tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65616879648687265852024-02-21T00:02:32.712-06:00Cup of Tea and a Slice of Cake aka UKMUMINUSAUKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.comBlogger446125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-50847287733989280312018-01-09T07:09:00.002-06:002022-05-30T14:15:55.255-05:00Where did the time go!!!!Wow I cannot believe I have been gone for such a long time!!! Life got so busy.<br />
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Its been 2 years!!! Really!!!<br />
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So whats been happening!!<br />
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I became a GRANDMA, and its the best thing ever.<br />
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I continue to sew and in fact I have been sewing a lot, especially now that I have a grand daughter, I finally am able to make and sew girl things, talk about a lot of pink. I hope to add lots of photos soon of what I have been sewing, so check back often.<br />
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After quite a bit of encouragement I opened an etsy shop, that has also been keeping me busy. I am selling all sorts of hand made pretties, so check it out and give me some love!!! <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SugarandSpiceBySam" target="_blank">Sugar and Spice By Sam</a></div>
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UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-38001388595487723002015-08-25T09:48:00.001-05:002015-08-25T09:56:24.927-05:00Bonnets–Horse Ear Bonnets, Fly Bonnets<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I have two favorite hobbies! If you follow my blog you will know it is sewing and horse riding!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">So I found a way to combine the two, sort of!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">During certain times of the year, riding a horse can become a bit of a challenge due to flies, mosquitoes, gnats you name it. I looked into buying a crochet Horse Fly bonnet for my horse to wear, which has ears in it to protect the horse from flying insects gnawing at their ears! To be honest the choices and styles are a little limited. I was not that keen on the Fly Bonnets available, they were a little boring.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">So like anyone that can sew I decided to make my own Fly Bonnet!</span><br />
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Talk about fun, the possibilities are endless and over the course of a few months I have made quite a few!<br />
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Basic Bonnets</h1>
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Then the Fly Bonnets got a little Fancy!!!</h1>
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I have been so busy that I really have not had time to blog, <br />
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During the winter I did quite a bit of sewing and took part in an instagram sew along making Lori Holts Christmas quilt. I still have to finish off the border but I hope to get it done before this Christmas! Check out UKMUMINUSA on instagram to see some of my photos.<br />
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Winter when you have horses and live in Minnesota can be difficult, not much riding and a lot of work, but still fun,<br />
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Then spring came along and it was time to get things sorted around our little farm.<br />
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I hatched a batch of chickens in May and tonight the last of my 2nd hatch, hatched.<br />
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I have been riding a lot and it just makes me feel great, I am in my happy place when I ride.<br />
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I took part in a travelling quilt with the fabulous and so talented ladies in The stars in their eyes bee group. And my quilt came back, it just needs to be put together!<br />
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I have started making Horse fly ear bonnets, so quite a bit of sewing going on!<br />
So lots going on and I hope to blog more often but can't promise I will!!!<br />
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One of the Horse Ear Bonnets I made, for more info and to see more photos check out<br />
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<br />UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-46441138988335525732014-12-17T20:30:00.001-06:002014-12-17T20:30:16.316-06:00Introducing Melody<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3">So catching up on this years goings on I would like to introduce my girls to you. So first up is Melody</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kjq14PXW8n8/VJI8GRO_26I/AAAAAAAAK2I/Mr6bPGXfsWM/s1600-h/IMG_2354%25255B4%25255D.png"><img title="IMG_2354" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2354" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LGTK85P-nOs/VJI8IbTlgPI/AAAAAAAAK2Q/sz3cYbj9v74/IMG_2354_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="527" height="794"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">Scorned Woman – Barn name Melody, I didn’t like the name scorned woman, far too harsh and did not suit or fit her beautiful personality.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3">She is a 5 year old OTTB (Off The Track Thoroughbred) and retired from racing in November 2013. And she was at the time of buying her 16hh, although I need to measure her to see if she has finished growing.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eK8BcvZcEus/VJI8Jz7SY8I/AAAAAAAAK2Y/L5v__0nwG70/s1600-h/IMG_2355%25255B10%25255D.png"><img title="IMG_2355" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueVtSHkSPWQ2GpwPsagPB18eBYx1Zk4w0PdyI0ykKMfMXJj_CMQIBhN-Gn9juRPnGLZ9WojlNnAHS0R4LJ6vwGuNVQtO3Z_5axuxGsOxxoPTeEWN-Mfy_nb9CjQLrNb8MNNxBknsS0YY/?imgmax=800" width="657" height="481"></a></p> <p><font size="3">She only ran a handful of races and her old owners decided she just didn’t have the heart to be a race horse. And wanted to find her a home as a brood mare or a home where she could have a new career.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4UaM9Lo6jw4/VJI8MQOTyWI/AAAAAAAAK2o/nwaMqOws3wI/s1600-h/IMG_2373%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2373" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2373" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-78sj4jfvSZY/VJI8NUduUTI/AAAAAAAAK2w/UOLANNmRcLQ/IMG_2373_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="678" height="456"></a></p> <p><font size="3">As soon as I saw her for sale I fell in love with her. I have a big soft spot for grey horses as growing up as a teenager I had a grey horse called Caspian, at the time he was my world and like any teenager who loves horses I spent every waking minute with him, riding, brushing him or just hanging out at the barn. </font></p> <p><font size="3">And now as an adult I get to do that all over again!</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-46499430054808422662014-12-16T14:19:00.000-06:002014-12-16T14:26:54.097-06:00Where did a year go!!!!I really cannot remember the last time I blogged, I am sure if I checked its probably been nearly a year!
Sometimes life gets in the way and there are more important things to do.
The last year has been absolutely crazy for me, so here you go for a quick recap and hopefully I will get back into blogging and write some posts about what I have been up to.<br />
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We sold our house and moved to a new house in August 2013 and eldest son went off to college.<br />
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My first introduction to keeping chickens in September.<br />
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Our dog died in October 2013
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I rekindled a new passion after a long 20 years break and bought a new horse in Janurary this year, and boarded her locally until finding a second horse. So it was all systems go to set up our acreage for horses, <br />
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My husband in January building me a round pen, what you cant see is the 3ft deep snowy slope he just carried those panels down.<br />
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I bought another horse in March which enabled me to bring both horses home. Which for me has always been a dream to have horses at home where I could look out of the window and watch them graze.<br />
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I spent the summer with my husband building a hay storage shed, chicken coop, and adding a front and dutch doors to the horses run in shed. <br />
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We got to grips with electric fencing, became experts at moving said electric fences to rotate the horses grazing.<br />
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I also learnt a lot about having hay cut, who to use, who not to use. And why farmers stress about the weather so much!<br />
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I planted tomatoes, cabbage, eggplant, kale and a host of other vegetables and learnt that chickens love my tomatoes!!!<br />
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I fractured my finger horse riding! and found out one of my horses does not like water, so one goal next year is to teach her to like it!
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As for quilting, I have managed to do some sewing and now that winter is here I will be doing a lot more in the next few months. So keep an eye out for more <strike>guilt</strike>y quilty goodness that I will be sharing soon.
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Its Farming Friday, and I am still on track making my blocks for my Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Having decided to blog every Friday about my FWSQ and the blocks I have made is certainly motivating me to make sure I have something to show of my FWSQ blocks, so I have a really good feeling I will get this quilt made sooner rather than later!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><strong><u>Gentleman's Fancy</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">This block was made using a paper pieced pattern from the FWSQ Yahoo Group. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">TIP: If your have never done any paper piecing before then I would recommend choosing an easy block to start with. This block is a easy block to paper piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><strong><u>Streak of Lightning</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">A very easy block – I had no problems figuring out the quilt maths for this one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><strong><u>Postage Stamp</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Another very easy block, no problems sewing this one together!</span><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XUCPEJKKf00/UtCQvVk_kPI/AAAAAAAAKuA/ofz3kVELxI8/s1600-h/IMG_2120%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG_2120" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qu9p8m4TTAk/UtCQwfZ4TzI/AAAAAAAAKuI/UDMBB6SqmME/IMG_2120_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="480" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2120" width="480" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><strong><u>Bowtie</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Another quick and easy block, I see a pattern forming this week!</span><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0dckG1zmBJ8/UtCQxu7qPdI/AAAAAAAAKuQ/rixmzPeZjiM/s1600-h/IMG_2123%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="IMG_2123" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg42tqW3zuu011ZXey6zTmD7f_0r9ZdvtTrmoLdU7qBuaAR2FoiFqd_IH-6OP6QUTC_I9wCG0pND3A6TycwDAtFlw6Q0pHLoagj7-xzeofl61JICjLrnGiFw-qnBo4GnAeo67MCGZ5AY/?imgmax=800" height="480" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2123" width="487" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><strong><u>Weathervane</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">This block was not quite so easy as all the rest,with all those half square triangles, it makes it a little difficult to press.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">TIP: With this block make sure you press your seams open.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">If your making FWSQ Blocks let me know so I can see what you have been up to. And if your not then why not join in. A new group has just started on Flickr for the Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt 2014. It’s a lot of fun joining in sewing with other people making the same blocks, and its interesting to see how the same block can look made with different fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Have a Great Weekend and Thanks for Stopping by.</span></div>
