tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13784251965839237752024-03-18T07:18:48.178-05:00Confessions of a Fabric AddictA quilting blog talking about charity quilting, personal quilting, and sometimes just a bit of life.Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-74379648146559179302024-03-08T00:01:00.001-06:002024-03-08T00:01:00.122-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? An Unusual Week....<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzapqF9Hgh1EwxwbxwUuIr02N0akoQn60n_1pPRe3GqWPvt0nfIfDEbPcCKwFi90qgpLfzOzEi37nWRH3sR8oznEOV3Njf_X3-HW8fnOw53ALxGawMzzh_PAX8Y9zus4zYffPWiIkTendvb-x7guB6sZgBXOoc-biKtmVuWTWhwJ9bRomEemmkQeGaG-U/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzapqF9Hgh1EwxwbxwUuIr02N0akoQn60n_1pPRe3GqWPvt0nfIfDEbPcCKwFi90qgpLfzOzEi37nWRH3sR8oznEOV3Njf_X3-HW8fnOw53ALxGawMzzh_PAX8Y9zus4zYffPWiIkTendvb-x7guB6sZgBXOoc-biKtmVuWTWhwJ9bRomEemmkQeGaG-U/w272-h272/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, Friday has finally arrived at the end of what seems like a very long week, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Are you ready? Let's go!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday of this week was primary election day in Tennessee, and I was fortunate enough to get to work the polls for the day! It's a lot of fun, but really hard work, starting at 5:45 am and running through about 8:30 pm by the time things are all packed up and delivered where necessary. So Monday is my usual day for housekeeping tasks like paying bills, laundry and grocery shopping, and Tuesday I was at the polling place all day. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But Wednesday - Wednesday was the day I had to finally bite the bullet and take up a special task. On the previous Sunday, my husband asked me if I could take up the sleeves on his sports coat. Of course, I said, "Oh no, let's take it to the alterations shop" because I'm a quilter! But it turns out he wanted it for this coming Sunday, and no alterations shop would do it that quickly. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let me say here that while I used to make all my clothes (way back when), and have even made a man's suit (NEVER AGAIN!), altering the sleeves of a sports coat is something I've never done before, and I will admit to being quite intimidated. I watched YouTube videos and looked at WikiHow pages, then finally bit the bullet and jumped in.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZ4m8DviwU1y0ri1NdC_kagG5ktnDkE0IVPU3C5zT27SiaL1Q1auDWLEOFodiMNcIMw_yaMx_Tf2mkfumsStSEl20yfjyFdNfK1loYKx6_LUHiGKg96Ppzsp0rsBfpyoz8Q4fGNTnats38_9LcNxWVHsPmg4GjtI_-7P9NERiYGFRA0UTF_UiX8SevPk/s4032/fake%20buttonholes.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZ4m8DviwU1y0ri1NdC_kagG5ktnDkE0IVPU3C5zT27SiaL1Q1auDWLEOFodiMNcIMw_yaMx_Tf2mkfumsStSEl20yfjyFdNfK1loYKx6_LUHiGKg96Ppzsp0rsBfpyoz8Q4fGNTnats38_9LcNxWVHsPmg4GjtI_-7P9NERiYGFRA0UTF_UiX8SevPk/w325-h433/fake%20buttonholes.heic" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first order of the day, after taking off the buttons, was removing these fake buttonholes. Did you know that if you find just the right thread on the back and tug on it, they will pull right out in a chain reaction? I found that out after I picked out the first one the hard way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttpcwgVvr1cDPEAEB_lmYzkeUNF8hHMyl5EcP_4Yls212mUh2QsOP7xIW7HnYbtM9COCsR5n-Jt3-u_Q3_SKwFenfmSvbq_zM4qZdd9yvrX1-l53EJl0GuaV4-BREHbsDkfG4ZJWknaWIk2V8Jgjxzws84oi-ouoCxYjHDfa8_f1Y-_5DfMyo0o9HTP8/s4032/What's%20inside%20that%20sleeve%3F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttpcwgVvr1cDPEAEB_lmYzkeUNF8hHMyl5EcP_4Yls212mUh2QsOP7xIW7HnYbtM9COCsR5n-Jt3-u_Q3_SKwFenfmSvbq_zM4qZdd9yvrX1-l53EJl0GuaV4-BREHbsDkfG4ZJWknaWIk2V8Jgjxzws84oi-ouoCxYjHDfa8_f1Y-_5DfMyo0o9HTP8/w325-h433/What's%20inside%20that%20sleeve%3F.heic" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I opened up the stitching between the lining and the outside fabric of the jacket. Ugh! It looks really complicated in there, but it's too late to stop now!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGSdo7LGTkvsz-dHNNB2ZZZqk9byoC-mcXEbH_dSE9Lx-3vDVEAH8KjJJDJhftWrIOObxmxEUpEPRwS8qT76zRQagmBV7rNglfDzufPmkTKW_US0XQdCQynWBpNUss8ufk-z3N_UeWRA1dOYLxGhvM1qZvBxR0BdTEYJmBJa3O_qZ6p8Eml8IPNNViMA/s4032/How%20to%20Miter%20a%20Corner.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGSdo7LGTkvsz-dHNNB2ZZZqk9byoC-mcXEbH_dSE9Lx-3vDVEAH8KjJJDJhftWrIOObxmxEUpEPRwS8qT76zRQagmBV7rNglfDzufPmkTKW_US0XQdCQynWBpNUss8ufk-z3N_UeWRA1dOYLxGhvM1qZvBxR0BdTEYJmBJa3O_qZ6p8Eml8IPNNViMA/w330-h440/How%20to%20Miter%20a%20Corner.heic" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Am I the only person here that takes lots and lots of pictures when doing something new, so I can remember how to put it back together later? I have about ten pics and a couple of videos on my phone that helped get me through this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At one point in the process, my husband, who had been providing me with the YouTube links, said, "This seems to have been much more of a process than I thought it would be!" At least now he knows why I was so hesitant to do it myself!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfieO11ncBItKsry7EO8MHxkvBGFyiaYP0w1TB-YeGsWShmGPJ82m8qnMiMkmiPs8k3-BI9V0t8AaNB_6goIcPZNqHX5n_mFieV2NV6tAB6xGMHIR1nafLMeNfua5LEc0RDKhmd-Vn4UAxjqkdPDjMTLSWXaNUHZpPhHo77wJ5zdp1f8lRKaGstW_PG4/s4032/Finished%20outside.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfieO11ncBItKsry7EO8MHxkvBGFyiaYP0w1TB-YeGsWShmGPJ82m8qnMiMkmiPs8k3-BI9V0t8AaNB_6goIcPZNqHX5n_mFieV2NV6tAB6xGMHIR1nafLMeNfua5LEc0RDKhmd-Vn4UAxjqkdPDjMTLSWXaNUHZpPhHo77wJ5zdp1f8lRKaGstW_PG4/w345-h460/Finished%20outside.heic" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But here's the finished product - beautifully shortened sleeves with buttons! No buttonholes - there's no way you could make me do that! But it still looks good on the outside....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2Ck7bRYWpxjjmg0cF905XkMP1BenBoC0h7mVo5gxM6N7_f218buGzUfEt1IX_a_JKmvypAkoCG5aaTa9ew7GcxyVZtlEjHd_mKOLwA4IiHrJj1yST0iX_KjFiczIQDvjm6YIZsdElGihohaz0hdqpvTNZsjHBO9FXTF9zmeSXSLxSVTLGdjfiv5098U/s4032/Finished%20inside.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2Ck7bRYWpxjjmg0cF905XkMP1BenBoC0h7mVo5gxM6N7_f218buGzUfEt1IX_a_JKmvypAkoCG5aaTa9ew7GcxyVZtlEjHd_mKOLwA4IiHrJj1yST0iX_KjFiczIQDvjm6YIZsdElGihohaz0hdqpvTNZsjHBO9FXTF9zmeSXSLxSVTLGdjfiv5098U/w333-h444/Finished%20inside.heic" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and on the inside! And when my husband tried it on, both sleeves were the same length AND the right length, so win/win!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He actually had the bravery to show me how it looked, then say, "You know, I've got a suit and another sports coat with sleeves that need shortening..." but when he saw the look on my face, he backed up and decided to take that up in a few days!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's making you whoop it up this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlWUdfpXCCrXq1o5Nos0aheL3LXafHf35b8vwJBiSdSUmVga0n_qyRviJBPt06uw1fPD4ZiTOtvZVM9_Fyc7n2ON5cWY2yBAHkmH0TOmePfbKQza4TvhcqUtL03luQFuHQ6-I7Xg4NojPq3tbgLVjkSZmGBEFMT_83UxzB-Zve_cQky3qMq4Y66ZfVY8/s356/200.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="356" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlWUdfpXCCrXq1o5Nos0aheL3LXafHf35b8vwJBiSdSUmVga0n_qyRviJBPt06uw1fPD4ZiTOtvZVM9_Fyc7n2ON5cWY2yBAHkmH0TOmePfbKQza4TvhcqUtL03luQFuHQ6-I7Xg4NojPq3tbgLVjkSZmGBEFMT_83UxzB-Zve_cQky3qMq4Y66ZfVY8/w367-h206/200.webp" width="367" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you doing a little happy <span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">dance?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div></div><p></p>
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We've been discovering new ways to utilize fat quarters in quilts, and if you're like me and have way too many, a way to use up some of the stash! So far, we've used 48 fat quarters (!) - 16 in Meet Me in St. Louis, 14 in Kaleidoscope, and most recently 18 in a new version of Supernova. But I'm still overflowing with fat quarters, so today we will be exploring a new tutorial, this time for a quilt I call Woven. Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fFffoxA-3fQWoozvgUA7ofifsIePyrUrcwW6rha7Q_rFmmRfKMHP3exEznWM4qjWjQJaPo3RKHCz7KoxotiKrhvtH9cVA5aHGnwwJ4GXg7xT8CdWJmNs60zBlI-_tZegkX-qHxb6owFso0JPOQpbn3RUUV8rYgR3Ds6ETYxJetOp-6rybT3nwsSRUfM/s3013/Woven%20finished%20top.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3013" data-original-width="3013" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fFffoxA-3fQWoozvgUA7ofifsIePyrUrcwW6rha7Q_rFmmRfKMHP3exEznWM4qjWjQJaPo3RKHCz7KoxotiKrhvtH9cVA5aHGnwwJ4GXg7xT8CdWJmNs60zBlI-_tZegkX-qHxb6owFso0JPOQpbn3RUUV8rYgR3Ds6ETYxJetOp-6rybT3nwsSRUfM/s320/Woven%20finished%20top.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Woven</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Fat Quarter Friendly Quilt</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">FABRIC REQUIREMENTS:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fat Quarters (FQ) in three different contrasting color groups</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Color A - 7</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Color B - 5</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Color C - 4</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">CUTTING:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">From Color A FQs, cut:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>26<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4.5” x 12.5”</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>30<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4.5” x 4.5”</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>To achieve this, and assuming your FQ have 17” x 20” of useable fabric, cut your first six FQ in this manner:</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q6WycW2DDpaC3F74VjJRbHX8H7BWNSksLskfLGVizIM50vqtf478phC-muOZbDvWI8KrtRjzcHyy8ogpP6VLYI88-I85MJrCpU3YQWVISszL8plLRjif7zZAnGo0auDIhcWYpclqN4dMMZz3QC0jzKTKmU1sSyUlSrD7Fm3l6IpDaKMrHjIUS9uCsMM/s3022/Cutting%20Diagram%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2663" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q6WycW2DDpaC3F74VjJRbHX8H7BWNSksLskfLGVizIM50vqtf478phC-muOZbDvWI8KrtRjzcHyy8ogpP6VLYI88-I85MJrCpU3YQWVISszL8plLRjif7zZAnGo0auDIhcWYpclqN4dMMZz3QC0jzKTKmU1sSyUlSrD7Fm3l6IpDaKMrHjIUS9uCsMM/w372-h422/Cutting%20Diagram%201.jpeg" width="372" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>This will give you 24 long strips and 24 squares.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Take your remaining FQ and cut in this manner:</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjT8FJqu83nol_Az1xyjqFXRu8fvWQSvmic1uWUgruWf7Y0BgvPTzCQvolElnzBf8AdwImOEtYcIrGRRja6LdZ1pKoAo1q0_QsFhGS7m1Qnm97WhlC73kDdA2tT0t-AHRx7PG7R_3mqv5GdoTJnhSlKe319N7RhHUNCN6hr51NrnAF-ryyXJkRzg8Z2A/s3252/Cutting%20Diagram%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3252" data-original-width="2822" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjT8FJqu83nol_Az1xyjqFXRu8fvWQSvmic1uWUgruWf7Y0BgvPTzCQvolElnzBf8AdwImOEtYcIrGRRja6LdZ1pKoAo1q0_QsFhGS7m1Qnm97WhlC73kDdA2tT0t-AHRx7PG7R_3mqv5GdoTJnhSlKe319N7RhHUNCN6hr51NrnAF-ryyXJkRzg8Z2A/w366-h421/Cutting%20Diagram%202.jpeg" width="366" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>This will give you your remaining 2 long strips and 6 squares.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">From Color B FQs, cut:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>13<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4.5” x 12.5”</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>30<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4.5” x 4.5”</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>To achieve this, cut the first 3 FQ in this manner:</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrzlAeeNyB1BWFNYxYDA8zCLj_P8Dk9Rmg5fxnglMGszIZjm17OVgCLHz6Wrliqrp-7lcwI0mDqPi2nIzt0Fe_Sgu6e1DyGVPYJuiwCL5jVOBhh618PySYrkOeAcllk0oahDWPG78MihxMRHl8jyoh-wvYgOj74j-2PSsnEUlOVBMVKXyuaPdBlxpvDk/s3022/Cutting%20Diagram%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2663" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrzlAeeNyB1BWFNYxYDA8zCLj_P8Dk9Rmg5fxnglMGszIZjm17OVgCLHz6Wrliqrp-7lcwI0mDqPi2nIzt0Fe_Sgu6e1DyGVPYJuiwCL5jVOBhh618PySYrkOeAcllk0oahDWPG78MihxMRHl8jyoh-wvYgOj74j-2PSsnEUlOVBMVKXyuaPdBlxpvDk/s320/Cutting%20Diagram%201.jpeg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>This will give you 12 long strips and 12 squares.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Take another FQ and cut four 4.5” x 17” strips. From one strip, cut one 4.5” x 12.5” strip and one 4.5” square. Cut the remaining strips into 9 squares. This will give you one more long strip and 10 more squares, for a total of 13 long strips and 22 squares.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Take the final FQ and cut three more 4.5” strips, then crosscut into 8 4.5” squares, giving you a total of 13 long strips and 30 squares.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">From Color C FQs, cut:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>48<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4.5” s 4.5”</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>To achieve this, cut four 4.5” x 17” strips from each of the four FQ, then cross cut them into 12 4.5” squares for a total of 48 4.5” squares.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">ASSEMBLY</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This quilt is made up of three separate blocks, shown as follows:</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Block 1:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Make 13</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJvQ2rovhbmh3H_EixFrq4sk7P9A7KahNBf1b0Kfvzcbnb-GcJgkGvNd2-XgAiwztfqPAPVKl1M2o79ehGLqWsYDSRAhjlIf2MpC3QsfxEewDefViY20e2KOhJ8usDPaiMnvAFbWJPg5z1dYfnCAJ0JRaSxmna47O9r9wN2KEnk_PDsHmxvuTg8YzFb8/s2223/Filler%20Blocks.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="2223" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJvQ2rovhbmh3H_EixFrq4sk7P9A7KahNBf1b0Kfvzcbnb-GcJgkGvNd2-XgAiwztfqPAPVKl1M2o79ehGLqWsYDSRAhjlIf2MpC3QsfxEewDefViY20e2KOhJ8usDPaiMnvAFbWJPg5z1dYfnCAJ0JRaSxmna47O9r9wN2KEnk_PDsHmxvuTg8YzFb8/s320/Filler%20Blocks.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Block 2:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Make 6</span></div><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dBUYsWLikkL2aXuA_w7b3TGiyWqXQRdJBIizUB65wY7zYR2IHvHRsX_ZkxSuCakxzTLVSbjwaKU43gN76pMXXQl5caZBpmC-my5no74qbi6XVAMJOeif3PJol882JNhf7jakS0J_WtZEAsTdwIoR_eeYs3_9MeN54IZWAnX086oRUSdAxmQS9DWB2Ck/s1845/Layout%20Block%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1819" data-original-width="1845" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dBUYsWLikkL2aXuA_w7b3TGiyWqXQRdJBIizUB65wY7zYR2IHvHRsX_ZkxSuCakxzTLVSbjwaKU43gN76pMXXQl5caZBpmC-my5no74qbi6XVAMJOeif3PJol882JNhf7jakS0J_WtZEAsTdwIoR_eeYs3_9MeN54IZWAnX086oRUSdAxmQS9DWB2Ck/s320/Layout%20Block%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Block 3:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Make 6</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw58Miw_2c3S3ZtxajpIS0IgAy7ukxM3WGgbEVM4tYuw1uxazT4BAXzOCliQiy4Pr3VpLydlIbDrX6DbfXdlRTLK1HdyH7jw8eyzuMdZxpgM_ZeUsFofDU-tvLEcarvQAVr9JosX1SZfyBM81H9ieyfSZ2MBXdShGfyBOTRUXzrxjMo0JCXqUer3-0R1o/s2170/Layout%20Block%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="2169" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw58Miw_2c3S3ZtxajpIS0IgAy7ukxM3WGgbEVM4tYuw1uxazT4BAXzOCliQiy4Pr3VpLydlIbDrX6DbfXdlRTLK1HdyH7jw8eyzuMdZxpgM_ZeUsFofDU-tvLEcarvQAVr9JosX1SZfyBM81H9ieyfSZ2MBXdShGfyBOTRUXzrxjMo0JCXqUer3-0R1o/s320/Layout%20Block%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">LAYOUT:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While it may look complicated to lay out, it’s really quite simple. First of all, take Block 1 and lay it out in a checkerboard design, with 3 blocks in the 1st, 3rd and 5th rows with the stripes running horizontally, and 2 blocks in the 2nd and 4th rows with the stripes running vertically.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW-Xl-S1APAdoLmqnQr5A_X0BI7mPNKEmFpbtB7uvoInYw1NopRKvS7bUKT0Uh0jxLb0aoqgs-r7YGH4mvc9i1U2KFdgHfagIGD-HVGGi5gvydey00HuCn2hhYfMcNjY5ErQfoy6Ze2yk99FWgA4BW7OzqjSbM9BqOYitrYnDwW24T-rrQ3OgT_EWDGk/s1368/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-03%20at%205.23.06%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW-Xl-S1APAdoLmqnQr5A_X0BI7mPNKEmFpbtB7uvoInYw1NopRKvS7bUKT0Uh0jxLb0aoqgs-r7YGH4mvc9i1U2KFdgHfagIGD-HVGGi5gvydey00HuCn2hhYfMcNjY5ErQfoy6Ze2yk99FWgA4BW7OzqjSbM9BqOYitrYnDwW24T-rrQ3OgT_EWDGk/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-03%20at%205.23.06%20PM.png" width="318" /></a></div><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Take Block 2 and place them between the horizontal stripe blocks in rows 1, 3, and 5. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xHVUHP9DSak1CAmBJbw-Tm67AEHaw0OTdF5BW29F2hBDD-DgdIKOjv7kGLy3tjDj9Xc0tGWEP3vQHR0OcN6jLXpGXI95SaIFBXb_IiVEXmchiKmTNFuvv5ujXdjPvcJZTZH2I8vfVDNeo7szMKMQ275mG9IAMIHEOKjTzejO7yvGAztBUq8tBSsfNVs/s1366/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-03%20at%205.25.33%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1362" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xHVUHP9DSak1CAmBJbw-Tm67AEHaw0OTdF5BW29F2hBDD-DgdIKOjv7kGLy3tjDj9Xc0tGWEP3vQHR0OcN6jLXpGXI95SaIFBXb_IiVEXmchiKmTNFuvv5ujXdjPvcJZTZH2I8vfVDNeo7szMKMQ275mG9IAMIHEOKjTzejO7yvGAztBUq8tBSsfNVs/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-03%20at%205.25.33%20PM.png" width="319" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now take Block 3 and place them between the vertical stripe blocks in rows 2 and 4.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYkIvPZkahUsg_BmPXV-eWvneh-Nia9lKaTlOqN54_HlsV3z_ygLtEJnLFPVH3lT_2WpeGsyuN8OSn13Q65wIPp4KOlIBJgmmt2ObbkWzrAGBNz7i4NcZrBlaa_S4FQVghEAf90gMDOHge6Fzilw_5iXXoPCdPi5vnFAOMN-HKjfAOdev-uuAPrv4wkU/s1366/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-03%20at%205.27.03%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1366" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYkIvPZkahUsg_BmPXV-eWvneh-Nia9lKaTlOqN54_HlsV3z_ygLtEJnLFPVH3lT_2WpeGsyuN8OSn13Q65wIPp4KOlIBJgmmt2ObbkWzrAGBNz7i4NcZrBlaa_S4FQVghEAf90gMDOHge6Fzilw_5iXXoPCdPi5vnFAOMN-HKjfAOdev-uuAPrv4wkU/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-03%20at%205.27.03%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Assemble and quilt as desired!</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you enjoy this quilt pattern, and that it helps you use up some random fat quarters in your stash! See you next Sunday with another Fat </span>Quarter<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Frenzy quilt!</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hugs!</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarah</span></span></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-15540698052254318642024-03-01T00:01:00.001-06:002024-03-01T00:01:00.184-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UQxVVv_Ei0B337_NMGCPsiWy2qr2VaM43PJwaR8mGfQcMIuUZu6We_jsYIkTmDkkAIgoGKIfJEWpgS1clzn6KOZoSoUSwFphOVxMyu4x6-oYo7RVA02FqFrj-hJXK_cO1eLsVieLiD8N6qm-hsbq_SGkRPO8mJrbpTVrOwYS8p-WNP3TSC9ylY-0UKQ/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UQxVVv_Ei0B337_NMGCPsiWy2qr2VaM43PJwaR8mGfQcMIuUZu6We_jsYIkTmDkkAIgoGKIfJEWpgS1clzn6KOZoSoUSwFphOVxMyu4x6-oYo7RVA02FqFrj-hJXK_cO1eLsVieLiD8N6qm-hsbq_SGkRPO8mJrbpTVrOwYS8p-WNP3TSC9ylY-0UKQ/w267-h267/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What do you know - - - it's Friday again! And we all know what that means - it's time for us to all get our whoop whoop on. Are you ready? Let's go!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been a busy week around my studio this week, and my quilt math brain has been stretched to its limit - but I have a finished t-shirt quilt top to show off!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnimJLbFhBWnJ9BJOHFP2G6HTXeoD18oZUd3JFoWqdBKZjZ8uK_CQlgUXZ19zshnb6cY4pvYJ2geBf9TZdAqEcSvc-cB1V890PwgfpGJgXWxImIqDrP6SIwS7mkii1HEfqD506pD1byocJTsKUIETQcSyojzPpqoW58sCqNOZCXnFc09aTCDFGnc_0PCY/s3013/t-shirt%20quilt%20top.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="3013" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnimJLbFhBWnJ9BJOHFP2G6HTXeoD18oZUd3JFoWqdBKZjZ8uK_CQlgUXZ19zshnb6cY4pvYJ2geBf9TZdAqEcSvc-cB1V890PwgfpGJgXWxImIqDrP6SIwS7mkii1HEfqD506pD1byocJTsKUIETQcSyojzPpqoW58sCqNOZCXnFc09aTCDFGnc_0PCY/w475-h405/t-shirt%20quilt%20top.jpeg" width="475" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been a while since I made one of these, and because I made some adjustments to block sizes as I went to fill in empty spots, I ended up needing to do some quilt math at the end to make sure everything fit. Hopefully the second one this season will go a little easier now that I remember all the little tricks! Quilting will come sometime next week, as I've got a busy weekend coming up.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOirRQiYKikWaLvXCxJwk5lu8JzOOaWJJUdl8nViYeDuO67Ew5dqJl_vH5Nc0-iRK2MBjtv_nRkgx_OvBciL08B3sO4ZQn-2eZFTXtetQzhGfoweVKM2kYImHxYaUe6ZRuH4B9wDcmcG9Xf9PRueXGOdl1cKeG4NzXK1NhkHLyYsbfFqMedTUQIw_J108/s4032/Clean%20Cutting%20Table.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOirRQiYKikWaLvXCxJwk5lu8JzOOaWJJUdl8nViYeDuO67Ew5dqJl_vH5Nc0-iRK2MBjtv_nRkgx_OvBciL08B3sO4ZQn-2eZFTXtetQzhGfoweVKM2kYImHxYaUe6ZRuH4B9wDcmcG9Xf9PRueXGOdl1cKeG4NzXK1NhkHLyYsbfFqMedTUQIw_J108/w335-h447/Clean%20Cutting%20Table.jpeg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once I finished the top, I decided to take a little break and clean off my cutting table. It feels so nice to have at least one little corner that is calm and peaceful and neat!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfd8NlbxtCvtjuxTTKhHBqMcuvXQTvo8OnATO81XVbX-NitibuwGlVigo-ze9UvM8WLHCIIAUdQcCGwqweRBbsTGq4eUggBDer-GY4VDiP7qqbPfLWiIkBxTvgeE_cZ5FAQl0dHaPbDau44XDXYdIO5CCjeIdcqPGOq0cBn8_MIRhBk5_h6yk12SKYj4/s1564/Ombre%20fabric.