tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74322247883499751422024-03-14T00:38:27.068-07:00Bittersweet Needle and ThreadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032170816461645545noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432224788349975142.post-70433555796755956262017-11-09T03:47:00.001-08:002017-11-09T03:47:50.440-08:00Wool Rug and Mini Rag Rug<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My basket buddy, Teresa, and I were teaching basket weaving class at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, in 2000, when I happened upon a lady demonstrating making wool rugs. She told the crowd that her grandmother had someone make the special crochet needle with a small hook on one end and a tappered blunt point at the other end. It is ~8" long Then she started creating lovely oval or square rugs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wool strips, 1/2" to 5/8" wide, are cut and can be any length, from as small as 1" to as long as a yard. There is no wool wasted when making this type of rug. The width of your strips determine the thickness of the rug. Woven wool has to be cut on the bias to prevent unraveling. I had this navy blue and red check wool from a box of fabric/notions that my grandmother gave me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once the strips are cut, you load the needle by pushing through the middle of the strip onto the needle with a 1/2" space between folds. When you come to the end of one strip, you begin another strip, as if it was one continuous strip . It is not necessary to sew these strips together because as you begin to crochet the rug they will stay in place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Using carpet warp, you begin to crochet between the loops, then pull off one fold, crochet, pull off a fold and repeat around the rug. When you get to the curve part, you pull off two folds to increase the size of the rug. This keeps it from rolling up and allows it to lay flat. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The folds lay close together and this is the depth of the rug. While I was watching that first demonstration, if there was a strip a bit taller that the rest, the lady took her scissors and trimmed it to be even. I was amazed!</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This rug has a dreamy, fuzzy look to it and is soft to stand on. If I had to do it over, I would not have added the extra color wool. It was kind of hard to guess what the rug was going to look like. From a distance it doesn't look too bad. The size is 1.5'x2.5', not very big, but that was all the navy/red wool I had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can make chair cushions with this technique, rugs and hot pads to use in the kitchen. The size depends on how much wool you have and what you are making.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">When Buttercup found out that I made a small rug for Sherri's doll house, she would not talk to me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All she has for a rug is a worn out doily!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I went to work on a colorful area rug for her. I choose matching colors of her furniture that had some dynamic patterns to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wove it on my small metal pot holder loom. It matches well </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and she can place it anywhere in her 'room'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Buttercup is soooo happy, she jumping on the bed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Thanks for visiting,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's the name of the pattern I used to make this quilt from Crown Royal bags.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I choose the pattern from a stack of quilt patterns my friend Sherri gave me that were her mother's. It was printed in the Kansas City Star newspaper in 1929. The minute I saw it I knew I wanted to use it for this quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I first cut the bags all apart and found fabric that I thought would accent the gold embrodiery of the bags. The white fabric has a pale gold scroll print through it but I wasnt able to capture it in the picture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Through trial and error, I managed to figure out each piece and made my first block. Then I cut all the pieces out. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Soooo, when I pieced the rest of the blocks, I apparently
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Oh well, who will notice. Remember, there always needs to be a mistake in each quilt. (I think I have that part down pat!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looking through the fabric stores, I wasn't able to find a purple fabric to match the flannel of the bags. I decided I would use the rest of the bags and piece them together to make the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The picture doesn't show how many different shades of purple the bags are. I had so much time in making the back as I did the front!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">BABY TIME</span></b></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">I have a co-worker who is expecting her first child. Instead of making a quilt I decided to make a quilted changing pad and bibs from fabric I had on hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">together we've had so far. Everyone arriving at different time, but we still had fun. Lots of talking, laughing and all round good time. I gave out Strawberry Jam to very one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beth gave us all a box full of herbs: Chives, Garlic Chives, Greek Oregano, Sage, French Tarragon, Thyme and Skewer Rosemary.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Teresa gave us each a Whirlygig. Sherri chose the Cardinal, Beth a Hummingbird, and I got the lovely green and yellow Duck! What fun to watch his 'wings' fly around, and fly he does! We have lots of wind here!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sherri was our designated driver, or at least my driver. My car was in the shop for a day and she was the first to arrive, so guess what? She had to be the chauffeuted. Thank you Sherri!