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</script>UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-52339348483901391822014-01-10T08:17:00.001-06:002014-01-10T08:17:37.071-06:00I won a Giveaway–Gypsy Wife<p> </p> <p><font size="3">I have been meaning to write a blog post about this for a while now and only just got around to doing so!</font></p> <p><font size="3">Just before Christmas I won a giveaway on instagram. </font></p> <p><font size="3"> I was thrilled and lucky enough to win this bundle of goodies from Camille at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/QueenBeeFabrics">Queen Bee Fabrics</a>. </font></p> <p><font size="3">Camille sent a wonderful package, which Included the Gypsy Wife Pattern Booklet, a gorgeous 15 piece Liberty of London Scrap pack a mini tape measure, some fabric covered elasticated buttons and a charm pack.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rkECff9pa5o/UtAA6yUrM2I/AAAAAAAAKsw/VaiD5bUBZhE/s1600-h/IMG_2175%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rkECff9pa5o/UtAA6yUrM2I/AAAAAAAAKs4/EACaoDYb08Q/s1600-h/IMG_2175%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="3"><img title="IMG_2175" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2175" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_j4699kVoQk/UtAA9S0D5TI/AAAAAAAAKtA/btI6LET46KU/IMG_2175_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480"></font></a></a></p> <p><font size="3">This particular pattern is by <a href="http://jenkingwelldesigns.blogspot.com/">Jen Kingwell</a>, it is completely different to the quilts I normally make but I love how bright and scrappy it is and I am <strike>sew</strike> so looking forward to putting it all together.</font></p> <p><img style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6iGDEi-mbfPL-qqjteCwd6-Fm5fyBl6ZmcsvUUaLOQXcleL1JbBR1_pDPEOR8q_JwfiiP3yWQq-nx8z-b8mLFQRnUWoDcUXYEbzd7UFELPo75KlrDedCYKWE081amf6M7fstH_I2YxI1/s1600/AME1170+Gypsy+Wife_210x270_FA_Page_01.jpg" width="377" height="480"></p> <p><font size="3"> I did have a little play and made one of the mini blocks.</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6HzKC68ProM/UtAA-aWPuiI/AAAAAAAAKtI/viZhDYt6ExI/s1600-h/IMG_2189%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_2189" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_2189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLowkF3l_1Fop0M7OCMt_nDOPmjV4vAHfGBi9n4uL7HrsReeNN_iEw6_5lX1MmTiISWWyRxPYHQdUZ-ezXjKun6cLGzXmAna8uFNRxrX74BBcY2mjBndlthakyw0UMGwZsBDNx6kibJ8/?imgmax=800" width="430" height="578"></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3">Another pattern I love by Jen is the Green Tea and Sweet Beans Pattern and I would also love to make this quilt. So if anyone has a used pattern they have finished using, please let me know.</font></p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuOG8yr6Ymd2Ms2ddx3PcYgPLQiRjT0j14sFCQl04I3-hSBeLe8f9CDNCoH6BOnxIjPUxyFfE6k1Gn97tAoofnFVr08cfmSSotuFUn5wXG_tQX8N98d6XtJXqUcUret7NmNKh6iUiPnGM/s1600/AME1143+BOTM_Covers_210x270_V8_Page_1.jpg"></p> <p><font size="3">So I now have a few projects started for this year already. Normally I start and finish one project. Maybe it’s a good thing to have a few different projects on the go at the same time! maybe not! time will tell.</font></p> <p><font size="3">How about you, what projects have you started this year?</font></p> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-66233538559614784002014-01-06T08:28:00.001-06:002014-01-08T14:42:20.546-06:00Single Wedding Star Mini Block<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I managed to do a little bit of sewing at the weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I made another infinity scarf. The fabric is a knit fabric so comes on the bolt much wider than quilting cottons so I actually had enough fabric to make two! I am a little addicted to infinity scarves at the moment thanks to my friend Cindy who showed me how to make them when I went on my quilting retreat in November. They are so easy to make and this scarf took about 20 minutes to make!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I made a teeny tiny Single Wedding Ring Block. I could not believe how small it turned out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">See for yourself. I plan to make three more blocks and make a mini to decorate the walls of my sewing room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You can find the free pattern to make the block on Hopes blog </span><a href="http://hopetn.blogspot.com/2013/11/mini-blocks-and-free-pattern.html"><span style="font-size: small;">When Inspiration Strikes.</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the moment we are experiencing the coldest weather in Minnesota in over a decade. It is –19F (-31C) so extremely cold but add the wind chill to that and according to Accuweather it a RealFeel of 41C. I will not be going anywhere today and may try and sneak in a little bit of sewing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So did you manage to sew at the weekend. I would love to see what you made so leave a comment so I can check out your blog and see what you made.</span><br />
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</script>UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-66303827329350635652014-01-03T19:09:00.001-06:002014-01-10T21:53:44.014-06:00Farmers Wife Quilt Sampler Friday<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: small;">One of my goals this year is to make a Farmers Wife Quilt Sampler. I am hoping I have not bitten off more than I can chew! I plan on making this a King sized quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So here are the first 5 blocks that I have made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Block # 2 Autumn Tints</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are 111 blocks in this sampler so I will either repeat or add some other blocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Block #20 Churn Dash</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Each block measures 6 inches finished. As you probably guessed I will be using Bonnie and Camille fabrics for my Farmers Wife Quilt.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Block # 80 Single Wedding Star</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">also known as Rolling Stone</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So far I have really been enjoying making these blocks. I made all these blocks by figuring out the math's and rotary cutting them. The book does provide a CD with templates, but that then requires you to print off all the templates for each block, which is something I am avoiding at the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Block # 111 Wrench</strong></span><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jEJWRT_x4_I/UsdfU8zzywI/AAAAAAAAKrM/FpW9Gy3Fn_U/s1600-h/IMG_1822%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><strong><img alt="IMG_1822" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPTBmZ6kuCLjch0wR6eUF1lzd_HckczdvxlxiPn_Yay7y5R39wacNOpRfChLS4ONO2dd8e31N_71ey4c6rFIq4VMh1kXO81hGaW23MjMJR4yQk54F7nTgzhT5aMn0RckiyZj8r2q0uDE/?imgmax=800" height="472" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_1822" width="465" /></strong></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Block #31 Evening Star</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">also known as Sawtooth Star</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is one of my most favourite blocks, and I have made this block a number of times in the past for Bee Blocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So now the weekend is here! What plans do you have for sewing tonight? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I came across a free pattern for a mini Single Wedding Star block over at Hopes blog <a href="http://hopetn.blogspot.com/2013/11/mini-blocks-and-free-pattern.html">When Inspiration Strikes.</a> Its tiny! so I have plans to have a go at making one tonight. Hope also has some quilt patterns on Craftsy which is where you will also find her free pattern for the Single Wedding Star/Rolling Stone block.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hopefully I will get to share my mini block with you sometime over the weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Happy Sewing!!!!</span></div>
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size="3"><br><br>We moved in August and 2 weeks later our eldest son went off to college.<br><br><br>Then sadly we lost our beloved big boy Murphy in October. So to be honest I will be happy to see the back of 2013.<br><br><img alt="[murph%255B3%255D.png]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1aktc6yV6hI/UlWmOIC7D6I/AAAAAAAAKgI/B4ZOzBJyFHo/s640/murph%25255B3%25255D.png" width="488" height="408"><br><br>During 2013 quilting and sewing kept my sanity, it was my escape!!! I did manage to complete and finish a number of quilts. But since moving I have only managed to do a little bit of sewing here and there.<br><br>I went on a quilt retreat in November for a much needed escape and had a great time, the best retreat I have been on thanks to all the sponsors that donated prizes of patterns, fabric, and templates.</font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i4xanaCFbd8/UsWdaLiwL7I/AAAAAAAAKpw/ypF2q8AC08c/s1600-h/IMG_21015.jpg"><img title="IMG_2101" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2101" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3OlO2rKim_k/UsWdbBnFfGI/AAAAAAAAKp4/fQUsvts3Ilw/IMG_2101_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480"></a></p> <p><font size="3">I did complete a quilt top, but have yet to add the border and backing and get it quilted so that's one thing to add to my 2014 to finish list.</font></p> <p align="center">Rear Windows designed by Amy Walsh</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-A_BVA3Efhc8/UsWdb7uLrGI/AAAAAAAAKqA/N4J04V4ejNw/s1600-h/IMG_20865.jpg"><img title="IMG_2086" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2086" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xpajoet1ITI/UsWddCNDHGI/AAAAAAAAKqI/1JY6yhCVwLc/IMG_2086_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480"></a>(sorry about the photo! late at night iphone photo)</p> <p><br><br><font size="3">Christmas in our new home was just the four of us. So it was a quiet Christmas, just how we like it.<br><br>So now I am excited to start a New Year. This year I hope to be a little more organised with my blog than I was last year!<br><br>I have a few quilts that I want to make this year and a few projects I want to complete:<br><br>Flower Girl by Bonnie and Camille - I have the fabric cut out already.</font></p> <p><img style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="http://www.stitchintree.com/images/products/OnLineCatalog/Fabric/Marmalade/kit55050FlowerGirlQuiltMarmaladeBonnie&Camille$130_small.jpg" width="394" height="480"><font size="3"><br><br>Gypsy Wife - I won the pattern in a giveaway, which I just realised I forgot to blog about! </font><font size="1">(another blog post I need to write about)</font></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><img style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6iGDEi-mbfPL-qqjteCwd6-Fm5fyBl6ZmcsvUUaLOQXcleL1JbBR1_pDPEOR8q_JwfiiP3yWQq-nx8z-b8mLFQRnUWoDcUXYEbzd7UFELPo75KlrDedCYKWE081amf6M7fstH_I2YxI1/s320/AME1170+Gypsy+Wife_210x270_FA_Page_01.jpg" width="380" height="480"><font size="3"><br><br>Green Tea and Beans – This is another pattern by Jen Kingswell and I would like to add this to my ever growing list, If you have already made this and want to get rid of your used copy then please send me a message!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><br><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuOG8yr6Ymd2Ms2ddx3PcYgPLQiRjT0j14sFCQl04I3-hSBeLe8f9CDNCoH6BOnxIjPUxyFfE6k1Gn97tAoofnFVr08cfmSSotuFUn5wXG_tQX8N98d6XtJXqUcUret7NmNKh6iUiPnGM/s320/AME1143+BOTM_Covers_210x270_V8_Page_1.jpg" width="377" height="480"><br></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">City Sampler Quilt - I have started making blocks for this quilt, way back in June but then we moved. </font></p> <p align="center"> </p><font size="3"> <p><img style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="https://pimg-threadbias-com.s3.amazonaws.com/project_pictures/2/3/2/3/5/square_1eeb887bab3b6e7b319c42afca4ffe4f.jpg" width="480" height="480"><br><br>Farmers Wife Quilt - I started making blocks for this quilt in October 2013. So far I have made 12 blocks and I am really enjoying the process, I would love to finish this quilt in 2014. If I get organised this week then I will blog about some of the blocks I have made so far!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Farmers-Wife-Sampler-Quilt/dp/0896898288"><img style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61zPAqC4mVL._SX258_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="480" height="480"></a><br></p> <p align="center">So what do you have on your to do list for 2014? 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UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-42180284026977663422013-12-20T23:27:00.001-06:002013-12-26T23:49:54.247-06:00BloglovinJust getting round to claiming my blog with bloglovin! I would be happy you to follow me. Also blog posts have been a little thin lately, as I got sucked into instagram, so check me out on instagram too, its updated much more than my blog, but hopefully in the new year that will all change.UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-9617157164226573212013-12-08T21:08:00.001-06:002013-12-08T21:51:15.119-06:00Cut Ups Quilt Retreat<p><font size="4">I had a fantastic time at retreat. Not much sleep or rest but lots of sewing, lots of eating and lots of fun with this group of ladies.