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1169" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfd8NlbxtCvtjuxTTKhHBqMcuvXQTvo8OnATO81XVbX-NitibuwGlVigo-ze9UvM8WLHCIIAUdQcCGwqweRBbsTGq4eUggBDer-GY4VDiP7qqbPfLWiIkBxTvgeE_cZ5FAQl0dHaPbDau44XDXYdIO5CCjeIdcqPGOq0cBn8_MIRhBk5_h6yk12SKYj4/w335-h449/Ombre%20fabric.jpeg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I decided to play around with an idea I had at church last week - a jelly roll quilt made with ombre fabric. I had this piece of ombre, about a yard and a half, sitting in my stash, so I ironed it well and cut it into 1.75" width of fabric strips - the widest I could cut the strips and get 42. I sewed them together, matching the yellow ends and the blue ends, then proceeded with a typical jelly roll quilt, and here's what I ended up with! Isn't it pretty?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjrLRDwTqSxxFSs8L6zUPCOznnFJ9zuXQIzZr-L58mFnrJ97wq8N0zJy-E436rOJxCFfVtfG6z41U2EkyXWh0mHdDn6YzrKucyjZ1AgfRNtl6q4kM5Ly1TxtZNqyrXTHrrQX2KCb1HvbidrnEDdanXIbYn7uwyFdlOkV0qksk3U_xnEeLsuG5dwkVgK8/s4032/Ombre%20Jelly%20Roll%20Quilt.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjrLRDwTqSxxFSs8L6zUPCOznnFJ9zuXQIzZr-L58mFnrJ97wq8N0zJy-E436rOJxCFfVtfG6z41U2EkyXWh0mHdDn6YzrKucyjZ1AgfRNtl6q4kM5Ly1TxtZNqyrXTHrrQX2KCb1HvbidrnEDdanXIbYn7uwyFdlOkV0qksk3U_xnEeLsuG5dwkVgK8/w358-h477/Ombre%20Jelly%20Roll%20Quilt.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My friend Piper at church is working on the same thing, with a more traditional light-to-dark-to-light ombre, and I'm interested to see what hers ends up looking like!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaD2F2UYHktfZyRxe27kYPL9fvL7NAjE4Q0WjAQiOm8lrgRoyEEjbmRlCVKKP4K7FxPb-KwJS4s-q7pb_AaN-jpKGbpiaK8l1gUrLKf1WjYDv-AAcbFvdPD29-JKxl8els6oJg1tF59ibf-sZOSs9hG8UJAHwT_ROknYFrpM7sEw5y-6CLJHUDLbJRpE/s1916/The%20Birthday%20Girl!.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1173" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaD2F2UYHktfZyRxe27kYPL9fvL7NAjE4Q0WjAQiOm8lrgRoyEEjbmRlCVKKP4K7FxPb-KwJS4s-q7pb_AaN-jpKGbpiaK8l1gUrLKf1WjYDv-AAcbFvdPD29-JKxl8els6oJg1tF59ibf-sZOSs9hG8UJAHwT_ROknYFrpM7sEw5y-6CLJHUDLbJRpE/w340-h555/The%20Birthday%20Girl!.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here's my final whoop whoop for the week - my daughter (the one on the left) celebrated her tenth birthday this week! It's always so much fun when it's a leap year and we get to celebrate her "real" birthday. Her party will be on Saturday, because Lilli is away at DECA State Competition this week, but we went out to dinner with them Thursday and had a great time. Where do the years go?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28aGBlmmvExnzJheOzjywlBabqJ7GsofKL1o83hHgygDh11gJa6nZIkEFIcv_s7ttp3J5YQTl3-MBNOFoRCjj6idL6hdaeDjlSjiwYahi5mkJsLTOCRmsNhyhz7unqMDvKk4F3NLscxBY-XK7i3BSR33mAWeRpsDUI2HGLHc7Cq9HA8K7uAXGEARkJOc/s240/200.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="240" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28aGBlmmvExnzJheOzjywlBabqJ7GsofKL1o83hHgygDh11gJa6nZIkEFIcv_s7ttp3J5YQTl3-MBNOFoRCjj6idL6hdaeDjlSjiwYahi5mkJsLTOCRmsNhyhz7unqMDvKk4F3NLscxBY-XK7i3BSR33mAWeRpsDUI2HGLHc7Cq9HA8K7uAXGEARkJOc/w346-h288/200.webp" width="346" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Hope to see you there!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Hugs!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Sarah</span></span></div></div><p></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-9815704446126168492024-02-23T00:01:00.001-06:002024-02-23T00:01:00.313-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Lots of Finishing Going On....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9BDp0q3RVZGA7r95ZRmC1rpL3eYwsVasOzMovLtlrORl_dDTnsfXMd3Wa5NXYnxk3cYjlsMzvlpHzkoHjPki2fr4e7fKFEX1rhq_o1D9v_X3swBgeWiCrviCrn177MiV2dF4-ceYQw77IzwYQLOBe5l9UwNzVxAB5ePxL2DnM3jxH_XGlVAqU_-zy1Q/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9BDp0q3RVZGA7r95ZRmC1rpL3eYwsVasOzMovLtlrORl_dDTnsfXMd3Wa5NXYnxk3cYjlsMzvlpHzkoHjPki2fr4e7fKFEX1rhq_o1D9v_X3swBgeWiCrviCrn177MiV2dF4-ceYQw77IzwYQLOBe5l9UwNzVxAB5ePxL2DnM3jxH_XGlVAqU_-zy1Q/w235-h235/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="235" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here we are, another week gone and Friday is here! And we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Are you ready? Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been a busy week of finishes around my studio this week - I had a customer quilting job, plus a wedding gift quilt to make and a t-shirt quilt to begin working on. Whew! A lot on my plate, but I'm happy to say things went well. First thing was taking care of the customer quilt, and although I don't have pictures of it, it is quilted, binding on, and washed and dried, waiting for my customer to pick it up tomorrow. She made herself a beautiful winter-themed quilt, and I wanted to get it back to her as quickly as possible so she can enjoy it for a while!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I got to work on the wedding quilt. The shower is next weekend, so I really had to get hopping! I found a kit that had been in my stash since 2015 (oh the shame!) and whipped out this pretty top....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WwRPx-L1uDgECsxSyhHeNPs3c9C_ZrK0xwn7q5mjuXDhFhKkYvI1CSjHhO-yLCuiW6T01NnBapY-DvTM1AK5nfxg3hTCs-MDuIqs-iFUh_8ocSKxqA3SUSMQVjjf2q0K1Pjbp5WRsYi0Mf78Fj9E7C3uqkIW49DWIQlO8qrY2wq97qQmPNo6FvOB-Ug/s2215/Finished%20Top.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="2157" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WwRPx-L1uDgECsxSyhHeNPs3c9C_ZrK0xwn7q5mjuXDhFhKkYvI1CSjHhO-yLCuiW6T01NnBapY-DvTM1AK5nfxg3hTCs-MDuIqs-iFUh_8ocSKxqA3SUSMQVjjf2q0K1Pjbp5WRsYi0Mf78Fj9E7C3uqkIW49DWIQlO8qrY2wq97qQmPNo6FvOB-Ug/w377-h387/Finished%20Top.jpeg" width="377" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Didn't that turn out nice? The fabric is Good Neighbor by Amanda Nyberg of Crazy Mom Quilts. I bought this quilt on a fabulous sale years ago and then avoided making it because of the flying geese - but the technique it used to make them was so simple and quick, I don't know why I ever feared making them! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the top was finished, I went to my stash to see if I had a piece that would work for the back. I thought I was going to have to go shopping (oh the horror!) but then I spotted a bolt of fabric my friend Piper picked up for me when she was shopping for fabric for the quilt ministry. She was worried that the fabric wouldn't be appropriate for the ministry - it has girls in bathing suits on beach blankets on it - but I loved the colors and told her I would take it. Well, I took one look at it, and another one at the quilt, and knew I had found my back!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-csljxRxN_bDymIWgLPHTN_yjVC4Tt50mOTv-Zn-qVjhvdsK88kOxPd-DczxjtzVd19aahCWZJuerhAyC_OrD2t4I5ws_9wPfGDvlKuAsYHSMq4xYw7oxXwqWxOXQqn8mTPxpTdd7sh9CS2LSInATziB0Blgl29ewCCcyyWKVdqJP1ASrf_jVeBvayTg/s4032/Perfect%20backing.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-csljxRxN_bDymIWgLPHTN_yjVC4Tt50mOTv-Zn-qVjhvdsK88kOxPd-DczxjtzVd19aahCWZJuerhAyC_OrD2t4I5ws_9wPfGDvlKuAsYHSMq4xYw7oxXwqWxOXQqn8mTPxpTdd7sh9CS2LSInATziB0Blgl29ewCCcyyWKVdqJP1ASrf_jVeBvayTg/w314-h419/Perfect%20backing.jpeg" width="314" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday morning, this quilt went on the frame, and about an hour later, it was ready for binding! A little trimming, a little sewing. and voila! It's finished!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6ulIyh072A62jUmvFcV3V81rwE1btWg1eF1ZkGYf3XiaXOMN5zCw4aNBcpgI0nQ8ZUR62XV35h6SQscSzuGsP6D6rQ9I3OYffEkQbADkx-0VUorDH_IEPvTZOGxSuixLqNn9S0cVT70uK1RwDZPJNFGzoHwiubKzLi3Llw9CYkqfJcWlhCB5KuVZVOE/s2159/Finished%20Quilt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="2159" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6ulIyh072A62jUmvFcV3V81rwE1btWg1eF1ZkGYf3XiaXOMN5zCw4aNBcpgI0nQ8ZUR62XV35h6SQscSzuGsP6D6rQ9I3OYffEkQbADkx-0VUorDH_IEPvTZOGxSuixLqNn9S0cVT70uK1RwDZPJNFGzoHwiubKzLi3Llw9CYkqfJcWlhCB5KuVZVOE/w395-h395/Finished%20Quilt.JPG" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">See what I mean about that backing fabric? It is so perfect it could have been printed with he same dyes. Every color in the fabric on the front is present in the backing fabric! And the recipient loves the beach, so win/win!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday saw some real progress on the t-shirt blocks. I had done a few of the trickier blocks previously....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXOb8T0RTDOv0wpfZ7T4hgSEHEQBa3ZEgp6Fg1OYx66J1QRM8Js9iPH8Y9X4-lXfK7w_CuWJ7SDUc8SBckE48X9h3I3MKwYCHMVnnUP03liOh0kVe0sB1w9JbS_DO48FRE9qdF274Xm67XRx4QiweYJt-PNT16tgf6c_7LHY_CFVznEWIkSUzihqNJyQ/s2976/tshirt%20blocks.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2927" data-original-width="2976" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXOb8T0RTDOv0wpfZ7T4hgSEHEQBa3ZEgp6Fg1OYx66J1QRM8Js9iPH8Y9X4-lXfK7w_CuWJ7SDUc8SBckE48X9h3I3MKwYCHMVnnUP03liOh0kVe0sB1w9JbS_DO48FRE9qdF274Xm67XRx4QiweYJt-PNT16tgf6c_7LHY_CFVznEWIkSUzihqNJyQ/w401-h395/tshirt%20blocks.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...but Thursday I got to work on the "easy" blocks - the ones that just have to be carefully measured, backed and trimmed. I got a bunch of them ready to go, but there's still a lot to do! You can see my clips on each one in this picture, with it's number so I can lay it out in the proper spot when I get ready to assemble this puzzle style quilt.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqI2unvaYTwJ7sDfT7h3whOjG2xI7fvPkPe_kbBJEkRkLrANmutsXd9scAATXXg_Li-aw6vJY9tVAnsHd9e1gpazH3OHjGGiBB_A3PsEtmD7RrzrnFvgjnq_Bv8TxFooENj-bDmLOTlbkUmRJZWbEh9r5WaW0w3ASzkb83UvsOGYL3yQ_ydDLcUhEZBs/s4032/Lovely%20Pile%20of%20Blocks.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqI2unvaYTwJ7sDfT7h3whOjG2xI7fvPkPe_kbBJEkRkLrANmutsXd9scAATXXg_Li-aw6vJY9tVAnsHd9e1gpazH3OHjGGiBB_A3PsEtmD7RrzrnFvgjnq_Bv8TxFooENj-bDmLOTlbkUmRJZWbEh9r5WaW0w3ASzkb83UvsOGYL3yQ_ydDLcUhEZBs/w322-h429/Lovely%20Pile%20of%20Blocks.jpeg" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So lots of finishes this week, and a good start on the next big project! But the very biggest whoop whoop came Thursday afternoon, when I opened up my email and found a message from someone who wants to donate her long arm machine to our quilt ministry! God is good, and we are excited to be able to make even more quilts - but it's going to be exciting times making space for our new girl!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirACxiwSqK-yxZ64ewCALgSftjqfbnKHaNUPDqDY3_QkLl5-widZvae8IjuPeyiUyB7nGp0cPR3DnSsbUR36VlVYkIosSO89lvozegiCX85jIPYuXqMCYxlyU3nWzmsTcXGwt2SjfEFRqmd9QaAaAIJGMLPuB022eucfeyhyphenhypheni3oQKgTHidcbo2kqaaSdc/s267/200.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="267" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirACxiwSqK-yxZ64ewCALgSftjqfbnKHaNUPDqDY3_QkLl5-widZvae8IjuPeyiUyB7nGp0cPR3DnSsbUR36VlVYkIosSO89lvozegiCX85jIPYuXqMCYxlyU3nWzmsTcXGwt2SjfEFRqmd9QaAaAIJGMLPuB022eucfeyhyphenhypheni3oQKgTHidcbo2kqaaSdc/w357-h267/200.webp" width="357" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-65677370353596737862024-02-19T19:51:00.001-06:002024-02-19T19:51:13.539-06:00Make-A-List Monday - Because I Really Need a List!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJmZsYuDan3cJlKMHomjVYSW6Qvi54mivo0uRT7hhRY307kNjBXOsWElr49Zn54IBsT0SWR4Td9QXN6pS8AptE8OuZ2h8ns1olAWhLcS-NpMDzZXKq9_dvX6CXRUqP_h9nKJFaj3IV8A00oNImMqdFowDqSQ_iLuMrpnqUx4xz4l9kShiA_WaAKcdQBc/s320/MALM%20icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="320" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJmZsYuDan3cJlKMHomjVYSW6Qvi54mivo0uRT7hhRY307kNjBXOsWElr49Zn54IBsT0SWR4Td9QXN6pS8AptE8OuZ2h8ns1olAWhLcS-NpMDzZXKq9_dvX6CXRUqP_h9nKJFaj3IV8A00oNImMqdFowDqSQ_iLuMrpnqUx4xz4l9kShiA_WaAKcdQBc/s1600/MALM%20icon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Well, it's been a while since I posted on a Monday, but that doesn't mean I haven't been working, just that I'm a lazy blogger! But this week I feel the need to organize my mind and commit publicly, so here I am.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'm pleased to say that I put in some time with a new skill today - I finally tried four-at-a-time flying geese, and I can't believe I've ignored this fabulous technique for all these years! I finished these pretty blocks....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisot-LLI0PYgiANQjoypgK3l6t7c2PIglyYSsnHkIzt7Boe12z2dhz1sUqxJl8NDK8zDaXPhr2VJAdmLqDBr1is1dxDugRX_BRkHk7ETfwgv54dKvN_AUTZ-hOJb0J7ftWGhBx0KQbfCGZF-BWSlo1k6N1Q5bsrhX_q9v5b0NSL9mtJpjwRNgryLWuPoE/s2438/Flying%20Geese%20Blocks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2438" data-original-width="2160" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisot-LLI0PYgiANQjoypgK3l6t7c2PIglyYSsnHkIzt7Boe12z2dhz1sUqxJl8NDK8zDaXPhr2VJAdmLqDBr1is1dxDugRX_BRkHk7ETfwgv54dKvN_AUTZ-hOJb0J7ftWGhBx0KQbfCGZF-BWSlo1k6N1Q5bsrhX_q9v5b0NSL9mtJpjwRNgryLWuPoE/w328-h370/Flying%20Geese%20Blocks.jpeg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and one of my goals for this week is to finish this quilt, which will be a wedding gift and hence has a time deadline!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8Px-myBBwTQt_sk6PHnMO2x_TVk6IaYZlTghBHqraN9vbzVuMspM83SQ1xnlOuF0xbQ9JRFtXalcwlExT5rnC82MBIcPG6cPxyuU597AXdO4uEG2XoDT7ScUx5t9y-bUQVwqBE4z9BVeFBa_GCF2P2b3bH_S26_9XBgMtc8UqITl-ya9EDuO32G3WWQ/s2845/Bathing%20Suit.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="2631" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8Px-myBBwTQt_sk6PHnMO2x_TVk6IaYZlTghBHqraN9vbzVuMspM83SQ1xnlOuF0xbQ9JRFtXalcwlExT5rnC82MBIcPG6cPxyuU597AXdO4uEG2XoDT7ScUx5t9y-bUQVwqBE4z9BVeFBa_GCF2P2b3bH_S26_9XBgMtc8UqITl-ya9EDuO32G3WWQ/s320/Bathing%20Suit.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9e9BeBzaEdf2H6s2_CWbHm3ufAOg70VzN6lze8qszaEkpv8-jPDANvPL6XwQpT_fJRMl8PNgfEWRI-tYnjq4lw0KUhyIefMRZbx0USLdylgmef-KVUzK8pINMp9yrrfUhdr-e8JlecTpGUObx90N6Vl2qNFfaGk5fREK4u0jgDUMoUvHAErzhZ2nzbU/s3118/Monkey%20Business.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3118" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9e9BeBzaEdf2H6s2_CWbHm3ufAOg70VzN6lze8qszaEkpv8-jPDANvPL6XwQpT_fJRMl8PNgfEWRI-tYnjq4lw0KUhyIefMRZbx0USLdylgmef-KVUzK8pINMp9yrrfUhdr-e8JlecTpGUObx90N6Vl2qNFfaGk5fREK4u0jgDUMoUvHAErzhZ2nzbU/s320/Monkey%20Business.jpeg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm also working on another t-shirt quilt for a 2024 graduate, and these are a couple of the blocks I've already got up on the design wall. I usually try to make the "tough" blocks - the ones that take more thought and effort to create - first, so the rest of the quilt is downhill after that. But I've still got a lot of blocks to create, and this one is next on my list after the wedding gift.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So those are my goals for this week - finish the wedding quilt, and put in some serious time on the first t-shirt quilt of the season. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now I really need to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-47069068264988318212024-02-18T16:20:00.003-06:002024-03-04T20:13:46.597-06:00Fat Quarter Frenzy Rediscovers Supernova!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvvFV7JXucxlYBJwSs0ULalh0Whgw-D2-s7DTpnffsXgnqn9gcrsu-PXCUHN4XsCMgGEmcSaCLzoGFZDHEAXG2q3UOubu-pfTrYn9WJAwlzCdKDuiw356OU2xJ2Y-Dmq2k0xaeVt7lzDNsxo-LzYAyuMiZ7bOK4v2vIA88ntmX-phVPYNBpLMODVkw4k/s1320/FQF%20Avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1320" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvvFV7JXucxlYBJwSs0ULalh0Whgw-D2-s7DTpnffsXgnqn9gcrsu-PXCUHN4XsCMgGEmcSaCLzoGFZDHEAXG2q3UOubu-pfTrYn9WJAwlzCdKDuiw356OU2xJ2Y-Dmq2k0xaeVt7lzDNsxo-LzYAyuMiZ7bOK4v2vIA88ntmX-phVPYNBpLMODVkw4k/s320/FQF%20Avatar.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I. Am. Late. So sorry! And I will totally blame this on the state of my studio - it's a flipping mess, with about twelve quilt tops waiting to be quilted, a customer quilt just off the frame, a t-shirt quilt in progress, and now a new quilt started for a wedding shower gift. My brain feels like my studio looks, and I just completely forgot what day it was yesterday when I should have been writing this post.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That being said, welcome back to Fat Quarter Frenzy, where we are exploring simple quilt designs made from fat quarters. If you're like me, you've got a lot of fat quarters sitting around, and hopefully this will help you find a good quilt-y home for some of them! So far I've used 30 fat quarters, 16 with Meet Me In St. Louis, and another 14 with Kaleidoscope. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today we're going to re-visit one of the most popular tutorials on my blog, Supernova. I first posted this in 2017, as part of the Stunning Stars series, and it's been requested as a PDF hundreds (thousands?) of times since then. But I'm always up for a new interpretation of this quilt, so here it is in mixed prints!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_slk_Os7Cn2HffvZuwxgIBuwNVnOEROAZzA1GKbNAlHPPy30oMA25DqNY-oaeExTyg3T00pah7DsC90LGCXjrvCcvSbg1pVSQ1A5_ioqidodIq_NEY9j6jy140Px81ygbsDWtjyGAcoVtARB2NB9_3Iqxcffm3FZrWhU-MxY8ySU6051aZ9WjUF8GSQ/s2969/Land,%20Sea%20and%20Sky%20finished%20top.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="2969" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_slk_Os7Cn2HffvZuwxgIBuwNVnOEROAZzA1GKbNAlHPPy30oMA25DqNY-oaeExTyg3T00pah7DsC90LGCXjrvCcvSbg1pVSQ1A5_ioqidodIq_NEY9j6jy140Px81ygbsDWtjyGAcoVtARB2NB9_3Iqxcffm3FZrWhU-MxY8ySU6051aZ9WjUF8GSQ/w382-h382/Land,%20Sea%20and%20Sky%20finished%20top.jpeg" width="382" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Land, Sea and Sky</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Fat Quarter Friendly Quilt</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a very simple one-block quilt; its secret lies in the layout.</span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finished size: approximately 60” x 60”</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Materials:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">18 Fat Quarters - 9 each in two different color groups</span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>For the purposes of this tutorial, choose one that you will </span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> designate as the “background” fabric. Dark fabrics tend </span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> to pop, so you may find that the lighter of your two </span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> fabrics works best as background.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">CUTTING DIRECTIONS:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From each fat quarter, cut six 7” squares. Once finished, you should have 54 each in two different color groups. </span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Choose four foreground squares in the same print that will become your focal star.</span></p><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">MAKING THE BLOCKS:</span></b></p>
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<p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Take the squares you have designated as background squares and draw a line from one corner diagonally across the square on the back of the fabric. This can be done with pencil, chalk, or my personal favorite, Hera marker, which just leaves a visible crease on the fabric.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqn3L-WFtB1x01z9Y2Us6i6G24Puckpsu8yz6EI34EyPhrATQPfFIunwselCWZO7W1j9IFpLHbZckB-yRm8s-O8KTxonrRxmQzZS6nAiA7MMIaS1QhzHo8owJXLBG44ptJVeYHvEEtNGo_51iUj7PMrs5Lphh1TBuC_ZB44zWhC5vpLJbBSrRW4xxgHQ/s392/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-18%20at%204.06.32%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="392" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqn3L-WFtB1x01z9Y2Us6i6G24Puckpsu8yz6EI34EyPhrATQPfFIunwselCWZO7W1j9IFpLHbZckB-yRm8s-O8KTxonrRxmQzZS6nAiA7MMIaS1QhzHo8owJXLBG44ptJVeYHvEEtNGo_51iUj7PMrs5Lphh1TBuC_ZB44zWhC5vpLJbBSrRW4xxgHQ/w265-h263/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-18%20at%204.06.32%20PM.png" width="265" /></a></span></div>
<p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stitch a scant 1/4” from each side of the diagonal line you drew on the background square. Cut on the diagonal line. Press seam to one side (it doesn’t matter which side, just be consistent.) You will have 54 sets of two matching half square triangles (HSTs). Trim your HSTs to 6.5” square.<b> Don’t skip this step</b> - it will make your quilt go together faster and look better!</span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlwWouBm4gb0sd-J2iYbrAqoDHJinMaKeOafUIn28u-8qBbhSG6oc25v4H0Fn13BSiNFBbEInMoVtxqKx4lTsJwH3hdQVp-HLjv1OxlqC7G9O8NfXR_R4SAdzXagQ-GmsiWwFQdJbfNIxcldevg9o9J9GIr7ysz_BRf7uJmFEY10Zwc-aA_ZoCpVzHnQ/s542/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-18%20at%204.09.04%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="540" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlwWouBm4gb0sd-J2iYbrAqoDHJinMaKeOafUIn28u-8qBbhSG6oc25v4H0Fn13BSiNFBbEInMoVtxqKx4lTsJwH3hdQVp-HLjv1OxlqC7G9O8NfXR_R4SAdzXagQ-GmsiWwFQdJbfNIxcldevg9o9J9GIr7ysz_BRf7uJmFEY10Zwc-aA_ZoCpVzHnQ/w263-h264/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-18%20at%204.09.04%20PM.png" width="263" /></a></div><p></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I love using a Bloc-Loc ruler for this step - it makes everything go fast and easy. However, if you don’t have one, a regular square ruler with a diagonal line will work! And just look at how pretty all those trimmings are!</span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Locate your eight focal star HSTs to start your layout.</span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis55Q_ex5OMmlekqZg8t_0zap20pf7vupFMyPoYmJOID_z0bzwTIDXD8UsvhyphenhyphenhNzqUDV56-6JmUvYGRDWzAOeRM1e3ErcZDO3xVs-4nsTA83CoBk8fEZVGnjpiQzXWM7CmH1x6El9haGNoYrFqZliqdCSTqOsSoS45bvLTdyCTBPcDoC4OCamNFDMwfb0/s842/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-18%20at%204.10.28%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="834" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis55Q_ex5OMmlekqZg8t_0zap20pf7vupFMyPoYmJOID_z0bzwTIDXD8UsvhyphenhyphenhNzqUDV56-6JmUvYGRDWzAOeRM1e3ErcZDO3xVs-4nsTA83CoBk8fEZVGnjpiQzXWM7CmH1x6El9haGNoYrFqZliqdCSTqOsSoS45bvLTdyCTBPcDoC4OCamNFDMwfb0/w429-h433/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-18%20at%204.10.28%20PM.png" width="429" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">LAYOUT:</span></b></p>