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of our destinations was to take a walk through The Minature and Toy Museum in Kansas City. Amazing! The workmanship was incredible. Beautiful doll houses, a fully functional harpsichord, smaller than the size of a cereal bowl, and ships in bottles. In one display there was a working loom, making a small rug. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hummm, that got me to thinking and Tada - I made my own 'loom'.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My seven year old granddaughter was staying with us a couple of weekends ago, and I felt it was time to 'introduce' her to sewing. So I cut a square out of cardboard and cut slits along all the sides. I gave her some blue yard and showed her how to weave around the slits. After a few minutes she says, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Grandma, I'm going to make a cat. Can you cut me some ears?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> "Of course." So I cut out 2 small ears.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Those are to small." So I cut bigger ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Now I need a round head." So I cut a oval head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After picking some button eyes, I went upstairs (we're in the basement) and glued on the ears and eyes, then clamped them with clothes pins. In the meantime, she cut out cardboard for the tail and arms, adding sparkly stickers from another project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"But you already have legs." I'm not quite seeing her full concept.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This weekend we worked on her next project, a gift for her father birthday. I thought we could make him a small basket to hold his remotes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt top was given to me by my sister-in-law. Her grandmother made it for her and her other girl cousins, but never completed it. I have several unfinished 'girls' that I can make another quilt with. She machine appliqued each 'girl' onto white blocks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can see that she had to patch a few pieces together to make it the right size.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This block has two different fabrics sewn together. You really only notice it when you look close. From afar, it looks great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I chose a teal flower print for the border and teal flannel for the back. I felt the teal blended the other prints together and the red made a nice border. I hand quilted it with a vine pattern. My sister-in-law asked me to finish the quilt for my granddaugher.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My friend Sherri gave me this set of doll furniture for my granddaughters to play with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The paint is vibrant and I love the detail on each piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The furniture is set up on the small wash stand in my spare bedroom. The butterfly doily was my grandmothers. Buttercup, my fairy, is resting right now. Please do not disturb her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been busy sewing, just not getting anything completed. My goal is to finish several projects this year, so I started on my own 40 year old Sunbonnet Sue quilt. I shoved it back in a box due to several mistakes. I have fixed those mistakes and I'm close to having it ready to quilt. Also, I have started a throw quilt for my brother made from Crown Royal bags. This one is fun! Can't wait to show you how well it is coming along.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting and have a great summer,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that I finished reupholstering my rocking chair, I was ready to tackle my couch. And tackle was the right word. Math is not my strong suit, so for several days I measured and measured to make sure that I would buy enough fabric to cover everything. Next hurtle was to find just the perfect color to match the rocking chair and update the whole room. I love a challenge and perservere I did! Tape measure - scissors - roll of fabric - here I go! I set up the sewing machine right next to the couch and set to work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before picture. I had already removed the dust ruffle from the bottom. (I swear there were a hundred staples holding it on!) The couch was given to me in ~1995 used. It is a very good brand and has really held up from the wear and tear of 2 sons, 6 grandchildren and 22 years of continuous use. (It makes an extra bed when we need one. It's very long and when the back cushions are removed, it's almost the size of a twin bed.) The seat cushions are worn through in some places and a few stains are shattered about. I came to me as a nice light off white color and ended as a very dingy/yellowed white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After picture. At first I was afraid that I chose too dark of fabric but once I got use to it, I liked it. It freshens up the room. I added wooden carved buttons to the center back cushions and covered the small side pillows. The other pillow is from the same fabric that was used on the rocking chair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's so nice to have 'new' things in the house. Now I just have to keep my husband from wrestling on it with the grandkids! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also purchased a frame for my Hawaii pictures. You can see it on the wall above the flowers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hung a piece of coral on leather and a pretty Hawaiian flower from the top of the frame. The color of the ocean is almost the same color as the fabric!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Out of the blue I received a package in the mail. Inside was this lovely hand crochet blanket from my sister-in-law. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She did a lovely job on it and I love all the colors. Those cold days we had last month definately required a cover as I watched TV in the evenings. Ahh and so soft too. Thanks Mel!