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MgiZrMKsLo0/UqUz8fC4JRI/AAAAAAAAKng/meNhE7ppUbU/s1600-h/IMG_5353-14.jpg"><font size="4"><img title="IMG_5353 (1)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5353 (1)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FEOKac5-jwE/UqUz9vz6uCI/AAAAAAAAKno/W1qSdjeAOnU/IMG_5353-1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4">I received so many prizes from the sponsors I contacted that I was able to make up goodie bags for everyone. Which included either patterns from <a href="http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/">Atkinson Designs</a>, <a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/">Alison at Cluck Cluck Sew</a>, <a href="http://www.emmalinebags.blogspot.com/">Emmaline Bags</a>, and <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/">Camille at Thimbleblossoms</a>. </font></p> <p><font size="4">Included in all the goodie bags was a postcard from <a href="http://www.sewsweetnesspatterns.com/">Sara at Sew Sweetness</a> to enable them to choose a bag pattern from her shop. </font></p> <p><font size="4">A few of the ladies have already contacted Sara and I look forward to seeing the bags they make with the patterns they chose from her store. She has some amazing patterns, and my favourite is the <a href="http://www.sewsweetnesspatterns.com/products/aeroplane-bags">aeroplane bag</a>.</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/">Hawthorne Threads</a>, <a href="http://dearstelladesign.com/">Dear Stella</a> and <a href="http://www.westwoodacresfabric.com/">Westwood Acres</a> donated fat quarters, so they were also split up and added to the goodie bags. In all the excitement I forgot to take photos of the goodie bags! But let me tell you they were full of awesome things! Patterns, templates, fat quarters!!! </font></p> <p><font size="4">Deep Blue Templates donated friendship star templates for everyone and I also had custom Tumbler templates with the Cut Ups logo made for everyone.</font></p> <p><img style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1476512_10202799779614813_559781370_n.jpg" width="361" height="480"></p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4">And I made a sample with the mini tumbler template 2 days before I left to show an example of what could be made with them.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AooWnxR6WTo/UqUz-cIxj0I/AAAAAAAAKnw/dtSDXYSXNyo/s1600-h/photo-0013.jpg"><img title="photo-001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="photo-001" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-veTnSs8cibY/UqUz_RTfyNI/AAAAAAAAKn4/zw2ejnW5S3Y/photo-001_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9S7u5DSPy6k/UqUz_zdiEvI/AAAAAAAAKoA/lcjerCcBeuU/s1600-h/photo-0023.jpg"><img title="photo-002" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="photo-002" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JVhilso81j4/UqU0Ag_8HxI/AAAAAAAAKoI/tWOkzkfoN74/photo-002_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><font size="4">Debbie loved this template so much, she went out shopping to Joanne's and bought fabric to play with it, here she is with her Tumbler Mat. She even managed to buy the same fabric I bought a year ago!!!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VR2X-suMGpQ/UqU0BVbRMjI/AAAAAAAAKoQ/jYGn8UBglcM/s1600-h/debbietumbler5.jpg"><img title="debbietumbler" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="debbietumbler" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5Q_6d6M4FqgLUEqFXCLV8l0KieNMxgF4k0liHPVqOK7rrDrhq0SitryA3x0flzbJTofyMi1PClCefh3yL1pDTv5W-7Y6BYHbKaPxq6u9bKy6GSpcVWrxkcs_UfmgnzApjTOesHNTNu8/?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480"></a></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.stitchedincolor.com/">Rachel at Stitched in Color</a> donated 2 patterns and the lucky winner was Diane. I am not too sure what patterns she chose yet. But here she is hiding behind her sewing machine!</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIP1NOh2A5TMth42S5_2RjLk_9bd2df4jaS07VmebQn4QuDuN3OIhLmuTrfarBwx1XbJZHUIPE9PBnG1EqUwiJYCXGOxvIBSpQEfrkwlUAURgzGOo6sfRX01hT4VXL-CYEXGe8jnLqG_Q/s1600-h/photo5.jpg"><img title="photo" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="photo" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4xOTBUlEGWc/UqU0DULYNTI/AAAAAAAAKoo/y5e0pVfH7f0/photo_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4">Cindy was lucky to win the <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/">Robert Kaufman</a> fat quarters, I loved these!</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1476417_10202688004660509_118377479_n.jpg" width="361" height="480"><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/">Jenny</a> from <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.bigcartel.com/category/paper-quilt-patterns">Sew Kind of Wonderful</a>, donated 2 rulers and 6 patterns, so these were split into two prizes, Debbie and Terri were the lucky winners of these awesome prizes. Terri had asked one of the other ladies to bring her quick curve ruler with her to retreat so she could have a play, so it was even more fun when she won her very own ruler!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-e3JRDDfyxMs/UqU0EQH6uJI/AAAAAAAAKow/gdbmw217eOQ/s1600-h/debbiesewkind5.jpg"><font size="4"><img title="debbiesewkind" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="debbiesewkind" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OaNSb5G7w-M/UqU0E3GIaJI/AAAAAAAAKo4/kJtMdCaQsz0/debbiesewkind_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1479478_10202688013140721_1330800876_n.jpg" width="475" height="628"></p> <p><font size="4">Joanne is our organizer for the Tiny Tim Christmas Tree and was given the $25 gift certificate from Pink Chalk Fabrics as a Thank You for all her hard work. She was also the lucky winner of a fat quarter bundle sponsored by <a href="http://alisonglass.com/blog/">Alison Glass Designs.</a> Joanne spent the weekend working on her English paper piecing project.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-scZuNZo6pRM/UqU0FwjaVTI/AAAAAAAAKpA/hDLKBjK1I0I/s1600-h/joanne5.jpg"><img title="joanne" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="joanne" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtKwnZn2ZWROjEPhWcZKvde2KTYhoaoEdhyphenhyphenltOM5eTq_1IaRUj1jRumdAgcjVQMpDRtivkJE14Z75nJRV7x2jvLiU58rUW5WLIOm8UxEKEQE7YOfAEa66qLj7UAerdGg1lwp9S3qnbzk/?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480"></a></p> <p><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1452315_440261102764026_540715862_n.jpg" width="239" height="316"></p> <p><font size="4">Dena is the organizer of our quilt retreat every year and also the organizer of anything we tend to do at quilt group, she received a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and she was also lucky to win a Prize of 2 patterns from <a href="http://www.stitchedincolor.com/">Rachel at Stitched in Color!</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><img style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px" border="0" src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1454904_10202687995700285_2016309867_n.jpg" width="361" height="480"></font></p> <p><font size="4">Mae was the lucky winner of a fat quarter bundle by <a href="http://alisonglass.com/blog/">Alison Glass Designs</a>. Here she is with one of the quilts she made that weekend! </font></p> <p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/994056_10202688011660684_2055160298_n.jpg"></p> <p><font size="4">As you can imagine there was a lot of sewing going on and lots of quilt tops made by this group of ladies. </font></p> <p><img src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1476650_10202687998700360_643794133_n.jpg"></p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><img src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1459173_10202688008940616_1305791841_n.jpg"></p> <p><img src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1476628_10202688006740561_819785127_n.jpg"></p> <p><img src="https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/579179_10202688009860639_231883105_n.jpg"></p> <p><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1477901_10202692813660731_564735706_n.jpg" width="634" height="480"></p> <p><img style="display: inline" src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1466088_10202705875547270_1755178123_n.jpg"></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><strong>Again a big thank you to all the sponsors who donated prizes and made this and even more fun weekend.</strong></font></p> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-74737227635611135792013-11-12T14:59:00.001-06:002013-11-12T15:02:38.433-06:00Quilt Retreat<p> </p> <p><font size="3">Well its no long now until I will be packing my bags and heading off to Dubuque in Iowa to spend some much needed fun time with old friends and some new friends. You can read all about it in this <a href="http://cupofteaandasliceofcake.blogspot.com/2013/10/looking-forward-to-november.html">post.</a></font></p> <p><font size="3">I recently contacted a number of sponsors asking for them to donate prizes to some of the games</font><font size="3"> we will be playing at quilt retreat. Well like I said this blog post the response had been amazing. Well since that blog posts many other sponsors have donated prizes and I am overwhelmed at the generosity of these sponsors. </font></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3">I was keeping all this a secret from the ladies at quilt group, but I couldn’t any longer as I wanted them to be just as excited about quilt retreat as I am so I sent them a little teaser email!</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3">“<strong><font face="Javanese Text">Hi Ladies,</font></strong></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Javanese Text"><strong>For those of you who don't know I moved to Minneapolis at the beginning of August. With house selling in La Crosse and house buying in Minneapolis and then the loss of our dog only last month, Its been a crazy, difficult year for me. So as you can imagine I am need of a break, I am very excited to be attending quilt retreat with you all this year. It will be lovely to catch up with friends, and also to meet some new ones.</strong></font> <p><font size="3" face="Javanese Text"><strong>Anyway, I have been extremely busy (and I don't mean unpacking), I have been doing a lot of plotting and planning since I moved away and have been in contact with some off my favourite blogs and shops (we all love to shop, right!).</strong></font> <p><font size="3" face="Javanese Text"><strong> I explained all about our quilt group and how we do our little bit in the community with the Tiny Tim Christmas Tree. I told them about our retreat and how much fun we have and how we all like to shop and buy fabric, patterns etc.</strong></font> <p><font size="3" face="Javanese Text"><strong>And the response has been absolutely amazing! Many of the businesses and blogs that I contacted have agreed to sponsor prizes for some of the games we will play during our weekend! </strong></font> <p><font size="3" face="Javanese Text"><strong> I have received some fantastic prizes and I think you are all going to be pleasantly surprised. </strong></font> <p><font size="3" face="Javanese Text"><strong>So just to wet your appetite a little, and give you an idea of what to expect, here are the sponsors who are donating to our quilt retreat!”</strong></font> <p><font size="3"><img alt="Sew Sweetness" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6K6mycwWAwMXMq2NPgmKSlSCLQJbHABD6iz6n70pNBExsTBB-DlROon3zzpm1ReSII8Izzj6mUIMr5rdZrri0BFbK3kg8gwZJqfDKuJLHh5TKAYh01-rDR23d0y5E1AyBJKmxxfblKCqT/s1600/sewsweetness+header.jpg" width="578" height="192"></font> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Bag (translation UK to US Purse) Sewing Patterns</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">A girl can never have enough Bags/Purses</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">You get to choose!!!</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Your Choice of any pattern in the shop</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">(which will you choose!!!)</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Donated Patterns for each of us</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">$200 Value</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Here are just a few of the patterns from the shop.