tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55537715946027114342024-02-20T02:22:10.690+09:00The Cursed Quilt GroupCurrently in Seoul Korea but expecting to travel the world, the Cursed Quilt Group is home to a wide range of skills, personal tastes and experience.
Quilt along with us by sharing your quilt adventures in the comments.Cursed Quilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195159854543292416noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-91251405046949640712012-01-04T10:07:00.000+09:002012-01-04T10:07:44.658+09:00No ExcusesThis is my challenge to you this year for quilting....follow this blog: <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/">http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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She is doing a quilt-along about free-motion quilting and everyone can learn it. Do it. Go read it now. ;) k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-56616623665375994062011-11-25T18:49:00.000+09:002011-11-25T18:49:02.964+09:00Korea friendship quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgWfVZ-tC0U1xrDGMnllUzpiGn6DU2MyXQyq3bmOyuuBR4TwVZT2yppWGaO_s-9jtVLenAJb9AHLCejCUwlPijfpfwHp0R84I1i636dUAexW1dB4_hnMOQz9gbYWRr_ILDbFvwxgmPvYR/s1600/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgWfVZ-tC0U1xrDGMnllUzpiGn6DU2MyXQyq3bmOyuuBR4TwVZT2yppWGaO_s-9jtVLenAJb9AHLCejCUwlPijfpfwHp0R84I1i636dUAexW1dB4_hnMOQz9gbYWRr_ILDbFvwxgmPvYR/s640/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2Ox4puSQRqVPB1egg6N6GS2T17umGESV_3kYEJDz7WmoZT9fE5-rbGj6CUbauKONI5TiC-MpwJnU2AKJK0EtThxoFxSoSfo2yqSd4XAJLqXT2EW6ZRxTpvaeY9kHqVUuSa5-rXc8OXle/s1600/photo+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2Ox4puSQRqVPB1egg6N6GS2T17umGESV_3kYEJDz7WmoZT9fE5-rbGj6CUbauKONI5TiC-MpwJnU2AKJK0EtThxoFxSoSfo2yqSd4XAJLqXT2EW6ZRxTpvaeY9kHqVUuSa5-rXc8OXle/s320/photo+%25283%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Hi ladies. Here is my Korea quilt/wall hanging. Thank you to all of you who contributed. I like having a memento of Korea and you wonderful ladies to look at. Happy Black Friday. Karenmomabroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437142467626681910noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-78106098938159472922011-11-23T17:40:00.008+09:002011-11-23T18:25:41.979+09:00The Great Ugly Fabric Challenge of 2011What a great challenge! Everyone came up with fun and imaginative ideas for how to use their ugly fabric. Now you get the chance to vote - choose the one that you think used their ugly fabric the best! To vote, you can either leave a comment for this post, or leave a comment on the post I will put on the RS facebook page. The winner will receive a pair of really nice fabric scissors. But really, we're all winners, right?;) Good job ladies! Here are the contestants, in no particular order. <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>Let's start with what was chosen us the winner for the ugliest fabric, and was randomly drawn by Miss Kimberly<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 384px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678111507121968914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLf1mkIK6CUqwxbgSCLAHrtXnp2hMlMiWFiwlS6pUzFg7z2GICJfAYxdujSAbxReFafgXlEiGam2wWIFtMrtaBFfNcneQb-y_TS5gSlCQ3gfRawvmyUEQ8i1sg0EjSVTTKkhsBonwMNg/s400/ugly.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div>Yeah, that's just ugly no matter how you look at it. And here's what she created!</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678111500639336482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLm8P8y1c8J-VL9XTY_MfQ_itOs8YwS7_38Kyi-sK7oB8YsbC01_XqoSkwLe_X4pMAtBpm8L6QpLsDmD3mv4Fh8c1mO59eQwfmIk_zFtu1fHgdCTC8oXzvSvRorf2OGrAGhuY8z3_sZew/s400/DSC_0255.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>She used a stack-and-whack technique, creating these amazing kaleidoscope-like flowers.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678111175579245810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcwrXYa4SZlzvRnEbmwMmr0zjNeMekrix3-ovcm-yh7ZenmqutB13AkkVBTDDb1BoyPe5FQqGKYdCHYhDBPNo-U3i0iO79KBG332LypUYRz2jhBwPbY6gY-El_Iklcp2pdVgOP-vUKto/s400/DSC_0256.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>She's going to finish off the edges with a double piping, and make it into a prayer rug/mat.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678111168456544834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdDHlUXWTCgFyPvfW0w4pyhLHWnaDM7R0PktyvdslDjOzbV5rXpa0nHSM8jOuFjZqF-Mh6R-H6R9B5juLuFW_eTV_WBHP98-G7faP-EOyJNJ6jsgqJdFsC8W59cJzfWe-Jp6LvV5bmPc/s400/DSC_0257.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>And here's the fabric Miss Nicole chose.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 391px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678111506617553698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-E2tYa9YNo7WYXaB3P0ejLLh_XRfInWwjIhIquvnlPOMVwEHXex8J6owupKUeHM4bogdn8eoxLFYJLHccaq39emGJtR45nD8kbUJfBb-WB7gBzeDv9vhnN162VuHvykmP4A0-lo2JcI8/s400/DSC_0264.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>Wow, what an unfortunate color combination. What were they thinking. Nicole came through with this cute potholder.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678111156755949282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMBJcxQL1snsYPHiV5TZ3z8lhtHQHoZ433xYF_pxAF7RgNqfawOAG-VMn_REedVGTnXgL2WsQFAb91lNwhZei9W6S5g8E22onXPuWkD9M82iUpHPvDhyphenhyphenTSyzgkEbZpfPQgfJT4i7O1-Y/s400/DSC_0260.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>By matching the ugly fabric with a cute coordinating green fabric, she created something that actually works. It makes me feel Irish....and I'm not even Irish!;) </div><br /><br /><div>Nicole brought the potholder unfinished, and used it to help teach us how to bind at our last meeting. Thanks Nicole!</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678111150073485314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQw2BcOUzD3V60nzpnLKuP13P1iByXoe7B5cCz2311XNwycnGty9ADiSU_RxlI30uxtNIMm-Ajgd09aeJLvtYJv-KUutJk78AVPPnUVSrXGE57L3eJl5ncqleJQY0jceHvfuW6sHoskI/s400/DSC_0264.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>Next up is Miss Ruth and her ugly fabric.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110806811641890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh378bA02qMAzaNihVY0s3m8HwNYfxAv29_vVPMl-bbbVMj0Cnfjz8noYqchyEMtfqku44JyflCNsrON8v4Hj0vI30r30ZbHeGRmQnua6N4zqBrXfF62J5rEYidbkLr_3zT8Pu_CoAROu0/s400/DSC_0246.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>What the what? This ugly fabric had her stumped about what to make for a long time. She finally gathered together a bunch of fall-inspired scraps of fabric and made this.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110802708457266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaVxrC9Hu3R08KYZCdaGi0R4fh99UAthR3xxV-4OlzKSHb9w7D9H46U3VZw66GPqXZAQW7wnieJ_odd8zaflA11fXez3X8umHfp3BrbBfrWJxo2Jk4ALAg1fv7xym6Mv4ziYNfWH-pt4/s400/DSC_0250.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>She finished off the edge of this tablerunner with a green ribbon, which really brought it all together.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110794261815330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1POrjsgVCdx-0spbFD_1FmQz3KQ9UdeuyPpQGEcpba94lVmpfERPINQgg2DjCLPpfvkE8Ezsyf7QawuaCczwHl9HAuU8-WrbHR-2ekXP0LBD0XIuViQi2_NF_ruNJCVqTSpMcAyj6eV0/s400/DSC_0251.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>We're all military spouses, so it's only fitting that someone get this ugly fabric, and that someone was Miss Elizabeth.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110785503936738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrV7aHKkr_umlPn_wxoWwMcv9oxXpOfu9mWJTP0fKNNYR2MEeSsuoZ5XXFapjObeWo4AY4CfVfA0UVdNSM4yEOpdKaMaZSWHMG75zEy0eXov_NANBUdh4NuZfMtc-Adcx7AG6SN_yGQg/s400/DSC_0258.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>Oh, it's just so manly and ugly, what will she make? How about a completely un-manly, and adorable stuffed lamb?</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110780462675010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZV-A0EgO8pjDeL1olJQW1yhn9yHbQh1ocT3U5HDVozwhOB2omLVWLZdgVeCTco8rDkREKUilLhCDIq-suwJpnmDW7GAe8rgYSdhqJfYdxTkfW64CBCIg6O3RilLd3O2yuH7o3jyCzvY/s400/DSC_0259.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>I'm envisioning a whole nativity set made out of that - how about it Elizabeth?;)</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>And now, for what we refer to as the "naughty" fabric, chosen by Miss Becky.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110340167471010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDX5RmoaQSv5x4I30bXmaKhoNkwvb-phApu06mW_yB1HdGEln5g3qtdWjPillWEO1HU1F8ehXzI4yQDOWPno4hB4Ixuo8j5t_a9YwbH9Ggs_gCHvDaCyM64ns24d2yOqr4p86hJ6l4jg/s400/DSC_0262.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>We're thinking she's going to really have to cut that up into small pieces to hide the ladies. But no - Becky decides to make shorts for Kyler instead, to torment her mother, hahahahahaha!</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110338804938498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiePZ3Vt-UPHMxP951Z4OUqaBK82-QYYCAAe1c_CK6FEFPZiNAfidN9N5pGgnZnYbkhOzcvM2zWD2t4HKuRmaPb3MORPCa5BpJALp4yhhNF1e9cJuLbzHs_Pq5n2F0EymI2ls1zMnfOws/s400/DSC_0261.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>Oh Becky, you are so brave and hilarious.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Last, but not least, Miss Joanna chose this lovely piece of ugly fabric.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110324571125986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wwd_12Cj9X7j57F5ng8MExbuWb2BrBPygjPVK-Ci_c86DT2h69wGQdpryZterWpbK0qmgmiDIlQ-5vNdCTxFqPkjXR5jndWfx2SE_jhOa1GG7BpeoZVtf3ka2Z3mj9oNiQQUn8tmryA/s400/DSC_0252.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>Then Joanna surprised us all by asking Becky for a small piece of the "naughty" fabric. She said she had an idea, and we were intrigued. This was what she made using both of her ugly fabrics.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110314881030786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQhcbOqrKDa65c_jZ_Hdm_fUx-lq3SwwitHMfIJCA5n05_dc3dimIX_5o1By3k6q7jVlPMxp_V6thHZN7UnlAkcoeiaKXJHdGd1RsZOrXhmQLm0SrZDyZG6Rqz01kOkpRzv6AfaBXdU0/s400/DSC_0253.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div>For this potholder, the "naughty" fabric is on the bottom, and she actually made her own chanelle with the cactus fabric.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678110306349694866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4Tl-WhQ7AVz1kzoizFOKzalql1EQDy6MplFlPHydo5YIi9A4Qe7X21i-hrB8nqnEEKNQNSTTA4S6p8kLyepHLbmmjGsftUKaKvMaa9obDhCC6qAW78zNtitVuJz_Yiz5FNilRfHehyphenhyphenw/s400/DSC_0254.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />Very cool! Great job everyone - I hope you enjoyed this challenge as much as I did. Now vote!:)OUR HOUSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09782723533881418845noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-59200732334505311072011-10-18T12:24:00.000+09:002011-10-18T12:24:14.523+09:00Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder...but you may want to avert your eyes! heheh<br />
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Last month we challenged everyone to bring a piece of ugly fabric for a sort of White Elephant draw. Everyone drew a piece and now the challenge for next month is to make something fabulous with that ugly ugly piece.<br />
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We had a vote, and this is the "winning" piece. It was purpose bought so it had the advantage over others that were coming from stash. Elizabeth still deserves honor for locating this piece. The more I look at it the more I have to agree that it is...well, ugly. As perhaps you may have guessed, I was indeed the one to draw the winner for my November project.<br />
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I jokingly said that I would make an article of clothing out of it and wear it in public even, but I realized that I really should do a quilting project. But never fear, the ideas are already brewing. Of course maybe they aren't good ideas (I mean, who designed this?!? It is worse in person.) but they are brewing. Check it out. I even have a palette going....<br />
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I live in full expectation that EVERYONE will post the fabric they drew and what they make with it for this month. (yeah, well....)<br />
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At any rate, good luck to us all and may the best competitor win. (The prize is a lovely new pair of scissors that have never been handled by toddlers nor ever cut paper...or upholstery for that matter!) k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-20605963162041370232011-08-12T18:22:00.001+09:002011-08-12T18:23:40.968+09:00Continuous Binding<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WQlX5j1887k?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
<br />Here is the second part to the continuous binding. This is the one that I had to watch while I was cutting, to make sure I was cutting it right. I love that you only have to sew 4 long straight lines!