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These quilt blocks were given to me from my friend Sherri. They were her mothers, who was a wonderful quilter. This is a lovely star block and I loved how she used up her scrap material. No two block are the same! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It turned out really pretty and I hand tied it. The blue fabric on the back came in the same box with the blocks so I used it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I feel that I have negelected my and my fellow bloggers websites due to my inability to adapt to changing 'updates' on my phone hotspot and computer. Why am I subjected to these updates? Windows 10 - are you kidding me? What a crock of ___. "Take it off," I shouted to my computer guru. "Take it off!" "It's here to stay," he says "but I'll turn some things off so it will run better/faster." Holy Moly! I am from the old school that 'if it isn't broken, don't fix it'. But NO! Consistantly there are updates, yikes. What's an old person to do! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've had a platform rocker for a while and I was tired of the old brown fabric. I finally got around to reupholering it and it really didn't take me too long. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looks like a different chair. Next I have to start work on the sofa. Now that will be a project!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And used the inner pouch, zipper and shoulder strap and added cardboard and another zipper to denim and a blue plaid...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now I have just the right size!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A while back I found this dresser scarf at my favorite thrift store and got around to embroidering it. The only thing I didn't know what to do was the edging. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well....when I had our girlfriend weekend in October at my friend Teresa's house I brought the scarf and thread and was going to have Teresa show me how to crochet a simple edgding. There was no way I was going to be able to replicate what she was doing, so she kept it and finished it for me. Whew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think she did a lovely job on it and when she got it back to me I didn't work on it right away. So this past week I grabbed it and sewed it on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Teresa!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now it's ready for its place on my dresser with my Korean jewelry box and apppointment cards stuck in the mirror. You can also see in the mirror my Thanksgiving cactus is still blooming!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've really slacked off on sewing last year, too many doctor appointments, but I'm back in the groove again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Teresa really liked this wall basket when I made it and wanted to give it to her husband as a gift. As you can see it is very well used and is made from an antler of a White Tailed Deer with willow branches as the base and woven with reed that has been dyed in walnut hulls. I added a bit of leather. It's really a man's basket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This basket Teresa made <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">into a</span> bowl shape and is made from willow, a large hoop for the rim and woven with reeds and birch bark. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I worked on this quilt for my sister. She picked out the pattern<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and we used what fabric I had and<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> purcha<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ced some<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> so that there would be a good mix of prin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was visiting with my brother and sister-in-law in Hawaii, I spied a few of my baskets that I haven't seen in a long time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The larger of these was for my niece, the flower girl, in their wedding. It is made out of grapevine, willow and cattails. The green ribbon around the handle was their wedding colors. The smaller basket has a handle from an old embroidery hoop that was my great grandmother's. I wove it with denim and reed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This wall basket has a beautiful grapevine handle and willow ribs. I wove it with reed and tapestry fabric. The flowers in the basket are from their wedding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right now I'm hand tying a quilt for my sister and finishing up an old vintage quilt that was given to me. I love all my projects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had the opportunity to take a trip recently and I chose Hawaii. My plan is to change jobs by the end of this year, if possible, and I wanted to use up my vacation days. With my current job I have a lot of flexibility when I go and how long I can be gone and so I said "What the heck!" and bought a ticket to Oahu where my brother and his wife live. Actually 2 tickets - my son went with me. We had a very lovely time. Here are some pictures:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Portuguese Man of War was laying on this beach. I thought it was sooo cool until later in the day one stung me. It turned red and blistered up but barely stung. I think it was my initiation onto the island! Cool!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little did I know that my brother lived by a famous landmark. Gillian's Island! Also known as Coconut Island.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We did a lot of snorkeling and I was lucky enough to see a sea turtle or Honi as they call them there. We also toured the USS Missouri Battleship, the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Bowfin Submarine at Pearl Harbor. Took a stroll in Waikiki and visited the Bishop Museum. </span></span></span></div>
