAPVnUlG5O6LxLQqbjugFYkcEunAxcx9HvTjWFUtHVsx0O6cBsGjU5AeZ6051n4MSi00CWaCWCY_MobFF2ZFL_qWRhkR1DDzryvemq4WA4MBX467B/w640-h492/fence4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">June</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3969" data-original-width="6384" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPApYQ5m45Io6W2LCAfy7VdqmYk_E-QVy3g1aSxwrohmJPRzfHpgC_Z7hRt-efdbCQVTTSKkh69j7kMMEH5RxNWFTFJnOtYVlByriYIkVPrsun0JPLVV3QfGesYQMX0HWO-lz-O3jABYGKqvT_HsCuU60stPkFizaX4C2UutY980GAI2Vz90Ze84a6/w640-h398/Aug%20fence4A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">August</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJcxtdLIAEXovjOugClh8V3IkKnwbsRpkVKfQ1vAptJj4UNMYoRUslnfSDk4-OBGidOpjNC5IVP7hTAh6n1U0VJtGOmcgEiXBBV2bakCA7bliD-D4Kj5f7kgDMuPD6ZPhoDvBj4oYuIx6Hf4uN9x6104yWOEJ0xNJGyfnoYcWUUzLz3axHUkfuo6e/s6400/Fence%20sept2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJcxtdLIAEXovjOugClh8V3IkKnwbsRpkVKfQ1vAptJj4UNMYoRUslnfSDk4-OBGidOpjNC5IVP7hTAh6n1U0VJtGOmcgEiXBBV2bakCA7bliD-D4Kj5f7kgDMuPD6ZPhoDvBj4oYuIx6Hf4uN9x6104yWOEJ0xNJGyfnoYcWUUzLz3axHUkfuo6e/w640-h480/Fence%20sept2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">September</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4379" data-original-width="5729" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sP86iY3F9tehwgDxVcP1sD3ChVeB8NeI7z_4x5F_sZ9Fdu3-GiMOsQsMY-scoEq90FUxqvEKV5Bju_jwMrXEkwscScNKm58RKbVelIwtVXVFheOWzfLz99QB_D0EG7fmFddlEBeaFEkIMiSlCahMz5P3gLJbDCD8lDuQpHUTvPPl2guqpwtlWM4D/w640-h490/November%20fence.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">November</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sXIxYGt0Cam2X8izwOaHJNHz46Z1IWugXa-8oBnBYLNhmbItJTji0_8vVu8KZxOgjeFTDXU8SqIvK4K7G6y1SyS0YgdO12bud2z6AyJnXxwbhzi5kMXBf0n7_pLOQbcrrsHDU1r_4PYV4Iux7Hw0tFgcXLeIY8tBM1Lzt-cnCQw5i6rg1aZYKGM_/s6256/Fence%20Dec%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="6256" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sXIxYGt0Cam2X8izwOaHJNHz46Z1IWugXa-8oBnBYLNhmbItJTji0_8vVu8KZxOgjeFTDXU8SqIvK4K7G6y1SyS0YgdO12bud2z6AyJnXxwbhzi5kMXBf0n7_pLOQbcrrsHDU1r_4PYV4Iux7Hw0tFgcXLeIY8tBM1Lzt-cnCQw5i6rg1aZYKGM_/w640-h370/Fence%20Dec%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">December</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-64171298438949605252022-12-29T06:00:00.003-07:002022-12-29T06:00:00.219-07:00A December Mini Quilt - 2022<div style="text-align: center;"> The perfect ending to 2022,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a December monthly mini.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl5RUY0sE94U7Br8tvUa9URbnyOfl4jEw_8DTzCnvVQ_x4Uaw3-2_rAi2hA581lNUqp89DYAfmZ_QH8IeHDF_PF0XQfUAHVetAp756ts957mPAT3K3Ve4QxT3AdBAEu8XXY1J0QnLTZrq3CUiFquE9p874OMGXXY5WJdGwKS1rKo64FGwS_sOB5Lz/s4077/SnowAngels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4077" data-original-width="4042" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl5RUY0sE94U7Br8tvUa9URbnyOfl4jEw_8DTzCnvVQ_x4Uaw3-2_rAi2hA581lNUqp89DYAfmZ_QH8IeHDF_PF0XQfUAHVetAp756ts957mPAT3K3Ve4QxT3AdBAEu8XXY1J0QnLTZrq3CUiFquE9p874OMGXXY5WJdGwKS1rKo64FGwS_sOB5Lz/w634-h640/SnowAngels.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Making Snow Angels</div><div style="text-align: center;">18.5" x 18.5"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little holiday quilt was made with</div><div style="text-align: center;">the leftover pieces from </div><div style="text-align: center;">the quilt I just had finished</div><div style="text-align: center;">"I Believe in Angels".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was nice to use up a few</div><div style="text-align: center;">of those leftovers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fussy cutting the snow angels</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfN-ymhmxq06pD1fiAx4PfIZQW_2VrQiUM7JmnaB0lEKYcrV3d3yx4jtP6n-g6_QwGAtdgi-WMaezW_6Pd0HR-TGLMSJoLkvAND-rEEZaRFucx4TSPLlnQMLg4cBuNyFWB1Fy7mj_pRDqVbZSNYHHhV2WjXn7XtxaVsqXAcKYjaonNmZII0kQ-HpS/s6400/SnowAngels2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfN-ymhmxq06pD1fiAx4PfIZQW_2VrQiUM7JmnaB0lEKYcrV3d3yx4jtP6n-g6_QwGAtdgi-WMaezW_6Pd0HR-TGLMSJoLkvAND-rEEZaRFucx4TSPLlnQMLg4cBuNyFWB1Fy7mj_pRDqVbZSNYHHhV2WjXn7XtxaVsqXAcKYjaonNmZII0kQ-HpS/w640-h480/SnowAngels2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">had each one standing up in the </div><div style="text-align: center;">right direction. </div><div style="text-align: center;">That made me very happy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The corners looked a little plain,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheSpu7JyItCZpwpIZN_Vi8U23DK7NyHOQ6E9kxTweei7aLwyEdDHx-_RWLzJIv_pSSxE6Fewxj_RdIGWjAF6DlqcjnmVa6t3-mhjZQoiZxdqshiQxduUdPLdDwwV_jOtb1fNl9Svb2KkYs7j9GyvAjIAD1dSkYTWt1ji_l_C-8LqzTjzUwvBpgBp1/s6400/SnowAngels4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheSpu7JyItCZpwpIZN_Vi8U23DK7NyHOQ6E9kxTweei7aLwyEdDHx-_RWLzJIv_pSSxE6Fewxj_RdIGWjAF6DlqcjnmVa6t3-mhjZQoiZxdqshiQxduUdPLdDwwV_jOtb1fNl9Svb2KkYs7j9GyvAjIAD1dSkYTWt1ji_l_C-8LqzTjzUwvBpgBp1/w480-h640/SnowAngels4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">but adding some embroidered snowflakes</div><div style="text-align: center;">and beads brightened them up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anytime I can use a directional</div><div style="text-align: center;">fabric for binding,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's a no brainer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLd092JageWuATxiDycG0xeOLyFrvgcs-L0iPLAYiyZJKF-dMiPBFTCFR-Neu5ZbUENXAHyaHHljSm87ML_1xne-wIa29XVc9gyv66S6LkY6pHSvpN8AOHC4-00MsAivGrz4XdpPaGihipG-lgJdfYZSZ8-KWga-HVibH8kaAcK96dHI6yuXJ8gqd/s8160/20221227_081302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLd092JageWuATxiDycG0xeOLyFrvgcs-L0iPLAYiyZJKF-dMiPBFTCFR-Neu5ZbUENXAHyaHHljSm87ML_1xne-wIa29XVc9gyv66S6LkY6pHSvpN8AOHC4-00MsAivGrz4XdpPaGihipG-lgJdfYZSZ8-KWga-HVibH8kaAcK96dHI6yuXJ8gqd/w480-h640/20221227_081302.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After getting bundled up</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2HvyzBWI305ne4sBQH6iIJcYLy2Ni2TW0WrUI7zFPQXSbLPJML-kfSxNuDroHfIO4WAfpNNida1x4iJqErvvzOEy3zVMAw86sqvjoNQonuhFrnfjZsXqjUW2vDCZomvijd-8vAzSyixyvfkTW5996yDSmQhTMFf0mTEw879D-bGmnzZT__iATQv5Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="796" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2HvyzBWI305ne4sBQH6iIJcYLy2Ni2TW0WrUI7zFPQXSbLPJML-kfSxNuDroHfIO4WAfpNNida1x4iJqErvvzOEy3zVMAw86sqvjoNQonuhFrnfjZsXqjUW2vDCZomvijd-8vAzSyixyvfkTW5996yDSmQhTMFf0mTEw879D-bGmnzZT__iATQv5Q=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br />the December mini quilts were put on the fence</div><div style="text-align: center;">for one last quilt parade.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjktRsw-MGBDrhQIlMUqNzAi8bvy_ZfYXVgeyAxCNoRBn_8pDIMZ91JJ8euyEUdt8xq1-y6r5nYY2JPh92Dv6_pZiWg4Ull3tV_UjYClralJT7K8woilqhiXFA3PyuhO2C65a6Q1Jm_4yKxPxpEsgAENxn4VTNOHwm-FZAw3gGfukTeWZc3B_ImzG/s6256/Fence%20Dec%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="6256" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjktRsw-MGBDrhQIlMUqNzAi8bvy_ZfYXVgeyAxCNoRBn_8pDIMZ91JJ8euyEUdt8xq1-y6r5nYY2JPh92Dv6_pZiWg4Ull3tV_UjYClralJT7K8woilqhiXFA3PyuhO2C65a6Q1Jm_4yKxPxpEsgAENxn4VTNOHwm-FZAw3gGfukTeWZc3B_ImzG/w640-h370/Fence%20Dec%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">December, 2022</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll share a fence parade, 2022 soon. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It will be fun revisiting</div><div style="text-align: center;">all those quilt hung out on the barbed wire</div><div style="text-align: center;">throughout the year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But until then,</div><div style="text-align: center;">check out <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">Wendy's blog</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">for other fabulous minis.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Wendy, for keeping</div><div style="text-align: center;">us all stitching along.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that 2023 brings you </div><div style="text-align: center;">love, laughter, and joy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaR0e5rCRKLrsjiXT8fssl5cM0TZA4-vP9d9YG3j0x5vVAbiFdheVJIClpBdbJF4W432M-Lv3bmTtbgnhUjcGpu6wAfjbr-ixZh1YAYYs-EACYnpG1CfHVs8FQGDvxxBb1t83xfKdFqC7jAaLKepiNTOuxnmBMtD0N07gZY7yDTtVYQSEG0cEaBiXm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="796" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaR0e5rCRKLrsjiXT8fssl5cM0TZA4-vP9d9YG3j0x5vVAbiFdheVJIClpBdbJF4W432M-Lv3bmTtbgnhUjcGpu6wAfjbr-ixZh1YAYYs-EACYnpG1CfHVs8FQGDvxxBb1t83xfKdFqC7jAaLKepiNTOuxnmBMtD0N07gZY7yDTtVYQSEG0cEaBiXm=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-19792879173160528792022-12-08T09:57:00.000-07:002022-12-08T09:57:42.388-07:00One Last Quilt Before the New Year.<div style="text-align: center;"> This story begins with</div><div style="text-align: center;">a sale at a LQS,</div><div style="text-align: center;">impulse buying,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a layer cake,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a friend's idea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really had no business going </div><div style="text-align: center;">to a quilt shop's sale when I </div><div style="text-align: center;">didn't NEED anything and</div><div style="text-align: center;">right after my recent big purge.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But, of course, I went anyway.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's like going to Target to just look around</div><div style="text-align: center;">and coming out later </div><div style="text-align: center;">after spending $$$.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what I found</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Kw4B1YDYhszLHcnA3NkF_Yzec7_hWf3QRu1bq6PpdfgJZEQ-iHEP3edLc-TrkA9PFrlx1nLG4b09vLA7zCJ2fL4PxUCNFcP8P_hjP2HkB4lqJ4GH6yT63eBHqtKr7ASigX75p4nH2sqd5cgqIvKdx_0Cc_LRYR4NNmu9rIGe0EBpSDCZDrWrC7_X/s526/i-believe-in-angles-lc_6_1.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Kw4B1YDYhszLHcnA3NkF_Yzec7_hWf3QRu1bq6PpdfgJZEQ-iHEP3edLc-TrkA9PFrlx1nLG4b09vLA7zCJ2fL4PxUCNFcP8P_hjP2HkB4lqJ4GH6yT63eBHqtKr7ASigX75p4nH2sqd5cgqIvKdx_0Cc_LRYR4NNmu9rIGe0EBpSDCZDrWrC7_X/w400-h400/i-believe-in-angles-lc_6_1.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This layer cake from Bunny Hill,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"I Believe in Angels."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I very rarely purchase precuts and</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't love every fabric that was in the line,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the shop had the fabrics on the bolt and</div><div style="text-align: center;">I could get some extra yardage for borders.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(See how I rationalized that)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few weeks earlier a friend had shared a</div><div style="text-align: center;">pattern she had purchased for a simple 16 patch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had talked about how occasionally,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we feel the need to make something simple, </div><div style="text-align: center;">easy and fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, that's what triggered my impulse buying.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I could certainly come up with a easy plan </div><div style="text-align: center;">to use this fabric making a simple</div><div style="text-align: center;">holiday quilt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know what happened next.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, it was fun, and easy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't have a pattern so, I was</div><div style="text-align: center;">just winging it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c0nURF2MrRkIdFSbeW_50HEToEe1ZCoSodz4e2r5EScYwxVJZqxhbNDt6YabRdFiUDA2x9EeAUIMpxzGXfs5U242FOZ6JX4k90SpXcvCbKQm_zWReBVVQw2FwuL3Z9MnECO0-VfcgismL1PxTtT4VhvcqbncERRRF-MF-qCMxg6ZDpq-BcPLhpFO/s1430/Holiday4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1109" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c0nURF2MrRkIdFSbeW_50HEToEe1ZCoSodz4e2r5EScYwxVJZqxhbNDt6YabRdFiUDA2x9EeAUIMpxzGXfs5U242FOZ6JX4k90SpXcvCbKQm_zWReBVVQw2FwuL3Z9MnECO0-VfcgismL1PxTtT4VhvcqbncERRRF-MF-qCMxg6ZDpq-BcPLhpFO/w496-h640/Holiday4.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I Believe in Angels</div><div style="text-align: center;">65" x 82"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The colors in this group were reds,</div><div style="text-align: center;">creams, light blue (not a favorite) and light green.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A more modern holiday color scheme.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The motifs were angle snowmen, bells,</div><div style="text-align: center;">dots, stripes, candy canes and</div><div style="text-align: center;"> florals, (which didn't seem to fit into the holiday mood).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFwLTWTSSDbyjfe24mDK5jOJia38dNL0hHtNpqFVdsYHk6ApJELh7cZNN-s_loUarOBqZJohzLWQ41z3_3Tk6LEm8HhWBZfb0JhLUb1RfafdmlF1a9NAQjy735F-6xpsjstBVio7sqn_MCIA2dAWB14p80ey6QakpC1ZDdOYSQkPa2q7ojQjOFlJw/s1416/Holiday3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1034" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFwLTWTSSDbyjfe24mDK5jOJia38dNL0hHtNpqFVdsYHk6ApJELh7cZNN-s_loUarOBqZJohzLWQ41z3_3Tk6LEm8HhWBZfb0JhLUb1RfafdmlF1a9NAQjy735F-6xpsjstBVio7sqn_MCIA2dAWB14p80ey6QakpC1ZDdOYSQkPa2q7ojQjOFlJw/w468-h640/Holiday3.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The squares were sewn together very randomly, but</div><div style="text-align: center;">the sashing was all the same.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The green stripe was fun to use.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUzjmH7SayOXlC9XJ2JDSpObIKRcK2i8t9PtOr0rvcqSXqdG-_FjuGwryqISBb1wFy0KLZ0WiAuhDvZIRDYmvpN2DWx9yl0eIt722DB6jmaG0rjjVmO48QUoDLwEUZJycLv9TUV2PQk3ETgGGxyv4UOHkyKOFDqRP16zMgeLgpS_YRwE6Ib5K_iWb/s2048/Holiday2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUzjmH7SayOXlC9XJ2JDSpObIKRcK2i8t9PtOr0rvcqSXqdG-_FjuGwryqISBb1wFy0KLZ0WiAuhDvZIRDYmvpN2DWx9yl0eIt722DB6jmaG0rjjVmO48QUoDLwEUZJycLv9TUV2PQk3ETgGGxyv4UOHkyKOFDqRP16zMgeLgpS_YRwE6Ib5K_iWb/w480-h640/Holiday2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The pieced sashing seemed to control the </div><div style="text-align: center;">jumble of the random squares.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My impulse purchases overall created a cute holiday quilt.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Purchasing all of the fabric, though, was quite the shock. $$$.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Something I hadn't done for quite awhile.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My only regret was</div><div style="text-align: center;"> that I didn't have enough of the snowman angle fabric</div><div style="text-align: center;">to cut the top and bottom border so that the angles weren't</div><div style="text-align: center;">running sideways.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That kind of thing drives me crazy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, well. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wasn't about to purchase more fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Despite sideways angel snowmen</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know that someone will find this quilt</div><div style="text-align: center;">warm and comforting after it's quilted</div><div style="text-align: center;">for next year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjif5z_xXaODz0N2jK0_StOcOiRExFlRH0Sp-6biqd74mG2a5m2i9401B83H2iISCoO5vDP_m5AIJ3HqkX5o7x_bGUP9VTBYW5sBczOHCVB7CmPbxj1SkevCaBtIQZvkcKD2Zboq-KgJ0On3m2EJN_GCxpMlTItx0vqqV6JDORkUB4QJauUvrYWzQn9/s1619/Holiday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="1317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjif5z_xXaODz0N2jK0_StOcOiRExFlRH0Sp-6biqd74mG2a5m2i9401B83H2iISCoO5vDP_m5AIJ3HqkX5o7x_bGUP9VTBYW5sBczOHCVB7CmPbxj1SkevCaBtIQZvkcKD2Zboq-KgJ0On3m2EJN_GCxpMlTItx0vqqV6JDORkUB4QJauUvrYWzQn9/w520-h640/Holiday.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whatever is beautiful,</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">whatever is meaningful,</div><div style="text-align: center;">whatever brings you happiness,</div><div style="text-align: center;">may it be yours this holiday season.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Holidays.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-72886931170121613202022-11-28T06:00:00.001-07:002022-11-28T06:00:00.222-07:00November's Monthly Mini<div style="text-align: center;"> November has come </div><div style="text-align: center;">and pretty much gone.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have though, been able to spend</div><div style="text-align: center;">a little time in my sewing room.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This month's mini</div><div style="text-align: center;">was a free download earlier in the fall</div><div style="text-align: center;">from <a href="https://www.heartspunquilts.com/">Pam Buda</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and is now available </div><div style="text-align: center;"> as a $5 digital download.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPC3_6jiUCyGURaFd6IH393jPFB671kgMYOVR_s1r4dfMn8ieQA4cIrEjFUnlJ03Gcj4MPUKQfkxobNeyipKdJNPDwmBD0n_M7uUL_K9HWDL8XU33vB_NApQDfom_fNJHZmTvosT69QaifR2zKMksi6AkjoHakWkIYkjJy8vZciaFzmNJoE9FQe5a/s8160/20221109_110424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPC3_6jiUCyGURaFd6IH393jPFB671kgMYOVR_s1r4dfMn8ieQA4cIrEjFUnlJ03Gcj4MPUKQfkxobNeyipKdJNPDwmBD0n_M7uUL_K9HWDL8XU33vB_NApQDfom_fNJHZmTvosT69QaifR2zKMksi6AkjoHakWkIYkjJy8vZciaFzmNJoE9FQe5a/w480-h640/20221109_110424.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn Along Coal Creek</div><div style="text-align: center;">21" x 28"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took Pam's pattern </div><div style="text-align: center;">and added more 6" blocks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had several of her fabrics, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheddar and Coal</div><div style="text-align: center;">and added a few others, of course.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6wo9z9ma1UjLvZNL_kt9TFdgBgVbhiI3z6S_SK0SAvgtdZAWk44BGU6I1xX--EcLl3vEmnvl0u2gw6vrv5BmgxKXEdEbK_MLnlvykdq-oQ-3-9ceOb2NxoZSmC8YjV1OKdt-W8vCrclN0S4IV_ZEIzklWsR9otPJt_WXYd53_XhpMrAujJ8NFt-u/s8160/20221109_110445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6wo9z9ma1UjLvZNL_kt9TFdgBgVbhiI3z6S_SK0SAvgtdZAWk44BGU6I1xX--EcLl3vEmnvl0u2gw6vrv5BmgxKXEdEbK_MLnlvykdq-oQ-3-9ceOb2NxoZSmC8YjV1OKdt-W8vCrclN0S4IV_ZEIzklWsR9otPJt_WXYd53_XhpMrAujJ8NFt-u/w480-h640/20221109_110445.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The border is a very old Thimbleberries print, but</div><div style="text-align: center;">was the perfect choice.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You never know when one of those</div><div style="text-align: center;">oldies still works.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I added a flange binding which </div><div style="text-align: center;">made the binding process go a little faster.