<br />Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06958645896962271506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-20462902857506657482011-08-12T18:11:00.002+09:002011-08-12T18:23:06.630+09:00Making a continuous binding<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PU9oqEL09XU?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
<br />I was trying to find a technique to show everyone at our meeting and found this. There is a second part, which I will post next. It is fairly simple and straight forward. I have been thinking about my Korean quilt - how to lay it out, sash is, and bind it. I have never made bias tape/binding before and wanted to learn how. I used a piece of material, that after being sewn together was 22 inches square. After cutting it out and measuring it, it was 7.5 yards of bias tape. It's hard to believe that 44 square inches of material will make that much bias tape, but it does! It only took me about 45 minutes to make it, and that was with having to rewind the tutorial to make sure I was doing it right. So if you read this before Monday and want to try it with me, just bring your material already sewn together into a square or rectangle.
<br />Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06958645896962271506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-15403339890998979952011-05-17T07:19:00.012+09:002011-05-17T16:03:40.576+09:00Picture Piecing TechniqueSince we only have 13 blocks for our Korean Friendship Quilt, I decided to try this to even things up.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29YAUHKavcNhhyphenhyphenxLNI2RO-ZMWAdWCYFb41JegFVhXr78yAtZGX6Wz5reGXKyg-09S_khLrme_a-riWWtXhAGkfXL1WO3GtDlB4wVCckkhjw_zmz2LGnNU0hXYDqR_yvtYFE0jDW6iFxs/s1600/cherry-blossom-batik-border-701.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 398px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607445643937778178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29YAUHKavcNhhyphenhyphenxLNI2RO-ZMWAdWCYFb41JegFVhXr78yAtZGX6Wz5reGXKyg-09S_khLrme_a-riWWtXhAGkfXL1WO3GtDlB4wVCckkhjw_zmz2LGnNU0hXYDqR_yvtYFE0jDW6iFxs/s400/cherry-blossom-batik-border-701.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>This is a design by Cynthia England that Kimberly had. It is a picture piecing technique. It seemed a bit daunting at first, but once I started doing it, I quickly realized how EASY this is. It is kind of tedious (like the hexagons), and takes a lot of time, but it's doable. Kimberly asked me if I would try this again, and I said maybe, if I was really motivated and excited by a design, but I wouldn't do anything bigger than this size. However, some of you might find it more enjoyable, and I admit, I did get really excited about my finished project:)</div><br /><br /><div>So, the pattern is printed on wax paper. You cut out the pieces, iron them on to the right side of the color of fabric you want, and cut them out leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoudX3QT4Oa1aaseTZkrEQhyl1-J04umbVX4b4BwRfyUD1E7l9ikXbCCmkJebIbV_8xrAOmr-x1Z_gu76k1NLdtvPTtsFG2TMAJR9RxE2NcrqNAqtAb8pKrIZ91fwB-HheO4UTfukFIk/s1600/DSC_0230.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607445641303934530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoudX3QT4Oa1aaseTZkrEQhyl1-J04umbVX4b4BwRfyUD1E7l9ikXbCCmkJebIbV_8xrAOmr-x1Z_gu76k1NLdtvPTtsFG2TMAJR9RxE2NcrqNAqtAb8pKrIZ91fwB-HheO4UTfukFIk/s400/DSC_0230.JPG" /></a><br />As you can see, some of the pieces are super small, and Nicole F. asked if that made it difficult to sew them. No - with the seam allowance, they are just big enough that it isn't a problem.<br /><br /><br /><div>As you are cutting out pieces, you need to be VERY organized. The pattern is arranged in groupings, lettered A-O. Each of the groups need to be kept separate, and so I kept them all in individual ziplock baggies.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR2o709tViRvThUC5IyUut-OFyR0XlSATYeWAec-1u2WH32sG440r6Wo6EVNhjfcdNB83JeaWYCr7ABn_R0q9ixTRZRkNwJGFLCzGFw-wuMVuhgC2zeRhIXS6A2kk-kwQMFBCTxsBdWo/s1600/DSC_0228.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607444843103726002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR2o709tViRvThUC5IyUut-OFyR0XlSATYeWAec-1u2WH32sG440r6Wo6EVNhjfcdNB83JeaWYCr7ABn_R0q9ixTRZRkNwJGFLCzGFw-wuMVuhgC2zeRhIXS6A2kk-kwQMFBCTxsBdWo/s400/DSC_0228.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>Now you start the sewing process. Start with group A. Each piece is numbered, 1,2,3...which indicates in which order you sew them together. Sometimes there are groups of pieces within the group (indicated on the pattern with a dotted line). For example, in the picture below I sewed pieces 1 and 2 together. Next, I would normally sew number 3 on, but in this case it was in a separate group. 3, 4 and 5 were in the same group, so I sewed those together in order, and THEN I could sew that group to the 1 and 2 group. Does that make sense.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24D3-oXXfcL1eaToPpmciwJ-IZGO-U0-UFmZvrPd8N_7rRX-Sgnve8iZ9YOZRofG7C1qzkUYvWkX4O0L1EjJMnYvd77yTFOR-5Au-dYEU3WYzfmFxcabfeTiTKfBV0OMAP5CsWfSLeQA/s1600/DSC_0229.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607444837859223330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24D3-oXXfcL1eaToPpmciwJ-IZGO-U0-UFmZvrPd8N_7rRX-Sgnve8iZ9YOZRofG7C1qzkUYvWkX4O0L1EjJMnYvd77yTFOR-5Au-dYEU3WYzfmFxcabfeTiTKfBV0OMAP5CsWfSLeQA/s400/DSC_0229.JPG" /></a><br />As you can see, you leave the wax paper on as you continue to sew. If you are more of a perfectionist than I, you can adjust the wax paper as you go along - if you sewed pieces together and you were a little off from the edge of the paper, you can pull off the paper piece and re-iron it on closer to the seam you made.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiRqd1PW6m11BJ53cXxjDazVGd39knkv8VdK29C984TIV_FLbGCrBuoedng-pGdSrai09_desEhyphenhyphenIPxC_5ayvmcepazgvtPVbpF4kxI6HCaJPqm6fCdr8VmfuX_IJpZ3FMKPddFsp9WM/s1600/DSC_0231.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607444829204848018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiRqd1PW6m11BJ53cXxjDazVGd39knkv8VdK29C984TIV_FLbGCrBuoedng-pGdSrai09_desEhyphenhyphenIPxC_5ayvmcepazgvtPVbpF4kxI6HCaJPqm6fCdr8VmfuX_IJpZ3FMKPddFsp9WM/s400/DSC_0231.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>As you continue to piece everything together, the picture begins to emerge. Here was my finished project (minus the butterfly body)<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhq-g23IqhpEixCaGkc9kCPrXoD3r5N5Ec5f3W9vnhqNv-VERa5XSHQ0Hc3I3XCkx3NMTp8bwaZqOVHOy62D0QyatVD3Febx5Qkv33dV0XvsepFMftojQsQotQUBGdOg2cfHL5vXIIbU/s1600/DSC_0237.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607444818968842066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhq-g23IqhpEixCaGkc9kCPrXoD3r5N5Ec5f3W9vnhqNv-VERa5XSHQ0Hc3I3XCkx3NMTp8bwaZqOVHOy62D0QyatVD3Febx5Qkv33dV0XvsepFMftojQsQotQUBGdOg2cfHL5vXIIbU/s400/DSC_0237.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>I had to make a few changes, because the pattern makes a 12x12 block, and that was bigger than what I needed. You can see that my side borders are thinner, and I actually cut off quite a bit of the blue from the bottom, and I didn't piece the butterfly into the pattern, but appliqued it on afterwards, and it was a smaller butterfly too. I was really happy with the results, and I'm glad I did it. Kimberly said she is going to try this pattern this summer.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHrz8_2EetkFufPN2-1ZQViGM8PRNcBES60m69NJJvzC7D-Uo6aNOuQLg5CTJkyonwHeTxA56ezid96qBGjYqGamhJXRsiB3pc_vqN-AswKd4vV9VN5ijZMD-o-bWd8siaFcox0n9rHI/s1600/oriental-poppy-107.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 399px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607445320630265474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHrz8_2EetkFufPN2-1ZQViGM8PRNcBES60m69NJJvzC7D-Uo6aNOuQLg5CTJkyonwHeTxA56ezid96qBGjYqGamhJXRsiB3pc_vqN-AswKd4vV9VN5ijZMD-o-bWd8siaFcox0n9rHI/s400/oriental-poppy-107.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div>If you like the look of these, then don't be afraid to give it a try. I know my instructions aren't the best, but you can actually watch videos of the process <a href="http://www.englanddesign.com/content/video-demos-0"><span style="color:#cc0000;">here</span></a>. Also Cynthia England has these two free patterns on her website (click on either image to go to the pattern).<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.englanddesign.com/content/free-patterns-0"><img style="WIDTH: 202px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607445325500403442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKf-2k6tEGOw9AHwEx_-0XUHpnRhxsAraxOGKZwL525m2TELWraa19YviJbSBjTGJ3wFEQo4qH68i6EKYgvnpJTxvs-LNfG61DgnmrPe4Mk6IGIcnzaBruT7XWA0i63rEFsq7kmhFxDE/s400/ice_cream_cone_200.