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I wanted to thank my brother and his wife for putting up with us for the week, so I made them this green and beige rug for their house. The colors fit right in. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These crazy quilt blocks were given to me not long ago. All the blocks were different sizes so I had to trim some up and add additional fabric to others to make them all the same size or square.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Someone put a lot of work into them. First they hand pieced each piece of fabric to make a block, then they tacked it to an additional square of fabric to form a large block. Pictures below are the backs of two blocks. You can see the stitches on the front of the third picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again, I am unable to date it but would guess most of the fabrics are from the1950's. Because the blocks were pieced together, I decided to piece together navy blue fabric I had on hand for the border and back. I also lined the border with white muslin so it would have the same weight throughout the whole quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the grapevine handle on this wall basket. It really makes it stand out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I dyed the reed with walnut hulls and used creek bank willow for the ribs and rim. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Narrow strips of leather were woven in the main body of the basket. It's a nice size baskets that would hold letters, wash clothes or small kitchen gadgets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a family photo I found while working on my family genealogy. What a motley crew!!! I'm the one with the funny looking shirt.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">VISITING THE NEIGHBORS!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We popped by the neighbors house a few weeks ago when we were taking an evening stroll. They have a beautiful log cabin, which they furnished in a wonderful western theme. They have 2 horses and an mule in the pasture and a hitching post in their front yard with a saddle on it. Looks really cool. Anyway...as I was looking around I noticed that a number of their fabrics: curtains, lamp shade...that I have in my stash of fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also had a vintage quilt block left over from a quilt (that I never finished. That's a story for another time, yikes). It got me to thinking and TADA I made them a table runner. (It's also pay back for all the wonderful horse poop I get from them!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The flower garden block was surrounded by white and was poorly made. I took all the white off and blanket stitched it to a matching red square of fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It was fun to make and I hope they enjoy it because I sure do enjoy the horse poop! </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">WOOL RUG</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the same frame that I've been making the rag rugs with but instead used wool stripes instead of cotton. I went to 2 fabric stores to buy wool and neither one of them sell wool or wool blend. So it was off to the thrift store for 100% wool jackets and skirts, navy, light brown, gray and light blue. The navy in the picture looks black.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I worked this one slow as I wanted to make sure that the weavers were folded as I was weaving them. I used hemp string as the vertical weavers. I had wool lint all over but it was fun to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This one goes to my son. I may start on another braided rug. Hummm</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The garden is going great, our best looking one so far since we've lived here, which is 4 years this month. Not a weed in sight and already we've been eating lettuce, radishes and strawberries, with cabbage and peas almost ready. Can't wait!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting,</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032170816461645545noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432224788349975142.post-25464885837576857652016-04-11T05:14:00.000-07:002016-04-11T05:14:38.731-07:00New/Old Quilts<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEWEST PROJECTS</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look what I just got! My niece was helping a family friend down size and she had these to give away. Of course I was glad to take them! Always love new projects added to my ever growing list of projects. So here they are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They need some mending and ironing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pinks, green and reds size 8x8</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Only have seven of theses and one lone block. Several are pretty stained. Oh well, that's just part of working with vintage blocks. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">AND THEN THERE WERE TWO</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And last but not least...2 lone blocks. What to do...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this is what I'm working on now. Slowly but surely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting,</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">RED AND BROWN RUG</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made this rug for my granddaughter's mother. She just said that she wanted reds and browns, so this is what I found in my stash pile! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is hard for me to tell exactly what each rug will look like due to the mix of colors and the print design until I get a few inches into it. And that's if I didn't run out of fabric, which I did on the red/white check, yikes!!! So had to modify my pattern and end with more browns in the middle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When she saw it on the frame, she thought the colors were just perfect. Whew! I was a bit worried as I thought maybe the browns were too light in color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I'm on to my next rug: a wool one with thin strips of navy, brown, grey and plaid wool left over from making my braided rugs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few years back I was at Hobby Lobby and I spotted this cross stitch kit. My husband and I love to watch animal shows and we enjoy sitting on our porch watching what critters we can: birds, butterflies, calves... So I bought the kit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The eyes were really fun to do! It looks like they are looking right at you - scary. It measures 15" by 12" and I put it in a nice rustic frame.</span></div>