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs-TKVsDBxzzWlxZFQHer6c8Ir4K0d6doj7C3xKu3OFdZ1QY6S0-S806ZEG369DQm3yPGIVVydroEruxDdUs9zcL4CyGzn7Oz8peUriBjBQcQQBmujbFmjVc5iNN1c_eJJa9v7X5UyokNmJNf5_UDy2KECw9ZofrCbvmGaO8xOM6O6jF8whofaaxr/s8160/20221109_110716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs-TKVsDBxzzWlxZFQHer6c8Ir4K0d6doj7C3xKu3OFdZ1QY6S0-S806ZEG369DQm3yPGIVVydroEruxDdUs9zcL4CyGzn7Oz8peUriBjBQcQQBmujbFmjVc5iNN1c_eJJa9v7X5UyokNmJNf5_UDy2KECw9ZofrCbvmGaO8xOM6O6jF8whofaaxr/w480-h640/20221109_110716.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Besides, it added a spark of cheddar</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the end.</div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also finished a couple of</div><div style="text-align: center;">X-stitch projects.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYl-MpVicj6VhB91oEvuZYgDxU5GsNhQh5oP_naYxrUV7TqHYSarnQp9KpN6N4Nr4xa2ULzuakgLrWlMXOD0iWYB16lhun6KQqtzL7exSRtCCScx5dI4Lhbfm8rZVQw4VevLe30y8_rVX66uYGAyd-t_4CRjuEgMCCXXJPnm1bFk7TssmGACO-zOe/s8160/20221109_105939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYl-MpVicj6VhB91oEvuZYgDxU5GsNhQh5oP_naYxrUV7TqHYSarnQp9KpN6N4Nr4xa2ULzuakgLrWlMXOD0iWYB16lhun6KQqtzL7exSRtCCScx5dI4Lhbfm8rZVQw4VevLe30y8_rVX66uYGAyd-t_4CRjuEgMCCXXJPnm1bFk7TssmGACO-zOe/w640-h480/20221109_105939.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boo and Whoo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Designed by Misty Pursel</div><div style="text-align: center;">Of Luminous Fiber Arts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I mounted each piece on a</div><div style="text-align: center;">glossy black wooden block. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I used some older Nancy Halverson </div><div style="text-align: center;">orange fabric and</div><div style="text-align: center;">a bit of black rick rack. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now they'll be ready for next October. </div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;">This next one was a free design</div><div style="text-align: center;">from <a href="https://www.coloradocrossstitcher.com/">Sheri of Colorado </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.coloradocrossstitcher.com/">Cross Stitch.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVAtFQIYhBDdwqvJEJYEgaACclB4Vf7OWfezcA1-eMnhQ7QU8fQMESikSvR78W9lsa_PW1ksQZHxFiG1OF1Du48yq7qedk_Xe3U9EpVVuBNovzGTt5ByWYt5WjKlAr5TR7e5lm4C89wHkhnDkTw3Q9RQIW7uZlJoD21ayExhDnKPDyTlhBj1z425b/s8160/20221118_133810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVAtFQIYhBDdwqvJEJYEgaACclB4Vf7OWfezcA1-eMnhQ7QU8fQMESikSvR78W9lsa_PW1ksQZHxFiG1OF1Du48yq7qedk_Xe3U9EpVVuBNovzGTt5ByWYt5WjKlAr5TR7e5lm4C89wHkhnDkTw3Q9RQIW7uZlJoD21ayExhDnKPDyTlhBj1z425b/w640-h480/20221118_133810.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div>"Thankful" is being modeled by</div><div>Turkey Jack, one of</div><div>my favorite Thanksgiving decorations. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbvmvoLmR-flmMwcHrsL0pyFC6NugncwfUw0E5rihhm_zLwvSP3xTocP0Ha4Tt2NF_LitECytYJjwEN-OTNWo74H9Yo2gCiWAA9MUfNpR07y4yvikmZBEEQ9qWrJtWBAPkhvyCJD74V-JwVkzg0qJsKqjbVZLegGIvzDwFumS91LUtKNL1RNOSy5-/s7670/20221118_133730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7670" data-original-width="5884" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbvmvoLmR-flmMwcHrsL0pyFC6NugncwfUw0E5rihhm_zLwvSP3xTocP0Ha4Tt2NF_LitECytYJjwEN-OTNWo74H9Yo2gCiWAA9MUfNpR07y4yvikmZBEEQ9qWrJtWBAPkhvyCJD74V-JwVkzg0qJsKqjbVZLegGIvzDwFumS91LUtKNL1RNOSy5-/w490-h640/20221118_133730.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">He was made years ago and</div><div style="text-align: center;">joins us every year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;">I discovered, as I was</div><div style="text-align: center;">selecting quilts for my</div><div style="text-align: center;">November fence display, that</div><div style="text-align: center;"> this month theme was</div><div style="text-align: center;">the color,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we lovingly refer to, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as <span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b>Cheddar.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYEPc_QNw9dC3Pip1fSJKcMgAhF2hKkaOwbiiPjdmsmeey_FwcgzY9k9UuUH7ECPqDafUc6yQgK_c4z-6DEAtucm10yPljFrZcSji8SS4K5WhfROiefG5rKFoxNRPjdjvuXlYA-tjLi57LyyeS7YptWIbYeDSCFNLld2uqiqGoFeX1_TIcl-lROtD/s5729/November%20fence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4379" data-original-width="5729" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYEPc_QNw9dC3Pip1fSJKcMgAhF2hKkaOwbiiPjdmsmeey_FwcgzY9k9UuUH7ECPqDafUc6yQgK_c4z-6DEAtucm10yPljFrZcSji8SS4K5WhfROiefG5rKFoxNRPjdjvuXlYA-tjLi57LyyeS7YptWIbYeDSCFNLld2uqiqGoFeX1_TIcl-lROtD/w640-h490/November%20fence.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This month's lineup is one of my favorites.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Want to check out a few other monthly minis?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Head to Wendy's blog,<a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/"> the Constant Quilter</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and enjoy some quilting inspiration.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-82734607836247983102022-10-27T06:00:00.014-06:002022-10-27T08:04:27.984-06:00October Mini Quilt Treat<div style="text-align: center;">The end of October</div><div style="text-align: center;">brings </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY8JTMyqPE_t1LumfVquCQw6NCxSBSwOskS3EZb19CraOnqTOFhvYiB5RkAvMov4K2KiWPzxtMGtwo6ACY150BENmLVd9y9Ke14MLXLoz3ZhbCd3dNK3oH5c-rNXugBWfasbCLciH5sHzXiPd8yS3cuOScabtqM2pCkUKxbRnPVudfe4a9YylPNLo/s756/Halloween.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY8JTMyqPE_t1LumfVquCQw6NCxSBSwOskS3EZb19CraOnqTOFhvYiB5RkAvMov4K2KiWPzxtMGtwo6ACY150BENmLVd9y9Ke14MLXLoz3ZhbCd3dNK3oH5c-rNXugBWfasbCLciH5sHzXiPd8yS3cuOScabtqM2pCkUKxbRnPVudfe4a9YylPNLo/w402-h640/Halloween.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When my 3 girls were little they</div><div style="text-align: center;">loved Halloween. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They would begin thinking about their costumes </div><div style="text-align: center;"> for the following year on November 1st.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the years we had lots of fun </div><div style="text-align: center;">making and creating their costume ideas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM8L456noOc-plH_sQHzGWw_GmNL7Vqg4zkwqzry5ZGKL1gzrDyCT14vYagJ7bDHJ0yTFDwcNjzAPR0tr47gACDe4O7CykpWexPpvRtSU-Qb7f7CPdael2GEsLWDz1t0G6WHGm7nj5WtBLjymYeNGpX_mKUy05gnLcWbBLhC6SNlagjqYzcGdYW2r/s6400/1991.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM8L456noOc-plH_sQHzGWw_GmNL7Vqg4zkwqzry5ZGKL1gzrDyCT14vYagJ7bDHJ0yTFDwcNjzAPR0tr47gACDe4O7CykpWexPpvRtSU-Qb7f7CPdael2GEsLWDz1t0G6WHGm7nj5WtBLjymYeNGpX_mKUy05gnLcWbBLhC6SNlagjqYzcGdYW2r/w400-h300/1991.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing ghoulish, just princesses,</div><div style="text-align: center;">pirates, Snow White, Bo Peep, and even Cleopatra.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, here in Colorado,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Trick or Treating usually involves</div><div style="text-align: center;">winter coats and snow boots.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Those lovely costumes </div><div style="text-align: center;">get covered up and hidden.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My October mini is an embroidery</div><div style="text-align: center;">that, unfortunately, </div><div style="text-align: center;">got covered up and hidden in my sewing room </div><div style="text-align: center;">for a couple years. Sigh....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAu0Ti-MR1Fl5Rld6462y9xv97A4XkIV0FZJC1mZitynSjAk3Ut_tovJAL9HLtsS02j0eOS375SP4UCJ5RL8bp1KhWJUvY0BE0JgUE3PqdC2U0HZy0OFv18tNsXkjlC6tVSgRb4nvOan-IFsek-C0XjRUWjKOpS-Es33KzbVxBZlDB2wh7Heuat5u/s5096/Halloween%20Sampler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5096" data-original-width="4459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAu0Ti-MR1Fl5Rld6462y9xv97A4XkIV0FZJC1mZitynSjAk3Ut_tovJAL9HLtsS02j0eOS375SP4UCJ5RL8bp1KhWJUvY0BE0JgUE3PqdC2U0HZy0OFv18tNsXkjlC6tVSgRb4nvOan-IFsek-C0XjRUWjKOpS-Es33KzbVxBZlDB2wh7Heuat5u/w560-h640/Halloween%20Sampler.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Halloween Sampler</div><div style="text-align: center;">16" x 19"</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The embroidery is designed by</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandra Workman.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find it <a href="https://www.pinemtndesigns.com/shop/Embroidery/autumn--halloween-designs/p/Halloween-ABC-Embroidery-Sampler-293-x9355766.htm">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The pattern includes an</div><div style="text-align: center;">iron on transfer for the stitching,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which made it very easy to get started.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_3WKpMmeFy_7i5mBvu5kafx5iqJaCrbcT6YctZQQdho-NTMp1cTEecjZFGVHgd29SgYMLmKxtUGVKuDxUWI8TmBBI7PiuEQXfLXVTJO7koxYTGEs63H5Zqci2fBVnlPqyXOtpMgNyG9dl-LCsrIrcaDSUl9vxKsfy8jU7LvFAxZ06uVHvZW09Upy/s6400/HS4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_3WKpMmeFy_7i5mBvu5kafx5iqJaCrbcT6YctZQQdho-NTMp1cTEecjZFGVHgd29SgYMLmKxtUGVKuDxUWI8TmBBI7PiuEQXfLXVTJO7koxYTGEs63H5Zqci2fBVnlPqyXOtpMgNyG9dl-LCsrIrcaDSUl9vxKsfy8jU7LvFAxZ06uVHvZW09Upy/w480-h640/HS4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was stitched with DMC floss</div><div style="text-align: center;">on a striped grey and off white fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I worked with one color at at time</div><div style="text-align: center;">rather than stitching one motif at a time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's an efficient way to approach it,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but maybe, not as much fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ndgBRrhDs7x-VvJR17mBdm-_RNiuhoSMpFV5lEUvni47IoSL2tiqeuoiqmZk-KA8PKPOaiwtBinwFixx1kIiRvTDVs3Z_ljk3KJwKi5N36GOmt3xr_64oEwIAgHFm39vLfPgIME_aWGXWM6WDwnBOs2RWW0c8D9S16QbWNYGQXVr9Cjv9nIh24J2/s6400/HS3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ndgBRrhDs7x-VvJR17mBdm-_RNiuhoSMpFV5lEUvni47IoSL2tiqeuoiqmZk-KA8PKPOaiwtBinwFixx1kIiRvTDVs3Z_ljk3KJwKi5N36GOmt3xr_64oEwIAgHFm39vLfPgIME_aWGXWM6WDwnBOs2RWW0c8D9S16QbWNYGQXVr9Cjv9nIh24J2/w480-h640/HS3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The finished piece worked up perfectly </div><div style="text-align: center;">as a mini quilt for October. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The narrow orange border with</div><div style="text-align: center;">the black ric rac sewn on top</div><div style="text-align: center;">gives the appearance of a scalloped edge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTXdCtVSvM2FgkNh5wTWz6OO3EzMozsNb0PtJFG-g-W4p73WzxRTaEHnMLz2ydU9stZnAqaIlejEbJgY405EPPX4Ih3Q1bWCL7eB_3N_gTLW6HXmYQIrOXfRvfImU44G-uRK8JzcCWwwOP-WXeJa0gvs7PAxPsWjExKrRkQIgEUc7-hsfVmL0H_EK/s6400/HS2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTXdCtVSvM2FgkNh5wTWz6OO3EzMozsNb0PtJFG-g-W4p73WzxRTaEHnMLz2ydU9stZnAqaIlejEbJgY405EPPX4Ih3Q1bWCL7eB_3N_gTLW6HXmYQIrOXfRvfImU44G-uRK8JzcCWwwOP-WXeJa0gvs7PAxPsWjExKrRkQIgEUc7-hsfVmL0H_EK/w480-h640/HS2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">By adding a couple of prairie points</div><div style="text-align: center;">and buttons, it adds some 3-D interest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BiTEuqieN6kWbgyT4eJlAwBgJDDQLwtpyaYLAiwvoK-vs4pBDKh8gq16S2CEyGB2k2o0ZDfGf14eXqFV9oPovkk5PngNB-P4He59ja6IIEgTdUnseIdrlmaaeYgWFMhDeCJUDRxlhDk54ymHwVVMzpC1saxWAnG1P2t-5mtLaDg8QC504l9HZtwt/s8160/20221016_105900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BiTEuqieN6kWbgyT4eJlAwBgJDDQLwtpyaYLAiwvoK-vs4pBDKh8gq16S2CEyGB2k2o0ZDfGf14eXqFV9oPovkk5PngNB-P4He59ja6IIEgTdUnseIdrlmaaeYgWFMhDeCJUDRxlhDk54ymHwVVMzpC1saxWAnG1P2t-5mtLaDg8QC504l9HZtwt/w480-h640/20221016_105900.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Halloween Sampler looks good on the fence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPPDdx-yZI5RWzb1g1Xo9hRBuy5lvwdd5BkRTV5PsB343FDhvP_rZ3i2y7mWStf-y5qUKPDzaC1CdRXSYxiJHHYorALYllhi4Z3ZZ8-EA09-hB3vZmhm8cDlNcoptvhIa_spyMgUQVMn0Z6Nrh144faGBk2nlgoWR7En2fxvzVRB8ZNOABjBFqA0T/s6400/Fence-Oct.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPPDdx-yZI5RWzb1g1Xo9hRBuy5lvwdd5BkRTV5PsB343FDhvP_rZ3i2y7mWStf-y5qUKPDzaC1CdRXSYxiJHHYorALYllhi4Z3ZZ8-EA09-hB3vZmhm8cDlNcoptvhIa_spyMgUQVMn0Z6Nrh144faGBk2nlgoWR7En2fxvzVRB8ZNOABjBFqA0T/w640-h480/Fence-Oct.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Halloween 🎃 </div><div style="text-align: center;">from all the Halloween Minis.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-41675638277728799052022-10-11T06:00:00.009-06:002022-10-11T06:00:00.193-06:00Looking Forward<div style="text-align: center;">There's an old saying that if</div><div style="text-align: center;">you fall off a horse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwb7Jk_TjWlEyZq2L3LEBUx42yqYKPhTL_3mwpxrO-yGp23cy9eR7g6SOcn_2kmvwxcaap2gOvbFr1Wz_NgdYNXalBwY2P4KKYSmITeKwrFMrC6J1yoTctB9PbbO19lTqgmqIk2GSGXagEHi6YcJL0YFyl75fmvQmTnlKinPYYwVAmHXBmdnKWaKL/s1294/horse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1035" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwb7Jk_TjWlEyZq2L3LEBUx42yqYKPhTL_3mwpxrO-yGp23cy9eR7g6SOcn_2kmvwxcaap2gOvbFr1Wz_NgdYNXalBwY2P4KKYSmITeKwrFMrC6J1yoTctB9PbbO19lTqgmqIk2GSGXagEHi6YcJL0YFyl75fmvQmTnlKinPYYwVAmHXBmdnKWaKL/w512-h640/horse.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>you need to get right back on that horse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The reason being that if you don't,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it will be very hard to get back on that horse</div><div style="text-align: center;">the longer that you wait.<br /> I'm guessing that you could apply </div><div style="text-align: center;">that philosophy to many situations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I applied it to my quilting life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After feeling somewhat defeated or</div><div style="text-align: center;">down about my overwhelming stash,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew it meant no more whining.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to get my favorite fabrics back out,</div><div style="text-align: center;">take the rotary cutter back in my hands,</div><div style="text-align: center;">thread up the machine</div><div style="text-align: center;">and get sewing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's exactly what I did.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I did some spot organizing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">looked through some of my favorite books,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and found a center medallion </div><div style="text-align: center;">that spoke to me</div><div style="text-align: center;">from Susan Smith's book</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Quilts, Somewhat in the Middle.</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXxXy9g7kis-52xRy79GC67C6bgsGv4r7YZL0MioikvGuq0RMUU1QZN7rq9pSMR4EwpBw90UD6xM15ctLBKRHOmamIbGiegeQPffOnlQJWoUJzxHvsgsg1spEp4WhoW4PfWdf9l5-FZfYc4f48j19NzghjYfQWuY-rJJmgHnClz2lt9F11O45HgHQ/s4266/refresh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4199" data-original-width="4266" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXxXy9g7kis-52xRy79GC67C6bgsGv4r7YZL0MioikvGuq0RMUU1QZN7rq9pSMR4EwpBw90UD6xM15ctLBKRHOmamIbGiegeQPffOnlQJWoUJzxHvsgsg1spEp4WhoW4PfWdf9l5-FZfYc4f48j19NzghjYfQWuY-rJJmgHnClz2lt9F11O45HgHQ/w640-h630/refresh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Refreshed-Rejuvenated</div><div style="text-align: center;">32" x 32"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It took me a week </div><div style="text-align: center;">from start to finish.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I needed to get back</div><div style="text-align: center;">to feeling the excitement </div><div style="text-align: center;">and creativity of playing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmCRtp2RGPPgIe2nF88nOZbTjeDoq9cfKMYswh1Wevnh5eHOA3DYcbqK3NMWRV2dg7Ov7_NjdzWdIXWly6wQFgUlcNHpUF8S-U-y6bkidU6Wn1-lFUacxWLpWDk-xxwME2sQYfbxcuc21HtyHjzeetDPO4mptIhHoWDX8hmMRlSMpG1ubqxf_Sb77/s5020/Refreshed2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4794" data-original-width="5020" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmCRtp2RGPPgIe2nF88nOZbTjeDoq9cfKMYswh1Wevnh5eHOA3DYcbqK3NMWRV2dg7Ov7_NjdzWdIXWly6wQFgUlcNHpUF8S-U-y6bkidU6Wn1-lFUacxWLpWDk-xxwME2sQYfbxcuc21HtyHjzeetDPO4mptIhHoWDX8hmMRlSMpG1ubqxf_Sb77/w640-h612/Refreshed2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I drew on the colors </div><div style="text-align: center;">from many of Di Ford's fabulous fabrics.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Appliqueing the center</div><div style="text-align: center;">was like enjoying a delicious dessert.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWl45I-bTLp9JcpGAAjEVMrcAlebXhBmWa26t6rvkxkzIi4x4-8a6rVeJzVvM0cs5Un6Yq8rwdzCK4HmR0JzdmSQ7Gtkx0iessaX3qQBlaZob02RPykUdeUtl8-zr88yOxV_l2Sdgu-9ncecGACc6geJessGuYbVnC7fU4PCeJE05zrNcgVJQbW29/s6400/refresh6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWl45I-bTLp9JcpGAAjEVMrcAlebXhBmWa26t6rvkxkzIi4x4-8a6rVeJzVvM0cs5Un6Yq8rwdzCK4HmR0JzdmSQ7Gtkx0iessaX3qQBlaZob02RPykUdeUtl8-zr88yOxV_l2Sdgu-9ncecGACc6geJessGuYbVnC7fU4PCeJE05zrNcgVJQbW29/w480-h640/refresh6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Add a little fussy cutting</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I was definitely feeling rejuvenated.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZf6eJ9vOOkKxPmlA0wNmt-AhCapIi6FZRFDuXc2n6HSyho_AEPe-1KZcSSooSXf15ic1zTXPQqyQtp1xHa9ZMgcWSlMWh9_IdYPlY58rTR0LL-rOR_1V2sD6QusTdUYyibx_GSusKqB5ibdCgItoEjarQ1S-v6poP0oqdRLZlP67D-bJumO05X8Wu/s6400/refresh5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZf6eJ9vOOkKxPmlA0wNmt-AhCapIi6FZRFDuXc2n6HSyho_AEPe-1KZcSSooSXf15ic1zTXPQqyQtp1xHa9ZMgcWSlMWh9_IdYPlY58rTR0LL-rOR_1V2sD6QusTdUYyibx_GSusKqB5ibdCgItoEjarQ1S-v6poP0oqdRLZlP67D-bJumO05X8Wu/w480-h640/refresh5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It really didn't take much</div><div style="text-align: center;">to feel good again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The inner border was fun with the melon shapes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkK1DHRNp3cXvvF776i5f79cCMlOzcpO5u2Y2FOjoRWJ2dBmn5WbMTlOuqs8UMU0LsRrlBjMPRvXVL6cTGlndfLBEczxYJGXvFhS9ltAtCsjh8brBePHfe5LHICLkd5DdOmFMrbYnCDspUH8kWPPWMpfwnFVWHgbxNaqULMaUMr-rDDUO-jsoSc1N/s6400/refresh3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkK1DHRNp3cXvvF776i5f79cCMlOzcpO5u2Y2FOjoRWJ2dBmn5WbMTlOuqs8UMU0LsRrlBjMPRvXVL6cTGlndfLBEczxYJGXvFhS9ltAtCsjh8brBePHfe5LHICLkd5DdOmFMrbYnCDspUH8kWPPWMpfwnFVWHgbxNaqULMaUMr-rDDUO-jsoSc1N/w480-h640/refresh3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And who doesn't love adding circles.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the simple idea of making</div><div style="text-align: center;">the sashing between them piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The more fabrics, the better!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And oh,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it gets better.