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<p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Use this diagram to lay out your blocks. Start with the focal point star in the lower left quadrant, (the shadowed area) and work out from the star. (The shadowed area and the dark lines are to help you see how the blocks lay.) Step back often and check to see that your diamonds are going the right direction! Fill in the gaps at the upper right and lower left edges with half diamonds, splitting up some of your pairs for the purpose. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">TIP: If you have a design wall, or use a “design floor”, take a photo of your layout (before assembly) and look at it on your phone. The distance this provides you visually makes it easier to see errors and places where you may wish to switch some blocks. It usually takes four or five photos before I’m happy with the layout. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Tahoma; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Assemble the quilt top. Quilt as desired!</span></p></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And that's it for today's tutorial! I'm another 18 fat quarters down in my stash after making this quilt, and it's barely made a dent! But I'm having fun and finding all kinds of inspiration for making more quilts and diminishing that stash. See you next week!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-60922728775624280102024-02-11T00:01:00.002-06:002024-03-04T20:13:24.249-06:00Fat Quarter Frenzy Is Back, With Kaleidoscope!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-d0j380UQabx7AoyqDRvBNmo4HNKJf_KohxpN0HlT8etm3yYnHrQwI1FIQhqLAAulHfrrqIcwrwfGT1W36xVb0eT2qxT8-mhUaPkdVkUvDTXVhal7ekt-doEP_4JKMCjlO5PHc6bGP2G1SCMhEjrmr9eCvOXcsCFPrgPerBuJitmsxAl1czULj2lFrB0/s1320/FQF%20Avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1320" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-d0j380UQabx7AoyqDRvBNmo4HNKJf_KohxpN0HlT8etm3yYnHrQwI1FIQhqLAAulHfrrqIcwrwfGT1W36xVb0eT2qxT8-mhUaPkdVkUvDTXVhal7ekt-doEP_4JKMCjlO5PHc6bGP2G1SCMhEjrmr9eCvOXcsCFPrgPerBuJitmsxAl1czULj2lFrB0/s320/FQF%20Avatar.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Time snuck up on me this week, and I almost forgot to write this week's Fat Quarter Frenzy post, but here I am! If this is your first time stopping by, we've just started a series of tutorials for simple, quick quilts that can be made with fat quarters. Last week we made a St. Louis 16-patch that used up sixteen fat quarters from my rather voluminous stash of them. This week, we're moving from square to triangles as we create a beautiful top that reminds me of a kaleidoscope image. Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIymSKxATJjgSqKCyqm186Tea5IMQdME6wL2AY4WL7giYpXxGq3XGLuOAh66iJzEukC-3cI32WVDV2w_BqdMNdW0kBSVVedGH5bVr-btKqWnrWl7XNW1sBUXK0UkusuV_cL9TnIm9C4DTH5ldCxRksUDgltJ42dRUvjpcDjTtv5jCAvglEih9739ua34/s3133/Finished%20Top%20(With%20Inspector).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3133" data-original-width="3024" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIymSKxATJjgSqKCyqm186Tea5IMQdME6wL2AY4WL7giYpXxGq3XGLuOAh66iJzEukC-3cI32WVDV2w_BqdMNdW0kBSVVedGH5bVr-btKqWnrWl7XNW1sBUXK0UkusuV_cL9TnIm9C4DTH5ldCxRksUDgltJ42dRUvjpcDjTtv5jCAvglEih9739ua34/w424-h439/Finished%20Top%20(With%20Inspector).jpeg" width="424" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Kaleidoscope</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Fat Quarter Frenzy Quilt</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Materials:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">14 Fat Quarters (FQ) measuring a minimum of 17” x 20” after squaring up. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>There should be a wide range of colors in your FQs to achieve a good effect.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Cutting:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From each squared up FQ, cut 7 strips 3” wide x 17”. When finished, you should have 98 strips.</span></p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbKnRyX2Pocg9Ns4HcveDznLsQfmv5ThyphenhyphenoSCtRguj4G_P6TMbQQynwzxyr-uhPeqn0Xg-rMqOkSL2YkqTYgvapymqA4U2ygAXx-q-3gjHn6f2hdhPoqiQRALNUnsujduInJr_F1CEBg2Z-DPa05zMhF7NZbZU0wuK74-QP9qfprCSRaG9tYedAbOfMyY/s4032/Cut%20Strips.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbKnRyX2Pocg9Ns4HcveDznLsQfmv5ThyphenhyphenoSCtRguj4G_P6TMbQQynwzxyr-uhPeqn0Xg-rMqOkSL2YkqTYgvapymqA4U2ygAXx-q-3gjHn6f2hdhPoqiQRALNUnsujduInJr_F1CEBg2Z-DPa05zMhF7NZbZU0wuK74-QP9qfprCSRaG9tYedAbOfMyY/w289-h385/Cut%20Strips.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Assembly:</span></b></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sort the strips into 32 sets of three contrasting strips. (You will have two left over)</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sew the strip sets together, always starting your seams from the same end of the set.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once all your strip sets are sewn together, press the seams. (I chose to press mine open so that they would be easier to match)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">More Cutting:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now you will crosscut your strip sets into two blocks. Measure your strip sets and see how wide they are. Mine were 8.25” wide, so I cut my blocks 8.25” square. After cutting your strip sets, you will have 64 strip blocks.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now pair up the blocks that will be in each large block. You will need two sets of two identical strip blocks for each block. (16 sets total) </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPyzAF1IN2jc91kPzcfzgX3u-oFltHYQC68vUYXw9cmpqljMP_kq8SYdxk08K3IhoEzqW4p-g4XSxEAOoWPubjgT-sNfG3mAB4fbkWvawfKsiG_qaJJ6a_yfHhznR7B32xG-ou7yZDC3RR1F4Fwl7Gc_KVos5fSXYt_E2eNJ-GYNZjmEDB7iHPLnfLEA/s3000/Diagonal%20Cuts.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPyzAF1IN2jc91kPzcfzgX3u-oFltHYQC68vUYXw9cmpqljMP_kq8SYdxk08K3IhoEzqW4p-g4XSxEAOoWPubjgT-sNfG3mAB4fbkWvawfKsiG_qaJJ6a_yfHhznR7B32xG-ou7yZDC3RR1F4Fwl7Gc_KVos5fSXYt_E2eNJ-GYNZjmEDB7iHPLnfLEA/s320/Diagonal%20Cuts.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Choose one of the sets you just prepared, and take the first identical set of strip blocks and lay them on your cutting mat with the stripes going horizontally. (BE SURE the blocks are laid with the same color at the top!) Cut these two on the diagonal from <span style="color: #a30003;">upper left to lower right</span>.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp18e4UEFV0eZ7GycwQeH7e6xdyNpw_bcQvThyphenhyphenX8GadWgr3DeOki_KaB-PBiWqHvgUWOxvTLIZ5b6oVxjGdXlz0Ynm97Ad2nNY6sFdE1BGv-wKvBR8b1OAJZMY9Q9DTFhjLNbBrFd5lG1FIFxb1aIEm1thfR_QWC8fv_0WjBWM8LndH94o88oyC8aNuAg/s2989/How%20to%20Cut%20For%20Block.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="2989" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp18e4UEFV0eZ7GycwQeH7e6xdyNpw_bcQvThyphenhyphenX8GadWgr3DeOki_KaB-PBiWqHvgUWOxvTLIZ5b6oVxjGdXlz0Ynm97Ad2nNY6sFdE1BGv-wKvBR8b1OAJZMY9Q9DTFhjLNbBrFd5lG1FIFxb1aIEm1thfR_QWC8fv_0WjBWM8LndH94o88oyC8aNuAg/s320/How%20to%20Cut%20For%20Block.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Take the second identical set of strip blocks and lay them on your cutting mat with the stripes going horizontally. (BE SURE the blocks are laid with the same color at the top!) Cut these two on the diagonal from<span style="color: #a30003;"> upper right to lower left</span>. Keep all of these triangle sets (2 sets of four triangles) together to be assembled into one large block.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Repeat for all 16 block sets.</span></p><div><br /></div>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Back to Sewing:</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I chose to use two different block designs in my quilt, because I liked the secondary patterns it created. If you prefer, you can assemble all of your blocks using just one or the other of the designs.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YXedsaGlus2biMX2356K0OwJoLDfyUNHnxHZ5nubPxToYZHCXvWjzRPtBexlXxdYr_wGI52BxExHtdz1CZaHRX57SkMQOSOjlBp99Zi7CqqgZizhMv7Xo6-8f_OdQ59ThJt8iMzMWaUnuyn959KPGCJhy5975igsFAyO3Zb4dDGh4zRfInt5jfyfeN0/s2992/Cutting%20Yield.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2992" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YXedsaGlus2biMX2356K0OwJoLDfyUNHnxHZ5nubPxToYZHCXvWjzRPtBexlXxdYr_wGI52BxExHtdz1CZaHRX57SkMQOSOjlBp99Zi7CqqgZizhMv7Xo6-8f_OdQ59ThJt8iMzMWaUnuyn959KPGCJhy5975igsFAyO3Zb4dDGh4zRfInt5jfyfeN0/s320/Cutting%20Yield.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> For each of the two blocks, you will assemble the same basic component block. Do this by taking one triangle of each color set and sewing them together along the long diagonal, matching the seams. Take care not to stretch this seam as you sew - it is cut on the bias. Press the seam open.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Repeat until all 64 component blocks are assembled. You should have two sets of two identical component blocks for each large block.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbf0GxTC2Icw3wDKy1VR0TV3dlolaMb9CQfTBOIbopsXxKfy9RbHEgdLyqxQj3mhvxTdniJ5XBCxgJtg2K7seIvAvaxaSepCUs1ng4bGXJRNmwsvnOp7Aoid0-Glra9HqYwdxqBeDJj9h-YKqeLnbMot68CkxL1eUjjYfpym4qHsy259yKn2aBBOXUPKs/s3104/Squaring%20Up.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="2996" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbf0GxTC2Icw3wDKy1VR0TV3dlolaMb9CQfTBOIbopsXxKfy9RbHEgdLyqxQj3mhvxTdniJ5XBCxgJtg2K7seIvAvaxaSepCUs1ng4bGXJRNmwsvnOp7Aoid0-Glra9HqYwdxqBeDJj9h-YKqeLnbMot68CkxL1eUjjYfpym4qHsy259yKn2aBBOXUPKs/s320/Squaring%20Up.jpeg" width="309" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Square up those blocks so that they are all the same size, using a ruler that allows you to place a diagonal line along the diagonal seam of the block. You may not trim off much, but believe me, but will make your quilt look much nicer in the end!</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now on to assembly of the blocks.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Block #1:</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Block #1 reminds me of the old TV test patterns! It’s easy to assemble. Take two sets of two identical blocks and place two identical blocks in the upper right and lower left corners, with the small triangles in the center. Take the other two and place them in the upper left and lower right corners, with the small triangles in the center. Assemble, pressing the seams open. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmtINSRo9IyxTADAWeR4theUoEVQUWicdE3ph1AzSTkezGHi7nStHVr204ZqJDbdSWBqSwPDiJbDKjXsT41ZmyR9nivMcLabUTHSuMshv5KRhTxSiLFV2k23wralC4ZioALqFHqJHeVo1eyQjHDYeZESD5CjKLt1mPzGi9gc6_L53Oe94BNF4eNP-yMY/s3036/Block%20Layout%20%231.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmtINSRo9IyxTADAWeR4theUoEVQUWicdE3ph1AzSTkezGHi7nStHVr204ZqJDbdSWBqSwPDiJbDKjXsT41ZmyR9nivMcLabUTHSuMshv5KRhTxSiLFV2k23wralC4ZioALqFHqJHeVo1eyQjHDYeZESD5CjKLt1mPzGi9gc6_L53Oe94BNF4eNP-yMY/s320/Block%20Layout%20%231.jpeg" width="319" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are making the quilt as shown, make 8 of these blocks. If you are using only this block, make 16.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Block #2: </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRPRLstETaIIfvcRSXHYfMJsyTU4aGiNs0EJDs8mMYwFVoY47i6CUU4tNyt85ypl5fmgohJQMv3mOQ6vl6cmt6JDBuRKPXM2Ys5F_CB8ib8hmZyPmCQDLJ3ZVhLnpLeyyMuAgf4UeU3n5QfylEZXjrnwiP7HEzIxp2EeDupOXmcyu8PB7ho6XNlkJ-8c/s811/Second%20Block.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="786" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRPRLstETaIIfvcRSXHYfMJsyTU4aGiNs0EJDs8mMYwFVoY47i6CUU4tNyt85ypl5fmgohJQMv3mOQ6vl6cmt6JDBuRKPXM2Ys5F_CB8ib8hmZyPmCQDLJ3ZVhLnpLeyyMuAgf4UeU3n5QfylEZXjrnwiP7HEzIxp2EeDupOXmcyu8PB7ho6XNlkJ-8c/s320/Second%20Block.jpeg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To assemble this block, lay your component blocks in a pinwheel formation, with the same color strips on the outside of the block. Having all the same colored sides in the center is what creates the hooked pinwheel. This block is a good one for the guideline “Look Twice, Sew Once”. Be sure it is properly laid out before you sew it, and you will save yourself a good bit of time with our little friend Jack (the Ripper)!</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are making the quilt as shown, make 8 of these blocks. If you are using only this block, make 16.</span></p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwneQaRxGerYov8ENerGrrIVjRJW6WwmFs3g1-9Z8OpCjIkWmm6xCi22iBCFbWfxe4TCU3xhzAevbUURMyQ5LYT2RKOSAfJh4w5XzYONfVLTJFZgk7jOhsUhZX3VjEG2GTA1JWIF_4T5fs_Upe5U1Plh4dA7zHBz5ETM4uAXxNB0ThW3nVdqoKL_Y7WU/s2868/2-block%20Layout.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="2868" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwneQaRxGerYov8ENerGrrIVjRJW6WwmFs3g1-9Z8OpCjIkWmm6xCi22iBCFbWfxe4TCU3xhzAevbUURMyQ5LYT2RKOSAfJh4w5XzYONfVLTJFZgk7jOhsUhZX3VjEG2GTA1JWIF_4T5fs_Upe5U1Plh4dA7zHBz5ETM4uAXxNB0ThW3nVdqoKL_Y7WU/w383-h352/2-block%20Layout.jpeg" width="383" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Once you have completed all sixteen blocks, arrange them in your preferred layout. I laid mine out in a checkerboard pattern alternating Block #1 and Block #2 to achieve the secondary pattern shown.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Assemble your quilt top, and quilt as desired!</span></p><div><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, I know some of you are looking at this design and thinking that it's a lot of seam matching - but while I agree there are a lot of seams to match, I didn't have any trouble achieving neat intersections. I don't know if that's because I pressed my seams open, but being able to pin through the seams (over the threads) seemed to help make them match neatly. And don't skip the squaring-up step - it's the most important part of making a half-square triangle quilt, and I guarantee you will be happier with your finished quilt if you do!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you next week with another simple quilt!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-70546401757161134682024-02-09T00:01:00.003-06:002024-02-09T00:01:00.136-06:00Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? A Bit of This and That!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fjPuEUs1nnB0vEX0vy_Iz-ybWl-iBbvFrNF_-OuOZuElsZBnYmgdos1oWoW9uGnhZY4VekoBpc0TpOgee6wFg1x81WKIGoteJHLW4z4At4-MK3AtVyKAjcoW95v4INKXlS9K3Dszt9pA9rA4QpbwWBaaOzFcMnHlfa7wvwaZy-XMhIAQHKhXEw1-ky0/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fjPuEUs1nnB0vEX0vy_Iz-ybWl-iBbvFrNF_-OuOZuElsZBnYmgdos1oWoW9uGnhZY4VekoBpc0TpOgee6wFg1x81WKIGoteJHLW4z4At4-MK3AtVyKAjcoW95v4INKXlS9K3Dszt9pA9rA4QpbwWBaaOzFcMnHlfa7wvwaZy-XMhIAQHKhXEw1-ky0/w228-h228/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="228" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to the (almost) weekend! It's finally Friday, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! If you're new here, you should know that this doesn't have to be a finish - just something you're happy about. We all need to celebrate the little things, don't we? So let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been a busy week around my place, starting with a re-visit of the bargello process...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0Wo-GrsjiNIaJb8rFDzZAe9J1qgV54GSQrTQo1yXSSIjHST8ra2buVBnWi4264NAz9Y8VI-Jdi1ncWxSMyFiPm_L8NhF3BOc8ZsPzKRG2itjPouyEyWc7_5kuYKX2ViH344lOveYqRTQli1Ky90qaYVgfLL8MXIgwTdq_ykgWTOMpsvlTPyr6jhHAHQ/s2860/Bargello%20%232.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="2824" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0Wo-GrsjiNIaJb8rFDzZAe9J1qgV54GSQrTQo1yXSSIjHST8ra2buVBnWi4264NAz9Y8VI-Jdi1ncWxSMyFiPm_L8NhF3BOc8ZsPzKRG2itjPouyEyWc7_5kuYKX2ViH344lOveYqRTQli1Ky90qaYVgfLL8MXIgwTdq_ykgWTOMpsvlTPyr6jhHAHQ/w367-h372/Bargello%20%232.heic" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I made my first version, I realized there were some things I could do differently that would make the process easier. So I decided to give it another whirl! I tried to work more with the size of my vertical cuts, and while I made some mistakes - this one doesn't have an easy flow to it - I learned a lot that will help me the next time I try a bargello!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8t08LiB3ptf6jsvealDXQxsE4b-81CIPYukibklH60tYvtU642EsGK-Kuef_7R_LHYtAOZvdVNhLBHZUzw8Mh4LT8Edk6NQlIiutWyYcvjdM5JEQ9hC02rCMIIpuYDyJMzpNYayQ0sa3NBPHvFh0ZPjvqBPtWJWDBlv3swV0ztRE5xeEmx_JXtXViCk/s3570/It's%20A%20Plan!.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3570" data-original-width="2563" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8t08LiB3ptf6jsvealDXQxsE4b-81CIPYukibklH60tYvtU642EsGK-Kuef_7R_LHYtAOZvdVNhLBHZUzw8Mh4LT8Edk6NQlIiutWyYcvjdM5JEQ9hC02rCMIIpuYDyJMzpNYayQ0sa3NBPHvFh0ZPjvqBPtWJWDBlv3swV0ztRE5xeEmx_JXtXViCk/w307-h427/It's%20A%20Plan!.heic" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But once I finished that top, it was time to put away the sewing machine and start some serious t-shirt quilt planning. I spent most of the day Thursday putting together the to-scale paper plan for a customer quilt - whew!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_z4VhFajCSxSB4TsgNgmYdML3P9nBFWvU_yQlCScHlUwe30el2WGWs-9TTO7yeuX4HFNU-RJbLwm5P1Hdo8rOVjsrhFsfgoNA1GduUThf6W4M38E5PGv0RMCizWvyU86qmIhsgz3iotqnrYuzrmEwLvSvoJ49zFABOCwZ3yxmv8qxm6uyf_EuIOeqwQ/s2610/Tres%20Leches%20cake.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="2610" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_z4VhFajCSxSB4TsgNgmYdML3P9nBFWvU_yQlCScHlUwe30el2WGWs-9TTO7yeuX4HFNU-RJbLwm5P1Hdo8rOVjsrhFsfgoNA1GduUThf6W4M38E5PGv0RMCizWvyU86qmIhsgz3iotqnrYuzrmEwLvSvoJ49zFABOCwZ3yxmv8qxm6uyf_EuIOeqwQ/s320/Tres%20Leches%20cake.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And one more thing I did this week - I made my first Tres Leches cake from scratch, and it was delicious! My husband said it was a lovely thing to eat after a bowl of spicy chicken tortilla soup - creamy and sweet, and it has to be good for you with all that milk, right??</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N5tfDzpnhu_6zqvvKRL6qMqgq5iyjel21aB_tCk2MNs9QnWBXIoIwxUOJoxJUfKhK4GaAU0rI90bkNcmT7RsL9bj3QeDA9wOek1cWsIe3AxmWDVfoAEhfKp8OBUZyCrX_vAz0xEStB7lmY7bvkikV-RG51OqGa4BpRRO7J48-fvyd-o5LW9v8hzZ6Z4/s354/200.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="354" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N5tfDzpnhu_6zqvvKRL6qMqgq5iyjel21aB_tCk2MNs9QnWBXIoIwxUOJoxJUfKhK4GaAU0rI90bkNcmT7RsL9bj3QeDA9wOek1cWsIe3AxmWDVfoAEhfKp8OBUZyCrX_vAz0xEStB7lmY7bvkikV-RG51OqGa4BpRRO7J48-fvyd-o5LW9v8hzZ6Z4/s320/200.webp" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">16 Fat Quarters (FQ) measuring (squared up) a minimum of 17” x 20”:</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Square up your FQ, using the selvage edge as your constant straight. Line it up on the straight of your cutting mat, then trim the right and left edges to straight.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCx9XbxZpus8r8Hsy-coMPka39E7TzL2R7pBakhv20ouLM9LxFk7QlBw_fHjhTUkq2m25aYP0tAqSJnOQ-zTlLuEYVHuGMkgsSf0l8Z0pKHWGLr8J9e3PQj5cVXj9wn_AwR0_ghybZyHsxPJ623bZdwjHwc2qi__RCYaEz8g_irx4BahnTG3ObbV5ywp4/s2016/Cut%20Strips.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCx9XbxZpus8r8Hsy-coMPka39E7TzL2R7pBakhv20ouLM9LxFk7QlBw_fHjhTUkq2m25aYP0tAqSJnOQ-zTlLuEYVHuGMkgsSf0l8Z0pKHWGLr8J9e3PQj5cVXj9wn_AwR0_ghybZyHsxPJ623bZdwjHwc2qi__RCYaEz8g_irx4BahnTG3ObbV5ywp4/w324-h432/Cut%20Strips.jpeg" width="324" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Leaving the FQ in place on the mat, cut four strips 4.25” wide by 20”+ long. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Repeat for all 16 FQs. You should now have 32 llght strips and 32 dark strips.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Assembly: </span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Divide your strips into 16 sets, pairing two identical light (L) strips with two identical dark (D) strips. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lG3X7RkavbzwG3ZVl2giEoLRFbnG-Qwh2IWip-9EWoVsm28pwN91580kDAlohCuT6EFuTq6YhOFNYsiH986fPusxHVSXL_lJw0LRlP8aZQe3ihxt1-2poaFRBLN0kkKixJPGSJPYnrHS8jRSp9mQONLmyt5LH-WuG7DF4hlmBq1fyNpJpSCWsIkVhkM/s4032/Strip%20Set.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lG3X7RkavbzwG3ZVl2giEoLRFbnG-Qwh2IWip-9EWoVsm28pwN91580kDAlohCuT6EFuTq6YhOFNYsiH986fPusxHVSXL_lJw0LRlP8aZQe3ihxt1-2poaFRBLN0kkKixJPGSJPYnrHS8jRSp9mQONLmyt5LH-WuG7DF4hlmBq1fyNpJpSCWsIkVhkM/w312-h416/Strip%20Set.jpeg" width="312" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Assemble strip sets, alternating the strips in a LDLD pattern. I recommend starting sewing from the selvage ends so the sets are basically straight on that end for economy’s sake.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Press seams towards the dark strips. (If you are using contrasting colors, press toward the same color on all strip sets)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EpZeOERT5Wvr9LcNuQWcB7DbDdCpc4prWdHJ-zuWGAXch9950OmPIxwzfjecy2QCmLnuuoVzl4PP-QIl4I0F9ADgokVIydClAwooDEuFP3bzyHjOrm3LVznWw3IIvakQwaxOsT-Pg1yPD5RUyB800EOEODYSCGOa6DNzhs3JGUtaC5SxnnN1KrWpr4Q/s4032/Cross%20Cutting.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EpZeOERT5Wvr9LcNuQWcB7DbDdCpc4prWdHJ-zuWGAXch9950OmPIxwzfjecy2QCmLnuuoVzl4PP-QIl4I0F9ADgokVIydClAwooDEuFP3bzyHjOrm3LVznWw3IIvakQwaxOsT-Pg1yPD5RUyB800EOEODYSCGOa6DNzhs3JGUtaC5SxnnN1KrWpr4Q/w310-h413/Cross%20Cutting.jpeg" width="310" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Crosscut the strip sets in the following manner: laying your strip set with the strips running horizontal on the mat, line up the straight bottom with the straight on your mat. Cut off the selvage edges. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraryJ3Ii3KePFvGnQUdgx_OcBFcUW00B2qFp0v92FGLXDB-2pkYFBde2e25W0CIM0S6gDJ7VvjAQI0mD13LrpCND59wxtFWcvhSPfppkXFhkD-Qj0Z2Omij1l29bmfDXQrM-RkUV2vvUuPM5DYfUepeuKbTDJeAHUD3zaIvaPVqCnQz99eZKYZo_Ob_Y/s4032/Block%20Sets.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraryJ3Ii3KePFvGnQUdgx_OcBFcUW00B2qFp0v92FGLXDB-2pkYFBde2e25W0CIM0S6gDJ7VvjAQI0mD13LrpCND59wxtFWcvhSPfppkXFhkD-Qj0Z2Omij1l29bmfDXQrM-RkUV2vvUuPM5DYfUepeuKbTDJeAHUD3zaIvaPVqCnQz99eZKYZo_Ob_Y/w323-h431/Block%20Sets.jpeg" width="323" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then cut the strip set into 4 4.25” wide block strips. Repeat for all strip sets, being sure to keep the block strips from each strip set together.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibgqy3E8C3EXvcXchVosLUoTK7zrCV3LbxDxXjmXlkOUDaMdD3PXTQG963_jO_OJJaGSA7g6BTxn3lwYj0AxcCzGM7pJ-YNrao3yxN8wvUHLZ3oZRkaWFntsrODGAtVl4OyR0BYdw5cRcEQirtnZWfpC3Z8TQ2qGKiitppYNmp3TkJ4APuuubVi3KV_U/s4032/Block%20Layout.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibgqy3E8C3EXvcXchVosLUoTK7zrCV3LbxDxXjmXlkOUDaMdD3PXTQG963_jO_OJJaGSA7g6BTxn3lwYj0AxcCzGM7pJ-YNrao3yxN8wvUHLZ3oZRkaWFntsrODGAtVl4OyR0BYdw5cRcEQirtnZWfpC3Z8TQ2qGKiitppYNmp3TkJ4APuuubVi3KV_U/w367-h489/Block%20Layout.jpeg" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Take the four block strips and arrange them in a checkerboard 16-patch pattern. Your seams should nest into each other. Assemble the block. Repeat for all 16 blocks.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5bV1-csHVyksW_iCHUNlsBklSsN863NVesp64uHQuxdiuIeYYO5s3v2Wy-_uiHESURbpCEDgQFRzAH6IuqztybgPpIhIY32WMbOZX55aiWL4LF0jPejCUnRxSAS-8VSOo5-95cf6SSGm26O6I2sjCsEy_DeUYNI8nD9_xZOkbconwMdcPdN1_jckP8o/s2930/Finished%20Top.JPG" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="2930" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5bV1-csHVyksW_iCHUNlsBklSsN863NVesp64uHQuxdiuIeYYO5s3v2Wy-_uiHESURbpCEDgQFRzAH6IuqztybgPpIhIY32WMbOZX55aiWL4LF0jPejCUnRxSAS-8VSOo5-95cf6SSGm26O6I2sjCsEy_DeUYNI8nD9_xZOkbconwMdcPdN1_jckP8o/w413-h413/Finished%20Top.JPG" width="413" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yields one approximately 60” square quilt.</span></p>