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.englanddesign.com/content/free-patterns-0"><img style="WIDTH: 205px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607445326443220962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWPfaHWqi_KFUa3KxaGPE1XkuNE4Zy5n7FYosxa8MB-8Q0kjc0cBW-LWuRwA_w_I1BSyp3Wcj6x-hQs1swkuDKPq4UyVj6H9J-vkohAju_yzpi0TnOTNdZtmY3HMr_Oqs4tQLwwAr7Os/s400/coltrain.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>You can see her other patterns <a href="http://www.englanddesign.com/patterns/patterns.htm"><span style="color:#cc0000;">here</span></a>. Some are for full quilts, and some for blocks. Do you see the old-time sewing machine one under her nostalgia series? I LOVE that one (it reminds me of my Grandmother's vintage sewing machine, which I learned to sew on), but it is a quilt-size, and an advanced level pattern. If I am completely insane some day, I will buy that pattern and attempt to do it;)</div><br /><br /><div>As for the friendship quilt challenge, now that most of us have all our blocks, we seem to be a little stuck. Kudos to Darsha for being the first one to complete this challenge - I guess you had to, seeing that it was your challenge;) We all love the look of Darsha's quilt, with the frames around each block, and have wondered if we will just copy her;) I googled images of friendship quilts, and her are some interesting ways you could do it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwH74k7tryJOOhB3wMoIXmFP0x1l1ppYC7mzDdcVnUesao-8lMB4ToIREzfEVTVn1btcgaiV2jt82ndBiSmIg7xCn7hMUflcyoCCEREjdZ_8YhyBC8KwtZo_bs28QB9E-RR2O_5xmSYs/s1600/30-03-10_1035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607566494420668418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwH74k7tryJOOhB3wMoIXmFP0x1l1ppYC7mzDdcVnUesao-8lMB4ToIREzfEVTVn1btcgaiV2jt82ndBiSmIg7xCn7hMUflcyoCCEREjdZ_8YhyBC8KwtZo_bs28QB9E-RR2O_5xmSYs/s400/30-03-10_1035.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwk2rYsbciG1_pGiWjMcZ8q-lRz3PWM8f6k7tkTeGC4XjIpK8BUfIPbz6ONdnAN_giAtru7OG-G21ADmkrlE3pbLCtCKQKithSD4M1hKg2QzxIKAjqlSHWEFfcQTQccDUo000ByQIc7s/s1600/frndship.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607566491111165986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwk2rYsbciG1_pGiWjMcZ8q-lRz3PWM8f6k7tkTeGC4XjIpK8BUfIPbz6ONdnAN_giAtru7OG-G21ADmkrlE3pbLCtCKQKithSD4M1hKg2QzxIKAjqlSHWEFfcQTQccDUo000ByQIc7s/s400/frndship.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvafmPUheuVSeKf6W13uUwZywRzpxB6gosw9W3j_UJ5f4iOHNw10yECS36qdsCsaNw2QK64bO4ONb3HTwe810rfFHWSZwwTsTeGT8MjOP4vZ6br4QAd7HCA1EgpQBNdELsYzh9IYrZoz8/s1600/bulletinboard2.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607566930056023618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvafmPUheuVSeKf6W13uUwZywRzpxB6gosw9W3j_UJ5f4iOHNw10yECS36qdsCsaNw2QK64bO4ONb3HTwe810rfFHWSZwwTsTeGT8MjOP4vZ6br4QAd7HCA1EgpQBNdELsYzh9IYrZoz8/s400/bulletinboard2.gif" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Okay, that last one is actually a bulletin board, but I was trying to find a picture of a checkerboard style quilt, so whatever:) Also, Kimberly talked about doing a wall hanging rather than a quilt, finishing each block separately, and then hanging them down a chain or ribbon. I was thinking of doing a wall hanging too, 2 blocks across and 7 down, which would be a good size to hang on a door. Here are some other wall hanging ideas.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OLS5QOx_R8VIqNMVZv03biZwVOy__HM_5KGDUe0mhx2k8bx6m9h70fMp8t0kN3NUSB74TNN0Bv14bAEVJuYFcfwp4PXSPtcr4nc6op_ySKpk_ViSp_QSUMJFDb-1-ULvHlMO4CUWmTM/s1600/quilt.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607566488360115954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OLS5QOx_R8VIqNMVZv03biZwVOy__HM_5KGDUe0mhx2k8bx6m9h70fMp8t0kN3NUSB74TNN0Bv14bAEVJuYFcfwp4PXSPtcr4nc6op_ySKpk_ViSp_QSUMJFDb-1-ULvHlMO4CUWmTM/s400/quilt.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkT2aLjwaPONT6Ib1fBGRV0x38rhrl0K7kF_-H6RcP0_Yhy_45XqM4Rj_9njd2Yd7PLYwyhJgIrsShr1HQ-fpMiTT7Q-jZsAOQjk5NDNUQ73zhGtqowGs32qlmrxwciEq18ykGES2UfY0/s1600/christmas-wall-hangings-quilted-8.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 224px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607457761478177634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkT2aLjwaPONT6Ib1fBGRV0x38rhrl0K7kF_-H6RcP0_Yhy_45XqM4Rj_9njd2Yd7PLYwyhJgIrsShr1HQ-fpMiTT7Q-jZsAOQjk5NDNUQ73zhGtqowGs32qlmrxwciEq18ykGES2UfY0/s400/christmas-wall-hangings-quilted-8.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZCQTd09Y0OXgw8H1Y9FlHXOAhtPq9KV88neAXBLvE23DYlj2YO0MFjP6MymyAZ9RVPbMs2Uqp0LGZLNcvf6z5JWSH4UpCxVXGejIWw__Y3ZOdZGuOirb_h3jE5KvSo-0S45lMufrrhQ/s1600/imagesCAIUZURB.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 175px; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607457754300949634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZCQTd09Y0OXgw8H1Y9FlHXOAhtPq9KV88neAXBLvE23DYlj2YO0MFjP6MymyAZ9RVPbMs2Uqp0LGZLNcvf6z5JWSH4UpCxVXGejIWw__Y3ZOdZGuOirb_h3jE5KvSo-0S45lMufrrhQ/s400/imagesCAIUZURB.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V_d1a59edpLXJGIAkpcCjTox3MqVpE-r_482RPRmpzr_vbl6piJqFLA68UsXSnl62p_YDg83vHJB4MTl4B6SZWsZOk5l_HLWMGGA9yY7hBsyJr04ADZM6bRyXW7_-PNEowqavnwz2H8/s1600/51-8C-E-235-WyomingQuiltProject-a0a0c3-a_12118.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607457764320799138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V_d1a59edpLXJGIAkpcCjTox3MqVpE-r_482RPRmpzr_vbl6piJqFLA68UsXSnl62p_YDg83vHJB4MTl4B6SZWsZOk5l_HLWMGGA9yY7hBsyJr04ADZM6bRyXW7_-PNEowqavnwz2H8/s400/51-8C-E-235-WyomingQuiltProject-a0a0c3-a_12118.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I can't wait to see everyone's finished projects! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>OUR HOUSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09782723533881418845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-5666362108768996702011-04-14T21:46:00.005+09:002011-04-14T22:18:55.158+09:00I'm doneMy last post was about not finishing things, so this post will be about finishing things. Que the epic music.....I FINISHED MY QUILT!!! Question: What is mind-numbingly boring and extremely exciting at the same time? Answer: hand stitching the binding to a quilt. But I did it, and the crazy thing is, I want to make another one:) So, here is the finished product. <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyOcPMlqPePnrGsK90i3UKXvBMr1ed88uxY0_zURo02uXI_ukSy6uSbNInGo9rsp8PckgTgz0XkMTPB5kAv4YhyO29kIaNXpjAvUPQMMkDrJI_ZxDn1-5A2hLSTRFx8Dn63-1NHdm6ZI/s1600/DSC_0181.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 389px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595423352033576498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyOcPMlqPePnrGsK90i3UKXvBMr1ed88uxY0_zURo02uXI_ukSy6uSbNInGo9rsp8PckgTgz0XkMTPB5kAv4YhyO29kIaNXpjAvUPQMMkDrJI_ZxDn1-5A2hLSTRFx8Dn63-1NHdm6ZI/s400/DSC_0181.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxacX1KkdW8DCbZ42JcyIvV4ACb8NlJoKVIzo5XVsVWbmgCftSYJ1zu0h1PxEurxLB9dHf6X-P1-xnM_TSmSlY1JTG4VsKas3SKGcsPCgM3UG3cyMWyISi1JJobGVFr4SV-_-Zz-6IXg/s1600/DSC_0188.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595423345435014146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxacX1KkdW8DCbZ42JcyIvV4ACb8NlJoKVIzo5XVsVWbmgCftSYJ1zu0h1PxEurxLB9dHf6X-P1-xnM_TSmSlY1JTG4VsKas3SKGcsPCgM3UG3cyMWyISi1JJobGVFr4SV-_-Zz-6IXg/s400/DSC_0188.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div>It wasn't on my bed in time for winter like I had wanted, but I'm still very happy to have it done. I have a brown bedskirt that will look nice with this and cover up the boxspring. Throw pillows?-I put them on there to take the picture, but.....eh. I'm not a huge fan of the backing I used, but I LOVE the little daisy print I found for the binding.</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8prS0GWrTcstnBd4SMBYimFI4JywsmEZzAITc1wIthnQbxSKqkl85-xlXpCnEWnBq4n-hUPUmZrXs_isYBtx9LJBBo6V9dnBci2f4bro-KqwPQt2JK7UFNgOVPumzmOOCO0ui4Vlihc/s1600/DSC_0185.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595422047657528130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8prS0GWrTcstnBd4SMBYimFI4JywsmEZzAITc1wIthnQbxSKqkl85-xlXpCnEWnBq4n-hUPUmZrXs_isYBtx9LJBBo6V9dnBci2f4bro-KqwPQt2JK7UFNgOVPumzmOOCO0ui4Vlihc/s400/DSC_0185.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div>The only drawback was that I didn't find it sooner - I would have loved to incorporate it into the quilt blocks, and I probably would have used it for the backing as well. But I did make some pillow cases to match.