</font></b> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Greenbacks Wallet Trio" src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0209/0728/products/19_medium.jpg?307"></font><b><br></p></b> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Petrillo Bag" src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0209/0728/products/031_medium.jpg?307"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Locked and Loaded Bag" src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0209/0728/products/2_medium.jpg?307"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Aragon 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margin-right: auto" alt="Image of Summer- pattern 163 PAPER pattern" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/102738184/max_h-300+max_w-300/summer-cover.png" width="271" height="420"></font></p> <p><b></b><font size="3"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="Image of Dilly Dally- Pattern 152 PDF pattern" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/60735703/max_h-300+max_w-300/dilly-dally-cover.jpg" width="271" height="420"></font> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Image of On a Whim- pattern 148 PAPER pattern" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/51054505/max_h-300+max_w-300/on-a-whim-cover.jpg" width="271" height="420"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Image of Lucky- Pattern 162 PAPER pattern" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/102730096/max_h-300+max_w-300/lucky-stars-cover.png" width="271" height="420"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Image of Juggle- pattern 157 PAPER pattern" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/85555841/max_h-300+max_w-300/wjugglecover.png" width="271" height="420"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Image of A la mode- Pattern 131" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/26729668/max_h-300+max_w-300/il_430xN.176302836.jpg" width="273" height="420"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Image of Surfside- pattern 161 PAPER pattern" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/102718636/max_h-300+max_w-300/surfside-cover.png" width="273" height="420"></font></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">$200+ Value</font></b> <p align="center"><b><a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/"><font size="3"><img alt="Sew Kind Of Wonderful" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mYNsnr2pDCV2FH8kc9ocltm-OdVQWW_6Xf2kNhdtVs7BGd8x1NcfE-6PSs1wCl3a4jRPFPrGjsUCi5TUHfA2kJYBbp7us301qY4JP1bSUfnndjWe-bE4rdpjgIK1q2OBhG0HCTMzxiVT/s1600/blogheader2.jpg" width="640" height="170"></font></a><br></p></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Quick Curve Rulers</font></b></p><b> <p align="center"><br></p><font size="3"></font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Beautiful Modern Quilts with Curves, look online for videos on how to use this ruler!</font></b> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Image of Quick Curve Ruler©" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/53497353/max_h-300+max_w-300/NewQCRDesign.jpg" width="420" height="256"></font><b><br></p></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Quilt Patterns</font></b></p><b> <p align="center"><br></p><font size="3"></font></b> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="Image of Urban Pods ~ Pattern #108 (Paper Pattern)" 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Patterns</font></b> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="The_Necessary_Clutch_Wallet" src="http://www.emmalinebags.com/communities/8/004/011/718/898//images/4589850633_254x255.jpg"></font><b><br></p></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">$60 Value</font></b></p><b> <p><br></p><font size="3"></font></b> <p><b><br><font size="3"></font></b> <p><font size="3"><img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/002/0/5997220/iusb_760x100.9548366_s8ib.jpg"></font> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Fat Quarter Bundle of 12</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">'A is For...' from KT for Windham Fabrics</font></b><b><br></p></b> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="A is for... Fat Quarter Bundle of 12 from My KT for Windham Fabrics" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/040/0/5997220/il_570xN.505118143_9tb7.jpg" width="333" height="420"></font><b><br></p></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">$34 Value</font></b></p><b> <p align="center"><br></p><font size="3"></font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3"><img src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/017/0/5194386/iusb_760x100.12073313_g3o8.jpg"><br></p></font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Patterns</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Winners Choice of 3 Patterns from the shop</font></b> <p align="center"><b><font size="3">$30 Value</font></b></p><b> <p><br></p><font size="3"></font></b> <p><b><br><font size="3"></font></b> <p><b><font size="3">I still have one more little surprise up my sleeve but you will have to wait to find out about that one at quilt retreat! So I hope your all just as excited as I am, see you soon.</font></b> <p><b><br><font size="3"></font></b> <p><b><font size="3">Sam</font></b> <p><b><br><font size="3"></font></b> <p><b><font size="3">PS If you have any suggestions for games/competitions for winning some of these prizes then please let me know.”</font></b> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong> <p><strong><font size="3">So as you can see this years quilt retreat is going to be absolutely AMAZING. All I need to do now is get myself sorted and decide what I am taking with me. </font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">Do you take too much when you go on quilt retreat? I take far too much! This year I am precutting my fabric for 2 quilts, that way I wont make any mistakes cutting, I get distracted easy! at quilt retreat and I need to concentrate when I am cutting fabric!</font></strong></p> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-63774897745018580412013-11-04T11:57:00.003-06:002013-11-04T11:57:46.523-06:00Sweet Dreams<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am sad to post that we had to say goodbye to my sweet, gorgeous pup on October 12.</div>
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It would have been his 8th birthday tomorrow.</div>
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When we emigrated to the US in 2007, Murphy followed us 1 weeks later. He was part of our family and there was no way we were going to leave him behind. So we arranged flights for him and a week later my husband collected him from the Airport, he was a little shocked by the flight, but after a couple of months he forgot all about it.</div>
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If your a regular reader, you will know we just moved only 3 months ago, and during the house buying and selling process he got extremely sick, he then picked up after we started to treat him for Addisons disease (incidentally the same treatment for dogs with cancer). We did not know at the time but he had cancer, the last 2 months he had 10 acres to run around and fetch his frisbee and chase after us on the ATV. Those last 2 months were so precious, I did not know he had cancer, so I am thankful for the time I had with him, without the burden of knowing he did not have long left. I am thankful for that. A week after him not eating again, we saw a new vet, and she was able to diagnose him correctly, something the old vet was not able to do and completely dismissed the swollen lymph nodes we pointed out as fatty tissue.</div>
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Sweet dreams Murphy</div>
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Such a sweet and handsome boy</div>
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Receiving lots of love and kisses from Milly</div>
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UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-27649268836304694142013-10-28T00:00:00.001-05:002013-10-28T06:57:11.926-05:00Bloggers Quilt Festival–Bed Quilt for a Teenager - Crossroads<p> </p> <h1 align="center">Hi there ! If you are visiting my blog for the first time while touring the </h1> <h1 align="center">Blogger's Quilt Festival, </h1> <h1 align="center">welcome!</h1> <h1 align="center"> </h1> <div align="center"><a title="AmysCreativeSide" href="http://amyscreativeside.com/blog/"><img style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="AmysCreativeSide" src="http://amyscreativeside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Fall-BQF-Button-e1380294012428.jpg"></a></div> <h3 align="center"> </h3> <h3 align="center">This is my second entry for the Quilt Festival. I am entering my sons Crossroads quilt into the Bed Sized Quilt Category. The pattern for this quilt is called Power of 4 designed by Tony Jacobson for Fons and Porter for the Love of Quilting Magazine, May/June 2013 issue.</h3> <p align="center"> </p> <h3><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9vm5aK5t4ak/Um3vRidOBRI/AAAAAAAAKkc/ao5x1Ns6Fp8/s1600-h/IMG_1490_thumb1%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1490_thumb1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1490_thumb1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fdgvrunt5pg/Um3vSUMUEvI/AAAAAAAAKkk/hEj3BOxO7zA/IMG_1490_thumb1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="616" height="484"></a></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: small"><font size="3"></font></span> </h3> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="4">I changed the pattern slightly by adding extra rows and 2 borders, the inner border is Kona snow and the outer is Parson Gray., the original quilt size is 64 x 76 and I needed it to be big enough to fit a Queen Bed. </font></span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: small"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-irv2-am5FgM/Um3vTDLnB7I/AAAAAAAAKks/WkpUUBKmgl8/s1600-h/IMG_1485_thumb2%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1485_thumb2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1485_thumb2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rYeGJQXL4kg/Um3vTwB9E-I/AAAAAAAAKk0/iwdmtf5wDgk/IMG_1485_thumb2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="484"></a></span></p> <p><font size="4">The month before our dog was sick and the month before our lives got a little crazy house hunting and moving etc., I started a quilt, and I did get it finished just before we moved. So I can now say that while we lived there I made a quilt for every member of our household!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0SXkbA-sRFU/Um3vUhGFzbI/AAAAAAAAKk8/PTFx8pDbdQM/s1600-h/IMG_1484_thumb2%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1484_thumb2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1484_thumb2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-omhaWCF5hiE/Um3vVQKoSGI/AAAAAAAAKlE/qmfPzcZ8kwo/IMG_1484_thumb2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="344" height="484"></a></p><span style="font-size: small"></span> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"></span></h3> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small">I made this quilt for my youngest son, </span></h3> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="4">Every time I have asked him if he wants a quilt he has always said he didn’t want one, he has his favorite worn out thread bear quilt! But like I said I wanted to have made a quilt for each of us in our little family while living in that particular home. So he didn’t have a choice, he was getting one! Teenagers can be difficult at the best of times! but he absolutely loves this quilt,</font></span></h3><span style="font-size: small"></span> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="4">As he was not interested in the planning stage of it , I just went ahead and made decisions on colour and pattern without his input! I think it can be difficult making a quilt for teenagers, especially boys, there does not seem to be too many fabrics geared to young men that are modern and the right colours. But this line seemed to be perfect.</font></span></h3> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="4"></font></span> </h3> <h3 align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_dXqQeDFPtnDgJXBKgClBgi-iddiJm8FhcH-F4tDrTSeMGrm-HIvWOSiNrxSH4hJWHGnuBXOrot_2Posc3Ba-B6k_xtyosnC6lO-F9E2gNiHukftmnF8jgRc2Xagav7ulLQensGu3LU/s1600-h/IMG_1489_thumb1%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1489_thumb1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1489_thumb1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cMNlTpMRDg0/Um3vW8Ixr6I/AAAAAAAAKlU/ZAM5KdLLrRo/IMG_1489_thumb1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" height="484"></a></h3> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"></span> </h3> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="4">I named this quilt Crossroads, I think it’s the perfect name for it!</font></span></h3> <h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"></span> </h3> <h3 align="center"><img alt="" src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/945310_568620676517034_1558528184_n.jpg" width="640" height="370"></h3><span style="font-size: small"></span> <p align="center"><br></p> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="4">The quilt top all pieced at our home before we moved</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: small"></span> </div><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YwGYwklOaOM/Um3vXnkNlrI/AAAAAAAAKlc/Tu4vWfH8xuk/s1600-h/DSC03074_thumb3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC03074_thumb3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC03074_thumb3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KI7IR4T3f7Q/Um3vYgNVsMI/AAAAAAAAKlk/HBIjz0gy39M/DSC03074_thumb3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="598" height="484"></a><br><br> <div align="center"> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small"></span></div><br></div> <div align="center"> </div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GlEUnCR0RBw/Um3vZOTWu5I/AAAAAAAAKls/KpMkqiad0FY/s1600-h/IMG_1491_thumb2%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1491_thumb2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1491_thumb2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yD4lZ3BeqhY/Um3vZ2kISiI/AAAAAAAAKl0/GXQW0ewMfyg/IMG_1491_thumb2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="345" height="484"></a><br> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small">(oh no look at the deck! in need of some TLC it has now been power washed and stained since this photo was taken, only 3 weeks after moving in!)