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I made this large basket in 2002. It's 2 ft wide and 3 ft tall. The handle is grapevine and the frame is willow. The reed was dyed with walnut hulls. </div>
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I scraped bark off the willow tree and wove it in to give it character. The bark almost looks like leather! This is the basket that I store my lap quilts in. When I get cold while watching TV, I can reach for one to keep me warm.</div>
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I love this basket. The frame is made entirely of willow with handles on the side. </div>
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It is woven with reed and scraped willow bark. I use it in the bathroom to hold my bath towels. This basket is 2 ft x 2ft and is large enough a small child could fit in it!</div>
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This cute 9 1/2" by 10" basket is hanging in the master bathroom to hold wash clothes. </div>
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It's frame is made of willow and woven with dyed reed. I tied 3 small stones with holes in them on the front, but have lost one. </div>
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I have really slacked off this winter with sewing. Work has been busy and a bit stressful but staring to slow down a bit now. I tell everyone I'm in my pre-retirement period and getting ready to downgrade to a less busy job, something that I don't have 10 balls juggling in the air. I'm looking for a simple cubical that has my name on it for a few short years or something with the local schools, that I can have the summers off. Will start looking this summer. I will miss my senior patients, but its time to move on. </div>
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I have a vintage quilt on the frame and am working of a vintage Sunbonnet Sue I started in the 1970's. So hopefully, I will have some sewing to show you soon.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had a few triangles left over from a past project and so decided to add a pretty cream fabric. Sometimes I start a project and not sure what I'm going to do with it. I wait til it "speaks" to me. And yes it did! This lovely runner would be perfect for my brother and his wife who live in Hawaii.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cranberry color has a slight gradient to it. My brother sent me a picture of the runner on his kitchen counter and it looked great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My sister-in-law sent me a box of many projects that she and her grandmother had started. (See the patchwork quilt on 11/16/15.) In the box were these set of hexagon blocks and fabric to make many more. Wellll, I started a flower garden quilt and STILL have not completed it and I was NOT going to do another one. So I thought I would make this table runner and send them back to her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had these colors lay out to make myself a spiral table runner. Never got around to it and glanced over to see the fabrics laying there and thought of my step son and his girlfriend. These colors would look fabulous in their house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have slowed down on my sewing these past few months. I've been busy working on my family genealogy. My grandmother told me years ago about her parents and grandparents, with birth/death dates, jobs, hobbies... It's been lots of fun and I've been able to trace back several generations on many sides of the family. From the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI and WWII, along with Korea and Vietnam veterans. I have located census records, marriage certificates and draft registrations. I'm complying a book and adding photo's when I can. Interesting, very interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then you thread the top end of the orange strip through the slit in the blue strip.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Next the bottom end of the orange strip is then threaded thru the slit in the top end of the orange strip. Pull tight. This holds the two together without seams, so no sitting at the sewing machine for hours joining them together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I connect several strips together to make 2 long ones, then join them to the end of the strips that are already woven. If I get them too long then it's bulky to weave because I have to pull the whole strip behind each base weaver. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>TWINING</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The weaving is called twining. The black strip in the above picture, is crossed over and wrapped behind the base weaver (red).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Then the yellow strip crosses on top of the black and weaves around the next red base weaver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the mixed bag of color this rug has.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope your holiday shopping is going well. I tend to do mine early and only for the little ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">VINTAGE QUILT</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This 16 patch quilt top came to me from my sister-in-law's grandmother, Trula. She used scrap pieces for the blocks and light blue polka dot and flour sack for the sash and border to make a full size quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt has been stored for a long time and had several stains on it. At one point it had been washed causing the blocks to unravel and threads to knot in the back. It took we awhile to trim them all up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On some of the flour sacking fabric there were green marks and some light lettering that I couldn't read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the blocks are a mixed bag of pieces and other she used two colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I machine quilted around each block along the seam to hold it in place due to some of the seams were coming apart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had a beige piece of fabric that I used for the back and chose light blue for the binding to match the polka dot blocks.