</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHzECSNklsSsaGfzKXzacvxsTsaJg9TzAM-_x89H8V2hGO_ahS_CeoqmqDdJAC-8iPwgbTrRA7BAbUVQQdfy9TYdutz3C7XRJYL7zem_wrCpUHCKFvC5hQlLt6tZPNBAGb0h9RZ9nWiw/s1600/DSC_0187.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595422037332696418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHzECSNklsSsaGfzKXzacvxsTsaJg9TzAM-_x89H8V2hGO_ahS_CeoqmqDdJAC-8iPwgbTrRA7BAbUVQQdfy9TYdutz3C7XRJYL7zem_wrCpUHCKFvC5hQlLt6tZPNBAGb0h9RZ9nWiw/s400/DSC_0187.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div>Another thing I finished today was a couple of Christmas pot holders. Remember when we cut out the pieces with the kids? Cora sewed the top of the left one, and I did the right one and then finished them both.</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S_ovJaEmSO_C171VeN_wQp7AgVbtQQTh6Hit8ptcIUG6ioNVF05WKdizXqrwcIpXxhtsjbXcq2NhW69JnVeqlwiUbUf2ez5ZPeC6G0x7SjCGj8Rd6m_cxJKFOo4YthiU5uxeuI47Ju8/s1600/DSC_0179.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595422031346457890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1S_ovJaEmSO_C171VeN_wQp7AgVbtQQTh6Hit8ptcIUG6ioNVF05WKdizXqrwcIpXxhtsjbXcq2NhW69JnVeqlwiUbUf2ez5ZPeC6G0x7SjCGj8Rd6m_cxJKFOo4YthiU5uxeuI47Ju8/s400/DSC_0179.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div>And finally, a while back I finished and framed our very first hand-stitching project.</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7Mm7e3wzxFwQARh2lo2dxEp7C3Z38WEg8PaATY8RFo36bI-UYIO1RXTjxFkMprvgEX6qLmKNq_eqI-KpY-8VdVHNHngUZGYFIO-Pq4zQRZfaI-_aLGq8S-TBB5A3j8eu4Tj_wcRSk1k/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595422018313766290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7Mm7e3wzxFwQARh2lo2dxEp7C3Z38WEg8PaATY8RFo36bI-UYIO1RXTjxFkMprvgEX6qLmKNq_eqI-KpY-8VdVHNHngUZGYFIO-Pq4zQRZfaI-_aLGq8S-TBB5A3j8eu4Tj_wcRSk1k/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">It is now hanging in my sewing room:)</p><br /><p align="center">Next up - Korean Friendship Quilt?</p></div></div></div>OUR HOUSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09782723533881418845noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-20553260379099153152011-03-30T08:12:00.000+09:002011-03-30T08:12:14.838+09:00Some Great Easy Projects....and I do mean that!I was just cruising my usual sewing and quilting blogs and I saw a reference to this website: <a href="http://www.quiltville.com/">Quiltville.com</a><br />
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She has some great projects that are scrap/stash/beginner friendly. I have printed out some of the patterns, but go check out the list on the right side (down towards the bottom.) Especially Strip Twist (which I love) and Simply Strippy. With the Accuquilt and some motivated ladies I bet we could really get some work done! k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-73671073989442185812011-03-23T02:11:00.002+09:002011-03-23T02:23:15.767+09:00Sew Many MemoriesHere is my finished Korean Quilt. I am happy with it and so glad that it is done. I hate having unfinished projects.<br />Korea is already feeling like a distant memory so I will cherish this always. Many thanks to all of you who stuck through with the whole process even though at times it was a little painful. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjCKmd036i6SLL5cIRENQteyWmPFnNKyfCdR4Q-RtVATKgin-2FRGZDJND7fVVUZcHeNxbquT2Y9M-J4U5_-SSKtluK-YwzD0sDKqoN25t7FhoIUYrLaFJPkvMwD5XmRzAgEdQQ2Qn-Y/s1600/IMG_3563.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjCKmd036i6SLL5cIRENQteyWmPFnNKyfCdR4Q-RtVATKgin-2FRGZDJND7fVVUZcHeNxbquT2Y9M-J4U5_-SSKtluK-YwzD0sDKqoN25t7FhoIUYrLaFJPkvMwD5XmRzAgEdQQ2Qn-Y/s200/IMG_3563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586953621007190066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yW6VKpqVJAMO9oKeGRyf1dehDnErSUWWBSl3-0QpvDaAxqjCy7asrcbjcZgAMUrEt2tJntfk21wzcfpKJQS7bC7fPID6yXP3UHeOi2PB74WpqOs5gH_i4SAbUwbVV1aqpjEvcqujmRA/s1600/IMG_3562.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yW6VKpqVJAMO9oKeGRyf1dehDnErSUWWBSl3-0QpvDaAxqjCy7asrcbjcZgAMUrEt2tJntfk21wzcfpKJQS7bC7fPID6yXP3UHeOi2PB74WpqOs5gH_i4SAbUwbVV1aqpjEvcqujmRA/s200/IMG_3562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586953630007691106" border="0" /></a><br />I can't wait to see what you all did. Mine is a boring. I played it safe like always.<br />What can I say. I am simple.Darshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209182984747900712noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-71129358965521556642011-03-22T12:35:00.000+09:002011-03-22T12:35:21.958+09:00Humanitarian Super MondayReporting that 60 kids t-shirts have been acquired....I don't know that we will get that many done but wouldn't THAT be great. (We are using these as the "base" for play dresses, which is one of the categories for donation to LDS Humanitarian Aid.) They are white, so fun prints with white in them might be best. Sizes from 2-14 I think. hehehe. k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-29004003516900703512011-03-21T15:53:00.000+09:002011-03-21T15:53:47.701+09:00MarchSo we actually had a meeting, which is something for this time of year. We decided that ALL who are in town (not just group members) should come to a Super Monday on the 11th of April (Spring Break for SAES etc) and have a grand sewing day for Humanitarian projects. We will have a variety of sewing based activities and for people not so inclined, we will also need some vigilante adults to watch kids. heh<br />
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I think we will try to do School Bags, Play Dresses, some kind of easy quilt blocks and maybe pillowcases. Any other suggestions? People should plan to bring fabric (or a little cash to help.) ALL projects require only straight stitching and will also have non-sewing aspects for those of you who are afraid of the terrible beast, your sewing machine!<br />
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More details forth-coming. k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-44438741294153258732011-03-21T08:07:00.003+09:002011-03-21T08:38:14.420+09:00Weekend Baby QuiltWhen I sew, I normally set up my machine on the kitchen table and take up more than half the table with all my stuff. So when the machine gets put away and the table is actually clean (which, let's face it, even when the sewing machine isn't there, the table is still a mess), I usually don't break out the machine for awhile. But last weekend, I wanted to sew so out came the machine and the subsequent mess. Of course, I was supposed to sew my sloper dress shell and skirt for the Sewing group but I decided to work on a baby quilt for my sister, who is expecting a boy in May.<br /><br />I turned to my fabric stash and <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/">Oh, Fransson!,</a> my favorite site for quilting inspiration for a quick project. She does beautiful, modern quilts and I just bought her book because I love her stuff so much. I really wanted to showcase the fun car fabric I bought awhile ago and I loved the punch of color and contrast the panel of blocks provided. I cut out pieces on Friday, sewed all day Saturday and Sunday and bound the quilt on Monday. (Which shows me that it doesn't take a year to make a quilt, like my last baby quilt took me....) Here's the finished product:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJSPaCbEhd-0L53usikCi25ZuTdJww7vCnUj4MKDskYY7J_OvSstFH7OYEyLsq3e3NqjMh_67hJvhTKgpDQTpx6y267tBdA9NVFo9foXlUIAHTWauOZV6naVZajC7mIf6Gzj-3a1tSFV5/s1600/DSC07008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJSPaCbEhd-0L53usikCi25ZuTdJww7vCnUj4MKDskYY7J_OvSstFH7OYEyLsq3e3NqjMh_67hJvhTKgpDQTpx6y267tBdA9NVFo9foXlUIAHTWauOZV6naVZajC7mIf6Gzj-3a1tSFV5/s320/DSC07008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586303314449794194" border="0" /></a>I also wanted to practice free-motion sewing. Luckily, this fabric has a pattern built right into it, and I quilted along the road. Unfortunately, my free-motion quilting (with the feed dogs covered) didn't go so well, so I reverted back to the feed dogs, but I think if I buy the right foot for my machine, it'll go much easier with practice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FRPgkhFE7n8ML2TADhBXf2Lw8fBM-F1l7KY5TwovSvyACQV2xFkaCDYWrFhXUtz3Q8bZnCUv-5h31mTYRaGRGqEjWaSJe5XE7Y6Bg8-5ACaj6rczw_Ryo6QuD9UVn3a5A1uhsC8NY_G6/s1600/DSC07009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FRPgkhFE7n8ML2TADhBXf2Lw8fBM-F1l7KY5TwovSvyACQV2xFkaCDYWrFhXUtz3Q8bZnCUv-5h31mTYRaGRGqEjWaSJe5XE7Y6Bg8-5ACaj6rczw_Ryo6QuD9UVn3a5A1uhsC8NY_G6/s320/DSC07009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586303328561997282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO2mw-i_R_m6OHDVFBbgjp5IiXUhaz8edSEAmtcSfb1S4UvAPHU2CQZZIvxRu5ZZFVtq9YK2281OGZDDKC6bafStizaQHO_zEFEYufpDO_WrJGDQXGfn4IaV0KTjv0VkkBr9l21B8qoc0/s1600/DSC07013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO2mw-i_R_m6OHDVFBbgjp5IiXUhaz8edSEAmtcSfb1S4UvAPHU2CQZZIvxRu5ZZFVtq9YK2281OGZDDKC6bafStizaQHO_zEFEYufpDO_WrJGDQXGfn4IaV0KTjv0VkkBr9l21B8qoc0/s320/DSC07013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586303322372571442" border="0" /></a>The binding was a pain but I think with more practice, I'll get much better at it. I machine sewed the entire binding, and I think in the future, I'll hand sew it which will leave me with better results. But, this is only the second time I've bound a project this way and I can already tell I've improved. Luckily, my sister-in-law is pregnant and I'm planning on making her a baby quilt as well so I'll get more practice soon.