</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small"></span> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FQ6gfwoX23o/Um3vapfbXqI/AAAAAAAAKl8/xt0pHjQQU_M/s1600-h/photo-001_thumb1%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="photo-001_thumb1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="photo-001_thumb1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lUFRVGqx2hI/Um3vbQ5lcvI/AAAAAAAAKmE/xMYN9JAEt7U/photo-001_thumb1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="616" height="484"></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Tf4p8PJt1c8/Um3vcfNjMbI/AAAAAAAAKmM/6IBxryhF5T8/s1600-h/photo_thumb2%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="photo_thumb2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="photo_thumb2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zBL_5dT2UHE/Um3vdORCi1I/AAAAAAAAKmU/vO-eO6NCLug/photo_thumb2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="352" height="484"></a></span><br> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: large"></span> </div> <div align="center">To see more beautiful quilts visit <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/blog/">Amy's Creative Side</a> to enjoy the festival. Pictures of the quilts will be posted between now and October 31, its certainly worth a visit to look at all the beautiful quilts.</div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: large"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: large">Quilt Details</span></div><br><font size="4"><span style="font-size: small">I gave my LAQ free reign when it came to quilting this quilt, and I love the pattern she chose, it really does give it a modern look and some movement to the quilt. Thank you Sue! If you need a quilt quilting then I recommend Sue, she does a fantastic job and I do know that she received quilt by mail all the time to be quilted.</span><br><span style="font-size: small">This magazine classed this quilt as being intermediate, but I found it extremely quick and easy to make, the most difficult part was making sure all the rows lined up, but that just required some patience on my part.</span><br></font> <ul> <li><font size="4"><span style="font-size: small">Fabrics used – Parson Gray for FreeSpirit by David Butler, Dear Stella, (will add more details when I find the selvedge edges!)</span> </font> <li><font size="4"><span style="font-size: small">Border – Robert Kaufmann Kona Snow (inner) Parson Gray (outer)</span> </font> <li><font size="4"><span style="font-size: small">Binding – Kona Delph Blue</span> </font> <li><font size="4"><span style="font-size: small">Backing – Gasp! A sheet from Target!</span> </font> <li><span style="font-size: small"><font size="4">Quilting – by </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Suez-QuiltsProfessional-Longarm-Quilting/145597315486041?fref=ts" target="_blank"><font size="4">Sue Tuma</font></a><font size="4"> </font></span><font size="4"> </font> <li><font size="4"><span style="font-size: small">Pantograph – Modern Curves by Anita Shackelford</span> </font> <li><font size="4"><span style="font-size: small">Thread - Signature Cotton in Oyster Shell</span> </font> <li> <h3><span style="font-size: small"><font size="4">Batting – Legacy 80/20</font></span></h3></li></ul> <p><span style="font-size: small"></span> </p><span style="font-size: small"></span><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GsSBRSyl7Mk/Um3vd6U-gXI/AAAAAAAAKmc/XEZ0uFUb_IA/s1600-h/IMG_1486_thumb2%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1486_thumb2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1486_thumb2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7UmdhjsajNU/Um3vetj585I/AAAAAAAAKmk/hv2mMgESI2w/IMG_1486_thumb2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="484"></a> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-64261942268420723252013-10-25T23:19:00.001-05:002013-10-25T23:19:13.915-05:00Bloggers Quilt Festival 2013<p> </p> <h1 align="center">Hi there ! If you are visiting my blog for the first time while touring the </h1> <h1 align="center">Blogger's Quilt Festival, </h1> <h1 align="center">welcome!</h1> <h1 align="center"> </h1> <div align="center"><a title="AmysCreativeSide" href="http://amyscreativeside.com/blog/"><img style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="AmysCreativeSide" src="http://amyscreativeside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Fall-BQF-Button-e1380294012428.jpg"></a></div> <h3 align="center"> </h3> <h3 align="center">This will be my first time entering a quilt in the Festival. I have decided to enter my English Country Garden Quilt. This quilt really does mean a lot to me. </h3> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sZym9IBiL2E/UmtCjzUCbdI/AAAAAAAAKiU/WKKemtW4Fkc/s1600-h/IMG_1559_thumb18.jpg"><img title="IMG_1559_thumb1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1559_thumb1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Yi88alJRfk0/UmtCkjpnohI/AAAAAAAAKic/PoYY1rUZyew/IMG_1559_thumb1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="643" height="484"></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DpTp_XPyc_o/UmtClahCHwI/AAAAAAAAKik/AiqsYSpwtXg/s1600-h/IMG_1564_thumb17.jpg"><img title="IMG_1564_thumb1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1564_thumb1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nGNTEzoMT2k/UmtCmckzB0I/AAAAAAAAKis/7SWaGWC41oI/IMG_1564_thumb1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="365" height="484"></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <h3 align="center">When I first learnt about quilting what I really wanted to make was a Union Jack Quilt. I tried paper piecing but failed miserably, So my union jack quilt was put on the back burner for a while.</h3> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7oBWWobrsJ8/UmtCnGbqjyI/AAAAAAAAKi0/1ssCC_iffXg/s1600-h/IMG_1562_thumb68.jpg"><img title="IMG_1562_thumb6" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1562_thumb6" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cseVtbfPJ1o/UmtCoCxYTNI/AAAAAAAAKi8/-a3TVdZXd9g/IMG_1562_thumb6_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="455" height="614"></a></p> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <h3 align="center">To cut a long story short, I joined a Bee made up of a group of wonderful ladies that I met when I took part in the 3x6 quilting bee. Our hive made stars for each other, and we got along fantastically so after our quarter was over, we decided to have a Bee of our very own. We named our group Stars in their Eyes. </h3> <p align="center"> </p> <h3 align="center">When it came to my month, I chose the Union Jack block, </h3> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZxpaOf5MxoqajbO8byTJQLjwykqCTuLBeF62w087E4000Pt5cJyVYfdlQpRm_r36nKZxMs_lgg0xXAHbXuznifv5ubd-Ozh4lSgvUGb7t3dwgF86EOCPLCm_CtBqAyZmDCqY08eESBE/s1600-h/IMG_1561_thumb215.jpg"><img title="IMG_1561_thumb2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1561_thumb2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WfliUaJTK84/UmtCpXZ7etI/AAAAAAAAKjM/djVpUzWOjuY/IMG_1561_thumb2_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="643" height="484"></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <h3 align="center">I wanted it to remind me of an English Country Garden. So the instructions I gave my hive was to make a block using any colour they wanted, and to think of an English Country Garden.</h3> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JDMD77akd88/UmtCqUDm4lI/AAAAAAAAKjU/WWVOlu6ajhE/s1600-h/IMG_1555_thumb27.jpg"><img title="IMG_1555_thumb2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1555_thumb2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5pYUWcKEunM/UmtCrGAlkEI/AAAAAAAAKjc/yBHLOXxKBvI/IMG_1555_thumb2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="643" height="484"></a></div> <h3 align="center">Well I could not have asked for better blocks. They are absolutely gorgeous. </h3> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dlIkewLEEIc/UmtCr_hJgGI/AAAAAAAAKjk/m49o73CINTc/s1600-h/IMG_1558_thumb68.jpg"><img title="IMG_1558_thumb6" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_1558_thumb6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL6F8g-zOwYH65WzEZIvRKW2eJluDE8aAATnPycQG9BG2gREMuXWYouw925hxMWXnNUqJyiVpzoLjqHpMwIa680mY2pWb2UT-J9P0YDmuX1O2U2VssU3k7wSA1MU0LF13YSKRWH6SwfQ/?imgmax=800" width="616" height="831"></a></div> <h3 align="center">When I put this quilt together I was in the process of selling and moving house and also had a extremely sick dog, that passed away only last week. So as you can imagine it was an extremely stressful time in my life. Receiving the blocks and putting this quilt together, at times gave me an escape away from all that was going on. I only moved in August and managed to get my quilt top finished at my old house, just 2 days before moving house. </h3> <div align="center"> </div> <h3 align="center">And I ended up with the most amazing quilt, that I will cherish forever. And now is just the right time of year to be sitting snuggled up on the sofa wrapped in my beautiful quilt.</h3> <h3 align="center">Thank you ladies.</h3> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MewNLXLs2bg/UmtCtklxNEI/AAAAAAAAKj0/FBM2oNttkPc/s1600-h/IMG_1552_thumb43.jpg"><img title="IMG_1552_thumb4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1552_thumb4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-s1hUVjtHFUg/UmtCuqMbB6I/AAAAAAAAKj8/xdtS59nEphg/IMG_1552_thumb4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="365" height="484"></a></p> <p><br></p> <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZzaNoiIRkJ-VFVWq3svALtFt5CeXPd2xT9Q0tzWjDU0xF3XekwnzmvI_KJSeSCUsnL4iQ7OlEMzKbwqvh4YZ88h8fmHjzd4zpgm5GxS6mhgKU4hxSRi_qkZgFakH3VKJc-5rfA421WE/s1600-h/IMG_1560_thumb13.jpg"><img title="IMG_1560_thumb1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_1560_thumb1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JvM3tAjKrPk/UmtCv_hbv-I/AAAAAAAAKkM/nVcfwwOIp1M/IMG_1560_thumb1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="365" height="484"></a></div><span style="font-size: medium"></span><br><span style="font-size: medium"></span><br> <h2 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="1" face="Aharoni">Fabrics used – Assorted fabrics from my hives stash!</font></span></h2> <h2 align="center"><font face="Aharoni"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: small">Sashing – Kona Snow White</span> </font></font></h2> <h2 align="center"><font face="Aharoni"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: small">Binding – Red with white Polka Dots</span> </font></font></h2> <h2 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="1" face="Aharoni">Quilting – by </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Suez-QuiltsProfessional-Longarm-Quilting/145597315486041?fref=ts" target="_blank"><font size="1" face="Aharoni">Sue Tuma</font></a><font size="1" face="Aharoni"> </font></span><font size="1" face="Aharoni"> </font></h2> <h2 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="1" face="Aharoni">Quilted with a Pantograph </font></span></h2> <h2 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="1" face="Aharoni">Thread - Signature Cotton </font></span></h2> <h2 align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><font size="1" face="Aharoni">Batting – Legacy 80/20</font></span></h2><span style="font-size: small"></span><br><span style="font-size: medium"></span><br><br><br><span style="font-size: small"> </span> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-85097741004677674152013-10-10T22:13:00.001-05:002013-10-10T22:13:42.637-05:00Giveaway Winner and Retail Therapy–Scrumptious<p><font size="4">Sometimes, when things are difficult in life and you need a pick me up. There is nothing like a bit of retail therapy for a girl!</font></p> <p><font size="4">Last night I was sat catching up on my blog reading and browsing Instagram when I saw that </font><a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/"><font size="4">Camille of Thimble Blossoms</font></a><font size="4"> had liked a photo of a </font><a href="http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_scrumptious.pdf"><font size="4">Scrumptious</font></a><font size="4"> fat quarter bundle that was for sale in a new to me Etsy shop, </font><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/westwoodacres?ref=l2-shopheader-name"><font size="4">Westwood Acres,</font></a><font size="4"> well I just had to go and check it out. Oh My!!!! I instantly fell in love with this line, (I’m guessing I am the last to know about Scrumptious, but there has been a lot going on). And it jumped in my cart all by itself!