</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And there you have it - the first of six tutorials for this year's series, Fat Quarter Frenzy! I hope you'll enjoy making these quilts as much as I have. Most are quick and simple, perfect for comfort quilts to give away - and hopefully they'll help you use up some stray fat quarters if you also have a "butt-load" of them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you next Sunday with another fun quilt tutorial!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-25175972550896758192024-02-02T00:01:00.006-06:002024-02-02T00:01:00.267-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? A Short Week, But Productive!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXMSPOVRHQAt3HxAtw_87r7h2wOK7zWeB0xV3zodPbCJBRYYVriwG_gPPB46OBcCk_zY6QeeyQbEjJ1E3p8x_jCU5mNaYND-weU8JcJrCZF8jz8bLq0w8qe83UtqR7fuRGYAANphw1Qa93HrOrsAyqLpx24LuxWM2FF6FJcbk0xODF_UqTcswlf-uvQM/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXMSPOVRHQAt3HxAtw_87r7h2wOK7zWeB0xV3zodPbCJBRYYVriwG_gPPB46OBcCk_zY6QeeyQbEjJ1E3p8x_jCU5mNaYND-weU8JcJrCZF8jz8bLq0w8qe83UtqR7fuRGYAANphw1Qa93HrOrsAyqLpx24LuxWM2FF6FJcbk0xODF_UqTcswlf-uvQM/w221-h221/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="221" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Wow! This has been a short, fast week (we went to Phoenix for my husband's work Sunday to Tuesday) but it's finally Friday, and we all know what that means - - - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Are you ready? Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I wasn't sure how much I would have to share this week, but when I looked back at where things stood last Friday, I saw this picture...</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-aQ-2CaXgEqjiD3q01wqL380VXsPBihigcQTLKQW7BE8PGdDwDSexEW1q00ieLwgKUYqdIR-1bLYy3dQGCsE_qQ_93YIgYH4A61IcFdLckEuHnwXv8Zx7uigl_By_M86XLr4MdKQdJcATp2LUhIVHvVJCQcf9WDdiUm049i6pKdj0w7WyAx-iUzyYTU/s3099/New%20Project.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3099" data-original-width="2989" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-aQ-2CaXgEqjiD3q01wqL380VXsPBihigcQTLKQW7BE8PGdDwDSexEW1q00ieLwgKUYqdIR-1bLYy3dQGCsE_qQ_93YIgYH4A61IcFdLckEuHnwXv8Zx7uigl_By_M86XLr4MdKQdJcATp2LUhIVHvVJCQcf9WDdiUm049i6pKdj0w7WyAx-iUzyYTU/s320/New%20Project.jpeg" width="309" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and realized that I had a finished top to share with you! I love the way this one turned out....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLony9KpTDjGQzxAMDzJETwPvL2cuSOChk60uSIUvAKgCh_zh8MXj7F5m7JYVl875WWo2kVuvvUUTOI6TEQ3V87MT8kXzXifbCK7XfueN5Fl22VM_w27llzRCwQeS3DkSGul0sLEtg_IrRdA-KiON15hSTMTRfwu9kCJx222MvgqwkwWNUCJgnOQvGGg/s1506/Woven.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="1506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLony9KpTDjGQzxAMDzJETwPvL2cuSOChk60uSIUvAKgCh_zh8MXj7F5m7JYVl875WWo2kVuvvUUTOI6TEQ3V87MT8kXzXifbCK7XfueN5Fl22VM_w27llzRCwQeS3DkSGul0sLEtg_IrRdA-KiON15hSTMTRfwu9kCJx222MvgqwkwWNUCJgnOQvGGg/s320/Woven.heic" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think I'll call it Woven! And it did turn out just like I hoped it would. I'd be interested to see what it looks like in three shades of the same color!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the last couple of days, since returning from Phoenix, I've been working with these pretty fabrics....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1EZiJxtus-C3sUVuZmseZCyRaWo8rkIXPrOS6xHbmMi0Nke-6FUJTKZJuDvQktQ5633JuWSAVXGXQAfGgOUr565cyqQtB4BQPFMkGamqKfyZqqt1ItEVhHynqIth-F8JsuBaT5N05ftVhN3a0wLsC_whN0VgJgUwWVjFVQaGtOBc3t6T4Si6vMn1H5k/s3622/Fabric%20Lineup.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3622" data-original-width="1994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1EZiJxtus-C3sUVuZmseZCyRaWo8rkIXPrOS6xHbmMi0Nke-6FUJTKZJuDvQktQ5633JuWSAVXGXQAfGgOUr565cyqQtB4BQPFMkGamqKfyZqqt1ItEVhHynqIth-F8JsuBaT5N05ftVhN3a0wLsC_whN0VgJgUwWVjFVQaGtOBc3t6T4Si6vMn1H5k/s320/Fabric%20Lineup.heic" width="176" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...making my first attempt at a bargello quilt! I'm learning as I go, but I like where it's going so far.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYSN1fjoz4_qCoD8kxUjrkl5gywLwiH33xx8_wqhUwSxBfKefDAT4_nm6NNYyE-RmczwN1IfUEyi57XBdBshQxJo80nSZ6Q7QPky7pNDe3h7hg_3DWUZ4ejg_rMO4gw0XKLHx1zgwqlxC8Y5eYXjJ7GWzbU0wmb91F99NPqWXweF0S1SV5ScLi0is430/s3159/Follow%20the%20Bouncing%20Ball%20progress%20shot.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3159" data-original-width="2408" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYSN1fjoz4_qCoD8kxUjrkl5gywLwiH33xx8_wqhUwSxBfKefDAT4_nm6NNYyE-RmczwN1IfUEyi57XBdBshQxJo80nSZ6Q7QPky7pNDe3h7hg_3DWUZ4ejg_rMO4gw0XKLHx1zgwqlxC8Y5eYXjJ7GWzbU0wmb91F99NPqWXweF0S1SV5ScLi0is430/w304-h399/Follow%20the%20Bouncing%20Ball%20progress%20shot.heic" width="304" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm hoping to finish the flimsy tomorrow, if I get some uninterrupted sewing time. I'm thinking about taking a second go at this pattern to see if some ideas I had while working on this version would work!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYya40CCP3I-W5FW0iblCGoI0JwbST3e5I6NmLN53QPryFr4_9X4s4UA-CghUpBlIx7QuAz5JBpF9yl3MdZwtGlv2zDHInKSG6To1OxPExgncUU_UAvKk9YqfYTbRCD8rvsqUKxthIKAuzVAFNom8QjVZ7YaFIjeWKLH77pxEam-wFPbZ2kSoiAg7ux0/s1320/FQF%20Avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1320" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYya40CCP3I-W5FW0iblCGoI0JwbST3e5I6NmLN53QPryFr4_9X4s4UA-CghUpBlIx7QuAz5JBpF9yl3MdZwtGlv2zDHInKSG6To1OxPExgncUU_UAvKk9YqfYTbRCD8rvsqUKxthIKAuzVAFNom8QjVZ7YaFIjeWKLH77pxEam-wFPbZ2kSoiAg7ux0/s320/FQF%20Avatar.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And with any luck, I'm hoping to start this year's tutorial series this coming Sunday! I hope you'll join me as we work with fat quarters this year - it's been loads of fun making the prototypes, and I've worked through a ton of fat quarters so far!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbkagLBVffMRyerm_Le-vgB640a8-YTRAtuAY6q3u93kQUcAVJ2ZyF1nra3piaYhAbPq5rTKWa0YwjbU1Ko-TH10eCMFEQKvV9GLpHthGVq0Vrx8_CCjUmtSCPORlI2cstYDITo-RH8YR8b3KMEd_UNdcx28O35uOgNWv8YkK3rDykB40j1uQ6r-xfSY/s262/200.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="262" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbkagLBVffMRyerm_Le-vgB640a8-YTRAtuAY6q3u93kQUcAVJ2ZyF1nra3piaYhAbPq5rTKWa0YwjbU1Ko-TH10eCMFEQKvV9GLpHthGVq0Vrx8_CCjUmtSCPORlI2cstYDITo-RH8YR8b3KMEd_UNdcx28O35uOgNWv8YkK3rDykB40j1uQ6r-xfSY/s1600/200.webp" width="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's hope he doesn't see his shadow today!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254); color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></p>
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We May Need A Bigger Boat...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIblRVTzep-8-LN3zULGOlrALO9zEdEenlo4FHySAw2N-26_EyQPzmXkleAyp8sii13ywbDFMLkoif086cIhR2YArYYzzfoiA3BD_xTHSwbxU_-KykyAiXhl61mcoZ6sYtzZLR7Ia59FW8qg44YiBIrDgt9Em_nDGDvlpvFLllhSDvbaKhDC9FsIq12XY/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIblRVTzep-8-LN3zULGOlrALO9zEdEenlo4FHySAw2N-26_EyQPzmXkleAyp8sii13ywbDFMLkoif086cIhR2YArYYzzfoiA3BD_xTHSwbxU_-KykyAiXhl61mcoZ6sYtzZLR7Ia59FW8qg44YiBIrDgt9Em_nDGDvlpvFLllhSDvbaKhDC9FsIq12XY/w215-h215/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="215" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another week has come and gone - a very different week, as the snow has all melted away and we are currently awash with rain! Poor Bree has been cooped up inside the house for so long, so today when it was warmer, we let her romp outside, even though it was rainy and the yard was flooded. And here's what we ended up with...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjJyUEo4kZ-Gx0A42ZcSXCv9m4AYE3FHzZC5MCarYPww5kwIUwP8SupMkqUcb2WCYUDcYI74qYMQO0vWPwh88tj4wr-yf1l8d_ghJwBNwapjFc1VBG_7YdMWznHf85l7MEQ1I2wTPcv3uIzIGktf4fbRnPSxNx9DI9Cuvj1Y1JJieuEGIlLbkiT1q_A4/s3006/Extremely%20Wet%20and%20Excessively%20Muddy.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2798" data-original-width="3006" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjJyUEo4kZ-Gx0A42ZcSXCv9m4AYE3FHzZC5MCarYPww5kwIUwP8SupMkqUcb2WCYUDcYI74qYMQO0vWPwh88tj4wr-yf1l8d_ghJwBNwapjFc1VBG_7YdMWznHf85l7MEQ1I2wTPcv3uIzIGktf4fbRnPSxNx9DI9Cuvj1Y1JJieuEGIlLbkiT1q_A4/w368-h343/Extremely%20Wet%20and%20Excessively%20Muddy.heic" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...one extremely wet and excessively muddy (but very happy) Australian Shepherd! So now the house smells like wet dog, but there are much worse things, right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And since it's Friday, we know what time it is - - - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! So let's go!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been sharing the prototype quilts I've been making for this year's tutorial series, and this week I managed to finish another one! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDejq9ChVkUzJbu7BiV-dDf4Xz3bxf4R_kHA1X5RhDAXun35wuViT4btf_iCTPKi3eoIl6BwrWGtpIUUyMK2IWHHLMfHRqQsvQ-gQRJi5XMdtxXqSzLQ6emdVoPhsdKLlPY0jpKZCEVMEUAHf0IQVCQXzR0BvVGJuCG6_Z_qECANbSpk2NHvOk2PCoX6M/s2996/Psychadelic%20Wedges.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="2996" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDejq9ChVkUzJbu7BiV-dDf4Xz3bxf4R_kHA1X5RhDAXun35wuViT4btf_iCTPKi3eoIl6BwrWGtpIUUyMK2IWHHLMfHRqQsvQ-gQRJi5XMdtxXqSzLQ6emdVoPhsdKLlPY0jpKZCEVMEUAHf0IQVCQXzR0BvVGJuCG6_Z_qECANbSpk2NHvOk2PCoX6M/w387-h387/Psychadelic%20Wedges.jpeg" width="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think I'll call this one Psychedelic Wedges! Lots of bright colors, and I got to drag out my wedge rulers. I've got lots of tips for using those that I'll include with the upcoming tutorial.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8cqusbxff9pnhRPFPOVb3-duUGKCx0bRhNsQCzX0iT2Adzae1kksY5rP1TIz-yqA6NZxqY9vm_Af9utm_uy9SHhqtyAfSMWmlAqeDna7qIQ53uJ7moTZoGWn5VHbEnlAjDPtn2g8MgPwE8J5zD9t9xNhj1_ooIKKMBAsC_QkmVoXmDdmlhvtLlNQGcc/s3099/New%20Project.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3099" data-original-width="2989" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8cqusbxff9pnhRPFPOVb3-duUGKCx0bRhNsQCzX0iT2Adzae1kksY5rP1TIz-yqA6NZxqY9vm_Af9utm_uy9SHhqtyAfSMWmlAqeDna7qIQ53uJ7moTZoGWn5VHbEnlAjDPtn2g8MgPwE8J5zD9t9xNhj1_ooIKKMBAsC_QkmVoXmDdmlhvtLlNQGcc/w362-h375/New%20Project.jpeg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then yesterday I came up with another design, pulled these beautiful colors to make it with, and started cutting it out. I hope it works as well in real life as I see in my head! We shall see....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I'll leave you with a funny meme I found somewhere on the internet - it was just too true to pass up!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqmhw-ImVmNsb1qFHX7w3W2yDmx-rCZC7l5viw8zaKdRRYyb11P9XsS5NdTlftv7wFv3xcbLGLYnD9qoR4dNhy_aiAgbTGWsAQKe2KKLPyd7fXHhabRs2KrEYZ_Ov7BF5s3jKysFsEpvsw0MEu6LXzeJZUEDVGSDHstBZTxSRIGfYTB2yeIfKd27cujk/s1179/Scrap%20funny.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1179" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqmhw-ImVmNsb1qFHX7w3W2yDmx-rCZC7l5viw8zaKdRRYyb11P9XsS5NdTlftv7wFv3xcbLGLYnD9qoR4dNhy_aiAgbTGWsAQKe2KKLPyd7fXHhabRs2KrEYZ_Ov7BF5s3jKysFsEpvsw0MEu6LXzeJZUEDVGSDHstBZTxSRIGfYTB2yeIfKd27cujk/w375-h333/Scrap%20funny.jpeg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwa-30N4y-CVaUmfBLqDbOldJn2OB-YXGfC3qdm_RlZ0zkFQEIESEzn2t_-4uzrV9TFH95RMxkfBQL7OxvcrFgZWdbmR92AbOqDVHJf4phHBh6w0cjcnqidjzNI11m0A7du-GbD1hQzGMLLwzbfpo-1FxrAW-z2qkeL90NnwNPCKSFUJbEsGIs6ATLuo/s275/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="275" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwa-30N4y-CVaUmfBLqDbOldJn2OB-YXGfC3qdm_RlZ0zkFQEIESEzn2t_-4uzrV9TFH95RMxkfBQL7OxvcrFgZWdbmR92AbOqDVHJf4phHBh6w0cjcnqidjzNI11m0A7du-GbD1hQzGMLLwzbfpo-1FxrAW-z2qkeL90NnwNPCKSFUJbEsGIs6ATLuo/s1600/giphy.gif" width="275" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div>
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Making Headway!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciNgC4OTReUrfkGWdoW_SNkS2Mnf_iGjY3enWY3OwIqr7QcSSK3_Tr86Jkk5wCXCBnDIVG_13acHVZKgvqLmwLekKEPlFglCeLumXSBAYIc-kg6UNXbOiEg9T_Td0QYyhxmnA0s07zucFsqN0784MJ5rqIQVrO7zieI8IS6ALAy_CQZvzuUVF5_hgaco/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciNgC4OTReUrfkGWdoW_SNkS2Mnf_iGjY3enWY3OwIqr7QcSSK3_Tr86Jkk5wCXCBnDIVG_13acHVZKgvqLmwLekKEPlFglCeLumXSBAYIc-kg6UNXbOiEg9T_Td0QYyhxmnA0s07zucFsqN0784MJ5rqIQVrO7zieI8IS6ALAy_CQZvzuUVF5_hgaco/w263-h263/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="263" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I don't know what it looks like in your part of the country, but this is DEFINITELY not normal for us!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfubXwWXQTg4HGLd21HxKFNy-gZNj9swWNfTzzncbONzQILjZlBqmqCODoRfkotN8H4zMV9vxO9eBlX9e3zq8QVEbNFA6ZnfUhQCfLhg5vdiayGuJzdYbHdlWaCJnXP2vpZi_Nw-ivK9zzlTKXcXIk4voHtbyF9PYaQqauXgeK-b0rnEaSPNWzAlc1QA/s1414/My%20View%20This%20Week.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfubXwWXQTg4HGLd21HxKFNy-gZNj9swWNfTzzncbONzQILjZlBqmqCODoRfkotN8H4zMV9vxO9eBlX9e3zq8QVEbNFA6ZnfUhQCfLhg5vdiayGuJzdYbHdlWaCJnXP2vpZi_Nw-ivK9zzlTKXcXIk4voHtbyF9PYaQqauXgeK-b0rnEaSPNWzAlc1QA/w397-h397/My%20View%20This%20Week.heic" width="397" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This has been the view from my window since Monday morning - about 6 or 7 inches of snow that isn't going away!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYbw0xgXaKX9_ZqYrjnsPANmzubiqBLC6lxI32d6sh-2bTVI_JNLowSlcOAvK41ZTW_Cr5ZHu8bmblVg4RFg_ev-_v-SPdW-3m3wfVj3MjwJuxlmtdIOE9SUbsPnz2GUGWtvY9nL490UUik5M0GWSVRFqETOhZM5Rc9mSfWhdSaHah0bVnxlwMeVMkBY/s4032/Oh%20No!.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYbw0xgXaKX9_ZqYrjnsPANmzubiqBLC6lxI32d6sh-2bTVI_JNLowSlcOAvK41ZTW_Cr5ZHu8bmblVg4RFg_ev-_v-SPdW-3m3wfVj3MjwJuxlmtdIOE9SUbsPnz2GUGWtvY9nL490UUik5M0GWSVRFqETOhZM5Rc9mSfWhdSaHah0bVnxlwMeVMkBY/w328-h437/Oh%20No!.HEIC" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And today when I ventured outside, I saw this hanging from the Christmas decorations that are still up on my railing (oh the shame!) and that is DEFINITELY not acceptable! We don't do icicles!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But all of that aside, this long long week of forced seclusion has come to an end, and it's finally Friday! And that means that it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on - so let's get started!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last week I shared the first of the prototype quilts for this year's tutorial series, Fat Quarter Frenzy, and a peek at the block I was working on for the second one. Well, I finished the second top!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeeOwc9tI33sUYnR0670u0UIfxr2PANk2KYq6FlMTbUuUMcZ7UUz-XJNklEduIMsXKA_OR68YpX7i4eJ1TD8PxPD_oXpjKA0Zw8E0qQ6W6JsigA9Z3ckpeQZ2t1lS45bH3JY51AQHbg0WAlGS0oDN-inJ84BAyLDu9n6SH7B4joUL9Djy7B15iDVHN-A/s3338/Test%20Pattern.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3338" data-original-width="3024" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeeOwc9tI33sUYnR0670u0UIfxr2PANk2KYq6FlMTbUuUMcZ7UUz-XJNklEduIMsXKA_OR68YpX7i4eJ1TD8PxPD_oXpjKA0Zw8E0qQ6W6JsigA9Z3ckpeQZ2t1lS45bH3JY51AQHbg0WAlGS0oDN-inJ84BAyLDu9n6SH7B4joUL9Djy7B15iDVHN-A/w381-h420/Test%20Pattern.heic" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bree was acting as quilt inspector, and I do believe she approves! The design kind of took on a life of its own, and went a different direction from where I thought it would, but I like it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then the spirit moved me and I got to work on the next prototype....</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKTqfl8NULVKd5a-CMo_cWSwh5EeZ5oDcATaUuWUCqEtHgIaDQFeugLQRmggjS6AfT7gut-XdH64dPqwP7dtZoVE5bExKt-PRfvlX1ZgVFg0Q243Jgwsyx3ziKUf-KP9t914PBiMwnpocpm2FcwmLBA-aQCRMf6FeTIDgH9mbbBVJxOKDorQDaAraQ0Q/s1484/supernova%20revisited.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1484" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKTqfl8NULVKd5a-CMo_cWSwh5EeZ5oDcATaUuWUCqEtHgIaDQFeugLQRmggjS6AfT7gut-XdH64dPqwP7dtZoVE5bExKt-PRfvlX1ZgVFg0Q243Jgwsyx3ziKUf-KP9t914PBiMwnpocpm2FcwmLBA-aQCRMf6FeTIDgH9mbbBVJxOKDorQDaAraQ0Q/w375-h375/supernova%20revisited.heic" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and yet an other version of the Supernova quilt has come to life. As my husband said, this one has a totally different vibe! I was a little nervous about using all prints, but I think it works.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAr7K04I_aGVxnIS2BbNwgpNsJ_r6m3z_Na2dUNSlLvizfHDGaUUNM7MuSiWqLZ0sEUY7BGJVDCOt4W5UY0LPquLLtQ9jqkAk0UYEQ6rGMQDwE6hv6MhGUKnqcNjo0uqD8DzurDBJ9wz5Kj4iXLN9Ux7E28Swu-gDamaCVqYrHD3r-1UY9rpKLpbgh62I/s500/giphy2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAr7K04I_aGVxnIS2BbNwgpNsJ_r6m3z_Na2dUNSlLvizfHDGaUUNM7MuSiWqLZ0sEUY7BGJVDCOt4W5UY0LPquLLtQ9jqkAk0UYEQ6rGMQDwE6hv6MhGUKnqcNjo0uqD8DzurDBJ9wz5Kj4iXLN9Ux7E28Swu-gDamaCVqYrHD3r-1UY9rpKLpbgh62I/w382-h215/giphy2.gif" width="382" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-20390078539913341662024-01-12T00:01:00.001-06:002024-01-12T00:01:00.134-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Fun Stuff To Welcome The New Year!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV55NgzfuOFpJGzulv8VKWERO-MZxoQFxyPrgWJfQLZUhV6yz-V_EyQKLjg3MNburWDJJQCbsBg_tBkKvInVKk2dKnTRYThc6Cdo8l-ZYk__z334_eVVKAwKpd57d6-lKYOacA1OehOI2N9WQyKF7lP5QhBrkrGf-nV7aQwscL7EUJI9ojmg7SS0V84KE/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV55NgzfuOFpJGzulv8VKWERO-MZxoQFxyPrgWJfQLZUhV6yz-V_EyQKLjg3MNburWDJJQCbsBg_tBkKvInVKk2dKnTRYThc6Cdo8l-ZYk__z334_eVVKAwKpd57d6-lKYOacA1OehOI2N9WQyKF7lP5QhBrkrGf-nV7aQwscL7EUJI9ojmg7SS0V84KE/w252-h252/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's hard to believe, but another week has come and gone, and it's finally Friday! And we all know what that means - - - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on. Let's go!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been a busy week of sewing at my house, and I have a few things to show for it! First of all, I managed to finish this pretty sampler quilt - my first finished UFO of the year!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7HnzLMReFOGCXSok4txAzJsXyuhbSxF38yNR_7KnJMLi08NU9JgqNQOnkZgOYyztRRweHDfFK3rHbh3ZPgPllZH26dGRbmebb8vs6mXYeRoIeGTkxrKT6dYHW83uKqk0AABKkmXkpps2QXm06GhX35v5LI_0RZ9UusDMmDNfhLBDc_75_6mVQvk1KZ4/s1384/Finished%20Sampler%20.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1384" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7HnzLMReFOGCXSok4txAzJsXyuhbSxF38yNR_7KnJMLi08NU9JgqNQOnkZgOYyztRRweHDfFK3rHbh3ZPgPllZH26dGRbmebb8vs6mXYeRoIeGTkxrKT6dYHW83uKqk0AABKkmXkpps2QXm06GhX35v5LI_0RZ9UusDMmDNfhLBDc_75_6mVQvk1KZ4/w381-h381/Finished%20Sampler%20.heic" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Technically, it wasn't my UFO - it was given to me by a friend who was getting rid of all her quilting stuff. But it's been sitting at my house for a couple of years now, so I guess it's time to own it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once that quilt was finished, it was time to get to work on the prototype quilts for this year's tutorial series. Always an exciting time, as I try to come up with designs to fit a theme. This year, I asked Lilli if she had any suggestions. She said, "You've sure got a butt-load of fat quarters, Nana - maybe you should make fat quarter quilts!" So I took her suggestion and started thinking about quilts that use up fat quarters. And I finished the first top this week.