<br /><br />LizLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682301447903769809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-57983951344805628882011-02-04T12:51:00.000+09:002011-02-04T12:51:29.950+09:00Log CabinsAfter our meeting I decided I had better go actually USE some of the fabric I have been hoarding. Strictly speaking, what I did is NOT log cabin as my colors go all the way around the square, but check out the top made the other day: <a href="http://boxpleat.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-quilt-top-personal-achievement.html">k's boxpleat blog</a><br />
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In other news, the meeting falls firmly on another day off school again this month. (Remember how we got our "Cursed Quilt" name?!? sigh!) Taking nominations for a better choice of day..... k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-63047927409896211802011-01-18T12:31:00.001+09:002011-01-18T12:32:27.462+09:00A Finished Baby Quilt.....FINALLY!In what is surely a sign of the Apocalypse, I finally, finally, FINALLY finished this quilt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhub5sQaDQNfkYekzj2j1nLvz9wGXm4-394Ziud1LReRFD7LhD9-5JKTJUU94GXTpkX0Bl4wDLo6TKKUAiVUx_i4LCEE01Ya77wzrwUPw35HJzdRbLiK_3P1DvFoPq2pYv6Q370uA65JqU/s1600/DSC06454.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563337864051369938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhub5sQaDQNfkYekzj2j1nLvz9wGXm4-394Ziud1LReRFD7LhD9-5JKTJUU94GXTpkX0Bl4wDLo6TKKUAiVUx_i4LCEE01Ya77wzrwUPw35HJzdRbLiK_3P1DvFoPq2pYv6Q370uA65JqU/s320/DSC06454.JPG" /></a> Are you as amazed as I am? You really should be.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V88gI5Bu5P8BIxmmP7eN-65TwxMWTkfYoBD63iXRjDptzQmjYXRTQ0yPGzFX3t0b9IL22NtxuZPmi_lz_cbJcc5iEhEdeJJAWTzEf8Zq0LFPbqm4kb80yelOiiSlJHWebpzY5K8SKK8/s1600/DSC06453.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563337890306629842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V88gI5Bu5P8BIxmmP7eN-65TwxMWTkfYoBD63iXRjDptzQmjYXRTQ0yPGzFX3t0b9IL22NtxuZPmi_lz_cbJcc5iEhEdeJJAWTzEf8Zq0LFPbqm4kb80yelOiiSlJHWebpzY5K8SKK8/s320/DSC06453.JPG" /></a> Here's the front in all its red, white, and blue glory.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJWnOmhA8eoEeQ6SuRvM06zSZuK_ipOpSRIiUx68zYZQVN5XKy6YZWYw7wksnOo_bytfA3dd7PSLckR0tkDyi6fixFYwpVDufnkNyByEC1amzqSDMwZaGpdYOwS0BHrl7lrjLJLqf00w/s1600/DSC06452.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563337873197965874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJWnOmhA8eoEeQ6SuRvM06zSZuK_ipOpSRIiUx68zYZQVN5XKy6YZWYw7wksnOo_bytfA3dd7PSLckR0tkDyi6fixFYwpVDufnkNyByEC1amzqSDMwZaGpdYOwS0BHrl7lrjLJLqf00w/s320/DSC06452.JPG" /></a> And here's the back. I've been debating about whether or not I wanted to quilt the stars around the border, but I thought that was maybe a little bit too ambitious and then the quilt really would never get done. So after nearly a year of planning, prepping, sewing, and stewing, I'm declaring this quilt officially done.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZS36C41pc8HwmZqi_bHLSOYBwO-OPnl3O3XAyHCfGe-Vt8BhE2lBNbj86rV9ATxnUjYBvhexv3efbHBHVkk6w3p-XKkU1lFw946Bz0pgXmA5yGypUdWg5HDxrhMFpjvtQ7RfaH6vazc/s1600/DSC06447.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563337885431210050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZS36C41pc8HwmZqi_bHLSOYBwO-OPnl3O3XAyHCfGe-Vt8BhE2lBNbj86rV9ATxnUjYBvhexv3efbHBHVkk6w3p-XKkU1lFw946Bz0pgXmA5yGypUdWg5HDxrhMFpjvtQ7RfaH6vazc/s320/DSC06447.JPG" /></a>David has been after me for many many months to finish the quilt. But, as with any large quilting project, I grew really sick of looking at the dang thing. I didn't love the fabrics anymore, I made too many mistakes. There were things about it I wanted to change but just couldn't. I wasn't sure how I wanted to bind it and I had had one too many fights with my sewing machine over quilting the center squares. So it sat in my tub of fabrics for many months, imcomplete and untouched while I had a baby and pursued other sewing projects.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVV_-2EVUyoct32wyoGhtkjAtn2ZWyeSUAUMSyOsD-7ZZ_iKSHko-kwJvs3Rm7YcveOriaXYxXn-NSM0wSNmn33flazGcwtZwwEfVhGwgm15_PuM3_-a0t6LNqO9YUEKrMdSaajNoTXU/s1600/DSC06448.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563337897022892002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVV_-2EVUyoct32wyoGhtkjAtn2ZWyeSUAUMSyOsD-7ZZ_iKSHko-kwJvs3Rm7YcveOriaXYxXn-NSM0wSNmn33flazGcwtZwwEfVhGwgm15_PuM3_-a0t6LNqO9YUEKrMdSaajNoTXU/s320/DSC06448.JPG" /></a> But since my goal for 2011 was to set aside time every week for sewing, I knew I couldn't start a whole bunch of new projects (of which I have many ideas) before I finished the ones I'd already started. And since I like to make arbitary schedules for myself, I decided that Sunday would be my sewing day. With David off at work and a moderately well-behaved baby playing on her mat, I set to work this past Sunday binding the quilt. I was so energized by that successful endeavor, that I spent the majority of Monday morning finishing the actual quilting of the blocks. I got into a good groove, and before I knew it, I'd finally accomplished what had been eluding me for months.<br /><br />And what once filled me with disgust, now fills me with profound joy. I finished something. Sure, there are things I still don't love about the quilt, there are things I wish I had done differently, but ultimately, now that the finished product is in front of me, I can't help but marvel at what I created. There is real joy in the process of creating--and finishing--something to be used and loved by my family.<br /><br />A few things I learned along the way: <p></p><p>- Be patient. I often wanted to cut corners or speed through certain steps and would then be disappointed by my less-than-perfect output. When I actually slowed down, and took my time, my results were always better.<br /><br />- Don't worry about perfection. I am a classic perfectionist and it is often difficult for me to accept results that are less than stellar. But now I look at my quilt and all its tiny flaws, and enjoy them because they were my mistakes and no one else's. Meaning, I made this quilt; I didn't buy some mass-produced product. And so every flaw is a testament to my work and effort and I can see very clearly how I improved as I went along.<br /><br />- Plan ahead and visualize the finished project but don't get so caught up in that vision that you can't accept when changes must be made. The finished project will always be different than you imagined, but no less amazing once it's complete.<br /><br />- It's okay to walk away when you are frustrated. You won't hurt the quilt's feelings.<br /><br />- Use fabric that you love. Even if you love it when you start it, you'll find yourself hating it while you're making the quilt but when it's done, you'll love them all over again. But the fabrics I only moderately liked still have not grown on me. And now I will forever have to look at them and wish I'd picked something different.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6ND-9RKPIuGonyytb95W4oy4NJFfDYZkodkuHMpF9vGWGcbAt1JPh_KbSzrets3uJPGY9rJdHg4x6uICRLBCZxI6SAEM2g3OhunV6TZvadf5hAC7PLF5FRMH66ShHE5FM5L6OqgMWGo/s1600/DSC06471.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359594090468146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6ND-9RKPIuGonyytb95W4oy4NJFfDYZkodkuHMpF9vGWGcbAt1JPh_KbSzrets3uJPGY9rJdHg4x6uICRLBCZxI6SAEM2g3OhunV6TZvadf5hAC7PLF5FRMH66ShHE5FM5L6OqgMWGo/s320/DSC06471.JPG" /></a><br />- And always remember: the intended recieptent is going to love it, no matter what.<br /></p>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682301447903769809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-86904985505363939452010-11-08T08:17:00.000+09:002010-11-08T08:17:22.747+09:00A quick idea<a href="http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2010/11/veterans-rail-fence-yardage-and-cutting.html">Rail Fence Pattern</a><br />