</font></p> <p><font size="4">So I now have this Scrumptious fat quarter bundle to look forward to.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kVv64V9uqJY/Ulds2wh-qEI/AAAAAAAAKho/ACssb58kBAQ/s1600-h/scrumptious%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4"><img title="scrumptious" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="scrumptious" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-r2rfUWj6t_A/Ulds3pkfu7I/AAAAAAAAKhw/VmiLt7j-VQ4/scrumptious_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="484" height="484"></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">On another fun note</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">we have a Winner! </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Congratulations to </font></p> <p align="center"><cite><font size="4"><a href="http://kechquilts.blogspot.com/">Annabelle of Life's Rich Pattern</a></font></cite> <p align="center"><font size="4"> the winner of the Geese around the Sun, paper piecing pattern by </font><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/"><font size="4">Soma of Whims and Fancies</font></a><font size="4">.</font> <p align="center"><img alt="Geese Around The Sun - Paper Piecing" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/013/0/7026829/il_570xN.459739112_oak8.jpg" width="240" height="240"></p> <p><cite><font size="4">Her comment: </font></cite> <p><font size="4">Your UJ quilt is completely stunning! I have made a couple of single UJ quilts (throw size) and they came together fairly easily. I have the link to the pattern somewhere if you are interested.<br>I'm quite a newbie to pp having only made a few blocks but it's fun! I just made a feather block and an Arkansas Traveler block. Thanks for the chance to win the fab pattern :)</font> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DOBORFNuG-s/Ulds4e810nI/AAAAAAAAKh4/kzdAR9DD8Ng/s1600-h/image%25255B5%25255D.png"><font size="4"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rKT4i5VGv78/Ulds5HZY9rI/AAAAAAAAKiA/8BFsjiuOwD8/image_thumb%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="359" height="415"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4">True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result: 9 Powered by </font><a href="http://www.random.org/"><font size="4">RANDOM.ORG</font></a> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-2799304596957127532013-10-09T13:54:00.001-05:002013-10-09T13:54:27.281-05:00WIP Wednesday–Bee Block and Tula Blocks<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Its been a while since I did any sewing! And this week has been a little difficult as we took our dog for a 2nd opinion from a new vet, we do have a diagnosis, its not good, he has lymphoma, something that should had been picked up at our previous vets was not, he had little lumps where the lymph nodes are on his neck, the old vet said they were fatty tissues! and for 2 months we treated him for Addison's disease! however we took him to the vets Monday and gave the new vet all the information we had, x-rays blood tests, scans, etc. and mentioned the lumps on his neck, as far as she was concerned they were not just fatty tissue, they took samples and we received the results the very next day. I can sit here and do What if they had found it sooner etc., why didn’t the old vet get them tested, but its not going to help, so right now we are just trying to make him as comfortable as possible until its time to do the right thing. Anyway I am not going to dwell on all this, there is nothing I can do, I'm just going to enjoy the time he has left.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1aktc6yV6hI/UlWmOIC7D6I/AAAAAAAAKgI/B4ZOzBJyFHo/s1600-h/murph%25255B3%25255D.png"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img title="murph" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="murph" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VSeuoUZkMEg/UlWmP9AdKGI/AAAAAAAAKgQ/F3cGRgbH4B4/murph_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="579" height="484"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Anyway, last week or maybe the week before I managed to make a Bee Block for the Stars in Their Eyes Bee, This time it was Becky's turn and she chose different variations of the Carpenters Wheel. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I chose to go with the ever so popular Swoon Block, after all I have had plenty of practice making swoon blocks, (as you will know if you follow my blog). </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-smib0Xh7M3E/UlWmQ6_eIhI/AAAAAAAAKgY/XIZaYPBphGE/s1600-h/swoon%252520block%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img title="swoon block" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="swoon block" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6PeBER-2SAMu3qTOfE359JhvsQjLdPNCX3quwGh2in5TyD2dHcD4-ebSHnZKt9QB1H0Wk7vByztKOSyo_MCW23sHinZErX7qYDngH8DIaI6qnhlM3PxOd51KvrtEm1rWqTTcv6aK7H0/?imgmax=800" width="504" height="484"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">This time I made the block 16 inches instead of the regular size called for in the pattern for Swoon. I also used the no waste method for making flying geese and although it took me a while longer as I was new to this method of making flying geese, if your interested I used this </font><a href="http://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">No Waste Flying Geese Tutorial</font></a><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I have also made a few Tula 100 Blocks, I am quite behind now with the quilt along hosted by </font><a href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">So Sweetness</font></a><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">, if your interested you can find all the latest links to the </font><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/citysamplerquiltalong/discuss/72157633542578176/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">City Sampler Quilt Along here</font></a><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I am quite far behind now <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XcxIElbh1Mw/UlWmSRTv0bI/AAAAAAAAKgo/UJnu2PhSoU8/wlEmoticon-sadsmile2.png?imgmax=800"> You never know I might catch up!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-T4Y-ZRY9T5k/UlWmThosIxI/AAAAAAAAKgw/tjlSpJJLGyU/s1600-h/4%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img title="4" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Q9uOb5meZxM/UlWmUkx3_HI/AAAAAAAAKg4/Zvi15-xCpCg/4_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I also received my charms from a swap that I was in on Flickr, so I am using these and scraps to make my blocks. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-o3vaL9YRuyM/UlWmVd1WWAI/AAAAAAAAKhA/bat6M4KWNZA/s1600-h/5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img title="5" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m_TIE8bHm-s/UlWmWQkiSaI/AAAAAAAAKhI/Xw_1ORfoRXo/5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">For some of the blocks I am using similar colours and sometimes even the same fabrics. But I ‘m also trying to make it mine!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5XheeGHRm6k/UlWmXUOJWpI/AAAAAAAAKhQ/TIYOpscD5wA/s1600-h/6%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img title="6" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="6" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E-hlRIKqtqI/UlWmYJoHg0I/AAAAAAAAKhY/eMiODgjUiPo/6_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I have had some absolutely great responses from the sponsors I contacted about making donations to the Cut Ups Quilt Retreat next month. You can read all about our retreat </font><a href="http://cupofteaandasliceofcake.blogspot.com/2013/10/looking-forward-to-november.html"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">here.</font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Here are just a few of the awesome sponsors that have donated prizes. I cannot Thank them enough it is going to make this retreat so much fun! I wish you could all come and join in the fun. To check out there fabulous stores and blogs just click on the link.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font> </p> <p><a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="Quilting Fabric at the Fat Quarter Shop" src="http://www.fatquartershop.com/images-template/logos/logo-main.png" width="139" height="149"></font></a><a href="http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Terry Atkinson Designs" src="http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/Data/images/terry-atkinson-designs_logo-top.png" width="393" height="144"></font></a><a href="http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="" src="http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/includes/templates/12541/images/pcf_logo.gif" width="640" height="156"></font></a><a href="http://www.thimbleblossoms.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img style="display: inline" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/theme_images/1415250/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/header72.jpg" width="640" height="207"></font></a><a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img style="display: inline" alt="Sew Kind Of Wonderful" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mYNsnr2pDCV2FH8kc9ocltm-OdVQWW_6Xf2kNhdtVs7BGd8x1NcfE-6PSs1wCl3a4jRPFPrGjsUCi5TUHfA2kJYBbp7us301qY4JP1bSUfnndjWe-bE4rdpjgIK1q2OBhG0HCTMzxiVT/s1600/blogheader2.jpg" width="640" height="170"></font></a><a href="http://alisonglass.com/index.html"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img style="display: inline" border="0" src="http://alisonglass.com/images/banner.png"></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://cluckclucksew.bigcartel.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img style="display: inline" src="http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/theme_images/3802531/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/Shop-Header-2.png" width="640" height="173"></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img border="0" alt="Robert Kaufman Fabrics" src="http://www.robertkaufman.com/assets/limg/logo.gif" width="640" height="118"></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.stitchedincolor.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><img alt="Stitched in Color" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9ADyYiJjSj9-gkYmUytEQ6wLJkguaUa84RrpF1V-YvhxCprVzlGREhaMpEYf1Tn_hmfQMG7tVzSDgaQnklkkOJ7nw6vraf2BMlsdFaOeZp2z6SCL8yufmIYYxxpncoSR2UEt8fl5DP4R/s1600/2013+-+Lolly+banner.jpg" width="640" height="139"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I also wanted to remind you all, there is one day to enter the giveaway sponsored by </font><a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Soma of Whims and Fancies</font></a><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">, You can find all the details, for entering the giveaway </font><a href="http://cupofteaandasliceofcake.blogspot.com/2013/09/english-country-garden-and-giveaway.html"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">here .</font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-76761484459851937872013-10-04T23:51:00.001-05:002013-10-04T23:51:32.350-05:00Looking Forward to November!<p>I<font size="3"> am so happy that October has arrived.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Because this means its only a month away until I go on a quilting retreat! </font></p> <p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/546763_513059805378879_55595627_n.jpg" width="640" height="430"><font size="3">1st day, look how tidy everything is! I can assure you it didn’t look like this for long!</font></p> <p><font size="3"> I went for the first time last year with my local quilting club “The Cut Ups” and I had so much fun. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img alt="" src="https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/305908_513060002045526_1996321052_n.jpg" width="640" height="430"></font><font size="3">Look at the beautiful view we had from the house “Four Mounds”</font></p> <p><font size="3">I am so lucky to be a member of a fantastic group of ladies who get together once a month to sew and quilt together. We call ourselves the “Cut Ups”. I look forward to our monthly meetings, where it is a time for me to talk to a group of like minded ladies that love to sew and quilt. We share ideas, discuss patterns, books and quilts we are working on, talk about the stores we have visited or stores online that we have bought fabric from. We help each other with quilt math problems and share and promote tools that we have found useful. But we also just enjoy each other’s company. </font></p> <p><font size="3">Here is a photo of some of us at last years retreat. I know we look like we had not slept for days! Probably because we didn’t. We were up all hours sewing away, unsewing and having a great time.