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought a new</div><div style="text-align: center;">Laundry Basket fabric for the backing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH9zbmYIOllv1m9nM8oD72cYjjDekMg134OZtBfgtRdedbPTsXuWTbQOc0ryoTP_8lYpKFYWXkIkFxwuCZcloyCPi_V1bhCmIgVmEpmKBu0j2Jb4DrUzT6TlCYvaEUIWfcs7OIo6TDTKsIOcItBOMW_hR49w8Uqi6GMhStMUp6-fRTKZMqJiYBwdN/s6400/refresh4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH9zbmYIOllv1m9nM8oD72cYjjDekMg134OZtBfgtRdedbPTsXuWTbQOc0ryoTP_8lYpKFYWXkIkFxwuCZcloyCPi_V1bhCmIgVmEpmKBu0j2Jb4DrUzT6TlCYvaEUIWfcs7OIo6TDTKsIOcItBOMW_hR49w8Uqi6GMhStMUp6-fRTKZMqJiYBwdN/w480-h640/refresh4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I kept the quilting to a minimum,</div><div style="text-align: center;">just because that's what I felt like doing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Needless to say,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was a great week of creating, stitching</div><div style="text-align: center;">and rekindling the positive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpKYX-dem7c466FGZmxt6f9B2dbfvc5F6fni116FycNYPeWpjrNXrNchTEAVFsO4zo6Ch7Z8rCZHaliZUl5QTGQa1G1qWuouEtyodNKCl3BHVcPJh3I6Gad4R5w7SdCIJ6l7cnsCfX6QKB6HjwolYNNrj2f2-nlxhm4aro-8b7V2D-mhVt0zzRHlT/s4266/refreshed1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4199" data-original-width="4266" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpKYX-dem7c466FGZmxt6f9B2dbfvc5F6fni116FycNYPeWpjrNXrNchTEAVFsO4zo6Ch7Z8rCZHaliZUl5QTGQa1G1qWuouEtyodNKCl3BHVcPJh3I6Gad4R5w7SdCIJ6l7cnsCfX6QKB6HjwolYNNrj2f2-nlxhm4aro-8b7V2D-mhVt0zzRHlT/w640-h630/refreshed1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope, if you find yourself in a situation</div><div style="text-align: center;">where you've "fallen off your horse",</div><div style="text-align: center;">you can dust yourself off </div><div style="text-align: center;">and get back in the saddle</div><div style="text-align: center;">and shout, Giddy-up!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyG3RfPd5Z1RytVOsgMdqrdRVlbBVeaRdhS9GqdFFXA76t8AynPCSmU4J_vjEjA6XFFOS4xHXyAkiv8qIghwgg-kZW_WPDa49WH4fzYiMpzpey6JoPHKrL9d0UbGrZUMKdgRDhurt436jqfak7ONhVIIJILp9EJsjo8cwoKP1GLZzUYaLQxPRvk4N/s1559/Screenshot_20221009-180408_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyG3RfPd5Z1RytVOsgMdqrdRVlbBVeaRdhS9GqdFFXA76t8AynPCSmU4J_vjEjA6XFFOS4xHXyAkiv8qIghwgg-kZW_WPDa49WH4fzYiMpzpey6JoPHKrL9d0UbGrZUMKdgRDhurt436jqfak7ONhVIIJILp9EJsjo8cwoKP1GLZzUYaLQxPRvk4N/w444-h640/Screenshot_20221009-180408_Chrome.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-86914590393766330022022-09-28T06:00:00.006-06:002022-09-28T06:00:00.188-06:00September Mini quilts<div style="text-align: center;">First, of all, I want to thank everyone</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the encouraging words that many of you shared with me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No, I'm not hanging up my quilting needles </div><div style="text-align: center;">and tossing out all of my fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was feeling "stash obligations" and not feeling </div><div style="text-align: center;">the love or the creative challenge</div><div style="text-align: center;">that it brought.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It really did me in!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, since I last wrote,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have bundled up lots of fabric, </div><div style="text-align: center;">approx. 150 yards,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sent it off to a wonderful local charitable group.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have started some new projects,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and have continued to work on the things</div><div style="text-align: center;">that I love and bring me joy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrtODyXZtapwR4z2kFp5lG6cKx_wa8_WYDJBCCHjnYWBf0J3UI_mY_jSifEbaA81ht9NpBSOD6LfdfudegLUOwXE39QUi-bRuSq1MH4UrZyrskEuknPeoXfb0puI0pERb4OjUkSGq7UHIdgHwKy-evxtWnGw6Cg4aCgIBXt8YOx-10sXcnGIQUToe/s6400/Be%20Ye%20Thankfu;.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="5120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrtODyXZtapwR4z2kFp5lG6cKx_wa8_WYDJBCCHjnYWBf0J3UI_mY_jSifEbaA81ht9NpBSOD6LfdfudegLUOwXE39QUi-bRuSq1MH4UrZyrskEuknPeoXfb0puI0pERb4OjUkSGq7UHIdgHwKy-evxtWnGw6Cg4aCgIBXt8YOx-10sXcnGIQUToe/w512-h640/Be%20Ye%20Thankfu;.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My latest X-stitch finish.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Be Ye Thankful"</div><div style="text-align: center;">a design by Brenda Gervais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am thankful for everyone's positive thoughts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;">The end of September</div><div style="text-align: center;">means it's time to share a monthly mini quilt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl2TrV2dlZ6tJc5ZnkTW2MJxZ2ekBYYD51Q3SeiJDD3n1qgap1KA1B0C_q2lFAtBBoc-c8HcdkXMuAcOzLhTQXKqBSsM1OwpAYfwOEggNUDR5lax5pme2c8JObDpZZZc6r4_Hnuh1sJs3ICcaVOlbTG8jiZG-tVPR92D5DYiimV27d6p2NuO03AYR/s4504/vinatage%20baskets%20sept.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4504" data-original-width="4504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl2TrV2dlZ6tJc5ZnkTW2MJxZ2ekBYYD51Q3SeiJDD3n1qgap1KA1B0C_q2lFAtBBoc-c8HcdkXMuAcOzLhTQXKqBSsM1OwpAYfwOEggNUDR5lax5pme2c8JObDpZZZc6r4_Hnuh1sJs3ICcaVOlbTG8jiZG-tVPR92D5DYiimV27d6p2NuO03AYR/w640-h640/vinatage%20baskets%20sept.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vintage Baskets #2</div><div style="text-align: center;">24" x 24"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little quilt began it's life as a full size </div><div style="text-align: center;">quilt from the 1930's.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyhwfSIy7x8a2YadY0BgOguTmUPCWQt5XHNjN6fpZDZOMfhLFuLIcCHBXslR-0f0bhMidAPgjCmtjFnuHwt1I4yttLAvErxGhe4Ti_raJ9yLudGMnLM-GOZ4OPhkTlCeszcZuJs_nhGdwqFU97ykgR1a339QsAHIOnshXPG_61hXdVtXUNsyU13fG/s6400/vintage%20baskets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyhwfSIy7x8a2YadY0BgOguTmUPCWQt5XHNjN6fpZDZOMfhLFuLIcCHBXslR-0f0bhMidAPgjCmtjFnuHwt1I4yttLAvErxGhe4Ti_raJ9yLudGMnLM-GOZ4OPhkTlCeszcZuJs_nhGdwqFU97ykgR1a339QsAHIOnshXPG_61hXdVtXUNsyU13fG/w480-h640/vintage%20baskets.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When I received it from a friend, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it was just a top and </div><div style="text-align: center;">the 10" blocks were well loved and </div><div style="text-align: center;">very thin and frail. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took some of the blocks apart and resized them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHogOvkzmLQpdZeGX8Y_8z7xNnP3ThvW85G0_m5Rju7v0pvLXMaBoM7Ll7EgHYdsA5j-5g1PUhWq5I2utsJ-SIVfDTDFaIOHY8WpcS1lrbZ3A02sm6PeudFC27QtCKOwG_KCCsXhnJnNMkFU3muk8IKJnB_d5GHeiPx8RIOLic-Nm6aFT0REAxDCqE/s5974/20220713_072229%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5974" data-original-width="5415" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHogOvkzmLQpdZeGX8Y_8z7xNnP3ThvW85G0_m5Rju7v0pvLXMaBoM7Ll7EgHYdsA5j-5g1PUhWq5I2utsJ-SIVfDTDFaIOHY8WpcS1lrbZ3A02sm6PeudFC27QtCKOwG_KCCsXhnJnNMkFU3muk8IKJnB_d5GHeiPx8RIOLic-Nm6aFT0REAxDCqE/w580-h640/20220713_072229%20(1).jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">which made them very cute.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After sewing the top together I decided</div><div style="text-align: center;">to add embroidered flowers to each basket.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That was the "FUN" part.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcwDnUBTXhcQ-mvGW8YcoA2e6-sUtS5AEKZbEgo2MLujzbq38i1LLmskJ-sbiviBRad_AAIbghiKghycPAt1jbH2F588sN8QmR9Oijs1QYPJb87DWG_6XggrMxPU8_W8ME-vdUSccvWXzVzFSQX5h-IUdHvPEH_wBJfQ4suh7oeEqYNMjL2zD6p_i/s5942/VB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5942" data-original-width="4228" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcwDnUBTXhcQ-mvGW8YcoA2e6-sUtS5AEKZbEgo2MLujzbq38i1LLmskJ-sbiviBRad_AAIbghiKghycPAt1jbH2F588sN8QmR9Oijs1QYPJb87DWG_6XggrMxPU8_W8ME-vdUSccvWXzVzFSQX5h-IUdHvPEH_wBJfQ4suh7oeEqYNMjL2zD6p_i/w456-h640/VB.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklKCO8_tC7kWhgYBGO-mTnsccdXfyvknTCwrvl4m_olnPWFSjFW4Rjez1JTCY7NvXy4SQku_GULx96hdHGl7-nfyYftPsQkMnLW1KrCP4rq0pm0R0Lg3Ids4aYAYO0kabUU3fW4maucUReb4WRwil1pO1vOPh8gsyeTVtL8_rIt0IWT4uxBMdaiVy/s6400/VB2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklKCO8_tC7kWhgYBGO-mTnsccdXfyvknTCwrvl4m_olnPWFSjFW4Rjez1JTCY7NvXy4SQku_GULx96hdHGl7-nfyYftPsQkMnLW1KrCP4rq0pm0R0Lg3Ids4aYAYO0kabUU3fW4maucUReb4WRwil1pO1vOPh8gsyeTVtL8_rIt0IWT4uxBMdaiVy/w640-h480/VB2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I was given this quilt top,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the original Nile Green binding was included.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It wasn't in the best shape, but I made do.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhaG5UbjqFxl3kzVv8Xs_ZFIWU8Ai6VRR3C0ot2PocjHluokCnXiGBoOR_KndhvZGLj290maRtPN3okGnrARJ1sMs-sjPLRidfL6sjhNotjuPHFqjgRkMbhN15rOt5elFksPz8M2C2bslq6AMYHthnItt-lVUjjFn7OaAU_XCrmqBXzGD4IX1CQW2/s8160/20220825_080701%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhaG5UbjqFxl3kzVv8Xs_ZFIWU8Ai6VRR3C0ot2PocjHluokCnXiGBoOR_KndhvZGLj290maRtPN3okGnrARJ1sMs-sjPLRidfL6sjhNotjuPHFqjgRkMbhN15rOt5elFksPz8M2C2bslq6AMYHthnItt-lVUjjFn7OaAU_XCrmqBXzGD4IX1CQW2/w480-h640/20220825_080701%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I "love" how it finished.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuIFNrx1oUwitLBBy2TmTp7nyk4y3P9RX8pfoVndOrcGHpBZKN-ZFI7Lf1Yb72xO5SaR57DPBAr8yV9g2t5vse5KPRTN69eesxZopP-PkFDyyr7zwHF88N8TCtKpPQp5hucI-VHhSvE4_gHH3uaPix0nVErqFBgyXiOibDqEBjZFgIXxX3DP6cJ_g/s6400/fence%20sept4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuIFNrx1oUwitLBBy2TmTp7nyk4y3P9RX8pfoVndOrcGHpBZKN-ZFI7Lf1Yb72xO5SaR57DPBAr8yV9g2t5vse5KPRTN69eesxZopP-PkFDyyr7zwHF88N8TCtKpPQp5hucI-VHhSvE4_gHH3uaPix0nVErqFBgyXiOibDqEBjZFgIXxX3DP6cJ_g/w640-h480/fence%20sept4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vintage Baskets #2</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Time for my barbed-wire fence parade.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a very fog morning this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7-Xgz0_qTzejojtz95fTBCdvZY-rX14muDPDnMfvfuMs_g1-9ywWnpTcl_6m04pKGj6pB0egTLjZyQiLlMTGGADsZRHoRj1ULDpLrhIKCOhIJ9DNuJN4JM8KO3IMrxxYR_pyDSq0s6KAltpKAuZGuRJJvf5gE84cm2qMqGiKD47TzyvHtqvg1yfN/s6400/fence%20sept3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7-Xgz0_qTzejojtz95fTBCdvZY-rX14muDPDnMfvfuMs_g1-9ywWnpTcl_6m04pKGj6pB0egTLjZyQiLlMTGGADsZRHoRj1ULDpLrhIKCOhIJ9DNuJN4JM8KO3IMrxxYR_pyDSq0s6KAltpKAuZGuRJJvf5gE84cm2qMqGiKD47TzyvHtqvg1yfN/w480-h640/fence%20sept3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>A perfectly quiet, uncluttered background for a photo shoot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9kUDSIrzidugGfhKYecPR8eWUPnqaJOnM4TyT30Pl7VxUUQwF3Kl0AnvEVezxva5TGBcZUgcPgd8IQysaxWb2ImnuAbYFcc46UCx6sWLz7bxvgWXom6usZ6mgIwMt2gryUSKhGRdKD3g0HQh_KjozAg-pjxE0MGRZyKtLyCBbgAP04N_ia0km7vN/s6400/Fence%20sept.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9kUDSIrzidugGfhKYecPR8eWUPnqaJOnM4TyT30Pl7VxUUQwF3Kl0AnvEVezxva5TGBcZUgcPgd8IQysaxWb2ImnuAbYFcc46UCx6sWLz7bxvgWXom6usZ6mgIwMt2gryUSKhGRdKD3g0HQh_KjozAg-pjxE0MGRZyKtLyCBbgAP04N_ia0km7vN/w640-h480/Fence%20sept.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Baskets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you get the chance, check out Wendy's blog</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">the Constant Quilter</a> to get the list of other</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bloggers working on and sharing their monthly minis.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-65767673955923701952022-09-15T17:39:00.001-06:002022-09-15T17:39:45.268-06:00Pigs with Lipstick<p style="text-align: center;"> <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">The other day I meet with my Quilty Buddies </span></p><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">And I made a confession.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I was really feeling like it was time to stop quilting!</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I had lost the joy. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I didn't feel like I had any creativity left.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I thought I was truly done.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">They were shocked.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">What was going on?</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I shared how I had sorted through my stash</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> and had lots of fabric I needed to part with.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">But I felt guilty because of the money</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> I had spent over the years,</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> the amount of fabric I had collected....</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> To justify these feelings, </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I felt like I needed to sew up some of these piles into quilts.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I had picked a pattern, cut and sewed. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> I thought my plan would be to create</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> something wonderful for someone. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">To pass on many quilts.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">But I felt myself losing the excitement</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> and joy I usually felt as I work on a project. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> It was like walking through deep sticky mud.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Agggh! </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> I was quickly sinking. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Maybe I was done.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> I mean, really done. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> That's how I was feeling.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">After lots of questions, my one friend said,</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Lipstick on a pig, is still a pig.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJRfv6MtxG4y3VPh6Xp-hll-yLX-RXsPYViznSOdPfFwzs2jK3sFypgTPkxPfoKObYfeli-x1k4qX2fGRUM-1LUH83aFsM66mSItNnUg5cZwHYXbz6GWcWPj6ERUUh2qJVBMlTG4sVKkaVBHa2PBx3iwZx3lVMrPsVexCemOPFYkvnft8JlSaGlw0/s1080/pig1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1080" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJRfv6MtxG4y3VPh6Xp-hll-yLX-RXsPYViznSOdPfFwzs2jK3sFypgTPkxPfoKObYfeli-x1k4qX2fGRUM-1LUH83aFsM66mSItNnUg5cZwHYXbz6GWcWPj6ERUUh2qJVBMlTG4sVKkaVBHa2PBx3iwZx3lVMrPsVexCemOPFYkvnft8JlSaGlw0/w400-h250/pig1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">She went on to say,</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">if I was using fabric I didn't love anymore,</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> why would the quilt I was making </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">be something I loved, </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">no matter what I did with it.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Was it as simple as that?</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I think my friends were right in this case. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">My heart wasn't in it.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">It really had made me depressed. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Since then,</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I have stopped that project,</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> bundled up all the piles </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">and made arrangements for a local sewing group</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"> to take it and do their good works with it.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Let it go, let it go</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Some of my fabric is tired and old.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Try as I will </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">There just isn't a thrill.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Can't hold it back anymore</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I need to pass it through another door. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I don't care what others may say</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I don't want to sew with it another day.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I have felt guilty long enough. </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">It really is still good stuff.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Maybe someone else will find a joy.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">So, the fabric is theirs to enjoy.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Let it go, let it go.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">The decision has made me feel lighter</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">Sewing even seems brighter.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">It's time to do what I love.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">To dispose of, get rid of</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">The pieces from my overabundant stash.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">That made me feel depressed and dashed.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I started a project, I really did try,</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">But then I started questioning why</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I was unhappy and restless</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I was not doing my bestess.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">As time seems to be growing shorter</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">It was also time to stop being a hoarder.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">I simply will never be able to use it all</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">But there are others who will be having a ball.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">So, Let it go, let it go.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;">And I have.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: left;">Until Next Time </div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: left;">Kyle </div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-84901364475249271062022-08-29T06:00:00.005-06:002022-08-29T06:39:54.211-06:00August Minis<div style="text-align: center;">I hope you'll agree that </div><div style="text-align: center;"> our projects and stitching</div><div style="text-align: center;">should bring us pleasure, smiles</div><div style="text-align: center;">and even laughter.