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">PUFF OR BISCUIT QUILT</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the 1970's my grandmother gave me several old 1960's quilt booklets. There were a few pattern that I hoped someday to make.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> One was a Puff or Biscuit quilt, which I made into a crib quilt when my grandson was born a few years ago. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each square is made up of 2 different size pieces of fabric, one larger than the other. The larger piece, which would be the top of the quilt, is pleated on 3 sides and sewn onto the smaller piece. Next a piece of batting is put inside the two pieces and then sewn shut with a pleat. After making many small squares, I laid out a diagonal pattern and machine sewed each row together. A piece of fabric was placed on the back and I machine sewed down every other row to secure it, then added the binding. It was fun and really different looking. Now on to the repair job!</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032170816461645545noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432224788349975142.post-76928511824882433642015-10-31T14:05:00.000-07:002015-10-31T14:05:34.451-07:00Rag Rugs<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">RAG RUG</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is my first rug from the frame that I got from Missouri Town. I used a brown fabric and added some colors that blended well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It got a bit wavy, especially in the middle, but I'm hoping that it will work itself out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I wove it pretty tight so it was a bit hard to get out of the frame. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It looks good on the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>AND THEN MY SECOND RUG...</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one I wove looser and used random bits of fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It lays nice and I really like the multi color look. It took me a few days to cut the fabric and 6 days to weave. Do you think I'm a bit obsessive when I'm working on a new project? This pretty rug goes to my sister. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting,</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">6" SQUARE QUILT</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I inherited most of these squares from my friend Sherri's mother. I thought they were an odd collection of colors and prints. I almost separated them to use in different quilts, but that didn't seem right. They came to me as a "set" so I had to work with it. I added a few of my own to make this full size quilt. Once I laid it out, the blocks started to blend together, bring out some good earth tones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When it came to the border, I couldn't find anything to make it pop, to bring it all together. I put several fabrics with it and they didn't improve it. THEN, I found this piece of lovely brown in my stash, which I call "Cappuccino". The brown <u>really</u> set the blocks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spent one Saturday with my sister and her 3 granddaughters. We had so much fun bike riding, laughing and telling stories. One thing the girls said was that they were going to get a cat. Well, that was news to my niece. They already had 2 dogs and NO, they were not getting a cat, she said! Sooo, when the youngest birthday arrived, I decided to get her a "cat".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This past weekend was the annual lost arts/living history festival at Fleming Park in Lee's Summit, Missouri. There were crafter's making paper, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">spinning wool, rugs, and wood carving. There was </span>a tinsmith, a blacksmith and quilters, with many items for sale. Also demonstrations on how to make apple butter, apple cider, sorghum and living history of medicine of the time period. Children could play old time games from bow and arrows to stilt walking. </span><span style="font-size: large;">There were horse drawn rides and visitors could get up close to 2 amazing oxen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Mountain men vendors had displays of many animal pelts from buffalo to beaver with fun things for sale. If you look hard, you can kinda see the tepee in the background behind the oxen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were many other fun activities, along with some wonderful dulcimer, fiddle and guitar music.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is part of our crew: me, Teresa, Sherri and Robin standing in front of one of the many 1855 buildings that you could tour through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Upon my soul, I had to buy it. I know I said I was going to work on all my unfinished projects, but.....OMG, what is a person to do! I promise to continue to work on my other projects, I promise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sherri and I did some shopping before heading to Missouri Town and I found this 1960's metal loom in an antique store. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the parts were there, even the loops and booklet with instructions on how to use both loops and yarn. I had to buy it! $4.00! It is a nice addition to my supply of fun projects for my granddaughters or great nieces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was so excited to have Sherri stay with me before we headed to Missouri Town. When she opened the trunk of her car to get her lugage out, there were the Prairie dolls that she make to sell at the festive, along with a few topsy-turvy dolls and Lula Bea Butternut. I almost started to cry. LULA BEA! Sherri asked if I wanted her. Do I WANT HER! Absolutely! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sweet Lula Bea is now sitting perched on the window ledge in the spare bedroom, keeping an eye on things with her button eyes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sherri also brought me 2 beautiful crochet vintage doll dresses. The needle work is exquisite and I have a shelf I will put them on in Lula Bea's room (notice how it went from spare bedroom to Lula Bea's) to display them. She also </span><span style="font-size: large;">gave me a set of quilt hangers and I already know where to use them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a great weekend I had and it was fun to get away and be with friends. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032170816461645545noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432224788349975142.post-39745647531304974242015-09-26T18:58:00.000-07:002015-09-26T18:58:42.135-07:00Quilt and Table Runner<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made this lovely purple table runner to help raise money for the Activity Department </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">at work</span>. They are having a silent auction and carnival. I had these strips of purple from my sister-in-law Mel box of goodies she sent me and thought they would work well in this runner. I bought a basket and filled it with fun kitchen stuff along with the table runner. Hope she gets a good bid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mother-in-law gave me some books of furniture fabric samples and I used them to create this quilt of mixed print of earth tones, peaches and greens.</span></div>
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We had so much fun this past weekend with our 3 granddaughters. We went to the Renaissance Festival and had fun around the house. I picked up a billfold kit at my favorite thrift store, thinking I could get someone to work on it and I was right! The youngest and I worked together on it and I finished it while she made noodles with playdo.</div>
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Next I taught one how to embroidery and she took to it like a duck to water. I had these tea towels that I stamped with food themes. She loved doing the french knots. I thought she did magnificent for just learning.</div>
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Also I had help quilting my recent quilt. Two granddaughters worked a few stitches. Wow, that's less I have to do because I have to get it done by the time my friend Sherri arrives on Oct 2. She is going to borrow my small frame to work on a project.</div>
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This is my modified version of a Spicy Spiral Runner using some lovely burgundy and brown fabrics. I had about 5 or more yards of the brown gardening fabric that I really don't like. It came in a box of fabric that was given to me.</div>
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I've been using it for scrap projects, to tie tomatoes up, etc. This was my very first runner I made last year and used this fabric just in case it didn't work out. But I really like it! The colors go well together and has a nice fall feel to it.</div>
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At my local thrift store was this small bag of vintage fabric and couldn't resist! Inside was a quilt block and bits of fabric in all sizes. </div>
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I love the colors and design of the block. The quilter machine sewn the pieces together. </div>
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Here it is in my spare bedroom, along with my embroidery dresser scarf (with the edge not done yet, yikes!) and two other quilts that I make.</div>
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I saw this lovely pre-printed dresser scarf at the thrift store and just couldn't pass it up. I have really enjoyed following Yesterday Embroidery and Stamped Linen Embroidery's wonderful needlework. You lovely ladies have inspired me to return to my first love, embroidery.</div>
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I choose variegated purple for the lady dress, umbrella and bonnet. I used 2 different color browns, light and dark, for the fence and a lovely scattering of colorful flowers. This was a fun project and will look well on the wash stand in the spare bedroom.</div>
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My husband wanted a lap quilt that was long enough to cover his feet when he is napping in the recliner but not too wide. I had a mixed batch of small squares and I added 4 large blue one to break it up. </div>
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I purchased some fleece in yellow and pink and found a large print pink flower for the back. The chenille was worn down and thin that I could see the backing material thru it, so I had to add quilt batting to the middle. Now they are really warm!</div>
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In this picture, I tried to show how threadbare some spots are. I hand tied each quilt. I plan on giving one quilt to my sister. It will be nice to look at it and remember our mother.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ENJOYING SUMMER FLOWERS</span></b></div>
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With all the rain this year, the trees and flowers are really growing.</div>
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This is a Cinnamon Magnolia tree. When we first moved to our property, it was only 2 feet tall and scraggy. In 4 years, now it is about 8 feet tall. My husband threatens every year to cut it down, just to torment me. I've enjoyed watching it grow. Some years the beautiful, velvety brown leaves fall off, but they didn't last year. </div>
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I'm still quilting and working on other fun sewing projects. More to show later...</div>
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Thanks for visiting</div>
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Cinder</div>
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