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsOq304vDx7J3KWUXg2eQtfCBC2HhGlKV8R-LoWQeifLAiBi5JpndfT_mD78yebAUfrjdTOFZojf9zHLB7KM0tuLLkkK-E2Y2pR88jb6gPY34ycklUxwPgKQa74FjwabVYGWwTYxUQZJctM3XIRtLJDVXer2xQJW76bHiFMTgtWg7HfdMX8uuWvGRvpI/s1465/16-patch.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1465" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsOq304vDx7J3KWUXg2eQtfCBC2HhGlKV8R-LoWQeifLAiBi5JpndfT_mD78yebAUfrjdTOFZojf9zHLB7KM0tuLLkkK-E2Y2pR88jb6gPY34ycklUxwPgKQa74FjwabVYGWwTYxUQZJctM3XIRtLJDVXer2xQJW76bHiFMTgtWg7HfdMX8uuWvGRvpI/w379-h379/16-patch.heic" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and started on a second one! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OJWHtLTrCjZlO_7tS6BVy6rsMT-tebMujAtE4RYIERLzmJ1zg_BLy4L7V7L8pLqwOwJfj0IE53yYbKMtJ4uw2gjPDS84h4v1qv8gaPawjT7r5Gyr2y6elbZ6sUbWJaL73GswN32OM8tnhnBi5jtW36r6X8yW-QnIXSgYpDviUwnYIEV0TMRlIqJz6do/s2455/faux%20bento%20box%20block.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="2455" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OJWHtLTrCjZlO_7tS6BVy6rsMT-tebMujAtE4RYIERLzmJ1zg_BLy4L7V7L8pLqwOwJfj0IE53yYbKMtJ4uw2gjPDS84h4v1qv8gaPawjT7r5Gyr2y6elbZ6sUbWJaL73GswN32OM8tnhnBi5jtW36r6X8yW-QnIXSgYpDviUwnYIEV0TMRlIqJz6do/w381-h375/faux%20bento%20box%20block.heic" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had some troubles with this block at first (learned a few lessons to pass along in the tutorial) but I think it's going to make a nice quilt in the end. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've still got four more to come up with, but I think this is a good start!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8K1t-rcmFDmZiuoJJeL3zg1ACULpvr-SgPGfNL33ntmwq8Q0YAFKX3wk9easxq8BusYvN6yzMzU7NTd46tt6keURTEdRhR1jJW8jS3JTweM98lAQJj1e_3_oQZ8e_wveM_K9O-EeFDRxZHvACK7lPRMN8_erW_V7oLD65HfetThvTtDE3rm8DEa9nuY/s200/200w.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8K1t-rcmFDmZiuoJJeL3zg1ACULpvr-SgPGfNL33ntmwq8Q0YAFKX3wk9easxq8BusYvN6yzMzU7NTd46tt6keURTEdRhR1jJW8jS3JTweM98lAQJj1e_3_oQZ8e_wveM_K9O-EeFDRxZHvACK7lPRMN8_erW_V7oLD65HfetThvTtDE3rm8DEa9nuY/w257-h257/200w.webp" width="257" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div></div><p></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-78969431870986056812024-01-08T19:37:00.001-06:002024-01-08T19:37:23.990-06:00Make-A-List Monday - 2024 Begins!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OihleH62EMvmXWr-o6G6FdIqEuQ0ipFdBcKE8CNFTb4taW8s1RO182fmIThcYBkB6LunBu4Wy9pIqCVSfFsjZnKjiNlZ4uiKs1pCyh0Fzmek7G5iAKs0DYxYYMrN1sWsdmlpUKb8FIVI7isosX0gufdf31896FbINW671xubjCIvjxAi_6x8IUuYgQM/s320/MALM%20icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="320" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OihleH62EMvmXWr-o6G6FdIqEuQ0ipFdBcKE8CNFTb4taW8s1RO182fmIThcYBkB6LunBu4Wy9pIqCVSfFsjZnKjiNlZ4uiKs1pCyh0Fzmek7G5iAKs0DYxYYMrN1sWsdmlpUKb8FIVI7isosX0gufdf31896FbINW671xubjCIvjxAi_6x8IUuYgQM/s1600/MALM%20icon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to the first (functional) Monday of 2024! I don't count last Monday because January 1 is our wedding anniversary - 45 this year! - and I don't generally blog on that day. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When last we met on a Monday, I had high hopes of doing a thorough clean-up of the studio. I have a good reason for not accomplishing that (more on that in a minute) but I did make good headway on that mountain of leftover batting....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH2zPMwzPVtZVDTkan4_AFCB2EgcAVQBmn2JGzOUouzMAHQqVh_Zmh-r1_qPXdRHrXmtDCPhG37fxBlR50244Qs5AwjElyGGFCFqA3UAoy69q7z8w7gJzEe6rgZkcpfTPLE3gpVfXCHo4nkNDolBRQ7a5eKeL08SxQSqXoP0OVtWyaiByE_q5R5bqNhA/s1967/Room%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1689" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH2zPMwzPVtZVDTkan4_AFCB2EgcAVQBmn2JGzOUouzMAHQqVh_Zmh-r1_qPXdRHrXmtDCPhG37fxBlR50244Qs5AwjElyGGFCFqA3UAoy69q7z8w7gJzEe6rgZkcpfTPLE3gpVfXCHo4nkNDolBRQ7a5eKeL08SxQSqXoP0OVtWyaiByE_q5R5bqNhA/w394-h458/Room%202.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmYjTwOjMw_r1qQpEyWzB2Llx_gk9aMrpyynzFVP-XNFc4SuVPyF59SFGCE71aMBcHwquOhE6modFfkhodpxyPUSRj6u9N4S2US5Bdlpg9ShgmBN5bnyBxvnMqLB68gLcFf59FNVFKt73oCey2y6f0nIJT_fBOYI5qn2lQAjK4Z7VwyB2vx7NhdHeuD8/s2142/Soon%20to%20be%20frankenbatting.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2142" data-original-width="1668" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmYjTwOjMw_r1qQpEyWzB2Llx_gk9aMrpyynzFVP-XNFc4SuVPyF59SFGCE71aMBcHwquOhE6modFfkhodpxyPUSRj6u9N4S2US5Bdlpg9ShgmBN5bnyBxvnMqLB68gLcFf59FNVFKt73oCey2y6f0nIJT_fBOYI5qn2lQAjK4Z7VwyB2vx7NhdHeuD8/w352-h452/Soon%20to%20be%20frankenbatting.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">...and now my shelves look like this....</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14RgsTGVNhLMqmXoC1qNonEcE-fiuKRo4iAPQweDdue0dcXMhTsJh9KmRrRzLmLr-L5rzfBjw7JU4w2DeS-vO_RARgULrkvetaGXUOwcmwcmVsmxCmpGx3Efwe7TWYTKTYfQARQfugH99Y6rgxCzA9DQR2J5lg5HWJgz9UBVgtjySC7ZBXvDglNz8eA0/s4032/batting%20cubbies.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14RgsTGVNhLMqmXoC1qNonEcE-fiuKRo4iAPQweDdue0dcXMhTsJh9KmRrRzLmLr-L5rzfBjw7JU4w2DeS-vO_RARgULrkvetaGXUOwcmwcmVsmxCmpGx3Efwe7TWYTKTYfQARQfugH99Y6rgxCzA9DQR2J5lg5HWJgz9UBVgtjySC7ZBXvDglNz8eA0/w322-h429/batting%20cubbies.jpeg" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">...and I have a good-sized roll of frankenbatting under my quilt frame!</span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSj1bCaJLHTAwFv5BB9Tm6Yvvh96viBIt2PNpJZiifKVJJfBG9dw-14Xfn254648G3F2CQyj6lagtTVZQFFcsPKHnqmmhuCtMYk-c4sFky40Mfi9Ec_L95jg2-4azcCy697MTMCGJbGbEboL0fR7SxrQlUHCGqf-kOTf79WDcKCmG228ZT2sFreIUKyE/s1758/Frankenbatting!.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1758" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSj1bCaJLHTAwFv5BB9Tm6Yvvh96viBIt2PNpJZiifKVJJfBG9dw-14Xfn254648G3F2CQyj6lagtTVZQFFcsPKHnqmmhuCtMYk-c4sFky40Mfi9Ec_L95jg2-4azcCy697MTMCGJbGbEboL0fR7SxrQlUHCGqf-kOTf79WDcKCmG228ZT2sFreIUKyE/w394-h325/Frankenbatting!.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't that lovely? I ended up stopping before I had it all glued together because I was afraid it would be too much to fit on that roller, which is why there is some neatly folded in the cubbies. Once I've used all of this, I'll make more with the content of the cubbies! But that's enough for about eleven lap quilts, if my quilt math is correct. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But now for the reason I didn't get the rest of the cleaning done - one of the things I found when I was cleaning up was a 2018 Moda Color Cuts kit that a friend started (one block only) and gave to me. Well, I started in on it and was hooked! On Friday I showed you a large group of the blocks completed, but now I can show you the finished top! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEj9sRVVHgOlzjtT9Todz2hhrU5Mbzm5oLAwbo_O1_czK4w_vD-uxq0-5u9GWq9l8lMUA6j7Spg7InMMYlJtXQL8qxHEJ6IlFNjWgSeTF3ikRztq_3HxhyphenhyphenAOuo8T8nEVfySgrom44hdmaII1bbPPgVlZJhtshT7ZFZRCgD8YjjNIhzt_P-6GmBl4shS8/s2925/Sampler%20Quilt.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="2925" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEj9sRVVHgOlzjtT9Todz2hhrU5Mbzm5oLAwbo_O1_czK4w_vD-uxq0-5u9GWq9l8lMUA6j7Spg7InMMYlJtXQL8qxHEJ6IlFNjWgSeTF3ikRztq_3HxhyphenhyphenAOuo8T8nEVfySgrom44hdmaII1bbPPgVlZJhtshT7ZFZRCgD8YjjNIhzt_P-6GmBl4shS8/w384-h384/Sampler%20Quilt.jpeg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a plan for this quilt, which is larger than most that I make at 72"x78", so I want to get it finished. That being said, today I loaded it up on the newly-cleaned-off quilt frame....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxwwpKP1eOlg6UGhBmB4j4OcfrRGWE44dFZcTpmVKkXcSGJGjSNl5SfnSlKBzehP-9Pfq0AEF2gPLk9-u7qFX6qcClKN4JFWrxJbRlU9Oag6hmjPWqn-uw9uZSKydxoo6n8ht658yGdPFK8xyVzTpobcVW3y4MacxKZmdbQgiHoOjkD_oZfxt9HzNVvY/s2159/On%20The%20Frame.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="2159" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxwwpKP1eOlg6UGhBmB4j4OcfrRGWE44dFZcTpmVKkXcSGJGjSNl5SfnSlKBzehP-9Pfq0AEF2gPLk9-u7qFX6qcClKN4JFWrxJbRlU9Oag6hmjPWqn-uw9uZSKydxoo6n8ht658yGdPFK8xyVzTpobcVW3y4MacxKZmdbQgiHoOjkD_oZfxt9HzNVvY/w378-h378/On%20The%20Frame.JPG" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and it's ready to be quilted tomorrow! I'm excited to see the end in sight on this one. It was a lot of fiddly sewing, with more pieces and seams than I'm used to putting in one quilt, but I love the finished result.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And once that's done, I need to start working on the quilts for this year's tutorial series. As my granddaughter told me, I have TONS of fat quarters, so that will be the theme of this year's series. But I have a lot of work to do before it starts, so that will be the main focus of my work for this week. Whew!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So now, I really need to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div></div><p></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-86249667849179862062024-01-05T00:01:00.001-06:002024-01-05T00:01:00.157-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? New Year, New Project!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfkpAPADJGbL8AcIS6hkjGC9ynv4aO2ClW9fmrN0zgzvnaCdot9uWZ_LAKWgDGzdRNXCjPzRvju83bVEKOeXDchC4BJwWioFM-YZpyLJcIcNgRxevrPzAy3mQQ22Sf6JMhNCixbatGxGQWqf7T6tOq-FXuMc4xsYmPKWYZZmTVl1zt-yDp1znkBRk6JE/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfkpAPADJGbL8AcIS6hkjGC9ynv4aO2ClW9fmrN0zgzvnaCdot9uWZ_LAKWgDGzdRNXCjPzRvju83bVEKOeXDchC4BJwWioFM-YZpyLJcIcNgRxevrPzAy3mQQ22Sf6JMhNCixbatGxGQWqf7T6tOq-FXuMc4xsYmPKWYZZmTVl1zt-yDp1znkBRk6JE/w254-h254/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="254" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, it's been a hot minute, hasn't it? But the holidays are over and there are no more excuses - and it's Friday, so that means it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Let's go!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This week I was supposed to be working on cleaning up my studio, and making frankenbatting. I did make a prodigious amount of frankenbatting....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ3nzD3yMDKuXzjJV5513iUe6VOag4lEaZ2a3mBrRSX8Uz3g1BEbA9aRDQMLgH72BOz-wcxlESCIwfR1hs_vBrjiRGQR0p8ZbkbYH3p4LXecEaDNGn6EbNhbyKfAK6rBmGZPgAg8V78ToShEjI0lNf6313WuuMyl4xdWftf2Nbw1Tc2bJmwnD-nsRZOY/s4032/frankenbatting.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ3nzD3yMDKuXzjJV5513iUe6VOag4lEaZ2a3mBrRSX8Uz3g1BEbA9aRDQMLgH72BOz-wcxlESCIwfR1hs_vBrjiRGQR0p8ZbkbYH3p4LXecEaDNGn6EbNhbyKfAK6rBmGZPgAg8V78ToShEjI0lNf6313WuuMyl4xdWftf2Nbw1Tc2bJmwnD-nsRZOY/w348-h464/frankenbatting.HEIC" width="348" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...which I still need to roll up on the batting bar under my quilt frame. I believe there's enough to make about fourteen 60" square quilts (my go-to size) so that should keep me busy for a while! I still have more batting to give the Frankenstein treatment, but I think I'm just going to fold it neatly and put it back on the shelf for a while - I have other things I need to start working on!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And in between the cleaning and frankenbatting, I continued working on an old UFO I inherited from a friend who moved to Florida and gave up quilting. She gave me all her supplies, including a Moda Color Cuts kit from 2018 containing fabric and instructions for a large sampler quilt. She had made a couple of blocks, but the bulk of them remained to be done. I started it four weeks ago, and was doing good to finish a block or two a day....</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYl6_rMicUWnrpyYLXooOHF0oMnwZ0m7FG7C0cNRqzgvq0xqp9oJzC7EP9lYayeZDpoHGVJSfSRGYqM91Svk14qBozJnDeej52HvCiQ5DLXo7TM8uJ6dz890xuHlXqdQ5Arny8fjoFhj5Uqek53xroR4TZMHaUU0SokCMmY8tBAIgesSJla2QdBGaHIQ/s1188/first%20board.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1188" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYl6_rMicUWnrpyYLXooOHF0oMnwZ0m7FG7C0cNRqzgvq0xqp9oJzC7EP9lYayeZDpoHGVJSfSRGYqM91Svk14qBozJnDeej52HvCiQ5DLXo7TM8uJ6dz890xuHlXqdQ5Arny8fjoFhj5Uqek53xroR4TZMHaUU0SokCMmY8tBAIgesSJla2QdBGaHIQ/w406-h406/first%20board.heic" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...but a week ago, I had most of the large blocks done. This is the first fifteen blocks, and my design wall was full.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2_CtdJbjwJgehVwOQu9Nw0ZrSPqrr0FDXHKe3_Hj72Qj8kqjSwflknyz4aMIhPbIcEbtzXcDwwKvyGjch0WIc51tinwt_aG_bm4OmNs43Lpz9h7SyUiZOnMiCarftulZNJabKwnJDrssuaj3t_615Rvm-w9qASv17bvs7yIkVgC4_oQ_seYVgpJS-BU/s3011/2nd%20design%20wall.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2923" data-original-width="3011" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2_CtdJbjwJgehVwOQu9Nw0ZrSPqrr0FDXHKe3_Hj72Qj8kqjSwflknyz4aMIhPbIcEbtzXcDwwKvyGjch0WIc51tinwt_aG_bm4OmNs43Lpz9h7SyUiZOnMiCarftulZNJabKwnJDrssuaj3t_615Rvm-w9qASv17bvs7yIkVgC4_oQ_seYVgpJS-BU/w404-h393/2nd%20design%20wall.HEIC" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few more days, and I had made my way through most of the medium sized blocks. And today, I bulled my way through the six inch blocks, and by lunchtime, I was able to lay out the completed blocks in a trial layout!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZPnK8D-wlXWnU7t6S8EeqdgxpuE6h6mPPOxTfRert8SSx5rwwGPJiBjO3Qxjf7K2egjUOov04vo9x6ZThyphenhyphenb7N7wON7V3Q3RAiuf7uZAnj77LoVAaXEuPx3grtG_WrDfKhgdyu0RJHDIhLyks-BP058TBuRJLNdIBoJkQNKGvRj1MloHvz0Wv_-AWY3g/s3007/trial%20layout.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="3007" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZPnK8D-wlXWnU7t6S8EeqdgxpuE6h6mPPOxTfRert8SSx5rwwGPJiBjO3Qxjf7K2egjUOov04vo9x6ZThyphenhyphenb7N7wON7V3Q3RAiuf7uZAnj77LoVAaXEuPx3grtG_WrDfKhgdyu0RJHDIhLyks-BP058TBuRJLNdIBoJkQNKGvRj1MloHvz0Wv_-AWY3g/w398-h388/trial%20layout.heic" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is still lacking the filler bits but I was dying to see what it would look like, if only in a vague sense! Thursday afternoon I worked on making some of those filler pieces and I have assembled three of the sections. A bit of work tomorrow and I should be able to have all the sections assembled - not a bad way to start the new year! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhk7nU3KLjkQ6QZU4MDIE2qI0cBFeBnv8PJnDDg2fInFJjLBpkPesR1RWca2Umb6Xi9Kz920aIiW7X_RPi113-9wX3QKI1-dQ5QbyMm5lRHoJt0-alJqzqR0yqiW0fQ-mOng9POsEqlsiRv07SQjhshkM8dNOhOUX_k2b_HM3pHx-BOXkmEhCKRBNH-c/s266/200.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="266" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhk7nU3KLjkQ6QZU4MDIE2qI0cBFeBnv8PJnDDg2fInFJjLBpkPesR1RWca2Umb6Xi9Kz920aIiW7X_RPi113-9wX3QKI1-dQ5QbyMm5lRHoJt0-alJqzqR0yqiW0fQ-mOng9POsEqlsiRv07SQjhshkM8dNOhOUX_k2b_HM3pHx-BOXkmEhCKRBNH-c/w352-h265/200.webp" width="352" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div></div><p></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-19707715793918829502023-12-26T19:01:00.000-06:002023-12-26T19:01:28.854-06:00Make-A-List Tuesday - Because, Holidays!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmakXj_USEO1XsT2lMHll6ji5qx8IWtoIAh8NesayC0uL9P_gKAigZEet4G5p4HHqMEfIjfsWJlDxkuAZtQrVA1olHNR_-BQclPEf6-8t8GSZijRJ_dOESR5FYmNrkHBZUx5NEsT5C8ds63_3GYjZoX_xrRxaaM6IyUsUJEJQY988R5rmkxR9IQ9hTCM/s320/MALM%20icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="320" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmakXj_USEO1XsT2lMHll6ji5qx8IWtoIAh8NesayC0uL9P_gKAigZEet4G5p4HHqMEfIjfsWJlDxkuAZtQrVA1olHNR_-BQclPEf6-8t8GSZijRJ_dOESR5FYmNrkHBZUx5NEsT5C8ds63_3GYjZoX_xrRxaaM6IyUsUJEJQY988R5rmkxR9IQ9hTCM/s1600/MALM%20icon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Am I the only person that gets really off schedule during the holidays? But now that they are mostly over, I have the urge (probably fleeting) to clean up my studio! So this week will be dedicated to making a little more sense of the mess that is currently my studio.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I do have some "before" shots to share! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwlPUmL6bVWJEhAHcg2wRPvkP3cKpF-M-S7iGOXqB5SX25u9GEVCXcBdbOJcEXZgvJ_VBbkzDznZMj1Vr4XjV6lYVI4dHpTpFRP5MPASWq_4wai-b1WgaVbfwx9CxFl9iBtPRBs31_QRfE8IfrNaYDEd-T0yPGDb-kMVBxjteARPOAa9OxLNlp9v0dNg/s4032/New%20Toy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwlPUmL6bVWJEhAHcg2wRPvkP3cKpF-M-S7iGOXqB5SX25u9GEVCXcBdbOJcEXZgvJ_VBbkzDznZMj1Vr4XjV6lYVI4dHpTpFRP5MPASWq_4wai-b1WgaVbfwx9CxFl9iBtPRBs31_QRfE8IfrNaYDEd-T0yPGDb-kMVBxjteARPOAa9OxLNlp9v0dNg/w301-h401/New%20Toy.jpeg" width="301" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">First off, here's what started the cleaning binge - the new Echo Show that my husband gave me for Christmas! It's small enough to put on my sewing table (if I clear off some other stuff) and keeps my lists, connects my devices, and allows me to stream stuff where I can see it, instead of on the tv behind me! I have to say I'm getting spoiled being able to just tell Alexa to add something to my shopping list! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdu34JmOP1zdev0TD2LN4HsDVk45aOsQaECgEBIA4NexGGkC4MzkCKpdY1yGnxo0lRVOHnYtTlmsnQzPAKsrAQ0qeHG3JYJH1orHAvIVLZSWyoUThPF4gxwLeRqsiDq2Q6lDHGrkZ8iF-G0RHcqc3jCQTsYiMGM_ff2mT7FP_0X_q1YKtp9FL9chT2Wf8/s4032/Room%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdu34JmOP1zdev0TD2LN4HsDVk45aOsQaECgEBIA4NexGGkC4MzkCKpdY1yGnxo0lRVOHnYtTlmsnQzPAKsrAQ0qeHG3JYJH1orHAvIVLZSWyoUThPF4gxwLeRqsiDq2Q6lDHGrkZ8iF-G0RHcqc3jCQTsYiMGM_ff2mT7FP_0X_q1YKtp9FL9chT2Wf8/w336-h448/Room%202.jpeg" width="336" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To get the Echo on my table, I had to clear off a bunch of stuff, which I moved onto the carts to the left of my sewing table. But - they were covered with offcuts of leftover batting, which then moved to....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirf6otWU69uwZlXtop0Ovc8sNf0dCz9YJaaMB0NXs4vLqCW9yigGXxd4toyn5saZyC8XELqV1xHN8fccKBS7ibOkVBAGFD_ivsB29XwE37hFysHdUr14lTWE6ykQC0K7iu8KYO60XPnacpRSEqYt-bmjM3vE4aJ3FdsJZyLGLorsmxqqO3umVrtC_vrkQ/s4032/Soon%20to%20be%20frankenbatting.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirf6otWU69uwZlXtop0Ovc8sNf0dCz9YJaaMB0NXs4vLqCW9yigGXxd4toyn5saZyC8XELqV1xHN8fccKBS7ibOkVBAGFD_ivsB29XwE37hFysHdUr14lTWE6ykQC0K7iu8KYO60XPnacpRSEqYt-bmjM3vE4aJ3FdsJZyLGLorsmxqqO3umVrtC_vrkQ/w344-h459/Soon%20to%20be%20frankenbatting.jpeg" width="344" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...my comfy Poang chair! Well, at least that means I can't sit down for a while and waste time! But more about that in a bit. Here's the rest of the studio...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8D5sNjuE65caLoBkN1RjE7AcJf_0AiJUo5Xo1-FmQhtmpl75PoqvKi_w96UcY1gXGDqwXZtoVLVt692E5JIcI-il7Yj2WippNX_XL2bix7bcQ201MPH2cqXT8xw0MvLrCVDyNb3v9x-k1vu_LtAr98jyUnEkw55zpnGhViy1QQR_cDcIm4qifiiUvEz0/s4032/Room%203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8D5sNjuE65caLoBkN1RjE7AcJf_0AiJUo5Xo1-FmQhtmpl75PoqvKi_w96UcY1gXGDqwXZtoVLVt692E5JIcI-il7Yj2WippNX_XL2bix7bcQ201MPH2cqXT8xw0MvLrCVDyNb3v9x-k1vu_LtAr98jyUnEkw55zpnGhViy1QQR_cDcIm4qifiiUvEz0/w331-h441/Room%203.jpeg" width="331" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not too bad, but the piles on the floor and some of the clutter need to go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9lAvvsVOYEgLBCeycJINpyeJJfOUoMRWS8PgSOwxQ-SussfDQZ0MbEFqcvGr2A4tYdKYnGXVeFR4yOh6nYj0dFYxtbmH4KuIX28hgOGi-Qv_NQAXAmKCYHV0_7ut4Fz8AKT7T1eIW4M0xFDn0YHdg6ZRSqaE80dwwD1WXCORBmxvf156yDY_gLyAGY0/s4032/What%20a%20Mess!.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9lAvvsVOYEgLBCeycJINpyeJJfOUoMRWS8PgSOwxQ-SussfDQZ0MbEFqcvGr2A4tYdKYnGXVeFR4yOh6nYj0dFYxtbmH4KuIX28hgOGi-Qv_NQAXAmKCYHV0_7ut4Fz8AKT7T1eIW4M0xFDn0YHdg6ZRSqaE80dwwD1WXCORBmxvf156yDY_gLyAGY0/w354-h472/What%20a%20Mess!.jpeg" width="354" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This workstation is a disaster and MUST be cleaned up before the end of the week!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3W_4F_e5flQMqO3vMBaKa5VWAOhYLCGI33QP4QsCcHss6YDo3tmDH_cGf3n6L4oNKO2PJ6sZ-Ijxd-egb1w1HGmk1pYsl5WhrEBKBmuAU0TsG7oBTCBvCd5w0HqIoIdEwzPtatPB_q1aQvn_a19wisiQsNdNGPDcPOqade-pDSg7A-mLe3c7zivkN1M/s4032/Under%20the%20frame.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3W_4F_e5flQMqO3vMBaKa5VWAOhYLCGI33QP4QsCcHss6YDo3tmDH_cGf3n6L4oNKO2PJ6sZ-Ijxd-egb1w1HGmk1pYsl5WhrEBKBmuAU0TsG7oBTCBvCd5w0HqIoIdEwzPtatPB_q1aQvn_a19wisiQsNdNGPDcPOqade-pDSg7A-mLe3c7zivkN1M/w345-h460/Under%20the%20frame.jpeg" width="345" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And under the quilt frame, which isn't too bad a mess but could do with a good vacuum and some dusting.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And today I made a start on that pile of batting, which I added to by pulling all the bits out of the cubby by the quilting frame. Lilli came over to help....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYycbYvhBVcvKWkw3l-OErZqirdwU72WkMkcXYTfFzdkh85s9axX-w77eFWOX8yPFUHmSkjW-cMjPMGT7FUV1OwoThmE-y0zW5PDgMcGPS4wZfF7fFQ4SC2z0epSYYEWzfoqZjkwU6WmmCGZj2zujdjl2VDLM3E90UxdWhTdnl6XCxyOXqU1SHSfDDIzo/s4032/Lilli%20Hates%20It%20Too.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYycbYvhBVcvKWkw3l-OErZqirdwU72WkMkcXYTfFzdkh85s9axX-w77eFWOX8yPFUHmSkjW-cMjPMGT7FUV1OwoThmE-y0zW5PDgMcGPS4wZfF7fFQ4SC2z0epSYYEWzfoqZjkwU6WmmCGZj2zujdjl2VDLM3E90UxdWhTdnl6XCxyOXqU1SHSfDDIzo/w341-h455/Lilli%20Hates%20It%20Too.jpeg" width="341" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and her face looks like I feel about making frankenbatting! Actually, I caught her just before a sneeze, but it is funny looking! But by the end of the morning, we had sorted out all the pieces that were of similar length in both white and natural, brought a few pieces to the desired length by "frankenbatting" them, and here's the result!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFK4EGL-H3B5T0c9DhBTPcRGfSGfBhoUAqK-rYP7NSHOuKXXijGkQYTZgozs93NnfpdbjVbeGAjbLNgVMhTr8pXwtnzRHbzjp0L1wBYR6judYxvx0qYYyO36T33M_Rw46djePBcmYdHarTIXa-ZvPDKJhl05G9bLjiPylmPY179BJeKoFhz23vr8XZvc/s4032/The%20Day's%20Progress.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFK4EGL-H3B5T0c9DhBTPcRGfSGfBhoUAqK-rYP7NSHOuKXXijGkQYTZgozs93NnfpdbjVbeGAjbLNgVMhTr8pXwtnzRHbzjp0L1wBYR6judYxvx0qYYyO36T33M_Rw46djePBcmYdHarTIXa-ZvPDKJhl05G9bLjiPylmPY179BJeKoFhz23vr8XZvc/w394-h525/The%20Day's%20Progress.