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzJWLUxM462p2MYrpZ6mL6cRCUPIrbXFMC_PhuJFC4EuMo72wtQg9_giMOYes83csney6MeAwwKhrLe5d0xxoveM10grCvtWBL9zAGaKkmYRFqost8J_e_Tx123Ruh9GSpeQoOb9pcn7XKDbG63oBGoRlCra_EN6ihprXfQ2WYsqxrvUfsJKQ56LO/s625/wikiimg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzJWLUxM462p2MYrpZ6mL6cRCUPIrbXFMC_PhuJFC4EuMo72wtQg9_giMOYes83csney6MeAwwKhrLe5d0xxoveM10grCvtWBL9zAGaKkmYRFqost8J_e_Tx123Ruh9GSpeQoOb9pcn7XKDbG63oBGoRlCra_EN6ihprXfQ2WYsqxrvUfsJKQ56LO/w461-h640/wikiimg.jpeg" width="461" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Each month there is a group of bloggers</div><div style="text-align: center;">who have been challenged </div><div style="text-align: center;">and, hopefully, have found joy in</div><div style="text-align: center;">creating a monthly mini and then </div><div style="text-align: center;">sharing their creativity with others.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our blogging friend, <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Wendy,</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">the Constant Quilter,</span></a> has been the</div><div style="text-align: center;">facilitator of this diverse group.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you ,Wendy. I've appreciated your </div><div style="text-align: center;">"constant" dedication! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month I only have a quilt top.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My attention had been diverted to stitching hst's!</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhxsaZOVc_eezJ8hp3qGBf5ni-T4FuBV28N7sM4XdMD9xa2ra1q_pRL6I__4OOrqZqzm7CSDenS5hQS6uhLlmxvuFWp_hd8fU7WyI8dUlJR4g33d6BPbKJmsCsGV8iXWd6UwvABm7TQUoGWcJeuKoXjB5bFex6g5cjft-Ci67gKfIYHq7rvyp7TbD/s6400/Sunflower.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4497" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhxsaZOVc_eezJ8hp3qGBf5ni-T4FuBV28N7sM4XdMD9xa2ra1q_pRL6I__4OOrqZqzm7CSDenS5hQS6uhLlmxvuFWp_hd8fU7WyI8dUlJR4g33d6BPbKJmsCsGV8iXWd6UwvABm7TQUoGWcJeuKoXjB5bFex6g5cjft-Ci67gKfIYHq7rvyp7TbD/w450-h640/Sunflower.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunflowers and Sunshine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">38" x 38"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellow scraps and a pattern</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">designed by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was fun to stitch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">during the last of the summer days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can get the free sunflower block</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pattern <a href="https://auribuzz.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/vanessa-sunflower-power-pattern.pdf"><span style="color: #0b5394;">here</span></a> from Aurifil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgbidILo6Ety7Pdh_-HwH2wVzuRsGNuD1tHDcDzdI8wuHLb_2WIeCFffantapneIDenqkyBjCHHed1TJly3dd6psa6NjGKrle_DWIpxr5b4m1EA-Vz24jmdKhiywRnXxOPFXIpj0gk83kuehmbMKBnsALkWjZ20fDUSXRaa8MtqSoiA_iQRnQOIRJgM/s6400/sunflower2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbidILo6Ety7Pdh_-HwH2wVzuRsGNuD1tHDcDzdI8wuHLb_2WIeCFffantapneIDenqkyBjCHHed1TJly3dd6psa6NjGKrle_DWIpxr5b4m1EA-Vz24jmdKhiywRnXxOPFXIpj0gk83kuehmbMKBnsALkWjZ20fDUSXRaa8MtqSoiA_iQRnQOIRJgM/w480-h640/sunflower2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, there were a few more</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">half square triangles to make,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but that yellow fabric </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was just so happy to play with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The four blocks went together quickly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The striped border fabric had been used</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in my daughter's first grade classroom </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as shelf drape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now it was happily being </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> used once again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhkY-8leBNTF9Vq5mBaFtTEdaR7QIy967XS4t1O2qY80Nq5DOgotad3arCxOW8w6kxgvCkgxqWIGY9-VygL1FwKzfcJHu-lAx34Vq0o7TEe2AFjfntSCA2PBtOHGWPwvEs9p0WKNSWvSDY4-go6D2RecQWMY1e5W55_GIePyT5NG3-WXNWe1kIAwKbl/s5892/20220825_073956%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5884" data-original-width="5892" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkY-8leBNTF9Vq5mBaFtTEdaR7QIy967XS4t1O2qY80Nq5DOgotad3arCxOW8w6kxgvCkgxqWIGY9-VygL1FwKzfcJHu-lAx34Vq0o7TEe2AFjfntSCA2PBtOHGWPwvEs9p0WKNSWvSDY4-go6D2RecQWMY1e5W55_GIePyT5NG3-WXNWe1kIAwKbl/w640-h640/20220825_073956%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My fence line-up for this month had to be called</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunflowers and Sunshine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHkD9M_RtdhFoSLwmnqMOOguinhzP9V0h1X-f8tWAcsgEfJpbIQ0UpCtCs62hBtcI_xRkPdV1tZ27iizkO9C2Nvc_mHhJHqlenEIo1_1GjDEpR0VoXn2NCzjArR2-F1v2hcDppR7ODTeXmG9Jj3IxvhYHN9gT8B8sArHgNHUeD0n8YIasD2SoPg48/s6384/Aug%20fence4A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3969" data-original-width="6384" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHkD9M_RtdhFoSLwmnqMOOguinhzP9V0h1X-f8tWAcsgEfJpbIQ0UpCtCs62hBtcI_xRkPdV1tZ27iizkO9C2Nvc_mHhJHqlenEIo1_1GjDEpR0VoXn2NCzjArR2-F1v2hcDppR7ODTeXmG9Jj3IxvhYHN9gT8B8sArHgNHUeD0n8YIasD2SoPg48/w640-h398/Aug%20fence4A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a closer look at the middle quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From where you're looking, it doesn't seem </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to fit the theme, but</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyWP5RxaTNzlrT2nHgxXwywJkycGPvtWlfMz1PI_QLQHLou0VXwbkenHALYjlXS0KSv4T_IQzDzrMAvkhT6jqXnu3QXPTI4yjoUh58er0NBV15N10EdQ1zxx_la-ILioWgxHy6mlUmg9gloI2V5kiwqR6-Uf-lihBn_rqQFBoLYs6-MVBAdzRoiR9/s640/IMG_4588.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="640" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyWP5RxaTNzlrT2nHgxXwywJkycGPvtWlfMz1PI_QLQHLou0VXwbkenHALYjlXS0KSv4T_IQzDzrMAvkhT6jqXnu3QXPTI4yjoUh58er0NBV15N10EdQ1zxx_la-ILioWgxHy6mlUmg9gloI2V5kiwqR6-Uf-lihBn_rqQFBoLYs6-MVBAdzRoiR9/w640-h638/IMG_4588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> the border fabric was its ticket</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">to join in on the fence parade.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">****</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Also wanted to give you all an update on the free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Oh, Say Can You Sew" mystery quilt</div><div style="text-align: center;">generously designed by Lisa Bongean.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKOW6BNZtjFCt59K2wRyGYZ_Xp8cztw22vQK2v75BGVj1G-e36OW2MhS6TIxUWXPp9YVzggP_iW5AJsdk9WeKRZ9KIbcbHiQCG4tsm4U-G1870W9CKxdl2Q7yRxpVaMNsJT1e0Qb2LcGMOYYIcWq2J4VZW9w6k_eU32OQDBXTg8B8WHxs0z3ptsvn/s8160/20220817_100414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKOW6BNZtjFCt59K2wRyGYZ_Xp8cztw22vQK2v75BGVj1G-e36OW2MhS6TIxUWXPp9YVzggP_iW5AJsdk9WeKRZ9KIbcbHiQCG4tsm4U-G1870W9CKxdl2Q7yRxpVaMNsJT1e0Qb2LcGMOYYIcWq2J4VZW9w6k_eU32OQDBXTg8B8WHxs0z3ptsvn/w400-h300/20220817_100414.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stack of 128 blocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is ready and waiting </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for clue #6.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWIqCt6ZpqKByqcyW7ytYUbplwG7p9V4D_WTit3ZEHLkh7sa84YYKIHIZ34U-FqP6sUXHN-sJ6sNxxi0FEdWbY1IPGozeaQBz1IRv1XztSRMnwcPxBg_EOap90mZU7mAtF8gZMf83TP8UdzrkLz1gK7H427IhVw-WZqxg8uST02TiRONKQ0-QXyQx/s8160/20220826_073055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWIqCt6ZpqKByqcyW7ytYUbplwG7p9V4D_WTit3ZEHLkh7sa84YYKIHIZ34U-FqP6sUXHN-sJ6sNxxi0FEdWbY1IPGozeaQBz1IRv1XztSRMnwcPxBg_EOap90mZU7mAtF8gZMf83TP8UdzrkLz1gK7H427IhVw-WZqxg8uST02TiRONKQ0-QXyQx/w480-h640/20220826_073055.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kyle </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-39587571427730632052022-08-15T06:00:00.004-06:002022-08-15T06:00:00.185-06:00Please, No More Half Square Triangles!<div style="text-align: center;">Since the beginning of the month</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have done nothing but work</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the Oh, Say Can You Sew, </div><div style="text-align: center;">mystery quilt along</div><div style="text-align: center;">from Lisa Bongean.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Holy Moley</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">HST's !!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEg2SBQmv2UjAn7mmKEI0km3aEL7qsQatCSgpE4OGbPmf3lB5nTiGoQyI-5RiuJXN4Qx9eN5c4Fppx5s9xSdJId2Rr3AteI4dpUYrjPgynXaWqPxgdyJal3i4V4O5gQ1AHV-B9ltzbARXsPm_AMki9XDM416Wn_kXXTUawYU-lZXFfkw_pQ6BSbeCY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="420" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEg2SBQmv2UjAn7mmKEI0km3aEL7qsQatCSgpE4OGbPmf3lB5nTiGoQyI-5RiuJXN4Qx9eN5c4Fppx5s9xSdJId2Rr3AteI4dpUYrjPgynXaWqPxgdyJal3i4V4O5gQ1AHV-B9ltzbARXsPm_AMki9XDM416Wn_kXXTUawYU-lZXFfkw_pQ6BSbeCY=w320-h317" width="320" /></a><br />This months clue was to make </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1152</span> - 1 inch half square triangle (finished)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and sewing them into<span style="font-size: large;"> 128 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">nine patch blocks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been working on them pretty much exclusively,</div><div style="text-align: center;">nonstop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thankfully, I had some Triangles on a Roll</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Thangles papers in the correct size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34ESO-Zf0lpHaIq0LBcnABHpe9hVhGMftfjtIBtIq1YbTwoDtmCuSolhj-9SM7vYkeOhBV2sAPnmznkvllLx2daB1IG26-YrR7nsqD7tS0S0UuvtZgH3gvFcmasB-xPDfWRN6YJE5sW8GsJ-ck9TCMxW87UGHNa_d_BjzMtYuEdpjLhNbocmAvUaJ/s8160/20220809_082637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34ESO-Zf0lpHaIq0LBcnABHpe9hVhGMftfjtIBtIq1YbTwoDtmCuSolhj-9SM7vYkeOhBV2sAPnmznkvllLx2daB1IG26-YrR7nsqD7tS0S0UuvtZgH3gvFcmasB-xPDfWRN6YJE5sW8GsJ-ck9TCMxW87UGHNa_d_BjzMtYuEdpjLhNbocmAvUaJ/w640-h480/20220809_082637.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I hadn't used either of these for a long time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But having to:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> make so many,</div><div style="text-align: center;">make them scrappy and</div><div style="text-align: center;">make them accurately,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was the best solution.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVFzsU4ZkOOKbx9vqEyJ1zNq1AI48k2qqTvXiagV3qiARxI82hpUeyMaNQ2wvIjRpUMEoe9bKJOuEk-r1z5TpkFwU18P-1exqS3asjyQiRLhV7mkQi-sax2CEAiZaI2-ZQGmoOoLR2GtGt-lJBj6VwQeza8qgAMDWYlBTKCDoJ0OiiE59Mo5xZt2G/s5800/20220809_091943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5800" data-original-width="5760" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVFzsU4ZkOOKbx9vqEyJ1zNq1AI48k2qqTvXiagV3qiARxI82hpUeyMaNQ2wvIjRpUMEoe9bKJOuEk-r1z5TpkFwU18P-1exqS3asjyQiRLhV7mkQi-sax2CEAiZaI2-ZQGmoOoLR2GtGt-lJBj6VwQeza8qgAMDWYlBTKCDoJ0OiiE59Mo5xZt2G/w398-h400/20220809_091943.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There seems to be so many steps.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cutting fabrics,</div><div style="text-align: center;">pinning fabrics and paper,</div><div style="text-align: center;">sewing on the lines,</div><div style="text-align: center;">cutting apart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXd28xBwi3CBEJ_DYKkghOj_VHmbljOP16TyJ4t3WhlywNm7hYNpyAmUAe3jCpujGnoYs6MOapmWAvisJB-voeC8-eFtn780xQQWpb21gReo9kiTq2sJjTMEEOTRldSXxwj5RP2pnBIgt-YiI4AEwX4CPAHmECzfDU6uGAChjBMJTWVKvNF4OnXgq/s8160/20220809_082752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXd28xBwi3CBEJ_DYKkghOj_VHmbljOP16TyJ4t3WhlywNm7hYNpyAmUAe3jCpujGnoYs6MOapmWAvisJB-voeC8-eFtn780xQQWpb21gReo9kiTq2sJjTMEEOTRldSXxwj5RP2pnBIgt-YiI4AEwX4CPAHmECzfDU6uGAChjBMJTWVKvNF4OnXgq/w640-h480/20220809_082752.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and finally tearing away all of the paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The good part is that each hst is the correct size.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No trimming after each one was pressed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzuTTLOEU3UOMIj-ICDJfWESpbcGESlGg2l4kVRrWYg1gF3gXlRxIQeKAWqM4Xv8Xl_E-DWAHfkhx17CFy6tJ6jldPGjYHx_Fg1ZwpOTghLdSir1u5C116VpV6ZnGjAYxhaLbG-hwVfnLijlNcO7OqCwuj6E-D0k1uX0GiKc_S9VsWSpxCmdtPTe1/s8160/20220809_082835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzuTTLOEU3UOMIj-ICDJfWESpbcGESlGg2l4kVRrWYg1gF3gXlRxIQeKAWqM4Xv8Xl_E-DWAHfkhx17CFy6tJ6jldPGjYHx_Fg1ZwpOTghLdSir1u5C116VpV6ZnGjAYxhaLbG-hwVfnLijlNcO7OqCwuj6E-D0k1uX0GiKc_S9VsWSpxCmdtPTe1/w640-h480/20220809_082835.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Time wise, it probably all comes out the same.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There were just so many to make!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A quilt friend asked if I were going to cut off </div><div style="text-align: center;">the dog ears on each piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"No, way!" I said.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But then....</div><div style="text-align: center;">Despite my hand <span style="font-family: Permanent Marker; font-size: large;">cramping</span> up,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cut off each and every one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEPir9CSmcGftokefz-sYGxsCj5xYwHE7geuAaeH2gq43TxU2MEakTGsg25O5n73CC--jZmx3ZfOHQgt4Y2XwPtADXnFly_nDGmU8tTD2LlRwEwmgNa0YDA5hm7PwjqhMpJmmFIp4JoCCw0LMR7unUEPXZQ3b7jDRJiBXcctiKTDfiY2g45eNMFc5/s5647/20220814_075004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4235" data-original-width="5647" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEPir9CSmcGftokefz-sYGxsCj5xYwHE7geuAaeH2gq43TxU2MEakTGsg25O5n73CC--jZmx3ZfOHQgt4Y2XwPtADXnFly_nDGmU8tTD2LlRwEwmgNa0YDA5hm7PwjqhMpJmmFIp4JoCCw0LMR7unUEPXZQ3b7jDRJiBXcctiKTDfiY2g45eNMFc5/w640-h480/20220814_075004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is as far as I have gotten.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've sewn 3 blocks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">125 - 3" blocks to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmovxdOjPMTMXEwlJUGEptBk-dV9Nsp2Hg72znyqRo8vD0BIA6-MivYeCeRpTU-4h-1KAdk9I4TIsWO-nxnrE9tcGwrjStUEvRzOCan9bD-c8_UDhPqJLyKN79f-LIy1tEEUuIi0JdCYSeNf12VLZ7XQp8g5g7m17KPzzhaZLVAJ8uMpYmZ4iBKy4S/s8160/20220814_074839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmovxdOjPMTMXEwlJUGEptBk-dV9Nsp2Hg72znyqRo8vD0BIA6-MivYeCeRpTU-4h-1KAdk9I4TIsWO-nxnrE9tcGwrjStUEvRzOCan9bD-c8_UDhPqJLyKN79f-LIy1tEEUuIi0JdCYSeNf12VLZ7XQp8g5g7m17KPzzhaZLVAJ8uMpYmZ4iBKy4S/w480-h640/20220814_074839.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I needed to see if they would all turn out right.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think they're going to look good</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the wide variety of fabrics.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, being a mystery...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have no idea if they'll look good!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, as I sit at my machine</div><div style="text-align: center;">feeding it </div><div style="text-align: center;">these little individual triangular nibblets,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was wondering how differently</div><div style="text-align: center;">each of us might approach a </div><div style="text-align: center;">repetitive process like this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you do each step to completion?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or </div><div style="text-align: center;">do you do small batches from start to finish?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can tell,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I push myself to finish each step,</div><div style="text-align: center;">even if it means sacrificing the</div><div style="text-align: center;">function of my hands.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-80745159584873498542022-08-08T06:00:00.010-06:002022-08-08T08:56:41.307-06:00A little Trip North to Canada<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Our bags were packed and</div><div style="text-align: center;">we were ready to go....</div><div style="text-align: center;">Where, you ask?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">North of the border and</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyVhia_mXWkSAEQjyGLs25LxedEM2bF8DfwyDuKqu9WSmp1ptWFbQ48VDQCAOTH76_lfD6YkMi7P2-NFe4CAVXJ6p54ktsa67qwDagn4VNnvs8ro-yGn4RVNxp0-_Rks_sZavjrvnTJ-gMh1hPuxwPN6BQgvOAC7rlKq4oBoHTpxUg4vOB2MnzG2k/s8160/20220724_102433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyVhia_mXWkSAEQjyGLs25LxedEM2bF8DfwyDuKqu9WSmp1ptWFbQ48VDQCAOTH76_lfD6YkMi7P2-NFe4CAVXJ6p54ktsa67qwDagn4VNnvs8ro-yGn4RVNxp0-_Rks_sZavjrvnTJ-gMh1hPuxwPN6BQgvOAC7rlKq4oBoHTpxUg4vOB2MnzG2k/w640-h480/20220724_102433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">landing in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Calgary is a beautiful city where the </div><div style="text-align: center;">skyscrapers reach for clear blue Western sky.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcR4HfLgtKiCUL2m8g4Wud1hQBmDTt9PtnH4-cMAGnvHbUXpYxcrQeRRgHfeh465kI2ijriy9aL-zOIVdDxUDG32na_GoZZU3SxUJwYAIb5fnc3br3tDgD5_RBXK1wPYF2IJJOljqSBbgfzvNzHGLPwJkrVYHq0XqzAkOTmt9HvETmG2VZRfdOdYd4/s6223/20220728_091924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="6223" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcR4HfLgtKiCUL2m8g4Wud1hQBmDTt9PtnH4-cMAGnvHbUXpYxcrQeRRgHfeh465kI2ijriy9aL-zOIVdDxUDG32na_GoZZU3SxUJwYAIb5fnc3br3tDgD5_RBXK1wPYF2IJJOljqSBbgfzvNzHGLPwJkrVYHq0XqzAkOTmt9HvETmG2VZRfdOdYd4/w640-h630/20220728_091924.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the incredible Canadian Rocky Mountains </div><div style="text-align: center;">leave the prairie behind and ascend to the clouds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a destination that Running Man and I have </div><div style="text-align: center;">always wanted to experience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpklb07b3G8btMtgsO3rwYFiJJk5e-0xxtsEi3HdO-7JeOKHT2_aG5rJ-r42J0lnNl1wrC65YkQUzRKKX964uqy2Gccb5K8BpKKEY28VQqbeULmEgFYYMLsdFvP4MB3mS0DZBcRbJYX2mT0b4v4UwvMzan4Pc-s7xI2TTa3f-Sak4cAU_lYevh23p/s8160/20220724_165926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpklb07b3G8btMtgsO3rwYFiJJk5e-0xxtsEi3HdO-7JeOKHT2_aG5rJ-r42J0lnNl1wrC65YkQUzRKKX964uqy2Gccb5K8BpKKEY28VQqbeULmEgFYYMLsdFvP4MB3mS0DZBcRbJYX2mT0b4v4UwvMzan4Pc-s7xI2TTa3f-Sak4cAU_lYevh23p/w640-h480/20220724_165926.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's difficult to capture</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the beauty of the surrounding scenery.