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I follow this blog.....she does some amazing work with Quilts of Valor. They are just starting up this project and I thought if anyone wanted to quilt along it should be pretty accessible. ;)<br />
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In the meantime, the DARE for the sewing group is "Completion" this month so I promise I am going to get my blocks done. I don't know why I am feeling so unmotivated. sigh!<br />
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May there be many hours in the days ahead for quilting. The next meeting will be on the 15th. k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-63055730809588783022010-09-20T14:40:00.009+09:002011-05-17T15:20:17.783+09:0080%Ruth here - I married into the Liddel family, but really I'm a Liddell at heart. In the Liddell family, the running joke is that we are all eighty-percenters. We start a project (could be a remodel of a kitchen, or a repair job, or a craft), we get 80% done, and then we leave it. Apparently, this habit has transfered seamlessly (pun intended) into my quilting world, with a varying degree of percentage:) We started out with the hand quilting project. I finished quilting mine, and was quite pleased with the result.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtBF3uaoO6zGbN-q3z2SaXK540d0RCFezmMkdeQnvLX14xZy3gUfqMASMlwS-IJjKQIWWucoPGW4LLNnaKBYYmwTCrxMxqCsSfscz7dAgZt-u_dfbfAKTpIceAC4XmKhN9X3NMXKCIRU/s1600/DSC_0101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518889405006078642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtBF3uaoO6zGbN-q3z2SaXK540d0RCFezmMkdeQnvLX14xZy3gUfqMASMlwS-IJjKQIWWucoPGW4LLNnaKBYYmwTCrxMxqCsSfscz7dAgZt-u_dfbfAKTpIceAC4XmKhN9X3NMXKCIRU/s400/DSC_0101.JPG" /></a> But I have yet to do anything with it. What I'd really like to do is make 2 more and then frame them.....some day. I need to finish that. A side note here - the thimble protected this finger<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64GiG3MhK2VdH46_YxqPd-OK6XdkKAjDBjXwNMp-t9JTL96vL8aIskgKm847vB2to8hhkoeYWS7dI0H_Z5TWWdgVZ7SqktcQLTY_K6myyUZ3MNudjs5_22UZ5MhxvlqjSfYdLtaub-Ik/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518889392167143618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64GiG3MhK2VdH46_YxqPd-OK6XdkKAjDBjXwNMp-t9JTL96vL8aIskgKm847vB2to8hhkoeYWS7dI0H_Z5TWWdgVZ7SqktcQLTY_K6myyUZ3MNudjs5_22UZ5MhxvlqjSfYdLtaub-Ik/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" /></a> But nobody warned me about this finger.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAx_1My9KPx6aW3ua7RDVcEigKqpaoin4pO0bnab-i8K2w0__IQSN1KeNvyYmQ3LWfcF9299drvZaW-ZrFKlKvqnyEBVd6g9QKjucsQ_7VaPhjJv2bjh2VBlOfEfoAIlUPqIhDYSzrAuU/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518889388693353506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAx_1My9KPx6aW3ua7RDVcEigKqpaoin4pO0bnab-i8K2w0__IQSN1KeNvyYmQ3LWfcF9299drvZaW-ZrFKlKvqnyEBVd6g9QKjucsQ_7VaPhjJv2bjh2VBlOfEfoAIlUPqIhDYSzrAuU/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" /></a>Do you see the end of my finger and the hundreds of needle pricks? I think I need another thimble. Next up was my own quilt. I worked hard and got about 2/3 of the blocks made, and then stopped. Here is my pile of blocks, sitting in my room, collecting dust.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAOzfL2PR63c8HA1_fqLZ7Gs6-5I53mmv3Ewpvp5YkCwu6Dk6LtdQWzWwI2QBQRl8KrW1f2qPVWOwubMwVhayIgkmefh9rRdjBPP1LXZv5omTb9jkzZU2o2640zkTgw2elsrth0X3zaw/s1600/DSC_0142.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518889236775472642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAOzfL2PR63c8HA1_fqLZ7Gs6-5I53mmv3Ewpvp5YkCwu6Dk6LtdQWzWwI2QBQRl8KrW1f2qPVWOwubMwVhayIgkmefh9rRdjBPP1LXZv5omTb9jkzZU2o2640zkTgw2elsrth0X3zaw/s400/DSC_0142.JPG" /></a>What I'd really like to do is to finish this quilt and put it on my bed for the winter. I need to finish that. Then came the dreaded hexagons. I slaved away to make this way cute top for a placemat (copying Kimberly's idea)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5wb0G9Vqhv16SbF83jC9VZnSUZc4CZIgQ3wmLX6Pb-AJiXa5sjl6nW6oX7q5Rgf-SMC2cISadXl7JY-rS7dZ1t49i6KmXDWe2VOZxUvq6I8PU4RukcqLnP0l-cG00PUIA8HWrkcHhV4/s1600/DSC_0143.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518889228944460050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5wb0G9Vqhv16SbF83jC9VZnSUZc4CZIgQ3wmLX6Pb-AJiXa5sjl6nW6oX7q5Rgf-SMC2cISadXl7JY-rS7dZ1t49i6KmXDWe2VOZxUvq6I8PU4RukcqLnP0l-cG00PUIA8HWrkcHhV4/s400/DSC_0143.JPG" /></a> I love it, but it almost killed me, and I never made the actual placemat. What I'd really like to do is make 6 placemats (what's wrong with me?). See, I even have all the hexagons sorted out into baggies.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietw68o-JucWO0s38i8oiSebnzPc_tlrnXbuWlaf1HPR9ViyM82ilDSOu73vZEHYcEeH1R5Yuz5Uc2k_nLseFvbRqUcGqVUrnEUGnVZfuMrjNg-5gd6ozxNeaMlfbf5doUIPo-ZZ5y4rc/s1600/DSC_0144.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518889215580641106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietw68o-JucWO0s38i8oiSebnzPc_tlrnXbuWlaf1HPR9ViyM82ilDSOu73vZEHYcEeH1R5Yuz5Uc2k_nLseFvbRqUcGqVUrnEUGnVZfuMrjNg-5gd6ozxNeaMlfbf5doUIPo-ZZ5y4rc/s400/DSC_0144.JPG" /></a> I need to finish that. Back in May (or was it April) I issued a challenge to everyone to make blocks to make a quilt for Quilts of Valor. Everyone did that, and then the blocks sat for a month at Kimberly's. Then she put together this top with half the blocks.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM80Q36UmxKqQNPrwMLff8Z_6nQm5bsTk9gFEDiROP_jzwySeMW5mh0daB90C0458p2Ogo2nmoloDq1cFWOJjd13YXr33hTH_zGNn7APhQ1fSviLLMGeH5lj1_aCJltK6fQ3r-ipzFoYA/s1600/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518889209135775442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM80Q36UmxKqQNPrwMLff8Z_6nQm5bsTk9gFEDiROP_jzwySeMW5mh0daB90C0458p2Ogo2nmoloDq1cFWOJjd13YXr33hTH_zGNn7APhQ1fSviLLMGeH5lj1_aCJltK6fQ3r-ipzFoYA/s400/DSC_0048.JPG" /></a> Then she left for her summer vacation and gave everything to me to finish the other top and take it in to get quilted. By the time she got back from vacation, I still hadn't done it. Yeah, I'm good. So I finally finished my top a couple of weeks ago. Here it is.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLULrA-TnnMharS5pteTHY_BFmqpXZX8WzB-FG-EvBBOpjbgWYzOqe81rxfTbR60_-kh26XAM50KkwEBmmPUPiWgadGrZ7hOaIj0Uudd9pKcmCHON3AZl1iLAcGSOH0hx3bIVI4CbXt-o/s1600/DSC_0139.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518889203049611442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLULrA-TnnMharS5pteTHY_BFmqpXZX8WzB-FG-EvBBOpjbgWYzOqe81rxfTbR60_-kh26XAM50KkwEBmmPUPiWgadGrZ7hOaIj0Uudd9pKcmCHON3AZl1iLAcGSOH0hx3bIVI4CbXt-o/s400/DSC_0139.JPG" /></a> Those who were at the quilt group today saw these. Afterwards I took them in to get quilted. As soon as they are quilted, I will pick them up and we can finish them off. I wonder how long that will take me:) </div><br /><div>I have to side note here again - when I dropped the quilts off today, the other quilting group went NUTS! They completely loved our quilts, and totally drooled over each one for about 10 minutes. They even took pictures. First of all, they couldn't believe that we were donating them to Quilts of Valor. Second of all, they were very impressed with our "skill". I told them that most of the people in our group are newbies, and have never made a quilt before. They were trying to recruit all of us to join their, big time, like a military recruiter. I told them that most of us have small children, and it's easier for us to meet at a home so our children can play. They immediately started trying to think of ways to work around this. I didn't want to hurt them and say that OUR quilt group is really just the best, thank you very much:) However, Kimberly and I talked about it and we thought it might be fun to have a "field trip" in November and go and work with them one time. So you should all be proud of what you contributed to this quilt, and know that there are people out there who are jealous of your skills!</div><br /><div>The only thing I can think of that I have completed 100% was the wall hanging for the orphanage. Go Me! Wow, that's totally pathetic. So now we're working on our blocks for Darsha's challenge of a Korean Friendship Quilt. Here are the one's that have been made so far.