</font></p> <p><img alt="" src="https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/61897_513060738712119_500429405_n.jpg" width="640" height="430"> <p><font size="3">Each year we organize the decorating of a Christmas tree. The decorations are all handmade and usually there is some sort of sewing involved. It usually takes us about 3 months to make the decorations for our tree. Our tree is then raffled off in the Festival of Trees/Tiny Tim Gala Benefit. Proceeds from the raffle are then distributed to local charities. </font> <p><font size="3">Last year while we were on retreat the Festival of Trees/Tiny Tim Gala Benefit took place. This meant that none of us could attend, but we were updated by friends and spouses about the event and our tree was a hit with everyone that attended. </font> <p><font size="3">Here is our tree from last year after we had just finished decorating it in a local warehouse. The process took hours and we did it over a number of days. Each individual decoration had to be wired to the tree, so that when it was moved to the gala, the decorations did not fall off.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gAV_BeY7Y70/Uk-awWGIeTI/AAAAAAAAKfA/Q6wqm1FMzpE/s1600-h/DSC_5150%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_5150" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC_5150" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EDPGU4WlDFc/Uk-axH9Ct5I/AAAAAAAAKfI/oxiJ1trUIxs/DSC_5150_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="411" height="775"></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY_0L7kym-2L0WivPPaWRFvJc4ybJrGQdSZrG-e47gIOge540c_8TFxV9Zo_xKXKspt3ZQZ0Qkg71trOcyeRvfbl9xyzYPbfSqRezrjq-v2Sgu1fyFgtr9FIDuegHaXqXiDQGQEoSkpo/s1600-h/DSC_5099%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_5099" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_5099" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--rqv0VvXgIM/Uk-ay4SzRBI/AAAAAAAAKfY/9Ci87b1T8_s/DSC_5099_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="618" height="431"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOvzCEXvsVmtzpY1ajp_BkfKlISTnmYR57NZ2rpenkcUofrKa34oTD-pr-ZyOWRZoU66MLf2_MfZPpLVHzqNoSDuGsqYL5JGMcBBTEQwUGLUQaX7ZlvCqx1gux9dzFZ8PNGPzicQB998/s1600-h/Cutupswreath%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Cutupswreath" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Cutupswreath" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-88LLh0go3J8/Uk-a0fAqTXI/AAAAAAAAKfo/eHwT1RWBoDw/Cutupswreath_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" height="485"></a></p> <p><font size="3">If you are a regular reader of my blog you know that I moved a couple of months ago. This has certainly not stopped me keeping in touch with these wonderful ladies. I have already had a visit from one of them. My son also started college half an hour from where I used to live so when I collect him for a weekend at home, I go early on a Friday morning and hang out for the day with my quilt friends and then collect him at the end of the day on my way back to our new home.</font></p> <p><font size="3">This year at our quilt retreat I would like to be able surprise everyone by either giving them a goodie bag, or by giving them the chance to win some great prizes for some of the games we play. As a way of saying “Thank You” for just being a great bunch of ladies and for their hard work in giving back to the community and all their work with the Festival of Trees.</font></p> <p><font size="3">I am currently in the process of contacting sponsors to see if they will donate items for goodie bags or prizes for the games that we play. And what can I say I have had a great response from most of the sponsors I have contacted, the ladies are going to be in for a real treat! </font></p> <p><font size="3">Just look at some of the sponsors who are donating to our quilt retreat!</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/index.asp?Store_id=499&Page_Id=15&T=1"><img alt="Quilting Fabric at the Fat Quarter Shop" src="http://www.fatquartershop.com/images-template/logos/logo-main.png" width="113" height="123"></a><a href="http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/"><img border="0" alt="Terry Atkinson Designs" src="http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/Data/images/terry-atkinson-designs_logo-top.png" width="312" height="99"></a><a href="http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/includes/templates/12541/images/pcf_logo.gif" width="448" height="97"></a></p> <p align="center">If anyone else reading this blog post would also like to donate prizes for our quilt retreat, please leave a comment and I will get back to you straight away.</p> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-75190038337598417122013-09-26T10:04:00.001-05:002014-10-15T09:31:10.683-05:00English Country Garden - My Union Jack Quilt and a Giveaway<span style="font-size: medium;">Where did the week go, is it really Thursday, I lost a day somewhere!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I have not blogged for some time! House hunting and moving and a sick dog! . </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">So apologies up front this is going to be a long post.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a sneak peak of what I am about to share!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hehf0meILzQ/UkjwejIKRyI/AAAAAAAAKdo/s0iZEh19Qss/s1600-h/IMG_1561%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_1561" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6pTf_lCdJXw/Ukjwfvh4ebI/AAAAAAAAKdw/_AmIJ6Qx1gU/IMG_1561_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_1561" width="644" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Where did the week go, is it really Thursday, I lost a day somewhere!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I have not blogged for some time! House hunting and moving and a sick dog! . </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">So apologies up front this is going to be a long post.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">When I started my first quilt what I really wanted to make at the time instead of a 9 patch block was a union jack quilt. But being new to quilting I could not find a pattern for one, I came across the Victory garden quilt pattern online and absolutely loved that version but inexperience put me off making it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="Victory Garden" src="http://www.mkquiltdesigns.com/images/victory-garden.jpg" height="602" width="400" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Then I played around having a go at paper piecing a few months later and managed to make a Union Jack Cushion. </span><br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-66LNzXkYQ0w/UkRMWKpumdI/AAAAAAAAKa4/FtYJHtgHX1s/s1600-h/DSC08647%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC08647" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ujey3Ow5Q8w/UkRMXEYOOpI/AAAAAAAAKa8/MnmRt27yhqs/DSC08647_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="322" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC08647" width="410" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I absolutely hated the paper piecing aspect of it and it took me absolutely hours to make with an awful amount of mistakes and wasted fabric, so I gave up. But not before trying one more time using traditional colours. I never did do anything with this block!</span><br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zhoKAQzuClQ/UkRMX_65SAI/AAAAAAAAKbI/8OU7WoVroqE/s1600-h/DSC08634-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC08634-1" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-i7q7xE0np1o/UkRMY3K03tI/AAAAAAAAKbQ/9F9raXvVp7c/DSC08634-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="331" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC08634-1" width="443" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">BUT that Union Jack quilt would not get out of my head and so when it was my month for the Stars in their Eyes Bee I decided to have another look online to see if I could find a pattern.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I also played around with </span><a href="http://cupofteaandasliceofcake.blogspot.com/2012/01/pincushions-giveaway.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Union Jack Pincushions</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">, more photos in the link.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uCYddkeMRF0/TyRW5n0YZOI/AAAAAAAAIik/Z3MifUI-mck/s1600-h/DSC00016%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC00016" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-C_mQw3Qv688/TyRW6LjzU1I/AAAAAAAAIis/j1yRqq8-2Ww/DSC00016_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="408" title="DSC00016" width="625" /></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">BUT that Union Jack quilt would not get out of my head and so when it was my month for the Stars in their Eyes Bee I decided to have another look online to see if I could find a pattern.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I found one on an online store </span><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/flying-union-jack---paper--piecing/53553" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whims and Fancies</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> but it was not the right dimensions so asked Soma the designer of the pattern if she could make me a pattern with the true proportions - 1:2 of the flag. She designed a flag for me that has a finished block of 8x16 inches.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately I ended up needing it slightly bigger and didn’t have time to get in touch with Soma to redraft it again for me, so instead I ended up using </span><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/union-jack-quilt-block/52747" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">this pattern</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> designed by </span><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/union-jack-quilt-block/52747" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Traceyjay Quilts</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">. It is not the true 1:2 proportions that I originally wanted but pretty close. The block measures 12x18 So if that doesn’t bother you then I recommend using that pattern as its also free. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">But if you want to make your flags authentic then I would use the </span><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/flying-union-jack---paper--piecing/53553" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Flying Union Jack Pattern by Soma of Whims and Fancies</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">, the proportions are true to the Union Jack Flag, having 1:2 proportions and it is only $2.50 and I am sure if you want a different sized Union Jack then Soma would be happy to oblige. Its also an easy pattern to follow.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/flying-union-jack---paper--piecing/53553"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="Flying Union Jack - Paper Piecing by soma1773" height="240" src="https://djiqd110ru30i.cloudfront.net/upload/599994/pattern/53553/full_5145_53553_FlyingUnionJackPaperPiecing_1.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">And be sure to also check out her gallery </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/whimsandfancies/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whims and Fancies on Flickr</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> . If you’re a Doctor Who fan (which I am) Soma and a friend did a </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/2183212@N20/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Doctor who along</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> (sew along ) for a Doctor Who quilt. Here are a couple of blocks included in the quilt along.</span><br />
<img alt="Cyberman Doctor Who Quilt Pattern" src="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/wp-content/gallery/doctor_who_along/cyberman_sm.jpg" height="240" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="Weeping Angel Doctor Who Quilt Pattern" src="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/wp-content/gallery/paper_piecing/weeping_angel_sm.jpg" height="240" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I really wanted to take part in this but at the time I had a sick dog and was moving house, but you can still take part and find more details </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/2183212@N20/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">GIVEAWAY</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Soma has kindly sponsored a giveaway of one of her paper piecing patterns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Geese around the Sun</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="Geese Around The Sun - Paper Piecing" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/013/0/7026829/il_570xN.459739112_oak8.jpg" height="240" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;">Geese Around The Sun is a star and flying geese quilt pattern to make an 18" x 18" wall hanging. So if you would like to win this pattern:</span> <strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's How to enter</span></strong> <br />
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<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Leave a comment telling me about your experience of paper piecing and what if any projects you have completed using this method.</span>
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<li>Follow me on Facebook, there is a button at the top to do this.