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUS5BElSFSNNGB1kgYm5lGOqlBgaYoXbaarCtYrb4oosp7eUc1ZGYfJ6ywVmS51yinvj5QgG8M2VtNhXlwQPnpTWHQDa3ipN-cG0y1TMTWR8T_Pb7AOg4plU7bw7jalZMsSMULv3D3jeqb_AtLNLvHiOHdPT8L2NRaDs3v5ijzISfog4DwPlNNP-0/w640-h480/20220727_061138%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We watched the morning sunlight slowly</div><div style="text-align: center;">creep down the mountain and over the glacier</div><div style="text-align: center;"> at the Chateau Lake Louise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK2lRkJE2uKqXo_m2j1V-ost75wHMYEBlvnB9qzBVVdO0g1JrdjnfO15Hqv_xRKc60U_4z90RQ2V2CxRfppqrtUNZd4209UROqSg9Q_PDL_IBbUMTnS4Aa-MwSDNxeZx26B_V7ryPSWxa3BlqytYwHt_yPMLFD6NW-4C5XADgwg7T7eq0w3RAqqky/s8160/20220727_061505%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5252" data-original-width="7003" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNkQIdjD__RdpSNJxBOScyPj-Udh2hkzVTIHNGa9QYUe9lBPUXQCFVVqZN0UuCxCT_j8LjNuG0X5CObWRFYIf728IA-y-ZJ8H1oPYjB5Q-joydhUat5kWGpMJw0A8VHqLE8B7dNu45aYkci7Gw4CdzPkXzT_EOHHwqPMHcwErmPeaGIc66HPR2Ev8/w640-h480/20220730_140314.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">One more stop, Banff and the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Historic Banff Springs Hotel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxFmD6YuDjO_c1djDrGIHpxn53naTqu5RX3tyCI3k3KnxFk_BR93pJ_34YxV-_lTmcqcQdduaeTpsly5a6An4-6xm-zk3RAV4jBpYGrfX3mcIBswhwodIMMwKzLa-N-JpOyuS8_xpm6zTEkgGqoRWnLYfRc5GF5eM6fiECJkuvW2VYcb6Qj5E_mb8/s8160/20220730_103332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxFmD6YuDjO_c1djDrGIHpxn53naTqu5RX3tyCI3k3KnxFk_BR93pJ_34YxV-_lTmcqcQdduaeTpsly5a6An4-6xm-zk3RAV4jBpYGrfX3mcIBswhwodIMMwKzLa-N-JpOyuS8_xpm6zTEkgGqoRWnLYfRc5GF5eM6fiECJkuvW2VYcb6Qj5E_mb8/w480-h640/20220730_103332.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Complete with bagpipes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ST4AFX5Ttn3EyFI3-RMeteGpmekrG1b5f4IbZq1WSgFPvIU7fGes34u7hLBR5vn-ah20idpQBg28kIFw7G1Ws-znPtlpgUmSjW0TRPjrwtUQHdy_5kyWFX7EXxTTwpilES3jwWEZZLg-6wAXMVFDqJeh4M_XdOVsRHb2tLe80WEHs5URYgaR2x6F/s8160/20220729_170930%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ST4AFX5Ttn3EyFI3-RMeteGpmekrG1b5f4IbZq1WSgFPvIU7fGes34u7hLBR5vn-ah20idpQBg28kIFw7G1Ws-znPtlpgUmSjW0TRPjrwtUQHdy_5kyWFX7EXxTTwpilES3jwWEZZLg-6wAXMVFDqJeh4M_XdOVsRHb2tLe80WEHs5URYgaR2x6F/w640-h480/20220729_170930%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We definitely needed more time</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to explore each location.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The weather was beautiful,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKkc-swJxGXS081DF5AeUsQO-72c1j2oeQ1o1Le6PC2BDAWEbQT2aengQ9oneLpPaxwzZCYm1L-_e7cgvdvBqzUyp0y3nHNCaV0IZXdwrSy88ZDCeePzmaUtGKtztJw9uLZ5KrDG-r6mXhAuylLOlvyQvwfeyknQr4b6TWG4zR_YoKx5T5nLJt5qo/s8160/20220725_140347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKkc-swJxGXS081DF5AeUsQO-72c1j2oeQ1o1Le6PC2BDAWEbQT2aengQ9oneLpPaxwzZCYm1L-_e7cgvdvBqzUyp0y3nHNCaV0IZXdwrSy88ZDCeePzmaUtGKtztJw9uLZ5KrDG-r6mXhAuylLOlvyQvwfeyknQr4b6TWG4zR_YoKx5T5nLJt5qo/w640-h480/20220725_140347.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the food was delicious, and</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3TX-eqJekzUJ9vaUnQblU-zyhBWgain6-ZHbRzAh2x7miTIlfqNz3U8SwOz_It6pHU0oDSCVYtKEVbWxoK31LtD4oCY6N7zIcYdsd90GEvdKFjc2j-nBwd3uxi6mYMPIzubFCrg-Qz-YYgYVr5VhT5xWuL9hJ81vbiKNW9A02Dd1jZF6uK3r3ccv/s6007/20220730_165215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6007" data-original-width="5357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3TX-eqJekzUJ9vaUnQblU-zyhBWgain6-ZHbRzAh2x7miTIlfqNz3U8SwOz_It6pHU0oDSCVYtKEVbWxoK31LtD4oCY6N7zIcYdsd90GEvdKFjc2j-nBwd3uxi6mYMPIzubFCrg-Qz-YYgYVr5VhT5xWuL9hJ81vbiKNW9A02Dd1jZF6uK3r3ccv/w570-h640/20220730_165215.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the people warm and friendly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready to pack your bags and go</div><div style="text-align: center;">for a visit?</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you do, you'll have an incredible holiday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiykA-L9ffAiQXB54QUM-L0G_QokdveaGP2ISce53vOHlabMsxgJhk-_awu7yRnZ2L6Kq1nZcFvFnvHu86Y7xW-aNVy-2W4jhTpauDxRkXpv9fCcPCTyoi4JurNDzXghAl6ula0xkOOgBYpR38Z_B0tD7WH7j2zo_xTSV9nqUnYB5hrhUskMxDo8vE/s8160/20220729_113522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiykA-L9ffAiQXB54QUM-L0G_QokdveaGP2ISce53vOHlabMsxgJhk-_awu7yRnZ2L6Kq1nZcFvFnvHu86Y7xW-aNVy-2W4jhTpauDxRkXpv9fCcPCTyoi4JurNDzXghAl6ula0xkOOgBYpR38Z_B0tD7WH7j2zo_xTSV9nqUnYB5hrhUskMxDo8vE/w640-h480/20220729_113522.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We did!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-69409133705278117582022-07-29T06:00:00.008-06:002022-07-29T06:00:00.188-06:00July's Mini Quilts<div style="text-align: center;">For me, July means </div><div style="text-align: center;">red, white and blue and </div><div style="text-align: center;"> over the years, that has meant many</div><div style="text-align: center;">patriotic minis.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month I had two different ideas so,</div><div style="text-align: center;">while I had that color combo scattered</div><div style="text-align: center;">across the floor, I kept on sewing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first one is a return to a past love,</div><div style="text-align: center;">stripes and plaids.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My stash is still filled with these wonderful</div><div style="text-align: center;">fabrics that reflect that primitive homespun look.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkWyb-r0FE-J5AhmCyS5JriMPpg0dqCCxV1fhI08Mj1cJbpJkbhPG5m-pNV__YkyUs8Xf6S7k2Lq_jhbX2XhfXqoYc4-Y90T_nW8J_DI6YTRb2416jtldb1jGvu3MKZTvrj3KkpKaEKxoHc2bw3hXUPN69mSgsqkKy3UiP5dZI0wfTY57_UUcC0_p/s4692/Fireworks%20and%20Pie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4692" data-original-width="4535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkWyb-r0FE-J5AhmCyS5JriMPpg0dqCCxV1fhI08Mj1cJbpJkbhPG5m-pNV__YkyUs8Xf6S7k2Lq_jhbX2XhfXqoYc4-Y90T_nW8J_DI6YTRb2416jtldb1jGvu3MKZTvrj3KkpKaEKxoHc2bw3hXUPN69mSgsqkKy3UiP5dZI0wfTY57_UUcC0_p/w618-h640/Fireworks%20and%20Pie.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fireworks and Pie</div><div style="text-align: center;">35" x 35"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had always wanted to make a log cabin quilt using</div><div style="text-align: center;">a extra large center square.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9Th1ZuYlAVjy9JApWGvYwV5kPW4mJmSIfaUUwp87NofuhxXbJImW0gkE06DqfzYIDriVtRf37JgJW4zHLY2f69Wp6m-K-C97G_yaMllax_SBuRPAYAicwY-WSSSceUCRFNGz9l3wITw_3liAb304pDgdFveXdc7HTTVKEjxFQeDzgdcc6b_e-OrK/s6400/Fireworks%20and%20Pie3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9Th1ZuYlAVjy9JApWGvYwV5kPW4mJmSIfaUUwp87NofuhxXbJImW0gkE06DqfzYIDriVtRf37JgJW4zHLY2f69Wp6m-K-C97G_yaMllax_SBuRPAYAicwY-WSSSceUCRFNGz9l3wITw_3liAb304pDgdFveXdc7HTTVKEjxFQeDzgdcc6b_e-OrK/w480-h640/Fireworks%20and%20Pie3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Starting with a bright red center and</div><div style="text-align: center;">using strips in roughly the same width and</div><div style="text-align: center;">then casually trimming the blocks, it was</div><div style="text-align: center;">fun to put these blocks together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSZTuYF6I4T6qfZzi2CIAKjgWngVYy_c_1o6vjcj1OpmO3SxlLgpWnDS0DXC8yG3Pdtz6uGJZolsusmYE2S8h_EQq8yxLgHlCoQJVImx6FObu_Y2q44OPbJfYxECFje1ll4o_aT2nhT71R7aPzTu_Aa0rYA2vxTpy2iXm_Zx3rT6XJhRMWr1pKw3b/s6400/Fireworks%20and%20Pie4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSZTuYF6I4T6qfZzi2CIAKjgWngVYy_c_1o6vjcj1OpmO3SxlLgpWnDS0DXC8yG3Pdtz6uGJZolsusmYE2S8h_EQq8yxLgHlCoQJVImx6FObu_Y2q44OPbJfYxECFje1ll4o_aT2nhT71R7aPzTu_Aa0rYA2vxTpy2iXm_Zx3rT6XJhRMWr1pKw3b/w480-h640/Fireworks%20and%20Pie4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I cut many of the strips on the bias </div><div style="text-align: center;">to add movement and interest. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I finished I thought the centers needed some</div><div style="text-align: center;">wool stars buttonholed with a variegated perel cotton thread.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Zcd1MjqOkZ6jeLyn84dZ37NXl8gObS6iFowj63Rg69ilB4CaBQWv_f_M1jknjybtj92_cVR7_cgO68BYFnk25EPmVLh6DmKM4YUYlJF30nbTfUwruganEPnAQ39gcnDzKCc_2KkD_n2BwbpTAoIlUlo1LvO1P5M1gZrhJKF59lHLgOJrkbqdcRaH/s6400/Fireworks%20and%20Pie2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Zcd1MjqOkZ6jeLyn84dZ37NXl8gObS6iFowj63Rg69ilB4CaBQWv_f_M1jknjybtj92_cVR7_cgO68BYFnk25EPmVLh6DmKM4YUYlJF30nbTfUwruganEPnAQ39gcnDzKCc_2KkD_n2BwbpTAoIlUlo1LvO1P5M1gZrhJKF59lHLgOJrkbqdcRaH/w480-h640/Fireworks%20and%20Pie2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second one took a different direction.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Still simple, but much darker.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmso_awVwxfuTCmDMxuVlEUXtMmbHFJOB2OvS827WSFbrXT9kwtpqbpBFQsqCDAKxeYnpDfPi6_JGMDOzX5nIE7hoz-5SqF5OYaR2O00Cf4TC3oo4j1Xxd0_7bJfr7epm44x5qsHm4ceqUjWjCzBLrPJF7a8FNS3NEZLiDlNykfAtQcEH9oKo56yiU/s5045/July%20mini2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5045" data-original-width="4430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmso_awVwxfuTCmDMxuVlEUXtMmbHFJOB2OvS827WSFbrXT9kwtpqbpBFQsqCDAKxeYnpDfPi6_JGMDOzX5nIE7hoz-5SqF5OYaR2O00Cf4TC3oo4j1Xxd0_7bJfr7epm44x5qsHm4ceqUjWjCzBLrPJF7a8FNS3NEZLiDlNykfAtQcEH9oKo56yiU/w562-h640/July%20mini2.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Patriots</div><div style="text-align: center;">24" x 28"</div><div style="text-align: center;">In honor of my family members who answered the Alarm</div><div style="text-align: center;">on April 19, 1775 and fought at the battle of Lexington and Concord.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started piecing 2 1/2" blue and red squares together</div><div style="text-align: center;"> as 4 patches. Nothing could be much simpler.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My first thought was to finish with a dark blue border. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8xzAHNcFmkw0LvwdTyMMXquB3w24sZ25CsClOQAz0IyjJTPzjJeViFFPHI2DBX-ZItqSfs7UatjcuhX7taUx4ps-kFNU5m0CdzpE-3vvKQARo5B60sqlYlVPau5FUJI9h71wJ-jPBpvl8sk7m2DViqj-6O6m-tpUyx2WcZoEmBsF3JD4sFpPtUvA/s5241/July%20mini.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5241" data-original-width="4447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8xzAHNcFmkw0LvwdTyMMXquB3w24sZ25CsClOQAz0IyjJTPzjJeViFFPHI2DBX-ZItqSfs7UatjcuhX7taUx4ps-kFNU5m0CdzpE-3vvKQARo5B60sqlYlVPau5FUJI9h71wJ-jPBpvl8sk7m2DViqj-6O6m-tpUyx2WcZoEmBsF3JD4sFpPtUvA/w544-h640/July%20mini.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Looked pretty blah.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The blue is one that you might recognize. It's a </div><div style="text-align: center;">very old Jenny Beyer's VIP fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It may be old, but was the perfect shade of blue.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to cut down that border</div><div style="text-align: center;">and add a lighter brighter blue.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1Gnjw0yF1QuKxhdB9-3dxlsQXr2GkEk7Uoyqsk6_Dbh1HPksopkXMph3JyXI5Fp4jTmfAgHge5br0U5x6ZDLKBMwRDQV1eXm_Lyh4sN0KqOn4CJ7U8fvRbIZiG_Lqa1BnkKrr9WFhgMXtz8FaENsO7ffQ_A9C0pV-i1guyJtL7FRDPUQeHZCdklk/s6400/July%20mini5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1Gnjw0yF1QuKxhdB9-3dxlsQXr2GkEk7Uoyqsk6_Dbh1HPksopkXMph3JyXI5Fp4jTmfAgHge5br0U5x6ZDLKBMwRDQV1eXm_Lyh4sN0KqOn4CJ7U8fvRbIZiG_Lqa1BnkKrr9WFhgMXtz8FaENsO7ffQ_A9C0pV-i1guyJtL7FRDPUQeHZCdklk/w480-h640/July%20mini5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Small pieces of batting fused together can be</div><div style="text-align: center;">easily used in a mini quilt, as well as odd pieces</div><div style="text-align: center;">of leftover fabrics for the backings</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZYBXNLS69x60j84PFAyN7OtXS1SV0BLwrj8VS0r1D-gHQCcRLSb41-jFull63BVdNVm7gdhg46ex03O2diMjAi0nzsSyd6OPk-7lHTwn8TjXIXI0VsBiBTPZmNvXjrF4GpIKrqgHYHLBhq4dbtOzLopKWYqt-ZbiQfKT-SIQLPlZ804z01CNIwNL/s4000/July%20mini3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZYBXNLS69x60j84PFAyN7OtXS1SV0BLwrj8VS0r1D-gHQCcRLSb41-jFull63BVdNVm7gdhg46ex03O2diMjAi0nzsSyd6OPk-7lHTwn8TjXIXI0VsBiBTPZmNvXjrF4GpIKrqgHYHLBhq4dbtOzLopKWYqt-ZbiQfKT-SIQLPlZ804z01CNIwNL/w480-h640/July%20mini3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The barb wired fence display looked great with</div><div style="text-align: center;">these quilts. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38iPFP0pZvNzuMQLvwhZzubISY_nJDZ4rwgiip9ojtMk8Vna1410DaldipCch8anAEHK24sb5i09WzKHeX3N7Xt1Mm0ix8YLcOJU60SbSbLDJW2lMIdZiHi--BFmyCYeS2olLQH3UdHJmvmm0mkuTd-jhrIvjskUBI_c1GWa29-E6OhGfgkhb02Me/s6400/July%20fence2A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38iPFP0pZvNzuMQLvwhZzubISY_nJDZ4rwgiip9ojtMk8Vna1410DaldipCch8anAEHK24sb5i09WzKHeX3N7Xt1Mm0ix8YLcOJU60SbSbLDJW2lMIdZiHi--BFmyCYeS2olLQH3UdHJmvmm0mkuTd-jhrIvjskUBI_c1GWa29-E6OhGfgkhb02Me/w640-h480/July%20fence2A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">July Minis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to stop by Wendy's blog, <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">The Constant Quilter</span>,</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">for the list of other Mini Makers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-61945992488144692852022-07-13T08:52:00.000-06:002022-07-13T08:52:06.198-06:00What? Another Do Over?<div style="text-align: center;">Recently, a dear quilting friend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">thought of me when she was doing</div><div style="text-align: center;">some purging.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She brought me a very loved and worn</div><div style="text-align: center;">quilt top that she had collected</div><div style="text-align: center;">somewhere, sometime, in her quilting career.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She thought if anyone would like to do</div><div style="text-align: center;">something with this, maybe Kyle,</div><div style="text-align: center;">would like to be challenged.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, boy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE5gZ4P_l1tqyxRWo5Kan3f3J7TeBWSQu_UEgIbSSajb37rOiYDPnFp6RWuqDlaPYKt_MNsolSS84zJVNcAg9KYhri6iDUNmdp3Gm4R7GK7SbxzIXG2Q3bInHosYvyoGw5CtbCalRtkg3hxmwbvvNQvmhaZxRILUH2WCyEBaY6pQ881NEus9LC3Oq/s6400/vintage%20baskets.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE5gZ4P_l1tqyxRWo5Kan3f3J7TeBWSQu_UEgIbSSajb37rOiYDPnFp6RWuqDlaPYKt_MNsolSS84zJVNcAg9KYhri6iDUNmdp3Gm4R7GK7SbxzIXG2Q3bInHosYvyoGw5CtbCalRtkg3hxmwbvvNQvmhaZxRILUH2WCyEBaY6pQ881NEus9LC3Oq/w480-h640/vintage%20baskets.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The vintage basket quilt</div><div style="text-align: center;">is hand stitched with 48 nine inch basket blocks</div><div style="text-align: center;">using a muslin background and 30's fabrics.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the blocks are very faded</div><div style="text-align: center;">with lots of repeats of the same fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Many solid green and pink pieces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PB0Ziy6NeHvGewr6Ml_OloiWSuwY48U6QI1d1VvluSTkFW8LuPHy4ZN0QycB22OYRTBCy8pRBjwOlE9SSxUiPbtl2_a1L_pk_xk3_ItyXgZwjnMJXrOLJDurbl3BAA7dUnPV39eHX9Fydqxt4zctPy0dDA3GJfj7lIijxn6vDI-Z2DrY1cGvBhoi/s6400/vintage%20baskets2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PB0Ziy6NeHvGewr6Ml_OloiWSuwY48U6QI1d1VvluSTkFW8LuPHy4ZN0QycB22OYRTBCy8pRBjwOlE9SSxUiPbtl2_a1L_pk_xk3_ItyXgZwjnMJXrOLJDurbl3BAA7dUnPV39eHX9Fydqxt4zctPy0dDA3GJfj7lIijxn6vDI-Z2DrY1cGvBhoi/w480-h640/vintage%20baskets2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I forgot to take a picture of the pieced border</div><div style="text-align: center;">that was on three sides, but you can get a little peek of it</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the above photo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The blocks were probably pieced in love,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the blocks, of course, varied in size.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdaFD_MPQ2gN0f3UYTfgLbMF-Sjr9wpmhK8JPv9qI0RyHoqezPZZiWZr2bF9jNzYXbuinGUl1ue17dV_dWCD7d1xt8xmskmoBnRz0cUrN_P17m6iV7GihVodadsfSKfAijvxngIiw1ZdKHTZ5J4oOIPodQ3uBnjn_g99BPl4aapOiQfLZWKOUJ_7n/s8160/20220713_072250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdaFD_MPQ2gN0f3UYTfgLbMF-Sjr9wpmhK8JPv9qI0RyHoqezPZZiWZr2bF9jNzYXbuinGUl1ue17dV_dWCD7d1xt8xmskmoBnRz0cUrN_P17m6iV7GihVodadsfSKfAijvxngIiw1ZdKHTZ5J4oOIPodQ3uBnjn_g99BPl4aapOiQfLZWKOUJ_7n/w480-h640/20220713_072250.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of the blocks are not worth saving, so</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have chosen the best of them to work with.</div><div style="text-align: center;">At this point, I'm slowly unstitching,</div><div style="text-align: center;">repressing and resizing the individual pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we go again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I have been taking this quilt top apart</div><div style="text-align: center;">I noticed these holes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were not in an organized pattern,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I figured out the top had probably been tied.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3Ja1a0PaEEZO23HpdpV8OxGa6bfmD7YFpmybkdK8_bth_yNe28z2ZwgqAp_v0duzNWVs0-mf0lH60LQnSNufos2iuGCD8dkO5lvduOqe2_9nOf2pp9ajAzZqYZZFSqLimHZPC-972DIJzA1h4_XfeQVqL9bPR67gebgqzYkpkDWrjiq7bEuKWl6N/s6400/vintage%20baskets4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3Ja1a0PaEEZO23HpdpV8OxGa6bfmD7YFpmybkdK8_bth_yNe28z2ZwgqAp_v0duzNWVs0-mf0lH60LQnSNufos2iuGCD8dkO5lvduOqe2_9nOf2pp9ajAzZqYZZFSqLimHZPC-972DIJzA1h4_XfeQVqL9bPR67gebgqzYkpkDWrjiq7bEuKWl6N/w480-h640/vintage%20baskets4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sure enough, I found a few places where the yarn</div><div style="text-align: center;">was still there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsghDFcE0il--Wem-qVSii_hnDisThbcGDJYp0_oAGyY_HTN8vcZcPv3dLZfwkYxczVk_2Y2NrQsUXHI4DNBgRCx4T9s7o1Q6DbqArlA8thVdV3-agfWa_O-ew7psoM5kCuou9CHty3lXt7vtOKc3EOlH_SasSImJYOYMn7UdHMuwfNXfVQfTuWjWo/s6400/vintage%20baskets3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsghDFcE0il--Wem-qVSii_hnDisThbcGDJYp0_oAGyY_HTN8vcZcPv3dLZfwkYxczVk_2Y2NrQsUXHI4DNBgRCx4T9s7o1Q6DbqArlA8thVdV3-agfWa_O-ew7psoM5kCuou9CHty3lXt7vtOKc3EOlH_SasSImJYOYMn7UdHMuwfNXfVQfTuWjWo/w480-h640/vintage%20baskets3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This made me wonder about the original </div><div style="text-align: center;">use of this quilt. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Because there were many yarn ties still in tack, what </div><div style="text-align: center;">were they originally tied to?</div><div style="text-align: center;">If the quilt top was removed from the backing, as in a summer </div><div style="text-align: center;">quilt with no batting, why were there still yarn ties </div><div style="text-align: center;">on the front?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm guessing, not all of the ties caught the backing fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also think that this probable summer quilt was washed many times.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a look at the seams. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXL0qRs58sCuV99LAcFH8PJa61i1wx0iKMxYkOTxP-nuws9-NjW_mGCYvDI8aFzfDfff3U0T6ZpDRxsOVPiSkHnRLcnoag7CP_dQjisvrPywZfxxwyu-M1FgoGjy2FsJ93FAv3f2zMX1OMj225raUfmgsTDnalXYiJKjPIhUeo7GJRP8jtiYCA2sH/s6400/vintage%20baskets5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXL0qRs58sCuV99LAcFH8PJa61i1wx0iKMxYkOTxP-nuws9-NjW_mGCYvDI8aFzfDfff3U0T6ZpDRxsOVPiSkHnRLcnoag7CP_dQjisvrPywZfxxwyu-M1FgoGjy2FsJ93FAv3f2zMX1OMj225raUfmgsTDnalXYiJKjPIhUeo7GJRP8jtiYCA2sH/w480-h640/vintage%20baskets5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They're pretty messy, but not raveling which would</div><div style="text-align: center;">have definitely happened if the top was washed </div><div style="text-align: center;">after it was taken apart.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That big blob is a piece of a yarn tie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To see if I could rework these blocks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I practiced with one block.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't want to handpiece these, so I machine stitched</div><div style="text-align: center;">the block, but hand appliqued the handles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94uo5Dy2Fn5M-YvDAviAcZRNk63XY89QmdqNc960vUn9kbFnIgXav1MWitT2EfW5_sXzTmfeLpCh_WG9Ws8KWmX7GzV-hhnnpH2whG4Ds61jyTx6dylj3sAqHBdbHoF-qMbTuDFAtPmlc_4aZxmX-AQh5q3DzNQQE5ZGAgE9YCAWJ0ptiqxxT2QR6/s4503/20220713_072229%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4492" data-original-width="4503" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94uo5Dy2Fn5M-YvDAviAcZRNk63XY89QmdqNc960vUn9kbFnIgXav1MWitT2EfW5_sXzTmfeLpCh_WG9Ws8KWmX7GzV-hhnnpH2whG4Ds61jyTx6dylj3sAqHBdbHoF-qMbTuDFAtPmlc_4aZxmX-AQh5q3DzNQQE5ZGAgE9YCAWJ0ptiqxxT2QR6/w640-h638/20220713_072229%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">4.5" finished</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This isn't going to be fast project, but</div><div style="text-align: center;"> might speed up once I get the 14/15 blocks apart.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a good outdoor project as it</div><div style="text-align: center;">creates lots of loose threads.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I even got a couple friends to help me</div><div style="text-align: center;">when we met at the park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-21916306932507586652022-06-28T06:00:00.012-06:002022-06-28T06:00:00.198-06:00June's Mini Quilt<div style="text-align: center;">June has found me taking the </div><div style="text-align: center;">slow approach to the beginning of summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A little bit of this,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a little bit of that, along</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a little celebration of </div><div style="text-align: center;">another trip around the sun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With my easy going summertime style,</div><div style="text-align: center;">my monthly mini quilt is an oldie </div><div style="text-align: center;">that was from one of my cupboards</div><div style="text-align: center;">of quilts. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtC7rCJVMH7F-zRD5JwPqXCOXlm4ADLQt6VXjjeZBLzJvZ1a_vfR7LV5Zu7gptRZxtg4iCN99ZXDG3Gx7jvjGFZlP-zlfO7i6sPs1HlbmaZyPoJ8HX02JjDy8UyWEcobMZUR332uSdgyjSb2WQVDKeGsO4RhEXGopT5JDd-PsxSs1eNclvdHY78yva/s5658/oso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5658" data-original-width="4696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtC7rCJVMH7F-zRD5JwPqXCOXlm4ADLQt6VXjjeZBLzJvZ1a_vfR7LV5Zu7gptRZxtg4iCN99ZXDG3Gx7jvjGFZlP-zlfO7i6sPs1HlbmaZyPoJ8HX02JjDy8UyWEcobMZUR332uSdgyjSb2WQVDKeGsO4RhEXGopT5JDd-PsxSs1eNclvdHY78yva/w532-h640/oso.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Oso"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(which means bear in Spanish)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">32" x38"</div><div style="text-align: center;">2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How time flies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The pattern is one of Carrie Nelson's,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Miss Rosie's Quilts Schnibbles designs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The main fabric was a charm packet</div><div style="text-align: center;">called Good Fortune by Kate Spain and Moda.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The colors are bright and vibrant like the colors </div><div style="text-align: center;">we experience in the summer months.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The flickering sunlight dances</div><div style="text-align: center;">across the surface.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCNxdQY0pREUccXolnzzd-G1NP-r6p5MEF4Z-e4HCL0ueL6wB9J6Sazosj-7U6w2rBt2bk8gTxSyDnuz3AW4zcsJjI4jFvLIJZNcv8sPnRt_I9FaopcHToiPsXS0fAnmnHxVYIKYxe8GdSVZtp95b-0x0zhEfKgzVxJMQVQAAKZc6bhLiwGFK-Ww1/s8160/20220623_064048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCNxdQY0pREUccXolnzzd-G1NP-r6p5MEF4Z-e4HCL0ueL6wB9J6Sazosj-7U6w2rBt2bk8gTxSyDnuz3AW4zcsJjI4jFvLIJZNcv8sPnRt_I9FaopcHToiPsXS0fAnmnHxVYIKYxe8GdSVZtp95b-0x0zhEfKgzVxJMQVQAAKZc6bhLiwGFK-Ww1/w480-h640/20220623_064048.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Purples and teals,</div><div style="text-align: center;">oranges, lime greens and blues</div><div style="text-align: center;"> match the colors of flowers in the garden.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrJCwVSeRHrV870_khd2zLBss2KjoBqYxOl8hNr7psQT38b0APrjfuiRuIrgRCBVaquwm5RA-pa5KRwuniyhh1ugJdlK5vx5iQdjZ9-MfuwKm3PtbRuaeDtQ-kB8LSD9p7hxpLnvRb3NJYw5ghLRSvRihoOUdk6y4amkjiBJewbCrndB5-uXUuBnu/s8160/20220623_063818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrJCwVSeRHrV870_khd2zLBss2KjoBqYxOl8hNr7psQT38b0APrjfuiRuIrgRCBVaquwm5RA-pa5KRwuniyhh1ugJdlK5vx5iQdjZ9-MfuwKm3PtbRuaeDtQ-kB8LSD9p7hxpLnvRb3NJYw5ghLRSvRihoOUdk6y4amkjiBJewbCrndB5-uXUuBnu/w480-h640/20220623_063818.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The simple constructed blocks </div><div style="text-align: center;">meant straight forward quilting.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The whole quilt exemplifies </div><div style="text-align: center;">the warm sunny days and</div><div style="text-align: center;">taking life easy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My monthly check-in wouldn't be</div><div style="text-align: center;">complete without a quilt series on the barbed wire fence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKD3E1xcYf0pwpvr6ZPMNrECuywC61c9Fel10F6-hynHHxKpxC41Ntymmfia2ysWXnbEjyIpR0J6Qt2Gi5anKlK9f4LQD8HKBkyQKNsh1xuelhWNpwWd1srxc-b0nSiKifJvTrv0wicdRR7r1-nKigkXlBApSHe2HLgq-H3bBykcoyQpLGwEh7m-Hp/s5915/fence4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4548" data-original-width="5915" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKD3E1xcYf0pwpvr6ZPMNrECuywC61c9Fel10F6-hynHHxKpxC41Ntymmfia2ysWXnbEjyIpR0J6Qt2Gi5anKlK9f4LQD8HKBkyQKNsh1xuelhWNpwWd1srxc-b0nSiKifJvTrv0wicdRR7r1-nKigkXlBApSHe2HLgq-H3bBykcoyQpLGwEh7m-Hp/w640-h492/fence4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">4 quilts that make me think of the happy</div><div style="text-align: center;"> colors of June.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wendy, <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">the Constant Quilter</a>, has the </div><div style="text-align: center;">list of June mini quilt makers. Stop by</div><div style="text-align: center;">for a colorful look.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-13387448987071716052022-05-31T06:00:00.014-06:002022-05-31T06:58:35.242-06:00A Dutch Treat May Mini<div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to</div><div style="text-align: center;"> another Monthly Mini installment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month I decided to have a bit</div><div style="text-align: center;">of quilting fun with my collection of </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dutch fabrics.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't really enjoy them while</div><div style="text-align: center;">they're in a pile </div><div style="text-align: center;">on a shelf.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why do I save them there?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why do I save so many of my</div><div style="text-align: center;">favorite fabrics?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No more lamenting.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's what I did this month.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8ywunhe_uY_B3SOZLD9SAZOPomE2Bv_-t3TH4CejQM2Ppl_A4ZMPpzQwExn5OENfyLvN8s8YhhBpXIVMFM77nBu_G_Mniujnnah6QPJ53Y4PbP3lgkwG0QlJfVakF7011A4jr61XYg-KgzRP-7iT9l-np-smhXHJBOtojZ_RMw9tJEatiwWPrAXF/s834/Dutch%20treat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="634" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8ywunhe_uY_B3SOZLD9SAZOPomE2Bv_-t3TH4CejQM2Ppl_A4ZMPpzQwExn5OENfyLvN8s8YhhBpXIVMFM77nBu_G_Mniujnnah6QPJ53Y4PbP3lgkwG0QlJfVakF7011A4jr61XYg-KgzRP-7iT9l-np-smhXHJBOtojZ_RMw9tJEatiwWPrAXF/w486-h640/Dutch%20treat.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dutch Treat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24" x32"</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The pattern is from</div><div style="text-align: center;">Petra Prins and An Moonen's</div><div style="text-align: center;">book, <u>Promenade in a Dutch Garden.</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was easy piecing</div><div style="text-align: center;">hst's together from small colorful pieces</div><div style="text-align: center;">from my treasured collection and</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggx23uM8RusUmzhqZxNAeG3kOPMixLE4Mn7S9hkXVALqxIMl7oBqgA2XIc84_1iexxLOjanf1D4v6pNQYdCybhMi6_yJYc6bVHiGfN3Sntu3eraL7iLItRBW0bUNN4kjgi4YsURIp5hJqcMFhEy0U1_qrFwVKBWj9zHCATaKvdK5SAkL9tvzRernwi/s960/dutch%20treat%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggx23uM8RusUmzhqZxNAeG3kOPMixLE4Mn7S9hkXVALqxIMl7oBqgA2XIc84_1iexxLOjanf1D4v6pNQYdCybhMi6_yJYc6bVHiGfN3Sntu3eraL7iLItRBW0bUNN4kjgi4YsURIp5hJqcMFhEy0U1_qrFwVKBWj9zHCATaKvdK5SAkL9tvzRernwi/w480-h640/dutch%20treat%204.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>then using only one fabric piece for the light.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The center star</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJXAL2cR7I7LXqJwyBz4eWxT9LiUw-N8FBO98WCWXL2pWhyR4CZmcNuiUzi8ny1I4XoNPJCdT6f7J3EXHi0KYeoeZgqFurwwP5NNWB3yb3iFrcGf2wXe07sFh5aMaB53yZqeBufTihKPhpWkCRBNDkEXaADTGrk7RTXPL90q7R5WtJPMlmZ_YrvlT/s960/Dutch%20treat3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJXAL2cR7I7LXqJwyBz4eWxT9LiUw-N8FBO98WCWXL2pWhyR4CZmcNuiUzi8ny1I4XoNPJCdT6f7J3EXHi0KYeoeZgqFurwwP5NNWB3yb3iFrcGf2wXe07sFh5aMaB53yZqeBufTihKPhpWkCRBNDkEXaADTGrk7RTXPL90q7R5WtJPMlmZ_YrvlT/w480-h640/Dutch%20treat3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">acts as a small calm medallion</div><div style="text-align: center;">surrounded by the busy chintz patterns.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I finished the edge with a traditional Dutch</div><div style="text-align: center;">invisible binding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAgMunBdC8n8YLdAqb3SMoPvn1wuO8aOoqVrGW4fiokMiBfdjCKe0g2_8YHj_qQNg-8uYeD7Trmxaho-BJdy7GPCYidAnBh75T3UERPJS8sowIni56jv8FlFDeYKB1weC7YCWD4TIKAyM4GeFguquMv99IzpteI1v2eskGsO7qrtKd5lVNLxqKEgN/s960/dutch%20treat5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAgMunBdC8n8YLdAqb3SMoPvn1wuO8aOoqVrGW4fiokMiBfdjCKe0g2_8YHj_qQNg-8uYeD7Trmxaho-BJdy7GPCYidAnBh75T3UERPJS8sowIni56jv8FlFDeYKB1weC7YCWD4TIKAyM4GeFguquMv99IzpteI1v2eskGsO7qrtKd5lVNLxqKEgN/w480-h640/dutch%20treat5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In this method you finish the edge</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the top with strips that are </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIoG1gZ9r9TeehR8tO_VTgh_ff1XpWz4J0mFyqq_s2CyQ1j996r-xrYgmU6DlzqEyevNYhc2QBSTaLlfp55dCxxCK56GdGN3lZ6k7ptehVwzhKv-3D0Rz5gZKikni4dUpObP1BswgE7m3BuNkpPgJIqCeVGhJUiKHWIIZHzuhCJYi-7WK3rnL23o0/s960/dutch%20treat6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIoG1gZ9r9TeehR8tO_VTgh_ff1XpWz4J0mFyqq_s2CyQ1j996r-xrYgmU6DlzqEyevNYhc2QBSTaLlfp55dCxxCK56GdGN3lZ6k7ptehVwzhKv-3D0Rz5gZKikni4dUpObP1BswgE7m3BuNkpPgJIqCeVGhJUiKHWIIZHzuhCJYi-7WK3rnL23o0/w480-h640/dutch%20treat6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">then folded it to the back of the quilt and</div><div style="text-align: center;">stitched down. Instead of stitching</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used a narrow stitch witchery on the edge</div><div style="text-align: center;">to hold it in place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I machine quilted a simple diagonal grid </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksLd4ab-fwYKHChjyVEyd0AANzUfj37vGSPCF7JaGbuPEDD9S5rNeB4Dx80ZAJKdy_bU3SAeJ1aI12DeC7XfbR4E-H4aKLZzbPasao0kAGbolYWdNr66-8FzCT6aIk1qtfYUs-9BedUSKu3an5oykBVSZQt0xg7cuPpn3NEn6ytwJ9ZM22I1yjD2d/s960/dutch%20treat7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksLd4ab-fwYKHChjyVEyd0AANzUfj37vGSPCF7JaGbuPEDD9S5rNeB4Dx80ZAJKdy_bU3SAeJ1aI12DeC7XfbR4E-H4aKLZzbPasao0kAGbolYWdNr66-8FzCT6aIk1qtfYUs-9BedUSKu3an5oykBVSZQt0xg7cuPpn3NEn6ytwJ9ZM22I1yjD2d/w480-h640/dutch%20treat7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>over the top. I didn't want the <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">beautiful designs of the fabrics to be </div><div style="text-align: center;">covered over with threads.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">To make it's debut,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I headed out to the barbed wire fence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjznjIMCOVRIlSdCMdgUfrQVJN_cv07RNG7zcsvwMvsXuziEr1SAGkst_hBKn0wbP_J3GNU3fBBsn4tyU5kCXB8Bk9kOQfj1TBIgCpIeU6Drzz7yZZAFVbGDR-w2jdYYng9vC-4VVfXC-CetVmO0tFmCzZCnu_1IEoLLliIMokaEyeP679zAaZcFe/s960/Dutch%20treat2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjznjIMCOVRIlSdCMdgUfrQVJN_cv07RNG7zcsvwMvsXuziEr1SAGkst_hBKn0wbP_J3GNU3fBBsn4tyU5kCXB8Bk9kOQfj1TBIgCpIeU6Drzz7yZZAFVbGDR-w2jdYYng9vC-4VVfXC-CetVmO0tFmCzZCnu_1IEoLLliIMokaEyeP679zAaZcFe/w480-h640/Dutch%20treat2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bright green of the spring hay made the colors pop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Dutch Treat" was joined by two other Dutch favorites.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBGyC1POIKNscHXtQze2jfOd38EdXFkBOYRgTj0tJ6tGXLXMhx0OO_fGI2o2slK4KySbop_xREMYBSCifzt8JIMi8jBGrwI2gobVH0qPWTn83rqD6E5DkwmEEU0yXDf4VndSN5fTRvoZc0XVB0J8NufLduv_Um4tj0AeKfZ_9KRGCEfjktsw1XOcY/s960/dutch%20line.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBGyC1POIKNscHXtQze2jfOd38EdXFkBOYRgTj0tJ6tGXLXMhx0OO_fGI2o2slK4KySbop_xREMYBSCifzt8JIMi8jBGrwI2gobVH0qPWTn83rqD6E5DkwmEEU0yXDf4VndSN5fTRvoZc0XVB0J8NufLduv_Um4tj0AeKfZ_9KRGCEfjktsw1XOcY/w640-h480/dutch%20line.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It made for a sweet mini May parade</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ3fIil_wtrFDGa3D8n1T2IxWPxDiQt0gp8cTNf44ZYJev99TCa0CPSP1tKXT3wCFEZs4FStBO1W034id_nyoCMdKDccc0tC_nkz3yOpipfDmhEsqLrxyO-VCyKLrZVA-kxzM56o1mkCKn2Dv3qMePZqUqAcVAkcTLHYD1XHhvzEQJ5U3HdxLp3Ad/s960/dutch%20line%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ3fIil_wtrFDGa3D8n1T2IxWPxDiQt0gp8cTNf44ZYJev99TCa0CPSP1tKXT3wCFEZs4FStBO1W034id_nyoCMdKDccc0tC_nkz3yOpipfDmhEsqLrxyO-VCyKLrZVA-kxzM56o1mkCKn2Dv3qMePZqUqAcVAkcTLHYD1XHhvzEQJ5U3HdxLp3Ad/w640-h480/dutch%20line%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">in the open field, early in the morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't forget to check out what other</div><div style="text-align: center;">May minis were created on</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wendy's blog, <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">The Constant Quilter.</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-7090240836980257192022-05-23T06:00:00.080-06:002022-05-23T06:23:46.161-06:00Home Again<div style="text-align: center;"> Momma Mia!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm finally back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having the opportunity to travel again</div><div style="text-align: center;">has felt incredible. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Running Man and I were </div><div style="text-align: center;">extremely cautious, wearing our masks,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a couple of days exploring</div><div style="text-align: center;">the area we traveled to Santa Margherita</div><div style="text-align: center;">along the Mediterranean coast. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKemWMKCtepUXO0hQmAo22fH97uqL6UfXB0zBAOnt4VL1nO1OWfiofYidK61k9XB5-De3sWfjZE2qPGv0fZTWgFxCWZZgCAm87IqSbDKzBnGJycuBJZknP5Di1Q3EvoujV0gK3yB9zIakFbwDy307B4v_hnr3rD7J_1-4J5vvucyJRA9_tnasGQLlS/s8160/20220508_163717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKemWMKCtepUXO0hQmAo22fH97uqL6UfXB0zBAOnt4VL1nO1OWfiofYidK61k9XB5-De3sWfjZE2qPGv0fZTWgFxCWZZgCAm87IqSbDKzBnGJycuBJZknP5Di1Q3EvoujV0gK3yB9zIakFbwDy307B4v_hnr3rD7J_1-4J5vvucyJRA9_tnasGQLlS/w640-h480/20220508_163717.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from our hotel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtFHoZb-JSJoHVgxjQFuOKEUdOYr9x5JXjLCoAJHTD0v53Dm0eSu-7uCaI_CA9upk8oxPt-UcyYr17PJAnrbszEw21-flwql3srxtBJ2kna5fJMzc1aYEtZAZVpyYsqhBirNxTaCwhcJDgXyRR2mCWOPkKKE3x76qOtQb2f3XcljlQjkpQL8tP06V/w640-h480/20220508_201351A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed the fresh pasta</div><div style="text-align: center;">and pesto this area is known for.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next we traveled by train and then by ferry</div><div style="text-align: center;">to explore the</div><div style="text-align: center;">5 Italian villages nestled on the coast</div><div style="text-align: center;">known as the Cinque Terre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDgSzLr0Eb8hwB-j5kCdJDNfGdxoKaI1bOe7mC97NtMl9wI-6AA-_84SWhDO4FKASnQtgKX3LCTsaWU72xY226B2fa3ncHpkwuc3Cy2eLttRyKPOzxbE0QLpe26kyAwPGk58AOdON-_Uwjan7tKLJ0AVx15XhIORnsdOVoERHhw_dw8Ctcnz1zaMl/s5641/20220510_121231A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5641" data-original-width="4596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDgSzLr0Eb8hwB-j5kCdJDNfGdxoKaI1bOe7mC97NtMl9wI-6AA-_84SWhDO4FKASnQtgKX3LCTsaWU72xY226B2fa3ncHpkwuc3Cy2eLttRyKPOzxbE0QLpe26kyAwPGk58AOdON-_Uwjan7tKLJ0AVx15XhIORnsdOVoERHhw_dw8Ctcnz1zaMl/w522-h640/20220510_121231A.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The colors of the villages</div><div style="text-align: center;">along with the blue water was stunning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we moved on to the rolling hills region</div><div style="text-align: center;">known as Tuscany.</div><div style="text-align: center;">First stopping in the charming town</div><div style="text-align: center;">of Lucca and it's medieval walls</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWjXXZxcPwpK-51z_oCu7rROfDaWweAtf6PrZSqpOShKQvaQaX5ckInjw9JY12iukQm8cBB1Lz4WZdG3udVT2XMmzS12fsH5yAFkPqsDCor3CqGGWGX5_2UvtkmadyIRUlCMIssXlg_dGu78dgjgbPj4VDf44R83o_H0jLpu4gZj_T3-gzn6ohHvk/s8160/20220511_112722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWjXXZxcPwpK-51z_oCu7rROfDaWweAtf6PrZSqpOShKQvaQaX5ckInjw9JY12iukQm8cBB1Lz4WZdG3udVT2XMmzS12fsH5yAFkPqsDCor3CqGGWGX5_2UvtkmadyIRUlCMIssXlg_dGu78dgjgbPj4VDf44R83o_H0jLpu4gZj_T3-gzn6ohHvk/w480-h640/20220511_112722.