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">Joanna </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5BbRom7DO-gSAW6LVamsr3RP9g1CuJDpvyVGdBwD_caRSgLYA4Yp4zIy7nv81vsWZOJU3sO5AsNyGWkkglpa1P0Ar4SZ_8nGFxmtStoUk55eeYf9rxsl6d7E-IMmdhf-9fm-2pvF99A/s1600/DSC_0146.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518888924103587810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5BbRom7DO-gSAW6LVamsr3RP9g1CuJDpvyVGdBwD_caRSgLYA4Yp4zIy7nv81vsWZOJU3sO5AsNyGWkkglpa1P0Ar4SZ_8nGFxmtStoUk55eeYf9rxsl6d7E-IMmdhf-9fm-2pvF99A/s320/DSC_0146.JPG" /></a><br />Nicole</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTREiD_6BvUV3woOOc75CbXS2_WCXPxJJXlnao-a6UZoSkFOvqEtJxqgOner83blj53eKWhm2YO_jOR4ATW17uVlWiZs-XIRdQIUrXpJ5hy2PJFp40iOTvv1lffnMUyGzgbr25SNsBSk/s1600/DSC_0147.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518888914056118338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTREiD_6BvUV3woOOc75CbXS2_WCXPxJJXlnao-a6UZoSkFOvqEtJxqgOner83blj53eKWhm2YO_jOR4ATW17uVlWiZs-XIRdQIUrXpJ5hy2PJFp40iOTvv1lffnMUyGzgbr25SNsBSk/s320/DSC_0147.JPG" /></a><br />Kimberly</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfcY3oXldbay1YV81-rojhYQR4IgVb4VABiXx3BXS5Vs1wIFpu4d19RQVdY2LJvycoKpLt2ngtejzRrDqetHpDEg8ETStOYhWSmZizOAa3O9oHQMK3e7qbeHL2Cr7z0pzr0Wo3vAJymg/s1600/DSC_0150.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518888908717971202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfcY3oXldbay1YV81-rojhYQR4IgVb4VABiXx3BXS5Vs1wIFpu4d19RQVdY2LJvycoKpLt2ngtejzRrDqetHpDEg8ETStOYhWSmZizOAa3O9oHQMK3e7qbeHL2Cr7z0pzr0Wo3vAJymg/s320/DSC_0150.JPG" /></a><br />Lindsay</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicy8lZqX2cD1sdOXtLnIQ-FRNZ9FFAu_RGMis4F56-yI4q1SkEjsA_AW3RxlKJePfjhz1QUTF5HEGB0p_Xq2Fw3NhW8VvL_w1GjWuoRMLPVME7k341A5wtJKz4v8dGykK6ZgzXfd6KTE/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518888900172186770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicy8lZqX2cD1sdOXtLnIQ-FRNZ9FFAu_RGMis4F56-yI4q1SkEjsA_AW3RxlKJePfjhz1QUTF5HEGB0p_Xq2Fw3NhW8VvL_w1GjWuoRMLPVME7k341A5wtJKz4v8dGykK6ZgzXfd6KTE/s320/DSC_0151.JPG" /></a><br />Darsha</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlITe32Sf-CXq_lpu8bSHu9dddBBJw0hplorNmJQrLtQhdTFplRoM0tUr6fXW5oAAV_XhJjtNtO6f9NIKQ-fcDXPpKHktJpmot0PuM2Tw6k_auLJj3JGG_0xYKf0IQ-BGA3fzNRjwVpV8/s1600/DSC_0154.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518888888510548738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlITe32Sf-CXq_lpu8bSHu9dddBBJw0hplorNmJQrLtQhdTFplRoM0tUr6fXW5oAAV_XhJjtNtO6f9NIKQ-fcDXPpKHktJpmot0PuM2Tw6k_auLJj3JGG_0xYKf0IQ-BGA3fzNRjwVpV8/s320/DSC_0154.JPG" /></a><br />I know that Karen has made some of hers too. I'm not sure about anybody else. Oh, and here's mine. </div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 66px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518888513613903282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzduL0K8H4M4cCdp8HlSk8vyhxY4aa5zpHA3psmiIcSGkD1Zx6-VH3RDOqukmKuUauyQDuZPV4vEtw5H2urkWYlmVuJrIta5jxespTTZ0N-W_2bqB9YmquyTs3r59qcgavsMcQvzDkoU/s320/DSC_0155.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">It says, "Cursed Quilt" in Hangul. When Joe asked his Korean tutor how to say cursed quilt in Korean, it took him a long time to get her to answer him - she just couldn't understand why you would ever want to say cursed quilt, hehehe. I have made, you guessed it, 80% of my blocks. But if all of you don't make your blocks, I won't have to make any more of my blocks, and you will be enabling an eighty-pecenter. Do you really want that on your conscience? Of course you don't, so make your blocks!:) </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left">Sorry for the novel here, but now I can say that I have blogged <strong>100%</strong> of all that I've done for the quilting group!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>OUR HOUSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09782723533881418845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-28219117528272559092010-08-31T11:40:00.000+09:002010-08-31T11:40:00.748+09:00August MeetingIt was a wild time and very raucous but also very fun. We discussed the blocks everyone is working on for the memory quilt. We already have too many people wanting to participate and not enough people actually getting their blocks done! hehehe<br />
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If you are participating in the Korea quilt block project, please please please get some done. Lindsey, who actually has her blocks done(!) will be leaving in October. Blocks will only be "traded" so if you want one of her kimchi pot blocks you are going to have to have something to show for yourself by next month's meeting!<br />
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The blocks we did see, and the plans we heard all sound wonderful. I think this will be a great project. (If we ever get it done!)<br />
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I also showed how to do the top band on a pillowcase (if you are interested in making fun pillowcases either for gifts or <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/millionpillowcases/index.html">charitable giving</a>.) It is very easy. There are a million tutorials on youtube. Here is one: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrYWCma9wgM">tutorial</a> And here is a review in pics: <a href="http://freemotion-kate.blogspot.com/2009/02/super-magical-pillowcase-tutorial.html">pics</a> And here is an excellent blog: <a href="http://mamaspark.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-exposed-seams-pillowcase-tutorial.html">blog</a><br />
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The blog also reviews how to do the dreaded french seam so you have no raw edges inside or out. Don't be scared, just try it. It is easy and there is something really lovely about FINISHING something. heheheh. <br />
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If you are not up to sewing even that today, take some time to tell everybody what you did for summer vacation sewing or post about your Korea blocks (even if all you have so far is a plan!)k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-58377688003734481752010-07-03T18:03:00.004+09:002010-07-03T18:06:24.279+09:00My first quilt finished!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwdHa-JBubkvKdjq6NgZ6fFF3l2eZMaTmaepZ6bfDwDwsuAYbtIarKv_w55YdlOCRkGZTyvgHnz0Gqs8urFxXmIPSIFztlLNK9qFEX9yqb20JZEalcKElmvOD542g05u2ERM0BVz8YteM/s1600/my+first+quilt+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489603571661635570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwdHa-JBubkvKdjq6NgZ6fFF3l2eZMaTmaepZ6bfDwDwsuAYbtIarKv_w55YdlOCRkGZTyvgHnz0Gqs8urFxXmIPSIFztlLNK9qFEX9yqb20JZEalcKElmvOD542g05u2ERM0BVz8YteM/s320/my+first+quilt+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj0KhEV1vZ5dvl0TOc08dnPu2w1W9AMNQmc2062hx5SNTV9G0lNgmHT6hWRsFVVchr2qYCSdlb0bdJiu5MOZTJsmWLawNKEg9iJva4mQjsR50d23hF0JCMCFGxQK-nczJTkRaLrhsdvxc/s1600/my+first+quilt+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489603273358270274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj0KhEV1vZ5dvl0TOc08dnPu2w1W9AMNQmc2062hx5SNTV9G0lNgmHT6hWRsFVVchr2qYCSdlb0bdJiu5MOZTJsmWLawNKEg9iJva4mQjsR50d23hF0JCMCFGxQK-nczJTkRaLrhsdvxc/s320/my+first+quilt+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the finished product of my first quilt. I am very happy with it. Thanks to all of you for your encouragement and help in the process. It feels great to accomplish something. :)<br /><div></div></div>Nicole Francomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13384715701353339875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-4273655469550049412010-06-21T15:27:00.002+09:002010-06-21T15:31:21.014+09:00Korean Quilt MaterialHi all! Since Kim will be gone this summer, I have the extra material for the Korean quilt. If you forgot yours or weren't there today, let me know and I will get it to you. I also have Kim's Accuquilt machine and stencils (if that is what they are called). Let me know if you would like to use it.Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06958645896962271506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-57192723685728442852010-05-24T12:03:00.014+09:002010-05-24T16:26:37.208+09:00Half-Square Triangles TutorialI have finally figured out this blogging thing, so here is what I taught at our last quilting mtg. This is a nice way to get a lot of squares done quickly and they look good!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeK1i1Zd1ZLIuF36dYSh6OD1FILn3tYWUePE7ScSfqlSZNnQGrR2D_3CVlRvtneuGLO2DLfKnsXy4YjadAsy14r1A9ohwDoDGc2piBBVXxpMPOiPnzohgzOAqsH70oOTSbDnGcev4IWG1/s1600/scan0171.