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<li><span style="font-size: medium;">I will randomly choose one winner from all of the entries below. </span>
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<li><span style="font-size: medium;">This giveaway is open to everyone, all over the world.</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: medium;">I will randomly choose a winner by 10pm CST on 10th October.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And if you want to start following me that’s OK too <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6bUp2x7J9fc/UkRMZmJddfI/AAAAAAAAKbY/mqWKwWFmGzs/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Somas other patterns are also available at </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShopWhimsAndFancies?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whims and Fancies on Etsy</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> and </span><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/user/599994/pattern-store" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whims and Fancies on Craftsy</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">So now the big reveal of my Union Jack Quilt</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">If you follow me on instagram or flickr then you may have already had a sneaky peak of this quilt. I managed to do a photo shoot the other day, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">This quilt would not have been possible without all the fantastic friends in the Stars In Their Eyes Bee. The blocks these ladies put together are absolutely gorgeous and I love each and every one of them.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you so much. I love my quilt!</span><br />
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<br />UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-52947106909721859222013-09-05T09:46:00.001-05:002013-09-29T22:33:50.875-05:00Crossroads Quilt<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The month before our pup was sick and the month before our lives got a little crazy house hunting and moving etc., I did start a quilt, and I did get it finished just before we moved. So I can now say that while we lived there I made a quilt for every member of our household!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">However, in all the craziness, I did not get a chance to take any photos of the completely finished quilt.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I made this quilt for my youngest son, another teenager! every time I have asked him if he wants a quilt he has always said he didn’t want one, he has his favorite worn out thread bear quilt! But like I said I wanted to have made a quilt for each of us in our little family while living in that particular home. So he didn’t have a choice, he was getting one! As he was not interested in it, I just went ahead and made decisions on colour and pattern without his input! (even if teenagers can be difficult to please)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I named this quilt Crossroads, I think it’s the perfect name for it!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">So without teasing you too much here are some photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The quilt top all pieced at our home before we moved</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And here it is all finished!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(I now have a perfect place to photograph my quilts! I am loving that white fence!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(oh no look at the deck! in need of some TLC it has now been power washed and stained since this photo was taken, only 3 weeks after moving in!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Quilting Detail</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quilt Details</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">Pattern Power of 4 designed by Tony Jacobson for Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting Magazine May/June 2013 issue.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> I changed the pattern slightly by adding extra rows and 2 borders, the inner border is Kona snow and the outer is Parson Gray., the original quilt size is 64 x 76 and I needed it to be big enough to fit a Queen Bed. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I gave my LAQ free reign when it came to quilting this quilt, and I love the pattern she chose, it really does give it a modern look and some movement to the quilt. Thank you Sue! If you need a quilt quilting then I recommend Sue, she does a fantastic job and I do know that she received quilt by mail all the time to be quilted.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This quilt was classed as being intermediate, but I found it extremely quick and easy to make, the most difficult part was making sure all the rows lined up, but that just required some patience on my part.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Fabrics used – Parson Gray for FreeSpirit by David Butler, Dear Stella, (will add more details when I find the selvedge edges!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Border – Robert Kaufmann Kona Snow (inner) Parson Gray (outer)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Binding – Kona Delph Blue</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Backing – Gasp! A sheet from Target!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Quilting – by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Suez-QuiltsProfessional-Longarm-Quilting/145597315486041?fref=ts" target="_blank">Sue Tuma</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Pantograph – Modern Curves by Anita Shackelford</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Thread - Signature Cotton in Oyster Shell</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Batting – Legacy 80/20</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-47783870845833979182013-09-05T07:49:00.001-05:002013-09-05T07:49:33.020-05:00Getting back to Normal<p> </p> <p>I’m back!</p> <p>We eventually got moved, all I can say it was not without trials and tribulations!</p> <p>But the most important thing to me during that time was my pup, so I wanted to share with you what was going on with him, in the hope that if you have a sick dog then you might remember this post and it just might help!</p> <p>Murphy - stopped eating and drinking again and on the day of preclosing on our house we were at the vets for 2 hours with him, we were taught how to administer a subcutaneous IV and also had them re test his blood for Addison's (we had spent numerous hours doing lots of research to try and find out what was going on) as we felt that when that test had been done previously he could of had a false negative for it and they had not tested to see if he was producing ACTH which stimulates cortisol production. </p> <p>We were convinced that he had secondary Addison's disease We then had the vet prescribe medication as if he did. Less than 24 hrs. later he picked up big time, we still at this point gave him IV fluids. We then had the removals in the next day (Thursday) and the following day drove to our new home. </p> <p>Well when we arrived I gave him a bowl of water form the well. I had not seen him drink so much in 4 weeks!!!!!! He is getting better daily and loves our new home, he has plenty of room to run around and play. </p> <p>Side effects of the medication include drinking and eating A LOT, which is exactly what we want at the moment as he lost a lot of weight. We have been slowly been reducing the dosage as prednisone can be hard on the kidneys. Who knows we may even be able to take him off it one day and only give it to him if he is stressed.</p> <p><br>We received the test results back and his levels for ACTH were 3.0 in a normal dog it should be 6.6 - 25, </p> <p>So we have to give him prednisone which replaces his cortisol.</p> <p><br>I am so happy that he is still with us and doing well. I know quite a few of you if not all of you have fur babies and what I would like to say is not matter how good your vet is, you are the best advocate for your pets, at the end of the day the vet cannot spend countless hours researching what could be wrong with your pet, luckily we were able to. </p> <p>Addison's disease is a lot more common than you would think, but most of the time, cats or dogs die from it because the vet thought it was something else. Anyway just wanted to let you all know, </p> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-91740335227040456362013-06-08T21:18:00.001-05:002013-06-08T21:19:36.685-05:00Tula Pink City Sampler Sew Along–Blocks 1, 2 and 3<font size="4">Have you heard about the Tula Pink City Sampler Sew Along? If not then go and check out </font><a href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/" target="_blank"><font size="4">Sara's blog Sew Sweetness</font></a><font size="4"> who is hosting this Sew Along. </font> <div align="center"><font size="4">.</font></div> <div align="center"><a title="Sew Sweetness" href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/2013/04/tula-pink-city-sampler-sew-along.html"><font size="4"><img style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; float: none; border-right-style: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="Sew Sweetness" src="http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab257/bluemerleboutique/CitySampler_QAL_Animation1.gif" width="296" height="296"></font></a><font size="4"></font></div> <div align="center"><font size="4">I was lucky enough to see the quilt on the front cover of Tula's new book when she did a trunk my local quilt shop, Olive Juice back in March.</font></div> <div align="center"><font size="4"></font> </div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WuREPRVCnvk/UbPlw7knUgI/AAAAAAAAKVA/a7IfHk3hTpk/s1600-h/IMG_0824-002%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0824-002" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0824-002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fW5EN6Gk4mE/UbPlxJyzeLI/AAAAAAAAKVE/sMLbJPE11ic/IMG_0824-002_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="465" height="639"></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Vlptjws5m-Q/UbPlxoORRJI/AAAAAAAAKVQ/ldRmvpBQ3pI/s1600-h/IMG_0821%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0821" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0821" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_h-4R_ShFXQ/UbPlyGXxRuI/AAAAAAAAKVU/R54bd19rdCw/IMG_0821_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="530" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-032kZ2ghLOs/UbPlyqfFNWI/AAAAAAAAKVg/l4p8hzxf-QE/s1600-h/IMG_0822-001%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0822-001" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0822-001" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PlT3lt0pSoM/UbPlyxK5e6I/AAAAAAAAKVk/06XEoAIXWMU/IMG_0822-001_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="374" height="515"></a></div> <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjc32eJhmFRqGDylu5z5ro1KV3NEqFu2eUdqwGgLyZsWKF-RCRSxUA_BdzYDz-m3TlFSiMy3A9VK4K3USuUWtOpQ5gtXsrCGsH_4gWB727LRkBnacDUIYtagrkzS8TZhBrEleIfi7jmX0/s1600-h/578165_10151501316067210_177290736_n%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="578165_10151501316067210_177290736_n" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="578165_10151501316067210_177290736_n" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JyuQO9UzxFU/UbPlzh_Vs0I/AAAAAAAAKV4/2KlXensKljY/578165_10151501316067210_177290736_n_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="382" height="305"></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center">I have made the first three blocks in the book. They are extremely easy and quick, and if you haven’t got much time to sew some weeks then they are ideal. </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SRDrhYpQKM4/UbPl0IJTJDI/AAAAAAAAKWA/eko5XYybB4o/s1600-h/IMG_9339%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_9339" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_9339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uHZdLynS1ZebzmtNQlTMRgKJtTaDSK_jQBNCTGZk3VTFxKaZg5dE1MqFbuLi1sCI9P8PEXhvZytZ71bqG7qHXSg2m-J1fAAAz9FogMJFN-mu2COy8xMTZmAe8oGXItSxpn-nUs6dwAw/?imgmax=800" width="476" height="515"></a></div> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uu3x5-2bG2E/UbPl19PhxYI/AAAAAAAAKWg/YNkkeoMYlOE/s1600-h/IMG_8409%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_8409" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_8409" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zbd1qcq1RFQ/UbPl2B3xMDI/AAAAAAAAKWk/6cmKDECcOgc/IMG_8409_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="494" height="540"></a> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzddp2CTk-HGFDxfBy1uiqKJvNcZRoB8AR9AxoqQx-3aypkOAbC0ocUk8cYZx08uvHNnjTrpgcosim8JFGkq46hgpCGISVrRiipAh-W-tHQQanPxW-pJvdsh_km4R51l_3i8OK_MQumBM/s1600-h/IMG_0744%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0744" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0744" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OUW3rQGoYT4/UbPmNx_3DyI/AAAAAAAAKW0/BzV0bzlS3_o/IMG_0744_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="496" height="516"></a></p> UKMUMINUSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442274150062319943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561687964868726585.post-53071685788733037432013-06-04T20:34:00.001-05:002013-06-07T19:45:24.785-05:00Angel Apron<span style="font-size: medium;">I recently co hosted an Apron Swap with Fiona who blogs</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">over at Celtic Thistle. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Everything ran pretty smoothly and I received a gorgeous apron and so did everyone else in the swap, apart from one person. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Which is pretty good going for a swap, sometimes it really can be a little hit and miss with some participants. Sadly one of the participants in this Apron Swap just disappeared off the face of the planet! I really do find this annoying. We do know that this particular participant was sent an apron but never replied to say she received it or thanked her partner. Her receiving partner in the swap did not receive an apron from her. I hate to think something bad happened that stopped her from sending but at the same time if all is well and good her end, but life got in the way, then a short/quick email is all it would have taken to let people know that she could not reciprocate. This swap was not just a small swap with maybe a block or a pouch, but an apron, which required more than just a couple of fat quarters worth of fabric! (OK rant over)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Seeing as this swap was cohosted by <a href="http://celticthistlestitches.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fiona</a> in England who blogs over at <a href="http://celticthistlestitches.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Celtic Thistle Stitches</a> and me here in the US, it was decided that it made sense for me to be the Angel to make an apron for this Swapper.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Well I made a few enquiries about what sort of apron this person would like and found out that she liked a particular apron in the swap! one that was a little bit out of my comfort zone! I can’t say what that was just yet! So I fired off an email to someone, who shall remain nameless at the moment to see if she could help me and let me just say she has!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">In the meantime I went to work making another apron and here it is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I made the pocket with 1 inch squares and lined it, and also I added a little bit of Englishness to the pocket with an English Vintage button!</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aAGf3rlqftM/Ua6VfIu2YYI/AAAAAAAAKTo/ibKlhguebfY/s1600-h/DSC03035%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aAGf3rlqftM/Ua6VfIu2YYI/AAAAAAAAKTw/7g0X5y0nTgo/s1600-h/DSC03035%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC03035" border="0" height="546" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7CeChPRrRdk/Ua6Vf8_NasI/AAAAAAAAKT0/FAUaWklFvEk/DSC03035_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC03035" width="396" /></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I had so much fun deciding on what fabrics to use for the patchwork of this apron. Usually I just use one piece of fabric for the front and one piece of fabric for the back.</span><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hJbaDAP_hJM/Ua6VgZ-vctI/AAAAAAAAKT8/eJPpSbxyiwY/s1600-h/DSC03036%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hJbaDAP_hJM/Ua6VgZ-vctI/AAAAAAAAKUE/UWxvnDcuNd0/s1600-h/DSC03036%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC03036" border="0" height="457" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q_IwHE0Gpf4/Ua6VhT-Bj0I/AAAAAAAAKUI/6PejDMZnHVk/DSC03036_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC03036" width="332" /></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I also made a patchwork waistband</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhu8t5apQcVTYRvXgu9mKsA_NeyubURQhIur8sJk921vVkhat5hZuEUVkJhHCmMYUyC68c7pfKuL25gk0960VFTDLb4xbFAA0KD0o8K4dhSBc2sdmESbpHsN7UPVOXleTRZsKy_vI9lWc/s1600-h/DSC03038%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_jmXkw8awKA/Ua6Vhvqu06I/AAAAAAAAKUU/Bcz0gDO3wUE/s1600-h/DSC03038%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC03038" border="0" height="466" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lzitNq280u4/Ua6Viv3x27I/AAAAAAAAKUc/hnR-b4RQCY0/DSC03038_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC03038" width="321" /></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;">And seeing as this person is a messy cook (her words not mine) I knew that a reversible apron would be just perfect. I used Kona Cotton in Turquoise.</span></div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bTsXRtnOYW0/Ua6Vi8cnr2I/AAAAAAAAKUk/GJcdx2pZXZA/s1600-h/DSC03046%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bTsXRtnOYW0/Ua6Vi8cnr2I/AAAAAAAAKUs/KLkNnRd7rW0/s1600-h/DSC03046%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC03046" border="0" height="508" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UzlMeeCrEmc/Ua6Vjv_IGiI/AAAAAAAAKUw/XiIhNJdG5OI/DSC03046_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC03046" width="369" /></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I went to the post office this afternoon and mailed the apron, so hopefully by the weekend she will have received it.I hope she enjoys this apron just as much as I enjoyed making it for her. </span></div>
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