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We stayed in the small village of</div><div style="text-align: center;">Radda in Chianti</div><div style="text-align: center;">surrounded by vineyards</div><div style="text-align: center;">and forests</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpkKcnaqkjLEkxcnbjnWM9KdFNFOBIQm_9AMAK1vFKyCxfyGZ5IcrgZjbG62j05LdbGmM0MqQSdb2sL92X43bZ8xoXT6HOeIPnbW-N_E1nS-qL3_9Wc4i3fLeIiHiW4Dlw6xMECjJk6m4JvT7YAoTFdXSHwgFCgvFehytXJk1g4CoqKMZG6gT_5Ov/s6400/20220511_183209%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpkKcnaqkjLEkxcnbjnWM9KdFNFOBIQm_9AMAK1vFKyCxfyGZ5IcrgZjbG62j05LdbGmM0MqQSdb2sL92X43bZ8xoXT6HOeIPnbW-N_E1nS-qL3_9Wc4i3fLeIiHiW4Dlw6xMECjJk6m4JvT7YAoTFdXSHwgFCgvFehytXJk1g4CoqKMZG6gT_5Ov/w480-h640/20220511_183209%20A.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was delightful, just what you </div><div style="text-align: center;">would imagine. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxV1CdnhdRdP9cyYwnNrQ4SiZUg2xNQO3ZANf10IvKDT_664JNi-3hnTqG_uT_IYyIpR8-cwyAPKC85y0Vpx_F0G5uIrn5-6653AXDk-zALdpypuFgNdzPlkipT1UVxwx01CLGgsigc3Z1yO_IYm34qWca_upmhLXe0E5D3Lo3V2n1av2USdsUpU-/s5534/20220512_065230A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="5534" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxV1CdnhdRdP9cyYwnNrQ4SiZUg2xNQO3ZANf10IvKDT_664JNi-3hnTqG_uT_IYyIpR8-cwyAPKC85y0Vpx_F0G5uIrn5-6653AXDk-zALdpypuFgNdzPlkipT1UVxwx01CLGgsigc3Z1yO_IYm34qWca_upmhLXe0E5D3Lo3V2n1av2USdsUpU-/w640-h556/20220512_065230A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One day we explored Florence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-kSkBdV9iZp9V3Sfu_Q4_Nv_PBo6bloYcp4VgEsLRp0fUzQMa87qm7BxeQrW4u31tchKjyHY5ATQcxz4wwglXnom3QkVktMM4eifq6jJp0R5-8A-rPv4QOdzy8IBveK5T0wnhb_hX3BeDUEZOyjJ04M-iyfBwOPVP-QuLaBRo1gpThZtzOBOP12E/w640-h480/20220513_114036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> the spectacular Piazza del Campo</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We traveled around in a very comfortable motor coach </div><div style="text-align: center;">and had an incredible tour director.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Both important factors for a great trip.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Siena we traveled further north to</div><div style="text-align: center;">an area looking very different from the way we</div><div style="text-align: center;"> usually visualize Italy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We went to Balzano located in the Italian alps. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5HGAf5mhipeYs0B1QdwvDzwMoe5IsKpcyfzIgLw0uqKblA1_XYe6ba2r0_ySNtiGTDckU3ehoFSSC0xDfJC00g3U8BNuRn8ksItY_vcDbNeRpAwf_EkUpXO1Dy4UYP-_3MZ1-eMr56buIAadTz_38ROVREPgNOAfIaBO3AGGG5p5N_AVRGhGflTC/w480-h640/20220516_102831A.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The peaks of the Dolomites are so powerful. Very different from the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Rocky Mountains I see at home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This area has an Austrian vibe rather than Italian. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The people speak German first, then Italian.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8Imf_QXmJFQJ_iS8cK95F_E6pVjTP7KAdfDrkBa_XEtBuZUYwZxE6XIc_xR9kvtzVEOgx7Lzd-QO8Wh2O_Z5jiLlkNwzDzJh8CyVxZTlG8f-1zRswxCIginVkPOzaGbpMrnaPqOuMUmTpoo1BRrn1J6Pbd3AOKW9VLVQUbxPArXJaXN4E6yp0LMd/s6400/20220518_070916%20B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8Imf_QXmJFQJ_iS8cK95F_E6pVjTP7KAdfDrkBa_XEtBuZUYwZxE6XIc_xR9kvtzVEOgx7Lzd-QO8Wh2O_Z5jiLlkNwzDzJh8CyVxZTlG8f-1zRswxCIginVkPOzaGbpMrnaPqOuMUmTpoo1BRrn1J6Pbd3AOKW9VLVQUbxPArXJaXN4E6yp0LMd/w640-h480/20220518_070916%20B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Strudel not tiramisu </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wBryE_w66zrDwGlVkMylngHG5MYS_D7wfXlaIpzJgBgdeKdR4BT1Uwajm7Sx92SVQUsCDPUFmBsqtlPZyuJlMCv0QibIGQxVgx007qbIMuxN6KawUD-zdOTVgWZvwebkvjoKNcWtilNYxtrjf7QRh7aKqIOElO_Kn9mb9aBEXbajTjFAJIQLonOa/s6400/20220518_070916A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wBryE_w66zrDwGlVkMylngHG5MYS_D7wfXlaIpzJgBgdeKdR4BT1Uwajm7Sx92SVQUsCDPUFmBsqtlPZyuJlMCv0QibIGQxVgx007qbIMuxN6KawUD-zdOTVgWZvwebkvjoKNcWtilNYxtrjf7QRh7aKqIOElO_Kn9mb9aBEXbajTjFAJIQLonOa/w640-h480/20220518_070916A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Beer not wine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then one last stop along the Adriatic. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, you know where.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Venice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzYFAxaWkOrHX96DfXKSIywMK4JpW-Rnn_s4CGuQQ9d-cnntMVLTqGzZOgAHGQIlBnjfPG6qMdhr5x2GPgZ1AAS9I1nT4WEV3BOEuJTm3UpnjZjuSIzHTwWtELzEoLePRX1-CK526FouSBsL2-6KlKSjU5NSICpCwThrksoWiGnyTcrVLasGGtG-K/s6400/20220517_120205A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzYFAxaWkOrHX96DfXKSIywMK4JpW-Rnn_s4CGuQQ9d-cnntMVLTqGzZOgAHGQIlBnjfPG6qMdhr5x2GPgZ1AAS9I1nT4WEV3BOEuJTm3UpnjZjuSIzHTwWtELzEoLePRX1-CK526FouSBsL2-6KlKSjU5NSICpCwThrksoWiGnyTcrVLasGGtG-K/w480-h640/20220517_120205A.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Grand Canal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6coh8-LQ8pygLSkcldIN8CNJYQIhlcsVzWRQRvkD2ay_W5e6Kr7TXTntk4f3iaK4k0HL0GP-Eul_4YomDLSN_kOHw1r0YYwztxOKbOQUHmbjp0TGhY_ruxPLR1bP-OWgVXyLWZSA8tothydG7i-CK2E2xTLwyP8Rg3TDE2OrHOSP--tq5OVBoJmj/s6249/20220516_180833A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6249" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6coh8-LQ8pygLSkcldIN8CNJYQIhlcsVzWRQRvkD2ay_W5e6Kr7TXTntk4f3iaK4k0HL0GP-Eul_4YomDLSN_kOHw1r0YYwztxOKbOQUHmbjp0TGhY_ruxPLR1bP-OWgVXyLWZSA8tothydG7i-CK2E2xTLwyP8Rg3TDE2OrHOSP--tq5OVBoJmj/w640-h492/20220516_180833A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">St Mark's Basilica</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There aren't enough adjectives to</div><div style="text-align: center;">describe this special unique place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRVJaHzOOon_CWO4gDb4RtYERVE920JLbTwZn_Iln2a1fg-nHVeR5KaD6yfRftHjb8gNheSqqcLlEebRygZQ-Sq7yAqHNKfyx9QN-Ole_AOcfKcqqC9jNW3nECfePjvxP5r26IkwZtv0afGKVAb0FhmSIRmT9V4ooByJ5VEslfKyJWmJX_52h0lew/s8160/20220516_175321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRVJaHzOOon_CWO4gDb4RtYERVE920JLbTwZn_Iln2a1fg-nHVeR5KaD6yfRftHjb8gNheSqqcLlEebRygZQ-Sq7yAqHNKfyx9QN-Ole_AOcfKcqqC9jNW3nECfePjvxP5r26IkwZtv0afGKVAb0FhmSIRmT9V4ooByJ5VEslfKyJWmJX_52h0lew/w480-h640/20220516_175321.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We walked and walked for two weeks</div><div style="text-align: center;">in this beautiful northern part of the country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sg9M_7BtVPG9AIfXn70yH5QO2xUIJvJ6JtlBa5cLj6-aACM1KeewAddWTa10sbgQXpwIytQVaG33xGwbIgOsU2wDYpOTFI3JDkYjOWdEqxrb-jCogEV1dD55OeyZAT9Is8SmAttuyLFxKVcbD-hVUEuBq_G6UjHpamxUX7QZjt14KTnAojtM6qXC/s6400/20220505_145328%20CC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sg9M_7BtVPG9AIfXn70yH5QO2xUIJvJ6JtlBa5cLj6-aACM1KeewAddWTa10sbgQXpwIytQVaG33xGwbIgOsU2wDYpOTFI3JDkYjOWdEqxrb-jCogEV1dD55OeyZAT9Is8SmAttuyLFxKVcbD-hVUEuBq_G6UjHpamxUX7QZjt14KTnAojtM6qXC/w480-h640/20220505_145328%20CC.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We ate and ate wonderful food.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But like any fabulous trip, it's always</div><div style="text-align: center;">nice to head back home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxP8U-9q7SIsu6iv3BQHUGOeZw2PD98o1z-ahWbO5GrSYn6TewIjVHidHlxipY_C9K93mXs97UZhK3aYEF_TVp-MXCot_kLZTRlmaAmc9FY4fuSTsen_fF3fy8xnsD9I_B4DmLRfj4F4RUaECsjuGmTJt1Xl5yuWuGCeC5Y3rcM3zmo4lK2xJgv6o/s8160/20220518_070916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxP8U-9q7SIsu6iv3BQHUGOeZw2PD98o1z-ahWbO5GrSYn6TewIjVHidHlxipY_C9K93mXs97UZhK3aYEF_TVp-MXCot_kLZTRlmaAmc9FY4fuSTsen_fF3fy8xnsD9I_B4DmLRfj4F4RUaECsjuGmTJt1Xl5yuWuGCeC5Y3rcM3zmo4lK2xJgv6o/w400-h300/20220518_070916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One last water taxi ride on</div><div style="text-align: center;">our way to the airport.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Arrivederci!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-20396491694858860482022-04-26T06:00:00.006-06:002022-04-26T06:00:00.196-06:00April's Mini Quilt<div style="text-align: center;">If you're like me </div><div style="text-align: center;">and many others fabulous quilt bloggers</div><div style="text-align: center;">gathered under <span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">Wendy's wing</a></span>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you know making a monthly mini</div><div style="text-align: center;">can be a challenge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It feels like the months</div><div style="text-align: center;">get shorter and shorter,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but it's still a great way to explore new ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and create something small each month.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month I went digging into a </div><div style="text-align: center;">sewing cupboard and pulled out</div><div style="text-align: center;">a stack of vintage basket blocks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When or where I got them</div><div style="text-align: center;">is unknown, but they</div><div style="text-align: center;">have been there for a very long time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYRHaUnw8ngJy-ltQ6j8TFkZRLmJQbp2hbykIP0v9A2LCoU24VuzjYahQnuxLS7R8TJzuLHSiwSu-a53hmRrKX2DkzeUvS-zaU9be9Su5ltOfx39JeW02h-vTaQQT9yO_9R4vJ9S_dwFIKlJORjLoEyN6V8O5l2Rs9ul-RlliZBPP5h9dRR97VJ2o/s4000/20220320_104804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYRHaUnw8ngJy-ltQ6j8TFkZRLmJQbp2hbykIP0v9A2LCoU24VuzjYahQnuxLS7R8TJzuLHSiwSu-a53hmRrKX2DkzeUvS-zaU9be9Su5ltOfx39JeW02h-vTaQQT9yO_9R4vJ9S_dwFIKlJORjLoEyN6V8O5l2Rs9ul-RlliZBPP5h9dRR97VJ2o/w480-h640/20220320_104804.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fabrics are a combination of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">30's and 40's prints with a bleached muslin background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 32 blocks all measured </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ROUGHLY </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10.5 inches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided I didn't want a big quilt </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I pulled out Jack the Ripper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and took the blocks apart leaving the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hst's intact.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBj70TnDwFGbs2mQ0WIp2CG-TJ503d9ybSlfQxKJxls0d3EShSp9I_-fvtnKMQeWZ2wZBxAdL4tlxIon7Uoau0vJJXDCgSALIKLnSJfRkOSUh8VPDsQ4EnsuIjlpauFChwwvUl6rPI34ViSq1nJTI8XkcJReDw00TWJjMVFA5jqDkdycsXXxnHLvx/s8160/20220327_170436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBj70TnDwFGbs2mQ0WIp2CG-TJ503d9ybSlfQxKJxls0d3EShSp9I_-fvtnKMQeWZ2wZBxAdL4tlxIon7Uoau0vJJXDCgSALIKLnSJfRkOSUh8VPDsQ4EnsuIjlpauFChwwvUl6rPI34ViSq1nJTI8XkcJReDw00TWJjMVFA5jqDkdycsXXxnHLvx/w480-h640/20220327_170436.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wasn't surprised to find all of these units</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looking very different from each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blocks were mostly hand stitched.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was no way these blocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">would fit together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I resized these from 2.5" down</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to 1.5" along with the center section and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the rectangular side pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blocks would now be </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a quarter of the size, 5" finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXXdlrs2NZmMYCUKPvHrI5e1O3fDyA9VCXe1lv8q5kUyeoWqvi4WJAu1XlkX7ZvvpTcffq8497NUFxYAXY-R1pNhTOkNiit0fu1MIJIcVisBrqmdiQD5q-w0QLSqvVLH7k7WUni-odjJkMcRr0AHEFomHizG_abZguc8uWgIBnJR1xQEWgGbREXQH/s4000/20220320_104743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXXdlrs2NZmMYCUKPvHrI5e1O3fDyA9VCXe1lv8q5kUyeoWqvi4WJAu1XlkX7ZvvpTcffq8497NUFxYAXY-R1pNhTOkNiit0fu1MIJIcVisBrqmdiQD5q-w0QLSqvVLH7k7WUni-odjJkMcRr0AHEFomHizG_abZguc8uWgIBnJR1xQEWgGbREXQH/w480-h640/20220320_104743.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blocks went from this to that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckP0jbNF22Zq-TvwSbfYnCLrLh-uSXpc4hSxQiZuyYpCKYRXxtKBMXxcWTha0Y2v_YejwPPXiiUM9famiLZW_SorFlv16uCmmYCOj0HwlzD96SCZGzPMAas8gr4yXyzwrHmH9K2hLQtvux7J_foBh61R9Ttm45CyzZpsyUMQcC4Ki1k8Na9MUApU-/s4000/20220320_104715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckP0jbNF22Zq-TvwSbfYnCLrLh-uSXpc4hSxQiZuyYpCKYRXxtKBMXxcWTha0Y2v_YejwPPXiiUM9famiLZW_SorFlv16uCmmYCOj0HwlzD96SCZGzPMAas8gr4yXyzwrHmH9K2hLQtvux7J_foBh61R9Ttm45CyzZpsyUMQcC4Ki1k8Na9MUApU-/w640-h480/20220320_104715.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I ended up using 28 of the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">original blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxbOu7u9yLyvEzquqtNPjjhxLiTFBFnDhfMjCZyBgAtpE41yEzwt3PenRwEddUQMdoLEaY9BTUawZBdS7EDV8ZngCufY2OqML2iZlH6BLuD79oY5PRIb9F8eZTaZVYK7JIigG8Ef66KyfCWvO2Lw0evCCwLtvBibG2ioXMiudV-tRMHUjPlCsxY4o/s5764/Vintage%20baskets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5764" data-original-width="4260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxbOu7u9yLyvEzquqtNPjjhxLiTFBFnDhfMjCZyBgAtpE41yEzwt3PenRwEddUQMdoLEaY9BTUawZBdS7EDV8ZngCufY2OqML2iZlH6BLuD79oY5PRIb9F8eZTaZVYK7JIigG8Ef66KyfCWvO2Lw0evCCwLtvBibG2ioXMiudV-tRMHUjPlCsxY4o/w474-h640/Vintage%20baskets.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage Spring Baskets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">25" x 35"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I set the blocks together in </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sets of 4.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVeGUX5Oj1lh56jUSgPOyX9Zimf8rrFr6-jqjPIvMgCH4VtYCgtte6PvbwiO_yjWBmYPuQ6lUWcMFvIkZc3gc1NiM86FVWvtpc9CNMT7tyGBWr89oFTx7ILzu505SEFtBki1wVQDTdUTKTiNqAo6e0Ef2Z4vxQNcseUixwsSXfYeLkMOirfM2KUrb/s4602/vintage%20baskets4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4591" data-original-width="4602" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVeGUX5Oj1lh56jUSgPOyX9Zimf8rrFr6-jqjPIvMgCH4VtYCgtte6PvbwiO_yjWBmYPuQ6lUWcMFvIkZc3gc1NiM86FVWvtpc9CNMT7tyGBWr89oFTx7ILzu505SEFtBki1wVQDTdUTKTiNqAo6e0Ef2Z4vxQNcseUixwsSXfYeLkMOirfM2KUrb/w640-h638/vintage%20baskets4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I added a simple border</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of Kona Snow and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXrisk1T7Vgs_yt1BFjfpo-FnN1m8r0f63jwnCrJBEUact3YvPXTlZvwbFjOj8PQVmfmFA_ZZnGoROnliLBb_QhXmTzDx9JIRyLX_l8N1lMqXqq5f3LngirHSqRxXGszHyOacxQyJ2Vwe-_eE1fJxJzJAGkyw4waenr6PipniBSLrMdedfrwxYncv/s6400/vintage%20baskets3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXrisk1T7Vgs_yt1BFjfpo-FnN1m8r0f63jwnCrJBEUact3YvPXTlZvwbFjOj8PQVmfmFA_ZZnGoROnliLBb_QhXmTzDx9JIRyLX_l8N1lMqXqq5f3LngirHSqRxXGszHyOacxQyJ2Vwe-_eE1fJxJzJAGkyw4waenr6PipniBSLrMdedfrwxYncv/w480-h640/vintage%20baskets3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> machine quilted diagonal lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bound it with a 30's repro fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3yB3vm4ZkyCr0YTydXW09EB9e-t1dK435hug6U7y2OtJldpUy4EHWAbxrHg9STZ0qA1yg1nh8mwhbDrLtGNxllhqNmKAbKzw-uEU1czVhcKoT9GgStM2ymBomz22ezkC5Ncj1hGp4KnXue3oAaVzlcyhXoNSHcbKFA3nD0he7E7ax_d5GiODslkg/s5878/vintage%20baskets2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5878" data-original-width="4409" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3yB3vm4ZkyCr0YTydXW09EB9e-t1dK435hug6U7y2OtJldpUy4EHWAbxrHg9STZ0qA1yg1nh8mwhbDrLtGNxllhqNmKAbKzw-uEU1czVhcKoT9GgStM2ymBomz22ezkC5Ncj1hGp4KnXue3oAaVzlcyhXoNSHcbKFA3nD0he7E7ax_d5GiODslkg/w480-h640/vintage%20baskets2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The backing is a piece from a flour sack</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with one more of the blocks used as a label.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was time to hang it out on the barbwire fence</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along with the other vintage minis that have been </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">reconstructed over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguJxBBUvKboDktliUobsqOaxcH5VLxdYdzLfpIxwVx5M8K9XJhyr6OLz0gPp3V4UZEYjrUYOzZHUsrRCSBhAyjOv0x6KUI6Vbiz80SG4ur96DhXkbVFhKCRJ8C1VAgCWoShwdCJC9gMB0fAKAH8vazr_ybroL8lI0elkhwyYQjwfPz5Ma4VjPS49-/s6400/April.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguJxBBUvKboDktliUobsqOaxcH5VLxdYdzLfpIxwVx5M8K9XJhyr6OLz0gPp3V4UZEYjrUYOzZHUsrRCSBhAyjOv0x6KUI6Vbiz80SG4ur96DhXkbVFhKCRJ8C1VAgCWoShwdCJC9gMB0fAKAH8vazr_ybroL8lI0elkhwyYQjwfPz5Ma4VjPS49-/w640-h480/April.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of the quilts are made</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> from vintage 30's and 40's fabrics pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was asked if I had any regrets taking</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">apart another person's work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would have to say no.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel like I have taken pieces that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">were abandoned and left undone for a reason.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe I've brought these to completion, finally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The exciting news is that</div><div style="text-align: center;">Running Man and I will be soon</div><div style="text-align: center;">gathering up our passports, </div><div style="text-align: center;">vaccination cards and heading off </div><div style="text-align: center;">on an adventure.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't wait!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So Until Next Time-Kyle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4KVLC7JWNaN0X5iosbdZa01bEyGmltDTn96rvOXI2Thh4x5kIwJhGjxgeU51ESpAuhGjOYZcnnua3BIENFEVR2JTSM854LwvyxvVyA3c_vbdHrcHSw6HS0lPI4DIViuvdlFOGrh8lY4Zhlv1Js5LQ0jRNut13A5Wpu-8pI8he6GcbHTZElNtB6zt/s1073/Screenshot_20220410-124538_Bitmoji.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1073" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4KVLC7JWNaN0X5iosbdZa01bEyGmltDTn96rvOXI2Thh4x5kIwJhGjxgeU51ESpAuhGjOYZcnnua3BIENFEVR2JTSM854LwvyxvVyA3c_vbdHrcHSw6HS0lPI4DIViuvdlFOGrh8lY4Zhlv1Js5LQ0jRNut13A5Wpu-8pI8he6GcbHTZElNtB6zt/w400-h398/Screenshot_20220410-124538_Bitmoji.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-13317450724991588832022-04-15T06:00:00.003-06:002022-04-15T08:26:49.349-06:00April Happenings<div style="text-align: center;"> Spring is slowly starting to appear</div><div style="text-align: center;">here in Colorado.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've also been slowly working</div><div style="text-align: center;">on projects one day at a time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the results are beginning to show. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There are a few projects that have been finished</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a few ongoing ones.