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474680192165135442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeK1i1Zd1ZLIuF36dYSh6OD1FILn3tYWUePE7ScSfqlSZNnQGrR2D_3CVlRvtneuGLO2DLfKnsXy4YjadAsy14r1A9ohwDoDGc2piBBVXxpMPOiPnzohgzOAqsH70oOTSbDnGcev4IWG1/s320/scan0171.jpg" border="0" /></a> The instructions will have you cut 2 different colored strips of fabric. You will then put those fabrics together with the right sides facing eachother.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0NdIjygCvKnAJWkEehKHRJsWJYZJEAMI6KvF-_hvOdGMsVG4rsZA_ezWiEA13YgAZHj-ZKbvz3vAjQUUQr19UV-VaPrXFUjkA_sQGLhSqHXlP_k-OZ5ofBtxutg7wDHOi9Q6EGxq4JhV/s1600/latern+parade+241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474679983096647202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0NdIjygCvKnAJWkEehKHRJsWJYZJEAMI6KvF-_hvOdGMsVG4rsZA_ezWiEA13YgAZHj-ZKbvz3vAjQUUQr19UV-VaPrXFUjkA_sQGLhSqHXlP_k-OZ5ofBtxutg7wDHOi9Q6EGxq4JhV/s320/latern+parade+241.JPG" border="0" /></a> I then measured 2 7/8" squares (just as my instructions told me to) and marked it. I usually use a pencil but I did a blue marker so you could see it better. After you have marked your squares, then you will make a diagonal line just as seen below.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzSYNu8WhY8CaAp0IHHQaz29rRAoieMRRdpFwzCjShyphenhyphentw8y4A-Ox1CYYXS21wdL5dVTvvG2uaOTxtHT3td-nY17TRPlRJgp0NjxD6l3_ggJZRHASLi4kSC0Mv591ioClC3YU3dZCqOYWC/s1600/latern+parade+238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474679844960510082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzSYNu8WhY8CaAp0IHHQaz29rRAoieMRRdpFwzCjShyphenhyphentw8y4A-Ox1CYYXS21wdL5dVTvvG2uaOTxtHT3td-nY17TRPlRJgp0NjxD6l3_ggJZRHASLi4kSC0Mv591ioClC3YU3dZCqOYWC/s320/latern+parade+238.JPG" border="0" /></a> Now with your foot on the edge of your diagonal line you will sew an 1/4" seam on both sides of the diagonal. Sorry it's hard to see in the picture. The first picture shows it a little better. After you've sewn on both sides of all your diagonals, you will cut on all your pencil marks. (straight and diagonal)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpCDRjbKqjmwY-kcihIv6c9cFRCdtw2pTMJ8CTMRIWcMzlap1AXXeBUq7QBHswa3fdT558yP26F6b-lkJDHyC9qtibgiqc8fH8iQcOi5yjiWHeEEPXFQnAEiK6k_ORWGdenpTelapI09Z/s1600/latern+parade+237.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474679662918778610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpCDRjbKqjmwY-kcihIv6c9cFRCdtw2pTMJ8CTMRIWcMzlap1AXXeBUq7QBHswa3fdT558yP26F6b-lkJDHyC9qtibgiqc8fH8iQcOi5yjiWHeEEPXFQnAEiK6k_ORWGdenpTelapI09Z/s320/latern+parade+237.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After you have cut on all the lines you will have several triangles that look like this.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnr87XBIR3V9CLiAxBU9rdDTjgLFqETnM93rY_dzpRl8JsxiMmXsysxHf_lI-jKVIUtmb0ve1zEiiBLUgR3rYLa_7DO2JY_ZqujXW4lY5FF7G48vJ8qeQJ8yC2B9f23B8fO9x4kHhwHhuM/s1600/latern+parade+239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474679506736878722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnr87XBIR3V9CLiAxBU9rdDTjgLFqETnM93rY_dzpRl8JsxiMmXsysxHf_lI-jKVIUtmb0ve1zEiiBLUgR3rYLa_7DO2JY_ZqujXW4lY5FF7G48vJ8qeQJ8yC2B9f23B8fO9x4kHhwHhuM/s320/latern+parade+239.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Open then up and press them to make your squares.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVR_W4Es30sFEFpI5V_XLun5zyfs7hsZKceFd7sCNdPa1qMC_YaBqa9IDqwfOGvVkaZis9519PGBl4WXaOcruyLrgSV3HaMo-oZA1kYFb6TmSj3bi-Lzixz88dI-5xJISIL7Cx9UFSt_C/s1600/latern+parade+240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474679366063428866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVR_W4Es30sFEFpI5V_XLun5zyfs7hsZKceFd7sCNdPa1qMC_YaBqa9IDqwfOGvVkaZis9519PGBl4WXaOcruyLrgSV3HaMo-oZA1kYFb6TmSj3bi-Lzixz88dI-5xJISIL7Cx9UFSt_C/s320/latern+parade+240.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the finished product. All the squares that have brown and the green together were done this way. Once you've done it one time, you'll love it. It really does help to make your blocks turn out better and more evenly. HAVE FUN!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoONc4G_TCpCt6sc9UVhAIil9VA1kHs8k3EA-2AUvNKdg80-m8WEyENgjtJBhZ-EJ-kiCL0uYNHJ-bz4AFxmn8_VCrVdKAixtZpHAQm5_GUpz1hjFXD7mk-zcp6WagkU0CJGIGfcbizY5/s1600/latern+parade+234.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474679180608966658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoONc4G_TCpCt6sc9UVhAIil9VA1kHs8k3EA-2AUvNKdg80-m8WEyENgjtJBhZ-EJ-kiCL0uYNHJ-bz4AFxmn8_VCrVdKAixtZpHAQm5_GUpz1hjFXD7mk-zcp6WagkU0CJGIGfcbizY5/s320/latern+parade+234.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4YXKyxLr-YPeG7B_pOeysNcUs3lHFH5AZSWACv8d8YdAZDYV5zkw6B_PMR1v37LjUfncnNqW4RRvm7ayhd3rbavCPPuRk4WgzCLDUN1nC831TrWASZ2JQVB-MQ8RlWfzz5J1-P9o1E-q/s1600/latern+parade+241.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4S6MvVPWgadb639X_1quhynkziBsrf0XxSeN_SkYbKCAY2kuG2kmB5KKTEjOyCOttHVC2NdzN5QxwM9JVeUZoYwR8LKX2J0_WbqXihKBuOFUmXPh6W_tbz3eQqMg8l2b2oPi_JLkKsfSR/s1600/scan0171.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6UcKn4j7mdJ3A5qXjgrvo2DbztuISgMDLpk_7Ixn82cRVywNiq9nr0wuyjg3zRbIbpaHqxlBU2H5n07mwGhhy2bVDhU7mBwXnW9-VOzvzZLiiwIkKfUCVxNZcoPD9ssg2ZYnHnTXejqa/s1600/scan0171.jpg"></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Nicole Francomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13384715701353339875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-32394410290113992212010-05-22T08:49:00.001+09:002010-05-22T09:05:53.378+09:00Easy - Traditional - Cool? Sure, why not?<a href="http://www.marlousdesigns.com/LogCabinLoco.html">Log Cabin Loco</a><br />
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Quick, go look at that link! It is for a "pattern" called "Log Cabin Loco" and is a great way to get interest without having to bend your brain. :) I think I might try it using my strip cutter...now I just need more fabric <bwahahah> (That is my evil laugh by the way. heheh) <br />
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I was also cruising <a href="http://stringthingchallenge.blogspot.com">THIS</a> blog and thought they had some lovely things to inspire us. I "think" they do the strings by the same technique used in our first ever block. (And now that everyone has some experience, we can review it again if you want to try this technique.) This seems very versatile and a good way to use stash fabrics. :) k.k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18263491230656715050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-91730703050712424352010-05-18T17:05:00.000+09:002010-05-18T17:05:36.233+09:00city skyline block<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVPNGyGSRJ2JhIAPBKzQThfCPiQ3G2vM4ryUsmD2xqo9V_9zs175hyphenhyphenUmTer3FX_4AxjeyvcvWkB7B_dcFfUIffnRQtnWX6DpZg7rSMZHWtxPhzhKLDqHKVxOIw6b7IRmsFbRNBTFlto5h/s1600/big_city.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVPNGyGSRJ2JhIAPBKzQThfCPiQ3G2vM4ryUsmD2xqo9V_9zs175hyphenhyphenUmTer3FX_4AxjeyvcvWkB7B_dcFfUIffnRQtnWX6DpZg7rSMZHWtxPhzhKLDqHKVxOIw6b7IRmsFbRNBTFlto5h/s320/big_city.gif" wt="true" /></a></div>We were talking about maybe a Seoul sklyine/skyscraper block. Maybe the upper half could be used to get it started...<br />
Karen Jmomabroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437142467626681910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553771594602711434.post-49294909034066255572010-05-17T16:16:00.000+09:002010-05-17T16:16:54.866+09:00Quilts of Valor - Spring 2010We still haven't decided quite how these will go into quilts...since we have so many we will try to do more than one. :) In the meantime, I have to say, I am really pleased with the way they ALL turned out. Congratulations to all the ladies who challenged themselves while working on this challenge! And Thanks to Ruth for choosing such lovely base fabrics and challenging us. More later on this project when it is closer to completion. Enjoy.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSjEBEUmvCeg5vvD9AoKU4uz5PuWXZ4HSI-USEKnmmxGL1P-orht63Z_YZtHuMYGWXPrKt8t-9yHFhD3mCIRSnuk-xJ7osPtm0DzEP75lt38nMQMgNfVTkSrrNQZ4GVVt77DYXF7DziSW/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSjEBEUmvCeg5vvD9AoKU4uz5PuWXZ4HSI-USEKnmmxGL1P-orht63Z_YZtHuMYGWXPrKt8t-9yHFhD3mCIRSnuk-xJ7osPtm0DzEP75lt38nMQMgNfVTkSrrNQZ4GVVt77DYXF7DziSW/s320/036.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div>Since my little paper piecing intro was so short this morning, and possibly not as clear as it could have been, here are two online primers that are very clear: <a href="http://www.mytimepatterns.com/basics.html">www.mytimepatterns.com/basics.html</a><br />
(using the fold down method), <a href="http://www.winnowing.com/ppp.html">http://www.winnowing.com/ppp.html</a> <br />
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