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next step will be to cut the long edges straight and join them together into one long piece of batting. I'm thinking about rolling it up on the batting roller on my long arm, which has remained unused up to this point. I'm aiming for 64" wide, which is the perfect size for most of the quilts I make, so when I have a 60" quilt, I can just pull up the batting off the roller and go. And Lilli made me promise never, EVER, to let it get this out of hand!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And because I am impatient and hate using a slow machine for zigzag, I bought a lot of lightweight fusible interfacing that I'm cutting into 2" wide strips. Once my batting edges are straight, I butt them up against each other, lay the interfacing over them, and press it down. Inexpensive batting tape hack, and it works great!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So that's what I'll be working on for the rest of the week - frankenbatting and cleaning up the studio. Hopefully I'll make some serious headway before my cleaning mojo goes away!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now, I really need to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-55909233770571931742023-12-15T00:01:00.004-06:002023-12-15T00:01:00.137-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Christmas Can Finally Come....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP37q1GT1xTf6D3vSLLGHhK3-cABpTj9dZBCDuhXw0sOs-zwdfSV-CvCebJqdgFS3MB82naqD0R5nMAc9Ig9yzGnDOsAfLm_YqJ17RXt0L9tSc5taANHJ1qXDZxxb8MAywds8iKhSTbT5XsXXAHKZ5QnnxABcftZ6rz-QAxj4NQ2_SVYlWFpK5fsBc8kc/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP37q1GT1xTf6D3vSLLGHhK3-cABpTj9dZBCDuhXw0sOs-zwdfSV-CvCebJqdgFS3MB82naqD0R5nMAc9Ig9yzGnDOsAfLm_YqJ17RXt0L9tSc5taANHJ1qXDZxxb8MAywds8iKhSTbT5XsXXAHKZ5QnnxABcftZ6rz-QAxj4NQ2_SVYlWFpK5fsBc8kc/w238-h238/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="238" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Well, here it is, folks - the next to the last Friday before Christmas! But regardless of how close to Christmas it is, it's still a Friday, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As most of you know by now, I make each of my grandchildren a quilt at Christmas, that usually reflects in some way their interests of the past year. And I am ECSTATIC to say that all three for this year are finished, labeled, washed, and ready to be wrapped and put under the tree! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjxfX8SAzV6m6EtS3Ab88m2XvvfcEkU7TngKcX36C752sv4FBwFNFOvLERhud5smAy-VLEG2NMg193MZC0r5d8mUXdVSrFzZ3hWoHEHVYpg_U6mFK8FmZ1qPBtAw8Fm-ueAtEXuMqXdsA7Fj8LZ66LfEOxuFrC4KM3ZadEtXY-AvNON_iQMXLBmPsvGA/s4032/All%20Three%20together.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjxfX8SAzV6m6EtS3Ab88m2XvvfcEkU7TngKcX36C752sv4FBwFNFOvLERhud5smAy-VLEG2NMg193MZC0r5d8mUXdVSrFzZ3hWoHEHVYpg_U6mFK8FmZ1qPBtAw8Fm-ueAtEXuMqXdsA7Fj8LZ66LfEOxuFrC4KM3ZadEtXY-AvNON_iQMXLBmPsvGA/w317-h423/All%20Three%20together.heic" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, I was busy today (more on that later) and I didn't get any new pictures, but here are all three of them together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlOqCvyqUWdqri9MNcbEgFH_oQJ-wiE_A4VbDtVIQNBzdiOMv48h4MguxkJOOGTbfKN8A1B-RO_vEN8mCOWc04mQhzd3Q9Qkhc-OaOg4f9h965acVYy4UXCtCTDOaDdu55ssQ7kyzPBMR9hp_Hd6PuMvCvoPkzLuJlgKCb8CrPTjm3viR3LrpyGlqsXY/s3024/Lilli's%20quilt.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="3024" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlOqCvyqUWdqri9MNcbEgFH_oQJ-wiE_A4VbDtVIQNBzdiOMv48h4MguxkJOOGTbfKN8A1B-RO_vEN8mCOWc04mQhzd3Q9Qkhc-OaOg4f9h965acVYy4UXCtCTDOaDdu55ssQ7kyzPBMR9hp_Hd6PuMvCvoPkzLuJlgKCb8CrPTjm3viR3LrpyGlqsXY/w417-h381/Lilli's%20quilt.heic" width="417" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is Lilli's "Cookie Monster" quilt - the perfect quilt for her this year, as she is the master of all chocolate chip cookies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCiXGPJBCQNMjbIUBo671ZN0YA7jWruONaiCwGosDHv7cQ-GsdDUHRGBBUK7bpP8OccAL5_m3RNErht3c6-DgiGtoKdaikWIoR-eYASLlzE2se2PjRbBWApyTPjCz4wCal1dG1gXHNuIhrmwqeMIDIFENr8AOotuqKGM1l6w19WSjNHaI-plx0JZeblk/s720/Emmy's%20Quilt.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCiXGPJBCQNMjbIUBo671ZN0YA7jWruONaiCwGosDHv7cQ-GsdDUHRGBBUK7bpP8OccAL5_m3RNErht3c6-DgiGtoKdaikWIoR-eYASLlzE2se2PjRbBWApyTPjCz4wCal1dG1gXHNuIhrmwqeMIDIFENr8AOotuqKGM1l6w19WSjNHaI-plx0JZeblk/w399-h399/Emmy's%20Quilt.heic" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Emmalyn's quilt was a little harder to come up with this year, because her participation in the play interfered with my first idea, which was to incorporate some of her little doodles in her quilt. She started off providing me with pictures, but they trailed off once rehearsals started and I didn't have enough to complete my first idea. However, the conjunction of her beach vacation and a bundle of pretty ocean-themed fabrics that came my way combined for a beautiful quilt that reflects her love of all things oceanic. Her quilt label also reflects on her love this year of "floppy" bacon (yuck!) which I felt it important to commemorate!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Kdmiax_dpSs8CNWvtBLas-Lsnw2mR8UalKBcR1CGrX0tUMQzEGQb1ZJh-IqghLUCWXHl83nXMhyphenhyphen97JEGMUz6heHylpMiQ5pA54mpqYJO4tM5fIywiS7s6nZQ2YA9aMxD1bsmWtZbWfQtFwOoLrjHDSamkO3e5vV5zo0kikx9eKML0qxvr4uPiZBRwrg/s3134/Nathanael's%20quilt.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3134" data-original-width="2966" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Kdmiax_dpSs8CNWvtBLas-Lsnw2mR8UalKBcR1CGrX0tUMQzEGQb1ZJh-IqghLUCWXHl83nXMhyphenhyphen97JEGMUz6heHylpMiQ5pA54mpqYJO4tM5fIywiS7s6nZQ2YA9aMxD1bsmWtZbWfQtFwOoLrjHDSamkO3e5vV5zo0kikx9eKML0qxvr4uPiZBRwrg/w355-h375/Nathanael's%20quilt.heic" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">And here's Nathanael's Pokemon quilt! He loves all things Pokemon, so I'm hoping he'll really enjoy this twin-sized quilt on his bed.</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Now more about why I didn't have time to take pictures today. At the end of each semester, Lilli has a couple of mid-term tests each day, early in the morning, and then she can go home for the day if she wants. She asked me last week if I could pick her up, offering to bake Christmas cookies with me if I did. Well, I'm not going to pass up an offer like that! So today I picked her up at 11:30 and we got started baking - we made cream cheese cookies, white chocolate cranberry blondies, and brigadeiros. Brigadeiros are a traditional Brazilian treat, consisting of a fudge center rolled in chocolate jimmies. And now we have a funny story about them!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I only bought one large jar of chocolate jimmies, and we ran out before we ran out of filling. Raiding the pantry, we found several partial bottles of rainbow colored sprinkles that we keep on hand for ice cream, so Lilli mixed them into the remaining chocolate jimmies. As she rolled the next brigadeiro, she said, "I guess these will be the gay brigadeiros!" That child has a wicked sense of humor! We've been chuckling over that one all evening....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYh3N86ezvMmBBgxvEW4xMKQQZlDcvQflFVAMFKfh9TvyK2r3nQWaWR2Q1JnKy8u66kdY3_EfahdSB9cPgVDm37wF9rqKXnQNyotYQqfRLHhE1OeQudKZ1bQT4rjp3QMyDe0ZoOCszwLrKDmAGI_0eLgmGSOVAWPPHVhpTQJL3ZmcuTFeuSkzpZq2VOA/s4032/Brigadeiros.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYh3N86ezvMmBBgxvEW4xMKQQZlDcvQflFVAMFKfh9TvyK2r3nQWaWR2Q1JnKy8u66kdY3_EfahdSB9cPgVDm37wF9rqKXnQNyotYQqfRLHhE1OeQudKZ1bQT4rjp3QMyDe0ZoOCszwLrKDmAGI_0eLgmGSOVAWPPHVhpTQJL3ZmcuTFeuSkzpZq2VOA/w335-h447/Brigadeiros.HEIC" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And speaking of Lilli, here's a huge whoop whoop - she turns sixteen on Saturday! It's hard to believe how much she's grown up since her first appearance on my blog back in January of 2010....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmhZUW9EQdcd6K7eHcPD3OAT9XTuH2Aj5ybJQ3fdzE7MJr3FvRuNaQVO-hpdZa6vVl1Uc6panVSWtYXveUfHPx85rA8nJ02vG-vrCkc8xFBCKxYeUItiKO4sR1hDyjgdcKLimZDDMpUa1apzoOaqUXYds4RVi-MRYXIEwFJ9sk5z6Mo4tWl35eIhgh8A/s200/Lilli's%20First%20Blog%20Appearance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="150" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmhZUW9EQdcd6K7eHcPD3OAT9XTuH2Aj5ybJQ3fdzE7MJr3FvRuNaQVO-hpdZa6vVl1Uc6panVSWtYXveUfHPx85rA8nJ02vG-vrCkc8xFBCKxYeUItiKO4sR1hDyjgdcKLimZDDMpUa1apzoOaqUXYds4RVi-MRYXIEwFJ9sk5z6Mo4tWl35eIhgh8A/w302-h403/Lilli's%20First%20Blog%20Appearance.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can we get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GSNsoW9kKPu-i1qssFHqWr9VvBrkUl3E-3BLYDhz4uUeLcXu11BVX2sYX5kz5pb15TVuaAK9XBcqWvnKN3ujYftpAani6M7lKqCXUZk0wczSoMxSx0uP4MzslsIEIT2NP2tm0K9GkoFyS8ggZuDCL6_R8rd9ggtfeNwBiTk-WN7paDRW-PjjgK3-Yt8/s200/200w.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="200" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GSNsoW9kKPu-i1qssFHqWr9VvBrkUl3E-3BLYDhz4uUeLcXu11BVX2sYX5kz5pb15TVuaAK9XBcqWvnKN3ujYftpAani6M7lKqCXUZk0wczSoMxSx0uP4MzslsIEIT2NP2tm0K9GkoFyS8ggZuDCL6_R8rd9ggtfeNwBiTk-WN7paDRW-PjjgK3-Yt8/w394-h221/200w.webp" width="394" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Hope to see you there!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Hugs!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Sarah</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div></div><p></p></div>
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Finally Gifted!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPXv_W5Ya86qOBxHGt_-NIaPHjRazcFCuwdestawNaf87pbAMm7dKpcFcGtE7VkHVbbsTqAf2Wl1783lInqsaBoq_Y4EXJnwq4NaZx8A4H5zf4gwc_uuagF-daCoHEcdxgkGcSod-yLRlVyWKIbL3UJV0x559LqdyJ4viwZx5kbC5ZFLEypCnTdrzjZo/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPXv_W5Ya86qOBxHGt_-NIaPHjRazcFCuwdestawNaf87pbAMm7dKpcFcGtE7VkHVbbsTqAf2Wl1783lInqsaBoq_Y4EXJnwq4NaZx8A4H5zf4gwc_uuagF-daCoHEcdxgkGcSod-yLRlVyWKIbL3UJV0x559LqdyJ4viwZx5kbC5ZFLEypCnTdrzjZo/w256-h256/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="256" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Well, here it is, Friday again, and we all know what that means - - - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!! Are you ready? Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many of you know that I was out of commission and out of the blogging world for most of the year in 2022. During that time I undertook a pretty major handwork project. Hexies seemed like just the ticket for something small and portable to take with me and work on in my chair, so I put together a small kit and started. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNIxRTL8eyDReiElcVychmDV_xvBTNfytfGJZb0fwLwigZDKANK-2w4P-UG8qG8vH3wgWrzKCdGlYcwy3lkyovt9tg0r-ZUXrwlp7mWtger-HtKVA2AZpPF0jB8twwdWm07ONjM7vjjznPC_U5Nbbfv83Xuwrx8GwS1rPKpyysyADcV6BEaPasG0J7vM/s4032/Hexie%203.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNIxRTL8eyDReiElcVychmDV_xvBTNfytfGJZb0fwLwigZDKANK-2w4P-UG8qG8vH3wgWrzKCdGlYcwy3lkyovt9tg0r-ZUXrwlp7mWtger-HtKVA2AZpPF0jB8twwdWm07ONjM7vjjznPC_U5Nbbfv83Xuwrx8GwS1rPKpyysyADcV6BEaPasG0J7vM/s320/Hexie%203.heic" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At first, I intended to make a quilt - but after the first day, I thought it might just end up being a pillow cover! Slow handwork is not my sweet spot, unfortunately. But as time went on and the project grew, I fell in love with the process. And when it was all finished, I ended up with a beautiful quilt top. I appliquéd it to some vintage linen borders, and it sat on my "to be quilted" rack someday.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzGNcvKYxPf43rIeehNgvpNcYoaC8PiUXj_m7bgwggs4bO21crM6vGBKP-PH_xQzOd3_OIzbxsLYNRDpeTAslEMWcHLq3A7bgh2nnh__goKuSZCwZbIl6P2cJhLJoJZfToOhzAk_MDm_yHwe6fFPcbVv-bb8YEyI1PWl-PMGHlL8w3tae-JXKFiSqf3E/s4032/Hexie%206.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzGNcvKYxPf43rIeehNgvpNcYoaC8PiUXj_m7bgwggs4bO21crM6vGBKP-PH_xQzOd3_OIzbxsLYNRDpeTAslEMWcHLq3A7bgh2nnh__goKuSZCwZbIl6P2cJhLJoJZfToOhzAk_MDm_yHwe6fFPcbVv-bb8YEyI1PWl-PMGHlL8w3tae-JXKFiSqf3E/w325-h433/Hexie%206.heic" width="325" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day as I saw it sitting there, though, I realized that it needed a special home. While I was out of commission, I worried about the quilt ministry and was afraid that it would dwindle away if I wasn't able to keep shepherding it along. I asked my good friend Piper, who was a faithful member of the group, if she could help keep it going. And Piper, God bless her, jumped right in and now has the group running so much better than I ever did! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pP18PBrF7yXfTAfukTTwS0jK5iFEqfgBmOfczDgpCZhDK674llrR3jFEYH_AvGmJpLjBU4Wb4FTiW4I6YvErZa7Q0akAp1L2jKsBo0LDmE7bjhoKpDr6GH4qb48aK9_XPLFuPJOjJx0n8ydgNeg2No3DNqAebGNRBCWC6W3bQ9MHefaRJUeF5NQxFkY/s4032/Hexie%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pP18PBrF7yXfTAfukTTwS0jK5iFEqfgBmOfczDgpCZhDK674llrR3jFEYH_AvGmJpLjBU4Wb4FTiW4I6YvErZa7Q0akAp1L2jKsBo0LDmE7bjhoKpDr6GH4qb48aK9_XPLFuPJOjJx0n8ydgNeg2No3DNqAebGNRBCWC6W3bQ9MHefaRJUeF5NQxFkY/w334-h445/Hexie%202.heic" width="334" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So of course, this quilt needed to go to Piper! With a plan in view, I jumped into quilting it, doing diagonal lines through two axes of the hexies for a diamond grid. The backing comes from a linen duvet I found on sale long ago and saved for the perfect quilt backing.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaFJBRMdr5nBTbyaeE6Bsa7Yy9Mhj9n1qIdyAr7Ds12qnbVJO5VsCZ7Fg5Zvt_uHM-Kv52HyybW2Ms5-z2yHwjXJMAtcgFnBvaTIhgR5oju7ZK7MX_P2w4fEIb9k1aVkHFJQNiG3vWEvkX2YbbqBETklH3TH0lGZFNlb2Gfn8gMgQshiQ3wSA-YRWjGk/s4032/Hexie%20.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaFJBRMdr5nBTbyaeE6Bsa7Yy9Mhj9n1qIdyAr7Ds12qnbVJO5VsCZ7Fg5Zvt_uHM-Kv52HyybW2Ms5-z2yHwjXJMAtcgFnBvaTIhgR5oju7ZK7MX_P2w4fEIb9k1aVkHFJQNiG3vWEvkX2YbbqBETklH3TH0lGZFNlb2Gfn8gMgQshiQ3wSA-YRWjGk/w307-h409/Hexie%20.heic" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All in all, I really enjoyed making this quilt, even though all the handwork was a little tedious. I may make another one for myself this year!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCbBYPrx21rR_o8L-tAkYvSfFeKt4ZVrRJ6qnErHWchIJj33CfdPEigsIsenuni1vaotfsrRxvXMGfJNDH1pHss5bzUe3WyYmmibFhloC-Crv3tFYjQHK-1GfbnWpy-Je6c8UDAH31lXZsmKURQ3omCTuqINlMXk5HpUBnGzW2flh4Mfgzku-So-vEJk/s4032/Hexie%204.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCbBYPrx21rR_o8L-tAkYvSfFeKt4ZVrRJ6qnErHWchIJj33CfdPEigsIsenuni1vaotfsrRxvXMGfJNDH1pHss5bzUe3WyYmmibFhloC-Crv3tFYjQHK-1GfbnWpy-Je6c8UDAH31lXZsmKURQ3omCTuqINlMXk5HpUBnGzW2flh4Mfgzku-So-vEJk/w342-h456/Hexie%204.heic" width="342" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">So - - - can we get a whoop whoop?</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnD-STzFUDWyJ4d4vRzBA-83Grujqs5Gkgiy1fmy81dNCnIqNzmHZAawvi9FF0wNlYIdI64p8VA2I-0SIgL6Q7W9l_MEEG7vR-SxmdPZVWcUMwXmGO9446Ha-hIyiIjbvhps-Szi9pD6T3kpa3jtL4BVugxtKZutDw5R2JK8yWrutwzY981tGU1A-N4c/s384/Piper's%20Quilt.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="358" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnD-STzFUDWyJ4d4vRzBA-83Grujqs5Gkgiy1fmy81dNCnIqNzmHZAawvi9FF0wNlYIdI64p8VA2I-0SIgL6Q7W9l_MEEG7vR-SxmdPZVWcUMwXmGO9446Ha-hIyiIjbvhps-Szi9pD6T3kpa3jtL4BVugxtKZutDw5R2JK8yWrutwzY981tGU1A-N4c/w378-h406/Piper's%20Quilt.heic" width="378" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And now it's your turn!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNH62UCfWwx8jkpk1K4lksyHg_Ihcf4GmBI8u7gaMGDB6RqeCWx5e29bwsHuMG0c-yy72jIpdiRwq1skLsO2kISneoSzPgJclEcbxwHnXG7Ur_wla_q_PO0LWfOk57gKquPFOK63L-2hccr-voWDrQCBDyGsO5DyWN2wKs_pYGpuB2VostOVuoeIhkks/s200/200w.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNH62UCfWwx8jkpk1K4lksyHg_Ihcf4GmBI8u7gaMGDB6RqeCWx5e29bwsHuMG0c-yy72jIpdiRwq1skLsO2kISneoSzPgJclEcbxwHnXG7Ur_wla_q_PO0LWfOk57gKquPFOK63L-2hccr-voWDrQCBDyGsO5DyWN2wKs_pYGpuB2VostOVuoeIhkks/w262-h262/200w.webp" width="262" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Hope to see you there!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Hugs!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Sarah</span></span></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-80358311390450970022023-12-04T19:15:00.000-06:002023-12-04T19:15:46.274-06:00Make-A-List Monday - A Little Bit of This and That!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8851l_xK2lO2UPrqxDqkQy0Z7G3eAEWl67ZoWV-NpRotPuZaucFPgQ_FPQ8ibdSwqs1hE9g_DXi84cNrchy6-fV0QXhDLZimjL8Gym3ey-WTp0GCs6XyqOzm-J3d-UCYh3mz2PbUGnJFBX1FckhSL_m_zRE97LLxmaIOkqlklIBbO0gqefPIYl7g-RNo/s320/MALM%20icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="320" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8851l_xK2lO2UPrqxDqkQy0Z7G3eAEWl67ZoWV-NpRotPuZaucFPgQ_FPQ8ibdSwqs1hE9g_DXi84cNrchy6-fV0QXhDLZimjL8Gym3ey-WTp0GCs6XyqOzm-J3d-UCYh3mz2PbUGnJFBX1FckhSL_m_zRE97LLxmaIOkqlklIBbO0gqefPIYl7g-RNo/s1600/MALM%20icon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to another Monday! After a whirlwind week last week getting the house ready for a round of Christmas parties, I thought this week would be simple, but we shall see! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first Christmas party went great - we had all the quilt ministry ladies over Saturday morning for good food, lots of laughs, and a fun gift exchange game. A good time was had by all, and of course, I forgot to take any pictures! And then Saturday afternoon, we went to see the incredible Emmalyn in her debut acting role of Snoopy in A Charlie Brown Christmas!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8ZBPpVzsr2h06Ak8ur-0Tsdkj0u1zRFhYPk8S932jpSTPwut1lpVjVcOurWthAQlRkSCnbEV1toYpW96sU4H4bhY6fEGVUq-7vDJbAPXZLfsljna-80CJ2jivth2kVNUf0EzQpjS4fkG7ZWiTLKyys3XXsXf8TxzCVYSo2IOuZyIqQri7DO1RlaLAmM/s4032/Beautiful%20Emmy:Snoopy.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8ZBPpVzsr2h06Ak8ur-0Tsdkj0u1zRFhYPk8S932jpSTPwut1lpVjVcOurWthAQlRkSCnbEV1toYpW96sU4H4bhY6fEGVUq-7vDJbAPXZLfsljna-80CJ2jivth2kVNUf0EzQpjS4fkG7ZWiTLKyys3XXsXf8TxzCVYSo2IOuZyIqQri7DO1RlaLAmM/w303-h404/Beautiful%20Emmy:Snoopy.heic" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">She looked so cute with her little black nose, but apparently it was "very annoying" and she took it off before she came out after the show for pictures!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj6OO0mI727H-K8V_r57HiHZ8oiDIWrirWsI-rj-qLOTNBY92QUw_hBUgG61BE4X5x0HWuJki82KIambw05Jz14X2XjatLTDxEDshIxcs1bAmJlMMZtFab8uyB9NsFWu9I5nU6wZn1ctZD3svicxauhl7XjXDr4oFK7STMIbF6oqB7fH5fe9hWRq-nIM/s3241/Snoopy%20Dancing.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3241" data-original-width="3004" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj6OO0mI727H-K8V_r57HiHZ8oiDIWrirWsI-rj-qLOTNBY92QUw_hBUgG61BE4X5x0HWuJki82KIambw05Jz14X2XjatLTDxEDshIxcs1bAmJlMMZtFab8uyB9NsFWu9I5nU6wZn1ctZD3svicxauhl7XjXDr4oFK7STMIbF6oqB7fH5fe9hWRq-nIM/w402-h433/Snoopy%20Dancing.heic" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of you may remember the videos of Emmy dancing when she was little - well, she put those skills to good use in her role as Snoopy and had a great time dancing on Schroeder's piano! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlycFMtDVQ8fdDQjSbIkv7ibS-gI774h4ymhLR92LWcIWGR3IH-nXy91wI4UJq_TO0i8XBlh-ZhlFBP0kYJaOOJCLLRFmios3Mus9ZsUhyphenhyphen_JU0thzKOjmsxUkUpHbboE3Aj8T7f8oUjZ1tN1G2aTgGT4N0AlGo9PQBxI77eK6BhqkXtuv8Y-nJrgbe1AA/s4032/Calendar%20Gnome.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlycFMtDVQ8fdDQjSbIkv7ibS-gI774h4ymhLR92LWcIWGR3IH-nXy91wI4UJq_TO0i8XBlh-ZhlFBP0kYJaOOJCLLRFmios3Mus9ZsUhyphenhyphen_JU0thzKOjmsxUkUpHbboE3Aj8T7f8oUjZ1tN1G2aTgGT4N0AlGo9PQBxI77eK6BhqkXtuv8Y-nJrgbe1AA/w352-h469/Calendar%20Gnome.heic" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm enjoying all the cute decorations in my house, but I have a soft spot in my heart for gnomes, so this is one of my favorites. It doesn't hurt that he's an advent calendar, too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But this afternoon when I went up to the studio to do a little sewing - I had an idea I wanted to try out before I forgot it - my beloved Juki decided it was time to stop feeding fabric under the presser foot. I haven't been able to drop the feed dogs since Bill dropped her on her head (in the case, but it was still traumatic) and apparently something has changed inside. So I brought out Old Faithful....</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9aKon9Hzzgdy4Ot5vN9-HrSI90TX8r9uB6Dsl0zbeVpKROJXlnlEPHw0x3WUyn8dLdlsiiqFEMSTM5QYF9xO1wcNpR4L7XA6rLJarRoBB7aTkb5kalOAxyLVcLKAaCoUjwHy1V_GRPlMENaspk0M6bIGoDcB-PpZJt_r0iy5beCN0UpcrfGhlsKaT_E/s3024/Old%20Faithful.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3024" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9aKon9Hzzgdy4Ot5vN9-HrSI90TX8r9uB6Dsl0zbeVpKROJXlnlEPHw0x3WUyn8dLdlsiiqFEMSTM5QYF9xO1wcNpR4L7XA6rLJarRoBB7aTkb5kalOAxyLVcLKAaCoUjwHy1V_GRPlMENaspk0M6bIGoDcB-PpZJt_r0iy5beCN0UpcrfGhlsKaT_E/w381-h371/Old%20Faithful.heic" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">... and packed up my Juki to go to the shop tomorrow. Hopefully they can fix her up and repair the pieces that broke at the same time! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So here's my list for this week....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">1. Take my Juki to the shop.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">2. Make some rustic no knead bread for Wednesday night dinner.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">3. Make labels for the grands' annual quilts and attach them.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">4. Review all the Christmas presents I have stashed and see where I need to fill in any gaps.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">5. Start wrapping presents! It's looking bare under the tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">6. Get the house ready for another party this coming Saturday morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just got some Nana duties for later this week, so I'll have that to do too. It's a busy time, so I'm just going to take some time to breathe while I'm getting all this done!