</div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">#1</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A pair of springtime bunnies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzes13WajuKY6zWS1MaW4COe4lJGRljOnZzmA2hGWFkawON4Tef0KbQiwcLMkkiPKrLh4QmcwqfwNZtdhsk3d7HAfoodeeHkJVzvPD8GSqNfzWfsq876LSxjJ_ai6yzk4IXpyaNyo6aheBXNuAwIyY0ZQJVoJtNrMCdE9pb29YGQwpQ9iya6TXyQO/s5696/20220329_115801%20(1)A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5696" data-original-width="4340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzes13WajuKY6zWS1MaW4COe4lJGRljOnZzmA2hGWFkawON4Tef0KbQiwcLMkkiPKrLh4QmcwqfwNZtdhsk3d7HAfoodeeHkJVzvPD8GSqNfzWfsq876LSxjJ_ai6yzk4IXpyaNyo6aheBXNuAwIyY0ZQJVoJtNrMCdE9pb29YGQwpQ9iya6TXyQO/w488-h640/20220329_115801%20(1)A.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">"Spring Delivery"</p><div style="text-align: center;">Scattered Seed Samplers</div><div style="text-align: center;">5" x 7"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">And.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mo3krsrsNla4YxL3-8lACCKBokdBOzPkqzqSvCq8UHM8VVt3m0p5QsnVIdSDEN_6zc5B5T64_9T3e4PkoxrLfnhk9m2E4OIYTcJsn1WUD5QY8kNVe8NB9tKKjqYBLMH0cKlOoy6JS15P0CxRm-2AXE6mJtzu9RII1Oh_vuYwynGVc8QrQsrp8dCL/s6400/Spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4893" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mo3krsrsNla4YxL3-8lACCKBokdBOzPkqzqSvCq8UHM8VVt3m0p5QsnVIdSDEN_6zc5B5T64_9T3e4PkoxrLfnhk9m2E4OIYTcJsn1WUD5QY8kNVe8NB9tKKjqYBLMH0cKlOoy6JS15P0CxRm-2AXE6mJtzu9RII1Oh_vuYwynGVc8QrQsrp8dCL/w490-h640/Spring.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Spring Gathering"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scattered Seed Samplers</div><div style="text-align: center;">5" x 7"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I changed a few thread colors and</div><div style="text-align: center;">changed a few design elements.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The first adorable vintage frame </div><div style="text-align: center;">was from a thrift shop in Santa Fe.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second one was a shiny gold colored inexpensive </div><div style="text-align: center;">frame from another shop here in Fort Collins.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Running Man got out his air brush and toned</div><div style="text-align: center;">it all down to a reasonable shade.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">#2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">This next project is far from finished.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a Mystery Quilt Along through </div><div style="text-align: center;">Primitive Gatherings. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be the first to admit that quilt mysteries</div><div style="text-align: center;">are not my favorite.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My time and fabrics are just too</div><div style="text-align: center;">valuable and expensive to be working</div><div style="text-align: center;">on something that I might or might not like.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I was caught in a weak moment</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Lisa B reassured quilters everywhere </div><div style="text-align: center;">that she would not let anyone down!</div><div style="text-align: center;">hahahaha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I've started.</div><div style="text-align: center;">31 nine patch blocks, scrappy, blue and white.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll see where the mystery leads me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RyghoDyy5AS9p9AYway5BDE1Y4gFTo2QIBa58W4JGw6pREA4sWREAAAe_sQ8Kc_oZaYGfApIsZnbyLgZ_DdAl-rjDb3PtG1TZe2rP8tLDsKIMLeSuI614y41oBoOA2IhrHgvnE0Yjd51ZRB-X_qu6Q2R4YSQPWzbIuG1ka3moL_0LMOiMhNazcTA/s8160/20220410_110141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6120" data-original-width="8160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RyghoDyy5AS9p9AYway5BDE1Y4gFTo2QIBa58W4JGw6pREA4sWREAAAe_sQ8Kc_oZaYGfApIsZnbyLgZ_DdAl-rjDb3PtG1TZe2rP8tLDsKIMLeSuI614y41oBoOA2IhrHgvnE0Yjd51ZRB-X_qu6Q2R4YSQPWzbIuG1ka3moL_0LMOiMhNazcTA/w640-h480/20220410_110141.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you're in a weak moment too,</div><div style="text-align: center;">check out and sign up for <a href="https://lisabongean.com/">Lisa Bongean Blog,</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">to get the monthly mystery patterns</div><div style="text-align: center;">for O Say....Can You See.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This part will be gone at the end of April when</div><div style="text-align: center;">the May chapter is issued.</div><p style="text-align: center;">****</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">#3</span></p><div style="text-align: center;">Sometime ago I signed up for a</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hands-across-the-sea-samplers.com/"> Hands Across the Sea's</a> pattern</div><div style="text-align: center;">exclusively for <a href="https://hobbyhouseneedleworks.com/">Hobby House Needleworks.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had never done one of</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nicola Parkman's vintage reproduced samplers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is Rosa Ada Featherstone, 1894</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySI6KRHQEbvydOFc4K3xsIz3-TWsfw4c-7vEa7gFYzcUBcRnaNXbL-ZeIaAl2qZ5bUz69zRbd7HV8a9LnyA6oLC9_HKpHap0lGUO-Pxx0G4n2z_QmdA1oS9PcTVJwelE5qVoLPueI62H02Oe9ySeVl1i728a7RnyObtRmbZGcemgLIPvtknZX0Ty0/s7454/20220329_123050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="7454" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySI6KRHQEbvydOFc4K3xsIz3-TWsfw4c-7vEa7gFYzcUBcRnaNXbL-ZeIaAl2qZ5bUz69zRbd7HV8a9LnyA6oLC9_HKpHap0lGUO-Pxx0G4n2z_QmdA1oS9PcTVJwelE5qVoLPueI62H02Oe9ySeVl1i728a7RnyObtRmbZGcemgLIPvtknZX0Ty0/w640-h516/20220329_123050.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Through the process of working on a reproduced antique sampler</div><div style="text-align: center;">I came to several conclusions:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Samplers done by young girls could have many errors.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If the sampler is designed to even include these flaws, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm going to have to fix them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I make enough of my own mistakes, that's for sure! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to do lots of changes to make</div><div style="text-align: center;">this design work for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. I like the style of many of these antique samplers,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but if I used Rose's name my family would be thoroughly </div><div style="text-align: center;">confused as to who she was in relationship to us.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I customized this sampler with my</div><div style="text-align: center;">maternal grandmother's name and date of birth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. I decided while working on this sampler that Rose's heart wasn't</div><div style="text-align: center;">into this project or needlework as a whole </div><div style="text-align: center;">or she had a poor teacher with limited supplies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I changed many of the motifs because</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't recognize what they were.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also changed and added more colors.</div><div style="text-align: center;">An example is that the ships </div><div style="text-align: center;">were originally bright green.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to change that</div><div style="text-align: center;"> as well as a few other color choices.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry, Rose.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">#4</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I first mentioned this </div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt</div><div style="text-align: center;">back in December,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://kyleredente.blogspot.com/2021/12/why-not-start-something-new.html">Why Not Start Something New</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I'm still happily working on it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The hand quilting is coming close </div><div style="text-align: center;">to being finished,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A dozen more hexies to go</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then...</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94Aeh15DsBQGZiO-pZ4WfUXJ138aGb5wkUvLcYrDs5hb8ZwL_wy_DAsc9T769SBNd-9cAOL7B9Iy-SAWvOOmhCMJqUbHR7JBh1x5iSq6CWNzOCbBkpYp1fu6aw9kuzDbyOI5M1hjR0Ymf0ThOIbPUyuLPQkBwUOoP22a80QRisgailEsDeKsJTbZi/s8160/20220410_105924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8160" data-original-width="6120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94Aeh15DsBQGZiO-pZ4WfUXJ138aGb5wkUvLcYrDs5hb8ZwL_wy_DAsc9T769SBNd-9cAOL7B9Iy-SAWvOOmhCMJqUbHR7JBh1x5iSq6CWNzOCbBkpYp1fu6aw9kuzDbyOI5M1hjR0Ymf0ThOIbPUyuLPQkBwUOoP22a80QRisgailEsDeKsJTbZi/w480-h640/20220410_105924.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">75" x 80"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll have to decide how to bind it</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the zig zag edge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">****</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">It hasn't been all work or stitching.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The other night we were able to go</div><div style="text-align: center;">to a live concert featuring</div><div style="text-align: center;">two of my favorite musicians,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NL5ULopM0jfcE_sf55MU9-pY5-t6GUYqoNzPwsptzqUeF9oY50F9c41MQdGAE1Xec3G3gpH1NkLKYU9QTThyKCvM1M-vB2gbm17gcSScLPnVzXFOJkSWOfgfw59RV1TaCM68VaoyiWsr1c1Q9va-qsErFPyeuIUgQ4E_lj_HKVb6lDooThAw7HDV/s6177/20220412_192444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3904" data-original-width="6177" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NL5ULopM0jfcE_sf55MU9-pY5-t6GUYqoNzPwsptzqUeF9oY50F9c41MQdGAE1Xec3G3gpH1NkLKYU9QTThyKCvM1M-vB2gbm17gcSScLPnVzXFOJkSWOfgfw59RV1TaCM68VaoyiWsr1c1Q9va-qsErFPyeuIUgQ4E_lj_HKVb6lDooThAw7HDV/w640-h404/20220412_192444.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They are on their final</div><div style="text-align: center;">US Tour as a duo.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I listen to their beautiful cello music</div><div style="text-align: center;">which includes classical, popular and rock music.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSX0n8HGsI227GGao7LjupZ6FbfNNIqdOtP1wauCyi_kAYr9FVVElFb3bXz6yVfk-0iJ-QaQq-QObPIsvGpj4Vt3AOpq2lCSXn1VtMEMloIzagHR3DAMT--UUO6V7Y3FBOukuAL48Biz1WtT2tPzEQOms_4ocdi3qX-IMlm2ijTeL4eVd95t-Gaxw/s4384/20220412_210617%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4384" data-original-width="4384" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSX0n8HGsI227GGao7LjupZ6FbfNNIqdOtP1wauCyi_kAYr9FVVElFb3bXz6yVfk-0iJ-QaQq-QObPIsvGpj4Vt3AOpq2lCSXn1VtMEMloIzagHR3DAMT--UUO6V7Y3FBOukuAL48Biz1WtT2tPzEQOms_4ocdi3qX-IMlm2ijTeL4eVd95t-Gaxw/w640-h640/20220412_210617%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They put on an incredible show</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we had fabulous seats.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The audience was a mix of young and old</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I loved every minute.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIy1W3z3HSubTeV_6ZLlzy_FN-rWWSbOT0eB1a7wjONccyy_pRO5t_NBMdPNd4JucmumhW_GHjofy3_KNKMQJ9IAeQr0qRHxJ8W9_AmscG6u7754I5fd5qz_3J4UK22tj5Bl25MReCZLR34pfcrkmqoe91635t-bfVWvuwXAeoEk12xUf4aJE8vf9/s6400/20220412_214508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIy1W3z3HSubTeV_6ZLlzy_FN-rWWSbOT0eB1a7wjONccyy_pRO5t_NBMdPNd4JucmumhW_GHjofy3_KNKMQJ9IAeQr0qRHxJ8W9_AmscG6u7754I5fd5qz_3J4UK22tj5Bl25MReCZLR34pfcrkmqoe91635t-bfVWvuwXAeoEk12xUf4aJE8vf9/w640-h480/20220412_214508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Check them out on you tube.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</p><p style="text-align: left;">Kyle</p><p><br /></p>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135277743789532589.post-77077490827051007342022-03-28T06:00:00.027-06:002022-03-28T06:00:00.231-06:00Green Isn't Always Second Fiddle<div style="text-align: center;"> When you think of the color Green</div><div style="text-align: center;">in relationship with another color,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it is usually included as the second color</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the sequence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red and Green</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue and Green......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder why that is?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Green is a lovely color that can</div><div style="text-align: center;">stand strong by itself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month's mini </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuAr6hIfNNaFFmN93TV-qGyeFfbTBD4lE5EErSCG5GOU2TyXMfq4cMwXZnb16-3-okjMPLYSDqZfUz-XEhD7O-8cu9BqSDm1iUaAwuZ19dUWyVEjIabQsF6rzW4VMNM3pUv60MPd05ohZx5mQBmz0ktbObHg3Bx8TYqpCZt5v4-FQh9TgjOb17c3_C=s2997" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="2706" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuAr6hIfNNaFFmN93TV-qGyeFfbTBD4lE5EErSCG5GOU2TyXMfq4cMwXZnb16-3-okjMPLYSDqZfUz-XEhD7O-8cu9BqSDm1iUaAwuZ19dUWyVEjIabQsF6rzW4VMNM3pUv60MPd05ohZx5mQBmz0ktbObHg3Bx8TYqpCZt5v4-FQh9TgjOb17c3_C=w578-h640" width="578" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Green Isn't Always Second Fiddle</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shades of Green</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">21" x 24"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAH_fg_gCJAC7kjgBaUI1mKnf3mBF31D3g9wU8sG2bZ4LHp2XWMtcali2IIducRQWDH8B85RGbItT9shFYL_QNR6lE4qtXUYz62D1xiUz0wztQOKKVSWf-RP-GFUWDgInmJQhzdqPk9XHGR8X0jSjRlMwJiOwElHH_NbFKux9b7AG_3rW9V56rdKkQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAH_fg_gCJAC7kjgBaUI1mKnf3mBF31D3g9wU8sG2bZ4LHp2XWMtcali2IIducRQWDH8B85RGbItT9shFYL_QNR6lE4qtXUYz62D1xiUz0wztQOKKVSWf-RP-GFUWDgInmJQhzdqPk9XHGR8X0jSjRlMwJiOwElHH_NbFKux9b7AG_3rW9V56rdKkQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Using Green as the primary color</div><div style="text-align: center;">can be a challenge.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I usually purchase greens for</div><div style="text-align: center;">applique stems, leaves or</div><div style="text-align: center;">to mix with another color. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So most of my green fabrics are small</div><div style="text-align: center;">prints to add a little bit</div><div style="text-align: center;">of texture to a project.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj31nnRoxqLX5LRibf81h7mvlxiXHXSXn-FIrGOTdMbAuSK_wa5xhpxFuTpSghs4cS8Z4lsI6fBxrZ1ouAFJyhXI3_SulmBfSoS1FO0zwHDjDI9YzXD8w7_HpW0tqcZGMKTHhfcrQSq52MLuufO4lf0qYN0ZyQ3AmiJL8ObKRmdowEKbp4AF36N1uRJ=s2069" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2069" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj31nnRoxqLX5LRibf81h7mvlxiXHXSXn-FIrGOTdMbAuSK_wa5xhpxFuTpSghs4cS8Z4lsI6fBxrZ1ouAFJyhXI3_SulmBfSoS1FO0zwHDjDI9YzXD8w7_HpW0tqcZGMKTHhfcrQSq52MLuufO4lf0qYN0ZyQ3AmiJL8ObKRmdowEKbp4AF36N1uRJ=w618-h640" width="618" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In this case, different shades of green got to be the stars</div><div style="text-align: center;">with tiny red and white shirtings settling for the </div><div style="text-align: center;">second fiddle position.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpqxZcnFwabiDB3bY4Pfiard-6KQodQKfMeXfqX0qpzG0ih8sKn3TiAqOZTjNIl6lP5ERXTSpOnr-sRqy1aNM5VWj_8IPkcgYkyCsN5P_yOPHLRRajfWd0K_p-LQULtuQGd6GbljRIv-0-qlliiJe2DnbTvJt9V0P7WjyV9a_CZcqDNrc26nP9hnCf=s3647" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="3647" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpqxZcnFwabiDB3bY4Pfiard-6KQodQKfMeXfqX0qpzG0ih8sKn3TiAqOZTjNIl6lP5ERXTSpOnr-sRqy1aNM5VWj_8IPkcgYkyCsN5P_yOPHLRRajfWd0K_p-LQULtuQGd6GbljRIv-0-qlliiJe2DnbTvJt9V0P7WjyV9a_CZcqDNrc26nP9hnCf=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I noticed three of my old favorites ended up</div><div style="text-align: center;">side by side.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The first one is from the Sarah Johnson Collection and </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Shelburne Museum </div><div style="text-align: center;">The second one is part of the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Smithsonian Fabrics collections, but I'm not sure </div><div style="text-align: center;">what antique quilt.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The third one is all used up</div><div style="text-align: center;">so I don't remember the designer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red just couldn't let Green be the star</div><div style="text-align: center;">and just had to be the binding!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiupf1PbUPlFjZBWeEh0AJ43SIzdyHsoH-RpyxS6mtmI4dw-a1ibOtJ9Ldynkj81qGpc_rNCytXN7Vqw5w5XP-ubzDbErUbG4ZfpSKjeHQ51OSkhuWHHZ3kvICFgjty3g06AVDwufN3iKkrVeCRNA828A4V1enpHNN9YP_l4ak1wHPjerMyzq0nw5Tf=s3076" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="3076" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiupf1PbUPlFjZBWeEh0AJ43SIzdyHsoH-RpyxS6mtmI4dw-a1ibOtJ9Ldynkj81qGpc_rNCytXN7Vqw5w5XP-ubzDbErUbG4ZfpSKjeHQ51OSkhuWHHZ3kvICFgjty3g06AVDwufN3iKkrVeCRNA828A4V1enpHNN9YP_l4ak1wHPjerMyzq0nw5Tf=w640-h490" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A March Series</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The month of March can be thought</div><div style="text-align: center;">of spring gradually finding its way</div><div style="text-align: center;">and even possibly seeing the beginning of a hint of green.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3dJNnVoPZqcXGElo8LwNfvHCa19k9zuhNszsK_BtUUhPqxHgkghNLjnDwASF8Q-0xhX0ZRDoAF_3Jqc5xD_HvdtE-ACspEi0UiTdr3oay0qXW3W3Thqlb7Li5UxqfIiga78iJ8-7f5xQ8MN1Z6tbeYmlPIytYjGjSFnECKQgKEPl9SR5fOIdvTU73=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3dJNnVoPZqcXGElo8LwNfvHCa19k9zuhNszsK_BtUUhPqxHgkghNLjnDwASF8Q-0xhX0ZRDoAF_3Jqc5xD_HvdtE-ACspEi0UiTdr3oay0qXW3W3Thqlb7Li5UxqfIiga78iJ8-7f5xQ8MN1Z6tbeYmlPIytYjGjSFnECKQgKEPl9SR5fOIdvTU73=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For now, the only green I can </div><div style="text-align: center;">see is clipped to the fence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the rest of the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Monthly Minis listed on Wendy's blog,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/">The Constant Quilter</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's always a treat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until Next Time-</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kyle</div>Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.com21