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now I really want to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-35335875529949408552023-12-01T00:01:00.001-06:002023-12-01T00:01:00.157-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? It's Beginning to Look Like.....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMHZdfSW2aVojOFcrC0EnZ_TyF5-Dxoa6z_BlE4qP82koZthnJQ3sWitIENoFE3h6FTzuAmL2YiYJvVKQUBK0iD1j1UD-TmMkeGkTuX8cqNft6o-EsOlAWuOCCudl_60uwHc4ajsSrPIzTuKsbrBPau78e9PoGembc8FHmsm6lkjps0BPhhJ2QohQ6Ck/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMHZdfSW2aVojOFcrC0EnZ_TyF5-Dxoa6z_BlE4qP82koZthnJQ3sWitIENoFE3h6FTzuAmL2YiYJvVKQUBK0iD1j1UD-TmMkeGkTuX8cqNft6o-EsOlAWuOCCudl_60uwHc4ajsSrPIzTuKsbrBPau78e9PoGembc8FHmsm6lkjps0BPhhJ2QohQ6Ck/w221-h221/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="221" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Well, it's hard to believe, but today it is finally December!! The last month of the year has arrived - doesn't it seem like a long time since Thanksgiving? It was so early this year, but that just means more shopping and crafting days before Christmas, right?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And it's not only the first day of December, it's Friday - and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I have two Christmas parties coming up so I have spent the last week dragging all the decorations out of the attic and spreading them all over the house. Because that's all I've been doing, that's what I have to share this week! Let me take you on a tour...</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MoQeBKHkHkZoC_-s-ekqtAblCv5XOo5iX7zJtaGq4IlnByt3xZ_GQ7EcY8TBK4oSW9m6o3ClTpAVs53SJOvehbsJh-rlBmgz6P0VUqOF8H59IAnCGAtkJoaPs1_9ReJbyAutErxpS9iIc4AVEoTCFWYDTbGus61NEJ9BsxEHrkaP6hmfo5_wCB9sHYA/s4032/Entry%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MoQeBKHkHkZoC_-s-ekqtAblCv5XOo5iX7zJtaGq4IlnByt3xZ_GQ7EcY8TBK4oSW9m6o3ClTpAVs53SJOvehbsJh-rlBmgz6P0VUqOF8H59IAnCGAtkJoaPs1_9ReJbyAutErxpS9iIc4AVEoTCFWYDTbGus61NEJ9BsxEHrkaP6hmfo5_wCB9sHYA/w297-h396/Entry%201.jpeg" width="297" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26czPuksBi5zgjUKnEdqrefGu3iZIVLGUZtQDQfQ8GhU3KWgdb7rEnZTupUwzCb3m1E3ooqyWY7TzP6GMtsFBmu2RoJmd2TGIQzukVESCQqBNYcOkK90wYANh9eY2BbDIMiUKFiZC-kFqnanBRJ0eLIa_hODu77041sc2XlTp7ADYtzxywM9fBYDOBuI/s4032/Entry%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26czPuksBi5zgjUKnEdqrefGu3iZIVLGUZtQDQfQ8GhU3KWgdb7rEnZTupUwzCb3m1E3ooqyWY7TzP6GMtsFBmu2RoJmd2TGIQzukVESCQqBNYcOkK90wYANh9eY2BbDIMiUKFiZC-kFqnanBRJ0eLIa_hODu77041sc2XlTp7ADYtzxywM9fBYDOBuI/w310-h413/Entry%203.jpeg" width="310" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFooiGDHphBAlcAlQG0UnW8FdcrMBFgNA3jjV9f0A4pQLElFyYn95uk7NJl0TepXQwDnvwecZsHb-QqLwqQRInk1RRf8fLSRAQ5vEl_w04PECzNVzwdZFsdJjc9LOfD9AfPukOmo7mkyG9mzU9p7sdaW0pDN26uwswBH-KH-4DIRZmK4B6hZWCKUgvyc/s4032/Entry%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFooiGDHphBAlcAlQG0UnW8FdcrMBFgNA3jjV9f0A4pQLElFyYn95uk7NJl0TepXQwDnvwecZsHb-QqLwqQRInk1RRf8fLSRAQ5vEl_w04PECzNVzwdZFsdJjc9LOfD9AfPukOmo7mkyG9mzU9p7sdaW0pDN26uwswBH-KH-4DIRZmK4B6hZWCKUgvyc/w319-h425/Entry%202.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what you will see when you come up to my front door - the wreaths and the live Christmas tree came from a local tree farm run by a friend of ours. He started it as a way to pay for his kids' college educations and now it is a thriving business. Notice the dog-themed ribbons on the wreaths? That's a tribute to Bree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8xglau4umdp6Jgi7t2_irjdsox_1596QY5GYWDCjZZqAbgMd3eKuXUqh3EV5tdHSbjPvTwfcYenXnqkU46vWGxmdJcf0418hqBysh2BceCynexP9jXPug8n6FgTGKXMZXnpbrHbX3pU4oOOIOVS0THI6FpS2pD3A6ukRkp2SahyphenhyphenvaEaa3_XSTfMrb8U/s4032/Visitors.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8xglau4umdp6Jgi7t2_irjdsox_1596QY5GYWDCjZZqAbgMd3eKuXUqh3EV5tdHSbjPvTwfcYenXnqkU46vWGxmdJcf0418hqBysh2BceCynexP9jXPug8n6FgTGKXMZXnpbrHbX3pU4oOOIOVS0THI6FpS2pD3A6ukRkp2SahyphenhyphenvaEaa3_XSTfMrb8U/w315-h420/Visitors.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Come in the front door, and you'll find a place to hang your hat or coat. Someone must have snuck in while I wasn't looking - hopefully they'll pull out a few more decorations and spread them around!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkR1K1J51elWHET4g6ty5XmOCxs8IoGCMnkAw19KAkfrw7r8GNvGNFcw_2Hzam8Bd_v577RMtyon4TgFONdWfeS22fnLJY5kOgl483L2SQ569SwTI39nOzwpIDZ1DuGxx4Mqv0cALmsbZwzTXaQFoV7QW36DjD-Ao1EmvtqX15L6TQVKeQaZv2gc0LUWE/s4032/Hall%20Tree.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkR1K1J51elWHET4g6ty5XmOCxs8IoGCMnkAw19KAkfrw7r8GNvGNFcw_2Hzam8Bd_v577RMtyon4TgFONdWfeS22fnLJY5kOgl483L2SQ569SwTI39nOzwpIDZ1DuGxx4Mqv0cALmsbZwzTXaQFoV7QW36DjD-Ao1EmvtqX15L6TQVKeQaZv2gc0LUWE/w336-h448/Hall%20Tree.jpeg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's my "fancy" tree - new this year and artificial, after last year's debacle when the decorated live tree proved to be too much for the tree stand and fell down splat! We decorate this tree with white and silver floral sprays, silver and gold ornaments, and our small collection of annual White House ornaments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SmfwRSPa6Yx1xJo7M9UkOMTfhaK7D73cgzLhb_NOkB_gph7SEkwPCK25Bv5gHShciDuuQ1vQtMmEHQ-Jg8MUTW6kprFiXx_frVeyZGv9TF0pSiqLuLbHAzwd1oTWcLnztzjejh8WLT9NNWctfD8jQwABmOHF4rGOtyA58l4NyS5NCs5j-YSgZanFd_0/s4032/New%20Arrangement.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SmfwRSPa6Yx1xJo7M9UkOMTfhaK7D73cgzLhb_NOkB_gph7SEkwPCK25Bv5gHShciDuuQ1vQtMmEHQ-Jg8MUTW6kprFiXx_frVeyZGv9TF0pSiqLuLbHAzwd1oTWcLnztzjejh8WLT9NNWctfD8jQwABmOHF4rGOtyA58l4NyS5NCs5j-YSgZanFd_0/w360-h480/New%20Arrangement.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's thee new arrangement I made for the dining room table - lots of red and white poinsettias, some ornaments and some greenery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYqIun20O-Qn9ist-zp2o-ZziuDW3ilN_wAAl3uLmRWyQ12BYF25PipBSCb3pLZeDgcZzVkwzXvCQ8OfKvUNpUddKV0-bnWhYwY7JbcSJdJ09yQY_3dRnbAb_DmqytkPDO9bao_A0l7CNn_T1jKsIrgYUw4lGf66lDsQsa8djir9VMnoYuu6gV_0CDkk/s3021/Nativity%20Scene.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="3021" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYqIun20O-Qn9ist-zp2o-ZziuDW3ilN_wAAl3uLmRWyQ12BYF25PipBSCb3pLZeDgcZzVkwzXvCQ8OfKvUNpUddKV0-bnWhYwY7JbcSJdJ09yQY_3dRnbAb_DmqytkPDO9bao_A0l7CNn_T1jKsIrgYUw4lGf66lDsQsa8djir9VMnoYuu6gV_0CDkk/w402-h354/Nativity%20Scene.jpeg" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The nativity scene sits on top of the piano. I really love this set by Enesco - I don't believe it's available any more, but we collected it over the years when my daughter was little. It's carefully wrapped up every year because I don't think I could replace it if it got broken!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIz-uke_uEALmczV9jbTLduvVsQCJ2Qed4Oi_jwH4It-d2aXpBxbf8j7VVd5GwF2aZ10rIYtOHawdGE-DmuSTLKaBWvLyxCYUe76c4qvkYPBKJJdVTSnWaC-Vk64spPbtG21rmoV5L1884F9h_nkrBNfWyq-Aeb7xjChAVRp9V-ks3o5hT1szDCTIIEQ/s4032/Living%20Room.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIz-uke_uEALmczV9jbTLduvVsQCJ2Qed4Oi_jwH4It-d2aXpBxbf8j7VVd5GwF2aZ10rIYtOHawdGE-DmuSTLKaBWvLyxCYUe76c4qvkYPBKJJdVTSnWaC-Vk64spPbtG21rmoV5L1884F9h_nkrBNfWyq-Aeb7xjChAVRp9V-ks3o5hT1szDCTIIEQ/w353-h471/Living%20Room.jpeg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I pulled out my snowflake pillow covers, which I think lend a lovely Christmas flair to the living room. That pop of color always brightens things up, and they fit right over the existing sofa pillows, so it's easy to store them away at the end of the season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjNIeqEtYBXti2rFwLdGAOnnxqgUiQch_cB6IvV13ZEJDI123r4tgE-AQoVatj67rgRkxhlbk97OpHiRMloJzWBUBA5t4KUUh7rEiRpaBG4PTxVBdmCnFGKnNy_34vs_VPNDaI3cTdm5yxOjMFFL19Ywyi5szahyphenhyphenkXwDBnItWYD1tC6kBJHjwykXt8F0/s4032/Gnome.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjNIeqEtYBXti2rFwLdGAOnnxqgUiQch_cB6IvV13ZEJDI123r4tgE-AQoVatj67rgRkxhlbk97OpHiRMloJzWBUBA5t4KUUh7rEiRpaBG4PTxVBdmCnFGKnNy_34vs_VPNDaI3cTdm5yxOjMFFL19Ywyi5szahyphenhyphenkXwDBnItWYD1tC6kBJHjwykXt8F0/w356-h475/Gnome.jpeg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This cute little gnome sits on my kitchen table, and keeps track of the days in December - there's a little snowflake attached to the tip of his cap and tiny numbered pockets you can put it in each day. Quite a clever advent calendar! The reindeer are a new find from the Dollar Spot at Target, and they are all residing on an old wreath that I had tucked away.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd_DzaNw_soUxR5ZuE2hLhSknsoUiXGWRebwYP-Myc0E8GQ-jqdquTikHXB4sBsPh8nzowDWFNNrEzDUHtFgdOAZlMjWHCMllWDGMgHDRiBtc8RwxjhlDyzSPX2qw96Tq2Xhkno1etX-sl0bulAvakjjbqOJbiBq3IBAcmVtVh8AhJobKWx7QLK91yx4/s4032/Reindeers.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd_DzaNw_soUxR5ZuE2hLhSknsoUiXGWRebwYP-Myc0E8GQ-jqdquTikHXB4sBsPh8nzowDWFNNrEzDUHtFgdOAZlMjWHCMllWDGMgHDRiBtc8RwxjhlDyzSPX2qw96Tq2Xhkno1etX-sl0bulAvakjjbqOJbiBq3IBAcmVtVh8AhJobKWx7QLK91yx4/w340-h453/Reindeers.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And speaking of reindeer, how about these two? They also came from our friend's tree farm - he always has the cutest little decorations and Christmas "clutter"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp8PxdvSjL6jgKmHPhl3OMbDu5wT718_ulgYn9wsH6eSvxY_uQ0kBw6Sfh9SFoyKRzfNow_FAe53lbAA_JGwMfDTB_bq9xiTauw6J7DGpSl6yifdzedgbZR3paarsdH5UwZRsIR0aYOw7kM2wBT7MoLQ8dyi78wzwH0j1JZ1GbBEl0bTveQoaPzTqYxE/s3490/Den%20Tree.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="2520" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp8PxdvSjL6jgKmHPhl3OMbDu5wT718_ulgYn9wsH6eSvxY_uQ0kBw6Sfh9SFoyKRzfNow_FAe53lbAA_JGwMfDTB_bq9xiTauw6J7DGpSl6yifdzedgbZR3paarsdH5UwZRsIR0aYOw7kM2wBT7MoLQ8dyi78wzwH0j1JZ1GbBEl0bTveQoaPzTqYxE/w337-h467/Den%20Tree.heic" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's our "family" tree - the one that has all the fun ornaments that we've collected or made over the years. Each one has a story and memories attached to it, and the grands love to look at them and ask about them. And see Max sitting there to the right of the tree? We put him up last year to scare Bree away from the tree, and he did such a good job that he got the gig again this year! Actually she's been really good about not getting into the Christmas stuff, even when we aren't here. She was curious about it all when I was putting it out, but I told her "That's not yours", and that was apparently enough! She really is turning into a good dog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_02aaWiW1zL72yIhA79PJ5JZZXCbfbH612TfvfXxHjtz9-vXhs_w3lO9xfZshdZATEIVUyG8ihdJTz0mHPa5v4x0gGcFtowkDnOg-K-xvX9NwiwY1kH3J3_lYH7Vjy5rmLKeb8zL56Jzonpc3_IPEh-pcGZNMyUpAQ_ESGz_W9GT5mJTz7N4xY1Tf5o/s3054/Fireplace.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3054" data-original-width="2818" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_02aaWiW1zL72yIhA79PJ5JZZXCbfbH612TfvfXxHjtz9-vXhs_w3lO9xfZshdZATEIVUyG8ihdJTz0mHPa5v4x0gGcFtowkDnOg-K-xvX9NwiwY1kH3J3_lYH7Vjy5rmLKeb8zL56Jzonpc3_IPEh-pcGZNMyUpAQ_ESGz_W9GT5mJTz7N4xY1Tf5o/w372-h404/Fireplace.heic" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The stocking are hung by the chimney with care! I can't put as much on the top of the mantel as usual, because my husband has an antenna for local channels up there and he gets irritated if I move it, so I put my mantel garland down on the floor. I kind of like it there, though! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vEY9HMTiUFCGFroou4um5pWb-JiAamTKg2BI9CWC9PptdBNdqyoHGlN97qirrJTojF9BW1XyWr1rvN_zooPpwIrm32Rrgj2_9Y4IIcIvHiUS5jdMLG1jtPFM_sVP5UAhloVNcJxqHC0V0wJ0Tbqb_KnSmYWkuaMOAVngjUCXMWIWPZ4V3cGBpnhRX4A/s3464/Side%20Steps.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3464" data-original-width="2498" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vEY9HMTiUFCGFroou4um5pWb-JiAamTKg2BI9CWC9PptdBNdqyoHGlN97qirrJTojF9BW1XyWr1rvN_zooPpwIrm32Rrgj2_9Y4IIcIvHiUS5jdMLG1jtPFM_sVP5UAhloVNcJxqHC0V0wJ0Tbqb_KnSmYWkuaMOAVngjUCXMWIWPZ4V3cGBpnhRX4A/w353-h489/Side%20Steps.jpeg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I didn't want to neglect my new side steps, so I've added a little color out there with some poinsettia garlands. I also took the cast aluminum bell that was sitting on the railing up top, turned it upside down, and put some artificial poinsettia bushes in there, so it looks pretty too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think I'm finally done with the decorating now! Maybe a little bit more outside on the front of the house, if I can get some help from my hubby, but that will have to wait because it's supposed to rain tomorrow. So I'll take a breather and do some cooking tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">And now it's your turn!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf04xO7L2IPAjFi4XggF5tTb4GqQ9AYl0t9_8aIWEosRbE9KJlTrIveT_aSxVCdMGfs8tVu7g6Saqq5GvauycjaVtdXyMS-R-Dv6NttjY6R-S6LSrSll9RFjD6xe3TkJcjrRWPiGZ2PQfrbXTTsIt1xuCwXfM2egxeSjyc1msg74WeYcqsrvPsFFqYZH8/s200/200w.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf04xO7L2IPAjFi4XggF5tTb4GqQ9AYl0t9_8aIWEosRbE9KJlTrIveT_aSxVCdMGfs8tVu7g6Saqq5GvauycjaVtdXyMS-R-Dv6NttjY6R-S6LSrSll9RFjD6xe3TkJcjrRWPiGZ2PQfrbXTTsIt1xuCwXfM2egxeSjyc1msg74WeYcqsrvPsFFqYZH8/w285-h285/200w.webp" width="285" /></a></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Hope to see you there!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Sarah</span></div></span><p></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-20453661242161532742023-11-27T20:30:00.000-06:002023-11-27T20:30:17.064-06:00Make-A-List Monday - Who Has Time to Sew??<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMOyPx1CZK_7421WqOA4xRQrkam0VsWSGPNW9KweONH_sR0U_kUvYwfLr0Ylml_2W6nBt4NssFnoGpDfgMRJyUJbdulMK_0pFR6pt416fbknlJp0mJM446RuOXzOuAZ_f9yfBOLX4bEzGJVikm6LqGNKx9q8CybQDIxa0AGfrplcL00M_q5ARkHt5VMw/s320/MALM%20icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="320" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMOyPx1CZK_7421WqOA4xRQrkam0VsWSGPNW9KweONH_sR0U_kUvYwfLr0Ylml_2W6nBt4NssFnoGpDfgMRJyUJbdulMK_0pFR6pt416fbknlJp0mJM446RuOXzOuAZ_f9yfBOLX4bEzGJVikm6LqGNKx9q8CybQDIxa0AGfrplcL00M_q5ARkHt5VMw/s1600/MALM%20icon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Monday has rolled around again, Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror, and the Christmas season is in full swing! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We had twenty-four people at our house for Thanksgiving, so I decorated the house for the day and took care of some long-neglected tasks, like....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlSfGQIRzcXBRZbaMQ6q-NnQEj2RNIF6QByeV3udmoYr59pV7qrHY5tKlxaR_8o8k0sDTZkkp-Lxqtp9cU4tdLIZ3jKXcxi3Du77DajznNxX560NwEWZivTCo9EJnltLVCcZOXO_SZZsOofXu0-PP_9KRbkMP1iy6SM0Yp0p_KljKYWIKUXMV8D9C53g/s4032/Fixing%20The%20Pinchers.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlSfGQIRzcXBRZbaMQ6q-NnQEj2RNIF6QByeV3udmoYr59pV7qrHY5tKlxaR_8o8k0sDTZkkp-Lxqtp9cU4tdLIZ3jKXcxi3Du77DajznNxX560NwEWZivTCo9EJnltLVCcZOXO_SZZsOofXu0-PP_9KRbkMP1iy6SM0Yp0p_KljKYWIKUXMV8D9C53g/w304-h405/Fixing%20The%20Pinchers.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...fixing the "pinchers"....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6q2QRtWccu3bUjfweR6Ci-BQsliQ_uyN3ZCACH9pL4jdWJ9yvTKmhVa0LrmZx2Ly5cfZKyQO7h92s_s23IUQgAwkiH3tHq-1bWDGHb92CG0dYEoTya1GnROdhG7a0EJG1rCSmyQbWrjUCRFk3lbIMrH_UyGZrxOzXnitdjE2W7NELF8thL8KtF0MfoRc/s4032/Welcome%20Mat.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6q2QRtWccu3bUjfweR6Ci-BQsliQ_uyN3ZCACH9pL4jdWJ9yvTKmhVa0LrmZx2Ly5cfZKyQO7h92s_s23IUQgAwkiH3tHq-1bWDGHb92CG0dYEoTya1GnROdhG7a0EJG1rCSmyQbWrjUCRFk3lbIMrH_UyGZrxOzXnitdjE2W7NELF8thL8KtF0MfoRc/w328-h437/Welcome%20Mat.jpeg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...sprucing up the front door welcome mat....</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOV4WZxKoXI_eCULSuV7DJTowgSveoTHddgM4v2ObT-8674PB2RHwG50EirfeBJDuBOCBqgGupoeNU7ne9qTttqf3iATP12yJhGkSuxjS9C2PXj8XvYVy2X4v3HAAECMbvVkWwfSlFPg_-6Uk5ETygIR24JuL7E6YCLj_Q6e6zI4dseeuPLLZSUypaVo/s3840/Floral%20Arrangement.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOV4WZxKoXI_eCULSuV7DJTowgSveoTHddgM4v2ObT-8674PB2RHwG50EirfeBJDuBOCBqgGupoeNU7ne9qTttqf3iATP12yJhGkSuxjS9C2PXj8XvYVy2X4v3HAAECMbvVkWwfSlFPg_-6Uk5ETygIR24JuL7E6YCLj_Q6e6zI4dseeuPLLZSUypaVo/w335-h596/Floral%20Arrangement.JPG" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and making a really pretty centerpiece for my dining room table!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, once Thanksgiving was over, it was time to start decorating for Christmas, because I have two parties at my house over the next two weeks. We got a new artificial tree for the foyer (after last year's tree fell over, we had PTSD!) and it is set up and, now, decorated!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhih8eIHxyQmmDeIFJWe3lyC6UP3iz3Wp3kdnbyfj0kfelMjrs7A3jFi12v2aXFd-BIDOFDcJplJZI5kDNCo7qh9gl2CtC5_kI9IROvpzorDtyG0O9dm5Uce1SqpQ6HAtHmD0CoFLAz9r6I7sG3DluL0VQnRdIbg0Pt0f7wBc1sLKxs_Xryfzq4X_2dmHc/s3114/New%20Christmas%20Tree.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3114" data-original-width="2335" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhih8eIHxyQmmDeIFJWe3lyC6UP3iz3Wp3kdnbyfj0kfelMjrs7A3jFi12v2aXFd-BIDOFDcJplJZI5kDNCo7qh9gl2CtC5_kI9IROvpzorDtyG0O9dm5Uce1SqpQ6HAtHmD0CoFLAz9r6I7sG3DluL0VQnRdIbg0Pt0f7wBc1sLKxs_Xryfzq4X_2dmHc/w315-h420/New%20Christmas%20Tree.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So my week is going to be filled with lots more decorating - I have another tree to bring down from the attic, along with all of its decorations - and a little bit of baking and cooking. Thankfully I have several days so I can spread it out, since the kids are in school and not available to help as they have in the past. I'll share more pictures next week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And speaking of Christmas, did I tell you that Emmy is in the cast of A Charlie Brown Christmas in her middle school? She plays Snoopy, and the play is this coming weekend. I know her mom will be happy when rehearsals are over and life goes a little back to normal, but Emmy is having a ball!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So that's what my week looks like - and I really need to know that someone out there is having fun sewing! So tell me - - - what are YOU working on this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><p></p>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-20098279529261308572023-11-17T00:01:00.001-06:002023-11-17T00:01:00.147-06:00Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? A Finished Quilt!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-wMrHfu7_zCfdftT4keZNGStwTQu5TY8bvTx3pOMSUhQF9fyExZASjCaWLwF4T7_dYLvfDXdKMJG1cj729np7zL37JWywbc9I5cFpekAZKdYvftJ3aNOJ2fxDF6ko58WUZQ0RsOBuXWyED_cl5XEgtvGM-uokFWi7BBnZ99TEAeIkNB2g3xV036zy_w/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-wMrHfu7_zCfdftT4keZNGStwTQu5TY8bvTx3pOMSUhQF9fyExZASjCaWLwF4T7_dYLvfDXdKMJG1cj729np7zL37JWywbc9I5cFpekAZKdYvftJ3aNOJ2fxDF6ko58WUZQ0RsOBuXWyED_cl5XEgtvGM-uokFWi7BBnZ99TEAeIkNB2g3xV036zy_w/w227-h227/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="227" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Well, here it is, Friday again, and only a little more than five weeks until Christmas! But we're busy working on Thanksgiving here, and won't go into Christmas mode until next Friday. But since it is Friday, that means that it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you know if you've been here for the past few weeks, I've been working on a fall quilt for my bedroom, and last week I was excited to announce that I had finished the top. Well, I'm happy to say that this week, I have a finished quilt!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Monday I took my quilt, backing and batting up to church, where our new quilt machine sits on a 12 foot frame - plenty large enough to quilt my king-size quilt all at once! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ymCs2MtDoS53HH8OGgs6pNWxsSf3jrezn2TBR-jSf62bwf2Vj9UosP51fZkDU8Hpk26Vv8YlyUsc7YidUIERJbG5NfZoa-FicGgWSMMa1GDyNtGPFMYznfjEY74F2_Ue7YZoez5HW_2yXGarwx_mFqTD61hHCX2C7jKmSp7sIRCLEuToEZB0D_7ROKk/s3840/On%20the%20frame.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ymCs2MtDoS53HH8OGgs6pNWxsSf3jrezn2TBR-jSf62bwf2Vj9UosP51fZkDU8Hpk26Vv8YlyUsc7YidUIERJbG5NfZoa-FicGgWSMMa1GDyNtGPFMYznfjEY74F2_Ue7YZoez5HW_2yXGarwx_mFqTD61hHCX2C7jKmSp7sIRCLEuToEZB0D_7ROKk/w280-h498/On%20the%20frame.JPG" width="280" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the first time I had a chance to quilt with the new Innova, and let me tell you it was smooth as butter! And so, so nice to be able to quilt my top all in one piece, rather than in two sections and joining them together. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PemZKQnmtSGovLtewVHHl_MiwrfFmAQvf-1FxXKF7RSAJoma8Me63FQrzAwR_uPlzcKT-nH5J8U3tXw_GT6-dlymqwKBx7bGzOcrrleyKT08x_RpvgbfBocv2Po3PI_JjPRDhwqv-eZyE98BQNNNmuxZPrRQ7lAAdfvFMiSeD2YJI68jFZth9wIrXdI/s2873/binding%20chicken%20win.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2873" data-original-width="2160" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PemZKQnmtSGovLtewVHHl_MiwrfFmAQvf-1FxXKF7RSAJoma8Me63FQrzAwR_uPlzcKT-nH5J8U3tXw_GT6-dlymqwKBx7bGzOcrrleyKT08x_RpvgbfBocv2Po3PI_JjPRDhwqv-eZyE98BQNNNmuxZPrRQ7lAAdfvFMiSeD2YJI68jFZth9wIrXdI/w295-h392/binding%20chicken%20win.jpeg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday, I put on the binding. I played a little binding chicken, and as you can see, I won! You can see the backing fabric here, too - a pretty 108" wide print from Joann's.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJWRtYvGh7MS_UjmKS9pvd1PXf3o1wgzjo0q-65Q2o8vauNm_gNQanaLtCfC1LHJufbGTD9vdvjkBNbZxXEFIPPtAjOBd1CMXckJw2Cej-ftgLf5MK2Jp52dS2rUO7dI2DMUDPA3HznFeBBpYQP2lHjOSsPvmd-S4DFYVBdWtlngu2H5QSaj4rpt-D6k/s4032/On%20the%20bed.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJWRtYvGh7MS_UjmKS9pvd1PXf3o1wgzjo0q-65Q2o8vauNm_gNQanaLtCfC1LHJufbGTD9vdvjkBNbZxXEFIPPtAjOBd1CMXckJw2Cej-ftgLf5MK2Jp52dS2rUO7dI2DMUDPA3HznFeBBpYQP2lHjOSsPvmd-S4DFYVBdWtlngu2H5QSaj4rpt-D6k/w311-h415/On%20the%20bed.jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A trip through the washer and dryer, and it was ready to put on my bed! I also changed the quilt on the headboard, and ordered some new pillow shams to replace the white ones I had for my winter and spring quilts. I'm still planning to make a long accent pillow, probably a 2" square patchwork using the fabrics I used for the leaves, but I don't know if I'll get that done before Thanksgiving. But for now, my bed is festive and seasonal!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And now <span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">it's your turn!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">What's making you whoop it up this week?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZHv8XcSXjLjWt1nMyJXbSl_S3E4Yyll-hDkihTynM10T92ql68I7VLoQeXYkd45tFlTO_cbV76cJRkFI7uB_N2YUrLngQzVWFJ0HDsulR2J7LDJgqgalDHX2gElvuzUpx5RkW9Mb9E4AA4moN9im-rADTiCg557NCWQ-2g0ArfFRKyowD9tktkSvK80/s200/200w.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZHv8XcSXjLjWt1nMyJXbSl_S3E4Yyll-hDkihTynM10T92ql68I7VLoQeXYkd45tFlTO_cbV76cJRkFI7uB_N2YUrLngQzVWFJ0HDsulR2J7LDJgqgalDHX2gElvuzUpx5RkW9Mb9E4AA4moN9im-rADTiCg557NCWQ-2g0ArfFRKyowD9tktkSvK80/w357-h200/200w.webp" width="357" /></a></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What's got you doing a little happy dance?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Hugs!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Sarah</span></span></div><p></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-73765053374113430922023-11-13T20:41:00.000-06:002023-11-13T20:41:55.073-06:00Make-A-List Monday - A Mixed Bag....<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VLOWlpGRbK2ct-2U3SZ7k9Z6_-YUTdTRjb9v6thhb7lxsjT2Tnf6kFuJwKn_EN0Vl8T9BzWtam4vGwpnB3-UUYpYoG96se01AqTJmQJCT8xWJAsHQkkh8r8TmbY3XKI9ab2iDB6UGOIy0UXOWNpaMNCY2UdETMG6LjRfPd2QhWSslEUcUOhM8PtGY3Q/s320/MALM%20icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="320" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VLOWlpGRbK2ct-2U3SZ7k9Z6_-YUTdTRjb9v6thhb7lxsjT2Tnf6kFuJwKn_EN0Vl8T9BzWtam4vGwpnB3-UUYpYoG96se01AqTJmQJCT8xWJAsHQkkh8r8TmbY3XKI9ab2iDB6UGOIy0UXOWNpaMNCY2UdETMG6LjRfPd2QhWSslEUcUOhM8PtGY3Q/s1600/MALM%20icon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Is it just me, or do the weeks seem to go by faster as we near the end of the year? It doesn't seem like seven days since I last put together a to-do list, but it has been! So let's see how I did on last week's list....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">1. Keep working on those quilt blocks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">Done! And not only did I work on the blocks, I finished the top!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsJCBMKwuuafQ5ikBDiEEIhNeL0GOXuWT0GlifuXKQrMCcLt-o2rrECJQ-mD2QMK0C7Tz0XX3SeLmtoJMoFKdwzCPKWJJ0UsygY7bDlhwfNPCDkx67To-CBnUE-6Gz_3gqd7p6nyB18pVNJK_Gk2YjGhEqn1mqoEFs0Lme4-Pg3Qxyvg2hLCqXlXwDCc/s4032/Finished%20top!.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsJCBMKwuuafQ5ikBDiEEIhNeL0GOXuWT0GlifuXKQrMCcLt-o2rrECJQ-mD2QMK0C7Tz0XX3SeLmtoJMoFKdwzCPKWJJ0UsygY7bDlhwfNPCDkx67To-CBnUE-6Gz_3gqd7p6nyB18pVNJK_Gk2YjGhEqn1mqoEFs0Lme4-Pg3Qxyvg2hLCqXlXwDCc/w318-h424/Finished%20top!.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">2. Do some more cleaning upstairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">Nope! I didn't do any upstairs - but I did do some serious cleaning and re-organizing in my kitchen! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHslsTXF9hmFjJ_qOBNEJ_V3SIjrBcV58ouxsOqHYYBWeT7h-AJrDY9IBSOHy05O3zjat75rJGIZ6iWKJQ-8MrJH3zq1LYfY_turtDP3FjNWdAv_pA_a-PhG3tkVBmlveZ5bHNDr8jSGtSjuK5x6aGcMqHqIwCQnbcnzTM7gWkmdg880SiGn9TlsxVSKw/s4032/Pantry.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHslsTXF9hmFjJ_qOBNEJ_V3SIjrBcV58ouxsOqHYYBWeT7h-AJrDY9IBSOHy05O3zjat75rJGIZ6iWKJQ-8MrJH3zq1LYfY_turtDP3FjNWdAv_pA_a-PhG3tkVBmlveZ5bHNDr8jSGtSjuK5x6aGcMqHqIwCQnbcnzTM7gWkmdg880SiGn9TlsxVSKw/w296-h395/Pantry.jpeg" width="296" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">First, the pantry! I didn't take any before shots (I was too embarrassed!) but I will guarantee you this is a HUGE improvement!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCyujepHsyYXSNebj81bEDk5hYDKAJYsNVI1j6a6znjnwcYVFnrTAwtXt6HQ8N-VQg7awt1458q1VMauijaT2VZ75Zt3L7d3qQBF7iCyAswwrFryqkcQbE0RnuCkMdQFEbaZvNLuL5DnvNPUdsewbzk0xNKzZGZRyL7zvxZZWdT02q2Ds9lLBOzem3u0/s4032/pantry%20door.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCyujepHsyYXSNebj81bEDk5hYDKAJYsNVI1j6a6znjnwcYVFnrTAwtXt6HQ8N-VQg7awt1458q1VMauijaT2VZ75Zt3L7d3qQBF7iCyAswwrFryqkcQbE0RnuCkMdQFEbaZvNLuL5DnvNPUdsewbzk0xNKzZGZRyL7zvxZZWdT02q2Ds9lLBOzem3u0/w323-h431/pantry%20door.jpeg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">I even cleaned up the racks on the door!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpVN1rIljgYv3W0EbpttP9P_8NNM8yKmzaRadc-xZGYFj3DeK4_duxFaus3ySxXpLjuhvlRJX2X-eRGxRL2-H0oQSmUt26odejKoUY_Ifs19_DHCNVr-QOt7ws3dv_0qnsf-Dxbp78HZzdNKUJyad_NwgsHez7FwuDkJ1pXJy8yR8aXacUMcYg-womAc/s4032/Dog%20treat%20cabinet.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpVN1rIljgYv3W0EbpttP9P_8NNM8yKmzaRadc-xZGYFj3DeK4_duxFaus3ySxXpLjuhvlRJX2X-eRGxRL2-H0oQSmUt26odejKoUY_Ifs19_DHCNVr-QOt7ws3dv_0qnsf-Dxbp78HZzdNKUJyad_NwgsHez7FwuDkJ1pXJy8yR8aXacUMcYg-womAc/w305-h407/Dog%20treat%20cabinet.jpeg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">And because I found a bunch of storage containers in the bottom of the pantry, I re-organized the dog's treat cabinet too! (Can you say spoiled??)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsflQjWuPSkYdanfETWU5DkaEHaNDV-B27IzpZFyFsQrlMWyVmjExpniGgzN7lHQlA_mjTslH2Byr8JZXHYAgohZQ4VexiBGH0gQ_gl65qQUirxukr37iDdXEeEzArS7eWpOF8frHSgdZ0YV9H3SuAef6gO-ENFpJMFrNseDxcgLQS6o2QT5kWAop_bvg/s3001/Spice%20shelf.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2902" data-original-width="3001" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsflQjWuPSkYdanfETWU5DkaEHaNDV-B27IzpZFyFsQrlMWyVmjExpniGgzN7lHQlA_mjTslH2Byr8JZXHYAgohZQ4VexiBGH0gQ_gl65qQUirxukr37iDdXEeEzArS7eWpOF8frHSgdZ0YV9H3SuAef6gO-ENFpJMFrNseDxcgLQS6o2QT5kWAop_bvg/s320/Spice%20shelf.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">And then, because why not, I cleaned out the spice cabinet! It's so nice to have it all organized now!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">3. Take care of some Nana duties while my daughter is out of town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 1, 128);">Taken care of! I do love being close enough to help her when she needs me, and it's great to spend time with the grands!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">4. Work on the scrap bin if all this gets done!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">Not even once.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You all really should be laughing at me, because as I write this, my dog is going ballistic barking at something outside. My husband put her leash on to take her outside so she didn't stay out there barking all night (we like our neighbors more than that!) and when he went out, we heard some really strange, loud, really inhuman sound. (Several times!) Let me tell you, he got back inside in a hurry! Now we're both totally creeped out, closed the blinds, and we're wondering if it's an alien invasion...... 😟</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, let's get going on next week's list...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">1. Finish the fall quilt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">2. Clean up my patio area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">3. Make or find tablecloths for all the tables for Thanksgiving.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">4. Finish cleaning upstairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you can tell, I'm moving into Thanksgiving mode - we are having 24 people over to our house for the big day and there are a few things I've been neglecting that need doing! It's exciting, through, and my husband always loves having company, because that's when all those things get done. </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">And now, I really need to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Hugs!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">Sarah</span></span></div>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-73838438792356700202023-11-10T00:01:00.001-06:002023-11-10T00:01:00.161-06:00Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? A Fall Quilt Top, Finished Before Winter!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiprAq344AYV-nV2oB_y-uncFviKRs0O2WNix9VxmmjY4xKMqYwRMztfI5Ukk3Z1ddOqOrzdnt8T1-DDClrBFQUujeZmd9oS0MAMiqZt432z6m5gv7rw24ymb7NNM-FVtK1wYwe2ALbdyL51wtnkm84XlufnbbRiIhCkvriprqH8I-pql7zXxmfYPBOk/s159/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="159" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiprAq344AYV-nV2oB_y-uncFviKRs0O2WNix9VxmmjY4xKMqYwRMztfI5Ukk3Z1ddOqOrzdnt8T1-DDClrBFQUujeZmd9oS0MAMiqZt432z6m5gv7rw24ymb7NNM-FVtK1wYwe2ALbdyL51wtnkm84XlufnbbRiIhCkvriprqH8I-pql7zXxmfYPBOk/w247-h247/whoop%20whoop%20avatar.png" width="247" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's Friday again, and we all know what that means - - - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!! I hope you're ready - I know I am! I sewed up a storm on Thursday just so I would be. Let's go!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">As I said, Thursday I woke up determined to get my fall quilt top assembled in time for this post. Wednesday afternoon I had laid out all of the blocks to get them in the right spots....</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QZEv1-t1D4bLt4krK5iLBJtVgvxsTpJdXSe2_1S-KbRcWIwpFof7rHtBChptOGKkFJO9MzVjwBB-4fSeCmmgW00BrDGgz-ePFw5EvGNgbEF2s2lN3zQ6g5JImZ_GVubXSg_3hRACoto_O-YDDfnBWSoV5PuZEpUqWt2k_iFaaZJcmDZk6ukPSZiywm4/s3017/Blocks%20Laid%20Out.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="3017" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QZEv1-t1D4bLt4krK5iLBJtVgvxsTpJdXSe2_1S-KbRcWIwpFof7rHtBChptOGKkFJO9MzVjwBB-4fSeCmmgW00BrDGgz-ePFw5EvGNgbEF2s2lN3zQ6g5JImZ_GVubXSg_3hRACoto_O-YDDfnBWSoV5PuZEpUqWt2k_iFaaZJcmDZk6ukPSZiywm4/s320/Blocks%20Laid%20Out.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am really thankful for my large studio that has plenty of room to lay out a king size quilt on the floor!! All I was trying to do at this point was get the colors spread out properly. I gathered up each column to sew up the next morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhghMTiKNdc6vf6eihIgrTHaQNUqxff5flj1EyrKwKIZKT5vFvsHZ7hd6RqYFyZj3dVBaK9jlbxZfJX7e6xUH51KBGjnSHySyPVwacaCC_D5KXjFpp9L0uC-QpivxP0rcS0vJgjA-wa3uidZ_FbireIdwZeZC-6yBSBElZmNzvvC46SE7c7TRug2l5JRQ/s2160/Where%20my%20day%20began.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2131" data-original-width="2160" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhghMTiKNdc6vf6eihIgrTHaQNUqxff5flj1EyrKwKIZKT5vFvsHZ7hd6RqYFyZj3dVBaK9jlbxZfJX7e6xUH51KBGjnSHySyPVwacaCC_D5KXjFpp9L0uC-QpivxP0rcS0vJgjA-wa3uidZ_FbireIdwZeZC-6yBSBElZmNzvvC46SE7c7TRug2l5JRQ/w367-h362/Where%20my%20day%20began.jpeg" width="367" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I got up early and jumped right in, creating the nine columns of leaves that will comprise the quilt. Then it was time to cut and create the sashing strips that go between the blocks. And a few hours later, look what I made!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KqL0GE3QeKXEAab2-UAXfaU_vzo7_zugaIjrFd4iFxi-fdQ2z9S9TS72ZBQfSer_hfMjoYIBcuz9U7QyT739VpS5wj-0y3Wy0ecc2HFaj3paN6i68Rfrq_lIKCPGmKQZLAxpfBY46dQg8h7Eua_VGI31N9ZNeye3XFlpVE1yWWGLaTXzUL3KzYI-wq4/s4032/Finished%20top!.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KqL0GE3QeKXEAab2-UAXfaU_vzo7_zugaIjrFd4iFxi-fdQ2z9S9TS72ZBQfSer_hfMjoYIBcuz9U7QyT739VpS5wj-0y3Wy0ecc2HFaj3paN6i68Rfrq_lIKCPGmKQZLAxpfBY46dQg8h7Eua_VGI31N9ZNeye3XFlpVE1yWWGLaTXzUL3KzYI-wq4/w375-h500/Finished%20top!.jpeg" width="375" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't it glorious? Thanks to @rnquilter, who suggested a purple background to allow the leaves to shine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoeZBklQxqofKzqpF7Eqw9E5bXSf1TPgJr68odiNVyGRHuZVo99jXI_f6RKcQ0TN_YF3LACDfis9h1IJH6Sy-XUEHY9ctkd-zS2J9aTpydFewqhqDh6BlEJ0-dqKRtBk0hTea9cmZ_MDGhkt1VfotWAgKNSmsBXLKClLp68RlxnWGFkTR7dvRFZNyo7Y/s4032/Close%20up%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoeZBklQxqofKzqpF7Eqw9E5bXSf1TPgJr68odiNVyGRHuZVo99jXI_f6RKcQ0TN_YF3LACDfis9h1IJH6Sy-XUEHY9ctkd-zS2J9aTpydFewqhqDh6BlEJ0-dqKRtBk0hTea9cmZ_MDGhkt1VfotWAgKNSmsBXLKClLp68RlxnWGFkTR7dvRFZNyo7Y/w305-h407/Close%20up%202.jpeg" width="305" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used 34 of the new fat quarters I bought last month, in fall browns, red, oranges and yellows, to create these blocks. I still need to find a backing, but will probably use an extra-wide print of some sort.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1z9U58IVX144Azqdimym2YGALmGpIgVK-ilFrafOaZZehTTdQG_mLwK6kvQLpMjKUUDr4a9ZV2PYKm0eG-rE_gRtA8GvAyrQL6k8tNudb_q38QN7u1ltRDyZrHRi8lVz7fE5mFggQKH61f5EVJ-0y2ydKGp8lt1RWlc-QnzzQIZ2q6nTzuK6Nwm5xVsU/s4032/close-up%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1z9U58IVX144Azqdimym2YGALmGpIgVK-ilFrafOaZZehTTdQG_mLwK6kvQLpMjKUUDr4a9ZV2PYKm0eG-rE_gRtA8GvAyrQL6k8tNudb_q38QN7u1ltRDyZrHRi8lVz7fE5mFggQKH61f5EVJ-0y2ydKGp8lt1RWlc-QnzzQIZ2q6nTzuK6Nwm5xVsU/w329-h439/close-up%201.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a simple block, which works up quickly and is easy to speed through with chain piecing. I made the blocks one at a time, but used chain piecing to create components and then press them all at one time. So the 63 blocks I needed for a king size quilt went together pretty fast! The pattern is called Fall Leaves by Cluck Cluck Sew, and I highly recommend it. The instructions were clear and the cutting instructions in particular were perfect, even to the extent of ensuring that directional fabrics were cut in such a way as to keep the pattern running in the same direction! It's also very fat quarter friendly, and has a bonus table runner pattern included.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">*&*&*&*&*&*&*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">And now it's your turn!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">What's got you whooping it up this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_KMxdzzGTgUTxmMKZEClYanG2gJg0ri2yBhZ5Zb4BJ3AE3xyggb617r_C2brHQjAxi4rOPxyeCwM0rm43YxQowjSyMW7RrPv-4HqOfBnTKvlWFu6LNVFG3H9LktcPN5o2eDOCJ5ykH8ic6YWLR9WbVGZrf0OhJArcvzLGH37RmdnbMhhx5t6F6GFglg/s200/fall.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_KMxdzzGTgUTxmMKZEClYanG2gJg0ri2yBhZ5Zb4BJ3AE3xyggb617r_C2brHQjAxi4rOPxyeCwM0rm43YxQowjSyMW7RrPv-4HqOfBnTKvlWFu6LNVFG3H9LktcPN5o2eDOCJ5ykH8ic6YWLR9WbVGZrf0OhJArcvzLGH37RmdnbMhhx5t6F6GFglg/w337-h337/fall.webp" width="337" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">What's making you do a little happy dance?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Share! We want to dance right along with you,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">And it's always more fun to dance with friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>Sarah</span></div></span><p></p>
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378425196583923775.post-23217767972896193942023-11-06T19:02:00.003-06:002023-11-06T19:02:46.472-06:00Make-A-List Monday - Chugging Right Along!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojvPMH01XJJYZP9RpaeqlAE116z6uadsqZYxdRhRZZw9t0TKrOk-frDRGnRynO2IHBnL-WHPU6m6ehi4BJOF0fhW6KUd46MEMtsN0jT6O2l6BK5bqsgprhbv6G5Tu29brt6SY-Lhxx_IDG08TDdfMNmyDMnwlKKz-AM7v4j_IvNRyAZvt68-M6bUQCCk/s320/MALM%20icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="320" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojvPMH01XJJYZP9RpaeqlAE116z6uadsqZYxdRhRZZw9t0TKrOk-frDRGnRynO2IHBnL-WHPU6m6ehi4BJOF0fhW6KUd46MEMtsN0jT6O2l6BK5bqsgprhbv6G5Tu29brt6SY-Lhxx_IDG08TDdfMNmyDMnwlKKz-AM7v4j_IvNRyAZvt68-M6bUQCCk/s1600/MALM%20icon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, we've come back around to Monday again, and it's November - can you believe it? And our grandson Nathanael turned twelve today - hard to believe they are all getting so big! He's excited because he got a new Minecraft game, and exhibited impressive patience while waiting for it to download - better than I ever did, for sure!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's see how I did on last week's list....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">1. Keep working on that scrap bin!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">I actually didn't even touch the scrap bin this week, except for making new ones. Bad quilter!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">2. Clean up some long-neglected corners of my studio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);">I did do this, and I'm so pleased! This little corner was a catch-all for everything non-quilty...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_xV47X4OK6a0GmCJ0zKNVi8lmfJe9YN3oo5cW4FDKkfTIMSgwk4IPXuyrKt7wig10g9MiaImsE0TrzwDUy87VnG3-mjnsVgYJWOwRLIqilRZIse0IX4dazPbaLSGPWj0uUC0BuO1Im1Vo8cc2icxM9Q4L-5WVaD2FrMqVZuZDErWWHHHIzzzPxcvOfw/s4032/Messy%20Counter.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_xV47X4OK6a0GmCJ0zKNVi8lmfJe9YN3oo5cW4FDKkfTIMSgwk4IPXuyrKt7wig10g9MiaImsE0TrzwDUy87VnG3-mjnsVgYJWOwRLIqilRZIse0IX4dazPbaLSGPWj0uUC0BuO1Im1Vo8cc2icxM9Q4L-5WVaD2FrMqVZuZDErWWHHHIzzzPxcvOfw/w348-h464/Messy%20Counter.jpeg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">The little kitchen area....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1Iu5EsDfPOH94zkeeAojoeHokqOOw0oQlSsQ3hl5n6PcZi4pMmo3aK1BwDwsA0L2ZNH2WEXwmMINkJlVPiQz9x1IWOogKd41vTw_wdStR6FDdGji0vd8LbV3-xf4zWM-lIY-XoBlt2WBnXNwI0GOqPMd9IgkJktgoqLOCN4elSsCm-1BebjbEsdv_-M/s3505/Messy%20Desk.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3505" data-original-width="3019" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1Iu5EsDfPOH94zkeeAojoeHokqOOw0oQlSsQ3hl5n6PcZi4pMmo3aK1BwDwsA0L2ZNH2WEXwmMINkJlVPiQz9x1IWOogKd41vTw_wdStR6FDdGji0vd8LbV3-xf4zWM-lIY-XoBlt2WBnXNwI0GOqPMd9IgkJktgoqLOCN4elSsCm-1BebjbEsdv_-M/w339-h393/Messy%20Desk.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">And my desk area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZp848lVq0ppN2iX0mGkxrEtBXbuWHrt0Q3py8k66nDS9tBlK9Z71mxkrmxcrcY4ya223UTFXTX6M_PArFG20MjUcHKC4Gg2RLT3fn3dHDvHWAi7DAT7L2QlU68lvqX8KGUnGeBZHfi3gIBXTqHBs8kuPRN6IDj9rBGgpWTQOnS8HWujrDKcvxjWeut4/s4032/All%20Cleaned%20Up!.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZp848lVq0ppN2iX0mGkxrEtBXbuWHrt0Q3py8k66nDS9tBlK9Z71mxkrmxcrcY4ya223UTFXTX6M_PArFG20MjUcHKC4Gg2RLT3fn3dHDvHWAi7DAT7L2QlU68lvqX8KGUnGeBZHfi3gIBXTqHBs8kuPRN6IDj9rBGgpWTQOnS8HWujrDKcvxjWeut4/w339-h452/All%20Cleaned%20Up!.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But now it looks like this!!! Isn't that a huge improvement?</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">3. Cut out a fall quilt for my bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">Done! Look at all those pretty colors....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTXEVCJ2T9FJzWi9KNvNcerfvIBPsAR14l-7uRT_BeRmRL8VnRYaOg9_b8NYXWW4dVS7qdrKFd_vDa-on84R_ofHu6ZxdI6tCLg0T0o-_oP0sWP-b3xeaq3S7HQbibeHbUNtVTjEw4G_rdM7OXDYo8PJ5H6fqtwLiJaFgXT9_5raVY2kYy6CCREN-8f0/s2965/Quilt%20In%20Waiting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="2965" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTXEVCJ2T9FJzWi9KNvNcerfvIBPsAR14l-7uRT_BeRmRL8VnRYaOg9_b8NYXWW4dVS7qdrKFd_vDa-on84R_ofHu6ZxdI6tCLg0T0o-_oP0sWP-b3xeaq3S7HQbibeHbUNtVTjEw4G_rdM7OXDYo8PJ5H6fqtwLiJaFgXT9_5raVY2kYy6CCREN-8f0/s320/Quilt%20In%20Waiting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">And not only did I get it cut out, but I started making the blocks....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 1, 128);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDm67pqAVbNifmZdVm5HcO2K06PPBhgPPwvf61KQziK3HekiDA5BLKtuI3hyphenhyphenMkNcVF6pEusOU5_SQCvRwP3kUJZ7oiLyOzAp-_O640gUUO4PXdiY0FD6rRbS3huLH5Xyn9VFmEP4DydDDBWD3AXKDPdUodBGscg86iPfmHtAk09CkwlrHrIMYKieQCoY/s3024/Fall%20Blocks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3016" data-original-width="3024" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDm67pqAVbNifmZdVm5HcO2K06PPBhgPPwvf61KQziK3HekiDA5BLKtuI3hyphenhyphenMkNcVF6pEusOU5_SQCvRwP3kUJZ7oiLyOzAp-_O640gUUO4PXdiY0FD6rRbS3huLH5Xyn9VFmEP4DydDDBWD3AXKDPdUodBGscg86iPfmHtAk09CkwlrHrIMYKieQCoY/s320/Fall%20Blocks.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I've not only got these 25 done, but another 9 - so I'm about halfway through making all the blocks I'll need. And I think I'll be able to quilt it on the frame at church, which is larger than mine and will take a king size quilt!</div><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 1, 128);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">4. Maybe - quilt one of the vintage quilt tops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;">Nope - didn't do this. I got too excited about making those leaf blocks!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So even though I didn't get to everything on my list, I'm pleased with my progress - and I foresee a beautiful fall quilt in my near future! But we've got company coming for Thanksgiving, so I'm going to need to temper my sewing desires with some cleaning too. Here's what I'm looking at for this week...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">1. Keep working on those quilt blocks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">2. Do some more cleaning upstairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">3. Take care of some Nana duties while my daughter is out of town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">4. Work on the scrap bin if all this gets done!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enough to keep me out of trouble, for sure! And now, I really need to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Sarah Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com5